sSis & f-jjffr , lpsry5F! -?fwF EVENING 'LEDGER- PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1915. .MARKET WAS STIMULATED BY REMOVAL OF MINIMUMS-LOCAL BOND TRADING BRISK '-. u V " f -aV ft fJ.fr j r 1 Hnw I t 1 1 I mi , rt t t ' m mi km mwm ii HI- m- imd it R m lftaiii& m ym$y J I C!ALTIES STRONG m IRREGULAR MARKET Stocks Showed Improvement in Afternoon Session New York Central Earnings Good. BSi JCBW OUK, April t.-Thc first day In sight month when trndlmt In Mocks nnu bonds was carried on without Jurisdiction iU passed without particular Incident, nsldo from th fact that tlio nwrhct hnti nn ir- 'i8umr tone throughout the dnr, nut on Ills whblo tho day was very nniisinctory tii.tho Street There was a fftlllna oft n nelitdtr. hut the market continued lirond, .it Itirffe- number of issues oeinB traiieu iik t.htttetl advances were made by tlio ppeclnUlcs. During the carty session there was Otne foreign celling, and this added to tho fact that Hoor traders and outsiders , tier took profit cuuaed it reaction nt the outlet, but later In the day the market Improved rmttcrfally, brokers rcportliiir vmc-ro bUyltifT orders. The market continued to show n slrontccr tendency throuRhout the nftor- noon. BCBslbn, but there was Irregularity Irt spots. Tha demand seemed to be t from outside sources. An encouniKiiiK bit or news camo in me niicrnoon in the shape of the February and two months' earnings of tho New York Cen tral lines, -which showed Increases In both gross and not. The net for tlio month wan $1,717.RS7 nbovo the samo month last year, while tho two months' 'tiel was more than twice as Inrno na the same period of last year. Tho slock moved up on this newB. Strong Issues were the Intcrborough Metropolitan, and It was thought that most of tho buying was for Interests af filiated with tho management. Chief In terest seemed to be In tho specialties, and. among these Studcbakcr was 'quite prominent nt a higher level. Tho mar ket cloacd Irregular. Particularly strong spots were Ameri can Locomotive preferred, which gained 4& points, and Amcrlcnn Sugar nollnlng, which roso nearly 4 points, incse two is sues being tho strongest In the market. Considerable attention was attracted to the. uuwnrd awing- In Erles, these shares 1. remaining strong In faco of a reaction In the general list. Jjeanngs wero miner largo and for a tlmo an Inclination was shown toward becoming the leaders. Sub stantial gains were mado nnd tho nd uiice Was based on tho Improvement .shown In the earnings In the last two months. Pressure against Reading was at- 'trfbuted to the many suits now hnnglng I i. il. .... .. rn...M.n,. &$t t 'lire Hguinsb uie uuiiiyuua ,iul-iii.-iho kVJ' In Rock Island wero Irregular, tho stock Km'i first going above the Html ot yesterday nna then sagging ore. 'more wero re ports In many places that the financial requirements of the road would be sup. piled, and the Impression seemed to b& gaining ground that tho property Is In good physical condition. There Is also talk of an assessment on the stock to effect a reorganization of tho property. Cables from London told on brisk 'trading In American BhareB, but tho busi ness there was also restricted because of the holidays, the Stock Kxchangc there being closed three days, tomorrow, Saturday and Monday. The statement . uif the Bank of Knclanrl fop tho last wpek ;.ii.r.i .." .""' . "... c..' -OV fljuincu u ucureitnc ill KUlU uuiuiukh. .niMio uopuDiic, iiuuuu nnu pnvuiu, u- New York Stock Sales Last close. High. Al.ifksOold Mines 34! 34f Aiiu-cnalmers .,, 12 Allls-Chalmers Pf UM iSa,lw,nl"l Copper.. iBi, Am Agt Chemical 4oli Am Hn-t Sugar pf iJ, Am -n .,,-,: Am Can r '".'. Am Coal I'm.!,,?.. "A" 'i.i Am ?'1,lctapf.''lOS ll American Ico .H "'oniollw 2H--i a I. '''"seed ... i(ju -Jm Man',,,.'..;; ;; Tri m's ... .",, io ' " "" sriipiiittn r i,. , c .1 ' " mi 12 40 cm ;t5( 44'f m vlU 00 i rtiW 109 40' ( !. MM ao havr. Clou. 34K 3JK H 44)f HIH WJl l)f wi :tlM 5J 4GV4 114 01 lll'J 4Wi 27 iV.i 28H hS 10 21U VH uu AT, fVA Wi 44)4 8.1 i Ul alii tin 40)i 114 01 10 40H 27 28? i 2SU yj.u 10M 2l' niii oi, New York Bond Sales 1KH lo:t ?'! 10U J"V 100)4 10S Am Snuir i.iuif i,-,n AmJwr KB iosH 100)4 10B 'Jmyecl Koundrta.... 27! i 27M 27H 2 Am Tel A Tel 122)' 1 111.' i HO HO I Am Tobacro 22l)j 22lh 22 U 224 2HJi IWH Mi 72!f 70VS 87 H mi UH 41 102 110 'naronua Copper 20 rticnison niiij 'WdtitaLow aT nallmoru.t Ohio 721 a inoro ft Ohio pf . . 70) "etlilehem Stool kj IJtooklyn Itap Tran bWi wl retrolenm is Cal I'ctrolcum pf Canadian 1'acine lf)l Cent Leather Co :tfl leniLcalhcrCo pf ...l()iu 10. nesftOhlo ir, 4SJS vi no copper :ftjli ChlcA Great West.... 12!i ChlcacodtWcst pfa.. ;!2a Chic Mil 4 St I 8') Chic Mil Ahtl'pf ....I2IH C C V tc St I, pf f,S Chlcaco It I & I'aclflc . ;(2i Cluctt 1'eatiody pref . ... 100 Col Fuel & Iron 27? i Col & South ?!' Col South 1st pf 5H ColSouthSdpf JJ7 Continental Can LOW Continental Can pt ... !l?i Consolidated Uaj 110 Corn l'roducts 10 28)4 y 33 71H 70' Sl!f 8H',f 2)i tl 2HJI UOIi 35 71!a 70K 80)4 14)i 41 icon ieU MM 3-1H 101?. 102 Cuban-Am Sucar . Uen & Itlo (irandu Dcn<lodpr ... Detroit United Detroit Edison... Dlstlllure Securities Erlo Erie 1st pf Erlo2dpf Ted M ft S pf Oeneral Electric ... (ieueral Motors ... tieneral .Motors pf Goodrich Co Great Northern pf . Great Northern Oro Gucsenhelm Kipl'n Illinois Central lnt Ilarv Corp Interboro-Met Interboro-Mi't pf . . . Int Steam 1'ump pf International l'apcr Int Taper pf Inspiration Copper .. Kan City Southern . . Kan City Southern pf Lack Steel Lehigh Valley . 50 7)4 . 14H 00h lloX . 8i 39I4 12! ;t24 SOX 12. 05 H3M OU) 27Jj 19! C2!i 15 02)4 05 121 12 b'M 7ii 14 584 44 30 ll'i 32M 88! 