wpw'W'WPii jp-JVrttJj X1! :V EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1917 V ijfmmm'WfiB'" I If. I ii IV ? Mi I. TRADING FAIRLY ACTIVE ON CURB,. WITH SOME NEW HIGH QUOTATIONS Good Demand for Aetna Explosives, Which Moves Up Nearly One Point Independent Oils Show Up Well .. u , . . a NEW YORK, July 19. Trading In the Curb market today was again fairly active, with consider ate strength In spots. In the early session small advances were the rule although in a few Instances slight reactions set In after the first hour. There was a heavy demand for a number of the recently active specialties, and In k few cases prices went to new high levels. There was a heavy demand for Aetna Explosives, which moved up nearly 1 point, due to the favorable report made by the courts modifying the stipula tions of the contracts with the French Government. Submarine Boat eased off on comparatively light offerings. Air Reduc tion was down 1 point. Curtlss Aeroplane ran off more than 1 point and Wright-Martin continued fairly active at a small fractional gain. Motor shares were quiet. Chevrolet fluctuating at a range of 2H points and United Motors moved within narrow limits. , The Independent oil shares showed renewed activity, Merrritt advancing more than 1 point to a new high. Elk Bason improved slightly. Northwestern Oil, which was Introduced recently, advanced 5 cents. The Cosden Issues wero somewhat easier. Oklahoma shares showed only a fractional gain. Mining stocks were quiet, with only small price changes. Silver Issues were a shade higher. INDUSTRIALS Bid. Air Reduction American Stores 31 Aetna Explosives IVi American-British Mfg .. American Marconi 5V4 Tes close. Asked. (Sale) 86 ' 30 7 12 2 4 34 73 0 05 88 41 12 100 Ti 33 2 7 80 56 2 09 44 4 86 16 80 18 26 62 10(1 12 7 30 ; 10 88 m 4 25 30 r 29 87 American writing jt-aiei . Canadian Car Company . Caft Car & Kdy normal Iron 3 30 AS S',4 8Ti rh.vrolet Motors 93 Cramp J rurtlaa Aeroplane .. .30 41 11H 06 Carwen Tool Carbon Steel Emerson Phonograph . Federal Dye Hendee Manufacturing Kathodlon Bronze pref Lake Torpedo Boat . . . 11 OS ay 40 36 1V4 7 7Vi 66 1 Lehigh Coal Sales 75 Lima Locomotive 8 Maxim Munitions 1 Marlln Arms 03 K V Shipbuilding 43 Nor Amer Pap Pulp.... iVt Oils Elevator 83 Peerless Motor 14 Poole Eng 70 Rdden Truck in Banta Cecilia 20 Santa Cecilia pref 88 Ecrlpps-Booth 28 S S Kresge w 1 '. 95 Standard Motors 11 Steel Alloys H Submarine 30 St Joseph Lead 18 Todd Shipbuilding 83 Triangle Film 1)1 United Profit Sharing .. V. U S Steamship 4Vi United Motors 25 V4 United Sugar 35 World's Film Wright-Martin Air 1 Zinc Concent 2V4 4V4 6 30 4U V 9 STANDARD OIL STOCKS Illinois 209 Ohio 852 Prairie Pipe , 270 g 0 California 250 S 0 New Jersey 575 S 0 New York 280 213 365 275 345 270 258 260 580 282 INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS Barnett Oil & Gas 1 ir. 114 Cosden Oil 13U 12 1214 Cosden & Co 12 Wi 12 LkBasIn 11 11 Htt Federal Oil 4 4 4 Inter Patrol 13 13V4 13 Houston Oil 10 22 jJIerrltt Oil 31 31 33 '. PHILADELPHIA MARKETS J GRAIN AND FLOUR n.0UR Receipts, 110 bbli. and 3,017,521 lbs. la neks. Trade was quiet, but the market nttt very Aim Quotations, per lOfl lbs. in wood (cotton or Jute sacks about 25c less). Winter straight. J111!.50. Kansas cles r. 1112501173. do, straight. 112912.50. do. Htnt. I12.2501J75. spring, first clear. 11150 Oil 6, do. patent. S12 25S12 75. do. favorite Irtnci. I13flj25. city mills, choice and fancy Ptttnt, 118 13 25. RTE FLOt'R was firmly held but quiet. We aot IlOffll per bbl., as to quality. WHEAT Receipts. 11,730 bush. The market nominal CORN Receipts. 62,098 bush. Offerlnss were Uiht and prices further advanced 6c, but do Bind was only moderate Quotations: Car lota tor local trade, as to location Western No J yellow. 12 102.11. do. No. 3 yellow, 12 00 I08H eio. No 1 yellow. $2.05 B 2.0814 i do. No. I ytllow. 12 0702 0m. OATS Receipts. 62.802 bush The market ruled firm and 2'4c higher under light offerings nd stronger western advices but trad was ult Quotations No i white. 83V4,fflR4c. isndard white, 82HMe. No. 3 white. 814 t2ei No. 4 white. 80H 0.Mc PROVISIONS There was a fair Jobbing demand and the csrket ruled steady The quotations are. City tut. In sets, smoked and alr-drled. 83c; west. frn beef. In sets, smoked, 33c, city beef, snuckles and tenders, smoked and alr-drled. Jo: tern beef, knuckles and tenders, smoked. SJcs Utt hams, 130032: pork, family. 