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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1918-06-27

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1918-06-27
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1918-06-27

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1918-06-27
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1918-06-27

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1918-06-27

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1918-06-27

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1918-06-27

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1918-06-27

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1918-06-27

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1918-06-27

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1918-06-27

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1918-06-27
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1918-06-27
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-28
Curtains and Draperie.

NuI IuIDO uHU UEuPGIIVO
We assure you hal on this part.
cular article you will save from sc
to 5000 and it will pay you to buy
all your needs of curtains of oul
closing out prices.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE,

Net losses of from to 6 points were
registered in the market yesterday on the
Consolidated Exchange. Railroad stocks
which during the forenoon wlthstood the
pressure in the industrials finally broke
under the continued volume OF selling or
ders and at the close were / to points
lower. Trading was active and the mar
ket tone broad. The market lacked any
power OF absorption in the face of the
great supply of stocks. The reduction in
the dividend rate in Steel common, more
stringent regulations in the matter OF
loans and conviction that peace was
nearer than ever were the combined fac
tors that made for the heaviest liquida
ton the market has witnessed in weeks.
steel common was the centre OF specula-
tive interest during the session. The
reduction of the dividend rate brought
out tremendous supply Of this stock.
and II broke. with occa sional fractional
rallies, to 1925, and in the finsih hour re-
acted to 102. the lowest point II has sold
at since last July. 1t closed at 1921
Minor steels sold of from to more than
points. In the equipment stocks Bald
win was the weakest feature, closing It
76&. Copper stocks were active and In
free supply, SHELTERS selling Off more
than points. Mexican Petroleum closed
at l46h, net loss OF 14H. with wide
p'ice fluctuations during the session. Ma
rine stocks and the specialties had losses
Of from 2 to 4 points. Trading in Lib
erty Loan bonds was active.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31
Cancellatio OF War Orders.

Counterbalancing statements that
money conditions are mainly responsible
for the markets decline there are those
in the financial community who declare
that the country is witnessing a natural
readjustment of security prices which
will discount the shifting Of American
industries from a war to a peace basis.
This transition from war business to
commercial business cannot be accom-
plshed, 1t is said, without serious dis
ruption OF labor, and the cancellation OF
the Bethlehem Steel Company's $4,000
900 contract is pointed out as concrete
evidence of what Is in store for Amer
lean corporations. The hurried unload
ing OF securities would appear to sub
stantiate this theory. despite the as
sertion of financial interests associated
with the Bethlehem Steel Company that
the annullng of Federal contracts will
not mean any serious loss to the COM
pany. Those who hold this opinion say
that the reason for the cancellation of
the work was the scarcity OF labor and
that with the end of the war in sight
the Government did not see the neces-
sity of transferring labor from more
essential lines to shipping work. But
industrial and financial leaders know
that the termination of the war means
wholesale cancellation of Government
war work. and when this comes Amer
ican business will have to begin to pick
up the commercial lines II was forced to
abandon when this country entered the
war.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31
who Ia Buying Stockss

Wall Street usually swings from one
extreme to another and yesterdays per-
Torrance, when stocks were thrown on
the market without regard to prices. car
ried quotations to nearly the low levels
OF the year. Part of the liquidation was
by firms which were asked to tighten
their borrowings, but this is not be-
l!eved to explain the steady pressure
which was on the market throughout the
day. The break in Steel was attributed
TO the reduction in the corporation S
dividend rate, but even here the selling.
on this theory. was greatly overdone.
and in well informed quarters II was the
opinion that the Steel directors action
is not bearish factor. According to re-
ports current in the financial district
other houses have been notified by the
Stock Exchange to appear with a state
ment OF the loans, and some of these
firms now have much smaller loans than
In early September. when they were
asked to keep their borrowings down.
As one broker remarked, Some one in
Wall Street is determined that no one
but the strongest people shall have any
stocks. and 1t looks as IL this some one
Is soing to win" Other brokers are say
ing the same thing. and the question of
who is buying securities is heard in al
most every office in the Street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31
NEW BANK RESERVE RULE.
Affects Deposits of Institutions In
Brooklyn, Queens and Richmond.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New
York announced yesterday n schedule Of
new reserve requirements for banks n
Brooklyn. Queens and Richmond bor-
oughs, In Queens and Richmond re
reserve requirement will be per cent.
of aggregate demand deposits and per
cent. OF time deposits, against 10 PEI
cent. and 3 per cent. respectively. II
Brooklyn the reserve requirement will
be 10 per cent. on aggregate demand de
poslts and 3 per cent on time deposits,
against IS per cent, and pei cent
There is no change for member banks
In the Borough OF Manhattan or thoss
located in other boroughs with branches
In Manhattan. No change is made in
the status OF Albany and Buffalo as re-
serve cities and all member banks To-
Gated in those two cities are TO be sub
ject TO the reserve requirement of 10
per cent. on aggregate demand deposits
and per cent. on time deposits
The changes are made with the ap-
proVal OF the Federal Reserve Board
pursuant to an amendment to the Fed
eral reserve act enacted on September 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31
Banker. Severely Criticized.

