agmiimjtmttvlM ' IQ"fF'Sel3SI irr!J 1 H? EVENING LEPaBIt-PHILADELPHLgrSlUJESDAY, SEPTEMBEB 29, 1914. is FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL SITUATION AT HOME AND ABROAD-MARKET REPORTS BROKERS ARE GIVEN; GREATER LEEWAY IN MAKINGBOP SALES Permitted Now to Trade Among Themselves Ex7 change Reopening Plans Depend on Reserve Bank Operation. Coincident with the lifting; today of certain restrictions which have pre vented a broader Rcalo of trading In the listed and unlisted securities, comes word from bond salesmen on the street that they aro finding Individual In vestors In a very receptive mood arid willing t listen to reason. Thcro ap pears to bo a general feeling of con fidence In tho ability of the financial situation to readjust Itself, and the re ult has been a brisk domand for securities of the hleheat grade, partic ularly tho utilities. Success of the Now York dlty note Issuo of $100,000,000 has Inspired greater confidence and thero Is a brisk demand locally and In New York for tho three ear notes, due In 1317. Prices today were boosted to 102. and even at this figure, which represent a hV per cent, basis, the notes woro hard to got. The Investment bankers arc reporting business generally good-so much so, In ,-t timt there Is talk of having tho Stock Exchange committee lift tho ban to the extent of permitting ir.iuus mount, . -. i. .1.. ,l-,.1 n,i.(l tiia Ilia anmA NATIONAL BANK CONDITIONS Comptroller's Iteport for Mils District Shows Resources of Over Billion. The Comptroller of Ihe Currency has Issued a report showing condition- of tho 758 national banks,' as of ' Jutlo '.30, 1D14, located In Federal Heservfc District No 3, .comprising eastern Pennsylvania and nil of New Jersey and Delaware. Total re sources o? tho hanks on that date were 91,248,921,250. .Only thq New York and Chicago districts exceeded this total.- Of 'tjle'rcsdurccei fho largest Individual Item,' loans and discounts, amounted to W23,597,15, or llttlft morn' thnn 1) per cent, of tho total, fionrls and securities other than stockn hold by tho banks amounted to 1209,762,605, the second largest Item of resources.. Included In tho tlab'llltlea against these resources was $730,183,217 In deposits of Individuals, $U5,212,833 surplus and $27,001,310 undivided profits. BAMS HERE ARE NOT TAKING VERY MUCH EMERGENCY MONEY brokers In the listed securities the same as are being made In tho unlisted stocks and bonds. Tho special committees are not hotdlnK brokers to prices as of tho closing cote of tho Exchanges-July 30 and sales, are being made on a basis ot three to four points, In some Instances, below those figures, with the inquiries and actual sules exceptionally large at the low prices. Beginning today, and until further no tice dealers In Investment securities which nro not listed on the Stock Ex changes may trade as between them stives. They may Issue circulars or a list of their security offerings, but the prices to be quoted, either In Individual sates among brokers or to Investors, must first be scrutinized and officially approved by the special committee representing tho dllferent bond houses, named some tlmo aso to sanction proposed stock and bond transfers. Thi la the first time since tho exchanges closed that such privilege has been of llclallv granted tho Investment brokers. I hey have been permitted, for several weeks, to negotiate sales of their own ho curitles to Individual Investors, subject to the committee's approval, out ui?i have been restrained from transfers as bUwcen th-jmsel-.es. The Idea of the orig inal plan was to prevent the letting down of bars that would permit umestrictcd transactions that might have a tendency to Influence the very liquidation which Investment houses everywhere and tho banking Institutions that hold their se curities as collateral have been trying to stave off. And it is for this same rea son that tho officials of the various ex changes throughout the country are go Ins slow on tho reopening proposition. TALK OV REOPENING. The gradual wiping out of tho restric tions that have surrounded trading since the end of July Is nn indication of the better feeling regarding tho general flnan clal outlook. In New York today invest ment bankers are talking of a formal reopening of the Exchange about Decem ber 1. The original dute set by several veil-Informed trndem was November 1, but there was not taken Into consideration In this prophecy the fact that It is very likely the Federal Reserve Board plan would not bo In operation by that time. And there Is evqry reason to believe that there will bo nothing done In the lino of a general official resumption until these plans shall have been completed. Inasmuch as there Is coming duo October 1 a largo number of American debts owed abroad, there has been a general stiffening in the foreign exchango market. Prices in the last few days have taken a decided upward tendency, espe cially In the case of cable rater, which are so much In demand now in view of the Impovslbllity for the transfer of gold to Europe by bteamshlp In time to reuch foreign ports on the October due date. Extension of tho British moratorium from October 4 to November 4 does not apply to bills of exchange other than checks or bills on demand. On account of the fact that these obligations arc excluded from the extension, pertons on this side who had been taking advan tage of the moratorium are obliged to buy exchange In order to cover their ob ligations betore October 4. It is understood that a large