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Siting attitude adopted pending the president's action on lusitania disaster
CAUSED WEAKNESS
wl. nBptPf Sharly Before
SieS1 ,,,. of-nmrtt,
phtoughut Day'
,w tOW. Mn -Definite action
" it,in-our ' tounrii uei-
on thQ Lueltnnla trnBcrJy nnd
K.fornot Italy win rnicr ine ...no
iMtMr . Allies kenl
? war on i ,u'- "
&e,Lt In a waltlnu mood todny. Prom
StS. ... ,mo the news that the
' ... determined hi course of
! hut what this is no intltnntlrm
IfJiffo. 1" "K""1'' ,0, ltnb' r5po,,tB
1".V. imI the concessions made by
J '' J,," been rejected a ml that the
tXtint pom' wns npnr .
:IT. !".:?; ...una. maklnc f
T7T" 11(111 U "" -
New York Stock Sales
s Irrcsu-
maklni: fractional
ICO
ere
P? rndency to sell off The effect,
&tfM conipa.nllvely small, nnd
'-liUHi- of the mantei m numu imvi
Ajlblll) ' ' ,.,, -,i i,nrtR cot In
!,. s'lliht decline nnd tho market be
,"...', heforo mlddav.
!i?n. itringlh was maintained In tho
IP in session U as believed that
tekncT T at the expend of the
1mh I Interest The Government weekly
!. was an eneournglng document. It
TWO, " "". ,, imninvnnient In lllo
rj.i.f wheat outlook Good rnlns fell
IE81".. ....... n.srH nil districts
Ji wave of eelllnB orders appeared lr
Kbit trading, and scnerally the gains
iani aurinc me um wm n..ci. u..
J1.,. . n rw rnses nrlces even ttent
?,.- the final of yesterday, or touched
ill doing. l'0S8e r"Sv. ""'" ".
' .. .7... s nnlntu. the lnicrst rin-
11",. being In the specialties, which had
SanlM there was some slRns of recovery.
KtthUdld not last, ns tho prollt-taklnc
uMirere larscr by far than the demand,
r .1. irkM rinsed weak
iu iflo inn,"-1 -
Ilie Ute sclllnc wns attributed to an
adnflrmeu report, current In WnshliiR-
WU. Ul't mC emtio wcaiiinn, .,,. . ;-
'jjeiteil Ambassador Gerard, at Berlin, to
Jutlftf Americans to get out of Germany
Ifteel common Rot back Into form be-
(ere me ena i"o ""'"' ,,uu,, ,.,, .,
iatDed leadership, rising over n point
Us advanco was no doubt largely due
better reports from the steel trade.
rrtlch were to the effect that speclflca
IteJ aealnst contracts for steel products
pitted on both domestic and foreign ac
count have Increased somowhat slnco tho
Jnt of the present month, nnd thnt
lie steel companies have Increased their
"tnductlon of both Ingots and finished
Bjlerial. A, further advanco wns made
ty'Steel In tho afternoon, and goislp
lid It that there would bo Borne fnvor
ibl nens In tho near future. Manv
k-uj af rnnrtiinlnnq ntlil rlnrttlprl thnt
pM must mean a decision for tho cor-
!Ufjest gains were mado by the spcdnl-
tlawwcn navo Decomo Known as ine wnr
'itwlrr nA In thin ronnectlnn rnmn th
(iilmate that war orders now placed In
aii country total iui,vw,uw, ana con-
Mnfllnr. The Westinchoilsp. Tor instance.
Ireipected to clote a big older for rifle
Wore the end of tho ueck, and the stnrk
botm up over a points ucinionem steel
tVm ..,nn tin,,. tlatl.lnt.nn. C m1
uiuo muiih wuii u Kitn ui over o points
R(porta from I3oston that there aro
Inquiries for between 30,0)0,000 and C0.O0O.-
LM(oaDaioi electrolytic copper wero sur
jSdut to turn somo interest to the cop
Mr roup. Russia has the principal In
mirjr out, being for 13,000 tons, In nddl
ita to 10,000 tons of spelter and 3000 tons
Ill has been etpectod for somo few
utjtt muie kuiii wua receiven xrom
Jnnce today, the amount being 13,000,000,
Men Is the largest shipment for some
Time.
HfttrAvfi f - 11. I.. . I
f""! niv oi ine opinion inai mora
ittlit )(IIow metal will como In In tho
w iuiurc.
NEW YORK CURB
Indui .
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RATES FOR MONEY
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fe FOREIGN EXCHANGE
S7?i?.t,I,(1'P' u Reports reardlng the
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rek'ncXX. " Th uubacrlotlon lilt
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"-year Araniln loan o(ter4 here
" TQ iault via i not made publli;
PQLD FROM FRANCE
L.'V'VK Ml. 12 !.,1 ITr.r.. h.V
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Alal.i OoM Mines .... 3J)$
Allli-ChilmMfit ll'
AlIlH-halm Mfg pf ... 45
Am.Metmated Cop .... 07Jj
Am ARr Chemical m
Am Heel Sugar 45
Am Can gJ((
Am Can pf ro'
Am Cat & Foundry ... en
Am Car a F(J. pf 1(.(l,
Am Cotton Oil 40
Am Hide A I, pf 3014
Am Ice Sccutlllos 3HJ
Am Locomotlva t5'(
Am Mmecd 0S
Am Smrit A. It3f 07
AmSnnrf jso
Am Sugar lleflnlni; ...1(0
Am Tel & Tel 120
Am Tel A Cable 02
Am Tobicco 2,10
Am lob pf new 107'
Am Woolen 2s
Am Woolen pf S3
Anaconda Copper ,TJ)i
AlrhTASK lmf
Aicn 1 &,s k pr ...(
llaldnln t.oro ......