114 S0O13; fms. E IP cured loose. 210214 c. do. skinned loose. 214 25c, do. do. smoked. 254 020c. ether hsms smoked, city cured, ns to brand and surage. 23234ct hsms, smoked, westerr cured 23254c. do. boiled, boneless. 80c. pic nic shoulders, s P cured, loose 204c. do. smoked, 214 c belllea In pickle, according- tc steriie, loose 274c. breakfast bacon, as to brand and aertge. city cured. 33c, breakfast raeon, western cured. 35c. lard, western, refined. Jlerces "24 c. do. do do, tubs, 224c. lard, lure dty, kettla rendered. In tierces. 224 ci do, 0. do. In tubs. 224 c REFINED SUGARS Ths market ruled firm and 15 points higher "Notations are on a basis of 7.63e for extra Bae granulated. DAIRY PRODUCTS CHEESE sold slowly and was again easier. Quotations New York, full cream, fancy, new, J'fjc. speclala, higher, do, do, choice, new, XJHc do do. fair to good, new. 224 23c. BUTTER Demand was fairly active and values wera well maintained. .- The quotations ers as follows Western, solid-packed creamery, fancy specials, 414 c, ext-a, 394104c. extra itrsts, 384 c firsts. 38c; seconds, 81c. nearby J'Jl'A 'nc 43c average extra. ll12c. firsts, 'OlOc, seconds, 374(9380. special fancy rands of prints Jobbing at 1646c. 008 Fins fresh egg were scarce and Mought outside figures, but unattractive stock ss plentiful, dull arH weak. The quotations .-!" as rollowa. Fr !. nearby nrsis. 0. SO per standard case, current receipts. extra firsts, 110.80 per case; firsts, I,. J.'... "' """'" " J"""- - ------ -, m .sen. POULTRY LIVE The market was quiet and without portsnt change. Quotations Fowls, as to uallty, 202fc, exceptional lots higher; t,iSL""' lW17c;'sprln chickens not Legnoros. '"" .vellow-aktnned. weighing 14. 2 lbs, JWJ". 2882c. spring chickens, not Xeghorns. ma he: ,V1 "l zawoc; wnue x,ernorna. ' uucks. Fekln, 19c; do. Indian Runner. 17 11 fc - - --.j-. u.u, yvf ibk, vuv-u mw, v..a DRESSED The market was quiet, but fine,-airable-slsed stock was steadily held. Quo. jations follow Fowls, 12 to box, milk-fed, dry. aekid, fancy selected. 25c; weighing 44 lbs. and SIfr aplecs. 214 c; walghlng 1 lbs. and over '"'es. 21c; weighing 34 lbs. apiece. 23c; weigh t.lJ "f- Plece. 21022c; fowls, Iced, In bbla.. it?fj' -Picked, weighing 14 lbs. and oyer J,.'ic,- 23!! weighing 1 lbs. apiece, 22224e; smaller sliea. 10018c; old roosters, dry-picked, ?.5ro"e". Jersey, fancy, 3310c; Virginia, JifUJe: other nearby. 2528c; western, 23 I' v,url(;s. fresh-killed. Teed, psr lb. West !I?Lb,,t.kIi 2321c; common, 2022c; ducks, a".ing. 2021c: nuih. n dozen White. j! JJ'ng 11013 lbs. per dosen, 3.781.00; do. elghj, 91U lbi' per dozen, sa-iuitfo-nu, uo. m:!!" - 'bs. per dosen, 2.10fc2.60; do. lAiunfv7 ,b- er dozen. 22.23; do, weighing OiVJ. lt-,Pr doisn. t.01.75; dark. 11.50 W1.7J! small and No. 2. SOoOll.lO. FRESH FRUITS S.S?0'!? ,ock met with fair sals and values generally wers welt mlntatned. as follows! sYass''' P,r, bbl. Ren Davis. M5 Baldwin. !&? Wl. northwestern, per box,.tl.500 J-SQido. nearby, per hamper, II 2. Lemons. Vt.iii3'' rneapptes. Porto Rico, per UI.K9- Strawberries, Nsw York, per 0,fcAi,26c, Currants. Nsw York, per qt.. 10012c Blackberries. Jersey, per qt., llci PS. DstaWarA nnH Hrrvlan TAllc. RaSD uvf'i. fed, per nt , Stfoc, Huckleberries, L'j'in (Jsrouna, per qt., 18010c. Cherries. f3. rluau, I,. osjaet sour, looeoo, sweet, . eu Oeorsla, ner carrier Hill . x ., . - do. orth T carrlal . .- v.-i... I.OU a. Cants CanUloupff. UUi . wa- tteOMji ie. .x?i I"5. r urrir( rwf nr vttmaggvmaVH tirgai. m&MEH&Bm&i INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS Continued close Did. Aked (Sulci Midwest Ref 158 160 IBS Met Petrol j yt i; Ohio Fuel n 18 Oklahoma Ref 0 D 9 Osage Hominy 811 84 Rice Oil V4 Sapulpa Ref ioh 10 10 Sequoyah if, f, iv Sinclair 25 27 United West Oil y, MINING STOCKS Alaska Standard 35 40 37 Atlanta 10 11 11 Big Ledge li 2 2 Blsbee, Copper (a pros) . . f, ft Butte Copper & Zinc ... 0 0 0V4 Butte New York Hi 1 . Cal & Jerome 1 1 Hi Con Ariz 1 3 2'f, Emma Consolidated If, If, If, First National 3 3 Goldfleld Merger 8 7 Goldfleld Cons 61 63 52 Goldfleld Florence 17 2u Goldfleld Kewanas 12 14 . . Green Monster T' l V Meda Mining 8 0 lit Howe Sound sh 5 .. Independence Lead .... 10 11 .. Jerome Verde 1 1 1A Jim Butler 70 73 72 Jumbo Extension 20 31 31 Magnate Copper 1 i McKlnley-Darragh 24 28 Magma Copper 4.1 46 45 Mother Lode 26 27 27 Mines Co of America ... 