mmm wmnBfM ir I ;A- .V.- i s & PC ffci tftfc ti ii LK . M ' '' . ' CJ ,,'1 .' OIL . "STOCK THAT PAYS 12?V' -A YEAR i r lt k V ; Next Dividend April 14th v f. PROPERTIES . WYOMMsO , TKXA9 CALIFORNIA Production told to ftTHE STANDARD OIL COMPANY Subscription books close Satur , day, April 14. Until that date wo '. are offering n limited amount of this stock at $.00 per share On April 1ft the stock will be j traded In on the New York Curb Market and we expect ut higher ,prlcc9. Write for descriptive circular Jfo. Gl. THOMAS E. DONOVAN & CO. Specialist In Oil Securities 25 Broad St., New York City Phones llroad 4M4-.1 29 So. La Halle St.. Chimin, 111. The Popularity of Public Utility Investments is the result of the nu merous and exacting tests they have been subjected to during good and bad business conditions. The stability, market and liberal yield of Public Utility invest ments justify the ever increasing confidence placed in them by con servative investors. . Write for circular No. 2515-A, which describes A selected list of twelve Public Utility securities. WilliamP.Bonbright&Co.Jnc U0K';ia W1STAR SIUOL'U. Jr. Minuter 437 Chestnut St., Philadelphia New York Uoton Detroit London Paris William P. UoBbrltht & Co. tlonbrlifht & Co. WAR RIOT BOMB STRIKE Insurance (In one policy) If Stokes Packard Haughton & Smith 432-4SI WALNUT ST. PHILADELPHIA. Lombard 4190. Main 4100. ,. STEEL Wc have had prepared a booklet giving all the latest available data upon' almost all of the important steel companies of the United States, which we will be glad to mail- upon request. Armitt Brown & Co. ' 1424 Walnut St. 'Members New York Stock Exchange Philadelphia Stock Exchange i New York Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade STOCKS BONDS Bought and sold for cash, or car 'ried on favorable, terms. Private wires to all markets. UNDES & COMPANY Franklin Bank BIdg. ' .1416-1418 Chestnut St. Bell Phone Spruce 53273328 Lone Distance L. 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'bJ ' . .wasss; w,tB,Ha C L A - TfYfmf"- Uf f;t J FINANCIAL NEWS - SHIPMENTS OF HARD COAL IN MARCH 6,989,075 TONS, NEW HIGH RECORD Greater Number of Working Days, With Less Labor Trouble, Responsible Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies Earnings Good shipments of anthracite conl during March, according to figures given out today by" the Anthracite Bureau of Statistics, reached n new high record, the total being 0,930, 075 tons ,nn Increase of 801,724 tona ns compared with tho corresponding month of last year. For tho calendar year ending with March tho total shipments were 18, 108,232 tons, ngalnst 17,708,007 In the sim ilar period of last year, ii gain of 400,225 tons. llesponslhlo for the heavy shipments In the month was the fact that there wcro twenty-seven working days, with no general holidays, and there wero fewer Interrup tions to steady work because of button etrlkos and general labor difficulties. There was a better supply of railroad cars, tho congestion nt terminal points having been relieved. Tho highest previous record was established In October, 1915, when the total (shipments wero 0,083,007 tons. It will bo seen, therefore, that the Match total this year exceeds that record by 306.0G8 tons. lly reason of tho fact that n largo amount of tho stock Is hold In this city thn earn ings statement of the Atlantic, Gulf nnd Ve.U ".miles .Steamship Company Is par ticularly Interesting to local Imostors. The total operating revenue for thn year ending Decenibtr 31. 