"fcliffl9 fl &&-- EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1915, IB t ' it 4" r I.' STOCKS STRONG AT " CLOSE IN NEW YORK Short Covering Again Evident. Little Foreign Selling; Banks' Surplus Smaller., NtiW YORK, Feb. 27.-Whlt business tens ilghl on tho Stock ExchAnge today, iho general strength shown In tha market yestcrtlny was well maintained, At tha npflnlng II10 tono was firm, wtlh 4 nmb nf leading Issues showing ffarlinpnt gnlns over tho closing yester day, but nf the day progressed there tfem t-irtlrmtit declines nil around Until n fun minutes before tho close, when iherp wns an upward movement which carried rnnry of the leading Issues to high nnlnt of tho day, Au was tho naia In '"ft two days, tho strength was lirl caused by tho covering of shorts .nd by traders who wanted to even up tbslr accounts o'-e" the end of tho month. "Hie Tnrltet rioscd strong. For tho miwt nart today oprtrnllons were confined principally to professionals, the nubllo not nnmtog In. There was a gener al disposition in tho street to hold ort pending dnvfliotitnentsover Sunday, prin cipally I" I'o Kuropean shipping and diplomatic o'tlintlonB. There '' vary little foreign selling In tho market, as shown by tho bonds ap pearing on tho tapo ns "Sellers 20 flat.'' This has been gradually dropping off In tho last few days. Somo transactions were made, and they were confined to Central Pnclflo first is. Northern Pacific 3s nnd Southorn Pacific funding Bs, nnd somo other Issues wnlch are extensively held abroad. The stocks In which tho principal trad ing was done wcro Bethlehem Steel, Copper, Heading and StesI common, all of which closed at high points of tho day and all fractionally higher than the final of yesterday. Loose Wiles Biscuit first preferred ndvanced 4 points to 80, whllo tho common gnjncil ij by Belling at ms. Tho grain market at Chicago was strong today on continuous export demand, clos ing quotations being nbovo tho final of yesterday. Provisions were also higher, Tho weekly statement of tho condi tion of tho Clparlng House members shofnd thit Ihero was nn Increase of JW,79O,0O0 In avorago loons and a decreaBO In surplus reserves of $1,092,930. Actual loans ware llO.txifl.OOO larger, and tho sur plus reserve $2,412,750 smaller. New York Bond Sales .. . ll'h, ywftiKa u June cv ea.illi 8000 Amir Acr Bs 102K 200O Amer Hide & L tla. . 15000 Amer Smelt Sec (Is.. 23000 Amer Tel cvt 4tis.. TOOO Armour Co 414s. .. 17000 AtchHon cv 4s 10.13. aroo nnit & nh cv -m.,,. .102 .104 . im . 00 . Oil R.I 6W0 Beth Steel rM Bs RS 10CO do lBt 3s 1C0 2000 Brooklyn Itnp Tr 5. .101 BOOO do Ss 1018 W 1O0O Brook t'n CJas let Bs..lOOi BOOO Cent Leather let Bs... nSty (miuv i-cni i-ac isc -m km iOOOO Ches & Oh cv 414 10 1000 CM & Erio (Is li SOOO do lBt Ss 03 .".ooo cm ft iv ma 4 oo 0000 Chl B & Q Joint 4a.... 05 1C00 Chi U ft o Iowa 4s.... 102 U0O00 C M & St P CV Bj w 1. .100' 1200O Chi mii ft at p cp M.ion BPOU Chl M & St P gen 4Ma.lOOl4 loot? ltwtf 8000 do cv 4ia im 0i on 0000 Chl Mil & V H 4a SM'i ssyj (-SVi 10000 Con Oas cv Us w i ..112H 112 112 N0 Den & Bio Or rfii 4a.. 41114 40U 41)11 20"0 Dls Secur Corp Sa .... .11 Bl at !(M proal Nor 1st 4Us . 101W 10M 101W lim Hud Man In r.s 27H 27(? 27 1 ?JS8 I" Chi Jet r.a nn odk, no?i O00O Inap Cop cv il 1001.1 100 10OVJ 20011 Jntcrli Met 4'4h 7414 74H 74W 47000 Intorb It T rof Ba .... 07H 07TS H7',i 1000 Iniernl Paper Us . ..100 100 100 10000 Jan f.er Sta new 4Ha. 7B 7IV4 7.1 I100O jHrmneno New 4Uh... nn un sn xikmi nana a Alien rt 03 .. n.H ch 2rl Bs .. IWH Ml 5 0RV5 iXt" i. fn qo)s- juuu 1.UU1S a: lOTO Mich RtntB Tel Rfl. . IWli nll(. OHli SOOO Mo Kan & T lat 4... 77',1 77'i 77 .1000 MO Pao 4s -I.-, 44i 44Vi 11000 do cv Ba 40 4M 4B tooj NY r & Hud os w 1,10m ini inisi TOOO doSVi 7II 70I 70 4000 N Y City 4VJs 10(10. . . OOVi OoS OOU icon N V N II & II 4s 8-1 R.1 83 hm an us 02 10(10 N Y Ont & W 1st 4s.. 7HV MOO N Y Itwy ref 4s 71V, 180TO do adj Ba M"i 102ti 102 781 'Hi W 714 iivu inri ca Mt frn fl 19,t 120 8!HJ 1121, losil 04 OT'4 120 jsooo Nor Pno prior 4 S9'j 1T0OO Nor Pae gen 8a fluff 2IWI Ore Short I, lBt 0a....1osJ 2000 Pro Coat lat 5s Of irno Pncino Tel Bs 0714 108 1 111 ,ikii, I'enna cv ;t's iwi 101 JUU .KS2 "eadlnff cren 4a fllf uinj fll 10000 Ropuh Cuba Ba lOOI., 04i 04i n4 3SX2 JJfP ,r & s. 5 mho.. w w niU 2O0O nin Or & V clt 4a. aooo nock iBlnnd 4 B'OO nock Island Bs . . Bono Seaboard A I, ndj Bs. 1000 Pcaloanl A I Hta. 4s. 2COO Pnuth Bell Bs loooo South Pae cv 4 81000 South 1'ac rfd 4s BOOO do cv rot Ba BWO South nwy gen 4s... loon South Itwy con 5s... 2000 Texas Co cv Os inon Third Avo adj Bs... TOOO u B Gov 4s ,8000 V s rtealty Ba 40OOO TI a Steel B BOO XT S Steel rosr Bs,... SOOO Union Pae lit 4s... 2000 Union Pae cv 4a K9. V."'"" rfto rM 4b... 2000 Un nwv S V 4s... IJ1100 V 0 sBrown Broa... 2000 -Wob Knu ct ita 4. .. 71 U Tl Tl m si 81 JJ M 5H''4 80 PS ava fl-tw IW44 VH sini lW 1004 US 81 ffir" BS Jl TK ia M 00(1 80 osti 80'i 84 ; pimI mil osr 08 sou 101 H 74 10011 nonj o.n 80 s B 2'i so 118 SUi bh; ntut an i JRi 08 SOU 10ni5 73 1110 Oll 05 80 80IJ 47 BO 21 78 70i not; I SOOO w N Y A Pa 1st Ba. 78 " W N V & Pa 4s TSU 1000 Weat E & M CV a Ofllf 7HV4 1000 Weit Mil lat 4 tut! hit! ni 110'! llw w,i ll3MSIlot!.K,WffW.wirwlti, BIV Low. Cloae. 