r-i 'iiipaiiywpuwg" P'.yfjiypiiiitli".J.J "liimH - rvrmrnmtm&m u EVENING DEDaBIt-PHILABELPinA, THTTRBDAY, JANTTAHY 1917 IK ft -1.- If r L1 v n WOs. -"HK:''V m (J It th BtwV Murkct n. 0 tf you hava nvr fad an " account with a broker f It you are not familiar " with ,th U of tollateral MeurUjr (f If you do not know th - fundamentals of trading In itockff then you should read an interesting and instructive booklet just published, en titled "How to Open an Account and General Rules for Trading" This booklet will prove of interest to the old in vestor, as well as to the man-who has little knowl edge of market trading. Send for it. Ask for 823-T. U. JONES & BAKER . stock iinoKtsns Wiacner Bldg., Philadelphia mil. TValnnt 1(1901. Krrtm, IUCe 2S90. yp-n York Hoatoti Chi en co Pittsburgh Direct Print! Trim JOXKS A BA.RBR, Widener Bldg., rhitadelptila. Fa. You may and mo a copy of your book let "How to Opn an Account and Gen eral Itulea of Tradlnc," 8I3-T. U. Vom . Addrtst Cllu ... The American Gas Co. 6 Gold Bonds Yielding 6 The American Gas Co. is well known to rrytny investors in Philadelphia. It operates gas and electric properties in 50 cities and towns in the East and Middle West, and a large part of the gas and electric business in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Gross earnings are showing steady and pronounced in creases. Applicable earnings for year ended June 30. 1916, were more than AY2 times in terest charges on this issue. Circular on request. WilliamP. Bonbright & Co., Inc. II amnoie iirivin crnniln . II iunni. ivioinn wi.wwi wit llanazar 437 Chestnut St., Philadelphia Kw Tort Baitaa Detroit landon rarli William P. Bonbrlaht & Co. Bonbrlibt A C. Bonds With The Best Records Some of the Government, Municipal and Corporation Bonds .of the kind ex perience indicates are the most conservative are now providing satisfactory in come returns. Requests for data regard ing bonds of this character will receive our careful at tention. I1ANKKKS (Established 163?) 321 Chestnut St., Philadelphia FUUburth Boston Chicago Wtlkes-narra Reading; P?una. Tax Refunded 6 First Mortgage Bonds Earnings about five times amount required for interest charges. .Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Price 101 and accrued interest MnS lor itterlptivt Circular L tt$ A. B. Leach & Co, Investment Securities 115 South Fourth Street Hew Twlc Cbtcaxo Bustoo VosuSoo. Eat. Bunala Balllmor FINANCIAL NEWS 1 1.KQAU ADVKKTlSEJIHKTS KSTATB OF OJTQ SCIl.lETTI-K. DK- .al LLLera ItalnrnaBfnrr u fha be aauta bavins been iraaiwn iu uaii.r sijii.il. tt isrnss ImJeWad te ttw Mill U1 r rjjiit.rto wk pursuiii. wl IkoM bavlw BBJBSKIvJ85fflaiSiVaf: w M. W far Ucant and AjcA sis.. Itstla. Tkiwir.tM. sm-. , , , r R fii,. IKtcaA anil einmt. BEARS GATHER IN LEADING STOCKS AND WAIT FOR SUBSTANTIAL SUPPLY Difficulty Experienced in Getting Accommodation in Loan Crowd, With Brooklyn Rapid Transit and New Haven at Premium Many Good Gains High Points in Today's Financial News Broker found difficulty in harrowing stocks in loan crowd in Wall street, paying premiums on Vrooklyn Rapid Transit and New Haven. Gains of mora than one to three points in various issues. Trading on Curb brisk. Com mission house selling brought about easy tone in wheat market. Firm tone in cotton on better buying. Marks improved in foreign exchange market. Price of bar silver unchanged. U. S. Steel Corporation advanced price of structural steel. Many extra dividends declared. NEW YOHK, Jan. 25. One of thnlntcrcatlns featurer nf tlio stock mnrket trading today was the manner In which brokers representing recently nctlvo bear Interests were gath ered In the leading stocks waiting tor some one to como along with a substan tial supply. Outside of a few special Issuos orders were scant. Tho situation was clearly shown