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SCERTAIN INTERNATIONAL SITUATION STILL THE MOST IMPORTANT MARKET FACTOR
EVENING EEDGER PtffTJADECTHIft, TITTrRSDkY, MAY 13, 1015.
ftOCKS DECLINED;
SALES NOT HEAVY
IL issues Made Now Low
EL'-,!., fnr the Dny in Last
feeW Minutes.
W ...- ,,, vi There wns a
VtB . 2,e line In prices on the StocU
fefS Th..upply of .lock.
ieav - nnf nnn tiiiih. iiul iiiuiu
WSA S , steady outpour of ..n.
fSffij and tho demand was so stnnll
H,ww j and tho demand wo. bo smnii
aerdM ami jn Thc prc
itt!,;f Sncc Ulntr over tho Washing-
5Et.ni factor market Inc. and thero
"" fcinernt Inclination to await the
fp.. o 'the dimoulty The report.
Sr WashlnRton that uennnny mm
.K3,5chnBO her sea policy also acted
W& W.TJP.CJr..1 nmnunt of tllO HOlllnj?
tt.conu . . , nccoUn,
?. t?r irini Immediately after tho
4 .lnl t.i.u .n irrecular. Some of
W .fli.itiea In tho "war stock" group
hw ipecla ties ij o .
TKum advances cro wiped out. and by
-K55LloAcs of one to four polti a woro
VB"wl The West was also sniu to no
l2iBatock, tho llnuldatlon from that
fteWns ?'?'" ,. .i In Inaort ilnm.
WW" "Zl Theat. it was said
Kn sent oxer ar . !rrc.lnr H.t of
'""Jfl nui that tho "Cnritah
mAu were displaying cautiousness '11m
"ujerman riots tncro reitncicu i.ujihb
JeJmar8U!n8Cof steadiness were shown
Knmd the end of thc first nour ana
WmiJ.1: "vr..1 .,n from tho low This
m not last, however, and a wave of
Oil "ol . .l rrhla ,.n nil cltlv
. ikL'heel. of the announcement of tho
?..e British battleship In the
p.rfanellM ,....,
Msteel common ' """ """
W . i-i.. ,. nnlntn In tho first hour.
IftU of this to.. . wa. regained be-
Uora noon. ppc' """'" . . ":r, ,"
fttonA'thB line, ino ijiiuu . .... ...u.. ...
fliroaon was lower today, according to
CMS cauieu pw."
If During the afternoon session the mar
s'?. ..... -.i n-lnc urti n ciTinrnllv nt
1 lower level. On thc wholo. tho market
J '. ...,, uvatlnehnusc Electric was
5lout the strongest lssuo and was ono
hi the few stocks wnicn wus uuuvu mu
close of jestcrday Tho stock was helped
hi an Issue of new notes to take caro of
SmiturlnB ones Tho new bonds will bo
Econvtrtablo into common oiuth. ujj iu
Jmuary 30, WIS
fv . ... winiirna liflffirA tlio closo n. inrco
BF1 a - BAtitnrr npHnpfl nnnpnrnrl. nnrt
S'thi market sold orf, thc supply bclnff
WflXtftf mmi n u. ..... -.... u.wV..w
Ht nw low marks for the day. Losses
.wased around a point onu a nan.
while In some the decline was larger, and
tiajTUirket closed hcav.
iADOUt me most invumum nuwa ui mu
- Sty a tho declaration of tho regular
UV.tana oy me l mon x-iicinu unu ouum-
ini Faclflc. ino national uuy uanK an
nounced that It had arranged a loan of
H,0M,B for Bolivia Trom Pittsburgh
Hme advices that there Is a decided
Improvement In tho steel traflo In that
district, especially for steel plates News
from Birmingham says that additional
blast furnaces are going Into blant, and
atliat the pig Iron market In that district
Rontlnuea to show Improvement. The pres-tstJltillan-Austrlan
situation had Its cf-
liKt on exenange in tnc lormcr country,
finj lines nere weak, whllo other for
U'ta exchange rates were fairly steady.
?!
ENGLISH KESEKVES LARGER
Bank Also Reports Bis Gain in Bul
lion.
LONBO.Y. Mnv 1.1 Tlin u.pklv atnlpmpnt nt
tti Pink of nnKlnnd showed nn Increase ot
Don than CT 000.000 in resones and about
U. ftm rnln In hnlltnn
ftlU crooortlon ot rtarn3 to liabilities rose
mm 11,11 per cent to .'l.ou tier cent, uelnna
follow.
Last week Last ytar
OrcMallon
nicne &tr,
This week
C
31 002.000
SWrl deD
"Oor, Hcur
OUi.r aecur
:Knirv
afiFrocortlon of
. w nao. 21 oiiT.
Bjlllcn . 63,023,000
Eiok rata . 5
.11044 000 2R.70J.00O
12T.SB4 00O H4,l(WOnO 18(110.000
115 014.000 81,128 000 IS 774 000
31041000 Bl.041,000 11.0411000
141,072 000 14fl,lfi2,000 .18 450,000
4T.07.1.00O 30,808 000 ;.1,.183,000
nO,303,OOrt ,16,800,000
554
3
BANK CLEARINGS
ink clearings today compared with corre-
Anir Amr Hat (urn. i ,-i pa
1013
Bo&dtnff (lav lAat turn i.ir.
clAn t?r ioo'cni tna.tA.Al t.. nan to.
ijlllll.lphll !1.R0 741 23 210 321 2)471"'0
saw Torfc.. 331.201,701 270,074,813 :80,732,21J
Chlcaro ... 5II.1BS218 51,701,744 51.411.103
Baltimore ., 4 7R0.182 5.010.310 5,517.123
I
RATES FOR MONEY
Eoatdit ... " . ..:.: 5 "w
U1ir.n o,3k.
wmmerciai paper, three to six months, Phil
Jelphla, 3H84 per cent.
Reserve Banks' Discount Hates
I.Tnr.f, .
,Tork;
Cayland ....
Itlaata, ......
t-UuIa ,, .,
lMapolla ...
k,1 w'y
la rrancia'co
t
Days
30 or 30 or U) or Over
leas CO lit) (K
t 4 41, 6
i I 4
:i J i 8
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:i i m
SH 4 ii 0
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
KSW votiv .m - . .
WtJaL Jfn ,tea,1y. wlth demand aterllnc
. Sterllnir Francs Marks Oullders
.,..,. 4 SO 1-16 633li SJ S0
M ..... 4,79 0-18 8.32J 82J, 30 0-10
CltlU
GOVERNMENT BONDS
.,. .. ma.
zazn ... . .
