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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-18
BRITISH EMPIRE STEEL.
FINANCIAL NOTES

New York, April 1S.-Cosden &
Co. has sold 1900, 900 barrels OF
fuel to the Santa Fe railroad. there
by disposing OF its available supply
for the remainder of the year. The
price is $3.50 a barrel, with a slid
ing scale to take care of any in
crease in Mid-Continent Crude
Coffee was quoted today: May,
1880; July, 1928; Sept. 1000; Dec.
9.S6. Raw sugar: May 2.4S; July
2.6S; Sept. PSI; Dec. 2.92. Refined
sugar: May, 5.S5; July COS; Sept
SOS; Dec. $50.
Goodyear Tire plants have added
1000 workers and now are turn
ing out $4,000 tires a day. Fire
stone has increased production 70
$4,000 tires a day
Crucible Steel will add another
blast furnace to its operating units
this week. The company has
enough coal to keep running for
five months. All blast furnaces of
the National Tube company, with
tho exception of McKeesport, are
banked.
The Chicago and Northweste n
s6,000,000 worth of equipment.
Previous bids were rejected as too
high.
The New York Central opened
three locomotive and car shops this
week, employing IT'S men on a
piece work basis on scale % per
cent over that of 1917.
American La France Fire Engine
company for the first quarter of
this year showed net income after
interest charges and federal taxes
of $196,099 as against $1S3,950 in
1921.
The Fairbanks Morse company
showed a loss for 1921 after charges
depreciation and inventory adjust
ment adjournment of $4,236,8 81
against at net income of $2,77S,735
in 1920.
International Nickel Preferred,
Loose Wiles Biscuit second pre-
ferred. Reading common and Ster-
ling Products, sold ex-dividend to-
day.
President Lagenback of United
Alloy Steel announced at the an
nual meeting today that the COM
pduy SuOWeU al operating pIOflC vi
100000 for the first quarter of this
year. The company has a three
months supply of COAL
Dominick & Dominick and Berlin
hard Scholle & Co. announced to-
day that the subscriptions on East
man Kodak new stock had been
closed.
Dillon, Read G. Co. announced to-
day that the issue of $1,790,1 100 of
the Grand Trunk Railway company
s per cent equipment gold notes
had been sold and the subscription
books closed
Marland Oil for the year 1921 re-
ports a net income of 1853 ,424,
after interest and inventory adjust
ment. but before depreciation and
depletion, as against $5,342,615 in
1920
officials of Armour & Co. and
Cudahy & Co. today denied reports
of a merger of those nrms, or of
Armour and Wilson & Co.
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Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 1S.-Cat-
tie: receipts 1880; beef steers and
yearlings, weak to 25 cents lower /;
mostly 10 to Is cents lower; early
top steers, S.25; fat she-stock,
steady to Is cents lower; medium
to good cows, 5.00@5.75; few lots
around 500; choice heifers, 750 /;
some higher; bulk others, 6.00@
700; common and medium calves
unevenly lower, many 3.00@5.0G;
all other classes generally steady
best vealers, 7.00@S.00; feeders,
7.50@8.00; stockers, 6.75@775:
Gamers and cutters, 2.759425;
bulls, 3.75Q450.
Hogs: receipts, $4,000; few early
sales TO shippers, to 10 cents
lower; bulk later trading to botn
packers and shippers. 10 to Is
cents lower; closing fully Is cents
lower; one load early, 1925; pack
er top, 1915; bulk of sales, 9.70@
1915; good IT'S to 220 Founders,
1O.0O@1O.15; 225 to 500 pound aver
ages, mostly 9.S5@1O.05; packing
sows, S.50@S.75; stock pigs, scarce
and steady, desirable kinds, 10000
1925.
Sheep: receipts 5000; sheep,
steady to 25 cents lower; shorn
Texas wethers, S.00@S.25; wooded
lambs, strong to 10 cents higher;
top. 1885.
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Bond Market
BIZ s1uARr P. WEST
tcopyright. 1891