when United States Steel common, In which thero has beon borrowing on an extensive scalo. loaned today at 2 per cent, the same na other leading stocks. Tho rule has been that t'nllcd States Steel common, with Its 6,000,000 shares, would not bo loaned within much less than 1 point of tho regular list. Rrooklyn Rapid Transit and Now Haven could hardly bo borrowed without paying n premium for their use. Theso conditions made the situation of tho -short Interest ono of tho most Important factors In tho market. Defaults have, been made for some days past In delivering stocks which It had been found hard to borrow. Some bull points were In circulation on United Stntes Steel common at tho opening and that stock was easily lifted from 113i to 11-1. Montana Power, without any bullish effort, -osn from JOS to 103 nnd gains ranging from 1 to 3 points wcro made In various other Issues. Kenctlons occurred after these sharp advances, but this was natural in view of the narrowing down of the speculative Interest. Long Island had u sharp reaction after advancing lo ITU. nnd heaviness was shown In the Marine stocks and Maxwell Motors. Thero was on nctlvo demand for various classes of securities In the bond crowd, with International Mercantile Marino Cs ndvancing from 94? to 95',i, and Illinois Stool 4s moved up from 03 to 93?. Anglo-French. Cs continued to rango from 93 to 92TA. TRADING BRISK ON NEW YORK CURB; LOW-PRICED COPPER STOCKS LEAD X13W YORK, Jan. 23. There was good, brisk trading in many Issues on tho Broad Street Curb today, with many of tho low-priced copper slocks responding to news of good developments, especially in the Jerome district, with vigorous buying. Dundeo Arizona attracted most attention because of continued accumulation following the news of tho strike made yesterday. Sales of the stock during the greater part of the day ranged from 2 to 2i. Calumet and Jerome, an adjacent property, was also in good demand, selling around 2. Thero was good buying also of Soncca Copper, In which tho I-cwlsohns hold controlling Interest, on Information that theso Interests are arranging for extension by taking titlo and obtaining options on other good producing property in tho Lake district. Tho oil stocks, ns a group, showed a strength, with Osage advancing from 9 to the new high record of 9. Uoyal Dutch advanced from GC'i to G7& and International Petroleum rose from 13V4 to 14s. Bethlehem Steel ranged from 136 to 133. Tho rights were traded In at 36,i to 34. Hock Island new stock sold at 38?s to 39U. Aetna Kxploslvt ndvanced from 3 to 4. Submarine declined from 21 to 21. MIdvalo Steel sold at B9 to 60. Motor stocks wore weak, with United Motor dropping from 45 to 44 nnd Chevrolet declining from 123 to 120. INDUSTHIAI.S Tis. clos. Hid. Asked. (Salo) -1 4 r, is 4 13S 33 55 Aetna Explosives American British Mfg .. American Writing Taper Hothlehem Steel Bethlehem Steel rights. Canadian Car & Fdy . . Canadian Car & Fdy prcf fid . ISKi . :)'. .lis . IS , Iff . UH . 30 . l'A , "3 i'A . s . .18 4'4 13B 3(1 35 1(1 13 S 13.1 8.1 SS 12 40 43 30 -m 3n t 133 33 Carwcn Steel Charcoal Iron Chevrolet Motors Cramp Shipbuilding ... Curtlss Aeroplane .... Kmerson Phonograph Federal Dyestuff Haskell & Barker Car Hendce Manufacturing Kathodton Bronze pref Laurel Oil & Gas Lima Locomotive new Maxim Munitions MIdvalo Steel New York Shipbuilding Otis Klevator Peerless Motors Poole Engine Scrlpps-Booth S S Kresge w I Santa Ceo Ha .Santa Cecilia prcf v. - - Standard Motors St. Joseph Lead Steel Alloys Submarine Triangle Film Todd Shipyards United Sugar United Alloy Steel United States Steamship United Slotors World Film Wrlght-Martln Aircraft. Zinc Concentrating Il.VIMlOAWS nnik island common ... 