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"Address all inquiries to the Fi- nancial Editor, Jupae, 627 Weat 43d St., New York, giving full name and ezact street address, Anonymous communications will in no case be anawered. : The Healthy Growth of Busine by Theodore Williams Hat this country is once more in a state of substantial prosperity is everywhere admitted. Bad _ spots ill exist, but in general the conditions are favorable and encouraging, and the only question is, how long will the better times last? As to this we find optimists who anticipate a boom extending over ears, and pessimists who feel t the present activity is too good to endure. In the current impre ent there has been an absence of really spectacular developments. The main uses of betterment were revival of the publ buying power and the steady growth of the average consumer’s demands. Te is no merely artificial foundation for the existing trade activities and there are but few adverse influences in sight. Moreover, busine in most in- stances is being conducted conservatively. Intervals of dullness must be expected, but serious retrogression seems hardly likely for some years to come The securities market has been quite faithfully responding to the business out- look. Market and not business condi- tions have been largely responsible for the chief fluctuations in pric The undertone has usually been strong. Answers to Inquiries S., Carats, Mr: My advices state that no work has been done by the Hull Copper Company since 1916, Preparations were on foot some time ago for the sale of the property, to pay debts, and for the dissolution of the company. I have no details of the company’s assets and liabilities. J., Prersncran, Pa.: reason for disturbing your On a number of them you have a good profit and the others are likely to come out all right. Southern Pacific, though lower than your purchase price, is good to hold, There appears to be no urgent resent list of investments. come back. Yi od to hold and the Oil Lease Deve y turn out well. The dividend p. to some extent discounted their { Those not paying dividends are expected to by and in that case they should sell 3 that Mother Lode Coalition is one of the best speculations. It is a low priced but it is a divid payer and the company’s property is exceedingly valual M., Auuaxy, N. Yi: The | Wickwire-Spencer Company was forced to discontinue dividends by depr sion in the steel business, Recently, however, it reported that the company was swainy tits. prospec ry bright, 51 a tinue the jelerred dividend for it must Oi purcha: ment issue m: pers have The preferred stock ¢ Corporation would there any hope of the wreck than the present tn ¢ of your hi tborough Consolida y sell higher wer getting more from the price. It would seem wise to t looks as if you would hav Joss on Interborough by your di ing. The Timken Company h the stock h figure would bring you out a little ahea A., Papveau, Ky.: The Sears-Roebuck has come back very handsomely since 1921 ings are sing at such a rate that there has been of a resumption of dividends at the end of th early in next. The company is largely dependent buying power of the farmers and th large extent. ‘The ald be av tion, possibly semi-long-pull. R., Batavia, N.Y. ‘The sugar inc had & marked recovery since the peric Cuba Cane Sugar Compa It is estimated that th per share on plc 000. In it would see serious loss. Pa.: Continental ¢ ough for its present reports have been made re indicating the po: dend and higher price. It is not There are rumors that Cosden & ( the Standard Oil Company of Ind firmness to Cosden common. Whether th takes place cosden is such a strong organi: and has such a promising future that the stock eventually . Continental Motors con but the preferred is a divid man’s investment Air Line preferre Timken Koller B. ght prospects a A sal hares Ly fair spe stry in Cubs the better t arn this year ing to pay off a le nutlook old the shares than n common st larger « speculat merged wit id this. gave combina pany’s €: bad will be this will be he stock is a good busine an’s purchase R., Buuusas, Most.: Th ndyear Tire & Rubber C J to be gradually coming back. It is wy load and s to move slowly. Div dends on pfd. stock seem to be still remote, common still further awa pu can a wait a long time, it would be well to sell your st invest in dividend payers. American Hide & Lea pfd. is a good speculative purchase, although it is sell much than when I first re comn is without attractions. pany is sa carrying a be pid. y That would be return on present market price. R., Paapetruts, Ps.: As General Motors coms is paying $1.20 per share, it is giving you the price you paid for it, The company’s p cons ight hold the common for thy possibility of higher dividend and price. You do 1 state which one of Chicago & Alton’s bonds you hold, but the road is in receivers’ hands on default of interest or first mortgage bonds. The liabilities are said 214,000,000; assets not yet determine “UNDER THE BIG TENT” ON THE ROAD Zinco the clown, the drollest, fun- niest_ man on earth, whose side- splitting pranks have made the world rock with laughter, off duty. 22 inflammo, the fire eater, spends all his salary on good cigars because he finds that cheap tobacco burns his tongue.