EVENINft LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, ATTQTTST 6, 1015. S! CRAMBLE FOR STOCKS IN WALL STREET SENT n 11 ai-i,niiMni fc, )LENT ADVANCES IN WAR SPECIALTIES lltoada Also Came in for Share of Attention Uruciblo eel Star Performer. NEW TOIIK. Antr. . high records wero once more ea- v,,iv,,l In a. numucr 01 we Bo-caueu Kh!! exchaneo t"' morning, Including tin . oiel nnd flenernl Motor IWtlWi" ,! ,,n a nlnlfl In Sri ...Lwiv reacted, and similar advances liMd by recessions occurred In other PL,i. l.nter Cruclblo went to a new Si! inure, lotichlnjr 83. Central LenUior IJ '" 0f the stronfteet features of tho SJr dellB. ""? nf a continuation f"J L..n,inn nliich has been In lima- fey'.liwetk. . ... . . KsS, rations of cruclblo steel woro K"..-.ir After crossing iw. a rise or K "I 10 pointo, It dropped back sharply lirLmdrVd lot sale, Tallin to 81. It was P" ir, ffcat shipment on tlio llemlngton limYand Ammunition uompany nno imr-r-Arrnsu , now bclnir mnde hv Jfi,rtS5i from Us old plant In Harrison fetalis of tho company's plans for ,konIlnftnCO VVU1KB III Jiuiimun urn jur Tj he most highly specialized cstnb KL.eia In tho United States. Tho iLlr rose sharply to ft new top at tho ilvv lw. ,.. .!! ...1,1. n.ii.l.i . (J tin taut 01 ucm wim uuuuniiciili ffictlons nppoared In Allls-Chalmors i ','V..ir Tutand. Tho latter may have J? aue to tho denial of tho petition of .V. directors to reopen tho Inquiry Into ;?: company's nnanclal affairs. United Xlti Steel appeared to bo In supply tot S , firm opening, but there seemed WWII'- ,. .. ,., fn ., .t-.l, ,, .2. decline, and In tho later dealings It 'ty . .. . lit n-V aVia IhA Iflinf lv. i nlff tnM nlAAB Itrnn Arintner jump i" vvxa " -rtM from rittsburgli. The sudden 'L,nBth of pig has noon or a BenBauonai '?HJl4hl week considering tho manner inhlch tho market had been dragglnn etofore. ... wnother wavo of buying oruers swept . mrVrt unward toward midday. Beth- Ksm exceeded Its earlier now top price, shlla American oujsbi, iu.uu ivum- fenWi SerSOOUUK, i-iliku .j.vo. -m, Ulr JJraKO ana .vincnuuii iiicuihu nwu tn cnnsnlcuoiisly strong. j. ih day advanced. Willys-Overland lofned the "Bt or rccord-brcaker3. Tho fcjwj that tho company had decided to Bay asldo 2M,000 for tho purposo of rc- Uring some or lis proiorrou biulk nai iirilh exerted a stimulating effect, as did foil jtatement that tho company's bunl- fctjs wns oxpandlng by leaps nnu oounas ((Destruction of tho sugar refineries in Warsaw wltn large siocks oi mat coni nodlfy was used as a lever to lift the Snrar stocks. American Sugar extended IU gain to 3 points, whllo American Beet Stigar fliso movcu up on iuiiv u, u. pus- bio piviaena, as tno company was cam i be earning 15 per cent, on tho common r In the afternoon tho rnllronds started In to climb upwards. Encouraged by the Imftre considerate attitude of tho Inter FiKti, Commerce Commission, financiers e.Hri investment bankers regard tho rall- iroad groups of securities with Increased faor nowadays, especially tho big trunk Bllncs, It Is pointed out tnnt ror tne nrst lllme In financial history the average quo- itatlon for representative rails has fallen below that of the Industrials, ami that this a freakish condition not liKeiy to last when tho big war oruera now Doosting Industrials begin to uo uansporieu in ;e quantities. This will como about tho iia time as the new record-breaking brops havo to bo moved nnd should provo i decided slimuious to rnuroau taniuiKH, Mch should be reflected In the quota tions on 'Change. -v W Financial Briefs iTha Wool worth Company's July sales hoired an Increase of J7Gl,oo. For sovon Konths the gain waa J2.3I7.8J3. V Nevada Con reported n a dcflclt of For the Juno quarter tho B&dated Copper Company Surplus of 3S3,9S8, against t,6A9 uav JC(. rKTtmrlR nl Conner from the Atlantic Ms the week ended Xngust B totaled tpns. Since August 1 tho exports 193 tons nnd for the samo period Rait1-year 1212 tons. Ijlenry C, Thayer, of Henry & West, returned horn his vacation. The annual report of tho Torto Rlcan 'American Tobaccp Company bIiows sales Increased J3S0.4D5, not earnings increased JH.KD, and thp balance for dividends was Pmal to 10.08 per cent, on tho stock. The wrplus was, 5101,212, a gain of 121,921. FjT Sullivan, Jr., of Sullivan Bros. & Cc. has gone for a three, months' trip through Alaska. EJToroce II. Lee, secretary of tho Phlla detphla Stock Exchange, will spend the remainder of the summer on tho coast of 'lame. ha Vulcan Detlnnlnir Comnany reports for six mqnths ended Juno 30 a decrease of,f6,6t7 In total production. Tho sur plus was 1U.71G. against a deficit of 521,387 lilt year, ?L " A lot of soccial crade billets has been UtU by an eastern steel company as high M la per ton. I The Ray Consolidated Company reports Jor the June quarter an increase of J193, ftl In fatal Income, The surplus was HWM, an. Increase of 152,312. Total cop per production. 14.62I.3S0. anuinst 11.463.213 Warlous quarter A record.breaklnir nrnrluctlnn of Conner IS!on month was made by the mines of a northern Ulchlunn district during J3)y, according to estimate. DANK CLEAIUNGS clearings today comnare with com- I day laat two yean: nun inu 101J 4alnbu :s,04n,'iKt 2i,:!)!i,tu:i f.