volume of finance bills had been put out during the summer months, -bankers expecting to cover these bills with grain and cot ton exchange at low rates, but their maturities have been extended from time to time under the moratorium. Now that settlements must be made by October 4 there was also a good Inquiry for de mand bills on London for the Maurc tanla, which Is the last boat to reach London by October 4. Some of these finance bills have been renewed, but It U believed In some quarters that no small pan of them will be paid off. Their Reserves So Strength ened Thai; Demands on Subtreasury Are Light. $10,157,000 Taken by This City. THISCITYALEADERIN GREAT WATER POWER DEVELOPMENT WORK r '-ii Announcement Concerning Cramp Notes Directs At tention to Firm's Change oj: Policy in Engine Construe tion. PUBLIC UTILITIES Banks In this city and the country banks In this district are In a very much stronger plstlln now than at any time slnco tho closng If the Stock Exchangen of thq wlrld when hostilities In' Europe began. This Is lhdlcated by tho faat that thero has been a let-up In tho Issuance of emergency currency at the Sub-Treasury In this city, particularly 'In the last three weeks. Tho few applications which are now coming In are principally from coun try Institutions. Another Indication o'f the stronger position Is tho statement of condition of tho Phliadelp-hla . Clearing House i members in the last three weeks showing an Increase in reserves. The, National Curreiicy 'Association of Philadelphia, which has jurisdiction over the Issuance of emergency currency and acts on the applications of tho banks, met dally In the tirst part of August to act on applications as. to whether the association should recommend the issu- lance of currency to them anil whether tho collateral bffercd by them, was sat isfactory. These meetings have now dwindled down to about two a week, and are then called, only when some applica tions are on hand. This week there .has been only ono meeting, a,ml it is under stood thero may be'" another before the end of the week, although it Is not now certain. ' Slnco tho first emergency currency was taken out on August 7, approximately seven weeks ago. thcid has been issued at the- Subtreasury a total of $10,157,000 to 21 banks and $310,000 of this amount was taken out .this week. This is an aver age of Jl.451.000 per week. A majority of the banks still have a largo amount of it in their vaults, having taken It out as n. precautionary f measure. To 'meet tho demands for emergency currency when they were first made, tho Comp troller of the Currency sent to the local Subtreasury $:0,OTO,000 worth and $3,SI3, 000 is still In tho vaults. THE COLLATERAL DEPOSITS. Against tho total of $10,157,000 issued there has been deposited collateral with tho Currency Association to the umount of approximately $H,000,000; which is nqw being held In the vaults of the Clearing House'. Of this collateral It is estimated that 60 per cent.- represents commercial paper and the remaining JO per cent, railroad and other bonds. It Is provided In the Aldrlch-Vreeland law that currency can be Issued to an amount not exceeding 75 per cent, ot the cash value of commercial paper de posited and to ah amount not exceeding 90 per cent, of the market value, of State, city, town, county or municipal bonds. Tho Secretary of tho Treasury has reduced the percentage on State and municipal securities to 85 per cent. Secretary McAiloo, In accordance with his campaign against hoarding money and banks charging excessive Interest on loans, has fcent a letter to the currency associations throughout the country which requires them to becuro Information from applicants for emergency currency as fol lows: Tho legal reserve held, rate of Interest charged on renewals of time loans, rato of Interest charged on re newals of call loans, and the rate of In terest charged un new time and call loans. THE MONEY MARKET Ju'lge II A. Mathews In the Bibb Su-p-iir t'ourt. Qeorgiii. granted a pcnna-I'-nt iniunctlon against the Macon G.is ' unburn from increasing Us capital stock above "PjO.OGO. The company some tlmo a petitioned the Railroad Commission "r authority to i&sim $:"OO,000 additional (-' nimun stock. The California Railroad Commission has authorized the Valley, pipe Line Company io i-iaut o3.ini shares of capital stock at n-t less than $S0 per share. The minimum P"'e 4d rued by the commission be. i.iic of the piesent European war comtl. tion- The pruceeds from the sale of tuo "out are to be used to construct an oil Pipe line from the lands of the California ';" i if Ids. Ltd.. near Coallnga. l-'resno jui,u. to Martii-ez, Contia Costa - JUIttj The Ohio Public Utilities Commission 's authorized tho Ohio Service Company to Issue tkW.OOQ of new capital stock to oe ut, ur the acriutsltion of electric E . "' "ehting properties at Co-,,nP,01'- Cambridge Canal Dover. New niludi'iiiua. fiichsvllleand Dennlson. Unjoining the Newark Natural Gas. and f. -ompany from advancing its rate 'or natural gas from W cents to as cents a thousand cubic feet, tho Ohio Court of Weals lus sustained Judge Jewell, of .lit, ,ommon J,as t'ourt. who rendered a Ohio '!' Uvor ot he clty f Newark. "Wo. against the gas company. The Nassau Light and Power Company ?ux,w ,e!?na rP'U gross earnings of You , ll,e 8l month ending June 30. with a.lJ.,'ucr,5.M Q 'K5 a compared i-rtL ' Nfc ""Kings for the sam pTt. 4 .Wcre ,nr'r lhat m tne bo"d .!.?." ,b& eTct amines hay.