ffiMs i-T ta v 10 MMiPPiiiiiirn WILLY, 1R0CK CO. J'"- MtlKERS ! - i i i i i CITY . or V PHILADELPHIA I SECURITIES.. - : 1 1 SCO CHESTNUT ST. rHII.ADKf.IMM, j " . 1 '"' ' ' i ' - - x. ...- w A. j .- .... ..... ' ' - i If I . ' i ' t y v v FINANCIAL NEWS-NEW tORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK QUOTATION HP, ',, W, n ..' & j. s. ? FOUNDED 1865 The Provident Life and Trust Company .' of'Philadelphia Your et-ery wish is speedily carried out ivheii ,tlie Provi dent acts as the Executor, " Administrator or Trustee of your estate. It is a satisfac tion th know beforehand that your estate will he conscien tiously managed by a thor oughly trained organization, experienced in every branch of this service. FOURTH AND CIIKSTXLT ' STREETS IW m s i v "The Seaboard", Th- Seaboard Air Line Railway-system extends through the most thriving and pro gressive parts of the South. It is keeping abreast of the erowtl of its territory. To show he progress of this Railway we have pre v pared a pamphlet dealing with Growth of turning Power Maintenance of Property Financial History Management, etc will b- if i ii bo.d.ier ci. i T. it. i i ni upon lenuest The National City .Company 1421 Chestnut St., Philadelphia llltfiK" M V.Vl. r.ntni SjT, I'r.ilUIV' p..l. TRl. k CIVNI'J iVMiNVmO P x 1 ftEClVER&'Ctt Mr 'H.t. BANKERS and BROKERS . CHhrNJT STS., N C. Cor rt New V,. I American Stores Co. 7 First Pi'd Stock REED A. MORGAN &CO. (VI'.M KMI Tltl'ST 111.1)15. Mill. .Vlew'irrs nf III" rhlla. Mmk II, ilial.ee S& a' V ! CV'. ". t r. kf i)iui:iTi)i;v of .vrcoUM'ANis Certll'td I'uliUr Accountant LAWIlKNCi: 11. UUOVPN CO. IMS HCAL. BHTATU TltlJST llUJI.niNO LsvnanuATi: . adjust PAirrNKiisiiir. rOKPOIIATTON' . IMyl'UTKO ACCOUNI'H '& L' i&flxfc. 6.. (. ,f ANNUAL .MEETINGS. nss viwivmrii vkiv cmi n inns ! SSKT C(IVI-NV Ceneral Wllie, Headline Ternilnil PldUidelphl i. Sptnili-r 17th ini; , Tp nntial Jleetlna oC tho MmMiolilr ai"l r. WMtlon for ftri Dlrpi-fnrn t rv f.r l. ...tn -Aa ntlll lui hul.l miliar till (Thflrtur flf tii9 Comianr ynd In conformity Willi tli liyluwi. at thiTOmcM. Ileaillnc Terminal, 'hlU tlphla. on Monilar. tlrtnlirr Kill. 1911, ut ll'ir. KArrtHry FLOOD OF PRICE-FIXING AND" WAR TAX RUMORS UNSETTLE STOCK MARKET Washington' Dispatches Contain Statements of 20 Cents for Copper and Worse Than $5Q for Finished Steel Products Losses of 2 to More Than 5 Points nj:v Torac. sept it Tin; im-l, iiiiiil.it u.11 upHt tliN morning by a flood uf rumoiH about Mlce-tixliiK piiil wnr tiiM'K. VVuhhtitptiin ilinpiitoheN were crowded with state ments nlioiit wlmt thi' Oovornmrnt Intruded to flx hs the prlco for finished steel piudiiftM unTl fur copper tnctnl. These ijtorlp Renernlly ran to nnmlnpr -'0 cents fur copper ulid worm than $.0 for steel. 11 did liot ior,tiln thexe iimiiirH. liowover, to eati'e the miHcttlcd market I'ondltiou which developed n nlioit tlnin after the openlnc Another selllntr wave liiitl set 111. whluh fciind the inniUvt hcuitc of buying ovderc find new low ipi'uijIk ero minle In xevcial KtocJ.-, while the list senerally showed loves raiiRiiirT from i; lu imnn than r iulnln. rietlililiem Steel "II" MifTcied tho Kicutc.it 1on.. falllnff from 100U to 93, a new low rccoid. and I'nlteil .states Steel common sold down from 107vi to 105U. The copper (docks nIioWimI u linn lc.no In tho first few minutes, but brok sharply at the end of the (list bom. when Insphatlon felt from GO to 47. This mOIIiir. which h.is been In prortress 'or soiiik days, was accompanied l iiimoi-H of dividend imcvi tuiiit. ft was Reiierullv assumed that thn dividend would be minced. Imt In home rjunl tfi'f it - iiserted that dividend payments on liiHphatlon would tie suspended, St. IMtil was the weakest of the iiillroml issues, dropping to the new low ipcord of :.7'-. rtnli Topper M,!d down from iiP.ij to S9"i. The Jtnrlne I'sue weie lioth weal, Willi the incfelied falllnK nn'in than 2 points. j 'rice lleyulalions and Excess Profits Chech Earnings Wall vinci. .. i.ithoi thai poitlon of it which lndillpes in -pecuUUun in -ecmltles. i- manually comliij; amund h the realization of the fact that ilm uiipaiellc'.il .ins,,r!il,v that pien-dcO out p..ritUpation in the world conflict has dlstoilid I)- Kion. in oth wotds. th" fabulouv profits of this period had permitted the impn-xhloii to Rtow tliat Mneiicaii Industrv. which onco wa satisfied with a return of i to If. pet cent o-i Its capital stock must earn nnv where fimn :r. to SVi per cent to he sjemiinely pro.peiou The combination of price tejritUilioii and c-scc-i ptoflts it is r.ot unlikely that tlielc will bu nn attempt at an upwaid levislon of the schcdillo as naroed upoi, iv tho Senate committee will dcihutily check the expansion of carnhiR.s That the mMmi downwaid will b ,i'ic thero will not be the sllphtest doubt TliN has pLimitted the dlstorllor. or vWIum in tho innntirt that is peculiar ! tho cm It oiis of the stock t.cliange. lnvetnicnt houses of .lanilhiR are now pretty well URiced that nine the Investment and speculative elements in the Strtet ate iiiousht to see that their nlRhtmai. of fright, with it tcsultant liquidation. t not altogether based on sound fact, tl-.ere will be a better market for se.