SSmSSm'wmmrm'mmrmmfmmmmm WMumtjMg"'"' I 6 K j L " "' T "" T '"""" " ' '" ' " - -- ' !--- .-...-.- lV , ... ,. - FINANCIAL NEWS " ' -- - EVENING liEDGER-PmLADBLPfilA', WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1916: 3OTNESS IS LARGE IN WALL STREET AS U. S. STEEL COMMON CROSSES 101 HigKest Stock Has Ever Sold Million-share Mark in . . , .Trading Passed Before 2 o'CJodk Recessions Frequent and Wide on Realizing & High roint8 in Today's Financial News Unilid Staiea Steel common crossed par of $100 for the first Hi its history, being the most active in Wall street trading. Trading in i on a biff scald Sharp 'Aclinc in cotton prices. Good buying sent i me tu stocks whcat German exchange tip in mornina. but scllina caused decline in afternoon. touched another new low point. Midvalo Steel directors did not discuss dividend at today's meeting. Price of bar silver higher in New York ana London. NEW YOIIK, Sept. B. The tnlllion-sharo mark was pasted In tho Steele market today before 2 o'clock, with trading on nn exceedingly, largo scale In many issues. Moro than one-fifth of the business was In United States Steel common, nnd tlio movements In that etocTt woro determined by tho execution or buying orders on nn unusually largo t scalo. Baruch, Bros, und Flnley, IJa-rroll & Co. each bought moro than 20,000 shares, while A. A. Ilousman & Co. took moro than 10,000, nnd F, B. Kcech & Co. bought 10,000 shares. There were numerous C000 sharo-buylng orders. This record-breaking demand could havo only ono effect, and that was tho moving of tho stock up to now high-record prices. Earlier )n tho day tho stork, after ranging slightly above 09, moved up to 100, and It wns not long after that all tho offerings around that prlco were absorbed, and In tho lato nftornoon tho utock crossed 101, Bliowfng a gain of moro than 2 points for tho day, nnd tho highest It has ever sold. The trading In. 'Marino common was also on a large scnlo, carrying Its prlco to 50, and Marine preferred, which closed, yesterday at 118, roso to 121, mak ing a gain of more than G points. Recessions in theso market leaders wcro frequent and wide and wcro regarded us indicating heavy realizing sales, but It was Insisted that whero theso stocks wore sold other stocks were bought by tho samo operators and tho recessions wcro followed by activity and strength In other quarters. Tho war-order stocks ero in brisk demand all through tho day. ' Tho profit-taking sales Increased In volume nnd had more In.'lucnco In tho last hour's trading, when Marino preferred fell below 120, losing almost all Its early gain. Beading yielded about 2 points In a few minutes beforo the close, nnd there was a sharp reaction In many other stocks, Including Crucible Steel, American Beet Sugar and Marino common. i Midvale Directors Do Not Discuss Dividend NEW YORK, Sept. C Directors of tho Midvalo Steol Company held their regular monthly meeting today. Tho question of placing tho stock on a dividend basis was not discussed. NEW YORK STOCK SALES Last close. Illsh. Lott. Close. Alaska Gold M 124 13 12H l.'l Alaska J Gold 7H 7 7ii 711 Allls-cnal Mfu , Am As Chemical. Am Ae Chem pf. Am licet Sugar.. Am Can Am Can pf. 21 .. 77H ..101 .. S0K .. rem ..115 Am Car & Fdy 02i Am Coal Products 143 Am Cotton Oil 62K Am Itido & Leather.... K)V Am iiiiio & l pf ran Am Ico Securities 27.' i Am Linseed 22H Am Linseed pf fiOH Am Locomotlro 7GJ .10 Hi 103 25 24 2tJS 775f 77JJ 77JS 101W lOlii 101H OW 80 00 VW 03JS M ma inn urn G4tf 02JS O-Ui 140 S3 10K C3JS 28 22H 50H 77Ji io: 14S 53 105f 51 28 23 51H 70 147 53 10 53Ji 28 23 51H 78 103 Am Smelt & Rcf, Am Smelt & lief pf 112H 112M ll'JW 112M Am Smelt pf A 06 07 0G)i 07 Am Smelt pf B S3 S3 85 S5 Am Suear Heflnlnc 109 109J4 100 100 Am Sucar ItcfinlniJ pf ..110 11S5S 118Jf 118W Am Steal. Foundries 53H 55H MM SUM Am Tel & Tel 132 132K 132 132K Am Tobacco 210!f K20H 220J 220H Am Woolen Am AdU -KM 4051 Am Wrltlne I pf 27H 28H 2GH 2SM I Am. Zinc L Sm 35H 37 35H 35 AmZine'L & Sm pf .... 73 7.W 73 735i 7 Anaconda Copper SOJf 87 Wi 87 , Associated Oil GS 08M (S8H G8JJ t AtchTop&SF 103 101 102M 101 i AtchTop&SFpf 09 09 09 00 I , AtlGulf&WI 735f 74H .1 74 h ' Atiauif&wipf co co co co f lla'dwin toco Works.... S0H S3f 80!' 