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New-York tribune., 1918-04-24

Copper production in the United
States in the first two months of
this year was 46,00O,0O0 pounds,
or 13 per cent less than in the cor
responding period Of 1917, accord
ing to the most reliable estimate
available. It is probable that the
decrease in March was at a lower
rate, but for the first quarter the
decrease was not less than 10 per.
cent. To very considerable extent
this decline was the result of ina
bllity of the mines to obtain sup
plies and to make shipments on a
normal scale owing to transporta-
ton difficulties. But that was not
the sole trouble; the decrease un-
doubtedly was partly the result of
price fixing. While most of the
large producers can make more or
less satisfactory profits with cop
per at 23A cents, operating costs
have expanded so heavily, particu-
larly the cost of labor, that the
smaller mines, and especially those
working on low grade ores. find
expenses greater than the selling
price. Naturally, they curtail or
suspend operations. Considering
these mines individually, the losses
may seem unimportant, but it must
be remembered that their aggre
gate output is enormous-and we
need every pourd of copper that
can be produced. 1t is said in
trade circles that stocks of the
metal are very low and that current
production is scarcely enough to
supply the current demand for ex-
port and for necessary work. at
home. One of the largest consum-
ers in the world, the National Con-
duit and Cable Company, has this
to say about the situation:
1t is absolutely necessary to the
government in carrying on the war
to be able to count on getting more
copper next year than this wear
without depriving regular domestic
manufacturers of the supplies needed
for home consumption. Economic
law has been seriously upset by an
uitra-radical price fixing policy of
the 3ug-handle variety. 1t is not at
all certain, however, that matters in
this respect will be rcctified. Enor-
nous quantities of copcr are needed.
and badly needed, and business in
terests are watching each stage of
development with kcenest interest
to see il those in control of the
situation will accurately gauge con-
ditions dominating the copper in
dustry.
Some Of the copper producers
believe that the authorities should
Investigate each case in which out
put has been curtailed by reason
OF price fixing, determine the cost
OF production for each property.
and make an adjustment of price
on that basis. In that way every
property capable of producing tho
metal with reasonable economy
could be brought into operation
and an adequate supply assured.
And assurance that all the copper
New-York tribune., 1918-04-24
Produce Markets-Current

butter.-Receirts were 1855 pack
ages. Creamery, higher than extras,
Fer pound, 44k@45c; extras to2
score), 44c; frsts (sS to 81 score),
Al = @43 12c; seconds (83 to 81 score),
SO M41c; thirds, 37x @38c; creamery,
uhsalted, higher than extras, 46R@
47c; extras, ASH q 46c; firsts, 431s@
45c; seconds 41M43c; creamery, held,
as, to. quality, 36@42c; state dairy,
tubs, finest, 43A@44c; good to prime,
4l043c; common to fair, 36@40c;
renovated, extras, 391a @4Oc; firsts,
59@o9c; lower grades, 34M37c; imita-
ton creamery, frsts, 35hQ36kc;
ladies', current make, firsts, 34R@35c;
seconds, a3 nc; lower grades, 32033c;
packing stock, current make, No. l,
SS 1ac; No. 2, 3214@33c; lower grades,
29@32c.
Cheese.-Receipts were 6,5O3 boxes.
State, whole milk, flats, held, colored,
specials, per pound, 25@251ac; white,
specials, 24@241ac; colored, average
run, 524N2412c; white, average run,
23(a23 1ac; fair to good, 21@23c; lower
grades, 16@201kc; fresh, colored, spe-
Gals, 23c; white, specials, 22A 022hc;
colored, average run, 22hc; white,
average run, 22c; twins, held, colored,
specials, 24@24hc; white, specials.
IS IS "A (Q24c; colored, average run. 23k@
Z4c; white, average run, 23023hc;
double daisies, 241a M2512c; Wisconsin,
whole milk, fine to fancy, held, twins,
coiored, per pound, 231a a@24c; white,
zof@23 Ec;. single daisies, 2414@25hc;
double daisies, held, 24k k@25c; fresh,
23 z 024c; Young Americas. held, 27@
n 7!2c; fresh, 25c; state, skins, held,
TWINS and flats, specials, per pound.
1870 19.c; fresh, fats, specials. 16@
llc; twins and cheddars, specials, 16G
nc; Hats, prime to choice, 14G15c;
twins and cheddars, prime to choice,
14@l5c; fair to good, 11O13c; lower
grades, 4M1Oc.
Eggs.-Receipts were 44,273 cases.
Fresh gathered extras, per dozen, 38
M381sc; storage packed frsts, 36h@
o17ac; regular packed extra frsts,
st aa (137c; regular packed frsts. S4h
g36c; seconds and poorer, 33M34hc;
fresh gathered dirties, No. l. 32G33c;
NO. 2 and poorer, 3oh@31 nc; fresh
gathered checks, good to choice, dry,
29@31c; under grades, 24@2sc; state,
Penn. and nearby Western hennery
whites, fine to fancy, 40@41c; ordi..-
nary to prime, 37@39c; gathered
whites, ordinary to fine. 3794Oc;;
Western and Southern gathered
whites, 36@l3Sc; state, Penn. and near
by hennery browns, 371a @3se;
gathered brown and mixed colors, SS
@3Tc; duck eggs, 37050c.
Orchard and Field
Yesterday. A year ago.
Peas. Scotch -. ..$12.25@ 5@12.5o s1f.5o@ -
Beans. marrow.
choice, 100 ID. 14oo@14.2s $500 :.
Potatoes, Ber, Dbl 70O@ $50 s600@1o.5o
Apples, Bald. Dbl 1000 200 $500 7.5O
Grapefruit. Fla, ,bx 2.so@ 700 3.50@ 500
Oranges. Fla, bx 5000 800 $500 ~"
'Long Island. Dbl.
Fay and Straw
Yesterday. A year ago
tPer TONI (Per ccn.f
Timothy. No. I.
large. bales. .S29 9.Oo@s1.o0 $21.00@0W
No. clover mxd. 23.0o@24.oo 16.o0@17.oo
Rye straw, No. 18.00@---- 1900"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-24