1010. was J35.17C.909, repre senting an Incrcaso of $13,775,495, while CASH WHEAT $2.41 IN CHICAGO MARKET May Delivery Hits New High Record at $2.191.. July at $1.89 and Sept. at $1.71 (1RAIN I1C1.T WnATIIER FOUECAST lillCAdO. April 12. The weather fore cant for thlrtr-K lionr folloHs: IlllnoU. Mlniiourl, Wlicoiiiln Ilnln and Minnesota. Nclimnkii nnd 8oath Dakota Fulr to partly rloudr and nnrmer. Knnna 1'urtlr clondr tonlcht, nrecrded by rain In tho eantrrn portion) ,rolr iinil warmer Krldn). CHICAGO, April 12, There wcro sensa tional advances In the wheat market today on heavy buying by commission houses and nctlte covering by shorts. May being estab lished at a new high record, Influenced by phenomenal strength In tho cash article. The big Jump followed some Irregularity In the early trading, when the new crop dc Uverles were affected by selling duo to good inlns In Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Tho effect of the molsturo, however, soon wore off and unconfirmed rumors of j-caco from Copenhagen were without effect, ns wero reports' of an lmproun:nt In crop prospects. Outside markets all mado sharp gains, May In Kansas City having been bid up 9c u bushel overnight. Kansas City No. 2 hard was booked for export late yesterday at 54c over July here. I'nusiial precau tions were taken to prevent actual sale prices of the cash article from being made public, but It, was reported after the cloBe that it had reached $2.41. May rose to $2.194. or.4VjC above the previous high point established on April 9. Today's low was $2.08V4. and the closing $2.13, against $2.08, tho final quotation of yesterday. The high on July was $1 8954, the bottom $1.79 14 and the final $1.894 to $1.89, compared with $1.80-, yesterday's last price. The best on September was $1.71. and the low $1.64 H. finishing at $1.70 to $1.70V. against f$l.G6V4 at the closo yesterday. The market at Liverpool was ami, await ing political developments. Shlnments from Argentina for the week 'were es'.'mated at 925,000 bushels, against 2,058,000 bushels last year. Tlie- crop oi Australia Is officially estimated at 178,215, 001) bushels. Corn also displayed a great deal of strength after having been nervous and flighty, with prices at one time below yes terday's close. The advanco was due to the bullish position of tho cash article. Cash grain handling Interests were among the best buyers or futures. The market at Liverpool was Arm. Ship ments from Argentina for the week were estimated at 1,000,000 bushels. Oats followed the other grains. Thero wa3 a good trade. Stocks here are enor mous, Jut they arc believed to be owned by foreigners and under contract to go out, The market at Liverpool was strong. Shipments from Argentina for the week were estimated at 300,000 bushels. I.eadlnc futures raneed as follows: Wheat- Yea close. 2.08?. 1.81 LOOK 1.27 J 1.25! 1.83U G3U nts Open. High. May.. ill 2.1W4 July.. 1.SUV4 1.891. Sept.. 1.11.1 1.71 Corn (nw delivery) May.. 1.87 1.3.1 July.. ,1.20U 1.S3., Low. a.OSVi 179V4 l.tH'i 1.27 Close. 2.18 1.89U 1 70S 1.3.-. 1.33 1.29U l.astt 1.23 (12 (11 85 Sept.. 1.S3H l.U'M May.. 3U July.. M Sept. 3H Lard May.. 20.90 July. 21.12 Sept.. 21.32 niba May.. 19.87 July.. 19.82 Sent Pork May.. 37.45 July. . 30.70 Did. fAsked. .1M (144 C7H 21.1S 21.37 21.43 19.85 20 07 65 B4S 57 SOL 20.00 21.17 121.25 19.67 10.00 120 00 37.35 38.80 20.00 21.12 21.22 10.