MMSHHTO y B-. 'illiii W.'ls l" i'ii """ ' I' m ww rri EVENING LEDOEK-PHILADELPHIA, SATTJHDAY, NOYDMBER 3, 1917 iiriiXY, MOCK ANKERS CO. tr INVESTMENT SECURITIES W " GOVERNMENT W MUNICIPAL. x RAILROAD AND , PUDLIC SERVICE i- CORPORATION A BONDS 3C6 CHESTNUT STREET miLADELrniA 1 IT I rEED3ifc Our Policy Reliability at all times. Pro gressive, yet conservative. J Sound banking principles and an up-to-date organization for the proper conduct of all banking problems. Middle City Bank 1518 Walnut Street Branch, niige Ale at Tuclih - Charles J. Bender & Co. INVESTMENT BONDS Member Philadelphia Stock Eichance NORTH AMERICAN BLDG. DIVIDENDS TUB CENTUM. NATIOVAT, II IMC of ruir.VDEi.riHA November 1 1017. Th Director have this day declared a semi. Ennual Dividend nt EIGHT PER CENT, and an SUn Dividend of TWO I'Elt CENT out of the t month.' rronta. free of tax. payablo on demand, and have carried J350 000 from Un Slvtded Prollts to Surplus Fund, making that Knd 13.00(1 000, and leaving S441.51Q remain. kuc In undivided Profits' Account "th'k. for Dividend kCONRAD. cashier. eading is limited IN COTTON MARKET Near Positions Up, While Other Options Are 4 to 6 Points Net Lower NEW YORK.'XoV, 3. Trading was somewhat smaller at the opening; of the Cotton Exchange, with the tone barely steady. December was-.up 5 'points. January started unchanged and ether options were 4 to C points net lower. Wall street, some Southern commission houses, spot Arms and Liverpool wero mod J crate buyers, but there was a good supply, ' especially of the later options, by local houses, room traders and one or two south ern operators. Under free selling the market receded It was reported that Tho spot article was A shade easier In parts of the belt There was a good deal of talk about freight room to be made available by the British Gov ernment for cotton this month. A private dispatch from Galveston, how 1 aver, declared that tho space for only 100,000 bales at all ports would be pro - Tided for Liverpool. If anything, temperatures In tho belt , were lower. Clear conditions prevailed. Cotton receipts at the ports for tho day " 2f,Q00 bales, compared with 30.750 a week . 'ago. Yesterday's cioso upen men 27.09 27 10 27 40 26 23 28 43 20 73 2(117 2fl 18 2(144 20 10 20.18 20 27 28.75 December January March JHBJ ay ;J4C Low I.ast 27.00 27 40 20 38 2(1 42 20.10 2(1 l.r 23 00 21 U .. .. 28.75 H;,U m Cotton Statistics f.f y"y .NEW TpniC. Nov. 3. The statistical position This I.ast I.int week week year Total visible supply 3 091.700 4.409.727 4.714,724 Of which American 2.003,700 2,440,927 3.038.724 Total In sight No vember 3 3,978.070 3.329.384 5.183.873 MARKET FOR STEEL , , -IS STILL UNSETTLED Satisfactory Progress Made To--Mvard Lining Up Producers in Various Branches of Industry NEW YORK, Nov. 3 Tbua far there have been no signs of a f .lt-up In the unsettlement which prevails . in the steel market, the, develonmentn H,,r f V i the past week having all been along the "line, ci details. The "general committee of "tiron and steel," composed of the leaders In .me inaustry unaer uie chairmanship of Jadga Gary, has held a number of confer Bptpces on the question of prices on additional jwroauci-s. M Asl In the past those taking part In these i;j meetings nave oeen reticent... but it is ' jt learned that satisfactory progress has been wane wwara lining up all tne producers in the various branches of the Industry, In fact, there) have been well-deflned rumors tt pig Iron products have virtually been Mreed upon, and that an announcement wl bo mode from Washington In the next tmf days. i.That the work of the "cenerar committee" ! jr no means near its -end is admitted by of tha largest steel men in the coun- , there being many ramifications to the situation which must be settled in iita form before there will be a let ter those who have been doing the bulk work. And by that time It will be ary to start consideration to any re sents which will be made at the anlng of next year. the trade It is stated that there nas no resumption of regular domestic: but this Is attributed to the fact the producers cannot promise early u Sfflsftriftwrjes, as the requirements of the Gov- "-swwnent are given preference and, according tu tha best-posted autnorlties. war contracts will taka the greater proportion ot the car parity of the steel mills for some time. It lo probably true that a large part of tk aonfuslon which exists In all branches. jMMLtally fctnonf the consumers, la due to 2bu maiim. -H1a) Iiava bean received bv Httmrml Ma th, federal authorities I pa unormaawft on au quenwn. sx FINANCIAL NEWS-NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK MARKET QUOTATION; NEW YORK MARKET SHOWS MORE CHEERFUL TONE ON WAR REPORTS Marine Preferred Makes Big Gain Steel Declines