WW-" - yvmfF?' wf-" ------ jg y Jj Jijj f ff J TOTH4 W 1? wStyPTrTT A Tat? f CTTA ft ffiowTV AT TA re7Wrfi"f'TfT T 1 SEVERAL LOCAL STOCKSDECLInIT toTntEW lNIBIUlRICES-SHARP BREAK" IN WHM I 'MiiliAL U1MUUAL I .MinflAUi7i innniMrro liliiil O UYM U 1 vinio I 'Now Haven Also Strong- Stan dard Bonos Again oom ior European Account. NEW tOtlK, March l.-Tlio strength ihtwn In the slock market at the close W on Balurdfty continued ftt tho openltiff to day, although the volume bl business was light. Fractional roIiis were, made in a number of the leading Issues. Iluyers showed some hesitation on account of tho belief that Great Britain might announce drastic action In the course of tho day M, mt.ttl.r- nf itoolllllff food Blld Other I: iupplles from Germany. On the whole, however, tno leeiing in mo dumi mw more cheerful. Sentiment was materially Improved by the bellof that Congress will soon adjourn nnd that there will ho no extra session, After the early Btrength there was a slight reaction at tho end Of the nrst hour, but prices soon cumo back to their high on nupporthig orders. During tho afternoon tho market re malhed strong. The announcement that the British Government had proclaimed nn embargo upon all commodities In tended for Germany did not adversely af fect tho market, as It had been generally xpeoted in tho Blreet that action of this sort would bo taken In retaliation for tho placing by Germany of u war zone around the British Isles. A featuro of strength throughout tho day was New Haven. Tho stock at ono time was 254 above tho final on Saturday, at 47?i. In tho later trading some of tho advance win lost. The strength In tills Is sue was thought to bo duo to tho enact ment of n law In Massachusetts allowing the company to ndvanco passenger rates. General Chemical rose 10 points to 182. The buying of General Chomlcat was thought to be caused by the fact that tho company will soon Issuo somo now stock which will bo olTercd to stockholders at par. Tho new iesuo has already 'n au thorized, but tho amount which wlil bo placed on tho market at this tlmo has not been announced. The Street thought that the buying today waB by romo ono who wanted some of the new stock. The most business was ilono In Beading, Gtcel common and Copper, all of which showed advances over tho ilnhl on Satur day. Traders turned their attention to tho wheat market at Chicago, wlfero tho prices of nil grains wero lower on heavy selling, caused by the success of tho Allies in penetrating the Dardanelles, Tho announcement of tho arrival of $700,000 in gold from London furnished something of a stimulus, as It took tho Strcot completely by surprise Tills caused some Urgent buying of stocks, both for long and short account. The arrival of this gold did not havo any strengthen ing effect in the torolgn exchange market. Demand cables wero lower, while marks dropped to tho lowest point In hlBtory, 81$. Italian llres followed tho course of marks and declined to 6.S5, also tho lowest point they havo ever reached. The weak ness was primarily caused by tho ab aenco of demand. As tho result, probably, of tho drop In exchange rates thero wan n. rentir- rence of foreign selling. Tho selling from abroad, however, wns principally in bonds, appearing on the tape as "Soliors ,10 flat." The fact that German ex change touched a now low suggested that a largo amount of this selling wns for German account. The Issuos sold were all high class and Included North ern Pacific 4s and 39, Contral Pacific first 4s, In which sales wero tho lnrgost, and Southern Pacific bonds. Financial Briefs Tho ndvanco of 1 a ton on bars, plates nnd shapes went into effect today. Frailer & Co. have opened a branch office at 15 Broad street. New York. Warren A. Tyson, formerly with N. W, Halsey & Co., has associated himself with William P. Bonbrlght & Co., Inc., aa bond salesman. Announcement Is made that the firm of Woelpper, Crawford & Co. Is to be suc ceeded, as of March 1, by a new firm, to be styled Woelpper & Co. The partners of the now firm will bo Wilson Woelpper, William 8. J. Wctherill and Albert W. Morton. It Is said holders or Icbs than $400,000 par of Boston and Maine notes, duo March 2, havo now .failed to agree to their extension for six months, as pro posed by trustees. Though the M. Bumely Company's 110, 000,000 two-year convertible notes were duo todny, they were defaulted because tho affairs of the company are being ad ministered by a receiver. The American Smelting and Refining Company has advanced the prlco of lead from 3.85c. to 3.00c. During February the amount of cus toms collected from dutlnble Imports at the port of Philadelphia was J723.123, against JS37.262 in Februnry, 1911, The New York banks have lost $1,803,000 elnce Friday on Subtreasury operations. There has been placed on tho regular list at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange $3800 additional American Telephone and Telegraph stock. There have been strick en off tho regular lint $58,000 Standard Gas 'and Electric sinking fund 6 per cent, bonds, canceled, and $70,000 first preferred and $30,000 second preferred stock of tho Finance Company of Pennsylvania, The Albama Power Company, operating subsidiary of the Alabama Traction, Light and Power Company, has sold to Harris, Forbes & Co. the $2,000,000 first iiiuriKugo o per cent, three-year bonds, which are being offered at 100V4 and In terest. Stocks of copper In London, according to fortnightly statistics, decreased C93 tons and the visible supply decreased 1133 tons. The United Metals Selling Company has advanced Its domestic prlco for elec trolytic copper to 15 cents a pound, The annual report of the Gejuxe W. Helme Company showed a. trSaee of $13,435 in net earnings. The surplus after dividends wsb $265,922. . l r DIVIDENDS DECLARED Bears, Roebuck & Co., regular quarterly IK per cent, on preferred, payable April l to ttocS of record March lo. Texas Company, regular quarterly 2.BO n hare, payable. March S to stock pt record March lit. Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago, quarterly guaranteed and special guaranteed 1, pr cent, each. The guaranteed Is payable April (I. and y?."pScUL guaranteed April 1. For both dividends books close March IT and reopen April 7. . Lltreett & Myers Tobacco Company, quarter ly 1 per cent, on preferred, payable April 1 to stock or record Marrf. lo, Cambria, Iron Company, regular semiannual WlF.,cul "" 1 if re"lered March 16. ritUh-Amertcan. Tobacco Company. lntrlm per cent, payable March 81 to stock record iiiitiuggenbelrn Exploration Comuunr. regular Ipuarter y 3J4 per cent,, payable April 1. Swki "KMaKh, 0en March lsv 'Yukon Oold Company, regular quarterly TM tenia, payable March 31. Hooka close March 0. re&pen Marcb 15. . ' KAILROAD EARNINGS CENTBAl OS1 OBOROIA. -IrJWIL lmjk Decrease. New York Stock Sales At..... t ... k"t close, ltleh. Low. Clone Alaska Clotd Mines .... 2S 20 28H 20 A"j"88f ast mi 3s mi Can... soif 20M 20 20)i ' A??.b a5'." 02J 02 02' 02' AriE'7"-';".?0.5' iOH 40H dOJi a J CfftPilynrcf..n2,t, U2Ji il2 112H Am Express 01 .3 M f.3 "J.1""-. 25. mi 2:,i 25)f Am Unseed. 0 l)K SH 8)1 AtnLocomotva........ 20!f 20JJ 20M Mi Am Locomotive prcf ... 81 78 78 78 IU Smelling. oUi O'H OlH 02 AhiTelATcl 1 (, 1 off 110tJ imjj Anaconda Copper 1 ao Ml 2fl,' 2'.,lt Atchison...... oi)i 04X 04J OIK Atchison pref 07 07 07 07 At coast Mna DO 0 08 OS J 'Mil t.oco 23 28 28 28 J,0 MH OiH 04H MH !. 1 &. ,01'.10 mt W OS 03 llrooklyn Itapld Transit 80H 87 87 87 California l'ct 17$ j 171 j 17 1711 California Pet prcf 51 GO 48 48 Can Pacific. Ifi7 lfiS'f 1G.1K 1MH ?,unln )'Slhcr :,4' a" 33)f :im thM&Ohlo to 40i 40 40! S ci"iocopp r,js m 3HH a:,H I'ICMIISIP 85 85!f 8 U Bill Co LucUlron.. ...... :m SSii 23J4 23H Ulcago, MI & Pacific... lo) 10 J81f 10 Com Products o)f OH 0 0 Cuban Am Sugar 40 4o 40 40 Den & Mod o)i fix Mi OX Olstlllcrs Securities.... 10X 10X 10X 10H K' 20X 21 203J 20'i Itrlo 1st prof MX jbX ;),1X 83X OcnChcm 172 1-2X180 182X UcnChcmprct 107 107X lO'l 101 General Electric 130 130 130 130 general Motor 01 02X 02 02X Goodrich CO six 32 3 IX 3IX OoodrlchCoprof 00X 07JJ 07H 0?X Great Northern prcf ..11,'lX 114 11.IX 113X Clrcnt Norlhorn Orocts 30X 31X 31X 31X OUKKcnhelm Exp 4MX 40X 4iX 40X 111 Central 103 103X 103 103X Interboro-Met !' lais ia 1 lntcrboro..lct prof ... C5X 51 B5X f3X Inspiration Cons 18X 10X 18X 18X Int'l Paper 8 0 81 8X lnt'l Paper pref 31 SOX .1.1 3,5 JlCasopref "7 77 77 Lehigh Valley 1.1IX 132X 132U 132X Loulsv & Nash 11 110X 110 110X Loosc-Wlles Ills 1st prcf 1)0 OOll 00X BOX Maxwell Motors 21X 24X 21X 21X Maxwell SIotoM 1st prcf 03 01X O'.X 03X Maxwell Motors ad prcf-25X 25X 2,'i)ll 2."X Mexican Petroleum ... OX 07X 1 CX t5X Mo Kh& Texas 10 10X 10 10 Mo Kan & Texas prcf . 31 31 3(H 30X Mtiml Copper 18X 10X 10X 10X Missouri Pacific 12X 12X 11X 11X Montana Power 10 4UX 40X 4DX Montana Power prcf ..100X OO-'l 00X 99X National lllscult prtf . 121X 122 12J 122 National Enamcllns ..10 10 10 10 Nat Lead 40X 01X 40X G1X Nevada Con 12 12X 12X 12X NYNH&II 15 -I7X 45 4RX NY Central 82U 8JX SIX 81X NYO&W 13X 21X 23lj 24X No Pacific 100X 101 100X 100X Pacific Mall v.... 10 18X IX 18X Pcnna 104X 10IX 10 X 101X People's Qa3 117JJ llbX 118X 118X Pittsburg Coal 20 20 20 20 P Lorrlllard Co 175 178 17. 178 Pullman Co 150X 151 151 151 Kay Cons 10X 10X 10X 1UX Heading 142X 143 142l 142X Itcpubllc Iron & St .... 10 19X 19X 10X itepubllc Iron A St prcf 74X 70$ 75X 75X ltocklsland X X X H Itock Island prcf IX IX 1 IX numeiy uo y, a j u Seaboard Air Lino 11X 11X 11X 11M Seaboard Air Lino prcf 32 32 32 32 Southern Pacific 8-' 8l'X 82 82X Southern Ily prcf 43 43 43 4.1 Stmlcbakef 45X 40 4GX 45X Studebakcr prcf 03X 03 0 H 02 Tennessee Copper 27X 28 27X 27X Texas Co 127 1:0)4 127X 120X Third Avenuo 47X 4-X 47)5 4S Twin City It T ........ 05X 03X 05X 95X Union Bag & Papor ... 5 5X C)i 5X Union Pacific 119X 118X 117X 117X Union Pacific prcf .... 81X 70 78? i 78)i un uwy inv pror U6H ao 25 25 U S llubber 54X SIX 53X 5iX U S Kubber 1st prcf ...10 IX 102X 1023 1 102X UBSteel 12h 43 -l.H 1uV, USSteelpref 103X 104Jf 103X UK-. UtahCoppcr 61X 62X 51X tlH Wabash X X X X Western Union G2X 03X 02X 03X Westlnghouso Electric . .03M 0G3i 00X OOlf Wells Kargo , 81X 85 85 85 Woolworth 1 03)S 93 95 05 Willys Overland U5X 97X 9GX 07X Total sales today 151,200 shares, com pared with 110,300 shares Saturday. (JuoU'd ox-dlvldend In Now York today: Union 1'acUlo common, 2 per cent.; Union r'ticlltc preferred, 1! per cent.; Cnnadlan t'a clllc, 2 per cent., Laclcdo Uas, 1 per cent.; American Hugar, 1 per cent.; American Su gar preferred, l'Ji per cent. ; Chicago and Northcst. 19. per cent.; Chicago and North west preferred. 2 per cent, ex-lnt. ; Under sr una Klcctrlo Hallnay ot London, In. a per cent. SHOUT TEltM NOTES Hate. Amer locomotive.. Am Tel & Tel sub. Am Tobacco ecrlp. Argentine Uov.... Aigentlno Gov.... Argentine liov.... Halt & Ohio llethlehom Hteel . . Hrook Itap Tran. . . Can Pnclllo Ity.... C & O Ity Chlo & West Ind.. Chicago ISley Hy. Erlo It It Krle R It Erie 11 R Oenerul Motor Co.. Qen Itubter Co,... Int Harvester Co.. Lacka Bteol Co.... U Bh & SI So R It. I, Bh & M Ho It It. Missouri Pac Ity. . Kew Ens Nav Co. NVCt II Itlv... N Y C & II ltlv. .. N Y O & If Rlv... N Y O & H ltlv... New York City.... New York City.... New York City.... N Y N II & Hart. I'enna It IS conv. , Pub Her Corn N J. Seaboard A U Ity.. Southern Ry Southern Ily II S 8m R & M Co. Union Typewriter., United Frglt , United Fruit Utah Co .., West Penn Trac... P.C. S n o u u u h a 5 n a B 5 gU JH s 3 D H II a a14 D a ii ii n gH 3 3 n B B (1 3 O a Due. 13ld. Allied. July 1U10 1UUV, no April mi" jouj July luin vat vn Mar, ltiai lOHU 103U Juno 101U ,tiW UOU Sept. 1U15 100 100'i July HUM 113 mi April torn loo icon Oct. 1013 1DOH iuo(J April 11117 07V, 07'), Oct. 1013 10U4 101(5 July nils loo Join; July mis Feb. 1013 Mar. 1013 Kept, 1013 Dee. 1013 Juno 1013 100 uo Mi'i lOojS 10055 100 100 V, Ii.l May 1H17 April 11113 lotli lOOH May 1015 10UU 10O14 lIKli fepl. Oct. Hvpt. Hept, Kept. May Oct. Mar. Mar, Feb. May June Jan. loir, loo?; unci IS HOtt 10OI 13 lOOt! lOOt? in 102)5 hi-iZ 17 101 lOltf 1111 1 II 1017 HUB 07?4 OSi 1013 100VJ 10111 1D10 lOltt 1017 101H 100 looi 100 H om; OUJI 9T 00T4 IM wo llllll on M OTV May May 1017 lOOK 1014 luin 07 API It 1017 07U 0S i nftaf star, ion vu O'J LONDON STOCK MARKET' Rovivnl Jn Demand From Investors Expected. LONDON, March 1. There was fair ao. cumulation of orders for becurltles over the week-end, and the tono of the mock market today woa steady. InYfetment broken tore cast a sharp revival In demand from Investors when the Dardanelles have l,en forced. ailt-uU'e Investment Ususs hardened and thero was light buyinir of home railway shares. The labor outlook at Clyde and "Ise whero was brhshter. There was little doing In the American group, and the list hart a checkered aipearonco. The feeling In Russians 'was good, but Japan and Chinese descriptions .wero Irregular. Mines and ol) haro wero tlrra ""POt, London NY. plate, euujv. Amalgamated Copper ..,,... BJH 6VIJ4 U Atcblsou ,.... V7S IOC -B Canadian PaCllU..., IWfW JSSli xlS Chesapeake and Ohio 4trjJ fmjl j Chicago Great West U 10 ,. Ch M & St Pau 6. 