(10 19.80 21.10 121.37 121.45 19.82 t20.07 J20 07 137.50 37.12 37ft5 37.30 37.35 38 70 Nominal. .Ul.0ark$o. BANKERS tErtablliliad 1S3TI 321 Chestnut Street Philadelphia ' rOTJNDED ISM Thm FrovicUat Lit and Trust Company ot; Philadelphia rOrJBTHfWD OtMTKUT ITJllBBT. -- - i ' K 'ft t,. y the operating expenses totaled 124,694.719, a gain of $8,084,546. The net operating Incomo was $10,481,250, n gain of $5,690, 949. Xct. after tho addition of other In come, deduction of bond Interest, depreca tion, rentals and miscellaneous expenses, was $8,234,007, which Is on Increasq of $5,571,187. Atlantic CJulf stock was strong In tho New York market today. Tho turnover In stocks on tho Philadel phia Stock Kxchnngo was small again to day. As usual, I'nltcd Stales Steel com, inon bulked largest In the total transac tions, und followed the courso token In Wall street, being strong. Tho courso of the market hero was the samo ns that In New York. Tho wholo Street Is waiting for definite nctlon on tho Government bond Issue, nnd until that Is offered nothing much can bo expected, Confidence Is ex pressed that tho Issuo will bo oversub scribed, All through tho day tho movements In prices wero narrow. On the local Issues I.ako Superior was tho most active, and It gained a small fraction. Tractions did very little. Philadelphia Ilapld Transit trust cer tificates were unohnnged at 28',J. while Philadelphia Traction sold oft a half point. Union Traction did not nppear. In tho bond division Philadelphia lllectrlc new 6s sold up a little. PEACE RUMORS MAKE COTTON PRICES JUMP Sharp Advance Follows Drop on Reports From Copenhagen of Overtures From Germany COTTON Iini.T WEATHER CONDITIONS A NLIV YOBK. April 12. The followlnc iemirriiliirpn were recorded In tho cotton licit till morning: Abilene, 4(! Aslieillle, "()) Oklnlinma. tilt Del Hlo nnd Nnlnlllc. ffl Mhreiciiort. Tort Mtnlth, Vicknlinric, .Mucnn, ChattnnooKn nnd linnlllo, Hill III tle Itock. Atlanta nnd Italclsh. r,8i han Antonio, Mempliln. .MnntEomcry. Tlioman lllo. Alien. ta. Mntnnnnh mid Wllmlnctiin. t0l Meridian. lllrnilriRham and Charlet ton. B2s New Orlrann. Mnlillr, Tampa nnd InikKontllle, flit IVnnncolii, 00) Corpu (lirlsll l(nd r.nlic.lini. OK. . Tliere was ,01 Inch of precipitation at j.nlteofnn. .02 Inch nt MemnliN nnd Abi lene: ,(U Inch nt Snn Anlnnln, .18 Inch at Little ltock. .28 nt Kort Smith. .VHW YOHIC, April 12. Prlco changes wero mixed at the opening of tho cotton market, October advancing 2 points and January 3 points, with other months un changed to C points lower. Liverpool was a good buyer of virtually nil months, nnd commission houses nnd uptown operators also purchased. The s-elllng came from spot .and southern Interests and Wall Street. , After the call the supply became larger, and by tho end of tho first ten minutes Oc 'ober had reacted 5 points, while July dropped 2 points further, fallowing a net loss of 8 points, I I.Tht rainfall wan shown on the map In Texas, the Mississippi Valley and tho cen tral districts, and the Indications pointed to' precipitation In the eastern belt In the next d.'' or so. Liverpool came about as due, showing Tho early decline carried the cotton mar ket oft to a net loss of 16 to 22 points on old crop positions and 10 points on later months. Some of tho spot houses seemed to be selling old crops against purchases of October and there are. rumors that some cotton was coming hero from the eastern belt for delivery In May. The weather news was conflicting enough to confuse sentiment, however, with a number of wires reporting Insufficient rain In Texas, and prices rallied sharply on a report of rumors in Copenhagen that Ger many had made overtures to the United States for peace. This rally carried the market back to 19,90c for July, or 6 points net higher. The closing prices were from 18 to 37 points above yesterday's last .quotations, with July making the biggest gain. Test, close. Open. Men. Low. Close. Mnv . . .