k ' - jwj; EVENING PUBJ.IC LEDGEK-PHIIAMLPHIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY. C, 1018 t UNITED STATES OOVERNMENT J CERTIFICATES OF INDEITEONESS I? '' i-,.,.,,- , iwn i t 'I D FEBRUARY 27, 191- OUC MAY 8. 1918 SA DESIRABLE SHORT TIME INVESTMENT, AND ACCEPT ABLE IN PAYMENT FOR THE 1THIRD LIBET1TY LOAN. ..j SUBSCRIPTIONS ARRANGED K FOR IREILLY, BROCK & i u.Mu:ns ub untinu i ai. rillLAUIILl'IIIA CO. NEWS OF THF. FTNANCIAL WORLD-NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCfe PRJCJE i '- i ' ' . """"" BULLS DEMONSTRATE CONTROL' OF THE SPECULATIVE TRADING New York Stock Sales .Mask. CI SI . Alaska. Juneau Alllf-Chal Co IJIsfi IJ 3J'(, New York Stock Market' Is Generally Strong, Wijj-i -.j.. With Steel, Baldwin and American Loco motive Scoring Bjg Advances High Points in Today's Financial iXcws null element controlled trading on .Yen) York Mock l'.xchange and majorllu of hsucs scotcd advances. Curb share did not follow exchange course. Grain teas loner and cotton higher. Utile of Interest developed In foreign exchange market. .1 shipment of 1IS000 In paid ii as made In Mexico from Xrio Yoik. The ptlcc 0 lead uoj advanced bv the American Hmrltlni) and Itcflntug Company, liar silver unchanged In .Wit ork and London. & Profits and Losses from securities sold .. nave you ticicrinincd mem for your Income Tax Report? Ovr new booklet mm assist you. Send tor tompllmtntarv copy. LBohbright & Company MOriniS W18TAR STROUD. Jr. 1 Manac-r ,437 Chestnut St., Philadelphia ni:v vonic. Fob. 26. There were mnn Indications In today' stuck market trading that the speculative liusincs Is Mill held In absolute bull control. There were no offerings of the leading Mocks at around the low levels established j o.sterd.iy, but Instead nil the standard Ksues weic In fairly good demand from the opening, nfid main stocks made advances ranging from 1 to I points. United States Steel, which was thrown on the market In large blocks in yesterday's trading, was one of the strongest feature- today, advancing more than 2 points to 9"'.i, with other Mccl Industrials up from 1 to 3 points. lkildwlu Locomotive wah In demand all thiough the day. advancing .".'i points to 7$. and a sain of 2 points whs made by American Locomotive, which sold at 1,0. Wotltighousc was nlo nctlve and strong. Ccnornl Motors showed pronounced weakness in the e.irlv tiai falling 4';. points to ll'l'j. but iccovcrcil most of this loss in tin. . half of the day. A number of specialties: also made substantial gains, with Amei.e.n Hide and Leather reflecting letijwcd bujlns by Central Leather lnterct. Another drive was made eaily In the clay nt St. Paul, putting thu stock down la lo 3S. but It rallied more than 1 point In the afternoon. Trading in St. Paul Issues was based wholly on th dividend outlook, with the general belief that dividend action will be deferred asain at the meeting on Thursday. Liberty 4s were traded in todaj within comparatively nan on ranse, s-alcs belli? made at 08.74 to SCSI. Anglo-Fiendi Cs sold at 90 and S?'J do nrof ni i ,t Fy '! Am hit Corp . Am I'm oil . . .. Am ltd l.lhr. il pref ... . Am Unseed . ., Am t.oi-o . Mil Mult puf.. m -.Smelling. . Am Sum Tob . Vm Sugar Am Tel tc Trl. Am Tobacco . . Am Wool ... . Am Zinc & 1, Annconda . Atchison do prrf. t (lulf & W I Hi Id l.oe-o Po . Halt Ohio Ucth .Steel. do II do 8 p u pri f firooklvu It T. j Hums Hros Itutlc 'oti & . id .ii it";. ('..I 'a ajit (Ifl'l, 1 1''.' I S.I", Iln, Hit!!. IOJ inn .VHi 1.1 ii '.. XII K.' Ill', 7K'. .1!1. SIKj 39'. 1I i)'. 