81!f i Baldwin Loco Wks pf.. 101 101 101 101 Bait & Ohio SOU 80 SO 80 Bait Ohio pf 73H 731 73H 73H i Bethlehem Steel 487 491 490 493 J Brooklyn rtap Tr 85 85 S5H 85)f Brown Sltoe C2H 03 03 03 Brown Shoo pf 09 09 09 09 , Burns Bros 77) 77H '.7H 7715 i Butto & Superior C7J GSH 07 08 (-,' Cal Petroleum 20 22K 20i 22 3 Cat Petroleum pf 48 49 49 49 82 82 82 18 17J; 17J' 20f 20!f 20)i 5-1U MH 51U lOt, 103 108 50,'r 40JJ 0 30 30 30 07 07 07 HUH 110M 110H Canadian'Paciflc 177 177 177)4 177f Central Leather 57)4 57K 674 57U Chandler Motor 107)4 110H 109 J10)X Ches Sc Ohio G0H 61 C0H C0)i Chicago Oreat Western. 12)4 12!f 12!i 12)f Chicago Oreat West pf . 30 30H 30)4 30J4 Chi Mil & St r 03!X 01 03H U3) Chi & North western.... 124U 124!f 124) i 121)4 ooc&stL cay, mi coix oou O O C &fit L pr 82 CM it I & Pacific 17)i Chile Copper 20 Chlno Copper 5-1 Cluett I'ea & Co pf 103 Co, Fuel & Iron 49)f Col & Southern 30 Continental Can 07K CoiOELiP Dai. ...110 Consolidated Gas 137JX 13S 137i 138 Corn Products Kef 14IJ 14)1 MM 14M Cruclbla Steel 78H 83W 78!i SI Cuban-.Vm Sugar 235 239)f 235 '239!f Cuba Cane Sugar 55)f 60H 64W 60)4 Cuba Canq Sugar pf.... 04M 05 01)4 05 Daa&IUoOrpf 33 32 32 32 Diamond Match 118)5 120)4 120)4 120)4 DlstUl Seo Corp'n 40 40K 45H 4(5 firle 37 37U 30)4 37 Kris 1st pi 52Ji 52)4 52 52)5 Erle?dpf 41 42H 42H 42H General Eloctrlc 109)f 172 171H 172 Geo Motors pf 120 123 Goodrich P V 71 71)4 Gran by Consol 80)4 SQVs Great Northern pf 117 117 Q N cfs for ore prop... 3SM Greone-Cananea.. 48 Gulf States a 1st Pf.... 05 Gulf States S 2d pf..... & Illinois Central,.., 101 Insp Con Cop 6S54 lnt Agricultural 11 Int Agricultural pf 41)5 lnt Con Cor v t c th... 10)i Int Con Corp'n pf...... 73 Int Paper,..., 10)4 Int Paper pf 73)4 Int Nickel r t cfs. 4254 Int M M c of dp 47)1 Int M M pr c of dp. ...110)5 -124 JevelTeai.., 69 02 40)f 48)f D5! SO. 101 59 12 41!X 16H -77H 17H 79 4 IK COM lOrtU 1tf 73)4 731 bGH 80)4 110)4 110),' 33)4 39)5 43 48)f 05H OSH SO .80 100)f 101 58 tSH 12 12 41U 4 IK 10 73)f 10)5 77K 41)5 4H)f 110)4 121 01 01 10 73U 17K 79 41)5 4S)( Jewel Teapf 111H 11075 110JX 110f KeUy Spring Tiro 83)5 W)i S3H SI Kennecott Copper 503f 51!5 51 51)f Lack Steel C04,.,. 78J 80)4 78)4 ,S0 Lea Itubter Tire 47 -4QU- 47)5 48H Lehigh Valley 78)5 7SH 7t)4 78)f Loose-W Ills 1st pf.,,., 82 82 82 82 Lorulard 5P Co 237 238 238 238 Lorlllard P Copf.....118)r 120 120 120 Mactay Cos pf..... 07 67 67 67 Harwell Motors 84)4 85H MX 85 Wax Motors 1st pf 85) 85)X 85!X S5)X Max Motors 24 pf...... 55H 0 65)4 56 May Dept Stores.. ...... 61 61 61 61 II eiican Petroleum. 109)4 113SX 110)4 113 Iter Petrttetira pf, 01)5 05)4 05H 9315 Mliml Copper..... Jo Mo Kin & Texas 3)1 Mo Kaa & T pf....,.,.. 10 Missouri Pacific 4 Mo Pao tr cfs.., ., AH Mo Pao w I............. 2245 Ma Pao pf r I...,...,.. 47)X Hat Enaa and 8 Co.... 25 Mat Lead Co. 65 KerCoaCop. .......... 21)X T.'w York Air Brake... .135 Hew York Ce?trl,.,.,,.103!X 10DX 103)4 103H KYOiAVt ,.. 20M 265 26)5 20H KorfoikKOUttfiJ-n. ....... 23 23 23 23 KorfoOC &Wst3..,M.127; 128M 127M 128 Korictt&Westpf...,.' i 60H SOX 86)4 Kortliem Pacify. ......UWf 110i 10DH 100)5 xtetano cuTu Mto,,,.,. on ' 3cms AXUL. ........... 27 PaotOaTil & TbL ...,. 37 t'eoa Kaii"M .... S5H vhiiitdJciiJa Ct.. ....... 99 Wti&t Q twm, 85)5 3)X 10H 4 4 35 3)4 10)5 4 3JX SSM.jHOi 4t 4a 25)4 65 21)4 138 26)4 36 65 X 30M as 25 65 21 137 35 3)f 10H 4 I 25 65 21 137 J4 mm Q &,&: ', 25 29 1M 3fl 65X 65)f 3ft " 3 Last clone Illsh. Low. Close. Pitts Stool pf OS 09 09 J!) Pressed Steel Car Co.... 51 55 C1J4 55 Ily Steel Sp Co 45'X 47 45)4 45J5 Itay Con Copper 25 25JX 2o)5 25)4 Heading '.....101'f 107JX lOlU'lOC Heading 2d pf 44)5 40 40 40 llcpiibllo Iron & S ". 54J4 55)5 53 55JJ Itcpubllc I & S pf 113U 111 11375 113)5 Bhat Aril Copper 29 29)4 29 29)5 Seaboard Air Lino 15JX 15)1 15K 15)5 Scars floe Co 209)5 210 210 210 Sloss-Shcf S & 1 17 CO fit) 50 South Porto It Sug 179 178 178 178 Southern Pacific 07)4 07)4 07)5 07H Southern Ry 24 23)5 23)5 23)4 Studcbakcr Co 123)f 120M 121 125 Tennessco Copper 25 25 J4 21JX 25M TexasCo 190 203)4 197 201 Third Avenuo...., ,01)4 C2)f 02!J C2JX Tobacco Products 45)4 4SK 40 47)4 Tobacco Prod pf 101!i 102)4 102)4 102S Union Bag & Paper 8 835 8 8)4 Union Hag & Paper pf.. 48 CO 48 CO United Cigar Stores 98)5 102JX 00M 101)4 United Fruit 105)5 107)X 1G0JX 107 Union Pacific 138)4 130)5 13S) 139 Union Pacific pf US 0 IPS F pf.... US Ind Alcohol U'S llubber U'S llubWr 1st pf..., USKm H &M ussm n&M pr..., U S Steel Corporation U S Steel Corp'n pf. . Utah Copper Utah Securities 10'X 17 Va-Caro Chem..i 41JX 42JX Va-Caro Chem pf Ill Va Hwy & Power 47 Wabash 13)5 Wabash pf A 48)4 Wabash pr u , Weils Fargo Exp... West Union Tel.... West K & M Western Maryland. Wheel & Lako Erie Willys Overland 45)5 Willys Overland pf 103IX Wisconsin Central C0)5 Woolorth F w 130 80JX 80)4 80)4 SOJX G2)4 5234 :,2V, 52)5 110)5 115H 112 115 , C9 CUM 59 59JX lllif 112 1U 112 , 72H 73H 7.1 "J , 50)4 51)4 51)5 51M OSJS 101)5 00)5 1U0)5 HS.t-i HH)i 11S1X 118)5 .81)4 85 8i 85 17 17 41)5 42)X 110)4 110)4 110)4 40 45 45 13)4 13H 13)5 48)4 48H 48)5 20)4 2054 20)5 26! 