1 .. Nevada Hills 20 25 Nevada Wonder 1 1 .. Nlplsslng 7?a 8 8 Ohio Copper Ray Hercules 3 4 , . San Toy 11 16 .. Stewart )! Tonopah Extenston 2 2 2 f. United Verdo SOVi 37 West End Con 08 70 00 White Oaks 114 2 White Caps Hi 1 .. Yerlngton 25 27 27 DONDS Bethlehem Ss 0S 08 98 Cosden Oil 6s 97 100 Cosden & Co 6s 91 98 Cudahy 5s 95 100 Erie S3 98 08 . . New Haven 6s 05i 00 .. Russian Govt BW. .s 77 78 70 do 6'fcS 87 89 89 Sinclair Oil 6s 93 Todd Shipbuilding 6s 101 103 X Y Cities 4 Vis 101 101 .. per flat crate S0c3jl. do, North Carolina per standard crate, 7Setl, an, d0. per pony crate. 5075c. Peaches Georgia per carrier Elberta. fancy. J2.252.30, do. ordinary. H.io 2. Belle of Georgia fancy 12 35K2.50. do. or dinary, 11.50182. Watermelona, southern, per car. Jl50215 VEGETABLES Potatoes were nulet and easier. Other ege tables were In moderate supply and demand at quoted rates Quotations: White potatoes, Nor folk, per bbl No 1 34. r'o. 1, t-l'UJi White potatoes. Eastern Shore, per bbl No 1, 111 23. No 2. 2(3)2 23 White potatoes Jer sey, per $-bueh basket No. 1. 75H0c. No 2, 1015c Onions, Texas, per crate No 1 11; No 2. 8060c Onions, Jersey, per S-bushl basket lOgflOc, do. Eastern Shore, per hamper, II 124 Eggplant, southern, per box. II 73 If 2.23 Cucumbers Dataware and Maryland per basket. Hffll 23. do, Norfolk, per basket 73c II: do. do. per bbl. I1.E0O2 25. Mushrooms, per 1-lb. basket. I11 SO. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET NEW YORK. July 10 The market for coffee futures opened tf an advance of 3 to 7 points this morning Trading on the call was mod erately active, aales amounting to 2230 bags July showed the greatest advance In the rof fee opening, with belated shorts covering and some moderate, scattered buying of the later positions At the end of the first hour the undertone wis slightly easier with trading quiet Sentiment may have been a little In fluenced by a bullish circular Issued by a local coffee merchant, which pointed out the fact thut coffee Is the only commodity which has declined during the war, while others hae ad vanced from rtO to 290 per rent The cost and freight situation In Brazil continued Arm, with ocean rreignt scarce ana nigner. Today's ope ilng July 7 as; 07 August September October November Yesterday's oloe T no7 01 7f57 97 8 01 SR 02 8 03 ft 8 09 8 Oil W 8 10 December 8.1598.18 8 13178 11 January 8 IR 1SWS.1H February March . . April May .... June 8 25 A 308.32 8.35 8,1008.12 S28C f8 21 R 27WS 2S S SJ8.33 R 37R3S 8.l2t$8 18 RAILROAD EARNINGS TEXAS AND PACIFIC 1917 Increase Second week July 1311. 8R0 1811 From January 111.208.172 11.181.137 ORAND RAPIDS RAILWAY May gross 1107 07.018 13 309 8.079 12 1IR8 7 787 89,671 37 Oil 22.1117 2 500 30.23 Surplus Twelve months' gross Net Interest, etc 12.0 S3 l.SOR.SOl 111.200 203.200 100.000 130.093 Pref stock dlv Balance VIRGINIA RAILWAY AND POWER COMPANY Juris gross 1525.778 J1I.50S Net 2H2.B16 22,082 Twelvs months' gross . . 0,011.495 399.337 Net 3.103.202 631223 CITIES SERVICE June gross 11,388.561 1017,713 Net 1.858,778 B31.117 Bat., after pref dlvs... 1,057,185 531779 Twelvs months' gross . . 15.883.081 8 100 050 Net 18,883,832 0 311) m Dal after pref dlvs... 13,883.20 8 1" '" LEWISTON. AUOUSTA AND WATERVILLE May gros 171.822 18.110 Twelje months'- gross" '. '. Sl&ioj 83.'3?8 Nst 225.881 "O.tUS Dalanc giM2 ..,., iM COMMONWEALTH POWER. RAILWAY May gross 11,512.011 Net 580.093 Surplus 112,8311 1183.313 10.8JU 57.225 2,288.123 218,878 170,775 'jweivv inoiima aTDae., 17,VIV,U&3 Net 7,552,018 1.885.009 Balancs PORTLAND RA1LWAT. May gross Net Surplus .,.......,.,... Twelvs months' grosa . . Net t Salaries LIGHT AND TOWER 1171,138 128.210 209 123 20.300 5.017.205 160.333 2.380.071 201 113 iit.voo 218,034 CHICAGO. INDIANAPOLIS AND NASHVILLE Bscona wssk or juiy. . . . 11(11,823 From Jsnusry 1 1.J17.S20 CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO !2'4Ir 527,287 Hscond wesk July 11.098 373 178 633 From January J 27.807,720 1.680 610 ATLANTA. BIRMINGHAM AND ATLANTIC First week July...,'.,,. $73,018 18.228 WHEELING AND LAKE ERIE June gross Il,08,880 1128.818 Net 851,058 tj SAi Six months' gros 1,701,828 78 010 Net ., 1.188.00a 121,227 gasi bi. uiuid ahp BUBVRBAN Msv gross I301.W5 98.810 182817 net , flurnlua .260 R&ft fr)v months' gross. is ' -lJii YOU MUST KNOW YOUR CONSCRIPTION NUMBER 0V aa fltJTlfi kjtArry 4srDIST. POLICE1 SrITJON GSri ST. WO WOODLAND AV. 44mDIST. JOLICE STITON R. AV. 45j?isr. police smrotf. K .. jyeo hrmintomn nve.