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Evening star., 1920-02-08
FINISHED STEEL AWAITS
CARS; IRON QUIET AGAIN

NEW YORK, February There
are large accumulations Of finished
steel at the mills which are taxing
storage capacity to the limit because
there are no cars to move them. Be-
cause of this congestion and car
shortage, production is curtailed. In
dependents no longer make any at
tempt to conform to the old schedule
and prices for semi-finished and An
ished products are rapidly advancing.
The mills. however, are 50 heavily
sold that 1t IL dificult to place or
ders at any price. Many large con-
sumers do not care to commit them
selves to their own customers be-
yond the second quarter because OF
the uncertainty Of steel. Structural
material. bars, sheets. plates and wire
products are considerably short OF
requirements
After a period of remarkable activ-
ity. iron Is again quiet. The fur
naces have virtually nothing to offer
sold for the second half. Many have
withdrawn from the market Others
have been forced to bank for lack
Of coal and coke. Foundry iron has
advanced 81 and 50 within the week.
Production during January was more
than 100000 tons. and heavier than
in any one month since last March.
February will likely see a considera-
BILE decline.
Copper has been quiet Export
business is at standstill and do
mestic consumers are covered for the
time being. Dealers have been SELL
ing small lots at from 1874 to 18N
cents and the producers are Offering
first quarter at 10 cents and seco nd
quarter at 19% to 19A cents. The
tone OF the market is easy.
Lead is in fair demand, but not
freely offered. 1t is consumed as
fast as produced and the outturn is
not increasing. The tone Is strong.
Foreign demand for zinc has stop
ped and domestic consumption ia
light The market has been steadily
declining and Is easy. Demand of
late has been mostly between deal
ers.
Tin also has been steadily declin-
ing without regard to London. The
weakness has been caused by the
drop in exchange and anxiety of hold
ers to realize.
Antimony continues strong and
active.
Evening star., 1920-02-08
EGG MARKET IRREGULAR;
LIVE POULTRY FIRM
Bad Country Roads and Interfer-
ence With Transportation No
ticed; Fair Demand for Potatoes.

BALTIMORE. Md. February Z (Spe-
clal).- result of the scarcity of
fresh eggs. due to bad country roads
ana interference with transportation
the market is decidedly Irregular
Leading commission houses announce
that they are bare of eggs, and it is
true that the market has been pretty
Weli cleared up of fresh stock. Trade
circulars, as quoting irst-hand lots,
basis OF returns to shippers at 5S to
90 cents for nearby and western firsts.
with selling prices. are quoted around
so to 81 cents and higher. and even
at the higher level it is difficult to
obtain supplies, which are for i'm
mediate needs only.
Because Of severe weather condi-
tions throughout the neighboring
country. receipts of live poultry have
been light and the market is, there
fore. firm. especially on the better
grades of young chickens. hen tur-
keys and choice ducks: the ducks
are unusually scarce. the fact that
they are being held back for their
eggs being responsible for the short
age. There is only limited demand
for dressed poultry. and this is CEN
tered on small. soft-meat young
chickens. hen turkeys and desirable sized
capons. Big, heavy gobblers and ship
msnts of chickens, comprised mostly
of old hens. are slow to find favor at
Dressed ducks are scarce and firm.
In the potato market the demand is
fair for the better grades of white
potatoes, with light receipts and only
No. l stock fetching outside quota
tions. All small-sized, mixed and
otherwise faulty potatoes have to be
disposed of at discount. Where of
fancy quality there is a more or less
constant demand for choice yellow
sweets and nice, bright yams.
The fruit and vegetable market
continues practically at standstill
Only two or three loads Of home
grown produce arrived at Center
market this morning. Turnips sold as
high as 81 per three-eighths baskets.
Attractive fat cattle of all descrip-
tions are in fairly good demand. but
wharf receipts Of cattle are running
light and the market is therefore
quiet.
For desirable weight lambs and
smooth, fat sheep there is fair de-
mand On hand-weight veal calves
prices are holding firm, the receipts
Of this grade Of calves being light
from day to day.
Demand for pigs is fair. and with
no oversupply offerings prices on
this demand are firm. For desirable
handy weights Of dressed pork there
is a fair demand. but the movement
Of heavy old boars, stays and rough
stock is slow even at the ruling sharp
discount.
Evening star., 1920-02-08
SEES NEED FOR EARLY
REFORM IN TAX LAWS
Wall Street Journal Bases Demand
for Revision on Alleged
Wrongful Collections.

