7ZFTrWfu $. :&WHt&ri$s'v B3?SKwj . w. 3 i '" '& EVENING PUBLIC LEDUJIJI PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, EEBKUARY IS'. 11S HIH HADE ttAILItQJIB ' HEAOINQ COMPANY ',' QENERAL 4 BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD FIRST 4 KANSAS CltY TERMINAL FIRST U RE ILLY, BROCK & CO. ij hakkh; 206 CHESTNUT ST. ri!!LAIEMHIA NEWS OF THE FINANCIAL WORLD NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK PRICJ NEW YORK STOCK MARKET GAINS BOTH IN ACTIVITY AND STRENGTH FOUNDED 1865 The Provident Baldwin Locomotive and Chandler Motor Record Biggest Advances Shipping Shares Attract Much Attention xiiw vontc. ivt is. Tlie stock market ninlntiilned Itn stroiis tone In toiln'n truillntr, ill though there wns nothlns: unusual In tlio diameter t'f the netva over Sun day. Tlie rule, however, was fnllonml that there wan tin new nn a hull mnrkot nnd, In the nhsenn- of llnuldatlnir tlcvrlopincnt, hujlnir orctr-M r.irno In tho Street In large olumo und IniTciiBiM pool activities vvcui noted In many ppeclaltle The result was a sencral llftlns of values nil around tho loom, with many Btookn mahlnR khIiih ruiiKlns from I to moie than S polnti. l'or u tlmu most attention vmjh ckvotivl to the shlpplm; storkh, Wcimuiu of the Ktvcnmh of Marine prefeired, which was vlKoroilal Iniuuht, and iidviimcil 25, polntH to lOJ'J. flood c.iltn wire also made In AtWntlc, CSulf and Weit Indies nnd United l'rult. All the Moel IndiiitrinH were active and slicing, with Baldwin Loco moth o moving up moro than T points to Ml. and Bethlehem Sttel "II" udvanehiK moro than 'i pnlnti to ahoe SO. Slua-ShiH1eld moved up 2 to S3. Tho Rreatent movement of the day was In Chandler Motoi, which rose- b'i points to S3. UjllriMil "itock-" Hhan-il to n cood etent In thN dNplay of strength. Union Pacific ndwinchiK 14 to V10. Pending, l' In li, and Southern I'aelll.', IS to S7',4. In the latf tnidlng. realizing mlos caused mictions of about 1 point in the leading Ihuc:. Comment wuh made on the smill floating supply or stocks hi(llci;ted by the scaiclty of uffi-rhiRs on the advance, nnd It wai again icm.irked that It Is a Ih.ulduted market Tnere was Iicuvv tratdng ngaln In Liberty second I", which were In Ineieaseil demand, advancing hum 90 to DiJ.lS. while tho 3'4s diellnul irom HS.10 to 97 92. New York Stock Sales High I,ow Close Alaska Old M, 54 Alaska Juneau, a Allls C'hnlniorn. 5',4 Am Beet Sugar II Hi Am Can . ,, , 4tVi do pref BS Atn Cr & Vy C 70 Am Int Corp.. anm Am Cotton Oil., 3n, Am Hide & t.th. 14 t ha. Net New YoriTliond Sales J 3 "A 24i 10 4IU 0J -I 3.1 "i 31",, I3J4 ti 311,(4 7.7 (it lllll si's, ti'i nn mc, i, ins 1 00 In I .7.7 III til S"i a: in in 87 .. IIHKj 2 '.4 Sl SOU -M w III toy, tv XI), I' ItlEh lrfw a '"' anon An-ee Aur .-. HBl Inn I1"' ln.'uOO Anglo-French ,7a . "il "S neaii Am l'or Sic .., Urt'i ii aoonn Am nm.i iw r. uu' ii' sn 11 "IS i'H Life and Trust Company of Philadelphia Those who avail lhcm- selves of the various fa- cilities offered by our, Trust Department a r ti more than satisfied icith the manner in which their affairs are handled. 1 FOURTH AND CHESTNUT STREETS TRADING ON CURB SHOWS STRENGTH; INTEREST CENTERS ON AIRPLANES f jCurtiss Continues to Advance Wright-Martin Fol 1 lows Cramp's Appears on List Inde- SI's 101 13 17 11; HI .13 1 1 J I pendent Oils Strong i;,i:iiii'ii iiiii i;ii.iilli'iilllli!iiii'r7TrnT A Secure Place For Your Securities We have one of the most modern and secure Safe Derjosit b vaults in the city an ideal place to keep your valuable securi ties and documents. Our central location makes it convenient g for you to examine your box at any time. WlUUM1liUjLUUllALB IllTIl-TPmWAW g 12th Street above Chestnut Philadelphia g $lfi00m0 Capital m SI,OOOJOOO Surplus MiiiiinHniHHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMfnitiiiiiiimrr Ni:V YORK, Peb. IS. Theie wns a penentllj strong tone on the Curb, with most Intel est nuachid to the continued advance In C'uitlis Aeroplane, which ro-ie fiom 39'i to 41 Wright-Martin followed with nn advance of to Tt. Uallngs In these Htlcks was Inllutnckd almost wholly by statements In regai 1 to results of Government contracts, Indicating an incentive from war orders, although the general market was supposed to be In fluenced by peace prospects. Cramp Steamship was traded 111 at SC, the first sale made In some time United States Steamship sold at 5V and 5. There was a little had ing in Aetna Hxploslvos at t' anil 7. The widest movement In the market was an advanco of 7 points In Chevrolet, to 127, with a good deal of talk on the Sheet about a coinlng consolldatlon, nn exchange! of stock with General Motor. The independent oil stocks were generally strong, with Midwest ad vancing fiom 108 to Hi), and Houston moving up from 43'i to 44. United Verde was the most prominent of the copper stocks, btlng traded In on a fairly large scale at 41 to 42. Magma opened at 40 and had a quick advance to 41, U'nshou Mining sold lit l' and NKon-.N'evad.i was traded In at PJ and 1 3-1 fj IMH'.STltl VI,S 111,1 fiat. .i Ak (site) BARNETT OIL & GAS CO. Producer Refiner Distributor (Ph'nomrnitl rtM-orrtl itavember, IU10A pruduLluw Oil Com puy with IV wella, tin lui. daily pro duction. Wr. 1917 2T rroducln oil wells; In- tllt own plrw tine. ,,., Jnlr, lUi: Purchaneil larw JIRFIN. Env, lo 103 lank car; tatutHh:iJ dltri-tt1nr tstlnnn, Mnlfmbrr. 