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New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
American Wooden

Business appears to have been re-
stored to good basis by the sharp
reduction made in prices which has
been followed by large orders and re-
instances. 1t is interestins for New
England investors and others to note
that this same plan, which is the usual
economic method, has not worked out
at all in case Of the copper metal
producers, or rather it is taking more
time for accomplishment. There is, of
course, an immense civilian buying pow
er for woolen goods and certain sure
demand from civilians abroad, all Of
which must be promptly met, while use
OF copper can be delayed, as there is
no special buying season for forward
sufficient. Paine, Webber G Co.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Commodities

active business in cloths and yarns at
hardening prices.
Prices for future contracts follow:
NEW CONTRACTS
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10

Steel common advanced on the
first day after steel prices were
fixed and advances on the first day
after they are unfixed.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Money, Credit and Exchange

Call money opened and renewed at
~ per cent yesterday and declined to
5 per cent in the afternoon. Loans on
all-industrial collateral were one-half
of l per cent higher.
Time money is dull. 1t is loaned
and renewed at 5A per cent for sixty
and ninety days on all-industrial co..
lateral.
: The ruling rates for money yestsr-
day, compared with year ago, were as
follows:
Yesterday. Year ago.
Per cent. Per cent
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

The foreign exchange market was
dull yesterday, with no important
change in rates. Sterling and francs
cies. "AS"-
Quoted dollars to tho pound.)
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Relevant Comment
The DAVIS Market

On the broadest trading since the
current advance began the stock mar
ket moved into higher ground again
yesterday. Dealings totalled about
100000 shares. Altogether SIS dif-
ferent issues were dealt in, making the
trading list the largest in the history OF
the Stock Exchange. Oils and shipping
shares provided the chief features.
Texas Company shares created a SEN
sation by an advance at the opening. of
90 points at 292. 1t closed at 2861s, up
II points on the days trading. Royal
Dutch Petroleum issues advanced to
new high levels, while Tidewater Oil
gained 7ls points, Pan-American Pc
troleum 4 ~ and Oklahoma Refining 2 Is.
The market placed favorable inter
probation on the restoration of free
market for steel, following the aban-
donment of the s,abilization pro-
gramme, Steel common was actively
traded in on a rising price scale.
touching 1011s at the top of the move
ment. Steel closed Is up at 10Oh.
other steels were strong, with Sloss
Sheffield gaining 35s points net, Lack
awanna Steel /, and Bethlehem 81.
Copper shares were steady. Railroad
shares displayed irregular tendencies.
In the speciality list American Wooden
continued its advance, rising points
to SO; American Tobacco gained 5A.
American Ice 8, Associated Dry Goods
W, General Motors 51a and Mackay
Companies 3.
The bond market was active. Liberty
Loan issues closed at slight recessions.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
More Texas Company Stockholders

More than 1000 individual, now
hold stock in the Texas Company,
compared with $500 in 1915. Mrs.
Deilora R. Gates, of Port Arthur, Tex,
neads the list, with an ownership of
oo,z!o shares, with value at current
market prices of over $13,000,O00. L.
II. Lapham is down for 1918 shares,
worth approximately S4,6OO,0O0.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Maturity

The Federal Reserve Bank Of New
York has put in force the following
schedule Of rediscount rates which
apply to bankers' acceptances: Maturi-
ties up to Is days, per cent; 16 to 60
days, inclusive. ~ per cent: 81 to
30 days, inclusive, a "a per cent.
Bank Clearings.--Bank clearings yes
terday were:
Exchanges. Balances.
New York. $3.50, ,686,56 S6o,Oo6, ,061
Baltimore ..... 11,299,10s 4,45e,649
Boston ....... 50,581113 1884, 1926
:. silver.-London, 5sHd; up AID;
New York, los; Mexican dollars, 7SM
MS1Mc.
Sub-Treasury. - The Sub Treasury
gained $4,000 from the banks on
Thursday.
London Money Market.-LONDON
May 9.-Closing-Money ga per cent.
Discount rates Short and three
months bills, 3% per cent Gold
premiums at Lisbon, 10000.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
S u stem a nee
Cereals

