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FINANCIAL NEWS AND STATISTICS WHEAT Shortage of Available SuppHes as a New Factor SertJ for Oar Apecial iMtOO "65" Rcnskorf, Lyon & Company | * rl Ksrhctncif ;v,'," n F.rchanoe 33 New Str .et ( ).N.Y. News Digest Foreign London Markcti Auc 12 Tlifre ?- " " S' '"k *"'x' ehssgi laedal 4 .1 c,nt "and three ?aatki ' ? cent' c,old Preack Bank ComblaatlaBv?A com bar.k> m Paris end the I roposed by ; Sl of , lendipg mutual itraetiaa ot As of the war j and 1 ' " solidarity j and ll tem v out that bonds ; )ggueH. tratioDJ of locali-: . 11 not' but that j ? of banks, headed ... t will ba ] Thus all ry will be enabled l of restoration a guarantee of tinancial 8 Russia'.* Hasacial Pea-tlaa. Petro ??.,. \ | a London i. Kussian ? - thus far in 1911 tTt c rreater ..an for all of the ' . ar. In the firet quarter of 1910 direct 10,000 LB16 by Indirect taxntion v.-hich is lt re than in 1916. Kcturns from ?ed by tha 1 administration assonnted to , which ifl 66,00040? revenue altogether amount ed to ? H *hs ? B . flrat flva months i o, a gain of 60, in the *anie period ? 11,000,000, an ad 600. '>n July M laat the eold resar . were 14*8400,000 reserve abroad wai total ? met i more thaa a year _ i reach Bteel Oatpat Pari*. Aag. 12. n il 1'raiu-e during the lecond \ear of the war was double the that dunng the flral ? " .hc FreBflh flfl pig iron Snd ?o the ' ln addition to the ? B had upon produetion, ' \ ? , have heen i tatist.es sl sw, and New York ,.,!!,- i on-olidation Ofl , | . | illroad ad t thfl pal plan ? late the Paahaadle, the \ . : a number of smaller was Bfll tially corr . N;"r folk A. Weatern is not involved. They - the Btoekholders ot th* l'i.-.V r.i.,!., al a meetiag ia I ssr. I'nion Bsg A I'aper - ra will be held ?t Jei I, to . tation. l.ife lasaraace lavaatssaats ? Lifs de ng bai m Nrw Yei . ii by "vei H6T400400, while their loan mortgagei iacrsassd Iflflfl than $50. and ; ilicy loan* This eomparefl with an ,ctua' . r security "ver $67400400 Ib n, rtgagfl '"ar 1, leaas on pal 1 ? | __*_. w"rf '"?'-*' h:f *?** ' fetr the war etarted. In the ars previous to 1916. they ?n ?ver?ge increase of nearly 'n th four ? $IS', r>00,(IOO n year. I.ast yrnr's in 8,000308 l" li a tkia n\erage. Other Cities Dtygaaia i'4-*i<-? Chicaga, Am 12. Harakall Field <v "'.-.. Ib tkeir ? B of tkfl .liygooflla ? ?a\ : "The week has brcn niarked lornlly b] \>ry brisk trade due ft. i hirapo market BrBflh and fashion akow. Mer r. ipondi .1 to <Ihicago'i in vitation to 'i ome to Chicago' is uti aaaal Banbera aad trade 'n general hns beeti stitnulate.l utul greatly bene tited. Thr South and Boetkwefll hav* 1 partieularly well roprc-cntrd. Shipnentfl of i*nods and road sales are eoBfliderably Ib exceai of flgurea f?r tke nni perlod n year avro. Prieea ure stron*-cr. and eellflctlona arr Vfll Oil Prico* I.ower. Pittflkargk, Aflg. 18. N'ew quotation* by the pr; ail roOniag eonpaniea to-day place tka rrice of f-asolruc nt L'l" cent* n gallon. n radaetioa of 1 cent. Thi* follows ti the price of rr'i.le oil, a total of 'Jr* cents a bnrrel. 