The above rates express the cost of
foreign money in terms of the Ameri-
can dollar You buy an English pound
sterling at, say, $4.757s. The intrinsic
parity is $4:86% 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., 1918-04-24
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

The foreign exchange markets were
generally dull yesterday, with little
business transacted. The only impor-
tant change in rates was a further ad-
vance in peseta checks to 27A cents.
This movement was in sympathy with
similar advance in London. Guilders
were firm and fractionally higher,
while Italian exchange reacted slightly.
Paris exchange on London was un-
changed at 27 francs 16 centimes.
Closing rates yesterday, compared
with a week ago, follow:
Quoted dollars to the pound.)
New-York tribune., 1918-04-24

| The decline in yesterdays stock
market was the product of the
overenthusiasm which brought such
sharp upturn toward the end of
last week. There was, as one OBJ
server remarked, no significant
selling. 1t was a traders market,
and traders were inclined to take
the profits accruing from the recent
advance. The public is holding
strictly aloof, and that is a fortu-
nate thing for the market. Any ex-
tension of the speculative position
at this time might be dangerous.
Washington reports to the effect
that the output of pleasure cars is
to be reduced to rs per cent of
normal had little effect on motor
shares, perhaps because the news
was received too late to permit it's
full influence to be exerted. Most
of the motor and tire issues had
already sustained a reaction, but
this was probably in sympathy with
the general decline of stock prices.
There was some disposition to. at
tribute the weakness of automobile
stocks to the report that the Chand-
ler Motor Company had cut by
more than SO per cent it's output
Of cars in the quarter ended March
81, compared with the correspond
ing period last year. This report
had little influence on the market,
however. It is significant that earn
ings were we'll sustained in spite of
+! the decrease in output, owing large
ly to higher prices. Probably the
some condition obtains with the
other companies-that is, smaller
output, but greater profit per car.
But the real sustaining factor in
the case of the motor companies is
that their plants are being con-
verted to war work as rapidly as
possible, so that eventually they
will probably be doing as large a
volume of business as before; it
will merely be in different products.
That is why yesterdays news was
much less disturbing than it would
have been under other circum-
stances.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-24
Bad Tips on Central Leather

For some unexplainable reason bull
tips were circulated on Central Leather
yesterday morning prior to the issu
ance of the company's report for the
quarter ended March 81. The actual
figures were the worst the company has
shown for any quarter in long time.
A few minutes after the report was
made public the stock, which in the
early trading sold above 20. began to
slide and it didn't stop until it struck
65as. The closing sale was only an
eighth above the low and at which price
l.; showed net loss on the day of
42s points, the biggest decline suffered
by any Of the active stocks.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-24
Fresh Poultry-Dressed

