lS 7W5T.I TV .j. Z;Z?d Ft -, -v.a & mr.L- A '" t ; -r v. i p. ,) " V fA Vf EVENING LEibGER-PHIIlDELPmA, WEDNESDAY, MAB Cl 7;Vl917 Jh V X hf. T ' Diversified Investments At all times we offer securi ties of different types in varvinn denominations and with varymg yields securi ties, appropriate for trust funds, institutions or indi viduals. We shall be glad 1 to give any investor assist I ance in choosing conservative investments for each specific neid. Communicate with us .lU.!ark$o. nANKKB. (Eatabllahed 1SS7) 321 Chestnut St., Philadelphia P1tlburs Boston Cliteac Wlllcea.narre Keadlnt FINANCIAL NEWS- A Short Maturities bJ Southern Railway Company Twoiear .Vfc enred Note duo Mnrth lit. 1011) ') and fnter-st, leldln 5? Bejhlehem Steel Company Two-Mr iW prrrrfl "Vole rtiir Ffhrrnn fMh. 1010 Hfi1 atl'i Hi-1 it ln1lt1K 5.0J, Then nt, huw brnnri m.l tl mnrlW Tli inner 1 tAX fre in Fnnivlmnn iM for t'lrrulflr I I tt7 Wisfar&Stot res-- p- a. I lommerrlal Trint lliiiMInt 9 S 7 j fhlladelplila. I'enni. Bjl r , Ftnti. Tux Refunded 0 First Mortgage B onas Earnings about six times amount required f o r interest charges. Listed on the New Yorls Stock Exchange. Particulars on Application Aak or tiesrriptivf Circular L-t98 A.B. Leach & Co. larestment Securities 115 South Fourth Street New1 Tor k Uotton Chlrnftn TRADING ACTIVE ALL THROUGH DAY; HIGHER PRICES INDUCE LIQUIDATION I Statements on Floor That Bulk of Selling Was Based on Determination to Arm, Merchant Ships. Bond Market Steady i High Points in Today's Financial Sews , Active trading in Sew York all through the day. Reaction took place I toward end of nrmi'o. Price lower on Curb. Whtat and cotton declined. linr nilver lower in New Vnrk: unclitiii'cd in London. Many crlra dividend. J'cuntilvama Uailrnntl nuked null In renervr space for r,7,000 ton of .'tandrtiil i-ection leel nil for t!)tn tMivrrji. i NKW YOIIK. Match 7. TIioip tvim Hrtup tnirllnc In llir- stuck market nil HihiiirIi tlif ita.v , but the lllclld IcpI wlili'ti lime been if-ih'IipiI 111 the lliat fpn iln wpip incentive In Iniliiflnj; ipnllzlm: sale mi n larger rp. rn.iUInc thp inaiket rerpcle -iflcr prtv ilhpln.i or MioiiKtli. with priced' In the lat linlt of the da.v ahonlnif rmilprliil npt declines from .vesterilnv'N Html llRiiie. TIip situation. Iiiraner, l now one In which ilovvnnnid movement nie chaiactei'liied n renotlnn Inc-I-dental In the upwald mo pment Man.i mIocUm ate now velltnc at IlKinei 2" polnli or inoip hImip thoe pievaillns "nh h nhort time asn, while a number of thp leadliiR copper shirk, like Anacojidrf. hip up mole than 10 point. Thoe who had ImiiirIiI lit the low level tie'eal lis fell Impelled to take Ihe tlhcrnl inollts which hae accrued on their peciilalie lines At the same lime Ihe Immi iiader, who hap lieeti tuhtlnc thp upwatil moenienl all aloim. aisonied I hilt the waxeilnu temlen .hiwn was another new oppottunlt for putlliiK oni additional lines ! lioi t t ick.. and nales h them made the teactlon In the lale tiadinp most piono meed. On Ihe l.oanltoom (loot stateinenis weie made lliat the hulk of thp ellitiB was based on the determination to aim merchant hlp, but this Is what the Street Iuih been lookliiR for since ihe dmtnlstiatlon measures were (list pin posed In fousiess I'nlted Slates Srl ("Hiitiinn. after selllnK at lll, dioipeil to below llo, and Muilne preferieil which opened at ""'. declined to below "S t'tnh Copper made a sain of 2 pulnlx to 1I7'J, but lost most of this In the afternoon teactlon. The bond matket was steady, with some Issues showlnif modeiale cain. but cenernllv price Continued to iel n the levels which have heen established for a lone period. AiiKlo-Kiench .".s mild al 2'i to 92 Other foielRii Issue w'eie In such supply a tn hold the lest of lh minUet in check HALTING TENDENCY ON THE CURB FOLLOWS REACTION ON 'CHANGE NKW VOKK, March 7. ' Price