nj 5Vv7;' t ' ..' i v K$ r'',f "- r V EVENING PUBLIC BEDGER-PH1LABELPHIA, EBIDAY.-FEBRUARY. 15, 1918 NEWS OF THE FINANCIAL WORLD NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK PRIC : UtMT I .iut TV POWIR UJ P. MCNTIAL TO THk INDUS. WAL COMMUNITIM WHICH ' ssTsJfJ, KNTIAU TO OUR SON- mVUVT:fiK THB WAR. WK SHALL BK QLAO TO FUfttJlSH PULL INFORMATION ROAROINQ WELL-SECURED '.rMUK' OF PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS, FREE FROM TATE. TA? IN. PENNSYLVA NIA AND PAYINQ THE NOR. MAL FEDERAI INCOME TAX. Jt HEILLY, UrTOCK CO. t , BAMCriRS) era r.UKTHiir ex , ... ...... ..w. ... ' Villi tli:l I'll I t AK -"ll "V 19! ' 1.1 ': Alt" l-M'.M JSll atma ' ' V . F lr isl -T ft J,-'"! I HtiWPt :. f ,i v,-. The Insurance of Titles expert those i f ft K X '7'ft f fc v. ,i jt. P I ... require the knowledge of who have had long ex perience ' in the han dling of this work. The cmplojcs of the Continental Equitable Title & Trust Company who are intrusted with this important branch of our service hac this knowledge. .Q)NTlNMAIrEQ.ulBlB unE-msranwr 12th Street Above Chestnut B Philadelphia $lft00ft00 Capital $lfl00ft00 Surplus NEW YORK MARKET IS STRONG, DUE TO LIBERTY BOND DEMAND Strength of 4 Per Cent Issue Caused Confi dence in Security Values Generally Union Pacific Dividend Still an Influence SEW YORK. Kcb. 15. First plucc In toda)'s niurkct movements must bo given to tlio enormous transactions In Liberty 4s. which started Rt 95.13 nml advanced to 90.08, compared with tho low of 91.70 yesterday. This buying caiiio as h surprise to tlio Street, which had grown uccuotonicd to tho constant supply and steady decline, which carried the prlco of tho Issuo down to the new low record of 94,70 on Wednesday, mid a rally was tho lust thins which had been thought possible. Tho ussuinptlon was that banking Interests had been confident of tho peace outlook to a grcuter extent than was indicated In tho tone of public cables, uud this belief gradually extended to many circles. Commission-house buying In the stock market was on n larger tcalo than had been noted for many weeks, and at the same, thno buying orders cam from important Institutions and bunkers, exhausting tho supply around previously prevailing prices and causing advances ranging from S to more than 3 points In all tho Important stocks. United States Steel resumed Its market leadership, advancing 2 points to 90V4 and Union Pacific, which was tlio leader o ftho railroad list ca terday, continued In urgent demand, moving up more than 2 points. Tho shipping stocks also made substantial gains, Marino preferred advancing 25i to 93 and Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies moving up 3 points to 119';. Clcncral Motors was an exception to tho strong tone, falling 4 points to 130Vi. Tlio copper stocks moved with the remainder of tho list. The strength In the slock market wan naturally leflectcd In an in creased demand for bonds, with the Government Issues demanding most attention. Liberty second Is icacted after their sharp advance, but still closed with u good net gain Tho 3Us moved up in the ejrly trading to 98.14. BELIEF THAT PEACE IS IN SIGHT BRINGS STRENGTH TO CURB ISSUES Curtiss Aeroplane One of the Features Explosives Show Steady Tone Independent Oils in Demand at Advanced Prices r n) I fji ft" ! ? ti i r Now Ready Income Tax Return Form 1031 for Corporations Thh may b iccurtif at our office TheNationalCity Company Certtifondnt Ofcts in it Cilitt Pl3alpii 14Z1 CleitMt St. Bonds Short Ttrm .Sottt-ActftaiKn NKW YORK, Kcb. 15. Pronounced strength was shown In many Issues on tho Curb In to day's trading, clue to a great extent to tho Increased belief in peace pros pects and to u general understanding that Increased railway facilities will permit larger output by Industrial and mining corporations generally. There was concentrated buying In Curtiss Aeroplane, which vvai one of the btrongest features In tho forenoon, when It advanced 2 points to SO',4. with tho buying partly based on tho arrangements made to retire tho $2,000,000 notes. Wright-Martin was also strong, advancing from 74 to 7. Aetna Explosives showed a bteady tone, with supporting orders continually In evidence, most of the transactions being at 0' and 7. Tho Independent oil stocks were In good demand at advancing prices, with somo of the low-priced Issues reflecting accumulation, Federal Oil moving up from 3H to 3". Cosden was bought by Baltimore interests, advancing from S to SVi. and Houston Oil, which has been strong for somo days. maiJo u further gain to 46. Mining stocks wero Irregular. The silver Issues were neglected, with Niplsslng selling at SU and S'.s, and there was a supply of tho Tonopah stocks because of tho decreased January earnings. Thcro was no material chango in the low-priced copper share.-. I INl)i:ri5MIKNT Oil New York Stock Sales nidi Alaska Old Mil. 2 Alaska Juneau su Allls.Chalmcrs. 21"; Am Hect Sugar 79 VI Am Can 40 do prcf .... nj Am Car & Kdy. 7I,4 Am Int Corp. . S3 Am Cotton Oil. 3 Hi Am Hide & l. II"; do pref Am I.lnreeii , , do pref Am Loco Am Jfalt ..... do pref Am Smelling. Am Sum Tob.. Am Steel Fdy . Am Sugar . ...ineii Am Tel & Tcl.lOfliKi .m 001 .... Aim Writ 1" pf Am Zinc A. L Anaconda .... Atchison do pfd AM (i d W I Raid lyjoo Co. & O do pfd Bat Mining . . Belli Steel . . Beth Steel 11.. do pfd t c. . Blkyn n T. . . Burns Bros . . Bulte C & Z Co lny, HutiB & hup l is-)', Cat Petroleum Uni dp prer . . . . I'l Can Pacific ... IHi Cent Leallier.. 