After Advancing Early St. Paul Drops to New Low Record of 42 High Points in Today's Financial News The Xcto York stock market was more cheerful most of the morning, out declines occurred near close. War reports had bullish influence. Curb tone was better, but business teas small. Com was lower. Cotton quiet. Vorcign ex change dull. JVcio 1'orfc bank statement for the week showed increases in average and actual loans. Bank clearings throughout the country increased this week over corresponding week of last year, liar silver lower. NEW YORK, Nov. 3. For a time during tho forenoon thcro was a better tono shown in trading on tho Stock Exchange with prices of n number of Issues making substantial gains during tho first hour. This reflected a. more cheerful view of tho outlook In"" Europe, the nous from Trnnco being regarded as a bullish factor and more con fidence was shown In tho Italian situation. Thcro was only a scant supply of stocks at tho beginning of business, while n number of Issues wero In good general demand, with Marino picfcrrctl be coming most prominent, that stock advancing 3i points to 102, nnd United States Steel common, which continues to determine tho general market tone, was up V to 97',s. Tho Improvements, howover, was not long maintained In the Inst half of the forenoon St. Paul became weak, suddenly dropping from 44 to the new" low record of 42s4. Thcro wns also n renewed pressure against the general list, with United States Steel common dropping to below OG, nnd Marino preferred losing nearly nil Us previous gain. Most of the trading was of a professional character. Tho weakness In tho Into trading In many stocks resulted from selling by room traders who had been bucrs at tho opening, nnd as far as the Individual character of tho half-day's operations was concerned tho buying and selling wero without special significance. It Is tho prevailing belief that tho market outlook depends almost wholly on war news. For that reason the speculative element was disposed to refrain from ex tensive dealings until definite news from tho ncthltlcs In I"ram.e nnd Italy Is obtained. The money situation has apparently become a little moro tense, tlmo money being scarce, and banking mnchlnery Is kept In operation for tho purpose of meeting tho supply for call monej nt tho 4 per cent rate. Railroad Issues Fail to Recover Ono of the most significant features of the matlcet since the action taken by tho Stock Exchange governors to restrict speculation has been the failure of the better grado of railroad Issues to rccoer. If they wero depressed by the pirates who have been capitalizing tho unfavorable features of a war situation, why hao they not recoercd in similar proportion as tho more speculative Industrials? Tho answer Is obvious. Theso stocks, while thoy have been under pressure from tho bears, liavo been supplied principally by Investors who havo seen allies steadily shrinking and finally hae thrown oerboard their holdings from ptiro fright. A list of fifteen issues of the stanchest typo bhows an aerage decline fcinco tho first of the jcar of close to 30 points. There Is nothing that Is more disturbing to tho Investor than a steadily declining market. This has been going, on now for a year nnd In tho last few months has reached a climax. When preferred stocks declino 5 points dn slnglo sales, tho Individual holder cannot bo censured because he loses his balance. Stocl; Exchange houses say tho present situation Is absolutely without parallel. Wealthy speculators who nro well able to take up their securities have simply been closing out their marginal accounts. Tho September statement of the Pittsburgh and West Virginia, which, Inci dentally, Is tho flrst Itemized report since tho reorganization of the Wabash rittsburgh Terminal, discloses earnings on tho preferred stock at tho rato ot 21 per cent per annum. Tho stock, Incidentally, Is quoted to yield better than 11 per cent. The management is charging off 3 per cent for equipment de preciation, which will run into a total of about $150,000 per annum. Tho operating ratio In six months was about 63 per cent. The company has paid off all Its teal estate mortgages, has $1,500,000 cash on hand and has subscribed $500,000 to Liberty Bonds. Plan to Prevent Wild Rumors In their campaign against the professional shorts, tho Stock Exchange officials hao had In mind also the prevention of wild rumors such as have been circulated by some agencies. Their object primarily was that of creating apprehension. In some instances there was the most flagrant effort to under, mine confidence. In a period when much is mndo of the large taxes being paid by United States Steel, Crucible Steel nnd New Jersey Zinc, it is consoling to study the figures of American Steel Foundries. In