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JJAPWLACKAWANNA
AND BALDWIN COMMON
fwporta of Participation in War
Contracts wiusuu onurp aa
vancc in Both Stocks.
tar-tV TOnK, April 17. The mnrltol
.(tin May " of the "wnr or'1''r" Vft"
!. There wni no abatement In demnnd
"". n.i this demand enme lnrcelv.
.J!) previous recent dnys. from out
'ii. ns Indicated by tho prrpondcrnnco
Ir M-share transactions on tho tape A
. ninny stocks, howeier. went to
P- traders who nro expanding their
iitlons, white not a fow of the oldera
fSli represented cvenind up of commit
ffi over Hio week-end
Bl? -.il.l bo necessary to bo bncU sov-
". rttts to nl1 n9 n,tve n, PttUirHny
!..lnn as witnessed on 'chanRo today.
17. floor of tho ExchaiiBe was crowded,
It KM brottors' olllreo. aomothlntr that
i.. not been the laso for a Snturdny In
. r lonB while Tho market wns po
iire at times that tho ticker wns tit
ifri unable to print tho quotatlonn na
Y were made and tho ticker wn fte--o.Tilh'
10 minutes behind transactions.
S.u. rturlnc the first hour wero nt tho
Mia of more than u million and u half
! . full five-hour session.
Added to the reports of blc "war"
tAat estimates of which rnn as high
ii I1M 000,000. there was the decision of
'A. Pennsylvania rtnllrontl to spend J20.
littDM for new equipment This wan bo
Hered to be the forerunner of similar
ictlon by other hie railroads In tho near
future. , ,
'Equipment shares wero ncnln tho fea
lureof the dav, but there was also some
int. nemnnd for Issues of the standard
lilit American Locomotive, which was
.v. Y.nlnre esterdsv, opened lower, lh"
flrt saiS l",nK recorded ns 1S00 shnros
1 . i Ia Rft airnlnbt finll nl Ihn ntnan
It IrOlll o u vv' "n -.-..
.Mtprdny nnd on moderato buying It later
twilled to C04 but diopped In the Into
'. would dlstrlbilto about $30,000,000 of
.it,. iffi.MO.O0O contract secured from tho
i7,!1!i Government to other companies,
jnd In this coillieuuiiii Hi-venu ui nil'
equipment companies with uieui.iiiiii.-u, m
cludlnff tho Lackawanna Steel Company,
the New York Mr Brake nnd Hallway
Wei Sprint: Uicknwnnna Stool rose
'curly 8 points, while Now York Air
Brake lost and Hallway Steel Spring
'ttined.
Desplto the denial bv the company of
ny ar orders, Haldwln Locomotlo nd
Tsnced nearlv 6 points on reports that tho
company will shaio In a $20,000,000 con-
' The market, after maklnp substantial
?llns In the llrst hour, eased off vIlRhtly
.in the face of widespread ronllzlnc by
Speculators, who weio unwllllnpr to let
thtlr hotdliiES so over until Mond.n. Xot-
lultlntandliifr this, the mnikct as n wholo
'continued strong, although Irregularity
mi shonn In somo units, of the list This
'ave way to stiength In tho llnul deal
ings, the market, closing strong.
l Just beforo the close there wat n. sputt
I In United States Steel common, tho stock
showing a giln of 1 points by selling at
f. This Is the highest It has sold slnco
fthe dividend wns passed. Standard Is-
lucs, under the lciulcishlp of Steel, be
came erj active In tho last few minutes
of trading, and there was a good demand
for this class of securities
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1915.
13
NEW YORK STOCK SALES
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Am Hide . Lea pre!,. ..
American Iro
Am Linseed
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Am locomallvopr
AmSmeltlns
am .'melting pf .....
Am bucat
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Atlantic Coast Line.
Baldwin loco
Pnltlmore A Ohio .
CallltnoreAohlu pf
llaloullai Mining....
tlcthletinn htwl
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nmnn shn. ... ..
HrooUjn Lnlon (las -. . I Jllf 1J()
HrnoKljn Hip Iran.. . MJ, mjj
llutterlckCo yjjj 31
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Oollfltia Cons l'a 1
Grofne Cananea JU
URore SI-10 11-111
I.V CI Sales 17 3SH
MrfiMnc 0)i 11
Old Fletat r UHj 71
Oils tleiator prd s iu m
lUter-HeBcmaii 7N, 7i
surllnjr Qum . 1 .S
fib Prodi cts . ... Stilt .V
niM Clear St res ... .101 11(1
:i ailed near Mote pt.l 110 1J(I
llMM front new 17-10 :i
peril film 3iJ .I5t
nrukon coja w
Canadian I'acluc
Cent Leather Co ;t0
C lies & Ohio lu
ChlnoCoppor id'j
Chic A. tireat West.... 12H
inicagoui west pia., 31
umcMiuv st l' ....
ChlcMllA-btPpf ..
Chlc&.Notthwest ...
Chlraco it 1 & Pacific
Col Fuel A. Iron ....
Consolidated Oat .,
Colorodo Midland ..
Com I'loducu
Cuban-Am husar ...
I)en&.HIoUpf
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Krlo
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KileZdpf
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ficncial Liettrlc
General Molora
(icr.eral Motors pf...
Goodrich Co ,
Goodrich Co pf
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MtxMotorslttpt ...
ManMoton 2d pf .,
May Dcpt stores ....
Mlnn&stLouH ....
Mlnn,Stl.ouU pf .
M 6t P & H S M . . .
M St P A. b S M pf
Mexican Petroleum .
