v f. fiV-t -' m Vi I .; .fi '' -V ''. ' r "? 'h' tn EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1917 -ei FINANCIAL NEWS NPW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK MARKET QUOTATION j w V .$ ,. ' A i I Tr if Ii Si -a. ''SB ', , H Imi BB2. 'BBvlsf fit WE CAN MAKE IMMEDIATE DELIVERY OF 2nd Liberty lorn 4 BONDS IN DENOMINATIONS OF f0, KX, 3500 AND $1,000, IN AM0CNT8 NOT TO EX. CEED $1,000 TO EACH IN DIVIDUAL. REILLY, IROCK & CO. BANKERS 306 CHESTNUT STREET l'llILAUia.I-IIIA War Tax Service Information, for the convenience of the taxpayer Wc have in pamphlet form: J An expert analysis of the IVafTax Law as applying to individuals and cor porations. 2 The complete text of the War Tax Law annotated, cross referenced and in dexed. 3 An Income Tax Chart enabling the taxpayer to ascertain the amount of his tax at a glance. W. thill Imi glad to farnUh anr ot tb bT mentioned pamphlet! upon reqnaat. rioato Indicate which of theae pamphleta you require. TheNationalCity Company 1421 Chettnut St., Philadelphia New York: Chicago San Francisco Boiton Pittsburgh Marine Engine Business To Be Sold on Favorable Terms h The Jager Engine Co. has do clded to dispose of its entirq prop erty, patents and equipment fqr making and selling the Jager Ma rine and Stationary Gasoline and Kerosene Engines. The business has been established for many years, its products bear an envia ble reputation, and the present owners are willing to dispose of their interests only because they are overburdened with business in other lines. This affords an un usual opportunity to secure a manufacturing business capable of wide extension and nearly cer tain to pay satisfactory profits. For full information address Charles J. Jager 5 Custom Houss Street HOSTON, MASS. J STOCK SALESMEN WE HAVE OPENINGS FOR A FEW MEN OF INTEGRITY AND ABILITY UNITED SERVICE COM PANY OF AMERICA Drcxel Building Before Purchasing Oil Securities Inyestiate BARNETT0IL&GASC0. A rilODL'CfCR. CAItRlKU. RKFINER and ni.STIUIIVTOR and pay regular dividends nt IS oc money Invested now. Active dally market For General Information E. H. CLARKE MORTON R. AI.KXANDEB (Resident Partner) I'hone 1140 Spruce Meek F.jrhnnce Dldg. I'hlla., Pa. n William St. New York Newark Chicago Indianapolis THE VILANDARMSTRONG COMPANY TDCKS ONDS UIS WALNUT ST. PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK-BOSTON INTERSTATE REFINING COMPANY m; 31 PRCIBUCIM WELLS snsafaauMV srwnua i caeki anvranbreao ,Ta4rH UPON MEQUCST 'Kffvmnh f,QCAIa MINING STOCKS TONOPAU STOCKS jiia sr .78 .in mv OH jaxisasKni uu V ij hTcu '.'.'.'.'.;..'.';;.'.'.' .'is BO QQU3irir.Lt STOCKS r.v.?.-v.v.:::: :SI ISM Mi ,...., Ot Ask .Mil .17 .111 .0T .14 0t .OS .02 .05 .02 ' lit .OK .lit PRICES FLUCTUATE WIDELY IN NEW YORK TRANSACTIONS i Alternate Periods of Liquidation and Absorption Keep Stocks on Jump Railrqad Stocks Hit Heavily, With Northern Pacific at 94 High Points in Today's Financial News The stock market was feverish in New York and Philadelphia. Early sucngth on both exchanges was quickly dispelled when liquidating pressure 't"'Pu ,0H al1 t0ain8- Tne J"8 '" showed an upturn which carried some hitherto inactive stocks up several points. Honda in New York showed n"e?Pei'.ed .trPih toward the close, while the principal issues were still off in this city. War order stocks on the Curb scored advances. October cotton sells highest since Civil War. Covering imparts strength to corn market. Money easy. Rubles off. liar silver off. NEW YoniC, Oct. 17. Trading on the Stock Exchange nil through tho day was extremely active, with variations In market tono reflecting Intervals of liquidation with a constant absorption of stocks, partly by banking Interest and partly on an outside demand that had been Induced by tho low levels recently established. Sometimes after the advances tho market appeared thin, but It wns ciulck to rally when declines occurred and the Important chnnges at the end of tho day wero to higher figures. United States Steel common ranged from 103?4 to 10071. with a rally of more than 2 points from Its low llgure, nnd IJethlclietn Steel "U" moved In