3 tl m-ufc-. f& rVy) Wmmtmi aVfiNlKft !LED(lERPHILAI)ELPinA SATURDAY, ftlABOH 20, 1915. 16 LOCAL BOND TRADINGSTRICTIQNS'OFF--MANYMTNIMTTTW PRICES CUT, OTHERS DROPPED B0BLEHEB STEEL REACHED NEW HIGH V. .. .. Uiimnr.it in Ao.i'ntint. inv Hiany "v;" ------ " Streilgtn in cauuiv oupper Shares Agnin Up. MrtV VOnIC, Mnrch 20. This was the f test' Saturday Wall street has had for lonB time. A no irnirnei wnn mi miser m .i ground nnd mo nenmnu whh booh. If Commission 'nouses seemcu iu uo BBiuiiB IF -. iniinllne that outsiders nrn HSJlnS buck Into the market. Trading SS Considerably broader Hethlehem , j.M was the most prominrai i emu re unu i.,., laciflar. u-htln thrt rnnner !iilt, were also active and Strom?. The strength of nethlehem Steel, which e 4i P"ln's MnrB "10 cml of ,hc. "rst :?":. .nrip,1 that there was a larrro I short Interest in that Issue, and thnt I rnt efforts were being mndo to coyer ".... ..I- Thorn wna no especial SJ o nVrount for tho nlmigtli. but tho rl continued to be llllcd with stories ( lomlng favorable developments, with iifslMent reports thnt n stock dividend I , ot nl all imptobnblr. There were nlso illttsloiM to the favorable character of tho tnntinl report to bo presented nt the nn &.I meeliim on April B. Tho Street had f that the repot t would show between Jlnlid 32 per rent, earned on the common 'miylns f llethlehem Steel was of a foitipetHlvc chaincter. Itendlng and other -i.U vine old by holders In order to ' 5,unce purchases of Hethlehem. Huylng : a.m. frimi varlotln sources and It was f believed In some quartern thnt there K nugh't be a contest for control of the 1 eonipain at the nntiunl meeting. Tho B ;i,in iiiiiliTstnnds, however, thnt Charles Schwab holds or has held f.l per cent. B 01 me rtt".r. f Willi Hie advance today the stock touched the highest point m us history M ., and showed u gain of a fraction within 10 points in two days. Copper snares were ngaln In demand nt Mher levli on the advance In the price t)f Hie metal to 'i cento, the highest jrlce readied In considerably moro than t )cnr. Tile demand for tho metal Is good fioiii demesne souiees, and Indications 'are that Hie export business will shortly Improve. Quite tree purchases have been biade by tuil.v nurl Knglnnd, and tho only ditmbaclt to further Improvement lies In tlje fat' thnt sudlclent vessel room will it haul to gel In tho next month. Automobile shares continued their up- !j..'aul movement, some of the Isnues tniik- Ini substantial advances irom mo iiii.il M l yesterday. There were persistent re ports Clll TCIIl HI llll' mitl'l llllll U1U HLUCK Kxtliange would investigate the rlso In these shared In the last few days. To day General Motors roso 2 points, Stude baker was up 1!4 nnd Willy's Overland was 5 points above the Ilnal of yester day. .Sentiment was materially Improved to ll day by cables from London announcing that trauing coum De carried on in mac market in shares selling under $15 with- ; out restriction. The weekly statement of the condition of the members of tho New York Clear ing House Association showed an Increase la average loans of $31,106,000, while act ual loans advanced $14,113,000. Average surplus reserve increased $2,000,000 nnd actuul surplus reserve roso $9,830,990. BANKS DOING LESS BUSINESS Total Clearings for the Week De clined 7.3 Per Cent. Tntnl hank clcnrlncs for tho week decreased T..1 rer cent. Philadelphia's Bharo was a loss cf T.4 per cent. Iloston led tho Hat with ft cecdoo ot i-'.i per cent. The actual (Inures nlimvod a. gain over last eck, bclns S.1,018.l.70:i. asnlnst $2,000,112.- 221 last week, ana si,-.n,ili.i,l'J3 tno corra-Ifjonalng- week last year. 11U.1 1014 P.C. New York .. .$1,.'aVt,:iin.4.'l2$1...YS.fl2n,Snt 4,5 Boston 114.lin-.7rtT 1.11,209,01012.4 rhllailelnhla . lin,02.:i.W l2.-.,24ii.2n:t 7.4 Baltimore X,:i2i,18il 2S,s22,7:ts 12.1 Cblcago 2r,i,.',,77n 2.',,oai.n2.i 12.1 st: Louts ni.ois.n.tT r,7,G.to,n!ir, s.a .New Orleans. 17,5,033 1.1,1)03,783 4-10.1 Seven elites nve days. . .$l,012,727.SSt $2,112,071,06.1 0.3 Other elites live days... M.1,804,721 301,278,767 4.0 J), TeUIall elites B .me ias J.,,Dl(I,oUZ,.'10.1 $3,074,250,720 5.0 F All cltlea 0I day ... OT1.70n..inS nRO,B42,778 13.0 K Total Xntai all cities tor week .. .$.1,01R,2ftR.7n,1 $.1,2M,70.1.4!iS 7.3 Local Reserve Bank Statement .1" ."""I'tlon of tho Federal neaerve Bank Philadelphia at tho close ot business. March 111 was as follows: nEsouncES. March in. March 12. "old coin and cold cert.14,72n,o,.'0 $10,000,02". Lal tender notes, silver cert, and mhstrt. coin. 3.1173.4S2 3.M1.377 Kedlsrounta nnd loans.. 1,R42,H1 l,sn,n27 mvcitnwnta 1.040.000 1.809,060 Puo from Federal re- .erve hanks-net 031,404 .102,1311 All, other resources (ini,34S 018,7.1.1 Capital paid In UCPVSUS Total . $23,504,8111 $25,028.88.1 MAntMTIKS. $4,157,000 $4. 150,000 10,347,810 2O.S00,R81 ..$23,504,810 $25,028,883 BANK CLEARINGS Bank clearings today compare with corre. pondtnt; day last two years; !,,. , . . ,nlR- '0U. 1013. riladeljhla. $23,nns,a72 $23,893,435 Holiday JotlOn . .. 2:1,833.778 2(1,2.12,4411 Holiday Kw York... 241.723,030 350,3OI,2!i2 Holiday RATES FOR MONEY PbllKJelphia Jew York . ouon CI Ihfi'arA ---- . o'.&iu 4 ttri'.ii rhi, !.'!! al tP'r. 3 to 0 months, Phlladel. fUla, 8jJ4 per cent. riii , 315M4 . lKtfs 3!iS4 Time. 3'4 v.t:it 3Hi4 l!i Reserve Banks' Discount Rates gUdelPhl .. ;, Yoi'k ".'.'.'. OwUnd ..... . atenmond ., JtUnt j Louts .;;; glnneapolla .. Kansas City .. a Franclaco -Days 30 or 30 or CO or Over less. -t 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 00. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 oo. 5 4U 4',5 4(5 4 5 9 S B 5 5 Bank Banv t Bank Bank Bank Bark Bank Bank Bank Hink Bank Bank Bank Foreign Discount Kates or France (I Of rlfrmanu K oj BelElura 5 of Austria 6(4 "rj"'"4 ..... a ot iiuaau o Bpaln of PortBiiil .... of Sweden ..,,. of Denmark , . . or Norway of Netherlands Aug. 8. auk. 20, Dec. 2. Aug. 27, Oct. 31, May, 9. Sept. 10, July 20, Sept. 1, Jan, 14, Jan, 5, Jan. f, Aug. 12. Aug. 20, 1014 1014 1014 1014 1014 1014 1014 1014 1014 11114 1014 1U14 lllll 1014 FOREIGN EXCHANGE . - ""'uo uAutmauci clan. J5lf' Mafch 20,-Tha foreign ex- "ansa, market ruled ateady, Cabl Sterling Francs Marks Guilders Wm""1 .-. 4.70tj' B.SO; 82S 39H GOVERNMENT BONDS Hid, Ask. MB JiS ssss- nftu 00(5 r&iSK88gS gig kS55 new 5 rea-lstered I::::;. 