1oy Lerro de Pasco 3J Ciiesa . Ohio. Sl(. Chi lit West pf si Chic M & St P 1314 do pref . Chi & Nortliut 01 CRUPlc, SI', do 6 p cpf to 61 do 7 p 0 pf t o G I Chile Copper.. 18',4 Chlno Con Cop 43s Col Fuel & Iron 38';j Col Gas Lleo JUli' Concol Gas. .. . Dili Corn Prod .... :i5 Crucible Steel, fil'li do pref 8014 Cuba Cane Sug 33 do prcf 80',', Del & IIudron.112 1 L & W ....17714 Den & K G pf. Dome .Mines . . I-ilHIU Sccur . . Urlo do 1st pref.. (lastuii-WIII'iiiN Gen IJIce Co.,.1 3.1 i)i 7.7 n:i IS M 7IU 0I, 3, as . 111 03 !i . 8.7'.4 . ti 110i . Vi 6'.", . .7.7 ',4 Hi . 80 .j . 78i unii 17'i .11.71, I.NUUbTHIAI.S IMii a?i a 314 K'l A ft. isSi i A FREE IrWfTlH Protection for your LIBERTY BONDS in our Fire and Bur glar Proof Vaults, is a spe cial feature of our modern service. Middle City Bank 1518 Walnut Street Branch. Ridge Ave. and 12th niKBCTORY OF ACCOUNTANTS Cfrtlflfd Tiibllf Awitintantw UlltNtK K. BHOIVN A CO. lAl.f REAL, E3TATB TRUST BLIX1. BSTIOATB AHJUST I'AIlTNbHt,! IKV " CORPORATION r". l.t,tattD DlSPUTEDACCOUNT3 II. WINFIELD WRIOIIT. C. pTa Income tx rtports. Filbert 3110 W. tVilf 4nVIl,TlltVlltfva ft'- KiF ??.Ti?? ? Josm'U MticiTiiisM. i MwinrnUrv OJ trim tbaV cmtata hiivln ki. .' t vrsatM to th undvrtttrntd, nil prun in tX ntDUa to th alJ itttta r rqbeited to t wiKe paxmcni, ana icoa nvinx claim to iicsrttni th tame, without JeUy. ut tti tin tt ot tn corporation t!xcutor. -ioO Cbcst t WCt.. MUlphU. k .wiibrn rnrnii rtcaimu iua ana r. . 1)V OWL PROVIDENT 1.1KB AND TRUST dCl COMPANY OK PHII.ADKLPHfA, -, A8A S WlNQ. Pretldeni. "j ' J.1 KmiTAM (W;-s Kxrmnrn .,. " h.lMI t MU. ,4Si Million e( dollars, r bln lnvtl 10 ! Million" "ory will t InvtiUd In homo for '. P hp ' Th lima la now onnortuna in (n.... Aetna Explot-Hes . .. Am-Brlt Mfg Am Marconi Am Writ Paper ... Air Reduction Canadian Car Co . . Can Car & Kdy prfd Charcoal Iron Chevrolet Motors .. Cramp Curtiss Aeroplane ... Caru eu Tool Carbon Steel Emerson Phono Federal Dye Hendeo Mfg Inter-Lube Kathodlon Bronze pf. Lake Torpedo Boat.. Lehigh Coal Sales . . Lima Locomotlxe... . Maxim Munitions . . . Marlin Anus X Y Shipbuilding ... Nor Amer Pap Pulp. Otis Ulevator Peerlesj Motor Redden Truck ScTlpps-Bootli S S Kresge w I Standard Motors . . . Steel Alloys Submarine St Joseph Lead Todd Shipbuilding... Triangle Kllm United Profit Sharing U .S Steamship... United Motors . . . United Sugar .... World Kllm Wright Martin Air Zinc Concent .... bTANOARD OIL Ypst. clou Ask (sale) 1 1 7 314 3 . r,i . 23 . SO . 714 .118 . 7.7 . 3(1 8 . 78 . 39, '. 10 I 3 77 to IE 77' 39 2' 37' 18 Hi 3 67 014 0 1M 114 74 la 14 41a 24H 30 4 714 1 38 5(1 8 120 8.7 3D '.4 0 83 I 3 I 314 82 BV 82 41 21i 10 181a 1.7 20 7.7 10 7 1.114 17 78 1 ?a .7 2.7 33 7-H 3494 3!i 714 Illinois Ohio Prairie Pipe . a O of Car . . SOolH J. S O of NT . . ...18.7 . ..356 ...260 ...217 ...17.75 ...27.7 10 330 263 233 S62 280 233 S73 INDEPENDENT OIL (.TOCKS Barnett Oil & Gas. Cosden & Co Klk Basin Federal Oil Inter Petrol Houston Oil I 8 6H 314 13 43 14 H'.a 314 1314 16 h 3V 13 Merrltt Oil Mldwert Oil Met Pctni Ohio Fuel Oklahoma Bet Rice Oil K.ipulpa Ref Scciuo ah Sinclair United West Oil.... Alaska Stand Atlantn Big Ledge . .' Blsbco Cop (a pros) . Butte Cop & Zinc. Butte N Y Cal & Jerome Con Ariz Kmma Consol First National Goldfleld Merger . .. Goldlleld Cons Goldfleld Florence . . Goldfleld Ken anna . Green Monster Ilecl.i Mining Howe Sound Independence Lead. Jerome Verde Jim Butler Jumbo Extension. . McKlnlcy-Harragli . Magma Copper Mother Lode Mines Co of America Nevada Hills Ncada Wonder ... Niplsslng Ohio Copper Ray Hercules Steuart Tonopah Lxlcnrlon.. United Verde Vct End Con .... Wlilto Oaks White- Caps Ycrlugton STOCKS (Cunt.) Vest, rinse Auk leak) 811 Mil . 20 4 .107 12 8 10 I 1 I la 314 '. It 6 N. 3'i 111 ( Oi rn 1.7 r3 38 III '. To n.32 ll. 38 72 1 iV 10 109 17 2 1 ! 107 8T. Oi 82'!', u 13 II I'.i '.4 lu I ! K Sli l'j r 17 8 14 sr, 1 6 81 18 .77 10 27 114 15 li " U I4 7-32 HI 384 7.7 3 V" ll" : Hi if, 4 11 3 13 39 20 S'.fc w 414 7-32 1 83 ll'.H 1M4 2K 37i, I0H Gen Motors ..13.7 Goodrich II F . 471, Gt Nor pref. . . 1(2 1,4 Gt N Ore subs. 277) GiIcii-Chii C... Il'-j Illinois Cent . . HI', Inspiration Cop lui Inlerh-Cons C. '(, do pref us, Kenue 'p . . 33 Lael; Steel . . . 7H(i IjcIi Vul .79 Louis .V Nash. .It3'4 Int Mer Mar . . xai, do pfd .... !i( Int Paper . . ai-li ! Int Nickel .. . 28, Mauhat Ll . . . !I7U .Mawell Mtr.. 287", do Ibt pref. . 113 Mex Petrol . .. u.i'4 Miami Con Cop 31 '4 Mldale Steel.. i.7 M K & T .7 do pref s Missouri Pac. . 23 '4 Mo Pae pf w I III Mont Power . Ml Nat Biscuit pr.11014 Nat UiiHin & S 1.7 li National Lead. f3 Nev Con Cop. . IB New York rent 71V, N Y N II & II 29T;, Norf & West, .loo'.i Noith Pniltlo.. 8.7 Ohio Gas .... 1114 IMu Mall 8714 Pac Tel & Til . 