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The Coconino sun., 1920-12-03

Ike Smith, mechanic at the A. L. & T., has returned to work after slight illness.
 Anyone wanting Christmas trees, leave orders with Lightning Delivery at once. 1t Scaler German, formerly at the Greenlaw camp, is now stationed at the A. L. & T.
 County Attorney F. M. Gold spent a day in Williams during the first of the week, on business connected with his office.
 1 Attorney X. N. Sleeves, z. R. Tow cry, the Chevrolet man, and Clyde Poison were among visitors from Will Hams this week.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. F. Grimmell re- l turned on Tuesday from few days in Albuqueque, where MT. Grimmell went on business.
 Jeff Venters, in very bad health, plans to go to Texas as soon as he is able to travel, to live with relatives at his old home in that state.
 Jimmie Patton is in town for few days from his ranches out west of here and says that after he has made one final trip back there to get things in shape for winter he likely will spend several months here in town.
 M. I. Powers, president of the Citi- zens bank, who went to Phoenix the last of last week, instead of returning on Tuesday, as planned, went to Los l Av~oln, k,,e nI 1raa,, him until today or tomorrow.
 Frank L. Pendley and Jess Howard were in town from Sedona a couple of days this week. Frank is the man who carried away that big gob of prize money on agricultural products at the state fair this year. They re- turned home yesterday, to beat out the storm then brewing.
 Sheriff-elect Vim. A. Campbell asks that all veterans of the Spanish American war meet at the court house on the evening of Tuesday, December [, at 7:30 o'clock, the purpose being to organize a post of the vets of that war. He urges that you don't forget the date, but be there.
 Mrs. A. K. Kellemen was taken sick on Sunday and is under the doctors care. She is improving. Because of her illness the meeting of the Boost ers' club, scheduled for yesterday, had to be postponed for week, as Mrs Keemen's cooking is one of the at- fractions of the club meetings.
 T. A. Riordan, Ed Babbitt, John Verkamp and Fred Cruise got back Sunday night from the Navajo Indian fire dance at Blue Canyon, pretty well tired out after the long drive and hay ing to sit up most of the night they spent at the canyon, but enthusiastic over the dance and the various sport ing events staged by the Navajos. i c. H. Hamilton, of the astronomical force at Lowell Observatory, faithful to science, is growing mustache and beard to protect his face during the coming cold nights when he expects to put in a great deal of time at the big telescope, taking observations. He says it's sometimes hard to subordin- ate vanity to science, but it has to be done.
 Mayor Samuel Quay returned the first of the week from the big lum- Der camp at Cooley, where he had been doing expert work for the Apache Lumber company. He says the sawmill there is running along smoothly and contrary to reports heard here, there is full force of men on the job.
 Additional Local News on page 2)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
U. G.. |. DROPPED TO
NEW BOTTOM PRICE
General Disposition to A,Vait
Next More in Rapid Tran
sit Situation

