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SPECULATORS ? I ENCOURAGED Look Forvvard to Better Things the Coming Week. IMPORT/\NT MEETINGS Too Much Faith.THovvever, Should Not Be Placed in Immediate Future. Wall Street will resume buaineaa to day with more optimism than for many weeks Improvement in senti ?raat is due to announcement that the X4.00? members of the .Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employe* and Railway Shop Laborer? have poat Cn?d indefinitely their ?trik? for ?her wage?, improvement in the credit system, and a statement by Sec 'etary Houston, of the United State? Tiea*ury. indicating that the govern ment ha? provided or withdrawn from the banks all th? money necessary for the successful carrying 'out of It? financial plans. In addition to thi?, the technical position of stocks ts be lieved to be stronger than It has been for a year, as a result of the severe dtprociatlon in quoted market pitees of the fast few week?. Announcement that the railroad werkers have decided to postpone their threatened. walkout is gratify ing to the financial district. In that It would have Injected an element ot much uncertainty In the return of the railroads on March 1 to private own ership. Irrespective of whether the ? mployes of the railroads believe pub lic aentiment waa for or agalnat them, their action i? considered favorable, in that It would indicate a willingness to have their demand? adjusted with out serious Interruption to the trans portation business of the nation. Thi? Week'? Piwa-raas. A number of Interesting develop ment.*, routine an^ otherwise, -ire down ?m the book? for yie new week. Tomorrow the Crucible Steel stock holders are scheduled to vote on the capital increase, the quarterly earn in?- statements of the chino and the Vtah copper companies are to be is sued, ami the annual meetings ot" the Mackay Companies, the t'addo Central Oil Company and Superior Steel are scheduled. On Tuesday the annual meeting of stockholder? of the' National Enamelini; and Stampini; Company will be held. On Wednesday are scheduled the annual meetings of the Preaaed Steel Car Company and the American Sumatra Tobacco Com pany, also directors' meeting? of the American Writing Paper. Reading and Pacific Mall. The annual meeting of the General Chemie-?! Company will be held Thursday. Look f?r Stabilii?!ion. The feeling around the commission houae? Saturday was that if th* mar ket i? able to hold It*? own in the course of the n.-xt week a stabilisa tion of values around present levels lasting for ?onw time to come may be expected. Many observers inviste?! that bear drives from now on ' will not prove nearly so successful as they have during the last fortnight. FOREIGN BONDS Sterling, Francs, Marks Caureawy or Check? W. B. HIBBS & CO. ?fernher? AU PrlBclpal Exchange? Wire? to AD Market? Hibbs Building, 72S 15t? St., Wiih., D. C. FAIR SUGAR CROPS ABROAD [Excellent Progress Noted In Most European Centers. PRODUCERS ACTIVE Actual Showing Far in Excess of Earlier Estimates. Report? ?howing the result? of the campaign In various European countries have been received dur ing th? past week which are very encouraging. , France, Hollard land Belgium t> January 1. isso, shbw a total of almost 100,000 tons over their com bined previous estimates. German production to December 1, 191?. wa? <4?.000 tona, aa compared to F, O. Licht'? latest estimate of 741.000 tons for the entire crop. Nove ab? ber production was 480.000 t ? and /the weather in December was re ported as almost a? favoiable far field and factory work as Nova r. ber. After December 1. -191?, al most 400.000 tons were produced. Even Cxecho-Slovakia reporta that the government is I fferlng spe cial lnducementa to growers to har vest all the beets they possibly can and that there are fair pros pecta that the crop will surpass the previous estimate of 625 000 tons. These report? a?? from Bai we ?? ?ai We cherding. of Artworp, Bel gium. For Belgium the production to January 1 was 13?.,409 tons ex pressed 'aa raw sugar compared to Sr.609 tons last year and an earlier estimate? of 120.000 tona. About 2?.000 ton? were produced after January 1 last year, but the pro duction thla year after that date Is expected to be lesa The report says that this outturn includes su gar made from both Holland and French beets, which must be par tially returned to those countries, and that the final outturn for the use of Belgium will probably be about 120.000 tons. There was a stock on October 1 of 20.000 tons. About 9.00O tons has been Imported. 17.000 ton? ex ported and 47.000 ton? consumed since. The stock on January 1, 1920. i? reported a? 103.000 tona The yield of beet? was about eleven tons per acre and of sugar IS per rent on the beets worked. For Holland the report shows a production from September 1 to De ?.-einher 31. 