T .. - C " t j rt i r ' M . . 6C . fcf , I V . M t ' . aft: !l IV K tl ! t . A F i. ." ., r t i-V is I- V V :y- -V X tL U- sH- ' Li'S " iii EVENING' LEDGER-IHICADELPHIA; TUESDAYS FEBRUARY ft 1917. Earning at rale of .H ,: 700 on ' Common So$ COSDEN Oil and Gas Co. Is ona of the 'bl? Independent oil companies that In directly 'benefiting from tlio ndvanclng prices of Slid Continent crude oil. rretldent J. H. Cnadrn Is authority igr tlia Bltir:ili-ii. iim. itanvii itu picn- ent prices Cornlen Oil fc (las Is earn- I lnir at the rate of oxer 100 on the common stock. It Is estimated that the company is now producing over 35,000 barrels of oil dally. Future possibilities of this company 'are treated In n detailed iinalyllc.il report Just Issued. Send for It Ask for 133.T. U. JONES & BAKER stock nnoKKtu Widener Bldg., Philadelphia Bell, vrilnnt toon I. Kexstone. turn 2200. Mew Tork llnattim ChleaEO lMltsbnrck Direel rritwla TViru J OSES t BAKEK, WWencr Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. You may send me your report on Cosden Oil and Ghs Co. 133-T. U. Jfamt Addresy , Cll Mute KZH Sound Reasons Why Hooven Automatic Typewriter tharti now offered at $9 com bine tafety of principal with great pottibllitiet of large in come yield and enhancement of market Value: 1. Orders greater than capacity. 2. Monopoly throughout the world. , 3. Reliable estimates show 55r'o probable earnings. Prospects of early dividends excellent. 4. No watered stock. Low capi talization permits high market values for shares. 5. Strong directorate and clean management. 6. Highest awards. In constant use by greatest concerns. Field unlimited. 7. No bonds or preferred stock. Shares full paid and non assessable. Write for further information BERGMANN & CARAHER 66 Broadway : : New York 304 Lafayette Bldg., Philadelphia llo.ton Chimin e York l'ltt.lmrjh -r Penna. Tax Refunded 6 First Mortgage Bonds Earnings about six u times amount required 17 for interest charges. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Price 101 and accrued interest Bent for descriptive Circular L HI. A.B. Leach & Co. Investment Securities IIS South Fourth-Street Itaw Tork Chlcass OuSsIa BmUb London, Kdm- BalUxaorn Imiiartlal expert iclto have j'ist returned Jrom the jnoperfles o Steel Alloys Corp. are highly optimistic and agree that the. outlook for this company Is brilliant I lelleve that tho stock, now selling around 9, will go to much higher let els. The Steel AUoys Corporation Is ex plotting properties In Canada proved beyond dispute to contain the most val. liable deposits of MOLYBDENUM My booklet explains all about this wonderful metal, which, because nf it- rreater power and economy, will replace AuiiKaicit ami vtitiauium tor naraeniwc Iteel In high-speed tools, armaments and Structural Steel. .Demand already Greatly exceeds supply, IVrt'fe for booklet and letter A S E. H. CLARKE Morton R. Alexander (Hesldent rartner) rhone 1140 frjpruee. E(ok Eichsns. Bide, l'hlla.. r. 2T Wllllsm fit. Kew Tork ' Newark, N. J. Edmonton (Canada) 5i, 1934. Edmonton (Canada) 6, 1921. Philadelphia Elec. Co. 5s,. 1966. Georgia Ry. & Pwr. Co. Si, '62. New. Orleans Teqpunal 4; 1953. Southern Indiana 4$, 1951. Circulars and Price on Application Morris Brothers Cot Established 1S93 ' 1421 Chestnut Street - DIBKCTOKY OF ACCOUNTANTS ' rHHk4 ftaMfe Aeantats iWRBNC BROWN A CO. IT FINANCIAL NEWS MOVEMENTS OF PRICES IRREGULAR AND UNCERTAIN IN DAY'S SESSION Disposition to Buy Stocks Because of Expected Industrial Activity Is Less Pronounced "Rumor Committee" Circulates Reports of War Declaration by Germany ' NKW YOMC, IVli. 6 Vutlolis Influence cmiti United to mnUo Hie stock mnrliet ulttintlon nml price iiiuvementH uncertain nml lnegtiliit loilaj.. The illsi(iilltoii to Miy Morko because of the eNpectetl Imluxtilal ncthlty nu iv4iilt of the rujiluta with (ler many wnn lsa tirouoiliieed tliiin In the two inuocdlim tlas, nml nltliouKli xtretiRth wns Dhonn in tliu Indtinti iul list In the initial IrndInK Kulns which were then ifimlu vcrc iiulckly lost uiul liefoie noon many Impoitntil issues rutiKed below ester(tu'n final iuke. The "I umor lommlllce" was HBaln nt work, clicuIutliiK lepoits that (Jerninny lnul uVchiifil '"" nnhmt this coiiutr, nml these Illinois weio uert us r'en.soiiH for home lolent nttucUs on the market. Murine preferied, ulileli hail sold ut !, iliopped to CSU nnl United States Slcel common, nfler Helling nt 10, was offered down to 10. Later In the, day part of these losses wns resulted There v.eie spu'l.il nioements in u number of Issues. International Puper ioe ai points to -If. on the ullleliil niinouiiceinpiit of the aiintiK orient for p.ivlnc; off the ikti ueil dMdend.s on tho preferred stock. lliuoklju Itnpltl Tinnslt was again weak brraus- of nssertlons nboiit divi dend uncertainty, which met with positive denial fiom tho president of tho com pany. St. l'aill, hlcli hold e dividend tod.iy, vns offered down mole than 2 points, selling below SO. Central Leather and Crucible Steel were in brisk demand throughout the day nt advancing1 price. There vvus nnlvo tiadlug In bonds, with many issues making moderate gains AUhlson 4s moved fiom ti to VXK and Hultlmoro nml Ohio 4Vis gained U to 'J'.. Southern lt.iilwiiv Is -vveio also In good demand lit a fractional advance. Anglo Kiench r,s weie Haded in on a l.uge scute, fiom fll to 92. CURB PRICES END GENERALLY LOWER AFTER UNCERTAIN AND VARIABLE DAY NKW YORK. Feb 0. The Cmb tiMiket whs unceil.ilu nml vniiable all through the day. with fieqiH-iit advances ami ieceslons leaving pi ices at the end generally showing losses from estcrday.Vs lliuil tlgmes Aetna i:ploslves was dealt I i u large scale, showing Htienglh for a time, but. ifler selling to T-, dtopped to fe. The unceitain position of this Mock was due to a great extent to assertions that the new contiaits reeentlv made by the Hritlsh Covernment to the company aif nt h:, cents per pound for Its luoduct .mil give no iitaigln of profit. MuMlii Munitions, nfter selling at IHj. iliopped to 3' nml Submarine de clliud In the first half of tho iln fiom 7 to 2fi Wiight-Mailln Aircraft rose to U, from which It it-acted to H Mldvale Slcil acted in the same wn. selling nt Tm's at the slmt, onil then declining to '' The Independent oil stocks weie liiegul.n. Cosden & Co. was firm. Willi Miles nt K. and 15'4, and Cosden till sold at 13 to ll(,. (Oklahoma ranged fiom lH to 11. nml Osage sold at -l to Si4. Sinclair Oil opened at 55V4 and nd Mineeil to r.a. but diilckl.v lost this gain lbnl Dutch sold at 01 nml ;-' The mining stocks weie Incgulai, St Joseph Lead advancing from 1SB to 19 uiul llutte Coppei and Zinc rose fiom 9U to lu'i. Cello de lMscosold at 3T, to 37'A. Theie wei'o large transactions lu Calumet mid .leiome on espectallon that lepoits fiom the developments on the Daisy vein will have u favoiublc inllueiice on the market position of the hlock. 3"., :i in lMII'srillM.i 111,1 Aetna llxploslxts i Amer-llrlllsh .Mfg "' Anier Marconi Amer Writ l'aper Canadian Car Co Can Car & l-'dy pfd. . .. Carvvt-n Steel Chaico.il lion Chevrolet Motnis Clamp Slilpbulldliig .. . Curtlss Aeioplane Kmerson Phonograph . . Federal Uueitaff Haskell & Uarker Car.. Hendee Mfg Luke Torpedoboat Kuth lironze pfd Laurel OH & !s Lima Loco new Malm MunltloiiK Mldvale Steel N V Shipbuilding Otis Kleintor Teerless Motors I'oole ........ Scrlpps-Booth ...(...- S S Krepge vv I Standard Motors St Joseph Lead Steel Allojs Submarine Triangle Film Todd Shlpjards Fnlted Alloy Sleel .... V S Steamsh p Fnlted Motors World Film Wrlght-.Maitln AUcinft KMI.HO.VIISI Rock Island . Kock Island A pref . Itnck Island, H pref Western Pacific v 1 Wektem 1'acltle pief Wabash 1'lttsbuigll .... - - Wabash I'itts pref fit) i TNIIAIII OIL 'TO(,Ks Askul S.ilel :f :ii t it; mi 111 HI I" i a :" hi HiU e.'h II :tn .111 in 3114 sii .' liiVi "'Vi K'Vi I 4 'i . . .". II n ss r, :i', it'll .-,itv. :.!. MVt s; 3'i s it i- Kll ! HI 40 fj It . .M a '4 18 lX'i IHV4 n 1,4 l ', i S. ll St S.I It j-s, -; ; :h hi mi 43 44 II it; :. .i' SHV4 SII "4 M u 1 n II II W LHl IIS :t; a; 14 3' H.1 Slllj HI it'i : IS 'i3 SII .11 Illinois "s Ohio 31)1 Pralrlo Pipe 3iit Stand (Ml of CallfqrnU 3I1 Stand Oil of New ,ler-e :i." Stand Oil of New York.. SO imii:pi;.mi:nt on. srm'iii Ilnrnett Oil i C.as 2V4 5'i Cosden Oil . Oas 14 ' 14', Co-den & Co lief 13 l.1'4 Federal Oil 4'i, ' S3 11 40(1 .lux toil ;.'o .till 30: 14 1.1 IMIIIPIIMIIINr till. slOt'Ks Inter l'ttrolcum . Iloiist Ill Meultt Oil .Midwest Oklahoma Pi oil ,v Osage Hominy , . . Ilnjal Dutch Stiilonh Sapulpi P.''f Sinclair U.. Ilia . IS' , 17 . 