WEKKMKm&nWMBtwKKNNfigttHm HHBwTHMH munMMmn' r"-1 r : . . "A. v' " . I'ww "T " -1 . ? . . il i ? : - L" : ' '" - -mlNClAL WORLD-NEW tORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK MfGJBS '411 t i T4INIT1D STATES kitBRTY LOAN i'f iA INn 4a - , HVLVANIA RAIUBOAd .LIDATED 4 1S ILI DATED Vi M tNERAL 4y,i ?; 0H . NEW ENQUAND RAILROAD :.. MBMBRAI 111 1954 (lly. mock CO. RNKEKS 'Om CHWTHUT STREET rBILADEU-ulA trieU Oil & Gas Company 1 1 . . .. Irfra4cr Refiner Distributor of 2000 barrels dally ca- !, 10S tans: can rn Pipe Line from wtlla to rail- - 'Kuirlhullnr atatlons. Meted on Quarterly dividend basis Sparable Jen. 1031 and 34 eatra. Paid 2Sf. dividend last ear. i Active dally market, tai nroun E'M. CLARKE, Inc. j "' .V . Li ? lllfBiafni rinuiu $ ent Par 1(49 H l.fcAna llltt NlirUt v..kA itM. l'hlln . ! rwllll.m t Nw.Jf2rilH. ,m SPECULATIVE TONE BETTER IN N. Y., WITH BUYING LARGE Room Traders Become Extremely Bullish and Buy and Bid for Standard Issues. Reading: Demand Continues New York Stock Sales High Points in Todau's Financial News Wood atliancci tvere recorded by many leading stocks on Xcto York exchange. Heading continued In demand and special 20 per cent illt'Mcm! on Lackauanna Coal rciultcd in coal stock shotting Improvement. Oil shaies claimed moat attention on this Curb, Oats price declined. Cotton trading imi small. Italian exchange Has stronger. Dodge Manufactur ing declared an extra diiulcnd o i per icnt on the common stock. Cot ton consumption increased during Xoiember. The price of bar sllier ad vanced in A'cio York and London. 'A, Free of f Miisylvania State Tax Ve own and offer, subject to Mte, the following high-grade kllroad bonds: f 'fttfUJelehia & R.eelinr Hlmprovement 4a, April un, Ceaaactlsf Railway (Phila.) ,.. Unth 1US1 Jj .WthWrtk, Yonaiilovrn & Aaatabele K. K. 'V JUB. 4l. June 11)18... PW.i.lpkU & Readin, Conso.Ulatnl 4a, Match 103 1.V! J. Valla. iXOtxl. Consolidated 44". May 1003 4 95 B .. One. & 5t. L0011 SV.il Consolidate! n. pni "- a.uu -faiTltan!a Company $,'Flrt 4Wa. July 10JI. . .535 'Wilo, Rocbtiter & rittiburia n.i.lnNunl AU.m. Mav 1UJO ! 7t Uk Crttk R. R. Wtt, Snd ta, July 1U30... 5 55 m liS Approx. llrldH 4 50 4.55 4.55 4 62 V ftitts cni particulars upon application K.tk-1 IP Dt. m y yi1 fV?, B 1421 Chaitnut St., PhlladclpkU MTSsiir Yark Cmcaio vn rrancnco VC niicn I illiourn ?llie National City tompany Ni:V YORK, Dec. 14. Thero wag n pionuunceJ lmpiormcnt In tho upcculatUo tone of tho New York tchntiRo todaj, with the loom trailers generally Ik coming extremely bullish nnd bujlns nnd bldillne for fairly large amounts of nil tht) standard Hsues. This speculate e element hod n good foundation to work nn becauso of the fact that nearly eecnty stocks sold ex dUtdcnd. At the opening of the market prices ex dividend wero bo low as to con tinst sharply with their quotations, with tho dividend on, nt the cloe csterday. Marine preferred sold ex the special dividend of 10 per cent, with transactions early nt 74j, follow id by an advance to 77V4. llethlehem Steel issues all sold c dividend, tho "B" class 2V4 per cent off, inlying from 6G to C8'i, almost entirely recovering its divi dend. Utnh Copper sold et 33 with snlcs at Tl7 to Zl't. Most im portance In many minds was uttathul to tho trudlng In Reading, width has bien persistently bought, while other stocks were weak for tonm da) s past Todav bujlng became aggicsslve, carr)ltrg the pi Ice up from 65'a tn GS Coal stocks were also active nnd strong, with the dividend of 20 per rent on I.acknwannn coal sales stock payable In Government bonds exercising impoitant Influence on tho market for these Issues. United States Steel common lcllected recent absorption, being In scai t supply with a material lncrtae In demand nnd advanced from 80st to 834. I'ait of tho(bti)lng wus Induced b) vogue reports that some favor able news Is coming from Woshlngton, hut thero was nothing definite In advices from administrative circles to Indicate any occurrence out of tho usual line Mherty, 34s sold at 18 50 to '.'8 54, nnd the 4s weie traded In at 0T.il to " 3.'. rorelgn Rovirnmint bonds continued lieav), with Anglo-french Cs selling nt tho new low rtcotd of 87. Cause of American Beet Sugar Break In connection with tho sharp buak in tho pi Ice uf American Ueet Sugar common, the news tint western producers ate operating at a dis advantage has bet n the primal) caiiBe of the selling. It Is pointed out that the fled pi Ice of 7.J3 cents a pound for beet sugar applies to tho seaboard, and thnt westein Intel ests must Include In this ligute trans portation cot It ma) be mentioned that beforo the Government took hold pi Ices had been as high as a and 10 cents. Tho gnat Investment opj ortunltlcs that are being offered In the rail road list have been repeatedl) dwelt upon, but toda) the attraction Is even gieatei When sucli blocks as Great Northern, Atlantic Coast Line. Southern I'acllic and Atchison common known an average leturn at present prices of about 8 per cent, it Is time that the Judicious Investor became uctlve. An Investment can be made In a ) one of these rails without Jeopaidlzlng the piinclpal involved, for tho nilwa) situation has developed into a statu wheie Government protection of nilroad credit Is inevitable: lllsh Alaska .Old M. SH Alaska Juneau. J 14 Allls dial Co.. 16 Am Meet Sugar flsH Anier Can .... 