IE 11MU COU
SMa 2, ree.
IH 2a 103S re.
new 8a re
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NEW YORK CURB
&?Coppfr
gffliJrA'ntrlcan Tobacco now ,'.,',
fflB-,:;:;::::::i
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tffla ii'.r s," wit ..
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Bid Aak,
lsg 15K
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6i b
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aMBRIA
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GETS RUSSIAN ORDER
lOu
y 20,000 Car Axles; to Cost
$750,000.
t-hctmnt 1 jw..- ... at. rt vj m..i
Rtii.ul1 contract b been cloeed with
. ThL5 jOovernment ror 20.000 car
- vwvt nn) D9 4KOU.UVW,
?W
POtltS Rlnn nn,.n rnntn.l
?f.Sn.. Ar. ?S
Id k A' . wean VHUHKVU OI Wiu,
Itloon iv& arman qovernin.ni aild to b
aiiVha0-wsr,b o ammunition manufac-
ilroat CortlDanv howavar. ham r&aaed
Uud ; u.Vi Ml0" ' kl contract fo
""" etain Government
BAR SILVER
all Rh. Mty u -Th Qiwtatlen for
iLj,n iiwlara at 3SU casta.
iVcu; rorc 5oc& Sales
AllU-ChalmMfg cj ffi J,"
AmalBsmatedCop .. . G7- 07 (VVf 00
AmneetSu.at 47)$ 45!f 43'f .)!
ASrnV 3t 3M U'. 32'
ASrMrfS.pt 107 los 108 108
Am Hide & leather ... 4!. SK M w
aE ',?, P' 3 30M 30
'?"' . mi Don- au oit.
AmSmcltAItef rf ...107W 105! 1051J 10514
iZi, ' ,6" 1C0 ,fiu 150
AmoUBar "eflnlnjr .100 1()5J 10,V 105','
Am Inbieco a.10 2.10 230 230
Anacondi Copper . . .TJ ;u gjij 3tf
!fhMJ"' ni' J inn os'j ns'j
Allantlr Coast Lino . 101 107 107 107
Haldwln Loco 40 40 44 4t!f
DaltlmoroAOhlo 72SS 72 7Ui 71J,
llaltlmoro & Ohio pf .. 70W 70 01)!. 01)5.
Ilatoplla3 Itlnlna ..... 1 1 1 1
i'c!!!cl'm Steel 137 137 135). 135W
lethehcnistcclpf ... .nix in ni 111
I rooklyn Itap Tran ... 8S 8S 87 87W
!" 8wrlor 01H 021 i MM CMi
u leflck Co 28 30 30 30
Cal rctroteum mif ifitj 5j jojj
Canadian Paciric 157', 159'. 1fi7) 15S
CentASATel 120 11!) 119 119
Cent Leather Co 30) j 30 34Jj 3-tTj
ChMiOhlo 43)f 43 42 42H
ChlnoCoppcr 43J. 43. 42)$ 42)j
ClilA Northftcst 127 121JJ 124Ji 121'i
Chlfaeo llreat West ... 12)5 11H ll)i 11M
ChlOtWcstpf 20 20J '27H 27M
CM Mil A St ! 00'( OOX 8IIH 1)0).
Chi III A P 24!i 2l)f 22)j 2.1
Colorado Pucl A 1 27)a 20 25)t 20
Continental Can 01 OllJ 01 01
Consolidated Clas 125' 12IW 12.1 123i
Corn Products Hof .... Wi 131$ 12,' j 12'i
Corn Products Kef pf . 78 70 70 70
Cruclblo Steel Co 22)5 23 21) 2U5
Cuban-Am Suijar 57 58 50 60
Den A Itlo Orando pf . 13). 13"f 12l5 12'5
Detroit Dllion 115 1111 111). 111".
Detroit United rty .... 01 60 59 58
Dlslllleis' Securities ... 14)4 14)5 13 13
Hrlo 20 25J5 21U 21J5
Krlolstpf 41!t 40)f 30X 39)5
Gen Chemical 205 205 202 202
den Chemical pf 109 10S 108 108
Oeneral Electric 161)5 150 140 160
GencralMotors 137 131 132 132)4
Oeneral Moton pf .... 09)5 09 08 0')
Goodrich II P Co 41 43 4H5 41)5
Goodrich UK Co pf ...102 102 lOUf 101!.
Great Northern pf ....117!." 117)5 117 117
GtNcfs for ore prop .. 31H 32 3n) 31M
Ouccenhelm Kxpl'n ... 57Jf 67!f 50 60)1
IntllarvNJ 95 92 91H 01H
Inter-Met vot to 21). 21)5 20H 20)4
Inter-Met pf 70 70)4 09 09
I niptratlon Copper .... 30 29 Ji 28)5 28)5
Kan City Southern ... 27i 20'i 2oH 2.V5
KnyscrACo 83 82)4 82M 82)4
Kresco Co 139 137 135 135
Lack Steel 44 42 42 42
Lacledo Gas 102 101 100). 100)4
Lchteh Valley MOW 130W 138). 139
Louis A Nashville ....121 118 118 118
Looso-Wllea Biscuit ... 20)4 10)4 19)4 10)4
Manhattan Elovatcd... 125 120 120 120
Maxwell Motors 43 42f SOW 40H
Max Motors 1st pf S3 3 81 81?f
MaxMotors2d pf. ... 37 30 34)5 34W
Mexican Petroleum.... 72)4 73W 71)4 71 U
Mo Kan A Texas 12). 12)5 I2)i 12).