1 jINew Tork Londou ronton r.irli CIUcbko Detroit OATS CLOSES WEAK AFTER GOOD START Futures Move Downward on Heavy Liquidation Corn Dull and Featureless , New York Bond Sales What Do You Think ? A 47 Increase In ropper output In 1017 or IDlfl Imlldlr hi (0 tho pro duclnc position vt CONS. ARIZONA Smelting Company which in further enlarclnz mulpmfrit to handle nearly double Its jirent output7 To apprflatn fully the pov rlblllttea of ConsolkltitM ,ri zona'n mines and HineUer. jou vhould eend for Report 179-T.U. (Mulled free on request) JONES & BAKER STOCK BROKERS VrUcner Bldg.. Philadelphia PHONES SJVj, NW VORK PITTSBURO ruir.nn isrE-mKi Dirtel Pflratt Wis jovns rf BAtir.n. irirfnirr RuUiino. rhltadrlohta Without obllBHtion nd me repurt en Consolidated Ar.zonu. Aam9 AHntt t tu, ITS T u. lilr-. PROPnxM.S DKPAKT5IKNT 01' C1TV TICANMT citv or riiii.Aiii:i.riii.v 5I Itoume Hiilldlnc Phllddflnhla, 1'ebruary 2. IMS. Stilled proposals, addrvsMrd lo tho under Klicrted at th oftlco hIkiv mentioned, will be I relred until I- o'clock noon. 'lueRdj. Mlirttl IS, 1U1H. anj npenpd Immediately I thereafter, for tho fiIoinif vvorU. COJJTHACT M3 I VVusn Test Ilorlnrs In a vicinity of Delaware avenuo und Arch ' Mtret. and in groups at other points to i lt deslanated. durlnK the year 1H1H. ' rian and specifications can lo seen nt Ttooni 748. Rourse Building, and copies of i name with blank forms for propogals ulll be supplied to Intendlns bidders uinn appllca. tion 10 mm cuicp. Bidders must b skilled and recularly en vgased In the class of vork bid for F.. Contractors wm be required to complv N.JJ. .with the act of Assembly of July IK. 11,17. jjw&'relathe to Workmen's Compensation lnnur- .!,' ante, ana prooi musi no (urnisne.1 the ne ;t, partment by each rontracior that ho liaf il-t iiceeptea inp proisions or said act Hnd ' 'Vtnsuren ins naoiiiiy inereunatr, or secured 'exemption iiureirom. I 'Kaeh bid must be accompanied by a cer tificate from the City Sol'cllor that a , fc. - rronosal bond In the sum or r ve Ilunrlrail ' "i' JjioUars (IMkii has been Hied In aciordame ? Mitn ino proMsions oi an oramanco approved c m-. -?. ificn. FT .Th nirerlor reserves the rich! In ri.l.ri any or all bids as he msv deem best for the Ri Interest of tLc City nt Philadelphia jr iL,UlAJi B. JWINlNO, A 'irecior. chain iii:i.t MiiTiu:it ror.t.rAST I ( IIU' Mid. Ih. in. IlllnoU nnd Ml- I ourl I'alr nid warmer tonllhtt Nedac duv partly cloudy mid uurnirr. linnln l'artl rloudt mid warmer tonlshtl Vedneda prnhjldv tinrttled. j Mlnnehnta-Vlotly tloud tunicht and ' tVedneda. 1 Ion a Parti) rloudv tnnlcht and Wed nevlail mirnier tnnlitht In east North Dakota Partly iloudy anil colder tonight and Yterineda. Eolith Dakota Parllv rloody tonlcht nnd Wednemlui i colder Wednesday. ebrui.kn I'alr tonliclit. unrmer In eat mill oulh centrali Vednedu partly ilnndy nnd colder. liunxii Fair tontelit and VVfdnetdat wurnier tonlRht. , . Vlonliinit t Inudy jnd colder tonlchtl Weilnedar fair. VVsoinlnc .VIotlr cloudy tonlcht and cdnerda. CHICAGO. Keb. 2C. A feeling of bearlsbness pervaded the market for oats today, the speech of Im perial Herman Chancellor von IlertlhiK leading to fresh talk about peace, and prices ended weaker after lliey had moved Irregularly. Following general selling at the out set, vi hen the tone was heavj. there was Kood buying, with n recovery Induced by 1 strength at Minneapolis and compara tively light tecelpts here. Shorts also covered. Heavy liquidation by commls. hion houi-es and local pressure were re sumed, however, and fuluics again moved dovwivvaid, Sentiment was decidedly mixed and there was not much Inclination to make commitments. Wlrn ten Ice to the, Past ' was poor because of high winds, curtail ing business. Good purchases have bcAi made in , Argentina, wlieic the reserves are laige. Corn vias dull and featureless. The matket started easier on a fair amount of selling, recovered with oats and on buying bv commission houses, but aga n iceeded The movement continued heavy with the weather conditions favorable, but the trade Is not looking for any ac cumulation for somo time. Tho cash rrtlcle also was quiet. Buers vicrc nt sea in regard to new regulations, whkh are being formulated In regard to corn. February ended, unchanged, nt 1.23. May also ended unaltered at S1.2li". after having sold at $1.27 and $1.'