3"i do pref (UN, Am C A 1' Co (I3H Am Int Corp.. , so Am Cotton Oil. ss Am It & I. .IH, do prcf .. 47 Am Linseed . . HV I Am J-rOCO ,,, sou I do prcf , 94 Am Mall nil I do prcf nty. Am .Smelting . ;i Am-Buni Too.. 83 V4 .Am Htl l'dy . f3, Am Hug-ir .. OS Vi I do pref . 10(1 Am Tel & T. 101 Am Tobacco ..1311 Am Wool . 3Vi Am Writ 1 pf SI m Zinc . I.d IS Anaconda . rn Atchlpon . si do pref , :'', At O & W I 04 Uald Loco Co SI Unit & Ohio 47 do prcf 81 Ilarrett iU, 7 Beth Ste' 1D1 do 11. 70 do prcf t c 041! rtrookln It T. SS Hums llros ton Uutte & Hup C IB Cal Iet prcf . 3 1 CiitiadKn l'ao 111 Cintral Ltatlur flo'a Cerro iln I'nsco 37'fi Chandler Mot Hit, 'Chtsa & Ohio. 4' I Chic & Alton 7 I Chi Gt West pf 14 1 Chi M & St T 30ii I do pref OB1)! Chlo & North s7'i C H I & Iac t c is I do 6 p cpf t c 3S do 7 pc pf t c 47,4 Chllo Copper lia4 Chlno Con Cop 3l)a Col F & Iron 31 H Col Gas & Klee Sbt, Coiisol Gas . HO'i Cont Can sn Corn Prod 2ui4 do prcf KB? Crucible Steel 40'i Cub i Cane hug S7V4 . do pief 78' I Del . Hud . Iiva i Dome Mines ny, Distillers Seiur Sin4 i Krle U4 do 1st pref . 1014 I Gaston-Will 11 I Gen' Hlec Co General Mot . 87 I do pref . 7 1 Goodrich B V.. 3IH Gt Nor pref 83 Gt Nor Or subs S4"4 Nt Clox etna m Mi SVfc ' 1H "4 OS -t-1 3sy i Mt ". sh 1V4 414 S1V4 1H lltt Vt 47 1 24V4 !- H flOVi SH 01 3 0V4 . 81 H 71 !", 8BH 8S14 Z'i t4 Y 100 1014 los4 13(1 180 1 sVi Yt SI 1 IS 4 fi" 1 Low t 3V4 1T4 n 31H oV 404 SS ui 43 tn 04 si 81 OR BSM 834 0JH ion OIL STOCKS CLAIM ATTENTION OF CURB Issues, Pressed at Declining Prices for Long Time, Arc in Better Demand NEW YORK, Dec, 14 After a little Irregularity at the open- ; Ing when a few Issues sold at moderate neciines, tho cum maritet developed a strong tone with tho oil slocks demand ing most attention. Those issues which liRd been pressed on the market at steadily declining prices for a long time past wero In better de mand than at any preceding day during the week, with Midwest Refining ad vancing from 91 to 95 nnd Merrltt, after selling at 1C(, moving up to 17't. Oklahoma was traded In nt 5J to C Among other sales wero Sinclair Gulf at 12'i, Cowlen at B'i to 6 and Hlk llasln at 5 and fi , There were sharp advances In Stand ard 01' issue with soino stocks moving B09i 4 U up 15 points on bid prices Ohio Oil sold SB VI Jl IS 81 70i 78U 1)04 80 y, 46 S3 H4 07 V oh oi sn4 1074 100 147. 11 U J! U 1J7U l.io4 -t-3'4 84 oov4 sy, S7" ', 014 14 41 -ML, 7 1 1K, V4 3D", 37, 704 04 81 47 S3 87 on i 70 44 38 at 285 to 278 nnd hlindard Oil of New Jersey sold at 491 A moderate amount of Aetna IIx plosles was traded In at 74 to 7 Subnurlno vcas weak In the early trad ing, declining from 11 to 11 H. There was a fair amount of business In Gen eral niectrlc Rights, which ndvanccd I-. i from 11 to 111. l Triangle I'llm was ngnln In good de- til, maml at 1 Wright-Martin sold at G'k to , United htnies Steamship at 4, to 4, and North .vmerioin nt .'2 IMICNT1II1LH 1 34 14 n4 3H 8 37A 0l' 41 I84 307,, 00 80 17 37 47 134 37 "4 31 28 78 80 284 894 4nj 301 7194 V4 n4 28 IT), 20 II Aetna 1'xplosUes Am Hrlt Mfg Am Mnicoul Am Writing Paper Air Reduction 09 2'), Canadlin Car Co nil 7Ti I S1 00 10 f- 9 1 '4 H 7 18 18 47 nj .19 1, 31 H 28 SO 80 Sll4 89 n "J, 40i 1 27 '(. 7.14 f- "!s 1)1 4 S ", . 2B9. Ml, 144 -1- tOY -I 'a 11 a-1 4-1 12ft I18 12l9i Hi 81 74 131)4 8394 J19i 37 39 88 Yt 31 39", 41 19. f- 8(11 7 3 IV 81 249 37 29 88U :u 1 10 1-1 .. 41 IVj JIOXEY.LEXDIXfi KATES BIG SPECIAL DIVIDEND M3M IOIIK Monev on call opened 1 at 6 ner cent high. G. low and list, C , clcsed, I, ruling rate, G per cent. Rates on good mixed collateral bad Delaware, Lackawanna and West no relation to actual business, but were , r Annniinre.! . tjuoted at 5jiG per cent The firmness , crn oal ompan Announces of money has restricted all of the other Unusual Kind of Distribution nrinnitlul m.irl;tM I Prime mercantile paper rules very GVV OIIK, Dec II The directors i-enigi vai .1. slow at B'lfTG ner cent, and an occa-, t n, ri.ig, i, .-,., .i w.t. L&MTCopf.lOo "...-. . - -"" -' .v...,...... ....V. ... TO BE PAID IN BONDS I Greene Con Cop 37 I Haskell & Hark 20V4 Illinois Cent HH", I Int Agrlcul pf. 32 4 I Inspiration Cop 40 ' Interb-Cons Cor n4 do pref ... 4iy, I Int Harv N J lOlVa 104V4 10iy4 2ca Int Mcr Jlarlne 1914 17 IOV4 l"i do pref . 78V4 I do CTSll 8V4 I Int Nickel . JV4 Intern Paper . JJ Kan City S .. Irt do pref . . 4 7i Kcnneccott Cop 10H, Lnrk Steel . . 72 U 74"i 8194 -'4h 23!. 114 401'4 29 70 519 100 78 V4 81"4 . 23' 22 Can Car & I'd) pref 41 Chnrcoil Iron . 7 Chevrolet Motors Cramp Curtlss Aeropl me Curwcn Tool Carbon Steel . l'merson Phono . . I'eder.il Do Hendee Mfg I liter-Lube Knthodlon llr pref . Lake lorii Dost I chlgh Co il t-nlcs Lima loco ... . Maxim Munitions Vnrlln Arms. . N Shipbuilding Nor Am l'aper Pulp. Otis Llevator Peerless Motor Poole Ung Redden Truck Scrlpps-IJooth S S Krcsge w I .... Standard Motors . .. Steel Allo)s Submarine . St Joseph Lead . 