m .u -i EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1914, 13 1,7 ' . .,, Hi"- ' . liTNAJNLlAJL, AINU COMMEKCIAL 31TUAT1UIN AT HUMHi AINU AJBKUAJJ maiuvjcj i nm yxixo CTY'SBUILMKS INVESTORS SHOW AN ANXIETY TO ENTER FINANCIAL MARKETS Bids Above Par for New York City Note Issue Re flects the Better Feeling Now Apparent. Xi Indicating tlio general feeling of confidence which Is rapidly developing mon investors. It was announced today from New York that there Is nil unusually Urge demand for the now city loan of tlOO.000,000, which has nlrcndy been over ....'.enihed. rar nnd three-quarters la telng bid. but there Is no disposition to itll en the part of the Investors who were fortunato enough to got somo of the allotment The Becond Instalment of the loan, ap proximately 14,000,000, Is being paid In today by the bank at tho offices of J. p Morgan & Co. To tho present, .'substantial amount of the total Issue has already been delivered to the firm, n majority of which haa been paid In gold certificates. locally tho ono topic of discussion which Is paramount Is tho extent to which tanks and trust companies hero will bo eilced to subscribe to the 1100,000,000 gold jool, sanctioned by tho Federal Reserve Board for relief of tho foreign exchango situation. A special committee of tho Clearing Houso Association .had a meet ing today, but It was announced that no word has yet been received from Washington as to what apportionment Philadelphia will bo asked to contribute. It Is understood, however, that tho total rill be about J9.000.0O0. Stato banks nnd trust companies which nro not members ( the Philadelphia Clearing House Asso ciation will bo asked to join with tho tanks hero In raising tho required, originally plnnnd by the Clenrlng House Association, it was intended that It special committee should set tho amount to be naked from each member Institution. This was later nmended, how iver, so that the banks will now bo asked to subscrlbo 'according to their nblllty." New York's apportionment of $45,000,000 Is now being raised nmong the 127 bnnks and trust companies In that city. The Clearing House Association in Chicago toted today to subscribe $16,000,000 na that city's part of tho pool. There was n better feeling In London today. The Stock Exchange Special Committee completed Its consideration of tho question of reopening and pre sented a final report to Government members which now awaits the combined action of bnnkors nnd the Government Treasury ofllclals. This action, however. Is not expected to be taken while tho moratorium exists. It is understood that the moratorium will be modified on October 4. Despite the reported sinking of three British cruisers yesterday In vestors still maintain confidence nnd a fairly brisk demand la reported for gilt edge Investment Issues. FOREIGN" EXCHANGE QUIET. Th foreign exchange market was quiet with rates not much altered from yester day, except for sterling cables, which were quoted nt $4.07, a shade higher than yesterday. Demand Is $1,95?. Marks and francs are unchanged nt 0oi and 5.12 re spectively. There was apprehension that marine risks would be higher today nfter yester day's disaster to tho British navy in tho destruction of three cruisers by Gcrmnn submarines, but underwriters of war risks here say there was no change In rates except to India, where the fact that a German cruiser Is at largo has brought about an advunce. t The New York Stock Exchange has Is sued modified rules for trading In listed bonds, similar to those promulgated by the Committee of Seven on Saturday for unlisted bond dealings. Tho committee will permit moderate concessions in prices tut transactions must be approved by the committee before being closed. Public advertisement will not be permitted ex cept after approval, and no circulars Quoting prices may be Issued. The special committee of five of the Baltimore Stock Exchange today ruled that members may solicit buying orditu for bonds, but the ban Is still on soliciting 'telling orders. Tho committee made no announcement relative to tho proposal that members be Dermltted to sell un listed bonds nt concessions from prices current at the close on July JO. It Is thought, however, that n favorable rul ing will be mado If limited trading now authorized proves a success. Members may now solicit buying orrlcrR for bonds they own, for cash, nt prices ruling ivhcn the exchange closed. SALES RKPORTKD HERB. Sales were recorded here today of Penn sylvania nt S2 nnd Philadelphia Electric at :i. Tonopah Belmont sold at ai. In New York Lehigh Vnlley sold for 122i and Pennsylvania 103?,. Statistics just compiled show that since JtnUarV 1 1111 ,1'l.an ku.lnn.j Wnf.n n . snow signs of .slowing up, stockholders j.c sintered a josh in revenue aggregat ing tioi.oro.oti0 a year. This sum has heretofore been paid annually on $1,931, ,W of stock, so that tho return to the investor, valuing the stock at par, has Men over s per cent. This $101,000,000 loss ia exclusive of deferred dividends. in the last twenty months nearly 110 corporations hav cither passed or re cced their dividends, of which sixteen ihi rallroatIs and the balance Indus !l!f f tnls number M companies have "auced, passed or deferred nctlon on "leir dividends since August 1. the date the declaration of war. CLEARING HOUSE ACTS ON GOLD POOL PLAN Asks Banku to Help liaise Philadel phia's Share of $8,000,000. The Initial step In obtaining Philadel phia's contrlbuton to tho $100,000,000 gold pool wheh will bo used to relievo the foreign exchango situation was taken to day when tho Clearing Houso Association, after a long meeting, approved n form of request for subscriptions to nil