TaVEyiyg LEDGERS-PHILADELPHIA. TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1015.
0
'URTHER DECLINE IN STERLING EXCHANGE RECORD EXPORTS OF IRON
JAPEAKE AND OHIO
AND ROCK ISLAND UP
Rose Was Irregular, With Rail
road Shares Resisting
Pressure
,SfEW YORK. Aug 31. While trading
Lrted oft Irregular todrt with quite a
"' - innJ a Inner In nrimn -
. imauni ui ifii--" - --
tots especially, the railroad luuen wero
uty well supported, and there was n dls-
Kotitlbn to devoto more niienour, .u inn
1" ... T..ni miilrinv tlio rent ssln.t tutlM
flcirno larger nnd tho roll load list fell
EJlliK with the rent of tho mrtiket ltr
I setback, hut thes exhibited resistance to
laressure nnd wcr- only forced dowii h
'in. fnct that the rest or tno nsi snowctt a
fllClinirg lii"".j
fctrtngth In tho rnliroau nsx. in uio
fiv part ot me scsaiuii uo um .
!j .i.nrinc of net earnings made by-
el trunk, lines for the month of Jnlj
Z.r lnrao carriers have now come for-
StnL Vlth better reports, the most teccnt
ls . ... mlilnlt bIiau ml tin vnt
aMlts Erlo loony, wmm nw..y. -
'Cod The setback In prlcco, with the ox
Iwj'on of a few Issues. wit not bo very
PU" . .,.. -l. nf With ulncbs nnd
urge Jin tno Biiij . ..-.. -,.-.... -
Wis It was thought thnt Borne of It
r??l..,i foreign selling The July
Kiss of Erie was $253,547 larger, nnd tho
11. enviRnn. iioven months' gross was
' . - . ih ,a r- nml tttA .int
U1V7U BUUYB lust J-."l " -- '.
7.797
'n-r.iiinir was not as active In tho alter-
Ron as It had been In tho morning, and
tfca ma.ket hnd a ior spotted appear-
7.. tiollrnn.T. ulltUVfll UlO ItrOHtCSt TC-
anco. ,...v--. ... ---- .. -
I New
York Slock Sales
Ah$Va Gold M
Allts-Chalmcrj Mfg .
AIlt-Chalmct Mf t pf
Am Ag Chemical
Am Airr Chetn pf . ,
Am Ilcct Sugar
Am Can
Am Can pf
Am Cat & Foundry
Am Coal Products . .
Am Coal Trod pf .
Am Cotton Oil..
Am ltldo A Leather .
AmllldeALpf
Am Ice Securities ..
Am Linseed ..
Am Unseed pf
Am Locomotive ....
Am Malt . . .
Am Malt pf
Am Smelt & Itcf . .
Am Sm A Hef pf
Am Steel Foundrlcj .
Am Sugar IlnUiing .
Am lei 4. Tel . . .
Am TobpfncK .....
Am Woolen
Am Woolen pf
Am Writing 1 pf ....
Anaconda Copper . .
Atch T A S K. ......
Atrh T A 8 V pf . .
Atlantic Coast Lino
llaldwln I-ocomollve
llaltlmoro A Ohio
Ualllmoro A Ohlopf
llatopllaj Mlnlne
llcthlehcin Steel .
Hcthlehem Steel pf
Hroolcljn ltapTran .
liutto A Superior
Cal Petroleum . . .
Cal Petroleum pf ..
Canadian Paclllc . .
float. Illnh. Low CWi.
ai' m .-an .an
38 ,w sou an'f
Of 00 OS 08
o;t qij oi oi'
03 05 95 05
05ti oo cm in
00 O0U fioif 891j
105 1054 105 10"
'0, 70 C8 00 H
16.T I51K 14!) 149'4
117U 117IJ 117H 117(1
62 am oi 6i
w w w o'
1 41 30 30
1MK 3.15 'iAM -M
1 23) aou Uli
0) 3qj( J7 .I7(
Mi fi-Di Kin km
7H 8 7i 7'.
28 -Mi 27U mi
W. 81 b()) N1U
107 107 llXS't- 100U
5 64 W'4 2
110U IV'H U0U 110U
121 123H lJJ'i 12 1
100)1 107U 107'i 107X
iVcw yorfe 7?orf Sales
3000 Airtr Ar O it
-UK) Amer smtlt Pee lit
Sliiiio Amtr Tel elt tt
4Wmii ito rt 4'4t
linn) Amr Writ l'p n
ziuhi Armour l'o 4t.
Ul!" AtMilton it . ,
Woo rto ev 4 lin
ltstmo ,0 cv 4 liwo
.11 , 31
00 00'i
9 0
72'J 72'f
llll'i 101(
08' I 98' I
Mitance to tne Kcnerm uuwinv.wu ura- , --: :,-;-;;-Im
Hock Island bclim a Btrong spot, at "! .?,lhoLS,
v.. iimn twine un 21i nolnts. With Ilock
iland Chesapeake nnd omo lurmsning
the late featurf-i. tho lattor being up 1'4.
The day ended very irregular, with lliter
Wlttent rallies. The inllroad shares were
about the only ones to show a firm tcn-fcney.
EThn bottom In the foreign exchungo
Igiarktt does not seem In night ae yet. If
'Jlthere Is such a thlntf. New low records
fwere again In order today ami mo mnr-
jfket was denioranzea xncro vua un
lovefnlght diop ot z' cents in too no
Band slciling rate, that quotation falling
to JISs, wlillo cnoics aecnnen to n-s.
Kates n other Kuropcan countries were
lleo lower. Tho continued weakness In
Ihlg market has hi ought forwurd again
thii dlsuslon of tho establishment of a
tariff, credit hero. It Is expected that
trery little will bo done in this direction
ntll the represeninmeB ot oowi ii.ucu
and England reach hero some time In
th early ptrt of next month Iater In
thejday demand steillng broko still fur
ther to S4 B7?i. rccoveilng to ncro'S $4 5SH
aouotations weio lnrgely gucssnoik and
(fL . .... .. nn .nM.. tinflAtilrtil Ttnllan
hh market nas .t-.j v.i.ob.,u. ..u..u
llres also droppea to a new low.
RAt the low pdlnts tod. sterling showed
f? ji.i.mtnf nf Rl.i. nni rnllt ! re! f IllTlIirkS.
It. per cent., francs, about 15 per cent.
and Italian exchange about 27 per cent.
,Wlth the exception of francs, new low
terds wcro made all nlong tho line.
Bankers den'ed that the declines wpre
due to anything other than the natuial
results bf paralj zlrg of European credits.
.The big decline In all njte3 Is due to the
fact that an Immense amount or material
la being sent to Europe, nnd. that tno
(volume will bo Increased rather than di
minished, as ou' exports are constantly
exceeding the imports, uouay no uc
partmeht of Commerce Issued u Ftnte
jnent, showing that tho trade balance In
faor of the t'nltcd Slates for tlio weeK
ding last Saturday was 33,2o9,OJ3.