& I 48 zisr pocc$ sT7Tors rHsr k ,fe fv'ST Vv " police srrrosif afouce srmovi flfiP V Wr cSrnSr JND J$ CH?A1PLOST ST. 70 5v M WOODLAND fiVE. ft WtUOW GROVE ME.. J9WJST. airHmviSJ poucs srrroH 5th JMD PWE STS. ?srzZnc? VflL"" - W.CKR. The Government requires that every individual registered for army conscription shall know his serial number so that when the numbers of men drafted for the first army are announced from Washington each man shall report promptly to his local board. The Government holds the individual responsible. Ignorance of the serial number does not excuse him. To help drafted men the Evening Ledger has been publishing maps showing the boundaries of each conscription division, the numbers of divisions and the location of the complete, ac curate, serially numbered local board lists in each division. The last group appears above. The first maps were published Saturday and others appeared each day since that day. The numbers apply to registration dis tricts, not to police stations. COTTON TAKES DROP TO NEW LOW GROUND Continued Good Crop Weather Sends "Market on Gen eral Decline COTTON nri.T RATHER CONDITION'S NEW 10RK. Julv 10 In the ration belt tlm tnornliiR idiowrr were reported uealn In the e.itern xrctloii with nrittte ml precipita tion eUewlifre. Ihe fnlloulnic trruprraturet were recorded: Aheillle. Oil hutlunooga, 66i OMilioma, IrkMrnnc, Atlnnta mid Knltlch. R8i Fort Smith, Mnron. Kunttllle and ThomnMlllF, ,0i Mirrreport, Utile Koik. MontKoturry. lllrnilnjEhntn, Nathlllle V tiiatn unit Wilmington. ??t Abilene sin An tonio, Mcrnuhl- and Meridian, 74s Del Rio, "Oi 4 orpu ( nrMI. New Orlenns. UiarlrMon, Tampa anil Jnrksontllle. 7A Satann.ih, ,8s ;;ilfton 81. There o .01 Inrh of precipitation at Knn tille and vnaruulw .02 at lllrinlnshuni and Montcoinent .01 at Atlantni .OS Inch at Chat taiioutca. l'rnoacola and Ashelllei .03 at An cutai .01 at .JarkMnlllet .20 at Naslmllri .30 at Kalrlclu .H at Mobile. NTAV YORK. July 19. Reports of heavy and general Oklahoma rains and privato reports of further showers In southern and southwestern Texas led to the most active seRIng of the day around 2 o'clock and a break Into new low ground. At the greatest decline prices showed a net loss of He on the new crops and 35 points on July. Offerings came from local and wire-house sources, and a number of stop losses were uncovered. There were no exports for the day. Improved crop weather on the average caused opening losses of 2 to 17 points In the active cotton positions September was an exception and showed a gain of 10 points on the call. The tone was barely steady. Room traders were srl'."i . but there was some trade buying, ami ommlsston houses also purchased on balance Operators, usu ally acting for foreign Interests, were buy ers and Liverpool sold At 11 o'clock the market showed a further loss. The receipts at the ports for the day were estimated nt 1000 bales, against 3818 bales last week, B077 bales last year, and 8962 bales two years ago nlay's 12 1 close Opn. m pm '.'rt.80 5(1 tn 2D 73 20 75 . . 2 7r . . 2V34 2.1 30 2.1 IR 2.1.21 2117 21 Ki 25 00 25.01 25 21 21 12 21 42 2o 25 27.2.1 July September October . December January . . March Spot 24 OS 21.78 Cotton Buyers and Sellers NEW YORK. July 19 July Russell hid ; II II. Johnson offered. September It. II. Johnson bid; Schlll offered. October Lehman. Young. Rosenberg. Cardoza. Ranger. Mitchell. Russell. Ray and C. Hicks bid; Hentz, W. Gumoens, Martin. Stelnbacher, Wachsman and New man offered December Lever. Rountree. Waters. Mc Rnany. Cuppla, McDougal and Ingersoll bid ; Brooks. Frederlckson. Munds and Cuppls offered. January Newman and Kelffer bid ; Sellar and Hartcorn offered. March Lowensteln. Waters and Schlll bid ; Lehman offered Liverpool Cotton Market LIVERPOOL. July 19 More business was transacted today In spot cotton, but prices remained unchanged The sales were 3000; the receipts were 1000, none Ameri can Spot prices wete unchanged Ameri can middling, fair. 19 69d; good middling, I9.30rt ; middling 19 00d : low middling. 18.B5d; good ordinary, 17.60d; ordinary, 17.10d. Futures, too, showed no change. LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS CHICAGO. July 19 HOqs Receipts, 15.000 head. Market stroni. 5c hlsher Missd sort butchers. 14.20S15 50. good, heavy, 114 10 15 50. rouih heavy! 