.'6i, tcspectlvely. The high on Marcn oats was SD'jc. tho low 88 '.jo and tlio close 88?cfi S8;c. compared with 89ic, the dual quotation of yesterday. The best on May was 88ijc, the bottom S7'c and tho final 87'.ic. bid, against SSc, etcr- lias I uays last price. I.eadln: futures ransed as follows. Cloic lllBh l.'OfiO Amer Aur Tim tuo'i Ioiihii Anuln-Kreiicn ,'.h . Jim1,, "."iIiimi Am i''or (, Si. . tntij .V.'iiiiii .Vm Mil i. Kef Ss. l"l ;ii"il Amer Tel lit 4i.. M' do ,".n . . HP inn, do rvt ai,, p. . i, tlt tiiinn Armour Co P'j s Wi r.tm Atrhon sen w . h'l .'nil Halt i uhlo .1is . !'" ivnivi do Ii 77 K,uiH do v lljs ... Ij ii (lo swn .'ja . : .(no rterh Ml 1st 5s :tijs mi S.-pOOit liordeauK i: . . h'4 7'Jii Cm lloc-t .".s 1UJ1. Ii." lnni) do Tu Hurt . . . IH'.U 1IIIKI li Si 1M1 . PJ'a :iiuij Cent l.eatll kl o '.Ml Toon chile i'op Ts . . Imiij "noil C K Ohio n 4'ss Tuij llimil rto onv Si .. " HUOO Chi Ot Weit t .Ml S.'iiuo (' II 1 Q Joint '. .!' 30IIH c Mi.t P rfd 4ii !j 4IHHI di iv 4'as 7'.' lnnii r ii i i l' rfd i i. 10(111 do It 77 iniiu Col Industrial Si Tii 101MI Col i South tt 41 Mi .IIUHl do I'jl . .. lilt'4 IMinil Cltv i,f J'arls lis h7 jiiihi Con CJas lonv I'.s.lun". SOiiihi iVrro de I'asm Ui.H"i'i .'IIiimi Den & ft it 4s. . mi 131000 1'rcnrh Ilcpul, SijS Hi J300H 111 hteel ,leh 4il SS limn Indiana Steil ." im Sunn Inlerh Met Pas . S'l's 7mi0 Intcrb It T ret "n sil', limn Inter iler .Vlar Us. '.iV-i I'lilHl 1.1; Sll drb l IHSl Slj 1.01HI l.lir Mey T T US'. 'r,;ntut Ml, iionds S1 x ! SOVIMMI ! 4 . 11K.0' 4BIMMI do 1st l lliiinl l.ons tli . L'Cliil MariielUes lie . lliliO M SPSS M U anon Mo K . T Si lltiino Mo Jac cm 4s 1 0011 Moll Poner Ss lunnil New tlrl T S. M S: tinnil N Y C K it SiiS 2tnni) d.) (Is . IIHi'l d. Is . 7S .nun N Y City 4'. s IImW bO'i innn do 4i j h l'.'iiS . . ed inilil N Y il II A 1 Is 7i'i 100U N Y I. W Cl. Ull'i L'lMlH N Y I'.uy Ss.. . l'i limn N Y Tel cen 4ii. v;"t inni) Norf i West 4s . . h".ij innn Xortli l'ac prior 4s sa .nun no sen .is . tftnl) Oro S Line 4s. flnmi Ore Uy X con Is 1 1 mis I'ucino lias .s . Jfilin Penna 4i llll annn do tren ct 43 s. 'jnuu do rn 4!js VluiO Pub Herv X J Ss linim itcadlns Ken la JfiOil Uy Ml .prf 3s '31 t-ooii Hinclalr 7 . Ionii do vtar Ts inniio St I, nn s '.'nun s.t I, t! s I" ajt . STiuM) do ,vtr V Minn il sr II . limn S A Mir adl Ss. .Inilil South Hell Ss . .nmi South Par 4s 4non do i v 4 s . . Iflimn da cv Ss 17(ion South Uy ecu anno do con Ss . . liono Texas Co tis noon I' s riubber 5s. "innn IT H hteel a f annn Union Pac 1st 43. S7U annn do eu 4 s sitlt r.nnno u k of ci ii f. l Ss pi r.nonn do r.'is mm .. (7T S'jnnnn do 5i- mm new !'' J4nnn doS'-ia 1(121 ... ' innn West r.iectric r.s.. n? innn wet Jld 1st 4s . i 3000 Wlscou Cent en Is 7S'i Wi h'.l 4ll!j "2'4 tl.ltj Low (.loss iiil9 InoVi Vi'i !"iV, l'li t'li'a l,si v.i M'g si's 111 PI Id)' !'l"'l h.l H I pi; pij 7V, ' ' ss s", SO tl hill. Mi', II." lt."i ii.T, :.., 1U' II-' I HS'i 1IV loD'a 1 fill's 7n's 7u4 70j 7Mj i,'i iiii i,s lis 71't 71'j iit M 7 it Tl'i M'j M'i tl'i', l.lii. Ml S7 1IHI', lllll', im; lint mi no tiT'i H7T ss'. ; !nl in.' VI Sii'i SS hS Hillj l'S1! stij m, US'- 11 SI" 117.9(1 1)7. US 'I ll." i OH.KII U lli.SO 117.20 VI MH-1 e'i sn't s.iH s:t' a Ml i ii' j mi Mi 101'. lh' .4'i 7": MlVj 7' va S'.H a M'i 72'i ii'a S7 ll H7' .4. PI', ?! 117 ."..'. 71'a so . HI1. is i.n',1 . nj'j . . tint, . 7s nsi. sii; h'J Mi' a til oi'' IP. il'p, til', i.n'.j iiiii, 7x'i (II', S7 Ml PS'. (1714 Ps' Ii B7 ill 7'l pn 4il, pll llll'i Ml a S3 .V.'a sp 7-B sni-a s"' no', !7'i js'v Uutte & Kun C 'jn" Can Paelllc . . .lists, I Cent Lentil ... 7li Cerro do Pasco 3I 'hand Mdlors. US Clie.s & Ohio. .. J.V.A Chi (Jt West.. 8 C At & St P pf 70'i i.'iuii'ic. an', do 6 p c pf-t r M' do i p if I c OVi Chin Cup . lfl' ' ' lino Con Cop 1.11 1 ol Find & lnni .I'M j l (ins & I'.i :u o it Can ;o'i i mil piod . a.l'a do liref IC 'ruclblei Steel i,", Cuba I'll Sug. :!35a i Distillers Sci'iir lo", Ft la 13" i do 1st pref, . 2,-,n, Oastnn Will... 3d Ceneral F.lee. .14414 lieneral Motor. 13': (nodrluh 11 !'.. I."!-, lit .N'orth pref (i 'It Nor Ore sub an"', lnt Agrleul II Inspiration Cop IHli Interbgh-Con i SV, lnt Mer Mar a' do pref . iil", Inter Paper 30 lnt Nickel as". Kennecott i op. :i3' Lehigh Vnlle.v . ss'... Lnuli & Nash.1i:i'a Max Motor . as' do 2d pref . 