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New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
In New Street

New Streets reaction to the tobog-
gan slide in stock prices has been q
quieting down of the put 'n-call" mar
ket. But some rather interesting
papers are being offered in the back
yard of Wall Street. One of them is
a put" on Steel common at 80. run
ming for the balance of 1920. Earlier
in the year-in fact, around January
Ia put" on Steel was offered for
the full twelve months at S5. Steel
was then selling around 106. There
were bids in the privilege market yes
terday for puts" on General Motors
35 points under the market. but none
was to be had
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

President Wilson's stand on the Ad-
riatic question, according to bankers.
quickened the decline in sterling,
franc and lire exchange yesterday. The
pound closed at $3.36375, compared
with $3.3925 on Saturday,; the dollar
yesterday would buy 14.27 French
francs, or 1880 Belgian francs, or 1927
lire.
Yesterdays rates, compared with
those of week ago, follow:
lQuOted dollars to the Mound J
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
In Wall Street
A Fast Wire

One of Wall Streets picturesque
operators now taking it easy in Florida,
insists upon keeping his line Of com
munication to the front open. So, ac-
cording to report, he has had installed
a "fast" private wire that will carry
his buying or selling orders into Wall
Street with lightning speed. lie was
reported to have covered his shorts
Saturday. yesterday he was reported
TO have gone short again.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Paris Market Firm

PARlS, Feb. 16.-Prices were firm
on the bourse to-day. Three per cent
rentes' oS francs 40 centimes. En-
change on London. As francs Sc cen-
times. Five per cent loan. 81 franz
~ centimes. The dollar was quoted
at ID francs Ella centimes.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Blood Pressure

Wall Streets feeling about the cur
rent unplcasantness in Washington
was rather aptly put yesterday by 3
prominent customer of q leading ex-
change firm. every time l talk abort
tl1 the way things are being handled at
Washington" said this man, Il feel
like going to my doctor to have NV
blood pressure taken'
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
The Small Fry

1t apparently takes lot TO scare
the little fellow out Of the stock
market. Odd lot buyers rushed into
the market last week in such volume
that they broke the record for the
year on the buying side, according to
an authority on this kind OF business.
There were 1875 per cent more stocks
bought than sold; for every seller
there were two buyers.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Gold for Argentina

Several Of the large downtown insti-
tutions are shipping gold on the stear.-
ship that is sailing to-day for Buenos
Aires. The treasure shipment amounts
70 approximately Sl1.000,000. TIE
National City Bank. the Equitable
Trust Company and the Anglo-South
American Bank arc among the ship
DerS
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17
Money and Credit

Expectations in some quarters that
this week would witness an easier
tendency to the time money market
were not realized yesterday. Brokers
continued to bid sla and 10 per cent
for funds running Up to ninety days,
with practically no increase in the
offerings. The call money market was
little changed from the closing davs of
last week. The renewal rate was 7 per
cent, but when the bulk of the demand
had been supplied the rate dropped to
6 per cent and closed at that figure.
The ruling rates for money yester-
day, compared with q year ago, follow:
Yester- Year
Call money: day. ago.
On mixed collateral. 7 5
On industl collateral z 5h
Time money (r1ixed collateraD:
Sixty days ....... 91aM1o 5M@5h
Four months -. 91aM10 5AM51a
Four to six months 9kM10 54M5ls
Bank Clearings - Bank clcarings in
New York yesterday we're:
Exchanges. Balances.
New York 49,. .S64S, 800. 27O Sill 268,914
baltimore 49,. 1924 800 1O1OO,A14
Boston ....... 56649,574 2s,729142
Philadelphia :. 88,O96,42e 19,209.979
Pittsburgh 80. 36,s5O,116 16,36oO71
Silver = London, s31sd; New York,
S1.3o: Mexican dollars, $1.oOA.
Sub-Treasury-United States Federal
Reserve credit balance, S106,717,745.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17

contract providing for s1,839.2555 an
nual compensation to the Carolina.
Clnchtield and Ohio Railroad under
government control.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17

