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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, I9TB;
T?
CHRISTMAS IS NOW
ONLY 100 HOURS OFF;
THE LAST RUSH IS ON
Savings of Pennies and What
They Do Municipal
Trees Last-minute
Purchases
DANCE FOR HOSPITAL
tnclii'ltnR tmlny, Micro nrc onlj- fire more
DhopplnB ilnvs lifforc (lirllmn.
There Is a Rreal ileal belns Bniil nbout
MVlnffs Hint have resutlpil In the reap
ing of Christmas nest crrs; reapltiR q not
the rlsht n-ord, but It li the Idea. Any
how, there Is BonietlilnR to ho Bald lor
the careless old spendthrifts who nil tho
year have blown their pennies nway, and
their dlme3 nnd dollars, too, like thistle
down. Spendthrifts nro iisunlly more lovnhlo
characters, ntid therefore more descrvliiR
of Christmas cheer than others, nnd as
Christmas cheer does not depend on
money no, not In tho least; It hns noth
ing to do with money they will probably
enjoy themselves ns much ns the savliic
souls. Nobody renlly saves for Chrlstmns;
they savo for the pleasure of pavlnjr, nnd
the habit of savins Is so Insidious that
It Is sometimes hard for savers to spend.
Still, they shall have what fun they
can, these snvers, and n Brent deal of
credit, too, especially It they havo saved
money for tho purpose of spending It on
others. A most remnrltnblo eavliiR
scheme was Invented by tho Ilev. C. E.
McClcllan, pastor of tho I"nlrlilll nnplfot
Cluireh, 5th street nnd Lehigh nvenuo.
Ho cot tho children of that mill district
to savo their pennies.
Threo hundred nnd two seore children
havo presented their deposit books to
tho pastor nnd received J2TOO of hiivIiirs.
This economy of the children will savo
tho pnrlsli tho necessity of providing
many Chrlstmns dinners for unlucky
families, tho Idea belnff to put this form
of charity on n self-respoctlnR bnsls, an
many of tho children will apply tho funds
to their own fnmllles. Others will glvo
to thoo In moro need than themselves,
l'enny concerts will also bo provided,
part of these entertainments bclnc mov
ing pictures.
...
Another savins featuro of tho season
Is that of tho Stnrr Savings Hank, Oth
street bolow Lombard. The Idea of tho
bank was that tho usual despised chance
of nickels nnd odd pennies would amount
up to what somo people call "sizable
sums" In tho course of a year. Tho his
tory of tho bank Is full of astoundliiR
accumulations, Ono Junk dealer became
a capitalist.
Ho Bavcd his pennies nnd now has $"000
a yenr. Tho trouble with this sort of
thlnff In not that It Is a bad thine to
savo pennies (It Is a very Rood thlriR).
but that pennies buy too llttlo In this
country. In somo parts of tho United
Statci no coins smaller than n nickel are
ever seen.
A remedy that lias been suRRcstcd Is
to follow tho cxamplo of I'tiKland and
Canada nnd mako pennies big as half
dollars. When n person spends n bin
coin llko that ho expects to pot moro
for It than n llttlo pleco of choeolato or
n fow matches. In other words, 100 Amer
ican ponnles, Bpent ono nt n time, aro
worth nowhere near n dollar. Whereas
12 ponco aro worth every bit of n shilling.
It Is a. pood thing to savo pennies, but
It would be better to have them mean
moro thnn something that only hns value
In being saved.
...
Tou are right on top of Christmas; or.
rather, Christmas is rlsht on top of you.
It Is not n question of ilnys It Is n ques
tion of hours now. There aro only nbout
100 hours before Christmas. Thero is
APARTMENTS
E. Corner
s-s?i us liH YtZy i '51 nl rt'-w T skEV n i&aH!SIh l.".1
Wse&is U few Ms WRh ty I'M, JA &M fez -t-$ 3Cl
El!!! ,rx - "S.t S4-! i rtr" 4 i l ) v , I!!,ji(riit4l!?-HHl IAwtfe
J The opening of this
J Suites of two rooms and one Datn to ten rooms ami jivc mi.,
J Inspection is cordially invited.
Reservations through
NORMAN S. SHERWOOD, 1411 Walnut Street
still a. chance for you not to shop on
tteeember 21.