101 Pa oi wts'X 7. eouDOn-.... I I f01 III of luia I'trel . .,., 10114 tult loil foa ,.,..,.,.,..101)4 I" 1025 coupon UOHi New CountprFoIr Sin ISTntn nv? tf'lf IlPartnient ar Waahlngton tuti J? . Q & Buw counterfeit 10 national StaMri. i?" "" eroporia national win, pi ib New York Stock Sales Adam. r,....,,t !?: J?h- Low- Close. Aigni:ri, ,-;" ,. st e.i AmtlCopper ,.,,! finw Amnsugit 42U i M film. e'g 2.?nf ' MR Amet Coal Prod Amuotton Oil Am tee. Am I.ocomotlM Am Malt Am Malt pref AmSraeltlrn? Am Sueat...,, 831 2RJS . 21 4 29 n-Hf 102 33)i mu 42U 29), Dili 63! tS 23U 21 4 29 0SS 33! G(W 42) ( 281 i MH mi 45'f 2S)t 2t 4 29 (ll'i mtt 2H 20 MH K?M AMI 28! 21 4 29 05 loi'j ions iniJ AmTnh.; "f.. ll'i IQUi lOl'j Am Tel T...'..' '!" ' ,,7A MH WH . ... -.-"...,.. ,i ,. I'.ni.c i'iii iDtta, , "' .i- jurv Am Woolen Anseomia Copper , .. Atchison,. ..,.,,,,,,, HfllclHlnLoco fnltciOhlo HH& Ohio pref.... IJcth Steel Belli Steel pref 17 . 27'f to i 32 , 07l (i7)( 03)4 10i 27) VMi 3.1 074 (7f 08 im 27 0.5'( 32 00f 07 o:i)f Jltooklyn HapM Transit 87 lOolJ lOStj lo,-, a&tgiruTe vB". - CUL lener A .. series v iK 'V i, ' Na(er. Register of tho Treaa- ! IMmJL. WfV,1"1'' Trurrr ot I he Unltea i fS tSL'?"." William UeKlnwjy: charter iW ifSawS1 uumbw "u ma,ur)' ' Li California Tet.. cn I'ocinc..., , renlfal Leather , Chea AOhlo. ........ ChlcaBo, It 1 il'acinc. Chlno Cuppct Chlr Mil cVHtl" ContCan Corn Products , Eric Erie 1st pret Renetal Motor General Motor pref ... ttOcdilchCo .ileatWthorn pref 1(H -169 . 34 W .. 41H 20)f .. ao &0)i .. 51 . 11 22! j . 30). 102 . 68'i 34 M 87' 10H 87) f mn tot 27' nr,j 33 00'i 07! 00! i 10.-iW 87)S 10j 1691 lC0t( lfi9.' 3(t 41!f 20'j 3fi)i 87 3 11). 22VJ sot 104 09! i 7 Oreat Korthern oroci! ;i2! ('( (ltlOPfltl)iftii I..m Homestailo Mining . IntllntvCorpof , J Intctboro-Mct Intrthoro-Mot pret . lnt'l Paper pref Ihfpltatlon Com .... Krrsece Krewrje pref I.acledc (las Ulilsh Valley Loiib Island Maxwell Mntnrj ftlaxwell Motors 1st prof 74 aiajwcllMotorsSd prof. 3D 115!( 1)0 32t Til 31 41'( SOU atn 87 62 ll)i 22) 30U 1112 99 -HM lit) 32 flO'i :u 4t) 20)4 sojf 87 ins 2214 30 103'i 09). 37 110 32 r,i iifi' iis5 hsjj nr, U3 I2'j f!) 30 224 115 107 OfIJi 02 S. 12U 30 12(1 107' )i MH Klin; 38 31 3", 31'j 75 3tUi IKIVj 24 11 I9' 100 1C3 18)4 .11)5 28H . 87'-i iGJi- I2f 5-1)4 S-t 25! 10.1 19!f 104'i 2814 80)4 92'4 12U 59!4 30 22 if 117' 107), 07 l.'W 30 30'f 731f 30 (8U 23)4 lll'f 49 100 120 J.Tf 54t I2!f 53)4 83'f 103 10!f 02)4 12U fill' i 30 22)8 11IM4 107), 1)7 130,'i 3) HVi 74!.' 3()j 00 If 2:is to 100 120 13' 50)4 12'f 53!f 83'-, 25 103 19' l()4'f 104'f 28U LSU 804 80)5 150)f 150)4 150)f 160)4 H 1 ,8),' 5 1 18'i M4M 3)4 1-M3 Mexican Pptt-nlnniii . urn Miami Copper 3j Missouri Pacific I0!f Montana Power jo' Montana Power prof .. (1!) National Bliciilt mo)f P'O isational hnamellni; .. 13Jf 131 ; ivnii.eau i Nevada Con ps NY Nil & II iM N Y Central fit; NYO& W m No Pacific Pacific Mall Pennn Pressed Steel Car ... I'ncscd Steel Car prof Pullman Co (Julcksllvcr j j ijuicKsuverpret 1 1 Haj-Coni 18 18)4 "cauins I43)j Hepubllc Iron & St pref 77 Hock Island pref 1 teaboard Air Lino 3)f Seaboard Air Lino pref :i3!f 8ears Iloebuck 133 St L & S Fran 1st pref . 10 boutliern Pacific .... Southern Hy btandard Milllns .... Standard Milling pref. Sttidcbaker Studcbaker pref ..... Tenncsseo Coppor .... Texas Co 132 132)4 132)5 132'5 Tejasl'aclflc It It .... M 14 134 3-i4 ThlrdAvenuo 50)f 51H 50!f 507.' Toledo St Ij & W 2 l)f lf l'f union tiai; & i-apat United Clear Mrs . I. Won Pacific Union Pacific pref .... 80)f 81 81 USUndlAlchol 2114 21)4 21(4 Un Itwy Inv a bit 8)f UnHwylnv prof 23 24 22 US Iiiprcss 71 7(Ji U 8 Itubber 67H 60 U fa Itubber 1st prof ...103)f 103 UHSteel Jaifi Antz Ufa Steel prof 104f Utah Coppor 64)4 Va-CarCticm 10 Wcslirn Union 04 Wesllncliouso Klcctrlc. OS'f wells larco 00 Lillys Overland llu Willys Overland pref ..100)4 vtcoiworiu .... Woolworth pref Quoted ox dividend In Now York Irving National llank, 2 iter cent. Total sales today, 170.4UO shares, compared with 201,400 shures: this week, 1,07:1,1m) shares; last weolf, 1,118,700 uh.ues. 84 15 40)f 71 4l)ii ... U4J4 .. 28J4 ..132 ... 14 .. 50)f .. . 2 .. 5 .. 45M 77 I 13."f 33)4 133 0 84' 16!f 19)4 72 48f 01 20) ( 77 1 I3)f 33,'f 133 0 83)4 lfilf 40)4 72 47)4 M 29 77 1 13)5 3314 133 0 S3)5 15! 49)4 7H 01 291, 44 41 at 120' 120)4 120), 120) 81 21)4 85f 22 703S 59 103 4fl)f 70)4 57)f 103 104U 104)f I04)f G-M &1)4 MH 19)f (j-l)f (18)4 90)4 110)4 00)4 19)f 04!f 08)4 90)4 110 !)9U in.M inn Ki.iir inc, .110)f 117)4 I17M "7H toduy : 19 Sf 0-1) 08)4 90)4 115f 09)5 Aeiy York Bond Sales wotxi o m & I't V cv r,3 r.'t.ioii; .KKJO I'hl M & St I' C Ss ..l()2lT 1(1110 Chi M . rit I' Ken 4'ss 2IXKI I'll! ft 1 fc I col Is... 20', Itleh. Iiw. Clno. 4000 Adams Express 4s.... 71 Oil 70 Kiitu Aiut-r Cot Oil 4',s luo',1 101114 liHj'.i :I5IK) Amer Tel cvt 4!ij!. 11, US IWh, :i"IO Annuur -His H2k list, U2 4(mhi Atchison ndj 4s hJ, fci'j h7!ii liOOO Atchison cv 4s 1055. . D2S l' U2 2100(1 Atchison cv 4s 11)110.. Illl 05)v Ml 5(ko HclU Kteel 1st S.s 1U1 )' Itin1-. XMHI H.'tli Steel lid 3s bJ:. bS bs'.l tooo likn iup Tr Bs mis.. kiSL m iiui. 40(0 Cent l-tuther 1st Bs.. ! tiv'J ns-4 40011 Cent I'.lc 1st 4s b7 h7 h7 40OO Cent It It N J 5s....Ul, 114i H4?i WOll Ohes & Ohio 4'jS b(l Mi Kll 2IH') Chi & Hast 111 Us II4. Ill 1MU .lux) cm fc Kmi in 5s .vi 5.1 r.:i l(ni Chi lt West Is (ill li'.i uo l'llVu IK Of W JUIUI f. . . . 1"'W IM. Ull'k L'liijO Oil 11 &Q deb 5s wrs Hill, mil, 111 111 10t' Hlli. lie. liKii ii'.i?, mix 2(11, 20S 1000 Dfll & Itlo Or 4s T41-3 7I!J 74(5 .iwj.1 iim siccur i-urji ..a.... .,u i,u .-i BOOO llrle iirlor 4a Mii Ht soil 2WIO (lenenil Motor Us loiij HUB lull, 10IH1 Iluil iian rfd .ts 7S 7."i 7.1 1(ki Inwa Centrul 4s .11 .11 fit N.HO 111 Cent 4h 111.12 KIH Mi, t,H 15.100 Ins Cop cv Os lOin, lall, iii.ik mono lni'v ict ltd nil s llt.liwii llilJ 10.H, MOO Iiiterb llct 41-jS 7ll 7.111 Til BimiO Inter iter Mar 4U,s.. 01 Xy, K't llK'll Ulclrde Huh rfd .Is... 101 UU Hit Hum I.k r!h (loli 4s lull.... til 111 111 1:01111 l.orlllanl 5s iiy'j, v.tV, utiTi SOIKI Mo Kan 4. Tex 4s 7S1J 7N1, 7S', 1000 Mo Kan T 2d 4. TAlJ ,-.StJ r,SlJ 7000 Mo I'ac 4a . 4ii;.J 4(1 4(1 WKH1 Mo 1'ao cv fis 44. 