EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, F1UDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1916 f FINANCIAL NEWS HEAVY STOCK BUSINESS EXHAUSTS MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK 'CHANGE Buying Orders Come Into Market From Many Sources. Steel Shares Are Prominent, Steel Common Going Into New High Territory High Points in Today's Financial News jS. arket "-'" again, strong, with big demand for minor steel stocks. United States Steel common hit another neiu top mark. Grain turned heavy after good start. Cotton pricea went up after starting irregular. Money) rales unchanged. New York banks gained $3,630,759 on movement of cur rency in week. Mercantile Marine readjustment plan approved by stock holders at special meeting. Price of bar silver slightly higher. Foreign exchange irregular. K r i NEW YORK, Sept. 29. Urokcrs wcro worn out beforo tho early afternoon In nttemptlntr to hantllo the rush of buylnp orders which cams Into the market from many sources. Many nf the members of tho Stock Exchange have become thoroughly exhausted because of tho active buslncsi since the beginning of the month, but no chance for rest appeared. There was concentrated buying of Steel stocks this morning, which made that group demand almost all the attention of the Street and of the speculative world for n good part of the day. Many of these stocks made advancea ranging from 1 to more than G points, several of them being established at now high records, and tho necessity for providing funds for these purchases' compelled liquidation of holdings of other Issues, and causing some stock to show a hoavy tone while these Industrials shared In a vigorous advance. United States Steel common again assumed matket leadership, advancing to 120 S. passing tho previous high of 120, made on Monday, when trading was the largest since March, 1907. The buoyance displayed by the. minor Steel In dustrials was based to a largo extent on aggressive pool operations. Comblna tlons of operators wcro active In nearly all these stocks and took nearly every things offered for some time after the opening, but later there was a halt In their activities and recessions occurred. Discussion of current earnings acted as nn Incentive for buying of many of these stocks and predictions of dividend payments being close at hand were iffectlvo In causing strength In Pressed Steel Car, Railway Steel Spring and Colorado .Fuel. Tho back dividends on Republic Iron and Steel preferred, ac cording to authorized statements, will be paid on January 1, but It Is not In. tended to put tho common stock on the dividend list until next July. Banks Gain $3,630,739 on Currency Movement NEW YORK, Sept. 29. The net result of counter movements of the traceable shipments of money for the week ended with the close of business yesterday Is an apparent gain by the banks of 3,630,79 In cash. They gained net from the country by direct express $-1,055,759 and received In addition on balance $1M36,000 from the Subtreasury on account of gold Importations and other sources, a total of $15,561,709. The New York Tedcml Rcservo Bank, however, had a credit for the week at the Clearing House of $11,931,000. The banks received gross from the Interior $7,464,620 and shipped $3,408,761. The previous week a net gain In cash was indicated of $7,947,371, but much larger Increases in general wore disclosed In tho bank statements 534,089,000 average and $33,316,000 actual. lLOW TEMPERATURES HELP COTTON PRICES Demand Is More Active Follow ing Publication of Govern ment Report COTTON UICI.T WKATIIUR CONDITIONS NEW YORK. Sept. 29. Halm vttre een- c.hi uiw tun roiion ueii iniH r.iorniDC. wing I Ikln he followll ' l,mn,a(iiM. .....Jml, Oklahoma, 40i Abilene and Fort .Nmllh. 44i vM!,,,,Je and Memphis. 4li Mrkuvurir and l.lttle Rock. 4Ki rthrrvepiirt. Illriulntham. Aslieitllle, SI); Meridian and Kiioivllle. 52; Atlanta. Sit Jan Antonio, 5i (lalveston, JJel Ilia innd Montgomery. OSt Mobile, lilt Corpus Chrlstl. .w Orleans. renarola and Macon, OOl Augusta. flSi Thomnnvlllo und ItalcUh. 70 Savannah. Til Ullmlnzlon and Jacksonville. 74 1 Charleston and Tummi. ill. There was .01 inch of precipitation at JarknonTlllei .02 Inch at Shreveport, .Mem phis, New Orleuna und .Viacom .! Inch at pet Illo-i .12 Inch at l.alic.toni .14 Inch lit Iltrminslinmi .10 Inch at McU.litiril .10 Inch at Thnmasvlllei .22 inch at Little hockl i.31 Inch at Montgomery und Nashvllles .SO nch at Mobile) .4 loch 'at I'ensurolni .04 nch at Auicustai 1 Inch nl Knoxvillei 1.10 nchea at aib.tUle, nod I.4&. Incite at Atlanta. NEW YORK, Sept. 2D. The cotton market at the opening this morning wns a waiting one, traders showing a dis position to hold off pending the Govern ment report to be Issued next week. The early tone was steady, October started unchanged and other months were 4 to 8 points higher, being influenced by better cables than expected and unfavor able crop weather. In fact