4 'old Storajte ltulter. Washington, Auf-. 1-. ("renmery tuftter held ifl cold *torage plants throuf-hout the coun? try on Augu.-t 1 amounted to 87,088,029 pounds, n i-lif-ht inerease from the amount so held last yenr, and Bgga totalled 4,787,188 tkirty-doaea ea heavy dccline from last year's holdings, ?ncnt of Agnculture I repoii r.n-ton Cappara. Boston. Aug. 12. Aft.r a dnll opening to-day the local ? market .1 eiabla ';. an.l a dflClded upwa: ?'. araj bigker: Allouez. 88; Graaby, 88; I appei I 81;-^; old Donin i Corporation Returna Minneapolis, St. I'aul ? Sault Me. Marie: I n c i June gros?.$1382.435 -"? 14.678 Net after taxes.. 728.350 12 month*' ???? 22304,824 1.9 9,188,795 3*488373 Cklcagfl EMviataaii .1,885307 278,095 S15.106 102378 *?* m. 12.205.239 2,259,?70 4318*925 13*2,848 Toledo, Peoria & Western: Julv gT088. 185328 I33W . 12,833 15321 Dividends National Blaenlt. I con. o "!"1 ? ti mber 28. - II bre- fl < 0. Rl ? llBl <! Ot ferred ?t?< ? ' ? to ?tock of record Septenbi Waaklngtea Ralhrra* ? Dfletrie^ .. ..l l i on toek, both ; . btr 1. _ Montreal < otton**. Of 1| r Ci ' ? ?.: - (ptember ?">? BIG FOREIGN AND D0MESTIC STEEL ORDERS Allies Buy $34,000,000 Worth of Shell Steel Ford's Bitf Contract eontn - ',,n!* of ",:< and fi ,. ainl with Beveral <>.' the large indapeadent ateel coni - ? ? the order il aeni-fli : hed ati Bt a ton. II thil :- I Ii foi thi . I Daliveriei are to 1" . will 1917. ? during the week waa the ? ri Motor Company had e contra I I tom of fabi tha Anerii '. ,1 in the construction ht. el nilla. ._.?.?#? ? RAPID GROWTH 0F CANADA S EXPORTS Almost Doubled i" Fiscal Near hnded June 30 Last. Th. ' ada for the* ? 1'-'1'i' anoai ? ., 68 per cent over the pn - . neaii nt, but the tflfl ? i 96 per eent ln <.f tha doneatic axporta of thr ? Tha narchand ? I tor ron ?nnption anouBted to " -tir nerehandiai ? ? uml hull'. ? ported eoin and bullion nerchandl i ported Thfl i,721. ? .ihlo goodi were value.-' 14. < - The ai during "" r.47, or ? aa con |i b claai fi cat ion of ' rted during ! ind 1916: I ' 1916. 6,692 ?713S4 M.1 i 19,624,268 23348.778 )????? 18388,935 53,2 Animal 78,197.718108,147.108 ulture ... 141,611,883 328310.538 Manufacturfl 108317,857 284395,841 lliacflllanaoaa ... 1*200,788 a^VJnmJ Totala .447.238,151 f-T'i.l 13,452 C ommodit ies NOTE?I he purpose oi this column is tn ui\c thc reader a tjeneral ?icw of cmutnodity prices, current and compr.rativc. toticther with a dif/est ol the nens Which attends or influences their fltictuations. I hc treatment is necessarily selecth c. Industrial llelaN. Buying of steel con' on r '. The foreign demand i* hcav\. The biggesl ileveloprneiit in the trade this week war, tkfl order for ' tOBI of shell ateel placed wilb the I nited Btati * Bt-,: Corperatioa and the ladependenta by