EVEKiyg LT3DflEtt--PHIIiADELl?HIA. BATtJKDAY- FEBRUARY 20, lfflo.
13
ifc .Mimt Tfraf rwr mircn
gjilKlTCIlIl rUMLVmiLf
EARLY WEAKNESS
Klany Stocks Showed Advances
jflfc Olose foreign Jixcnange
Again Weak Europe Sold.
t't'oit YOHK. D. "-" Alter snowing
ftAtnir "no at the optnlhB today the
fcfc tflorktt turned weak on further
IB!11' . m It.. -I ...-..
IPrturagMS Tumor-.. -.. """"
HJltj list Of aepreBHing inuii "i " "
E..t 4h-re was added the possibility of
ffnt-bU wllh J'ftn over thai coUntry,8
feftltude townrd China. This was lamely
! ... .n.l. tnr itm -venkneaa III the early
KridlnS and lne ""PP0'-'" Of"" wh,ch
k'jtuu .-jai.m WAN) miit-lit nnri nrlrArf
Blhat 'P ,...,. .n . .. inu lvol
lef leaum- -- --- -
P The market continued weak and nerv-
join "'"" ,, -,r. ,, mil nut
Tnd oMe of the specialties rose above
iMf nnftl of yesterday. On the decline
trite all around were about a." point
;: from yesterday's close. The mnr
i(t was not active at nny tlmo during
th two-hour stsslon. There wiib no
to-MUTO and very little demand.
aAbout the mst active Issues were Itead
lit and Steel common and there was con
ilirsb1fl short covering In these Issues.
'rnat wa also considerable sellln-r of
r.V'iu.sun Steel, but it was well taken,
PtwiiHerlnr tho extent of Its recent ble
Kerne of tho pressure In United States
gtee common was as the result of tho
r.Miri that a large amount of the stock
ita come In today on tho Lusltanla, and
Itiit t would probably be placed on the
..!.( on Tuesday, when the Exchange
ierten after the holiday on Monday.
Tk Mock, however closed higher.
I After the close it was announced that
.1 uI.Imiom nti Jiu ITal'nti l.flrt nfrnln
tna miiiiiiiwiti - -., ......... ...... unH...
,..ir reduced, this time to to. Tho stock
'lAnst sell today and It, was thought the
minimum was reduced so as to create a
market for It.
' Foreign selling; waa afaln In evidence,
lh been the case In the last few days,
but the selling was more In bonds than
la stocks. The ticker showed sales ol
htlh-gracle bonds "sellers 20 flat," and
Oitse were thought to be mostly for Oer
jbw account. Prices were generally un
changed. This foreign selling did not hnvo a
utrtngthenlng effect in tho foreign cx
i4iknra market and rates again declined,
BTdtnund sterling falling to it. 81. Largely
, responsible ror mis wcaicness was mo
innouncement by J. P. Morgan & Co.,
rwlio aro the commercial agents of Great
J'Brltaln In the United States, that they
P knaw nothing about tho establishment of
art (J0.C0O.0OO credit mado In this country
an SO,000,000 credit In this country for
.'Great Britain to strengthen t.relgn cx-
rchange. London advices said that a
credit or ims amount, nau oeen arrangeu
here. Bankers are still of tho opinion
that the initiative in tho formation of a
,'credlt hero should be taken by England,
jjr.d as far as can be learned nothing has
;aa yet been done.
s-The forclKn situation as regards ship
ping placed a damper on the wheat mar
ket today and prices of all grains de-
jjjclliied.
. Tie weeuiy statement oy mc Clearing
Jlotise banks showed a docrenje In actual
lUrjJl'us reserves of 2,698.n00 from last
week, which loans fell off 1131,000. Do-
'miml deposits decreased J10,8W,000, while
time deposits increased 1,875,000.
New York Bond Sales
llll-h
Low
llll
1000 Aluka G
mine cv U3,iiu
luOOAnur Aitr Oa tOt't
3'xw Amor I'ot oil 4Vi....iouft
W Anitr Smelt Stc ite...lo.lk
ITUW'Aiiier Tel cVt 4Wa...l U8
out Atner rlt't-ap 6a.... MW
niO Atchison cv -Is HIV
1100 Atchiaon cv 4s 19K0 , . Ml
10tO Allan Co Line Ibl 4 fl
4(X Bait ft Ohio -Is 8l)H
liw Hat ft Oh cv tv.it.... Hl
MOO Dait O Swn 3!is... S85V
hwi Ueih bled lit b ut
u Heth Steel rfd SS$,
) Urookn Jtap Tr &a 1U1S liuH
fOt fimh 'rerm llldg 5s... 8Ui
tUJU Cent t!i cona 6 lot
.luon iVnt leather 1st Cs.. V4
1Qnm a. T.M,nA tz. Don;
BS
10J ,
Il5(i
100U
110
lUIi
,w viit in; jot in.
SOOO cm je- nh pv jit
tlOOOChl fc Nun con li
41HM) Chi II & O It 4r
van
4IIOI ttMkStPwtiw I.1COV4
mn v m a m j' Nor i' 03, nu
lOOO.Chl M & St P cp Bs,..iaiii
20W C St .t, Rl 1' M 4U.... KO
u
w iiii .11 c at
1 Chi M A St P gen 4U.10li 1U1U
ICMKBtPcv ii',., Ull.J Dill!
(Chi. li l & v co 4s..s-j'; :.".,
wv
imn
,8000 Col Industrial 3j. TlW
WjOCoI South 1st An.... 88
JWxi Con Oaa cv e w...lts?i
tOtO Dta Becur Corp 5s,... KiVx
JWBtn & nlo Or 4a.... 7St,
IM0 Krle conv 4a act- U... ur
IWKrle fa col 4a 5
w i.viiu & 'ierre n ua.. vt
uenerai uutor as .,,
JtWO (Ireat Nor Ut 4Ws ,
J00 lows Central ret da,
.ioi;
M
Mil
1101
74
01
1O01I,
,t :!! -'nirai rta 4a ...
ivw in uent 4S 1U33 i
!!nip Lop Os
Interb ifet U. .....
I Intfrrh T1 T Kb
VW jntetnl Paoer 0 ...
i!Xa tn0 Atconoi ca
JlD Uer ma new 4H. 70
vvy,
IJapaneaa 1st 4Hs .... 76
iXOPtl
".fc" us ....110
110
I ila Ken iV Tr n.
loan iai
llo Paa col 0a 1D17.
tuMi my
fi i s, " M "
irwto5i:J8iJ
1060..,. oo4! ooS
T Cltv 4a re
N Y City 4Us 1
N Y Oa 11 tc P Ss.,10.1
JOT
n i unt & w let as. ho
Y nwy iidj B M14
8.8
.'KM
' Y Tel con 4Ua.
04
?
Crt, Wet ovt 4Vis,10l
l nor Paa prior 4a DO
,'wr S0 n ."a
Nor Paa roar 3a ....
S ?f
I (1m Dk..t 1 I.... J- n.
Ore Rhort Lino 1st Os.lOKU
Paclfla Tel Cs ,....,. U7
Penna 4a 1018 nit!
Penna iA vr l,......mi
EPS. J? W Br D MS
Publlo, fiery KJ St... SS
llKl
MW Portland Sty &s 1
0a, DUH
y Con Copuor Cs,..lon
SJ!Pub Cuba. 6s liol" tJ4 83(4
jgbar W elt 4a.,.. 71 7t
4.hock island rfd 4s... OVA 03.
gaaboard A L adj 6a.. 02t4 K!
Ogo Pae col 4a........ Ulji 4H
9 Bo Pao cv 4 ..,.'... 81 80
: m go yao frVd4p..??.tr:r sXn 84u
Iiat itt " htjt tui ei,IMI, imu vie
jtKSJJ?. cv Oa... J,, bM (iW
iiSS T.nlr1Av -ii ..... tm i5
it n nnvk.. ed T ' ,iw
'4toili Y oV-T'S. ""fXS?
10J!
100
..7:::.. :ioo
v 4a...., ftlVS
S2
1001?
sotj
&
noli
5J0t;nlnn Pao cv
KO
CXX i'.""
2t
J01
1
sr; .
001.
sliWH Hlea. l,14S.00O. compared vlth I!
jaawt'rdiy! total sales this week. Ill,
,Klt,-
,IM1
,- iyarca wttn af,aiu,uuu iaa( wee.
NEW YORK CURB
Sfift?
Wd.
en
a
8W
Asked
UH
J8
18
19-10
?
