Hammond Times, Volume 12, Number 134, Hammond, Lake County, 26 November 1917 — Page 6

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TpVERVTHING to make your Tfaanksgtv-M-' Ing feast a success and keep your family happy. Every meachant's Ad. appearing on this page will help you keep the "high cost of living a bug-a-boo" away from your Thanksgiving dinner buying.

We have decided to place on sale a few Round Dining Room Tables, from $12.50 and up. Duofold Davenports, from $20.00 and up. Dining Room Chairs from $2.50 and up. Dressers from $10.00 and up. Brass Beds from $15.00 and up. Hundreds of other items will be placed on sale at a great saving.

If not satisfied. Look for Clock in Center of Sign.

"nidi Fiiffialflniirs Co

J. ARKIN, Manager. 242-244 E. STATE ST. HAMMOND, IND.

Money refunded

our i nanKSgiving omner

Won't be complete without, our choicest wines and liquors. Place your order early to insure prompt delivery to any part of the city CALIFORNIA WINE HOUSE Wholesale and Ratail

Phone 438, S. Levin, Prop. 145 State St., Hammond

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Try Our Special S1.00 box Assorted Candy

Goe grade, per pound. 43

R-Own Special Assortment Chocolates, per pound 43 Full Cream Caramels, per pound 43 See our fine assortment of special Thanksgiving Chocolates.

Sweet Port Wine 2 $1.00 bottles for $1.01 and 8c war tax. $1.09 Sis miners Pharmacy PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS.

FREE DELIVERY.

Hohman Street Near State, Hammond. PHONES: 1420-

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Cafeteria Restaunrairat

F. fi. WARNE, Prop. 569 Hohman Street Hammond, Indiana For TtiaeksgliMg we will serve Turkey, Duclc,, Goose and Chicken on flie Help Yourself Plan.

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ani&sfpvufig specials Coats, Suits and Dresses Greatly Reduced

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A specially prepared sale of High Grade Garments taken from our regular stock; all excellent quality materials with or without fur trimmings. An unusual opportunity to select your Thanksgiving Garments at a bargain price. GATEBLIt TOMM3 GO' O. F. FLEISCHER, Manager 155 E. Slate Street Hammond, Ind.

GENARAL HARDWARE 630 Hohman Street ' Hammond, Indiana How about a carving set for Thanksgiving? We have a large selection ranging in piice as follows: $3.25, S3.75, $4.00, $4.50, $6.00 and $6.50, and a most attractive stock of Aluminum Roasters, Granite Roasters and Sheet Iron Roasters.

We shall be pleased to show you these goods.

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U. S. STEEL IN STRONG POSITION

In a second article analyzlns the present flnanc'al position cf tht Vntted SlBts Steal corporation. Dow, Jonrs A .'o. lay strpss on the fo'lowlns staterrents: 1. "At ;'me of organization JTnlted States Sf;el had a cepita"'..-' ' rqaal to $17$ 21 pr ten of fln!sh1 stel crac-

ity, compared with only IS3.21 todty. Ofl, or almost double the par value of

2. "Pince organisation United Stats,tli common stock.

Steel shows a total surplus after all charges. lnclud:nff common dividends, of $694,130,073, cjual to approximately $137 a share on th common stock. This after war tax provisions of $230,000,000 (estimated in the current year.) 3. "Sinoe organization United States Steel has spent about $650,000,000 for new construction and its working capital at the close of 3916 was $46$. 691.961, and increase of $530,581,416 over 1901. Addition to working: capital an4 amount spent for new construction by the close of the current year will have reached a total In excess of $1,000,000.-

"One would be inclined to the belief that this great txransion of 115 per cent in finished steel capacity, expenditure of $650,000,000 for new construction and increase in working capital had been accomplished by a corresponding: increase in capitalization and fixed charjres. But the fajt that annual preferred dK-idend and interest obligations of the United States Steel are $l,503.Ot:0

le.'s today than In 1901 is the strongest ' Atchison

indorsement of the Gary policy. While the total capital stock and bonded debt is $SS,735,127 larger than in 1901. subsidiary mortgages, loans, etc., have been

practically wiped out. T' Is. together American Srneltlns 76 with a saving-of $3,000,000 in connection Brooklyn Kapld Transit 43'i with the conversion of preferred stock I Baldwin locomotive B5

into bonds, accounts for the decrease of Bethlehem Suel 8li

$1,508,000 in preferred dividend and Interest obligations."

THE MARKETS

November 24. 8614

American Beet Sugar 74 American Car Fdry. 65 American Locomotive 844 Ajiacenda 584

Baltimore and Ohio 62 Canadian Pacific 136s; American Can Co. 36 Xew York Central 71 Colorado Fuel 35'i Central Leather f 6 'i

Mexican Petroleum 79 Norfolk and Western 106 Northern Pacific 87 1 Pennsylvania 47, Pittsburg Coal 4614 Keadinfr 71V U. S. Rubber 60 Americsn Sugar 03 'g Southern Pacific SS'i Southern Railway 24 7 Chgo. ilil. and St. Paul 37i

CHICAGO PEODOCE.

Chesapeake and Ohio 48

Corn Products 2J'i i Texas Oil 43 Crucible Steel . 55T ! IT. S. Steel 96

Erie 14 American Steel Fdrs. 65 H Great Northern 92

Union Pacific 115U Utah Copper 78 U

i Western Union $31.

Maxwell Motors 23?i Willys Overland 73 U $1.75 ? 3.00.

BUTTER Creamery extras, 45 3"15 ',3c; creamery firsts. 44fr44ic; firsts, 39,.38'42c; seconds. 36!g37Hc. EGGS Ordinaries, 43 45c; firsts, 47 4Sc. LIVE POULTRY Fowls. loftlOr; ducks, 1720r; peese. 125117c: jpritrg?, 19Uc; turkeys. 2627c. VEAL 50 to 61) lb.. lc; 70 to 0 lbs., 15 5 16c: 90 to 110 lbs., lSOIXr; overweight kidneys. 140 to 175 lb?.. 12 ?14c: coarse. 9Tlic.

POTATOES Cars, 24; Wis.-Minn..