J 1 .'Ir- V y " 4 v 4 V EYENING LEDGER-iHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1917 F v, i M : e i "j r; m Income Tax Service " J' ' Ab Iaretier's Guide , , tor the use of the Individ Ml we have prepared a booklet embodying a glmpll fied interpretation of the provisions of 'the revised ,- Jncome Tax Law. , t contains carefully de veloped forms for perma l .nerit.lv and clearlv record- J Int, all items of the report .WHICH muii DC IIICU. At a feature of our Indi vidual investors' service a copy of this booklet, PE-98, will be furnished upon re quest. The National City Company 1421 Chestnut St., Philadelphia Hw fork Cilctra Sn FrsnclK Boitoa PittibnrtO V f k W v K in , i-1 AUTOMOBILE BANKERS Offer special facilities for In dividuals or automobile deal ers to finance tho acquirement of pleasure cars; and. for business houses to finance commercial cars or trucks. If you are thinking of pur chasing a car of any kind for any purpose the FINMEY SYSTEM will make a Litter business transaction lor you. HEAL ESTATE TRUST DUILDINQ PHILADELPHIA Grain & Mlm -H Special Servlc 6handlerBros.5cGq 1338 Chectrut Street BANKERS & BROKERS New Ycrk Philadelphia Harrlsburj BMMSSOSiBJt'J. J'jL l,IU taa) iHECkERfCo. .': BANKERS and DROKERS mm-ZiiZ'JT STB., N. E. Cor. Ufmberi of Phlla. Stock Bschangs Direct wire to New Tom Chestor County Gas 1st 5s, J. & D., 1325 MORGAN A CO. run. v. Ichancit REED A WEST KNII TIM'.St' UI.IIO. Member nf the fUlli. Stork y CAPITAL WANTED An Investor wanted with 10,000 hr a local corporation preparing lo nubstnn. tlatly Increase It business. A virtual monopoly in nhl(.Ii large profits are pos sible. ' ' II 110, Ledger Central. IXdAI, ADVKIlTISE'lKNT.si ahova pn K3S ESTATE OF CATHERINE IIACKETT. Isxv deceased Letters testamentary on tho above estate bavins been granted to the under slsned, all persons Indebted to tho said est-ita ar requested to make payment, and those having claims to present the same, without iclay. to LIZZIE F. BURROUGHS. Executrix. , .107 North 17 th at, JOr to " TO. 8. TARDLET. I 1334 Glrard ave ESTATE OF HAMUKI. I.I1TT. inf. ceased Letters testamentary on the estate hivlnr heen rram..l Tun PROVIDENT LIKK AND Tltll.sr raunvv OF PHILADELPHIA, all persons Indebted to the said estate are requested to make payment, and thosa having claims to present the same, without delay, at the omce of the said Company. 409 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. ASA a, VVINU. President. -5 ESTATE OF FRANKLIN r. CR W. Si" FOBD. sometimes known as Frank p Crawford, deceased Letters of administration en the above estste havlnir been granted to THK PROVIDENT L.1FR AND TRUST COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA, all persons Indebted to the said estate are requested to make payment, and those having claims to present the same, without delay, at the office of said Company. 40 Chestnut St. Philadelphia. v T' ASA S. WINO. V President. ANNUAL MEETINGS fj-ap" THE THlRTV-FOURril WARD nUII.II. i3ff INH AND I.CUN ASSOCIATION OF FHirADELPIlIA Notice Is hereby glen that St the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders ot The Thlrty-fourth Ward llulldlnir and Loan Association of Philadelphia, to be held at 6300 U.vMfnM IV. . PhllaH-lnhls n 1,7.., ........ S t April 18th. 1917. at 0.30 o'click p. m.. arthin 'pjn will bo 'taken by the stockholders on the up. I '. , "2 proval or disapproval nf a proposed Increase of capital stock rrom ii.oou noo tn 13.000 ouo. ItOBKRT F. HASFORD. Secretary. CHARLES LEHR. Solicitor. ' MO? LrltlAI. NOTICE y n.. i'l IKS ESTATE OF LODIS KIEFER. I)l a-"-" eeased Letters or Administration on the above estate havlnc been granted to the undersigned, all persons Indebted to the said estate are requested to make payment, and those having claims to present the same, with. "out delay, to MARRETTA R. KIEFER. , Admlnlstravli. Or tn ner Homey, i;. m. uutv'iA.i, at Real Estste Trust Rldg. V DIKECTOEY OF ACCOUNTANTS OrllAed rublle Areeannnts saia Whip. : A i.:L -a LAWRENCH K DROWN A CO. REAL ESTATE! TRUST UUlLDIXrl KSTIOATE AND ADJUST PAUfNBlt. JUINT AMU IJiai'UTtU ACCOUN1U. BURNS A SPHAKMAN, THE ndllltHE WILLIAM K. MOrJTCUUS U20 CHESTNUT ST. FINANCIAL NEWS BIG SHORT INTEREST IN WALL STREET; STOCKS ARE GOING INTO STRONG HANDS Good Buying All Thupugh Day Block of Steel Common Sold With Variation of Small Fraction Heavy , Trading in Foreign Bonds ' NEW YOniC, Feb. 19. The fact that no unfavorable nevfc occuneJ over Sunday was responded to. In the cn'rly trading on tho Stock 1'xehatiBe with neneral gains in nil the Irnportiint Issues, inngln-r from 1 to more than 2 points. Thero wai a disposi tion to attribute thl-i djiplay of strength to coveting of shorts, but "many of thoso concerned In tho buy Ins and Identified with tho day's operations Inslstod that thero was good buylnc In tho maiket nil through tho day nnd that Mocks had Bono Into btrong hands, ns they had at frequent Interval, during