114 10l4 30. IIxht.U4.S0 18 25: pigs. Ill 2314 25. bulk. 114 40015 35 CATTLE Receipts 4000 head Msrket Strom 10c higher. Heees 18 4.04JH 05. cows and heifers, 111 SO 12. slockers and feeders 1(1.33 09 40, rahes. J9.5014 33 ...... SHEEP Recelpis. IIOOO head Market steady and strong Native and western. I7.7SJ11, lambs, 19.600 15.60 CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS CHICAQO. July 19. DUTTER Steady. Re celpts, 15,000 tubs Creamery, extra, STHei 'eoos Steady Receipts. 17,000 esses. Firsts, 81V483Uc. ordinary firsts 2031c NEW, YORK BUTTER AND EGGS HRW T(in July 19 BITTER- Receipts. tO AAl Ka Ifarbet Am flicn score, J814 J 40o. extras, S9c firsts JTVi i tra 3SHo, ssconds, 3tiS7o, Stat, dairy, 38V4 3c EUUB itsceipts, it. 100 cases, llsrket weak. except for fancy eggs. Extra firsts. tra flrsta. XSOlTrt flrats, S435Hot seconds. 81Sy; vhttss, 43 Uej.mlmft .colors. ItCHei r, quotations V A ,- ' d 9&. m N5i tVfX feu... Rbf s-s . h k h . h (racfTcwaanEV M 46Ti'XIS7: aV !) 1 A" v POLCE SV77VOA' V 47 0ST. J arTND THOMPSON STS. W POLCE STTOnA. Si JF J T C Syr AfArtfE 7" T r AfOvrGOMEfty' WE K 1 A7QOXE ST: $ Pouce srrro JIrIIjST. u L uA Qi ZlZSII S.OrST N ". v PQ i AND SOr&SHyP?jrE. y4 J OPJ.7? ST. i-s A, J . ALL GRAINS JOIN IN UPWARD MOVE September Corn Leads Advance, Coming Within 2 VI Cents of Fixed Maximum GRAIN I1EI.T WEATHER FORECAST CHICAGO. July 10. The ueathfr forecast for thlrt-ftl hour I: MUvmrl unci IlllnoU F.tlr tonight and Fri day, prohablv thunder shouers In extreme south, warmer Wlrnnfln. Ion a and Kansas Fair tonght and Friday, warmer. Minnesota Fair tonight nnd Friday, cooler neir Lake Superior ortli Dakota Fair tonight nnd Friday, winner In outhHrt, cooler In rl South Dakota nnd Nebraska Fair tonight nnd Frlili. warmer In extreme southwest. NEW YORK. July 19 Fears as to the effect of the speech of Chancellor Mlchaells In the Reichstag caui-cd feverlshncss nnd Irregularity In the corn market today, but the market rallied well and finished firmer. September touched a new hlRh record, $1 6:s,4, or within 2Hc of the fixed maximum Longs In the new-crop options took profits, but there was fair bulng at the decline. The market was sensitive to small orders either way frop and weather news was good In the main, but old supplies are nearly exhausted. After touching Jl 61 i September moved up to SIfiSV closing at $1 62'3'1 61T4. the latter being lc higher; the high on Decem ber was $1 15"j. tho low $1,114, and the close $1.14.fil.H, against eLll. yes terday's last price ; the best on May was $1 lJij. the low $1.114 and the final $1 129I.12. against $1 124 at the end yesterday Failure of the country to sell made shorts In wheat nervous today, and the market was stronger and more actle. After starting unchanged at $2.26 July advanced to $2 42. ending nt $2 40; Septem ber, after opening 4c higher at 52 06, moved up to $2 12, ending at $2 10 bid The Northwestern Miller said that some line elevator companies that heretofore had been optimistic now felt that the best that could be looked for In North Dakota was half a crop In Minnesota and South Da kota prospects are Good, better than the average The market at Liverpool was dull but steady. Shipments from Argentina for the week were estimated at 370.000 bushels Oats averaged firmer on strength In the spot situation, a demand for shorts and unfavorable crop prospects In parts of the Northwest and Canada. On the whole, how ever, crop news was excellent The new grain Is not moving In sufficient volume to ease the mly position, which showed the most strength. The market at Liverpool was eas Ship ments from Argentina for the week wero estimated at 72 ono hushels The best on July was "OTic, the bottom 69',e and the close "OT4 07Oic. against 69;c. yesterday's last price- September's high was 56 He. the low 55 he and close 56 U 56 4c compared with 55 Uc. the final quotation of yesterday; the top on Decem ber 57Wc. the bottom 56?ic and the final 57V4 057HC. against 56c at the close yes. terday. Leading futures ranged as follows. Tes'day's Wheat Open High Low Close close July 2.28 2 4.' 2 28 2.40 "2 2 Sept 2.00j 2.12 2 004 2 10 -2 08 corn mew aenveryi- Rept. 1 HIVt 1 ?. 1 HI 1 82 1 14T 1 12's 1 0T 1 14. 1 12. uec ... . Msy . . . ' Oats July Sept Dec ... . Lard July Sept Bibs July jert. . 1 14; 1 12S 1 15' 1 134 1 134 1.114 094. . 