the samo way, selling down to 71 and then rallying to nbovo 74". Several specialties were forced Into prominence by pool activities, with Distillers Securities attract ing most uttcntlon, that stock making a gain of more than 5 points to 39!s. and Industrial Alcohol rose 4 points to ISS1!,. Tho copper stocks wero weak during the flrst half ot tho day. when Utuh Copper dropped C points to 79, but about half this loss wns recovered when tho rest of the market milled. Mexican Petroleum was nnothcr active feature, fall ing C points to 8014, with a recovery of about half this loss in tho Into trading. The railroad stocks generally showed a heavy tone, which might reasonably bo attributed to the dividend return on these stocks, as compared with tho earn ing power of money. Clreat Northern preferred yielded about 2 points and about tho same nmount of decline was sustained in a number of other issues, with St. I'aul, after selling at 48-i, dropping to 45V4. Tho bond market continued to consist largely of governmental Issues, with a llttlo steadier tono shown in the foreign group, Anglo-French .Gs soiling at 91 !i to 91 ?i. There were largo transactions again In tho Liberty Loan at 99.72 to 99.76. Liquidation Sales Cause of Declines A study of Investment conditions by tho wrltqrln a number of interior cities proved beyond nny doubt that whllo Wall street selli.ig for tho account of professional operators may have constituted a very Important factor in tho decline. It would not have been possible but for tho steady stream of liquidating sales. In Cleveland, for Instance, it was the testimony of one of tho largest security dealers that out of every ten customers eight wero sellers and tho factor of values counted for very little with the Individual, whoso ono ambition was to convert tho remnants of his Investments into cash. At Detroit, Columbus nnd Pittsburgh tho situation is much tho same, al though at tho latter center there has been more of a disposition tho last few weeks to pick up bargains for cash. In till of theso places sentiment as regards the Immediate future is Intensely pessimistic, and this In spite of very satis factory trado and Industrial conditions, generally speaking. Many sellers of securities take the position that before tho end of tho war stocks and bonds will work much lower and that it will bo possible to make up losses by tho purchaso later on at considerably less than present levels. There lion been no dental of tho rumor that Mldvalo Steel will be forced into the market for funds to supply working capital and Its .stock has declined very appreciably, but the bonds have dono relatively well meanwhile. At the present market they aro only about six points under tho high of tho year and yield slightly less than 0 per cent, as against 5as per cent when they sold at 95. It is estimated that tho war tax will cost tho company approximately $10 a share, whloh would leave a balance for tho stock of $20 a share or better. Plan to Improve Rail Conditions The attitude of tho railroad executives is that they do not want assistance from the Government in the form of low-interest rate' loans. They feel tho carriers are already overburdened with debt. Their ambition Is to strengthen tho substructure rather than the') superstructure of railroad credit. And this can be accomplished only by higher freight rates. Tho statement by Frank Trumbull, chairman of the Chesapeake and Ohio, that Government loans would bo "only court plaster nnd would not euro the real trouble" is to tho point. The value of n short interest is Illustrated In tho case of National Enameling, which has been one of the few issues that has stood up during tho period of price wrecking on the Stock Exchange. Tho stock never had a good specula tive reputation and has been sold to n standstill on each and every advance, with tho result that its technical resistance has been virtually Impregnable. Earnings this year, us estimated, will bo larger than for tho entire ten preced ing years. The new $10,000,000 It. J. Reynolds Tobacco 7 per cent preferred stock probably will be offered to stockholders