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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
American Can Sinking Fund

The annual report Of the American
Can Company for 1917, issued last
week, showed that during the year
s514,500 of the per cent sinking fund
debentures were retired. On February
/, 1913, there was offered to the public
$15,000,00O of these securities at 97h
and interest. Since that time $2,127,-
500 have been retired, leaving the
amount still outstanding at $11,872,000.
The sinking fund provides that the
company must pay the trustee 100000
in cash on or before May l each year,
to be invested in the debentures at not
exceeding 1924 and accrued interest.
Their present market quotation is SO Il
asked.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
British Columbia Crops
Increased Production of Fruit
Sold at Good Prices

From Vernon, centre Of the fruit
growing area Of interior British Colum-
bia, the statistics Of the 1917 fruit crop
have Just been issued. The total OUTPUT
reached 100000. The crop was slight
ly in excess Of 1916. but the best prices
since 1910 prevailed A very complete
system Of distribution has been estab-
lished. thus saving losses caused in for
rer years. The big bulk Of the crop was
sold in the Canadian prairies and VAN
couver Seventy-five cars of apples were
shipped, fifty to New Zealand and Aus
tralia. and twenty-five to South Africa
Altogether $500 cars of fruit were
shipped, of which 2,025 were apples, the
balance being made up Of plums,
peaches, apricots, prunes and small
fruits.
AS compared with last year, the in
crease In prices was 20 per cent on
apples, % per cent on plums AMI
peaches, rs per cent on crab apples, Is
per cent on prunes. and 80 per cent on
living, and the doubling in the price Of
box material paper for wrapping and
nails, lessened the profits Somewhat
but. IN general. the growers of British
the women to the call for workers to
pick fruit helped largely to save the
crop and keep down the proaibitive de-
mands made by Chinese labor.
The British Columbia timber OUTPUT.
aided by the Brewster aid to shipping
bill and the general increased demand
just given out by the forest branch Of
the Lands Department at Victoria.
shows a large increase over the last two
years. For the first ten months Of 1917
the output was 1,304,725, 900 feet, board
measure, an increase OF "a ,462, 900 over
the preceding twelve months. The rev.
enue in 1916 from manufactured lumber
was S15.012,050 It is expected by the
end of the present year an increase Of
$7,500.00O on this will be made
Christian Science Monitor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Captured German Land
In Africa Is Valuable

One result of the taking of German
Southwest Africa by the South African
Union troops has been the discovery
that, instead of its being largely y
barren wild, it contains much good land
suitable for cultivation and grazing. In
a recent speech, Sir Thomas Watt, q
member of the South African Union
ministry, said that instead of finding
it a desert he found good land in the.
conquered territory, with wonderful
grasses, a great deal of vegetation. fat
cattle, splendid horses, and first-clas;
sheep, and he gained the impression
that it only required money and M
ergy under British occupation to make
it "a land of milk and honey. Argos
naut. =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17

The number of commercial fail
ures last week was 1S per cent
smaller than in the corresponding
week last year, when business NOR
tality was at low ebb. In January,
1918, there were Ia per cent fewer
failures than in January, 1917. In
the calendar year 1917 only eight
terths of per cent of the 1,793,225
concerns doing business in this coun-
try became insolvent. A lower per-
centage than that has not been re-
corded in good many years, and
it has been equalled only twice in
the last decade. This is a truly
amazing record when it is considered
that for more than ten months bust
ness has been undergoing process
of readjustment the like of which
has seldom been witnessed. 1t has
been said that the difference be-
tween prosperity and depression or
dinarily is no more than Is or 20
per cent in the turnover of bust
ness. The actual volume of bust
ness done rs measured by clearings
and prices is currently less than 80
per cent of the turnover a Year ago.
That the country's commercial
structure has withstood the shock of
such a drastic curtailment, accom-
panied as it has been by such far
reaching disturbances as the recent
industrial shutdown, clearly indi-
Gates that business was on a much
stronger foundation than had been
generally supposed. AS rule, when
business undergoes such mushroom
like growth as was witnessed in the
thirty months preceding our en-
trance into the war, great crash
follows the first unfavorable devel-
opment. The calamity is so delin-
quent this time that there is ground
for hope that it will not come until
we enter the period Of deAation
some time after the war ends.
The general level of commodity
prices advanced very sharply in the
month ended February /. Measured
by Dun's index number, the cost a,
wholesale Of given number of each
of varied group of products was
1927, which is S37, or, roughly, 20
per cent, more than the cost on April
/, 1917. A significant feature of this
index is that the rise between Janu-
airy I and February ] Of this year
was substantially greater than the
upward movement in any month
since last summer, this despite the
fact that the index includes com
modities the prices for which have
been fixed. Evidently the imitation
arising out of the governments huge
financial operations is beginning to
have a more pronounced effect upon
prices. 1t would not be surprising
to see this index advance much more
rapidly henceforth than it has at
any time since the war began. Al
present prices are about 80 per cent
above the average on August /,
1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
In Japan. Too

