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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18

MISS MARION WRIGHT, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. w. Wright of Jackman avenue, has returned from several days stay in New orYk city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18

MISS HELEN JENNISON of North avenue. entertained the members of her bridge club at her home this af- ternoon
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18

MISS KATHLEEN KEEPER of Beacon street, Black Rock, is visiting with friends in Norwalk for over the week end.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18

MISS MABELLE PEDERSON of Hunting street, will spend the week end vitb frinds in New York city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18

MRS. RALPH SHERRY of Park avenue, was hostess for an informa, tea at her home this afternoon ir honor of a few intimate friends.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Curb Oil Stocks
Fluctuate Widely
In Heavy Trading
Maracaibo Enjoys Rise to
New High, but Cuffey-Cil-
lespie Breaks Through
20 on Increased Pressure

Oil stocks attracted principal atten-
ton in yesterdays trading on the
Curb market, prominent issues moving
in opposite directions.
Maracaibo continued in good demand
and advanced more than point to
new high mark for the current move
ment at 25h, only to ease off to 24&
on profit taking Guffey-Gillespie, on
the other hand, broke through 20 at
the the low Of the day. and closed only a
point above the bottom at 2oh' on
sales Of 4,2oo shares This is stock .Sa OIL only
of 40 after having been bid up nearly
7 points. Opening yesterday at "a, it
soon eased off to 20.
The industrial group was fairy a
steady, and fluctuations were within
narrower limits. Durant Motors held
its previous high until late in the day
when it eased off n to 20.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Atlantic Gulf

Postponement Of dividend on the
Atlantic Gulf G. West Indies preferred
dividend for period of sixty days
was an unpleasant bit Of overnight
news which the Street had not cx-
pected to read yesterday morning, in
view of tho reports Wednesday that
the directors had decided to declare
the regular quarterly disbursement Of
~ per cent. Heavy selling orders
were in the hands Of brokers at the
opening, and the preferred stock, which
had closed Thursday at 40, opened at
35. The common opened from 40 to
80, against Thursdays last sale at 43as,
and few minutes later dropped to
38h. Both issues showed considerable
rallying power before the end of the
market session, however, so that their
net losses were not so great as the
gross declines. The common in the
last hour recovered to 4lA. but closed
at 4OA. while the preferred showed
a net loss of 1es. Many traders have
been short of AGWI, and brokers said
that q heavy volume of covering or
ders were placed yesterday on the
theory that the "bad news was out"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Harding Speech
Fails to Affect
Lethargic Mart
Dizziness Prevails Again in
Security and Cotton Ex-
changes; Grain Prices
Continue Upward Trend

Like the rest of the country, men
Of Wall Street yesterday had their
minds fixed on the traditional in
auguration ceremonies. Bankers. brok-
ers and traders joined in the great ma
tional pastime of reading President
Harding's address, and the more ar
ticulate members of the financial COM
munity expressed sympathy with the
point of view of the new Executive on
major problems.
But those who believed that the
transition at Washington would stir
the stock market from its present
lethargic course were disappointed.
Security prices continued to fiuctuate
in the familiar way-within extremely
narrow boundaries. for the most part,
principally as result of the chang
ing whims of professional spectators,
who alone are saving the market from
lapsing into complete stagnation The
market is so fundamentally Influenced
In its broad swings of late by the re-
adjustment in business and finance
that it seems almost adamant to news
Of a political character.
In a day of inactivity and dulness
on the board the days fluctuations
were not significant. There was finn
ness up to about l O'Clock, and then
. falling off in values of some securi-
a
slight loss in the average prices of
twenty railroad and thirty industrial
Stocks. Weakness in Mexican Petro-
leum adversely affected TIE market
position of all oil stocks, and Atlantic
Gulf & West Indies, following the an
nouncement Thursday night that divi
dend action on the preferred stock
would be deferred for sixty days,
dropped as low as 3S1a and closed, af-
ter some shorts had covered at 40H
revealing q net loss Of 31s points. At
the peak of the boom. in 1919. the
stock sold up to 1921. It's swift de-
cline, accelerated In recent weeks, re-
fleets q falling off in shipping earn
ings and, to a degree, disappointment
over results in the oil phases Of its
business. American Tobacco and the
Steels were easy also.
Traders In the cotton market moved
cautiously and slowly yesterday, and.
after five hours of bids and offers, net
prices for the dav were practically un-
altered. The squirt Of recent days in
the grain markets continued, and
cents higher. Again, reports from
the Southwest, regarding green bugs,
stood in the way of those who tried to
read in the grain quotations signs of
possible military action in Europe, in
the event of a failure to work out a
solution at London.
There was nothing in the foreign
exchange quotations to indicate un-
easiness regarding the European situa-
ton Rates on the European capitals
were firm during most of the day.
though they reacted moderately toward
the end of the day
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Wilson Answers Query on
Commerce Interference
Says State Department Tried to
Stop Improper Seizure
of Goods

