w - v- - ft.,1 BVBNKSTG LEDGER-PfflLADELPHlA, WEDNESDAY .JULY 26, 1916. -Ma s tt e &, Wit ' tril yfi WHS .flaUBMB Kf Urn .i BuaiUir FINANCIAL NEWS EMPLOY STRATEGY TO OFFSET 0C) EFFECT OF U S. STEEL REPORT Seek Wk Spots Throughout Day to Check Any Broaden ing Tendency, but Demand at Concessions Prevents Big Slump Some Stocks Decline " High Points in Today's financial News Xttsttrn Steel Comtmnu declared il net cent extra dividend on Aral Tire- fsrHd Stock ph account of attnwHilaled dividend. Pressed Steel Car Com' Jtof resumed dividends on common stock, declaring $1 a share, the first since Detmier 10H, when Si of 1 per cent was paid. Bar silver higher in New Yofk and London, Delaware Trust Company, of Wilmington, certified that il,hAd increased its capital stock from f 00.000 to $1,000,000. Mexican Mill J And Transpotlatwn Company reduced its capital from $7,000,000 to (815,000. German marks dropped to lowest point on this movement and near Yic&rd tow. NEW YORK. July 26. Market movements today reflected to a great extent a. high degree of strategy on Che part or the bear leaders to nullity the good effoct of tho amazing statement f the United States Steel Corporation and the declaration of tho extra 1 per cent dividend at tho meeting held yesterday. This element Immediately after tho opening supplied (ttock In large volume, iMHnr all the demand that has been brought In by the United States Stcol develop ments, 'and for a good part of tho day agents for these bearish developments' wcro mpoyed In seeking weak spots In order to check any broadening tendency that mlffhUhave been created. For time 'their efforts were successful tn causing recessions In prices. United MtAtM' Mtecl common, which had sold as high as 87 at tho opening, declined to t5tf exactly H below yesterday's closo, while Reading was forced down to 93 and vigorous drives were made at many stocks' Uko Industrial Alcohol, Tennessee Copper and Marino preferred. It eoori became apparent that there was a quiet demand in most ot these Issues at concessions, and tho only result of the bearish operations was that the operators committed to the short side lost a good deal of stocks which had been supplied by them at low levels. In tho late trading this situation was reflected In good advances without tho slightest bullish effort and with comment being made on tho extent to which stocks are going steadily out of tho Street. It Is only a question of time when the shorts will be forced Into a stampede- to cover, and the outlook Is that such & movement Is now not far away. . , The only incentive that can bo furnished for further bearish operations Is that which may come In .tho shapo of d. threatened Btrlko on tho leading rail ways,' but It Is to bo assumed that tho railway managers will call for tho Intervention of the Government In order to provent a suspension of railway eperatlono. Eastern Steel Declares 21 Extra on First Preferred NEW YORK, July 26. Tho Eastern Steel Company has declared tho regular quarterly dividend of 1 per cent on tho first preferred stock and an extra divi dend of 2l per cent on account of accumulated dlvldonds on tho same issue. Both dividends are payable September 15 to stock of record September 1. The balance of accumulated dlvldonds on Eastern Steel first preferred after th? payment of SI per cent, Just declared, Is 28 per cent. ' Pressed Steel Car Resumes Dividends on Common NfcJW YORK, July 26. Tho Pressed Steel Car Company has declared a divi dend of ,J1 a sharo on tho common stock, payable September 6 to holders of record August 10. Tho regular quarterly dividend ot $1.75 a Bharo on tho preferred stock, was also declared, payablo August 23 to holdors of record August 2. Tho last-dividend paid on tho common stock was of 1 per cent, on. December 16, 1914. NO WEAKNESS SHOWN ON CURB MARKET Some Leaders Are Under Pres sure After Early Gains, but Supply Is Easily Absorbed NEW YORK; July . Although there were some Important recessions on the Broad Street Curb today, the market tone was sot weak at any time. A number of the iMdtns Issues, like Mldvale Steel, were underpressure after showing opening gains, and hneMed about one point, but tho offer Intalfi'rC.'ilecllnes were small, and the sup ply, "rhlch came almost wholly from pro fessional speculators, was easily absorbed. Stromberg Motor Devices was exception ally strong; moving up more than one point, with part ot the buying based on the knowl edge that the company wilt earn equal to $10 per share In the current year. Under the Allan A. Ryan eontrol the company's plant is being greatly enlarged and Its out put will be