The steady advance Of coal in Japan
since the war started has led to in
creased colliery enterprises. The rec
ognized coal fields being limited, eff
forts are now being made to exploit
the Japanese portion of Saghalien.
Hitherto the authorities have prac-
tlcally prohibited private working of
coal fields, but this ban will be re-
moved to- some extent to relieve the
present shortage.
The Mitsui, Mitsubishi and other in
dustrial concerns are said to. be com
peting for coal-field concessions in
Saghalien.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Price Fixing and Production
Engineering and Mining JourmaD

Engineering and Mining JourmoD
me reason why any price fixing dis
.0urages production is in no way mvs.
ssi'ous' Take the case of copper, for
Example. Before the fixing" the price
was about 26 cents, not the So cents
.na1 the authorities adopt in estimat-
'e The millions they saved the public.
-'Ven at 26 cents there was some COP.
pes produced at no profit. Such pro-
,usuesion is checked Immediately, for
, thhefe is no longer the incentive to
t nose producers to keep going in an
Wv, ,,J,ipauon of higher price that natu-
al market conditions might establish.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Using Cast Iron for She'll.

They are making shells Of cast-iron In
Fravce, making them at the rate Of
!. 00e. soe q day. THE Scientific Ameri-
ca4r qnoeas DdEns a. Custer as saying
these are more e:~stive than steel shells
In attacking earthworks. for they behave
as if the explosive they contain was de-
tonated directly in the earth And in
the open they burst into a far greater
will give
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17

was the fresh weakness displayed by
rates on. Italy, lire falling to 500 for
checks, despite the additional $b0,000,
900 credit advanced to Italy by the
United States government. Discussing
the continued decline in Italian ex
change, Luigi .Criscuolo, in "The Bank
ers IN Magazine" says: .....
ment has an interest as an ally Of italy
in keeping her supplied with funds and
munitions of war, especially since both
nations are now at war with Austria,
1t really has no direct interest in
stabilizing the exchange rate, since
such an operation would require many
millions of dollars yearly. AS it is a
speculative proposition. 1t is doubtful
whether the government would care to
take part in it, although it might give
its sanction to any strong group Of
die the operation.
I'm ordinary times banking credit
would be the logical solution, but from
Impressions gained in the last few
months the time is not opportune. 1t
is, obviously, a question that should be
watched closely, and this work should
be performed by group of men who
are competent in their respective voca-
tions-bankers, business men and
writer's on economic subjects.
For the last few months Italian
newspapers and periodicals have pub
lished many criticisms of bankers who
encouraged speculation in lire and Of
the Italian government officials who
took no steps to stabilize the rnte by
artificial means such as have been en-
ployed in other countries. 1t is the
writer's opinion that at this time
great deal can be done in tho United
States to strengthen 1taly's financial
position, with great future profit to
American iinanciers, merchants and
manufacturers. The work should be
conducted through some sort Of coop
Grafton between the Italian Embassy
and group Of bankers through tlnan-
cial attach6 who is familiar with
American financial methods and who
could interest American capitalists in
what Italy has to offer"
If you calculate the cost Of the dollar
in terms Of foreign money at par value
that is, as if you were buying dollars
with pounds, marks or francs-its value
at the close of last week, as compared
with year ago, would be about as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
sarily follow the close of the war. It
is probable the quarterly disbursement
can be continued until that time"
Provide for Frisco Bonds

Directors Of the St. Louis-San Fran
cisco Railroad Company have declared
the six months interest to December
81, 1917, on the cumulative adjustment
bonds, payable April 1. The net income
available for this purpose was $685.
quire about $1,162,0O0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Corporation Returns

By-Products Coke Corporation.-Net earn
ings for year ended December 81 were
$3,OS9,7S3, compared with S2.219.643 for
1916. Total earnings amounted to s3,415.-
259. compared with s2.473.345 for the pre-
viO,rS wear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Hudson & Manhattan
Extra Dividends