the conditions In tho south came in for the bulk of atten tion, showing general rains with much lower temperatures and the forecast being for frost in the northeastern States. A prominent southern commission houBe was the leadTng'buyer In the early dealings, other purchases were scattered and the supply came from various Interests In small mounts. The failure of low-condition figures and frost predictions to stimulate demand In tho cotton market probably promoted the ten dency to sell out long contracts and await Government reports. The opening advances were soon lost, with the market selling back to approx imately last night's closing figures before the end of the first hour. Liverpool and New Orleans were the chief sellers on the decline and 'offerings tapered off around 11 o'clock, with tho market becoming quiet and steady at mod erate rallies. Demand became more active following the publication of the detailed weather re ports, which showed minimum temperatures down to the freezing point at a few places in the Southwest. December contracts sold up to 16.16, with active months generally working about 9 to 10 points net higher. The buying did not become general, how ever, as there seemed some question as to whether any serious damage had occurred, and business Htlll appeared to be restricted by the proximity of the Government reports. New York Bond Sales Ys close. . .. In IS l in 71) OH October December January MS?" July .. IBM! Boot ........ 18.05 irjr IB IS i,.,,,.. 1831 .. .,. IS SO Open. IS SO 111 30 111 Ml It) OS Hlh St, HK S 17 (1.25 III 40 is r.8 16 03 I.OW, Close 1(1.80 IS 88 in ti 15 13 111 10 40 16 57 11.11 10 18 IU 34 A 1)7 0 00 Liverpool Cotton LIVEHTOOL, Sept, 28. Spot cotton wm Irregular today and 4 points lower on the basts of 9.47d for mlduplands. The sales were tOOO bales, Including 6(00 bales American. The receipts were 4000 bales, of which 3800 bales were American. The market for futures closed steady at a net advance of 4HC5H points. H Cotton Buyers and Sellers NEW YOHK, Sept 29 October Kelffer and Cone bought) Hartcorn and Wenman old. December Burnett, Newman, llay, Wil son and If. Hubbard bought; Nor den, Bclilll, niordan and Bchanc sold, January Smith, Beardsley, McEnany and Hentz bought: Marsh, Mitchell, Orvli, Hyman, Mohr, C Hicks and Hartcorn sold. March Hopkins, Orvls, Kelffer and Mit chell bought; Norden, Hyman, V flu moens, Wenman and Schlll sold. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET NEW YqnjC. Sept. . The market for coffee futures opened firm on a renewed demand from the local trade, and first prices were c to 8 points higher. Trans- " actions on the call amounted to 3000 bags. Today" a yesterday's upenins. . 8 7068 SO 8 hu 8 H p II 8.0 J WY 8 11008 98 JLTIZ - ....... ferewib.r ,.,,,.. Lrscember ....... tt"," ....... rferurr Kir, i' fyJJ .... .... tl1ll,tlM(, ... . ..-... P.0us.0a rioiH. 8 b.'.toS 87 8 MW ST 8 Ml 8 HJ 8 ttlH 7f 8 788 80 8 828 8H 8 8U8 87 8 88M8 SO 8 W2fM 0 spalf8 U.lMjfeU.PJ J1000O Alaska aid cv (1 Sr A 88'i UuuU Amer" Akt cv r.a 10.Hi 3UU0 do deb 3a .. loo'i Sl.'oou Anclo-Krench 6a U.V i'jooo Amer For Sec Sa . H8S 47000 Amer Smelt Soc Os. 113'j 3u(io Amer 'let clt 4 . vi' 2--000 do ct 4Wa .. U3 uoo Atchison Ren 4a bt lmilHI do adj 4a 83 1100O do cv 4a 1900. tot)'. 10(10 A O Una 1st 4a Ui 000O Bait Ohio 34 a . 113'i 10000 do 3a 100 1U00O do 4 I lilil 41tioi do cv 4Via .. no 000 do Swn JHs. . V1H I.00U Heth steel 1st Ss ..IlosS lone Urkn Cltv i n. m.i ;iiikhi can Ooit 3s In;: I. liioVa 1 10000 do 1K20 T . 10o2 1 68000 do 11)31 . . 101 1 1000 Cent Ui cons Dn. 100 1 II' UK) Cent I.eath 1st 6s.. ili.-S 1 1000 Cent I'ac 1st 4s . 00 imil Cent Rlt N J 0a .. llilK 1 Booo Chill Copper 7a.,, 1274 i 121000 Chea H. Ohio cv 4UV. iil soon do 4Vsa ... . So 2030OH do conv 6a .. u.1 2000 Chi A Alton 3a. . . 0UVi 1000 C at Nwn (ten ata 4a.. 4 23000 Chi II t U Joint 4a. U8H IWioo do -sen 4at... ...... ns'i MlOII Chi I A VV 4a 7ll! jr.tMHi c M & St l conv 8S.107V. 1 130(10 do CV 4Via till 1 10011 Chi RU r rfd 4s -J oooo do 4s kat; 23000 Col Industrial 5s.. . . SOS r.noo Con O conv Us 126 1 3000 Del A Hud conv 4s.. loll, 1 20181 do rfd 4 tiK 3000 Den & Itlo U 4s.. . 78i 1.000 Erie sen 4s 72"i 20000 do cv 4s Scr II...;. 74 1,3000 do conv 4s 8er I).. S'i 17000 do Her A 9 looo nrw prior 4s 84 2000 Hud i Man rfd 8a.... 094 looo Iowa Central 5s...1.. 80 3000 Interb Met 44 a 78'4 300(11) Interb It T r.f r.a uiK 10SUIKI Int iter Mar cv 4Vas.llo't 1 105OOO do v I Oa , . vtf 7000 Japan new Q s 44 s . SB 2300(1 It C Ft 8 A M 4s... 7.1S 1000(1 do fls .IOoCi louo Kan City Ter 1st 4s. 88 3000(10 Lacka Steel 6s 11130.. 07 2000 Laclede Gas 1st 6s... tool. 1000 I.I ft M T 6 1024 1000 ilex l'et Co Us ser A. .1104 100(1 do Os ser C 1104 6000 M K A T 1st 4s 734 1000 .Mo Kan A T Ui 4s... 434 '.000 Mo Bao w I 4s HJ'k 1000 Mont Power 6s...,., uYt 16000 Nat Enam A SIP 6s.. 084 2000 Nat Tube Ca 1014 10000 N Y Air Drake cvt 6a, 1034 (1000 N V C I. H 84 a ..... 