So
&
ISMKl
Is,1- :ifvator ""!:"":
f ?
a
... a
?u3 8torta .......
wt!3 .'. Bto'M P
2.7? ir.' n
rW WH
k.- ula
GOVERNMENT BONDS
S tS5 WUri4 8J
J tKto coupon . , OSS
:? "j ". . . ?
tf.tf "Jwsar':. :::::::: J?
fciTtSruyiS?..
liQ
ft W25 coupon . . .
LIVE STOCK onftTATIONS
UIOAno, Fab. SO. JIO08. lUctlpts. M.-
Narket Bl.arfw .tlw.4 mA V.t,Va
toiftei
"ui JJ.45ito W. OATTIJi -Hocefyls.
Wket,t3. Seeni, JS.83: w
as nTl.
"" trtW aJMSM pJWKSt
ft.X'
E?frS .K
PVfrsaa,
ATew Tor 50(?fc Sales
1. . . . ,t Pmt. talo. Minn. Low, Cloie.
A'fstTrnld Kline .... 7J( 28 7 00,
Aim Chalmers prof .... 3,, 31 34 ,-4
?n'! (rfr '" '2, '2) '" f'
AmAgChem .4.94 43 40 n
Am 11 BiiBar ... ...... . rru s;i rnu ?
Amran.... m(i jj.'l 27! TO '7
A.IIVTOH.H.., . hj.j yajj naj( D2'
AmerrarAFdr. A't 2 42 3
AmefCotirrod pref ..109 100 103 MS
AmC,fi'ln 4r,li At, 44H 4
Am Hide-,t Leather pref 26 ta'i" 23'f Wf
Am Ice 2.m 24 2.1t. 24
AmMntced ., 9)$, q( gij ot
Amlocomotlv ....... am 21)4 2I)S 2IM
Am Sirfiilnu ......... ri'i" riH rl rif
AmRmeitinitprff . ...jni jroj inn iron
Am Smeltlnit prcf B .. 78 78 78 78
AmJj.u?" ina ina iriii ini
"X?'."1 " HR' lWi U.
AmWtitParer, rref.t. 7 7 7 7
Anaconda Copper Jo j,-,,- "fiij i
Atchiton ...... ....... mi m( mm nn
Atchlion pref .,.00 OVi 08tj 0 !i
Atcoi Line iiavj irvjf H2'( 112 (
JlaltoAOhlo 07 07 07 07
Halloft Ohio prcf ..... 68 08 f'8 f8
S'th Steel mt M.'i' MJi' WJi
DcthSlcelmef 104 104'-! 104'i I04W
nrnoltlyn napld Transit 81115 801, &y, K5U
California Pet 18 18 18 18
California Pet prcf .... f.Ui r.l ot )
Can Pacific ..1?0 i 17 l."fi' 177
Central I either ,'3, ,'3VJ 33i n.i
Clin A Ohio 41 41 40 41
Chlno Copper Mil ;-, rVt .
Chic Mil & St P 8V( KH HV( frt
Chlc& Nortliw 124!S 124'f 124'f 124'f
Cluctt Peabodr pref ..101 mi'i 101U loili
ColFuel&Iron 24'4 24 2') 2Tj
ConsolCas nolf 1)0 1I0H 110),
Corn Products if IH.J il 914
Dcn&Moa. o' G'i 0' 0'
nittilicn fa'ccurltlcj ... iij'i H', lo' J 10J,
Erie n 5i( o'tf 21'(
Erie lUjiref .14JJ ?4H 34lii 34!,
Gen Chcm 17 It 1704 170V, 170"
(leneral Klcclrlo 142JJ 141J5 141J( 141!.'
General Motor oil 80 7)5 87!S
(leneral Motor pref ... T4'f 04 01 0J
rioodrlch Co '.'04 ,'io'j :.0)3 30)1
Great Northern pref ..1 3'j JH'f ll.'l'j 114 .
Great Northern. Oro ... :mj so'f 20K 29'-,
GugKcnhclm Exploration 49' j AWi M)1 -JO'S
II Central 10.-. 10o!j 1C5J, 10.Vi
IntllarvCorp 55 Mi a fi"i
IntllarvCorpofN 1 . Ill O.tli 0:i' 03!
Inlcrboro-Met ; Wi ll'J 111,
Interboro-Metpref ... 5." rvt M'l M'i
Inspiration Cons 1SH 1M 18lf IS!i
JKajserCo 73 77' 77, 77
Kan City Southern ... i!2 2I) 2l)j 214
Kan City Southern pref CSPi S'.'f 5-Vf O.'.'i
Klscee 1C8 K0- ItHi 100IS
LackananaSlcel 2SJ 28 28'j 284
Lehigh Valley l.'U VM'i laojj l.'OJi
Looe-Wlles Bis 1st pref 92 tO f0 SO
MackayCo 76 70 75 75-
Maxwell Motors 1'4 i'."H 23 23' j
Maxttell Motors tst pref Ott'i tO'i u'i C81
Main ell Motor 2nd pref 24' 13U 13M 23'
Mexican Petroleum .. f3T,' 04 02JJ Ol
Mo Kan & Tex 10!( 10' lll'i 101
MlamlCopper Wi Wi lMi 184
Missouri Pacific 10,4 II ()'( Jl
Montana Power 4S4 4M 47J 48
National DIscult 1234 12W 1214 121''
NYAIrDraka 58 CS". 5S.4 58Ji
Nevada Con :" 124 12 12
N V Central ,'3 34 24 M'
KYOIW :24 22 1 224 224
NoPaclflo 'in nil,'' llll 11114
renna f'54 1P5 1IM4 K 0
PltlsbursCoal 104 10!' lll.'f 111'.
Plttsburs Coal pref ... 'JO 01 01 01
Pressed blcel Car 284 2hj; 28 2S
rullmanCo I5:.'U 152 152 162
IlayCons 104 304 104 Kl'i
Peatllng 1414 Ul'l 1404 1414
lleadlncSd pref 52 S2 S2 S2
llcck Island pref J4 14 14 14
llumclyCo pref t 4 4 4
Sears "loobuck pref ...12"4 1254 325 125)'
SIoss ShcfTfcitl 22 2 25 25
fcouthun Pacific Kit t."J' h2'f N4
Southern Ry 15 if. 15 1"
Southern IJy pref 4S 4.V 45 45'
bludebaker 444 4li r.'.'i 444
'lenncssee Copper 28 27J- 204 274
ThlrdAienue 444 4.1 44 j 4J
I nlon Pacific IIt, 1184 1 04 US
Union Paciric. pref .... 81 8.4 bU ' 804
us nutber At r.in inn nth
USSleel 415 41Ji 404 41?,'
USSteclpref 1C34' KM 114 104
JJtahConeer -.....'.. n, fl!X fl!' Hi)i 51
Va-CarChem prcf .... 81 824 81'4 814
Wabash ' 4 4 J( 4
Wabash pref 24 14 Hi H
Western Union 024 f24 02 02
U cstlnchouse Electric. G04 T04 CO 004
Wooltvorth 9t Ot 91 03
Dili. Owrland 2 12 .0 lU
lolal cates today 125,200 shares compared
Kith 149.000 shares jesterday; this neek
C39.115 ebatcs; last ucek 1,100,220 shares.
STOCKS HEAVY IN LONDON
New York Central Weak Spot Sup
port for Russian Shares.
LONDON. Feb. 20. The American sec
tion was depressed today. Now York
Central was a weak feature despite the
movement to appoint an American or
Canadian nominee to handle tho new
rights locally.
Tho general trading was Mslit, with n
tinner tone to homtt rails. Support was
furnished Argentine rails and Russian is
sues. Rubber stocks showed an improv
ing tendency.
Jindon NT.
close, equlv.
Amalgamated Copper ....
Atchison
I'altlmore A Ohio
Canadian Faclrlo
Cliesapealte b Ohio
Chicago tlreat West
Chit-ago M A St Paul,....
Denier ft Itlo Grand....
Krl
do 1st pref
Illinois Central
Missouri Kanaaa & Texas
New York Central
Norfolk & 'Western
N Y Ont & West
rennsylranla
Heading
(Southern Railway
ttoutnern racing
Union Tactile
Consols -.
Increase. Decrease,
BANK CLEARINGS
Bank clearings today compare with corre
sending day last &!,
rtcaton S23.(V)il,oeO S:.3,78.1 Holiday
Philadelphia, S4..1l4,OI3 ST.OSl.etO Holiday
New York . I51.taT.4tm 300.100,0;? Holiday
RATES FOR MONEY
Call. Time,
rhlladslphla 4 JWS'i,.