191749 rroduclng wll. Pto-k has n flve dally market from ft oo par . nn Dividend 'ite 24 Morton R. Alexander Philadelphia Stock Exchange Bldg. , 17 VAllllain St.. N. V. tli COPPER We have had prepared a booklet giving all the latest available data upon almost all of the important copper companies of the U n i t e d States, which we will be glad to mail upon request. Armitt Brown & Co. 1424 Walnut St. Members ,L New York Stock Exchange 'i Philadelphia Stock Exchange v Mew York Cotton Exchange ' Chicago Board of Trade Aetna l.plolvea .... Amer-Urltfsh .Mfg. .. Am Marconi Aiiier Writing Paper. Air lipduc.lon . Canadian lar Co . . 'an Car & l'fly pref, Charcoal Iron ' Chevrolet Motors . . , I Cramp . j Curttss Aetop.ano .... . Or. ven Tool Carbon Meel I l.mrraon Phonograph Federal l")e Hendee Mfg Inter-Lube K-ith Uronze pfd..,. I.akti Torp Pnat I.chlKh Coal Sales ... ' l.lma Loco Maxim Muni Marlln Arms . ... V V Shlpbulld ... . 1 N' A Paper Pulp .... . Otis Klevator . . . . Peel less .Motor .... Poole l.ng Hidden Truck , Scripps.IJouth I S S Krr sge vv 1 '.Stand Motors Steel Atlojs Submarine St Jwepli Lead .... Todd Sblpbulld Triangle Kllni . . . Cnlted Piotlt Sharing C S Steamship Cnlted Motors United Sugar . . . World's Film " jWrlght-Martln Air .. t"i, 7'i rjiliic Concent t 3 r.N'I..tI Oil. HTOCKA Illlnoli 1R1 IDA Ohio 33! 33H Prairie Pipe ....3J 31 I Stand Oil of Calif... fit 23J I Stand Ol) of X J.....1.V1 nun Stand Oil of .V V.... 375 3110 I INDl.l'I.NnKNT Oil, STOCKS Harnett Oil & Gas... 1 l".i Cosden & Co H; ' Klk Basin 0 V Fdcral Oil 3 4 Inter Petroleum 13 I3x; Houston Oil 43 4S Merrltt Oil 31 3J 3l 3. 1! fl" 33 SS 7'i 131 HI 10 X 7M 3 II) 3 711 III 7H :iu 3'4 37 IK 411 10 1 13 IOVj 73 3 3 37 i;o K 137 K4 II ft s; 1 13 .1 1 3'.'t s; no Vi S.! 43 2l)i 411 IS'il no i: 10 HO 1014 7 I3!i 17 711 I - :r,Ti 37 37 38 3HVl IIOMIH (Cont.) 2S CI-jK Itus Gov Kus Gov So U.V o Sinclair Oil C Todd Shlpbulld Cs Hid 40 t(l 7 78 OH Ak 43 ,0 117 'i 83 u t. eliiic (rule) til. 7Vi MONEY-LENDIXO KATES I i:iv 7(ittK ('all money opened to day at C per cent foi lending and lu- newlnf do pref ... no Am I.lnseed . 3.IV1 do ir-f . . 7ft Am !.'.'" i8 do tiref , . 100 Am Smelting.. 87 Am Sum Toll 7 7'4 Am Mir 'dr 11: Am Sugar , . 111814 Am Til & 'lei lo?i', Am Wool . . A3 14 do pref 01 Am Writ P'l pf 38 Am Zinc & I. tn'f, do pref Ifl'; n icoihIh . . M7 Atchison . . sit'4 do pref . HI All Gulf. V I. I3i, It.ild I.oc Co. sn Unit & Ohio . 53 do pref . ,3 ,-,.-, ttatopilas Mln. MA ! Iletb Meit ... 81i 8t do II . . . 80-'i 77 do prtf t e.inpJi Ilrklyn lta Tr 47V4 II111 ns Pros llnu ll Uutt" CAT Co io, toi Hutte & Sup Cp 331i 1 "ill Petroleum 181', (in pref til U Ciitiadlnn P.k 1 IS'.', Cent Leather 7314 711; do pnf 10714 K171, leiiu dc P.IM.0 .13', 33a, ("band Motors 811 Clus & Ohio. Chi Gt West do prof . Chi. M & St I do pri f f'lil JBr c,t oiVj C. It I & imi t , -jiii!. do ( i p 1 1 ..73 do 7 p c t 1 n, Chile Copper lot Chlno Con op 4 Pi Col Fuel Iron lo, Col Gas ft Plet , 7 Com Pioducts. l.7'4 do pref .. 07' Cflclble Steel lit i'iiIm Cune hug .131, do pr f . 83 Dome Mli HI lllll, it S( IP, llrie . t.in do 1st pref . 30 Gaston Williams 38-"i, Gen Jllcc ( o I nil, General Motors 1:1314 138'), tioodilLh 11 1 471A I (It Northern pit 113 , Gt Nth Ore suits 3m, Gietne Ca Cop 131,4 Gulf States Ktl f. llllnol 1 Central, tint, Inpliation Cop 47", Inlei -Con Corp 8 do pref . . . to, Int Mer .M-ir J8 do pref Iiiternl Paper 33! Int Nickel . . 38i, "8 Kun Clt So 171, 17 -., Kelly SprliiRtld l'4 411'i Kenn Copper . 31 3.1 Lick S-tel 7' 7s'. Lehigh Vnllij .Itili .!',', Loiilsv A. Nli.ll3'4 HJlj M.uiliat Tlev . 118 AH Mun Moto- .. SOi-i 37' do lt pref (17 do "Jil pref . 33 M--X Petrol .. fitij Ml mil Ciui Cop sj M .v. St I. new- li Mldvale . . tn'A Mo K A. Te pf 8 l:n ,7tl?li 374 7.7 (i;i mo 8I" 17 V, 7 H4 I -- I, 'I in til rt7 8lil, 8 III 111 33 !'! 4 11 '4 I's 81 1 80S. -I '., 13 7 IT, DIM, 30',. .71 III', 4 I ', till ' t :n' si"; !!7a4 (III... .It's 8.' I III'', 1.7", 311 351)4 lilt'), I.I '4 IHIN. ti'K. HVh IH I8H I 18',, 1071'., .13 )4 8 It .7 Pi 7 0A 31 1.7 '4 7.7 IW 31'., .7) lil-H 101, 14 !4 3D', 3 IT, 3.7 !'7', III 731ft 81 11 till, 1.7'S, III 38', t ."ti AM Tl tit l S3, S3 8- 1 1I.IKI dn :. . IHU HI i ! 