for subscription. Tho present issue has always enJoed a marked degree of investment respect, but It will never theless constitute a. test of the situation. Bethlehem Sleel 8 per cent preferred stock is an excellent issue that so far has had a most disastrous career.' Will Reynolds preferred prove the exception in a period whero values count for little? No Danger of Financial Stress Tho money market is being watched closely by brokers. Tho announce ment made In banking circles that a few days ago some prominent llnanclal institutions made loans at C4 per cent on time with borrowers of exceptional high class and on the highest grade of collateral caused a good deal of comment. It Is pointed out, however, that It would bo misleading to Indicate that thero is sulllclent time money available at tho rnte mentioned above. As a matter of fact, demand for time loans Is only moderate. It Is plain, also that tho steady depreciation in securities has liquidated an nggregate large amount of loans. It is generally recognized that conservatism regarding tho purposes of borrowers will continue to be exercised, and there will be plenty of money available for all legitimate purposes, under tho legal rate, not only for the Liberty Loan, but for the duration of tho war. Government Orders Still Heavy Contracts for war munitions, including ordnance, shells, gun mounts, gun mechanisms and shell parts are still being placed byjthe War and Navy Depart ments. Orders aro being spread all over tho country, and several concerns aro making extensions to execute the orders. Regarding structural orders from tho Government, it is learned that orders taken by all tho fabricating shops of tho country In September amounted to 29 per cent of total shop capacity. This is rather a low estlmute, however, as some of the largest shops failed to report their Government work. Tho United States is in tho market for a liberal tonnage of fabricated steel shapes, and specifica tions are being prepared for additional work for aviation stations, camps, navy yards, gun shops and for other plants to manufacture munitions. It is estimated that Government inquiries in this respect amount to approximately 40,000 tons. Bear Panic Now Due to End It is somewhat of a coincidence that tho bear panics of 1903 and 1907 terminated at this season of the year, or about tho middle of October. "Will history repeat Itself? Making further comparison, it will bo recalled that tho great upward movement last year followed n long period of indigo hue3 and began with the day when the great railroad strike was averted and a national calamity warded off. This time the railroads are about to bo given remunera tion ot sufficient amount to prevent starvation. But Wall street has a faculty ot going little on precedent. INACTIVE NEW YORK STOCKS Following are captations for inactive New York stocks and in which thero we no transactions today. The prlco given Is the lost previous sale. Adams Express.. 115 Advance llumely. 12 Adv ' Ilumely pt., 28 Alax Rubber Ml Allls-Chalm pref, 77i Am Irs See. 111 Am Woolen pref. H3'i Am Atr Chem... SJlli Am Air Ch pi... OS Am Ileet Huiar pf 83 A II H 4 V ctta..tO'.' a 11 u A V ii nf Ifll A 11 8 ft V pref. .11R4 lla.l. Tnnenll . 2H Alaska Juneau. Am (?a.n oref -. - - x-- . . a...' Am car rr.pi.i i 0314 Am Cotton Oil. Am Express , Am ! pref Am Unseed pre! Am Idtco pref. on 58 99 Am Smelt pref A Oitti Am Husar pref. .IIS Am Humatra or. . a Am Tel t Cable. . 0 Am T A T Sd of . 0314 Am Tobac pf wfvf OH Am Writ I-ap pf. JO Asso' DO 1st pf . M Assu Oil , . 01 Vi All Hlrm ft At). . 13 All Oulf ft W I p 60 I la Id Loco pref . 04 Halt Ohio pref. Wi llarrttt 10 pref--Hi" liarrall Hal 01 Cent Fdy So,.... 57 Cent S Am Tel,..lln Chi ft Alton 11 Chi ft Alton pf.. 23H Chi ft- Ot West.. 0 Chi ft N W pref.HOtt Cluett-reab'dr pf.110 Col ft So 1st pf. . SO 14 Col ft South 24 Col ftaB Sd pf.... 4'2 Con OBI. P., ins Con Int Cat II In 17H Con Can prel. . ..HCJH Cpnt Can 1)4 Continental Ins. . olU Cuba Am Husar. .170 Cuba Am riuK nf..lfi2 .Cuba Cane pref,. 78 t 8 S ft A Pi... a Den ft Itln drand IVi Detroit K.llaon. ,.123 Rleo Htor Hat A8U Klkhorn Fuel..,. 