banks, This rcmiest linn been sent to all financial Institutions In this city after; the mectln:. It wns also sent to tho Stato banks nnd trus companies, asking lint they aid In raising tho sum which this city will supply, which Is understood to bo $$, 000,000. Enclosed with the requests for subscrip tions was a copy of a resolution which was forwarded to Secretary McAtloo and tho Federal Reserve Board. This reso lution outlined tho -recommendations look ing toward tho proposed fund. The Clear ing Houso Committee asked that banks advise tho commlttco Immedlntcly whether the committee could count on tho bank's contribution. IDLE CAR DECREASE FORECASTS LARGER TRADE Heavy Grain Shipments Largely Re sponsible for tho Improvement. Slnco July 15 there has been n con stant decrease In the number of Jdl-a freight cars on the sidings and In the yards of railroads In the United States and Canada. Tho fortnightly bulletin of tho American Railway Association, Issued today, bIiows that there was a net surplus of Idle cars on September 15 of 138,019, compnred with 163.323 on September 1, a decreoEO of 27,277. During tho two weeks the net surplus of box cars decreased from 74,922 to 5j,DS.", nnd tho surplus of coal cars from 40,075 to 39,367. There was an Increase In the flat enr surplus, the total of S3S7 comparing with 7233 September 1, The decroaeo In net surplus of nil enrs In tho two weeks ended September 15 of 27,277 compares with a decrease In the preceding fortnight of but 8319. Net sur plus as of September 15 this year of 136, 049 compares with 40,159 n year ago. A feature of tho detailed figures of tho latest statoment Is the reduction In the net surplus of box enrs of 18,939, reflect ing tho freer movement of grain. In tho month of August tho surplus of hox cars actually Increased from 71.081 to 74,922, duo to tho dislocation of shipping facili ties which resulted In a tie-up of tho grain movement, an embargo prevnlllng on sev eral roads. COMMERCIAL PAPER SITUATION AS IT IS SEEN HERE TODAY Broker Takes Up Problem at Close Ranee How and Transactions Through. s and Tells Why Such Are Put BIG TRADE EXPANSION IS COMING SAYS BANK Corn Exchange National Feels That Great Prosperity Is Near. That this country Is entering' upon an era of trade expansion. Is tho opinion of the Corn Exchange National Uank, of this city. Tho bank believes that It may be slow, but that It will gather force. "One fact stands out prominently In the business situation, nnd that Is the disposition of buyers to sail close to the wind." says tho bank. "This Is not surprising In view of un settled financial and trade conditions; a conservative policy Is not only advis able. It Is necessary. Another promi nent feature of tho trade situation I poor collections. Tatlenco and Indulgence should be practiced until conditions are more normal. "Speaking generally, business Is spot ty, with a much better demand In some lines than In others. Farmers nre get ting a fair share of the increase in war prices for grain. Probably never In our history has tho trade situation been so complete and dllllcult of analy sis, for never has a war found the na tions so Interdependent commercially nnd financially. "We still continue to think that the country Is entering an era of trade ex pansion, which, wlille It may lw slow, should nevertheless gather cumulative) force with our adaptability to the new conditions which hnvo urlsen." PHILA. COMPANY DIVIDENDS United Hallways Investment Com pany Offers to Sell Its Scrip. With regard to the dividends recently declared on the preferred and common stocks of tho Philadelphia Company, tho United Rnllwnys Investment Company Is sending a circular to stockholders an nouncing that the common dividend Is pnyablo In scrip redeemable on or before 18 months from N'ovt-mber 2 next. The Investment company offers to Its stock holders tho opportunity to purchase its portion of such scrip, subject to prior salo at par and accrued Interest from November 2, 1911. The offer rcmnlns open until V)ecemhcr 31 next. Tho Investment company also an nounces that the Interest on Its collateral trust sinking fund 5 per cent., gold bonds, Pittsburgh Issue, duo November J, 1914, will be paid In cash as usual. Tho semi annual dividend on tho Philadelphia BOND ISSUE APPROVED Missouri Commission Grants Union Pacific Application, ST. I.OI'Ifl, Sept. 5.1 Tim Public Ser vice Commission of Missouri has granted permission to tho I'nlon Pacific Itallroad to Issue $31,818,090 bonds under the com pany's general mortgage. The commission announced thnt It would not set n minimum figure for the salo of the bonds until the company gets ready to market them. Few persons realize how many millions of dollars have come Into Philadelphia banks, since tho European war began, from tho sales of commercial paper "on tho Street." A member of a firm han dling this form of security was asked to day to oxplalu the situation. "In a time like this," he said, "tho wise morchant, who has built up his credit over a period when It was least needed, lnstcnd of bothering his own bank, which might be none too glad to welcome him Just now ns a borrower, wilt go a" usual to his commercial paper broker. The notes are made to fall duo a few months hence when things may havo ft rosier huo and when at least the merchant will have money coming In from his quick assets." "Hut how does tho transaction Increase the funds In Philadelphia banks?" ho was asked. "Well, In the first place the morchant was kept from being a borrower. In the next place the monoy obtained by him was used to create a vory welcome bal ance Instead of a loan at his own bank; nnd the actual cash came Into Philadel phia from