substantially increased. Aetna Explosive was a weak spot, selling down to the new low point of TVt after the pub lication of the balance sheet which fur nished little definite information as to the company' situation or operations. Some of the mining stocks showed Increased activity, with Rex Consolidated in demand becaused of the election of L. E. Wichero to the directory. There was somo trading id Missouri Pacific new stock at 23 Vi and there was a continued demand for Stutx Motor from 62 to 63. American Writing Paper, which is reflected in in creased outside interest, sold at -4 and IVi. Pan-American, which is to take over Mexican Petroleum, sold at 49 and the preferred sold at 83 to 86. INDUSTRIALS. Bid. Aetna. JSxptaatvea , TK Amir Brit Utr T Aner Marconi ...,.....,. 071 Canadian Car Co M Can Car ?Ar prtf 80 Chavrolat liotora ........... .... 203 curtlM.Aaropiana ., 3 I New York Bond Sales 1UI iwiH t, 01....101-J : si .... osti Low. 100 I Close, 100 DO 100., 1034 108. os.. 08H W 1P8H 10SW S l& 2SS DZ 03,, 004 00$ 04 Oft 104., 104, 1Q0'4 100h lOlti 101 too ion DOS OflH l.T4 100' OH 'gift i lOOU 100U iz oXft? oat; R3U 85H 8DH 80 H Drim-SenD Eiiealohr Tub ! tt4T4t" Aaktd. 8 't 210 40 do 9ft 07 mar tan fnomifTpn mlfch-Lrnn . . HsflkeU is Barker ' HendM Htx ..... inter f . ! do prf t iit4t K&thodlon Bronx pro?,,.,........ Maxim Unnltlona .... t, ......, .. StUnhatun Trana ...,.....,.... i '' AsABSAAaa ft a. a. . l - rcerieaa .uoiDr. ,...... Pool. Ens .... B t JtTaaa. w .,.. ,...,,..,. LOU VlrfvaU Sill) Otla EUvalor S. . . . .T rombjrr Wotori .,...,,.... ftjbmarla. ...t,...fi. rlanal. Film .,,,.,.. United Motor. . ................. "OBlt.3 Profit Sharinc V a Uan4 1I com tto S5' ....,, VTblts Motors World Film .,....-.....,.,..,,,. STANDARD OW STOCKS. !?? K-.B IftlllllllB.litliAikllal.ill t o jCalitornia Hi Jr7 ........ t mi 9 OTHER OIL STOCKS. Ceadtn Co IS Chaimtr. Oil .-........,...... 4 International r.trol .,.,,........ 10 jlousion uii ..................... is Mil we it Kit BO umwa uti CpMr k Zlno . . ' ? .I in 3D 2S 0.s 33 80 10U s?S 83 S4 ''I 103 13 n is to 25 100 S3 A3 8,H "I" 3 Illinois onio O iialiG o Raw Jr Q N.w Tork 370 E33 204 STOCKS. faaeq Mom mLk jajacja wm ifcs- flaw. foue4 li siLnjBtfJ&a .... nal UtC . ..t. ITSlt ... f .t... .... Awerka.,,,,. lPpl Wall aaar tfft Vij fgB&aru 1H. s 10U 11 . .. .. 75 U ti' ST UK. 1 16 I3U Illih. SOOO Alas Oold cv fli Eer A. 100 1000 do Scr II 100 134000 Aneio-hr na 10000 Amir Hid U 310000 Amn For Bta 0000 Atn,r Tl rl 4h 01 7000 Amor Tel cvt 4V4.....108 0000 Amir Writ Tap fts.. 71) 0000 Armour Co 4H 0.1 42000 Atrhlann n 4a 0.1 eOOO bait & Ohio 4H.... 03H 4000 do fi lOOK 12000 do 4s ., 004 1000 do cv 4'4 QVi 3000 Dlth Stiel 1st Ss 104,, 12000 do rfd it 100H 2000 Drookn Rap Tr S..,.10l! 10000 do Da 1U1S 100, 16000 Can Govt 4s 1021.... V9H S00O0 do 102A 00 1000 do ioai 100. 16000 Cal On A Eke St. . 1000 Cent Oa cons 8a . . , 2AO0Q Cent T.eather Ut Bi 20000 Cent Fao 1st 4..,. 7000 Chu A Ohio ev 4M.. 88l 1000 do 4tts 80S fiOOO do conv Da 04 . 100O Chi t Nwn V4 SlH 33000 Chi B fc Q Joint 4i. . . . 07 SOOO do Kin 4i 03H SOOO do rec 4a OOt, 1000 Chi It i 81 P rtd 4H a 03U 1000 do cp R 103,, 12000 docv4Vi 100H 28000 Chi R I & P rtd 4a... 73H 20000 do 3a SIS 2000 Chlnm rcta fi 72 H 1000 Col South 4',-ja MK 18000 Chi Un Sta 4Ha..... 00!i 1000 Con Oaa conv 6a 133H 300 Cumberland Tel Ba..,.100. 1000 Del ft Hud conv 4a... .10.1V. 4000 do rfd 4a OSH 4000 Dla Recur Corp Ba.... 74f 4000 Du Tont Powder 4Hs,101 oooo Erie eonv 4a 8er II.. 71S 10000 Oen Elec db 5 104., SOOO 111 Hteol deb 4Hs... .0K 400U Indiana Steel Ba 101 Jj (000 Iowa Cent Sa S4 8000 Interb Met 4tt 74 77000 Interb R T ret Ba ... 08W OoOOO Int Mar Mar ct 4M....101H 7000 Int a Ot Nor 1st Oa.. 03U 10000 Kan CHr Ho Sa 80S uuuu Han uiiy ier ibi. ia.. o BOOO Lacks Steel Ss 1D33.. 2000 do na 1S30 ...... 1000 Laclede Oaa rt& 5a. 1000 Lie & JI T Ba..,. 8000 Loula b Naah 4a... SOOO Mo Kan ft T 2d 4H s 1000 Mo Fao 4a ,,,.,,.. 180OO do cv ct Ba ...... 183000 N T C 4 Hud 6a., nnnn An iU, SOOO N Y City 3Ha Nov 64 OlH 3000 do 4a 1030..., 100S 7000 do 4Hi 1U03 1UT 11)7 1000 do 4Ha May 1037.. 107 107 SOOO N T Rwy ref 4 73H 78 12000 N T Rwy adj Sa 8i BO 8000 N Y Til sen 4H 98 08 10000 Hat ft Weat 4a 02U 62 1000 Nor Pao sen 8a, 63K 65 SOOO Or Short U ret 4a ,. 91H 01 51000 Rra Rwv ft N con 4a.. 03 03 IbOOO Pinna in ct 4HS...101H 101H 101U 2000 do en (Hi io4Vi 104H 104H 8000 Public Serv N J 8... 83 02 03 ; 4000 Reading aen 4s...... 03U 03,i 08U 1000 Rt 1. I Sf ft So r,n , a'ltll 101 101 ouuii ao uir a ....... lori iak 2000 StI-iSF sen ct ata 4a, m'l H8U V "u d j in , ..... " ao sir u w i ..... ho oquiii ran izr ts nuo do cv ret r d iuuv do ria . AAA a....k nH. aa InOnn T.nn i C ret full Bilj.. 00 2000 Third At. rat 4a..,.. 