2U Oeneral Clear . . 36U Oen Clear pf . . ,. UK J Ooodrlch n F pf.100 Oranby Mln ... 7.H Oulf S 811 1st pf 103 Hartman Corp. . . S2 Haskell ft Darker Sd Havana . Eleq 101 Homestaks Mln .Hi.'. Int Agrlcul . 12H Int Cons t orn of 4H Inter Cons Corp , S ett Co prrf-liiflj, int Harv of N j.llo tt Co 8jfS in liar of N j pf.UlJi atlas MM .. 1U Int Nickel pf. ., .1034 Lake Erie W. 13 IJ Erie ft W pref 23 I.e Hub ft Tire.. !S"i Lis-ft M Tob...,20O 1.1b ft M Tob rts. . l.onir 1st rtfs nf. 40 J-orlllnrd P 2(s I.ouls ft Nash.... US M SIP ft SSM pf.117 Manhattan Uracil 1 May Oept Store.. .Ml May Dept Str pf.103 Mich Cent UU Minn A Ht la new 11 Mont Power pref. 108 Morris ft Eaaex.. SOU Morris ft Essex pf 11J4 Mo Pac c of o f d 01V4 Nst Illscult pref. 114 Nat Cloak ft Suit OX Nat Ck ft Ht pf.in.1 Nat Enm ft Btp pf 04 Nat I.ead pref. .1(111 Nt nit Mex 1st pf 40 Nt It It Mex pref. 40 Nt nil Mex id pf Bni N Y C ft St l 20 NY Dock .....':: lilt Norf ft South... il Norf A West pref K rounn Ainer . . . r,u Nova Scotia Stl . 60 uniario rillver Ohio Fuel .. Ohio Oas rts ... 03 1 C C ft St la. . 081. I'an-Am Pet pref tip Preaa.nl Utl -.. ... na. Oulck.iiver' r...r. "?'N Heading 1st pref. SX ileadlnir 2d pref. s.m 1" Hlco S 207 So Hrars-Koeburic' i)Y.121 manaard Mill.... su Standard Mill pf. 85 Htudebaker pref.. 00 Htuti Motor ..... 4-"t4 Mup Sleel 1st pf.100 Texas Co rts.,., low Tex ft Pao ., !! 128 Tidewater Oil.... "03 T Ht I, ft W... Ill T 8t la ft W ctfs. 8 T St U ft : W pref. 80 Tobacco Prod pref H Tranaue-Wlms .. a Twin city It T.. 70 I'n Dag- ft Pap , 10 United Pan lird. 20 Underwd Type pf.11.1 Underwood Troo. . 04 ' un iiatr at i- new 04 0314 $ unid Drug 1st pf . us umiru Jjrua; ztl p; united Drewood 18 Drug 2d p 73 Dvewood IW tl 8 H ft II tiref ia li S i."a AUX ' If 8 Express . . . U 8 Ilealty Imp . 13U V B Ilealty tm pf 60 Utah Sec Corp.. ls',1 Va-Car Cnem prtf 9k va Iron cgf.. s New York Stock Sales s- High Alaska Old M.... SH Alaska Juneau... 3 Allls-Chalmers Co 2 OH Am JJect Sugar .. 74 Am Can 40 Am Car & Kdy Co 05i Am Int Con 01 Am Hldo & Leath 10.i do pref ,( MVi Am Linseed 234 Am Locomotive .. B5V4 Am Malt isvi do pref 01 Am Smelting 87i Am Sum Tob .... 87V4 Am Steel Kdry. . . 80 Am Sugar 104? Am Tel & Tel. .. .Ilnji Am Tobncco 170 Am Wool 42 Vi do pref 0SV4 Am Zinc ft Lead. . 1ft do pref fio Annconda (10'i Atchison D3Ta do pref oiTd Atlan Gulf & W I. 00 Baldwin Loco .... niVit do pref 00 Bait Sc Ohio fifliH Beth Steel 70 do B ". . 74T'a do pref t c DflV4 Brooklyn It T r Burns Bros 8V4 liutto & Sup Cop. li Cal I'etroleum ... 14Vi do pref 37 Vi Canadian Pacific, .mi Cal Packing Co . . . 37 Central Leather . . 75 do pref 101 Cerro do Pasco . . 32 Chandler Motors.. "IVi Chesn & Ohio (S3 Chic lit Western.. HVfc do pref '!'! Chicago M & St P 41)I do pref HBV4 Chic & Northwest. (i0"i Chic II I &. Pac t 0 22 Vi do 0 p c pf t c. fill d6 7 p c pf t c. B8 Chill Copper IflVft Chlno Con Cop... 43 Col Fuel & Iron... 37 Vi Col Gas & Klec... 34 Consol (las HI Corn Products .... ss',4 do pref 00V4 Crucible Steel ! do pref OIVA Cuba Cane Sugar . 27 Vi Dpcig Co pref. .. . 00 Del & Hudson. . ..100 DI.&W 103 Den & Bio G pref. ilVi Dome Mines Distillers' Sec 3Ti Krlo do 1st pref 2714 do 2d pref . . . 30 Vi Gaston Williams. 31 Vi Gen Klec 137 Gen Motors On" do pref 7(1 Goodrich B ' I Hi Great Northern pf.ino do Ore subs . . . 2H',i Greene Can Cop. . 37 Gulf State Steel.. !)0Vi Illinois Central . . . 0Vi Int Agrlcul pref.. . 39 Inspiration Copper 4 Hi lntcrb-Cons Cor pf 4'JVi Int Mcr Marine .. 2 t',f do pref '! Intend Paper 3'- Int Nickel 3(1 Kansas City South 17 Vi do pref 0Vh Kelly Springfield . 42 Kcnnecott Copper. 34 Vi Lack Steel "rlli Lehigh Valley 50 'A Leo Rubber & The ln Llg & Mys Tob pr..!SVi Mackay Cos 75 do pref 0 Mnnhnt HI on,f Max Motor 32 do 1st pref flIH do 2d pref 20 Mex Petrol 5' do pref Miami Con Cop... 30 M S P & S St M . . 93 'j Mldvale Steel 45 Mo Kan & Tex. . 4 do pref S Missouri Pac ... 27 Vi do ctfs 48 Nat Acme 30 Mont Power 71 Nat Con & Cable. . 24 National Biscuit.. 08 Nat Knam & Stcpd 43 National Lead ... 40Vi Nevada Con Cop. . 