Mo Kan AT pf 32 30)4 30)4 30)4
Missouri Pacific 14 13"f 13 13
Montana I'oner 40 47)4 47 47
MlamlCoppor 25 21)4 23'. 23!5
Nat Cloak A Suit 71 71 71 71
Nat Enameling A S,... 15 14)5 14)5 14W
Nat Lead 69 59)5 50 50
Ne York Air Brako. . . 8.5 85 83 83
rovadtCon Copper... 15 14a 11)4 14)4
NY Nil A II 04)4 04 03 03
New York Central 85)5 85 84 84)4
NYOAWest 29) 28)1 27)5 27H
NYCMAStL 31 31 31 31
North American 70 74 74 74
Norfolk Southern 29)4 29)4 28)4 28)1
Northern Pacific 10.5)5 105 lOt'l 104'1
Pacific Tel A Tel 31)1 30)5 30)5 30)4
Pennsylvania 107W 107J1 107 107
Peoples Oas, CM 11.5)5 110)4 110)5 HOW
Pittsburgh Coal 20)1 20)4 20)5 20)4
Pittsburgh Coal pf 00 DO 90 90
Pressed bteel Car 44 4t 42'4 42)4
Pub S Corp N.J 105 107 107 107
Pullman Co 153J! 151U 153'1 15.151
By Steel Spring 30 29)1 28 28
Bay Con Copper 23 23 22)5 22)4
Heading 141)1 143)4 142)4 143)4
Hep Iron A Steel 20W 20)4 20 26)4
Hep Iron A Steel pf .... 85 81)1 63W 83)4
Hock Island Co pf 55 74 M 54
HumelyMCo 0 0 5)4 5)4
HumelyMCopf 1435 10 1315 13W
beaboard Air Lino pf ... 35 34)5 33)1 34)i
bears ItoeACo 135)1135 135 135
StLoulsASF 5 7 5 7
bt Louis A S T 2d pf ... 5!1 5 5 5
Southern PaclUc 88 87)1 SB 87
Southern Hy 17 16)4 10)4 10W
Southern Ity pf 54 53 53 53
btudebakerCo 67 60 63W 04
Tennessee Copper 31)1 31W 31 31
TexasCo 120 126 125 120
TMrdAvenue 51)1 51 50 50
TwInCltyllT 07W 07)1 97)4 97)5
Union Bag A Paper.... 6 0 0 0
Union Paclflc 125W 125)4 123)4 124M
Union Pacific pf 8H1 81W 81)4 81)5
United Hys Invest 18W 17 17 17
United It 9 Invest pf... 33)1 32)5 31)5 31)4
U S Realty & Imp 38 39 39 39
USltubber 03 (12)1 00)4 60)4
US Steel 53)1 53)1 51W 63
US Steel pf., 10634 100W 105)4 105)4
Utah Copper 01 01)4 02)4 0235
VaCaroChem 3J35 32)5 30)4 30)4
Va Carp Chem pf 07)1 07)1 07 07
Wabash H h 35 34
Wabash pf 2 2 2 2
Western Union Tel 6811 66)1 65 65
Westlnghousa Electric. 88)4 OOW 87)4 88
Willys Overland 117)4 UU 114)1 U4W
Willys Overland pf 100)1 100W 100)1 100K
Wisconsin Central 32)1 3.') 32)5 3J4
ooiHO(tbFVC'o....lUJH 101 1U1W 101)5
Voolorthpf 120 120 1.0 120
MINING STOCK QUOTATIONS
TONOPAII STOCKS
Old. Ask.
Jim Butler M ;
.MacNamaia tu .i
Midway . .. 15
Mlipoh Extenalon 25 i7
Montana "
North Star .IT .18
Tonopah llelmont 4'4 4',.
Tonopah Extension "Iia -W
Tonopah Merger ttl a
Tonopah Mining 7 11.
lteaoua Kuli 1-
Wet End TO .!
GOLDFIELD STOCKS.
Atlanta " -M
l)lu Uull W .03
Booth 21 m
llulldog g' W
COU Jg -'i
Comb Kractlon 05 "'
Dlamondtleld B B - '
Dalay J -Vk1
Florence . .. V f iu
noldtteld Consolidated J;;i
Ooldfleld Merger rj ;"
Jumbo Extension -
Keanaa :::::::::;":" :os :oJ
Sand Ken SI $
bllvir 1'lcU " wl
MISCELLANEOUS.
Falrv Aiteo Jj -J
Klmberly... Si -
Neada Hill .'tS , S
Nevada Wonder '''' ltu
COTTON
NEW YORK. May J3. After opening a alight
concesalona from lart nlghfa cloalng quottalona
cotton prices turned heavy for a time today,
decline ranging from 4 to T points. In ha
afternoon tbo tone became teadier, the mar
ket recovering all of Ui low and eatablishlng
light advances. u nJ0 s0
lej. close. Open. am. am. pro.
JLlv ":..'..'.'. 0.45 .' 9 oVj
Siiember ' !l0 03 10 00 0 88 9.04 V 04
SSKSy I 1001 ".OO ...
March 10 W t0 ' '
Big Shrapnel Contract Signed
JuaS one-lull P 'h cootract, the
Sail- York Air Braki oa-qaartr of the con
1 trSct ind tb. iVeittngbouw Air Brk r.
malcle urter.
New York Bond Sales
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noon Amer Smelt Sec Cs...loT 10
K.000 Amer Tel et 4Hs.. .100 10J
lux) Armour Cr 44s . . Pl4 "IH
10011 Alchlltnn nrll 1. .8,1 81
liiioo Atrhlion c 4s 4U5 . Oil,
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4000 Allan Cn Line 1st 4 1J
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Hoot Unit & Ohio 4s . 00
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8000 cent rae 1st 4s,.. . 874
two rni & Fsf III ni vy
2100 t'lil A. Nwn ,14s 81.,
W OOtl Chl II A Q Joint 4s O'lji
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soon Col A South tef 44s.. 81
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liooo Cumberlnnd Tel Bs.... P0V
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r-JO DIs Secur Corp 4s.
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1000 N Y C L, R 84s 72
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1000 N Y Ont A W lat 4s.. 80
.1000 Conn II It 14a I'D,
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lnroo ir s nuhher 03 104
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4000 Wabash 1st 8s .. ..lie
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TRACTION STOCKS SOFT
IN SLUGGISH MARKET
Cnmbrin Steel Reacted After
Brief Spurt on War Order
Announcement.
WISCONSIN BANKS TILE BRIEF
WASIUNOrON Mnv 11 The hnnks In
eastern I'consln which hae protested to thn
Federal Ilotervo lloird sRilnst bolnir Included
In the Mlnnenpolls rnther than tho ChlrnKo
rcflprnl rrsmn district tnda tiled with tho
hoard their brief In rcpli 10 the nnsner of tho
Minneapolis Pcdernl Rescro Bnnk
It deolires Micro Is no merit In tlio lontcn
tlon of Ilic Mlnnearolla bank thit the protest
Bliould he dismissed becnueo of lonit dcln In
siilimlltlnu II Time nn require 1 to pripnrn a
i.nltlon In which manv banks were Interc.lcrl,
it Is stated Other slatemtntH of tho Minne
apolis bank are nl-o rerutod The courso f
business 1 dees not follow Stnte boundaries It
sas
Boliiian Government Loan
NEW YOIIK. Miy 13 The National Cit
Bank haa necotlated n loan to the Bolivian
Government for Jl OOO.rop. .one-half of which
matures in one ear and tho balance In two
j eara.