81ft 83000 Third Av. adj Ba.,!., 7SH SS000 U S Steel B F Ss.. .103 1000 Union Fao lat 4s.... 97 12000 da cv 4s ,,, 9J; SOOO do rfd 4a ........ 00 16000 TJn Rwya S F 4a,,.,, 38 3000 Va Rwy Oa 08' looo wait anore 4a so 4000 Weat Union 4Hs 9311 818 ..101H ..100! .. 84H .. 43 .. 81 , .. BlU ..113H V3 87Ji 004 02H 101S 100 JJ ?3S SI BlU 113 OlU looi, 107H 107 It'1 02H A8H 914 I.::::,' lew Ik ; ..:... toil sou n Ba... 101U 101U 70 So" few m loiU Ull DU 814 siu 794 794 108 103 87 97 93K 9SVi SO 90 344 3441 984 984 1 SOU 00U i 93 93 BONDS, ...:iio 83 74 Hi Diwitrc Trust Increases Capital TXnOUt mi, July tir-fti Dtli-mari Tmmt Ossrsr. of Wttejlntou. ha certified tJutt M . Vrfri.s4 Its-eapital stock from HI.! !! H 4IML4U ! TfMfilll Wm )M Capital iJMMtfC X. J. Jw, -Tb uixtena Wtisc 4 Yafartata Cwf$r today wnw tnm, rt9r,9Q to LL.Kst w ymti t j4 9s . LOCAL BIINING STOCKS TONOPAII STOCKS. Bid. Jim Butltr .86 MacNamara , ,. ,04 M Midway ..,....., lllzoah Extension ............ Montana ..................... .23 .Norm tiiar .................. Tonopah Belmont ............. Tonopah Extinalon ............ Tonooah Minlns .......,..... Keacu. Euli .,.,.,.,, 2 Weat Eni .83 OPLDFII5LD STOCKS. Atlanta .10 Blue Bull , 03 Booth ., ,,..., i.,... .IS .CombluaUdn 'Fraction . .,...u, .08 uumwumtw no ...-. -..f ,v Dalay .,,.... ...v,,.. ,03 Ooidail'l. Consolidated ,..,,.,... 88 Jumbo Ellenaloo ,....:....,.,' .14 Kawanaa .... A...-.10 Oto-, .04 tandatona KarMaU .04 Uwr Pick ".. .12 . MISCELLANEOUS.' fairy Aitao .., ........, 01 Klmkery , . . . . . v w, . . .01 a v.'eadtr ... i. ......... 2.00 Topa, itUUss .10 Asked: .&$ .06 .31 20 .23 .15 J :ii .11 .04 :o3 .04 :8I fl OS .03 .13 .03 .03 2.11 IS New York Stock Sates J 89H 55 Hlsh. Low Close. KM 7J 7M 18H 18 18 12H 21H ?M T3 073 73 87H 88)1 54M 54i 10954 10SM 60 i m. 117 117 133H 133(4 118 118 10H 63X 25 03 iOl 3q'4 91 H 80 49 109 10H 53H ?0 64)1 101 39)4 92)4 80 60 109 . ...-... 3t close Masks J Odd M 8M Alaska Gold U ........ K8)4 Alll-ChlmcTl Mfe...... 27H AllU-Chslmcn Mfg pf..,,73H Am Beet Sutsr.. ...... ,i B3H Am Can. ,. ka Am Can cf .........110H 110 Am Car ft Fdr ...4 M)4 684" Am Ct & Fd7Pf. UO 117 Am Coal Product.. ....141 141 Am Coal Products pf ...110)4 118 Am Hide ft Leather.,,,. 10H 101. Am Hide ft Loathet pf.. 53 S3 Am Ice Socurltles ,, 231, 23 Am Locomotlte .. 05 05H Am lAXomotlTe pf 101)4 101'f Am Malt Corp'n pf...... 3S! 39)4 Am Smelt & Ref 03!i 94 Am Smelt pf I) , ....... 83' 88 Am Steel Foundries...... 49)4 60 Am KiiffAr rtAflni,.,. . . . inm tnn Am Tel Tel 129(1 129U 129U ISM Am Tobacco pi new..... 107H 107J4 107J4 107Ji Am Wilting Ppf 28 20)f 25U 23M Am Zinc. L ASm... ..1. 33(4 33)4 32V4 32)4 Anaconda Cop &I. ....... 79 79)( 77!f 78)1 Associated Oil 68 00)4 00)4 00)4 AtChTop8F 10U4 10U4 10114 1014 Atch Top & S tf.pf m 99 9'8f (84 AtlOulf ft W I.. ...... 03)4 02f 02 02 Atl Coast Line ...111 HI 111 111 DaldLocoWks 70 71 03)4 G9 Bait & Ohio 80)4 BOH SOU 80) Balt&Ohlopf 74)4 74)4 74)4 74t Dalopllas Mlnlne 1)4 1)4 1!4 1M nethiehem Steel 440 440 439V4 430)4 Brooklyn Rap Tr 85 85 85 if BrooklTn Union Gas 130 129U 129 129 Burns Bros 03)4 084 03W 03)4 Butte A .Superior OM 09!4 Ml t9 Cal Petroleum,... 20)4 19 10 19 Cal Pctrolenm pf 47 45)4 45 45 Central Leather , 55 54)4 534 54)4 Central Leather pf Ill 111)4 111)4 111)4 Chandler Motor 107)4 105)4 101)4 104)4 tnne copper 2014 20H 2014 ma Chlno Copper 47!4 47)4 4nU Chicago Great West 12)4 12)4 12)4 Chicago Mil & St Paul. . 95H 054 95)4 Chicago It I & Pao 20 20)4 20 Cluett, Pea & Co pf... .103 109 109 Col Fuel & Iron 44)4 46)4 43)4 Consolidated 033 135 131)4 134 WHEAT IS STEADIER IN FINAL DEALINGS About 5000 Bushels Sold for Ex portMuch Profit-Taking Throughout Day 1 WT.ATIlKn 'CONDITIONS NEW YOKK, Jrtlr 28. -Adtlfta mslTfd at the ,n father, nttrean this rnnrnlnB Indl taled tho followlnir jresther rondltlonat Temperstnres. 1 urn. ia e. Northnet .,.,..... Middle .elear .pepn. IS .nei Corn Products Itef 14'4 Corn Proilucts ttel pf.... 90)4 Cruclblo steel 03)4 It 00 0914 33!4 45 25'f 35)4 52)4 41 Cruclblo Steel pf 114)1' 115 Cuba Cane Sucar 59)4 69)4 Denver ft Rio Or pr .... 3 1)4 Distill Sec Corp'n 45 Domo Mines 20 Me 35)4 Erlo 1st pf 52 Erlo2d pf 41)4 General Electric 108 General Motors pf 113 Grcone-Cananca... 45 Goodrich B F 73 Granby Consol 82)4 Great Northern pf U8U G N cfs for oro prop. ... 