1919. of 23S.300 tons ex pressed es raw compared to 162. MOO tons last year and earlier esti mates aa low a? 200.000 tona The consumption during the period waa ?1.000 tons. JA? regards the rally on Friday And Saturday, it is felt in some quarters that It was a bit too rapid to hold. ; Professional operation in tbe main ' does not hold out much hope, how ? ever, for successful operation? on the Constructive side. One of the moat hopeful sign?, perhaps, has been the cash buying of stocks In the last day ?or two reported by a number of houses. Business men snd Inveators ?bould not be deceived by the large unfilled .orders in almost every branch of , trade. This is a characteristic of practically all periods of dangerous inflation. Every speculative busi ness venture. however unsound it may be. requires a certain amount of office or factory ?pace, and a stock of good? or materials; and this spec ulative buying of space and supplies is the very factor that makes money tight. Huge unfilled orders are therefore sometime? an evidence of penuine prosperity, and sometimes a symptom of dangerous Inflation. Just shortly before the panic of 1907 the unfilled orders of 'the United States Steel Corporation increased 76 per rent In eighteen montha Just before the panic of 1873 unfilled iron order? were so great that pig Iron rose from $37 a ton to $52.75, in spite of continuous high records In the production of the United StaAe? and the world. Vast unfilled orders In many line? of goods were the rule in Great Britain prior to the col lapse of 1866 and here prior to those of 1857 and 1884. Thus it cannot be contended that the unsatisfied de mand for good? and products is any guaranty of uninterrupted prosper ity. Open Until 5:30 P.M. Today Every Pay Day Finds New Sayings Depositors Enrolling Here COMMERCIAL banking is not the only banking field in which we serve the public. ?J The reputation we have earned for good service, together with our large resources, central location and convenient hours, are making "The Continental" in creasingly populfcr among savings depositors. nj If you're not banking something regularly, THIS PAY DAY is a good time to turn over a new leaf. OLIR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT invites initial deposits of One Dollar or more. Our Savings Dept. Pays 3% Compound Interest OFFICERS: Cl'Y T. SCOTT, pre.ldrat. CHAS. W. ? iiinn lat Vlee Preaideat. BATE? WARRE>, Vie? President. CHAS. A. UOIi.l.l?. Cmaael. M. J. ?.??\G???:. Secretary. KPPA I.. \ORKIv A ?at. Treaaarer. DIRECTORS: rruk W. Bolgiaou. P. s. Bright. C. C. CaUM-ai?. Ja?. R. Campbell. William O. Carter. Pr??? H. Edmooit?. ?'. B. ilalliher. !.. Ia. Jenkln?. James H Kaniek. William Leaaox. ? liorna? ?. Melton. William ?. Mtrrisai. Rll?? ?. Mano?!, Ueor-te ?. Peter?. (nari?. G. ?*?????. Wal. P. Beeie?, G?y T. Scott. Nathan B. Scott. lHrljht T. Scott. 1 haa. W. Bern?-?.. William M. 8pii?f. i.uk? C. BtrMer, William Clark Tajlor. Allan B. Walker. (?ari*. W. Ward??, Bete? Warn.?. Waa. ?. Wasatkera. C?uTNEiNTAL TRUST CO. Capitai. $1,000.000 Comer Fourteenth ami H StrwU Business Finance NATIONAL MARKETS Commodities Economic? RAIL PROBLEM PUBLIC MENACE Run Down Condition of Roads Indirectly Adds to Individual Expense. QUICK ACTION NEEDED Proposed Bill Not Substan tial Enough to Insure Necessary Relief. Railroad credit ha? been at such a low ebb that the road? have been unable to keep pace with the growth of the country. In the Industrial center? of New England, the New , Jersey environ? of New York, the | Philadelphia diitrlct and Pittaburg. I the manufacturing capacity has in creased all the way from 120 per Icent to tt>0 per cent since 1914. with j the Allegheny County district of Pittsburg taking tlie lead with the ?maximum figure. The railroad fa-Mi me? of these district? have not 'grown in mileage since 1910, while I in relative efficiency of ?equipment ?there ha? been a falling ..IT. Pittsburg coke producer? have been willing to ?ell their output at {ti per ton at a time when consum er? only a short distane? away could not buy coke at |12 per ton, I simply becauae of a transportation ?tangle that never would have de veloped except for the injection of politics into the railroad situation. 'Manufacturera in their desperation have paid ten, twenty and in some ! cases as high as fifty times the cur ! rent freight rate to -ret material de livered by auto truck. By paying ; the Increaset) cost they could get ?delivery in two day?, while by the 'railroad it might take a month or ?more. Time wa? more preclokj? than 1 money. j All these cost.? are added to the price of living. The"y are not neces sary addition?. They represent w:i;-te. IThey represent duplication of effort 'and an unnatural campet ? ti ?.?. The ?railroad? should haul the freight of ]the country. The burden should not be shifted onto the comparatively new {automotive Industry. The latter is ?more efficient merely because It'has not felt the palsying- hand of regula tion. 1 In the light of these condition? It I? felt that the new railroad bill id au I attempt to shuffle und evade. ? maximum return of ? per cent on the I property value of the railroad? in not likely to furnish the resource? or nt* tract the credit neceieary to rebuild and re-equlp to them or provide the extension? and new construction made necessary by.ihe Increased traf fic demand? of the country during the laat tour or five year?. The re turn might b?