the salo of tho paper by the broker for the most part to country banks which are relatively very strong at tho present time. "Tho Philadelphia banks have acted splendidly. Besides taking care of their own customers, In numerous cases they have oven purchased paper mado out side of tho city, when, of course, the money goes out of Philadelphia. But the cause Is a common one; In fact, It Is International In scope, and anything that tho banks do here to help elsewnore is certainly to the credit of rhlladeipma. "Do brokers like the high rates?" "On tho contrary, we are doing every thing consistent with good banking to get money In and thereby force down tho rates. Today the best names aro selling at 7 and 7W per cent, and 8 Is not at all unheard of. Were the rntes to go much higher they would bo almost prohibitive nnd general business would suffer. Of course, the names not so well known require the higher rate, nnd yet some of the best notes are thoso of comparatively small concerns, which havo less liability and no contingent liability. The Individual investor some times prefers this type of commercial paper." "Is this a good time for 'tho Individual to buy paper? "If he goes to an established broker whom ho can trust he will got his cap ital back at par when the notes fall duo a few months from today and the dividend can't possibly be cut." "And you think the notes will be paid at maturity?" "An aeroplane causes more commotion than a Ford car because of its rarity. The Claflin failure caused a stir because It Is so very seldom that a note of such reputation goes astray. "It Is estimated that of the billion or so dollars' worth of bought commercial paper that falls due each year In tho United States an almost negligible quan tity Is not met promptly nt maturity. The experience of the banks In tho 1907 Panic In this regard was so gratifying that as a direct result the Federal re serve bank net wns framed so that the currency of the country will In tho future be based almost entirely upon commercial paper." "What do you consider a good type of note?" "That Is too long a story. Suffice It to sny thnt such a small matter as too much Sunday golf may tempt a pur chaser to turn. Instead to a name of un blemished Integrity." As the latch of the private offlco door clicked behind the lntcrvewer, he was suddenly reminded of the old adage about tho banker of Philadelphia ho Is so con servative In time of plenty thnt he can afford to be liberal In time of stress. FINANCIAL NOTES According to a tabulation Just com piled, tho principal rhareholders of na tional banks In New York, together with their reported book alues, nro George F. Baker, with holdings appraised at 12.588,232; James Stlllman. with hold ings valued at $13,240,000; the J. P. Mor gan Interests, with holdings valued at 56,797,000, and William Rockefeller, with holdings valued at $3,431,000. John D. Rockefeller Is recorded as having share In only one national bonk, the National City, In thnt he Is credited with owning 1750 shares, valued at $402,500. REOPENING OF LONDON EXCHANGE CONSIDERED Naval Disaster Disturbs Trading In Securities Moratorium Rule. LONDON, Sept. 2,1. The Stock Ex change subcommittee today completed Its consideration of tho question of re opening the exchange. Tho committee presented a report to tho Government members and now nwalta the combined action of the bankers and the Treasury, which It Is believed will not be taken during the existence of the moratorium. It Is expected that the moratorium will bo modified on October 4. Trading In securities was quieter to day and the feeling was less confident becauso of tho sinking of the threo British cruisers yesterday by Gcrmnn submarines, this news offsetting tho favorable advices as to the progress of the campaign In France. Glltcdgcd In vestment Issues were stagnant. There was buying of homo railway Issues nnd oil shares, Canadian Pacifies were 160. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA Sun and Tides Sun rlies , . SUSn.m. I Sun sets 11:59 p.m, I'lIIf-ADKM'HIA. High water. 4:00 a.m. I High water,. 4:20 p.m. Low water.. UilO a.m. I Low wnter..ll -40 p.m. IlEEDV ISLAND. High watr.l2:llla.m. I High water,. 1:15 p.m. Low water. 7:28 a.m. Low wnter. . 8:01 p.m. HllBAKWATKK. Illgh water. 10:32 a.m. I Hlijh water. .11:00 p.m. Low water. 4:03 a.m. Low water.. 4:41 p.m. Vessels Arriving Today Hcathcote (Br.), Olaco Day, ore, L. Wester KftArd & Co. Oaklandn Grange (Hr.), (Santiago, ore, J. A. McCnrthry. Sailing Today Str. Minnesota (Nor.), Kvenaon, Port An tonio, Atlantic Pruit Company, Str. CJhao (.Vor.). Dnnlelsen, Port Antonio, united Fruit Company. Str. netn (Swed,). Krlstlan-uinn. Hol-dngbors and Owirshamn. Joseph c. Gabriel. Str. Mohican, O'Neill, Norfolk, etc., Clyde Steamship Company. Str. Pawnee, Rich, Now York, Clyde Steam ship Company. Str. Anthony C. Oroyes, Jr., Hrlstow, Haiti more, Ericsson Line. Steamships to Arrlvo PASSENOBft. Name. From. Date. Mongolian Glasgow Sept. 10 nuiNij'niiii uenoa Pont. In Dominion City of Durham Zuiderdyk Amsteldyk Maine Start Point .... Man. Mariner . Adolfo Sturmfelit ranodla Hcathcote Zerenbergcn . . . linntrian California .Liverpool . FP.EIGHT. Calcutta ., Rotterdam Hntterdam London ... Iondon ... Manchester Iluelva ... Calcutta . StnvitnKer Gl'e It'y. uamirc .Sept. 10 .Sept. 1 .Hept. IS .Sept. IS .Sept. S .Sept. 12 .Sept. 10 ept. 14 Sept. . s-ept. in :sU..Fept. IS . .nept. 1 mimr jm mS$ jSH FREDERICK R. FENTON Secretary of the Investment Bank ers' Association of America, who was lnt this city today arranging for the third annual convention of the organi zation, which will be held here the latter part of November. He spoke