Mo Kan ft Iwai ...
Mohan & Tinas pf .
MIourlPaclfle
Miami Copper
Montana Potter
National Ulvult . .
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LAKE SUPERIOR
CENTRE OF INTEREST
Heavy Trading Arouses Curi
osityNew Top for Baldwin.
Banks Buying Bonds.
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Illinois Central
Intllarv NJ
Interboro-Met
Intciboro-Mctpf ....
International Paper .
Intl'aper pf
Intfalcam l'ump .....
Int&UJml'ump pf .
Ii jjilratlon Copper . .
KanCitj bouthern ...
Kan Cltv faouthern pf
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Lack bloc I
LacadcUas ,
Lake Lrle A, West pref. 2
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lolul mies, 070,700 slnrcs, eomiiireil lth
SIS.MM nhirec list S.llmd1. tills wiek, 0.1U7,
SCO sliircK, last neck. 1,71 V'OO shares
Lnke Superior ias onco nsaln tbo centre
of ncttvity on tho Philadelphia nxclmnito
durliiR tho two hours It remained, open
for bUBlness this mornlnff. Moro thnn 4000
ahnres chnneed hands In tho first hour
nnd despite a liberal nupply thero seemed
to be a steady demand for tho stock at
nnd Just below 6 After the supply had
been cleaned dp nrotind R today tho trad
ers turned In nnd bid up the price enslly
to fi'J. Tho sales for tho two hours
reached tho unusual totnl of approxi
mately 7000 Bhnrcs. The street Is wntch
ItiB this Issuo with InereaBlnfi Interest
nnd somo well-informed brokers Insist
that Important developments nro pend
Iiik, possibly Involving n partial chnnffe
In control It Is known that both Now
York nnd foreign Interests lmo been
heaiy sellers of lato whllo Philadelphia
hougefi hao appeared ns buyers
Cambria Steel ngaln rose closo to par
todnv, nnd Pennsylvania nns In Rood In
vestment demand. Tho fnct Hint tho
lompnnv Is liujInR lnrffo qunntitleM of
equipment Is taken to mean thnt better
tlmos uto In sight Upward of !)0O slimes
of Cnmhtla were taken and nenrly 11 OHO
shares of t'tilted Stntes Steel . Meanwhile
Storniro Itatterv Jumped lt points to t2
on tlio ptiiciiaso of EOO sluires. Altoetlior
It wns one of tho liveliest Snturdajs on
the local cxdinniro In onrs
Another spectneular Jump occuired In
linlrtwln I.oeomotlvo common, ivltlch inw
oer llvo points, crosslnK 55 on unusually
heavy trndliiR The prlco ntlMiiiet'd ,i
point nt n tlmo until It rench tho hlRiicst
level, tli one exception, nt wlileli It
ever sold. In 1112 the quotation touched
fitVi, when the Inltlnt 2 per cent dividend
was declared It slneo has been ns low
ns K Despite denials by company of
ficials, rumors persisted tliat tho company
wns to sh.ue in somo Important w.ir
oioeis
The luniks and tiust compnnles of tills
rltv have re-entered tho security mnrkots
It wns stated today that flomo extcnsKo
purolinses of hish-Knitle bonds had beon
made by local Institutions of late, espe
cially of municipal issues A distinct
Imptnvement wns reported bv bond deal
ers In this hniiuh of their btwlncss. It
wns said that In the Inst : hours In
quiry Imi! appealed for $123,000 wortli of
tlie lift t ot t-lass of bonds from bnnklni;
soiiiccs. On 'cluiUKe Haldwln Hs roso
to 10.', and there wns also nood de
mand for liitorntate 4s, Lehigh Valley
Coal fis, IVntisylvnuiii 4Hs nnd Philadel
phia Kleotrlc Cs United Railway Invest
ment is weie nctlve and moved up neatly
.1 point to Cb's
Sales in Philadelphia
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mi Am icnjs
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23M Hallwln lot
10 llAlrl Ij)c pfd
to Urook 11 "f
DID Cam Steel ..
:-o ipii Ii I h V . .
Ill Klee Stor ...
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31") tlen Asi .. .
17 lien Atn ptJ .
.10 tH Nerth Ore..
17 Ins Co N Am.
72(14 Like Hup Cor.
HI Cell .Nm .. ..
rti I.eh nllM- ...
ft Lit Rchtiyfklll .
10 North IMcine .
4R1 I'enini Hit
a7 Teniui Sill MtB RVj
SI Phlln It T tr ct lO1
40 HeailliiB .... 73
.10 Pa Pnclflo
ll-M -mnopsh Uel .. IW
7IM Tcnopnh .Mln .. 7
.in t'nlon I'Acinc .. ..
ft I LnltoJ Has lin st'l
1201.1 tr a Hteet . . 67
Km Wnr Ir .t 8t.. iitj
Ml W Jcr ft Sea . 41l
.i lorK imy ... s
Totnl sales, Sf.titx) shares, eoinpated null
18,050 last fcntuMay, this week, las.wii shares,
last week, i.22s shires.
IION'DS
Last trc.
l0AmfiAr.ir...W "in"
4000 tlaH lic 1st .Is 10.' 102
1".1 Cnni ft ncp '111 lis s
1211 its 11117 . imi 07
WfO H Peo Tr 4s . 77 77
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nciio I, nl oul r.s till till
7tl I'd rlis 4'4 HiMl ItMU 1041.4 IDIIt Itll
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PHILADELPHIA
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eompireil Willi JiV,,12S
this ncek, fins oil) last week,
Local Bid and Asked
Financial Briefs
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET
NEW YOIIK. ADrll 17 Tlio cnfTen market
tvati itcaily, rutures were 1 point lilBln-r
to 2 points loner Hn.il ncurcs f flowed lo.sn'H
f S to 4 pQlnts. TraUIng was falrlj nelUe.
rrtcts follow
Todavs Toda s Ycs'daj a
opening. ilone iIokr.