3.4 Bock Island A pref ""i Rock Island B pref . Western Pacific w I Western Pacific pref Wabash Plttsburgn Wabash Pitts pref STANDARD OIL STOCKS rntnol 313 !1H Ohio sa3 Pralrla Pipe 333 Stand Oil of California. .400 Stand Oil of New Jersey. s Stand Oil of New York. .388 1" 4J'.4 RH 33 o 30 12 3B'i 68 0 175i S'l 31 3 S3 33 ftO', 5 11'.', . v 13 4 1".V 33 S3 SR--J4 3 nou 43 3 30 US 13 28 on fl',4 1H 0 21V4 3 85 33 H 31', a 514 4494 I 13 4U 3') 88 13 VI 33 AD 33 31 13 131 42 B8 80 9 21 SU 83 3.1 Vi 61 8-y, 44)i 13 4',s saw 88 1304 308 340 403 ISO 381 281 I.NDKPKSDB.VT Oil. STOCKS TeK. rlose. Hid. Asked. (Sale) ft 3V, 14 17 014 14 "4 I4A 1 Vi a 14 20 10 13 0 07 013 my, 01 00. 10'Vi 13 08 11 03 08 Harnett Oil ft Gas .. Cosden Oil & Gas . . . Cosden & Co Federal Oil Inter Petroleum Houston Oil Mcrrltt Oil Oklahoma Prod & ft. Osage Hominy Itoyal Dutch Sequoyah Sapulpa Refining . . . Sinclair Midwest MIXINO STOCKS Alaska Standard . . Atlanta Blc Lcdce Blsbee Copper (a proup.) Butte Copper and JSlnc. Butte New ork Calumet & Jerome . . . Cerro do Pasco Consolidated Arizona . Dundee Arizona First National ....... Florence Goldfield Golrtflold Consolidated Goldflold Merger Green Monster Hecla Mining Howe Sound Independence Lead ... Jim Butler Jumbo Extension Kewanas MoKinley-Darragh ... Magma Copper Mines Co. of America. . Nevada Wonder Nlplssing Ray Hercules San Toy Seneca Copper Tonopah Extension . . . West End Consolidated White Oak HO.V11S Cudahy 5s Cerro de Pasco Oa Cosden R Co 6s French Municipal 6s . . . MIdvalo Steel 6s Russian S'.ia Russian S'is Sinclair Oil 03 Todd Shipyard 6s Western Pacific new 5s. Un K new 5-yr 5'Js 1-yr ooi ao L'n IC new 5-yr 5is 2-yr 09 09 U. S. Rubber new 5a 96 OOfc, 2V 14 10Ti 3 13 l'Vl 13 0 00 2 It 01-74 . ft K . 14 13 13 . aw n .) 1 1 US. . ton 11 ii . iv4 in - . 2 2 2 . 38 38 38 .. 2 2 2,, . 2 y . s, sn -- .20 24 . 03 00 61 . fi 8 7 . IU 2 Ml . 7U 8 8 . 714 1 .13 17 . 7 70 73 . 31 83 31 . 18 20 14 . 13 .12 30 . 49 30 19 . 2 2U - .2 2 - . S',4 8 . 4i)i 4-n 44 . 1,1 17 . 13 13 13 .4 1 4,', .07 70 . 2-J4 3 .. IS . 99 1)9 0n .11.1 118 .107 108 108 . 90 U7U -. . 9n 07 r 07 08 .. . 89 8U?4 89 .111 113 112 .101 102 . . . 01 l)t 00 80 .MONEY-LENDING HATES NKW YOIlK There was no change in tho time money market today, sixty days, ninety days and four months being quoted at 2?i3 per- cent, nd five and six months at 33ti. There apparently was no greater demand for funds than has existed in the Immediate past, notwith standing the slightly Increased activity in the stock market. Domestic accept ances were quoted at 2!i29i, and Im port and export bills were quoted at 2!ti 2H- Call money was Hi per cent for lend ing and 2 per cent for renewing. PIIII.AIJKLPIIIA Call. SVj per cent. Time, 3H4H Per cent. Commercial paper, thres to six months, ZV,Qt per cent. FOREIGN EXCHANGE - NEW YORK, Jan. 25. The feature of the foreign exchange market this morning was a betterment In quotations for marks, lira and ruble, particularly the first men tioned. Otherwise tho market was dull and uninteresting with a comparatlvly small volume of businetw being transacted. Quotations follow: Demand sterling 4.75 13-16, cables Frano ehecks 6.S4K. cables 6.8JH. Mark checks 69. cables 69H Lire cheeks 7.13. cables 7.12. Swiss checks 5.02, cables 5.01U Vlenna checks 11.05, cablea 11.98. peseta ebecka 21 20. cables 21.36. UuUder checks 40 13-16. less 1-16, cable 40. less t-l. Ruble checks 28.65. cables 28.75. Kroner chesks 29-65. checks 29.70. Financial Briefs BANK CLEARINGS Hank clurlBO tdr wsiBrj with eorrs- w ".ft r IWi4elm. s.746;: &OIMiBST ,,, lurSi njn t"?,rrr ':; IS -. IBIS Mx Tk. Boston "SM fi&7 . ti.vs AWHttVfiH The New York Suhtreasury gained $2, 134.000 from the banks yesterday, making a cash net gain since Friday of 12,321,000. The Bank of Commerce announces the election of Jacob Netter as an additional vice president of the institution. The total Income for