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Show oo THIS COUNTRY WEATHERING THE STORM. That the United States is making an excellent industrial and financial, showing during the world wide upset in business caused by the European j war Is made evident by the dispatches; from pw York Rtutino that tlipro j are Indications of reviving activity in I finance and industry. From the steel ! trade came reports of higher prices and a more active inquiry. The war : created a wall more effective than . ay tariff in keeping out foreign steel, not only from this country, but from 'virtually the whole western hemi-! hemi-! sphere As a result the steel market Is In the hands of American sellers Prices on the Pacific coast were reported re-ported to have advanced $3 a ton, with increases of $1 in other domestic domes-tic markets Mill operations in some cases are being Increased Distribution of emergency cur- rency to the New York banks con ' tlnues, but the banks have made no urgent demands and the money went out slowly Charles S Hamlin, assistant as-sistant United States treasurer, who was sent from Washington to Ne ' York to represent his department at i the sub treasury, exppcts lo go back soon, owing to the Improved outlook As soon as our shipping is restored by allowing foreign ships to register tinder the American fin R. business should be lirisk and in some lines great prosperity may he expected |