35)4 Gulf States Steel 2d pt. . S3 83 Illinois Central 103'f 104 47 12)4 05)4 20 109 43)4 13 tit 1314 90 07)4 114!f 69 33)4 414 25f 34!4 51H 44 107)f 13)4 00 07)4 114)4 68 It 3314 44'1 254 34)4 51St 44 107)4 10711 113V4 113H 113H 45)4 45)4 45)4 73JJ 72 72 81 81 81 11814 118 118 35)4 34'4 3Uf 83 S3 10)i 103)4 13 13 40)4 40)4 114 10)4 74'4 11 05 47J4 41 23)4 84)4 SO 24'-i 71)4 03 45)4 70 43 44 77)4 S2W 82h 1.1 404 114 10J4 74'i H)4 00)4 4S) 44)1 24)4 S0!i 80 24)4 72 90 40 71)4 43 44 78 82J4 82)4, 114 10)1 74'J 14)4 05)4 1(15 44)1 23)1 85 SO 24)5 72 00 45)i 70 43 44 77'f 82J4 82) Int Agricultural 12)4 Int Agricultural pf 41 Int Harv N J... 115 Int Con Cor r t c sh.... 10)4 Int Con Corp'n pf 74!4 Int Paper 14)1 Int Paper pf 05)4 Insp Con Cop 48 Int Nickel t t cfs 44)4 Int M M oof dep 23)4 IntM M pf cof dep.... 85)4 Jewel Tea 81 Kan City Southern 24H Kelly Spring Tire 71J4 Kelly Spring Tire pf.... 05J4 Kennecott Copper 45)4 Lack Steel Co 09)4 Lake Erie ft West pf. .... 44 Lee Rubber Tiro 45 Lehigh Valley 78 Loose-Wiles Bis 1st pf .. 85 Mackay Cos 82)4 Manhattan Elev gtd 129M 12911 129)4 129J1 May Dept Stores 01)4 01 01 01 Maxwell Motors SO 81)4 79 SO Maxell Motors 1st pf.. 87 87 87 87 Maxwell Motors 2d pf.. 63 58W 53 58)4 Minn St P 4 S S M ....120)4 127)4 127)4 127'1 Mexican Petroleum 08 03)1 94)4 07)4 Mo Kan 4 Texas pf 11)4 12 12 12 Miami Copper 34)4 3434 3-1)4 34)4 Missouri Pacific 7 0)4 0)4 0!i Missouri Pacific tr cfs... 0)4 fl)i 0)4 OH Nat Cloak ft Suit . . . .Vr5'75 jJT75 75 75 NatEnamftSCo 2331' 23 23 23 Nat Lead Co 03 03 0234 02)4 New York Air Brake.. ..125 123)4 123)4 123)4 New York N H ft II.... 00)4 60H 60 00 New York Central 1031 10334 103 103 Norfolk ft Western 12o)ri274 120W 120H Northern Pacific 111)4 111)4 111 111 Pennrtallroad 50)4 57)4 5034 57 Philadelphia Co 40)4 4034 39)4 39U Pitta Coal Co N J pf ...102 101H 101)4 101)i Pressed S Car Co 48W 49)4 48 48 Pullman Co 161)4 103 10134 101)4 fly Steel Sp Co 44 43)4 43M 43W Bay Con Copper 22)4 23 22H 221 Beading 05 H Republic Iron & S 4GV4 Scars. Roe ft Co.. ..'... ..194 Shat Ariz Cop 20 South Porto R Sue pt. Southern Pacific, Canadian NorthweitK. rei . . IVeat aTaa.eatit SPJeAt w . a a i;noe Mlaaliilnnl V.l!ey.PCIn. !Q lasippi n r .. 3I1" lupti. run pom -rt..Mpfpn t,rienr Ixtw it 4 68 ear iPcpn, Inrer Mlaalislppl Ohio vaney ..... The follonlni; r (va n line i"i'iii I"-"- . at Dnluth. llMmarck, ln- rilahsno la and St. Cam. .1 at nnron ana .10 at l)eri' ise. Inehee) ,OL n V CindAGO, July 26. Wheilt developed h steadier tone In the final dealings today after It had been weak, closlrlg Ho lower for July, He higher for September, nnd uncbanired for December. Aboit 600,000 bushels were sold for export. Thero was a great deal of profit-taking throughout the session nnd cash Interests sold against Increased offerings of new winter, which sent the market down after It had been strong. The rust 'news from the northwest was as bad as ever. At the start warmer, showery weathor In the spring wheat Stales mado sentiment bullish, causing prices to swing upward, Many of jesterday's sell ers reinstated their long; I'.tics or covered! On the rise there was n great deal of sell ing, Some unsettling International political rumors were current. One ofthe largest local speculators did considerable liquidating. Outside Interest was not na broad as It has been nnd con servative trnderB expressed the opinion that present prices discounted a great deal of damage, with stocks still heavy. The market at Liverpool closed strong, with buyers nervous Tho weekly report of the Weather Rurcau mtntlontd rust for the first time, but ald that It was believed that tho crop was too far advanced In the south ern portion of the spring belt to be seriously damaged by rust. Tho crop has made rnpld growth in Wash ington and Montana, Harvesting of winter wheat Is progressing under favorable condi tions. Crop nowi from abroad was bullish. Corn receded after showing firmness, but September and December, finished abovo tho lowest. Tho market . Ll rpool was dull but steady. Tho weekly report of tho Weather Bureau said -that tho crop needed rain to produce tho best results, this being the critical period. There was nlso somo npprehenslon nbout the crop In the Ohio valley and Iowa Nebraska continues to show very high promise. Oats sold off because of hedging sales of the new crop. It Is expected that new oats will be moving heavily within a week or ten days with continued dry weather. Lcadlns futures ranged as follows. TaaMav'a Cloa!. ClORP. Wheat Opn HIkI) Lory. July ....... 1.J0W 1 BoM 1 IT Sept. 1 -l' 1 -1J 1-1 Deo 1.-4 1 -' Corn (naw ollvry July 83)4 Wi Kept. 7U 70S Dec. 08i OS'i oats July .... Sept . . . Dec Lard July Sept. . . . net. Dec 12.50 niba July 13 M Sept '18.15 Pnrt - JulJT ' 1..