) n EVENING LEDGEIi-PHILADBTJPHIA, SATITBPAY, ,TASrTJABY 8. 191 FINANCIAL NEWS M U MANY ISSUES ESTABLISHED HIGHER PRICES WITHOUT SPECULATORS' AID I Ldng Account Liquidated on Declines During Week. j Short Interest Has Been Built Up Street Attached I Much Importance to New Submarine Agreement I ' NEW YOltK. Jan. 8. 1 Higher prices Wo established In ninny Issues In toitny's stock market I trading without tho jild of any speculative Interests. Slnco Inst Monday tho speculative) clement has been nlmost unKcrsully committed to tho bear Ride, md not only has tho weak lonff account been liquidated on the declines which occurred since then, but a considerable short Interest has also been created, and the market Is ngaln left with so scant n supply of stocks ni to mnko advances easy to effect without any special effort on the part of the bull Interest, In fact, trading had not been long In progress today before It became neces sary to hold tho market In check, and this was done by some of tho largo buyers turning to the selling side and supplying part of the urgent demand. An Instanco was shown In American Can, which was heavily bought In tho parly trading by C. D. Harney & Co., when the stock advanced one point to 64, and thnt firm found It necessary to discontinue Its purchases and supply uorno of tho bids, which enme In from mnny sources. Tho Street wns disposed to regnrd the display of this stork as due to confidence. In a favorable decision In the Government suit, but In nil prob ability the chief factor In recent buying has been Information In regnrd to tho showing to bo tnado In the minimi report for the year ended December 31. , Tho annual meeting of tho company will bo held on tho first Tuesday of February, and It Is expected a preliminary statement w 111 be Issued now within a short time. j Tho ndvnncc In the price of crude oil nns nn Incentive to some brisk buying l of Mexican Petroleum which rose 2'i points to 122, but It hns been apparent ' that outsldo Interests have been rebuylng that stock for the last two days and i that the recovery wns duo more to this change of position than to any other reason. Tho general character of the market wns shown most clearly by New York I Central, which rnndo an advance of 1H points. Amerlcnn Smelting wns strong In tho enrly trndlng, opening lit up ut 1114 followed by a reaction to 110n. Atchison wns repressed by continued foreign selling and failed to show any Im provement of Importance. London sold virtually nil the stock traded In during the nfternoon. The Street wns disposed to nttnch tho highest importance to the statements In regard to a new ngrcement on submarine nctlvltics in the Mediterranean nnd to a settlement ocr tho differences arising over the I.usltiuila dlsnster, but the nctlvo speculative interest took the position that definite Information from Washington In regnrd to these mntters should bo awnlted. KxtcnsUc com mittments are made on the long side. Sterling exchnngo showed a stronger tone, ndvanclng 1 cent to 4.70 nnd there was a rally of ono cent In relchsmnrks, which were quoted at 74 bid. New York Bond Sales , SOno Ailitmn nprf 4s. ' Mmo Amor Ar r .. . 1071100 Anslo-Kr Lonn to . leno Amu- HM ft I, So rtinno .mfr Smelt Sec 0s, 80( ) Anwr Tel elt 4 4(K) Amw Tel cvt 4'4 TIKXi Armour Vo 4'4 . iMiai Atcnison urn ... ... imi 4(leo Atchison rv 4. INTO. KITS "i Ateninn r.a .. TOOO inn ft Ohio .-l.'rflil Hair ft Ohio Rixnrt n ft o P I, E rfio netii steel rr.i ., mis iniH.iixnt 11111 lm .. nn ..imn nn . ntu ,.107 Ulji l4( tyw. 4k H'!4 nan, 40l Ilrook IlAn Tr ' roio ii ft o. ritt v. 4ini rem i.entner iat ., no"o rent it n N J n ITOO Chill Copper T . MXH Chen ft Ohio cv 4' rv lUs,, fP ft WV 4 "1M, 10014 .tlllU m isflt NEW STATE TAX ON STOCKS CAUSES MUCH CONFUSION Additional Clerical Work Necessary to Carry Out Provisions of Law ..i "OKI Chi Ot Went 4n . TIV. 71V 2i Chi 11 ft Q Joint 4 . iis ns .Iran Chl M ft Ht l cv n imu lo-i'S Komi i hi m st I cv 4'M.IOI'K imS. 2!10 Chl Mil St 1" M I'M I'l III """ roi a oiiin lftt 4'f ''7 '" 2) Den .ft lllo (Ir rfd r.i r.7'4 , HUH lir.'s, ":. Hien l)u l'ont l'on.ler IH 1 inm den Klee Tin r.000 Hock M I'd. Kim inlerli Met 4'i loot) Inter Mr Mnr ct . l"w Int Ptenm I'timn ct .1 cioo KHn City So fin recoil tarka Pteel .- m-.il 4(KK1 Vex Pet Co do 8cr C "KM Minn ft St t, 4s . , 4im Mo Knn ft T r. ' ,Wl Mo 1'nc to two 4(KK N Y C ft ll1i 4(()il ' Y C ft Illlil 7(iO V Y C ft Hurt 4'4' V11I V V fill 4 IOVI inco 1S70()II I' -n N Y Tel Ren 4IJS 50V) Nor Pne prior Is ihhki .Nor I'no Ken Hi. KKfli 1'nelde Tel r.s . . . LiKHI Penna 4s 1(111 7iiMl iln Ren rt 4'Js lfKiOrt do en l'i, .. . I (""I Penni 4'-s )m Bono PuMie .serv N J Bs SJkio lienil nx cen 4s . UHM Iten tr ft m r.s mHi itork tnlm.l rM Is H( 7S HIS 7n-s; . raH . 