the quarter ended December 31 for the International Nickel Company aggregated J4,932,047. a gain of $1,324,775. Net receipts were l, 501, 017, an Increase of 1,077.901. Clold to the amount of $300,000 wfs with drawn from Jhe ,New York Subtreasury today for shfpment to Cuba. Howard L. Goodhart, a member of P. J. Goodhart j Co., of New York and Cincin nati, has sold his membership in the Pitts burgh Stock Exchange to Louis V. Sterling for $3600. The New York Stock Exchange has stricken from the list Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad common first and second pre ferred stocks. At the meeting of the Gov ernors of the Exchange, Robert R. Atter bury was elected to fill the unexpired term of James H. Wainwrlght, who recently re signed. Ernest Q. Roebeck also resigned. The New York Curb Market Association has listed and admitted to trading these securities: The- Page Detroit Motorcar Company's 200.000 common sbares and 150.000 serial preferred shares, both of a par value of J 10. with, the Equitable Trust Company as transfer agent apd the Cen tral Trust Company as the registrar; the Snaa Copper Corporation's 390.04)0 shares of no par talue, with the Bankars' Trut Company as transfer agent and the; Central Trut Company aj tilt registrar. -v . New Ybrk Stock Sales Lew. un Net rios ehge. 40W 2 Illsh. Am Can 49 do pref tlfl-ii 109 110 Am Car & Fdy... 03 7n 68 do prcf ,,118 Am Cotton Oil... 30 Am Hide & L pref 71 Am Loco Advance Rum . . . AJ.ix Rubher .... Alaska Gold Mines Alaska Juneiu . . . Allls Chalmers . . . do pfd Am Ag Chem Am 11 Sugar Am Malt ......... do pref . . Am Smelling do pref . . . do pref It . . Am Sugar . . do prcf . . . Am Steel Fdy 118 30 70 77 17 70 9 7 21 83 02n 03 7 48 109 ioin ion 117 110 110 . . 08 08 ..112 112 ,.121 121 121 . . oin oo oon n 78 mi 80 n'f, 1 28 81 02 n 04 7 49 118 BO 71 71 17 70 2 0 -I- 7 28 83 s an 01 7 40 08 112 '' ' 'ii Am Tel and Tel ..128 127 121 1 Am Woolen pref. Don Am Writ I'np pref 40 Am 5.lnc 4o dn pref 11 Anaconda Cop... 84 Asso Oil 13 ooy, 40 38 10 83 13 10.1 oon 14 118 on 1 oon 'A 40 . 2 1 1 4 13 23 123 123 I 8 un 78 07 40 28 00 101 80 01) fidf-i 30 V 101 o.in 13 DO 133 38 73 40 sjn 23 r.su 47 -t- 33 47 Atchison 100 do pref ....... oon At R & All 10 At G & W 1 120 Bald LoCo 33 Halt ft Ohio .... 8tn do pref 73 Beth Steel ISO do pref Brook R T Burns Bros Butte & Superior California Pet . do prcf 03', Canadian Paclflo .102 Central Leather . . 00 do prcf 113 113 Chandler Mol ...101 'hes & Ohio isn chl Great W 13 chl Mil & St P... 01 do tu-ef 12.1 Chl & North W ..122 122 Cont Can 88 88 Cont Ins Cluett Pf-abod;-Col Gas & Ht c R I & P t p Chill Copper . . Chlno Copper . Col Fuel & Iron Consol Gas . . . Corn Products do pref . . . . Crucible Steel Cuba Cnne Sugar. 30 do mef 91 Dfere & Co pref. KM) 00U 100 Drlggs-Seabury .. 30 30 30 Den ft Rio rir .. 14 ion do prof 3 1 If, 34 Distillers' Secur.. 29 87 Diamond Match .130 120 Erie 33',', 31 do 1st prof ion 10 do 2d prof UK 3B Gas W & Wig 31 33n General i:ioc 109 109 General Motor ...12.1 131U do prof 1U Goodrich Co o Granby Consol . . . son Gt North prcf 117 Gt Nor Ore ctfs. . 30', Gulf State Steel.. 127 Havana Eire . Illinois Central Inspiration Con Int Agr Corp . do prcf .... Int Hnrv Cor N .1.123 do pref 121 Interhoro Con prcf 09 Intcrnat Paper . . 47n do pref 103 Int Nickel 42U Int Mor Mar 33 do pref 89 Jewel Tea 71 Kenne Cop 40 Lnckaw Steel .... 83 Lch Valley 78 Long Island ...... 47 2 40 71 81 13 lno oon 10 118 . V4 8 in 1.1 ISO 3 38 73 41 32 2.1 33 47 132 132 132 23n 23 23 103 103 03 01 19 0 I 07 n no -4 1 28 1 00 1 102 80 n 113 101 - o.in 13 01 J- Vn 133 122 .. 88 38 73 43 32 03 4- 1,4 01 so 01 It 31 29 1.10 32 ion 38 33 n Vi J, 1 -t-' Vi 1011 122 ni7i oon son 117 30 01 39 can 117 30 99 99 00 0.1 103 I o.in 87 10 12 38 1 0 12 38 10 Vi 12 4 1 1 -. n 4-1 Vi n if. M 4 1 4-1 120 120 iu 121 0!) to 102 12 31 80 70 4.1 8.1 78 43 Louisville A Nash. 132 I on 47 103 42 31 87 70 40 8,14 13 44 1 I- U 4 4- U 1 -1 4 n 4- Vi 130. 