330011 AlcWci.n ireil 4. 84( Sl'l sl' 1000 II, It l ohl.i S M Jl ', I7IHIO , 4, 77, 7(1 Jil' 3il(l iln r 4 a . 7ii 71. 7j limn llraden Cnpisr l M HI, ' l.'iKill llordeaui la .. tm. Hi '", IIHI'I l"HM llnvt :. ItlJl m'4 mw 'i' lllll'l do .- lll.'ll . . !!! in HJ II no do ,7s IHJt . PI HI Vt S'lOilCh. a H i) ,v iSs 7il 7(1 ill Mum do IS- . JSl, 7.1, 1J1 3111(10 ilo ,on . . 7si, 7s'i .J', tiMHi riu (it Wiii la .77 :. .i.i ' Chi Un Slu l'4a s7 87 Si 3.".lhiii 11 ,j joint Is 1U HI 4 sis Imiiio CVI A sip rfd l' I'S', l.s'. l" II I It I A V rid 4i Ill.Vj liU'i l.Ji'i 301111 do 11 . 7! 77 ii ItilMBi i'n ,, I 'n 1 1 - ill s7 Hi si, ,1'Hlil ( on (la- 1 nv l. Ilio'l Ion', I"1 I lllillil C. rru 11 I'Msm Hi lii'l'i Hid lii'l 70011 IV11 Mln l!r l m ill'. HI' t ilium Dm Mi up, 1 "Oi "" 8" v,i "'. ."(inn ilrli nin Is Sir V 1." I"' J.71M111 1I1., .n ( Sir t r.(i .".11 hi l.liiiio Prmih ItHinii iija lii'i HI', tii'i li mm III Kin I 1i.l1 !' 3 si', sj Ini'll Inter!, Il I n f r.f M", M"i SI1, ."111 11 Inl.r Mr r M.ir il I'l HI 'H 1 iiixlil Khii 1 ll rij u 7"' "" T.i , 17IHMI Klin 1 II Tr 11 la 7."', 7.i i" IIMHI Liu kH sil V- lll.'.l I'd l"l "" 1 011,1.1 i.Ik s. vi I ", H I t'.l HI lli'in l-.illlMr.l ."-. 113", '! H31! 33318 II 1,11 rt) lliiml 3'4s 04,10 07 II J IIS lJlliOOD ilu 4, . . 11130 1111 I"! 311 Sales in Philadelphia Net hue. Utah Low Cloao Am Gaa. ,, ., fa tBOAIlls-Chal 2.713, Jfijf, 3.7', -r 30 Halt & Oh 33 Sja (,14, (.1 100 Ililld Ixico 7,714 7814 5.714 , IIKStC. . f.18 . 3 llrlll .1 O 3.7 33 3.7 Cn.ni Iron . . 11 30 Cam htl.13.7 13.7 13.7 3(1 lllee Slor .70 7C 70 -I- ' 4 7 Ins Co of NA... 3314 s4 .7ia li lino LkSpCrp is 1414 H's l- ',( 371 Leh Nav. 111 n3t, n.7H', '(, 111 Leh Val,. M114 sn .70 3 Mlnehllt.. jiii, ,11 ii, 31 14 inoMldvale,. 4is, inn; ! 11U 1.7 Nev Cons 194 m iihj 1, llltil'eim It It ism 115, 17 It, 811 Pa Salt.. 8B'4 87'i 8B',4 t-1 187 Phil Klec 3a, sjll, 3T, I- 'i loop ItTcfs 27a, 371i 35', -I- V, 1.70 Heading,. 7.n j; ;s I 138(1 Ton Ilel. ni; :t ,', 31ft ,. 17ft I' G imp nt, ns", 08's, i- a, 333iil s Steel D7, imi, os'', i, inn Willys Ov I0!4 lo'4 in'4 - 14 In W j ,t s. 13 r: u 3l(i W Clump us hi 81 '4 tjiiotation given Is Saturday's close. l! PRICES ARE GENERALLY HIGHER IN LOCAL STOCK MARKET TRADIKJ Lake Superior Is Active and Strong Tonopah Btf ment Shows liooa iviomenuun rnuaaei- tt phia Electric Earnings Increase it Trading was alow In getting started which was strong In tho afternoon ri the Philadelphia Stock Kschnng, to- a.nfe? day and tho activity largely came after midday and was confined to a few Is sues, l.ak,. Superior Corporation at ttacted most attention and wiih higher Improvement were -nttedGtil all cstatdi.i..4'NI I higher levels and Itanld Tr0..ill thougli moderately dealt In, plcltei S a fraction also. 3 1 . .-. ,,.. ,, , ,,.-Mni.M ... n,.A 1 m. I'nnaripiiini.i i:T,it-in . - , viriuany un uaj, huvhih.ihs "i " - 1 , , -" " noi jiMt, to IS and later sagging to 14, half a but followed the general cour oftS point above Saturday's dose Hy mid-1 niaiket and was 11 little higher th, ,,,.-.. i . i..i mnn niiinioii 1 11111 nie riiiso un natiirnav, in. I li Ml - I '4 Vh'4 li I- " IIKII l 140 13s, 17 I- ', rl'i T '-, Ps I- I J- ',. ."DIMNl do j:innil 1, on iw r.(HMI .Vlarai Ulrs n "! I mm M St P ft . S M 1 S'llj i.niin Viet VVial i'f 1 lil .7a 8". lir.Dll Mo Phi urn Is Mi .Minn do VV I, ".a lll.'.l 03 l!(lii(l N 11 TVs VI. ll 4', JIMMHI do s HI una s V 1 t. ,l's, . i'."., ,-.111111 sve .'. II II" I'S'l I "nn v v 1 lit l,, imn ICT, Ii'iiii do 14 a tm.". 'i"' Jiiiio Nor I'm 4a . s;t, 1 III II (in !,- 11 Hs un Illoo d '11 si, If! I in 11 (ir Hhnrl 1.1n ta. sa lied Pi nun n tt l',a lol'i I'ikiii P. n V! irotii-lti' ."a s .tmiil It. iiilln r ,'0l la sp, linn Sin li lr 7 . sv I'll ml do r "a ti t'j llinil i 1. 1111 ll la 71 tlicil St I, f I' njt lilt 7110 1 do sr -,s'4 -in 10 s, ,i,r 1 1 1, aitj "a ''i1, 3iii no South 1 1 vt la 77 Ti.iiiiii ,lo 1 l ,7aN . 'it lniiilil do rfd la . sj't llnciii south llv ken 4s mi' Hutu do 7a .. 11313 3I111111 C s Ituldar ."is. .. 71" 1 lllll I - S H ( II Ml . H7 jvioii I' s sini k f ,-,a inn, I011111I Cntini Pi 1 lat - ST', r.'ouil V K "T (, II S I .,s lia'a ii'iiiii ii,. "i linn 'ii' i.7(llill do .7'-, a llilll ni ' I'd1, Pimm do 'i'-iS 11)31 m 110.1,0 1111.41 III 70 I ssij s'.i silt, r.s' 03 in ', in &. n.'. ii".'. s'l'i I H7IHHI Paid I.00 IIDM Is Utah l,o ,ii ''3 lil'i HI l.7l, 111'. or.', 1-.', s'i, r,s'. Ml', MS nn', -l SIS SH 111 71 I'luar- inni. svt ihci. (17 7.1 Pi', 19 1 11', I'J't 7'l III t.'iV. s-l, is'! tl75. lis 1 1 id'. 77 vi, I i,il", , 1st Ss.inn'.