tha last week. Thero wero Indication of coxerlng by shorts In the early trading nnd shortly after noon, but this coerlng was tho result of the upward moc ment and not tho cnuso of It. l-'or somo time those who study market codnltlons have pgrced that the short Interest had nssumed such largo ptoportlons ns to bo unwlclding and ulnciablo to ony bullish Influence. Many of tho larger shorts havo (or somo time shown uneasiness when the market rallied easily after being forred to low levels. , Tho Marino issues reflected this condition to a greater extent than other groups. Marino prcferted ndvnnccd moro than 1 point In the early trading to 73, whllo Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies lose above 2 points. Importance was attached to tho fact that tho sale of 5000 Vnlted States Steel commno by I.lndslcy Tappln was effected without a. variation og . tho entire amount being sold at lOGV After this supply was nbsorbed tho slock e.iMly lose to above 107. Now Haven was tho most active of tho rallioad shares, moving , up 1 point to 33. Tfila stock has been h favored object of nttack by bear tradeis for somo time, but tho stock has become so scarce for delivery that thoso alteady short of It havo become net v oils over the outlook. Tho'fenturo of the bond marki-t was tho heavy trading In foreign Issues. Anglo-rrench 5s tanged from 92k .to 97'n, nnd I'nlted Kingdom of Great Britain twoye.tr notes hold at fioni ?!F to 99. Changes In railway Issues were generally conllned to small i tactions. OIL STOCKS LEAD TRADING ON CURB; BETHLEHEM STEEL NOTES SELL WELL NEW YORK, Teb. 19. A new feature appeared on tho nroad Street Cuib In tho shape of Bethlc lehetn Steel notes, which lire being offoted for subscription at 98V4. These notes weio traded In on a fairly largo scale nt 98'i and 98. Short-term note dealem f-ald KUbscilpllons were coining In to them In good volume, and they expected that the cntlio amount offeted would be oversubscribed. Dealings in the oil stock demanded most attention during the day, ncnily all-thoso Istues making substantial gains, with an inci eased demand in evidence. Sapulp.i was tho most prominent feature. Merritt Oil continued active and strong, with transactions at 19 to 19'. nnd Houston Oil was firm, selling at 1SH. Sinclair Oil rose fiom RC to 57 when tho announcement was made of tho application to list this stock on the big exchange. Cosden & Co. sold at lr-i to 15, and Cosden Oil was tiaded in nt H6s to 147. Marlln Aims was the httongest of tho war older stocks, advancing from 90 to 91. Midvnlo Steel, after opening nt 54Si. advanced to above 55, and Submarine rose from 25 to 23V4. Aetna Explosives was weak, yielding from 4'i to 3''s. , Mining stocks were geneially quiet, with United Verde selling nt o9 to 39-4 and Magma was traded In nt 51. United Motor sold nt 40. Chovrolet advnnced fiom 100 to 104, but quickly teacted to 99, INDUSTRIALS Hid Aetna Uvploshe 2 American British Mfg . -Vt Am Marconi "Vi American Wrltlnc Taper 4'4 Canadian Car & Fdy . . 2.1 'Canadian Car & Fdy prcf ns Charcoal Iron Vi Chevrolet Motors 01 Cramp Shipbuilding .... "i Curtlss Aeroplane 20 Umcrson Phonograph .. 8V4 Federal Djestutt 40 Haskell i. Batker Car . . 3 Hendee. Matiufacutring . 24 Kathodlon Bronze pref . .1 Ijiko Torpedo Boat . . . '4 Laurel Oil & (las . . . . , 3 Lima Locomotive new .. 57 Max m Munitions "V Mldvala.Htect 4i New York Shipbuilding . 3fl,4 Otis Hlevator 67 Peerless Motors 14 Poolo r. &. M 7 Scrlpps-Booth 40 S S Kresge w I 12i Santa Cecilia 0 Santa Cecilia pref 55 Standard M&trtfs 1 St. Joseph Lead 1-Si Steel Alloys !i Submarine 25 Triangle Flint 2tt Todd Shipyards 75 United Sugar 8M Unted Alio-.' Steel 42V4 United States Steamship United Motors 40 World Film 4 Wright-Martin Aircraft . llVi Zinc Concentrating .... 3 RAILROADS Hock Island common ... 31 U Itock Island A pref .... 81 nock Island II pref 9 Western Pacific w I .... 20 Western I'acllla pref . . 50V4 Wabash Pittsburgh 20 Wabash Pitts pref 49 Sat elos- As'ted. (Sal-) 3'd 4U 2i .. 2 r.',i 30 1i H 103 80 27 Ms 40 2,' 0 n BO 21 55 .19 (!J 17 'JO 13 28 05 19Vi 8 254 2'. 4 80 35i 43 t 41 1 12 31i 33 Vi 8. 71 23 '53 STANDARD Oil. STOCKS Illinois 233 240 Ohio S0 J'lerco OH I" rralrie Pipe 313 Stand Oil of California . .301 Stand Oil of New Je rsey 083 Stand Oil of New York.. 205 INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS Am Ventura 25 29 Barndtt Oil d Gas 84 Cosden Oil & Gas 14 803 13 335 301 690 21)8 3 I4T. 20 381 314 8 6814 2 54 1?H 18 814 33 aj, 41 554 40 "!i 11 Va 34 33 85 00 ?i 390 13 315 689 295 20 2Ti. 14 indi:pi:ndi:t oil stocks- nid Cosden ft Co IS Federal Oil sa; Inter Tetrol 124 Houston Oil ,..-. 1714 Merritt Oil 10 Vi Midwest 5 Oklahoma Prod & It .... 10T4 O'aee Hominy 8' P.oal Dutch 6014 Sequoyah 1 1 Sapulpa Refining t" S nclalr 5614 West Knd Oil & Gas .... 20 MINIMS STOCKS Alaska Standard Vi Atlanta '4 Big Ledge '.4 BNbee Copper (a prosp ) IVi Butte Copper and Zinc . 