13i 87 Vi 87 33 83 Vi 7 1 38 38 103 101 90 00 4 1 'i 4 I n 33 33 00 100 107 4-1 118 118 118 4- 101 101 101 4- 14 43 137: 27T 138 137 137 80 71 08 80 08 43 Vi R9V4 71 108V 101 Vi 103 .1 I 1 4-2VH 4- 4 3 Macltay Co 87 Vi Mnx Motors 87 do 1st pref ... 72 do 2d prof 38 Vi Mex Petrol 104 do pref 90 Miami C011 42 Mo Pao w 1 33 Vi Mo Kan & Tex. ... 9 Montana Power ..100 100 107 4-3 Nat Cloak & Suit. 81 81 81 do prcf Ill HI HI Nat Enamollng .. 33n 31 33 Vi n do pref 00 1)0 1)0 3 Nat Lead pref 113 113 US Vi Nevada 'Jon .... 24 ffc 21 21 N Y Air Brake N Y Central . . N Y N II & H X Y O & W . . Xorf & Wcbl . . . do nref North American North Pacific . Owens Hot Mhch.101 Ohio Cities Gas .113 III Pacific Mall 23 2:1 Pacific Tel nnd Tel 31 34 Vi Pere Marquette w 1 33-n 32 ',4 do pref .; 73 73 Pcnna R R 57 80 Phlla Co 4 1 4 1 14 Pittsburgh Coal t c .10 48 Pressed Steel Car. 81 80 Rwy Steel Springs (is 81 Ray Con.i 27 Vi Reading 101 do 1st prer 4 1 4 1 do 2d pref 41 41 Rep Iron & Steel. 80 10 do pref 101 Vi 104 Vi Shat Copper S7 27 Senb Air Line . . ion 10 Sear.) Roebuck ..337 331 Southern Pacific. 07 U 97 Southern Rwy .. 31 31 do pref 8Vi 08 Standard Milling. 100 looTi do pref 00 00 St L ft Fran 23 33 ',37;, -t- Studebalter 109 107 108 Texas Co ,231 330 307i 1U Texas Pao R R .. 17 17 17 Vi Tobacco Prod ... 50 SO 80 4- Tol St L & W.t CO 8 0 Va Trans & Wil Corp 40 40 40 l'n Bag & P Pf. ..11 IUTh U3 4- Vi Unit Cigar Stores.. 102 101 101 H- United Fruit 133 183 133 Union Pacific UlVi 114 144 Vi do pref 85 81Ti 8174 Vi USCU'&P.... iSli 23 S3 1 U S.lndl Alcohol.. .130 123 123 1 IBVi 13 II 33 31 4-814 33 73 Vi 80 41 40 80 33 4- Vi 4- 4-1 101 101 4 Hi 41 4-1 70 4- Vi 10 Hi 37 10 33 Hi 07 3 Hi .i 08 Vi 100 00 237i 4- Ti 4 4- U .? Realty 13 Un Rwy Inv 0 U S Rubber .... 00 do 1st pref -.110 U S Smelters -.01 U S Steel 111 113 111 0 60 0. 00 4- 110 110 ii 03 01 4- 1 .131 do pref Utah Copper Utah Sec ... Va Car Chem -13 Wabash IS do pfd A S49i 131 121 108 100 107 3 4 23 33 4- Vi 43 IS 84 43 IS sin Welte Fargo 103 10&V4 lOSVi 62 Vi 23 21 31 WJ . 4- Vi 4- Vi U 8SVi 20 31 8 Hi 38 Vi 113 148. Vi 25 fl 83 ,J.., 83 4- 33 02 West Elec 33 do rights West Maryland .. 2Vi Wheel & L E w i. 31 White Motor 61 Willys-Overland... 30 WYwlworth 149 Worth Pump 25 do pfd B 63 Wilson Co- 02 14 Es dividend Brown Stuw gmnpany prejer red. Hi per cot. , Sugar Future's Lower NEW YORK, JV- 25. The market for ugar futures opsnVd quit? active today, with a fair volume of liquidation lit the near positions, first pric being 9 points lower on January and generally 2 to 5 poinU lower on other months. Wall Btreet sold freely with som covering by leading trad Interests. Sentiment was rather nervous due to the unsettled condition lu raw sugar, where alu (xmtiuued to b buyers' favor. Sales oa the call were about 2599 tuns. 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Ml 100 1204 mi's os4 87 0:14 101 101 'l 10-4 024 81 80 S2 73 54 ss4 80 (114 074 iyi 884 ol 1014 704 1 (124 101 iot'4 101! so 774 Sl4 loo's no 6.14 lo:i4 ini!4 014 014 .14 074 1174 on'i Kill 024 10:1 1(124 lfllVk 781-, 01)4 884 ll-" 0.1'i ns 4 H2 1024 110.. 108 4 8(1 1(H) 1204 uo4 0S4 87 n:)4 nil. mi', 107, 024 it 1 4 IH1.J 011 4 so 2'"' 8K4 Sfl 044 "II Slife III', 1044 7ll'.1 1024 1111 HUH 100 so 77T 814 1004 oil n.