4 'Todd Shipbuilding ... Triangle I'llm. . . Cnlted Profit .Shir . I' S Steamship., I nlled Motors.. . Cnlted Sugar. . . World Film . Wright-Martin Air .. Zinc Concent Vat HnpA AbU iml 8 7 "4 (1 1 I 70 (III in is .10 nt ?o 21 8 70 1 13 10 a1; 1 i'i OS 40 8f, 30 Jlj III 10 80 11 I oo 4 11. 18 08 49 114 30 9; . I 01 73 37 1) 70 B'. -'4 'i 73 14 ' on .n 1 40 1.' 10 70 8 13 11 "4 4 '.i'4 "u 1 Sales in Philadelphia N'ft High. lAvr, Close, dice. 100 Alliance Ins ..19 10 10 Am Strs fss 101 Am Gas, 834 '4 83464 Huff & S pf t c . . 1t Urlll J G . .. flo .. IOC R I 6 p c pref 174 3791 3791 4 91 lBlLlec Stor 47'4 47 471 i 8 Ins Co NASI 21 24 ', 350 I.k Sup C II 1094 H 17Lch Nav. 89 874 30 3 109 do rts 1st Pf. 1714 174 171 4 84l.eli Vol. SI9i I91 194 r VI lool.lt llros. 31 21 1 42.1 Perm R It 4J9 43A 43 4 SooPhlla Co cum pf 38 SB 28 1104 Ph Llec 31 221 HY H 1013 P IIT t O 2814 21 214 4 100 Ph Tract no no no 4 20 Resiling 074 07 07 H li 700 "Ton Del 3,', 394 39, A 211 Ton Mln 1. 414 4 '4 2110 t'n Tiact 38 3794 37l 4 4S0I' G 1 0814 01 014 - 94 4130 U S Steel 884 81 BS 3 do pref . . tl03 II W Ir & H 84 81 li W J & S . tl"i .. W Cramp . 714 . RAPID TRANSIT TRUST CERTIFICATES LEAD TRADING ON LOCAL EXCHANGE Although Turnover Is Large, Price Remains Steady at 25 O.ther Traction Shares Advance Rail roads Show Improvement Cx dividend todav excent for cash. Quotation given is jestcrdaj'a clo'e Total Mir. 0918 lmre. rnmpnrei) llh II mi xtiarrs jeiterdnji thus for this ejK. 10011 luirr-i sums prrloU Inst rtlc, 41,001 ithureK. IIIIMIS lllk-h I.ou Close Net chse JSOIO Lib llond 3'jS 98.12 98 il 08 10 8010 do 4s 97.00 97.30 07 00 .20 20011 L V cons 1K.S 20111 08V4 0B'4 98H 31000 1'hlla Llec 1st 5s 93 9I'4 944 1000 Heading gen 4s . 834 8191 82n4 4 7000 L S Stl 5s 909m 909h 00"i 34 Tntnl antes, K.11 OnO, rnmpnrril with M9. 410 rlrrilnl tlius fur this Meek. Si IS, 7.101 same period hint uerk, 9131,030. i'i '4 Local Bid and Asked The local stock market wns slow In getting started today, owing tn the small attendance In board rooms and uncertainty that existed ns to what New York wns likely to do News from the big board was held up bv wire trouble, resulting from tho storm, nnd many were Inclined to think that the outside Intorest would be incklug to a great extent because of dlfllcultles In executing orders. However, most price changes were to higher lee els on small turnovers prevlotjs In mlddi), and In the afternoon the dealings heie became fairly broad nnd tyie market was gen erally firm Rapid Transit trust certlflcitcs were traded In more largely than any of the other home shares, but there was no change In their prices, all business being recorded at 25 fnlon Traction nnd Philadelphia Traction, on tho other hand, each gained a half i n small sales Phila delphia Kectrlc, which had taken the leadership enrlv in the day, became dull In tho Inter trading and was off n char ter nt 22)4 near the close. Klectrlc Storage IJattery nnd Lake Superior Corporation, two of the usual leaders, did very little, nnd their prices were unchanged, while Lehlch Naviga tion stock wns marked up two points t'nltcd Gas Impiovcment nnd Warwick lion were taken at vesterda) s last quo tations The Tonopahs were Irregular, SHARP RECESSIONS IN COTTON MARKET Selling Causes Many Stop Or ders, Increasing the Supply and Weakening Prices Tontpah Belmont, ex dividend, gaining n trifle, while Tonopah Mining lost a frac tion Railroads shewed Improvement, Read, Jng advancing , Pcnnsjhanla n frac tion, Lehigh Valley n quarter ard Rock Island t per cent preferred 1, Sleet common sold lower enrlv. but near the close had recovered tlie loss and aucancetl more than two nolnts oer ves. terday'a close Philadelphia KTectrlc first 5s led frail. Ing In the bond dlvlslor. but lost half of 1 per rent on a turntcer aggregating around J35.000 Liberty Uonds were Ir regular, the 3Hs belna- a trlfls blcliai- and the Ik losing a little Man) subscribers to the Is mule pi) ment of their 10 per cent installment to day, although it was not duo until to morrow, and, an a result, bnnks were kept busy taking care of customers' re. mlttances, Complete returns for national bnnks In this city show total earnings of J6, 7'i3,G04 for the year ended November 20. 1917. tho date of the last call by tho Comptroller of the Currency. These earnings, ns figured by the Commercial List and Price Current, compare with $3,953,291 for tho twelve months ended November 17, 111G Deposits aggregate $562,021,173, an In crease of $79,881,297 ns compared with a )ear ngo. 4 47 114 33 "1 7 (.3 79- iivi It". V; i4y4 'l 5J'S 10 4014 1014 1' "Ch ' STANDARD OIL hTOCKS Illinois Ohio Pralrlo Pipe S O California too slonal transaction nt 5'- per cent !B CFVTRAT, MTIOSW, 1IM nt- i. mr. Ann. I'ln 0" lleeenil.cr 13 1017 A' A The h'lirh monev rat'es are also .11-1 el" Co, fonip-in) declared tho follow- Max Motor. ' rectlv " responsible for narrowing down ling special dividend, pa)ble December do 1st pref Loulsv . Nash 1074 100V4 1074 "j 1!4 " V' cjauiornia 4. a I S O New Jersey . ,4 S' O New York .. 