From The T,lbunc's WASHINGTON Blredu
WASHINGTON, March 4-Respond-
ing to a resolution asking information
about complaints of American citizens
growing out of interference with Amer
lean commerce by British authorities,
President Wilson to-day sent to the
Senate reply from the Secretary OF
State. together with files Of corre-
spondence on the subject. The reply
in part said:
I'm making representations to the
British government regarding the IN
terference with American commerce,
the Department of State endeavorei 10
prevent the improper seizure OF YES
sells and cargoes and to obtain the re-
lease of such as were, in its OpinlCn
improperly detained. Following the
entry of the United States into the
war, the department succeeded IN hav-
ing consumated general plan for the
release of certain classes OF goods
which had not been sent 10 the prize
court. 1t was made clear. however, IN
connection with negotiations for ms
arrangement that, although the biit-
ish government should agree TO affect
certain releases, the government OF the
United States could not undertake 10
abandon the attitude taken by it with
respect to British measures. which .
regarded as unwarranted. or to win
hold protection from American citizens
whose rights appeared to have been
nfringed'
For obvious reasons claims for COM
pensation were not pressed against the
British government during the VAT
In a communication dated August 49,
1920, inquiry was made il the BRITISH
government were prepared to enter
into an arrangement for reclprcca.
adjustment of claims growing GU. OF
acts of American and British authori-
ties incident to the war. No final re-
ply has been received from the BRIT
ish government to that communica-
ton"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Financial Items

The United States Mortgage and Trust
Company has been appointed trustee unde
mortgage securing an Issue OF S., 900. 900
first mortgage twenty-year per cent
bonds or the Sharon Steel Hoop Company.
According to cable received yesterday
at the National city Bank of New York.
the Andresens Bank OF Christiania. Nor
way. has just declared an annual dividend
OF 2 per cent.
A new branch OF the Bank Of British
West Africa has been opened at Mogador.
Morocco. II was announced yesterday.
The government OF Italy has transmitted
through the Secretary of state of the
United states to Fred I. Kent. vice -presi-
dent OF the Bankers Trust Company. the
insignia Of Commander OF the Order of
the Crown of Italy. which was conferred
upon him by the King of Italy.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Foreign exchange showed a reaction
just before the close yesterday after
holding fairly firm most of the day.
Sterling dropped from about s3.90A to
$S.8911, net decline of u of cent,
and exchange on Continental centers
was irregular as a result.
Rates on France were net unchanged,
while Belgian francs scored a slight
advance, and Swiss rates moved up
slightly. Holland exchange continued
higher.
= Far Eastern rates were again un-
settled, break of a cent being re-
corded on Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Rates on Straits Settlements, on the
other hand, were higher.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Stromberg Dividend Passed

Although the passing of the Strom
berg quarterly dividend of so cents a
snare was not entirely unexpected yes
terday, the stock sold down from "a
to 3oZ, after the announcement and
closed! off 2as points, at 317s. Strom-
berg IS one of the properties in which
Allan A. Ryan was at one time con-
nnected. The board stated that it was
deemed advisable to pass the dividend
because of existing conditions. An
initial quarterly dividend of rs cents
a share was declared March l, 1917. In
August, 1918, the rate was increased to-
81 share and last December was re-
duced to SO cents share. For 1920
net profits after all charges, but be-
fore reserve for Federal taxes. we're
approximately S410,O0O equivalent to
$5.45 share on $4,000 shares of no
par value stock, compared with s5.35 a
share earned in 1919. The low price
TOR Stromberg this year was 3Ol.. con-
trasted with a high for 1920 of 1l8N
in April, 1920.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
In Wall Street
No Inauguration Rally

