H' ... . in wheat prices.
- Expand-Sharply.
.. - prev-lung throughout
t." is notconiined to any
11 area. as may be gleaned
e report of the Credit Clear-
«louse last week. This report.
_ .fil’ the most reliable brometers
a.” kind. ,hows an increase in
“(renting a. a per cent for
' W as a whole. To this rec
-e gain all sections of the
.. . without exception contri-
tbe largest percentage gain
registered in the north agri-
turol section with the Pacific
‘ and east section bracketed sec-
Buylng actively increased 3
7‘ dent. in the north agricultural
largely the result of very
"’ ,‘ purchasing in Minnesota. and
) min. reflecting the sustained
Purchas-
m In the south continues at an un-
y high rate. disclosing an in-
A - of 1.8 per cent over the high
of a week ago. Collections cor.-
no good throughout being best
In the Pacific coast. north and south
Wealtural sections.
Strombcrg Extra.
An extra dividend of $2 a share
h’addition to the regular quarterly
" ' of $176 is being talked for Strom-
berg Carburetor at the forthcoming
director's meeting. Company has
been a liberal dividend payer and
those Who believe that a large ex-
tra. is forthcoming point out that in
the years 1918-1924.- inclusive. com-
pany earned a. total of over $13 a
share and paid out over $12 in divi-
lends. while in 19224923 earnings
will exceed $20 a share and, only
85.76 has thus far been paid in divi-
dends since they were resumed in
October. 1922.;
Sines-Sheffield.
Sloss- Sheffield October earnings
pulation by a. pool of big interests
but the result of buying which has
come from all parts of the country.
The professional element has not
covered its stocks. It still fights the
advance and it will not cover and go
long until prices have gonaflvo or
six points higher." .
Spleen/Mfg. Earnings.Bise.
Spiccr Manufacturing Corporation
and sudsibiaries report for the nine
months-ended September 30 profits
equivalent to $2.89 a share on the
no-par common. This compares with
s2. 58 a share in the corresponding
period of last year.
Howe Sound's Operations
Howa Sound’s new mill for the last
two monthshas been. treating an
average of 2,700 tons daily,.or 35
per cent more than themill was de-
signed to handle. Dividends of $8
a share earncd'four times over.
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The Cotton Mills.
Manufacturers and wholesalers
are now in a. between-seasons period.
fall season buying being pretty well
over. except in filling-in way. and
spring season buying not yet having
gained any impetus. General busi-
ness conditions continue sound:
railroad earnings are keeping up
well. our loadings show contlr lzs
increase. mail order houses. flue—and-
ten chains. and department store or-
gainizntions continue to report in-
creases in sales. Price indexes re-
flect an average rise over those of
tile same date in 1922.
The cotton shortage forecast by
the Government on Vov. 1 was
strengthened by the ginning report
issued last week by a. crop reporting
agency's estimate of 9.872.000 holes
and another of only 9.600.000. Vi" ‘
cotton apparently aiming for the 35
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ordering by garment '
the style leaders among whom are
now turning their attention to spring
output. high-water mark has boon
reached in the fall season movement
of dress‘goods and continu- .Pricés
on spring goods are *high‘and firm.
in sympathy with the market r-l
high-grade woois. Scarcity of plaids-
will continue. since mils are ,. now
turning their attention - light
grounds. In general. the demand for
dress goods is in excess of that of a
year ago.
.Dividonds 'V .
Steel Car has resumed
Pressed
dividends with a quarterly declara- 7
tion of $1 a. share. being the first
payment since June. 1921. .
Ingersoll Rand Co. declared an
extra. dividend of $20 ushers in cash-
and 10 per cent. in stock. in addi-
tion to the regular quarterly divi-
dend of $2 in cash onihe common.
Eastman Kodak Co. has declared
an extra dividend of 81.26 a share,
in addition to the regular quarterly
payment of $1.25 ashore on the
common. _,
Remington- Typewriter has de-
clared a dividend of $2 a share "on
the second preferred stock, on' which
there is an accumulation of 20 per
cent.
