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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14
WANT TO POOL.
 GERMAN SHIPS
British Delegation Try to Secure Agreement on
 Question.

Paris, May 14.---(By The Associated Press )---Renewed efforts are being made by the British delegation to se- cure an agreement calling for the ppoling of former German merchant vessels and their distribution on a basis of tonnage loss during the war instead of the plan of the United States retaining those ships tnterned in America prior to that country en- tering the war.
 Poland is laying claim to some of the warships surrendered by Ger many. She presented her claims to the Council of Foreign Ministers this afternoon.
 Washington, May 14.---Offcia1s here do not believe the renewed efforts by the British government to secure an agreement calling for the pooling of former German merchant vessels will be successful
 Opposition by the United States, when the proposal first was advanced, defeated the British plan in the su- preme economic council. the decisions of which must be unanimous to be binding, and it was said here today that there was no reason to believe President Wilson had changed his mind on the subject.
 The United States has 650,O0 tons of German shipping, including some of the finest and largest of the fCA ner German liners. Approximately $50, coo tons of American shipping was lost in the submarine warfare and the difference probably will be retained by the United States and paid for in the final settlement of this country's claims against Germany.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14

up'' crew had worked throughout the night, following her successful flight yesterday to New London. Conn.
 Services of 300 sailors were re- quired to haul the dirigible, buoyed up by 1,8oo cubic feet of gas, out of it's hangar and walk 1t to the beach.
 Officers here decelaTed that if the southerly wind, increasing the dirigi- ble's speed to upwards of 65 miles an hour continued throughout the trip, the "blinp" might reach St. Johns at or 4 o'clock tomorrow morning. Night flying, especially if no clouds obscure the full moon, would be an ordinary experience for the balloon ists, who have made numerous tests, at all hours, from their home station at Cape May, N. J.
 Vineyard Haven, Mass, May 14--- The C-5 passed over Vineyard Haven at 9:4O a. n., apparently headed for Chatham.
 Chatham, Mass, May 1.-The C-5, flying 1000 feet high, passed over the station here at 10:O5 a. m. The bal loon was ascending as she disappeared over the course followed by the sea- yo1a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-14
The Weather Report

Bridgeport and vicinity Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Coal Strike Threat
Sends Iron Soaring

The threat Of the Soft Coal Miners
Union to call a strike on November !
mas sharply accented the market cor
dltlons produced by the steel strike.
Accord ng TO the "Iron Age" pig iron
fas been bcuoht on a large scale at
advances OF 81 ton ard even higher.
a scramble for coke rs sent uuota-
ilons up 81 70 $50 ton. and in sew
erai finished steel products there mas
appeared more active demand, making
inc scarcity more general The Iron
Trade Review" states mat producer
Of finished steel who have been &C.
ccepting new business for forward de-
liYery have terminated this practice
and Will make no further quotation :
until the situation clears
growing scarcity of cars in all
districts is attributed to the order re-
str1ctlng the use Of the gondola type
to coal traffic. Ore movement has suf-
Tered as consequence, as we'll as
advices TO the Iron Age" are that
higher prizes are asked in British and
Continental steel markets. while it is
reported that Lorraine billets have
been offered in England below the pre-
yailing quotations. German steel
works in many cases are said to be
operating at only one-fourth to one.
third their capacity.
Accord ng TO the Iron Trade Re
view" Some Western roads have begun
buying rails in anticipation Of their
return 20 private control. Negotia-
tions at Chicago are reported to in
volve at Ica~t 100 600 tons. An in
quiry for 10000 coal cars for Belgium
requrn ng $1,000 tons OF steel, in ad.
dition 10 the axles, ia reported by this
publication.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Savage Arms Pays
5P. G.. Extra Dividend
President of Company Init
mates Other Disbursements
Nav Be Made

An extra dividend of per cent has
been declared On the common stock o.
the Savage Arms Corporation. payable
January Is 20 stockholders Of record
November 30. The regular quarterly
dividends Of IL per cent on the com
mon, q per cent OF the first preferred
and Ia per cent on the second pre-
ferred stocks were also declared, pay
able December Is 10 stockho ders of
record November 30.
". L. Wright, president, in his an
nouncement regarding the extra dis
tr'bution on the common stock said:
Nv lille uncertainties regarding taxa
tion and general business conditions
do not permit larger distribution at
this time. it is felt that this amount
car safely be distributed. and, If war
ranted, further amounts may be dts
tributed later.
development and extension OF OK
present lines OF small arms, ammuni-
ton and truck and D easure car parts
is proceeding satisfactorily. Labor diff
cl.ties at the Sharon plant of tie COM
rany have aged progress or all work
at that point for some weeks, but pres
ent indications are favorable.
The company returned surplus
after Charges, Federal taxes and pre-
fsrred dividends OF sl6s,704 in the
quarter ended September SO last. equiv
ent to S2l2 share earned on the
81 958 900 common stock, compared
with s443.611. or $3.50 a share, in the
preceding quarter. and S249,9ls, or
S286 a share earned in the correspond
ing period of 1918.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30

