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TheNationalGty Company 1421 Cheitnut St., Philadelphia Naw Yotk Chicago San Francl.en It Boston Pittsburgh w Pa ' ji - Iwf ji itv ;&. T C.(U.larK$0. BANKERS llfaUMIahaal 14WU 321 Chestnut Street Philadelphia : IfctWy YJd. W H , nf.t. Bwff ' S-' AUTOMOBILE BANKERS Offer special facilities for In dividuals or automobile deal ers to finance the acquirement of pleasure cars, for business houses to finance the acquire ment of commercial cars or trucks. If you are thinking of purchasing- a car of any kind for any purpose the FINNET SYSTEM will make a better business transaction for you. REAL E8TATE TRUST BUILDING PHILADELPHIA .3PUI "$Kv r Wr v .!' KL x IT WILL PAY YOU tMfore purchasing oil aecurltlcs to I. vntl- i iiti the farlllttes of oil producing com- panUs for dlipoilnjc of their production. Barnett Oil & Gas Co. operates Its own pipe line, tank car, re. airy and distributing atatlons, and para recnlar dlrldendi. S-page llluatrated book on requeat. E. H. CLARKE Morton R. Alexander ' (Realdent Partner) - I'bone 114U bprace Otoek Kifhaiifa Uldg. rhlla.. r. SlWlUlam Ht. New York yawark. N. J. Indlanapolla. Ind. W v P& ip.Vr -- -It . f i4 ,iVaja- f ' ' H t,kS? Irm THE IHAVILANDARHSTRONG COMPANY STOfcKS '4I8VALNUTST. wiuuixw PHILADELPHIA R PI N I"! S NEW YORK BOSTOH ESTABLISHED 190 S Suggestions How fr Vi 4 to Invest Send for Circular R 143 Vfrk AB. LEACH & CO. . i7. ."; 11 B Sooth ih R . SPECIALISTS ,IN CURB, ' COPPER, OIL STOCKS G. W. FIELD & CO. f i SBajajajaBjBBBjagtBj aTiaB)tWSSJ erVf Fsirsunf Bldff., PbiJa. 'f'SiaeSs.18 ass-. FINANCIAL NEWS HEAT CAUSES DESERTION OF STOCK BROKERS' OFFICES IN WALL STREET i Trading Element on Excryinge Floor Has Control of Market Movements AJ1 Through Day Flash of Business at Opening High Points in Today's Financial News Traders on floor of New York Stock Exchange controlled market move menta as heat cauiied desertion of brokers' offices. Assertions of pcacq influenced, trading in airplane stocks on Broad Street Curb. Grain lower. Sensational spurt in cotton prices, liar silver higher. Money easier in Wall u.rvw. vjirMtifii i.iui7Mt5 cut 17110 curiunna or several ranroaas n uunc. .11 . V . " .'. . . "... ------ ku seni to More aol three years. Japan. Government report showed best cotton crop in NEW YORK, Aug. 1. The trading element on tho floor of the Stock Exchanso was left today with market movemonts virtually In Its own hands. Tho cxtrcmo heat which hai prevailed Blnco tho beginning of tho week wns nt last cffoctlvo In getting moat of tho fow remaining customers of commission houses to senshoro nnd moun tains, nnd tho most noticeable fcaturo In Wall street wns the absenteeism in brokers' ofllces. Many of tho largo oIIIcph were deserted, not a customer being In evidence, and many of the clerks nnd employes were forced to abandon their posts an tho result of weakness following tho continued heat. There was it flash of business at and for a tlmo nftcr tho opening, when fcomo of those who had sold In tho flurry yesterday bought back their stocks, causing ndvancos In all tho active Issues. United States Steel common, which closed' yesterday nt 123W, advanced to 121ft. nnd during tho greater part of tho day rongod from 121 to 12IW. Oalns wcro mutlo In many other stocks, like Industrial Alcohol, Dethlohcm Steel "U" nnd Cruclblo Steel, but after that period trading was sluggish nnd without feature. Tho bond mnrkct wan uulct and without Rpccial fcaturo. Anglo-French Cs sold at 93W nnd $3,. and Liberty Honda wcro hteady at uruiind 09 40-B0. NEW YORK STOCK SALES HlBh. I.nw. Advance Itumcly.. 14 13VI Ajax Ilubbcr .... 07 01 Alaska Gold Mines A ft Allls-Chatmors Co. 90 20 do pref SI H.T'. Am Agr Chem ... 