8t -H fienver&HO a 0 .. Erlo ;JH SS J do 1st pref Jl; Hg - f New York Central .Jgjff EJK Norfolk & Wiatcrn ICftK OAK N Y Oflt & WlSt 2?) ,1W - Penrwlvanla Steading T f, J?li - Union Paciffc 121 -1 XlncrW" IVcrtaue. Ice nnd CoaJ Companies Merge WILMINGTON. Del.4 Marcb 1. Announce ment was made today that the Diamond Ice and Coal Company and the Consumers' lee and CiSt ComcaBy. tho largest loneerns of ths klu.il Hi t&Ts State, bad been merged under tttt njiriui of the twmtf. George, . Cafolle, a BrtBOS baaserV Wl b ,orIlaie Tlb OwuotlislaJ iupovB. 4ai Miller StrSjJer. M MtlfMM at tbi Ceasumsri' company, will be fsalmaa at the beard ' arnars bavs in to ibo spa l 'juiIdwu for worn than ico lUOh, aepi. iuio iuu'i iviYt Dec. 11)13 100, 1004 Uee. 101U lUOU 1UOV4 Dec. 1U17 100(1 100(4 June 1U1S 100 100S June loin looK ioo. SHARP DECLINES IN LOCAL STOCKS Reduction in Minimum Limits Responaible Du Pont Pow der Shares in Strong Demand Tlioro were noma sharp declines ns h, result of the reduction In tho minimum limit on a number of Philadelphia stocks today. A two-point drop In Union Trac tion enmo promptly on Uto cutting of the minimum from 38 to 31 this morntne find a Rood deal of stock wns offered at tho new low point without Itndlng buyers. This nnd a dccllno of B points In Penn sylvania Salt were the outstanding feat ures of tho Initial dealings. Tho drop In Halt wns also duo to reducing tho mini mum. Lnlto Superior was offered at Its now minimum of 7, but here, too, buyers wero scarce. Oenoral Asphalt fell 4, to 26, nnd Philadelphia Company cunnilntlvo preferred dropped to 33. Tonopah Hoi mont wns active nt 4. In tho afternoon General Asphalt preferred followed tho oxnmplo of other reduced minimum stocks nnd tumbled 3 points to 60. Cam bria Steol scrip sold nt 95V4 and i, Hapld TratiHlt held steady In splto of the fall In Union Traction. Tho street was favorably Impressed with Mr. Stotcsbury's notion In regard to tho attacks mado on tho company's officers. Thero wis some buying of Lcliluh Navigation In mall lots for Investment. Tho voting trust expired today by limitation. It was created March 1, 1010, for a period of five years, and on February 1 this year nnouiicentcnt was made that tho board of managers of tho company had decided hot to oak the stockholders for Its renew al. Tho voting trust certificates will bo stricken from tho list ot tho Philadelphia Stools Exdiango nftr March 81, and from today to that date, Inclusive, delivery In nil transactions will bo by certificates and power. A further spectacular rlso occurred In du Pont International Powder preforred today. It ended last week at n new top prlco of 00, but this morning D79i was tho bid for It with nono offered under 00. In tho dissolution somo brokers flgu i tho stoclc to be worth ns much ns 120. .nter natlonal Smokeless Powdor was uotcd around 31. Thero was a little scattered selling ot Pennsylvania, doubtless on account of tho poor showing mado by the January report ot earnings. Total oporatlng reve nue of all tines decreased no less than $2,795,785. Operating expenses wore cut f 1,738,529, leaving a not loss In operating incume ol f j,vj,zou. Interstate Hallways bondB were tho most notlve feature of tho local bond market. The annual report showed In come of ?5G9.923, against J545.725 tho previ ous year ,an da surplus of SB3.432 agter dividends, compared with ?59,650 tho year before. President John A. Rlgg says tho total amount of money expended on tho several properties, tis given by tch offlcers of the sovernl lessco companies, since the dates of their respective leases to Sep tmber 30, 1014, nggrognto a total of $4,297, 4C9. New York Bond Sales High. Low. Close. .102 loa 102 .lOSii 10W ltiiW 7iK)0 Amer Agr Cs nuoo Amer ilido &t, fls. WWi) Amor Tel clt 4s tJOOO Amer Tel cvt ia. . ZWO Armour Co 4Vis WOO Atchison ad I 4n w4 pu au list UIH S8 now si: liaiHj Atchison cv 4c 10M... in "Oft iT!U AXCiUKOU CV 4H LUIIU,. 100O Atlan Co Lino clt Is. 17000 Halt & Ohio ."llis.... HOtK) lnlt tc Ohio Is 2:i00() n.tlt 4c Ohio cv 4s... 1000 110 1 LEMVT 4.. 04 tn ui S8 SI Ml 4K uuu uuii u bwn .111,3... 88 1000 Ileth stool rfd .Is ss 4UOU llroikii Hi, Tr Cs IMS. OUT. I1U00 llrookn Un Elv 1st Ba.100 B000 C11I ClflH fc Uloc &s 112 2U00 Cent Luithor 1st .'13... HS1, 1W00O Cent Tac lot 4s tiOVi 7IJOO Chcs & Ohio cv 4Ws. . Tuii .UVl' UU 4','JS 1SO00 Chi & Krlo 1st Cs.. llstl Chi .V Nwn ll'is 1000 do gen 4s sta riJU do deb S3 11121 1000 do con fls 1000 Chi (c V Ind Cs.... :);',i!Oi) Chi A Q Joint 4s. 1 DO do deb ns OTO0 Chi II . Q Iowa B3...102J5 200000 C M & St T CV Cs w I.100H w: 101)1, iwiu ao cp .13 2H0I) do gen IVjh 4I01K) Chi It I & 1 col 4s.. IHHIO flu It It fill 100(1 Clcv Bh Line 4Hs... '-'IKKI (.01 & .South let 4'. in. 102',4 100 ft 10 ii(i4 t2 ttl 112 tion t,li .11 871i (til 1200H Con Gas cv (la w I. ...112 214.10 cumDenana -ret as... MWj Del & Ilud 4s 101(1... 20000 Detroit United 4V5s... SOOO Din Socur Corp Ss 10000 Du lont Powder 4V4s 1000 Eile gen 4s 2000 dn nrlor 4s Si 82 MOO do 4th ext 4s 10011 100VJ lOOVi 400(1 Hud Mon rfd 6s 7.1 75 7ft 12IMO Iowa central rcf 4s... n r.2 5-t HOW 1111 luui) 111 tjni ji os tr-"H IIOOO Ins Cou cv Us... ...1001 IOIVj 1211011 Insn Cc-n cv 1010 iiau i 7' I II7K OSI 74 U HJ.KI initiru .tui tw if,,. 10000 Tnterb It T ref Bs 08 0714 00 OUW 81) 8li 110 no 10014 100 107 I TT 401)1) intcrni )'n Per us.... iooo ind Alcohol Bs...,, 120(iO Jap Cler Sta now 4H: Bono .Too new 4V,s 100 Mt'i 7H4 100 0014 N) 8S!)i no to 10014 loo MH 107 KS14 8J ru nO(Hi Kar, City Will. 8H r.iKJl) ijicita tcei ns 102.1... tin WK10 Lk Sh deb 4s 10.11.... 