118 118 102!, 102ft 102 102 ft 10IS lOlft '5 071 OStS I 01 01 ss; sn R7J 88 100 100 101 101 UO, HUH lOO'iJ lOTWi "?7 T Yl KU',i NOW (4 70 70 10.1 10.1 03 na 11 00 , a my. d-U U, Will 1021. y, iook ioo imr. iivt' K1 compared with $11,000,000 laat week" ' ' ' DIVIDENDS DECLARED pe McCall Corporation, reijulsr quarterly 11 per cent, on flnst preferred, payable AnrH i.n. -WK ot Ior(l March 23. and m per iriVisJrd.A,?.t.0J. 9?J Conipany, resular ouar. n..U.i. "!, '.""."'A.' S."'J "'' . - terl from March 2 to IB. Inclusive. sn01.11 dominion Company of Maine, quarterly " ,. Payable March SO. ' """' Old Dominion Copper Mining- and Smelting Company of Now Jersey, BO cents a share ..E?i".,gn w?v,n ''we and Huhber Company. iteVir.,quf.rUJly ,a "." fpnirnon. payable March l0lo stock of record March S. .. Lv &. Cp;1 regular quarterly IK per cent.. Vrt1,6 Ar.r"J to J."!tk of recorrtltarch 10. ' Cntlnmil, New Orleans nnd Toxss Pacific, wSSSpa ?efc.ntT.hV.'y.M,st jfeSS. Y.SU'" yolorado Power Company, regular autrlerly H.Mr S?"'.- on Preferred, payable March 1. sXSJIl Jrork Bn QuScn:' Kleetrlo Light and Company, regular quarterly 1 pr cent. en preferred, payable March 1, Sales Last close. High. toy. Cles. AtSflm field MInw .... 28 28 ?7.s 28 Ami Cepper ......... 2M MW B2H MW Am Tl Sugar... ? 30H 38", 38H Am Can., ?$ 20H 201 20W Am Csnpref... ........ P2K 92Jf 02f 02H AmefCar&Fdy ...... JOK 40W 40i 40H Am Cotton Oil. 44Ji 4AM 46U 6M Am Hide & Leather prof 2fl! ?5U 26t 2fiU Am !co ?ai 2fi.U 2M 25l AmTienmotlw 21 ?0) T0! 2f)M Am Maltpref ......... 30 30 30 30 Am MncHlm POM 1IM OPH OIK Am Bmclting pref .....iron 10"M 100 lOW AmSoiu ,,..H2H 102.1S K2 102 AmTd&Tel . , UHll 1I9H 110 110 A m Woolen pref 77 Ji 77X 77i 77 Arscondacopper ..... 26k 20 2A1( 2fl Atchison H4) Q4.j P4t B1W Baldwin Loco 295( "28W 28 28 nlto&Ohlo (WW B5 fiiH MH Dalto A Ohio pref 07 03 08 08 PethSteol MH MM M rM ntooKlrn napld Transit 86H 87 8fl MH California Pot mt 18 17l 17J Canraclfle 167M lo7H IfOK 167 Central Leather MH 34M .14U 34H Chcs&Ohlo 40 40 40 40 Chlno Copper 3A 3fi 85H 3&H Chicago & Alton pref .. 1 1) HVi UK 11M ChlcOreatWprefA .. 27 27 27H 27M ChlcMII&St i $4U 65 84M 85 Col Fuel & Iron 2ai 23( 23 U 23 Col & South 1st pref ... 47 48 48 48 Corn Products .... DX OH 0) OH Den AnioO pref .... 10 11 10 11 Distillers Securities ... 10X 10X 10K 10U Erie 205 20M 20M 20U Erie lot prof S3W 33W 33 H 33 M Gen Chcm 175 178 178 178 CenChem pref W7 107M 10714 1P7X General Electrlo 139 130 130 130 General Motor 60 01 00 01 Goodrich Co 3I 3Hf 31U 31W Great Northern pref ..114 113U 113)4 113M Great Northern Ore ... 30U 31 30i 30M IntHarvCorp 65 60 50 60 Interboro-Met 12 12 UK 12 Interhoro-Motprof .... 66? ta fifiX 6)t Int'l Paper pref 33H 34 34 34 Inspiration Cons 1HH 18)( I8' J8H Kan City Southern ... 21) 2IM 2H 219 Lehigh Valley 132 132 1315s 131H Loose-Wiles Biscuit ... 18 mi 18)4 18M Looso-Wllcs Bis 1st pref 80 00 00 00 LouIsv&Nash 112 112 112 112 MackayCo 75 74 74 74 Maxwell Motors 24)1 24W 24) 24M Maxwell Motors 1st pref 02 C3 02 03 Maxwell Motor 2nd pref 25W 25W 25 25)f Mexican Petroleum .. 67)f 68 C6U CBH MoKan&Tex 10H 10H 10 10 Mo Kan & Tex pref ... 31 31 31 31 Miami Copper 1B) 18M 18)4 18H Missouri Paclflo 11H 12) 11M 12M Montana Power 40H 4tHf 40 40 (Nat Lead 47 40) 40 40)( Nevada Con 12 12M 12H 12H NYNII&1I 45H 4fiV 44 45U NY Central 82)5 t'2H 8U( 82W NYO&W 22Jf 23K 22M 23Yi NoPaclflc 101 HOW lOOJf 1004' renna ..; 1C44 104)4 104 WAii rressed Steel Car 27)4 27Ji 27J4 27M Pittsburg Coal 20 20 20 20 KayCons ie), 16H 10)4 Mi Beading 42)f 112)4 141JJ 14214 Itcbubllc Iron & St pref 73)4 74J 74) 74K Hock Island H H h H BumelyCo H J, H li Seaboard Air Line pref. 32)4 32 32 32 Sears Itoebuck pref ...125)f 125W 125K 125U fcouthern Pacific b2)( c2)4 tilit 82 Southern By 14 3! J314 13)4 Etudcbaker 44)4 45)4 44)4 45)4 Studcbaker pref 01V4 93U 03)t 03H Tennessee Copper 27M 28 i7!f 27!f TcxasCo 127 127 117 127 IhlrdAvenue 47J4 48H 47U 47!1 Union Dag & Paper. ... 5H 5 5 5 LnlonPaciflo 110)4 110)4 1)9 110)4 Union Pacific prof .... 815i 81)4 81)4 81)4 US Rubber 64)4 41 54)4 Mi USSteel 42 42 41)4' 42M US Steel pref M3H li 3)4 103)1 1U.i!4 Utah Copper 61)4 62 50)i 51) Western Union i24 (2)4 t2H 12)( W cstinchouso L'lectrlc. 05H 05)4 05M 06H Wells Kargo 84 85 84 U 84SX WUlys Overland 02M 0554 05 05 Total sales today, 110,800 shares, com pared with 171.638 share3 yesterday; this week, 901,625 shares: last week, 1,010,634 shares. . . . Quoted ex dividend In New York today: Chemical National llank, 2& per cent. NEW MINIMUM PRICES Special Committoa Announces Quota tions Effective Monday. The epeclal committee of tho Philadelphia Stock Kxchange announces the following new minimum prices, effective Monday, March 1, 1013: Btocka American Qas, 07: American Itall uajg. 33; American Hallways prelerred, UU; General Asphalt, 20; General Auphalt, pre ferred, CO; llarwood Electric, IB; Ilarwood Electrlo preferred, SO; J. O. Drill Company. IS; J. O, Drill Company preferred. 