4 125 , 131 121 124 03 05)f 03 C, 05JX 59J5 COJX CO 003X OH 29)5 20)4 4)5 4H 4)5 4C)5 45 40 101 103?X 101 COJX 603X 50J 133 137 13S 2S-X 4)4 COTTON PRICES DECLINE Ig- Favorablo Liverpool Cables Are . nored Buying Is Good NEW YOItlC. Sept. 6. Favorablo Liver pool cables nnd unfavorable crop weather were Ignored .at the opening of tho cotton market this morning. The tone was easier, with prices down 6 to 11 points. Offerings were largo on the call and buy ers were not obtained until prices declined to a level at which orders were reached. Thero was some Wall Street silling and a supply came from Liverpool. Tho buying was of u good character, coming from spot and uptown Interests and from tho West, but was not large enough to absorb the supply. There was a good deal of southern sell ing here, partly from New Orleans. Trade Interests were good buyers of October, and after the execution of stop orders on a de cline of about 18 or 20 points from last night's closing figures, the market steadied toward the end of the first hour. The market was weak lata In the morn ing, and It seemed that selling was encour aged by rumors that returns to the National dinners' Association Indicated a ginning of 612.000 bales prior to September 1. The pressure on the break of about 25 to 29 points from last night's closing figures was patly the result of further southern selling, white additional stop orders were uncovered. The decline was checked around 1G.59 for December by covering and rallies of 8 or 9 points, followed by the publication of the weekly weather report. Ytr cloie. Open. ,,,,Sr,T! 1IW in. hi l&.M) January .....In. UT j.Vbtl jiK :::v.::::8:i8 l&fe tipot ,.. 15.05 ,,., rwotwi - "-! -"" jsvcr-iuucr tf IIlh. is fo IK. hO fS.hU IB.OT lH.lV 10.22 Low, Close, 5.47 ltl. .-,H 1S.3!) 15.A1 1.1.1)7 15.73 11. (--J 1S.UU 3.07 1H 6.1 10.00 lii on .... 13.60 Peojrfes Trust Company of Philadelphia CONDENSED STATEMENT SHOWING CON DITION AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS AUGUST 81, 1810. ASSETS Loans and InTettmtnti.,,,, ,S02.T89.22 IUil Ejtt, Kurnlture nd j?uiuren iiia k acch ou.j.. vira9.oi Cub oa hand and ta bank,,. 28T.T00.02 $2,597,944.85 LIABILITIES CrlU! Stock ,.........,.,..,. IS3MS0.OO Sorpliu and UniJIrtdcd ProflU (Earsad) i 143,S8,eo HorttM. (12th. k Arch Sta.)...... 100,000.00 I1UU PayatU TO. 000.00 DccotlU ....,.,... L0H.68a.S5 $1,597,944.89 LOUIS FLEISUEB. Yi&liwt. aS0OE jr. t-iSHEH. Tun Vie Pr14ijt, JOSEM! . BUWN, 6sond Vlc Prwldant. 6, Sm. Tttts aiil Triut Ctiittt. New York Bond Sales .tXOOO Al Gold ev Gi Bet Anj n.1i0 Amer Agr dli f,..., 113 28nouq Anglo-Krrnch St DA ;rontM) Am i'orflgn Pec r,.i..li 70'Jil Amer Smelt Sec Ua.i.lot) n nun Amor il cic n...... in 00 conv iB r Co -iVm 0X4 on Ken 4a...., UilH Trann H I, in, H Co I.lnc. lat Vi;t Tl rlt OOll iin rnnv 4m ......4.lno: ,-tJOno rti cvt HHa, ..IK 1S7000 Armour Co 4ttii...,. ox zutju itcniaon n 20(iil Alrh Trani mill, A,l.n I'n f miuo Halt & Ohio ZVi ...... Avi vooo iiosi ,.,....,... ,.looS Howl rto ev 4V4a... IMS 14000 Pr Itftn Tr na,iui8..1oU louo llran On Klv lat 8i 101., 2(P0o) can Oov Ba 1021 imSi 40O(iH do 1U31 .. ..... UU'i .Iimiu CH.(lna A IJloe fia... UHV l()0(i(i Cent leather lt.na...ioa 20011 Cent l'ae lat 4a.... hh niiuii i ni 11 11 i 1 ua...." 3C000 Chill Copper 7a .,...124,, MHiO Clira ft (inio 4ia..., tMVh 17(100 do .conv ISa ....... 02 201)0 Chi ut Weat 4a .... (I1IU l(Hini) CM k Nwn an .... Nl 8000 C II ft Q Joint 4a .... OH,. 0000 Chi M & Bt V cv tUa limti Btmiii Chi 11 1 ft 1' na.... r,ii 211(10 Con Una conv (la ..122T jowl Cumljerlnnd Tel fn im 2000 Del ft Hud rfd -I ... Dili 3000 ncn A 11 o rid na..., or., I211110 den F.