551 57 70'i 5rtI 57S rtO't 53S 6i 70' SO'I 374 tDi 33i 58 120 20 120.37 20.10 20 15 20 62 20.55 20l57 1 22 121 32 21 40 21.32 .21.50 21.50 21 20 rorK . , July 40.40 Sept. ...,.39 23 Bid 'Asked 40 40 40 30 40.40 M0.40 39.85 39 85 39 75 39.45 Nominal Final for Caney River Gas PITTSBURGH. July 19 The Caney River Gas Company has declared a special and final dividend of 1 2-3 per cent, payable July 31 to holders of record July 25. The company has been absorbed by the Okla homa Natural Gas Company Fine Sugar Advances NEW YORK. July 19. The American Sugar Refining Company and B. H, Howell Son & Co. today advanced prices 15 points to a 7.65c basis for fine granulated. Ar buckle Brothers. Federal and Warner Com pany continue to quote at 8c. The last sale in spot Cuban raws was at 6.66c. U. S. Express Distributes Assets NEW YORK, July 19. The United States Express Company has declared a fourth partial distribution of assets ot 2 a share, .payable. August U to iock of record July 21. vw . t -1 MARKET BUREAU BILL SIGNED BY GOVERNOR New State Office to Brinp Pro ducers and Consumers Into Closer Touch IIARRISBl'RCi. Pa . July 19 Governor Brumbaugh today signed the bill creating a State Bureau of Markets In connection with the State Department of Agriculture. The bureau will be In charge of a director ho will receive a salary of $4000 a year n. B Dorsett Is said to be the Governor's choice for the new place. The bill was sponrored by Senator Sproul and Is Intended to bring the grower and the consumer Into closer touch, to the end that the farmer may have n market where his wares are In demand and a never-falling supply be always at the hand of the con sumer The bureau Is to co-operate with the United States Government and with State College and other Institutions of the kind In spreading Information, to Issue periodicals and bulletins from time to time, to help market products likely to become waste If not consumed promptly and take any measures proper for the carrvlng out of the purposes of the act One of the Im portant points of the law Is that the bureau may establish grades for packers and com pel all packers to live up to these regula tlons. Charles E Patton. Secretary of Agri culture; Mr Dorsett and members of the Farm Councilor Boards afterward met the Governor to discuss plans of putting the new law Into effect CATHOLIC WOMEN HELP CHURCH BUILDING PLAN Atlantic City Convention Appropriates $100,000 to Church Extension Soci ety, Which Fathers Campaign ATLANTIC CITY. N J, July 19 Eight hundred delegates to the quadrennial con vention of the Ladles' Catholic Benevolent Association today appropriated the sum of $100,000 to the Catholic Church Extension Society for use In an extensive church build ing campaign which is to be prosecuted in America In spite of the war. A resolution referred to committee with the administration behind It pledges the greatest Catholic women's orrinlzatlon In the country to build a science hall for Trin ltv College. Washington, a woman's Insti tution which Is affiliated with the Catholic University PRISON CONDITION PROBED Grand Jury Convenes nt Trenton, N. J., to Investigate Charges TRENTON. N J, July 19 Recalled to Investigate alleged conditions at the New Jersey Stater prison, the Mercer County Grand Jury convened today in the c"ourt house The charge was given by Supreme Court Justice Trenchard The charge con sisted mainly of the allegations that convicts have been assaulted by deputy keepers and that two prisoners died as the result of that treatment, according to the Jurist. Former Assistant Attorney General Nel son Gasklll, who has been advising with the prison inquiry board and the Citizens' League, was the first witness before the Grand Jury. A. C. Hames Named Mine Statistician HARRISBURG. Pa.. July 19. Arthur C Hames, Wllkes-Barre. was today appointed statistician of the Department of Mines at a salary of $2000 a year. The place was created by act ot Legislature. Falls Dead at Work in Midvnle Plant Daniel P. Hewlltt, seventeen years old, of 1914 North Ringgold street, fell dead In the Mldvale Steel Plant, where he worked, to. day. He Is reported to have come In con tact with a live electric wire. Coroner's Detective Frank Paul Is Investigating, TOO TATE TOR CLASSIFICATION DEATHS BL1FF1R July 18, CLARA V, wlfs et Nor. man Sitter R'latlvea and frlenda Invited to frvlcn. Sat 2 p. m , Oliver H. Balr Dldc, 1820 Chestnut at, Int prlvatt, Wt Laurtl Hill Cem. VTNNE,-July ID, SARAH E., widow of Jabas E. Moors, of Cincinnati, at daushtar's rttldanc. Mrs. Edward