New York, April 1s.-For tue
first time in weeks the bond mar
ket today was inclined to reactloh
The weakness in several OF the
foreign external loans could De
traced to the late Developments. IL
the European situation and was CO
incident with slightly lower e4-
change rates. French government
711s and SIS, French municipal, De-
partment of Seine rs, japanese 49,
Swiss As and the Paris, Lyons x
Mediterranean IS all sold on d
point or more
II was evident that realizing
sales following the recent genera
upswing, were having their eHect.
Liberty bonds remained steady, out
despite the continued easy money
conditions and the stimulus aHoro-
ed particularly by the treasury
31a per cent borrowing rate, the
United States government group
showed no signs of lettering Tue
recent high levels around par.
The uneven movement of prices
extended to the railway section as
well, Here such faVorites among
the Junior Rails as the MKT ao-
justments, the St. Louis and san
Francisco incomes and the New
York Westchester & Boston IA 5
were down a point to points
The Erie As series B struck new
top and SO did the Erie, Pennsyl-
vania coal As at SO. Green Bay de-
benture BIS, Detroit United Rail-
way 42s on the Detroit voters ap-
prevail of the citys purchase of the
company and the Missouri PACING
IS reached new high prices. Great
er New York fractions were strong
with Third Avenue adjustments and
the Hudson & Manhattan adjust
ments both up about a point
In the industrial division Con-
solidated Gas rs first sold off frac-
tionally and then rose sharply 10
a new high around lib in sympathy
with higher prices for Consolldat-
ed Gas stocks. Chile Copper 6s
advanced and so did the Goodyear
IS of 1881.
Philadelphia Suburban Gas and
Electric company has sold through
banking syndicate $2,000,000 gen.
eral mortgage per cent bonds at
SO and accrued interest to yield
about $50 per cent. Other new
flotations today included s2,155,0 900
of the Potomac Public Service conf
pany's first and refunding mort
gage z per cent sinking fund gold
bonds at par and interest, $1,170.-
900 of the Grand Trunk Western
railway company's per cent equip
ment gold notes, and one or two
other smaller issues.
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BIG RECEIPTS
CAUSE CATTLE
TO SELLLOWER
CBn Consolidated Press.)

CBn Consolidated Press.)
q. S. Yards, Chicago. April IS
Livestock trade lacked snap In
the cattle alleys yearlings have
been hit hard lately he stun
coming at the present time OF the
year shows plain quality. Re-
ceipts were estimated at $4,000
cattle: 1900 hogs; 5000 sheep.
and 5000 calves.
CATTLE.
Supply was larger than expect
ed. Some steers V re about
steady. but the general run Il
stock sold weak to Csc lower. Soma
choice steers sold at $3.50 500.
Stockers and feeders held strong,
but killing COTS were down 25c in
many spots. Best Gamers. sold at
$3.00@3,50. with bologna bulls ,
to $3.50 Improved quality put veal
calves at $6.50Q7.50 on a steady
HOGS.
Heavy hogs sold steady. but light
stock showed a decline of Toe in
ulOSL places. SGilGES ndA eAbaA
1900 held over from yesterday.
Good 250@ 500 pound butchers sold
at 10.20@1045, while top hogs
made $1,000. Some rough packing
hogs sold below $500.
SHEEP.
The market for lambs was strong
to 25c higher, but lack OF quality
prevented the quotations from
showing the gain. Wool lambs at
$3.50 were called higher, while
choice shorn stock went at $3.50
! @13.50. Fed aged muttons sold
steady.
Wheat closed at IA to 11ac low
er; May 1894 to 1.291a; July.
1885 to 1885,; Sept, 117A.
Corn closed 1 to sc lower; May.
594 to 595s; July $685. to 6314;
Sept, 55A to 557s. Oats closed 1
to 1Ac lower: May 1914 to 365s;
July, 39A to 1885; Sept 411s II
AIS Liquidation was general N
all grain pits the last hour. Pork
closed unchanged, lard 10 to 121zc
lower; ribs. ~ to 124sc lower.
Envelopes were unknown prior
to 1880.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-18
DryGoods Market
BY STUART r. NES1
copyright. Is.z.D

New York, April Is. = The dry
goods market was more active and
hrner today. More different con-
structions are receiving attention,
although the wide print cloths set
the pace. Converters again were
IN the market. for print cloths and
sheetings and prices were we'll
maintained. The improvement was
more manifest in demand than in
actual price changes. Sellers are
maintaining a sitter attitude and
some were disinclined to make
commitments for future delivery.
sateens and fine goods continued
W receive some attention.
Inc raw silk market was strong
win advances of 35c a pound on
uouDle extra cracks well main
.aned. Some manufacturers are
hololng off expecting the market
70 relapse in spite of the firmness
shown in Yokohama.
WOOL.
Boston. April 1S.-The wool mar
Ast is showing the effects of bet
Ter sentiment in wooden goods and
me garment trades and the trans
sctons today were more numerous
.uan last week with prices well
nalhtained. The report that an
agreement had been reached in
nochester between clothing man
atacturers and workers which pro-
'ioed Tor a wage cut of about Is
pr cent aroused favorable con-
Eent in manufacturing circles.
some fine Australian woods have
recently been taken from bond and
put on the local market
The American Wooden company
Is credited with the purchase of 4
qaantity of fine and fine medium
woods in Arizona on a basis of 35
10 90 cents unsecured.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-18
Weather Forecast