AUGUST BANK CLEARINGS
iPhiladelphia
Per
Institutions Report
Cent. Increase
13
Philadelphia bank clearlncrs for tho
ynonth of August totaled 6M,fcou,93S, being
in increase oer that month last year or
IJB,196,199, or more than 13 per cent. Hach
of the three last months June. July nnd
'August las run nhead of tho correspond
ing month In 1914. The laigest volume of
Ijearlngs this yent was in tho months or
une and July, when they execedeu jti.',-
TO.MO In each month.
iJCIearlngs by months for three etrs
follow.
11114
fid', tui.itn
lW V1H.HI I
ft
iMi
ton
Cni -M5.7TK
fi77 07l',4
. (I'll.OiiJ.K'l
hT".Kt.OWI
. nt7,l2-.,tU'4
, 721 IKS 1117
71.' Ill (II
. bSS.vn3.UM
Chesapcako A Ohio..
Chlno Copper
CM (It Wcstpf . ..
Chi KIAPac
Chi Mil A St Paul .
CM A St P pf
CM A Northwest
Colorado Fuel A 1 . .
Col & So 1 st pf
Comstbclv Tunnel .
Continental Can
Corn Products ltef
Corn Prod Hef pf
Crucible Steel
Cruclblo Steel pf
Cuban-Am Sujar
Dtl A Hudson
Distillers Socurltes
Dome Mines
Erlo
Ktle lstpf ...
i:rio 2d pf
Fed Mln A Sm
(Jen Chemical . . .
General LMectrle
General Motors
Generat Motors pf
Goodrich 11 F Co
Goodrich II F Co pf
Gnat Northern pf
GtNclfs for ore prop
Guggenheim Kxpl'n
lrtt Acricultural
Int Agricultural pf .
Inter Con Corp'n . ,
Inter Con Cor pf . .
Int Harv N J ..
Inter-Met vot t c. .
Inter-Met pf
International Paper
Internat Paper pf.
Inspiration Copper. .
J I Case Co pf ..
Kims Co E L A P
Lack Steel
Laclede (Us
35i 35
01 90
8 0
73t( 7.1) i
10 J 10i
9S 08' 4
10.1 101
81 83t,
SI'j 8lh
70' i 70ra
IH Hi
291 202 28 201
110 141U llllf UVi
8f S3' i 85 8o'
00' i 07 C0U 00'i
10)i 10J( 18i
43)4 45,f 43)S
150H 151U 150
44i 4)i 4.IH
10 i
SOK
8U
0H
l't
101
8J
"0!
V(
40
4C!f
. 30
. aw
M
121
U7
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4S
17
8o!i
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114
47)S
40JI
30
24
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121)i
127 J S
iih
10
10
854
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sih
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ion.
117
45' I
40
ai'x
21'i
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121'
127
42
49
15
814
17J,
844
4!;
10
454
151
43','
47U
10'
29'f
:34
82U
12W
1J7
124
49
10
844
1SU
814
4i
101H 1014
110 117
1394 1394 1384 1394
274
1
2S4
. 4
. 35
. 33
2904 295
174 173
.219
110
014
.108
.118
424
. 07
224
40
. 214
. 754
108
214
754
114
394
30
. 70
.124
714
204
414
354
31
!0
214
284
414
354
31
295
174
-U94 218
1094 109,4
014 fiOJi
IDS 108
11S4 lib
424 414
07'
22K
39
224
70
108
22
77
114
394
30
8)
125
714
.1034 1034
004
22
3S4
214
754
107
214
77
114
394
35
SO
125
09
103
.'O'i
214
284
414
354
31
295
1714
218
1C94
014
108
118
414
07
2 '
384
22
70
107
22
77
114
394
35
SO
125
704
103!
Lehlsli Valley 1124 1424 1124 1424
'Jn. ...
Feb. ,
March .
'-rprll .
'Tim a
.(UEUIt
8epU...
Xor, .
Pee. .
12 mo,.
II' BANK CLEARINGS
ift- Tlinlr .l.arln.a ...law nnmriarAit url.V. Mnwn
att two )eart.
W- im nut inin
Philadelphia. t27.14.,OOn 27,40i.r., JS.t4i.0Ut
Bt0n . 31,2111 IS3 1N.2VIA70 1S,S.S".,.-.I
N,w York . :i7J.27U.0S3 17S.UOO.2W) 22O.SJ5.40'J
k
B70. .ill.2U.
7JO,ltt.l.27S
l-il, S 1.717
7iw oivi.in i
7IPJ,.)I.I..'I
.77.IMI,7III
.ipO s mil
llt7.ll1l.KHl
ll.ll lit VIN
CII1.S27. 10-
Loiil Island
Maxwell Motors . . .
Max Motors 1st pf ..
Max Motors 2d pf .
Mexican Petroleum
Miami Copper
Mo Kan A Tex pf
Missouri Pacific....
Montana Power
Montana Pocr pf
National Illscult
National Illscult pf
Nat Cloak A Suit
Nat Knamel & S
Nat Enam A S pf
Nat Lead
Nat Ity of M 2d pf
Nciada Con Cop
New York Air Drake
N Y N HAH .
New York Central
N.Ol West .
NorfAWcst
North American ....
Northern Paclllc
PaciilcMall
Pacific Tel A Tel
Penn Jl It
Philadelphia Co
Pittsburgh Coal
Pittsburgh Coal pf
42
424
91
304
814
204
194
44
554
294
4,1
91
304
SO
204
18
44
554
1004 105
294
43
90
304
S14
2G4
IS
4
55
105
294
43
904
304
844
204
18
44
554
105
1'in.
i7(K,4" 77 1
InI'i,X7 1, 172
(.NI.2II3 Vll
TOI.SJII MS
7J1 ll.'.WS
740 1121 4411
ids, il i, III I
ml Olll, 11.2
-."U'.'i'S7.'. ! Pressed steel Car
7sTVmil I
ii;ii,iii;.ji
77ll.litn.UJl
7,!llU.Ol,21U St,CU2,50S,b7.l
RATES FOR MONEY
Call.
H44
12
i ..... ... .
I Com ITl Pn 1.1 1 n.nM til. nn in .1 mnnlh. I.hll-
5PlphU. 3Viti4 tier cent.
t
ifblliflttphla
Ikotton
ICJiIcmo
Time.
4 UVi
l(a'J!i
Reserve Banks' Discount Rates
1 to
in.
J
. -1
.. 3
PttlUdtlpliU
lO... . IIV '
iCIevtianu'";
Richmond .,
Atlanta ...
JChlcaar. ,
ft Loult
K!S"- l,y
igJi. Franeltro 3
-'iuunt rain for
Ulnlmum. 2 Der cnt.
item.
IJAirlcuItural and lla ttoik paper only.
... 3
11 to 31 to 01 to tl to
10.
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3i
nxci
iiO. PO, 0 mot
4 4i, 3
4 4 S
4 4 3
4 4Vi S
4 4 H
4 ill 3
4 iV, r.