02 ul Am IJect Sugar.. 2 UHi Am Can 4R1 IR Am Car & Fdy.. 7V4 7 Am Int Corp..... 87 Mi AO-ii Am Cotton Oil ., 37 37 Am Ico Sec lifil.. niVi ftiVt Am Hlilo & J.ca.. 14 Vi 14 do prcf as 02 Am I.lnsecd .... Z0 21Z Am Locomotlo. .. 73 72 do pref lO.IVi M3H 103 Am Malt '. MH M'j UV, Nft tlmn. rini. 13', 07 r 20 V, 4 ,4 02 02 1 ISM Vt 70 M 37 2'A A4 .. 14 02 1 2014 W 73 4 Vi Vt do prcf 00 00 00 Am Smf Itlnc... 103 102j 103 do prof 113 113 113 Am Sum Tob 40 40 40 Am Steel Fdy.... 08 0fiVA 08V4 .. Am Sugar 12314 121 122 1 Am Tel & Tel. . . .Iliv4 118 11H 1 Am Tobacco 200 201 Am Writ Tap pref 3 Am Zinc & Lead pf 00 38 00 77 004 00l 103 onk 73U flow 08 1 200 214 38 Vt 00 77V4 now V 00 105 01 74 1 oo V 08 V 1 Anaconda 77 Vt Atchison 00 Vt do pref 00 Atl Quit & W I. .100 do pref 01 Baldwin IrfJCo Co. 71 Halt & Ohio .... 00 do pref 08 natonllas Mining . 1 Beth Steel 11 ....127 120V, 127 1 Drklyn nap Tran R0 C8 60 Uutto & Sup Cop. 30T Canadian Pacific 101 Cal racking 37 Central Leather . . 01 Chandler Motors.. 82 Chesa & Ohio .... OOVi Cerro do l'asco.. 31 Chic M & St P. Ud 30 30 100 100 37 37 01 3 81 00 34 .. 00 88 81 (10 34 00 do prcf 110 110 110 Chic R 1 & Phc t c 31 31 do C p c pf t c. 88 S0 do 7 p 0 pf t c. 72 72 Chile Copper 20 10 Chlno Con Copper. 88 83 Col Fuel & Iron... 80 80 Col Gas & nice... 30 39 Corn Products . . . 81 34 Crucible Steel .... 82 81 do prcf 102 102 Cuba-Am Sugar ..103 10S Cuba Cano Sugar. 40 do pref 88 Dome Mines 10 Distillers Secur. .. 27 i:rlo V2S Gaston Williams 38 General Motors ..UK at North Ore subs 33 Green Can Copper. 43 Inspiration Copper 80 Inter-Cons Corp.. 0 Int Mer Marino.. 20 do prcf 88 intend 1'ap pr sta 08 Int Nlckol 38 Kansas City South 22 Kennecott Copper 43 Lacka Stcol 02 Leo Itubber & Tiro 21 Loulsv & Nash ..124 Mar Motor . . , , do 1st pref . do, 1st pref do' 2d pref. Mex Petrol . . , Miami Con Copper 38 Mldvale 38 Mo Kan & Tex... 0 Ma Pac 32 Nat Con & Cable Nat Knam & Stp Nevada Con Cop N O Tex & Mex. New York Cent.. NY N II & II... Northern Pacific. .101 101 Ohio Gas 68 87 Ontario Sliver ... 6 6 34 03 03 24 03 37 41 22 33 88 30 30 88 0 20 24 38 113 33 43 60 0 20 87 08 38 43 02 21 121 84 03 03 24 05 38 88 0 31 37 43 22 33 88 30 34 68 .. 72 20 83 80 30 1 34 1 102 108 1 30 88 0 .. 20 25 38 115 1 33 43 80 0 20 1 88 08 1 38 48 02 21 121 84 03 1 03 Xl 4 .. 05 38 88 0 32 37 43 22 33 88 30 101 68 8 NpPh The Language of the Stock Market contains many wordi and ex pressions that should be thor oughly understood by every reader of financial news. Wrlta for a m booklet tbat deSnaa Tr 200 warda aid tarsia common) wad Id tba atock mukat. Stnd for BooMtt 866-T. U. JONES & BAKER STOCK BKOKEBS Widener BIdg., Philadelphji Hell. Walnut 1000-1. Kastona, llaoa 22S0. Naw York ttoaton Chicago rittabnrch Dlrtct Privali Wlrtt. JONBS 4 BAKBR, Wtttntr BUL0 PhUadtXthta, Ja. You mar sand ma our booklet 800-T. V. . Mm fttctattaMa. :vr" !! Low r.2 78 37 31 65 73 3 04 01 Oloa 52 75 38 32 .Vrt chite. 1 50 1 7.1 28 01 01 103 103 103 . 01 . . 10 43 , . 0(1 I 64 ..04 27 80 JflKh. I'enna II rt 82 I'co Gas & C ... 78 Philadelphia Co.. 30 Pitts & West .... 32 Pitts Coal ctfs... 80 Pressed Steel Car 73 Jtay Con Copper 28 Heading 0l Hop Iron "A Hteel 01V. uw jirri ,,,,,,, Hoyal Dutch Saxon Motors . Sinclair Oil . . , , Havngn A run . . Sloss-Sheff S & Southern Pacific Southern It It . . Studelmker . . . Term Cop & chem 18 Texas & Pacific .. 17 Tnn Co ,,,,1 o rts on! Tobacco Prod .... 05 inon I'aclllu ,...133 133 do pref 7d 10, H"'""' C'gar Sirs 117 110 United Ilwy Inv.. 0 0 U S Ind Alcohol, .iniri.' mo it . ....... "- w o iiuuiicr. . . U S Steal do prcf Utah Copper . . Wabash prcf A do pref II i Wcstlnghouso Mfg 40 Wheel & L K ib Wis Central 494 Willys Overland ..81 do pref 00 8-M2IK1 aVir!" 8S-,0001 . compared ulth 1 1 ' innl '.'