-"irltie As iie firm points out. flic leadership to which investors will soon be letniniiifj will bo their own Riowlrs romlction thai nmrket value" are rld'.i ttlously low. ..en thotiRh pi. .fits ate mi ed " and fi.nher. that "It is ept(.ttn that profits will be laice unott?li fot h . ontlmied -l m''atlo" o '-flusTls' nr'hitles and fur ie!al of nvctnienf b ixine War Conditions in the Steel Industry " k . , I'liee llxinR has been one of the pntuipui leasun- fui me VVm. 'lee , i.ulhicinutlons. and while this h irhnanl. a war measure, althoush in some of its aspects it may extend far into the post-bellum petlou. It is ne.vertheless a fact thai unless s-umo sort of a orreellv had b-en adopted the icsults, while Temporal :iy sweet, would in II.' ei.d have,been disastrous. There nevei was at. ecu.e for an avcr.iRo price ol -teel ptodtiets in July of neatly $120 a ton. This was on new bulne-s, and the c-ctcnt of its "mllution" is readily apparent from the fact that the business of the Stul Cm-potation has been on tonnaRC bookei ut an avcrasc of about $63 a ton. fn other line a .similar situation olituintd While thete is no question that in its initial stuRos price flxln? wiV. lcMllt in injustices, which will be subject io temcdlal mcasutes, in the end It should make for a mote stablo industry. The most active deterrent influence In the stock market today 'is tliat of tawition. Whether the rttdlrnl element In Conpress will be able to incrca'-o the lc; Id aliuie "" per cent of col potato ptoflts, as it now .stands, is more or less problematical: but that it will be raised very materially m the futuro thero Is evetv iea-on to believe. The KubIMj taN of SO per cent Is not wot king hardships bt cause the Ibivernmnit has virtually given up the idea of controllm; prices A i onipal Nun thetefote with the situation on this 'i"le of the (lanlc ran hardl be made. . Increased lluying for Investments ' f.iMUab'e r.wiiptuiu of the stoi i niblhet 'b .ui-l lew'Uaj" ba t,"ei the' naj eased buvniR ..f imcstm-ut sei.u:ities with speculative possibilities, dtio to tlielr ubnownaily low puces. There may bo some piostlon as to whether thcie ha.s been mi .uti.e accumulation on tho pait of banking interests, hut it is tlie te.t!mon of the ommlsslon houses that odd-!Jt buyers: have become mole numcrou This usually mean'- lock taken up and paid fot. It Is not sui pr'.sliiR that bining of this type should de clop when one considers the liberal yields mailable on manj secutitiev Tlie .-econd-Rrade rai- nn nccfssarllv -'e -liatlve .mi' their yields ate commensiiratelx mrge Many Good Yields to lie Had Southern Hallway preferred, placed oil a dividend basis last week, un be put chased on a basin to net the investor a return of about S per cent. This, however, is considerably lowei than the average of rails of its class. Pittsburgh and West Virginia picfeticd, another of the recent additions to tlm list of tdUdeiHl-piOing mils is telling on better than a 10 per cent basis. Nickel 1'late second prcferiod N selling to yield 11 07 per cent, ai.d l'ock Island 0 per cent l-ietoir.-d about '. I "rt per iti.j Tla- yield on P.Ig Koui ptefcrfed is about 7.." pot- icnt and on oloiado Soiithein iitt and second pjeierred S and !.r ei tent re-pectlvel li the bitter gtade of j.Mlroad shares the viuld is iieeesvnilly uun s.deiabK stun del but ." and per ( ent and ir. some .; stances move 1 rod diflleiilt to obtain Great Advance in Price of liar Silver The iciiiaikobio advance in tlie price of bai silver to above SI an ouncf ii u-.fcs foivaid another inipottant fctor as to just where the rate will so to it. the t'utuie The scat city of the white metal Is causing a good deal of competitUe bidding anient, the various private consumers as well as among Governments, Ileprescntutlies in tho New York market from all quarters of the Globe uio just as eager purchasers at the current levels as they were at considerably lower quotations. More than 400,000 ounces havo been taken recently for the United States, ami the Orient has been a steady, drainer all during the summer. It is being contldentlv predicted by statisticians that the $1.2fi mark will be reached' before there ! nnv abatement in the prevailing demand. It is mote than a decade since silver haB been quoted as high as It Is roiiav Ijtwt year the ihmiik' pneo was ' cents an ounce It was during July of this year that the ievival staited in e,.niest Up to that time there had he-en a slow but steadv aiH.iuie until 7Ssi, cents w.