piy. '1 .. n J w V , , " j-.' x .r R'WTf -,7fWflSr7. C v 1. noWWWWP WT t . 8.wai ,,r: .Conservative ft- V 1 -:l 1 ti -i .Safety of your in- .Vtitment is most ira- lJdrtant. But we obtain ks high a rate pf interest for you fas is available with -safety. lyQOKEyTOKES r.q 15ihAWlatSt ' f f Irnv r nvTvprv Automobile bankbrs M WAL Otter special facilities for to alvlduals or automobile deal ra to finance the acquirement of pleasure cars; and for business houses to finance the acquirement of commer clal cars or trucks. If you are thinking of purchasing a ear of any kind for any pur pose the FINNEY SYSTEM will make a better business transaction for you. ESTATE TRUST BUILDING PHILADELPHIA bWI Charles J. Bender & Co. INVESTMENT BONDS Wrobr Philadelphia Stock Exchange e NORTH AMERICAN BLDG. tV', Kt"4: -itP. LEOAL ADVERTISEMENTS ESTATE OF LOUIS K1KJTKK. DK- reased Letters or Administration on aae above estate having been granted to tho A aaidertljmed. all persons Indebted to the said e s es"i PXAf " " . . Br 4 vn ner recunsted to make payment, and bavins culms to present the same, with- tc te . are e delay, MARRETTA 11. KIEFER. Administratrix. . ?iC M. BOWMAN.' ' V&t ls Real Estate Trust Dldr. PROPOSALS lllr...n .. ....... .... . . 2 l WORK APPURTENANT TO 'IIIB Alini- rJJv XBHMENf OK UHADrO CKOfaSINas ON bi ,! Staled proposals will be received at the office rf tha Chief Knglncer. Room 607 liroad Street air tT ' Mil. at 1 1 nclnrlc n. m. JJ'tcif- VU : Contract No. :!-A for Chelten Avenue Si ) ! BtjAntFOi- Rrnflnn liiiilri'ntr nln fncm.. f v- belter, etc. Plana, nevlflratlnnei and hlnnli fnrmi fn Mt- rV -.';riir may be obtained at the rfflce of the Chief b- 7. ..Ma-lneer. 1:00m (,07 Broad Srn station. , VT Y . T?T- -a-. i 1 - . . .. "-ajf ' xjk riaiii, is rrserveu uy Kit, i-ennaiania .fLV atlPAerf I'nmnanv rslaif ni sis nil Kistea fiWw-i c- SHAND. iVJV. n.b, enter engineer. a-"1 Assistant ''hl.f Kngln.r. 'r& mb$ niRKTTOKY OF At'CtlUNTANTS Certified Tublks Arrountnnts UWnUNCK K HROWN tc CO. 5Jr '" RKAl. KSTATE TRUST RUll.HINO 'fV INVK8TIHATK S (M, tlMlf JUIXT UUH.NS THI AND ADItTST AND DISl'UTKD . SI'KAKMAN UOUIIMK PARTNER. ACCOUNTS WILLIAM i: XIONTELIUS 20 CHESTNUT ST. (tftv fcij.V. gSeWUitUt-J- FStDEMAND FOR SHIP ; a Jl STEEL HELPS PRICE WC .. rr- . iarge .Ka.iroau itan, uar ana if &. .:. r..j tti t..ii ;, jquipjiiciit uiueis xiuip duii Tf, aiae ot iiarKet vr laiT' A'flt NEW-YORK, March 17. The head of the L' large steel companies in this country makes v wie aennue prediction that ship plates. ;'ia which ar6 now sillnir at 7 r,n npr inn Jjounds, will be advanced In a comparatively Ijij abort time, nnd In his opinion a price of $10 pimer 100 pounds will be reached sooner than !,Vm. centrally believed by those not in closest ffi4ft?fSfl11fh with nrtlinl trnrln MmUHnnii 25$; Ship steel has been nurchaHed rinrlnir tho ttiat few da s amounting to approximately ' e.uuu ions, ana inquiries, foreign and do- ill n r a rnlno lta rMindu n u tjA -., -ae .a w tvsn s. VUIU0 v 1 1 C n aut', -aUiJng for betueen 100,000 and 125,000 ton?, ?4! eald. l iV waee. oumv,i7n liner UCCI1 IllUUe 111 'J the prices for various products durlnt? the fli "' - "- niwuuiiig oiiuvjiurui male- : 4l..bars, shapes and plates and (rtfl anfzed ffili..a w... 1 ll .1 1 . .. jPwoi ui in uii iiicse urancnes ot tne ' ffiWiA there has been no abatement of ac r yitivitv and thn nronnprtlvA hnvnm ar n "jyl'ajl urcrent now as thev werp n. wpW up . !?AtWo. La. There has been a resumntlon of the rWAnchea of the trade i-oermd bv thp nr. "L"" tiitv of railroads. Ordprn fnr nil n. Its 'Ii3lkva been taken for more than 40,000 tons. jiV' wmen iu.uuu tons came rrom Alaska. 'l AiKWM-va !, aui.aH.w i.vi,nnut t; AltXt fj IC" -. VWvasV V FINANCIAL NEWS STOCKS ARE ACCUMULATED IN N. Y.; GOOD GAINS RECORDED THROUGH LIST Suw'""1 ,n a Bt,ffenlnff UP ot conditions and IXKfi'f-H Is now believed In the trade that rail- oad spikes will move to higher levels In S'lBnathy with the utiturns alreadv msri. jjfrgr other material. !'"',(. "SS'Nuta and bolts also are expected to be t;y ' puy.Mvni wiimii in iiwt ten nays and, fj't'jIaUhouRti there Is considerable difference of g'jtinion as to the extent of the upturn. jR,rwa general estimates range from J5 to SfI9 jer ton. rjJ.Durlns the' last few days there has been "SkB umiMliallv IsrpH ilnntnnd fw .(! .AJ L ViT T" V 'rf. ' " -- ,w "i 1'iuu- lfW(iHa iwea in the construction of cars. '$;bisHuipmenc makers are in the maiket and grvasw saw mat tne orders already taken jfiBVolye a totAl of 50,000 tonswlth more '"'business In sight. IS.5AS ' vft Changes in Political Situation in Europe Regarded as Bullish Marine Issues in Scant Supply and Advance Easily High Points in Today's Financial News Stocks advanced in Wall street. Accumulation in stocks brought about by changes in European political situation. Independent oil stocks lead on Curb. Big increase in average and actual deposits shown in New York bank statement for week. Another gain shown in bank clearings for week. Bar silver higher in London; unchanged in New York. Bethlehem Steel Corporation annual report showed $2S6..10 earned on common stock last year. NEW YORK, March 17. Tho wonderful developments with tho radical changes In tho political situation In tho Kuropean nations In conflict wero construed ns bullish factorn In the stock market situation, and wero followed by accumulation of stocks by many of the Important banking and financial Interests. The position of this nation In regard to protecting Its commerce wns -esponded to particularly today, with urgent and