Show I II I Business Barometer Representative Heflin of Alabama says cotton colton will reach 40 cents with heavy demand by foreign countries on American American Ameri Amen can supply Since enforcement of ot prohibition In Porto Rico consumption of at coffee has bas Increased 50 per cent and price advanced to 44 H c cents ts a pound retail Duns Dun's index number of wholesale prices has slumped clumped to lowest point since October 1 1 1917 I i I Pinar Copper company appeared on the I New ew York curb with initial sales of I II The company controls lands adJoining ad adjoining ad- ad I joining the f famous Matahambre l copper copperI mines In Cuba I ad-I I Savage Arms Anns corporation In year ended December 31 earned 1037 a a. share on on the common stock tock compared with 16 1641 41 in 1917 I Southern Pipelines Pipeline's net profits for the year 1918 was equivalent to I 2069 per share and quite up to expectations i i although s somewhat v a ao lower o than preceding year r. r when Tt a net e of re 2534 2 t. t or 2534 2334 per share was earned a a a Tonopah Midway has started two raises from the foot level on the Last Chance vein One of these raises Is going going go go- go- go ing up on a face of commercial ore and in the other streaks of high grade have been encountered giving good Indications that the showings will develop into fine ore The from the same level Is down do fourteen feet with satisfactory showings to this depth The Jerome Verde Copper company has opened up another body of ore near the body from which it is now shipping lh than This l a any new e hl hitherto ore ore- h it itO body O discovered rsc Is e reported oi In the r richer mine r running up to 20 per cent copper a to t America Tobacco company sales for the full year 1918 were slightly over the record twelve months inthe In Inthe Inthe the company's history Sales In 1917 were Allowing for the most drastic tax deduction the common should show at least 35 per share ebare or 10 better better better bet bet- r ter than the preceding year I Dr Herschel C. C Parker Parker of Columbia university while on an exploring expedition expedition expedition I tion to Alaska last summer discovered extensive platinum beds in the and Y valleys In the Cook inlet I country He brought out a large largo number of ore samples on his return to the States and is now engaged In exhaustive I tests of the metal lIe He expects to establish establish establish lish a plant for tor handling the ore when he ho goes back to Alaska next spring I Silver Mines according to Cobalt Cobalt Co Co- Co- Co balt bait reports has opened up a new ore shoot on the foot level for a distance of fifty feet Some of the ore Is said torun to torun torun run several thousand ounces of silver sliver to I the ton New Quincy has announced ed an assessment assess assess- ment mont of 1 cent a share delinquent April I 9 9 and sale day May l 8 |