, a, PYBlftHG MDOOT-PILABBLPIIIA, WEPtfESIJAY. SBMWBISB 3Q, 1911 FINANCIAL NEWS MBINATION OF ADVERSE FACTORS HELPS TO FORCE REACTION IN STOCKS WUlht Thut Submarine Question May Be Jleopened Is Uwd for Aggressive SellingConfirmation of Liberal Dividend on Reading Causes Fall in Shares High Points in Today's Financial News The Philadelphia Rapid Transit directors declared an initial dividend of LPtr tt( on the common stook. Tm company' trust certificates responded dialings on tht Philadelphia Stock Exchange, advancing to the highest prist ever recorded. Wheat was slightly higher in a nervous market and often prices declined. Foreign exchange was quiet. Midvale Steel directors tHemeeed additional equipment. The Great Lakes Steamship Company Jamjar ed en extra dividend of 1 1-2 per cent. Dividends were resumed by tk Carbon Steel Cqmvany at a higher rata than had previously been paid. Tht Kentucky Securities Corporation declared an extra dividend of IS of 1 per- pant on the preferred Hock. i NEW YORK. Sept. 20 . There was a combination of unfavorable factors which helped along the efforts to fere a reaction In tho stock market today. The Washington dispatches In fetWd to ths sinking of the gtrnthwpy created a belief that the submarine ques Hon plight be. reopened and (hat Incident, with Its latest sequence, was used an a reason for nggresslvo bear sslllnfr. The August report of the International Mor Mntlle, Marine Company had n disturbing" effect and n Wall street tho results t the Senator contests In the Republican prlmnrles wore not liked and furnished ' ftiMth,ef reason tp thoso seeking Incentives for selling stooks. Reading was especially affected by the fnlluro of confirmation of rumors atfeeut a liberal special dividend and when tho announcement was ma do that the ettvldend meeting wilt not be held until Friday many of the traders who had taken an Ion it lines of that stock turned to the selling; aldo and caused a decline of more titan ! points In Its price. United States Steel common, after selling at 108 early In the day, sold down to 107 In the lata afternoon and the absonco of demand em tho, way down Induced liquidation of many of the minor steel Industrials' and Wo caused Urgent selling of the war-order stocks. The whole Street has been waiting for a reaction fqr many days and today's Veciinea were not regarded as a sufficient recession from high levels to Induco new fcuylpg pn a largo scale. Commission houses reported that they had many "buying orders n hand at prices now slightly under the market from that speculative element whlah was not disposed to buy while tho upward movement was In full -awing, and they were confident that with any further recession a strong demand Will again bo reached. Thero were some exceptions to a doclinlng tendency In the afternoon, Qranby Consolidated moving up moro than 3 points and crossing 90 on an expected dlvt--. ffld Increase at tho meeting to be held late In the day. Anaconda was also In persistent demand, crossing 02, with buying from sonic source being of so largo a Volume as to absorb alt the block of stock which has been hanging in the market far soma time at and for a moderate range abovo 90. Mldralo Directors Discuss Additional Equipment NEW YORK, Sept. 2p. A special meeting of the directors of the Midvale Keel and Qrdnance Company was held this morning, after which It was announced that its purpose was to discuss plans for providing additional manufacturing equip- Biant In connection with the naval program. No other business of Importance was Extra Dividend for Great Lakes( Steamship Company SYRACUSE, Sept. 20. The Great Lakes Steamship Company has declared the regular quarterly dividend of 2 per cent and an extra of 1 per cent, payable October 1 to stock of record September 20. The company also set aside (600,000 as an Insurance fund. Carbon Steel Resumes Dividends on Common at Higher Kate PITTSBURGH, Sept. 20. The Carbon Steel Company has declared dividends at ( per cent on the common