'Jill ' Mes Pe'rol .4 Miami Con Con 31 Vi I Mldvale . . IS' Missouri I'ao . 23 Nat P.n & Stpd. S3'', Nev Con Cop . IK N Y Air Urake 137 New York Cent 71n( X Y N If & H asi N Y Out &. V. aniu Norf & West, .loi'i Northern l'ac. . HS" Ohio lias . . :', Pacific Mall 30-i, Penn II It 15 Pitts & tVest .. 'IH'i Pitts Coal. . SS'.j do Pfd .. .SI Pierce Anow . ll' I Pretsed Stl Car 60-' , I Pullman P Clll", ! Ity Stl Spring. Sit", 1 Pay Con Cop. at I Heading .... 771, P.ep Ir fc Steel. 7 i P.o.val lJUteh . 75' s . St I. ,t S IV an Ij-'iabrd A 1, pf is'.i Seats-ltuelik . I.i.il't Sinclair till ... 35', South Pac . ss Southern II 1!. ali do pref . . . SS'.j Studrbaker . ."il'i Tenn Cop . C 17l Texas Co ... Lia'S: Tobacco Prod.. 33!a Pnlon Pacllk'..ia!'i ! I'nlt Alloy Stl Id Fn Cigar Stis. mil. I S Inu Alco r:a MOTORS ARE WEAK IN CURB trading; i Chevrolet Drops Four Points. Little Business in Airplanes. Mines Arc Quiet N . , NIJW YdP.K. l'eb. 2 ' The curb market prewn ed imny "'i flli'tlng features with most Inl'rest nt taclud to the trading In Chevrolet, wlivn i.inged tally In the day from 12.1 to Ho. followed by n rally to HO fulled Motor was abo weak, falling fiom 27' to :c,. ' Keports of a coming reorganisation to take the properly from the bands of a .receiver accompanied vigorous bujlnc 'of Aetna Kxploelvcs, which ranged fiom , !'ii to UN Submarine was quiet, tie- lining lo 12a on .1 fi-vv sales. There was I'ltle business In the nlr-, planes mock. Corliss being traded In at 5la to 37 'i and Wright-Martin at S and SU. charcoal Iron rciolcd a good deal of attention because of large triitispctlon" , on private contracts, with stock taken ns i high as 8',. Independent od slocks were fairly 1 ac:lve, with Conleii selling at Sl to t'. 'I Midwest Ilefhilng soid from 110 to 119 , nod Oklahoma at 7', and 71i. Mining stocks were quiet, with Nion !! Nevada and Washoe Copper both In i liuenced by the statements that the treasurv slock offered for subscription ! had all 'been dNtilbuted lllg Ledge sold . ii 11', and li- Sales in Philadelphia ltd 11 Am fins. Am Mill 710 Paid Lou IS HrUI .1 (I . I '.mi Iron .. in i:i(r stor An So III ('o NA 3A 14 sots Lit sup c ui v, 10 Li'h Nav . ll.T.t, SO Leh Vnl. ss on iviin u p. mi Pllll.l Co- . . iloi'Uni pf. , . .inn I'hii dec aV'i 1 tut Pitt Citf fliv, ip it T i o ainv, si Ton Pel. :ia(, Id.IToii Mln. :n, Fn Ttac. .. lira I . . no-y, 1810 U S Steel init, War I,tS .. s West CI, .a 30 1 nrk It pf :t2 I wr ' ? .iii as '4 IV,. 11311 AS I. " 21 a:u 2111 j :i ! :ili mi 1, o It rtese sstB fin IS tan tu All a.i"j ' in'i (.-i'.i AH 1.1 11 tM til! M'l A? Vl Sit". it'.i 3!i tl i;n !i , lll'a tS',1 Net -rAli 4 "(, a'i 2"J -i-l IV 1NIILST1UAI.1 Aetna F.vplive Kt Am llrll .V.'fir . il Am Maiisml Amer Wilting IMpei All- '.eduction . ... Canadian Car Co. , Can Car & Fdy pref Charcoal jron . . . Chevrolet Motors f'rami Curtlss Aeroplam. . . ', l Carwen Tool 'i I Carbon Stefl . l.mcrson rnono . . . Federal T'.ve . . llendee Mfg . . Inter-Lube Kntlindlaii Hronze pfd Lake Toip Hoat . . Li-high Coal Sabs . Lima Loc Maxim Munitions Marllu Anns ... . V Y ShlnliUlId . . . . Nor Amer Pap Pulp. Otis Llevntor Peerless .Motor . . . Poole Fug lb (Men Truck . . Scilpps llooth . . . S S Fiesge vv 1 . Standard Motors Steel Alloys Submarine St Joseph Lead . Todd Shlpbulld . Tilangle Film Fn Prollt Khar . . F S Steamship . . t 'lilted Motots . . Fnlted Sugar . . . World's Film . . . Wright Martin Zinc Concent . if. ., i ii a I All Hli iao so aii in i :i ;s in a Sll iiii tli 37 I 7 li III S It fi IS' in 71 3U '! 31a 3 '.Il as en H',4 i a: SI! Mtli !l h; i is jv a 3U Sit ta 10 ' IS III is "A 'l,iiolal'oii given Is jesferday's clotc, Tnlat sales. fil.V, stinres, ituninred ultb .'