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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-21

In one months time EVANS TRIPLE
PHOSPHATES puts on several pounds
of solid red blooded flesh and changes
your weak. rundown. nervous tired bod
into a strong. vigorous. robust one or
money back.
OF course medical men are surprised
and many are still unbeiievers. but the
fact Is evident to every up-to-date phar-
rracist that Evans Triple P~hosphates
will prod. g flesh without violent meth
DDS. face creams. daily massage or beau
~ torture.
In order 10 assimi.ate the nourishing
food thin .eopie daily take into the
body and turn II into healthy. red blood
corpuscies. the nerves ;hat control the
process Of digestion and assimilation mus.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-21

Amboy visitor Tuesday. z.
Mrs. John Hornsby is. visiting her
mother in River Edge.
Mrs. Walter eager spent Monday
in Asbury Park.
j. II. Love has returned from a
visit with his brothers family in
Ridgewood. Miss Selma Love of
Ridgewood is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. j.. Fl. Love.
Mrs. Il. f.. Drake and Mrs. Irving
Butler We're out-of-town visitors
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Butler spent
Sunday with relatives in New Bruins
wick.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-07-21
WOODBRIDGE

Miss Thelma Rankin spent the
week with friends in Arlington.
Mrs. w. A. Gillian was a Perth
The Washington herald., 1921-08-09

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. S.-LiVe
Poultry-Fowls. fancy. fat. s0aS2c;
inferior. 26a2Sc: spring chickens
broilers. fancy, yellow-skinned.
weighing 2h to 3 pounds apiece,
3sa4oc per pound: weighing 1 to
pounds apiece, per pound. 30aS4c:
spring chickens, Leghorns, weigh
ing IN to 2 pounds apiece. 2saS0c;
smaller sizes. 25a27c: old roosters,
1sa1sc. Ducks. white Pekings, ala
Csc; do, mixed colors. 1Sa2Oc.
Pigeons, per pair. old, 45a5oc; new
35as0c.
Butter - Fresh, solid-packed
creamery, fancy, high-scorins
goods. 45a47c. the latter for job
bing sales; extra, 44c: extra firsts
4oc; firsts. 37a39c: seconds. S3asSc;
thirds, 29a32c: sweet creamery
choice to .fancy. 46a4sc; fair tc
good. 3sa45c: ladle- packed. as to
quality. 2Sa31c: packing stock, 24a
&c. Fancy brands Of prints were
jobbing at 55a57c: choice. 47a54c.
Eggs-Nearby extra firsts, 42c
do. firsts, 41c: do, seconds. S0aS2c
Western extra firsts. 40a41c: do
firsts. 3Sa3sc: do, seconds, a0a32c
inferior lots lower; fancy. CAREFUL,
selected. candled eggs were jobbins
at 53a54c, and fair to good a
4Ta5.c. ..2
The Washington herald., 1921-08-09
MONEY, IT'S MATURE ANDUSE,
DISCUSSED BY DEYBER
Local Bank Head Gives Interesting Data Be
fore Naval Supply Officers.

The coinage Of money, from the
data obtainabie. probably began ac
early as 500 B. c., according 20
Victor b. Deyber, president Of the
second National Bank, in address,
ing the oficers Of the Supply corps.
u. s. N, yesterday. The lecture was
the fourth~ OF series Of twenty
one on banking topics arranged by
the Navy Department and conduct
ed by local fnanciers 20 aid sup
ply officers In the better discharge
OF their duties. The English pound
sterling was originally q pound
weight OF silver. Other familiar
coins representing weights are
the Greek talent and the Jewish
shekei.
At first pure gold and silver were
used In coins, but they were easily
abraded or wore away rapidly with
such handling and Il became GUS
tomary to add q harder metal or
-alioy." II seems that dishonesty
10 by no means ~ modern invention.
for at that early period dishonest
traders began TO put less OF the
precious metal and more Of the al
10y In their coins. and IL became
necessary to indicate the nneness
of the metal as we'll a. its, weight
The Washington herald., 1921-08-09
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