-.4 10.14 10114 044 044 384 074 1174 004 loo 01 10.1,, 14 304 1024 1014 734 no 4 COTTON IS FIRMER ON BETTER BUYING Strong Spot Markets in South and Favorable Liverpool Cables Cause Improvement NBW YORK. Jan. 25. Reports from tho South of very strong spot cotton markets and favorable cables from Liverpool caused good buyiiiJT hero at the Mart. It was noted that some of the Miutliern Interests, which had been persistently bearish for about a. week, had changed about and were now taUlns tlrtually all options. Scattered purchaslm; by room traders also was dis closed. ol Some local opeiators, liowe;r. were Fellers, but the early supply was! meager. (Jomnilssion houses operated op both slues, probably (jelling a small amount on balance. The early tone was very steady. January, out at noon today, being down 5 points on only ono sale, whilo other options were 1 to( 11 points net higher. The reaction from tho opening advance carried the nctlvo month.3 about a point under last night's close. Liverpool was a aoller hero on tho narrower differences. This was the feature on the early setback, hut the market steadied before the end of the first hour and sold about 1- to 14 nolnls net higher after 11 o'clock. Firmness In New Orleans and a continued bullish average of southern spot advances seemed, to be bringing in some fresh de mand on the advance into new high ground for the movement. May contracts, at 17.28. wcro 14 points aboe te low level f the morning nnd 4 points above the best price of yesterday. The market was firm late in the morning. A few stop orders were uncovered and the advance extended to 17.33 for May, or 18 points above lust night's close and 71 points iibove the low level of last Monday. After the stop orders had been executed demand slackened and the market was quiet early in the noon hour, with prices a shade oft from the best nwncjc! TOApTvjTTvrri.ci OTT PHILADELPHIA COMPANY GAIN, W&ILE NET DECLINES Regular Semiannual Dividend on Preferred Trading Still Light dn Local Exchange Money Market Continues Easy Here Included In the news developments in the financial district today wan the earn ings statement of the I'hlladelphla Com pany nnd nfllllatetl operating companies Tor December and nine months. While irross earnings showed n gain In all de partments, tho net fell oft In all with the exception of one the electric lleht and power department. The greatest los8 in net was In the street railway earnings, where tho net amounted to $306,008. which is $132,954 smaller than -In the same month of the previous year. For the nine months ending with December the falling oft In net wan $114,08. bringing that Hem down to $3,405.13!). The gross- earnings for nil departments Amounted tn $2.011, OJS In December, a gain of $380,268. while the net declined $81,833 to $1,231,822. For the nine months the groso return was $21,76.1,73. nti Increase of $2 064,265. Net amounted to $8 868.938, p gain nf $614,061. The regular semian nual dividend ot $1.26 a share was de clared in the I'hlladelphla Company pre ferred stock, payable March 1 to stock holders ot record February 10. Tho slock sold up a full point in the trading on 'Change, the advance being accomplished on 10 pharos. Nothing of any Importance Occurred in the dealings on the Philadelphia Stock lis change. Huslncss was still on a diminished scale In the whole list. While the tumovor In Philadelphia llapld Transit trust cer tificates was larger than yesterday the prlco continued lo move within a narrow range, The modified plana submitted by tho company to tho city' yesterday- by President Mltleti were read with Interest, but they did not have an effect markctwlse. Kxcepl for a brief period In the morning tho prlco of tho certificates was it fraction under the final of yesterday. As far ns Activity went I'nlled States Steel common furnished tho feature. After opening un changed at 113i. the price advanced. In tho remainder of the list Utile was done. There was a fair amount of activity In the bond division. Huntington and Broad Top consolidated S per cents sold at 80, a galn'of 5 points. , News was received here today that the United States Court in San Francisco has dissolved Iho Injunction