11 DIVIDEND AND INTEREST PAYMENTS AND MATURITIES MUCH LARGER NEXT MONTH EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1015; t PRICES FELL FROM Hfew York Slock Sales Hltfli UJN KHALIZINU Latc Selling Brought Reaction. lMcv York Air Brake Negoti ating for Big Order NHV TfOHK, AUg. 25. How the finan cial community regarded tho latest turn 'in the situation between this country nnd fosrrnany was plainly shown by the nctlon ef tho mock mnrKot today. Tho market -ras tha strongest Been in many ft day; In fncl, It was said that nt no time In 'the history of tho present Rcnrrntlon has tlitrti been such excited trading on tho miff tide ns marked tho early dealings. Spbtlna of from 1 to 10 points we.ro record- d In ramcr euuri urucr, uim inese were -ulrhded In tho later dealings. , iluylng orders In many stocks were so 'numerous that brokers -were absolutely -wamped, and specialists In many Issues -rere unauie to nnnuie mo uusmess. . The Street saw In the request of der- 'many that dennlto nctlon bo wlthhled on ' . . . 1.1j nffnln .,,.111 a lin l.n. n . ..- infl rtlltUiU nnwii i. niiu una 1(11 ujipui- tunlty to present her Bide, a. decided 'change In front of that country, nnd there .-re thoso who expressed the belief that 'the difficulty between the two nations i.ttoulu be adjusted sniisractoniy. Hevcr nee of diplomatic relations was thought $to have now been averted, nnd that tho country wouiu enjoy n greater period or wofperlty than at any tlmo In Its history. ,. The widest movement was In Stude- baker, which skyrocketed 1314 points In tha early dealings, but other Issues also .ttf&bllshed good gnlns. General Motors was up l urucimc, 4Vi; mcw xorK Air Drake over 3, wlillo any number ofshores were up over a point. At tho top marks there was quite a llttlo proflt-daklng, but I the selling was always well taken nnd the depression in prices was not large. Officials of tho New York Air Urako Company nro nccotlatlng for an addi tional contract for $20,000,000 worth of hlnh- .explosive shells, and It la understood that the delay in closing tne order is duo to the question of terms of payment. It Is ttld that tho company's otllcers do not cire to regard tho contract closed until the first payment has been made. About the most active Issue was United States Steel, which was Htrong, at ono time being up over 2!i points. The Steel Corporation expects to havo all thrco of Its benzol plants in operation by the mld- tdle of next month. The stock was also .i il.. .. r-.....i 1... 41... ...I.... ..- I.. ' the price of steel products. P , While business was not on as largo a K scale In the afternoon session, prices for W the most part remained firm, Proflt-tnk- ing maae us nppcarnnco ui inc lop, out B reactions did not run far. A favorable P. thine was tho fact that more strength m, was Imparted to railroads than has been Ki the case of Into. Lehigh Valley made a inflated responso to the good July earn s&lrtgs statement issued yesterday, nnd ad vanced nearly two points, similar gains were mado several places In tho railroad croup, notably In Cnnadinn Faclflc and Beading. Tho former ran up nearly 3& and the latter almost threo points. Later In .the day there was considerable realizing all nround and virtually every thing fell off from tho high, but prices remained well abovo lost night's close, however. A factor of no mean Importance In the stock market today was the estab lishment of tho $20,000,000 French credit. fv. This" brings the total loans and credit tf- liuiil.ciuciiio lu riaiiCQ UJJ lu 11,AAJ,1"-J. In addition there has been received here ' about Jla.OW.OOO gold from France, mak- ,, mg a total -of- Jl36.ooo.ooo m American Viifc fund for tho uso of the French Gov ernment in this co'untry. 1 BANK CLEARINGS C.Bahk clearlnBM today compare with corre eondlns day last two years: 1015. 1014. ltll.'l. Nw York,.$.1i:i,H,J,.'Ul $l(IO,1N7.."22 $311.''"ii,H7t iBoston ... . l!l,723,f25 17,115,340 20,10,010 KATES FOR MONEY r-oll Philadelphia .T'.fl'l INtw York JC4S2 IPeiton :i tlChlcaao :iii7 1 Commcrclnl paper, three to six months, Phi falflphla, Il'iiBl per cent. Tlmo. W' wmvl I ffMV, Reserve Banks' Discount Rates -Days- iJP-M I 1 to 11 to III to 01 to till to (Philadelphia . New York ... i"J"'"ton J 'Cleveland .... b Richmond .... Quanta Chlcilen 8t Louis ...... Minneapolis ., iKsnsas city ,, i; umiiat , , . Kmn rrancisro 10. . a . 4 .in 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ?M ,i on. 4 4 4 .4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .t IK) 0 moi. Hi B 4 m n r, s r n n s u terlctilturat and' live stock nu'oer only! -IMRnnlint Ml. tr,m l.n ,.... I minimum 2 per cent, and maximum 4 per cent. FOREIGN EXCHANGE IUjr.V. " Aug. S3.-nat; In the foreign PJtZClUinFA tnnrbar nr.M Arm 1.4.,. I.t!. . Sterling. Krancs.' Marks. Lire ISmand 4.05H S.8S S0 0.44 GOVERNMENT BONDS T " "i"'y iiKiniricu,,,,,,,.,. .,... H or uno coupon., Kfanawa 2. rcgUtorcd Manama 2a 10.18 reglateres , rnt.rn new :u coutmn S 1 J .lS? reslatcred.i J" 01 1023 coufon..., Hid. . l7 ; on . IIU .1011 ,.1011 ..100 ..1(10 ..10!) ..IIU NEW YQRK CURB Ill.l Askd m ,,. 774 H 14 ll!j 14U 1SH Hi 15-10 38 40 ,. ll'i 12 4QU 47 inn , no,, 121 i:i'i av. ftii 70 T.'l lit nt 4. 4IHi H v BO 0 00 10ft Ill) 12.1 ::::::: 3 i .tn 7lnn It.a rt. "' tiiri?" i opper , , . . , K 111 i! Anwr jodscco ma., Snyan-Amer Tobacco naw, ijoldneld Consolidated "wene Cananea Juneau Copper fee toMr I u. "a '' -oa oai fJ;lnlsln ' LOlj. Klevator ....'..,..... l?'2rlD ift,",n "uni LKiih bwr s.orM'prfd::: yff nsl1 B,.'r,.n'.?.'."r: i--vii uota , , TJtMlf Vrvr.Tr nnnnnn .. i.nfn B.NBW YnniT A.ta. : P.a.llna wu. nl. An Iv,' t'ofee Kichange In the early session today. Bfallo '" 'u'ur' wer narrow. Prices E Today'n'Yeaterday'a m&XL. . 02000.23 ttMJioij iCuTi. "".- imimi'm (i,,nuu..u embtr .....;:;::. caaaess 03i2ft33 ti"ar ..., ii.;i8fi(i..i Eiv.iwry , , n.:iuo.ao ii.4.iuii.4 "FM 0.48 U7itUH pen "., Il.ftllill.ft2 F1 ,, 6.M88.00 II. sni lifts ?. 0.03 0.U4CU.O0 , Ia, 8000 lags. No Increase in I'ackinir Rates ILVASHINaTON, Aug. 23,-The Interstate iSyjnerce Commltslon today rejected the pro- -- vi .im pig raurodu m lite rHiuiiivwva ncreasa ralea on parklng.tiou, products. intais and similar provisions vc.wreu M In that territory. BAn SILVER f EW TOHK. Au. 25.