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Show Business Barometer TYeIHe Tips IJne company haa selected sites for four pumping a tat tone on routs of the 12-tnch pipe Una that It Is to construct Ranger to gulf coast, approximately approxi-mately lis miles. see Tine ore has been advanced II on pew sliding scale basis, now" quoted at for medium and 75 a ton for first gradea lead ora stesdy at Hot) per ton. , e e ftaltlmora despatch aavs It la understood under-stood Ignited Ktales senate and house will take action lo prevent any sudden drop j In mercantile price a that might follow peace. Helleved appeal to provide an amendment to new tax hill wMch Will protect the Investor in merchandise Is being favorably considered. e Wsshlngfon dispatch save prospects of war Industries loard controlling wool for a year or so after tlte war are being discussed dis-cussed and trade seems to reatrd such control as beneflctsl. Oovernment will take over the entire III wool clip. see geological survey reports pig Iron produced pro-duced In 1917 waa IS 41 1.14 groaa tone, ttgtlnst I. 121,124 In 111. a decrease of I 32 per cent, but value of product waa 1.ff.i.7nV7l. sgalnat sI,47S.lll In 1111. an Increase of CI per cent. Average price per ton at furnaces waa $27.S, compared with 1 s in 1M. a New Tork American financial says copper waa sold recently at lfS cents per pound, flrat time since prices wera fixed by tha government Keptembr , 117, that the metal haa been auld below tlaed market. see According to bureau of the mint and geological survey, production of gold la the I'nlted States and Philippines for 111 7 tots led 4.0.M.440 ounces, valued at IH3.7R0.7OO, against 2.50.3M in 116. Silver production waa 71,740. Ms ounces, valued at 071,100. lYoducilon fell 2,174.440 ounces under tl figures, sea Farm loan bonds In future will fear only 4S per cent Intereat Instead of I per rent carries) by last block of more than 0.00,0ort offered last May Since these bonds will be absorbed entirely bv the treaaury, however, reduction will have little practical effect on the market, e e e Reduction of 1 cent a pound Ir pHces of packer hidea and three-fourths of a cent on country hides for montha of November and I ecenibr and reduction of I cents a pound on packer hide and IS cent a on country hides for January were agreed to by price fixing commute commu-te of war Industrlvs board and hide Industry. In-dustry. e e American imeinng oecisrei renular auarterly divldau4 0 1 S per cent on com- 1000 and IS Pr rent on preferre!. I'om-mon I'om-mon divide rtd ta uaslle Hecember 1 10 stock of record of November 27. prererren ia pa v able lecember 1 to stock of record November II. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK. By Associstsd Press. CmCACO. .Nr II M-v Baraaru. liM. swrkat aeae. aaS m Mr own aaasrttar Haaiy. IH V41: masaa. kactara. xixneirlM. tht- auU. IU SVf M 91 1 f'f. rad la ettatra, IM MM II xi tuV Bareipu. Saw saM aum an4 Mini ami unaj a awhw: eihaa wa lm-wt imti ; kwrhar om tia mmOf an' fwi. Maar in ri. oaa.i Baaf aauia, rnad. rwe mJ tn IU4Mtsrt: mm ataa sad pete M Xaa U aa . tWrr aack baa" are., BItHM, aannara and rwitera. M :MI i avarkan sad faaUara. fmmt. w ard farrr. SasllD, adwlar. saaaa and evrttaa. S7 SMI 7i; ni, issd sad rrwoca. lit SM Ht t : moi- ransa baef tava. li:.alTlS ras aM tMHfen, MSaaliS) Shaw- Baratpii. t ewfcat duil Bi a ahanj d eat; paw aw a sa hataw rrldaj U'ea.ek aatlla aa tnU? Inrhalad j aa mm Ua II MS a.a and SMas rrnu Mathtej M aOditKa a imJar raaaw 'NEW YORK PROVISIONS. By Associated Press. KW TOSK. Ker tl Buitsr Mrraai Oaawarr ! rifHar iKan ekVSB. 49atiSr. .mwj curat. S. 1 r.rwv aSaax. I lS t ir rrd catbarart extraa 4;te . fa akad raptksr aated an r.m. M4Ste. brau. aac l "aaaa Frm: rara-ata. V SUts baati sjaiUai XPvtU . da vms ran. Or U saartfT-Waaa i Mafcaea. SkaaV: tmmH. fas) Ste. aad Knaiara, ate: auevaya Peaaad -FVw aa4teea. Sar; aMaaa, Mere, fa as MS: ast rsaauBA, BHFe: SarSaa SteSUe |