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EVENING LEDGEft PniLADELPniA, TUESDAY, JANFAKY 9, 1917
Investment
Counsel
is gladly given to those who
care to consult us. There
are any number of strong
Government, Municipal.
Railroad and Public Util
ity Bonds whose attractive
qualities are not familiar to
many investors. We arc
ready to offer suggestion
and provide information.
G.UI.larR$eo.
rtANKKRS
lEMllbllahed IMTl
321 Chestnut St., Philadelphia
FINANCIAL NEWS 1 LragjADjgJTOA markets
J
RATE FOR CALL MONEY IS LOWERED
TO FOUR PER CENT IN PHILADELPHIA
Reduction Amounts to One Per Cent Keystone Telephone
Company Issues Good Statement of KarningR Quiet
Buying in Transit Certificates
rr.!
. In, A
PiiUtmrtih
ltoiton
Chirac
Wllkpt-Hirrn
tUdillnx
Convertible
Debentures
Due Nov. 1, 1926
Tax Refundable in
Pennsylvania
Yielding About 6.12;
These Debentures arc a di
rect obligation of a Com
pany that owns or controls
Public Utility Companies
supplying without competi
tion Gas, Electricity or In
tcrurban Railway service in
53 communities.
Protected by earnings about
thirteen limes Debenture in
terest. Send for Circular 2502.
William P. Bonbright & Co. , Inc.
MORRIS WISTAR STROUD, Jr.
SI.iti.icer
437 Chestnut St., Philadclphin
New orl. Ilostoti Detroit
l.nmlun V;r
Wllllitm V HnnlirlRht . Co llonbrlcht & Co.
piling up
surplus
ti MkIi l!rr
prices thN rfmnrkjMt i nbnir pruprrtr
! pnjinj
pKiilt of
l remark
dlviili nlt at ttif rntp or
dbtrp nujirtfTh, mxl hi tin lnt
nlnpty 1 ir-4 tnn vxun "'? .til(linN
llUTH t.PPi) ll' 111 -(! I h fmtirr l M
IMlItI" if MpN-itt.' nn- nvtteij In
our tftallH itnnli Urn I ii'purt Jutt
lsiicI
su fur t. i . r:
JONES & BAKER
STOCK ItllOlvlMt
Widencr HHf., Piiiladclphia
".ell. Walnut lilfm.l.
Kfjtone. Hurt .'L'nii.
pit AtirU Boston
C'lilcriK" Plll.tiurRh
nirnl I'ltiillf lllrrt
Edmonton (Canada) 5s 1934
Edmonton (Canada) 6's 1921
Southern Indiana 1st 4's 1951
N. Orleans Terminal 4's 1953
Write for t irmlar find mc i
Morris Brothers Co.
r.t.ilIMinl IKD.t
1421 Chestnut Street
k RAILROAD BONDS
Muny well rcurrtl 4r; Kullrnntl llnml
arc now hfllliiB til it rmwhiVrii.ilr dis
count untl jlrlil rry attriirtltn mint
to the ImrMnr.
W hnp prepared ti rlrmUr ftVrril
Inr a numler of th lionet which Hf
hhall be peuJ to si-ml on rrqueht.
MELLOR & PETRY
.Mrmbrrs V V. A I'lill.i. MnrU Ktrlitnirs
330 COMMEltCIAI. TKIST III II.DIMI
Don't Want Brokers
to amwer. an 1 am an . prt limUer anil prartl
rat oil operator, a repuurlun t iihuut n blemish,
nd MS omi to lakf up first inortKdSf on my
cholc oil land. 111 protect with royalty and
viva bonus of stock iu it to munry advanced
and profit from ab
Olvo neat of references
Address 321 St. David's Road
Wayne, Penna.
IIIMDKMH
TIIK INM'BANCK IIIMI'NV III- Till: STATB
III' I'KNNMI.IANH
308.311) Mttlniit .1.. I'lnluilflplil.i
Cupltal 11 lll) 111)11
Jumiao , IUIT
Th. director, hur ihl. dd it. Urea n h.hh
annual dividend uf 3 per eent ton .lurr. par
1100). pajaLle Januari 13 to .totkholdera uf
record at noon en January H. 1017. una hate
received and receipted fur their terttneate. uf
lock. Check, will be mailed
JOHN J 1' HUDUHKS.
Secretary
DIBKfTORV llT AfCOVNTANTS
Certified 1'utilU Accountant.
lAWIIBNL'K K IIIIOWN CO.
1615 REAL. EHTATri TRUST UUILDINO
IIKNHY C. MA QUE
JBTEPUKN UIKAltD 11UU.DINO
"" WILLIAM H. MONTEMUS
0X0 CHBSTNUTHT.
