'K I "V 9-W 2l rt W fr "&f le.. kE If It U ' ' Si . ir j' 6-r. 1 f t , -. , y i&v . .VI' ' ft .(' V' iS, ww .Tax Service' Income Tix ' j iSpwfMi and Record Cook lor Indmduals ;,A simplified Interpretation ;i; 01 tne provisions ot tne re ;V vised law as affecting Indl- tlduals. It contains care-. fHlly prepared forms for -j permanently and clearly '' recording all items of the 1 report which must be filed. . We will furnish upon appll. 1 cation a cony of this book let PE 100. The National City Company 1421 Chestnut St., Philadelphia Haw lark Cklcait Kin FriDelK Boltoa Pllubunb TL AUTOMOBILE BANKERS v Offer special facilities Mr in- drvlduals or niltnmcilille deal- WS. ers to finance the acquirement HE of pleasure cars; and (or E8& business houses to flnnnce ,ji commercial oars or trucks. SC.'J If you are thinking of pur- ri chaslnc a car of any kind for pi? any purpose the KINNEY SYSTEM will make a better business transaction for you. REAL ESTATE TRUST BUILDING PHILADELPHIA tfjiivv'vMn Ith A CHESTNUT 8T8-. N. E. Cor. Mmbri of Fhlla. Stock Kichanr Direct Wlr to Now York ,t00t&mi Dauphin County Gas Contol 5s, F. & A., 1925 REED A. MORGAN & CO. WEST ENI1 TIU1ST IIMXI.. I'llll.. Members of the rhllu. Mori. Ke lunge LEGAL AlVKUrisi;li;.NTN OSS KSTATK OF CATIIOUNK HACKI.11. -' deceased Letters testamentary on the V,,, .'bov estate having- been granted to the under- ' alsned. all persons Indebted to the said istato a requesieai to roa.ee payment. and those Bavins' claims to present the same, wlthuui aTl. to K , LIZZIE F. BURUOIIGHS. Kxecutrlr. S . -UT North 17th at. J, sir t ' WM. B. YARDLEY. r 134 Olrard v. ESTATE OF SAMITl.I. 1.I1TT. III-. ceased Letters testamentary on t-.o m: wn OVIDKNT LIKi; AND TltUST COMPANY j OF FHILsADE.IPiiiA. all persons Indebted to LjW IDS aia ciiaio hio iruuntni i inaKC vnymnl, '? f and those havlntr. claims to present the same, T f' without delay, at the o(Tc of th said Company. t 409 Chen nut St.. Philadelphia. Pennsvlvnnia. aha a. WUVQ, . t'resiueni. LV .. , TO ......,. r J Va? foRD, sometlmen known an Frank l V Crawford, deceased Letters of adrnlnlatratlnn r'J B th nbov estate having ben granted to THR iAfiTFROVIDBNT WFB AND TKUHT COMPANY t -1 Jr' X DUtt A f-iCT Pill k istl tuiranna Inrial.l., .. tt i jr iiuntuui jj. . -. uUI "ic tu ,; ' tna oaia estate are rr taiakMM taatatt are quested to miiliH p.ijment, ; SaUl XDfM navins cihiiiib hi jjrrsrui. liio same, f r(v without delay, at th ofllM of said Company, . aftBS) unesinui si.. I'miaaeiDnia. ASA S. WINa. President. ANNUAL .MEETlNO.l " THK LKUIUI1 COAL A.SU NAVKIATION COJll'ANY Phlladeipnu. Kebrjary 13. I17 Tns snnual meeting of the slnckholders of ins Lehtgh Coal and NalKation (Jmnpanv will Ke held at the office of the Compnnv. 437 Chestnut street. Pnlladelnnta, Ia. on Febmnrv t7, 1017. at 11 o'clork a. m.. when and where an election will be held for President and Hoard mt Managers to serve for the enaulnix year Copies of the Annual Heoort can lie had at the ComDinr's office on and after February It). J17. HENRY II PEASn Secretary DIRECTOKY OT AI'COIINTANTh Certified Pilhllr Accountant LAWRUNCH a. URIIWN ir -l IftlS REAL ESTATE TRUST UUILDINO INVESTUIATE AND ADJUST t'Alll.M.it- BH1P JOINTANI) DISPUTED ACCOUNTS. ltURNS"4 8PEAKMAN tiu; iioi'itsi: WILLIAM E. MONTCLIUS O'.'ll t'llhHTNUT ST DIVIDENDS R L THK T.KIlIf.11 11 1 1. AMI VAVK1 VTII1 I K . COMPANY f-f NS1 Phlladelpata. Januiry JS. 1017. Itify The Board nf AlantaKera thld day declared a k' smrterlr dlildend of Tuo Per Out (SI on iwr s -l an tht ?Tllla1 Kfrwlf ri f th rnmnanv i'imyable February 28. 1U11. to 'Htwkhohlerri a 4, h rnuiiciru tin mo uuumi ui intj i uiiiiimiy at ,i tjL'e'cOock p. m. January 31. 1017 Checks will bo X.tMiled to stockholders who have filed permanent tHvWend orders jfc HENRY H PRASE. Secretary. U Y 104 Market St.. Camden. N. J. i f" . . r-ebruary -U, 1017 ,uaiiii umurim ui a. j-r trill, ur i per V. aba re. has been declared on the capita. atocK ''' at this company, payable .Mjrrli t, 1017. to the atoekholdtrs of record at 3 p. m. February -I X. IMT lh.. Is will t.. ...II I K-."-Vt. J It. TfVSI!'I) HA Tr3i.raF vr, Vrt.r vn,,,.