9ii Butte New Yoik Hi C. lumet 5. Jerome li Consolidated Arizona ... 2 Motherlode 38 Dundee Ariz 1 Kmma Consol 1 1 First National 3 Florence Goldfeld 22 Globs Dominion V4 Goldfleld Cons 62 Goldflcld Merger 7 Green Monster 1V4 Hecla Mining 7i Hone Sound 0 Independence Lead .... 13 Jim Butler 80 Jumbo Hxtenslon 28 Kerr Lake 4T Ken anas 18 McKlnley-Darragh 52 Magma Copper 50 Mines Co of America ... 2 Nev ada Wonder 1 Ti Niplsslng 714 llayyercules 4 San Toy .., 14 Seneca Copper 13 Tonopah Extension ..., 4V4 West Knd Con 67 Continued Sat rlose Asked (Pale) 1514 6 12a 19 lf4 97 11 n 61 i; V4 57 4 311 V. 15 4 1 'i lVa 14 24 30 1 It's 3 23 63 8 1ft 7 16 81 30 5 20 55 31 2Vi 2 if, 814 414 1A 14 4 70 BONDS Cudahy 5s 98T4 Cerro de Pasco Cs 113 Cosden Oil Cs 101 Cosden & Co new 6s.... 106 French Munic 6s 9314 Mldvale-Steel 6s 95 Russian 6n 85 Russian 5s 05 Sinclair OH 6s ...110 Todd Shlpnrd 6s , ...100 Western Pacific new 5s . 89 U S Rubber new 6s.... 94 Bethlehem Steel Ds.. . 9814 1SH 514 i84 68 11 9 61 1 9 57 29 13 4 1ft 911 'ill 2ft 3D 1 1 3 "4 65 8 lft 7, 714 16 79 . 3 19 53 50 811 414 is 11 4ft 68 99 l71i 05 03 117 101 108 0514 96 Hi 06 95 06 85 11014 110 101 00 8914 84 81-i 08 .. New York Stock Sale I mrm .. i inn e Net . . High, Low Close chge. Advance Rumely,. ish 15 15 1 AJax Rubber .... 70 70 70 Alaska Gold M... 8 H 8 -4 Ata'jka Juneau ... 7 7 7 , Allls-Chalmers , . 20 36 26 Am Agr Chem.,., 91 ill 112 1 Am Beet Sugar... 88 81 88 Am Can ,.. 44 41 41 "f- Am Car & Fdy Co. 04 03 61 do pref 116?4 116 1I6T-S 14 AnrvCotton Oil., . 451i 44 43i 31 Am Hide & Leath. l. 13 is do ptef C1T4 62 62 Am l.lnsecd 18 18 18 do prcf 6214 61 61 Am Locomotive... 7 Hi 71 71 Am Malt t c 8T4 8 ' do preT 60 48 6014 Am Nino. tln 08 07 98 do pref 112 112 112 do pref II.. .03 03 03 Am Stl Fdry ... 62 63 62 Am Sugar 11311 lto 1I3U Am Tel & Tel. .125 125 126 Am Tobac pref. 105 101 105 Am Wool 48 48 43 Am 'Zinc & Lead. 87 36 37 '4 Anaconda 78 77 77Ts Assets Read Co... 4 Si 4 Atchison 103 103 102i do pref 08 09 99 Atl Blrm A Alt .. 11 Atl Gulf At W I Dili Atl Of & W I pref. Bald Loco Co . . Bait ft Ohio . . Halt i Ohio pref. . Beth Steel . ft?? la 3 114 114 - 88 63 76 73 373 dn B w 1 123 22 119 113 0 47 25 531 do rts Burns Bros . . do pref Brunswick Butte & Sup Cop Cal Petroleum do pref . . Can Par . Central Leather . do pref . . . Cetin tie- Pasco dies & Ohio . Chicago . Alton Chicago M St P do pref . Chic it Northwest 119 C P. I & P itfs dp 26 119 Chill Copper Chlno Con Cop Co! Furl & Iron Col Gas & lllec Consol Gas . . Cont Can do pref ("out Insur Co Corn ProduUs do pfd . . . . Ctuplhle Steel Cuba Am Simat Cuba Cano Sugar. 42 do pfd ... . 89 Di?l & Hud . ...Ill Den & it G pfd 31 Dome Mines . . 20 Detroit Kdlsnn Us 4 Distilling Secur. Krle do 1st pref do 2l pi of . . Fed M & S . do pief .. Gen Mec Co Gen Motnis do pref Goodrich B V . Granby Mining Great North pf do Ore subs Gulf State Steel Int Agrlcul do pref' Inspiration Copper 5714 Interb-Cons Corp 13 do prcf Int Harv of N J Int Mer Marine do pref Intcrnl Paper . Int Nickel Jewell Tea Kan City So do pref Kel-Spgfid pref. , Lack Steel L Erlo & W . . . . do pref Lehigh Val , .. , Long Island . . . Mackay Cos . . Mathe.wson Alkali Max Motor do lt pref .. do 2d pref . . Mex Petrol.. Miami Con Cop. Mo Kan & Tex pr Mo Pac ctfs . .. , do w I' Mont Power . . . . 'Nntlonal Bis . ..119 Nat Enamel Stpd 34J National Lead . . . 6?T5l Nev Con Copper.. 2414 N Y Air Br 146 New York Cent . . 06 N Y N H & H 89 N Y Ont & West. 34 1414 14Va 07 07i 66 6814 -rl 63 54 76 7614 73 7ST 1- " 375 37 3 3 126 121 2014 21 113 118 2 113 115 0 9 47 47 114 24' 23 "1 55 65 1 161 153U 161 1 87 80'. 8(1 'i. . . . llt 114 114V, 40 3914 39a 00 611 69 '4 '4 17 17 17 1 Rt 81 81'', . . 119 II9' . ... 11914 119 2614 26 2214 23 64 53 43U 47 40 40T 133 133 ill 91 11 113 61 6t 2214 22'i 1112 101 61 66 159 163 41 4311 8011 89 ,111 141 31 31 20 30 4 14 36 36U 36 2614 30- 39 S3 33 IS'i 15 43 41141 16114 163 101 103 89 80 56 6614 83 81 112 113 33 S3 111 111 14 1514 10 41 '4 66 66 11 13 6311 61 117 117' 35 35 71 71 37 37 4 1 In 41 65 66 22 22 64'a 54 9114 91V4 .. 79 70 i 18 18 .... 40 40 72'4 73 411 40 89 89 39 59 1 5IT4 65 OH 68 14 35 33 t 87i 89 3 37 38 11 l'l 10 10 u 29 29 lI 9714 99 2 119 119 31 '4 33 1 55 65 21 2114 14 146 . . . 33 63 . 47 4114 123 91 113 . 64 32T .101 . 074 .165 . 26 . 26 . 40 . 32 , 1514 44 163 108 , 80 . no 81 113 . 3311 .114 13 . II '4 6714 117 26 73 . 384 41 . 66 2314 54 , 9114 , 80 18 . 40 . 73 ..10 89 . 39 . 55 . 68 . 35 . 80 . 38 . II 10 . 29 99 i 1 -t ' 2 f-1 l'e 3 Hi 1 V4 l"' t!4 1 3 3 1 Vi 1 1- 14 Vi 1 411 11 3 4 Vi 114 116 93 3814 23 !3 05 39 VI 24 25 4 ' Nort South 25 Norf & West .. 129V4 129V4 12914 Northern raclflc .101 101 Ohio Fuel Co .... 54 53 Ohio Gas 103 100 Ontario Sliver . . A 6 Owens Bot .... 99 ) Pacific Mall .... 23 23 Pac Tel & Tel. . 29 20'i Pan Amr Pet pref. 93 SJf I'enn R R 61 31 Peo Gas & C 01 01 Phlla Co 38 88 Pitts Coal ctfs .. 