" " BURNS ft 9PKAK1UN
the: uoursb
The rnto for i-nll mniiey uns tcilui'ftl I"
I per toni In IMill.ttlclpliln l-itlny. Tills Is" n
irtlurllnti f I per cont. Hip rnlf linvlnR
In oil 5 tii-l- tntit kIih'p l1ircinl)or T. when II
will rulmiH'iHl frnm I iter font Till" "in
liv fur the most Hit -rpiitlnK i!r.pnlinrnt In
Iho I'hllnilcliililn hnntR'lnl dlKti let tmlit.v II
liml hern the Rpneinl cxlicflallun III il "'
ml" would he lonereil. line tn the lifmHttB
e.up or the mune.v ninrhel VpFlenlii. fol
Hisliim-e Hip nlntement of iniulltlon of the
mniiilicro of the l'lillnilelli:n I'liitrlliR
Itollie Amnclnllmi ih-)vliiK it Hiirnlitii otor
respite irriulieniptiln of $2l.l7l.nnn. Thin
reprpHonteil itn Iihtciikp of Jfi.l IS.niin n
i 'iinpareil nidi Hip nrrcKiionilltir; week
The ni'tlnli UihlMR In reilllt'lliK H'r ,e
vn tit .t Keiieinl. hut It n IhotiBlil Ihnl
olhet liiHtltilllniiR wuultl follow the Irml
nf Hip Imtter hntikR nml Irimt ronipiiiile"'
unit Hint Hip rule of I per cpiiI would
hrinme Keiier.l1 In n dn. or two
I'miRltleintilr lnll'ret wmi Khown In lln
e.irnliiKK nlntoni ml of Hip Keyxlonr Teh
phone t'onipan fur ier.mher Ittul Iwehe
ninntliK The tro for the month wn
ft Si'.mi I, whli-h hi nn Inn pit!"' of JHI.HMI
Sales in Philadelphia
i
III3I1 I n I I'll" " ll'
III Ai'titp Ten
iner i jv n :; -t "
i Am Mn" .Ull I'M I2n
r: Am it - pr i : :
.to li.ii.hv i .-,:, i, n;.i, ,-.v'i
-l Mrlll .1 il aa :t3 .1.1 I
ft ,.im limi I t 1.1 "i !.& '.i
urn chin fop 'jv,i :..!, sr.'i I
bii niKt hpi- ::;, 's ;' iOm
au KIpc Slnr nn 14 n'. cnii ,
.111 i Anpii pr in' 1 nn us
IS Inn f X A Jl"i Jil'i !(lli
inn Innplr fop S!)',s "!i,, 'Mi I'.i
183 I.I. Sup 1 '1 11 'ill l!)' .'" 'j
in l.ph Vnl IK 111 IK
3 .Minehiii :.oi, .iii'h i;?i ' 'i
.10 Alex I'd liil'-j llil'j 1 1 1 .t
:. Xnith fenl Klt'i HI', 1 K1', . ...
HHi X V X II
& II Hiv, tn ih"h :tv;
311.1 I'entia It It 31 .1t ,-,n; t,
an I'a .Salt M. lift tin -1 li
mi i'lill.i fii. Hi'-, mil nn 1
HI I'llllll Co
rum pref f I Vtt It's lUii
J .1.1 I'hlla i:iec 33', 3.IU Mil U
SMIJ IMIT tr or .is 14 an; 3'iii 'i
D hlla Trnc K-i Kj KJ I Oi
Hi He.'iillrik' ..in;'.-. ln.'U inj'.i 1 I
K.l Ton Hel .. 1 I -l HS, . . .
M8 Ton .Mln ,-.i .in-, .11, ',
3.1(1 I'nhin Tr.ic HI'.', Hlli Ifil'i
III I'll li Imp. HIII'i Hll',4 K1') '1
I I' Cos X .1 'J-JI -HI 'J'JI . . .
.13111 f S Steel. 113 p iisi, 1 K
11.1 U'nr I & S 014 O'.a !14
I'J V .ler & S .ll',fc .1(1 M .1(1 ',, . ...
in V f llllllp K.l HI H.l
M York Ity lf 3K 3H 3K
HUM)-. Net
lllmi l,im 1'lnne 1 hRe
Hi(i a ii& 1:1 5k any, on', V4 -Ti.
Hill KIpp & Ten
Tr Ik . Hfl rb nr. 3
limn Kipilt III li
.'is . .. inn ii. iiinvi iiini4
I Dim Mar & lOlei-
Kl ... 10.1 10.1 1113
1(i() l.k Sup inp
Sh r.:i .13 .1.1 1
inon Ueh X Imp
If iil-V, niaj njiji 4 li
loon l.cli X conn
fax . uiiu in m?ii. v- u
1000 l.eh v Run
Ik ick 01 14 01 ',4 piV4 t U
.Kinii do Bpn Is
res . on fin nn ....
Honn do roup
I'jH '03 101',, Mil lilt Vi . . .
ton Nat Prop
l-6s UK oh ii . .
ANM'Ali i:i. Kf THINS
tisr
t'i:.STHAI. TRUST AMI
SAVI.NOS I'lllllMW
Th Annual Meotlne of SlncKhnlders of
this t'omptiny will lie held nt the Company'.
oHUe 4i)l Market nt . on 1 humility, Junuuri
11. 1011. ni IS o'clorli p m . hi whlrh tlm an
elfillnn will lie held for Directors to aurvn
durlns the cn.ulnff j ear
I' HELMIiOI.D
Secretlirv
YSf ,MTII..ill.ll.S .N.VTIO.NAI. ll.X.NK.
if I'nllailalpliU, I'a., Dcli'mber 3utll. I'JIII,
The Annual KKcllon for Directors will rm
'".'' n$.l) oanklns houw on I'uekdo. Junuuri
lib. 1017. between 11 a. in and 1pm.
Ll.VFOItD C. NICn.