- r.r.T, ,. .ojt luniv uirrnn .tiAldvr.J -'it- NKW YOHIC. Krb SB The- inniket V t I'JI LWIirc luiutca UJCIICtl itL-vp T.s inriti. .", Inj!, with transactions on the call 18 dud bags. Kirst prices showed iln-Iinr uf . , to 8 points. The selllm? appeared to be ,i fi -. continuation or tne iiriuiiiHtinn of lant -KttK. Tnrlay's openlntc. Haluntiy s i'Ikhp. 7 II-.V7 07 7 -.r7 h7 7 7HTC7.7.I J.711'117 t-li 7 N."6f7 si 7.!CMf 7 HI 7 lillWH 111 s.nTers.m llftM! I.-.MS III mws -jo a.Si'WHsi V February 1 March .. ji ADrll .. . ;-m . ... i J J"P -. ' July 7 7sfl,H.Ml 7.S0 sucusi, .. pi ember . 7 HIlWs.lll ,'K HI oner . ovemH.r emner . s.llPllS 11 ..(-.13 sr . fctd Hell Teieptiunti Sprue 2!0 Sprue. 2s91 Removal Notice On and after February 26th, 1 91 7, we shall occupy our new offices, Fifth Floor, Franklin Bank Building, 1416-18 Chest nut Street and 1417-19 Sansom Street, '-'Philadelphia. i i' i r " 4J5 v tSffi aaaaaaa' , .atd FINANCIAL NEWS UNITED GAS IMPROVEMENT EARNS 14.59 PER CENT ON CAPITAL STOCK Total Earnings for Last .Fiscal Year $9,440,557, Increase of $309,167 Combined Surplus Now $35,415,244. Trading in Local Market Small The nmiu.ll repoit of the Pulled Oai lm proxement (Vmipan.v for the ,llc.tl year enilliiK liei-piiilior 31. 1 1 1 A. um Isiuid to day. The leport vlioned H fi'l per em' earned on the capital stock hkhIikI 11 l per cent In Hie preWniis car This vwih about n expected b tlii llli.inrl.l dltilt-l. leiiorts liav.iiK been in cliciil.itlon IiiiIiik last eel. to tho effect that the company would show mm mil of II .1 tier cent earned cm th slock In tho cnr While tho company's earnliiKs fmm rec iil.tr sources showed a K.tln of $!)r..B:M for the ear. beliiR $i SI7.HSI et the net piof lls for the ear would bae been smaller than In the piexloux twrle months li.id It not been foi the fuel that the fomp.ili disposed of liiL'.r7fi worth of sertiiltlex In the flc.il car 1111. there was levelled III the sl-ape of ,au c-xtni dlildeiid fioin one of the companies In which the full 'd (las Is a stockholdei $1.30.00(1 In the e.r Mill! no such dlililetid was paid .lul what sei'iirlllps wen1 solil , Is not lutdp known in the tepoit isued li.i' the coin panv Adillni; the monei leeched fiotn the sale of seeurltlp". the total enniiiiKx weie $!l.44u..7. which l an mi reue of $:iii'i,'i57 i;pensps and tae- weie $1,111 ."Jfi. n naln PHILADELPHIA MARKETS GRAIN AND FI.OUR WIIEXT Iteieliiis UI I" tmsli The nmr k-I ruled stfildi llll H fnlr il'tlMlid and lUllt nrr.'rlnas c)uulntlins e'nr lets, in iort el--inlor No -.' red, shi. tl imWI .. Nn '! south, .-rn r-d 41 Sl 1 113. sltann-r No - rtl. II dC I III. No 3 red II ttl 1 91. rejected A. II V.' of I S7 rel.-i ml II t.7sfi l.s.l. l-ilRN H.'(.'liln, V.-M 71s luh The mll-'l n inlet, hill pHim ruled llrm lllld-T llKhl olTerlnas e)uolntlun I'ar lots for lnc.il triiil; ns to I tlmi Western. No lellou. Jl I 'a '1 17'. do Nu 3 ell.,. 1 1.'j'il HI'i d Si, I mIIiih SI la'nlll Xt'i . do Nn. r- lelliin $1 ll'itll 1J' . smilliiril No 3 Jillow. 41 14 Hfl t !)TI Receipts 17L'I bush. Offrrlnas "re Imht sn,l rrln-s ruli-d firm f,ut tnd- nlli't (juutstloiis 'n '.' white. 71'il.l'j; standard uhlt- "iifiiii'se. No .1 hlti. 'i' ll'l'i, Nn 4 Mhlte. l'.Sl ll'li . sntnlde oats Hi fl l.ne. KLOfR Reielpts. IMl bids and 3"s lbs In sacks There ns H f.ilr demand for "t"l usids and th" mnrktt ruled firm Qimt sM. .ns vr tliil lbs In wnod Winter i lnr Ii ''."' ' dn slralohl ssisn do imten as .iijj V7.: Kims.is il.nr iiittnii suilts. . tune s i do strnlahl Hilton saiks Is IllWS i, ., do pat ent lotion saiks Is (I.iSi s mi. sprltm ilear sr,ns7.-, do iMient I'1'"' - rsi ,l,i holi Hlid f.incv patent III r.ll'i 10 iltN mills r'S1'1,''. Kr, Inter elur. 17 7.'tTh. dj slrnlitlil ..-... u -,. .i i ts Midi's ?.. r.icorlle ltranils 'i .,',' i". inv uii,. .ill.it lil: r'l.oril nil's oulet but sleadllj held IVe qisito 17 5uU7 7. per bid n to iiu.illt PROVISIONS The market ruled firm with s fair. Jolililli a.....n.l ivmiullitn. 1 1 lieel 111 e, I" smoked and alr-drled 3Il. western beef 111 sets, smoked 31c tlt beer. tenders smoked Htid elr dried knuckles and lite, weslirn lef. knuckles and Renders smoked 5 .c, l-i hams CiM'lil. imrk" fomlb I'1" l,",w-1'1 ', '"'"!' H p .ur.,1. loos-, 211f2l",. do sU I n ned losse SimiS'Jr. do in sinukul 22'. 