-.s cached on July I" (n August 2 it wa M' cents I mm Hint dale lo August '.". the price inipioveu steadily to SGJJ cents an ounce Ten liaj1- later it was quoted at S9 cents Purine tho first part of this month transactions occurred above the Od-cent level, aim the current ofllclal rate Is better than it. This compares with un av crape price of 8 cents for th twenty yeats endnm December "1 V.'lfi In l'.ill'. the value of the 74,114 SO; ounces ut silver produced Ir. lhl country amounted to $4 r-.'.n 000, ot at an aveinge rate of 50 cents So far this ycai the average is above o cents wit It an estimated productior fron. SO 000,000 to so 000,0110 minors The output will undoubtedly be much large: next ye.ir as many old mines particularly in tlie Cobalt region, will reopen Conditions there will be helped ,by the fact that 200,000 men, who have lost their positions through the closing down of Canadian munitions factories, will be available for work In tho mines. m 'TOB' ?v: -. " DIVIDENDS DECLARED Oentral Ilaklne Comnitiv. rulnr quartrlv of 1 pr wit on preftrr"), payable October J to lucU-f record Hjtnibr K. Kolb Iiolcry Company. rraUr nurtfrlr of '!! oer cnt ort uri-ffrrcd. payable Oqtobrr 1 U mi Financial Briefs alnlr nt ,MWnl S,rtmiifr 1 Otto Klueidolir i Hru. lw regular quar terly of IV pr cnt on prrfrrd, lajable October 1 to utocl! of rfooid Heptember 20. Wllion & Co., Inc. MuJ.r iiuailerly of 1 per cent on preferred, payable October 1 to Federal. Oil ompeii rettular .quarterly of j; per 1-cnl on preferred, payable o touer 1 It. atari', of reord September ;t. . Paclllo Tclepliono and TvWrauli tompjnv, reu'ar quarterly o( l' per lent on preferred. payable October t lWola cloetj September .l1 an TMiMn Ottuher 111. H t I'ubllc fervli-vi Corporation of New Jerney , Teuular quarloriy it -. per cent, imyubin nep- i mhr ?o ta ntork of reuird September 22. 'X 411s Wire' WtwU I'oriioratlon of America, aemb HUUUai 01 -I p win '!( I'liBirvu, jHiiHvic atmrn Hallway Company, ' per tent on preferred. ya.lJf October 15 to nuniiot record September &.- f Cenlrat Coal , ulid CoLa Company, reirular ITS' 'fjVfcuarlerlyof II 2S pr har on preferred, pay- r ' JX'Jbl Oflober In a retriereq npiemuer au. L" 'icX ! ftoaa CinolUald Mlnea Company, rea-. pi." -' -t J'idar' nuartarly of ft leuta a ihHrv. paabln jer- -w, . W ,? October 1 lo bold s f ' I Mf- PhUadelpbl-i. onid WVa lAil repjlariuarurl; of l' rr S f;tyW October 15 to at f.SB. 2 tobe . Ilooka clone September 39 reopen i J Uiam I1, ..ii,a 11 ,Miiitii. Tlalluttv f,inini. .i.i"", .?...'-' .-----------'- --...-... 'tular fot II tsrr ahure, payable October TsMterJ September 15. liooka clone f.jA open .in ioer 1 Hep. ctober X lu tD atocti pf murd iek Mlnfni Coropanr' reruUr quarterly f. rwyauie mcioi sJWV.IU. ,' ,, , tyr'&nt by Trumbull Steel 'pt7-ea,ruinbi Htwsl ujUMjun, -jtic, uiyi.ww l(-0W!?flft Eszza ltencun I3ul.T. vvet i;nn douirini.D stocks Atluntu , ....: Hluu Hull llootli . . . Ulamoinllleld II 11 laly KewaiuiH Oro sndtorm K'eAdall bllver J'ick , miscmvvni:ous Arizona United Nevada Wonder Ttiopa Mlnlnir . The annual meeting of the Philadelphia and Hearting Hallway will Le held on Mon day. October 8, nt IS : 15 o'clock. In the ltcadlnjr Terminal, and the annual meeting of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company will be held, on the same day at 11:15 o'clock. In connection with the leient financing plan of the l,ong Island Railroad, fty which an issuo of 5,203,100 of S per cent deb enture bonds was offered at par In excliango for stock, announcement Is rnado by the Cnlted States Mortgage and Trust Com pany of New Turk that it is now pre pared to tJichange the temporary tettlfl cates for definitive bonds. The New l'ork Stock Ilicliunge has stricken from ' the. list the , Barret C'oni pny subscription receipts for common stock 25 percent paid', and preferred Btock 25 per cent paid; and has admitted to tho list the company'B subscription rights for common stock 50 per cent paid, ami pre ferred a)ock CO per cent paid. Clevclunil Worsted Mills Pay Extra CliCVKLANP, O-i Sept. 17. Tlie Cleve land Worsted MflU Cornpapy have declared nt, Ttr.i dividend of 1-i of 1 Dei- cent. In Taclil.tloit lo tfie(4rular iiuarffjrlv dlV!d!il of t itl3BXl&&'&i?yJjluZJJaL&lij '. Nvv Vuik frf.U.lB!v lfl LOCAL MINING STOCKS TONOJ'AII .STOCKS Jim Duller .., MacNamara on Midway jo -Mlzpab JJttcnalon . . . 117 .Montana , , , , tt Northern Star "10 New York Stock Sales U i.t. Atltancfl Itumelj ll' Alavkt Juneau.. ,V AIlIs-ChalmMfCj.' 