"J' wvm mi)iipippiwpwmi wpwwp"" I EVENING LEDGEt-PHILADBLPHIA, MONDAY. AUGUST 7, 1P16. 'ay 7 3INANCIAL NEWR vW YORK'S TROLLEY STRIKE AND HOT ' WEATHER MAKE TRADING LISTLESS nrokers Are More Anxious to Find Relief From Onures- f give Humidity Than to Transact Business Consoli ffe dated Gas Is One of Few Stocks Making Gains High Points of Today's Financial Ncivs v Philadelphia bank statement showed increases in loans and individual iivCiits and a decrease m the surplus. Railroad officials reported continued thorlage of cars for Unci operating cast from St. Louis and Chicagb Citrus L..m nt California filed claims anamst transcontinental ,-,,;,.,,, .. !.... mtnt$ of fruit to points in the East. Western money conditions were re Votor Corporation with a capital of $10,000,000. Cosdcn it- Co. declared an ttlra dividend of B per cent. Bar silver lower in New York and London. Call for strike of union trolleymen of Philadelphia Rapid Tiansil Comvanu's Una did not hffect the prices of trading tit Rapid Transit or other electric railway securities on the local Stock Exchange. New York Stock Sales NHW YOHtC, Auk. 7. Tho menace of the traction strike, which was Intensified by the morning piper headlines, Uept a large proportion of tiio stock trading nnd security dealing element out of the Wall street district today, nnd those who did present them lelves in nnd around the Stock Exchange made little effort to trade. Thn nnnresslve heat wni a material handicap to tho transaction nf imai.,.. I ,n(j those who could do so left tho Street early In order to obtain relief, Iluilnosi I generally was naturally of a llitlcss character, but with some stocks developing itrenEui aim ini"b dumoiu,,i.ui bhjo. Consolidated Gas attracted most attention becauso of an ndvanco of 34 points to 139, with the movement accompanied by surmises about tho prob ability of President Cortclyou resuming his place. In tho Cabinet if tho Admin titration is chnnged nt tho coming election. It was asserted that If such a chango incurred the head of the Consolidated G-as would tnko nctlon before his retirement In distributing a part of tho large surplus of that company as an cxtin dividend. There was accumulation of International Taper, which was tho strongest of thCinlnor tnduitrinls, ndvanclng nbout 1 point, with the buying accompanied by talk of largo earnings of the company. At times tho copper stock-? showed moderate strength, with somo buying Induced by reports of foreign demand nt 26 cents nnd of sales of tho metal at 27 cents. Fluctuations In such Btocks as Union Pacific and United States Steel common rera so narrow at to not call for special comment. Tho market tone altogether wis firm, with furtlfer evidence of n scant supply of the leading Issues. Cosden & Co. Declare Extra Dividend of 5 ' BALTIMORE, Aug. 7. Cosdcn & Co. hao declared the regular quaitcrly dividend of 2 per rent and an extra. 5 per cent dividend, pavnble August 20 to itoclc of record August 11. COTTON FEVERISH ' IN FALLING MARKET Only Feature Was Buying on Down Scale by Speculative Interests I cotton nnrvr wkather. MiW lUKIt, (inc. i Micro were "cui- terfll Rliofr in. cuairril mill nuimirn. Trial nnd Unlit showrrs over tho central aflu euKIrrn Iloniuils cil inr cumin urn. Th rsllowhic tfiiipcnitnm wcrn reunrid: thcTllIf, IW Tnmim. 72: Abilene. Oklii- ihomi, Molille, .Vlrrlillim, vinron, IiirminK Jt,am. Knairlllr. Atluntu. Thomusvlllo nnu Jaeluontllle. 14! Mircvenort. San Antonio, Corpus thrlstl. Del Klo. tort Smith, ev Orltina, Mnntronier), Clmttnnoncii nnu Bslelih. 70) Mcksliunr, IVunacoIn, .Nu.hillle nnd Aurujts, 78; Little Itocl;, Memphis. Parinnan und Wilmington, UUi (inlrtnton oil UarlcMim, i. . .... Tncro wan .111 men or nrecipnaiion nt ChttUnoomi .01 nt Meridian nnd (InUrs toni .08 at Corpus rhrUtii .13 nt Del Ilia: M at Atlintni .43 ut Auguntui .41, nt ifacon: .SO ut Snu Antunlo; .51 nt .Inek onflllei GO nt Thnmsisvlllet .00 nt Mont- 5Mtitrj .13 ut Mobile: Hi nt Nrn Orleans: .04 at Ulnnlnghnuii 1.7 1 nt rennacola nnu 2.01 at Taniiu. ' NEW YORK, Aug. 7. At tho opening to day the cotton market almost entirely Ignored weak cables and reports of rain in Texas oior Sunday, on which tho dccllno at 'Liverpool occurred. First prices hero were Steady, 4 to 10 points lower. A feature of tho early trading here and Id of the chief supports was buying on a scale, down by largo bpcculatho interests. Jt nas bcllced that somo of the Important Wall street houses that havo been coniist ently bearish for como time had turned bullish. Tha weather was variously Interpreted. th bears laying stress on tho rulnu in parti of Tens Sunday, uhllolbuUs called attention to tho fact that there bad been thowers in the eastern belt with predictions for more In those bections. The forecast for Texas was for partly cloudy weather tnd showeri on tho coabt, but local readers of 'tho map failed to sco In tho barometer lines nny sign of general moisture In tho Southwest. ltd!4 not wm to tak? a great deal of twins to holl prices during the early trad lnr. There van quite a sharp rally In Liverpool whtn tho market there saw that prices here wre not mow influenced by tho Texas shoHsr news, whlls the eastern belt forecast for howcrs wa considered un tuorable, and there was ev'dently a feeling that the precipitation reported In tho South west had not been heavy enough to mate rially help tho situation oer any Important area, . At any rate 1 rices rallied to Cithln 4 or 5 points of Saturday's cloring figures right after the call, and the uhpenco of more actle scattc-i-d belling suggested that old wns aceounts bnd been p etty well realised en the adanc of last week. Offerings In creased somewhat during tho mlddlo of tho morning, however, as if tinders thought "at the detailed weathr reports might ".w more rain In tho Southwest than alto tner Indicated by the early map and low orl"a nl,out 10 to 1J points net .t5h? Texas detailed weather reports ,im. .nis falr,y eeneral. though light, pre epilation oer the entlro State, led to In yZ locaI Prcusure late In the forenoon, wer which prices sold oft to a net decline L. 15 Points. Demand from spot "row and from Wall street houses In i7j on tne decllne.howeer, and toward aaay a recovery of half a dozen points Wred. Harris, Wlmhrop & Co. were ong the leading late-mornlng buyers, wtinnjabout 5000 bales December. ueneral business was much smaller than "" W(ek and tho market appeared to bo 7 . k0me Imuc-rtant fresh development m trading incentive. li-rom the eastern 'J advices were received, stating that a frost would be necessary to preent a tiuV curtailment In the jleld. Bat. close. Open. i.i.ii .... .... 