NCrC6lS
Wheat-"The Modern Miller" saws
winter wheat in some sections will be
seven to ten days nearer to harvest
than normally. Northwestern millers
have reduced flour prices so cents.
Receipts Of wheat at New York yes
terday were 424,200 bushels.
Corn.-Corn prices were vigorously
attacked as a result of the govern
ment crop report forecasting enormous
yields. The fact that the Grain Cor
poration will import 100000 bushels
of wheat from Canada also had a de-
pressing effect. Lower prices for
hogs and -four and larger Argentine
shipments were other factors. The
market was heavy and closing prices
Yesterdays Previous Year
cosa New No xe:S yellowsiss siSss :iss S'sss ago
5s5s,ns:;:::::: 5s$ l:ssS 1:ssSs is:% is:% issS
Oats.-Oats were under the influ-
ence of most of the conditions affect
ing corn. Closing prices were from
% cent net higher to 11s cents lower.
Yesterdays Previous Year
oats 10 org VIII. s'sss 1874 'isssj ssn s. $50
s:5s.SS;;:::::::: SsIs I: H. :::e :::e ~
Rye--Market lower.
N Yesterdays Previous Year
Casa No ss's wsss,si.zs s'Ssf sisss fls's ssss'
Flour and dMeal.-Quotations were:
Yesterdays Previous Yea-
Mimi sp Gpsis 1855 .iics iss
Corn flour aoog 425 4.oo@ 4.s5 SEQ
Ban bss tG fb iB sS
Sugar and Coffee
Current year
Sugar. granulated. per D.. US
Sugar, ssent,ifugsi per b.. 7:2s
cofss cofss s,9 ssntss a0 No. per r ,S 1s's s
Sugar.-Shipments to northern points
of $4,000 bags of Cuban raw sugar
have been arranged by the Equaliza-
tion Board. There is said to be an i'm
proved demand for refined sugar
throughout the estern section of the
country and export demand is reported
more active.
Coffee Futures.-The coffee markat
was weak yesterday and prices declined
81 to 40 points for the day. Cables
from Brazil reported Santos shipments
suspended because Of the dock labor
ers' strike. There were rumors that
the Brazilian government was quietly
disposing of some of its holdings. July
coffee broke from 1871 to 1920 and
closed at 1925, while December fell
from ITO to ITO and closed at 1924.
Prices for future contracts follow:
Previous Year
High. Low. Close. close. ago.
Sept. 1927 17.7o f7.s4@f7s5 1925 s.@s
Dec. i7.70 1910 17.2401f7.25 t7.7o 8.S3
March 1880 1925 f7.os@t7.fo 1854 --.--
Cottonsecd OIL Business in cotton
seed oil was dull, with traders appar-
ContiSued on foliowimg pogs
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10

The greatest obstacle which the
Victory loan has had to encounter
is not ignorance. 1t is not lack
of knowledge of what the present
loan is to be used for. 1t is the
"Let the other fellow do it" attitude.
If this attitude were universal the
result would be obvious; not dol
lar would be raised. If the banks
were compelled to take large part
of the present loan it would cut off
funds to business, increase the. in
fationary tendency, the cost of liv-
ing and the amount of labor unrest.
This is the last day to prevent such
a consummation.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10

Below is given the current exchange
value of foreign money in dollars and
cents, together with the intrinsic gold
parity, as calculated by the United
States Mint:
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10

On the first two days on which
customers had to pay higher com
missions for their trading, they
bought and sold more stocks than
on any previous two days in. two
years.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10

Call money:
On mixed collateral 5Ls 6
On indus. collateral
Time money (mixed collateraD:
Sixty days. ......... 5s4@6 8
Ninety days. 53A@6 8
Four months. .534@6 6
Five to six months. 5A@6 8
Bank Acceptances.-Rates were un-
changed yesterday.
Thirty Sixty Ninety
Spot de- days. days. days.
livery: Per centP2 cent Per cent.
Eligible
member
banks ....4a@4 44@4h 4A@AA
Eligible
non-mem-
Der banks.4h@4 4A@414 4sz@4A
Ineligible
bank bills.5A@4Ja 5M@4lz 5A@4M
For delivery within thirty days:
Per cent
Eligible member banks. ...... 4is
Eligible non-member bapxs..... 4Ia
Ineligible bank bills s
Discount Rates.-The following table
gives the current rates of the twelve
Federal Reserve banks on ommercial
paper for all periods up to ninety days:
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10
Sugar and Coffee

Sugar.-Shipments to northern points
of $4,000 bags of Cuban raw sugar
have been arranged by the Equaliza-
tion Board. There is said to be an i'm
proved demand for refined sugar
throughout the estern section of the
country and export demand is reported
more active.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10

Wheat.-"The Modern Miller" says
winter wheat in some sections will be
seven to ten days nearer to harvest
than normally. Northwestern millers
have reduced -four prices SO cents.
Receipts of wheat at New York yes
terday were 424,200 bushels.
New-York tribune., 1919-05-10

High. Low. Close close. ago.
Sept. 1927 t7.7o f7.s4@i7.s5 1925 s.@s
Dec. l7.7o 1910 f7.24Q017.25 t7.7o 8.S9
Cottonsecd Oii--Business in cotton
seed oil was dull, with traders appar-
The sun., 1919-09-07
WATERS IN LONDON
DEMAND MORE TIPS
Bluntly Demand Their Bit,
EUen at State Banguets.
Special Correspondence % Tnr srN.


LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE plague of tip
pins Is reaching stage of extraordi-
nary severity. The democratic tanner
is no use now that the world has been
made safe for democracy under the au-
tocratic rule of Mr.. Smillie and F.
Hodge Although walters are now paid
fixed wage for each meal they serve
they are more insstent in their demands
for a tip than before the war.
At dinner recently it cost the host
800 to satisfy the walters. and that on
the top of the provision made for them
by the manager Of the restaurant, who
explained, by the way, that one of the
reasons for apparent profiteerlng in wine
was that they had to get sufficient out
of that to pay the cost of walters wages.
Everywhere is alike; walters demand
tips. At the recent luncheon to Field
Marshal Foch at the Mansion House,
London, the walters even there went
around and blandly. almost bluntly,
asked for a pourboire. so that lords and
ladies. Field Marsh2ls and Generals,
and those august personages. Aldermen
aud Common Councilmen, were seen div
ing into their pockets for the necessary
piece of silver.
The sun., 1919-09-07
I HAVE TO BOAST
SAYS LORD FISHER
Former Head of British Navy
Ridicules Some New Ad-
miralty Rules.

London Times Service.
Copyright. 1919 all rights reserued.
LONDON, Sept. 6.-Lord Fisher. for
mer First Sea Lord, whose sack the
lot" letter has been the sensation OF the
United Kingdom for three days, takes
his pen In his seaman's fist again and
writes to the Times as follows:
This letter is not to argue with your
leading article. 1t is only dashed fools
who argue. never contradict. never
explain. I never apologize. Those are
the secrets of a happy life.
But / am glad to see the Admiralty
have perfected all their economies, as
below my letter, in your kindly insertion
of 1t, I perceive a very remarkable offi-
cial memorandum by the Admiralty to
the fleet showing how they have time
to attend to the minutest detail of bat
tle-llke the elephants trunk, one mo-
ment picking up a pin and the next
roofing up an oak.
First. full dress is only to be worn
by officers of the fleet at his Majesty's
levee. q suppose this will be cancelled
when President Smillie comes along and
we make the sixteenth new republic)
Second, with the No. ball dress the
mess jacket is to be worn instead of the
tail coat-so, thank God. the weight Of
war and two millions a day more than
our income is lifted Off our minds and
we can waltz with light hearts, or is 1t
still jazz?
Then, sir. there follow twelve spe-
ciflc injunctions about cooked hats and
gold laced trousers and midshipmen's
jackets. Give peace in our time, o
Lord, II this indicates the minds Of those
whose hearts should be filled with inter-
nal combustion engines and war hippo
potami. But that's another story.
"Sir. I tell you again with emphasis
that the present navy is obsolete for
war a few years hence. Can't You trust
me?
WAS I wrong about the water tube
boiler When the whole of the expert
world was against me?
WAS I wrong about the turbine when
put it in a dreadnought when only be
fore it was in a penny steamship and eX-
perts called il a box of sticks?
"Was l wrong about the battle cruiser
that sunk Won Spec and all his fleet with
its prodigious speed and big guns?
was I wrong about the submarine
when seven months before the war I
described the sinking of the Lusitania
by the Germans?
WAS l wrong to bring the fleet from
the Mediterranean to the North Sea in
humble imitation Of Nelson. who said
your battle-ground should be your drill
ground?
did the fleet at Scapa Flow on Au-
gust T. 1914 win the war or not? Every
vessel of this line of battle that was
there was conceived when was First
Sea Lord.
IT say. with St Paul, I boast myself
little. He was compelled so am !.
Seeing that many glory after the flesh, l
will glory also. Up to a certain point
suffer fools gladly, but I am trustee
for no estate that Is only going to have
three shillings fourpence in the pound
left. II is time to kick.
The Times takes two days to get
where ! am. This is by return of post.
FISHER"
The sun., 1919-09-07
in the United states or in a Legislative
union Of Canada