nino months, after setting aside $1,600,000 for the war tax, the company earned $21.45 a share for its stock, as against slightly less than $20 a sharo in 1916. It will bo recalled that on Octo ber 1 the company retired all of its flrst mortgage 6 per cent bonds. Where Is the Erie Headed? Where is the Erie headed? Its September statement Is most disconcert ing and shows conclusively that assistance In the way of higher freight rates is imperative. In nine months the road -las lost $5,877,000. Without allowance for necessary adjustments, the fact remains that this compares with a balance earned last year over and above Interest charges of $4,631,000. In other words, Erie has been operating at a deficit. And there is not likely to bo much Im provement In the latter part of the year, Tho September net decrease was 46 per cent. NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT Big Increase in Average and Actual Loans Time Deposits Decrease NEW YORK, Nov. 2. The New York bank statement this week shows big Increase In averago and actual loans and an Increase In actual reserve. Time deposits decreased In both cases. Details follow: AvnnAan Net demand deposit Net time uepoaus... Circulation i-ash In aults... .. Heservo of member banks in reserve tanks .. Reserve In State banks and trust companion .... Reserve in State banks and trust companies aepos Horles Aggregate reserve... Keserva renuircu Increase ..J4.MO SRVOOO S31H SMt IKHI s.t3.B77.R31.00O 1.487.000 2IB.978 000 8J.700 OOO tlOl. 592.000 476.tl0.000 J38 007.000 2.701.00(1 83 0110 4.538.000 24,818.000 13.928.000 31.800.000 21.127.000 54(1.007.000 10,237.000 4R1.K01 OV) '5.230.700 Surplus ............ 0.,405,0-.0 5 000,240 tun'ted Stites deposits deducted. J358.482.6oo. tSpecle included. ta7.B10.000. Decrease. ACTUAL Increase Tn, 14.657,170.000 1181.003,000 Nt demand deposits t3.627.330.gog 01,780.000 Net time deposits... 21B.6S4.000 3J.H1..UU(1 tU8.SCO.000 5,080,000 37.000 3.010.000 i ircumiiuii ., Cash in vaults...... Reserve or memoer banks In reserve banks 530.803,000 Reserve In State banks a n U trust compante 87.531,000 Reserve In State banks and trust tCo,meP.a':1". . .d.". ." 33.201.000 Aggregate reserve... 010 098,000 HeJerve required .... .tflT.aoo surplus 110.9J0.010 Decrease. ISpecle Included W 008 000. ..... United States deposit deducted, 1692.781,000, BTATB BANKS 00.013.000 13.240,000 18,173,000 07,fl.!l,0(0 12.244,0(10 53.370.940 TjOans ....... .... Gold Currency bank notes Deposits Federal Re serve Ba,nk New York Deposits ........... Reserve on deposit., I'er cent of reserve, . S444.001.80O 23.110,000 21,431,600 28.103,800 672,784,800 107,640 200 24.7 7.0S3,800 2,580,000 604.200 707,800 18,577.800 2,932,800 .8 TRUST COMPANIES Loans - $2,032,172,000 $110,821,200 Gold L ..!!"..,!.... 68.287,100 4.755:000 Currency, bank bills. 15,271,800 '284.000 Deposits with Fed eral Reserve Banks, 189,518.800 13.841.500 Deposits 2.274,471,900 89,043,800 Reserve on deposit. S27.207.9OO 3.223,200 Per cent of reserve, 2 01 .l BTATR RANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES NOT REPORTING TO CLEARINU JIOUSB I,oans ..?.. , Oold . Currency, bnk notes Deposit vUhrtdepul Itcservo Hank . Total deposits . . Net deposits , , Reserve on deposits . Per cent of reserve. Decrease. $017,801,700 44.310,900 11,910.700 88.582.400 1.033,771.800 695,147.600 175.578 700 22 9 $38,980,500 1.044,11 (Ml 301 600 7,911,000 44.OIfl.80O 8.747.700 -'.VOOOO DIVIDENDS DECLARED nioi beceaaeer & Dominion Steel Corporation, regular auartarlv at 1U. per cent, parable, January 1, to stock of BANK CLEARINGS INCREASE Business 5.G Per Cent, Above Corre sponding Week Last Year Bank clearings throughout the country for the week ended today show substantial gains over last week and the same week of last year. The total for all cities Is $6,520. 588,080, against $6,028,576,789 last week and $6,172,753,652 tho corresponding week last ycur. Philadelphia's clearings Increased 22 6 per cent as compared with last year. Details follow: 1017 lnio PC New York .13,073 51)3,783 $3, 132.571. 7'S 1 I) Chicago ... 410,390,318 3'J.'.SI0,8!J 9(1 Philadelphia 8(11.401900 245.1111, S77 22. lloaton . . 2B(i.3'(7 :v. Kansas City 104.03(1,370 ht. Louts .. 135,000 149 San Francisco O.370 018 Pittsburgh . 08,10X151 Detroit .... 41.3lt7.448 llaltlmore . 38. H J.I 8(14 New Orleans 42,700.758 45.1111. S77 4-22.(1 L-48.117.470 33 109,013 317 S0.4 101 Ull .130 --30 II 73 573.J1S --21 0 57.073.271 18 3 41 404,112 Ol 38 874 149 O 1 30,433,798 40 0 Eleven cities, five days.il, Oil, S78. 001 $1,474,120,385 38 Other cities, five das. 795.204 781 077.420 02317.4 Total all cities, me das $5,140,143,082 $5 151.553.308 6.0 Ail cities. , one day . 