-ino liiou Con Trao N J 5s 07 alum 111 &. Peo Tr 4. S3 Stum Interstate Itvs 4s lofi Pimm I.I, Sup Ine lis. ,7n Hum I. V cms I'js '03 tioi; 15.70 Lib Hond" 3ijs... 8 I (Kino do 4s nii.ll) 370 dn lit Is or.ki (111.10 on. in limn Phlla Co ions Ss 71 ISnno Phlla Pile 1st ,7 mi; 8(1011 Iti'.idlng gen Is 87 07 ', 53 III' I li. tini, 11117, 115.511 11,7.50 il 115.50 mi .10 -.30 e'vfasod'Xn:!! "ompanduY "I-. i- ."i't? tt',H ,im M I ihern,ck.i"drs,rk,r,,ir;! jsrssS a necessary arrangement for fininiS the business that needed capita v meet Its large expansion wort,, v5 will In torn Inrteaae the enmlnn, President MtCnll today Issued ,3 nii'iil iiiiii.oiK hi"o i,-ii.-iiuas I0f tli. of l2,16n.7G9 as lompaied wit), i. than ulillo Tonnpal after having been lower, Penns.vlvnnla Ilallroad developed h, little stitngth after selling unchanged early In the da and showed fair ae llvlt i.omiared with other Issues. Head ing, although not dealt In on a large scale, advanced n full point, Lehigh Valley was inaiked up a tpiarler and llaltlmore and Ohio n dollar. Tho lat ter gain was made on a slngln transac tion and West .lerse) and Seashoro on 11 slngln lot was unchanged. Prlrct were generally higher toward the close, following the trend In New York and nn lmprovimtnt bnlh In the price nnd nctlvltj of Steel common, 3S(l.0i2 the previous jear. ThMtd the jear was $ t.4rf,53 and th btw J3.240.r.2O. and Mr MtCttll's sUtenL, advised that tho flguies ft.r lSUifTr ptcted to be In excess of laisl jear,1' Most Interest In bond tradlnf'ii' today centered In Liberty 4s, which irm linn lied up to 6 10, i LOCAL LOANS 1XCKEASE SPOT HOUSE BUYI1SG Bank and Individual Deposits AlbO , MAKES COTTON FIRM' !)l", 91 '1 1, nil-s7"-i IIST, Hi", nn'. li IV tii 3D '. I ! 14 9J '17 I (IV, 8-7, tl 3 7 Ml o', 10111,4 Hiu i, -f 1 311 1314 tl! Il v, 17 n 81, IP, 371. -i 1 - I Hi -1- -!a -Ti '. 7T. Mo Pac do pref . N'at Conduit per cent. nunc, entl 11 products that call for 1011 I slder.fble amount of funds, particular!) 7.7 in 7i 13 !i 31 7-S. Tho money markit still shows a monotonous dulhuss. 'Ilure Is .1 little lnialniMu In ll,,.,. mo.irt,. lillnnul .ntlr.ll. - ' ....- ....'..vj 1 , ,. v...,.-. v- t-. . n nowiils .it li mo- i-iiit. As hi rutnfnro. .-.i- i.imni Mill l.eati . . Nev Coll Cop for those long maturing, are viituallj N Air III I; tabooed , '. "-''' No dIstlin.tlon 1, made In time loins I N Y N II &. II as to industrials or good mled. Norf & West Prime mercantile paper Is slow nt.Noith Pac nominal utiotatlons of 5'-?! C pir cent hlo Gas . Prime bank acceptances show- a modi r- j Pac Mall nt movement In the existing call money. P."' Tel & Tel !l .71 l!l & S ID, .78 H 11", J 113', 30"-', ton 80 ii"; '!8 7i Hit, 111 33 V, ."4 .11'. 4 D 1.71.. 8 3 I '4 18 I, inij if, .7? it". 1.711',, 30 V 10414 87 40 V 37m 3P4 il'd 38 17'j tfil', .11V, 5(1' 1 .7!'i 11314 118 311 rri 3714 (i.i 3! !' .70, S J- ', 37"'i .71 l-S l'-i 'i llli - .7i' TM, 11)14 'a 133 -i ', ', soy, - ", inn n 80 1 41 371, 1, OATS HIT NEW HIGH FOR SEASON'S CROP Business Is Active, With the .Market Exhibiting Stub born Firmness i.iM.'N ni.i.r w i:tiii.i: lniti.t sr (HKVdO. Veli. 18 lllinnl, 11 ml Ml Mn,rl I nipttlrd Irnlslit mid lin-Mliy. VI Is, imln Mum, in norlti iitid uett hiiow it r.iln In annllient tnnlRht und TiipiIo. Vtliini-Mitii Snou and aiiinewlmt rotilir tiirl'.-1'tl 1 "e-d t uitHPtli-il ion! intiler. loa iwiu In mirtlmrfcti snow nr mill In nut nnd Mintli isirtlnti timlsht and liipdtv. North DuKotii rn.ettli'il und cntilfr til nlclili TiipiIii Krnar.illv fnir. sn-t'i Diikot.i L'iKrttlril tontclit 11 ml TiipiIht. . .NpiriMl.n sno tonlBlit nnd Tiirailiot foldrr lniili.litt uurh itililrr In rift anil ani'th Tnesiliiv, Kiiti,!, t nM-ttleil tontnlit ami Titf- Vl'nnliin 1 (.enerull) fnlr tmilitt anil I ito. In. v.i.,o!nliu.- snow and rotifer tuidrlitt riK-div lirutiabl.1 fair In north: snow In auutli. INACTIVE PH1LA. STOCKS I'ollowlng are (itiotatlons for Inactive Sto(ks llted on the Philadelphia stock I i:ihiinge and In wl-lch there vine no transactions today. The price given Is tlie last pievlous ilosc. Pi in "la .01 A.o (las VVir . Villain,- lntur. AlilT Mill Ami-r Ilvs xiih r i:w- tu . as Vmi-r Slorea 33 Vinr Moras nf 113 linn suan nf 41! I'alHlvlaa 1 1st tf T,3 Ton 1 rni N .1 (all, (ln Aanhalti. 14', (Ion Aalihatt nf 4H', 111 (. II 'I- 111 III A II T nf . 17 ll Vatonn T. t 8la Kr, atone 7VI nf .77 Jc Tel lit nt. 171, t.i-1, Vnl 'lr .. I'll Leh Val Tr nf 3"Vi la?h ae rl-rhta 1. Vnv 3d rt nf I 1 t.Ml N'uv wr vv I 7 l.ll llroa 37 I. Itll" Nihiolklll .".1 Nolth Cent . 7". -North Pinna s", P 11 T J'!', t'pnn Trnll'i . 3a, Phlla Co 37 Phil, To nf Phlla Co mm nf do Hw-v Co U-n. 1 Ion VllnlnK 311 Union Trao 11 l' ,S' Slrel nf lll'i'a Warwlrk iron "1 VWat ( onl . 