441 I4?i fiOUO Mo Pao col 6s 1017.. W.'i ll(lJ no(( mxxi Mont Power 5s 1111$ iiij mi, lioro N Y Canal 4s lum. .loi'.i oih( limj nooo n T n 11 )i i s.i ,3 140000 N Y C & Hud lis w 1.10)1 1110?, 10ili 700" N Y City 4Vs HU4... tun, iniij HDlJ 100U N V C 4(js May '17.101 llll 1111 4000 NY Nil & H cv .-I'.js.iuiii 11111, 101V4 lioooN v Nil & 11 os....ia;n; unij iinj MOO N Y Ont & W 1st 4s. 81 81 81 iOOO N Y Ky ref 4; 71, Tin Tin 4000 N Y ltwy ad) .is KI'I Kl'i Sin 1000 N Y Tel gen 4is....losti 10 listf W( N'orf & West cvt 4lis.l01iJ 10H,.J lOltJ 1000 Norf & WVst cv 4s... 02 t 112 JOUO N & W Qer S a 4'ss 75 T.1 T.I OTOOK Nor 1'uo prior 4..... H, III il "OOO Ore Short I. ref 4s... no 00 00 "finnooro & cil Bs 10O1, lomi Kio-H rAono Penna ct His lun, H"1! 1lS 4 nay Con Copper b...W HKijJ IttllJ JU.SI neo!t.t'","ji,;i" r. ;:? K?i? Tin.i TOU 1141; m& 1114U 1000 hi II & U K rlil W.1 CI HI 14000 Seaboard A I. ad) 5s.. mn je m'i MKJU Soutll IRC 4s MJ, Mt, MJ5 tlMW South I'M CV .;:: "i '' ,'Jll itiOOO So 1' cv ret t P 5s 10.14 IH 07 li.S Wo South Pao xfi . Hh SJls M14 um South Itay '' '" i ,'.V' HXl Texas Co cv lis- S g" "f't 2MKW Third Ave sdj M...S4 MJf Sam i3 "nui wc .t4s 51.1 ms u i.ieo Union Taocv U wiu SO SW. 1000 lVBwiiS Vil h 4M 4S toon West Shore 4s ui ot Jl 4-ntsl sales J1.T70.C0O. comparsd with M.1'12.- ,100 yeitetdayfttiH week, H.034.000; lait week lU'.OOl.OOO. LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS CHICAGO, March 20. HOdS. Receipts, unoO' market, stoady. mixed and butchers, ilwaooo: good hvy. I0.T1MIO.OO; roueU hLV o.40a65: iteht. at8a.oo: plg,, saKwVw. bulk. $a.T6B8.8. CATTI.tt -R-ZZ 00- niaiket, ": beve, 5.T58 50. looi)' Market. tead imtlje and Weswrn, UNITED GAS SHARES FEATURE OF MARKET Establish New High Price for the Year General Local List Quiet. OveraliailowlnR nil else on tlie Plillatlel Plila Stock KxclintiBe, tTnlleJ Uns lm provement slmrcH wcro the centre of ln terost In nti otherwise (inlet Saturdny ses sion. After openlliB nt S34, nifaltiat S3i, last night's closltiR quotation, tho prlco was uulcUly bid tip to 8IH. r-sUtbllahliiK a new high record for tho yonr. Tho top for mil was 8(3, while Hip lowest wan 30 In that yenr nnd Wi In ulo. Tho nnnuiil liieetltiR la held tho tlrst weok In May, nnd ns It reuiilrcn a COnlay notlco for n distribution of any kind, rumors of such an oventunllty appear to bo off the track. Thero might, however, bo other develop, ments of n favorable nature. The flovcrn tnent Investigation is still lit progress, but 110 Information is forthcoming aa to results nhtnlttcd. It has boon rieverthc less hinted In wcll-informeil legal circles that tho company will be required to re lease certain of Its subsidiaries. The stock seemed scaruo today, only about 400 shares coming out on tho rlso and bids of M'.ii failed to illslodgo any moro. .lust nt the close, however, a small lot ciuiio out at 81. Tho announcement of further sharp re ductions lit minimum limits on certain stocks nnd the removal of alt restrictions on bonds by tho local committee created a favorable Impression. All restrictions on a number of stocks were also removed. 1'nlted States Steel was tho most tictlvo Iwuio, but even this stock showed a. total of Iosh than 2000 shares. Prices of Steel nro boitiff wetl maintained, but tho erudition ot tho trado la Irregular, ltnll road materlnl, for instance, forms prac tically no part of tho present activity nnd structural material Is moving only slowly. Thero is, therefore, plenty of room for further improvement. Heading and Lehigh Valley ruled firm, although tho nnthraclto trado romalns very dull, with little prospect for better ment before tho opening of the new coal year, Aplil 1. llonds were relatively moro active than Blocks during tho brief two hours tho oxchango remained open for business. Intcrstato 4s sold at 59 nild Philadelphia Klectrlc Is moved up n substantial frac tion. American CluH and KIcctrle 6a ruled a nhnrn lower. Investors were also pick ing up t'ennsilvnnla 4Vfea. NEW VOttK HANK STATEMENT Actual Ucserve3 Show Nearly Ten Million Increase, ' N11W YORK, Starch 20. An Actual Increase or fli.s.O.Ouo wan shown In the leserves of the J.ew lork Clenrinn House banks for the week Jiift ended. There ns an Increnno of tai, U.,0oii in nverae loans, but tho actual gain kos about halt ns much. Heavy Increases were also ehon-n In deposits. Total loans were 2,KJ7,20!l.wo with an aggro gale resorxe of j,122,!K)t,ooo. . t-loarlng Houe members, average: f.iKihj, lnrro.no 131,100,01111 f.oi'oslta, Increase :,1rtl1lit) 'I line deiK-slin, Increase 2.42S,inKl Reserves, Increase 2,(!U0,Uiu 1 irnrltix lloue mrintcrs. actual: ilonns, Incrus,. S14.11.1.0KI lifimsits, Inrrensr il.li.ll.OOO Tlmo (lppoilts, Increase l,22.l,H(i'J ltenes, Increase ti.SMi.lHHi HOND UESTUICTIONS REMOVED Sales in Philadelphia 10 Alllanco tna ftl Atrial Copiiir . . 2 Am Gas 1.1 ltaldwln l4)0o, , Hi do prvf 7 Con Trac N J., US Jllec Storngo .. 10 Kilo 4,1 Ihlgli Nov ... 20 I.chlxli Vnl .... 10 I. Vnl Tr pfd... 1 Mlnelilll Hvi Penna 1-1 I'hllu r.lco 17 I'hlla True Tf) Itny Cons Cop. ::il Heading I.V) Ton lli'lmont . . 7.1 Union Trac ... . 441 'IT (ins Imp 107.1 IT H Pteel 2.1 Welsh Co Yes. close, lllsh Inv. Close. HP., li4 UU Will Ml'. Ioot, i,i(i' loirj, mi 111, till 73' , 73U iJH 411 IU'1 411 22 221, 7.1'i Til Hi I1M ,S1V ll5V 2.M-;I 2h5 2Mi in r.r, ns ,.12'a 02 ll-Hl .12 7-1 :u 23', rt', 711 "II 711 1M, 1M,4 71 V, 72 72 15-, li 4?, :i.-, ,1.1V o-"'1, MS h4 Ml. . 44i 4.111 4U tlli'j ,111 1 1 lew .124 nu I'Jil 7 IWV, 2S1, .1.1 1 wo 2:iT(, ;u !;Vb 'it n.iv, M Total sales. ,T2.".'J shaies, compared with C015 shures yestenlay; thus far this week, 25..121 nhares; sumo period last week, ,'i,7.1.1 shares. DONI1S, Lust" pi ov. pi, it. J'jooo Am (.: & 1:1 si.. h.v 137 Cam St sop Mil. 1716 113 do scrip 11)17.. ml louO City 4s Ill'lU op. .. 1000 do 4h 11)10 reK. . . Juno Inlcrsl Hy Is... .1s"i 1(10(1) I. V hi con I'as U7U 1.1000 I'a c Has '00 t citric, flOO Heo I'aifi t ti 4s. M .mm I'hlla Hlee 4b... soli 2b0 I'hll Co blp 'l1'. M Total sales, $ill,5.v.i, compared with $7!i,:i!)3 yestertlay; thus far thli week, $215,ouS; same lrlod last week. f282,::20. Exclinntjo Committee Also Lifts Many Limits on Stocks. ..n Monday all bonds listed on Hie regular ahd unlisted departments or the I'hllaJelphl.i "lock Rtchnnge ma be dealt In without re nrlctliin, nnd with exceptions on nnd after Jlnndav nil storks listed un tlio regular niio unlisted departments or tho exchange tnuy ba dealt in without restriction. Iho s-tnpk Hxchiiuge L'umnilttee nlso tin tioiinred llmt nil K-curltles dealt In on the un tlsto.1 lennitmeni uf tho exclinttgn by Mrtuo ot lielng llsleil un the Niw Vork Hlorlt Kxclmnge nre rottlftril to the minimum prices us estab lished b tho steclal eommlltep or that ex change, Heavy reilu-tl ins In stock tulnlmutns wnro trndo n follows' American Cities preferred, is, American Tclcphnno and Telegraph. 