Question-Please name a few bonds
IN the same class as New York
Westchester & Boston 4las. How much
IS the New York, New Haven & Hart
tord Railroad guarantee of those
bonds worth HI. S. 4
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Silver Goes to Sl.28
Highest Price Since Early '9Os
Is Reached

Sales Of commercial bar silver in the
New York Market yesterday at sl-2S
an ounce established the highest quo
4asion since the great silver market
boom Of the early '9os. In London the
price scared to 6611 pence, the highest
in almost half q century.
At s1.28 an ounce the price OF bar
silver is within "A cents Of the gold
parity of silver dollars. In other words,
a further advance Of cents III silver
metal wou d make the value Of the
silver content Of the silver dollar worth
move than the face value of the coin.
Bullion dealers pointed ont yesterday
mat hould silver metal advance much
further II. price i wou i become q
profitable operation 20 melt down silver
dollars and sell the silvar in them. This
mas been long the case with Mexican
silver dollars, which have practica ly
disappeared in Mexico and elsewhere
because the silver content is worth far
more than the face value Of the coin.
The extraordinary strength in silver
metal is due to q combination OF cir
cunstances, principally the greater use
of silver for currency purposes as z
result OF the withdrawal of gold from
circulat in many parts OF the world,
and the curtai ment of production due
10 & number OF causes. At the moment
The demand from the Far East Tor
silver i haavE
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
copper Cost l6 Gents
To Produce i'm 1913
Average Profit on Investment
OF 80 Companies Was
% Per Cent

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2a.-Copper pro.
duced in 1918 cost slightly more than
an average of 16 cents a pound. ac-
cording to the report of the Federal
Trade Commission to Congress made
public to-day
Tho report covers eigh.y.iive COM
Danles in the United States, Canada.
Mexico, Cuba and South America. pro
cucing approximately $3.50 900 600
pounds Of copper and includes 95.5 per
CEN OF the total production Of the
United States
re amount OF investment OF these
eigaty-five companies in 1918 was more
han S672 900 600. and the profit real.
lzed average rate Of 2S per cent on
he investment
Slightly more than fifteen cents q
pound in the Arizona-New Mexico dis
trict was the lowest average cost, and
over l7is cents pound in Michigan
was the highest cost of the states tabu-
lated in the report, while copper pro
duced IN South America, Cuba and
Mexico IN 1918 cost an average Of
about 1o12 cents pound.
The report Represents 81 per cent
of the production Of Chile, II per cent
OF Peru, 5S per cent Of Mexico. and 20
per cent OF Cuba
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Chase Securities Co.
Buys Control of Bank
Pays $3.50 a Share for Majorit.
Of Stock Of Metro.
poi;tan

Announcement was made yesterday
that the Chase Securities Company,
the investment subsidiary of the Chase
National Bank, has obtained control
OF the Metropolitan Bank through the
purchase of the holdings of stock Of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
fany a oun.iAs to 81 Per cent of the
outstanding capital
\ price Of $3.50 was paid for the
stock, and the offer OF the Chase Sc
curltles Company was accepted by the
Metropolitan Life on the condition that
me same offer De made to the minority
holders of the bank stock
The Metropolitan Bank has Il capital
of s. 100000, surplus approximating
S3,OO0000 and deposits Of SAP 900. GOO.
! ne man banking office is at Twenty
third Street and Fourth Avenue. The
bank has three branches-at 271 Broad
way, 100 William Street and 565 Broad
way.
The new owners Of the bank con.
template no change in the managemant
at present, it was stated yeste rday
although they will probably put theiI
representatives on the board of di.
reCtOrs
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30

Answer-The New Haven guarantee
OF New York. Westchester & Boston il
ABOUT all that keeps these bonds from
default. for they have never earned
their interest. st. Louis Southern Ter
m'nal per cent. Missouri Pacific !
per cent. st. iouis & San Francisco
prior lien per cent and q per cent.
minneapolis Il St Louis 4 per cent are
few.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
commodities
Cotton