70 4000 N Y C-M C col 84 s,. 704 6000 NTC II 34 s 834 10000 do 4a 0.' 8000 do 44 a V4U 31001) do II 1144 luooo do con 4a 864 10000 N Y City 4s 1BD,..101S 2000 do 44 a 11)03 100 2000 do 44a III84 104U 3U0O do 44 a IR03 I0D4 7000 do 44a Nov IV3T..I084 8100 N Y N 11 A II 6 1124 anno n r ttwy aaj bs 60 1000 N Y Htste 44s.. 26(100 N Y Tel sen 44 a aouu rior rac prioi 1J11O0 da Kn 8a 8000 Ore Short I. ref 4s 4000 do 1st Os 2000 do 3s 1000 Pao Tel 6a 3000 Pao (las 6a... ... tiMHi renna 4S imn. au Iw 88 1034 1004 834 084 llh 1124 Vi 83 10H4 .' 834 1004 14 0.1 103 01$ 3000 do en 44 s loon Public Serv 2000 do 44s 1821. , toon Puhlle Serv V . 18000 Resdlns sen 4s, "ft 1034 101U llenub Cuba 6s 4000 iup lr u K9 3000 Rio Gr A W clt 4s.. . 76 I si A 8 H sen rt 4s 78 u n 1 1)000 St I. looo do 4s BOOOO St I A Bo t a 6s 1034 4 oooo st raui tun 10:4 "000 South A N Ala 6a 103a.l07. H.'OOfl South Pac cv 4s. , SJ4 480OO do cv ret i p pi,, , (n J00O0 South I'ae rfd 4s.,,. S04 OOOO South Pac Term tat ,, 84 , 60011 South Bwy sen 4s.... 714 180(10 do con 6s 1014 8000 So Ry St I. 4s. ... 83., 4000 Term Assn Rt I. ret 4s 844 8000 Tts A Pao 1st Bs 884 6000 Tsias Co CV St ., , 1064 1000 Third Avs.adl 6s . 784 1000 Tol SI L. A W 4S .68,, 2000 U 8 Rubber 6s I03U 170O0 U S 8teal s r 6s. ,. 1064 672000 U CJ Of O 13 A.I Bs.. DOS 1000 union rac cv , .as sast .nluin An rfd 4a 16000 Un Rwya 8 F 4s. 1000 Vt Ray 6,s . S0O0 Wabash 4S ,. . 1000 West Chester 6s , 24000 West Md 1st 4s fit .Mi 1034 I02U 106 108 I New York Stock Sales FOREIGN EXCHANGE NKW YOnK, Sept. tt. Tha forelcn ex change market In the early declines today was IrresTUlar, The feature was a sharp rlso In francs to B.11 for cables and B.84 for checks, Bterllng; was steady but unchanged at 4 75 1116 for demand and 4.76 7-lt for cables. Bublss were also firmer at JJ 10 for cables and 12. for check, nelchsmarks haded at 704 for cables and 70 11-1 for checks. Other quotations werei Lire cables 6ii. checks 6,46; Swiss cables 6.JH4, chockH Mitt: Vienna cables 12,01, checks 12.00; Scandinavian kroner cables, 21,55. checks, 21.46: pesetas cables 20.16, checks 20 10; fullder cables 40H, checks 40 13-16, ,I.on uterllne was unchanged at 4,714 for 60 day bills, and 4.li to 4.tV fur to day bills. I'lila BANK CLEARINGS Bsak elfrMa ta4ay nxncartd with cprrs eaoauur Ay iaat.two iB1i .... PMt44jMa..M.fH.H tti.mm Slllf SSI lHifU ibiudepbj Woiton CBpUSO ..1 tw"wira its, tHVM-m RATES FOR MONEY CH Wi 3 rJ4 34 4 uer. thraa to all mantha 4 r csat. Time, ui, ruis- dtippii Advance VtWm tf Can JJKW YORK. St J.Tr4) JLmtMtmn Can CWy hM M4UMkW Ptm JM-Ut Utelva r PtsU. TW m ( fourth sjii , . Last close, tilth. Lew. Close. Admj Kipres 139 140 140 140 A.smrioldM 12U 14K 12H 13 AlsiiaJCloldM 7J 7W 7 7 Alllp-Chilraeri Mfc 2fl)4 27X 2014 j7lt AltJs-Cbal Mrc pf K3 gl 81M HV.i Am At Chetn pf 101H 101H 101143 1011 Am DsnV Nole 38K 38H 38H 38H Am lleet Sum OOH OS 97 03 Am Beet Pour pf 100 100 101 100 Am Can 0(114 r8! 07 01 Am Cin rt.. 1HH US 114' IIS AmCtr&Fdr 004 72K 07) 71 1( Am Itldeft Leather.... UH UK lllf llf Am Hide & L pf.. ...... 02 02 03 02 Am Ice Secutttloj SH! 2S!( 28S 28K Am Unseed 23M 23H 23lf 2-IH Am Unwol pf 61H S3 filt Sl.'i Am Loromotlre 78-( 83 78H 81 Am Mtlt Corp'n pf 391( 40 40 40 Am Smelt Iter 113K USX 114' 115 Am Steel PonndrlM 6S4 02 S9U 01U Am Sunt Ueflnlnf ll.'! 112W U2H 112i AmTel&Tei 134K 13i)i 13114 1.14l AmTobpfnew MI UOH HO'i 110'. Am Woo'en 48 48)J 474" 48M Am Writlnj P pf. 33( 33t 33 K 33 AmZlncL&Sm 42 42 41)1 41H Am 7. I, A S pf ........ 77 70 70 7(1 Anaconda Cop XI JS 08j( 1ISU 1'i Atch Top & a F lofl'f 107 100K 107 AtchT8Kpf 101 101 101 lOt Atl Coast Line 110 110 Atl Onlf A W 1 8014 Ul!l Atl O A W 1 pf 05U OMi Bald loco WkJ 80' 8914 Halt & Ohio SOH 89)4 Dill A Ohio pf 70f 701$ 110 S3'4 0o)4 87li y$H 7014 155 85 89)4 Ot 24 SU4 110 01 054 SI) ROM 70U 155 0014 04 2IK 52 nar.ett Co 154H 150 UrooVl;n Itap rr 85 8 Uronn Shoe pf 90H 0914 Ilutte A Superior Ot Ol'f Cal retroleum 23)4 24U Cal Petroleum pf 5014 52)4" Canadian Pacific 178 179 173)4 179 Ccnlral Leather 73)i 7.U4 7354 7.1)4 Central Leather pf 1144 115 11) 115 Chandler Motor 10.5 105 1( 105 ChoaAOhlo 07'( OTl GO'i OOJi Chlcaco Great Vot.... 13)4 13H l.l 13)i Chi tlrcat West pf .17 37 30'i 37 Chi Mil A tit Paul 07 WOW 00 110 Chi M A St P pf 127 ' 127f 126H 127! CC 0 A St L 53 Chi It 1 A Pac 10't tble Copper 22)4 Chlno Copper 5714 Col Fuel A Iron 5SU Colum Ou A Elec Co., 31'i Continental Can. Consolidated U11 Con O E L A P Hal. C'rue.b'.e Steel... Crucible Steel pf Cuba Cano Sugar Cuba Cane Sugar pf. . Deere A Co pf Detroit United His.. Distill Sec Cotp'n 45 Dome Mines 24U Erie 40U I'rle 1st pf 54' Brie 2d pf 47 Gen Chemical ., Oeceta. Klocttlc (leneral Motors 750 Ueneral Motors pf 120 Goodrich II K 70)4 Uranby Consol 03 ( N cfs for ore prop.... 4JU Ureene-Cananea SIX Gulf Malet Meet 03 Gulf States S 1st pf ...100 Gulf States S 2d pf .... tM 1 Illinois Cent 104)4 Incersoll-Itand . .... tnsp Cun Cop , mi Mar N i Jntllarr N J pU... Int Con Cor v 1 c sh Int Con Corp'n pf. .. lm Paper Int Paper pf Int N.Ckel T t d.... Int M M c 01 dp..., Int M M pi ' 01 dp. cu 'lea Kan Cit) Southern.., Kelly tprine I'lro.... Kcnnecoll Copper 57H Lack Stee. Co 851-4 5J)i 6314 51)4 1014 18'4 lO'i" 224 2JU 22)4 57t 67 57 02), MM 02K 32 31)' 31)4 105)4 105 105 139 139 130 112 113 UH4 05)4 ..121i 121H 121)4 121)4 134)4 60)t 03)4 04)4 97 00'' OO'i 94)4 93U 04)4 110b 110)4 11014 45Jt -J5X -154 Jj.'f 24?i 25 41 40 40!i 55 5-1)4 55 40 40 40 300)i 307W 307J4 307)4 ioi iaj io.i ion ..105 ..139 .111)4 113 03' 00)f ,. OAK . 