movements nnd maiket tone on the Hio.id Stieet filth todav were mlved with a hailing tendenr.v. ih.eflv ilue to the teactlon which occuned on ihe Slock KxohniiRP Some of Ihe w it-older viocli weie lower, with Silb mailne dioppinp; fiom 2fi 10 2.'i'i an 1 Mldvale Steel .vleldlnc fiom 57" to :.7li.. WiiRhl -Mai tin Aliciaft d'opid from ,.1 to 'i Anieilcan Wrltlnc IMpei whowed a stioiiB tone. advaiicInK fiom W to bV,, nnd California I'ackliiK wne fiom Si's ;o ?,S. Trading In the mine uocks was fuir'.v active, with collie 11111 these Issue in "vIkoioiis demand and iiiovIiib up to mateiiallv lilcher level". Consolidated Ailr.01111 via .1 piomliient fejtuie, advancinK to 2, with the hiiylnc based on the favorable showliiK made in the annual repnit. Jerome Verde was Haded In bkiiIii on an enoimoii scale, mote than 200 00a shnies chnnclnc hands, with the stock teactinc fiom S at the opening to 2 HlK l.edae sold at 5'4 to 51,. C.reen Mortster at 1 ' and Magma al R0 In .10. New York Stock Sales lllth, Advance llunlely lJ't AJa (lubber . . l Alaska (lid M .. Hi Allls-Chalmers Co J4 kh',4 .l i ini',4 I1), en 31 It'ii .isu do pref Am Ar Chem Am Deet Huuar . A m Ca n ... do pref . . , Am Tar ft Kdy Co Am Hide : l.thr do pref , . . . Am lie Sec Am Linseed . . do pief Am Loco Am .Malt I r do pref t v.... Am Snieltliur do pi ef A' do pi of II . . Am Sunn" ,pr Am SuEar Am T ft T Am Tobacco . . Am Wool do pr ... fO' Am WrtB Pap pr. Am 7.liir ft Lead S' do pref tl Anaconda . n's Xns'ts Ileal f'o S!4 Aichlnsn . ln Xt'nntlr H ft Ml. U'i All Coast Line II1I Atl Uulf ft W I lilfl'. do pref I3 Baldwin Lorn Co ll.illl ft Ohio !fl , In pief . . . t.1 Hanelt Co llflifc do pief . .1 M"i Beth Steel , .11; do II . . lis'!. I Hmokl.vn II T B84 I Hums Hros . . II 11 ' Hiiinswlck . In' 1 Unite ft Sup Cop 4t ! ChI Petroleum It!., do pief .Ml 1 Canada Pacific 1.11 1 Ceii'ial Leathei 1't j Cei ro de Paro 3(Ti Cliandler Molois lot Chesa ft Ohio .111 I Chlcmo ill Wesl 1 1 14 1 do pref .16 I Chlcaso M ft St P do pief 130 Chlr ft Vortliwe! II.1wa I C X IftP 1st In Pd .IdH ' dn pief ctf.s dp i'.Vt Chill Copper 3I'4 Chlno Con Cop 0114 I Cluelt Peabody 10 Col F ft I tn Cnl fias ft Hlec 1.1"4 Con r, K I, ft P l-M Cnnol tins . . I?n, Cont Can . . . . n? do pief Ill Cont Iris Co .... Miy, Corn PioductE .3flH do pref . . I04 Cliiclble Steel Kt Cuban Am Siiif.ir i;n Ciinaii Cane Sugar t.1'4 In pref .. ni,4 Del ft Hudson . 141 Pen ft lllo C, pief Low Iflii AR Bt I0JV4 is v, At tni :n 11 Mi Ml?. HUH 1011V1 inl (ill r :i n aih III iHl'.r m l'i 0114 201", .1TA1 .11 Ouirf Finney AUTOMOBILE BANKERS REAL rtri iecinl f.iclhlle.s for In dividuals or automobile deal- rs to finance the n,cquiiement f pleasuie cars., and foi Hislness house to nname he acquirement of coiutnei 'tal cars or trucks. If sou aie thinking. of purchasing n car of any kind for an pur posethe FINNKV SVSTKM will make a better business transaction for you ESTATE TRUST BUILDING PHILADELPHIA IMII'sTltl.M."" 1 T" 1 111,1 AUecl I Vetn.i i;plosle . Vineilcan nrltlsh Mfc . .1 I 111erlc.111 Man onl SV4 "-"S Vioern.in Writing Paper l't .1 o iMill.ui Car ft l'd . "h :n Crfiindlari Car ft l"d pief 10 kii 'Hl'ven Steel II 'v !'.' ' 'h.ucoal lion . . . 7 'a Clieviolel Molois . IIS III) il'innip ShlpbtiiltliiiK . H" 'M' Cuitlss Aeroplnne .. 17 tl 1 Kioeisou Phorociaph . '.l ' Cederal Pvesturf . . J j Makell ft. Haiker Car I : li Hcndee Manufat luring . -M -7 Ix.itlifi'lioii Hion.e pief . .1 I 1 Lake Toipedo Moil ""i !" Lima Locomotive new . .17 .10 ' M.rflin Ann- ... 0! Maxim Munitions .... -!Vi 3 Mtdvale Steel . . .lau .17 Vpvv Yolk Shipbuilding . 3' IS Otis Uleiiitor .11 '- Peerless Motors ... 1.1 17 Poole K ft M 7.1 I no , P.rddeii M T "OVa ! I , Scripp'-Koolli ! ' , S S Klege vv I - fJ li'i Santa Cecilia . . . !' '' 1 Santa Cecilia pref "o "0 Standard Molois . 