Il.iltlmore A Ohio ...
Ilaltlmore A Ohio pf
Hatopllii Mlnlnir ...
llflhlehem hterl ..
Hcthlohom Steel pf .
lltooklin ItapTran .
HUMP & buperioc
10')
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Cil t'ptrolcuin WM
Lai relroleiim pf 37
Canadlin Pacific lfiil
Cent Leather Co 37
Cent Leather Co pf . . . W2$
the A Ohio 43'f
ChlnoCop)"r Iljj
Chlcaco Clreat West ... IPS
Chi Ot West pf 29
Chi Mil AMI' OUr
Chi A Northwest 120t
Chi It I A 1' 2?M
Colorado Puel A 1 27
Continental Can flOlf
Consolidated Oas 120'f
Corn 1'rndiirts lief
Corn Products Ilef pf
( ruclblo Steel Co . . .
Cruclblo Steel pref. ..
Cuban-Am Sujar ...
Den A nio Grande pf
Distillers' Nviirlllet .
Dti Pont Powder pf. .
Erie
Krle lt pf
Gen Chemical
Hen Chemlcil pf ....
General lllccttlc ....
General Motors
General Motors pf ...
Goodrich II V Co ...
Goodrich II I Co pf .
Great Northern pf ..
Gt N cfs for ore prop
Guccenholm Eipl'n .
Illinois Cent
IntHarvNJ
Int lMrv Corppf ....
Inter-Met ot tc ....
Inter-Met pf
International Paper . .
Int steam Pump
Iniplratlon Copper ..
Kan City Southern ..
Kan City So pf . ..,
Kings Co i: I. A P ...
Kresco Lo
Lack Steel
Laclede Gas
1 ehlsh Valley ....
Liggett A Myor pf
Louis A Nashville .
Alackey Cos pf .
Manhattan Eloratcd..
Maxwell Motors
Max Motors 1st pf
Max Motor-. 2d pf ...
Mexican Petroleum...
Mcx Petroleum pf. ..
Mo Kan A Texas ...
Mo Kan AT pf
Missouri Pacific
Mhml Copper
Montana Power . .
Montana Power pf
National Illscult
Nat Cloik A Suit . .
Nat I'lianiclins c s . .
Nat Leid
New York Air Ilrake
NeiaiUCou Coppjr..
N Y Nil A II
New York Central....
NYOAWest
North American
Norfolk Southern
Northern Pacific . ..
NatHyotM 1st pf...
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Pacini. Mall
Pacific Tel A Tol ..
IYnnshJnla . ...
Peoples Gas, Chi...
l'itbburch Coal....
Pitts LC A ML...
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Kay Con Copper. ..
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ON TALK OF BIG NAVY
Traction Stocks Advanced.
Heavy Trading in U. S. Steel.
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I'lillntlelphla nxclintiRc todn), hut the
undertone wns BtroiiK until nenr the close
when tho renctlon In New York mode
Itself felt here DurltiK the morning ad
vances of nboiit a point were established
In fienernl Asphalt preferred, I'lillndelphln
Company and Cambria Steel on amall
transactions. t'nlted Slates Steel, ns
usual, dominated the list, follow Iiik Its
Wall street trend The Ke stone Tele
phone Issues still failed to respond to
tho p.iitiK up of port of the accumulated
preferred dividend t'p to .Voveniber,
191.1. when the 111 st reRUlai semlnimucl
dlildcnd of ,1 per cent was declared on
the ponipntix s Il.Mi.SoO outstanding pre
ferred stork, the unpaid accumulated
preferred dividends amounted to 63 pel
cent , or MI 60 per share, the pat value
of tho stock beliiK $S0 The declaration
made jestorday amounts to SI per share,
nnd reduces the amount of unpaid ac
cumulated dlvehds to J30S0 per share
A 34-polnt Jump In Halduln t.oromollvo
followed a statement bv the compiiny
shotting Increased cinpjoyment of men nt
Its plants, while Cramp Hhliibiilldlnir
shnres mlianeed fiotn 27 to 31 on unusu
ally active trndltiK This movement, of
(oiuse, was In t espouse to the Keiiernl
clamor for a urroter unvv At the be
Klnnlnir of the week the stock wan quoted
19 bid. W asked. l'pnrd of a thousand
shares chanced hands today.
The Citv Solicitor s Inteipretntlon of the
IW traction nsieenmnt tn mean that
the Hapld Transit Is not entitled to
three months' option before the cl e.in
proceed with the constt uetlun of tho
Hroad street HUbun and the I'rankford
"I," .ipponrs lo favornbl.i nffect the trac
tion Issues. Itnpld Transit tills! eer
tlllcntei rose from to U, and t'ulon
Traction advanced over n point also
Itoth reacted Intel The detent of the
Jitney regulation bill In lloston m,i hr.ie
li.nl some sentimental effect.
Rinkeis are much Impressed with the
contlni.ed ease of the money m.irket de
spite the International crisis They at
tribute tho lemnrhnblo fecllnsc of contl
deuce tn the wotklnc of the nc I'edeinl
liceerve ll.inlt (ustem. Prior lo piittlnc
thlii In force such (levelopmi'iits ns those
ot the last few days would have caused
n sei lotis ilnuy In rate, they ai'sert Yet
alter the Lusitnnla disaster Hum mone
on! Mirfcned about 4 of 1 per cent nnd
mil funds remained unaltered. There was
11 slightly flrmoi tone to cotmneicln!
pnpei tod.n That which sold laot week
nt !14 t 34 PCI cent. l,s mm quoted
mound I per cent Another odd font mi
ni the sltuitlon Is the comparative sonic
In of li.n coll.ilei.il loans, iintwltlistnnd
I" ll- ! IIM In he sinck inniUet The
new check clearing urr.itiKcmrnt to ko
i" -ii.. t mi ii.e Imii tnstiint Is alo
reB.inlod with much f ivot, as It should do
awn to a gient c-ttent with the old draft
sstem
As the Philadelphia I'edeial Itesene
Hank Is in the iinsitlnn nf beuiK a ciedlt'i.