13 U' 14,',- 14 11 14 43 14 37 14 Gl 14 40 14 UT 14 3K 14 M U US 14.70 New York Bond Sales lllsh Low. CIohq, S2IHMI Adnnn l.xpro-m la ... hi iimu :aa ioia l tm ner a vyi nt Vi I'lis L'll(ll) Amur Cot 1)11 T.H ll'i' 171110(1 Anitlo-rrrmh fm .... lilS a.t7flltl Am,r Pop Mpn Tin . UK UH 1IHMI Amer Smelt Hec Hh HUH Ull't iimu Amer Til ion 4s. iiii1) mi n.iiii do cM IV? ... lnt'j 7IMHI Amer Writ I'nrvr 5.. HO nilllll Alnhlidn iror. Is VI'. JiHHJ Atchlion nili Is KT; 7(1110 tlu cv 4 tlll.U .HKin Atlin Co Line 1st la L'l.llOO Halt & Ohio 3'i s 17000 ilo n lllDIl do 4s niHIII iln ev 1'iH .... noon Tielh Sleel rfd Is .'! imt. 1005 IMI'4 1114 1IH1U 7000 llroolt Itip Tr Bh 1IU8 luilJJ 20 Cnn Govt It lu.'l ... IHita noon no -is io.'ii o'i4 liooii do Is Hi II lnn'i 000 rent Ui cona ns sU'd'l lll'TI llit'5 Ml U2 hl 101 tUj4 !IJ4 KioU 004 1114 Hil)'4 iuii'4 llljj 0II'4 1O03 100'i US As1" Ulth. Iaw, Close. ifisr.- H3 t feM::: . ti July "' M- July rv . . . . . ..., 4K .17 li,., ,,14 U la u IS bil 14 U7 14 11 14 30 14 47 14 50 Wit 14.S1 14 117 14.7H 14.70 14.10 Liverpool Cotton UVErpool, Aug. 7. Spot cotton today was quiet, at a dgcllne of 8 points on the Jw of 8 19d fe mld-upland. The sales 5rBated 6000 bales. Including 6000 bales Utttrican ThA M .,- j ntn feilan ?,!-, ?rlcan- Tte market, for futures closed verUh at net decline of to 2 points. f ,. r- uJSY CONDITIONS IMPROVE i Bagest an Easier Tendency in Rates. Deposits Increase CHICAGO. An 7 llnniv rnndUlons ujlhout the West suggest on easier Jendency In rates as compared with a couple tfni'ks 8go- How ln euch a condition 1 maintained la a matter of more or m p'nJtu a jilt this season of the 2? there re nany factor which might w the demand for funds to become r18- Influence at this character might jf. thxousa war disturbing elements T. 7 not iPtedl, or tMoujh some se re aisaater id the cxod territory. S iJ? Jn? banh. ahow e me increase in d f S? u" result'"S in an tx-e?ff of the usual r Loan is manufaetured and indus U taifu rjot changed in. any materW 111(111 (Vnt l.ir lnt Is MIOO Chill Copper 7s . . 1 I'-a 1 - I'a SOU!) Clies & Ohio lv 1'jh.. H. li.iioil ilo ronv r.s ...... H1-i (K)(l Chi Ot West 4n IHI'4 1O0H Chi & Nun .1!jh MiJ 1000 do deli fta 1UJ1 .. llllH inooil Dhl II . Q Joint 4s . Ii7'i 100(1 do louft 48 , . r.7','i jnnn n -w x st l rf.l 4U, (i ' 300(1 do cp .Is ....... IUJ'4 HM'm uooo do cv 4'4 . . . loo- liioS 2IDU0 Chi It I & 1 rid 4s.. 7J 7J 100(10 ilo r,s r.ll;, 4000 do Is .M'4 100') Chi liny i jvi s i so 117 r.Tt lu HI H'4 ll'l'I OS IUiN llll'A losti Ml H-'Jl siS llllj. li-'Ji 10lll4 11014 !! 1004 loiiiS ii iS imH lnn'i lOO'l ss M 1111, Oil's so' ini'4 "III 1V1 close, lllnh. Low. Close. ArmeTea , 52 6W G1M 5U AJanlloblicr Ot 03J 03H 03H AlasU i flold M 8 7J. 7J 7H Alaska Gold M 10'$ 10)1 10f lOJf Am Air Chemical 73 72H 72 721. Am licet Su.ar SO SOM EC) SOU Am Can CUj M'f Ci C4f AmCar&Fdy hV.i CSH '7J 58 AmCar&Fdypf 117 110 110 110 Am Hide . Leather .... 10H 10 10 10 Am Hide heather pf,. Cl1f Ci' CJU 64! i Am leo Securities 27 27), 27H 27'f Am 1jcomotlre 08 OSM 08 08', Am TeomollTe pf 10UJ 102 lOUf 101'. Am Slccl roundrles f0 fit fiOJi fil Am Smelt A ltcf 021$ OT 03 03 Am Smelt & Ilcf pf Ill lit 111 111 Am Smelt pf A ni 01 l)2S 03 Am Tel ft Tel 120'$ 120! 129H 120W Am Tobacco 221f 220H 22014 220W Am Tobacco pRiovi 107 107H 107'4 107M Am AVrlllni: 1' pf aiK, 20'( 20 20U Am 7lne I. . Sni 31 Wt 31H 31K Am 7lnc t. ft Sm pf.... 02 04M 04t av,i Anaconda Cop M 70'f 70'f 70J 70'f A!0dited Oil 07Ji 07H 07Ji 07H Atch Top J.SP 102 102 102 102 Alch Top & H 1" pf 01 ICl 00 00 All Coast 1-lnu' Ill 112H 112! 1124 All CJulf . WI (U Ilald Loco Wks 71'. Halt & Ohio Kl'f Hill A. Ohiopf 7t nethlchcm Steel pf 120 Hrookljn Hap Tr MJf Hums Hros CG'f Iluttc .1 Superior Off llutterickCo 2SH Canidlan Pacific 175M tfo't 1755. 17o4 Central Leather C4'i C,ii Cl'4 fil'f Central I-atlier pf 112 111H 110f lll'-i Chandler Motor..., 102 102H 102)i l()2'i Ches . Ohio 60( GO 00 00 Chile Copper 10J 20 20 20 Chtno Conner 47K 18 47'f 48 Chlcaco 11 I & 1'ac 17J 1RJ. 18'f 184 Cluett, rei .t Co pf Col Fuel &. Iron . . Consolidatetl (!ai , Corn Products lief. Crucible Steel Crucible Steel pr ... Cuban-Am Sucir... Cuba Cane hucar .. Cuba Cano Suuir pf Ol'f nclmaro v Hudson 151; Detroit United Km 113 118 Domo Mines 20 25'i Krlo 34! 3.5 i:rio 1st pf 51)J 52). tl(nenl Motors pf 115 115 (loodtlch II V 70 70Jf Oooilrlrh II F pf lit 111 (lmt Northern pf ....110JI 117 C.uir States Sleol 2d pr . . t0 Ion a Central 2J, lnt AKtlcultural pf 42 lnt Con Cor t c sli. ... 103. lnt Paper ll'j lnt 1'aiierpf COU lnp Con Cop 4SU Intckel v tefs 4U. lnt M M cofdep 20)i IntM M pf cof (kp ... feSV Kan City Southern pf... 5SJ Kelly Sprlni; Tire 70 04 01 Ot 71!f 71 7Vi 84H (Mi 8 1'. 7315 73 731n 120 120 120 84 84 81 07 07 07 OJ'f 01 04). 2S4 28H 28'i HEAVY REALIZING WEAKENS WHEAT 110M 1115 1114 111)5 .. 43 435J 434 ViV, ..130 imi 130V, 1314 .. 13 134 134 134 .. 