J. Hoot: 224, W Tulpt hockan st.. Oarmsntown. .Notlc of funaral Uter, ' COAL CAR FAVORITISM VERDICT IS SUSTAINED Judgment of $49,710.29 Against Pennsylvania Railroad Is Affirmed The- verdict for 10,710 2D obtained by the Utilah Pool Company, operator of bitumi nous mines In Ramcy. Dlgler township, Clearfield County, against the Pennsylvania Railroad for coal car discrimination, was sustained today by the fnlted Slates Cir cuit Court o Appeals In on opinion by Judge McPherann. James II Mind, one of the owners of the coal co.mp.iny. Is the father of "Rig Jack" Minds and Cheiter A Minds, the noted Penn football players Chester Minds, his wife and two children were recently killed In a railroad accident The car discrimination for nhlch the Bulah Company was awarded damages oc rurred between Julv 1. 1302, niul June 30. 1507 In baMns Us supply of coal rarrlers curtailed, while the Rerwlnd-Whltn Coal Mlnlntr Company and other favored shippers In tho Clearfield district were lerehlntt their full nuota, Uio Uulah Companv complained that It lost considerable profits on coal It was, unable to ship, and because of Insuffi cient transportation facilities It was com pelled to shut down Its mines, with the concurrent result of Its working force being dlsorsanli'd The coal company first carried Its griev ance to the Interstate Commerce Commis sion and was awarded $65,183 68 damapes and reparation When the railroad refuted to pay the award the roal company was forced to sue for It In the Federal Court Here the Pennsylvania Company again re sisted ths claim, contending that It was excessive and as being made on a faulty calculation by tho commission. A ,1ury In the District Court cut the award to $19. 710 23, and upon being refused a new trial hy Judge Dickinson the railroad appealed The Interstate Commoice Commission had held that the railroad's rulo for distributing coal cars was unfair and discriminatory, and further held that under the proper rule of distribution tho Bulah Company would have been ablo to ship and market con siderable more coal than It did The railroad maintained that the com mission had not disclosed tho basis on which the equitable rule rested, but had merely stated In effect that the coal com pany could and would have mined and shipped certain additional tonnage If It had received its full share of cars This contention, says Judge McPherson, Is not correct, as a reading of the commission's full reports on the subject. will show. In his opinion Judge McPherson fully reviews the points raised by tho railroad and concludes that there Is no Justification apparent for a reversal of the verdict Draft Drawing Set for Tomorrow Continued from Pate One tern of the lottery to newspapermen here. Lest effort be made to switch numbers at the last moment, the scheme will be kept secret until lagging districts report to their State capital1) The lottery will draft every one of the 9,650 000 men on the registration rolls and determine the order each must report to hla local exemption board for physical exam Inatlon In case a registrant finds his number In the center or near the bottom of the Hot In his district. It mean3 he probably will not have to report for months or until the second or third levy of drafted men After the drawing fixes the order of ex amination, the local boards will start at the top of their list and summon the first, second, third, and so on down the list ex empting those illsquallfied until enough men are secured to till each quota. Within a few days o. h hoard will be notified by the State Go lor of the exact number of men each district must give to he army The quota Is based upon the recent population estimates By drawing the entire registration list at one time the War Department expect" to set at rest the uncertainty of the m I lions not drawn In the first levy. The American people will be represented at the drawing by the members of the Hou and Senate Military Affairs Commltt.. designated as official witnesses. Because of the tedious nature of th drawing and tho necessity for absolute quiet the spectators nt the historic event will be limited In addition to the congressional committees and a few War Department offi cials, only newspaper correspondents will witness the lottery. Shifter Hits Huckster Wagon A Reading Railway shifting engine side wiped a huckster wagon owned and driven by Benjamin Oshrock. 