optimistically of financial conditions generally throughout the country. BANKERS' SECRETARY SEES A PROSPEROUS ERA AHEAD FOR U.S. Comes Here for Conference and Speaks Encouragingly of Outlook for Big Finan cial and Commercial Trade Lelth Sept. Ill .uci. Copenhagen Steamships to Leave PASSENOEH. Name. For. Carthaginian Glasgow .... Dominion I.iernool ... Stamratla Naples Uranlenborg . . . Man. Exchange Maine Zuiderdyk Dunla West Point .... Canasta FnElOHT. Date. -Sept. 20 ..Oct. ." ..Oct. 0 .Copenhagen .Manchester .Lonrlon ... .Hotterdiim .Copenhagen I.ondnn ... .fhrlmunla California CopenhnKcn ...Sept. - Sit. .. .Sept. 211 ...Kept. SU ...Sept. 23 ...Sept. ::o Oct. 3 ....Oct. PORT OF NEW YORK VESSELS ARRIVING TODAY. Olympic (Dr.). HaiMock, from Liverpool panscnjreri) and merchandise, docked S n in America Utah). Fllcttl, Genoa. Palermo and Naplce, passengers and merchandise, .locked at U m. Name. Chicago ... Name. Mauritania New York Antilles ... Vessels to Arrlvo DUE TODAY. From. Liverpool . DUE TOMORROW. From. Liverpool .. Liverpool .. Genoa Sailed. ..Sept. 14 Sailed. ..Sept. lit ..Sept. JO . .Sept. 10 NEW YOItK COTTON SAXES PUBLIC UTILITY NOTES Cross earnings of the Philadelphia and western Ilailwnv Pnmnnm. i a...... I Vre J37.031. an Inoreaso of II IS 1 over me same month of tho previous year; August net was Jls.flOj. Increase $1531; Sjf surplus $6109, Increase J1398. Tho month s business wns the largest In the wtory oj the company. The Kat 8t Louis and Suluirlnn Com thii' ,"anaeecl ' L. Clark & Co., of n...y' ha.3 t-nn,llitrd Us new ate.-.in generating plant and fcubatatloti at Alton, ef'hi. ?' conl"l"ir the transmission "i Doth steam and hydroelectric power. W new stcam l"snllatlou Is of W0O horH ro,m' a,, ,ho substation of S000 tha ?r,PWc.r ropacKr. connecting with lL: i lsmlssl0 lines of the .Mississippi current ,Wer ComP'iny at Keokuk. The Kh T.1?0 B,eatn Bmi' awl the wUea n, .el?etrl; plant i3 supplied to 1S5 East f '"'"urban lines radlatlns from ted tmi.e .u ' nml "lso ,0 ,he I'SlltlllK tea power circuits of the company. Poru',yston?.Te,epnono Company re till s ' J.62, Elent months' surplus Is v'.sot, an Increase of $2!.121. 5f?ni,f 2'B"00 6 Per cent, first Ston Sf," '""''sage bonds of tho Hclvi 1 g. ComPai,y' due 193T, havo thti yJl"" f p,an for " whanse WV Corn?8 .'r. Dayton Powr and hB2 "' ""d refunding raort- Hv.,vw MWy i. Tito New York Cotton Kxrhansa Conference C'nmmlttev to-lay reported the following suit a Ul I'-JilUU til U',- l-Cllls H t-UUll-i. Nornvir Mayer Co Slir.ustm Hammllt Co.... Hentz t'u S. M. Weld Co , Jay Hunl i'.a , .,, Rtmkoif I.vnn Co. It. Monro Co Pynchoti Co Hal ill n, fitnne Co Ileniy Clew Co lUlr.t-.keit Dale. ... 4uo ... .'tun . . . i'HI . .. ;wo ... iihi ... IIHI . .. 1IKI ... 100 . .. im ... 100 ... ino STANDARD OIL STOCKS Hid ami nsked quotation on Standard Oil stocks today were as follow: Standard Oil of New York, lTBIilS.i; At lantic Ht-'linliiK. -IK iUi: Standard Oil of California, !W'."i(2J2: Prairie oil. 325fJ3V(; Anglo American Oil, !::;( I'lVi: pierce Oil 124(15; Standard Oil of New Jersey, 3o0ty 3S0; Stamlaul Oil of Ohio, 1WQ161; Vacuum Oil, lt3U0. IIAILHOAD EARNINGS NBW YORK, ONTARIU AND WBHTKRN. Year end. Jur.o M. riui. aff-r I'lurK-u HALTIMORK August oi'ir. rev Net Two months opvr. rev . Net Wll. . S'JOI i!U2 AND OHIO. 1UII. .$i,70),:;tu . S,TCT.:tlU IMJT.fliil . 3.UU,.'i:to Decrease. I)ecrae. !I'.S Mil . SI3 ir.S l.M l.st.'l OU.UIT THE MONEY MARKET Rat (or uony at all the Uadlng centra. iuua m touows: today 'were Philadelphia ..,, New York ...... U-at'-ll , 1 nt am n Call. jp T Time. u t;ax S98 t l-bi'il'' hla C-trro-tHat papr thrf to u ii-rsths taaw'l ie- lul'j yet nat Unless a protest by tha Wabash-Pltts-burgh Terminal Company, which con trols it, Is upheld the Wheeling and Lake Krle rtallroad will be sold under foreclosure nt Cleveland tn Friday. A proposition to iluat a $300,000 loan In Kaston was defeated at a special election by 30 votes. Denial that the stock of thn Pninnini Trust Company, nt 13th and Market fctrects, has been sold to the Logan Trust Company Is made by Harvey L. Klklns, president of the former com pnny. An announcement was made In Juno that the Logan Trust Company had agreed to pay $60 a share for tho stock of tho Colonial Tru3t Company, which has a par value of 50 n share and was to take over the latter's business. Mr. Klklns declares that although negotla tlcns looking toward the consolidation of the two companies were under con sldcratlnn during the spring months, tho negotiations finally fell through. The Honolulu Plantation Company has raised Its dividend from 10 cents to 15 cents a month. Stockholders of the American Water Viorks nnd Electric Company have re ceived from H. H. Porter, president of the ..-ompany, a letter telling them that Vi'm ,v of existlnK conditions and tha iiitllculty of seeming tho necessary funds for constructon purposes by the sale of purines or subsidiary companies. -...--.una navo neadi-d that it Is visaing (o FREIGHTS AND CHARTERS A demand for grain carriers haa stimulated activity In the Bteam market with rates prom, dull ailvan:e- The sail market continues STEAMSHIPS. Stella (Dutch) New York to Scandinavian ports, sraln. lS.fOO quarters. It... prompt. Hartland (Dr.). naltlmoro to French Atlantic ports, oats. 38,000 quarters, is. :i,. prompt Ksrom (Dan.). Raltlmore to Norway. Kraln 20. COD quarters. 4s., prompt. urain. Skojoldbors (Dan.), i:i,0(m qunrters. same. Sarmatla (Dan.), same, l,O00 quarters ,1s' t'.sd., October. ''JX1, W"'""".). Baltimore to Chrlstlanla, grain. 20.000 quarters. .Is., Ud.. prompt. ' Klfland (Br.). Gulf to Hordeaux, grain. ;. 