and second preferred stocks, payable September SO '19 holders of record September 15. The payment on the common stock Is the first Vine 1813, when 5 percent was declared. ' CURB ISSUES WEAK; MIDVALE DECLINES Moat Leaders on List Show Strength at Start, but Fol low 'Change's Trend NEW YORK, Sept 20. There was a how of strength on the Broad Street Curb In the early trading, when a number of stocks were In Rood demand from strong sources, but It was not long before the good feeling was alt gone. The heavy tone, which developed on the (Hock Exchange, was reflected In free of ferine on Curb stocks at concessions, with the majority of generally active Issues established at a lower level before the end f the day. Vet Interest was attached to the trad "Ws In Midvale Steal, which spld as high M 7t4. but quickly reacted more than 1 petal. But copper and zinc made a further response to the stronger metal market and advanced from T.l to I'.i, losing a good 'part of this gain when the rest of the Market reacted. Maxim Munitions also showed strength, moving up from 6V4 to CH, but Joined the Alter active Issues In the afternoon re- avetleo. Niptsalng continued In good demand, ad- aseln to JK, with most of the buying trlbuton will be Increased. The mot6r Stocks were Irregular, United Motor ad vancing to 814 and then declining about I f-tlats. General Motors' new stock declined S points in the forenoon from 185 to 1B0, while Chevrolet at the same time moved tip from 20 to 211.' The Standard Oil stocks continued to , straw pronounced strength without regard "to trading In other Issues. Ohio Oil sold at 2(0. Prairie Oil at 438 and Prairie Pipe I4ne at TI. INDUSTRIALS AMM. aPIOBTT ... .......i... Amrtan-Hrltuh Manufaeturlna-,. Car Company an Car 4 Foundry pref , . t Motors ............... A? roplane a t-noDosrmpn a. parser .ir Meauracturins is AH-WIM Illd.Aalctd. 10M MSsaatMau IWAtl Sara v a upfct CJfflTtf low 10 8K. 45 88 76 Is 20 II 5 is io S 10 41 41 roars Difjf .......a... 18 liU UOttlOM MiMIM.Mitf. OS ) Trcna , o - l l Tin To iti IniMtaaT SO . . 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The strength cm the exchange was Owe to further advances in the refined mar kt Mtd to the strong position In sugar, Petiowttig a4vanM la Philadelphia, line granulated nwved up hera from 10 to 10 point. Wasriar Is wltitdrawlag from tb hmwt. Tha VatUna ts now quoting ,4a aMU4rjt4lnrs.lc. " iimwntfifl f cm; TorA; 5ocA; 5a(cs . Leat clone. Aemo lea 68)f Alaska Oold Nf 14 Ala!i J Oold M fi aiiij chaimfM itfg,.., id Allb) t'hsl Wi pf. 8.1 Am Ac Cxvnct.,.. .. 82 Am Ac thorn pf., 102 Am ileal How..., O.'f Am can.. ,.,,,.,,,,.., kiu lllah. 5BU 14 7H 23( "Oil 3i 102 1MU 01 Cew, Cloae. MM A8H Am caapf ,,.113 Kdy..,., ,. f)() m cotton oil . ,.,., aj Am Hide ft Leather. . .. MJi Am 111(10 , 1, pi , () Am tee Sccurltlcj 2Mi Am Linseed 2.11$ Am Unsred pf , r2 Am Lororootlre Jhjf Am Locomoilre pf 105 Am Smelt ft Itcf .li7!f Am Small ft It pf tun 11j Am Biocl Foundtlei ttlH Kli Am 8uctr Itrflnlnc Ill III), Am Sunt lief pf Wi 120 Am ici a iei i,i3 133 I3H 7 23 70,l R2 102 01 fl.1 13 li 71 25 TOM Rt't loa ns ran 113U U2M 1U! fiOM H.VI II5J. SIM 11 fiOM 2H.t 2.1 CO 78' Mi IlJf 00 l aai MM 7H 105 . 10SM fill. II fi'J.'i 20 2.1t '1 781. ia',i ioiu IliiiM I07U 114' I14'i rxw .ioi. 111 111 iio,' 120 t.1.1 I3.1U 47U OOJi 34)i 43i 78 DIM 70 10.) 104M 101'i 47 OO.'V 3IM 421, 78 Oil. 70 47 .Till 4. 1. 78U (MM 70 Am Tobacco 223 222)f 222M 22IK Am ivooien 47M Am Wooltn pf 0014 Am WriUnc P pf 34M Am 2lne I. ft 8m 42H Am Z L A 8 pf 7K1 Anaconda Cop it noli Aiaoclated Oil 70H Atch Top ft 8 V 105M A!fV ? 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Gulf States 8 2d pf 03 03 Illinois Cent. ...... 103H 102!i 05 5 381 53! 40 05 o C3H 45 Insp Con Col 61 Int Acrlcultujal Int Agricultural pf.... lut Ilarr Corp'n Int Con Cov v t c sa. lot Con Corp'n pf. ... Int Paper Int Paper pf lot Nickel r t cfs Int Nickel pf v t cfs. .. .100 int At At c of dp 40U int M 31 pr c 01 dp Jeael Tea... 15), 43 78 17H 73 J. 28)4 04 48'. 