02)4 ..110 760 750 750 120)4 120 120)4 77)4 70)4 77 94 OIi 44).' 40!.' 51 51 04 95'' 101 101 91)4 00'i 104H 101. 'f 205 :05 t8 OS UOJX 94) 47 61 DO 101 98 104i .270 205 . OS'i Ii8s .115)' 110'i 110 120 118 1IR Laclede Gas. Lake Km & Vu,i... le ltubbei I, re lhlcb Valley Long Island Majse.i atotot' Max Motors 1st pf.. US 17i 17' 17)4 74 73'J 74 29)4 -'8 20)4 DUD 02W UW 55) i 6314 55 40 44) 45 121)4 122U 110) J 122 b0)4 kH HS fc8 -'OS 20" 20"f 20'( S2- 82). 81ii 82 57J4 57J 5,K 00 hO SS 17)4 73)4 2S 2'i 53)t 45)f .105)4 10fl)f 100)4 100). 20)4 40) p2)4 35 1)3 87 Mai Motors 2d l! 6C!( .. 4'4 .. 5 ..117 . 122 1. 83)4" .. 29)i .. 09! .. 22'J ..140 ..109!f 01 Mcx.iiiD I'eltoieum Mlam. Copper Minn SI P A s S M. Mo Pac w Mo Pac pi - Missouri Pacific Mo Pac irefs Montana Power pf... Na nirult Nat Cloal A Suit..., Nat Enam A 8 Co... Nat Lead Co Ne Con Cop New York Air Drake Nes York Central... N Y N 11 AH . Norton A Western... Northern Pacific Ohio Cities Gas Co.. Ontario Mirer Nln... Pacific Mail Penu Itallroad Peoria A Eastern.... People's Gas Chi.... Philadelphia Co Pitts Coat cof dp 3U4 Pressed s car Co. , Pulman Co Qulcksilrer Itr bleo. np Co..., lty 6ttel Sp Co pf. Jtr Coil Copper . Iieadlng. :o 40)4 KIH 35 1144 88H 67J4 20 40 M'4 35 Vi 87J4 57)4 :'0 40)4 35 01 87,f 67)4 112)4 11 IX Hi 114 39JJ 39?; 124 l.MJi 21 .'4 5J!j 0.') 4)4 4'4 4,i 4!( 110)4 117 122 122 W's 83)4 2'.l)4 30 70 70'4 22)4 22)i 152)' 147)4 151)4 110)4 109)4 110 00)4 b0'i 1)0!.' .135!' U3'i 135 135)4 U3)i U3H' 113)4 113.'' 78 70H 7ti 70 04 OJi 0'; U'i 39'i JO 125 I2j 24)4 24)1 52 H 4'4 5 117 122 b3,'i 30 71)4 !J 20i 27 5S 68)4 14 14 HO'l 110 40)4 41)4 3214 00'( CO 170)4 175 2)4" 2'l 52 f0)4 101 102 2(1)4 204 27 58)4 14 10'J 41 32 01 171)1 2't 64)4 102 L0)4 08J 14 110 41 32)4 00 175 i'X 60 102 d)f ............ Reading 1st pi 454 Hepublc iron A a...... 22 Shat Ariz Cop ;M eai Itos A Co..., Blojs-Sber 8 A I... Sloss-SS A I pf..., boutb Porto It Hug. Southern Pacific... Southern Rr....... Southern Itr pf. ... Studebaler Co btuti Motor., Tenn Copper 25 i ...113)4 114)4 112J, 113)4 45 45 46 8.I-4 81 82)4 31)4 31).' :il4 215 215)4 215 215)4 .... HI 14 115 G3 ti.'i'i ,... 07), 074 9J4 07)4 ....195 205 200 205 ....102)4 102)4 102)4 102)4 .... 25) i 20 25)4 2MJ .... G8' 0U CO 09 ....132'. 133!. 1,1J)4 13314 71)4 71)4 71)4 71)4 25M 25)4 25)4 225 223? 4 225 11)4 U) 11)4 01)4 01)i 01)4 64'i 54)4 64h 100W 100 lOOh 11)4 0)4 0)4 65)4 65)4 55!4 101 IrVt 164 ISOJi 152)4 150)4 151H ... 83)4 F4 83)4 84 ... 21)4 24 22)4 24 ... 63)4 63)4 53)4 63!4 ...127!-' 131 1274 120 ... 8 8)4 8)4 8K 6114 OiH 0144 02 ,22 . 12K . 01)4 . 64 .105 04 Trias Co Teias Pacific Third Aienue Tobacco Products.., Tobacco Prod pf... Union Jiac A Paper Union Dag A P pf 55 United Fruit 10.114 Union Paciri , Union Pacific pf..., U8C I P A K.... usoir&Rpf. U Bind Alcohol... United Rjrs lor Co U b Rubber U S Rubber 1st pf 113 113)4 113)4 113)4 U 6 to II 4 11 76)4 704 70)4 70)4 U S Steel Corp'n 118)4 120)4 118)4 120 U S Steel Corp'n pf.... 121)4 121)4 120)4 121)4 utau copper WH VOH Va-Ciro Chem 43)4 42)4 Vt Iron Coal A C 52)4 65 Wabash , 14)i 14)4 WabasnpfA 61)4 62 Wabash pf D 28 28)4 Wells Fargo Eip 125 128 Weil Union '1 100)4 102)4 101 West B AM 04), MM 0444 West E M lit pr 74)4 745. Wheel & Lake Erie 4 3)4 Wheel A LE 1st Pf.... 7 7 Wheel A L E 2d Pf 4 3)4 Nlllri Orerland 47 4M'4 00)4 42J4 63 14)4 5114 2S)( 137M 74)4 3)4 6)4 3)4 40)4 00)4 424 51 14)4 6Ih 28J4 124 103 05 74J, 3 0 3)4 47 103)4 Willys Overland pf 103)4 10JU lOJi. WoolHorth J W 138)4 UVH 138)4 130) Ca dividend) Vlrainla-Carollna Chsmtcal Com pany preferred, 3 per centl C. C. C. and Bt. L. prslerred, 14 per centl Allls-Chalmers Com. pany prsferrsd. 14 par centl Lehlfh Vallsx, 14 per centl Detroit Kdleon, 2 per centl Ccnlral and South American Tel. Co . 14 per centl Southern I'nclflo. 14 par cent! U H. Industrial Alcubol Company preferred, 14 per cent; Hhattuck Arl. tuna tapper Company, one-halt 01 I par vent and threw-fourlb of 1 per cent' extra 1 i'hlladtl. phlo i.umpany 0 per Lent preferred, 14 per will, ..wivwim .i. . w,u,iva, f Parlflo 'J'elephoua and Teletrapti, 14 Wealtnanouss Air Urake. per canti Telephoosand Taltaraph, a per cetil Kansas City. Bouthern preferred. 