5l -Me "tier hams, smoked. ,-IH cured, ns to bra id and alernKe JZWZW nani" ',"""",- , leiiii. cured 2'."-.'2'.c. bo. ed boneb.s, ,l..c. 1 leilli shoulders. S P i ured. loose t.e do. smoked IKc: l-llles In pickle sceordiiu lo acri e loose ISc breakfnst bacon k to hr"nd ninl aiernite clty.ure.l 22i . breakfast b.i on. wesi ern Hired 22.- I lard, western refine. tie ries lSe: do do do. tubs ISf lard, pure e lt kelle rendered In tierces IS. lird. pure city, kettle rendered in tubs. 18c REI'INKI) SUGARS The market was unlet IMlnors. Ms ernes l:xlra fine Krnniitalerl 7S. . powdered eonfei lloners' A 7 i.ric oft Kradps. 7v . ' DAIRY PRODUCTS lll'TTKR Offerliius were more dberal and the market was U- lower with .b a modern" demsn.l Quotations f.db.w 11. stern fresh, sullil-paiked ireamen 5i.iil sp.. nils. 44. . "J Iras 4.'i43. extra llrsts lll'oll. tl sis. .1X,1 3'. neionds a1l.tlli iSarbc prints fain l 4 . aien.se extra 4lii:k tlrls. 3sm in. s, piids 3.5l3ll sp.clal funic brands of prints J.ilibllil! KUllS llfferlnus wer. more libels! andprl.es were i:.c per case lower Quotations: N".irb extras 41c per dos. li llearbi firsts. Ill Her .ase nearhc .urr.ni re. eipts 41140 per is' western extras 4li per dozen, do extra (1-st . Ill r, per ease do llrsts 111 lo per ins, fan. c selette.t illlidbd fr.-sh .KKs were Jobbllle at 43141,' per dozen . , ,, . . f'HKi:si: Tl , tni, iket ruled tlrni under llalit olTerlncs un.l a fair demand Quotaltons: New v.,rl. full i ream fin-c held :i,im:','i i.i, il.lls hMI.er .1., ilo Lit- t- SO...I. held. ... 2dc . do part skims II'iL-j , r Financial Briefs The New Yml. Mibt' t.isuri lost .'i.n3d.ouii to the banks on S.ituiday. making a cash net loss since l-'i nl.i . .r $10,821,000. Application has been made to the New Yoik Stock i:chunge to list the follow Imr securities: Wheeling anil Lake Krle Hall way Company. $11 C'J'.Oiio icfundlng inmt guge bonds, seiles A. due September 1. I'.ioii; Chicago and Nuitliuesleiii ltallwa Company. $15.2.o.Si.o additional common ste i k ; rnlted Fuel lias Couip.inv, $088,500 additional (list nHittgage. li per cent tweti-tv-iear sinking fund bonds, series A, due January I. HlSfi ; I'nlted Alloy Steel Ceu poriitlon. 500,000 shaies capital stock with out nominal or pat lalue. und Cerip de l't'sco Copper tJoipoiatlon, $lo.oon.000 ten eur conveitlble B per tent bonds, due No i ember, 1025. There has been placed on the regular list of the Philadelphia Stock Kxcb.inge $t;j0i) additional Aiueilcaii Telephone stock. Net piollts of the Loose. Wiles Hit-cult 'ompany for tho je.it' ended December 31 otaled 1.028.'Jlfi. figainst $3'i8,27l the I t pievloiis year. v The net im-ome of the National Carbon C.imp.iiii o' Cleieland. for the ,iear mifi was $1.1.2) 555. against $2.ri50,;.17 III HUB 1'arn e.g." of the fnlted States Industrial Alcohol Company Tin the ear ended lo ..ember 31 weie (".727.04:1, after the de- ducUoii of operating expenses, ns com- pared with 52. .21 no. in i-ji.i. inv sur- ii'iih at the end of I91 was SI 33d 025. equal to 33 22 per cent on the $12,000.1100 c- ,imnnn stock. The annual stockholders' meeting of the Kleclrle Stotnge Battery Company will he held March 21. The company has been doing a recoid lolume of business, and a xery favorable report for the year ended Pet-ember SI. l'-'l"- 1 expected Kex.tnns leiepaou. Race 427U Rac 4211 Benson & Packard Member! of Philadelphia Stock Kxchamra New York Stock Exchan of $Jt7.or.T TliH inmTe the net prollts $H.0'i!l.01l mi llicr.a-e of Jlli.'.lln. ThMf was tin rlianci' in dividends In Hie year the total ii'd belliK l.ilfl.:SB. nml llti'ic was chatyi-d off lo thcslnklliK fund ISJIt.TOn a (ti'ln'of $!' Jim ,f. r tiio payment of all (hiUKec then- wu a stiridus of $'2,:J -n!i.. wlili h makes n combined surplus of f.l..1i;i.24l. in more limn Jfi3 n shuro on the capital slock sldo fioin the lepmt of the f. f I theie was little to discuss In the flnnti c'al illFtrh-t toda.i. So for as opera tions weie concerned on the l,liilndeipli..i Slock i:i-lianKP tiotiiini; of an.i liiipmi imce took plni-e 'I'liete was ici.i Utile di matiil for m curdles mid while the cliaimcs In pi-Ices were small they were nioslli n hade higher of the dlslinctli I.h-iI Issue Philadel phia linpld Trans t trust i-.