4 V.i B
4 ii; 3
4 V,l 3
.4 i II
bankers uccfplancot
nnd maximum, 4 per
GOVERNMENT BONDS
U ot ltno resltte red
of lUiq .oupon !...
fwwma 2t itglitered
; 2 litis icgiKtrvd . .,
Jiunu new St reentered ,
of Kiln r sitterrd
O Of IIHji r.terta
of 1V23 coupon . . .
Hid.
. H7
, 117
OH
till
,lun
1IKJ
KKl
.111
IS!
PjPALL IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE
," b'l r"K Aua 31 -The forelfcn eehangt
..nuUTKBt UUK nu-afn w.ili ln4.. n.n.,4
kt.ln- - ( run iiiuttj tiiiiiat.ti4
f, i -1 hpel an ovf might lota of VV, nt
si..! V n'1 '!( ero quoted at 4 HSU both
ihwnv,'r ..V'oru Tnth cables re nut and
tSu . .- Arouid midday demand tterilng
Ei.i. . ta.'' Uttr recovtrfnjr tomewhat, the
.ntrUCt hei., MM .n a M.an.lll fi.. At... Inns
rn? ' wisely mailer of imumirk Italian
liawV Mude 4 rew low at u il and U.3J
Pressed Stocl Car pf
Pullmin Co
Quicksilver pf
Hay Con Copper ....
Heading
Heading 1st pf
Hep Iron A Steel .
Hep Iron A Steul pf
Hock Island Co .
Hock Island Co pf .
Humely M Co
r
mand
Hlerling
, -in
4 WJU
Krania,
trj
0.01
Mark
KB
LI res.
ii ii
U32
M UIU IHAUt. IIALANLI5
fA"lUNnTQN. Aujt SI -nia baUnea of
in injur oi tna united mulct durina Hit
coded Aumin 2m lutt. wit a.u. "nJ.au.
eiportt'wrro uo.31l.7S4, while fmportt
tated f27.04J.721 Tha aioorla of .Allnn
the tame week totaled 1VMIIU btlet.
nr a tout .inee Ausutt 1 HUB. of 141.
aitt Thtt ttttement wat laiued today
Pepartment of Commerce, bated on
i(om i principal cuatoma dlttrkti
DIVIdrndr ntcri.ARRn
iSir!-B Copper Mlnlna Company. Mini-
:: ft. Lttvauia uciouer x 10 hock ox
September K In October 1UI4 H wu
d. and In April. llilJ. II.
ltH14 lfulllkri A rv, viilur niiartrlv
? ""' t?n nr' Preferred and tacond uro-
uTT I't-touer i iu ttoK ui tp.uru
WX9 Mlntntl Mtii! Company II.
Tnlt In llta flftl. rfH.larArt almat Marrh.
ilea,, u.. &... . .Ti....Biu
J n Ptr etnt on common and 8 per cent
tX-.-WS"' Pably October 1- to ttock pf
mS "Ptmbt' la
triir Jt" nA wn MlnlPf tympany ur-
l.umely M Co pf 104
ot Louis ASF
St LAST 2d pf ...
Seaboard Air Line ...
Sears Hoe A Co
So Porto 11 Sugar.. -
Southern Paclllc
Southern Pac t c
Southern Hy
Southern Ry pf
StudebakcrCo
btudebaker Co pf
Ttnn Copper
Texas Co
Third Aienua
Under Typo
Under ood Type pf .
United' Ory Goods pf
Union Hag A Paper .
Union Paclllc
Union Paclllc pf ,...
U b Ind Alcohol
U b Cast Il'&K, ..
U 8 Red A Hef . . ..
United H)S Invest-...
United Hj Inv pf. .
U 8 Rubber . .
U 8 Rubber 1st pf ..
U 8 Steel .
V 8 btoelpf
Utah Copper
Va-CaroChem . ...
Vn-Iron Coal AC...
Wost K & M
Western Maryland
Weet Maryland pf
Western Union Pel
Willy Overland .
Willy Overland pf
WoolviortU F WCo
Cents per share.
1184 1194 1194 1194
1204 1224 1224 1224
S14 81 814 82
27 274 27 27
00 89 ) 89 SO
00 054 044 044
G 0 G 0
154 15 144 144
147 147 142 1144
054 074 P5 07
014 92 914 914
204 274 204 204
.1074 10G4 1054 1054
744 754 724 724
107), 1074 107J, 1074
334 31 .U 33
30 37 334 354
10S4 1094 1084 1084
SS4 S84 S04 884
. 344 314 334 344
.1024 1024 101 1024
02 004 594 .'94
1004 1004 1004 1004
100 159 159 159
.5 14 4
. 234 234 224 224
.14S4 1494 148 1484
81 824 824 824
41 434 424 124
.1014 1014 1014 1014
H ii 4 4
4 4 4 4
0)4 mi an b'i
104 10 10
0 54 54 . 54
. 0 04 G G4
, 144 144 144 144
155 1514 1544 1544
100 77 77 77
. 91 894 S84 884
1004 1054 1054 1054
. 154 154 154 154
. 494 49 484 4S4
.109 1094 1074 1084
.1044 1014 1014 1014
. 504 50 534 5-14
.1504 1554 1524 1524
. 51 514 534 534
S04 HI 81 SI
,105 109 100 100
60 CS4 584 584
. 8 74 74 74
1314 132J. 1314 1314
. 82
. 724
. 21)
824
73
214
34
20
414
60
824
71
21
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244
404
404
824
714
21
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404
404
103
75
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. 244
i. 41
. 604
.105 1034 103
. 764 754 714
.1124 1124 1124 1124
. 08 084 074 074
. 41 404 34 394
. 67 574 67( 574
1104 1174 1164 1154
284 28 28 28
454 40 40 46
744 754 734 754
1844 1S04 180
1074 1004 H)5
1054 100 100
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August Building Construction
Permits Ittued for building- construction In
tlilt city ilurlna Auautt ttere 817, against 87J
In IU14. Opertttlont were 1411), compared wltn
Ull last year. Their value waa 'fl.e29.D15.
agalntt l2.UTd.M0 'n Auguat. Itjl4.
Copper Company Pays Bonus
CAU'UET, Mich Autr 31 -The Mohlwk
and Wolverine Copir Mining Companlct to
ria u-ild l't emi'lojea a uxond bonut of 1 per
i?nt on their wage Tha tlrrt at I aid on
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monlhly lnuttr would bo iwid at Ions as
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Note Extension Operative
liOSTON, Aug 3t The J5ecutlv Committee
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rtarVd lha U inoulha exlentlon Pogran, for
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idvUwa noteholder that mora tban W ir
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RISE IN BALDWIN;
BREAK IN CRAMP
Wnr Orders Lifted Locomotive
Shares, as Well ns Brill.
