1 gVEyiNG EEPGEB-PHIIiAPELPHIg, WEDNESDAY JULY 28, 1915; TB ODPriT "" 1 r xxxi, Tymj3,BjuAY, JULY 28, 1915; 'Uf ESCONi STREET, SCORING WIdFgaSS WIS EASED OFF ON PROFIT-TAKING SALES Wal Stocks Hit High Marks muring Day Steel Earnings Klade Good Impression. few TOnK, July 28. Under the leader ll.': ..... qiaaI rtnd Primltil. at.,,.1 tl... Vk market waa strong In the eatly drS 01 irttuwt, iwji nun Buvcriu la " i t.l.. iKlrt .n... l.lrtU 1...I1.... Kan Orcu-IMHW ,w iidv man ivuuuiy, R-V. .. . a...,, nn A InMTM bAiiIii i. . -I - 9dlHg wun v, n. . eu Dbiuci luu ic md being neavy. a lavornoie motor 151 niarkot point of view was the fact t tho puunu imuivsK Htm urcuicr man fit soma iijiiu piwsi. 4uotuu me iaci uiui if .H...J. t,n,4 (1 llinvn kIba Ih I. a ...... gjji ranruuuo i"i' mu imuj BSiinff yesterday, tho industrials were Sort In favor. Coppor shares, which have In-erally been lying dormant for tho lait ! days, showed sudden activity and W .-.it tr t n. ft far the most interesting development Iho morning as far as tho advanco In j(Ji Is concerned was tho shnrp upward fomont In Bethlehem Steel. Tho rise Ku faplu, at one time ngnt atter tho KMtni nvernirlnir morn thnti n nnln n X ... T,,M 1(M ll.n, t.n..H ...., .. !., QUIO JJCIU.V IIIV IIIRI. IIVUI UilU U J1U11 Siloctc had been lifted 22 points from 'fclose of yesterday. In looking around i reason ior ino raptu rise it was snia Valuable rights would soon be grantct tjyjjiolders of both the common and pre- fBfftd stock of tho company, ffiptlmlsttc .statements on Crucible (tf'.l pointing out that It tho present $p of tho company are carried out Itfihould ba tho largest manufacturer jmorpedoes In the United States, were Siponsioio ior vapiu upuiauing or mat tt 1A points before midday. At pros til the company Is making propnra 'tfonS for turning out torpedoes on a gjjer scale than over before for the British Government. Each torpedo Is forth (1000 to $5000, and It Is said orders -'hand and In courso of negotiation ln rplre 6000 torpedoes, or a matter of (M.000,000 to J23.0O0.O00: Rapid headway Is Ring mado on plans for turning out tho jjjh, explosive sholls, and It Is reiterated the company will bo making about 1B00 Of theso shells a day In September. Be fore 2 o'clock tho stock Bhowcd a gain of 11 points for tho day and later 11. sWMIo tho gains in railroad ohares rere by no means as large as In tho -.- r-fll.... .,111 V.T( .......a nw U n mnn. rpcciumvo, a. ill uicr iiul, iui .itw iiiudi part, strong, They were, of courso, helped by the prospects of good crops, ind the AVcstorn roads by tho report, current yesterday, that tho Interstate Comrrferco Commission would grant an Increase In freight rates. At tho high lewl there was qulto a large amount of Kall.lng, but stocks wcro well taken. jJVhlle thero was some, casing off In pill.V 111 kllO 1UIVIIIUUII 111 OU11IU DCLklUilD ot.'thc list, especially In railroad shares, there was no lot.up in the demand for tho war Issues. The selling of tho rails was thought to be duo to tho fact that tho report of the granting of higher freight rites could not bo confirmed. News that J'ejtinglioU3o had Becurcd another order tor rifles resulted In that stock being bid Sj),, pt. Taul was under some pressure icd dropped 2 points from the high. Tho Wmntfinv'H iHrnntnru mpot tomorrow to Qke, action on tho dividend. From time Uf tfmo there has been talk that the dlvl WncHvould be cut, but thero were many !li"th Street today who wore Inclined to I ttunk' that the regular rate of 2 per cent. 0uW be declared. It is estimated that eirfinu for the year ending June 30 were. itroJZ per cent, on tho common. Tgituljtlio end of the session there was ' uoTJreaJlzlng and stocks cased oft all nsaf Prices o,t tho end of tho day 'Ifffenerally above the final of yester- W, however. he. statement of earnings of the united tea Steel Corporation , lor the Quarter xding Juno 30 made a very good impres n. Because of tho fact that tne sur lus for the quarter aggregated $3,207,645 LHer all charges, Including the preferred Sridond and depreciation, there was some Slk of the possibility of a resumption of dividend 3 on tho common at tho next meeting of the directors in October. There rere those who thought that a declaration mBtock at tho meeting yesterday would mo been Justified. Earnings for tho pjfrent quarter are running close to laOOO.OOO. Steel touched 67 for a gain of utrly 2 points, and tho highest this year. New York Stock Sates I High. Low. 24 07K 51 7Kf 105 147 40 00 rH 24! 1051 MM 77J 03 :o ',2H 01H 143 47) 00 7H 35' 25W 105 CiM 70 Clot. 03 33 S0'4 mi Wi 71X G9H 03 33! 23! i rot 40)( fi5 71X 6SI lOSJit 105W i0V r5t COH fi7i 145 47 00 r.) A Hi lovt 10S)i 10S) 10Si 42 -i())i 4U( 109H 109 109 121J 122 100 100 22H 21H 22H 0 0 0 140 47U 00 7H ,-6Vi 24K 10 r.2J 71 H Aams Kipress 05 Am-Chim Mlt pref. Am Agr Chemical.... Am licet Sojat Amaamated Coppw. A" Can r. Am Can prcf Am Cat & Foondrt.. Am Coal I'roducti.,. Am Cotton Oil Am Express , Am, !2 th". Am Illda & L pref... Am leo Sccutltlaj..,, Am Ijnjcpj it Am LocomotlTo,...,, Am Smi-lt .v n.r Am Smelt A Itcf'pf',! 167 Am Sugar ncflnorioj. 109 ?" i! a. 121M 122 Am iv ,Wa n0W, 10W' 100 ..... .wien. .,,.!.. . 