- sufficient If Uie rail jroada were all in serviceable condi tion and if the country had not out 'grown it? old transportation facilities. The question to be decided ia whether fthe rate allotment authorized by i'on igress will be sufficient to attract ?capital for the program of expansion ?which la demanded by piestnt need?. I?bbjBj ?orne Congre?? with courage enough to meet the prohiem squarely take? the matter In hand, the peopl,? will have to pay a higher lii.l uu.i ; ?would be represented by net earniaga I commensurate with ne?d?. SOUTHERN ORGANIZATION PLANS FREIGHT REGULATION - Return taf the railroads to t*-.ci ? owner? March 1 will be fallowed by ?teps to have rectified imq a - tie? In Southern railroad lat s a d regulations, according to plana fo: - ; ! mutated by the development organ- j laationa of the South. Discussion and action upon them la txpect-d ? ito be taken at tic qua'terly rr.e t-' j Ing of officer? of the S-iutliern Set j tlement and Development O ?.'ani a-ition and manager? of it? . ?i I ated State association? thr.u, h ut the South at Montgomery. Ala, ? El month. , This meeting has be ? ? postponed by Clement S. Ccker. of Baltimore, pilot of tbe routhw <e ? development movement, from Ma rh ? 11-13 to March 25-27. Bruce Ken ? nedy. general ?ecretary of the M nt gornery Chamber of Comrnerie. Is co-operating in arrangement? for ? 'the meeting. To deal with rate? and n'at?-l ; problem?, S, Davies Warfield, of Baltimore, pie ??lent of the South ern Settlement and Development ?t ? ganixation, has appointed a co ?? I mittee ?if the organisation on trans portation and traffic. A. G. T. Moore, of New Orleans, heal of the cutover land department of the Southern Plr.e Association, i? chair man of this committee, the other ! members of which are a? follows: Charlea L. Gaines, Jacksonvll'e Fla.; F. 8. ?. Davis. Le a. Oa.; E. W. Durant, Charlestor, S. C. ard C. I. MUlard, Norfolk. Va. Mr. Moore has had long exper enee ? dealing with traffic matters for tie yellow pine lumbermen and more recently a? chairman of the -re cial committee of the South. w!-l h was in Waahington urgin ; fair treatment in rate? for the S uth and partlctflarly in the metter if rate? to and utilization of Sout'ern ports In connection with t'?e for eign trade of the United State?. WILL ACCEPT PAYMENT IN BELGIAN FRANCS The Guaranty Trust Company of New York ha? announced it? readi ness to accept subscriptions In Bel gian franc* to the new Belgian gov ernment 5 per cent Internal Premium Loan of two ?nd a half billion francs. The purchaser buya these bond? In franca outright and not in dollars. The price of each 600-franc bond will be 499 franc?; and with each Amer ican dollar now worth approximately 13.S0 ' franc?, the American price of one of these bond? is now ?beut 137. Were Belgian franca to return to the mint par of exchange, these bonds would be worth at par about S9*.5<). Another novelty to the American inve?tor is the premium feature, by which the Belgian government will retire annually a certain percentage of these bond?, by lot. at ISO per cent, or T50 franca. The Guaranty Trust Company ia assisting in the placing of this loan at the request of the Bel gian Ministry of Finance, which has particularly aought the co-operation of all foreign banks having branches In Brussels. CENTRAL AMERICAN PET. Lincoln J. Valentine, of New Tork, will head?.the Central Amer ican Petroleum Corporatioa. with offices in tbe Soutnern Building, it waa announced laat night. Theco poration ta ?aid here to have ?e cured I.OtVO.OOO acrea of oil land In ?l?xico. Central and South America. STOCK AND BORD SUMMARY. Following U a ?unimary ef atari?, aad bead sale? on the New York Sleek Exchange! ? (Furnished by W. ? Hlbb? A Co.) Saturday. Railroad stocks." 44.300 Other stocka. 532.IO0 All stock? . ?7?,900 Ye?r ?go. 64.30a 1?20. ?.?o?.:oo ? 67.200 24,514,100 31," .SUO .27,143,400 January 1*1*. 4,331.800 13.281,100 17.633.400 1 to date. 1818. 4,187.700 15.104.5011 20,9*3.300 U. S. government 'bends. Railroad bonds.? Other bonds . All bonds . Saturday. ..?6,745.000 906,000 . . 1.381,000 8.942.000 Year ago $4,114.000 981,000 1.344.000 6,549 Fluctuations of the most active stocks thi ,0*0 art* Xi Hlfk. 1130. Allla-I'lialaaers . 53', Am Beet gag?_.... SSVs Am Bosch Sl.aaelo_ 12S?ai American Can. 61*. Am Car a Poandry. 143*4 Am Cotto? Oil. 34?? Am tilde A Leather- 10% Am Internat ?Jorp Americaa Lie????. Am Locomotive. l?a.">*r? Aiiicrlcen Smelting. 72 Am Hteel Pdry. 46?* Americio (rogar. 1401? Am Sumatra Tob. M) American ?a? Me. 74% American W?salen. MS?* , Am Writ P?i??r pr. (1% | A naconda. ?I?*? ! ? Atlantic, Gulf ft W I . 176?, I Baldwin Locano (Je- ?.;? ; ?Baltimore A tanto-,. ??'? ? Barrett Comp??y. 131', Met til.?!.cm Motors. Ml", , Bethlehem Hteel. 03% Incili Steel, ila?? ?_ 102V? ' Booth Ki.kerie.-. 13 I Burns Bra?. 120 ?ButU Cop * zinc. 11% I Butte A Sup Copper- 20V. California Picltlaf. 85% (?llforal? Petrol*???_ 4il Calif I'.lrol pr. 7314 I Canadian Paclrk-..,_ 114 ?Central Ie?tlier. 