547 North Marshall street, at the grade crossing at Seventh and Willow streets today A rear wheel va struck Just as the wagon was getting off the tracks on the far side The wagon was not turned over, but vegetables and groceries were scattered broadcast Osh rock soon collected them together, patched up his wagon and started on his rounds Renal Calculi Mountain Valley Water dissolves the stones and brings you relief and health Why not avoir a dangerous, painful and expensive operation by giving it a trial' DRINK DAILY 8 TO 12 GLASSES OF Mountain Valley Water Pure, palatable and tasteless Sample it FREE 718 Chestnut St. Phones JgMffw? Served m leadlnc Clubs HotfU. Cafei and r n. K. Dlnlni Cars. Sold in nttt and casks by first-class SENATE DEMANDS SHIP ROW FACB M . .. . '. Ui,j Ua'lls on President for Fwffiv Information on GoethalvX Denman Dispute ;N '. "a GENERAL BEFORE BOAfeD, WASHINGTON, July 19. National Impatience at the shipping 0. lay caused by the Goethals-Denman row broke out In the Senate today when a reea. lutlon was adopted demanding from tre. a, Ident Wilson full Information on details o tho fight Increased Irritation has been evident In " Congress at the Goethals-Denman affair for several days, prompted by widespread feeU Ing throughout the country that the nted for Immediate ship construction Is shown by Germany's tremendous U-boat suc cesses against Allied shipping, s The resolution asks for full Information on the causes and results of the Denman' Ooethals row It also asks facts concern ing methods of work' on the shipping board, number of contracts awarded or pendlrig for various sorts of ships and the price per ton to be paid. , Meantime, the shipping board directors were hearing General Goethals behind closed doors and It was hoped some definite ship building program would develop. At the conclusion of a three-hour con ference between Goethals and the shipping1 board. Chairman Denman, of the board, an nounced "good progress has been made In finding out what General Goethals's build ing program Is." The discussions were to be resumed this afternoon. BANISHES PHILADELPHIANS Atlantic City Judge Says Four Young Men Must Keep Away , ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 19. A de cree to stay not only away from Atlantic City, but out of the State of New Jersey, today was Imposed by Judge Gasklll upon four young men from Philadelphia, known to the Philadelphia police The prisoners, who were also fined $25 each as disorderly persons, are Irvln Plttlnsky, who la said to be known in Philadelphia as "Silent Sam"S Jacob Cohen, Louis Cotler and John O'Donell "We are Jealous of Somers Point no less than of Atlantic City," Judge Gasklll paid when told the defendants had located for the summer at Somers Point. "We, want yi'ur kind of people to stay out of Jersey auogetner Ruling on Pere Marquette Stock NEW YORK. July 19. Notice having been received that tho voting; trustees for Pere Marquette Railway Company prior preference stock- will, upon receipt of the dividend of $1 68 2-3 per share declared upon the stock, cause same to be distributed pro rata among the holders of voting trust certificates as the same appear on their books at the close of business yesterday, the Committee on Securities rules thai the certificates will not sell ex dividend .until further notice. All certificates delivered thereafter must carry a due bill for tho dividend and that until made ex dividend. Voting trust certificates transferred after yesterday will not be a delivery. New Protest on Railroad Fare; HARRISBURG. Pa . July 19 The Beech wood Park Civic Association's complaint against the new rate on the Philadelphia and Western Railroad between that place and Philadelphia was followed today by a similar complaint from the Ardmore Park Improvement Association A delinhtful table water Grocers Druggists and Wine Merchants f ,sskl2 DOLLAR EXCURSIONS EVERY DAY 7.00 A, M. from Chestnut or South Stmt Ferry to ATLANTIC CITY- SEA ISLE CITY WILDW0OD OCEAN CITY STONE HARBOR CAPE MAY ON SUNDAYS k Additional train for Atlantic City only at 7JQ A. M. Additional train for Wild wood and Cap May (Cchclllnier't Landlnf only) 6J0 A, M, Rtturnlnf, Leave Atlantic City . only at s.oo p m I 9Mnfffm JtV KSB & F-W3I9, E k!Jr ' u n adopt this tiro after fS 2? " "Jvb U'jr..tiafd tn ttrtt KJ fJ . nr necauia S lT0hO00arnur." beUr th It IS r,Te hound mllM tour- r5 Si nnteed. 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