22 Am Writing rapcr pf flW a SK2 1 $ 2 -. l?2)f 10M 10t 101t ;t L7" ,. p' 7 mi os 03 Uadwin Loco prof... 106M 105 Ha mora & Ohio e2 82) Batopllas Mining i X Uclli.eheni hteoi 247 2fi9 llelhlchcm Btcol pf... 140)f 139 j.iiAjMjn nap Trans. KH h "uuu m oupcnor.c Cal Petroleum.... Canadian Pacific.. Caso J I Co pf.., Cent Leather lo. Central Leather Co pf loajf iw' v-ncsapcaico & Ohio... 4'jjj 41 viuhu topper Chicago (it West,.... Chicago Qt West pf. Chi It I & p Chic Mill & St Paul. O II & SI P prcf.... CM & Northwest Chi St P M & O Col Fuel & Iron Comstock Tunnel... Consolidated CIis..... 120 Continental Can TO Continental Can pf... 100 corn 1'roductJ Hot... 14$ Crucible Steel 4fli$ wiuciuio aicci pi. Cuban-Am Sugar. Del & Hudson... Den & Illo O pf 7jf Distillers Securities... 2iH Dome Mines 23) Dul S S & Atl 2 Etlo Krlo 1st pf lirlo 2d pf Fed Mln & Sm.... Qcn Chemical General Klectrlc... Qcncrar Motors.... General Motors pf. Goodrich II K Co.. 09 OH 345 74) il OH 101S M 105 81l( 724 IK 251 135 cOM 0UH If) sm 105 82' TM Hi 2P4 13SM row 11 147H 14U 145 70 4JH 44!( 11 20 12K SIX 12-1 123 ' . 0 10 70 41K 101 40U 4IH 1IH :oii 12 82M 125 MM 12 20H I2) 84K 125 Vai 121 130 130 4'JJ JO 9 0 1S0' 127K 127H it (O 70 100H 100H 100H 14 I4H 14H r5if ciu rr, 005f 105H 00 10t 113M 115H J13 115 140H M'l 140 140 73 VA 101 40U 45 ll'f 101 12Ji e3 125 123J 130 40 0 20W 41H 32 20 270 175 184!f 18.5 105 105 52H 63H 8 10 13 2 17 4t 33 !'7)f :80 177 7 2Sf 22M 2 sou 40H 52 20 181 174 182 105 51U 8 28H 23 2 2W 40V :-2 27 :8i 17oJf I82!( 105 61K 118H 1181X 117M 117M w a4 H7H 30M 01M 01M Ci 10jK 103 103 03 OS 03 2IK 21 21 72H 72W 72K NEW YORK CURB ZIno Brtden jAm T old jAra T nsw co Hat lo pref Hd Cons 15-10 lft, it- an ...,.............. 4U Bid. Asked. ..... 05 B5U UK m 1-jtt 13 :::::35o .....310 320 Goodrich B F Co pf. 1045 104H 104M KWM 11uab iiutiuoru jji.. GtNcfs for ore prop. Guggenheim Eipln.. Illinois Central Int HarvCorp N J., Int Con Corp Int Con Corp pf.... Inter-Met vot t c... Inter-Mot pf Inspiration Copper.. Kan City Southern.. Kansas City So pf.. Lack Stool.. Lacledo Gas Lehigh Vaney Liggett & Myers pf. Loose-Wiles Ulscutt. . Looso-W Ills 1st pf. Long Island 33 Louis & KashTlllo ... 110 Maiwclt Motors 31 51H 103 00 21H 72H 2 H 4 2Jl Wi 55 X 40V 100 IK 73 30K :4' 67M 60 100 4 ii U4H J42 119 119 119 17M 17 02H 92H 3J 33 20!f 73 39 J3H 50 40H 10) 17Jf 02 21 73 3u 24 50 5U 101 142 110 17K 02M 30 111K 110K 111M Max Motors 1st pf.. Max Motors 2d,pf.. May Dept Stores.... Mexican Petroleum.. Minn & St Louis.... Mo Kan & Texas... Mo Kan & T pf.... M St P & S S M. 82H 23 35 71H 13 5 10 110 M St P & B B M pf 123 Miami Copper OH Missouri Pacific 2)1 Nat Cloak & Suit. .. . 72 Nat Enamel & a 20 Nat Enam & 8 pf... SO Nat Lead V2ii Nat Ry of M 2d df. 5 Nevada Con Corp.... 14 New York Air Brake. 102 New York Central... t8!f N Y O A West 27!f l H 11 4 II 61 Northern Pacific, Norf 4 West.... North American 73 Pacific Mall 33 Penn II II 107 Philadelphia Co 70 3m 81 2DK 35 77 15 0 '5H 118i 127 -7 2j 72 20K SS'4 at 4 14H 1C4 f0 2UK 03M 2D eO 27i 35H 74 14H A 15M 117'1 127 -OH 2 71 25H S8H Ml 411 14 103 87H 27?f QUI 30 81 28 35H 75)f 15 5V 1H 118i 127 7 n 20U 8SH b3 4K 14H 103 fe8 20K em New York Bond Sake ??i?Amer lee deb e s. aiJi n1?1?1" s 6..1W luuo Amer wen M.h n. ;" taitl .h.a... . .7r vm' "?. ww nuuuur i;a 4MII. . . low Arirrtitlna 4a ..";;. X?!Xi Aicmion n loiW do reg s ,. 4IJW 00 kuj 4t WW oo or 4 ,, Ciiuw do tr U llxw.-.i. cuuo Unit & onlo liMvl) 00 It 1UUUO do cv 4!. .,'., "' loyij Halt A o rin 1H lu Uetn steel ut ,. "w uo riu us High. Low. Close, t 8f"t ST .81H ouiu Drobk Ln Elv it 61. UiT4 I11W U t, O gen iw WoU Cent Leather lit Jo.. lv Lent U It . J a.,..,liaj; 40OO Cnut uojiper t my, t"AW Cim m on cv ,., li-, luu Chi & tlasi ill 8s,,,.,, r.t, I 4UUO Lid Ot el 4 oo,, iXMi Clu U & y Joint 4s., Wis. IWaJ Cut U As Q in 4s Mn uw (.hi .Mil At at ! gen 4s (mi 2UUU0 Chi Mil&ljt f rem 6.,1uJm HAAI Clil Mil . 8t 1 Cv 4hs HI i woo CM .Mii&tttf gen is.lw SUUO Chi 11 I ! ttrf 4. . 111b l. hi !.. .. n .1- ' .12' "w .rfvii uua u la,.,,, 2Wi Cruc meel 0s 4uw utn u uo Uf rfd ts. 16UW DIs Hetur Corp bs... 4UUU Uu Win l'ou 4,, lliOU Kilo gn 4 IftUit Kne ujiiv 4s ber A. How Krla conv 4s ber li. llvtw brio tA cal 4 V."c" ur ib ":-.: " .. iiuuwii iuuii ria a. ni w 111 mi ocb 4 iiu low imp tv w luiu.. llunj limp cv lis lvzt CtAA) inturli Mot 4iis MHO Inttrb H f ref Cs... yvvu intern raper cl rm 1U"0 Ins Con iv 5s. 1WV Japan nev 4Us.... I.1001) Japan 1st 4Hsr. Jivyi, imns CO Elee Ba 1UZ3.I20 SuCK) Locks Htl Cs iva.t... tau 8WKK) Locka Htl os 1IUO ... 74G ltx.0 lAke Sh deb 4s 1IOI.. ooii 1000 Leh Val Coal Cs lWut 3ww Lorlllard Cs ioo(! 14LO0 Units- & Nash 4s HI CO0O Minn : at L. 4s ...... 65t4 11000 Mo Kan & V 1st 4s,,, 7,y 4000 Mo Pac 4s sjft Tow do cv .is ,,. a,tu 300(1 do col Sa 11)17 81 5000 do cons Cs wit. KM 4 1 Morris ft Lfscx 3s... 8MI 1O04) Nat 'fubo r,f . ....... 07tJ .jiw 1 ceni OMis S7 do rets 0b min do 4b bs do SWs 78 N Y City 4s 11)53 OlU do 4 Ji)C4 nay. do 4a 1B0O 08Vi ,115v, wis , 4U 1 Ootf 1 Ul4 Ul , (JO ou Hll-i .1.0 '. HI lWH 101 M 8 A. IW luiu 8I! 874 8)7l lWi u-vs UJ WH N.I4 lUx 1U l Cais tw lion )t liuv, 10J)i 4r lou li4 H8V4 Wis 4J.S l US It 00 U) WH 1J "H SO y, KUV4 1118 70 .1M . 7.1 71 t)3t(KI luuo J 000 S0CO 400(1 7cr U14M 200W1 lOlXl dn ret 4li. uo 4VSS N V N II & II 0s. 1000 N Y Tel utn 4Us... LtOO N Y W O i 11 4V4s. . . 74Vi JOOO Norf & West con4... 88 D500 or Too prior 4s 01 WOO Nor I'ae gen 3s 2 3000 Ore Short U ret 4s.... WW. 5000 Cro Hy & N con 4s. . R94 7000 Ore ft Cnl 59.. 100(5 5O00 l"e Trao ioh 3000 1'acinc Tel Ss t7 6000 Penna cv nis lool? 30CO Penna cons 4s lostl 10000 Penna gen 44 97(4 3000 Penna 4Ws 1021 loot? 1000 People's Ons 6 100 a)00 'Reading gen 4s ( 1000 llepub Cuba 5s MM 1000 Rep Ir & S 5s 1910... 