80. Lake Superior Corporation, 7; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company, 80; Pennsylvania Steel, free; Pennsylvania Steel preferred, SO; Philadelphia Company common. 30; Phlladel. plila Company B per cent, preferred, 30; Phila delphia Company U per cent, preferred. 33; Union Traction (Philadelphia), 31; United Hall ways and Electrlo (lialtlmore). 24, lionda Ilarwood Eloctrlo Company drat and refunding its, llHtf, 05; Lake Superior Corpora tion Income Ba, lull, 40; Philadelphia Company nrat mortgage and collateral trust Sa, Wl'.K t5; Philadelphia Company consolidated 9s, 1031. 70: United nallwoya and inveatment Company rlret Hen collateral trust Ba. 1UZU, Pittsbuish issue, 02. NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT Loans Increased Whllo Surplus Ro servo Fell. NEW yoniC, Fab. 27. The statement of the condition of the members of tho Now York Clearing Housa Association for the week made tho following1 average showing: Loans. Increase 110,700,000 Demand depoalta. Increase ., ,11.979,000 Tlmo deposit, Increase 2,2.10,000 Surplus reserve, decrease .......... 1.602.0UO 'Die actual condition was: Loans, increase 32'5JM99 liomund deposits. Increase 13,030,000 Tlmo deposna, increase T40.000 Surplus reserve, decrease .. 2.41S.7B0 NEW YORK CURB Bid. .Si! Ask. Ilraden Copper ............. Drltlsh.Amerlcan T old HrltUli-Anierlcan T new ... Cloidtuld Consolidated (Irseno Can La, Uoae ., NlpU'lnar Oils Elevator,, do preferred Hlker-Heiteman merlins qum .............. Tobacco Products preferred United Clgjr Stores do preferred united ProM-Sharlng nw . World Film Yukon Hold. , .,,,. ...,. 10 1H . IHtt 1 0-18 14 f B tlU iu 70 88U 8 it 1 :::::::: ty 2S 02 itr BH New York Stock NO. 53--ASTHMA SIMPSON, THE YILLAGE QUEEN "STEW" PIDD KNOWS WHERE THIS CLUE ENDED, STOCKS STAGNANT IN PHILADELPHIA Operations Confined to Evening Up Over End of Month Poor Baldwin Report. Tho. local stock market wnn stngnant today. Operations wro smnll nnd vere confined prltiflpnlly to evcnlns; Up over the end of tho month. Many monibers of tho exchange went out nf town for over Sunday, nnd the nttendnnce on the floor Of the exchange was cdtisequontly light, This was also the caso In the board rooms of brokers' offices. No disposition Is yet shown by outsiders to como Into the mnrket, but on tho whole tho feeling Is reported to bo ptmdunlly growing better. Tho nttltudo still appears to bo a wnltlnp one. What little trading thero was wna confined principally to Pennsylvania nail road shares. Transactions In this Is sue were mostly In odd lots, such ns two, three, flvo and six shares, thus making It ttppenr thnt small Investors were picking It up. ' Tho opening trans action was at 62 E-16, up 1-16 from the flnnl of yesterday. In the Inter tradlnp, however, the advance was lost and It sagged 3-16 below tho closing of yester day at 52 1-16. At tho closo It regained to B2M. Fifteen shares of Lehigh Val ley sold nt 6, up $1 from tho last pre vious sale, which was mado on Mon day nt 63. The company's general 4V5 per cent, bonds, on tho other hand, changed hands nt 91H, off 75 cents from tho last sale, About tho only thing of Interest was tho annual report of tho Baldwin Locomo tive Works for tho year ending Decem ber 31, which showed thnt tho company had experienced ono of tho worst years In Its history. Tho net profits oqunlled only li per cent, on tho prcforred stock, or Just enough to pay tho dividend for one-quarter, wbllo In tho previous year 13.1 per cent, was earned on tho common stock. Tho common stock was offered nt 23, down 2i from tho final of yester day, with no takers, whllo tho proferred sold at 99 for flvo shares, both at tho of ficial minimum prlco. An outstanding fcaturo was du I'ont in ternational Powder, for which KU was bid, against 92 bid yesterday, when It wns offered nt 91. Tho stock was quoted eirller this week at 85 bid. Tho stock of tho International Powder nnd Chemical sold on tho ISxchango at 31, up CO cents. In their monthly statements to custom ers today stock brokerage firms charged from 4U to 6 per cent. Interest on mar gin accounts for tho last month. Just before the closo 17 shares of Elec tric Storage Battery sold nt 49. up $1 from the opening transaction. Western New York and Pennsylvania general 4s changed hands at 77, up $1 from tho first sale of the day. Financial Briefs E. Clarence Miller today withdrew his name as a candidate for re-election to tho Governing Committee of tho Phila delphia Stock Exchango at tho annual election on Monday. Tho firm of Huhn, Kdey & Co. will be dissolved by mutunl consent on Mondny. George A. Huhn nnd Harry B. Holllns, Jr., will bo admitted ns part ners In tho firm of George A. Huhn & Sons on Monday. Itenewed expansion In trndc, especially In the Southwest, further speeding up In Industrial operations nnd excellent nd vlces as to winter wheat go hand In hand with optimism, which, however, is tempered by conservative buying, says Bradstreets. Exports of copper from New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, for tho week ending February 23, totaled 9717 tons, and for tho month of February to date, 13,069 tons. The Ohio Stnto Telephone Company, for the six months ended Jnnunry 31, 1915, re ports: Operating revenue, J1.C53.312; gross Income, IEG9.0S3, surplus nftcr In terest, I311,9St: preferred dividends. J160.