.7(13 ahares jcleril i i thus far Ihls week, 12,1.1s sharesi eame period la-l neck. IIISI siiure. IIOMIS HUH S.lniin Am (..i.sei 1 1lec Ss so 3.100 Interstate His 4s II 2000 Leh Vdl gen 4s 78',', 3000 Leh Vnl Coal fs.1oo Moon Lib Iionds il'ss... ns.m noon do 4s... Bn.int i no do in 4s 90.8(1 Kino Fa Co con 4 '3s 'iin 0i ii Oloii Plrl.t Flee 1st B l)(i J oho Heading gen Is sj'i BUSINESS SMALL IN HOME SHARES, . WITH LAKE SUPERIOR TAKING LEAbl Majority of Price Changes Arc on the Side of I Advances Baldwin Locomotive Attracts Atten tion by Scoring Big Gain. S 'Net Low l lose thae. SO Sll t 40'i in'i Isli 7S', 4 li 100 100 li 1)7.70 118.10 4- .10 tin.ii! im.is: .oj oo.so llll.SO 4 .in Lake Kupcilor ciriioralloii shares tnr.k Hie lead ngalu In today's home-list Mailing oil lb" Philadelphia f'toik Ft-1 chango nfter being slow nt the Mart, and their price was marke'd lip a half lo ICU. Iliislncps In other local Issues was lynrrally confined In odd lots, but the tone was good nnd the majority of price i'hnngC4 were fractknally higher. Among those recor.Ving small advances wero Stor.ire Itnttcry. Philadelphia Flee trlo. KapM Transit (""itlflcates and Tonopah Ilehnont. Tononab Mining nnd American Has were about the only weak tpols. and Ihelr losses wero trifling. Lehigh Navigation. Hilled Cas Improve ment, Westmot eland (V.nl and York Hallway prcferted changed bands nt .last night's closing figures. llnlilu In Locomotive attracted con- Mfrnblp allenllon by ndvanrlnr m(w. ?Sl than r,, points, with most 0f tl,. ut M lug taking place In (lie forenoon . i?i transactions being tu blocks. tJ ..ii.i,.. ninii-. cicci rumtnnn va ., , active, but made n cood r-ain t.. .' vnnla llallrnnd was frnctl.,nnii- u,J? and Lehigh Valley wss une1inn.re,i , There, w a, only moderate trading 1 uixitij ,.iii.,n inni cii.inges n IS,,, i, prices were unimportant i 'I lie Lehigh Coal nnd Navigation Com pany s nnntial meetlnc tniias- ,.....! tended by about a score ot Ptocklintd,,. William .lay Tinner presided and y n 4 Pierce nctid as secretarv President H, l. Wnrrhier board of managera weic 071a :', !)l'i ol 'i . 83 "a ni tht'a TP.Iul.l .liinina I' Kulllviin ..1... I.. vit- : -' -. " " ..-v-.-ni y , ceedfsl.the lain Klchard V Cook, bslns jiusi-n ivr ii inn icriu bslnj M Local Bid and Asked 3'i; I.I 17 7S at". 3.1 Sll i: 14 ia. 1 lcil.,1 sales, sin, 300, lotiipiirril wllh sill. lot) Ac-leplK! thus fur this veek, SI7S.0UD .nine period last week, s,os,0(H). INACTIVE I'HILA. STOCKS Following nic quotations for Inactive stocks listed on tin Philadelphia Slock Fxcliango and In which there, were no transactions today Tho price given Is the lat picvlous close: Am Gas wnr Pa Alliance Insjr 111 A hit llwy . . 3(1 Amer llwy rr'f ss Villi r Stores. 3J Am'r Stores pf !' luff . hlis.t pf til Catnwlssa 1st pf S- I'nil Trae N .1 bi.'a (leu Asphalt . 10', lien Asph prrf. SFj lit . II T . HI III II T pref 17 Kej,stotio Tei , . s'a Kristnno Tel pf S7 Key Tel 1st lf. 17'i Leh Vsl 'Iran . "" l.th Yal Tr Pf 27'i I. Nav l.'d n pf l.i Leh Nav r iv 1 7 Lit llros .... -" Little Hthililklll 11 Norlh Cent 7", Pa Salt ss P It T . . i.'ii Penn Train, '-' Phlta Co pref 3", I'hlla Co urn pf :in Phlla Trm linn 71 Itwy Co tlen I l'nlon Trne 41 i) o I .. . os"i F S Steel ,t lli'i's W Cramp . . sa West Coal . 70 W J . S S I-' (.old Sliipment to Jlcxicn NIIW YOltlx, Fell. 20. The National Citv Hank has withdrawn $150,010 gold I eoln fiom the Subtreasury for hlpment to Mexico. The consignment Is one of several made during the .last few mouths for private account, the consignee In i each ensn having secured npprowil of the I ctletni l.csetve iiuaru. 7s in I'i'i in'i in1. American Mots "Hliln In Itrlll .1 (1 Huff ( K'isq I ! do pref P.le, III,. Mornif. (leneral Asphalt . ilo ttref Keislnne Telepholi n tr ens . I.ak Sun Corp Lel,l?h Nav l.ehl.-h Vallei l.eiiun val Ti do nref .... Pennstvnnla rnila lilectrlc riiiia companv . .-- do S per cent preriM ilo li per cent pref it.! Phlla It T t c . . '.'ii P.eadlnL- 77 Ton Helmont Ton Mlnliur . I liion Traction I" (1 I F H Meel . . York IlallwHV do firef . , VV Cramp A. Si Today's 111.1 Ati IS Slllo !7'a Yesteril,t's 111 I Ask til Jij'a il3'a 1 S'i it Short-Term Notes pi 37 I", - . in .n ' i "Si .".Fa SO HI 37 4',', 4l's 4.1 a-.'. 2.K. .-.', L'7 -.'I L'7 a.i :ia i:.', 33 '.'i!'a -.'ii', '.'il; 77', 73', 7.1'. Ho, Jt .".'