Illinois: Fair tonight and We'd
nesday; somewhat warmer tonight
in north portion and in south por-
ton Wednesday; light frosts to-
night.
Iowa: Fair tonight and probably
Wednesday; somewhat warmer to-
night in east and south portions.
Wisconsin: Generally fair in
south and central, probably show
ers in extreme north portions late
tonight or Wednesday,; somewhat
warmer tonight.
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Chicago Potatoes.

Chicago, April 1S.-Potatoes,
steady; receijts, 81 cars; total
United States shipments, $50 cars /;
Wisconsin, sacked, Round Whites,
1.60@1.70 cwt; Minnesota, sacked,
Red rivers, 1.55 cwt.; Idaho,
sacked, Rurals, 1.60Q1.70 cwt. /;
Idaho, sacked, Russets, 1.40@1.6O
cwt; Colorado, sacked, Brown
Beauties, 1.65@170 cwt.
New stock, slightly stronger /;
Florida Spaulding Rose No. 1, 7.25
@750 per barrel; No. 2, $4,000
per barrel.
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Chicago Produce.

Chicago, April 1S.-Butter, un-
changed
Eggs, higher; receipts, 47,021
cases; firsts, 23A @24; ordinary
firsts, 221a @23; miscellaneous, 300
231a; storage packed extras, 27;
storage packed firsts,, 26@264.
Poultry, alive, lower; fowls, FAC;
broilers, 400 SOC; ROSTERS, Ice.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-18
FIND BODY OF
LOST DOCTOR
Widow Identifies Clothing of .Dl
Adolph B. Smith, Taken From
Rock River.

Rockford, Ill, April 1S.-Identi-
fication of body taken from Rock
river as that of DR.. Adolph B.
Smith, missing since March "a, was
made today.
DIR. Smiths name was on one of
the socks and Mrs. Smith idenLi-
fed part of the clothing and arti-
cles found in the pockets.
DIR. Smiths family said he had
experienced. nervous breakdown.
He disappeared from Rockford hos
pital where he was a patient.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-18
CHICAGO FUTURES
tRy the Associated Press
OTQIn
Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago Cash Grain.
Chicago, April Is.
WHEAT.
No. 8 red. 1.3SA.
No. 2 hard, 1.41$ @1.42A.
CORN.
No. mixed, COL @6e1sc.
No. 3 mixed, 59@591Ac.
No. 4 mixed, 5Sh G59c.
No. yellow, 60A @6114c
No. yellow, $4,000.
No. yellow, 59@59hc.
No. 5 yellow, 582c.
No. yellow, 57Ac.
No. white, 60@61c.
Sample grade white, sec.
OATS.
No. 2 white, 1890.
No. 8 white, 37A@40Ac.
No. 4 white, 36A @37hc.
OTHER GRAINS.
Rye: No. 8. 1.03A.
Barley: 60@63c.
Timothy seed: 4.50@6.00.
Glover. seed: 15.00@22.OO.
PROVISIONS.
Pork: nominal.
Lard: 1852.
Ribs: 11.50@12.5o.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-18
Horses and Mules.

Horses: Good to choice draft,
s165@190; good Eastern chunks,
$S5@135; good southern horses,
$50@90.
Mules: 16 to IT hands, S1700
120; ISL to 1868 hands, $140Q200;
141s to Is hands, $85@120.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-18
Peoria Cash Grain.

Peoria, ILL.,, April 1S.-Corn re-
ceipts, 10 cars; unchanged; No.
yellow, 6Oc; No. yellow, Coo; No.
3 yellow, Soc; No. 4 yellow, STAG;
No. 4 mixed, 57&c.
Oats receipts, none; unchanged.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-18
Peoria Livestock.

Peoria, April 1S.-Hogs, re-
ceipts 500; steady to strong; top
1910: lights 10.20@10.40; mediums
1O.i501O.40; heavies 9.75@10.15;
packers 8.75@9.25.
Cattle, receipts, light; firm; top
calf price 500.
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New York Sugar.