Macantlrcus, Forbes Capital Increase
At the annual mectinc of tho MacAndroiMj
and Forbca Compans the authorised capital
common stock was Increaaed Jl.Ouo 000 mak
inKtho total t 000 000 Tho company his
also J4.000.000 nuthorl7fil preferred shares
Russian Loan of $500,000,000
PF.TnOOT.AD. May 11 -Tho Ministry of
Flnanco haa ben Instructed to Issue n "econd
lnterr.il Iran of 1 000 000.000 rubles WXW -000).
It was officially announced today
Weakness In tlio locnl trncllon Blocks
nns a feature of thc Philadelphia market
this morning Tlio moro llhcrnl spirit
shown toward tho Jitney at Harrtsburn;
wait ndvnnced as n. reason for the eclllnff
of tho shares Tho ltouso Comrnlttco
struck out tho requirement of Ming 1
bond and left to city councils tha au
thority to tnnlte rules for jitney opeiarlon
llildwln Locomotive Bharo were an
other weak spot, falling from 481t close
to 45 on light offerings Tho hoavlncss of
the New Voile list wns a contributory
factor, cspcclatb In tho case of United
Stales Steel, which was heavily sold
Lako Superior suffered In sympathy.
An exception to tho general depression
ai Cambria Steel, which wns stimulat
ed li tho news of a $750,000 order for
axles from abroad. Officers of tho rom
piiiiN, however, denied a story that tho
minngcmcnt expected to closo an addi
tional contract worth Jl.IoOOOO In fact,
thex ecrmed Inclined to take n pesil
irlsllo nttltudo toward future business
Aftci "oiling up to -H. n gain of , Ontn
biln shares fell back to W Cramp Milp
biilldltig lost nearly threo points ami
United (Ins Improvement wns nlso hciivx
In the bond division Pennsylvania I'-.u
were active around 10.11s
1'hllndolphla Company Issues lemnliied
Inert. The Preferred Storkholdcin' Com
mittor of tho United Tinctlon I'ompitiy
of Pittsburgh has 1 ejected the lntest pio-
posals from tho Philadelphia company as
to dividends The committer! now ex
pects to ndopt more aggresslo methods,
ltegardlug thr traction situntlon In San
Francisco tho now ordlnnnce, rcgulntlug
tho Jitneys and putting them under tho
control of tho Pollco Department, became
effectlo on Sunday. Ordinarily thero nio
moro thnn 1000 Jitney Iiuhics operating
In and mound Snn Francisco, but on
Saturday last, according to const ndvlcen
tho number decreased CO per cent.
LANSTON J10NOTYPE REPORT
Th nnnual rcprrt of the I.snston Monolps
nn, nino i;o'npin tor tno nscai year cnici
Peliruary 2'. 1018. savs that, whllo prodta for
last ear amountc 1 to .131. SPA, or moro than
tl per cent, on tho capital stock It was deeme I
wrleo to stop paMnir dlWdmds after tho se( ond
quarter! disbursement because of Urn manner
In which tlio compnny s business was Interfered
with b tlio rnropenn inr Its prlnilp.il cus
tomer, lho I'nKllrh l-inston Corporation, has
praetlcnllv uspende,l entlro operations There
wna dl.nmrseil for Improxementa and patents nt
cot Jill 172 Details follow
Yr cnlid Teh 2S tun lull 1011
Net profit after dep swn U12 JIMKidl JKsi.iki
nuldcnds ISO non .1i.O0O(i ioo.CHki
Surplus for cjr 121 1(12 12t,,0tfl 140,021
Carolina Chemical Scrip Dividend
NEW YORK, May 11 Tho Virginia Caro
lina Chemical Company today declared a
dlxldend of I per cent on Its pre'erred sto-k
paabie in acrip, miiturlnp May ill, 11)1(1. and
bnrlni: 0 per cent Interest from June 1,
l'lPi
Tl-e dUldend. Is paMblo to alock of record
Tho financial conditions follow Inir tlio war
wire such that the company collections wrro
creatlv interfered with, nnd tho directors
deemed it advisable to defer pajment of two
niinrterly dividends. Directors adopted the
rocolutlon for thc 4 per cent scrip dividend
In view of the fact that cirnlnns for tho
j car cndlnc Ma II. 1!11. will bo largely In
excess of an amount sufficient to Justlfv pa; -nent
ot ,1 mil dividend of R per cent, but
lollertlons vvhlle greatly Improvod are still
below normal The companj reserves the 1 p
tion to redeem tlin scrip on Jnnuurj 1, 1016,
ut par nnd ncirued Interest
DIVIDENDS DECLARED
United Security Life Insurance and Trust
CHitpnn. regular semiannual 14 per cent.,
rnviiblo June I to mock of record May 24
etnndnrd Oil or Notiraskn, regular semian
nual Ml', pajublo June 20 to slock of record
Mnv 20
Mtddlo West Utilities Companv, regular
3uarterl 1'j per cent on preferred, paable
un 1 in stock of record Mn 11
Wisconsin Udlson Compnnj, 1 i.l, pajnblo
June 1 to stock of record Mnj IS
United Slates Gjpsum Companv, regular
quarierlv 14 per cent , payable Juno ,10 to
stock or record Juno 11
Standard Oil Company of Kansas regular
qinrtorly $1, paablo Juno in to slock of rec-
frouthrrn Pacific, regular quarterly dividend
of 14 10 rcent , pajablo July 1 to stock of
record Juno 1
fnion Pailllc, regular quarlcrlv, 2 per cent,
on common, pavabio Jull 1 to stock of record
'lho Philadelphia Ulectrlo Company, regular
uuarte ly U per tent , pnyable July 15 to
stock of record Mas 2.
AdJms Exrrcss Company, qunrlerl $1. pay
alilo June 1. Cooks close May 1,, reopen
Delaware and Pound Ilrook Railroad, regu
lar quarterly J Per cent , paablo May 20 aa
registered May 14 Dooks closo until May 20
NEW YORK METAL MARKET
NBW YORK, May 1 1 Tho metal market
was unchanged today '.end, 4 17434'2"jC. ;
tin, In flve-tons lots, offered 40 Mc.
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS
GRAIN AND FLOUR
II EAT. Receipts, 04,727 bush The
market wna lc. lower nnd ruled qulot. Quo
tations Car lots In export elevator No -roo
spot. Jl MSI 50. No 2 red Western, spot,
it 5S11 lh. Hound lots, in export elevator
No. i red spot and' May. tsXw 504. No
"red Western, l W'4l 61W. No 1 Northern
Duluth. MtlKfil 07
rnitN Receipts, 22,721 bush There was
lUtle do ng but prices ruled ateadj. tjuota
Si.. rv? lots. In export c evator No ..
steamer eiii Tr" "In Vitui
sniln . No 4 ellovv, iU4M784o.