-rt meatus weie the mot m lite nml lifter opening tin ch.tiiRed lit sn-t, tli.- pne- Kit up n small finctlnii The n Id t imminent took plllce In llaldwln Lorniiiutlie and Ctiltcd Slntps Steel lomtiinn both of Hhicli moled up mole than a point Quite n number of Is suis came out michii tiffed from the close of S.itunl.ii I'nltid ia Improiement sold III x'"11, up POULTRY I.IVK WIS MUl.'l t'Ut sti Hill under lllod, Mite iifr.rlna! cjiud.itl ,tib Fowls, us to n'lallu llituiii niuKKi i.sstus 171si old roosi r l.91ik. sprint i liUki-us sn nu utiil. Ill w.'Mc dinks as In slse and iliislll. JtlHSIe: Bus, lunS'Ji. nlieeiins old i r i.nlr. 'JStelliie. do iiiinir. l r pmr -oil I.l!i:.ssi:ii-F..w. wen- in.ir. freely olfere.1. ri.Wkh,nsl",f,nT.1J'.i,,,M "fio'lll "heM r.illmiltM are the mini iiions rn sii-klll.il iin IMiked f,wls 11' li lm di-i lilcUtsI .r .ii. s selnied L'Osi. d,i n.lulilm; I'ii lbs Hnd mer npleee 'Jl, do Welsh, UK 3 t lbs llplei , 'l'. do, nelKhlllK 3 lbs .till. -" 1' -- , .'Wl- "' bbis. f.inn. dr plil.,,1 W.Uhui. 4'a I lis and over apb-i.. --Mia i small, r b is olf.'.li "Id lovsteis. dr luc l.i'd. J". . naillnit cliiek, ,s western, dryplckul. In Isms, weuninic surin r-l.nl. in poxi s. veininK PWI", r.tiilc rniMlnir chickens w.st- lis 1 er li.ilr t!.. rn. la boxes, weisthltm 7 lbs pir p-ili Jl tf'J4e; ronsilni; cblcUetiH. wesitrn. dr pit 1 In bills nelxliliiK sWHI lbs in r pair 1!.i ronstinic ehlcUens wst rn la bbis wiislibn; 7 lbs per nll. 'Jlir-jjo brnlllmr ehlelc ns w.slerii. in box -s wi nrhll r: 3rl II, s. prr pitr 2.42ne; chickens welKhltita- orit ihs. i,er pair. Vltf'.'lc. do. mind sins lsff-.tic. br,dle-s iersei fnticv 3J .l.,( . broilers other ii"irbv nelchinir l'JFlls iiplire :!l)lf3L,e. tu'L-JC l-cr lb PlIlC marl,! l-'tc'llc. fanrv wi stern Si:!3e. fair to isond BtHf.llc. old Toms J'ii aoc common, -411-71' ducks nearbv. lP&JV do. wreslcrli. L'Ufdl'ti. kccsc nearby lofo-'l .-..tern 1S4IJK. K'luabs per dor.iii 11 lilt- weUhlnR ll(??rj lb- p, r do?en t."i ;.'., 1 wl te neiuhlt.s- Mini lbs p. r dozen . i ',1.0. white, witrlilnc S lbs pe- do. J I ,M .i'l I wll'te. WelKhlnc 7 Ihs per dnZ'-n s.l 401 .1 .'. ! white, wiluhlfli; llfrlll. lbs pi r doi tl. l.,l 'J 7r, daik. L' LT.ffi J 7.. small and No - line Oil I'RKSII I'RUIT.S Th market was i,uli I Willi moil. i.l. but ample oltTltiBS at uuote.1 rates Quoiiil..is Apples. p.r bid York llulierliil tlit.'.r.ll lien mils i.l .-.on i ,,, llaldwln Nn I Jt.Ml'ml unur.id.d X.'tiM Ml L-ee..ntii- v.. I XI l.ll do. uilKTMd.d 431112 Klnns Vn I 44 .,o tl . .Ml do uuuriided $3111 stniinan No I tli..o, .In uiis-r.t.b'd. 42 r.llO.I :,il libit sip No" I 44 SiiOi: tin unlimited $l .-am 1 :,n apples nortliw, st, t n p.r box, II .oli 2 Mi hmous ls-r box 42 .'.oil. I ,-,il oranu-es I'lm Idu per irate brlBht $2 .'u'te 3 :,n. ru-"et 42 .Mil' .1 taiiK.rlner. I'lm Id n, i snip Jllttl Kropt frull. I lorlda lii.llaui lliw-r pi r ernle, 12 .",nii jl.'.o. irnulsrtlis i-i,p,. i'.l p. r bid. fan.-c lute xnrlt ties Jail." .Ml . irlx bl.uk, $.111. iinnberrles. i'ai- i'd per ,rat,- $1 7.1W2, .1, .lersej. .lark l r .nils II MlWl 7.. do do Unlit per iralt H.11 straw In rrles I'lorldn ler tiuarl. 31l 0t VKGKTARI.KS Supplies were small and the mark. I ruled tt;iiil. but there was little trailli!- (Juimiilons II lilt" jiotHtnis p.r bush IViinsi biilil 1 !"..."" ..'' '""' New York tl.oli. 5.1 1 V,i I.11 II bite Intnl. its .It rs. per basstt fl I,.', ill. till Mlett potato, s Eastern Slo . pel PHI ,) 1. JX51l.il! Nn 2 ll.'illl s.v.,1 potatoes. Delaware (ind .Marc land p, r hall 1,1 .No 1 1175112. No. 2 II .Mill I nil. r i .--.teei ,uiHi.es J. ise. Wr li.Oial .Ml 1 XI -1 Ul.3.. Nu 2. .ll!i;rt Unions per lou lb I.,. No I cellow III) .'nil 11 .-,11 No 2 I'lli'lMi I'abbiKt UaliNh p.r ton. Il.-.ll. do Southern per hamper $.'ll4l.l Sniuuih. Norfolk p.r bid . S'.lll I. do T. xas pet hamper. $2 ."0 Uab Norfolk per bid $1 2. I s. laullllowtr Norfolk, per irate $1 .Mill 2 I., ttuce. rinrlda p.r basket. 41f.. ilo MiBlnla. per basket SI HI ,n do. North I'lirollua p.r basket 111t r.n 'eleli. rinrlda ,t r ltlltuh .rate. I.l. 2. 