aggressive buying of all tho shipping shares, and those stocks assumed first place in tho two hours' trading. Before the first hour had passed Marino preferred had made an advance of 4H points to 84, with the common moving up more than 2 points at 294 in the same period. Atlantic, Oulf nnd West Indies was in line with a gain of 2S to 110, nnd United Fruit roso 2b point to 144. Those stocks as a group wero In scant supply, but the buying Increased In vigor as higher prices were established, nnd It was noted that some frantic efforts to cover shorts vore made in Marine preferred. The rest of the list moved to higher levels, with United States Steel .common making a gain in the early trading of 1 point to 112. Bethlehem Steel was directly influenced by tho Russian developments and by the strength in Russian exchange, with the "B" stock advancing 2V4 polntB to 123U. There were many specialties also which made gainst of from 1 to 3 points. Tho steps taken to prevent nn Interruption to railway traffic were the subject of geneiat discussion and comment, nnd the opinion was freely expressed in circles that should have knowledge of the situation that definite action would be taken late today. The railway Issues, however, were traded in to only a small extent, with Reading making a gnln 6t V4 to 96, while other stocks showed fractional advances and declines. INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS LEAD TRADING IN BROAD STREET CURB NEW YORK, March 17. Independent oil stocks continued tho most prominent In the trading on the Broad Street Curb, with .Merritt Oil, on transactions of 4000 shares, advanc-, lng from 27 nnd lifting tho high record to 29. Sapulpa was also active and strong, advancing to llai. Federal Oil ndvanced from 4 to 6. Cosden Oil sold at 148 and 14, and Sinclair was traded in at B5 and 65U. There was another violent advance In Chevrolet, which rose from 135 to 143 on tho purchase of 3000 shares, accompanied by reports of some improtant developments to occur at the directors' meeting on Monday. United Motors, which opened at 40'i, declined to 3$. Mldvalo Steel ranged from 67' to BSU. Marlln Arms sold at 88. Mining stocks wero irregular, with United Verde selling at 39 to 384. Nlpis sing was traded In at 8, and Tonopnh Extension sold at 3s and 3li. There was a good amount of business In Mother Iade at 39 and 40 cents. Bethlehem notes sold nt 98U and 98; Chill Copper bonds were traded in at 100, and Russian 53 sold at 87 to 87. Among other sales were Aetna certificates at 3 and 3. INDUSTRIALS Did Aetna Uxploslves SV4 Am-Brltlsh Mfg Am Marconi V4 Am Sumatra Tobacco .. 24 American Writing Taper 4i 2.1 in li'A Hi Yes. close Asked (Sale) pref Can Car & Fdy Can Car tc Fdy Carvven Steel f'harcoal Iron Chevrolet Motors 1 1 Cramp Shipbuilding .... si Curtlss Aeroplane . ... 1" Kmerson Phonograph .. U'A Federal Destuff . ... 30 Haskell & Barker Car.. 4114 MendeeMfg 2 Kathodton Bronze pref.. 3 hake Torpedo Boat .... I) Lima Locomotive new. .. .11V4 Maxim Munitions Mldvale Steel . . . 88 Vi New York Shipbuilding. . 38 Otis Elev ator 50 1'eerlefrB Motors IS Poole K & M Redden M T 2094 Scrlpps-Booth 40 S S Kresge w I 12 Santa Cecilia 20 Santa Cecilia pref so Stand Motors 1 St Joseph Lead 18 Steel Allojs 8 Submarine 23 Vi Triangle Film 'Oi Todd Shipyards 80 United Sugar 3Wi I' S Steamship '! I'nlted Motors S United Profit Sharing . . 9i World Film "Vi Wright-Martin Aircraft. 1 Zinc Concentrating .... SV4 3 RAILROAD- Rock Island common . . 3d 31 Rock Island A pref .... 83 V4 85 Rock. Island B pref .... 89 11 Western Pacific w I .... 17 20 Western Pacific pref ... 48 51 Wabash Pittsburgh .... 1 '-I Wabash Pittsburgh pref. 48 5J STANDARD OIL STOCKS Ohio 30B 301 4 12 2-i 25 li't 30 15 13 8 Hi a o 2.1 9i 40 4.' "1 4 59 3' 88 42 61 11 100 814 13 26 51 8 1!) 8', 23', i'A 85 35?'., !(, 30 r, 4 34 13 134 10 3i I) 2 Hi 184 23 84 35V. A 404 36 " Pierce Oil S O New Jersey S O New York I.MlKI'KNDKNT Am Ventura Barnett Oil & Gas . . . Cosden O & G Cosden ft Co Klk Basin Federal Oil Inter Petrol 15 .601 .303 154 605 306 601 304 OIL STOCKS . . 20 .. 2 . . 14 .. 14 ... 1J .. 14 .. 146 25 3 14 15fc 1211 54 144 2T 144 14 ' 144 INDEI'KNDENT OIL Houston Oil ..... Merritt Oil Midwest Ret .... Okla Piod & R ., RIlo Oil Sequoyah , Sapulpa Ref . . .. , Sinclair , West Lnd O & G MINING STOCKS Alaska Standard 4 Atlanta 13 Big Ledge 44 Blsbee Cop (a prosp)... 1 Butte Cop & Zinc 104 Butte NY 1 Calumet & Jerome 1 Consolidated Arizona ... 2 Dundee Ariz 1 Hmma Consol 1 A First National 2 Florence Goldfleld 21 Gila Canon 51 Globe Dominion 4 Goldfleld Const 58 Goldfleld Merger 6 Green Monster 1 Hecla Mining 14 Howe Sound 6 Independence Lead 14 Jerome Verde 1 It Jim Butler 81 Jumbo Extension 21 Kerr Lake 44 Key. anas II McKlnley Darragh 53 Magma Copper 41 4 Motherlode 40 Mines Co of America. .. . 1 Nev ada Wonder 1 "ji Nlplsslng 8 Ray Hercules 4 San Toy 15 Seneca Cop 124 Stewart ft United Verde SO Tonopah Extension 3& West End Con 65 White Caps 1) Yerrlngton 50 BONDS Beth Steel 5s 2-yr notes. 98 Cuda'i 5s 99 CosJr. Oil 6s lOi Cosden & Co new 6s.... 107 STOCKS Continued Yes. close, ni.l Asked (Sale) ..17 ll . . 284 29 264 ..115 117 118 .. ll'A 11 114 4 ft ... 1ft '4 14 .. 11 11 114 .. 55i 55i4 55 . .. 20 22 21 1 14 44 J', 6 II 24 1 2 14 34 28 50 60 8 16 no 29 4 19 55 484 41 24 44 17 13 4 394 84 70 1",4 52 ft 13 5 14 ion 'I1 2ft "i4 59 69 74 1 7 French Munlc 6s Mldvale Steel Ss . Russian 6s .... Russian 5':R Sinclair Oil 6s ... So Rwy 5s notes . Todd Shipyard 6s West Pac new Bs N Y State 4s .... Chill Cop 6s 94 964 94 at 87 110 98 100 !'