." eatTdayi thua far thla week. itK) iliu?all """"' ' ,u"1 """ '31'- ..'P .dividend ronnaylvanla nnllrnn.i ! . fnatVI '&?&, k1A.''"a. 1 "' ?! Amcrlrnn 8U: vT.r" 1. ",.;:."" "".,' .Vn:wiiiums. .n...u., ., ..1, .mil fxira; America! l'rcaaed Slfnl i uetto iircterred tot a-3. 03 10 42 01 54 04 88 18 17 180 10 03 00 0 V. 10 43 1 04 1 54 "Hi 21 63 18 17 1 187 1 20 Vi "3 133 70 . 117 0 104 8 00 00 124 123 124V 4-1 110 110 110 .105 1, ! 104 104 40 20 40 18 40 33 00 40 20 40 15 49 33 -f 00 . . u"i"n. 1. uasion-vt'llllanw-. Jlliiinl CorporHtlon, 1 and 1 lean liHiiknolP. i I'coplcl Oai, 1 I' V".r p.r?.,Crred- H ! l'r .Mar- INACTIVE NEW YORK STOCKS Following are uuotatlons for Innctlvo stoclm listed on tho Now York Stock i:.x chango ond In which thero wero no trans- iouay. 1110 puce given is tho actions last previous close. Adama Express .,115 Ad llunirly Jifd L'N Alnakn Junenu .. 3Ti Am Asr Chem pf.looS Am licet Sue nt. HI Amer Oan nref ..107!4 A II S 4 F ctfs.. 111.: do ctfs prer.,.,191 Amer U 4 t'dj- pf.llil Am Cot Oil pref. . 03 Am Hxprcaa OS Amer Ico Sec... MM Am I.lnaeed pref. (13 Am Smelt pf A.. Uii't Amer Sugar PM..11KVI Am SumiUra nref 05 Am Tel & Oabla,. (ill Am Tob of new..lulU Amer Woolen.... Ti'2 May Dept fitorea. 65 H ?.If1'.;tro1 vm.. 3 M ch Cent li .Minn SSH new Iu Morris fc Kanex.. su!, do nref ill, M St V & S H M.108U Mo Pan pref.... A3 Mo Pao t c 82 5 '",-; o of d f p ui .Mont Power .... h't Mont 1'ower prcf.112',4 Jlorrla & Uaacx . hu aa Dref . II". v.. rir. jtf. ...1 tuna ...,,, il4 Nat lllaiult lu Nat i;nani pref.. ou Nat Lead 811 ao pre l ...... 1011 Am woolen prer. 08H KH mi Mei j if il Amer Zinc & Iad LT. NYC & fat L " Aaao U O lat pf C2 do 2d pref riiii Atlun Coaat I....U0H N V liock (?il L'Srre'trcV-.-.-.loa V? ??$& "? llrooklvo Hn nna.llll 0"i h ?"tern.' !?.) .. .yvii ft cht nr . . 71 ...100 1H Ilrown Shoe liurna iiroa Cal l'etro do nref 4)K Cent Leatli pf...ll2Vt Cent i S A Tel., 117 Chi & Alton 1(1 do pref 23U Chi t at Western luti do pref 88 Chi & Northweat.100',4 Chi It Nnn pref,, inn Chlno Cooper ... 55 Col 4 South ;014 do lat pref ... 53 do I'd nref 4(1 Cluett.I'ealKj'.y Pf.110 L'onip Tab . Co, 40 Conaol Uau Con (1 K U L r..ll3 Con Can mi Cont Can pref... 112 Con Int Cal Jlln. 17H Continental Ina.. 61Vi Corn Products pfd 07Va CRUPft,,, 87 Cuba Am Sue pt.lOlVi Sl went nf. . K1 North Amer 2 Nova Scotia Steel 07 Ohio Oaa rta 03 Ohio Puel 47 On em hot , HO Paclflo Mal 20 Pao Tel i. Tel... W l'an-Ain Pet Pf. . nil Pero Murquatte.. 10H do prior pf ct.. fcS Tierce Arrow .... 40'4 Plerco Arrow pref I'llta Hteel pref.. 00 ntta Coil n( 12n Pitta & Weal pf.. ell 1-ibbu aii war pr.ii:: Pullman Pal Car.144 10'iUj Qukkallver peer? tt Co pref. 100 uei it Jlucl 114 Pel I..1CK Wrat.212K II H M A nref. . A Den & Ills Ur. . . 9H do praf 17 Detroit 'Mlaon.,123 Kleo Hlor Hat... 68i i:ik Horn ruol... 3314 Krla let rref. ... 37 Erie W pref.... 28V4 Uen Clear Store 30Vi (leneral l;iea Co,,in4H jen Motors prei.. oa. 40' 51Ti 10 80 am l' i. oova .. 45 1H (loodncli II P.... 48 Oulf Slatea Steel. H8t Uoodrlch n P'nf.104 nranhy Mlnlnc... 8 'J (It Northorn pfd,104t Hartman Corp... 02 Haaiceii a- iiarKer ni Havana llleo ...101 llomeatake Jlln.. 101 111 Cant 102 Int Atrlo 10U, Int Agrl pfd 574 Inter Con Corp pf 6 Int Itarv Corp.. 72 do pref 103 Int Harvof N J.. 113,, Int Nickel pref. .104Vi Inter Paper 35 Iowa Cant .. 4H Jewel Tea 44 ao prer ...... iui K C South pref. . 38) Kelly Bprtneneia, Keok 4 n II. ... . 1 do nref teadlne lat pf, Ry Steel Sprlnr. liy Steel pref, ., St I, s v.. ..... tit U 4 S pf. St 1. 