11 t 7.". HHi.ni, l-'lorldi per basket ilieeu. I'l.'ailii, Was $3. .'nil il I'.KKplaul Florida, per box 2.MI'74 Peppers Florida per box 42 Mill 3 f.U. Sipiasb, I lorlda per box $1 7. if 2 2.. t'ti. Florida per bisk-l $.li7. Toiniito. s Florida, per irat, 42 7iririil Mushtonms -r 4-lb bask. 1 41 4U1I I 7. BUSINESS IS GOOD ON COTTON 'CHANGE Prices Are 'Generally Higher. Foreigners and Trade Interests Are Heavy Buyers 'i:V VilKK l-'eb 20 Htislness nasi fairlt- large at the opening of the cotton inaiket t.ielax. with the tune steady Mai , was up 13 points. July 11 points and the I late months 3 to ii points Aftci the Mtst few mlnules the ueaib.i positions fell 4 tt. r, points, getting limit- In line with the other ' options There was piohably mine scalp- ' lug than In any utile similarly slum petlod lu a long time , Wall street southern Interests and room traders operated Hist on one side then on the other, pcireign liu.tlng was rnlily gen eral, mainly for Liverpool account. Coin mission houses cveio sellers It was stated an, mill the ring that South, i western Intetests tier.' ptncliaslng colt m ' fiom the local stocks because lbe.i nil i not In- supplied In hi me territory The early reaction whs followed In ', ntw.el llrmitfss T id, !met""tH weie l.iu. eis oil the elip i s'lt afte- the ope-PMig The tleiiiainl of this surt 'n.-ituiall.i mi- n tnated the bullish character of spot ,n'- ices while theie was also Home hue it g i potts thnt gootl loins would he ueeeled bef r t!ic Kcniilna'luii could take pirn in the Southwest Itat'tet .1 favotablc- impression was also cleat -d by tepoits of cisici niarllic wat tlsks and the nafo arrival of the Orleans In Ki-encli tialeis With the inaiket sell ing about 15 to 21 points net higher duiing the middle of the mottling, sentiment was still unsettled about diplomatic unccitain tles. howeiet, and later fluctuations, weie Irregular with tiadlng quiet. May contiacts sagged off tn 16.37c. or back lo within 7 points of Katiitday's closing figures niound the middle of the day. Sat close open 11am 12 in. 1 p m March ... May .lulv . . iittuher Pet ember bpot . . . 11132 . .Ill Wl . . in a. . 1 II 02 . m.in . . in t. in a. i42 tn in in ui in H 111.37 in 37 Id 42 10 02 in i. HI 41 m is in .' in 3 in 12 in m Liverpool Cotton LIVICrtPOOL, Feb. 2fi. Theie was a fair demand for spot cotton today nnd prices were 3 points higher on the basis of 1 1.3Bd for mldupland. The sa,res aggie, gated 8000 hales, Including fiOOO bales Amei lean The Impii's were 6000 bales, nil American. The market for futures closed steady nt a net adiance of ftf? 12 points. Fewer P. R. R. Stockholders The number of stockholders of the reiin sylianla Ha 1 1 road on February 1. according to 'a statement glien out today, was 90,805. Thjs comparts with 'Jll.ttS on February 1, 1916, a decrease of 2610. Of the total num. ber. 46,242, or nearly one-half, were women. The number of shares outstanding Is 9,985, 314, which Is an aveiugo holding of v'J shares, sines the beginning of the Uuropnin war. about $60,000,000 par value of Pennsyl vania Btock has been returned from forelrjn countries, Of the stock outstanding nn first of the present month only 2 6! per cent was In the names of foreign holders. This com Sales in Philadelphia Net I Ilath trflw t'lnsc, rhae, A Am tins . uo uos, hips, v . Am Itys pf on ii n 1 ii ',4 (13 l. 70 in. si 3IH4 8SV, 7.1 H 88 14, n n Sli Anaconda . 7V4 300 Maid l.nco .1.1 in II fi Stfpf .. :i(in Hrook It T 711 Sun Krle . . . -tn 4? Ins I'nN A it 711 l.k Sup ( -J Hi . I.eh Nai . H3V4 3H t.eh Valley 1 1 U, In ("onlial. 88 lo Norrlstown 14 IS Nm Hi I'ii. 11.1 !!! I'eiin It It .4!, 7 I'n Salt M !). Ill I '111 la Co I7 Ton Hel. life i.lii Toll Mill ei,' .10 I'lilon Tiac I3V4 71 full (i Int. SKT, t H.I CI T S Sleel Hill 10 War I & S ti, ln. Win Cinmp 7IM, . ion York lly 13 19 T-1 .31(. t',. .. Ill 1 3'4 I 37 Jl',. 83 U Yt 7 I ',(. 4- 88 .. .. 14. Il.t I illtf. 113 II. 4 an 8!H4 t'4 I3',i MV 107 '(. Hill -1-3 IIV'4 Mi 711 711 13 '4 1.1 IIIIMis svt I liKi' MlKh 1.IIW. Close IMP), S.'.iU Am Hits ,; lllec lis uei'ii (Ifll, 5IHIII lllec A I'co Tr Is 83 K:i", HS'S, 'iU Iiiiio Int It.is Is .111 .Ml Ad Hum ICeyTel 1st .s . I8HN IIH'm IIN'lJ. . .Iiiiio l.chlith Val e'o.ll lis Hill Hill I0A .... I mill I'eiuia Co Ken lijsltijic, I03K I03M, .'null do cons I'vs . lni lo. Ifl. loiio I'blla Co 1st ,s . nil t,i nil i,i intH I8HHI I'liila ICIec Temp ris.Hlii, 1111 101 snoo IbMilliiKKU Is . ... 