1.1 . H7 . M't , B' , IIIV4 , l . D'i , .1.1 ('nnlhiui-il Ve ctosp. A'k.ll ISHlf) 13 III 1.114 till 1 1 '4 ! Oil', lit III It 1.1 4!'t u 11 I '. I1, 37 , n 1 s. 84 SII 01 MIMMi STOCKS, Alaska htj inlaid Atlanta Big Ltdge Illsbee Copper (a prop) llutte Coppei t. Zinc . . . Hutte N V Calumet A Jerome Ceire de I'asco Consolidated Ailzona ... Dundee Ariz Kniilia Consol I'll. st National Floieiico Goldfltld ,. ., ioldlleld ,Coiif lioidfleld Meiger lirecn Monster Ilecl.i Mining Howe S'Mllnl IlidepenUeiue Lead Jim Butler Jumbo i:tenslon K'i'ir Luke JlcKlliley-Daiiagh Mh 1,-111,1 Copper Mines Co of Amer Nev ada Wondt r Nlplsslng .Villi A Co Il.-i) lleicules Sail Toy s-i-nei .1 Copper Tonopah HMtiislou West Kud Con While O.Ik .Mi IB 41. 1. II 14 M4 l 371, 13 l7' IBJ ii KT4 Oi ll' II V4 .10 1(1 7 lit III, 17 73 SH 4 .10 II il . , 4 I I 14 3'b 01 t'A I), SII 07 III 4 71. 7.1 1 i i .11 40 -", SV, X I'i 10 141, I 07 I 1.114 tt - ' l't ill 7V4 SVi. M, H4 14 !l III) Mis Cudahv Is !i Ceno de I'asco fis I In Cosden Oil 0s 101 Cosden & Co new fis. . ..1 11 1 Freuih Mimic. Cs HIV Mldvale Steel 5s 0 lius'lan fi'iS MK ItUKsl.in K'-jS !i Slnclali Oil Us Ill') Todd Sliipvnid l-s ion West P.ic new- Rs X'l C K 11 E'. s l-vear IIHT. I K 11 5i.jK 2e.u lis,', F S Ituliliei 11 f.s '1.1 14 1 011 II I loo lol4 11.11. I7 III llll Hii, 11 'i !, 1 7.1 31 47 '4 Ml 3' 11.1 IIH U 100 110 iih?; iixy; !.1l MONEY.I.KNDINC. KATES M.H lOHIC -So far as the oial situa tion Is concerned, the inaiket Is confused Mouev is sa'id to have loaned on time up to 413 per tent but u very prominent broker this morning offered to wager that it will be tlltllcult In existing 1 Irciinistiinees to lend even $1 Hilli.UOil t 'lie lower figure Other financial maikets continue to reflect the pievailing umeitalntj Itoutlne nuotit tlolis on good mixed Stock Lxcliange col lateral are 33 t4 per cent for slxt das to four months and 4 per tent trading fig ure for five and Mix months. Prime bank acceptances have ilsen 's S st per cent to 3S and 3 per cent fni eliglbles and 4", and 4i per cent for Ineligible Prime mercantile paper is 111111 and is quoted nominally at 3'fi( 4 per cent Call money was 2', I per cent foi lending and renewing. l'll'll.ADKI.PHIA Call. 3', per cent. Time, 3 4 Of 4 1,1 per cent. Commercial, thiee to six months, 3 Vj043 per cent. LONDON Money on call was 4't per cent today, unchanged The rate of dls. count In the open market for short and three months' bills was Sff&H per cent. BANK CLEARINGS IUnk clMrlnnii today compared with torre .pondln. day I... two ., ,,, PhllldelDhla.lOl.Kllll.tg.l t40.lll0,00 S,linl,i:0 Iloaton .... I 84.603.SU5 35,834,6811 2D.U7L48U KAILROAD EARNINGS WE3TEIW MAnYLAND 1017. Inrrra. Fmirth wffk January.. I3S.MI13 175,110.1 Vnm I Jl" 1 ..'7... 7,403.088 1, 104,795 CHICAOO, INDIANAPOLIS AND LOUISY1I.LK Fourth wrk January.. $243 ni 1.13.776 From July l D.07S.S0S 070.33 CHICAOO AND. ALTON Net 3Stt,184 iO.SJt TOLEDO. 8T. LOUIS AND WESTERN Deerabr iroa. MmMtS 'W.'ltl Nt ................ 150,17n 12,2N7 Total Inroma 14.K1 4,157 All month!' iro.i ... 3,110,5.1 31B.3S3 Net 54.7U 0,SS4 Total Income 703,435 108.8S3 CHICAGO, BT, rAUL. MINNEAPOLIS AND prmbr fja ,,.... 11,809,303 7j),B4 .,- ..,.,.-...,,...- - j.t- , .:tti7 .,01,41 Btn.montba' crota ,- ..K..A,I . ... ,..?i,ri"i a,o.,,v. Nt ,...,.,,. .i.,...v S.383.831 711. B4B j;CHICAnOND NORTHWESTERN ,i,i tf-llf-JHt ,'f. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MIW VllIlK Feb 0 In the fun-lgn ex thange maikct there Is still a waiting condition and business is limited and en til el confined to wireless and cable trans attlous A feat 11 it- is Inci easing strength in Swiss exchange, wlilih Is Interpieted to mean that Oermanv Is vvltlidiawlng funds fiom this couiitr to Sivltzeilalid to meet (ieiman obligations In that countr) The ileiuian houses nie known to have been accumulating lelchsniarks and dollar ex changes heie for some time The effect upon lelchsniarks Is ln con trast to Swiss exchange. Helehsmark cables at one time )esterday touched 68 and iliopped