EVENING , LEDGBTCr-PHILADBLPHlA, "'THURSDAY, TOYEMBER 9, . 1916 &ST PRICE SINCE 1913 FOR RAPID TRANSIT TRUST CERTIFICATES HERE ' Reports of Good Earnings and Favorable Contract With Declines, Theri Recovers ft,, blc thins In the trading on the Phlla. ..Shl Itflfc Exehaniie today wu rhlla. i'Shi RPl Tranilt trunt certlflcatea, Thli lu. w In demand from the .tart of ?.Jir and wa the-moot active through. JELt HOOO sharea. The price got to the ft Mint since 1913. selling- up to 24. WVln of "V compared with the close cf'ywterday The high point reached In "Accompanying the advance were two re. hert. -"" v' ".".-:": ...... . . . Km for the period from July 1 to Novem- iH 1 the first quarter of the fiscal year. Jr. it 150,009 ahdnd of the corresponding It i nflast year. The Street figured, that V. '"L?. .Linc to start the year that If ' eendltlona continued as they now are the return for the year should be very favor- return ...mb iViar l-i X-in- &' toAr:mere'r.nto oy "jK iyl !a wmpany ulll be very favorable to both. ,hLTk? Superior Corporation stock was the next home siock i " The opening sale In this stock waa at a loss of a hslf and this was stretched a trifle more on succeeding transactions, but after this the stock firmed up and went above the final of yesterday. Upwards of 5100 shares had been turned over by mldatter noon. In the majority of Instances the move ments of prices were small, some few arbi trage stocks showing the largest changes. This was true of CChlcago, nock Island and Pacific and United States Steel common. The former got up nearly 1H and the latter above 2 points Cramp Shtpbulld. Ing lost 2 points, but this was accomplished on the turnoer of only 50 shares. The shipments of anthracite coal during October were larger than September, but below October of last year, acordlng to fig ures given out today. The October ship ments this year reached a total of 5,80.204 tons, compared with 6,544.076 In September and 6,612,00? In October of last year. From January t the total waa 55,800,620. against SS.-JOU last year. WOOD BLAMES WAR FOR BLOW AT MUTUAL CO. Stopped Stock Sales, Insurance Promoter Declares MANY TRIBULATIONS PHILADELPHIA MARKETS GRAIN AND FLOUR ritrAT Receipts. OT.TSR bush Trier was . S SBM SS' o. So in this .mark, t due to a 6fc!' 'StiZM. 'm XpSrgu&X '"Vnw ntrM . .,WV' -"V? ---, a- wAl QUWl OUl ", with ita-ht efOrlrieti quiet OUi "V" .. iVmAi im 1A ..!. i-ar inn iui si. ". - --- JWliiiSM western. No yellow, ll.istp ll.1 ' dVtfsmfr ""Flow? U.IBOl.lTt d". No. J iillow. II IStfl H. do. No. 4 jellow. S1.1UO 1 rtixq necelrts. 65.BJT buih. Prices ad. ?3!L1Uh,No'r'2,nw,nir asw.v. ?ndirt wMte. Ai O m ef No. 3 white. 89 O MV No74 white. 573j5SHc: sample oat. "ftSKt-neeelPts. 1580 bbl. and J.9M.MS tk in sstks Trices were held rrlore firmly, out i..V"aa llht. Quotation, per 10ft lb. In !!KTiM.r' ele.r. l8fS'.!3. do. atra Uht. r."Y" . J. .. I s -7nru.K.itnaBB. c rir. rVtton sacks. . S ; '.10. rtoT itralsht. coltori Mtton Yoioeos. do. patent, cotton sacks. JSOODM. sprtnV. ilrst, clear. 8-5Bllndi Uiiii l S0W0.7J: do, forlt bran.de. JlOg RaffSi.Jmnii. choice and fancy patent. I10O 10 50. city mllle. reutar Bradee winter, clear, jses 40s do. itraisnii K.w.oJi RY9FLOrR wa. quiet but firm. We quote t Il70es 50 per bbl. as to quality. PROVISIONS The market ruled firm with a fair jobbing to"""-, Quotation: City beef. In sets, amoked sfcict, "nd wettern bwf. knurklea and tender, iraoked and alr-drled. S5c: beef ham.. IS8U30; orK. mmiiy fJo.Su'OJl. hnm. M. P. rifeil. porn. '"" -i---cr,i3"i..i mnmUe do do. imoked. 2121Hc: other ham., amoked. Sty cured, a. to brand and averase. 10 14c: "me. .moVed. we.wrn cured. 20V4cr do. boiled." bonelMi. 34c: picnic shoulders. S. P. cured. IMS lie: do." smoked. 15c: bellle. In ptekle aj cordlne to averaae. loose. 17V4ci breakfast bacon, as to Dram nu hychi.. w,. .