125 a 00!-5 27 28)i 62M 45 fi0) 05 44H 30Jf llx 32H kS'A 125 03 20 10)4 27M 20)i 52)J 45 02 05 1 118J4 120M 11)4 12 51 7 i:u r2 nnu nr 7H 7S !5)i . 40 . 32)4 . 201-5 .142)4 144 .122i 124 .10.1 WM OH 42 3.1)4 0 Pvanced substantially over the preceding NEW YORK CURB Kf $,.- . . ..nmden .'British-American Tobacco old... ' 'British-American Tobacco new. . , OuMeId Cnnwlldated Orwns Cananea lKose i f.tfhlirK V.II.h S-M.1 Cat.. m? NipuninB '....:;::.';: .inn i!.icvator , OtI Elevator pref. Rtlwr-TIeireman riStrtlnir Rum i )8cro froaucis .....,,. Tocco Products pref United Clear Rtorea Sj United ClRar Btoree pref. jiny united iTpnt-unirlnR new &' s- World Film . TUfcon Qold Did Aiked , 1i 1Yl .. IS 18ii ::S,tt IS- . . m; V4 .. n 7t .. T7i 7H . . n :i'.i . . JW f!5 .. CKl ll!lli . .10.-1 HIT ..ISO J2t .. riii nt MINING STOCK QUOTATIONS TONOPAII STOCKS. nid BsH' HBs jjHi n oiiiiW Jim Butler m ircjs'nmara .., ,., (CI .rlffwav - 14 i.Hxrnh Eit ,. .2(1 '.VLOELitiija .,,.,....... ,.iri Nortli star .11 Tori; Bet.,.. , j 4 ? Trt Mrffr . fia Tow, MIn 711-1(1 . jiiwcu I'.uia .,,. , in West End 01 K' ' ,' GOLDFIELJ3 STOCKS. 3! .;: 01 ,1'8 .0.1 ....oj 07 .03 07 n.i 14 24 1.011 Asked. .W .0'. .15 ."S .nn .is 1 11-m Llreett & Mrs Tob Co Loovv-Wlles llbcult Loosc-WIies MU 1st pf 41)f ...118 cts 34! L ... 51 ...1G0 ...70 ... 13J4 ... MJS 8) j . . m ... 37 ... 25 244 50 :)5 ..137 43)4 118.U 3d 4 100 05 1315 07)4 10 32V4 20)1' 142 i U2 103 41 53 7)4 14 52)4 115 7J4 C0! 41!4 It) 30 141 123 103 12!' 117K 118 34)4 3454 53)4 109 05 14)1 COJa i.'l!i 100 05 15? i 0(!' ..118 .. 43 . . 42!4 .. eOH .. 30 .. 72!4 24?4 ..117)4 .. 12J4 .. 53 .. 13J4 . . 30 ..120 .. 13)4 .. to 0 'fj - tvfV Atlanta tiin null . ... .TJooth ,,,.., 'jiuiidoir c, a n , ;Conib Free ...... .' nismondned 7$ B -.Tatiy . Florence viloldfleld Cons ... .-. . .noldfield Merg .. Jiimoo r-xt .,,,, Krnranu , Qro . ... ...., . ,,,,... . . sand Ken ,.,....,.. pilver nclt JUSCUI.UA.NBUUH. ..yilry Axtea ,.,..,. 'ist 11111 !!l!!!!!!.t. !..'.!!!!!!!! y yonoer . t. .10 .11 .n .CO . ,02 . .05 , .: ,1.00 BRISKNESS IN AMERICANS "Abolition of Minimums in Now York Helped in London. I'tilNDOW. ADrll 1. Tradlnir In Am.rlnin. waj brute on the Etoclc Exchange today, but tha sroup had a confused appearance. The undertone, however, was firm on the abolition of the minimum prices by New i'ork. Chena peaks and Ohio ' and the Krlea were In de mand. Tne holiday feeling" was continued, but feeatlment was. cheerful. There was soma )r- earuiari? imuk w ."? nujusiinciii. iim.ejgeo issue werenrm on foou annual turei Issued by the Treasury benartment. ,Thra . was realislns tn Canadians, i'rlro naaires in noma raua were narrow una mixed. rrmmft suDOart was clven to 'Argentine rniix on: the dividend announcements, lllnlni? and 'ollrdpartmenla were trreBUlar. Itlo Tlntos er arm. .no wh ui ruuuvr aescriptiona mt BTtaA In avmnathy with the stanle. Thlu Jnfunite of the fan that the week's imports ere iiixmiy 111 fKw u. ma sole. V,. . J2 m. equlv. 1 nul'lan Paciflo '.'..' ." ." '. '. ". '. '. .1 B01 !HHe1i. ...,.....'..,... 25 VSaMurt.Kansas & Texas.... 13U Louis &Naiivul May Deiit Stores Maiwell Motors Max Motors 1st pi ... Max Motors 2d pf . Mexican Petroleum . Miami Copper Mbtl'&bSM Missouri Pacific MontanaPoer Mo Kan A. Texas .., Mo Kan & Texas pf . National llbcult Nat Enameling & S . Nat Enam & S pf Nat Cloak & Suit ... Nat Cload& Suit pf . Nat Lead '. Nevada Con NYNII& II New York Central.. NY O JtWcst . Norfolk & Vet Norfolk & West pf . . North Amerlcen Northern I'aclflc Pacific Mall Penn Pacific Coast Co J?,;,!, I Peoples Can .40 Peoria S: Eastern . l'lttsbureh Coal ... Pittsburgh Coal pf Pressed btccl Car . Clulcksllvcr Oulcksllver pf lly Steel bprine llay Con Heading Heading 2nd pf Itep Iron & steel . ItepIron&-teel pf Hock Island Co ... Hock Island Co pf Humcly Co HuniclyCopf teaboard Air Lino Seaboard Alntlne pf .. 37 StL S Kran 3 StL&SFranUt pref.. 10H bt Louis & 8 V 2d pfd.. 8 St Louis Southwest .... 17JC touthern l"actflo 8GH SouthrcnHy 10H Southern Ry "Pf 55 Standard Milling 51 Standard Muling pf ... 72JJ Studebaker Co , 50 Tennesseo Cop ,....,.. 30 TeiasCo .,...,. 140 Texas & Pacific ,, 13 Third Avenue 53JS Twin City HT 07H Unloa Pacific . ... United Cigar Mfn T7-in .11 .01 .-10 .00 .10 .01 .IK) .OS ,01 .OS .an 1 lt.in .2.1 1.01 .ix .12 .nn .10 .04 .(IT .24 LPS tbern mr eLsHffiff MP-Sii SSBal? lesTeBs!iBaBkaBai HBHW(:KiH HPSjil aTflHeaP FiMB& LsSBSisr WEBbES! Wpm Ira ii 24 Zra 'Kansas & Texas. . . . M 133J U i.paeiao 00a sJ 8 wetne um 124S 7? fttatea Steel laereaia.' Peerease. &rzjr m ted Wot ray uoubie Tax pawsf Of substitution given under a r nt attorney tp transfer stocks and bonds stBtitflJOiUe, under the provisions ot the sncy ta. jaw, uie wr ix." aeroraing tS Joterol Itevenue Oillee. ThU en- iinept w Bfn en ireaaury aeciiiou by' Internal Ittvenus Commissioner O4 : at Washington, ". which he. In hM&j.j on a nrior Treasury daelalon. No. cs-rtt Ila talc la llliLCAd tfin A nnau nt a trJuaer ateckt and bonda. Sueh M. II Wjw inat a, nitre sub Sr ttt PPOtntee ef Iba power of 4 fljisiuar ta act in u sceaa Juud .gaiint la ia answer to numaroua whit U tefe, bKQ reader at ibc Hev. MObtAJib . W'Spl n" ' MMfL jne aouut. pntes oe i jm u 4 vvu w re lay Ltl toirw cajus o( wi m oh 37!4 37)4 37H 25" ( 24J5 25)4 244 24 24 50 50 50 35 23J4 ISii 130 135J4 135!i .220 220 220 220 . 22 22! . 15 05 118 14 44 MH 37 72M 24H 110 14 53 14 30K 120 12! SO 70 102)j 102H 102 03!i MM L24 12J 01 85 20!4 101?i 101)4 10W 10W .... 85)S SOW "OJs oOH .... 71 71 71 71 104)4 103)4 104H 10 IK .... 20 20)4 20W 20K ....1004 100H 100 100! 