OATS. Receipts, 180,204 bush Trices
were iteadll) maintained, but trade was quiet
ououttons No 2 white 0l42c .standard
Shit" w'iflviii-, :;o. a white, subtfeou
ItE quiet and steady. We Quote at 1 14
SI 1(1 per bush as to qua Its, In export .ele
vator. Pohd at ft O3K1.10 for small Iota of
nearby grain In bag
I'M) I It. Receipts, 005 bhls. and U81.117
lbs In sacks Trado was slow and the market
was largely nominal. We quota per 100 lbs In
wood Inter, cle-ir, fflUOtjaSS, do., straights,
f7&T.2S. do. patent, 17 25i7 75. Kansas,
straight. Juto sacks. 7.:0O7.40. do , patent,
liito sacks. il.Wlfi TO, spring, nrst. un ,
f TOT 35. do.. tralght. ,T 3187.50. do , patent
l7B0STeO. do. favorite brands, fW.?J.
lini. Vhoica and fancy patent. I8assi illy
mills' regular grades winter, clear, -'flP.i'5!
di f . .straight, $7S7 23. do., patent, 7 251i7 75
Ity
ss.
do, straight, 77 23. no., patent, si-oiii -IlYK
rMIUIl was quiet but steady under
small supplies We quoia nearby and esern
In wood at 0.25ga5O, a to quallt.
PROVISIONS
The market ruled steady with a fair Jobbing
POULTRY
I. III". Deslnblo stock sold fairly and
ruled arm, with supplies well under control.
Quotations. Povvls, HiilHc , roosters, 12til24c.,
bioiling chickens, fane), weighing VUii- lbs.
apiece, 3"a.l"c , broiling ehlckma, weliihlng
1TH4 lbs nploce, JOjf 13c , turkcs, l'lU13c;
ouck 1 Mff 10c geese lntf tic . guineas, as to
quallti. per talr, M370c , pigeons, old per
pair 21JJ 10c . do, jouim. per pair, 2.'323c.
DIlESSIIl) The market ruled firm, with
demand equal to the limited offerings of do
slrablo stock. Quotations Presh-kllled fowls,
12 to box, drj -picked and drj -packed, fancy,
teleclcd, 10c do , weighing 4'vfj5 lbs, apiece,
IKc , do .'I44 lbs, apiece, lRc , do , J lbs
apiece. ItllilTr , di. under n lbs apiece 1421
' Povvls, Ice-packed, Western, i lbs. and
over apiece. 174c , do, do, smaller sizes, 1111
jii'?c. uici roosiers, drv-picKeu, ijdc oquaDs,
whltt. weighing II lo 12 lbs per dnien fj kits
4 50 vvhlto. weighing 0 to 10 lbs per do: . S3 25
I I SO. do , do H lbs per doz (2 751C2 K5, do ,
..!.' L.n, Ii1b and tenders, amoksd. 27&28C
beef' hams. 13132: pork. famHy. l.BUj.
hams, 8 P. cured, loose, 13ffl1lic . do 1 ,
skinned, loose. 1243124c.; do. do., smoked.
11K134C other hsms, smoked, city cured, as
totrand and a erase 1348 14c, . hams smoked.
Wesiern cured, 1140MC. , do,, boiled, bone
less 22fi'2lo picnic shoulders, 8 P. cured,
oos'e. I0?104c ; do., smoked. 103104c. bellies.
In pickle, according to average, loose, III4U
Ilia..: breakfast bacon, as to brand aqd aver
age, city cured. lofrfTc.S 'breakfast bacon.
We;tern curad. ieeiJC! lard. Western reflned.
tierces. Hemic: do. do., tubs. 110114
lard, pure city. Kettle rendered. In tierces lit)
114 1 lard, pure clly, kettle rendered. In tubs.
utinnc
REFINED SUGARS
The market was quiet but firm. We quote:
Standard granulated, 6.00c: ana granulated,
6c. : powdered, a 10c ; confectioners' A, 5.00c. j
soft grades, S.130S.7Be.
DAIRY PRODUCTS
11UTTEH. The market further declined
lc. but closed study, with a fair demand.
Quotations. Western., fresh. solid-packed
creamery, fi.ncy specials. 30c; extra. 8c . ex
tra firsts. 2Tc . firsts, 30c; seconds. 21825c;
UdU-packed. 10321c. as to. quality nearby
prints, fancy, 31c ; nveraje extras. Sue . firsts.
2T?2Sc , seconds. 21025c , garlicky. 21&25c .
special fancy brand ot print Jobbing at 33
KflGS were firm for choice stock, which
was In good demand Quotations In frts cases,
nearby extras, 23c per do , nearby JUils,
90.13 per standard cauo nearby current re
ceipts, 5.M par case, Western extra firsts,
1815 per ease, do., first, J5 70 per cats,
Southern. I3.J.0.S3 to per case, fancy selected
candled fresh egg wero Jobbed out at 20327c
per dox
CIIKB8K Trade vu fair and the mar
ket ruled Arm under light offerings Quota
tions Nevr York full cream, choice, n.
1TW&174C do do. fair u, good, nw, Wat
17c, do., part iklros, S13e.
.,- W ,,.. n. An- OT( 11 .A .In ktA. 1 1 1 . ,...
UU , IU, ,'C U , TU '" "" "" t ."',W7 ,U
per doz , SI Vj'fjlOii dark. SlCOhltx), small
and No, 2. $1 Prozen poultrj Fowls, as to
quallt, IMlltic , ihiikens, tin -picked ami dry
pjeked In loxci nillk-fed, Uu.1tlo lbs. to doz .
Ike . do.. 171T42 lbs to doz , 18c . do , 43Q4T
lbs. to doz., IBe , do 4S lbs to doz , 20c, no ,
00 lbs. and over 21c , corn-fed. U1W42 lbs.
to doz., 10c , do . 411747 lbs. to doz , 17c , do.,
IS lb' lo doz. 10c. do ',0 lbs and over, 20c.
Chickens, dry-picked and drj -packed. In bbla
Mestern corn-fed 5 lbs and over. 18c : do,,
doz . 25c . do . prime. 21T7.10 lbs. to doz.