-Jlu.vui xi,-ioa,uui iv,u,u,iit i,,,,u. era; 3W.70i.5BH lgT.iai.lU 2(S1,11.1 New York Slock Sales jSlXUIt CV Bl rates for monev ilDhlx Totlc Time, ito . It a ai 3 m FOREIGN EXCHANGE VAnti Am t Th. tarmltrn Axehanira upened with daranU uteri inu up U. PUrllng rrnc Mark "ir iWt 8.1HU 81H 0.22 'Weekly Currency Movement YORK Aug- 6. Tb reporcad raovf. i currency thla week IrullMU a aaui by banks of about li.SOO.0oa Ttw rei.elait from the Interior (8.811.000 tilpiicl to interior 13.7W.00O. Inaludlag national bank nof wt to Wasb r iiilimutloii (lain frou tbo lntMlar iuxiimu Uoi.l Importa wr I1.1BSUOI 'rem. Canada. Lou en UMruury ti, urnitfr n 12 UI.COO. TW nd by banks ot tl.7V,e0v- Discount Rates Reduced 1NUTON. Ausr. 8, . Tbt .?' ti today raduaad from j 10 ewiouHt rato tor tao ruri tra alia axed ta rate for 4 at Uallu at 3t w cn unow Adams Kinri-M Alaska Gold Mlnej,. Allls-Chalm Mtg Allls-Clialm Mft prof. Am Ajr Chemical.,.. Am lirot Sugar , Am Hrako s & y tc Am Can Am Can mef Am Cat A foundry Laat eloaa. 03 High, Lew, Clot. 33 09 67 68 10O 6S5J .100 fiVi DO 33), 35 70 CO 53) 170 COH 100 ran 00 32H OSH 65 65 105 58i 100 01 H 00 33 31 60 60 170 69!i 100 02 60 03 7H 34M 12H 31 63) 07, 2o!f 79)i 81 41 CO 03 7 34(4 12H 31 64 07H 20 81! 81 44 110 AmKptiM ,, rjo 93 Am llkla ft Leather... 7H 7W Am Hide & L pref ... , 33 ,3 Am Unseed . 12 121, Am Linseed prof 29 31 Am Locomotive 54J mi Am Locomotive, pf.... 97 U7U Am Malt prof 21Jf 20 Am hmolt ft Rot fnu siif Am Smelt ft Kef pf n, 60 81 Am Bteol Foundtlft ..Alt' At Am Sugar nctlnerla...lt)9j 1111 im Tl ?'.". !i6' Pf 3!i 113U 11314 11314 ::' 122 122Jt 122 12214 Am iuaCC0, 227 228' 228lf 22S m ?b ,prof now 100 107 107 107 Am Woo en 27 28U 27K 28 Am woolen pref 88 88 88 88 Am Wilting Paper pf.. 7 Sii 7U 84 Anaconda Coppor. 70) 70)1 CDJi 09' i Atchison T ft S F 101 Ji 10' 101, 102 Atlantlo Coast Line. ..lOOli 100H 100J( 100H Ualdwln Loco rnu misj rm( li BalUruoreftOhlo 80) T W 60) llalt ft Ohio prof 70J4 71 71 71 llatopllas Mining m m ju ju S!5!Jcm Stoel 301 311 300M 300)4 Bethlehem Steel pf .... 135 135 135 135 Brook yn Hap Tram . hnij wi mi mi Btooklrn Union Gas . I20)f 120V 120)i 120)i Brumnick Term fiij 0 H (l lllllto ft bupcrlor . . . CUh 0!) C7 C8 Ca reroleum... mj 17J. 17)J 17J. Cal Petroleum pf 33 33) j 35) a8j5 Canadian Pacific UOJf 143H 140)1 148 Canada Southern 60 65 61 54 Cent Leather Co 44 44' 43J 4351 Cent Leather Co pf ...104U 101)( 104X 101H Chesapcako ft Ohio... iH 42)$ '11 42Vi tuino topppcr 40 45jj 45JJ Chicago ft Alton 9)f 8 8 Chicago fit West 12H 12 llf Chicago Gt West pf... 30lf :mt :n Chi ft Northvtcst 123J4 123IJ 12JH 123JJ i;nii.r ijjjf 18H 173 17 ChlMllftStraul.... B2H 83U 82 825 v.ui mil a 01 r P1....JZO 127 123 120 41 425 40H 41J 128!f 120 128 128 80,'f 00H 87 00 101)5 103 103 103 15M 15! 15 15 60 80)4 60 bO 78 tO 785i 68i 103,'t 100 10J)f 105 111 111 110 110 45H 8 12 30)4 Col Fuel ft Iron Consolidated Gas... Continental Can.... Continental Can pf. Corn Products Rcf. Cora Prod Itof pf.. Cruclblo btcol Crucible Stool pf... Cuban-Am bucar.. Bel ft Hudson 140 Den ft lib Grando. Distillers bccutltles. Dome Mines Kile L'rlo 1st pf Erie 2d pf Fed Mln ft Sm pf. Gen Chemical Gen Chemical pf. . General Ulcctrlc. ... General Motors General Motors pf . Goodrich B F Co... Great Northern of. . Gt N cfs for oro prop, 5 27H . 22 . 27K 42J 33) . 49Ji 280 .110 148 55, 28) 22Jf 27K 42), 33)f 49 290 148 6 27 21 27 41X 33)t 40 148 6 28 22 27U 42 33)f 49 287)4 290 1095, 20i 74 20M 9Ji . 34 . 25) . 67M 54 Guggenheim EidI 0,'lJf iiav HI y L ft P . . Homcstako .Mining.. Illinois Central Inter Agriculture later Agriculture pf. . Int Ilarv Corp , lot Ilarv Corp N J.. Int Con Corp Int Con Corp pf .... Inter-Met vot t c. ... International Paper. . Inspiration Coppor... Kan City Southern. . . Kansas City feo pf... Lack btcel Laclede Gas Lehigh Valley Long Island Mackay Cos pf Manhattan Kl gtd May Dept Stores .... Maxwell Motors Max Motors 1st pf ... Max Motors 2d pf... Mexican Petroleum... Mex Petroleum pf.... Minn ft St Lpf M St PftSSM.... Mo Kan ft Texas.... Miami Coppor Missouri Pacific Nat Enamel ft S ..... Nat Lead , Nev Con Coppor 14X N Y Air Drake... N Y Central N Y N II &II... N Y Chi ft St L.. Norfolk ft West... Norlhern Pacific. . North American... Pacific Mall Penn R It Philadelphia Co.., Pittsburgh Coal... Pittsburgh Coal pf Pressed btcol Car.. Quicksilver 3 110). 110)5 110K 172K 17.-IM 172M 173 191H 108 105), 105. 100 100)f 100 108 63K 62 CDS 51!f 118U 119H 118), 110 42 42K 41K 41U 04W (13)4 82 81 84 118 110 119 103W 104X 10-1 . 13i I6H 14 . 29H 30j 20,'i 01'i 05 G4 03) . 81 119 101)f 14 30), 64 103H 107H 100 20), 74 20H 0)4 33H 24)i 57), 60 20 72 20K 0)f 33 24 50J, i5 lMH 103)4 103 144)i- lldi 143)5 140 20), 73 20M 0M 33! 24)f "S. 103 32 ... oax ..120 ... 30 ... 31 ... 85 ... 31 78)5 78 34 32'f 32j CO'i 60 120)5 120 38 36 86W 33 81W 78 35 11SM US 7M 7)5 20),' 20M (3)5 3)5 23)Z 24)i 05)5 05)5 15 38 35! 84)5 3,'t 78)5 78 35 117 7)5 20X 3 23)5 04)5 14! 32)5 can 120), 38 35) 8-1)5 33 79)1 78 35 117 7 055 3)5 23)5 05)5 14!f 114)5 115)5 114)5 11 5H 89Jf 90), 8U5S UO 03 C3- 02)5 02)5 31 31)5 31 31 106i 107 1003f 107 107H 10815 107'5 107Jf 71 72 71)f 72 34 34), 32)5 32)5 108)f 108)5 108 75 78 70 24 24)5 24 04 03W 03)f Hii 58)5 54 40)5 P"1 Ry Stool Spring Ray Con Copper Reading Rap Iron ft Stool Rep Iron ft Stool pf. . Ilumley M & Co Rumley M & Co pf.. Seaboard Air Line.... beaboard Air Line pfd StL&SF 8t LftSF2d pfd... Sears, Roe. & Co Sears, Roe. ft Co pfd. bloss-Shef 8 ft 1 Co... So Porto R Bug Southern Paclfta Southern Rr ' Standard Milling btudebaker Co Studebaker Co pfd... Term Copper 41)5 Texas Co Texas & Pacific Third Avenue....... Tobacco ProducU pf, Union Bag ft Paper. . . Union Pacific. ...... Union pacino i.,.,, U b Ind Alcohol, U S Ind Alcohol pf.,, U S Cast 1 P & K.,.. U80 I P&F pf.... U S Realty & Imp.... United Hys Invest .... United Hys Iaveat pf . U S Rubber. ....... ... 