IJHlljijjwsijP'wwvf BVBNItfO- LBDGBB-PHILABBLPHIA, SATURDAY, MAY 16, ISIS. 11 &' SgANCIAL DISTRICT CALMLY AWAITING GERMAN REPLY MARGINS READILYjUPPLIED -4 i ! CHICAGO CHAIN MAKT OFEARLY GAINS BEFrfBE THE CLOSE &a-.d?H!s" gpfaiors That Dividend May 'Deferred. -... iciii-iu advances K'nw TonK, ;yy ;. markel Axirin of Ilia si""11 RMa or . .' tlrr.lv nbai Lure ".-"-", ,,uvlnK j0- 7.uatf there w ---- nn Bfi'ij. n ine w- " .Hi" .-.I-. W .. nf the short session i"""'; W'1' ??.', was entirely nusent ""'1 HW'.pArhre wns ft good miying ue- S. "-cm, buying, " rfy romlns from the target In Sfe CcoSntry. It . the our- W'aLr enl rely cleaned out, and i.T.i Vd been """''' i..l. ho nn. P .:.!.. were n siron n". .,, 'V grantee that they would not f'n the market at whatever ffirf would bring If anyming very iV!L. occurred, . , ,,,. ffE.ta.lnir orders appear , " W?: .nil Ihe whole list m "",'"" "" l -.ittrtttn wrh milium Minai"c.n,,w.. . . olmnnf SSTtt, S'th"? -Sit?. ionS"ihai SS. ?K,,Wt' " The better list of el ""'. Ver by London aiso cu- fiM 10 the improved position or fetf , ""cables from London stated Wfl' no pressure to unload tSlf ikr?u ., cularly American Issues, mU' m marl et ranged from 3 to 4 ;Wl,,our mame , but Bomo V" '"fid before the end of the day. xU rt., dUlte a tarse demand for the wrt,.rt; wehuB Baldwin. West ng ,r'lpd Steel Oar and American V. Pf""... . nr na advances wore "J0 1 at'lte -were the leaders, but they M S Kfmo't active.. ncad.nK and ",'? ' vie nir for leattcrsnip. mu ih( common vicins Bcth '&Jstte1 the same amount, and similar (Attn stecl "V hv sverat other shares ,m rr U.s sPecu.atWc group .'&r..the close Baldwin lost most of J rny'Bal' when rumors were clrcii ft'.K'.r.h. company's directors aro --..MirinV'the advisability of tloferr ng MS ldtnd at the nest meeting, which 'Sit held the latter pari oi tne j.wtiii 'Sift Nothing could he learned from Viourcw on this point. Other Is--' hlch i had shown early gains re Cm it the end on realising sales, but ttlor ty of the list still showed sub )"!?.;...,. for the day. IUMUI """" .... i.. Au Street was. greatl.v pleased I at the EM recovery or tne marnei nu .......... j ,SrtISt.. PPlnlon wm expressed that the decline Had aooui run u-.t -Swh wnltlnR attitude would uti )K5lv remain In force until the reply $ Germany Is received, the market, from 1ft MHienf appearances, should, for tho twit part, remain steady. Condition 4Sl...kiii (he country as a' whole ar rriduslly becomlnc; better from day to (V, ana ip vi '" " -" .' "durinej are shpwlns ip much better. InU week, fqr Instance, there was nn ln .... in clmrlncs over the same period ! Ult year of more than J.W.00O.(X. All ( ine larger ciues comuuuira iu i" -tatH ihowlnc. with the exception of IUmore and. St. Louts. RArnouncement was mauo oy mc .w itfonil City Bank on behalf of Itself nnd 'inocUte hat the entire Issue of $15,000. 19 Government of Arsentlnu five-year n Mr cent, llonrfs have all been sold. The .Mute of the other half of the loan In taijon, according to cables, was nt blbated partly to the fact that a por tion ifj underwritten by German firms. Jlte-weekly stntement of tho condition el the members ot tho Clearlnc House iineiatlbh showert a necrcase in nicr ui'lnns of $19,8)0,000. while nctual re link advanced' $9,700,433. Actual loans lib off J16.793.0CO and actual reserves In-Ufa'"J10,8ITlm IAnk clearings larger i, . Mira for "Week ?387,612,213 Above Last Year. pOcstinutd Improvement n phown In bAnk dnitais of tile rountry In tho Innt week. The mVi return thrnlleh all thp rlearlnir hnunen ' llnfourlrv was M.niH.nnT.Oin. nn Increase tWU1211,ovcr tha rame period last year. 'httBi follow? . . &-3- inn. mi4. t.c. J!tlw'Totk....$l M.Mt,ll.a701lllt1Sftt 2,1 lBfiteii'.j.. i4t.iAt.wii inn.."ito,!isi n.n JHfjiJelilili.. i2i.nm.nnn nn.i37.nn s.n iBatlmar ,- -. . iMato f iTn.Rfin.no' ur n"0rlean 2n.lOT.-ci n7,(T.ni 1S.7M.nlR n.ss.7ss ii. n 2(V.n74.7l!l 3.0 ai.274.7m - 0,4 1,V(M2.07t 0.7 Emu ..flllfj. k Pi lr J5,40l.."l7.1.r,27 $2.00.1.501.001 19.8 Wrdtle. 5 - ' fcJ'... .. BWUIR.JBQ S50.0,211 3.5 JeuJ of aI f4jl $2,910,492,310 $2,55.1,505,212 1.,1 Jjgjr ....', .. Stn.RTI.CIST W1,2in.2t - 4.7 all for sjetk ,.,. .,$1,5M.307,n4n$3.17.7.M.S.W 12.2 local Reserve Bank Statement iTSl icnilltlon of tho Federal Reserve Dank tPblkdelphla, at the close ot business yemer git follows: m nEsouncEs. LWMlaandmldP.nl. mny " lSf!. 3 " . ..18.5W.103 -.y."aer unies, si May 7. $16,00.1,737 ff , Mrtlncate. Jjtoj'wnts and loans yrrem Federal r UFV. tl.nl... ... J stint reeourfes.'.'i and S. 570.210 1.1155.10.1 2,330,125 l,fin7,2l 407.R14 S,B31,1St 1,007,205 2,334,123 (551,001 240,424 Totila t'.n:H; iToliIi . i . ,. .237,732 $23,014,335 ,. , UARIMTIES. I In " ma oiti nn ma ICO f.n . .,"1,.. I,l""l ', I"",""" 20.033.002 10.720.305 .$50,237,732 $23,014,333 :' c M zrvi HAJK CLEARINGS Wit clearlnia today coniDared with eorre ghl dK last two years: m ibis ion ."4ae!DhlaI35.7l 1IT ikmadu iJrt& . 2Atifl1 IftT J I CCA CO? ffilTork,.80O.O2()!lW9 372ieSl!oCO 1013 $27,743,102 2S, 172,071 203,353.031 RATES FOR JIONEY fWilrtis. .... rail. ... 3U4 tHBS'i jJWiV WpJr ' '.1 ' to' o months, i vsr rrith Tim. .1 4 sv.nt 4 flt Phlladel- gMtrre Banks Discount Rates -Dava WlMltla CffMlt .. '::: P5S ' fijiJaU". iSf")ta . S?!, gmnclac. SO or 30 or CO or Over icss. w, ltd. INI. .,, ,., 4 4 4t, 4li ",.. 4 4 It! W .. 4 4 4 5 ........ .... 4 44 r. 5 "i 4U r.H , 4W 5' n 4 414 BV4 , ..-.. 1, 4 4t 4( 1 ..,-. 3U 4 ill A foreign Discount Rates Bank Dale of last rate, change. ,..5 Aug. H. 1014 ...5 auk, 20. lull ,i R Iec. 2, 1U . ., 0 Aur. 21, 1014 . P Apr. 10. 1013 GOVERNMENT BONDS Iteo ,., jftoeJir::-:.- 24 COJ 1 w .1 I GW 3 r.. ftiftt Si--' W8S":":::: Bid. B7 97 87 , 07 100V4 :::::-m moil 4. 109 110 Ask. m 110 New York Stock Sales Last clots, nigh Alaska Oold Mlnet .... .1(1 .12 Aiiis-unaim Mrg ...... 13 Am&ljamatedCop .... 03)f Am Agr Chemical 60 Am Beet Bugat 40H Am Can .............. 30H Am Car & Foundtv ... 