4- tiL ' av m nrnr ..171 ,.278 ..221 ..208 ..488 ..215 181 281 230 313 401 S40 400 233 t'a nwtlns- of the linn r J of Directors Mii,iu this daj. the following- resolution was ellglDlcs I oneratlons In prime bank acceptances 1 This last class Is quoted at 'iiZt on teltnmi.lv arlnntetl! ioi.VEI). That lhl rtninl of Dlrtelnrs tr Central' Natlornl Hank of riillauel Ijrvcoru ilin rroioup 1 Borrow nno r PV11W .,, IUI-S llir au.tlV.I iir,lli oil rii December 7. 1017. of MR WILLIAM ELLIOTT, the much esteemed president ' hank. Elliott seas elected nreeldent of the January 10 1907. and continued c- in lea service up io nis aeam m- wltn a aenerous neari. rare dusii ess I'llILADLI PHI Call 5 Per cent: tlme5ti534 percent Commercial paper three to four months 6'4tiGl percent; six months, 5'3lt54 per cent LONDON Money at 4 per cent un changed, Discount rate for short bills l. ner cent and for three months 1", and a, most kindly disposition, he haa Der cent unchanged Do Uecrs closed nt endeared himself to his aaoclatea " "" . .,,, -,in. , many Interests vlth which he was 12'4 and Rand Mines at 4 d and tn special degree to the dl- ' . 2 1 Si 28 to stock of record December 12 Three dollars and sevent) flee cents In bonds nt par of the Cnlted Kingdom of Great Ilrlt iln and Ireland 5'. s due 1119. $175 bonds st par of the Cnlted Kingdom of f Jre it llrltaln nnd Ireland t nf this hank. - losa will not only be felt by thla In- tjtftttttlon, nut Dy miry oiner acror? nnanciai interests with which ho was associate 1 and 'M'tlM phllanthropla work In and around 9M!adalphla which he loved To all of these ri counselor he brought to the board table mtpd of unusual balance -)T WILLIAM V. CONRAD Y, Cashier. i-T rARTNTK'llir' FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK, Dec 14 The foreign exchange market wa-s dull, as hereto fore, In the early dealings today, but was featured b) strength In Italian and Swiss exchanges Quotations were Demand sterling I "5 3-1C. cables 4 76 7-16. slxt) day bills, nominally. ninety-day bills 4 '4 W r TlaaTlCi: IS nFREnY GIVLV THAT TH1'. 4 71'i 04 71 '. L r rniderslaneil have entereil into a limited ' 4 89 '4 S'.WaJtMrshln under the act of Assembly dated ' t . " ..i.ip, 0 lg rilcc i TKrll 12, 1917. upon the follow Ins; terms: ' J-are cauies o io. met i;.The name of the firm under which the Swiss cables 4 30'i, c he conducted ahall be .."Vli & ..1 w. laisnn a livi.e , The- nature of the business acted anaii um uennns 111 bidchi, sirestment aecuruies lollowinK ara me names or to be bonds fs I Vi checks S 20 hecks 4 33 Guilder cables 44, checks 43v3 Pesetas cables 24.12. checks 21 05. Ruble cable3 13, checks 134 Stockholm cables 3G, checks 35 Chrlstlanla cables 334. checks 33'4. Copenhagen rabies 33J. checks 32':. BANK CLEARINGS Hank clrnrtrvs todiy compared with cor- rd Lontrtth, Fifty thoutand dol-' reipondli a day tait two y?ar. 1 uuuj 1 1017 1010 in 1 taHnd nt which tha Tvarf narMn la I . .. a m.n mn in tin im ten ipZHii November. 20 )oiT. and th. JJ Si Ki'j i il 711 3 iih'iii SIM !" 738 37S rtnera rk J. Petry. I ansdowne Penna. Biisn Toinnu. v, nuemarsn. Penna. iTWelsa. 2113 N. 33d at Phlla. special partner is jxingsireiii, jiaverzora i-enna. amount of cncltal contributed hv C1SI parvii, ! up iiittuwa. do 2d pref Mex Petrol.. . 70 Miami Con Cop 20 M hi' S S M 1 I llh M A. St 1, new. 7it Miss Pacific ... 214 514s due 1921. $11-0 In bonds of the M" lower V?. Cnlted States Libert) Loan 4s at par Vat AcnTe 209. duo 1942. On each share of the stock a on Cab " of tho company, with a provision that , Cloak i. Su oo crniuuiiuL HiiiouiiiH vi livuu 01 me nrsc and second classes of the bonds of tho Cnlted Kingdom of Great llrltaln and Ireland and of the $50 of the United States Libert) shall no settled by tho compan) In cash at 95 per cent, 91 per cent and 93 per cent, rcspcctlvcl). The Delaware, Lackawanna and West ern Coal Company does a ver) large 'Ohio Gas 33 commercial business, earnings showing Ontario .Sliver. 44 about Gia per cent on Its sales Penna R R... 44' This special dividend has nli reference Peo Gas & C . 38'4 to the regular quarterly disbursement of Pere Mara w I. 11 the compiny which will be made on De- Philadelphia Co 33)4 cember 26 Pitta & West. 307, , Pitts Coal . 41i, Pressd .St Car so INACTIVE NEW YORK STOCKS Kollottlng are quotations for Inactive New l.ork stocks and In which there were no transactions today. The price given is the last pravlous sale: Nat Kna & Stp 334 National Lead . 40V4 Nev Con Copper 107a N Y Central . 08U N 1 N II . II. 384 Norf & West. . 08 Northern Pac 81 Nova fecotla Stl 01 Pullman Pal C 109 Ray Con Cop. 074 Reading . . on Replr& St ... 7JV4 Ro).al Dutch .. 00 St LSI' .. .. 