07 07 07 "07 122?4 122 122!i 7 7 2154 20f 05?4 04 H 33) 32!f H K 1 U 24 24 10H 10K 12)4 50?1 85 28M .12 . 7 . CO! i . 0l!4 i3'4 . V, 2M 05 118 42 42 fcO 35 71)4 23M 110 12i S3 13H 37j US 12! i 7!) 75 12M 50JI: B3), 2S1 24)4 10V 22! 1'5 42H 81 35 72 24)4 110 13K 53 13!( 3S34 118 12!. 70 75J4 102 13H 12J4 COM 84)4 20 7 21. 04M 33 K n 21 10H ..145J4 145J4 144 145U 84 22U 7b!4 !4 1)4 2M , 8 15 81 83 22). 781,' Ji hi 2!i 8M 14 37 2M 10)4 714 17 87 17 544 6.'i 73M 58 30 140 15(f 54)4 07Ji . 12554 125Jf 124! 474 47M 10Jf i!4 78 4 Hi O 0)4 14 30J4 254 1054 7J, 17Jf KG!.' 10H 51)4 51!i 7254 53!i 203f 138 15 53M 07 85 22)4 78 H nt 2H 7 1454 3G54 254 1054 7)4 1754 ban 10JS 5454 53 73 57; 30 138 151,' 63H 07 125 47)f 25 47 B454 Ilnltel Hvs Invest Pf .. 25 25 25 US Healtyo; Imp,,... 48K 48 47 uslluuber 6454 6554 64H USHubuerUtpf ...-103JS 105 105Jf 105)1 U S Undl Alchol pf ,., 80 SOW SO 80)4 US Steel.,-. .'48tj 484 47Jf 4854 US Steel pf ....10554 10654 10354 10554 Utah Copper -UJi 0()j ami Va-CarChem 22H 895 42 1 Hit 0454 25Jf fVEIENT OP 3IONEY YOKK. AWtt 1 -Baa ngcalvcit from 1. ir..:tuJjur UJZOtjm MtJssat lani iM to mHileiJttaa Yr , rltWJtli!. mg&CM emmm xaewprs "J1.UJJ. it..e,ii ik annum M .j c. aSEri--. falsUe.JIIIMt at'AMl'jf s's'ft "- p.g.T. mm-mm- m-wkwa et- atf.st- Va-CarChem of . . Va-Iron Coat&O . Wabash Wabash pf ....' Wells-FargtrEip .. Western Maryland Western Maryland Pf 40 Western Union ........ 6534 Westlngnouse, Blecttld . 72 Wheellng&LE 3 Wheeling & IiKM 5 Wuy Overland 123 Wisconsin Central 36 litiortotw -. X08 Quoted 'Ei PlTidend Total salt'. 63,000 shares, compared with 749.000 saarea yesterday; tbwa far this wek, S,43,W0 BriHi Prta4 last Week. LBM. S60 sbares, - ' BAjJf QLIJARINQS Bank, slf arlnC llf compare ' with rr. 2354 01)4 42 l)i 2J4 0454 28 40 CO 735" 354 4M 123 315 23tf UU 42 1 2JJ 94H 25,' 40 05 72H 3 4M 122 3 2354 00 43 1 2K 04h 28M 40 6554 7254 334 44 123 34J4 108)1 1U7J4 iy7J4 nondtoif PhlUdi .. Uosfou New York CWMJO . St Louis HIS. 1011. 1918. ,:,71Q,2T $I,2W,0DT U.0SO,i36 3a,u79,S7i sos.i4s.ie 33t.soa.sia . 60.110.371 Ul.47T.lSt 71,463.02.1 . l,1,S6ft9?S I,eW,000 JT.16u.7l? RATES FOR MONEY i .mj. MMi m u- fr . PWl 1000 Atlnma I-!inrei 4s SI' auou Amer Ar s lot Imki Amrr Tel clt 4 f MMOAtncr Tel cvt 44s P1i Tito Armour Co 4W l 2,w Airhlxon dj 4s ss Ihijii Alihlwn rv H llh"i.1.. U'l 1IH.U Djlt fc Ohio .l4 iilw imil itnlt Ohio 4 nlv5 .vuu iihii m Oiiio ev 4Mis . Nl'i llu 1 n le O htvn ns... ' 1l.wO Ik-.h a.ul rM Ra SU 111, u 11r.uk t.iy lai 0 iw s mis. iun ,..... ti)l 1st fs..!u0'. 1WS M ,5 SVi I0IH llj'l III i"!S n ; 51 lnt Illtth. Low. Close. . ..'.!' jut J"i tni4 " si(5 Kla $ Ml St .e IO1AIU IjIXOnllll it AlnAI IHOt.nl II it , IN4IMI lri,k I tl Mil 1?UUU Cent Ltalhcr 1st 8 .iuki (..mi rncmc .I'ts.... w-owi nut l"ac let Is ..t.il ( hs A Ohio ev 41,4s. I ViJ 111 Ohio 41'jn. . . . IUH L.1,1'. & Ohio .'. it4i t.hl Kim 111 ch tu.u l In Ac Nwn gen 4s. . . Iiatu 1111 11 s (1 Joint Is. ,VW Chi lift Q deb ;.... 10M t hi tl ft Q 111 nii.. iihhi rm 11 . 0 town it.. 45.VHI c M & St I' cv :. ret.. 1111 M4I C )l a Hi I' Ben 4s... 1)1 s 1MNI C -M Ht 1" IIV Is. . . . NXS 80011 C M t Ht I' M ! RUH1 O M .V Ht I ev 4H". I'l'S mm M & Bt I' gen 4 4s. .loo StCKI fhl HI V St ft O .Is ..10ll'4 1000 Clev Hh t.lne 456.... Ol'.i 27r.0i (ons Oas rv t,s Ill lis in licit rilu (Ir rfd Bs. . HI :K Detroit Culled 4'i 7" Sl'ioo Ills Korur Corp Us 18Li 7KCO Brie ronv Is Her A. .. Ol'i 4ITJK) i:rlo conv 4s Scr II Wk 7000 Erie prior 4s S1'4 r.OO) Hirt W & l 1st 0s..l01J4 tono (ten Jlolor fls l"ls 1000 rien lde.- deli r. . . . mi .100 Iltid Man rfd As Til nono Hock Val 1st 4ija...i)i, S(X) 111 Chi tt T Us Itttl 7ir.oc) Ins Cop cv n . -1J 2.1000 in rv ret pd Kb ,10. . . 11'JJi anoooi Inicrb Met M Tl)'. nsnoo lnterb 1! T rcf (is... nj KI Inter Mrr Mar 4!is.. "'t -coo Ind Alcohol lis nnon Jnp Oer ta now l"ja. M HVO lcledo 0.18 ifd Rs..H"1 toooi) I.k Hh deb ts 1011... IW i'lioo l Ib i- St T'n.; inn'i lr,nr.T do 7s 1--vi nnoi) Lotlllnrd n iw r,eoo liuls ft Xarti 4s iS ncfiii iMinn ft Ht I, 4s. ,. . M icono sin Knn ft T 4n Mi's SCOO SIo Kan ft T rfd 4s. . Mi ncoo Mo For. 4s 4R 2000 Mo l'ac cv hs -IJ , 14HK1 Mo I'nc rol As 1017.. Ofl'4 320TO Mo rue cons s loo'i 2"00 N Y Air Drake cvt Ca tiltj 2000 N V Cnnnl 4s 1011..10iW 400O .v y canal Imp inn-.tovr, anmi N Y c 1. s a5s ;.-t 4n SH W'Ji "14 lW.H intj m Mti Rl MS ItslU Wh iuljl. llt)', SCHOOL LOAN SUCCESS STIRRED BOND MARKET .(Hi 100 Id l't1 sli N1 Tin ST', 1.I.JJ, 117 U III IMl'4 III SI ir.i 1U1V4 ltiltf V('(, M' (ft. -J "if ;4 !l7'i III iiiiS II" 81 lno4 N7 MI1 Wi eoo n y c ft it 402000 do n wi 2UO0O do 4 ',4s 2000 do n'H lonn v V rliv 4Un 1000 (inort .V Y City 44s liin.l...l04H HKO N Y Cltv 4s 10(14... IWi .iron x Y N II ft II cv bkbik STOOD J Y N II ft 11 Cs..tlOi; innn X y ont ft V 1st Is S74 ,1(liK X Y ltwy ref 4s ... TH, 4HWI X y rtwj. adj ha W 220"O X Y Tel Ren 4'.j ... IW't hiw . Y 'W u ft li I'fe". 4000 Norf ft West Pofli 4s 1(100 Norf West cv la. fi'iioo N'or Pac nrlor 4s. . . . irvio Xnr F'nr pen .Is noon I'nrlllr Tel .".B lorn P"nna rv AUh 'lOfin I't-nnn rt 4Wa MXXI Public Herv X .T T.B. 40io ItondlriB Ken 4s :t.-H'mi Itrprh rnba "o 1001. anon ftnek Island (is riiikio riork Ilnnd rfd 4s S1 I02''i . Il.'-V, . HIV, . H7U .10.1 ,im . S7'4 . IUU . on .ion. it. Itnnnn Itnck Island ,'.s HIV. 1M 0 rt 1, I t ft a u ns. '' rooo St I, ft S F rren .Is.. (!)! 2200(1 Hen hoard A T adj As.. Ilrt '.'Omi Houth nrll B 07 la'OO Koulh l'ac 4s M','j 12(H'() South I'nc cv 4s '- 4roo rio cv ret r p ,.a iii.h vi m im menANim 8S 111 100 KWli ll.'l'i ll:l 411 T.1'0 I7i Rlti 101 "i In', 7.1 III WW 112 112 THH (I7', :i7'i. mu 70 100 ir.' 10014 122'i W'Ji 4?' 10 INlli lOOVi 02' mi's 109'!, VW, R4J4 R7' WVi noS, 1011? 