Interest in today's local market cen
tered almost exclusively around the
public utility group. The trading in
Philadelphia Rapid Transit assumed a
moro normal aspect, but the movement
of the stock, as might be expected. con
tinurd very unsettled. Re current liqui-
dati0u was encountered in Philadelphia
Electric and United Gas Improvement
Little to speak Of was done in the
securities Of tShP underlying companies
Of the Rapid Transit Co.
Nobody in the local financial commu.
nifty has been quite able to convince
themselves just what was behind the
fare up. There Is considerable diversity
Of OpiriOn az to motives, plans and
schemes, and no two persons have
reached the same conclusions. About
everybody is convinced there is a niggor
in the woOdpile somewhere, With such
mental confusion everybody was dis
posed to play safq. In consequence the
volume Of dealings fell off materially.
with an accompanying narrowing Of
price fluctuation. The rang" today
was between 1872 and u. At the out
set the stock put fairly strong front
partly due to continued covering of
shorts, although there was said 10 be
very good buying by certain well known
downtown interests. These purchases
up until the afternoon kept the price
well ppgged at 16. When these orders.
however. were withdrawn. the price
fell back to the lower figure.
Little is to be said concerning the
operations in the other local stocks.
Philadelphia Electric continued to meet
a free supply of stock, which during
the early dealings carried the price
down to 90, but supporting orders kent
the selling from carrying it under that
figure.
With the exception of PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad, most Of the dealings elsewhere
were of small odd lots. Union Trac-
ton came back to 2S, American
Stores worked up to A, recovering all
the loss of the previous two sessions.
Trading in Electric Storage Battery did
not amount to much, the warrants on
small offerings dropped back 81 to IS.
Pennsylvania Insulated Wire, Pennsyl.
vania Salt, York Railways were un.
changed. Insurance Company of North
America and Alliance Insurance were
each fractionally higher. United Gas
had a fresh sinking spell in the last
hour, making. a new low record at 40.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New York, July 22.-The market
for coffee futures opened s to % points
higher this morning on covering by
shorts, due to the steadier cables from
Brazil. There was little or no change,
however, in the underlying general con
ditions, Santos making every effort to
sell coffee and buyers here showing in
difference.
Late yesterday it was said that San
tOs As sold in the local market at 141ac,
American credit basis, this being the
lowest yet recorded. Today. however,
early advices reported an advance Of &c
in offers. This tended to bring in
little more covering right after the call,
which sent September to roc and De-
cember and March to 10000, or IS to 80
points net higher. with reactions of 8
to 10 points around the noon hour.
Local traders do not seem disposed
to put too much faith in the steadiel
showing in Santos, as they know that
recently any advance here has met with
increased offerings from the primary
markets. Buyers here continue to show
an indifference as to the firm offers be-
ing made from day to day. Until the
demand increases, there is believed to
he little likelihood that Santos will sus-
tlin any advance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
TRADING is SMALL
IN CURB MARKET
Fractional Losses Are Sus-
tanned in Many Issues In
Petroleum Group

New York, July 22.-Business on the
Broad street curb was small in volume
and heavy tone was shown In the
active issues.
General Asphalt, which is now the
most important feature in the outside
market dropped from 90 to 63h under
moderate sales. and fractional losses
were sustained in many other issues in
the petroleum group. The low priced
stocks, however, held firm and were in
fairly good demand.
A drive was made at Ryan Con-
on which that stock dropped
to 10h. Support quickly appeared and
around midday IL was quoted at % bid.
There was a good deal OF talk about
coming developments in Aetna Explo.
sives, but the stock remained quiet,
q small amount selling at 11A.
United Retail Candy was unchanged
in its mar ket position. Submarine was
in moderate supply. ranging from 12ss
to II. Goodyear Tire sold at 120. Her.
cules Paper ranged from PIN to 261b.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
LONDON STOCK MARKET
Section Dropped Aoalr
French loans Iower

London. July 22--A feeling OF c,r
tiousness was noted on the. stock en-.
news. Alterations In prices were narrna,
ond the market generally lacked stsaSH
ness. Profit-taking occurred in speciei'
ties. Pe''a''
In the oil group. the attitude was ~.
OF reserve and quotations were yirt,ame ,e
UNCHANGED. Shell Transport was iS'is
and Mexican Eagle 10 5-i8. i'-lo
Home rails were fat and neglected.
of Argentine roads had a better tona es
Diamonds and Rio Tintos were io,,,u
on advices from Paris. Kaffirs reactna
Industrials were ragged. Hudson's Raw
was 1916. "as
The gilt-edged section drooped as.,.
and French loans we're weak. o""
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
To Float Loan Here

Toxic. July 22.-Baron Takahashi.
minister Of finance, announced In the
House Of Peers today that loan Of
100000 900 Yen for the South Man
foated in the United States in the near
future.
Foreign Minister Uchida, answering
questions during the same session. de-
clared the American shipping law doubt
shipping interests, but that Japan was
prepared 70 take the wisest steps to meet
tho situation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
Bank Of France Statement

Paris. July 22,--The weekly statement
of the Bank of France shows the fol-
lowing changes Gold in hand, increas sed
275,0O0 francs; silver In hand. in
creased $4,000 francs; notes in circula-
tion, decreased 246,l44,OOO francs (;
treasury deposits, decreased 24.258. 900
francs; general deposits, decreased 29.-
239,000 francs; bills discounted, de-
creased 4O,G2!,0oO francs; advances, in
creased $685., 1000 francs. Fresh advances
to the state during the week, 800, 900, 900
francs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, July 22-There was a good
demand for spot cotton today with
prices easier on the basis Of a decline
of 20 points for middling at 27.30d.
The sales were 5000 bales. The re-
ceipts were 1000 bales, including 6100
bales American. Futures were steauy
American, middling fair, S2.65d; good
middling. 29,S0d fully middling. 2s.65d ;
middling, 273Od low middlins. 2360d ;
good ordinary 20.30d, and ordinary,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
GOVERNMENT BONDS
French EMBARGO Raised