Gorham Manufacturing Company
An extra dividend of per cent on the
common stock has been declared, in ad-
dition to the regular quarterly dividend
of Q per cent, payable February rs to
stock of record February %.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17

London Money Market.--LONDON,
Feb. 16.--Money was steady at 3A
per cent. Discount rates-Short and
three months bill, 3% per cent. Gold
premium at Lisbon, 1000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Elections

H. w. Fuller, of Byllesby & Co., has
been elected vice-president in charge
of operations of the Northern States
Power Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
News Digest
Foreign

Paris Bourse.-PARIS, Feb. 10
Trading on the Bourse to-day was very
calm. Prices were unchanged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17

The industry adjusts itself to a basis
of 23a cents, with another group Of
producers simply getting new dollar
for an old one. But that condition does
not last. The prices for labor and ma
terial, which are not fixed, go up, the
cost Of producing copper goes up, and
each rise blows out some more pro-
ducers just as surely as if the price
for copper were falling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17


neo 1o members since weeks Federal Reserve
financial rh
don at the close een OK
wv 10y pN WIN WEEK ago. was Us 1oA-
RESOURCES
ee'a gss sgdoo ysss so7oo
Cold with ssesSSS s5S SSS
Total gold 600 ssee 44a 900
Gold with Federal agents Az
0o'u ''u'""p''on 1und 2os323OoO 19,s60C00
Total gold reserves s17sss42ooo s17546ssoo
Aesa' 'e"oer notes. silver 6o1s4ooo 5s426ooo
, Total reserves .......... $1ss7ssooo s1e1s4ooo
hn"
VT. lot al bills on hand s7se17eooo
q .sss s Sss
" ~ Gaining "sSe's' 4,4s6Oo0 4,42a000
Total earning assets $e51eseOoo s1o3e1 900
s 57Sss a 7ssssSSs
Total from sa27ooo
hsss"Ss Ban. s sszS s ss7s
Total resources sa14s171ooo sa1a5277ooo
1s DEPOSITS s7S s4sSSS s sSsSsSSS
I've TO member bankReserve account. 4oe71400 15osoto
Sss; ;i s$s$
Total
Federal reserve in actual 80450oo 1262190o0
Fedora! Reserve Bank circulation.
All s ss.s ss sssS sss ssS
Tot. liabilities s314e171ooo $a1s5277 600
to
tics combined, 655 before
RATIO total deposit
ties combined ST. per cent Week BEFORE 65e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17

1He aUUVe FHteS expreSS the cost OF
foreign money in terms of the Ameri-
can dollar. You buy an English pound
sterling at, say, s4.75!hs. The intrinsic
parity is s4.S6m per pound. Thus you
say either that pounds are at discount
or that dollars are at premium. which
is owing to the fact that in England
the demand for dollars with which to
settle accounts in this country is greater
than the demand in this country for
pounds with which to settle accounts in
England
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Money and Credit

The banks we're heavy losers Of cash
on last weeks operations, the Clearing
House statement yesterday showing a
decrease of seo,054,Os0 in surplus re-
serves.
The actual condition of member banks
shown by the Clearing House statement
yesterday follows:
Loans, discounts, invest
ments, etc. ..s........ .$4 ,215, 449, 600
Cash in vaults of Federal
Reserve members. SEQ. 10O,649, 900
Reserve in Federal Re-
serve Bank. ........... 4s5, 1885, 600
Reserve in vaults of state
banks and trust comics. 1851 600
Reserve in depositories.. 7,443, 600
Net demand deposits. $500, sac, 900
Net time deposits. ....... 20O,776,OO0
Circulation. "a, 154,0O0
Aggregate reserve. ...... SOS, 259, 900
Excess reserve. .......... 29,251 200
*United States deposits deducted,
s359,47S, 5000. -
The changes from week ago were:
Loans and discounts. Inc. $6, 143 600
Cash in vaults of Federal
Reserve members. Inc. 2,538OOO
Reserve in Federal Re-
serve Bank. Dec. 70, zoe, 900
Reserve in vaults of state
banks and trust co.'s. Dec. 1,514OOO
Reserve in repositories. Dec. 1,7o5, 1000
Net demand deposits. Dec. 96,926, 900
Net TIME deposits. Dec. 1,314OO0
Circulation ............. Dec. $4,000
Aggregate reserve. ..... Dec. 70, 421 600
Excess reserve. Dec. 6O,054 $50
Bank Clearings.-Tha days bank
clearings at New York and other
cities we're:
Exchanges. Balances.
New York. 1897 ,o02,902 $64,4ee,578
Boston. ........ 52,816,703 7,944,O24
Philadelphia. 63,s69,700 12,976,2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17