-c deli Ca I01S loon iiud ft nan rrd r.i.... iu"i TAW. PIAA. i noU miji ! MS ut. K I'lW .BIS ions 100s 01., I'SW 02'4 OJH BOM f 'J 4 0lI Wk jS .ll'JH 1i Jsjfe lrHiVi looii iHliiHI III Htecl deb t .....III. OlS 11J 1.100(1 Indiana Klrel fn ,,..U)1 102H 102S 1111 123U Sljt luou r.n 122i SSB 10k lSt ml 011H iiS3 123T4 OJJi' flo'i St 1)7 lllllii mi 122' HIlH 2 104H l"li (lllllll Inlerl, Met 4. a 73U 10(1(1(1 lnlcrb H T ret ,f.a. ..Of., 1HI000 inter Mer St cv Uia.Km'J SSnoiM) do w I Oa 08 40(iii Inter Nav Ob... lull. . lfimu ,arka uteel na inn.. OIH Kino I.k Hit deli 4a lli'.'S., Jir, 1 01)011 I.K Hh deb 4a lUdl., 1I4U 30(10 I.l & M T na till. 2000 ilex 1'et Co Ha 1 1 r lmioi) do Hi Ser A ,.,...110 linn) do Her : 1'".. 200(1 Mont l'ower Ca .07t4 liiiiofl N V Air Ilrnko rvt Ua.lloiii 41000 N Y C ft Iiud Oa 1J2., iniHiu do 4 ihiH 3(10(1 do mil 4l H2.'4 111(10 N V C ft II lid 44a.,. !)2i ri(Kll) N Y City 4a 1IIM Illd'a 10(111 do 4H Nov 1037.. I""., 2000 N Y Dock 4a 71W loooo N Y N It ft. II tl 111;. 400O N Y nwy mlj r.a r.7'fi 12000 N Y Tel Ren 4,iB.... 07J liiuiio Nor I'an nrlur 4a.... Utrt liioo Oro Short t.lno na..lllil., looo riro Hwy ft N con 4a... Uljl 7000 l'ncltlc Tel.Jla lll.Jji 4000 l'enna 4a lots DliH Kino do gen rt 4(4n. .. .101 lMioii Pa 4a 11)00 rn 4',a. ..llll. 2(100 Public Herv N J 6a.. Ulti looo Hemline pen 4 in;4 jodon Kt i. ft h r aoj w i.ciy. 10(10 Houth Hell Ca 101, fiiiflii South P.10 rdl la... K4 17IKKI Houth Hwy iten 4a. ...70S 2O0O nSuth Hwy con fia ....loo;. inoil Tnoa Co cv Oa I11IJS 2000 Third Ao ret 4a Hlti 100(1 IT H Govt 3a mil'' J.'Oiill U H Htecl a t Ca. .. .HllJ' l!0(j( Vn. Hwy fin in! 2O0II Wnlinah 2il r.s UN 7n(10 "Wnh.P T lat et 4a.... 1 loooo Weat Md lat 4a fl7',i ROOD Weat 10 ft M cv C8..12II 4000 West Union 414 a .... US., 1000 Wheeling ft L I! 4a . . 73'4 7.1 in4; 100' i 1)74 lm IK o. .I)1'4 )0Hi 110 110 l'. I)7"4 7a IIS 10'l 07t4 SvS , 101. 11R 11(1 l'i 0714 Hon n:t J 11 112t4 no no 2'4 K2'4 li.'J Il2j4 liioH nmti id'i 71H 111;, 07J4 Ulti ion 1)1 H 101 i vv 111', 71 111;. I)7'i 111. 10(1 H 1 ioi; mi.. llll3 KI15S Kllit 101 Dl lll n.-.'i ir.'t bh!4 ki' loi. loi,, WlW Wl4 704 7()'4 100 KIO'l lllljl lOIN I lUHJa 1IKIJ 5 ldlW 1(I3) i OHK OhW UH'A IW'4 r,74 r,7U I'JII 1211 1)4'4 04 7JV4 73 tM'i WHEAT PRICES END AT HIGHER LEVELS September Leads the Advance. Outside Cities Report High Premiums for Cash Article CHICAGO, Sept. C. After showlns heavi ness for n time, following strength In the early trailing, tho wheat market turned firmer nnd closed higher today. September was tho leader at tho out set, advancing 2c beforo a. trado was made. Outsldo cities reported high premiums bid for tho cash article, the host on tho crop to date. Sales for export In tho last 21 hours wcro 1,000,000 bushels. Tho up turn brought a lot of realizing nnd values declined to below yesterday's close. Later covering Inducod by a statement by tho 1'rlco Current to tho effect that tho weather in tho winter belt wns too dry for plowing and rcporta of further takings by foreigners rallied tho market sharply. In sympathy with the rise hero yesterday tho market at Liverpool Is strong. Tho vis. bio supply In tho United Stntcs nccording to Dradstrcct's Is 011,754,000 bush els, an Increase of 2.7G1.000 bushels for the week and compares with 12,670,000 bushels last year. I .ratline futurea ranged as follows: Wheat . YesMay'a , Open. High. Low. Close. cloae. Sept... 1.03 1.B.1 1.5054 tl.r,2i 1.B1 Dec... 1.BH4 1.B414 1.02,, tl.B4,, 1.B2W May... l.MI l.fill 1.B3V4 U.C3V4 l.t3. Corn (now delivery) Hept... SS'i xS'i. SB RSJ4 RS , Dec. . .. 70 , 7(l'l 7511 70$ 7BK Mny. .. 7o'4 7UU 78!i 7014 70(4 Sept".."!"" 47'i 47H 47., 47'4 4fli Dec... 611 BO 40?1 40. 40M May... B2T4 B2I4 B2U C2H 6214 "Lard Sept... 11.00 14.00 14.B2 11.(15 14. B1 Oct.... 14.55 14.57 14.CO 14. B5 14.82 Jan.... 14.17 14.17 14.12 14.1S 14.12 lllba Sept... 14. BR 14.05 14.B5 14.05 '1I.B7 Oct... til. 3D 14.35 14.30 14,30 14.30 Jan.. 13.20 13.20 13.12 -13.10 13.15 Sep". .27.80 '27.75 27.75 Oct.... 27.07 27.20 20.00 27.0(1 20.0(1 Dec . . 27.07 t21.1)0 21.07 Uld. tAiked. BATES FOK MONEY Call. , TIma. New Tork rr 2 W8H 2,, ffl3 PhllnUclpliU ..,; 4 4 85,, Hoaton ., . VHYf Chlcino 11V504 ,4 4 Commercial paper, threo to alx montna, Fnlla delpbla, 4Vi tf4V4 per cent. BANK CLEABINGS Hank clearlnua today compared with corrc pondlM day la.ttwo W. Philadelphia.. 14.1.502.780 125,50(1.717 I21.iiiio.481 Honton ..... 31.017. 1 21.1S'S.21-. 