Reaction Later
Financial Briefs
I Sales in Philadelphia
Thr chief topic df Interest In the locnl
financial district tbdny una the repolt of
r, new large order for munitions placed
with tho UnMuln locomotive Works by
tho Hrltlsh (lovernment The Street had
It that It Involved tin.ooo.OM, and thnt
linMuInn would he soon working at mil
rapaclU. Tho stock, tlinuuli firm, wan
not iMiitlciilarly nctlve during tho morn
ing, but its the news of the big orders
gradually pcuolated through the financial
district the iiotntlon hcgHti to tlse until
II hnd gotten well nboto S3, compared with
ROVi, Inst night's close
J. a. Hrlll slimes Jumped 2 points, crosn
lug 4S, but did not hold the rlso. while Cum
bria Steel. Klectrlc Storage Dattcry and
Tonopnh Helmont wcro nil In moderate
demand at frnctlon.il advances. Inquiry
for Phllndelphln Compan Issuos wns per
sistent, both here and In New York
There nre two distinctly stimulating fac
tor". Just now In this group of aecurltlcs.
Tlio I'an.ima i:xpnltlou Ik binclng up
the eni plugs of the Trlsco lines, while
the boom In the stel hilslness III tho
I'lttsbuigh district Is the KHlvmiMng fnc
tor for the Pittsburgh Hallways and tho
vnrloua natural unit and town xtibHill
arlra of tho riilladclphla Company In
the late dealings the common stock re
ceded a point.
Heavy selling of IT S Steel causid that
Issue to weaken In tho afternoon and
Klectrlc Storage llnttery reacted with It
One block of UX shares of th latter
changed hands at C5. Cramp Uhlpbulld
Iiik broke rnther preclpltcdlt fiom S3Vs
It) 814 nnd then rallied fractionally.
Rending pharos mudc llttlf i espouse to
the quite favoinblc July rcpott Uross
earnings ot the nillunt company passed
the $4,000,000 mark, showing nn Increnso
of fa,,ns over the snmo month In 1311
Opt rating expenses wcie reduced $47,420,
so that the load wns nblo to show n
surplus fur the month ot T-ik.C.171, which
Is more thnn double Hint of Jul, 1'04
These gnlns compare with decrenses In
Mny nnd April The Coal nnd Iron Com
lin earnings for July should only slight
changes, nil decrenses, but this wan nat
11 nil. ns the cnllleites continued their
pollc of restricted output thloitghout the
month The combined earnings of till
companies showed gnlns In both (joss and
net over lost jenr nnd the totnl surplus
was $105.1 in. against 591, S37 In 1914 untl
?9.t,8G In 1013
The t'ennsylvnnln Steel Company has
received orders for IJoO tons of structural I
sleel, of which Xi) go to the I'ttnnsj Ivan 1st
Itnllitxtd ami 960 to the Jersoy rent ml
Tho Cnluinent and Arlronn Mining Com
iwnj Incrensed the qitniterly dividend
from W) cents to $1 per share
Sules of electrolytic copper have lieen
mndc for delivery In 11IR A large t pro
ducer sajs copper coinpnnlet havo sold
their production further ahead thnn nt
any time In the history of tho Indtunrv.
Robert Ulendlnnliig hns returned from
a alx weeks' trip to the TaelOc coast.
At a meeting of Norfolk and. WVsMern
ftnllwu) directors the nnnuitl import for
the jmr ended June 30. lniR. wns l
piovid, nnd will be distributed sin utock
holders In about a week. Jtinnieanilngn
were of a record volume, and Julv and
August have ht.cn ccn better. The ex
port movement of soft enal hns been
henvv and westbound tonnage has been
cqfuillv sntlsfnctory Oeticral merchan
dise tiaftlc Is dlntlni ll.v Inipioved.
Ilrndstieefn makes the vlsltfe supply
of ginln as follows Win nl In the fulled
States enst of the Rockies tlom:iod Wl,
000 bushels, west ot the Rockies decreased
187 00H bushels, wheat In Canada Incieased
S1!,0"0 hiwiuls, all American decreased
IM7.O00 bushels, Kuiope nnd nllont In
creased 100.(100 bushels, world's wheat de
creased 8117,09(1 bushels corn, Amcrlcnn
docirnsod 827.1X10 biiahcls, tiats, American,
uiun'nscu iwv uusnris.
Two furnaces In the mill ot the Ameri
can Steel round ry Company, which hnB
been closed for uearlv two yenrs, worn
slatted today nnd 1200 men were given
cmploj ment. The company expects to
stnrt more furnaces noon Car wheels
and cai frames nio mntlo at the mill
Accoidlng to tho lion Trade Review, the
RaldtMu Locomollve Works Is In the mnr
ket for 17,000 to 1.(W tons of shell bnrs.
mother Eastern bu.ver wants 1350 tons,
and n Wisconsin woodworking machinery
builder hn.s made Inquiry for 7500 tons.
The Amcrlcnn Urldge Compnnv hns
hooked tho Wllllim Cramp & Sons Ship
nnd Ihiglno Rulldlng Compnnv Improve
ments to Its plant, the steel requirements
amounting to 210) tons, to bo used In sev
eral shop buildings nnd a crnne runway.
Tho Now York banka lost $2.K1,0Ui) to
the .Stibicn8ur lestcrdav, and lost
$1,230,000 since last Trldav
PHILADELPHIA
MARKETS
GRAIN AND FLOUR
WHKAT ttewlpls, Pft,I4 buahelt Tha mar
ket further de lined I. tinder ierl pressure
to Mil. Demand aa flr tj-frtatlons Cur
lot In eapfrrt el stor Vo 2 red. nevr. twji
and Aiiaaat, l.(imt)l ODU No 2 rtst WeMeTB.
new, 1 ofe)l lOij, S J HkmHyrn red. new.
SlltiyilOfV. ttwtmer No. S Ij1 lJWj1
tl to", No. I rd. nett. $lIVIItJH, J
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nttwv
OOnX Herelplt MTt) buthelt Tb m
llltl. iIoIhk and no t hangs In iKtcea Qa
llfsia Car Iwa for local trade, as to lam,
tton No 2 elb) ssftswc team-r yellow.
Tw,. No I yellos sfttJ!tje
OATH.-H rlpta II7.MI7 buthelt ,Jf;"';
wa light and prlewi wert lc. lwrr'!"T,n.?"
were metl- ot low gritdet 'itj""".
S white, none hero So. while, .ijjfiKe.,
AND fftfiSL
WHEAT PRICES SHOWED "
.LOSSES AT END OF DAY
Foreign Demand Still Light,
With Speculative Buying
Almost Absent
Vn i . hii- lliailr. . Mln Ola oats,
fulfil -Hpolnttt. 70S libit and HTl.SOtl
guolMtlottt. tier l
clear nww e ,rw
were weak ami loner
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aackt l SMIlll) ilo atralsht new. Jute
aackt, HftlMiS II do tsvtent netn, Jute "Oh",
tlliitt'to aprlng. nrat tlear. old toiait.
do etrnlaht old $(1411121 do, lafit.old,
til 2Htl.., tfo, lavorlle brands, old, fg.'JW''
illy mills, iholro nnd fam rfttent, n.ifr7t
cll mills, regulor anttlet-W Inter, clear new.