- 967; surplus, $151,013. Tho surplus for tho six months wns at tho annual rate of about 6 per cent, on tho common stock. A new bill before the Hallway Commit tee at Ottawa authorizes the St. Law. renco nnd Adirondack Railway to lease Its road and all traftlc rights to New York Central. Tho gross earnings of tho Federal Light nnd Traction Company In January were $225,417, an tncreaso of JS4S7; net 152,063, Increase IJS2S. Commercial failures In tho United States this week numbered 400, ngalnst 260 during the corresponding week last year. In Canada the fallurc wcro 69 against 49 last year. The following minimum prices were es tablished by tho special commlttoe of tho New York Stock Exchange after the close today, to go Into effect Monday: Atlantic Const Line', 37; Louisville and Nashville, 110. Clearings made by file bank and trust company members of the Philadelphia Clearing House In February amounted to 1677,079,031. tho smallest of any month since last Heptemoer. They were 168, 139,816 less than In February. 1914. 62, 79I.S33 less than 1913 and f22.630.902 below 1912. For two mouths this year tho clearing amounted to ?!, 238,621, S12, a de crease of 1168,910,166 from tha correspond ing perlJd of 1914, The gross earnings of the E. I. du Pont da Nemours Powder Company, with sub sidiary companies, for tho fiscal year end ing December 31. 1914, were J25.179.9I7, com pared with J26.675.008 In 1913; net J5,603.153. against J5.347.0S5 last year, Swiss Loan Hero LAUSANNE, Feb. 27,-The Swiss Gov. ernment will secure a loan In tha United States beforo spring. Negotiations hava already been opened. The sum mentioned In 115,600,000, and tha rate of Interest about 6 per cent. Sales hi Philadelphia Tes. e1oe. lll;h. Low. Close, 10 Am Milling .... fl'i 13 Paid l-oco (19 10 Petli Sieel ,.. .. 23 II ft Ohio IO Cam Bleel ,...., 42 20 Eleo fitor ...... 4t .18 Ins Co of N Am. 21 170 Int rwd ft Chm aots ?.1 Key Tel Co.,,., 14 To Lehigh Nav ,., 74i ao jrfhlRh 'nl .... V inn Pcnna r.nllroad, CSVt 2.1 PJUla Electric ,, 2.1H Ou. AU nu Oil nut " . 42'., 40 ffl TO lit, v ft" a 3l HI 21 81. int at If 02'j BIT i , rmirt nap 1 . .. i'j M Phlln Traction.. 77 iu is Hcanins; ... 10 fin llntltvnv n !ft 14 "k US Tonopah Pel ... . 41 Tononali Mlri.nff "SB 770 U S Btcel .... 42 42 Total sal, USS shares, compared with WVM yesterdays this week, 32,033 shares! last week, 34,022 shares. P.ONDS, Last prev. nir. turn. 7300 Am O I B r.x., 8S 8.M1 5 s;rp 1H17.P0W mU 4s tM2....Kog 100U 6 P tr 4. 70 W Rwy 4s,. ., f1 Rl U" cam 200 Hty ton Klee nrtii 100 KOM 1000 Inter Rwy Mho I, v Ren con 4V4" naK iron Pa cv ,-u.i lnin.too mtt 07W 100 300 77 37 P rn ftfrn Ifltrt DO IIO DO HOCOWNWl'nnH ., 77 70 Total sales. H,r9(l, compared with $20,74 yesterday! this week, 1440,220; last week, (171,108. Local Half -hourly Sales 10 to 10:30 A.M. in H H steel ., 41 Tonopnh Mln, 2S Phlla Ttac... 1.1 Mh VnJlov.., 3 llaMwtn nfd., ltii u H steel..., .1 Ileo FJtomire, 42!4 2j; 1.1 do (ITS W Ton ni . . . .62 6.10 .3 13-10 ::: Sit :::8$ 77 loo U fi Bteel. Oil no H iteafllnK .. .0 Int Pwd A 42U iS Phlla Ulec .1 20 Penna .62 rt-tn 10 Cam Steel. .1 do. . n-ui 11 renna 62 3-10 10 do 82 5-15 PONDS. .W Elec ft Peop Tr 4 1!7 Cam Steel scrip 1M7 loco I.oh Vollay Ken cons 4'Ss.. lomi Pcnna conv fiua 1l)t5 300 Am Uas A Eleo r.s 10:30 (o 11 A. ftl. . SO' . 0' . 117' .100 . B.1)i 10 rteaillne .... 10 South llwy.. p) nnljHln pM. 2 'Pcnna S do 71!j, il do... 14 2 do... Pl 11 do... 62W 2.1 Walt & 62U 100 Int Pivd PONDS. ....32 1 Ohio. ( & Ch : SOOO Am Cm & Eleo Bs is cam steel errlp 3IUT vYt 2000 Am Gas & Eloc 6s 63H 11 to 11:30 A.M. 10 Peth Steol... MU 15 Leh Valley... 00 78 Ins Co N A.. 21 PONDS. 1000 Intentato Itwy 4s .IS 2000 West JdiPu gen 4 70 11:30 A. M. to 12 M. 1.1 Ton Pel.... I) 1.1-16 10 Leh Nav t c. 74'4 10 U 8 Btcel.... 42J1 10 Am Milling.. Oj? 10 do 42t Kr u 3 Steel.... M 10 do 42 2-1 Kejstono Tel. UV, 1f0 U 8 Hlcei.... 41' 10 Penna 62 100 do 4M5 1.1 Phlla n T.... 10 inn uo 42 loo 11 S Pteel.... 41U 10 do 42 T Elcc Storage. 41) 20 do 42 10 do 40 BONDS. 20n city in 1042 10015 Kini Went N V a Pa iren 4n 77 H7 Phlla Co scrip 1010 tx) WW Penna conv 314s 1013. 100 Local Bid and Asked Today's Hid. Asked. ,. .. 28 Yesterday's Bid. Askud. 28 31) iiRti now 4t'5 424 49 4814 Baldwin do rref Cum Bteel Flee Ptor Gen Asp do nref Key Tel do pref !-ako H'lP Corp Leh Nav do t c I.eh Vol I.eh Vnl Tr .... do prof Penna Phlla Elec Phlla Co do pref io cunt pref . . Phlla It T do t r neadlnK Ton Hel Ton Mln Un True f CI I II 8 Sttel York Itwy 30 pref nn 41 40 211 111 sa. n 73 .... 42i: is'i 14 U21i 74 74 6fli: rits 2rti, r.2il 2391 14 02i; BO I HI 27'i r.au 2:i'4 :i2 32 37 10 10 71i 4 .10 82U 32 74 V, f)1, 1T4 "all 20-1 '7 B2V! 2.Hi 23t .12 as 37 Mi nil 7Ui n5 0",i ni 4214 BJl JO im 7tt a, g", 10 7I ff'is .