1394 2J4 S1'4 inyj no 94 2814 4094 74 2IM 38 ,189c 309s' JI94 1,0 3JS. 40 in" i,n 2794 07 Vj 78U m 31 44 41 III 13 28 191 40 49 1074 109 .014 204 INDLPLNDKNT OIL hTOCKS M4 094 0014 u at which t.ald partnership ahall ter M November 20 1020 irill?nFHtr.lc I uprnv r---Trj-.::i 1 "-- IEI Jl II HUSK TOLAND, BA11UKL, WKI3.S General Partners 110 WARD LOVOSTRETH, Special Partner. V 1 5S 001,107 744.171 TSO 44-, St. Loula 21 813 007 11) 834 00i 12 Adamei Rxprrss II", Max Mir 2d rf, 10 i Advance Hum pf 2C4 My tr nf ,1'H Advance Rum,. 10 Met Pet pref. 00 AJux Rubber . ro Mich Central 110 Am Agr Them 711 M St TS h I 81 Am Agr rhm pf 9 Mont Tower pf lot Am Car & K if 101 Morris ft Kssex 10 Amer Lipress . in Morris A. K Pf. 11V. Am lee pref ,t 4s Nat Hlscult . 93 fri ice M-e . in .-av niscnit ! " ' " Sears Roebuck l.'8i 127 .Shattuck Ariz. 17 17 23 no 31 4014 1014 08V1 2814 98 81 01 34 T, 44 4.t IO'n 1314 214 1 J094 4 414 14 50 14 no 2i iy 2 094 , 139i 4 14IM '4 n 2'i It 234 18 03 '4 II n 3-32 8 "4 11 194 -rl 24 "J 4 Sinclair Oil . . Southern Pac Southern R It. , do pref . . . . htudebaker . Sup Steel Am Ilnseel Df' ,,,V .Nat flk Pf IJ014 ""P ? Vr Am Hmelt 11 . po Nat En Mr pf 04 I Ten Cop & C, Am Pmelt pref 100 Nat ' ed pref. tis4 Tex & Pac ., KI.KTTIOVH ttlHK CITRL NATIONAL II V.N k. ' f ur l'luciiir 1,1111 V Deettrber 14 1017. a'Annuai mecnon tor uireciors or tnis . will be. held at tha Ranking House on Mf, January bih, ivio. ueiween 11 .and U m. JZ l Wil. r, CO.NIIAU JMMTOCV OF ACCOL'NTANTa . j'LAivrtENCK u nnovyv A ro C1SA1, KDIAIK IKUai IIL.1JU I11TC A, ADJUST PAHTNRHHiriP DBA! ION niHPtlTBD AUrofNTS "VMirs K Watson. C l A. nonr, ttva, ckmif ithii n,n. rjTB tax nri-iiitr,- aAi. AnvKBTiriKVTn I'K H IIEKKHT (111K.N TIIVT IDllCI th I DIVIDENDS DECLARED I Chicago Imllanapolla and Ixulsllle Ralt- 1 way Companl. usual semiannual of l's per cent on common and 2 per ctnt on pre. ferred atocks panble Prcember 2U to stock I of record December ID. 1 Nev. lork Chicago and bt Louis Hall vn Company reaailan annual of 8 per cent on first preforred. payable 2'j per cent I January 2 to stock of record December 21 and 24 per cent July 1. to stock of record Juno 3 Tha regular semiannual of 2ls per cent on second preierrea v.as aiso oeciareo, payable January -' to slock of record De cember 21 Peoples' Rank New York, usual semi annual of 3 per cent payable, January 2 to stock of record December 20 Mutual Hank New York usual semi annual of 7 per cent, payable January 2 to stock of record December 27 United Traction Klectrlc Company usual quarterly of 1 rr cent, payable January 2 Rooks closed December Is, reopen De cember J4. Kaufman Department stores ine , regu ar auarterly of 11.75 on preferred payable lanuary -' to atock of record December JO Am Silmefra e o- NO Tcv & Mcx 17 Am Toh pf new Nt It R M 1st pf 40 Am T T la f a il N Y Air Ilrake.loo Am T Cab!-: ri N Y C A Ht L. 14'. Am Woolen pf nn " " D"1" '" Am Zlno I, if 42 V Y O A W ... 171 Attn n o Jst pf '2 Nt H it i .'J pr in, Vssn Oil m u. Norf t "011th 21", A O W 1 nf. ssv Norf West pf 7'i All Coast Lin 81i, North American 41 All nirm A Atl 814 ,,hl Fuel . 41 Hslt Iico pref niu elhlo Oss rts 01 "srrelt Co pf 100 ""ens Potto . r2 Ratoplla. Mn 1 Paclflo Mali., . 544 Rrklyn Un aas.ini Pan-Am Pet if U0 rirnn Shoe .. m ran-Ain P prior Rutterlck 10L P'.ct . . . 0 Cal Packing Co 11 Jeorla & Laat. Ai Cal Petrol-um It Pfr Marn pref. 48 cnl A Ho 1st pf in P erce.Arrow Wi Cent Pdy Co 10 U 'r-,Art,w "f o? I'ent I.eath nf tftn 'i i.""', "'. . Cent S Am T lllU Puts A .West pf 87(4 381, 80 2194 87 41U 314 121 in 138 401, 83V4 108 70 2171 78", Texas Co Tobacco Prod. Underwood T. 111? I Union Pacific. do pref ... . Cn Cigar Mors 81 Un Drug 1st pf 40 do 2d pf . .. . 75 United Krult .112 I'n Rwy Invest i'i 81 41V4 314 12 II 131i 434 83 1034 108 70 70 8394 81 40 40 73 71 II. 112 :fl4 I".1!' Harnett Oil & Gas " T . "iCosden & Co.... :? t, nik Basin ' T, 1'ederal Oil .... :., , J Inter I'etrol ... I J .," Houston Oil .... Jl, 'l Merrltt Oil .... 234 ls 1 Midwest Oil ... 3814 Met petrol .... J??-' T , I Ohio Fuel 2094 9i I Oklahoma Rcf . '"Rice Oil " Sapulpa Ref . . . Sequoyah ' hlnclalr 1'4 !l!nlteil lYest Oil 3i4 ' i(, MIMNO STOCKS ) .iaSKU. fllUltUrtlU ,,., Atlnntn. 8 lllg LedgO Blsbeo Cop (a pros) Uutte Cop &. Vine . Butto New York .. Cal & Jerome Con Ariz Denbigh Silver .. Emma, Consolidated First National .... Goldfleld Merger . Ooldlleld Cons . Ooldlleld Florence . Goldfleld Kewanas Gieen Monster Hecla Mining .. . Howe Sound ... Independence Lead Jeromo Verdo . . . Jim Duller Jumbo Extension.. Me-IcMnlpv Darraeh . il.. T'iMngma Copper . 