. i t.w t in i.ii-iii, i,ii
Mirth .
'April ...
Slif ...
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7 577
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7. ll7 11
7.40W7 41
7 41ff7 4H
7.4llfl7 Ml
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7.MU-7 OO
000 bags.
NEW YORK HUTTEIt AND EfifiK
Ey.TOrtK April 17 -l.UTTl-.rt -Market
SsTuJ. - hi h' ,'lpt", 4M Pleases ctra. 31
i. l-TIl,: . ' '-""iiih ,-., -..ji , cuuic uuir,
SIP 1 Imltallin r.i.n. ..xj.it, ..
KOQS Arm ir.arket linn Iteielnta l7lt
ill f" V'xm .1'". --ff2'te . firsts. 21W
SOWJc.j nearl
tlieI, SZitffi!
NEW YORK BOND SALES
Is.
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li'iOOO Anier Tel rlt
lAH llo CUI1V Is . .
LVJIIIK) (In IM I.B . .
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1.V.S.U till .v Is 1IIIAI...
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..too do clt 4ii
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i MINING STOCK QUOTATIONS
TONOr.VlI STOCKS.
Jim Butler
Nmara ,
pmans.
fiirt. Ask.
fertlim atsr ..WW." .WW II
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2(SM) cent Lcatlur 1st 3s.. W
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li OU do t,oil Is liHs
susoij C )I J. HI' it 3s ret lOJ'i,
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lot-) llu, I Man lav fts . .
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lot (HI Iti.idlnic een 4s....
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1011 Itotk Ifcluiul Is
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lotsi Hoik lslind ts .
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40i0 Moulli Jtwy Ken Is
1(K) South Ilivy ton ft
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luiMl Third Avii 1st fts
MiHO Third Axe ndj .Is
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4lm West i: & M c .Is . imi,
2000 'Vest .Shorn reir Is . 02
Total Bales, .' 217 000 lompured ullh I2.KSI,
COO last Siturdiy, this week, $.'O,G0S,0i), last
week. 417,114,000.
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NEW YORK DANK STATEMENT
Reserves Incrqased Nearly Ten Mil
lions Loans Lower.
NEW YOltK, April 17 There wns in df
crSSa of S,tvl.fW in average loans l on
nkreed1aV.btf.eyeCrseVraB.K
K,lUol 2 .iw'wi oon and total tlmo de
pifli. of Illt).s5(l.ooo ,;rhe excess reserve Is
tfi, irt-. 110 ni.-i I m follow:
Clearlrnc IIouso memtsTS, uerago-
Iians, deereaso
Deposits, Inereaso
Timu denoslis. Increase
Potent, IncreiBe "; .
Clearlinr llouee niembcrs, actual.
loans, decrease
Vcposlts, Increase
I lino daposlts, Ini reuse
llesenti. InttcasL .
J.1,R.l.l,Cl(l
n,ni 1,. ,-.
4 2IU,(41
1,7!)I,000
$1,011,10(1
J,SI7,HII
tt.HST.IS SI
O.M.'.bMJ
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Ni:tV YOIIK. April 17 -Tho foreign cichinKO
market ruled ateadj. with demand sterling
unchanged. rm) Mlirlijnu,ld
...4 7U ft I1U Wi, St)',, lew 1-0.
...4 70k 6JJU 82(1 J0
Cables
Demanil
BANK CLEARINGS
Dank clearings today compare with cone,
spondltis day last two 5 ears
11113 inn inn"
ridladelptila JJ7.nst)JS3 SS 877.112 ?23 1133,271
IJoston . ... 3J,17.',S2(1 .10,lSI,ti7ll
New York 3o7,'.l7.ttvi a in, 170.5.M
RATES FOR MONEY
Call
Philadelphia T.'AH
New York 2'4i2U
Potion '' n. .
ChUuco 'MM
Commercial paper, S to 0 months, Philadel
phia. aijtH rer tent.
Time.
4 ft4"3
RAILROAD EARNINGS
C1IICAI50 AM) ALTON.
1115. Decrease
First week pill . . .. J.' ID 27! 'Jl.ll.tl
lrom Jul 1 11.070,311 202,37
Increase.
IIAR SILVER
NBW YORK, April 17 -The price nf com
mercial bar ellier was up ! lodai. at SO cents.
In London It rose 1-1U, to 23 U-ltl pence.
Tlie ftunncc of tlio Oliln Iron nnd Steel
Conipan nt Lowollsvlllo will rrsumo oper
ntlons nbont Mny I, Imvlnc; been Itllo
soen monltis.
'I lie Shell C'ompniiv nf California lins
certiiletl to II10 Secrenrv of Statu that Iti
cnpltnl sjtoik iris ltecn Increnseil fiom
JTiOOOJ to J 1,000.000
Tlie KirwH e.trniiigi of 31 rnllroads for
tho llrst week of Apill decreased JOSMiO
Tlio '"Piisslnp of Pcssiniism" is iiotnl
by Hrndstrcet's weekly leport nn tiado
vniHlltlons Improvement Is rcllected In
brislitcr ikies, better countty mads,
cnler cnlleetlonsi, favorable crop news,
enlirRed distributive, trade, Inctensetl In
ii 11st t In I npeiatlons, continued wlilttllnR
down of IdlenesH and Intenslio activity In
stock ninrkot npGrntlons.