07 '4 123 17 C.-.U .!' nn CU', P2'4 ll'i, ItH M , in" ,117'li 1 2-' WHY ARE BONDS EXEMPT? N Clti 4'4s IIHkI 10I1H I111U4 0H'( N Y X II A II e -)'4S 72-l4 72f IJr N Y Un mlj to f.'i rS '., US', i i"i IV, 1IHIJ, in'J Kil l o-.'d inp, ii ni'i, nnij. 11 Iksi Hwy St HnrliiBs to 11121 ri'"', Wra M I.H K rfilrt ntn 4s I.-., NEW YORK STOCK SALES lra Jtinean. Alakn fiold M .. Allls-Chalmen XI fg Allls-Chalm MfK pf( Am As Chemical... Anr Heel Siiuar Am B S&K Am Can. Last cIoes II) . 2fl'f . 28U . Ml . O'JW . fi7 .102 IKlh IllKll. HIV. SOU 2'1'i HI 70 OS 102 (VHf 11 IV. 2,"l 2'Ji 81 70 (kS 102 01H Am Can p(.. Am C & F Am Coal Products .. Am Cotton Oil Am Hide & Leather. Am lllde & L pt .. . Am Ico Securities.... Am Linseed Am Linseed pf. ...... Am Locomotive Am Locomotive pf... Am Malt ....112H 112H 112H Close. ll'J 2S 20!i HI 70 0.S 102 (? 1124 7l! iau 50 11M 4' i 20 22H 40U 00)1 101 8M m H 73'i 71U 1C8 W)ii 15STi r,5H SO SO 11U 11!, 11 C1H C-IH 54!f . 254 20 20 m n3 22JS 40'i 40 40! 00 00' 00 10O' 101 lOOJi , 81 8M 8M AmfemeltA Ilo 110H 111 HOJi 110M Am fcmelt & Hef pr..,112Ji 113M 112!f 113(4 Am Steel Foundries.... 5SX u'J'i 59 50H Am Sucar IWlnine. .. .110 U0H ll.'ih ll.r!( Am Tel 4 Tel 127Ji 128 127JI 127H Am Tobacco 205 204 201 20-1 AmTobpf now 107M 107H 107H 10715 Am Wool tr r 45 40V4 40 404 Am Woolen p( tr r.... 04)t OIK Dili OlJi vlra7. L i. Smelt 70'i 70! 00'i L9K Anaconda Copper DOW U1W 0OW I'OH Associated Oil 7(H 71W 70H 704 tchT & S F 107W 107i 107 107W AtchT&SKpf 0OW 00. OOVf 09W Baldwin Loco 114H 115W 113W 114H BalUmore & Ohio WU 054 01W 0j VatorUas Mlninc .. 3M Bethlehem Steel 424 Brooklyn Hap Tr . . . rJM 0"4 77H 37 W 0 Illch Im. O'i I)'. U 10 15' I5W 1484 1504 140 7.-i'.' 77U 7,;'! Brown Shoo pf. Butte & Superior . Cal Petroleum Cal l'e tioleum pf. . Canadian Pacific. . Cent Leather Co. . Chesapeake & Ohio Chile Copper 244 Chlno Copper 6-1't 34 140 874 9SW 78'1 33' i 714 1804 1814 181 53 534 534 054 05'f 054 21W 244 554 34 430 874 03W 774 174 70 W 55W 34 430 87H 08U 78W .174 70W 181 63H 05)1 214 554 14 1 Chlcaeo at Western .. 14W II1 144 CblMU & St Paul . .101H 10 1U 101W 1014 CblHl&rac 194 19)1 18'1 18U Cluett Tea & Co. 7.1'i 73)1 Cclorado Fuel & Iron- 51 514 Col & Southern.. 32 32' j Computing Tab Itec .. 40'i 48 Consolidated Gas.. . .14.IW 1I4W Corn Products ltef ... 10i 214 Corn Products Kef pf. 9J4 014 Crucible Steel 05Ji 01 Crucible Steel pf. Cuban-Am Sucar.. Delaware & Hudson . .15.1 15 ti Den & Klo Gianda pf 214 Detroit Edison 133 i Diamond Marin 1004 DUtUlers Securities ... 47 Dome Mines 184 Elec Storage Bat 05 Krt 425$ Erie lit pf 57)1 Erie 2d pf 524 ledMin & Smelt 35 led Min & Smelt pf.. 50)1 General Electric 172 General Motors 450 Cireene-Cananea 49W 7J' 7Ji fil'l 51W 32 32 48 48 1134 143'1 20 201 !)l 0-14 01 0J4 1004 1011 100)1 109)1 153 15.1' 15.T1 15.1'i 1514 15.1)1 21)i 22 132)1 1324 100H IOC'S Irt'l 40'l 135 1004 47 284 044 421 58 5.1 35 57 284 044 424 57)i 53 31 50)1 173! i 172)1 173 J i 400 400 400 50 491 4UN 284 0l)i 424 57M 53 34W 501 Goodrich U K Co 7.14 744 7JJS 73'i Goodrich B F Co pf..l!34 113-, 1134 1134 Great Northern pf 1244 125)1 125 1254 GtN cfs for ore dtod. 49)1 19'i 404 404 UuecenheJm Ex 234 23)1 23 U 23)1 lot Acilcultural 24 24 21 24 Int Agricultural pf.... 01 034 COW 03) i Inter Coo Corpn 20 204 204 20H Inter Con Corprt pf... 704 70' 70J 70Jf International Paper.... 11)1 12W UW 12 lntemat Paper pf 48W 49' 1UJJ 494 Inspiration Copper..., 45)1 404 40V1 40 i IntMMcfdp 21)1 21, 204 21!i lntMMplcldp 794 80 784 79)a Int Nickel 2004 201 2014 202H Kaa Clljr Southern.... 314 314 3IW .11)1 Kan City Co pf 044 04)1 04W 01)1 lack Steel ai4 854 81 854 Lfhlsh Vallej Licsett Myers... LoriJIard P Co pf., Louis & Nash Mai well Motors , . Mai Motors 1st pf Max Motors 2d pf . . . , 544 May Dept Stores to 81)( 81)1 814 814 202 201 2004 201 110 110 110 110 1294 129W 129)1 120)1 714 7Ur 714 714 904 00)1 004 00.4 50 55 SO 59)1 S0)( 594 Utan&St Louis 13 12)1 11)1 124 I 61 r a S S M . ..12th 1244 1214 124W Mexican Petroleum..., 110)1 1224 1204 1214 -lex Petroleum pf St --.0 nan et lex .. Mbml copper , Wbsourl PacUlc . Mtsourt Pac tr cfs (oatana Power .. Itstl Cloak & bun. if ITuiuitl S. S hat Lead ht Lead pf IM.. 1014 101 . e)i 04 38)1 38)1 5)i 5)1 54 54 75 77 77 77)j 284 284 tOJj 70'1 iij mw 101 04 8)1 54 54 77 77 28)1 70 101 64 3S4 5H 5H 77 77 2i4 70 mw U4)i luv ELKCTION MITICK j- iilt.MiIJI NATIONAL. 