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EVENING LEDGJEB PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1916:
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FINANCIAL NEWS
; MARKET FAILED TO RESPOND
TO EITHER GOOD OR BAD NEWS
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('American Beet Sugar Declined Instead of Advancing on
'i,. News That Dividends Had Been Resumed Many
7" Statements That Diplomatic Rupture Is Pending
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High Points in Today's Financial Nctos
American licet Sugar i owned dividends on common iloek, declaring
' 6 per cent, for present fiscal year, payable quarterly. Firil declaration
since October 4, 19 M. Atlantic Steel Company declared initial dividend
.on common of 1 1-2 per cent. Ten per cent, exit a dividend declared by
' New Jersey Zinc Company. Reorganization plan underwiittcn for Stand
ard Roller Bearing Company. Pi ice of pig lead advanced a half cent.
' More favorable February railroad earnings statements issued.
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N't:V YORK. March 30.
Market movement"! were t-oeiudcil with dissatisfaction today bscauso of tho
,fnlluro of prices to ropuml to tiny substantial ostein to cither favorable or tin
"favorable, developments.- Tho loniru tilled replacing of Ameilcan licet Suunr on
tho dividend list occurred nt noon, but with tho declaration of tho dUidcnds on
that stock the price decllntd Horn "3 to 7C, Instead of nrivnuclng, follow in?? tho
precedent set by Inspiration Cojipor, which failed to improve after bolnj? placed
" 6n tho dlvldend-pailtiK list a shod time hko.
Somo of the specialties held In pool control advanced at times, but quickly
lost most of their gains AUIkuikIi the tintket for Kronen evchaiiK.- uns weak,
ns n result of heavy offerings of bills against purchases of copper by tho 1'ioncli
Government, there was no market rispotlo to tho noun of these purchases. Ilny
VtVoan. Stone .1 Co , lien It k, Hcrg & Co. and A. C. Whitney & Co. were buvcrs of such
stocks as Anaconda, ICennecott and Inspiration In largo volume, without causing
""nny Improvement In their prices.
"" In tho afternoon tho room was flooded with statements that ft diplomatic
v rupture with Germany Is pending, and tlio sprcul.rtlvo clement, both on tlio lloor
and outside of the exchange, offered stocks, which boomed to be without support,
""fit sharp concession without, however unsettling tho general list.
"3 There was considerable fnielgn selling ngaln today In t 'tilted States Steel
common, Hrle. I'nlon I'aclllc. Southern Pacific and Anaconda, but this supply was
nbsorbcd by the amo quiet cnsli buving which has been In evidence for m long
J?,, a, time.
. ' Tho net results of tho dav were modern to, considering tho piessuro exerted
"Trom many sources against various stocks, and Indicated that there was an undor
tone of far greater strength than was genet ally comprehended It became known
.during tho day that the pool which hail been at work In Hrlo fot nearly a jcar
--'had dissolved and that report accounted for the weakness In that stock.
New York Stock Sales
, Dividends on Common Ucsumid by American Heel Sugar
Tho American Heet Sugar Company declared a dividend of fi per cent, on tho
"common stock for present fiscal vcar, pavnldo quaiterli- Apill 29, July 31, Oc
'."tbbcr 31 and .Tanuarv 31, 1917, to stock of leeord April 1G, July 15, October 14
and January 13, 1917 This Is tho flist dividend declaiatlon on this lsue since
m. jbctobor 4, 1912, when a fouith quarteil dividend nf 1 per cent was declined,
Tniftklng C per cent, for the vcar Duilng 1911 one dividend of l'i per cent, wus
"'TSiid on November 1R. Theo nto onlj dividends vvlilch have been Iiald to Boot
-, Sugar common stockholdeis since tho organization of tho company in 1S99.
mo
Initial Common Dividend for Atlantic Steel
NEW YORK, Maich 30 The Atlantic Stcol Company declared an Initial
,,.'..'common dividend of Hi per cent., pavablo April 10 to stock of rccoid April 1.
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, , Extra Dividend by New Jersey Zinc
" - NEW YORK, March 30 The Now Jersey Zinc Company has declared an
toxtra dividend of 10 per cent, pavablo April 10 to stock of rccoid Apt II 1. Tho
"V"iegular quarterly dividend Is not duo until May.
'SHORT COVERING
SENT WHEAT UP
"Commission House Buying and
- - Unfavorable Crop News
Put Vim in Market
A
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chain iirxT lmvriiRit rnur.rsT
' CIIKMM), Miirrli :' Tlio wtuther
forecast fur .1(1 lnmri follows:
Illinois I'ulr una warmer tonlulit! I rl
day partly rlmiil. . ,
Missouri I'nrllr clnnilj and unsettled
tonltht anil 1'rliliiM wnniier In eMrrnie
east! cooler northwest winds tnulKiiti
cooler 1 rimy. . .,.,,. ,
i i.nn.iiipip Mr Mmidi tnnlclit anil
Frldnji nrnhililj nn-elllrili west nlnilsi not
mnrli rlinnge In temperature.