7 7 'i St Joseph Lead . . . IMn ! Meel Allnh 1 Subumr ne -4 Va Tilangle Plhn " , Todd Shipyards . . . .kii I CiPted Sug.ii- . . .in 1 I'nlted States Steamship ",i I Culled Mntnl . 3 Perilled P10IH Shoring "t. I World Kilm ' ' Wright-Martin Aircraft. 'v, Zinc Concentrating .. tW 3 elo- t I t 4 4S, Nil X 11.1 I'm 11 .17 -h. 2 Hi 10 In ",4 '. 4.1V4 3fl : V '! K. : m am, 3.111 it ' .10 311 14 ItAll.rtOAIlt. :pi ki oo IK to to in SIN SHIPBUILDING CO. 1st Mtge. 5s 1918 to 1926 Tax Free in Penna. GEO. S. FOX & SONS Etabllihtd I K.I 7 Commercial Trust Building Member of Philadelphia iork F.t ehance and New lork 8tnrk Ktrhancs Hock JMnnd coinmoii llock Island A pief I look Islaivl pref Western Pacific w I Western Pacific pref Wabash Plllsbuigh Wabash Pitts pr.'f s'lANPAlUI OIL Illinois -J.17 Ohio ao.t ! Pialrle Pipe 330 Pleice Oil I4V4 Stand Oil of California. 303 Stand Oil of N'evv Jersey 0X7 Stand ml of .N'evv York. 304 IMIi:i'i:.MIKT OIL ST Hat .111, .ill ft lias . . . t't , ( osden c id ft Cias 14 T 07 HO II 1 .1i SI .1! STOCK 3'IK 33.1 ISM S07 80! 3IIK Cosilm ft Co I.Tfc LI'I, 1.11s II ', 1.1 '4 IMII'.PKMIKVT Oil federal oil -I1 Inter Pet 1 oleum 13 Houston Oil 17 Men-lit Oil '"'.i .Midwest ... ins I Oklahoma Prod ft R . . lo-Vi Osage 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 j Mi lllce Oil Seipiovah 1 1V Nipulp.i lief IOVs Sinclair SlVi West Knd O ft n ... . ; IHMNCi MOCK Vlaska Standard Am Ventura to Atlanta IS Big Ledge U Uisbee Copper (a prnp) I Putte Copper ft Zinc Hi'i Unite NY S Calumet ft .Iriome .... H Consolidated Aiirona, ... 'J Vt Dundee Anz 4 Kmma Consol 1 V4 First National it Kloience (ioldlleld SO (lobe Dominion 'j Ooldfleld Cons .IK Ooldfleld Meiger fl f!iea Monster Hi Hecla Milling 7i4 Kowfl Sound TV Independence Lead . . . . 1.1 Jerome Verde (prospi... tj, Jim Butler In Jumbo Extension SO K'err Lake 4 Mi Knuanas 18 McKlnle.v-Parragh .13 Magma Copper Iliai Mothe Lode 30 Nevada Wonder fii Mplssing K lla.v Hercules I "an Toy . . 1.1 Tonopah KMension .... 3 West Knd Con 0.1 White Caps I ,, IIOMC Beth Steel 5s 2-yr notes, iihu Cudahy 5s KiJ4 Cosden Oil 6s 1114 Condon ft Co new 6s....lo7i French Munlc 6a B4 Mldvale Steel 5s 00i Itlissiau 6V,s 4li Uiisslan 5is KS ' Sinclair Oil lis no 'I odd Shlp.i.ud Us . . . Iioc, Weslein Pacific new 5s K!i So llvvy Ti pel cent notes 0K14 Am Smelt 5s oil I' S Itubtier new 5s 01 Pitll Secur Krle . do 1st pref nn Klec Co Oeneral Motors Ooodilrh B F . . 7t North pref . Or Nor Ore sub flieen Can Cop . Hulf State Steel III Central Int Agrlcul Inspiration Cop Interbor-Cons Cor do pref Int Mer Marine . SI W, in Ifl.lW IIO, iij'j int 11 1 11 101 t.i 91 14"4 t 30 HI 711 OK I,, IIIH'i 1 113 li NEW YORK BOND SALES I ci torn cr Mil vr rnMOAiuv (T, rrat. Cum. guar, Div. Frte 0 Tax) Ft. Wayne & Northern Ind. 5. 1934 Public Light c Power 5.. 1945 fs common hiqck tsonuti Gulf. Elorida & Alabama 5; 1961 City of Avalon. N. J.. 5.. 1944 Republic of China 6i, 1919 Dayton, Covington 6: Piqua 5s, 1922 Paige-Detroit Motor Car Co. 171 cum. aerial rrwr. aiocKt riieee en Application well Naulty & Co. Black Kxehani IIII. .Is V ;. Sted Alloys ' , tSaurnett Oil it' Gas Co. , BoughtSoldQuQfd 1 E. H. CLARKE '- Martea R. Alexander ' (Rldt. Partner) - ." Phaoe.H pcki, uk -fa.Tiiire m rpiu.. v. , 1 f- t-i'"-'r-.-t '! , , swsaawiprr , e ' , , WjUcWxWWiCNtJ:' -r ' Y " CMlMll ITaMMWairt' t auXhTO 1 in to.- ii.' IMI 01 mi 110'. 03. 111.1', M USVt 'v 02 0.1 IIP. 0' mi v. 117 11)0!, .llll'ii , Kli P.'S . S'.la . ooI . 71 .1UOV4 ! s'. 04"t , S.I . Hi's UN' , mi . 7S', . lOi't . 11 . 03!, . K7 .117', . 00 . 7 04 . -' ". . 74 ' , OOli 0 . 1)3 loss . 864 HI Low IMS MJ 1H 111'. 11 liin no n.'l'i 101 u si 0 0J 114 111 llllU 011 IIK 117 07 ion mi'. MIM, ": 1 I7IIHII Alii.