in the United states or in legislative
union OF Canada.
I'VE must take all things seriously,
but nothing tragically," said Theirs to
Favre at a tragic time in France So
did Cartier. Speaking Of Cartier later
Laurier said: He has never been seen
to shun any responsibility by appealing
to popular prejudice, which always
offers an easy retreat. In whatever sit
uation he is placed he faces it boldly
and nobly."
Cartier went to London to take up
with the government the terms of the
union. He was surprised and pleased
to find that they, were ready to accept
the terms agreed on by the Canadians
in conferences and proceeded to pass
the British North American act.
Through the stormy times of 1s40-70
Cartier stood firmly 70 rthe independent
political status of Canada within the
British Empire.
He saw the need of union and unity
as the alternative to union within the
United States. He took no part in the
extremes of the late fortles and early
fifties. The pro-British demonstrations
against Lord Durham and the burning
OF the Parliament buildings in Montreal
were but incidents to be glanced at.
He saw the greater Canada, and labored
to attain his vision. y One of the sub
jects Of negotiation in London was to
get the western domain from the Hud-
son Bay Company. He succeeded, and
for the sum Of 5000. 900 the land was
freed from their control
Without regard to race or politics
Canadians will honor the name OF Sir
George Etienne Cartier He II was who
along with Brown, Lafontaine and
Macdonald made confederation posi-
BILE. Cartier builded not for his day
only, but for future generations. He
was not a free trader or a protection
list, a paciflst or a miltarist but a
statesmen who builded the best and
wisest he knew, without fear or favor
He was not OF the glad hand variety,
but was true to friends and to country.
The sun., 1919-09-07
BRITAIN is SELLING
ITS WAR SOUVENIRS
Helmets, Guns, Bombs, Euen
Tanks Can Be Purchased.
Special cable Despatch 10 TIE Gun from the
London Times SerUice.
CoDyrj1Bt 100 oyJ riobts r.s,r,..5


Copyright, 1919 all rights reserred.
LoNDoS. Sept cit is said that one
can buy from the British Government
disposal board almost any sort of war
souvenir from n steel helmet to an army
hut The War Office is letting go of
war weapons with a vengeance The
prices are moderate. hut sells for
from $500 to 5000. Howitzers are 800
Eighteen FOUNDER quick firers are $50
Field gun carriages are $3.50 Limbers
are $50 and steel helmets IS.
Even tanks can be purchased for gar
den ornaments Aerial bombs. grenades
and shells rendered harmless, are in
cluded in the lists.
With all this warrant for beating
swords into ploughshares some top hole
official of the War Office forgot to de
mobilize a large number Of anti-aircraft
soldiers who have been discovered on
duty still searching the heavens for
Zeppelns. Likewise the Admiralty over
looked Withdrawing patches of coast
guards who unconcernedly continue pa
trolling the beaches looking for Ger
man submarines. They were found out
by an alert newspaper man on the hunt
for evidence of Government waste and
they soon will be returned to civil life.
The sun., 1919-09-07
RUBBISH PILE POOR BANK.
Hidden watch and sos Carried
Away by Thieves.

r. V. Kaniscke, a steward at the Bel
GUM Club, reported to the police re-
Gently that the club was entered and
watch and S105 which he had secreted
in rubbish pile in the rear of the build
ing were stolen,
whoever stole the watch and money
must have known where 1 put my
money" he told the police.
The sun., 1919-09-07
He Was Independent.

Cartier was not disposed to take coun
sci with his supporters. He was inde-
pendent of public opinion and thought
very little of the rank and file of the
voters Even at this juncture when the
confederation pact meant so much for
his own compatriots he did his own
thinking.
with regard 10 this matter" he said.
81 have not sought the advice of my
eountrymen nor of my political friends.
! here confess that in all important acts
of my life and of my political career I
have not consulted any one" For Car
tier. property was the right basis or the
franchise.
But in this crisis. as In t776-7 the
leaders OF the Catholic Church were
able to see the future of the church and
French-Canadian people and make de-
cision quickly. They threw In their help
with Cartier for Il federal union Of all
Canada, and they made no mistake.
Under the federal union Quebec pro-
vince has been master of her own af-
fairs. has dealt with fairness and equity
with the minority and kept the rights
and privileges of the French Canadians
intact, as might not have been possible
The sun., 1919-09-07
For Chair OF Naval History.
Special Correspondence 10 TnE srN

LONDON Aug. lS-If present plans are
carried out, and there is every indlca-
ton that they will be. a chair OF naval
history will be established in London
University The Navy League has I'M
der consideration plan to endow the
chair.
The sun., 1919-09-07
REDS ARE MELTING
AWAY IN SIBERIA
Desertions Deplete Divisions
i'm the East and Reinforce
ments Are Vital.
WERE TOO CONFIDENT
Description of First Impor-
tant Battle in the Urals
Is Given.
WERE TOO CONFIDENT
BY ROBERT WILTON.