02 3000 Illo Or & Vf clt 4s.... fS) 0000 St I. I M ft So gen 5s. 77 1100.) St I. ft 8 T rfd 4s.... C0'4 1000 St 1, ft S F gen Cs 4l(5 1000 st Ixiuls Bwn con 4s. . 51 1000 St Paul 4 8 C 1st 5s. .105 10000 Hoaboard 'A I, adj 6s. . C3 1000 South Hell 5s 07K 1000 South Pac col 4s.... 81 14000 South Pac cv 4 BOW 33500 do cv ret f p 6s '34 07J llttWl OAMlh Dnn rA Am fl' 1C0O South Pac Term 6s!!! (WOO South Rxvy sen 4s... 40(KI Texns Co cv (Is,,,, 5000 Third Avo adj 5s.... n?000 U S Steel 8s 20O0O Union Pac 1st 4s,... 7000 Va n Brown Bros,. loon Va Rwy 6 24000 Wnb Knu rt sto. 4s.. I9nrn TVni..n ,r.. i. ... l luuo wasn i lifts mfb WOO West Elcc 5s lOO'J 80fO West E ft M cv 8s. .105 C07000 do cv w t 112H 84 1(H IW Jft Ol'A 8.J, VkS o ,8 iD 101 8o 8oH .8I lO.J !)'. Ml as ii. Ml), w 80' j lUVi U1-, loo UU, 115), Mil U) (X) UU WW 81) HH 2, 8(l)a 120 Ul 74J 7B 125 73 71 120 IBU 74 is W))i lttl 100H, 52 H 33 33k 81 MVi S5v, 8n77,i twv 1)8)4 101)4 100 03 8'S4U 01 IP ?5- "On (X) .100 VI . 70V4 .102)4 . m . 60 . WVl iltl SIMP ADVANCES IN LOCAL STOCKS Keystone Watch Case, Lake Su perior, General Asphalt and Steel Shares Strong. Industrial Issues continued to dominate the trndlns; ih Ptillndetphla, Except for fln 8-polnl Jump In Keystone Watch Cnee sharea, a 2-polnt rise In Pennsylvania. Steel preferred was about the widest lluctuatlon In a nalrly btlak local market session today. United States Steel was the most active Issuo, ad vanclng to $7, but elsewhere bust ness .was on n restricted scale Cambria. Steel moved up frnctlonally. The uplift In Watch Caso stock was accomplished on very few sales. Having risen from Ih to SO yesterday, the opening transaction to day was 37 shares at 84, followed by a sala at 83. It Is understood that ho com pany has received an order from nbrond for some sort of war material, but what it Is could not be ascertained, Only re cently tho dividend was passed. The stock rencted n little Ih the later dealings, as did Pennsylvania Steel, whereas General Asphalt shares moved Up, tho common scor.Ing n two-point advance. Baldwin be came quite active, but did not fluctuate very widely. Cramp Shipbuilding was bid up a point. Lako Superior was another strong spot and some rather Important buying of the shnres was said to have been quietly going on of late, ltnpld Transit and the other tractions ruled firm. One of tho best features of tho company's annual icport was tho reduction of about J3C0.- 000 effected In operating expenses nsido from the amounts set oaldo for renowals and maintenance, The company appro priates 15 per cent, each year from gross earnings for the Intter purposes. The present is tho last of the five-year period In which tho Stotesbury management hoped to rehabilitate the property. It has accomplished practically everything It set out to do, except to pay dividends on the stock. These appear to bo as re mote as ever. Incidentally, tho company has managed to Induco the Government to ralso the annual payment for convey ing letters carriers from (11,000 to (24,000. Financial Briefs J Sales in Philadelphia 107Jf 107!f 100M 10 it 1C5H 100H 100 100 itnet Cop lA'ttose ......... .,..,, iMeicn ui uoai eaics. UflolMlnr Pis Elev ............ ( lre Hurr-Jiage Burling dum itsluProducts mux cigar stores... jVt . alFrnf imw iferld Film uen Gold 82V4 329i, (-10 11-10 .,155, 10T .. 5W 6?i .. 70)4 TS .. 03K OS .. O 0 .. 2 13-10 a ..80 00 ..100 105 .107 115 2i SB JUMP IN COTTON LKEW YOniC. July Z8.-DIsrecardlnir the WBjwhat easier cables from Liverpool, Sj,'.cvuon jnurKei openeu quuo steady ".morning, wltn flrat prices 6 to 8 til till),,.,. lu frViA ,lnv n i) n n .) prices Improved further and by 2 o'clock latiifea were up Borne 25 points. Pittsburgh Coal.. Pittsburgh Coal pf.. Pittsburgh Steel pf.. Pressed ateel Car.... Pullman Co Quicksilver Ily bteel bpg Itay Con Copper Heading.... 22K 02U 85 40H 73 34 108 70)f 25 05 eOff COX 73 73 34 34 107H 107M 70 :3t 87 4W 76 25 05 87 49H 10IK lUUf 101H 101M 3 147 Headlns 2d pf SO Iteu Iron & oteol..-.. Rip Iron & Steel pr. Ituraely M Co St L Southw'n teaboard Air Line... beaboard Air L pf... bears Roe & Co Sloss-Sbef S Is I Co. bouthera Paclllc. 37 U3M 3 13 11H 32 147 3oJ tm 3 SO 24 148 81H 30M 1'5 3 14 13 33 3 3 35 35M 22H 22H 140H 141H HIM 81M 37 t'4 3 14 13 31K 147H 147 41Jf 39H bouthera Ry 14 Jwajry it pember 1Q . Yes. close. Open. ,, . 0.4(1 0.64 S.lil) 0,10 0.3S 0.O3 0,02 0.05 0,15 0.13 0.70 0.03 0,35 High. 0.70 0.80 0.0S 10.05 10.25 Low. 0,83 o.'i'i 0.43 0.78 0.03 Close. 0.78 0 30 0.0T 10.03 10.23 BANK CLEARINGS elearlnea todav comoaro with corre ctor day last two years: r ivio. iui4. ivis. dtlshU (23,501,514 (23,101.050 (20.71tt.442 a ..... Z3,4U:;.W 24.VU0.XUU z,vua,uv York. ,3'.5.310.163 800,211,710 278,308.074 &7 40 CfiH 72- b3 S8M 13M 43H 65M 72 Wi RATES FOR MONEY Call. wpnia, svv w Tims, York ntrcui paper. a4H f SB IK 2ue awa 3 SKH4 4 6lti three to six months. PhU- per cent. FOREIGN EXCHANGE foreign YORK July 28. Tha S market Anened steady. mentor iTsncs. Aisrss. 4.T7J4 8.62)4 gl'i, .... 4.76 B.tfl 81'M GOVERNMENT BONDS roistered 10 coupon... . ... Ss. registered. ..... 3s loaS regUtsred... new 8a rsatstered. new Ss coupon 9 r uRlmtmrtoA ...... 8 coupon 5 rsarlatored ft coupon Bid. OT 07 I'.'.'