1.080.444.308 1.021.200,311 5.9 Total all cities tor week $0,620,588,080 $0,172,753,652 56 MONEY-LENDING RATES PHILADELPHIA Call, 5 per cent; time, 651 Per cent. Commercial paper, three to four months, 6U5,i per cent; six months, 5', a 6 percent. FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK, Nov. 3. The foreign ex change market was extremely dull and un Inteiestlng, the only noteworthy incidents being ease In Italian exchange and a shad ing from the high figures of the moiement In Stockholm exchange. Quotations were: Demand sterling 4.7Eft, cables 4.76ft. Sixty-day bills nominally 1.71H, ninety day bills 4.69H. Frano cables 6.74;, checks 6.7 5 9i. Lire cables 7.98, checks 7.97. Swiss cables 4.16, checks 4.48. Guilder cables 45, checks 41 VS. Pesetas cables 23.55, checks 22.65, Ruble cables 13ft, checks 13i. Stockholm cables 45, checks 41H. Chrlstlanla cables 38, checks 37 V4. Copenhagen cables 38j, checks 38. BANK CLEARINGS Rank clearings today compared with corre spundlnz day last two years: lull. M mm. ivja. MIl.niT I4N (IMI Ifll in4.'''' ;i ai,i.u.av Roston itosion ... ,,101 atil.oi l en iinii ini sn,ii,Ditii rmiaaeipnia, oo.vat tai. &i oil .tSl I NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET NEW YORK, Nov. 3. The market for coffee futures opened quiet today, un changed to a decline of 2 points. July was the only month traded In on the call. Yest. Open High Low Close close imber ........ 7.13 7.20 7 17 7.20 7.19 ."S.r M J" Jii ..Si :rv ,, .;v I.V f.5 .i9 1.-19 New York Slock Sales Net High Low Close chg. AJax Rubber .... 81 St 51 H Alaska Juneau .. 3H 3f, 3, s Allls-Chalmers Co 184 18!4 18?i V, Am Can SS 38"4 37 -f V do pref do OO'.i 084 !4 Am Car & Fdy Co. 62H 62 02 H do pref 107H 107?i 107U i Am Int Corp 51 Vi 6J'i 53 1)4 Am'Ice Sec lo OH 0V4 1 Am Hide & Leath. 12H 12 12 "4 do pref son 32U 53 .. Am Linseed 24 2314 21 do pref no 58H A0V4 1V4 Am Locomotive .. 62V4 804 5014 14 do pref 004 ntt 00H Am Malt 124 124 12H .. do pref B8IJ4 88 6B9i 14 Am Smelting 7794 70 70 do pref 1024 1024 102H 1 Am Sum Tob 854 65 654 V Am Steel Fdy 854 33 634 Y Am Sugar DD74 08 00 H Am Tel & Tel.... 11274 112 112 Am Wool pref.... 03 024 os Vt Am Writ Pap pref 214 214 21 Am Zlno & Lead.. 13 12?i 13 Anaconda 87 85T4 60 Atchison 87 88'i. 80 "4 do pref 88 83 88 .. All Coast Line... 8 08 08 If, Atl Gulf & W I.. 07 01 00 Raid Loco Co.... B3i)i 5t rfl Bait & Ohio R1 81 Cl 1 Beth Steel 70 7 70 Ti Batopllas Mln ... 1 1 1 Beth Steel H 70 7Ji 78 "4 do pref t c .... 074 06 "6 R4 Brook Rap Tran. 60 40 80 Burns Bros 103 102 102 1 Cal Petroleum ... 12 12 12 do pref 38 32 33 1 Can Pae 130 131 135 Cal Packing 37 37 37 Central Leather... 67 65 03 Chandler Motors... 03 80 00 3 flics & Ohio 40,, 40 40 '"hi Gr West pf.. 20 20 20 Chi M & St P .... 44i 4 J 42 2 do pref 83 70 70 ." Chi & Northw ... 00 06 Chi R I & Pae t c. 11) 17 17 1 do 6 p c pf t C. 44 43 43 1 do 7 p c pf t e. 61 ",.' Si t Chill Copper 13 13 13 Chlno Con Copper. 404 39 39 Col Pud & Iron... 34 33 33 Col Gas ct Elec... 30 30 30 Consol Gas 88 80 80 Ti Com Products ... 27 20 20 Crucible Steel .... 68 80 864 14 Cuba Cano Sugar. 27 27 27 .. do pref 78 78 78 1 Deere Co pref ... . 1)9 00 00 .. Del & Hudson ... 09 08 08 DL&W 102 102 194 Dener & R G pf. 14 13 14 Dome Mines 7 7 7 .. Distillers Secur .. 37 3.1 33 Erie 15 18 15 do 1st pref 23 23 22 do 2d pref 18 18 18 Gaston Williams.. 32 SI 31 1 Gen Electrical Co. 120 128 128 .. General Motors... 88 80 80 2 do pref. 73 75 75 Goodrich B F 37 37 37 Great North pf... 03 04 01 do Ore subs.... 25 21 2S"4 Greene Can Cop.." 37 37 37 Gulf States St.... 1)0 81 83 Haskell & Barker 29 20 20 Illinois Central .. 07 07 07(, Int Agrlcul 8 8 8 Insplr Copper .... 414 40 41 Interb-Cons Corp. 7 7 7 do pref 47 40 40 Int Harv of N J. 101 103 104 1 Int Mer Marine... 28 27 27 .. do pref 102 00 0D Int Nickel 20 20 26 Int Paper 31 2t 21 U Kan City South .. 14 14 14 Kennecott Copper. 30 20 29 Lack Stael 74 73 73 Lehigh Valley ... 55 51 53 LIg&MTbCo pf.102 102 102 Louis & Nash.... 115 115 115 Manhat El 100 00 09 1 Max Motor 20 23 23 1 do 1st pref 57 60 SO 2 do 2d pref 18 13 11 May Dept Stores. 40 49 40 Met Petrol 80 78 78 2 Miami Con Copper 27 27 27 Mldalo 43 42 42 Mo Kan & Tex... 4 4 4 .. Missouri Pacific . 24 22 22 do Ctfs 43 43 43 Nat Con & Cable 22 21 21 Nat Biscuit .... 83 85 85 4 Nat Enam & Stpd 36 36 36 Nev Con Copper. . 17 17 174 N Y Air Brake .101 100 101 New York Cent... 69 08 08 154 N Y N II & H... 25 21 24 N Y Ont & West. 18 17 17 2 Vorf & West ....103 100 102 Nothem Pacific. 00 88 88 1 Ohio Gas 36"f, 35 35 Onens Bot 81 81 81 "4 Pacific Malt 244 34 21 Fenn R R 49 48 48 PeoGas&C 42 12 42 1 Pere Marquette .. 14 14 11 .. Phlla Co 27 27 27 Pitts' & West 24 22 24 1 do pref 57 67 57 1 Pitts Coal 42 42 42 do pref 70 78 78i 1 Fierce-Arrow .... 32 32 32 .. Pressed Steel Car. 53 53 83 Pullman Pal Car.130 130 130 2 Ry Steel Spring. . 