Don't think twice nbout what to buy
for presents ; Just buy the firs: thing you
see. If it's a man, buy him n' pipe, not
a cheap one. Or else. If not an expensive
one, then a very cheap one. The virtue
of pipes is nt the extremes. One that
costs LC0 Is good. So is n clay pipe
that costs 1 cent. The 25-cent briars aro
not ns good ns the penny clays or tho G
cent corncobs.
If It's a boy get him n thousand and one
building blocks, or nn air ride, or a pair
of skates, or good detective stories like
"Sherlock Holmes" (but he's probably
rend thoie), or a sweater, or a tenuis
racket just the most obvious nnd desira
ble thing jou enn think of, becnuso tho
obvious things nro always the best things
for Rifts, "thouRhtfulncss" not being a
good thing when It comes to gifts. Gen
erosity Is careless nnd Is not afraid of
wasto or harmless folly.
Then for girls Ret things for them to
put onthings that arc of the metals
and tho gems, tho beautiful things,
ntwnys the beautiful nnd the useless, nnd
rarely the practical. Christmas Is the
birthday of all our hopes-it Is not a
miser's bargain counter.
"We don't care how we spend our
money," say the sailors, safe in port
after n long and dangerous voyngc. Such
Is Christmas for liuinnnlly, n Joyous port,
where money should How like wnler. Not
because It Is valuable, but because It Is
the lenst valtnblo thing In the world
at Christmas time.
The municipal Chrlstmns tree Idea may
be only the root from which n far greater
tree will spring. There nre u number
of towns Hint have Chrlstmns trees for
nil In the public square, but tho custom
Is still rather bleak nnd cold nnd does
not yet como from tlm heart of the
people. In Madison Square tin- lU
Christmas tree, radiant with many
colored lights, Is viewed with sombre
distrust by the forlorn Xow York bums,
sitting hungry on the Icy benches.
When the people Ret together more nnd
renlly trim those trees themselves,
spontaneously nnd without depending on
governmental or business enterprise, we
will see the next stage In this develop
ment. Chester will have a trco this year,
nnd It Is said they will conic by it qult
a rcnl display of communal, municipal
patriotism. Thousands of varl-colorod
balls will gleam on the branches, wlilrli
ulll bo lighted by tho city's electric
company.
This Is what tho Salvation Army will
do In Philadelphia: Glvo dinners to 6310,
a children's entertainment with toys.
candy, etc., for 1000. now shoes to 100
children nnd clothing for many grown
ups. Chrlstmns will ho obHcrvcd at tho
Drexol lildtllo lllblo class home, 1317 ML
Vernon street, by distribution of gifts
to members who call during hours ap
pointed for the various classes.
Tho Itov. William J. Illgglns will de
liver tho sermon at the ChriHtmns morn
ing Mnss ut tho Cathedral In Lognn
Squnrc. Archbishop I'rendergnst will bo
the celebrant of tho Mass, which will be
gin nt 5 o'clock.
The proceeds of a Christmas entertain
ment to bo given on December 23 nt the
Aeorn Club, IBIS Walnut street, will go
townrd the "lllshop's Ilrlclc Fund," for
the building of St. George's Episcopal
Church. Illchmond.
The Children's Hospital will havo a
merrier Clirlstmas through tho proceeds
of a dnnco of tho Philadelphia Associa
tion of Teachers of Dancing at Al White's
on Thursday night.
Little Girl Iladly Burned
Four-year-old Mary McFadden Is In a
critical condition at tho Methodist Hos
pital, duo to burns whlio trlug to light
u newspaper from n gas Jet nt her home,
ISIS Gladstone street. The child, unseen
by her parents late yesterday, had
climbed on a chair to reach the jet.
but fell screaming to the floor when the
Matties caught her clothing.
APAHTM.ENTS
Walnut and
fourteen - story fireproof apartment
"WE'RE ON HONEYMOON
SOMEWHERE IN U.S."
"Happily Married," Says Elop
ing Daughter of Germanlown
Rector in Note to Him
"Hnpplly married. We are now on our
hnnc. moon somewhere In the United
States. Your loving daughter, Mrs.
Stevenson It. Walh."
This little note Is the only Intimation
tho girl's father, the Ilev. Archibald C.
Knowles, rector of St. Alban's Episcopal
Church, Germnntown, has of tho where
abouts of his daughter, who was Miss
'Margaret L. Knowles.
Sho left her home, 5.S Pelham road.