-H a:.;. .-.:-aa 1s?-?5 oem .. -' 'rt " " "-i.uu 1, Bid. TAaked. tNomlnal. .12.77 . r'.82 .12.77 41 '4 134 12 75 12 M 12 77 12.02 13 55 IS D3 m 82H 7H H7i tuj, 42). 1 17'. tl IK 1.10.H 1.10)4 1.2j'a 1.J3 41 4J'4 141H "41 43 41S 12.01 tl2,63 12.78 12 07 '12 70 12 R2 12 70 12 70 12 82 12 43 12.45 12.42 13 42 13 40 13 42 113.55 13.42 13 55 20.25 24. 112 21.60 COTTON GOES OFF AFTER STEADINESS Prices Fall About Four Points Below Close of Yesterday on Mild Crop Report 05'4 03V4 04)4 47)4 4011 40)1 103H 193)4 10334 2831 25H 25)1 ..110M 117 117 117 ,. 07)4 07M 07)4 9714 standard Muling ru 14 54 34 H Studcbaker Co 120)4 127H 125)4 125't Tenn Copper 2334 24 22)4 231. Texas Co 10 t!i 105 194)4 19434 Union Baz ft Paper 0 0 0 0 Union Das ft Paper pf... 30)4 37H 37 37W , U7J4 U7J4 '54 07)1 , 52 55)4 55H 55) i 137 137)1 130 130 "a , 82W 82)4 82)4 8231 100 107)4 10214 105 .104)4 100)4 100)4 100)4 , 20 20 20 20 ,150 130 155)4 150 27)4 20 20 29 53 52)4 52 52 ,108)4 108)1 lOsll 10)4 , 60 87 85)4 bQtt 118 117)4 117)4 United Cigar Stores.... United Clear Mfrs..... Union Pacific Union Pacific pf U SInd Alcohol. .'.... USInd Alcohol pf.... UbUI Pi. F United Fruit US Realty ft Imp.... U b Rubber U S Rubber 1st pf.... U S Steel Corp'n U S Steel Corp'n pf IIS U Sbm R &M 08 U BSm R ft M Pf 50 Utah Copper 70 03 50)1 75M 13)4 60)4 26)4 Wabuh 13W Wabash pf A 50)4 Wabash pf B 20)1 Wells Farro Eip 127J4 127 West E M 50 50)4 Western Union Tel 03)4 93)4 Wheel & Laics Erie 5 4)4 Wheel ft L E 1st pf 15 14)4 Wheel&LE2dpf 7 5H Willys Overland..., 60 GOU WUI71 Overland pf 105)4 105)4 Wisconsin Central 52M 52H 67M 50H 75)4 13)4 49)4 28H 127 54)4 03)1 4H 14H 6 59H 07)4 50M 76)j 13)4 49!i 26)4 127 55 03U 4)4 14H 5 59)1 105J 10531 52 s: Cotton Buyers and Sellers NEW YORK. July 26. August Free man bought; Montgomery and Greenthal sold. October Burnett, Kelffer, Downs and T, Stdenberg bought; Hagendorn. F. Hartcorn, Gorrfn. Newman and Watktns sold. December Newman and Kelffer bought; Watklns, Beardsiey, Kyman, F, Hartcorn, Lee and Rosenberg sold. January Norden bought; Lester, Munds and Uyman sold. . March Rountree bid; F. Hartcorn and Lowensteln offered. May F. Hartcorn and Parrott bought; Downs and McEnany sold. DIVIDENDS DECLARED Inland Steal Company rcrular quarterly 3 par cant, payable Baptemtxr 1 to atoclt ot record 11. Evan Taylor. Inc., resular itmi-annual SH par cant on preftrrad, payabla Auruat I to a lock of record July 25. National Cloak and Suit Company ?uarlrly 11-75 on preferred, payable S ra alak of record Auruat ltt. Municipal Service Company 1H par cent, on the preferred, payable Auaruat 1 to stockholder of rtcord July SO. Standard 01) Company of Indiana lacular quarterly S par cent, payable Auruat 31 la stock rta-ular iepteraber COTTON BELT TTOATIIEn. NEW YOKK. July 2fl. Temperatnrea were tllchtly lilchcr In the cotton belt this mornlnE and eratterril preclpltntion na rrnortrd In ratlern aertton nnd eoulliern Teiaa. The folIoTrlne temperaturea were rerordedt Aahevllle, 03 1 Chnttnnooea nnd Oklahoma City. 72 1 Shrereporti ban Antonio, VlcUn bnrr. Mobile, .Meridian, Knoxtllle, Nah vlllp. Atlanta and llalelcb. 74 1 Mllmlnrton. Macon. .Montromrry and Illrmlntham. 701 Corpua Chrlatl, lort hrnlth. I.lttlo Hook. I'enanrola. Aucuata. Cliarleaton, Harannah. Tampa nnd Jarkaontllle, 78: Memphis and New Oriruia, 8O1 Galreaton, Hi. There nan ,01 Inch of precipitation at Han Antonlot .02 at Mobile nnd JIuconi .04 at Satunnahl ,06 at Aahelllei .18 at At lanta 1 .18 at Charleeton. (laUraton and .Montsomerri .21 at Corpua Chrlatli .46 nt Tamuas .30 at ltalelih and .78 at 1VI1 mlneVun. NEW YORK, July 28. Business was quiet on the Cotton Exchange this morn Intf, but the early tone was nbout steady, with prices unchanged to 3 points lower, apparently due to rains In'southern Texas. New Orleans was tho best buyer here, while commission houses continued to sell, Liverpool purchased October, but sold May. After the ca.ll the market held at the open Ing levels. The trade was disappointed over the offi cial weather forecasts, which gave no prom ise of any further rain In the western belt apart from unsettled conditions In eastern Texaa, while predicting further showera in Eastern States. Active covering, which followed the pub lication of the forecast, advanced prices 4 to 6 points over last night's close at the end of the first hour, but the tone of the weekly crop report was more mild than had been expected and led to selling in the afternoon which weakened July to 18.14; December, to-13.21, and January, to 13.37, or about 1 points under last night's close. Later the market steadied up again on cov ering',, but was more or less nervous. Cloae 1S.00 13 09 13 28 13.33 13.82 13.64 Tea, cloaa Open. Auruat ,13 03 13 00 October .... 