,nanS,,ration mU1i rally In stocks yesterday
were disappointed by tho action Of the
market. it was one Of the dullest days
seen so far this year, and prices moved
with few exceptions in can aimlcss
fashion Although President Harding's 8
remarks concerning business were ap-
proved by both bankers and business
men. they failed to show their en-
thusiasm by buying stocks for the
rise. Professional traders completely
dominated the market and their &C
tivitics were confined to attempts to
scalp fractional profit as their whims
dictated.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Days Ne,U Issues

Charles D. Barney & Co. and Rutter
& Co. announce that all Of the Home
Telephone and Telegraph Company, Of
Spokane, Wash, bonds, which were
offered by them at 1914 and interest
yielding 7.25 per cent, have been sold.
Halsey, Stuart & Co. and william
r. Compton Company have pnrc asei
and are offering at par Sl26 600 Jaril-
sonville, H., School District n
6 per cent school bonds. TIE bonds
are direct obligation, payable fron
taxes levied against all the taxab
property in the district, which J. CO.
extensive with the City of jacksonville
and which reports an assessed valua-
ton (l92O) of S6,715 ,909.
The American Sugar Refining Com
pany Of New York. through It's sub
sidiary, the Great Western Land Com
pany. has added over $1,000 acres to
its timber holdings, purchasing from
wood tracts in the South. IN St. Landry
Parish, La. Baker, Fentress & Co, Of
Chicago, are offering $500, 900 collat-
eral trust notes, secured by arSt
mortgage on the timber tract.
A syndicate consisting of Lee, Hig-
ginson & Co, Jackson 4 Curtis, Alex
ander Brown & Sons and Brown
Brothers & Co. have purchased and re-
sold to customers a new issue OF ST.
500 600 Shawnigan Water and Power
Company first refunding mortgage sink
ing fund per cent bonds, Series C,
due July !, 1850, at 90ls ard interest,
yielding Ga per cent
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Canada's Rumanian Commitment

Interest on the Canadian banking
loan to Rumana, on which the Octo-
Der interest payment was defaulted,
will probably not be paid on April /,
the next due date, it was learned yes
terday. Negotiations have been un-
dertaken looking to the arrangement
of new basis of payment. The Ru-
manian government in this transac-
tion was given an advance in the form
of export credits by the group of Ca
madam banks to the extent of slightly
more than S20,00O,O00. The interest
due on April l amounts to $l,475,00O.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
New Low for Silver

The price of bar silver in London
dropped yesterday q pence to 31n
pence, establishing the lowest quota
tion since August 90. 1916, when the
metal sold at 81 pence. This was
translated into New York equivalent
of 53k cents, decline of 1hs cents.
Mexican dollars, which a year ago
were selling about 81, were quoted yes
terday at Al cents The London mar
ket for the metal continues unsettled,
as result of chaotic conditions in the
Far East, especially in China and
India, where the natives have stopped
buying.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Land Bank Financing

As result Of the Supreme Court
decision upholdng the constitutionality
Of the farm loan bank act increased
activity in this field is looked for after
many months of waiting. Announce
ment is made from St. Paul that farm
loans from the Federal Land Bank
there will probably be available within
thirty days. The St. Paul bank man
ayers expect to lend between s20,000,-
900 and $25.000,0O0 in the course of
the next wear
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
London Metal Market

LONDON, March 4-Standard cop
per, spot SOC lis Sd; futures, 967 Is Cd
Electrolytic, spot, f72; futures, s73
Tin, spot, f153 IS; futures, sl56 los.
Lead, spot, ilS 12s s; futures. s19 IS.
Zinc, spot, S23 12s Cd; futures, S25 Is Cd.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
London Money Market