-. .... ,. ...J - July lfl.llll lll.K.1 2U.SK 111.74 oimt Octtber lH.OS 18.04 111.1(1 18.B0 10.00 December 18.71 18.70 10.17 1K.2 lu.nii January ... 18.71 18.78 ip.nt ir.iu inn March .. .. 18.0.1 18.90 10.13 18.80 10.13 HPOt 20.3.1 "(J.B5 Liverpool Cotton LIVERPOOL, April 12. Snot cotton in. day was reported easier at 15 points decline, on the basis of 12.93d for mid-upland. The sales aggregated 6000 bales, Including 5000 bales American. The Imports were nil. The market for futures closed barrely steady at a net decline of 2023 points. Cotton Buyers and Sellers NKW YOItK, April 12. May Downs, Wlggln, Kay. Newman, W. Gumoens, Par rott and Mitchell bought; Hentz, Cone, C. I licks, Bartlett and Johnston sold. July Clearman, llartcorn, Hyman, XV. Gumoens, Gcran. Xorden, Cone, Wilson, Frederlckson, Ilagedorn and C. H'ks bought; Bartlett, Wlggln, Guild and Car doza sold. September C. Hicks bought; Hartcorn sold. October Hyman, Sellar, Gilford, Wilson, Rlordan, Cone. Frederlckson, f'jwman. Wat kins, Ingcrsoll. Montgomerj nd Rlordan bought; Burnett, Mitchell, Martin, n. Hub bard, C, Hicks and Rosenberg sr'd. December Hentz, Ge-in, Freeman, Dixon, Wilson, Kelffer and Geer bought; Lehman sold, January Downs and Sellar bought ; Hartcorn and Rosenberg sold. March Downs bought; C. Hicks and Hartcorn sold. OFFER AMERICAN STORES STOCK Chandler & Co., Inc., of Philadelphia and New York, and Counselman & Co., of Chi cago .are offering $3,000,000 7 per cent cumulative convertible first preferred Block of the American Stores Company, at $97.50 and accrued dividend. This stock Is preferred as to assets and dividends, and In case of voluntary liquida tion to $115 per share. The first preferred stock Is cenvertlble at the option, of the holder at any time prior to January 1, 1927, Into common stock on a basis of one and one-third shares of common; stock for each share of preferred stock. Dividends are payable quarterly January, April, July and October. The company has no bonded Indebtedness. Its net tangible assets are $4,500,000, In addition to which It has a marketable In vestment in Its holdings of Ame Tea Com pany common stock of more than $900,000 at present market quotations. This gives the company total net tangible) assets equal to, $180 per share on tha first preferred stock. ' Met quick .assets are equal to $9G per share. The American Stores Company owns a controlling Interest in the Acme Tea Com pany and will acquire the business, assets and property of Robinson & Crawford, the Bell Company, Chllds Grocery Company ana the George M. Dunlap Company, the present large operating Philadelphia chain stores. These companies operate 1223 retail stores In the Middle Atlantic States. They deal In all lines of groceries nd maintain modern warehouses, three bakeries and sclentlflo .distribution systems. - ' Gtm1U4 Sagar FJrfe NEW.T01UC;.Arll. 11 Vina arranulatud Sales in Philadelphia Net Close. ehKe. 04 lllxh. Am Rys pf 04 Cuba-Am Low, 01 40'. 73 03 aV4 1074 10Vt 01 Vi 32V4 2V4 130 A3 113 3.1 32 28 7UV4 0.1 4U 1V 42 80 220 111 no siri 37 20 100 50 138 148 003 11 400 20 100 200 307 15 20 202 107 no .10 220 Sugar .. 4i)Vi Con Tr N J 73 KIco Slor. 031,4 Ins Co X A 20V4 Lk Sup Cp 20J4 Leh Nav. . 7914 Leh Valley 01 Mer Mar.. 3404 .Vcv Cons. 2214 Norf & W.130 Pcnna It H A3 Vt Pa Salt Mf 031 Phi la Co.. 3.1 Phlla Kleo. 32 Vi PUT tr cfs 28 Phlla Trao 79 '2 Reading .. os,i Ton Bel.,. 