00 00 01!' Ol'i 1U2) 102( OJIJ fit-J 47 soi; 34H 85)4 Kan City Southern.... Kelly Spring Tire Kenuecott Copper Kings Co E I. ft P... 'LACK btoei Co Uke Erie ft West pf Lee Rubber Tiro Leb!gn Vallay Long Island Macks? Cos Manhattan Shirt Co'pf. .113 llnweli Motors )2)i Mattel) Motors 1st pf.. 87 Mamell Motors 21 pf.. WH May liept stores 62 Mexican petroleum ., Meilcaa Petroleum pf. Miami Coppar 37lt Minn ft St laouls tl) Missouri Pacltlc , 41, Missouri Pacific tr cfs... 4)4 Missouri Pacific v I.. .. 23)4 Missouri Pacific pf w I . . 40 Montana Power bU)i Nat Cloak ft Suit 8J!t fal t'nara ft 3 Co.,,... :toli Nat Enam ft S Co of. .05 net Lead Co.... Ner Con Cop New York Air Brake.. New York Centra..... New York N 11 ft II,. New York O ft West.. Norfolk ft Western.. ,. Northern Pacific Ontario sliver Mln Pacific Mall 2b) j racinc Tel ft Tel 38 0-' 15 . 13)i 1.1H 48 45 411 77)4 77)4 77)4 17H 17); 17); 734 731. 73H 20V4 27); 2b)4 04)4 04 04 60 4bj; 49); 100)4 100H 100)4 47H 44; 45 11014 120; 1IM, 110 SOJf 88)4 88)4 bS)4 2014 10 25t 25'i .. 82J1 B.); 82 82 .. M'l 5.1)4 5211 52!. ..128 12714 137J4 127H ... 85 83)4 b3)4 83)4 .. 43!. 44 47J bl 35 sa 114). 115 05)4 QJH 3b)s 7 4j; 4)1 23H 40); 04 84?4 3 Hi 00 7l 71)4 21); 21)4 143 143 lOaH 108 61 01 27 27H 130H 130h 112)4 113 7H 7 28H 37 44 47); SOU 35 U3); ii3i; in); 04)4 UIJi 01)4 87)i 57 02)4 44 47 8054 35 84 87H b7)4 56) . 0)4 62)4 62)4 113 113)4 03)4 OJH 37!; 3314 6)i 7 4)4 ,4)4 414 4)4 2.1)4 23); 40K 40); 03)4 04 81 ! . 83)4 29)4 29H ua ua 70)4 70)4 21 21); 140 140 107 iu7H 00)4 00)4 27)4 27)4 130 Lid 112); U2K 7 7 27 27 37 37 03); osi; 57 57)4 107H 108H 4); 40)4 32 32)4 102 102 100 100 59); 60 1; 134 136 WHEAT ENDS DAY AT LOWER LEVEL Buyers Become Snutious Sales to Forc.ijners Only Moderate ........ VIIIKB CONDITION" w.tv aiuii.. rent eelrnl at Inr Inrilrstei niiionei prm. me Ural her (1 I he rolK & ranniHan. Northwrat rinwe Hoiilhwet lima to. Adtlree llnraati flhla narn. folianlnt weather ran- Temperatnrea man. ia nn Siidiie j ..!,.;;;:' tipper Mlaninafripl Velle l.iiiTrr .MlaBlmlnpl Vallr; .prptn ' nller iier. its0: Valler . . Tha fallow Int patterit .01 lllemnrrl .el enr for ear ear fiaar et VI 7 01 a 4 4S ON 4S 36 00 llnnedoi and .14 Ua'jel Pacific Tel ft Tel pf 00)4 OS); Penn IlaUroad 67)1 67.4 People's Uas Chi 100)4 100 Philadelphia Co 30)4 41 Pitts Coa. c of dp 32)4 32H Pitts Coal pfc of dp,. ..103 102 Pitts btrel pf 100)( 10J Pressed S Car Co 60)4 00 Pub 8 Corp'n N J 13 li; 135 Pullman Co 107'i 100H 100). 1C0H guicksurer pr.., OH o 6 b It Steel Hp Co,,., 64 64)4 52U 63 llay Con Copper 2414 25M 25 25 Iteadlnc .112)4 113U 110); HI); lleadlnc lit pf 44)4 44)4 44)4 44)4 Iteadlnc 2d pf , 47 40)4 40)4 4t))4 KepuUK irou ft S..., 67 07); 05)4 00 ltepubllc Iron &Hpf,.,,no 110)4 110)4 110J4 Saion Motor ,.,.,. 84)4 Hiii 84 84 Shat Aril Cop BOH 30)4 301; 30W 6ears, Uoe & Co 207 i 208); 207)4 208H Southern Pacific ..lOOH 101 00H 100)4 Southern K7 24J4 25 21)4 24)4 Southern tty pf Mi 00 67H 07); Standard Milling 04); 00)4 00)4 00)4 btuilabaker Co , 12U1 Il 120)i 120.'4 Ptpdebaker Co,pf 109)( 100U 10)); 109); Stut Motor..;..,..,... 74 74)4 724 73 Ttng Copper. 1,.,, 25)1 25U 22H 24 TexuCo 210 i. 210)4 216 21SH Texas Paeino 13 13 12J,' 13 'third Avenue 01)4 62 63 02 Tobacco Products 65)4 60)4 65)4 5H Tobacco Producupf..,. 103 104); 10JM 101U Under Tjpewr 102 103 101H 101H Union Bag ft Paper,..., 0)4 014 UH 0)4, union nig a raper pi., oa M4 60 6fj)f United Cigar store l(H 105); 1024 101)4 United Clear Stores pf .120 I 118 118 118 United fruit 163)4 16.1 162)4 102H Union Pacinc ...,146)4 147 145 1 146)4 Union Pacinc pf Si 83 82!4 82)4 USOIPAK..., 22J4 23); 2-'. 22)4 USIM AICO0OI....,...12U.,4 13J United Ryi Inr Co.... . b 10 United Riri lor Co pf.. IS U B EipreM 20 US Ketltr ft Imp 30 U b .lubber ,. MK US Rubber 1st pf ,.., 114 UaSm Kft M 74 U 8 Steel Corp'n.. .,,,,10814 1 MM 'Mi at) m m; last; V V mi ion 28 28' 39 20 (8l; 68X 114 114 74 74 H 107 1 107H U S Steel Corp'n pf..,. .130)4 121 120R 121 Utah Copper..,,,,,,,,,, 86 b7 hflh 6)4 Va-Caro Chew, ....,.. UH 44M 43); 43H Valroo, Co4 0.,,.,, 54 64M 52 62 Wabaih,.., ,,. 