4 Swn '.. heaboard A I,. . Seoboard A L pref 27H nrnro iVOCDUCK. . .1(17 Hhattuck Ariz.... 1-4 Sloaa-btierr steel 4 Iron pref,.,, 03 So P Hlco S.....207 Southern Rail,.., 28Tt South Kail pref.. 55 Stand Mlllln .. 88 Studebakcr pref. 88H StUtZ Jlotor 4HT4 Sup Steel ... Third Ava .. Tidewater Oil ...205 Tobacco Prod nf.ln Tol St L Weat... VA T St L 4 Wctfa 10 do ctfa 14 Tranaue Wllllama 41 Twin City n T.. 85i Underwood 105 Un Uae 4 Paper UK do new 82 Un Clear S rf.,110 U 8 Caat Ir-Plp 21H U B Smelt 4 Ref, 08 United Alloy Btl.. 44 United Dyo Wood 08 do pref 05U. United Drue ... 73 do lat pref.... CM United Drue 2d pf 84 United l'ap 11 d 2 United HyInv pf 20 Utah Sao Corp.;. 18U U a Expreae.... li U S Realty Imp.. 15)4 U U itub lat pf..l05 Va Car Chem pf.100 Va Iron C 4 U.. U8tt Waliaah ,, iZ Weat Md li Weat Pao P. It.. 17 do pref 47 Weat Union 92H Whits Jlotora..,, 40U ,IIUI1 lU a.,,.. OR Laclede Oaa .... 08 I, H 4 W praf... 80,, Lehigh Valley ... (13 Vi I.unv lal ctfa pf d 40 Lie 4 M T 22 do pref 118 Looaa.Wllea Blao, 17 Lorlllard P ,,,.S03 Ataekav Co 80 ao prei nav. vuson un pr..,,I08H Manhattan Kiev.. 115 , Woolworth ...,12rt May Dept Storaa. 82',i Woolworth praf, .123 May Dept Htr pf.103 Worth pump .... "S Manhattan Reach. 1 Wor P 4 11 .... MU Manhattan lar..ll5 Wheel 4 L H pref 83& Local Mint Coinage for July The follovl-g pieces were coined at the PhlUdilphl-. Mint during July: Half dol lati, 206,000 r quarters, 904,000 1 dimes, 5,560,000; nickels, 4,228,846, and 8,131,000 cents. Corporate financing In July amounted to 8152.400,000, compared with 888.100.000 In June and ,183,600.000, In July last ysar. This' WWMMJ'l'WI m a New'York Curb Quotation INDUSTRIALS Did. Tea. rloae, Aaked. (Sale) Air Reduction 05 04 Am Stores II IT Aetna Kxplostves T 7 6 Anvurltlfh Mir it .. Am Marconi 1 1 .. American "Writing Paper 8 4 8 Canadian Car Co ft 84 .. Can Car A Fdy pref,... 68 78 .. Charcoal Iron 8 Chevrolet Motors 08 96 94 Cramp 80 a CurtlM Aeroplane 64 65 83 Carwen Tool 11 11 11 Carbon Steel 98 loo Emerson Phonograph ..7 7 7 Kastern Aniline 6 8 .. Federal Dye . , 40 , , Hendee Mfg 83 96 88 Kathodlon Ilronre pref ,. 1 x ,, Lake Torp Boat 7 7 7 Lehigh Coal Sales 78 88 Lima Loco ,60 87 . . Maxim Munition 2 2 Marlln Arm 108 119 lto N Y Shipbuilding 41 44 Nor Amer Pap Pulp .... 4 4 4 Otis Klevator 68 68 ,, Peerless Motor 18 16 Poole Kng 70 ao ,. Hodden Truck 14 18 ... Scrlpps-TJooth 26 .. ,. S S Kreege w 1 05 100 Standard Motor 11 II Steel Alloys 7 7 7 Submarine 28 10 28 St Joseph Lend 10 90 10 Todd Shipbuilding 80 B Triangle Film 1 1 .. United Profit Sharing... .. U S Steamship 4 4 4 United Motors 23 28 23 United Sugar 34 88 World's Film Wright-Martin Air 1.1 11 13 Zinc Concent 2 2 .. New York Bond Sales 17000 Am Hide 4 1. Aa, iiannn AniA.irrnh rta 8000 Am Foreign fee Re, 2UUU Am STANDARD Oil. 233 372 380 260 603 28H 220 370 285 203 003 203 OH, STOCKS . 2 . 13 . 18 . 11 . 4 . 13 , 10 . 40 173 1ft , 10 10 2 13 1.1 11 4 13 21 40 174 1 20 10 0 11 1 27 lllluol Ohio Prairie. Pipe , S O Cal H O N .1 , S O X Y , INDF.PKXIir.NT Harnett Oil & Ons ... Co.!en Oil , Co.iclon ft Co i:ik Ilasln Federal OIK Inter Petrol , Houston oil Mcrrltt Oil Midwest lief .Met Petrol , Ohio Fuel Oklahoma lief , Omign Hominy Aft Illce Oil ft Sapulpa ltef 10 Sequoyah 1 Sinclair '..... 25 United Wen Oil 11 ' MINING STOCKS Alaska Standard 82 Atlanta 10 Illg Ledg 1 Illsheo Copper (a pros)., Uutto Copper & Zinc . . , Butte Now York 1 Cal & Jerome 1 Con Ariz 2 Kinma Consolidated .... lft First National 2 rjoldfield Merger n Ooldfleld Conn SR (loldfleld Florence 20 Ooldlleld Kcwanas 11 Green Monster Hecla Mining 8 Howe Sound 1 B Independence Lead 11 Jerome Verde 1ft Jumbo Kxtenslon .... 34 Magnate Copper McICInley-Darragh .... 