1IANU V? Hiaait acil Cbotuut btrneU. PbiUdeipbU. DoconiUr 30th. IMS. Til mouual eUctlou for director will b lIa Bt th Imnklns riouk oa Tucdayv Ja unn 1Kb. ISIS, brtiieru lit Uuur ( It tvu td 1 y'llorU p. m. m, p PAtfSlirjRB. Ca.hl.r A3SulEl5TlGK 'It.r. IliiiiUt'U-lllA .NAUU.NA1. UA.. ' foUadilptutt, Dcvmtr II, 1UI3. , Auuu.l r-iKiuun lur uireriors win ut it4 at, the Banking lou oa Tum1. J.nur tl, 1911. Ikiwoh ib bour ut II hum '"! ' '" II llortCK FnRTBSCOE. Cj.Bl.r ' t cioxirV lHr "liiiiri Sorletr ' ( - VWIinl ACU E r -vf Mtf tlrjr nr rl ft hell t p ( hl I -,1 mii rr?etqut Mifilju' J n o I'tfc. flu i Sii-ilotl:. ' 1 ' nu riaf. 4a(. Iist Unse Nat lly t M 2d pi . Nevada Con Conner New ork Air Brake N V N II II New o: Central .. 100 N V O & West. . . 29W Norfolk & Western 1214 North American . . 71 Northern 1 aclflc 11(15; Ontario Sil M . . lll't l'enn It It ASW Peoples Has Chl . ... lOOJi I'lttstuuh Coal .. . .Il'i Pittsburch Coal pf....U0 Pressed hteel Car . . . fl4 Pressed hleel Car pf i(y bteel hpc 41 Hay Con Copper 251 Iteadlne .1 H'i Ileadlne 2d pf . . . . 424 Hep Iron i hteel . 3 i Itep Iron A. Steel pi . 1094 109 Hock Island Co p.. . . '1 St L&S F2d pf .. . 8 Seaboard Air Lino . 18 bears lloe & Co . I8 Close, ll's 154 149 4 HOW 1094 11051 29W 29W 29)1 I21A 121 121 734 lilt', 11 514 1 104 35- 1094 031 .1 73 no'i now low l . 5S! .'0W ltd 110' J ri .n 10SW 1C9W 02)4 034 ns St l.mils Mnn 1st 4 .'iism .sentonnl A ml " irnsi South Hell Is .. . "l M.utli Pc 4s avoo South Pnr rv Is, .Tlisin iln r ret f i ,is .. isssi .'outh Pile rfd 4s .. tnmi .South Itwv Ken 4s lino Month ItlM roll .Is.. 2lf"l Tlllnr Ae new 4s. 4isi i; M lluijlier ft Nun 1' H hteel -,s liim I nlon Pne 1st Is (,mi fnlon Pm 1 1 Is vs) rn tna irn 7IKXI Vii I'nr dim 1st .Is Isnsi ilo Us , 17i"i n Itns .s WHll nl,-P T 1st rt Is 1ISSI West Plei r ' UXH1 West Mil 1st 4s run W' lll S7'A llnil. . !)' 71 'i llll si .liili. 11 i. !7. II IK, 4 nsu, iu. is 'i pint nsH HI 111 innii tnv t(l 1(11'. 10IJ, llS mm Ml li'fH l.-T, ;n'j luS't inn s vii. Inns. Vi't lici s.!X litlli. IHI'4 117' ILI'S 4-.I4 IIST, Hi.", 117'. I nun nun iM 10 mu IfKl's 1 -.!, 10IS K"l, HP, unu in li-n, i-s, 711K. IM". llsl S7'. N' 1111V isl't 71'. IKI until 10l'k H7"(. 1111. i-.i.. us'; nu. lis 'I I nn. Totnl sales. $I.IH5,(l(llli for ret, Si7,7!l7, IlliU) Inst urek, ';7,()S1,imn. WHEAT RECOVERED AFTER DECLINE Late Buying Sent Prices Above Yesterday's Close English Market Easier 10IW 104W 1014 lot's 42 25 W S3 12W o.l4 Scars Itoo & Co pf . . . 125 faloss-Shelf S A 1 Co. . 014 I 25W 82! 12)1 5.1 lll't W ;w 18 185 Southern Paclllc . .101 Southern lly 2.14 bouthern Hy pf. . 01)5 btudebalcer Co 159' 101 -a 'I enn Copper t0 01 Texas Co 2274 229 Texas & Pacific .... 04 84 Third Avenue 01)5 02 Tol St L . V pf . 114 104 united Clear Stores . 0W Un Clear stores pi n) United trult no Union Paclllc . .. lJS'i Cnlon Pacific pf .... 83)1 b S Cast I P & f . . 34 U b Ind Alcohol Hill United llys InTest 20 4: 2551 f2' 42W .I 109 w w 7W 74 IS 18 1K54 IS") 1254 1254 125' 014 014 014 10.14 10.1 24 23) i 0.14 0.14 15SW 59 W 227 01)i 10)i 9H 114 103)j 2.l 0.14 100 004 228 bW 02 10)1 9)t 11W 140 United It) Inr of. U b Healty & Imp .. US Itubber U s hleel U b Steel pf Utah Copper Va-C'aro chem . .. Va-Caro Chem pf . . W ahasn . Wabash pf a W abaih pf U . ' . . Western Union Tel .. W est K & M . . Western Maryland... Western Maryland pf Wheel & L K 1st pf Wheel A I, K 2d pf Ulnys Overland to.ortn e W Co. . 37 39 1 504 b7 37 10 60)1 874 117W 117!i . cO'i bl)i 47) .112 . ll4 . 4Si . 31 '4 . 88W 0 . 31 134 . 174 . 5), r.a o1 11) 1404 140 13'IW 1184 1384 834 834 834 21 21 24 13l)i 1304 130)1 10H 10W 194 304 37 40 40 50 504 87 S7n 117.4 1174 80)4 bOW 474 112 o4 484 .114 bS)l 01 31 15 15 4)1 274 CHICAGO. Jnn. S A ronennl of 1!U (hitlnii, brought nlioiil li nil on.slcr tono nt I.lvtrpool nnd continued strtimth In ocenn frelKht rntes, innkliiR ctport bu.sl nesi vor) liaid to oxecuto. sent tho nlicnt miirkct into loner leols In the cnrli I dcnllnRH toiliu Soxcinl tnrKo coinuils- Bion noimrH wcio rrpoitoil to nnvp nl tereil tliclr comao mid switched to the benr nidi'. Snlos to fmclgners In the last 21 hours weto estimated nt nboilt .100.000 bushels Prices recovered Into In tho ses sion on l)iolii-, fiohiK nbove estcrllay's Html. The KiikIIsIi tnnrkrt wns dull nnd easier, but It rallied from the lowest. An official report fiom Aierntlnn put the production of wheat there, nt 181,000,000 bushels, of Knod qunlit. This compiueH wltl. IK.ftlil, OOi bushels Inst J car, but the ratimnlo Is much below rnrller olllcinl Indications. A Rood demand una lepnrted from the Continent on tho decline, and it ws thought thnt purchases would be made, to satisfy Immedlalp requirements Hol land nnd Italy cro bidding. The ie celpts nt Minneapolis nnd Duluth todnj wero 553 ears, iignlnst 24S last yc.ir, nt "Vlnnlnca; 313 cars, niraliist 910 cars; nt Chicago 142 