.'.! 10314 1004 94 99 104 108 944 98 95 88 1104 08 101 89 1004 21 52 24 39 84 44 12 394 S 18 H s: 9 103 984 944 87 COTTON ADVANCES; SUPPLY IS LIMITED LOCAL MINING STOCKS Hid. Asked. icraamsra way ....v...i a-, jsxiension na ?,., Star Euimis. . . $.' J BOH TONOrAH 8TOCKS OOLDFIKLD STOCKS tlefeI Frao B n .1 l. ....... a ,....... 1 ' fven. .. ..... ...... ..,... Plrlr ..: . TW " " ' -ir" .f 4. MISCELLANEOUS a urn tea ........,,...,. Mining ....... . ...,. ' .0 .17 .14 .01 .10 .04 .11.1 .os o. .11.1 .11 .50 .09 .111 .15 .27 .17 .29 .02 .11 .08 .04 .04 .1)3 ,04 .13 .58 .13 JfJCW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS IORK. March 17. BUTTER Receipt, a.. Market ketLvf. much, at the buylruf .MVllt "4o anticipation of short sup. VAUwauea Jirfn, 40 cnanKV in ijuu fe-' . ... IOntu. iv.wi rase. Aiarxei silgni rattier low. Pressure to sell aver- .! Firsts. i!i watic: seconus, nan v sin ln ouwrarsde. riVu. . r$ STOCK UTAlJUNtJ 1 a .v .Hijufi snn-viuta. iti.a : oifntM'i mixa n .rr?. mw' iJhi- 1J HI rtis fMWB H4.24 1 None Is Offered Until Competi tive Bidding Sends Prices 5 to 15 Points Higher COTTON BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS NEW YORK. March 17. H was seneral r eloudr tbronshout tbe cotton belt this mornln. , , The fotlowlnc temperatures nere recorded: Oklahoma, 24i AbUene. 30l Ralelth. S8i Nashllle, 42t San Antonio. 44i whreveport and MfUsbun. 48) .Meridian and Atlanta. 52 1 Oalveston and Montaomerr. 56 torpiis Chrlstl. New Orleans and rensarola. 68 Macon and Anxusta. 6J favennsh. 4 4'harleston, IVIImlncton and JarksooTllle, 6Thr1,w,.,O;04 Inch ot V'"'1'"'"' ' Peasacolai .06 at Fort Smith; .10 at Little Rock; .18 at Ralelsh. NEW YORK, March 17. Sentiment be fore the opening of the cotton market was more bullish than in some time, and all comment was In connection with tho be )!ot ot a better outlook for the railroad situation, the international political situa tion so tar as Russia Is concerned, and the w.eather InJhe growing section, which was most unfavorable for the .crop. As a result there were no offers at the atart.untll competitive bidding had brought prices ,Hv, t. to 15 points over the previous' close. The tone was flrfn. Spot houses, New Orleans and commis sion firms purchased, while the supply, which came from room traders. Wall street and uptown Interests, was moderate. After tne call Ihe market held steady. . Much col4er weather was reported from ihm, csBtral and western portions of the IfcetV aruT, cloudy, conditions, were general. .rrT'.i!rmmt mtm fWaM UIrbr .. "!..... i-2W"w",lVVr32 TJTKr Vy.l .i.i vru:aiju:ij., tisi tin ?0mh. Xih. ix NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET NEW YORK. March 17. The arket for coffe'eTfutures opened unchanged to an 'ad vance of 3 points. Trading on the call was quite active, first sales amounting to 13,500 bags. There seemed to be a moderate de mand for the late positions from Europe and outside speculative Interests. The coffee market did better after the call. w(th Europe buying the distant posi tions, and there was also some demand noted from outside speculative Interests, who. It was thought, believed the European war will be over within the year. Today's Today's opening. close. 7 US n 7,58 7,lffl7.68 7.87d7.9 7.757.7fl 7.827.3 7.89?7,g0 7.93tt7.fl 8.0208 OS 8 0708 08 8.1208 18 8,I8H.ln 8 24U8.'.'S Mann ... April May ... 7 6407.68 June , July ,. .. 7.78 7.81 August September .. 7.VS 07.95 October November December ., 8.111 8.12 January .... 6.20 February Yesterday's close. 7BSW7.58 7,B0a7.ei 7.A57.6 7.7207.7S 7.707.80 7 8507.86 7.92 87.98 7.98S7.09 8 04 $8.05 8 0988.10 8.15R8.10 8 2bU8 24 DIVIDENDS DECLARED Chlcato City Rallwar Company, rsrular quar terly of two pur cent, payable March 80 to holders ot record March 26. llendee Manufacturing Company, recular quarterly of 1 per cent on Its preferred stock, payable April 2 to holder of record March 21). Hanior Railway and Elsctrlo Company, recu lar quarterly of IK per cent on the preferred stock, payable April 2 to stock of record March 20. Keystone Tire and Rubber Company, quar terly of 2 per oent and an extra dividend of one-third of 1 per cent on the preferred stock and a resular quarterly. ot 8 per cent on tho common stock, all payable April 2 to stock of record March 28. , Cotton Statistics , NEW YORK. March 17. The statistical posi tion of cotton 1 a follows; This Last Last 'Totals,., .up- Wee W,k '? J a , ) - J v ... .,J.J 1m New York Stock Sato Hlth. Low. Acme Tea 54 54 AJax Rubber .... 684 684' Alaska Gold Mines 8 8 Alaska Juneau ... 7 7 Allls-Chalmers Co 214 264 Am Beet Sugar .. 02 01 Am Can 46 464 Am Car ft Fdy Co 67 864 Am Hide & Lcath 14 14 do pref 10 67 Am Unseed 20 304 do pref 84 84 Am Loco 714 It Am Smelting ....101 105 Close. 84 684 8 1 21V 02 46 67 14 70 20 64 114 106 Net chse. 1 " 4 i Am Tel & Tel.,.. 121 lziy 121 Am Wool SO SO do pref 01 91 Am Wrl Pap pref. fll 814 Am Kino & Lead. 364 31 do pref 69 60 Anaconda 85 844 As Dry Gds 1st pr 81 62T4 Atchison 101 1024 Atl Blrm & Atl. 15 15 1 2 4 V 1 4 24 1 V 84 52 102 15 4 50 91 Sl 36 Atl Gulf & W I.. 110 1084 110 2 do pref 614 614 014 4 Baldwin Loco Co. SS 834 834 4 Bait & Ohio .... 764 76 764 4- do pref ...c. 7z4 72 72 4 Barrett Co 1184 ltsi 1164 4 Beth Steel 183 132 132 1 Beth Steel B . .1284 1214 121 1 Brklyn Rap Tran. 664 664 664 Burns Bros . . ..1174 117 l" Brunswick 10 10 10 4 Butte & Sup Cop. 47 46 47 Cal Petroleum ... 23 23 23 4 Can Pacific 1S4 Car C A O .. ..26 28 Cen trnl Leather .024 92 do pref 112 112 153 1834 4 T4 14 92 112 100 884 88 82 S7 25 58 48 25 57 46 Chandler Motors 100 loo Chesa A Ohio . . . . 