07f 084 07H 074 ..110)1 1104 110)5 1104 ..210 225 225 221 654 554 514 554 04,4 01)i 014 151 151 151 118 118 25'f 25'f 35 35 52)5 52)5 111)5 1114 l)l 70H Unfavorable Weather in North west Causes Rally, How ever, Before Close ortAty nr.i.T urUTiir.it ronr.cT tlUCAfiO. Ayr. 7.Tlm wenthor fnrernjt for the next M hour Inrtlcnlen cenenll rair rnmlltlonn, rrent loenl limn jerftcrnifl In Mlnonurl nnd Illinois It Mill bs tomenlmt cooler In Kamins. CH1CAOO, Auc 1 lleiw reallrlnK caused a 'hari) brcaU In the wheat mirltct today, but tho market Onlshed nboe the bottom on cocr!ng Current neu? was not as effectHe as muni ni acrnlnst a Ronoral desire to turn handsomo paper pronts Into cofIi Thero wtro further unfaorablo reporti from tho American Northwest nnd ndlrcs from Canadian Northweit wero tho worst jet rccelxed. A little uneasiness was in oIdcnco nbout the possibility of a strike on tho railroads, rcsultlur; In ionseratloii nnd somo ciosliiR of open rHts Keceliits In the Southwest wcro enormous, farmeis being' attracted b hlB i prices. Tiio market nt I.lcrpool was Oim, hut quieter There was n (Deposition pnv where to refrain from making cctcnsUc commitments until after the rcderat He pirtmcnt of ABriculturc's leport. Which will be mado public nt tho close of business tomorrow. The islble supply in tlic V tilted States is 44,161.000 bushels, an Ineronso of 3,272 000 bushels for the week. Arrlinls In the United KltiRdnm ilurinR the pist week were Rrcatlj beneath reiiulro meiits nmnuntliiR to onl 3,707,000 htishelo. Tho Htntlctlcal position r'rwliere Is bull lull, with r.ujopcan crop pro-pects unfiixor nblo and forclRtiers bcRinnlni; to icalle moro nnd more tbnt they will bo compelled to Ret their supplies In America. Lrudlne futures rnnsed as fallows 1700(1 Con Uui conv i.s ..fl-'l'4 loot) Del & Hud rfd -Js ... US 100(1 Ills Stcur Corp fls .. 71 noiio i:rlo omv 4a her li.. 71 luuo Oen Kiwi deli .' ... K., KMIII Hud & .Man In Rh .... i!7',4 41000 Interli Met -Ilis ... 7J't 7000 Interli It T ret '.h OH,, nniiu lnt ilcr .Mur ct 4'4b loiljl laooil Juii new O S 4'4h .. Mijt anno Larka Steel 3s 1UJJ . H'lJJ 41)60 do Rs 11130 .. .. "I! 4000 I.k Hh deb Is lull 1)4, fiOilil Leh Val It 11 con 4Wa 0J4 r. HM'i 1IHI. 7J riii M'A '. UtVi US 71 71 1(11. i7'4 J.lU trtl !i7Ti loilH loit'i mij Mi;ti ?4 no'i HI'S 07 Ul'a UN 71 71 101 m 100(1 IiuIh A. Xnah 100(1 Manhattim Stii 4s .. 4000 M K Jt. T 2d 4n 10'IOIH) N Y C & Hud (is 'J0O0 do .!H" 101)00 do 4s 1000 N V City 4s 11)38 ... liOHO do 4s 101) 10(10 du 4V4b luuo 21000 du 4',-iS 1'JOl ..... S.1IHHI N V r.wy ndj .'.a ... L'lilli) N Y Til l.en I'As .. 10011 Nor I'nc prior Is .. 10(101) do Ken 3s SHOO Ore Short L ref 4s . UOOO Pacific Tel fs 11)0(1 l'enna en 4'4s . .1000 I'ulillo berv N J ns. looo IteadlnR Ken 4h. . 2000 KenUliiB-Jer Cent 4s. 4000 ltepub Cuba Ts IDOI oon St I. I M S- H een 3s. looo do 4s ... . ... HOOD St I. & S F nJs w 1 .. 21000 do Ken ct 4a . . . . 31000 do In w 1 2000 do Her II w I 1000 Sin AtAl1 1st 4s.. 800(1 Stand Mill ns- ... .. (Kino Stiboard A t, adj ib.. 100O do rm 4s. 4000 South Hell 3s 11000 South Fuc 4s 3000 do cv 4a S'iOIMI do cv ret t li 6s. 1000 do rfd 4m .. ., 100(10 South lie Term 3a . moil South lly gen 4s. lliii)il do con Ss HOOD Tenn ri full paid bOOO U H Steel S V ,5s soon I'nlon Ilau & V is. 100(1 Union Pac 1st 4s r.ono Union I'sc cv 4s.. . Bono do rfd 4s ... . 400(1 Un Itis St U 4s , 100(1 Va Car Chm 1st 3s looo do Bs ... . 1000 West Union Bs . . . lil'i no 111 '4 hJi tin J. ion1; 10U4 liUS 1IM.. UN I)l4 or.'J oii 100 101 1IJ llll l' lot. M)t4 sou 71 31 h3 (17 OU . Ill I17 .100l . HO"? .10T4 , DO SI" .-loi'J, II.' .lO'.'i hi . 11(14 . HIS . 0V . no . 7 !W 101 111, 111 win i)iI no Kl'-s H-'jS on1 liin'i loo'i HtJ- KU 3S '.. oi;; 0- oin KKI'i 101'i OJ 0. (Ill li'JVj llll J, 0i . nj'i h-. 17 uu 04 117' 4 100 K4 K(I. lolW 10114 no llll' IH4 01 Wl V !!( 4ll'i 1114 8-N till' 4 inn's KIO'l 10JS lOi 3Sj lib 914 H-,'4 1114 100I4 101 111 Kit lilts 101. M)"4 804 Tl 5J'n S 117 UJ III. 7'i lOU's Ml Ml'. Mexican PUrolcum pf. f Miami Coppa Minn & St L011U MLssoiirl Pacific Missouri l'ac tt cfs N'c ton Cop New York N It &. II ... Xnv otlv Cintral ... New iOrk() S. Wist... Nat Ujs Met "A pf ... Northern 1'aiillc Norfolk it Western Ontario Slhcr Mia. ... 1'enn Itallroad (luickslirer Ilj Mccl bp Co It ly Coa toppir Hcidim: . . ltepubllc Iron .V K St louls . S r w I S-irb, Hoe i. Co bhat Ariz Cop bouth l'orto It Suuar pf Southern 1'acWc Southern Hy Studtbaler Co Tenn Copier Tixas I'.ulllc Thlnl .Uenuo Union lias & Paper Union ISa. .1 Papr pf.. United Cigar Stores .... United Cigar Mfrs Union Tactile Union racinc pf U b I nd Alcohol U S St At Corp'n U S Steel Corp'n pf.... Utah Copper Va-Caro Chemical . ... a-Caro Cticmical pf ... Wabash Wabash pf A Wabash pf 11 West E S. M Western Maryland Western Uiiloo 'III Whl& I. KL'dpf Mis Owlaiul luo'i loo'i Rj', 70 lot, 11 H. lM'liJ S" 1)111 01S, noli till 1)7. 100S LOCAL MINING STOCKS TO.S'Ol'AH STOCKS .. ,.... Jim Duller ...... MaiNamaru . Midway......... Mlipuh Estenslon , Idontana Northern, b jar ... 'lonopah Ilelmont . Tonopah Ilxlenslon Tononah Mining .. Ileai ue Bula 1VHI no OOLDFIEI.D STOCKS, Atlanta lilue Hull Ilooth .,..... liulldos O O D .., ............ Combination Frartlon , . . . . niamonuneld B 1 Daisy Florence ... ...... Oolilllelil Consolidated Jumbo Kitenslon ,....,.. Kewanas Oro . ... ,,...,, SAnd Ken Sliver Pick MIsur;i.uA.Niuu3. Nevada Hill ........... .. !.. Nevada S onder , Tecopa Mtnlngr ................. llll ,ss .04 .111 .JO .21 .13 4 1-10 rS 0 .211 .si ,oom ,ui ,13 , .01 ,01 ,01 ,0-i ,0J .40 .83 .71 .11 .04 .lit .11 2-1,1 .us M4 70ll 101 II.' lo-.U h", IIU'i in; tlll's fcO l)7 100', Askeil DO .01: .