(0 82 R!U 41'A 42 nu at .10' V4 30 LOCAL BOND SALES LARGER February Business on Exchange Showed Expansion. Bond sales on tho Philadelphia Stock Exchange in February wero fno largest slnco Jnnunry, 1D14, reaching a total par value of 41,832,100. They were IS31.666 above January nf this year, and were also larger than In February of 1014 and 1313. Whllo the sales of stocks In the month showed considerable Improvement over January nnd December, they were less than ono-half of the total sales In Feb ruary of last year. Stock nnd bond transactions for four years follow: No. of shares: ini.i inn 101s January .... 127,80ft 471.450 4IW..11B J'ebruary ... 143,573 :00,2B 4S)!silO March '. 2tl.fl3l a9,!58 April 2S.S.MXI ,181.310 Mny 187,033 3i8,eSd Juno 147,210 440.341 July t3S7,44.1 ssi.ma August 320,342 Koplembor 432,MB October 30.1,730 iNovomber I.OIfl 222,106 locember 100,703 333.033 2.016,810 4,701,312 Par Miluo on bonds: 1013 1011 1013 11,067,300 11,610.200 l,lftS,10O 1,500,000 1,379,411 1,001.181 Oanuary February 11,020,631 1,832,100 jviorcn Apitl i.May Duns duly August Soptcmter - October .....i November . .( liocember . . i.nil,.-Kll VWr(T3.i 1,111,32.1 &00.,0O2 1,300.050 743,400 11,270,300 00,200 823,400 4S0,70o esn.lis 14,000 eiti.itio 7C8.H41 DS8.&0U 110,713,010 fl0,B10,0SS One day. tI-" on day. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET NUW YOltK. Fb. 27.-On nioderats sctlv Ity. corfc futurea advanced 3 to 7 points bov me final veMterday. Prices follow , ,UUHJ 9 Today's Yest'da)' Opening. close. March ... April May June July August ... beptember October . . November" December 6.6OOS.8J 8,.10t(3.8: uiose. S.4SltA.l .S.BO R.B3S8.B4 B.SOftB.Bl . 8,8383.(13 5.00; ii.at bj B6.BT . n.oajfO.Ttf Jim 3B.es s.si a.00 .-II.OT .6.73 ii.usuii.tm Boe: 8.74 fifl. 7S H.HSfiH Til ., I1.M5.I O.SVUTfl.84 S.T7B8.7S ..8.03 6 0tln.05 .. 7,OOff7.0l 7.001X7.01 8.0&88.fHj January Tnul sales, 10,800 bat'. -ma, ,, Close. 1 R.1U t Mill loots !1 Vli 100 00 77 GRAINS STRONGER ON SALES FOR EXPORT Advances Were Scored by All Cereals at Close of Chicago Market. CHICAGO, Feb. 2;.-Contlnued sales for export nnd comparative firmness of tlio Liverpool market caused grains to close ntronff today on tho Board of Trade. May wheat ended nt $1.53!i, up 4VI cents from tho final of yesterday, while July closed at $1.21?;, a gain of 214 cents. Corn wns up 2',4 cents for May nnd 2U cents for July. Jlay oats wero U4 cents nnd July Hi cents higher. Tho market ruled Irregular throughout the session. Offerings wcro small. Cash sales of corn hero wero 795,000 bushels, ot whfch 700,000 bushels wero to ex porters. Onts sales wcro 100,000 bushels, with CO.000 bUBhcls for export. Hog prod ucts wero higher nil around. A prominent Chicago grain firm has re ceived n cable from Pome, asking for nn offer on 18,000,000 bushels of wheat, including 10,000,000 bushels of No. 2 hnrd winter wheat for shipment within -10 days, and 6,000,000 bushels of N'o. 2 spring wheat for April-May shipment. This ordor comes from a country which would dlrootly benefit by tho opening of tho Dardanelles. It cannot bo filled because It cannot bo secured. Tho prlco ot wheat In Northampton, Eng., fell one shilling to 2U shillings to day, as a result of tho success of tho Allies attacking tho Turkish forts nt tho Dardanelles, leading futures ranged as follous, Wheat Opn. High. I,ow. Clofe. close. "y 15J., Va' !" ti.-i.-m ti.4iu JUlV 1.22, 1.23 1.22 tl,2li tl.22 Com (new delivery) May 71't 74t; 71W 74 71M Jul 74. 70'i 74IJ 70U 74 Oats May rat, ri74 r.s 37j mi July- bs ni, 62i S4U ri x-ard May '10.2.1 10.40 10 30 flO.37 10.27 July 10.B0 10.00 10.45 tlO.CO 10 47 May . fl.M 0.00 n.CO 0.S7 0.S2 July 10.15 10.20 10.12 10.17 M0.12 Pork May 17.12 17.3.1 17.10 17.32: tl7.21 July 17.B5 17.72 17.50 17.72 17.C0 lild. fAslted. LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS CHICAflO, Feb. 27. 11008. Receipts, 10.000: market weak. Mixed nnd buttliorx, ffl.4000.73: good heavy, Jd.40ff0.70: rough heavy. f.lW(1.30; light. JU.3087.33; rlka, f5.ovnn.oo: bulk, jo.ssi&ii 0,1. CATTLI1. Itecolpts, 2C0: market steady. Beeves. J5.737 40: cons nnd heifers, J3.23flf) 7.40: stockers and feedcrp, I4.10S4.C3; Tcxans. j(.1?7.10: cahes. JS.BOCTlo. MKKI1P. Receipts, l.VK); mnrket steady. Na tive an'l Western, ?4.037.7u; lambs, t:..8.V(I 0.50. COTTON NEW TOnK, Teb. 27. Renewed talk of tho probability that cotton would be placed on tho contraband list caused free offerings of con tracts on the Cotton KxchanRn here this morn lop; and tho market opened 4 to 3 points under Friday's rlose. After the coll prices advanced slldhtly. Trodlmr wan featureless. Now Or leans was the principal caller, while other sec tions of the Pnuth houitht Yes. close. Open. With, Low. Cloio. March S2 R.20 s.2.1 S.20 8.1:3 May 8Rt R47 R 4S R.ll 8 17 July H.72 S.Ort 8.01 S 02 R.8S October K.DS S.m 8.07 8.M 8!I7 Poeembor 0.14 0.10 D.10 D.li) n.m Spot 8.33 8.3.1 RAILROAD EARNINGS AI.ADAjMA allEAT southep-v. 101,1. Dcercnso. January gross $331,201 fn2.i)J.l Net Ol.RIJ 30,132 Seven months' gross 2,800,090 M,.W, Net 500.180 225,231 JEnSBY CENTRAL. January gross 82.2SS.473 24n.C22 Net 748,O0n 07.3.1 Peven months' gross in,12l!,7ns 1.0I3.8.1.I Net 8,08.1,108 053,210 MOBILE AND OHIO. January Eros JRin.TOI J2OR.0S7 Net 227.821 72.