Need for speedy reform in the tax
laws to simplify the manner of max
ing returns and to apportion the
weight more evenly is emphasized by
the discovery that there are now
1000, 900 in taxes illegally collected
and held in the Treasury for want Of
legislation which will permit a re-
fund. says the Wall Street Journal.
Millions In Overcolleetions.
In 1918 approximately s12,00o.0o0 in
overcoiiections occurred, and }ast
year the total was even greater, the
paper states. This fund in the Treas
ury is in itself a nice source Of rev.
enue to the government, but the peo-
pie who have contributed the money
through error can derive scant con-
ISOLATION from this fact.
1t is clear that there Is need for a
review of the laws. The income
average person, and the wonder is that
honest citizens in their endeavors to
do the right thing have not overpaid
to an even greater extent The ex-
cess profits taxes befuddle the payee
and likewise are checking the growth
of industry.
Says Legislators Know Facts.
Many legislators know that the
time has come for thorough over
hauling of the revenue and tax laws
to get upon a peace-time basis, and
while it is proposed shortly to intro
duce bills providing for the refund
ing of the illegally collected taxes
there seems little present hope ror
any general revision OF the revenue
laws.
Evening star., 1920-02-08

Total. $65. .e2O.o1o $s2.Oa2, 74s s552. .454,s74
During a series Of years the outflow
and inflow Of the metal have been as
{ollo1US.
Evening star., 1920-02-08

and tied up harbors along the north
Atlantic coast.
'"rhe effects of the break in ex-
change upon speculative markets.
and back of them upon buying OF
farm products. resulting in lower cash
prices for these staples. need not be
| minimized. however. These effects.
and the increasing number of reports
OF cancellations of export business.
have long been predicted. but because
or the volume of necessity buying
from abroad has not been as clearly
observable hitherto.
Partial responsibility for some OF
| these effects is attributed to the pol
icy of the banks cooperating with
The federal reserve institutions in ad-
vancing rates for commercial loans
and conserving supplies of money
sought in new loans in the endeavor
to lessen the volume of money locke
up In semi-speculative commodities.
Whatever shares may be allotted to
the various moving causes. however.
ii is evident that the net result has
been to apply the brakes to the trade
movement in big primary lines, and
to measurably slow down the prob
ably all too swift pace at which the
business world has been travelling.
mot all of the weeks developments.
however. have been calculated to
check or reduce the volume of busi-
ness doing. The iron and steel trades,
except for the slowin., down of ex-
ports business visible some weeks
ago. is. so far at least as buying de-
mand is concerned, not any less ac-
tive; and, indeed, the slowness of that
industry. owing to car and resulting
fuel shortages in filing orders. is a
sharp contrast with the eagerness
displayed to place orders still further
in the future. despite still higher
prices asked for pig iron. finished
0f aI1 Lit Nd q
has been advanced this week.
Business failures for the week end
ed February S number 100, which
compares with 103 last week. ia in
the like week Of 1919 233 in 1918. 301
in 1917 and 1863 in 1916"
Evening star., 1920-02-08
JEW York COFFEE MARKrr.

!OhA. February There
yas further covering in the market
xof conee futures here this morning
ana some buying Of the Later months
on expectations that they would 70 to
io@eased premiumA The opening
VaS to IS points higher, with De-
conber relatively arm, and active
positions sold about rs to 40 points
nee higher during the morning, with
Nay touching 14.60 and September
1l77. The covering movement was
psomoted BY steady Brazilian cables.
ba4 the advance met some Scattered
Foa1ising by early week buyers, which
o0aed reactions OF to 10 points from
tAe best ThS oioss was 20 to 20
ps1nfs net higher. Closing BIDS: March.
1l.W; Nay. 14.50: July. l4.7l; Septeenber.
klSs October. l4.70; Deoember, 1870
epoe quiet; Rio r.. l+x: 6antos,
21AA3S. Firm offers based on Lon
A00 credits were reported UNCHANGED
WatA Offers on American credits
AloAeR. The latter included Santos |s
q 14oe TO 23.7o aud Rio Is 1875.
3hs 0modal cables showed no change
- ths Brasilian spot markets. Santos
futures Wsr~ SO reis higher to IS reis
1QWeP: Rio exchange on London un-
eAAa9ed. Santos cleared 86 900 baxs for
Nv O1ieAns. Brazilian port receipta
al.eeo bags: Jundiahy receipts. 5000
Evening star., 1920-02-08
u. S. TRADE IN GOLD
IN 1878 BY MONTHS