-., ijHc: breakfast bacon, western WHEAT SOARS AGAIN TO NEW HIGH RECORDS cured. ti t 2!4e: lsrd. western rthned, tierce., inc.; ao. do. do, tubs. 18c; lard, pure city, keiue renoerea, in tlefces ibc. lard, pure city, kettle rendered. In tubs, 18c. REFINED SUGARS The market was' quiet but firm. Refiners' list prices: Extra fine granulated. T.BOQT.BOg: powdered, T.00O7.7Oc: confectioner.1 A. 7.40 Vsoc; son srades, 0.75 T. 35c. DAIRY PRODUCTS BUTTER The market firm and lo higher, with demand absorbing the limited ofTerlnics. Quotations: Western solid-packed creamery, Uner .nectal.. 40c: extra. 38S9o: ejjra flrsts. 877c: -firsts. 38Hc: sectonds. 333.lAc: jwtrby prints, fancy. 41c: ayerace extra. 39 c: firsts, 3Se: seconds. 3637c: special fancy brands of prints jobbing at 44 47c. EOOS Strictly fine new-lakl eaas were In sood demand and firm, with supplies well under control. Quotation. rolloW: In frea ca.ea. nearby extra. 4'.'c per dozen: nearby fir.1., 111.70 per standard case: nearby current re ceipts. 111.41) per case: western extra. 42q per doien: extra firsts. 111.70 per ease; flrsts. (11.40 per case: ref rlajrator , es. extra. 110.03 per case: flrsts, I9.80M0.H0 per caae: seconds. $8 23 OH 85 per case; candled esgs Jobbing at 460 500 per dozen. . CHKESK The market ruled firm under llBht eflerlnca and a rood demand. Quotations'. New York full-cream, fancy. 22 2.1c: do. do fair to tood. 2J22Hc: do. part skims. 11 16c. POULTRY LIVE Fine desirable-. lzed stock met with fair salo and ruled nrm with supplies well tinder control. Unattractive atock. however, was dull and weak. Following are the quotations- Fowls, as to quality. 1317c: roost ers, 1314c, spring chickens, according to quali ty. 13 17: White Ieghorns, according to quality, UWlllc; ducks, as la quality. 1318c; turkeys, !2u24c: geese, 15 17c: pigeons, old, per pair, J3'JSp do yoimt per nalr. 18022c. DRESSED POULTRY Choice stock sold filrly and values were well sustained under moderate offerings. Following are tne quota tions: Fresh-klUed. dry-picked turkeys.fancy. large, spring. ?)28c; do. do, old, 2S3Uc; common. 22 23c. fowls. 12 to box. dry Picked, fancy selected, 23c: do. weighing ii V3 lbs. apiece. 23c do. vclchlng 4' lbs. apiece, 22c, do. weighing 34 lbs. apiece. 20c: do. weigh ing S lbs. apiece. lSCIinc; fowls. In bbls. Ice picked, fancv, dry-plckcd, welching 4M S lbs. and over apiece. 2214 c: do weighing 4 lbs. splece, 21Hc; do. smaller sizes 17010c: old rooaeters. dry-picked. Ulc. roasting chickens, Western, welirhlnc 8 lbs. and over per pair. 23c; welghlnr ll7 Ihs. per pair, 22c: weighing lbs, 24W2V. chicken, weighing .1BH lb. per pair, CUP21r. do mixed alzes, 21 22c: broilers, Jersey, fancy, 3()AJc; do. other nearby, welsh ing i(tt lbs per pair, 28030c. do.' do, smaller sues. 2l27c ducks, nearby, spring. .(03c, do. western. 182Uc: squabs, 'whltr. weighing UQ, ty O. H IDS. per ao... tier doz.. ana no, FRESH FRUITS t The market wa. quiet and apple, and quince, were easier. Quotations; Apples, per bbl., Jonathan, 14 sn3; Olush. 34; Grimes' Gold en. 14 S0O3; Smokehouse. 3 S04; Alexander. 12 50 03 23. Wealthy, S34t Twenty-ounce. U4; York Imperial. 12 7503.TS: Ben Davis, Z230"7.V fafr fn tnul 11.nnA9.KH Inula.. Delaware and Maryland, per hamper Fancy, 7&cU: fair to good 406nc .Quinces. Mew York, per bbl. No. 1, 34: No. 2. I23.3Q Quinces. New York, per bush., 73cOJ1.2i. Lemons, per box, f.1A.30. Oranges, Florlds. Per crate Bright. I3.60O4: Russet. 2.7.13. Orapefrult, Florida, per crate, 12. 7303.50. Cranberries, Cape Cod. per bbl., IBOe.50;- do Co. per crate. (202.40; do. Jersey, dark, per "sts, I2O2.40: do do, light, per crate. 11.50 2. , Pears. New York, per bush-hamper Beckel, l 7502: Sheldon, I1.50O2: Bartlett. No. 1, 1l.250l.75, do. No. 2, BOc, Peara, New York, Bartlett. per bbl., tS4 M. Orapes. New York, per 4-lb. basket Concord. lS18c; Niagara. lTOlOc. Grapes, New York, per 20 lb. basket Concord, 833c; Niagara, 833C. VEGETABLES Potatoes Ind cabbage were dull and weak, onions of fin quality were firmly held. Quota-;Lon,5aWw.hl,t.-P?,,0 r buh Pennsylvania. th5l JA.51 " New Tork. chole. II A3 I.X VfMt '. Jersey, per bskt.. 90c 20. 