1 per centl Mexican par renit per centl .per centl American 'lelelratili Uoropany, i'4 par canti Quid and a .via elaarapti, 14 per " Htoc uko Company praferrad, r.stivnai nana. 4W Bank, S per cent. 14 per rent per centl decern! centl nti 1 Central Coal and rust tlonal GOVERNMENT BONDS JJU. Allied. reaiatered H0 2 .ra coupon ew U itrl 11, ia cou4 .!.. .. itB'.""" ' I.4.1I tir m iti a WHEAT GETS WEAK ON HEAVY SELLING Professional Traders Cause De cline Following Strong Start, Although Exports Are Large CIRAIN tlKI.T 44KATIIKU FOnRCAHT rilH'UJn. Bent, it The itealher fore- eaal for SO nanrs follows! Illlnol Fair tonlshl and Halnrdar. rlalnc temperature Batardar and north and weal fanleht. Sllaaanrl. Wlaeonaln nlaht and tomorrow. rUfi find lowaFalr Io ns lenineratttree. Mlnneaola 1'arllr eloodr tsnltbt and pal nrdar, warmer tonlaht. rooter north and net. warmer east waturtiar .North Dakela t'urtlr eloudr 'anient and lomorruw. warmer lonltlit. cooler north and wet 8atnrdar. (loath Dakota fair lonlsht ami Salordar, wnriner tonliht. .hr..lia . ante lanleht anri (Am.rMw. warmer tonisnt. ami essi natnraay. anil 'J lianaaaFalr tamaht and 8atnntar eooier tomorrow, rlaloc lemnerature Inetea 1 cooler. CHICAao. Sept. 29. Selling by local professionals turned a etrons; wheat market Into a heavy one today, notwithstanding ex port vales of more than 600,000 bushel", rrevlous to the easiness buying of Septem ber to cover shorts ran that future to a blK premium oer deferred months and started shorts In general coerlns. There was pood purchasing by commis sion houses for n time and outs'de Interest was larger Offerings on the bulge became free. The supply and demand situation continued bullish D. W. Snow declared that Europe's re llanco on North America to furnish 240, 000,000 bushels for export this ear Is be jond the capacity of the Continent. After all deductions he put the exportable sur plus of the United States at 78.000,000 bushels and that ot Canada at 95,925,000 bushels. The Modern Miller's report was bearish. It Indicated that rains In the West will be of great benefit to plowing and seeding operations. Kansas will have an Increased area under fatorable conditions and In Nebraska It will be as large or larger than that of last year. Leadlnr futures ransed aa follows: Tea Wriest- Open. Huh I.ow. Close., close September 1 .1(1 l.Mfe 1.54 p.cember t nMe I .MS 1 M Ala y .. .. I M l,o4 1 S3 Corn (new delivery! ., Hi) hu r-i' 73'i 744 7SS 77 774 70S September ueromDer . May... Oata . September. December May. . Lard September. October, December.. nibs September, October. . Jenunry Pork September. December.. 1 M4 1 61 Ti.na't -l.tn'a 'l.GSK'l 544 P04 IPOS. has T704 4R4 14 40 13.70 II 40 13 85 12.43 21 45 3.45 iiuu.r, -a.v Hid. fAsked, 47 484 BIS 14 r.o 14 I") 13 7- 14 42 13 N7 12.45 250 23.43 464 484, MS t484 t51S 46 4S4 31', t140 14.40 14 50 14 21 14.-I5 14 2 13 57 '13.70 tlS.7.' 14 1 M4.37 14 41 1.177 13.82 ! 87 12.27 12.40 'IS.ii 28 45 23 35 21.43 23.33 2ft 50 23 4.1 MANY STOCKS RISE IN CURB TRADING Growing Outside Interest Is Ap parent in Various Groups. Standard Oils Active NKW YORK. Sept 20. Active trading and substantial ndvancea were noted In many Issues on the Dcoad Street Curb to day and there were Indications thnt many of those stocks were in general publlo de mand, with a growing outside Interest ap parent In tho various groups. The most Important moiement was In Midvalo Steel, which rose from 74 to 76 H. the highest price touched on this movement. Submarine which sold ex dividend of 1H per cent., advanced from 42 to 43, or cqunl to 45 with the dividend on. Thcro was continued buying by western interests In Zinc Concentrating on the Knowledge of the many new contracts by that company. The Standard Oil issues continued their record-breaking movements. Standard Oil of New Jersey moving up from 662 to 578, Pralrlo from 460 to 460 and Prairie Pipe Line sold at 300, The Independent oil stocks followed In line with moderate gains, Oklahoma Producing advancing from SH to the new high record of 8J,, Texas rights were traded In at 23 to 24 H. Cosden & Co. sold nt 16 to 1711 and the new sixes sold at 102 to 1031-,, Niplsslng, which was traded In ex dividend, sold at 8 and 8,. The motor stocks were generally firm, with tteneral Motor new stock selling at 1S8. and United Motor ranged from 66H to 67 H. Steel AIIos. n new mining stock, was traded In at 24 to SH- INDUSTRIALS , , Hid Asked Aetna Exploslea .. 114 12 Amerlcan-nrltlsh II fa- , in 20 Amorlran Marconi 34 34 Canadian Car Co , 40 50 do rfd ..... 70 mi Chevrolet Motora 204 207 rurtlsa Aeroplane , 21 35 KraerAm Phonograph .,.., 04 04 Haskell Harker Co 40 41 Hendee Mfr ... 21 30 Kathodlon Itronsa pfd in 17 Maxim Munltlone 34 54 Manhattan Transit ' 1 Mldvale Steel 754 70 Otla Klerator 07 71 I'oerteaa Motora 2(1 20 Poole Kna .. ., 110 115 H a Kreare w I Ill 14 hinnaaru aiotors n4 Hubmarlne Moat 424 4 Triangle Kiim '2 united front unarms: ', 1 I'nlted Motors 084 674 U M I, as II com 24 24 do p'd 44 r,u White Motors 31) 514 Willie fluke 4 5U World Film , 14 14 STANDARD Oil, STOCKS Illinois 200 203 Ohio 303 801 1'ralrl- )'I(X- 288 302 H O of California .,,..,..348 31.! H O of New Jersey .'