Show lID A TION NOW IS ISOO rt OO o PER CENT COMPLETED et t Strength of Allied Bonds Is Declared De- De dared lared Significant m let continues to give ive an excel- excel of itself in the face of un- un disturbing news from abroad bl at no time since the battle of tame arne in n September 1914 has the ther r he allies been In greater danger during the last three weeks The tt however however exhibits no fear as to It outcome The average price jenty nty enty industrial shares is now nov only a point and a half below that of 21 the day the German drive behe beth betl be- be tl th he eo average of twenty railroads and andI two and a half points lower two shares approximately fenty enty copper ime I lenty me But of much more significance marked strength in the allied gov- gov bonds and particularly in the h city issues Of course In any In- In t In which a large speculative firmness present any such w s Ibe be out of the question question question-an an addi- addi proof f if any be needed now flow that ration atlon has been practically per completed says Hayden Stone 1 latest market letter ones one's at- at t t were not riot that every directed to the battlefront in Is e p pIls fand and to making the conduct of the theom theom I Ie kom om the American standpoint an en- en Access several reasons for optimism domestic situation might und md From current reports which are too early to be conclusive op oP yields promise to be good The Ther r- r rIn in general business from the f January of and February has been kable The anthracite coal output ch beat all previous records and the iron production showed such Imn Im- Im n nent rit nt as to hold out hope of a re- re high levels of a year ago b favorable weather the trans- trans p ion lon ion problem also has Improved Drably The labor supply still re- re tand wand and probably will remain during l ara rf a very difficult situation to made by Judge Gary at meeting of pf the stockholders St States Steel corporation I rl a much needed note of tnt nt He lie expressed himself self as quite lEd with the outlook for the big com com- for foK while the plants have been allY cally all turned over to the government the he prices fixed by the government products are such fuch as to permit Baking laking of good profits and the pay pay- dividends for the ther time be be- I trany rate What applies to th the Industry applies In large measure Industries It is still too soon to ex ex- ex tOUgh indication as to tp the size Liberty loan subscriptions there ther doubt but it it will be taken to th the 0 of the o offering erl A big feve over over- i might 1 1 be accompanied om a b by A Amore activity and strength marketwise more influence however bojan allied victory of Importance the way vay t to m A l earl early p peace In the and shattering of the line nse ense there would appear to be lit Ht- ince to permanently upset the state in which the market has fixed for months Investment se- se sTare undeniably cheap and some someI I Issues is doubtless stead- stead ing Ing on but with the government for for the investment of all surplus own bonds there is not much unity for the development of any upward movement In the more alive securities the scarcity o of ot although slightly less acute at the ther i r- r Ul operates as a a. power powerful ul de- de 1 I VESTMENT V SECURITIES U le Co f lie e fallowing 1 I 1 I Bid id tA tAsked Asked ked fit j I 4 f.- f. lck ck C CO 2 1 1 Republic OO 2000 OO Copper 1 tate O cc P fl ti i 2 S I a T. T T. T ral stocks stocks- t Sugar 2000 5 tl t dated Wagon I Fire Insurance indent coal Coal 95 9 oal ates Telephone I Provo I 63 nrc Clay laho ah Sugar l f r. r B s- s Ugar Sf ck Ex 68 2 power 45 ower L. L lis is 2100 13 BOSTON CURB ier er Bros Bros South Main street I the following quotations re- re t lover Jover their private wires i I DI hId I Asked 1 9 io 10 I ElY I-ElY lEly 90 roni oni 2 2 24 pp r. r Jo 5 Daly 5 5 t Blue Bell 2 2 c c 26 30 Douglas 75 85 90 orilia 16 17 opper 16 13 16 16 1516 Verde Extension 38 40 Verde I 16 11 agle agla J i 4 ANSAS SAS CITY PROVISIONS NS I BY Associated Press Preas aAS AS CITY April Butter and unchanged uncharged jr |