Cashier
JSP
rhlllldelphla. Kirsl Month Kill, 11117
At an election held tins day the following
nanid persons were hnsen Director of
Till ST
I'lttlVIIIKNT I.II'K
I'llll.AIII-l.l'HIA to
tllMI'AM III'
tor tnree seara:
JOHN II MIIRIIAN'
hrnrv 11 cm. i. ins
I'HAIU.KH II lIXIIDINfi
.1 W1IITAM. NICUtlLSO.N
OKOI1UK II. r'HAKIKIt
Th following hold over
Term expires 101s Term expires 1010
Ana S Wine Houert Jl Janney
John Thompson Rmlen Marriott (' Morris
Morris It llocklui Joseph H Townsend. Jr
lleorK" Wood Krederle 11 Htrawtirtdse
I'arker S Williams la-il I. Hue
At a subsequent met tint: of the llmr.1 of
Directors, held the tine diy. ASA S WIND
was re elerted President and J IIAIITON
IIIWNHBNO. JOHN WAV and .M AI.IIKIIT
I.1NTUN were re-elected Vice Presidents uf th
Cump-iny.
I' WAUTKR llORTUN.
Secretary.
x.nm'ai. ii;i;riN(is
TIIIKl) N ITIIINAI, HANK
riillauVli'lilu. .lamury ), 11(17,
mr'Ai the Annual .Mit'llmr of ihi Sharrhuld
J-S ders. held today, the rolloivliis utntlrmer
were elected Directors to strie for the ansuins
eor.
FRANK l. I'ltnKT
I.KU'IS It llll'K
HAMILTON HlrlSTtiN
JACIIII II. DISS IDS
THllMAS J HAltl-:
samiiki. riu:i)i:mi'K hulstux
JOSKI'H J. MAKTIN
liUMIIKRT It. I'OWKI.I.
11. HRINTON ROIIIiHTS
K DO A It I). STOW
W I.eMAIt TAI.HOT
I.UUI.S M WAtlNKR
W CLIFFORD WOOD. Cashier
MIKTIIIVKSTKKX NATIIIXAI. HAMS
rhlladelphl.i, I'a.
januar u, tui
At the annual Kleoloii held this day the fol
lowing; Directors were re-elected
Kdward A Schmidt Harry A 1'oth '
I) ('has. Murtha Olio W Sthaum
Hodfrey R. Rebmann Wm It. Severn
John K. llanlfen I.lnfonl C Xlre
A. Raymond Raff John R Llvesey
Kdw. V. Shmldhelwr Joseph ! Wlllnun
1.INFORD C. NICK, Cashier.
"JS"
ajiiiiiiirriniiiiiiiiJaMUiiiaiiiiiiMiiiMiiiiaimini.intiiiiiiuiiiininiiiiiTHHiiinmii nun wn fcsaaii iysMnMi.iMBiiniiiiBTi itiriiin
Your Income Tax
THE Iucome Tax Law requires each person, sub
ject to the tax to file a report of income not
later than March 1st.
We are equipped to assist individuals in the prep
aration of their income tux returns, and invite the
Ute tise of our department opened expressly to
handle such matters,
lnijuirici by mail will rcctitt prompt attention
Philadelphia Trjust Company
1S Chestnut Street JUS Cbejtnut Street
Philadelphia
"fJHBrfJ Tinnirniiimrffriri f
t, -TffTtsTfflnir'"T""'!T'''''
ni t'omparpit with Hie t'olic-inititllnR molilh
or 1 Iip prpvlotiK jer The not ropp $:lll
10 JtlS.asn. .'or twelve tnnntht the Rross
niiitlPil
I (JllAIN N1) rt.OlH
I MIIHAT Itiielnts 101 HSU l.tiin I";","";'
I whs nlr nntl prlr. ruled "li o under I ' K'" "
I frrlmts ijilntnllnm 1 .ir lots If) !' r" ,
mini fl fn m.l . 1 1 111 II I '.'' . 'V
southern red Jl.lilli I II" si inter No
It Ii2i I I'.l. Vo 3 red t ;!il r. )i
' It Rim 111 . rejei ted 11 SI ll,r'','-i, . ,. u
ItlH.N lleiepl 11 -,W nil"" '"" .', "J
Otllel hut iirfiMllBS ".li Hohl il".'1 I'P','" 1 ...
M.Rdv. Dnntnllnns Cir tola rnr hi. nl tniih . '
to Inentlnn -.No 'J ll" 'I It's ' ' ''t. !
.1 lellne. il.fll'iiOl 1 1 '. . V , I J'I ;1- 'L,.l I,'
It I mi's. No 1 i(l.. Jt ""'J fi 1 "'' '"u",
.rn f low. SI 111 rl let's . . , ,.
oATr! Ilee. IpH. tl'.'.'.TI "Mil t'rl' J
aleadllv maintained IlllMM "","' .ffir.l ..hlle"
latlons- No '1 v.hlt". iwwnVij itnnrt.iril ;h e.
n wntu n.r "rt-y.-. " ' .-...-
innlt onii. .Wy Trn:i'i
'I SI.ITn.Hil, nn lnrrettnp of St"8..1ltlt n,!
f72!,Pi3; Inirrni'". H7.7S3 The run. 11
Xei, 4
Piny wotiml mi he j. pii j wit', ii dpi mif
plus of ann R23. n Rain of o.1H.!ln XpIHipi
Hip P(iniintiy'B ronunon nm prrfprrpd loel
i hithRpd l)nmls tliirltitt ihe ihi'' intiliitR
nil the lin-iil ',, iinnce.