-r Am . v .la 71100 rlo rteli .1 INTo.io Anslu-i'ienili .Is VMI '! Am FmeiKll Se "lllio Anier 'lei til Is :iSIHlll i1o r. isnilli Amer Vrll I'ap .' .. -i"io Armour Cu I'lV Sudd Atrhion el At infill niino Atlan Co Line Ul 4a Sllon Halt Ohio Ml a lilllllll ilo .Is I.TllillI ilii 4 , lilllllll ilii iv 4s -.'lino Hull ti o sn .1'. . . lllOtl Belli MIphI rfil r, . .I.'.iiiin Hrouk lUn Tr r, tols limn Can liovl Tis 1021 1IIINI ilo fia lU'Jlt . . . lnoil ilo ,1s IW31. tOOll Cal Gas i Klec .Is soon t'enl Leather 1st S , Usui Cent I'ae lit 4s,. .. iiiioo Chill Cniiver 7, llllHKI Ch. A Ohio 4'i.. . 2IHMI do cv fil lllloo ChI lt Meel 4s... Slilil) CHI I'n Sla 44a.. .1011(1 ChI It'll Joint 4. 4IIIKI do Ken 4 ... . C lion ilo III 3i .. lniioo c Jl t HI p rfil 41, e .1000 ilo cv .1 . . , il.Mlll do cv 4',4 . . . , .MOiiii ChI It 1 ft P rfd 4s 7(100 da 4a .. ... .. .11)00 ChI rtwy .la 1001) Col Midland la .... MUM) City of Paris Be... 1(100 Uoinp l"b Jtec Ha... S000 Con Oaa cv Ha.. .. 3000 Corn Prod Sa 1094. 7000 Den Jtlo Or rfil ! ltiOiK) III. Hecur Corp :,., :ot0 Krle cm 4a Her A, , HDOO do cv 4a Her II 12(10(1 do cv 4a Her D . . 10000 Oreat Nor 1st .la. . . 21000 Hud ft Man In Sa. 4IKHI III flteel deb IV, a S000 Indiana Bleel Sa... 1000 III Central 4a 1053, 471.0(1 Interl, Met 4a joooo Interb R T ref fta 4 soon inter Mr mr aooo inierm raper aono do Ha . . aaor. Jan new ft 8 4Ua looo Kan City Ter let 4a, , 87U 7Vi . yoOO klana Mlttl 2d.4a... 48 48 421100 Lack. 8teel ,1a lVJS.lwXi 100 l.WHIWI do. Ua 11130......,., VTA IHI atieae,uika no aB,t(,i)ji iai ai .... iinte, an 011 71 inm, 07'. 1 8.1 o.li, 7.11, 88 Vll 11 11.1 'i 87 1 in no 07 114 fl III ' 73'i. 3d mi. , u7W . - KIH Sa . SDH at UllU loo, mill? H IM IIU III.' 12 Hi III loo' Oil 13 loi , 81 113', Oil', 112. 0.1 01 on', mi;. in 07 i7 ton', lol'v 8!)V5 1. v 80', 1)11 71 inn', OK'i 01 8.1 o:.', 1114 ) 73 88 onv 11 0.1 'i 87 110 00 07 H4 2 Hl 7 001, 30 lui 8 noii 7fi 01 ooH M ion 07 'SS8 il"V 111 us in'. 2 lOO., 1'4 102 lll.lll Hinn Minn 1 P x Jl 100(1 .Mo Knn ft 'I Imi la hum iiorria f. r.t.i-x :i'i ."ilinil .Mo Pa, a w I .'llllll ill, la (.(lllo Montana Power -la... IllOn Nkssau Klec 4a lllltlll Nal Tube ,1a , . . .100(1 N VOLS 31, a :illllll N V I'-M I" tol il'aa. . . (llliu N V C A li 3l,a,.. , I.Sdllll do inn In 2IIHIU tin lis .1111111 dn 4 1,0110 do 4, a .... 2(111(1 N V lltv 4a 107 luUilll Ho 4a 10.10 MHlllil do 4' a .o 10.17 Olillil N V IJ 11 ft ! 4a 1(100 N Y N II ft II Ha. ... 4(l(in N V O 4 V lal 4a.. . .loon .V 1 ltny adj da SOIHI .V V Tel en 4', a. . . 4(1(10 N V V C ft II I', a .. 1.111(1(1 .Vorf i Weal 4a 14IHXI Nor Pae prior 4a 10(1(1(1 (n,larlo Power Sa ... 2IIIIOH f'aillle It. fia (linn I'arinc (! Sa 1 IllOll Penna gen ct 4', a. .1(1(1(1 do in 44a. . . . 2000 Peo ft i:aal lat 4a .10(1(1 Public Serv N J Sa , 01 23000 Pere Marauelte Sa . 03 ..imiii Headline arji 4a ... U4 iimii'ii eadln-.1er Pen 4a., 04 11000 Rep Jr H Sa 10014 oillil M i. Jl t: been Sa, HUH 22(8") XI I. ( S F ajt tj... 7.1 ' mi g i. ft h K In Sa, . , , , S3 40500 do 4a Srr A.,,1... H8 ... ni uu Sa Her II , 84 70(1(1 Seaboard A 1. adi 5a, , H24 noon South rac rv 4s asls 101)0 do rfil 4a. .... ... 01 2..nilll dncvSa., ,,, 101 14UIH) South Rwy ten 4a,.,, 71 120(81 Txae Co cv Ha ,, 1 1 If, I toon Tplrd Ave adj Sa ,, 08 ."(Mill TolrHl I. ft V 4l... Sill, .1000 17 K H na alilii II H Kubhe.r Ha., llllllll It fC H(el a I Sa llooO Hnliin Pac lal 4a.. . 08 7001) do lid 4a . 0214 soon t'n Rwya TO , , 4nv, VftOOO U K of (1 H f Sa ', 0S 1I00IHI do sh ivi OKU (18000 do .114 10IB new . 08H tOIKi do 5J,a 1011 0.1 1S0IKI do SVia 10217 ,. , 04H 1400(1 V Car Chitl Ut Sa . 0 110(81 V Rwya Sa . ,, !). , Aiwinivrilson Co . , .,vinsit ,1700'! vyrjeeiina; , .,a,, , sv l---ji)ti ,? do pfd 7 7 Inteinl Paper . . 41 do pfd 00 Vi do pfd ct OB Int Nickel is Jewell Tea . HS Kansas Citv South J! Kellv Springfield .10 Kennecntt Copper 474 Lack Steel . . K.1i4 Lehigh Vallev hut. Lee Bobber el Tire 11', Mackay Cos ... 