'1 ho nnniinl pamplilet report of the As
sets, Iteiillrntlon Company Biles tlio to
tal tisets iih J1j,01,207, but states that tlie
flpruie Is not Intended to bo an expres
sion of opinion ns to actual values, but
only to show tlio amounts of the lurlous
nssets nn they .iro carried on tho com
pnm'R books Tho profit nntl loss deficit
included In tho tot fil assets limine is 2,
SJ.1.01.'. Of tho llabllltlPH. J10.000.C0O con
slpts of tapltal Btock and tho remainder
of bonded Indebtedness. ULintintH payable
nnd contingent linbllitles DurinK tho
xenr a ledm'tion of fJ,"S0,1U was mado In
toi lain of tho liabilities. Tho net loss
wns JTJD.JII.
Walter II. Unhcock nnd 'V'llllam D
Shcrrcrd, of tlio flnn of flutelior, Sher
reid X. Hansen, left this nfletnoon for
tlio Pacific Const. They will be Bono
nbout n month
(Jeorso Pelt Keltn, vl(e piesldent of
Chandler & Co, Inc , has returned from
a six-weeks' tour of tlio West
,1 OKdeii Armour In his testimony be
foio tlio i'cilcrnl Commission, said: "I
feel surn that prosperity is tomlnp. It Is
n prosperity thnt will bo shnred by in
plojers nnd laborers I find Industrial
discontent on tho decrease."
Commorclal failures In the United .Slates
this week numbered SOI, against 315 In tlio
corresponding week Inst year. The
amount Involved was JID.027,516, against
J7,'0l.90l In 10H.
Copper exports from Atlantlo ports for
week ended April 15 amounted to S37 tons,
slnco April 1, 8315 tons Same period last
year, 18,253 tons.
No bids ware made for the Wheellnc
nnd Lake Erie Ttallroad property when It
was offered at public snlo In Cleveland
by order of tlio United States District
Court.
It Is expected In steel circles that tho
Republic Iron and Steel Company will
resume payment of preferred and cumu
l.itho dividends this ear, If Industrial
conditions continue to Improve Tho cor
relation will spend Jt, 000, 000 for ex
tendons at Its Youngstown plant. The
money la to be taken from the earnings,
doing; away with the necessity of Issuing
now paper.
'loday Irfllcnliv
. . Hid. Asi. Hid. Ask.
llnltlnln ft.1 .11 isi. l'n.
dn pref ini 10.1 102 lot
Cninbrla Steel inifc 4i'l, 4H',i 410 ,
Lleo ytoriKD bi r,2tii rn r,oi"
(ten Asphalt '.'IP, 27 20'. j 27
do pref ui U7 ul 07
Kev Tel 11 III, 14 IP,
dn Ir itfs II II', II IP,
do piet (11 111', 01 ill',
I.k Hup Ccrp IVB n'l r.v. .'.',
I.eh Nnv 70 77 711, 7H',
Irf-h Vnl 7IW 72 7I". 71",
Leh Vnl Tr 1.1 1(1 11 in
do pref !() Ill In 111
Peiinsjlvnnli fit",. '' M"i 'lli
Plilln L'lo SI', 2P4 21'. 2l'j
Phlla Co .11 iki .is "n
do ,1 rer ct. pfd ... .11 117 .'I .17
do (, per it. pfd ... Ill 12 10 II
Plllltt It T Id'. II" I 10' I HI',
dn t ,tr. inn 1014 imj iiu,
Iteidlnit 7i!S 7(l'i 7(1 70',
Ton llel P, ' P I
Ton Mining 1! ll' I,'. 7
Piilnn 'Inie .. . . in 1(1', "(' "c-j
1 l! I VI V4l, vi so,
V S Meet .VI', r,'l .17 .'.7',
lurk llwv s vij v vi4
do pref ... . Ml'.j 11 I.O'u "'-'
DIRECT SALES TO Ni:V YORK
Rc-
pic-
i:-
not-
London Exch.inp;u Committee
moves Hnn on AtbitrnRinp;.
LONDON, April 17 A 111 111 tone
v.illed In securities on tlio Stock
chniiKfl todni. Tr.ulliiR was brisk,
withstanding the fact that tin nttetul
nnee of brokots wns reduced by tho bril
liant weather. Announcement was mado
that the Stock KscIiiuikp ( oinnilttco linil
conseiitetl to 11 relnxntion of prolilbltlon
on mliltnce business po ns lo penult direct
salts In Wall street, wblili liltlicito li.no
been ofloited through outslileis Sales lij
Wnll street to London 11m still biinrd
nilt-edped Issues linrdoiied nntl Homo
rails wcio fr.ictioiiullv higher South
Ainerldin mils wero stioin; iu spnls and
tbeio wns a fresli advance In ltussi.ins
Americans weie liroKUlar bec.iut.o of the
adjustments, but die undertime of tlie
inaiket was cood Steel alinres weio
nctle Canadians weio linn TlraHlnni
Improved. Conditions nf tlm will of I.nul
Itotluhih! helped somo tlinis Specinl
tles, oils nnd mines weie boim-bt
AnmlKimaleil Copt or ..
Acthtiioii
llulilmuie H Ohiu
Cnmidlitn Pncltle
r lusniicuke . llltlo . ..
Clll ago (ire it W'cutprn
1 IiIciko M i SI 1'
Denier & Tlio llrnndti ....
Klin
do 1st pref
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1 oulivllle .v Nnslillllo ..