rhIii toilit) n.iditia nit' or mii.iII in n
liortlohR on fhiinRPt The fiu I Ihitt nmitj
nittlonitl Iniiikx nml liui i iiiiiMitiin lii-iii
their nnmi.tl nippinmi iciny lor eici-tion
or illrpi-loiii It lieinif known iih "Ilnnk
Hn." ntnj ltnp lind yiniplhlnR m do niih
Ihr llRlit irmllnR. nn it tool, fome ppoplp
out of tiiP Mrect I i nltrlld Ihe IIIPPllllRH
MoicntPtiti of iirlteH hpip onr it niirrow
nnRp nml t.pr- iitonnliinlpf In I " llrllt
ihpre wii n dii'lltie of ii full point. htlnwltiR
I'tp prli'i- down to ilfl. the lopl In Hi!
MHf nud Inst Thl.' wn iiiToinpllHhed oh
LM HlmrpK Hint Hlni'lt hns mil lieen in-l ve i
In the timikel for hoiup linn'
"uli-liindlnR In Ihe Inidlns wiih Hip ipiipt
LitvlnR of t'hllitdelphlii Itiipld TiniHI tiunt
I'l-rtldintPH. which wpre the most nt'llp.
Tit -up weie In lull nil IIiiourIi the day.
irlni-lNill. III lii-t of Inn xhritPK The
prim-pal Imjer wan n hnu whh-ll In CPU
i tally tindeiHlood to he i-Ikp to Hip olhV itln
"f Hip t'onipaiij Thin ImjInR. unit Hip fact
Hull Hip erillMenle.- were firm iiroimd the
i-Iohp nf .vpHletdai. led some In Hip SIi-ppI
to ht-llpip thai Hip Hlork wan IipIiir pi -kptl
up u-llti Home purpnsp in mind
In tin- littler part or lam week It wan
uridpislom! in Home (punier thai Hip stork
IioIiIpih would incite mini her dividend nt
th- nipolltiR of Hip dlrpctorn iipxI .Monday,
and today this wan lellernled In the Fame
iiuititptx. Il wax khIiI that II was piv
llkcl that the ilHldend would hr :" . per
rent
Uiko Siippi'lin- whleh has frnm lino- to
lime imiile up a i-oiinldprahle portion of ihe
(IpitllnRH, was much ipiieter Hint) usual In.
day. mid Ihe price was iinclimiRed from the
Until of yeetel'il.iv.
Spccilii-alioiiH in Stt-t-l I.arRi'
I'lTTMIIl'IKSIl, ,Ia ii ) --Home or the man
.iRera or the iniRpr Ktpel mills hpro said
today Hint spocillcatloiis in the flist week
or litis month had hppii heavlei than those
ipi-plxed in Hip "irri-spondliiR wppk or Ip
ppniher. Tills Is suiprlslnc. In view or Hip
fact that Ihftp were only (1p workliiR
dnys last week Xpw husitipss Is com
parntively IIrIiI. as mills nn- littinll. sold
up for clRht ni tpn months. Shipments
arc said to lip sompwhnt hotter, hut mllla
hne enoimoiis tnnnaKra nwaitliiR cars or
mothe power Pi'Ipps i-uiitiutip- linn .Mills
nre rpfusliiR lo e sheet steel hevond
Jtllv 1.
nUnin.r X
Hl'l-riiZ',-. mimpn 2lZ' t I j I en IM
1-t.iii it net "una. .lino i-i-i-- -""....-:: "l
lbs In avks H.miiiel ,"'"" '"JinS
end si lh ra upnrl nn i-rlts (juolnilons. rnl?
Wji' r.
. I. ne
111 lllll II" ' .-'. - , .
11(1. do. slrnlshl IT.lllim s w, uo, i.i- i-.
b .HID. ll.t I.....UI. il.lll I itlllll Hill K l.
M .inn a. til. 'In sirnlu'it 'niton fS'lfi. ."".J. -'1
ln patent, lotloll ,-I. I'. ?'' "y,UH',V5r
Ural
pnii n t
... fmoVlli lininds ' i.7-Y l . ' mlllj.
, hnh-anml fall' v lull' III till' t'L ) ' U v.,.t"
reaiilur urii'l'-- Wini. i . i-nr ''t?nL""n,""
slrnhrht. Ittllifls PI do. imli-nt J '"J""'! ,.
llW" I'l.Ilttt was 'I'Het "I'd "' " '1"""
IT Slllis l-r lilil . us lo 'liialll'-
t'tJOVISIONS
The
mand
inef. in .
niarkel ruled sieaiH lih a fair il.
I'-ollouhiz an th' ii!l"liill"ii! Ity
en. amolod nud nlr uri.Mi. an, west
ern tier. Ill sela imnwi .ii- -i'j i-ei
..!.....!. ...... i..H.in.. ait..,k, .1 .mil alrtrleil.
n.V walirii '' l.nu-hl. s mid truiters,
ainiiVil. aa-, I... f huiii" J'iin I'nrKiJfljnl'i
liWflitit illl. (uuns S I' .iirr.1 Im.s.. I'.lfl.HlUe:
On. sk'nnnl. Ions. si, inn. do. do smoked
In' Uliih . other hams smoked .in Hired, aa to
hrnnd and auraite. tfii'ti . hnnis smoknl ivest
ern elirnl -Jll'si . do. isilled. Iionelesa illle. plenl'
shouliters M I' iiind loos . Il'se. id, smoked,
I.Vsi In III. H In nlvkle iii'iilillim lo averilR".
tiiose, IT. iifiikfust Imtoti us to hrand anil,
averiut- illv iiind. "I-. Iirenkfiisl linintl. w.sl
rn Hind ai.. lard w.ali-rn. rellned. tea.