80 do pref HO Max Motor . . . .18 Vi do Id pref . . . XH Mex Petrol 88a, Miami Con Coppei 41V, Minn h St I. new M M SPAS St M 100 Mo Pacific ctfs . Ilii Mo Pacific iv I. ?0V4 Mont Poer 104 Nat Biscuit' pief 123 Nat Enam & Stpd Sfia, do pief . . 08 National Lead ,18V, do pref . . . . 112 Nevada Con Cop.. 3m N V Central. . . . OAVis N T N H & H .. 4M4 Vorth American . H7V4 North Pac .... 101 Ohio rjas .... in. Pacific Mall . . . 244 Pan Am Pet pr. . 04 Penn Ti R .14 Peo Oas & C ooa, Philadelphia Co 38 Pitts Coal ctfs .. . 48l4 Plttsh Steel pref 101 Pressed Steel Car 80 V4 llwy Steel Spring .11' Hay Con Copper. 31 Reading 04 y do 2d pref .... 42 V Ref I & S .. . . Kl v, Roval Dutch .... 03 Vi St I., S F .. . . 20(4 Seab Air -Line . ,aM Seats Roebuck. . 232'!, Shaltuck Ariz . .. 20 Vi SlOkS-Sheff S 4 I . 01 So Pac 02. South R R 28 do pfd .11'. Stndebaker 103' do pfd . I insf, I.. Slut!! Molois Tern C & C ' Texas Co Tlilid Ave R R. .. Tobacco Prod . . do pfd Transue & Wll ., t'nderw Typew Co, I'n Bag & P new 17 15'i tS4 40T. .14 a4 loo 1.1 10.1 oo' ino'.i innVs i ;." ins I-.', 1(1114 H VtiMJ Colon Pacific 134 Vh I'nlted Allov Steel 48 Un Cigar Stores.. 101 I'nlted Drug 70V4 do 2d pief 91 I'nlted Fruit 144 14JV4 KV V S Cast I P A F. SI V S Ind Alcohol. 124 Vi nit. 4A 31 li na K.V14 1V, inia, It', lis 1 03 VI hi .13 V Ml 72M, 11.1'. I 13 i I III 11)1 OKI, M III 4K, !S1H .IS 1.1!'. III'. 30 DIM .18 H'i 3d iH I I 04 IIC4 37 27", 231, 82 10 48 43S, 124 lioa. 80 III .14 i 2.1 ' mi', si Ifl7.4 42 901 1404 31 Ik', 20', 30 I (1.1 H,, M2Vi .10 113' 3.1 Vi Si 114 l(lt, 1.1 .10 13 A7 27N, 744 sfl'K. 07 9 42 AS .17 47 831 7T 2(1 80 ASl 10 Vi 3Vi 87V4 40 Vi 23 ino II '4 204 103V4 12.1 31 OK 18 V 11? 20 0,1 4SV4 A7V4 102 102 22"4 3 Vi 1ST on 38 AV4 101 10 1IV4 30 t ?V4 19 V4 1.1 Vi 20 1414 23?i 29 03"i 02 ',4 21-1, .17 101' llli'i 47 I H 1Vi 40 .1ST 90 V4 44 104T 08 14 134 41 100 19 V 91 Nel Close chse 1AV4 14 fl "t T la 21 Yt i 8814 92 OJIi 101 I07V4 A?", I J 14 A4 3014 10), .13. 1IVs 814 .12 i 101 101 OA ni u llii'i 127 nia4 .11 07 lia4 S7Vi A8 84'i 3V4 10 8 14 113 10414 01 S3V, M'r 7214 110 1 1 .1 '4 III IIA4 R81, 1181, 10'. 18S4 2S'(. 3.1 1.12 03 3 ')' 4 1112 ,18 ll4 Sfi Hl'fc 110",, 11414 37 27 '4 23 A2 70 48 44'i, 124 120 00 HI sr, 2S IDA OSli ia;v, 1 4 !' V. ' T. t V4 1 r " 'i li V, V. I 4 - 1 lie I ! . 1 I '4 4 4' I'A '. 'a Vi 'i 4 U '4 U ' a, I ' Sales in Philadelphia lllah, !. l'l'' Kill Acme T pf 0,1 0-1 s 30 Am Can ifl" 11 4 in Bald 1, pf I0IV4 '" lnl loo ! A- S t ,c Al 01 "I f Com Irrin 1.1 4.1 4d Ilo Hlec Stor AfltJ onvi AAli I Ins CoN A 2A14 ll'i -"14 Hid U'enne Cop 11 17 41 2310 l.k Sup C 21 21 SI III Leh Nav 83 8JVi 8214 11.1 l.eh Vallev no (Mid 8V4 100 Nev Cons 20 2A 2A 1201 Penna II II .11 14 l in Pa Salt M 0.1 01 0.1 SIS Phlla ICIer S3 33 31 7804 PUT ll- cfs 31 301. 30 130 P.av Cons. 311a SnVi 3nl, lot Reldiiig 91 '4 I'S'i 03'. 3.1 T in Mm H flt' i' 0.1 I nion Trac 14 II 14 403 I'll (1 Imp 80V4 K9 " SA.1.1 1' S Steel 111 10014 m in W N V & I" 3414 3114 34' 110 War I f. S OVi '". "li 12 SestmorC 10' 19 lo'a 3.1 Win Clamp 87 85 81 3D Yoik lly pC snai 3A 3Ai4 Net rhae 114 H I 14 li 1 14 i i t 14 Intal ,lle.. 10.018 share., ollllisreil villll rrs-r-, 4 .TTr irnimtTnTnAmtlCi DTPAi-'tT XTTTIItr TKAJNOIT LJ!JJKliri-'-tt-J--o avjxvj.a x-iiuyy TOP BARK ON THETRESENT MO YEMEN Street Hears More Good Earnings Most Active in Local Trading Conditions in iron ana Sfeel Market 00, lnl 1021i 83 Close 1)1 KII I D'li 83 ins li KisVi 08 91 98 91 -I'i -Hi. - 14 ) 1 IH. .US share jestenlaj. tim iar .inia .1.1,80.1 share.) ..line period liisl wees, shiires. tt(IM) llusn Low. 81 Ion Am Oai & Klec 5s 111 Juno Bald Loco 1st 5 11)4 Innn Cdv 4s teg 1 114.1 SIMM dec A Peo Tt l... 83 looo llarvvood Llec 6s.l(i3i,4 ,l(ll( Kl'.V Tel 1st 5s . . 08 mini Lehigh Val gen Is. . 91 snuu do cons (ij :H03.OOV4 loii'i Nat Piop LUn . Al looo Penna Co on I 4 si 0.1 Vi Innn PIiIIh' Co cons 5s. 90Va 2AIHIII Phlla Klec temp S . . 