1041? ?Curro De Paaa-o. 61% Chandler Mutar?. 141'. Cbeaapeake A Ohio. :<=, Clil (ireat \Ve.t pr. 2". ???? Sill ft SI Paul. 88?4 OH Mil A St Paul pr... 54% Cat A Northaveat. 87% Chi It I A Pacific. 3)% CM ? I A ? 7*; pr. 72 cui ? ? a p cr. pr. ?n% Chile Copper. XI % (Lin. Cue i''i|iar. 41% Colo Puri A Inn. 44% Colombia llnapll. ??? Col (lu A Klertrlc. 67 feattaeatal Can...-?... VS?? Cawuaental Candy.f.... 1S% Cora Product?-. 90 Cm. ?ble Hteel. JIM>, ?'uba Cane Hugar. .. Denver A Wo U pr. Kiadlcott Jotili.o? r.4% 13% 147 Krle . ?v, ?le 1st pr. Uli Erie 2d pr. ? Famous Playera. fast Plsbrr Body. 1*'?, Kt.k Bobber Tire. 48 Preejtort. Ten?.. SO1-} (i?aton Williams. 19% Cenerai cigar. 75% (tenenti Klectrlr Co. 172 (?ruerai Motors. 34.?. lira Motor. IV. deb_ 85% fioodrlcli. ? r. 85', (ireat Northern pr. 81'y (It North Ore sub?.... 41 Cl'ir Htate Iteel. Si's Illinois Central. KO?, lnaplratlo? Copper. '.1', Inlcrn.it Harvester. IV? In? Mer Marine. "l'i Int Mer Marine pr. Ill?, International Paper. stia, International Nickel_ 26% Kelly ST?rln?flcId. 152I.J Kennecott Copper. 31% lew. 1 ?20 a?!, 73 IDA 40% 134% 43 19% 87 74 ?X G.1? 19% 123% ? 55% 120 43% 54 ?"'. 11)3% 27% 115 im 81 84 '4 10% ta 7% 74% 37% 63 iir.% 45% 111% 47 it - 30% 45% 75 .234 ?M?/? 34 15% 33% 3? a, 8? 54 53 7? il 76', 107 40'. ft no 1930. 1919 $427.829,100 1217,991.???' 56.516,?00 49,643.000 57,119,000 64.119.000 535.464,000 391,753,000 ar follow: Ulgk. Low. Sat. IR?. 1930. (low it. ci??? 40% I Keystone Tir*. 41% "'24% 80% I Lack*w?an? Hteel. |l% ?? 112 | Lee Rubber A Tire. M% 28 44% Leblsli Valley. 44% 40% 130 Is???,.. lac. 12 28% 1"? I/Ji ?'????.?. 28 17 21% I Maxwell Motor. 15% 18% 3.V-1 Max Motor lat pr. M% 47% 79% Mexican Petroleum...... 422 1<1% 00% Mia?e! Coa? Copper. 2? 21 Vi 62% Middle State? Oil. 71% 22% 42% Mldvale Kteel. S2% 41% 127 Mian * Ht I. new. 14 !i ??'. M Ht ? A H 8te M. 74% ? 58% Mo K>? A Tens. ?% ? ISM ; Mo Kan A Texas pr.... 14 ?% 40'4 Missouri P?cl6a?. 3?% 21 57 - MulllD? Body. 51 1?% 140% Nation?! Acme. 88% ?% 110 National Aniline. 72', 44 30% | New York Air Brake... 117 92 11? ? New York Central.. 70% B4% 21% ! ? Y M H A II. 21 ?% 84 i Northern Pacific. 81% ?S% 88 ? Nova Rrotl? Steel. 77% 50% 10% ; Oblo G??. 50% 18% 102 ' Pau Amati, au Pet. 10814 51% a%. Pan Amer Pel ?. 1118% ?1% 25 I'cnnsvlvanla II It_ 42% 40 77% ! I >n ?. Seule m r.l J< lit I_ 86% 30 Phlladelpbi.! G?. ?2% Pittsburg Coal. ??% Pressed Steel Cat. 103% l'onta AWi" Muit.'ir_ 06 /linei 32% ??'? ; 120 78 ?M 1? ?. ? 33 12 5S% 1.12% 228 ?4 II?." j ??; ?, es 14 33 **% S*l% 50% 114 21 >i -??'.? 72 % lt>?, HIS 27% 48% Railway RteePKprlng... 102 181 Ray C-maol Copper. 22% 51 Iteadlai? . 77% 22 j Reading 1st pr. 3? 38% I Bemlagtoa Type. .1. 111 51 Ken Iron A Hteel. 121% 70 j Kep Iron A Steel pr... . 106% 2o% Rov Pat ? Y share._ 110% 87% Haxon Motor?. 21% 58 et I. A Ha? Pr??. 10% 17 St L A Hau Fran pr. 27 16% Ht ?????. A lai pr. 25% 37% :8??hoard Air I.i?.. 12 42 Seni? A:r Line pr. 15% 57 ' Sea rs Kucbiii k.240 ?'i'. Shell Trans Ter. 9<l?i 11 ? Sinclair Oil. 48% sali, Hlos.-Sh Htl A Iron_ 82'4 Ji '?? ?'. I Hi,u t liera Padre. 1115% 44% Southern Kallmad. 23 10% ( stromberc Carh. N6?4 120 St miel.., ker . 11">% 12 Htuti Motors. 137% 1!'? ? Texas f naapa?). 2SI 13 Texas A I'a.-lle. 441? 72lj'Tex?e Co SO". l?l. 1S3 I3l*i T.dsacco Products. ;ir.% &\ Tratas Con (Ml. 3???, a'j TniMf W Hteel. ?16% 13% t'mlerwood Type Co_ ISO M'ai t'nli.n Paelflc. 124% 15? Palled Prult. 9 1 242 'G? C??t 1 PA Fo_ 25% 74% D i rood Pro?. 7s% 39?. 1? ? lednat Alcohol. lui?. 72% G 8 Realty ft Imp. 56% S*<* l'alleai Belali Stores_ fa". ?, 61'? lulled Slate. Ilubber... 14.1% M I iiiie.l Htates Hteel_ 10? .'?3 Itali Coptaer. Sa)?; 118 Vanadium Kteel. 57, SI'4 ' Western I'sclflc. 25A 83% WeatlBghnaise Mfg. .V.l. 76% . WINon Ce. 82% 21% White Motor?. M% ?2? ?Willy? <)aerl?nd. 12 2?% ; Worih Passa A M. ?5% 51% 84 77% ?*% 19% ?4% l*% ?3% ?8% 10014 9?% 14% 18% 21% 21 ?% 12% 214 76% 34% 64 88% 18 50 81 ?4 103% ????,4 26 158 111 20 54 ?4 18!) 11" 176 ia% mi 774 40 M 31% 71 39%. 41% 27% 20 21% 51% 175% 22 IH% 11% ?8 7% 10% ?B 40 36 30 101 ?7% 2? ? i 37% 48% 78%, 74% ; 40% *" ? MC] SS% : 10% s82% v% 30 ?8 :?? . 7? 104% 101 ie-t-% ? M's j 17?? 1 a""4 : 24?? ' 7% 1 13% 218% n | 4" 71% ! ?2%| 2?l 81%. ??'s 120 1 183 20?. | 173"; | ?AVji S i 1101, 1? \ ?7% ? ra% S.", a, a% 7(1% ?il? I 99% 95 aa? a.' 2ll'4 ?a 24% 67 50% 70 .?-?%' 25% 76'i -I CORPORATIOIt BONDS. following la a ?elected Hat aaf v.-arinus rem?rate honda? (Furnished hy Morehead ft. Kimore.) lLite Price .. ? ?1 Nu me Allled Packers. ...??. Am. Tel. A Tel.. conv_6 ?. ? ?. ?. rt. severed_?? Rklvii rVlson Kerle* ?' sen I Cen. of (?a. K. It. secured, d Cm. Indiana 6?a 1st. 5 (lev. A alliio J! II. aonv... 4<4 ?in. ?las ft Klee. It. K. conv 5 Clev.. On.. Chfa?. ft Ht. L. ft. P.. ?ec. ?'. II ('lev.. Cin.. Chita, ft ??. L. It. It. ?en. 'B'.5 ( lev. Elee. 111. Oa Iat. E Col.in.Ma ?Ins ft Klee 1st... 5 Comtnonaveallh Kdlson 1st.. ."? lal-tiller? Kec. I'orp. oruv.. I Du'iiicne Lii?ht Co. 1st.6 Ml ss Yield 7??5', 8.45?,, s.7?r? 5.S5'i 7,A".'i 6.31H,, S Cl 5.6?.I 7.s0"c MSS 7.1H'. 