68 Magma Copper 50 Mother Lode 33 Mines Co of America.. 1 Nevada Hills 15 Nlplusing 7 Hay Hercules 3 San Toy 13 Stcwnrt 0-38 Tonopah Extension .... 2 United Verde 37 West Knd Con A3 White Oaks 1 White Cape 1 IIONDH Hcthlehem 5s 08 ComIcii Oil 6s 07 Cosden & Co 6s '. . 04 Cudahy Ch 00 Hrle 5s 07 New Haven 5s 01 KiiHslan Ciovernment 5s 72 Russian Government 6H 83 Southern Hallway Eh.... 07 Sinclair Oil 6h 03 Todd Shipbuilding Cs ...100 NY Cities 4Mb 101 101 288 202 18J 1S 11 4 13 87 172 1ft 0 8 iift ift 35 11 " 0 1 1 2 1 3 1 60 25 13 1 8 8 13 1 26 il 5 81 87 1 21 7 4 15 11-32 2 33 J0 8 1 08 00 00 00 08 00 71 85 08 102 34 10 ' 8 i 2 1ft s 60 1 8 1 'I 52 86 7 08 08 Financial Briefs ' " - i' '.J' V' ''? r. Jj.r The Federal Reserve Bank Is preparing a circular on the now 8308.000,000 treasury certificates of Indebtedness. The circular will be sent out to tho banking institutions of the Philadelphia Reserve District, prob ably tomorrow. The New York Subtreasury gained $591, 000 from the banks yesterday, making a cash net gain since Frday of 17,681,000. Frank M. Hardt, cashier of the Federal Reserve Bank, of Philadelphia, was elected deputy governor nnd cashier at the meet ing of the board of directors today. Net profits of the National Cloak and Suit Company for the Blx months ended Juno 30 were J74G.038, an Increase of 821,204 over last year. The Chicago Board of Trade will be closed Saturday on account of parade of drafted men. tilth :lWt noflll Am ! elt 4a. ....... B?" t.flAn :.' - HH lflOOO Ann Arbor 4 J2V4 12000 Armour Co 4tt J2 8500 Atchlaon sen 4a 8a 8006 doev4a 1055 SJJ 1000 docv4a 10(10....... !' 2S00O Allan Co Line lal 4a.. MH 1000 All Charcoal 5 'J 11000 Halt ft Ohio 8H n2 anno do 4 gSl? 1000 do cv ilia.. ....; JJ5J 1000 nronk Rap Tr 8a 1018 0JH 4000 Can Govt 6s 1026 Jf 8000O do 5a 1081......... JJ5J; anon Cent I.elhr lat oe.. ; 1"I71 rjmelt Ref & Tel clt 4a KAMA afaHi T.lanViAna faa 2000 Cent It 11 N J Be j0 2000 dniiiCi ion 2000 Chill Corr 4000 Chea A Ohl lunn do Ha 80OO rlci tonv Rs,,. 2000 Chi Alton SWs Itw foo 08H 05 H7U B7H !& 09'i s lI bo; n 11". 0 90 an 00 81S 7!l HI) S 0? oft 101 It". ;.:.?:::::: o8 w m :.m in i 46.. anno uni Alton .!;. iniu im 1000 Ch i.Vwn dob 5a )fl8.10; I0JJ4 !", 2200O Chi II It O Joint, 4s... 0V4 JJI ", 5000 Chi fnd Wat 4a.... 71" l" JV doftO Ch M a St T sen 4a, , tJ 03 01 cv ia.. nul'r hi 70H RH . itavi 1I3'4 fl.1'4 . .inna 100 , ,init inn nnn rtn 2000 chl n 1 P rfd 4s InOno tin Si ct ata 4000 City of rarla Sa,. 21000 Con Oaa ennv Ca.. 2000 rerrn de Piaco 0a 2(1000 Den A Wo Or 4Ha l()(io 110 rrci oa 1 0110 2000 iiimi i;r(e conv tM rrr i,... "?.. 121000 French nernbllo BVis. ns1 i:iec flpn '" SOU J2 73 (10 Uet Fdlaon'lat Bs-83s.inn nia Secur Corp 6a,, 00!i hrle conv 4a Ser It,... 64 Anno nn Kino ill steel flen aa., . 2000 Indiana Steel B..... 3000 I c C HI ! N O Bi OCflO III Cent 4a 31s... . 4ieoo Interb It T ref 5s,.., 5000 Inter .Mer Mar (la..., 2000 Kan City Ho 1st 3s. 1000 do 5a 4000 Laclm Steel Oa 1023. 10110 Lie 8h deb la 102N.. 1SI190 do den 4a lull inivf sH 101 06 OS IJ H.1'4 Ik 02 m'i 73 en loo r.n'4 r,4 nVi in I i R0 KU 07 ns oi H3S 112 R2'i 02 SS 70 nI 03 n 109 100 73 (II) 100 01) r.i tisil 101H Mlfi 101 95 01 031 (12 KM nsu (12 IHU 7OA0 1.lt A MT 6 100 "" 810300 Ubsrl, h..d 1, 76000 Lions (la 1 V M'A Wp 1000 Met W H of Chl 6s., .101. 10HU 7S KI3W . 1)2 i "'! . 1(11 . 102 . 7H .. OHVi . (17 1'SS i'r.) ritnj ( 101 101 , I07T4 1"7' 1H 78 ltn'i Pi3 K7 no1, Ml li 7 '-4 72S Oil 111 la Ml no in 04 1(11 '1 ini!i HS'i (17 ,-.M4 bos (I2'i H3ti OO M) nsu HI no'i Ml'5 71) 111)14 11 4 Ml n7'4 rA 11(1 1! un (it 0: in KilTi 10l fi4 (17 5Vi 12000 Mo Pac w I 4a.. vooi) Nat Tune os... . 