nearly it full point at the close. Vienna exchange, while entirely nominal, has apparently gained a slight fraction fiom the retent lower figures but there Is next to no business In them. Quotations follow-: Demand sterling 4 76s; (H."5, cables 4.76 7-10. Franc cables hold steady at 5.83 4 and checks at 5,84 '4. Kelchsmarks are down to 67 '4 for cables and 07 for ihecks. On the other hand, lire hold at 7,20 for rabies and 7.31 for checks. Swiss cables 4,99, checks C.01. Vienna cables 10.70, checks 10.6J. Stockholm cables 29.60, checks 29.50, Pesetas cables 21.30, checks 21,18. (lullder cables 404, ihecks 40 11-16. Ituble cables 28.60, checks 28.50. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET NKW TOniv, Feb. 6. The market tot coffee futures opened moderately active this morning, with sales on the call 4000 bags. First prices were unchanged to a decline of 1 point. Todays opening. rifbniary i'v. March 8 -,!58 80 May" .'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' h'.S28.38 June ...., .:? July ..... Ausuit .. Heptembtr October .. November December January .. Hid. ' 8 35 ','.'. tMoes.so ... 8.53U8.S5 .'.'.' S 'lis 68. 60 ,A8eo Teat. elo.e. ft'.'tflps.S ((.ilt8.U1 H ,10i8 81 s.ssnsaa S.88O8.40 8.4108.4J S.4.18VS 411 s r.n 51 8 naes B4 8.58ft7 8.Ei8 80 8.6808.03 Initial for Baltimore Company BALTIMORE?, VtH 6.-Th 'Baltlmpre ana ManuiMuirwr Vi - New York Flock Sales "- .... 11 1 lllah Ifl 70 8', A 7' 26 HZ 8.114 !l 'J 13 . 01 . 'JO IH'.i . Al . 7-1 .101 . 7 ni"), 11414 . 11 ii . 117 - fli'.G .107 Hi l3!fc .P! 481, !). Advame Itllmely AJax Kubber . Alaska (lid Mine Alnska Juneau . Allls-Chahn to,. do pref .... . Am Agr Chcm. . Am Hect Sugar . Am Can no pief 107 Am Cor &. l-'dy Co fl.Tx; Am lllde.Xc Lea., Ij'.f, 110 prer .... Am lco Sec . . . Am Llnetd . . do pref . . .. Am Locomotive do pref .... Am Mult Am Smelting . do pief .... lo pref A . . do pref II . . Am Steel Fdry Am Sugar .... Am Tel & Tel. Am Tobacco. . , Am Wool do pief . . . , Am Writ Paper pr 4.1 Am Zinc & Lead. 37 dn pref 07 Vtiaconda 771. Asso Oil ...,.,,.. ', Atchison in, rto pref iiuk Atlant Coast Line. 11:1 At (lulf and W I..1110 ilo pref sh Baldwin Loco ... nt'H Haiti and Ohio ... 70 do pief i;t Uethlehrm Steel ..41.1 do Class 11 vv I. I-J7U do lights 21 1, nrkln Itap Tran. on Hi Itl) 11 I'll (Ins .. Hums llios Bitinswlck Hutto & Sup Cop c.il Petrnleum do prof Canada 1'acllle . Central of N j . Cent Leather do pief .... Chandler Motors . 1 'lies & Ohio Chic (It Went. ... do pief Chin M A. St p. do prt f Chle N W... . 'Hilt P ctfs dp. Chill Coppei . Chlno Con Cop . Col Fuel H lion Col (Lis A III Con lias i: I, A. Consol (J.ot . Con Int Cn I Mln Conl Can Com Piodutts . do pief Ciiiclbie Steel . . do pief Cuba Cine Siikiii do pief Den A It ti pief. Dome Mines Distilling Sec ... Drlggs-Si-ab . . . . Ulec Stor Hat . . F.He .... do 1st pief . e do 2d pref . Castou Williams Oen Klectilc . . lien Motois , . . do pref Coodrich H F .. (iianhv .Mining Low in Oil :v, 7 2IV4 ,81 8314 117 43 1 110 OJ'i 11 03 MV4 I7V4 l 1,8 llll 7 ni'lt Net Clone, ftise, 10 70 42 1V U ' 26 3 81 ' nn4 1 u 1 1 1,4 iVt 107 1 03 f V, 11 -t '-4 01 1 1 S3V4 I I7'ti 4 I Mi .11 I'd 1i lot 7 fill 2 I 14 1 1 Hi 1 1 1 14 till uu !n in fllPi 01 In lOO'i 107 wo loo li 7'i 111 Jin I." 1 1.1.11, ill II i-i SI 11.114 117 14 39 '4 1I :io H.'Im till '4 js '' A3 Yt III, 1 1 14 I M IM is;, 8 1 1 ', J I llll's 08l Wl-2 H 0' Jlll in 10 01 11.1 n I 154 mil-, 4114 si' 07 7.1 '(, :t ion; !I8I(, 113 111 .17 I'Ps 74", 7.1 4011 I '.'I i I "4 11114 1:0 ion 7 '4 11 II AM. 1.1 '111 S'l'l '4 81 II 1 ll.Vt, A8ly 11 .'III 7'i, 111114 1 ill it ' i .': s. A!'h 1 .", S'i'h I .' I l-J I'M 181, HI ' JH'i. llll 14 llll 14 Hi :ift 10 in :i i- '4 Va 414 Vi 1 -1 13-114 811 181 mill 41 3074 07 7614 101 VII 11314 9614 AS .12 14 7.1',4 73 11.1 1J71', 20 1, Vi - 14 '4 V, 14 -114 1 14 - X. Ill 3.' .'.'Ht Al, 0.1 2014 1 It I! .'8 08 110 1 110 14 714 Li's 231, A J 11.1 29914 8:1 413 9V4 All 14 ll' 30 HIT;, II9I4 I M ' 2714 SJ-J, A I'm I IK, III), I.M 12.11', 181, HI 14 211',, mi's lH 111 4 I 14 90' 26 21 2-114 '4 - '(. I'i - 14 214 214 a -3-ts -3 '4 . I1M - I "i t- '4 2', f- 1 1 7 '4 I ' !4 H'l .1.1 ' 87 (it North Oie subs :it llieen Cm Top llulf State Steel Illinois Cential Int Agilcul . . do pief lusplia Coppei Inter Con Coip . do pief . Int liar of X .1 1,1 20' III I." IHI.4 lfl.1'4 101 lillij 108 1011,4 H8 89 -1114 HI 31 11 '4 1141 llll '4 I 14 1.1 .11.11-, mi'!, . ii'', - 311 . A0 L4T 07 118 Int Ilaiv X .1 pfd. s'lH Int Mer Mar ... -1114 do pfd 011 Inlei id Paper .... 