11K Nume Ra?e Price Krle B. R. ren. co?v. 'D'.. 4 S8 trie I. H ce?. 4 4?' Hud. ft Man. It It. 1st ft ref 7 IS III. Cent. B. R. .1% ?2 lad?ale i.a? Lst. I.i and ref 7 l.s I ike Krle ft W. It. It. 2d.. 5 7? N. Y. C. R. R. deb.? ?-j N. Y. Tel deb . 11 113' I'em.. at. R. ?en. 5 R> Pul. Ser .a? No. 111. 1.1 ?nd ref. 5 si So. lMc. ?o. is.uv.5 1011 savlft A Co. 1st..1 Ott, I'olacd Fuel Qm 1,(. 6 M G. ?. Rubber lat.5 85% G. ?. smelt. Ref. A Ml?. aonv. < 102% Yield 10.1*% V -.V A.V.% 7..???;, 61*1-1 6>:,?? o..*aei. 5. (?O?, G.."??, ?i 2" , 6.10-i 3.50?., ANNUAL EARNINGS STATEMENTS. rollo? in?; la a snnanaary of ear niega s?atenacnis laaaed by varteaa caiinpaiilcs for the year Italfti .. AJav Itnbbrr < doipaaaj. The annual repa.rt of the Ajax ] Riihher ("ornpany shows net incoine ? after Federal taxes aif 32,201.267. cqliivalant to $11 a share ($50 par' value>-earned on the $10.000.000 cap-' ital stock. Til*/ compares with 91??] 215.."?6S. or $8.5*5 u sliare earned on the $7.100,000 capital stock In 191S. ' The incornai account for the year ended December 31. 191??. compares ! as follows: 18*9. IMS. . 11117. ! Profit?- $2.?".1.267 t2.0I5.WS fLKll.TW red. uxe?. 750.000 1.700.000 495,00(1, Powder Company and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, liai**, compares us follows: ioni. mm. mi7. Cr. .ale...$19.108 SHI ??.1.7?.?1? $27.4*7.?31 Kv.snse... 17.4211.042 33.5eS.(f| 24 119 261 Net eo. prtfl.la7S.2<a8 Other Inc.. ?|?.200 Total Ine $l.(V?0.0sfl Pr. dlv?.. 3H1.000 Coin, dive 60U.2SK Siirliln?. rra-v. ?or.. S510.R01 4.76? Ilia) $2.1H2 901 70.29-S $2.262.203 510.20(1 1.050.304 sin sat 4 007.601 ?3.08V.S7U 12.112 $3.(150.4?1 486.512 1 300.616 ?1 263 3a 2.SH.24S I Net inc. Ulai'lends.. Hurphia. Prev. aurp. 12.201.287 tl.215.30S 1.032.1127 III WW $1 lusc.ln . ?MUM ?363 3HS 700.?40 tl.41tn.293 830.7ISI , t629..W3 139.217 ' P. A I. sp$3,2SS.99l ?Loss. t4.76D.190 $4.097.601 P. * L. sp.t2.128.S4tl $1.132.208 ?From surplus of tl.132,20s on January 1. 1919. 1172.1100 ven? paid In ornimi?.inn on raeival stock sold; lenviiig previous surplus of ?1830.20?). tnaerlcnn Can Shows surplus after charges and Federal tnxes of 5.180.225. equivalent after deduction of 7 per cent pre ferred dividends to |5.56 a share $100 par value) earned on the $41. 233,300 common stocl?. This com pares with surplus of $6.000,827. or $7.55 a share earned in the preced ing year. The income accoimt for the year ended December-13. 1919. compares rs follows: 1919 1918. 1917. Net e?ra..$ll,72S.7.*.8 $17.076.335 $21.905.04-' liond Int.. 541.5*01 575.508 602.1?3 I'ed tux.. 4.?a?i.0?IO 7 i??i 1SH1 ?.???.???? Deprec'n.. 2.000,000 1.500.000 1,300,0kl Bal_ Pr. dlv?. J. G. Brill Company Shows surplus after depreciation - cliarges. but before estimated Fed $7?5?4? rra| taxes, of $916.8?9. or $20.01 a sliare 1 $100 par value) earned on the ; :$4.5S0.O0O preferred stock, aa com pared with $1.34(1.510. or $20.93 a ? share in the prec.-dinc; year. The income account for the year ended December 31, 1919, compare? ? us folloavs: 1919 1 rake. Total.$14.210.622 $16.7t!f.l5. Net Ine.. P..1 lame. Dlv... etc. 916.S6D 1.341.510 ?916. sa? NSScM Deficit.. $73.771 Prev., ?lina 2.859.553 P. ft Lsuri..$2.5S5.762 ti.Mii "tn 426.524 ?tnu.fsse 1.744.547 .S2.659.553 1917. I G 706.O* 994.1S9 $904 is? 305.385 ?SMSJSI 1.146.198 tl.744,547 t3.isn.223 2.8S6.384 $?,000.827 $ll,802.S.-,9 2.886.331 ?.588.185 Hurp_ Prev. surp. t2.201.S9l tt.U4.49vt $5.3110.674 10.536.401 16.421.903 11.112.231 A L ??.$21,?30.205 $19.536.401 $16,421.005 Arnaonr l.eallaer ? o. The balance sheet of the Armour pares aa follow? ? Iiirlude? depreciation charge?. "Income. ,' tlncltide? adjustment of $208.290 00 1918 Fed- ' enil taxes. j] Hulfal? ??encrai lMectrlc 'Shows surplus after charge? of 1 $726.23?. equivalent to $9.50 a share 1 i$100 par value) earned on the out- ,1 standing $7,642.300 capital stock, as compared with $589.421. or $10.61 a share, earned on the $5.545,700 capi tal stock on th? preceding year. The income accounting for the year ended December 31, 1919, con Leather Company and its sumsidiar les as of November 1, 1919, folows: Assel?? l.and, bldgs., mach., etc.. ?rcord sSB ?o appraisal? by the Ameri can Appraisal Company.$7,474.672 Invest, in coma ?tock of Kaatern I-?;.Hier Company ??.2??. 1,730.000 Carrent ?saeta. Inventories. 14,435.275 ? Finished product lesa allowance for ?elllnt capenses. 8,406.O'.6 Tunning materials and ?upplle?. .. 2,801.S75 $23.?24.057 . 3,291.014 ' 14.07S 1110. Total revs.$5,SSv).00S Ne aft. exp. and taxe? 1.425.101 Cross inc.. 1.5I3.MH Pal. aft ch? 7211.'..39 Dividend?. 497.059 Surplu. 220.180 I 1918." 1117. $5.373.702 '$4.209.719 | ? UfMSi 1 1.47K.757 ? 7*8.518 .174.335 ' 1.294.S81 1.415.554 5S9.421 420.791 159.630 424.188 A.ioi:nls .nil billa receivable. MIsrellaneou? aecuritle? Chandler Motor ? Shows net profits, after depreda tion, .charge?, expenses, etc.. but be fore Federal taxes, of $5.6*2.255 equivalent to $26.91 a share earned on the 210.000 shares of common stock of no par value. This com mjm pares with net profit? of *2??94,?1?. Armour Leath-r Company. .100.000 .or $31.35>a ?hare earned on the 70.000 Deferred charge?. 