112; ltaldwln lHiimrtlie Works common. 2il. 1 do preferred, no; contml Hntlroad of New Jersoy, 2S.,; Lehigh Valley Hallroad cnnimnti, RIHJ: Pennsylvania Hnllrond. ftl ; I'lttshurKh. Cln- Innntl, Chicago mid .St. Inula common. (14. preferied. III. Heading Company common, (IS, first preferred. 42; second preferred, .'IS, united Itallnnya nnd Ktectrle I'ntnrnny (1l.il tlmorol eiinitnuti, 14; fulled Hallways Invest ment Company prererred, 21, Financial Briefs Tho gross earnings of 31 railroads for tho first woek In .March sliowed a de crease of $l,O71,c:0. Commercial failures In the United States this Week numbered MT, ngnlnst 532 last week, nnd .147 during tho corre sponding week last year. Tho London Stock Kxchango fixed tho rate for determining tho Kngllah equiva lent of Now York minimum prices at J5 to tho pound. "Trade Is Irregular, being good nt somo points, hut disappointingly slow at others, nnd collections are undeniably hackwaid," says Hrndstrcet's. 'On tho other hand, early crop Indications uro excellent. Mill conditions facing spring are tho best, Industrial operations con llnuo to mend, and the wants of foreign nations engaged In war Impart activity to u number of Industries." Gold to the amount of W.&OO.OOO was withdrawn from tho Suhtrensury by 0110 of the New York banks, but not for ex port. The total amount of gold imported Into this country from all quarters, Must and West, Pinto the beginning of tho year Is about $.10,000,OtiO. Tho rhelps. Dodgo & Co. annual report shows n surplus available for dividends of JO.GGI.SSO, equal to 14.3 per cent, on the stock, against 1T.5 per cent, earned tho provlous year. WHEAT PRICES FELL; MARKET IS OVERSOLD Both May nnd July Advanced at Opening and Reacted in Later Trading. CttlCAUO, March 20.-Aflcr opening higher today, both Mny nnd July wheat sagged ofT. May started with a gnln of M4 cents at 11.34, later dropping to l.G, down nn fc cent. July ndvnnced to $I.24. and fell back to 41 2.1',fc. olt 14. Tho break was largely due to ovot bought markets. Huylng this morning stopped nftcr several grain trades were well loaded down. Mny closed at $1,KU. olt ; Jttly. $1.23'. off 14. Foreigners were In tho market for largo quantities of cash wheat, but bids were ont of lino and sales worn unite small. Western termlnnl mnikets reported no sales to the seaboard. Export sales of grain at the senhoard jvsterduy were estimated at 200.0X1 bush els wheat, M.uno bushels corn, nnd 600,000 bushels oats nnd .TO.OOO bushels rye. drain traders and Wnll street are of the. opinion that with Iho entering of Malv and Orcein on tho side or the Allies, anil so the Inevitable close of the war, will come n tremendous break In the markets of tho world. Tho cash situation here was dull sales being f.000 bushels wheat, 8O.OO1I bushels corn nuil CO.OOO bushels oats. None of this grnln was for export. The HcaboHrd re ported some business there on export ac count In both wheat and oats. There were fractional losses In the provision mnrket all around. Healing futures rntiged as folloHH v,..,. tt-t. . ....... . .rlt o iieiti-- t 'pen, tiiuM Mai Jul J" I.; t.24t- !-!l . . 1., K't 1.1". .J-...-..., . ...7 .'T.i- rcrpn'iuiifr .. I.I 1' l.ll?4 Cum (Run Jellvery)-- May 7H4 7114 Julv 7(112 7it, Oats Mnv Julv rVplointior l-unl- Miiv Julv Itll.s Mny July ... September fork-May July Low. f'lnn. 1.6 1 M..I.V4 1.22t. M.KlK 1.004, l.Klfi IS'- . . 0' . . Mt? .. 47 . .10.4.1 ..10.72 .10.02 ..10.40 not. 47 10.11 10 72 10.0.1 111.40 "J4 MS Pll4 7.'lit tJOU tr,ni einpn l.WI 1.23 V 1.10V "41. tTUV 1KU1, K 47lj ..t-.nr. .lb or. lllil. tAsked. 17..1.1 IS. 01 10 37 110 07 I0.42 10.ll'.' 1HMI.1 110.70 10 02 10.(1.1 10 0.1 10..1.1 tl).'17 1(i:i7 .... 1111.(1.1 111.117 17.C.0 17.02 17.(50 17.112 17.U.1 UN (12 NEW YOKK COFFEE .MARKET NI1W YOKK, March 20. After opening un changed to ;! points nboie vpfiterday'n Ilnal flirures forrpti futuiin tased off as much as 4 mints si me cwtu on actUo trad tig. Prices (tillow . April Ltii Jumt July .Auguit September October .... November iDevember January February Total sales, Today's opening. i.O.'t.lfiil'.ii '.'.t'.iiqTi-, ..T.rnifl- .12 . ..7:iSii-.:ni Tntlay'H ClOM"?. Yedny's cio5e. ...7.MJ1 27,n'oi.V'baKs. n.tUiloil 11 osfi tl.lo o.r.Vtiii.i.'i n.i-.'.-.lit.H (1.17M.1S (1.17lrt(l.lS 7.2.IM7.2.1 7.21V 7.211 7.;iog7.:n 7.:itB.:r- 7:i7(S".:is 7.:i,t,7.:ii 7.42517.4:1 7. 4:15;. 11 7.47W7.4S 7 4M?7.1'.l 7.V.V17.IVI 7..1:lf.4 7..HVII7..17 7 ;i7U7.,1N T.HOirt.lll 7.1115(7.(12 LONDON STOCK MARKET C. A. Ilngen was Gas Improvement. a buyer of United High, I.mv. close. sv( hsi4 sr,i4 H7is Il7!'j 07'i un mi un 101 101 lot lot 101 1111 r.o r.o Bti Il7'i I17H 1171; 10.IV 1(fl?J ii, M Nl SI 7IH0 7IHi 7ll-j N) K) SO Local Bid and Asked Il.iUuin do pref Cainbr'a. Steel .... Klec i?torago General Asphalt ... do pret Kryston Telephone do t c do prer Lake Sutcrlir C... Lehigh Navigation. do 1 c I.thlgh Valley Lehigh Valley tr... do prof Pennsylvania ...... Philadelphia Mleo .. 1'hlhidilphla Co.... do .V& pref do b'i, pi "f mini 11 r do t c lU'iidlin; Touopah Helliiont Tnniipah Mining I tllou Truc-llon . ! tl I U S Steel York. Hallway ... Uo pict Today's Yesterday's Hid. Asked, llltl. AsUnl. 1121. O.H, lib 4!) m-i 14", V.' as 14 2S 2a' :n 07 42 4'.Ua 2(1 :i 4SU :::i t!7 41) U .1) .... lot; .... lot-- .... 4-: .... i. .... :i.n; .... si, .... 1.1 .... ip, .... SOlJ in 14 li'in ciu 111, in. in, 14H, 14(4 ll1!, . '. ff.li 7l'l!i 7.1' 1 HI!, IIMI 07'i IIS 1.1 It 14V. ?r Xty Si -1 ."ll -4 iiii . . :hi an . . .-in :t.i . . XI Hi, iii'-j 11 ip. 101." 11 72 71". 7l'i l, 41 45 ", , 1 Tl :to :;.. ::.',i, S.11. KP.j s.iH! 4.V 41". 