(itl7 Rsven months' gross ... n.40 4R!) 1.2.14.42 Net ' 1.427.304 1110.204 SOUTHEItN nAILWAV. Thlnl week February .. tl.M8.3Rii Jn.lR.finr, From July l 4O.778.0BU fi.014.10D ILLINOIS CENTRAL. January sross $1,270,310 201,307 Net 11,130,018 '102.701 8eeu months' grois.. . 37,1X0.140 2,2.!!),IU)() Net 7.422.B20 00,107 Increase. State Treasury Statement HARRiaUUIta, Feb 27. When the State Treasury closed at noon today the balanca on hand for the month of February amounted to $7,030.110 81. of which $5,817,031.47 waB In the ?nernt fund, $814.058.B4 In the sinking fund, MO4.0O in tho school fund and $802,728 In the motor license fund. Tills Is about a million and a half jncreasn for tho month. The total receipts were $3,274,037.43 ami the payments $l,t80,003.2. BANK CLEARINGS Hank clearings today compare with corre .ponding day Is.ywo ycar.. phlla $28,682,881 $20,017,142 $11,28.1.880 jloiton 28,400 821 81.134,810 3l,1fV),414 New York.. ,317.874, 231 338.083.811 301,231,420 FOREIGN TRADE CHANCES JVi ollou'lno IfJf o lorcfoit frarfe opporfunl. ties or American maiiooturer Is Bliien ba t Bureau o Foreign and Domeatlo Commerce, Department of Comvieree, at WajMnofoii, and aidre ft and further details tnau be had by corresponding iclfh fie bureau, umiij the num ber of the (ngulri: No. 1B7S0, cigars A firm In tha United King dom has Informed the Ifureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce that It desires to commu nicate with cigar manufacturers In the Tutted States who are in a position to supply cigars for sale In the colonies. Ihe company states that It bos been paying $1.48 to $1.03 per 1UO for tho fTade of cigar which It wishes to pur chase. The clgsrs nr to be put up lit boxes containing BO and 100. Each box is to be placed In an outer hermetically sealed tin. The company states that it has been allowing an extra 8 cents fur the tin covering. Suggestions for Investors may b? hsrt "n request A. B. Leach & Co. Investment Hecurltle" US South Fourth St. Chicago Doston New York Daltlmort nurfalo London PHILADELPHIA MARKETSj GRAIN AND FLOUR NIIEAT,-nfcflnt, fiA.SBfl bush. Th market llrm under higher western advices, but prices without quotable change. Quotations; Car lots, in export. elevator, No. 3 red, spot nnd March, II.BOftl.Mi No. 3 red .western, 8I..1.V8I.10, No. 1 Northern Duluth, I1..18U1.03. roMNV-rieeelpts, 21,810 bush. Demand light, bit Values well maintained, quotations: CAr lots. In enport eletator. No. 3. spot and March. 74is7.lUe.: steamer, 73740.; No. 8, 72g7.1o Car Iota for local trade, as to loca tion, No, 2 ellnw, 77S78e.i steamer yellow, 70c.: No yellow, 7.V.i No. I yellow, 7IC.I sample )ellew, usg2e.i new cob, per TO lbs.. l)9lc. rtATS-Itecelpls. lin,B03 bush. Trjd uuiei Run prices c. lower, minwiinn. .v 2 white 02UHfc.i standard while, 0IClH' No CI u. o wnue, uuuic, Itvn Quiet and Unchanged. We quote at l. 1801,20 per bush., as to quality: In ex port elevator) and at $1.1301. 18 for small lots of nearbj grain In bags . . . 4 . 1 1.OUI1. Receipts. 2000 bbls. and 70B.817 lb In si:ks. Demand was slowvnnl unslls ractory. I'rlcci wero largely nominal. Quota tions, per inn lb. In wood Winter clear. 0.803 0.7.1. do., straight, $0.7Bfl7t do., patent. 7(i 7 2.1; Kanas, straight, lute sacks. (l.7S7! do , patent. Juln sacks, 7?7,23i spring, first rlear. J8..103H.75; do , straight, $n.7r37: dp., patent. $787.40: do., favorite brands. 7.W 7 81. city mills, choice and fancy patent, $7.00 B7.83, city mllfa, regular grades, winter, t ear, (1.30718 73: do. straight, $0.TBO7i do, patent, $707.2.1. " UVU IT.OUlt ruled steady under moderate offerings, but trade wns qulef. We Qiioto near by nnri Western In wood at $0.73U7, as to quality. PROVISIONS Thern rvam llllln trnillnr hi,) flltlea VttTQ steadily maintained. Quotations: City beef, In sets, smoked ami air-dried. SMrMe.s Western beef, In sets, smoked, 2."M728c.! city beef, knuckles nnd tenders, smoked nnd air-dried, 271r2'c.; Western beef, knuckles and tenders, smoked, 27i328o.i iirci name, 5.nsf.i-; pork, ramuv. fxiuici.nu. hams. h. r. cured, loose. 13U(mV4c: do.. shinned. loose, tsiittWitC : do., do., smokwl, lTiniJc. other hams, smoked, city riired, ns to brand nnd average. 1401IKC.: do.. Wost Srn..rured. mnmc: do., boiled, boneless. "i1?-40!' Dlcnlc shoulders. S, P. cured, loose, lOHiJTlir.. do. emoked. 11.frl2c: bellies In pickle, according 10 storage, loose, l'Ufl.lWc.S breakfast bscon. an to brand and average, jftv cured. 17(irl8c: do.. .Wesleni cured. 17rt 18c; lard, Western, renned, tierces. lUiBll'sCl rto.dn lulu lUifftmc.; do., puro city, keitlo rendered, in tierces. lllJCTllHc,: dp., puro cltv. kettle rendered. In tubs. llWUVjC. REFINED SUGARS Trade was quitt. but list prices were steadily held. Refiners.' list prices: Htnndard granu lnled, 3 80c ; line granulated. 8.75c.; powdered, B.R..c. ; confoctlonors" A, 0.03c.; soft trades, 4.00a3.W)c, DAIRY PRODUCTS nilTTRIt. Tho market wns quiet with no change In prices. Quotations Western, fresh, soltd-pncked creamery, fancy, specials, 34c; cxtrn. tec. : extra firsts. 