1111, or, no 7ti Diin 7.1', l(l"i)( 1-214 on, 117 W 100 U'Ui R.1 nm mi miit TO' 1 U'l. I'SI, int; cm, II7V. Mil Slti W S( ii'i nil. 05IS WI', 100 Jon'i Wl 111 HI T.Hj 48 111 Ht MIH 101H mi jjrt 1V1 11.1 I'M :i7't twjt Till 1110 02 iixni 122-S 1.01', M)'v ; 4S1, 4(1 llll'i Idll'd 02'4 1001, IHO'4 ST'li Wi ODH mi4 W"s 11.1 !.' T.1',4 ss KBJi iv.'.; ons, II7'4 tin 1KIV RTJa I'llt I'll 101'; -015 in no !!? Oil OTli uiVS w 07'4 1(l(V) do rfd 4s SOU noon So'Hh llwv Ken 4s .. r.il'l 12(i South II wr con Sa .. I'n H000 Texas Co cv 0s PnV4 T0O0 Third Avo new 4n .. NIH 1IIOO0 Third Ave ndj T.s R1 4000 Tot Teo ft W 4s WI icon 1! S lltihher lis l"-4 ?4000 IT S Hteel An 10 mono Union rac Is 4s ... 0.1 2i'(iOH t'nlon I'nc cv 4 ... R!H 1000 t'n Hwys B r 4s .... 40 icoo Va Car Chm 1st 5a.. 014 iniWI IVnhash 4s 2R ,'ifOO IVnbaah Bet .la I" T0OO Vnlah 1st r.n 100 1100 Wah Equ ct sta 4fl.. J4'4 2000 IVnh 2d As If") l"oro Vab-P Ter 1st ct 4s ! Mnn West K ft SI rv fia. r , 7000 West Phoro rm 4s .... RRJt r.000 SVest Union 454a n.1' innn wlron rent uen 4s .. Ofi'4 Total sales. I,441,P(X, compared with $l,n.11. 000 yesterday; thus far this week. ?t.1,n.1.s,000; same period n-t week. eO.OR7.000. Rl no"4 102', 101V, l)K if Si'4 no !HI?i 21 II M I Rltt lt iinif IR'l imii sis 7"V rj) 1II2'4 !l'2 4(1 niVi 2S II'I '.'Oil loo 0 02 u H211 I'd'? BULLION HOLDINGS SMALLER Bank of England Weekly Statement Shows Decrease. 1X7NDON. April 1. Thn weekly statement nt the Hank or KnKland shows a decrease nf t3.3S0,OOO from the prcvlouR week. Reserves fslf oft 4,38H,0, whlln public nnd private de PosltM advanced. Details follow: 1 This week Ijst week I.net year founds. 1'ounds. founds. Circulation ... 3.1,171.000 34.111.1.000 Sii.4l.0fl0 Puhlle den....113;nnO.OflO l)2,04R.flOO 27.IIR.(00 Private den... Rn,7l3.()00 rei,osn.oon an.Kin,iiK Oov secur 44,000,0110 :,i,nuii other secur.... 140,003,000 12n,noi).ooo Ttcserve 37,144,000 4t.533.00O l'roportion of KimesSt0..,.,a- 1R.2 22. nulllon 53,80S,0O0 S7.24S.O0O Bank rate s 5 u.l.il.roo 4n.i'o,oiio 27.0CO.WIO 41.43 31).014,HOI) 3 Pennsylvania System Earnings LINES KABT. iota. February gross ri2nTS Two months'" Krois; '.'.'.'. inliiSjiAftl Xet ',403,(171 LINES WHST. February gross T,11,013 Net 701,200 Two montha' cross 'J.?.!i'vi2S Net l,243,ono LINES EAST AND WEHT., ?t'a..V.r.-.:::::::&$ ' Increase. Decrease. .1T1,mrt MR.0211 2,103,7111 2111,302 f140,.1lt. 44S.30I l.furi.oiT 3:1.1,201 Jn20,ll7N IIR.'I'I.S7 3,710,7114 73,80'J MARINE BONDS IN DEFAULT NEW YonK. April 1, It became known to day that the International Mercantile Marine v-ompany 'will not pay tho Interest on Its 41s per cent, collateral bonds due October 1. and which will bo tn default If not paid lodav. Under the Indenture the company had six months1 Brace. ..,.,. Attorneys for the bondholders are expecte to take formal steps next week for Ihe apT potntment of a receiver. Minimi ms Removed in Boston BOSTON, April 1. The Committee on Ar rangements of tha IJoston Stock Kxchange rules that en and after today all minimum prices will be removed. Tha exchange will be closod tomorrow. Pood Frfday. Substitute Found for Potash DOVER. Del., April 1. I'hlladolphians have filed articles of Incorporation for a 11,000.000 company tu manufacture chemical substltutea for potash and compete with Qermans in the American fotash market. RAILROAD EARNINGS ALABAMA CUIEAT SOUTHERN. 1015. Increase. Nrua7.f.r.0?..:::::::: :" JftiS NASHVILLE. CHATTANOOGA & BT. LOUIS. ISr:.'..:::::::: 'fttSS llSJg If'...1:!'.."::;: WSiSiS -Si:5B ,.lrya?ro.aS-.8?':..PAVr&0a -Vffl Net after taxea VS'Si? .'204,1:14 m.i after tax JUaht montha' gross. Net ivr CINCINNATI. .100,875 204,134 300.S7S 201 1)1 12.T45.1U 6.J3.3M 4.38I.C11 2Dt,eoa w,?.'SfJ!fKANa & TEXAS N,Sru..c'""..-."..-.-.;: ISffiS ':m r.r.1..:::- fSfciS i: MISSOURI. KANSAS AND TBXAS. EUtt montha endlns Februarjr 2 G10S I22.S48.0SU 158,868 Nt .....,.., TifSrlS. 'l.O.IOSOT Burplua after charge... l.T&VKP SKU.OOa MISSOURI PACIHjq. N,ru.?.'!,..:-"::::,-aiI:w faSS 5SW. .ra. .tt03t: : . : t '-UiSl NEW YORK CENTRAL X.INES. Febnwry om.. ....... iio.Bsj.uisf iioa.ua Two'r0ltu Bros 0,M.fia Nl -.. '-- S.81S,13 lHFi5. 1,TU7.0S7 3.: I.WJ.BH Removal of Limits on Now York Stocks Loft Trading Normal. A lllip was given to the bond trading In I'lillnrtclplrJii today by the success of tho erhool district IV per cent, loan, which wns henvllj. oversubflcrlbed nt very Rood prices. Tlels crtused a revival of domnrid for other hsiies, nhtl quite a llttlo nctlvlU developed. I'lillndclphla Electric 4s were In pood ilcmnnd, nnd bo were Interstate Ik. I.ehlRli Nnvliration 4Vis, Pennsylvania liis nnd Hpanlsh-Amerlcan Iron 6s. 1'hll mlrlphla I'ompnny 5 Jumped a point. The local stock list developed consider able Irregularity today. Tho removal of all restrictions In Wall street was natur ally followed by Rltnllar action horo on such New York Issues as Had sun Deon limited as to price. This left the market In nn entirely natural condition. In the early dralltlBS the General As phalt Htoclts wero In demand, the pre ferred advancing moro thnn a point nnd tho common a modernto fraction. Tho rise was doulrtless In belated response l' Ihe Improved condition of both stocks through tho changes Incorporated In the new debentures. A docllno of it point or moru In Pennsylvania Bait on nn odd lot sale was about tho only other purely local feature, but tho arbitrage group fluctuated erratically. As tho day ad vanced the trading narrowed down to evening up ot commitments by those who did not caro to carry stocks over the holiday. Rapid Transit showed a ten dency to recover from yesterday's do cllno during tho afternoon. In tho closing dealings Philadelphia Electric weakened, nullo a little stock ronilng out. Union Traction nlso cased off, whereas Cambria and United States Steel hnrdencd. Went Jeroey rose a point. Heavy retrenchment was shown in the February report of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Operating expenses wore cut to such an extent that 11 loss of $920,078 in operating revenues was converted Into a gain of $98.1,387 In Income. Tor January and February, however, tho curtailment In expenses could not qulto overcomo tho loss of $.1,710,764 In revenues, so that net showed tho relatively slight decrease of $73,869. FINANCIAL BRIEFS Sales in Philadelphia mVIPBNDS DECLARED tWe Bilf Sswtti- BMtU. Company, 3 MT 3Wtx WM Awlt IS to aieeX ut rco(j Bssvwisjss?n .".0 Am (Itln 17C Alll lt!tl!lVH)H fi Cam Iron . . lt.0 Cum St..cl .. 