-'1 .21 ii 6 .27 .bt .10 ,01 .11 .02 .01 .07 .1)1 .01 .41 ,81 .7(1 .11 .01 .01 .11 .10 M American Malt Company Sells Plant NOV YORK. Aug. 7. It was announced at the offices of the American Malting Com pany, that the New York plant, at Aienue A and Sixty-fourth street, has been sold to George Khret for approximately f600,000 cash. Changing conditions in the manu facture of malt are said to haia prompted tho owners to sell. This sale Is the second step In the plan of the directors to dispose of unprofitable properties owned by the company. Charter for Big Motor Company POVBR, Del, Aug. 7. -The, Heseltlmo Motor Corporation was Incorporated here with a capital stock of 10,000,000. This company Is to engage In a general motor business. The incorporators are Henry T. Farrow, Norman P. Coffin, of Wilmington, Del , and Clement M. Egner. Elkton, Md. NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS KP.W YORK. Au . 7 -UUTTBK-JUIMI IImkIdu were 7 ,in. uncnansM ireiu o " wnni Uuwlnti vj --.vr-- Arm oa all grades 13. Quota aturday's . Eaas KtcelDU were ja ( i"ill..KO? ,,...- rtrffl. ultn ASy iruuilic .niiw.wuv SiU. hxsti. 5703c. ottwr grades uacoaagiia Fine Granulated Sugar Unchanged NEW YORK. Aug 7 Fine granulated was ouoted at 7 6P and 75c by iroliners tnday The last sale Jn spot Cuba raws was at 8.75c, about th same as FrJday'u CPiVlEg p.. - Kcnnecott Copper. Lehlch Vallej Lone Miml Manhittan Shirt Co . . May Ilept Stores...'.. Maxwell Motors . ... Mexican Petro'eum OG'f 111 lit 117 117 SO 80 W) 'M 215 !!' 41 41 41 10'. 10 10 l.r.'i ll!5 ioM 08)5 COJJ OS 4HH 48 4SX 4o 4,1'i 41 JO'S 20 20) i RS'j Si'i 8S' flS'i 6SJ, fiSJS 70 70 70 Wi 4G! l.VJ 40'X 77'f 77K 77 77 AH 5 3515 35)5 H')5 05 00 00 00 00) i 00 CO 00 77JS 78 77 77) 0G5i 00'. 005J 90 IK) 00 33H 3!9 3.IU 5 fi C 4'f 4'f 4J, 4)5 4 4X 17JS 17 17 nS'4 571 i f,S'J UM'f lOTi l('i 101'X . 20'5 20H 2Ws 2015 . fl'S C'i fl'S 55a .110J5 1U)H 110)5 110JS .12S 12S'i 12S'i 128' 7 7 55JJ C5K 25i ld)5 2.1 04) W1 10'i 1)0 3JJ 5!i IU 15. 17)1 57!i 55Ji 43 it 25i 41)5 2J oT 40M 10'i 1119 2(1 111 97)5 22Ji 7 55J,' 2X 41H 22J Ol' 40' i 10! i 199 20 114 07). 21 UljsOierlandpf 101). 101 ,. 0-1 . 40) . 17 .l'H))5 190 . 2d 20 .110 111 .. 97U 97? . 21 2) .123'i 125'5 124)i 125 . 2Hi 25li 245S 2.5 . 11)5 11 1155 1155 . 02 03 03 CI . 7Ji 7Ji V,i 7)5 . 40)5 40)5 45" 5 405. . 09)5 100J5 100 100), . 5.515 52 52 52 .HS55 ISS'J l')8)5 13S)5 . 8255 S2'i 8255 S2'i .100)j 100), 100 100)5 . 80)5 8G, 8055 8055 .118)5 118)5 llb'i ItS'i . 7735 78 7S 78 J 30J5 39 '5 39 39 .110 111) 110 110 . 1335 1155 1.135 . 493f 49'i 19'f . 2Gf 2G'i 20'i . 57 57 5G5f . 27 27 27 . 92i i)3'i 0J!i .5)5 5 5 52)5 52)5 5155 101 1335 4935 2035 57 27 OJ'i 5 52 101 LOCAL LOANS CONTINUE LARGE Total This Week ?37,000 Above Last. Individual Deposits Jump Tho outstanding featuro of the Philadel phia bank statimcnt for .tho week 1111a (in increnso In Individual deposits of $644,000, at compared with deposits ot tho previous neck. Loans Increased $37,000 to $509, 391,000. while tho surplus dropped $52 1,000 to $22,1)99,000. Details follow: DIf prv wk tf37.oou U14.U0U S (174o6() 1.74J,oi)() 4- 1,7.111 ODD 4 OS ODI) tiJl.llUO SJ4 000 usust 0. J3U.O0J.OOO, AUKUSt, 11, 10U. J1 911.000. AUBVIlt 3, IU1J, J8.(JJS,UUU, Aur 7. 10111 Ixiann . . , oOU.30l,i)H) 1). posits (Inai 4J1 JOO.000 I'lriuUtlmi l).77.',0(HI Due from banks .... fiS.77.MMHi Deoobll of bunks 1II1.BK4 000 Kx Clearing Houao. 17,4'Jl twill ltsenes hiln . 97.71)0 00(1 llumri required . 7'i.oat.ooo Surplus . . -- ni" "o" nurpius . Aueust 7, 1011. $8,217 J50 BANK CLEARINGS flank clearlhzs today compared with cone .ponding day lustra Ju Philadelphia ISO 4UI) J".0 SIR ISO U'.ll IIS -JJ. SOI llistoi .. .. a-'.05.,71J 17.h0J.03O 18.17T 078 New Vork . BT.mil,3U7 201.lllll.7JJ 147.0U3.OJO Chicago .... 08.0J0.5U3 4J.8I3.7JU 43.031,010 RATES FOR MONEY New York . . Philadelphia Jloston . . . . Cnliaeo CummerUnl ruiwr. three delphla. i'A OlH percent. Call 2 (J3H 4 .1 3'AOi Time 3U (l. 4i lib 4 & 4 04H three to six months. Fhllu- 10 or less. .. a life Reserve Banks' Discount Ratea 0er 10 Over 30 Over 00 up to so. up to uu. up to uu. r 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 3)i Trade acceptances HAaton . . New York .... Philadelphia ,, Cleveland ..,.. Klcbmond , , , . Atlanta ....... Chlrazo, ...... St Louis Minneapolis ... Kansas City... Dallas ...... San Francisco. '3 Avrlcul a 4tt 4 4 4 1H 4 iH 4 4H 4 rioston . ..... a New TorK ..,, o I'hllsdelphla .. 4)5 Cleveland .,,.. B ltlchtnond ..... 4Vi Atlanta ....... g Cblcaso ...... a bt. Louis & Minneapolis ... B Kansas City .. 5 Dallas ....... 44 San rranclsco, SW Up to 30 days Over 00. Up to do. Up to 1)0 3 3 SH 3 over 30 to 60, 3Vs 3 S'i ! 4 A' i 4 4 4 1" 9 )4 Com- modity. 3V4 3Vi SH 3 3H 3 S)i 4 per cent, 00 to 00. 4Va per cent, over 80, 3 per cent. British Gain In Exports and Imports LONDON, Aug. p. According to the monthly returns of the British Board of Trade the imports in the United Kingdom in July Increased 1.018.513 and exports In creased 11,601.489. compared with the cor responding month last year. DIVipENDS DECLARED Crescent Pipe Un Company rejtular Quar terly ot 73 cent, payable September IB to stock Of reord Autfvst 23 International Nickel, reeular quarterly of II BO a share 00 common, pajablo September X t stock oi record Aujsust 1, Whrnl- oiu'n iiuii Sept.... 1 .1114 1 i'H t)i. ... 1 .11 1 3SU Mnj ... 1 IJ'i 1 l' 1 irn inew in uvcrji Pcpt Die .... Mnj ... Onts Prpt ... Doc . . . Jlny I.ird Sint... 1 Oct . 13 UJ Illbs Sept .. 13 72 Oct. ,.tl3 37 l'ork Sent . . Ji 30 Ilia. tAskcd. S4 7lfi 4". lils no i ! 1)7 Hl 7J'i 7(1 41' isli 51'4 I.OW 1 IJ'H 1 .TV' 1 40' RJ'l 7d', 71S 14 IOTh 41l's Yfs'ilis'i Clnic. rln-o. nno 13 02 IT 7J 1J Til) 23 110 13 fij 13 J7 t! ' 1 011:4 tl.ll'i SJI4 70S 71 It M7., iu'4 12 llll 1J U" tl3 70 11JJ" it: ij 1 .T 1 lsS 1 I Pi 8T4 Tl'i 171'a 14 117'f, til li", 117 1170 IJ 17 23 J3 PHILADELPHIA MARKETS So - re 1 1 nkcteil At GRAIN AND FLOUR WIIflAT Ufcelpts nOJ1lbuli The mnrki-t wns unsettled nnd ilicllnid Ji- onili r lowrr i st em ndvlrrs Quolntlon Cnr Inls In rximrt tlc- intnrn " TPI Slinr 11 .ll'iei " '" imiithcrn rod fl, lll 31 st.nmtr 1 .lOWl 11. No .1 red, Jt toft 1 U, 1 .iTB, 1 11 rnlnMn.l II. Xl 'J'llf 1 1!H COItN Ueiehits. 