684 68 Chi Gt West pref. 334 83 Chi M & P 82 82 Chi & Northwest. .114 1 18 C R I & P 1st In pd 37 37 Chllo Copper .... 26 28 Chlno Con Copper 69 68 Col Fuel & Iron.. 48 48 Col & South 2S 25 do 1st pr 87 87 do 2d pr 40 4.1 Consol Gas . Corn Products do pfd 106 Crucible Steel .... 66 Cuba Cane Sugar 43 do pref 80 Pecre Co pref .... 98 Dei & Hudson.. 130 139 1394 Denver A R O pref 31 314 31 gome Mines .... 18 17 Istllllng Secur. .. 21 21 Erie 26 26 Fed M & S .. .. 17 17 Gen Electrical Co. 16.1 165 General Motors ..124 121 do pref 90 90 Goodrich B F .... 56 66 Great Northern pf. 113 113 113 Gt North Oro sub 35 34 33; Greene Can Cop .. 42 42 Gulf State Steel ..118 127 Int Agrlcul 18 17 Inspiration Copper 61 61 Interbor-Cons Cop. 13 2 2 1 110 110 1104 Vi 24 24 24 106 106 .. .. 68 66 43 43 80 80 98 98 2 17 2f 20 17 1 16.1 121 90 56 . 05 .129 .103 . 51 .114 . 24 , S3 , 87 13 774 ' 27 80 44 102 42 60 46 83 68 80 66 88 41 23 15 114 83 102 118 34 85 24 04 42 128 184 61 IS 784 20 87 44 102 4i 00 46 83 68 86 r.8 -1 T4 4- 4- 2 4- V4 4- Sales in Philadelphia ' Net HIehi Low. Close, chae. 10 Am Smelt. 106 108 106 4-14 14 Cnm Iron 45 45 45 41 10 In Co N A 20 26 26 4- 1180 J.k Sup Cp 23 22 22 V4 loo L V Tran 26 20 26 448 Ponna II R S4 83 8S V SO Phlla Co 5 pfd. 85 35 .1.1 4 80 do cum pf 40 40 40 V 18.1 Phlla Eleo 32 82 32 210 P R T t O 30 304 30 4 Vi 100 Ton Bel .. 4 4 4 100 Ton Mln .'. 6 a 6 ft 100 Un Trao .. 43 43 43 4- (28 U O I ... 00 00 I1 2030 U S Steel. 112)4 112 'l4 1 Ex dividend. Tilal nales. 4730 ulinres, roraparxl with 20.214 share Inst Snturdayi tills week, 70,340 shores t lnt week, 07.160 shares. IIONDS. , Net HUh. Low. Clofe. chee. 11000 CltV 4fl '40.102 102 102 2000 do 1941 102 102 102 3000 Leh & New i:ngSs,.103 103 103 2000 Lehigh Val Coal Bs.. 106 106 106 1000 Leh Val Tr 1st 5s ..103 103 103 1000 do ref 6s 034 3 93 . Tntnl stlf-s, 810,000. comniirrd with $81,000 last -Mthinlnji Ihh eek, XI3,00 Inst week. $121,031. ..-, .T, .,.,.., I Local Bid and Asked RnMwIn ., Urlll J n Huffalo & Susi to in Today's Hid Askcil. , fV, 54 Yesterday's Hid. Asked, do rtrpf lllectrlc Htornue.... Ueneral Aephall ... ilo pref Kcjstono Telephone Lake Sun Corp.... Lehlch Nav Lehlsh Vnllev.. ,. Lehigh Vnlley Tr.. do pref , Pennsylnnla I'hlla lllfctrlc... . Phils, Co .. do 5 per cent pref do 0 per lent pref Phlla R T t c Reading . Tonopah Belmont... Tonopah Mlnlns;...., Union Traction V (Ins Imp If 8 Steel , York Rnv do pref Wm Cramp t c , 51 (11 21 III "ll -2S Ml, 111', 2-'?4 45'i M. 32 37 31'- 'II :ioi 6U 4P lll' 1.1 3II Ml 111 r.- iii M III St Hh't 26 411 sr :i'i :m 41 .li'Js tllf. 4 II 41' III! 112 14 37 '4 b7 fi.S .'ll 1,1 r.t iij'i !!n III 12-j 2JJ M4 (17' 3 2V4 4.1', MJ, 32S 3ll 31 411 .so p.-i's 4U m 43' sn Ill's 1.1 3, Ml 5m -V 111 G1 till 2 till 13V4 21 M'i 118 2(1 III ni 3J, .t7 37 4II 3(l' OV'4 -?-II 'a iVi III) Ill's 14 37V. 87 New York Bond Sales 4-24 4-7 4-1 4- 88 41 4- 4 4- 1 Int Harv Corp... 78 Int Mer Marine .. 29 do pref 874 lntern'1 Paper .. . 45 do pfd 102 Int Nickel . .. 4i Kelly Springfield.. 60 Kennecott Cop .. 46 Lacka Steel 83 Lehigh Valley ... 68 Mackay Cos .... 86 Max Motor 56 Mex Petrol 89 Miami Con Cop.. 41 Minn & St L new 23 Mo K & Tex pf . . 15 Missouri Pac ctfs. 11 Mo Pac pr w I .. 83 Mont Povier 102 National Biscuit .118 Nat Enam & Stpd. 84 National Lead ... 56 Nev Con Copper.. 24 N Y Central. Norf & West North Pac . Ohio Fuel . . . Ohio Gas . .. Paclflo Mail Penna R R . Peo GaB & C Pere Marq pr w I 68 Phlla Co 38 Plttsb Coal ctfs.. 47 do pref ctfs ..117 Pressed Steel Car. 78 Ry Stl Spring pf.. 99 Ray Con Copper.. 28 Reading 96 Rep Iron & Steel.. 81 Saxon Motors.. St L & S F Sears Roebuck. Shattuck Ariz , Sloss-Sheff Stl & Ir 66 Southern Pacific. 94 Southern R R . . . . 28 do pref 59 Studebaker ......103 103 TennesC&CwI. 11 11 Texas & Pacific. 15 15 Texas Com 228 228 Tobacco Products. 57 85 Union Pacific ....137 1304 137 United Alloy Stl... 45 43 45 United Cigar Strs 101 100 100 United Drug 2d pf 00 90 00 23 15 n4 63 102 i 118 34 4 55 4 24 95 4- 129 120 4 103 103 -r 81 81 112 113 23 244 4- 83 63 06 1 68 38 4-14 47 4-1 4 06 68 86 46 117 117 78 73 4- 67 20 99 28 05 80 67 20 .196 193 28 28 66 94 27 SO 69 20 95 80 87 20 195 28 66 4-1 91 27 SO 103. 17 15 2284 S7 1 '' 4- 4-14 4- 4 United Fruit 144 143 144 4-2 USCIP AF.... 20 20 20 4- Un S Indl Alco...l8 124 125 4-1 U S Rubber .. ..62 69 61 4,1 U 8 Smelt & Ref. .03 63 ' 63 4- do pref ,. 00 50 60 1 U S Steel 112 112 112 4-1 do pref 117 117 117 Utah Copper ....114 114 114 Va Car Chem .... 41 41 41 Va lr C & C 65 64 64 4 Wabash 12 12 12 4- do pref A 48 48 48 Westlnghouse Mfg. 62 51 S2 1 Whl & L IJ.. 17 16 17 do pref 39 39 89 Willys Overland .. 34 34 34 4- Wilson Co 65 65 65 $1000 Adams r'xpres. 4s' tlHOOil Anplo-Fremh .1. 41(11)0 Amci For Soo Ss. 88000 Amer Tel r.s 37000 do Ll,t 4-.B 10000 Amer Writ 1'ap Ds . 70(10 Armour Co 44s .... 200(1 Atchison cv 5s 1917 loooo Allan Co Line 1st 4s mini no clt 4s . , . , 83Vi liotiii Halt H Ohio 4s 0."h 2O0I) do cv 4'-i 94 40011 ill) Hwn i)Vjf . ... 91 40110 Rio P LEA.WV 4s.... 87', :ioon ilrlm Rp Tr 5s IMS.. Oil looo cm Govt r.i iu2() . . lis .11100 do 6s 1031 us 200(1 CCC Sn 4s 7" r.noo Cal Qns & Elec 5s OUT, 1000 Cent Leather 1st r.s luj't r.ooo Oent I'ao 1st 4s DO 5000 Chill Copper 7s . .1211 1000 Chen Ohlo4Hs .. MlVi 11000 do ronv r,3 . MS inno Chi Nwn sen 4 04 R00O Chi H & Q Joint 4s US 800O Chi M a 8t F rfd 4'ns HIS 7000 do cv 4js . .. . lis 211000 Chi R I & P rfd 48. 