31c; firsts 2I8 30c; seconds. 20ff28c; ladlo-packcd, 21i32:ic., as to quality: nearby prints, fancv, 31c. ; do., nverago extrs. 31c: do, rtrsts, 30T32o.i do., soconds, 3828c.; special brands of prints lob bing nt 40S42C i;(l(!H. Offerings were more liberal nnd the market declined 13c per ca-c, closlne quiet. Quotations: In frco cases, nearby, extra, 27c. por doi ; nearby ilrsts. $7.33 per standard esse: nearby, current receipts, $7.20 per case; Western extra firsts, $7.33 per case: do., flrsts. $7.20 per case; Southern, $tKS7.20 per enre; fancy scloctcd candled fresh cbs were Johbed out nt 20tf31c. per doz. Clinn.Si:. Sold slowly at tlie recont de cline. Dfrerlngs wero moderate but ample. Quotations; Now York, full cream, fall make. LOCAL BANK CLEARINGS DROP Business of Institutions Hero Fell Off 28.9 Per Cent. Clearings of checks through tho bunks ot rhlladelphlt during tho last week were 28.0 per cent, below the same week of lost year. This was the largest decrease reported by anv city In the country making weekly returns. New Orleans was the only city to report an Increase, tho clct- rings theio being 44 2 per cent, aboie last year'H totals. Tho clearings for all the largo cities or the United Mates for tha we-k wre $2,03(1.0011.110, comrarcd with $2,820. 208.883 last year, a decrease of O.U per cent. Octa.13 follow: pc New York.... $1.122. 730.031 $1.20I).H17,20.1 7.2 Boston H8.821.4RO ns.SI3.01O 1.4 Philadelphia . 1)8.111,337 lia.nio.niC -28.1) Haltlmoro . . . 22.5!0,45 23.784.107 8 0 Cnicngo 222,r.n,7!)4 2I0.812..11K 7 II St. Louis .'.2.731,144 B.1.!llll).8l!7 B S New Orleans. 10.001.7t1 11.720.328 44.2 81 d"yH?...C.".'l.ft12,4.Tl.l.1i $1,778,201,387 - 83 "I'aysf!'.'.6.: 137.828.231 482.007.810 -1.0 Total of all nltlno nn n days $2,000,001,388 $2,210,21)0,238 0.7 ay1'!'.1'. . .! B3ii.008.742 B7B.008.C83 - 7.8 Total of all It ! frit n week $2,020,000,110 $2,820,208,800 o.o Local Reserve Bank Statement The condition of tho Fcdoral Heserve Hank of Philadelphia at the closo of business Febru. ary 28 was m follous: RESOURCES. Feb. 20. Feb. II). Gold coin and gold cer tificates $13,202,105 $13,061,673 Legal tender notes, ll er certlrtcates and subeldlnry coin 5..107.48S 3.808,037 Rediscounts and loans... Btl,4n:i M7.43N Investments 1,883,000 1.30.628 Duo from Federal He serve banks-net 312,838 671,024 All other resources 681,138 40-1.738 Total $2.1.S8l,?t7 $24.0.13.003 LIAUIL1TIES. Capital paid In $4. 130.07.1 $4,1BO,823 Deposits W.73O.M0 11,J04,2.'!8 Total ,$23,881,811 $24,0.15.003 RATES FOR MONEY Call. Philadelphia "J4M4 Now York "'2.. PoUon D-.SW Chb-ago 3V4S-4 Commercial paper, 3 to 0 months, Time. 3V,4 2Vfl:lW 4 3 Phlladel- phU, 3!af4 per cent. FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YOUK, Feb. 27. The foreign ex change market was quiet. Kates follow: Today. Yi'sterdav. Sterling, demand 4.M) 4 SOH 4.SO .1-16 Serni: cables 4.lHiftl.W)i, 4.W) Ilelchnfarke. checks.. W, ! 82 lYancs. demand ".37 iflSI -'J ) Ire cheeky 5.60 .181 Oul'der" ......... 38T, SO 15-16 .WW 10 Swiss, cobles 8.50 3.51 5.31 Electrical Utility Investments Their Iteeoril ond rrore4 Send for Booklet 17S William P.BonbrigIit&Co.,Inc. MORRIS W. STROUD. Jr. Manaaor 4S7 C1IKSTNUT STHEET PlillailelpbU New York Boston Detroit London: William P. Bonbrlgnt &. Co. Paris) Donbrloht & Co. BUT NOT WHERE IT STARTED!!!! clie-lrc, 17gi7lf.; n . do.. Jstr to jjM, llf lO.t.: do., current makr. IStiQltis.: tie.. pH skims. 813c. POULTRY t.tVK-Th msrket wfli unlet but Hm1f under moderate oflerlngs. Quotations! Fowl, 14',BlBi,e.: old roosters. llffllHe.t.chiokfnti soft memed, 4801Ac.t do.. tagy, 13c; lur keys, lBWHe.i ducks. 1.1718o.; geese. IWlltt gulneai, as to quality, rer pair, MfttlW f pUefcns old, por pair, 2232SC.. do., J0ttnrt per mlr. 2ilI22o. . . , , , IlltKflflKIi-OfTerlngs of nrte, desirable sited stock were light and values of this description wero steadily., rnairitoltra but thero was . little trading. Quow tlons' Fresh-killed fowls, 12 to bf. dfjf picked and nry-packed. selected, heavy, 18'4r f weighing 4f3 ltTs. apiece, 17tte. 1 do.t3W,fb. nplece. I8'iB17c.i do., a lbs. apiece. lSHf l8(. 00., under A lbs. aploce, 14Mc , Fowls, Mill, dry-picked and dry-packed. Western, ,4?5 lbs. nplece, lfct do., do.. 3J4. lbs., 1.1!i10c.t do. do , 11 lbs. and under, 14BIfifl. Old roosters, dry ricked, He Drolling chickens, nearby, I'MriS lbs, apiece.. 22T21c.j do., fair to good, 18B2(,( Western, 1'4Q2 lbs apiece, 20iJ22c; do., fair to good, 1-fwlSo. Chickens dry-picked ana dry-pa:ked. In boxes, milk-led. 31 to-,30 lbs, to) dor., 18a.i do,. 37 to 42 lbs, to do.. ISO ; do., 43 to 47 lbs to doi., 18.: do., 48 lbs. to do 20. do. CO lbs and over, 31c. t corn-fed, 31 to 41 lbs. to dot , 10c: do., 43 to 47 lbs. to del.. 17o.i do., 48 lbs, to dot.. 190! do. 00 lbs. and oer, 20c. Chickens, dry-picked and dry racked. In bbls., selected, heavy, loe. western, rorn-fd. 8 lbs. and over, ,18e.i do., do)., lbs.. 17nJl7Ke.i do,, do., ,1i lbs., ISVriTi do., do , 2Vi3 lbs., 14316C Turkeys, dry-plckad I J.T A1.. . I.HMd .A1.M 4tM f lilt Wcitara. ale. j fair to good, 2892uc,t old toms, IPffZUC. 