-Commercial bar all i wi fluotad at 40 cents. Mwlcan dol- DIVIDENDS DECLARED L!l,onaI Transit Company. M eenta share, pfulla BepUrnuor 15 to atock pi record August ffr'S,rt P Company regular quartarly. Itt fW5Kfl. ":k rci::B"p" J t?" """l ! Hallroad, rrguuir auartrly. XauL ""."'' tyll tptember 3 to atock """m 9! hKord August SL , , . , Lastelos. lllsh. Low. Close. All.kr.C.0,i V 32, 32,( 32U A MthaimoMMf...,. 37 40 3M 3sH .Chllm(,fJ Mr uf 07mj7O CO 70 Am ABr Chemical Mm 67 67 67 Am Beet sugar 03i fWt 04 0J)( AmSn": &UH VM 00l 01)1 Am Cao pf low ioo 105H 100 Am Car A Foundry.... 07 Cli 08U G8X An Co Troducts lC0i lC2)i 149 15214 A5c,?tonon jo CIU aoK cox ASM9l!lt.hot 7, Amlllde&Lpf 35)4 3d, 30 30W Am Ico Securltloi 23)( 2. 23)f 24 AmLnsoed. 17M lg, 17 IS Am Linseed pf 35 3,)4 jjuj 341 Am Locomotlva fotf tMi fil 64 Am Locomollro pf .... ooif 07 117 07 Amsmelt Itof 78 8W 70,t 70X Am Sm &tef pf 105 lOiH 10 10JH Am Rtcot Koundtloi ... fil fl- cjj 62W Am Sujar llonnlnir....lO,JH lll'i 100 11 14 Am Tel . Tel 122 12JH 122H 132H Am Woolen zm MH : XiM AmWooloapf ooii 01). Oil. 01) Am Wrltlnj p pf 8) 8 x Anaconda coppor 03)i 7lW (mi C0J. JSE l01 1"2' 101 101i AtchTftBFpf od mH 0SU OSj HMdwnLoco 77 7ou 78H 78V4 Ba dwin Ijco pf lot 103 105 105 Daltlmora & Ohio 8D) MH 82 J2'f Ilaltlmoro & Ohio pf .. 71 71 71 71 llatopllas Mining i V( V( Vi llethlchcm Steel 270 285 280 28 i Bethlehem Steel pf....l51 140!i 140M 14UX Hrooklyn ItapTraai .. &4W 6 84i Mil Drooklyn Union Gas... 120H 127'i 127U 127't lluttAi superior om ufi!, 01 ot Cal retroleum 10 17M 17 1714 Cal rctrolcutn pr 35 3S14 37JS 38H Canadian Pacific HO 162.J 160 151'4 Ccht Leather Co i;!!J 44)4 43i 4.,( Cent Leather Co pf ..103 105", 105'. 105!i Chesapeake & Ohio.... 44 455J 45 jjj CblnoCopper 45li 40 45 4.Vt Chlcaco & Alton....... 14 lf,) 15 15 Ghl Ut West pf -Mi tfij 20 y() Chi U I & Pacific 22 24 22 22'f Chi & Northwest 125 120)i 12J) 120!i Chi Mil St Paul c2 S2H 82). 82)4 Colorado Fuel & 1 40 42 40! f 41'i Contolldatod Qas 120!f 127 124)4 12 Continental Can 87U 80 bO 80 Cora Products Iter lUtf 17 lfl'X 10)4 Cora Pro Hof pr 82 82), 8254 82)4 Cruclblo Stool 73)4 7S' 71)4 75)4 Cruclblo Steel pf 10H4 102 1U2 102 Cuban-Am Sujar 11214 125 115V4 120-4 Del&Hudson 14U 140 110 110 Dcn&lUoOpf U) 10)4 10 10)4 Distillers' Securities.... 27)4 a8U 28 28). Dome Mines 12 :1'4 21)4 21)4 lirlo 2 IS). 27). L'S Krlolstpf 42). 44)j 42i '3)f Erlo2dpr 31 35 3, 35 KcdMm&Sm 20U 3W :IJj 31i Gen Chemical 280H 20.) 200 203 General hlectris 171 1.8 17.')J 170 General Motors 210' 210U 212 212 Geiieral Motors pf 100). 110-. 110 110 Goodrich II K Co ,VJJ GU fid ii2'f Goodrich 11 F Co pf...l0S 10S 10S 108 Great Northern pi llOJi 118!i 118 118)4 Ot N cfs for oro prop.. 41U 4.'l!4 U'4 42'i Gusscnhelm Kxpl'n 02 0:1'-. a'ii o:i'i Homestead Mlnlns llii!X 110 110 110 Illinois Central 102)i 103)4 10)H 10J)4 Int Aerlcultural 10 10. 1 17 Int Atrlcultural pf IS 38)4 38 ;.8)4 Inter Con Corp'o 2J 20). 20U' 20)4 Inter Con Cor pf 2)J 73 72Ti 73 IntltarNJ 100)4 107 105)4 10 Inter Met Vot t c 20 20tf 20t 20Vf International Paper.... 10 10 10 10 Interna Paper pf 37 37)4 37)4 37) Inspiration Copper t3 4 34!4 3t)4 31)4 Kan City Southera 2 27K 20)4 27)4 KresceSSCo IOO 100 100 100 Lack Steel 03 0G Ul)4 Ui Lehlch Valloy 14154 143)4 112)4 142U Lonj Island 30 44 30)4 44 Maxwell Motors 43 4.VJ I.H4 4 1)4 Max Motors 1st pf.... 0114 02 00 0) Max Motors 2nd p.'... ;i0!( 3l .)0. 30)4 Mexican Petroleum.... 81)4 S4 81)4 81H Minn & St L pf 35)i 3) 35'i .':0 MStl'&SSM 118 lit 114 lit Miami Copper -5)4 .0 -'5H 25)4 Mo Kansas & Texas... 7)4 8)4 8 8)4 Mo Kan & T pf 10i 10)4 17)4 10)4 Missouri Pacific 3 614 3)4 4)4 Nat Cloak & Suit 63)4 87 85 85 NatC&Spf 105) 103)i 108)4 10-iH Nat linamoi & o ! 0'i MM 28'-4 Nat Lead 01)4 M)4 03 03)4 Nevada Con Cop 111. 14'. li'-i 14). New York Air Urako.. 145 151 110H 147 New York Central 804 UI 80,'i 004 NYNU&ll 02 04)4 04H 04)4 NYO&Wcst 2.5)4 201i 25)4 20 Norfolk Southern 17 17 17 17 Norf & West 105J4 107 107 107 North Arnerlcan .-. 71 72 72 72 Northern Pacific 100)4 10714 107 107! OntarloSUM 2)4 4)4 3),' 4'i l'aclllc Mail 31)4 32 31)4 31)4 Pacific Tel & Tel 30 20)4 29H 20)4 Pennltlt 108)4 100)4 10SU 100 Peoplo's Gas Chic 115 115)4 115)4 115'( Philadelphia Co K04 87)4 S 85'S Plttsburj Coal 30)4 32 31 31'4 l'lttsburs Coal pf 00)4 08)4 0714 0.)i Pressed SteclCar 57)4 0J 00)4 01). Pullman Co 150 100 100 10J RyStoclSprlnz 38 40)4 40 40 RayConCoppj: 22 i'2' 22'4 22's Reading 147)4 150'4 147)4 140)4 Rep Iron & Stool 42)4 41 1 43 44 Rep Iron & Steel pf... 100)4 1014 1M) 4 10114 Rock Island Co pf H -i 1 '-i Itumcly M Co 10)4 11( 10)4 10)4 RumelyMCopf 13 14)4 13)4 13)4 St Louis iSF 4!4 04 5 0)4 8tL&S F istpf " 8 0 0 0 StL&SF2dpl 4!4 0 514 5)4 Seaboard Air Line 13)4 114 14)4 14'i Sears Roebuck 151 1534 151U 153)4 Sloss-SS&l 6214 5 544 554 Southern Pacific 68!4 0J)( 89)4 8J4 Southern Ry 15 10 164 10 BouthoraHypf 47)4 48 47)4 4S 6tudebakerCo 101)4 117)4 110)4 1114 Studebaker Co pf 1024 104 103-4 104 'ienn Copper 6.'?4 4)4 53)4 634 Texas Co 141)4 145V) 144 141 Texas & Paclflc Uyi 10)4 0)4 mi Third Avenue 51 61). 51 61). Union Bag iPapjr... 0U 7 0)4 7 Union Pacific 12SU 131)4 129)4 13l))i Union Pacific pf 81)4 81)4 81)4 81)4 UblndAlchol 7.IIS 7014 74U 74H U S Ind Alchol pf 07 O0V4 05W OdH U 8 Cast I P & r" 20'4 21)4 20J.' 21)i USOIP&Fpf 47 45 45 45 United Kyi Invest 10 10)4 10 10 United Ry Inv pf 35)4 30)4 354 36)4 U S Rubber 61)4 62)4 61)4 62 U B Rubber lstpf 1024 105 101)4 10) USBlcol 74 70)4 75 76 US Steel pf Ill 1U) lll'i 111). Utah Copper 05!4 Cd)4 04). t6)i Va-CaroChom 35 35h 34v4 34)i Va-Caro Cbem pf 100 100 100 KID Va Iron Coat o 67 01 6 69 Wabash pf H H ' H Wc. ,i t M 113)4 11014 115)4 110 Wesurn Maryland 25 20 25 25 Wealera Union Pel 70 71 70)4 70K Wheel & Lake Krlp.... )4 1 1 1 Wheel LE 2d pf.... J. 1!4 Ui Vt Wiiiyi Overland 174)4 188 180 ISO Wltconsa Central 35 41 35 41 Woolw'a f W Co 104)4 1U0 106)4 105)4 COTTON NEW YORK, AUK. 25. Responding; to firm cnl)le, the cotton market opened 3 to 5 points higher this morning. Thera was very little pressure from any quar-t ter, and the strength of the stock market Induced Wall Street support In tho early trading. At tho end of the first IB min utes the market was Arm and about 9 points higher. Yea. close. Open. High. Low. Close. January .... W.TO UTS "' " October u.a:i u.as .3u 0.1:8 u.su neeamber ... o.l u.i o.ui U.rA 0.57 March ...... - lul looa V M May Hpot W.JO .. .... KEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS NKW YOHK. Aug. 2S. HtrrrBH. Market tVady on top gradoa. Ilecelpta. U,fll pack Saw: eatra, 20c; lugtiar acoring. XdUffgTr.i Stale dairy. 