111 !M llt li Iiiiio I'n Ilwys t c Is 75-c, ; ', ViV, Suuar Putures Irregular NCW VfillK. Keb if, The sukiii flit ui en miitket, opened today weak on the near inoitths and firm on the lale oillnns. (list prices sliiiw'lmr decline of 2 point-, lo , (I,,UI1I(,(..H of S ,,!, Sa)ps , ,,lp ,. I wee ! ton- Wall st.eet IioukI.I t reel . u'th leadlnc; ti.tde Interests li.tllmr sinr.it nnlini-iM foi sale .Mail-Order House I'ays .More Ni:V Vtiltlx. l-'eb I'd. Seals. Itoebtick .... , ., , ... niiip.iiiy has declaretl a diiliientl of $2 a shine cm common stock, payable Mav IB, to stock of lecoid Apill 3b. This Is an In i lease of 23 cenls a shale oier the ple lioiis enintteilv rate of $1.75 a shale At a special mceti.iK of the stockholdeis a pioposltlon to inciease the common stink i .tpltallzatlon fioin $u0.oiiii.nOo to $7.', nun., nun was approied Provident Trust May Double Capital special uuetim: of the stoi-kholdets of the I'tovldent l.lfe nnd Trust Company will bo bold on Mav 7 foi the puipo-p of ap piotllitf a pnipo-ed inciease of the capital stock fioin $1.0011,11(10 to $2,000,000 It is iil.iuned lo issue 10.01111 ndflltlnoal shares of ..tod; with n par Willi., of $100 e.llll ' ' ' ' l" I - Another Half Million Tor Japan Ni;V YORK. I'eb. 2fi The New Y01 k Sitlitte.isury tndav transfetted fBoo.onn In Cnld to San l-'innclscii. Tills represents another oNport of Bold to Japan NKW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS NKW YORK. K.h 211 lll'TTCIt Reielpts, IIsl2 tubs Weaker Uljther scorliuer 421?42Iti e, extras, IPa, fnsls ;lsii41c. seiond., Jiisi .ll'if, Stat,- .lain. I1K3 l Hi F(!i!S Reielpts. fill 17 cases Weak Uxtras. 41 if It'll- extra llrsls. Ju'j, firsts 3UWC4U. se, ..nils 3M3!t, white 14 11 l.e bruwn. 41 ',i 42e. mixed tnl.ir 3'Hj If 111 Okmulgee Producing and OPERATING IN OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS CAPITAL STOCK Authorized Capital, $5,000,000. Issued & Outstanding, $1,750,000. Reserved in Treasury, $3,250,000. Transfer Agent -Empire Trust Co., 120 Broadway, New York. RegistrarSecurity Transfer & Registrar Co., 66 Broadway, New York All Common Stock, Par Value Five Dollars. Fully Paid and Non-Assessable No Preferred Stocks, Bonds, Mortgage or other indebtedness, except current accounts i' QUARTERLY DIVIDENDS OF 2'2 EACH ARE PAYABLE IN APRIL. JULY. OCTOBER AND JANUARY yHE OKMULGEE PRODUCING AND REFINING COMPANY was organized under the Laws of Dela 1 ware, December 2S, 1916, for the purpose of consolidating under the control, of one management seven separate and independently engaged oil interests: A. Tiger Refining Company. B. Victor Oil Fields Company, Ltd. C. Kimbley Oil Company. D. Susie Oil Company. EARNINGS PAST Tho several properties oVned by the Okmulgee Producing & Refininp; Company have been producing oil in substantial quantities, and paying dividends for a period of years. The Victor Oil Fields Compiuiy, Limited, paid stockholders 25'e in diidends in 191.", and 100' e in 191(i. The Susie Oil Company also declared dividends of lflU'r in 1!MG. PRESENT (a) From its present settletl production of 1,500 barrels per day the income of the company at the current price of oil is $2.5,10.00 a day. (b) The earnings from the Refinery, capacity 1,000 barrels per day, based on n minimum profit of 50c per barrel, is $500.00 per day. (c) This makes a total of $3,050.00 a day profit which is equivalent to $1,127,850.00 a year, or over six times the present dividend requirements. FUTURE Fifteen rigs are now drilling day and night-in proven fields. This should assure at least twelve new wells monthly or 144 during, the year. The company's engineers have not estimated future production through a comparison of the company's fields vith other fields. Their estimates are based solely on the company's past experience with ITS OWN WELLS ON ITS OWN PROPERTY. SUMMARY 1. The Okmulgee Producing & Refining Company is the con solidation of seven established dividend-paying interests. 2. The company forms a complete cycle in the production of Oil, having under one management THE PRODUCTION. TRANS PORTATION. REFINING and MARKETING OF PETROLEUM AND ITS PRODUCTS. 