8weet potatoes Eastern Shore, per bbl, nf.' -252 7B. No. 2. ItOl 60. Sweet . k "'wr ana Maryland, per hamper. Mn."J." Vl!i?!i:"TZi ""iTWPi k.r., . -y. , rfowooc. unions, per luu-ip. Jf'-rNo. 1 IS.S0O3 78: No. t. Ut7S. Cabbag. Flltti P"' ' U00is' d0' oomestle, per ton. May Sells at $1.92 and July at $1.56 Corn and Oats Score, Too 1 CHICAGO, Nov, . Dealings In wheat were on an enormous seal today and the market showed pronouhced strength, May ami July apatn breaking; the season's high, records, selling up to 1.92T4 and $1 56H respectively, but closing below, the best on profit-taking at 1 82i and 1 65 bid, respectively, contrasted with Jl.8 and I1.53U, yesterday's final prices respect ively. December at Its best was $1.90 H today and ended at 11.90 to J1.89; against $1.87H yesterday's final quotation. Foreign buylnjrwas in evidence Inill futures. Bullish news from Argentina was a factor, although one message Indicated tyat the Ministry, of Agriculture of that country had Issued an optimistic statement with regard to the effect of recent rains. The market at Liverpool was dull. Strength at Winnipeg was looked upon as an Indication that Europe had again been a good buyer there. Corn Bold Into ifew high gflround on strength at Liverpool and Buenos Aires. Oats also scored material gains to the highest levels In many years. Leading futures ranged aa follows: .. Yesterday's wheat Open High Ixw. Close, close. December .. 1.S7H 1.K0H 1,87 1.1)0 1.87H May 1.S0V l.D2t4 l.Mlti 1.02U 1.81) July 1.B4U 1.B0S 1.B4 1.B5 1.8314 torn (new aenveryj December May .... July .... Oats December May Lard December January May .... ltlhs January . - Tork December January 91 SO US 03 V, MM S0T4 ..170 ....15.7.1 , .13 00 ...14 07 .2(12 .20 30 17.17 16.17 10.22 80 VI DOS 3S 10.70 IS 70 18.08 01U OSS 03-C 88S no oo BO 80T4 tss S8H 17.01 10.78 10.1R 718.78 10.17 18.78 14.28 14.05 U4.20 14.05 20 30 20 80 Bid. TAsked. tNomlnal I 21 20.80 120 25 20.23 ,20.70 28 35 FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YOR.K. Nov. 9. The foreign ex change market In the early dealings today showed the dullness that has been a char acteristic recently uhrelleved, with the ex ception of sterling, which showed continued steadiness 'and some Improvement In Ital ian exchange. The general tendency was easier. Quotations: Demand sterling 4.75 1-16, cables 4.76 7-15, 60-day bills nominally 4.711. 90-day bills 4.69'; franc cables 5.63, checks 5.84; relchmarks, cables 70, checks 69 16-16 ; kroner cables 28.50, checks 20.40; guilder, cables 40 15-16, less 1-16, checks 40 less 1-16; Vienna cables 11.88, checks 11.86 ; ruble checks 30.20, ca bles 30.30; Swiss cables 6.224, checks 5.23. RATES FOR MONEY Call. The European war. according to Lyndon p. Wood, Insurance expert, and refered to its the "Insurance wlxard of America." was responsible to a certain extent for crip pling the affairs of the Tension Mutual Life insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Ta., for wnicn a receivership has been askea Dy try Insurance Denartment. This company. which carried on Its books Insurance on mall carriers and postorTlce clerks of this city for sums aggregating 11,034,000, has a deficit of $1,198,422.60. Wood today broke his silence since dls closures of the Inner workings of th Ten sfcin Mutual Life Insurance Company, of wheh he Is president, were made by an ex amination of the company's books by ex aminers of the Insurance Department. He named two residents of this city whom he accused of threatening to drive hlmout of the Insurance field as well as out of this State. "I am getting ready to prepare my cud gels of war and at the proper time I will have something to say In answer to these threats." said Wood today. In his private office of the Consolidated Investment Com pany, on the eighth floor of the Finance Building. Policy holders In the Pension Mutual Life Insurancn Company, whos.home office Is overua small barbershop and poolroom In the Soho section of Pittsburgh, Pa., ac cording to Wood, need have no fear of their heirs not receiving full payments upon evidence of death He said that there was a sufficient amount in the reserve fund to meet obligations on all death policies. The net reserve of the company, December 31, 1914. was 1234,445. 