3 40)5 23)5 110)5 151 44K 44)5 3 38)5 2)5 108)5 78 24 0JJ. 68 3 30)5 22) i MANY ISSUES TO NEW HIGH RECORDS 149)5 160)5 43 OS 4)5 12 14)5 32)1 6)5 m 140 124W 124)5 124)5 40)f 45)5 45U 75 M 50 63)5 08 5)5 12)5 14)5 31)5 0 0)5 43)5 08 6)5 12)5 14)5 34)5 5)5 u)5 149 07)5 5 12 14 32U 5)5 0)5 148)5 160 124 46)5 72 87)5 15)5 65)5 8414 102 103)5 102)5 103)5 42)5 4UJI 4J 140 142 140 140 10)5 10)5 10)f 10)5 62)5 S1'5 51)5 51H 100)5 lOOIf 10J 100)5 0)5 0)5 6)5 0)5 130)5 131)5 120)5 131M 81 bl 81 at 00 0055 69h 05X 04)5 05 94)5 95 75 88)5 15)5 50 84)5 75 83)5 15)5 50 83H 18)5 39 35)5 17 34)5 48)5 72)5 18)5 40 33 17 35 48)5 73)( 18 40 37)5 17 31 47)5 71M 18 40 39 17 35 47)5 72J5 8 1 :.:::.:.::u58 .1 it. k fnnnar .....67 07 H Y-Cara Cnwi. ....... 35)5 35. Va-Oaro Chem. pf 101 101 Va Iron Coal & O .... 50)5 51 Wabash pf.... M Walls Pargo Hxptass.-.IW 109 wiMfntooW 70) 70)5 H5! effl-nV.l 38 S K.Tw.-..-Ulfi 1WM UW UK wheal ft Lake Brte... H n n WIMNIAL-V Wpf ... 1 , H H (ivtfiuui itnri ' " " o 00)5 00)5 34)5 34)5 101 101 60)5 51 H ii 104M 109 70)5 70)5 35 25 33 38 Willy QVmn f9 wcXfuT" wd.::jM m w a (JEW YORK CURB TS1 aco old acce new mm &! : liriv r r-- iteid Cone etna Qmanrtt toe t C Plr b Row ' V Coei bulve Bid AakeA 4M 49 ... mo 4 . . ,. Vu w u 1UO 1U6 IS 6 UNITED GAS ADVANCED, AS DID THE TRACTIONS Electric Storage Battery Again Heavily Bought Despite Wur Order Denials. In a broad nnd Active session tlio local market displayed n buoyant tone through out moat of the day. Svlth a number of new Issues tnken In hand by Ihe traders. Electric Storngo Ilattery was ngaln con splcdous despltn'oinclal denial of tho story that the compnhy had received ordcra for many boat bAtterles. As pointed out In these columns before, the company hope to land some bl booking!, from the United Btates Government for aub marine batteries, but these have not yet been placed. Meantime the business In brisk nnd steadily expanding. The stock did not reach yesterday's high prlco until the final dealings, when It hit 66 Cambria Steel wan also actively bought. Ualdwln Locomotive failed to respond to tho Increased war orders re ported, but ruled tlrm for a time The tractions wero In fnlr demand also, whllo heavy tradlnrr continued In United States Btcel, tho quotations following those of Walt street As the day wore on the traders turned their attention to the local tractions nnd found them comparatively easy to lift to hlghti levels. Union was pushed above 34 nnd Hcpld Transit clono to 10 Mean while Ualdwln eased off about a point, but rallied again Intor. united Gas Im plement, to which attention was re cently called In these columns as likely to como In for a whirl at any moment, suddenly hecntne buonnt, advancing ovor u point. An unusual technical condition devel oped on the local exchange today, in view of nn nbsence of any substantial supply of stock or long Interest, It being pos sible to execute loans on United States Steel and Electric Stornge Battery shares without Interest. New York Bond Sales 1000 Amer Acr fin .... UW Amer Smelt Sec Ue. , :iooo Amer Tel clt 4, ... 1000 Amer Tel cu 4U WiU Armour Co 4Hi .'(UK) Atchison cv 4s 11133 MOO Atcltlion cv 4s ItMiO 1000 Allan Co Una 1st 4s 4000 Allan Co Lino tit 4 SOOO llalt A Ohio 4s .HIM) llalt & Ohio c 4',j .-,wm Tilth bicel let 6. H7C00 lloth stl rm S, 10( llroohljn It T la 4n 00 llrooklyn It T Bs 101K Torn) Cent leather let Bs 1(ki Cent 1 1st 4e . . I0OO Ches & Oh cv 4Hs. MOD do 4Ws OOtH) Chi at West 4s 14000 C It & Q Joint 4s. . 1000 C M ft t P Dlv 4s. l'OtlO do CP Ss . . J4O00 tlo c 4H VOOt) iln Ken 4Uh BUKI C bt 1 M ft O deb 5s 100' 10UO Col ft South 1st 4s HS BOOO Con C,a cv Cs , . 113's lOOti Del & HuU rfil 4s. .. UJyt 21110 Del & IIU.l Hqulp 4ViI lOOVi 1000 Den ft Illo Or 4s.. . 70 '(000 Detroit KJUon 1st ZsiWiy, "nm in, Hrcur Com 3s . U1. lflOHl DuPont Powd 4'4 1000 Erie conv 4s Ser A.. 3000 Urn Kluo deb S3 looi) 111 Steel deb 4is iOOO III Cent 4s 1032 . . . SOOO do 4 ll'.V S0OO Insp cv ret :id pd Os. KO0O Intern Met 414 M) Interb It T ref Be. . 2100(1 Inter Mer iMtr 414s JtiOO lnternl I'apcr Cs.. 1300O Jap now Oer sta 4Hs 122000 I-ncka Steel Bs 1030.. 2000 Laclodo Qaa 1st Ss, . noon Ltke 3h deb 4s 1031 (K)d lrlllard 5s . . 1000 Louis & Nash 4s . , .1000 Minn,. Ot U 4s .... 2000 Mo lc cons (Is 2000 JlontlJwer OS lllsh. Ixiw. Close. uiu 1UU 1U(1 105' SS 103 103S loit, loi 5 oi. ot 1I0U W)U lO'.'ii llXILi 81 Bl'4 SOU, 8UH su', tstya tat lai 100'i ioo so nn ICO 100 51 M 84 07 07 V0 HfltJ U DIN LSti, $ I5 . eOVi .10-i1, :$& 110 T4J. 07. til) 100 ,, Tl w 10U4 tn) Wis . MIW . HIV, DU DO 00, 801, 1U2 Wll IIS 100 88 113'i, lli, loin 70)i iww 03H 03 SOU 1MH SN hu(i, 1W 74S 1I7J, nog 100 71 78 101H no 110 H B2V4 uu (10 iono N y4AJr.Brlto crt . IW OR)' Y canal 4'ss luuo.wn 7Te niHio v 200O N Y C.l. S afta ...uui m v n A II MUh imoa N 1 C .- Hud 0a ret. Ip3t u in v Y Cltv 4Us 1000 OSM JiiOO N V City ret 4M; ..JOlJs 1WW N Y O 4V4s Nov 1WT.101V .ILKI . 1 iY u n ' "''( 1000 N Y btute 4s .10U .nn,t V V 'I ! n 4Ua 05' . in .100 7!4 . 00 88 loot, 1)7 Vj ..102, IOOO N Y W C & U 4Vj . in. ii iuuy AW11 '4 IftlMI Vnrf A. AV'PHt Ct 000 isorr & esi cv -a .'000 Nor Pao prior 4s 3000 Ore Ilw A N con 4s. 100(1 Penna c 3Ws... . ,X) 1'onna Ben ci 4s 5000 Penni ct V "Aim L)nnln'H fllu, As ..100 11)00 Pub Sen N J 6a , QU 20ih) Ita Con Copper s .ll 200(1 Heading gen 4s pJT4 700(1 Hep Ir & S 5s . , M B00O Hock Island 4a . 80ft 100(1 Hock Island 5s .. 40 Hooo Reaboard A L aai a eu. 1000 Seaboard A t, Sta 4s 7 '.200(1 Snulh Pac cv 4s . . 