734 1000 Chi Rwy 5s lid', soon Col & South 1st 4s ... IUH 2000 City of Paris 0. .... Ot .1000 Con Gas conv 0s ...110 .nun Del i. jlufl conv os 400O nis Secur Corp 5s . 111000 Erie conv 4s Ser II 2.100(1 do conv 4s Ser D 2000 Hud & Man rfd 0s.. 3.1000 III Steel deb 4'as.. 10U0 Indiana Steel -.),. . 7000 Interh Met 414 s .. 3.10IHI Interb R T ret 5s . 1U4000 Inltr Mer Mar Us . r.000 Intcrnl Paper 5s... 1000 do 6s 3000 Japanese 4l?s KKiOll do new O B 4js. 3000 tin new 4Vi s :it.00 Lack Steel 5s 1923 11000 do 5s 1050 1H00O I.k Mi deb 4s 1028. 211100 LIB M T Bs 21000 Manhnttnn Is DO", High Low Close . 80 80 80 . 01 21 9J-4 . oil', na' ns .100's 100 100 101 10.1 10.1 . nt', bi '4 i 't . 04 US'. 0ST4 loots HIOVs Kl'lji 04 116 103ti 64 J. 61 4 74 071 2i l()2t ll'l4 117 s 94'4 100 100'i 82 70S 81 Kit 07 4 05 101 (" Nor Pao prior 4s inst do tin 8s Mi's Ore Rwy & N ton Is.. Olji l'enna cen ct 44r. .. .ldl'4 Public horv N J 5s . . lil'J la.. 70it 70'4 70 100't KKlVa 100V4 IO51I 1051 1051 11104 .10014 1004 1004 1014 81)4 07"! Total sales. 372.400 shares, compared nllh 550,900 share last Saturday! this week, 2,831, 300 share! last week. 4,409,000 share. CLEARINGS EXPAND AGAIN Volume Greater This Week Than Last and a Year Ago The business of banks throughout the country continues to expand. 1 For the week ended today the clearings totaled 15,465, 615,805, against JE. 345, 589, 260 last week and $4,942,201,311 the corresponding week of last year. Details follow: New 1017. 1916. York. 12,620,325,474 J2.561 364,120 4- 1111H1 .viannntian is., uu- no". i'i 1000 Mex Pet Co Us ser A.106'4 luah. 1004 ,5000 Minn & St L 4 511 56 66 Mioti Minn St P S S M 4s.. H34 US'; WW 2000 Mo Kan & T rfd . . (!- (U (12 3000 Morris & Essex 34a.. 804 Kit 86 Hood Mo Psio 4h w I fi.14 65'4 65S 50(10 Montana Power 5s .. 1)114 tint OU'4 looo NYC. II (Is ....1081 1084 108 1000 N Y City 4s 1057 ..1004 1004 1005 IiOOl) do 44S 1060 ....1014 1014 1014 10000 N Y Rwy adj 5s .... 31)4 31)4 304 i.ikio N Y Tel cen 44 ... Oh1! 0Hi tSSJ 2000 Norf tc IVcst 4s .... Ill 95 05 12000 Nor Pao prior 4s.. 1IIUIHI 1000 2.1000 looo 2000 Rendlnc cen 4s 04 1000 Repull Cubl 5s 1014.. 11.1 95 91 1000 Rep lr &. S 5h . ...100V4 100'4 1004 3J0nnSt I. & S F njt s.... 71', 71 71 2000 do In Ot 52H 624 B2S 1000 do Ken 5s 104 104 104 27.,flotl du 4h Ser A . . . (164 lllTs (l'i 61000 tin 5s Ser II ... 84', 844 84, 70(10 St I, Hwn ton 4s .. nt)4 OK', 664 20011 seaboard A L adj 6s 014 014 614 1000 South Hell 5s 1004 1004 1004 Mioo South Pac 4s .. . 814 SH 814 12O0O tin cv 4s 8.1v 8.V4 85'J llooo do rfd 4h 014 01'4 91i 1S0OU Suuth I'ao cv 6s ...100'4 1004 1004 400O South Hvvv ten 4s.. ,0110 do con 5h . , 3000 Texas Co cv 0i 1000 Trl.Cltv .Is... 5000 tin Fuel Oas lis 1004 5000 II S Steel s f 5s 105 5000 Union line . 1' Ds sia, 7000 Union l'ac 1st 4s 1000 do rfd 4s 8000 U K of O II & I Gs... 150000 do 54 b 11)18 8J000 do 54 a 1010 new.. 2100O do 54 s 11110 1000 do 54 s 1021 4000 Vn IIujh 5s r.OOII West Md 1st 4s . .. 1000 Wlscon Cent sen 4s.. Total sales. $1,682,000. compared with $2. 013.000 Inst Saturday) thl week, $17,792,0O0 last week, $10.287.000. FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK, March 17. The feature of the foreign exchange market today was the continued strength of rubles, due to the recent political upheaval In Russia, which Is regarded as strengthening the credit of that country with American bankers. Quotations were: V Demand sterling 4.75, cables 4.76 60 day bills nominally 4.72, 90 day 4.70. Franc cables 5.83, checks 5.844. Relchsmark cables 69, checks 69. A'lenna cables 11.20. checks 11.18. Lire cables 7 844, checks 7.85. Swiss cables 6.0i, checks 5.0. Guilder cables 40 5-16 plus 1-16, checks 40'4 Plus 1-1G. Rubles cables 28,50, checks, 28.40. Pesetas cables 21.25, checks 21,16. Stockholm cables 29.70, checks 29,55. Chrlstianla cables 29.25, checks 29. Copenhagen cables 29, checks 28.75. too; 1004 105i HOIS SO; 8U"A 07 07 07 024 924 024 1)74 07. H7S 98 08 984 981 9R; 98 96 96 911 914 054 014 984 98 98 71 71 71 86 80 60 7-16, bills TRADERS HERE AWAiT 'DEVELOPME AND STOCK TRADING BECOMES SI . - . a-e-a . i t i- 1 Philadelphia Rapid Transit Trust uemncates Do N0H Appear until .bate in Liast nuur irnce unanges i Are Without Importance , The Street waited for the meetlnr ... City Club, nt which the transit TltS,,? was discussed by the counsel . I1?8 Tho turnover In stocks on "the Philadel phia Stock Exchange today was th3 small est of any day of the year. This condition of affairs was not surprising to the Street In view of the present conditions. Most In terest by the trading clement was shown In the railroad labor controversy. Whllo the situation with regard to tho carriers and their employes was regarded as very Be rioui to the country, there were those In the Street who believed that an actual strike would be averted. To Illustrate now (lull the trading was: During the first hour only six stocks ap peared on the tape and as many bonds were quoted In that period. The prices were virtually unchanged from the close ot yes terday. One of the most striking things was tho absence of traction shares from the trading In the first hour. It was not until after 11 o'clock that one of the group came out, this being Union Traction, which showed a lost of three-eighths of a point on the sale of 100 shares It was not until late In the last hour that Philadelphia Rapid Transit trust certificates came out. They closed with a net gain of 'i. 3 company nnd the Director of h .J. " ment of City Transit. 