'urkes dry-Ricked and dry-pocked, fancy, 21
l22i fair to good. JSUJOc , oil loms, ll)ii20c ,
ducks fancv In boxes 17fllSc do . ordinary
to good, U'ijuv , geese, choice and fancy, 15b)
18c . do . No 2, 12fillc,
FRESH FRUITS
There was a fair Inquiry for choice stock
and values generally ruled steady under mod
erate offering Quotations Apples. New York,
per bbl -rreenng. $2 50WI 60, llaldwin. 2.B0
4. Ilet Davis S2 2101! 21, other good eating
varieties, S2 2Vf?.1,60, medium. S1Fm, apples,
Western per box, J1C2. apples Delaware and
Pennsylvania per hamper nntlTle . lemons,
ptr box, tJ.50tn 10, oranges, Florida, per box,
I2 2W4 grapefruit. Florida, per box. 21.
pineapples per crate Porto Rico, S202 50;
Florida, 2 2382 BO strawberries. North Caro
lina per qt., &312c , do., Virginia, per qt ,
SglBc
VEGETABLES
The market ruled steady on choice slock of
most descriptions, with trade fair. Quota
tions, White potatoes, per bush. Pennsyl
sylvanla. 50V52o i Maine, &0ffMc( New lork,
as to quality, 33642c , white potatoes, Flor
ida, per bbl No, 1, II BOSS 23, No. 2. 13 60
4, sweet potatoes. Delaware, per hamper
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bage Charleston per crate. S2 2532.73. cab
bage. North Carolina and Norfolk, per cats,
$2tS2.K0, cauliflower South Carolina, per crate.
$1 5082; spinach.- Norfolk, per bbl . 50375c:
kt, Norfolk. pr bbl 3O40c ; lettuce. North
Carol'na. per basket 75c 'l 20. lettuce South
Carolina per basket. 11 50, beans, Florida,
wax ner basket II Mit2 50 beans, Florida,
green per basket f ! 50tT.' V). peas, per bas
ketNorth Carolina 11 73 South Carolina,
large. 1 25S1 73 South Carolina, small. 10
1 25 eggplant Florida, par box, S2S1 50;
cucumbers Florida per basket, 2o2 30;
touaxh Florid per basket. 11 502.50i psp
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ltK) V 8 Steel 52S 60 U S Steel..
1 U B Steel pf 10tS
BONDS.
1000 Leh Val gen cons 44s
16000 Leh Val gen 44s 1024
1:30 to 2 P, M.
BUS Steel pf.ionu 10 Heading ...
173 u a I . . . K. Ui 17 U I.
40 17 B Hteei
SOU S Steel
psi,
ri'i
4)1
21T,
4 I'i
62;I
P04
1024
714
,lVj
M 50 U 8 Steel
625, 1 Cambria Steel 48
BONDS.
1000 Penna cons 34 1015 ......100
2 to 2:30 P. M.
524 5 Cambria Steel 4
sen ir H Rtsel..
100 do 52!i 20 do
10 do "'
BONDS
1000 Elec i. Peop Tr 4s ....
1000 Flee & Peop Tr 4
2000 Phlla Eleo Bs
000 Key Tel 1st Ss
2:30 to 3 P. JI.
25 U S Steel...
8 Penna
100 Phlla Elec..
100 U S Steel,..
48
,. 704
,. 70S
..lOlH
.. bid
524 10 Westmor Coal fllli
U.JT? ,,-, W O DiCCl
. . 234 100
. . 62 a kl
. . 7J 10
0 31 10
.. 62K (10
824 100
T.I I .eh Nav
100 W Cramp
20 U S Steel
10 rin
10 do 02 i ZOO U a I ..
Lake bup cor i 1 Aimr iiai.
-,i 11 a 011.
do.
do,,
do.,
do.
do..
do,
100
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. 52
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. 62
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52
T3-18
Financial Briefs
Tho Electric Bond Deposit Company de
clared n dividend of i of 1 per cent on
Its preferred stock, payablo Junei 1, to
Mock of record of May 15 Similar divi
dends will bo paid monthly until nccumU
lntod dividends arc liquidated, when tho
rcRiilnr monthly rate of 14 of 1 per cent,
will bo resumed The compnny deferred
dividends August 1, 1511, but conditions
havo now so Improved that the board
decided tho time had coma to bcsln
disbursements on tho stock again.
Tho Baltimore and Ohio nolltoad Com-
ranv has placed a supplementary con
ract for 1S0O tons of standard section
rails, and tho Missouri. Kansas and Texas
has ordered 13no tons additional ten rails
from the Illinois fitccl Company.
Net rnrnlnKs of Tonopah Mining In
April wrro (67.SI5, as against $70,WO In
Mntch
Alexander 1, Crawford, who was a
mombcr of tho firm of Woclppcr, Crnw
ford & Co., succeeded on March 1 by
Woclppcr & Co, which latter firm failed,
linn returned from a pleasuro trip to tho
Hawaiian Islntids,
Moro than J21.000.000, or SI per cent , of
lho Anrontlno Ooi eminent 5-year 6 per
cent t2-"),00O,00O note Issue hnvo been sold
Now, York bnnks Knlncil fl.GCI.OOO from
tho Subtrcasiiry j'estrrd.iv, and liaio
gained $(1,777,000 since last Trlday.
A Chicago Hoard of Trado mombershlp
has been sold for $2000 net to thc buyer,
-TM... .11. .? tlnsBnlfl eoirt rww AIL nMn .,,...,
i IIU VII.. ,', ,,no,,,v t--v,"W 73 'Cl LUI,
bonds woic sold to Kenne, Taylor & Co,
nt 102 SOS.
The I'cncoytl Iron Works aro now run
tiltitt prnctlcallj nt capacity.
Tlfffnot Incomo of tho Clilcogo Hall
was Company for tho year ended Jan
unry 31 wn $717,161, a decrease of $230,228
over 1911.
Iteeulnr dividends by Union and South
ern PacMc.
Ktihn, l.onb & Co. nnnounco that they
havn ncreed to act ns manartcrs under thc
plan for thc retirement of tho existing
WestliiRhousc Klectrlc Manufacturing
Coinp.ttiv convcrtlhln sinking fund 5 per
cent gold bonds. Tho new bondt nre to
bo convertible nt par Into common stock
up to .lutio 30, 101C, and thereafter at the
r.ite of $110 par ahio of stock for each
$1000 bond.
Oeneral Thomas H Hubbard was
elected sccrrtnn of tho Southern Paclllc,
succeeding Hugh Nelll, resigned
A New York Cotton Exchange seat sold
for $12,000; Inst previous sale, $13,000.
It wns rumored that Thomas W. Law
son, of Boston, wns operating on tho
bear side In tho copper stocks
At tho annual meeting of tho Inter
national Harvester Company retiring di
rectors will bo re-electod. Tho vacancy
cuicd by tho resignation of Judge Gary
will not be tilled.