Now YorK l'f? ;S?W
Ilo.ton .., 0 ,,?3li 3 l
Chicago SUfs4 4 jS
Commercial taper, three to alx montha, I'hll
adclphla, SViOt Pr cent.
Reserre Banks' Discount Rates
-- ' J riav
SO or 80 or
leu. fin.
rnuaaeipniB ..,.,,.,.., j
lljaton ,,.,,,. 4
Now York ...,,,...,....
Cleveland ....,.,....,..,
ltlchmond. ....,..,)
Atlanta ,. .... 4
Chliago ................ 4
St. Louts,
lllnneapolla 4
Kunsaa City ., 4
Uallai .......... -
Bin Franctaco .,.,,,.,., 4
Foreign Discount Rates
Data of
Bank, rate, lut change.
Hank of EnglanS 0 Aug. 8. lul4
Bank of France Aug. 2o, 1014
lUuk of Oarmanr a Dec. 1. 1014
Lank of llelglym... S Aug. 27. loll
Hank ot AuaWa 6Si Oct. 81, 11
Itahk of Italy...... B May 0, 1U14
Tank ot Switzerland...... & Kept. 10. 1014
Uank of nuasla. 8 July !9, lj)U
Tank of 8ptn..... 5 Bapt. 1. 1014
Hank of Portugal M4 Jan. 14, mi
lUnk of Sweden VA Jan. 0. S
Hank of Denmark Eji Jan. A 1013
Hank of Norway 8 Aug. 12. 1M
llank of Netherlanda 8 Aug. SO, lSli
' ' ' i '
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
NEW Tronic, Feb. 20. Sterlljiaf exchange
rates were' weak at the opening. Demand d
cllned. U to 1.8I, whit cables dropped U to
4.S1W. -.
RAILROAD EARNINGS
BOUTHBBN JIA11.WAT.
1014. Decrease.
Sscond week February. . l.l.w,UT JW.IM
From July 1 . 9t.C0O.S9I S.IoK.iTl
M1WNEAPOLI3 & ST. I.OU13
Second week February.. 42CJ. IIJ.M?
From July .,..,..-. A . IVOW.OBa JM.
Hicra,
. . 08': B.1'4 u
.. esuj bt ...::
..1B3M 157 'i
.. it 10ft
.. l ni
, . J2'i 21H 'i
:m(J sr -a
..too 1035:
.. 10U 10 - 4
,. 8SV4 e-iSi S
..joau 100 1
.. W4 HIS VI
.. 16 101; 7....
122 US
osS
BO or Over
DO. 10.
1 al
4 4U 4U
4 4H 5
4 4 5
4 4U 4V,
4 4V a
4ti a ' at
i 4H 0V
4 4i 4la
4 4H 8
BONDS OVERSHADOWED
LOCAL STOCK DEALINGS
Activity in Pennsylvania Now
4i3 Decline in Rending
General 4s Arbitrage
Shares Weak.
Kxcepi tor wcaknci in United States
Steel ond Pennsylvania In tho enrly deal
Inits. a atate of almost complete Inertia
prevailed on tho Philadelphia Block Kx
chahffe during tho brief two hours It re
mained open for business today. There
uas eomu little trading In odd lots, but
the total was small. Tonopah Mlnltiff
lasue to show dgna of llfo at a slight
rcccsaion. Cambria iron and Catnbtla
Steel continued to sell on a parity at 42,
whllo Lehigh Valley and others of tho
ar.iltinge Ktotip rilled heavy until Just
ucroie the closo when evening up of
contracts brought about a slight recovery.
lt bonds, however, business was rela
tively brisk, especially In Pennsylvania
44s. wlion Issued, which sold off to 101,
Cnmbrla Steel scrip, of both 1016 and 1917,
wus taken at W, and Klcctrlc and People's
4a moved up over half a point. Heading
4s fell n point to l1
Ulds for llapltl rnnslt nround 10 failed
li bring out nny otock and tho street was
Inclined to bellevo that the Ihiuldatlon
which has been observable in these shores
for sorao tlmo had boen completed. In tho
final trading n moderate recovery oc
cuircd In United StattH Steel, l.chclgh
Valley nnd other Issues whlchcnjoycd a
double market. After selling up to 824
United Oa9 Improvement relapsed to &2.
Tito closo was dull and steady.
Sales in Philadelphia
, Ycs.closo. High. Low. Close
t0 Am TJcrt Sucnr. l.a
:ti
il7U
:ti IJaldtvIn l.o prcf Oii'i
l.u Cam Iron VJ
'M Cam Ktu't 4S
)" Kiec Sluinftc ... I"IA
SOI Ins Co N Am.. SlK
10 Jii-y Tel pr .... (1.1
l."i I.li Nav t c, "Hi
!0 l.vh Valley .... M'i
10O
ILI
1011
j I'd
Tci
U'.t
11KI
4.
11T.
s'
SI
M
711',
US).
TtMs
lts
it .Noun Luinrai... ijii hoj sis ,s.-,'.,
LUX I'enna It It J2ij 30-10 ,-4i 52-i
83'i
,., i-iiiiu i.ivc --I'l .1, -I'.l l1
iu UUI,IIK 70), TUh
4V3 'imnopait llctm.. ml :w;
Uiu lotiopnti Itln.. 0', 071 tl ll.lu U
lt Uii.un Trnctloh. iiO M ;:u
2.1 United a i (at: iwu s
ll-ll!
.'Ml
IU,
111
1218 V S Steel 41, 41;. 4
iv iesimorcianu t; ui
Vx dIMilend.
01
Total sates, 4177 sliorcs, compared with 4SU'.i
aharei yesterday; this wetk, 3I,U-'J shares; lust
ncek, li),VM sharot.
BONDS.
I.aat. prev.
sale. High. I.o w. Close.
100 Am O Jfc El 3a. 0 s'.Ji t.3t Mt
1-," Cam 8 scrip 1D10 00 till to till
7u da l'J17 DO'.i uil tut 0D
luow Con 'fr N .1 5s.lu:u Jtnt-j 10iU lic'i
St ll City IJ 1UII KlOl-j 100 100)1 100a
Sixki HI & I'co Tr In. 77, 78)4 7S'j 7S'i
toi.u I.cli N cons 4',a MM, ini'i in', nil!
Itilll, t. V ...,,. .., Id UTI . kT l? u?
li in I. v uon in 4Vis t.H',4
310IIII I'.i rets l's u l.lut'l
7t 1'n i o rip tills Sit
10t)i Phlta IU 0s 10'J
mini Itcauini ncu Is. let
St,oii t'n Ittty t v 4. 7:ti
-TiO York IX pr sorlp U.'I
, wv" ., . n-11 ..". ia ui- , "
I Mi
l.S'
tlSUj
till
so
llll',
IIS
7P,
0)
101
bO
lot's
IC2
7m,
O'l
101
Mil
llll'j
0
71
ia
Total snlcs, $I3.33m, compared with JlOo.lll
jentcrditj; ihta neck, ( 171, US; last nccu,
i08, IUJ.
Local Bid and Asked
Today's Ycsterdaj's
Did Askml. lllil. Arkrd.
Paldnln ."Hi at: :'. ;:j
do met li Hit ici'-i 1(11
Cum tcol ItVi 42 ll'J 42
Hlec HloniBO ISU f1! 4S 4?lJ
(Jin Asplialt '-"i .. ,:n
do pref !" . . tl..
Krjatone Telephone.... 14'1 1 14 II', 11
do t c 1114 114 H'j 14-i
di prcf CI Hi tCi CI
Lake Sup Corp u .. tl
Lehigh Nov 7Ssi 7HH 7(1 7il1i
- do . c . .- TH - 7(H4 - 70 lit-,
UlilRli Valley H3H 0M. dtH olvf
l.ehlgli Valley Tr.... II 11)4 14 1H5
do pref 27 27V. 27 2Ji,
Pennasylvanla ri2'i MjZ MIJ ,w
I-hlla t:icc 21 24'J iii '241),
Phlta Co 32 .. 32
do pre .''- .. 32
do cum pref 37 .. 37
inula jut to io'i lot; io4
t,o t c 10 10'i 10H 10M.