18 N Y Air Brake . ..1U1 N Y Central 73i N Y N 11 & H 2K N Y Ont & W 30 Norf & West 100 North raclllo 00Vi Ohio Cae 39 Vi Owens Bot S3 Pacific Mall 24 Penna R R s' Peo Gas & C 44Vi I'cro Marquette . . 17 Philadelphia Co . . 30 Pitts & West 23Vi do pref 57 Pittsburgh Coal .. 44Vi Pressed Stl Car . . 53 Pullman Pal Car.. 130 Ry Steel Spring . . 30 do pref 07 Tit Ray Con Copper . . 23 Vi Reading 74 Rep I & Stl 75 do pref ,. . 00Vi Royal Dutch 01 Vi Saxon Motors .... 11 St L & S F w 1... 15V St L & Southwest. 27 do pref 30 Seaboard Air Lino 10Vi do pref 21 Sears Roebuck ...152 Savage Anns .... 88 Shattuck Ariz ... 20 SloOT-Sheff St & I 87 Vi Southern Pacific. 80 Sinclair Oil 33 Vd Southern R R 2JVi do pref Ill Sup Steel 33i Studebaker" 30 Tcnn Cop & Chem 13 Texas Co 143Vi Tobacco Products 83 do pref 00 Union Pacific 124 do pref 70 United Alloy Steel 40Vi United Cigar S... 04 Vi United Drug C8V4 United Fruit 124 United Ry Invest 7V4 do. pref ....... IS U S Cast I P & Fo 13 do pref 80V4 U S Ind Alcohol.. 138 U S Rubber 8R do 1st pref .... 0Vi U S Sm & Ref .. 32 U S Steel 103 do pref 114 Utah Copper 81 Va-Car Chem 30 Vi Wabash 0 ..do pref A .... 4!Vi do pref B ..... 21 West Maryland ., 16V4 West Union Tel... 88 Wesllnghouse Mfg. 42 Woolworth ....!. 118 Worth F & M pf B 81 10 S3 SO 2ST4 80 38 Wheel & L K. Wilson Co White Motors . . Willys Overland do pref Wis Central ... I An 3V4 3 10 71 384 03 SI 10W 40 22 Vi 511; 13 02 .83 V. SO B8V4 102 ll4Vi 17V4 41 03Vi 14V4 50 03 Vi 03 "i OITk 0271 51 00 58 71 71 03Vi S0VA OH 18 12 37 148Vi .17 72V4 101 3 IVi UOVi 50 ',i 8 21 45Vi 80 08 30 17 83 15V4 41 35 ',4 32 Via 02 2(1 Vi 00 02 111 20Vi 00 084 193 11 14 HVi 33 Vi 18 20Vi 20Vi 31 133 01 75TJ. 11 08Vi 27Vi 30 OOVi 07', 38 2 48 23 Vi 80 n 29 Vi 17a 40 42 31 70 57 14 15 103 75 lilt 100 31 03 10 0Vi 00 20 ' 00 43Ti, 4V4 8 20 47 30T 73 22 08 41V& 40 17 V4 lift 71 20Vi 10 101 01 37 V4 80 V4 24 80 42 10 Vi 30 25 SflVj 43V4 82',4 137 38 07 31 "13. 72 110 00 V4 11 13 27 30 . 10 31 132 58 30 37 V4 87 33 30 00 33 30 12'. 4 137 31V4 00 121Vj 76 30 Vi 01 08V4 122 7 II 12 80 133 Vh 88 07 S0V4 100 112 70 , 20 B 41 21 18 41 118 81 10 64 38 it 88 , M Closa chg. 3 .. 3 tt 10 71 2 38 03 2 81 10 tt 40 1 22 64 15 3V1 03 81 2 6 -r- 30 104 118 179 41 1 03 Vi 14 60 2 03 01 0SV4 1 .52 1 00 6(1 .. 71 73 05 60 08V4 1 13 37 110 37 73 101 3IVi 70 1 51 1 H 21 40 1 80 Vi 08 1 20 1 I7V4 2 60 3 10 42 1 3.1 1 1 Vi 14 1 IVi 32 0214 27 Vi 00 1 04 Vi V4 "i 2V4 6 -1 III 20 Vi 00 00 103 14 u 301!, is"; 20 20 .. 31 1 137 03 Vi 2 -0 11 08 1 27 1 37 0(1 09 38 43 48 33 81 22 30 17'4 40 43 33 70 57 15 103 73 no 100 31 13 30 1 1 1 3 83 2 00 IVi 4 30 0(1 41 4V4 8 27 47 20 74 23 08 41 40 18 115 73 4 1 1 20 1 10 103 05 38 82 24 Vi 60 43 10 30 25 50 43 62 138 30 07 32 73 2 1 - Vi 2 I 1 1 Vi 73 1 OOVi 07 11 18 27 30 10 21 182 88 ' . 20 37 88 33 20 00 1 34 38 1 13 Vi 2 Vi 1 V4 140 62 00 123 70 80 02 08 122 7 18 vso 138 87 08 61 1 IVi 2 1 Vi 3 1 102 1 113 80 3 20 8 42 .. 21 16 87. 1 41 1 118 .. 61 10 ,. 64 30 22 1 80 -1 38 'at Sales in Philadelphia High, Low. 31 Am Gas ....100 00 10 Am Rys pref 88 ' 88 26 Am Loco ... 8.1 68 1 Cam Iron ..44 44 010 Klec Stor ... 61 30 210 Gen Asph pf 68 67 lOOKcnno Cop.. 32 32 Key Tel 3380 Lk Sup Corp 13 t3 871 Lehigh Nav. 70 00 181 Lehigh Val.. 68 67 lOLhValTrpf 41 41 100 Mldvalo .... 4ft 4.1 483 Penna R R. 80 OOVi Pa Salt Mfg . . 133Phlla Co.... 30 30 303 do cum pf. . 34 34 240Phlla Elec. 20 26 2891 V II T tr cfS 20 21 20 I'hlla Trac. 72 72 100 Ray Cons... 21 21 235 Reading .... 74 72 30 So Railway.. 20 20 2220 Ton Belmont 311 3 1 003 Ton Mining. 5 5 5 230 Union Trac. 40 40 40 384 U G 1 72 72 72 4025 V S Steel... 103 101 102 07 West Coal.. 70 70 70 305 W Cramp.. 74 08 74 10 York Ry pf. 35 3.1 33 Net Clone, chge. 00 tt 88 8.1 44 81 tt 87 tt 32 tt Itt tUtt -13 tt 09 'Ji B7tt tt tt 41 5 45 60 01 .. 30 31 20 25 72 21 72 tt 11't 20 Vi 3H y fl tt 0 1 Quotation given Is yesterday's close. Total nle. 18.270 shares, romimred wllli 17,400 linre rtrrd.ir. thin far this '" 67,073 idiarrM Mime period lat week, 13,338 ",mr,,, noxns Nt High. Low. Close, chge. $700Ainer Gas & Klec Bs . . 