Brokers are outspoken in their critl-
cism of the manner In which the money
situation has been handled by the local
money committee. for 1t Is pointed out
that even IL the Stock Exchonge authori-
ties did not know some firms were TAX
ing more than their share Of loans the
bankers money committee did and yet
did nothing to correct II until II was so
far overextended that radical measures
were thought necessary. The requests
Of the money committee some weeks ago
not to sell stocks short because II would
be considered unpatriotic were recalled
and since then prices have declined from
to 20 points. Now the bankers an
nounce that neither the public nor the
Wall Street element should buy securi-
ties. because there IS not sufficient money
to finance the Governments needs and the
stock market. The suspicion Is strongly
entertained that some one In Wall street
is making money out of this situation,
for It Is pointed out that for every
seller of stock there Is a buyer. at lower
prices, and the Street 10 more than curl
Gus as to the identity of the buyers.
1t Is Of course true that stocks held by
small investors and people with thin
margin accounts are passing into the
hands of people financially able to cover
their purchases with cash IL necessary,
and this means the markets technical
position is being strengthened proper
tionately
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31
steel's Large Earning Power.

The important point in the Steel Cor
-poration's statement of earnings is that
though labor and material costs were
higher than In previous quarters the
corporations net profits were larger
than In any three months period. with
the exception OF that ended June 80,
1918. This indicates that the Steel Cor
poration's earning power was not hurt
by higher costs, though the actual earn
ings, after Federal tax deductions, were
smaller than in the preceding quarter.
The earnings before deductions for taxes
were sl44,94s,936, compared with $751;
21S.6i in the June quarter and with
VIA ,49s,oI6 in the last quarter OF 1917,
the third largest three months earnings,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31
Savage Arms Corporation,

Savage Arms Corporations report for
the quarter ended September 80, 1918,
showed a surplus of $24s.slS after
chsrges, war taxes and preferred divi-
dends, equal to $2,S6 a share earned on
the S,1lb,6oo common stock. In the
June quarter the surplus OF $450,603 was
equivalent to S5.17 a share on the COM
mon and I'm the September, 1917, three
months period a surplus of $564,4eS, or
S647 a share, was shown.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31
COFFEE MARKET.

Except that the United States Government
has been a good purchaser OF mild and Brazil
coffee, the local spot situation remains about
unchanged from recent conditions, with hold.
ings generally withdrawn until some definite
action has been taken by the Washington au.
thorities. The cost and freight market con.
tinues at a standstill. with no firm offers In
evidence.
Rio cabied an advance OF lsS rels in The spot
market there, with a holiday reported in
Santos.
Coffee cabies-Rio market l2S reis higher for
spot at $3.50 for No. Z. Exchange Lad lower
at IL 25-2sd. Receipts nil. Stock $4,000 bags,
against 561, go last year and 10000 two years
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31
To Deliver New Bonds.

The Treasury Department, II was re-
ported yesterday, will start delivery on
Monday OF Fourth Liberty bonds Of all
denominations 10 all banks. They must
be fully paid for by October "a. Up TO the
present the banks have only been sup
piled with bonds OF the smaller denomi-
nations for cash sales over the counter,
but after Monday subscribers who have
paid In full for their bonds should be
able to get them at their banks without
any further delay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31
Peace shares suffer Too.

