The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-31
TICKER TALK
Private Wire to the Finance Co.

! Private Wire 10 the Finance Co.
NEW YORK. Jan. 30.-financiaL
News Bulletin says: Predictions nr" lr-
| ing made in conservative market quar-
! tcrs that the rail- list will advance 10
n points higher by the time tho railroad
! legislation shall have been enacted by
congress-. Tho sentiment in regard Ia
this department sncns' u h" improving
daily in investment circles.
Financial circles Of first grade are
showing approval Of tho proposal TO
send an American boycott threat 10 Ger
man business mrn. 10 be effective n
once and until such time as they arc
| able to remove the present government.
| In some quarters presentation oT afro
city facts as n preliminary Is favored 10
, support The action.
| Their. has hcnn II good deal az buying
OF securities based on the prospect OF
government financing aid 10 he extended
| under the McAdoo recommendation for
various corporations engaged In war
work. The financing problem is said to
! have been pressing to an alarming de-
gre.
! great deal II: pear" talk is noted
on the floor Of III" NChnnEc among ac-
, tive brokers. Constant reference is
! made to the weakness Of the Austrian
position. and the possibilities that II n
! instrumentation peace is not effected he
! tween Germany and the l'"lShrH!Ni me
latter will attack the Tcutonic front.
| Good buying Is reported from special
| list quarters to be taking place in :hc
| c0alrr issues. Reading In particular is
: understood tp hay" been we'll taken. The
! coal situation has been n faCtor in de
! tcrnining many Investors In hang on"
! to Pennsylvania railroad stock. i; is
said.
| 4 canvas Of sentiment around tn"
strrrt shows that optimism is al i'm
! por,ant underlying factor. but that the
! IMPRESSION is given by professionals
| that the best advice is /" buy stocks on
| rccessiunS and not climb for them.
Shipping shares nnd railway equip
! mcnt stocks ar. favorltc. Pool chan
nrls are hullIsh on Allis-Chalmcrs,
J American Cotton OIL y. q. x w. L..
| Booth Fisheries. Chandler Motor, Colo
! RADIO Fuel. Great N0rlhrrn Oregon and
SirCin!a Carolina ChcmiCal
The strength and activity OF Booth
! Fisheries stock is TO Il large extent due
tn Il feeling among nc;ive Investors. ac-
cordng IL our Investigations. that the
rrrrrCcd diversion from meat In s"t
. f,nd by war rxiErnrirS. will result in a
lrrc" inrrraSu In the earnings OF the
cnmpanr during III" next year or. two.
Having practically monopoly IN the
fish aud oyster business of III" country,
and nn prices having been :iX"d Tor lis
products. Booth Fisheries common stock
! is held tn offer considerable speculative
attraction now that tn" water has hH"n
suurrZrd out OF IN" fish G"pccrn%. A.
live market interests ar" credited with
, having recognized speculative poSSibili-
. tics, and 4 poo! is understood I" DO
60 hi.,b,,r t,rir,.S for RnItn
common. =
! NV. York News Bulletin: Federal re-
serge bunk Ia control foreign exchange
/ after February 10.
Hoover urges extension of food ad-
minist r:ltiunS powers.
Washington fears German drive to
win Paris aud Calais.
! Submarine zones extended TO the
! Azores ard Cap" Verde islands.
Secretary Wilson plans war labor ad-
! miuislratur.