00 IOOO I.Iit & M T Bs 10014 100O Lorlllard Bs 100 MlOO Lou & Nash col Bs. . . .Vt TM (HI LflU XT n oa 100(1 I. & N A K 1st 100O Morris & Esiex. lOm MllwuJkcc (las K ISt 4S SS' 81 111 (las 4s. -IIIOOO Minn & Ht L 4s... 5.1 000O Mo Kan & T 1st 4s... 77' 4000 Mo l'ao Is Oin KKO do CV Bs 44' 77 77 41J 4 Hi 111(4 "114 1(XU OO COl J3 Jllll Vl'tl 2(H)() do cons os 100 000(10 Mont Power Bs 01H 10O 100 01 1)11-', nv it x ,r iirnno cv( oa i". M v Air urako cvt ua i no to 1 N Y C & II 314s 70)4 7011 7U)i ' N Y C & Hud s w I.. 1011.; 101I 10HJ N Y City 411s 1000.... DOK oa.i liufj v v i.i.v JTab inirt mil? tmll mtir iuiki IN r L' & II n l.'ITOOO 7000 10t(J ouil -INHI ,S I UIIJT IjS (U1H. . .IUIU IOOO N Y City 4Ws IfOl... 00)5 2(HM KYN- II lr.t'is 1080 02 22000 N Y N II A ir tin lot 1 IHIll (3 in-H M (U'l B0 113 som 88l( nfl' 05 04 07 K 02 if 04 07K 0fl .IOOO N Y llwy odi 3s ,iroo n v w c & n 4Ks.. aw, j.it'.M, or ioc prior 48 74B0O Nor Pao gen 8s 2000 Oro Short L rot 4s. . . 11000 Ore Ity & N con 4s. . 18000 Oro & Cal Ss,.. 7000 Ont Power Ss SD'i noi' 8III 88' ffi' lu woo pao coast 1st cs 04 0000 I'ocltlc Tel 8s 07 SOOO I'enna. cvt Ms iiv4 4000 Penna cv 3ljs 720OO Tenna 4Hsw I 4000 Public Berv N J Ss. ..100 luu ..10IK 1M9J aoilK 1VU St 811 88 8S fill Kit 5ii me it it or .miss... IOOO nay Con Cop fls 4000 Heading- Ren 4s, SOOO Itepuli Cuba Ss 1004. .103 1J inii . nt 105 103 0114 fll 0.1H os(j in m 71 71 82 82 .-.1 ho nep ir t H ns ll)(. 2000 Ilia Or & W clt 4s. . 71 11000 Itock Island 4s 82 120(10 Itock Island rfd 4s,.,. 03 tOOO Itock Island Ss ft'l IOOO St U I M & Sa ret 4s. . C74 IOOO St L I M & So Ss. .. . , 20 lonoo SUSFrMft sta 4s 02 7000 Seaboard A L adj Ss, . flOU IOOO Seaboard A I. Bta 4s, . 80 icon seaboard A I, rfd 4s,. (17 TOOO South Hell Ss OR PIOoo South Pac cv 4s 81 IOOO do cv ret t p Bs U(U4 finOOrt do rfd 4s.,, !.,. M OIK (lift m R't 0714 20 112 oli 80 (Id 08 81 f) 84; aw, nli ns 0714 20 02 S5 80 00 118 81 78 nnvs ns ns unit' nomn j'uo lerm ns. . . . ,nw, tiuki soum itwy gen 40, . . 8000 do con Ss ,...,, 4000 Tesos Co cv fls ,, 2000 Third Ao new 4s.... fttU ft8; 8Ui 81 K 81 (HOUI ?000 1om '14 IOO0O tl H Tlealty Ss..t 74 1; WKX1 IT s llutiber 6s lO'l? nlonn 1' A steel ."! loou ...loo iro 100 S"0 do rev Ss 100 i lOOllj OOV( 14000 Union Pao 1st 4s...... OS rumo Vn rtwva S V 4s 47 73 VJ NWi V 64 Crown Brrs SRV4 Mini va 1 (' f 11 nw. .. sooo va car Chem 1st fls. 1000 Va Bwy Ss 1000 Wabash 4s 1000 do 1st Ss 1IAAA Wat, VJ1U el sta 4s... R3H no 8! a? ?0 IOOO West NY & P 1st 5s. M 4000 West Md 1st 4s 7000 Wet B & M cv rta. . . . 00 XiOrt West Shore re 4s Mil iron wj Union 44s ...... fll4 tono Wis Cent Pul dlv 4.. 84M Total sales. 2.14B,000, compared with 11.149. 000 gaturdoy. GOVERNMENT BONDS Bid. Asked. 2s of ItSQ reclsttrsd 08)4 S&H ffi 24 01 iiu ooupon MUH 1,An. 4- a-4-aA,1 . nfiiz I'snsma new 3 reglsterta lot Panama new 3a eoaeoa 101 .1 of WIS registered 191 ;i or mii cuumn -4 of 1823 registered ox'. 1 ox, 82 UOf, 111 lltti till, 1)1 01 10W llllft 88 8S 82'A M 80 80 SS ss 88 88 01154 Ull i)i4i 112 08i 0S 811 8(1 TO 7llS CUi Mrs, 8I . (tl'.'j UI (Ely, . 81 81 81 . U2V, tlil4 02)4 .101"J 10t5 101H .lOOJi lUlU l(H,ia .100(1 lOllU 10UU . II.1J4 05VS m duk uui nnii lC'.''i 102U iouvi lOil 102Tt I(ll)i 1IK)4 2d ion ItdVj 01114 02 1)2 8.1 8.1 12 112 OOVi 1MIV, vVt 00(4 71 701, Bin r.l 871i 87 00 m 82 00 auj ns. .,..,,. .,.. wih niu n-i Trl-Cltv ns ... "M urn ihiu I' H Oovern 81 101 v' 1(111 lnit 72 7111 1021S int)J II 41 sa no 8.1 S3 SO 8DU OTK, f)7K 2414 241J IW OB 20 20 73 73 ai 6314 8014 tt nou ooii ni ni4l 84K 81K :::EE:."::!8 lie Sales in Philadelphia eot.colte. Itlgh. ton. Clon, inu. .Bin ,no;i 20 20 00 00 21 21 , 8)4 8li n.ih'ain.io sa Mia so jo BO 33 2.1 2HJS "A 7iw M M .14 .14 4214 49)4 40 40 loo 10 IB A loo la 2.B 208 'I? lah 100 St Sir, 720 m mp?i Hug...... Am tins ..,,,,,100 Cam Btcel ,.,., 42M Blec Storage ,,, 40 Erlo SI oen Anphalt ,,, 30., dojirer,..,,,,, mil Jn Co N Am,,. 81, Injerst ny prcf, 8'.4 Int )'atr ...... , , 2ll no 8 s tAfVSr-.vvfiffi do t.e , 74 Pennn, nnllroad. B2' KM BinS.MeiVMR. 58 rii a raeo .... J, mji RI!a1Vr.TClon,::7t tP '.. 7tW Tonopah ltei Tonopah Min U O t tin Trao . . . . M ..... 821 An ..... 42W noNiw. u a atect 4214 Last prev. pniKt mniis Am a A E Bs., 8S)4 8,1)1 Com sti sop wit iwi no) Elec Peo Tr 4 801? Sl.T In,... .1. t... i fl ROIL pnie, Ixw, Cloe. 100 450 .Ion IIOOO 2000 1000 1IIOO 1000 1000 SOOO I.cli N cons l)4 00)4 L V gen cs 4H Tl4 Pft tct I14b w UCWj Phlla Eleo 4.. so Phll.N It T C 4s 07)4 Heading gen 4s. WW Local Half-hourly Sales 10 to 10130 A. M. 23 I'enna Bait... SO 100 Ton Hoi... .3 20 Phlla It T... l))4 10 Penna 10 Krle 21 10 Leh Valley.., loo Penna B2 s do 100 Union Trac... nt 4 Penna 11 Penna .32 3 do 10 do B2 10O tl B Steel..., 13 do 32 100 dn 13-10 02U IKVK iinji m 7?l 21 m 7414 20 do B2, lit rhlla Trnc . 10 Am Ht Sugar 00)4 22 Ins Co N A.. 100 tl 8 Stool.... 42)4100 tl 8 Steel.... 100 U 8 Slcel.... 4a)i I Leh Nav t c. 10O Elcc Storage. 4S1, 1 Leh Nav 100 do 42)5 1UI do 42K HONDS. 1000 Phlla Eloc 4 ,173 Cam Steel scrip 1017... , 1W0 Leh Valley gen conv 4)4s . . . . , MKIO Interstate llwy 4s .. 78J4 ,. Oilji 10:30 to 11 A. M. 3 Penna S2.1-10 CO Penna Salt... SO 10O Union Trnc. 31 33 do 80 5 Pcnna 52,1-10 13 Int Paper.... tl HONDS. MOO Interstate Pwy 4 OSJi C00O Interstate llwy 4s B8U 2000 Interstate Itwy 4s !' Ii .IK) Heading gen 4s 01 11 to 11:30 A. M. 10 Pcnnn 32 t-lOUCO Tonopah ltd. 4 12 do 321-10 1 Pcnna 52 in U S Steel.... 12)4 33 Union Trac... 31 10 do 42ii HONDS. 13 Cam Steel scrip 1017 0OJ4 1000 Pcnna rct3 414s w 1 10.1)4 11:30 A. M. to 12 M. 2 Penna B2)4 13 Ph Co cm pfd 05 CO Oen Asp 20 HONDS. 2O00 Leh Nav cons 114 D'J)4 12 M. to 12:30 P. M 10 Penna 10 do. ::::::: m ; 7i)J 12 U a I R214 40 do B2 3 Heading 110NDH. 1000 Phlla. W & II t o 4 07U 12:30 to 1 P. M. 3 Penna Salt.. lo Leh Nav t o. 74)4 2 Leh Nav I 0. 7454 100 Tononah Mln. Ok 10 Pcnna 32'i, 20 Am (las llMi 2 U G 1 82 UOND3. 500 nice fc l'cop Tr 4b (12 Cam Stool scrip 1017 1 to 1:30 P. M. 81 UU14 10 Ins Co N A.. 21 1(H) Cnlon Trac... 31 100 Phlla It T t c 014 25 Tonoimh Itel. 4 10 Pcnna Salt... 80 100 Int Itwy pfd. 8',i HONDS. 200 Am Cos & nice Cs S.Y)', 2000 Heading gen is Hl'.i 1:30 to 2 P. M. 23 Pcnna B21i 23 Phlla Eleo... Eili 0 do 521) 3 Penna 52 1-10 3 Penna Salt... SO 2 to 2:30 P. M. 30 U 8 Steel.... 42)4 100 ncadlns .... 0 Am Cos 100)4 100 Leh Valley.. 2:30 to 3 P. M. 0 Pcnna 32 1-10 100 U S Steel..., 10 Unldnin pfd.. Oil 40 do , Km Loll Val...00.'t.Ht .1 U O I , 2 Pcnna 52 1-10 SO Tonopah Uc, lo I'enna 3214 20 Union TrnaJ, 3 Oen Asp pfd. CO 3 Tonopah Bel. 10 Penna 32 1-10 10 iPenna 5: 3 Phlla Elec... 23)i 40 Cam Steel..., HOND3. 20 Cam Steel scrip 1017 3 Cam Stool scrip 1017 30 Cam Steel scrip 1017 1000 Lih Valley gen cons 4s : luoo Phlla i:iec 3s 71 OtHi 42 43 8211 3-10 43 031! '311 i3 III J 113' 110! 