Paris, July ga decree repeating
the one of April 23 which prohibited in-
portation of many articles from Amer
lea. has been signed and will be pro-
mulgated In a day or. two. BY It's
siderable increase In customs duties on
articles regarded superhuous to French
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS

Chicago. July 20. BUrTER-Lower.
,EGGs--.HiEher,, Receipts. I2.s7e cases
Firsts. 4sh @4+mc. Ordinary nTsts ~ @
storage extras. acc; storage drsts 40@ 40K 9.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
French Expert Comma Hars

Paris, July 22.--M. Parmentier, one
of the specialists of the ministry of
finance, Is the expert who will leave
shortly for the United States in con-
nection with repayment of the French
part OF the Anglo French loan of $780,
cision will be taken by the ministry
until M. Psrmentier reports, after n
study Of the situation In the United
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
Financial Briefs

The New York Subtreasury lost 81
lS.O0O to the banks yesterday. making
cash net loss since Friday of $499, 900,
The Chicago stock exchange has ad-
mitted to the list Armour & Co 500
0oO'00O 7 per cent notes. Oscar n
Riggs, OF Babcock, Rushton & Co. has
been admitted to membership.
The Bank of England minimum ratio
or discount remains unchanged at I
The average price of twenty activs
mdustTlal shares declined 0.23 per cent
yesterday to 90.45, while twentv rail
roads advanced 0.20 per cent TO 7s'vx
Earnings for tho quarter ended on
June 80 by the Republic Iron and steal
Corporation, showing a surplus ~ a. :.
$4,000. equivalent to S622 on the stock
contrasted with Sbl0.9l6 for the corre-
spending 1919 periods, We're even mora
favorable than the Street had antici.
pated.
John Haseltinc Shinn, OF Macl,is g.
Co. and Maurice Brooke have been elect
ed members of the PHILADELPHIA Stock
Excnange. The membership OF the late
John 7. Fox has been posted for transfer
to Joseph S. McGovern
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22

tDiscount rate corresponds with interest
rate borne by certificates pledged as. collat-
eral with minimum Of per cent in the case
OF Philadelphia, Atlanta and Kansas City
and 81 per cent In the case OF San Fran
cisco. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22

QUOTATIONS
BANK CLEARINGS
MOUNTAINEERING RATES

NEW YORK-Money on call both
classes Of collateral. opened today at 8
per cent for lending and renewing.
In prime bank acceptances, something
OF a let-up in the buying demand is
noted. There Ia a fair supply OF prime
New York member bills. A large num-
Der of names on prime out-of-town
bills appear The amount involved, Of
course. Is much larger In the case Of
the New York acceptances offered
There is also a good supply Of prime
nonmember bills which ordinarily pass
freely. Buying institutions are having
to put on the brake owing to their
limitations. For prime ninety-day New
York member bills, 6% per cent Is bid
and 6h asked. For sixty-day 6h per
cent is bid and 8 per cent offered.
The situation Is unchanged in prime
mercantile paper, which is In moderate
inquiry in the country sections, Rates
are being governed by the collateral loan
fixed date market
Time money on all Industrial collateral
is o per cent bid. with offerings neglble.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
Time money on all Industrial collateral
Is 8 per cent bid. with offerings neglible
PHILADELPHIA-can. 6 per cent

time, per cent: commercial paper
three to six months, 8 per cent.
(Note-These are merely nominal quo
tations, as the legal rate Of interest
in the state OF Pennsylvania is flxed AT
6 per cent. Plus premium and com.
mission time money for thirty to ninety
days is loaning at s to Sh per cent.
while commercial paper from three TO
six months Is being offered at to 8H
per cent?
LoNDoN--Money Ia quoted at BlA
per cent. Discount rates, short bills
per cent; three months bills, 6% Der
cent,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York. July 22.-After receding to
3.SoK before the opening. demand
sterling recovered to 3Sl and cables to
).81%. other exchanges were weak
Francs were off IS, lire 3, and Belgian
IL polnts.
Quotations were:
Franc cayles 1850. checks 1859; lire
cables l7.75, checks l7.77; Belgian
cables 11.7b, checks HI; Swiss cables
6.75, checks ST.; gullder cables 34%
checks SAX; pesetas cables 1888.
checks 1873; Stockholm cables 2l.70,
checks 21.65; Christiania cables 1880,
checks 1915; Copenhagen cables 1910,
checks 1886; marks 2.b2.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22
Today's Range In Liberty Bonds
Reserve Banks Discount Rates