37 37 87 Ray Con Cop 23 21 21 .. Reading 08 05 60 1 do 2d pref SO 30 36 Rep Iron & Steel. 73 72 72 Seab Air Line.... 0 0 0 Sears Roebuck. .. .140 110 140 y. Sloss-Sheff S& I.. 36 33 31 1 Sinclair Oil 30 30 30 Southern Pacific.. 83 81 81 South P R Sugar.. 113 , 113 113 Sup Steel 31 34 31 Southern R R .... 25 23 25.. do pref 56 80 86 Studebaker 36 36 36 Tenn Cop & Chm. . 13 12 is Texas & Pacific... 13 12 12 V Texas Co 138 187 137 1 Tobacco Troducts. 48 47 47 do pref 03 03 03 Twin City R T .. 75 78 75 Union Faclflo ... 115 113 114 1 United Clg Stores 87 86 86 United Drug .... 65 65 83 United Fruit ... . 114 114 114 U S C I Pipe & F 11 11 11 do pref 40 40 40 1 U S Ind Alcohol. 114 112 112 .. U S Rubber 61 84 81 do 1st pref .... 07 07 07 U S Smelt & Ref. 48 45 45 .. U S Steel ,.07 93 95 14 do pref 112 111 112 Utah Copper 76 74 78 Va Car Chem .... 28 28 28 Wabash 8 8 8 do pref A .... . 40 40 4.0 1 do pref B 20, 19 10 West Maryland... 18 14 14 1 West Union Tel.'.. 84 84 81 Wesfhse Mfg .... 40 so so Woolworth pref.. 118 lis lis Wheel &LE 0 9 9.. do ctfs 19 18 18 Wilson Co 45 44 45 White Motors.... 33 34 33 ."i Willys-Overland .. 10 18 10 dopref 70 76 76 1 Tatal sales, 336.200 shares, rompnrej wllli 083.500 share eslerdayi .thin far this nek, 8.141.400' share) same period last week, 2.008.. 500 shares. LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS . CHICAOO. Nov,. HOas Receipts. 11 000 hsrt left over. 8220 head, estimated Monday, 82.000 head. Fifteen to twenty.flve cents lower than jesterday. Ton, $17.33! bulk, tin oof) 17 111 light, Jl5,75lLlh mUed, lin 20 lf.SH heavy. $l130t8,l' rough. $11115 10 40: yorkers. $ 60? 90s pigs. h215.75i good to choice. 418 60017.80, . . , CATTLB Receipts today, 5000 hsad: Mon day. 80 00O head. Market weak Beeves, $6.75 011.60; cows and h'UarS. $5012.15) stackers ana feeders, b.iouii.dd; western, ij.21) i?i7l calves, $7.60014) poor to medium. $6. Vlll.AD: ---"---- .. -. - iiyiiv niiiMi naini Mrinniv. 7.5; J.w I M.ofttj bead. JCarket weak. Natives, 18.75 Sales in Philadelphia nigh. 16 Alliance Ins. 20 20 Bait & Ohio. 514 B & S pref. . . . 27 Cam Iron . . 43 100C R I & P.. 17 103 Elce Stor .. 60 Gen Asph pf . . 11 Ins Co N A. 25 'BSSLk Sup Corp 12 377 Lehigh Nav. 884 340 do war w 1 8 47 Lehigh Vol . 8.1 612Penna R R. 40 100 Pitts Coal pf 78 33 Phlla Co.... 78 do cum pf. . . S27 Phlla Elec. 25 088 P R T tr cfs 25 10 Phlla Tract. 71 604 Reading .... 68 28 So Pacific... 83 343 Ton Belmont 4 167 Ton Mining. 4 140 Union Tract 40 HSUn Gas Imp 704 Un Cos N J . . 2600 U S Steel... 97 100 Wm Cramp. 74 York Rwy. . . . 20 do pref... 31 Net Close. che. 26 814 too .. 43 M 17 SO t86 .. 35 11 87 7 8.1 18 78 78 3.1 . . 28 ... 21 71 08 1 83 3 4 40 70 206 .. 01 05 74 71 I t8 31 31 1 Low. 20 81 43 17 60 23 11 37 7 63 48 78 78 25 24 71 05 83 3 4 40 70 tQuotntlon glcn Is jesterday's close. Total ale. 7817 slinrrx, compared wllli 11. 013 shares jele nliii 1 tlui fur thin erk. 98,538 hlmrcM sumo perlud Init ueek. 30,137 eliures. IIOMIS Vet High Low. Cloe chge. ? 1000 Hal Jh In Loc 1st 5s ...100 100 100 6000 City 4s 1915 084 98 98 7800 Lib Bonds 32 p c. 09.76 09.38 99.58 .12 3000 Phlla Eleo 1st Es ... 08 98 08 6000 Span-Am I 6s 00 99 09 I 1000 UnRy InvSs 61 ot 01 2 Total sale. 824.300. compared ulth ctS.750 Yratenlnri thus far this nrek. 30V.,30! some period last week, 8971,300. INACTIVE PHILA. STOCKS Following are quotations for Inactive stock listed on the Philadelphia Stock Ex change and In which there ucre no trans actions today. The pr!c glxen Is the last preUous close. Amer Oas . ., Am Ojj tsar . Am Mill Amer Stores. . . Amr Stores pf , J. rill .1 u Ilurf . Susu pref no Cam Steel 118 ('one Trno. N J . 71 (len Asphalt ... 17 Kejstone Tel . . 11 Kejstonu rel pf. ot 00' I rh Vnl Tran .. 1' l.oh Val Tr pf... 0' Lit Ilroa . . . 314 Little bcmnlkill. Iij Mlnrhlll zvorin cent Penna Salt . . ., Phlla Tract PUT . West Coal IV J & Seashore, York Rwjs pfd 38 24'; M 5.1'i 754 I).' 72 "il Ik 35 New York Bond Sales SSniOO Anglo-French . .... nfu 1000 Am Foreign Sec r,i . . 114U 3nni! Amer Nj"" llt"'l 5' "' 400O Amer Tel 6s 01 .11100 Atchison Ben 4s .. Kl'4 ?I!!'8 A.,l,nn.Co '""" iU" snI inon Halt Ohio 5s 81 500(1 do 4s 79 1.-.000 do cv Ar .... 7II; 5000 Hfto P Llitu V 4s ! 77 SilSS !!rol'c "'"i lr 3" lul8 "" (looo llordenux r . . . . hj, """' ijni i.eainer 1st os . 94' Low Clone i; 111 4 nil's 111 mi 8(1 s St 711 70' 7, Ml U4'5 ,"""' hill Copper 7s .. .101 lot 4.J000 Chei Ohio con 5s.. 7,1 74 L'Ollli Chi Jt Vim -II.. 21000 chi ii . q tuint 4s ,:: ! (100(1 Chi Mil . St V C 4!as 74 3100O Chi i! I 4 1- rfil 4s .. (11J4 2900 Con Gas conv Us . ..KlOS inoo Cerro de Pnsco tit ..lot'. lOSf! hrie conv ' Sr 11.. 41 1000 French Republic 34 s . li.V, .,in ,.",erl) ' 4S ... rmtt -2"2 !ntB K T rcf 5s .. 