37,0111 bush tiffcrlnRS worn llclit and prlns were li lili-hir but trnde wits oulet Quotation Cur lots for locnl trniU-, no to locntlon WnP riiVn .' ellov,. Ul 'i ; . ilo, stenmcr vellow IMfililr ilo No. 3 jclluw, UlJil)Ji. do. No 1 illnu, SSfitS'Jt "..iS'iV!.!.... m iv i liuah 1rli-p mini nrm under Unlit orterlim-s iitul ii fnlr dcmiiiil Uuntatlon- No S! white ,,11ni 4; . andyd tthlle, r,()i-.0Vc. No .1 hlti I1i ll'4c. No. 1 Mhlte ini)17c. sampl" (hum I &i Ic riAiUIt ltirclpts LOO I his and 1 r,J I It'i lbs In Kick Then wis little trnillnc but mill JlmliH ero well m-ilntnlnwl Ouotnllnn; pir 10(1 IIih In wood Winter cleir '-':. '!?. Wiilil,' l'i 7BBH J"i do intent 1(1 J3W0 nil, Knnsns. ?1. ur. cotton sirlcx ". lil'i ". 7" do HtrilHht i ot ton Hirlis ?3 )0l! -'3 , do. pati nt. cotton sicks. titSltril & (iprlnir. (lrst rlcir. JH'."??!;1 i0, Klralrht. JIIC i 10 do, pitint. HI ill W7. do ,rorll brands. MttvY 7 AV.e"'."'!. chpl nnd fimcy pnlent J7.1(). ",;'!,? k'I'U! rW ular trades Whiter char t.i -' ''J' ... u strnlKht 1". 7.1fil J"i do intent. , lit J3WII 30 Ki:ri.Oun ruled llrm under llsht offorlnB'i. but trndo was unlet Wo ininti nniirhy at J I COW 5 per bbl , und v.istern nt $5 JjIiU. PROVISIONS The market nileil steidj wlthn fnlr JolihlnB ilimnml Quititloiw n ij fnllnfts cllynef. In sets, smolc d and nlr drh d. L'sr, m stern beef. In s.ts. smol. d. JSc. citj lie. f. knuckle und t. micro unnki.l nnl nlrtlrlwl. 1'ic, western beef hiiuckl h nnd tinders Bmnkid Jlic. beef ham JJSW10. porlc, famlK 5J7 ,0WJN linn. H 1 'und. Jocse. 18i dUS'ic. do. Hklnnid, loose, lfl'i l')'P do, do smoked, lll't VJO'aC. other him, smolnl Lily cund (in to brand nnd nveriKC lH'4c. do. Iinms, smoked, western rurcd. lllic. Iwlled. Imnihss, 31c. plinlo annul dirs. S 1" cur.d. loo.' lie do. smoked 1 ic. bellies in pi Kle. niconllni; to nveripe. loose, 11114c. hreiltfast biriiii. us to hrund and nj'Ji'we rlly cured. Jl do western cured. llUfiOc. lard, western, refined, tierces. ll'4c: do, dp. tub ll'ic do pure clt, ki Itle rendered, In tiorces, 14V4C do do. In tubs. HV4c. REFINED SUGARS Tho market wis oulet. hut steady Henners1 list prlies Kxtn lino fcrnnulnted. 7 ViO. II ic powdered 7 XAtt 7."c rontertloncrs' A. 7.33 7.03c. soft tirades. 0 73W7.00c. DAIRY PRODUCTS CIinKsn Hi market ruled firm nnd hither under llsht olf.rlnt,s nnd n better .Kmind Out sldfl ndilces were Htrmit-or Quntatlons: N.w York full cruiin fancy, 10' tfl7Q. do do. fulr to .-ood KHoinHc, part slclmi 0W1V IllITTllll Tha market ruled llrm under liBht oflerhus and n f ilr d.mand rolluwlnc are tho Quotations W'citeru solid picked i re ami ry fancy spec! lis :Uo extra. llo&Jli;, entra firsts Jlie. Ilrsts 2Sc. seconds 27(27Vc. nearby prints, Jim j. 31c. do lUcniKe extra 3.)Jc. e.o tlrsls 2H(8Joc. Feconds, U7(SlJ7Wc; Jobblns sales of !ane prints Jl.tJ.'loc. KOOS There was a uood nutlet for the limited receipts of strictly due ckks. prices of which advanced 30o i-r ense Quotations In freo esses, nearby extra 30o per dor nearby firsts, S8 Id per stinilird iiise, nearby current receipts. 17 II1W7 91 Per case, western exlrns, SOc per doz . western extrn Ilrsts. JN 40PM 70 per case, do, firsts. $7 hOtj 10 per use. fancy selected. randled fresh tee were Jobbing ut altPJjC per J"'' POULTRY I.ivn rowls were in smnll supply nnd firm I'rnllliiK chickens sold slowly and rule.1 weak. Quutitlons- rowls 'JOWJlc roosters 14MIV. spring ehlekenj uccordlnc to quulltj wilkhlnq 1lH1 lbs and inn apiece JIJ2i white LeKhorns. iicc.ndln lo quallts. JUCcJOc. ducks, as to slx. nnd duality ir,&17c. plseons old per pair "JIWJKc do . ounB rwr pair JUjDJJe. DltlJSSKU The mirket rule I firm und.r llsht ntrerlnea and h fulr dem md Squabs were hl.'hcr. KolloWlnB aro the quotations 1 resh kllled drj-idrked fowls. U to Ihix lr JiatktU. fancy selected, JSc, do weU-hln.- 4Vi 65 lbs. apiece. 'JJVjc. do. welhlnB 4 lbs apiece. 2JV1C, do welghinsr .!' lbs apiece, 2Jc. dp. wcljhlnu 3 lbs iiplece J iUlc- wl3 In Mils . Ice-packed fancy dr -plci.e.1 Northern In diana and Illinois weishInK 4ft3 lbs apleco. sic. do. southern Indl ina, and Illinois, welkhlnic 4 lbs apiece. Jl4c. smaller blses 18l!0c Old roosTerS' dry plcke.I 15V4c. broillns chickens llli.ioU larke, J(IfC27c. do, Indiana larce, JIW aai: do '.mSller sirei' SJ,23c Ilrollers. Jer. y. fancy. 3JOS4C- broilers other nearby, welBhiuK lOJ lbs. apiece JOOSJoi broilers, nearby, smaller sixes. 272l)c. ducks nearby, sprlna- lJ0c sguatis per do -White, weleh Ini llOU lbs r iIm 11 BUOI 73i do. white, welshlik OWlo'lbs lr dox . J4 uojiir, 23 do. white. welBhlnu 8 5s lp 0I !1 7,I1 J 2' white. weUthlmj 7 lbs lwrdoi J 304 011, dn white welchlne (10IIV4 Us Per do.s . J30 STB. do iarlc, JJ J5T0. do, small and No. 2. b0ctfl,J3. FRESH FRUITS Choice stork was In fair request and eenerally steady as follows Apples , lielaware and Mar land per hamper, fancy. I1W1 J3. fair to tood. 354J73C Ummi per lix Uto7. pineapples Pr crste. Florida, fl fiO&J BO, cherries. New xork. sour, per S-lb basket. OUSODc cherrles. eating "arletlea. per k-lb basket. OOWhlc. reaches. OeorBla ' per earlier. IteUe. f. Bi)J. klberta, IJ 1(1 01, barmen. 11210175 Mountain Hose. SI T3u2. cantiloupes, Delaware and Maryland, per crate. 101 73. do. North Carolina, per standard crate. 5Oc0$l 21, do North Carolina. iJelaware. per crate tl J301.5O. waterraelous. southern, per car. I13U&4J3. VEGETABLES Demand was fair and prices Benerally wera well maintained Quotations lilt potatoes, ncr bbl No 1 Eastern bhore, tl 73WJ Ja- No SB "stern Shore TScOfli No. 1 Norfolk. $1 SO 0173; No 2 Norfolk' 73c. White, potatoes, Jersey, per basket. 40041c bwMt MtatoeZ North Carolina per bbl No. 1. 