47 43 Pitts Steel pref .. 99 09 Pressed Steel Car. 7614 71 Pub Serv Cor N J.135 135 Tullman Pal Car. .16014 160 Ry Steel Spring.. 40 48 Ray Con Copper. . 26 364 Reading . ... 03 01 Rep Irdn & Steel 79 78 1" 1 VI Si 211 "4 ANOTHER LOSS SHOWN IN LOCAL BANK DEPOSITS SPECIAL NOTICES IKSS THE WYKCOTE CHAPTER OF THE - , p nficTlvnnla Women's Division fne i& llanal' Preparedness of the American Red Cross will n t ...rv 'rueaHav from 1(1 until a in Hi. !y Parish House, Oreenwood ave., Wyncote, Pa. ' , .. The Immediate work of the Chapter Is that of ,- srcperiiiK ho.iw.i,.vi"..". - - j.....".. ..- X equipping; oase uusyibsiw lur .utiusra in emergency of war,. .jward x' UW 4 fig ffCotton Buyers and Sellers iotW' YORK. Feb. 19. March New- Taim. Cassard, Tonhg. O'Connor. Freeman, JL Hubbard and Geer bought; Sellar, ' Xplsnoton' and Jay sold- ' My Downs, Kelffer, R. Hubbard, Wat- : Mm and Hentr bought: Schllt. 'Sellar, Sinus', Ml T1 1'. Bartlett and Orvls sold. IP eW'"-,-P0UJr UltU aOW,Hl wuu...., null- iJMt L)tr.-Young. Geer, Orvls. Hartcorn, :CrMt Holme and C. Illcka sold. O0tr 11. jjiiuuaru, vvenmau ana war Its MtifM; Schlll, .Young aiid Wilson "old. y Contraction of 3,100,000 in Week. Surplus Falls, Too Loans .re Larger A further contraction in Individual de posits was shown In the statement of con dition of the members of tho Philadelphia Clearing1 House Association for the last week. The decline was $3, 166,000, making the loss J.23,688,000 for two weeks, the falling oft In the previous week amounting to $20,522,000'". Deposits of banks gained $2,149,000. The surplus Item showed a loss of 11,137, 000. In the previous week the decline was J.11,1'50,000. An increase of 1,08S,000 took place In loans. Feb. 19. Dlf.rev. wk. Feb. 21, 1017. decrease. 1916 Tnsnl .. 1516,710,001) 1,08,000 I178.243.00O Den's (Ind) 477.10O.IMI0 3,166,000 430,888.000 Circulation 9,039.000 , bank's0?. 89.313,000 0.081,000 "banks"! 183.737.000 .2.14B.000 Hx C Use. 2.'.532.IIOOtV ".SOU 000 Itea. held. HS.SSO.noo 6.158 ooo Res. req'd 82.31(1.000 731, ono Urplua . t!9,9!0,000 4,137,000 -inert 10,609,000 83,077,000 lCr.73,000 M.262,000 130 045.000 75.017,000 53.028.000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK, Feb. 19. Tha fore'gn ex change market started In today without any Improvements In volume of business. In most cases quotations were nominal. Lire reacted about 2 points from Saturday's final and guilders were easier. There was no feature whatever In sterling, 'francs, relchsmarka or Vienna. Rubles and pesetas wero firmer. Scandinavian exchange held dull but steady. Quotations follow: Demand BtertW 4.75 to 4.75, cables 4,76 7-J6, sixty-day bills nominally 4,72, ninety-day bills 4.7614. Franc cables 6.834, checks 6.84. Relchsmarka cables 68, checks 68 3-18, Vienna cables 11.03, checks 11. Lire cables 7,25, checks, 7.254, Swiss cables 5, checks C.01. Guilder cables 40 less 1-16, checks 40 9-16 less 1-16. Pesetas cables 21,40, checks 21.30. Ruble cables 28.80, checks 28.70. do pref.. 10114 101 101 63 101 0 09 ... 2.1 2914 114 03 2 31 . 01 38 14 46 n, 09 1 76 14 123 160 Va 48 36 Vs 914 78 1 101 15 . ... 33 222 2B Vi 61 1 03 178 1 28 63 1 06 114 Surplus February 22. IBIS. 131.705.0005 Feb. ruary -:(. ln. iin.u'7,uu'i ebruary 17. 191!. 1812. 114.250,000. 17,013.000; February 19, BANK CLEARINGS Rank clearings toddy compared with sponaing oay.iasi two years Phllada. , Boston . Chicago . Baltimore, 1011 1916. ....f50,322.663 $32,645,853 ,,. 28,619 013 2.198,191 1015. noi oar Holiday KV!IV 111'- 60.MIT.K14 Ilolldsv . 0,278,217 6,499,400 Holiday -T- LIVK STOCK QUOTATIONS - JCACrO. Feb,. (19, HOOftKecelpts. 80.000 Market, weak. low)ri-Htjl and miwmmm -Mm ". United Paper Board Pays Estra NEW YORK. Feb. 19, United Paper. Board Company has declared an extra divi dend Pf IM per cent on tbe preferred stock, payable. March 16 to stock of record Marsh i.. "- "JC .SAR, SILVER ite?.t-jv Money-Lending Rates NElV YORK Althoug. Arm in tons technically speaklnr, money rates were not ouotably altered today. Time funds were nominal at 401 per cent for sixty days rand 90 days, and at 434 per cent for four, five and six months on good mixed Stock Exchange collateral. Industrial loans run from 4 to 4 per cent. Prime mercantile paper is quiet at about . per cent. Prime bank acceptances show a fair movement at 3S per cent for eligible and 4 314 per cent on Ineligible!. Call money waa 2 per cent for lending and' renewing. . PHILADELPHIA Catl, 3 per cent. Time, 4(94 per cent. Commercial, three to alx months, 404 per cent. X.OX PON Money on call wa 4 per cent today, unchanged. Tha fafta of dls- 'oount .InMha otwn . market Sat (hort tvai -- utoUi Wll -mtmm KU ' k aAsu r1" '' " " '' vy im Sales in Philadelphia sum iwisi jiibi,sihiuh I ' Net HlTh. Low. Close, chge. 6 Am Gas., 116 116 116 ..).. 30 Butte Sup. 47 47 47 1 Ipm Iron 43 46 43 6 Con Steel.. 102 102 102 2 01 ConTr N J 73 73 73 03 Elec Stor.. 1 3 63 03 100 Key Tel .. 