Glen Alden Co.. with the declara-
tion of a. dividend of.” 1-2 'a share.
has increased its rate from $4 to $5
a. share annually.
United States Gypsum Co. has de-
clared an extra dividend of 20 per
cent. in stock on the common, in
addition to the regular 1 per cent.
quarterly cash dividend.
Ray Consciidated Profits ‘
Ray Consolidated reports for the
third quarter, earnings. equivalent
to 28c a share and .bringing the to—
.. Sella
forNoblewomen
Earning a Living in
‘ it
SOFIA. Nov. 20. —'.l'.‘here are not
many restaurants in the world where
a diner kisses the waitrehi’i hand be-
fore he proceeds to order his dinner.
in this city. and ltd! probably the
only one of its kind in the world. _
This restaurant». called the “Rue-
ski Restorant" is keptcwaited on and
cooked for by Russian women of the
nobility. some of whom used to hpve
"salons" in Petrograd under the em-
pire. to which princes. generals ‘dip.
lomats and savants regarded it an
honor to be admitted.
Drive; to the ends of the earth by
Bolshevik persecution. these particu-
lar "prinzessen. - comtessen. serene
Englisch altessen"—as.8vengall call-
ed them in. "'1'rilby"—settled down to
the business of their wrecked lives
in this little corner almost beneath
the shadow of the beautiful eques-
trian statue of the "Czar Liberator"
Alexander 11.
It is somewhat disconcerting to
American eyes to see a tall Russian
who seems to have seen better days
rise from his table when the wait-
ress comes to take the order. salute
madame‘s hand with his lips lathe
best manner of a courtior. then he-
Russian Refugeesr‘"
Show Old Respect.
But there is such a public restaurant
fibgw 'eNAoo. m ”Nev. so.—
The W ofmany men has been
to various strange
attribut things,
is believed. halve been-.ln-
’ butsfewj
ErCralg. 2’6 postmaster here. He
assegis that. the whole forts of his
life shd achievements was built up
through inspiration furnished by the
melon. ..
Craig- became identified with. the
melpn industry after a series of fl-
nanciai. misfortunes. commencing
with:the, failure of a. bicycle factory-
in which as a young man he invested
his savings.’ That failure compelled
him' to mortgage his home to pay his
obligations. '
“I. wrote to a New York publisher
for a. job and got one." he explained.
"It was towrlte a book of (50:98:61
oaths subject of debate. The result
was .‘Craig's Pros andCons'—an~out-‘
line' of school debate. Asked to
name the compensation for writing
thisrbook,‘ I“ gave the‘publisher the
figure represented by the mortgage
indebtedness of my home."
Paying off the homestead mort-
Agage with s. new widely used book
left an empty pocketbook. Casting
about for substance and’health took
him into the outdoors and growing
things and melon culture suggested
‘7
tain deeply regrets losing. -‘
' .deep in their hearts.
spired by the muskmeson as was A. ,_
Clyde. hundreds vs gone some ' “in.
'tnde artisans. iron and steel work-
Whisk]! skilled iabor- that Bu;
Not long ago an American tour-_
lag the Highlands and the Loc'hs
near Gda‘sgow remarked to his Scot-
tish host that it se'eme da pity man
‘had to pack up. and leave such: a
beautiful environment, whose leg- , .
ends and- traditions were. noted 31:19 35'-
ducingfiCi-ude Oilf.’
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compsnleg receiving it: ir I
are e
notice of the fourth annual meeting
of tho -Amgcrmn- Petroleum him.
into to~beheld’at'8t.1.ouis.1rom.
December 11 to 18. A very extensive
program has been prepared which
is likely to bring out some pertinent
facts on' the iridium. Paul Shoup,
of the Pacifir, 0:0“ Company. has
.bcen‘delegatedJo speak on the
"pile Industry and the 'Pnblic.”
.' Harland—will discu-
of Finding and pro-
Whlle these are
! upset
try by several of “1°1an
nent oil executives.