- Jn, eaea 97 8 per cnt in the last six years. Philadelphia New York . Boston . Chicago Pall. II il QS S . 7 Time. Ii 11 s 8 i Philadelphia ('Ommeicl.il nnnur th,o ,rt .1 months' maturities, 7i37(S rr rent. NOTES OF THE RAIL A bill appropriating JSSO.OOO.ono for the acquisition by the Government of com mon carriers of the country was intro duced n the House yesterday by Con gressman Rupley. of Pennsylvania. Management would be placed under a board of control to consist of three mem bers, serving ten years and ineligible for reappointment. They would each receive a salary of $25,0CO a year. The Missouri Pacific Railroad has taken an nppeal from the drder of the Nebraska Hallroad Commission making a reduc tion of 19 per cent, in class rates. The Canadian Pacific1 now has under construction 600 miles of track. Including second track. In Wi-stem Canada. The th annual convention of the Na tional" Association of .Hal' way Commis sioners will be held In "Washington, No vember 17. A eg rU inw to George J I. Miner, assist ant general solicitor of the Erie Railroad. the'J!K.00i) car trust equipment of which upproval 1 asked ot the New York Up State Public Service Commission is one of the most favorable that the road has ever been able to project. He saya that the certificates, which will be known as BB will bear ' per cent- Interest and Lreel &. Co.. of tl.ls cltv, have ottered to luy them In their entirety at W and accrued lntrc3t Announcement by bankers that they would pay, in advance tho $140,000 -notes due January 1, 1015, 6f tho William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building' Com pany has attracted attention to the affairs of this company, which have been handled In such a manner as to bo Able to meet Its notes In advance. When William Cramp early In the last century founded tho famous shipyard which still bears his name, he apparently had dreams of mighty armaments to be constructed -and with what pride they would carry tho American flag to all parts of tho world and thunder forth tons of steel In defense of It, If necessary. His, vision came true In more than ono way, for the Cramp-built ships wcro tho "cracks" of trjo American Navy, and at Manila and Santiago poured forth tholr bolts In fulfilment of the vision. With tho dawn of a new century, how ever, tho successors of this great mind realized that tho wonderful opportunity of tho business man of America, was not in the building of engines of destruction, but those of development", and few peo ,plo In Philadelphia know that tho Wm. Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company Is ono of tho foremost design ers o hydraulic turbines for the develop ment of water power In the world an Industry which Is being exploited by the comparatively newer form of Investment known as Public Utility. The first effort of private enterprise to develop the water power of this country to make It a salable commodity was made in 1S90, at Niagara Falls, where a company known as tho Niagara Falls Power Company began work on a hydro electric generating station, which was to exceed In size and importance any which, up to that time, had been constructed, either In tho United States or Europe. When It Is remembered that up to this time a turbine of greater capacity than 1000 horsepower had never been construct ed and this effort called for 10 units of DU00 horsepower each. It Is not surprising that the venture created quite a little In terest. It Is not generally known that It was our own Philadelphia conoern which was awarded this contract ond carried It out to successful completion. NIAGARA FALLS PLANT. Success of this venture 'advertised tho possibilities of this kind of endeavor to the moneyed Interests throughout tho country, and with' their usual celerity they seized the opportunity with avidity. Tho first Important work attempted, after it was thoroughly demonstrated that this was a safe field for private Investment." was the Canadian Power Company, which In 1M0 at Niagara Falls constructed a 'plant which, although only two units were .planned, yet each one called for a ca pacity of 10.00Q horsepower. The Cana dians followed up this effort with the construction of larger plants capable of delivering 43,500 horsepower. By this time investors rro quite fa miliar with this form of security, and dealers had no hesitancy In offering them, and, as a result, water power sites throughout this country and Canada were eagerly sought. The most important of these have been the Huronlan Company, Ontario, 10,630 horsepower; West Kootenay Power and Light Company, British Columbia, 16,000 horsepower; Toronto Power Company, 52,000 horsepower; St. Lawrence River Power Company. New York, 21,000 horse power; McCall's Ferry Power Company (later the Pennsylvania Water and Power Company). McCall's Ferry, Pa., 81,000 horsepower; Central Colorado Power Company, Glenwood, Col., 18,000 horse power; Great .Western Power Company. California, 72.000 horsepower; Washington Power Company, Spokane, Wash.. 36,ri) horsepower; Tennessee Power Company, 20.000 horsepower, and the Appalachian Power Company Virginia, S6.000 horsepower. These nre Just a few of a great many corporations which extend from Alaska to Porto Rico and from New York to British Columbia, and the figures men tioned above are merely thi Initial In stallations. Since that time a great many of them have doubled their capacity. The most recent developments have been the Mississippi River Power Com pany at Keokuk, Iowa, which has n units of 10,000 horsepower each, and which