Closing rates yesterday, compared
with week ago, are given in the table
below. American bankers have sus-
pended all dealings in German and Aus.
TRAN exchange, so that daily quotations
Tor either marks or kronen are no
longer available.
(OuOte1 dollars IN tho ,,nundN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17

Silver.-Bars in London were quoted
at 427sd, decline of I'D; New York
S5asc, down Ac;' Mexican dollars, 6s
cents, unchanged
Sub-Treasury.-The banks lost $685.
600 to the Sub-Treasury yesterday.
Acceptance Rates.-Current bid prices
for prime acceptances are as follows:
Thirty Sixty Ninety
Spot delivery: days. days. days.
Eligible member
r banks ..... 40 47y42so 41s 20
Eligible nom
member banks 4lsHo 44% "a %
Ineligible bank
bills ........5 % S % S %
For delivery within thirty days:
Eligible member banks. ........ 4M %
Eligible non member banks. 500. 43s1o
Ineligible bank bills s Oh
Discount Rates.-Official rates Of
discount for each of the twelve Fed.
eral districts arc as follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-02-17
Federal Reserve Banks

Feb ia decline reserv account
Total
''oh at the close of business
lows "' "oen aeo was us 1o-
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-14
PITH or THE
w A K N F. w S


inc Buusn ARMIES are or me las
stage Of their advance 70 the Ole
Hndcnbug line Both British anc
French IRE fast closing the GAP tina
remains. the former having cleared
Havrincourt wood and the latte
HAVING crossed the Crozdt canal be
tween Tergnier and ST Quentin
Nearly all the German gains m thn
years campaign have been elimrat
ed. Nineteen thousand prisoner
were taken by the British during tho
first week IN September
Keep gong" now S the American wa
cry as they continue advance agatns
the enemy
French and American troops made bis
gains north OF Sessions and south OF
the Somme. the French reaching
coucy and threatening 81. Gobain
the Americans capturing Glennes
and extending their line north Of the
Vesle
The French captured Ham and
chauny. Further north the British
advanced three miles on twelve
mile front east OF Peronne and in
Flanders captured Hin 90. facing
Messines Ridge.
The French have reoeeupied all their
old trenches along the whole of the
front to the north Of the Aisne river.
-
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-14

GREEN TOMATO PIE

Two cups sA.ted green .9ma'oes
,wo-,A.rls cup syrup Two tablespoons
.o-nstaroa Two tablespoons butter
Snc 'ess?oon gratea .enon lind two
teaspoons lemon JUICE o. v'aegar
Soak he tomatoes Tor TWO hours cut
Them IN small pieces am cook ua'i
tender Adj ne otter .ugreH"n's am
cook the mixture until i IS thick ana
clear /, ma! be used 'or a 'wo.crusi
pie or Il ma, be placed n lower
crust and eoversd With a mvr'nSue
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-14

eleven ships could carry 100000 tons
o. sugar from Java 10 France next
year. But they would have to be taken
OF the JOB OF trans porting and main
tanning 200. 900 Am riean soldiers In
other words. there are no ships 70
meet the deu Sads OF sugar gusElera
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-14

Housewives should learn % read the
Fair Price List as faithfully as men
read the baseball score
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-14
50 cents Il bottle

Dr, i, tmH Wants Ii
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-14

Saving sugar saves shipping space
tor sunding soldiers and supplies
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-09-14

Hear; - beet ard pors e"" +,
t"u.H. ., c'hret3- tat -
Can .m Fat I'm
Evening journal., 1918-11-08
DRAFT MACHINERY
TO KEEP HUMMING

Local military boards will not permit
peace talk and rumors TO interfere with
examinations and classification OF regis
trants OF September ~. They are TO
proceed with all possible speed where
influenza conditions do not interfere.
ON receiving the report that Germany
had signed the armisiice, hundreds Of
persons In the city had begun to specu-
late on the effect this would have on
the draft. The draft officials here were
deluged with inquiries as 10 whether
the draft would continue.
II was announced in positive terms
that the draft would go on Just as Il
has been doing. and that an quotas
called for would be sent In regular or
der. u was pointed out that while the
emergency may be over the war will
not be actually terminated until peace
articles have been ratified.
Physical examinations are taking
place every day in the draft boards
headquarters.
Evening journal., 1918-11-08
STRAW Hat MATERIAL
MUST BE CONSERVED