In the other similar Institutions In the i
m stem. It will not be neccB.sai.v for the
, local institution to deposit mote than tli
il.ixio.toj minimum miulred to be de
I posited In Bold with the Tutted States
lit-tiBUij b each Iteserxc Hank. ,
Otis rt. Cook was elected a director of 1
tlio Kelly-SprlnRllcld Tire Company.
Announcement wns made In the KiiRllsh
rnrllamenl that nn American bid for the
manufacture of 5,000.000 shells for tho
llrlllsh nrnn had been rejected. No j
reason wns given
The Wesllnghouse IJIectrlc Compntiy Is
ecpcctcd before the end of the week to
close a contract foi miotlier 1.000,000 rules, 1
total amount of the order will bo 1
159 000,000. '
Kederal t.lght nnd Traction Company
directors have decided tli.1t undor exist
Inx conditions payment of the tegular
quarterly dividend of H4 per cent on i
the preferred stock will bo deferred. .
AVInthrop Uurr was elected Vice ues.
dent of the New Vork Stock HxcltntiKh,
to succeed Charles M New combe, who
una elected treasurer nt the annual meets
Ine Monday.
I Tho Manufactured Hubber Company's
annual tepnrt shows net earnings of
i'lMO, against $13,22? In 1911.
It was announced In London today
that 7? tier cent of the 3,500.000 East
Indian Itnlluny 44 per cent, debenture
Issue hnd not liecli subscribed for.
Willlnm M i:iklus. of l'lkliis, Morris A
Co, hns been elected a member of the
boird of dlrcotors of the Land Title nnd I
Trust Company to nil n viicnuc
COMING CHOI HKPOKTS
WASlllNOTON. M1 12. -The Agricultural
Department will lsue a report rcnarjlni; the
rondlllon of lotion as nt Max 23 or Tuesday.
June 1, at noon iKnstcrn tlnn-i A summary of
Hie June (train report will te made public on
Tucsdai. Jnhe f. nt 2 15 r m dlnstcrn time)
This report will Klie the preliminary estimate
of the ncrcKse f sprlni? wheat, o,ils nnJ bar
lev, and lbs rendition nn June 1 of wlntsr
wheat, sprlns; wheat, nuts. Imrle, rjc, apples,
1m nnJ pastures
A supplemental report will b Issued eoier
Inir the tomlillon on June 1 of clover, annua,
bluegrass (for sc(d), ugar nine, sugar O'ets,
hemp, read e rars, hlnchberrles, raspberrleii,
mninlnuii'S. watermelons. OeM peas Oehl
beans cat-bare, onions and the acreaga com
pared with Inn sown last jear of cloicr ana
sugar ennp
GRAIN MARTS NERVOUS
ON CROP DAMAGE TALES
Talk of Heasian Fly and Chinch
Bug Failed to Prevent. llecea
sion in the Afternoon
net
NBW YOKK HUTTKIt AND KGOS
XBW YOllK. Mai 12 -IIITTEn. - MarKe-.
easy, recilpts. 0.1IH pkits rxtn, 24Jfi!s'i
higher storlnu, aiflSli'e Htntc rtaln, 2sc,
Iml'itlon rreimeri, 214112240
IKins Marltel Irregular, receipts. Ill.t'.M
The regular meeting of the director ' Sc'nuSr1 "ntfA'v "whl.e's.'
of the rennajlvnnla Hnllmnil was held i sursiiic mlxp.! color, 2op.'lac, mthpreii,
Inrlnv nnrl n ltd miHulnslm. It .. .. fifHtf-l.V hrfrvvim S2AStr fKtril Mmtf. Jl'ito1
nonncoil Hint Ibero una nnllilnir m civ. I '-' storage pnrk-1. nrats. 20',B2I',r., storage
The Jim Hutler Mining Company
enriilugs fop April were l3,3rfl.
out
Tlio annual report of the Tloaa Trust I
Cumpanv gives the number of accounts '
an over rwo. n gain of 1113 for the eni-,
profits over isoon, total Investment $363,075
Tho eoinpaiH-- has 1220,000 In bonds nnd
over $."0010 in tlrst moitgngcs on I'lilli-i
delphla propel ties I
InlerborouRh-Metropolltnti Inlet cuts say
pi ox I ps In fin in of the ii'iiiijustnient plan 1
of lh Interborough Metropolitan Jotn
pimx nre coming In n.itlsfactorllv At the
piescnt rate there will bo inoro than
enough nssents by Ji in- I. the date of the
special stockholdcis' meeting, to fissure
success nf Hie plan
Ilclllv, Urock AV Co. were nwarded tho j
Camden County JSiiq Aln)shniis 1 ir".. '
menl 44 per cent bonds, due 1DS0, nnd
$IC,000 Bridge 14, due ll'lo '
New Voik banks .Mined tl.it.OOO from the
SilbtrcnsuiN csterda and since Frldnx
hnr gained $5,213 000
paeked
Two Bidders for Wilmincton Loan
WILMISOTON, Del. Maj 12 -There were
but two bids for the Jlfo.disi street Improie
men loan, for whkh bids were recoiled b the
ilt'todai The bnds hear 14 per cent.
Interest Harris 1'nrhes ft Co of New Vork.
were tin- emcesiful bidders their offer being
101 nil Th other bidder was n. M 'Irani
& Co , of New Vork. who Ml 1(1! 17.