.illOtt Ures. ass Asked, RAILROAD EARNINGS CANADIAN NOWHBRN. n.m 17.31: (Truss . CANADIAN ' rsk July. . . i. . Seereai ati tt.8SS.T0O NORTHBBN. mim E.4T5,luO 1.536,1 ooa 101.804 sco.soo v lg ND vlvsa- 1 t AWWHT-T Hunjfj i n i k (.! I 154.316 S.83 'is. txx AND NAaBVILLE UT.UU4 mi 081 30M 04U 3 14 13 32lf 147 4IH b6M 13H 45 55H 72 tilii 102 102 102K S7H 30 37H UU OH WK 132 132 132 mi si m os 0 0 00)f 00 75 7SH 12SM 12SM C81i 5SH 14 15 lbH 10 35H 35H 45M filli 03 U 70Jf 1.VH J30 5KH WH 15 10 &0 40 102X 102H 102 Southern Ry pf 45 Standard Milling 50 Standard Milling pf.. 72 S(udebakor Co blii Studebaker Co pf.... 100 Tenn Copper 30K Teias & PacUlo 0 Teias Co 13J Third Avenue 61M Tobacco Products pf. 00 Tol St L & W pf tc. 0 Twin City R T 00 Underwood Type to Union Pacific.... U S Ind Alcohol. U S Cast I P F.. 15 United itys Invest... 18 United Ryi lav pf... 25X U S Rubber. 44H IT K Rubber 1st pf. U S Steel 6oH 07 05f U S Steel pf., "ltt 112H vi Utab Copper b3M tOH 05H Va-Caro Chem 31M 31U 31H Va Iron Coal & C... 44 4!H 43 Wells Fargo Etp..... 00 !8 98 WeaUro Maryland... 22 24 24 live!,. Union Tol.. 10 70H 6UH Westing K & M...,. 1C7H Ui 107X UVH Wheeling & 1 E li U H H Wheel h K 1st pf. 3 SH 2H Sit vwys-OTMland ..... 132H 13S 130 137H Wisconsin Central.... 28 29H 2SM 2SH QenU Pr share. New Dye Company for Philadelphia With a capital of (2,000.000 the Amerloan COwative iiye and Chemical Company, of PBlBSKhla; was Incorporated today at Dover. dS. The incorporation papers stale that the iompany will carry on a business as manu raoturta druwUts and dal l p6armoutlat ,ltV and 5we fi- M,lB and 8- " ymour. of Camden. BAR SILVER vohk. July 38. TM quotation tor 10 Alllanco Ins 100 Allls-Chalm .. lou Am Can 50 Am Smelting.. C50 Ualdwln Loco. 10 do pre! 100 Both Bteel pf.. 1U. O. llrlll.... 111.1 Cambria Steel.. 1150 Col Fuel 180 Crucible Steel. 100 Chi Ot West. . aw) Moo Storage... 4L5 Ucn Asphalt .. 270 do pref Kev C 4U Key T Co t c pf 80 2010 LAKe sup lorp. 25 Lehigh Nov .. 00 Leh V Tr pf.. 100 North Central ., 10 Norf & West.., JO 1-gh Coal Gf(3 Penna Railroad ISO Penn Salt Mfg.. US 250 l'enn Steel pfd. 83 62 Phlla Co 02 I'hlla Electric. . 14 P It T tr ctfa . . 10 I'hlla Traction. 55 Reading 100 Bo Railway .... 05 Ton llelmont.., 400 Ton lllnlng .... 25 Utah Copper .. 2S2 u a I 11100 U B Steel Yes. Close. High. Low. Clou. 17 II 17 17 204 20H -O't cow ooii uua 78i 78, 78t SIS l'.i 81 Nti 105 10514 103V4 103 V, 140 140 140 40 38 33 38 51H 62ti 61 U 51 3UU 38 3UV4 80 01 85 00i 11 UTi HH 63H 6jk &S 8JH .31 3.1 U 31W 31 08), eu. us(I uuvi 80 811 84 80 05Vt 03U tU "71 074 U"1S 74 74 74 74 20U 2)14 -OH -JW 83U 83 Vi 83Vj 83V lOUH 100U 100V. 21 24 21 SS'ii Bt 83Ti 84 88 88 88 85 Si 85 SS',-4 S8V4 88 38 23K 23i Z3Z 23, 8, 8Vi b b 70(, TOK IQVi 70H 73 73,, 73H 78"u 18W 14V1 14JA U'Z 8H 3 8J aS ofi 64. 6S 6 J 00 CO 00 83 83 S3 07 (J3H OOH SECURITIES AT AUCTION ' Tho following securities wcro sold at auction today by llsrnes & Lofland: 1 shr. Firs Asso. of I'hlla., par (50 318 SSshrs. Klro Asso. ot I'hlla,, par (50 315 5 shrs. Lumbermen's Ins. Co., par (25.. 00 SOshrs. Baldwin Locomothe Works, pref., par (100 104 5 thrs. Young-Smyth-FleM Co.. pref., par (100 (3 snares common stock bonus) 00 (7000 City 'of Phlla., 3M per cent.. In terest January and July, registered, due 1031 04 (5000 City of I'hlla., 3V4 per cent.. In terest January and July,, registered, duo 1332 01 lsbr. Phils. Trust Co.. par (100 714 10 errs. Pennsylvania Salt Manufactur ing Co., par (80 . 87H 40 shrs. Pennsylvania Bait Manufactur ing Co., par (50 87Si .11 shrs. West Laurel Hill Cemetery Co., par (100 100 (1800 dectrlc and People's Traction Co., 4 per cent., stock trust, Interest April and October, registered, due 1045.,.. 73 8 shrs. Com Exchange National Rank, par (100 300 0 shrs. Corn Exchange National Bank, par (100 300 0 shrs. Manufacturers' National Dank, par 1100 125 25 thrs. Quaker City National Dank, par (100 112 10 shrs. Fnlrmount Savings Trust Co., par 100 100 4 shrs. Integrity Title Insurance, Trust and Safe Douoslt Co., par (100 215 15 shrs. Mutual Trust Co., par (50 33 Vi 10 shrs. Mutual Trust Co., par (50 35 4 shrs. Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co., par (100 302 5 shre. People's National Fire Insurance Co., car (25 14 10 shrs. Catawtssa, R, R, Co., 1st pref., par (30 52U 10 shrs. Union Pass. R. R, Co ,.170 lOshrs. Union Pass. R. R. Co....- -,.17011 0 shrs. J. n. Stetson Co., com., par (100.315 8 hrs. J. 11. btetson Co., com., par (100.343 lOahrs. United Cas & Else. Corporation, 1st pref., par (100 60 40 shrs. United Gas A Elec. Corporation, 1st prcf., par (100 ,. 5514 MAY METAL IMPORTS 83i 05 jj 350 W Cramp & Bona 07 BONDS. Last prev. sale. High, Low, Close. (5000 Am Gas & B as. poii ta 12.1 cam bt scp -id. vv'A 217 do May 1017... 08 101 io I'eb 1017... 08 5500 El & Peo Tr 4s. 71' "000 In'erst Rys 4s.. 57 1150(10 Penna gen 4!ia, 07Ji 1000 Phlla Eleo 4s... 70 1000 Read gen 4s.... 03 80 my, w 0814 08 0814 us 81 74 671i 67), U7 07 70)i 7011 02 0214 Ml 57 U 0714 70W Local Bid and Asked Iron and Steel Smaller, While Lead and Copper Were Larger. The Imports of Iron and steel ond man ufactures of Iron and ateel during May were valued at (2.093,145, as, compared with Imports valued at (2,836.170 ln May, 1314. Compared with May, 13H, Imports of scrap Iron and steel Ingots, blooms and slabs of steel and rails Increased In May, 1015. Imports of lead In May, 1915, were val ued at (439,191, against Imports valued at (179.9C3 In May of last year, while Im ports of copper In oro were valued at 11,267,94!) ln May, 1915, against Imports valued at (1,188,100 ln May, 1914. A heavy Increase In the value of tin Importations is noted. In May, 1915, tin to the value of (3,510,435 was Imported, while ln May, 1914, tho value of tin Imports was (2, 527,665. Imports of Iron and steel and manufac tures of, for the 11 months of the fiscal year ending May, 1915, were valued at (20,709.426, as compared with Imports val ued at (28,956,741 ln tho same period In 1914. Imports of tin for tho 11 months of the fiscal year ending May, 1915, were valued at (23,254,691, against Imports val ued at (36,674,674 In the same period end- Ins May, 1314 NO TREASURY DEFICIT 45H 102M 60M 112f tiSH 31H 48M 0 24 69K NSTW ere nit! l hir silver was pens In Lotidaa. 