IIIHHI4N1 do. ttrnlaht, nett, $4 POtMO. do,
IHtlenl nett W 101.10
UVK riril told alottly and thowetl llttlo
ihange. tjuotatlont 1U p- bbl., at to
qualll)
PROVISIONS
Thrro wat llttlo Hading and no Important
change In prlcet Icuotnttont rlty lioef. In
tela, amokist and alr-.lrled 'JSV'Jtk... Weatern
brer. In sets, emoked 2MH(k" . city heot.
knurkloa and tendera. amoke.1 and alr-djled,
J7Jst , vtetlrrn beef, knin.k)e and tcndeis.
tmoked. 274t2?c , beet hamt, $11n2. pork,
family. $2Stjr22.,vi, hams, 8. P. ourml. loose.
lllle.. do, skinned loose, 1 Hi11?.e.: do .
ilo. amoked, i:itillVH . olher hama, smoked.
clt cuied. na to brand and average. J ir''
lVe , liaina, amoked, Weatern cured, 14W
H4e. . tlo. bolted, boneleaa, ilttJIc. ; plctilj
thouldcia H I', cured lbosc, lUfll'ic. , do.
smoked, 1IH11V . bellies In pickle, accord
ing to ntrraa-i', loosn umillc . breakfaat
bacon, aa lo brand and averoae, clly curtAi,
17dilsc breakfuat baton Weatern cured. 17
Wise lard, Western, reflnml tlcrcct, UHtf
lic , do., do , do , tuba. H'(lH.e . lard pure
city, kettlo rendered, In tl root limrl,..
lord puro clt, kettle rendered, In tubs. UVS
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REFINED SUGARS
There a llttlo trr g but valuta were
atesdut held VV e qui; rennera' list prieee,
pffl to tonceasioTi
LONDON STOCK MARKET
fifl 10 pounda. btaml
tV extra Hnfl Kranu
itred. A TUItTi.TSe. ( cpn
iC. . soft Rratlei, 4,754?
MINING STOCK QUOTATIONS
tonoiwh arocKs.
Yes close
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BONDS.
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Interest Payments Big
LONDON", Aug 31 Trading was slow
on tho Stock Kxchango today, but the 1
tone wns stendv Thinness was shown
In the wai loans nnd business wns brisk
The pat ment of the 15 per cent, instnl
ment oil tho new loan, duo today, Is being
made (.asllw beside tho fact that this
Is the last day of the month Intel est
nnd dividend disbursements tomorrow
will total JJll.000.000, including L4.i00.000
Intel cut on the old war loan Home rails
weie affected by tho Welsh coal strike
and had an easier appeal ance. Negotia
tions to scttli tho dlftlculty continued to
d.tj Americans wcro firm on ndvlces
ftom sour side. The amount of Ameri
can securities nvnllable In this city Is
small Canadian Pacific and Argentine
isbues mlcd sllghtlv lower Mining Issues
wcie Ilrm In spots Support wns again
1 In evidence In Hudson H.ish
London N Y.
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FOREIGN TRADE CHANCES
TVia following Hat 0 opportunities or Amer
ican manufacturer In the foreign trade i
olirn bv the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, Department of Commerce, and ad
ditional Information may be had by rorre.
pondeiice, giving the file number:
No. 1R125. n,ulnlnc-The Mlnlatry of finance
of tha Hellenic Government hat published a
tall tor bldt fur supplying the Slute with a
quantity of quinine and allied product!, the de
tail of which are tet forth In the Royal Oa
xctie for July 1 l-JN. nun, which may be ex
amined at tho bureau or Ita branch offlcm.
Illerer to file No (11727) lllds mutt be pre
sented not later than September 11. HUB. A
local agent may be named to submit ofTera If
desired and a bond of $100 gold mutt be de
posited to guarantee fulfillment of tha con
tract An American lontular officer haa
transmitted the aainea and addrttsea of a
number of firms which are In a position to act
aa agent
No. lHli'd. writing paper, pent. a(e An
American consular officer, who la now In tro
United tttates, reporta the name and addiett of
a butinesa man In tiervla who la In the market
foi writing pa pit of all kinds, pent, pencils,
underwear caim etc ."orretpondence may ba
In Kngllah.
No 1N12T chemicals and drugs A firm In
tha United States writes the bureau that In
branch office in Spain desires cable quotatlona
on lactic acid, formic acid, oxalic arid, loi
mol, naphthalene, sodium tulphlde, tinctorial
and tanning extraita. Quolatlont thould be
made (. o, t New York, Correspondence and
tamplea may be forwarded to the office In the
I'nlled Statea. It la ttated that tultable ar
rangements for payment will be made,
No, 1K12S. tlret. air bote etc -A dealer In
rubber goods In Norway tnfurma tha bureau
that he It anileua to form commercial rela
tione will) American manufacturer, of pneu
matic tlret fur aulouobllea and bicycles and
tolld tlret for motor truckt also air bote for
pneumatic tools Tha man desires to act on
an agency basis. Hank references given
No 1S12) shoe polish, buttont, etc An
Amtrlcan conaular officer who It now In tha
l'nlted rltalra rnwrts I tut a butlneea man In
Sen la desires to form tommenltl relations
with American manufacturer! and exportera oi
shot polish, horn and metal buttons, needles,
thrtstd, straps, drinking cupt, spoona, knives
ado torkt. Correspondence thould be In
Trench or Oerrnau
BAR SILVER
umM. tohK. Auk 31 47omrotrclal bar sll-
vsr wat quoted ( 4Ch cents.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Tho Public Service Corporation of New
Jersey reports for tho month of July,
1'1J: Gioss lucrcnse In totnl business,
$119,972; rate of Increase. 4 per cent.,
balance avallablo aftel pas ment of
operating expenses, fixed ch.irgts, sink
ing fund rcqultoments, etc, for nmor
t'lutlon, dividends and surplus, $Jti7.201,
Intrense In surplus avnllablo for divi
dends over corresponding period, 19H,
$",150 Kor the seven mouths ending
Jul li 19ir,: Gross Increase In total busi
ness, $751,S03. percentage of increase,
3 7; balanco available, after pas ment of
or crating expenses, fixed charges, sinking
fund requirements, etc., for amortization,
dividends and surplus, $1, SOI, 613, Increnso
In dividends .over corresponding period,
1914, $186,746,
The Southern California Edison Com
pany teports for July an Increase of
$10013 In gross earnings and a gnln of
$1!i83 In net. The surplus was $103,747, n
decrease of $7069 For seven months the
Mirplus Increased $S6,!0I.
The Northern Ohio Traction & Light
Company for July showed a gain of
$20,077 In cross earnings and n net In
crenso of $6344, The surplus was $100,228,
an lncrcaso of $5587. The surplus for
seven months decreased $8103.