.75 580 8 O of New York 238 23B OTHKU Oil, STOCKB Coaden Oil '134 134 ftoaden Co 184 17., Inter retroleum JfS ilU Ilouslon Oil I54 17 Midwest Ret 70 Sapulpa net 04 4 MINING STOCKB Atlanta ...., II llutte Copper and Zinc 7 74 Ilutts N V , .14 J Cerro da Paara 8S4 SnS Flrat National ,.. 54 04 noldfleld Meraer ,. 7 8 llecla Mlnln 64 r4 llooe Sound ...,.,......,.. 44 5 Jim lluiler 0 DA Jumbo Extension SI 38 MeKlnler Darrah , 85 08 MasmaCppper , 184 If., Mlnea Co of America 24 24 Nlplsalns , .14 84 Han Toy... ., JJ, 20 St Joseph Lead It IS West End Con , , 77 SO BONDS Cerro 8s , , ,1)04 1204 Mldvale 5a .... ,M l'4 ftuaalan 4s , inVl 1014 titty Parts Os ..,,. V8 uiviniiNns LKIII01I VA1.I.EV RAILROAD COMPANY Prillsdeiphla. Ueotember 20. lulej. The Mnard ot Directors of the Lehigh Valley nallroad Company have Ihia day declared a auarlerl dividend of two ard one-half per rent lor l.tB per share) on Ita preferred stock lo stockholders of record September 80. luifl; and a ausrterly dividend, of two and ana-half per rent tar tl.tt per share) on Its common stock to stockholders of. record September to, tuts, both payabla UrUber 14, 19l. Checks will be mailed, a J. KULP. Treasurer V - I.KOAL APVKKTISEMKNTg 23tF FJ4TATK Or 1UIMA HOPKINS JCDSON TIIOStlHON. deraaaed Ittara liiutiun. tary in in above aetata navins neen crantco lo the undersigned, all persona Indebted to the said eatata are requested to make payment, and Ahuaa havlrur clalrna to aend tha same, without lay. to llfTs, KM11A JUDSOS IIOllNIIBHOBR, 1125 Madison avenue. New York, or to her at torney, WAYNE P, !1A!B0. Esq . V26 Cbeatnut atrcet, rj-lla. ANNUAL MKKTINOS fc2F THY. ANNUAL MKKT1NO or TIIK 1 atockholders of lb Provident llulldln and Lan AaaoelaUou will be held Mendav eve bIui, OciaVer 0, 11. t 8 'elaeii. Election of officers and votlp on an amendment to tha by-laws Incrassln the number of managers i this meeting JOHN P IUMAQB. Secretary MIHMTmtV M AritillMTAfT fysj) tifay-L 4aiawalaale j-irrA. Wit JbU Sales in Philadelphia Net ..... . '"h. ,'nw C'" ."hf."'. Alliance In low 14 '" Y 80 Anaconda . St!4 08Vfc 8H H 85 Am Can.. 8tt (14 8- li 100 Am ns pf os ot 80 Am C A F. . 78HaWt 7V4 H 800 Am Loco.. 8H4, ROl4j 9Wt 8t 80 Dald Loc. 80H 1(. 88H 8V4 118 Uut IStc. 56 3S 65V4) H 3 do pref. 68 88 88 ..... 0 Drill J Opt 03 03 03 3 180 Col F & lr. HtW, ooi' 68H H 180 Cam Steel, 83 BS 83 8 100 Ches & O. 7 eiH Vl H 10 ConTrNJ 73H 784 78H Y 1146 Elec Stor.. 78 71H " 160 Krle 40 Hi 40K 40t4t .... 60 Int Nick ct 848, 34 5t,i 1 200 Insplr Cop 67't, 0714, m H 800 InsCoN A ZVA, 27)4) 27 100 Int M M ct 48H H 46H 1i 145 Kenno Cop 67 H 87 87 i 200 Key T Co, IS IS 13 1173 I.k Sup Crp 18-f. 14H 13 14 10 lh Nav .. 76A 7V4 78U la 1881 Leh Val. ssn sz 8SI4 1 ISO L. V Tr pfd 48 4tH 48 W 18 North Cent 88 80 86 43 Nev Cons. 23 ts tS 14 1410 Penna R II 86V4 8814, li 878 Pa Salt M 00a; 30 09H y. Its Phlla Co.. 411a 41 114 14 30 do cum pf 4844 43 V4 48V4 14 840 Phlla Elec. S8H S6V4 8Mi 1140 PP.T tr cfa ton S0X, to, IS Phlla Trac 10 78 78 14 810 Reading.'. ,114 lis lUVi H 1780 Ton Del .. 414, 14 M 48 'Ton Mln. 8 13-16 5)i 14 H 100 Union Pac.181 131 161 34 Union Trao 441, 44 44; 186 Un O Imp 80 881a 88 1 10380 U S Steel.. 104 118 ltOVi 2U 80 Utah Cop. 88 Vi 86V4 86 Vi 150 War I S 9l 14 114 W J i 9 S 30 H 30V4 SOW 8 York Ry .. 14 14 14 .... Hx dividend. IIONDS . , Net Utah. I.OW. Clnaa. Che. 31000 Alleg V 4s 0614, 0H, 08M, V 1100 A a&U 6s B6H 06 6614, tt SOOO K T 1st 6b 00H OOli 8H 7000 l.k S Ino Cs S8H 38 38 1 tooo I. V gen 4s 00 00 00 .... 1O00O Lch V cons 414s 2003.10014 100U lOOli '.4 3000 do Coal 6s.l041i 104V4 10414, 1000 do cons 6s. 100 Vi 10DV4 lOOtt tooo Pa Co cons 4Va ....tOJVi losii 103U 1000 tto g 4 Us. lot Vi lOSVi lOJVi 14 too Phil Klc 4s 3 as 85 8000 Rdg gen 4s 0314) 0Bi 03Vi 14 6000 U R InvSs 10Vi 70 70 Vi SOOO Y R 1st 6s 06V4 061's 0014 LOCAL MIKING. STOCKS TONOPAH STOCKS Hid. Ask. Jim Hutler .J! MaeNamara 03 .07 Midway 23 .27 Mlspah Extension 21 .28 Montana 24 .26 North Star 1.6 .18 Tonopah Hetmont 44 44 Tonopah Fitenaton 54 84 Tonopah Mining 84 6 Hearue Eula 28 .28 West End 78 .80 GOLDFIEt.il STOCKS Atlantn , 00 ,11 niue null 02 .03 Hootti 11 .13 nulldng 01 ,(1J COD 08 ,04 Combination Krartlon 01 .08 Ulamondneld D II 03 .04 Daisy 01 .04 Florence 4.1 ,48 Oolrineld Consolidated 66 67 Ooldfleld Merr,-r 07 ,08 Jumbo Extension 17 ,3(i Kevranae 08 ,10 Ora 03 ,04 Sandstorm Kendall 04 ,06 Siller Pick 20 .22 MISCELLANEOUS Netada Hill 21 .25 Nevada Wonder 2 37 2.45 Tecopa Mining 10 ,12 Spot Wheat Firm in Liverpool LIVERPOOL. Sept. 29. Spot wheat was firm today with No. 1 Chicago quoted at 14s 2d. n gain of 2d; No. 2 hard winter 13s lid, unchanged: No. 2 western winter 13s 9d, a gain of 3d; No. 1 Northern Manitoba 14s 7d. an upturn of Id; No. 2 Northern Manitoba 14s 4d. unchanged, and No. 3 Northern Manitoba 14s 3d, a gain of Id. Choice Kurrachl wheat was quoted at 14 s 6d. Corn vvai firm with American mixed 2d higher 10s lOd, while Plate showed an advance of Id at 10s 7d. Flour was un changed at 60s 6d. 1 BAR SILVER Commercial bar silver was quoted In New York today at 69"4, a gain of ,c In London bar silver was quoted at 32 16-16, a gain of l-16d. DIVIDENDS DECLARED Northern State Tower Company, recular quarterly of 1V per rent on common atock, pay. Able October '20 to flock of record September SO. und reeuUr quarterly of l! per cent on pre ferred atock. patable October IS to stock of reo ord beptember 30. A " For the Asking" t A Pocket Edition i ) St REGISTER lth Dond Intareat and Stock Income Tablva. Stock Bond Mortgage for Recording ). Name of Security, 2. Date of Maturity. 