13 12 12 Vi 5930 LkSupCrp 1014 18 19 60 Leh Nav. . 83 83 83 60 Leh Valley 73 If 73 1 n Leh Val Tr 26 23 26 1 3 do pref. 46 45 45 1 46 Mlnchlll . 67 6714 67 242 Penn It 11 63 64 63 26 Pa Salt M 07 06 93 llll Phlla Klec 31 33 33 1303 PRT'tr cfs 29 28 28 80 Ray Cons. 26 20 26 V4 10 Heading.. . 02 02 0! -f- 1350 Ton Bel.. 4A 4ft 4ft 230 Ton Min . n 6,', 6ft 10 Un Trac . 43 43 43 833 U G I . . 00 89 89 . .. 2133 U S Steel. 107 106 106 100 do prcf 117 117 117 3 WN Y& P 17 17 17 2 61 War I fz S 0 0 9 t, W Jcr & S 63 S3 63 12 Win Cramp 79 79 79 BONDS Net .. . ,. .High. Low, Close, chee. $1100 Am Gas & Elec 6s 90 06 90 18000 Chester & Phlla Ry 5s . . 98 08 93 3000 Elec & Pco Tr 4s . 83 83 83 2000 Key Tel 1st 6s ... 88 08 08 14 9000 Lk Sup Inc 5s 81 63 64 1 2000 Leh V Coal 6s cp 106 100 100 14 2600 Phlla Elec Temp 6s 103 101 101 1C000 do new 6s w I .101 101 101 ... . 6000 Reading gn s 01 04 91 New York Bond Salcs 81000 Amer Agr ov 5s,. noo do iioi, f . . 37MWO Anglo-rrench 5s irnlli! 'V" '"'elan hit. 5s KillllO Amer 'hi tit 4s . 2SIIUII ,lo ,1s 1imi Anir i 6 fSOOO Amer Writ Pap f,s liMt.ii iinour (i 41 h fi'Mino Atchison (en Is .. 8("i'i do mlj 4s . Id 6 fin 1 1 r. 1H17 anon Atlun Co Line 1st' is .-.,,.. un r 4 17500 Bait & Ohio 6s 13mm do 4s anno do cv 4( High 1(13 OS'i WIS llj Kll's I ((l 89 Ts 11.1 . lit Ml Low ill.' lll'l 3pm 10J ii( nil inn 81 H.4 11 1 .10011 11111 I'.'Js Ill's DJli lul'l lillh lit . 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',1 110(111 Chl Rwy 6s 7'iU inoo Col & South 1st 4s. 81 20(100 City of Paris fls . 1114 20(10 Cumberland Tel r.s Kill 600(1 Corn Prod 6s 1034 OS's lionn Del & Hud rtd 4s . 07 'r.000 11 A R (i rfd r,s . . 1,7 200" Detroit IMlson 1st r.s lot's 1000 Detroit United 414 s , 884 soon Krio conv 4s her II . oils inno den Klec dch 6s .. 106 12000 Hud & Man In 3 -jn 1:111111 111 Central Is 11)52 8'lU, loon do 4s 11153 ., , 81,'i 2onoo Interb Met 4Vis . , t,o 14000 Interb It T ret Ss HS3 20(1(1 Interb Mer Mar (Is P1' inoo lnternl Paper 5s lis', r.000 do Us , 10115; i'00 Jip new O S 4 Vis SOU 30000 IC O Ft 3 & ll 4s . 75 aoon l.arka S(el 5s 1950 116 2000 Laclede fias 1st t.s. lni'l noon Lk Sh dch 4s 192 nil e" 10 ar-D 4S lll'Il H4U 100 lit 87 100 lisji H71 Of s 100 Kll' OOJs 337 8J's llll Jim S0 1U 111 8r.1t Movl 8a'4 lot 1UH in 87 10(1 '':5e UTJi 11 7 Is 100 IOIU n'i 8(' 8'l SO 80 ni's no's In ion", ions 1011 701. 7"'s "olli Kill's 100', loo', 07 0714 974 Id Id ll'i ii un 1111 loolj Kid's lnn'4 lis IIS't ll'l 71) 81 IH'i Kill US', 117 07 lot's S1'4 ii." 10(1 20 h'.Hj 81II4 (INV, OS'S Bl's IIS', 10(1 Is "II 75 116 Kll'i O.-'s 04 1000 L V of N Y con 4'5s loot, 1001, 101 Kl0'4 114'i HI' 76U 115 ij 100 101 1001, 04'J in'i 711' 811 KlO'i lid's Kills 101 11(1 . as II8J 05 . iii:'4 iu; 107 Kill's 111.' 000 LIB- & M 1 IHlilO Lorlllard 6s 0000 Louis & Nnsn 4s 6000 Minn St P S S M 4s 1000 Mo Kan & T 1st 4s 30000 Mo Pac 4s w 1 . 600(1 Montana Power 5s. 3(100(1 NYCiHllii., 1000 do con 4s . .. 2.1000 do lis .... 14001) do 4V4s 1000 N Y City l',s 19110 , "(Kill N Y N H f, II 6s . 7i)00,N Y Rwy ref 4s. . 2l)00(A do ndi Os , . 7IHI0 N Y Tel gen 4 la a. K.non Nor Pac prior 4s . 4000 do gen 3s . . '.'000 Ontario Power 5a. liiooi) Ore Short L 1st (Is,-. (10(10 Pacific Tel 5s. . 3000 Penna gen ct 4'? s L'lion do cn 44 s. loom) do 4'ss lHJl . 3000 Ttenilh Culm Am 1(104 60000 Hep Ira S 5 41)001) St I, & SI F Bit (Is. 195000 St I. & 8 F 4s ser A 141100 do 6s ser II. 11)00 St Louis Swn 1st 4s lnouii Stand Mill 6s Kino South Bell 5s Rimn South Pac 4s loon do cv 4s . ., 2,51101) do rfd 4s 10000 South Pac cv 6s . 2100(1 South Kwy gen 4s., 5000 do con 6s . , , 41100 Ter Asso St 1. ref 4s 1200(1 Third AvelldJ 0s. 1 111)11 IT S S & It Os. . 1000 II S Mexico 6s.... 4014 nil, 2000(1 U S Rubber 6s KU 103 . 24000 u H Sleel s I ns... m-.' 22000 Union Pac 1st 4s . .. tilt's 10000 do cv 4s i 921 41000 tin Rwys S F 4s . 41 1)1)00 U K of O H & I 5s. O'Ji 2300(10 do 6'4s 1918 . . US' 1711000 do 5'4a 11)19 new . ! 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(104 ..loi4 1014 1014 iitisi (.u&r ows? 98, .sss 894 7u CriANGPS IN LOCAL STOCK PRICES ARE MOSTLY ON SIDE OF ADVANCES Lake Superior Leads in Activity Nothing New on Utility J Merger or Rumored U. G. I. Allotment Good Phila- - delphia and Western Statement In the absence of any news having a direct market effect today, the operations In Hocks and bonds on the Philadelphia Stock) Kxchango continued on a small scale, Some little demand nppearcd for Lake Superior Corporation stock with the opening of the L'xchange, nnd It was not long before the price had been ndianced more than a point From the action of tho stock It was In ferred that there wero Just as many traders who wanted to sell, and the result was that the price went off from the best struck during tho morning The stock was tha most actlvo on tho list. In view of thr de velopments In Superior It was to bo ex pected that the' stock would be In better