NOTES OF THE RAIL
The llaltlmoro and Ohio Railroad, Inst
Saturduy, moved 26,000 loaded cars, tho
largest number since November, 1913, and
almost n lecord with the company for n
slnglo ilny. Tho 13, & O. Is now loading,
appioxlmatcly, 9V00 cars dallj, and It Is
said this number could be Increased ex
cept for a car shortage in the soft coal
district.
The Baltimore and Ohio. Pennsylvania
and West Jersey nnd Seashore Railroads
today were ordered by the Interstate
Commerce Commission to check baggago
through and sell Pullman and parlor car
tickets on combination transportation
held by passengers The lath odds lecentl)
proposed new tariffs discontinuing these
prlvlllges ta persons who utcd mileage
books on part of their Journey and a
ticket for the remainder.
The National Rulhvajs of Mexico stock
holders will meat in the City of Mexico
October 9 The reports of the directors
for tho fiscal scura 1913-1914 and 19U-191S
will bo presented. The stockholders will
ulso bo naked to elect SI dlroctora to
serve for one your and to authorize the
board to Issue prior or lien and general
mortgage bonds for corporate puipoaes,
subject a the mortgages securing the two
Issues.
The Pennsylvania Railroad paid $194.
(13 Into the State Treasury at Harrlsburir,
representing the State tax on gross earn
ings, This was the largest single pay
ment made Into the State Treasury in
August.
Following a meeting In Pittsburgh, rep
resentatives of the Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Engineers, Firemen and Rail
road Conductors, Signalmen, Telegraphs
ers and Railroad Trainmen, signed a res
olution to combine and demand an eight
hour day and better working conditions.
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loni'iuili Kvtini-lon
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M:W OItK, Aug .11 The toiTco market
was (uln) atrady at opening with galea Hg
grigatlng 2000 bugs.
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upcuinc; cioae.
5 Im( 5 73 .
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August .,
October
Ueumber
Januar) .
Kobru try
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April ....
Ma) ...
July
Hid
Increase
ffJI.1,117
700, Ml')
1.424 071)
1,217,71)7
RAILROAD EARNINGS
KP.IE.
mis
July arnea . ... 11.071,12s
Net attei tnxea . 1.H1S.T4J
Soven months' gross 30 2S7.HW
Net after taxea S.2II0.31J
TOLRDO. ST. IX)UIS AND WKhTEItN.
Third week August SIOR.'.JS $8,1120
lrom July 1 . . 70S.274 '."J.I
NRW YORK. SUSQUEHANNA & WESTERN.
July groat $.117,700 2fl,1.1S
Net ntter taxes .... 11U.RU7 nT.nsii
seven montiif gross . 2l2(i,sjo 41.12J
Net after taxes . 750.8JO SI.278
NASHVILLE, CHATTANOOaA & ST. LOUIS
July gross .... $'H2.'in.l $120,477
Net . . HW.47J 7.10J
l'lIILADELI'IIIA AND READlNd.
July grots . ... S2,(,il,777 $1,173.0:
ev i.)o,-ti
RLADINO COMPANY.
July gro $1H7.HS
Net . . .... 6U2.7H.I
CIHCAOO AND ALTON
July grota $1,I7N,117
Net 20H.I1H
lotal Income 120.HI3
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. LOUIS
July great $71)2,07,1 ST.D2T
Net . . 223,028 23,322
Dccieate,
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fenloncrs' A. 3.304J.I
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DAIRY PRODUCTS
IH'TTER Demand wis falrl nctlto and
the mirkft ruled ttrm under stronger outaldra
altliee Tollottlng are the quotations W eat
trn Fottd-putked creamers, fanes, arteritis,
2si,c etma 2(ii4c extra flrsta, 2.1Si'Jttc ,
Hi Us 2lft21c , seconds, 22ttJ3c null by prints,
fanct. ttlc do. averaire extras. 2S412Jc . do.
J 1lrta. 211I20C do. tecomla. JSf'jne.. Jobbing
tan or tones printe. ;tt$r:(ic.
ini'JS Supplies of fresh eggs were kept
dotf-ly cltanod up at firm prlctt Quotations
lit frte cases, ncarhs extras, 2Sc per cloz :
llrrta, S7 'Jts-fT Ml per standard cato. neathy
ctintnt rvcclptt. $iiu)fl(ltMi per case, Weatern
trt flrsta Jf7.'0fi7M) per case, firsts, 0 !)t(
7, JO iter cute fanes selicted candled egga wcro
Jobbing nt .lofl ttc per dore 1.
CHIXin. Offerings vttre light and the mar
ket ruled Arm tilth trade fair Quotations
New urU full creum. new, I l',i 1 IT,e. , do,
do, fair to good nett UVjJI !e. . part skims,
MilJc.
POULTRY
LIVE. Demand fur fowls r. -s more nctlve
and the market ruled a shade firmer, but other
kinds of pnultrv shottid little change We
quoie I'ottla. fancy, weighing 3 ltts. and over
n lecc, 17fil7isc. do, ordinary receipts 10W
II,' jC roosters, 1211 1, , biolllng chickens, not
leghorns, tncorllng 10 quilltt, liQlOct do,
leghorns. 1VR-17C ducks, l'ekln, old. IW1 lc ;
do. Indian Runner, old, Ufillc. do., soung,
uccordlnt- tp size, lltrldc , pigeons old, per
pilr, lsff20c , do. soung, per Iialr, 17tfilse.
DRESSED. Itticlptt of dealrablo atock were
light and the market ruled linn tilth diinanl
fair. Jollottlng are the ijuotationa Frcah
klllnl poultry, fottla, 12 to box. drs-plckel nn I
dr-packed, fancy Heleetod, inc. ttclgnlng 114
(A3 lb uplcie, lstjc weighing l.t,S4 Iba.
apiece. tN've weighing .'! Iba. apiece, II1V4W
17' e under I lbs apiece, 14WWK.'4c . Ice
packtd Western, 4'. Iba and ov.r at lei , lsc .
do smaller alzia, 1 if, 17c, old roosiers, dis
plckel 1 '.c broiling chickens, Jerav, limis.
2lfiJic other nrnrby fancy, 2JST21" , famy
larae sellon. Illinois, weltthlng 'I Iba nnd over,
nplice. 2UJlr olhcr Western, weUlilng I
lbs. and over, inc.. Western, vielahlng l'slr
2ti lbs hi l.e. INJilllc . do. Inferior. litf17c .
spring ducks nearby 10ftl7e. do. Western,
ltiUl'Jc , squaba white, weighing lllil'J H
per doz . .l!i0ti4 Oil white, welshing 11110 lb
per dot, $ITIK) white, wcbthlng S Iba. per
doz., IJ..i3fJ (U1, do 7 lb- per do? , -' l"tl
220, do., (in it' j Iba. per doz si.bOBl (13,
dark J1.50B1.I," small nnd No 2. 11.