4fl Am vyotton on &..CEC COLLECTIONS ,-., aiav is rpi,. .. j - . tt? .W t.W-mThlriJThS KS. 5S "J M Ura.r clttu In iiMa 2. rJ 4wtrt. In cviAfsoe J5- St4 r0w lBdlBf?ftXW flit Am Cotton Oil pf Am Hide & L pf Am lco Securities Am Iicomotlro . Am Unseed Am Unseed pf .. Am Smelt & Itsf 02H Am smelt ftltcf pf ...1031, 103 m sugar itenning ...lOHt 10 1 Am Sugar lief pf us 114 Am tci & Tel us 111) 43 92 28 i 28 33'f I) 26U 14K 05! 6(lH 42 32 Mi 45 02 27't 30) i 42 10 27 H4M Low, Clos. 30)i 31' 13U G3!( 50 41H 31H AhH HH 02 27t 2 40H OH 27X 03H 103 104 114 14' 65H ma 42 j 32 40 45 02 27!f tO 41 10 27 (14H 103 104 114 I18H 119. AmTobpfnew I07!t" 100H 106H 100H 83 3 HI 7 09 44H 71K H 131 83 31H 7 f)71i 41J4 70H M 83 31H 7 no 42 71M J. 125 130 HOW 110)4" 110)4 124 121 121 80H 8514 80 01U 69)4 00 11 11 14 16W4 150H 15SA 30 3.1) i S4'4 101H 10U4 101 H 42V j 41 4214 42 41 41H 10H 1IUI 10H 26)4 i6 20)4 80)4 tB 80)4 124H 123W 12IH 123H 14SH 1474 128 1284 30 41 H 101)4 101H 101H 101H 115 llllh 115 liu 5 20H 114 I2H 23H .18)5 31 1'J 14 04 12814 128H 30'4 4I"4 76 29 114 I2'i 24)4 ?0 31 li 147)4 Am Woolen pf 83)4 Anaconda CoDner 2t'4 Assets Itealliatlon 0J4 AtchTASt' 00'4 IlatdwlnlxKo 40 llaltlmoro & Ohio 69)4 Hatopllaj. Mining 1 Ucthlehem Steel 127 Ilcthleh em Steel pf ....110 llrooklyn Union Oas ..121 llrooklyn Itap Trail . . . 85H Ilutte & Superior 6814 Cal Petroleum 13), Canadian Pacific 154H Cenl Leather Co 34 Cent Leather Co pf ...101 Chcs&Ohlo 41 Chlno Copper 40)4 Chicago Great West ... 10)4 Chi Ot West pf 20 ChlMll&BtP 871 Chi Mil & St Pot Chilli & V 21H 22)4 22H 22)4 Colorado Fuel A 1 24 25H 25 25)4 Continental Can 68 68H 68 58H Consolidated Oas 12l! 124H 123)4 124)4 Coin Products Hof .... 12 13 12! I2! Corn Products Ref pf . 76 75 f'ruclblo Steel Co 20)4 22'4 DttrollEdUon 7.. 114)4 114 Distillers1 Securities ... 12)4 12)4 Krlo 23)4 24H Eric 1st pf 37)4 30 Krlo2d pf 35 .11 KedMlnftSm 11 10 General Klectrlc General Motors Goodrich II F Co .... Goodrich I) F Co pf Great Northern pf ... GtN Cfsfororoprop . Guggenheim Expl'n .. HavEIRyL&P .... Intllarv Corp IntHarvNJ Inter-Met vot tc Inter-Metpf International Paper .. International Paper pf Inspiration Coppor ... Kan City Southern . . Kan City So pr ...... Lack Steel Lehigh Valley Lorlllard Co Maxwell Motors 3." ."17 Max Motors 1st pf 77 8) Max Motors 2d pf 29 31)4 Mexican Petroleum.... 03)4 0.)4 Mo Kan & Texas ll'ii :2!4 Missouri Pacllic 12!a 1 Montana Power 40 4014 Montana Power Dt 101). 101)4 1014 Miami Copper i2 24 23H National Dlscult 110 117)4 110 Nat Enameling & S.... 13h 144 13H Nat Lead 63H 60 55 New York Air Brake... 76 81 79)i Nevada Con CooDer... 13)4 14!a 13'4 'NYNII&H 60 02M II New York Central 82)4 8314 SMH NYO&West L'6H 2654 26)4 North American 7tW 71)4 71J4 Northern Pacific 102)4 104 103 29)4 64M 81 7(1 111 . 1'4 67)4 0!i 36 27 25 57J4 40 30H 60 8) 110 ill 2II 68Jt II 35H 28)4 25V4 6 38 137)5 14J14 180 170 29M 64H 8) 00 01 10)4 6JH 8'4 354 '.'7 25) 1 58 37 137W 170 36 77W 31 04)' 11 12)4 4514 Pennsylvania 105h 106H 105)4 Pittsburgh Coal, Pressed Steel Car PubSCorpN. J Kay Con Copper Reading Hep Iron & Steel Hock Island CO pf .... Kumely M Co Kumelyil Co pf Seaboard Air Line teaboard Air Lino pf.. tears Itoo&Co Sloss-ShefS&ICo.... St Louts & S K 2d pf .. fcouthern Pacific Southern Ity fcouthern Hypf Standard Milling btudebaker Co.,, Tennessee Copper Texas Co Texas & Pacific Third Avenue Union Pacific United Rys Invest .... United Rys Invest pf.. U S Rubber . 10)4 . 37 .107 JIH 10V4 18)4 41 iB4 106!4 10o)j !3 21)4 30)4 65)4 81 60 01 10H 68'4 8!4 35)4 28 25)4 58 37)4 14(1 170 36H 70)4 31 07W 12)4 13 46W 101 H 23)4 117)4 144 5 1 81 14 I 2l s;-)4 264 71H 104 lUO'i nm :oi. 1031-j 22), ,141)4 143)4 141V4 14:24 !4 . H . 414 . 11)4 . 13M . 33)4 .134 . 32 . 6 . 85)4 . 16 . 51 40 , 5'l . 29 .120 , 14 . 465 i .121)4 . 16 . 31 5754 25) i if 554 134 1314 44 133 2SH 5 r-75i ldh 62)4 49)4 03 31 122 14 4S)4 124)4 111 32 0. 4 MH 54 5 13 13)4 33 25)4 H 13'4 13)4 :4 132), 133 28 2Si 5 . 87 lb)4 52 40)4 6 54 II 854 16W 62 494 594 30 KOM H II 14 47) i 48)4 122)4 123T4 15 10 31 32 S8H 0U)4 U S Rubber 1st pf 1054 104!, tl)4i, 1U4H USMeel 5'il4 52, 51 515, USSteelpf 1044 H5' 1 4'i 1065. US Express 61 62U" 0JI4 02)4 Utahl-opper 01)4 02?i "Da 624 VaCaroChcm 27)4 28)i 27Ji 284 VaCaroChempf y5)i 0514 tl5 05 Wabash !i f. ii ii Wabashpf 1)4 154 14 14 Western Union Tel 64)4 644 03J4 044 Westlnghouso Electric. . 85 88 854 87 Wells l'argo Exp 90 00 00 00 . Willys Overland Ill 112 110 ,110 Willys Overland pf G9!i 09 99 "CO WeolwoithVWCo....lOUi 101)4 1U1J4 101)4 Total sales, 280,300 shares, compared with (VtO,20t shares tairt Saturday; this week. 5,127. 500 shares; last week, 6,003,100 shares, CANNOT STOP "BUCKETSHOPS" FllOJi WIRING FALSE REPORTS Department of Justice So Decides After Investigation. WASHINGTON, May 15.-Tho Depart ment of Justice decided today that the Fedefal authorltlea cannot atop "bucket shops" from wiring out false reports tj affect the market. Fake reports early this week that the President had bee.) assassinated, war declared by Italy, Gem eral Leonard Wood called to New York and the naval review abandoned led to the Inveetlsatlon. H was believed some of these storl originated In Pennsylvania offices. The department was understood to have held that only Pennsylvania can act. NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT Reserves Increase Ten Million Big Drop in Loans, NBJV YORK, May 15. An Increase of $lKo7,390 In nctual reserves was re ported by the New York banks far the week Just ended. Actual loans fell 116,. 203,000, whereas average loans dropped nearly twenty millions. Total loans were $2,440,465,000. with total demand deposits of $2,317,663,000 and time deposits of $133, 674,000. Aggregate reve nues were $573,941,000. Details follow; Clearing House members. average: Decrease Ilit.sio.onii 4 413 000 2.:14tl.OOO a,T00.420 New York Bond Sales 40IM Alaska Onl.1 Ss 40TH1 Amor A.r K . 