14M 14)4 14)4 14M WaUtftpf 4,, .,,.,. ,,51)t 61 tOH 6014 Wab4 ft , ...,... 28H 24i; 27)4 27W W r ( Ha... .,...127)4 13 138 138 WaeNH U"Tal ....100M m( m m V.t4 S ,.... (Hi MW 3)f 4 Wmm Mwr! 3w ao so ao WMtM MWTMM IN,,. 0H 4M M 4 Wtnik Utm Mi,.,,, 4 4 4 W.MO.ertM...,.,.. 4i VH i K Hob In Inehaa waa ana riprintneia. ia. CIIICAOO, Rept 20. After havlntr shown Rtrength on fnlriy good buylnrr by leading commlrston houeen, wheat recoded today and closed' urcncrally easy. September end ed (lightly higher, but Deceinber and May flnlahcd lower. Although sentiment ap peared moro favorable to the hull elde for a time, buyers became cautious, owing to apprehension of bearish developments In the foreign political situation. It was be lieved that today's sales to foreigners would be only moderate, lleports were cur rant that forolgn Governments would con centrate buying orders for American wheat, fearing an embargo against shipments abroad later. , Tho dccrearlo In the totl American and European vlslblo supply, according to Ilrad streets, was greater than had been ex pected. That authority placed visible stocks In the United .States at 48.089,000 bushels, an Increase of 1,612,000 bushels for tha week and compares with 14,000, 000 bushels a year ago; In Canada It is 18,897,000 bushels, a decrease of 4,146,000 bushels for the week and compares with 9,734,000 bushels last year; In Europe, continental stocks omitted. It Is 71,000, 000 bushels a decrease of 4,700.000 bushels for tho week nnd compares with 40,200,000 bushels 11 year ago. Tho total American and European supply I 167,986,000 bushels, a decrease of 7, 234,000 bushels for the week and com pares with 65,939,000 bushels last year. News regarding fall plowing was bearish, the condition of the soli being generally favorable, although It is too dry In parts of the belt. A great deal of work has been begun and seeding Is under way. Threshing of winter wheat has been com pleted, and conditions have been favorable for such operations In the spring belt. Spot at Liverpool was unchanged to id lower, but cargoes were firmer. leading futurea ranced as followa: Sales in Philadelphia Whca- Opn. Itlah. sept... l.novi i.5o; Dec l.r.o i.r.iH May.. 1.51U 1.S2S . Corn new delivery! Rept... M1J 80T4 IVc . . 73t 74 May .. 70S 77W Oa la Sept .. 4IU 4SH Dec ... 47 48)1 May... fil M'i I.ard Sept.. '14.70 14.72 Oct.... 14.0(1 14.07 Dec ... 13.02 14.03 Illba Sept Oct ... 14.1!2 14.80 Jan. . 12.(12 12.70 Pork Sept .. S8.07 Oct 2S.O0 IS.DB Dec. -23.70 23.82 Hid. tAaked. IOW. 1.4BJ4 1.4(14 l.G(m f4 73' 70H 45 47J4 14.62 14. SO 13.00 14.22 12. HO 26 DO 23 65 Cloi. 1.4V4 1.4' 1.G0H 86V4 78', 176V. 4BV4 48 31H 14.70 14.(1(1 13 07 714. W 14.27 12.63 28.07 2B.H3 123 85 Yea'day'a . . Itlftta- T.OW, to m Can., eiu H 14 Am Itys pf tH B4H SO Arao Cop, l t to Am Wool. 41H 47H 110 llald Loco. IIK "H ItDtSIC. S3 34 V4 S Cam Steel 11H "IH too Cramp A s ilH ) CIS Eleo fjtor. et4 l0 Krla , is to 30 Qen Asph. I0H 0V4 43 do pref.. 7H 70 Vi 111 Ins Co N A tH 17)i ISO In MAM ct 41 4T(, 4140 Lk Hup C. 114 11 Hi Leh Nav,. 7V4 7614 US Leh Valley sou soh 110 Leh V TiS. XI 21 XS do pref, 48 43 00 Mlnehlll .. H &H 1S0S I It n . . , 87H A7 IB Pa Salt it. 100 100 SO Plilla Co.. 40 SU 10 do cum pf 41)4 4flV 414 I'hlla Eleo tlH H 34 I II T. ... It St mia do tr ctfs IIH so4 13 I'hlla Tree 77)4, 11V, 600 lU-p Ir & St ilH 03 193 .Heading ..III). 1104 SIOSUnTraa.. 4H 4 4 If, 'S3 U U I .... 89 88M1 S410 U S Dteel.lORK 107 Vi A do pref .11 HIM. ltlVn BO Westing 12 4 6 t7o Warlrft S e OH 3,1 W J A S.. 48i 48 10 West Coal.71 71 0 York Hwy is; 184 00 do pref. 31 Va 37 14 Ex dividend. Net Cloea, cha. 11 v. ..... 44j I -t-IH 47H H Sin H siH H t iw n It H ton 70H H 81H V 44 tH 18 H 76H ..... 80H tl H 43 BH IHY V 100 sot; 41H H 28)4 .... SI )(. SIH 7IH 1H 1 now s 48H 14 88)4 1 107 Vi 181)4, Vi 1 0i 48i 1 71 1V4 13 Vi 3JW Y. noNns lh. Iw. Close. 