47M msu tdy NOTES OF THE RAIL The Philadelphia and Raadlrw Railway Company has awarded a eentraot to A. Raymond Raff for tmprovmits at tb ln8Hiil flight nous. Broad and Cal ISwhiu streets. Philadelphia, which wtt constat of tha r.movlog of the brick, wall on the north side of tb Inbound flight house and substituting sim) columns. tel sash and stael rolling-shutter doors Thea liprovemenu will greatly lot) tbTdoor P.e 'hereby --Ultatias tb londius or frelght- Baldnin .. do pref .. Buff & Sua no prei Cam fcttoel . Elec Storage (Jen A uhall tin nrf . . . Keystone Tel ao i c, da uref Lake Sup Corp. Lehigh Nav .. Lehigh Valley Lehigh alley do pref . Pennsylvania . I'hlla Ulectrlc Phlla Co ...... do 3 per cent. do 0 per cent, Phlla Itap do t c... .... Heading Tonopah Bel , . Tonopah Mln Union Trac ... V Q 1 ....... U 8 Bteel .... York Rwy ..... da prei ...... Vxa Cramp t o. Toda: Bid. Asked, .. 83' ..101 sy'a sited. Yesterday1 Hid. Asked. 84 84 8114 1U34 JOi juo B t c u . . li 331-, 30 3314 a8 ,,. OIK 01 , 01H 01H .... B2K 6314 B'J 5IU .... 3.-I 3314 50; 31 nn nu its imv. .......... U 13li 13 14 '.'.'.'.'.'.'..'.'.',, 03 00 03K 0011 0,, 8K SJi 3 T'l. Till 71 71lt .;,!., 71 711i 7114 72 Tr 131i 1414 13 14 2J14 30 2Utj 30 63 84 51';, 83W 23 23 231, 23I 38li 5S 3814 3S?I pref... 31 33 34 33 pref... 40 41 40 41 It,...'' 8 81 8 34 ... a . a. idk ian 3 11-10 IJVl lT. 3li 3 11.10 314 : .2ft 5 .3.H 32 83 07W 321i 8l2 80 08 321J S3 0514 0 28 00 T SO 67 .81 .12 .22 .35 .12 Asked. .83 MINING STOCK QUOTATIONS TONOPAH BTOCKS, Bid. Jim Butler ., t Midway .......,.. Mlspah Extension , Olontana Northern Star ,....,.,... Tonopah Belmont Toaepah Bxtenslon Tntuibah Merger Tonopah Mining Itfsnuo aula ... ww w Si .02 OOLDFIBLD STOCKS, AtUpU . BUw Uull Buuaoa P. UT Dl W JIMrtH Kewauaai Oro .... lati Fraatlon .., el4 B B 9 ww " ... . .... .yj Cwwl Mated . IK Merger . ixteasian l3 .... 1 . ".. . t, .07 Fatav Axti NI3 Woaiiir' MISCJELLANQUfc .1 JH METAL MARKET KKW TOK. July B eu eajil toisj Ls4 Tin, uiomie. J8. Tu (Beta! narkat was ea.tti, u mmo. Offlcials Deny That One Now Exists. WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Treasury of ficials today emphatically denied that a deliclt in treasury finances exists. The ap parent loss In revenue, they say, Is due simply lo the complex bookkeeping used by the Treasury. It Is, however, a fact that revenues of the Treasury Depart ment aro falling off and will continue to fall oft during the months of July and August. This Is necessarily so because of the unusual expenditures made from appropriations following the opening of the fiscal year. AVESTINGIIOUSE GETS ORDER Will Manufacture 800,000 Rifles for Foreign Governments. NEW YORK. July 28. - The Westing house Electric and Manufacturing Com pany has closed a contract for 800.000 add -tlonal rifles for foreign Governments. It was announced today, The company also has an option on 200.000 more rifles. The amount of the contract was not learned, but mer contract colled for a price of (-T.W a rifle. At this price the new contract would be worth (22.000.000. Would Have U, S. Utilize Own Potash WASHINGTON, July 2S. There will be no crop shortage duo to laek of potash fertll . er fSm aermany if tha United States will utilise S Miiitlitt. Amtrtea. be added, has two learaW develop Its wpply before cr will actually suffer from lack of It He aaW only ll5(Sa$00 T worth la used here annually fr CTOpVaoT tbir aonw developDjent U m DIVIDENDS DECLARED Ae,titrrncSa11y:7r.ar QU.rt.rly ia7 v7--. (ML OH DffB4Td. DAVAU AHJMt S a . -r"- ri'--' ..;. S.A - - aL m entttrta. payabli B4Ur 1 raeora Min to. The Franklin National Hank, In Its AURUat digest of trade conditions, says: Tno urea of poor business conditions In the United States continue to diminish nnd at present covers only a part ot the Southeastern Slitter, including a strip ftiong the Atlantic const from South Caro lina to New York. The Central West is bnrticularly active, and the business map Of the Wholo country today is as good as it has been nt any time since 1909. Arbi tration . of tha cxlstlny and threatened .i?f.itt?1 'touts' would Immediately make It better. .00, "'JdlnB "nllway Company has awarded the contract for tho construction or eoperstructure for new bridges Nos. X r- V. "" lt,o ecnuyiKlll niver at Mil pai'y Pennsylvania Steel Coro- ..5J18 .$!! Compahy announces an ad vance Of 10 cents a barrel In thb prlco Of Humble nnd Sour Lake crude oil, mnking the present quotation 60 cents a barrel. J. Q. BIrmlnirhnm wna .LuiA .......i. doni 0f the Delaware.