UNION STOCK YARDS. CHI
CAGO. Aug. s.-Receipts today. a.
900 cattle. $1,000 hogs, $4,000 sheep
and $500 calves, against 1871
cattle. ASH hogs. 11.144 sheep last
Monday and 1927 cattle, sass
hogs. 2s.427 sheep the correspond
ing day last year.
Cattle-Best cattle I5a25 high
e- Choice year,ines sold at $40.
others held at s1o.5o. One lot of
streets. averaclng 1850 pounds,
went at slo25. Medium and
..'"irer los s--ong to higher. Prime
cows and heifers up 2Sa5oc. Can
ners sold strong; bulls gained 25c:
best bolognss at S4.75a 5. Calves
slow and most of deals were weak.
Plain quality sent general run of
vealers over at ssae.5o.
Hogs-LiGht hogs sold 2Sa50c
higher with best at s11.25all.So
Il. ", grad : IF good quality found
good outlet at better values. but
plain sorts were little changed
Heavy butchers s10a11; light
grades 31lal1.50.
Sheep-Lambs mostly Csc lower
Choice Westerns sl0.50a1o.75, local
butchers paid 31o25 for best ma
tives.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-09
tBy The washingtoI


The copper industry has been
steadily slowing down since the
high point Of 1917 and the stocks of
refined copper have been increasing
until January, when the producers
began to close down. Just now the
industry and the market 10 near q
standstill awaiting revival OF con-
sumption which will occur in the
form Of building. electrical con-
struction and general trade re-
vival In exports.
Tho total production of copper
decreased in 1920 from the level of
1919, according to the Geological
Survey, by over 75,ooo,ooo pounds,
and since the first of this year the
production has dropped even more
rapidly, so that the total output for
1921 promises to be the lowest for
several years, certainly for the
first six months and probably for
the year. Exceptions to the gen
eral decline in 1890 were three
states, Arizona, Montana and Ten
nessee. The frst two are Of chief
Importance, since together they
yield over half Of the American out
put, while Tennessee produces less
than 1 per cent Of the total.
o. 8. cuppsr Probation. isis-is2o From
The Washington herald., 1921-08-09
JULY BUILDING
OPERATIONS SHOW
SMALL DECLINE
Construction Falls On
10, as Compared With
Previous Month.
GREATER THAN 1910
Operation Net Gain Of lss
Over COZ responding Pc
riod ofr>st Year.

Constructed activity On July. se-
cording 70 fgt tres published by the.
+. W. Dodge Company. vas : per
cent less than In June, although -tt
was 6 per cent greater than in July.
1890. Contracts awarded during
July in the twenty-seven North:
eastern States Of the country
amounted 70 s2I2.4sI.ooo.
Although the increases In bufld.
ing operations which were expected.
to develop in the summer months
have not materialised, construction
activity has held up very well In
comparison with other lines of
business.
During the first ten days Of July
the volume OF building contracts
was very low. while the last three
weeks showed total figures Of con-
siderable magnitude =
Discussions Of wage scales in
many centers have been protraeted
and settlements hzve been delayed.
Confidence in the stability OF con-
struction costs has not yet been
generally established. although IL 10
the opinion Of a number OF reliable
authorities that necessary eon-.
struction enterprises may be un-
dertaken now under al favorable
conditions as are likely 20 prevail
at any time In the near future
The total volume OF building con-
tracts let in the territory covered.
by the Dodge Company during the
FIRST seven months OF this year hs<
amounted 10 sl,2TS.747.ooo. which i
10 per cent greater than the aver.
age figure for the FIRST sever
months Of the preceding 1--WE years
Residential building continued. IN
the lead over all other classes. In,
July. amounting to S6o.I52.o0o or
2s per cent OF the total. Public
works and utilities amounted 4, 20
SI6.so2.ooo. or - per cent OF the
total: business buildings TO s3s.,
10000. or l6 per cent: educational
buildings 20 s2s.6o2.0oo. or Is per
cent: and industrial buildings 70
sl5eOI. 900, or sh per cent -
Contemplated now work reported
from January 1 TO August 1, 1874.
has amounted TO s2,S3S.eoo. zoe,
more than double the volume Of
contracts awarded in the same
period
Made Atlantic Statea-
July building contracts in the
Middle Atlantic States Comprising
Southern New Jersey, Eastefn
Pennsylvsnis, Delaware, Maryland
the District OF Columbia, Virginia.
and North and South Caroiin1p
amounted to s26.342.ooo. q decrease
Of 10 per cent from the June figure
The July total was divided Al
follows: s7.ss2.eoo. or Is per cent
for public works and utilities: 81
l7e.o0o, or 81 per cent, for resi-
Dental buildings; st.35S,0oo, or ~
per cent. for business buildings
and s2.57o.o0o, or 10 per cent fo-
educational buildings.
From January l 20 August I, 1871
the total value OF contracts let In
this district has amounted to 3lse.-
SIS. 900. whic his practically equal
to the average for the first seven
months Of the preceding Eve years
The Washington herald., 1921-08-09
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