4394 ' Mother Lode .. . Mines Co of Am Nevada Hills .... Nevada Wonder .. Nlplsslng Ohio Copper Ray Hercules . . San Toy . .. ., Stewart ' Tonopah Extension 1 United Verde ... . ., West End Con . . . y 1 wiiiift n.ika 384 14 17 284 194 80 1H S1H 19 334 4 12 -r '1 13 i 128 34 '404 294 8V4 I n 84 '4 tar January Morris Plan Company illvldtr.d of 3 per annlleutlnn will Ha nid. In the l tha mate of Pennsylvania n . ,.. naiable December 31 to Hods of record 7 A- I. ? Cb'' D-I December 21. . lfonrv V. Hahrtltiim. J. I.nnlai vj..ni iintUrr Kutrar rommin. refill rdnit Atlrt H. V. Millar, undrr I i... , i.H.riv nf 1 Ml. ravil.le January J , nf AMrnUy of th. Commonwealth to atnrk of record December SU Mvlvnnla. entitled "An act to pro I luitlmore Tub Company, regular quar. fia incorporation ana reg-uianon ot i ttrly o( 1 per ceni on preierrea ana - wporalion " apprnd April SU. ner ctnt on rommon. both faynrne January tbt unnlrmentH thereto, for th . ainrlc nt record December 20 ft an intended corporation to bet" lUun A Co, Ine. reiutar quarterly of m it. prnMmm m Hon, inr., A pr cent on preierrea pnyiQi gin- tr and ohjeci or which Is to t uurv 3 to ttck or record uecernDr a j Sx cbmpresaorv. , comtruct. bur. aeH and repair iea ana acceu uurnoaei to rt of th? sttd act of Aaiembiy pabla January 11 itnaton Wharf Company, rrcular aetolan wer-drlven I nual of 2Vi Pr cent. panDie necembtr si toolt, appllamea and accetaorlea , to stockholder of r'-cord December IN njoy all the rights, bensnta of 3 shillings a share free of Income tax, lEiTiNaen a millar. Solicitors. t tMK cockt or i ujihon n.KAt ,, jfr ..i-.:inr .r.rniiadeiphia. iu nuiiaai i neeraam lor name. rtr (riven that on tha 10th sr, .pm. in. annve.namea at tha nam. of William K .Med to that of Wlltlam K. t t HRRBBJtT L. MARIS, .. Attorney tor Patltloner. rt $191,111. a de sT.o January. X, tha. .J. . 4J.aa-l.tal AmS A VlV AtSltStial Qlil rvormrrn oreuiiiira uhiv.iv, ' per cent, payable January iu to atocK or '?" DecemDer -t . . . . . - pany, regular quarterly of in per cent on preferred atock series A. payable January 2 to stockholders of record December lo. U H Steel do pref . . . Utah Copper , Car Chem abash . do pref A . , i do nref 11 . ISC. ,- . ,,., or.f 5-T" I ""'''" ' Seaboard A L.. 0 I West Un Tel U H Ind Alco.. 1074 1031 1074 19a U S Rubber ... 40 401 40 294 do 1st pref ..01 01 01 U S Smel & Ro 43 43 43 811 09i 84 14 4 04 4 n 14 2 1. "4 1"4 3 "4 10 44 1. 4 3 4 9 1 70 14 88 10 48 I'I 8 I'I 8 '4 ii 3 U 7-32 74 33 ! 3 4 n'l 04 J'4 1191 234 I84 07 "a 17 'l 4 84 9 11 9-32 10 691 1 1 ls 3," l'. 11 S'i "a 44 391 0 75 14 01 41 20 14 13 19i 8"4 94 S4 11 SI 70 2"C. 114 21 17 03 Amer uteres Prill I el Hurt 4. "iisil t e. do pref Rnldutn Loco I t Ctrl' Mnrng'i flenernl Asiihalt do pief .. Ke stone Tel . do t o I ako Run e'orp . I chlgll Nav I ehlfch V il I'enna 11 il .. I'hlla Pleo Phlla to elo 0 p c pref . P It T t c Heading . Tonopah Ilelmont lonopin .Mining ITnlon 'irnccion I! O I I' H Steel . lork Ry do pref . Mm Cramp A bona A. It .11 lestenlay Hid Ask rs i ii 4M I r..' r.jij 17 ! 11 11 rn r,j 0 1n on ell 11 11 r.s r. r,i. r2'i IIS 4 1'4 2J'J JJS LI .11 .7 .) Sl't 20 IIS, Oil 3, 1'4 4'i 1 IS 4H Ill's lll4 '. 81 K II II) 'I.' 7p; ii 10 111 en 47 r.i;. 14 ni n mi Ill's WW -I'a 17 ell 81 S in 7J It 17 01 4S IS, 47Vi 11 rj in ii in', ns, 41', .'1'4 '.0 -" ill's y 17'4 n-.v, sin INACTIVE I'HILA. STOCKS Totlowlng nre quotations for Inactive- stocks listed on tho Phllidelphla Stock Exchango and In which there wore no transactions todny Tho price given Is the list previous close' Am On. War . I'-a J.eh Val Tr pf 18 Amer Mill . 10 Little chujlulll A Am blores pf IU Mlnehlll . CV llulf A Husti t e -ii North Cent . Cam iron . ..41 Pa fait . . 81 Cam Meel . llel Phlla o ... - con Trao N J. ""'i ! K t . Oen Asphalt 14's Rwy o Jn , r.en Asphalt pf f'. Un Cos N J , Key Tel .. . II West I nal . Key Tel pref.. 84 York Ry Pt Leh Val 'lrsna J7'l . 'l 201 . 77 . 3.' New York Bond Sales High Iov,- Close nsnno Anglo. I'rcnch Is . 81. R4 8" -lejoei Am lor Seo ns... ni'; llinil Amer Km A 11 .In. SV 891 8 '4 84 14 094 9 l'ft lft 2ft 411 34 S ft i.i 3791 20 lOiill Amer Tel Is . ... Ml', nnqn Atchison gen 4a. HI CliiVo Bait i. Ohio 3'ia 84 3"000 do 8a . . 70 1IIOO elo 4fl . . 71 1i nun do e 4'? a ... 7J 22iinn llordeaux is. "''. rnno Can Gov 'a 1020 nn't .1001) do 8s 1031 .. RO's i,n(ii Chill Copper 7a . till', 470110 Chea A C ennv ,'s. 72H 710HO I'll tQ Joint 4s OJ'a limn C MASt P rfd 4Hs 04 11000 do conv 8s ... 71 inoilll C II 1 A P rfl 4s. 3II4 10000 City of Parla nt. 41000 Cuban-Am hug Os loovi loo nl 81 Nil I, S04 SI 7JS 71's 744 im'J in 72, P2'J 111 7t r.o'4 "N .nnft Chl Rs Is , 2 42IIIIO French Ilep 8Vas. 114 4000 Interb Met IHs... TJ 4000 Interb 11 T ref ."a.. 77"4 13DO0 Inter Mer Mar Cs , so nno jananeso 4Hm ,. no 2000 donewOH4'tn 71 3000 do new 4Wa 00 20110 I acka Htl 8s 1021 1)1 moo Lk Sh deb 4s 1U.9. 81 ii.nn T.Iif A M T R .. 1IT' 0110(10 Liberty llond J4s. 08 84 08 48 08 84 KNIS5IHI do i:a 4a vs. in au i'i 14000 I.iona 11 .l', 23000 Marseilles lis 71 801)0 Mo Kan A T 1st 4s r 7 1000 Met VVest of Chi 3s M 1MI00 Mo Tno gen Is... '3'i amino N Y C A II 0s ,, SSiJ 11100 N Y City 4s 11117.. 87 8000 N Y ltv adj la,. IK 1(1011 orr a. west ta .. ra'i 82 04 ri', 77'a ssa no oo or, si 07 74", IV ni'4 81 sn'a so", 84 7SH 71. ooS so Ti ns m 04 71 rn, 74I HID. RJ 114 ..t 8R4 Oil 71 00 111 81 7'4 COTTdN HUT VKTHI'.U CdNIIITlONS NKVV IOIIK, Dec. II The fnllonln teniiernliirr were recorded In the col ton belt this mornlngl . Knoxlllle. 10l Oklahomi lt, lil AllanU, 111 lort Hinllh. 1111 Raleigh, ini waron. iiinnmi port, Montgomer), Augusta nnd VJIImlng tein, 34) tlinrlrston, rniannnli and I'ensn eiilii, J8i .lacksomllle, 13i eiv Orleans, 311 (lilllcstnn. 