84. uoooo Inter Mer .Mar (Is. . in 2000 Intrrnl Paper 0s... .Km (1000 K C Ft S . M 4s... (I7'i 300(1 Kan City So 1st 3s... (,0'5 OOO I. IT illTii .. ,11 vsss i'?.j! ?..-. -....-.:: vi. I rtinm J,IITriV IIUnQrf il (, 10ROOO do 3d 4h .. .. ... r.nnn r l - ,,,.,,,. g,-jv a, I ,JB .... ,.. llll'u (I0O0 Marseilles On 87', 2J0O0 Mo Kail i. T 1st 4s . 110 ir,(lon Mo Tnc gm Is . Ml 8000 dn lis . . . . hot: 8(1000 N V C . H (in . 114 0000 N Y Tel Ben 44 s. . !I2I 4000 Nor Pae 4s . ..... h- .loon Ore Short L li . . N41, 1000 Pacific Uas 5s .. sj 10000 Penna gen rt l' s . 91 7000 st i, ft s r ajt .. . not; 130OO ,o Ser A . . . 87U 14000 South Pap ct 4s . . 7S!, 11000 do ct 5s SO't 22000 South Rwy Ken 4 s CO't noon Texas Co ns no K.oon V H Rubber 5s . ti) immi I- r, uox 4S fOOO 1 S eel a t liSSt U !C ." ' r,, 1 n,''f mnnn ., ki . .n.n . ,..,,., .Mi .--, n inn, , in iRoon do r.t-s into iew . ns'l 2000 lVert Plectrlc . 07'. 1000 lVest Shore 4n so 1000 West Union 5s no HI 4 11a N4s no's 84 79 ill 87 II l 101 74 IH'i 74 (I.", 87 no'; mi1-, 1011, Oljs 84; ih 100 (17' MV, N74 90.70 100 "IU, H7 ll) 87 II04 41 lllll 07', I'l'.4 . 90.70 011.70 .100 100 IKI'4 kT un 54 n in' l)JW NJ K4W 82i nt (10 ' sn (loU 75'. loin io-,n jo-,'. ' no, nns no, m OR n-'i sn no 1.0 r,i no", in', iij'i sj R4'a ni 110', rni 7S so 1.01, on 7T, nn. n-'i 80 no Totnl nal;s. $2. 111,000, compared nllli 1 04R . 000 jeMirdavs thiix fir Kiln ".k 7 81J OOtiT Kiime period I it.t neek, Sll.007,000. INACTIVE NEW YORK STOCKS Following aro quotations for Inactive stocks listed on the New York Stock Ex change and In which ther were no trans actions today. The price given Is the last previous bale: a R s & r ctfs.. 102 A 11 8 fc F Cfs pf.191 A 11 H & K pref.,lll'i Adams L'xpress.,115 Advance Rumely. U Advance Rilm pf. 21's tlaska Oold M. . . ' Allls-Chalm pf... 77"! Am Agr Chem... 70 Am Agr Chem pf UK Am lleet Sugar . 72i Am lleet Sugar pf 81 Am Cotton Ou... 32U Am Hxpresn . 90 Am lee pref . , 4R Am Leco pref 97 Am Sm.lt pref A. 92V4 Am Smelt II . no Am S-ugar pref lto Am Sumatra pref 91 Am Tel Cable . CO Am T i. T 3d pf. nj', Am Tobbaco ..,.178 Am Tob pf new . PS Am Zinc It L pf 40i Asso D Q Ibt pf. 62. Asso Oil .. . 1114 Atl BIrm t Atl.. 13 Atlan O 4 W I pf 1104 Raid Loco pref . . 04V4 Rait & Ohio pref A0i Rarrett Co .... 90 llarrett Co pf ...100 Reth Steel nf ... 84 llrkn Un Qa 101 Ilrown Shoe .... Jl Ruttertck lo'i Ruttn Is Superior. 18 Cal & So lat pf.'. 50 Cent Leather pf..loO Cerro de Pasco. . 31 'i Cent XMy So. ..,27, Cent 8 AmTel...l154 Chi ft Alton 11.. Vht i. Alton pf . 21', Chi ft Ot Wost 31'4 Chi ft N IV nref 142 Cluett-Pealdy nf.110 Col It Ho 1st Pf . 84 Col ft South ... 24 Col ft So 2d nf 42'4 Con flClilP ion.. Con Int Cal Mln. 174 Cont Can .... 87., Con Can nf ..l"-!li Continental Inn, . 514 Corn Prod pref . 90 Crucible Steel .. R9i Cuba Am Sugar. 170 Cuba Am Sug pf.lnj Detroit Kaison...i.i , uen ec mo uri Dome Mines .., Kleo Stor Ilat.. (leneral Clear ... 38' Oen Cigar nf... 984 Ooodrlch II F pf.100., Oranby Mining ., (1H4 nulf 8 fltl 1st pt.101 Hartman Corp... OJ Havana Eleo ....lot., Momestake Mln.. 1074 Int Agrlcul pref.. 8ii In liar of K J pf.lllU Int Nickel nt... 1014 Int Paoer pf sta. 60J Iowa Central ... 44 Iowa Cent pf.,,101 Jewel Tea 37 Kan City So pf.. 474 Kelly-Spring .... 4.'.. Keok ft D M.J. . 4i ljk Krie t IV.. 10 Ut Frl ft W tlf. 23 !.ee Rub Tlrf . 1.1 I.Ik ft M Tob ...200 ' on 1st ctfs pf 4(1 Lorlllart Z Wiiay Co, ... 78"s 3lanhattan Reach 1.. Max Motor 2d pf, 174 May Dept Btre pf 101 Max Pet prtt..., 10 Mich Cent 119 Ulna ft St L new. 10 Morr s ft Essei . 304 Morris ft Kssex pf im ki S S S S M M Mo Kan ft T pref 74 Mont Power ... n Mont Power pref. lot Nat Anno "7 Nat Ulscult .... so'a Jat Lead 41 Xat Lead pref . 102'4 Nat lllscuit nref 114 Jvat Clk ft St pf 100'i Nat Enm ft Stp pf nt Nt RR Mex 1st Pf 40 M Rlt Mex pref. 40 Nt RR Mex 2 pf r.O'l NO Tex ft Mex.. 2.' N Y Dock 1114 N Y ' ft St I,.!: 21 Norf ft South . 21 Norf ft West pref 82 Noa Scotia Steel 7H'4 Ohio iuel .... 41 Ohio Oas rta . , 01 Ontario SlUer 4 Pan-Am Pet pref 90 Pan-Am Pet prior Pref ct 08 Prssd Stl Car pf 10J Peoria ft Last... 4'a Pere Marquette . 14 T,,, " II 7N 82 92 1 14 97 (17 90 00 ' 18 20 in'.; 2(1'4 11 8,t1 Pitts Coal pref i-terce-Arrow Plerce-Arrow pf Qulckslher ,. ., Qulckslher pref Rep I ft 8 pref , Roal Dutch .. Ry Stl Spring pf Sage Arms .. Saiton Motor . . Seaboard A I, pf Shattuck Aria . , St I. ft s F . St L ft S P nref gt L ft 8 V pref ,l'l ninn'l -.lining lr 81 South PR Sjgar 118 Standard Mill .. R-'i Stutx Motor P74 Sup steel 1st pf J00 T'a Co rts .. im Third Ave .. . 1714 Tidewater Oil 208 lobarco Pro! pf os. T St I, A W.."., 7J TStLftYctfi 84 T8t Lft Wpf.. 80 Transue-lVIms ., 88 underwood Type, 90 Ilnderwd Tvpe pf. 1124 Un Dag ft P new. 87 United Alloy stl. 89 Untd Drug 1st pf 60 Untd Drug 2d pf . 