8314 Pan Am Pet pfd0oy, IIOMi Bethlehem r.s 07 14 08 Cosden Oil Cs 80 8.7 Cosden & Co fis 80 8.7 Cudahy lis 91 97 Russian GoM 5'is... 40 13 Russian GoM Cs... 40 .70 Southern Railway us. 96?i 97', Sinclair OH 67 78 83 Todd Shipbuilding 6s. 08 99 4714 VJ, lnonair In tho res) estate upon which these ,f homes may.be built. ?,. uood real estate; Ilka Liberty Bonds. Is Ua ine aaieafc iiiTrsinivoi in ine wona loos f' Odv la especially 'deslrablo where the o r'ottunlty offered Piay some day return yo ' lajreatment many tlmea over. . .,, Write tndar for further nartlrulars, "OL0I- DEVELOPMENT I'OMPANT, ,1V''" I 35 Land Title Bulldins, piuaaeinma. .. til INCOME TAX QUERIES 1 jliiovf,' '' $ iit . Aiwwerl by .,.rkj,fca. u. xirrnnun, or. ,- at t Tax Expert : SMtfM'.tiw' - PVBUC LEDGER DIVIDENDS DECLARED General Chemical Company, quarterly of 114 per cent on preferred, payable April 1 to stVk of ncord March 18. ritmouth Rubber Company, quarterly of l. per cent on preferred, payabio March 1 to stock of record rebruary 21. standard Oil Company of New Jersey. Wt.rly of IS : per .pre. P. yi. : ".ru. 1U IO BIOCW Wl ,vv. vw.w-. .-. . United DrjC company, quarterly 01 1 .er ceut. payable April 1 to stock of record larch 13. ii..i,il . Barker Car Company, quar terly of seienty-nve cents, payabio April I to slock of record March 13. United States Gypsum company, quarterly t IK. per cent on preferred, payable March 31 to stock of record March 10. Oereral Clear, Company. Inc.. quarterly ot 11.75 P". preferred, payable March 1 to atock of record February 28. . Charcoal Iron Companyof America, nuar- iirly of 2 per cent on common, payable larch SO to atock of record March -15. Casey-Itedses Company, quarterly of 84 per cent on common, payable today. 1 nijaoetpoie. unniiiiu-ii u,-,v,ii,..n,, railroad Company, quarterly of 3 per cent, payable Marrh 4 as retlstered February 20 llooka close February in. reopen March 4. Tooko Drothers. quarterly, ef' lti per cent on preferred, payable March la to holders or recorq reoruarir o. liaiiroau v-yiupanr. (juar 4 as itecinr Gmi Year itr-flnt annual statcmeat of avinj.'FurMJ. Society of musiw. ot jDury a, aa ckanM t4l.0U.HI,- MHfOMl MNHOf. frureiwr . tin,- LONDON ST0CTC MAItKET Chestnut Hill llroad COmnany. terly of 1!4 per cent, payable March r turuar rur' "U, open March 4. B, R. T. Buys New Cars HEW YORK. Feb. 15. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit system will expend a sum In excess ot t3.000.000 for the purchase of JOO large rapid-transit car of the type usee, intno newsuDwaysa.no iiiy lorgo surface cars to be used In two-car trains cm the busiest surface lines. f KxU-a brtHB4ard OU ef Ohio ' CUsTVeKJkfD.',0,.TrbU. SUndard 4W OMaMMr.iK WW aeeare'in xtff TK . nM ni -io Canadian Pacific Gi7'cn Support. Shipping Shares Are Stronger LONDON.. Feb. 15. Cheap money made securities on the Stock Exchange nrm today. The usual week-end con ditions wero in evidence. The' reductions In the rates, for. funds are designed to encourage a more rapid exchange of treasury bills Into war bonds. The gilt-edge section Mas hard. Al lied bonds held well. Support was ghen to Canadian Pacifies and shipping shares Were stronger. Peima R R ... 43 Pco Gas fc '.. 10 Pitta & West . 2814 do prcf 67 Pitts Coal . ..11 do pfd 83 Pressed Stl Car :ili Pullm Pal Car 11H-V, Ry Stl Spring. .7114 do pref .... 98 Ray 1 'on Cop. 31 Reading ....... 7714 Rep lr & Steel 77TJ. Royal 'Dutch .. 76'4 Sears Roebuck ISA Sinclair Oil ... 374 South Paclflo ., 8.7'i Sou Por ni S..170 Southern R It . 24 do pref 50 '.4 Standard Mill . 96 Studebakcr ... 8114 Stutz Motors .. 43 Tenii C I C i 10 Texas Com .1.7714 Tobacco Prod. 58 H Union Paclllc. 119)4 United Clg Mfg OBA United Fruit.. 12814 U S Ind Alcoh.l3.7')i Undent d Type. 103 U S Rubber... 58U U S Sin & Ref. 16 U S Steel 0"4 do pref .... 1 1 1 Utah Copper . 8214 Va-Car Chem . 1014 West Pacific. 1614 Wells-Fa rgo Hx 82 14 West Maryland 17?4 do 81 pf 3014 West UnTet... 80 Westslise Air B 4 IT, Wheel & I. n.. to Willys Ovcrld. lHi dp prrP .... 80 Wllrou !4 Low 314 S14 21 79 3914 93 73". 53 3114 1214 57 14 3.7 7.7 fll"i 12 31 83 7254 63 I0.71i, 10.7H A3 88 1.7 63 8.7 88 1171, 6814 .71 '4 .7.714 I 79 7 7 14 11107 1 3'. 11314 10 IK'S, I6'.i in 14874 11'7i 3114 MIS 21 IJV4 7t 03 Id 2014 3314 01 Kill 4314 3?r, 3I4 90?4 .11 14 60 89 3114 8014 112 177 '.4 11 1014 13! 4 20 3714 1 39 14 13014 l!4 filiy, 2714 1 1 li 0114 tl'.'i 8 HV,i 32 la 77 584 113 2.714 971, 31 27A 97' 88 08 90IJS 3114 1 1'! 4 I'll 7 '4 28", l!4 69 llll'i IP1, .72 14 IST4 71 3111. 10.7 H3TJ, in '4 S0a 89'4 13 4P.4 27 67 finis 83 03 .73 98 81 7 70", 7014 1.7.714 3 6 "4 8,7 170 31 3B4 96 3oy, 1.7 isy, Clots 314 Net cliff. 2114 14 7914 1!s 4074 1V4 92 ., 7114 1 8114 ni 3114 A 1214 -I- 5714 33 V, 7.7 6.7 "A 13 31 83 ?A 74 6174 10614 106 A3 28 1.7 03 !4 83 83 1I84 78 . 33 5.7' 4 l!i 80 78!4 lot 13 It.Mi 1014 10S 17 ID II7!4 70-7i, 38 a 1 ii 21 1314 !4 l'2'4 '4 I t54 814 -1-114 H Hi H- tk '4 14 H "4 114 ?4 1 1. 3 "A 1 !4 14 ni 114 !i li 214 "4 1 H ni 91 21 .71 61 1614 4314 38 3114 Ot'l 3IA 6014 8014 33 8014 112 177 54 11 9 10 li "i 14 -I "4 I- 94 1 1'4 '4 1" 14 14 1 1 1 H- !4 1 1 I !. f "l I l' . a 3 '4 '4 New York Bond Sales ,.'?"0 Amer Ar f. "vv'l 1-.'Vn.'.u. Anfflo-ltench fie... M , M!!!!'. Amer Por Hoc ru. nj', 5) Amer h.I13i. IMS IS!!! Amfr 'rcl,5 "; 6000 Amr 7Vrlt Pep As Ml. f000 Armour Co 1'js,. 8S1, 30(111 Atchison sen 4s,. SI'i 1000 All t'htr Ss IMS icio do ot b 78', r.ooii neih mi 1st As no? so, M1011 niurrcy 1st Ai 3 m" ....: i.iMjn ji 1 its iwio vit roenuv Low 3 pm, 8 11 Pi (l.VHxl KonlfKiii 1 2'sm Can Uott r, iiui .7000 An .