89 89 89 600 Klec & Pcop Tr 4s ... 75 75 75 31260 Lib Bonds.. 09.70 09.10 09.00 .10 7000 Lch Valley cons 414s 2003 92 03 03 1000 Lch Valley Coal 6s.. 102 102 102 1 1000 Pub Scr Bs.. 85 8,1 83 . 7 1000 Penna Co cons 4!Js 1960 ....100 100 100 3000 do temp cfs 4V4s 02 01 01 Vi 7300PhIla Klec 1000 Reading gen 1st Bs . . . 09 08 09 1 4s 89 89 89 Vi 4000 Spanish-Am ' I Cs 100 100 100 Vi Total antes, S(10,7S0, compared with 872. 1B0 .iCHlenliiM thus fur. this Meek, $281,130! name period lust vtrek, $114,8.10. Local Bid and' Asked Today Hid Ask Alncr Stores 32 Drill J (I ir, Huff & Husrj t C ft., do pref 40 Haldwlli .-,2 Klec Storage r,t Uen Asphalt HI ,ln nr,.f r.T Key Tel '.'.'.', 11 10 l c 112 Lake Sup Corp 13 l.fh Nav (iHli I.eh Valley .-,7s; Leh Vnl Tr 20 do pref 411 Pennsylvania IlO'i Phl'n Elec 2fij Philadelphia Co Ill) do 5 per cent pref. . do il per cent pref. . . 34 I 11 T t e v 24 'i Heading 738, Ton Hrl . . . . nia Toll Mln ; .-, union Trao 4ni4 V O 1 TJtJ U Sleel 1U2(, York Hwy do pref 3i Win Cramp & Sons.... 74 34 20 57 nn 82J4 51 (4 IS r.s 114 (14 13 ltd ns'i 42 60J4 .'lilts 73T. :iT .'.',4 41 72S 102 '4 111 as 711 Yesterday Hid Ask 32 31 1 r 211 5.1 57 IS Ml 53 031-i (!07i lllVl 1(1 IS 57 .'ill U'.i 11 ur, lis 13'i 13?; dills IIOH r.s r.s'.j 211 40 601 a 2(1 30 .'12 25 73i 31 40 2ll'i 32 nt 34 2514 74 41 2'1 103'i l:t 10 3 1 311 00 U8 INACTIVE PIIILA. STOCKS Following are quotations for Inactive stocks listed on the Philadelphia Stock Ex change and In which there wero no trans actions Thursday. Tho price given is the Alliance Ins . . . Am Ons War. . Amor .Mill Amer Stores... Am.'r Stores pf. Huff ft Husc t c. Huff ft Susq t c. Hrlll J n . Cam Steel . . Cons Trao N Oen AftnhuH inn -0 01 .N ,. ?i! o 00 20 . ..145 J. 71 Keystone Tel pf. 04 I.eh Valley Tr... 274 I.lt Uros 2414 i.iitie Kcnnviui 1. ni i n .Minrntu 2 North Cent 68 North. Tenna P. It. T Hwy Co gen Un Cos of N J. Warwick Iron. . W Jer ft Sea . . York Itwys 7'(t 00 20 61 2011' II 47 11 New York Bond Sales High J5000 Am Agr deb 5s 03'i 173000 Anglo-French 6s 01T4 10000 Am Foreign Sec oV. 054 0000 Am Smelt ft lief 5s.. 2000 Am Tel clt 4s 3K00O do 5s 4000 Am Writ Paper 5s... luiiii Armour Co 414s 7000 Atchison gen 4s 1111110 Halt ft Ohio 314 s 700(1 do Ss 00(11) do ! 4'js 1000(1 Ilraden Conm-r lis jumr iirouK uai ir OS 11110 uj'.a 1100(1 Hordenux s OlU aooo can tiovt r.s 1020 aVZ 1(1000 do 6s 11131 04a juuini i.eni i,caiiier J8l itm.. un. iiiiuii cent mi i j reg 5s. 24500 Chill Copper 7s 0000 Ches ft Ohio i-v 44s. 6000 do 3s (1000 do onv 8s 1000 do 44 7000 Chi Ct West 4s 210011 Chi 11 ft q Joint 4s . . 10OO Chi Imi i West 4s. 11000 Chi M & st P conv iiooii do cv 44 s lotion CM It I & V rfd 4s. . 6000 do Is 200011 City of Paris (Is 10000 Con Oas conv lis 3000 Cuban-Am Sugar Us.. 10000 Chi Ilwj-5 .Is 70iin Cerro do Paaco 0s.... 1000 Den & Hlo Ur 4s 0000 Ills Secur Corp 5s 1000 Krle conv 4s Her A. . . nooo do 4s Her II 5000 do 4s Ser 1) , . . . 1200(1 French Republic 5,s. 1000 III Central 4s 10.12 10O00 Interb II T ref 5s 1700(1 Inter Mer Mar Us 10000 Internl Paper 0a loud Japanese 44 s 3000 do new OS 44 s loot) Kan City Ho 1st 3s.. 1000 I.k Shore deb 4s 1028. 1000 Long Island 5s 37s. . . . 2000 Lorlllard. 6s 3000.100 tlb Itond 3V4h (1000 r.yons (Is 0000 Marsla Us II1O11O Mo Kan & T 1st 4s.. annn Kiel West of Cht 5a. . 184000 Mo Too gen 4s 6(1' moo nat juoe us, on 3000 N Y O & II 84 a 74 470110 an us iif-a 40(10 N Y Cltv 4s 1037 II4 4000 do 4 105O 04 OO 4I 1WIHI UK': do 4Vs I LAST-HOUR SALES COUNTERACT LIQUIDATING PRESSURE HEM Market Comes Back Strong After Drive by Bears in Mid. uiu ui uay waa vyijjuu um, many uuins uramps Sells at 74, a Gain of 6 Points A final assault by tho bulls regained coh trol of tho Philadelphia Stock Kxchange this nftcrnoon, nftcr oho of the most ex citing days In some time. Determined ef forts during the first hour carried gains of yesterday up, still higher, generally In small fractions, hut a sudden wave of liquidation knocked away the market's support and prices went below yesterday's close. With tho end in sight, the market took a turn Tor tho better nnd substantial increases wiped