Little distinction was made between
peace and war issues in yesterdays trad
Ing and the railroad issues. which have
nothing to fear from the end of the war
20 far as their earnings Is concerned,
went of almost as easily as the highly
speculative industrials. Public utilities,
the sugar stocks. coppers. motors, to-
baccos and in fact every group suffered
from the downpour of selling orders. and
the gains were restricted to a few issues
like Barrett Company, Underwood Type
writer, International Harvester and
Studebaker.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31
BORROWINGS Light.

Floor members in the loan crowd re-
ported after the close that large blocks
of borrowed stock had been returned
and that the demand for fresh borrow
ings was relatively light indicating that
the shorts who covered during the day
found plenty OF stock on the way down.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31
~ BRAZILIAN COFFEE STATISTICS.
Traction Company to Raise Rates

WASHINGTON. Oct. 3o.-Permission
to increase rates not to exceed 25 per
cent. nor In excess OF existing rates on
competing steam carriers was granted
by the Interstate Commerce Commission
OF Indiana, to apply between points on
its lines and connecting lines in Illinois,
Indiana, Kentucky. Michigan and Ohio.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
Bir Liquidation OF stocks.

The food Of liquidation that struck the
stock market yesterday carried prices
through the previous days low figures
and ms wave after wave Of selling broke
out at intervals throughout the day floor
traders Joined the majority and put out
extensive lines OF short stock. In addi-
ton to the further calling OF loans
number of other factors OF an unfavor-
able character contributed to the mar
ket's weakness, among them being the
cutting of the extra Steel dividend ara
the uncertainty of how the country
would adjust herself to peace conditions.
Sentiment was s,ill greatly confused
and the fact that the downward move
nient Was accomplished without the
usual rallies indicated to some market
Judges that the pressure on stocks. es-
pecially Steel common, was unnatural.
That is, they ke1eved that stocks were
being pressed Cor sale for a purpose ana
not because OF any change in funda-
mental conditions. which leading bank
ers agree are sound.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31
London Money Market.

LONDON, Oct. 3O,-Money. 3 per cent
Discount rates-Short bills ard three
months bills. 8 1892 per cent. Gold
premiums at Lisbon. $3.50; consols for
money, 60S 4; British per cent loan,
94is British "A per cent. loan, 9si.,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31
Liquidation of Loans.

Much was said verbally which the
bankers were unable or unwilling to re-
duce to writing. and man In the inner
circle said yesterday that the Stock En-
change authorities gathered the impress
sion from the conference that the loans
ought to be brought back at once to the
point from which they rose on this
unofficial basis. II was explained. tie
entire curtailment has rested. and y
large part OF the necessary liquidation
IL not all Of II. has already been con-
summated. In the midst of this situa-
ton there occurred the reduction in the
extra dividend on Steel common from 3
per cent to 2 per cent, the full brunt
of which was felt as a market factor
yesterday.
Regardless of the responsibility for
tho reduction In the aggregate of loans
despite the money committees written
statement, brokerage circles yesterday
expressed considerable dissatisfaction
with the manner In which the entire
money and credit situation had been
handled. The brokers appeared to be
willing without protest to abide by the
money committees request as to tie
prevention OF n further extension OF
loans, but they resented from many
quarters Yesterday a reduction IN the
amount OF the normal borrowings.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
COMMERCIAL PAPER

Prime Endorsed Bnssix months....... 20
Receivab Other Names.
sixty days.. b%ds Three to six
Ninety days. 5%d6 months. 4....... 6xn6
ACCEPTANCES.
20 days. 90 days. % days
Bib. Ask. Bid. Ask. Bid. Ask.
Eligible member
banks .......... - ~ ~ ~ ~
Eligible nom
member banks. 4iS ~ 4it ~ ~ AZ
Ineligible banks
bills ,........... o. ~ % ~ ga 4
CLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT.
Clearing House exchanges. ssss, 80, no; bal.
ancex $50, $50. $50: Sub; Treasury debit balances
::+lS;t%; Federal reserve credot balance.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE
Boston. par: Chicago; par: ST. Louis 80
treal. ,.osiH; Cincinnati, par; Minneapolis,
w. SILVER PRICES.
Bar silver in New York. Si.oiK, nm.
changed; in London. +s1id.. unchanged:
Mexican dollars. Tic, unchanged.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-31