2.i AmlleotHufir Si Am Can Am Car & Koundrv- Am Cotton Oil Am International.... ATn Hide i: Leather Am Hide L Leatli pf Am Linseed Am Locomotive Am Malting 1st pf.... Am Smelt fcllef Am Sumatra Tobacco Am Steoi Foundries. .. Am Suear Itefinlnsr. . Am Tel & Tel... Am Tobacco. .. Am Tobbico pf ni' Am Zinc LAS,.. Anaconda Copper AtchTopA.SK AtlOtllf&WI Daldwln Loco, . Haltlmore H OUio ... DanettCo Iiatopiiij Mlnlne. . . Bet- Steel ciasD..,, Iltooklyn ltap Tran . nurns urotiiers Butte 4 (Superior . . Cal Petroleum Cal retroleum pf Canadian Pacific Central Foundry Central Leather Co . . Central Leather Corf . Orro do Paico Chandler Motor Chesapeake & Ohio Oil Mil St Paul Oil tc Vorthnest ("hi It I & IVIfie I IMClTpcpf CIt I .v.pf,pcrf Chile Copper ( hlno Copper . Columbia Has A, KIct Con'ol (ia' .... Corn Ptoducl? lief CtUcbVStO't.... ( ub 1 Cano Siijtar C'uLa I one Sugar pf Ucl A. Hudson Donio Mines . Distillers SJCtiritlix Krle (ler.Tali;i clrlc . (lenMotort temp rfs (Jooilrl.-h II K C 11 . UNct'sforoiep Oreene.C.'jiiai.ea t op Intbiratlon Conner 1 Iiiteilmiii Crfn i Inter Han X J I Inter Mir Mai inter Met Mai pi infer Nickel Infer Paper Kenrierutt f'oppei Lack M( el Lee itubber A, 1 Ire Lehlih Vullej Llcjctt A M.versriclits LoulsMMeA Xashiil.e MavMOll Motoi. Mtixnell Motors 'Jdpf Mi wan ivtrn'eiiin Miami CnpiK-r . Mldvalustiel . . Minn St V & S .l M h 1" A St S M pf. . Mo Pacific cf . Mo Pacific pfcf Montana Power Xatlonal Acme Xat Conduit A. Cable Xat Lnam A Stamp Xaf Lead . . I Nevada Con lop NY lr Urate . N Y Central ! NY XII A 11 I X. Y Ont A West j Vorfulk A Wisilern I X01 tin 111 Paeifs' Xova Si-ntla sti'e' A Ohio ( Itii". C.a Ohlj Fuel Supii'.j Ontailo Mining . i Owens ltottle M,vliim- Paclji".lail Pennsjlvaiilj It 1! Peoples (Ja. Clilcagu PrreMaiqUittP J'Mhilelplila ( 0 Fimvp-Ahgu Pittsburu A e.l ,1 Ptts.v WestV.ipf. I'lttsburgli Coal. . Press si Steel Car.. Pressed Steel Cur pf. . Pullman Co Ky Steel Sprint;. . Hay Con Copper Ileadlni! Republic Iron A We 1 Itoj al Dutch cfs tLASalil'iJii ' -sjxon Motor j "avage Amis sliattuck-ArUoiu scjrs ItoebUck Co j sini-ialr Oil A- Her. I ""outnern Pacific j Superior Steel. Southern Hallnav. , Southern Itallvav pf 1 Studebaker '1 enn Cop A ( le-m 1 t-t as ( o Tobacco Products. . Tobacco Products pf . Twin City Rapid Tran Union Dae A P new. . Union Pacific Union Pacific pf. . . United Alloy Steel United Clear Stores United Paperboard U S Cast Iron PAT IT Slnd Alcohol.. . U S Hublcr IT S Smelt Iter tc At I' S Steel II 8 Steel pf . Utah Copper. Ya-Caro Chwn . Va-Caro Chem pf Wabash pf A Wabash pf It Wells I'amo Eipres" Westlnihouse 11 A-AI wiieellns A. IjVo Frle Wilson As Co. . . Wlllj-s-Overlatid Wisconsin Central M 84 n) i m .'ii?X 51)4 in; M 41 .. 7i; . .11!' . r.2 12 MM 23'i .. 01 .. Wi . WJi . 4S . c.- . . ioti ioy iiou ..utili . 100 . . .01. ,. ooi; .. 02U . :,m .. C6'i ..100 .. VI ... ..1001.' 100f . 00 oM'i . 04 ... .28 .. 10! j , .. 4,"i . .15 If.! .. 25X4 27 . Sli , 107! :Vi 7d', 1,0T 2.1 S2 08 ai! 401; in; ,-,t 2.0a V. ID' . . 23 S3 3fi!t 08 fU 40JJ lUi fit COJj 59 50 1K 10).' 1 1.1; i 701.' iii oft 00 fl'l l".l 4S mi,' 107! ; 1st 4s C3 107!.' OS'i 3S -.7 fs-.JJ 'Mi 593 s os;; 57 bo.'i 'ohi 50,'i SI 152 5t 152' j 27 27 7s; rs; IK 'iti't, 'OH ,:o),' 50! i 50- ,vi 5fi'; .-,nij 103J. .. 25' i 25.', 24 , 24 . O'l'i b'i , 01f l.2'i 52.- 52! i 2 52 17M 51 )j 51 l'J'j -Itli j :i' flOK .'i8' flS'i li'O!,' iooj,' iooj; looj, 20 20) J 25?; ; 2.V, ' now iiii. ,r 'U's :ji 20". 20" , s,-, 'Ji !l'l !i7 s, ' 2s -jtr, i's; 2S; 21 21 20!-; 20! j l:'Jj l.Ti i:i7-is lie. 03:; tit' po'; ij M', :ii !i.i :t2.'i .12-; ; I0't i 10'J .-,0 .17 is S'i S'i S -'i 110 2i"n' 2(!'s 24', "J4",' St?t' s4i; mii; Mj' :!34 :m, :,. : 3i)) :,o -m :iu 4(1 low :,tii, .-ini, si 7iu 7S!i 70 17', 17W 17 17 00 Hi1; f.o'j do': . ', -. now ii7',' no no .11?.' r.i'i ;!tw :', lU'vi 02 '.U' SO'i SO1, :i- ni :u ,-:.j 5t. .'.is,.' 40'i .l'j 100',' WiU VJ'i U'l'V : 117 117 117 117 2S 27'.- 2ii'j 20); 51 h 505 :M -0j4. M VI' M Sl'j H2- ;u ::2 .12 2SJ.' I'M' us-. 2S', :;oi toi j ::9',- .w 51 51!j 5H.. ,,-,1'j 21',' 2(1', 'JOi; 20', 12IU 123! j 120 120 78'.' 78 r iC'j 70' J 25'i 25',' 2.15.- 2.T, 2(1 10'. 10', 10i 112 111 IK)'' III)!, 101 MK' !l'JT, !10', , n 02'j' P2'4 17-, 17' j WC .UVi is .... 0 . 7', b1 b!- stl'. SO mi 03 '.'li'. 2C.'.- 20V 2(1' a 52 5.!' .Vi! j .Vj'j b.j:' Ii45 (.1 01'' Hi!., lb 15 1.-, ::.", ;-..!',' ;!!-, .;:r, .17!.- .is .;s ,s 20 5iv, .-.s'j '.-M.. :,-j -W' -I73i i7i, 47, 00 00 00 00 102 101 101 101 13HH 135 13,-, 13.-, 40' J .(5 .),- I,-, 25', 25!,' 21! i 24',' SO!' SO 77!, 'i sot; so 7s; rs,' bd!.: 07',' bt'.',' GOT, 15 1.-, 1.-, j.-, 13', 12;, UT, I".' . si b4;,' Ok", (4-, 23', 23" i 20', 23 . I04 152! 151' i 1J I." .',',' 37!.' .'!.-' :i.-,- 01'i l' 00', 00.', .Ill 30' j 3S .IS 27.' i 27',' 20'; 20!' 02 G2 00' i (,0'j wt -to'; r, .juj, 15! 15', 15', 1,V, lOOt, 1C5 103!i 104. 71!, 711,' 08' US' 101 loo1; loo'; 100!' 84 81'i Sl'i SUi Sales in Philadelphia N-t lllirh. I,ow. 2 t'.M ibir. lOuUetli Steel U l D7',4 ill It ""' 13 Huff & S pf. no B0 50 3.1 Cam Iron... 44Ti 44T4 U'f. ' lOKrlo' SI 21 21 lolvenne Cop.. 30 BOTi 3!fc U ilehlgh Nav. 74 M 74 71 'A Vi SSOMIdvnlo ..... Bl4 flOV, B0',i l'si 334,renna It 11. ni Bt"i Blf, HI l'a, Knit MfR OX 11.1 03 70 1hlla nice. 20 20 2 177 r II T tr cfs 30',i 30A .10!; . jooltwyg Gen... B',i SVS B',4 '.4 20 HeartlnE"". ... HO 70 7lV4 1 237 Ton Hehnonf i 4, , ., Its Union Trnc. 4lt '44 41 1i IBS Un Oaa Imp 77 70T 70U '4 S75U S Steol...i07A 105(, ins", 1 7 York Ily Jif . 