1,11, do pfd . . . id'l ), Int Mckel . . 1.1 Kan Cil.v So . . . h, Kcllv -Springfield. .11 Kcnnetotl Cop . 1.1 Kings Co 1: L & Co Latka Stie ., , ;u Laclide flas ... . lol' Lehigh Valley ... 71 ), Lee llubber A: The ',' H Louis A. Xash Matkay Cos . . . . Manhattan Kl .Max Motois do 1st iuef do 2d pref Mex Petrol Mlalnl Con Cop. . Minn A. St L new Mo Kan .t. Tex. . do pitf Mo P.ic i tfs . . do vt 1 do pfil vv I Mont Power Natl Hlsciilt pfd . .Nail Lnain & Stp Natl 'Lead . Net- Con Copper . New- O T & Mex X V All- Hiake. V V Cential . . . N V X H X. II.. X V Out & West. Norf & West.. Nor Pacific . . . Nova Scotia Steel Ohio (las intuitu Silver Owens Hot ... . Pacific Mall . . Penna It IE .... Peo Has A LI. . . l'eie Mam w ,1 . Philadelphia Co . Pills Coal ttfs . Pitts Steel pref Pressed tSeel Car Pullman Pal Car Itv Steel Spilng . Hay Con Copper Heading do 2d pref . Hep Ir & Steel . .. St L & S F pref. Sea lio.n d Air L'ne 1.11,4 do pief 31 Shatluck All 201,4 Sloss-Sheff St & I 81 South Pae 93 H S Porto Hlco Sug.108 Southern It It .. S4' tin pref fl.l Studehaker 103 ',4 Tenu C & Ohm wl 14 14 Texas & Pac ... lit Texas Com 213 Third Ave U lt 40 Tobacco Prod,... Al Trans and Will... 4.1 L'n Bag & Ppr new 97 ',i do ,. 12 Union Taclflc do pref 83 Fnlted Cigar Strs.'DO Fnlted Drug '4 U Jty Invest pref. 10 U S Ind Alcohol.. 126 U H Rubber .... 33 V4 U 8 Sm & lief.. B7 U S Steel ,...,.108 do pref . . , Utah Copper 1231, . 80 .128 . -11 . 0714 3111', - 911, - 3714 2.1), 7 . HI . I.' . 211 . .11 . 98 29 A0I4 . 241, 18 141 9.114 . -9 . 24 .12914 10414 III 99 ), 31h 911 24 -11 10114 VI . 39 I14 101114 7 7 Mi 101 - 1714 . '10 . 931.4 431', 7714 3.1 39 .1.1 II 01 117 81 21 Ol'l, 41!, ion 4IV 2 I 11 4.P), 70 ll 74i. 2 ."4 11114 80 118 .11 H'l A.114 81 311 1.1 I'i', H'l 3 in; .mi, 131,, II 118 8P', SI'S, 00 . 4.114 101 . 4 1 14 - 21 .. A3 41-', 7814 101 7414 44 1 14 14 ir, r 4 '. 1 1114 . IB, '. ' I s. 07 14 8714 :io'4 7 10 I! 28 A .1 98-1, 12.1 28 .11 23 18 180 114 !4 38(4 2-ty.i 12814 10.' 101 97), A 9814 r Vt 12314 80 1-18 .11 08 31114 89 3fl' 25 7 111 28), .1.1 98 12.1 28", SB 14 24 14 18 111 91 39 H 21 I!H' I insy, m4 nil , .1 9814 ' A I, !I8',4 It !! I 14 !'.4 t A A4'4 Ion 29 39 4 414 11)1114 76 101 47 2.114 90 .43', 7.H4 3.7 1.7 34 ... 1, "" VH A 8 14 111 , 108 2814 84 99 M14 1.1 21(1 13.1 133 ISA 83 BAVl 7S74 19 -It's 100 14 29 39 I, 4314 1 1 1111 14 . . 70T4 101 . .. 17 20 91 4314 7714 37. 1.1 34 2.114 01 91 108 28'4 63 103MT Jli 1414 -- -. 1-1 1 213 1V4 4840 33 8174 43 42' 2 07J4 9714 174 13 1214 83 V4 93 Mi -f 72T4 10 1 lurf ik, 3SV4 14 37 07 . 1 14 114 1 -t A . 14 123 A114 8014 106 118 11774 11774 K. .111 101 10874 . 1 Vt 1 Utah Site Corp.. 21 21 21 Va Car Cheim... 38 88 38 do pref 110 110 110 Va Iron C & C 48 47V4 4714 Wabash .., IS 12 12 do pref A .... 414 40 y4 do pref II .... 25 2514 2514 14 Wells Fargo Kx .100 100 100 West Maryland .. 24 23 si i& West Maryland pf 4014 4014 40V4 14 West Union Tel.. 91 94 93 . y Westing-house Mfg. 32 SO 14 63 1 do 1st ........ 4 H 4 XV.plh T Jt, X.! HP XI- ft KS Vtt WW.', U X etfM. 7,74, . S U'''V.'.k Sales in Philadelphia Net l hue, 14 1 14 lllah, Low, Clone. I Am Clss llll 119 119 BO.Cam Iron. 4374 4374 4314 30 O Lcalher 83 83 83 too Flee Stor.. ot ot 61 80 Frle 26 36 28 14 91 Ins Co XA 20 26 20 3I5A Lk Sup C. 17 16 10 14 911 Lib Xav.. 8t 81 81 14 43 Leh Valley 75 7414 7114 M Mill Leh C Tr. 21 22 24 -t 2 !iSI do pief. 4414 42 4414 214 81 Mlnetilll .. A714 5714 3' 14 .11)0 Nev Cons. 21 83 33 Hll Penna It It AA Al"4 Al W II Pa Salt M. IIS 9.1 93 I Phlla Co.. 3814 3814 3814 14 919 I'lllla Fleo. 33 3214 33 I7H1I P It T t C 2914 29 29 aid Hay Cons. 2574 25V4 2.114 1073 Heading .94 90 110 ' ' 10(1 Toll Hel.. 114 414 414 u ISO Ton Mln.. 0 A o '4 Ad Fnioti Tine 41 41 II 00 I n (1 Im. 8814 88 88 '4 lliuil F S Stcel.1081,4 10614 10714 It 1 W J A: S. A3 52 Al li 11.7 Win Cramp 78 70 76 t 2 132 Yolk Hwy. 1314 13 1314 In .11) do pief. 37 37 37 WINDS Net High. Low. Close, chue. JilOil Am (Lis & Kite .Is. 0614 9014 9014 14 1(1011 Hald 'Loco 1st lis... 10114 10114 10114 14 loo city Is reg 1HI1 ...10314 10314 19314 1090 Choctaw cen (is.. 100 loo 100 1000 Flee & Peo Tr Is .. 