Germnntown last Saturday morning
without telling where she was going, nnd
tho tlrst her patents knew about what
she had dono was thiough the Itov. Eliot
White, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal
Church, to whom the young girl llrst np
plled to tlo tho knot. Sho was lliutlly
married at St. Michael's Church to
Stevenson It. Walsh, who Is a coal dealer,
living nt 1 Pino stteet.
"My daughter nnd Mr. Walsh hao
known each other for some time," said
Mr. Knowles today. "I did not want them
to marry till next summer, ns 1 thought
they were too oumr. but I will forRlve
them for eloping. My chief objection
Is to tho attitude of Father White, who
know t did not want my daughter to
marry and sent her to nnother church
when he should hove notllled me."
UKNKKIT.FOU WOMAN'S LKAGUE
I Concert in Acnilcmy of Music Tonight
to Help New Club
A benefit concert In behalf of the Eusl
ness Women's Christian League of Phila
delphia will bo Riven In the cndcmy of
Mulr lonlRht Thnddeiis lllch, cunccrt
melster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, will
lie supported by Mrs llorotliy .lolinstotio
Unsoler, the harpist. Noah II. Swnyne,
2d, the sltiser. nnd tho Strawbtldgo &
Clnthler Chorus.
The league recently opened a spaelolH
nnd artist lr clubhuuso nt 1101 Olrard
street, nnd already hns n membership of
, 1200 women employed hi the downtown
section of tho city. Hundreds if women
I and girls havo cm oiled In the various
' classes In di'essni.ikttig, millinery nnd
gymnasium. Tickets for the concert tuny
bo obtained nt the clubhouse or at 621
Wlthurspoon liulldlng.
Wilson Trades at Hritle's Store
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. Homo In
dustry wns patronized by the President
nnd Mrs. Wilson In tho engraving of nn
nnunccment cards of their marriage, re
coiled bv offlibil .mil sin Inl Washington
today. The cuds wi engr.ivctl nt tho
t'Welrv slot,' ulilpd l, the ll ide.
here in Philadelphia.
Edward F.Henson& Co.
Structural .umber anil Timlifr
I'oplnr St. Whnnes, l'hlln.
APARTMENTS
17th Streets
building is announced.
( 5 Square milci of dense vjl
t forest if the lumber in our II
( yard were back in the tree fj)
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS
GKAIN AND FLOUR.
WHEAT. tlfcMpt-v 26.71.1 bush Tho mnr
kt advanced le., with ft geed ilr-mnrM Trom
exporters nnd millers. Quotations Car lots, in
export rpater No. 2 red. srot and Ivr-ni-rcr.
J1.22W1 21: No. 2 Southern red. $1 2ow
l.Wi steamer No. 2 red. il.inff1.21: No s nl.
1 ll1ti 21: reiMted A. 1.10H1 18M: reicctnl
II. J l.-wd.lT.
OATfl Hecelots lOOO bti'h OfCeitiiKS nrro
modei ato nnd thn market was aulet nt rormer
rates Quotations: Uar lots for local trade, as
to lorntion: old Western. N'o. 2 ir'Iow vn if
MH': old Western steamer vellow TUHft
sinp.: oil western no :i icnow. t'an,:'',,'.,
new toll, per to lbs.. Kfnic.lc
" TS" -lie pts, 21 sill "Tush Trade was
oulet. lint prices rulpd steadv at the late de
cline. Quotations Nn 2 white. 1" .'.M'V .
Mnnditrl white, -UfMiHe.: No. 1 white. IBff
(t': No I white. J4ftl.e.t eamnlo iMts, 42W
4141c : purified cits, graded. 4TW48C
I 1'IjoI l( Hecelnts, .Mil bbls. nnd POT, 0!r
lbs. In sicks. There was little trailing and
no Important rhinise In nrlies. Quotations
I per liif) lbs. In wood. Winter clear. S 1511140:
do., stralEht. .- .THUS "ft. do., tmtent . is.'
, i 10. Kansis, clear. Juto sacks f.i IMJS.3.V
! do., l might. Jute s.iehs, M.IOflS M), do.,
I pntent lute sicks. $" (lSwX SO. Spring, first
! ilell. !." 2.Yf " Ml. do. straight. $1 Mill Vi.V do,
i patent. fWivtoi. 'in. imorlto Prmds. $11 y.vtr
" .. iiiy mills, i noire nni inmi psirni.
Jil 2.VHO .e. nt mils, rcttular crudes Winter.
cle.ir, t: ir.(l-i 10 do., Btrnlclu. $. Soy 1.73,
do., .patent. ", MWA.1U.