LONDON, March 4.--Bar silver, 81 1sd
per ounce; bar gold, 105s Sd. Money,
5A per cent. Discount rates: Short
bills, per cent; three monhs' bills,
9-16 to 69s per cent. Gold premiums
at Lisbon, S140
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Paris Market Improves

PARIS, March 4.-Prices improved
on the Boulse to-day. Three per cent
rentes, So francs S5 centimcs Ex-
change on London, Sd francs 3 ccntimes
Eve per cent loan, SO francs 50 cen
times. The dollar was quoted at 13
francs S31a centmes.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05

BANK CLEARINGS-Ban clearings
at New York yesterday we're: Ex-
changes, S667,357, ,144; balances, $751;
a87,8S9.
Silver-London. 311sd; New York,
domestic bar, 991ac; foreign, 531ac;
Mexican dollars, 4lc
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05

The ,Stromberg Carburetor Company
Yesterday passed its regular dividend
of so cents a share. The directors took
this action, it was said, "in view Of
business conditions"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Bid and Asked

Following are the closing bid and
asked quotations of stocks listed on the
Stock Exchange in which there were M
transactions yesterday:
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Money and Credit

The Wall Street money market yes
terday was fairly firm, with the call
rate at the Stock Exchange holding at
per cent all day There was no
change in time money conditions.
Yester- Year
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05

URuGUAY (par 1892 cents peso)
checks 700 77l25
NENElu Ella (par 1913 cents a bolivar)
Canadian Exchangc-New York funds in
Montreal IA per cent. premium Mont
discount.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Bank of Germany Statement

BERLIN, March 4. -T The statement
of the Imperial Bank of Germany as
of February % shows the following
changes in marks:
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Ore Moving Slowly

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleve-
land in its March bulletin points out
that the outlook in the lake trade
has changed but little during the last
thirty days, and with a good supply
of iron ore at the end of the rou.e
the start will be slow. "No chartering
for next season has been done" the
bank says, land the question of carry
ing charges will not be taken up for
some time, but big shipper has lined
up tonnage ahead and has made con-
tracts with vessel men to carry ore
for from three to five years at the
going rate each season, starting in 1922
Contracts that were made for five
years will run out at the close of
l92l. The independent plants that are
only working part time are not taking
ore forward very freely, and stocks on
dock will be big at the opening unless
there Is marked increase in the
movement to the blast furnaces. In
January the docks sent forward to the
furnaces 723,294 tons. That was
good increase over January, 1920, when
the movement was 430, 0,104 tons. but
the plants Of the United States Steel
Corporation took more than 100000
tons of the ore shipped. On February
l the docks at Lake Erie ports were
holding 9,217,Os9 tons of ore. and on
the same date last year stocks were
1861 1855 tons'
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05

The total gold holdings were gwen
as 1901, 100000 marks.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05

- 10 you want to buy or sell somethin~ o
See announcements under Rusinass 90 s .
n, IN to-days Want Ad. columns OF The
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Copper Business "Pitifully Smalr'

The volume of copper business trans
acted in the last week is described as
"pitifully smalp by The Engineering
and Mining Journal. which stated that
even those producers who are attempt
ing to sell in the market at current
prices have had difficulty in tempting
purchasers: MANY producers refuse
to enter the market at the present
level and are in a favorable position
for delaying offerings" the publica-
tlon adds. Low prices, instead of en-
couraging buying, have apparently
scared away prospective business
Manufacturers of copper products
maintain that dullness in retail trade.
csnce llations and the resulting re-
striction of business are largely re-
sponsble for their unwillingness to
enter the market at this time. Copper
can be had for early delivery TODAY at
1877 Y cents, delivered, in moderate
quantities. The market is set bv com
paratively few sales and by those in
terests that are swilling to dispose of
their output at the low prices now pre-
vailing." Present quotations for copper
are the lowest since 1914
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Not After A., B. & A.

+. n. Brown, chairman of the St.
Louis-San Francisco Railway, denied
that the road is negotiating to take
over the Atlanta, Birmingham e. At
iantlc, with which it connects by a sub
sidlary line at Birmingham, Ala. Ru-
mors of merger negotiations have been
current and are understood to have
been based on a reported line-un If
consultations under the new trans-
portation act
New-York tribune., 1921-03-05
Stromberg Passes Dividend

'unlisted. tsells cents per share.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-08
THE ooMMUN1rY CARNIVAL.