13 30 4. No 2 12 02 73 Onions. Jersey, per basket 73e0 11, do, 1'ennsylyunla. per nsinper, 11 Jnl 27! do. do per loo-lb baB 12 750J, do Vlrklnia. per basket, 1101.30, do. Iowa, per 100-lb. haj 1343 JI KBSPlant NorioiK. per .craw, i 2 BO Cucumbers. Noriolk. perooi. do. do. per V4-bbI basket, 5UW 1-3 bbl. basket, ooc LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS CHICAGO, Aim. T HOGS Hecelpts. 20 O00 Market loVhUhTr. 'MUed and butchers, IU 130 10 13. Bood hay, lr,u10 15. roewh heuy. f0s'4O, Tilsht. 19 40010 10. pbjs. 18.0000 33; bUCATri Itece'lots 14 000. Market 102So es. lUOdQ.u u, twn mim. us.iv. m. stockers and feeders 15 7807 70. ) si. ciiim iiosoaijso. tSHKEl Kecelpts. IT U0Q Market strqns Nsilve and western. 3 3008 10. lamb). 13.03 01 J SO. . die, xty II BOA J. do, do, per Sales in Philadclnhia Net IIlRh I.iOW Close, chjte. O.Am ats...U0 10 110 ..... In Am lls pf 084 08'4 os'.i 10 Cam Iron . 4y 43W Wi V 800 Ie Stor . 00 017 T V 330 Iik Sup C 10T loix, 10()i 1 stA Nav. 74 74W 744, 12 lh Vat . 774 77Mi 77M. '. rtJ l'enna It II nnift fir, JiflVfc ..... 10 I'Co cm t)f 40 40 40 438 1'hllfl i:icc 2'1 2RW 284 3J1 PUT tr cf 10 m'i 10 W 01 l'hll.i Trac 7li TdT-i 780. Vt 3.11 Ton Rei.. 4U 4Vi Vi 100 Ton Mln.. fi7 fiyA fills Ill I'll Trac .. 43',, 41V4 41H 'A IT tl O I ... 88 Mb 87V4 b CO". IT S Steel. 8(iy, B0V4 R0, V, 5 W J i Sm 1014 1014 10 IlllSDI. Net lllrh t.ow Cloe. rim S000 liar 1.1 Cs loiif, 103 U)1,m 2000 Ij H I e 41 31 111 31 21000 Ij V en 4',4s 3. 1)0 00 01 2I00O I.ch Val con 2001. 09 00 00 inoo ilo (!:. ...tlo 110 110 Bono lA'Tr IriGs ill Hi il"i loo 1'hlla Kl 4s 81 Hl )il r.100 do r.n 101 10m 101 .looo Unites tcls ',i 7J s Incrca"c. Uccrcape Local Bid and Asked t Condition of U, S. Treasury WASHINGTON, Auj. 7. Tbe condition of tha United Statea Treasury, according to a. statement issued today, was as follows: Net balance In general fund. J5:7.$7O,0Ji; total receipts 110 763 613. total disburse ments. J12.17J2J3. deflcit for the year I12.S3l.5S0. exclusive of the Panama Canal aaa public debt uansaciiou. Huff a Rui no pi. t llrlll J U Ilnlilnln Klec Moraga .,,... Uen Asp du pre t Kostnne Telephono In t c do pref ...... . T,nke Superior I'oru lhli-h Nmlimtlun .. LehlBll Vlllley .. I.ehlKh Vnlley Trnn do pref I'ennsjUnnla 1'hlli I.lco l'hlli l'o .. ,, ilo per rent pfd.. do n ir cent pfd.. P II T t o Itcnillnc TnnopTh Hel Tonopah Mill Unlnii Tnc IT (I T f H Sle-I York liny do pfd Wm Crump t c . . . . Toilij HI l . Ask. Silurdiv S4U M IJ 71 IIs .11 'n; (IS 111 7 it; IU u Till 1!(IS 40 37 .ll'i 1H. 111 1 .1-1(3 4 m HTJ4 SIP4 11 .ui4 72 r.n ru Y' iTit4 ?n? 1 (l'i lll'l i hJ1 mi's 2sji 4ll4 .111 iO., Hi 4 hi1! r. 41U Mt4 11 37 75 111. IH'l rif'i :ii llll '4 114 IIS, 7IW ii't IJ 2N'S III :1k It ,ied fill Ml .11 Tl'i III (I' I I nn'ii 2S'4 in! .111 4(1 l;4 UlU c n 10 nj. 41.. Ill 11 17 78 K74 Ml Si 14 11114 NEW YOIIK COFFEE MARKET NHW YOniC, Aus. 7. Tho market for coffco futures opened rteadv thli mornlnc; at mi ndanco of 2 to li points. Trailing on tho call ian faltly nctho iith sales itmountliiR to C250 baB3. Tiio market durlnc tho enrly trailing held steady, itli prices on actlc positions nhow itiK net nihanccs ot nbout 2 to 7 points Thero ias conslderalilo Bwltcliinc; from September to March, September to May and December to .Tnnunry. Thero ins moro or less ncattereil tiado buylnB and It looked as if new outside intercstH were grndually bccomlnir Interested on tho lone; Bide. Tlecelnts at Ulo and Pantos for tho week totaled 410,000 boRs, which was 1000 haps more than for tho previous icclc and 111. 000 bags moro than for tho simo time last year. The local spot market was steady, with a fair demand. Itlo No. 7 wa3 un changed at 8d. September October .. Oercmbcr . Januiry .. Mar.h .... April .... Mav Uld. To til's openlnr . R. 11 08. 10 .K. IJ . 8 r.JSJb.SS .s 7J .8 73 . S.S1QS S3 Saturdiy's rloc 8 17f(i8 31 H 4H11IH 41 8 1(1 HX r,j s nittiiK ns K I 'I8CS 7(1 8 7I8 73 RAILROAD EARNINGS I'llltn MAllQUUrTK. 1010 Tourth week July .... J 301 I'or month 1.780,20 J CHICAGO AND AT.TON. June cross 1'1il,T,t! ,-44 ... 47rt JJJ Total Income -nniS'.Ud IJ months Bros io,3ji,jsh jt ..... 4,Ilii7lll Total Incomo 3,12l(,OJ0 ar.onarA souTiinitN and tlorida. 4lh week Jul iW.! '?. Month 107,111 MODILn AND OHIO. v 4th week July j.1,v5S? A-i Month UJ0.7S1 -1.4-j ALABAMA GREAT BOUTlinnN. Ith week Jul M1.I2JI I"..5i5 Munth Inrresse jn.nji 2J7.0SJ 1202,740 lUl.l.HH UN IISS 2,0711 Mil 1 uu .11 a l.bOO, 110 Qbtl 38 5S3 410.731 CINCINNATI. NEW OKT.TIANS' AND TUXAS J UP. SO I uiil,u.a 111 271 13S.1&J 4th week July, ...... Month COI.OUADO AND BOUTlinnN. Ith week Jul '.'.Sl-Sol. Montr. 1.J3J.40U JIOUTIinitN rtAII.WAV. 4th week July 'J',11?,",. Month O.lhJ.liOl Decrease. I.OUI8VIM.I3 AND NASHVILLE 4th week July l.?!T-!3 "!! Month UJJ 121 Oil 1J3.01J J311.1.11 81,017 037.01J FOREIGN EXCHANGE NnW YOniC, Aup. 7 Tho market for foreign exchaiiKo opened slUKKlsh. Quota tions were ii thndo under Saturday's final figures There was llttlo of interest in tho market ,, ..... Quotations: Demand sterling, 4 7C ; cables, 4 70 7-1G; franc, cables, 5 00; checks, 5 91: relclismarks. cables, 71T : checks, 71 13-16; lire, c.ihle3 C45; checks, 6 15V-; Sls3 cableB. 