13.10 13 18 December ... 13 36 13 33 January .... 13.42 13.4J March ...... 13.31 13 61 May 13.es 13 66 Spot 13.20 13.13 Hlrh. 18.00 S 23 13.80 18 4S 13 SO 13.71 Low. 12,92 ii.if 13.14 13.48 18.63 Liverpool Cotton LIVERPOOL, July 26. Spot cotton was quiet today at an advance of I points on the basis of 8.13d for mid. uplands. The sales were BOOO bales, including 4600 Ameri can. There were no reclpts The market for futures closed quiet but steady at a net advance of ft point to a decline of 2V4 points. DIHECTOBY OP ACCOUNTANTS Certified PuMlo Accountant! LAWRENCE E BROWN CO. 1615 REAL ESTATE TRUST BUILDINO. BURNS A SPEAKMAN The bourae of record Aiuuat T. American Bank Not Company terly 60 centa'on common, cava to stockholders of record Auruat 1. reanlap mur. payable Auruat 16 LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS CHICAGO July 26 UOOS RtealDta. 23.000. Market steady Mixed 1 t butchers. v.28 9 KATT? Receipt e, WO Jiarkct IQffllSo . featea. ii 020.33, ecwf nod fcufirt. mMWi w. - . Stewart Sugar to Redeem Bonds NE.W YQRK. July 28. The 3tewart SUgar Company gives notice that on Oc- . toper l next u win rtattm an of Its first mortgage B per cent bonds, paying for each $1000 bond and all unpaid coupons the urn of S1080 and accrued interest to Oc tober 1. 1818 Payments will be made at the ofHco of the Equitable Trust Company, of New York. On November, the second mortgage 7 per cent bonds win also b re deemed. Holder will receive 11080 -'or tacit 11000 bond, together Tlth accrued in terest to November 1, 1911. The redemption of this Issue will be bandied by the Coluxn hla Trust Company, tti Nt Toils. Wbe -dapoaits ekouldie made, LEOAL ADVERTISEMENTS ' le-ESTATE Os" JENNIE LONjD, DECEASED 3J Letters ot admlnlatratton on the above 'eatata navinir peen framed to toe underalrned. all peraons Indebted to the aald aetata are re aueated to make payment, anif Ihoee havlnr claims to present the aame. without delay, to DAM J. OOTSHAL6. Darby, Paw Or to hie attorney, ALBERT T BAUERLB. 606 Commonwealth Bultdlsr. Phils. DlVinENP NOTICES .hi.' a raeetl day the ahla Aiuolt July 23tn, 1816. July 83th. 1818. II. EVAN TAYLOR, INC. INVESTORS SERVICE Preferred BtoeaT DltManil tins or me Hoard of Directors held .the resular aeml-annual dividend of the preferred atock waa declared, pay n Lu, 1S16, to stockholders of record www am oa maiiea. BUI B. 8ETFERT. Treasurer. PARTNERSHIPS NOTICB U hereby rhen now ha no iurther Istereat tn the business of V M that Harold W Good- St US N 61a at. ptibdttokua at, tr.'ini' 1 iea ! 1., nsiiiea.aj .1 in. Sales in Philadelphia Net Hlsh. Lew. Cloie. Jhre. 10 AcmeT to 6JV4 AH 8tH ' 8 do pr . S6H 6W H ( IS Am Oag..l0V ltOV 1I0H 43 Am Rya pr 8W 8H ?V6 . ts Cam Iron.. 48 48 48 H 888 Eleo Stor.. SH 88 68 ium BOO Erie ..... 88 88 88 i 28 Oen Asp . 8144 8H 8H H 10 do pr .. 49. 49M 8H IS Ins Co NA 18t, 1SH H M to Lk Sup C loii 1AH loH .. 64 Leh Kav .. 78H 7SH T6,.... 48 Leh Va! .. 78 77 78 H 80 li V Tr pr 4tl 4H it . .... 800 AmOoVIi 6s 63 S84 084 Ve 8000 Bald letBs It, 104, 104 Va 1100 El&P Tr 4s 61 70 Ti 8t 4-t 9000 K T let 86 08 97H 08 . .... 1000 L S lno (a 844, 84 844 H 11000 L V B 4M 08 00 86 1000 do Coal. 104 104 104 ...1. 1000 PA a 4H8.101H 101 101 ..... 1000 P C Cn ES. 88 '86 86 '-f-1 100 Phil El 46. 88 68 88 100 do Be.. .104 104 104 ..... 1000 Ilea gn 4s 98 9SV 98. 3300 St Oas 68.100 100 100 1000 U R t c 4s 78 73 7S -f Increase. Decrease. Local Bid and Asked Run A Sua to ...!,... do nfd Baldwin .............. r.iu Moraire Oen Aaphalt . ...... . do pfd ............ Ke atone Tel do tr ctra ......... do'cref Lake Sup Corp ....... Lehlsh Nky Lehlth Val Lehigh Val Tran...... do pret IVnneyjvanla ......... Phil Rlee 1'hlla Co do B per cent rfd. ... do fl.per cent ptd. . .. P R nf t, eT , itemllntr Toropnh llelmont .... Tonopn,h Minlns Union Traction U O t , II H Steel Tork Rwy do pref Wm Cramp tr ctf..... Today, Bid Aa"ted 4ii BO 64 nil . 68H 6H 63,, J3l 6.14 lis I4J4 14 3 14H 144 T 60 10'i inu T5. 