414 Ton Mln.. 0 Union Trno 4 s Un O Imp. 80 V4 II Cos X J.220 U S Steel. 1121)', W Jer & H no Wm Cramp 87"! York Ry pf 37 40 73 03 20 20 70 01 32 22 130 A3 03 3.1 2 28 19 03 4 0 42 80 220 111 A0 87 "1 37 M 1 ,V V, Vi .1 ' ' ' 'ii with week. 08,000 Net chge. ai V 2 lis t 299 o 4840 10. 0,1 S iiTA'?1 1nl"'' 8112 ahnrex, roinpnre.l bi'A "hare jc.Cerrtnyi thn. fnr thli iJiiiire" ",r""' MHI,e iwloil last week, IIONDH .. . High. I,ow. CI010. $6,100 Am Gas & i:icc 6s, oahi 00 oo 7000 Bald Loco 1st 5s... 103 103 103 1020,i:iec & Pco Tr 4s... 82 82 82 1000 Xat Prop 4-6s .... 62 02 62 S8000 Pcnna Co gen 4', 4s w I .... D7"n 07 07 20000 do cons 4'.4s ...101 101 101 1000 Phlla & Krlo 4s. 08 08 08 4000 P W & H t c 4s '21 09 09 99 1000 Phlla Co 1st fis.,,102 102 102 1000 Pcoplo's Pass to 4s 8.1 8.1 8.1 700 Phlla Ulcc 4s 00 00 00 22300 donowGs.l01M 101 101 9000 Reading gn 4s 01 01 01 7000 Un Rwy Inv 6s... 00 69 60 2 2 Total sales. S130.52O, compared will: S131.30O jclrrcluy: Mm. fnr till week, S47L120I name period last week, SJI5.R00. Local Bid and Asked Tod." Hid. 25 112 . 52 r.i'i 112'. 2H 1,1 12i 211 78 H 114 i 25 '4 4.V1 .VI .12 :i.i a." :is 28 IH'i 4. ". 42', 8.1 1IW :i- 87 111 ft 111H Yesterday Ask. Hid, Atlc, 211 25 2!) (II CI III 53 r,i r.r. , 55 .1li r.5'l 111 i!2 4 in'. 25 23 25 115 ll.'l i l',5 13 12V 121 Jll'i 111', III". 7!) 78" 1 7! CIS (lt'4 (ii 2(1 2.1 Vi 2(1 411 15i 411 53 U 51 .VI', 32 '4 32 32'. an a.-. :iu 37 Xl 37 ll'.l 38 :.!! 28 'i 28 'i 28U II I 114 tl.1 4A 4'i 4A O'i H'i H 43 42 43 8(1 80 '4 87 151, 14 15',, 3S 37 .18 M .17 'J SS'J 111 HI lll't 111 ill 111H Hrlh. J 1 Hurt r Sllsil t C. . do pref Ilaldwln Illectrlc Htoruce... tlcncrnl Asphalt..., do pref I'evntpno Telephone l.nke 'Superior Corp, l.ehleh NnvlKntlon. , l.ehlKh Valley ... , l.eh Vnllev Trans . do pref I'cnnslvnn1a l'hlla Klettrlo 1'hlU Co do 5 per cent pr , do 0 per cent pr Phlla Rap Tr t c.. . Heading Tonopih Helmont. . Tonopih Mining. . . lTnlon Traction . M (i I York Hallway .... do pref Win Cramp t c . 11 H steel , U 8 Heel LOCAL MINING STOCKS TONOPAH STOCKS w v. BM MncXamara 07 Midway to Mlzpath Ext 14 Montana 21 Northern Star 14 ltescue Hula 20 GOLDF1ELD STOCKS Atlanta 13 lllue Bell 02 Tlooth Ill) Dlamondflcld 13 B (13 Daisy 111 Kewanas 17 Oro 02 Windstorm Kendall 04 Silver Pick 13 sked .no .18 .15 .23 .1(1 .27 .14 .03 .11 .05 ,111 .20 .03 .05 .15 MISCELLANEOUS Arizona United 48 .50 Nevada Kill 20 .34 Tccopa Mining; 18 .20 NEW. YORK BUTTER AND EGGS NEW YORK. April 12. BUTTER Receipts, 4107 tubs. Market firm. Higher scoring. 46, 47'Ac: extras. 484(l',ic: firsts. 444 45V4c: seconds. 43i44c! Rtato dairy. 4514 048c. EGOS Receipts. 25.2Uj rases. Market firm. Eztraa. 3514c; storage. 34V4 35ci firsts. .13 34c: seconds. 32H2c: white. 3314 30c; brown. 3335t4c: mixed. 33V434Hc. ' LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS CHICAGO, April 12. HOGS Receipts, 20,000 head: market slow, higher, Mixed and butchers. $15(910.35: good heavy. 1)5. (15810.40: rough heavy. 15. 65015. 851 light. $10.40010.25; pigs, $15.05010.10: bulk. $15.05316.30. CATTLE Receipts, 2000 head: market alow. Reeves. 10.30wl3.25; cows and heifers, $5.75 11; stockera and feeders. $7.8010; Texana, $9.60(911; calves, tl)13.25. SHEEP Receipts. 13,000 heads market steady to strong. Native and Western, $10.70(J13.10: lambs. $121B,80. Explosion Insurance This Company is issuing special policies covering the hazard of Explosion upon Manufacturing, Mercantile and Dwelling properties. 