- Lackawanna nnd Western Coal Company, It Is said tho Electric Boat Company is contemplating catabllshlng a plant ln Canada. A contract for 16,000,000 pounds of alco- noi or auout 6,000,000 gallons has been closed by the Distillers' Securities Corpo ration lo be used for tho manufacture of explosives. The company Is also figuring on foreign contracts calling for 2,000,000 gallons a month for 12 months. The Philadelphia Stock Exchange seat bought by F. T. Chandler, Jr., Is re ported to have been sold for 3600 or J1C0 ndvnnco over the last previous transac tion. Now York banks lost 239,000 to the Sub treasury yesterday and slnco Friday 1862,000. Tho Board of Trado adjourned nt 1 ociock toaay out of respect to tho official day of mourning for the Eastland vic tims. Tho Pittsburgh Steel Company resumed preferred dividends by declaring l?; per cent, today. Tho dividend was deferred on August 11, 1914. An oftlcer of the Pennsylvania Steel Company today mado official denial of a published report that the company had sold, for shipment to France, 3500 tons of oxploslvo Bteel. The Colonial Trust Company, of Pitts burgh, has underwritten 2,6O0,O00 Wheel ing Steel and Iron Company 1st mort gage 6 per cent, (serial gold bonds. These bonds are part of a (5,000,000 Issuo re cently authorized by stockholders. Pro ceed? of this sala will be used to cover tho cost of a combination shcot, bar and skelp mill, now under construction at Bentwood, W, Va., nnd to remodel the company's tubo mill and enlarge tho tin Plata mills at Yorkvllle. Tho cash payment to stockholders In final distribution of assets of the Amal gamated Copper Company will be $3-77 a share Tho Treasury Department Is preparing to call on depository banks for a return of public funds to the Treasury, between August 10 and August 25, aggregating (3,097,500. The banks affected aro gener ally distributed. Net profits of tho B. F. Goodrich Com pany for tho six months ended Juno 30, 1915, amounted, to approximately J1.000, 000, after due allowance for maintenance, depreciation, bad debts and outstanding liabilities. Tho city of Beaver Falls, Pa., has awarded Warner & Fltzharrls $115,000 sewerago disposal and refunding 4H Per cent, bonds, dated July 1, 1915, maturing (5000 annually, 1921 to 1943, Inclusive. Eight other bids were received. Stockholders ln the new Cornelia Cop per Company have voted to Increase the capital' to 13.000,000 and allow the Issue of 14,000.000 bonds for development of the property and erection ot a plant. PHILADELPHIA MARKETS GRAIN AND FLOUR toiaVL.. 2T:rf'c,f,,,' 80'B2T bush. The IKI..tnSSLni ""? '" w lliht. quota Ii.S'.rff ro,5' !". wwrt elerstor-Ne, 5 red, new. spot and July. Jl.nei.lo, tio? 2 ret! Swtftrtnii5i.wli,-,,',i.,N'- 8 fJoutnemreg iVrJ,l!''''eamer No. 2 red, new, IU0 f1.12. No 3 rod, new, 11,1081 12: reiected A. n3' W-OBJ 8i feJecW B. new. 4l02; NoT 1 Northern Duluth. old, 11.6081.01. nui:.??K.,T.1?."lpl,''iS:0.bun' Tfa Pnit1 "?' 11?" "''d under light orter- in J S!iS2rN0Ma f,low WfMe,. steamer yel low, SOSOOc, No J yellow, 87e88e. w,'?:?1"'p.l ir'B91 bu"h mnd No.,,5-wXWt,,eand4rt WhUe' (BW6' lbs FI.OUIL neeelpts, 1003 bbls. and 045,488 in sneaa. Tner was little dnln an.i quotations, per 14 83 prices were Isrgely nominal. .in, ma., in nnM.w.ii ,m. & O3.10I do., straight, new. .f0S5 40: doV. l?bS.t."'AliSfef!i-- KnT straight new .Wl.MJr-ili-a- do- Patent, new lute mikj, M.OW'.W), spring, nrst clear, old, 40 60 0..5: do., strnlght, old, n.7SB0,W; do!, patent, old, u,oua7.1. da. favorite branda.' LI iV v,v ,,',B ci .aiini. i.i riiv mm imer. clear, new. Jl 85B.10. do., straishi BLACK RUST REPORTS LIFTED WHEAT PRICES Corn and Oats Also Firm 5fc, Relatively Quiet MfkH' Heavy Export Sales, rhftlr And fatnrtw city mills, rular Rmdcs new, t5.15S5.40, do., patent, new I3.W90.75. ntsnoint was dull and bnehanged. We y j V ',TanB l iwuo id, in wood. ln sacks. LONDON STOCK MARKET and Western, nuw, at fSOS, PROVISIONS The market ruled steady, with a fair jobblns trade Quotations i city beef. In seta, smoked and air-dried. 2520c., Western beet; In sets, smoked, SM0c.i city beef, knuckles and ten ners, smoked and alr-drled, a7e28c: Western peer, knuckles nnd tenders; smoked, I702se.i beet hams, flle02; pork, amllr. t22.S5fl22.75; hams si, cured, loose, UlIi4o.. do., "kjnnej. loose, 13i13ic., dq., 3o., smoked. 1I314W.; other hams, smoked, city cured, as to brand nnd average. 14H5J15tie.; hams, smoked, Western cured, 14V4018HC, do., boiled, laneless. 25tt24c.j plcnlo shoulders. 8. r cured, loose, IliV12c.i do., smoked, 12VSU 12Hc. bellies In pickle, according to averais. loose, 12V'if13c.l breakfast bacon, as to brand nnd mtraiif, city cured, 17018c, breakfast bscom Western cured, 17618c. i lard, Western, refined,, tierces. JOClOUci do., do., do., tubs, lOTrlOMc; lard, pure city, kettle rendered. In tierces. 1031UV1C. ; Isrd, pure city, kettle ren dered. In tubs, lOOlOUc. REFINED SUGARS The market was quiet and unchanged. We Quote renners list prices, subject to conces sions of 10 points; Standard granulated, a 10c, extra tint granulated, 0.10c. : powdered, 0.20a.! confectioners' A, 0C.I soft grades, 15.2505,85c. DAIRY PRODUCTS BUTTER, Fancy goods wsre in small supply and Arm. but medium and low grades were auu. violations. aiBni,'wim'iicM creamery, fancy specials, 20ci extra, 27ci .! trwtm iirfalLi nratM. 