Mention has been made from time to time. Of the
carnival which is to be held in Grand Forks. May Il. IS,
IA. for the purpose Of starting a fund to be used ultimate
Ily for the financing Of certain ommunity activities which
are essential to the growth and welfare Of a community.
The initial steps in the movement are taken by the local
hlwan1s Club, and other organizations in the city are ar
ranging to cooperate actively and heartily in the work
so that the proceeds OF this first large entertainment will
be commensurate with the importance of the work. AZ
a sort of preparatory entertainment, there will be given
on April %, the operetta which has been prepared by
students of the Model High School at the University.
known as THE Lass Of Limerick Town." Those who are
for the staging Of this production have very
kindly volunteered their assistance in this manner.
In the discussions relative to this subject, attention
has. been called to three needs. One is for a rest room
for women of the city and country. open at all reason
able hours. and equipped with conveniences such As will
make a place Of this kind useful and desirable Another
is adequate provision for the care Of children whose
mothers must be absent from home during a consider
able part of the day. engaged in outside work. The third
is a place where young women who have no homes in the
city may have an opportunity to meet their friends in
the evening under desirable conditions. @
Whether these three needs and others which may de-
velop, shall be met in one building. in two, or in several.
is a matter which will be exclusively in the hands of the
city commission, or such agency as it MAY create to deal
with the subject. Neither the Kiwanis Club nor any Of
those associated with it in this carnival enterprise under
takes to dictate as to the manner in which the money
raised shall be expended. The proposition is TO aid the
to a recognition of its needs and to institute
preliminary steps whereby those needs may be met.
funds are realized from the entertainments to
be provided will be turned over to the city commission,
to be held intact and increased as opportunity may offer,
and ultimately to be used as the judgment of the COM
mission may direct.
1t is gratifying to note the active interest which is
being taken in the movement all over the city. Reports
of committees which have this work in charge indicate
an intent on the part of almost every organization which
has been approached to participate in some active way
in the carnival, and applications for space are coming
in rapidly. 1t is certain that those who attend will be
well pleased with the entertainment given and will be
able to feel not only that they have contributed money
to { worthy cause, but that they themselves have rec
ceived entertainment fully worth the price of their con-
tributions.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-08
COMPULSORY POOLING.

The subject of greatest controversy at the wheat
growers meeting in Chicago was that of compulsory
pooling. AS discussion Of the steps for. cooperative ac-
ton among the wheat growers has proceeded it has
been evident that this feature was the one around which
the sharpest contest would be waged. As this comment
- being written it seems likely that the decision will be
lin favor4of the compulsory feature, although both sides
saxEpfess confidence in the approval: Of their respective
po8seIs. g$s s. "
inasrnuch as careless readers may draw unwarrant-
ed conclusions from the necessarily condensed reports
Of such meetings as it is possible to obtain by wire. 1t IL
proper TO point out that there can be and is intended to
be no 'compulson' applied to any except the voluntary
members of whatever association finally develops out
of the conferences now being held. The statement may
- superfl1uous. but It may prevent inaccurate interpreta-
don w ! fsw.
The plans under discusdon contemplate the creation
OG assteat wheat srowefst assocattpna which ali who VIII
80 5oin, hut which. pfs co1rsMAA no one gan be compelled
sfSss3oin. The plans Also c6n2eMnptats provision for the
pnSolns q : large propsrton of the wheat produced by
S1hs znembssA - that Il may ~ handled in ! ~satisfac-
~ ~ tn odcers of the assocaat5on. ana. IN the
S3S1smsnt q tAoss omcsrs. sold 20 me bsst possible nd
Ms1snistte. Ths wheat pooled would be treated q ( whole,
yS966As III cosiA ~ sod inswhcle 81 s. part,~ without refer
SssAsss q ~ identity q the property 81 separate indivtd-
' s@sS az pooling pisn = approved BY all the parties to
~ z<EHM4 hi 20 49, GEMl A ~