08 06 102 101 10114 10 ui 10114 lOlli 80 S0K 83000 AmO&n 68 00 Ifc 1000 C T NJ 08.108 8000 City 4s reg 1941 .. .101V4 3000 do 4s '43 c.lOU; 1000 El&I' Tr 4s 80 1000 I.k S lno 5s 39V4 1000 I,V onn 6s. 133 looo N V Cent dbCs '35.113 113 11374 4000 I'hlla Co cons Gs. . 87 3000 ThllaEIc 4s 844 3000 do 5s... 105 eooo Ildng gn 4s os SOOO do Tr Bs. 1114 in1)! UIH 1000 Vn nwy Inv 6s.. 70 70 70 3000 Y H 1st 6s 86 OS 88 Decrease. Increase. Net chae. H SOW 185 87 84V4 103 OS 3914 133 87 84 4 105 OS V4 'vi Vi Local Bid and Asked cloae. 1.40 1.80 1.80 7BlJ'l 47)4 tni 14.87 14. SO 13.87 14.52 14.20 112.05 28 07 ' T2ft 8(1 t23.65 Spot Wheat Steady at Liverpool LIVERPOOL, Sept 20. Spot wheat was steady today, with No. 1 Chicago quoted at Its 2d; No. 2 hard winter at 13s lOd and No. 1 northern Manitoba at 14s 4d, un changed, 'o. 2 northern Manitoba, 14s 21,4d, a decline of lid; western winter was quoted at 13s 8d. The stock of No. 3 northern .Manitoba Is exhausted. Corn was quiet, with American mixed unchanged at 10s 4d, while plate showed a loss of 2d at 10s 2d. Flour was unchanged at S)s. FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW" YORK, Sept. 20. The market for foreign exchange In the' early dealings today was quiet, with the tone In the main steady. There were no appreciable changes In rates rrom the closing llgures or yesterday. De mand sterling 4.76. cables 4.76 7-16; frano cables 6.86',5, checks 5.8614 ! relchsmarH cables 70 3-16, checks 70 ; lre cables 6.45, checks 6.4G; Swiss cables 5.32V4, checks 6,33; Vienna cables 12.03, checks 12.01; kroner cables 28.70, checks 28.65; pesetas cable? 20.18, checks 20.18; guilder cables 40 16-10, checks 40 ; ruble cables 32.46, checks 32.30. In the early afternoon the market In general was quiet. Relchsmarks improvet a shade to 70 Vi for cables and 70 6-16 for checks. This shows a rally of about points from the extreme low record reached about two weeks ngo. French Exchange was quoted at 6.85 li for cables and 5.86 Vi for checks. Otherwise the market was not, quotably changed. RATES FOR MONEY New York.. i'n hlladelphl lioiton Pblcaao Commercial paper, ueipnia, iu eP4tt Call. 2 M3 !i 4 6 8 & 3H(4. 2T' 4V,as 4 d4Vi 4 4 three la air manlti. l.hllu. 14 per cent. 6ank clearings Ilank clearlnaa today compared with corre sponding day la at two years: mid. mis. 1014 Philadelphia, I47.8S8.878 80,2K2.6O 122,17s 729 Hoston 33.854.0S7 i2.51S.HI5 11,341 072 New York ,.S7S.021.8I'7 883.58J.058 170,003,618 SECURITIES AT AUCTION Tha following aecurltlea were sold at auction today by llarnea A I-oflandl 17 aha. American I'lpa and Conatructlon . Co.! par 1100 am 5 aha. American I'tpo and Conatructlon Hecuiillea Co. orar Dtr ilnn oat' f! aha. am.rl..tl Itlnai mnA .. ..Jt t ,7t Decuruiea uo. ijrar.i 10 aha 1'eoplate National , .o. ; par fa.. , 50 aha. Inter. Wire Tire Co.; par t.l I ruction 10 Klre Inaurance Jl aha, Penn Ntt"ilona('lianitVpar"il6o'.,,835 50 aha. tr. B. Wire T"lra Co.; par J.... 10c 12 alia, Aaseta Heallaatlon Co. 1 par 1100.. 2'X " ,I-"'U" "" (JXli'Maion wounty ftallrnail Co.) ir 12S.' ll 61 aha. Dalrolt Soluble Oil Co. I par 10..'.'ll0 ' r :l ,;.jiy;; r 'v Ar " .." .. v iu,ti, iut . 1 r Par 1100. . ana. Klre Aaao. or I'hlla. 1 par 1 enna, nra ina. uo, 1 Co.. par 2S union I'ai ina. Co. i ua tional Plra 1 1SP.H vu, , ,, . . , 1,, 150.... 840 rT(O0..4l8 r ilO0.,42S ft' aha. Ienna 20 alia, l'anna. Fire 40 aha. I'eonle'a Na 40 aha. ' )eopla la'tlonaViflra'inauranca par neuranca aaena inair ltallwav Cn r..;:7.'.i.. :.,' ' ,- -jl. uniiea faiecirio 1.0, or wi 18 IB 181( 10 h 20 aha. United KftetrlA Co. nf XvB, v. slnlai par 1100 ,, (, 13 28 aha. Paeino Wlreleaa Talepnona ind Talrsraph OOji...... ..........lot I? ,,..10t jl EOO aha. Interatate Publiahlnr Co 11 ana. KeyatODa valrh.. , j, ,, 14 aha. Keyatona Watch., , o ana. u-oiumua 1'aper co. IlONDS 11000 Central of Oeorala Hallroad or EOOO Empire Uaa and l'uel Co. nrat morisaaa coiiatera u 8flX 0 Co. 5 per cent tlrat mortaaaa. Intareat May and November, due 1815.,,. 