7(1 VV'eat Coal ii- vs 5.1 NEW YORK COFFEi: .AIARKET N11W YOItK. .b. 1 8 Huni so In coffee was small this morning Prices on the first call were 3 to I points lower. Larger This Week Ihiin Last The nveinge (Oiidltlnn of members of the Phllndrlphla Clearing IIoue As sociation for the week preiedlng tndnj Is shown ill the weekly statement, with comparisons, as follows ) Liverpool Purchases Neat Months Southern Longa4 the Chief Sellers C ALL I nans Lxchanffes t'lparins' llonao .... tine from hanks Hank danoslla Individual diiolta Time drpo-lls ItPberve with IVd end Ilea J Ik und lemit iKi'OsKarles Caah 111 vaults Total rf serve In Id lleaervn required e.xieaa riaerve mi:mhi.ii.s Keb. P 'IS J75II 117. null 31 717 nun 131 714 (mil Ills 3 17,(11111 471 ('45 nun .t.Olkluil) I'tnllBPS S.I..O... j 3 S4ll OK. C. Mil I mil noil :'ii7.(iii 1 pin, (ion 1 72 013 nnrt 111.711a nun ".7. Sid nun 4'I,1MI,I1III) 1 7i"l lain inmiN iii.i.t ulvtiii.ii (iinditmv MAV MIRK, IVi. 18 The IllUalM tenitirratnrra were reiorrieil In Ilia n2 lieu una morn nai :j Inn. .tit ( lintltllinnirn. Vlrmphta. , llnL ain.l t-'m I Ikixlll, flit I-I4I... n l.nma mill Aldlene. 4ni IrLnlinp. 1h' lort, Aiimiata and ( harlpalnn, 4ti AUuti. II, llnHl.n. Hi,,,... ..n., ki.a.. .? " ., ...1....P.U..., a - , .an,.,. ., aiRHII,,,l, me, mil .New lirirma. n:t 4is 7 horn ,a. Mimltlr and Onlvestoil 7I Tair.i, (4, it In iti:si:uv): systhm AURUat . , seiiti niher (iftolur . November tl (einti.r .tanuirj' . Manli . I April . . . May . . . . Juno Jul ,. .. Tod iv a opening 8 in S.7ifi ' s'.nii M-i . 1 i'i 'i M 1j PS 3 IVi . with prime acceptances at I'tilS!, per I Pan Am Pet pfd. NIT, tmVi tip, 1", cult. I 1 ennn 11 11 I- 1.7V, 447, 17 Peo Gas & C 48 per cent: I1'11"6 M,I(I " ' l:t IMI 1 1. Vlll.l.l'IIIA C.l'l. 0 time, 5-", 11 H per cent Commercial pa per, tluee to four months, ids', per cent; slN months, SiiPJO, per cent do pfd Pitts .t West do nfd . j Pitti- Coal pfd Plerce-Arrow .78 38 H 07111 8.7 :irii.'. I()UK1U, KACIIA.M.!. 1'iesseil Ml Car ml NKW YOIS1C 1-Vo IS The foreign I '' ,M'V ''l' -v ' "'!J exchange market started In for tho 1 u Im.iii P ( m . 118 week with a dull mid narrow- niovemi lit 1 Jj h'' h'",l? '"j";' There wns virtually no feature and im ,,,l' J "" ' "'' ;IV4 ,.lim,r nf Imnortnnci' 111 rates for the I Heading ... ,H$H 17 13 .78 3514 05 83 SS'), 1.1', 1113 '4 llll'i ii1j 115 3 Hi .7.714 CHICAGO. Pel). IS, Pushups In oats wns active today and the 111.11 kit moved nervously, al though It In the miln, exhibited stub-i bom thinness and so'd Into new high giound I Announcement that rtpic-cntntlies of j various c'linmls-iior hoiihcs would con-1 let- afti r the iIom- with otllclals of the 1 llodid of 'Ir.ole c'lUseit ,1 good deal of lonfuslon, b'jt Stiietai.v M.mlT flnaPy I ileared maitiis b indli illng tli it there j was to b no ge.ieul meeting, Piisblcnt1 Harms merely having icouestcd ler- 1 tain inemlieih to nuet hlni 1 Prices started easier but lommlssion bouses ab-orl ed the offerings and forced early felleis to cover A rally followed to new- top mirks, but litav.v renting 1 salts forced a setback below jcstirdaj's close Offerings again (l!appe.ued, how ever, and the lis,, was resumed The 'close was only n little below the best. The visible supplj In the United I States Is P.l.liST.ono bushel", against 1,7,- 1 S7&,il(H) bushels In the pievlous week, and 39,73S (mil bushels ,1 year ago i The high on M.ueli was 8C7c, the low ! sr.i.c and the c!oe hfi'i Hi 8Gl4c com- 1.51,14- 1; I paled with 85Tc the llnal quotation of 8.1 .' j Satunl.i) The best on JI.i luri 81V', 3V, 014 the bottom a"c aim me 111111 si-pi no -3 8411c, against 83'c, siatuiuajs Snlnrdi's elose 8 ,7 7 VI H 3d 8 41118 II 8 lllti S 4S 8 .71 l S .17 8 7ildi s ."S s 11 1 n 8 in 7 in "17 ni 8 (I'll?! 8 00 S IHHtS 111 S I'llf -J 8 3si!;s.jn a cto hiu mi nod 11 V14 011. I -.1.1.000 , vi-- viM.ir ... .. 1 out, , ,,.i, reu. 11, Tho cotton market opened 1 po'Mln. '!! ---'i !"" !'! "'jf' 1,' cr lo s Points higher tins mornlnj tut . laicr --oiu Kiiii'i.oo ., 111,11: metier Ulu Situiday's close, on buvlng ol tas nionths by Liverpool and of the hi I positions of spot houses ?4 nouiueni IIIIIK, m'lc 111' CHIP! SUfn, I probably 011 the propects for rain In On Southwest Private advices mentions I heavy rains at 11 number of poind h Uential and southeast Texas, and a lot - , ti , ,-.L. barometer over the Southwest (UfieiM ii.Y.Nn viii-viiusvi.-i more Hank rlearlnirs tndio compared with corre- The markct turned Ilrmer right alto ntn ' the call. There was bulng by domettlt Mi:.iin:ii lleaerve held IJxeeaa resirve TllUHT COMPAMLS NOT JI15MIII.11S Or llLSIIUVn hVSTIIJt Iteaervc held .. Jl.llll7lll.il Ms.iri' Lxppfs reserve . . 3.1.73.(100 '33.I Decrc OO In addition to the deposits above theie were this week Sllo.lll'.OOU Goveriimrnl deposits against which 110 reserve Is re spondlne do taat two senra 11.1s 1 .1 N 7orl: 417 sil s4rt 373 141 173 337.tii4.i;il8 I trade interests and the advance carrtrt Ho,"on.