1 ' ltLFixvanee Compam of North America PHILADELPHIA Oldest American Stock Insurance Company LONDON STOCK. MARKET War News Causes Strong Undertone. Americans Lower LONDON. April 12. Although the Stock Kxchnngo markets wero somewhat spotty today, tho tindcrtono was strong on con tinued favorablo war news. Trading was not brisk. Tho feeling In tho gllt-cdgcd section was cheerful nnd prices moved upward under the lead of the war loans. Tho group was helped by tho financial measures that are being taken In the United Stntes. Allied bonds wcro good, Rates for discounts wero weaker. Announcement was made of tho under writing of 3,500,000 of GVS ricr cent Aus tralian Commonwealth loan nt 98. Americans 1vore lower. A further list of 3 Issues of American securities that have been requisitioned was published today. Canadian Pacifies Improved on tho roads' half-yearly statement. Home lines hard ened ngaln nnd Argentine rails displayed firmness. Mines were quiet, but steady. Soma oil and shipping descriptions showed strength. London N.Y. 30 p.m. i;iuiv. Alchl'on Canadian Pncifln .... Chesnpeakn & Ohio .. St P.iul Erin do 1st pref Illinois Central l.nulMllln k Nashville l'f.nn.i tliinl.L 107a. 10214 f 170 ina'i 2jt 84 Ml , J 211 !i 43 i 108' 135; 5.1 Hcnillna HO' Southern j'neme ns union ramie ., n.i'i U S -Steel 110H f Incrcuse. Decrease. Stock Exchange Listings NKW YORK, April 12. The following securities have been ndmlttcd to the list of tho Now York Stock Kxchango; Ohio Cities (las Company additional $964,575 common, ranking tho total amount listed $10,000, 000; MIdvale Steel and Ordnance Company $45,052,000 twenty-year collateral trust 5 per cent convertible sinking fund bonds, with authority to add $84,000 In exchango for outstanding temporary bonds, and a fur ther $883,000 bonds prior to January 1 next when sold, mnklng tho total nmount listed $40,019,000; United Railroads of San Fran cisco $5,533,000 Union Trust Company of New York certificates of deposit for 4 per cent bonds, with authority to add $20,371. 000 In exchange for outstanding bonds, making the total amount listed $23,904,000 ; Western Pacific Railroad Corporation $14, 779,300 6 per cent noncumulntlvo preferred and $25,227,000 common, with authority to add $12,720,700 of preferred and $22,272,400 common Btock, making the total amount listed $27,500,000 preferred and $47,500,000 common stock; Western Pacific $17,394,100 first mortgage 5 per cent bonds, with au thority to add $2,005,900, making tho total $20,000,000; United Railroads of San Fran cisco $1,639,000 Interchangeable certificates of deposits of Equitable Trust Company of New York and Union Trust Company of San' Francisco, representing 4 per cent sink ing fund gold bonds, with authority to add $'.'2,305,000. making the total $23,901,000. Sugar Futures Advance NKW YORK. April 12. Continued bull ish features In the sugar market In general caused prices In tho option market to show further gains at the, start today, and on tho call thero wero advances of 3 to 10 points, with first sales amounting to 3350 tons. Wall Street and leading operators furnished the early demand, with the sell ing coming from scattered Interests. RAILROAD EARNINGS MISSOURI, KANSAS AND TEXAS ' 1B1T. Increase. first week April $708,179 $112,089 From January 1 10,228,049 1,834,714 DENVER AND RIO GRANDE First week April $531,840 $73,300 rrom January 1 0,703,189 929,543 MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. LOUIS First week April $207,200 112,920 From January 1 2.028,317 279,909 CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO First week In April.... 