. 3'a -il'i il'a 41 III I i.'i'i r,u 70 H7', ns !i-,i, in n'a in 3J'a r.i'a :ia'i S3 Ml s'J XKW YOKK COI-'FEC aIAKKET N'FW YOItK. 1'eli. 20. Only n mod, ernte volume of business was transacted on the call this morning, but the under tone was "l:"ll", flrt prices showing advances of 1 to 5 points, The steadiness in puces this morning was probably due to a lack of selling picssute inoio man anviiiing else, as the demand was only moderate. TJierc are many In the trade who look for quiet conditions front now on at least, while the inaiket continues under Gov ernment control. Pat per tent Am Cotton Oil . ." Am T . T (subs) 4i, Italtn f. Ohio.... S Palm Ohio. . . S tlethlehem Steel A Hrnokllll Itap Tr S I'alvuium l'ac tiy C tl I) II ft.. IleH Hudson lirlo llillmad... OenTal Hlei trie. uen-rel nieilrlc. New York Cent. New York Cent. V Y N II . II . tenns llnnlj Co Pub S'er Cor N .1 Item Arms In M Southern rtwy , . United Fruit.. IT N nilbh.r Utah Seeur Cor. l)u fept !. I il n 41. Fell .lulv .Inly Pel, .Itllv Vlar .lulv Vil'; Apr Dec .llllv May Hepl Apr Juno Mar Pelt Mar May Dec Sept nn )', Pi phi, Il!j HP, pv PS'I Ml, US', ttni. In inn 2i ino IS D1I4 !'.! 1 1 uy, :i will is tii! 'PI 7' MS JIBS, is inn 22 83 m M ll IIK1U roni'IGN nOVIJIl.VMENT Am Fen Hec . . s Anslo-French . A Arcentlnf doit il Cltv of Paris . il Rep of Prance. ris Itusilan (lovt. iPi r.usslan doit , S'a tiot of Slt7er. S liml of SnltZ'r. .1 Fn K of II II . S I'll K nf (1 II Si, L'n K of (I II., Au-t IVt May (let Apr Juno l)er -Mar Mar sept Nov .Nov KnctT.mEi nrt on," TL'3 f '" KIT, sJt 18V An .11 t'S ion Pi)', inn Ps'. Hi Si" ""s r1 ui-. Test Opn IlUh Low Closrt close Manh s in s.nn s ct 7 ns Mas s .'J s.ill s as s3 s ;n .tub . m'i s is s in sii n ;i4 s-ptcmlier. H SSI s 4,1 s si s 4S Dei ember . .sill S.Cij i ').' S.U7 o.SD All s', I Conicrtlble into lonu-lerm bonds, NEW YOItK BUTTKIt AND EGGS W MiVV YOItK. I'ch 2(1 IH'TTTn 11 ' slle, IllBh score. "soffSil'.c, eilrs . Ml'll.e Onli llllll. .l..W. YS&.JX Slate) .lf.il-y.ine- " ""'.' FOGS Ileeelpts, 7ia0 cases, tl.fket 1r. resruiar. i;xtras .,ir,i,,c; extra -nn ,ii',e, firets, rafff,.3c, s-isvids, SOUSui. advancc in Price of Lead NF.W YOHIC, Feb 26 The American Smelting and Ilellnlng Company has advanced the price of lead from 7 to 7', cents a pound ' sr.t.NDvnn Illinois , Ohio Prairie. Pipe I S o California . . . ' S O New Jersey . . . S U New York Oil, SIOCKS 1 inih:pi;mi:nt Harnett Oil & Has. . 1 Cosdeu & Co i:ik llasln . 1 8.7 .337 .aio . !2K .SIS .'!7il OIL 19.1 343 27.1 233 A.lit 278 ill - Il STOCKS I Ha !, (I'i (l'a 1. 14 Federal Oil 3" 3", . .. 43 lii'i ...4'! -It . . . son a Hi ..I0U no L' S Steel do pref I'tah Cpr . Wabash do pref A VMghoue Co Inter Petrol Houston OH Merr tt Ol 4.4 V6 I Midwest Oil - l ATet Petrol 4 ml Ohio Fuel ?,, Oklahoma. Hef 4ai", P.lcn Oil 11, , Sapulp.v lief . ... 4-2 la Sequosah j- u I Sinclair i'i fnlted West Oil ,: 1 ui.! 3 ii 17 31 109 814 Willys-Overland isjj, 181, irt. .; 'lotul sales .102. 100 shares, compared with fiSa.SOO shares sesterilus l thus far Oils week, 1.013. I0O elinresl same period Inst , weeU, 180.SO0 shares. Financial Briefs HI 71", TJirnXTUBV OF ArCOPNTAXTS rertllled Tuhlle Aeeounlantw Open 111th Low Corn (new delivery) Feb .. 1.2S Manh . ... May l.'-'O'i Mar.1i.. ; May . . 87!. l.atu ' Yes elnsa Tutsi sales. K.t.ll'J.IVBl. s3.APlino )eslerihii lli'is com pared tar .ni PI1. in. l.uia H2 nt' 7S'J ns', S7 SC.S, po D7H M'i in P7 r,i 7'-" with wk. .Xll.NI.Nti Alaska Standard . Atlanta Ulg Ledge .... lllsbco Cop (a plus) Butto New York . Con Arizona Cnl &.- Jerome .. I.inma Consol First National (loldfleld Merger ... Ooldllelil Consol Coldlleld Floicnce U'oldlleld Kowanas. Oreen Monster . . Ilecla Mining .. Ilowo Sound , . . Independence Lead Jerome Verde , Jumbo Fxtenslon P.icbaid L Austin, of the local He- McKlnley Darragh serve Hank. Is In Washington this week jaBmil Copper ... attending 11 confeieme of Federal He- Mother l.odo .... scive agents. 