40O0 Amer Cot Oil 4Us.....IOuy aroo Amer Ice deb ds, ...... P3.1 Iimu Amet Smelt See 0s... ,105V JOOO Amer Tel clt 4s...... 88J 2(000 Amer Tel cvt 4)is. ... v) iO0 Armour Co 4ij .i P2J 23300 Atehlron ev 4a 10SO, .. . Wj WOO Halt Ohio HUs gty .1000 rtalt & Ohio 4s S) 25) Halt Oh cv 44 0 iiiTO nan o Hwn n',s. High. Ixiw. Close. ,.,.121 127 m ': n'J u ua 103V, H'3)i fSVt BO', 8.188.0C0 I,:i4.oro 10,817.300 7iM Heth Steel rfd Ss, td 4000 Ilrookn 1 Tr Rs !!R. .. Wi loon rent Pse 1st ,4 OT' -oiKi cm at west 4 w; 4000 c n h y joint 4s . , . iMi 20000 C M ft St V cv Bs rct.l02 13 Con (is ev iis ....... nrH . ID Krle conv Is Ser . ... -Vt 3om Ureon Hay hs iox, 1IOO Slit 1 Man In S .. 741 noll(l ins Cop cv (is 120 noon ins cv ret 2d pd 0 lo.ivo mow interb Met 4s 12000 Inttrb R T ref Rs.. R000 Inter Mcr Mr 4Vis. "000 JiinnnlM nsw 4Un. ROCi ,aue Bh deb 4s '60. . . onV a Mo K ft T psn 4H 2MtX) N t c A II ds rcl...l00't 1000 N Y City 4U 1B0O... 0Oj4 12000 .V V City 4Vts Nov '67.10415 1000 Norf A W cvt 4(is....lW nnoo Nor Pae prior 4a oiji loori Nor Pae gen a .rs.1'4 2000 Penna ev a;js 10O,, 84(100 1'enna cv 4'4 1MH "OCO Ttay Con Copper Os. ..113. I'OOO Heading nen 4s !"' 2000 Hock Island rfd 4s.... 04Va 11000 nock Island Ra 1 1000 South Hell R Q7. 2I1K4) south Pac c 4s Wljk (51X10 no ev ret f p 3 1IW4 IISJj 2.1R0OII do rfd 4s 17 1 South Hwy eon s 100 4 1' fl nubberds 102H 14fOO tt 8 Hteel Rs H)l5 WOO fnlon Paelflo 1st 4a .. MVti .Woo Wabash 4s 21 4000 Wnhash 2d Ra 02!4 40no Wli-t Tor 1st ct 4s. 7 14000 Wot B & M ev Rs....lOt ,1000 Weft Shore fen 4s .... 00 OT' 02 !: 88 IK)', 8tU osii 08 102 114 03 102. 714. 118. 5 7H nnu n$ 10n 1104 ioivS 102. m H (ti4 100 ltn 118, B4W (111, 31 II7V, 80J, K84 Rl; wnji 102't 101 mis 22(5 V2 1 OOtj 89' III.-. 02, 0t4 SOii Ml 88 IIU',4 '? 87 Mi Ilv 10J U3 10J 1 120U 120W 73U (14 100', Ull's tO4 102 nitk (VIH 100 10:1 na 4i 1 14 Ml 31 M 80i IISlj S7k ICO I02i 101 '.Ill's 24 II2 100 1) Total ssles. $1X12,000, compared with $1,.Vin,. OTKi list sslunlny; this week, $17,870,000; lsst week, $21,331,000. MINING STOCK QUOTATIONS TONOPAH STOCKS. nid. .Tim Ftutler V) MacNsmnra 0.1 Mldwsy Ill Mlsnah EKtmslon 2,1 Montana .'l'l Northern Star Id Tonopah Hulmnnt 4' Tnnopnh Extension n, Tonopah Merser H3 Tonopah MlnlUB 7 1l,.s"ue Kiiluln 11 West Pid 72 (KH,tK11vl.O STOCKS. .31 ,sk. ,M .01 .17 '.M .IS 4'i .11, .11(1 Atlanln Illue Hull Booth 'HulldoK C. O. r (!omb. FYae ninmondfield II. n... Daisy Klor?nce fioldlleld Consolidated rioldHcM Merger .... lumho Rxlenslon .... Keunnas Oro Sand Kn Silver Plek Loans .,. Deposits .,.,,,,,.,,. , Time depo" ., ... ll.ii, mml,fr.l. BCtuul I Jill. . ..". . .... -. .. 18.703.0-0 IX.I1..- , , , WIRMIVII Dapobiis ,,,..,,. Time deposit. fit Reserve , ,, 'Increase. . COTTON STATISTICS The statistical position of cotton Is a fo! low.: Th(l wreij j,t wea; tjst yt.r Visible SUPPly. 8.010,000 7,067,82- 4,001,492 Of b.lch Ainr. S.IOS.POD 8.223,824 3,001.W2 TMty ll.'?'.'htU,S10.018 U.011.S28 14,030,093 DIVIDENDS DECLARED aat Northern piper raijtuf. "SU'?I Ik Dir CCUl . &.jv,v WMM- " ..rt.,lll Ik OI Moak gt record Uy 31. aa&ru uti viiiili I Vi ruary 13, ii.nri.hl rut rVimo.ny or ." ' W T . " B -..V. (--h HVia rfMMVM Ur qwrtsrlr ei record rbl IS, pay New Jrty. rei- u to .01 ..ID .01 .03 .(III .02 .03 .13 ..l.lll .. .1.1 .Oil .(' .40 .01 .(lrt .10 .(tl .07 .311 l' .'.'I 1. 113 .14 .(II .OS ( 'MlSCKM.ANrXrL'N. READY RESPONSE TO MARGIN CALLS Brokers Favorably Impressed With the General Public's Attitude Toward Market. Fairy Azler .... Klmnerly , Nevada Hill .... Nevada Wonder NEW YORK CURB Dradpn Urltlh-Amerlcan Tobacco old. tlo new tloldfleld Consolidated 0Jrtene Cananae I,a Tlose l.plilali ValUy Coal Hales Nlntnlnr Otis rci-vator do prf Riker-Hegeman Sterllni? (H,m Tnl'arco Products United Clsrur Storcen do pref I"nltel Profit new World Flli'i Yukon Oo'.d .02 .0:1 .on .OM .20 22 .7(1 1.73 Hid. Asked. . Ts 7 . 1314 1H . 10 17 . 1 7-1H f, . 27 .10 . H Is ,.100 170 . 3j n . 71(4 Till, . 02 III . . 'i n , . 'IV, S, . M 37 , . 00 03 .100 IK) Vi 2'i 41, 214 NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET NEW YORK. . SIny 15. The coffee market cpened steady. Kuturen declined 2 to 4 points. Closing? figures showed losses of 0 to 10 points. Prices follow: Today'i opening April .May June July AuBU.it September . ...fi.00 October November December January .... Kobruary ... March tOfferert. Tolal sales, Today's cloJe. 7.0SfJ7.lO ....t.05 . 7.0HA7.IO 9000 bags. .'i.i!.VJj3.n.s (1.70ft 6.71 (l.730.7ll ll.78(fl.8( O.SllKB.8.' Ii.8ian.h.i 0.S7OI1.8S n.icii0.ti.'i IUIIISH 111 7.O0U7.O1 Yest'd'y'a I close. 1 7.15if7.18 S 7.W3.7H 3.73D.78 I ll.70J(tl.SU (I.RH.8H I (l.MIJlfl.ll) ' Il.(l2ft0.li;l 7. CO Liberal and ready response to calls for margins sent out this week was reported nlmost uniformly by Philadelphia broker age houses today, tn view of the se riousness of the foreign situation, the, manner In which the general public re fused to becomo frightened waB com-, mented upon by experienced observers! as quite surprising. The money market has only stiffened slightly and funds. are readily obtainable both on call nnd, time. Nor has there been any violent! rush to sell securities, except In the case, of some overextended speculative ac counts. Here, as In New York, this morning, prices ruled firm at the opening, but purely local Issues were epnrsels- traded In. Cambria Steel Rcored a moderate re covery In sympathy with United States Stecl. In the trade It was n matter of comment that no cancelation of orders followed the IjUsltanla. event. It seems evident Hint Iron men believe anything that would draw tho United States nearest the Allies would Involve an Incrense In the already Inrge volume of war material made by the ateel Industry. March Iron nnd steel exports are reported at 174,263 cross tons, an lncrons of 30,000 tons over February, and of 27,000 tons over October, until March the record high month for lion nnd steel exports since the war started. It Is ntilte probable that April and May exports will be found to be still larger. A sharp recovery occurred In llaldwln shares, the price rlaltnr 4 points. On the other hand Ilnpld Transit broke to 7, an other new low tecord, but offerings were small. Union Traction was nlso de pressed. The Kenernl local list closed dull and steady. The various Cambria Steel scrips at tracted some nttentloti by reason of tho HstliiK of the new May, 191?, I.suc. The trading In thin was ciultc ni'tlve