'A peculiar .iTtU tlon has nrlsen In Philadelphia ltanM S,u sit trust certificates. Those who hoM??" stock In their names do not airaear 1- to sell their holdings. ' PCar to This was shown .by the fact thst . dcrs were In the market to buy at tain price close to tho last ndotatlLCMI yesterday, but no stock was forthenmt " TVhen consideration Is given to this T,n ever, It is not surprising In view of ,!' return on the investment, which Is ik. 8 per cent at the market price of s?,,J' company paying dividends at the rats n 1 per cent per annum. 0l Lake Superior Corporation continued 1 hold Its position as the most actlv. .i 2 In the market, but the dealing, even In sS Issuo were far below vvhnt they hav k. Tho price got up a little. Only a llttia.l"' than 1000 shares of UiiUcd states St?! common came out with a small gain il changes In prices throughout the list ,. without importance. weri NERVOUSNESS MARKS WHEAT PIT TRADING Feverishness Results From Un certainty as to Outcome of Railroad-Labor Conference ORAIN BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS NEW YORK. March 17. Advice re ceived at the Weather Bureau this morn ing Indicated the following weather condi tion.: Temperature. Hlgh.Iiw. Canadian Northwest clear 24 4 Nnrthn est pref IP Middle West preelp Southwest clear Ipper Mississippi 1 alley, preelp loner Mississippi 1 alley, preelp Ohio Valley. . .preelp 28 2 80 28 68 6 St 60 16 48 At 30 The following prec Ipltatlon (In Inches) wns reported! .02, Rapiil tlty nnd Calroi .08, Mooreheadi .10, Valentine! .34, Huron. CHICAGO, rarch 17. Pending definite news with regard to the conferences be tween the special committee appointed at Washington, and tho representatives of the railroad companies nnd the unions on the labor dispute, a feeling of nervousness continued to prevail In the wheat market this morning nnd changes in prices were feverish. At the immediate opening May and July were firmer and September was steady, but all positions weakened after the opening owing to considerable pressuro In the shape of week end liquidation. May ranged from $1.834 to SI. 83 at the outset, against $1.82?i, yesterday's last price, and, after touching $1.830s. declined to JI.S2I4. July was quoted at 11.55 to $1.54 at the opening, compared with $1,544, yesterday's final quotation, and, after selling at $1,554, receded to $1.534. September opened unchanged at $1,444 and later dropped 1 cent. The market at Liverpool was steady. A private cable said that It was under stood that recent purchases for the United Kingdom in America of all grain were liberal. The receipts at Minneapolis and Duluth today were 109 cars, against 515 carst last year; at Winnipeg 378 cars, compared with 692 cars; at Chicago 36 cars,, con trasted with 70 cars ' Corn opened about steady. TJne mar ket at Liverpool was firm. The receipts here today were 160 cars. ' Oats were a shade easier at the start. The market at Liverpool was firm. The receipts herb today were 194 cars. Leading futures ranged as follows: Yes dav's Low. Close, Close High. 1.851, Wheat Open. Mhv l.S.t'4 July 1.5.1 l.fi.V September . 1.444 1.44' corn (new delivery) May July September Oats May July .... Lard May July ... Ribs May July .... Pork May .... juiv ... Bid. 1.8JV4 1.84'i 1.8.4 1.58, 1.654 1 55 1.43 1.434 1.444 1 nsu t tinuft no 1.074 1.07't 1.0flJ4M.074 l! 1)74 1.004 1.06'i 1.05"-! 1,004 1.0(1' 1.004 l.OOJn 584 864 ..10.12 ...19.07 ..17.57 ,..17.05 . . 33 00 ...3J.45 fAaked. 58'4 6i 10.20 10 20 17.70 17.75 83 2.1 ).' 05 s 57" t 50'i in in io 20 10,07 M9.20 584 504 10 0.1 10, 0U T17.07 17,4.1 17.75 117,62 33 00 133 25 32 05 32.43 3.',53 32.25 NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT NEW YORK. March 17. General In creases were shown in both the average and actual statements of condition of the Clear ing House members for the last week. This was foiecast by the heavy increase shown in movements of money lrom the interior into New YorlMn the week. Smaller dealings on the Sick Exchange were retlected In a paring down of loans as compared with Increases shown In previ ous weeks. The average loans gained was $12,662,000 and the actual only $775,000. The outstanding thing in both statements was the piling up of deposits. Average de posits gained $30,915,000 and the actual $43,772,000. Surplus rose $2,918,390 'in the average and $21,247,000 In the actual. Details follow: AVERAGE Loans $3,558,814,000 Net demand deposits. 3.622.125,000 Increase, 112. 60.', 000 30.915,000 2.310,000 4,000 2,018,000 206,654,000 5.597,000 418,000 8,033,000 5,114,610 2,918,-390 f'hlraao Phllsdelphla Doston .... Kansas City 8t. Louis.. S Francisco Pittsburgh , Detroit . . . Baltimore . New Orleans 410.658.49l. 257.190,807 183 950.108 HIS 410,703 118,713.481 70 874.672 61.928.9C2 44.840.825 83,726.763 82,974.062 830,824,186 4-24.3 191.618,711 4-34,2 180.781,040 4- l.H 73,580.738 4-47.8 80,6O,2UJ 4-41.lt 64,138,362 30 0 . 61,071,027 4-17.2 35.701,148 4.21.0 32,923,181 4-0 2 22,819.074 4-44 3 EI6Vtda$!"'ia,38,103,470 13,617.805,778 4-8 2 0t5eday",', 632 042.461 601.076.911 4-28.1 Total of all nltl.M ft day ....14,570,145,831 $4,118,972,719 4-11.0 895,469.874 823,231.592 4-8 8 AH cities, day ... Total of hit wee'k f?f, 16.465.615.805 M.942.204.S11 4-10.O Financial Briefs The annual meeting of the Philadelphia Electric Company will be held April 11. Stockholders of reedtd March 22 will be entitled to vote at the meeting. Twenty-nine railroads report gross earn ings during the first week of March totaling f 12,791,(47, an Increase of $(83,307 over the corresponding week of last year. v' More Gold for Cuba and Japan NEW YORK. March 17. Gold to the amount ot $300,000 was withdrawn, front the Subtreasury today for shipment to Cuba. The Subtreasury transferred $250, 000 to San FrancUco also, making about $1,000,000 In the last two days for export to Japan. Pays on Back Dividends PITTSBURGH, March 17. The Cruclb.e Steel Company has declared a dividend of $2 a share on the preferred stock on ac count ot back dividends, payable April 28 to stock of record April 16. ' GOVERNMENT BQNDS Net time deposits.,. 