100U o par cant ral trtia, coupon Atfiy anoT November, due ... 0814 Propose h, V. n. Jl, Execudrf) Change New York Interests, eager for a better I showing, are preparing for a, change in the Dawuuvo fimiittKHicm oi ine anign vifey Itallrpad at pr before the peat annual meeting of the company. It If said, By jtMon of age and poor health t la con tended that President $, II. Thomas should be persuaded to retire nnd a successor elected. H l proposed to make him chair man of the board of directors and to elect as president of the road K. 13. Loomls, who Is at present vice president of the I.ack AWAnno. Itallrpad nnd who, It Is understood, has been selected by Cleorge. V, Baker and his aaocatei(. Howeer, there Is a slight possibility that U D. Smith, now virtually ctpg pres!4ent of the kehlgb. Valley, wlfl be selected as Mr, TJiomss's successor, Condition of U, 8. Treasury WABJHNqTOK, Mt. 0 The eondl tlpn pf tha United States Treasury, ac cording to a statement Issued toddy, was as fellows: Net Valance in flaral funds, 1I.26.U; totfl reoelBa,TM68,04 Voml dtebUMMKaetlU, U,7t77.t deAcltVr PfcHpitphl8i iapwwiW . lawhaek jj m$ mm iiMfaW mm m ?) f. Baldwin SS'i uun c nuaq i c...., do pref t c , prill J O niec Storage , Orn Aaphalt do prof , Kej atone Telephone do t c , do pref , I.ake tiup Corp.... Mhtgh Nav , lhlgh Valley Lehigh Valley Tr.. do pref Pennaylan!a I'hlla Rleo I'hlla Co ? 4(1 uo t per cent prer. . s. do o per cent pref. Phlla R Tdo t c Heading Tonopali Ilelmont ... Tonopah Mining .... Union Traction Today'a Yeaterday'e Hid. AaKrd. Hid. Aaxea sv m no old an oa on 50 aS 5(1 87 3SS 411 .11)14 40 117 U Wi M nsK 80 32 30',i 31 70 71 70 70U IS 13Vi h 13U 13 13H 13 ISli as uii us ev 134 13S 13H tali 7 7US 70 70$ MM Mi 8014 SOU 21 2lii 20 21 48, 43(4 421a 48 5m r,7 5744 5714 1HV. "HH 1IKV. 2NU .... .:,T -:'- 41H OH ft 4U 8!) 37 3D 41tt 42 41 41H 2lVi 21 20V4 2012 1111.. 11114, Uli 112 4 5-10 414 4 B-IO 4K o 514 BS 6t 4814 48k 44Va 44H ,... k8'' 8SVi 80 SOU iui- ioivi uun iohh 184 I44 14 14li 37 3J. 3714 8S 82 83 88 8SVa II H Steel York Kwy 184 ao pror. u uas imp,.. urel Wm Cramp t c NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS NEW YOIIK. Sept. 20. llUTTEIt Receipts, 11.210. Steady to Arm with moderate tul neaa. Kxtra creamery, 884. H34c: higher scor ing. 3414 035c; Hjalo dairy, 83&331ac; Imita tion creamery. 2DV201ic. KOOH Kecelpta. 18.512. High grade freah gathered firm, other grade quiet with market about ateady. ltefrlreratora firmly held, but not active. Kitraa. S7W38c: extra Orata. 85 W Sec. nrat. 82tl84c: while egga. 43048c: brown egga. 3842c; mixed color. 3537c. .Fine Granulated Sugar Unchanged NEW TORIf. Sept. 20. Fine granulated was Arm and unchanged today, being gener ally quoted at 6.40a The last sale In spot Cuba raws was at 5.64c, an advance of 12 points from Tuesday's opening. GOVERNMENT BONDS 2a regtaterd 1980 2a coupon. 1U30 3a registered 1818 3s coupon 1U18 4a reglatered 1025 4a coupon 1025 Panama 2 reglatered 1888 do 2a reglatered 1U38 ... do .la reglatered 1848 .. do 3a 1840 email bonrta. Panama 3a reglatered lufil i'anamM. oa coupon Did. A ike . '. .10011 tool! .10914 ... .110 . 8ii .Bsii .: .10114 102 .10114 10.' NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET NEW YORK. Sept. 20. The market for coffee futures opened steady fills morning at an advance of 1 to 4 points. Trading on the call was quiet, with safes of 3259 bags. After the opening the market was quiet and without special feature, prices ranging about at the level of those on the call with trading Inactive. The weather In Brazil has recently ruled generally favorable for the coming crop, and temperatures there show aiP Indication that danger of frost has passed, Today's Testerdaya opening close Rentember ............. . talis taule ?.iii.- ' - .... 'r-'- IK(UUC( ... ............ . .... U.UO November 8.87 December 8.8008.87 9.82 January M.fcS tenrusry ..,..,......,. ,... 8.88 March 8.0008.87 8.D2 April H.U7 May 0.0288.07 u.oi June .. 