30 30 ' :t -r- !4 BONUS Vet llll-h. Low 2 P V Iilc tlOOuKleo & I'eop Tr 4s ... 70H, 7fl',i 7fi!4 ; 25600 Lib Honda., uu.txl -tma.ro tin. at 4-.14 2000 Nat Prop I 68 B,', B5 55 I 12loriilIa UIco 1st Cs ...100 HOT. ion INACTIVE- P1I1LA. STOCKS Followlne are quotations for Inaetlr etocks Hated on the Philadelphia Stoo kCx chango and In which thero weto no trans actions yesterday. The prldo given Is the last previous pale. . 1 .v. 1,0 .vim Alltarce Tn, -J . do pref tin Am Un, . ,. lua'i Am Caa war.,,. IS Amer Ilwv Yt , . mi Amer Storee ... :tji Hatd I.oeo . . 1,1 rlll .1 (1 .. , 2ft Hurt sunn t c . fiS Cambria Hteel .,.1M Con Tract N ,1 . . 72 ln Aaphalt .... 20 Oen Asphalt pfv . OS Ins Co of N" A . 25 Kojatonu Tel r im Koy Tel pref . . es'i v. 'sl-i Tke, J.elilah Val. '!. val "li . do prof Allneiifn Noltb C, in . North 1'enna 1'enna S1Ir t'hlla ro .. . l'lilla i.'j ut . Pblla -raci . . Wnrwlctt Iron. . Wm Cramp . . W .ler b a S Jork Itwj, !") ll.'l it . Ill 74 'i n 71 ,S'4 14 New York Bond Sales Ki7Iioii A113I0 Irenrii r.s . tej', bJ1, loon Amir Smglt Kec t, !"i imi ,111111 ,nier let as...,. Miiiiii Armour Co I Us rioipii Atrblson Rn -1h.... 14IIIHI Halt A Ohio ,T3h.. .Minn do 5s aiion iin 4s l-iioii Jletli Hteii rfd r. 2IHS) dies a. Ohio 4'nn ,'ltlillll do cvt i", . . . lomin io cvt 4'ji . . 120HH Chi Jl & Q juhu -Is ,-IIimiii ( Al & sa i rfd I'ijh ,,irir,i i ill It I IV A- rill -, 1,7', 1,7 i 21H1O I Ity nf Purls (is ni', in", 1401(0 Con (i,iH cvt its.... 1i)Sl hip IliOil Den .t. Itlo Or -I- ... 71 7t l-.Miiiu I'r.'iirli Kepub .-,',,. iiii'i nil, 2nn Hen ):ioe ikb 5,.. ., 1iiii lull , JflOii Intirb Met 4'in . . -.-,111 ;,iiij sono lnterb It T rof ,',s. . nsi; sc IMinn inter Mer Mur (Is- ,y i pn' 1,"," isuii s-iiv nn ,,- so so l'7'i I p. in 112', tin !i7' mi", a" 71 Ml". sli S'I' t , Ml', Ml', Ml', . MP, Ml', S'l . Ill's HI'. HI'S mi', si', s:it, ..!', I'l1. 1'1't 7d'a Til 7 S2'4 S2', S2;, 117" I.71, Ci74 . II.', til'i II5' I20IIO l.ack.l Htll tllliil I.lir : SI T liO'linn Liberty llnnd llllill Aley l',.t C"n c 4HIII1H S" Y I' 4. If lis. r.lHlll N Y City 4',s Nov ; HlOil Norf S. VVeel I'm li 1 511011 I'llitlli eon tt ',e. llllill Hepub I'lllia 5s llilll KIlHI ht I. d S 1' litt lis. lOimilil in Ser A Is. Willi) South 1'iu- i-v 4s . . .MillO On ev 5s solid tJoutli Hwv Kfn Is isono do eon B".. .. . bOiii) V s Ituhbtr Us.. . anon t S. sieri s r ,-s . isinn I'nUin I'.n- let Is Boiilill l" K of (1 II 4- J 5s isnuo do ,-,',,h inis. . . laiiOii ,io .-.'jh inui, .. 1.5111111 do .-',r I'llH lien I.iIIiiO do 5'n s 1'iJI . .-0(10 Wilson I'll lKt IN 2ll(ii W.t Slinr.- r( 4i is 2:l. I)7'4 H IS IS t4 :i',4s.ion tei.tn 1' 1(1,1 Hill lis 1, u si; life, till". S' Sl s:c. s.-i, i'jr, un'. ii.l i;:t .Vi 5S', M'j Sla '.:.', 11.-.', ii-., n-,ij nil', im-v, 2', s-.il. In.! 1n.li, S!i snj, '.'J', !'--, tili'a !l!H.j 04". 111'!, tl'l', lei IlU'I lltl". Ml'.. MI'j (I7'i III', HU' tm'i inn', nn'j vs .in-; so !l7'4 ns inn Kill !! llll, S4'. s:i'. li'l'a ll.t r.s-i si', ll'l', fs-.JJ IHi S'JJi 10 I'l, stc, ti7ii Ml'. (I4; no b.t't , "? Sll'j INACTIVE NEW YORK STOCKS rollowlntr are iiuuiatloris for Inactive New York stocks at.d In which thete were no transactions eleid,ij The jirke uiven is the last previous .-ale I 71 128!j 120 127,'; 1273' 77! 3 77 77 77 . -12 -12!; 42)5 40U 118IJ 118 115 nr, 25 23 23 23 10' J 135'i 130 133'. 133!' 5S'i 50 57tJ 57!, 0:1 02 MP, 00,'j 107!, 1071, 105Ji 10.-i!i lie, lioij 11,-,!; ii.-,i, !I3' !OW S0!X 00 37 30!' .Ill)- 36!,' IDS 105 105 105 47' li):,' dfi', -IG7, JO 4-1'' 125 00' 2S II Adams npreus. I In Adv Itumclv Pt. 2,' AJ.ix Uubbr . . . .', Allls-Challliere pf SI' Am Aerl Chem.. ; Am Asr Chem pf "J" A II S C ctts..102 An rtfm Pf ... 101 :? n un. ii::: ".. " "r an ijl ?" 1 w-r-4, m-i't nri.r ,, Am fleet Sue pf ni .fu ,-,, n - Am n .pref , W'i 'iforn. & l.r,., ' .,, Aia 1 r ' ' '" '',' ,." !"- . .. W Ma(k.i i 01 t.f 4 Vlaiihdlluli lleaeh 1 via- iji.,, ,SI iif.K)-, Mirihaitnii Klv'.iii Vox .victor 1-t pf 111 ,!! "V,""'"!; Sl"ies. ni', Vbi Kiwi & T. -, in si ,, p,, . ,, .. ... t.paca , , .unit, ,...... .... sill .i" - - ,.,7. ,, , ,,rr l'11'. IH'I'A Am Ice ben l-' Mo l'ac c or d f p nui Am lc vref. , y'i Nat 111,, up w . Am IAn-,',rcf1:jTi1 Sl Clem r Suit 7-il Am Loco pref.. . .101'. Njt c s. Hutt pf in-" a -. viuit ....... '. rv.ii inn ?C (T T--.. t. -.r ' ..!.. . : n v n;v'p frs Writ rai. pr f; Wj .Vorf wst nr.T stw 1,11 . i .. ittsi Ohio Gat4 nn ..i 1 uan ' ir-':.. ,.. ." . " Atl ; " -mii i't-u .r i.fi ".".: inid'. Am Hmeli ' V,.!. V" M,.irprif...llT' , Sumatra Pf. Am Am Am Am Mil Aso A,o AtB'V. Il'i'. llaiu ff(i0t 107 llfovvn Shoe 1 llUtterlcK v ,J Cal 1'aclanK ' " .'