000 quarters. .'Is., prompt. Wellbeck Hall (Rr.). C.ulf to Mnriellela, Cystlo Rruce (Rr.), 20!n tons. Philadelphia toaI.?Ii.1 n.l.quf ?oal Private terms, prompt. Oulldhall (Fir.). ItV.u tons. Baltimore to Clen fuegns, coal, private terms, prompt. rrocress III. (Nor.), transatlantic trade. 4 months. Is. od., prompt. SCHOONKRS. rcrcy Rlrdsall, WW tons. Philadelphia to Charleston, coal, prlvma terms. Thelma, 410 tons. WlRKlns. S. C. to Port land, Mo., lumlxir, private terms. M. J. Taylor (llr.). 377 tons. Moss Tolnt to Matanzas, lumber, t. tho it is inad- payment of commence thn dividends at this time. Tho American Sugar Refining Company today bought 9000 bags of Cuban raw sugar on the basis of 5.2-J cents a pound. This Is a decline of 3-S cents a pound from tho last recorded sale. Tho Oklahoma Corporation Committee today issued an order forbidding oil pro ducers to sell for less than 65 cents a barrel. The order came simultaneously with the announcement by the I'ralrle Oil and Oas Company reducing quotations to a cents a barrel. A protective committee has been oruan Ired by the largo owners of the tll, elO,000 preferred and W.773.000 common stock of the International Steam Pump Uf-Mjany. which recently went Into th hv- t receivers. Tha committee will re-jjescnt interests of th stockholders, RAILROAD NOTES The special train of the Pennsylvania Railroad, carrylnf? General Mannser S. C. LonK and about 300 odlclals of the operating department of tho railroad, passed throush Overbrook this morning on tho annual track Inspection trip, which Btnrted In Pittsburgh yesterday. After the party arrives In Now York the train will ro to Jamaica, i.onr Island, where the olllclnls will inspect tho Interlocking slioinls In tho vards there, after which tho otllelals will re turn to their respectlvo stations on the company's system. Directors of the Pennsylvania null road, Pennsylvania Company and the Pittsburgh. Cincinnati. Chicago and St. Louis Railway met today. The meet ing was tho first since tho summer recess, After tho meetings it was an nounced that only routine business wns transacted. During the last year the Pennsylvania Itallroad awarded IWOO In premiums for the maintenance of sections nnd roadbed In the best condition. Tho premiums were awarded In Harrlsburg last night, after the end of the tirst day's annual Inspec tion or tno lines of the system which stalled In PlttsburBh yesterday morning, Oenernl Manager S. C I.nntr mi hnni 3C0 olllcers of the Pennsylvania itallroad taking part. The directors of the Norfolk and West cm Railway met this afternoon. It was announced that only routine business was transacted. Theodore Voorhees, president of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, said today. "Our earnings In July and August were poor, but business with us Is now must better tha nit was then. Septem ber Is actually ahead of September, 1913, which, however, was a poor month- Oen eral merchandise is nothing to brag about but tho outlook Is encouraging. The an thracite trade Is strengthening despite the warm weather, which Is consldired only a temporary factor. The outlook from the point of view of transportation is decidedly encuraglng." President L. K. Johnson, of ihn vn,tn. and Western Railway, said today. "Nor !?lk.a,n.d .Westcrn'a coal shipments from Norfolk for xPort are above normal The coal trafnc of the road In general Is very food." An optimist of the most pronounced type Is Frederick R. Kenton, secretary of the Investment Bankers' Association of America. He can see nothing ahead for this country but a period of utiequaled prosperity. Ho has mndo Inquiries In all sections, nnd from each the return has come to him that confidence Is every where being restored and that It will be only a question of a short while before there shall be a revival In the business nnd financial fields which shall spell "good times" for every one. Secretary Fenton came here today from Chlcngo, his home town, to confer with local Investment bankers concerning plans for the forthcoming gathering of bank ers, which Is expected to be one of the most Important In the Association's his tory. The convention date has not yet been fixed, but it will very likely be held during the third week of November. "Things nre much brighter In the west and middle west," snld Secretary Fenton, In discussing the financial situation gen erally. "I hear very good reports from the east and I am confident that this country Is now on tho verge of an era of prospjorlty never before equaled in its hlhtory. Crops nre great, the people generally nro prosperous and there Is com ing a slow but sure resumption of busi ness thnt Is apparent to a larger degree ns eucn day passes. "From the standpoint of tho Investment banker, the situation Is very encourag ing. Thero Is a growing demand from in vestors for tho securities of hlgh-grndo corporations, and this demand will in crease. A decisive battle in Europe would go a long way to adjust conditions gen erally and would undoubtedly lead to tho teopenlng of exchange trading on a largo scale. I expect that tho war In Europe will develop a demand for American se curities which will exceed all expecta tions. Foreigners have an opportunity now to see tho extent of the stability of American securities, and I havo no doubt that there will bo more inquiries from foreigners than ever before. "On the whole the situation is encourag ing. Confidence Is being restored every where throughout the country, there ap pears to bo a better demand from small Investors, nnd while tbf banks are In clined to bo a little receptivo just yet, there will soon come a resumption that will bring about a moro prosperous con dition than has ever been apparent." Tho Investment Rankers' Association is mado up of tho prlnclixtl bankers In this country nnd Canada, tieorge W. Kcnd riek. 3d, of I-:, w. ('lark & Co., and "William West, of Henry & West, nro the Philadelphia members on tho board of governors of tho Association. WHEAT MARKET DULL AND TRADING NARROW Berlin Quotntlon Received for First Time Since July 30. CHICAGO, Sept. 2J.