The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-14
FINANCIAL COMMENT
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Financial News and Comment - 'inrH
Is reason for believing Washington pol
icy with regard. Ia Mexico Is taking
stronger stand than heretofore ana mat
when thu European war Is settled rrpr"
Antatinns will bc made thai cannot nc
mistaken regarding ~" rlEhiS 81 ."I
cignrrs in the southern r'rl;hlir. Con-
fIScatinn will hr made tn" basis Tor IN
t"rnalionaI int"rIS'siti"n. according 10
private advi'Ch
Stress is h"lnl laid on ihr great after
war traffic likely to go VIA the New
Haven road In same quarters when
SH.rr pioneers IN the hullinE If Ting
stock in tn" earlier part of the year PR
dictinns w-rc made that the coming
months will witness still higher prices
for it.
In Quarters usually well informed ms
To conuiiin ions IN thu following stocks. DE-
rNlop information /" the effect thA' W"
buying has been mulch b"it"r IMAM ihe
selling and that strong hands hh ','sh
absorbing offerings thrown upon IN"
market in the last few days: American
Locomotive. American SmrliinE. Ana
Cunda, lLacka wanna New York central.
Southern Pacific. l;"ading l.. :. Si""l
and Union Pacific.
W. think ihr list will hr irr" Suiar IN
a trading position waiting for drv"!"P-
montS ncxI week mi would rather BUY
on breaks fer rrrnS Than S'H' NOT
pool stock iS rrpurl"d Tor sal III III" TO-
ba"Cn group on rallies
Bronkmir"'S Fnretast:--lf E"rmanE
rnllaps.S. the effect will h" tho same az
thai inliratHrl som" weeks ag" III the
case ri an Austrian collapse. invest
merit SECURITIES will u. 'arriamnilE
hrn"fil;.d. while speculative securities
Will rise md then lrll |" SUI! '"""'
levels.
r. ". Wagner & Co---WhilH III" cur
rent government business on locomotives
is &uin-yha; limited a* 10 profits. so
1,saf hr ItIl
aggregate earnings hid fair II eclipse
thns" uf any uihcr period IN BALDWIN
history.
r:lark, Childs & Cu.--ll is evident
whenever prices max" fair rally there
is an abundance Of stocks 10 "firr. Inc
man who has cash. but none that from
both IN investment and Sp'auialiE"
stand point Cumparr with -.brrty h"hns.
From now until the end'nf the Liberty
loan campaign "" ran rNrr't "hIE u
rrrind If uui"t markets. Activity VIII
h.. fr"wmrI upon and even. checked IN
the interest Ut national needs. FlIe HlI-
uation therefore must b" onnHidrr"a
from tho standpoint Of III" investor and
III this f"Srrrl Il - encouraging re-
ports Of earnings even after deduction
Of taxes show Amnl" rrs"rr'' funds ~
thu treasury at our leading InduStr!al
companies:
'rhr war news from mn allied view
point continues hIIhlr fhTnrapi' hu'
nus; now fnr;',rS that would ordinarily
srnrratn mrr" constructive i""I'le
-! regards S.'"lrrI, prices ar 'hu"'rn'-
mated Ia the NOR" irnp'rthhl H''ih',S'n
influences anIunsSi. Whmh tn monetary
situation Il .Il.ands must Nl"nti"u NJ 'hH
present time.
Gross earnings Of Marin" after pro
vifln,; for the Nn''c rXr''SS profits 'aN"S
on tin, british. ships uf lh" company arc
placed nj $6n,h-' Th'S r"nnPA'rs
with SH&.ii9.13i in IN" preceding year
wh"n ihr tax va 69r;.
IL is sud american Car expects thrEr
try.rnmrnl. orders and discussions ar
common ,lIyid"Ini il revived.
Ralrnad administration announces
that T.. Il -. will embargo All freight rN-
rrpt ,.nal for tn" in'rind Of IN" var.
E"p"rtrd t;ynt delay in making "t con:
tract with government VIII cauS', - ~
q Ia SOCK extension uG 2".""r''.h""
TRANSACTIONS III green c"ffr" i"r l"-
crmher delivery Except for actual li1ii-
rlL,ion If L.untr;.rts discontinued M y;
Y .,'off-r Exchange by urdrr'"f IN" l""h
administration.