between o'i and !6, closing at the latter llgtire. The February, 1917, Isriio closed nt 36(4, and the 1016 scrip at 9. Lehigh Navigation continued to hang back, selling down a fraction below last night's close. At 71.i the quotation Is tho lowest since the Roosevelt punk, when It fell to 19. This la all the more surprising when It Is known that the in-w electric plants of tho company nr showltiK sUndlly Increasing eatntngs. It may he, however, that the Government objections to certain forms of rebating Is n source of uneasiness to some holder of the shares. The bonds also weakened this morning. Surprise was expressed In tlnnnclal cir cles at the Pennsylvania Rnilrond'H statement regarding the number of ltn stockholders ns of April W). Not only did I tho number Increase 277''. but thero win 1 n gain f 112 In tho amount of foielgu holders. It had been generally supposed ' that liter" had been heavy foreign soll I inr; lately of all American Issues, but the head of nn Important house remarked today that he would not be surpricd If tho leverse were Hup. With Industries nt n standstill abroad nnd dividends being passed right and left. It Is scarcely sur I prising If Europeans with money to In I vest In other things than wnr loans 1 should turn to the securities of this coun , try for the safe placing of their surplus I funds. Sates in Philadelphia Yes. .123 Bald Ijoco , .113 Cam Steel ..... 14 Con Tree N J.. S Kleo Storage . . 43 Krle 23 tne Co N Am., loo Lake Sup Corp. 20T t.ehlh Nav ... iW Lhlli Valley., too Irfh Val Tr . . . . ion 4111 I-Hclnc .i.i ra It H close. . 40 . Tt . m 21 U 14 l-XLL ".si'la.is llllth. 44 7 , 1114 24U 2l ?4,H 1.1 M'4 .10 24 tjrivt. 41H T.I RO 2U 2IW TIM (1 II 111 tan .in 2.1'i, Close. 44 40' 7:i ( 31 1 fit II 3",t :in 21 14 ,,h l rx.n, l,M 4(1 01 Phl'n Rlectrlc... 2.1S 48 mils tup Tran Pin lis do tr ctfs ."'.s UK Hesdms flS 100 Tonopah Hel . .I 100 fnlon Trartlon. a 44 United oas tnu Jt'.s .143.1 tj S Stel ROJ noo r iVfltnh Aft t r .10 Total sales S061 shares, enrnpsred with 1.1. KX1 yesterday; this week ns.TOll sliarcsi last nveek 1211, ICO shares. HONIIS. Irfist prov. sale a TIN R2 32 .1(1 4i 3nt S2 Mt .10 nn'4 2 311, .10 leoo Heth Steel 0s..t1D (12 Cam St ser.lp "18 01 IV 1U1I. K100 F.leo St V Tr.4 70H 01 do Feb, IMT 07 .High. 117 IIS 0(1 T0 11.1 ryviA r an V km, 4Ua nil .100 Phlla Klee 4s . SOU loon nead-Jr Cent la 03 Total sales, $tn.(W, compared yesieritay this week to,.1fl. (400,31.1. Low. 117 PS 03 11014 ROV. IKI with $22.3M last week (.lose. 117 OS 00 22r 70U osu 01 Local Bid and Asked TO FACILITATE COLLECTIONS il.ll.ia O.USB Tentative Plnn Proposed to Non Clearing House. Members. The Flank of England reportH tho amount of currency outstanding as 43, .119.019 nnllist i242.997.fi:! I last week. Tho On order to facilitate the collection of 1 ,,.... r i.i i..,i.i c, rfmunn ,,r m 17 7 03TU ' Zhka at ,0,nl T'81 CtV".P,i,nlPr,ln" f '? " ' "otes IslJiS.SIW.OOO. HgUlllKl .'..OW.OiW Dalduln tin prf Cambria Steel Electric stnmse .... Ion Asphalt do pref Keystone Tel tlo t r do frf Lake Sin Corp Irfhlgh Xa t.hlali Vnlles Irf-li Vallet Transit.. do trf IVnnsylvanU Hhllj I'.lectrlc Vhlla Co do 3 per cent pref. . do 0 per cent pref. . Phlla II T lo t c Heading Ton llh'lniont Ton MlnliiK I.'nlon Tinctlnn V (1 I t S Slid York l.v do pref Todas . , nid., Asked, Yesterday Hid. Askd 41 10" 4B4 noil 24 04 It II 07 7! 11.11; 11 21 S1H :tl 4 14 i; T'ii 711; !' ai S2 314 4:1 lol 47 5.1 13 13 7I Tl, 7(1 It'll 111 24,U :ir. 10 s ll l -l mji, Si; 10 KHI 411 2ft II 07 ;f' (in'i III 2S 32H 32 13-111 a.n i.i II mi 47 J4 23 H3 144 114 ON .(J's I'lbf 14 211 .144 III .111 4 "(Hi 111. "(')', si Kill, M 11.1 4U K -114 4'. 1-tll H14 M"a ,",U4 h :rj Financial Briefs Local Half 'hourly Sales 10 lo 10130 A. M. Steel.... Silt 10 V 8 Steel .11 ii no's 10 I'enna. . ...Mlg-rt r.l1. 10 u a Hieei...- '.. r.lU 100 do ai .t' Hi a tinti tlfllrtiolri . . 44 lo! '.'.'. '.'.'.'.'. 31U 14 Con Trac N J Tlli 201) If fi 100 Union Trac. 10 U 6 Steel... .10 do no loo do TO t.h Nav too Utah Copper ion t! S filel... IfiO do Jll llhllrt L1 23 Ins Co N Am 21 i 2 Penna rati r. ,,n fi n tli.9.iine - 7t 11m IlAldwIn 3 I'enna . ..32 13-10 4 Phlla U T. . . r.n Camt-rla Steel 47 11 Penna ... in tr h Htfei sii rn V a steel.... 714 ion rteadlng (12 10 . no....... 31 4 1(H) tf H Steel.. nifi jhi no Tl 7t ii ; 10 i'o 13 Phlla It T t c 74 lis Klec Htorage. .,u HONDS. 100 Cambria Steel scrip 103 Canbrlu Steel scrip 112 Camhiln Steel scrip 210 Cambria Steel scrip Od Cambria Steel scrip 230 Cnmhrl Hleel serin 32 csmbr ft Hteel serin May 141 Cambria Steel serin May ii'.'ii !1 UK) Phlla UTIC li h o no ij- 2 .". do .? .'? 100 Cambria Steel 47 Mi 314 do 014 May 1017. May IOtT. May 1017. May 1017. Mav !nl7. May 1017. nut . 11117. 112 Cambria Sleel scrip loin..... i 02 Cambria Steel scrip May 101, . OS B 0.1 OS OSJi 034 R3U OS 034 ftit? 10:30 to 11 A. M. 10 Ph Co cm pfd art 100 tJ 9 Steel.. . 100 .' s rileel.... H SSTUVr.1".? t'T1, jut. tio s 1.";.-,. A j 2) till U O.oiti-.-. ; -'- S1i no Cambria. Steel 4U4 31H llo Uke sup Cor . St'i 3 Cambria Steel 404 Sli 2ro V S Steel. . .-.I; 10 do 23 rnua ec. . .11 f O 1. 21 Phlln Kler loo f 8 Sleel. ion do 30O do . ... 20 tlo in .In Km Cambria Steel 44 Ilk t'lis DlAMSa Kilt. 2(V) ' fl steel ": Ml ho it S Hteel 00 t.eh a I ley. 20 do I do rti i 10 tin.... .. ... a 00 W'i 100 Tonopah, Pel. II Thlln i:irc... 24 100 Mo Pacific 73 I'hlln It T t c 74 32 32 24 82 32 32 31 Cambria 02 Cambria .11 Cambria as Cambria 03 Cambria PONDS. Hleel Steel Sleel steel Stcl scrip ,- up, serif May ! PgH scrip Feb JOJI 4 scrip 1'ob 10J7.... l")4 scrip May ml---- gji scrip May 1017.... I34 11 to 11:30 A. M. 71 : S2 "h 7'i .VI l.nke Sup Cor iji in 'iTinopsn 1 1'nliUvlll 111 U S Fleet . 