7000 N Y Panal 4't 10(10 N Y C A 1! Sija.. lnooo do r,n 20(10 do 4 lis 210(10 N Y City 4a 1H.V). Sooo do 4Hs .May 1037 7000 do 4'4s Nov 1H57 3000 N 7 (I II ft P 4a . 1000 do (Is I10OO N Y n A W 1st 4s, 10(1(1 N Y W C A 11 4Ha . .i.iVi 20600 North Pac prior 4a. . K7 1000 do sen .la IJJ1 10000 do cv 5a n.t',t 1O00 Ontario Power 8s..,. tin 1000 Ore H Lino 4a MIS 400D I'arlflc Tel 6a ns'i Ifirin P.nh. mmr 11 9U. . Nl 4000 do iren ct 4V4s .... "t4 Hf Olfi 30110 ifo in 1Mb 101 i liilji Jolji 1000 PCC A Ht I, 4s ser O IHI'I Oll'i 00). 6000 do 4s OOOn Hcndlnir gen 4s . . 10(10 H Car A Oenriila 400(1 Ht I. I M A S 4s . 6'IOn do sen 6a 4O0O do (llf 4a .... 2000 St L ft H I" ajt .. tinno do ser A 1000 do air II 2(iu0 Mouth Hell 5a .... 1800O do cv 4s 17(1111) no rv OS a1 0,1'i IK) oi!J XI Ol fa Ml(4 70 lllf. Ml ?& 6(1 (IIW Ml nn 1(100 dn Tiirm 6a 1IH 100(1 Kouth Ilwy sen 4 ... M Kinn Tcxaa Co 0a ln.,' 1700(1 U H Rubber 6" M IRoon II 8 Hteel a f Be ... HilS 7000 Union Pno lat 4a ... U1K 10000 do cv 4a so 1(100 do rfd 4a Ml'l 07000 V K of o n A I Ca . IIS 410000 do 6H mm .. . tins SOOOfl do r.'Aa 1010 . .. iS fanin .i ml .u. ,nn i.ntf ,r-...,,. ,ti, t,-.o irn 1I..I, ,M'1 liviino do 6'4a 11)21 05 2(1(10 Va Itwva 6a 04 1001) West Union 4U ... 02 2000 do 8s Nl4 1000 Wla Cent gen 4a . . 0' KH4 ftl H1J, tis nsjt ns tiMI s(J nMj in1 no HI. K in 01 '4 HO (17 llflf. no'i nn'4 S "5t? U H4'i nh'4 sou (10(4 1oj',4 .r, 104 91'4 MHi 07 , 00 i nnti nrX 114', 112 MRU 80(1 Total ante. 82,041,000, compared with S7.001, 000 yesterdari thus for thla irek. 7,80(,000 sanio period laat eek. S5,087,OOO. LONDON STOCK MARKET Sentiment Becomes Cheerful on Good War News LONDON, Aur. 1. Good war news made sentiment cheerful on the Stock Exchange today, nlthoURh huslness was not brisk. There was a disposition to wait for further developments. Some clU-edRed Issues were stronger. Ahout 6,260,000 wns disbursed In divi dends today. Allied bonds were firm. Amer icans were Idle, but steady. Canadians were dull. Home rails hnrdencd on a demand from Investors. Hnlf yearly dividend declarations are nearly completed, Argentine rails were Irregular, as they were affected by earnings. Brazilian descriptions moved upward again on con tinued Improvement In the position of cx change. Scandinavian securities were strong on purchases for exchange purposes. Rubbers were weak. In sympathy with the staple, which flattened again. Brewers were strong In spots on dividend announcements. Oils hesitated. Extra for Eastern Steel NEW YOIIK, Aug. 1. The Eastern Steel Company has declared a regular quarterly dividend or z4 per cent and an extra rtlvl dend of 5 per cent on the common stock. The regular dividend Is payable October IB to stock of record October 1 and the extra dlvidond September 1 to stock of record August 18. The regular quarterly divi dends of 194 Per cent each on the first and second preferred stocks were also declared, payable September 15 to stock of record September 1. .DIVIDENDS THE LE1II01I COAL AND NAVIGATION CO. Philadelphia, Jun 27, 1017. DIVIDEND NO. 163. ' ' Tha Board of Marmgera thla day daelared a Quarterly dividend of fwr cent (81 nt, ahore) on the capital atock of the Company, payable August 81. 1817, to atockholdera aa reglatered on the booka of the Company 3 o'clock d. m July 31, 1017. Checks will ba mailed to atocl?: hoidera who havo filed pormanent dividend ordera. HENItY II. PEASE. Secretary. II. EVAN TAYLOR, Inc.. Morris nidr,. rhlla Trcf erred Stock DMdend. ' At a meeting of tho' Board of Directors, held this, day, the regular semiannual dividend if -,.,,., ... ... ........ ......... .,., ucwarcu, pay able August lat, 1017. v" Checks will bo mailed. HOY B. SEYPERT. July SO, 1017. Treasurer. AMEKICAN ritETZEL CO. Regular semiannual 8Ma on preferred atock payable Auguat lat to atocklroldera of record June 80th. CIClsnO HUNT ' Secretary, THE MEXICAN PROBLEM By C. W. BARRON A vividly illuminating portrayal at first hand, ,with map and illustrations; also an introduction by Dr. Talcott Williams, who says: a, "These articles on the 'Mexican Prob lem,' by Mr. C. W. Barron, are to my mind a clear and wise economic pic-' ture of Mexico, beyond any others that I have read and there is very tittle of the recent literature of Mexico which I have not read or examined." With map and illustrations. $1.00 net ' Houghton Mifflin Co., 'Publuhm. At all beokullert. Send your order now to PHILADELPHIA NEWS BUREAU, PlSw yfflU A TRPT.ANE STOCKS ON THE CURB UNDER INFLUENCE OF PEACE TALI Curtiss and Wright-Martin Recover Part of Losses Susl tained Yesterday Merriu un at iNew a Top Mark i NEW YORK, Aug. h Tradlnn In nlrplono stocks on tho Droad Street Curb continued Influenced 'fl by tho assertions in regrird to peaco prospects nnu posoimui.es or. uovernmentS orders being canceled or reduced, xno two siocrb ihuuuhbui i.. mis group, now ever, recovered part of the Josses sustained In the Hurry yesterday afternoon, when Curtiss broke from 62 to 52. This mornliiK that stock milled to G7, followed by a reaction to E5H. WrlRht-Mnrtln, which dropped yesterday from 17 to 12, opened at 13i. advanc tJ Inp to 14Ti and reacted to 14. The merger of -iiorriti un ana Aiiawest Rennlnf 'J . ..a.j i- ...i,i, ., .vniiPA In Mrrrltt from 37 to the new hi ah rani 11 nun irowiiuci. iu r,i, ei ,.....- ... ..--- - .. ...V4U of 40M. Midwest Refining Company hns secured control of Merrltt Oil Corpora tion. When tho Mcrrltt Corporation was organized tho Midwest Refining Com pany purchased u very large part of Its stock. Knickerbocker-Wyoming sold at 4tt to 5U and Midwest Refining rose from' 3 171 to 174. Copper stocks wcro quiet and genernlly lower. Acme after advanc- ',f lng to 2H. reacted to 2. ' ' Mnson volley advanced from 7'i, mg wage soia ni z ana i, ana Jerom;Sl Hoia ni ifc. unuca Aioinrs sum ui .t7i u "" wcviuiti iuuhcu num sy to 93, Submarine Boat was firm, advancing from 28tt to 29H. Aetna Explo- . a MONEV-LENDING RATES NEW yokk Money on call opened 2 per cant, hluli 2 ',4 per cent, low l',4 per cent, cloned 1 li per cent, ruling rato 2 per cent. Itntfs for nxed-cate funds on Industrial collateral were riioted today nt 4i5 and on good mixed Htock Kxchange collateral rates were unchanged at 4U01W per cent for sixty nnd ninety days, 1 per cent trading flguro for four months nnd HC?i per cent for five nnd six months. rilIl..Vnr.l.PlllA Call, 5 per cent; time, 56?i per cent. Commercial paper, three to four months, B1i.'li per cent; six months, BdrBU per cent BANK CLEARINGS Hank clearing today rcmporeil with corre apondlns day laat two lenm: KII7 inis mill rhiladciphla.l.-.i. (iio.i!7n Iin.a7n.in2 27.7ni r,1.i,17T, 1.311 r; New York lioaion. . . . .St. I-oula.. r.H,7nl,2ll ;.", II liK .4(i.(i.-.s 3in.nvi.ifi(i tr,,(n,wi8 sn.iTL'.r.fin t.riJtluil J.'. oat. luy . Gold for Export NRW YOIIK, Aug. 1 Kngngements of gold for export today totnled $5,710,000. Of this amount, as previously announced, $4,000,000 wns transferred to fjnn Fran cisco, $1,210,000 In gold was withdrawn for shipment to Spain and $500,000 In gold was withdrawn, tho destination of which was withheld, but which It Is thought will go to Spain. DIVIDENDS DECLARED Union .Amarlcan Cigar Company, ratular nuar terly of 1 rr cant on preferri-d, pajabla Au gust 15 to atock "t record July SB. Orneral Afphalt Company, rrsular quartarly of l'i per tent on preferred, payable Septem ber 1 to atock of record Auguat 