75 United De Wood 1st nref ....;, r.l United Pap Brd.. 171 Union Pao pref,, 74 United Ry Inv.. S H S Expres 18 U 8 Realty Imp 11 "dp l' f r.n U B Tnd Alco pf. 9" IT S 8 ft It pref . 48 1'tsh Se- drp 1g. J.'.''r. Chm Pref Ml "1 IVells.rargo ... rs JVest Md 2d nf,. kh JVj-st Pae. It R'. nil Wis Central ., joif Wilson Co pref . , -i ljoolworth 115 woolworth pref, .110 Worth P ft .. sS Wrtn P ft M pf B il Shipments of Jleat Decrease CHICAGO, Nov. . Shlpment,' of fresh and cured meata from Chicago during weelt enaq rjoyemBer 4 were aj,vijvoqo pounM, .inv n,rJ,e stHmaia lasi week. aaM LOCAL STOCKS DECLINE FOLLOWING GAINS IN THE INITIAL TRADING A Rapid Transit Closes With Loss, After Advancing to Lake Superior and Lehigh Navigation , TaKe same course Only a small turnoter of stocks tooft place In the two-hour session on the Phila delphia Stock Exchange today olid prices were Irregular, with those of irtually all the usual local leaders declining nfter strength nt the start. Rapid Transit trust certificates, tthllo slow In opening showed Improvement at the start nnd moted up to 25 but closed at 21V off '. The nttendanco of traders In board rooms was small and neither this Issue nor any other could gain any momentum of conse quence. Philadelphia Electric was the most active homo stock early nnd it remained un changed at 25'4. Electric Rtorago Battery Hold t below jesterdn's close Lake Su perior sagged "4 after storting high, and Lehigh Xn. Ig.itlon took tho fame course Tonopalt Belmont, which had shonn un usual strength yesterday, was moderately traded In today nnd the price sagged n fraction, while Tonopah Mining was marked up n trifle. United (las Improtement wns unchanged Two small tranactlons took place In Philadelphia Company, the first at 28, and tho second nt 27, oft 14. rnnsUanla Railroad was a little hither but losses were recdrded by Lehigh Vaju. nnd Baltimore and Ohio, while Heading w,l j unchanged Steel common Improted, afl. ' vanclng to 97'4, but was slower than usual ' and ended lower Bonds were quiet and the 3, ptr cnt ' Liberty Loan sold oft to 99.58. Minimum prices established On PIttiburti Stock Exchange Friday hae been rernovM from stocks selling at or less than $15 share. The Federal Reserve Bank of Pnlladel. phla has transmitted to banking Instltu. tlons In this district the following telegram from the Treasury Department, signed by Oscar T. Crosby, acting Secretary: "In order to comply with the Secretary'! announcement for preservation of names nnd nddrerscs of subscribers of Second Liberty Loan, will you kindly ndvlne all banks nnd trust companies nnd other throughout our district submitting group subncrlptlons that the department desires their co-operation, and later will request through ou submission to jour bank of tho names and addresses of all subscribers for Second Liberty Loan?" CURB TONE IS GENERALLY BETTER, BUT BUSINESS CONTINUES SMALL Fluctuations Are Confined to Narrow Range Oil Stocks Fairly Active and Prices Are Better Maintained NEW YORK, No 3 Tlutc was a bettei tone generally to the trading on the-IJroad Street Curb, but business was small In lolimie, nnd In most cases fluctuations wero confined within a nnriow rnnge. The oil stocks as n group wero fairly ncthc and prices in thosj Issues wero better maintained than in the first pait of tho week, although tho buy. ing was without lgor and trading at times wns sluggish. Midwest Refining wns the most active of this group, opening at 120, and after declining to 117 rallied to US. Houston Oil was In good demand, selling nt 18 and 19, and Merritt leflectcd support with sales nt 28 nnd 28$. International Petroleum was traded In nt 12 to 12'J; Oklahoma at 7 and "',, and Osage at 7 and ii. The mining stocks were quiet and without special change in prices, Butte Cop per and Zinc selling at 64 and 61, Stewart at U and Big Lodge nt 1 and 14. There was fairly active Hading in City Service at 203 to 203. Curtlss Aero plane was steady, with sales at 264, and Wright-Martin was traded in at 7i t 7V Submarine sold nt 13 to 14, and Aetna Explosives nt 54 nnd 5S. Triangle rilm was firm, with huvlng continued based on the extension of the company facilities', with sales at 1 to 78. INDUSTRIALS ma Am Reduction 70 Aetna Explosives 5 Am Brit Mfg 5 Am Marconi 2 i Am Writing Paper 2i Canadian Car Co 17 Can Car &. Kdy pref 47 Charcoal Iron 7 5, Chevrolet Motors Cramp Curtlss Aeroplane Carw en Tool Carbon Steel Emerson Phonograph .. Federal Dje Itcndec Mfg Inter-Lube Chem Kathodlon-Rronze pref Lake Torpedo Boat . . . Lehigh Coal Sales Lima Loco Maxim Munitions Martin Arms N" Y Shipbuilding Nor Amer Paper rulp. Otis Elevator Peerless Motor Poole Eng Redden Truck Scrlpps-Booth S S Krcsgo w 1 Standard Motors hteel Allojs Submarine St Joseph Lead Todd Shipbuilding Triangle Film United Profit Sharing.. I" S Steamship United Motors United Sugar World's Film Wright-Martin Air . . . . Zinc Concent oe 70 21 8 7.1 414 5 1.1 3J 3)i 01 47 si 00 30 21 4.1 0 70 15 48 13& 1.1... 