Special cable Despatch to THE Sun from the
London Times Service.
Copyright, 1919, all rights ressrvsd.
oMsK, Aug 81 (delayed).-I am able
to send news Of the first important fight
with the Red armies since the SIBERIAN
forces began their retreat across the
yrals. Ono OF our divisions smashed
the best Red division, capturing nearly
500 prisoners. The affair was enacted
on our left flank yesterday and probably
marks the commencement of series OF
minor engagements which usually pref
ace important operations. 1t achieved
the two main purposes of such preiimi-
narIes, first feeling out the enemys
forces. second, of Strengthening the
confidence of our. own troops after the
disheartening influence of a long re-
treat. We obtained valuable informa-
ton and enormously realized that morale
of the fighting line.
The original plan was to make the
line from Tiumen to Yaluterevesk-kur-
gan the extreme limit OF our retirement,
but this was not insisted upon. Gen.
Ditrichs, guided as usual by purely
military exigencies, adapted his plans to
conditions, regardless of geographical or
popularist considerations 1t was
severe ordeal. The i'll trained legacy OF
the Gaida and Lebedey regime melted
rapidly on the march. 1t looked at one
time as II the armies would be reduced
to mere skeletons. Ditrichs, however,
refused to be hurried.
Train of Deserters.
GIVE the old fighters a little respite
and they will fight again. Meanwhile
let the Reds cross the Tobol,' he said
Such, in brief, was the spirit of his
strategy. SO for two months We have
been sullenly heading eastward, scarce
turning our gazes to the foe and leaving
a trail of deserters to prey on the few
inhabitants which ventured to await the
arrival of the Reds.
Only when the Reds tried to take a
short cut across our lines of communica-
ton at Tiumen and Kurg did they meet
resistance. At west of Tiumen our rear
guards were supported by brilliant cav
airy exploit. Prince KropotSin with
three squadrons surprised eight Red
squadrons and cut them to pieces.
Between the passive retreat of the ST.
berians and active advance Of the armies
of Gen. Deniken the Reds decided to
play for safety. Withdrawing divisions
westward, they reduced the eastern front
to nine divisions. Two whole armies
went hence and have been shattered
piecemeal by Deniken. who now has
transferred his base of activities to the
Ukuine in order to be able thence to
send food to the starving Muscovites.
The Reds, who were too confident o,
the collapse OF the Siberians, must hur-
riedly reinforce in the east II they wish
TO avoid a worse catastrophe. Their d.
ht-l nd
less extraordinary luck favors them they
may find the roads to Turkestan i'm
practicable
The sun., 1919-09-07
Suggests an Opening.

Even within a few months England,
the driving power OF the war. will not
have been forced to lay down arms but
perhaps-and in this ! admit a limited
success Of the U-boat war-perhaps
England will ask herself within a few
months whether IT would be wise and
reasonable to carry on the war zen
outrance" or whether 1t would not be
more statesmanlike TO tread the golden
bridges, provided such are built by the
Central Powers, and then the moment
will have arrived for far reaching. pain
full sacrifices on the part of the Central
Empires.
Your Majesty has rejected the re-
peated attempts of our enemies to sep
arate US from our allies because your
Majesty is not capable of a dishonest
and dishonorable act, but your Majesty
instructed me at the same time to tell
the responsible allied statesmen of the
German Empire that our strength is Civ
ing out and that Germany will not be
able to count upon us beyond the late
summer of this year
/ have obeyed this order and the
German statesmen have left me I'm no
doubt that for Germany also another
winter campaign will be impossible. and
in this sentence lies really everything I
have to say;
We can wait few weeks longer and
see II 1t will be possible TO get into touch
with Paris or Petrograd. II this is i'm
possible zoe must play our last card
before II Is too late and make the e1-
IRENE proposition tChich zoe hare pre-
ViousIy Indicated.
Your Majesty has given proof that
you do not think me an egost and
that you do not expect sacrifices from
our German ally which your Majesty
would not be prepared to make. No one
can expect more. But your Majesty
owes It to God and to your peoples to try
Everything possible that might avert the
catastrophe of a collapse OF the men
archy.
Before God and your peoples it is your
sacred duty to defend the monarchical
principle and your throne with all means
until your last breath.
In deepest reverence, CzERRIR.