87 102 NEW YORK CURD Hraden Dr-Am Tobacco old UrJAm Tobacco now Cold Cons Urocno Can Ln Hoso Nlpltelng Otis Elev do pret Hlkcr-Hege Sterl Hum Tob Prod prof United Cigar Stores do prof Un Prof now World Film Yukon Qold BANK CLEARINGS Hank clearings today compare with corro spondlns day last two years: X0t5. 1014. 1013. Boston ..... tH,rm,2l 22.4SI.31ll 41,327,1110 Philadelphia 24,B04,187 $43,800,4011 37,II13,273 New York..ls:i,783,2;l7 KU.lOt.NO 32U.404.S21 RATES FOR MONEY Call. Time. vime. ?StW) PMiaaeipnia .H'tfi New York 1Ki2 Uaston 3 :t!5 r.k... n OI,l Commercial paper. 3 to 0 months, Phllodelr phla, 314Q4 per cent. Reserve Hanks' Discount Rates D3.V1 no or so to 00 to Less. 00. 00. Over 00. Hoston 4 414 4W 3 New York 4 415 44 8 Philadelphia 4 4 414 B Cloveland , 4 4)4 11, B Hlchmond 4 4 414 4)4 Atlanta 4 4 I", 4(4 Chicago 4 4 414 S St. Louts 4 4 414 414 Minneapolis .........4 4)4 4)4 S Kansas City 4 4 414 9)4 Dallas 4 414 H S Sun Francisco 4 4 4)4 a Foreign Discount Rates Official bank rates at the principal European centres are: Bank Date of rata. Last change. Hank of England S Aur. 8, 1014 Hank of France 0 Aug, SO, lull Hank of Germany , B Dec. 23, 11)14 Hank of Belgium D Aug, 27, 1014 Hank pf Austria 6)4 Oct. 3l 1014 Hank of Italy B May I). 1DU 'Hank of Switzerland S Sept, 10, 1014 Hank of Russia 0 July 20, 101 uanK ox Hpain. ...... . .... . o acpt. 1, iu Hank of Portugal,., 3li Jan. 14,1014 Hank of Sweden S14 Jan, S, 1013 Hank of Denmark Sli Jan. B, 1913 'Bank of Norway 3ft Aug. 12, 11)14 Bank of Netherlands.,..,, a Aug. 20, 10t4 FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YOHK. March 1. At the opening the foreign exchange market wns easier, but quo attons became steadier Uter. Hates follow) Todav Saturday Sterling, demand'. ,,,, 4.80 4. so Sterling cable ..,. 4.K01i 4.80U Francs, domand ..,....,,.,, n.20 BsH Franca, cables ,. 3.20 B.27tJ Reichmarks. cablea ..,,.,.. 8114 821 ltelchmarks, cheek ....... 81! SI), Lire, Checks B.B1 8,80 Italian Lire 5.02 1 .... MORE GOLD IMPORTS Total of $700,000 Receive in New York From London, NEW YORK. March 1. A total of JtOO.OOO gold was received today from London, Tha steamship New York brought ISOO.OOa gold to Kidder, Peabody & $0. and aoodinan, Bacha & Co. received J5O0, 090 gold from London on the dime steamer. ' 83i 8.171 i0l5 mitt 81, Rl 011 iw-M now 07)4 n'W ."'? loiitf im 10.1)4 78)4 78k 78lk 07H 1)7)4 niU nW 0114 0K4 Hid. Asked. Mfc O'i 1714 IS 18 1814 1 o-ia ih 20 27 ?4 U B)(4 70) 8814 00 5 0 7 1 814 1)0 D2 8!l 1)2 112 117 3 3 7-16 ft Sh GRAIN PRICES DROP ON HEAVY SELLING May Wheat Down 5j Cents nnd July 6 Cents in Chi cago Market. CfltCACIO, Mnrch l.Prlcos of nil nrnlna broke nhnrply nt tho opening of tho Hoard of Trnde today, largely on no count of the continued progress ot tho nllled fleet penetrating tho Dardanelles. Tho sharpest break was naturally In wheat, because n largo supply of tho Russian product, which Is being held In readiness for shipment, would bo rushed through tho Danlaiieltoil and placed on tho market as soon as tho gatowny Is opened. May wheat opened nt $1.61. oft 2)4 cents n bushel, while July showed it loss of 2 cents, at $1.22. In tho later trading the prices weakened further. Helling wna heavy. May closed nt $1.4'M, otf 6)4 cciiIb from Saturday's Anal, while July ended 6)4 cents lower at $1.18)4. At the lowost point of the day May wns nt $1.46 nnd July nt $1.17)4, or 7)i and 7)i cento re spectively, under tho llnni on Saturday, Hxport sales of wheat on Saturdny were unusual, iib high ns 1,000,000 bushels. The weekly shipments of wheat from North America amounted to 8.G13.000 bush els, tho United Kingdom receiving 2,052, 000: tho continent, B,1G8,000, and non Guropc, 703,000 bushels. The foreign purchases of wheat lit Italy are placed at 40,000,000 bushel), half ot which hns already arrived. This will be distributed where most needed at fair prices, thus provisioning tho country un til tho next crop. With weather conditions fnvornblo In Argentina, nhlpmonta from that quarter nro expected to ossumo larger propor tions than heretofore. Olllclal reports from that country show a new corn crop of 335,945,000 bushols and places the ox pottoblc mirplus nt 201.000,000 bushels. Cash Bales here wero 60,000 bushels of export and the Seaboard reported 750,000 bushels for export. Tho Seaboard also re ported thrco cargoes or oats for export and a rumor wns current that a largo nmount of corn hns been sold nt Chicago no well as Eastern points for foreign ship ment. Tho visible supply in tho United Htntes decreased 2,073,000 bushels to a total of 40,CS6,0O0 bushels compnred with 57,021,000 bushels a year ago. TIjo visible supply of corn Is now 41.33S.000 bushels, compared with 18,374.000 bushels tl year ago. I.oadlng futures ranged us follows: Wheat Open, ltleh. I.ow. Clne. cloo. Mny July ... r.r.i l.ni l.ni 1.474 ti.Kiy; X.li 1..-J J.ilttU.'S'.s Tl..M'H 1..' Corn (new delivery) Mny ... ... 7IH, ni 71 71 71 July 75!i 730k 73 7:1)5 70U (n( Mny 311)1 B0.T4 BM4 31J4 '37); July ...... M(i KlK 81 W, Bl4i tnk Jtnyr' 10.27 10,27 10.17 tlo.17 no.M July 10.47 10.30 10.40 tl0.40 tlO.OO nibs Mny 0.S7 P.R7 0.73. to.73 10.R7 July tlO.13 10.17 10.03 tlO.03 10.17 Mrivrk.T I7..13 17.33 17.10 17.12 17..12 Julv 17.72 17.72 17.43 17.30 l'.'ii Uld. tARltcd. LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS OIIICAOO, Mnrch 1. HOfaa. ltceelpts. 38,OlKi. Mnrkot 3c. higher. Mlxrd nnd butch ers. $U.43itil.M); good heavy. f(l. I3flu.7.": rouch henvv. Jil.L'3iO.IO: llitlit. (I.30IU.S0: ulits, 3.03 'id.lill: hulk, td.oono.73. CATTLE. Ilecelpts, IS.OCC. Market stciidy to BlronK. IJeeves, Ja.'i'SO-: cows nnd holf crs. S-'l.r,mf3.40: slnckers nnd feeders. $4.1011) IJ.10: Tcrnm. JIW7.23: cnlvcs. SS.noii 10.23. HHBKI' Ilecelpts. 15,000. Market strontt. Natlvo nnd Western. $t.73R7.03; lambs. S3.S0 UU.U0. COTTON NF.W YOHK, Mnrch 1. The cotton market opened steady todav, 2 points lower to 1 point huh(.r, nnd after tho call moved up to a net sain of about 2 points for thn nctlve list. Apparently prices hnd nireiuly discounted the possibility ot shipments to Oermnny being stopped, nnd thero werj a number of sup porting orders from trndo Interests. Tho local irouil wns bearish, but cautious, rending iomo dcflnlto statement from tho Allies on the blockade qurstlon. In tho afternoon tho market bpcamo heavier, prices receding from 0 to 10 iolntH at tho close. Sat. close. Open. High. Low. Close. March 8.2fi K.2H H.fil 8. in R.15 Mnv 8.47 S.4I1 R.3I 8.H3 8.30 July R(iH 8.