80 tvfinn ,to cv ret Ipsa ill us KKX) South Pac rfd 4s IOOO South Hwy Ken 4s ,a,i,i umith llurv rnn as 20000 Texas Co cv w .. 100 luihil Third A adl 5s 7fl 1 (000 V S Steel Ss 102U KKXI Union Pac 1st 4s MM 5H0II Union Pac c 4 .. fM tn(H) ali Knu ct sta 4s,. IB. SOOO Wali-P Tcr 1st ct 4s . V lllllOO W 11 A II CV Bs . . 10V1 411(10 West shore 4s . St) Sales in Philadelphia 7 77 103 101 loHi 10l)i 100 73 lod 87'i DO 88 Id) 1)7 1021 IO) SOU nn OJ', H2 sot, 4U-7, SO 78W 80 f iw 10J1 S8 13 80 . 84t; 84 84 . co'J OOW OOti .lO-'H 1024 102V5 1 If 100 88' 10 . 1(014 102U 81l soji hH 103 KHI5 80 100 icra ?p -) 81 07 DM, ,SVl Ut'i US loo'.i 8H 1131, Ul 1001, 70 10J4 3H 0314 SOW 1021, bd Sitt no U7 CUVS 100 71 70 101M 00 111'- BJVj mi 00 V815 101 771 77-. 103 4 l)S 101', IOIti loin. 1001 111 75 100 87'4 UO e-S 1004 II7W lid, 100 Sill, no 02U 02i so: ie 80 78U ROVi 100 102 03 Yes, close, 100 AUIs Cnalm SOO Am Can.. 1 Am Una. ..... 110 Anaconda Mln 1X1T Ualdwln loco .Tl do pref 1(1 IltlltJ a 4 ttw Cam Stl 30 Prue steel,. 0118 Kleo) Storage 50 (leu Asphalt Illsh Low. Close da pref . Inu Co N Am 205 Keystone Tel Co 1V& 1003 Lako Sup Con. lJf 4.1 uemnH i 50 LehlBh Vley.. 100 Leh Val Tr. . . 10 do pref 4U1I Penna It It. BOO Pressed St Co.. 00 Pn bait airs- .. (UO Phila Co .... . 103 do cum pref. 110 Phlla It Tr . Ilia do tr clfs ... a Phlla Trae . . 30(1 Iteadlne .15 Ton lielaiont 2111 l'nlon Trac ,. . lii V Oas Imp,, WiGO 'I' H elteel . . I iln prst ... 1073 Warw Ir & 81 . 113 V Cramp & S , A XUIK Hl '.. BONDS. 18000 Am O & B M. 5Hi 2000 Blec PmTIi 74 :ou) Key Tel 1st Be. 04W SOOO Lake Sup lno 4s J 1000 Len v cons j ; wn,A Umiiu eell 4WS. Ml' lflQOO Penna na 41s 10SR 300C I'ona tu " " "" IOOO Pub Ssrv M 4 4t00 tin Hwy Inv 6". 83ii I Local Ht ;h'(, 11.1 T.ri OOU BM4 MS tS .101 101 101 101 not, coj, "S . 80 SOU 70 80 103 105 103 3714 3TH .17W STJ4 , 8214 MS B2l M4, 781 Sfllj W Mft . km on at b)5 . 33ii 32 3IH 8JV 61) 00 RO 00 14 2214 3XU i'St . .11 1A lot", 10 10U Tl TSIt Till 72 72 7J ni 1& 13U 1311 1514 .11 .11 31 3t MM 5411 r.v, 5414 . !W MS 5S M M M 88 38 .1U 38 3D 40 40 30 40 0 O'i mi 111, OH 0" 015 'i, Tl 71 71 71 7W 74'. 74S 71S .1. 3S 3 3I & .14U .11V4 34v', Klj 81U 8.1K S1U 7215 T1 7tI in, ;. in',, itiii ins H io i)i4 10 H 1SV4 W 1$ W tfU au no ouvn oa 74 71 71 MS (MS. 0K 27 7 7 l not' iiJiiz. 11ML& A T plS .0714 102'A 102S J0il4 SO SO bU & c$ S!H ""iTiiifcrrfii'i ! I 49pHVF0ssfeflpBHyaBgBaas. IN QUIET MARKET Weather Conditions Watched With Cnre for Indication of Possible Trend of Prices. PHILADELPHIA MARKETS Last prev. Sale. Illdh. Low. Close. Bid and Asked ma Baldwin, ,H Jo f "'1S1 Hjg ijua t c jg34 inn-.- Today IX) a. ( iHv vajuaj.j. Valtar Tr mnX Hi tleetrtc . t kilu Ca 451 per ient .. u imt eent Yesterday Aaxea luu asu ''::ik ill m m SH 3 ES . 8 .. JOHN II. MASON Vice president of tho Commercial Trust Company, who leaves thla week for n vacation trip to York Harbor, Mo. PHILA. ELECTRIC SELLS NOTES Company Disposes of $3,G00,000 5s to Bankers. Announcement wan tnatlo today that Drcxcl & Co nnd Ilrown 13i others & Co. havo purchased $3,500,000 Philadelphia Uloctrlc Company B per cent, two-year ffold coupon notes. Tho notes may bo called for redemption on SO days' notice on August 1, 191G, or on February 1, 1917. It Is announced that the notes hnvo all been sold tn this market. Half Year's Pip: Iron Production Tlio production of pis; Iron In the UnltoJ States In the nrst half of thla jrar amounted lo 12,23.1.701 tons, according to tho report of tho American Iron and Steel Institute Thla shows a. decreaso of 302,301 tons from the output In the first alx montlis of 1014, and an Increaso of 1.137.(111 tons ocr tho last half or 1014. Tho total number of furnaces In this country on Juno .10, i:il6. was 4IS, of which 23d woro In blast on that date and 212 out of blast. The output of charcoal Iron In Iho nrst half of 1013 was 2i).llirt tons, as com pared Tvlth 120 13, tons In the second hair of 11)14 and 14 1,7(17 tons In tho llrnt halt of 1011. Tho folio Ins table Rhea Iho production of pis? Iron In hslf-early periods from Hill tn JUKI tn Krosa tons, Serml thousand toni of forro-phosphorua, ferro-tltanlum. ferro-ann-dlum and other allos sro Included for recent jeers 1013 ion ion Tlrst half .. . 12,233,701 12,530,004 10,4ss,i; Second half 10.700,150 14,477.(1)') Total 2.1,332,244 30,000,801 Express Companies Doing Potter WASHINGTON, Auk (J Increased business nnd rlfld economics brought renoned prosperity to the nine principal express companies In April Thoy reported to the InterMtato Com merce Commission today net earnlnss In April ,.rl la this esr of year, from this jear. JSS1.101. airalnst S103.32.1 last The companies reduced their expenses ftl.1Gl.ST3 In April, 1014. to 3.700,7Ul CHICAGO, Auir. 6 -A featureless mnr ) ket confronted operators M. tho opening icxiay while curly prices Compared favorably with those of yesterday, a nervous Undertone) waa evident Trading stncrnlly -was light and. scattered Doth buycts and sellers appeared to bo exrr clstntf extrams caution. Speculators wore hard to find. Tlio market now la a weather proposi tion, Conditions are too uncertain to onturo any posltlvo predictions na to Its courso In tho Immediate future, Ho ono nppears to bo Indulging In heavy trading, bottled wenthor for sovernl weeks Is needed to assist threshing, which will ln crenso movements Unsettled weather will mean an Increase In black rust dam ago nnd a scarcity of stocks. September wheat, which closed nt 11.03 yesterday, brought that prlco nt tho first sales today, but sold off a trlflo a tow minutes Inter with no