Exports and imports of gold from
and into the United States during 1919
have been as follows, compared with
one and two years before:
Evening star., 1920-02-08
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO. February T.

CHICAGO. February 7.-Butter-
Easier; creamery, 50a6l: eggs, lower;
receipts, 5,962 cases; firsts, So: ordi-
nary firsts. 45a50; at mark. cases in
cluded, 60a52h.
Poultry alive. unchanged.
NEW YORK, February 7.-Butter-
Firm; receipts. 1.4ss tubs; creamery
higher than extras. SIN ass; cream
cry extras coz score), 81: creamery
frsts (sS to 81 score). 62h ass: pack
ing stock, current make, No. 2. ~.
Eggs = Unsettled; receipts. 1864
cases: fresh gathered extra frsts. So
a60; flrsts, 57a5S; state. Pennsylvania
and nearby western hennery whites.
firsts to extras. 66a72; state. Pennsyl-
vania and nearby hennery browns,
extras, 63a64; do, gathered browns
and mixed colors nrsts to extras. IS
asa.
Cheese-weak; receipts, 1913 pack
ages: state whole milk fiats. held,
specials. 31a32; do. average run. 2sh
a30h; state whole milk twins. held,
specials. 30Ma31h: do. average run.
29ha31
Live and dressed poultry-steady:
prices unchanged.
Evening star., 1920-02-08
new YoRK SUGAR MARKET.

INV YORK. February 7-While
0aO vas no further change In raw
0gaT peioes the undertone is easy
owing 70 ths increasing movement in
Oabo. TAsre were sales of $4,000 bags
- Cobas for first half February ship
Dant at IN cents cost and freight
- 0pora4oT0. and q Savannah feiin er
pnf0hAsed 1880 bags Of Cubas,
pPompt clearance to Savannah at II
Onts cost and freight. while local re-
AA0gU appeared to be out OF the mar
kot q the moment. The market closed
e I'm for Cubas cost and freight.
saaai to 1919 for centrifugal
3hseo was no change in refined
O1GAP prices, which are listed at Ii
- 1e osnts for hne granulatsd. Ths
oanaod oontinueS active and much
- aEoD0o Of the supply. although viii
~ OoVoWent incFeaSing moro Gugaa
OAould Be available in the near future
Evening star., 1920-02-08
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.

NEW YORK, February THE
actual condition of clearing house
banks and trust companies Tor the
week shows that they hold S26. 1881: $3.50
ments. This is an increase OF $4.006.
120 from last week.
The statement follows:
Actual condition:
Loans, discounts. etc, $5.1S3.676,000;
decrease. $63,019.000.
Cash in own vaults members fed
crease, @ ss.67s.ooo
Reserve In federal reserve bank, OF
member banks. $558.901,0 900; increase
$5. 900.
Reserve in own vaults. state banks
and trust companies. $l2.227.oo0; in
crease, $709.000.
and trust companies. $10.555.0oo: de-
Net demand deposits. SALTS. .275. 900;
increase, $S,707.000 Omitted States de-
posits deduced. $S7 ,000):
Time deposits. s252.s5s.ooo; increase,
Circulation. ,as.7l5.ooo: increase.
Aggregate reserve. $5S1ss3,oo0.
Excess reserve, $z6,s31.3s0; increase.
$4.006.120.
Summary of state banks and trust
companies in greater New York, not
included in clearing house statement:
Loans, discounts etc. $7S5, 126, 400; in
crease. $3.952,600.
Gold, $S,216,30O; increase. $416,400.
Currency and bank notes. $I6.817.-
500; increase, &149.2O0.
Deposits with federal reserve bank.
New York. $72,97O.900; increase, $780,
Total deposits. ss41 800, 100; increase.
$1,412,000.
Total deposits. eliminating amounts
due from reserve depositaries and
other banks and trust companies in
New York city and United States de-
posits, $7S3,516, 200; increase. $499.3 800.
Banks: Cash in vault, $23,S73.300.
Trust companies: Cash in vault, $74.-
49, 700.
Evening star., 1920-02-08
1UlnGT CLOSES
[ Hnh TO Strong
1bskcs Events Indicate Only
1 Moderate Recovery From
y International Crisis.