Ae bl- adtance of Tuesday vas >oi
Owed 10. nervous and irreyuiar au tUa
: !'iis "a tAe cotton market during yestNt
days tralir- ~tot anu crop I-fNs cc-l
lihqea diele - - 9,.5,9 - -. bur 'ae pr
u the RAIN weauher. aut ther- was ev
dentlT q disposition to take profits au iani.
contracts n atFau~e OF LAe ssrrrrslI
report due 0D p lay. = ansthinr this
LAT. adviees regsrding the labor si-Iatlou.
ana the decline extended - 555 for
January, or about g points below Tues
days closing figures AM SO points VI 3Ar
IN high level OF the morning That de
livery closed AZ ISL. With ths genera
lis closing Irregular at let decline o.
- to 80 points
The ms-izet opened 1T aa advance Of 3
I a points On the near months which
Uere influenced b. relatively firm "a les
but . To - points lower ou tao later
position Some ot Iue- iar- buyers were
disappointed orsr fhe failure ~ tn= mao
- ,,.-s IS t...ins ,e.n = ~. u1es - nor'
ga N44i' alton almost tioui the starr
sout heru nedga selling $50 was 'n eti-
Well absorbed "a -rsfe buying er eorl-~s4s
sion house demand. prices sa5uail7
reached shortly before the ciose. wiz.
December selling ar 2s - AMI March 81 s.
and With active months generally show
M ret losses OF about - u - points.
Reports that German Interests have nur-
chase 100000 bales ii t7c better grades
CT cotton in mis- country since the be
arouna th- ring Ae-rsi eSp.ltS . Ger
an ports since tne si.a"e rf iDe sec
50. haN1 et~n onl4 i-i.t Nf--
oai's' and cotton saiss-rs aers -sslgl l.
-Ho es1 in,sr-a 90 haif Iieu 7fr r'ie SIS
ekaggerstea the .ao.ual t1slrs>r. ~
one source or snot her however q con.
'i'uff- 3c--v- spn- o-f.ari -euc-fs sc
ne sou -ar aa
sie~. 81 offerings - Hrts 4re
eEicNly tax@. sF Tn -el
oentrsl and p..ester- .scti7ns y, ae b.
threatened a f1riher damage 10 tic grad
pf the crop il uc- to lha 1eer-i-s. -rd
according = some T~norts --..nl 'resr--1
sections no more Whit cotton Is rAai,
- be ga7hered
southern spo, n1ar'sets rs or >liy =
9orrec were - p0irs lower -o Jos points
r z her. wits continued tua eoiGme c.
business. Quotations tcr r1ieci x cot
tor now range high as z0t1c q. Ca
N@sto9. put SONS - the ssa=.~-a ben
markets are ft5l quoting $3.50 which
Ass also tha closing price f9r l-o-.- .-bs-
contracts IT, the Nsv is-z -l-t.~1 Z.
The close Xesreroav
The locai rpot nar5e, was steady an
- i94nfs .oHer at es55 1or 80 1dilng
"a ans bales
Range ~ ar-eee C1.34e-z
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
May Continue Federal Control

Although the Director General has
stated that the railroads will be re.
turned to private ownership by the first
bankers in the financial district who
believe that such action will be de-
layed b"yond that period. owing to tne
uncertain railroad outlook. Within the
next few weeks. they predict thu.
situation will become so acute that the
owners will be loath to fight the broth
erhoods alone and the gove-nm.n.
will see the necessity of continuing
Federal control beyond January I.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Cereals

Wheat-'fns scarcity - storage fsctt
Tres II port; az the Wess have rasulte,,
IN extra efforts being eXertes 70 sac ,hs
" IA ~ lei . now iyins exnoS-d On the
ground y vas said that the Railroad Aa
mini ration has ordered the rloverae n
o. a. available box cars THAI can b..
spared - southern Colorado Western
Kansas. Nebraska oklahofoa snt the
'e&as Panhandle 20 move AIS grain a.
.ariaiy pe+sitle
Ign grace wheat continues scarce z~d
Arse Aal quotations yesteeeuy in Nn~re-
1pp'is rsriefnea UNCHANGED WITH NJ
Northern Spius quoted a. scs Il, s. =
r. a. N-. winter 81 heat crot ar4sars r.
oc coming aios.g nicely. And sca1ra,t,A
70 tne Price Current" tAn ccnii.icn y
shs cray - excellent v here seeding h..
oe~n completed. ai.d with tha exception -
= ~" sections IN Kansas moisture - -
ported 10 DC snple
torn-A fir'ner tone prevailed IN the
corn market and prices closed near ths
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Berlin Boerse Closed
Trading Suspended on Tues
days Owing to Huge Business