(13 8.73 8.33 8.03 October S.7 R.03 0.0(1 K.SIl 8.01 T)C(embPr 0.111 0.15 0.22 P.03 11.10 Bpot 8.33 8.23 NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET NEW YOIllC, March oocnod stcudv. Futures abovo Saturday's finals. 1. The coffee market advanced :t to 4 points iticos toilow: Today's Saturday's onenlng. close. April .ou n.onTfn.na -Mny Juna 3.00 B,0t!83.70 l!.(17 (1. 73 n.ss 0.90 n.ii3 7.00 7.03 7.08B7.I3 n,(rif(3.(i3 0.(130(1.011 (l.74fl().73 (l.,S.IJ,ll.8 fl.Mlfi (1.110 fl.Oiff().03 7.00O7.01 July August Houtember October Nopmtier December January February ouica, iooo bags. FOREIGN TRADE CHANCES The ollowlna list at forelon trade opportuni ties or American manuacturers Is plfen bu the Ilureau of Foreipn and Domestio Commerce. Department of Commrccc, at ll'asnlitfflon, nnd addresses and further details may be had bu corresponding with the bureau, oivtng the num ber of the inquiry: No. 15S01, ollvo oil An exporter In Spain has Informed un American consular officer that ho desires to rocelva the names and ad dresses or firms In the United Btates which nmy care to Import cllvo oil. Correspondent phould be In Spanish. No. 13S02, electrical supplies One of the conmerlcal attaches of tho Department ot Commerce reports that an electrical company desires to be placed In communication with American manufacturers of electrical supplies with a view to representing them In the for eign country. Iteference Is given. No. 1380:1, wire, water Miters, chemicals, etc. An American consular officer In Eurnn re ports that a business man In IiIh district wishes to Import wire. Iron box straps, water niters and chemicals, or represent American exporters of those materials. Correspondence, catalogues, etc., should be In Spanish. No. loSOl, equipment for central heating planw A firm In Itussla has Informed an American consular officer that It wishes to es tablish permanent comirerclal relations with American manufacturers of equipment for the Installation of central heating plants, such us regulating valves, fittings tor Joining pipes, sectional boilers, heating apparatus ot stamped Iron, and tools for connecting pipes, etc. It Is stated that tho Itrm purchases considerable quantities ot these supplies. No. 15803 Cheap motor cars and motorcycles An American consular officer In Spain ro norts that a merchant In his district wishes to Import cheap motor cars and motorcycles, It Is desired to secure cars valued at less than 11000 each. Correspondence, literature, etc., should be In Spanlih. No. 15600. hardware, firearms, ammunition, etc. An engineer tn Latin America has In formed an American consular officer that ha desires to represent American firms on a sal. ary and commission bails, with allowances for office, traveling and advertising espenuvs. It Is stated that he has been the general man ager of the branch office ot an Important for eign company for a number ot years, which service has been discontinued on account of the European war. It Is stated that he has ettenslie connections with the leading firms dealing In firearm, ammunition, hardware, electric and mechanical supplies, and has had wveral years' business eoiuatntanca wltb tha leading railway and traction engineers. Ref erence, Is given. He states that he wilt share the exvens of a trip to the United Btates in order to properly arrange for the representa tion ot American goods ln that lountry. CENTRAL DISTRICT TELEPHONE CO. First Mortgage 5 Bowls Due 1913. Secured by first mortgage on property rstlmuted to have n value oyer twice the amount of the bonded debt. Net earnings more than three times Interest charges. Price to Yield 5.07f FltEH OF I'ENNA. STATU TAX Ctneltti Jeictlfllno clrculin a r.'qutt HARPER & TURNER lpvttuirnt Hankers 1001-1018 Mock Hielmiia Bulldlu- lbUadeIpbM PHILADELPHIA MARKETS in i i i - ' -- GRAIN AND FLOUR IVltRAT. Ilecelpts, 40,280 bushels. The market declined 4c. per bushel, due to btarUh lectilatlon In .all home prrtln centres ..Quo tations' Car. lots, In Otport !cvntor No, 2 red, spot nnd March, il.4S9l.fi.1i No. 2 red Western. tlrCSOLBS; No. 1 northern Duluth, CoilNArteeelpls. 48,242 bushels. .Demand was light' nnd export deliveries were lc. lower, Quotations! Car lots, In export eIovtor--No. 2, spot and. March, 7470.i steamer. 72i&71c. I No, n, 7lUr7.1o, Car lots for local trade, aa to. location No. 2 yellow, 77WB7CWc.i steamer yellow, 7iMJ77c,i No. a yellow, 7fHf70c.J No. 4 yellow, 7473c. wimplo yellow, 03973c! now cob, per 70 lbs., 60881c. ... . OATS, Itccelpts, 51,303 hunheld. The market was le. Tower, and ruled dull. Quotn lions: No, 2 white, OlH802o.t standard white, eoMOlo.i No. :i white, ooHflOHc. .,,, Itvn nominal. ,W .nuolo at ti.lB0l.2O per bush., ns to quality. In export elevator! and nt tl.13iJl.ic for small lots of nonrby grnln "I'LOtJIt. Ilecelpts, BOS bbls. nnd 1,010,718 lbs. In wicks, Duycrs and sellers Rpnrt on prices and the mnrkot dull and without Im portant change, quotations, tier. Hill lbs. In worni-wintcr clear, tn.R0jro.73i do., straight, tA.T34?7i do., patent, W7.23; Kansas, straight, jute lacks, llUolr7) do., potent, Juts sacks, tl T.2B: spring, first clear. t0.MW0.73! do., straight, tO.TW: do., patent, 7T.40 do., fnvorlto brnnds. $7.()W7.H3i city mills, choice and fnney patent, t7.Sid7.H3i city .mills, teg iilnr grades, winter, clear, tn.riOiin.iOt do., strnlKlit, (l.7fKf7i do., patent, tT7.23. ItVi: ll.otnt. In small supply nnd steady, hut quiet. Wo quota nearby and western ln wood at J0.75U7, ns to quality. PROVISIONS Tho market ruled steady with demand fair. Quotations, city beef, In Rets, smoked and air dried. 23H2i1o. ; Western beer, In sots, smoked, 2.1:tmto ; city beef, knuckles nnd tenders, smoked nnd air-dried, 2J4T28C.; Western beef, knurklcs nnd tenders, smoked. S728c. : beef hams, tntSf'12; pork, family, $2302.1.501 hams, H. P. cured, loose, l3U1l3ttc i do., s klnnod, loose, 12Uji(i2ic; do., do., smoked, 13V4(SI4c.: other linins, smoked, city cured, an to brand nnd average. 14814Uo.i do., Western cured, lltrtl'sc: do., boiled, boneless. 23g21c.j Plcnlo oboulders, H. P. cured, loose. lOWflle. i do., smoked, WiiSllSa.; bellies In plcklo, nc cordlng to average, loose, liHflllHc,; break, fact heron, as to brand nnd average, city cured. 