Indications that It wns well supported. December showed n decllno of , when It opened at (1.03. It displayed greater strength than September on later sales. December opened at J1.12V. against J1.13H, yestorday's closing; prlco. It, too, gained in strength before noon. Prices turned definitely downward In the nfternoon when good weather reports began to como In from tho West. May cloved 111010 than a cent below last night. Other montlis were steadier. Corn appeared to bo lacking tho sup port of commission Iioubcs. nlthough It opened favorably and remained linn In tho early hours. Oats was nervous with an abated de mand. Prices ruled fair nt the opening, and later tlio undertone was weak. Hxport and millers' Bales continue, dis appointing, only 460,000 bushels being sold for forcisn shipment; 00,000 of It wns durum, Chicago cash houses reported sales of 00,000 bushels for seaboard de livery. It Is believed that most of tho purchases now being mado fop exporta tion, via the Gulf, are tho Oiling of old orders. Leading futures ranted as follows. Yest'd a Wheat Open, Utah. Tjow, Close close. September . l.os 1 08H l.onti 1 nau l,07tt December 1 OH 1.01U l.oilH 1 00"4 tl.08 Mav .. 1 1S, 1 111, nitj 41.12 1.1SJ Corn (new delhery) September 7.V4 11, 74J, 74tj, 75U December . 04S MS inij tinfc 1111(4 My UlS 00 0V5 bO 07 Oats Peptember .. 41 41 M 3DH 41i Ueeemhe' ..41 41 40 '40(4 41'd Mis . . 4JW 41', 4.1 141 44 Inl September ,. 7,77 7 SS 7,75 7 75 17.77 O-tolier 7.8,1 7.02 7 S2 "85 7.R.". Jnnunry 8.10 'Ml lUlis September .. 8.77 8.02 R.77 8 R1 B.SJ October . 8 S2 8.03 8.50 8.87 t.b7 lrk- September 1110 11.57 1120 18 37 18 32 October . . 11 50 13.07 13..I5 13 52 1.1.47 111(1 t Asked DIVIDENDS DECLARED Crescent Hpo Lino Company, 73 rents, pay able September 13 to stock of roconl Ausuit 24 Standard Oil Company of New York, ususl quarterly 12. payable September 15 to stock of record Aurust 27. Oliamplon Copper Company, ft, making; f 17 declined since rcbrunry 21 last, LOCAL HALP-HOUELY SALES 10 to 10:30 A. M. 10 r.lec Storage. Ot 200 do..., .... IX 10 do.. . . (14 SOO Cambria Steel 53 100 L'lec Storage. 01 no do. . .. 30 do.. . . 188 1 dV"" ,:. 15 Illce Storage 30 do .. 100 U 8 Steel . 200 do 04 04 m 04 04 ,2W 100 naldwln SOW 100 Elec Storago. 0.1 Vl 2(1 do. . . (H 10 do (f 100 do K1V5 10 do.. ...... 114 111 U U I 10 do M Allla Chalm 23 l'enna . . .31 10 do ..54 .. WW 100 Eloc Storage, (CI 12:30 to 1 P. M. 10 Eleo Storage. m od . . . 50 Cambria btcel &.Mi (" 80 (U TM 200 do 72V 300 naldwln . ir.t nn 11 k hi eel MS 200 do Ji I14C 100 do 71 J Kio ijjxo sup t-or iu in u 8 Steel. 23 do . ... 10 do. ion 1' It T t c 100 uo 3110 U S Steel 10 do. . 15 Elec Storage 40 do .. . 300 do -Jin II K steel .. 20 Cambria Steel M 5 do 3.1 10 U B Sloel. .. 72 200 do. .. '- rl IVur Ir A Ht U .... . -- . ...j- ;. .. .. , ro Lake sup vor io1 uu i- 11 i r, do ..... 10)4 10O Elec Storage 50 Elec Storage. i"i .10 do U4ll 50 do on; 0 U S Steel . . 72 , lfsi l It T t c ntt 0:1 Eleo blorage. CT "u ,ln ... .0.1 100 Cambria Steel 52 nil IT H Steel 72 30O Ilalduln M 2 l'enna . . 54 mi I! H Rteel Ti 100 Amer Can . . JH 100 Cambria Steel 5iS 100 ill it a Steel.. 100 Eloc storaeo. 51) do 10 do. 100 U & Steel. DU do 50 do 3, 5 do n 3(1 do CJU 50 do ijj4 60 do .... tn J 10 Lake Sup Cor 10I4 10 Ualdwln ..... 80 21 Oen Aspb pfd 20 Cambria Steel 52 in Elec Storage, fflj, JU no "'- do ! do 5J 20 B. Steel do 72K lot) Cramp tn a oo (ill, 10 do. itl "jn P,nm 72 50 U S Steel. 7i 10 do ?.... ail im IIOND3. 1000 Public Sen lee NJ6i ... 10:30 to 11 A. M in niea Storage. &IU 25 V R T t C... jyn 100 U H Steel 805, .4 . 24 . 54 .101 . 38 . JStt 14 aa Ph Co cum nf SllM 15 do...... .. t.,la 41 do. , . . 30U 10 I.eh val -IT pi .11 20 Eleo Storaae. alW 100 Cambria Steel Ci 50 Cambria Steel 32 W do . . (-,, 10 Eleo Storage 200 U S Steel . 10 do loo Elec Storage 53 do ... . 200 do .. .1 do 300 U 8 flleel... 7 Cam Iron 10 U B Steel 5 Eleo Storage 10 Urlll J u 2H I.ehlch Nav 1 Elec Storago 100 Key Ti 50 I' 11 T t c 14 I'hlla Elec tl do .. .. 18 Penna . , 1 Amer fins a runs, uo . 100 do 11 Elec Storago 75 l.eh Val Tr 23 Key Tel ... 20 do . 10 Elec blorueo 1 ,(, . . !(3 Penna. 3 Elec Storage 5 do . . 50 War Ir & St. 30 do CO do. .. 10 Eleo Storage 100 Anaconda 100 Union Trac , 10 Elec Storage, 7 l'enna 850 V It T Silt 200 d OK 23 Unl( 20 U S Steel no. do Ion irac. D IIU. 11,1 ml! 1(1 Ansrnnda HUU 00 l'enna Salt, . 3.1VJ 200 Elec Storage aiu 10 no M 100 do 1IU1 uu 100 naldwln 100 Phlla Co 15 Union Trac BONDS. 1000 Lehigh Valley cons 4H.,.. 1000 Lake Sup Cor lno 5s IOOO Lake Hup lot lnc 6s . .. 10000 An,er Qaa & Kljctrlo Ba ., 4O0O .mer Oas & Klectrlo fa.... 1000 Amef Oas & Electric 8. ... 4000 Penna gen W 4000 Penra gen 4V4f iiui l Ti n t e 100 I-ake Bup Cor 10U . ""71 07, 1 7i 7i 31 40 Key Tel ... 14 ae oup i.ur v?s iaw lElU iny, aaw 27 Unbui ' 20 Key 11 to 11:30 A.M. Trac.a3tt 10 U S StMl. 10 Alibi Chalm.. a lnn tt" J, Jf? &' Htoraae. 5 dlP ' ... l w7 . . 03i4 1 AmrCan ... 08 in do ....... tOfi 10 " i ,' 35 Tonopih B.: 8g P ' 100 Lake Bup Cor 10M, UONDS. 1000 United llwys Inv ,5a . .. ...... 2000 Elitrlc & People's Trao 4a ... 10M Phlla. Oo oa ,....,,. 10W United Hwya Inv Ba 11:30 A. M, to 12 M TV1 11 Iv. f rtum nf 40 2 York nwy pM iO Ti Bias Btoroge. 100 H R T ' . 10 Lea Val Tr . lK 100 CatBWl St4Ml gift 10 V 8 1&) Elec k ui. cor 1 uaaiai Storage SO U S Stl. . . as do-- - . ID Blo Storage. LifVal Tr--IBB PR T t ... 1 SiabW'staii 91VI a. Traa. . Storaaa. 1MKNLNI. SOOOKeystoM TlijlM ' ' 12 M. to 12:30 P. M. if SHrVfSTr am ninai i 10 P R T t c. 50 Lnke Sup Cor 10 Leh Valley . 