Hnltlw iti's Business Improvinfr
According to nn orflelnl stilriuent Issued b
the nildi-ln tjicnmnllse Comp.in, comparing
business with that of last October and a tnr
aco in April the axenge number nf men en.
l.toed per week: wns .mil. against 1)71) In nc
tol er and lino In April. t'U4 The aierage
whcs mild ter week lost tmnth nmounltd tn
fntiS'lll'l iiinln" Jlinisrn inld list October
an I snr..i'."i ro In April, loll There hn
been as high as IIMPO men n the pniroll.
Prices of Meat Animals Lower
WASHINrtTOV Mnl 13 -Tile prl os of me"!
anlmalH hoes, rnttle. sheep, nnd chickens, lo
premiers of the Vnlted Rlnlee. on April 15.
nereged sbout 0 .111 per hundred pounds.
TMs compares wlih " in u -nr ago, 7 .l'i
two rars nso $0 10 three ears ago f -0
four ears ago anil 7 74 fl. ears ngo
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS
Sales in Philadelphia
SECL'IUTIES AT AUCTION
1 The rollowlni; scturltles nero sold nt auction
I 10 1.1, h llarncs . Intttnd
27 sha. Wane Mills Co. oar J2.1. . . 251.
$7100 PleniHiinlllo Wutor 10 .1 1 er cent
Ursi mnrlb'Tge, onions .lanuar
and Ju). due ID 12 . so
$!0i l.lndsa Water Co 5 nor cent first
and refunding mortgage coupons
Juno nnd Det ember, uno P.i2'i.. 124
J1.V0 rie.imnnlllo Umer (o .1 per oeni
Ural morlgige. KMipons .laniinr
and Juh, due IIU.' . . 20
ft shs .Mutual Trust 1 o , p.ir $"().. 1.1
J shs Wost i:nd Trust Co . inr lio . .inn
I sbs l'lto Asso of I'hlln . par $Jn .'U14
5 p.-i Tire Asso of i'hIU , par J.'s) ..TJ,",
IINI0 Cumberland 1 nll Telephone Co .1
per rent llrst morlgHge touponj
Jaiiuur) ami lul, tiuo l'.U2 tcuu
pono fiom .luh 1, lull, niimheil) IS'i
Sl.mo I nltcd Tetephono and lelegrnph Cu
.1 pnr i-nl tlrett uuirtgngd coupons
.Tuniury nnd Juh duo 111 iiou
tona irum July 1, Hill, nllached) 104
JpsiO Lehigh nlle Itiillway u Hi ier
cent, flnt niortRnge loupnns Janu
ary and Jul ilue 1140 ... 0(1
II ehs rlghtl! National I'ank. par $100 42,1
1 slis Punk of Nnrih America, pnr 1C0 251)
2 shs. Hink of Not Mi Aineilen, pir $lPO,'.-is'i
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1 shs Continental Pai-n. rtw. Co .. 113,
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LONDON STOCK M AUK ET
Anti-German Feeling Disturbing.
Americans Irregular.
LONDON, Hay 12.-Pr!ce changes on
the stocH exchange today were rather
Jerky. Trading was on a small scale
with Inquiries trifling. A strong antl.
German movement throughout the nnan
claj district proved to be distracting.
Americans were Irregular,, nut the under,
tone was firmer III sympathy with the
mprovement at New York. The feeUns
in Canadlan.Paclno as cheerful. icauM
of the maintenance of the quarterly illvL
dend. QUtedged uei wore dull.
Homo rails were steady. Jriere was
a firmer tone In Husslans. bhlnese and
JapaneVe Is-ues were supported. There
uae little doing n mining shares, but
theiV one xvas hard Oils UMjtd .lead.,
nass Rubber shares advanced on the
length Vn the staple jWchw. due
tq purchasing orders from Russia,
RAILROAD EARNINGS
CHBSAPEAKB AND OHIO c
To I'rotect Rock Island Interests
NEW VOI1K. May 12 The Independent In
terests In tro Chicago, Hock Island and
Pacific Hallway Compani have formeo a pro
teithe committee to lncstlgato tho situa
tion, keep tho shareholders Informed and
surgesi possible w.in for reorganising the
rroierti. 'Ine. coinmlltee conaists of Charles
tc'den, chairman. V J. Matheson. vt
Knien It(Kiseelt. Jamea S Alexander, 1'ram.U
J Leland and A r Vun Hall, tht latter
leprt'sfiiillng Ihe DuUh stockholders.
At Chicago a petition Mas fllert in the United
Slates DIstrlLt Court by the Amster Interests
for leavo to Intervene In tho suit of tho
American Steel foundries Compan against
lha Chicago, Hock Island and Tactile Hailw.o
Company by whUh receivers have been ap
pointed for i he railway property The peti
tion eajM the application for receivers and
oprolmment of receivers was unwarranted
and unwise and could have been prevented If
Ihe HeldJMoore interests, who control tho
management, had so desired The petition eajj
the. rallwa) company Is not Insolvent.
German Dunk Loses Cash
BERLIN. May 12 Th- weekly statement
of Ihe Imperial Bank of Germany shows the
follow Inn changes from the rrevlous report,
";asiirl"decreased 27,411.000. gold, increased
as'OoO dls ounts Increased m TIl.OiO.
loans' decreased 2.271.000. circulation de.
creused b7 OSO.OijO, deposits. Increased 20,575,
000 Treaur bills Increased 4,227,00(1
Cash liiLlurfes Imperial and Loan bank notes,
and mil's of other banks, In addition to 1.0I11
and bullion.