-. lOVrt Oil toon , :,s la,11 ,,,,, d.i Kino cnt n It N J As.. I fit Jimn Chill Copper 7s...1mi, toon ches IfcOhot 4',s 7(1 Ihioo do cvt ,7s 7 I.700O Chl (it Wert Is. . .77 100(1 Chl tin hta P,s.. 87 1.7'KIO O II Joint Is, 0.7'i 10(H) chl Ind i. V? ,.ln74 10011 C.MAStP rfd 4's. ! .7HOI1 do rt As 71) Uimio ,; ii p rfj u. ("IS SOikpO City of Paris "is., ii', i-nno Con Ons rit its... I (It L'Ono rcrro d Pasco na.lOA'i Aono Den n nio (lr In. .7 -mm rln hecur Corp Si, 78' 28000 Trench Ileouh AS a 97N Anno in Meet d.b 4'b 8I. 2!I00(I Intcrh Met 4S i. A.7 18m Intetb It T ref As 4 Anon inter Mr Msr (is ni I (inn Kou cuy So A . 7A'i CtdOO Knn rif Ter tsl In ?.Mj 1(HP(I() I.HCkH Slel f.s 'S3 11.11. innnno uiirrly J"i 3I4HOO do U A8000 do 1I Is amino t.ions s . lono.Mtnliattnn Is lonno 'Marseilles n inoo M,t 7Vct of t hi 2J.100 Mo rac B m t" 1ZOOO N T ll 4- H lis 4(Xio N 7' Cltv Ids '(V .lonnil .In 411n 1lu ' 47IK10 V X Tel Kn I', o "n. limn .xnrr wesi 4s.. s.7 L'diMi Ore Uhort L ref 4s 87 limn Oro U t. N Is.. 2'"i infill Vri (las As.. hi) Imioii IVnna in 4Ss ,. (l.U Imino nfniinc Ben 4s . .11', I Mini uin iir & V lit Is CI Ilium Slrrlalr 7s R7, 12IIUO ,o war 7s , ... P27, iniHi yt I, . M I aji. . if, lOOiiil do ine Ml .70011 dp f.er A As loonn do fr II -n", laiiOH Pt I. Snu Ao.... As 17IMHI Pml.nl A I, lid I As An .70011 South Pie tt 4a. 2l'.'10'l do cvt As snnim do rfd la -.nnnn youth rtwy sen 4s r.nno do As 3C0IMI tr H Itubher As.. . 40(10 U H meel a f As. Ann do a f rear Ar . . 4iniio Union I'ae ts 4s. AOOfi do rfd 4s lnnon iniiranti As nn Anon ,io A'-is mm ... n.ti 2711011 ilo AWs 1HIP new oji SlOiill do AS" 1921 .. Ill's 2000 7Vest Ulllun Is... .-, IIU 8ll'i ' 9IN Pl, Ml ! SIS n P, 77 7Mi 80S I.IIS H7, 87S III IM 01'i llll initS '". 77. A 1 87 9.7 I'lAS II7S '". on', (i Kil 1II7S (17 7Mj l A7 MS tit 7A-: nm IH1) 811 S WIN OlS IMS Ml Ml 8 IS 111 , 78S Ml1, nil 88 tn H.7 HI', Hit 10HS "1 77S r- 87 n.l'i l"3S iisi, '9. i.ilS H'i 101. in:.', 117 ?S 1S A7 M'i 94 'Ml ;HP,w,n,flLOCAL SHARE TRADING IMPROVES, WITH bKILiLi KJUUJKiJllNU iSHj QAl Rapid Transit and Lake Superior Corporation a! Show Uoocl strengtn Ai'Diirage issues Ave Strong Steel Active pall Belmont and Toncpali Mif. Plillade'phla Ulectrlc. after fe early in the session, wa, Uncha., midday, us was Lei,g, J ivblclt bad gained a nnnn.. '. .V William Cramp, on a fair turnml alien ,,t yesterday's lust nriri 12 Alii Gas. 81 30 Am Mill. 014 so Am Smelt 81 10 Bal Loco 701 133 Bill J O 2.7 IBOUIfc Stor 80 115 InsC.VA 25i4 292S Lk Sup C 13 10.7 Leh Nav. 63iJi 20Leli Vol. 59 lo Nor Cent j Soo'Penn R R 43!', Pa Salt.. .. 8.73 Phil Klec 23")i 700 Tltt & IV 28 p n t.. .. 10 do tr cfs 2714 torhlla Trc 71', 316 Reading.. 771S ItSOTon Bel, 314 250 Ton Mln. 3J, Un Trac. . . 393 U O I... fl8'i 2 UCo NJ.193 870.7 U S Steel 964 , 367 7V Cramp 8114 I.OW 81 914 81 7014 21 1614 2514 II 63 !4 59 73 13 8.7'i 28 26"4 7114 7814 3 i'l 31! 68', 192 93 '4 83 Net chee. 14 l!i 1 !', ! !4 1 6S'4 li -1-2 '.1 rioss 81 914 81 7014 23 30 234 H!i IS's 8514 28 28 274 7114 7714 3!4 Hit til .. 6814 102 3 96'', -T4 8IMi H 14 4'i !4 '4 114 4 H- li 1R4 U V. tyuotatlon glen is jcterday's clorc. noMjs lllith Lot Close Net cbsc. 98.18 97.AO 91.811 mi. ' mi; n.1.76 98.00 06.24 .) s", tla h 4.7 17 1'. 87 A7'l US': Aj .7 As ,1,7 LM1 , IT in.' 7it', pn cms !I2I5 Oil 1 1 H5, 7oj; imi, M'j 87 M "8, Ml lis MS ill 8" "I', 114', ins A 7, in iS 02S 78',' nnS pnn (,, 7ll n p-. ni niii 47 SS 7 A7S 91S )ii I'l.'i MIS SA s.l 72'. Ml lis MS HI .:. H2'. 1,7 All r.i 7', r.. An 7(1 mi S8S iini, n.'S 7S nn'i no', 87 711', ni nvs 9 ni" son 13 -13 97.10 93.10 96 91 ! 90 $2900 Am Gas & Dec 58 80 80 1800 HI & Pco Tr 4s. 71 13'4 3300 Lib Bonds 3U... 97,70 97 910(1 do 4s... 06.30 93 .750 do 1st 4S 00 9.7.80 looo Pa Co con Hus'SO 07'4 91' (,oon do 1D65 90 9n 200(1 PlilU Co 1st Bs. 8.71i 8.7.,', 871 1000 Plilla Llec trt As. 0.1 97 9.1 2nno Reading geu 3 80', 83 8.7 lono Span-Am lr Oh. .101 101 101 1009 Un Rwy luv 5s 00 60 60 j INACTIVE I'HILA. SIOCKS Following are (luotatlona for Inactive ' stocks listed on the Philadelphia Stock ' Exchange Hnd In which there were no I tiautactlons today. Tlio price given Is , tho last previous close: -I ',4 I! Financial Briefs so 3714 13914 131 UN 0214 2714 lie 9 Hi 8',4 U',4 I 33 4 78', .79 113', 20 '4 98 '3 31-, H la " -f li M'i Announcement wnu m.idc from tlio rostrum of tho New York Coffee and Su Kar Lxebange this morning that the c.s change would bo 111 Hoselou Mondays. Net proflla of the Lulled States Uni elope Company for the jear ended Dei-ember 31 were Jl.ul2.51S, equal to 90 7 pr cent on $750,000 common stock after liilcrct and preferred dividends, Rgalmt 195 per cent the prcilous jesr Surplus Incicased $38,157. Am (Isa 1'nr AlllatK Ins Amtr Kvy , Amir llwy of 1nir Htoren 32 Ainr Ktorirs Df 92 Huff & in.. t o 58 i Hurt i. huhi pr. 40 I'ttto lion . . . 40 (am f 111 I2.7 i I atHlm 1st VI i Col. True N J I (in, Anihull I 11-11 AiMil.Hlt ,f lit & II 7 lit H I! r .f . I K'i-ttofiu 'i Kutiliilie T'l f 1 Key 7l IM pf. Ul. Vul '1 r ... IaIi 7'al Tr l'f 7 S I. Nav 2d tt, id 4 J Leh Nsv rislits .... (full Midi AS l..h Nav wr w I J Mt Uros . .. 21. Little Kclnulldll AJ Mlnrhlll A1H North I'enna .. s.1 I'enn Traffc . 2j I't.llh Ol . 2.7 Phlla Co l'f 31 1'lilU Cu iuiii rt 30 49't nv Co Oen . 4 Id us huel rf iwt'l 17 U J i S,.asl.or 42 hS 77'arwlck Iron 73 07 1U, c.,.l 111 IJi; 7Vet Oat new 73, 20 York Hwy . l,,i d() r.Oii The board of representatives of the New York Curb Market Association adopted a lesolutlon rescinding the order closing the Curb on Mondays. 