179.754.000 Circulation- 28,658.000 THeserve, own vaults DOO,D20,uou Reserve Federal re serve banks Reserve. other de positaries 57,465,000 Aggregate reserve ,, 760,645,000 Reserve required.... 624,807,070 Surplus 144,837,030 tOf which 1447,348.000 Is specie. ACTUAL . Loans $3, 558,800, 0(xf Net demand deposits. 3,651,777,000 Net time deposits.... 179.628,000 Circulation 28,500 000 tRessrve, own vaults 515,063,000 Reserve federal re serve banks Reserve. other de posltarles 57,620,000 407,000 Aggregate reserve... 798,957,000 29,870,000 Reserve required...,. (130.118.030 8,122,5.10 Surplus 163,838,970 21.247.460 tot which $460,263,000 la specie. Decrease. OUTSIDE BANK STATEMENT State banks 775,000 43,772,000 1,089,000 38,000 17,196,000 221.274,000 12,671.000 Increase 11,016,400 a.a.vj.nnn 178.600 3,728,400 4.030.300 (I. Loans Investment... $408,115,000 Gold 65,877,600 Currency bank notes 22,810,100 Deposit , 660.292,200 Res. on denoslt . 132.274.600 Percentage of reserve, 20,1, decrease Trust companies Loans Investments. ..$ 1.750, 701. 160 115,892,400 Oold 179,918.900 4:i00(! Currsncy bank bills., 16,566,600 320.700 Deposits , 2,107.000,800 40,243 000 Res. od deposit 476.251,400 14,226,000 Percentage ot reserve, 27.6, Increase .4. STATE BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES NOT HOUSE REPORTING TO Loans Investments.. Hold Currency bank note. Total deposit. Net deposit. jtss. on deposit Percentage -Decrease CLEARINO $771,974,800 60,028.500 11.185,600 1,017.051,200 816.848.5011 272.711,300 of reserve, 24,1 unchanged 18.814,200 j,aia,outl 148,000 18.8S.0.400 11,625,700 a,2U2,20U 2., registered, 1930 2s, coupon, 1030 ... 8. registered. 1918 8s. coupon. 1918 ... 4s, -registered. 1925 4s, coupon, 1925 ... 3s, reglsteiid. 1949 Bs. coupon, iimo Panama 2s, registered. 1936 Bid. 9. ...... ..mm. Vlf .,1004 ........... ..1004 .... .100 ............. .107 ...... .1084 1 100 10(1 A.ksd. iuu do do 8s, do 3., regl.terrd, 108 registered, 1961 coupon . . .100 BAR silver: . MONEY-LENDING RATES 'PHILADELPHIA Call, 34 per 'cent. Time, 44 6 per cent. Commercial, three to six months, 4404; per cent. BANK CLEARINGS Bank clearings today compared ' -orre-ipondltur day last two years! 1917 1 'u 1915 Philadelphia, IB4, 692,814 I86.0d0.026 (28,608,872 New York. ,482,519,027 633.166,806 241 723 ,036 Boston .. ... 7.164.$I 39.056.766 23.855,778 No Action en Accrued Dividends NEW YORK, March 17. At the meeting of the American Water Works and Electrlo Company directors, consideration was given to but no action waa taken on the matter J af tae ayOMt eltjier owent or aooru4 PHILADELPHIA MARKETS GRAIN AND FLOUR WHEAT Receipts, 117.456 bushels. Onetitui wero light and prices further advanced 2c unS n. fair export clemnntl. Quotations: far lit.' In export elevator No. 2 red, spot. II iV2' No 2 southern red. t.2SJ 1.07: steamer k..9 red. II OOdul 113. .No. a rod. Il.liowi "v'r.iiij A. if 8(IW1 01. rejected II It .x.XiVZi' 'WOti CORN Receipts, 12.017 bushels, ( 1IT..S,.. wero ngni ami tne market ruled llrm. but triS. was quiet. Quotations: Car lots for local trX? as to location Western No. 2 vellow 11 ifc 1 24: westirn No. 8 5olow. M 22 Ml""'. JI.t! No 4 sellow. $1 20il,21. western No 3 , if? 11.18(51 19. southern No. J jellow. "$$ . '1 1 OATS Receipts, 12,172 bushels. Th. ..t.. ruled Arm with demand equal to the iimiui offerings, Quotutlons: No. 2 white. 7S7K standard, white. 74cP7l4n, No. a while Tie' "s?7(ie 4 WhUe' 7-H7S'Ac' Sample' oat? ' FLOUR Receipts, 816 bbls, ami 328.211 Iki In sacks The market ruled sternly with a fiir 1 demand. 'I ho tiuotatlons, per Hill lbs. th vrtmL nro ns follows: Winter, slralaht, 18 09 Kansas, tleir, cotton sacks. Is 2.1 iff 8 50 Kin. Has, Btralght, cotton Hacks, (8.75011; do rstent cotton, sacks. $989.2.1: spring, clear. hw8 H 90. do. patent, JU.40&II.7.1. do. faverlt, brand., $10ff 10 50; city mills, choice and finer patent I10W10 50 c' RYE FLOUR quiet anil unchaniteil. w auole $7.507.76 per bbl . an to ouallty. PROVISIONS There was a fair Jobblns demand and the mit ket ruled firm. Following are the quotation!' City beef, 'In sets, smoked and nlr dried, 84c' western beef. In sets, smoked. 31c: city w' knuckles and tender, smoked .nd air dried 80c' western beef, knuckles and venders, smoked. Kt' beef hams., UstoSO; pork, family, I4O04HO hams, S. P. cured, loose, 224 tl23ri do, skinned 28W234c; do, do. smoked, 24J44c; other ham., smoked, city cured, as to brand and vr age, 234 240, hams, smoked, western cured 234 24c; do, boiled, boneless, 3(!o. picnic ihoul. der. S. P. cured, loose, 18c, do. imokfd, JOc; bellies. In pickle, atcordlnir to averate. loose, 194c, breakfast bacon, as to brand and average, city cured, 234 c, do, western cured. 23,4 c; lord, western, relincd, tierces. 21c; do, do. do. tubs. 21c, lvrd, puro city, kettle r. dered. In tierces, 21c: lard, pure city, kattlt rendered, in tubs, 21c. REFINED SUGARS The market was quiet nnd unchanged Re finers' list prices: Extra line granulated, 7e: powdered. 