the Alhes. The advance in qUOtatlOBfl for barr., flhspes, (dates, wire atul other articles an? nounced by tke leadiag interests has had no effect on the demand and ln-j quiries are eominir in just as ffl I they did before the uptarn, Boma eon-l sumers in this country who Iave been holding off for several mOBtl , ently being influineed r.y tlie pub roporta of eonee_sioai in prices, are' now compelled to rome rn a* buyers I and foreed te pay higher priei Reports of huge foreign inquiries for eopper from tlie Kuropean bellig while true to some extent are. never theless, probably aomewbal esagger ated. Espeeially is this the ca* the rumored inquiries of th, Allie*. As for the Kntente Al' is known def'itiitely thsl ' .'i the, ? eoppi r for Prices current for ? few of thfl prin- , c.pal metal.* aml metal prodaet , eom i \'rf: at ths cor- { - time of la.*t year, follow: I'rice rent a year ago. roa, No. 1 fdrv, ton. $20.73 $16.73 Pitu, t.,n . 13.0041 1.00 2346 ? ? i tic, ll>.--? -'s Tin, lb.- -II', I., ;.,!. \\ *i . delh . . .Ori .01'. .0 - -17'i - Other Basie Material* Of I ach of the following eommoi many gradflfl and and there? fore many price ir tbe Infoi msl . neral Intereii in pi ii Coi reBl Price a .:: .:i2 <_l.oo $2146 im, ri lined, gal ?' I M im, crude, ..i,; 2.46 146 lb.63 '?: 'i .X, lb.17 ._. Cotton Cotton. i'..t rn,. i contracted i cotton mar waa fltrong. 011 ; i well ab lixed n' thi ment. Or.r "T!:. | all. pi l i far known ...- t,, tha outturn of i the crop. II quite trio ! Still higher ni i.-. . ching from : ' - ton- - firm in the main that exeellei I l will I ? from now on. lt i* true thsl . ?? tha* ? .(? m iniir. ? Further ? ig new cotton will come !l be ilot* sl thi* level, thr,.. the whole. to tr;. gfajpr at the i . II.HI 1 ? n.no nn : I ' 32 ! 11.11 11.55 . H.i.7 Susienance Cere 1. \\ heat. ! ? ied slightl* ? ; i.on ? ntiment in -be * peet. ? en of e have n the pt .... ? ? - g enougl week If thev <!'? ' - - i a ti-. ef -.. and nol M , ? the b the pu ? ' . - ' than conflrmed ? ? ? from ? matei . rop had I" but the ? ihe imalli mpari - ? I ? President Ripl peka ' : . I. , *ard ' will have tiie second largi I in it* hifltory. At the price prevai! ing and expected to rrev*il, an un-1 < ..rn P| . ? r at thfl ig ..ri Inprorfld weather i Later th.- tn.-.rk< ? ? lened. Thfl lllinois State rflpoii wai bulliah. ing b dflterioration Tn corn of non thii ? i"-i eaal dariag the month. I'm . rdajra eloae, compared with tlie eloae on the aad b i. | r ago, follow: Rye. The BVrki . - ]<? r.i't ? , : *i:.: 8131 Si.io Flour aiul MaaL P rm. A >-?? rdaj a* i ng i ??' I7J i M M 1-ft.. flour, choice.. 8J8 548 .,:,!, Batlri driad. 1-48 4-.'> Braa, ia aacki. M38 8438 Livestock, Meats and Provisions Foi ? ? ired with " .- ? ! ? 1 A >rir IJO. V:- s .-, ra.oo ?aio.M .13 ? .IS .13 <j .13 1 ' ?...?? 1.1)0 413.25 1.50 t 12.00 ,|| I M -15 S I?'j . 4 b.00 -i 4II li 9.00 ta) s.so 13 i .15', .0* $ .12', " -? ' ,-i?'? -. 