10 do 'L'nrrlgnn & Co. were sellers nf llnpld Transit. Heine. Vogel & Carlln bought. The Klectrlc lloat Company has paid off the last of Us outstanding S per cent, convertible 5-year notes, which were due May 1. Original Issue wus Jl.OW.UW, a laice amount of which had been antic ipated. There was placed 1111 the unlisted de partment nf the Philadelphia Exchange Cnmhria Steel Company dividend scrip Interest nt the nito of S per cent, per annum from May 1.", 191.".. payable May IS. 1910, and May 15, 1917, subject to re demption at pur on May U. 1910. II. H. Spencer has been elected a dl icctor and Charles Lanier has been elected a member of the Executive Com mittee of the South Hallway Company, both succeeding the late Colonel A. B. Andrews. Tlie Texas Grain Dealers' Association reports wheat acreage lol per cent, of last year, oats acreage 125 per cent, corn ncrcage 1124 per cent.; wheat condition 10:i, oats 10S, corn 91. Harvest begins May 20 to 25. Bradstreefs says: "Possible Interna tional political complications affect senti ment nnd prices In speculative markets, pniticularly securities, grain and cotton, perhaps throw shadows over optimistic expectations of n boom In trade, but thus far foreign developments have failed of especially untoward effect upon domestic trado or Industry." in t.oli Nav 10 do 2 do Hi C (1 1 2(1 r 8 Steel 23 Tonnpnh Itel. 111 Illlla H T t DON4JS. lit Cnmbrln Steel scrip May IMT. It Cajiibrla Steel scrip May ml limn Heth Steel Cs - Tim Cambria Steel scrip May 11 i . 230 Cnmbrln Sleel scrip Mav inii. .11 Cambria Steel twrlp May lltli. toon KwidliiK ,lsr Cent .11 Cambria Sleel scrip May PH.. 123 Cnmbrln Stesl Fcrlp Mav 101 . nun Cnmbrln Sleel acilp Mav lltli. 11:30 A. M. to 12 M. 'nJ..! i ... 44 .. 31), .. 615 "Mi" ..'if . Wl . 1HI . n-Vi , in . mi . mi . on 100 r s siefl nt'i 3 I.ch Nav 714 Kll r S .clel 3l1h 23 do 32 Km do 32 100 do 32 2 IVnna 3'1I a Ph Co cm pfd .19 Kii !.eh Val Tr.. II M) neadlns "IS (0 l.cli BONDS. (iOu t.eh Nav con" 4'ss 31100 Leh Nnv cons 4ijs 1(i(i Klc A: IVop Tr Is 141 Cambria Sleel scrip Mav i;u ('pinhrln Slfcl scrip May .'mo Phlla Klcc 4 Inn W Cramp t c .10 so Klee Storojro. 31 KO v Cramp t 0 30 inn V S Steel.... 314 1(0 do C1!.? Id do 814 10 Cambria steel 4u 43 Phlla n T t c T4 Krle iJ.'i IN UNCERTAIN MOOD Wheat Prices Wavered on Cprl flicting Reports of Damago to Crops. CIUCAno. May IS. A wavering market confronted operators at the opening to day. Conditions were expected to remain nervous for some time, nt least while the reply of Germany to the United States note Is received and published, More crop damage reports were received and early sales were made mostly by commission houses In scattered lots, At the close May showed a loss of one cent. While July was Up !,. Oat Interest continued to absorb of ferltigs on declines. Crop conditions Wer reported perfect for this time of the year. Good weather favors corn. Domestic cash houses report a better demnnd and higher prices are looked for. Mild weather In the United Kingdom Improved crop conditions there. Tha Liverpool market was firm with a good undertone. Tho consumption appears tp have Increased, but nrrlvala are ample to meet the demand. Mav wheat showed no strength nt the opening. July and September, however, advanced over yesterday's closing prices. Corn and oats followed. Bearish reports continue to Mood the exchanges. Commission houses reported the coun try was not backing bad crop reports on wheat with buying orders. The export market was said to be get ting brighter, nlthougli the lack of ton nage for transportation Is holding busi ness down. Iteports from foreign grain belts Indi cated Improved general conditions. Leading futures ranged an follows: Vest'd's Wheat Open. High. Low. Close, close, Msy 1.32V, 1.32 1.30 M.r.14 1.32U July t.2.S' 1.2SV 1.2(1$ 1.274, M.27S September ..1.224 1.224 1.20H 1.21S P.2l will, itiun urnicii t i i Nav... 101T 101 T 714 OS T0(J Ml no Structural Steel Orders CHICAGO, May 1.1. The Atchison lias p'.nced an order for 27(0 torn, nf steel for oil tanks. Tim HurllnRlnli has gnen nn nrncr 10 tne r.,11 out llr1de Con piny for Wl tarlniis tillages. :i tons of steel for The Pacific llolllne. anil ..miiriliv has tei'fixrn nn ortier ,"i -". "'"" '. '".'i.. '... .1,- r-a.n.il. libraries at San Pran- !... s.i siru.iural Fteel Company has re- celted an order for 13U Inns tor itapldx business building. iny t the Cedar May 7.1'i 74 7SU .17.1 73Vt fl July T114 7(IJ, T34 UO iSI Sep1lcmbr . TTH T74 774 t"7I4 77 41 May ". .115, M 314 ISlti MU 'SI July mi, si vl bo?? i.'oij si a . fl September .. 40V. 404 43 MO M82 $& May 8,30 9,30 . Jfti July 11.60 0.67 9.37 tB.OO B.ST M September .. P.S2 O.OO Ii.PO t.S2 1).S2 JM Hlbs- M May 10.2T 10.27 10.23 10.27 M0.23 3&M July 10.47 10.30 10.43 tll)..V M0.43 M September .10.77 10.77 10.70 10.73 flO.73 Ha Jtavrl!r7 17.U7 417.03 17.50 "M July 18.110 18.00 17.00 17.00 17.83 n jS Septo-nber .18.27 1S.27 18.13 18.17 18.17 j ma tAsked. M rl LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS CHICAGO, May 13. HOGS. Hecelpts, 8000: market "c. Iilahcr: mixed and butchers'. 17.80 ftT.M): Food hin. 7'13ifl7.W): rough heavy, I7.03l7.an: light. S7.3ii1j7.03; pigs, 0.40Q7.83; bulk. 7.or.i)T.83. CATTL! 1'ecolpts. 100; market steady; beeves, lfl.30Syfl.03: cows and heifers. f.1.23f? 8.1x1. Tixane. il.7u8.1ll; calves. T.Ml0. SHLKP. -lieci-lptB, iroo: market steady: na tive ind Western, .J5.30fi8.fi0: lambs, If.SOW 11 03. BAR SILVER NKW YORK, May 13. The price of com mercial bar silver was 30 cents today, with Mexican dollars at 3SU cents. '3 PHILADELPHIA MARKETS GRAIN AND FLOUR I -ll,....!.,.,. I"7.702 busn. Til' mar- POULTRY -Orferlnsi thi llt'Li neA-lnna of Heah-nhle atnclr U'.ra WHKAT.-ltc.clp:s. l..,.r "u"".v,i"rkJ"?' ,,,-,. ,,rt ,T,e market rul.d sredv. but ket rule,) eak, but no"" .? from the "vest ' there uns little tradlna;. (Ji.otatlons. owlf, Uenian.! was llKht nnd adlH rron ln' J , 17Uc.; roosters, Ui,hl2e.; broiling chickens, lower, (juotatlors: 1 " H"?-, ,nv l" red West- laS.'V. nelghliig n,?fi lbs. apiece. 33iJSSc: ZX-7.."KSW :,.i,'-'1 i'l'n-.lotsT In export broiling chickens. weBhlng lvU lbs. apiece. ...... 51'". ..";":' 1 ... i.,n.4 :iu:i.'ic.; :urKcyH. i."ji.ic.. iiucks milk,. l :.i.i s-.,. " r.il Western. l.nVx1.W'.ii. No- , (" .......... ......... ,. tne, t hi! Aoriiteni I'unttt'. !.