.Mlnnrsfltil anil limn I ti-r tiled tnnlclit
end irlcl.i): prnuilily rain; not niuin f
clmnce In trmnrrnturr.
. orth Unkota I n.rtlli-ili prohulil r iln
or Knoi niKt mid xmitti lndHS 1 rlday
partly clond anil inniier
South Iaknl Kiln nr kiio tills nrtfr
noon, iirolmhl Innluhl; I rlilio tmrtb
cloudy) unwttlrd, rant wliaUs roofer to
nlKhti rlslnc tfmiirratiirrs Irlcluj. ,
.NrbrusUu I iikrttlrd tnnlKliti iirnlulib
mln and roolrr In LVtrrine cant; 1 rid ly
partly cloudy, ultli rNlae trniper tturrt
wrt,
Kanimii I'artly clnmlj and pollil iin
wtttrd tonlshli roolrr r ist anil miuIIii
Friday probabty fair and narmrr.
r. CHICAGO, March 30 Vim was put
tlnto tho wheat market today by further
unfavorable crop news, and the tono
showed strength after some Irregularity In
he early dealings Commission houses
were good bujers and shorts were com
pelled to cover. The volumo of bad crop
'Ladvlces disheartened many of tho bears.
Stlnne.ipolla reported a good demand for
Ythe cash article.
B. W Snow said that tho los-j by vvln
Ur killing In tho soft wheat territory was
being generally recognized, but that there
x anneared to be a disposition to regard the
crop In Kansas as In a position to make
up the losses suffered elsewhere. lie said
"-that the fact was that tho promise In
that State was not up to normal.
John Inglls said that prospects In In
diana were poor and that a considerable
" area vvpuld be abandoned There was ap
prehension over the unfavorable weather
In the Northwest and In Canada
While offerings were taken readily, best
prices were not maintained, profit taking
being sufficient to send tho list off
Leadlnsc futures ranted as follows
... YeMy'
Open, High. Low. Close, close
Wheat
STay ...,. 1.12V 1 11W 1 l'.'V, 1 Htl 12,
July ..... l.lofj 1 13il 1 (j 1 l--'l in'!
bfpterabsr. l.OSH 1 loS J.OSU 1.1UH 101
Corn (new dellvervl
jjfay 7JJ4 T4H 7J
September. Hit 75. Tf
Qati .
May .. 43J, -IT
uiy ... ;- :
7V,
J7V4
Tl'i
7t'
t7li
714
ai
tember, iO
i-ara
May ...11.30
July . ,11..'
Dtemtwr.ll.I.'
itius
lir ..,,,1102
May .. 22 71
July . ...ii 85
Hid, lAikml
11,05
11. 8 J
4U.
It 17
11 C5
12.10
22 01
2-'.TJ
4tU
40
41V,
(M
4UK
10 K
tit Tf til 17
ill UO ll ,',7
11. b.' tll.su
11.27
11 r.o
1170
11 00 11 01 tll.07
12 OS M2.1U tf.MO
2J 72 t22 02 22 85
2J.55 22 7U '2.07
COTTON PUICES STEADIED;
OFFERINGS WELL TAKEN
"Good Spot Demand and Foreign Buy
ing Helped Market
NEW YORK March 30 Operations
ere again mixed on the Cotton Exchange
at the ooeutns this morning Liverpool
,v.ai a sioatl sller of July and otbsr trans,
actions vere lnlgnlfloant The early tone
3,a uteudy, prices befng 2 to 5 points
lower The market was believed to have
C-TTeen held In chvck In the face of dlmp
lioIntlng cable), by the Watklna Uureau
i Sport and the continued lack of rrfintall
In the southweait
Liverpool selling of new crop months
and some local selling of near posit kmssejit
th.u market about 6 or 7 points net lower
later In tne uay cut the offerings) were
Iwpn ia1c0u on a. scalp daw,, with t,i.i.
J-itrrsuU buyers of old crop.deltverlea, and
lrlitM Kte&dtadL Active nAtlvaHan uni.l
jvfe to within 3 to points of last night a
lns figures, and reports of a good
t demand at Memthi. with IJverpuol
Kjslau buying a toe market itutrc.
tMt he)lea to iul total prlvs.
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v-. Vhi. vs-t;.