-,j'i'.,;,l...r.3 s i1G:d3 "i.i.7S.l')'t Hrlces about t, to 11 points net hither.,. Ililtlmore. 7 I71.mil il.37s.317 NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS NI5W YOIIK. lVb 18 IIPTTUn Ileeilpts. (,J37 tuba Market ateadj. Klrats 4'lrt.'.l1ir, ht-ioiida, 47W48!ne Other cTiidea nnrhanctd KtlOS Recelpta. 34 HA esses. Market nervous. Kxtra flrala, H2e, Jtrats. (Il'jc, aetonUs, ilOiili, vhlto pubs, C4c. .i,4'ivi,4ii7 1 Toll: nf ni reatre Is becomlnc morl general, nnd the tendency seems Wfaw luedlctlons of a reduction rather that an Increase hi the area planned. Salurdal'a lt.'to IrM cloae Op-n 11 in. 12 m, tnt March 30 30 30 311 'III 33 M 57 HI. Mai S1'7? SB 71 H':-.v.' isn 21 ,.... -Ml ol -'11 '. I "'I "I iletober 38 07 38 00 28 07 J 05 5M Spot 31.3. ,. . -1 Pi -. I . -I llnal 14 3JU 378 38U final llguns of last wee! Quotations were: l....n.i,l .lortlnir J Tf.!. enldon J Te.T. i.ritu.io, r,.,,,n ..." ....... t ,.,,,, , . ..I.... .In.. l.tll.. ...mfnOL. .1 "IS. l.,nl. I -SI I iAl-llilJ lllll- lioilll,..., 1,1.-,, tllln, jf- t . . .. .. kin. 1 -o do plel u '. ..:: ;;!. -.r,,,. ., ,,.,,, r.r-.i-. , Sears-Itoebuck 1'ltllisJ iiii'ivn u 1 v 4 t v.ini.nr nn Lire cables 8.C8, checks 8 6?. Swiss cables 4.16, checks 4.48 Guilder tables 44'i, checks 435,. Pesetas cables 24 30, cheeks 24.20. Iluble cables nominally 13'i. checks 13. Stockholm cibles 33,, checks 32' Chrlstlaula cables 32, checks Zl'A Copenhagen cables 304, checks 30'i. sl'.ep lr & SU-el. 80Vi do pief OtlU Itoyal Hutch . 5iP, S K vv I . 13 ,4 3d 1.711 hhnlnlr Oil . 37,i Sloss-S S & I 33 fjuth Pac . 87 li Southern It It i do pref . . 3(1 Stand Mlll'ng. . on Studebaker ... ,7 ! !i Stutz Motors . , 1,7 Tell Cop & C wl 1)114 Texas Co . . 1.70 Tobacco Prod. S3',f, Midwest Oil 107 too Met Petroleum H Ohio Fuel 13 17 Oklal-oma Ileftnlng.. 7 7VH Itlte Oil i !i Sapulpa Itefinlng. .. 8 87, Sequoyah li Sinclair S3 53 United West OIL... "4 ," 77, 1.7 (. 13 3P.4 113 73, ',4 87i 14 2'aj u 'INACTIVE NEW YORK STOCKS L'n,lo Pacific, .isoii . . . ,. do pref ... - l-OUOWing arc quoawuna mr in..i;n,o , ,,,,, .., K,j jgo New York stocKS ana n wniui meret ,. d rl(,stores M,,4 o. were no Iranwctlon- y J price ," DrU(?' ,',;.,, , Cnlted Krult. .133 133 MINIMI STOCKS ?.v WANTED Capital for Taxicab Company V . , Bill TKOriTS 'Oniirtboae wrhu Nrt luterMted n.l sn-dr. Tfiffv-toUrvtaw pni f'ltl Inrnrmstlon udduai Zl , H MI. IJEIMIKH CK.NTRAL ifc ftKOAL APVKKT1SI!3IKXT AUlH-t id tumult lilfc.N ItHl i uaa ueaii uiaa4 lu 11m trie Camuanr tor taaukma ovrtlRcatea tu rtpUc the atock la tb-t nam of Delia D. Vtoylaji. Mkwte . numbera D438U ami sales.. lrorM anarea rrapeciivci). in 8U BUdrla Compauy, tta aaioa ris-A . a v urixixi f r-1 t Irr '(Wii-yaf TVlla, H Jtoalan. DnfiJ IX ttir'ACrBCXTAXTg l"T.u IS ' VRKPARKD. Alaska Standard .... 3 Atlanta ....' 10 Dlsbee Cpr (a pros). , U Butte New York Ii Col & Jerome 1 ft Con Arte IT, Ilmma Consltd ...... Vi First National 3 Gok'fleld Merger .. S GoWllebl Cons "a Golddeld Florence ..11 Ooldfleld Kevvanaa... 6 Green Monster a llecla Mining ....... 3a4 Howe Sound fnrtetiendence Lead . 7 Jerome Verde ...... Jlin Butler 3 Jumbo Txtenslon .... 13 McKlnley-Darragh .. 3 Magma Copper 40 Mother Lode ., M Mlnea Co of America. 14 Nevada Hills Nevada Wonder .... Hi Nlplsslng ., V Ohio Copper il flay Hercules K San Toy .,....,,.... 1 Stewart ...,,, - TonovJJxton ........ 7Va United Verde ...... 41 Wort End Con ...... 71 White Oaks ,, White Cap ......... Vi Yorlnjrtcin" 10 BONDS ',, '? 1.7 II ',4 I P,l S',4 0 ft IS a i 3 P. 0 li sa la T 41 38 h; 13 H4 88 )l : i 13 7-37 IH alVi 71 3 ft 11 4 ft 4V4 13-33 3V4 14 6V1 U i 40 U6 avi 11 r. u 7-11 IK 71 Pi 77 78 00 'A in"!. 13'X. 37 177I-, I.7H :tni 3 .70 871, 33 Tt .78 54 on .71 4,7 10 1.7IP)., .7474 nov, 73 30 V Pa Pi - 'i 78 ! 707, -i IT, 091,; a, 5n, 4 4 13'i '., 7 1 i .73 14 8014 3.1 ), ,78V Oil .73', 47 in 1784, .7.7 Vh I'iny, nrke March corn dosed at $1.27a, eom parid vvlih $1 27 ai. the final quotation of s,ituid,i The best on May was $1.21. Vi, tbo bottom Sl'JC'a and the llnal JL2ii, against SI 2C'i. .alurdn's last price. l landing futures ran.-e,l ns follows I Sat on s Otiin lllirh Low Cloae i lose I Corn tmw dellno) Manli . tl.27 i.viav . l.'.iHa 1 .''Ha 1 . Dits Vnrrh.. " 8.7', J.I.V ,lav . 8 Pi StH I.ard tl 3'1'. 11, :n, 8.7'. s.i'i 37.tl.'37.v, ".3H'i sn 87'1 s.l'. 8(l'i 84', given Is the last previous sale Adama Esnreaa.US Maxwell 2d pref 33 winee Hum. ''.n'i May lpl : ritr. 47'4 Adw Hum Pf 3I)' Men "et pref., 88 Alax Itublwr .'.0 Mil h Centre .till Am Aarl Chem 77 Morrla t Eaaex 31 Am Car & V Pf 1"'' Nat Aeme ., 20 Am Kxoreai. 7s Nat elk & Suit .70 , Am Malt . . 12 Nat rik H pf inni Am Wall pref -74, Nat En Ht pf ml Am Huiar . 