New York. April 1S.-Raw su-
gar, unsettled; Cuba's 2ssc cost
and freight, equal to 3.9S for CEN
trifugal.
Refined: fine graduated, $3.50
$50.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-18
Silver.

New York, April 1S.-Foreign
bar silver, Sc; Mexican dollars,
SOS.
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Liberty Bonds

FINED FOR USING CUT-0UT.
r. X. Dudley, driver for the Pal
ace Cleaning G. Dyeing company.
paid a fine of IS and costs in police
court this afternoon for driving his
truck with the cut-out open. He
claimed the cut-out would not
operate.
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Street Features
IRREGULARPTY.
81 STUART P. WEST
coyprisht. 1oz2.l

{ The market opened this morning
under flood of realizing sales
which for the first hour or more
Afforded a stiff test of its meftle
mere was special pressure against
the oils, In which speculative SEN
timent had been chilled by the
strong arm methods used to pu,
up Sinclair, with the conseouen.
violent relapse. While Studebaker
ara baldwin Locomotive were re-
acting, special buying made its ap-
pearance in various other direc-
lions 1t was in the railway stocks
tnat operators for the rise were
successful for a time in dfvertine
attentlon from the heavy selling in
the Industrial list.
NEW HIGHS FOR RAILS.
One after another representative
issues like Atkinson. Union Pacif,e
Louisville and Nashville. Canadian
racine and Southern Pacific bet
Tered their former tops Of the year
me showing in Atchison's annual
report strengthened the view that
an increase in the dividend will
come later on. With Union Pacific
ana Canadian Pacific it was simply
case of the investment seeking
out these stocks on account of their
active yield. st. Louis and South
western issues were among the
features.
BRITISH EMPIRE STEEL.
The British Empire Steel which
is combination of certain steel
companies in Canada during the
eight months ending Dec. 81, earn
ed, after all charges the dividend
on the z per cent first preferred
and between 81 and SO on the sec
ond preferred. These earnings
came mostly from the car building
subsidiary and the coal and ore
mining enterprises. These figures
OF earnings are interesting because
they were made before the turn had
come in the steel industry
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Local Stocks

Quotations furnished by A. G. Cochrane
Co.. 3o9s Best Eldg.1
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-18

twenty-five per cent of the ami
mails caught by steel traps are
worthless.
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LiUe Stock
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, April 1s.-Cattle. re-
ceipts, 10000; market slow: few
early sales beef steers and butcher
she-stock weak to 25c lower; beef
steers. of quality to sell, largely at
7.5oQS.40; bulls and veal calves,
about steady; stockers, strong;
few early sales, veal calves, mostly
7.0o@7.50; bologna bulls, largely
4.25Q4.40.
Hogs, receipts, 1900; fairly ac-
tive; lights, mostly weak to loo
lower than yesterdays average;
medium and heavies about steady
top, 1860; bulk, 9.S0@10.50; pigs
and packing sows, slow, steady.
Sheep, receipts, 5000; fat lambs,
strong to Csc higher; fat sheep
scarce, about steady; top wooded
lambs (early) 1910; bulk 14.750
1910; top shorn, 1850; bulk, 1875
@13.25; few good lis pound wooded
ewes, 800,
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Envelopes were unknown prior
to $780,
Evening star., 1922-07-01
FEDERAL JOBS OPEN.
Civil Service Commission An
nounces Examinations.

The Civil Service Commission to-
day announced that examinations will
be held to fill vacancies in the fol-
lowing: Agricultural economist, $4,000
to $4,000 a year; associate agri-
cultural economist, $4,000 to $4,000 a
year. bureau of agricultural econom-
les, Department of Agriculture. junior
illustrative craftsman. division OF
publications, Department of Agricul-
ture. $1,000 a year.
Full information and application
blanks may be obtained at the office
of the Civil Service Commission, 1924
F. street northwest
Evening star., 1922-07-01
SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS.
Course Of Instruction for Those
Preparing for Higher Positions.

Summer courses for teachers who
wish to qualify for positions in the
Junior high schools BEGAN today at
Central High School. Superintendent
OF Schools Ballou presided at the
opening assembly and discussed with
In the methods of conducting the
courses.
A corresponding joint session for
teachers in divisions 10 to 13 was
held In the Dunbar High School at 10
mathematics and geography. Compe-
tent instructors will be in charge.
The classes will be open to teachers
at present In grades seven and eight
OF the public schools. The courses
Will last for thirty days.
Evening star., 1922-07-01

1.-THE replies received from the vari-
Gus debtor counties were reported
by the commission. The data already
sent to the commission by some, Of the
nations were also considered. The
commission continued its previous
discussion and study Of the basis
upon which negotiations should be
undertaken with representatives OF
the debtor countries"
The countries from whom replies
and data have been received were not
disclosed.
Evening star., 1922-07-01
FOURTEEN HOUSES SOLD.
20 Out of 80 Dwellings Completed
hY Cafritz COMPANY.