BALTIMORE. Aug. SHUTTER
Fancy creamery, 46a47c: choice. 44a
45c; good, 42a43c; print. 47a4sc;
blocks. 45a47c: ladle. 31a32c; Mary
land and Pennsylvania rolls. 2eaSoc
Ohio rolls. 2sa30c: West virginia
rolls. 2sa2sc: store packed. &c;
Maryland. West Virginia and Penn
sylvania dairy prints. 2saSoc; proc
ess butter. S4a35c.
Eggs-wholesale dealers add Ia
&c to following quotations for job
hing lots: Maryland. Pennsylvania
and nearby firsts. loss of. dozen
3sc: Western firsts. 35a36c: Wes'
Virginia firsts, 34aS5c; Southerr
tirsts, 33a34c.
Live Poultry-Chickens. old hens
pounds and over. per pound. 2Ia
csc; small and medium. 25aZ6c
white Leghorns, 24a25c; old roost
ers. lee: springers, pounds ane
over, 33a34c: III to TX pounds ga
32c; 1 to IL pounds. 2Sa30c; whltt
Leghorns. III pounds and over. '2ss
csc: smaller. 26a27c. Ducks, Mus
covy and mongrel young. 2laz2c
do, white Pekin, young, 22a23c; DO
spring 81 pounds and over. 22a2Sc
do. smaller. poor, 20a21c. Pigeons
old, pair, s5c; do, young, pair 35c'
The Washington herald., 1921-08-09

Good Crop Outlook
Starts Up business

CHICAGO, Aug. S.-Busines. 4.
getting IT'S feet hack ON solid
ground again. although the
proeesS h slow, secording 70 the
annual Shusiness and crop report
assembled By the Continental
and Commercial Natieaal Bank.
with . bumper harvest In PROS
pect and business back to 90 per
cent OF fits 1890 peak volume, the
outlook 10 rcassuring. Geuerai
resumption Of activities In various
lines and q concerted turn 10.
ward prosperity. however, are
not expected before the fall OF
1924.
] Farm production this year viii
fall 10 per eent below the record
made last year, hut the eros out
look IL now good enough to war
rant the anticipat ton Of reason.
able business activity.
"Other factors influencing the
desree Of this activity con-
ttnues the report, "nre conditions
In foreign lands and government
policies at home. Indeanite gov
eminent policies increase uneer-
tainty. Transportation. taxation.
tariff and fear Of more and dif-
ferent interference by govern
ment. have all had an adverse In
nuence ON business. An eorre-
spcndents agree that less gov
ernment interference In business'
would be more helpful than any
thing else.o
The Washington herald., 1921-08-09