cars, against 132 enrs Corn was a little easier under soino liquidation, nlthnugh the market at Llvoi pool wns stiong but dull. The receipts hero todnj were 271 cars. Oats wcio slightly easier An off Ida I report placed the crop of Argentina nt "5,350,000 bushels compared with 70,000 bushels last jenr The quality wns said to be good, alllmugh tho figures were smaller than hnd been Indicated In enrllcr official statements. Tho receipts here todny were 277 cars !,eai!nff futures minted as follows V.I'H'o neai i)pen men, By EARL MENDENHALL It Is rather tlimcutt nt present to gnuge the rfTects of the new I'entisjhnliln Rtnto stock transfer tnx Ian, ns It has becij In operation but n fow days, nnd more or less confusion hns resulted from putting Into eflccl tho provisions of the Inn It nould socin that the desired olid, namely, that of rnlslng additional revenue for tho State, could hac been accomplished hy other means Tilth much less lnconcnl- eiico to brokers and Investors gencrnllv tt entails n. great dent of additional clcrlrnl work upon the oflleo force ur nil banks, trust compnnles, lirokcrs nnd corporations, and it Is rather difficult to sec why the owner of stocks should be tnxed nheii he sells or pusses tltfe to tlit tn. while the Investor who holds bonds, mortgnges or any other form of sectnlty should be free from tnxnllon of this sort I'mler the present ruling re-quiring stnmps lo be used for nil sales or linns fers tho bioker Is ofttli coiiuielliil to pay a double tax, for Instance. An In vestor sells 100 shares of I'tnnsjlvnnla tt.illio-id nnd he Is unable to dcllvei tlic certificate for twu or thitn dns The broker must mike delivery of the rcrtlll- calc to Hie imicliiiser the day following the sale, and not rpeelring his customers certlllrnte. must deliver 0110 of his own or lioriou thr Hlock from nnothct broker, mill on It ns well ns 11 s.iles ticket ho must nfllx the nctess.iiy statni-s. After n few dns the customer brings In his (.ertllltnte nnd receives payment for It, the bioker deducting the tax When the broker sends the certificate tn the transfer office to h.ivc tinnsfcr undo, however, he is irqiilictl to place stamps on the eetlllleate, which he must pay I1I111 scir, ns he has already charged his cus tomer with one tax. Ilroktrs. however, are becoming necus toiiiril to arlous forms of taxation de signed for their especial benefit, and will do with this ns thej have done In other cases grin and biai It. Sales in Philadelphia i Vn) A m ITsn 10 Am Loco ID Anaconda Mln. Its iiitrr ft sua t c is do pre! . 1; Ilrlll JO. , n.-,ns Oimbrla steel. iiO nieo StoroKO 1.1 f... V Am.. . iv . . .; . . ., ,.,i 4 Key i a 1 v p. "--. 110 I-dlie ?up lorp njj n lhluli Nav . i?H I .erilRn vnnev . nin w II I)I4 SrS POU 40 "n 47. r.s (VJ4 ". ni rwi'l no'i 40 "5 2-lv, 70V4 Al gflti po'4 40 'S ?a;j Tnit 1l(il.eli nl Trnn ,s'Jl , JS i!fri 2 l-ln M ilo pref s.1 J', Siit nmi rsr I'hlla r.leetrlc. S'Js ;?) 2? Sm? lrs- Phils r.leetrlc 1211 I'hlln II T 1 e ID I'hlln Tr,ut 7.", Tnnopnb Helm 4111 Tonopnli Mln 2" Tenn Con n I nlon Trnetlon .1 I nlteil (1 I .1 1 n Cos N J i'il I fl Steel III Westmnielnnd C I 'nJA 21 . in.irt in; " "-, -I,i . 41"? 4 1 nt- it'll 074 2o!4 7 120 07'4 so' ll 4H S7H ll'i ..till snlrs, I0.nl? -lin-e ',nI.Zrtk' 0,,' 111 sluirest lnt week, PI.0DO slinies. IIO.VUS I AHt Previous . Sn e Illch. Low. Clpss lino m fl I! i. in ivm Klec K. r, Tr 4s Mt umo llnrml l.lcc,0) ' ', isn Jnmes r ftC 4s. 14 KKfl th nl flen.Js MiH mil I. V Tr ref .s IiJ vnm l'ennn Ren Is 101 us) I'll eons 414s niljt svu I'hlln lllee 4s W .(Kill lteaillne Ren 4s Iki 'nun fnin Am 1 ii li(si ork Ilwjs in !) Si 101 112 IIII4 If.! 101 iavn s.1 in lain in no CIVS 101 112 ntj i8f 10V1J ft HI 10214 11 IKI S 112 up; tli lot in-.H M in )02'i 0.1 LOCAL STEEL SHARES STIMULATED BY SPLENDID TRADE OUTL001 Prosperity Should Continue Until End of World War! Is in Sight Fierce Competition May 1 Be Looked tor .Later Totnl sales. $;o,.V for the week, $701,711 1 Inst wrel., xf 11.341. Local Hid and Asked Toil i III. I Askel I'OUEKJN EXCHANGE Huff R Sus t e . ili lird I l.i I. In in ... t'trnil rli Hteel Ueelrl,' Stornitp (lenerni Asphalt do pfd . ICev slime Tclcpbotie no I ilo pM . . .. Uike hup Corn . .. I.cIiIrIi .Vnv lhlRb Jnl . . . I i Mull a Tr .. ilo pM rennavlvnlilt . . I'lill i riPitrle I'hlli r . , ilo I s-r tent, urer ilo il her lent prer I'lill Itiinlil Irniisli III I c . . Iteiiillinr . . lo'llililll llellllollt Timopih .Mining t nlon linetlmi . . I (las imp f s Miel ork ll ilo tref . .. Win (.'ramp t e . .. .i'. .m') , n t iiiM 7.1 i ;' . II, Ml UL. It 7IH 7P. . ll'i 1 'i i 15 Ii'. i.i 70 .. .His Jiji ,. :s4, tii'. si?'