18l Tiliniin, 34 Iteturna from other e-ltlej nre missing owing In wire trouble fuuwil bj the hemy storm lust nlilit. NEW lORK, Dec. 14. Sharp lecessions wero recorded In the rotton mnrket today due to the fact that selling for Wall street, local and southern accounts caused mnny stop orders, which further Increased the sup ply nnd rave the market a rather weak appearance at tho cloe. Trie resnnnslhllltv for the movements so far ns news Is concerned could not be placed, as there was no developments on which tho heav) selling could bo based. Tho market opened about steaay and from 3 to 8 points net lower. Trado was light nnd tho atterdance of brokers small, owing to the stotm Liverpool bought, Now Orleans places sod, tho market eventually selling on 18 to 20 points under last nignts close The figures for 1017 Include 9700 bales of llnters exported during November. 80D8 bales In November. 1016. 98,038 for the four months ended November 30, 1017, nnd 83 156 In same period In 1916. The distribution for November follows: United Kingdom, none: France, 061 J ltal), 7525, nnd nil other countries, 1214 bales V.alenlflt'a eloee. Open High December m .'.' an -0 an 00 Januarj. . .0 40 .0 40 .40 viarcn.... .n i i" -i i" Mn.. .sin i 81 . 80 Jul!.. .8 70 IS 1,2 iS 02 ?pot .iu tw ... To Vote on Capital Increase PITTSBURGH, Dec 15 Stockhold ers of tho Pittsburgh rUecl Car Company met here todt) to vote on Incresslng the capltll to $7,000,000 W. A. ScotL Jr. Is nresldent of the compan). which Intends opening n Philadelphia office. .Trust Tunrls NEW YOKK COFFEE MARKET NEW YORK, Dec. 14 Tho market for coffee futures today opened cjulet Hiul unchanged to an advance of 1 point. Mav and September wero the only mtvnthi traded In on tho call Test Open High Low Close close December 7 oil 7 no 7 ni n 8 Msrcll . 7 01 7 20 7 18 7 2H 7 18 May .. . 7 14 7 10 7 33 7 41 7 8(1 July . 7 80 . 7 87 7 80 iptcinber 7 0S 7 70 7 0S 7.74 7 C8 KAILKOAD EARNINGS CHICAGO, INDrHVArtltlH AM) IOUIS- villi: 1017 Increase First week December $187 072 110 111 Prom Jnnuirj 1 . 8 is.' 7."0 H17.I3I MINNIiAPOl tH AND HT LOl'lH First week December 1212 407 112 218 From Jnnuary 1 . 10 lis Jin 'lOSuM COLORADO AM) MJUTItbHN First week Deer inter 1387.117 it 30 From January 1 . 17, .'Ji 270 2,04s, 70 Decrease I ov. 7.ast JO 97 -'0 80 28 01 -H 00 28 .14 JS II 2H 14 .1 14 2S 00 .8 1 1 .. . 30 70 CENTRAL TRUST and SAVINGS COMPANY December II, 1917 Casli and in Biuk.. . Loans Bonds and Slocks . . Mortgages Office Huilding and Fixtures Other Real Estate... Miscellaneous Assets ... $1,625,0X1 ;o ... 5.222..W 67 ... 67.1,915 07 ... 178,699.23 .i42,797.9' ... 106,790 0(1 34,451.4 $8,174,072.04 Capital 750,000 0,' Surplus & Profits 578 860 17 beposits 6,771,189.87 Dividends Unpaid 276 75 Miscellaneous Liabilities 73,745.25 $8,174,072.04 $2 019,634 82 tnnnn ortn I'ao gen as r.s., o"'s 74 34 08 Whlto Caps .... Yerlngton 10 r'i.s m. as. . .j I'FBaii hii i-a nr ua rhi j. vn Vt imV Tiiii f-4rv N J .lOfl R Chi A n mt i Oulcktllver . XV .104V4 1034 104V4 Ha.tira A T.n... ,ttl! ur..,lnFlin,ieA II Q ft tai in, a -::-"::;, ix' """.""""'; --.. ?rrin;' bI pro-;.sherr'":::,5's wi.ei & l .. .4 Nil ni-pr Rii ani' jnninr m niiwrn - ,.. a Minna Ail inr nr H iVh t Aln nre. fill'. Cnl o 1st pf 47-1 SfY"! jfVP Co A PB.ulhnf "SS 5 L A S P pref , n e, r. i, e l-.ins t one int cont ca Contlnen Crucible Cuba AmSuV 14IT4 S!"".",""- ! f.',V A V. Cr.ri?o' SSSJSWJ l.f pf.oJTi rn i ni Or i as r n niinr i SfJ""4. 5?!.?2.. tmK Vv.r ri"fiiVnU::AvlTl..eron:20i urn t,nrm ....int a-..---.'...- -- -i.. ALL Bl it W,, . 7'i SStZ T fit U A Wctfa Ri oo t Ft t. a w pf. an vi if. .,.. it 5SH 73 Yt S1V4 0 38'i 10V4 13)i 81 mij 13 Den Chem (leneral Clear flnnArlr-h II 1? nf.lUn T. P L A IV pf . 30 flrsnhv Mln Pilgrim Cotton Mills Par Extra .FALli niVER, Mass. Decv 14. Tho Pilgrim Cotton Mills Corporation has declared th regular quarterly dividends of H4 Pr cent on the preferred atock and l',i per cent on tho common atock, both payable January 2 to stock of rec nrel December 22. Also an extra divi dend cvf 2 per cent on the common stock. ptccmber IS. CoapMT Earning-! w -tbw.. nr"" Qt PCI OX lKr WC11V VII Ul WIIIIHUII PIWCA, aVgdnir of U.171, 111 ;fn.yabl. December 20 to stock of record Sulf Wdtf Stl r utf fit h int nf in". Htrtmjin for p., A3 iinint nirr ., TindTwl T rf t i no. rim..fiil(p Jlin. 0 Int Arrlcul .. 1 Int HarvN J pf 118 int inkkci rr.,ui ITn Or tW P nw i ynit ci Btr pf 102 i'In Mro corn, 12 TTnltH Alloy Bit l Upte1 Druir ,, nrt no Jtt prrf... RO Iowa Ontrtl .. 4H ? EO 75., . . ... --... ii.,, ... .... ... ... jewel "iea , i'."y."i Ke K.o j,r .1st A M T -la A alrarg Ile. Rrl. A L Erl. A IV pf 23.. Va.CarChm pf. no, Htm Tira 12. wiinua th Isl cfa pf ,411 Welt M4 . . ... . 121 iwa c.nt pf.,101 , ;' ''an i'ra.. ini, .we Tea ,,,., 3X4 UnL'',, .'Pv ' 1? ellr.Sprlng ... 38VJ " " ln( A co if 04 acleda 6s ." 80 " g ClPAr pf. 48 Jnip jsU s... no ..lit ..T l "j Kpre,s u a iteauy . LO,, 1.1 CIB DI v.. f, r., ,,D ...... I-orlllsrd r ,.,.D.. ...do 2d pref... tn it k a T pret,, iv west .rao it . wneei a i, e or Wilson Co pf., OH A T or.! Mar Dapt Sirs. 48J4 Uackar Co... . 