The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-25


troll was markedly less than the aN-
uJuEr of increase nf rates made dur
Ink This same period Tor other public
utiIy services one of the larger
companies has already reduced iiS
rates go the level maintained prior TO
august /, 1913
Trade During Last Fiscal Year.
During the fiscal year ended June
80 last the foreign trade OF the
I uitrd states eclipsed al previous
records EKportA were valued at
225.Uhi.217 and imports at
: 3,UD5",3G,hN2, u total Of flO,320,
1GO.s39 In 1917. she best previous
year, ne exports ana imports were
valued al $500, ,l03.G79. During the
period there was q decline In i'm
ports from Europe, AS compared with
no fiscal year 1913, from tilib1S.-
IyI fp ld73,g61, ,69l From other
countries of North America there
was an Increase In imports of from
iHlh,3ii3lG 20 il.Oj2,J7O. 1876. For
south America the figures we're
i5ti. .ilh,21} forl9lS and fj6s.3ii,v
9Ul fur 1919. Imports from Asia to-
thlod $3.50 aUi .O0l. as compared with
1h2G. .lS3.G42 IN 1918 Those from
OCcHuia increased from ili6, 2O5, ,T0T
10 1lgO.00Nl2g. and thos" from
Africa, from Sj,9ll,955 20 tHl,O6b,-
75s Total Imports ln l9ls were
valued a. t2.giD, G56. .40l.
Exports to Europe Increased from
t2,71tlIi352 10 SAtJI.Sl6.SiI,
those 20 other North American coun-
tries from tl2J6,3bg.0ll to tl.29l.-
g32 Ii2 those uf South America.
from t3lib5S19t 10 $500, ,gOl.60I.
those in ASIA. from tilf.l29,267 TO
'6Oj .'2A.1AS, those to Ooeanla. from
~ t2ON.35l4gJ, and
those io Africa, from fbi.2gS,5b7 to
ssa,!ST+5G Tine total vaIue uf ex-
ports in 1913 was t5,gl9,7li97l.
lintl reports Just completed by
The bureau ~ Internal revenue for
ihc calendar year !9l7 show that
income tax returns were filed by
!, ,it2 500 persons and showed "A total
net income Of ilJ,652.3sJ.207 Taxes
paid iotalcd SC11.249.4bO Returns
were made on ll6IO.7bs ncomcs
lnnginE from 81 900 to $1,000. There
wore 30.J9l returns on incomes be.
tween $4,000 and $50. 900. I2t3g
returns from $500 10 100000.
3.1o2 from 10000 to $4,000.
2.3i1 from 100000 to $500. 900. 659
from 100000 10 $500. 900, 3IS from
100000 TO Hi.O0h.UOO. and i4I for
Incomes IN excess Of 81 .OOO, 900. A
suggestive feature of the report is
th-.t while there were 1896 income.
$500. 900 In 1915. the mum.
Der was reduced to 1915 In 1917. In.
comes of more than 81 600 600 de.
creased from 2O6 10 l4l, and thu
decrease in the Amount reported by
pcraons IN that class was tlB74a7..
73O
Their deposits increased from
1888 00I,bi2 To tI.O5O. .ggi 9Ol an in
crease uf tl55.9St.35g During mi,
period of the resources Of the trust
companies increased from E234I-
ISLES to 13.654,927OsO. A gain n,
13l0742,967 while their deposits I'm.
creased from i25b3.gIS.b3I IN
" l,9S5.230. gain OF y25S.OI4..
BuIncrss Conditions.
Despite the high level OF pricea
me activity In an lines which ma,
manifested Itself during the last Two
months continues, and there Ia evrry
reason tu believe the sumner wifi
pdHs without the usual pronounced
slackcning II is apparent that A
great deal OF this activity sprl,F,
from a foreign demand. but soma
curiailmcnt ~ this demand has al
ready resulted from the unsatlsfar.
tory condition OF exchange. Domssiie
consumption ia proceeding upon A
scale that takes little reckoning of
the prices demanded and this sItua
ton is bearing heavily upon certain
classes Of the population. espccaIly
the returned soldiers. whose Incomes
have not increased In concert win
those ~ other classes These bur-
dened classes are, however. Appar-
entity less inclined To radical rene
dles lhhn those who have profited
from the war The attitude of tho
railroad hrothcrhoods toward the
rights ~ the people, as a whole is
reflected In that of nearly all other
Industrial workers whose wages have
been increased since the war herpn
Tho Money eAfarkct
July closed with rates for call
money hcing bid up from 6 per cent
10 20 b' the close Of the exchange.
There was u reaction immcdiatclv
ana o and per cent are prevailing
rates Tor the moment Time money
lS ruling from 10 pcr cent. with
restricted offerings. A heavy selling
movement IN the securities market
followed the opening of the current
campaign against the high prices Of
commodities An interesting fea
iur" ot the money market is the
action N two OF the most Important
hanks in eliminating the distinction
between rates of call money loaned
ON Industrial and mixed collateral
Commodity PricCs.
Iron. orders continue 10 increase
and the mills are running from 20
io so per cent OF capacity Prices
are gradually being stabilized No
IN foundry is quoted at $40 80 and
$3.50 I'm Now York. and No. *
foundry al $50 30 and S2OSO
Coffee Prices remain practically
unchanged I'm the spot market and
ihc tendency Is firm In future sales
Rio - are quoted nominalv al %
cents ana S1Rtosg's nt egs and 29A
cvnis other grades of Rios and
santos are unquOtcd Nominal auo-
iauuns Tor mild grades on August
were Maracaibo, 26A and IS cents.
washed, 2SN and 2SL cents. Rogo-
ia. common. 90 and g6 cents. fancy.
30 = and 2OI cents. RucnmmangnS
2 y and 90 cents. washed. 29is ana
so cents. Costa Rica. Is and 2qtB
cents, prime to- choice. 30 and 1OH
cents
sugar. Domestic consumers are