-,. '". ,,,, I l(t.'aSiif'-.')erlnBs or line dcsir&Die.sizeu I Hlofh Ktn lltht and values ot tills descrip tion ivei" wen m?intaineu, nut trado was cew, lot) lie. i.WtlT.lU LONDON STOCK MARKET No Pressure to Sell American Shares. LONDON, May 13.There was no press ure to unload American shares by local interests on the Stock Exchange today. All departments were quiet and gener ally steady, the customary feeling at the week-end prevailing. Qllt-edged Issues had a mixed appearance. The new colonial loans were In Increased'demand. Approximately 1,600,000 was disbursed In dividends,. A block of 2,600.000 India Government bills was paid off. Home railways were steady, but Canadian Pacific was flat. Grnnk Trunks showed good resisting power. Argentina rails were heavy on rumors that a Buenos Aires Pacific Hall way debenture Issue Is Impending. Pend ing receipts of news from Italy, caution wus exei'dBed In foreigners. Rubber Bhares Improved on the strength lit staple. Mines were dull. London close. AmaUamated Copper 66 Atchison 100?; Ualtlmore & Ohio 72 Canadian Htcllte 104 Chesapeake it Ohio 42 Chicago Mil & St V 004 CIiIcsko Oreat vtett 12 Denver nio Grands b4 do lat pref S8iJ Illinois Central 110 Louisville ft Nashville 1174 New York Central 87 N Y Ont & West 24 Norfolk & Western 104 Pennsylvania 644 Hendlnir . H;, Houthern Pacific 804 toulhern runway 1B4 union racinc , -ji N.V. equiv. fcl, I, United States Steel. Consols lncrean. -Dec real. eo'ii OU iL 13H, H 404 - 4 SO. - 4 114 1 BJtt -"4J lost 4 113K Z..?. 8.14 S14 234 - Vl 100 ....! 1014 - 4 HI lS sa 1st - ; 121J -14 60fi S COTTON NEW YORK, May 15. Sentiment was more cheerful In cotton this morning, and the market opened firm at an ad vance of 4 to JO paints. Trading was quiet, tho only activity being shown In October option. There was no pressure on the market, and what, selling there was came from scattered lources. The chief buying was for short account, and Wall street traders were light buyers, The weather In the South was favorable. Liverpool was bVtter than expected. In the late dealings October extended its rise to 14 points and the other months also moved higher. There were slight reactions from tne Best at the close. May July ...,. October . . December January . March , Hpot ..... FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YOHK. My 15. Th forslgn txehtnes market ruled steady, with demand sterling unchanged. ..,... ".:)". (.Vaya p.srvs. uuuasrs, l"it 0.:wili 82: AD..a.111 hanks not members of the Philadelphia Wearing House Association n tentative plan lins been submitted to each of these Institutions. Its principal features are that the In Mltutlons be required to deposit funds In amounts based on their capital with the Clearing House, and would send their runners to the Clearing House twice a day to make settlements. The latter feat ure would succeed the present plan of each non-member State bank and trust company collecting Its Items by mes senger from every niher Institution. The amounts nf security to be deposited at the Clearing House are fixed as fol lows: Kirst. on SOO.OOO capital or over, 10 per cent.; second, on JoOO.OOO to JSOO.COO, 14 per cent., with maximum of J5O.O00; third, 2o0,000 to 500,000. 20 per cent., with maximum of JTO.OOO; fourth, on J23O.0OO or lens, not less than 150,000. and II fill, Clear ing House, Committee may require addi tional deposits from any Institution whose transactions make It desirable. It Is provided that If any Institution falls to appear at the Clearing House at the stated hour prepared to make pay ments due by it, tho amount shall be supplied out of tho securities It has de posited, or at the option of the Clear ing Houso Committee by advances from the banks nffected, which advances shall constitute claims against the delinquent. last week. Commercial fnlluies this week In the United States were 112, against K3 last week, and 3M last year. Liabilities thus far for May are $?,2I2,1:3, compared with $10,576,911 last year. SHIPPING NEWS PORT OF PHILADELPHIA Vessels Arriving Today Str. Susquehanna tlir.), Ilelra, ballast, Karn titr. British fiun (Br.), Genoa via Oran, bal last. Sun Company. S.r. Olaf iNci.), New York, ballast, Munson Line. Str. Grecian, Boston, passengers and mer chandise. Merchants and Miners' Transporta tion Company. Str. Karmand (Nor.), New ork, ballast, amnion i-u,e. Str. Aucner nra. J A. lie 8tr. Orlsld (Nor.), New York, ballast, Mun son Line. Sir. Italian! (Or.). Huelva, copper ore, L. Westergaard 4 Co. Steamships to Arrive rrtEiaiiT. Name. From. Mansurl '. Calcutta hencrar McCarthy. (Br.), Crui Grands, iron close. Open. High. Low. Close. . 0.00 u.o.1 a. 10 g.oo u.ou , 0.23 0.27 8.4J 8.37 U.S7 . 0.62 II. M l. TJ U.1,0 0.7:1 B.83 0.62 10.00 U.SI U.Ul .S7 O.OU 10.02 U.OJ U.IKI 10.13 10.18 10.21 10.18 10.18 e.TQ ... .... ,. 0.80 Cables ,4.70' Demand i.Ti'A ," i'm "nww NOTES OP THE RAIL Ths Interstate Commrc Commission lias suspended until September 12 pro posed advances In rates on sugar beets from points between Buffalo and Chicago to Decatur. Ind., ovr the Erie and other railroads. v City of Delhi Maltby Giuseppe Lodervljk California Ocean Itallanla Ultra Drekland Mlmer liaiUands B. d Larrlnaga lft-Sta Zloden La Campin Calcutta . ...Mavona ... ....Venice .... . . ..Amsterdam . . . .Copenhagen . . ..Amsterdam ....Huelva ... tihtelda ... . . . .Gothenburg . . ..Macorls . .. ..Port Talbot Sailed. ....Apr. 6 ....Apr. ....Apr. 10 ....Apr. 10 ....Apr. 10 ....Apr. 10 ....Apr. 13 Apr. 20 ....Apr. 21 ....Apr. 22 ....Apr. 21 Apr. 2t Tho Shcnango Furnace Company, Sharon, will blow In Its No. 3 Bessemer blast furnace within the next few days. The stack has been down for a prolonged period nnd was overhauled. The New York railways for March showed net Income available for the bonds of $(13,338, against a dellclt of $6379 In tho same month of 1914, Tho number of Pennsylvania Railroad Company stockholders on April 30 was 92,675. This Is nn increase of 2770 stock holders over April 30. 1914. The average' number of shares held on April 30 this year was 107.86, a decrease of 3.33. The number of foreign holders Increased 142 to 11.93S. Tho gross earnings of 30 railroads for the first week In May showed a decrenso of $1,0D3,3S1. Hlds will be received until May IS by nrldgewater School District (P. O.. Went Hrldgewnter), Pa., for $30,000 4lj per cent, bonds; until May 19 by Harmony Town ship School District. Reaver County, !'