1 Klec Slor lOlKI Krie .1 Hon Asphalt . . . Ill do pret Ill Intel uorn Met .. "(in lnt Met iirer.... M In t' X Am . . 4.'l(i IjiUv Hun Corp. til I.ehlBh .Nnv n." I.chlKh Valley. . 1", l.chlith ul jr. 1 1." iln i.ref 110 Mo I'aelflc 10 Norili t'cnm . . S02 I'enna It It... :n Pa Salt Mfg... lis l'lilla Co IK, do pref fi2.- Phll.i Klec ,'I.IH I'hlla Up Tr t c. 10VJ Vcs. close. lllKh. Iiw. .1UIJ4 Julys miii llMl in.; . 4.1 . 4:i',4 . 4S If .' OS 7i;4 iwts 'stJ no'i 1:1 44 a P ( -I (,' S(4 I.'. 2!l Wis 1(0(4 i:iVi 48l 'IP (II) 21 li'li 71 (W 1.-, 2SV. i:iU SP, KHi KiT-m wm K, .12 24 M'.s M'4 :it 1:1 2i;i 10(4 7BV1 ai; 7.1 72 15-10 72'i 4H 4'',, 4'.4 ' 7 7-1(1 7 T-IU ;(.',: 84 IS'.; 7ll .15", Kla IS!, II I'lillu Trnrt KXI 1'llta Coal.. 217 Heaillnrf .. 114 Ton llfl.... 10(1 Ton MIn ., no Union Trac 17.1 U o I 1HVI U 8 Steel... .. do nrcf 10.-, War lr & St 27 W J ft S 6.... 40 Hx illvlucnd. nONDS. Iast prov. sale. HIkIi .11(11 Am u & 13 os. 121 Cam t scp 1010 I7',5 (ill' do 1U1T lHi :,mi con Tr N ,r 5s.ioiu inon ni S- Ten Tr 4s 77 1II00 lnt Hwys 4s... noli '.'(HIO Key Tel 1st fis. . fWTl li'WHi 1, fiiv con 4Vts. HUH :ooo i.eh Val jnn fls .. 2d00 1. v Ken c 4Ws, 07?i K'OU do tons -Ih M 1U(J(I no I'UH t r 4s irtji 1014 70 . "4 iii,5 Ml ...,7a lOUi 77 f'Oli IKin 2 4S 10.Wj 4!l Low. W 10 tu 77 0.15J IKIW tlllti ISflW 1.1.1 V, 'h in Mi WHO I'll rv 4Kb 111(10.10.141 400(1 I'hlla Co coll .Is. 7 i::'IIO 1'hlU Kloc 4s.. 80 noun I'hlla El Ba 102 f.doo Pph-Am Ir OS..1111 1000 Un Ilys t c 4.. 73-V, t7 ti Ml ion V, 7IMi so 14 102 im 74 H'ia K'l NOW, 7!'H 3112 1111 71 Close. 101 :iu-n 41 44 Pi 21 IM'. 15 illli 7f" 111 imt? a 7-Ki MJ M M S1J4 10!', i 4'',, 7 7-1(5 .1511 84 ISVi 10.V4 V'.'j 80 Close. l IIIIV, &sn t) wr.H 07t? 875s 811 irei'i 71114 102 mi 74 Local Bid and Asked Today Yesterday lid Asked Bid Asked Iinldnln .n :n ::.i .111 do pref 0(1 117 tw 8',4 Cam .steel 41'i 41 41 43 r.len KtoraEO 47i 4S(i 47?t ISli Qen Asplialt CI 20 23 2(1 dop..f eu4 fV4 04V4 5W Key Tel 11 14KJ 14 14 do t c II 144 14 14',5 do pref Gl"4 IW 04', U.1 lake Hup Corp C'.J (I',. ii1. (I!; Uh Nav 7.1 74t! do t o 7.1 741.5 Lri Valley Wi I1S14 i SVi U-ll Valley Tr 1111 19 . 15 11514 do pref 2S-I1 20 i'S'4 20 Penna Mil M'i 53 M14 I'hlla, race 254 s.TK 2-1t4 21 i'hlla Co Illli S2 .1114 .12 do 5 percent pref.... ret 34 :t4 :i5 do 0 per cent pref... 'in 18 57 .IS I'hlla It T lot; 104 10 11 do t a ion imi 10 11 Iteadlnir 72 72-1 71 ?aw TnnoPHh Pel 414 4 0-1(1 494 4 11-1H Ton Mlnlnc 75-11177.1(1 7iJ 71-111 Tnlon Traction anil ,15-n .1.1 1554 tl (I I f-.Hi S 81H 81 II B Bteel 4814 48K 4SC IMA York ltwy 7 7tJ (5 T do pref SO',4 32 S0!4 32 Kx dividend. JAMES J. HILL OPTIMISTIC Jamra J, Hill predicts that the war will end this fall and thinks that the finish will coins by October 1. In an Interview, he saldi "Tha aucrrsseK of on side or tho olher will rot settle Ihe fielit. hut the physical, financial onl Industrial rxhaustion of the belligerents will nit the war by next nutumn. At least, that Is my itrm belief," Mr, IUU believes that foreign credits ottab. 1 lulled here will mount to much htxher figures than those already reached, "There Is eo. InK to bo enough grain to no around tills year." Mr. IUU said, comiiientln(r upon the agricultural outlook. "A good, bis; acreage of wheat will ho planted In this country It may be estimated that he acreage planted In flermsny. Austria and France will va between 40 and 45 per cent under the average. The offenlm; nt the Dardanelles, however should releaso about 130 000,000 bushels of wheat In Kurope. The American farmer ought to get It a bushel for this year's wheat crop. Next year, when the war may be expected to be over, wheat may fall to 70 cents a bushel." Mr IUU has not changed his recently ex- E rested opinion against the probability of a uslness boom In the near future, "The, agricultural crops ef this country have a yer y vaiuo of 110,000.000.000. or more thin the gold mines of the world produce In 25 years. With a backing like that, no one or no one, thing, unless It be the cluap, demagogue politicians, can keep this country tack." Mr. 11111 thinks as strongly as ever that too much Iegitlatlon and too much regulation are thn roost Important factors In tampering- business. NOTES OF THE HAIL Tha Interstate Commerce Commission today set April 3 to hear tha Southern, Chesapeake and Ohio, Norfolk and West ern, Seaboard Air) Una and Atlantia Coast Wne Railroads' application for per mission to retain control of tha 014 Dominion Steamship and Virginia Navi' gatlon Companies. The Interstate Commerce Commission today held the cents per 100 pounds black strap molasses rate from New Orleans to Macon, da., reasonable, The Hallway Economics Bureau, repre senting the railroads. In Its monthly re port today says total operating revenues for January wero (311,196.184, a decrease of (17.008,533 from January, 1914. Operating expenses decreased ?W,W.7S5; net operat ing revenue. (S99,0i ttutes, (37. 