. M . isi, 111 1SU is"') .l ,Vi "it, 2-Ji, IJl, 41 I"i 1 1 I I'l l. Kill. in'. . .Mil 1IH. . SJlJ V.'l, II) l (ll".-lll 7 . Ili 41'. 7 S7i, . 't MJs . II H'-i . .11 .11 SI fc". Ycsterdav Hid Asked 4IH 12 HI' i 111 fi'. & I.S sl. 1SU IS r.s'i, ,'SK, U'j III ll'i L'lll 4lJ, si- II m M 1 is M II v- l- (i'l 7li'J is, Ml, i -s-v, 4Ut 17 If 21 21 i2IA 4 S71. ol Hisc in (ti.cl.silvcr llOSTON. .Inn. '-The wholesale in Ico Ni; nK. Jan S-At the oienlii2 ' of iUl(knllc 1 bus been further mUanced .. . .. .. ... .. .. I. kin 1lfl 1 lnlliotlil 48U 11J tt)i IS'. .f." UN'S JUS 43 I.) AH 17 : AH ll'J lli. 481.' Mil 88), oSli am 15 1' AH J7vj il'.m .::.! .y.j" r.'u. Total snles, 121,101) kliarrsi for week, 3,029,200 tburrs) lust week, J,3H9,0O sburrs, JUMP IN BANK CLEAniNGS Philadelphia Was Second to New York Only in Rate in Increase Clenrins of the -hanks for the week Jumped on the Average "0 6 per cent., according to the report Issued today. New York led with a 109 6 per cent, gain and Philadelphia was second with nn Increase of 72.0 per cent The total was I5.873.2II.3S8. against 1,230,570,163 last week and 3,4 16,728,28 1 the corresponding week last ear. ItllH. 1913 New York l3,iS1.332(sl,)l,.MB'23l.l!72 !J,i, 187.312.11 12S llll 117". I'hlUdelphU 2'W 11.1411 ls3.siij.a3.1 ltd tlmore 411 .In) 372 3) 31)2 1121 L'hlcHKO . 3IN'2A0,I7I SM.Uii ns3 St. Jouis . KB B24 KI2 M 151.3'Jl New Orleans Sil.UU.tl32 sa.otiOlsiiT IC. 11111 it 4-a 7'2II 31.4 ID 8 31 tl 71 87 0 308 Heven cities ofher-en le, " SC8-m:!-05 - W3 day 824.1197,087 CSO. (H.Iia Total all clllci ' AS1 dVl1l. "'00(,-:.lS22.0LI.2I10.4-2 T4.8 1 day.. , Total all rill.. for week. 13.870,211.883 13.410.728.281 70 n 783.841.2011 B83 481,832 47 8 Mhj . . .12". 1 2HV July . 1 17, Ll'j Corn (new ielher Mai 77)i. 7 July 7i' "s oats- Mny .. 4Si. 41iy, Jul) .. lir; 17', lyin Close, close. 1.-11 1 i. 1 1I.1J US'. 11.17 t.24, I aril Januurv Ma . Illl.s .Tnnliuo Mbv .. 1'ork Jnnunry Slav . lll.l in in 1027 10 10 10-r. is Ill's 10 02 10 21 77U . 177H I"'- I Si. 11! 10 07 10 02 tlO.T, "III 21 .10 113 10.72 10 0.1 10.10 1 1 0.12 til) 72 MOb.-, If) 112 1S0.1 11)0.1 vl!l 1.1 tAlCil IS. -.7 10O2 K(, 10.13 IS 7.1 '111.10 DIVIDENDS DECLARED ("nnsnllilateil Iro Company of Plttsburnh, uual iiuarterlv m per cent, on preferreil. tnv uMh Jnnuarv 2n tn stork of recoril January 10 W'njne Title 11ml Trust Conipanj. reaular Fomljiinuil 2ij per cent, and an txtra dlvHend of 1 ler cent . pjvaklo January 13 to stock ot rexoril Jaiuarv U, Conunonweitth I'ower. HallUHy and I.ljtlit Companv. riKUlnr uu irterly IV.. per cent on preferrel ami 1 per lent mi tommun. u ai.le K'liru.irv I to stink of retont January 14 Peopled (las ompini, recular iiuarterly 2 tier .ent . navaliltf Peliruarv "1 In ui.t..t ,.t record January 20. tills 11101111111? II wni very tlllllcult to se ethe limitations on llerlln utid Vienna rxeli.niRp One icpoit was 71 bid for iclchsni.il ks, which would shovv a tallv from the extreme low record of a full ' point Sli'illnn', which sold late vestir ilny mound 4 75. npeneil UiIh morning at 1 70 1-H, and Inter was uuoted at I 7i.'4, vvltli inblei at 177. 1'rcucli pxolinngc wns ' sninovvliiit easier, nt .ISP. for cobles nnd I " SI for thcekH. Xo iitiotntlniiH weie oil-, talnablo up lo It o'clock for Vknn.i e- , change Italian lire easier, nt ti COV- fori cnblcs nnd fi 1,1 foi cheeks. (liiHtlnrM showed further stringth. nt 4"if.ftli. ' '"t1 Swiss held strong, al 5 12!i'ii:. Stockholm was a little ensler, at 2Sit2.20 I'cictas wero quoted at 19 10fJ19 13, and rubles tit 2DMI30. (iciman marks wero nominally quoted up to 71V5, as fofnpared with 71 nt tho opening nnd 7.1, tho low record jestcidaj. In h.mukU1i, Vlinnii LXi'linngo iieoveicil to 1-' 60, lomparnl will 12 20. tho low record The strength of Ileilln nnd Vlciin.i ecliange was In jinrt nttiihiiliil tn improvement In Intel national political sentiment nrlsing from the latest nttl tudo townid tho I'nited States conton tlnns of the Ocrinaii PoreiKii Olllci Unoij (Ti,'.. nntiiiilM to JliiO Demand has been very largo for the manufnetmo i i iiil.ii I'Splo'lvos, and the iiianuincturcra ir ihemlcals anil iliugs have been fairly heavy consumi rs. NEW YOKE MJTTEK AND EGGS M:W lOIlK Inn S lll'TTIllt Market sioiiiv reielnts 1I2H iiaikHKes l.xtrn cream ,rs "k. IdBhei iiorliiu .lie. Stilt.-.1 ilrj urn Hi linttntl n rmilierv. 22ltf2l.e .il(li i "Slirket .ui.lv ..nceli.ts -T" ,pi oris Uxtrii firsts :.H I.' firsts. M M .t . ?'." .'? ..'