Heading .OH 70, 70 13-lit 71 1-ln
Tonopau ntinont 3S SW 3 3'i
Tonorah Mlnlns.... . 11-10 fl'i U 11-10 0 H-ltf
i:mon Traction 30 .. :m
U a t 2 S2Ji SJ 82'4
IJ S Steel 41H 41 41 Hts
York llnllway 7 7(4 '. 71
t.o prff 3t 131'., tl SWi
Cx-dlvldcnd.
Local Half-hourly Sales
10 to 10:30 A. 31.
30 Tlaldwln pfd.100 13 I.e). Nav t c. 70',,
10 U S Steel.... 4H, 1(0 U S Steel.... 41
100 do 4IH .'too Tmopah net. 3";
3 Tenna 324 100 I S Steel 41
20 do 32', SOionopah Mel. 314
1 uo . 11 ' am iron.. .. --
2 do SJO-lil ."I Tcnna 32'i
ICO U S Ste-d
ira ,10
10 do,
10 do,
0 4115 si) do S2U
0 iiyt St) Cam Iron,... 42
0 41(4 20 do 42
0 4IW 2 Penna. 32tl
ia 52 0-lti ! Tonopah Del. 34i
Steel.... 41 10 do......... 3H
0 41'4 300 U 8 Steel.... 41
Valley... 63(4 100 do 41
tmor Coal 01 10 Tonopah Del. 3?
Bt Sugar Slti 100 TJ 8 Steel.... 41
10 Penna 520-lti 23 Tonopah Del. 'Ml
100 U H Steel.... 41 10 do......... 'Ml
20 do 41'4 300 U 8 Steel.... 41
3 Lett Valley... 63(4 K0 do......... 41
10 Westmor Coal 01 10 Tonopah Del. 3"
All Am nt Buear S1'4 100 TJ 8 Steel.... 41
in An niU 13 1.eli Valley... 3
0 n)s Jn '.en vatiey... -11
Steel.... 41 "a Penna 52i
0 41 ft EI00. Storage. 4S 4
0. 41 1 II G I M(
0 41 2 Penna My.
0 4t 1.1 Cam Steel.... 48 '-
100 U S Steel.... 41 "a Penna 32l
() do,
18 ao,
10 do,
'h, At.
100 dO 41 -3 ''11114 ,IGC... ;4
10 Key Tel pfd, BJ MOO do 21'i
ID U d SUel..., 41
Ex dividend.
BONDS.
itOOO Kleo Teop Tr 4s 78',i
123 cam steel scrip luia so
123 Cam Steel scrip 11)17 , 0i
28 Cam Steel scrip 1017 0
1000 Un Hwy t c 4a ,. 7.1-i
18 Cam Steel scrip 1017 Ot!
37 Pnlla Co scrip 1U1 t , SO
3000 Heading gelt 4 02
1000 Heading gen 4a M ,
10C0 Con Trac N J Sa 102',,
10:30 to 11A.M.
10 Eleo Storage, 4K4 30 Tonopah Bel, .IK
33 Ins Co N A.. 8t, 14 Penna ....... B2
20 Tonopah Uel, 'Ml -0 Tonopah Mln; Oil
3 Penna 32H Ooo do 0 11-10
BPNDS.
1000 Phlta Eles 3a ,.101(4
312 Cam Steel strip 1017 00
1iKi Leh Valley gen cona 4Ks t?(4
10CO Leh Nav cons W.i. ,. W.i
218 Cam bteel s.tIp lOlT ua
S&QU) Penna rets 4Us w I., lot
UW tlec .t Peop 'l'r 4s.., 73(4
11 to 11:30 A.M.
20 Cam Steol....'41T, 30 Penna 32 7-16
14 North Cent... 831, Sit lc. Co N A.. 21
SUU I,,.,,,, e2(
BONDS.
63 Cam Eteel scrip 1017 SO
1000 I.eh Val gen con 4a....,.,..,,,.,,, 87
230 York Itwya pfd scrip ,,,..,, OJ
11:30 A. M. to 12 M.
10 Heading .... TOW JO 11- Valley... 03
100 U a Steel..., 4ii loo Union Trac,, 36
im do .., 414, 1 Penna ,.,,,,, 32,
100 do "... .... 41(5 100 U S Steef.... 41
20 do! ICO do,. 4lK
100 do 41K 3UQ I..,,,,. Siij
BONDS.
IS Cam Steel acrlp 1917....,,.,,..... OS
(000 Penna rets 4 its w I , ,101
1000 Un Hwy t 0 4s.......,, ,,.. 73U
13 Cam Sttel scrip 1311, ,.,,..,'. OS
II Phils, Co scrip J018 .SO
soo city 4s 1011 loon
100 Am Oas & tie? 3j. ........ ....... S3U
COTTON PRICES LOWER
NOT YORK. Feb. 20.-Overnlght wiling or.
der wire Isrgely responsible for a decline In
lotion price this morning, notwlthstandlag
better cablea from Liverpool. Quotations on
the call wero 1 to 3 points lower, and the mar
ket remained at about this level throughout
the early trading. Wall street and Interests
With New Orleans connections sold. The sup
tort was acatterecl.
., - -- --- n..w.''- ....
xca. oiosv. iwn,
High. Low. Close.
8.40 8.87 8.38
.13 I:H
fl.O!) 8.05 8 00
8.23 P.M 9.WS
.... .... 8.33
March
I 8.43
h as
K.KI
S.IS
O.00
0.23
May
JUI)
i
October
v.oa
December
Spot .
.35
DIVIDENDS DECLARED
International silver Company, regular auar.
terlyl per cent, on preferred, payable April
1. stoois close February St, . ,
Standard Oil of Kentucky, regular ousrtirty
14 em share, ratable April I. Book close
BAR SILVER
ttmv roiw. &. tm of .oea
WrcUt bar slUer JtcflBeil V. t S.
NEW YORK RANK STATEMENT
Reserves Show Aelunl ficercnsn of
I en MO n
NtW YOrtK. feb. SO.-Atll'iouitli tho aver
flic llaures aliottcit rte, rente of only IIM.umi
In reffttci, tlin mtital loa to tho New Yoric
LltarlMt llouae bonlis for the ttecX JU't ended
t, r.in,c, , m,
aitt.lajti.
Ctenitnc ttaiu meml-eta, atarare Jpntia, In
cieaao rtts,rx.0! depoatta, decrcaao 4l.ltl4.COUi
time drMslts, IncteJac, 0,Sll,O(.O reaerte, do-
Clmilnr Itouao members, actual loans, ite
create int.uooi ,lfpoHi. dfcr(to llo.Ww.Ouoi
tlm dfroii. Inercaaa l,8ls,0COi reserve, de
creaae 2,cos,t0
BANK CLEARINGS EXPAND
Slight Increnso tn Business Philadel
phia Still Lagging.
AllhouRh local bank clrarlnes ahowd a do
creasj of 4.1) per cent., the total of nil cities
marie a ell-tlit gain islet week,
.New tlrlcans l,l Willi n nmn f.t 10) r-
rent,. and New York ctnnnd'il ta .1 S err rent,
I rs-t 1 . . I" 11 VMlltl-i' ( tin WIT T
ur
,ina.zii.l last -reK and tl,23n,!i47,C02 for I
tnc
---..-- -ecyyi -ear:
.New York ...ii.ntn.ssn til i.4-a.4M.7no x 3
liCf.'-"1.1 ... --n "O.?.1? lS1.77n.4R7 - 4 7
Pnjlaitfinhla l'in.Mn.nu linin.ion 4 n
jiaitimnrr ... sr.sia.M.l "i.non MS 4 n
tlilrneo 27 7n-).47l Kt.2in.mil - 02
vli-.-'W'.' n7.rtnt.411 70.41.1 nn.-i -1 1
New Orleans. 1R..170.I0I 13.31,1023 4-18 2
S'c" cltlra.
ni-tl'1,-'!.-" J2-51O.13O.0ia $2,109,737,700 I V
Othrr cities,
0 tlrtva . . . MO.571.410 B33.C0S 701 2
Total all cltlc-,,
3 tlava .... J2.710, 122.031 $2 723.7(0.407 0.0
All i Ittcs.
1 dnv 62.1,010 211 tyl3.101.M5 - 1.7
Total all rliis
for wek .t1.27:l,.rit,2ns t1.238.8l7.C02 0.3
l'ltllndcipliia Reserve Dank Stntcmcnt
Thi; condition nf the Todcrat tte-rrvo Its' U
or Phltidelnlila at the cloie of busttic-s 1 cli
nmrv 10 unt ns rollnna:
ntisouncns.