., for $16,000 0 per cent. 4-1S year bonds; nnd until June .1 by Union County (P. O.. Elizabeth). N. J., for $15,000 4!j per cent, bridge bonds. No sale resulted from $15,00) 4Vj per cenl. 30-year bonds offered 011 May 11 by Haddon Heights, Camden County, N. J. .,....,. ....,.!...,. 1 ".T'l i.itun i 11 pre hub tn-' tl tradlnc and no Important rbnge In prices, quotations, t'a- lots. In export c or-NQ. S spot nnd Min. Toffee. Car lolsror local trade, us to lot at Ion-No. 2 .?'"? 'J Kj: steamer .cllow. NVftMc.; No. .1 ellow, 1U nN0i,c . No. 4 vellow, hJiSie1'' .,.. ... R OATS. Retelpts. S7.423 hush. There decline of M.r. In' this market, due to a hsh demand and increased incisure to, sell. uu lntio."y No. 2 wtilte. I'.HKil',.;.: standard white, coftdui-c: No. ;i white. NifllJc. IlVi: dull. We quote nt l.llfl1.l P'.""?'!.'! as to i.u"llly. In export elevator anJ at ..0 ft.W 'or small lots nf marU.v Krahi In bags. FtXUII -rtecelpts, 1770 hbls.. 313.41.. lb. In fa.-ks. Demand o light and Miies were larK-ely nominal. Me ,,uote per W. lbs. In uv.iod: Winter. clear, '-iiSJ?-iii . Jla" :..,ii,. S7S.7V3: do., natent. 7.2.VS7.73: han- tralKlu. Jute irjcfcr. 7.20i.4o; do., "uti Vaeks. -T.SIM17.7.V spring, first, -a- Ttf.-T :tr.- ,1.,. straiicnt. ...i.hw .... l."l- ruiitrit S7.3U17 cO. do.. morlte brands. JSJC ft 3. city mills, choice and fancy patent. KM S'3 ctv mills. reEUlu- Brades-wlnter. clear. ?iiV''25: ''" "lralKl"' ''-'- i0- I,aten'' CI.T'IV.4- ViV .... ...a. In un.nl! SlinnlV Mild I'.ie. .( '.,.""." "","' n.,'l. nnd il.3(i. ns to quality. 1 301 JUc,., pjitcops. old. per p liyoguef -er fair. 224)2Bc. L, 1 IIKaSilf't'fferlnBa of fl guineas, as tn mmllty, per pair. 01a, per iur, .oxiuuc.,1 uo., t sas. t ' p.itcnt 4000 MILES OF UK.!. WAYS INSPECTED IX WEST TODAY Conrad Hotterdam ohr Ardrossan lUlsrmo A Dr. 27 .Huelva, Apr. 28 Narvik Apr. 20 Crown Point Iris ...... Columbian J'oeldyk Maine Bratland Edda Kllofoll d'olarstjernen Currier , Commodora Rollins . Sosua Westmont Manchester Mariner. usortian Apr. . . aiay .London May Daghaatan Tunbrldg Jolando dl . . . tendon .. .11110 . . . Rotterdam . . ...l.ondon ... Seville . . .Macorl ...Huelva . . .Hhtslds . . .Clenfuegos .. . . . Port Antonio ...Port Antonio . . Newcastle. .. (Manchester Hllo Shield . ., .. , ...Ixmdon .Giorgio.. .Tanamo Mav ..May 4 ..May 8 ..May II ..May K ...May 0 . Maytl ..May 11 ..May It ..May 12 ..May 12 ...May 12 ...May 11 ...May 1.1 ...May 1 ...May 11 ...May 13 PORT OF NEW YORK Steamships Due Today Mama. . Fiiom. Orduna. .,,.,.... ,,,,., Liverpool ... Arable Liverpool ... Steamships to Leave Nam. . For. OrtJuoa . ., I J. er pool .. Roctambeau. .. .Bordeaux Ngijcdtnaii , .ftyUerdiai ,, Motorists Cover Roads From Chicago to Puget Sound, CHICAGO. May 15.-More than 4000 miles of highway between Chicago and Puget Bound will have a critical Inspec tion by approximately 1(0 parties of motorists today. The principal feature of this big co operative scheme will be the official In spection of the National Parks Transcon tinental Hlghwny, u name given the northern auto route by 120 delegates from many sections of the northwest at u re cent conference In Spokane. Frank W. Gullbert, secrstary of the Washington State Good Hoads Association and chair man of the Executive Committee looking after the highway, has sent out 500 print ed forms to aid the scores of Inspection parties In submitting their reports. Today has been proclaimed good roads day by the Governors of Washington and Idaho, All the principal highways In the two States are being thoroughly Investi gated. "If any bad spots In the road are dis covered, they will be promptly reported to the authorities in charge of road main tenance," stated Mr, Gullbert, "and pressure exerted to effect Immediate repairs." Western In ivnnd at $il,2IM?i PROVISIONS The market was quiet and without Important charge. yuolatloiiB: City beef. In sets, smoked a id alr-drled. 2,"rf2ilc; Western beef. In sets, smoked. 23e2.se "V W beef, knuckle, and ten ders, smoked nnd alr-drled, 2iW,c; .'"'"i beef knuckles and tenders, smoked, ... bf hams, $31(832; pork, family .21. 30822 i hams. 8. P. cured, loese, USt3Ve. ; do., ikiiined. loose, 12tt(jM'.H,c.; do. do., smoked. ui"& ; other hams, smoked, city cured, as to brand and averaae, , Wi.BlIc: hams, smokea. Western cured, I3;,14c.; do., boiled, bone leVs 222::c. : pone shoulders. S. I', cured, oos'e. To77lOi,c. do., smoked, infllOWc; bellies 11 pickle, according to average, loose, IUjU ll'ii,: breakfast bacon, ns to brand and nver ace city cured. 10ftl7-.; urenkfast bon, Western cured, iogijc: lard. We.terii ' "Oned. Heroes' US?1tic. ; do. do., tubs, UBlU.Cv, ard. pure city, kettle rendered, In tierces, 11 llic : lard, pure city, kettle rendered, tn tubs. llQll'.ic. REFINED SUGARS There wns little tradlnir, but values b era firmly held. We quote: Standard granulated, 0.03 c?i line granulated. 6c; T-owdered. 0 10c ; confectioners' A. 3.00c. j soft grades, 3.138 3.75c. DAIRY PRODUCTS IlI'TTKIt. Offerings or desirable slock were moderate, and th- market ruled steady, but whole-iile tlde, as usual on the last day of the week, vas nulet. Quotations: Western, fresh, solid-packed irtamery. fancy, DecMa, ,10c.. extra, inc.. extra flrws. 2ie.: firsts, 2(lc. . seconds, 2-llW.lc. : ladle-packed. 10ift21c.. as 10 uuillty; nearby prints, fancy, .lie: average ex tras, flbc: tlrsls, 27B2PC ; seconds. 24ii23c, garlicky. 24B2.V. : special fumy brands of prints fobbing at 3.WISc. 1 KCIOS. - Receipts wera fairly literal, but c" e mand was active nnd supplies or deslralile stuck were kept wl' -leaned up fnattractlve i'ock was dull ar.d ruled In' buyers' faor. Quolallons In free caws nearby. etras. 23c. nr dos.- nearby firsts. J0.13 per standard case; Kenrby curJJSt 'receipts. 