Is the largest plant of Its kind In the world, and the Cedar Rapids Manu facturing and Power Company at Mou treal. which has nine units capable of delivering 10.800 horsepower each, which Is the largest turbine In the world, this company being the greatest development ot us Kinq in u-anaaa. TURBINES ARC BUILT HERE. . As a matter of Information It may be staled that So per cent, of the linpor tant turbines Installed by the various companies on this continent were con structed by the I. p. Morris Company, which is the department of Cramps that constructs tnis roim'or machinery. Philadelphia capitalists were amoiiH the first to recognize this field of activity as a probahle use on funds, and perhaps tiw companies In which PhUdelphinns are intciested are as, well known, if not better, than any of tho others. Tln-lr effoits have been usually confined to the mvirons of our own country, where the possibilities are almost unlimited. Meanwhile, the Investor is becoming more and more familiar with this form of security, and the bankers managing the properties expeilence very little dif ficulty In disposing of their wares. William Ciamp, if he could come back to this mundane sphere now, with the Stealer part of Europe engaged in bloody strife, would no doubt fully expect to find tho great plant which bears his name busily and exclusively engaged in the building of ships of war. What would be hts surptUtt to rind that the activities of the plant were largely engaged In the coustiuctlon of mighty engines of peace and Industry? And while the apostles of conservation are busy uiglng the passing of laws to restrict the use of our natural resources, it is interesting to note that Canada, which has been Jealous to guard and foster Its Infant industries, was quick t'o perceive the oppoituulty offered and perhaps us a result Is a bit in advance of us in this particular industry of de veloping water power. Needles to state It would be far better to have our resources developed alone in telligent lines, where the lUk is borpe by the promoter and Investor, than to allow power which has a might behind it which nQ,maii can gauge to lie dormant at our vifv doors. UTILITY COMPANY FILES PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY Atlantic das rind Electric, n. Holding Corporation, "Unable to Meet Obligations. NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-A voluntary pe tition of bankruptcy was filed In -tho United Stales District Court today by tho Atlantic Gas nnd Electric Company, which was Incorporated on April 2. 1912. Undef the laws ot Connecticut, to acquire control of established gas atld electric properties through the securities of cor porations owning tho utilities. Tho company controls tho following properties: Eastern Pennsylvania Power Company, of New Jersey! Easton Gas Works; Interurban Gas Company; Penn sylvania Utilities Company; Blnghamton Light. Heat and Power Cdmnahy1 Sayre Electric Company: The Jersey v Corpora tion, and the Chemung' Land Company. Tho assets consist of material nnd sup plies in tho possession of the, Pennsyl vania Utilities Company, of Easton, Pa., with stock, bond nnd note claims against subsidiary companies nmou'titlng to $5,3.1i, 710. Tie bankrupt company held In Its treasury bonds and stocks 'of subsidiary companies totaling $1,14.1,817, and of Its own stock and bonds tho company still retains $1C0.600. Included in the assets aro also stock, bonds and a noto of the Pennsylvania Utilities Company totaling $2,217,200. Tho liabilities Includo secured (claims amounting to $2,420,852, and unsecured claims of $2S,523, The Atlantic Gas and Electric Company owes its subsidiary companies $2S,2$S, and t1 - series "A" bondholders $1,666,000, foco value of the securities being $2,301,621. Scrips "F" bondholders' claims amount to $503,000. AUSTRIA CONFISCATES . RAILROAD SECURITIES Pretext Is That Canadian Pacific Has Refused Dividend Payments. 'LONDON, Sept. 23. Tho Austrian Gov ernment has confiscated securities of the Canadian Pacific Railway held In Aus trian on the pretext that the company has refused to pay dividends due Aus trian stockholders, says a dispatch from Venice. Observation cars belonging to the Ca nadian Pacific, on tho Austrian Railways, have also been seized. WHEAT IRREGULAR; COUNTER INFLUENCES AT WORK-ON BOARD Trade Limited Speculative Adversely Affects Values. Futures Close at Decline of 3-5 to 5-8 Cents. . BUILDING FIRM ASSIGNS NEW YORK, Sept. 23. Flelschmann Brothers & Co., general contractors and erectors of numerous cftlces and theatre buildings In this city, this afternoon assigned for the benefit of creditors to David .1. Fox. Guitav J. Flelschmann is president of tho com pany, which was incorporated In 1903 with a capital stock of $200,000, CHICAGO, Sept. 29. There were Im portant counter Influences In wheat to day, with the result that the market was an Irrcgtilnr affair. A limited specu lative trade counted heavily ngalnst values, as did largo accumulations of supplies at rrvallablo centres. There has been an enotmous flour trado with Euro pean Govcrnhipnts. Cash wheat prices ruled higher In all directions, presum ably the tesult of competition from millers. Cash handlers tell of Increas ing difficulty In buying wheat In the In ferior. Bids to.local exporters nro re ported too low for working of wheat. Cash Bales wore 131,000 bushels. In terior receipts of wheat today were 2, 838,000 bUBhels. Clearances of flour from tho seaboard today werc3?.000 barrels nnd of wheat 674,000 btfshels. Futures closed ,i to 4 cents lower. Corn was firmer early nnd weak later. Interior receipts today were 453,000 bush els. Clearances from the seaboard were 20CO 'uishels. Futures closed Vic. to lie. lower. Oats was strong eatly, hut broke badly later. Cash sales were 232,000 bushels. In terior receipts of oats today were 1,234,000 bushels. Clturances from the seaboard were 573,000 bushels. Futures closed llAc. to lic. lower. Heavy selling of .lunuary product from nn Influential tource carried the provision list lower. Le ailing futures ranged as follows: Yesterday's wheat Open. Hlsh. September .. 