BERLIN. Oct. 2s.-The Berlin stock
market was closed to-day. and by order
Tuesday in the future, 10 allow the
banks 20 catch up with transactions.
which the present STATS of the banks
are unable TO handle The original
proposal was % close the exchange
Saturdays. but the voluminous busi-
ness which results from the activities
on Monday caused The selection of
Tuesday.
The StocH Exchange Was extremely
lively day. az en- all recent days one
O. the ssvorite speculations being il
German exchange
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
InrestOrs' Almanac

GOOD DELIyERY-The rules of the
stock exchanges prouids certain regula-
tioms regarding the signing OF stock
certit'cates on the back for transfer, and
other regulations regarding similar mot
ters ard actual physical condition Of
securities. For security to be good
dcnrery all these regulations must be
complied Ulth.-M oney and Investments.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
DIVIDENDS
READING COMPANY
.rt.I afncr HeadsnR Terrni

Philadsiphin. Octoaer a. 1919
T'ha hoard os Directors mas declared
from tn4 net enrhings quarterly dividend
of t~o per cent. t2so) on the Common
stoeA of tho Company 20 b. paid on No
Y@srb~r H. 1919 u the ssockhoics - Of
record a. tho closs os husinAss October a.
i5l4 Checks VIII he mailed % stockhold-
esse who have aled dividend orders with
tue treasurer.
-AY y HAnE. aec~e,ary.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Japan Booms Whale Meat

Japanese whaling firms are endeavor-
ing TO create permanent market, both
at home and abroad, for whale meat as
substitute for beef In 1918 there
were 1900 whales caught by the five
largest whaling companie. IN Japan.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Postoffices in the Alps

Among the Alps there arc several
postoffices al q height OF 5000 feet or
1000 feet. One letterbox. from which
the postman makes several collections
daily, is nearly 10000 feet above The
sea level.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Tho Cleveland & rIssssursh Railroad Co

Cleqs lane. Ono. October zsth 1919.
DIVIDEND tsCglcE The regulHr quar-.
esriz dividend ri IN :, en fhe Regular
Guaranteed 9tD>x. 4f.1 1 70 On the Speciai
ftaAF4stesd Eett@fsaea. Essex, ok thss
fors 3eay, osy@b4e Dseernoer ist l5l9
rDl ~ pad On and after ths' os'~ a.
ti4s 1ssl@ - AessTr W.ns!ow. Ianiee II
C@gpzny - Cedar STREET. sen YofH CRY.
70 EE0e<hoidsfs of reeord g. she close Of
sasssess HeveDst%f fGgi 1913
= y. Loss. Treasurer
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Bonds
Dividends
Extras

Extras
Amparo Mining Company. addition
to regular dividend listed below an
extra OF per cent has been declared. pay
aba on dates tor the regular.
savage Arms Corporntion--In addition to
regular dividends listed below An extra
OF per cent has been declared on COM
a. i,~iIa
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
spot ,Iarke,s

= polnTs hlgner a. - 800 = - : =
naies. New Orleans stescy. 30 points
~ sner at ss soc; sa.r- s.746 ba l.-s NO
pie nominal, unchanged A. g 5sc sa.es
i55 bales Savannah qus-. 25 poln,s
n cher at 81. 25c. sales. e2s bales zaeusts
Hr'r II 1cints higher gt BIB. aaiee
f,i13 raies- Memphis stead 100 poiu*s
nisn~' - go. sales. -.130 bales s.
LOIS nrf.' uncnanere ~ 4a5cc. 'aa' - MI
Houston. sfesdt. unchanged d. zoe. sales
: t-f'o hAi Little roes sto2t.
r9'ris io-tr az 1s.ssc- safes l.l5s ss,;-
-" Jag. fi-ae.. - poirfs iowcr 81 1910.
sties ti4 b<i@s- ti3rt -.ofuef, frn. ,,n
rnsnGel et asc. -s,-- .15 taIsa E-o~-
orta sieady. - 20 a.s iogee. q, 4ctso
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
cotton Statistic
Liverpool CuhI~--spo,

,nand. Il, = points a-sancs ..is.sti,,.
fsed- stios 5000. A,0er..a.. a6T
Iinpcrts NJ Fa1u'es opened tarv stes.l,
M - - - points advance c.a.e. ,.r
- sttied. Tear months jo Co. a. poinrs owe
otneas 10 . Ee4nts Aisaer October
.3oi osccf>4 Der. -s.C5t January - Is
Aanchcst"r. arms hasoenlng o,As =
l1rXe G-s-,-e@s tt7ns -
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Regular Declarations