7.00 4 7.73 *"M8 '-a29.no lc!so .' a, 17.00 11.00 fll?.50 17.50 te 11.00 i. ra- i I8J8I ? wa *? 8.204; Farm Produce Dalrj aad Baia-rarfl*L The following ara Naw York piices, ? .red with tboflfl of a Y-? ? Bflflfll al"' . per lb, ofic'-i ? Cheese, state, whole nilk, per lb, |l','.. l.,,c I: v'nlh EgeV ? Pen aa, 848938c Orrharcl and Field. I a eeat i. ? i . . . , 100 lb, 88.608} 89.85 $7.j0'?? ? ?.-,.-,?;. "..''0 M.mr.rst.on - , I. I.. *M . |2.09f M no 81.25981J8 12^88182.75 "I'l.i'S Apple*. faney, I1.758JI4J0 82J00J 8SJ8 Ha] and Btrsa : ? ? - ton, -.?I nov. S2.*i.00 f.io.ooo *:n.nn \... t ? * il 80(g |ia,88 837^00192838 815.8888818.08 114.54 Coffee, Sugar, Tea and Cotton seed Oil Current Pricfl a prlee. year age. lb li'1 - I*1 . Rio, No. 7, per Ib. 814 r7'. rrai alatad, pei I ?. 7.i>.> 8.81 8.18 8J8 II I I Rl - i ofl. e lulures.?The co-' . ing to to bl 8.68 ? i ? -.-rday's A ago. > ? * *(p*H.75 6.35 h ;?. ,. H S0 i. ! ?? B.">0 Siiir.ir Inl ti rt ? I Jfcflti rdfl ? i ? ' ? .I..10 .. . ?". 1.61 I 1.40 I . . 3.61 her .... ? 8*3.40 | , : ft ? 3.80 3.07 i otteaaeed "': Pfltarea.?The cot'en tan ll thern ? r nar i chii fl-r ft. . ??ft ? .9.15 i*9.25 5.80 i i M her . ** ISfiMS 5.77f5.JJ] - S3 'i 8.60 5.957*6.01 Bankers' Rettnillt. - ? ? p imen She must air preaent f tba 1 ?-ce at which have had l * mulating a, market boom. Odd Lot BflviflW, Naw York, Saturday, .!'"/? tt, 1919 Toi .1 sales of slorks S;iturda>. 2.V', ..flO shnre^, against .'t....,IOO I'riday, i\ 100 a week a?n and 3 II. '00 a \e.ir ago. Iriim January I lo dale, 91JMJ9r99 share*. a-rainst ?6.191.000 a year ago. All qtiotal ion* are in dollar*. B niroads. -. ? ? - | )!..-' ' I -_'_?. ? .tchUon . . I03| 2 101 103 ? 4_ 99 99 11 - Ofclo *6'4 86 R6 ? 'g 176 175', 176%? 'a inn chf* t;. w ,,? ' s r . M 1 Bl I' ? 96' . W 4 "'4 - .ln pr. 130 130 130 - C.tXli Pee_ 16*4 18$. 18*? ? *i ,i* 3-j';, 351 2 36''4? '? 100 _o 1st pr I ? 53' b 53' i ? Vk 100(M North tf 118 118 118 ? */j 100III C-titral . ioi'_ 101', 101'. - 100 Long l i i'l 14!. tAV? 3'.'_ ? V, ?00 Mo, K . 3' 2 3! i .. Pa iti. 4V| 4' , 41. - | ., ? ia i h 4'., 4H ?**? ? '* f Ceal I04$_104 104 ? '. | West 129U 125.' 123'_ - |/j 100 N< rth '??? 111 * 110'* 110*?? '* i nn R lt 55'g 55'4 53*4 - 104) PO C I ;t L 84 83 84 2 14100 B__din_ 103'4 101'B 101'8 ? 7* ? '.. le 24 PI 4o 45*.j 45*4 '* ll'io S.-i-h Pac . 98'4 98'g 98'* - Booth lt lt.. 21' ? 24 24 - ie pr. 68 68 68 - Pac.. . 139' 4 138*4 1391 * ? Vt Wabaah 1'** tt% 13*4 ? Ve\ rlr, pr A . . 50 49*4 49*4? V* io pt II . 27'4 27'4 27 4 - Hi . 29 4 28i4 2) - 41 | 45 46' 2 v, )? central 49 49 49 ? Industrials. I 22'4 23'_ ' i ? i a ?'?' . 761 2 11 Vt .. 76 7434 74*4 \ I .-??-.. ? 88' _ 88 83 ? 34 ia ' bi I? '? - 56'4 - \rn Cai ! 'Iry 59' , 53'? 59' | IM Am Coal I'r 145 145 1-15 - .r.i il I I. pr. 57-4 56'a 56'g? *>, Am U-0 72's 72'.. ' lnil _0 j r. 103 ;? ' - tn SH l-Mi-y. 52'4 SI'/j *_._ 1"" Am Wool . 4: . ;: , 41 4 - 100 Am Wr P pr 27 27 27 - BaMwifl ! aea 74'. 