'The Pension Mutual Life Insurance Company, as It is known generally," said Mr. Wood, "was at Its beginning known as the Pension Life Society, which In, turn was composed of the American Life) and Annuity Society and the Order of Unity. An old legislative charter was procured, a contract of merger between the society and the pension company was drawn and finally approved In writing by our State Department of Insurance. Unfortunately, before tho approval and as the result of suggestions by various attorneys employed, and by our State Department of Insurance, It was amended In such a way that It Is possible to put two widely different con structions upon that portion of the contract dealing with the reserves to be established upon tho old assessment business. 'The company took from the pension society $140,000 of assets, and In exchange distributed an equal amount of Its capital stock among about 300 members of the society who had preferential or profit-sharing contracts. This was d6ne with the knowledge and consent of the? State De partment of Insurance. The .company's capital stock was then offered for sale to the Pension Society's policy holders at par, one share only for each thousand of Insur ance which they had In force, and In that way a small additional amount was sold. 'The stock was offered to the public at 162.50 per share, par being $50, and a sufficient amount sold to enable the company to comply with the State requirements as to minimum capitalization and a small sur plus was created. Mr, Wood today gave a historical sketch of the early history of the Pension Mutual Life Insuranco Company, which has had Its many tribulations within the last few years, and whose present troubles, It Is said, will lead to some unchronlcled data dealing with political tows In which well known persons are cerftral figures. STATE'S ACTION. "An examination was asked for, and .on the examination the State actuaries charged the company with the full legal reserve on all of the outstanding assessment business. The- report on examination was given to the newspapers and published broadcast before a copy was sent to the company or any of Its officials. Actuaries and lawyers were employed by the company, and after stveral weeks of controversy a compromise agreement waa effected under which the State authorities conceded to the company the right to establish a term reserve upon thb old assessment business, and the com pany agreed to set up the assets received irons the society aa a special trust tunu, thus creating on the company's part a dou ble liability on account of the assets re ceived j first, on account of the capital slock. Istued for the assets to tho policy holders having preferential certificates j and, second, by setting the assets received from the society apart as a trust fund or liability of the, company: and ft waa agreed that th company be given a year to sell additional stock and take care of the deficit thus created, during which time It might Issue standard policies at standard rates. "About three months later It was served with an order to discontinue the writing of business on the ground that It had not fully compiled with the State Insurance laws In Its organisation, etc, and was not duly licensed aa a legal reserve com pany. That controversy, which lasted several weeks, was finally rettled In favor of the company, and the sale of stock and Insurance again taken up. After a suffi cient amount of stock had been sold at a premium to take care rf the deficit created by the compromise agreement referred to. our State Department waa again asked to examine the company and again arbitrar ily charged the company with the full legal reserve on all of the assessment business. The examination was protested and a decision finally reached which was favor able to the company, hut. In the meantime, many of Its capital stock subscribers learn ing of the controversy had refused to meet their payments to make good their sub scriptions, and the company again faced a small Impairment of Its capital. 