23).M Imitation creamery, 2aw .?..;. ir.,v.t flrm rAPSlDtS. 12.270 rase. .im nrata. 24iVie.. regular packed; Brat, 'idtm," regular i-cked ; nealby whites, ill .rlVimUed color. 20o.. gathered, rerig ettr nrJtaV25a2e.: "rby Crowna, STtfUOc. Receiver for I'unip Company WOOSTKH. O. Aug 23 W. II llughaa, mariger o" tbf Canf -a Hugh. Pump Com Sin?, has been named r.ctUttr of th concern. LnfcflltUa are placed M ?.W and aswta at twit that amount. CRAMP AND PHUA. CO. FEATURES HERE Mnny Rumors Current to Ac count for Strength in Former Issue The stock mnrkot In this city today wtis the strongest nnd moat nctlve In many days, foliowlnj; tho upward course tnken In New York, duo to the better outlook on tho present International situ ation created as tho result of tho sink ing of tho Arabic. Price movements wcro nil on tho side of ndvnnccs, nnd ranged from smnlt fractious to as much ns C points. United States Htccl wns tho most ucttvo Issue, but did not scoro tho largest gain, this honor being held by Cramp Shipbuilding shares, As far as strength was concerned, Cramp sharos overshadowed everything else In tho market. Starting with an overnight gain of ay, tho stock (illicitly rnso In tho first hour to SD, up 6 points from tho llnnl of yesterday, and estab lishing n new high record, ProOt-taklng cut down some of tho ntlvnnce, but not to any grc-nt extent. At today's lop tho stock wns up in polntr In two-days' trading. Htiylng was again said to bo for New York account, nnd Standard Oil Interests wcro men tioned ns the principal takers. The turnover of the stocks In tho llrst two hhurs wns more than 2300 shares. The reason given for tho advance In tho Cramp shares vnn tho outlook for the company. It was estimated that tho earn ings for the present fiscal year will be nrotiPil 10 per cent., nnd reports had It tlmt tho force of workmen at tho wards will shortly bo Increased to 4000. against 250ii that were employed before tho Kuro penn conflict began. It wns pointed out that tho company llgurcs largely In any expansion of our nnvy, nnd one report had It that ofHrluls of the company havo already conferred with Government olll ctnls and that nn ngreement has been reached. Tho company la understood to have gone so far as to buy steel nnd other materials for the work. There wuro many rumors afloat later In tho dny to account for the advance In Cramp's. Ono was to the effect that Hnldwlu Locomotive Interests were buyers. Another wan that buying was for control. This later rumor enn bo easily thrust aside. Inasmuch ns the ma jority of the stock Is deposited under n 20-year voting trust, nnd this docs not expire until 1023. Control, therefore, could not pnfcs without the consent of tho trus tees. There wns very llttlo slackening off in trndlng In tho afternoon session. While Cramp shaves fell oft two points from the high, Philadelphia Company gathered nnother whole point. Of the distinctly local Issues, Cramp wns tho most uctlvo, over 3100 shares changing hands by 2 o'clock. I'nitod Gas Improvement moved up ono point, while Hnldwln gained nearly two points. The rise In Philadelphia Com pany was due. of coutse, to the good July earnings' statement Issued yesterday. While realizing carried somo prices oft nt tho close, especially United Stntes Steel, Cramp and Hnldwln, the majority of the list held strong. New York Bond Sales Sales in Philadelphia .... Mtt 8.... 111). Yes. Close, a.-. Allla-Chnlm .... ail 1MI Ani.il Copper. . . oil 1 Am Oaa 23 Am ltwy 2174 Mil Halt & Ohio SI H.MI Hal. 1 win Loco... 711 no J. u. liriu 4., llll Cam Bttel. i..o c n i & r. 112., Klec Hlornire. 4211 ICno 27 U70 I..iKo Hup Curp. U 17 I.chlKh Nrv HI l.ohlch Vnl 71 41- Jlo I'aclttc 21 IOO Ni'V cans ,V!i 1'rnna Hallroad. 4,11 I'lUU CO 2H. ilo cum pfd.. ;u:t I'hll.i Kl 2SJS t' it T tr ctfs. l.no Itc.-ullnB ;M4 Ton Hoi .;.... UK) l"ta!i Cop 2:1 llnlcn True. ... 12H V (1 I 2CWS5 t; B Strol 3223 W Cinmp t c. BONDS. liKt prev.sale. $1100 Am U d Kl '... m KKKI I l.i Id I.oc 1st .'a. 102 108 (J H sen Nov KI.HKI HIS do Keh 1H17.. Iii los do Jlay 1IH7.. HsR Mxin Tennn Ken 4i(.s. Ii7" , 7 l'lill ii scp '111. UN) ir.1!) o HUH Is Mi H ii I I'n Itvs t c In tan itAjO Wtlsliuch Ds riu 41 42 iott . 7.T), :i-i in :t.i si f.UV, U2Vi High. Low. Close. :t! :it:B mi 1'iO'i tKI'i Ol'i 73'i irt'4 .'b 24? 24K 2lj S2)5 2!j 2'j 7HV4 7.i.j 7s',j 4UV4 41'. 40 r44 r.i'.' MV J.1V, W, 2.1'i i,-.'), r.' U2 2H14 27!, 2SIJ !l UJ. ls W ":i(i M 71? 71 Vl, 5'4 ". ." H',i 14; 14U BIH St ', 4:U4 42), 4HI, 41' 41 41J 24'.i 21 21 mil io io 73 74l 74 Jlli :i5i 3' nn en (in :i.-i 35 :i3i S3 RIV4 HIK 711 7.1 73) M) t3',4 i7 IIlRh. I,nw, CIohq S7Ti S7 87 1021 102 11124 loiii loo if, Umi, nsi, isi Iihh 118 ', 1)81, 1181. UV, l)7'i tl7(i 1IK1 KM) IIO IIS !I7 118 li'.l 1)7 imi; l)2!i H2', tlltli Local Bid and Asked Baldwin do pref IluiT A.- Kuan do pref Cambria Steel Klectrle Storage Uencinl Asphalt .... ilo pii'f Keystone Tel do t c ilo prof ljiko Sup Corp I.rli Nov Leh Valley Lett Valley Tr do pref Pcnna l'lillu KU-c l'lilla Co ilo 5 per cent, pfd ilo ii per tent pfd.. 1' It T dot c Ileadlm; Tonopah H-1 'I ono l Kill Mln Vn Trao I! a I U S Steel York ltwy do liref Wm Cramp t u Today. Hid, Ask. . 781.4 .101 . 12 . :m M . Ui9 . 31 . 7 . li . W"i . U3 . I) . 73!i . 7t 13 . .'It . SI, . 214 :& . 41'i, . II- :-! : aSi? : ?i ..ii- 1U.1I.4 14 411 sin 1121'. 32 liS 14,'i Hit OH fi 71V4 13. 31 '5 i .'III 42 10 to 74ii 3'i 85 32 84 ii Yesterday. JUU. ASK. IV., ID.) 13 4l(Vi "lit tu 31h 118', I'll HSi on UH 71 10 32 M-, 42 .'111 41 111 n:v 73. i Kit. T.lfi 8 .12 m 711 !i llll 12 .-iiiij Wl'.-j Hlli 30 Vi 07-. 134 U3 U I. :n, 4 42 lU'i HIV4 7;!Jj 33-" M 77?i .11 82-J WIDE CHANGES AT AUCTION At tho auction sale of securities today several wide changes were recorded, and they were mostly on the side of tho de cline. Chunges follow: Farmers and Mechanics' National Hank 12Sy, -4'i Hunk of North America 232 3 Market Street National Hank IK) 7 I'nlon National Hank 180 -aiyj West Knd Trust Co.., 1C0 1 lnirease, Decrease. , Commerce Board Ilullng WASHINGTON, Aug. ,23.