038.878 92,116 From January 1 13,101,467 165,098 MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY 40J4 10314 J '-SJ '4 "14 " !? .222 -i-i,' iiuU 1U February cross 2,523,090 89,352 Net 410.20.V 18.774 Two months' gross..... 5.324.071 307,636 Net 022,200 210,010 WESTERN MARYLAND First week April $220,731 $6,964 From January 1 3,301,444 470,563 GRAND TRUNK First week April $215,068 $60,282 CANADIAN NORTHERN First weeek April $738,200 $59,200 From July 1 30,832,100 0,020,500 RIO GRANDE SOUTHERN February gross , 45,110 11,733 Net 14,215 14.147 Deficit after charges. . 2.769 1.1,14.1 Two months' gross 92,244 22.727 Net 30.303 27,136 Deficit after charges... 2,427 20,721 Decrease. .Eastman Kodak Declares Extra ROCHESTER, N. Y.. April 12. The East man Kodak Company.has declared an extra dividend of 4 per cent on the common stock, payable June 1 to stock of record April 30. BAR SILVER Last 1917 Today. Yes. Thurs. High. Low. New York (cents) 7.1 78V. 73 79 71 i London (pence).. 36H 36 30H 38 A 35H - axmbaamkL. y 1 MONEY-LENDING RATES NEW YORK Call money opened lend ing and renewing at 2,i per cent, high 214, low 2H, last 2M. closo 2'i to 2J4. Tho ruling lale was 24 per cent. Rates on time money, secured by good mixed Stock Exchange collateral, wero un changed today at 3 ',4 4 per cent for sixty days; 3if4 per cent for ninety days and 4 (4 14 per cent, for four, five and six months. Industrial loans wero quoted from "4 to per cent higher than these figures. Prime bank acceptances wero nt 3402 per cent for ellglbles and 4 3 ',4 per cent for Inellgiblcs. PIIILAnELrillA Call, 34 per cent. Time, 4-1-4 5 per cent. Commercial paper, three to six months, 4 4 'J per cent. LONDON Money 314, unchanged. Dis count rates short bills 4 V4, unchanged ; three months bills, 4144i. De Beers, 13'.4. Rand, 34. Reserve Banks' Discount Rates 10 or less . 8 h Over 10 UP to 30 '4 Over 30 up to 00 , Over 60 up to 00 4 u noston New York..., Philadelphia , Cleveland , .. Richmond ... Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis . Kansas City.. I, alias . . ,n 4 .114 3 1-4 u Vi 44 1'4 4 4 Trade ncceptnnces Com Up to 00 Up to 90 modlty 414 Han Francisco, n Acrlcul. uver uu ;. (1 ,.. C :: ?,' ::JW ... B .. 414 .. 5 , .. r noston New York...., Philadelphia . Cleveland ..., Richmond ..., Atlanta Chicago St, Louis Minneapolis ., Kansas City... Dallas ....,, San Frnnclsco, Sit a a .1 314 4',, B14 Un to thirty days: over thirty to sixty. per rent; sixty to ninety, 414 per cent; over ninety. o per ceni. BANK CLEARINGS Bank clenrlngs today compared with corre sponding day last two years: 1017. 1016. 1015. Philadelphia. $56,089,418 $39,017,320 $25,39(1,664 Hosttn $40,421,0118 $35,845,858 $30.1107,895 New York. ..047.(114. 2JIII 3!I!I.414,3.V 37fl.413.t4ll Chicago .. . 00.012.429 7.1.3711.743 52.361.218 Baltimore .. 7,270,747 8.130,901 5,702,121 St. Louis... 22,271.090 10,308,104 FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK. April 12. Tho market for foreign exchango opened quiet and slightly Irregular. Dutch exchange roso to new high figures on this movement while Swiss worked a little lower. Sterling and rubles were steady. There was very llttlo Inci dent of note. Quotations follow: Demand sterling 4.75;;, cables 4.76, sixty day bills nominally 4.72, ninety-day bills 4.70. Franc cnbles 5.69, checks C.70. Llro cables 7.15, checks 7.16. Swiss sables 5.08, checks 5.09. Guilder cables 4114, checks 41. Ruble cables 28.78. checks 28.70. Pesetas cables 21.70, checks 21.56. Stockholm cables 30.20, checks 30.10. Chrtstlanla cables 29.80, checks 29.70. Copenhagen cables 28,70, checks 28.60. Roller Bearing Stockholders Meet A formal meeting of tho