UVl; Kl.ot II sold slowly nt former rates.
Wo nunto at ." 2.VHS.M per bbl.. n to Quality,
PKOVISIONS
The mtikrt ruled firm, but thers was llttlo
trndlns uuotntlons. rity beef, In sets, smoked
and lr irb'd. 2ltt2.V Western bee . In sets,
smoke 1. Ji'nj.v . li beef, knuckles nnd ten
ders, smoked and nlr-drled, 20if27e1: Westirn
beef, knu hies ind tenders, smokcu. 2ftctiJ7i,:
beef hints, Ki o pork, family. 52-' "On'J.1;
ham .s l' . tred. loose, l.'lr ir,' . , ,lo
skinned. lorr l.'nl2V.: do., do. smoked.
1 i1 1 al ' , . nlhir lump, smoked, eltv cured, as
to brand and nicrnjtc. liiVfflic. . hams,
smoked etern eured. IfltMHV.: Jo., boiled
boneless, .',. , pb'tilc shmilclers. 8. r. euted.
looFe, l2o . do . smoked. 1 lr.: bellies. Ill Plekle.
neciirdln t" aier.ige. loose. l:isfl:i'e ; tireak
fnst bni on 09 to brand nnd average , Itv
cuie 17 lit . hrenkiast bacon. Western
enrod, 17'ilSe. . lard. Western, refined. In
tierces. Ki'.i ,ii, . do.. In tuba, llPic lird.
Puro iltv. kiltie rendered. In tierces, lio.c .
lard, pine clti kettle rendered, in tubs. lM,e.
HI'l'INMil) SUC.AKS
The market nas nulet. but Bte.idy. lletlnfrs'
list prlie t.xtri line crniiulated, a 'f,o. :
standard Kr.tmilaud n.. powdered, iliw.: con
fectioners' A. .",.h.. soft grades, u.lOao.TMC.
DAIUY I'KODUCTS
Itt'TTHU -Paniv gooits were srnrre and le.
higher, hut there wis tittle or no Improvement
In the 1 mer srrade Quotations: Western.
f-nlld-pneUed creameri epeitnls, lllk-.: extra.
ii7o.; extra firms. a.mi.V.: firsts, SOfrtSc. : -onds.
2ilii2!i . neirbv mints. fnneV, UK'.: Uo.,
nier.iRO extras. ,,l7U.H'c. : do., tints. Son5o.i
da., seconds, 2Clr2ne.: lobhlng sMes of fancy
printo, 4itt4tlc
i:t!lfl. Fresh stork was In small aurrly and
sold promptlv nt full prices. We ouoto: Freo
cases ne-rb extras. Hie. per dor.; firsts,
?11 10 per standard case: nenrhv current re
ceipts, III).-) per esso: Western extra flrtxts.
$11.10 Per ens, nrtts. xl0.no per casoi refrig
erator egrs, rancv. $7.N per ense: do., firsts,
J7.W per case. do., seconds, $11 Wflfl on rsr
case' do.. Inferior lots, lower, fnney selected
candled eec wero Jobblnflr nt 42tt44c
OIIKrsi:. There was ft tair demand for de
sirable stoc k and the msrket ruled firm under
lleht offering's. Quotations follow: New York,
riill-creirn, ranei. held. U'tftli'iM "speclols"
blither "do. fur to good, held, Iu'$til7c.: do.,
part (khns. Offlle.
POULTRY
I.1VT1. Orferlncs weie moderalo nnd tho
market ruled steady, but tndo wns nulet.
Qtiotaifons Fowls, as to slto and uuallty,
K"iH .. exceptional lots higher: roosters. 10
Wile, sprlmr rhb kens, areordlnpr to quality,
12'.1Io.; exceptional lots hlaber. turkes, Wi
2c , duck" as to site and nusllty. LtlflOo.;
geese, IlWlftc,: gulneis, jounir welnhlng 2
Im. and oer nplece. per pair. ItAciJl. weuh
Inir Ia lbs. niiUe, per pnir. SMi'ioe. welh
Ing I lb. npleie. per pair, frfV'. : .guineas, old.
per pair, .Mk.. plceons. old, per pair. 22U2.1C. i
do . ounir. per pair. ISff.MK'.