Ike., do do. do nilis I- lard, nnre eli.
kett'i ri'iid.ri'l In Ihrirs I it luril. pure Its .
kitlk nud. red In nil. Hi
liUKINUI) .SL'(iAI(S
nrK I wmi tllll" but Mmrls Ur-nnTR'
- liiini Unr m initlittnl, t. "V. pnw-
rh ma i
l.Ht til II . M
ilnrrtl. ti n.. , tunft lnm t-V A. H tn. . nofl
firmlt h 'P n hoi
DAIKY IMMJDUITS
ItflTKII -iini)iii)l llKht nntt rlrt r
rllnnit li nm) r ln ri .immI tftir tn b1I, Quo
nl linn Wentirn frni. snllil-tmi k'il rn-iiiitiTj.
fmify iM't InH, ll'ai . ' xlfttr. IVi's tr Hlr; fxlrn
flrnlH. ;ti f :i.i , flri-lH. ,1f :i" f"intin. aifl3.V.
Mfiirli (irltitM, fntn lilt , iiuniK" fXlni, IM
t'.'c. Ilrxt1 HTritsi nttinN, HiftHTv, him rial
flint lintnilft uf tiriutr J'.hhiUK nt luff (Up
I'.tKIS .n,nili Mir tniittnuil wiirn tun I Bni
p rally nb In mnitll t ni n timtnlutn nw r
MtKitMtlnnM I'liitl NiuntKi- wri In Tnlr (!
utittitt nml llrm iiiMiiitinuH imp nn rtilfnw'
.Snrh pJttnm ."3f pi r tin? . tunrhv tlrntft, J 1 ft .In
1r h. iinrl i urrt-ttt rt I pt . . r runv.
UTKlnrn oxtmit .".It inc tltirnn tin. i-xtni. (lrntK
Jlfi !1M it niHf, ilo, MrnM. fit pt-r i'hkp. ro
rrlKruliir , Ursln lll.tuiMI lo wr mno,
!, nrontlf tin so n r r.tm fHinn mlt iptt
iinil)',(l fp'Hli puw tti-rt jnltMiitf nt tuftiTiv prr
inKn
c'llHIISK nfrrrlnan nf fln on rlj-tujuli otork
worn llKht tiTid nlum wr mnilllv niiilntnlnrl,
hut tht-rn wiih lilt I' tr.Ktlnu Uuntn lions fnl
Imv Now Vnrk, full t mini, fiui-. heUl. W
tt'JTtr, Kprt'iatM IiIkIk r Ou, tin fair tn cnixl,
licit). !i I U ff '-' I si i . ilti. part itklmi KM.Jlilr
rouiruv
t.lVfl nnld plnwlv and unn imnln wonltnr
under fnlrl 1 1 hi nil tiffi rlfiK" nuinv of xshlt h
ttcrp of un ittrm f I v Mint k QuniatinnH: CnuN,
hh to iiualllv, iHtillit. r.Mijlon. I riiinr; pprliiR
t hlt-Kenx. HttonlliiK to iinilit isfM.ir Whllo
(.oRhnruM, mi tirttlmt in iuallt. lTifflUc , durks,
nn tn nlzo nml 'iiiitllf lNfiL'iir iurkfn, iMIi
St. Roosf, IhtfL'lt, pltMint. nlil, pr pair. 2iQ
Ww, do. Mmnjj. por pair :'tniH.r
lltlSHi;i DonmiKl al.Htirh.tl llm limited of
forlncfi of llnr d.'Hlrahli1 Fi7f. tin k ami aluF
wt ro wo M miMtnlnt'l tJtKtiillm- I'ronh-klllpd.
tlr -p.H'ki'd turkt m, ptr lh I'a in . urarbv. !fj
W.ni fnm-s ttitni, Hf'.t.'i, fair to good.
IMtW'.'.iir. nld tom, .'Siyiip. cntnmnn. 21
IJt'JTc; fnwln. 12 io box. drv-pirkrd Pnnev,
o.'(( -r(- i lo. uilKhhm l'i fTi tbt n piece.
Aki rt II, a rinlrrA ".It . ilrt rt U 1h. ADltCtS
aiftJS , do ;i IM npltx-e ltJifr; fowls. In bhls..
.inr dr .Vrl vvlxhlnir 414 9." Ih-v And ot
Plrf M do 7 II ipImo. i!2r. smnller l
tfti.' nld rontern dry plfkril, 17c. rohtlng
ihltk m wt'torn tin i . ol In Imifft wi-ikii
Imb tiQilfi lb) rr pilr WflSnc. do. ll,n io
inir. s.'laV'-V.i tb T lb rrr pnlr il-Hitfe roi-i-Iiik
t hh krin i morn k packed, in bbis .