100 l'enna ... 100 U S Steei 40O Eleo Storage. 10 do 51) do .. CO Ualdwln . . 100 Eleo Storage. 10 do. . . 10 U 8 Steel . lno do. 10) Lake Sup Cor 10 100 V S Bteei . if 10 cumDria meei ..1 Bl U U I . . 84 50 Elec Storage. UU O'i 40 do 101 100 U H Steol ll.. . 72S Cor lot! lav ri ec . . 24 1' It I I c , 054 U S fiteel. TiJI l IS T t 0, . D'4 20O 100 25 do. do., do., do., do . T2t. 100 Lakn Sun MH 73 Ihlgh Nav uu io I'nua uiec 01 .110 1' JL HI 23 tuu. 100 80 100 War Jr & St u-ti, n(i u meei . it, ni'J 11 do ... 72U ii i 1 j.iec oiorago ui, 10 do wi 200 V It T t c... 115 3 Ih Valley .. 72 1(H) Klec Storage. (13 Mil S Steel..., 73U 100 do 7i4 100 renna ....... MU 50 U 8 Steel ... Ti'4 100 do 7-')J 200 Elec Storago. 63 (IS .. OIS ... W wjj .. 04 110NDS. 81 3$ !Xit 5000 l'enna con 4s I02;, 1000 United llwys San Fran 6s 60 1 to 1:30 P. M. 20 Union Trac. 34 73 U O I 0 V O I . .84 10 do 100 P It T t c. . ' 50 Oen Asphalt. 100 Eloc Storage. 04W 10 P It l'l c... loo I'hlla Co . . 381 10 Union Trac, . 5 do T .... OSS 20 U B Steel. . . 23 Elec Storage. C1H 500 War Ir & 6t. inn nnmhrln. Rteet 5.1 100 do. . . .. 100 do . . 53 20 Ualdwln plu..ll)i 10 Eleo Btorsgo (H!j 8 do .. ..105 10 Cambria Steel 33 10 Ihlgh Nav. . J3J4 4 do 52(4 100 U S Steel,... 72 100 do 5.1 SO do .... 73 100 Elec Storage. (1IJ4 10 Lako Sup Cor 10 100 do 014 1:30 to2P.'M. 100 Cambria Steel IB 50 Elec Storago. 04 100 U S Steel .73 20 do (MS 100 do ... 7S 5 do 041, 'so War lr & St. .JH 100 'lo .... lj, 20 U 8 Steel .. 71 21 U S Steel . . J3J 10 do 71 23 do ... T1H 35 do 73 10 U O I 84 0 Cambria Steel MS M do .... 84)4 100 U 8 Steel JI 200 dp.. ... 8l "00 Heading .. 75 10 Leh Valley . ni 100 US Steel.... jsff ll yarnbf,a Steel 5.1 10 do Ji)i 10J1 - jH 100 do 71fA 55 do. . . ,. HI), 100 do.. .. 7.11,200 U H Bteel 71 j, 100 Lake Sun Cor low 10 do..,.. . T.JH loo Elec Storage 0)2 100 5l WorM., liS 50 Eleo Storsge. 01 21 do 1114 3U 23 (10.. .... in . M)U 30 do ... OIK (, J(l uu . . u oil latnpris Bteei o.j 5 do 1000 do 20 leh Valley 100 Phlla. Ca . 100 Baldwin .. so do. 500 U 8 bteel 00 do ...... 100 do 200 do 5 Leh Valley 100 Penna . . .. 71U 5(1 Cntnb , 71U 200 U S . 71jZ 100 do . 71 100 do ,.' .A Tl T I 72 ,!? 10 P R T t c, bteel.. 7 HI H . . in, 013-10 UOKDS. 1000 Penna cons4li; ........ 200 Amer Oaa & E ectrlc 5.. BOO Amer Clas & 11 ectrlo Ss 100 Amer Oaa & K eetr o fls . 100 Amer U i Electric Bs.. 2 to 2:30 P. M. . 8(1 , 86 10 Elec Storage. OB 10 do S2. 40 U 8 Steel .. 71W 100 do J3 XI 100 luft 100 m v da . do do . do U Q I ao 10 10 25 .10 85 71S t) T3!t Ml 200 War Ir St 100 do,, 8 Cambria Steel Sjtf am Oiu. Hlnrnrt. UU 25 do 9 . 100 100 71k 10 U S Steel hi 200 do ... 85 100 do. (IV 100 do 10 10 Irfhlgh Nav do do do. do. da. 400 Cambria Steel 5J imrusn. y inn Itlae TPP 3.J -y." . 100 Caiwbrla Sts'ei W 30 B eo ! 1W do. Storage 3 10 do . do , do., do . do., do,, do......... 63 do,. ,..,.,. 65 do ,. OB do ,,. eg do , 06 do (W do... ,.,., M.. tT4 :S8 11 V.tm Htoniil HOI II UO ..... no) do , . . . (Ul , do 631 do Ml 100 do . W lu uamoria meei 100 l-ake SupCr M 100 CainlrU RU 3Sg 100 U 8 Steel ., 75 100 do J3V, 10 do TSS BOO Press St Car 8K CO U 8 Steel...- jffc I(i ao OS (UIU flit in Hati Aanh ufd 60 (A 100 ElM Btorsge. 9 , Oat, 100 do Wi t 100 War Ir & St 1 BONDS. 1000 Unlte4 B" ' 'iV 2:30 to 3 P. M. Pfd ' 10 Oil A 49 CamUta SI) I EMC wwi'. ao .-. Steal. !-' m ipwi as a Beu Storage. IAS I do . a -n t Cambria Stoat BOM- 100 Cm da . WfMJ ! fnjtul ihi uwin ... CaubrU Stel I aa . do da do Eleo allonge. GltAIN AND FLOUR "WHEAT necelptl, T8.0S8 btteh. Demand waa Jatr, bat Wettarn advice continued bear ish and prices her further declined lc . QUo-tatlona- Car lots, In expert elevator-No. 3 red, new pot and August, 1 14tT1.10, No a red Western, new. 11.1761.10, No. 2 Sevthern rtd.riflw, 1 121.U, steamer No. 2 red, new, I1.10L12, No. 3 red. new, II.1WJ1.12J re jected A naw, llwioLOS, rejected n, new. Ilfll02 No. i Northern Duluth, old, 1.84 JftJ. CORNr-necelpU, S05 bdsh. Supplies were email and fh marltet ruled Orm thouan ul,t guotatlons Oar lots for local (fade, aa to location No. 2 yellow. BOtMtDlHa.,, steamer yellow 8HOOOi4c ( No B yeRow, SIIW1,. uta iteoeipts, is,ois nusn. oupuu. ,11 and tne market waa strong, So 2 white at 060 n.OI'H. nrtnt. Ml bbla. and 032.000 lbs In sacks. Demand was light and prlcca wars nominally unchanged. Quotations, per 1M lbs.. In wood Winter, clear, new, tl.7S0B, do, straight, new, 5g5M; do., patent, nw, 3,Boa00i Kansas straight, new, lute rarks, & 3035,001 do, patent, new, Mte wtri,g, ,1 6030.80, aprln tlraK clear, old, I43J OO 501 do, straight, eld, Jo.riHta.lt! do, pat ent, old. 16,0097 13 1 do,, favorite branda. olJ, 17 2f.T-T1i city mllla, choice nnd fancy patent, J7.23CT Ti city mills, regular tades Winter, clear, new. It &Ja3,10i do . straight, new, J3.13 03,40 do- patenl. now 1.riOtlB.78. ItVn iXOUlt waa nominal We quota Pennsylvania at ft BOgd.lB, In wood, and West ern, now. at fSQB-CO, In sacks. PROVISIONS wem verr ama with aales of No fair jobbing aar. uuotations: sets, emoked and nlr-drlrd, 236200. There was matket ruled steady. demand and the Quotations! city beet In Western, is, smoked, 23Q20C.1 city beer, knuckles. and tenders, smoked and alr-drled, snttatn wtrn Leef. knuoklee and tendera amoked, 27fcliSo,t beet hams, fJiaxi, pork, family. Il Ui2.uO. bama, s. P. cured, loose, mnUHe.l do., aklnned, looe, WHttlSKc.i do., do., smoked, 14015c.: ether hams, smoked, city cured, aa to brand and average. iHW13nic. ham, smoked. Western cured, il4pioftc 1 do , Lolled, boneless, 2.H24c. plcnla shoulders, a. P. curd, loose, 11HV12C, do, smoked. 