72'8 72'd - Bflth Bteel 444 444 444 + 1 557g 55'8 55'4 - 100 Coatiaaml I'an 99: 4 99 4 99! 4 -.?! 70>4 70 7C'4 ? : ifl pt.116'_ 116' . 116! I ' ll .-. Am leg 5548 54' , 54' 2 ? 1 ].- I ifl pr . 94' 2 94 94 ? '? 46! z 45*R - ' g I.." Oee I i 163*4 163*4 ? ? i?.n,lri,-h, II I' T2'g 72 72 ? IM Q B 6, 1 .t pr 95 i pr .. ,83 intcr I'aper. . 16' .I,. pr . 74' lnta*r Nlekel H r. ... :,i 70' Le , el.. 71! ? ??? Kir. Tire. 46 N V A: Ii '-,.136' 2 135 131 ? I 49*g 50*4 ' - 16.3' 2 163' 2 IM"/, - Br 81 1 1 46!_i ; ? 1 474 - .111 111 111 - . I 'i Bfl I P .. 8 7'8 ?*%? '? I In AJCO. .110 109 110 - ! | i 171 _? 't pr. .109*4 109*4 I0SH? '? ? ' a 1900 V. . 1 58' 4? ' g M 27 27 27 - 2 Mining and Bmelting. IN ' . 17'3 171 4 - tl... i 9'>4 95', j UM Afl I. . 34'4 33 34 ,1 IM _ i" . ... 64' j 64>/a 64 i - 83'a 81' 2 83'? _ ; 1 es .. .'.' 2 ?.-'. 20^s 20 -. 50' 2 49'g 50'4 I! .' ' ol I' .v I . '-'-; ? 2 ; 45'e 1na '4 51 .. 49' 2 43 49' 2 ? 1! . - . 35 34' 4 35 C i I 17*8 17'* I 24' j 24 ? ? trii <'<>P 28 27'g 28 ? 1 5g . lt'2 n 714 ? ? 1 ' |.0 4 ' .. Pablie Service Corporations. _ . 1 130 . " 4 130 4 - . I31'/i 131'/? 1S1'/_ Vt . 84' 2 - '39'g 139'g? '? Interl i?' _ 16' , 16- 2 - ?? ?:? r .1 Pwr ?1**_ I ? ' a 66 66 66 - . 1*4 - Miscellaneo us. I ? ? ' ? . ? - Vt Motor Stock:. ?06 106 1>"; 585 585 585 ? 5 11) ? 11 " II v. 0 104 104 104 - Short Term _. I 1 1 - . 1 1 4 \ 1 IM 1 . 1 1 - I - -' . l 101' , 1 ? - . ? . 1 : i.7i ? ? ? . ? '..', s.ifl 1 1 4.1a - * ' ,4 . ? ? . ?? - I ?? 1 lll'..! 1 1 M . IM ... .1 I. M N , Ml ?? 1 4 far p*/__r.t *x IU BfljIflflBBB . lll*. Bonds X, m York, Saturday, Aug. 12, 1916 Tradiflg ni boflda BB the Nrw York Stock Cxckl . ftay amounted to 18,011,000, agaii I |8933<J0 . Wl ? - ajro uud Jl,-**-'.1" B ? year BgO. Kr?rn Jariuary 1 tfl date, 1848,661,000, Bgaiaal 1188,1-2,000 in 1918. U. S. Government Bonds. :-. rejr 1980 ...88 ? ? 99 Cf*!.? ,, | ,_ 99 -<t> ? fl, 1911 .100'4.) ? 103 i? ? . ? 100' t? ? 4s. reir. 1928 .... 109'/afl) ? 109: 2@ ? | -- 110 *"*? ? la, Paa. '?'". r*?. 98'4? ? 98ft ??* ? .., -- '...? ? la, Pan, '61, iea.,101'--b* ? 10T.2? ? .-.. !??,. . ? 10ft i'ip ? Foi-eign Government Bonds. taa.) ,\-.i ft,. fliga 3t* \nr'.-l>'?nch Bfl . ^ 4 . . 98' , ... 93' ? .98 ...... 95'? . 98' 8 . 95' * i ? - . . 98', ' l Anrln-r-rnrh ,',a Dem Ot CaB 11,000. 95'4 8.000. i 1998 . 99H 95'4 l.OOfl .100 9"' | !.10? . 93' g ((luotation-.) ... ? ' 9 17 100 310034 | 96',' .1. ft 93V,. "T > *~ . . 47 ? 50 Imp K. ? lll ' .- -*? 4" fW Jul>. ' ? 100 ?'00 ,i City ot Tol - 79 99"aC5 100 , Jap ft 85U? 86 4 100-%'B '01 a ' >l '" ?" ri,. ? ? 69 f 69'2 10' ? i ' ft" i Chl 105' ?? 10*' 2 Swfldish G 10C 44-ilOI do U *-' 10? **101 99 g 99' | _ Bttte tnd Mv.nicipa! Bonds. (Salfli I N Y City 4 I Y City 8 H? 1864 . ,..1071 90*i 90 100' 4_ H&ilway tnd Other Corporations ? ittad, i Skle^. Hi-.-li. i o*? i .97 97 97 i \m iii!. A I. 6*.103"8 103's 103"8 !C9 IM 109 \ . 98' 4 98' 4 \ >a 8. g 81 8ft a W . 