3. Par Value. 4. Investment Yield. 5. Income Due Each Month. 6. Purchase Price. 7. Whether Free of Federal or State Taxes. 8. Trustee, Registrar or Trans fer Agent. 9. Bond or Certificate Number. Form PL-S1 Wisiar & Stokes Cominerelal Triit Dulldlnc. I'hllade.phU. r A ONE YEAR NOTE Obligation of an established menu- factoring company, Guaranteed principal and Interest, Average Earnings Three Times Charges, Present earnings considerably greater, PRICE TO YIELD 6 NIELLO R & PETRY Vlembera N. V. Il Phlla, Hlof Kxehaatas 888 lOMJIrJU'lAL TlirlHT UUII.UIMI CONTRACTS FOR ERECTION OF J NEW BUILDINGS ARE.LET BY CRAMPS' Action Indicates Good BusinessLake Superior vances to Highest Point Touched ia Two Years on Local Stock Exchange Ad- ,A good Indicator of the business now being- done by the William If. Cramp Bon Ship and Engine UulldlnR Company was contained today In the announcement that the company had let contract for the con atructlon of four larse ahops. Thene build lnr are classed as pipe and ahlp shops and the main building- will be the power plant. All are to be constructed of Heel. The Del mont Iron Works received the contract for tha steel, which amount! to 218 tons. It has been known tor quite some time In the financial district that the company's business Is far ahead of last year, and the placlnc of tha contract for additional bull dines was viewed by the Street as pre paration by the company for large orders After the war, which will naturally be placed by the nations now at war In order to build up the merchant marine. ljke Superior overshadowed everythlnR else In the tradlnp on the Philadelphia Stock Hxchange today, ndvnnclns: nearly 1H points to the highest price at which It has sold In the last two years. than 11,000 shares changing haMs m th full session. The stock reacted a little fww i lie nest late in the day on profit-taking There was no news to account for th buying of the stock and, In the absence M any, the Street generally attribute! It to A belief thnt Philadelphia will secure addi tional representation on tit board of 41 rectora at tha annual meeting on Ootobsr 4 While the stock was stronff tha income Es sold one point lower. United Stales Steel common wtut the n most active Issue, and reached a new top mark above 120, but part of this was lost, Tho turn-over In that stock was more than 10.000 More activity was seen In Toflopah Belmont today than .any other day la a long while. The sale ot nearly 1800 share-, however, was accomplished without much change In price. On the whole, the, entire market was nctlie, which was a responses to the continued large market In HtW Yortf.. Financial Briefs Earnings of the Buffalo and Susque hanna Railroad continue to show large In creases. For the month of August the gross wan 8180,821, an Increaso of 829,872, Xft Income (62.273, a gain ot 830.888. For eight months the gross was 21,116,334, a gain of 3204,185, while the net Income was 3403,860. an Increase ot 3262.903. The proflt-and-lors balance at the end ot eight months was 3397,280. Th's compares with 3138,147 In the same period of last year, or an Increase of 3289,133. The assets of the Falrmount Park Trans portatton Company have been transferred to the Falrmount Park Transit Company under the plan of reorganisation, action having been taken by the reorganlters late yesterday afternoon. Chicago Doard of Trade membership reached a new high level today when one sold for 36300 net to the buyer. Frailer & Co. celebrate the completion of their third fiscal year with a dinner this evening at the AdelphlA. Members ot the firm In the Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore omces will be present The annual statement of the Plymouth Cordage Company to July 81 shows gross sales of rope and binder twine 311,:00,000, against 311,027,521 a year ago. The N'ew York Subtreasury has trans ferred 31,000,000 to San Francisco. Applications havo been made to the New York Stock Exchange to list 310,000,000 of the preferred btock ot the Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company, and 316,000,000 of the capital stock of the White Motor Company, TUenty-one railroads, operating In the United States only, have reported gross earnings for the first week of September