83 21)00 llai wood Flee (Is 103 AOOO Lk Sup Inc rs Al oono Ken Tiac At T 5s. 88 1090 Lehigh A'al gen Is.. IM 100(1 do cons I'nS '113 Kill, 50110 do mill 6s 1.3114 aoiiii Lih Val Tr 1st 5s . . 9114 liioo Pi una con Is 1918. Hill .11100 Penna Co gn 4'5s 10214 looo P W fc 11 t c 4s . 99 limn I'lilla Flee 1s 9014 3011(1 do f,s ... 106 130IMI do new- 5s- vv I . . 10114 2II0II Heading gn Is . . 9.7 Siioo York Hwy 1st 5s . . 081,, 100 83 103 .11 88 91 111114 1.1114 83 103 Bl 88 91 10114 13714 99', 9014 106 IUHi 9.7 9814 9114 100 10114 114 99'4 9014 14 too ini'4 14 New York Bond Sales l.rm 3 p 111 llimil Ail, ins Hxpress l R.14 M'j s'l'l 2.'i I AliKlo-Kreiiili At li-'' III1' l'l;i .'Will .Vlll rurelBII Wei As . llll". H'l"- !l"t -("III .Vllier Til tit 4 III". !'!" HIS L'si.-.iiii .!. ionv 4s I'll'. 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II.', l'limil Nur Pat- prior 4s III nl 111 Tumi dn Ken .1 . on1, on', mi', Iiiiiii Oiuurl. i Powt-r As .. iisi iri; inn; 40011 Ore Short 1. ret 4 ii.lt, in uVi liooil ilu Ah 1(1714 107 107 40(1011 Ore Hwy A N run 4s Ml Mt SO I'liuil I'enmt 4s llll.i UU', tin', nn'i . 1. gen it 4'ih . ill.", 111.'1, llljl, Illlllll ilii ill '4'ih . lllll'I lull', IIIO'I liooil On 4,s lll.'l O in.'1. 111.' llljl. Mum PhlU Co Kim Ah . IIP, llll. 111', lliooil 1'uli Servlco N J As li." IU ! SsniKI I'ere .Murouelle Ah. ll"i, m H lllllill lU'M.lliiu sell 4 . . HA, ll.l', HAS Mlllil Itep lr St S Ah .lll'i loo 100 Allium Hi I, A S r Hll lis . 71'. 71 li 71', llsooil HI I, A H 1 l her A 07. 07-s II7-I 1MII1I1 ilu r,s Ser II . Sit, SI', h.-.U L'llim Seali A 1. ailj A IIJ'J ll'J'i tli-ij liiioo do rfil 4 ii'i't ii'i' mil. ilium South llflt As . Ion inn Jon liooil South Pac iv 4 . SA', sl"i s.1, '.7000 ilo rfd 4s . . .. IU ii, .111 'J n South I'ae tv As .. lul'i ml llll :i1n0(i South ltwv sen 4s . 74"s 7.1', 7:t, 1 .111110 .10 coil As . . . lol', IMS llll', (Iiiiiii Third Ave ref 4a 7U 7n 7n limn ilo 1st -As. . .. lnil'ir lull', lO'l'i Anon ilu iiuM As. ... 1 . ii'i ii'i on soon Toi st I. a vv 4. u . :ii .ii m Klinil l' H Itealty As A'l All r.ll lllllill I' S Ituliber 0s .10.", Ilu', lii.n, 41000 C H Sleel a f As llllij 101V4 lni'4 lliuil Union II A P As ala . nil Hll nil aoiiii Union Psc lat 4a P i7" lis 4IIIIII d.i cv 4s Ill 97 III '.lllllill V K of Q H I A. H7't llll', .117', III lo AV,h llllll.. ..Illls ll.l', -,T 4I1IIIMI ilu A', a 1U31 U.V4 HAS IMS 800(1 Va I'ar Chem 1st ,1a, ii"4 mi nuu. 70OU Va Ila A HO 99 nu lllllill IVIIsun Co Its lOJ'i lllj'i In.", noon Wab-P T Isl ft f ) 4a 8114 .-i an, 11100(1 West iia lat 4s. JA 7.1. 7A ii IVest Shore re 4a.,,, 7i3., lui njt, 1000 tlo 4a II.". li::, nj'i LOCAL MINING STOCKS TONOrAH STOCKS I1M. Asked. MrN'amara ...... ,....i... , , .08 ,m Mlilway .18 ,-ji) Mlzpah Ext 14 ,i Montana .19 ,-.'1 North HUr ., 14 ,1.1 Ilescue Kula ..,,. , .'.' ,j aOI.DITKLD STOCKS nlue Hull , 01 .02 Hooth ,."! 01) , t! O I) ui-. .03 ,0 Comb Irac ,,,,,.,,.,.,.... yT, , , .01 v IIA niamt II H 04 ,oi Daisy .,,..., .,...,,. .04 , oj Oro , . ....... 03 ,04 Hand Ken , 01 .01 Silver rick 18 ,20 MIHGILLANl"Ol'B A''1 ..?.'"- ' '50 .33 Nev Hill . ...e, ........ ........ .311 ,i Teta- ijln ..f. .,,.,,... ,..,.. .13 ,ij TRADING IS CARRIED QN WITHOUT SNAP ON PHILADELPHIA EXCHANc a - -Hi Movement pf Prices Over Irregular CourseLehli Vnilntr TiMmQii Tstcnips Mnvfi TJiiwarfl Wuln w V ctllt;jr j..c.sj.v..jvw . i- - ..-v.w Change in Cramp Shipbuilding Simp vviiii lneMiiR In the trndlili on tho rhlLidcllilila Stock KxihiiiiKo tod.ij'. Hual neas vvns miller Hit, inllueiice of tha New York inaiket nil thioiiRh the ilnv uiul tlic movements: of pi Ices weie Inej-ulai While fomc Issues hIiowkI iiilviiiiies. tin flmnufS weie In no wise Kcnerul mill were hroimht rhotit iilmost entirely hv Mieolal Intliieiiees affectilikT the .u lolls stotks which welt Inlxcn 111 liaiid III this Kioiip were hc tomnioii uiul piefeirtil sluires of the Le HlKh Vnlle.v TrniiHlt I'oiiuutiv. the foimer mlVHtiflni? 