92ft 1 ,! . adj I il - 83" 2 83'2 33' 2 25 ,, 103! 2 ., Ban . .'.co , 10014 io^s j do I ' "?'? 90 4 90 4 ? i; .' -.. eal 104 104 -, 104' g .... 100' | 100' 2 100' 2 ft 9S*a 93"8 iTB ?? ii '18.100"/* 100'2 100'2 I 94'? 94', ? '; 93 4 98 4 87*4 ? u 88'/* ? : ? ' | fltn i- -ftft 93 4 93*8 | de ?: i* II! div .. 83'2 83' 2 33' 2 13 do joinl VTVt 97*g 97"a ft 69'a 69*g a 83'a 89' 2 ? :oft 10034 i00*4 Rid P Rl d** Bl 62 62'4 63 60 60 60 7' j I (-ft ? 100 100 131 ft ? ' i 81 i oi'* . . 128 , 122'2 1! Dr- ' . 78'4 78'? TV/t l 80'4 I 1? 1 ' 4 ,?* lli ? ? ? . 8834 801 , 90! j 90' , ' 2 i 102'4 877a 88 ft 85' . 345' . | K Co E I I 99a 99"-8 *. 95: s 95' 4* 19 94ft 94ft 121 124 124 38 r.S 88 194 45 45 45 V"; -Q"i 10134 95 95 46 lb 46 ? 112 i 'ft i 90'4 P 3 8?' 2 82' 2 - N ' 73 73 73 Nor I ?'?.?; Or* 1 ? ' i 9'*, ? ? . 4 ' -ft t00 -4 I 101' 2 100*, lOO'g 1007, ref 4* . 20 4 20 4 20 . ; 9 ft* 93 98 95 75 . 633, 4 81*>8 3*,", . 71 88 79 79 52', 51 ? | i 66',, l 64 ' ? i . 87'2 37' 2 87' 2 . . 8934 83' 2 h? I ? :; 101 1C0'a 101 ? - * ? H TV 7Ui 4 99 90 90 | , '.? 2 32' 2 i 111 111 ? ? ' ' U. S. Tre | 18*08. ' , 1?Tin.nu. 5 . i. .?* i - ?- aM4 The Union Trust Company of New York ha* two well rqu.pped Branches for ib uptown buiinrn *? 38th **? Branch .tbl heart of tkfl bu-v Fifth Avenue shoppin*. district. and the Plaza Branch at Fifth Avenue and 60th Street. just opposite the entrance to Lentral l ark. The facilities of all tht offices of the Company ars offered to drpoiitors of either Branch or of the Main Office at 80 Broadway. The Union Trust Safe Deposit Company, entirely owned by ,he Union Trust Company. conducts modern sitr deposit vaults at both Branches. qn tr|JsT cq g0 Broadway CAPTAL AND SURPLUS - $8,500,000 Curb Market Tradinj* in- the curb securities yes? terday wns greatly redured, with otily a few trifling price changes ISSSril L I'ractically all of the motor stocks were deult in at slinrhtly Ir.wer prices. Ohio Oil roie 2 pointa on fairly active husi Ifi rcaatile Hariafl ** ended *_ point lower. 0 : '?- a 1.101' 4 101 4 IOV4 101'4 ?? M M - ii 96*-4 96*4 9*> Mo Pa_ li? 1 66 66 66 66 ?Ufjl ? pet" "har*. Dumping; in Japan. 'I hi IBS been 111 ? lately. 'I ? itcd in 1 art to the ii tne speeuiauon ? liblc 'or thi reei 1 . e. When the market wai -. high 't trmt iinpos .1 erta, ewini ? ^rht v,iacc tithe rf the ituar.tity ordered Japanese importer? there fote IS - ..bread i'm qttSlK I than wor* setaallj bta .-. hou ever irfl "n -hippir.i,- ? ? ' ? . Japan. [_.? result has . .. lt influx of .mpert.s ntto the To cite an instance, stocks of pj'.p, there wai 1 flerth some i-.ow amount to as im. 1 iaka. Kohi. Teki Vokohama. ln addition, importi Ig to the quantity of abou* M tho price has fallen, - te intpoiten must be very ? v.b.e. ? ? ???.is eanssfljaeaas - I norters urderc i larger ?'