07 li 1 28 -!4 -1 l'& 084 214 3 1 ',4 f '! 4.7', i A -- ', 71. ! 23', -f ' 19 4 3',', 9 214 lliili J-1 '4 M"i H- li A3 1 19 4 U 7 1 '4 4 8914 4 ?, 10(1 8.7 f-1 n 111. 7 2714 4 "i 23 '4 .. 90 -I 1 1.7 16 4 2 28 1'4 07 Alia 4 114 83 - 1 63T4 4 ?i 1 li .. Al 4 I 98 21 76T t 1'4 171, 4-214 7 H ',4 4- 14 1A6 114 37 'i -I- 14 8.7", I- 74 170 .. 21 "4 i A9'4 -hi 06 114 5014 4 14 43 1514 '4 4 12!s 4-1 ' i "t ,' ' IiiioIuiiUit petition In bankruptcy T'?'lh,is been filed in tho United Slates Court at Pittsburgh against the Apollo Ulectrlc Steel Company, of Apollo, Pa. J. J, Goldsmith was appointed receiver. The Standard Oil Company of Ken tucky reports for the year ended De- (.ember 31. prollts of Jl.W.OlIO ; tills la after petting aside tin estlmutid amount ' for Federal income war Inx Tho bal- i unco elieet as of December 31 shows' cash accounts receivable of $3,318,500, against $3,553,853 lu 1916: surplus or ('.'.350,315, Hgaiiibt $l.04D,3'.'5. and total, assets and liabilities of $13,192,900. I agalntt J9.1S0.131 lu IMC. I t The committee on admissions has I elected J. D. Gcngler to membership on tlio New York Stock Uxcliange. The members ot the New York Cotton Exchange will vote tomorrow on the proposition lo have no fecslon of the Uxcbangc on Fein nary 23. Piesldent William 1. Grange, of tho Philadelphia Stock Uxrhaiige. says that no action will be necessary by the gov erning committee for resumption of bus nc'B Mondii). Under the resolution adopted by the exchange here it was to bo closed "lleatlcss Momla.vs" durlnc tho continuance of the fuel ailnilnUtra tlon's order, and with the lesclndlng of It, reopening of the exchange on Mon days Is autom-itlcally effected. Tho New York Subtrcasury lost 578.000 to Iho banks jesterday. reducing the cash net gain rlnco Friday to $3,001,000. - Tho Hercules Powder Company for the year ended December 31 shows net earnings of $5,822,4 d'.'. against $16,058.- Short-Term Notes Rate p.r Due Hid Ask Amr ("otfnnOII.. 6 Srt. 'IS 90S 99S Amer T (I T subs. 4'i Teb. -I9 litl 99', UaltoAOhlo A July, 'Is 90S 091, do A Jul, '111 isS l'1's Htllilehem Meel.. A 1 eb. '19 97'. 9S', llrooklMiTIT ... A .Iiil . -IS o.l', ml Canadian lViltlc. Mar. '81 9S US'! Chl 11 A U t July. '21 9.7 9.7S DM l lltld A Aue, '8(1 US', Ul's Krle A Apr. 'Ill 9.7', 94', (leiierol Ulectrlc. Iit, '111 un', 1ml', do H Jiilv. '811 9!i' 100S NV Cent 4S Mo 'IS 90S H9V, do A Sent, '111 H7S 97 " N 7 Nil til . r Arr.. 'is nis ui', l'niislvaul.C'o.. I'.i June, '21 WIS 96', Pub Sir N. I A Mar, 'i'l HI, 90 llem Arms UMCl" .' Feb, '! 9S 0"', southern Ily. . A Mai, '19 U7S 97S United Fruit A Ma), '18 (i!l, lull II y Itiibbor il li e. 'Is loo inns Utah Sec Corp. .. (1 Pepl. '28 87 86S rOItKIGN OOVBRNAinNP SECUHITIRS AlnerforPer ... A Alie. '19 9HS 90S AiiKlo-Prmch. . A ivt, '20 MP, mis Arstiitlne Uovl .. .Mai. 'Jn HI 9I, 'It, of I'aila, ... il or '21 8.1', Ml fr'iidi itmub... AS Apr, 'Hi 97 u;', Hussion Uovt. . . . ', June. '10 47 An lo AS Ice. '21 II 1.1 SlssOovt . . . A Mar. '18 9I' Km do A Mar, ".'il 0IIS lnil L"K(il!.I.. . A hepl, '18 98', Os'i do AS Nov, Mil 97S 97S do AS Nov, '21 91', 0S, I'onvcrtlblo Into Ions-term bonds. There, was general Improvement In trading on tho Philadelphia Slock Ex change today, .the market being much broader than It lias been for some tlino with prices generally higher and several Istues showing considerable activity. Thla change on the local board was di rectly In lino with tho action of the New- York list, where the chief Influences tally In Iho session were unusual de ir.jnd and higher pr.rea of Liberty Loan 4 mid tho placing of the Union Pacific stock on il 10 per cent basis jesterday. J. G. Brill, although not as active as somo other home rhares, attracted much attention, as small bujlng orders could only be executed nt sharp advances, and, with transactions limited, tho price moved up lo 23 by mldafternoon, a net gain ot '.''4 points. The good earnings rtatement and the annual report of the company's president, which enmo out recently, were credited with tho Improve ment lu the price, nnd the financial dis trict generally discussed the future out look, which Is thought to bo unusually bright. Rapid Transit trust certificates fol lowed the general trend, advancing a good-sized fraction to 27 '4. after sell. Ing early at 26,. and Philadelphia Traction was marked up a tpiarter. Fractional advances were nlto recorded by Kleitrlc Storage Battery, Tono- Unlted (7ns In,,.- 'ne, i United Comn.iiilr r v.... "1" ' want of a market. ,iun..i ., rV on a smnll sale. '""'.' Arbitrage Issues wero strom rtjM Stales Steel ,,,,,.. i?"OI, UMdl S points by mldafVernor J" turnover, while American Smeii'. marked up 114 alld Baldwin & a point on small transactions. Eirtngui or uJiavvm was the sviLP much comment ntt.l l, .j... i generally attributed to further 6M! Reading was marked un n..J$3l no bits and PennsvUnni., .. . .. 7"' after belnc a trifle lilcii.r JUSt beforo the rlnrn t -(,. ...' 1 Corporation became quite active, advanced to IB. un mora than .".' a. i.. ... ,, . .. . i u,i"i'i'ii'(i iy ':s ai ine end. nf "11 nnlnl. "n I l.ll,rlV l.n .,.! J. .. iWl .... .- . " "cru me f(.