8.05 July ..........I U.1OIP0.15 8.08 August 8.12 0.13 9.12 Ml K.hO 8.89 8.93 8.98 9.02 9 07 9.li 9.15 Canadian Pacific Railway Co. Equipment Certificates Guaranteed by the Canadian Pacinc Railway Company Interest January and July Due July, 1020 Price to yield 4.36 Full particulars on request for Circular PK 02 TheNationalCity Company 1421 Chestnut St., Philadelphia New Tark Pittaburfb Beaton ," ' JS - xacu I, Rrazier 6 Ch INVESTMENT BANKPKP Broad nut) $(in4m gin. P"BfessBa)aa9aBSBSBj)eaB u " ' ' I . I I ( A ( ) i I I 1 1 I ltjutlra Oas AVual Oeiuaa ft. Uy fTUut. MeWa. A Seat (at. M 3AMUEL K. PHILLIPS A pp. fjl tmawammmm mwmf P. R. T. 1!RUST CERTIFICATES HIT NRW HIGH ON 1ST DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT Dprnand Is Large, Moire Than 20,000 Changing Han"dt Union Traction Follows Mqre Dividends for Kentucky Securities Declaration of an Initial dividend of 3 per cent, or $1 a share, on Philadelphia Ilapld Transit stock was naturally the chief topic pf discussion In the financial di8trct today. To any that It was a surprise to the majority of the Street Is putting It mildly. While It has been the talk for some time that dividend action vras not far off, the CQr,PSU8 or oplnlqn was that nothing would be done at the meeting of tho dlrectqrs today and If anything was to be done It would be at the January meet ing. This was the majority opinion on the floor of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange as late as noon today. That there were some Interests who knew that something would be done was Indi cated by the fact that the company's trust certificates were active at a slight advance In the trading during the morning. Houses whtoh are close to the management of the company were 'buyers. During the first two hours of trading a little mora than 41.00 shares changed hands, but when the tape announced the dividend on the floor a brisk demand started for tho trust certificates which carried the prlco to the highest ever recorded, 21. Tho high price showed a gain of Hi from tho close of yestorday, more than 10,000 shares changing hands In all. This la more than Is usually traded In In two weeks' time. There was very little done In the unassented stock, but It was trong. When the trut certificates wore first traded In In the unlisted department of the Ex change on March :i, 1811, they started at 19?i and when they were transferred to Via. I-a-mlaf. tta, am Tt. e - .. iKr wV wh. ' l "", 1 ' union Tract Inn ainr.1, .-. . teed by the PhllAdelphla IUnW Nl Company at per cent, fottoVtl iSQl w th Traction trust certlflca Tt,& '& 3 next most active and art..r.il' -1?1" ! highest price at which It has Vm i JJ last two years. Philadelphia, Tractlil .V'Vj .rained U on the inmnl.. 15CW.? IJ shares. " '"in" Of the ramalnilAt. rtt 4t.a. Iaake Superior showed the most Vf. pSS. movementn In that a. IT '" Pflee throughout the day and were m", low the close of yesterday. WhU. .i,6" was realising of profits by some 1,12? ' " " r;ao 01 xne last few Haw i. 1 knowledge that there i. aim -"? he A supply of foreign-owned Superior ,3P hanging over the market in ..VL.'01. .Mo had something to do with the aeii" XV the stock. The selling Wlt of thhtoS.'' owned stock Is about one point te .5" nnd b half above the n..V i . P' Another development of local ii was lha artlnn nf ,- ir... .i?0' Ir"rett Cornoratlon In nVv.'J """""r. Securlt)- ii dividends on the 'preferred I .toe" 'J J of 1 per cent being declared or Tthe t S2SK ajuicnio. inis leaves only 1 .-.!? still to be nald nnrf I, -. . ?, ?'