2S1.7C2'shares of stock In the precedine ?1-? year. Current a?s?t? at the close Total.$88,474.124 of 1919 were $7,4?4.05J, against cur Llabliltln?- |r<,nt iiabilttie? of $1.18t",668. leaving working capital item of $6,277.385. Pr. etock 7% eumnuative. anthor iaed.?25.000.000 raaitstnnding.$lo.*io.ooo| as. compared "with working capital - of $4.372,443 In 191?. ???. stork. l.tXW.000 saares, $15.. 15.000.000 Pour .1er stock. 1110.000 liares ?o . ?W, "HO par value, sold fer. Total..'.1 \otes and drafts payable. Acci?, payable and ?cerned luab. .? 25.000.00(1 18.150,528 823.501 ' T?t?!.$?.?74.124 All?? Power Shows surplus after charges of j . $1,660,019, equivalent after preferred | ?" dividends tn $18.3*9 a share carnea, | on the $5.002.400 common stock, a? compared with surplus of $2.262,293. or $$4.42 a abare, in 1118. Tha incorna account of tha Atla? The income account for the year ended December 31, 1919, comparea a? follows: 191?. 1018. 1917. Total Inc.. $8.858.119 $3,052.7?? $3.277.715 Bepre.. etc. 1.300.884 838,151 8*1.111 Net prof.$5 8.12.255 I2.1M.C18 $2.182.401 foe yr.t4.822.355 tl.Kd.W8 $1.472.40? \ ? Don't sell your liberty bonds. If you need funds, go to any bank and secure a loan. I WORLD TRADE' FOR AMERICA Knocking at Our Door, But Care Must be Exercised. FORESIGHT IS NEEDED Political Bickerings Abroad Offer American Export ers Rare Opportunity. ?The precipitate decline of their foreign exchange? to record low t?r ela ha? brought the government? ot Europe to a realization of the impos ?1'jtl'ty of continuing lon-rer the pol icies under which their economic Ufe was sustained during the war," aaya tne Guaranty Tiust Company of N?w York. It la now beginning to he aeen that the prevent situation arise? from their failure during the past year to impose upon themselves and upon th< buslncss Interest? of their several countries such restriction? as would have operated to reduce expenditures to the point of bare necessity while '.*...-ir basic Industrie? were being ?e estiibllshed upon a permanently pros perous basis. While the conferences of tearing bankers and business men have as yet brought forth no compre hensive plan of relief, it is appareil from the numerous individual expres sions of opinion that the evils of in flated currency and decreased produc tion in the face of a world ?lortnge of commodities are at last understood Accumulations of gold, in some In stances beyond anything known he fore the war, are no bar to declines in the value of currende? ?o long a? the central bank? continue to Issu? their notes m settlement of the or dinary expenditures of government and to meet the still tremendous sum? that ?re carriecr-ln the Governmental statement? as war expenses. Appre ciation of this fact I? ?purring on the settlement of the numerous queetion? as to national boundoriea, trade toutes, repayment?, and reparatlons which the treaty of peace left unde cided altogether or dependent upon fortuitous circumstance??. "The* plain fact seem? to be that consideration of the economic wel fare of Europe as a whole has been ?ubordinated to national aspira tions. For more than a year the chancelleries of Europe have been given over to political bickering?, while business interest? have been either neglected altogether or so hedged about by restriction inci dental to the maintenance of the war basis that all large effort? to solve their problems have been, of little avail. Now that the conse quence? appear in a depreciation of exchanges to the danger point, there is evyjry reason to believe that in the next few month? Eu rope will evolve some broad-gauged plan for the rehabilitation ot her economic affairs. KfTert In America. "The American producer and ex porter are deeply concerned In all this. It is obvious that the immedi ate effect of such a decline In ex rhange on Europe as that recently witnessed is a cancellation of orders ?nd an obligation upon the Euro pean importer to make future con tracts with greater discrimination English cotton goods manufacturer? are reported to be cancelling order? ilrt-ady. and even to be resliipptn*** raw materiata from their ware house?. Probably that method of solving the problem will not go far, b.-rause Europe must have large quantities of foods, raw materials, and machinery in any event, but there will be a wholesale cutting a! luxury import?. Such thing? as must be bought wilt be more rigidly inspected. The Inclination of Eu rope will be to look elsewhere for her requirements, to accept substi tutes, untes? the American exporter can make the combination of quality and price especially attractive. In other words, the easy seller's mar ket that developed during the war svili give way in some degree to tne necessity for greater caution and ?elf-reliance now imposed upon our European customers. v This poaaroil ?ty ia a challenge to the far-sighted ness of the Americen producer. Her? I? hi? opportunity to teat his abil ty to compete in a world irrarke*. before his competitor? Vave entirely freed themselves from their dlfficul tl??. All the chancea are in bla 'avor. but he mu.