1.08V4 l.osi-j December . 1.111 1.11 May 1.17H l.lS'i Corn (new delivery) Low. Cloie. clone. l.WM l.nl'4 l.OO'i 1.11!) Tl.ll-.U, i.t.7; ti.i'VS t.ns 1.1.V RAILROAD EARNINGS MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. LOUIS. ,. , . tr14 Decrease Third wc,ek September JsnT.fiOO jln.SKi July 1 to September 1.... 2,410,171 181,403 CHICAGO GREAT Third week September September 1 to M .... July t to September 2'!... August gross Net Tin. month"!' cross Net WESTERN. $.171 4!2 $11,211 1.0-12.770 14.2'W r.,W7.7-fl 11.1,120 l.nno.rto'i 7,mn . 422,7.lit n.n.vi 2.::ni,sr,a l2,.vt (R.f.S'.'l US.S12 CINCINNATI. NEW OIU.KANS AND TEXAS PACIFIC. Third week September M7l.n.-. MS.tlfW From July 1 2.214, 70rt (I3.S31 TpInDO. S.T. LOUIS. AND 1VF.STERN. Third v. eek September tnr,,S3 , $935 From July 1 1,007,035 22.1S7 ALABAMA GREAT SOUTHERN. Third week September $4,u7o JD.5I2 From July 1 1,1:17,215 1S.301 CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN. AuKust BrosB $7,7i-.s.71 SifM"!.- Net after tax 2,017,42s .12,30.1 1in months grons l."i,07fc.OW 2ni.r,71 :et after tax 3,t10,44! MKJM CHICAGO. ST. PAUL. MINNEAPOLIS AND August cross $l,n7.nt7 'yiM.ini Net after tax .-,07,2.-1 i'l.l.ino Two months' uroja 3, 2.15. '. HiV :im Net after tax , Kit. 710 .'J.M.22I BUFFALO. ROCHESTER I1URGH. August grosa $I,04n,cs.2 $10 fi.yi Net after tax 2.1,nw fifi'.zm rno months' eross I,ii22,l.'ut 23 'io-' Net after tax 513,301 l.'.oiocS COLORADO AND SOUTHERN. $1,100,511 $151.12.1 AND PITTS- AHKUst Kross Net after tax Two month' eross Net after tax -Increase. .1lo.fii 2..1I5.O0.-. 491,11)4 72.45' EMi.ns-i l'fl.1172 UNION PACIFIC AuEUst crofi $8.iI3iiJ7 JJt .1.4il.-.,!)2n Tuo months' gross.... 111,027.2(14 Net 6.i:R!.22 $20,.-,2il 21)1, ins 2.10. Mil 1 SI. 923 NJ-.W YORK. ONTARIO AND WESTERN. August grofl $1.0011,7.10 '$4,053 Net .1rtl.H7!) 5.11.1 Surplus 233,170 ' Itfiil Tuo months' gross .... 1.0U3.2M U.ilhS , 723.515 TUl.-i Surplui ii!(,73C "2 71- Increase. September uetcmoer May Oats September Dt ember May Lard -September October . January . Ribs September October . . January . PorK September janinry . . iH 47H in, 52 7.V i ia-1, 72W I7U 021, 7.1 1 i l'.7' 70', 45 47H r.o 7.11-i H7', 70' 41 47',, 51 PORT OF PHILADELPHIA SUM AND TIDES Hun rises .. 5:3.1 a m I Sun sets .. B 17 p.m. PHILADELPHIA, tllili water, fi -50 m. I High water. 10:27 p.m Low water 4.11am I.ow water . 4.52pm. IlKEDY ISLAND. High water. 0-49 n m I High water. 7tnpm. I.ow water. .12 40 a nl. I Low water.. 1:10 pm. IIREAKWATER. High water. 4:35am. I High water. 4:44 p.m. Low water.. 10:23 a m. I Low water.. 11:1 p m. Sailing Today Sir Joseph J Cuneo (Nor.). Aamodt, Tort Antonio, Cuneo Importing Company, litf. Aurhenblao (Hr.), Malr, Haltlmore. J. A. ' Ptr?rTas, Stefielln, Now Tork, W. F.Hagaj- St' NeWon. Erlkswn. Port Arthur, Earn Lino Stermshlp Company. Sir Shawmiif, Hwenson, Mayport, Southern Sttamshlp Company. .... Htr. Orerlnn. Page, t!otnn, Merchant and Mlnem' Transportation Company. Ptr. Ericsson, Willis, Haltlmore, Ericsson 'sclir. Llle M Parsons, Pharpley, Hampton Road'. A. I). Cummins & Co Schr. Chllde Harold, Hneeney, Calais, J. II. Stetson & Co. Steamships to Arrive PASSENGER. Name. From. Salle.) Mongolian .....nlasgow Sept. Ifl StampalU ... Naples Sept. 18 Merlon Llerpoil j-ept. 2j California Copenhagen ...Sept, FREIGHT. City of Durham Calcutta Sept. 1 in) k fir,u?ruam Ptart Point London Man. Mariner Manchester Adolfo Huelta .... Stprmfels Calcutta . . Canadla , Stannger . Zerentiergcn Cardlrf .... NarWk Mlddlesboro Rapldan iLrlth Missouri Iondon .... Pakotan HIM Sent. 15 . .Hept. 12 ..Sept. 10 ..Sept. 14 ..Sept. ..Sept. 15 ..Sept. IS . .Bpt. 18 ..Sept. in ..Sent. 22 Sept. Greenwich Newrastle.N n.Sept. 'X. Wlnlaton St.Vlncenl.C.V.Sept. 17 Man. Milter Manchester Sept. 21 t.'nrrlston roey Sept. 25 Eolborg Hartlepool ....Sept. 25 Steamships to Leave PASSENGER. Name. For. Date. Dominion Liverpool Oct. 3 Plampalla Naples Oct. (I Mer'on Llierpool Oct. 10 Mongolian Glasgow Oct. 17 Calllornla Copenhagen . ...Oct. W FREIGHT. Uranlenborg Copenhagen ...Sept. Wes- Point ..London .ept 30 Canadla ChrlstMnla Oct. 3 Graclana I-IUi Sept. 3o Zlldyk Rotterdam Oct. S Man. Mariner Manchester ... Oct. 10 Start Point London Oct. 10 Missouri ....London Oct. 14 Hapldan L-ith Oct. 10 PORT OF NEW YORK ".' V" ?!; 1 ttr,; 4!U . n.fi.. .10 15 . 12.10 11 20 .10.58 n.H5 10.15 ' 12 13 11.25 10 55 0.52 0 07 12.07 11.15 10.40 lf.!)7 10.07 10.67 lllil. tAskcd Nominal. nw n.M D.07 12.10 til. 17 10 53 17.40 10.67 JD.fi.-, itns 10 12W, 11 .or. 11 10 10.57 17.25 10.07 LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS CHICAGO. September 29. HOGS Receipts. 10.(00: markets. 5c higher: mixed and butch ers. $S.25fi!).2S: good heavy. $.75ir!i: rough heavy. $7.05518.05: light. $-v50.!fU.15; pigs $0 13118.35: bulk. $9.1Sifl M. CATTLE. Receipts, O.OOo; steadv: beees, S10.4mT711.01: cows and heifers. $3 75ffl0. mock ers and feeders. $G3S.10. Tosans, $7.407jS.SO coIvm. 