stockholders of the Standard Roller Bearing Company Vas held In Camden today. Though the retiring directors were re-elected all action was per functory, the stockholders being represented by one proxy. Tho meeting was necessary In order to fulfill certain legal require ments pending the complete transfer of the property to the Marlln Arms Company. Ths Th- Kev to Sound InYesting Civil War Bond Market $ History repeats itself, and in view of our entry into the World War, a study of the bond market during and after our great Civil War should be very timely. We have just prepared a careful analysis on this subject for our clients. A few extra copies are available. Send for circular No. 131 Moody's Investors Service V JOHN MOODY, President 35 Nasttu Street'.WeVVorlc The. price of the Treasury. Shares of the ,Hooven Automatic Typewriter Corporation will be advanced from $9.00 a share to par value $10.00 on Monday next, April 16th BERGMANN & CARAHER Bonds, Investment Securities . . , Lafayette BIdg., Fifth & Chestnut SU., Philadelphia Telephone Lombard 2844 New York Boston . Cincinnati PJtUburth Cl.v.land Private or The requirements for private investments or investments for an estate vary. Our close' personal touch with the affairs of our clients make us able to give them advice to fit their individual needs. A member or the firm will be glad Jo advise you in regard to yourinvestments. raesHmwsiXS Financial gggfr iwcniy rauroaas, operatln. , United States only, report m.. '1 ' for the. third week of March of tiij?! nn lnti.j,nA n.t900 AAA .. f0'"'K.I " -- -.-,-., over uie eOrr i ..,.., 1..1 . wrrei me nvw ul ,ob year. At tho monthly meeting of tha .41 "1 of the Canadian Pacific HallVav r wcnaior l-reucrick I Belquo va. .i"? director to nil the vacancy ,&. caused by tha death nf i; ..."w UM Ma'ckay. "on- The board of representatives or . . ' York Curb Market AssoclaHoVl..M and ndmlttcd to trading 11,- , '" i Ital shares nf (h t-.,'1V,vv''W ( pany, par value $l) "-PPer That American buslnes.4 m .. as a result of tho entry of the United iv? Into tho "world" wmr 1. ,w. "." "Uy vcyed to business houses todav ft1 Richard A. Foley Advertising a-...' The card bears the slogan, "bu,ib:J usual oniy more so," nnd a plctura 17M American eagio percned on a shield a, JTS Stars nnd Stripes. Va ' tJ !4 At the annual meeting In Camd.n , ."! of stockholders of the West Jer . 114 shore Railroad directors were re-elecletT The New York Subtrcasury lost $1 lit .J to the banks yesterday, making a cSudi S Inaa n nnn Frld.iv f 7 Vno ab c, tat The Philadelphia nnd Camden Ferr cJi nanv and several other riiV.mi..i.;.' :? Jersey of tho Pennsylvania nan,.,, .!,3 held annual meetings and re.electMi'J rectors. ""J PA How Many Times ' A Week-? do you want to know Imme dlately tho recent market fluctuations of a given stock? You should havo at hand for t ready refcrenco This Year's Figures for the first quarter on the high and low price ranges of . Mining, OH nnd Industrial securities traded In on the New York Curb. ' Send for Booklet S0S-T. U. JONES & BAKER STOCK BROKERS Widener BIdg., Philadelphia Bell. Walnut 1090-1. Keystone, Race 2200. New York Boston Chicago nttibortk Direct frivols TVIrct JONES & BAKER, Yiitntr Bids., Philadelphia, To, You may send me a copy of your book let B03-T. U. Ham Addrm 1 .. ... City Slats Kev e'l Chlttlt. fc Trust Funds fBJjjjjj, m m mkJ( 'A-,.., Downtpwn Qffice: JIN:M''PiSts. wmaammmmmmmmmmmmmtm rnUM Isrw aa4 tuaMtng4L .Tt Amerl- vA vly-,, tlV. , .dfc.i.- . 1'iwY Ai lr&Jm
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