Turkcys.-In barrels, dry picked
young toms, average best. S2@Ssc,
young hens, average best. Sbs9SoC'
poor. 25@2Sc; old toms, S3@S5c.
Chickens.-Fresh, boxes, dry pacsso'
Western, milk fed, heavyweignn'
shaggy, 2S@Slc; corn fed. heavy
weights, STACEY, 27@Soc; in barre,Ss, rsS
milk fed, heavyweights, shaggy, zoW
csc; corn fed, heavyweights, stagsn
25@2sc; nearby squad broilers. =
2h lb to pair, 75c@$l; old cocks,
fresh. dry packed, IL to box oss
Continued ON pogosN -4--stas;.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-24
Relevant Comment
Inspiration a Feature

The trading in Inspiration offered the
feature of the market in the copper
stocks yesterday. On turnover Of
more than 10000 shares tn. stock ad-
vanced to 531a and closed at 52ss for
net gain of points. The recent
strendDh in this issue has been attrib-
uted in the Street to further accumu-
lation of the company's shares by Ana
conda Estimates of the amount of
Inspiration stock now held by Anaconda
run all the way from 250,000 to 100000
shares. The last official record of the
Anaconda holdings of Inspiration was
100000 shares on December 81, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-24
Metals

There was a strong demand for cop
per yesterday by interests not engaged
on government work, but the supply
tor such purposes continued restricted.
Lead and spelter were unchanged.
metals, compared with those prevail
ing a year ago, follow:
Current A year
price. ago.
Pig iron, Bessemer.
Pittsburgh ....... *$36.15 $42.95
Copper, electrolytic,
lb. ........ ...... *.23H 81
Tin, lb. .............. 81 STA
Lead, lb. ........... .O7 .O9Ia
Spelter, East St.
Louis, lb. ........ .06 9-10 .O9
Government price.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-24

Sub-Treasury.-The banks lost to
the Sub-Treasury yesterday $545,00O.
Silver.-Bar silver in London was
49d, unchanged; New York, 99Ac, un-
changed; Mexican dollars, nc, un-
changed.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-24

needed will be supplied is much
more important than price consid-
erations.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-24

Below is given the current exchange
value OF foreign money in dollars and
cents, together with the intrinsic gold
States Mint:
New-York tribune., 1918-04-24
Money and Credit

Call money was in rather more lib
eral supply yesterday, while the de-
mand was not heavy, and after opening
at 5h per cent, the high mark of the
day and the one at which the majority
of loans were made, the rate receded
closed. There was little business in
time money, and rates were unchanged.
Ruling rates for money yesterday,
compared with a year ago, were as fol-
lows:
Yesterday. Year ago.
Per cent. Per cent.
Call money. y......... 5H 224
Time money (.nixed collateraD:
Sixty days........ 6 q
Ninety days. 6 4l4
-Four months. $50. 5 va
s to months. .... 6 4l4
Acceptance rates were slightly easier
yesterday, as follows:
Thirty Sixty Ninety
Spot de- days. days. days.
livery: Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
E i z Bile
banks a Ks ' .V..4M@4 4a@4h 4a@4a
Eligible
non men,
ber banks. ks.43s@4s 4h @4S 4t@4is
Ineligible
bank bilis.5A@424 sM@4A 5M@4A
For delivery within thirty days:
Per cent.
Eligible member banks. ......... 4l2
Eligible non-member banks go. 45a
Ineligible bank bills. 6
Discount Rates.-The following table
gives the current rates of the twelve
Federal Reserve banks on commercial
paper on all periods up to ninety days:
New-York tribune., 1918-04-24
Orchard and Field
'Long Island. Dbl

Fay and Straw
Yesterday. A year ago
iPer toni (Per toni
Timothy. No. I.
large. bales S29.0o@S1.oo $2f.o0@220e
No. clover mxd. 23.0o@24.o0 5000 INV
Rye straw, No. 18.00@---- 5000
New-York tribune., 1918-04-24
Market Barometers
Stock Exchange Transactions

January I to date:
1918. =. .4,e2s, 100 sa,65e,eoo ss,2ss,ooo
1917. .6,644,200 53,377, 100 60,002,3 300
1916. $3.50, 200 46,342, 200 52,7o2, 900
Bonds
Day Year
Yesterday before. before.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-24

Discount Rates.-The following table
gives the current rates Of the twelve
Federal Reserve banks on commercial
paper on all periods up to ninety days:
New-York tribune., 1918-04-24

Continued ON pass-M
New-York tribune., 1918-04-24
) u S t e ma nee

Government price.
The Washington times., 1918-09-18
At SASS Pair

36-inch Cretonnes and
Sateens, in pretty floral
effects. Two large table
lots to select from. To-
DAVIS value SOC.
The Washington times., 1918-09-18
TWOFLYERS HURT
BYFALL IN RIVER