10.322.112 New York . .551,823,480 S52.523.03U 170.823.001 Organized 1807 Howard W. Lewis Ji President lo Edward Stotesbury Lewis W Cashier m G. II. Millett 'Tfl Assistant Cashier John Schlagle Assistant Cashier Farmers and Mechanics National Bank 427 Chestnut Street J., WSM R i The National City .. Company wl Laa taken over the Wj Bond Department of The National City Bank of New York and purchased the LiuineM of N. W. Halsey & Co. Dealer in InTeatment Sccuritie The haelneM of the combined organization! will be continued br TheNationalGly Company II Chtitnut St, 55 Walt Bt, Philadelphia New York NO RESPONSE BY CURB TO 'CHANGE ACTIVITY Advances Recorded in ' n Few Stocks Movements Gen erally Unimportant NHW TOIUC, Spt. ft. The Curb mar ket failed to follow tho lend of tho Now York Stock Exchange In today's active trading. There were ndvnnccs In somo etocltB, but price movements wcro gener ally without Importance, nnd It was com mented on that thero had been no Increase In outoldo speculative Interest. Mldvnle Steel was nbout the most prom inent feature, moving up 1 point to G.1i, nnd a gain of 1 point was made In Sub marine. It sold at SOW. American International Corporation, which according to current gossip, has ncqulred control of International Mercantile Marine, moved up 1 point to 4415. Somo of tho In dependent oil stocks were nctlvc. Metropolian Petroleum, which rose 1 point to IB ',4, was at n new high level for tho present movement with n marked In crease In activity. The buying was based on Btatemcnts from n Mexican manager of the company, who has Just arrhed from Tamplco, reportlhg stable political condi tions, with gratifying progress on the pipe line work nnd willing operations. .Sinclair Oil moved up from 3Di to 40,,4, and Cosden & Co. ranged from 15H to 15. United Verde, with an advance of over 2 points to 39U, made a new high record, 1NDUSTMA.L3 riiii,, Aetna Explo1vea 10 Am llrlt Mfu 12 Am Mnrconl .... ,n' Canadian Car Co 40 Can Cnr Fdy pfcl.... 05 Chevrolet Motors , 107 Curtis Aeroplane .... l)rl?Kn8en1i Umeraon Phonograph . lfaakell fc Darker Car l!int!en Mfc Kathodlon llronzo Mnxlm Munitions Manhattan Trana Mldvnlo Hteel ... fill. l-!tiitmtnf. ... rcerlcta Motors 23H J'OOlO pref. Id 2t 14 nil. W H H KrpBffO w 1 Htnndnnl Motors Htroml)pr lituu Motors Hutimnrlnp ..... TrllTlKln Film unuou Aiotora I'nltcil I'roflt RImrlntf u n ij nna ii com. . ilo prrf Vhlt rotors World I'llm Mil 'MS 07 37. CO -4ii Aakecl. lOTa 20 , Ml 7(1 20O 2!l 7(1., aW JH n!i 0.1(4 (IS 24 k 4.1 ,f C3 K Ti STANDAIID Olfj STOCKS. llllnol 17(1 Ohio 23H l'ralrlu i'ln-i 2IR Hlnnd.ird Oil of Callfornil 27.", Klandaril Oil of New Jersey 010 Standard Oil o( New York 210 OTltnil Oil STOCKS. Coarten OH 12, Coadon Co lo'l Inter Petrol Ill llouatnn oil IK Mldweat IteOnlnx CO tiapulpa ltcllnlnir ti MINI.VU STOCKS. Atlanta 0',4 llutto Copper ft Kino n junto New York 1 '.4 Cerro do 1'naro 3r, I'lrat National 4 Klorenco .,. 4T, OoldOold Meritcr 7 Hccla .Mlnlnu 4T. Howe Hound 5U Jim llutler M Jumlio Kxtenston 41 McKlnley-DarraKh OK Mnirma Copper jo1 Mlnea Co or America N'lnlialnir Klines Co Mnn To v ... ............ . 1t! St Joseph I.end inVt Weat Ind Conaolldated 7L IIOND3. Cerro do Fasco Oa 1"., llrltlsh Ha OhTi Midvalo Steel Oa 0,-i lluaslan 0',4b looiii C3' 17R 21(1 217 27K 022 221 1211 ir, KiU in 30., ,4',J O.t ., fit 4.T f!() I 'I Id ini 73 113 00 lir.4 100U FOUEIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK, Sept. C Tho feature of tho foreign exchange market In the first hour of business today was another new low record for relchsmarks. Checks declined to C8H nnd cables to C8. Tho low record yesterUny was 03 for cables. Sterling this morning held steady and French exchango showed Increasing firmness. On the other hand Vienna, Scandinavian kroner nnd Dutch exchange were easier. Even at the low thero were no bids for relchsmarks. Quotations were: Demand sterling 4.75s!!, cables 4.76 7-16; frano. cables 6.88H, checks 6.88 ; lire cables 6.4GU. checks 6.47 ; Swiss cables 5.28, checks 5.29H : Vienna cables 12.10, checks 12.05 ; kroner cables 28.25, checks 28.10; peseta cables 20.23, checks u.iu; guilders enmes sw;, cnccits iu;i; Sales in Philadelphia ltjh D1W Tw. 101T4 87H 19 ffftVi sJH 7BT 21 80H 0V4 1 SO nH 17 tW ROM, eiH toy 75 78M 42H jam 87 70 XSU 37 84 11 ftOH SSVt 87H 30 Net etme. H BW -ri 1 Vt V nun 0 tSVt to 20V4 70 17 nu, v coy, -f- W 81H 10 70H 1 7SU 78W 1 4W Dayn . . 88V4 '1W 3H oV. joy 79 loo Am Smelt io 80 Anao Cop, 87 RO Am Ixico. 79 BO Bald Loco. 83 10 llrlt! J O. S7 too Crucible St 84 to Cal Petrol l so Col Pftlr BOH 100 Clco Stor, eb its RrlA ..... 