1 In"' mi ijjur mucin GOVERNMENT SQNDS H or 1KO rUttHfa g: i csww.. memm m ?j BU. Atk. &m M4 .Igirmfl.. ...... ..,.t., . TjMfcii ,. The new French 6 per cent, one-year loan Is Ileitis' offered on a slightly better lliaii-fiH per cent, hasls, Tho recent Ger man lonn was placed on practically the snmo basis. The latest Diigljeh loan was obtained a shade lower. Orders placed In the last two wpolta with steel works In Uiib country by Euro pean Governments hnvo exceeded thofo In any fortnight slhco the war began, ac cording to tho iron Arc. An Important French steel Interest has Just placed 100, 000 tbns of bam with a lake atccl works through a Central Western dealer, and specifications for 45,000 tnctrlu tons ot two Inch and three-Inch rounds npplylnS on this older nre already In hand. Negotia tions nro ponding for .10.000 tons addi tional. Deliveries aro to bo made nt the rnto of 2,1,001) tons 11 month. That this country must furnish larg6 amounts ot steel tlrst nnd lest to Franco nnd Mnglnnd Is dally more evident, nnd tho urgency ot tho need will relieve shipments of theso contracts from the uncertainly of ordi nary ocean transport, tho Governments themselves providing vcssela In somo cases. Francis F. White and Matthew T. Flem ing were appointed vecoivers of the Stan dard Alcohol Company. The groflB earnings of tho rail mads for tho third wook of March showed a de crease of (990,1?:! or H.B.I per cent. To date M banks hnvo mado application to the Fedrral ftc?crvo Hank of Philadel phia for authority to exercise tho func tions of executor nnd trustee ns pro vided In tho Federal repcrve net. but the applications nro being held up pending the enactment of enabling legislation by the States in this district. In New .tcr so.v a bill to amend the State banking laws has been given n hearing, but has not yet been ncted upon. Tho bill to be introduced In this Stato has been com pleted nnd may be brought up any day. During March tho transactions In stocks on the New Tork curb totaled 2,801,907 shares, n dcrceaso of 185,180 shares, as compared with February. Donds totaled (2,t73,GO0, a decrenso of (8,800,000. Tho Subtreasury gained JM94,00O. from tho banks yesterday ahd gained (2,687,000 since last Friday, . Central Coal and Coke preferred, Phila delphia Company cumulative proferred nnd United Hnllway nnd Electric Com pany of llaltimoro common will be truotcd cx-dlvldend today except for cash. Tho Standard Oil Company, of New York, bns further reduced tha price of nil .grades of refined oil 10 cents for export. Thin makes a totit! reduction of 23 points In two days. A speclnl meeting of tho stockholders ot tho International Smokeless Powder nnd Chcmlcnl Company has boon called for Monday In Camden, N. J to Voto on accepting or rejecting tho bid of $5,760,000 for tho property by tho ' 15. I. rlu Pont Company. Tlio Pennsylvania Steel Company Is working at nbout 65 per cent, capacity. Information having been received that Interest duo April 1, 1015, on Chicago and Knstcrn Illinois Ilallroad first consoli dated A per cent, bonds, duo 19.11, will not ho paid on that date, tho New York Committee nn Securities ruled that, until further notice, wold bonds must carry tho April 1, 1915, nnd ntibscaucnt coupons to be a delivery, and that on and after April 1 and until further notice said notlco said bonds must bo dealt In flat. In March the average prlco of 25 rep resentative railroad bonds advanced nearly two points, practically making up for tho docllno of February. Tho aver age now stands nt 80.74, as compared with 78.78 at tho end of February, 80.81 at tho end of nnuary, nnd 78.21 at tho closo of tho year. RECOVERY IN WHEAT AFTER EARLY DECLINE Stocks of Grain Continue to Decrenso Damage Reported to Russian Crop. PHILADELPHIA MARKETS GRAIN AND FLOUR WHKAT. Hcelpts, WI.Tilt bushels. Tha minhct ruled steady, with a fair forclun In ipilrv. but ilemaml from millers was Unlit, Quotations: Car lots, In export elevatorNo. ; led. spot, U.ri'-'tM.M: No. i red Western, SI.MHJl.M. ltnunrt lots, In export elevator No. 2 roil, epot nnd April, fl.KUj'ffl.r.S'-i; No. 1! reel Western. l,nRViBl.n!t: N'o. 1 Northern Duiuth. !i.r,nii.04i$. C.'OltN. rtecelpts. 1I0S bushels. Trade wns quiet but prices ruled Btcarty. auotutloiia; Car lots In export elevator No. 1' upot nnil April, 7."W7U.; steamer, 7.TW74'4c. ;i No. .1. i-',a3 7.1'c. Cnr lols for loonl trade, ns In loca- tlnr. No. 'J yellow. Wpsle. : strnmcr yollnw, 78If7nc; No. 11 yellow, 7(OT77c; No. 4 yellow, 74fl7.'K; sample yellow, U0S73c; now col), per 70 lr, 77c. OATS. rtecelpts, 77.078 bushels. Tlio market was steady but demand was only modtrnte. Quotations: Nn. 1 white. C'AHf Mr., standard white, (K'iJIOW.; No. !! white, iii'iifirac. ltYi: dull. IVe. quote at $1.10 1. 18 per bushel, ns to quality, In export clmntor, and nt Sl.WVtjl.ll for small lots of nearby Ri'nln In Lacs. I'l.OUlt. Receipts, 1100 bills, and 2.202, OOH llw. In snclcs. Hujers lacked Interest and prices were nominally unchanecd. tluotatlnns, per lu(, IDS., Ill wooo, 11 liurr, ti,-.i, f. i, U.U): ,lo.. slrnlg.it, $i.OifU.R.1; do., potint. fH.tHiff7.IO; Knnsas, straight. Jute sacks, JitiB ttl; do., patent, Jute sacks. Siiiti.Sa; spring, tlrft clear, ?0.."(iS'l.7ri; do., htralulit, fii...i'ifi; do., patent, f7JT.2S; do., rnvnrltn brands, f-..viflN; city nilllB, choice and fancy patent, J7.MiftS; do., resblnr irmdeB, winter, clear, (!.:i.