-t exercise areater ??are than was needful during the war period. Frequently he will have lo let the present shadow go In arder to make sure of the future substance. It is a time full of op portunities for the trader of broad ?islon and fine appr?ciation of the subtleties involved in holding a mar k-et. Chleage BuyiBK Heavily. "Asia presents another Interesting lituation In foreign trade. Me?a ?red in Americen dollars, Chinese ?urrency Is aft a premium and the Chinese importer can buy advan ageously in our markets. The >nly present limit ts the fact that 'hina is not an industrial coun ;ry. She offers a comparatively re ?tricted market for complicated ?nachlnery. for foodstuffs, and for uxurtes. but her natural resource? ?re being steadily explored, and ill indications point to an improve ment in economic conditions that Jlde fair for those who develop her markets In Its preliminary stages^ i.??mln< Credit. "America, too, faces the necessity >f conseivlns her credit resources. ?. definite effort.Is being made to -educe borrowings at the Federal iteserve banks and the opinion ia raining ground that at thta juncture ? the world'? affairs the extension ?f credit should be limited to'legit mate industrial and commercial indertakings. Gold is being ?hipped ? fair Quantity to our creditor? In South America and the Orient- At he same time the government is -educing ita depoaits in many of :hc national banks, a circumstance lending to decreaae their lending -tower, alnce the banks were re lulred to hold no reserves against hese Federal deposits, ?s Ability to lend would, therefore, still he re ?tricted even if every dollar mo a/ithdrawn- by the government were immediately redeposited to the redit of ?rlvata individuala Shortage of fuel, labor, and rail road cars, making difficult prompt leliverle? of raw material? and manufactured goods, have aleo helped to tie up a large amount ?of domestic credit. Th? demand for goods at present price? la still ex traordinarily large, and there 1? no Immediate danger of overproduc tion. The World-? (??Id. "The mobiliratton of gold in the entrai bank? and national treaaurte? throughout the world, in combination with the steadily Increasing flow of this metal Into India, la ha? ing It? effect upon th? American doUa? MAKE INCOME RETURNS EARLY Internal Revenue Collector Advises Against Last Minute Payments. EXPERTS" TO~ /ASSIST Temporary Office Opened In Downtown Section UntU March 15. File your Income tax return early and avoid the rash." This la the advice offered by th* 'deputy collector of Internal revenue I from hi? offlce. 141? H atreet north iweet. which, beginning today, will 'b? open from I a. an. until ? p. ra. until March 15, for the filing of In come tax return? hy DUtrict re?t ! denta. A corpa of Income tax ?? ? pert? I? provided to aaciit In making* out the forma. Thi? I? not confined to individual?, bat include? corporation?. partnership? and fiduciari??. Any question? arming in connection with ! the filing of auch return? will be answered by the tax expert?. ! "To ?ave themselve? time and trou ble taxpayers are urged carefully to ntudy the Inatruction? on the forms 'before aeeklng the advice of the bu reau officer? " aaya a atatement I? \ sued by th? Bureau of Internal Revnue. "sually the Information ?ouht ia contained In these instruc tions. Familiarity with them will enable the taxpayer quickly to point out any question concerning which ? there may still be a doubt." District taxpayers may file their re turns either with the local deputy collector, or with Joshua W. Mile?, collector of Internal revenue at Balli [more, in whoae collection district la ? included the District of Columbia. I Every single person whoae income for 1*19 wa? 11.000 or more and every ; married person whose income was ? Ml or more muat file a return, ? ?The period for filing ends at mid night. March 15. The penalty for failure to fil? a return ?it hin the time prescribed is a fine of not more than S1.0O0. and an additional ?????? ment of S per cent of tbe amount of tax due. ONE CASE WHERE LOW RATE STERLING IS PROFITABLE Selling of railroad aecurltle? for European account in recent day? ha? netted foreign Investor? a nice profit a? a result of the depreciated ex change, despite the fact that the prie.? at which a particular stock i? sold may be considerably les? than orig inally paid. An example of how It works in tbe case or an English In vestor ii cited. A London man sell? luu share? -of Northern Pacific here at. ?ay, TO'?, netting P.0O?. With ?ter- j ling at. aay. ?so. thi? means he .will get about OJtfk On the other hand, if sterling waa at normal, where it wa? when he bought his Northern , Pacific, he would be able to buy only ?1.178 for his 17.00?. In other word?. ! he makes about (?42 more because of tbe extremely low rate for sterling, ? While the great problem of the tno r.-ent la a more efficient diatriba-tier. of the total gold aupply. In order to meet commercial and incaustiial nee..? New York remain? the one importart free gold market. Instead of permi. tin.