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Show raw us I I '! 11 1 I MONEY RATES AT LOW LEVEL Time Loans Are Marie at Smallest Interest Charge Since 1917 j (International News Service) N'EW YOKK Jan. 7. Money wis more plentiful this week than at anyj other time in several years. Time loans were made at 4 1-4 per cent, the) loweBt rate since 1917. Cull money fell to 3 1-2 per cent, I equalling the low record for 1921. made on July 2 There was a big increase In bank clearings. Commercial Commer-cial failures increased. Tho middle west :md .-outli report I largvf sales , dry goods than durli the corresponding period of 1921. The: large u'rpltic of sugar aeatirea - heap prices o fthls household commodity during 1922 Wintet crops are doing wall. FAILURES LESS! . N Cotton declined in price as the- result re-sult of slower mill buying. Railroads nr mtilcmg arrangements to hnndle heavy traffic. The I nion Pacific is buying 910,000,000 worth of' equlpmeVit. New bonds and other securities g-l sued this week totalled hearl) s i l B . 000 000. Tho average price of 20 represen- -totive Industrial atoplti on the Now York tcck exchange vjs 7s 9t .ixamst sO. 83 last week and 73 13 this Week lost inn- The average price- of 20. representative railway issues was 73. 'j6 against 73 8ft last week and 75.91 this' B eek last year 1 lit ip money failed to help the niur- keL J; DOING U ELL! Hank clearings throughout the entire en-tire country this week were $8,474,-645,041. $8,474,-645,041. against $0,013,610,41(1 the; previous we Conditions for husking the corn crop continue favorable Winter! wheat has received very little tlnm-age tlnm-age fioni freezing weather The rye1 crop Is doing well Corporate financing In December, Was 11r.Uf.uaHv large, more Ihnn $366,-, i08,290 In bonds and other securities 1 being Issued during the month. Of 7C price changes In foodstuffs' and other commodities during the' week 43 were advances. 00- |