50.50911.50. SHEEP Receipts. .17.000; weak, native and western. $1.2535.75: lambs, S5.iywj7.7B. NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS NEW YORK. Sept. 20 Butter. Arm. receipts. 14.512. packages, i reamory. extra, :i0-!?.10S; state, dalrv tube, 22ig20c. , Imitation creamery, firsts. 21ft-4t-jc. Egss nrni. receipts. 20.i'.22 boxes, nearhy white, fancy, 5Vj?40e. : nearby mixed fancy, 253 2Sc. fre.sh firsts, 245 10o. STOCK EXCHANGE FIRM FAILS It was announced at the New York Stock Exchantf this afternoon that the firm of. Cowperthwalt & Clark, of 43 Kx chatifte place, was unable to meet its obligations. The firm was established on September 27. 10OS. Vessels Arriving Today Nam From t'ant' Anna Naples Steamships to Arrive DUE WEDNESDAY. United States Copenhagen .. Stampalla Naples Steamships to Leave Dockel. . . 8 A. M .Sept. 17 .Sept. IS Name N. Amsterdam... Now York , Maurctanla Adrtatlu Columbia. Philadelphia .... Duca d'Aoita.... Minnehaha Espagne , Vaderland Krlstlanlafjord .. Noordam Napoll , Sant' Anna For. ..Rotterdam .. Liverpool . ..Liverpool . . . Liverpool . .Glasgow . . . .Liverpool . . Naples ..London ... ..Havro .... . . Liverpool . . . Rergen . . ..Rotterdam ..Naples . Marseilles Date. ..Sept. 29 . .Sept 30 ..Sept .10 . .Sept. 30 ...Oct. .1 ...Oct. 3 ...Oct. 3 . . .Oct. S ...Oct. 3 ...Oct. (J ...Oct. O ...Oct. ...Oct. ...Oct. 8 FOREIGN EXCHANGE The forelRn pxchnnsf market closed steady; transactions were almost en tirely confined to HtPrllnff. Demand v.as quoted 4 3S3 and cables. o.WS. CONDITIONS OF TREASURY WASHINGTON. Sept. 2?.-The condi tion of tho I'nited States Treasury at the beslnninc: of business todu was: Not balance in senerjl fund. JUUW.SSO; total receipts jpsterdav. J1.063.S13; total payments osterd.iy. S1.S03.1SS The do licit this tlsc.il -vear is $21,179,639 asalnst a detlclt of $!.tiLfi,47ti last year, exclusive of I'.uuimnl Canal and public debt transactions. PHILADELPHIA MARKETS GRAIN AND FLOUR FREIGHTS AND CHARTERS Tonnage offers steadily to meet the llntltel demand for carriers of (fraln. roil and the full cargoes for tran.ttlantlc ojaans hli-h keep rates firm In tho steam market. Con ditions In the sail market remain unchanged, with buslneaa dJll and rates low. STEAMSHIPS Prosper III (Nor.). New York to French porta, oats. 40,000 quarters, prlxate terms prompt. Tartars- (Br-). Baltimore to French Atlantic ports, oats. 3.1,000 quarters. 2s. 3d., prompt. ,Lucadla (Dr.). Gulf of Antwerp. grain IW 'juarters, 2s. 4'ud , prompt. ' Milton iBr.). same. 22,000 quarters, 3s. 6d.. prompt Abaris (Br I. gulf to picked ports. United Kingdom, grain. 2s Dd.. prompt. Rtverdale (Hr.) 27.12 tons. Baltlmoro to Rln Janeiro, coal, K,s., October. Standlsh Hall (Hr.). 2344 tons. Baltimore to Alexandria, coal. Lis., October. Ello, (Ital.l, 220, tone, Baltimore to west coast of Italy, coal, private ternn. prompt. fllenfruln (Br.). 202a tons. Palamos to Baltimore or New York, cork shavings, S7V). prompt. SAILING VESSELS Ship Sava (Hal.). New York to Copen hasten, reilned poirolcum, private terms, prompt. Sch. Kenwood. 707 tons, Bridget ater, N. S., to Havana, lumber, private terms, prompt. FINANCIAL BRIEFS SHIPPERS GET RDLES COVERING WAR RISK INSURANCE POLICIES Federal Bureau, Ready to Write Cargo Business, Outlines What Shipments Will Be Underwritten. 5 lt. rrdo5 , 2.2ft2 40, ih . io 7 lbs per 1 HEAT. Market firm jmi i. i.ii.hF I v, ... .. i -.. .i -, .i v. .. '.... .., ,rt . .-..-W. In .!, .,;. n. .....- .... .. . ""- --.-.. . v.l ..4 . " . .,! .". JSn1.-?. . "r.-e'r" Jh:...?.-rh?.'. . "".... vegetables In export elevator-No 2 red ti...t un.i ! ' "tIu,'" " better request and values well September. Si 00 li.i; No -J red Western umaina utr.er leviable showed little 1.12n 17; No 1 Northern Dulutli fl li I -"a"l!" hlte potatoes per bush -Pennsjl- (p l 2.1 Minm, .t-o'" . COItN necelntu TjUVl l.,,i. r..n j .PUlalOSS. Jel3H osaln i,o lower imrier un.ni' ,:,..,.:.. .1 pot.-itooii llasteni sell far lots for loial trade, a to Wml m. I ; w. No. 2. T.ic.iSl. beel potatoes. North Ni 2 ellou, snodic. . toamer yelloir S.V- . Car 'Una, per bl I -No. 1, fl 712 No. 2. 73e. "' I ftl Stteeu. Jersey, per bbl No. I. $2 y O.VT.n. Itecelpta. OI.OW bush Quiet with , -"!' ' -. 1 '"817S. do. JVrsey, per baaket. moderate but ample offerlnss at th Ute le- ' IM'fcV. Oi.lonn. per bush . 403iW jo v'iw,NoV." "n"8 Slfi.MWc. standard u-hile '.Ituiie. nr WO-lfc bag. l. do. medium, pef .v.';..,..-' ' " """ ':. imi-io hoe. i.'TMm. i 4ouaRp. noniestlr. nor t-1.01 ll.-lleielptt. 2121 bhls.. 1 0S3,itSi) tun J1211I fUr. New York, per bunch lbs. in sacks Trade a little more actlv im1 . Imi Vv. Mathrooms. per 4-lb. basket, sue W Ik; i. .:.-. r.. .-".- '""" '!. .. " -i "" ina. ui nut, -, iiiirr vie;r, fl unvt f.fta . in strnlBht, 4 0()i1 in. do., patent. .1 2.1i5 rt Kansas, mrubshi Jut aik, $3.20.1. w, do , patent. Jute u. K, 3tiQ.l T.l, spring first clear. 