2 points nml the Utter "i. Tho huvliiK "f liotli. vvlillo not Itiko In rnmiMiL son with some other shales which were traded In. ramo from booiI solutes. The speelnl Inllnenoe for the movement In these t-eeurltles Is the tonsollil.itloii of power nnd IlKhtlni comimnles which Is now helnK ivnrt.nl out and under which tho power nml IlKhllliK huslnt-ss of the Leliliih Valley 'i'l.inslt roinpanv will he taken up The widest movement lu nny stock was In Ciamp Kliliihullillni. DiiiIuk Ihe mornlm It was up 4 polnt'.t from the t loso of last nlKhl, tnakliiK a', points In two das, hut p.ut of the ndvnncc scoied In the inornliii wns lot In the afternoon. Trailing In the slot I; was HrIiI Philadelplila Itapld Tran sit trust t'eitlflcates aialn moved over a narrow course. Lako Superior Corpo iliu.iii v.iri . lui.KU Ut It 1)01111, n.fl,t sliiiitltit. tl cr.llli ilenmie.l l li ... ' ;.;. ......v. ... .,:...'... "" i nu... ... . .. . ...... . ...... o iicuvuy was j), III iiuiiun, vikiuii'II innuc-s JmVlniT eh., I A.. 1 'lt. --ll Hllllin ,.,, m IM.UMI. t.72 'I'lin Hunt Ititrilnn nn,t TlrA. m .. ll'l - " "" ' .u... mp flloaiii llalltoad and I'oal Company cnlot .'. i.ir for Ihe pei lod endliii December 21 ii 'ho annual lepoit, Issued today, af,J3 i-.ni-s i-iiiiiniHn 'i tuin.iio, as, com--; with J1V.l8.sn3 In the pievlous jear '3 the IK t amounted to $ IS.23C, iiBalrutlS 9RS This Increaso In net rami.,..," hitaiRht iihout despite the fact 1,..; romiMiiy nient more for operation In j'iar. that Item iimountliiR to JlSlua oompnicil vvltli $395,815 In 1915. The iS nmoiint of frelKht tarried was lj, ton', wlilch compaies with 1.802,581 In 11 Tlio Tnlted l'ower nnd TiatisportiJ Comp.iuv. which Is controlled hy the it slate It.illvvays Companj, coming uid? control lu December, 1902, also issued itf port for the J. ear elitllri-- Uccember 31 is leport showed Income on stocks nnd kJ etc.. anioiintltiR lo $821, 5C4 Tills, cornta! with $810.71-1 in 1915. The tialance-W tlio payment of Kcnernl expenses, tax'm Inteiest p.iinents, was $429,294, arni $119210 Iii the pievlous twelve tnonthTS . v WHEAT ENDS LOWER; TRADERS NERVOUS Sentiment Badly Mixed as Diplo matic Possibilities Over shadow Other Factors l.ltVIN I1IXT Wl I IIICAlill. IVli. (1.- : VTiir.it iioiii.'vt -The weiilher foretilst tor tlilrLv-slT liinirs is 11s luiiuwsi Illinois. .Vllssiiiirl, IMslonslll. Inwil II ml Minnesota I nsrltlril (uiilclil 11 ml tomor row 1 older. .... . Neliriisl.it nml Kansts I'arll) tlonlli una folder tonight. ClllC.UiO, I'eh C -Diplomatic possihil Itles oversliadowed nil Ojthei factois In tho win nt 111.1rl.ct tod.iv, and sentiment was badly nilsed lu tho eaitv n.id UK th(?ie was a sh.np detllne. but offerings wtie ab hotbed piomptly by local Investois and east ern shorts Then llieic was a scramble of local shoits lo tover and tho nintket de veloped pronounced stroiiRth However, the list was rcodv to Rive In either tllitc tlon 011 nny ijhow of lnlliientl.il leadership Later the niatket worked downwaid 011 a lesuinplloii of (.cHlmr, piompted by 1111 favotable iinconllimed Illinois about the deruiun situation, talk of a strlkn of tlio sw-IUlimeu heie and unfavorable tralllc tnndltlons Keneially Outside Inttrests showed a falling olf Oe.uances fiom the seaboaid weie lliht. and tecelpts at interior point,! contliiued small The (Jialn Dealers' Association of the State of Neluatka said that winter wlie.it was the poorest for scveial jeais and far below the nveingo. JInv, after m'HIiii! as low as $3. TO1! moved up lo $1 7fii. nnd closed at $1.731 ii 1.73 '. aR.ilnst $1 74' at tlio tntl yester day Jul, after tlecllnlnr, to $1.10. lose to $1 M'i and closed at $147(1(1 17 'j. com paicd wltli $1 49'i, tho final quotation of .vestei 0a. Septembei, after diopplm to $1..15ri, moveil up to $l.:i!i1j, closliu nt $1 S7Co 1 .IB-, coinpaitd with $1.38j. jes tel day's last price. I emllnf futures ranseil as follows: "Wheal Open HUli May . 1 7.1'a 1 Tlt'a .luU . 1 's 1 r,oi sept 1 :n.'- 1 ail' 1 Corn (new deliver May. 1 ihi'i 1 Hi's Jul . Uli 1 011' DEATH OP SEAMAN SENDS COTTON DOWl X Break Occurs When Official Co firmntion Is Received Rally'1 Follows r.i ,,:i Oala Maj Jul l.dnl M.iv . 