totaling 37,625,344, an increase of 3464,972 over the corresponding week of last year. The exports ot copper for the week ended September 28 were 9342 tons, against E504 tons In the corresponding week last year. Exports since September 1 totaled 28,572 tons, compared with 14,327 tons In tho same period last year. At a special meeting of representatives of the New York Curb Market Association this morning the 7500 preferred shares of the Atlantic Steel Company, par value 3100, were listed and admitted to quotation. Tha New York Subtreasury lost 33.098, 000 to banks yesterday, making cash net loos since Friday of 311.496,000. The August gross earnings of the Hudson and Manhattan Company were 3446,556, as against 3427,195 last year and 3424,660 In 1914. The net for August Just past was 3283,933, as sgalnst 3236,082 last year. i'-nF5iSiffaffiTi7ia.rrarraii mi Trading Department OUR Tradinj- Depart ment, in charge of Mr. Stanley C. Eaton, is connected by private tele phone with New York and Baltimore. We will be glad to furnish quotations on all listed and unlisted securities and make a specialty of ac curate markets on inactive stocks and bonds. We are glad to accept orders for the purchase or sale of all bonds and stocks, but do not carry margin ac counts. We will be glad to ap praise your listed or un listed securities without any obligation on your part. FrazercvGx Invtmtnt Banktrt Broad &. Sansom St. TirnrnimiiHiiMiiiiiiiiMimiiiirnTrrnTTmT .IIHIM I The Inheritance Tax THE new Federal Estate Tax imposes a levy upon the property of every person who dies subsequent lo September 8, 1916. We have prepared an exact copy of the text of this Law, which will be mailed to those who request it. Philadelphia Trust Company 414 Cbwtnut Street i: 1415 Ckestaut Strt Philadelphia HARDWARE BUSINESS REAl BENEFITS FROM PROSPERITY Summer Season Good and Annual Trwki Best in Years ,, Hardware manufacturers and jobbers are reaping a, good share of tha prosperity , which Is enjoyed In most lines of trade, ae- " cording to the weekly review of trade by It. Q. Dun k Co. On this subject the re view says: "There Is a noticeable Increase In thA business being done In the hardware line, notwithstanding a fair volume of buslneas was done during the summer months, which Is regarded as the slack season In this line of business, and notwithstanding he high' prices In thla line, the volume of business done. It Is believed, will exceed that fct several years previous, -with a considerable Increase In the profits, and It Is believed that the business will continue to Improve during the fall season. An Increase In col lections Is reported." Of other lines of business the review re ports In part as follows: "Conditions In the local cotton yarn trade are reported as exceedingly active at tho present tlmo, although during the previous week business dropped off to soma extent, but Is now showing a steady Increase. Prices are high and some numbers show an Increase of one cent over the previous week. Dealers report that they are having some difficulty In filling their orders promptly. "Manufacturers of men's clothing are busy and well sold up. Jobbers ot woolens selling principally to nearby manufactur ing trade report a good season's business, prices steadily advancing. Hosiery and un derwear Jobbers- have also had a good business and sales continue active. Exempt from State and Federal Taxes Lackawanna County, Pa. 4 Gold Bonds Maturing September i, I H Acceptable in our opinion for Postal Savings Deposit"! nt 00& of par value Full particulars on request for Circular PL-S6 TheNationalCity Company H21 Chestnut St, Philadelphia New V-"t htMi-ir! ,.i . The Effect of the New Eight-Hour Law on Securities is di'jcujsed, and conclu sion drawn for investors, "" in the Intest circular we have prepared. We be lieve that every investor will be interested in read ing this circular and we therefore invite requests for complimentary copies. .i- !f Ask for Leaflet No. i39 William P.Bonbright&CoJnc. MORRIS WIRTAK STROCD, Jr. Manager 437 Chestnut St., Philadelphia Mew York Baslaa Detroit Ionian Taris William P. Donbrlaht A Oo. Bonbrleht 4 Co. Seventy Coppers. A booklet of .138 pans 4s. . votsa ia ins producers or tha red natal. Practically tvsry Important company la eovsrsd. tesstnsr .with capitalisation ataustica. a ravlsw of tha situation .,. Mill. ,VTW fl.bVS, Seventy-five Silvers A hookUt of tha articles cantalnlnr Important on ma mspa ramus: History ef r. ui a uaiion ana data ' on 7S ductra Is reaer trrbutlon. tha Silver Industry. ! na .ouuoo uaatcsr It. WSU- Tm above lioo poaJtltta t) ha qj nitnl tnveMor. Hauls' a siu vestar. Gestae aa, hm hail res. bat as lh eHfM U HmSH uroe tmaicaSate reaufete. Oscar Alexander tc (V 41 lrel St. N-sw Interstate Oil und Gas !W tUlur at forty. t SeWtMii lleWulJa m tm t V--&&-.3 r.' ma bwssmbb IMsaa aa rt Sa TMM HAYIteAIfP-AI COMPANY iSUr StV "'WBHUfca J-i. ui. acruie 4WMf ," SSjjjMAm i Xt iffli.1