-The Interstate Commerce Commission today ordered an aver a no two-rent cut In rates on petroleum and Its products fiom Kansas and Oklahoma; grouped all mid-fonlliieiu field points In respect to IHtos to the Mississippi and beyond, and pre scribed reasonable maximum ratm on low. sradt products from mid-continent points to Ht Louis and Chlraito. Kouod present rules and rates trovemlng packlns house and other products In peddjer Mrs through southwestern territory reasona ble. Found reasonable present carload cattle rutts from Kentucky North, found unreason able rates at Kvansvllle-Ilenderaoii Htver creasing snd ordered reduction; also ordeied carriers to provide for relmndllnE grain at JK-ndtrsonvllle, Ky., from Illinois) to VirKlnla pulnts, on the Idulsvllle basis. FOREIGN TRADE CHANCES The folloiclita lit 6 opportunlUet or Amtt' (can manuaclurcr 1 (lis creipn (rods it (rivln bu the lureau pi foreign and Vomtttie Commerce. Department ef Commerce, and ad' dltlonal litorrnallo may had tv corrs epondenctf atiiina the fil number; No. 178SU, machinery, etc. Tfe Department of Commerce is In receipt of a letter from a railway olflclal In the t'nlted States trans mitting a letter from a business man In lCn land "io nesires to receive Information rela. live to bulldlno and machinery necessary for a stork farm and canning Industry. Tha machinery, etc., lu desired for shipment to rlouth .tfriiu. It la deslied to sieure equip ment lor a portable frult-cannlng device. A similar device Is also desired for slaughtering and canning beef. No. 17iHiu. needles, thimbles, scissors, eo. An American consular officer In Franc re ports that the director ot a large depart ment store in hit district desires to communi cate with American manufacturer ot brushes of all kinds, needles, thread, novelties, thim ble end scissors, etc- Catsloguts, corre spondence, etc.. should be In French. . High. low, Ciose. KOOf) Arner Hide A I, !.... lai 101 lf :nW) Amrr Smell Hoc 0s. ...10!4 loVi l"1 lWJO Arner Tel oyt 4Us. ...lot! 1014 JOIVs looo Arner Writ l'ap As HI III m lOOO Atchison nd) 4s M'4 8I4 814 230OO Atchison ev 4s 1B00. ..102 1014 102 2000 llsll Id Ohio Ma Ml Ml 8l i.js) nan St Ohio 4a Sim w 1,1111 At UJ1IO CV 4V4S-. cots) Halt ft o 8wn .IWs. .. sin. .. Hvl IIS) SI win 87 U JOI) KM tMt'i 81 112 74 8ll( 2000 Hsth Rlrrl rfrf 8000 llrookn Hap Tr So MS. HUH piit4 200OO Cent I'ae 1st 4e...... VI 81 iiiaf i ni ll ll M J it iix pj 17000 Che ft Oh cv 4la.... 74 74 anon Chi 11 k Q Joint 4, . 110 lOOO Chi 11 A y gen 4s.... 8Uu 100(1 CM II K (J III 4 It4 SIKH) Chl Mil .ft Ml P l)lv 4 Mil; 2COO(i Chl Mil ft 8t l ep So. 102(4 los 102 4IKJ(I Ch M ft St 1' .v 4Ws. OSS ! W?4 OOO Ch M ft HI V gen 4H 117 lit; 1)7 lVlK) Cumberland Tel Ss..7. 7 Ii7 H7 jvim uei h nun rtrt 4s w 21WO Detroit United 4Us ... 71 iKKS) Dis Jfscur Corii 3s (W Kkio l)u lont rowd 4Hs .. nu?i 1000 Erlo conv 4s Her A... Ul lHU'O Krlo eonv 4a 8er 11.. (W IVi(K) (len I:ioc dth Aa Wi n-io ill Central rfd 4s KI'I, .1MKKI Ins top CV IlK 111' llill zumsi insp cv ret d p,l lis.. 40IHI lnterb Met 4'4s.. IIOOO lnlr Mr lu lit- mu. flMt. 12IKKI Inlrml I'uper cvt Js... ill rfl W0 74 ft 11 i 71 )W r (IS 102 m4 lis 74 OU 1000 Inteml I'nlivr (la nni lixili JnNiiiesn new as 4Us.. 71 ID'S) Knn City Ho 3s... . 87)4 11200(1 Ijicka Steol 3s 11)30.. 821. 1O0O .i- ft ji T 7, 12:1 11X41 l-onir Islnnd rfd 4..., 8.1 safe 12.1 R.1 syw 115 s IIS 102 8.1 131) 74 01H4 III "ft sst 121 S3 lisiu Irfirlllard llldi, linn 1li)(, -,'"i, i.oui- iv ia-n is mi. 10(N) Mo Knn ft T 1st 4s... 70 47("X do 4s .11 lll'xi do rv 3s : 1IH) do col 3s 1H17 8") 2(H) do cons Os DUi 22iiii N v Air llrske cvt Os.lix) HMX) N Y C I. H ai,s 74tl 28000 N Y C ft It ret (1 101(4 2iMM) N Y City 4Vis llHW... US HSXX) ilo 4)i Hill! I01i 1it)0 N Y N It ft II - Ill 2(H) N Y lty ref 4 )18),4 IIKXI N V Tel Ken 48s HIJ iwsxi Norf ft West 4s 87 7(HK Nor I'ac prior 4s 8IIV 20011 Nnr I'ne gen 3s (t2I HXK) l'cnii.i 4s 11148 Wilts ilKMI l'cnim gen ct 414s l)7'4 KHXI IVnna ct 4Hs Ili2',i SIKXSr Itny Con Copper lis. ..113 2txx Uesdlng gen 4s 1)2'., 2i0() Itrp 1 s B' 1)3 2300D Hock Island rfd 4s.... (13 000 Hock Island fis 47 lOtKI Henbd A 1. ndj 3 ) 37000 South I'ac cv 4s KO4 4.V-1IX) s I' cv ret f n 3 'B4.. 1)9 7000 South Tae rfd 4s 8U4 ROOO South I'ac Term Ss.. 80 liono south ltwy gen 4s (ll'i l(Xl Texas Co cv (Is louli 4IKH) Third Ave new 4s 7(, looo Third Ave ndj S 7HV4 mi r S Ituhber (is 102 3000 U H Steol 3s 102 :m I'nlon I'ac 1st 4s I 1(K1) fnlon I'ne cv 4a S'.); 1000 t:n Hwys S P 4s 43. 22(X)(I Wah-1'Trr 1st ct 4s... 14 aixxx) West Klec cv 3s 103,4 (14000 W K ft M ev 3s w 1. .110 D I 70 .11 H 3D SO tnr 7414 Hn ns 1111 "4 ut ilsli HI?. 87 (I2 nil's '"'4 1.-2I, 118 II2I4 113 11.1 411 111) 80 tWti 84)4 fcll (ll't lixili lonvj T8V) IKVt 111 ill 31 u .11 80 U44 1UO lilt 1UI US 1U14 111 118 Vi IH. 87 8111, IWts mi's 117'n HI2V4 113 II24 D3 113 47 nn 81) V, llSts 84(4 80 (UT4 7HVi 102 102 V4 HI Kt ?j 10.V.4 11S"4 7ll'i 102 102V4 It! 8U i in 103'4 UIO INCREASE IN DIVIDEND AND INTEREST PAYMENTS Total Next Month Will Bo $4,316,371 Above Last Year Payments of dividends nnd Interest next mouth will reach the total of 116,127.7S!, an Increase of $4,3111,371 ns compared with tho samo month Inst year, and dividends will furnish JJ7.227.7fi!) of tho srand total. Industrial corporations will distribute 130, 764.039 to their stockholders. Tho New York Journal of Commerce furnishes a comparison ot the September dividend payments, ns follows: IMS 1BU Industrials ..10,704,030 1 1,287, 000 Hallronils 22.2H0.II3S 21,00(1,07.1 Street railways 2,072.7112 2'l34,(s,i Hank nnd trust cos.... 2,100,000 2,000,000 Totals JS7.227.78!) 37.311,31.S The romplete record of the paymrnta made by Industrial corporations by months since 1!)I3 la as follows: IMS 1014 1013 January ... $4,IHsl,270 $31,27S,rril .V),07.'l,B7n February .. 23.111.873 23,111,87.1 27.8111.310 March 211,7711.(114 3li.2IHI.40l 411.318,80.1 April 42.40S.738 411,401,1 CO .11,871), 40(1 May ., 21.1110.83!! 23.1SS.8I3 2I.120.318I Juno ".l.... 27.1)12.331- :iR,rill7.3T.,l 3112.