obtained four months ago In the lower courts by the t'nlted Hallroads of San FrnnclFco prevent ing the construction of tracks ot tho mu nicipal street railway In lower Market street paralleling the tracks of the United Hall roads It was held by the court that tho city had tho right to construct tracks and operate extensions In any part of the city, and that tho provision In Iho franchise of Iho Fnlted Itnllroads that tho city could not permit nliy other company to use the same street occupied by the United Rail roads for tnoro than five blocks did not ' apply lo the city. The money market In this city continues easy, although there is no Indication at the moment thai rates will full further. Ilnnk ers Mild today that rates are holding pretty well around the level struck last week, when the call rate was reduced to 3 ',6 per cent, and that It Is hardly likely that nny fur--ther lowering would take place. January March Mav . . . July. ynt. dose. 6prn 1 1 a.m. IS m. 2 p.m. 1,1 CT lit k.11 lit RT .' 1 11.04 . 17.15 - 17 14 lictober 10. JO l)cmb-T 1 2' ft. Spot 17.03 ltl rill 17.00 17.1!-' 17.111 111. 20 10.28 111. OH 17.10 17.11 10. 20 1B.07 17.18 17.lt! 16 'JS 17.10 17.27 17.:i 1G.37 Liverpool Cotton I4VKRP0OU Jan. 25. Spot cotton to day was quiet and 6 points higher, on the basis of 10.74d for mid-upland. The salea aggregated 6003 bales, including 5000 balsa American. The Imports were 60,000 balip, including 39.000 balea American The mar ket for future closed very steady at a net advance of 1217 points. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET ; NBW YORK, Jan. 25. The' market fsr coffee futurw opened unchanged this morn ing from the close of last (light. -Trading on the call was luiet, sale being about 235.0 met. January l.bFuarjr ....f.. Marco. pJ ::::::::::::::::: Today's Ytaterday'i eneaias 8.4598.43 i'(W8.tJ-' 8 7-'SS 77 i.-S9s.e 8 376.39 M8f 8.49 s. no 32 SIHfSBS it.mmn. u Sales in Philadelphia lllBll Low. Clooe. 10 Am lias ..U0V4 now nW .12 Am Ilwys. 33 .13 "" 100 do pref. OH 0 OH 10 Bald Loco, r.1 M" "!Wi 10 Cat Pet .. SOW SIH4 20 Y, 0 Catnwlssa 1st prcf. i 1 n 4 Klcc Stor.. 07 07 07 88 Ins CoNA S7V4 'JW' .180 I.kSupCrp 10V0 10U lO'X. !! l.eh Nov.. HI Mi HV. "4 in T.eh Valley 7 8 VI V8W "H'ft 200 Long 1st.. 40V4 tl'j HV4 16 Mlnehlll... " "V "'-' mo Mer & Mor .isVi :t-4 -iiv a 1.1 Nv Cans, sill 24V4 24 SIS l'enna ll It .17 -I'lA '''' VIS Phlla Co cum pf. 4314 It 43V, " 37 Phlla Klcc 31 33" i 31 103!) P II T tr rtfs .... 33 H .13 33 M 1)1 Phlla True 831 H.VH H3'i It) itwyo (Jen 7-1i "Vi "'i 3D Heading .loiy, 101 V I0IV, 115 do 2d pf 11 41 14 20 So Ilwy .. 3114 31 14 0H4 25 Ton Mln.. fl'.fc OVf, fl',4 2(13 Union Trac I0V4 4(1 10V4 78 L'n O Imp. 00 H0T 00 S Un C. N' J.S35 32.1 230 2,100 U S Kteel.111 1 1314 1 iV4 60 War 1 & S 9V4 0V4 0V4 MINDS HlBh. I.nw. $1000 Uald l.oco 1st 5s. . . 101 101 1000 Cor. Trau N .1 5S..102V4 H'JVj 3000 lClec & Peo Tr is .. 83i 83 2000 Ken Tine & T 6k.. 8S 8.1 1000 Hunt Ur T en 5s . . 80 .80 1000 Interstate Ilwys 4s -. SSi.i SS'i 600 I.k Sup inc 4s SI SI SI 2000 Loll Nov cons IHs.IOJTh lOJTi 102T joonn I.chlgh Vol cons I'.ij s 20113 101 1111 101- 3000 do. Coal 5s. 100 V4 1V4 1"0',4 iooo Nat Prop 4.6s 08 08 08 3000 I. T I'CtS P l-J 4s.. 87 !4 87,4 87 V4 10001'enna Co ' gen 4V.-s.l01(, IOI'h lotjf, 3000 P W & B t o Is.. OOTi 'JOTi 09Vh iooo Phlla Co 1st &s ..102 10 J KS nooo Heading gn 4s Ofl'j 0014 00 Vi 2000 .Schuylkill RUSH OOTi -901!, 00- isooo i"ii Itys t O 4s... 13 72V 3 IflOO do Inv 5s 7214 72V4 Ti'A S'l ihirc. 14 1 ' 14 f V i Vi .. IB. -I ( Is Is U A Net Clo.e. chRft. 