4HU 7 il'v 7 .'12 .'liiij a2 A further cut of fi cents a barrel In Pennsylvania crudn oil was announced. Tho Maryland Steel Company has re ceived nn ordnr for an additional boat of about 5000 tons for tho Bull Steamship Company. Tho American (las Company's annual report sliowed a surplus after dividends of $177,102, against $193,913 tho piovlotis year. Tho balance was equal to 1C.I per cunt, earned on the stock against 11.2 per cent, earned In 1913. Local Half-hourly Sales 10 to 10:30 A. .M. (i 1.. 2S Penna f.2 ti-Hl Ho I' ,1 do ra-iu 2 do .1211-1(1 10 IT (I I MK 60 U 8 Hlt-el .. 14',, 111 Lell V Tr pul '.'S'j 2 llleu Storage. I'i 2.1 I'nlon True. i' S 1'ciin.i .12 11-111 1l 11 S Steel 4.1't, lim do I.1U HKI do 4,111 Kll. Tounnall llf-1 . 1; .111 I'nlun Tine. . X1!4 7 Con Trac N J 7.1 ',1 2 liin.i r,2 7-Hl .-tiiii ti 1 10 I'hlla rieo .. .1.1 do. Hi I'etma 12 do 2 I'hlla True. Ill I' ri Html... 10 Penna :U) II H Steel... 41 II (1 I S.TI! in (III 100 do SI "in Am (Topper. HO.ND3. IS! Cam Steel scrip HUT INI 1(H) it &IL-.-1. . . . ,nt. ICO do 45'( nitj .121J 711 IS S"- 45 sou Cnni Steel etrlli 11)10.... 10OO I'hlla Klee 4s 3.1 I'hlla Co strip HUH . il Cum Steel ttilp 11)17. . . nun) flty 4a lull) reg r,oiiii Am Uas & llU'c .is 21100 Am das .V I'lcv Ss 0714 .. TUVj ..Ml . . 0(1 ..101 .. .ni Ml 10:30 to It A, M, 10 Penna ....52 0.111 10 Alliance In.. HWi 20 Leh Valley., liSl. 2.1 17- S Steel. .. . ir.lj 2fi Tnnonah Ilel. It, 4.111) Nov 7it 15 l'htla Trtc. . 711 in Heading . 10 llaldwln pfd. tI 2 Am Uas. HOSDi', lonn ni (las a t-:iec .19 M!i liiKm Intirstalo Itwy Is ,,,... S) lOoi I'eop fas t u Is K 7 i"nm Steel serin 11117 111 8H00 ivnn.1 cons 1'is moa t o IKVH ::,?; ' 11 to 11:30 A VM. 20 Iteaillng i'-' 100 Tonouah lie. . 6(N U S Rti-ei. 41U al Welsbncll ... 20 do......... 4.111 10 II (J 1 200 do Mt, 1.1 JJlec Storage. 100 ,lo 4111 10 do ?.. 100 do 4.1U 11 do 100 do 4.1'J SUUHfllMl.... Ill Penna "t'i 10 ilq...., 45 ltaldwln .... 32i" HCiNIW. 7tKl I'enna cons 4SJs H'W) , lulit ST I'hlla Co scrip It'lS.. , so :li Cam Steel Krlp HUT on 7.1 Cam Steel tcrlp IllHt....,, ,.. 11714 7.1 Cam Steel acrlp 1MIT mi loo I'hlla Klec 1 bOH 11:30 A. M. to 12 M. 3.1 sis m 4') III 4.111 I.V.J RECORD COTTON CROP Output in 1914 i,i United States Was Lai-Rest in History. WASHINGTON. March 20. The dual ginning report issued today by tho Cen sus llurenu shows the cotton crop of 1914, excluding Hitters, to lie 1",S73,002 bales, counting round as half bales, com pared with 13.9S2.SU for 1913. Tho crop was tho largest evor produced in tho United Stntc, exceeding the previous high record In 1911, when tho output totaled 1S.ST3.073 bales. Notable Inci eases ivcro shown In Oklahoma, Texas, Georgia and Alabama. Included In tho statistics tor 1911 ara S7.10S round bales und 81,S?S bales of Sea Island. Tho average gross weight of tin, hale is M7.2 pounds for 1914, com pared Willi Cflii.2 for 1913. Expressed In equivalent ')a pound bales, gross, tho 1914 crop Is 10.Clfi.272: bales, compared with 11,013,001 bales for 1913. Cotton estimated by glnners as icinain ing to bu ginned and Included In the statistics for 1911 amounts to 121. 1"l bales. In addition 772.270 running bales of llnt crs were obtained from the crop of 1914, compared with tl:tl,153 bales for 1913, equivalent to 791,101 bales of 501 pounds for 1911 and 638,8SI for 1913. Dealings Not Larjre; Realizing; in Home Rails. LONDON", March 20. The news from tho Dardanelles did not have n harmful effect on securities on tho Stock Hxchangn today. There was Increased conlldenco that tho forcing of straits was Imminent. Dealings were not large. Consols wcro (lllll, but there was buying of war loan. Ilenlizlng took place In Ilniiic rails, with tho exception of passenger lines, t.lttla was done In Americans. The reeling In Unit section, however, was better because of tho strength nt New York yesterday. There was prollt taking in Cuiindlan l'n clllc. Argentine rails were flabby. Fresh nervousness was shown in Chinese and .lapan descriptions, but Itussian securities had a good tone. Shipping Issues were strong in spots. Mines arul oils ills nlnved stenillne.Ms. Thorn it-nu m,mhnUi.... I. - -- - - . ... ... ..on I'lllbllunilS of Itlo Tinlos at CSTk. Loudon N Y. cloLe. cuulv. Amnl Copper Atchison ('lies . Ohio . (Via 1'aelllo .. ('lies & Ohio . Krl .V Y Central . Pennsylvania Heading South I'nvlflo rulou 1'aclllc IT S Steel ... - Increase. . . . . -, .,.-. li'Ji-j lets" . . . IM'S lllil. ....HHI'S Lllll! t'i in' I'I 111, Decrease, 'J. 1. 23", .".'' 4- " MI'S VVI ' -1 " ..... i, u nn 1 7I'J 111''; m Ml"! VII, - l,v I'.'.-ij l'JOlJ '" .. -Id., nt'a -r.x-risi fgllll. RAR SILVER NllU- VOHK. Mar. 20. -The ipiotallun fur commercial bar silver advanced n to .up, chiih today. M COTTON STATISTICS Ni:V VoItK. March 20 -The Hatlilluil po sition of cotton It as Pillows This week. L-isi wvek. l.'ist ear. Visible SUPPIV. T,.K"I.2S 7,Mill,:i2l 11.011, 2I1S or which Aiuer- Iimii .1,U.1I1,22S 0,(r.'.1.:i21l 4,1WI,2ll'j 'vbi-iIi" lO?" " 12,:i.VI.7liil 12,IK1,.1SS l!l.irjs,ll.si COTTON NBW YOItlC, Mnrch 20.-Apparently the cotton trade did not know how to take Iho ginning llgurns Issued this morning, anil the inurket 011 the call was Irregular, with prices 1 point higher to 4 points lower. After tho call, however, n covering movement of shorts, who had anticipated that tho report would show a commerlral ctop of fully 17,000,001) bales Instead of 10,015,000 bales, caused u rail), prices mov ing tip to a net gain of 5 to 0 points at the end of the first 13 minutes. es. close open. nun. inw. cjose. March May July October December... January tipot .(! K.7S 0.1.1 C.I7 li.fil ii.t:i S.03 KT1 K..SS 11.12 1141 II.7.S U.72 S.7.1 ll.(UI 11.20 lllll 1I.7S U.SS S.72 S.h7 l. 10 11.41 il.llt U.72 NEW YORK CURIJ Hid. Ui'jden llrltlsh-Amerlrun Tubac-u old.... do new (iolllleld Contolldaled Uimiiu C'linupva ,, i.a iiosu " Lehljh Yulley Coa gales 15.1 Nljillng ..,.'. , .1. Oils Wevalor , , o i!-j pref pu4 (llkrr-llegeiuan 'K SlrrllUK liuni , :i', 'lobacro Products , 51 tlo pref OH I iilttsl Cigar Stores hi do prer 112 I'uitoil I'rotlt now :i', World Film , 4. - s.7.1 Will 11.27 P.KI U.7N 11.8(1 P. 03 Ask, t; IS loli -1 "n 10.1 01 a', uo 02 11.1 117 wurm rum Yukon Hold ,U 11 10 Eleo Storage. ' , 11 MliwWll .... 75 do U ll) I' 01 10 Erie 22"i 20 Flk- Storag. 100 11 a s 4-u an it (i 1 60 Ray Con Cop 1SV l'nn bos cm. inm fiiv J. lino c i 4000 Poop I'asa led 1000O 1h Val gen cons 4t-ji 2000 I'hlla Else 4s 101 81 U7ii 1W NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS NBW YOUK. March aa-HUTTER -Market unwilled, receipts. 