1JUCKS. innry, in doxss. niaa.; or,., ordinary to jgood, 12ttl8e, Oeese, nearby, ls 14c: do.. Western, fctl2a. Bquabt. per doi.. . vr " a..i- ..- wnite, weigning 11 to js torn, per dm., .wv 8.40: white, weighing 0 to 10 lbs, eerj rtos, $4 la 04.7Oi do., do.t 8 lbs per dot., $3.0003. 73J do. So., 7 lbs. per Sox., 1303.23: do., do., fl8ij lb. per dot., $2Q2.40 dark and No. 2, OOaOJL BO FRESH FRUITS The general market was quiet and un rlianccd, with fairly liberal offerings. Quota' ttnnat Ahnl... Haw VnrU. ner lihl.wOreenlnC $2(f2.K); King, $2(!J2.78: York Imperial. Kit 2B0J Hen Davis, $1.B01.7B; Spy. $1 73e2.SOi Haldww, $1,7302.50: other good eating varltf ties. $1.75ft.BO; medium, $lOl.B0; apples. West ern, per box. 78c,t$l.3S: apples, Delaware anil Pjnnsjtjvnnla, per hamper, BOflOOci lemons, per box, $2ft2,7S! oranges. Florida, par box, $1.7B1f2.B0: tangerlres. Florida, per trP,,$l.-" 2.50; grapefruit, Florida, per box, fltjt.;3. Pineapples, per crate. I'orto nico, SI50I5. Florida, $8874! cranberries, rancy late varieties, per bbl., $8.6004.50: cranberries, Jersey, per crate, 2.lir73c: pear New York. Kieffer, per bbl., $13: strawberries, Florida, per Qt, IS 33c VEGETABLES There was little trading and Jrtee favored buyers. Quotations; White pota toes, per bushel Pennsylvania, 83(r5IW,j Maine, 4S1TB0CS New York, as to . quality, 40INSc; aweet potatoes. Dol per hamper Large. $1.3301.60: medium, 60-Si7!lc.: sweet potntoes. Eastern Shore, por bbl. No. 1, 72w 3.73: No. 3, $1.80(51.76: aweels, Jersey, per bbl. No. 1, $3.2BH3.BO: No. 2, $22.80 sweeta, Jersy, per liasket, 7BcO$l: onions, per bush.. WVSfOOc: do., choice, per 100-lb. bag. $1.18r rln . mivlliiin. nttr Infl.lh- linir. Si! do.. SSC- nnds. ner luo.lh. bsa. 7BO.: cabbago. Danish. V per ton, $8013: caulWowor, N. Y.. per crate. ill 73: spfnacli, Norfolk, per bbU, $202.23: kale, Norfolk, per bbl., 00e.O$1.3S: lettuce, Texas, nor bush, basket, $1.6063.8": do., Fla per basket, 8t3: beans. Fla., per baskat.SW 4 3.1; reaa, Flo., per basket, $3.504j eggplant, Fla., ocr box. $2!fj'3.50: cucumbers, Fla., per basket, $3.BW7B; equaBh, Fla.. per basket, $2.23g.1: peppers. Fla., per carrier, $2ff3.B0S beets, Fla., per 101) bunches. $1B8: tomatoes, Fla.. per carrier Fancy, $2.B01.cn. choice. $1162: celery, Fla.. per ciate. $1.3jB3; do.. N, Y.. ter bunch. MgSOe; mushrooms, per 4-lb. baiket, 00ai&$1.20. LONDON STOCK MARKET Canadian and Southern Pacific Stocks Higher. LONDON, Feb. 27. With the exception ot Canadian and Southern Pacific, stocks wero lower on tho Stock Exchange today. London N. Y. Close. Close, . . -, ,! Rtiu Atchison 0314 D1H - Can PaoWc 182W 15S 41' dies H Ohio 4lt m - M Krlo 21 20W . . N Y Central 8.18 83& - "f Penna !MU 104 I 14 Penna Reading South Paclflo St Paul Union Pacific Increaso. 74 SB 142 - 82H J ... 87?J 8li , ...132 llUJj -ft -Decrease. Reserve Banks' Discount Ratc3 Days .10 or 30 or CO or Over tess. uu. &u. uu. Philadelphia Boston New York Cleveland nichmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis . . Kansas City 4 Dallas 4 Ran Francisco , 4 REAL ESTATE HOB SALE C1TV THE IDEAL HOME FOR A SPRING BRIDE Price $3800 Orr's New Houses Torresdale & Princeton Ave. Two-story twin houses, containing 8 rooms and bath, side yards, hot-water heat, basement laundry, electric and caa light. Lots SBxlOO feet. SAMI'LU HOUSE NOW OPEN Be carfare from centre of city. Trans fer from Frankfort car to Margaret, at, 82 trains dally to Tacony Station on p. it, n. Little Caih Required SUIIUIIUAN Beautiful Country Residence For Sale Splendidly located on high ground within mlnutea' walk of Jenklnfown Station: tverr modern convenience; large porch (open and irclosed):. 14 rooms. J bathe, conservatory, open fireplace; stable and garage; 5i acre of beautifully cultivated grounds; garden, orchard, shade. Must be sold Immediately at sscrlflce. Small amount of money only required. Addr-u owner, Box L UI5, Ledger Central rnorosAts NOTICE 18 IIEflEDY GIVEN that the CoToplal i run, V.UIHV.HJ. . ..vwMbti. reuMyiydiiui., trustee undsr the mortgage of Colonial Col- dated April 1. 1011. In accordance with ib proviaioiie u. naiu fiiufvsnse, invites renaerd or proposals for bonda to be surrendered for redemption on or before the rtrst day of April, 1U1B. out of the sinking fund to the ag gregate amount ot twenty thousand $o,ouuj THE "OLONIAL TRUST COMPANS. TruiU. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, i 4M a 4 4 4U 4'.'. 4 4 4 4S 4 4 4 .1 4 4 4 3 4 4 lti 4U 4 4 4t? R ..... 4 4 4J4 BW .....4 414 6 8(6 4 4 6t?, 4 4 1 M r' v lArJD prayA CS cuoe is oFT-T!MesN 0 --rT f'You ake oh tHe f AND THiHtC Voo "N (-ANP How DO Vou rn.i-sa'M VIHAV AN OBjecr OR PART OF I V ZS&L' SC6N6 OF A CRIrteLUs T eRS SYRUCKL BV a CRie? ) V A CLu6 (-rrie scene of a crimsjJ , cb Um I ? ST v A CbUg " ' i i i i i.ni.i.,1, Ill millylli TIiml1iMi.ll in 1 1 mill 1 ' I WillimiSMmn r...-..i ... i - I ... . ., . S .- '....- ii in I"i i ml i iiin'miTO.wiiiiii..pwiippjiuMiui.iauB.MtiBiwiii.ii iinipw-wwp-aN.W3MPi ,im.n " a 4b ,mr (Svtea
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