12!tf laUc; bellies. In pickle, according to average, loose, 12!,V13c: breakrast bacon as to brand end aM-rogt. city cured, 1718C! brraktast I aeon, Western cured 17B18CI lard, Western, rennsd. tierces, 010a.; do, do., do., tuba, livaios : isrd, pure city, kcltle randered. In tlerrea UitVUK.. lard, pure City, kettle ren dered, In tuba, 11'iUHW. REFINED SUGARS The market waa quiet and unchanged. We nuoto renncrs' list prlce. subject to .coneej ?lons of 5 points: Standard panulatsd. B.TOO n 73c extrn fine granulated. B 05rS..pc! pow dered, 5.7306 80c.: confectlonem1 A, 5 5B P.OOc., aolt grades, 80W5.41C. DAIRY PRODUCTS 11CTTERV Demand -waa fairly active and. values ruled nrm, wun euppuw u w.,.w grades under good control. iSuotatTtm.: West- em solid-packed creamery, fanoyppeclals 28c.. extra. 2r,c.: extra flrt. SBO-SMc; flrata, v 2"ic7: seconds, 2211230.: nearby prints, fancy. 2c: 110.. average ".. -iw-y-., --. -.- JOUUI1IB iwiu" . ...v K. .., ),!...:, sv.race -xtnis. 2TI72BC.: do. fair to (food. 24Hf21e. Ea'oS. Fine, fresh atock was kept cloaely denned up at firm prices, but medium and poor ezes were plentiful and dull. Quotation.: la free cases, nearby extras, 24c. per dox ; nrstj, Jrt per standard ca,o: nearby currontrerepts. 3..V. per case: exceptional lots higher: y,t ?rn citra nrsts. WO per citaa. nnt JSJIMJ 3 el per ense: fancy selected candled eggs wero 30 CHKESETbe market was ouiat and un ehanaed iMth ample offerings. Quotations. Nework. full cream, new. MifMUc.: do., do . fair lo good, now, 1313o.; do., part aklma, W13c. POULTRY IJVK-Tho market ruled ateady on fine deslmblo-slxed stock under modcrataofrerlngs untl a talr demand. Quotations- Fowls, aa to atiallty, l(MM(J'4c: roosters. 11912c.: broiling cYtlckens. fancy, not leghorns, weighing 1HJ lbs, apiece, SI2Sc: do. not leghorna, welgb- nir 1&154 lbs. aplebo. 17C20c : do., leghorns, wolghing 1HW2 lbs. apiece. : ?-jfc welehtng lClVt lbs. apiece, lBtrlllo.: ducks, lVkln. old. lsSltc.: do.. Indian Ilunnar, old. 12t,13c: do , young, according to "lie, JXw lbc.. plgeoni. old, per pair. BUf23c.s do, joiii'a;. P'r tmlr, 20321c. DRESSKD. Fine, fresh-killed fowls were well cleaned tip at firm prices. Chicken and ducka were, quiet, and barely steady. Quota tions rresh-kllled poultry, f on Is. 12 to box, dry-Pleked. rancy jcted, 19c,. weighing 4Vi Bl? lbs. apiece. W&.1 Weighing B4OI Iba. anlece. 18Hc: weighing 3 lbs. apleco, lOilW 1716c.: unulr 3 lbs. nplece. MKeiBHe.1 Jce narked Western. 414 lbs. and oer apleco, 17V.: do. smaller auea, 1517c: old roosters, dry-picked. 1254c.: broiling; chickens, Jersey, fancy. 20S28C.: other rearby lancy, 24B20C.: fanes-, large yellow Illinois, weighing 2Vai33 lbaTnplKff a: Weat.rn. weighing 1K3 IK. 20ff21c,; no., welglilnir ltflU lbs.. leciKa, sprlnK ducka. lOl.c: squabs, white, weighty llffl? lbs. per dox.. W.oorM-OO. white, weigh lnc 0O10 lbs. per dox., 3IM.60; white, weigh- ng lbs. per Vox.. 2.M2.03.- do.. 7 lbs. per 'loi.. ll.lOtf-'.SO: do , OJfflii lbs. per dox., gl.CO ai.W: dark, tl.50Ql.da; amsll and No, 2. tt. FRESH FRUITS Choice stock sold fairly and ruled steady undor moderato orrerlngs. Quotntlona: Applet, now, transparent, per hamper, COc.Stl.23; l'eaches. Georgia, Belle ot Georgia, per crate, sim.50. do., Georgia, Elberta. per crate, tl 1.60: pears. Southern Le Conte, per bbl., JUt-i: ctapea. North Carolina Delaware,, per 8-basket carrier, t.50-J: lemons, per box. 13(1.1.23; oranges, Florida, per box, 13 5060; grapefruit. Vlorlda, per box, St f2, pineapples, per crato-Porto Rico, tl.60O2.75; Florida, tL30 412.76: cherries, eour. per 0-lb. basket, 33MOc.: tm. dAnrffla. ner carrier. uOcerlli black- bcrrlss. DeUware, Maryland and .Jersey, per nt.. 5i7c, gooseberries, per qt .lUflc.: huckle berries, per Qt cQSc: cantaloupes, &iaryland, ner atandard crate, UG: do.. North Carolina, her atandard crate, xltfl.fO; do. North Caro lina, per flat crate. 403600.; watermelons, per car, 1150(8225. VEGETABLES Supplies were quite liberal and prices gen erally favored buyen with demand only mod erate. Quotations. Whtte , potatoes, lrglnla. per bbl. No. L 75c.Cl. No. 2. 40S.'Oc; white potatoes. Jersey, per basket No 1. 20S25c.; No z. 108 15c j aweet potatoes. North Carolina, per blb-JNo. 1. t-l.f-oe4; No. 2, tt.75C2; culls, iltll 23; sweet potatoes, Jersoy. per basket No. 1. 1111.23. No. 2, 30fi75c., onions, Jerssy. ?er (k-buih. baiket 18823c.. do . UssterrI shore, per hamper. 33840c . eggplants. Norfolk, tier crate. 11 23: cucumbers. Maryland, per ll-bbl basket, 40fft)5c.; corn. Jersey, per basket, BwltOC I lomnioes, terser, per oasxei No. 1 early. ltelBu.: No 1 second early. 29 IOc.; mushrooms, per -iu, oasxei, 'a, MINING STOCK QUOTATIONS TONOPAH STOCKS. Jim Ilutler ,.. llldnay ......... Mlxpah Extension Montana Northern 8tor ... Tnnopah Iielmont . Tonopah Kxtenelon Tonopah Morger .. Tonopah Mining ., ltescueUuU. West End nid. . .82 . .10 . .to . .30 .12 h ' V? .,,. .OA .60 OOLDFIELD BTOCKS. Atlanta ... lllue Dull Booth .... nulldog ... o. u, .......... .10 .0.1 .45 .01 .01 .07 01 Cemblnatlon Practlon Dlamondtleld II II .... Dilsy , v Ooldtleld Consolidated .,, ., l' Ooldfleld Merger 1, ','j Jumbo Kxtenslon ,.,,.,,.1.44 Kewanaa IS Oro...... JS Sand Kn . Silver PU MISCELLANEOUS, Falrv Axtoc ... Klmberly ,.... Nevada '.. Neuda Wonder ,08 .01 . . .ui . . .18 ..1.40 Asked. .84 .12 .2 .3." S',. .15 5 .01 .33 ,04 .47 ,0.1 .01 ,01) ,a ,08 160 .12 .OH ,08 .10 03 ,03 .20 150 Commodities Highest Since Civil Wnr Evidence ot Improving