.'J,? celit S Am l f'V Cbl 4 Alton ,11 rh'lVt'w'e-l ,'4 Oua,.veanoavrf.ll0,t as 33 V no .10214 m e. .2 ... nnl. r.", Tk.i" -V -" "' Mich ceni" r::;iin HfV" -"I's't-Kias" ,Vln 17 Htand.A V.W.'Vejl 28 ina... 5111 .R.pd Mllllrur . i ' U- so'?; 2S 13' J 44 '50 27', 131J UK '50 27', 4H, .is .In .(. .lu .us .01 .112 .IIS Aak .(ir, .u .11 in 21 it .2.1 l.l'll .no i.k.i .12 Kx .dividend American Locomotive, 14: pre ferred. 1 "i : Tobucco I'roducte preferred, , T.lveett i Myers .preferred. 1'; Kelly tprlpi;. Held preferred. 11,. r October Maturities Small NKYV Y'OniC,' Sept. 17. October maturi ties amount to only $19,900,000, the small est tilts year to date. August had hereto foro been the smallest mouth this year, with $35, 100,000 maturities; hut the low record will h set for 10 rt by December, with maturities of little more than elO.GOO. 000. In tho first nine months Of 191,7, cor porate maturities amounted to approximate ly $515,000,000, and for tho entire twelve months will aggregate about 1580,000,000. This amount of refinancing In one year will compare" vvith about 500.000,000 In 1910, 876,OuO,fW0 In 1915. and ?G04,000,000 lit 1914 " do 1st t no -o " y -ComP Tob lleo Cont Can .... SaFA Cuba cane comin;"" ,"- ... Crueioio c" -; -,,,.7 Cuba Am Huk of ly Cuba-Am Su-ar..l7 Deere.it Conref..inii .IJUvA W II l, H t A pret . Detroit Udlion . 1,5 i:m Horn l-uil --'V ,rcfisir,.-Pt '5 ii'odr!ru',y?f. ,,;;. lloodrb-h Pre"--i-J, ilulf States Pteel 101 uuif s "(.l"tl'f-1?.: llartman t orp . . ' Havana 1.1'c-. Homentake Mln. W'-i lnt Arl pret.. Int Cons Corp pf. '-,, lnt Hrv Cotp... ! IntllrvN J "'-"VnW lnt Nlcael pref.,. 103 Iowa Cent 4'i do. pref '"' Jewel Te " 0o pref ... J Kelly-SprlnRfield.. 4.. KeoK b P M l..olede Oas 07. T.lf Krle & West. 12 on Mill r pr i-t . o.'l IVoila i- i;asl ""-, few'" H? Wtt, Coal p?r?trViJ I'ltts sti pref Sot: do pref o.lj rierce.Arrow f' Jl Quicksilver pfd m 'twy SI I sp, ,,( niv rteadtnir i,t pref' 'iuil Headlns 2d .'?. g lien Ir Htl Mi ini l? aions-Sheff pref Ko 1' Kico s Seaboard A 1, prer I'D IV. 25Vi .y,?:b,vr f ".I. ..loior Sun Stl it i,f if" Pann, rej rts , . Hilrd Av. r , S.u,r '"I fid 80 ,1014 llljl, IB tic; n 'i.,tI..t.W"6 do nf 'I'l Traneuo Wlliiam; 40 ." ciirar .s pm mV .nd-rwood -rip; ',,:; I nilt-rvvnod T nfit'i Ci.lle.lDy, Wood H do pf Drilled Drur. ,','; :? -aper 1(1 "air Pap new 74 Iron 1 pf. .',,) Lxpress .... js SMALL TRADING IN PHILADELPHIA: CHANGES IN QUOTATIONS IRREGUljj Few Orders on Hand at Start of Business- -Usually Acf Shares Are Absent I'Tom lape bteei Uommon Most Active r Stock inaiUt tmditivr was " " "" scale In thn rarly hours on the l '' delphla Stock KxchaiiRo today. l1I,s-."'J In kcephuf with the action of tho "an street list In the Initial trnilhuf. Orders were few when the market opencq and thero was no material Increase as the forenoon wore on. Chances In quota lions were In keephiK with the small amount of business, being for the most pait fractional and Iriegulur. Tho umally active shares tsere ahsent from the lape. Dllrbn- 11,. . twd Philadelphia Ilapld Tran.i t!"c"1 " tlOai.es sold, the p'rlco Xil . !". fronftlio final of Sntmani. " unilH , UnUe.l States Steel cornmo,. ... line, only a little more ii'." W havlinr ntinenicil n. n, ....' -4io Ihn nn,l .. .. v IW hours, vMtli the mice 11 ..nrU - (I LLIfl 1. In all, flicio wer inlddny. M i0; l fr,,,., . . (,- four bonds rerircsenle.ri.. ,ln k J --lULt I the first two hours. New York Curb Quotations Air Iteduelton Aetna Kxploslvts .... Am Hrlt Alftf Am Marconi Amer. Yv'rlt I'.ipei Canadian Car Co.... Can Car and Kdy ptd. Charcoal Iron Chevrolet Motors . .' . Ciani) Curtlss Aeioplatie ,.. Carvv-cn Tool Carbon Sleel llnietson Vhoriogiaph Ftderal Iiyo . Ileinlee JlfB Katliodloli Hroiwe pt Lalttt Torp lloat Lehigh Coal Sales . . t.lniH Loco Inslm Munlticins . . . Maillu Anns N Y iShlibiill(lliig . Nor Amer Pap l'lllp Otis Illeyator Peerless '.Motor I'oolo Ihnr Itedden Truck Scrlpps-llonth S S K reso vv t Standaid Jlotors Steel Alloys .Submarine lloat St .Inseiih Lead T01I1I siiipimlldhnr. . Tilnuitle Film 1'llfHd Fiollt SIiailllB f,S Steamship Fulled Meters United S'llK.-it- YVorltl Film AVrlKlil-Martin Air ... filnc Concent .... Hid nn 4", 214 2H (If. H'' (IK ... 311 0'4 Sat. nlosa Ask (Hale) 0014 00 5 51, 10' 4!i . 31, .. 3D (IX S"!i 73 S2 3'4 a?A 1014 HIV, on tii-V 20 . HIH . 40 3 . 511 . 11 . ?. . IS . In X . 17', '', 1", in Mil l4 514 SO . 5K i 111 13 :i'i 55 13 . 'XII I. -I inn 1 7J4 1714 17 '4 XII I a; I'l 1714 III) 40 31s H'.i m 1711 t'i 1X-'i FOREIGN' KXCIIANBfe NIWTOIIK, Sept, I7-HublJ. inal at the resumni Inn e ,...., M J" n. drop of nearly 1C fiom ..1S.,v1;ii figure. At this morning's eil",.' & also some confusion. ..... '"wl Ing UCif'Jc In their relation.10?!' pared with 17U on Saturday ' c rato toilav for rnl.n,. ., ..