5 38 ; checks, 5 29'i ; Vienna, 12 30 nnd 12 35; Scandinavian kronor. cables, 28.70 ; checks 28 80 ; pesetas, 20 14 and 20 22; guilder, cables, 41a ; checks, 41 7-16; rubles, 30 40 nnd 30 45 Long sterling Is quoted unchinged nt 4.7l?i for CO-day bills nnd 4 COK for 90-day bills. In the afternoon tha dullness of tho mar ket was um dieted, lluslncas was on n nominal basis, witli tho only quotable change In rates u decline ot In franc checks to 5 91's. Cables were unaltered, nt 5 90, .Sterling held at I 75 7; for demand and 4 76 7-lu for cables. IielcliMiiarh. checks, 71 ; cables, 71 I5-1G. Cotton Buyers and Sellers NEW YORK, Aug. 7 October "Wen man, Oulld, Jtenskorf, W. Clumoens, Waltera and Norden bid; HnBedorn, Krederlckson, Hicks, Hubbard, Mitchell, Brooks, Rosen berg, Itountree, Hentz, Downs and UUclc offered. December W. Qumoens, Wilson, Orvls, Mitchell, Newman. Brooks, Moore & Co. and Uuild bid; Vllnn, Keiffer, Itenskorf, Itosenberg, Black, Sellar, 1'rederlckson, Goss and Brooks offered. January Hman, Montgomery, Is'orden, Clifford, Walters nnd Lester bid; Moore & Co. It. Hubbard, Downs, Fllnn, Schlll, Geer, Allen, Freeman and Schtffer offered. March Schley, W. aumoens, Hyman, Montgomery nnd Norden bid; Sellar, Downs, Itosenberg, Wlggln, McBnany, Or a and Henti! offered May Schlll and Wee bid; Hartcorn of fered JulyWalters, Hoyce and Sledenburg bid; It. Hubbard and Schlll offered. Tho value ot the brick and tile products of the United States In 1915. according to the United States Geological Sunty, was J135.791.8H. HEHS0I1 Mum mm mmm EEll.MARKET 32 M KEYSTONE. PARKAS STRIKE CALL TO TROLLEYMEN HAS NO EFFECT ON RAPID TRANSIT 'ISSUES Small Amount of Trust Certificates Sold and Price Ad vances Slightly -Trading Continues Extremely Dull and Changes Are Narrow Tho slrlko call to union trolleymen of tho Philadelphia Itapld Transit Company which went Into effect thts morning hsd no effect whateer on tho trading In the Rapid Transit securities on tho Philadelphia Stock I'.xchniigo during the tiny Ailde from the crtrcme hot temperature, the utrlko was nbout the most widely ills cussed topic In financial circles, nnd what Inlere-t thero was during the small amount of trading centered In the trolley Issues. Thnt holders of these securities evidenced lib ncrcousnsss because of the labor trou ble ctuscd no surprise In tho Street. Throats of a strike 1ml been heard for sev eral weeks, nnd the call did not arrive un expectedly, although many financial leaders were not taking the threats seriously. The general opinion seemed to prevail tint tiio strike would not assume largo pro portions, as It wns bellexed that tho ma jority of tho trolleymen were satisfied with tho present working conditions and wnges under tho co-operatlvo plan put Into effect by President Mitten under the Stotesbury mnnngement, and that whatever difficultly might be encountered would bo short llcd Strength was added to this belief by n statement made by President Mitten In commenting on the strike, when ho said: "From 3 o'clock this morning nonti ot our men have missed a trip. Wo ore rui nlng the regular number of cars, and the public seems to take the matter na n joke." Tho only activity in trolloy securities dur ing the early trading wns in Rapid Transit trust certificates. A small number of these Issues were Sold during the first hour at 18y,, which wns Saturday') closing price, and In tho early afternoon two sales were made nt an advance of U Dullness prevailed throughout the fore' noon In the mnrket for other Stocks and tho bond division remained quiet also. Changes were few and narrow. Electric Storage Battery, Philadelphia Electric and United Cas Improvement gained a fraction nnd Iehlgh Valley ad vanced n half. Lake Superior was un changed, ns was nlso Tonopah Belmont Pennsjlvnnla lost n, fraction on an early sate, hut later recovered the loss. Trading continued listless throughout tho afternoon A small amount of Philadel phia Traction sold up ,, nnd Union Trac tion sold up , at 43 14. Just beforo the market closed' 100 shares of Itapld Trust trust certificates exchanged hands nt 19, gaining another i over tho last of the day and ,J over Saturday's clos ing price. OPPRESSIVE HEAT INFLUENCES CURB Brokers IncliiTerent to Transac tion of Business United Verde Extension Is Most Active NHW YOnK, Aug 7 Trading on the Broad street cur'j was hampered to a great extent by tho oppressive heat, which made brokers almost Indifferent either to receiv ing or executing orders, but thero wcro somo stocks which overenmo Iho Influence of theso conditions nnd became active and strong. United Vcrdo Extension wns tho most prominent feature, more than 10,000 shares being traded In, with an advance of from 30 to 31,4. Aetna i:ploslvo was nlso traded In on a fairly large scale, ndvanc lng from O'a to 10, nnd thero was a good volume ot trading In Knthodlon Bronze preferred, which advanced to 22, followed by a reaction to 20. Tiio motor stocks were Irregular, with Chevrolet falling from 195 to 187 and United Motors dropping from C,i to 03 V4 Up to a late hour In tho day thero w ere no sales In Standard Oil Issues. Consolidated Alizona was In good demand, selling nt I, nnd 114, with Importance attuched to tho showing mado In tho balance sheet as of Juno 30 of $111,000 lncash assets. TVntTKTnTAT.S. DM Acini r.xplosucs Am Hrltlsh MfK Am Munnnt .. Cnnjdlan Cnr Co fan f nr & Kilj- urcf Chevrolet Motors Curtls Aeroplane Drlrits-Senburjr Kmcrson l'lionograph ricmlsli-I.ynn Haskell A inrkcr Car Hcnilii- Mf 1 Knthndlnn llronio pref Jlnxlm Munitions Munhnttan "lrnns Jll.lwiln Mtccl nils i;ievntor Peerless Motors l'onle Unir S S Kresto w 1 .sin ml Motors Htulz Motors Submarine TrlaiiKle Film United Motors United l'nillt Sharim; U S I. nmt It com do pref Whlto Motors Worm lllm bTANDAHD OIL STOCKS. Illinois If J Ohio sis Trnlrlo l'lpo . Hill htnnilarrt Oil of California -' Stnnilnnl Oil of Nv Jersey 51R Standard Oil of Now York -UU OT1IEP. OIL. STOCKS. 14 -.H :::::::::::: 11 . tn Ashed. i-u in 4u r.ii 71) so 187 ll'i 2'. SI 11(1 , Hill, inH HU4 ,.ft $ .10 J- i yi ll4 fill' 57 r,n 2()V4 J DO llll) KHi ll',i r.4 il Ot 01 Mi 8$ 03l4 03 oil W, " ." 01.. 01V4 K inn aiij r.jo 03 Cosilen 4 Co. . inter l'etroleum llouiton Oil ... Midwest lief .. bapulpa Iter JHNI.N'O STOCKS. Atlanta ..,; llutlo Copper iSInc Hutte . N Y I'erro ilo lMsco Flrt Natlonnl iloliltlcld Mentor HecK Mlnlne Howe Hound Jim Duller Jumbo Extension . . . . McKlnley-OarraKh ... Marina Corner ...... Mines Co of America MplinInK Mines Co .. Man Toy Ht Joseph l,end West i:nil Con White uaKs . 