. close to thi company thMbl? ZiE 3 cleared un at the next m.ti- . .?ul9 i two meetings. Th.e regular quarterly Siw1 , dsnd of 111 per cent was alw dlclsri iM-jruuie vciooer 1& to stockholders of r.1 ord Sjptcrnber 80. The other Aylania payable on the same rial. "'"ueno, I8SI Financial Briefs Members of the London Stock Exchange are agitating against the decision of the committee to discontinue the holidays on Saturdays. The New York Subtreasury lost 1181,000 to the banks yesterday, making a cash net loss since Friday of f 1 8,3 87,000. J The Chicago Great Western's prelim inary report for the year ended June 30 shows an Increase of $887,118 In the net operating revenue to J4, 787.049 and a gross Income of $3,914,544, a gain of $847,9V. The August gross of the Utah Securities subsidiaries Inter-company charges elim inated, was $471,777, on Increase of $82,607 over the same month last year. Fqr twelve months ended August 31, the gross In creased $867,772 to $6,306,647 and the net $670,670 to $2,809,888. The total operating revenue of the Wis consin Central for the year ended June 30 was $12,206,239, an Increase of $2,289,869 over the previous year. Net Increase, $2,090,899 to $5,284,489. The Prince Lice, controlled by Furness, Withy & Co.. Ltd., reports for the year ended Jupe 30, 1916., prpflts of 495,000, A dividend pf 30 per cent was paid, as against 19 per cent the previous year. Two membership In the Chicago HoanJ of Trade have been solcTat $6125 net to the buyers, the. highest pr(ce on, record. A bid of $4100 has been made for mem bership In the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange. A membership was sold at this price last week. The New York Curb Association has listed and admitted to quotation tho following: Ten million capital shares pf the Alaska Mines Corporation of a par value of $1 a, share, transfer agent Empire TniBt Com pany, registrar Franklin Trust' Company ; 5000 capital shares of the IJtftli Petroleuni Company of a par value pf $1 a share as a prospect, transfer agent 71 Wall street, room 3, registrar United Spates Corporation Company, Opposes Cheap City Electric Rates TRENTON. Sept. 20. The large cities In New Jersey will not get a cheaper elec tric rate from the Public Service Klectrio Company without earnest protest to the Board of Public Utility Commissioners from the small towns. Next Monday the Utility Board will hear arguments of Newark, JerT ney City, Iloboken and other large cities as to why they should be given separate rates, based on consumption. Northampton town ship. In which Mount Holly Is located, has protested to the Utility Commission against the requests of Newark and the other cities. BAR SILVER In London bar silver today was quoted at 33 Hi unchanged, Commercial par sliver was quoted In New York today at 68tyc, unchanged. Pittsburgh Deposits Break Record 1 piTTsnirnnir n.f a .' ..Is national and State banks "and trust "J!--I. psnles n this city now aggregate issTfSl ... ,.....,.. tomparea with this time a year ago. There are 77 lnnii.,i.. :,.'? " '"i'" HT8. Organized 1807 Our broad acquaintance, gained through 109 years of banking service, "will enabje its to Jiandle youy out - of - tovn collectipng rnoaV effectively ' and economically. Farmers and Mechanics NationsBank 427 Chestnut Street September Invest ment Suggestions Our September Investment Circular Is ready for distribu tion, and will be delivered oa ppllcatjpn, In addition to the display of many attractive Bonds, the circular continues our series of explanation of banking phrases with a brief discus- The Investment Retina Edward B.Smith & Co Estisusbss 1883. BANKERS Jfmbr -Yaw York end FMlattlpMa Stock Btchtngut 1411 Cubstnct St., PmuosLrau 80 Pins Siaiui tint toss Bolivia. " South America Ky"W VV vfk In addition to the 273 towns in South America previously listed, we have established di rect connections with the fol lowing towns in BOLIVIA COCHABAUI1A. l.AI'AZ OKUHO POTOSI RinpHALTO sAtfTA cniia. tAplA (miNi Our business in South Amer ica, is not handled through any other bank in the United States, but direct with our South American correspondents. We are ready. Corn Exchange National Bank Philadelphia. Chettnut at Second Street Bjiown Brothers & Co. rtnwniAMCt4n7nrrnuurra PHILABELPHIA F Vi y?f it- a 1 High-Grade Investment Securities Vfn'm wt riMX W gaJi to wr utalWf SLft-yjy8 ",ma : .. .-v-H..as.easB,l.:jK,' -cm d .. . - sj 'MJWJ jtfLWt" sJuaV1. W'fce5.'f 'T1 " Ml