Rig Sugar Contrnct With Allies
NEW YOJIK. Slay 12 Arrangements have
bsVn consummated lor the sale of 43 000.000
pounds of granulated nugar to the Allies The
price quoted was 4 .V and 4 mi cents per
round In bond The order Is -valued at obout
tj.uuOOOO The sugar Is to be shipped In May
and June It was reported that the succesa
ful sellers ir the federal Sugar ReOnlng
Company and the Warner Bugar Kennlnn
Company Since the outbreak of the war Kng
Und has been a large purchaser of sugar In
this country
Wide Changes at Auction
At the auction sale today many wide
rhangsi occurred blghlh National Bank
stock declined 3i points to 423. while the Lum
bermen's Insurance Company stock, which sold
at 101. was up 13. John U. stetson common
slock changed hands at 313, off 10,
DIVIDENDS DECLARED
Chicago and Northwestern Railway, regular
quarterly 2 per cent on preferred and 1, per
cent, on common, payable July 1 to stock ot
record June 1.
National Biscuit Company, regular quarterly
1 per cent, on common and preerred. Pre
ferred 1 payable May 24) to stock of record
Msy IT. common U payable July 13 to stock
oi record June 23.
Atlantic lUrinlnj Company. 13 a share or S
per cent the same as three months ago. pay
able Jubs 13 to stock of record Msy 30
Wool worth company, regular quarterly 1?
pea- s.nt ou preferred.
Baldwin
, no pref
Cumbria Sieel .
Kiearlo stonigo .
1 ueneral Asphait . .
I uo pref .
Koj stone Telephone
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Higli Crop Price Lei els
WASHINGTON. May 12. The Agricultural
Department save that the level ot rrlces paid
producers of tne I iillea atutej lur ,uu piu.ki
pal crops tmreated about 4 ptr cent uuriux
April, In the past seven veai the price level
has increased durlne April 2.0 per cent.
1111 M.o 1 Hi- llldrx IlkUi,- u. .1 ps was
about 10 4 per cent higher than two eara
gu and II 5 per ccul liltncr than ihe uverage
of the lust seven veirs on May 1.
Locomotive Co. Reopens Plant
l-HOVIDENCU, H 1 , May I2.-The Amer
ican Locomotive Compunv unnoun va ita in
tention ot reopening the plant tn this illy
which has teen Idle since Ihe discontinuance
of the manufacture of automobile two lears
ago. The company Is to employ at least 00u
hands In the manufacture of brats fuaeheads
for shrapnel
COTTON
NEW YORK. May 12. Wall street sell
ing of distant months was the feature of
the cotton market this morning and the
tone at the outset was barely steady, with
prices one to six points lower. One Wall
stpeet firm, it was estimated, put out 10.'
000 bales of Octooer, December and Jan
uary. Liverpool cables reported a high
er opening than had been expected, but
that the market later eased off,
In the afternoon futures gradually
sought lower levels. July was down 11
ana uectmcer u points
GRAIN AND K LOU II
UUJ.ir. Heielpta. 12.V.I Imsh Muriel
llrm nnd 2r higher, wllh n fan oxpon de
mand (Juot.lt I tm Cur bus. Ill cxpoit clevn-t"r-
Nn 2 r- . 1 ' ' .11 '' -7 i 2 ie'l
Mestern. i-pot. JI fl'itil 112 Iloun.l lots. In ex
port elvanir- Nn 2 led si'ot and liv, l - ; 4
111 W4 No 2 rod ptern. s i,H4fll ".i'-j.
.No 1 Nirlhcrn Ilultilli, fl OVtfl t,s
)lt. Ileceliils. 7PM bush The inatket
wns quid, with little change In prices IJuo
litlon Car lots In export .livalor-No 2,
spot ami Jlav 7HtfM). Car mm for local
trnde. ns 10 lot n 1 Ion - .So 2 iW.o.v, "InMljf .
steamer veltow, -2iiS2'tt , No I jelluvv 1.14
uMHn No I jcllnw. 7i4n7S4c
OA'ls. Receipts. 10.43S bush. Tiade wis
quiet, but pliers ruled teail. Ijuotallons
No 2 white, ill 4ii use . stindunl wlilto. ti4
Willi No .1 nhitc, n'148'.Oi.
Rli: dull We (uoio nt si 1101 HI per
bush ns to iunllt, In rxpnrt elevator, an I
nt 1 Oifil.lO for small lota of nearby Rraln
in bugs
I'l.Ol II. Receipts, Hl-i) bills, und 0S7.I7II
lbs In aikh 'I rude wns fa, but null limits
were llrmlv hold Ue iiuole per Inn lbs In
, o.i.l iMiiicr ilrur, e-1 UHHI S3, do, sttnlgliln
J7T7 2.',, Co, patent s7 2.",i7"(i Kniisas,
straight line sii ks, $7f?7 "11, do, patent, Juiu
sicks 7 Wll(7 V). hi ling, flrst. clear. 5.1, ..
on Mialght 7 IVJ7 vi, do pLinit. i,i
7 sn, do, favcrlio I rands JSftS2-., illy mils
1 bob e- and inmv intent sf!S2." cllv mils
ti-gular Krnl-i- winter il ir. Jil illli(. S3, do.,
a.r,,ll,f (((,!?', ,1ft nnlpnl S7 23(7 (l
HW; I'l.Ot II. -The mnrUet ruleil nun, nut i hnnpei.
ihtro wai, i-u i' iniiim in- muoio iu.nr" unu ni.inge.