3S3 per case; West ern extra firsts. SH.13 rcr case: do . firsts, $3.70 S.S3 cr case. Soulhem. M.lOftS.40 per case, fancy mle-ted candled fresh eggs were Jobbed 0 nilKKSR5 Th'e mai-ket ruled firm under small supplies, but there was little trading. Quota "011s: New York, full cream, choice new, 17Vi M7Uc do., do., fair to good, new. 1UV4817C.: do .part skims. SC13c. uiilev. Quotstiors. J-reJJi-kllled jowls. i to box, drv-plcked and dry-pecked, lancy, selected. Wo. ; do., neighing 4'iUS lbs. apiece. 18c.; do.. ."IB4 lbs. apiece. lRc.j do., a lbs. apiece, ItlSlic. ; do., unuer :l lbs. apiece, Ht .. Fowls, lec-packed. Western, 4 lbs. and over apiece, l.laC. ; no., do,, smaller sixes, IKO 10'4c. Old roosters, dry-picked. ItfVic, ijquabs, whlti. neliihine II lo 12 lbs. per dozen, W3 4.30; nhllc, neighing U to lu Ibs.iier dor.. .2J C.1.S0; do., do.. S lbs. per dos., ?2.73JJ2.SS; do., do.. 7 lbs. per tloz., (2112.33: do., do.. UttUb los. per dox.. Sl.3uifjl.i1il; dark, si.OOftl.GO; snutll and No. 2, si. Frozen poultry t'owls, us to quallo, lfieihc ; chickens, dry-picked and dry packed, In boxes, milk-fed, lll'o.'Htc lbs. to doz.. 18c: do. :I7H2 Iba. to do., ISct do., 43S4T lbs, to ilo l.. 18c, do.. 43 lbs. to tlo I.. 20c; LO.. CO lbs. and over, 21c ; corn-fed, 31ti42 lbs. to doz., USc , do., 4.1fl47 lbs. to doz.. I.e.; do.. 41 lbs. to doz.. 10c; do.. CO lbs, and over. 2U& Chickens, dry-picked and dry-packed. In bbla. Western, torn-led, 3 lbs. and over, ISc.j 00., do., 4 lbs. Utfliijc. ., do., do.. ;IV4 lbs.. lilUc.i do., do. "',(:! lb.,. lifllSc. : broilers. milk.feJ. 1 fancy. 18121 lbs. lo box. '-Tc . do., fancy, 2.Vd2u IDS. to aoz., .(C.; corn-icn. lancy, inii ids. to doz., 25c: riu,. prime. 250.1U lbs. to doz.. .'2c. Turkeys dry-picked and dry-packed, fancy. 21 022c; fair to good. IS'a'.tlc. ; old loms, llsa20c.i ducks, fancy. In boxes l.fJtSc. . do., ordlnsry to goad, 12fiil0c. ; feces, choice and fancy, 139 1c. do.. No. S. liflHc. FRESH FRUITS Offerings of desirable stock were only moder ate and prl:ea generally ruled steady, but arads wan quiet. Quotations: Apples. New York, per bbl. Clreenlni. 12.303-1.66; llaldwln. Si30i5l; Den UavU. s2,23o;t,25; other good eating varie ties, S2.25?).1.30; medium, ilt?l,30; apples. Vestcrii, rer box $102; apples. Delaware and 'enns)lvanla. per hamper. &OS73c: lemons, per box. S2.,',ua:i.;fl; orungeu, Florida, per box, (2.25 ill. grapufrult, Florida, per box, l'J.3u'uJ.50; pineapples, per crate Porto Kleo. tl.7uj2.23: Florida, 12&2.W); strawberries. North Carolina, per qt.. 7iU12c ; strawberries, Virginia, per qt., tjt2c. : stiawberrles, Eastern Shore and Nor folk, per qt.. 3a 12c, VEGETABLES The general market was aulet. with f.lrlv liberal nffurlnss at the following quotations: potatoes, Uclauaro, per hamper Large, ii.23 M1.73: medium, 300.81; sweet potatoes, East ern Shore, per bbl, No. 1. S2.23tj3.23, No. 2, S1..1WT1.'.); sweeiB, jersey, per OD!.- ,0. 1, t.l.7i&4.73; No. 2. J262.50; sweets, Jersey par basket, 75c.$1.25; onlonB. choice, per 100 b. bac, ll.i.VtI.V); onions, medium, per ICO lb. bag. ftOHJSc. , onions, Texas, per cummer crate. No. 1, st,23; onions. Texas, per cum mer crate. No. 2. P0e.tT$l: cabbage, Charleston, lr crjte. 2 23ft2.73i Cabbage, North Caro lina and Norfolk, per crate. I2S2.30. -cauliflower, youth Carolina, per crate, I1.MI8-'; lettuce, North Carolina, per basket, 73c Al.3; letluce, Sjulh caiollua, per banket, 131.30; boane, Florida, wax, per bjsket I.V)jJ2.8at beans, Hoi Ida, green, per basket. $1.5042.30: pea.). icr basket Noith Carolina. 110130; South Carolina, large, 1.2&ttl.S0; Houth Caro lina, small. 73v.ftl,23; ersplant, Florida, per box. !i:i..(li cucumbers, Florida, per baskei, 2Cf2.30i squash, Florida, per basket, tl Sfl2 peppers, riorlda. per carrier, J2a. beets. Flor ida, per lOu bunches, $2T3; beets, Charleston, per ion bunches. S07; tomatoea, Florida, per carriers-fancy, $2.S0fl2.73; choice. 22.23, csl try, Florida, per crate. 7Sc.ali asparagus, per bunch 101?20c. ; mushrooms, per 4-Ib. basket, &0c.l?l. Sailed. .May S .May 3 Date. .May IS May IS .Kay U NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS NEW YOrtK. May IS. BUTTKrt. Market steady. Becelpta, 52.13 packages. Kxtra I27Vjc; higher scoring. 24HlHc.; atsu. dairy, ZltfTKISC: 1UJL.B.IIMI wcum. 73v. BOOS -Market weak. Receipts. 20.008 pack agta. Extra tlrat. 2iue22c. regular packed; rlrau. 20821c regular packed, nearby whites. 2SV.c . mixed color, 205lttc. . naarojr bioviRs 22623c. . extra, firsts, 21Vi22c, tur age, flrau, Hlr21Hc., swrag. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Co. STOCKHOLDERS' PROTECTIVE COMMITTEE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS, Believing that there Is a substantial value In, the stock of the Chicago. KocK Ilaa and Pacific Railway Company and that tha condition of ths company makes It feasible reorganize It to th. great benefit of shareholders, the undersigned, at tha reque.t ef large number of shareholders, hava formed a lomntltte. for h purposa of preparing ,(!. submitting a plan of reorganization. ' It will be their endeavor to formulate a plan that will permit tha company to expap along sound lines In accordance with the requirements of the great territory which It 4ra to ssrve and to place the property, physically and financially. In auch condition that may rank with the most emclent railroad la similar and nearby territory. It ! not the Intention of the cjunmlttea to call for a deposit of shares at lb pr.jsnt tlmt but If nothing unforeseen occurs to wait until a plan has been formulated so that stockholders when depositing may fully uadtratand tha condition of the compaWn affair and the detatla ot the proposed plan. The working out of such Plan ' elrtady engaging the attention of yeur commutes, who are giving It Immediate and' earnest focaldsratlon, and Jt la hoped that whan ean pleted It will meet the unanimous approval of the shareholders. New York. May llth, 101S. miTKn. I.EDYARD MILBURK. CUABLES IIAIUE Chairs K. R. BABBITT. Counsel. M. M. FERQUSON. Sacratary. , 2S Broad Street, New JU. N. "$. JAMLS 8. ALKXAKDEO, W. EJILKN ItOOSEVt'iLT. V. J. MA'rilESON, VHAKC1S I LLLANU. A. f. YAfi IIJI4, fe t. mtit(&ikm&&
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