out most of tho losses sustnlncd dur ing the heavy hours. Trading was brisk, although not quite so heavy as yesterday.' Cramps, which has been Inactive recently, registered a gain of e points on the turnover of sot .1. I 1 .."'J."'" .L,teM -u ....... -i-j, regaining tha t "" toward the close. Lake Sur,.,?? "" i close to 113 all diy, with Kf l Steel wavering between 101 ,, ?u closing around 102. na "iJi, 1 Tho board of directors of ths n- ! Company declared the regular """l dividend ot 2 per cent on the rLqUl,rltf ; of 1 per cent on tho nut Vrefer?eT..!) J ine rauroau stocks wern w.i. .'"at. high Valley off u .d Ti..-& ' U. Lehigh Valley Transit preferred" S? L"' polnsato4.. The bond mark0! CURB MARKET SHOWS WEAKNESS AFTER MAKING FAIRLY ACTIVE START a,.Tvad,,nB T the Br0a1 Street Curb Was fnlrl1' 'uMmarket1, 'I ly?L ,Carl' SlrC,.,Bt!1 Wns 'nnucd " the weakness which depone , Tl 1 ......... "..".uBBlula snoweu a wavering tendency in the last half of h,. .. '' when tho motor stocks were under pressure and sustained substantial loU. '' Other crnlina o(i. 1 .... .. . . ' luss. -.-- ,. . ... nee Kuti'iueu uy special developments, w! demand for tho war order stocks, Aetna Explosive vith a belt,, 'Ivns mnvir.tr Ktn st- .. "r tho first half of tho day. and Submarine rnsn tr. m ai- t,.. .. '" '. t0 H In I advancing from 82 to 83. Tho Airplane shares were heavy, AVrlght-Martln ' active y traded In nt 8?i to 8U. and Curtlss on u few salesiecllnlng from " ,i? ! ahere was pronounced pressure against Chevrolet, which ranged during .1 flrst half olMho day from 79 to 73. United Motor was actively traded in l from SOU to 22 m the flrst ,,. wlth a reactlon l '" .netaf Oil stocks wero fairly well held, Midwest Refining advancing from 136 to in : and Mcrrltt rose from 311,4 to 31?,, followed by reaction in tho late tradinV r -den & Co. sold during the forenoon at 7T. to 8. Northwest was firm selling ; 88 to 93 cents. Oklahoma Producing was traded in at 7 to 7 and Elk Basin at 1 Some of, tho mining stocks were active, with Nixon Nevada In good dmsV' : nnu aovancing rrom 75 to 83 cents, with tho buying based on favorable report. In1 regard to development work now in progress, including ndvicea rmm .., "! manager that the work is expected to break Into a new vein, with indication,?) W ..,.,-.vvmiib iiiipuiiuiit uiu uuuy. 4,iiJioajiK wus iirm, selling nt 74 and 8 Ask (Salel Yes. closo 80 '4I3V4 ST4 78 33 9 nooo loooo 803 11 Ont & W 1st 4a. 1000 N Y N 11. fc II fls 8000 N Y. OS, rfawii.ia";,f- ........ 3s. coi'pon. 11II8 -j 4s. rerlatered, 1028 ........ Low Close 03'i 03U 014 OH, 054 034 60 88 88!s 83 83 S3 064 III1H OlIH R34 83 83 81) (J 81) 4 811 Ji Ml K.'.'a 85? 11(1 IK) Ul) till 804 Sll'i 824 S2s 824 !l ir' wi H7U 07U . Ill 014 r 044 044 . 044 044 k i. 11,1 wiift ion4 101114 104 ln.'iS I'l-'S 744 734 74- 1 mi, 1144 l'4'4 7114 7IIU 711 77. 77i 77'J 024 02 02 114. 1134 114 11.14 (134 (I.-.4 83 844 844 784 . 784 7n4 (',(14 0(14 IUI4 774 77',; 774 004 00 1104 102,, 1014 1(111 1004 1004 mm; 884 884 884 1044 1044 1 (184 "84 nsu 73, , 73, 75 484 48 1 48i 404 4114 4(14 ,64 64 .14 MlO ll.1; ll.",: 7(1 70 70 83 844 844 88?, 884 884 100 100 100 88 88 88 77 704 704 111., 01 01 8S, 884 88H 78V, 78J 78H 03 03 03 ?aa ,?," - 85 I!? 8i UI11A kfil ud,, . 4 834 3.11 4 0B4 004 J T4 74 C W W 1 nn-4 HK,i 'is 'a w H no ttH ft 2 fiQ Fll 42 ?iU J'S 84 844 844 0S 0 o8 112 lltTi ,.,tZ 83 S3 824 HliU WH Ma Kii o?-!4 ?,3!4 Si ,. 'Hi 014 fll'i 43 4A ait 3? ISRlt RHW Of,, 034 032 5!?f 8lS HlS 014 114 14 844 844 844 02 02 02 no; sn: Km: .1004 1004 looit 7(1 7(1 78 . 81H 1,0 81 .101 101 101 .1004 100U 1004 . 004 00$ pn4 . S! 8, " S85 "s4 084 "S 004 004 Kit "4 4 . 08K 084 084 . 03 II'JU us ilft "7f "4 . 024 024 024 , nid Asked -.07 .. . . ooi 074 ;: S2 ? INIlUSTRIAI.n 1 llld am lteductlon 78 Aetna Explosives 4tfc Am Urlt Mfg 5 am Marconi 27i Am Writing Taper 2 Canadian Car Co 17 Can Car & Fdy pref... 47 Charcoal Iron 7 Chevrolet Motors 71 Cramp 70 Curtlss Aeroplane 33 Carwcn Tool 8 Carbon Steel 03 Emerson Phonograph ... ffi& Federal Pye .