Western l-i wood nt Jil L-3JII .. aa to ipiaiiiv j
PROVISIONS I
Tho market wns ipilot ami without Important
rhangc (.'not itlona Cltv beef, In sets, amokcil
ami iiir-diled. 2,'r2(i . Western beef, In eels,
smoked, 'J3ii2ix . cllv beef, kr inkles and ii-n- 1
dera, emnlicil and nlr-drled. i;'ii2S( . u.siirn
leer, knu kles nnd lenders, BinoUod. JiK-ic ,
beef hams. fllSTJ, pork, fnmllj. J1..3nff 22 '
hams. S I". cired, loose, llnll'ii : do,
kklnnii-, 1 ,r,se, 124irl24o . do. do smnkeil.
lljil.l'jc other linns, -moked. llv cuied. ns
In hrniid and niernce. 114'iilP hams, nmnkerl, '
W'enlern i-iirwl, ll'j14-. do, boiled, bon.
lcKH. .JfiJi. ph n' shnuldern. 1'. i i.reil,
lnoe, KSiliP i nn. smokiil. lnnliiiji , bellln-,
In plikle, nciordlng to over.'ge, loose, 11411
lls-,1, brenklnst moon, as tn brand ami nver
nse. cltv cured, Klfdlc orenkfast bacon,
Western cured. I(lfl7i . lard. Western refined,
ll.n... t ts. 111.. ,1, iln. lulls. 11'1711'lC ,
lnrd, pure (In, ketili- ren-leied In tlcm-a lliji
IH.,c . lard, pure illv, kettle rendered, In lula,
lljll4i.
REI-'INKD SUGARS
lll'ii i-.ii . do 111.!', lbs l3tflM,i Old
ioo iters dri -picked. H4c Siuab. white,
weighing 11 to 12 lbs pei dozen, flS3iil,,n,
white, weighing 0 to 10 lbs per dnz $123y
t (l do iio K lm per doz f2 7.3fi2 S3, fo ,
do , 7 lbs per doz . f2u"2 13. do do rlfiflJ4 lbs
per do? $ I ion 1 mi. ilnrk. flftOfilnl. email
and No 2 M. Prozen poultn -Pnw ts, us lo
1 qinliiv. li'fllsc , ilitikrus, ,lrv -pli ked and drv-
I paiked In boxes mllk-fcd. U1i ik' lbs to dnz
l W . in :i75T42 lbs. In doz, ISo il. 4'lirif
lln. lo f,oz lsc do 4N lis to doz . Vile , co ,
1(1 lbs anil over 2li . - urn fi-il. :IK(42 lbs
to doz . Hie do . 111H7 lbs to dor . 17c . do .
ii lbs tn ,inr lo, ,in , it) IIih nnd over, 20c
1 Chickens, drv-pirked and drv-pukeri, in bhla
Western lorn-led .3 lbs nnd over. ISi : do..
do . I lbs 17flli4c do do. :I4 Ins., 1.3V.,
,lo tlo 2'-l7.l lb lUiPc ; broilers, milk-fed,
I f,mc. lScf21 lbs lo bix, 27c , do . fancy. 23yj'l
i lbs m rtoz . 24c . corn-leil. tnncv 1S172I ths lo
I doz , 2.3c . do prime 2SfH0 lbs to doz . 22i.
i Turkevs dr -pb ked and drv-pauked, fancv 21
I (ii22o , fair to good lsi(2Mc old turns. I'itf21c
ducks, fancv. tn boxes 17tT 1st ,to , ordlnan
(o goo.l 121710c , cress, choice nnd tancv, 13CT
Uk . do., No 2, 125? 1 4c.
FRESH FRUITS
I Vl'llei. of line ipi.illty sold falrlj and some
kinds ruled a slndo ilrmcr Stnw berries
I vviip more pleiitliul and eisier other fruits
eh'ii ed I ti lo change Quotations Appier,
New Vork ter bid -Orcenlng, f 3 nnfi'l no
! HnliLvln. 2.3ofl, Hen Dnvls S2 23U133.
other eoo I i-atlng varieties $2 23fl"l nn.
medll'm fHil.W. apples Western, per box.
-i-f- ll,' i.-nwiiri- an.i 1'ennsv ivania. per
.voir i, c leninns, per box S2. 30 1.30;
I'lorM.1. ncr lin S2 ii".r,r4 pr.,,iu.
frilll. 1 lorl la III r Vinx. SLWt nlnannls nsr
cmle Inrto Hire,, 2il2.30 Clorldo. fj Sift
2 n strawberries N'orlh Cnrollnn. per quart,
sijl2c, do, Virginia per quart. HtfHIc.
ruiCAOO, May 12. - Bennatlonal rn
ports of oxtenelvp rinmnge to the crops of
tho northwest, which caused the) market
lo leap forward shortly before, closing
jpstornni, were sporadically verified to
day The market opened nervous, tvltll
sentiment mixed There wns no ruuh by
the bulls to buy early, but a promise of
confirmation of the crop damage Ig ex
peetod to bring a further rls. Wheat
In tho closing hours ysterdanr 'regained
most of the losses of the v-f-tk. which
wns surprising; to operators. Seldom has
the innrket been flooded 3vlthsuch an
rlety of radical nnd adverse tfrop newg,
Incontrovertible verltlcatlon of' the dam
ago by chinch hug- nnd Hessian! fly should
talto the edge off tho Goiernmrint'a fftow
Ing promise- of ft magnificent .crop nnd
mnv uiusc further ndinnces.
As tho tiny advanced prices nexjerthew
less wenkenctl, July tlecUnlnir over A.
point Corn wns also depressed, sand eatn
cii'eil orf in s.vmpntli, They fdvorable
(iovernnient crop report ovbrafiadowed
talk of recent Injury.
The worst dnmngc Is snld tolbsve been
idono in northeast OklalionibJ southern
Knnsns, not thorn Missouri, iiirt of cen
urnl nnd western Illinois nndxvestem In-
(iiiinn
The mnikel nt LlvernooW tuumtii m.
flrmor tone on the lncrcnsetj strength of
ntu fwm-i nun iiiurKei
llusslnn stock is reportrd decreasing,
lOttlnu to the Increased cdnsumntinn nf
I grain products: caused by ftho abstinence
ui me jieuiue i ipitiornujeci transit ir
cllltles will prevent nny 'great rruantlW
of oNports.