LA n g& eis sii
New York Bond Sales
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High Low Close
;n00 Arccntlno Ks .... Uli l)tl 'U,
Sinoo Anslo-rr Bs . .. 3 i i" VS
170UH Amor Smelt Sec lis .1111 llil lln
liooo Amir Tel clt la . 01 !il ni
2IIKIU do nt IHlS . . lllSj 10S4 IDS',
2(HM) Armour Co i'4s . . (ip, jll' UIU
3-.000 Auliisun ton Is ... HI'S, m uia
lf.00 do adj 4s .. . . b" Mi"i 17
r.OIII) Ariz lbs . ... U7ai U7 H7si
lJViii Halt i Ohio IVjs .. t)JT li.'Vi HJTS
loiio do Is . Ul'i lip, ima
3UIIII!) do cv lh IMI't 'hi unit
limn Halt & O Swn t'iia lilj l)I ina
LOUD lieth htccl 1st O.l llil lot nil
Holm do St . lliu't liiu4 loo'
.noil iirooit n t rs mis nu nu mi
moo u c C sen Is 7S'i 7h' 7
lniHi C C C & bt r. I'js s-ihi s-.'j s-.Va
iiiiO Cil Oas & Kite 5s lilt li'i iij
-mill Cnnadi. houth Sm . lot', lot', nil',
Jiiiiii Cent Ix-.ith 1st fia nil's lnl KU'
limn IVnt Pit 1st Is liol 'm' lull,
70011 Cent lilt N I 5s . 117". U7' 117
13JII01I Can.idt Is 111 11 llilti III,, tlll4
10700U do lliJt ii i ft ii'ii, ii'iij
4-noil do lUJil .U7 Ii7', II7U
4IIII0 Ches . ulltu pv Pis -"i !-', 1'J's
1110(1 Chi Oreit VVtst 4s 7J 7Ji 7Ja
2001) Chi & Nun tfl 08 II" II", II".
Jiioii CM 4 Nun ai,s hl. Si's M'
3MI00 Chi II & Q Joint 4s lis'i Iish lis,
1001) Chi II i. O gen 4s Hi's Dm UP,
liooo Ch JU a l ev P4s loo'i lonS HuH
Hinii Cun flis cv os UJl, l.'jij l.'."4
0000 Chi nj 3s . list! us us
1000 Cuban Vmir h Cm ill.'' lo.' 1(U,,4
lllliuil Den & Uto ( 5s Ml Ml M)
mhhi His Setur Corp Ss 7a 7JN 7JH
-000 Ilrtu conv 4s ser A . 704 .o'i 70Mi
loon Krlij conv 4s scr II 7S 7S 7s
200(1 Urle iirlnr 4s . . S". h", -,?,
1810(1(1 doc; 1 w 1 . Ml' hV, (,.",
1(100 On Iflec doll 3 lni 101", liil
loon Hud & M-in tn 5s . llov, J04 ail '-a
mkiii 111 steel iltb 4'4s . IIP, ni'i up,
loon Indiana hteel 5s . 10-'V4 HUH lnj
rood ill Cent Is 1II3J . svJ h",si h".,
4(100 tnterli Met Pis . . 7.14 711, 7.1H
loon lntcrli It T ref 3s ins li'is Hi's
5MI0H Int JU-r Vtar tt la US', U7l, lis
17000 fnternl IaiH.r Is . I'd no mi
4-'",oo Jup new n S 44s . 77'a 77 77'ti
li.ooii do 4 4s Nil MI Ml
r.noii Kan City TLr 1st 4s KS, kh hss.
10110 Latkl htenl 3s 10511 UP. U4i llj H
200(1 lu V'al 4 4s . mi'. l'H 4 HIP,
limit Lorlllard Is . 101 'i 1014 nil1.
Loon Louis S. Nash 4s HI 4 HiH HI 44
loon .Vtex I' Co Us her C 1134 1114 11 14
loiiil Minn . St I. 4s . ill"! IU in,
lotion Vlo Kan S. T 1st 4s 7J 7J94 7J4
1 mm Mo Kan A. T 6s 4s 4s IS
100(1 Vlo Kan 4 T ext 5s ill 4 ."04 nil 4
40(111 N V C I, rt JV4s 704 7H4 7(lH
lMioo N y c & II 34s . ..", SJ'i hj'J
Jooil N Y C & Hud 4a luty U24 O.'S
1111011 N Y C &. Hud 14s . IlPi UP, IIPJ
70011 N Y Cent lis IIP, 11 p; jus
5000 N Y Chi & St 4s 0". U1 l".
HOOil N Y C 44s Nov 57 1074 1U7 107
tllioi) N Y Hock Is . lllPl lop, IM,
I (Hill N Y N II & II lis 111I ll-.i, 1114
II71101) N Y Itwy ref 4s 774 774 774
liooo V Y liny adj 5s lU'I ill 113V,
loon ' Y Tl uen 44s . US'J iim' u,
711011 N Y W C & II 4 4s 7U 70 70
llion Norf & VV Toch 4s 004 004 U()'
lmill Nort 4 West 4s 014 1134 014
10011 No & W c 4s '14 J3 1JII4 1-MI4 1UJ'
miiiii Nor Pao prior 4s . lil'I UI'J 014
iliiiio Nor Pau ten 3s tin 4 oJ diiij
511011 Oro hhnrt I, rot 4s -u ill 111
loon Ore .Short I. 1st Us los4 1(W4 1USV4
701111 lire &. Cal 5s , loj 10J 10.'