-.'fl..i,ii; do., stialsbt. J'l.OOtiO.M: do., patent. ?ii.nnif7.Io. ... KYi: I'l.OUlt was quiet and steady, we qunlo nearby nnd Western, In wood, at $H.rJ0 11.7.".. as to quality. PROVISIONS Thero wns a Uslit Jobblnc trado nt former ralos. Quotations: City beef, In sets, smoked nnd nlr-drled, 2:.g2oc; Western beef. In sets, smoked, 2u1jLTk?. ; city beef, knuckles and tenders, smoked and nlr-drled, 2u2bc.: Western beef, knuckles una tenders, smoked, 2Tfl2Sc;.; beef ban b. flllflltSi porlc, family. $22.VSli-.'.7S; hams, S. P. rilled, loose, I.IUw iaWc.1 do., skinned, loose, l'Jt3ftlSc.: do-, dq smoked, HVkfl Ullir. : other lwms. Hmoked, city cured, bb to brand and moraRc. l.lVjffll 1c. j liams, smoked. Western cured, l.'I'.iif Kp. 1 do., boiled, boneless. 2M&2lc. ; plenlo shoulders, fa. r. cured, inose, londiilc; 110.. BinoKeu, i.,4c in r :":..,, . : in Dickie, accoruuiK 10 uveiusv, loose, 12lC12)4c. ; breakfast bacon, ns to brand KH'.c; bellies. and average, city cured. 17JS18C; ureakfait bacon. Western cured. 17W1RC.; lard. Western refined, tierces. Ufjtl'ic.; do,, do., tubs, 11W ll'lc, ; lard, puro city, kettle rnnderod. In tierces, lUBUUr.: Inrd. puro city, kettle ren dered, In tubs. lKffUHe. REFINED SUGARS The market was quiet tint firm. IVe quote: Standard srnnulated, fi.line.: tlno Branulated, fl.n0c.i powdered, lie.; confectioners' A. o.MJo. soft crudes. S.0385.05C. DAIRY PRODUCTS milTKIl. Receipts were lleht. and the market was steady with a fair demand. Quo tations; Western, fresh, solid-packed creamery, fancy, spoclals, Mc.i extra, ,,t.-.j extra nit, Sue.; firsts, 2S821IC. ; seconds. S503Tc; ladle, packed, 10fl2te.. as to qualltyi ..earby prints, fancy. :ilc, aversRe extra, S.I0.: arsis, 29JT.I1C ; Beconds, 20lf21c.; special fancy brands of prints Jobblnir at XSiHIc' KGH8. Supplies were' well cleaned up and the market ruled firm. Quotations: In freii cases, nearby extras. 22c, per doj.i nearby firsts. fi3.1B per standard casoi nearby current receipts. 0 per canal xW'rtcrn extra firsts, fit, 13 per case; do., firsts. Jll per easel South ern, f3.40ttft.70 per csbo; duck eggs, as to quality. 26(ff28c. per doz. 1 fancy selected candled fresh eggs wera Jobbed out at S3r25c. per doz. CHUKSK. The market ruled firm on fancy stock, with demand equal to tho limited offer ings. Quotations: New York, full cream, fall make, choice, ltn417c.S do., do., fair to good, 1081614c.; do., current make, 15)4916c.j do., part skims. 8ffl3o. POULTRY LIVE. There was n fair Inquiry from Jewish buyers for their holiday requirements and values wera well sustained. Quotations: Fowls, lOfllTc. : some fancy stock higher; old roosters. IXWIl-r.; chickens, eoft.meated. 160 17c; do., staggy, Htflfie.s turkeys. ISSlTs.t ducks. lSfflUc.; geese, l'.'ffllOc. ; guineas, as to quality, per pair, 60S7OC.: pigeons, old, per pair, ?nfinn.; do., young, per pair, 22623c DflKSSKD. Fresh killed poultry was FRENCH REPUBLIC ONE YEAR 596 TREASURY BONDS Dated April 1, JD13. Due April 1, 1016, These, bonds are part of an Issue of J50.000.000, nre Jll denomination of jlOOf) and are payable at the option of the holder In dollars In New York or in francs In Paris. Thoy are exempt from all present and future French tnites and tpe prut ceeds thereof will be expended only for purchases made by the French Republic In this country. Price 99 Va Yielding 5 Vz FRAZffiR&Ga BANKERS 132 South 15th Street The Guaranteed Mortgage is non-speculative and of unchanging value, Every avenue of possible trouble or loss safe guarded. , Sent for Booklet Mil L ..-,.,. Philadelphia Com puny for Guaranteeing jrlsrtfSEw THlttiiftt Jfc- &'k'ai,mKJ I'ruiiiiniifr '"' iT5HI i.JII II I ,1 IIIU III. il I LW," quiet and fola were He loner. Frozen poultry julet and unchanged. Quotations; FicMh-kllled fowls, 12 to box, dry-plckcd and dry-packed, fancy selected. 111'ic; wclKhlng -HiSTo lbs.anlece, lSijc; do., lljilil lbs. apiece, lHlSe.j do., 11 lbs. nplcce, lUWlSc: do., under :i llw, npleco, lira) lr.r. I'owls. bbls.. dry-picked und dry-packed, Western ,4f." lbs. apiece, Wg.!1:.; do., do., '. i JL'3-' "l7V6c: do., do.. II lbs. nnd under, 14rl0e. Old roosters, dry-picked, He. Squabs, per doz., white, .velghlnK 11 to 12 lbs. per dqs Jl.253i.80; white, weighing II to 10 lbs. per doa. W.OSdfl.l.li do., do., 8 lbs. per don.. J.'lfl;i.2n; do., do., 7 lbs. per doz., Jri-.'P1 a" 10" '804 lbs. per doz., 1.5oa l.s.i; dark and No. 2, COcSfl. Frozen poultry lowls. as to quality, lOiVlSc. : chickens, dry Picked and dry-paekcd, in boxes, milk-fed, 31 Ji30 lbs. to doz., 18c: do., 8712 lbs. to doz., ISc; do.. 43fJ47 lbs. to doz., 18c; do., 48 lbs. to doz., 2pc; do., CO lbs. nnd over. Sic; corn fed, 31tH2 lbs. to doz., 10c; do., 41347 lbs. to doz., i.e.; Co., 48 lbs. to doz., 10c! do., 00 IDs. and over, 20c. Chickens, dry-plckcd nnd flry.packed, In bbls. Western, corn-fed, S lbs. and over, 18c. i do., do., 4 lbs., USUc; do.. i?;'." !,b"" Vi do" ao- 2Vi:l lbs., 14f inc.: broilers. 12 to box, milk-fed. fancy, 183 , ""... lo box. 27c.i do., fancy, 2.1172a lbs. to doz., sic,; corn-fed, fancy, lSB'-'J lbs. to doz., -.'e. ; do., prime, 25iJ.10 lbs. to doz.. 22c Tur RSV". dry-pleked and dry-packed Fancy, 210 IT. V faJr t0 codi lSBSOc: old toma, 1020c; ducks, fancy. In boxes, 170:8c: do., ordinary to eood. 12fu"lflc.; ceese. cholco and fancy, 150 10c; do. Ko. 2, 1 Jiff 14 c FKESH FRUITS Cholcp Block met with fair salo and values Pies, tlreenl .1: Hal pthcr Rood eatlni; varieties, New ork. per bbl. York Imperial. $2hY; line, J2M.'I: Kins, $2.7.-.1i3.!l0; Spy,, iid laldwln. t3: Hen Davis. Si:75&S3; crood eatlni. vnrl.ll,, CI ..yiT. rj' n.,1. llnJ, lift 1.50; apples, western, per'boi, Jltf l.io; npides. Delawaro and Pennsylvania, per hamper. OUffCOc: lemons, ner hnv 9rS'V.T. praiiKes, I'lorlda. per box. ll..V)f?2.73; tanBer '"". lorlda. per strap, 1.B032.C0; grapolrult. Florida, per box. Jl.fcOjTi'..