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-The week
started with another purely prores-
sional stock market as uninterest-
ing and unimportant as any tnat
has been witnessed in many weeks.
The market was almost without
redeeming feature. Stocks pre-
serted an irregular appearance
during the first half hour and then
sagged off, running into a perioo
of stagnation before noon. Ameri-
can Locomotive and Famous Play
ers were well taken and small OIL
stocks were weak, but the main
body of stocks moved within . mar
row range of the Saturday closing
level. Northern Pacific, Great
Northern and a few more OF the
rails were under bear pressure early
In the day, but showed partial re-
eovery before the close. The mar
ket was practically devoid OF in
terest for any but professionals.
Wall Street was better pleased
with the money situation today
principally because the clearing
house banks had succeeded last
week in converting $13,0oo,ooo
deficit in reserves into a comfortable
surplus. The demand for funds was
light and for this reason 1t was be-
lieved that the initial rate Of per
cent would be lowered late In the
day. Another factor which helped
the Street feef easier about money
was the announcement that the
Federal Reserve Bank in Cleveland
had lowered its rediscount rates
from 6 to 81 per cent.
Strength in tine railroad equip
ment stocks during the early trad
ing was more enduring than that
in other groups, but 1t waned
around noon despite two favorable
reports tending to show that this
industry did well during the sec
ond quarter. The Haskell and
Barker directors declared the regu-
lar dividend of 81 a share, payable
October I, to stock Of record Sep
tember Is. The second item was
forecast of the earnings statement
covering the June quarter. Almost
every brokerage house in the street
was telling it's customers that the
company earned at the rate Of
about s12 q share during the first
six months of 1921. and the fact
that all agreed on the same figure
suggested that they were not
guessing at II. American Locomo-
tive declined y of a point soon
after the opening. but quickly re-
covered is points before sagging
Or around noon. Haskell and
Barker made net gain OF TX
points early in the day. Baldwin
was poorly supported.
Despite the fact thai the street
has not entirely abandoned hope OF
the American Sugar common diyi-
The Washington herald., 1921-08-09
o. s. Stocks Of Refined Copper.

The hope OF increased foreign
demand early in 1920 led producers
to continue large scale production.
BY the middle of the year, how
ever, this rate Of production was
reduced and resulted in the total
production Of the year below 1918.
By May of this year most OF the
mines had been closed and prices
were down to prewar levels with
no trade in any considerable volume.
while the decrease in production
in 1890 compared to 1919 was only
about per cent The shrinkage
in the market is by no means 50
small as that, as will be shown by
the comparison below.
The primary new copper makes
up only part of the total supply.
since about a third of the total
supply is in secondary and recov-
cred copper. This is derived from
remelting scrap and salvaging dis
carded articles containing copper.
In 1913 this secondary copper
amounted to only about II per cent
of the total, but increased to 81 per
cent in 1917. Should this proper
ton continue to increase II must
be considered with respect to the
consumption in the future.
The consumption of new copper
is shown in the following table:
o. s. Copper Consumption 1sls-is2o.
CThousands Of Pounds)
The Washington herald., 1921-08-09
BULLISH NEWS
ADVANCES WHEAT
Canada Indicates Tendency to
Reduce Crop Estimates
Of Country.

Chicago, Aug. S:-Foreign news on
wheat was bullish, and messages
from Canada indicated a tendency
to reduce crop estimates Of that
country Local traders were well
eVened up at the close Saturday and
with a good class of buying there
was more disposition shown to take
the buying side which resulted in
an advance of 2k92h cents over
Saturdays finish by noon, but the
volume of outside business was
limited and the market easily influ-
enced.
Country offerings of wheat were
not large and the movement has
fallen off materially with premiums
on hard winter on spot here very
firm, while dark northern advanced
I64 cents with local and outside
mills good buyers. Export sales Of
ever 500,U00 bushels were reported
at the seaboard with Germany and
Australia the buyers. Drought con-
tinues over a good part OF Europe.
Estimated clearances Of wheat from
Galveston for the month of August
are 100000 bushels. Flour de-
r,and is reported as active. Bulk
Of the new wheat at Minneapolis is
grading No. Northern or lower.
Corn showed more activity and ad-
vanced y cent by noon selling
against offers checking the ad-
vance. Reports from Germany in
cicated that drought was doing Sc
we're damage to the fodder crops,
and dry weather continues over q
good part Of Europe. Export de-
rland was good. although no sales
we're reported early. Country offer
ings were fair with sections that
have shipped the bulk OF their
wheat DISPOSED to market corn No
yellow and white on spot sold at
1A cents over September early, but
dropped to / cent over later. Fore
cast indicated dry and warm wealth
er for several days. Crop reports
were generally favorable, although
rains are badly needed in some Sec
ttons.
oat prices were affected by the
action of other grains and advanced
fractionally with a light trade
Eastern Canada Is expected to need
liberal quantities of oats from th'
western provinces this year due te
demand was fair.
Provisions advanced on commits
sion houses buying induced by
bulge 35650 cents in hog prices a.
the yards. Bulk of sales at yard:
wer at 9.4oa11.4s; receipts, $1,000
with 10000 for tomorrow. Westerr
run was 1890 against 95.7OO
week ago and $4,000 last year
Money steady; call. s; time, 6aot.
Exchange par.
| C~sti
The Washington herald., 1921-08-09
r.,rio.tea Copper Articles isi7.