74 Broadway New i York SINKING OF LAC0NIA MAKES WHEAT WEAK Sellinij Causes Declines After Prices Had Gone Higher on Attempts to Cover l i:TIII.K roMUTIII.NS .,:M'..W",.,' ,.l'' '-7 ,illee.ireieWeiI al lie II cither lliirrnii this mtiriilnx Indl laled the fiillnwInK weather inndlllnnsi Temnernliirrs ,. .... lllBll. laiw. Canadian Nnrlhwrl Clear in 0 Nnrlhwe.l Prep. II 3d llkldle Vlel leur .8 in ynnlhwe.l I'leiir BH 10 I nncr Mississippi tnllo Hear fill 18 LowTr Mississippi uej ( lenr 71 .3 Ohio tallr.i Clear fit til CIIK'Aflo, hTe slnklnK of the Clltiard liner Laconln tunde the itheit market heaxy today after It hnd deie lope d firmness fol loirliiK 11 lower statt .Inst before Presi dent Wilson dellteieet bis addiess In Con (tress selllnsT was ii'sium-d nnd the tempor ary linproiemeiit which was broURht about by attempts of laiKe eas-cin sliotts to eoler was lot. nlihouirh llnnl iiiiotntlotis were bote the bottom. Ttade was slow and nn Intel cut I ti-. The IiIkH on May was $1 7'H4 the low $1.77", anil the close $177Ts lo. $I.77 against $1 78 '-, at the end Snttitday. Tin top on .lul.t was SI .2', the bottom $1 51 and the llnnl $I.B1',, compared nub $1.51 N, the tlual limitation of Saturday The best on September was $1 HI'., ihe lowest n.aa-xj anil me close 51..i:i'-. conip.nei nun 5i.33T. Mdliiriliiy'H last price l.-ndlim futures runeed ns follows: Wheat Open lllili Low, Close, e lose Mav 1.7N'x 7ii4 i t;. i.TTt, 7S duly I .l' 1 .2's I .'.1 t'-'' I -" September 1 3'1'u t III1. 1 ..,1 jpilj 1 lu urn iiiew iieiii.-r.c i Mhj I.ol'i I ui', 1. nn I, tl miS t ill i Julv I.'iui. I no'. tins nu1. tl no' Hats Mai , .7' :,7'. :uji .ii :,; .lull .!'. .. at. .! '."il1 Mac''- 17 mi 171IO 17 7 417.S7 17 07 .lull .. 17 so 17IHI 17 sil 17 K2 17 7u Ribs .Mai 111 .'.' HI 112 HI 12 III B0 'HI IJ .lull .11157 I'l 7o HI .'ill till . 'HI 17 Pork Mm '3U s. 31 10 31107 t.ll.llll 3D sn Juli . . 3llt. 30 III 30 15 311 .111 lu n Hid. t.lskcl Marine Insurance Rates Easier NKW VOltK. Keb. 2i Hesplte the sink ing of seien Hutch ships in the Cncllsh Channel S.itiitela.i. Insiuanro intes to the fnlted Klmrdom today eased off sllithlli to nboiil 7'i pel- cent The destruction of the seten Imtch boats cost local iincler inlteis. It Is t sibilated, not meire than flOO.Omi sliiie most of them were Instiled by the Hutch tloicrnnient Itates to the Mcsllteri.ineau still range between 10 nnd 12 per cent, while quotations on shipments to South Aiih'I k'.i liaie further eased on" to 3 per cent. RAILROAD EARNINGS iifffai.o, r(k'iii:nti:r and PiTT.smmnii 1017. Itirrease Third week Februan $231.n7'i '."J lit! From July 1.. . S.1JS7,M1 725.I5B CANADIAN l'.M'IKlt' Third week Ket,ruar 12.225. Odd 1132 nisi IJKANII TIlt'NK Third week Februan $11311,48. '4B UU7 I'HI'.SAI'KAKI-: AND OHIO Third week February $'121,2.8 '$21 72.', I'roni January 1.. . Il."ti.'.si4 OHU WKSTIIRN MARYLAND Third week Feliruarj $247,343 147 273 rrolll .lull- I.. . h 140.707 1.247.1111 CANADIAN NORTHIIItN Third week IVhrnari I5'is "on $3R,7oo From .lull 1.. .. 2ll.15s.40il 5.27S.BHU ATCHISON Janusrj uross $12. Idl 4.1. I2.0S7 7H4 Nel 4.10.1 li'J'i I, St II 1130 Helen mouths' Rloss Ho, 1411 nilll 13,515 11111 Net 32.107.75o 7.10s 2.10 Det ri ase. BAR SILVER I. ist 11117 Today Sat Men HlKll laiw New York Items) 77'. 77s. 77 711 74'. London Ipenre) 37's 371. 3S' 38 3d Refining: A. B. BENESCH & CO. INVESTMENT SECURITIES Specialists in Dividend Paying Oil Stocks Wmslow Taylor & Company, INVESTMENT SECURITIES . 402 WIDENER BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA, P4. DIVIDENDS DECLARED Colorado Tower Company, regular quarterly of Hi pr cent on th preferred itnek, payable .March 15 to stock of record Tebruary 28i and li of 1 per cent on tn. common stock, payable April Id In stock of record Msrch 31. I'ubllei Mert'lre b'orporallon of New Jersey, regular eiuarterly of s per tent, payable .March 31 tn slock ofxrreord Msrch t.. Tonopah Kxlenslon Mlnltic Comnane, rscular of lo per cent. paalde April 3 to stork of record March ts, Hooks close March 12 nd reopen Msrch 23. Montreal Cotton I'ompanj usual qusrterly of I per cent on the lommon