The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-07
MAR BRIDE" FEVER
SYMPTOMS ARE SEEN
Crucible Steel Sent Up 81 Share I'm
Few MinutcS-Waii Streets
Middle Name Is 'If"
AMERICAN CANS RECORD
Assets show S2:. 900 900 Increase and
No Account VIII BE Taken OF War
Business Until 1t Is Completed
Bank Clearings Break Record.
RY BROADAN WALL.

RY BROApAN WALL.
New York. Feb. 6.-Crucible steel
vas run up s. a share in few min
& Efes this afternoon when shorts were
4 forced to cover because Of . recur-
renee Of the war bride fever in Wal!
street. The market as "a whole locke
on with much interest starts were
made in several other directions ana
nj the close it looked IS If the stage
\ were set for spectacular pool move
ments IF
.'If-' is the financial periscope that
II worrying all Wall street If war
In declared and II the blockade of
the British Isles falls. then the mar
ket Is going 20 boom. II The United
States does not seize all the munf-
3 ftons plants and Z Il allows them -
make regular war PROFITS on stuff
manufactured for the government II
war is not declared and Il the block
ade is nos effective. then the market
II going to boom anyhow.
"If'' th, Great Big Word.
But II The blockade should be efec-
tive. then Wal street hates 70 think
what may happen.
II Is an IF market II may be
either a bull c. a. hee- market, &C
cordInE as the financial reriScoFe dis
closes the future
q
German declared war on the United
states abou, II day. stocks broke
haSgv and then the street discovered
IL had bear u. .s-s ken. However the
sarkers announced thai forty seven
ships had been sunk thus far since
the blockade began ard that worried
a good rranv bulls Out - the market
About this time wheat began 70
move in an erratic manner Il broke
&C hushel because So MANY ships
were sunk, then recovered SC because
GERMANY hal declared war ard d.
cssned &C. whe- -'iis wag report Was
proved Incorrect
Rails were heavy AL tev because
OF report from Washington that the
sewerrr1ent n Eht taken theu over
t- The event - war SO as 70 prevent
sahc- strikes
New Haven Hits Bottom
View Haven and Brooklyn Rapid
Transst continued 20 be about the
o~lv weak issues New Haven made
u new lnw record for all time.
Copper com ranies. made favora Me
-e-sor:s fu~ the December quarter and
rpc4 re-o--s we're made by the Corn
Preducts company ana the American
Car corn pa~y. Corn Products shows
$50 ve- cent earned for the COM
r,or stock. which IS equal 70 more
thar. ore--ht-s RE price AT which Y
was quoted IN The market today.
America Car reported - $40 1sr
cent ea--a3 or IS con- mon stock for
1915 This compares with 2-lo per
cert The r-ev1oas year. But the Car
company really esrne1 moro than IS
per cent, according - Us own report
To~ I. wrote 90 81 500 200 for tepreci-
saor. rs statement q assets shows
ar increase u So Qeh 600. which
mes. have been earned This report
means that tre com pa1y has not given
fsssaf any credit so- ITS war orders
Yre~aent Wheeler explains this n f.
Aatenneat thai accom- pantes the re-
port TIE company is taking no
chances. being guided by the ex-
yserience q other concerns and In
waiting un.n tae business IL entirely
fn.shed before telling the gtockho lders
last what has bean made. The In
crease q So GOO 6a9 IN assets. how
ever, IS suggestion 0: what lie TO
come.
Can Tnverfs Conservation
Even this statement, which means
that the Can com panv earned last year
about tbs present market price OF It's
stock. ali NOT put the ,sgue up more
shan Two points There is abundant
foundation far another war bride
aeon. and wha. was done In Crucible
she movement from day 10 day and
that Wa strne- may before long End
tgHelf n the srias+ ~ another exciting
period - public speculation. Every
5o1y seegrs 70 be waiting for war TO
be declare "a order ~ buy on the
s,reak expected 20 accompany such a
deelarat50a TOO many may - wait
ing y r. seldom that advertised
breaks o. advances come or on sched-
Ni~ tlTle.
TAX o. 80 - PEI cent stock
dividend by the STANDARD m. Com
gany 81 New York was heard
Large orders have already been
placed ~ the United States govern
raen. FOR so5te materials ana the al
lies have also placed new orders this
wees for steel Buying % United
states steel was particularly good to-
gsay.
some idea 81 The volume Of business
S svesng done may be gatned from the
fact thai New York banks today es-
fattsned new high record for clear
ing. ;he sum being s1.21S. 5Se,76l