Gold coin and olil Kch. in. ttb. 11.
tirtincatr 113.001.1175 $UI,SS'.l,7Mi
I-ciini ttndir notes, nil-
cr tcrtlDcuies and
surrldlarv coll fi Mi,ivt7 4.rSi,5".l
Jtr-iilatountr and loans. KIT. i is. 37n.:int
tnetments 1.S70.0.S l.mw.n.'s
line to other Federal
iet-itr banks net... 071 r?4 124,0-r.
All othir resources.... 401.7.11 lun.'.'.'l
Totil 121,013.003 j7Tot)i)J:,3
I.tAUIl.tTlKS.
Canltnt psld In f4.1V).: l.t40M1
LMuOjIIs 10.II0I.2.I8 lt'.R-U.DUIl
Tol.lP $24.03.1,003 1.M.O0II.330
PHILADELPHIA
MARKETS
GRAIN AND FLOUR
IVIIIIAT. Ilccelpts, .11,082 bush. The
mui'KtA iwit -leak unti 2c. lower under bearish
sptctilitloit tn the West. Quotation,: Car
lots, In vxi-ort elevator No. 2, rod, npot ami
Kobrti.iry. 4JI 5JHt.t:l) No. 2, red western.
81.1(11111,8; No. 1 Northern Dulttth, 3t.i.iMil.7l.
CllltN. Itecelpts. 87,800 hush. Tile mar
kit was dull and prices o' export dcllierle-i
d' lined lc. QiiotatlonH: C'nr lota. In export
etBMitor. No. 2. ipot and February, 7S7. c. ;
ntr-atiicr, 7(,if(77'!r.. : No. il. 73tiii .iliijo. Car
lotH tor lornt trudc. us to tn-atlon. No. 2
itlow, n-v, MttH-lVtc; steamer yellow, new,
S2ff2l3: No. 3 ellow, new. 7.iflh0c. : euinplo
el'ow, nc, Tt'.V.Cc.; new toU, per Jo lbs.. S-Itt
IIATM. Itrrelpta. 71.3,12 liusli There waa
llttio tradlmt .tnd no Important chaiiKe lit
pruts. Quotntlunn No. 2 white. U)0lli.'.:
alanunrd white. UHitXl'ie. : No. 3 white. iUV.O
tile
HVI. 3olit slowly nml was without Im
portant rtianr-e Wo quote at I1.22iri.24 per
bush., ai to quality. In etport elevator; and at
V t.,it.l7 for smalt lots ot nearby grain In
rt'.Ot'li llci-elpts, 02,1 1)1,1". and 401,070
tbf. In nailta. Tlio market dull nnd nominal.
DuntRll'iiiN. per llll lbs., In uood; IVInter,
eleur. .7517 21: (io., stralglit. X7.23M7..10; ili..
patent 7 .V1W7.73; Kansas. strolRht, hjtc
sackft, 5i7.23tt7.u0' do., patent. Juti rscks, Si, mi
(37.73: rpilns. llMt. clear. i.S5OT.20: do.,
sttulK It. 7.-.Ufl7.:t3' do., tiatrnt. 7..UI1M 3.1.
I do. fmotlto brands. JS;...2.',: ell) mitts, eholeo
anu rancy patent, san.-a; rity mills, rcguisr
gride Inter, clear, 7i7 23: do, straight.
i7.23f(7 30; do., patent. $7..OS7.73.
l'ROVlSIONS
The market naa qtilet but steady, ouota
tl'jnH: City beef. In sets, smoked and alr
drted, 2317-Oc , Western beef. In sets, smoked,
23t(2ilc ; do., city beef, knuckles and tenders,
smoked and atr-drled. 27ff23c; do, 1Vctern
beef, knuckles and tenders, smoked. 27(2Sc;
beef hams. 11132; pork, family. 22.30'12.l;
t.nms, M, r. cured, loose. 11'itf HVic: do..
sKlnned, loose. 1S'A(S t"1t.; do., do., smoked,
Ix'.iWI'tlSc.; other hams, smoked, city cured,
ua to brand and avertge, ltUllHc.' do.. West
tern cured, llSUtic : do,, boiled, bonelees,
Kift2Pc ; picnic shoulders, 8. I', cured, loose,
lOl.itillr.; do., smoked. llf'6'12e : bellies. In
rlcl.Io, aocordlng to aterage, loose, MMiBHc. :
liiPtktast bncon, as to brsnd and aterage, city
lured. 17fMSc.i do., Western cured. l.BlSo.;
lard, Western, refined, tlercea. lllttic; do.,
do, tubs, USlUic ; do., pure city, kettlo
rendered. In tierces, HSJtlUc. ; do., puro city,
kettle rondered, In tuba, llllic.
REFINED SUGARS
There mi little trading, but values ruled
rtcady. lleliners' ltat prlcea: Standard granu
lated, S.SDc.: fine granulated. 8,73c: powdered,
B83c: cnnfectlonera' A, 5.03c; soft grades,
i.tOVfi.OOc.
DAIRY PRODUCTS
HUTTER was quiet but firm, at the late
advance. Quotations: Western, fresh, solid
packed creomury. fancy, specials. 3lr. : extra,
tl'.'c : extra ttr-t-J. 31c. flrsts, 20J3iic.: so
nnilH. 2rt2Sc. : laille-nackd. :'l12.lc.. at to
quality; nearby prints, fancy. 33c; do., aver
age extra, 31c; do., fresh, 30332c: do., se:
oii'Jh 2i,4f.'tJc. . tpcclal brands of print Jobblux
ut 40ff4'.'c.
i;nGH. Desirable stock rilled firm under
llKht orferinxa and a fair demand. Quota
tions. In Irte cases, neat by. extra 31c. per
rloz. . nearby, firsts. 18.70 per standard case:
nearhy. currflnt recelots, JS.85 per case: West
ern, extra tlrets. 8.70 per cam; do., firsts,
18.83 per case; Southern. J8.4088.33 per esse;
fancy, selected candled fresh eggs were jobbed
out st :i3't.13c per dos.
ClIKl'SE. The market ruled firm under
light orTerlnga and a fair export demand.
Quotations: New York, full cream, fall make,
iholce. lTUfUI-sC, ; do., do., fair to good, lOti
017c; do., current make, lO'tOlOHc.j do,, part
skims, 8tfi3c.
POULTRY
1,1 VI. Demand -- Improving and the
market developed a better tone, with supplies
well under control. Quotations: Fowls, HMW
13V4c; old roMtera, UttHHc; chickens, soft
meated, ISSlOci do., atajgy, 11014c. ; turkeys,
IMilTc. . ducks, ICWlTc; geese, 1210c;
gulnrna, as to quality, per pair, WtWc. ;
pigeons, nld, per pair, 23023c; Co., young, per
imlr. 20f'22c.
DItKHHKI), Offerings were only moderate
and prlcea ruled steady, but trade wna quiet.
Quotations: rresh.kllled fowls, 12 to box. dry
picked and dry-packed, selected, heavy, IOWjc;
-.trlchlns- 483 lbs. apiece. 18'ic; do., ' Wx lbs.
n Piece. 17!ilSc.; do.. 3 lbs. aplecs. 10ei7c ;
do., under a lbs. apiece, ltfflilc, l'wls. bblt.,
dry-picked and dry-packed, Western, 4f?3 Iba.
apiece, 18c,; do., do., av-i lbs.. 17c; Un., do...
3 lbs. and urder. HSjlftc. Old roosters, dry
picked. 14c. Iirolllng chickens, nearby, ty.1-2
lhs. utitno 212:tci do., fair to rood, 11520.',:
Western, IHOS Iba, apiece. 20Si2e.-, do., fair
to good, HtrlNc, Chickens, dry. picked and
Cry-pa-ked, In boxes, milk-fed. 31 to 3d lbs, to
dos.. 18:.; do., .17 tn 42 lbs. to dot., 18c; do., 43
to 47 lbs. to dor., ISc.; da., 43 lbs. to dos., .10c.:
m. CO lbs. and over, 2tc; corn-fed. 31 to 41
Iba. to doz.. 10?,; do., 43 to 47 lbs. to dot.,
17c; dn.. 4S Iba. to dos., 19c: Co,. 60 Iba. and
titer, SOe. CMckena. dry-picked and dry
packed. In bbls., selected, heavy, 10c: Western,
torn-fed, 0 lbs. ami over, 18a,; do., do., 4
lbs., iTalTMc: oo., do., x.' Iba.. -Blie.i do.,
do., 21483 lbs.. 11913c. Turkeys, dry-plcked
and dry -pa eked fancy, nearby, 22c.; do..