76 74 m iu iu 42U 421 4aVi W 4 8 30K 40 39H lOti 20., 10 o4 04,'i g.itf 4JS 4 4U 44., 4HI 44 B7H SS 87!i 86 86H 86H 14 IS 14i R0 i)7 SlJ J2H 74 72 Tterdy i 4 BH i 7BM 8 St 41 16 87., 74V NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET NEW YORK, July 26. The coffee mar ket for futures opened steady, with first prices showing gains of 3 and 4 points. Trading was quiet, sales on, the call being 600 bags. Thero nppeared to be little fresh outside demand with but little selling pressure In evidence The Drasll markets were re ported firm, holders there showing ability to maintain prices. The local market for spot cpffee'was quiet, but with an Improvement noted In the demand. Rio No. 7 was un changed at 9l. TodAy'a openlnjr. September 8 4.1fflS fn December 8 608.72 January 8 70 February ". March S SB4J8.00 My 8.03O8.88 June A,00 Bid. Teaterday'a eloae. fl 454TR 47 8.634 8 70 8,77(1 R 839 8 1144 8.00 18 63 .78 8.84 8.BS 10.00 Condition of U. S. Treasury WASHINGTON. July 26. The condition of the. United States Treasury, according to a statement Issued today, was as follows; Net balance In general fund, 8329,263,094; Total receipts, 849,605,934 ; total disburse ments, J58. 189.603; deficit for year. 111, 129,255, exclusive of the Panama Canal nnd public debt transactions. RAILROAD EARNINGS BUTFALO. ROCHESTER AND PITTSBURGH. Increase" 3190.617 18,. 103 13,(1211 2,491.03 768,014 1.051,418 1016 June rroaa , 31,036,868 Net after tnxea 242,825 Surplua after charre... 174,064 12 month.! rroaa....... 11,071,060 Net after taxes 6,072,101 Surplus after charres.. 1,064,137 CANADIAN NORTHERN. Third week July 1866.000 From July 1 2.620.(100 DENVER fe SALT LAKE. Second week July 183,700 From July 1 70.300 CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS & LOUISVILLE. Third week July 3148.703 121.416 From July 1 469,923 02,060 Decrease. 410.200 1.800,100 11.761 u.eis INCOME TAX Proposed Changes Outlined for the information and convenience of buey peo ple who are subject to tax. By moans of the chart con tained in thla pamphlet the propoeed changea In the law may eaally be comprehended. Bend for this patnpMtt, PB-lt N.W.Halsey&Co je.il inearoot nt.. rmiaoeipMa New Tork Chicago San Franoleco Edward B. Smith & Co , Xsiisusan 1881. ba'nkert Mm Dare New Tork and PMlatUlpSta Block Exckaxoit 1411 CasiTNDX Sxaisr, PaiLaonrnu 80 Pins Erun. Naw Toik LOCAL TRADERS CONFINE ATTENTION TO UNITED STATES STEEla COMMON T i.. ma a a-. .. , t t r it . .11 . jixtra uiviaena uecjarauon ana jsxcepnonaiiy j Eeport of Earnings Cause Activity in These Shares. ' Remainder of Shares Quiet Changes Narrow .i.j Trading; on the Philadelphia Stock "Ex change during- the first half ot the day wa confined almost entirely , to Untied Statet Steel common, aa a result ot the action of the directors In declaring an ex tra dividend at yesterday's rrieetlngr, and the report of Increased earnings. First sales were made at 87 a gain of 1U over. last night's close, but later the price re acted fraction on realizing. Following the trend In New York there was a drop to 85Ti. but early In the afternoon there was a recovery. More than 1700 shares were sold before 11 o'clock. The report of the corporation for the June quarter showed net earnings or more than $1,000,000 above the highest estimate, predictions having placed them be tween 75,000,000 and 880.000,000. They were three titties greater than thpsd of the corresponding three months of last year. Outside the trading tn Steel, the rnarket waa quiet throughout the forenoon. There were but few changes and these were narrow Cambria Iron sold Up M nt 48, Electric Storage advanced a fraction to 63 Jd Pennsylvania sold a. fraction higher at B71J and Philadelphia Electric was off slightly, selling at 28. Lake Superior wn taken at 10 !4 nnd Tonopah Belmont sold up U. tlapld Transit fell H point to 19H. The bond division was quiet. There was one sale of $1000 worth of Lake Superior Income 6s at Hb, off U from the last previous sale. FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW TOtlK, July 26. The feature of the foreign exchange market at tho opening was weakness In German exchange. Itelchs marks shaded to 72, the lowest figure In some time, Otherwise the market was dull and without features Quotations! Demand, sterling, 4.76 13-16; cables, 4.761.4: franca, cable, 8.904 i checks, 6.90 ! relchsmarka, 72072U; lire, cables, 6.44 i i checks, 6.46U; Swiss, cables, 6". 2 8 : checks, 6 28Vi Vienna, 13. 36 12.40: Scandinavian, 28.65 tf 28.76; pesetas, 20.16fJ20.26; guilders, cables, 4I71; checks, 417-16; rubles, 30,88 030.40; long sterling Is quoted at 4.71 14 (ft 4.714 for 60 days, nnd at 4.00 U 4.69 V4 for 90 days. The only feature In mid-afternoon In the foreign exchange market today was a still easier turn In German exchange on a nom inal quotation to 71 16-16 for checks and 72 for cables. Sterling wbb slightly firmer. Business continued moderate, Today's quotation of 71 16-16 for relchs marks compares with an extreme low rec ord reached on March 22, this year, of 71 6-18 and 71 U. Financial Briefs RATES FOR MdNEY New Tork . , Philadelphia Beaton . .... Chicago .... Call, 2 3H 4 J4 BANK CLEARINGS Hank clearlnga today compared with corre sponding day laat two yea. re: 1016 I01K 1014 Phlla'phla $41,001,846 $2n.801,814 I23.701.0S0 noaton ... 