1 jilnes Co of -Am . . I Nevada Hills The P.epubllc Can and Me'ai Company, , Nevada. Wonder STOCKS II) I'i Joseph P. Mcf'all. president of the Philadelphia l.teetrIC Company, has re- 1 signed hs a director of the Common wealth Title Insurance and Trust Com- 1 panv, owing lo pivssuie of other business duties. 14 li 3'. t 37 as i 7 41.28 1.27 tl.28 1.271. 1.20'i tl.au'. l.'Jll'. SS'J S7'. RS', S7'j t80. , .UW8ESCR 13. llllOVVN KjTO. , ISIS rtKAI, KSTATI1 TrtUHT TlI.DO ' , JNX'F.STIOATH b APJFST PArtTNKItSIIIP ,COrtPOriATION X. IJIMPUTKD ACCOUNTS. i .1 '. Oeorn K. Watson. C. V. A. I 18th Floor. Ileal FiUt Trust nidi. , i.s reports. l-'eh. May ... 2d IS Julv . . 26.40 nibs Feb Msv ... 2.1.3.1 Julv ...P.M.82 art 17 J6.40 an os ao.-J7 an nn ijii.sn 20 12 'anna 'tl.32 tail 20 . 24 85 121.71 as..". as.3n as.35 as 27 2S.85 23 70 '23.73 125.70 4S.rt1 4 50 IS 33 148 53 Bid. tAsked. tNomlnal. HANK CLEAHIHCS B- 51' l xj Auain. . m reports. B-f")' ', t"1 K arlai lSB rn " -. fj J. - M il .1. XiNUtCIMJCa 1 Aa.WUaKllaa 1 I? im H D'.ll. Answered by g b' Hi ' - Ir'J'I' J. G. Ilcrndon, Jr. 1 Ml 9 ' m W'w Tax Expert & ! liprfti Every Day in "lite Business 3 1 iPmi"-; Section of tho f. JpUBLICd8l LEDGER 1 X ifflyMHirLVMWfiMW) JMMpllllrSJfJ-tTgrTsja?aiJlUlil I UI UI UUJ Uttl lil ItWUIHI UI UtiiTBI U1J UII1I.I SSTlfj j J ft UK. 11 Tlank clearlnns tola compared with cor respondlns .lav last two earl i at i 'i . Phlla N. Yorl. iiai in.oro jlsjiLSSt J.AM.l , T22'1.2-. St. Louis 2I.U73.7U.I 2,i,242,.lol IS.loO.O.'J JS7 IH17.74R J4I) H73.SW I34.POV 33s ri.'.7i n-s sal 3ii!.ai.7ns onn.iss.o.m 4n3a34i;o an.iwi.ssn sa.2BS.R3a 5s, 71.000 name period last week, S.1.S1U, OHO. FOREIGN EXCHANGE NFW YOP.K. Feb. 26. Tho market for foreign CM-hange was dull and with out special feature In the early, deal Ingf toda exiept that llro were a (,hade off the best Monday's rally. There was no reflection of tho German Chancellor's speech. Quotations were: Demand sterling 4.74 'i. cahles 4.16,',, sixty-day bills nominally 4.72, ninety dav bills .70. Franc cables 5.70F,. checks 5.72',s, Lire cables 8 71. checks S.2'3. Swiss cables 4.47. checks 4.45. dullder cables 44 'i, checks 4 4'i. Pesetas cables 24.32, checks 24.23. Itublcs cables nominally 13'.i, checks 13. Stockholm cables 32'-. cheeks 31 ;. Cbrlstlanla cables 31. checks 30'J. Copenhagen cables 30-"i, checks 30',i, of Jlanhattan. has reduced ita capital from $1,200,000 to J300.000. The annual teport of the United Cigar Stoies Company for the ear ended December 31 shows net profits, after preferred dividends and war taxes, equal to SO 41 per share 011 the $27,lfi2. , 000 common stock outstanding. This Is ronsiderablv less than the ofilelal expectations of a month ago and com pares with $10 09 rained on the same amount of stock In 1D1C Nlplstlng Ohio Copper Itay Hercules ... . San Toy Stewart Tonopah Fxtenslon Fnlted Verde West Fnd Con... White Oaks Wlilto Caps .... Ycrlnstou HON lis 9.9. !i 1. 4 ia .1-3 s I "a :w in 79 Hi Sii A 4 V, 13-3'J 8 i n 1 all Hi 4 ', 6 0 r. ni IX IB At ,",4 3!) 3H 30 an Ha . 1.1 F!i . Hli It7i u n Ha Hi 1.1 14 7.3a 7-33 t"i l"i .10 la HI 1!) 3 Philadelphia Made Clothing npODAY clothing is just as vital to the nation as ammunition. Philadelphia has lost some of its clothing trade by competition of., sweat shops elsewhere. :. Iteportlng for the 5 car ended Oi to her 31. Ileerc fc Co. give total earnings of $5,831,120. an Increase of JL0C8.048, 1 Net ln-'ome increased $814,031, Surplus for the year wan $2,413,370. equal to $13.48 a share on $17,001,100 common stock The National Aniline am Chemical Company. Inc. of New York-, certified to the Secretary of State that the com- rany lias Increased its capital from 20,030,450 to $23,501,650. Hethlehem 3s . . . CoMlen Oil Cs . . Cosdeu & Co Oa. . Cudaby 5s ....... ! Husslan Gov 5-j.s Husslan (Joy C'is Slotltll itw v i'S ... Sinclair Oil 6s xn HO ni ill 10 1)7 SO But A. B. Kirschbaum Co. is a splendid example of survival by fit ness, well advertised quality and living up to the letter of its adver tising. Such a thoroughly modern in stitution was quickly used by the Government