Mo K .v T
New York (Vntral
Norfolk A Western
.N timiirl 1 .s Weitleru
Pi nnijkuuli
Itendlni;
Southern IUIlnay
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1 11I011 Pat lit
Unileil Klates hleel .
4- Incitase decrease
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GRAIN AND FLOUR
Ultll.VT. tteeelpts 112017 liuIi The
tnsikct wns firm onl 1e higher In svmpntliv
with the West Kximrt demnnd was lair
tjuntntlor.n ( nr lots lu iximrt eleiator
Nn S, red, spot, M ( t)l (1.1 No 2 red est
frn, 1.0.M1 OS. llound lots, in export ele
nior No J red, spot and April M rtPkW
1 Hl'i No 2 red Western, l IHPtf 1 Tl'i No
1 .Nniiliern Dultith. $1 7ltffl 71
tlllt.N. Iterelpls none The market ruled
nrm and le higher under ll?ht ofTerlnss
fluotitlons l'r lots. In oipott ele'otnr
No J, slot nnd April, 7$if7Ha , slesmer 7("4j)
7714c N0 3 711eif,He Car lots ror local
tride, ns to location 1.N0 2 elloiv, K2fls.i, ,
steamer jelion, KOfiMc , No 1 yellow, 7ff
7.ie No 4 ellon, 7(l77e samplo Jellow,
lUIme , new coh, per 70 lbs, 7iljvoo
DAIH.iiecelpls, 41,072 bush The mar
ket wns quiet, hut llrm and 14 higher cjtin.
tailons cso 2 white. iVMiuMie . standard
white (.Iffuiije , Nn I white, (i.'H21e
, IIH! nrni. We tiiote tit $11(I1. IS per
utisli , m lo qutillt), In export elexnlor nn I
ft 1 oijfl 11 (or small lots nf tirnr-l grain
In Uigs
I I lit It. tteeelpts, fill 01,1s nod Till. Kin
Us In sacks. Mill limits were well main
tained, lutt trade was qtHei. Me quote
pir inn lbs In wood- Intel, cleir tl laiflil si,
tin, etmluht, HM7.1U do, pnlent. s? Illtr
".till, Kimsis, itrnlght lute sacks. $7 11)117,11,
do. intent, Jinn ,m ks $1 llliiiui, sprlni!,
nrst, clear, $11 xOUT.lli do, etritlRht. 7 low
7 40 do pnirtit. 7 .10ff7 so dn , ftnorlle
Instils smisji ilt mill, iltnlio nnd rniity
luiteitt, sviivj.i cltt mills reRtilnr nmdis
"Inter. Heir pi.unitl v.i ,m .tralqht, $II.Mlf
10. do, put, nt $7 10517 in
llli! I Lilt It. orfirlnns were lltflil nntl
lite mitrl.et ruled firm. Iut (rule was qulel
n quole nearby and Wesltrn In wood lit
5,0 f0'l(l.7il ns to qualliv.
PROVISIONS
Tlio market wan quiet und without Important
contuse Cltiiitntlens Cltv heef.. In Ffts snmk
eil nnd nlr-driid, 2Uf'.t,e . i stern tieef, In
sets, unnkcd. 2,1P.'iv vit hnf, ktiiicsles
and tenders smoked .in1 nlr-dilel, 2i2e.i
eslern lieof, knu kles nnd ten Jus, nmnrfed,
r'. !'""" 1 bc' hams, SIIJi.lS pnik, fntnlly,
fSiriOUJJ ham. u i .tired loose. I.IK1 I.e.,
do skinned, loose, 12',ft2'tic . do, no.,
smoked. tj',0lii,i , other hams, smoked, city
euied nn to brand nnd mernite, ll'if1lc
limni smokol W'eetern cured, I l,14e,,
o , hnlled boneless, J2U2.IC. plcnU shoul
ders, s P cured, loose, lOjflO'lc. do.,
sinoked, 10W10',c , bellies In pickle, m .
tnrdlng in tiierasc. loose, PJ'.tfl'-dt. . brck
tnst bainn, as to tirnnd mid nrripe. ell
eured, HI',fiH7i,c , lireakfist bicon Westtrn
cured, KlialiK'.c . Isrd, Western -ediio I,
IK-rien, IIKi1i,i. do, dn , tubs. lt(Mi,t .
lard, pure clt kettlo rimlrrvd. In tierce,
.?"'.'.' ..'"r'l. l'ul" l". kettlo rendered, In
tuh., liifii41,
RKI'INL'I) SUCAKS
The tnnikel niled firm hut Ihoro was llltle
111 iuiiik we qunio Kiamlinl Kratiuiated.
fiPnc nno Rrnmilati'd 1 tin, . londered, lie.:
t on ret iloners A, .1HU . soft itiades, ,1 OJW
0. 11.1c.
DAIRY PRODUCTS
HPTI lilt. Trade wns titilnt nntl the mnr
ket phoned no Important elmnite CJuntnilons
western, ftcjh, rnlldpiokul ireimerj, fnni.
Win I il II., iMrn. .: . tvtra llisis, .lie,
tlrstn '."Ifl , Hfinndu 2oll27c , I ldle-iatke I,
llMiLlc, un m 'iiiiilu, nearin prints tnnc ,
lu. ttieiiKp ,trn. i. . firsts, .lij.!2i., set -onds,
STtiSii nieilal fanej brands or prints
Jobbing nt 'i'liri-c.