Western, 22c; fair to good, 18tt20c.: old toma,
10820c Ducks, fancy. In boxes. 1T81S0.; do.,
ordinary to good. 12tK'c Ueese. nearby, 12tJ
14o,; do., Western. 10 I '.'c. Squaba. per Cos.,
white, weighing It to 12 lbs. per do-.. Jl.SOri
3.40: white, neighing 0 to 10 lbs. per dos. 4.20
4.7; do., do, S lbs. per dos.. 3.Mff.1.T3- do.
do., T lbs, per doz., S3S.1.23- do., do., S14 lb-,,
per dot., 212.101 dark, and No. 2, 60c.el,30.
FRESH FRUITS
The market r.as quiet and without Im
portant change. Quotations: Apples, New
York, per bbl Orsenlni. 1202.30: King, 129
2.73: York Imperial. IStjS BOi Ben Pavls. 11.60
61.73; Spy, 1.753.30; Baldwin, tt.TlWZ.SO;
other good eatine .varieties. ll.T8lj2.60:
medium. 1191.30; apples. Western, per box,
73c(!l 23; apples. Delaware and Pennsyl.
vanla. per hamper, BOSfiOc t lemons, per box,
t'HH 73; oranges Florida, per box. S1.73U
2.30, tangerines. Klprlaa, per atrao. tt. 3032 SO;
grapefruit, Florida, per box. alltS; pineapples,
per cratePorto Iileo, K6i)4j.t60. Florida. K
2 30: cranberries, fancy late varieties, per bbl .
H.304 30; cranberries, Jersey, per crate, 28S4
78c; pear. New Yerlc. Ktefftr. per bbl . 110
2, strawberries, Florida, per quart, 2340c.
VEGETADLES
Offerings wero fairly liberal and the general
market was dull and barelv steady. Quots
tlpca White BgUUMf. i nr bush-1'enoa.. B04
Ole , Maine. 4M300.: ti. Y.. as to quality,
4(MM3c ; white cotatoea, Jersey, per basket.
rjO-SSSc : aveet ppvitoes. Del . per hamoer
Lane. il.S6l.T3: medium. OOSTBc ; sweet
lotRtoes, lstern shora. per bbl.-No. 1. 2M
2,75, No. 2. St.AO0l.TB: aweets. Jersey, per
6bL-No. 1. K1.28aoiM: No. 8. 22 60: aweeta;
Jersey, per basket. 730.611: onions, per bush..
60fldc . do. choice, per loo-lb. bag. it 13: do.,
medium, otr 100-lb. bag. tl: do., aeconds. psr
log-lb. bag. T3c; CRbbare. Danish, per ton.
J13, cultflpwer. N. Y., per cat. 4191.73:
aotna-jh. Norfolk, per bbl . Il T53ZM. kale.
Norfolk, tr hbl. OOcWII lettuce. Piw
basket. -1231. beaoa. Fta , per basket. USO.W:
. F,".-vMrJfk, ? eo-S4ieggnlant Fla
Vit.iL 'I 2M.'i'! cMj-umbera, Fta per baskst.
t R04J- equasn, Fla per taske" f833:
-','" ' ,-r f21;r FiM oeeta, FU .
ui Im) b.njm 114 torustoaa. Fla, , oer
emir i'iov xi -ota.ap. -.ru,' lies.
cel-T' Fla '"SfV- fit?: do-. N. Y,
I ;"rRI"! l0"" hoH nn lnirtae o' I,1S!',-
, COii, nl.erms tli actual flcures gate .!-
crMue of si.1t.wm. Total lontie tven ti,&S,-
:';"!' Wth total dnin4 ilipolt of f2,lt.-
iM,npm ami an nsurrmtc rescrta of 3i!,-
ALL GRAINS WEAK ON
FOREIGN SITUATION
Scattered Commission House
Soiling in Chicago Pit Re
sulted in General Decline.
CtttCAao, Fob. JO.-Ott acattoretl com
mlailon house sclllna nt the opcnln; of
the lloartl of Tinilo today, prices of all
gi'rtlns tlccllned from the filial of yester
day. Tito market wns wenk antl nervoua
tlirounliotit the day, with small occasional
rntl'ca, which did not hold for tnoro tlinn'
a fow minutes nt n time. .May wheat
opened i; cents below tlio final of yes
ttrdny and uulckty fell to J1.E9, down 23i
ccntfi, while July, on tlio llrat sale, lost
2i cents nt 11.30, droppltm later to ILK",
orf i cents. Com and oats were also
lower. Tho market hung around these
pi lit for tho rest ot the day. Ilolh May
and .Inly wheat closed IU cents below
the final of yesterday.
ThrotiKhout the session the market
was nervous, the dominant feature
it-tnlnst a rise In prices bclnit tho ship
ping situation In tho war none nbrond,
n tho result of tho establishment of
the blrakatle nround tho Urltlsh Isles
by Germany. It was thought by the
trade that an upturn In prices would not
occur until tho shipping question had
been definitely settled,
The fenttiro ot the doy vtas the buying
of the May futures by Hchwarz & Co..
whoso put chases wero liberal when the
tightness of that future la taken Into con-sli-drntlon.
This buying was credited by
pit people to tho Armour Grain Company,
nlttioiigh there nare no aisurauccs that
tlio big 1,,'iHulle street concern was the
btier. The cash sales of wheat hero
amounted in only DOCO bushels; or corn,
83.C00 bushels; oats, 103.0CO bushels, and
rye, 5000 tiualitl.i.
Kansas City reported 760,000 bushola
wheat as having been taken there lato
ynstertlriy for oxport, nnd Mlnncopollc re
ported 50,000 bushels spring wheat as sold
nt Iluluth to go to New York. The aalcs
of outs ot the seaboard were fairly liberal,
while corn was dull.
An encouraging lilt of news of the day
was the teport that the United Kingdom
during tho coming week would make
Inrger purchnacs of all grnlns than ever
before. This did not help prices. In view
of the shipping situation.
In rorn another reason was advanced
for weakness, and that was that the
v's'ble iupply nf the ccrenl Is very large.
ixa.un- rutttres rongod ns rollous:
Yest'd's
Whent Open, lllali. t.ow. Cloe. close.
M-iv I. co 1 .nt A 1.30 -1.(011 l.fll
July 131 1.311', i.jo l.-inJtl.R-t'i
t'nrn (new cle'lier)
May 7C; 70'; 73-, TRlj
Juty 7.S 7Si 77's 178
o.v
May r,n .'.n r.7"". r,;ii
July Wj 33 S3U 151-s
7ts
)i
t33
Mny tO..V) 10.32 10.13 I0.43 tlO.r-
Julv 10.75 10.73 10.03 TI0.H7 TlO.fO
ftlbs-
May 10.10 to 10 in.nn tlOOT fto.l."!
July 10. ",7 10.37 10.30 10.32 10.40
Pork
May 11.33 1S.3." 1R.10 1S22 "ls.ro
tulv 111)3 1S.0S 1S.33 18 07 10.02
Did. tAukcd.
Financial Briefs
All American markets closed Monday.
Tito following minimum prices were es
tablished by the New York Stock Ex
chango Committee today, to take effect on
Tuesday: American Car nnd Foundry, 40;
American Locomotlvo preferred, 80; Amer
ican Steel Foundries, 21; nalllmoro and
Ohio, 05: Federal Mining and Smelting
preferred, SI; Loose-Wiles Biscuit, second
pri-ferted. 74; National Hallways of Mex
ico, lir.it preferred, 17; New York, New
Iluvcn and Hartford, 43; Pressed Steel
Car preferred, 01; Seaboard Air Line pre
ferred, 31.
In addition to tho regular dividend, tho
Ohio Oil Company declared an extra divi
dend ot J1.35, payable March 20. Three
months ago the Ohio Oil Company de
clared an extra dividend of 75 cents a
share.
Commercial failures In the United
States this week numbered 6CI, against
330 during the corresponding week last
year. In Canada the allures were CC,
against G9 last year.
A Chicago Board of Trade membership
sold for J30OO net to the buyer, unchanged
from last sale.
D. B. Elliott, president ot the Great
Northern Express Company, has been
made vice president In charge ot traffic
of the American Express Company.
James Speyer has resigned as a dl-
l-eelnr nf th n.rier.ll ("hen-teal ComnanV
j and lias been succeeded by George Blum-
eutlial of Lazard Frercs.
n Issue ot $1,750,000 receivers' certifi
cates for the Missouri, Oklahoma and
Gulf Railroad has been ordered by Judge
Hook at Kansas City.