- ... ln' Otw .... -..:: : . "' " "" "',- m .,- were qiioieu 111 lij'j, coiiinare.1 J.s V"W Onal Ogtire on Saturday. 'ThJ !!!"' .-liiuj H.i-, uuu vviin hut littln f... ' from rubles. ltnlin,, ""J" "" n again tho favorable military lnt?mM'c'ij Improvement, with cables .pinto,, J tfftH Cliecks 7.62. """'U.jji Quotations w'e ''VI Demand "sterling .-be, i(, ,..., (t'J 4..,M: slxty-Urty win 110" : . nlnety.ihiy bills I To ""minau, p rnne cables 5 7 ", ,.1,1.. t .... Lire fables. 7 d ,1 i. "' , -. . ..-., vii, -ukh y.i;, t - f. Swiss cables 4 1 i...l,. C.ullder cables 4'ji. checks J., Pesetas cables 22.55 checks fV,,- vi lluhle cables Id, ,l2, ;"' 5 MoeKllolm cilhlesi 3.7.S0' 1,.V 1 Chrlstlaula ami rom h C9k , .yheckM so.70. C" cabl thi, MONEV-LKXI)X(i RATES jJ M1M- YOUK-Call monev opened a(."'1 cent for lending a,i renewlne e at(l itnies on llxed-date collateral Ions. as heretofore, nuilm. e. .,..al. ,0102 b per cent minimum On good I mt.irM quotations were u.mlte.cUrt o?;,! cent for sKiv ,i.iv. Kt.a-i, v't hlneiy davs, anrt Biso Per 'ceK1, ' I five ami sIk months. "nt kt ( J .scuiiniii- or pjirtictilru interest del,Si P.lme Hiiicunlllv .,..,. or bank 3 ees. In each case qtii,tdc nPM(h,?!rH sl-.WHAltl) Oil. Illinois lis 'lis Ohio : 351 Prairlo Pipe !'" .'! Stand Oil Ciillfmnja. . ,"!I0 215 Stand Oil Now Jersey. ..34 7 55n Stand Oil New York.. . -.'' 11514 1 ..... . - - l'.a '.,11111 uruB li ... R7i; lilted Druu 2d Hit Cniled Jiy 1i,r4,t ; i- ,V" Jr. fr 1(1 1 ri v TT S I l..s..I"dA.lcobol'Df.in.1 do Pf tq I' S Hubber 1st.. 103 Utah Sec Corn... lnt', Va Car Ch 1st pf ai West Pan II n V. 17!i " v... 1, IMIHIM'.MIHN r OH I Il.11 nett OH A: rias. . Hi C'OMleti A: Co . 1 ill, Klk Ilashi 'i Kfdn-al Oil 3", Inter Petiol 12 li Houston Oil .- 15 ' llenltt Oil 2!i Midwest l'.et I3X Met Petrol I'! Ohio Fuel -s 17 Oklahoma Itef s' Osago llomlny. li Jtlce Oil ' Sapulp.i lief !! SeqUA.vali ii Sinclair 'K United AVesl Oil S VIIM.Nf. STOCKS Atianla ' I" 151(1 Ltduti "A Klsbeo Copper (a pros). ', Hutte Copliei- A- y.iuc... Xs ilutte Now Yoik I l'a si Jeniiiie ". . 2 Con ArU Kmma Consolidated ... H, Kltst National '! (Joldlleld Aleigir 5 Oolddeld Cons 10 rjoldlleld b'l.ii-cnco 12 (Joldlleld Kcwanas .. ..10 (Irccn Monster .' M llecla .Mining. T Howo Sound ' Indepcndenco Lead K 14 lelli-lie Vet do I ,, .luiiibi. UMensIou . . '.". .MtiKiiato Copper . . . (S McKhiley-Iiairugh .. " .Magma Copper 44 .Mother i.odo 34 Mines Co of America... t Nevada Hills If. Nlpisslng lUi Ohio Copper I flay Herculis Say 13 Stewart -ft Tbnopah Extension .... 2 United Verde 38 West Knd Con 0i W'Ulte Oaks s White Caps . . . 1 ,T, Ycrlngton 20 Helhleheni 5s ox Cosden Oil Cs 1)1 Cosden & Cu Cs 1(1 Citddhy 5s 1(1 i:rle 5s Hflli Itussiau Govt f.'.-s (IV4 do U'js 7V4 Southern Hallway 5s.... iifi'i Sinclair Oil (is 113 Todd Shipbuilding Os, . . 100 Western Pacific . .. .10(1 Beth ptef . . . . . . . Ki-J nights . . .. t 1 .!( STOCK' 31 X 2S0 J 1 3 552 273 I 1 2 "a IX 33 li 112 llT, III I xi, 4 11"; P. "A ! Hi 214 2 Is TA 2T 1 I'l 1 5 II !' 'a I'm 3TA 12 V, ll! 31 111) Ml xy, x'4 Vi -'A I 21 l .,, In anc moderate transacsjims qubttide prcvtileji I'llll.VOUI.PIIIA. ,., - ..,. v.-4 per cenu Conimerdal n.'j: four month!., 5',itfSi.. pr "it," iths 5 14 5 per cent, '? to moot BANK CLEARINGS Hank clearings today compared nlih spondlng day liml two (pari.. IUl KllT ,ni .... I'lillndt-Iphia .?5 1,4(1-1,722 3R.7Va3J fnVnta llnstun 35,803,(145 24 hl.1 mi i. 'IKS New rorh. US'.lli.tf'.l.-,. .-i:.J;5SS16 23.SSj Reserve Hanks' Discount Hatn J-; Over 30 Ontdl up 10 60 wtiMtl i H(i5t011 New Yolk. Philadelphia Cleveland . illlchmond . Atlanta . . . Chicago ... St. I.oula . . Minneapolis Kan, an City Dallas .... Sjan I'ranrlco 10 or les M 3 :i;, 3'a ' a r. 4V, Bar Silver Aijain Advances ' In both New York and I-ondon bar sllve was quoted at new 'high prices today. An advance of two cents In, New York makelt Cambridge University having acquired tho domestic, figure $1.02 ',!., establishing f, new high mark on this movement. Tlit metal In London was quoted at flfty-tvvu pence, or an upturn of one pence, compareu est prices touched In years. follow Comparisons -HIT-. BL. CHINA PRINTING 1'IONEER , , ,, ,. Movable Typo Devised by Blacksmith in Eleventh Century Those who believe printing to have been Invented In Uurope during the fifteenth cen tury may have been surprised to read of the Idul works of the Chinese philosopher, Tsung Y'uan, printed in 1107." i China has been oedlted with antic). notino- not a few modern Inventions, but her claim to have discovered the art of with Saturday's price. Thes are the Wghj,"-"; ,,a ndoP" An edition of most of the Chinese classics was printed by means if wood blocks In 922 A.iTi.'aiir' movable type ij m to have keen wM(4 Jl? a nnwKamKH.,11 hHnfrn w, tmmm.Aimws(:. ti v m 1. r & w pr... z.