. :, ,"v.;'1 ':'; ,J. 1' 'Si- neiri.v uru.wis .imiiv . .L.... - No fault can be found with the general Iron nnd steel trade nowadays, nnd It li small wonder that local steel shares have, been showing such marked firmness. Tho only question of uncertainty Is with re spect to commercial nnd flnnnclnl condi tions as tho world war draws to a close nnd foreign bulng Is exhausted. Then fierce Industrial competition may be expected lo set In. This Is probably what Mr. CJnry meant In his wnrnlng speech tho other day. While he Inferred thnt the steel trade prosperity will continue nt least as long ns the war lasts, he suggested that it will probably end sooner than Is generally expected. There was little to discuss In tho local stock market during tho two hours It remained open for business today. On the whole tho tons was firm, but prlco changes were devoid of significance 1..0 hlgh Valley Transit made n belated re sponso to the recent report of record earn ings, molng up a. substantial fraction, and Itnpitl Transit also wns In moderato show rlemnni. hut nffoi nn a....) strength gradually e:.serl off Y Bnow f This company jl3o Is showln si,.. Improvement In earning capaclt .11 some brokers havo been .dvlslne ih. J: 4 chaso of both It nnd Union Trattlon irf latter pays 6 per ccr.t. dividends en t. 60. so that the yield at current rlc .' would nlmost carry ni. equal number i shares of tho two companies even theLv Hapld pays nothing. '""n Cnmbrla Steel wns also In good dms. dcsplto the 10-polnt drop in YourM...' Sheet and Tubo shares on tho CleViss. exchange today. It was recognlied iiT.; tho dccllno In tho latter was duo to lol.. conditions, n rlnt nn.l ivbi.. i... . al Ing tied tip the plant. The stoeV k.J Been ruling nrouna 1291 per share. mo price nc wnicn it is supposed la como into tho proposed mcrrrer has hi said to bo m M Detn Tho nuffalo and Susquehanna stocks continued to show evidence of nmnt tJ? Ing todny. This Is only natural In vl l oi mo receni siinrp upward lnovemen4 5 Investment buying of bonds was aeain t i-u.u.u iii i, tie, nun tUBiriUUlCU. had MINING STOCK QUOTATIONS TON'OI'AH STOCKS. ni.i Jim nutter 1.12 MncNnmara 02 Mldnny 1 Mill. nh Extension 21 VIontana .. .Northern .Star .10 lonopah Ilelmont -IV Tniiopah Intension t Tonopih MlnliiK D". jiescue laun "i Asked J.1S .01 .10 ,21 .11 L'l. West laid .80 GOI.DI'inl.D STOCKS. Allantn Illun Hull 1 tool h Itull.l.n: COD I'otulilnatlon Praetlon Dlamnniinelil II II .... linlsv Plorenre . . ... tlol Ifleld ConsnllcHtcil Coliiilcl.l Mir cir Jumbo Kxlenslon ... . Kouanas CHo 4.111.1 Ken Silver l'Uk ... .('I ... .10 . .. .02 . .. .01 ... .07 ... .01 ... .01 . . , 30 ...1.10 ... .17 ...1.12 ... .211 . . . .Ill . . .07 . .0(1 M!!CCM,ANiOUS. I'nlrv Artec . .. Klmberl. Ncvaili Hill . . Xeva'la VVomler .01 .02 .1.0.1 21 .03 II (VI (II .(" .1)1! (SI ilia .hi l in 22 Idu .OS .OS 1.7(1 New French Treasury Dills LONDON, Jnn. 8. Treasury bills of Iho French Government to the nmount of "0,000,000 will, be Issued hero soon to take tho place of bills which fall duo .Innuntv lfi The now bills will inn for 12 months on n u j or tent Insls HATES FOR MONEY Culls. Nen Votk Plillnilelpliln Iloston ChluiKo . cnmnicrilal lupir. lihla .I'iffl per cent .1 flHWI to 0 months. Time 4 niu t wi'5 rhllaJol- I5ANK CLEARINGS It i ik i learliiKs tmlav compared with cop respiuiilliiK day 'st two leiirs I'hiliilelphln-ll ;ml,i '.-.'Ui'.'Si Nevi ..rk .10) IJt.Joi L-H.2.I..1.I) llnston ..I 17 I 7111 21 MI.7SI inn. 27..-.10 S 4LI.24I1.3U 211.11 1 3. 121 NORTHERN TilSST II HPAP9Y HA II SILVER In Ixnilon today liar silver was quoted at :i.",. pence, up )J pence, ' In Now York stiver detllned to 30'. centa IIUI1IKM18 'IIIK W.WNK TITI.K Tlll'ST COMI'ANV Wavno. 1'a . Jan 3ih. lam The Hoard of Directors this ilay ileclarcil the regular semi-annual dividend of Ivvuunil one-halt per ciil. ami an extra dlvlilenil or oim per tent., payable ,lummr ISIIi to btockholders of record January 10th. Checks will be mailed WAI.LAUB C DICK80.V, TreaHUrsr. UIIIGCTOKV J(P ACCOUNTANTS Ccrtllled I'ubllc Accountunts UWIIENCl! E UIIOWNliCO 1013 ItBAI, KHTATK TltUST UUILOINO. UUIl.S'a Sc Hl'EAKMAN -hi Sounss "1 TiTs''mFi"lfllHlfHliiawiMi i'l ni J n. m s-s Vi m-jtvierchant & JLvans Co.-9ff (SQTH ANNIVERSARY YEAR) Will Occupy Their New Offices, Warehouse and Works 2019-35 Washington Ave. Next Monday Morning, January 10th Largely increased facilities and stocks in ; All metals for manufacturing and building use. Prtntmg metals, babbitts and solders.' Fire prevention and motor truck specialties. Frte Motor Truck Delivery "3 New Telephones: Bell Dickinson 60. Keystone Race 600. NEW LOCATION U100 South). 