101 Hiinn Reading gn 4s .. 94 Vi 2ii(i(i Su llwv Is lOSfi .11 loon SI an (!as & K fi ... 10014 20(1(1 I'n Ry Inv 5s ... 10 400 Welshach Co 5s . 08 week 17.8112 Net criBe r W li With the opening of the Philadelphia Stock Kuchange today there was a ieumi Hon of demand for Philadelphia Rapid Transit trust certificates, which became the feature In the Hading In the lain session vesterdav It was not long before the price had been advanced to a new high mark for the preent movement, and by Ihe afternoon the quotation reached .11. an advance of IS. as compared with the close of yesler dav. This Is the highest price leached sine? the earl.v pail of Januaiy The Issue was hy fill the most active In the whole day's session even exceeding I'nlled Stales Steel common, which usually makes up the hulk of the trailing All of Ihe gain was not held to the close however The Street did not have any definite news to account foi Ihe strength nnd ncllvltv, and on the floor of the Stock Kxchange and In th brokers' ofllces II was atttlliuted to the irpotted good earning. It wa pointed out In quarter which are usually well Informed uti til airans oi me conipaii.v umi lut eal nings for February, which will he I'sued v., thin tin next two weeks oi so, made a new high lecoid for lliat mouth Theie were man) in the Street who expressed the opin ion that the advance In the slock was only In be tegatded as natural In view of the fact that a dividend of R per cent Is being paid and that It Is "elllng out of align meiit of the luesent general return on stocks I on I no "4 !' HI 10.114 90V4 101 04 Vi 11 H.I I oi 14 00 101 04 Vi 71 loovi mn Vi 70 l( t- 98 Vi 98 1 I '4 li 2 - 2 1 IV, Total .nle. 17,.1(Hl. inmiiarril wllfc i M3.K00 jeter.ln tim Tar ll)l week. .isn,mm; siune period lill week, I.M,o0n, Local Bid and Asked c i - v4 14 1 'a t- 4! II 90' lln"i si 20 20'i so IAS' 113'i .1A ilSV 3.17 43 114 101 1.1 A I) 13 Al 27 1.1 40 01 98 42 AS 22 .10 41 83 AKVi 21 80 AA AA 3A 88 40 23 109 2 1 Hid I4aldv.ii) 5!1' Ilrlll .1 O Muff Hu0 t e do pref . . Klec Storaae (Sen sphalt An pref Kev alone Tel .. Lake Sup Corp ... t.ehicll Nav Lehigh Vol t.ehlgll Val Tran , do pref ... IVimsvlvanla Phili Kler Phlla Co . . . . do .1 per renr pref do H per cent pref Phlla II T t e Heading- Ton tlelmont Tnn Ml.llnir I ninn Irncllnn 43 P O I r S Pleel VorU Itwv . .. do pref . . , v in Cramp I c AfK1 r.3 24 A3 H4 n.l 53 :.s S3 ni'. anu in' 2 1 2(1 (13 1.5 12', 13 12 Jl' 21', 21', Ki -" 21 ns ni 08 2.1', 20 25 15 40 45 51 51', S4 32 31 32". 38 'in 37 3rt SO SA 41', 42', !!', 1.1 31 .10 111 1(1 03 4", IA I'i 0 n 43 14 43' 1 . 80 80 lon ii9 uni 13 14 1 .1 3' sn 3 83 87 87 Yeeterdav Hid Asked .14 55 111 51 AH S'l 13', 21 (.3 08 2rt 4A 54 33 an 30 42', .10 03 1 A 44 80', 110 14 37 8S 1 1 iiy DIVIDENDS DECLARED Klei trie Store. Ratter regular quarterly of l per rent on the preferred and common stock, pajable April 2 to stock of record March 10 Central Stales Kleetrlc Corporation, regulir quarterly of 1 per rent on preferred, pHable March SI to slock of record llnnh 10 Extra for Finance Co. of Pa. The Finance Conipan.v of Penrisyjvaiila has declared a regular quarterly dlvldenc of $150 a share, also an extra dividend of one-quarter (if 1 per cent on the firt preferred stock both payable April 2 as registered March 21 m 'A I 1 29V4 10.1 123 35 08 V4 sV4 Vi 112 3A . . 95 43V4 A7V4 WHrnrmsr I millstawe: a. a) . fjirm m I 1 I02T 102 32 94 .11 91 38 I 1 Vi 3 MV4 4 1 lOVi 1 101 1 .1114 ... 30 92 IVi 4214 80 li 03 30 14 !SS 2 29 . . Al 4- Vi 93 . . 