nnd 1. per tent on the preferred slock, puxable March IB to stock of record March .. Graft" Brothers Buy Coal Land I'lTTHBt'HOH, Keb. 2fi Cliaff Urothirs. coal operators, of illalrsvlllo, I'n.. hate pur. chased from the l.atrobe Coal Company nnd the H. C. Krlck Coke Company nbout 800 acres of coal In Perry township, West moreland County, find plan nn electrically multiped plant Zinc Ore S90 a Ton lOI'I.IN. Mo., Keb 26, Zinc oie pi Ices are stronR at $!! a Inn Shipments are le strlcled by freight cotifteetloti. r1 " : Investing Money to the Best g l T Advantage Is a Science Is it correct to determine the intrinsic security of a bond from its interest return, and class bonds as, 44, safe; 5, prob ably safe; 6, speculative? Throughout this country there are num erous prosperous corporations, small and large, engaged in various forms of business essential to the communities served. In the ( majority of cases, these corporations bor row money by the sale of bonds. To select consistently and accurately the strongest and safest investment from the great mass offered is a science that requires an exhaustive examination into the facts and details which form the financial strength and stability of earning power of the various corporations who offer their loans for sale. In this work we specialize. Can we be of assistance to you? -RRPOKE.TOICES & fQ g 15tK&WaliYut St - -3 i s saw Compa E. The Kimbley & Moellendick 200-acre lease in the South Okmulgee Pool. ! F. Huck Oil Company. G. The G. A. Simons Interests. .'1. Three of the seven companies now combined each paid divi dends of 100 in the year 1916. 4. The present earnings of the company are at the annual rate of G5re on all outstanding capital stock. o. Tiie company owns, free and clear, over 8,060 acres of proved Oil and Gas leases in the choicest oil fields of Oklahoma and Kansas, on which there are 53 producing wells and a fully equipped modern Refinery. 0. Over $600,000.00 cash has been expended in equipping and developing the company's properties. 7. The company recently refused an offer of $700,000.00 cash for a single lease of 200 acres of its property. 8. By Charter provision no issue of Preferred Stock, Bonds or Mortgage can be created except with the consent of the holders of 75 of the total Capital Stock outstanding. The company is now disbursing dividends at the rate of 10 per cent, annually, payable 2' per cent, quarterly. Earn ings are more than six times this present dividend require ment. Having placed a large part of this issue, we now offer the unsold portion at $6.00 a share. Application" will be made at once to list the shaves of the Okmulgee Producing & Refining Company on the New York Curb, Boston Curb, and the Kansas City Stock Exchange. We anticipate that the stock will enjoy a broad and active market. We reserve the right to reject any subscription, or to allot a lesser number of shares than requested, and to close subscription books without formal notice. Reservation may bo made by wire at our expense; initial deposit oS 20r will be required. tOCAL MINING ST6CKS TONorAll STOCKS M.cNsmsra .... 'Vm' A""4 Mldwsy ... r. 7; Mltpsh F.xtenslnn . ... , II I? sioniana . ., . ,-.-u North mar I", Rescue Hula I .-.-j (KH.DFIKI.I) HTOCKS lltue Dull Iloolh .7 Cotnbl nation t-rsctton tllamondfleld II II Daisy Orn Hand Ken . . .1 sillier I'lrk MIHl'i:i.t.ANF.(M'H Arlxona Cnlted Tecops Mining ,01 01 i'l'l It .01 .ii a .02 m l. i7 I- .1.1 LIVE STOCK (iUOTATIONS t'HICAOO. Kjb. Jfl.-illCXIS Itceelpts ll.l.nnr) head. Market ftW toe hlBhcr. Mixed and bub h. ers. 112.001113 lt.1 Rood heali, $12 lmir 1.1 n-i, rough heavi. I12.flufl 12.831 llslit. It: !. piss. I'l.tl0tlll.7.l bulk. Il2.0ff13 10. ' e'ATTI.i: Reielpts la noil bead Maike, tnWL'ur Walter. Ileeies. I. s.iMI2.2.ii lows nnd heifers, I I.7MJ 111..", slot krrs and feeders $rt7.MI 411. Texalis, IN.MlV tllOn rah,, U(,5i) I2.B0. SIHir.l" Iteieipts, is.otio nead .Market stroiut. , ann wrsieiu t ... ... ia.il-, jii (. ny 108 S. La Salle St. Chicago. 111. Native I 1f 4.7fi 3 pares with 10.4U per tent In 1916. T r', ' ' ;f ': ' ..aiiifeL;,.'.tc:i.-fi..-..ii. " v-,-y , r.f ' '- , .rl.S . M , . 'V V. . G
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