I.l.lis.- W . r. iu gnnd leque.t nlttl lines
siere Ilnnlj hell Quotations In free eases,
luaiby cxtriiK, .e. per dor , ncitiliy llrsts,
Jt, 11 prr slumlord tare, ninrby current ro-
elpts, Mill per enso IVeslirn extra llrsts
Ml to rer tatie tin , firsts, ?0 1.1 per c.iao,
Snuthein ?.1.1Vii(t jer tase, fancy selected ciu
tlleil frish cues wero Jobbed out nt IMfr.Vic.
1 cr doz.
CIILIisK. 1 ho market wits quiet, but
tirin tin In light offerings. Quotations New
oik, mil ennui fall make. fanc. I"i.4f ITVic .
do, rah lo cool, Itl'jfiKc . do do, luncnl
make. 1,111 iu, , do, part skim-, WlJt
POULTRY
I.M1J. 'I here was llltlo trading and tits
mtirl.it nits tinrlmiiMd (.UTerlngs witi inrol
trntn but nutple utintaltous Powls 17Cf
old looters. 12'olJisi . oung ehlikeus.
GRAIN MARKETS
RULED STEADY
Wheat Prices Rallied at Close.
Corn Showed Moderate Ad
vances.
Mny Cotton at Now High Point
NUW YORK, Apill 17 Visoious bu
Inc. mipposcdly for Southern speculative
accounts, caused cotton prices to touch
tho prexloiis high levels at tho opening
today, with Mny liif.il.liiR tliitnuh to 11
i.ow top of 10 OS ('all (luotntlons wero S
to 9 points higher, und although a num
ber of piollt-takliiK oiilcis inino out 011
the advance, tho market belli well Tho
maiket at Liverpool wns nbout three
HiikIIbIi points better than hnd been ev-
pected.
17i
Milt-meiled l.lilsi , dn , do, stnrnri. lllll
tttlkcH, llitl,.... On, Un 14111(1 . kiese UK
in , guinttiH, us to qtinlin, pir pair. .1uu70c .
piteous, i.l I, per polr, 217 ,0t , do, oung,
per lull 22$f2.J(
llltllssl.l), he mm kit genernllv ruled
sleml uinitr mndoiate oilHilneii hut 11 ido wus
qulel (Jtiolutlons 1 te-h-kllled rowls, 12 in
li.i. ilM-pkko! nml tin pi. ktd, l.tni. tc!eit
ed, l'n .'ii uelkhlim lijftl lbs ittileie, ISi ,
dn .' jf( 1 Pin un ei e, ISi dn I llu ttplito
Itlrl7c., do, under .1 lbs apiece Hlfllt
Inwls, bids, di)-pliked und ilrj-packe,
Western, li.l lbs apUie. 17'jlflSc do, do,
"'.j lbs, 1i!',j'uI7c , do, do, .1 lbs nnd under
li (ltd 1 ntvlb, ko'ieuked, choice 17VjC
Oil roosters, dry-plikid I S'jc Squabs,
per doz, while, welshing 11 to 12 lbs,
jer doz, $104 10. while weighing II lo 10
lbs per i'i , $.1 40ii I ml. do , du , 8 Ibu
Icr doz , (2 7.1fi I. do, do, 7 lbs per doz..
28l2 TA). do , do , (,'(ti'j lbs per doz , $1 lOif
1 7r,. dark and Nn 2 fitio ii(s,i iro'cn poultry
Jowls, ns to qinlll), nmise , eh'ckens dry
pUkcd and do-iiacked, in boxes rnllk-tcd. .11
?1 HI lbs. to dn? . IXc , do J7W12 lbs. to doz..
ISc , do. 4IITI7 lis to doz, IS, , do. 4S lbs
to doz , .Oo do i,0 lbs. nnd over Jb , corn
fed, .114142 lbs to doz II lo. 4 11(47 lbs to
i'oi , tic, do, IS lbs to doz, inc.. do., 00
lbs. and oor, 20c ( hi, kens drj-.lckod and
ilri-puckcd. In bblu -W intern, corn-ted, 3 lbs.
",'"' n!erl, Sl;.. 'lo.. do I lbs. 17WI7WC. do.
llo. ,1Vj lbs , 13'bc . do . do . 2i,'.tj I lbs,, 11
Lie , broilers, mllk-fcd. ranev 1S12I lbs.
In box, 27c , do , fancy, flijun lbs. to
tljz 2ic corn-fed ranej, isai.'l lbs to doz.,
.ic, do. prime. 21tT 0 lbs to doz. JSc lur
.,."' ip-plekcd nnd dr-picl.ed Pancy. 2151
".:., f"Jr '" Bootl. IMi-'Uc old totns. I.nf2uc.
tiuckn fancj in boxes, 17ulsc, do. ordinary
i?i-f" . '-vV ,Jt Keen-, choice und fancy, 15tf
Hie , do. No 2. l.'aile.
CllirAOO, Ajirll 17. Thero nni leu ex.
cltcment In the grnln market today.
