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Show BUSINESS NEWS ; WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 The Chicago. Rock island & Paolfli Railway company was authorized today by the Interstate commerce commission to issue $:.'. 000,000 in mortgage securities The issue will be used to reimburse the trcasur of the railroad for expenditures already made. I WASHINGTON". Jan. 84. Secretary Ilooser announced that the government iuid iner. aovlslng the stocking of e.a. In preparation for a prospective strike on April 1 C.R12AT FA M.S. Mont. Jan 24 As a result of a continuation of the price war hetvwcji local bakeries, bread was selling at moat retail stores here for one cent j for 10-ounce lraf. DUNKIRK, K. V. Jan. 24 A run w.,c madf today on the Merchants' National hank due to unfounded rumors. Vlr- tuall;.- all the accounts withdrawn were thoee of foreigners, the smaller dopoa- j ltors. Kvery depositor who asked for; his money was paid all. The Marine I Trust company of Buffalo, wnl $320,000 here. At the sight of the large pile of ! money many of the depositors who had withdrawn their money redervtted It. The Merchants' National hank is n member mem-ber of the federal reserve WASHINGTON, Jan. 24- Surplus prop-I prop-I ertk-B of the war department, approxl-! approxl-! mating $20,000,000 worth of materials, will be sold at auctions In different sections of the country during February. WASHINGTON" Tan. 24 - Thomas W. Miller. alien oropertv custodian, was served with a subpoena from th fed- ' eral court of the eastern dlnrlct of Massachusetts, Mas-sachusetts, calling for the pajcr ami records in the case of the Hoch Magneto Mag-neto company, sold In 131'to the Anurl-i can Bosch Magneto compan . Investigation Investi-gation of the transaction has been or-irr.-ii by Attorney 'ienernt Daugherty, who instructed United Stales District At-tr,rre At-tr,rre Harris al B .r.to:i to obtain pos- n of all paper.- aid Inf rmation in I connection with the ease CHICAGO, -Ian 24. Tlie Chicago v: Tth western rallwax announced that "In anticipation of the increased volume of I traffi'- when the expected business re-lval re-lval is at hand." It hod placed orders I I for o0 new all steel cars NEW YORK. Ian. 24 .1 P Morgan ' A Company announced tliat a group or 1 New York banks and bankers had r.i.i !, I a one year loan of $5 000.000 to Cuba j to cover "the pressing, immediate needs I for the republic." CHICAGO FUTURES. CHICAGO, Jan. 24 Orer. High Lew Close I Wheat . Mav $1 K $1 I"1 1H U.16V4 1 Julv 1 02 1.01S 1 01i 1.01 ! Corn Mav .33i 54S .53; .53i Jlilv .55 .56 .559, .56V Oats Mav :Di4 38 .39i .30',, Julv .40Vk 0r. 3f' .40 Pork-Jan Pork-Jan . 17.20 ! Ma 17.00 Lard March 9.!0 9.92 9 80 9.86 Mav 10.15 1017 10.00 10 07 lifba Jan . 9.20 9. 20 9.13 9.15 1 May 9.30 METAL MARKET. NEW YORK. Jan 24. Copner steadv, electrolytic, spot and nearby 13iJfl4c: later 14c. Tin quiet , spot and nearby $31 87: future fu-ture 83100. Iron steadv, prices unchanged J.t.td tpulet . spot $4 70; 80 Zlao easier; Fast St I. itllfl delivery! spot 4 70'3'4 75. Antimony spot 4 soc MONEY MARKET NF.W YORK. Jan. 24 Call money e.-'r; high 5 per cent; low 44j per tent: ruling rate 5 per cent: closing bid 4 ped cent offered at 4V per cent: last loan 4-7 per cent. Time loans firm: 00- days 4 V4'Jf4i ior c-n'. 90 das 4'-3'''f4i per cent months 4yiHJ Por cent. Prime mercantile paper 4''Tr, per cent. LONDON RATES LONDON Jan. 24 Bur ilv, r Sfid ;er ounce Money 343 per cent, I Discount rates: Short bills 8 pel reni ; Lhxea month bills Ji iei cent. |