10.14 Nat Lead pref. Ill) Am Sum Toll HT N O Tea A M 20, Am Smelt pf A l"IV N Y Doelt . Ill, Am Smelt li. 0" N Y o W... int; Am Hnaar pf H'fl N It II M 2.1 pf :.n' Am Tnhareo ld Norf 4 South 21. Am Tom pf new ns Norf Weal pf 78 Am T i Cable 77 North Am-r. Ul-j Am 7 r r 3d pf l'2Vi Nova Siollk Htl I.I) Aaan I) 11 lt Pf n-' Ohio O,, rcla, r,8 Aaao Oil .. ....71 14 Ohio Pue Sup 4 ), All nirm t, Atl Jii Ontario hllver. .7'i aii i"ie, ...... :.',? oweni not .... I.I 30V4 117 18 133 1.7-li 138 .78 I8'4 in 07'4 'li f 54 ' VI 3V, '4 -rH, 1 V4 i'i ii. !a . . 211 2." .Juli 2 37 1 Itlbs 7"i b. 21 SO JIas .. 2". .70 'jub . .TiliU Pork Mai .. I"07 Hid Aak. 3d 70 21. 17 3d (17 t'2n 111 I 113 t3H o7 211 HI I 33 1311 2.7 ti'H 2(1 . J2I 7(1 124.87 I 311 37 3(1 2.7.27 i .77 12.7 III) 3.7 .77 4S mi 48 07 t IS 0.7 tSomfnal. f 3 !' 3H Vi Vi All O t W I Pf flIVl Owen. Hot pf..lOS nald Ixieo nf. (ij pan-Am i prior tlarrett .Co nf..;n'! pref ct 08 nrKlvn nn iiaa.i... Peoria 4. East " Phlla Co in' , Beth Ca UHHa ll vm . . v. . . w a as aa K uiirrira .... .- jieaii na 1.1 of. 37 ,' T"'.1! nr Si" Headlna 2d pf. 37 7hl L Alton .. 7 S'l I, a. H W... 31 W. ', "KJViaSfce""" Anna.. (17 r.M .i ,w r.JJ2 8n Motora . 0 7 llrown Shoe, llullerieu ca l-h Chi Chi Clilell.I'Wv nf.llii , Seaboard A I. pf DPS co f ou.'"--v ':sara.tocb nf. Iln Cot Ho lat pf 47; Shattuck Aril. I7S Col ft So 2d Pf 42'4siand Mllltna pf 87', Cnmo Tab Itec. 27 studebaker nf.. HI Con Oaa ...... BlU sun Ktl lat nref (id Con O B Ur I'd Teaaa Co rcta.. till, Cont fan ...... S3,, Tex ft Pae ... istf ;. '..lV'.. , Ai7 3.ul"u . rI"l-" en I TUeiOie .-l ,,l, ni,-', -,- f5 j -V . TVeere A Co nf. 1)8 V HI f. A l-.ir. " J' "'-1!IT ft L 7V nf 30 liei a- lino .,,iii 'rst I, .'d pf eta in n-troii Kdiann.l"7lf Third Ave .;'. inij Klec Slor Pat.. -811 t'ndernd T nflljs Krle 2d pref... 18V4lln liar 4 Pan lit. TVd M H pref !) Un lie P new fli Oen Chemical. .1.7.1 . 1 nit cl Ktr pf,103 Oenerai riaar . s"" tlnlled Druir... ni Oen Claar pref. nH J'nid pm 3d nf 7 , Oranby Mlnln. 7 Vnlted Pan Hd. 1.7'S Ilartman Corp. 3.7 ""L".'1, JlY. ,n.v- .V lla.k.ll ft Hark at l ' j 1' pf.. 44, llavana Elec.,.lnl g J,'"',1" ' JnH Homeatak. ...811 g'a ty Imn 1.7' Int Aarlent . 14 U H Ileally Imn Int Cona Torn. . 8ti ,. y'nrr5.; ,Ii?.i Int Harv N J..l?'".i 5 U I I'r'iiil ftwantrJl"''?- ,&Wrnfm',Y.ltt!i Kaok J) M... 4H Weataha lat pf M I.aeleihi Oaa .80 vvhee ft t, h ( ni Le. Hub ft TIr. iJSvvilaon Co' "r.f Oil IirllUrd ......18.1. 1Vei)nal, C,,., Ttt t'SCI ripe iFo 18ii 1.7V4 V S Ind Alco..l38H 13fl ! U 8 Itubber . .78 7'4 I V H Hint & Itef 48V4 PV4 1 do pref 4(1 4)1 , V S Steel . 05 on'. do pref ... Ill liny, 111 Utah Copper. . 81M 83',4 8IV4 Utah Sec Corp. ISVi 14 14 Va Car Chem 4ii 41 41V4 Va Iron C S. C. 0IV4 P,i P4 ' Wabash ... 8Vi li V4 do pref A .. I3',i 43 Vi 43 ! do pref II.. 23U tsvi SS,i vvesi .iijiaiiu .,7i .?, .'.'?, -i, 1 West Air Brake 43T4 417, 4S 7Vhltte Motors. 43 43 43 Willys Overland 10 Vi 1814 10", Vj 17k dividend Standard Milling, 1 and 1 In I stock; standard Mllllnx preferred, I'i ; May Department Store., I'i. LOCAL MINING STOCKS TONOPAH STOCKS 111,1 I Inn llutler J7 Vla.Namani .. ' Vlldwav J' Mlipah Bltrnalon n, Montana 1- Nurthern star ml Itea-ue K'lla Oil West Krnl 'I I llUI.Iirilll.Ii STOCKS 10 03 1 'Atlanta Illue Hull . i tiooth 1-1 I Iilninonddeld 11 11 194 llllay ,, Kewanaa . I Vi i Sanilal'oVm. Kendall silver Pick : .04 .111 .111 .07 .01 .111 .(111 2Vi misci:luni:ous ArUoni "lilted .J' Nevada Wonder . 1.3s Tetopa Mlnllilt .HI Ask ."il .17 .11 .(IS .17 .07 .11 .07 ll.l .111 .0 1 07 .20 I .Ml .18 Permit fey Capital Issues Committee of Federal Reserve Board l'ollnwint; is a colic nf te-.t-r dale.l ffl.ruarj 8 1018. from the Capital laauea Committee of Ihe Federal If serve lloird, alk-ned Pml JI 7V'iiri)jrB, Cnalrtnan, to Unas, A. Ilinich Ln , I'rtsM. nt of The I'Mlh-Thlrd National Hat k. c nilnnatl, O Hrrrrltiu lo the rrumtliio s,tie o ai7itlt,(ino 2 Vrar (r I'lrvt Worioaoc ,Vod bu Ihe fnloii l.iolil, Ural .1 on rr Colnioiil of (Vitpito.i, htnt'ilkif After inquiring into the filirpose of the (fine ntone deacrlbed. ttff ore of o;ihifo.i that the iat of lic Mill liointa ( not lurumiinllble ii Itlt thi interest of tlie Inffrd Stales. Thn fmaino (onarfftitrs no rooirotot of surh isnuo as regards (f, nirrl),, vrrnrtli or bvoTOii Pi aim lespect. l oiu public uUir or enticrllsiiiieiit of tin said lnue, this letter must lie (ncorporntcd la full. $1,560,900 Union Light, Heat & Power Company (Covington, Ky.) Two-Year 6 Fi:st Mortgage Lien Gold Notes Dated February 13, 191S Due February 15, 1920 Denominations U00, $600, SLOOU Intel est February and August It. Principal nnd semi-annual Jnteriat imuUp at the Central Trust Company, Cincinnati or at the Hankers Trual Co., New 