GREEN FRUITS
There waa a fair demand for choice stoU
of moat descriptions and valuea generalls wcro
well sustained Ijuotationa Applet per hhl
(Jravensteln, I2H2.30, Wtalthy $Jfl2 30. Uucii
esa fl 7302 2T bummer Itambo, fin J TO, other
varieties, (I.,infl2, tieaehet. Virginia, West
Virginia, Western Maryland and l'cnnsjltnnlt,
Elberta, per crate, 21810c . peaches Virginia,
West Virginia, Weatern Maryland and l'enn
osltanla, Elbcrta. per basket. tr.4T.10c , peachea,
Delaware and llarsland Ilbcrta per carrier,
I3ti30c , peachea. Dclatvare and Marvland,
Elbcrta, tier basket, 1.1ff21e , peaches, Jeraes,
fanes Elbcrta. per baaket, lOiVIt peachea,
Jerse other kinds, fcr basket, leitfy 10c , peoa.
lo Conte, tor bbl IJ r.ifi 1 .10, do,. Ilartlett,
per bbl. $2ST4, grapce North Carolina Del
awares, per s-baskct carrier. fl.,"0ftJ grapes,
Delaware, Mnore s Iltrly and Concord, per
larrlcr, fiOWnic grapea, Delaware. Moore's
larly and Concord, per 4-lb, baaket, SlfOc.,
lemona, per box $1flt.10. oinnges. Florida,
Itr box. J4fin pineapples, per crate I'orto
lllco. l VS2.75 riorldii. 1.K1J 75. plums.
New lork. per 20-lh basket. ,"0fe 10c . nlunia.
Novt ork, per N lb. baaket. Hradahaw and
Nlngaia, lOUIIc , blackberries Delavtnre,
Marsland and Jersey, per qt , 4?0c.: huckle
berries, per qt bgsc . cantaloupes. Marslani.
per standard crate. 30fl73e,; do. Jereey, per
basket, 10610c.. nalcrmclona, per car, .0tf 1-.1
VEGETABLES
Deslruble stock met with fair sale and the
general maraot ruica tteauy. guotatlont
v nite 1
1.21. N
Der basl
varieties, 2i)4iJtc No. J. I011c. sweet
pottto. h, iter bbl. No. 1 .Eaatern Shore. $JW
2 21 No i North Carolina, 1 7.1J2 No. 3 and
culls, ,1il1(71c , attect potatoea lersey. per
rtasitri .u 1. .jufiiitcis ia m. ,.t'(itc.; omona,
Jerses. per -ousn no suet. 211,121c,
Eastern Shore, per hamper, 10tj40c,,
rooms, per 4-ib, basket. 30c.fl$l,
CHICAGO, Aug Jl -Report of good
threshing weather precipitated active;
selling In the grain market nt (he orwn
Int. today, and quotations tumbled stend
lly In the early hours, following n weak
opening. All wero uhder the closing blda
of jesterdny
Despite tho steady movement of prices
downward, the demand for grain from
foiHgners continues unusually light
Speculative busing Is almost absent
Shorts ore the best buyers and profit
makers Commission houses nold wheat
fiecly ns business for the das began
Septombor wheat showed Uc loss over
night, when It sold at D5e nt the opening
Bearish sentiment assisted In ihovlng It
9ic further down the ladder before noon.
A similar loss was dlsplascd by Decem
ber when It opened nt 9314, against 24
nsked scsterelny nt tho close of buslncas.
It lacked support, nnd sagged to 72'4, with
n. slight rally In tho earls hours
Mnj was bought nt M when the mar
ket opened Its closing quotation yes
terday was S8H. Before noon It showed a
decrease to 9714, which was sustained for
a time. ,
At the end of the dnj' losses ranged
from a good-sUcd fraction to more than
u cent
Bears claimed that old corn was too
high when compared with) the present
wheat prices and predicted a slump Llka
wheat. Its undertone nt the opening wis
nervous and a decline was recorded
Rears were selling oats freely, despite
the steady downward glide. Prices com
pared fnvorablv with yesterday's closing
at the opening today and tho fluctuation,
while they declined, were Hmall
Weakness in the Winnipeg market was
relleeted nt Liverpool, where conditions
became unsteady Spots, with a scarcity
of Manltobns, were Irregular Cargoes
were nervous. Kuropc s visible supply
wns reported at 6(5,302,000 bushels, a de
crease of 1,230,000 bushels, witch compared
to last week. In the same period of 1914,
69,064,000 bushels were on hand
Leading futuiet ranged as follows
Yesfd's
vvneot open. Illalt.
ncpteniDcr n 1 11 1.
December .. HH, IM,
Jin'
Low Clope
IIJ', IIS,
Corn (new delivers)
tnlnml... . . Til. TJ
September
iwemutr
May ..
(att
September
Decenibee
Mat ....
I.ar.1
September
Oi tolter
Jonuars' -
Ittba
Sei ti mber
Octol er
January
. I'ork
September
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NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS
NEW" YORK. Aug III IIDTTKR -Market
firm receipts. 1S41S pukagea extra, 2iV,t ,
higher scoring, 27V2IHC biata dairy 2.tUt(
2Uc Iniltatlon creamery 22iJ2H
Ktr tlntyZWZQfa t ilnti iUf24'-ac nturty
whltfi ;U(9V nitxet. 1 -or MUX, itdl-tr
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BIGGER GRAIN CROPS
CHICAGO, Aug II Tho output of the five
leading grain crops of the country this soar
will te uio 000 000 bushels more than latt
tear, according to the annual crop report today
nf the Continental and Commercial Hank of
Chicago The reiort stated that for the rtret
time In tha history nf the country there It a
Lllllon-buthel wheat crop.
Our reporta show a total acreage nf .10 -4IKI00U
In wheat, a gain or nearly (1,000 000
acres over latt year aald the report
The number of huahels In oaeh crop la alien
IS the report as follows Wheat, l.onl.OKI.OOO.
torn. 'J.IinII U00 000, oala 1. lirj.Ooo.oOO rye. 4.1 1
COO.nOO barley 221 000 (XX). hay 78.u6o.000
tens, and cotton, lo 300.000 bales.
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
CIUCAIO, Aug II - HOGS -Receipts. 13.
000 market 3c totter mixed and butchers
ituiiftT.t'O, good hiavj, iBooaT.TO. rough
li-atv ilio(i4ti light, $7 1.14(7 OS, pigt. $010
Dlliti bulk, jnTofiTIB
CATTLK - llecelplt. 400 market steady to
tu unit; beeves III 23010 20, cows and heileit,
IM'yll25. Texana. 40.75TJ8 30, calves, Sa 60
12 21
SHEEP -Receipts, 1(1000, market weak, na
tive and Western, tl 3008.00, lambs. J-O.lort
0 35.