buslneoa conditions la ,,Vn In the upward trend of comroodlty prices, tljn'a Index NumbeV1 on August 1 rising to !12.07, against 124.033 a .month previous and 180.710 on August 1. l'4..Tw0 r? he total stood at only 11S,015, and the latest niures are the hlahut aver reported for tn period except In Civil War times. STAlEOFffiADEMKEB; WOOL BUSINESS BETTER Largd Exports of Fine Yams Reported to England !Lesth er Market Strong, "it- T r Conailloh In tho local cotton arid cotton yarn trade still remain tjulet Vf6 wr- : ket favors tho buyer rind thefp la but little Inquiry. Trdlnf In apoi ffodd U ttf handto-mouth order hd tittle, buainewa (3 anticipated until tho fall month, aeponl ln to R. a Dun ft, Co. The weavers, antt eapeclnlly carpel nnd mg manufacturers, are very aulet. Manufactiirara nf hhiev. especially those) manufaetUrlng- mlk jrooud, report that they tire busy. Tliera la alao a fair amount of business along manufacture of knitted underwear. In tha local wool trade the marketo bavo been fairly active durlntt the part mbntha on practically all (rradee uatrallan line and flno medium Conllnuo to have tho call of the higher edge wools, but the cheaper ones are how becoming exhaust ed and hlfther prices are being asked, as markets nbroad aro considerably dearer on merinos than nm the caso several months ago. A hotter demand for terri tory wools Is therefore expected within a couple of months. Fleece wools arc moving; slowly, as the high figures asked prohibit manuf&ctur ers from making a profit at tha price of yarns today. If the war continues abroad, good business is looked for this winter In most lines and considerably better orders are expected by the tex tile mills for home consumption. Largo exports of flno yams have recently been mado to England for domestic use as well as the lower grade stock for war purposes. Prices at London continue ex ceedingly strong. Trade tho last week has been quiet with Jobbers of hosiery, etc. 'Itetallors In this line report a fair business. Manufacturers of cloaks and suits report an increase In sales nnd prospects am favorable fof a good fait bualness. Manufacturers of shirtwaist have had a satisfactory season; business at present is quiet Jobbors ot woolens report a satisfactory business and state prices are advancing, "Wholesalers ot drygooda report a fair demand. v The leather market continues strong for better grades of solo leather, and prlceB are high for hides and all grades ot leather. Glazed kid dealers report safes fair, but business conditions far from normal, owing to European conditions. Shoo dealers report a fair volume of busi ness for the period of the yeaV and collec tions somewhat better. LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS CHICAGO. AUg. 0. UOffS. Receipts. 23,000 head; market 10c lower, Mixed and butchers. 0,l0i7.e0; good, heavy, tn.2537.00i rough s L?i&a m&i "" CATTLH. Iteceipts, 2000 head; market ateady. Beevea, tft.40lO.3O; cowa and belfera. t0.o0V0.30; stockers and feeders, I7.K'J: Texans. $0.8508 88, calves, SO.M8U.&0, BIIBEP. Iteceipts, 7000 head, marks' strong; native and Western, t3.BO&O.0. lambs, t7.waf.40. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET NEW YOItlt, Aug, a On the Coffee Kx. change today futures were somewhat higher, and on tho advance dealings wero largo and trading waa active. Prlcca follow Today's Teaaay'a opening;. close. April ...- Arraaes Aiay .... June ... July .... August .. September October . November December January February March ir,,!.. .....a ....... a. riBsirace 1x00 I."'..', aVietCea IS.DTOU.D0 B.720,7S n.J7H0.71 tUSU 0.82 u.4iaa.M a.5Sf.M 'Ulditrfsales, 02,000 baga. a83fia03 B.C8ftO.DU .. u.uitf0.ra 0.47 0.7T lm. OM 0 4S 0 79 COTTON NEW TORK; Aug. R Further selling of cotton In an effort to depress the mar ket was offset this morning by strength at Liverpool and clear weather In the belt, Tho list opened firm at an advance of 8 to 9 points. Wall Street houses and. Liverpool bought Traders were tho prin cipal sellers, offerings were absorbed quloltly and they were larger than for Homo time. Trices receded at tho close, ending the dav about two points abovo last night. 11 U so 2.30 yes. close open. .m. January . .. 0.S2 gg? 0.S3 octobor ,,..04J 981 047 December . .. .T3 0.7a 0.T8 March 10 OS WIT NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS NSW TOIIK Aug. a BUTTER Market firmer: receipts. KH7 packages; extra, 28m3 2Bc higher acorlnr, iaSUfile.i State dairy, 23C.J Imitation creamery. jasrSIlsc. -, Eoaa-ilarket ateadler. receipts. 0538 pack age: extra first. 2122Hc, regular packed, firsts, 18IM20e.i regular packed, nearby whites. 81?.i2a; mixed color, JSSWc.i nearby browns. 25e2Sc BAR SILVER NEW YORK. Aug. 0,-Tha price merclal bar allver was 4TU cents toil Mexican dollars at aon rents. In London the quotation was 22 71(1 pence. Rock Island Petition Denied tVABIUNOTON. A'ug. C-The Interstate Commerce Commission today denied the poll, tlon of directors ot the Ilock Island Itallwar to reopen the inquiry Into the corapaa financial affairs. ... The directors alleged certain witnesses at the recent hearings charged collusion among the directors to manipulate the affairs of th road, They wanted a chance to disprove this. 1 ' - 1 ot com-wlth. Electrical Utility Investments Their Record and Progress Send for Booklet 51 WHlianiP.Bonbright&Co.,Iflc, MORRIS VVI8TAR STROUD. Jr. Manager 4J7 CHESTNUT BTHKET Philadelphia. New York Boston Detroit London! William P. Ponbrlnht &. Co. Parlsi Bonbrlght & Co. 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