-,o; pineapples, per crain rorto Illeo. 1:1.7.104: Florida. J2&I: ihS'Sl??- tan3y lat0 varieties, per bbl., Kl..i0fi4.no; cranberries. Jersey, per crate, 25M TSc; strawberries, Florida, per ot 23310c. VEGETABLES Tho Kcncral market was dull and barely steady with fairly liberal offerings. Quotations: hlte potatoes, per bush. Pennsylvania. 45 52&UMolnc' 'l5'5ft0c.: Now York, us to quality, .tSfJ43c; sweet potatoes. Delaware, per hamper, laige, ll.3aQl.75; modlum. fiOcfitl: swoet roiatoos, eastern shore, per bbl, No. 1, I2.234J 3.2fl; No. 2. S1..109I.7S; Bweets, Jersey. p?r bbb No. 1. J3..5JJ1.73; No. 2, 2a2.B(i; sweets. Jersey, per basket, 7.V.el.23; onions, por busli., GOfcOOc; do., choice, per 100-lb. baa-. IPfl.L'.l; do., medium, per 100-lh. bag, 7,vano." : oo., seconds, per 100-lb. bae, 603(000.; cabbage. lettuce. Texas, per bunh. -basket, 7Sc.cil.50; do., Florida, per basket, J22.B0; beans, Fior ina, wax. per uasifci, ivf'o.n(i; ao., PlorldV Krren, basket, 3. souasn. 1'iorioa. ner basket. s'.'.2.u.'i: n,nn. Florida, per carrier, J'-'ai; beets, Florida, per 100 bunches, f'lO.I; tomatoes. Florida, per car rierfancy, 2.BO3.60; choice, ll.Gngs.Sfl; celery, Florida, per crate, I1.2.MI2; do.. New York, per bunch. 33550c; mushrooms, per 4-lb, basket. 00c.eil.50. CHICAOO, 111., April 1 There was n better focllne In tho grain markets on the Board of Trado today nnd entire list closed nt advances of lo for wheat, i i8 Ho for corn and iaW 'or oats. Jlog products showed hut lllllo ehaiiBe, but they wero mnlnly n llttlo higher. Tho Seaboard reported 100,000 bushels wheat ns taken for export nnd Minneapolis 're ported 100,000 bushela oats and 25,000 bat rets of flour for export. Tho business at Chicago was small, in wheat, 140,000 bush els corn nnd 225,000 oats. Tart of latter was for export. At tho outset the wheat market devel oped a sllRhtly reactionary tendency. May opened nt lGltt, ngalnst 161 last night, and later eased off n fraction further. July nlso declined about half a point after opening steady. In tho ntternoon wheat prices berjan to recover, until all tho lnltlnl declined had practically been canceled. Shippers predict that the total Argen tlno weekly shipments during April will not exceed 4,000,000 bushels. Considerable damage Is reported to tlio Russian wheat crop, duo to freezing nnd thawing, nnd natlvo prices on grain aro advancing. Tho Interior movement Is slow, owing to poor facilities for han dling. No room was reported taken for oats on three chartered vessels to snll shortly from New York for Atlantic ports. A report Issued today by B. W. Snow places tlio condition of wheat nt K8.S, against 88.3 In December and 91,7 last year. The area to bo harvested ho estimated at moro than 40,000,000 acres and tho pos sible crop with a normal season at 600, 000.000 bushels. Lending futures ranged on follows: Yest'd's Client open, men, ixiw. (.'lose, close. May i.nili i.rcnt Lot 1.021. T1.S151 July 1.21W 1.B24J 1.21 fl.22U'1.21f September .. l.on-Ti 1.10',s 1.0 il.lol5.1.0r! Corn (now deliver") May 7214 73 72'i 17.1 72' July 7o'i 75 7411 75tt 73(1 r.7 Mi r.H f.-,7V, Kl r4 . M t.''4 4 (Hi 4U?b -um 4(m 10.10 10.30 Oats- May July September nrd- Mny July September nibs Mm- July 10.20 September ..IO.M Pork- .. May 17.00 July :.17.4,- September ..17.73 Bid. tAskcd. ..10.00 ..10.23 fi.87 0.1)2 10.27 17.0.-, 17.B5 17. SO 7 MT4 4'l n.n.-, in.10 10.03 10.20 10.3.1 10.32 .... 10.00 10.02 p.ss 0.02 -tfl-im 10.13 TlO.27 t10.22 .... M0.52 10.30 10.72 17.30 17.02 17.02 117.03 17.3.1 17..10 17.S0 17.80 April NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET NI!W YOrtIC, April 1. Trading In coffea futures was active at the opening. Somo months wero unchanged whllepthera showed advances of 6 points, rrlccs follow: Today's Yesterday's opening. close. n.l20.!3 ll.1DBB.20 (l.24rn.2.'i 7.3.1rtT.3.'S 7.40,7.4l 7.4Sli7,3il T.sim.ivi 7.BSe7.WI 7.ftlirS7.83 7.nn7,7n 7.747,73 NEW YORK BETTER AND EGGS NEW YOHK, April l.DUTTEn. .Market steady; receipts, 414.1 packages, llxtra. 30'5c; higher scoring, nieT.lle,; dairy, 201f30c; iml. tntlon creamery, 22'i'a2.'lc, EOOS. Market steady; lecelpts, 32,732 cases, Kxtrn firsts, 21c; regular' packed, firsts, to. SKOlic ; regular packed, nenrby whites. 22',4!0 2.1c.; mixed color. 2fXi2lc.: nearby bruwns, 22c; storago packed, 20H82115C. LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS CHICAGO, April l.-lIOCS. necelpts, IS,. 000: market slow and Btrong; mixed and butchers, O.S01fn.OO; good heavy, .fil.B.ign.87: ,MU. .,rM.., T.'..'UU.'.' 1'i.lM, u.i.Min.ni ,, ,vi. ,,,, ,u tu,ii ., r. . n.n.. .. ,... .. May -0.111 Juuer ll.L'.l July 7.:cig-,33 August '7.40 September 7.r,Oigi7.co October 7.5(l November 7.tIO December 7.OS7,70 January 7.7.1 February '7.SO March 7.83 Cld. Salea 7000 bags. Tlas. xcm llecelpts, .Iron: market slow; 00: bulk. ltf.7lWQ.83. CATTM'X-. O: market slow: heAven. sr. mimi 8.75:: cows nnd heifers, :i7.7Bj Texans, J3.B0 fi.l; calves. 1fO,7,1. 8IIERP. rtecelpts. 0000; market strong, 10c higher; natlvo and Western, I7.a0fl8.35; lambs. ?7.7510.15. COTTON NEW YORK, April l.-Call trading In cotton today gave promlso of another acttvo session. Opening prices wero unchanged to 3 points higher, this being only a partial response to an excellent showing In Liverpool. After the call tho market sagged to about 2 points under last night's closq, 'Apparently there were a number of overnight selling orders and some further long liquidations. Wall street was a good Beller. At tha close declines of 4 to 8 points were recorded. 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