demand. These developments Intluded the announcement that the J2.500.O0O tbrcc vear notes of tho Algoma Steel Corpora tion, the chief operating subsidiary, would be paid off nt maturity on March 1, nnd the placing In operation of one of tho new open-hearth furnaces This news came out as the market was closing on Saturday. Lake Superior incomo 63 were up a point at 51 In tho whole list the change In prices were mostly on a scale upward, but tho gains were not large. The most pronounced exception In the widely nctlve Issues was furnished by Lehigh Valley Transit common and preferred Tho common at one time was off 1 and the preferred declined a full point Nothing new whs heard ofthe plan of the merger of up-State utility com panles, under which It Is proposed to take ovei the Lehigh Valley Transit issues at J.28 for the common and $48 for the preferred. Holders of the preferred are wondering what Is to happen to tho 14 per cent back dividends to which they are entitled. The Street did not heetr anything, either omclal or lumors, about a ten per cent stock nllotment for United Gas Improvement on which the stock was advanced laifFri,,,. It Is generally conceded that th. -.' will need some money In the comhY- n y Jii but Just what method wll be uwd V'Y' W talnlng It has not been det.riVi ln W Mock was up a half point early in th. T ' jl but part of this gain was losL Th. .? 4 over was very small. """ An Item f Interest was the j twelve months' earnings statement or .1 Philadelphia nnd Western RalTway v" Janunry the gross was 839,722 an i.For of $3655. The iiet for the .month las'"! down because of-the Iner.a.. i ' ".l expenses, which amounted to 820 045 a .."! of $2649. The Inert..,, in ICi. .? -'n ..nt 1....1.. .-.."' """ was .... ..., .-..., uy ma more sewr. weather In January of this year thE'g Interests close to the company w.r . couraged over the increase of about 10 n cent In the gross, stating that this wa, " o.the development of tho territory which Is served by the company. It was boIm.5 out that increase of the same amount ,hou be looked for for the remainder of tha cur rent year. For twelve months tha .. was 520,636, Increase $62,370; : net ! IHi 226; Increase $80,457. Balance, after th'. payment of taxes, interest, rent and nth.! Items was $122,671. an increase 0027,455' Stock of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company failed to respond to tho favorabl. annual report for the year ending with Ds cember 31, 1916. The report showed rrosi earnings of $18,295,S03, compared with ill 795,001 In tho previous year. The net lr!" come available for dividends was J2 7II 847, equal to 10.48 per cent on the stock ngalntt 8 64 earned In the previous year In tho afternoon the stock came out with a gain of , but this was quickly lo ana a fraction more. WHEAT IS STRONGER AS SHIPPING GROWS Railroad Traffic Better and Ex port Situation Improves Bad Crop News Helps GRAIN BLLT WEATHER FORECAST rillCAfiO. Teh 19. Tim weather fore cast Tor the next thlrlv-sli hours follows! Illinois Rain, sleet or snow tills after noon and prolwhlv tonight, niacli colder Jo nlghtt nsrtly floudj lucsdaj. colder with cold nait. . .. ... , ,,. Ulsronsln and Missouri I'nsellled. wllh cold ave tonlghtt nartlj clondy Tuedir Minnesota nnd Iowa noir tonight, cold nmci genernllv fnlr nnd colder l nesdar. North nnd South Dakota. Nebraska and Kansas l'nrlh rlcvdv tonight and Tuesday, much tolder. wllh told iave. CHIACGO, Teb. 19 An improvement in the railroad traffic and ocean shipping sit uation, with an Increase In tho number of -sailings nnd a decrease In the losses ot vessels, together with some unfavorable crop news, favored the bulls ln wheat to day and tho maiket ruled strong. The short Interest was large. Concentrated bid ding for It, however, was persistent nnd fairly heavy, but offerings were Inadequate. At one time, nevertheless, the absorptive power was somewhat reduced nnd under realizing by pit longs a moderate setback ociurred, but pi Ices again moved upward on reports of a good demand for the cash article nt Minneapolis, presumably against sales of flour and buying through commis sion houses The Dutch Government is In the market for Hour, somo placing the quantity- as high as 100,000 barrels. Clearances from the seaboaid were good. The low on May was $1.74, the high $1.76-, and the close $1.7601.76-4, against $1.738 at the end Saturday The bottom on July waa $1:49, the high $1.50"4, and the close $1 5O01.5O, compared with $1.49, Saturday's last price. The low on Septem ber was $1 39, tho top $1 39'i, and the final $1.39'21 39. against $1.38a. Saturday's final quotation. B. W. Snvv said that It Is too early to form anv definite Judgment as to the gen eral condition of winter wheat, but reports from country agents are beginning to show growing apprehension, based upon weather conditions expeilenced Leadlne futures ranged as follows VV heat Open High Low. M5 . 