15. Transfer booka will not ba cloacd. American umeltlng and Reflnlns Company. :erlv of 1. ner rent mi nrrrr-rt. eptember 1 to atock of record August regular quarterly of l'a per cent on preferred able September 1 to atock of record Auauai and l'4 per rent on common, payable Sep. pnyabl 10 am! tember 15 to atock of record Auguat 24 Deere (;., regular quarterly of l'i per cent on preferred, payable September l'to stock of record Auguat 15, American Tobueco Company, regular quarterly of B per cent on common, payable. September 5 to atock of record August 15. SECURITIES AT AUCTION The following securities were sold at aur Hon today by Ilarncs A Loflnnd; STOCKS 187 ahra. The Mlllard-Schweyer Co.: par tlOtxTl 2 shrs. Tarmera and Utechanlca Na- mP tlonal Hank: par 110(1 lSOU'a 20 ahra. (lerman Theatre Realty Co ti n .!.. II...... i V...l t,.....l. i- "k ,1-111-. JiciHilc, ik i.n.ri 4,lcvlllK W. Preferred: par lino jg o Blir- DuriwiKiuii v.uuiiiv imiiill t.u.1 t'l par K.(l i;til . .U. nirnr.t V'ullnn.l tt.nl.. .. I1lt -n..1 & rill. ..IIW1U jiaiiiiiiai ..m.n, .... r.uij, o, 2 rights to aubacrlbo to Franklin Trust Co., & 1125... lo4rtl -If nam- (u nun-irriiic iu rriiniui irusi Co.: & S125 , 15 1 ahr. ridellty Truat Co.: par $100... 8T0 5 ahra. Pennsylvania Co. for Inauranrea on I.Ives and Orflntlne Annuities; par iiou 710 10 shra. Pennsylvania, Co, for Insurances nn t.tvea nnd Granting Annultlea; rnr 1100 710 5 ahra. Philadelphia Truat Co.: par ton jjnij eiirn i iiiiiiiii'iiiiu t i runt ciiii iwr fluu Qu 7 ahra Ilohert Morris Truat Co.: par t inn t 2 ahra. Fir- Association of rhlladelnhlai M nnr 150 Ml 20 ahr. IVonle'a National Fire Inaurance tl Co.. par2.'. 1$ fi 1 ahr Cltlzena' (inth and ltth Sta.) 1 20 ahra. H. K. Mulford Co.; par $50..... CV. 'J lil nurs i-ininui;iiiiiiu iinurnu preierrcii. '" '-" TJI 11U. tin ICflOO Certlflcate of rnvnerahlp In estate or Jienry u. loore. series ji. 1500 Tiin-a Land nrTd Improvement C, (I per cent, rieenna mortgage UOOli; In. tprrst March nnd September, flue (September, lajO Lot $; 300 Ileal Lstntq Title Insurance and Trust Co.. 4 ner cent. Morteaae truM, Interest June nnd Decem ber, Due December 1, 1B18 100 Ileal Estate Title Insurance and Trut Co.. 4 per cent. Mortgage trust. Interest J tnuary ana July. Due December 31, 1018 GOVERNMENT BONDS ;::::::: la, registered, 1030 2s, coupon. 1030 . . 8s. registered. !?1! 3a, coupon, 1018 4. registered. 1025 i. 4a, coupon, 1025 3a, registered. 1040 8a, coupon. 104(1 Panama 2s, reglatered, IB 30 Panama -. reglatered. 1S3S Panama as, reglatered 11)01 HI - H'J 0 . 09 m . .. -a . OS ' go Panama 3a, coupon IS Ji What Will Your Taxes Be? They will be large enough to warrant establishing now a Reserve Fund to meet the call when made. The best reserve for such a purpose is an account in the Savings Department of this Bank. 3 interest allowed on these special deposits by the Corn Exchange National Bank Philadelphia . Chestnut at Second I ni are SSXtoathVOII!LtOCk8 hdd lhe attenlion of vesting publii Wright-Martin Aetna Explosives Curtis Aeroplane Maxim Munitions ' stock movements now taking place on the New York Curb Market i.coc.iw uuiuatg m meae secunues are confident that the Vinr. about to discount their possibilities for large earnings If you are not among the holders of the above-name'd stocks vr. mS jasajt? npp ylns for ou j freo service SdSsSssa. FOX & COMPANY STOCK BROKERS Real !ane TiU8t Bld- PhiUdelphi . uiuan aireet, new Xork 1 '-vrtxis wiiuss BH rhone valnnt 51 na CURB SECURITIES "1S PROMPT DELIVEBDES Brown Brothers & Co. VatTHANDOnCSTrtVTSTJWETaj PHILADELPHIA Went Side Belt Railroad Eqmp Trnst ,... w i rr went Uold Cwrtitkatw. SeriM "R ""V ... ,v.-...a .-,-. ,.-. - $ y