2VP23UG.! sec onds. 2no24c: nearby prints, fancy, SOc.i do., .Pl'PA?0, J?,jr "-Persistent iwi Of black rust damage raid 4x3v weather reports gave a. flrmnessr j tJw gram market at the opening today Trac ers were bullish. Trading was light 4d scattered, although ther appeared plft of wheat for jale. Moderate acceptance Of overnight bids were reported reeelvt f?Jrt.i.ih c?i1lt' Pt'oulariy iiifnoJ nhd tha Central West, Black rust '. JBe was reported in North And feemtk nakota. Out of respect for the deatf of the Eastland disaster It was decided t close the market at i o'clock today. July wheat opened at ai5!4. agalnsl si.un. yestoraay's closing prico, Ta undertone was strong; and It rose Quickly, showing a gain of sr before nodft. ?rc.ral0?i. fn. B"l,n September ?heat "? buyins; December. The former terday at the same price. December maintained yesterday's Mas. fKofn?' ,UH Ma & When trading ended at 1 o'clock; ulr showed a, Ba 0, ,H D JT tember was a franilnn ,n- .. .Xfs cember. ' "T. The corn market haa a bullish oentlmeat ?' ?T.rhU tbat th0 Wp is good for the crops, Oats were In demand at the start, anet opened generally In advance of th,e .floal prices of last night. " Export sales reported amounted, to a, MO inishels, of which K,000 was coat , nrmed. j Liverpool strengthened with the Aimer lean market, although spot wao reported sr" . Prcs8Ur? 1s Pected from larger American receipts. Maaing futures ranged as follows! . Wheat July .... September December j-om (new delivery) VmmtAm T M. -S--MW vr, wioss. close. i.'l 1.14 1.1Z Ann ltlV 1.13U l.lSVi 1 ? i-"Vi 1 07 -1.0TM i.Sl ''.V " LOOK 11.1014 fl.ittl a vera bb extraft. 2R2Dc.: do., fair to kmm, lBvia BaAtL &alo. Bocbt and Fltuburgb regular ubUbhui 3 per east on preferred and z 27 cit on oonaxsi payable August 18 W TnWfcan B" Nuta Company. I P' cent.. , payableTXuf ust 10 to atouk of rested Augiut 2. ' 5,197,000 Treasury Bills Repaid; 407,000 New Ones Sold. LONDON, July M. Dealings in secur ities on the 8tock Exchange today were brisker and the tone was strong. The gilt-edged section was harder. Treasury bills to tho amount of 5,197.000 were re paid last week nnd 407,000 new bills were sold. Revenue returns Indicate, that that there has been paid to tho Bank of .England an aggregate of 88,000,000 against the discounting of premoratorlum bills and advances to tho Allies. Americans were Irregular, Canadian Pacifies were strong on more hopeful talk as to the dividend. There was an up ward movement In home rails and South American rails and were firmer. There was not much business In foreigners and mines. The feeling In oils was cheerful and there was a spurt In Marconlos. Rubbers received support, the decline In the staple having given place ror a rauy. London N.Y. 13:30 p.m. equtv. Amal Copper 7n .7 Atchison ....... Can 1'acinc .... Ches U Ohio..,. Cht M 4 Bt F,, Eri Krlo 1st pref ... lit Cent ........ Louis & Nash.,. N Y Central .... 1'snnsylvanta .... Reading South Pactftc ,. Union Faeino .. U S Steel.,, -Increase. Pecrease. i h lOUVl lOHi h. .160 14M -1 . 41Ji 59J 1 . 87 83 , 2714 26K ft , 42tl 40U K ,I(HlS 103 - i, ,113 108K ttj , 01 80 1 . 53t, 106U U . T7 HSVJ H ,00 SO J4 .1S4W 120 . 6H 63H a ....... o,(Wl . Jt. ,.l. ,n VN, :5a30c.i lobbing sales of fancy prints, 34037c. TZaaBt Choice stock sold promptly at top prices, but ordinary stock was dull and un settled. Quotations! In free cases, nearby extras, 21c per doien; firsts, to Per standard case; nearby current receipts, 15.70 per esse. Western extra firsts, to per case; firsts. I5.70W 5.85 per caso: fancy selected candled eggs were Jobbing at 2iW-Te, per dosen. CHEESE. Offerings were fairly liberal and the market was dull and weak, quota' tlons! New York -tsUl cream, fancy. 14UQ14MC.: do'., do., fair to good, new, lie.; do., part skims, Olfiac POULTRY MVEFowlii were well cleaned up and firm broiling chickens were plentiful and ess lei Quotations: Fowls, as to quality, luuinc, exceptional lots higher; roosters. 11G12C.; broil ing chickens, fancy, not Leghorns, weighing 1HT2 lbs. apiece. Sl22c; cM Leghorns, weighing 1HM2 lbs. apiece. 17Jfl8c; do., do., weighing lHi lbs. splece, lBSlUCi ducks, Fekln. old, 1SV14C; do., Indian Ilunner, old, 120Uc: do., young, according to site. 189 10c; pigeons, old, per pair, 21023c. ( do., oung, per pair, 20SIIC. niinsSl'.D. There was a fair outlet for tbe limited receipts ot strictly fancy dealrable slzed stock, values ot which ruled steady. Fol lowing are the Quotations: Fresh-killed poul try, fowls 12 to box, dry-picked, fancy se lected, 19c: weighing 4US5 lbs. apiece. lStfc: weighing 3M04 lbs apiece. 18Hc! wolghlng J lbs. apiece, 10HO17HC,; under 3 lbs. apiece. 14li01BHc; Ice-packed Western, 4H lbs. and over apiece, 17Hc: do., smaller slses. 15017c. ; old roosters, dry-picked. 12c: broiling chick ens, .. Jersey, fancy, 30S32c; other nearby fnncf. 25f30ct Western, weighing 1HB2 lb 24020c.; do., we'ghlng 11U lbs., 21023c; spring ducks, 10HO17O.: squabs, per dos. white, weighing if to 12 lbs. per doi., tJ.WJO 4.00: white, weighing 0 to 10 lbs., per doi.. Ma.50, white, welgblns 8 lbs. per dos,, J 2.0 5 P2.03: do., 7 lbs. per doi., 2.1032.20; do , 0 O0H lbs. per doi. tl.nogpl.OSi dark. I1.5W 1.05; small and No. 2. ?L FRESH FRUITS There was a fair inquiry for choice slock and vnlues were steadily held. Quotations: Arpl. new. transparent, per hamper. 50c.W tl.70: peaches, qcorgln, nolle of Georgia, per crate, ll.rO; do., Georgia, Elberta, per crate. J11J1.IO; pears, Southern to Conte. per bbl., H84I lemons, rer box. J282.K0; oranges, Flor Ida, Ir box. J2.80O4; grapefruit. Florida, per, box. flit2; Pineapples, per crate Porto Rico, Sl.5W2.75: Florida. 11.8002.75; cherries, sour, per (Mb. basket. 35040c; plums. Oeorgla, per carrier, fiOc.OH: currants, red, per Qt.. 3C5c; blackberries, Delaware. Maryland and Jersey, rer Qt., :mJ5c.i gooaenerries, per qi., .iouc.; nuckleberrlei. rer qt., 70Sc; raspberries, red. per pint. 2T4c: cantaloupes Oeorgla, per standard crate. BOcBll. do.. North Carolina, per standard crate, rOflXOc; do., North Caro lina, per fiat crate, 2O4J30c; watermelons, per car, 125J175. July Beptember December Oau July September Docomber Lard- September .,7.70 weiouer nibs July September October .. Pork July , Beptember October . Bid. tAsksd, m ss 7 ;? Oig 05 04 TCiS !S !i ?4 W :t 40 40 80'i 'ssjj ., 7.75 T.