'This was the condition In the Fprlng of 1914, when the management nMempted by a large Increase In tho capital to put the company's credit and standing beyond alt question of doubt, Its directors, promi nent stockholders and policy holders were called together and suggestions nskvd for. It was finally agreed to attempt the sale of a large portion of stock upon the co operative or underwriting plan by which 7anf Phonograph Guide for Readers COI.UMrtlA 1. "Prine. Iter" Dance No. IT. TJorodln. Beecham'. Srmphony Orchestra. Two ...parts, li-tncn, A B08, . "I ClA" Usllel music. Castlllan. An- rialnus. and Aragonslse, Massenet, Prince' Orchestra. Two parts, 12- 3. "I.a'oWomla1'' Dane of the Hours, Ponchlelll, Prince's Orchestra. Two , , parts. 12-lnrn A MM . .. ,. 4 Camatal" Preamble. Vals Noble. Co quette rteconnalPance. rasanlnl. Valse and Aveu. Schumann, directed by Crnesl Ansermet. Two parts, 12 Inch. A B48, . .. 8. "alla" Intermetto from ballet. D llhs. Prince' Orchestra Rerers side, "The Voire at th Chimes," Lulglnl. rnnc' Orchestra. Twel-lnrt. A J. "Cass Noisette" (Nnteraraer ftolteV Chinese Dance. Dance of Keedplpee and Flower Walts. Tschalkowskv, Prlnc' orchestra. Two parts, 12-Inch, A 6740. VICTOR 7. Cass Nolselt" Humorou Dance, Tschalknnsky, Poor' Ilsnd Reverse side, "llumoresque." Dvorak, rrror's Hand. Tn.tnh 1AAT1. ---..--. ................... O. "lM( oieii Wnese Dane. Dance rnai-Ten- LninFip uftnn. Lsnm a of tleedplpes and Arab Dance. Tschal- kowsky, Herbert Orchestra inch. 4nn.v3 0, "Cass Noisette" Miniature Overture. Tschalkowsky. Pryor'a Dsnd Revere side, "rtemlnlarenrre of Chopin," Try or s llsnJ. Ten-Inch, 17127, IUHSON 10. "rnt" Ballet music, Gounod, Edi son Concert Rand Reverse side, "Itcnerflrtlon of Polgnerds," from "The Huguenots " Meyerbeer. Edison Concert Hajid. B01B4 n 11. "niltlatn tell" llellet mdilc. Ttoestnl. Podero's Hand. Reverse side, "Feet Overture," Leutner, Sodero's Band, B02S8. each underwriter or subscriber to stock agreed to purchase a given amount of stock on time, and If later they did not desire to retain all, the company was to assist In reselling the stock among the friends of the underwriter. The plan waa eminent ly successful, so far as subscribers were concerned. "A large nmount of capital was sub scribed quickly In May and June of that year In July the notes received from these subscribers were exchanged for bonds through a New York banking house, tho list exchange taking place on the last day of July. 1914" M1bW4N r BALLETS BRIGHTLY EXPRESS IN TERMS OF NEEDLE AND DISft -i i . . Columbia Records "Prince Igor" Russiafi Danc, Heralding Approach of Nijinsky Troupe to This City By tho Phonograph Editor With ballet regnant at the Lvrto Theater, and Nijinsky and hla Russian troupe) coming to the Metropolitan this month, the follow ing letter bears more than the usual In terest which attaches to this form of dancv The reference In the first paragraph Is tflr an Inquiry of the phonograph editor In these columns on October 26 concerning data on ballet music In disc form. Fir Th attached clipping cam te my 1 mousni i coma ng to you to mention In your column. 1 1 no- give tic th ether dsr. and I ihousht I eoud you eoms Information which might be interest- mi Columbia ciranhenhene Comoanr has recorded a series et Russisri ballet music, Th cord dr the direction of Ansermet ram to our recor year's conductor of the Russian bal Ansermet ram to our recording laooraiori personally and conducted these records. Reeori hav been Issued of Schumsnn' "Csrnaval, tin- last Mr. Rrnest .Ansermet net. minn's "Csrnaval," of rtlmiky-Koreakow'a "Bcheheratad.e . and t.es SlInhM.i 1y b announced muslo by Chopin, will short- A splendid aouoi nas Kfn recorded In England and Issued by our com pany In this country of the "Prlric Igor" bal let, which Is also danc.t by the 8rg d Diagnuerr troup. Tnia mases quue a "ni Pleis collection of Russian ballet muslo. and no doubt th readers will be glad to know that they can aecur these records from Columbia dealers In their city. Tour very truly, TAUL HAYDN. New Tork city. Mr. Haydn, who, aside from Ms musically distinguished name. Is editor of the Colum bia catalog of records, Incloses several monthly supplements