Including its
river has mo ore bmth” ”is:
invisible waterwa; 0"“.
More than three to
world‘ s supply of tirn
lands north of the 3;“.
For houses whose interior.
{Vii-ranged that a full and free _.
tion can he lied between the two
and the various rooms on each
one-pipe furnace is the least n. .‘
and most economical form of .=
apparatus made.
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were 3153 054 110‘ {01' stock. gom- cent mark the raw material situa- “'1 for nine months ‘0 95¢ a. share. his t d add hi. it itself.
«11 pared with $12 5.394 in SCNW“ er. tion has become so serious that ' “me ”a an "'3 mse At that time the article was a
For 10 months Sloss reports $2, many of the mills' selling 9g, is Bank Clearances. to the prosaic business of ordering luxury in the markets of the “It. The installation costs leg “-
806 282 net for stock. equal after
preferred dividend requirements for
the period. to $19.15 a share on
100. 000 common shares.
It is practically certain that Sloss-
Shcffield will earn this year well
over $20 a share on the junior
stock. Earnings 'or the next few
months. however. are likely to show
a. declining tcndcm‘. and influential
interests on the board oppose com-
mon dividend action until there is a.
change for the better in the pig iron
and commission houses name prices
on farbrics only from day to day.
says the Dry Goods Economist. Ad-
vunces have been announced. how-
ever. including 2 1-2 cents a 3': rd
on percules of the better grades and
2 cents on lower counts; .3 cents
and 6 cents per piece. respcciively
on sheets and pilowcnses. 5 in ]~
per cent on towels. Southern ging—
hams 1-2 cent a yard. Southern
chambrays 1-2 cent to 1 1-2 cents a
grey
Bank clearings of the country dur«
ing lhe .currcnt week according to
preliminary report compiled by the
Com nerc‘lal and Financial Chroni-
cle. ggain indicate a slight increase
com arcd with last year. though the
rise is relatively small. The total
stands at 38.444.035.639. or a. gain
of some 2.1 per cent. compared with
58.271.798.412. Percentage increases
and declines at principal cities are
quite evenly distributed. the follow-
ing reporting gains: New York. 5.6
his meal.
And the food—served in the open
air under the trees in the summer—-
suggests enough of an approach to
American ideas of what is good to
to say nothing of other "Europeans "
are among the best patrons of the
“Russki Restorant."
The prices are enough above the
average to make the place rather
exclusive. and the waitresses are
pronounced. by Americans at least.
eat that Americans and Englishmen;
Craigdeoidod to grow a melon that
would stand above all others by in-
telligent and scientific production.
Hesent to France, Spain and Persia
for‘seed. He first grew melons with‘
some success but more in failure.
He visited Indianapolis and at a el-
ty produce market there was attrac-
ted by a specimen of provincial mel-
on of the Hoosier state. He bought
one for afdime. ate it and saved the
seeds. Later, he crossed it with one
of his own kind. -
fully piped furnace, and verv mm;
than that of the hot-water or
heating plants.
The simplicity of this a t;
u
manifest and its operation can, .
fderstood.
yard ““03““ 1‘3 “‘3‘" a 4m ) cnt.‘ Boston 3.05; Los Ange- to be enueel satlsf t
market. ticks 5 per cent. All lines of prints {35; 3.4. .Detrolt ’ 153; Cleveland, y no ”7' t T211: mugs“: melons that ran so Tile Comet Furnace is .. .. ‘
0 haveheen advanced in accordance '. § ' 0 poun 11 weight. Craig at
on. 9.9, new Orleans. 5.8 or cent. The Church s , .
October \lotor Producti with the great majority of p .8 . Club. oat to reduce the also. for. as 8. mar. W811 made, and 18 not a cheap, . ..