The new rulings sent straw hat man
ufacturers by the conservation division
of the war industries board TO provide
that all stock on hand and on order If
already in process may be used by the
hatmakers, but further orders for mate
rials must be placed in accordance with
the new regulations, which eliminate
the production OF new blocks or flanges
after this week in Panama, yacht, soft
braid, body or other variety OF hats.
Flat braid hats must be confined TO
shapes OF a medium paper with flat top
crown without creases or cord marks.
Bands must not exceed twenty-five lines
in width and the length must not be
more than thirty-nine inches for a
seven and one-elghth size hat Neither
genuine nor imitation leather Will
henceforth be jiggered or laced. No
elastic cord, buttons Or eyelets 10 be
used except in farmers'hats, where eye
let's may be used; Innings for braid hats.
Javas, Porto Rican, Manila and Leg
horn to be made only with lace or net
for sides.
Straw hat statesmen must not carry
more than one trunk to a line. only
one die or trademark is permissible for
each merchant in any hat Not less
than six hats shall be packed in a car
ton. orders for straw hats are to be
spread over long period, in order 10
relieve freight congestion.
Evening journal., 1918-11-08
Cold Lunches Wrecked
His System
Sow Ioyons Over Tonan.

Continually eating cold lunches
wrecked his digestive system, says
Charles 6. schery, Of No. 23i East Gas
avenue. York, Pa MY stomach had
been giving me quite some trouble for
the last few years and it mattered nos
low little ] ate or what ! ate, IL did
not taste right. and / would rift up az
fer eating. l felt worn out in the morn
ings: seemed my. rest did me no good
/ was losing weight right along ana
my ambition was fast dwndling away.
/ felt as though / did not care whether
I worked or not. | really was fast be-
coming a miserable wreck, due to a
disordered stomach.
"a friend Of mine, Charles G.. Sell
emyer, recommended TONALL to me.
lie claimed it did him so much good
at once commenced taking TOnall and
the results have been most gratifying.
enjoy what ! eat now, and my wife
can vouch for the amount ] do eat. ]
feel as though my whole system has
been repaired"
Evening journal., 1918-11-08
PILOTS DISAGREE
OVER APPRENTICES

Plans for and protests against the
appointment Of apprentices were pre-
senled yesterday by the Pilots Associa-
tion for the Delaware river and bay TO
a meeting Of the Commissioners Of Navi-
cation. TNventy-three members asked
for the apprentices, while John II.
Kelly, George II. Wallace, J. II. Church,
Raymond r. Foster, Eugene G.. Kelly
and II. 5. Hand filed The protest. on the
ground that the force is now large
enough 10 handle the business OF the
port, which, under present conditions.
yields hardly enough income 20 sup
port the pilots now in service. The
matter was referred % the Committee
on Navigation and Pilots.
The report OF the statistician stated
that the value Of exports from the port
Of Philadelphia during the month OF
September shows an increase OF S30.263.-
5i6 over September last year. A gain Of
81. .29O,770 Is shown In the values.
The total value Of the September eX-
ports was S5i.3J6 906, and for Septem-
ber. 1917. S2i,O93 ops The value Of the
imports was S9,56769s, against ss,276,92s
for September, 1911.
A decline OF iiJ vessels. with ton
mage Of 20i,960. in the coasiwise, and 20
vessels, with a Tonnage OF 5000, in the
foreign arrivals and sailings, is shown
during the month Of October. compared
with those for the same month last
year. The total arrivals and clearances
from foreign and cOastwise ports dur
ing October were i96 vessels, with a
tonnage OF 1881 ,037. against 669 vessels,
with a tonnage Of i,i35,66i, for October,
1917.
Evening journal., 1918-11-08
Tonaf. is Sold Here at
Miller Drug Company
d06 MARKET ST

Tonnn Is sold and recommended by the
foIloving druggists In Delaware: T. Chnl-
tenker Son, New Castle; Rhodes Phnr.
macy, Newark; Jester's Pharmacy. Della
ware city; Middletown Drug Company,
MIddIctown; Chas. Swain. Smyrna; w
X. Keys. Clayton; James w. Wise, Dover:
H. " LcpE, Lewes; sharp Flesninx
Harrington; PettyJohn's Pharmacy, Mil
ford; Hnines Company. seaford; Whay-
And Drug Company. DelmArs NAsons
Evening journal., 1918-11-08

Experience proves mat the Want Ads
are not only practical but productive
Adv.