10 minutes from Broad St. Sta. (prid STREET CAR SERVICE Most available: I Market St. Car S. -on 19th SL (Route No. 17). Market, SL Car 8 on 19th St (Route No. 36) to Catharine (800 S.) only thernut Walnut St Cars S on ?M st (Route Ntj. 18) SIXTH AND SPRITvG GARDEN PHILADELPHIA INCORPORATED 1871 FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL STATEMENT JANUARY 1st, 1916 ASSETS Bond Investment Securities Owned $4,113,162.67 Real Estate First Mortgage Loans 1 ,557,595.00 Time Loans on Collateral Securities 817,217.00 Call Loans on Collateral Securities 2,352,586.89 Bank Building and other Real Estate 329,445.95 Cash on Hand and in Banks 643,971.16 Accrued Interest 20,600.17 $9,834,578.84 LIABILITIES Capital Stock (Full Paid) . . . ,' $ 500,000.00 Surplus (Earned).. 1,800,000,00 Undivided Profits 218,289.94 DEPOSITS ....0 7,316,288.90 $9,834,578.84 The underslRiieil Auditors, "none of whom Is u Director, Officer or Stockholder," iih presided ly the Charter of Incor poration, Iiinlnt: hcen duly iiiipolntcd to audit the Accounts and AsHets ot the "NOinyiEIlN TltUST COMPANY" for the jear 1913. do herrliy certify that they hao personally examined mid crllled tho Assets enumeinted in tho fore, going Mutement and found tlicm correctly stated and In accord ultli the books and balance fehects of said Company. January 3. 1310 William M. Stewart, Jr., 1 Geoiae T. Moxey, , Auditors Alfred R. Wlggan, 1 Trust runrls Invested ... . , ..; ci -i 407 ono erj Trust Funds Unlncsted (Including Principal nnd "?1 a '"i5"s,0 Interest aualtlns pistrlbutlon) 354,299,69 Total Trust Funds, $11,781,692.22 NOTE This amount does not include corporation mortgages nor trusts of municipal securities, amounting to $16,522,000, held by the company as depository and trustee. OFFICERS W. Frederick Bnjiltr, I'resldent Win. 11. Curtl, Jr., Vlce-Prraldenl A. Athlon Work, Boc'y & Treasurer. John Moikburgrr, Trust Olricor, ' Wni. C. llurlrr, Heal Katate Officer Uillium Henry bnjdrr. Counsel Ambridgc Nationnl Rank WASHINGTON, Jnn. S Tho Comp troller of tne Curicncy hns npproccd tlio npplicntion to oikhiiIzc tho Ambridgc National Hank, of Ambildgc, Pa. NEW YORK DANK STATEMENT Loans Showed Increase Large De posits nnd Reserves NBW YOTtK, Jnn. 8.-An Increase-of jr. 871,130 111 ncliml reserves wns reported by the Clearing IIouio banks for the trek Loans nnd deposits nlso showed modr nto expansion Total loans were $1,231,150,000, with n deposits of ,3U,2a,0OO nnd tlmo dcpojltt ofJ156,lSl,000 Tho nBitrcgato re?ero bjj $TlT,623,000. Details follow. CIcnrlnK lloure members, ncrage txinns. Incrense ... . i;.i mi lioposlts. Incrcnpo . , 14 snilnn 0.T05 CO) itu.1 n'tu limnoni l) UT.rjoi Wi (1 7.871, 130 Time deposits. Increase lleere, decrease Clrarlnir Hoiino incmCei I.onn. Increase. . . Deposits, Increase Time ilepo.ltic. ilccreae Ilcserxcs, Increase NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET NEW YOriK. Jnn. 8. There was l continuation of jestcrdny's buying mene. incut In Oio coffee market nt the opening this morning, nnd first prices were un changed to 18 polntn higher Sales on tha call wero 7750 lings. Toilm's openlntr . i.ii Todnv's cloe December .ItitiUHrv IVliiunry ... .M ireli April Miir .Illho . . .. Julv .. . AURUft .. . September .. October ..... Nn ember .. Hid Totnl enlcs. 7.UI i.V) T.'ti T.'rViVil" ! TO.lKXi bnss. K.nl 2Si :i-5i7 Yesterday, eloe 7.41(1751 (I sso,n ll'NWlttlH 7 7.mn7(m , 7 OKI" til It 7.1 1(7 7 ISiitW 1 T'JI7 7. "!!(;. -ii 7-!2ff7l4 "15 4(1 7 tier i ANNUAL STATEA1EM OF THE ASSETS OF THE 2J Philadelphia Cofitributionship FOR THE INSURANCE OF HOUSES FROM LOSS BY FIRE OFFICE, No. 212 SOUTH FOURTH STREET REAL -ESTATE AND GROUND RENTS MORTGAGES All First MortRagcb on real estate in Pennsylvania Accrued interest on nboc BONDS AND STOCKS $30,29875 1,06-Cisooo l,01l Jvl ?l 1W9.., 1941.., . 1943 , 1 Northern Trust Company SIXTH AND SPRING GARDEN Ph'ladelnh'.i, January C, 1916. At a meeting of the Board of Directors, held this day, a quarterly dividend of five (5) per cent, was declared, payable January 15th, 1916, to Stockholders of record at the close of business January 5th, 1916. The sum of ninety-three thousand five hundred and twenty dollars and nineteen cents ($93,520,19) was added to Undivided Profits Account, making the total Surplus and Undivided Profits two million and eighteen thousand two hundred and eighty-nine dollars and ninetytfour cents ($2,0 1 8,289,94) . Dividend Check? will be mailed. A. ASHTON WORK. Treasurer 30,00000 50.00000 25.875.00 86,00000 i lA-jjnm -9 248;6850ar 627.30000 J $30000.00 Allegheny County. Pa., A per cent., 50,000.00 AllcBhcny County, Pa., 4 per cent.. 25,000.00 Allegheny County, Pa., 4J4 per cent 86,000(10 City of Allegheny 4 per cent.. 1924 127,000.00 City of Philadelphia, 3 per cent.. 1916-1930.. 261,00000 City of Philadelphia, 3'A per cent.. 191(i-934 612.000 00 Citv of Philailclnhia. 4 tier cent.. 1937-1942... 