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Maekay Cos lr I'll 81 .p,r, r biS Asked
Mansti sus m So l0ls do l.; sew vr ~ sS iSo 1919
Marlin Roe en "a hep L " $ pr. 100 lol
A!ath Ak W 20 81 80 ~ - q pr :, 26l
May Dept stll5ls li9 So :eap y 81 !. pr iS's II
40 ll IDIOT 40 So 80" ~. ~ ~
;MSS l'etr pr. o. 100 !, - . u az 90 "
Hlicn Central. 81 sugar 2po 30
MStP&SSM pr 90 q, 90 pr 100 ll5
do | l 20 - latand Milling 2lp $50
uout Pow pr. % 100 c,p 90 pr .-.... Sl'2 90
Norris X EsS. 7Oia rs r'uuc1aEo = q Pf W 100
Nash X Cha, l01 ll5 ~, ~ Ia IT 40 800
\ Ok x $ nr oG ,oo Tide Water o ls0 20j
\ IN & ST pr 90 i99 Too Prod pr. 9oia %
NERofM Ist or "a TStL&W ctfs.. 10 II
do I'd pr AZ IA do pr cifs.. ii %
N>AC&'u4 pr - 70 NV I Pr - 9]
y l. & w 81 md 1Spewr. no lT2
Mort 4 w pr ~ N g : OF An 1850 o25
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Otis Ecv pr 10 ~ L Dru, lst pr ~ II
Owens b NJ Or ~ do ID pr 40
facibc Coast. - 20 5 | Alc pr SO i0i
do I'd pr As 10 ! ; ) ~ Il pr l5l4 - 4
Pacific Mail - * Utah Sec Corp S42 II
Pacific II 4 4 IS 40 Va Car Ch ps 100 l0l
Pan-A Pet pr l75 200 Wa c {, G.. IS 81
Peoria & East II "A Wi DEFINING. ~ u
pcre Marc pr IS 30 do pr ..... - 90
fet-Mull 49,. 30 40 Wabash rr b II Is
Do lst pr. Ice ll5 W-Fargo~ EXP A. ~
Pitts Coal pr 50 90 W Nd Cd pr l5t, Is
= TT W q l.9Is l3I West Pao pr, i5 5SI.
Pitts Steel pr. 30 West Air Bke.l ll0
+ d W Va or - Wilson Co pr % %
Fr Stl Car pr. l0l lO3 w 4 l. T. pr. Ii Is
o' y j 65 - wis Central. 70 -
Ky ~ Spg pr.l02 lo7 w PAN pr A o.
Reading lSt pr 3iia 81
New-York tribune., 1920-02-17

&. {: & O. Contract Signed
WAsHlNGTON, Feb. 16.--The rail-
road administration to-day signed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-11-12
MONARCHISTS
MAKE THREATS