(1'I8 July 31,18.1,1137 .11.722,31.1 4S,:i..0.000 August 23,(14.1,4113 27.2S8.4III) 2(1,32I).73S September . 30, 7111,0.19 30,13(1,701 .13.430,00!) Total J21l!).7R7.43.'5 fl3(l,403,R82 1341,111,1111 October 40.313.100 31.377.877 21.r,ii7,iisn 27,llo.o:l!i 28.278,791 10,491,473 November December Total for year Jill), 40.1,324 I01,(K0.SM FRENCH CUEDIT ARRANGED $20,000,000 Loan to Bo Used for Trade Needs NEW YOKK, Aug. "3. Announcement Is made, by Drown Brothers & Co., of tho completion of nefjotlatlons for a commercial credit of $20,000,0(0 for Franco, which will bo used In providing for that country's trade needs. Tho purpose of this credit is to enable American exporters to be paid In dollars In the t'nlted Stntes, cllmlnntliif- any risk of exchange and thus facilitating ex ports. It will also cnnhlo French buyers of American merchandise and other com modities who have found it dlfllcult, ow ing to extraordinary conditions, to obtain exchange with which to settle their ac counts in America. Tho credit Is for a poriod of ono year, and Is to be available by drafts at DO days' sight. EXTRA POWDER DIVIDENDS Du Pont and Atlas Make Additional Distributions WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. !3.-At n meeting of tho directors of the Du Pont Powder Company today tho usual 2 pep cent, dividend on the common stock watf declared and an extra dividend of 8 per cent., making 10 In all, payable on Sep tember 15. On tho preferred stock tlu usunl dividend of Hi per cent, was de clared payable hi October, Tho Atlas Powder Company nnnounceu nlso that It had declared the regular quarterly dividend of 1V4 per cent, and mt additional dividend of 1V4 per cent., mak Ing 3 in all. LONDON STOCK MARKET American Shares Strong on Better Outlook on Arabic Question LONDON, Aug. 25, Trading on the Stock Kxcliango markets, generally, to day was slow and some hesitation was shown. Amerlcnns turned strong and higher, duo tn the brighter outlook re garding tho Arabic question cabled from tho American side. United States Steel was the leader. Copper Market Improving N'llW YOIIK. Auc. 23.-Ono of the largest copper producing- interests said today that the situation has Improved wonderfully durlne the last 24 hours. Inquiries are on an enormous scale and tha metal offered by second hand has been cleaned UP. It Is believed. At any rate, whut these smaller dealsra have they IU not sell nt the lower prices asked here tofore, und all of them wero quoting 10'i to 17 cents. Leading producers and dealers still hold ut from 11 Vi to 18 cents. The Improve ment In the market was brought about by the larger demand. PUBLIC UTILITIES The Public Service Commission of Chicago has authorized tho Sandusky Qas and Kleotrla Company to create an authorized Issue of 12,000,000 refunding and Improvement mortgage 5 per cent. 30 year bonds. The Sandusky Qas and Elec tric Company Is operated by the General das and Electric Company, which owns tho entire 1100,000 preferred atock snd SOQ,000 common. METAL MARKET NEW YOIIK. Aug. 25,-Metal Kxchange qup tstlons follow: Lead, l.uet.U&c-i tin, 31V 81.60c. Copper Company Incorporated nt'TTB. Aug- 28. -The nutta and Nssr York inlv Tier 800,000 share, at 15 each. GRAINS IRREGULAR AT END OF SESSION Reports of Frost nnd Wet Wenthcr Sent Quotations Up ward In Early Trading PHILADELPHIA MARKETS CHICAGO, Aug, .-Prlccs rallied Kcn crnlly todny when tho grain market opened. Krost nnd wet wenther reports onused tho buoyancy. Tho sentiment In wneat is extremely bearish. This reeling I hns caused a decline of from !ic to 10c In j tho past week. Helling was scatterod. Insistent reports that Itusman dcnlcra nre preparing to ship In large quantities when the Dardanelles aro forced, which, It Is atd, will be soon, provnll In nil quarters. It has caused considerable nervousness. Hulls on wheat, If there ore nny to be located, know now thnt a steady ad vance cannot be expected, ns spring will bo moving Bhortly and tho volume of holdings will bo too great to overcome. Millers purchased enough wheat for 200,000 barrels of flour on the break yes terday. It is said that sales ot 1.000.OU) bushels of futures wero mndc. Export flcur contrncts called for 25,000 bushels. Export wheat sales totaled 200,000 bushels. Chicago cash handlers reported sales of 110.000 bushels for seaboard delivery. September wheat, which closed yester day nt "991)4 nsked, opened nt 99H todny and moved to $1.00,4 In tho early hours. December opened nt 9S',4, against 97',i nsked yesterday. Sales were In fractions. Mnv. for which tlOl.. was nsked at tho tlnal sales yesterday, brought l.nii at ' the opening nnd nihanced 11 cent before noon. , Cold and wet weather nlso had their effect on corn and oats. Prices at the opening compared favorably with yester day's quotations, but the general under tone wns weak. Prices did not remain at their high to tho end of the session, realizing sales cutting them down somewhat, with the result that tho closing wns Irregulnr. facp tember, for Instance, wns down ',4, De cember up U and May wan up U. Tho same was true of corn nnd oats. Light offerings offset the weakness ot American cables nt Liverpool nnd prices grew steadier. Cargoes and spot wero Irregular. I.eidlng futuies ranged ns follows: Yesfd's Wheat- Open. Illuh. September .. nil', H1M4 December . . nxj, trvt May l.illt, 1.C21.J corn (now ueinerjj GRAIN AND FLOUR WllKAT.-Itecelpls, 100.311 bushels. The market declined Ir. under bearish speculation in the Wst. ISiport demand was fair. Jo tatlens: Car lots, In export elevator No, ,2 red. new. .pot and AusjiiM.II.iiMUjJO; No. 2 red Western, new. II.UHl.la, No. 3 south ern red, new, lt.0Hrt.(W; steamer No. 3 rod, new, tlOISfl.twi; No. red, new, fl.O401.OH, rejected A, now, flftl.os, rejected 11. now, IMIWflr COIlN. Ilecelpts, 10,311 bushels. Offerings were light and the market was quiet at for mer rates. Quotations: Tar lots for loeal trade, ns to loeatlnn-No. 2 .yellow, WI1H!, steamer yellow, 7Mc; No. n jellow. UNSHOc. OATS.-ltecelpts, PASSU bushels. Trade, was quiet at former rates, quotations) No. white, none here; No. 3 white, SiefHc., sample oats, 4(l4!ic. , . PLOnit.-ltecelpta. 