This accounts for about half Of
the new copper in 1917 and about
one third of the total Of new and
retained copper. Brass, which In
cludes copper and tin. Is the lead
ing ALLOW In which copper appears.
In 1917 the production Of brass ar
ticles was l,O72.5os,o00 pounds, con-
tanning 722,524,000 pounds of cop
per- together these classes of arti-
cles account for about 1,475.o00.000
pounds Of copper In q year. when
the apparent consumption. as esti-
mated by the Geological Survey.
was 2,1s2, 100000 pounds. A trade
estimate for the same year shows
that there was q balance of stocks
on hand at the end Of the year
amounting to 1.l26,0S2.000 pounds,
leaving an apparent consumption
Of l,3i6,000.00 pounds, which Is a
little less than the amount ac-
counted for in the uses listed above.
The largest use of wire is in the
modern building construction. and
the revival Of building means an
increase in copper consumption.
Electrical equipment is, another
class of goods in which copper has
an important place, and replace
ments in electrical machinery is a
growing demand for copper and
brass. No single business improve
ment will mean more to the indus
try than the revival of construction
Of homes and office buildings.
Our foreign trade in copper has
declined from the high point of
1917 to below the level of 1918. The
following table gives the important
exports of metallic copper, exclu-
sive or ore. concentrates and COM
position metal.
Fnrsirn Trzda In oannar. lalAia2n.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-09
COFFEE MARKET.

NEW YORK, Aug. $50 far as
can be judged by the action Of fu-
lures here, last weeks fluctuations
in the coffee market reflected no
material broadening of interest,
and trading was very quiet again
today. The trade shows no apparent
disposition to buy freely against
prospective needs At prevailing
prices, Notwithstanding their COM
paratively low level, and while
there has been some Improvement
in spot demand, it has not been suf-
ficient to stimulate speculative sup
port. There was some buying at
the opening. today by brokers with
New Orleans connections, which
may possibly have been to cover
hedges against sales to the interior.
Otherwise, however, there was very
little shipment, and after opening
unchanged to Q points higher the
market sagged of slightly with the
tone barely steady. Declines in
Rio exchange rate sand a reaction
in the Rio market probably encour-
aged some scattered selling on the
opening advance, but the market
was almost at a standstill during
the early afternoon.
The official cab.es reported an ad-
vance of 10 re'is in the dollar buy
ing rate, with a decline of 9-32d
in exchange on London. The infiut
ence Of these fluctuations was mod
iied by the early cables, quoting
Santos unchanged to 125 reis higher
and Rio unchanged to 300 reis
higher, but later cables from Rio
wese unchanged to 100 reis lower.
Brazilian Port receipts were
$4,000 against $1,000 last year. and
Jundiahy receipts $1,000 against
$4,000. There Is some nervousness
over the possibility of a change in
the weather this week. but today's
cable contained no disturbing fea-
ture. with maximum temperatures
ranging from 42 to 50. There were
showers in one district of Sac Paulo
and the weather was fine in the
other four. Santos cleared 10000
bags for New Orleans. Victoria
shipped $500 to New Orleans AMI
5000 TO New York.
q. = q - - M n = .~a
The Washington herald., 1921-08-09
PROFIT TAKING
BREAKS COTTON
Fresh Southern Selling oi
Hedging Character Wipes
Out Early Gains.