The congress Of the German
National Peoples ; Party. famlli-
iarlx known as the extreme Pam
Germans. j. shaafing itself horase
al the hare proposals af rc>tora-
iion IF monarchy and return of
lfhe iiohenzollern heroes The
speeches were of THE fiery mili-
iari model ail breathing defiance
"a every interest bur Pan-e@r-
maniSm threatening the Allies
and THE German Republic alike
warning bo'h Thar ihe monarchy
soon wil he in the saddle making
for prosperous nation Whether
There IS mere rhetoric Ia these
peeches 81 whether thiS element
acinaliy IS preparing for mlli-
iary coup i shauld he obvious
thar The Iranknes> car 30 nothing
bat strengthen opposition from
every quarter Cei'ainly the 81
fee1 wiii he in atia weight 10 ihe
heavy hand France j. holding
upon the Rhine while the demo
cratic spirit can do nothing less
than prepare for the conflict
These public threats mnsf MAX
mor difficult any plans the mon
arehisfs have ID inenhauon A.
they make more difficult the
work 1T The existing government
Field Marshal llindenbnrg Was
the idol of the congress. a. might
he supposed and gave the first
open expression that Germany
ran mot survive with strength and
prosperity without monarchy and
the iiohel2oilerns.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-11-12
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Everyone viii oaiie agree with
Mr. MaAdoo that what the
country needs is sabsidence Of the
passions and ha1r engcnderea
bH ih war and ihe parfisan pos
liii1si appeals thai have folluw-
ed Also that ile averwhcln-
ine Republican vieiory has given
the party entire RI possibility for
the policies and administration ef
the Government after March 4
and that il can not eyade OF ex-
ens iis failure to perform 1he
7 romises il has made ia The conn
try All this i indi~pnt4ble
'hui the responsibility & broader
than ihis-ii lie~ also with ail ihe
people Repnhians. Democrats.
Socialists. Prohihi7ioni>is. Labor
Farmers, and wAaf not The Peo-
ple can not SIT hack and wat for
aut party or Administration fo
usher in ihe millennium All
must forget pariisanship ana put
their shoulders 10 the wheel AZ
Americans This country is ea-
ire ahead. bu' not without the
individual efforts Of every man
and woman in ID
The need OF The honr is for
everybody 1o recognize that ihc
United States Is one great cor
porarion in which every man and
woman Is sloekholder and that
every man and woman has ta do
has or her part for the common
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-11-12
WORKING THE CONSUMER

The pnbllf has become familiar
with reports of superahundau1
crops being followed by exorbit
ant prices and understands thor
oughly the processes hy whief
products are kept out of market
or DESTROYED "a maintain high
eests Bat il Is only becoming
acquainted with the companion
method " creating a psychic
loei Al shortage
All through the spring and
summer everybody WAS warned
81 eaal shortage and The neces-
SHY q ordering a winter 5 supply
on peril of freezing 10 death dur-
lnE The cold months Prices were
rrespondinslv high and the
sesr public was frightened into
laying in the winter : coal Al
fe0fv rates Now We are inform
81 prices have dropped p per
cent il several fields Railroad
cars are svailable and high pro-
duciion assured with q resulting
weakening Of prices. Those whe
under The spur of governmental
and other false alarms put II
their winters coal al famine
Prices have every reason to com
plain thai they have been bilkesl
Thrift and foresight are thus
penalizei while > premium i put
on proerasfinarion. What must
be the effect next year even from
= selfish trade standpoint The
public AN not be worked twice
aud hope ef eoBalizinr demaai
must be more remote
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-11-12
SITTING THE
DESERTERS LIST

II IS gratifying IS find that ihe
number q Yonng men whn ey de5
service in the forces 81 the United
States after having been drafted
,in 1917 was NOT nearly ~ large sS
The nnnlber reported I'D the pro-
vosf marshal-eenerai saws tt~
Boston Herald From state
menr 5uSi ISSUED hv the war le-
parTmeut ii appears That The
eiaal draft evaiers who had
been apprehendea up io ]ulv Isl
and whose cases had been dis
posed of by the military aniho~i-
ties. rumherea l6273S Thf fo' ]
number Of alleged draft dess
rions reported was 4es.o33 l.
was with something like naiE-
fure IL douht and dismay that
this story of almost half mi.'ien
deserferS was received 1hroreh-
out the country. The doubt has
been justified
Prolonged and careful exauin-
alton Of The government records
has hronehi ou1 the fact that
16l .354 of the men who were
classed IS deserfers enlisted IN 5he
armv. navy OF marine eorns or
n the armed forces If the allies.
These men did their aniy- hut
they were lost sight of for = 'lmeI
in consequence Of their having
promptly enlisted instead IF w@li-
ING 70 BE- called - calnn- TIE
nauher Of alleged deserfions re-
manning on the list j l'S-ell--
or n be exact. that IVES he nDin-
her when the statement was made
M on July Is Since then how
ever. the department saws. seF-
eral thousand men have been ar
rested and have had their cases
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-11-12

purpose II is a question not s0
much of political as personal
responsibility Ne mnsi be a.
ioyal aia energetic ln pressing
forward fo 1ha eonanes's of peace
AZ we were united and enthusias-
'ae 3 pusllng onNail tc the vac
rorlnS ef war
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-11-12