1010 bbls. and 2.020 0s2 lbs. In sacks. Trade was slow and values Were largely nominal. quotations, per 1 (I lbs., In wood-Winter, clear, now, I4.KVG5.10, do., straight, new, f.1.1oM..10; do., patent, new, f,Vll)fs.(i5, Kan-sa. clear, new. Jute socks, fa .1.311; do., straight, new, Juto acks. f.l.a.Vl'l.rsT: do., patent, new. Jute socks, f.W rr.7o, spring, first, clear, .old, f0tt4.Sft! do., sirsjght. old, fft.2!Hfrt.ro; do., patent, old. f(J.W 111.75, do., fittorlte brands, old, 7'7.2i); c ty mills, eliolen and fnncy patent, 77.2()1 city mills, n-gu1r grades-Winter, clear, new, flMffAHi. ,!., straight, new. f5.ise5.30: do., pa'ent, new, fr,.4U.iL. Copper Company has filed articles of Incorpo ration with the County ci-ric ana itecoraer Th .eapHat stock js 14,000,000, divided Into Low. U7'i IH'.tj l.tHJlj Clo-e. clone, tli!'!i tl",l H74 tl'7 l.Ul. tl.OlH Reptember iieccmoer Mny Hits Se,ttmbcr Derember Muy Iird Hepl ember October . . Jninury .. ltll.s Hcptember October .. January . . I'orlt September icti.ber . . Januiiy .. '4l . IU4 . Ul . ril'i . .!(!. . :iv .. H.02 . K.12 .s.22 . .. ..1:1.07 .la.sn 111. 1.1 "Hid. tAtkcd. ni ill (!. , 37'. ic.V, S07 S.2II S.IKI S..V, 8.117 H.87 W.72 i:i.iki lii.43 11414 :i7i. :iu ami. M2 s.12 s.s.i K.47 K.IH S.S2 i.x: l.i.- 7; iu; :t7-, tau'.s 8.17 K.2I) 8.85 8.47 K.C.O 1.1..1.1 1:1.70 lo.ao tio.iD 71 1 1ll's t:i7V, t:i(W. Mlli 18.00 ts.lo 8..V0 8..-0 8.02 8.77 13. S3 1II.70 10.23 Financial Briefs The Pennsylvania Steel Company has received an order for 15,000 steel rounds from J. P- Morgan & Co. It was announced In London today that treasury bills to the amount of i;,577,0H0 wero sold lust week, und that i;8,0O0,OOO was paid off. The output of tho Ithndeslan gold mines during July totnled 80,000 fine ounces. Owing to lack of quorum. Tonopah-Ilot-mont directors did not act on the dividend today. It Is thought that a meeting may be held Friday. SECURITIES AT AUCTION The following securities wcro sold at auction today by Karnes & J.ofliini: 1 sh. Ulrnrd National Itank; par 100. .H2.1 2 shs. tllrurd National Hunk; par flU). ..'123 13 shs. Corn Lxchunue National Hank; par lino .... .......100 21 shs. Corn Kxchanae National Hank; par $100 -30O 1 sh. farmers' nnd Mechanics- Nutlonal Hank; rur Jloo ....1281i 12 shs. lunk of North America; par flo(i.2j2 Ml shs. Market rUreet National HanK; par lion 180 10 shs. t'nlnn National Hank: par film. .ISO 1 sh. 1'rovldent Life and Trust Com pany par 'tis) 823 10 shs. Philadelphia Trust Company; par -100 720 4 shs. riuellty Trust Company; por fion mil 14 shs. lllniont Trust Company; pur XW .'!0i,4 10 shs. 1'inanre Company of Pennsyl vania, second preferred; par flisi. . .102ij 40 shs. Finance Company of Pennsyl vania, tconm! preferred; par flou. . .101 10 shs. Wtst Knd Trust Company; par flOO 100 15 shs, Philadelphia Life Insurance Com pany; liar f 10 10 30 shs. Philadelphia Life Insurance Com pany; par flu 10 3 shs. r'lre Association of Philadelphia; par 3o .117 22 shs. Fire Association of Philadelphia; par M) an- 23 shs. Philadelphia Warehousing; und Cold Mt orate Company; par flOO.... SO 0 shs 1'hll.idclphla llourse, common; par f50 B!i .1 shs. Philadelphia Jloiirso, preferred: par 23 20'i 400 shs. The Juniata Company, preferred, par f.V) 100 fSOO WllmlnKton and Chester Traction Company, .1 per cent., collateral trust, coupons April and October, duo 1018 I D214 MINING STOCK QUOTATIONS TONOPAH BTOCKS. Hid. Askod. Jim Duller .mi ,mi Midway Ill .12 Mlipah Kxtcnslon in ,2U Montana 211 . .?.! Northern rltar 11 .12 Tonopah Helmont :iH :t; Tonopah llxtenslun 2!i, 2!. Tonopah Merxer S3 ,s; Tonopah Mining &iM 3- Itescue Kula oil .07 West Knd 37 .(10 OOLUrTELU BTOCKB, Atlanta 2N , .1-j lllue Hull 02 .Ul Hooth 41 ,U Hullilog (II ,01 C. O. 1) It .04 Comb. Fraction lis .11) Dlamondflcld 11. II IB.' .ill Daisy (14 .1111 Florence .4na ,1; (loliltletd Cons Hi 1',, (Joliltleld Merger Ill .21 Jumbo Kxtenslon 1.1)1 I.j'I Kewanas 10 ,12 Oro 0(1 .07 Handstorm Kendall 0T ,07 Silver Plek OS ,ou M1HCRLLANKOUB, Fairy Aitec toi ,ui Klmberly nri ,u Nevada Hill 17 .20 Nevada Wonder 1.40 1.45 RAILROAD EARNINGS WESTERN MAHVI.AND. Hecond week August .... U'W.002 f20,747 From July l... i.i'M.vai 183,383 UlSSOUm I'AOIFIC Id week August......... H.10H.O0O fDH.OOO From July 1 8.1tS,(i2l 073,000 CANADIAN PACIFIC. .'Id week August fl.uaflouo flOS.OhO From Julv 1.., .. 1.1,003,000 3.388,000 Increase. fivi- Dint 1. Tii.-a ua. kiiIa Irsillne nnd wi imiHirtHnt change In prices, quotations: JWi.'.ll per bbl., as to quality. PROVISIONS Thuro was llttlo trading .and no Important elinnxe In prices, quotations: City beer. In sets, smoked and alr-drled, 2if20c.i Western beef. In sets, smoke., 2020c.; city beef, knuckles end tenders, smoked nnd alr-drled. 27W2"ic.! Western beef, knuckles and tenders, smoked, 27B2.se.; beer hnms. f.')l'j:i2; iHirk, family, 22 i22.:o: hums, H. 1'. cured, loose, LI'iWHc.l do., skinned, loole, lil'itftlliC.i do., do., Hnoked, HHftUitc. other hams, smoked, city cure.!, ns to brand und average, H'Mtlf'Hc.i hnms, umnked. Western cured. 14inKlJle.. do., boiled, honelers 2:it24c; picnic shoulders, 8. P. eured. loose, llftll'tiC; do., smoked. It IHic. ; licllles, In pickle, according to aver- i.v, lonsu, l.'jh iac. ; uroKKrast iwraii, , -brand and average, city cured, lTCfP'c.; brcak fost hacoo Western cured. 174118c: lard, "eslern, renned. tierces. U'tli"c.i do., dp., do., tubs, IIHtt)ic ; lard, pure city. Kettle rendered. In tierces, umjuc. ; lard, puro city, kettlo rendered In tubs, l)su?;c. REFINED SUGARS Thr market was ouiet nt ouoted rates. We qurte refiners' list prices subject to conees- piuna 01 otiiii pounus: ttindara -ranuwicu, 3.H.1iS. aOc. : extra fine gninulnted, A.on(j6.u3c.; nowderel. .1.7IHI.1.73C. . ronrectloners' A.. 6.W o.33c., soft grades, 4.75f.40o. DAIRY PRODUCTS HL'TTEIt, Trade woa fair and prices wero steadily maintained. quotations'. Western solid -packed creamery, fancy, specials, 2814c.; extras, 2ili3c. . extra firsts, 2,1j'J2ilc.; firsts. 24H23P. ; seconds, S2H2.1C. ; nearby prints, fancy, :(". : do., average extras, 28J2tie. ; do., Ilrs'.s, 2.fi2ilc. ; do., seconds, 22ii2ac. ; Jobbing sales of fancy prints, ;iiua7c. l'flilS. There wn a fair demand nnd supMlcH of lino eggs wero kept well cleaned up at firm price;. Following nre the quo tations: In freo chscs, nearby extras. 