. October production of automobiles
and trucks mass 860. 924 units the
largest since June and bringing the
ten month to 3,388 785 Chambml‘S- secrsuckers and shirt- burgh 6.7, and Baltimore, 21.7 per must ex ect to have as a social to doa t amount of ‘ .1
:flfilsfor the s ' "18 {0" spring. A” 0" the 110’ DTICBB cont. ’ Actual returns for the week must exgect to have its rcwardflul‘; org: into being. The In.“ luccess gm haung
were announced as subject to change Qndpd November 10 totalled $7.152, can be a. fairly successful club. But 3 ° :19“? “"1th found birth at a last I3 10118 a any other-furnace a
Livennore Is Still Bullish. and in many instances orders are 155,514, which represented an in- if it wants to be in the company of Pings: given in honor of former . Mme“. .
Jesse Live-rmore is still bullish. taken only on 80003 for 5031“” crease of 11.9 per cent. compared great. spiritual movements 1: must es ent TaftinMinneapoug where ‘ - - ‘
In an interview with the represen-
tative of a New York paper last
week. he said:
“The market has only begun to
discount the future. It is not likely
to have a three-point rr'actlon for
several weeks. and the basis for this
goods. New prices have been made
on Eastern-made llncs‘of cheviots.
within a. brief period. Jobbors' prices
have been advanced in line with
agents' new quotations.
Announcement by the Silk . ssn-
ciation of America that the raw
silk stocks in New York was 14,-
480 bales below those of a your ego
Other centers showing declines were:
Philadelphia,
17.5; Pitta-
Chicago. 8.6 per cent;
18.9: San’ Francisco.
with the cox’responding period of
19-3.
Cheese can be squeezed to the
compact consistency of the Swiss
product with a new hydraulic press.
Corsica. annually produces i‘boul
A religious organization which at-
tempts-to function as s. r'oial club
aim very high and be steadfgrt in
its purpose. When it is so it can
effectively touch on public questions.
can make powerful protest against
modern evils. can call men and wo-
men to account for. the way in which
they spend their live; What peo~
Put One in Every
Off-i Ce
At Mere Cost of Handlingh—Distrlb’ilted With
for Readegj bx Sh. . .
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SENTINEI.
DEMAND lies seed
, _ tremendous. The
people like the book-
your neighbors are taking
it' in great quantities. Anj
ket- melon it was undesirable be-
cause of its weight. After years of
experimenting. a superior product
the quests clamored for melons and
then more melons. ’
Hard Times Compel
Scots to Leave Home
GLASGOW. Nov. 19 ”Seventy
thousand Sets. most of them wrench-
Tradesmen unable to we a good
. Join
Our
Club
There are but a few days
Our. No. ~ 2-10
built mail' made only to sell; it is ‘
Sold By Leading Dealers In
ictroi a Club
Is Going? Over Big
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left. Butter join now yourgg‘lf.
We have really surprised ourselves at the number of these beautiful Victrolas we have placed right here in town.
Folks wonder at the liberal terms we make on our Victrola Club and are coming in all day long to join the Club-
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h is that the my! k .vvcrsai in prices had little effect on the market. it. pie expect of minister and church is
g" which already .n. put some stocks cause of the curtailment of oporn- 5,000 tons of roots for the manufac- that both be real.—-From the Bus. 8‘1 “'8? from home by uuelcploy-
: ‘ up more than 10 poin‘s is not nlnni- tion by manufacturers~ which is lure of briar pipes for smokers. tomGlobe. , merit. have emigrated glues the first . ‘- ‘ ' ‘
m ' of this year. the majoritv em; to N rw 1k d ' SO th N “‘7 1k
3 Canada and the United tee. . o ’ a an ‘ u 0 a -
. While we are featuring '.x... No. 210 Model.
yet any ‘Vlctrola may be bought on the Club
Plan this month at proportionate terms. We .
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or com you are interested in a ”(levels
on our Club Plan. We can't tell you all
about it‘herq'bu't fill in the coupon below
and send it to us. It's no obligation on your .
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ALL OF THE INSTBUEINTS ON PISPLAY AT OUR STORE THIS NORTH 13: 63!!!!le VIGTROLAS
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