21 . .. .11 I 101 10214 1 t 41 1.1 -I 328 Vi 40 .14 " 99 1.1 10.1 3 J I Wi 6 The first milestone to success la saving, and the second milestone is wisely Investing your savings, so as to make your thrift most profitable. Hut do not delay Investing until you have a thousand dollars or more, thereby p not utilizing the full earn- M Ing power of your money. ?f Begin vi hen you have a htm- m m 1 dred dollars, or even lesst choosing the securities from "InTf.si.ment Opportunities" it Any one who is IntereRtc-d in increasing the earning power of his surplus funds should regularly receive this valuahle publication. It will be sent tree, beginning ? with the current issue, upon V.A nuest for 41'-PL. In.-Mudlnr booklet villaining II 14 1 2 m I . "Trie Twenty Payment Plan SiaiTjRPsg uyironMyfft,riiifV iKvuMi.Iiel tins) rhnT' Pa nv Yo' m 1 i 3 99 4 131 41 1 100 I 19 91 i ivSJi wMmmmm V S Rubber do 1st pfd .' . . I Smelt & Ref. C S Steel dn pfd Ctah Copper .... Utah See Corp... Va Car Chem .. Va Iron C & C... Wabash do pref A , do pref B... . West Maryland f, West Union Tel Westing Mfg ... Wheel & U E .. do ctfs White Motors .. Willys Overland Wilson Co ..... 14 30 131 10 14 108 108 A3 At 111 109 118 111 111 US St 40V A0 ISVi 48 S.1V4 33 8 40 l 3 51 , "1.1 tVi 40 0 1S 47 24 S3 94 49 13 39 SI 34 4V 30 123 88 1 10 Bt ..,,.. 100 1 111 li 1IA 1 tt 40 r 00 ItVi ... . 4 1 S -- Vi 33 I- 94 49 Vi l 39 I Bt Vi 34 4 1 Total .alea. tUt.tOO aharea, eoiupared ullh 9AS.SOO shares yeaterdayi tbu far thla week, 2.K4S.800 aharea; aame period laat week. 1,3AS, 0O0 aharea, T Gold for Export NEW YORK, March 7. Gold coin to the amount of $546,000 was withdrawn from the Subtreasury today for export,. Of this amount, $60,000 wai for shipment to Can ada, A,n amount .of J6,o6q vas;Jkn of MMl'W'ifldtt.HfJtC.stovito'Aijifli, ft ... iX.? ..iJMJ. JT . . - .' .t '. March Investment Suggestions Our current central circular of sound-investment bonds offers 1 Variety ( ittues i 2 Diwsity of maturities 3 Breadth of markets National and Savincs Banks, Trustees and individuals will find' issues adapted to their specific requirements, Yielding 2.00 to 9.00 Send fpr circular P E-102 The National City Company 1421 Chestnut St., Philadelphia Haw Tar Chltafa Kia rriadac Beatea riluiargk Another Issue to show up well In the ,iT vance column was Kleetrlc Storage Biu. 'l which was marked up 14 points. Thin Lv .,uiiii,iif.iicu .ni cij hkio unning. UniMv States Steel common for n time waa .k tho final of yesteiday. but In the afternam f when a teactlon look place In Wall treaVs'i was, of course, placed under presuire 1m and declined, St was off more thn lu -points by the middle of the laat hour , ! far as the local Issues were concerned Lv Superior Corporation caine next to Tranlii certificates In point of activity. After tS tln up a little from the final of jesteM,. " the slock declined. ai' 4 The Iron Trade Review tomorrow ffl suy Mole favorable manufacturing en, (it Ions have resulted from somevvhai v.." ler car service and Improved outside yta,i' i ink, conditions, due to amelioration J ) .. .n ,),, .AnKlnn. TI, I. 1,n- I.J , L .,..,,,,.. ,.......... . ..,,- ,,., lr, primatir to a droop In the Connellsvllle coke ,..' ket but other commodllleB show every i. 'I dilation tn fill tiler rising prices. ' ' With the exception of nails, wire product, '. lodaj are commanding the highest pr'ci C In the hl'tory of the trade, and the rrp! of nail has touched the previous high p0i.? ' Pig lion Is higher at leading center ami 'I HKiu innn nor ,n. ii,i .u n ion Sflin, ' steel I Jin a toll higher In the East ull,j; the stimulus of heavy essel contractlBe i and even better prospects i -16 I'OKEICN EXCHANGE NKW VOIIK Maich 7- The niaikd for foielgn exchange this morning was fairly active vv Hi a sllonger feeling ill Scandl uavlan exchange and a slightly ftimei tone to murks and Vienna I Quotations- Demand sterling 4.75 eahles 4 76 Franc checks ri.85. cables R.84',. . Mark checks RS'i . cables 68 V'enna checks 11.18. cables 11.20 Lire checks 7 66. cables 7 6fi Swiss checks .1 0J', cables 6.01 ', (iullder checks 40. eahles 40 7-16 Ruble checks 27 86, cables 27. S5 Pesetas checks 21 20. cables 21.30 Stockholm checks 21 66, eahles 20. 