At a meeting of dliectors of tho New
York East Itiier Terry Company no ac
tion was inKcn on tno usuni quarterly
dividend of 1 per cont due nt this time
It Is understood that the Alils-Chalmers
Conip-tiiy has closed a largo contract with
tho Bethlehem Steol Company for shrap
nel shells Tho company la already turn
ing out several thousand shells dally.
5 Ph Co cm Pfd 40 20 II S Stei
10 U O I,. T . S2ii 20 Ton Mm
BONDS
6000 Penna con 44 IWiO.
.(1 Cambria Steel serin 1916
1000 Publle Serv Corp 3 S04
i8H
DIVIDENDS
PHILADELPHIA COMPANY KOH GUAR.
ANTKEINU MOHTGAGKS
SSI Mud Title Building
Capital $2,000,000
Surplus and Front , .. 675.709
Philadelphia. Pa May 10th. 1816
The Board of Directors hi this day de
clared a Dividend of Three Dollar Per
fchare upen the Capital Stock of the Com
pany, payable on June 9th, 1915, to Stock
holders of record at th close pf business
My 29th, 1915. J
Cheek will ha nulled
Th sum of One Hundred Thousand Dol
lar was also dded to th surplus malting
that fund live Hundred Thousand Dollar,
BAMCEi, C. EDMONDS.
Treasurer.
LONDON STOCK JIARKET
Investing Restricted by Anti-German
Riots.
U-iNnnN Mnv 13 -An attitude of cau
tiousness was dKplnjed on tho stock eschanite
todn Trading; wna slow, but tho undertone
nt tlio market was llrm. OlIt-edKos wero dull
Thero wns no pressure to sell hut the nnll
Herman riots restricted hiivlng b Investors
A 1 all on tho South American loan was mads
todn Homo rnllnavs were steady
Tho tone of tho Americans wns easier, fol
lowing the market In New York, and tho amup
was ncKlected Ttunlans seo-saned within
narrow limits Thero was some Inprovcment
In tho Jnpan and Chinese issues Offers of
German nnd American bonds bronchi no nur
rhatorti either trom Ihn t'nlled States or local
ly. Stendlne-s prevailed In mines and rub
bers, but oil shaina dropped. South American
runs were iirtrHuiar.
Amalgamated Copper
Atchison
Paltlmore A Ohio .. ,
Canadian Pacific ,
Chesapeake & Ohio . . .
Chica-jo flrcat West . .
CMciko Mil St P
Denver & Itlo Grande....
P.rls
do 1st pref ... .
Illinois Central
Louisville A Nashville..
Missouri Kansas A Tpzas.
Nw York Central
Norfolk & Western...
I'ennsvivnnia
l,onrioh N.Y
close vnulv.
. Tl'fc
.. 10
(flit 01,1,' 1,
rati nip! aj
70
.1(111
. 12
. ait,
ni
1.104 iw
42s -iS
nt? -1
rW
.i
20
10H
117
SO
mtu
m mni
4H
, .111
..122
... n
o-,ti
1
-IU
?k
ItonillnB . .... 7V4 141 K
Southern Hallway I7i 1HU ?,
Siuthern Pacific Iil'i f,7U - if
I nlon Paclllc 12011 124c, t
I'nltcd States Steel BSVi MVJ y,
flncreise. Dccreanp
RAILROAD EARNINGS
ILLINOIS CKNTRAL.
HIPS. Decrease
April cross . ... 4 ()o an Vi,mt
Ten months' gross ... ,12,'UH.Tll 3,.vu,2UT
YA"0O AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
April urns JSio.on Mji:
Ten months' gross. . . 0,021,712 (MO.lbO
TOi.r.no. rnoniA and wnsTnit.N
April cross JRI.21S
Deficit 11,111
reflclt after charges... .11,270
Tensrnonths' gnus 1,00.1,1110
Net m,0ea
Deficit 1BS.4711
WESTEHN TACIFIC.
Murcli gross fll.l.Kvi
Net after taxes 7I,77'i
Nine months' gross ... . 4,14'i.nat
Net after taxes .1711I3
J'lrst week May fl16,3'.l
t'HICAnn. INDIANAPOU8 ft LOUISVILLE
Krom July 1 B.dSO.OOO 3I8.2W
GRAND TRUNK SY8TEM.
First week May $00.1,103 $114 0S2
From July 1 42,111,144 4I2JT.4W
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN.
First week May .. .. J23S.H74 $2,511
From Jul 1 U.bdl 7UJ 4W 38
Increase.
JI.DOl
n,H02
K.WJ
1)2, K3l
111.134
tl,V2U
ll. iwi
71 877
600,01 1
2 1.7HO
$,1
NOTES OF THE RAIL
Increases ot one and one-half cents
per 100 pounds In Joint rates on grain!
and grain products, from etatlons (ni
Kansas nnd other States to Iowa points,
over tho Union Pacific nnd other rail
roads, today was declared justified by
the Interstate Commerce Commission, "as
correcting rates published In error "
GRAIN MARKETS
AGAIN UNSEHLED
Heavy Damage to Wheat Re
ported From Kansas Scarc
ity of Ships a Factor.
CHICAGO, May IS. Tho market opened
easier today. Nervousness prevailed
among traders. President Wilson's note
to Germany, ths unsettled political
condition of tho neutral nations and
the annual crop scaro were having their
effect. Operators, wero Inclined to be
conservative, A market that can decline)
10 points and then regain It in n, day
confronted them with unlimited posslbllW
ties
Corn traders wero Inclined to bo bearish.
Cash houses were supporting May oat,
some selling July ngalntt their purchases.
The price advanced n trlfla In eafly
trading;
In tho afternoon wheat prices eased
off, May loilns 3 points July wheat nnd
corn were also depdesscd.
Weather reports received from the
American anil foreign srrtlH belts werd
chiefly fmornblo At Liverpool the
American crop damage rumors Ttore nc
copied ns exaggerations. Tho market de
clined with pront tnklng. Cargoes were)
easier. A 18 per cent, moisture resolution
for export corn from Argentina lntro
duced thero, should lt pass, will restrict
tho shipments.
A Knnias entomologist Is said to have)
Inspected tho grain crops and hsfs re
ported $10,000,000 damugo done to tho
crops of that State by thc Hessian fly
Exports recouled wero 300,000 bushels
of wheat, JO.000 domestic, nnd 120,091
bushelH of corn Local traders reported
no seabonrd sales. Inquiries for hard
winters for Immediate shipment through
Montreal were made. Scarcity of tonnage
will. It Is believed, Interfere with prbmpt
shipments.
leading- futures ranited na follows:
Wheat Open. Ilich. Low. Close, close.