- Hendeo Mfg 20 Kathodlon Bronze pref.. , Lake Tori) Iloat 4 Ihlgh C;jl Sales OS Lima Locomotive 52 Maxim JIunltlons Marllu Arms 02- N" Y Shipbuilding -so Nor Amer Pap Pulp .... "214 Otis Elevator 48 Peerless Motor 10 Poole Eng . !. 70 Redden Truck 12 Scrlpps-Dooth 18 S S Kresge w 1 83 Standard Motors 7 ,, Steel Alloys. 0 V4 Submarine 14 St Joseph Lead 17 Todd Shipbuilding 75 Triangle Film . ., a4 United Profit Sharing..'. U U S Steamship 4 United Motors 21 ',4 United Sugar 30 . World's Film "f, Wright-Martin Air 84 Zinc Concent 1 .STANIIAHO Oil. Illinois 10.1 203 Ohio 30.1 310 Prairie Plpo 210 245 S O Cal 210 21.1 S O N .1 40.1 500 SONY 2j'i 233 '233 INlfr.IM.NDKNT OH. STOCKS Barnctt Oil & Gus 1V4 1 Cosdcn Oil 7 8' Elk Basin 7-y, 8 Federal Oil 3- 3Vi Inter Petrol 12Vi 1274 Houston Oil 14 17 Merrltt Oil .. 31 3H4 Midwest Itef 133 135- Met Petrol ,J 1 i 10 3 3 00 .12 8 7.1 80 33 9 7.1 0 10 30 '4 70 53 n 00 3.1 2Ti' 32 12 80 1.1 0.1 8V4 7V4 14U 17V4 80 I "i 4V4 21 35 8 8',i 1494 1 7 MI 3 istt 3H4 134 1 Ohio Fuel Oklahoma Ref Osage Hominy Illco Oil Sapulpa Itef Sequoyah Sinclair United West Oil ... MI.NINO STOCKS Alaska Standard Atlanta Big Lcdgo B Its bee Copper (a pros) Butte Copper & Zinc. Butte New York Cal & Jerome Con Arizona Emma Consolidated . . First National (lOldfleld Merger Ooldtleld Cons Uotdfleld Florence Goldfleld Kewanas . . . . Oreen Monster Hccla Mining Howe Sound Independence Lead . . Jerome Verde Jumbo Extension Magnate Copper McKlnley-Darragh . . . Magma Copper Mother Lode Mines Co of America. . Nevada Hills Nevada Wonder Nlpisslng Ohio Copper Hay Hercules Stewart San Toy Tonopah Extension . . . United Vcrdo West End Con White Oaks White Caps Yerlngton BONDS Hid Aik 10 10 7 '.4 7V4 "4 7V4 '. 14 014 0 13 17 a n CKS 10 20 7 8 1 14 84 8V4 14 1 1 in 1"(i 1 ' 214 tV, 3 5 30 33 8 12 8 10 JV 3 S? 4 4i 0 8 1 u, 13 15 14 y, 33 00 40 43 30 32 1V4 Hi 11 13 1 Mi 7 7!4 7S. .. 3Vi 34 V4 11 14 1 m 31 33 02 06 INIIKlU.NIlIa.NT Oil, STOCKS-ContlM,, WW , cion (S.1,1, ! 14 f 1H It. 14 Bethlehem Ss 07'U Oils Cosden' Oil Cs '. 80 83 ., Cosden & Co Cs 80 83 . , Cudahy 5s 04 07 Erie 6s 03 08 .- Russian Govern 5!4s ... 04 OG i do CHs 74 76 7S Southern Railway Es . . 07!4 08U t. Sinclair Oil Cs 02 Todd Shipbuilding Gs ...100 102 Western Paclflc'Gs 00 1004 .. IK S 'ill 1H 4 4 4 41 n 44 1 A " 1 4 a 11 414 ' X 1 '" Va I 'ill 14 m 914 V Immediate Delivery 4 Liberty Loan Bonds 117 E will deliver immediately the new Qovernment 4 Liberty Loan Bonds in amounts of $50.00 to $1000.00 upon payment in fulL Commercial Trust Company City Hall Square lnoo N Y Hwy ref 4s... 12000 do ns 4000 N Y W C ft IJ 4 4s. 8000 Nor Pao 4s 1100O do gen 3s ....... anno Penna gen ct 4tts.. 2000 l'uliuc nervics 'w j as k.-i 1000 I'ere. Marquette 5s.. 824 1000 Heading gen is 11000 Hep Iron & Ht 5s. , . , . soon Ht la I M ft Ho gen 5s. 0200O Ht la ft 'H lJt 2000 Ht la ft 8 P In 31000 do Her A 2(X)(i Houth Hell 5a B000 South l'ac cv 4s 43500 do cv 6s 3001) do rfd 4s S300O Bouth Hwy gen 4s... nooo Tenn u ir u. . , 3000 Texas Co 0s 2000 Toltio Bs 25(100 U H Rubber Bs . , 10(10 IT 8 H ft It Os ... 20000 U 8 Hteel s ( Bs , 7000 Union l'ac 1st 4s . 21000 Union VH0 r' i 22000 U K CTll 111 . 81(8)0 do B4 1018 ... 23800 do B4a 1010 ... 12000,' do BJtjvnewr 1010 8000(7 do 5(5mw 1021 3000 V Car Chm Os . 2000 Va Kwya Os .. ... Total sales, 33,414.000, rnniparrd will! (6.432,. ,?.riI.;' '." "J sr igVo?x' ".37,oooi mo periuu "- v,D,uw, goVehnjient bonds 2s, registered, 1030 2s, eoupoji. 1030 . , 8s. register.. ,1018 Funds for Officers and Enlisted Men In iha U. S. Army and Navy and 'with Rd Cron or Y. M. C. A. Tho Safest Way To oarry funds Is by Travelers Lotto rs of Cr'adlt which wa Issue free of oommlaalon. To send funds Is by Mall or Cable Transfer whloh may be made through us. WE HAVE OUR OWN AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE IN FRANCE WITH HEADQUARTERS AT THE OFFICE OF CREDIT COMMERCIAL DE FRANCE 20 RUE LAKAYETTE, PARIS BROJOv Brothers & O I tl till a ,-.ai(i area prior ivatis-jrarco Wesfhou. 1st : ' eat: J fe.a fu-3 X' ,i"J 5"' m Vif" . Z: Y. aaaMrAWtnaa Unit o.e'r :.ssii ft &.,,! . 4EaMaHwMsBsflCKssissl)V 'SJtasrsBS. Aar'bwHgFSQjSjLa wwm v-mm 4M tmsssflstl