.elB'niiK I its vid ocr jw r nnlr 22'tf,-.'.r rnnsl
in f ( nn i.oiij wnirii. .. mil?, uolphtnt? It1,"
po1 pnlr '.' 2N brnlllnur ililt krnn. wtpn. .In
0n nolKhlnM .TTv I lhJ Pit pa ., s!4ttJ.C,
HiiLhfhH . omiiiiu; ,tWn ibi per pilr. IDWL'Or,
Uu. iiiUk) h'2m Wfiui hrnlfrrn .toMfy 'nncy
t?47nfr, tin. nthor n i.-in. noinhlns Pit?-' JJ;,
Pleco 275P2DC do iiodrbj, fmnllor lr"i- 2.1W
'.ri', itijfKr i i l ..triMc. do uft.rc -u
L"-V. ciTFf npnrb I'uffT'J'-V, tlo uriiern 18?t
"UW, n.Uil)R. whltr uDluhinff tHJirj lh por
cm?!.. .i i".fff. nt. itt 'iUlii ih h. r do. $4 f.
r..h0; do. tin S Ihn por dr 1111 M do do
7 lbs per d. 5 f.u&3 ffl. di. do. itiTV lhs
nr jn , i.1 ift4f i 'in. iMrk JL' r.tiif'J u(i. mntt
nl Nn 2. rti Tl -'."..
FKKSIf ruuiTS
Trail was fllr nml atues Bnneialll aere
fi susiiiiiud. i;iioiiiilons. Amirs i r lilil -Vork
Imiierinl. : sa. Hen Hais. Mfl .m.
llnlda-ln No i 1.1 fl'i I .1(1, do. unaradul -it
il nil. lire, nine No I II nut) it do llllBrnded.
t.tfl I -J.-i, Mna No t I. .1(11 n, do, iinsraded.
M0 I. Mlmninii Vn t $!.! iln. iinarnded.
tS.anS.l'l. Wlnesan No t. II !i9tk ,1(1. do.
unaraded. rJ .i'"ril m Andes N'nrilineaierii
pfr tin. It Wirg.VI Lemons tier hn 12 Mm
it Oranaes Klorldi per rritle lirlEHt. IH.'.'IW
S M. Hits""! l!!ia..n TaiiKerlnes 1'lofM.i.
per si ran la .mti il .Hi HrntiefruM l-'lorldj. tir
prate $2 '-'I.1 I'liieaimles, l-'lorl'la Indian
Illver ier iraie I'J L'.H) lil iranlierrles.
rape rod t" r Mil - Kaniy ini- nretirs ...ii.
Harlv Itla.k. til if .1 in I'rnnlierrl.s i'air rod,
per erate. $-JfJ -I't, do Jersei, dark he irate.
IJffa. Ill do do. Ilxhl. per i rale It .Mllfa
mrowberrles t'lorldi per ifl i.'.lr,1ii
vi:(;i:taiii.i:s
The market ruled llrm nnd-r llelu orferinss
and n fair demahd yuotnilons While potatoes
Kr Imsii Pi-iinsv hniiln, choice II a.Mf I 00:
w Vork i lini' e 11 an lit s.i Whio potatoes
Jerse, l--r li.i'kel. Ilflt 1.1 Sne'l potatoes.
Hast, rn Shore per Mil -.No I l.lfl il iM, No
li $1.11111'.' Sv,eel t'olal'as lietaiMire nlld
MarMiind i r hnmner It Wi I .In Hwpj-i nn
laloes Ji rs. - t" r liaskel Nn I tn II tl : No
2. Infiillti (iiitotis per Inn lh has No I.
IIT.lll.l N' - lit ."-awn 7.1 I'alihaoe tl.ililsh.
tier loo I'M l'"i Pplnnih Norfolk, per Mil,
llfidlii' Kill- Norfolk, per l.l-l DilcWtl.
I'fiulirlnwer Norfolk per erah , 1 1 .() Let.
line. I'lnrldn. lT liaskel It.lntll .... do. Ir
ulnla. t r Imi-kei till I .10 do. North I'nrollna,
per liask.i l il. in li.ans. Florida, per
liaskel IJIi.'t.Vl I'.KRPlant Morlda. Her lioj.
l3.8Al!t ii" I'.'IH'irs I'lorlda per lix. IL' r.'Kp
a. Sininsh. I l.irlda. per hos II 7.11' i'.l I'ena
i'lorlda. per Inakii, S.'tW.l..vi Tomatoes, I'lor
lda. inr i rat- It .'.nihil.
.NHW YORK IIUTTKII AND KCGS
NHW Ylltlh Jan li ni'TTHIt neeelpls.
14. 17(1 tnli. laikel lower and unsettled for
nil nrndea Soiiplles lamer and Iradlna; l.n
ernlly nulei Hlalier seorlna infl in'ici extrn
iriuneri 'lli'je Inside Slole dalri. 3s'4in'Me,
llllllallon ireamer ,11'a tr.TJ'it
KHHrl- Ihielpls M 1 .".I asrs Market linldlntt
nnn on uearh all erades lixtraa .jle In'lde.
ettra flrsla .l-i Inside, nrsls ..ilffl.lle. while
eRos. r..Hri7c brown i-brs. Ililii l.n . mixed polor,
Mliil.lje, reiriaernior tlr-ls. .I'f.l'e.