Teeth of Europeans So much worse
than those Of Americans. the rate
of European insanity is not
higher But perhaps il is. if all
those who are looney now IN
Europe were rounded up and
safely slowed in institutions
where their fangS could he drawn.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-11-12

A Brookline Mass mau >
dismayea hy circumstances thai
miil make hiS marriage cost ~
fortune Marriage has cosi ary
a lnan has fortune
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-11-12

General Nranee mast hare
thought of Eliza and The blood
hounds as he mked in7o tile
trimea and watched the soviet
Arm follow al his heels on iha icr.
which The baron forgot Il oraer
moi 40 freeze
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-11-12

Just received fresh sairmens =
New Currency eiezrs. ; cents strzig',;.
Olsnith Arms &C.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-11-12

Carer boys nave no receipt books,
ao &c. pay TEN for Leader sue-
ycrlptio-s
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-11-12
A TEXAS WONDER

For kidney and bladder troubles
gr2rel weak and lame hack. rhea-
meusm ana irregularities OF the kia-
Heys and Bladder Regulates blau-
Ger troubles n children. II not so.a
hy druggists mail sl445- Small 10
tle often cure. Send Tor sworn gesii-
monials Or Z " Han. 49a6 OliFe
81 ST Louis MO SOLD ay druggist.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-11-12

Published from The Daily LenGer build
<. iR7 West Harrison avenue. and entered
the Guthrie posfoff1ce ,s second class
after.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-11-12

Absorbed State Capital March ), 1911
aticial Paper tonsfsruisDal Convention
ariciEi City tDa County paper
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-11-12

Leader CLASSIFIED Aos Get Resul.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-11-12

Garner boys ornssr papers to sub
sSrbers' they do not sell them
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-11-12

View York ofeape n M Sheffield. speclal
eDcy.
Ascago otace: n. NJ Sheffield Agsncy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-11-12

There is q reminiscent s07lnd in
e news that q chaser Is gong
fTer the rum iu the lake cities
The Dolores star., 1920-06-11
Woman Seeks
Sunken Riches

Of the ship was brought to the surface,
the "shin plasters" were found to be
wntersoaked and valueless.
Considerable work was done In 1917.
until the needs of the government, at
war with the central powers. called a
halt to all salvaging operations
To Salvage Cargo Of Logs.
Mrs. Goodman's next contract Is to
salvage schooner that sank In Lake
Erie In 1864. She has a release from
the owners and will begin work about
July l. This schooner carried a cargo
OF black walnut and white oak logs.
chained to the deck. and Mrs. Good
man expects no difficulty in salvaging
the cargo.
Formerly newspaperwoman. Mrs.
Goodman has made success of busi-
ness which is as interesting as II Is
dangerous. She dslikes being de-
scribed as a woman diver. because she
hns never gone under water herself.
and she says she does not expect to
do so unless for the purpose of increas-
Ing her own scientific knowledge.
The Dolores star., 1920-06-11

prices. although 1t often indicates an
upward trend.
"Market firm" This represents n
condition of strong confidence in gen
eral conditions. resulting often in the
strengthening of a price range. but
seldom in actual price advances.
Market steady" This represents H
normal movement. with steady, con
sistent trading showing no decided
price changes one way or the other.
Market unsettled" This repre-.
sents II condition of uncertainty on
the part of sellers and usually indi-
Gates n weaker tendency.
"AIarket dull" Represents light
trading and suggests a condition OF
uncertainty and possible depression.
Market weak" This may be used
In describing a condition of actual
price decline, with the possibility OF
further decline, and represents a de-
cided lack of confidence on the part
Of the seller.
market demoralzed." This term Is
to be used only in very unusual cases
and represents n condition when stock
can not be moved at any price.
As used in the official market news
reports. "market" represents the views
Of the seller and demand" those OF
the buyer.