3312 lwckages. extra. SRWc hlghn wurlox SU3fVe.: Stato dairy. 27u2$c ' Iniiutlup trramery 21622c KCiS 1'jrlfi arm. reieiois 11171 rases: extra, flrsis 2oVi. , nr(a HAtt3a,- . nearby whites.. 2C-i2(K., ralxad color. UISSlc. MINIMUMS IN LONDON I.ONUOV March 20. -Tho following nilnl- 1 mum prices hae beon established by the l.on Vi ) don Stock Exohango for American stocks: 844 ) Afhlson common, Sli, Atchison preferred. 10: 4!)Vl lUltlmore ami Ohio common, ill. luitlmor and SI ' Ohio preferred. 117; Canadian I'acllle. 15-1; S. fiStj I Paul, 82U-, C. and O.. 411: Brie common, 10: Krlu flrst oreferrcri. at Creat N'ortheru lire. I ferreJ. 110: Irfuisvllle and N'athville. 110; 1 Now York Csntral. 7S: Northern PaclHe. Pili I Norfolk and Vtern, 04; Outario and W'eJt- rn, 11; i-ennyivunia, .11, tteadinx. oh: bouiu. rn Pacific SI. Union Pacific uimuioii, 111; Union 1'aclOc preferred. 70; United states Steel common. :Pi: Unltad States Steel preferred, 102. No restrictions on securities below 15. Copper at New High Trice NKW YOKK Msrth 20. A larga telling iini' y lus aiUanced the prbv of electrolytic. cui)er (u 1M i-sou. und other agencies or, reported w ba klo tho tinia 8jP4r, Kid's Chronicle JTlllll. I think 111 take you to the theayter tomoiro nlte, pop sod to ma aftir supplr today. U'y, Willyum, this is a serprlze, sed ma. If it wasent for feipilzes wine wood bu the chariu of Wnsnora inuslck nml Kolllo pool. I think III take you to see The (ierls from JIiikIo Land, they say Hints n Kood show, sed pop. O, that will be Jest line, oc-d ma, and reely, Its n, delltllll serprlze, liekntis,! now Hint evvrythlnit costs so mutch und evvryihlns:. 1 dldent think ou W(ioi be ubel to nlfmd the theater for a wile. O, 1 shood worry llko a Mali and (,-el the hook, ed pop. wat do I cure for ex penses, Ivo not plenty of them, eny Hum that cant scrape up a few ilollirs wunts in a bloo moon to show- his wife a kouiI lime iluzein deserve to be a hiisbluil, thuts the way I look at it. Then II wood bo ft oo,l tlilnm If awl husblnds looked at It In the Halm way, sed luu. It serleny wood, sed pop, perslnllly,. Ivo not no time for the man that blows In his riiihHtiince nwn silk shells nnd ahowluif (fiini for himself wen lies out carousing with the boys, and then tluds bo cunt spare eiiuff inuity to stake his wife lo a. sliow- wunts in n wile. Well Im sure those senternicnts do you ciedlt, sed ma. Not a tull, not h tall, sed pop. I nm uieerly dnliu; my ilooty, as the honest btlckluyer i-eil wen he refused n ralso In WOKCS. Wlch jest then the telerfono bell rniiB and ma went to nnser It, buying llelo, helo es, this is I'ottsen, es, 111 (,-lve Sir. 1'olls messldire, lell hlni wat, O, O, nwl ilte, HI tell him, wut did ou say yuro nnlm was, verry well. III tell htm. AVat it it, sumthlng frtim the orllss, eed pop. I iiont no weathlr Jlr. Jenulitss was nt the orlUs or ware he was, sed ma. Jrnulnss. the (loose yuu say, sed pop, ) the mischief cant I anser my own fono calls, well, wat If It whs Jennings, wata the mi'Ksldffe. He sc lie cant get those passes for The Oerls frtim Jlnelo Land that lie promised you, sed Ilia. Heck, sed pop. Well, dux that mean I dout ro to the theayter lomorro nlte with by Ixtravagant hiisbind, sed ma, It means that we go to the theayter jest the salm, or even moar so, If posslbll, sed pop, wat do you say to a nice eevulng of moving plcktures, we will show old Jennings how mutch we euro for him by taking In a haff a duzzin shown Instead of wun. O well. I havent bin to the moveys for sum time, sed ma. Can I go with you, pop, can I go with you ma, I eed. Wich Im going with them. PHILADELPHIA MARKETS GRAIN AND l-'LOUK 1VIIKAT Ileeelpts. fi.l.l.lt htih Tho maiket declined Ic. under lower Western ad Ween, though expoit demand was fair. C)uo tfttlons: Car lots. In export elevator - No 2 red, spot, 11 ,V)Hfl.57i4; No. 2 red Western, f 1.112'sl.HIV Hound lots, In export elevator No. 2 red. spot nnd .March. 1..1oiftt 0.1; No. 2 rrd Western, t.(l.tr! 1.tli : No. 1 Northern Duliilh. f 1.(14 III 1.111) COltN. lterelpts. Ift.1l bush. Trade was nulet wllh ho rluitige In prices, (juolntlons: t-'ar lots, In export elewitnr No. 2. spot nnd March, 77M7.Sc; steamer, TSlilflilO'se,. ; No. 11, 7IH(if7,14. Car hits for local trade, as to locution- Nn 2 ellow. SuHftSI'lr ; steamer jellow, Ts'tt iintc. 1 No. :1 yellow, "ilijfij 77 He. ; No. 4 jellow, TIVd'iI .1',4e ; snmple yel low. (llli4(t".T.jc. j new tub, per To lbs.. "1 WTCc. llAI'S. Ileeelpts, 13,00(1 hush. The mar. ket ruled steady but demand wns light. Quo. tntlntis: No. 11 while, U.H4H (lilc. ; nandard white. H4fit."ic. : No. 0 white, itil'ifidlle. Iti 15.- ivulel und steady. We uuole nt t I.HM.2U iwr liusti., ns to qiiallt, In en pnrl elevator, and nt l O.ldt 1.10 ror small lots ef nenrby (jrnln In bugs. I'l.OL'll.-ltcrclpls. (111,1 bids, nnd S00.TR3 lbs. In sacks. Mill limits sleadllv held, but Irn.le (ttttttr ,-)itii.ttlrtti tier 1 tilt Dm . Ill Wen. I Winter, clrnr. fil (iOftU.M,; do., straight. Mini Hi 7.10; dn . patent. ..2.1W7..1I. Knnf-is. straight. In Into sucks. I7M7.21; ,ln . p.itent Jute miks. 7. 2.111". 00; spring. Ilrst clear, fit. Mil 7. HI ,ln . strnlglit. 7.IOl7.:i.l d. pnlent. $7 .".Vi 7. HO; do , favorllo hrnnila. i.,n i.lii. iliv mills, regular grades Winter, cleir. giiunail,.1; do. straight. $U.lsl'I(7.10. do., patent 7.2,1W7,.-.0. Ill 15 ri.Ollt.--Trndo (inlet, but supplies sttialt (did values steady. Wu (piote ne.irbv nnd Western In wood nt J0.7.1W7 per bill., to uitiillty, PROVISIONS The market oulel nnd without Important change. (Juntatiotis: l.'llv beef, In sots, smoked nnd nlr-ilrleil, 2.1ft2(lc. . Wetern beef. In self, smoked. 2.1fl2(!c.. cllv beef, knuckle and tend ers. stroked and nlr-drled, 27S12KC.: Western beef, knuckles nnd tenders, smoked. 2,rdi'Si.; beer ham, .llitf:i2: pork, tnmllv. 22.fOH2.l; hums. .1 p. cured, lonje, l.tWlfliic; do., shinned, loose. 12tt.'il12",c. : do., do., smoked. UH4l!fW',)C.. ethtr hams smoked cllj cured. a to lirninl und average. ai'tlc. . linniH, smnVeil, Western clued, 1H',W1 Ic : do., boiled, boneless. 