According to Bradstreet's, fundamental
factors continue 'o mend, but for the
tlmo being the Increasing pace of Indus
trial operations seems to loo mlarger than
does contrlbutlve trade, which manifests
soma Irregularity, but with retrogression
In one) part of the country ofTset by pro
gression In other sections.
The gross earnings of S3 railroads for
the first week in February showed a de
crease of 1,:63,130.
The South Penn Oil Company report for
the year ended December 31 shows a def
icit of $3,465,21?, against $3,137,102 tho pre
vious year.
The annual report of the Looae-Wlles
Biscuit Company shows a. balance after
dividends of JU.601, against 3111,313 the
previous year.
Directors of American Zinc, Lead and
Smelting Company have arranged so that
any of J533.C0O bonds, due May 1, not con
verted Into stock on or before that date
will be paid In caah. They have further
arranged for financing of " outstanding
notes and bonds, thus avoiding necessity
of Issuing new bonds or stock.
, The Delaware and Jlarltan Canal TVlll
be opened on March 1 from Trenton to
New Brunswick and to Bordentown as
soon as practicable.
All grades of crude oil, except Caddo
heavy oil, have been reduced 10 cents a
barrel.
The annual report ot the Bell Telephone
Company of Pennsylvania shows gross
earnings ot 320.31t.e37, against 3jlS.934.S13 In
1913. Net was 33,353.074, against $4,359,730,
Balance after dividends, $1,239,184, com
pared with $1,233,419 the previous year.
NOTES OF THE RAIL
A proposed cancellation of propertloaal car
loads and less than carload rates on agricult
ural Implements from elan Franctaco, Stockton
and other California points, to Portland, Soo.
Wane and Washington points, resulting In In
creased rates and carload minimum waa held
luatlne4 by the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion today. The carload rate ot 18 cent per
hundred pound will be raised to 27 cents, the
lesl-thaa-carload rat from 20 to SO cents and
the carload minimum weight Jrora 20,000 to 21,.
000 pound.
The o cents per hundred rat en aaw log
from Faclflo . and Idaho Northern Railway
Mint In Idaho to J3?-", "a today held un
ruiAnkbli bv the Interstate cammerc rnm.
uilMlon, and a rate ot not exceeding T cents
waa vf ""-
DIVIDENDS
AMERICAN FOW Kit JE UGUT CO.,
It Broadway, New York.
, COMMON STOCK DIVIOHND NO, .
The regular quarterly dividend of on per
cent. US) on the Common Ht-xk of Amer
ican Power St Light Company ha heen il
clsred. payable March 1. 18 It, to Couuaoa
BtocknolJ-Ti of record at the ctoa of lu-4-n-ls
Fed-roan S3, IMS. Trail bosk 4$
cot cleac ll. U- ARNTNQ. Trettsuier.
n. i i i
REAL ESTATE
W NEWS M,
Seventeenth nnd Arch streets Is at pres
ent a very busy cornOr and attention has
been -fran to It In n recent proceedlns
before the Board of Viewers to open the
Parkway front Apptetreo street to 17th
street.
While it Is a question past finding out
when tlio Parkway will be an open street,
17th and Arch streets Is believed to bo
tho final line At this point, and ns early
ns April 16, W, 1701 Arch street, lot 20
feet by 117 feet to alley, was sold, atad
tng to Ferry, for $25,0001 on January 50,
1910. Ferry sold the properly to Benjamin
T. "Welch for $33,000, and January 31, 1910,
the Philadelphia Trust, Safe Deposit and
Insurance Company sold 1703 Arch street,
lot 20 feet by 17 feet to alley, to Ben
jamin T. Welch for $23,000.
November 25. 1814, Mr, Welch sold to the
Mothodlst Board of Home Missions 1701-3
Aich streets, lot together 40 feet by 117
feet to alley, for $82,500, As the properties
vtero pulled down, It may be considered a
ground value and wns at the rate of $2000
a front foot, a record price for Arch street
west of 17th afreet, although, of course,
a corner property.
In the testimony of the witnesses for
owners ground values of $500 n front foot
for Insldo properties nnd $750 a front foot
for corner properties was shown on tho
cast sldo of 17th street, north of Apple
tteo street, and $625 a front foot for
Cherry street lots 103 feet deep to Apple
tree street.
In tho Friends' Burial Ground property,
being tho block 396 feet on Itaco and
Cherry stteets nnd 2SS feet on 10th ond
17th streets, the vnlue put upon property
by owners wns from $!G5,C00 to $175,C00.
Witnesses for the city placed It at $73,000
to 155,000. It contains 2.62-100 norcB.
It Is admittedly hard to predict the
situation In regard to vnlues along the
line of the Parkway. If It could nil be
opened at once and become an active nnd
at tho snmo time an ornamental thor
oughfare. It would not bo hard to flguro
out a very great advance In value In
properties not partly taken on which to
build the proper sort ot building cither
for a residence or for business purposes.
Such tins been the position nnd the
ndvnuco Bhown In tho northwest corner
of 17th nnd Arch streets, even ahead, and
perhaps ery much ahead, ot the open
ing of the Parkway as a physically open
thoroughfnre.
It will be Interesting to note develop
ments at other points of vantage, adja
cent, but outside of the Parkway line.
Notes of the Street
The past week mortgages have been
less active, those recorded show as fol
lows: Tly bullcltnc associations J27,non
ry Individual '. 8OT.U00
tly trust companies and savings fund
societies 16l.noO!
Total M.S01..W
Among the large ones tire the following:
S n. llroslu-i to Toim Mutual Lire In
.n'lran rnmpanv. norlhntst corner
l.tli nnd Vino streets $10,000
Tho Here Company to Members' II. nnd
I.. Association, corner Ontario and
I'nrncr streets S0.000
The llerrr rnmpanv to Perpetual n. and
I,. AsMiclatlnn sarro property 25,000
J .1. llond tn the City of Philadelphia,
010 Market street 05,000
,1. .ludovlch to Commonwealth Title In
t'rnnce nnd Truet Company, west eldo
J.I ntrret, south of James street 11,000
In tho rcnl estate column of our Issue
ot February 13, In an article on the east
ern end of Pine street, the salo ot 559
Pine street March 4, 1912, was Incorrect.
Tho number shpuld havo been 638 Pine
street.
Trust companies have not been active
In real estate loans during the last week.
Permits for building havo appeared In
great numbers, loans having bee.-, pre
viously arranged.
Interest rates "are unchanged nnd are
likely to hold for some time. All signs
point to on early spring nnd Increased
activity. LESSOR.
MINING STOCK QUOTATIONS
TONOPAH STOCKS.
,, ,, Did. Asked.
.llm rtutler ns ,;
MucNnmaia m .or.
Midway on ,m
Mi -pah Extension 21 .20
Montana 47 ,in
North Star 1:1 .is
Tonopah llelmont , ."". .".?,
Tonopah Kxteiiflon 5"., si.
Ton Merger fla .41
Tonopah Mining tn, ll',
Hchcuo Iula rv) .10
West Tnd 0- .5)
GOI.DKIKLD STOCKS.
Atlanta 2.s 2n
Blue Dull o .OT
Hoot h :t.-, .r.n
liulldog ori .rs
(- O V or. . .07
coinh Frac ni .117
Mlamondheld D Tl 01 .ot
Daliy in .o-i
Horenc-i GO UJ
(lolrinoM Consolidated Hi IV
noldfleld Merger '. .'.'it
'.lumuo nxttn-lon SO ,M
Oro in .!
Sand Ken 117 .1111
Silver Pick 00 .0,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Fairy Astec 04 ,07
Klmberly 07 .10
Nevada Hill i'7 ,80
Neada Wonder 1.33 1.43
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET
NEW YOriK. Feb. 50. At the opening coffee
futurea were unctrnged to 'J points higher,
and trading was actle. Aa the market closed
futures dropped and losses of 1 to 3 points
were recorded, Futures follow:
Today Today's Tea'day'a
opening. closing. closing.
March ..'.tlJ3,W S.40Q5.4S S.iitf.-.51
April :!.( .... n.oftf;.ui
May 6.703.-1.72 O.GSgj.CO 0.7i5.7'.:
June B.75e5.C .... 0.7141.-1.74
July n.744JU.73 0.71C0.T3 tl.7leill.74
August "0.SO .... 0.81OU.S3
September .... o.snwo CO 6.SS80.00 n.H'miUH)
October ll.u.Mi7.00 .... n.vSJja.'M)
November ... . 7.dOJ7,10 .... 7.02flT.Ol
December 7.03 .... T.008T.10
Total sales, 0500 bag'.