101 '.4 l03'j ',4 83J4 83 Vi 80 S ',. Vi Vi -.Vi 'A 1 n -Ti 1 Consolidated Coal to Expand HAI.TIMOm:. Jan. 25. At a special meeting of the stockholders (if the Consoli dation Coal Company here today a reso lution, recommended by the directors, In .'reaeiiu tho authorized capital "stock from $3U 100,500 to $45,000,000, and providing for tho payment of a stock dividend of 6 per cent, was approved Tho dividend will be paid on February 2. t ,.,.. Octe "' . V-m VnrU feertnl 71' nvn silver v ' - I"--.- I .101" 1 .. " toi. 7.-,i -ns Tin DIVIDENDS DECLARED TftInr-W1mrtrtn trnn titvl SIppI Company, rf-. ulnr ftuarltrly of 1'i vr rent on th prtiferrM rtork, pnyahl February 1 lo stockholders or rciont January '-'I. !'hllfltllpn!a Wurrhou Company, 14 pr pfil. paynbl February 1 nn reRlstererl Janu ary -7. (Ircno Canana Copper Company, regular t2 n sharp, payablo February 2)1 lo Btock of record February U. This Is Hip namp as three month! National tcaH Company, regular quarterly of 14 n-r rent on the preferred stork, payabl March 15 to sLpck of rernrd Fpbruary i3. J. (J. Hrlll Company, regular tiuarterly ol 1 per cent on preferred ntock. payable Febru ary 1 na reKlatered January T2. Books close. January 22 and reopen February 1. Great Western Suar Company. Uual quar tprlyof 1 pt rent on both preferred and com tnon stork, payable April 2 to stock of record Mnrrh t.V t Consolidate)? rifi Company, rrculair quarterly li pi-r rent rllvldend. S 4 A HIGH GRADE SECURITY NEW ORLEANS RAILWAY &. LIGHT CO. REF. AND GENERAL LIEN 5? GOLD DONDS. DENOMINATIONS $100. $1000. THESE BONDS ARE IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL SECURED BY A MORT GAGE LIEN ON ALL THE PROPERTIES OF THE COMPANY. THE PROPERTIES ARE CONSERVA TIVELY ESTIMATED TO HAVE A VALUE LARGELY IN EXCESS OF ITS DONDED DEBT. THE COMPANY CONTROLS AND OPE RATES THE ENTIRE STREET RAIL WAY AND GAS BUSINESS OF NEW ORLEANS, AND A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE ELECTRIC LIGHT. TAX REFUND PENNA. NORMAL FED ERAL INCOME TAX PAID. PRICE ON APPLICATION. EflKER, AYLING & YOUNG LAND TITLE BUILDING GOSTON PHILADELPHIA CHICAGO You Have 13 Hours to make deposits and cash checks if you deal with epnblic Trust Company 1429 Chestnut Street Capital ii nd Surplm. $000,000.00 - OIMIN 0 A. SI. TO 10 1 M. ANNUAL JUXTl.NfjS flSSr0 T!IK I)i;i.A1V.lti: DIVISION CANA1 '" f(5ll-ANV OP I'UNNSYLVANIA Philadelphia. January ii. 1017. The Riiminl metln7 at th. atockholdera ol the Delnvaro Division Canal Company of Penn aylvanla, and un flection for .Managers to aerv for the cnftulns year, will be held at tha oftlc of Ihe company. No. J3T t'heatnut t., .Phila delphia. I'a.. on Tuesday, February 0, 1017. at 12 o'clock in. HBNHV H. PEASE. Secretary. IllltP.CTUKV OP ACCOUNTANTS CerUBedl'uljIlc Arrountanjt LAJVItL-'NCB 15. BItOWN &..CO. INVnSTlUATl-J ANI ADJUBT PAUTNEK- K11IP, JlllNT AND DIdPUTUD ACCOUNT3 WILI.IASt 13. HONTEt-IUS 1121) CHESTNUT ST. 1 UUIIN'B Ii 8PBAKHAN TUB DOUIISU 1825 NINETY-FIRST ANNUAL STATEMENT 1917 j OF THE PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY 1 508 and 510 Walnut Street, Philadelphia January 1, 1917 ASSETS Real Estate $125,000.00 Bonds and Mortgages 154,000.00 Loans on Collateral ,,,,", 38.936.10 Accrued Interest , 108,317.13 Cash in Banks and Ofiii-e 632,557.85 Premiums in Course of Collection 639,356.81 Bonds and Stocks , , , . 6,836,230,00 LIABILITIES Capital Stock $750,000.00 Claims for Unadjusted Fire Losses 573,498.35 Accrued Taxes and Oilier Claims 85,000.00 Reserve for Term and Perpetual Insurance v ," in Force ; 4,766,990,29 $8,534,397,891 $6,173,488 i.25t NET SURPLUS...., $2.3S8,9O0.25u Surplus to Policy 1 folders 3,108,909.25 DIRECTORS Chas. H. Barry John I.. Thomson Edwin N. Benson, J'- rv fir1'? i.e r0n . j Wj Gardner Crowell Henry 1. Brown Ricljard 31. Cadwalader Kdward T. Stotesbury " George McFaddea CHAS. H. BARRY. Prpsirlnr. EDWARD T. CAIRNS. W. GARDNER CROWELI-. Ji Vir Prfsident & Secretary Vice President & treasurer WILLIAM J. DAWSON, Assistant Scrctary. HAMPTON L. WARSKR, 1 Assistant 5ccretaf. &gg