-The wheat market today was an uninteresting aftalr. Trade was less active than on yesterday, mm changes In prices were narrow. Prices were; heavy most of thn time, nltlimigtt thete were tho usual Hurries incident to war times, nnd the war Umo nervousness t !...,., .t ., n nt.nl nt. ., . nnnl.ll InKJ II t .11 received from Derlln anil Amsterdam to day for tho- first time since July SO. At Antwerp prices wore up BV4c nnd nt Her lln IDtv, n3 compared with the close un July 00, Sentiment wns helped some by firmness nt Winnipeg, wheio exporters nre doing n largo buslnrss. In the American northwest the markets were lower. To ward tho close hero the markets scotetl , the best advance of the day on reports of large sales of wheat for export from 1 tho Pacific cohsI. Sales of the cash article hero wote COOO bushels. Haiti nml cold weather have gieatly Interfcictl with seeding nnd soil preparations In Europe. At lierlln spot wheal wns quoted nt (I.StUi at Antwerp, 1.174i nt Paris, JI.I5i. Flour at Paris Is 3."1 a barrel. O rain men attach significant to the ?Il"), 000,000 gold pool to reconstruct the for eign exchnngo market. It Is believed that this will materially nld the export situa tion. Tho visible .supply of wheat In Eu rope Is C8,9C8,000 bushels, against CJ.TOI.OOO bushels last weulc and 73,300,000 bushels last year. Italy and the Unlit d Kingdom will un doubtedly show n fair Increase In their wheat area If the weather permits. Tho acreage 111 Germany and Austtla will be materially reduced because of lack of labor. The weather In Argentina I" more favorable. Tho receipts of wheat nt Minneapolis and Duttith today weie 1203 cars, against MS cars a year ago; nt Winnipeg, 1120 cars, against 1117 cars; at Chicago, 610 cars, against 51) cars. Trade In corn wns slow and market easier. There was scattered commission selling on better weather In the belt nml easier cah'es. Prospects are for liberal shipments from Argentina this week. Corn at Rerlln Is $1.10. The receipts here today were 103 enrs. Ooats wero easy. Cash trade was re ported poor. The receipts of oats here today were 223 cars. Leading futures rnnged na follows: u Yes. SHOW ACTIVITY IN OPERATIONS Important Work Started in 39th and 42d Wards. Banks and Trust Com panies Advancing Capital. Wheat. Open. High. Low. Close, riiir-e Heptemhcr . 1.07)4 l.Oi'.l l."7 l.:s. l.nsv.i December .. 1.11H l.iau l.M '1.11'i, tl.ll .May 1.1.H LIU'S 1.17 tl.lli'.i M.liH Corn (now delivery) September . 70 70 7.S '.V Ti", December .. 71i 72 7m 711 72 May 741i 71, 7:IZ 7-lfj 7I Oats September . 'KIK 47H (7 47 47-; December . . M W -l!i CO', -May Bl XV i Kh !.Vih MJ Ijird Septt-mber . n.fir. n.n o.rtr. n.4.i to. '17 diiotier .... o.:c. n.ir, n:is n.ir, yii.hi Jar.unry ... tf.ST !.. 0.07 u.ltr, O.ir, Illbs September ttl.n? ll.as 1 1.4ft October . .Ml.'-O 10.r 10 M 'Ills.-, lo.ltt January .. 10.."t 10 57 10.47 M..V, lit. ."ft Pork-- September .17.7." 17.7." 17." January .. 20.17 20.2ft 2u.pt U0.2J 2u.:fi Ultl. t Asked. ITALY PUBLISHES REPORT ON WHEAT CROP OF WORLD Says Conditions Show Production Will Be 10 Per Cent. Lower. WASHINGTON. Sept. 23 A cablegram received today by the Department of Agriculture from the International In stitute of Agriculture at Rome, esti mates tho total production of wheat in the following countries as 20"! million bushels, or S2.S per cent, of last year's crop: Hungary, Belgium. Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, Luxemburg, Nether lands, Kussla In Europe, Switzerland, Canada, Denmark, I'nlted States. India, Japan, Tunis and Constantine, province In Algeria. Harley production for the nbovo named countries, omitting India, is estimated nt 1071 million bushels, or !J.9 per cent, of last year, and the oats crop of the countries named, omitting India and Japan, is 2,i7D,000,ono bushels, being -S7.7 per cent, of last year. ANOTHER SUGAR PRICE CUT All Refiners Now Quote 6.75 Cents for Fine Granulated. A further reduction of Ho. a pound in refined sugar was announced today by tho American Sugar Itetlnlng i.'onipany H. H. Howell, Son .t Co.. and Warner Sugar Kenning Company. All refiners aro now quoting ti.TIe. regular way for tine granulated sugar. Spot raw sugar Is unchanged at 5.6lc for centrifugal. FOREIGN EXCHANGE Tho foreUn exchange market was firm. Demand sterling, after opening at l.93?2 ftl.DJ'U, hardened to 4.96, and cable trans fers to 4.97. The demand Is now centering on the lat ter form of remittance, as sight bills are no longer available for the coming quar terly settlement. Franc cables worn quoted 5.11;&5.12 and marks at 9,. BANK CLEARINGS with Bink clearlns-i today romr.tre enontllns nay ia i- jearn. ' 111! I una Philadelphia $21M7 720 J27 717.a7 Hoston I7.P22.7N) 22.7.M US New York 17n..m:i.ill.l 27.'..Sf it. 7.1.1 Chicago ... 44,lKI7,Ml 31.V4lt.tIT4 oorre- 1012 ?2tl.7.