- YoRx yeb.u.H TEccnfus-
- g . 0aoorabls week on the
80 G1ehaa0N but the tone at the
- va0 arn to strong. Prices rose
q = 3 D0infs at the outset the shorts
- 0orS rushing to cover. put re,
n N11akn exchange, soon Cancelled
- eAvantage.
Nvard tAS eloos the list strength
- again on Q sudden demand Tor
W001osntatfvs industrials and spe-
SSSt5oa iso1ee ifke General Motors,
O60nihle Steel and shippings making
0annOt b00yaAt rseoveries-
Ooa01defih0 the relatively small
yusoovss. unusual acuvity wsc snoHn
~ ssiia aoctiy as "a rains; more snG"s.. %nsI,
SSstsd because Of overnight reports
1Som Washington showing fufther
So0oes Of operations under govern.
t6ont control. Oils were hrm. o9t
Otherwise made little re.ponse 20 40,
os0fors announcing further price ad-
YNacos in crude and refined products:
0aies Of stocks amounted to ~7s'ooo
Soeds were IRREGULAR. heavine:s IN
several Of the high-erade railroad
fuea. such as Union Pacific 4s ana
UNitod States Steel IS, featuring the
H0hter dealings. Total sales .pAr
vSlue) aggregated $s.475.o00. Old U.
q. bonds were unaltered on call our
8rsstic leEislation Of the week in
the stock market was rejected IN
2e3 600 900 contraction OF actual Ioshs
and discounts. There was = 1urtner
gain Of almost S&.00O.0Oo In reservss;
bringing the total excess 10 a'''''''
Week Received.
WANTS Of the week in the very dis
tuYbed financial and commodlty m1fke.s
indicated that little more than mooelate
rooovery from the crisis In the inter
national credit situation may 10 eA
nooted in the near future
Ths many conflicting economic eie.
pusnts involved in any effort to onset
01en partial stabilixation OF foreign e1-
chsnee present insuperAble difficuities'
a the opinion of expert observers. WIN,
out worldwide financial and ino"stf's'
co-opsration.
fhcrs is reason to believe. however.
that conferences of foremost intefna-
tionai banking interests are likely TO oe
haId soon, either in London or paris.
WA plans to bring about order out OF
exivtins chaos will receive earnest con-
siderstion. Primarily. the violent re-
actioa in stocks. which caused many
lesding shares to fall from ten to nearly
afty points, was directly connected with
tho crash Of exchange Higher rates
1br call money. bank aeceptanfes and
HGrchants' paper were the outcome Of
Ion Withdrawals by banks hsfe ana
e ether yeossve centera
Il - genHfally agreed that curteil-
1at Of export credits. necsssitating
00riAeisl o6erings of foreign bills was
- Wsetsst point In tho financial stsue-
n the esnarai reversal II vas re-
anfded g noteworthy that rspresehta-
0Vo Industrial shares sustained only
o1eeAfe losses. Relative steadiness
80 ahown by issues Of the steal and
.G01ip02ent companies which claim to
NASSe eoatracts calling for capacity pro-
ADafSoo into the years third quarter.
New low records were made in the
bod market, liberty and victory issues
ySfd1ng to greatly enlarged offerings
V6fA several Of the foreign war fota.
ttoaA Railroad bonds. especially those
e Oseulatve character. also weakened.
Evening star., 1920-02-08
sEstimated.
Copyright. 1e1s.)
1872 U. S. FAILURES LAST
WEEK; 1863 A YEAR AGO
135 Reported to B. q. Dun a Co.
for Preceding Seven Days.
1S in Canada.