1(1. v. Jult HI Til nibs Mav . IS 17 JuK l.'i 711 Purk Mat ."! Rn Juh 2'l 'J. llld. tAskeil 1 .'a 111 lift 111 7.i 2H 117 ; :,.i I.oVv 1.70V, 1 4I 1 .13 t !in' JliS r.a ..'j 111 .Ml 111 117 ir. -7 l.'i 113 Close. 1 7.T. 1 I". 1 :i7 1 ni tii'i". in.'n 11(1117 15 .Ml tin .. . 211 '.'7 ies . Ins.- 1.71', 1 III'. tl IIS' a 1 Ofl'a ll'l'. r.t. tr.3. ni 4.-. 1 11.1111 r. is 1 15 nu 2n r,n 211.15 NKW YORK BUTTKR AM) K0GS MIW ViOHK. Fell II lll'TTI'II ttecel!ts 111 Hll tubs Continued shortage nf top Rrades and price analn hlKher and linn Medium filial Ulen Improvloir o .Utile Higher HiorliiK, 44 4n. exlrss IVt W44i . extra llrsts, 37'a 4Jc, aeionds ai.')7 . Mate dulrt, 42c Kdlis Itecelpts 55111 tases Acalu lilsher for Loth fresh and storage c losing nrin i: Iras. .",0'a45lt. extra llrsts 4'iiu $i .Ml' , llrsts. is'd Ilii- seronds 4TiitHc slorase llrsls. 4.'e, while. 53c, blown, .'.il'u.".lc. mixed tolur, 41)6 500. BAR SILVER Londnll Ipentel New York (tents Tnd as Si'i. Last Yes. 'J iips J17. X7' . 7(1'. 7H1. ini7. lllah i.ote .. 71'i Sugar Prices Unchanged Ni:V YOItK. Keb. C Kino Ktanulated leinalned uiiMiaiiKed today at i, 75c. The last sale ot spot Cuban raws vvns unchanged at .SJt. rimnv nr.i.r .i'Ti''ii kimutiom MAV MlllK. IVli. II, llin follonlnt In. peratures were rruirdnl In tho eotton btfe this tnnmlng! Tl Aslirtlllr, H ltlllelah. Wl (halUlKKn noil Nnshtllle, 111 Kuuxvllle nml Attaiti 111 VVIIiiiliiitloii. IHt llirmbiclinni, Mitai anil AiiKiislii, 20 1 Meridian and Oiirle loo, '111 lliiiilEiiuierj.. I'nrl s, illu,, ThJnut vllle i.uil iiviliinilli. 'Ml .Memplils nnd Jirt. soiiv'lie. 2(11 Mrksliur-;. Utile Itotltui Mireteport. 2Hi I'en-ai nln and IlklantnL llll i Vlniille uiul I'liiiui.i, llli New tlrleam T San Anloolii. lllll Miilene, .IK, ( nrpus thriiL Hi (iiiltrstnii, IX, j There was (11 Inrli of lircclpltatlen n lel lllll. r Ni:V yoi'.K. Ktli (I Oinclal conflri tlon of reports, that nn American seamwi tho l'avostono had been killed viaffoi lowed by a sluip bie.ik In the cotton ir hot din lug the middle ot the monun After the advance of 3'c n pound froraa low level of last TIiuimI.iv tho technia position was doubtless easier and itttr slve local selling ncceluntrd the decline. 1'vldentl.v some of ycstcrda' bn vvete none too confident, ns a few stopi der.s weie uncovered on the break to lid for Stay, or about 42 to 5') points u-4. last night's clov Offerings then fctcn Ughter and theio were sharp rallies V 1 1 o'clock Tlio i.illv carried May from IS He i 15.7Cc, but it vvus followed by very Im Mr fluctuations during tho middle of t day. DlMuihliig rumors ns to the Intt national nffalrH were circulating and a cm paratlvely nairovv market proved very sea the. May contiacls. eased off fiom 15.7h 15"i,riC, s licit lalliod several polnts,"H Hading almost entirely confined lain liouses or local professionals j Vest, i lose. Open 11 am. 12m 3n March . . 15 Ml 15 Sll 15 1.2 157,1 Mh . .. lliuil 15 llll 11.SJ 1581 If lull . HI IIS 15 0. 1. Sit 1-, 8V11 Odnlier . 151.1 15.5(1 15 41 15 48 14 llecemlier 15 511 15 I.S - r-pot 15 SO ,i; ... 13 To save' is to savings Savings To save alone not enough. intelligently make your work to obtain the id highest interest with ' absolute safety. Save intelligently and let us co-operate. mROOKE.STOKESft CQ lSiH&WfciWSt. Interest on Idle Funds Money awaiting investment may be deposited with this Company in a checking account on which interest " will be allowed; or it may be placed on a Time Certificate of Deposit which will command a better rate. Your investment funds will then be earnine: a definite income even though not permanently employed. Telephone Spruce 1480, or personal interview invited. Commercial Trust Company it City Hall Square. nnrnimiiimilin.Mimiil iiimMMMMMiimmiimiMi-ii Corporate Trusts flORPOIUTION? contemplating tlio issuance of Vv mortgage bonds or notes rcquircvtlic services of a competent Trustee' to act in the common interest , of both Ihe mortgagor nnd this security-holders. This Company's Corporate Trust Dcnnrtment is pre pared to undertake such work, and invites inquiries concerning rntcs nnd details of ndrainistrntion. t Philadelphia Trust Company lCbetnut Street HIS Chentnut Street, . ,a .Phiktitautf an