3? 18 30 Tes. close Asl. tHdle) 78 oi 10 2T 3 21 Hi 8 70 80 28 10 80 3i 10 25 3i 'iii 08 53 1)3 33 2 "4 50 Osage Hominy .. Utlce Oil Mapuipa j;et ... Sequoyah Sinclair United West Oil. 37 74 1 81 S'.i ii4 ion 80 1 3T 184 35 n4 7'i 134 3i; 18 ixii:pi;nii:.t oil stocks Barnett Oil & Gas.. Cosden &. Co Elk Basin Federal Oil Inter Petrol Houston Oil Merritt Oil Midwest Ret Met Petrol Ohio Fuel Oklahoma Rcf , , . , 14 7s 7?i 2i 1? IS 274 118 T 12 8 79. 77. 3 1S4 20 284 120 1 19 7i .194 3 134 2n4 110 iMUPi:.Mii:.T oil stocks Continued Yes close Old Ask (Salel i 7i ' 7!i 84 11 V Ti 17 MINING STOCKS Alaska Standard 5 Atlanta : 10 Big Ledge 1 Hlbee Copper (a pros).. tf, Ilutte Copper & Zinc. . .. fl Butte New Yolk Cal & Jerome 1 4 Con Arli: 11, Emma Consolidated .... ' i First National 2 (loldflehl Merger 4 Goldfleld Cons 38 Joldfleld Florence 10 Goldfleld Ken anas 10 Green Monster a Hecla Mining 4 Howe Sound 4 Independence Lead 4 Jerome Verde j Jumbo Extension 18 - Magnate Copper McKlnlcy Darrngh 30 Magma Copper 33 Mother Lode 29 Mines Co ot America.,. iji Nevada Hills .1 N'evnda. Wonder 14 Nlplsslng 71. Ohio Copper )J Ray Hercules 3 Stewart 14 San Toy 0 ' Tonopah Extension .... in. United Verde ,T West End Con 63 White Oaks 3 i mic (aps ,i Yerlngton , 13 15 11 l4 i 6a4 1 lt 1 "h 2,4 5 40 13 15 U 4T. 41 e 19 T4 CO 37 30 1 II) i 1 34 11 14 33 70 100 15 w II "h in 4 214 3 41 u 411 4 6 18 36 28 14 Bethlehem 6s . Cosden Oil 6s . . Cosden & Co 6s Cudahy 6s Erie 5s Russian Government 6'is S3 Russian Government 64s 63, Southern Railway 6s ... 07 Sinclair Oil 6s 02 Todd Shipbuilding 6s ... 911 BONDS f 07-74 80 80 01 01V4 OJ74 81 81 07 054 50 09 Oltt 101 114 OJH 57 87 Local Bid and Asked Amer Stores Ilrlll, J a Ruff ft Susci t 0 67 do pref 48 Baldwin 544 Elec Storage 40 Gen Asphalt in do pref 54 Key Telephone lo'i ao t c (in Lake sup corp benign wav . lhlgh Valley j'cnnainnia Phlla Kleo Philadelphia Co 27 do 0 p o pref 81 Phlla R T t 0 24S Reading OV'i Tonopah Rel a. Ton Mln 414 Union Traction ... . mi. U O I I' 8 Steel 111'. York Itwv s' od pref r.l Wm Cramp ft Sons 72 Todav Hid Ask 3j 'Ill rp 114 57 ' 54. 31 20 6(1 50 544 50 17 58 It (15 11' 58 . 0-iVl 03 . 21. 25 81 24' 00 4(1 91t II 84 74 flMi 70 111' 111. Yesterday Hid Ask 31 " 31 12 , 20 57 00 18 60 51 514 50 fit 1(1 19 50 R7 K'Vl 11 ill 04 U't l."4 57, 58 61I 55 48 49 2V, 21'i 27 2S HI .13 24, 244 074 07. 6'i 4 4 44 191 40! 70 70 tMIVi OHiJ ."! " 3.' 81 73 75 French General Is Slain in Battle PARIS, Nov. 3 .General Challle Davis Onal, commander and formerly chief ot staff of the Seventh Army Corps, was killed at Aiocourt on October 11, It became known here today. LOCAL iMINING STOCKS TONOPAH STOCKS Jim Butler Mac.N'amara Midway Mlzpaii Extension . . Montana .(.. Rid 77 10 03 00 .11 Northern Star 1104 Rescue Eula 1 1 IVest End 09 aOLDFIELD STOCKS Atlanta 0914 Rlue Dull .01 Hooth 01 Dlamondfleld It H 02 ijiy , 02 Kewanas OS Oro nt Sandstorm Kendall 02 Ntlverrick 13 Arizona lTnltrt Nevada Wonder Tecopa Mining . MISCELLANEOUS 20 1.00 23 GOVERNMENT BONDS 2s, registered 1030... 2s. coupon. 11)30. . :. registered, 1018... lis. oounon, 1618 ,,. 4s, registered 1023. 4s, coupon, 1925, 3s, registered 1010... 8s. coupon. 1910 Panama 2s. registered. Panama 2s, registered. 19111., 1938., Rid lilf HUH -DM ll'l 1014 , 101'i 84 Rl , 97U 074 Ask .80 .23 11 03 .17 074 13 .71 10', 0." .01 01 .01 .10 m 01 .15 21 70 :o Ask 074 ino 108 1 SPECIAL NOTICE To Holders of American Pipe Manufacturing Company Collateral Trust Certlfl. t cates, Series "A," Duo October 1st, 1927 ?eiauln!!fanVKo5 i!f "V?,a,do lnJth" Pent of the interest and Sinkihg l Fund due October 1st, 19". under the terms of the Trust Defed dated ucwoei- !" 1 "'"' Y" iusi company, Trustee, executed by the ridCunK ucrs oi saiu Portlflcates have formed a Committor ?J i.K. Jj"tJl:?" ' The Committee invites the holders of said Certificates to' flnntt , on or before December 16th, 1917, with Th" Land le I TwatKoai.? Broad.ti Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pa., which has been annoS Depositary, and Certificates; of Deposit yr.ll 'be iisSed" ?"h"S0PCertih cates under tho Protective Agreement, erwin The Committee requests that the holders shall deposit their Certifi cates promptly, as the right of deposit will ,expire on December StS. PRICHARD SAUlT " " Prvided ,n the Agreement " BAYARD &'EVAhfs, UOUHStt f COMMITTEE SiKDJLA- SIMPLM, m vv i (as. - P1JUHU hnW m,-TimmBm , " SM. " ') " 1 u ywiwsi'"'i"'i"wu. Jy W urn -irnr -mfnarBst" iZttaan -eft ' 'iurz. -s