luiHiit l'uiina Ken tt 44s lil.'i, 10JV4 10JJ4
21101) lvniia.cn 4 4a 103?, lo"'. 1014
1001) I'enna 14" lOJl . 1DJ JftJ 10J
-(lull Head Jer Cen 4s 11(14 ml 4 in 4
liiooi) Hep Ir & S Os on 4 On 4 ii'iis
.'noil Hock Island Is MI Ml Ml
SkOihi Knck Island rfd 4s I)s4 S4 S4
lilonii dil.i.SK rfd tt sta Is ml mi ml
111 1011 do irrn ct sta 4s 10 nu .111
41000 do Kl U 4s 1.14 524 5J4
jooil St !.ouls awn 1st -Is 7X4 7S4 7?;
lllilll Mtuarfn 4m (Il' HIT i.ITZ
30000 Seaboard A I. adj Ss UdI flat 41 i;(li.
luou uo ota ss n. njt,
GlOoil South Tao iv 4s Mi 87K
soon do cv ret f p 5s lop, lots
JJll.lt Mnnth Pan rf.l J. OUlf lillli
Ri.iiik n v t. T, . a t m. Ku liT ..T v
u.ii... ,vwa . . c. , W4 ... ... i,
lUOil Third Ave new 4 h.' sj 8j.
llllul Toklo 3s .. 7hVs 7K'i 7.S4
SDOIMI II H Gov 3s C . 10.!', IOJ'1 lOJ't
ISIIIUl 17 S Rubber Os . . 103 103 1UJ
lbiHlll U a Stael 0. . 1044 1014 lopi
son do r 5s .. lot lol lot
37000 Union I'ac 1st 4s . 074 07 H U74
looo Un Hwys 8 P 4s 4J4 4J'i 4." 4
anno V Car Ctwm Us lt)J nu ioj
(km) V'a Itwy 3s .. . Qs4 n.s4 OS 4
3IMH) VV'Mt Md 1st 4s . .. 144 744 744
1000 Wtutl Union 5s .. .101 lot 101
LOCAL MINING STOCKS
TOKOPAK STOCKS.
Hid. Asked
Jim Hutlor , i-! ,04
MAoKamara OS ,07
Midway 'JO .'12
Uhuwh Ktnaloa :o ,ti
MooXaaa- IM 30
Nor tk Star 15 10
Tonopah IWlnwnt .-44 44
Totjopil tSxtuumn 4 5
Toneuab VlfclB.- ... u 04
lUscu Mul :il .27
Wet Bud 77 .78
GQLVFIHUD STOCKS
AtUuUU , 13 14
BluiRull 0.1 04
BuUdea . , .01 .oa
C 00 ... 1 .04
renbliuitkw Practtoi 07 os
UlauuM&Md B B 02 03
Daisy . 01 05
FloreiMxi 40 .43
Cit2jU Com . ,'.77 .78
niSUmia Merawr It .U
Jumbo Exteiurtoa ... 74 73
KtiWattaji 13 14
tiro ., 04 03
Saul Ktn 01 Oil
Uvtr Plik . 07 09
illit UULNBOUU
Falx- VJttec U 03
Mi!i i OJ
uJ Ml k It 0
f. jtA I uloa 33 40
J4aiU t'&ist ,.. ...!, 64 X2&
Lst close Hlnh Ixw. Close.
Adams Eirrcsl H5 114 U2ii 142M
Alasici J Gold M . . U OM mi 1H
AiMk.1 OoM Mints . . 2()' 2( 10H 1H
Allls.Clilmrs Mfs . 29 SO'i 29 2')
Allls-Chvlmers Mfg pf. "WJ 78 77 77
Am An Chemical fiS 07 07 07
Am Ag Chemical pf .. !)0, 117 07 07
Am llect Sticir . 72!i 7.1 7H 72
Am Can . . Ol'f Ol'i )'i 00'
Am Car . rdv . . O'J OSli 071. 07'
Am Coil rrodticlj . ljs, lot) lfifl loOH
Am Cotlon (III 6.". 5.1H MH C3'J
Am HIJo & lather .. 10) WH lO'i lillf
Am Hide & I, pf . fi-ji fiT ftl nl
Am Iro "Serutltlcs . 2SM 2Sf 2S' 28'f
Am I dwcil - . . 2.Ti 2t J.Vi 2H?s
Am I.lnseiil pf ... . lO'll iOH 15 4fiV
Am I.oromollis . .. 77( "s'j (H 7l)'
Am Loeomotlvo pf . .101 laVj llU'S 10 Da
Am Milt Corpn pf ... :r Jl)i :Hl4 .!'-
Am Smelt .v. Hcf ... ,100'S 10- HKWj 100'J
Am hmiff ... i.jo 110 110 140
Am Meet roundrles .. fai nVi fiVi 5U,
Am Pimar Ilif ...lOOU 1034 10'Xt KMii
Am Sugar Itef pf . tlo'S llo'j llfij. llo'S
Am Tel .v. Tel' 130'i V.V)H V.WH 1304
Amlolnno . IOi'j lOOS lOj'i lOO1.
Am lotnrco pf new ..l()0!a 1004 100 1004
fil oO'i
100 101
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214
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124
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1274
1214
104
1S4
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20
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804
214
514
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514
914
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214
544
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1274
1244
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1.54
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204 204
. 014 914
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.1154 1114 1114 1114
.1504 1504 150 150
. II s'j S4 S4
17 17,' 174 174
13 1 1,114 1314 1314
174 104 41)4
14 214 21
Am Woolen
Am Woolen pf. .
Am Writing V pf
Am 7lnt! I. . Sm
Anaiondi Cop M
Aivets Heall; itlon
Aorhted Oil
Ateh Top ,1 s V
Atch Ton & H v nf ..ltlfii 1(V)4
Mild I.O(o Works . 1014 10"i4 HH4 10)4
mil .1 Ohio . . S74 874
IMIt i Ohio pf . . . 70 704
Hitoplhj Mlnln . 2i 24
Hethlihcm Steel . 451 Jfl'i
Hush Itrmlnvl ..110 110
llulte A Stipi-rlor .. .. 1)04 004
Ctl Petroleum 2J4 214
Cil Petroleum pf 51 S,2
Canidlan Paeiric .... 107 1004
Centril lather 5J4 514
Clundlir Motor . ... fj 014
Ches .1 Ohio 024 0J4
Cnilo Copper . . . . 2J 2J
Clilno Copper . .. 5.14 544
Clilfii,o Ot West . .. If 12 i
Cliieaco (It Wtst pf .. 374 '174
Chi Mil ,t St P ... 01 ,' 014
Chi Mil ."i. St P pf 12S4 1274
CM & Northucsttrn .120 125
Chi It 1 A. Pic ... 17 17
Col Itul a iron . 4"4 114
Continents Can .. S14 414
CO'itolldatetl (,as
Corn Products Itef
Corn Prod ltef pf .
Crutlble Steel
Crucible Steel pf
Dilinaro A llinlon
Denvir A Illo Or .
Den A Itlo (Ir pf
Ut troll IMbon
l)llll Ns- corpn 174
Dome Mines . 254
i:i-c Storage Hit 024
l.rle .. J7
Frio rlehts 4
I-rle 1st pf 524
Till Mln A 'm pf .. 474
Gen ClWnlcal 3 50
Gen Cliemicil pf . 110
Gcninl Klectrlc . .100
Goodrich II F 704
dranlu Conol . 90 SS4
Grcene-Cimnea .. . 1S4 19J
Oreit Nortlurn pf 1214 1214
G V cfs for ore prop 4 !4 1.14
Guccenhelm Explnt. 204 204
Illinois Cent ..10! 1014
Int Aurlcultunl pf 504 .VUi
Intllarv N I . ...1104 HOJj 1104 1104
Int Con Cor v t c sh . 17 17
Int Pater 114 114
Insp Con Cop 474 174
Int Mckel v t cfs. .. 154 10
Int M M c of dp . . . in, 17
Int M M pf c of dp.. CO 704
Jeel Tea 774' 81
Jewellca pf 1104 1104 1004
Kan City Southern. .. 254 254
Kellj Spring 'lire . .. 754 714
Kennerott Copper .. 50, 574
Kings Co K I, A I' ...1294 1204'
Lack Stetl Co
Lee Hubber Tiro. ...
Lehlsh Vallev
I Ucett A Mjers . .
I.l.'sett A Mjers pf.
Lorllhnl P Co . . .
Mackav Cos
Maxwell Motors ...
Max Motors 1st pf ,
Mat Motors 2d pf .
Mexican Petroleum
Mo Kan A Texas ... 1 34 3',
Mo Kan A Tex pf .... 104' 104 104'
Missouri Pacific .... 14 14 14
Mo Pacific trtfs . 14' 14 4
Minn A st Louis ... 0 fi 54
Miami Copper 304 374 304
Montana Power "84 7S4 7s4
Nitional Itlscult 1224 1224 1224
Nat Cloak- A Suit . .. 70
Nat Knam A S Co .. 24
LONDON MARKET
QUIET; JOBBERS
GAIN STRENGTH
Dealers in Americans
Pleased at Drop in Treas
ury Share Buying
MANY PLANS FOR TARIFF
(ii
37
4
51)5
154
01
304
4
514
10
01
30
51?
30
321,4 3214 3214
110 110 110
1004 100
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1111
754
S84
4S4
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204
1014
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714
504
120
704
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474
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1104
254
714
574
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515S
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.2)0 2404 2194 2194
.IIS'5 IIS 118 118
.100 100
70
73
854
554
100
70
704
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514
190
70
705i
SI'i
534
1094' 1105, 1074 1074
Nat Lead Co 07
Nit Li ad Co pf
Ncv Con Cop
Nivt York Air Urake
N N UAH...
n r i ii ii .
Norfolk A Western .
North American .
Northern Pacific .
Ontario silver Mln .
Penri'vlvanla It It . .
Peoples Gas Chi
Philadelphia Co
Pitts Coil Co N J .
Pressed Steel Car Co
Pressed S Car Co pf.
Pullman Co
(Julrksllver ... .
Hy Steel Sp Co
Ity Steel Sp Co pf . .
Itay Con Copper. .
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Call
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Iloston 3 4 (
Chicago . i'AOi 1 1
Commsrclal Piper. Ihre, to six mootljj.
adslphla. 3H4 Pr cnt. ' '
BANK CLEARINGS
Bask cUartngs today compared vrltb corrs
siion"''s" day Ust two rs
BtSSa M.612 14 3 180.040 .SitloS'Xlf
bU iOi 15.JIL03 J8tBftI8 Ummi
By FRANCIS W. HIRST
lldllor The llronomlst, London
Snrclnt Cotitr lo nucnlnp J.tdatr
LONDON, Mnrch 30 Tho titoclc mar
ket Ii quiet nnd Jobliera in Amerlcnnn nro
pleieil ut tlio ressntlon of tho Treasury's
slnro liiiyliirr, which nlso Indicates tho
nmnclnl strcnRth of tho exchanso posl
linn
Storms have Interfered with tho coun
trv s mnlli nml city hunlncs'?
HutrRcitlons for nn Allied tnrlff nfter
the war naturally nre crcntlne boiiio
nerv ouineti not only among U1010 vvhoio
Imslncs"! dtponded hofore the war on trade
with tho enemy countries, hut nlso anions;
merchants whoso Interests nro In neutrnl
countries
Tuesday in nnswcrlnir questions Walter
Itunclm.m president of tho Hoard of
Trade assured the IIouso of Commons
Hint Urltlsh trade Interests In China have
received cnreful recognition 111 tho eco
nomic discussions between tho Allies Ho
added that Jiipin probalilv will ho repre
sented nt tho Paris economic conference
Our Government has now arranged that
tho economic conference shall he attended
by protectionists as well as n free trade
milliliter Tree traders, however, fear that
despite the political truce their principles
11111 be compromised
i'voii tlio Dally Chronicle Is printing ab
surd predictions from I'arls that Oerman
nunufacturers. despite the prolonged
shortage of raw matcrl lis, will dump
heavllv Immediately nfter wnr, hut If
the prediction Is true wo would vvel
cntno tho prospect of a great fall In prices
after tho war, which at least would
cheapen hubslstcnce for the vast army ot
dlsbinded soldiers An how, n Lord
llreo said tho other day. "Passion nntt
levenge nro blind guides "
rottunitely, the latent strength of free
trade sentiment Is becoming manifest Tho
latent Komomlc Journal contains a strik
ingly powerful nrtlclo hy Sir Hugh Hell.
tho great Iron master and Lord
Lloutenmt of Yorkshire, arguing for
economic peace aftei tho war He holds
It Is Impossible to capture German trade.
Ho holds that even If it were possible
the effort would be unprofitable.
PRICES MIXED ON CURB
Cuba Cano Sugar Commanded At
tention; Midvalc Nairow
N'nV YORK. March .10 I'rlco move
ments on the curl) were mixed all through
the entire session today, although trading
was decidedly less active and for a large
pirt the speculation was of .1 professional
chaiactoi Tiadcrs were less conspicuous
In the denllngs, while interests for n time
shifted to the lower-priced shares
Cub 1 Cane Sugar continued to com
111 md attention, and after moving up
nearl n point reacted l'i from the high
est, but later rallied slightl Tho pre
ferred stock was under support nt an im
provement of 1, Tobacco Products nfter
a show of firmness declined nearly n point.
Mldvalo Steel moved within narrow
limits on a small volume of dealings
Kathodlon Uronzo developed pronounced
strength nt an advance of 3 points.
INDUSTRIALS
Aetna nxplnilves
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e'hevrolit VIotnr Car
Culnn Cane Suirir
furtlis Anrnplano
Drlus s.cnbury
ninirson Phono
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Hrnle Mfg
lntir Vfer Murine
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Manhattan Trinslt
viiixlm Munition
VIIil 1I11 bteel
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Toole l.ng und Much
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MunUinl Motors
Sutimurfne Hunt t e ctfs
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Mplsslnu Mines Co
Kan Toy
West ilnd Con . . .
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The American Smelting and Refining
Company this morning advanced Its price
for pig lead from 7 cents to 7 50 cents a
pound, New York.
George Q Thomas, of K W Clark S.
Co , has been elected secretary and treas.
urer of the Continental Company of Balti
more The company has been organized
recently to do an investment business
Tlio oftlcea are In the Continental Building,
that city.
The New York Stock Kxchange has ad
mitted to the list Dominion of Canada S
per cent, gold bonds when issued, 125,000..
000 due 1921, $25,000,000 due 1928 and
JJ5.O0O.000 duo 193L
The Canadian Westlnghouse Company,
Limited, reports for the year ended De
cember 31, net earnings of $860,628 com
pared with 386,1H the previous year.
Total surplus for the year was 1,973,775,
against (1.562,490 In 1914, or an Increase
of 111.S85. Profit and loss surplus was
f 1,833,775, a gain of $261,285.
The Board of Bepresentatrves of the
New York Curb Market Association has
listed and admitted to quotation 725.000
shares of the capital stock of the Utah
Metal and Tunnel Company, par value $1.
The Registrar and Transfer Company is
the transfer agent and the Empire Trust
Company the registrar.
RAILROAD EARNINGS
BALTIMORE AND OHIO.
1010. Increase
Feb. ojxratlnj- revenue $8.8.13.117 $l,BS8.0d8
Nst oixrat revenu. 1 U30.U38 83.3J1
lant months
Oromloic rcvenus . 7'i.g00 768 12.718.013
Nit oSrat. rvnu. 2.8.1M.81T 4.778.59J
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Cunartl Company Declares Dividend
SEW YOHK. March 30 A cablegram
was received at tho otllce ot the Cunard
Lino this morning stntlnc thit tho Cunard
Steamship Company, Ltd, directors have
dedclarcd a dividend of 10 per cent, less
Income tax, on ordinary shires 1015, also
11 bonus of 10 per cent frco of Income
tax.
ELKINS, MORRIS & CO.
BANKERS
Land Title Building;
Philadelphia
Baldwin Locomotive Works
1st 5s, May, 1940
Jones & Laughlin Steel Co.
1st Ss, May, 1939
American Ice Co.
Real Estate 1st 6s, Aug., 1942
Prices and Particulars
on Application
H Jamestown, Franklin 1
3 & Clearfield R. R.
II 1st Mort. 1 Bonds
Due June 1, 195D m
lrlce on Appliratlon. p
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2096 DIVIDEND
has been declared by the
Barnett OH & Gas Co.
to stockholders ot record April 10th.
i'artlctifara on reaurst Dept. t.
Block actlrtlr traded In an K, Y. Curb.
E. H. CLARKE
Investment Securities.
tt Mllllum hi., .New lark Cltr
Booklet "Past. I'resent aud Futurs ot
Independent Clls," on request.
A THREE YEAR NOTE
Steam railroad obligation.
Slortiaie on valuable iiropertr.
(loed earnlnc record.
PRICE TO YIELD 6.65
Circular furnished upon request.
MELLOR & PETRY
Members N. V, I'lilla, Stock Exchanges
8J8 COilMEltCIAl, TUVST I1UILUINQ
INVEST IN MORTGAGES
AT 5.4
Recommended by
BEN T. WELCH
1328 Chestnut St.
DIVIDENDS
Tba United Gas and Electric Corporation
01 UIIOADWAY. NBW YORK.
Marci 33. 1910.
Tb Board ot Director ha this day declared
a dlrldcud ot IV on the Seven Per CnL
First Preferred btock ot tbls CorporatloD. cay
abla April 1.1918. to stockholders of record
March -J, 1910. Dividend cuecka will U
mal'eH
II 2. IHITC1MBD. Treasurer.
DiHKCroav ov accopxtasts
CutULsd I'uilia Axcaaateala. ';
orvnmr T'PAr.TTsra OTJ PTTTT.Ar.TnT-DTTTAT
EXCHANGE ON VERY SMALL SCAffllf
Movements of Prices Narrow, With Tendency Towaf
pany Reorganization Plan Underwritten
Buitneiq on tho Plillatlclplila Stock Ex
chntiKO wai on o. smnll pcnla totlny. In
fact, trndlnR wnn of tho smnllest propor
tions of nny day during tho Drcsetit week
or tho latter part of last week. Price
movements were narrow, nnd for the most
part were townrd lower locK
While Tonopih Uelmont mi nbotlt tho
most nctho local issue In tho mornlnR
session, In torcjt turned to Tonopah Min
Ins Intc In tho day, more than 2000 Blnrei
of that stock chnnRlnn; liands The clianBO
In price, houoer, was slight l.chlRh
N'alBatlon Rnlncd '4, wlillo United tias
lmpiocment lost
nnffnlo nnd Busquelnnnn common,
which roio to n new IiIrIi mark ot 47 dur
ing the trading jestcrdaj, did not sell un
til late In tho day, when It came out nt
45, off 2 points from tlio close of yester
day This prlco wai on tho salo of IE
shares Tho compiny's preferred stock
fell n hnlf Tho .Street united for news
from tho directors' meeting In New York
this nftornon
A plan of riinrirAhUnii.u . ?-
nrd Holler Hearing p,,.,, T 8uaj
derwritten The company h'
hands of receivers since October i? im
Tho syndicate, which Is comno,J (M
ward U Smith & Co . of this h(v Vn.i
A Head & Co . and Harrison Wm.Wl,H
New York, underwrites $900.000 17 n
acumulatlxo preferred stock ofKl'i111!
company, which assures J8B5ooa il 5 Ml
Holders ot securities of tho oid'" ?1
nre assessed $15 per share on the nm"1'
forred Block nml 7 en ..." .lna "W ms
second preferred and common "U
tho new preferred to the nCuVo?
ers of tho old nrst prefer'rSS'Snf
cent, of tho old second preferred it'S?
v..., ...... .. ik uiu common 20 nt 1
Ill new common stock Holders AriiV
company's debentures ni. ..J0,"le14
payable get 20 per cent of th bZT11.
amounts In cash nnd so per cent P, clp,.
per cent preferred stock. cumuiMh. "I .'
one year. "" "Ur
DIVIDENDS DKCLAKED
Illinois Ttrlrlt rnmiinnv, quarterly ot H4 per
rent nHlili Aurll 1 to stnclt of rrrnril
April 4 I)ll(l'nils prevlnusly were 1 rir rent,
ocinlannunlly, but hcrenfler will lio dtclnri'ii
iiunrtcru
Nonila Wonder Mlnlntr Pompfiny, dlvlaend
of 10 nrr rent pnjnblo Miy o to stock of
reroril April L")
NntliinRl Htnte llnnk of Cnmilpn, scmlnn.
nu.il OlMiltnd nf (1 nor rent , pnynblo April 1
Ansnclntnl (Inn nnd Fllcctrlc Luinpiny, roiru.
Inr nunrtnrly nf 1 '4 wr rent on prefprrnl
lujulilo April in to holders of record Mnrch
111
Plttslmrffh Termlnn.1 Wnrchouso nnd Trans
fer rompany. nsiml monthly of S'c. n share,
pijablo April In to holders of record April 8
Mnnnjnnlt Trust Company, resular scml
nnnunl of " tier rent , imt)1o Aprli 10 to
stock of record Mnrrh 30
Hell Telephone I'nmpnny nf PennsjUnnln,
regular quarterly of l'i per cent, pnjablo
April 15 to Httx k of record April 5,
HAK SILVER
Par silver wns quoted In London today.
as11,.!! , up 'lil
Commerclil Inr silver wns quoted In Now
York today nt ni), cents, up 'I cent.
Public Utility
Bonds
Our offerings include a
varied list of good Public
Utility Securities, many of
ivhich are
Tax Free 'in Pennsylvania
Circulars on application.
BANKERS
EsTAnusnEn 1S92
Uembtrs New York and PillaifclpMa
Stock Vxchanocs
nnolD AND CltnsT.NtT STS , FlIlLl.
SO I"ib SxiiErr New Yobk
LIVE STOCK OlJOTATtnvn
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PUBLIC SERyiCE'
SECURITIES'
Public Service Securities ,
arc a lien on the succesa of $
communities. -J
C, In making a purcKase of Bona tor
investment there are several underly
ing requisites which are more newly
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uuc4uaici uici in yuou ruDiic ijervice
Securities than in any other dus'oi
investments.
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Service securities.
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ti'cularly attractive list yicldind from
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Corn Exchange
National Bank
Philadelphia
Chestnut at Second Street
Pittsburgh Coal Company
(of New Jersey)
Plan of Readjustment
To tho Holden of tho Preferred Stock and Common Stock of the
Pittsburgh Coal Company (of New Jersey) t
AssentB to the proposed Plan of Readjustment have already been!
received from the holders of substantially more than a majority oi
each class of stock. Stockholders are reminded that all assents snomo
be received not later thanMarch 31, 1916. (
The benefits of the plan to both preferred stockholders and com-J-mon
stockholders are so apparent that the Committee hopes for prac-
ticaily unanimous consent.
Assenting- stockholders asstima no personal liability for any expenses, aa ,
are free to tleul with llirlr stock in erry respect as If they hud not a,,,V7
After the Plan Is Ueclurrd effective and their stock Is deposited, all cash ""1
dends will be promptly paid to them a declured and they will be entirely ".
to dispose of or otherwise deal with their certificate of deposit. j
As the Committee) deems it of importance to be advised of tb
views of the stockholders as soon as possible, the stockholders arJ.?
quested to send in their assents promptly or to communicate tneir
views to the Committee. The Committee is actuated solely by tn.
jnn:.A 4a ,ln'l,it iuVtil, lii A v.a Viae.- Iniapnoia r.t lin Hfrnrknolucrs 1
and of the company, and invites the co-operation of all stockholder
to that ena, j
Pnntoa nf friA Pldn. infnrmnf inn na in inn nrivflntarf3 thereof, ftUO.
forms for assents to be signed by stockholders may be obtained froro
anv member of the Committee or from the Secretary or Assistant
Secretary of the Committee. J
c. iL.u... .j .l.. ..!. t. with tSWw
aiocKuoiaer sre requeued 10 mo tneir wriuvu nu. .-.
tjommittee not later man march Jlt, laiD.
J. D. LVON
X. W. MELLON
GEORGE T. OLIVER
J. B. FINLEY
HENRY R. REA
JOHN I. BISHOP 1
A. J. MILLER
HARRY BRONNER
Readjustment CdWt
Address all communications to
P. J ISIOYNB.
Secretary of the Committee.
Henry W Oliver Building.
PUtifcurgb, Fa
or to
EDWARD O BAILIT
AssliUot Secretary.
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