75,000.00 Cit of Pitlshurch. A'A per cent.. 1937-1938 78 000 W 30,000 00 Washington Countv, Pa.. 4s, 1927-1931 40.00000 Allcchctiv & Western R. R. Cn. 1st rr,Iil 4,. 199 100,000 0!) Allegheny Valley Kwy. Co. 4s, 1942 96,750.00 f 15,000.00 Allentown Term. R. R. Co, 1st nitge. gold 4-, 1919. 14,77500 ; iu.uuu.uu Udiiiwiii Locomotive Works Ist nitge. is, 19-1U. . 25,0(X).O0 Ilaltiniore & Ohio Rwy. Co Equip trust 4,b. 192. 100,00000 Hccch Creek R. R. Co. Ut mtge. 4s, 1936 50 000 00 Helxiderc. Delaware R. R. Co. cons. reg. 4s. 1927 10,00000 IlulTalo. Rochester & Pittsburgh Equip 4s, 1927 10,000 00 Iluffalo. Rochester & Pittsburgh Equip. 5s, 1925 70,000 00 Catauissa R. R. Co. 1st mtge. cons. reg. 4s, 1948 1UJWU0U Connecting Rwy. Co. 1st mtge. 4s, 1951 37.200.m I I.S 10.500 W 25.250 1)0 100,00000 Easton & Amboy R. R. Co reg. 5s. 1920 15,00000 Elniira &. Williamsport R. R. Co. income 5s, 2862.. 50.00000 Eric k Western Transportation Co. cons. 4s. 1925.. 35,000.00 Jamestown. Franklin & Clearfield R. R. 1st 4s 19.59. 50,000 00 Jefferson R. R. Co. 1st 5s. 1919 25,000.00 Lake Shore 8: Michigan Southern Rwy. Co. 3Hs, 1997 15.00000 Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Rwy. Co. 4s, 1928 60000 00 Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Rwy. Co. 4s, 1931 100,00000 Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co. Sinking fund 4s. 1954 20,000 00 Lehigh Valley Coal Co. 4s, 1933 10,00000 Lehigh Valley R. R. Co. col, trust 4s. 1926 75,000.00 Lehigh Valley R. R. Co. cons. mtge. reg. 6s, 1923.... 155,000.00 Lehigh Valley R. R. Co. 1st mtge. 4s. 1948 200,000 0(1 Lehigh Valley R. R. Co. cons, mtge. 4s. 2003 50,000.00 Market Street Elevated Pass. Rwy. Co. 1st 4s. 1955. 50,000.00 Northern Central Rwy. Co. 5s. 1926 36,000 00 North Pqniia. R. R. Co. ct. 4s 1936 75,000.00 North Peiiua. R, R. Co. gen. mtge. reg. 3.30s. 1953.. 50.00000 Ohio Connecting R. R. Co. 1st 4s. 1943 150,000.00 Pennsylvania Company 3tfs. 1937-1944 75,000.00 Pennsylvania Company 4s. 1931-1952 100,00000 Pennsylvania Company 4.s. reg.. 1921 75,000 00 Pcnna. R. R, Gen'l Freight Equip. Tr. 4s. 1917-1920., 50,000.00 Penna. IX, R. Gen'l Freight Equip. Tr. 44s. 1919-1923 10 00000 Pennsylvania R. R. Co. cons, nitge. 4s, 1943 12,00000 Pennsylvania R. R. Co. Real Estate 4s, 1923... 130,00000 Pennsylvania R. R. Co. cpns. mtge, 4tfs, I960.,,,.... 100.00000 Pennsylvania R, R, Co. cons. mtge. 5s, 1919.,,...,, 10.000.00 Penna. & N, V. Canal & R, R, Co. 4tfs, 1939.. ,... 100.000.00 Penna. cc N Y, Canal &, R. R. Co. re. 5s. 193 20,000 00 Philadelphia it Haltimorc Central R. R. Co. J 1951. 75.000.00 Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Co. cen. mtce. 4s. 210000.00 Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Co, gen. mtge, 5s, 1 ' .,, gen. mtge. os, 19JU..,, Co. ext. 4s, 1947.,,.,, Co. 5s, 1933. iipuuu.uu rniiaueipnia k une k. k. Co, gi 120,000.00 Philadelphia it Erie R. R. Co. gi 175,00000 Philadelphia & Reading R. R. C 50,000 00 Philadelphia & Reading R. K. C 9A.0!H4 49.500 fl ri IO.U0U.W 1 liUlHur; 69,300.00- 9S,0!'0lW 102,00000 15,75000 49,000X10 32,200 CO 50.75000 2I.2300H 14250.00 56.700.00 101,50000 18,800.00 9,7oaco 82,87500 1 55.000 0) 83,tW00 47.000.(0 52,75000 36.00000 63,000.00 47,500.00 127,3'vw 70250.00 100.500 CO 74,6l 51.12W io,uoo on 11,w.wj 137.150001 lOl.COOi." io35aj 108,50000 18.60000 74,25000 216,300.(V 129,00000 169,750.00 55SWW (Yimnnn TJpadintr C.n tpii mloK Js 1007 ' .. CllftOO 110,00000 Reading Co. (Jersey Central Collateral) 4s. 1951.... 104,500$ il.OOOOO Phila. Wilmington & Bait. R. R. Co. e.t. reg. 4s. 1917 507-bW J f50.000.00 Phila. Wilm'n& Balto. R. R. Co. reg. T. C. 4s. 1921 149,25000 15,00000 Phila , Wilm'n & Ilalto. R, R. Co. reg. deb. 4s, 1926 . 14,62500- 109,000.00 Pitts., Cin.. Chi. & St. L. R. R. Co. 4s. 1945-1957,,. 103.55000 191,0000(1 Pitts , Cm, Chi. Be St. L. R. R. Co. 4Hs, 1940-1942... 193.802"' 5,000.00 Pittsburgh & Lake Erie R. R. Co. 2d mtge. 5s. 1928.. 5.22400 5,00000 Pittsburgh & Western R. R. Co. 1st 4s, 1917... .'..,, 4,950.00 , 25,000.00 Pitts., Siienango & Lake Erie R. R, Co. 1st 5s, 1940., 27,062.50 15.00000 Pitts., Youngstown & Ashtabula R. R, Co. 4s. 1943.. 14175.00 110,00000 Western Pennsylvania R. R. Co. 1st mtge. 4s, 1928.. 107,80ttW 10.00000 Western N. Y. & Penna. R. R. Co. 1st 5s. 1937.,..;. 10!350.M Accrued interest on above bonds , 75,54793 The Bank of North America Stock, 52 shares ., ., ,J 13.312W The North Penna R. R. Co. Stock. 300 shares 27.973.WJ Cash in Bank of North America Dec. 31, 1915)..,. 62,25173 Total Assets at Market Yalue, Appraised Dec. 31, 1915 . . . $6,798,105 17 J. SOMERS SMITH, Treawtf AMOUNT AT RISK, $23,719,4 40.66 Issues tfe Best Perpetual Policy The Strongest Active Fire Insurance Company In the Worhli