U.S.S. HOUSTON 
EVENING PRESS NEWS 
FINANCIAL 
18 JULY 1938 
Washington 
Weekly Department of Commerce reports from 36 key cities showed 
today' that business recovery continued to make slow but unmis- 
takable progress during the rest week* The greatest pi ogre os 
was reported from the cities of Milwaukee, Wilmington, Omaha, 
Buffalo, Boston, Dallas, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Washington, 
New Orleans, and Charleston, S.C. 
N ew York 
The stock market closed active and strong today with price ^ 
advances ranging uu to more than two points • Next to closing 
prices shewed: Beth Steel up 1 1/4; US Steel was up 1 7/8; General 
Motors gained a point. Chrysler was up 1 3/4; -“-naconda added 
11/8. Kennecott was higher by 1/4. Half point gains were sho wn 
by Nickel, Santa Ee , and Edison. .American Tel.and Tel was down 
1/4. The bond market turned firm in late dealing. The foreign 
list was dull and narrow . Wheat closed up 1/4 to 5/8 corn was 
up 1/4 to 5/8; cotton was off our to six points. 
A WORD TO THE WISE 
Tenshun all you land-ho lubbers, 
All you salty seagoin’ blubbers 
We’re about to span the equatorial line. 
Blast your weather-beaten scuppers, 
You will make delicious suppers 
When King Neptune’s devils come aboard to dine. 
* 
All you every day offenders, 
All you macaroni bonders , 
All you violators of tho day’s routine, 
When the Royal Coppers get you 
And the Supreme high judges sweat you 
You will feel just like a home sick Navy Bean. 
You have got to join our order, 
When you trespass on the border 
Of the Sacred kingdom of Neptunus Rex; 
Take it easy with your grudges 
Or the fury of the judges 
May command a noose around your rubber necks. 
Davy Jones will soon be serving 
Summons to the fate deserving. 
To confront the royal monarch in His Royal Court; 
You are watched - but don’t get nervous, 
By the Royal Secret Service; 
Don’t molest King Neptune’s Devils at their sport. 
/s/ THE- ROYAL POET. 
It is recorded in the Eternal 
Archives of the Domain. 
/ s? Davy Jones 
Royal Scribe. 