-us -nouso iire pf. us I.tc t M Toll pfd. loit Wilson Co pf ..loj Ions Il otfs pf.. 40 Wheel . I. 1; pref Jiin laiofe-Wllea lr.l, VVoolHorlh l-u" iVorlllard I ....20X Woolvvorth pf ...122 Iirlllard V pfd.lO-i'', Wortb'ton V t- It. 32 MaikayCos , 731, Wlllis-Overlnd pf uu Cotton Buyers and Sellers , NKYV TOItK, Sept. 17. Royce. Wilson and It. llub"bard bid. McCnany, Watklns, Hyman, Waters, Ilcntz and Sehlll offered December Mitchell. Iltardsley. llt-ooks and Wilson bid: llusscll. New-man, Scholl and It. Hubbaul, Hentz, Kllim, Waelis. man and Ilartcorn offered, January Mitchell, Downs. Wilson nml Sellar bid; Montgomery, VIlson, It, Hub. bard, Ilj-man, Newman, Robert Moore, C. Illcks and Waters offered, March Wilson, Stelnbucher, McEnany, Smith and Sellar bid ; llagedorni llentz nnd Mitchell onereu. May Wilson and Stehibacher bid ; Lester and McKnany offered. State Funds Smaller IIAItKISnUIta. Sept. 17 The statement of the Treasury Department of tho umount of general funds ot the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania show the total on hnynd August SI, 1917, escluslvo of moneys appro priated to tho sinking fund to be 13,832,386, as against J4.Q37,(j8S. June 29 and $3,598,787 January 21, 1917, Of the total denoalla nr I8.88,3a,t' Philadelphia Institutions- hold l$639.64v M7alnrt lW,540Jul 2tfatsst 1 .miini .aaT,rtA.va, s 'su .,.,; 4nan m2BmamBe'&&;& an Hi 10 !! "IA 3 in 5-32 : 2'.A S7 70 1 14 n HA IIS ' 113 (17 117 O'l 7H 117 1112 I0U14 10214 I'i 21A !A U 314 1, X( 45 :c ii I i HA sa-, 11-32 70 ITS. Jl fIBJ Id) 7X noston . . New YorlC. . . . Philadelphia . Cleveland ... Klthmond . . . AtUntu . . . Cblcatrri . . St. I.ouls ... . Mlnn-apolls Kansas City.. Dallas: ban Kranclsco 3 Arrlcul, Over in) ... ft . Over 10 up to .111 B's I A 4 4 4 I 4 3J, 4', 4 3, 4 4 4 4'i 4 4 4 k 4 . .', 4 frade acceptance. up -t'i 5 4'a 4 5 4', 5 4!" Cp to CO a1-1, . 3', :i's .1 :i! Up toto, j '3. an 3'i S.DLember "OctolJ-v" ..ovenioer Doeembep January . February March . . . April May . . . Juno July LONDON STOCK MARKET Developments in Russia Helpful. Prices Steady LONDON, Sept. 17, Premier Kerensky's proclamation declaring Russia a Republic, anrt'Jho putting down of the rebellion hclpid tho undertone xif the stock cxehango mar kets today. 'Trading, however, remained quiet, but prices generally were steady. The accumulation of orders over the week-end was smalS The feeling In regat'd to Russian secuil ties was reserved. French 5s vvero stronger. The gilt-edged section wajdull and weaker In bpols. Americans lacked steadiness vaiul were listless and did not chango much, Home rails were narrow, but hard, Unloading b.v speculative Investors caused a fresh slump lu Argentine rails. They were Influenced by un outlook fori poor earn Ings, owing to the prohibition, of Increased rates. 4 Industrials were nervous and unsettled on predictions of ati. extension ot.the national service scheme. Rubbers and oils were mixed. Mines were quiet tTn to thirty dajs, over thirty to sixty. 4 rent; siity to nbietj, ii, pgr cent: ovr till a per corn 1 -i , ., NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET- NKW YORK,. Sept. 17. Deallnn Ice fee futuies vveie quiet this mornlnt ut the opening amounting to only 35t0liiH PUces on tho call were 1 to 3 points lot Tfie undertone seemed to be a trifle henxj There woro no fresh developments In t news nnd no Indications that Brazil 1 offering los.s freely In the cost and fr4 liiarKct. The weather was fine In ml t dlstiicts of Sao. Paulo, with no tltl'll fiost. Iir fact, conditions cenerallr. 1 neared to be more bearish than othenrw The spot market showed no change. rwfJ tlous being nominal and me demand peori , Todaj's S,turll orenlnr dol 7!H r M r.72 8.02 7.SI0; T.44 7.51 TM 7.1) T It 7.M1 7 MM J.CI , . Rellned Sugars Unchanged' vt-vv YOTIK-. Sent. 17. ReflnM ,.nl,nn.A,l si.llli fhA Amprlean'ajid'Wsf Companies' and Tt. H. Howell Son j quoting flno crnnulated at 8.40c aid i.",,lftnl s'iimp leflnlnr Company aCoJ bucklo Brothers (piotlng at 8.50a Tb P -.ilvanl.-i Cnmnanv. at PhllidelphU, flw at 8 35c, Tho la-t salo In spot Cuban OT was at CPOc. Atchison Can 1'aelflo Krle Chr-a & Ohio St 'Paul ,.,, Ioudon 12. so ... 1V4 .,. IMI IIS J"" nisv.riiiii ...,,,,. '"U i"'7 . a 1 Sasbvlll, ...... 123 iiiu "311 . Pacific. ,..,......( Si 771, I'i Att 1st pref .. Illlnols.Central., (IJli 2.1 ,.,,.ss JOllli N.Y. ,Nct Tii?'inff II a nil .is: ioij ii '.I v 1 ll SILVER 1 1 nA -iA7r.at it meant tn Produciner MiwS I of the New York Curl) I s. .1- .nt. svi..fl.ls nni-1 ImOOr IS Ul IIIIO pi 11 l"F.,- -,t0l lant article on tlie mosi viji ,-v-j. j in the metal Industry dcscrlM l tho current issuo or "CURB NEWS" Annlber Interesting Story deall 12 Dividend Pajliia; Mines. J nSJ whleji havo made disbursements w sincWim).leru far 111 excess pt inea. cupltulUatlon. . 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