imnssiM) rofl.THV.-Tlio market rulcl
firm tinder IlKht nfferlncs nml ft. fair demand
for deslrablo slm k. nnd pi b es of turkeys nd
innced le Quotations' Kreah-kllled poultry,
dry i-nekedTurkeia noirl, fancy, 2oo.; do,
,lo . good to choice. 2'?r'xe ; do.. Western,
fanci. 2lit2.c , do., do., nood to choice. '-"Jif
2:ie.. do, fair. 20i!21e.: do, old toms, 2le.:
do., culls nnd No. 2, lfMrJde. Fowls. 12 to
lox dri-pf ked. fanei selected. ISc : do,
weighing -I' i. lbs. apiece. 17'&c., do. weigh
Inir t lbs nplco, 104c. . do welshing Ti lbs
npleie, IMtl'te : do., weisldutt ,'l lbs nnd
under nid,'e llWMo. l-'onis. In bbls.. dry
Picked lan, v. I'tu lbs. apiece 17c choice,
4 lis. apiece, lev smaller sizes, l'JVtfHr.
Old r.tostors. dry-picked, tie t'hlekens -.ler-sey
fancy broilers. 2li20e.: other nearbv fnncv
broilers. 2:i2lc Western broilers, wetghlntr
tj,ri2 ilw nplece. 2"I22c. northern llllnn1"
chickens, fanci ellow, nelKhlnv I lb-, nnd
oisr. In boxes, lsiine.: nnithern Illinois,
fancy, welching 2'ufM'j lbs.. In Imxes. low
17c. northern Illinois, fancy, welching 2' At
iiv., bs, in bbls.. l.vtliu.: other Western,
welehltjtt 1 lbs. nnd over, In boxrs. 17fls ,.
other Western we'ghlng 2Vt1iMU lbs. In I oxe",
i.Vittu oiiiir western, weighing 21 fil'j
lbs, In bbl". llfflV.: Inferior, n. Spring
duck, uenrbi. ls.too : do Western, fancv.
t7tllSc.; do . do , fair I ) p tod, I2ft!fi (Jeeeo,
nmrbv. ltiffl- , do., We-iern, HfTJC. Souabs,
rer dozen White, welBhlnc H to 12 lbs. per
dozen, JUSem to- white wvnthlnc. ti to lo
lbs. per dorcn. lwl.r,n white, neighing s lbs.
per doien. $l.2v,(a.vi: 1I0 . d... 7 lbs. per
dnien. K.i,0il, do. do., iWjil' lbs. per dnzen.
S'.'ttS.i.V dark. 1 t.-,02.2S, small nnd No 2.
tlill 10.
presii PHUPra
There wns a fair lnoulr for leslrable sto k
ntnl alues guiuinllv rut, d st'n'K unilcr nti.d
erate offertnKs Quotations Apples per bb!
Johathm, miiiv, $ t.a1i I . do, rulr to coud.
The Day After Christmas
the Public Ledger plays Santa to the Little Folk. To Christ
mas joys the Public Ledger adds Punky Dunk a surprise
as delightful as any in all jolly old Santa's mysterious pack.
Punky Dunk Comes Again!
Given Free
PUBLIC M LE
This time Punky Dunk meets the Gold Fish 32 pages of happy verse
and beautiful pictures will entertain little people as they play. For here are
real books to be made and after the fun of making, entertainment that
fascinates the kiddles. You know that your boys and girls are reading the
right sort of books when they roam hand-in-hand with Punky Dunk.
The Public Ledger out-Santas Santa Claus; for Punky Dunk stories
will continue to appear in the Sunday Public Ledger every other week, in
real, ready-to-fold books of the finest quality.
Be sure your children -receive every Punky Dunk story. Place your order
now for Sunday's Public Ledger with this splendid day -after Christmas gift
PUBLIC ail LEDGER
Sunday, December 26th
M.KOfla: Mcintosh. 1304, Bmokehoesis, 0
8.60: orlmes' aolden, 47!Mi3.P0: W'nf'sxp,
2.7isn.fi0: areenlnir. 2 7M7.r!0: Haldwln,
iKaAtiO; niock Twig. 2.tOB3.48: Tork Im
rerlal, tilts 2.1. Twenty-ounco, 2tS: Plpnln,
hjfl. lien Davis. 1.7fl2.80: other varieties.
II so2.w)i j-o, 2, lL2S:.oples, In bulk,
per 10O lbs , roe.eftt BO: ftoples. Western, per
box. i.SO2.50: peflrs. per bbl. Bhsldon. JlfJ
f.. liuerro d' An Inn, ti iiyga.M: oranges, Flor-
o. jjuerro a Anion. , jvah,; uihri;, .