37 tt 800 Gen Asph. 80 100 Insplr Cop KS 20 lnt Paper. 17 el Ins Co N AJOVi loo In M&M ct 806 loo Kenna Cop Sl'A 421 Lk Sup Cor 10 no Lack Steel 70 48 Lch Nav. . 7B ISO Lch Val ..7804 n T. V Tr llf. itU. 7 Mlnchlll ..11294 lli ! 100 Mcx Pet.. 112 112 HJ fK (170 Nev Cons. 21 21 2194 37(1 Penna 11 It 88 10 Pa Salt M. 08W lit Phlla Kleo 28 SS PUT... 20',ft 2183 do tr clfs 20 at I'hlla Trno 70 8tq Heading... 107 108 107 430 Ton Bel... 4 21.1 Union Trno 45 232 Un O Imp. 88 D77 V a Steel. 100 loo West Kleo. 80 10 War Ir& S 0 20 Wcilmor C 71 loo Cramp & S 80 IlONDS. ii iuii. 82200 Am G&n Ds 00 1000 City 4b '43.101 2000 do c p.. 101 1000 do reg ..101 1800 i:&P Tr 4s 80 200(1 Hdla Kl 6al07 1000 1, V 1st 53.103 1000 do gen reg 4fl ... 87 1000 do Cons i '.Un'M.lOltt 101 101 1000 Pa Co gen 41&S ...101 101 101 2000 Phlla Co cons 53.. R7 87 87 12300 Ph Elcc 4s Slli 84 81 6H00 do Bb ...104 101 10S 1000 S-Am I 68.102 102 102 Decrease. Increase. . . 3 4 45 88 100 eo - 71 ... 80 2 1 i 4 44 88 00 60 0 71 80 Net T.nw. ClnSG. ChRO. 08 0B 101 101 101 101 101 101 80 80 107 107 103 103 87 87 Local Bid and Ashed Todav Hid. Aaked. Burt & Suan t c do pref to.. Ilrlll J U Hnldwln Klcc storaro .. rn npaf (I'.IM Keyatono Telephone .. ) Io 1 c 13! .,.. n. . OM I.nko Superior dorp .. loK I.ehlBli Navigation ... 7M4 LehlKh volley . . . . lyehlun Valley Tron uo prct renna "Sif 1'hlla i:icc :a l'hlla Co 80 do 6 licr cent prd,,.. 37 do 11 per cent pfd.... 40 P It T t o 20 Iteadlnir 10(1, Ton IIcl 4J1 Ton Mln OH Un Trnc 44U U O I ..88 II S sttel 100V1 York liwv 13 do pret 37 Wra Cramp t c 70 is Tron .. 204 lip b Yeaterday Hid. Aaked. ni on in 07 (ill B7 3H . 37 40 H24 NO HltYt OU(4 OB., 00 30 , 20J4 30., ooi on OflM. 14 13i 14U 14 13 14(4 00 08 . 00., H w v& 43 42K 4.1 r.1 na. no., 2S 2S 2H 201 30 40 30 . 37.. 30.. 4I)V4 atlVi 40W 20K 20 JOj-5 lOOVi 105., 105i ifi 4J4 a oh r, 45 . 4lk 45.. MM'A 7'i H8tt K 08'i 0S 111 14 37 3714 77 79 1001 37'W 80 LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS CHICAGO, Sept. 0 HOOS Ilccelpta, 11,000, Mnrkot Oc higher. Mixed nnd butchers'. JlO.W 11.43: cood heavy. 10.10Q11.30! rough heavy, S10,10(h0 30; light, llo.OOQill.GO; plg, 10.00 OO.nili hullc, 10.03011.20. , . CATTX.B Itccclpta. 12.000. Jlarketa Btrontr, iric higher. IlecveB. J7ll.no; cowa and helfera, J3.S38S0.II0: atoekera and feedera, J4.H.1 7.85; Texana.. J7..10WH.(,0; calves. 18.75012.75. . SIIKEP ltecelpts, 10,000. Market atefldy. Native nnd western. IO.SOOi7.83: lambs, J 8.00 10.00. rubles, 321 and 33. i . lit,, Sugar Futures Arc Steadier NEW YORK, Sept. 6 Tho market for sugar futures was steadier at tho opening today, duo to a readjustment in prices of refined sugar, and first sales on tho ex change were unchanged to an advance of 7 points. Sales on tho call were 750 tons. THE - " Pennsylvania Company For Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities. "' TRUST- AND SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY '' Broad Street Office, Chestnut and Juniper Streets. S17 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. 'At the close of business August 31. 1916 ' RESOURCES Cash on Hand and in Bank $C,664,49G.40 Loans upon Collateral 23,455,621.74 Investment Securities 5,112,988.50 Reserve Fund for the Protection of "Cash Bal ances in Trust Accounts" 5,791,102.90 Real Estate 933,235.00 Interest Accrued 341,821.89 Miscellaneous Assets 09.C0C.53 h XK i, Surp V Undl Capital Stock Surplus Fund rjaw - $42,398,872.96 r LIABILITIES . 'm -"V ! ?2,000,000.00 4.500.000.00 Undivided Profits 832,962.32 Deposits 34,835,663.85 Interest Payable 226,315.66 Miscellaneous Liabilities 3,931.13 W"SW$rt'Sw $42,398,872.90 TRUST DEPARTMENT Trust Funds ?214,182,149.28 Corporate Trusts 263,216,800,71 C. S. W. PACKARD, President. C. S. NEWHALL, Treasurer. September Investment Suggestions Our September Investment Ci&ular is ready for 'distribution, and will be delivered w application. In addition to the display agLmany attractive Bonds, the circular continues our series of explanation pi uuimmtr pnxases win a Driei discussion oi .iJWAJ The Investment Return Edward B.Smith &Co Established 1892. BANKERS Member New York and Philadtlphia Stock Exehangu 1411 Chestnut Street Philadelphia ff 80 Pins Street New Yoek WHILE TRADING IS NOT ACTIVE HERE ' STOCK PRICES ARE GENERALLY HIGHER Activity About Evenly Divided Between Local and AvhU i trage Issues Street Interested in Meeting of Elec tric Storage