An operation of thirty dwellings being
carried out by the Morris Cafritz Com
pany at 7th and Longfellow streets is
about two-thirds completed, 1t was
stated today. Fourteen Of the houses
have been sold.
Mr.. Cafritz announced that the re-
naming ten homes under construction
will be completed in the next sixty
days.
Evening star., 1922-07-01

pital and ordered to report to the
chief of engineers. War Department.
for assignment to duty. He has been
relieved from duty with the inland
and coastwise waterways service. this
city.
Evening star., 1922-07-01
MADDEN BUYS HOME.
Will Occupy Residence at 18th and
Kenyon July /.

Benjamin NJ. Madden has purchased
from the Thrift Building Company
residence located at the southeast
corner of 18th and Kenyon streets
northwest. He will occupy the prop
erty about July 1, it is announced.
Negotiations for the sale were con-
Quoted through the office Of the Mand-
ler-Terry Company
Evening star., 1922-07-01
FOREIGN DEBT DISCUSSED
Commission Takes Up Various
Phases Of Loans.

The world war foreign debt COM
mission held its third meeting at the
Treasury yesterday. taking up replies
received from debtor countries. Fol-
lowing the meeting. Secretary Mellon
issued the following statement.
Evening star., 1922-07-01
DIPPING WATTS. DYHAM1TED.

VALDOSTA, Ga. July 1.-Two more
cattle dipping watts were dynamited
early Yesterday in Echols county near
Evening star., 1922-07-01
MAI. BLISS RELIEVED.

Maj Edward g. Bliss, Corps of En-
gineers, has been relieved from treat
ment.At Walter Reed General Hos
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r. ONLY Mrs. Thomas Balm had been
: content to compare Mr.. Thomas Balm
With men about him. he. for counter.
Arguments, would not have been put at
. serious disadvantage. Out Of her am.
munition locker he might have borrowed
shells to fire In his own defense. Did
che. for instance. cite polished beauty
Of Mr.. So.and. .So's 3 drawing room be.
Aavior, speaking with that subtle In
Election which rs good rs said that his
own society manners left much to be
desired, Mr.. Bain's rebuttal would have
been prompt and ready. lie would have
spoken right up to point out the fact
that So.and.So notoriously neglected
his family. or that he drank entirely too
much for his own good. or that habitu-
ally he failed to pay his just debts. Mr..
Balm was no scandal. .monger, under
stand Still a man must fight back
with such weapons Us he may command.
But Mrs. Bain's method OF attack
was entirely too subtle for him; 1t left
him practically weaponless. Out in the
world he amply was competent to fend
for himself. Beneath the domestic roof.
tree, where his wife sat in judgment on
him, his ways, his small shortcomings
or his larger faults, he completely was
at loss for proper rebuttal. 1t gave
him such helpless feeling. 1t would
have given any normal man a helpless
feeling. And Mr.. Balm was In all
essential regards normal mana good
citizen, a good provider and. as hus-
bands 20, an average fair husband.
I would do Mrs. Balm no injustice.
She was a normal woman, too. But 1t
10 only natural that when destiny has
fashioned on advantage to fit our hands
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tain Kidd, for example. are about one
in million. Yet the romance of treas.
ure hunting sets people seeking It anew
every three or four years, when some
new document purporting to be map
OF the hiding place IL found.
TREASURE hunts make delightful
L fiction tales, but that is all the part
they ought to play In the sensible hu'
man beings existence.
Such treasure as Ia certain to b
found usually lies in the uncharted bu!
restricted area between his ears. ana
can be dug out by hard but unromanae
Here the chances are about even. for
the treasure, in some amount or other
Is there about half the time.
. II It ism t there, the work OF hunting
II VIII at least result In q better mind
which is something.
0NLf the student Of psychology can
og"t much romance from such .
treasure hunt as this. Rut the sceke!
w,'h" gets the treasure can afford to le'
the romance go.
Enough of that to supply the wan'n
OF ths most excitable can be found y
the books that have been written aooss
expeditions that went out after piswS
treasure-and never found It. ~
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