Ida. per crate.. $l.7Wr3: tangerines. .Florida,
per strnn.JSM.uOi grapefruit, inoriaa per
craie. wim: lemons, per ms, j'3 i"' i"'-
apple's, per crate. Porto. tllco, Mf2.7S! cran
berries. Cape Cod. per bbl., 95rlO; do. do,, per
crate, 12 8073i do . Jersey, per crate. t.iwa
2,75.
VEGETAHLES
rholco stock sold fairly and was Pretty well
cleaned up at full figures. Quntatloni: whtto
potatoes, per bush -Choice,, PV.trJl. fair to
good, shfiOOc.; whlto .potatoes, Jersey, per
basket-No 1 Hose, OCm 55e,, No. 1 other
Xhrletles POaMe. No. 2. 2.111. : seet pota-
celerj, .Slew York, per bunch. IMMpe., spinach.
Nqr'ofk. per bbl., 101.21; kale. Norfo k, per
bbl,. ttoiwc.: lettuce, rlnrlda. per basket.
J2.NW.1: do , North Carolina, per bosket ije.
iiU.M: beans. Florida, per basket Jl.fKMn C:
peas, Florida, per basket, J2S14: eggplant.
Florida, per crate, t2.stvi3 i.l. inushrooms. per
4-lb. basket. jlill.K).
Delaware SliipbulldiiiR Hoom
Tho Department of Commerce reports
that tho number of vessols contracted for
nt tho various Delawaro Illver yards be
tween July 1 and December 1 and tho to
tal number under contract on tho latter
ditto at the various Delaware ttlvcr yards
were ns follows: Cramp Company, Phila
delphia, 0 ships, of CD.700 tons; 1.1 ships,
78.MO tons. Now York Company, Cam
den, fl ships, 2S.G10 tons; 22 ships, 120.773
tons. Chester Compntiy, Chester, 3 ships,
1HO tons; 3 ships, 1100 tons, llarlnnd &
llolilngswnrth, Wilmington, 10 ships, H,
f05 tons: IS ships, er.,7.12 tons. Tuscy &
Jones, Wilmington, 5 ships, 13M tons; 5
ships, 1331 tons.
Crew Levick Cnpitnl Increase
Stockholders of tlm Crew Lovlck Com
pany, nn Independent oil producer In tho
Pennsylvania. Held, wll hold a special
meeting nt noon tomorrow. In tho oftlco
or the company, to vote upon Increnslng
the. complnny'M cnpitnl stook from J2,f,00,
om to f'.ix,000. jr the) Increase Is np
pniM'd, then the stockholders will voto
upon denting part or nil of tho now
capital In tho form of preferred stock.
With The
DGEM
BOND MART QUIET;
BANKERS OPTIMISTIC
Greater Demand for Anglo
French Bonds Expected
With Turn of tho Year
tfnv? TOIIK, Dec. 29. Tha bona market
during tho past week was somewhat
quiet as compared with the past month of
ao. Thero were no lie.? important de
velopments In this connection, although
thero were a number of significant
happenings In the investment nltuatlon,
Including new Issues that wero offered
for subscription. Among theso wero the
atoek of the AJox Rubber Company,
which wns brought out at J31 a share was
underwriting syndicate over-subscribing
tho Issue by a substantial amount- The
$lC.fJOO,000 of stock of the White Company,
which was broug-h out at $51 ft share,
nlso largoly oversubscribed. Both issues
wero listed on Hie curb and commanded
premiums over the offering" quotations nt
tho close of tho week. In the municipal
market thero was very llttlo doing, prices
showing but small chango as compared
with tho previous week.
Bankers as a whole are optlmlsUo over
tho outlook for business In this country,
and predictions nro made that there will
continue a good demand for securities
throughout the current year. Attention
is called to tho very largo amounts of
cash which nro unemployed throughout
the country, and it would seem fnlr to
nssume that a considerable pnrt of thlsj
surplus wilt be utilized In tho purchasa
of Bccurlucs.
Bankers predict a much greater de
mand for tho Anglo-French five-year
bonds with tho turn of tho year, espe
cially ns tho Issuo failed to fall to the
lowor levels expected by many wtth tho
dissolution of tho underwriting Byndl
cato on Doccmber 13, The action on the
bonds markctwlso was satisfactory to
thoso who had entertained more or less
uneaslncsH over tho outcome of tho Byn'
dlcato dissolution.