2Sc per loz ilists. f(l.tHiff 7.20 per standard caso; nearby current receipts. fii.3()"j(l.(H) per case; Western extra firsts, 7.20iti 7.30 per case; firsts, fi,.(i(i1 (I.H0 per case; fancy selected candled egl-s were Jobbing nt 30fi;ilc. per doi. CHLK.SI.;. Trade wns slow and the market ruled weak and a shade lower. Oftcrings wero moderate but ample, quotations: New ork. full cream, new. L'lUff III'.:.; do., do., fair to booiI, new, 12i,4gi.lc; do., part skims, ofl2c. POULTRY ''V.E ,vn" ln fair request and firm, with supplies well under control. We quote: Fowls, ns to quality, 1 lift 11114c; roosters. 1Hi12cj broiling chickens, fnncy, not leghorns, weighing J lbs. and over apiece, H)ff20c.; do., not leg horns, weighing lfiltt lbs. apiece. KHilSc; do., leghorns, weighing 2 lbs. and over apiece, liltl !'.'':i do., leghorns, lnfil7c; ducks. Pekln. old, 13f14c; do,, Indian Ilunner. old, 12tfl3c.j do., young, according to size, ir.nlUc; pigeons, old. ,'ei.l)Rir,..W1' -""'' d0- yung. Ier pair, 17M18o. DIlKSHKIi. The market ruled firm under light olTerlngs nnd a fair demand for desirable stock. We quote- Krcsh. killed poultry, fowls, 12 to box. dry-picked and dry-packed, fancv se lected. 1!).. weighing 4WB3 lbs. apiece. 1314c. neighing :i!ifil lbs. apiece, 18U,c; weighing 1 lb.?' a.Cl,!CC' "IVsWlTtsc; under 3 lbs. apiece, H'ifl-i!4c.; Ico-packed Western, 414 lbs. and oyer apiece, 18c, do., emaller sins, 13il7d.: old roosters, dry-picked, 13c.; broiling chickens, Jersey, fnncy, 2lif2(lc.j other nearby fancy. 22ti 21c: fancy, large yellow, Illinois, welgn Ing 2 i3 lbs. apiece, 2021c.i Western, weigh ing Kjfi2 lbs. nplece. ISfillic,; do., weighing 1 Sil'i ll8. apiece, laffl'c: spring ducks, 10 Sil.c. ; squ.ibs. while, weighing 11B18 lbs. per doz., f.'l.lRMil.ilO; white, weighing liSflO lbs. per do.. $:ifr:i.Bi); white, weighing 8 lbs., per doz.. f2.355i2.ll.l; do., 7 lbs. per doz., S2.10B 2.20; do., ut-fi'4 lbs. per doz., fi.U0tfl.tt; dark, f 1.300 1.03; small nnd No. 2. ft. FRESH FRUITS Peaches and cantaloupes wero plentiful and weaker, but other descrlptiona showed little change. quotations: Apples, r.?I'o.4,.l,!:raVtn",t'l,l -y-'.-2.-0; Wealthy. f2.2.ia2.r.0: Duchess, f 2.23; Summer llnmbo. f2.25fi2..in: other varieties. fl.3U)i2: rfachCs. West Virginia. Western Maryland and Pennsylvania, Hello of Georgia, per irii!ii. r't'7,1c-: llo-i do- do-, Klberta, per crate, Mi'i7.1c ; do., per basket, 20&:i)e: peaches, Delaware and Maryland. Hellea and Llliertas. per carrier. 4U(fTfie,; do., Dela ware and Maryland. Hellea and Hlbertas. per :'! 20ff:i3c. : peaches, Jersey, per basket, lOft.iUc; pears, Le Conte, Per bbl., f2.O0:i.6O: do.. Iiartlett. per bid.. Kit: grapes. North ( arollna, Delaware, per S-basket carrier, f 1.S0 U 2. do., Delawnio. Mooro's Karly and Con cord, per rarrler..HMf (klc. . do., do.. Mooro's Karly, and Concord, per 4-lb. basket, Sfine. ; lemons, per box. f.5i:i..'0; oranges, Florida, per box. find- plnenpplcK. per rate-Porto nico, fl.,10 W2.7.1: Florida, fl..Mifl2.7.1; plums. New York, per 2D-lb. basket. SOtMOc; plums. New York, per 8-11). Iiafcket. Ilradshaw and Niagara. Km lr.c; blackberries. Delaware, Maryland and Jersey, per qt , 430c. : huckleberries, per nt.. hii8c. ; cantaloupes. Maryland, per standard crate, .0TP7,1c. ; cantaloupes, Jersey, per basket, 15S)40c. ; watermelons, per car, floOtf200. VEGETABLES Potatoes nnd onions of fine quality sold fairly nnd values were well sustained. Other vege tables were generally plentiful and weak, quotations: White potatoes. Virginia, per bbl. -No'. 1. f 101.23: No. 2. GKATSc.; white pota toes, Jersey, per bosket No. 1 Hose, 2Nfr:i2.. 1 No, 1 other varieties. 20tT23c.i No. 2. KMll.V.: sweet potatoes, per bbl. No. 1 North Carolina and Hasten) Shore, f.liin.2.1; No. 2 North Caro Una and Hastern Hliore. 80c.4ifl.10; culls. KOir 73c.: sweet potatoes. Jersey, per basket No. 1, 75ff(.H.1c. : No. 2, 25fi(I3c. ; onions, Jersey, per n-bush. basket, 2Ui23e. : do.. Eastern Shore, per hamper, .inyioc. . corn, Jersey, per basket. 40if.Vlc. : tomatoes, Jerrey, per basket No. 1 early. .111 1.1c. ; No. 1 second early. 15ifj30r.; mushrooms, per 4-lb. basket. 50c.trf1, Further Advance in Crude Oil LIMA, O., Aug. 23. Further advancrs of lie. In ciudp nil prlii's have brought Pennsylvania, tuulhcnstcri) Ohio and allied grades up to $1.1111 u barrel. Kentucky has been put up 3c, to f l.o:i, while Texas grades and Canada oils were advanced Ac. LEGAL AUVKUTI8EMENT8 nr-jso IN T1IK MUNICIPAL COUHT FOIl pr the County of Philadelphia. September term, 1014. No. 380. Jacob Hilar, by his next friend and mother, Freda Illzur. and Freda Illrar In her own right, vs. Michael Cohen. Notice to Jacob Hlzar and Freda Dizar and other creditors of Michael Cohen: Notice la hereby given that a rule has been granted on the above-named plaintiffs to show cause why the defendant, Michael Cohen, should not bo discharged from arrest tn Insolvency In accordance with the act ot Assembly of June 1, 1013, P. L. 321, Ileturnable Thursday, September 2, 1013, at 10 o'clock. AUHA1IAM JlKItKOWlTZ. Attorney for Defendant, DIVIDENDS Oniee of TJIK C. II, (1KIHT COMPANY' loinil Title llulldlng Philadelphia, Pa. August 24. 1915. The Directors ot Prerport lias Company have this day declared a regular quarterly dividend or one and one-half per rent. (lVi"4) on the preferred stock of the Com pany outstanding, payable September 1, 1013, to holders of said stock of record at tha close of business this date Checks will ba mailed. C. II. WKAK, oecretary. ''-.v..Mt..iU'.i.,.. rfi.ui ...J u ...jm STANDARD RAILROAD STOCKS The latter part of July we compiled data aa to eleven dividend-paying standard railroad stocks. The increase In the price of these rails while not sensational has been consistent and steady, and they have been least affected by market fluctuations. Careful investors have unusual opportunities. We will be pleased to send you the folder in question. It contains illuminative, pertinent information. Our statistical department is at your service for free consultation, ncpni UAirm f rt West End Trust Bid.. Phila. KEEU ft.Wilimi IA. Members of the Phila. Stock Exchange ENGLISH FINANCIERS SEE GERMANY'S RUIN London Believes Report That Peace