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POM! 0P l'lllfiADKLI'IHA
VcosoU Arriving Tod&r
Str Grecian, lWston, passenger and mr
chandlse. Merchant and Miners' Tra.ns)oH
Hon Company,
8tr. Dengutla in-.), Ocnoa via Nitf Tark,
tialley, t)trl & Co.
Vessels Cleared
,Str. Dtnsdatehall (bt.). Hanrleamn, -Torts
Annunilnta and Caslelltmire, Charles If. Tay
lor's Bone,
Rtr. Itallana JBf., Itebtrts. riraeui. L,
VVeatergaard & Co.
Schr. Millie It. Bohemian, Etllle, Mayport,
A U. Cummin. A Co. ,
Schr, rannle It, Ste-vart, Ttlggln, Norfolk,
A u. Cummins A Co. tffem Wilmington,
Del.).
Steamships to Arrive
FnEIOHT. , ,
. rame. From. "Sailed
i.incoinalilre , Manila ...... ...Dec.
?Moldborg ., .Copenhagen ....Jan.
otonitc ........ ,.,...I.!lh Jan.
Olar K'yrre , ....Htavangtr . ....Jan.
Mm ft ..,,,,. , , Shields 1,..,.., .Jan,
Andreas ,.,, Hyra .,....... Jsrt,
Caatlemoor ........ ....Algiers .........Jan.
Olovanna O. Palermo Jn,
Uaalilyk .......... ....llotterdam Kt.
Amrteldfk ......nottonlam ,.,,.Fen.
Manchester Port ,.,,. .Manchester Feb.
Iicckrnham .,.. ..Crus Grande ...Feb,
Highland Monarch ....lialboa Feb.
Virginia ..Shields ...... ...Feb.
West Point .London ....... .Feb.
Forland Gothenburg ...,Fcb,
t.nura nntterdam Feb,
rtlllster lialboa ,,, Feb.
Hamhleton Itange Fowey Feb.
Columbian ..nnlboa Feb,
Petla iJucaro ........ .Feb.
Alexandra Shields Fob.
Steamships to Leave
rninaitT.
.Nti-t, ror. Dale.
Manchester Milter Manchester ....Feb, SO
Fellclan , London ........Feb. JO
Maine , tendon Feb, 90
lr-dnla ...Copenhagen ....Feb, ?7
Waaldvk , ..nntterdam .....Feb,"lT
Pomeranian Qlnsgow .......Fob. ST
POUT OF NEW YORK
Steamships Due Today
Name.
From.
.Rotterdam
.Naples ....
Liverpool .
fiAllefl.
Magdalena
Venetian
Cymric
Krl-tlanlaftord ...
Krederlelt VIII....
Lusltanla
...Jan. 11
...t.'eb .1
...F'eb. 10
. Heraen
..Feb. to
.Chtlattaniand ..Feb. 10
Liverpool
.Feb.
. ia
Steamships to Leave
Name. For. Date.
St. LnulR T.Ierroot Feb. ft
Tlochamheau ..Havre Feb. V0
Plica d'Aonta Genoa Feb. "TO
New Amsterdam ...... nntterdam Feb. ?n
Timcanta ...GlasKntv .......Feb. "0
Minnehaha Imlnn ........ ren, ?l
Frederick VIII Copenhagen ....Feb.SJ
FREIGHTS AND CHARTERS
Dates arc well supported In nil trades, w'th
freights offering freely and tonnuse sparing!',
STEAMSHIPS.
King fPr.L Newport News to Avonmouth,
oats. 41.000 Quarters. It:, March.
Itebston trie). Atlantic range to west font
Italv. grain. 22.0no nuartcra. 10s. 4Wd.. Marc1).
Cl'eltontan (Dr.), ttO.OOO ouartcra. ramo. la.
3d,. March,
Twee-Male (Br.1. Atlentlc rango to London,
osti. 40.000 nuarters. n , Marcli.
Port Antonio (Miir.). 717 tons, nalttmore to
Ouantanamo, coal, private terms, prompt.
Mnsklnon-te. Oulf tn Piraeus, grain. 32.000
qn-irtcrs. lis. Cd.. March.
.lean (Amer.l. S"ni tons. Wet India tra(e.
ono tound trlD. nritate tcrmi. prompt.
SCHOONCnS.
Dtcinor V. Uartram. 020 tons. Illo Janeiro
to nultlmore. oro, tn
Tannic Pnlinir, 17"G tons. same.
rdwnrd 11. Colo.' ltnr. tons. -nmc.
Florence At. Penlev. fc'7 tons. same.
noli Hoy. 081 tuns. Ualtltnore to Mayport.
cent, private terms, ,.,., ,
. ami M. Cnrllsle. 302 tons, Philadelphia to
Chart '(iton. coal, private terms.
Annlo. nt2 tons, the Oulf to New Tork.
lumber. J1.50.
Movements of Vessels
Str. Sun. Philadelphia for Sperla. urrive! at
Oian February 18. ...... .
Str. '"nrpiithl.1 (llr.L for New York. teamed
from Naples February ia.
Hi: Lexington, for Philadelphia, cteamed
fiom noston February 20. ...... , ,
Str. Nike (Sued.), from Philadelphia, arrived
at t'oltlmorc I ebruary ill.
6ti. Shim-nut. ror PhllitdelpliU. etcamed fror
Tnmpn February 11).
Str. Chclnton (Dr.), Philadelphia for Clen
fuegos, parsed Sand Key at 0:tl0 p, m. Feb-tv
Str. Dacla. Galveston for Bremen, was lOtki
miles cuit of Capo Henry at 7 p. m. l"ohri
-str. Platurla," Philadelphia for Htvcilcn. wt.
705 mllcn east of Nantucket at noon Februa-
JM,
Str. Damnra, San Trancls-o for Philadelphia
-.as IS mlle-i south of Watting Island at noo
February 10,
Str. ft. V. Luckcnbaeh. Ssn Francisco to.
PhllKdclphla. was 1,172 miles south of Scotia n
llBlitthlp at noon February 10.
Str. Oulfstream. Philadelphia for Port Arthu
ina 1112 miles southwest of Uelawore Capes
noon Fehruary 10.
Htr. Indian. Philadelphia for Jacltsonvtl.
ranted Frying Pan lightship at 8;20 a. .
February 10. , . w . ,,, . .
Str. Paraguay, Bablne Paso for PhllsdeloMs
wns 43 miles southwest of Trying Tan lUt
thin at 0 p. m. February 10.
Sir. Huron, Philadelphia for Toxna City, -,
W3 miles east of Ualventon at 7 p. m. ..--arv
11).
Ktr. Toledo, Philadelphia for Sabine, tifjr
echr. Delaware Sun. was u." miles east of it
Key nt 0 p. m. February 10.
FOREIGN TRADE CHANCES
Tht foltowiuff list of orrtflii Ira -to epnor'w
tita for .Inieilcnii manuacturrrs ta -mien u,
bu tin llureau of Portion and Domeitto Com
meree, fleparlmeiif of Vommtrce. at yVaahUt
ton, and adiircro aiict further dttalla moi.e.
had lit corrcspoiidlncr xoith ffte bureau vkfri'l
the number 0 the Inaulr-.
No. 15012, hosiery, underwear and neckwear
The coromorclal agent of the Bureau ot Vol
etgn and Domestic Commerce tn New lo.-k
city has transmitted a letter from a firm iz.
that city stating that Its foreign orflca Is la
need of hosiery, underwear and neckwear litis
for sale In that country. A copy of the com-
let-, reriort may be had on aDDllcatlon to tl.i
bureau or lta branch oftlcea.
No, 15H1.1, sheet nickel An American con
sular officer In Italy reports, by wire, that a
Government contractor has requested cable bid
for 300 tons of pure nickel In sheets of 2 milli
metres thickness. Price, o. 1. f. destination,
date of delivery, and conditions In regard to
I'Hyment ahould bo stated in bids.
No. U'114, leathers A business man In Africa
has Informed an American r sul that he
wishes to represent American -inner and to
secure Information as to the -rice of leathers
suitable for the manufacture of ahoes. lie
states that ha is In a position to secure Im
portant orders It satisfactory arrangemenla
can hi- made. Deferences can he riven. Cor
respondence 1; French la preferred, but may
1 in English, . ,
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