Slay 1 Ml 1 K7 1..1-. 1.3R 1.31
K,ntmh.- . 1 ?11 1" 1 oil? 1 on'" ,
corn (now deliver)
May .... 74U 74i 74, 474J4 j7lH
Julj . . 77i T74 7i t. 7
September .. 781 73l 7SU t785 f70U
September .. 7Sli 73l 7SU f78H fTOV
M.IJ 7 .. KHi, Kl r.24 132 Xi
July .. .. M Kl B2t, 32S .Vl
beiilember ., 47 47H 40i MO 4TV
Ivrd
May 0.07 OOR
Jl.lv . 0 77 O 77 P.70 tl) 71 O.TS
fepti mber . 10 00 10 02 0 00 07, 0 OT
May1".- . . tio.n in.io
July . . . 10 31 10 17 10.32 10.33 10 32
September . 10 0 10 83 10 SO 10S2 ttO 82
MnyrlT .. 17.70 17.80
July 1113 1R.13 102 MS 03 1R10
Seitember 18 V) 18.32 18.42 US.43 18,50
Hid tAsltcd.
J. P. MORGAN HAS
SOLD NEW HAVEN STOCK
Many Shareholders Have Increased
Their Holdings.
Tho list of stockholders of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad ns of April
1 shows that J. P Morsan has sold all ot his
holdings, vvhlle there Is very little chanro In
tho amounts held bv large cdmpanles. there
ticlns no chance, for Instance. In the. stock
owned by the Pennsylvania llnllroad. Mutual
I.tfe Insurance Comnnnv of New York. Adams
npress Companv and New ork Central. Mr..
Mcrgnn formerly owned 218 shares.
It Is shown In tho list that many sto-K-holders
took advnntago of thc decline In the
price of the itock to Increase their holdings.
AmonK iho heavy purchasers of New Haven
stock nn Pomlnlck Pros. & Co. who added
11. MO ahares to their former holdings of 330
s'lares C M Pratt et al trustees. Increased
their holdings by 0100 shares, while Kidder.
Peabodv . Co. added 2073 shnrcs to the 1313
shares they previously htld Others who hava
Increased their holdings are A. C. James, New
York. 2000 shares II 1.. Cramp, Middleton,
Conn. llOO ahares: O p. White, of Dorton,
ioon si ares nnd Tarklnson Jl Burr. HUT
"hAlfnd C5. Vnndcrbllt. wholojt lila life on
tha Ltirltanla, Is listed as tho holder of 1000
STheS" Pmnsylvanla Railroad owns 53.023
ihares,
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
CHICAGO, May 13 HCKJS.-necelpts. 1T.0O0
head, market strong, mixed and butchers.
STB31J7.72. Rood heaw, $T0rVtiT.M: Touin
heavs. T.03tt7,2O light, $7.40fl7.73, plfi,
S3MI0 3 73 bulk, $7 307 03
CATTLE Receipts. 4000 head! msj'1".t
atradv lieeves. $HMtl'i23 cows and heifers,
il "Sh 73: Texani. $0 1007.20. calTes, B.o(J
SlinEP TleceMs, 0000 head; market steady
to "iron "sine and Western. $7.t03S.bOj
lambs, $7.73g0 so.
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET
NEW YORK. Mav LI. The coffee market
orned steadv. Trading was moderately active.
i-riccs lOllon ,.,....
v,y.i
UIC
Anrll
Mav .... ........
.Tuna
Jlllv
uirlist
.Seniemhr
October
Novemher
tvrcmber
.Taniiary
t'rhruary
Mnrch
Sales. DOOO bags.
Today's
Opening
lAU
T 9fiTia
.... SR2fl85
.... ftSflttSM
O.OOflT.00 .IO01
.. . 04'I03
.o8 nosei9
T.aia7,10 7.01BTO2
.. . T.O4RT.03
7.07 T.0fl7.llT
7.0007.03 TlfflTia
T.lTHt7 IH
T.13 T.22ST.24
NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS
NEW YORK. May 13. TH'TTEn.-Market
lower and barely stesdy. receipts. 4111 pkgs.:
extrn, 2Tc higher scoring. 22Sie . Stan
dairy 27B27VJC. Imltat on rresmery. 21H22e
BOOS -Market Irregular, receipts. i'MN)
pkga , extra flrsts, 2lMi22c. regular packed,
firsts 2021c. regular packed: nearby whites,
"!i2.'U-i. , regular packed: mixed color, SOW
sliic "gathered, extra firsts, 2lf22c , storage
packed nearby browns 22fi23c; firsts. 2p?,
Etc . extra firsts, 20ifl21Hc.. storage.
The Guaranteed
Mortgage
A security unaffected ty
adverse conditions in the
political and industrial
world.
Send fpr Booklet
Philadelphia Company for
Guaranteeing Mortgages
XII Land Title llulldlng
Philadelphia
yllllara It. Nicholson, President
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Co.
STOCKHOLDERS' PROTECTIVE COMMITTEE
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS!
Believing that there Is substantial talus In the stock qt tbe Chicago, Rock Island
and Paclflc Railway Company and that tbe condition of the company makes lt featlbU to
reorganize It to the great benefit of shareholders, the undersigned, at th requstt of it ,
large number of shareholders, have formed, a committee for the purpose of preparing and 41
submitting a plan of reoriranltatlon. "
It ll be their endeavor td formulate a plan that will permit tbe company to expand,
alone sound lines In accordance with, the requirements pf the great territory which it lou
to serve, find to placs the property, physically and financially. In such condition tot
may rank! with ths most sfflclent railroads In similar and nt arby territory.
It is not the Intention of the committee to call for a depoSU-.of share at ths present
tlms, but If nothing unforeseen occurs to await until a plan has been formulated io that
stockholders when depositing may fully understand the condition of the company affair
and th detail of th proposed plan.
Th working out ot such . plan Is already engaging th atttntten ot your commtlt,
who aro giving it Immediate and earnest consideration, and It I hoped that wha cont
pitted t will meet th unanimous approval ot th shareholders.
New York, May lltb, 1913,
fc- BABBITT, JAMES T AHaCAMBIW, P
. "H . 3. MATilBSOS.
M M. FEROUSON Gtcritary. . yAClS U I.KL.VN1J.
A. i-.,VAN HUI.
24 Broad Street, New Xprk, K. Y.