Battery Directors Early In tho day there was ft fratttrm.l mova upward In Philadelphia. Electrics, h,. thla was lost before noon. Phlladein),i. Itaiild Transit trust ccrtldcates ImproV.J ' allghtly over the closing prlco of yesterd On tho other hand, Union Traction sold on a. half. Headlnjr, following tho lead of N York, sold up moro than a point In the afternoon sudden actlTltv A.i oped In llapld Transit trust certlllactM nearly 2000 shaf.es having changed hanVt before 2 o'clock, the best price showln gain of Vf At tho ramo time. 100 tMh, of Crattp trust certificates Bold at SO urS i points. " While there was generally a moro opti mistic feeling In the financial district today, brought about largely by the continued up ward move In the New York market, trad ing on tho Philadelphia Stock Exchange was not active, Trading was about evenly divided between local and Arbitrage stocks, but most of tho business was done In the arbitrage group, as far as the number of shares of stocks which changed hands was concerned. Prlco movements were for tho most part only fractional, but they were generally on tho side of advances. As Is customary In tho local market, United Stales Steel com mon was the center of Interest, moving up nbout n point early In the first hour, at one time touching 100 W, a new, top mark. It was only necessary for a few shares of Electric Stofdg6 Battery to como out In order to advance the price n. half. The company's directors meet In New York to day, and some time ngo there was talk of an Increased dividend nt this meeting. This was baBcd on the fact that It is known that the company's earnings havo been good nnd that there has been some expansion In tho properties. LOCAL MINING STOCKS TONOrAII STOCKS Hid. Atktrl. Jim nutter , ,84 .SO MncNamara. .Ufi .on MliltvAJ- 18 .20 Mlipnh Extension . ,,. 18 ,20 Monlnnit ., , ,24 .211 North Htflr Id .20 Tonopah liclmont ,,. 4 Tonocnh Eitenslon ,,,. Mi Tonorah Mining Rtt Itcucuo Rula 211 .'11 "Wcit End 73 .74 aor.nriKLD stocks Atlanta ,.....' JO .11 Jllllo Mull ,. ,CJ ,03 ilooth til ,ll IJullJoB- pi .02 COl) GX .01 Combination Fmetlon on .on Dlamondneld 11 11 , .03 .03 Daisy ,i ...,,,. .02 .04 Florence SO .nn (lolcineM Caniolidattd ........ .77 ,70 Uoldnold Morarr .,... .07 .08 Jumbo Extenalon 42 .44 ICewAnaft lo .11 Oro 04 ,01 Handstorm Kendall 04 .On Bllvcr l'lck 17 .10 MISCELLANEOUS Arizona United 33 ,38 (iypy Quoen .18 .in Novarta Hill IK .20 Nevada Wonder 2.0.1 2.10 Tecopn. Mining- 10 .15 BAR SILVER In London bar sliver today was quoted at 321.4, a gain of . Commercial bar silver was quoted in New York today at 68Ua, a gain of Uc. The Popularity of Public Utility Investments is the result of the num crous and exacting tests they have been subject cd to during good and bad business conditions. The stability, market and liberal yield of Pub lic Utility investments justify the ever-increasing confidence placed in them by conservative in vestors. Write for circular No. 427 which describes a good type of Public Utility Bond. William P. Bonbright & Co., Inc. it iirtnni ct tfiQft t dmnt . Manacer 437 Chestnut St., Philadelphia New Torlc Doiton Detroit London Farts William P. Donbrlsht & Co. Bonbrlsht Co. fiAZIER 6 Gx INVESTMENT BANKERS Broad and Satusom Sts. International Mercantile Marine Company (Intenialional Naviaation Compasy) NOTICE OF ABANDONMENT OF PLAN OF REORGANIZATION OATEO AUGUST 3, 1915, AND OF THE ADOPTION OF A NEW PLAN To Ilia IToIdtra of Certlncatea of Deposit of The New York Truit Company ni Dtpoiltary s nnd lta Accntl, luncd under tlie certain Depoalt Agreement, dated October 2, 1014, for lour and One-IInlf 1'er Cent. Mortgage nnd Collateral Truet Gold Honda of International Mercantile Marine Company! and Certificates of Deposit of the Fidelity Trust Company ae Depositary and Its Agents, Issued under the certain Depoalt Agreement, dated November 1. 