which had never found their way to this office before, but which are doubly welcome now. From their pages we have made excerpts, some of which will be found printed in the weekly guide. Without doubt the greatest novelty of all these records Is No. 1. Many people saw the Russian ballet dance these barbaric and beautiful measures on the stage of the Met ropolitan last season. Perhaps the New York Metropolitan Opera Company will bring over during Its pending season Borodin's munlc drama, from ufhlch the dances are taken. In any case. It Is a record well flaw aiii fliaBj worth the listening, and will prove ceptahie addition to a collection music differing aa It does so the milder fflrms and gentler rear such discs aa Nos. 4 and E, Hare ,m mm the older schools of Francs tM S4MMI aa contrasted with the new Run l uMW, yet no less engaging on that acootrnt It the phonograph collector's Uato YUM toward splendor of design and rlehaeetf tt tint In melody, ha ought to have ptayet ttr him No. i, No better example et th tinkling, rhythmic genius of Massenet eeMtW be found. This record has much of tie swaying glory of Spain In it: It It the srt of thing that Instinctively make the )4 nod In time and the feet tap. And It wears well, mentally, Going to Italy next, ha may listen te Ma. S, familiar to opera-goers. It la th liked of all the excerpta from "La OH conda," and summons up bright picture it the ballet Itself. The Victor haa alto re corded this number, but It la lmpostlM to Include in the list this week all the rel ballet offerings of the various companrea. Perhaps we shall describe more Of the later. ' Edison, has. In Nos. 10 and 11, twor-, ords of operatic ballets. Both are whtoOM often by nearly every one, and played fre quently by theater orchestras. But thay are not outworn yet melodlcally. Four of the editor' personal net are Nos. 6, 7, S and 9, How convlnelnctr they Instance the remarkable comblnatM of pure tune and harmonic pattern InVwhroh Tschalkowsky excelled! No. 6 Is partiem tarty effective because of Its contrasts, and No. 9 Is one of the daintiest bits of sheer? musical embroidery ever designed. Th recording Is also of the best All four ahottM be In every collector's case. ran. i irn. New York 2 03tt 2 04 Philadelphia...!, 4 & A&6 Loston ? 8410 . 4 uVj Chicago 33(34 4 4Vi Commercial paper, three to six months, Phila delphia. 3H OS4 per cent. a, fiwi ids. per una., iijavo ao. ao. ' lOlhs. tier rt-ii . ll.UO.r,0' Ac do. di ter dot . HOt 33. .lj. do. do. 7 lb.. R IS Vtf(3 7.V, do. do. do, H(U4- lbs. 11- mAi.tato'i l'u, aarK, iouvs.uu; smau A S. 60cJ1.2S. BANK CLEARINGS 101(1.' 10115 1014. Roston f30,060,42S 33,30l,2 127,074.011 Phlladelohla. 01.680.702 SS.S23.074 25.600.207 New York.718.037.0S7 48J.1VU.34U SSS.U.'.aiS r Two Banks Increase Surplus Two Philadelphia banking Institutions have announced Increases in their surplus and another has declared an extra, divi dend. The United Security Life Insurance and Trust Company has declared the usual sem'annual dividend of 3V4 per cent and added (50,000 to surplus, making total surplus (850,000. The dividend is payable December 1 to stock of record November 23. The North Philadelphia Trust Com pany has declared a regular semiannual dividend of 5 per cent and added (25,000 tooths surplus. The capital stock Is (150, 000, surplus (200,000, undivided profits (43, 412. Trie Northwestern National Bank has declared a regular semiannual dividend of 6 per cent and an extra dividend of 2 per cent. RAILROAD EARNINGS September gross Net, Three months' gross Net ,..... " MISSOURI PACIFIC ivio. 13.042,403 641,331 8.018 838 Incresee. 1330.052 .18,881 l,372.:m 307,157 1,818.330 LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE Fourth week October... (1,817,145 (180,001 Month , 0,730,025 710,115 From July 1 .-... 21,882.873 2.882,711 IOERE(0RD556; 1 Phone Walnut 1127 TODD SERVICE Means More Enjoyment From Your Yictrola All styles, and finishes. Ready for immediate delivery. 15 . 200 Easy Ttrms wsjl Every Record ALWAYS IN STOCK 1XA37jts (V, NaaifN issA s(M. . 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