-l2.lltl 17. '.'S3. SOI :k.3.2.'o,2v:i The purchase by Mark Holler of lot northwest corner of Third nnd Porter streets, extending from Third to Fourth street nnd from Kltner to I'orter street, from the fllrnrd estate, psltites of Anna T. King and John II. McNeill, Is by for nno of the most Important trans actions In the aath Ward, and tho ag gregate cost wns $t!2,HJ0. The sale of portion belonging to the estate of Stephen Oirtnd, confirmed by tho Orphans' Court, after statement by the trustees, was owing to the fact "that It was far removed from other realty of the fJIrard estate and cannot be ndaptetl for the kind of Improvement that the estate Is engaged in," such ns the operation tit 20th nnd Porter streets, now extending to 21st street, nnd In which the supply Is far short of the demand creating a very substantial waiting list. On the other hand the purchaser shows very good Judgment In acquiring this block nf property. It Is on ihn southeast edge of tho built-up portion. The trolleys making the turn nt Fourth nnd Tlltncr streets, one of the corners, four lines of cars ritdinting to different sections, use the Fourth and Fifth street trncks. nnd east and west lines can be found on Snyder avenue three squnres to the north. Jlore than 200 dwellings, with stores at the corner, will bo erected. They will he of tho two-story type and one hnlf of them are now under way. cellars, and cellar walls appearing on the Kltner street front. The need of this operation Is apparent by the few properties "for sale or to rent" In the locality, nnd gteat Impetus has developed from activity along the river front, with the deeper ehaiim-l, the opening of tho Panama Canal and the proposed enlarged opera tions of the Pennsylvania and other rail roads. In connection with largo wharf facilities, all requiring a great amount of Inbur. which must be housed. The section hns a main sewer running east on Shunk street from Broad street to Wcccaroe avenue until It meets the plant of the Pennsylvania Salt Manufac turing Company. It runs south to Oregon avenue and east to the Delaware River. The grades of streets In that section are to be changed to accommodate Its opera tions. This, with laterals, will allow the building up of all that land lying north of the Pennsylvania Itallroad tracks and between Broad street on the west and Swanson strert on the east. Car service will be extended to meet the situation. This section bids fair to he the thea tie of coming activity along real estate lines. NORTHWEST SECTION Available lots for building purposes were further reduced this week by the settlement for property In the 43d Ward and transfer to Charles .1. Heckler. They.i aro situated at Park avenue and Mc Forran street, with front nf SIO.S'.J feet ,J on the north and south sides of Mc- l-errnn street, so feet on Park avenue and 200 feet on Thirteenth street. McFerrnn street nnd Thirteenth street will bo opened by dedication, making a public improvement nt this point. This is an extremely well-built-up and liusv section, nenr lines of the Richmond Branch of tho Philadelphia nnd Reading: Railway and industrial establishments In cident thereto; it is also favored by nu merous car lino routes In every direction. An operation of 43 dwellings Is planned. This piece of real estnto Is practically tho last piece- of ground which can bo ac quired In tho neighborhood of Broad street anil Erie avenue, tho nearest large holding west of Old York roail being along Hunting Park avenue, where vacant ground Is held nt J3O.000 per ncre. Hor nce Oroskin was the broker In this transaction. OIL PRICES REDUCED The prices of all grades of oil today redttcetl 5 cents Ohio Oil Company. a barrel by tho NOTES ON THE STREET The start of these operations Indicates that trust companies nnd banks, which hnil virtually censed to do business with builders, are beginning to show confidence in tho future by ngain handling opera tions. Monoy Is much easier in the last ten days than It has been sin-'o the begin ning of unsettled conditions. No special locality is In favor In th wero transfers. There Is somo activity In tho Elmwood nvenuo section, Sixtieth street. Eouthwest of LESSOR. PHILADELPHIA MARKETS DIVIDENDS DECLARED Maniirictnrer; Light and Heat Company regular quarterly 2 per rent, payable itcta. bir t.1 to stoek of record Hentember 30 11. I Taylor A Co.. regular tiuarterlv ia. per cent . raat,.e October I to Mock of reel urd pejtemtier JU. "c Franklin annual L!U stuck ot record Heptcmber 22. Trust Company, resrul.ir smt per i-ent . tvoable October tl to Canadian Cottons. Limited, regular uuar lerly It, per tent, on preferred, payable Oe- WetlnBhoue Electric pani. regular quarterly ferret and I i-er cent, on common iriitru in I'ltJitUlt .Manufacturing Com-l-it per cent, on pre. 1-k-tnhiV tR.-'.Y .!" '' - ,,-t. ... ((Ml 111. GRAIN AND FLOUR Wlin.lT. Keielpt. 1.19.0 It Imnh. Spring varieties declined 2-.. but nintor wht.t un-it- abl unchanged, ttutsld- a.Uiit weaker. Kx port lntpilry lens active, iar lots. In ext.trt elator No. 2 red, pot and September, fl.IO til 1ft: No. 2 red We.tern. fl. llftl. 10; No I Northern Duluth. fl.22'01 27 COHN. Receipt. .1010 bunh. Trade quiet and price He. l-er iar lut for Imal trn-U-. na to lo.Mtliin -N. 2 .-Uiw, sivj.Uc.; tteam er yellow, S7'3fi.v.s-'. OATH Uecelpte. 32.324 bush. Market lean active nnd pries dei-llned .-. No. 2 whit.. .MVififiSo. ; ttandiinl white. HSMSc, No, a whff. .VIVi.-Mc. I'LOl'lt. Itecelpts, 1473 bb.. 1.779.330 lha. In sacks. The market dull and l.arel: meajy. Winter, clear. Jl 7-iflft. do . itratsht. Mi.12V do . patent, f 1.4 Oft .1.7.1. Kansa. stralEht. Jute dck, f.1'.'Og.i:-n do., pat.nt. lute aek, J.I HO JiUiO. iprlns. tint --lear. IMJS.U3. do., tr.ilght. J.I V-.1iO.iii ,t i . p-itent. f.Mlivsd, f. orlte brands. J0.21i?it 7.1 r: mills, ch dc and fanrv ratent JO 210 7.1. dn.. regnl-tr cradet- Winter, clear. Jl T.ltjl; do., etralsM. $...!. .in; do. patent. J.1f.rsii. ItVi; ri.Ol It. Quiet and unchanged, at S3VS.a per bbl in w.d. PROVISIONS leniueV'So!'' ""' llth l tX'k ot r""'J "? Underwood Typewriter rVimr. ,.... . quartet lv U, per cent, on preferred ami T S Imeriea wi of tecord Scrtenthct 21. Distillers Company of uuurietiv - ur i iter cent m. ....:. ; obit October 31 to ttKdcfVe7or.VHeptembe1 Indianapolis Water Works Pecurltle. r ranv. regular eem utinnii -it ' Vi""" ' preferred, navabl iK-tohor i ..? .!'". ltnt. 5!cp.ty?4,22!:a,,,' 'Kt0ber to & oT"rW!l CHICAGO LIVE STOCK 1'IIICAlItl. Sent. nw, market .Vtj lit, - -HOtlS -ntcripts, 20 . i V.I: ..... "if" .