Onicial rediscount rates at the twelve
Federal Reserve banks are as follows
Treas, LIB ComI Bkrs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22

the Bank Of England minimum ratio
OF ulscouht remains unchanged at 7
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-22

The New York Subtreasury lost ST.
is.oQo 10 the banks yesterday, making
cash net loss since Friday of S499 Oo0
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-03-05
OF
WOOL is ENDED

eeived from any dealer they are APP
portioned to the individual growers
TO the extent 10 which their identity
is disclosed. but the actual payments
are being withheld until the collec-
ton Of excess profits is more nearly
completed. I'm order that practically
all the growers may receive their
checks at approximately the same
time.
The reports OF many country deal
ers show no excess profits. Relatively
small amounts Of excess were made
by most of the others. and the refunds
to individual growers In many cases
will be very small. In other words.
the refunds will amount In the aggre-
gate to several cents per pound upon
all the wool which the dealer handled
"The greater part Of all excess prof.
It's" according to a report Of the de.
partment. appears to have accumu.
lated in the hands Of certain distribute
ing center dealers. who purchased
largely through direct agencies in pro
ducing sections. Many Of the distrib
uting center dealers, who handled
woods on consignment only and who's
profits were necessarily limited to tn
commissions paid by the government
appear to have no excess. In the dis
cussion Of this subject In press. tn
fact that nearly two-thirds of the WOO
clip Of the country is so-called ter
ritory wool from the Western and Pa
cific coast states, which was handle
almost exclusively on consignment
and therefore furnished on opportun
. ty for the accumulation of exces
|, profits. has, to some extent at leas
been overlooked"
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-03-05
Money Changers Make Profits
Because Minis Cannot Meet
the Demand.
MUST MAKE YOUR OWN CHANGE
Almost impossible to Buy Merchandise
In Small Quantities Unless You
Have Exact chanoe-Taxicab
System is Well Regulated.

San Antonio, Tex.-Money, taxicabs,
flowers, fruits, dirt and trade embar-
goes-these are certain to attract the
attention Of travellers from the United
States in Mexico.
Mexico Is now on a wholly metallic
basis, so far as money is concerned.
This condition has been forced through
long series of worthless issues of pa
per money by various revolutionary
factions prior to the inauguration OF
Carranza as president.
There Is an abundance of native gold
and silver out of which to coin money
All coins above 10-centavO pieces are
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-03-05
Four or Five Steps Necessary to
Finish Work Of War Indus
tries Board.
SETTLE WITH 1855 DEALERS
Reports Must BE Audited. Analysed
and Excess Profits Determines and
Disbursed-Refunds In Many
Cases VIII BE Small.