10H. for Tlrst Mortgage (linking Fund Five l'er Cent. Gold Bonds of International Navigation Company (now International Mercantile Marine Company) t and Certificates of Deposit of The New York Trust Company at Depositary nna Its Agents, Issued under the certain nan nnd Agreement of reor- , sanitation, dated August 8, IBIS, for preferred nnd common stock, or Stock Trust CertlOcatei In respect thereof, of International Mercantile Marine Company. All of sold Deposited Bonds, Stock, and Stock Trust Certificates are now held bjr the Committee under the Flan and Agreement of Iteorgnnlsatlon or International Mercantile Marine Company, dated August 8, 1015 1 and To the Holders of Undeposlted Four nnd One-IInif Per Cent. Mortgage and Collateral Trust tlold Bonda of International Marine Company nd First Mortgage Sinking Fund Five Ter Cent. Oold Bonds of Interna tlonol Navigation Company (now International Mercantile Marine Company! t ..,rNtlcoJ8 herc.u3r Blvon that tho Plan of Itooruanlzatlon dated Auffust J, 1915, has been abandoned, and In place thereof this Committee has ap proved and adopted a New Plan for tho readjustment of tho debt of Inter national Mercantile Marino Company (hereinafter termed Marine Company), which Now Plan has been propared nnd adopted by tho committees repre eentlnar respectively tho preferred stock nnd tho common stock of the Marine Company. A copy of tho New Plan has been or will be filed with tho Depositaries and their Agents acting under said Agreement, dated August 3, 1616, and noUco of tho filing thereof Is hereby given by publica tion aa provided by said Agreement, dated August 3, 1916. All holders of Certificates of Deposit who do not, within ten days after tho last publica tion of Bald notice, notify In writing the Depositary or its Agents issuing such Certificates of Dcposjt, that they d6 not assent to said New Plan will bo deemed to have assented to said New Plan, and will be bound thereby as fully and effectually oa if they had personally, individually, and affirmatively assented thereto. Prior to tho expiration of said period, non-assenting depositors may surrender their respective Certificates of Deposit, to the Depositary or lta Agont issuing tho same, nnd may with draw the securities represented thereby upon tho payment of their share of the expenses of the Commltteo to dato of withdrawal as apportioned by the Committee, which has been fixed by tho Commltteo at Ono Per Cent., viz.: Ten Dollars for each One Thousand Dollar bond and One Dollar per share for each share of preferred or common stock, or Stock Trust Certificate in respect thereof withdrawn. Holders of the First Mortgage Sinking Fund Five Per Cent. Gold Bonds of International Navigation Company (now International Mercantile Marino Company), and of tho Four nnd One-Half Per Cent. Mortgage and Collateral Tiust Gold Bonds of International Mercantile Marino Company who have not already deposited their bonds with this Committee, may obtain the benefits and advantages of tho said New Plan by depositing their bonds, together with all unpaid coupons, with tho respective De positaries of to Committee designated for that purpose, or their Agents, on or before September 15, 1916. This Commltteo will not receive further Deposits of Stock or Stock Trust Certificates. Copies of the Committee's circular containing full details of the New Kan may be obtained, from the Secretaries or Depositaries of the Committee. Dated, New York, August 28, 1918. iy DErOSITABfES AND THEIH AdENTS For Four and cent, iiorti era! Trust uo Ona-Hatf Vr taaaa ana couai Oold Sonds. For First runa JjocOi, st Mcjrtrar Siskin Firs Per Cent, Soli THE NEW YORK THUBT COSIPANT. Depositary, 20 Droaa Street. New York Cltr. UND TITLB TRUST COMPANT, Agent. I'hlladelphla, Pa, OXTN, MILLS. CURRIB A CO.. Agent. 87 Lombard Street. London, EniUnJ. PIDEUTT TRUST COMPANT. Depositary. , Philadelphia. Pa. ' BANKER 8 TRUST COMPANY. Agent. It Wall Street, New York City. FTOBUTY TITLE k. TRUST COMPANY. Agent. Pittsburgh, Pa. ' THE NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, Depositary, .v prupu oiivi n.w lurjt wtv. Tor Pr.f.rr.a t Common Stock ) "DDUTY TnuCOMMNYAgent Stock Trust Certificates, ADOLPH BOISSnVAIN & CO.. Agent. Amsterdam, Holland. QLYN, MILLS. CURRIB CO.. Agsnt. , , 6T Lombard Street, London. England, Secretaries f C. E. llAYDOCK. ik. 3 Droad street. US- New York Ctty. CT" I, IIOMER ATHERTON, 12ft Chestnut fitrt, Philadelphia. Pa. irnnvnrnrvn UOBQAN,' '.T.HB. P, is as a 'k EABLE. CounssL OTTO T. BANNABD, ANDUEW J. MILLER, FBEDEHIOU M. H1UPMAN, SIDNEY F. TVLKU. ALUKItT II. wiaaiN, L. Q. MYKKS, WILLIAM 1 OEST. T. DeWITT OUYLKK, SAMUEL F. HOUSTON, CHARLES D. NORTON. OEOllOE S. BUEtVSTEB, BENJAMIN THAW, Committee. Brown Brothers & Co. " Foimril AND ClIESlTVUT STnEETS i PHILADELPHIA 1 1 II I . I Commercial Letters of Credit For financing purchuca of merchandise In the United States and abroad, issued la Dollars, Sterling and Franc. fc