65 Chrlstlanla checks 28 70, cables 2R BO. Copenhagen checks 27 90, cables 2 NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET NKW YORK, March 7 The market for coffee futures opened easy today at fi0 8 points lower Trading on the call was fall -lv active In the May and December op tions, sales amounting to Sinn) bags Today's Ye.leldav opening March 25 April .Mav June lulv AllKUflt v . September .X ' October November . , December .lanuarj February Bid 7 31 r su 7 MS .1(1 ' 911 close 7 22 tr , 25 7 JO'S 7.3(1 7 3519 7. .1(1 7 431(7 44 7 50 01 7 .11 7 r,7J7..". 7 A I B 7 05 7 !lW7.7ll 7 7IJ7 7.1 7 70 Jl 7 Ml 7 Slf!7 85 7 s7 91) i-ln 7 31 Hi' 31 7 38 0 7 4(1 7.HB7 1.1 7 51 7 52 7 50 7 On 7 57 (IB 7 70f7 72 7 75W7 70 7 SOW 7 SI 7 5tfT7 87 7 DOB 7 111 7 05117 00 MONEY-LENDING RATES NKW VOKK The market for tire. riiouefv on good mixed Stocjc Kxchange col. lateial was today lowered '. per cent la the asking flguies for tii nel days to rU months. There was trading for ninety days at 4 per cent , Ihe hid figures on I Tuesday compaied with 14 per cent ail.j arid asking rates were lectured lo it n,r i lent for four, five and six months fiom' 4' per cent to 4V4 pel lent The' kids . weie unchanRed at 4 per cent , As heretofoie, Ihe gicater pail of the ' Wall Street loans weie on Industrial col. ' lateral, which was cpictod at an aierifj-J of 1', per cent. This was also the nil- i Ing flguie for prime meicantlle papor. ' The demand for papet is considonMr ' laiger than Ihe suppl.v Prime bank acceptance wete fairly ar tlve at 4' and ,134 per cent for nonet). gihlos and 3"(ir.1 per cent for eligible, ' Call ni(iiie,.v opened at 2', per cent, Hi. high and ruling late, low and last 2 (l'.l 1 ' 'a 2 per cont , ,,, PIMA Call. .11 per cent J. per cent Commercial, thn-, t 4 I'llll.ADi: Time. Pi,i to six months, 4 'sir 44 per cent BANK CLEARINGS Rank clearing loaav .ponding day laat Iwn 1017 Philadelphia ISZ.IML' 542 New Tork .13'.' 105, 1711 ("hleaso 87 onn ori St. Louis . 23 102 720 tloston Udlttinoi ompared with iihi. ', veare ? 1010 19IS 13.1,191 341 124,5:3 up ' II2.710.II4I ;iT 450 Ml 1 Rinio.-jjs ,l0 4na;e o .i.ti uni i 4irj n .13.8jn lllll .' 1)37 372 21,8.10 843 " 7 30.1 .107 7 13') BOJ I.DH.-JI J "What About . BIG LEDGE?" (T MARKETWISEIS the strenKth Big Ledge has shown recently a forerunner of a higher market price? .fT INTRINSIC WORTH -Are the aims of the management to develop it into a big producer to be realized sooner than 4 anticipated? (TDIVIDENDSWill Big Ledge even tually become a dividend payer? The Latest Information that will help you decide these questions, and many others about Big Ledge, is contained in the most complete analytical report ever published on this big copper property. Report Just Coming Off the Press outlines all development work done on Big Ledge's 1,900 acres ore in sight new smelting and sales contracts gold and silver values as well as copper what engineers think of Jhe future; in fact, every available scrap of information about the property and its possibilities. 5eni for Report T. U.-I36 JONES & BAKER STOCK BROKERS Widener Bldg., Philadelphia New York Bell, Walnut 1690-1 Boston Chicago Key.tone, Race 2290 ' Pittsburgh Direct Private Wires Chandler 5c Company INCORPORATED ANNOUNCE REMOVALTO THEIR NEW OFFICES SIXTH AND SEVENTH FLOORS FRANKLIN BANK BUILDING PHILADELPHIA, ASSAYING ORE TESTING Kapert advlc ort trearroant of or of awry deaerlptlen NEW .YORK BOSTON LANCASTER TELEPHONES BELL SPRUCE .3090 KEYSTONE RACE 3706 Brown Brothers & Co. ttwwni and Chcstnvt Streets PHILWDELPHIO v BONDS FOR CONSERVATIVE INVESTMENT The Philadelphia Electric Company (of Pennsylvania) First Mortgage Sinking Fund 5 Gold Bonds Dated October 1, 1016 nuB October 1. 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