Suffering from injuries incurred
yesterday afternoon when their by.
droplane fell into the Eastern Branch
of the Potomac river, just across the
bridge from Boiling aviation field,
Lieut. W. J. Embleton. OF the Naval
Aviation Service. and his observer.
Lieut.. f. B. Smith. are today in the
military hospital at Washington bar
racks.
Embleton and Smith had been n.y.
ing over Boiling field for an hour and
were preparing to make a final flight
over the river before descending when
their ascent lever failed to work. Al.
though Lieutenant Embleton, who
was plotting the plane, tried to keen
a straight course; il was impossible
the control rudder had damned too
tight The machine fell. End both
men were bruised and shaken up.
The two officers were saved from
the wreckagc OF the plane by a police
launch which had been watching the
fnaneuvers. They were taken 10 the
War College wharf and from there to
the Washington Barracks Hospital in
an automobile. The wrecked plane
was towed to the War College wharf.
where military guard was placed
about it.
The Washington times., 1918-09-18
At CSC Yard

heavy quality Linen Taffeta
and Shakari Cretonne, the
best quality TO use for slip
covers. draperies, etc. To-
DAYS value $3.50.
The Washington times., 1918-09-18
G. W. U. FACULTY CHANGES

Eight changes in the faculty AZ
George Washington University have
been announced by the board OF trus-
tees.
DIR. Oscar r. Hunter has been an
pointed dean OF the Dental School TO
succeed Dean Walton, whose resiCna-
ton took effect last June.
The board with regret has accept
ed the resignation OF Prof. z. V.
Dunstan. The following appoint
ments have been made: Patrick V.
Gallagher. u. d. $. director Of the
dental Urinary: 7dgar L. Kaneipp, NJ.
D., professor OF chemistry, succeed
ing DR.. +. \. Hornaday, who has en-
tered the military service; Harry Led
den Strang, jr., recorder OF the arts
and science department: Charles T.
Bassett, ID. D. g.. associate dean and
professor of ethics and economies at
the dental school: Ralph William
Smeade Bennett. D. d. s.. demonstra-
tor in the dental infirmary: and Hy-
men Popkin. D. d. s.. demonstration
in the dental infirmary.
The Washington times., 1918-09-18
BOARD TO TAKE UP
ATTORNE vs. ROW

To avoid further displays Of physi-
cal force In open court and to protect
And uphold the dignity OF the office
the Commissioners sitting II con-
6SmnRtion proceedings OF land APP
breaches to the new Key bridge. ut
their session at the District Supreme
Court today, will take under consid-
Grafton the case o. Attorney Horny
W. Classic. who, at the hearing last
Tuesday, Is alleged to have "laid
hold" Of Attorney W. c. Sullivan.
Tho case, which has created a SEN
Hation IN court CYCLES. will be sub
naitted to one OF the justices Of the
District Supreme Court, and the COM
missioners, Cuno H. Rudolph, ].
Goldsborough Gordon and Thomas NJ.
Harvey, will be guided by the courts
advice.
The controversy which led TO the
physical encounter between the two
lawyers, grew out Of the cross-exami-
nation of William II. Manogue by
Attorney Sullivan. Manogue was a
witness for the Government, and was
represented by Attorney Classic,
while Attorney Sullivan appeared for
the property owners.
StenOEraphlc REPORT
The following excerpt from the
Gtenogrsphic report OF the proceed
ings gives the official version OF the
affair:
'one moment I object to your stat
zone moment 1 object to you stat
ing to what these people thought or
said. have put a question that you
said that you wanted to answer, and
l. - IL
that the American Security and Trust
Company threatened to sell out the
property. That Is the question.
Mr.. Glassie-''Yo6 cannot assume
that they threatened"-
Mr.. Sullivan am not assum-
ing: I am asking whether he knows.
Mr.. Glassie-''The witness is going
to tell the fact as to what kind Of
threat
Mr.. sullivan--You will get them
all IL you wait"
Mr.. Glassie-'I insist that you read
the testimony, If you read anything
in regard to that case"
Mr.. Sullivan-'You can do all the
insisting you want to. will con-
duct my cross-eXamination in my own
way"
Charges Gag Attempt.
Mr.. Glassie-"Here he is reading
out a bill, and he wants to know
about these facts. submit he can
not ask about that fact and then
close up the witness and say you
cannot tell that He cannot make ii
appear that this property was thrown
upon the market at a sacrifice when
the witness knows to the contrary
and is telling the commission that
the company did not do anything for
two or three years and that he knows
all about the condition of that oh
loan carried on there for years and
years by the original parties. He has
10 take his medicine when he asks
about those facts, and this witness
has a right to go on, whether Mr..
Sullivan likes it or does not like it,
The Washington times., 1918-09-18
At 39c Yard