Whont opened somewhat lower for tho
July ntul September options, whereas liny
ruled Hi in Slight advances were recorded
In com nt tho outset, while oats remained
practically unchanged At tho closo May
wheat milled lo Jl C2
The week Just past lias witnessed sharp
nthnnrns In wheat, brlliElnR May to
within I tents of the topmost level since
tlie outbienk of tho foreign war. The
mlvanro III .Inly hns been even moro sen
sational thnn the Jump in May wheat, the
former option rising 9 cents a bushel last
Wednesday. Thero weio three factors
rniislnu; tlie Hensatlonnl price advances In
wheat, niinelv, prospects of a world
aliotlnuc in wheat available for Imme
diate shipment, second, tho delay of the
Allies in forcing their wa through tho
Dardanelles, and last, but not least, the
re-entnince In tlio market of James Pat.
ten us n largo buver
1'llh n (untlnunnce of present, lnrce
osporta of .1.000.000 bushels weekly for
tlio next 11 weeks to July 1, there wilt
bo n euro-over of only 10,000,000 bushels
of wheat, while exports of 3,750,000 weekly
will tesult In no carry-over, leavlnc an
ebnustin of supplies It wbb expected
Hint the InnuRtirotlon of shipments of Ar
Ki'iitliio wheat, which got Into full swing
a month ago, would rollovo the situation
somen lint, but It now develops that this
crop has been contracted for by for
eigners nnd still they arc not satisfied
and contlnuo to buy American ivheaL
One ship wns reported chnrtered from
Dnltlmoro yenterdny for Trench Atlantlo
poiti wltli 160,000 bushels of grain.
Sales of American wheat at tho sea
board cterdny were estimated at 400,009
bushels, .MO.ono bushels of corn, 150,000
bushels of oats nnd 30,000 bushels ot rye.
Leading futures runged ns follows.
Yest'd'a
wheat open High 1iw. Closo. close.
J1'!' . 1 ill's 1 i.2Ut 1 III 1.02 L0l
July i..tvjJ i3n i.ti, ti tin . ti,3.i;s
Si-iitomlwr 117. 1 IOVj 117 fl 1014 T1-17M
...in uiuw uenier)
nil
70 1,
SOii
llnv
lul .
September
ints-
1ta
luh
hepiemler
Linl
.Vni . ,
luh
heptember . 10 IA)
Itlbs
la
.liny
S'i
4S'
inoo
beptntuber
Pork
Iiij . . .
.Ink
September
in 12
10 12
.10 70
17.10
17 112
1S12
Hid tAskcd
R1
r,7,
48
10 11
11140
10 02
10 II
JO 47
10 71
17 M
IS 01
18,10
7R'
7S1,"
70
net
77
1?olt
71
7SlJ
ss
10 00 410 ir, I0 0T
10.12 tin 11 1012
10 OO 10 02 110.00
10 10 110,12 10.07
10 40 TI0 4R 10 40
10.07 U0.72 tl0 07
17.47 17.02 17.4J
17 112 38(11) 17.02
1S..-.0 18.42 18 23
FKKSII FRUITS
Yes
i close. Open High. Ijiw Close
IHI'l 1ft IK 11)11 1(1(11 in If,
...10 27 10 1(1 10 40 10 J in .II
.10(18 10 1(1 :o7ll 11172 10.7il
..1(1 SI 10 01 1(1 !I7 III III Kill I
. 10 OS lllll) 10.01 10 1)1
. .1010 10 35
IMay
July
Octobor
December
January
Spot
Local Ilcscrc Hank Statement
Tho condition of tho Toleral rtesoivo Pank
of Philadelphia at the iloso of business, April
IU, was as follows
nusouncKS.
April IU
Ocld mln ami gold cer
tiorates . $11,303,100
Legal tender notes, ill-
er t crtllicatcs and
subsidiary loin . ., 4,rl.0iifl
Tledlscouuts and loans 2. Mi.(isn
llliestmuils .... 2,007.12.1
ivio from Federal Its
servo Ilnnk-net .... S0O.(Jit
All other roounes., . 317 W.S
Total
Capital (aid In
Dcpoilt
.. . $.'1,123,712
LlAnil.lTllia
$I,1Vi.TW
1I).JI)3,17S
April 0
$11.3,-.810
.i.irrs rsi
2 23(1 177
1S.W1 (S)
1 001. IM
107.1 IS
$23.370riui
I.1W2:2I
lU.IIS.'S
,,, "iKon'.ral. market was oulet and with
out Irnportnnt change. Quotations ,p
Lift'i !iv" . mhn J"r hh -ork imperial,
" vl't"wT. T..hins- '-T.10-I.S0 Sps.
T--S. 1,'aldwln. $2'flt,.i21 . lien Uula,
A',f;i.!,"'cj;.',0ea,lni; varieties. $1 .Imi
r?'mW !!" ",61 ? apples Western, per
Jox. si ,iij npilu, Dolaw no and Peniinyha
iln per hHinpcr, lOlilsk , lemons, per box. $2
.'7.1 orangfs, Vlorl la. ner Iki. si f.v,n
kiapetrult, Plorldn. pee bos, $1 21fi2 .m pine-i"'.,rii",,',.r,""llV..!-,l!'L:''!!-..r''rWa.
1.1,1
21M71c
.luC
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
flUCAOO, April 17 -IIOC1S -ftecelpts 7300:
mnrket .1. higher mlxeil nnd butchers, $7,13tP
7 01 good heai j S7IIMI7 00, rough heavy,
7n.itf7.1() light. $7 23S7 05 pin, $3 0087.28;
bulk. S7 21C7 .11
CATTI.i: lleiolptt, 100, market strons;
heeiei $1 8Mjil Mi iiiwh und heifers $337.03:
Tfxnns USIfi'M) mixes, $11 rntffS 7.1
SIIKLP lleielpis 1.000, mnrket strong: na.
Hie und Weslern, $1 30&8 40, lambs, $i.73Sp
1(1 01
HANK CLCAUINGS FALL
Baltimore Leads Decline, With 13.3
Per Cent. Loss for tho Week.