Crnntilnlctl SiiRar UncliaiiRctl
."KV Yonif. .Inn a l-'lne Rrnnulated
Biifjar was unclmiiRCil toilnv. all rcflnpia
fpiollnR R.T.'iP. Tlie last snip In spot Cuh.i
laws wn iincliniiRctl nt B 39c.
Married "Eloper" Sent to Prison
l'OTTSVII.I.IJ, I'a. Jan i Henry I'lali.
of TniniKiua. who plopeil to Newark, N. .1.,
with a youiiK woman, notwIllistnndlUR the
fact that he has a wife and two i-hlltlicn.
lias Iippii spntpiippd by .ItnlRO Koch to
scre a par In jn II T-'lall pleaded that he
iiml a lillnd father dependent upon him, as
well as his family, but Ihe Couit refused
to extend mercy.
1792
125th Anniversary
IniTuraK?e Compaij of
1917
ff t, RulSwi'
PHILADELPHIA
Fire
Tornado
Explosion
Rents
Profits
Use and Occupancy
Marine fjtT
Inland ? TF
Automobile
Parcel Post
Registered Mail
Travelers' Baggage
Oldest American Stock Insurance Company
Organized in Independence Hall When George Washington Was Presi
dent and When Philadelphia Was the Capital of the United States
JANUAHY 1, 1017
Capital $4,000,000 Assets $23,389,465
Surplus $7,030,378
Losses Paid Since Organization
$183,224,30.9
i
nBNJAMIN RUSH, President
JOHN 0. PI4ATT, Vice President SHBLUQN 0ATUN. 2d Vice President
J T. HOUARD WRICiHT, Secretary and Treasurer
GALLOWAY C. JIORIUS, Assistant Secretary JQ11N KREMBR, Assistant Secretary
DIRECTORS
Henry V. Biddle
C. Hartman Kuhn
Arthur E. Neivtold
CharlosS.W. Packard
J. Percy Keatinp:
Edward II. Coates
John Story Jenks
Edward Hopkinson
CJeorRe II. McFadden
William D. Winsor,
U. JC'olesberry Purves
Oayard Henry
John W. Pepper
EdwardS. Buckley, Jr.
William T. Elliott
WUHani P. Gest
Thomas S. Gates
Renjnmin Rush
William S. Godfrey
Charles Patt, 3d
Main Office, Third and Walnut Streets
Uptown Office, Real Estate Trust Bldg,
An Old-Established Philadelphia Institution Doing a World-Wide Business
nAVvrn vrc at? TiOtl L15HIG1I
VALLEY TRANSIT COMPANY
Net Income $-168,470, or nn Increase of
Forty-four Per Cent Divi
dends Paid
!l The hati
wns recorded
intislt fompany
It Frlir. In "Is
repnrl I" the slnrldiuldrm at Hie annual
meeting held hete ' "f rrvrum- in
transportalliin Ineteased $!llS.0nn, to SI,
nCT.SnS IT. nr by tn.2 per cent. The power
sales amounted to $3(M.nn(l. an Increase
nr jnfi.000. nr 212 tier cent. The total
upcrittlrlR ieenue ultotteil nn Increase
of Sllfi.ono. nr 2" I per cent. The net In
come was $l(i.li. an Increase of JMB.oSt).
or H per cent, it ml dividends nt J2I8.DS3
At,M:NTOVN, I'a . .tan
tier business nt lis history
for the I.elilKb Valley
hv I'resident llnrrlkoti
cqulvAlent to S,pcr cent on the prtfrMj(l
stock, were paid quarterly. The surai
Increased rrotn J344.29B to $560,200 ft Jit
of 62 7 per cent. Of tho assets of t2o:ii
948 66. the chief Item Is the cost nf ..'V
ties, road and cipiliiinetit. J17 817 6J t
nntl the Investment In amtlateil cornniM..
Is J1.89C437.S1 ""iPanle,
A 10,000-horepower steam turbine Is b,
Inir Installed nt the powerhouse In All
town This will Rle the company 450M
horsepower, nnd II Is lielleed this Zm
lake rare of the RrowlnR business for li.
net two ears. ""
The following directors ere re-clfM.j
tl 11 l-'ehr. president, t'olonel Harry r
Treiler, clinlrtnnn of the. hoard and f'olon.i
ti M. YounK. Allcnlowii: t'harles 1 n."'
John C Dawson, (leorr-c 11 Krati,,
Charles K tiiKcrsoll and IVfward n Rm Iih
1'hlladelphla 1 Leonard t'eckltt, ''atasauou.,
I'otiKrcssman Harry .1 Steele. l:aston i
Warren A. Wilbur. .South rtelhlehem '
$1,189,000
JAMAICA WATER SUPPLY CO,
First Consolidated Mortgage 5
Sinking Fund Gold Bonds
DlTlO dulT I, 1910
Due July t, 19.10
INTEREST PAYAOLE JANUARY 1 AND JULY 1 WITHOUT DEDUCTION
OF NORMAL FEDERAL INCOME TAX
RtDttMAIlC S A VSHOlt, OS 0B THE SINKINO UM0. AT 105 AND ACCSUtO INTtSCST
Couson Donds or $100, SS0O and $1,000 with rsivlicar.
or scgistsation or principal
EQUITABLE TRUST COMPANY, NEW YORK. TRUSTEf
FREE OF NEW YORK MORTGAGE TAX
PENNSYLVANIA TAX REFUNDED
ire mmmatite on ollom from a Ullrr from lrnrrrit .Mile, Km., rreiitltM of (
ComposK, o corn of tc(e Mil 6 rnl on application.