5- "S in'4 iH l 31 '1 SMI, 3V1 4 7 7J4 4'i 41 SH DO 71 71 r.s no iiii 7h 14 IS 15 lS'J Hit 6J 4 U BONDS. ferro do Pnseo Inter Marino Os ..110 .. VO 114 UOH GOVERNMENT BONDS 2a registered 1030 Js coupon. 10 JO ....... Is riBlstcreil 1U18 Js coupon. 1U1S ....... 4s registered JDJ3 4s coupon. 1UJ5 ............ I'anamu l's. reelstered 1030.. l'anama ", riKlstereil J!1;?., l'anomi 'Is, registered lulll,. l'anam Js. cuupon . , 111.1 Asked. HSU DO . . osyj, .. KIOU .. KIOH .. lDOH .. 110,, .. I'HU .. UH'l .. im;i .. 101M .. Spot "Wheat Firm at Liverpool LIVCRPOOU Aug. 7. Spot wheat was firm today with Australian quoted nt 13s lid unchanged; No 2 red winter 13s Id, and No 1 Northern Manitoba 13s 5d, an advance ot 2d. BAR SILVER Bar silver was quoted In Iiondon today 31 7-10d, off 1-lGd Commercial bar silver was quoted In New York today at 65TsC, off lie. illllllllllllDillilllllllllllllllUlllUg E5 The Increasing g H Investment Value of E nj StandardOil g Securities s TT Send i S t II in ul SI Send far pamphltl gf s Jut of Standard Uilt hare piled up a sat iufrcient tut plat h w ) iify nearby dubibuum sss ES of prcfitt to tlocthold' S3 pp en &i the inapt of a ilcct ionuj of large ex- j f! tra cath 4hUenJ, & iJ Q At for.TX-PL. helai. SJ SIS M mg Statdard Oil (o- S3 tS3 thtical hanjboo end S3 E3 booklet captaining SSS S "The Twenty Payment Plan" S P rT'-nrVTSTTwv-v ivi sa VJ Irvvivrimfrvlyjnjrltlt V S Exchsnse PUce New York S lll!lllll!l3III!lllllll!IIIIi!IIII!S LONDON STOCK MARKET American Group Inactive, but Firm. Changes Confined to Fractions LONDON, Aug;. 7. Business !n securities on the Stock Kxchnngo continued quiet to day, the accumulation of orders overex tended wooif-eml being; irifllng;. Tho mar kets were lncgular. While tho tone of Americans wero firm, the R-roup was Inactive Canadian Pacifies received support. Ornnd Trunks wcro slow. South American rails were dull. Domestic lines wero mixed, with changes confined to fractions. , Hesitation wns In nvldcnco In the gilt edged departmant, where llttlo was dono. Thero vveio rumors of a further Impending ndvanco In tho rnteB for tho shorter matur ities of treasury bills, but they wero not credited. Discounts were easy on purchases of bills by American Interests. Tiio foreign department wns Inactive. Tho feeling with regard to nlllcd bonds , vins cheerful. Oils hardened. Notwith standing strength In freight charges, ship ping description lacked steadiness and wcro lower. CAR SHORTAGE CONTINUES a VdT7 VU..M. .$ PUBLIC SERVICE BONDS Carefully selected securities, of proved merit. Send far Circular. MELLOR & PETRY 3J6 COMMERCIAL TRU8T BLDQ. 18 SOUTH BROAD STREET FltorOSALS VUl.LliM bTUELU bONS CO.. 1000' AUCII t . ba.vs lilins tend specification posted for iuinuftcturlns bulldloc sua power plant fur U i It IV Flelsher, to Ut eructcd at Twtu. tv-Qfth and Keeel sts.. ihllad(lpbla II Ids to t sent to b ii, A 11. W FWshtr Co.. Mala si3 Kactor sts Maoayunk Dot later titan August 18V WIO. for tint aUsnUon ot Mr. A. A. iUUtr l'reiDOsals villi bo rsceived oa Uu fol lowltui llaa of work lixc'uvstlon, brlckwurlc, stons masoorr, cut ktooe. axaamaotal tsrra cotta. structural steel. mlsceUansoua Irouwurlc. rooaiur and sheet nwtal work mlUeveirk pUstsrloir cenwot work plumblcs palatitur and elsiltf turd ar marbls. tlW and tcrriezxQ wufk. we4e tsuks radial brick stack cblat work, roll las stu aura. , stl sisii, jnltf UvaeU. .imI iurtittans sic Tb rkht It HEexvtd to regct ioy or all d 1. INVEST IN MORTGAGES AT 5.4 Recommended by BEN T. WELCH 132S Chestnut St. BAZ!ERGCa INVESTMENT BANKERS Broad and Sanson Sts. ' WANTED Dauphin County Gat Ss REED A. MORGAN & CO. WKST KND IUB8T ULllO., I'HIIV MtmUxs vt lb I'tOla. Ste-k itifiuww D1KKOTDRY or ACCOUNTANT CyttsVd fwUllc Aw4itilJje xniW&m$Sm, Ofllcials of Eastern Railways Say Thero Is Plenty of Business CHICAGO, Aug. 7. Officials of railroads operating eastward from Chicago nnd St. Louis say that tho tonnage situation Is still a matter of, cars and not a volumo of business. There is a dally shortage of carss ranging from BOO to 1000 for grain moving purposes nt Chicago, and shippers aro com plaining vigorously on account of tho lack of shipping facilities at some ,of tho prin cipal gateways. Other commodities are suffering to a similar extent, and officials will not predict when there will be a chango tn this situa tion. Tho great Industries aro still pouring out nn enormous tonnago and deliveries of products of this character are greatly de Much Copper Sold Recently NHW YORK, Aug. 7. Thero has been sold within the last three or four days by large producers 15,000,000 pounds of copper, Tho prices for the last quarter wero In tho neighborhood of 20 cents. Important In terests nro now asking 27o for September delivery. Thero Is a scarcity of tho metal becauso refining and other operations have been hampered by the humidity and tho heat Spelter Ttlarkct Continues Dull NEW YORK. Aug. 7. Continued dullness fentures the spelter market today. Prices aro unchanged, prime western spelter, East St Louis, being offered at 8c; August nt 8Hc; September nt 8c; October at T&o, and November and December ittc. Gal vanlzers are rot nctlvo and it Is not be lieved they will enter the market on a large scale In the 'vcrv near future. SECURITIES Public Service Securities are a lien on the success of communities. C, In making a purchase of Bonds for investment there are several underly ing requisites which are more nearly adequately met in good Putlic Service Securities than in any other class of investments. Cl We specialize in opd Puhlic Ser vice Securities. C. At the present time we have a par ticularly attractive list yielding from 5'A7 to Gfo. tT, "We will consult with you either personally or by mail regarding them. Barken Ayliig S.ug Letid Title Bldg. Philadelphia si o- 'VlJ 1 x V .-A, atisifi. jt inn ritrtiMTlftitfli'JBgaa