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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
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3Hi4
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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.
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4
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Banv
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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
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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
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102
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Am Tel T...'..' '!" ' ,,7A MH WH
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, "' .i- jurv
Am Woolen
Anseomia Copper , ..
Atchison,. ..,.,,,,,,,
HfllclHlnLoco
fnltciOhlo
HH& Ohio pref....
IJcth Steel
Belli Steel pref
17
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to
i 32
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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t!7
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.... 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