2.1n2lr. . plcnli' shoulders. P. P. enrel. loose Hi'tflllr.: dn.. smoked, lOKjijllto. : bellle", In plikle, nci-nrdlng to avcrnge, looye. I'JHWIac. : hrralcrnst Incon. as tn brnnd nnd averngo elty cured 17'ff11o.: breakfast bficon. Western i inert 1711 tse.: lard. Western, reOned. tlerres. llfltli.c.. do., dn., Itihs. lWlllUc: lard, pure city, kettle rendoretl. In tierces, 11 Ctll'ic. : Inrd. puro city, kettlo rendcrcil, In tubs, llffime. RKKINKD SUGARS I'lrmly held, but quiet. Hellners' list prices. Standard griiiiulnteil, ri.or.c. : line granulated. 0.11(1.-.. powdered, (Ic. ; confectioners' A. fi.soc.i foft grade. 0.0.117.1.(1.10. DAIRY PRODUCTS Ilt'TTICH was dull ami w-enk under gen eral picssure to Bill. Quotnilons: Western, fresh, unlld-pncUed eienmery, fancy specials, ale: egtrrt, 2M2Ui'.: extra tlrnts, 27c: tlists, 2.1112110.; t-eioiiils, 2Ti)2lc: thirds, 'Jl'ii2'.'c. ; lajte-pncked. llihllic. ns to uinilltc; neolby prints, farcv, :12c; nvernge extra, .'lie.; nrsls, 27U2UC. . i-oenmK 2".Ji2.1c. . special fancy bnimls of prints Ji'biilng nt :m':ik I5(1(1S.- -Supiillei were well cleaned up nnd tr" market ruled llrm. guotdtlon.i. In free (osch. Heart v extras, 22c. per dor.., ncari'y Ilrsts, .o per sttiiiilard case, nearby curreni le erlptn. $.1 S.I per case. Western, extra Units, 'l per rnsc : do.. Ilrsts. S.1.M.1 per tnse; Southern, j.1.2r,irri il.1 per ease fancy selected candled tresli eggs were lobbed nut nl 2l'(j2(;c. per doz. ('llliKMl. - The murliot unlet nntl without Important cliango. cirferlngo mtulernte but nmple. Quotations: Ne-v York, (till eremn. fall miike, chohf. I(ti41il7e. ; do dn., fair to gootl, liKi ldiic: do, ,-i.rrcut timlie. l.iiijiilOc. : do., part iiklms, Si lilc. POULTRY I.IVI-5. The inurket dull nnd weak, wllh modenito but mnple uffet lugs. ouotii tlon.1: Towls, old rcoslers, lltlil'-'c; chickens, Huft-mnted, KHflTc . du., stngg, Hijl.lc; turkexs. Uhllc.. ducks. I.lftliic: geese, i'.3 IRc : gulneiis. as to iiunlltv. per pair, ,v(f70c.; pigeons, old. per pall. '.MVOflc.; do., young, per pair. 2.fi2.1i'. lti:ssi:i. Supplies nf ileslruble stock small nnd the market llrm. but trade ipilet. Quotations: rresh-kllled fowls. 12 to lox. dry plckrd and di-. -pitcKeil. Inncy H?ltcted. 20.-.: weighing 41.41.1 Us. nple.-e, I tic. ; iln.. 1i..fll lbs. apiece, It'.fllUe.: tin.. :i lbs. npli c, lllfj I1!'.; do. under :i lbs. npleie. llfil.lc. l.ovls. bids, dry-plckcil nnd dry. picked, We.tcrn, 4if .1 lbs. nnlece, iv'...c.; do., do.. X' , lbs.. llitlSc; lo.. do.. :i lbs. and under, llfiliv. old roosters, tlrv-iiliked. 14c. HrnllhiK chickens itearbv, in u2 lbs apl'ce, 22i'.':lc.; do., mlr to gno,'. 1S 20.-. Western. 1I.W2 lbs. nplece. 2(lfl22e. ; do., Inlr tn good, llfilSc. Chickens, dry-plclied and i!r -packed, In Iiom-s. mllk-:cu. .'II to :i(l lbs. to tloz.. IV.: do. .",7 to 42 lbs. do., ISc.; do.. 4:1 lo 47 lbs. do... IS-c: do., IS lbs. doz , 20c: do., 00 lbs. nnd over, 21c; corn-fed. Ill 10 42 Ihs. tn dor., inc.; do., 4't to 17 lbs. tn do.., 17c. do., I.S Ihs lo doz., llic; no., ml lbs. and oer, 2(c. Chickens, dry-picked and dry- PS. ked, In bbls., Western, torn-fed. selseteel, 1 heavy, Inc.; 0 lbs, and over. lRc.i do., do,. 4 ba . ittf ITic, do., do,, ."Hi lbs., lotto , do.. I io, 2v.4f.l fbV, llifeloe. Turkeys, dryplcked 1 and drypocked-Kancy, nesrhy, 22r,i do- Western, 21ci fair to good, 18f20c,t oja torssi, ltif20c.! ducks. fancV. In boxes, 17O180.I 0-, erumart io good, lzlr,c. Ueete, nearby, lz ltd do, Western, 1012c. Btiuabg. per do-., white, weighing 11 tn 12 lbs., per dot.. 14,230 4.801 white, weighing to lo ihs. per dot,, M.Wtl4.1Bi do., do., 8 lbs. per do?,. $1?:l.SSi do., do.. T lbs. per dot.. (2ft2,(VI; do., do.. (1 (Jit lbs, per dot.. fl.oofl.83: dark and Mo. S, tOc.Cfll. PKKSH FIIU1T8 The market Is quiet and without Important change. Quotations Apples, Now York, per bid. -York Imperial. J2a.li (Irtenlng, !e,75i King, f2,nv:i.m; Hpy. h2.7S; Baldwin, $20 2.7.1; lien Davis. $l.lrl2.Til. other good caiinu nrletles. fl.m02.m. medium, flSfl.COt apples, Western, per box, (lifl.SH; apples, Delaware and Pennsylvania, per hamper, BojOOc.s lem ons, per box. 12U2.73: oranges. Fiorlda, pr im, tl.c.12 .'J.1: tangerines. Florida, oer sfrab. fl.taVHS.-O; grapefruit, Florida, per box. ll.BOfli 2 Ml, pineapples, per crate I'orfo Hloo, 1.7S 4- norlda, 23;t; cranberries, fancy late var it , 2.1Hf.0c VEGETABLES There was little trading: and prices favored hover under rnhly liberal offerings. Quota tions: While potatoes, per bush. Pennsyl. i.inln, .1iHtdr.c ; Maine, l.lff.lOc. ; New York, a to ounlltv. assrloe. , sx-eet rotntoes, t1,ware. 1 '''if SI. )!!!. if.1 awvets. .lersev t.er bbl.-No 1. .1.7.1flI.TB; No. 2. 2 2.50: sweets. Jersev, her basket, 70.'1 onions, per bush.. InSWc ; do,, cholca, per 100-lh. bng. liOc.V$1. do., medium, per 100 Hi. hag. i.lc ! do , seconds. Per 100-lh. bag. lelles, per hhl.--1.M)4.BO; cranberries. Jersey, per crate, 2Sljr. ; strawberries, Florida, per per hamper lirge, I1.2.1U1..10: medium, i.lc : anect potntoes, Knstern Bhore, per b No 1. f 2.3.141.1. No 2. 1.M1,TA kwi fiiiounc eablBge. linnlrh. por ton. M417: cnulltTottor, New York per crate. 1.7412.2:1: oplnirh. Norfolk, ber bhl . tl.7oJJ2.00: lolls, Norfolk, per bhl., 1.16JT1.25: lettuce. Toxag, per bush.-hnsket, fW Jffl.2.1, do.. Florida, per basket. flnvM): henna. Florida, wan, per h-isKot, 2.r,07i4.BO, do.. I'lortda, green, per t.nsket, f.'IT(n.Mi, peas, Klorldn, per basket, 35? .1. eggplant. Florida, per box I213.0O; cu cumbers. Florida, per bnskel, f.1.MOTi squash, Florida, per bosket, JD.i'nir.'t. peppers, Florida, ret rerrler. .21f 7.1: beets Florida. Per 100 bunches. ?:H74: tomatoes, Florida, per carrier fancy, 2 2.1iii:l: choice. 1 1 f72, celery, norlda. prr crale, SI 2.1112. do.. New York, per bunch. .IIIMOc ; mushrooms, per 4-Ib. basket.: 00C.O ?1.50 ' MINING STOCK QUOTATIONS TONOPAH STOCKS. Jim Duller S2 .83 .MneNnmsra 0.1 .03 Ml.luny 1(1 .17 Mlxpah Mxttnlon 28 ..10 Mnlitnim 40 .4.1 .Soith Star 15 .10 Touopah tteln'.nni 4i 411., Tunnpuh 15xtenlon 2n 2i. Touopah Merger 30 .40 Tonopuh Mining 754 7" llrit'lle Kula ,10 .11 Wet Ihld B5 ,57 OOI.UriF.I.D STOCKS. Atlanta .- 40 .41 Ithir Hull 0.1 .07 Htioih 27 .29 Hn'ldng 03 ,04 CO U 05 v07 Co-ill) Frne 00 ,08 DllimninllleM II II ,fl ;04 llnlsv 00 .08 Florence . 