7ork Callable on any Intereat date in whole or In Part, uro-l 30 daa' publlshad notice, at 10(H,4 and Interial to und includine l'ekruary IS. 1U1H, and thereafter at 100 and Intereat. .Yorinal 1'cilital iconic Tax reimbursed (to far ai lawful) to eif'.it of 2 V Central Trust Company, Cincinnati, Truttee Property This Company does the entire gas, electric light and power business of Covington, Newport and numerous other Kentucky communities adjacent to the city of Cincinnati under franchises of property, most of which are unlimited as to time. The total population served is approximately 125,000. The gas distribution system includes over 150 miles of gas mains, a large patt of which has been installed in recent years. Natural gas is purchased from the Columbia Gas & Electric Company on favorable terms. Capitalization All of the Company's Capital Stock is owned by the Cincinnati, Newport & Covington Light & Traction Company, which is leased to the Columbia Gas & Electric Company. Capita! sioik 1'irat .MorUune 4r llonds due May 1, 10IH .... 3 o0-ear (tuld Honda due November 1. 1907... .turhorjifd S.700,000 2.000,000 B.000.000 Outitanrltiio $.700,000 1, .700.000 310,000 BAH SILVER laiat lls Men Illuh t.nw N, Tork (eta.) 87. SIS S7i On'. k.7, inaon ipce.j hj, -ist -i-'t iDtt i.i Today Sat. CLOSING LIVE-STOCK PRICES CIIICAUO. Feh, IS. IIOOS Recelpta, 46 I'OO head: tomorrow. ti,7 000 head Fair. ly active, moatly 27e hlrher than Haturday'a average, jiuik iin inio'ii; nam, ais.s xeu lin -mTvi? 7.05; mil f 03: heavy. Iin.xoe. IT 17; rough, tin Sotnn.43; vood fo choice, t ,,i uu v. I, Strong CATTLE ReeelDta. lS.nOO head. to lOe higher. . Top, SIS 80, snve-i --iieeeipia. 2U uun neaa. TOP, llll..'. Top. ltd I.S, Steady. Iaimba steady, to 10c lower. SOUTH OMAHA, Feb. 18. 11008 Ite. celpta. IS, 000 head. Market 20023c higher. CATTM5 Receipts, 8400 head. Market HHKRP IWelula, 17,000 head. Market, alow, 25c lowsr. KANSAS CITT. Fab. 12. CATTf.K Ra. celpta, lJ.laXI head. Strong to Inn higher. lioOH Rtctlpta, 1100 bead. Thirty ta f..V-f.r!il"-ier-ri It)") " ' i How Can You Buy or Sell ' utm Kb to your hdvantngf unl- ou ktn vouraHf un to data on late newi hiiJ iloflopmcntT Read "CURB NEWS" ppr vith lfi paitTPB of nws of New York Curb Btocki n1 feature art lil- by welt-iwited writer. Its report!, chart, tables, reviews and newi. .ll help ou to Keep Up To Date Hrnd for Curli Nwa ;ft6T.V. (Mulled frro on request) Ta Hsmr vettlnx rlirht report send ibli H'hertUement with our Inquiry, JONES & BAKER STOCK 11R0KKUH Widener Bldg., Pbi!Jelphi run. Walnut looo-l. Ktyatone, llaca 2200. vr YarU llMtnn Cbleaio I'lttaburgq Direct Prtvaf Vire$. Security This note issue will be secured on May 1 , 1918, in the opinion of counsel, by a first mortaaRe lien on all the property owned by the Company or hereafter acauired. An appraised valuation of the physical property of the Company, made by Norton & Bird, j Chicago, hxed its total value, as or iNovemDer I, IVI3, alter deducting depreciation, at $2,406,000. The present valuation, due to additions to the property and the material advance in prices, is considerably over $J,UUU,UUU. J The Columbia Gas & Electric Company in its lease of the Cincinnati, Newport & Cov- ington Light & Traction Company guarantees to the lessor the payment of interest and principal of this issue of Notes. The Columbia Company's net surplus for the calendar a vear 1917. after paying all fixed charges iicluding taxes, was $2.934.485.1 1. A Earnings Net earnings of the Company for the year ended December 31, 1917, were nearly ''ig three times the total annual interest charges including interest on this issue upon retirement of the First Mortgage 4s on May I, 1918. Following are the earnings of the Company for the last three years: flroaa earnings . . y Operating ripenaea and tnvea Net eurnlngs 1017 ,l, 2.71,00.7. Vi . D17.0DI.4.7 -t- 1816 1, 036, 7.711.07 7B3.1S7..70 101.7 eO.iM04.00 C0.7,7M.ni SoOJ.tl71.t7 M7I. 078.00 .'36,0JJ.3tt Tlie iirocrrdliK ntilliorliliii; lila Issue of ,Votrj Imre liceit taken wider the direction of ife$sis. L'riul, Cuasoll J Collie for the Company, and of hlr. Lawrence Maxwell for the bankers. Price 96 and Interest, Yielding 7 The Information and Mgurea used In thla circular are taken from sourcea which we consider trustworthy, and while not guaranteed, they have been relied upon hy us In the purchase of these securities for our own account. Field, Richards & Co. 100 Broadway New York Clnrlnnatl Cleveland I tliliatu A. B. Leach & Co., Inc. 115 South Fourth Street Philadelphia t'hlraga New 7 ork nltOB ' Bond Department The Fifty-Third National Bank of Cincinnati ?r rJyal fciAw,Mv' J.e-iw-r .-li "il ,i i vTffr'"r -'! ' a jftrk. V ' ,
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