7345 Wlll)s-Overland 18V4 73 314 0 30H 10 124 81 3174 T4 43 34 U 17 72TS o 38 y. 3 nethlchcm Ci . . .. Cosden OH C Cosden & Co Cs . Ci ... . Ilusstnn Govt B'fcs Russian Govt Gl-is. (Southern P.w 5s.. 1IO.NDS OOli 71 , Cudahy 10V4 a Sinclair oil Cs 1 81 1 30 "54 OH It 44 Yt 3IV4 18V4 4 72 01 30 48 017i 02 U 07 73 73V, 07 30 411 on Todd Shipbuilding Cs 00 U 100'i LOCAL MINING STOCKS TONOPAH STOCKS Did Jim Putter .. 12 MscNamara ., 18 Total aalea, S1L700 shares, compared villi ' Vl.n.Khr Kite'nslon 04 737 noil .hares j-e-etcrdari thus far thl week. mp,.. t" n in iin-JSo ivs1 """ p",,d u,t wk'iNSrthenrn si.;- : ::: :n" 2,110,000 SbsrM. i...cue tula OS re. 10. VVest End 03 fiTnnre an 8 IlllO elo o OS ... . n4 1000 Pactno (las Cs . . .70 1000 Reading gen 4s . h2 2000 Rep I A H Bs ,, 01, 1000 at L ft 8 K In ..41 lllino do Ser A 3814 1000 South Pac cv 4s. 74 8000 dD CV 11 87 moo rfd 4s . . . 77 '4 4000 Houth R gen 4s 874 2000 Tenn C A 1 fls.. , 874 41)00 Texas Co lis 07. 1401)0 U H Rubber B . . 741 ,10110 elo lis . . 100'i 34000 tt S hteel s f 8a.. 07. 1.000 Union Tae 1st 4s . 80'. 1000 do cvt 4s 81 ', 2000 "do rfd 4s . . 77' 411000 U K of O 11 A I 6s 0ll( 01000' do 8'4a 1018 . . 00l 80110 elo !'$s 1010 . tlVi 7000 do 814 s 1010 new 01", 1000 elo 84s 1021 . 884 Tntnl sales, 14.309,000. rampnrrel villi SI Oil 000 jtesterelori Ihus far Hilt eek, 821.031.0001 same period last week, 10, 207 000. r i 87 18 83s, 8S 8SI, 87'. 70 8." 1) IH 41 84 74 87 77a 87. 874 07 744, ion mi' 80. Ht4 774 001, tins ins in", 884 71 71 r7 81 -,'; SS 87 18 83H ns 8SH 871, 7!) 01 H 41 84, 74 87 774 874 87' 07 7I. 100 on', 8ll 81 4 774 no, ot'. 044 l'l4 884 STATEMENT OF THE GUARANTEE TRUST & SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY 316-318-320 CHESTNUT STREET Uptown Office 1422 SOUTH PENN SQUARE orrosiTK cfTY hli. Statement at Close of Business December 11, 1917 LIABILITIES Capital Stock $1,000,000.00 Surplus 600,000.00 Undivided Profits 196,211.24 Deposits 7,704,512.12 Miscellaneous Liabilities 5,93(5.09 854,817.53 ASSETS Cash on hand and de posited with Banks and Bankers $932,125.98 Municipal Bonds 198,000.00 Time Loans upon Collat eral , Call Loans upon "Collat eral 2,312,615.78 Investment Securities, Bonds, Stocks and Mortgages 4,506,366.13 Investments Keal h-state (including vaults) 663,565.42 Miscellaneous Assets 39,168.61 $9,506,669.45 $9,506,659.45 1 HOWARD E. YOUNG, Treasurer. Trust Funds and Investments, which are kept entirely separate and apart from the Assets of the Company, $19,613,G77.'32 Ex dvldend inter Mer Mar ni tack Steel. 14 1 Mex Petrol. 114 1 ltav Canal Cop. Il Utah Cop IVit Cigar Store, pref. uuuui 14, I Am. Linseed pref, 1, i Amer Hmslt pref 1 Atlanta A 14 I do pref 11 14 J Hteel Kdy, 14. i Amer i Hlue Dull Tel pref new. 14: Ileth Steel. 2'i t Ileth Rooth .- bteei ii. 's i oo prec. .'i unana;er Motors si Chlno Cop .'. Uulf Slates Steel 24 : do 1st prer. : isev uona cop, i; Ohio cities Uaa pref, Hii Rwy Steel Spgs, 11 j Ray Cons Cop. It Ilep Iron A Stf pref, IK: Sear. UUCK Iloeb pref, Amer Int.C Underwood IK, ref. 1. Montana rosier. 14; L'nrp. UOoi Cuba Cana pref. 1 Typewriter, 64 I Manhattan 1.1. Advance Local Call Money Rate A number of th larger national banks tn thla city will send out notices tonight advancing the rates on all loans from 5 per cent to per cent, effective next Monday. The last change tn tha local , 'cull was a reduction from 6 per cent to ekr. Co . . tsv ivia c.ntrai ... aa 6 Dtr cent, juiv iu. inai maximum eiannaii.n una, ..uiiiwDrin ii"'"" raw va in CIICCI only irom June 21) to Manhat El .,., T Worth P A M... 83 Julv 10. Tha nr.-ent advance her. fol- QOLDPIGLD BTOCKR 08 01 ni Dlamondneld 11 11 01 Daisy 02 Kewanas I4 Oro .0; teanaatorm jenoaie en Stiver Pick 03 MISCELLANEOUS Arliot United .18 Nevada Wonder 1 13 Tecopa Mining 20 The World's Sugar Supply 0 Tho National Bank of Commcrco in Now York has proparctl n booklot whioli analyzes tho nouroes and distribution of tho world's euiJar supply , and presents in oonciso form tho main facts ooncerninii: Extra by Dodge Manufacturing NEW YORK, Dec. 14. The Dodge Manufacturing Company has declared ths regular quarterly dividend of IH per cent on the common stock and an extra dividend of 4 per cent on tha com mon, payable December 24 to atock of record Decemrjer z:, ana regular quar v. jSBSkk " Ill Mr Ask V I .18 I C7 I .01 I 11 1 .01 I .10 I .oa M .no I .02 III .03 I .02 I :" I .02 I .02 I .07 III 21 I 1 00 I .28 III 1. Sugar production 2. Tho canaea oi the present shortage 3. The international trade in sugar Our officers will b6 pleased to confer on questions pertaining to forcidn trado in sugar and other oonimoditics. Copies of this booklot will bo inailod upon request, ' JVadonalBankof Camnierce in Newark Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits over $45,000,000 liTriii 2 i . I lows the higher market 111 New York, terly dividend of 1 per cent on prt IsjsjsjsjafrsMsjsjsjsjsasjajgagjsja ffifoVSr :. 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