In India tho freight slfuatlon Is giving
some concern to operators, as It Is re
lieved Government purchases will be cur
tailed because of Incknor transportation
facilities.
Buenos Aires closed) firm, on the better
American market trepan Argentina
ivcnther reports nre (letter.
trading futures rangedas follons
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wiinit- ti, rn llinh l,ovv. Close, close.
May . .. ICT 1.30 I..1IIU 1.67 1 MU
IlllV .11.1 111V,110' l!li lSsfi
ISeptombcr ..1.2.34 1 16?.) 1.24 t1.23, ug
..i-irii (now deliver!)- 7
IMrjJ . .. 73 70 T4, T3H, T0
July 7S1, 7S'(, 77 'to 7gri
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vs iivh -IW'A
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VERETAHLKS
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
CIIICAOO. Mi! 12 -Iioas -Receipt-., 24.000;
mnrkei S- hlrhr. mixed and butcliera, 7,33
HI7.7I) R5id heavy. (irH'T20. mush heavy,
7 0.3J7 2i' IlK-.it, $7 10117.13, pls, SH 1.355I.4D:
bulk. 7 4.3tl7 81.
u i ii. i. iieceipts, i'ssj market ktesar;
heovce, fit lOllll 23, mun, uml heifers, H.2CU
s ,30 Texnns. IdfiOB?, calves, S7..30fiO.
fitlllFl .-HecHpla I2JIK-0. market steady:
natlvo nnd IVcstern, f.3.i30S3."0 lambs, 7,23
jit. 13
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET
Ni:iv YORi;, Mnv 12L-T;rdlnt was quiet on
the roffeo r.xehanite at the epenlne First
niton's were II to ii lolnta below the final yes
terdni Prices follow :
, Today's Yesterday's
s openfnsr close.
April ..."7.2.3 7.,H)',i7.41
niav .
Juno
lulv
August
Spiember
October
November
Iioeeniber
.Innuarv
IVbruary
March
Hid.
Pales. 1100 bass
There wns n fair Inipilri for iholce slock
ut reviscu prncs ijil, nations VVIllte potlltoee,
per bush Pennsvlianta 301132c. Maine, 3W
1 ,32c New Vnik as to immIIIv, 1I43c . while
. potatoes rinrlda per bht No. I. 4 .MI1J.3 2.3,
No 2, $t.3iiiil, aweet pnmtoes, Delaware, per
hamper Larue. 1.23fll 7.3, medium Oik fifl;
' sweet potnloes, ruclern Shore, per Mil. No 1.
$2 23171 2.3 Nn 2. l .30)1 1 7.3, sweets, Jersoj.
per Mil -Nn I, 51.734 7.3 No 2 $2f!2 3D;
Kweelsi, Jerscv, per basket 7,V Hil.ir., onions,
hnlCP. ptr 100-lh bns. fl 23171 Ml onions,
medium, per 10(i-b bin. .3nfl73c onion-.
Texns, pe. cummer irate. Nn 1, fl 23 ,nlons.
Yesas per rummer crnie, No 2 Do-47$!. iBb
Inuc. ('harloston. per crate, $2 2302 "r.. mb
baBe Vorth Carolina nnd Norfolk, per crate,
I J2ir-j-.li, caullllnwer Soiuli Cirollim. per trite
fl 3(ifii'. spinach. Norfolk per bbl , .3i)-fj 7 3i
kale Norfolk per bid. 'luiTIOc let tine, N T-.h
I rnmtlnn t,ai ltnalfni T.'. ASI "O li,i, Un...t.
The market ruled stfiilv. but iltere was lliti- i Cnrollna. per buket 17 1 30. henns, riorlda.
Ir.nllllK We-tpiule Standard sranulaled, l! II .c . wax per basket $l 3nRS .30 beans, I'lorldn
line Rrnnitliiti-d. lie powdered, (I Ilk joufec- urctn per Insket. fl 3no'j V), pens, ir bas
tloners' A. MV sofi crudes, 3 ir.gs.i.3c. let Nonh rarnllna. flffl 73 South Carolina.
I larce, fl am 1.1 soutn cnrollna. small fl
I 23 ecKpljnl riorlda per box $2ff1 30,
. .. nlilAil.ca
n 03fl0 1,7
7.(0 7 (Hi! 7 to
7 03 7 1101,1-2
7 07 7.'"w7U
. . 7.irjf-.l7
.7 10 7.101T7.S1
7.12 7.?1B7r4
7 17 7.?fiT8r
7 2(1 7n-'77 11
7 2.37..-0 7..1SS7.3B
BAR SILVER
SEW VORK. Msy 12 -Ths price of commsr
rial bar silver todni was MH. with Mozlcsn
dollars nt .5St4 centa,
DAIRY PRODUCTS
lU'Trult. The mnrket de. lined Ii but i
closed stead! with n fair ilem ilnl. (Junta-
tlons 'i stern, fresh, solld-ptuked creamer!.
fnncy specials. .11c, xira. 2,ic extra flrs'i,.
2-.C tlrst, SliftSTr , seconds, 21fl'2.3- , ladle- ,
packed, 1-113210 . ns lo tpialltv nearby trlntn,
fnncj, .12i ,i,rHKt- cuiras IU ilrsts 2NU .