Authorised OiitstandltiR
S145.000
2,600,000
1.18D.O00
FUNDED DEBT
Underlying bonds (closed) Jl, 000,000
(1866,000 of the undcrlylnn
hond.s are deposited with the
trustee of the 1st Consol 5s.)
First Consolidated Mortgage 6s. . . .
Keserved lo tellre
prior liens J1U1.000
llescrved for Issue
under restrictions .. Jl. 150.000
One Year 5 .Votes due No 1,1917 100 000 100 000
COMPANY serves a population of approximately
65,000 without competition in one of the most
rapidly growing sections of the New York
Metropolitan district.
SECURED by a mortgage on the entire property
of Ihe Company now owned or hereafter acquired
subject to the remaining underlying bonds nut
standing in the hands of the public,
APPROXIMATELY flOrn OF THE TOTAL
VALUE OF THE PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY
IS IN GREATER NEW YORK CITY.
REPLACEMENT VALUE estimated by Messrs.
Stone & Webster in excess of $2,390,000.
NET INCOME reported by the Company for the
year ended April 30, 1916, was more than I'm
times the interest charges on all bonds now out
standing, including underlying bonds.
SINKING FUND sufficient to retire annually, at
least 2 of the bonds previously certified. 53'!
of the outstanding bonds, including bonds reserved
to retire underlying bonds, will be retired by the
sinking fund before maturity.
LEGALITY of the organization of the Company
and of the issuance of these bonds has been
approved by Messrs. Roberts, Montgomery &
McKeehan, of Philadelphia.
Price 97J and Interest
MONTGOMERY, CLOTHIER & TYLER
1 WALL STREET
NEW YORK
133-135 S. 4tm ST.
PHILADELPHIA
UNION BANK BLDG.
PITTSBURGH
Sixty-Second Annual Statement
OF THE
Saving Fund Society of Germantown!
And Its Vicinity
School Lane and Germantown Avenue
' CHARTERED 1854
JANUARY 1, 1917
Interest Allowed on Deposits 3.65 Per Annum
Accounts May Be Opened and Business Transacted by Mail
ASSETS
Municipal, Railroad and other bonds (?12,(M3,o00) ,
Loans on Collateral
Mortgages, 1st Lien on Real Estate
Real Estate Banking House
Cash on Hand and in Banks
.$11,517,767.10
107,923,00
037,525.00
00,000.00
802,63039
Total Assets $13,475,856.49
LIABILITIES
Individual Depositors ? 12,074,997.03
Interest- added for l'JIO 409,859.40 $12,175,856.49
Surplus $ 1,000,000.00 J
Total Number of Depositors .' 31,001
We, tlio Suli-scriliers. Auditors, appointed by the Saving KunU Soi nty
nf Germantown iinU Its Vicinity, rto hereby ceitlfy that wo have examined
the above fctuU'inent. and tha assets therein named, ami find them iwi't
January 5, 1517
MANAGERS
KttANClS B. RKKVKS
JOHN J. 1IKNIIY
IIORAGi: T. POTTS
.'. II. STRAWHUIDUK
MARRIOTT C MORRIS
1. i:VIS W. WISTKIl
MVINOSTON' li JONKS
CON YKUS JtUTTO.N
OSCAR V. WOOD
tlKOROB J. K!,AVUl,b
WM. II. UMIIARDT
ARTHUR. II, JONKS
Auditors
WM. J. aiONTHOMKnV
LOUIS V. MADIIIRA
KRANOIS 0 RKIJVKS. JR.
IIARItOl.n n OH.UNOHAM
JO-SIIPII U WOOI.STON
;i:oit;i? v masshv
JY I I'M AM W JUSTICE
I'LARIINCK II CLARK
OFFICERS
MV1XC1STOX E JUN 4
rresmeu.
v let, President J
H. T. MOXTUOMKItV. J
sec y a: !
WM. X. PRICI-1 ..
Asst. SecV & Asst Trt
CHAS. C. HARRISON, JR. & CO.
BANKERS
FIFTH AND CHESTNUT STREETS
PHILADELPHIA
..EMBERS
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE '
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
TELEPHONES
naii i i SSt.2'1
-w.., .-uiiiu.il u ... - " ol J
Lonn Dlitance . . ?7 W
Keystone, Main
We own and offer the unsold balances of:
$250 000 Marin Man'c'psl Waler Dislrlcl
Serial 5 Gold Bonds
$125,000 Southern Railway Company
East T e n h e s s e e Reorganization
Mortgage Gold 5 Bonds
1 250,0110 Geornia Hallway & Electric
Company
Refunding and Improvement Mort
gage 5 Gold Bonds
$120,030 Penn Central Light & Power
Company
First and Consolidated Mortgage 6
uold Bonds
$250,000 Atlantic lee & Coal Corporation
First Mortgage 6 Gold Bonds
Interest
Periods
Maturities
2700-1 I
Prlcl
yield abort
Apf..Oct, 1926 to 1955 4.70
Mar.-Sept.
Jan.-July
Feb.-Aug.
1938
1949
1963
Jar.-July 193tt
Comploto Deicriptlvo Circulars on Requoit ,
4.90
5.05
5.90.
5.90 t
m