17fISc. ; do., Western cured. 17018c: Inrd, 'A'estcrn, refined, tierces, 1 Hi!f ll',4c : do., do.. lbs, llUQllttc: do,, pule city, kettlo ronoeied. In tierces, im&IlHo.l do., pure city, kottlo rendered In tubs, llUQUVic. REFINED SUGARS The market quiet, but steady. Itcflncrs' 11st prices; fitnnrtsrd grnnulated, 3.80c.! "no frnnulated, 3.73c: powdered, 0.83c: confec loners' A, S.C3c.i soft grades, 4.tKS0.bOc. DAIRY PRODUCTS nt'TTlilt, Demand wbllo not nctlvo was siirflclent to absorb the limited receipts ot fancy stock, prices of which ruled steady. Quo tations: Western, fresh, solid-packed creamery, fancy, specials, file. ; oxtrn, 32e. : extra firsts, :ilc; firsts. '."Jfl.'lOc. : seconds, SdflSSc; lndlo pnrked, 21rtf2.'tc, ns to quality; nearby prints, rnney, :15c. ; do., nverngo extra, 34c : do., HrstB, :i);j:iJr.; do., seconds, 2RQ23c. : special brands or prints Jobbing nt 4l)f42e. I:(UIM. llerelnts wero more liberal nnd prices declined 43c. per case or IVjC, per doten. At revised llgures there was a fair demand for choice fresh stock. Quotations: In freo cases, nearby, extra, 23c. per doz. : neurby firsts, ffl.HO per standard case: nearby, cur rent receipts, fl),73 per enso; Western extra tlMts. JH.IKi per care; do.. HrstB, tO.73 per enre; Southern. t.30rT0.OO per case; fancy selected cnudled fresh eggs were Jobbed out at 27if20c. per doz. ClIKKSi:. in moderate but amply supply nnd quiet at former rates. Quotations: Now York, full cream, full make, choice, 17(817'.ic; RECORD FEBRUARY FINANCING Total Corporate Arrangements Ag gregated Over $211,000,000. According to the beat computation, corporate financing during tho month of February ng gregntcd more than t21t,000.000. This in cludes tho tlOO.000,000 New York Central con vertllilo 0 per cent, debentures, for which stockholders or record March 10 havo the right to "Uibscrllio until April 20, but which havo ilieen underwritten by bankers. The past month established a now record for corporate llnanc Ing alnco April. 1014. when 23l ,000,000 was consummated. Including ln the January total tho Rt. Paul convcrtlblr otTerlng to Htoi'khotders of f20,141, 300 refunding nnd Improvement mortgage con vertible 3b.. tho total for that month was J17l.000.ooo. or t37.ooo.ono under tho r-nnnclne In tho short month ot February. In the first Tour months of tho war only S127.00O.000 of corporate llnauclng was arranged In this coun try. Ir the next month, December, 112.000, (KiO flnnnclnrr una done. Theso figures are ex clusive of Government and municipal financ-. Intr. Approximately ?170,000,000 of tho .February financing was for refunding purposes, only fll.OOO.OCO securities being sold to raise funds for now work. Tho flOO.OOO.iKio (.'enlrnl issue, being entirely to retire notes, greatly In creased tho proportion going for refunding, filnce tho war stnrtn.l, npproximRtely X20H, 000,000 of rnpttal has been raised for now work, while close to $120,000,000 hn.i been required to refund maturing securities. Over three-fourths of the past month's financing was done with bonds. This Is a larger pro portion of long-term financing to the total than has been dono since 1011. NOTES OF THE RAIL Tho Interstate Commerco Commission held today that mllllnK-ln-trnnsIt charges of l'A cents per 100 pounds on local and ex-luhe grain, t. o. b. from Buffalo, N. Y., Is not unreasonable. Tho ruling was on the complaint ot various milling com panies against such charges at points In New York and Pprjnsylvanla. It was also held that the application of through rates on grain or by-products from origin to destination on mlllcd-ln-trunslt grains docs not result In unreasonable charges. Extonolon to competitors of tho Chi cago, Milwaukee nnd St. Paul Hallway of joint through passenger rates from about 40 points on the Great Northern in Washington and British Columbia to St. Taul. Omaha and Kansas City is alloged to bo unjust and discriminatory in a com plaint tiled by tho Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul with the Interstate Com merco Commission today. Tho Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton Railroad and ono other rond are named as respondents In n Joint complaint filed to day with tho Interstnto Commerco "Clom mlsjlon by the Toledo, O., Commerco Club's traflic b'Jreau; the Cleveland Cham ber of Commerce; the Detroit Board of Commerce: tho Springfield. O., Traffic As sociation; the Canton, O.. Chamber of Commerce; the Columbun, O.. Chamber of Commerce, and the Greater Dayton Asso ciation. It was charged that tho granting of a proportional basis of rates nnd prac tices on Southern traflic from Chicago, Peoria, .Mllwaukeo nnd Davenport to Ohio XUvcr gateways Is unjust and. discrimina tory, In that the defendant railroads ro fuse to grant a similar proportional basis of rates from the complaining cities' terri tory to Ohio Itlvor gateways on similar traffic. There were BS employes of the Pennsyl vania system placed on the pension roll as of February 1, 1915, of which 43 were from lines East and 12 from lines West, Five from tho former and one from the latter had been In service more than 50 years. The total number of pensioners now Is 4358, Liquid An investment that may, at all times, be converted Into cash is LIQUID. There is an erroneous im pression that none but secur ities that are actively traded in are readily convertible. A ready market awaits any security that is founded upon actual, demonstrated value, and such a security can al ways be sold at its value. It is LIQUID. Send or call for our book let. It is interesting on this subject. The While Investing Company WALTER WHETSTONE Philadelphia, Manager Morris Building, Philadelphia da., do., ttlt lo (rood, iOUSlOtte,! do., ctam&t make, lr.Hgloc i do., part skims, sg,l3c. POULTRY I.IVIi. Demand fair for desirable stock, and vnlucn steady under moderate offerings. Quotations: Fowls, l4HflVio.i old roosters. It SlHic; chickens, soft meated, lfkgioc. t .do., staggy, 13c. i turkeys. 1317o. ducks, 15(UCc. geese, IZWlfJo,; guineas, as to quality, per pair, 501;, oc, ; pigeons, old, per pair, 223o,j do., young, per pnlr, Wif2M. imi:8SISD. Offerings of fine desirable slzsd stock llsht and market generally stendr, blit trails quiet. Squabs easier. Quotations Freeh-killed fowls, 12 to box, dry-picked and dry.