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quality in new floral and
novelty designs. Today's
value 49c and soc.
The Washington times., 1918-09-18
A THURSDAY STORENEWS OFLANSBURGH6BRO

and tell what those facts are within
his knowledge. He Is not bound to
take what some lawyer wrote, any
allegation, which we all know over
states or states in as strong Ian
guREe as possible, in strong phrase
OlOgy' one paragraph after another
that they threatened to selr'-
Mr.. SulliVan-''Not II the lawyer
observes his oath OF office and is
truthful man
Mr.. GlAssie-''we have to get what
10 in the facts. We have read the
evidence In that case and It 10 going
to be an enl!EhteninE piece OF infor-
nation for the commission, and this
witness knows the facts and he has
4 right to state them; he has right
to say No. I think the word threat
ened does not represent the facts.
Mr.. Sullivan-"I object TO counsel
telling the witness what to say"
Mr.. Glassie-'TIf you don't stop in
sinuating against me / will break
your neck"
Sergeant Separates Men
At this point MI. Classic laid hold
OF Mr.. Sullivan. but the parties were
separated by Sergeant Healan.
After order was restored the fol-
lowing occurred:
Commissioner Gordon-"I think I'M
der the circumstances It would be
just as we'll to adjourn. I do not
think Mr.. Classic was justified in at
Mr.. Sullivan meant anything special
and think the best thing to do now
! is to make up and let the matter be
forgotten"
Mr.. Glassie-"I am very sorry TO
offend the commission.
Commissioner Gordou-'I am
great peacemaker. know Mr.. Sui
livan has a good disposition and
! think Mr.. Classic owes an apology 20
Mr.. sullivan"
{ d. Mr.. Classic: LET him say that he
did not intend to say that I was
prompting the witness. Your honor
has practiced law too long not to
know the import OF counseis Ian
guage. Your honor knows that when
engaged in the trial of case il
had insinuated to you that you were
/ prompting a witness, telling him what
to say, you would resent it as an
| imputation OF subornation OF perjury.
and that is exactly what it is, and IL
cannot be anything else. When you
say TO counsel that he is telling n
witness what to say that means that
the witness is to say it whether true
or false. and II is an imputation not
only of unprofessiOnal conduct but
OF the commission OF a felony, and
1 cannot submit to it"
Chairman HaIts Reporter.
Mr.. Sullivan: "If the commission
please, should never have deemed
it necessary to have suggested the
meaning of my language to anyone
who knows and understands the Eng
lish language as thoroughly as Mr.
Classic. 1t is an expression l have
heard in court time after time, and
say again that the remark OF Mr..
Classic was in effect calling the at
tention OF the witness to a situation
which would assist him in answering
the question, and nobody who desires
&c be fair could have construed il
any other way"
Mr.. Classic: Now, II he persists
in intimating that I am guilty of
suggesting to the witness what to
say
Commissioner Gordon addressing
reporter: Don't put any OF this
down"
Mr.. Sullivan: Il think this ought
to go down"
(The chairman OF the commission
directed the reporter not to take any
thing further DOWN.
The Washington times., 1918-09-18
ANOTHER AMERICAN ACE

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
LORRAINE, Sept. lS.-Lieut. Arthur
Brooks has become an American
ACE" since the start Of our Lorraine
offensive. He has shot down five
German aIrplanes.
George Fisher shot down two enemy
planes within thirty seconds.
The Washington times., 1918-09-18
WO MEN
Suffering from
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The Washington times., 1918-09-18

Nottingham Curtains, in Dutch
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The Washington times., 1918-09-18
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The Washington times., 1918-09-18
At S2.45 Pair

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tains.
The Washington times., 1918-09-18

than in previous years. Not days
or weeks, but months earlier. As
a matter of fact, do as much Of
it as you can NOW. There is no
doubt about it but that people
are going to make this a Christ
mas of SENSIBLE gifts-PRAC-
TICAL presents for all with an
exception in the case Of little
children who must have those
myriad toys to gladden. their
little hearts.
Make up your Christmas list, buy
as soon as possible. This will
prevent the terrific congestion Of
freights at the last moment, and
the consequent employment of
thousands of EXTRA men whom
Uncle Sam needs so badly now
for war work.
The Washington times., 1918-09-18
At S1.25 Pair

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ecru.
The Washington times., 1918-09-18

The Council Of National Defense
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Shopping
The Washington times., 1918-09-18

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