washington.-The department of
agriculture is winding up the affairs
Of the domestic wool section Of the
war industries board. This work in
.olyes four distinct steps. and II seems
probable that a fifth will be necessary.
The first step is to secure. on forms
furnished by the department. sworn
reports from the 1855 country deal
ers and. the 10 distributing dealers
10 whom the war industries board Is
sued permits to deal In wool of the
1918 clip.
The second involves the auditing of
these reports in detail to determine
whether the methods pursued and the
profits made are In accordance with
the regulations.
The third is the collection of excess
profits from those persons or firms
whose reports. after auditing, show
that such excess profits were made.
As rapidly as they are received by
the department, all remittances for
excess profits are being deposited as
a special fund in the treasury Of the
United States.
Disbursing Excess Profits.
The fourth is a careful analysis OF
each report which shows excess profits
with a view to working out the fair
est possible method of distributin,
such profits. After this is done, tn
department proposes to disburse tn
excefs profits by check Of its own dis
bursting officer drawn on the treasur
Of the United States.
The fifth step will be an audit, 1
the Geld. of the books and records Q
dealers whose reports for any reaso
/, seem to make this course advisabl,
. The first division Of the work hs
, been very nearly completed. A reli
lively small number Of approved dea
! ers have failed to make reports, an
It Is believed that the transactions {
many Of these were so small as to b
practically negligible.
II has been discovered that sever,
hundred wool dealers carried on the
| OuSiuCSS Us usual uuiiuS 1910 WltuO'
obtaining permits. As the names
these dealers have been ascertaint
they have been required to furnish r
ports similar in respect to those r
quired from permit holders and to p,
y over their excess profits whenever
0 appears that they have made mo
than the regulations allowed. In OF
er words, they are not allowed to d
. rive any advantage from having op,
J. ated in ignorance or violation Of I
o regulations. The discovery of ma
# of these unauthorized dealers was 1
# possible until the reports of the /
8, dealers in distributing centers we
r audited, since the entire wool clip
e. the country eventually passed throu
"a their books either as purchases
II consignments.
The second division of the wo
"a that of auditing the reports receiv
IN Is progressing rapidly as the fol
~ available will permit, and the coll
= ton of excess profits proceeds as
audit of each separate case is CO
pleted.
= As rapidly as excess profits are
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-03-05
ALMsHouse 10 YEARS
Woman. e5. Public Charge In Della
ware Since She Was . Years
Old.

Georgetown. Del.-An inmate Of the
Sussex county almshouse for seventy
six years. Martha Stanford. who was
blind iron. childhood. has died ut the
age OF s. years. She was sent to the
almshouse from the western part OF the
county when nine years old. and lived
there ever since until the time OF her
death.
Despite her affiiction and her poor
condition. she Kept cheerful. always
hoping that sotne time she would he
taken from the almshouse. She had
no near relatives.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-03-05
NEEDS
SMALL COINS

of silver or gold. Inability of mints to
meet the demand has created short ]
age Of change. This shortage has been
taken Vantage of by money changers
all over the republic.
It Is almost impossible to buy mer-
chandise In large or small quantities
unless you are able to make your own
change. From to per cent Is COM
monty charged by money changers for
converting 10 or 20 peso pieces into
silver Of small denominations.
This shortage was made more acute
about two years ago through the with
drawal from circulation of the old Mex
lean silver peso. This was caused by
the advance in the price of silver,
which made the peso worth approx
mately 80 per cent more than its face
value as bullion. The new Mexican
silver coins do not contain as high q
percentage Of silver as these old peso
pieces.
1t is hard to conceive Of a cigar store
refusing to sell one cigar because one
has not the exact change, but that Is
the case all over Mexico. One also en-
counters difficulty in buying food while
travelling. for the reason that food mer-
chants at the stations are unable to
make change readily. Often meal
may cost 50 because of this scarcity of
change.
We in the states might learn some
thing from the well-regulated taxicab
system of Mexico City. l arrived In
the capital at 3 a. m. My baggage was
carried to taxicab by licensed and
numbered cargadore. These cargadores
insist upon showing travellers theil
numbers, in compliance with the law
and 1t is wise for any stranger travel
ing in Mexico to note the number care
fully. Most Of the cargadores, how
ever, can be relied upon to handle you
baggage with care and perfect safety.
Once your baggage Is deposited in {
taxicab. policeman Is on hand I,
note the chauffeur's license, the mum
Der Of passengers and destination. TIL,
policeman gives the passenger Sill
with these facts recorded, which shoul'
be retained in case the service is foun'
to be faulty.
Taxicab rates are plainly posted II
the cars.
Fruits and Flowers Plentiful.
Along the route to Mexico City
found the towns dirty. but the fiowe
and fruit stands sumptuously stocked
Prices for fruit and flowers are so r
diculously low in comparison wit
prices in the states that one is temple
to lay in ridiculous oversupply. On
can buy bouquet Of roses as bi
around as bushel basket for s
cents American money.
found considerable dissatisfactio
throughout Mexico with the embare
against Mexican citrus fruit. Lars
quantities Of oranges, lines and lemon
are raised in Mexico. The quality
this fruit is excellent. The excuse f
the embargo is that the germ Of
blight that Is fatal to citrus frui
might be brought into the United Stat
II markets were opened to the Mes
cans. am told however, on reliab
8. authority, that this danger Is mo
lie imaginary than real. found strOl
~ sentiment everywhere for the lifting
o. the embargo and similar emoarl
against cotton.