1 hro wns a deereaso of 0 0 per cent. In the
Inial tlenrlngs or the bankx nt Ibis country
during the week ended today. Daltlmora
shuwtd the henilest loss, 13 1 per cent., with
Philadelphia Hecond, the decrease here being;
11 I p-r cunt
The tntnl amounts lmolied were $3,600,S8t,
.111 sKiilust $.12111 ion ton last week and $.1.
(ai.is.1,721 tlio corresismdlng week Inst year.
101.1 toll P.a
New York $1.771,1100,007 $1,717,0(12,203 2.0
Hnslon 111,211.1111 14l,n.11),B22 -I- 04,
Phllndeli hii 1 IJ 071 7ll 141 MMflSl 11.1
lliltlmore . 2S.11S,K.S I2 0t7,14l n .1
rhlcago . 27J,Otll,(l.lt 2RS.I3I..I4I .T
SI Ijill's . 70.r.72,747 74,110 US .10
New Orleans 17. Ib0,402 10.10l.2u2 T.2 '
i'eieii cities
r, days . $2,117,703,721 $2,442,303,012 0 2
Other illlts
.1 dajs . 057.S1.207 C02.017.4Sl 7.3
Tntil nil elites
1 ian . ..2,on,C0d,000 $3,04l,uS3,423 l.
All iltici
1 day (iOfi.271.118 070,000,302 i.4
Total all cities "
for week $.1 (V) RSI, 111 $1,(121,183,723 .
ii i ii iici rir- i mfii nin niitina .,.-
j. $1501(1 .10. irnnberrloi. Jori.ey, per cratp,
-iii.nma, iuriua, jiei tiuuri, lii$f
VERETAHLKS
r.rrJftn" f'"1 "bbago sold slowlj at reesntlv
revised prlceB Oilier cgctables were In
.n?!lfral0 ,r,?!,!"'st n,u' eeneralli steady Quo
tnllonn W'hlto poiatom, p, r bush Pentisjl
anlJ. r,01(33c .Maine .'0.1.11. , Now Yo?l
as to nimllii IlltlSe. uhliepniatOM, Plorlln'
er bid, No. 1. $5 30i(il, Nn 2, $1 lOfil.
3i"!'.Tof?!tlt0;s-..D?law,,,e Pcr hamper, latge,
f.l.-wl 71 inedliini, r.ocnf!, 8ei-i pntitw-i
Laslcrn Shore, per bbl . Nn 1. J2 -jiW1 21
V.0' r- Jti'lI.T-l. sweets, Jetsnv. per bbl..
No. 1. $-!7.WI71 Nu 2. $2iJ50 tjo . do
per basket 71c ';ii 23. onlnus iholie. per 1iin.
''?,? !,i f'"'f1''i. do me Hum, per 100 lb
tag, SUM lo. cabbage. Punish, er ton, $20fl
..ii, do, I lorida per basket, $1 ,10ul 71 mull
tlOHcr, Now York, per uate $1 752 -.1
spina h, Norfolk per bbl , 73i $1 , kale Nor
folk. it bid , .Iridic , leituce Texas pir
liuslioM) isket, hv,Ho . no. I'lorlda, pir Urn.
oW1.71, '.f.nnB. I'lorlUi. l ax, per tasket.
gjii.1 SO, do., Klorlda, grci n, per bakket, J
.1.10, pens, I lorida, per I nsket i.SN, egt
plant Plorlda, per box $2y,l r,o. incumbers,
Klorlda. per basket, $,10a1, rinnsli, Plorldn.
per bisket, $.V."li'l, peppers, I Inrl In per tar
rler, $Jfl(l2.1, beets Plcridn per 100 bum bra
1if1, tomutnes Plorlda, pir cunlr, fa my
'- SIli'J 73, do do, chol-'ii $1 HMrS, celeri
lorida per i rnte, $1211(2 do.. New Ymk
bas!
0.8
MORE WAU ORDERS
wHiniii mo idBL iu umi mo aiuueoaicer uor
porntlon lias secured about $1,000,000 additional
war lontraits Theee nro for harness and
ti-lilcliN Iist fall this company etcured In
tho iielghborlinod -if $11,000 000 war contracts,
nf which approximate $10,000,000 was for
harnem Pranen has placed an order with
Arninui A Co for 2.000.000 pounds of ft
back. i
i lorinu ner i rnie, ll jvkj no.. New Yntk
per bunch. 3Ml.Hc, nsiuragita Houih Cain
lluii, per bunch 'JOHj.l.v , mushrooms, tier 4.1b.
basket, COe j$1 20
Total
$2l.l2a,71J $2d,570.001
DIVIDENDS DECLARED
Trenton Potteries I'ompanj. 1 per cent on
prefi-ried, psablu April 23 In stock of record
Airll 13
Lehigh Valley Transit 1 per cent on pie
feired slock, tunable May 10
Best Results
From Investments
Standing above all others In
combining safety and good re
turns to the investor is one
class of corporation bonds and
stocks. Knowledge of the cir
cumstances which have created
these unusual investment ad
vantages is essential to obtain
ing the best results from the
purchase of securities. We
have prepared an outline of the
reasons and will send copy upon
application for Circular No. 212.
William P. Bonbright & Co., Inc.
MORRIS W. STROUD, Jr.
Manatjer
437 CIIKSTNUT RTUEET
Philadelphia.
New York liinton Detroit
London i William I'. P.onbrlfh.1 & Co,
I'arlsi nonbrlcht i Co.
NO. 95 ASTHMA SIMPSON, THE VILLAGE QUEEN CON TRAFFIC IS NOT SURE IF THIS WAS A FRAME-UP OR A COINCIDENCE!!!
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