( ot Iho bond deriirtiuent, both ihnVS Vw OVI.ft.M. (iii;viiik 1110 irenu in .icw ioric, Upt CONTINUED BUYING STEADIES COTTON Spot Houses Continue lo Pur chase March Option Down on Liquidation M77V ORK, reli. 15. The follonlnr teinoeraturea were recorded In the cotton belt this mornliisi , Oklahoma, 26i Port Smith. Ill Little Rmfc. 40 Nashtll'e. 46t Abilene. 48i hhreveport. 50t Meridian, .16) Pan Antonio. Diarlrston and IHImlnalnn, 60l ('orpns thrlsll. tlalieslon and Atlanta. 6.'i An ustii, Tampa nnd Jacksonville, Oil 7 It , burs, Pensacoln, llonltomery. Knoivllle and Thomasvllle. 66i evr Orleans, 68. NPAV YORK. Feb. 15. Continued liquidation of March and tho transfer of hedges from that month to later options by u prominent South, Carolina spot house, which Is long of tlio market, caused that option to show a decllno of 3 points at the opening, whereas other positions wero 2 iu to points net higher. Spot boures continued to purchase lo a fulr degree, and prominent room op erators also purchased, while Wall street, Liverpool und somo conmilsslpii bouses sold. The early odvanco cariled prices about 11 to 15 points net higher. Tho Improvement In fuel and tianbportatlon conditions, ; the heavy Janu-iry con sumption per working day: tho prcs enco of trado buying and tho absence of Kpot pressure wero factors, while the peace talk was also In cvldenco and probably promoted tho eaily bteadlness. Around 29.02o for May nnd 28.07c for Ootob'er, however, offerings Increased slightly and there wero reactions of a few points, with tho new ciop relatively easy. Tho New Orleans Cotton Exchange will be open on Mondays, subject to such modifications as may be made by the fuel administration. Vcslcrda'o 1 1 30 dobo Open a tn. 12 in. Itarch ... 2U.1M 20.90. Hon an.Hi Hay . . . 211. All 211. AO 2H.AH '.".I. .77 July . .. 29.10 29.IHI 2'1 Ol 2'l US October . 27.11.7 81 0(1 27.90 28.01 Hut ... 31.23 i r.' p. Ul. an (i r 29.112 '.11.10 27.97 1.1514 156 31 '4 6414 118 01 Is 128 13414 193 57 '4 16 93 UO',4 81'T, 40 1614 8214 1614 201)4 89 4114 10 18', 80 5514 11914 9614 13814 125 103 58!4 16 06 111 314 4014 1614 114 1 114 Hi li 114 4 1 14 4 Hi 4 114 'a i'; lli li 8214 t I7!l li SI 114 89 114 414 1 10 11 l"i 14 80 ', 66 ii 314 JIONKV-LENDING KATKS MIIT MIUK Call money opened to day at 0 per cent for lending and re new Ing. PIIILAIILI.I'IIIA Call. C per cent; time, 5s, (t?6 per cent. Commercial paper, three to four months, 35J5i per cent; six months, 54j0j per cent. I.OMION Money on call was 'i per cent lower here-today ut 3',1 per cent. Tho rate of discount In the open market for Fhort bills was 1 1-32 per cent lower, and for three months' bills 7.16 lower at 3B per cent. Itcservc Hanks' Discount Kales nfn..t.ii Hicftm.t i-utps fit iho twelvej Parrott, Fedeial lescrvf, banks were as follows Liverpool Cotlon LIVERPOOL, Feb. 13. Spot cotton was neglected today with prices easier on the baslH of 23.01d for middling, old contract, a decline of 2 points. Sales wero 1000 bales, Receipts 5000 bales, Including 1500 balej American. Futures hteady In early dealings. OJd contracts spot prices were: Ameiican. middling fair. 3l.21d: good middling 23.53d: middling 23. Old; low middling 22.1Sd; good oidlnary 21.48dj ordinary 20.90d. Cotton Buyers nhd Sellers NEW YORK. Feb. 15. March Hop kins, Hartcorn, Benlz, Mitchell and Par rott bid; Guild, Downs and Caidoza of- fered, Ujv-Fllnn. Russell. Brooks, Mitchell, Roundtree, Montgomery aim lav bid: Kelfter. liecr. Schley. 7V. lllius, OATS PRICES DR0i?l AFTER GOOD STAR , r S Selling Brings Declines Ah Grain Had Hit New HMv'S "'i tor beason u H T-nn. l CHAIN I1LLT 7VE.VTHER rnRErMir ClJICAOp. Feh. 15. Tlllnola .Jhsak 1 cloudy lonlaht nnd Kafnr.1,. M.iikTrZrII In south hnturdan ...isuuri tnsriiira Willi I chl taettV nlshti continued cold Saturday. Ulsronsln (leneratly fair tonlcht ni Saliirduy, allfhllr folder tonlsht. ? Minnesota l-iilr tonlsht and salaW (older tonlcht In essti continued reld su.' nriiar. yl IOHU.1'lirltv rlnllrfv Innl.l., ..4 m.," ""ay. somewhat colder tonbjhti renllni North Dakota Tieneralb- fair ImUt nml sUr,ia,, ,-older tonlcht In wett 73 norln. Miuth Dakota (7enenill.v fair ane ni tinned cold lonlehl and hatlirday. . etir!lftUH Clon.lv Int.tpl,! .ll.k.,- ..u er In southl talurdaj fair and mnilXw nnoir nils atlernoon t4 k, unrbi cold. KOIISAS. nlclit, eomenhat colder tonlihti Hum partly cloud). s ,'nnJam, "encrally fair lonltbt is Vtiomiiic Unsettled, followed br n eratly fair tonlcht and Saturday, - ' CHICAGO, Feb. ISA Heavy selling for prollts Induced Ij talk about peace: rumors of a furtiw curtailment of eastern shipments irJ colder weather. Improving roads hr'tki country for Iho movement, weakened tii market for oats today after it had been established at new high marts for' tn cropat tho outset. " j 111 llir, (.,111,1 .U..II ...... . .'. ( '" ".-uiiiiku ineio was c busing on overnight orders i,f .i.. in the Hock market was thought titjl ueri pemnog important diplomatic I leiupnii'ius unu jirices receded. receipts aic Increasing, thcro Is, much accumulation of stocks. ', The high on Morcli wad S5ie I lft.l, Gin ..rl 11.- ..I ... ,- .... ' .v.. ow unu ill,! ciU?e 01VI(JS1C,( pared with 8514c, tho Una! ouoii jeslerdsy. Tho best on May was 114, me Doltom Sllio and tho tlna- siutf he 1 2U( against S2T4c, esterday'a'.li ..'cdeial leservr, lnks were as follows: ,; J UoscjlbcrB Jll() IIci;tz offered. (The llrst column gives latcs for all i.lMlichell Parrott. M'Jnds. Car .eiiods un to and Including a llftecn-1 . Ju, '",?'