COTTON
NEW YORK, Aug 81. Futures opened Arm
and later In the forenoon mado gains of 10 to
12 potntt Jtnuary. after rising 4 points at
the opening flgure, told around 10 22c at noon
The market In general assumed a lonndent
trond. Cold weather reports from tha South
west were greutlv modified by prediction,
for fair ana warmer conditions to follow
Wall street waa a buyer after the start but
there was no demand from other sources.
Prlcet continued to advance In the afternoon
and the dosing found futures 20 to 24 polnlt
abitva jatt nigot
January
(toner
December
la unit
May
'poet
Mon clot
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oral
DOT
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Open High, Low Ijit
10.14 10 14 WW U KJ
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1000 10.30 ui lata
1(1 4 J 111.00 10,40 10.bs
loot jaso oi in
IH0N AND STEEL EXPORTS
REACH XEW HIGH POINT
Shipments in June Were' $32,124,415,
Increase of $4,074,168
NI3W YORK, Aug 31 -All previous
high records for the exportation of Iron
and steel weie passed In June, nmountlng
in that month to $32,121 413. Just $1,074,162
J above the previous hl-th point In May.
I 1912, when the total was $JSC50..47 In
1 .Tunc, 1911, the shipments wero $1,331.-
691-
For tho year ended Juno 30. shipments
were $227,11 j.921. compared with J.'EI.SSl..
S33 the previous ear. An indication of
the extent to which the steel Industry has
been Impiovlng In recent months Is the
fact thnt June exports leprcsent more
than 14 per cent, of the sear's total
shipments nhroad
Nearly overs item on the list shews
nn Increase over tho May figures rx
ports of bars and tods rose from !1 6WT23
In May to $2,462,600 In June. Horkcrhoea
showed a gain of nearly $100,000 Ma
chinery stood at $10,I60,9S1 for the month,
against $03,563,694 for the year
Rail shipments In June were $1.0S2.107.
compared with $460,476 In Mas nd $4,53?, j
ifiS In tho full scar ended June 'I ncjf
material also showed a gratifying In
crease of nearls $600,000, while sheet
and plates gained virtually the same
amount.
Another Important Increase was that V
structural material, which rose from
$496,446 In May to $814,741 In June Tools
showed a gain of $300,000. and wire ex
ports stood at $3,003,41!, an Increase of
$400,000.
il marieot ruica tteauy. (Quotations
potatoea Virginia, per bbl No. 1, kltv
No. 2. 30fi7.1c , white pototoes, Jersey,
isl el No 1 Hose, LMSic, No. 1 other
do..
mush-
LEIIIGlfVALLEY TRANSIT
EARNINGS 131 PROVING
Substantial Gains Reported for July
and for Twelve Months
The July report of the Lehigh Valley
Transit Company retlccts continued pion
perltv. The earnings for tho three-day
pei (ml Saturdas , Sunday nnd Mondas
over the Fourth of July were tho largest
ever ropnrtcd for n like peilod In the
history of the Lehigh Valley Transit
Company, whilo tho earnings for the
month of July ate ulso largor than any
previous July.
The earnings reported for July and the
13 months ended July 31. 1916 and 1914
jilven bolow, show substantial Increases
in gross, net nnd suiplus
1013
"SMS
IT.HKI
Operating revenue
Ol crating expenses,
Dep reserve . ,
Net retenue
Taxes ,
Operating Income
Non-upar. Income ,
Oreae Income
Int , rent and tnlac
deduction! ..
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3 0MI
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1014 Inc
$171.070 114 SMI
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11,077
S8.T04
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12.01 rj
An
Enduring Profit iJ
in the form of a substan
tial income covering many
years can be obtained by ;
investors who purchase 1
certain thoroughly reliable
bonds at present quota-
tions. I he income derive!
from such bonds is much
better than that which
could be received only a
short time rtjo As condi
tions improve income re
turns will decrease. Act
now and write for recom
mendations contained in
our Circular No. 2C3.
William P. Bonbright & Zi., inc.
MORRIS WI3TAR STROUD, Jr.
Manaoer
4S7 Clll.STNUT rliUI'Kr ;
Philadelphia '
New York Boston Detroit 1'
1 milium tvinis,,. i- n.inbriani v a
i
Paris- Itnnbrlghl Ks Co
(UinOd 32 0C1 2,183
."18.707 'JO.N.1S Ii NTS
For 12 months ending July 31
Operating revenue ll.tViii.lK3 $l.Nr,u rum 172,010
i Sll 11I,UI() I. uio
113 (IN0 120 22(1 1.170(1
I.07K SI 1 tto U3)l IT ISl
Wil,si7 k03,iKll JU.Jda
N3,lul rJMi sojll
7T7.VU T1S 014 HI 372
12II.0M 120.1U1) l.i'jd
l)07,01 U1U.214 07,700
Operating expenat
oeprec reterve
TaUk
Net letenue
2 axes . . ,
lueratlng tneeme
Nan-oper Income
tiros, Income
Int., rent and mite,
deductions
Net Income
Decrease.
(Ua.RlS
247,101
(131,723 28 002
207.468 SU.TCXJ
Russian Buyers Seek Our Goods
Vladivostok, Siberia, now one of th
busiest of Russian poits, ts to Invado th
trade market Pf Philadelphia. Tiade In
qulrles have been received In this cltr
from the Chamber of Commerce 0f the
Russian city asking for catiloguea an l
samites of Philadelphia-made goods
These, will be plaaed on exhibit in th
Chamber of I'ommorce I here for the us i
of Russian .buyers Virtually all cluate.
of commodities formerly obtained froin
markets now diverted Jy tie war ar
wanted Samples and catalo ue submit
ted must be addressed lo the America i
Consul. Vladivostok Siberia whq will
that the)' una ptopcrly dehviffd.
AMERICAN LINSEED CO
We have In preparation an in
treating letter deturlhtng ht
above contpans Send it r ti
Write for our Weekly Market l-iireast
HUGHES & DIER
Bankers and Brokers
Metntxrt 1'hlltdtlplila Stock l.'untng,
Membert Chicago Hoard or Trade
143S Wclnut Strest
t'hlladtlphU,
Direct Prlvatt Ulrtt te NEW lOKjc
end J'lltl -VDU.I HiA el ' i. 1-X
CHAM1ES, ClUCVtlO DOARD OK
TUADE. NEW VORU riHtll atu oilier
Important markets.
CIIAMIIKIIHUIHU ENGlNr-KKLMJ Cl-i
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I'OK MOMIS. Dl'fJ ltJ(HM I, MM,
I'urauunt lu ternit ut Iditikltut rumi at ennii .
gage datnl Omober 1 lOO'I K),tHMi l,ti. ,
nuntlieltd at tsrlow at aw, I itii hute 1
drawn for redemption at It" and art ivr. I
tireet nf Jtrltiber I. ISl, whet) ll I
terett thereon will reate V4s.v
"(j 40 IB 1W f 1 Ul 1BI 4T l.a
Above l"ui abmiid b preteiitru lor tl' .
ment at mice of Trust en rr n-r 4ett,
1. 191ft. if Hh all tliunaiurril icutw , mi, h
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