7.10c. confectioners' A, O.SOc; soft grades, 6.2306 83c. DAIRY PRODUCTS HUTTER RcctlptH were light Hnd trie market ruled Arm, but demand was only moderate. Quo tations: . Western, fresh. Koi.d-natked cream ery, fancy specials, 44c, extras, 42W43c: eitta firsts, 41c: Ilrsts, .'1041 40c, BcconiU, 3738c: nearby prints, fanci, 4,1c, do, nvtrage extra, 41 (&44c; firsts. SiHi lie: second.. 3;3c: spe cial fancy brand, of prlntH Jobblns at 48SMe. EGGS Deinnnd rtndlly nu.orbed all pffef Ings of desirable stcnK nnd t.ic market ruled firm nt the late advance. Quotations: Nearby extras. .He per dozen, nearbt OrSls. ID liter case; nearby current receipts, $0 per case; welt em extras, 31, per tlczcn. do, extra flrtli, $0 15 per case, do, firsts, jo per case: fancy selected candled cess were Jobblns at SSflSOc per dozpn. , CHEESE wns scarce and ruled firm nnd illrtt Iv hlsher. Quolatlors: New York, full cream, fancy. hld 27 "he. do. do. filr to good, held, 27Cf27tc, do. part skims, 14022c. POULTRY LIVE Offering! of desirable stock were light and values were lirmly maintained lth demand fair. Quotations: Fowls, as to quality, 24 23e; taggy roosters, 1820c: old roosters, 16017c: spring chickens, soft-meated. 24&?Jjc; clucks, al to Bizn and quality, 22Hl24c; pigeons, old, pet pair, 28W30c, do, young, per pair, 20025c. DRESSED ruled llrm. with demand readily absorbing the limited offerlngx of deilrabl, stock. Fowls wero 4 c hlpher Quotatlonl are as follows: Fresh-killed, dry-packed fowji 12 to box. dry-picked. , fancy selected. 25c; do, weighing 44 lbs. und over apiece, 21'c: do, weighing 34 Ibi. apiece, 234c; do, wellh Ing 3 lbs. apiece, 2021c; fowls, In bbls , fancy, dry-plcked, welshlnc 44 lbs. and over apiece, .-it, Bijimier sizes, juiui.ai . CllU luuair, " K, picked, 20c; roasting chickens, western, W'i !, picked, In boxes, weighing 81D10 lbs. per pair. r f J 25W26c: roasting chickens, western. In "Of"; weighing 7 lbs. per pair. 2.124e: roasting chickens, western, dry-picked. In bbls . welsh ing 810 lbs per pair. 25c; roasting ihlckeni western, In bbls . weighing 7 lbs. per P'r- ' 22c: broiling rhlckens. western. Into"' weighing 8W4 lbs. per pair. 232c: ihlckeni weighing 500 lbs. per pair. 21i24c: do- ml'eJ. sixes, 182oc; broilers, Jersey, fancy, 3Sw"' broiler., other nearby, weighing 14 W- '" apiece. 8032l; turkesx, per lb Fancy nearw. 8.'33c: fancy western, 32033c: fair '"IJiS; 80681c: old toms. 2li30c: common. r'3Ji ducks, nearby. 23iT2.1c: do. western. -sXsS!;:' geese nearby. IHWL'lc: do. vv estern 1 n' squabs, per dozen White, weiening ',""iA"." ( nep dozen. 14 504114 75: whlie. weighing. 01 ! lbs. per dozen. 13 7504.25: white, welgniag . f lha. ner dozen. 1.1413 "5: white, weighing 7 ' W t7m per dozen, I2.602 76; white, weighing W lbs. per dozen. $202 25: dark, $1.750 small and No. 2, 50c $1. FRESH FRUITS ' Demand was only moderate, but values gen erally were well sustained as follows: Apylej. , per bbl. York Imperial. $405 50: P'nD"?- , ia.aoD4.Ts: iiaiawin, iNo. i, . ?,' S. ..' ."'.';5.in 6: do. ungraded. $2 5003 50: apples, norrt- .i -. . ., r,i.. ..n. .mn,i, tier D0, $3 4; oranges Florida. Per n crate Brlfi". fancy, $37: Russet, fancy. $2 60&5 50, poor $12.25: grapefruit. Florlcia. per crate I-' pineapples Porto Rico, per crate. 3.S; cranberries. Cape Cod. per bbl. fancy U varieties. $5W6 60: early black. -.ij'n.c r berries. Cape Cod, per crate. t ''-,. Jersey, per crate. $11.C0, strawberries, Flor Ida. per quart, 40050c. , VWRTCTAilLES Thetgener.l market waa quiet and wUhuttlo- 1 portant change. Quotations; wmte poi-wj. j ji DUSn. I'snnsyivanis. uiiun.-wc -.. I "?,': w,t tholce, $2.75: Maine choice. $2.76f2 00! wi ern choice $2 2502.507 White VoXtf;'3?& J5? Cba.ket.$l 501.76. Sweet potatoes. Bait ern Shore, per bbl. No. J. .M.oown. $1.5008. Sweet potatoes '"&' A. NoM. land, per hamper -No. 1. !'75W..io. "" . $1.26(91.80; culls. $1. Bweet potatoei, JWJJJ; per ba.ket No. 1. 11.4001,60: No. 2. DOBWj Onions, per 110-lb. bag No. 1 e'l0,wi,'4-5. 9 Cabbage, southern, per. nampr. - -,:. H ',.? u.ln.K KTn.rnlb. nn. t.lil . S3 OT 4 1 QO. A..'." DPliiacii. uiiuin. l" V. .' Tit -il- n.r DPI , per hamper. $2 5003. Kale Norfolk, per j lt.7302. Cauliflower. Norfolk, per ' crate. 2. lettuce. Florida, fancy, per .bak!'j.,,t,t, 6. Lettuce. Florida, poor to good, per M J 13. Celery, t'loriaa. per a i-iim ;.;-" ij 5 1 8 50. Ueans Florida, per basket tlrien, fe 10: wax. $5010. ERSPlant. Florida, per jj JJ I8.50O6. Peppers, Florida, per box. I3"J $J L Jiouash. Florida, per box. (I.W?JBSi J per crate. $2 7505, Mushrooms. I" "fl basket. $1.4001.75. s! " . j XI Corporate Maturities for April mt l Corporate maturities In April nm,o01,,f to ,11 tr. -. ...1.1-1. .10 nnn nnn fall wltW . ,Ua,Uil4,UUl, Ul WIUWU f UO.VWV.vv. . . urn Cn ..II...J l..lut.. nn nftnunt of 'n )1 4119 iiiiiiuau uivjniuHi vn ....w.-- . $20,000,000 nine-months notes of the Fen V svlvanla Railroad on April 10. ine "" ajlv'anla has a large amount of cash, 4 ...III nil..., I. n .. nW thttua linteS. OF '. may choose" to sell some of Its general re funding bonds. The next most "P'ySJ-J maturity in me motuu ko - sl.tl issue of Erie notps, but' provision "" C;tJ ready been made therefor in the sale ' TJ(1 cently of $16,000,000 two-year 0 per - offered at ,984, or slightly better thaa . J -.,-,- w n. rs t . 6 per cent basis, Authorize Cincinnati' Gas Bon' NEW YORK. March 11, The Ohlo-r lie Utilities Commission hastriithorl4J Cincinnati Oas and Electrlo Company, Is operated bv tha Union Qaa and Company, a subsidiary. 'of the Ool" aa Saastne comaay,.to pwuj Hffaa,afBaaUa6aVljaaTa II Pt.fVT171 VfTVPtHv AfJlwiW Tjf .jiw ,xnt, m9 - . -aJ'A a?Ti 3R
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