Commercial failures last week in the
United States, as reported to R. G..
Dun & Co., were 1872. against 1875 the
week before. l12 two weeks ago, and
1873 the corresponding week last year.
Failures in Canada numbered 1S,
against 2S the week before, 13 two
weeks ago and IL last year. OF fail.
ures last week in the United States.
Is were in the east, 80 south. 81 west
and Is in the Pacific states, and q
reported liabilities Of $1,000 or more,
against SO the week before.
Evening star., 1920-02-08
Tennesseans to Rename Sells.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, February T.
Action of republican conventions in
the twelve counties of the first dis
trict today assures the denomination
Of Congressman Sam r. Sells.
Evening star., 1920-02-08

COMBINED RnBoURCEl
+ RESOURCES
Gold 4 gold certificates
Gold settlement fund, =
II. board ........-...
Gold with for. agencies
Total gold held by bks.
Gold with +. 4. agents.
Gold redemption fund. :.
Total gold reserve.
Legal tender notes, sill
yer, etc. ............
Total reserves .......
Bills discounted
Secured by govt. war
obliga tions .........
All other ............
Bills bought in open mkt.
Total bills on hand.
q. S. govt. bonds. 80.
U. s. victory notes.
U. S. ctfs. of inde BIT. :.
All other earning assets
Total earning assets
Iank premises ........
Cncollectcd items 4 9TH
er deductions from gr.
deposits .............
so redempt. fund aGt.
r. X. bank notes.
All other resources $50.
Total resources.
LIABILITIES
Capital paid in ...
surplus ...............
Government deposits. i.
Due to m"mb's res. act.
Deferred availib'y items
Other deposits. includ-
ing. for. govt. credits
Total gross deposits i.
+. r. notes in act. cir.
+. X. bank notes in cir
culation--net liability
Ali other liabilities.
Total liabilities g.
Ratio Vt total reserves
and +. X. note liabilit
aa tio Of gold reserves to
circula ton after settt
against net deposit Ii
Evening journal., 1920-10-29

iudges-Comb and brush by Wells
Drug store; Gun buttons or lavalliere,
by j. J. Minister; fountain pen by
feame; sport sweater, by Potts and
Bedwell. automobile dealers
Miss Anna Langtry Kirk, daughter
Of Mrs. Victoria Kirk. OF DOn. was
married Wednesday evening to Thom-
as Robertson. son Of T. B. r. Rob
erson. OF Rising Sun. The ceremony
was performed at the home OF the
brides mother, by the Rev. William
Davies, pastor OF Rock and Zion Pres
byterian churches.
Katherine. six-year-old daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Afford LOTHIAN, was Sc
verely burned by touching a live wire
on Water street
William McCauley Terrell. formerly
Of ElktOn, was recently elected presi-
dent OF The Hamilton Savings Bank,
OF Washington. lie is a son OF the
late John NJ. Terrell, and is senior
member Of the real estate firm OF
Terrell and Little, OF Washington,
ID. G.
Evening journal., 1920-10-29
MANY PRIZES
FOR PARADERS
Elkton Makes Elaborate Ar
rangements for Hallow-
cen C~'-bration
w. ]. M'KENNEY
DIES IN HOSPITAL
snnclal lo NJ Evenlne Ianrnol.

