Show Q 0 I Wall Street Briefs I Io o 0 NEW YORK TORK March Mach 17 11 1 AP AP P-D. P D posits posit pol of ot certificates fur fr nearly nealy noO of ot the shares share han of ot the second preferred preferred pre pre- ter and common stocks stock tol of ot the Georgia Gerc Railway 8 Power Poe company have bave been bem ben made under uDder the merger plan with the te Southwestern Power 8 Light company It la a stated slated by William Wilam J. J Henderson eDden vice sins president of or the te Southeastern who has hal Juit ut returned from a trip to Alabam Ala Ala- bern bama bam The Southeastern company has hs fixed April I 1 a. a the date dae after afe which It will t not be b. obligated to t accept Georgia Railway shares under the agreement Montana Power company compan earned 1521 2 a share bre on the common In ID IUS 1825 against 1441 4 a share hare the year ear before Dross uro earnings rose roe to from 21 Surplus w. w was ws after aler In Interest interest In- In terest tet taxes and nd depredation depreciation but be before before be be- fore tore dividends against in n lilt 11 Total surplus Increased to 1141 The Standard Oil OU company of New Nw Tork York has hu placed an aD order orde In ID the lb Pittsburg PUts Pitts- burg bUr district for tor between and 1000 tons ton of ot inch 22 Inch J-Inch pipe pip covering 11 tulle miles mi of ot ln line Recent fluctuations In stock prices prien have bave been ben a disappointment to those thoe who look to the market mark I as a. L a barometer of the tb future course of business While the tha Florida Florid land boom bom sod and lad the Lbs possible poul- poul ble hi overproduction of ot automobiles are ar regarded in ID come Dm quarter as a. block cloud clouds on the horizon the high blOb rat rate of or steel tel production the prospects of easier money rates and the hd continuance U. U of heavy eo t freight t ear car 10 loadings loading are rays of sunshine to the business and Dd financial communities February production of Df sliver silver aUve In North ort America Amele and Peru Per amounted to ounces ounce In January Janar Stocks Stock tok of sliver In the hands band of the United States refines at the close of February were ounces against the month before Production Pro Pro- of silver In the United States State In ln February came to ounces against In January Net Income of Gulf Oil corporation sod and subsidiaries for 1531 jumped to alter all charges charge depreciation lIon tion depletion and taxes tax from the year before This Is equal to a share on the 21 par value stock against a share In 1114 1524 Ores earnings earning were against the year ear before 0 |