?". ' '.'."?"' L,a. r.rZ.L d-..-r& rr -ot- nnd fourtli columns cle tho rato for . roUUcouiits of collateral loatia heuiircd I Kn ( 4., .,,,., At, a LAnrta , linlPI Iff IUIII II UK, III, UWIP4D S sew. , Jim HutllT J, ... MnrNnmara Midway ....... Mlzpah Extepvlon ainnianei VA,tkah LOCAL MINING STOCKS TONOPAH STOCKS ' Ml4 1. .01 ....... .1.7 ....:.. .to (Hi Northern Ptar ,,.. ., ,0.1 Rescue Eula. ,,.. , ,0o IVest End ..., ,.,,.,.,., .72 OOLDriELD STOCKS Allsnta 09 Illue Dull ..' ...,....., .(12 P-onth ,. .0.1 Diamondtleld iB II , .01 psisy , ,,. oi Kewranaa 07 Oro .. -. ...,.., ,..., 01 Hand Ken ,. ,. .nt Sliver Pick t ,0(1 Niqvcuunnfauuv Ask .6.7 .17 .12 ,118 .15 .07 tn .74 .10 .0.7 ,11.7 .02 .(1.7 .08 .(12 ,03 .07 ArlKina Hulled Nevada IVorfder Tacopii, Mlntnf .. .IT .1 411 . .19 l.AU .18 Keflned Sugar Unchanged NEW YORK. Feb. J5. The refined aua-ar market remains unchanged, with all local refiners quoting fine, granulated at 7.4c ine reaerai is not accepting business tpdtty and the Warner. Com pny contlplUs, withdrawn, f galea de MtimeBU of lwot of the local reHnees isrlH'Be opM' tomorrow;. Cuban 1 m wH-nin at ' ws.'v j . r v' J f - li V -'" TV rjj GOVERNMENT BONDS retlstered. 1930 , coupon. 1030 .., retlstered. 1018 coupon, 1918 retlstered. 1025 coupon. 192A registered. 1940 .......... .wiimiii. 19411 ............ retisicieu, itii HI,! Ask 97'. 98 Panama N ni'i P9 lni'i So so WO'i iin'l Ml'., HlS'i 106 UAU "SILVER Today Yest, JJ. Y. Icenls), 85, JS London .tgee.' 421, 421, Lost Krl. 861,4 43 1018- lllah tr llll'i 8.1 S 43'.f 48 dlildends, thcro remained balance of $5.-1 447,962 available for tho J7.150.000J common lock, which was ctpial to 176.19 a share, ugalnst $227.75 a tliuroi the preceding ear. ! INACTIVE NEW YORK STOCKS Follcivlng am quotations for Inactive New York stocks nnd In which there wero no transactions today. Tho price Elven Is the last previous sale: Adamsnfpre,JlA Hanks Ttostol New York . . Philadelphia . Cleveland . . . . Iliclunond . . Atlanta Chlcdto St. Louis Minneapolis . . Kansas City . Dallas . , fcan rrantlsco Coin'l paper ill to 00 13 das (lava 1 7 '.' a's I A'i 4' Of 3 at. 4!? ... r.i i's AW il'4 3'5 llovt paper 16 to IIU ,ld8 da)n I', r.i. 41 P t's fcrcl. October Stcrnbachcr and Schley bid; Rotenbcg. Hartcorn, Wclck and Slgel offered. December Sternbaclicr bid; Waters, llaitcoru, Lowcnstclu und Slgcl offered. Advance Hum. . . Advance Hum pf 8;Vj ?nJ Itubber... AO m Arl cnem ,(. Am car &KPt '""'. Nat Lead pref 97 N 17 7 ex H Me.l 2 N 7' Do.'k .... 114 'Q14 Am ,Vc ' Am Sum Tea. Am gmeit pf Am Pmelt U. 9R'. 87 N T U II 4 11 N R It M 2d pf Alp, Norf f. Houth.. 2t"i Norf L- West of 78'. North Amer ... 41'4 in,a ouiia oil m. f A IIUJ Ohio On rets.. CI A Pmelt U... i" Ohio Fuel Sup 48i A i Huear t't.-lO'' Owens not .... 67 Am Tob pf iiw nJ llwena Hot p.'.. 108 Am T Cs1''-, 5,. Tan.Am P prior Ant 7 - "u ' i ..7 a I'-ei cv Ml 'I flPi tin Aiw o" V'V.i All nirm - Atl All Coast Line Ail a . 7V i yf I...J f urn nf . . IWIU V'.r ..' "r.r. H?KiV llnOaa.107 Hrown Shoa ... j Huttertck ..... 1QU Cenl i.r,ii rut". V7i i eon, . i-asv. 5J.7 Tere Marn pf ct A4 Packlns ... 38'i li Alton ... t. Alton pf. 234 t N 7V pf.isnli It lit .17 cat. i Phlla Co rieseen en tar no Puhifcerv Co pf. lni'i llep'lrn t Stl nf Ort Headlns 1st pf. 31 nesamt .o pi. ,, , St L b 8 V ... liH HI 1., ! 8 V rf . 20 St L'i S TV... 23 Clueti'Pbdy Jpf.lJ'V a niiwui .. ."7. it So 1st pf 47.'i t to 8n pr. .WOMAN WOULD PAY KAIS , BltL IN HIS OWN COIN Bends German Coppers to Be De t ppslted to Her Credit in the Form of Bullets . WASHINGTON, Keb. 15. Secretary MeAdoo received today a letter bulg. ing with German copper coins to be de. posited to the account of W. Hohenzol tern et al, though not through the regu lar banking channels. The letter la frim a womaij In White Bluff, Teun., afld says i "I am sending' to you by mall seventy (dx German andr other coins will you Please place them In one of the muni tions works where tbct'meta will make Bullets for the Kaiser and his allies, paying hlm'wlth hi own coln I have haul these coins' many years and It 'occurred to mo it'ls'a good.uWto mako nnm1 7 . ' v- j. vY& ' ',ijv:-,f 'f y i 'r ,'-'1 42V, Coinp Tab Pee. 27 cSn J 15 b P J" Cont Can . . , 03 rwu Int Cal Ml ITU Deere t Co pf, 93 Petrolt Koison,ia.i Uav.r Arms Seaboard A L.. 8H aeatward A I. pf l'.'i Kearr.lloe Pf. ..110 Pihatluck Arli. 15'i Slois-Sh lr i.H 44 lA Stand Mllllne Pf 8.1i( siud-oaser pr.. in Htudebaker pref ASK Sup stl 1st Pi. Klec Stor Ht.. AJH Kris 2d pref,.. 18W vid I . 8 pref. 281, .... rh.Ml.,t..l.1V Oeneral CUrar.. ;8 Oen Cltar pref. JS's Oranbv Mlnlni, 7J Uulf Stairs Stl, flVi Itartmali Corp. 87 llasltell b Dark 31 Havana Kleij ..101 Homeatske , ... 8(1 Int Atrlcul .. 14 Int Aarleul Pjef 4S Int Harv N J-..l8nV Int Nlcke Ptrf 1J7 Iowa venirai , , - Texas Co rcta., 19M, Tldwater'oi.,807 TBlliiW,,. 1i T St Is i W ctfs H T at U VV pi. HU T 8t-L-2d pf cts 1(1 Third Ave 1B14 tlnderwd T pf.112.. tlnBas Pap ItH Un TJ P new J Unlhn Tar pf. . 70'4 UiirUCI.