4.7.18 .". : do, eirulght, .1.nn.t u; .Io . patent, )j5iihi: do., favorite brands, tiitt Approximately J175 (iti of thr 5 per cent, first mortfi-aKP bonds nf the Btrinlngliann. Enslev and nepcenr! n.illroad. Interest on thlch was defaulted on September 1. hao beon dopo.itfl with th Amerl oan Trust Company, of Boston, depos itory of the Minority Bondholders' Pro tectlvo Committee, since the call for the deposit of the bonds was Issued. The Investigation of the railroad, which was started by tho minority committee. Is continuing. By direction of the Secretary of the Treasury authorized and Usurt bonds of the territory of Hawaii nre now ac ceptable security as a basts for the Is suance of currency to national banks I through the national currency associa tions, under the amended Vreoland-A Id rich currency act The Federal Bureau of War Risk In surance has completed Its policies cover ing cargo Insurance and Is now Issuing them to steamships outward bound for foreign ports. This announcement was received hero today by shipping Interests and exporters generally. The bureau Is now prepared to quote rates. Issue poli cies and, In ireneral, perform the duties for which It was established. In a Btntement announcing the comple tion of the bureau work, Chief Delanoy, head of the department, says It will bo necessary for persons wanting Insuranc to communicate direct with the bureau at Washlrmton, although, ho says, applica tion forms may lie had from the collec tors of customs In the various ports ot the United States. Tho bureau will write policies either for voyage or for time. The voyuse poli cies cover h specific voyage, the vessel not to call at moro than two ports during the voyage, unless by special agreement with the bureau. Time policies arc writ ten for periods of 00 days only. The war risk clause In the policy reads as follows: " 'Touching the adventure" and perils hlch the insurer Is cuntei.t...l to bear and dows take upon himself, they are of men-of ar. letteri ot marque and tnuntermaro.ua, reprisals, taklmts at sea. arrests, restrains and detainments of all Klnics, Princes and t-oples of nat nation, condition or iiualtly so-ier, and all consequences of hostilities or warlike opi rations whether before or after declarations of war. "'Watranted not to abandon In rase of blockada and free from loss arising from an attempt to evade blockade, but In the event of blockade to be at liberty to proceed to open port and theie. tad the oyage. " 'Warranted not to abindon In case of capture, seizure or detention until after con demnation Warranted free from anv claim for in terest, lois of market or damaee by dt terlcratlon. but not to delay.' CONTRABAND AR.TICI.I5S. The bureau announces tho following articles contraband of war which will not be insurtd: Arms of all kinds, portln? purposes and ponent parts. Projectiles, rhurses, and cartrlds's of all kinds, and their dlstlncIHe component parts. Powder and exploshcs cspiclally prepared for use In war. Gun mounting", limber boxes, Umbers, mili tary wagons. Held forges, and their distinctly component parts. nothing anu equipment of a distinctively military character. All kinds of harness of a distinctively mili tary character. Saddle, draught and pack animals suitable for use In war. Articles of camp equipment and their dis tinctive component parts. Armor plates. Warhlps. Including; boats and their dis tinctive component parts of such a nature that they can only be used on a cssel of war. Aeroplanes, airships, balloons and air crafts of all kind anil their component parts, to ut ther with accessories and articles recos; nlzahle as Intended for use. In connection with balloon and air craft Implements and apparatus designed exclu sively for the manufacture of munitions of war and for the manufa.-ture or repair of arms, or war material for use on land and sea. SHIPMENTS TO BELLIGERENTS. The following artk-lfa will not be In sured if destined for the use of the armed forces or of a Government department of a belligerent State, or are consigned to a contractor established In a belliger ent country who. as a matter of common knowledge, supplies articles of this kind to a belligerent State, or are consigned to a fortified pl.ic belonging to a bellig erent or other place serving as a base for the armed force of a belllzerent: Foodtuffs. rora'e and strain suitable for feeding nl- lncltldlnr arms foe their distinctive cora- .ffalrs Company, of the Now England Trust which have been In the courts vM, v..t iiw- V..wT. ' - . . ....,.,, ,..c7 Menu in uir i;ourt9 : re? tiSSi. &?. K i Jfr ffcral yearn, wore terminated in m i-hnre. per bbl -No t. Jl.75 iTovtdence, j. j toddy by the diecharge PROVISIONS uulrt and without Inumrtant rhin... ...... reif. m sots, rnvikcd ond air-dried, :it32e ..K-rii beef in ten, smoked. :llwfy' mils. nothinz. fabrics for clothinp and hoots nt shoes suitable for use In war. J) tolil and fcllvcr in coin ojlllon; papr money rf Vehicles of ill kinds av-atlan.d for use in ar and tl.olr omponetu parts Veeels cr-.ft and bouts of all kinds; doitlng; docks, pdrti of docks and their component parts. ltall'av material, both fixed and roltlnr fctiwk. and material for teleeraphs, wireless telegraphs and telephones. fuel, lubrl. .nits. Powder and exp1o?le not specially prs. pired for use In war U.-hd wire and implements for fixing and cuttms same Hrft aI.o and shoeing materials. Harncsi. and naddlery Iteld K.isses telescopes, chronometers and al! kinds of I'm Ui al instruments. FOREIGNSHfpSBEGlSTER h'evt n foreign vessels with an aggregate of .J.TI( giuss tons were admitted to American registry under the recent act of Congress during th.- week ending Septem ber .', uc'-or'llnc to the Department of i Commerce tod Six were. English and one (ivrroan vsel. of John P. Doogan us receiver. Representatives of the State anJ na tional banks of Cleveland have voted to contribute JI.7SO.00il to the tlfVKO,oa) na tional gold pool. Tha Wheeling and Ube Kris rtallraau i onipany huB laid off 4ft. mn at lw Rrrwitrr. o , shops, and has mada a similar rcducttor: in Us hops at Kast Tolodo, n. The strike of tha Ohin coal ( ..!.. ur If e.u.it.l A. al .J-.