-oi ?:S ,Sg 7.87 7.75 T.8I 7 0S ... .... .,,, 07i7 nan 0.40 0.40 o.it 10412 045 13,05 13.2.1 13.40 13.15 13.B0 13.M 13.00 1132 MMS 1S.03 .,7.80 ..13.37 .13.00 NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET NEW YOniC, July Si-The coffco mar ket opened strong, with futures up 3 to points. Trading was brisk at the start, Todays Teaterdare nrmnlnr ) April ., May June ,, ,. July , August September . October ........... November ........ December January February Starch Bid. iOffered. Sales, 1000 bags. opening. .-U.NI .0.00 .CKl . O.S03S.OO '. aoo . 0.7000.73 '. B.73' .18.80 ClOM. o.8vsn.!it o.im.aoa 0,007.110 O.R0in,K5 a70lt.V5 acoctit n.oif,es 0.6flfJO.flt aesaann 0.7.1 a 74 fl.Tnstn n 0.8350.00 tt83Sa8j VEGETABLES Supplies were favored buyers. liberal and prices generally with demand only moderate. No. 1 per 4-Ib. STOCKS SOFT AT AUCTION General declines were the rule at today's local auction salee ot securities. Union Fas senger Railway and Ftra Association each fill 10 points, while Lumberman's Insurance dropped U. Philadelphia Trust a snd Integrity Title and Trust. 5U. Quaker City National Bank waa down 8 and Catawlasa IH. Pennsyl vania Fire Insurance rose IK points. You can have the money you need, when you need It WITHOUT IMPAIR ING YOUR CREDIT WORTH without your customers knowing anything about tha transaction you can have the business build Ing assistance of cash, when you need it and at a cost to you of less than what you give tit eoiJ, dtioounts. You now pay mqro to your customers to pay you In 10 days than you pay us to Etta you IUMBDIATH CASH on shipment of mer chandise. Write me personally, for wore fact, or I win gladly have representative call on you without obligation or ex pens on your part A. Jfc BOMCAJf, President Comma relet Credit Co Casttsl mi Ssiflst stw ll.He.eea Commercial Banker Hw-Metl&aUea 8rstsl Home OMmi BALTIMOBB; fifsisc&4sd l V Kt Ysrk PWUiOsUi ettM. ClstUttu testes Quotations! White potatoes, Virginia per bbl. -No. 1. 76c.eil: To.. No. 2. 50c.: sweet potatoes, North Carolina, per bbl. No. 1, ft 03i do.. No 2,'I2S.50t onions, Bermuda, per crato. B0On0e.t do.. Jerssy, per -bush. basket. I025c: do,. Eastern Shore, rer hamper, .IStNOc.i eggplant. Norfolk, Per crate, U.T30S 23: cucumbers. Maryland per Ji-bbl. basket. 401150c; corn. Jersey, per basket, Bfl me.-, tomatoes. Jersey, per dssksi no. i.eariy. ssaSOb.: do.. No. 2, JWJ25C.; 00., second early. 0OS75e.j rousnrooms, basket, BOo Ctl. LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS ailCAOO. July 28.-H008 -Receipts. 24. fli5' market 5c lower: m xed and butchers, iiii A'Jii 75- good heavy. $.60a7.85i rough heav 02000 401 llfht.V7.20mS; pigs. 5.3 "cfTTUS-lfe.; loco: market at.ady and Mroni: bieves,' I8.25S10.SO: cows and helferi f3.50SO.40; Texans. $708.85; calves, ",f.!?l!:'!A -n .. mum, nirv.t alnmrt Hiir.w-.-".ii". ;i-,'n ,hh. uin native and Western, es.50. market $3.2300.23 ! lambs, f 5.4(1 NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS EiOB.-Market trregular: receipts, vackaxea: extra firsts, 21R2Hc ??E,"f 7 ' fl4,. 10SI20UC. rerular Silrbv'whltea, 28tl20c.. regular .packed; ml color, 18923c, nearby browns, ziv.-uc 13,178 regulsr packed; 1X04 PUBLIC UTILITIES, The Long Beach Oas Campany has op plied to tho New York Public Service Commission for permission to issue $5,000,000 of capital stock arid bonds. For the year ended June 30 the Penn Central Light and Power Company re ports net'earnlngs applicable to dividends and surplus of $107,404, 'Tho Citizens' Traction Company reports for the year ended June 30 a docrease of $10,090 tn gross earnings, but reduced ex. ponses established a not Increase of $17,074. earnings applicable to dividends and surplus were $62,017, a. gain of $7011. rphA T)0l nnil tliA Indnnnnitne UTanhnn. Interests ot the State have Joined hands before the Public Service Commission In an argument against the adoption ot tho uniform telephone rates for Pennsylvania, which the commission has been endeavor ing to get Into shape for final adoption. Tho two main points brought out are the contention that the commission is not empowered by law to make rates, and in the second place that rates based on pop ulation, 'such as the commission proposes, ore unjust. But while tho Bell Telephone) Company held that Its Interests aro so Interwoven that local conditions enter to only a very alight degree ln the matter of rates, the Keystone Telephone Company, of Philadelphia, argued that tha only way to flx telephone rates Justly I9 to Inquire Into the condition of each local company separately. To accept the Bell's view of tho matter would work great hardship to tne Independent telephone companies of the State, It was argued. INVESTMENTS RtS'Gx BANKERS 2 South 15th Street TBE PRICE OF RAILROAD STOCKS? CThe recently published May earnings will undoubtedly be reflected. In the future price ot railroad BtocKS, . We have just compiled and had published data showing the vital facts as to eleven standard dividend paying railroad stocks, which will be of great assistance to you in determining the; future trend, '" Consult our statistical department for detailed information as jo any investment security, " REED A. MORGAN &C0.EbS4JffiVffii1Sx. Brow Brothers 8a Co. t-HlLAUBLl'HIi Travellers Letters of Credit Issued in Dollar for we teVMtmtm, Jte West India, and eter & im M 8mtk 'America. sSk&FEf SP- Hfe. -, !.