-.- their gold to be ?hipped out i?i settlement of unfavorable trade bal ancea those countriea which are carry ing unprecedented laeues of paper currency believe it more advisable to maintain their reserves and accord ingly are continuing their embargoes. The re?ult of ?uch governmental re striction? i* to Increace the credit burden of New York, and to force the American dollar to a premium by cail - ing upon it to do more work than it ' ought to be doing. ' \?1????? Forelga Trade Crmmrt\ ?.?.,.??,?. "Trade advisers from about thirty -'-.reign nations of the Americas and the Orient will represent those coun tries at the annual convention of the National Trade Council in San Fran cisco between May l? and 15. The ?ec relary of the council, Mr. ?. K. Davi?, ?tatea that theae adviser? will be in a position to supply first hand infor m-.tion concerning the market? in their reepective countrie?. Delegates lrom all parta of the I'nited State? wi'i also be present, makinc the con vention an important clearing houae of foreign trade information. ' ONE REASON FOR HIGH COSH> Huge Dividends Deci? ?if By Fall River Mills Fan Explanation. RETAILER IS TARC Gets Most Blame Receives Small Stipend. The reason why ?hlrt? and other cotton fabric? have been costine fiom two to thre? time? as stach a? In pre-war time?, suavely at tributed to "Increased labor aad other production cost?." may be ?ax plained In large measure by the large cuarterly dividend? just de clared by New England cotton mill corporation?. Quarterly divittead? running a? high aa SO per cent a year have been voted by boa?da of directora te stockholder?, sod whtl? government investigators ?nd ether seeker? for fact? Conner ted ? h th? high cost of cloth??? have bee? gunning after retailer? the fabri? producer? have been quietly "get ting theirs." and th? \ ? >l" produc tion co?t ha.? been explained aa-t-y a? above. Th? Kinr* 1?! ?Hip Milla. <f Fan Riv^r. Mass., may be naaaa ?? an example. In addiiioti to a ?juar? terly di?'id.nd >?? 5 per rant-.-r ?? per cent >*'-?riy--.t .v.lared aa extra dividend of :><? ?>? r . mt bring ing th? rate up >n it? -api:?! ?t??c4k to 70 per ..??it l.r **m ?. t--. Thlrty nlpe of the Fa.l ?tiv-r ?otton mill corporation? have ??, ceatly d.-.-lared dividend? of ?;.3?^.?.'^. Tii? <iuar terly dividends range from 11-1 t? 20 per cent, end av? i???*? for the thirty-nin.- concima 7 73 im?: t-eat ?.r over 3.'? per e> ni ? ?*??., Theae di\id?-nd.-. wrh ? i-aa-had all r?ord? for high ; -t?tt ed retailer?. w..n*l, ritt^ a .? ? M g?ivernmer?t'? ???'.??tp Htfl - ??..?.'.' be turned off tleir ostat'li'liim-nt. and direxrled toward the Kins I'hi)? lip? Mill? Corporation -st? t.- I per cent quarterly and 5" ji.-r a?I extr? dividend?; the Coi nel! ?.? Corporation, w.th its *i' p. ? cent quarterly dividerd. ?n*1 ?there whose earning? have lr< ken rec ord?. "If It were not for ereetly In? crea?ed volume of b.i?ine?s. many retailer? would be bankrupt.'' -ad one Washington retail? r "When the government ta**kles ;'ie r?-tai*.er It attacks profiteering at the ?run? end?, Thi? I? a *??-Ue r?' tn?rk.t; ?nd today we ***** -' I M'. M?nu fecturer with . ur h?t? in o?r hands." THE AMERICAN DOLLAR. Th? va'ue *f the j 11 *'*%*%% ?"??*. b*se<t upon ????? e&r ama** ?ha pe. I , 1 ven In te f 11?????? table: ?Cost of fine 4'?. lar? Saturday. Y*-? r a*-;??. In English money $144 tl <?; In French mon* y ? 67 1 05 In Dutch mon? y 1 .ft 7 .75 In Pwisi? money 1 16*? ?M In Italian money :, 4? 1 ;i In Swedish money 124 .?>7 In ?Spanii-h m ?"?ne y ?*fi ?4" (Quoted dnllare to the pound.) tkmm .<?<? aR|??a> fAF?STIUVB .?Fi If 1? a renera.lv r ?.-o-yr-sef. fart that flr-t mortnure? are th? ??fest investment la the world We would like to aend ra? our new booklet telling of the many n*fe*-ruarde ?re have placed anun.l Ot'R flri-t morteen? mi* per ceot notea which ?we walle ve make security doubly n-nirr and which rottet It ute the chief r*tc ni for our record of fifty year? without toss to an I live-?tor. Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co. T3T lSth Mr???? ? \\ ? Capital and Surplus, Fd Starting Year Savings Accoirot t Same Rait of lnbtrtxl Paid ?a Large and Saal Safe DepoMt Boiei at Moderate Re?tmb D AY DAY'S here. This s the time to t begin strengthening your persona! ftnaiKes. Your own conviction- counsel saving?future welfare demand? it 1-Act now! Practically any amount will identify you with this strong, old, inter est-paying bank, and we'll be glad serve YOU. OFFICERS WILLIAM G" HOOVER.1 WOODBVRV BLAIR.Fi rat Vice I -ent KRANK W. STOat-E.Stelliti Vice Pie?(dent KRANK sTKTaOtr.. Tru? Offtcer G??8. C l-AaTBOIU?. " K. PF.TK-IVAL WILSON. rRANK ? CLLMER.aAast. a?ecy .-' To ? DIRECTORS Weodbury Blair Jame? A. Buchanan WliiiBTB A. H. Churab Walter C Orphan? ?A ill lam ?. Cox William B. ?Edmonaton ? Praatieat Gatley Krslaaaid a Huidakopar Will lar Thorn? ... jonea Victor Kauffmana William G C'ulrkeall Prank W. Mme Wllli?m II v-.-?lk?T Henry ? Willard NATIONAL SAVINGS & TRUST CO. Year OH?t Ba-riaaa neamltacy la vt ?? klart aa Cat?. ISA a?d New Yatt Are.