Is Necessary to Avoid Bankruptcy By FRANCIS W. HIRST lMIJor ot The Economist Bu Cable to the Evening Ledger I)NDON. Aug. 26. The telegram from Amsterdam describing the (lerinnn (."fcan cellorB private conference nnd Statement concerning tho necessity of making penco proposals to avoid financial ruin attracts much attention here, as the report from tho Dutch Tolegraaf Is rather friendly to Germany and may have been Inspired with tho pnrposo of sounding hero and elsewhere. Of course, city nnd commer clnl Interests here do not deslro Ger many's financial bankruptcy, unless that Is tha only means ot safeguarding Del plum and Franco. Tho stcrullnc-s of German exchanges during rceent months may he explained hy the Hrltlsh blockade restricting her Imports to a minimum, but Micro Is no getting over the fact that If the war stopped now tho German Imperial ex chequer would hnve to find about fKO. eW.OOO for Interest on tho new Vnr loan, Cesldes n much larger annual sum for permanently disabled soldiers, widows nnd orphans. How this can be provided out of necessarily shrunken trade and revenue and how tho army nfter demobi lization can bo employed nre problems not confined to Germany, which every extra month's warfare nggrnvotes, The Amsterdam statement Is perhaps an Invention, but every competent au thority knows that the views attributed to llollweg nre correct nnd that only early peace can save Germany's credit Undoubtedly nn Important Internal bat tle Is raging In high German quarters between those who would continue the war, ln the hope of territorial spoils or Indemnities, and those who would nego tiate for peace without delay. Many here believe that Balkan develop ments promise tho Allies a fnvornble out come before long ln that quarter, and that Turkey will sue for peace. American exchange negotiations con tinue. The economic situation here re quires cnreful handling, ns tho working classes evidently havo been made sus picious by the Northcllffo press campaign for conscription. The Cabinet will prob ably nwalt events, ns the Trade I'nlon Congress will certainly discuss the sub ject. The problem connected with ex change has difficulties, as the army In crease must reduce Great Britain's ex portable surplus. Personally, I think the volunteer system will survive, for It fits the genius of n peoplo whoso military ardor and patriotic devotion could only bo dampened by compulsion. MATURITIES IN SEPTEMBER REACH A LARGE TOTAL Amount Is $51,073,330, or $30,035,330 Above Last Year Maturities of bond and note Issues In September totnl J.11,973,330, an. Increase of $39,935,330, as compared with the same month last year, and tJ0.ISt.530 above Au gust, 1915. The maturing Indebtedness ot railroad companies for September amounts to $17,194,330, leaving a balance of $1,175,000 for Industrial concerns to liquidate. The maturities for September as given by tho Journal of Commerce compare with similar figures for the previous month and for September of last year as follows1 SUMMARY OP MATURITIES. September, August, September, 11115. lulS. 1011. Railroad bonds. $DO!),000 $4,1i.'MH)0 J3,:Et.s,O0n Kiillroad notes. 4(I,.V(.:no 1.071,800 1,"OU,000 Industrial bonds 1.772,0011 Industrial notca 2.707.W0 5,434,000 ........ Totals $3t.D7.'l.r,rai ll.4N8.W)0 $lon.000 The largest Item In the list of September maturities Is tho $17,000,000 Issue of Bos ton and Maine notes, the holders of -which have been asked for another extension. The $16,209,000 notes of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, together with the $1,509,000 notes of the New York Central, will probably bo retired from tho pro ceeds of tho latlor's $100,000,000 debenture bond sale. The $10,000,000 notes of the Chi cago and Western Indiana have been pro vided for by a new Issue of approximately $13,000,000 notes which were purchased by J. V. Morgan & Co. ritorosAui DEPARTMENT OP VUI1UO SAFETY, DIltKCTOIt'.H OFFICE, Itoom 215, City Hull. Philadelphia, Aug 24, 101ft. Sealed proposals will be received ut tills office. Itoom 21ft, City Hall, until Thursday, September 2. 1013, twelve o'clock noon, for the following: BURRAU OP FIIIE: Heating In connec tion with alterations and additions to Old Police HUtlon, riomervllle' and Rising- Bun avenues, Olney. Revision of Heating Hystem nt Fire Station No. 4U, 0.1th and Weudland avenue. Fpeclflcatlona to be hud at Itoom 82.1. City Hall. BURUEAU OF POLICE! Electrical Equip ment for use In various Police Stations. IH.ECTKICAL BUREAU! Rearrangement of Power Plant and Elevator System, City Specifications for above to be had at Room Old, City Hall. BUREAU OF CORRECTION) Lumber. Cement, Bricks, Lime, etc. Specifications to be had at Room 213, City Hall, Contractors to guarantee the employment of none but competent and first class work men who aro cltlrens of the United States) no workmen to be considered aa competent and llrst class who are not duly skilled in their respective branches of labor, and who shall be paid such rates of wages and for such hours of work as shall be the estab lished snd current rates of wages paid for such hours by employers of organised labor In the doing of similar work, as provided by Ordinance ot Councils approved December,. 10. 1001. Bids from others than those engaged In actual business In the general branches speci fied will not be considered or entertained No bids will be considered unless u-com panled by a certificate from the City Holld tor, ln accordance with the Ordlnanr ot Councils approved May 2.1. 18iU, requiring proposal bond in all cases where the amount exceeds 1300.00. The Director reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or parts of bids, us mar be deemed best for tha Interest of the City. GEORGE D. PORTER, Director. WILBERT CONS, (Courr d'AIene) We have Important and en in live Information on the above silver lead property. Communicate with us at once regarding It. HUGHES & DIER Bankers and Broker l Member of Phlladtlpbla Block Exchange Member of Chicago Board of Trad 1435 Walnut 5trt Philadelphia) Direct Private Wires to NEW TOMK and PHILADELPHIA STOCK X. CHANOEB. CIIICAOO 1AOAHI) 6V TltAPE. NEW, YOIIK CUK .and s4kr Important marketa. SOUND INVESTMENTS fiA3tK tV- Ga i"iu M. MMMfCTWsY mr AX3MMTAMT lfcy-i &ijr U W-NM .