27.031,617 23,402.200 34,00.1,266 StVf TorK.. MH.7UB.M3 316,616.103 300,211.716 n.im,21H 4.4DB.810 6,921,430 15.667.724 12.111,443 ....... 1)0.884,440 44,624,244 ruitlmore St. Loula Chicago Pcnnn. R. R.'s Capital Stock rinonclnl EdUor: Sir Will you kindly Inform me. through the columns of the Evknino LCDOEn, the authorized capital of the Pennsylvania Hall- road and the amount It has Issued to date. GEHMANTOWN. The authorized capital of the Pennsyl vania Railroad is $600,000,000, of which $409,203,600 Is outstanding. Tho par value Is $60. NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS NEW TORK. July 26. nUTTEIt Fairly active trading In high gradea, Recelpte. 13,044. 5Vr,'ni!ILc.ie.hln.r..,';?r,nsr- 2BH30r: State dairy. 2828V4c: Imitation, creamery, 24 '4 23c. EOOS High grade atlll acarce and othera irregular. Receirte. 16.033. Extraa, 2930c; extra Urate, 2728c: nrata. 26m$28V4c, white. 3S836c, brown, 30032c. mlxrtl colors, 2530c The New York Subtreasury lost $416,000 to the banks yesterday, making ,a cash net loss since Friday of $7,304,000, A New Tork Cotton Exchange member ship has been sold for $16,000, representing an ndvanco of $760 more than the last sale. It Is said that $16,000 H bid for another. " The Committee on Securities of the New York Slock Exchange has admitted to the list Atlanta, Birmingham nnd Atlantic Hall way Company $30,000,000 common stock. Gold coin to tho nmount of $1,000,000 has been withdrawn from tho New Yprk Sub treasury for shipment to Cuba. piiiiiaiiiiiiiirauiiiiiiiijl I $300, 000, 000 1 ra In Dividends and Interest fift Thla la tha hue aum atatlatlctaai J r figure will t dUburiad la July. - tr railroad and Induatrlal eonora. .- tfona, to lacurity holder! aa their -E2 ahare of tha half-yaarly canlngst tzs J Tha proaperity of tha country , -; A could not ba hatter or mora oon- latal J cretaly Indicated; nar could a LXj greater lncentlra be produced for 1 the Inreitment of aurplua funda ' in tha aecurltlea of America' - r cardinal f Railroads and Industrials iS q Our tree Inreator'a rocket Man-, 1 ual, glrlng Important corporation atatiatlca, will ho aent upon ,r- HS3 queat. Aik for C2-TL, including SS bpoklat explaining ZSS "Tho Twenty Payment Plan" p 7a VJ uvpyirnnt?ciirmc s ES (Eatabllahed 1006) SS 40 Exchange Place New York St Siiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiuiiiraiiiiiiuiii INVESTMENT BANhERS Broad and Sansom Sts. giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiBffiiraiiiiiiiiiiiiiraiiiiiiiiBiM Capital $1,000,000 Surplus and Undivided Profits $430,000 m THERE are many angles to our service, of Credit; business or personal deposit embracing Travelers' Cheques or Letters accounts; Executorship and Trusteeship all of which should appeal to Philadelphians. Con venience of location and unvarying courtesy furnish additional inducements for your patron age. Logan Trust Company OF PHILADELPHIA Temporary Location! S. W. Cor. Chestnut and 15th Sts. ROWLAND COMLY, WILLIAM BRADWAY, President; , . Treasurer nflsiBHimni 1 Brotvn Brothers & Co. Fovhth and CKEsmnrT Streets N PHILADELPHIA . - High-Grade Inyestment Securities Upon request -we shall be,( glad to enter on our mailing list the names of investors ' who desire to receive regu larly our security offerings. Investors will be furnished with Descriptive Circulars any time upon application. k, $2,3Q0,000 DUBUQUE ELECTRIC CQ. 5 First Mortgage Bonds "jr. r. i I-.. " . it 1 Due June 1, 1925 'V . ' Dated June 1,1916' INTEREST JUNE AND DECEMBER V CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, Tru.leo PENNSYLVANIA STATE TAX REFUNDED These bonds are due In nine years, and are an absplute First Mortgage on the entire electric lighting, power and street railway system of the city' of Dubuque, Iowa, and vicinity. Total population served over 50,000. The net earnings for the past year are in excess of twice the bond interest. ' The .Company, in so far as it can lawfully do so, agrees to pay the Normal Federal Income Tax. These bonds are a legal investment .for Maine- Savings Banks. . . ' The replacement value of the properties is estimated over $3,000,000t' and is represented by $1,350,000 of preferred and common stocks. Price 97 nd Interest, Yielding 6.45 f. 5 . L BAKER, AYLIG & YOUNG Philadelphia Boston HARPER- & TURNER Philadelphia LAJRD & COMPANY Wilmington, Del. a,' A townsend whelen;! CO.: Philadelphii "ii jfiftfumt I T v