87 .60 (Inldflclrl Consolidated IS 111,, Oolillleld Mtrgrr 53 ,n" Jilinhn KMenslnil nn 1.00 Kewnnas II) .20 Oro 10 .It Sand Ken 07 .OS Sllur Pick 08 .10 Miscni.rND:oi'H. IVirv Artec on .04 Klmberlv 07 .00 Nevada Hill 84 .38 Nevada Wonder l.so l.oo DIVIDENDS DECLARED 15. W. IPIss Company, rexilnr Hi per cent. and extra 1'', per cent, on common stock, pay able Apill 1 to Btock of record March 22, Al.m regular quarterly 2 per cent, on pro-' retied. pavuble prll I to stock of record March 22. Washington. Itnltltiwre nnd Annapolis Rall was Company, regular quarterly lKj per cent, on pieerred. nainblo March 2ft to stock of record March 2(1. .Munlclpnl Service Company. 1 per cent., poy- ocnrn March 7. New Knglnnd Power Company, quarterly 114 able April 2 to stockholders of record March net cent, mi tin 'pri'Pil. nnviihln Anrll 1 tr htorli.ioMera of lccont Mnrch 21. l'lillailttpliki I'oniiipny, roRiilnr scmKinnual 'A prr rtu. nn p-r cctr. ciimulatWe pre ffuvil, piMihlu Jtay I rm roylstercd April lfc National Rnti. i:iptrlr Unlit and Tower Compntiy, rcsiilnr 'innrterlv l'. per cent, on picicrrM uml ,r-RilarIy qunrterly I per cent, nn romninn, pinltp April 1 as registered Mnidi L'L. IlooKs close March 21'. REAL ESTATE NEWS South street Is beconiliiK a mote nctlve real estate market. This is emphnsizeil In the sale nf the pit'tnlM'.s N'os. 1117-19-21 South Kticot. by Itlcliard Yoiiiik, to the llaUcrs' ,l!iilldlnK ami Loan AsKiclallon. The l)llll(lllin'a are assessed at $11,000 each, tlio pi-lip paid belriK $:i:i,100. in the tbico blocks from lltb strc,ot to the east Bhlu of litoad Htrect, ipiite a number of nnta blo sales have taken place In the Inst tow yenra. Some of these are ns follows: Usui. Nocmber so-1120 in li:tl South St.. KnillKl llltfcchler tn Mnx Heine, lot 7.",1'.'0 .fl)S.(llK) Asses.eil for X.",0 IhlO lor llll,, nnd llll- iiruiea u nricit ineairL., in name m I'lara Ailalr. llie.i. .Mny n-1li:i-IU-2l Poulh t.. luta ISxMi each. K. bvhnuria In llenlanilu (lal le 22-iOO Thiee iiruperllea aH&esetl $.'!0.is)ti for HH.'.. ltiiili, J iiiu- 0--ll2:l-25-27-2li-ai-:sn South m. lot ion7i .-.ii.noo Vsi-cased s.-.I.iioi) for nil.'.. 1007. February 111211 Souih St.. Ausiist Hauisteln tn l.nitii rtcnle, lot II lix.-,'..7 S.ooo Akbcsseil STlHHI rot- 11110. 11HIM August 211 1221-211 South st.. and 1221-21I Kntir n.. ,-ear. lot 2S.(lxl2u. . 17,001) A.sessril "III (KID lor Win. liui'.i. .lanunry 21-12:!0-:i2 South st.. and 122'i-:il-:2i Hater St.. rear, lot 0.1.4X Irreg 23.000 lino. I'et eml.cr -12,W South St.. lot ir.."-xr,l : I2.1U to 1215 foil Hi at., lot 7UU1.S: Paul Will tn .Incoli nileleon.. . .111,000 lUOS. .lanuarv Id i:il-1 South ft. lot KK70 7.70n Aiseseed JT.'.Un for 11115. l'Jll. Novemlier O-I.ltai rrnulli St.. store property, ndioliili.g rtnutliwesiern Nat. ILitik. koutlvut corner llrnad st . lot 21. 51.1120. Solomon C. Kraus tu Klullia 1 Picbe 23 00(1 lull'. December 14 -:il South st. .1- stnrv stt.re uml duelling, lot 10x70. wild by S. T. Freeman . Co 8.000 11)12. December I -Pll't South st.. lot 17.1x70 8.125 Astsd S7MH) for 11)15. till -I. February 211 l"u7 South St.. Abe SIPiermnn to Chilli's .xiomuwltz. lot IRxiJI 1J.4M) The Htieet rellvcts to no littlo degree the development of tlio old Itnrton prop erty 011 the northwest corner of llroau and Kontli streets, upon which handsome stores luivo been built. A big deniaud for stores has been fell in the ncluhbor- liood fur some time There Is a very j sharp competition whenever u propel ty 1 is offeieil fur salo. mid nil IndlcatlmiK point to Krentcr activity anil higher prices un South street for several squares east and west of Hroad street. NOTES ON' TUB STM-JCT. I'or the week endlni; Thursday greater m'llvlty Is noted In the number of mort- ' gages recorded. For the llrst lime the totnl approaches the sum of $2,000,oco. : fri, fnllnwloe 1st the rfteord: ' )-)iis by uullulni; associations . $I.T1.7oi) I-niins li IndlUduals 1,017, IW Loans bv tiist (.oninames and sav ing funds 22S.400 A larfe'B part of tbeee mortgages ure loatis made to nuance building operations, ns l'ullowi-: C. C. F.by lo .1. F Midlnty. 4307 North 12th mreet. etc 530,000 J. r. Mciilntv to .1. II. MeC'latuhey. inn tbi'.t.t innier 12th street una vWiignh-it'kltiK itrret. etc 29,300 .1. f. I'eiinltigton to II. It. Hoffman, 4CMOI; .1. c. Piimlngton to ,. n, IMIer. 12.."io: .1. c. I'ennlngton to II. I'hllllpf. silW.O; J, c I'dinlngton 10 11 It. llnrfnmn. H!i.r.0t): J C . Pennlnglnn to .1. Uorfman. 5252,1100. . 434.4CO ' S. Maigolls to S. l.evlcli llll) Mi-Kean street, etc C0.000 .1. M. SnyJer to North Philadelphia Trust ConiMiny. cast Mlde Ilartter siieel, uortbeast IJuinln drive, etc.. 22,500 S. Mnrgolls 10 5. (Solatium, ill!) Mc h'enii street, etc 22,200 J C. l'ennlnglnn tn .1. I incholl (77 mortgages), southwest side .'.Id street and outheast nlde Madlleld street 1.10, 400 U. Iliiymi nd. Ir.. In l.snd Title nnd Trust Company, southwest corner . c.imae nni Sliuuk streets, eic 44,700 Orcnt activity in Inilldinir opoMtlons U oxpecteil as t-prim; approaches. The pros pects nre best In Clei'miintown, Logan and West Philadelphia. Building operations at Allegheny avenue ami H street are spreading. The mono) supply Is decid edly better. Kxcept In special cases no change In the Interest late is noted. LESSOIt, REAL ESTATE FOR SAIE LOGAN A Side Yard Home for What You Would Pay Elsewhere for a Block House. Canine St. N. of Wngner Ave. ALSO Warnock St. N. of Lindley Ave, We Invito your Inspection, for these, houses must be seen to be appreciated. $.100 to $500 Cash AlillNT ON PREMISES, Olt M. M. SMITH llrund St. Opposite Logan Station. BEAI, ESTATE FOR SAI.E CITV CAMAC ST. ABOVE WAGNER AVE iWKST 81 DK) $4200 and $4300 Twin houses. 8 rooms, hardwnndl finish: Dutch halls; bol-waier heat, extra large furnace ; Urge side yards, breakfast rooms, etc. A yualliy house In eery detail, which has the builder's personal supervision. J. M. FAUST lU'lI.IlBR ON PREMISES (EslablUhed 10 years! CITV MEARS & BROWN CITV AM) SL'UUHDAN UK. VI. ESTATE Properties Managed Heats Collected laturanee and Mortsatee Placed IJ.te an applhatlun 202 South 15th Street NOW IS THE OPPORTUNE TIME TO INSPECT Orr's New Homes Torresdale and Princeton Aves. 2-story twin houses, containing 8 rooms and bath, aide yards, hot water heat, basement laundry, electric and gas light, tot 35x100 feet, SAMPLE HOUSE NOW OPEN PRICE $3800 VERY LITTLE CASH REQUIRep r'l-ceni carfare from centre of city Transfer from r'raoWord avenue i-r m Margaret street. Thirty-two trains 04Uy to Tacouy slitlwi on Pennsylvania nailroa! i
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