- 8tr pf.li'2.. Unllld Drua;... H UntdVPrt 1st pf 47 1'ntdiDr 2d nf.79 United Pap no 1BH UnllJ.I. Bi-rInr. Mlj ir sn'i pip, la U H.U I r PT...44 U tPlnd Alco pf HO FOREIGN EXCHANGE NUW Y'ORK. Feb. 15. The absence of purely speculative operations 111 foreign exchange, on no count of the icglslratlon and close su pervision by the Government, continued responsible today for a narrow market lu point of movement. Rates, however, reflected some littlo Interest In clianges ot tono in that, with the exception of sterllmr. Allied exchanges wero easier 2.V, ' and neutrals took on somo firmness. Quotations were: Demand fterling 4.75 5-1G, cables 4 70 7-16. Sixty-day bills, nominally, 4,71 al : ninety-day bills 4.70. Franc cables 5.70't, checks 5.72',i. Lira cables 8.05, checks 8.66. Swiss cables 4.47, checks 4.43. Guilder cables 44'i. checks 43'i. Pesetas cables 21.35, checks 24.25, Ruble cables nominally 13 U, checks 13. Stockholm cables 33i, checks 33Ti. Chrlstlanla cables 32. checks 31 '4. Copenhagen cables SOU. checks30?,. on ealty Imp'tAJi IsToref i u sjrt U h n Realty Imp jewel ie ,.., ..o-. Jjclede Ujs . . so u s Jllf el pf,.,J0p't lo nul. t Tire 18!, v,?rfr cUrn " 4, lxirlllard ..1...187 va-Car Chmpf,10JT Mackay Co ... TAV4 ., .tr n xln it llbii, Cm nnf AT May Dept Btra 4Tlj May IJnt Sirs pf Wi Manhattan ueh, 1 ! Pet pref.. .. Mln It St 1. new SVi Mien central .iij Wabash ivabash pf 1.-. .81 jl. an Wabash nf ..; 23 warren it ri, war IVea tvneei ei ix ni rl, nril.nn rM MMf na ' BANK CLEARINGS tlank cle a rims today compared wlh cor respondln, dal.st two yeses; wu New Y'k.B8.7.7114,43 401.098.880 480,010.088 Phllada IB4.A8A.07A IS7.977.004 1111.1118,784 U96ton .. 4,7.003,45'.' 41,450,942 36.014.98(1 NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET , Today's Yesterday's j. S(lto i."o lAuiust . I September iiciooer . November liecember January Urth , April ., Hay ... Juna .,. July ,t, Rcccicr for Regal Motorcar Co. DETROIT. Mich.. Feb. IB. The Re Sal Motorcar Corporation has been placed In the hands ot a receiver by Judge Tuttle, In United States District Court, on a bill of complaint Hied by John B Livingston, Cleveland, a credi tor. Maurice Rothchllds, Chicago, u oiockholdcr in tbo corporation, who de clares bo owns $900,000 of prefcrreo stock of the concern, concurs In the bib filed by Mr. Livingston. Tho Security Trust Company, of Detroit, Is named at, receiver, and is uutnorizeu to continue, the business under a bond of 550,000, which was filed. jc, price. l Jn spilo of tlio setback in oats, 0. corn muruei neiu unu. Ileallilng i were absorbed easily, thcro belniMI good (leniand through wire howl 1 here was a severe drop lu temperate! nut ii was not expected that these m4 dltlons would last long. ' 3$ llio cash article held well, milleril Industries contlimlng to pui chase, Del celpta wero a little d sannolntlnt. "H Private cables said that the striks 8 Argentina was falling, Tho high on March was J1.27H, t low 11,2. 'j and the close JI.27H I compared with $1.27'2, the final quoU-l nun oi ycsieroay. 'ino ueil on . was J 1. 26. unchanged. Ilrndstrcct's reports exports of'r for Iho week, wheat flour included. Ul 351,169 bushels, ugalnst 2.029,:CI Ul week and 4,117,525 last year. Cwl 2SI.226 bushels, against 636,411- week and 1.660.987 a year ato. July 1. wheat. 157.163.566 bushels.! pared vvitli 230.111,769 a yearw)! (.urn, 15,539.205 bushels, against 91,Hbj 288 lart year. , fadins futures ranted as follows: -7J Corn (pew delivery) IM'torl Open High Low Close 1.27 i 1.26'! 1.27H 1.26 t84; 8.11, 83 !7V1.87ti'lJ :5'i tl.2" U SAi 8.7H 8.7 81 SITi March . . May ... Oats Feb March . May .... i..a ru Feb May ....2.7. AO July ..23.75 nibs Feb May ....21.82 July ....25,03 Fork Sbv ...47.3.7 UW. t Asked I Will Build Engines for South . NUW YORK, Feb. 15. The lean 'Locomotive CJomnanv haa laid order for twenty 98-ton engines'! South African rallwa)S. t'$H 2A.S7 23.93 :a.i,7 A. 3 5 17.8(1 .... 123.87 tM. 2.7 AO 2VM?t3!S'Jj 2A.1I0 23. V0 I'J int tin (SliTJ n, r.a .M ., SlMl .,.o. -.j.v, sr ,j 25.0A 23.33 l " 1 17.30 13iIHie.ii INomlnal. .,,, 8.41V8.42 ,..,...,, 8.41BI843 8.47488.4II ?,,!, , .., a... 8. ft7 sJjP 8, ft ill, Ik .,. sS.&U.OBOQ 8.2f8.fl4 i,m,'m4i. .(. ri.nwflTn.iu 8oo '?;S5V2 ..t...... 8.1708 2t 8.24t8.20 ,,.,.,,,; 8.8008.91 ........... 8.800 8.37 8.350 8. 3U i NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS NEW, YORK, Feb, IB. HOTTER Re 'elpta. ll.:'S tubs. Market steady. Quo. Utlons unohanted. ' ' "7 , ,. . KrOuS nereiBis,. nftu rsaes, ataraei iirm. uasn in ... .o fren n Rl.. 1r rren R- R pf Kill aths 1st pf.nilf. Jtorrls Essex ? wil.nn fv nref. ii Wfigt&ZM., vsffi &l&te.MaXi Na't rik i t m THE COLLECTOR OP INTERNAL REVENUE for the First District of Pennsylvania in order to provide additional facilities for tlw purpose of rendering assistance in making out ao4j filing income returns, has assigned several Deputy Collectors to the up-town office of The PennsylvanjI Company for Insurances on Lives and Grantm'j Annuities; at the southeast corner of Chestnut an lunioer Streets. h fcThis Comnanv also offers its services in assi ing in making out returns, and will be glad Jf furnish such information as may, be required application to either off ice. THE Pennsylvania Compai? ff for Insurances on Lives and Granting, Anniltfcs siffl ' ,15.1 517 Cfjcstnut Street ' v . "" " .' ; Southeast Corricr Chi hdJunjpefStg T ', h i n--'''1 , T'. ; ' "-,1' i-A '. ' .? t7- Tv,' 'j fy ' v- L ' H.v. h j v r'-i- -''-- i v 4--' fl ll.
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