Eastern Steel common dividend payabls
In Third Liberty Loan boada FOR amount
less than $50.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30

Question: have bought stocl.
shares IN the Penn Usage Oil Com
pany. The company scld out 10 the
Petroleum Corporation of America.
What would ike to know is this.
what is this Petroleum Corporation o.
America, where arc its Offices located
C. z.
Answer-Pctroieum Corporation of
America Is new company incor-
porated ir Delaware. with $4,000, 600
stock. consisting of IL O00.0 900 shares,
OF SIS each. 1t is a combination of
various operating oil companies. 1t
has been stated that application will
be made to list the stock on the New
York Stock Exchange. The directors
are Alwyn Ball IT,, president: J. c.
Hill, vice-president: c. d. Inman.
secretary; r. E. Blaisdell. treasurer:
{: r. Flint, Edwin B. Caldwell, f. A.
C'ark and e. H. Gudebrod. It hs,.
been stated tina. the company Will
possibly have 700, 900 acres in Colorado
KANSAS. Oklshoma, Texas California
Louisiana. Wyoming and New Mexico
which will place 1t amore the largest
holders OF oil land In United States
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Questions and Answers

.. Not--In this department. Ths
T-lhune Will throw the light CT such
infcrrNAtion as Ia a. Is command on
ne investment pro oblems OF It's readers
K cannot undertake. TO give advice on
speculation Questions OF general In
crest will be answered .n this column.
t'Uly Initials will be used. Others VIII
oe answered b. mail
Address all queries inclos:ng
slammed addressed envelope to
FINANCIAL EDITOR. The Tribune.
lo4 Nassau Street. New York City.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30

Question - Will YOU kindly advise
me what you think abouc Globe Oil
what is prospects ere and whe.he :
YOU consider it i safe investment =
c. C..
Ans*er-lt has been announced that
Globe Oil will merge with Texlahom.
Oil Corporation. Consolidated corn.
pany will have assets of $4,000, 600.
against which there will be issued S.
100000 Of stock: No details are avail
anle as yet. Company is expanding
considerably and appears to BE- we'll
managed. There is a considerable eie
ment of speculation In shares of any
company engaged exclusively In pro-
duction Of oil.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30


Question-Piease advise if YOU cor.
slider Cuba Cane Sugar preferred safe
investment. Is this substantial. we'll
managed company? Can you sugge {
another preferred stock selling az
ABOUT the same figure, also good com
mon stock incustfla. o. ra q l..
Ans~er-Cuban Cane Sugar pre-
IL u i@ 10 = q ~
ciassed as a prime investment al.
though possibilities for company arc
great There was some dissatisfaction.
we understand, regarding management.
General Goetha!s, who Investigated the
property, made some suggestions whieh h
we understand are being carried out.
we cannot suggest per cent pre-
TERED stock selling in the SOS as a safe
investment for mere
is 80 high at that figure shows that
requisite stability is not present. Gen
eral Electric is good company.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30
Foreign Govt. and Municipai Bonds
Nnterest To Be Added)
Foreign

Mexico Extern strl 5s. '9s. 1875 IS
do Extern gold 4s OF '04, 1854 -
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30

Question: have some United States
Really and improvement per cent
debentures due IN 1924. will appre-
clare it if you Will give ne your
opinion IS to the safety OF these deben
tures and il you would advise ME 70
sell them, ard II so what would you
r."cNc med r. purchase in paca OF
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30

Answer-U nitsd States Realty and
improvement per cent bonds have
benehaed recently from increased rent
ais or the company,s propert .es. Bonds
appear to be a good speculative invest.
me anr ." r""son for dis
posing OF them at present prices.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30

Answer-Are informed that plans
are under way for discharge of re-
ceiver of the Pine Lawn Cemetery
Company and also that stockholders
are urged to communicate with presi-
dent of company at Brooklyn office in
order that complete cooperation may
be effected
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30

Question-Will you kindly advise me
regarding the following: I bought sew
eral years ago some stock in Pine
Lawn Cemetery Associations. two or
three years ago it went into the hands
Of receiver and understand now
that the old officers OF the company
hold most OF the stock. Please give
me your opinion of the investment.-
VI. Z G
New-York tribune., 1919-10-30

Question Please give me your opin-
ion on American Can. Do you think
tnat will soon pay dividend? Do you
think IT will go higAer?-C. z.
.Answer-This company's earnings are
said to be very large. Many people ex-
pect dividend on the common stock.
but so far it has not been Forthcoming.
It Is able to pay one. we understand.
Stock is speculative, Of course. and we
cannot attempt to forecast course of
stock market.