Special 10 The Evening Jaurn0l.
ELKTON. Nd, Oct. 29.-NIiss Esther
C. Terrell and Clarence Roberts Per
klns. both OF Elklon were quietly
married yesterday afternoon, at tho
residence OF Daniel S. Terrell. brother
OF the bride. by the Rev. Louis +
Barrett. ID. D., Of Chcstertown, Md
brOiher-in-law OF the bride, assisted
by the Rev. Or. George y. Anderson,
Of the Elkton NJ. = Church. Mr. and
Mrs Perkins will reside on East Main
street Elkton
William J. McKenney. aged % years.
son OF Mr. and Mrs Lachariah Nc
kenney. OF Town Point. died at Union
Hospital. Elkton, on Sunday. after a
long illness. The funeral was held
on Wednesday afternoon from the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor w. Nc
kenney. Burial was made in Elkt0n
Cemetery.
The following prizes have been Of
fored for contestants in the parade
TO be held in Elkton, on Halloween
Children's prize, como First. 50 In
gold: second. goods valued at 50. Of
fercd by $ II. King and Sons third.
$3.50 IN gold
Chldren's fancy-First. S. in gold
second Si box OF candy offered by
Charles H. Jeffers; third, $3.50 in
gold
Adults. comic-Flrst, $40 In gold
second, silk uubrella. offered by Lip
mans Department Store; third $3.50
In gold.
Adults, fancy-First, $40 in gold
second promo Camera, by J Frank
Frazer: third 50 80 In gold
Automobiea-F First. 500 in gold; sec
ond. $40 in goods by Rober WitwOrtn
Hardware Store third, 50 in gold
Floats-First. so in gold: second.
half-barrel nour by Frank Davis. OF
the American stores; third, $3.50 in
gold
Horsemen- First. so in gold: sec
ond, pair Of shots by W. Don Price
third. 81 80 in gold.
Special prizes at discretion OF
Evening journal., 1920-10-29
DELAWARE CITY HAPPENINGS.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
DELAWARE CITY, Oct 28-Mrs
George Kelley and Miss Lille Clark, OF
Wilmington. spent yesterday with
Mrs. William ID. Clark
Miss Anna Vandyke has returned 10
her home In TOWNSEND after an ex-
tended visit with Miss Mary Jester.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gam are visit
ing friends in Philadelphia.
Sergeant ROthsieln and family who
have been stationed at Fort dupont
for the past two years left yesterday
for New York where they viii visit
Mrs ROihstein's family for a short
time and Will then go 10 Panama.
Waller Scott, wht underwent an
Evening journal., 1920-10-29
BIG SAFETY EXPERT
COMING HERE NOV. 16

Owing to election there will be no
luncheon meeting OF the Chamber of
commerce next Tuesday. On Tuesday.
November t6. a luncheon meeting VIII
be held in the duBarry room or the
Hotel dupont, at which C. w. Price.
general manager OF the National Safe
ty Council, will speak.
Mr.. Price also will speak on the
evening of November i6 at sthe High
School, when the FOreman's Safely
Course will begin its second year with
Evening journal., 1920-10-29

operation at tho rhilnGelphla Hos
pital about three months ago, has re-
covered sufficiently TO be brought
home.
A Halloween social Will be given by
the Presbyterian Sunday school to-
night.
Evening journal., 1920-10-29
SELLING BUILDING
OFFICE BY OFFICE

HOUSTON, Texas-Llttle by little
and bit by bit a big Office building Is
being sold here. Executors Of the
Hermann estate are selling the Stew
art building an ofAce at a time. Pur-
chasers pay so murh a square foot
for each ONCE and have 20 years 20
pay. The total amount must be
S3JOOOO.
Evening journal., 1920-10-29
WOULD WALK TO JAPAN.

SAN FRANCISCO-What,s the use
OF being a hero II you can't make
folks believe IL? That's what Hulger
Peterson wants 10 know. He insists
ms WIFE started TO walk TO Japan and
that he entered the surf and rescued
her.
Evening journal., 1920-10-29

a big get together" meeting. There
will be vocal and instrumental music
and William p. White Will lead
chorus singing
Evening journal., 1920-10-29

Want Ad that Will rent apart
ments should be used during the CON-
ing week and It will receive many re-
Nils
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-04-01
Local Oil Company Organized.

The Florida Parishes Oil Co.,,
Inc, is the title of an incorpora.
ted company organized here this
week, the charter of which will
appear in next weeks issue of
The Era-Leader, showing the
following as charter members:
E, l.. Magee, B. E. Bickham,
W. J. Burris, W. S. Burris,
Magee w. OFT, Joe N. Magee,
Dyson Booty, L. W. McDougall,
W. E. Knight, P. B. Carter,
M. A. Thigpen. j. B. Lindsey,
P. w. Lindsey.
Officers, President M. W. OFT,
Vice President E. L. Magee,
Treasurer, W. s. Burris. Score.
tary Dyson Booty.
The purpose of the organiza'
ton is the development of the
oil industry thruout the Florida
Parishes, and with such strong
backing as the company shows
all indications point to big bust
ness.