-""' wati PUBLIC UTILITY EARNINGS AND UQHT 30UTJIWEBTERN POWER COMPANY Auiut sroM Net ... 12 months' Kt . . ro4 .' JM4.IWS 1'-T 12 t.12 ta 3 1 1U10O0 Ineren" 4',ISS 10 841 fit f 1 - " - iJktrii ;tnii Pitii. k. er. j-s..omu.ir. gt d. heavy J,s rS, "," h.4i. .sfiS.im. light is -Akh in. 'V' rough SEO. bulk Jt4u!uSikt. t-ATTli-'Ifi t"" ll.tiOii. market, ,tea,lv: t? Ill t,'?' ious and h.lfer.. J4 V.i t,,cke'r fl?fn.' J08U.M. SIIKKP ""celpu n.u e't!- i,&&",lve ana w su .TJSSJS! PHODUCE MARKET NEW VOItK. Sept 2S -Butter steadv f!,p.t"'.7?6' Cr""m- extra, nunl' State- dairy tubs. ,29v imitation cremeryj;ttrst8. S:44e " Kggs. ucarttled, recepts, 15,598. Nearby white- fa-ey, mvr , nearby mixed, fancy. Sy,-, fresh, firsts. illiJPc, Trade quiet and largely of jobbing charac ter, but prices tea,y. i'lt href. In tl. smoked and air-. tried, .'tjfl.'ljc,; Western beef. In ets. smoked :tli.12i' . ct beef, knu-kUj and lenders, smikcd nnd atr-trle-l. .tyjisic. ; Western beef, knuckle an-1 tender, smoked. S2t:i4c : beef hams. 4'fi4Sc. ; pork, fantllv. JJtl f27. Hams, ri. V. cured. loose, IVufllrtljc. do., eklnned. loose t&L-j3i H-. . dvt.. do., smok ed. 16 UK. . other hams smoked, city cured, aa to brand and average. laitK. : ham, smoked. Western cured, lsBllk : do., boiled, boneless, 5lH20c . t-lcnl- thoulden. 6. I'. cured, loose. 1212S 'l" smoke.1. 143 HV bellies. In pickle, according to average. I Hie, ItlKc. l-rtakfast bacon, as to brand and aerage, city cured. 22tiVlc . breakfast bacon. Western cured 222lc. . lard. Western re fined, tlercs. 114itllic : do., do.. 4"-. tub. UkCltV-- la"'- t'ir '' kettl rendtrej. In tierce. UVsl'-'r. lard, pure city, kettle. rendered. In tub, llJi;c. SUGAR HKVINKO. Pull and BO points lower. Ftandard granulnte.1. tl.Sic. . Hoc grunuWlel. 0 7V.. powdered. 0 s.v confc-tiOBr A 0 05c.; wft grades. .I.U'W-1'..nlo. DAIRY PRODUCTS HVrrKII. -Market uulet. but steady at late decllnt i meting mo l-rate but antple. We-tttrn freh s HJ-t-a-ke.l. -rcatturv f in, s-,.-clals. Xh extra He extra rtrit. :k first 2'-j2'J.ic.. e-'oiid. 28'27c , iaule taikird. Siario.. a to quality, nearby print BC. 3o.: 40., averate -xtra SSfltBe , j." Crets WJSle. ; do c.-n.1, 27j2c jJpe iai lili.i brands of prints Jobbing at 'tMi. KliOS. rtn fresh stck nrttty well HtdDcd up at stead) prt -.- Sui"ie- n. ,il of heat dm.d stock th. h ,r d,i flan . . - w, m rhu &vl. '. . . ' j ni recslpt., T!S7tit ,.tr standari a-T li , .. s,-v - .. . ." ? " i,- i,'m r r. - - v " 'j . -,; .,i - - v't a;, . .... ofrerlngf an 1 a fair demand. New York full crnm. cboltv, Hibj-ijtc , d . do, fair to good, 1,1',-oltk. ; ,lo , part skuns, Offllc. POULTRY lMtK.N-I', -Desirable nock well cleaned up and nrm. Kr- h-kiil. f,jwi, r u,,, select ed h.-av, 3lt,c. ; fancy, welching t'it-5 lb, apiece, sH;.; weighing 4 lh. apiece, 20c,; wclt-hintf ' lb. oi-le.-e. I741lc , welghint :i llx. und under apiece, ltk ; old roosters, dry-picked, Lltjc.: brnlllns chh-kens. nearby u-lsjunj, l'j(b. pl.ri" 11.92iV ;d5.! (SI; t,. go.l. ltl5lK., chicken. Western, ai'-tjl b. aid oer uiiiee. luc. do., do., 2:i IU al,ie.e iseifc, brnilms . hlcken Wt fin. weighing tVo-. lbs., 17flV.. do., fair to lug lltiis lit. .et- doi . M.lifHWi; white - ghlnt! IH-lrt ll, pr Jo lafta.TO. wit te weighing S lbs., r-r'dos.. J2;.1ftVDof'do.. to!: 7 II... per d-.i.. H75US; do.T ifo . m"i' b,. iT'li ' ,-SSB-Su- "' " N 2. 'liJiO ., J'.M 'TVw!h buyer again on treet. but !r"oi. iiLiV"' "?'" " '-"en. low er. J-owl l.rJ7t . old rooster, I2tl3c: ttirlnu .hu-keii. i..jrdlng lu o.ualty uSltio.! du-k. .dd. 136 tic. do., spring, nuts,-.. - it oT"?' .VTi-J"'-?-. "J'i" w4"l--s -i lb. and o; r apiece. ,o,,, ,-.,., welgb.n U,l. lb. ft' 'oij-'Sr-;,,:;. ""'M .' . 'h -n". IJKl'lt-.V . old, SOi.-. . pUeons i.er pair l.lfittSc. FR13SII PR U ITS r.,','!,r"?..,?.u.' ?'' '":. u.n'Jer freer - ..... ..,., l-t.ue.l I1IIIM (.t,.i,- a eggs !.,I-"lrav!,iln. (I.SOfiSVS, I r..r, v. r.;. " ",, -.11 1 ?.,, ,. -: . .. T--- -- c eitaetauia itic-lium, -fferfng. Apple. iiuh. Jl ri l '"02 2.1, Al.tilee. iLlnuii,. ,...A ti.-r hun.i.u. ,,.A..... . . . U-t. .iUi. Itlleat.l,.e. ner .-r.,,.. t-.r,.. rn K. i-.i. ..T S.. r-' -.- .-.., ,5 ?. iit; ri-.n-llt. Iln: Vl. 1 runb.r. -TO. tMtH) ilium. l.I uni l-t.. do . Ler tate. i 1.1s.- Ii Itlcu 'tTa? JuJi..,-uaJ,!-4": " " Ji.AW do. ... pur rle, 7i jl 2i. d ". iISST,, d riv,d. ,, bKi. 2-ejiT.V . do Ji yi "au. lik.ttil 23 l-he.: ivniuiylvanu' ,'Mi l-re white or ll..w. sii,7jT uu-ltuui. SJ-U---IA- l'.iUe. Jie tsblt? uf J biwlurt. Iti. all. .1,. do" vefluw tier T. l-4-.kf-t. 4txtiT. .,,;. nwrVy tir tblll IktltUtt. No 1. Jau d N,; 2WJ2 5UU-T -'. M.aul -Jtlwr Ktleile. J2&.J 'Ji. fitw u-i I 1-4 . ' T - . --i tes mnjIH' :it,. '."''a"?!- SrL & 4 - i , ic iaj, fj j a .Utlciia, VKGETAHLES r-'atu pleniif.,1 itul wk t ,,n o,,.,. U-g.-4b.tu. unchai-.d. Wh,u potatJi, "'SJJ blhJl -Pl.-ailMl-.4llU, hOlie mtAiu do iKf Jry, w .. castera So 2 75. , - i ii rl Wu'i Utyib. l a UIEESK The- rrlfct ttm under lltht ' K-Hl I t4k- Oil. 1 HcVi S N I l: Jtrse , -- L ar-l . -b, II IA l' n y , -- IT 1 -'x. White l-jUt-.s. Jersav . ... Bttttl ..ta,nA. oT. .-v -: ':- . .v. in.m -k i i-i. .j . .. .: -- -. T . -.4 H, 30 ,- ' .PHI OLl -.' -". Jersey Dr Lbl- ..,-. .V. ' K. "'f A X l ch-- i-er joc lb. e. i -. t-a, U-atI t,j; ,,1W. -bi-ni. M 1 '1 fl I