-paeked, seleo:d, heavy, lRVic,, weighing 4jr6. lbs. apiece, I7'4e. i do.. ai lbs, nptece, lilSl7e.t do., 3 lbs. nplece, 15Vsttl0c.i do., Un der 3 lb apiece, 14if13c Fowls, bbls., dry picked and dry-packed, Western, 445 lbs apiece, 17c. I do., do., .'IH Ibi., ISVjCTloo. , do., uu , o ius. nnu unncr, iivrijc. inu roosters, ury plcked, lie, Drolling chickens, nearby, 1W2 IliB. nplece, 2223e.i do., fair to good, ISfizoc.. nr to goon , 20f22o j Western, Ti lbs. apiece, do , fair to OOOd. 14fftlNe. Chickens. drv.nickM And dry-packed. In boxes, mllk-fcd, 31 to (in lbs. to do,, 18c, do., 37 to 42 lbs. to do.. ISci.do., 43 to 47 lbs. lo do J.. 18C; do., 48 lbs. to dot., 20c ( do , 00 lbs, nnd over, 21c I corn-fed, St tn 42 lbs, tn dot.. 10c. do., 43 to 47 lbs. to doz., 17c: dn 48 lbs. to dot., IPC: do., 00 lbs. and over, 20c Chickens dry-picked and dry packed. In bbls., selected, heavy, lUc.i Western, corn-fed, B lbs. nnd over, 18c, do., do, 4 lbs, 17U7c.i do., do.. 314 lbs., 16iic! do,, do,, 2 (f?'l lbs, 141313c Turkeys, dry-picked and dry packed Fancy, nearby, 21c: do.. Western, 21o : rnlr to good, l."f20c: old toms, 10920c. Ducks, fancy. In boxes, l7fr1Sc. ; do., ordinary to good, 12Sfinc dcese, nearby, 124?14c ; do., Western, 10J12C. Bouabs, per dos., white, weighing 11 to 12 lbs. per dot., tl."0W3.23: while, weighing 0 to 10 lbs. per dos., t4u4,SO) do., do., R lbs per dot., t3.4033.no: do., do., 7 lbs, ter dos., t2 MSH; do , do., OflOU lbs. per doz., t2ff2.2fi; dark and No. 2, C0c.tl.23. FRESH FRUITS The general mnrkot quiet with fairly liberal offerings nt rorelgn rates. Quotations: Apples, New York, per bbl. Qrconlng, t202.BO: King, t2T2 73; York Imperial. t202.3O: Uen 3aV. tl.f4r31.7ui Hpv. tl .7302.00:. Baldwin, tl.7Rp L'.OO: other rood eating varieties tl.7BB2.60i medium, 1101.60: apples, western, per box 730 SIH. 2.'; apples, Delawaro and Pennsylvania, per hamper, WiftGOcs lemons, per box. t2M 2,75: oranges, Florida, ocr box. tl.73R2.R()i tangerines, Florida, nor strao. l..',Of!2.r.O; grnpefri'lt. Florida, tier box. (101.7(1: pine anphs. rcr crate 1'ortp Illco. tl.BOfflB! Florida, .1H4. crnnbcrrlos. fancy late varieties, per blij.. t-1.CO4f4.B0i cranberries. Jersey, per crate, 23tf73o.: pears. Now Vork. Kleffer, per bbl (1B2; strawberries. Florida, per qt., 1BB3SC. VEGETABLES Ooffrlngs woro fairly liberal and prices fa vored buyers under a light demand. Quota tions: White potatoes, per bush. Pennsylva nia, SWrnSc.i Mnlno. 43S"30C! Now Vork, no to quality, 40SHSC.; sweet potatoes, Delaware, per hamper, largo, tl'2S8rl.50: medium, 1)04 73c; swent potatoes. Enstern Shore, per bbl., No. 1, t2(T2,75; No. 2. $1.3001.73: sweets, Jersey, per bbl., No. 1, $3.2593.30: No. 2. $2 2.30: sweets, Jersey, por basket, 73cttfl: onions, per bush., fiOtpS&c.: do., choice, per l()0-lb. bag. ti-13; do., medium, per 100-lbl bag, tl: do., seconds, per 10i)-lb. bag, 75ci (abliage, Danish, per ton. $Nffl3: cauliflower, Ncnv York, per crnto. $l(rl,75; spinach, Nor folk, per bbl., f 202.23: ItaTo, Norfolk, per bbl., 0Uc.iiiJt.2fi; lettuce Texas, por bush, basket, $1.3002.30; do., Florida, per basket, tl?0: beans, Florida, per bosket, $284.23: pens, Florida, per basket. J2..V)riM; eggplant, Florida, per box, $2S.'I.30; cucumbers, Florida, per bas ket, $.'.o095. Bquash, Florida, per basket, $2.V.'! (fifl; peppers. Florida, per carrier, t23tf.B0; beets, Klorldn, per 100 bunches. $3$Ifl; tomo tocs, Florida, per carrier, fancy. $2.B0&3.GOj choice, $!SrS; celery, Florida, per crate, $1.23 I3'i; do., New Tfork. per bunch, .133730c; mush rooms, per 4-lb. basket, C0c.ftl,20. BANK SURPLUS EXPANDS Philadelphia Institutions Also Report Increased Loans. An lncrcaso of $020,000 was recorded In tho surplus of the Philadelphia banks for the week Just ended. Loans expanded Jl.OM.COO, and thero was also a moderate Increase ln Indi vidual deposits. The details follow: March 1, 1013. Increase. Loans t404, 1122,000 $1,030,000 Deposits (ind.) 320,103,000 501,000 Circulation 11,310,000 Hue from banks 52,3117,000 MOO.OOO Deposits of banks 132.423.000 301,100 Kx. Clearing II 12,070.000 1,707,1'CO Iteeervo hold 1)1,483,000 071,0fO Reserve required BO.OOl.Oco 042,000 Surplus 34,424.000 020,000 Surplus under old rorm: March 2, 1014, $23, IKM.OUO: March :t, 11113. $3,t)n.-,,000; March 4, 1012. $14.3211,1)00; February 27. 1011, $11,272, 730: February 28. 11)10, tt),i;o,2SO. Decrease. W. D. GRANGE RE-ELECTED Stock Exchange Offlcers Remain Un changed. At tho annual election of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange today all tha principal officers wero re-elected without opposition. The ticket was as follows: President, Wil liam D. Orange; secretary and treasurer, Horace II. Leo; chairman, Gcorgo W. Palmer, nnd vice chairman, Joseph II. Struab, The only contest was for members ot tlip Governing Committee, night members were to bo elected, and thero wero ten candidates. . T.h0. ttn candidates for governing committee Included William S. Baker and Itobert llaro 'Javts. The Kovornlng committee elected wcrj kj. ii. i.tun. u. -uursuurs, w. JU. uixms, tr. N. Matthews. II. J. Moore, c. L. Moyer. I. T Starr and II. J. Sullivan. MINING STOCK QUOTATIONS TONOPAH STOCKS. ., Did. Ask. Jim Dutler 03 .(HI MacNamara ,, ,03 ,03 Midway , .08 .10 Mlspah Ext ,,., 22 .24 Montana , ,44 ,47 North .Star 13 .13 Ton ilcl 3U 4 Ton Bxt 211-18 2T. Ton Merger - .10 .33 Ton Mln , fl mi. Ttescue Eula ., ,04 ,00 West End SO ,53 aOLDFIBLD STOCKS. Atlanta 23 ,20 llluo Dull 03 ,03 Honth ,., ,.'11 ,!Vi Bulldog ,0,1 ,0.1 COO 04 .0(1 Comb Frao 08 .10 Dlnmondllcld It II ,02 ,04 Daisy , ,00 ,07 Florence , .48 .30 lloldileld Cons 10.18 ju (loldtlold Merger , 20 .21 Jumbo Ext .35 .37 Kewnnas ..,..,. .14 .13 Oro ,, 08 .00 Bund Ken - .. .07 .00 Silver Pick 00 .07 MISCELLANEOUS, Fairy Axteo ,,,. .01 ,03 Kimberlv 07 40 Nov Hill 21 ,20 Nev Wonder ,. 1.03 I.70 BAH SILVER NEW YOHK. March 1. -Commercial bar sil ver was quoted at 404 cents, uu K. The Guaranteed Mortgage combines all the essentials of a sound investment. Every avenue of possible trouble or loss safe guarded. Send for Booklet Philadelphia Company for Guaranteeing Mortgages 221 Ijind Title llulldlnr l'hlladelphta William It. Nicholson, President Sound Investments Ve have ten issues in our office, today, all of which meet our require ments to be classified as "sound investments." Circular or personal call at your pleasure. Biazier & Ga BANKERS 132 South 15 th Street 4 at 18S ooupois r-rJ&AjMs-jsea;.;., M'jAzd