1 744 1 70S 1 74'i Julv . 1 50 1.50S 1.41)4 Sept 1 3!)',i 1 8!S 1.39 Corn (new dellvervl Mnv . l.()la l.iBI 1.01'i ." .- . --l-fc.7 -.., .. Lull's vuvs 6D'4 57 6511 July Oats Mo v. July i.ara May . 16 R7 July . 30 97 Ribs May . 15 00 Julv 13 07 Pork May 30 07 Julv . 2JV50 Bid. lAsked Close. 1.76 i.r.o4 1.394 1 02 tl.OO'i 57 S 55S 17 00 17 12 16 00 10 07 80 25 29 70 57S 63U 57 53 16 85 16 97 15.R7 15 97 80 07' 30 17 29.30 29.70 16,00 10107 Sat'is close 3.73S 1 411 1.3854 1.014 90S tans 54 5 16 83 10 95 15 85 15 95 130.13 20 50 Seaboard Air Line. 13 15 do pref 33 33 Sears Roebuck. . ..333 233 Schattuck Ariz . 37 364 Sloss-Shf SI & Iron 6114 62 So Pacific . . . . '04 03 So Porto Rico Sgr.180 178 Southern R R .... 28 28 So It R pfd 03 63 Stand Milling .... 96 06 Studebaker 101 103 101 14 Studepaber pfd ...105 103 103 1 Stutz Motors .... 48 48 48 Tenn Cop & C w I 16 15 16 Texas Co' 320 221 229 7 do full paid ...224 234 224 5 Third Ave R R... 40 38 89 1 Tobacco prod,.... 53 62 6314 Union Pacific ....138 137'4'l38l 154 do pref 83 83 83 United Cigar Store 08 9814 0814 United Drug 75 73 75 1 United Frdlt 111 141 141 14 U S Ind Alcol ....13614 134 138 4. ym U S Rub 1st pf.106 106 106 -j- U S Smelt & Ref.. 8814 66 58 1 do pref r51 61 51 U S Steel 107 106 107 do pref lt7T4 117 117T4 Utah Copper 110 109 109 Utah Sec Corp.... 20 2014 20,...,. Va-Car Chem ... 41 89 41 1 do pref Ill 111 111 1 "Va Iron C & C,.. 80 48 60 114 Wabash 1214 12 13 do pref A .... 40 49 40 do pref B 23 23 25 14 Wells Fargo Ex.. 100 100 100 West Maryland .. 244 24 24 West Union Tel.. 94 08 04 ..... Westlngh Mfg ... 60 60 60 Woolworth 143 142 142)4 ..... Wheel & L E 17 16 16 1 do pref ........ 43 45 43 ...,. Wlllya Overland",. SSi 824 82 do pref ....... 99 08 89 1 Wis Central ..... 47 4714 47 Wilson Coy 3 68 3 1 El dividend Standard lulling. 1 and In common: do... prsf, 1HI National , Cloak and Suit. pref. 14 . Adams Express. 14 ; May Us. partmtnt Stores. IS. , J ' Many Locomotives for Spain v NEW YORK. Feb, 19. An order for forty, nlnaty-elght-ton Mlkaao-type Iooomo. New Coke Plant Planned SYRACUSE, Feb. 19. The Kentucky Sol vay Coke Company ha,s announced the organization of the Ironton Solvay Coke Company which will build a by-products coke plant at Ironton, O. Of the $2,000,000 authorized capital stock, $1,600,000 la to be Issued, LONDON STOCK MARKET Business Is Moderately Brisk Ameri can Department Firm LONDON. Feb. 19. Business in secur ities on the Stock Exchange was moderately brisk today and the tone of tho markets generally was firm. The conclusion of the loan operation released funds for Invest ment supporting the list. The gilt-edged section was stronger In spots. Latest estimates placed tbe total new money subscribed to the new flotation at 1600,000,000. 1 The first list of fifty-four American and Canadian Issues requisitioned for exchange purposes was published, it was estimated that the compensation prices were 1-16 below the quotations prevailing In Febru ary. The American department was firm. Can adian and Argentine rails were maintained Home lines were steady on further dlv Idend payments. v filled bonds were sustained. Japanese descriptions were weaker on the cessation of purchases for the sinking fund. De Beers closed at 124 and Rand Mines at S. ' BETHLEHEM SELLS NOTES TO FILL SHELL CONTRACT Work on Russian Order Now to Bo Completed Public Offering at 98 and Interest , NEW YORKf'Feb. 19. rians for salt of $50,000,000 Bethlehem Steel notes, an nounced today, revealed the fact that a tangle which has held up a $70,000,000 shell contract with the Russian Govern ment has been cleat ed up. .The loan sought by tho corporation Is to be. usedin com pleting the shell contract. Tho $50,000,000 of two-year 5 per cent secured notes are to be dated February 15, 1917, and will mature February 16, 1919. A public offering of the Issue will be made shortly at 98 and Interest, The notes are a direct obligation of the Beth lehem Steel Company, and are guaranteed as to principal and Interest by 'the Beth llchem Steel Corporation. They will be additionally secured byde poslts with the Guaranty Trust Company of $25,000,000 of 5 per cent bonds of the Bethlehem Steel Company. These bonds are mostly the first extension mortgage 63 due 1926, and partly the first lien and refunding 5s due 1942, The notes are also secured by $37,600,000 short-term notes of tho British Government, matur ing prior to February 15, 1919. cotton Advance's ON GOOD COVERING Wall Street and Uptown Intw. ! ests Are Buyers Commission Men on Both Sides COTTON BELT WEAT1TER CONDITION-, e?!fvnc1e'ir!th,"tenn,ve.,f- bUt " ' lh following; temnrratnrr were rerorieil! Abilene and Oklahoma, 44i Knsrrlll is i'l'f.'i'. Snd. ,!Mm.,.nr",n.', Ml Ashetllle and Augusta. Atlanta and Jacksonville. Mi nir- Meridian. C8. nnd New Orleans. :n There was 1 .61 Inch of prrrlnltatlsa it fialrestoni .02 Inch at Jacksontll lei .03 Inth nt Thomasvllle and, tVllmlnrtom .08 Inrh