NEW YORK, Aug. s.-After a
firm opening at to s points ad-
vance over Saturdays closing prices
on the good response the Liverpool
markets made to our strength OF
late Friday afternoon and during
Saturdays short session, the mar
ket broke on extensive profit-taking
and considerable fresh Southern
selling of a hedging character. oc-
'tober cotton contracts sold at l3.5Sc
in the initial trading; December.
1850: January, 1850. and nexs
sequent decline Of 2s TO 81 points
from those prices before the end
of the second hour, October con-
tracts sold down to 1a14c. Decem-
Der 1859. January 1362c. and next
March deliveries TO 1S.S6c. with =
rally OF 10 TO Is points IN the later
trading.
Most of the selling came from the
local and Wall Street bull element
OF last week and also local traders
who had been among the principal
buyers Of cotton on the advances or
Friday and Saturday. when there
was SO much forced covering oi
shorts. It is estimated that during
that period over 100000 bales of
short cotton contracts. mostly in oc-
tober. December. and January de-
liveries were brought in. with those
purchases representing about the
last of the recent stubborn trade
short interest. This weakened the
markets technical speculative po-
sition to such an extent today's set
back in prices was only q natural
nuctuation from the effects of the
profit-taking movement and fresh
hedge selling above referred TO.
At Liverpool the days spot sales
went up to the heavy total of 15.oot
bales. with the price advancing
points from Fridays quotation tc
s.55d for middli.g. Futures there
opened firm and advanced 3 to
points, but reacted with the decline
here Of late in the forenoon. ant
finally closed quiet and baref!
steady at a net decline Of 10 to y
points in sympathy, as against wha
should have been unchanged quota
tions to points net advance OF
the day to have equalled our clos
! ing quotations Of Saturday. SOM
of the Liverpool houses started ou
as good buyers OF contracts on tn,
opening. but afterward turned sell
ers.
There were some scattered benefi
cial showers in parts of the Scuti
over Sunday, with also some coo
temperatures. 1t was partly cloud,
this morning over North Texas
Oklahoma and most OF Arkansa
and Tennessee, with some beneficiH
showers in Tennessee. North Car"
lima and the northern part OF Geor
gis. South Carolina. Alabama. an
Mississippi. relieving the extrem
heat from the effects of the hot war
which had prevailed over most O
the cotton States the last half o
last week, where Temperatures a
many places went up to 100 degrees
and at a few points to between 10
and 1o5 degrees. Today's predic
tions were for showers in Georgis
Alabama. and Mississippi. as agains
generally fair in the two Caro-
linas and also. generally fai
weather for Texas and Oklahoms
The export clearances of cotto
posted up to clock were onl
1894 hales. all from the port o
New York to Great Britain. To
days port receipts were estimate
at $4,000 bales. against 3.4s2 las
wee kand e.o67 last year.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-09
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. Aug. E-The London
tin market was f2 los higher for
both spot and futures the former
being quoted at fl6l lSs and the
latter at fl63 l5s. with sales Of
so tons spot and $40 tons futurSS
standard copper was 5s lower 1t
f7o for spot and go IS Cd for fr-
lures. with sales OF 200 tons SPOT
and tOe tons futures, and electrSir-
tic spot unchanged at f74. while
futures were los lower at ff5.
Lead spot f23 l5s. a drop OF IS. and
zinc spot IS higher at E2S 15s. -
The Washington herald., 1921-08-09
Copper Prices Since 1913.
Tprfos mar no,ind tnSofl

The price Is lower than at any
time since 1897. but there are rea-
sons to regard the present dull
trade as, Of short duration. These
reasons are tho large amounts OF
copper required in building con-
struction when once it comes back
to normal. The second important
feature Is the fact that the mines
have reduced production to the
minimum and the supply of new
copper will be restricted until the
rate Of consumption approaches
normal.