-?hii were aet Ifl - .re now arrivins*, the*" are not a few r he ,-. sgi late cash. ths form o' ,-h hns h. ,-n | ? r :'.n hut with a'.l other com wl ich recently urulerwe flbnormal bo-sa, s.ic'n aa rror., el ? lt*. Repor* General BeidBiare, at Yoko I . Daily Imports and Exports flDOrtfl and exports nf jren*ra! ? ,. b1 tha Part b! New 1 >rh Irnport 1, \ - 12 I1.4S6.472 Z.442.4S3 ? ..- . 1,67 1,766 v . ? , . A i{ 9 3,732,352 >. ;; $. 7.444,613 ?? ? 1,437,666 \ ig '. 3,7 17,638 .-, Aug. 4.... $.166,781 Vig 3 6.77K.2.... *.__ - 4466i664 ' 16,766428 31,366,684 17 766,88. 9ft.tD.0lr; 18.618,663 1,471,461 :.,'J7i.i:". -480,363 li.i7K.nH ? . _u_ 1 . $.664,268 20,128,9-1 Monday, July 31.. 3.791,273 8.S15..U9 State Competition in Selfish Rate Making ra ? ti r ? ? The Public 1'tilities Commi-sion of Ohio f-ave a reduction in rate* to mines lora'ed on the Toledo ?t* Ohio Central and the Hockinj- Va.ley when the de*rination wa* the port of Toledo. The reduction amoun'* to 5 an.l 10 cent* a ton frov. r ? - lorahtie*. Operatr.r- ifl BthflT 08 "'. ?*ip port. i hy chamber* of commeree, boards of trad.* ar.d the. l.ke in thfltf respective communitie*. started * cam pa:jrn to have the same low rate-. -x taadfld to all the Ohio coal field*. It has been a forrgor.o conclu.'ion for months that that is precisely what would happen. Therefore, it hss been a foreffone cor.clusion that if any Ohio BtlBflfl fljat B ditTflrai tial o\er West Vir j-inia and Pennsylvania, fll] of them would share in it. The coal afflimtara ot tonoten Penn Kjlvania and Wflflt Virflaia, ?.oj-ether with those of Indiar.a and HIIbbIb, ata now confronted by a new rato situa? tion. Ohio ? . ll ha* been m ...; of them. They aro on the rfefensive, in consequer.ee, -ators in all common market*. Whether they arill take any ve action, such a* ?u?-g4-?tin?- a realignment of rates. is a matter Btttl open for considerable dlacaaal?I What toaoi Virginlfl intends to do has not so ?a told. It seern* reasonably ?ur*> that the Western BUtfla arill svart ac? tion in a short while. Bot eoflipfltuiaa B state* - with the railroads as the only vict.ni* an.l the eOBBUBflara of coal a* the only ? a j-oneral diacasaioa ef coal fraight ratas and their relation to thfl markets and a ceneral re*d justment if one is needed in which al] the competitive factors ar? taken lr.to accouit. W- know thnt the Interstate Com? meree CommlflflioB do?8 r.ot care to undertake a study of the comp." tlemcnt Ib rata BtaUag. It da Bwkfl rataa to 8t tha aaafllfl of ahip per*. but im-r-lv to adjBBt revenue to ?:os of the railroads. Our .t if the commi??ion ? prODfll-ly >- ' '-0 ur.der takfl tha broad iaTflfltlgatioB, under adviseinent h*r*. a properly consti? tute.t body ihoald be formed for that tfl iBBflt come ? ? iBgn an act of Cai iteoa, then we cannot Blgfl too stronj*'. n 0f tho m.itt.r, without ro the BOthoritiflfl Bl ton. a ? CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE The unit of trade on thi* eirhange is ten -hares. Maflflfl Oi" n. Hu*h. I.o?-. 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