-.. ..- Tf " ' ...1 1 1.2.1. city mills, i-hoi.e and fancy patent. Uft a lr ir ed .12 T ." w7t.rn TeVt kn t . 4nl """" " t'-Hl me earnings of the 'i,-'lvt'"y,miU.-- r'e,llar W"1- w'n"r- "'' r tep'..ri ioliiI. T2 "e.bcrr'llami sToqBA , coniPai JlilOJtlW, .1.. straight. JID.IO.Via; do.. ,prl, fsmTlyf JVTs7. him" S? ft fl?Jri.f ' - ?ilVK 'KMlVit.-wu.e. but steady, at ja ' XSP io 'Stiii-l.1 mvic e'th."' na)?? ' , ' .,S. """'" Y that en ord.r S..1U for nearby and Western In wood. I smoked, tlty -ured. as to brand ami averac! f0 "' ,ons uf fia billets has been nAiHV nnrmiTP'Pc ' XfSxi ,BC5i , ",l'Vu- Wc"tSJ1' cured. i Siwn to the rennsylvania Steel .m- i,ef i" nMrflr.TrrUl".".! vulu.s steadily ;,ncks.l 4fi.4.J..,1,.ilWs l ii pi'Su a'.Vrdmc recentb particlpatod In the big contract lllTTKIt. Oulet but steady undr mod.r. I Welt.rn retlnt-.l -ier.- 1 1 1 s. i 1 . "'f ' ""a ate offerlms Wioterii fresh. olid.jkia.J. ..r&a...K. Vn...' .....lit. ". , - .. . ...." .. . extra firsts aiV rtrsts. V'Siafljtjc . jeconts '.."j'JI'jc Udls paiked. '.tdS.i... as t uall. , nearby prints fancy. t. . do . avurace extra. :t2i.'.'!c , do nrsts snt-tic. .to.. sr.nd. 210 2c. aiwilal fancy brands of prints iobbi&i at SH to. " KfMiV Kins fresh ects In rood re.mest and kept well 1 leaned up at steady prUes In frto cases, n-arbv eMrM, 31c. ir doj , r.-ir-by flMis. f 4") lr standard case, nearby current re.eipts J7 27V per stan.lard nt, Western extn firsts fS u per -ase. d . firsts, J7 20i37r4) per ase. do. wtoiul. fi! Soiji: mi per iae Candled and recrte I fresh ices were jobbed 'jui at 3Jtj3Tc. jir do., as to quallt. POULTRY I.IK '"L'!-T',V- 9.u'e' a' revissd prlcss KokIs. 1-1817. : old rosters. 1V0IV . spring thickens, a. cording to iiualtty. tltflio. , dmkr. l-'4v)V wefKhina: weighing UitlDi cuinss. nl c lbs aplete. Mr Chiir. ., .. .. 1 . ' r ' i: . iim. uuj wipr auisis. youne TOa-. . do . tW4ii.V . Jo weighing Hitt'li 10s nple.. ttOQuac . do weighing I lb. apitve. aoc . old, UK , iiicsuos pr pjlr. litllV ' tlll.T y i llled 1 itlgblr, BROKER, lli(r:nr.ii rut 1. 1111. una detlruble slsed stnk pret.y well clune.l up a. full figure Krb killed poulir Fowls, mz lb selected. h4. 2lVt.. wlbln 4Vsf5 11,' stle- Sii'.c . WKlgblng -lbs uplsce 20c, wtlghtiu 3j lbs apiece. 1701S, tm,u Jbs. und under &plv. 16c. old rosters. dr weighing 1.,8J lbs. apiece. 2uin22v-.. du., fair 10 4. ..I l...us. , eld ksns. Western 4 lb ant oer aj Icre lv , do I 2 uj Us piec 14c . broiling chickens. Yerrn', n..Mu 44, iu. Aiisiec , ao. xair to good. SVJ8.DS. pr du white weigh s n tsrr .Ms . tj tfti 5-. t,k,,. w .... , 5-810 lbs ir doi . .' 7j3 jt., mute, nr Jh.n.- rfe-. Vfi'it-AV'ffa I !..! M.ni&K ? Pur eiit renacreu. in tubs. UVjtfJJ'ie. SUG AH .!!:,ur?Sfc,,.!M 8i '"rra"..r Standard So...r.,i k K.V ,...;":.., ,"u"'i-.. -Tac rud.;. owiaoao.. ' "' A' "w l'HESU FHUrrs ,' '." .u.'i u'1 ssnuwiiy ta,iy toft Piles 4.8 2:1 other' a..7.T T'T.:'. "JV..!' .5" i.-"i JIlVn:1 u ,. -1. w. T.rs Witrk. ifr lilll , li.lftA ,tu flftl - - .. W I H n rulPMBH . sTl 4l'0, t Bnl-serInu . fit. .UffS'-" 1?'.. ' Vi f.b.la.- psr Jo lb uTskt.': isaKS WW l' . l)l(UV.j4l. n,i ls-v .!. . . T" National Oank a as th laraast c-ontrihutor J so'4 juol fund of li(ii,mo.uoo, thu "no u.-4mj,hiiiS nIU, (jno csac-nuajrter mil, Hon, which 1103 tho largest dpoit In I he State. The Now York; 8hlpbqU4na Compel has received an order from U UulfOll Companj to construct a large oil tanker cosiine aoout i30,UM. annniiniuH r...h. t n the Northern Electric Itailwa, will ;lt on October 1 on counona u Underlying bonds Interest n tc iuV m Junior bonds as UfuUe4' da Jtino I. w BAK CLEARINGS Uii inn 101a New Tork I241 .1.WO8T 4.T.T. 72 SV) J.Mr, timwi Thllad.'li.hU 21 ill.' ajli li2il 1-.'S t. ii7 W !iit n Jti lil. lt 2T n-'i i-'.i : Chl.aso 44 4S1 Olt S7.MMIS St. Iuis .. . ;i,'Bj(,7.'l ll.vjst ITFLITY EARNINGS Si.r'PHKR.N 1.1runNi J' ANY. KI'lSON 1 OM- 1H11 Inrrrsss. Aagusi sres resnus tl I.ilm $! silt Nst rsiriie '."J7 SIS 11 '.on .'UP .'Li i i.m. ri n Tin. ibi.i'MiN'Ar- l.Nii .'. 'MI'ANY .Bust gross .-H-n.nss $2i 4 -o JI4N4 '.emunii In-oit-e ... 1 10 .W 'i.rt Tt-e: m"i.ii-- (,ru. earning. . .. (:BI 4'0IIH i.peatlnsr ineoms 1ISJTST'. l:n 3H7 fkciric I'KW'fcH A.M. M.illT I'oMI'AS'Y Atiu.:.t s-ross enun 11214.11 flu UK Net ejrnlBjjs til jNl 4 ,K3 l-ci M u on'hs ended u;ut '!t iruss sarmnas 1 .1121. i N'i-i esrr.itufs . . 7..Vi ui u lJCiae. Ctndler Motor jr sj--it di 1 Un I n o union sloiS si rtsuUr yusrirl. 1. ptt . iBt ., .rlrrl liiitl.i. .I'Meno .,11 ,,. ruoo. a psr ceui. ss 141-1 'lire uinti.s bku ItldfS ni 1U reuUr ssii.1 4iin.ial t pel nt '4atlt' . t'Ut .; 10 sl'jtk if r . rd wwt suibsr 2t. Kaaiwk 4S l.:hl !. i'vr ent. p4i4tde rtKord ei I' mbvr 2 "mii.v 1 ' t'jUcr i4rlttl tu t.,( a of I bUs -gular ru.tls Htatss ladus.rts. AU dwl -mi.jn. .1 irti-! ier er.1 on 1 r.ferr. 1. t"lr 11 tu st i. k of rs ord ' 'iier fr.',ivtp bT.?.V Vn-a'aJ "? SlV- t unseutea financial condi. t. n ;a. vsihe. rMnsylanU iwr taVkst l on' l':tOe' of the American Public ' : " : Jt,i5.. d No 2 J2 5U.8. .uppsFarriti. , 'J"- Th regular quarteri, dlvWewT of Ths Bo.rd .pir.a.,?, .(",,', 'dr. per s-ib. ijuket ios.-joc CmWc,r "' 'Traction Comrani were re-elected at th " ' er i. jii " ' ,B,, ", W.urgJVrlfVMl- ay" """" tockhoU1" I Ch w,u "-'"j1 M BAXTER Trtnurtr. SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSBBSf ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss