5eat starts well, but drops at close Market la Irregular, With July and September Declining and December Unchanged ... .. tvfATIIKtt FORKCA8T. I IOAOO, Jnn.JT.--Tl.. weather fer. wan? "nd "'" lon1""" WBrm" ' """TMbR hwS i In west , Weitnn. 4l?,P.,lJfllr "5rm t nd south tonl.ht B.n.iiS:;n(--tJnt led tonunt una Men JSSnvlhiMT fhowtrm not muth rhnme. ' .Jmr7wer" nd west lonl-litl not ' ,h?cans A" " ffouaj "tonlitht una Wed jJ&MmJoT much hnje In lmperotnrei. rttiCAdO. Juno 27. -Wheat was Ir ' 2lr todftV. cloBlni? n Hlllo below last RStl ctoie for July ftnjl September, but ffit unchanged for December. In tha J,, denllng the tone wis stronger on i?rrt fairly Rood buylnff, Including nhorts. The market, however. Inter sulTered from .Jflt'Ukln nnd Bagged below Inst night's JiftJi It wnn affected by largo receipts i Interior points nnd rcportR of Increased Mttia of new wheat In the Southwest. It ' Milled In the flnnl dealings on covering. The weather was fn.vorn.blo, with sunshine over the greater part of tho country, but h trade feared that n. declaration of war iffdlnst Mexico would have a bullish In ence on sentiment. Today's sales for ex port were estimated nt 400,000 bushels. The mnrltct at Liverpool was steady, in cite of continued liberal nrrlvnls. Bradstrcets reports tho visible supply In the United States and Canada at 50,607,000 bushels, a decrease of 581,000 bushels for (he week, and compares with 13,003,000 bushels a year ago : In Canada It Ib 52,032, 000 bUBhels. a decrease of 108,000 bushels for the week and compares with 8,178,000 Imshcls last year: In Europe (Continental " stocks omitted) It Is 100.400.000 bushels, 1 decrease of 4,000,000 bushels for tho Treok and compares with 60,100,000 bush- Tho total American and European sup sly at present Is by fnr tho largest on record at this time. It amounts to more thin 203,000,000 bushels, against 87,000, 000 bushels a year ago. Australian stocks ire not Included, but It Is certain that they are heavy. There was a good demand for corn and tho market was strong in tho main, although It gave ground for a time, ' Last quotations, however, wero higher. Hx nort talk, a strong cubIi situation and bullish ngurea on tho supply were the factors. leading- futures ranged n follows: wnem ,.. 1.02H l.l2 ,051 Lua notz i nia& CofnCnew delivery)- i-T ! 7: July. .. i-osi ffc 1:88 V.'nnv'n Close. cloe. ' Julr. 8!i 40 fifCt Sec Oats Jnlr...- Ft... ' Die Lara. Julr. ...18.22 lept 18.87 'Itpt.... 18.82 July...-21.80 i Sept. . 4.37 Bld. tAskcd 18k 02 i SDTi 89 40 18.22 18.37 13.75 13.82 24.70 24.40 1.0014 l.OlU tl.Olft l.ostt 1.04H i.nS l.OOS tl.OIJi M.Olli 01 IKfc 41) 18.10 18.25 13.(12 13.70 24.80 21.20 T72i 82 t.lHtt 40 18.12 18.27 113.70 13.77 24.70 24.33 8K 88 tiS.17 13,80 18 70 18.77 14.78 124.37 Wheat Is Steady at Liverpool LIVERPOOL, Juno 27. Spot wheat was steady today, with blue Btcm quoted nt MOs. lid. No. 2 hard winter, 9s. Ed. ; Vo 1. Northern Manitoba. 9s. 11 d. : No. 2. A Northern Manitoba, 9s. Del., and No, 3. iYOmieril ,llllkuuu, wn. au. v.ui.i ,, a with American mixed bo. nignor and plate 3d. higher at Us. lid. - i florinem fytiiteady, w j -! UOr. Gd., 4 I TV LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS i CHICAGO. June 27. lKXIS necelpls. I-,"??. Kirksts steady. Mixed and nuicnen, y.u .,,. ..VirHSls Rieaar. Oiixra anu uuicmb, ft.iyv,,( ifood heavy, 0.4ta.ipi rough heavy. tp.lnsMni jflieM. U.S3(3B.U0t iiIes, H.tinU.10l bulk. (0.7O C9.00. . ... CATTL.E iieceipcs. auou. jMnrneis wrji. M0! etockers and feedem. J8.83a8.00i Texans, ! I7,58g0.23i cales. 80011,76. .. , . . . f'attve and Weetern. I3.B0S8: lambs, 7,B03 1.60. !f RAILROAD EARNINGS n l!y troaa 11 months' Net .... UNION PACIFIC. nun Increase 4u,nini eross. 15.1 1.63H.18 ln.733.llSI U.UOU.ilU 1290.212 11,808,280 . 88,784.020 . 8,388,547 . 08,8011,044 . 87,043.410 MODIM1 AND OHIO. Third week June.. From July 1 OEORQIA SOUTHERN AND FX.OMDA, ? Kiri v.tt!l,J'" o WAll v J ,U1U MUIV A.,..,..... UIJ,.ll.u Third week June ?80,008 .VAH rrom July l 1.0(15,310 14I.OO0 CINCINNATI. NEW onr.KANS AND TEXAS PACIFIC. Third week June J212.B78 rrom July l 10,728.528 PEIIE MAnQUCTTE. Third week June $4.14,723 Prom July 1 20,018.441 SOUTHERN RA1IAVAY, Third week June tl. 807,183 From July 1 03.241,053 COLOHADA AND SOUTHERN, Third week Jun J203.O30 111,874 From July 1 .,..,,.... 18,181,843 1,823.2711 18, on: 7(11,534 17. 8Rn 107.840 $43,387 1.520,278 184,11)3 8.038,274 $217.31)8 7,008,281) Financial Briefs The New York Subtreasury gained SI, 193,000 from hnnlcH nn Mandav. reducing J cash not loss since Friday to SS.950,000. L, Beginning today, transactions In Willys- k iiuiuiiu win no on me oasis oi .j i The Corn Kxrhnnffn Nnttnnnl Bank. In ; the current issue of the Advance, Its offl L cll publication, devotes considerable space Kf to the discussion of the Mexican situation, S'lm Pencoyd Iron "Works, the paying vniue i tit lnviitini. I. vinMtn a i il nn plrwn I'D And Ml "Philadelphia's Lusty SUter Pittsburgh, me otrong." At a meeting of the directors of the Atchison, Topeka and Hanta Fe Itallway Company today the office of chairman of the board was created, Walter D. Hlnes Ming elected to that position, Mr. Hlnes will remain as general counsel of tha com pany until September, when he will retire from the genera) practice of law. In Its July digest of trade conditions the Franklin National Bank pays! "In gen li In eplte of the usual political up heaval of a presidential year and In spite of the climax Irt our Mexican difficulties, business must be considered as quite Balls factory Ble industries generally are booked up ta capaoltyi with orders, and ft wmtlnuatlon of recent 'sales records Is not necessary to their prosperity. Wage In creases and the declaration of extra or un usual dividends continue with lncreaslne frequency. 1 t i ; LET US HELP YOU SOLVE YOUR CONVEYING, ELEVATING and TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS Our Engineerink Dept. is at your eervice We will idvia you the best methods and give you Benefit of our experience GRATIS tK'JI. -VenU ' The Webster Bucket sad ?raollen Eqylywenl Charles Bond Co, ISO AKCH STREET EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1916. vTT 28 DISSOLUTION PLANS COMPLETE Lcffal Steps Taken In Trenton for Salo of Pennsylvania Steel TnENTON, N. J., June 27. Legal steps u ?rZ t0 tn completion of the dlisfilu tion of the Pennsylvania Steel Company of New Jersey were completed In the Secre tary or State's odlce today when Secretary Frank Tenney nicd notice of proof of pub lication df the company's dissolution. The ,!?nl "ft'lcnte of dissolution was flled with the Secretary of Stnta some four weeks ago. An appeal Is pendlne In the Circuit Court b the United Slates for tho third district from the decision of Federal Judgo HalKht, or ew Jersey, who rorused to Interfere In the proposed sale of the company to the Bethlehem Steel Company for Approxi mately $32,000,000, FOHEIGN EXCHANGE NEW YOIIK, June 27. The foreign ox change market today wns steady, relchs marks, lire and Swiss being; somewhat easier thnh on Monday, although kroner ex change was somewhat firmer. Demand sterling was 4.7R 1MB and cables 4.7 7-181 frane checks B.91, cables S.flOK ; relchamarks checkB 74, cables 74 1-18! lire checks .38H. cables 6.87i : Swiss checks 5.29, cables B.284i Vienna checks 12.70, cables 12.76 i kroner checks 28. DO, cables 29.10; pesetas checks 20.16, cables 20.20; guilders 417-16, checks 419-10; rubles chpeks 80.60 and cables 30.66, The market at the opening was feature less. As trndlng progressed thoro was con tinued strength In sterling exchnnge, Around midday demand sterling was 4.76 13-16 and cables 4.76 M. In exchange circles this strength was said to bo duo primarily to the nbsonce of grain bills, fresh arrivals of gold and selling of securities, Frano checks wero quoted at 6.91 and cables 5.90U. Continued woakness prevailed In rotchsmarks. quotations casing off slightly from tho earlier levels. Mark cables wero quoted 73 around midday and checks 73, UATES FOR MONEY .. . CIL Nw York I M Philadelphia SM llofttnn n OhlcnKO I'iltl ,4Vt 8M 4, 4 &4W 111 . 1014 2,400 lm.12n.13S BANK CLEARINGS Ilnnlc clnrlncs today compared with corro- npumiinff uoy jnsi iwn vcar rhllndilnlils..l44.2ftrt.Sfl2 IS2 rinston..,.. so.Sar.,4o sn.ono.iBi ar,.8M,8na N'PW Tork...4t)S,4n7,RS3 317.22n,I12H SA.,int,P34 uhicuBO .... 04,Tn.si2 nn,2n-,Bta nn.sn-j.His St. Louis.... M.lSR.Tll 12,2Rtt,4Rn 12,41B,n22 Baltimore .. 7.H77.124 7,184,237 002,887 DIVIDENDS DECLARED Mexican PoucMeuin Hxoort Coinp.inv. I.td, (Mexico City). 20 pi-r cent. (II American sold) per share, pnynblo June 10, 1110. noanoke Oas Lbtht Company, r'irulnr nuar tprly of 1H per cunt, on the preferred stock, payable July 1 to stock of record June 20. Kentucky Securities Company, .rtulr quar terly of IVi per cent., payable July IB to stock holders of record July I Ileece. Buttonhole Company, retular quarterly of 3 per cent. , International nuttonholo Company, rosular auarterly of 1 per cent Ileeco Folding Machlno Company, regular quarterly of 1 per cent Norfolk and Western Hallway, Company, reu ular quarterly of 1H per cent, on common stock. Sayable September 10 to stock of record Auxust 1 and the resular quarterly of 1 per cent, on the preferred stock, pnyuble Aurust 10 to stock of record July 31. Great Northern Railroad Company, usual quarterly of IK per cent., payablo August 1 to holders of record July 7. Atchison, rerulltr quarterly of m per cent. on the common stock, payable September 1 to stock of record July 31. COTTON OPENS ABOUT STEADY, BUT LATElt BECOMES WEAK Traders Discount Unsettled Weather In Early Dealings NEW YOIIK, June 27. The cotton mar ket this morning opened Just about steady, December showing ft gain of 2 points, with other months unchanged, to 4 points lower, July displaying the largest Iobs. Favorable cables wero Ignored as was the Unsettled weather In the belt. Spot houses were the best buyers, although there wan some demand from Wall street Inter ests nnd Important traders also purchased. The selling was done by eoveral of the room operators and Mvcrpool, which supplied July, Jantlnry nnd May, Commission houses sold moderately. A feature of tho early dealings was the bid of 13.08 for 6000 bales of July, only part -of which was procured, After the call tho market held comparatively steady, spot Interests continuing purchases from Liver pool. The best early Information obtain able was that July notices amounted to about 6000 bales. Later estimates placed the number of no tices Issued this morning at from 20.000 to 30,000 bales. While spot houses were active buyers of July at 17 to 18 points under October, the early bulge wns followed by reactions which carried the near month about rtvo points under Inst night's close. whllo new. crop deliveries sold back to vir tually last night's figures, Tho demand for July continued, however, nnd after tho close of Liverpool prices here held steady on scat tered buying, which "may have reflected un certainty as to progross ot tho crop, In vi, nt i he continued unsettled weather east of tho r!ver It was rumored the preliminary returns to the Nntlonnl Dinners' Association rondo the conditions 80.1 per cent., against 60.0 Inst month. Yes. close. Open, lllsh. Imvi. Close. July . Alimmt October -' i8:U 15:1? &12 1I:SS Si:8S v.-.::: m M is-? i Ih mi January .: 13 40 18.4,7 18.S0 18 8.1 ja.nn March ..I 1802 18.02 13 08 18 r.2 IS.gJ sl!r.cn '"' S'2! in it inns ih.iit la.nj tuny ....... fw.J-jJ " - -- Spot .i 18.30 Liverpool Cotton LIVERPOOL. June 27. Spot cotton to day was dull at a doellno of 2 points on tho basis of 8.24d. for American mid uplands. Sales aggregated 4000 bales, In cluding 3000 bales American. Imports wore 20,000 bales. Including 16,000 bales American. Tho market closed quiet at Hi 2t, points net advance. B. and O. to Build New Road BALTIMOItE. Md June 27. The Balti more nnd Ohio Railroad Company will ask for bids on tho construction o' - a-mlle lino extending from Boavcr C " 'i WecmB bury, Ky. Tho new ron-' be known as tho Long Fork Itallroni'. t will havo n single track nnd nvo tin .ti.t from 140 to 778 feet long. It Is eald that this ex tension will bo tho first link In n con nection betweon the Beaver Creek coal ter ritory nnd tho rails of tho former Cincin nati, Hamilton and Dayton about to bo taken over by the Baltimore and Ohio. NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS NHW YORK, Juns 27. nuTTEn Increased pressure to self and a omewSat tovnnnaun. 28teneral.VCnn7meyr a.Rher,on all whites . an81e.i browns. 27 S28V4c.! mixed. 28H20Wc. Investment Is a Science The elements of an ideal investment are Security of Principal. Tax Exemption. Stability of Income. Exemption from Care. Fair Income Return. Acceptable Duration. Marketability. Acceptable Denomination. Potential Appreciation. WE HAVE made a study of this science, nnd that we have beon successful is attested to by tho fact that wo havo been doine a steadily increasing business, due to tho results wo have obtained for our customers. YOUR patronage with this hodse will receive all the caro and thoughtful consideration that tho Science of Invest ment affords. Brooke, Stokes & Co. 120 BROADWAY Now York Members Thlladelphla Stock Exchange Fifteenth and Walnut Streets Philadelphia CALVERT BUILDING Baltimore OUR PLAN of loaning money on first mortgage security is of special interest to those who need addi tional funds for purchasing homes. Pay ments may be made in instalments. " 2 on checking accounts. Capital and Surplus, $2,250,000 The Commonwealth Title Insurance and Trust Company CrlESTNUT AND, TWELFTH STS., PHILADELPHIA BEAIi ESTATE POB SALE CITY ii BEAT, ESTATE FOB BASE CITY &k.M&mfi For Sale A Portion of the Philadelphia Plant of William Wharton Jr., & Co., Inc. 375 FEET by UT FEE South Side of Ellsworth Street Between 24th and 25th Streets 33,500 Square Fet on Ground Floor Lars UPPr floors nn abundance of light suitable for heavy or light rMnufacturing, Buildings of reinforced concrete, brick and Iron con S,,rifin. Elevator, traveling cranes, etc. Poter may be- had nearby. Ballrnad Biding. JOHN S. WURTS, 1225 Land Title Building MAY EXPORTS FROM U. S. MKAK ALL RECORDS Roach a Total of $472,000,000 Imports Also Greatest WASHINGTON, June 27. American ex ports for Mny reached a total of J472.000, 600, according; to nn announcement made today by tho Uureau of ForeUn Com merce, Department of Commerce. This exceeds nil monthly records. It Is greater by 6 1,000,000 than tha high record for March, It Is 1300,000,000 more than tho monthly average from 1011 to 1014. Tho total exports for tho year ended with May were 4,13,000,000. an Increase of one nnd a half billion dollars over the pre ceding 12 months nnd double the total for tho yonr ended with May. 1911 The ex ports for May were (80,000,000 more than the total for the fiscal year 18t0. The Imports for Mny were also the great est on record, the totnl value being $229, 000,000, an Increase of $11,000,000 over April, the previous high mark. PHILADELPHIA MARKETS GRAIN AND FLOUR WHEAT necelpts, IH.OBS bush. Dfrrmnil was f Air and, with stronrer outside srtvlces. prlcs iiirlhft- ndvsnetd IWIHc. Quoutlons: Cur lots, I.010)l.n2i No. i Southern red, I1O1.01, stesmer No. 2 red, DPc. Mil, No S red, OPr if Ml rejected A, 0H07'iC! rejected h, l5 lino. COnN necelpts, ll.tiOO bush, orrerlnss wero llsht and the msrKct wss 4 c. higher. Quoin, tlone. Car lots, for locsl trsde. as io location Western. No. 1 yellow, BBS5Hc,; do., stenmer yellow. fc084V4e.; do.. No. 8 yellow, 82088ci do., No. yellow, 71) it 80a OATS necelpts, 60,128 bush. Demsnd wss moderate, with no Important chsnss In prices, quotations: No, 1 white, -lO'ilWc.i stnndnrd white, 4.T:iWllc,i No. 8 white, -t45J40e.i No -I while. 4irti J4lHc.i ssmoie. oals. 88W80c:i purlOed oats, sraded, 4.H4 W4.',c FIX)Un Itecelpta. 8S0 bbls. and 1,400.010 lbs. In sacks. Trade was quiet, but mill limits were well maintained In sympathy with the con tinued advance In wheat. Quotations per 100 lbs., In woodi Winter clear, $4,M04.7B do . straight. I4.730B! do.,, patent. iil,Oil.S!W Kan sas, clear, cotton sacks, I4.HOW4.Mi do . siraiant. coiion sacks, ti.vu'u'.,,,,, no., pmejii. cotton sacks, lit, 2.10,1 nOi sprlntt. first clear. KMiTr, in. do stralaht. Ill 20fln.4n. do . nut- ent, l5.45Wri.7f; do., favorite brands, IS. 00 e.SSi city mills, choice and fancy patent, J5.0O Wd.'JBi do., regular grades, winter, elear, J4.B0 7(1; dou da., straight, I4.7851 do., da., patent, I.10S.2B. nrB rwtm was quiet, but aleady. V quote at IllW.l.no per bbl., as to quality. PROVISIONS i The market ruled Arm. with a. fair Jobbing aiio inquiry. ef, In sets, smoked. 117c. i city' beet. I nd tenders, smoked ami alr-dr'.ed. fTrtllAitlnv fh Aflfif beef. In. sets, smoked and air-dried rn D-ei, in sets. smOKea. 27C. IGU f,5'hbtef hams, 128 aoi park, family,, 2. ST.BO: harrif, 8. 1T, cured, loose, isflsiic; skinned, looie. lgwisftc.: no., do,, smo Ana- VMv ,27i-..West. anucK- lestern beef, knuckles nnd tenders, arnoked, .,.w Inkfa, K'U'tiSi -'.""jvi!. .e"S''" ..""( .i'.'i'-.r:""": Ip brand and n. versus, lSVic.i hams, .smoked, Western cured, . U'ic.t do., boiled, boneless, 83c.i picnic. ahouders, H,,r. cured. .loose, 12'4e : So., smoked. 14Hc,i bellies, in plrkle, according to aterage. loose, 10'ic, I breakfast bacon, as to brand and average, city cured, 2lc.s do.. West ern cureo., in&2Uc: lard. Western,, retlned, tlercea, MVic i do., do., tubs. 14'jci do., pure cuy. aeitis rendered, in tierces, mc.i ao ao.. IUOS, J' er neatny... weighing 4ft. i emslUr sixes. spring, 5-v"iJ ning 1.1.W1- 3s . whits, weighing rrilgn. I IDS. NO. per In )4(ic. REFINED SUGARS but firm. Quotatlonsl 030.1 powdered, 7.7Bc.i I soft grades, O.SUO Thn market was quiet Extr Una aranulAted, 7 confectioners' A, J 83c. i.uuc. DAIRY PRODUCTS ntJTTRn Th? msrkt for itoIId-pftckM crm try wm Hr, lower, but thern wnn no rhnnno in rTlntf. Trmlc wnn nulet Quotntlonai wmi SV tnll 1 it in-. . nrriinui. . i u . i ti i , . riu inn 20c. i Jobbing sales of fancy prints, 8BW JcSW. rsnri firsts. 28080c, i seconds, Srinis, Be , EflOS Thera waa a Rood demand for desirable atock nnd the market ruled firm with supplies well under control Quotations In free cases, nenrbv extras, 28c per doi. , nearby llrsts, 17 83 per standard ease; nenrby current receipts, IH.7B CII.DO per raset escentlonal lots hlghers West ern extras, 27c. por noa,. Western extra firsts. 17,81 per rasei firsts, lO.lflWI 0.1 per cases fancy selected candled fresh eggs were Jobbing at 30 31c. p-r do I'JtUKsn lluyera showed little Interest, and the market was a shads lower. Offerings were moderate, but ample. Quotations: New York, rull cream, fancy, HlOlfl'lc ; do., do., fair to good laiTtBHci part skims, DU14c. POULTRY MVK The market waa quiet, but steady under moderate auppllea, Quotations: Pawls, lUViT2ne., roosters, 1.1SM4c , soring chickens, according to quality, weighing 1U2 lbs. apiece, 2480c. i white Leghorna. according tn qualltv. 21(3'24c. I ducks, as to site and quality. 144? 10c. pigeons, old, per pair, 28(i30c.i do., young, per pair. 22023c , DRKSSED tluled firm with demand absorh Ins; the limited offerings. Quotations: Fresh killed poultry, dry-packed Fowls, 12 to box. dry-picked, fancy selected. 224 o. i weighing 44 OS lbs, apiece, 22c.. weighing. 4 lbs. apiece, 22c. i weighing aH lha. apiece, 21c: weighing 3 lbs. apiece, tSWIOc. i fowls. Ice-packed, In barrels, fancy, dry-picked, northern Indiana and Illinois, weighing 4 lbs. and. over apiece, SlH c. , do., southern Indiana and Illinois, weigh fng 4 lbs. apiece, 21c: smaller sues, 18ff20c. old roosters, dry-picked, inc. : broilers, Jersey. (anciv 40043c,! do., .ot !&. "" aweee.. SHi 83O.10C! ducks, nearbi squabs, per. doi. White, weighing b. . per dot.. U.nOtfJ: white. 0(10 lbs. per dot,, 13 MS4.BU white, inr n lbs. ner dnc. isoia.4U: an., an.. per dot.. 12.B04I2.t5l do., dn fl0H lbs. S"t'i'-Tn2 dark, 11.3002) small and 0UC.VSI.1D. FRESH FRUITS , Choice atock was In fair request and generally steads- as follows: Apples, per bbl. Wlnesap, J3.Bn04: llaldnln. s4j Den Davis.. 23 other varieties, I.nof2nO. No. .2.. 11.2302, Apples, Western, per box. fl 2.1W1 73t lemons, per. box. ta.AOW4.3,'li pineapples, per crate Torto nlco. M.MIOSt blackberries, North Caro i'Sf.wr qt., sloc. i do., Jlaryland, per qt ffWOS' Huckleberries, North Carolina, per qt., linfOn , wnnkAKvl. . h At, i Hl..kt.. ..r.'.v., KvuovirT-i , in, ,.v, 1,1 , Tl". , . BIIICI irn. per pi., aovr, I, cherries, ueiaware and '.id., nvpci no., ao., sour, do, sweet, per qt,, 88e, I . reaches, neorgia, loupes, California, red, per. pt., 0OHc, i, cherrji Maryland, sweet, per. lb., BO per lb.. 8Q4c.t da. da., do., sour,. per nt., 4 0,1c. per carrier. 11.30181 rants ly.cL,3.lr . ,iiiwai uo.t , j-ioriaa, per crate, If J.O0. Watermelons, Florida, per ear, 1200 0800 VEGETABLES Supplies .were, quite liberal, but desirable atock was In fair demand and prices generall) were sleadlly maintained, Quotatlehsi Whit rotate!,, per bbl. Nd. t Pastern Shore, IS J,;ji No, 3 eastern Shore, II 2sei.so culls, RAsttrn Share,, 111 No. I Norfolk, 3 23 No. i Norfolk. It 28J1.J0 culls. Norfolk, Ii: Nd. I North Carolina, t2.8O02.!3i No. 2, North Carolina, lit sareet potatoes, Jersey, per basket No, I. 4SB0e.iNo, 2, 2JdSe.i sweet potatoes. Jersey. Delaware and Maryland, rir hamper No, t. 7Se ff II No. 2, BOOOOci onlops, Texas, per rummer irata No. 1, (1 f)0M,7g No, 3. II 2391.80: cabbage, Eastern Shore. re oni cri.. ceiei rSfk", WS! Ida P Flo folk, jier t61.. It, OO02i da., do., at Kei, loc.irn no., no., per l-s-bbl. basket 8ft c.l da., North Carotfni. Mr bbl 7 , SMf, ii pywz, ao.. aa., per DDijiil.2BWI.B0t ry, t loriaa. per crate, si TaP2,33i water ..per liM.ounehsa, li soda.ftiTi bia'n, Nir , green, per .fl-hbl. basket.. B0O78e.i da., da.. i, per s'OBi. oasaei. np4j78 peppers, rior- flda. per crate,. IJ.BOOi.ooi eueumbsrs. iiV: e U .hhf hi.. do., do., per basket, BOpOOc : KIM,, tomatoes. l luiiMnnci, rior- pcr carrier rancy. ll.znuzi cho c. TKrf Poor Richard Says: "Drive thy Business! Let not thy Business drive thee." ALMOST sixty years of commercial banking experience has fitted us to direct a drive of this kind. Consult with us if you have business perplexities. Resources, $10,000,000 UNION NABTiAL J. S. McOulloch, 3r(j Arch Sts. uis Spiolberger, President Vlce-rrei. Cashier A Commercial Convenience in a Commercial Community Ni t, eral Inquiry or Railroad Strike? Faced by demands from the conductors, engineers, firemen and brakemen that would impose on the country an additional burden in transportation costs of $100,000,000 a year, the railroads propose that this wage problem be settled by reference to an impartial Federal tribunal. With these employes, whose efficient service is acknowledged, the railroads have no ( differences that could not' be considered fairly and decided justly by such a public body. Railroads Urge Public Inquiry and Arbitration' The formal proposal of the railroads to the employes for the settlement of the controversy is as follows: "Our conferences have demonstrated that we cannot harmonize our differences of opinion and that eventually the matters in controversy must be passed upon by other and disinter ested agencies. Therefore, we propose that your proposals and the proposition of the rail ways be disposed of by one or the other of the following methods: 1. Preferably by submission to the Interstate Commerce Commission, the only tribunal f which, by reason of its accumulated information bearing on railway conditions and its con i trol of tnc revenue of the railways, is in a position to consider and protect the rights and , equities of all the interests affected, and to provide additional revenue necessary to meet the aacicd cost of operation in case your proposals arc found by the Commission to be just and , reasonable; or, in the event the Interstate Commerce Commission cannot, under existing laws, act in the premises, that we jointly request Congress to take such action as may be necessary to enable the Commission to consider anf promptly dispose of the questions , involved: or 2. By arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the Federal law" (The Newlands Act)s Leaders Refuse Offer and Take Strike-Vote Leaders of the train service brotherhoods, at the joint conference held in New York"? June 1-15, refused the offer of the railroads to submit the issue to arbitration or Federal review, and the employes are now voting on the question whether authority shall be -given these leaders to declare a nation-wide strike. The Interstate Commerce Commission is proposed by the railroads as the public body to which this issue ought to be referred for these reasons: 4." No other body with such an intimate knowledge of railroad conditions has such an unquestioned position in the public con fidence, The rates the railroads may charge the public for transportation are now largely fixed by this Government board. Out of every dollar received by the rail roads from the public nearly one-half is paid directly to the employes as wages; and the money to pay increased wages can come from no other source than the rates paid by the public. The Interstate Commerce Commission, with its control over rates, is in a position to make a complete investigation and render such decision as would protect the interests of the railroad employes, the owners of the railroads, and the public. A, A Question For the Public to Decide The railroads feel that they have no right to grant a wage preferment of $100,000,000 , a year to these employes, now highly paid and constituting only one-fifth of all the employes, without a clear mandate from a public tribunal that shall determine the merits of the case after a review of all the facts. 1 - The single issue before the country is whether this controversy is to be settled by an impartial Government inquiry or by industrial warfare. 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