it IS",0"",1! and Nashjlllei .12 Inch st Ashe' Jlllel .18 Inch at Savannah. Ralelsh snl Memphis! .20 Inch at Msiom 43 Inch at Montcomeryi 40 Imh at Autusta: .84 Inch 1 nt Atlanta: .08 Inch nt Vlcksburx. and 1.71 Inches at Illrmlncham. ' NEW YORK. Teb. ID, Following th. lead of Llveipool the opening of tha cotton market was firm, March showing a gala of 1 point, with others months 10 to 12 points net higher. There was some persistent stll ing for what waa believed to havc'betn Liverpool account, and spot houses also toll Wall street and uptown Interests were buy. Ing, whllo commission houses operated oa both sides, probably purchasing on balanct. After the call the market moved within . narrow limits and at the end of the first ten minutes there were no substantial changes In quotations, Tho market was strong late In the morn Ing, under the lead of the new crop months, .October selling at 16.04o or 39 points net higher, while new crop deliveries were about 28 to 31 points above Saturday's close. For a time ln the forenoon the list sagged S or 9 points under realizing after. It had risen about 25 to 29 points. May then touching 16.27c, a gain of about 48 points from the low level of last Friday. The bulk of the buying was attributed to covering. Thero also was some trade purchasing as well as support from local sources. Bullish spot news rrom the SuUth and complaints of delayed farm work due to wet weather encouraged tho advance. Sat. close. Ooen. 11 a.m. 12 m 2ntn. March 15 S3 15.no in ok j on in 13 -ii ay 111 01 ifl.0.5 1(12.1-Id '! July. IB 07 16.19 16 31 in. so October ......IB 116 16.77 15 87 15 90 uecemuer ....jri.jii .,,,, bpot 16 95 16 2S 16 33 IS OS Liverpool Cotton LIVERPOOL, Feb. 19. There was a falrl business doing In spot cotton today and pi ices were 4 points higher on the basis ot , lO.OOd for mid-upland. The sales were tsuoo bales, including 7000 bales American, j.j The Imports were 16,000 bales, Including fm u.uuu oaies American. futures cioseu firm at a net advance of 12 to 29 points. NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS Atchison Buy's Much Equipment CHICAGO. Feb. 19. Orders for more than $10,000,000 worth of equipment and steel rails are being given by the Atchison Railroad, Including thirty-five passenger; baggage, mall and, express cars; fifty loco motives, 1000 stock cars, 600 tank cars and 190,000 tons of steel rails. The con tracts call for-early delivery. Lead Ore Prices Soar Asaln JOPLIN, II0.1 Feb, 19. The 'runaway market for lead ore has advanced the price J 15 a tot) this week to'. $122,, Zinc ore is tron at $90 a ton, with haavy' sales ot itlY,hai bean. pUo4 Wit th Amerioaa Dot a-or. ftw Miamwxine um in - Mmmm; cotar Wmf-HmOmm mu,lum pwuo4t mo w tot tt NEW TOnK. Feb. 19. necelpts, 6631 tubs. Market unsettled and weaker on too. grades. Medium and lower crades steady to Arm, Ex. tras, 430454c; hisher scoring-, 400404c. tlrt. S9414c. No change In other grades. EQOS Receipts 8311 cases. Higher and un. settled, but looked strained at noon Kitras. 474 48o: extra firsts. 47ci firsts. 434 4014 p; storage nrsis. s.sci wnue, tve. Drown. 474 o 48c. mixed. 40047c. " NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET NEW YORK. Feb. 19, The market for coffee futures opened 1 to 2 points lower thla mnrnlm. TmHInt- nn th. rail SI, ntiint. trnnsriptlnns: nmnnntlnp In 2000 hses. 2f . Today's Saturdir's .' opening. February '. Marrn 8 2008.30 May" .'.'.'.7"."""";; 8.'s'O8.40 June .. July 8.46S8.49 August .... .September 8.60 October November ..., December 8 60O8.70 January 8 8 241 8 321 8.3 8 431 8 5UI 8 541 8 571 8 (12 8 071 8711 8.761 121 :i fa .JJ K4I 8 40 . t S3 f J 8 as ti rJ '813 1 11 "1 IS 77 Marine Insurance Rates Easier vew YORK. Feb. 19. Marine InsupMa on.A rntna AHR.fl nff ftllehtlV again todaV. owners of fast passenger vessels havlnr no difficulty In obtaining a 7 per cent rate to the United Kingdom. Slower cratt and freighters lira helnir OUOted at 8 and , 8 per cent. All ships sailing for the war. zone about the British Isles, leading un-J. derwrlters say, can get insurance well un- , der 9 per cent. The only advance that tia j taken place In rates since the first of the ; month was on vessels sailing to ports oa-i tne muian ucean. Record Price for Lead VNEW YORK, Feb. 19. A carload ot lJi lnv New Y'ork was Bold today at the record J price of llo per pound. This is an --i crease" of lc per pound jjver the previous' high record. Producers and dealers are BM offering any of the metal for delivery ibj New York today, ha there is no ProP,'jVl obtaining regular shipments from the w a The American smelting ana uennin -" I pany maintains its prices unchanged at rlJ per pound. FOUNDED 1865 iA The .... Provident Life and Trust Company of Philadelphia A deposit here has long been considered evidence .' of good business judgment. i FOURTH ANJ) CHESTNUT STREETS' i 'I A .V
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