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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
Bonners Ferry
Idaho

is the county seat of Boundary county
and is located on two transcontinenal
railways, the Great Northern and Spo-
kane International. Boomers Ferry is
the head of navigation ON the Koote-
mai river. 1t is the terminal of the
Kootenai Valley railway. which runs
to Foothill, close to the Canadian boun-
dairy line.
Boomers Ferry has three fine, mod
ern school buildings and an efficient
corps of teachers. Seven religious de-
nominations are represented and near
ly all of the best lodges have organi-
cations. The city is well supplied with
all kinds of business houses which car
ry large stocks of merchandise.
The citizens of Boundary county
and Boners Ferry are energetic and
wide-awake and are willing and anx-
ious to encourage the coming of new
settlers in the county.
The Kootenai Valley Commercial
Club is live organization and if any
reader of the Herald desires full par
ticulars concerning the town or coun-
ty, write A. j. Kent, secretary of the
commercial club.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
Business Directory of Boomers Ferry, Idaho
THE BONNERS FERRY HERALD
Established In 1891
c. w. KING. Editor.
G. ID. Rowe, Associate Editor.

Published every Tuesday at Boomers
Ferry, Idaho, in the interests of the
Kootenai Valley of Idaho. Entered as
second class matter, January 1, 1906,
at the postoffice at Boomers Ferry,
Idaho, under the Act of Congress Of
March 3, 1879.
Subscription rates, $500 per year If
paid in advance; $3.50 otherwise;
Canada and foreign countries, $3.50
yearly in advance.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-05
PROFIT FROM MUSKRiT FARM
Animals Are Easily Kept, Become very
Tame and Breed Well in Mar
row Quarters.

prepared by the United states Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
If many Of the swamps and marsh
lands which are now occupied by musk
rats are reclaimed for agricultural pur-
poses ii may be necessary TO start
"muskrat farming" in order TO supply
the demand for muskrat fur, is the
opinion of biologists of the United
States department of agriculture. For
the present, however, a sufficient num-
Der of muskrats to meet demands Tor
their fur are trapped from marshes
and swamrs that are, for the most
part, unprotected, millions of skins De-
ing taken each year. So long as the
natural breeding places remain undis-
turbed and reasonable closed seasons
are maintained, the biologist say, there
is little likelihood of the numbers or
the animals being depleted. This is
because these animals multiply much
more rapidly than most other fur
bearers. With adequate protection IN
the breeding season and with the pres
ent habitat available, from ten TO
twelve million pelts can be taken In
North America annually without deple-
ton of the supply.
The practicability of muskrat farm
ing already has been demonstrated.
The animals are easily kept, become
very tame, and breed we'll in narrow
quarters. Under present economic con-
ditions, however; keeping muskrats on
preserves is more practicable than
keeping them in restricted quarters.
The former plan is in remunerative
operation in the Chesapeake Bay re-
giOn In Dorchester county, Md, marsh
! land formerly considered almost use
/ less. and now used as muskrat pre-
serves, is worth more, measured by
actual income, than cultivated lands
in the same vicinity. The owner OF
one 1,300-acre tract of marsh, took in
two seasOns-19O9 and 191O-more
than $1,000 pelts which sold for more
than $4,000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-05
TRACTORS TO PREPARE SOIL
Endeavor Being Made to Solve Farm
Problem and Increase Crop
Production.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
The Maryland and New York state
councils of defense have been endeav-
oring to assist in solving the farm
labor problem and increasing the pro-
duction of crops in those states by
making limited number of tractors
available to farmers for use in COM
munities where the conditions render
ed this practicable. Last spring the
New York state council Of defense
purchased a number of tractors to be
used in blowing and preparing land for
crops. These outfits were made avail
able to responsible organizations in
the principal agricultural counties
with the understanding that a consid-
erably increased acreage of land would
be planted to crops over the amount
normally planted. Last fall the state