,10c , seconds. SlffSfk- Rarllokl. 22H23c spe
cial fane! brands of prints JobblnB nt HlffT'c
IClKiS were III fair sitpplv and ilemanil nt
ecnerally elcndy prices (Juotntlons In free
cneej, nearby extrns. 2v. ptr dnz ; nearby
firsts, fll 1.3 per slundard case ncarhy cuirent
receipts f3 )3 per cise, Western extra tirsls j
fll 1.3 ler case. do. Ilrsts. f 3 70 per case, i
Southern, $3,103-3 40 per case, fancv s-lcierl
candled fresh oek were Jobbed out at 231127c.
per dnz
(-IIU;"!. Trade was fair and the market
rule-1 tlrrn nnd hlsln-r undei amntl supplies.
ciuotailons New Vork full cream, ci 'ce
new, 17i017!c do ilo . fair to Rood, new,
lWifllT-, do.'pirt skims, '-Itnc
POULTRY
1.11 r, Tlifj;-) was a more nttfve demand
and prices nf ujwls wero elleHly hlk'her Uuo
tatlons 1'nuls, 17W1I-1 , rootters, 12fi12lie .
broiling cM, kens fnn--v welhln tsJ(S2 fbs
n piece. 331i1Sc , hroillnir chickens, vvelchlnK
lOUi lbs apiece, .lO'tl- turkeis. lllflSe .
ducks, llfilli . aeese ini7tic sulnens as to
oiiallt, per fair, .30970c . rUeons. old, per
pjlr Jlfl'lOc . do inung per pair 22B23e
i)llr;sr,Il, Offerinss of fine .leslrabl
ed stock were light and values were well
maintained Quotations Fresh-killed fowls,
l- tn box. dry-picked and dr! -packed, fancy,
selectel 10c do welshing l'1(3 lbs apiece.
IKo . do 1'(.94 lbs apiece lie . do , 'I lbs
nnlece. 1flT17c do under 1 lbs apiece, 143
13c Tnwls, Ice packed. Western, i lbs and
over apiece, 17'c do. do 3iifl3 lbs 9
rupumhpr. riorlda, per bisket, $2172 3(1, rqunih,
I'lorldn. per basket, fl r,nnj.,-rf) peppers, rior-
bia per carrier, $21f I, neeiH. riorlda, per 100
luinchof f21i I, Leets Charleston, per ipo
bunches, $3fl" tomatoes Klorldi. per carrier
Tnnc!. $27381. choice $2 2,332.30 celer!.
riorlda per crate, 7.3c fl, asparagus, per
bunch 'OiffCOc : mushrooms, per 1-lb basket.
(OcfllSO
Sound Investments
The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company
Genl. Mtge. 4V27c Gold
Bonds
Due June 1, 196r
I'rlce on application.
RuziERfrCb iSftlfffS
St.
Yet. close. Open. High.
W..W1
Mar 8.SU
July . ...:.,. 0.71
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P.71
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iijfmhji 1Q.2T 10 3S
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M
Iinuarv
March
Spot ..
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10 14
... . VS3
102
10
O 71
10 01
10.23
10 SI
10 43
Low. Close.
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U.:l3 D.li
0.73 0 M
U 87 10 03
10 Ol 10 (H
10 5X lAtt
8.6S j
MEARS & BROWN
CITY ANIi M'lU'HHVN ItEAI. KSTATK
Properties Managed Rents Collected
Insurance and MottRaees Placed
I Ists on aptiliiatinn
202 South ISth Street
REAL ESTATE FOR, SALE
Kl'lll!HllN
PUBLIC SALE
OF
"NORTH VIEW"
l'nmous Country Home of Ullmer
Atkinson at Three Tuns, Monti.
Co., l'tt., to be soli! un Ihe premises
Saturday, May 22, '15, at 3 P. M.
Beautiful country seat of 23 V, acres
with larte colonial mansion house of
most attractive architecture, garden
er's cottacs, 8 rooms and bath, 2
small cottages, tacti a rooms and
bath, coach house, garace for 3 cars,
2 artesian v. ells, e(c. Property has
magnificent lawn ot over lu acres,
noted (or Ita shade trees, shrubbery
and landscaping, orchard of 330 peach
trees, 120 other fruit trees, also small
fruits, blackberries, raspberries.straw.
berries, currants, rhubarb, aspara
gus, etc
1'ropsrty shown by appointment
previous to sale. For furtbir detail,
terms or appointment, apply to
II. J. DAGER, Inc.
Agent and Auctioneers, Ambler, fa.
or The. Atkinson, Esq.. Ambler. Fa.
TAX REFUNDABLE IN PENNSYLVANIA
$300,000
CEDAR VALLEY ELECTRIC CO.
First Mortgage 6 Gold Bonds
Dated April 1, 1915 Due April 1, 1035
Interest payable April 1st and October lt
Denominations, $500 and $1000
bullied In redemption (in 1111 Interest ilnte nt 10r, nnil Intereal,
THE AMERICAN GAS COMPANY GUARANTEES THESE BONDS
AS TO PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST BY ENDORSEMENT
sncumrvi
A first inortpnge on properties conservatively 3 allied, at over
40 In excess of Issue.
liUlMM-.Si
KarnliiHS exceed double tho Interest requirements.
I'lini'iiitiir.si
Water povvers, steam ueneratlne; plants and transmission
sjstem serving prosperous and growing communities In Iowa,
PRICE 100 AND INTEREST, YIELDING 6
Full description an application
William P. Bonbright & Co., Inc.
MOHHIS IV. STUOUD, Jr., Jlanaser
437 CHESTNUT STREET
PHILADELPHIA
New Vork lloston Detroit,
London! William 1. llonbrllht Co.
Paris: llonbrlght Co.
Brown Brother& Co.
Fourth and Chestnut Stuerts
IMUI,AIinLl'IllA
Commercial Letters of Credit
Because of the convenience and the protection afforded to
importers are the best medium for flnancingr import aiUH,
O00 lo Mid Iroia Kraace.
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