in equipping its fight ing forces. The Corn Exchange Bank, by its association with such a business, gains an inspiration that may be a help to you.. CORN EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK Todd Shipbuilding 6s f)K LOCAL MINING STOCKS .Urn nutler . . MarNamara . . Midway I Mlipali Entenslon The fnlted Fuel Gas Compam has Northern WtiV " I lust paid a dividend of $400,000 to the I Ilcue Tula ... Ohio Fuel Supply Company, which holds' Wist LnJ 49 per cent of the stock, the remaining 1 51 per cent being owned by tho Col- Atlanta . umbla Gas and Flectrle Compam. Count- , iilue Hull Ing tins uiveueno, unin puoi ssuppiy In iiootn January earned $1,800,000, it record month. INACTIVE NEW YORK STOCKS Vnllowlns nro quotations for inactUo New York stockB and In .1-inrn 'AfAiiii tmnsactlons today. Money-lending rates , sjibvv YOIIK Money on call opened ilri per cent : high, 6 : low. 4 : last. 6 ; ed, S'.itfv: ruling rate, t per cent. AAslde trotn the nwinentary nuduatlons nites xor mu luuuc. iiiuiiciaijr uinui. M are uncnangea. -j.jnia.rn oney opera Hi! are. limited, as heretofore, at n U figure or e per cent irreopeciivo maturity or the description or the flerai securities. sanie ravsi wpptica ,u hid ij,v,vii paper inurKet, wiiu most oi ine Business lur uuvriur uvium, H)e bann accepiancea -nro un lit l!if 4 per ceiu tor prime bilbs. . umicaiiKLPHIA Calle 6 ncr cent; - j-.-;- r - .... .. !.., -... . iiivi per tent. vo.niTri;ii v" i IhrM to four months Btf 0 per cent; u monllis.- ( per cent. "RABBILyKR .-iiii- 'is Adianeo Itum . 9S Artv Itum Pf. -" Aisx Kubber. ',' Am Asrl ctiem ,7 Am Car It V rM1"s Am Kipresj... 7Sa Am Linseed rf Am Hmelt Pref.inn Am Hmelt of A I ' Am Hmet ".,. I'1' Am Steel Fdy.. S Am Kurar nf..t!9 ArS T T 2d "t 0 Am Woolen p'.SJ' Am Wrlt.P.rf.SflS Am Zlne I. Pj Jfl Asso D O 1st pf rw, Asso Oil .,-.. ' All Plrm 4. All JS Atl -Ooast I.lne JJ's All O 4 IV I Pf !' Hald loco oref. n; Halt t Ohio pf. JJH Barrett Co i .... I2'j llatopllss Mln. I llrkun l'n Oai.PJJ Krown Fho , nulterlek inj. Cal Petroleum.. 1', Cat Tetrol pref 40 Cent llh'r ; ln-"i Chi I (It W pf ' Cht t N W .1 MS Chi N W 'f.JJ'''i Clnett-rhdy of. 11" , Col A South ,. IS'i r.l A. Ma 1l tif 4T. Cil So 2d Pf 451i Oomo Tab(Ilec. 27 Consol (laa . ... MP. r.. 11 ii r. i fin it lnt Cal M 17H lpl CAJ PI. I'D Cl tils tVU Pf, .iCsnit Shi - a,- SM -.- llaAHW T)en Illo U rf S'i Detroit Kdlson.12.1 Dome Mines . . " Fleo Stnr Hat. SR'i Fed M & S Pref 2S'i den Chemical, .l-i.i. rienerM Ctsar . ajjj flen :!' nref ns'i (Iranby Mlnlnc 70 eireene Can Con (i' fiulf States tl HI llartman Corp sj Haskell Hark XI Havana Vilec.,.10' llome.take .. . SO Illinois Central P Inter Asrleul pf 47 lnt Cons rvp pf 41, lnt Hsev J..120IJ lnt Nickel pref.in. Iowa Central... J"., .'el Tea XSJi Fan city go..: J714 Kan city So pf r.o Kellv.Spelne; ... 41 Keole D M... 4'i I.ae"ede flas ,., Icks Steel ... 77., T.ca Ttuh Tire 's ix,..'s Nash.,"s',J 7rlllard .....1S1 Xl'eh C'eil'!....!'1 yin ft li "ew lo 1'sc p'-f... M 'o"l" Fssex ss i k T . ., ", ( k T uref,, s Vst w ..,, " v.t nscuit ...mo Vt Blseu't "'lKi'l Nst Con CM 1R4i Nst "k Suit r.o.. Vat elk s pf.inoi. Nat En St pf 2"., Mackar Co .... TV'i tackar Co pref 1" Jfanhsj Kl .. ;.. vi rr Btrs n which The price given is the last previous sale: 'i Third Ava .... W'l Mont Power ... 71 ' Nat Fnam tt H. tin'i N V Air Hrake.130 N O Tex Men an'4 N II It M 2d pf SOI, Norf & Snulh . 81 Norf I Weet ..104'. Norf It West pf. 7s'i North America. 41V. Nota Scot Stl.. 00 .ilo Oas rets. , s Ohio Fuel Sup. 4.1"i Ontario Silver. . r,i, riuens Hot 0.1 FaoTel i Tel., ai'.i Fan-Am Pet pf U.I., P.orla L Kast. . il'i Pero Marquette, 12'. Pere Jlarq pref. r.X'i Phlla Co .... 25'. l'n Svc Cn N .1 103 Iteadlnc 1st pf. 311 n'sdlno; 2d pf . 37 Pitts Coal pf... S2i'i Pitts Jt We.t pf n'. Itep I Jt S pf.. 014 Ht I. S P.,.. 12 .-t I, S W!,. 23 Harass Armi ,, 7 Saxon elrtors , in'i Saboard A 7i.. S'i Hears-ftoeh r' ..'1 Hiiatliiek .rl.. IX Sloss-Sheff ' .. M'tj stand Wllllnr.. OS mrd Mill pref, sx'.i Studebaker pf,. PI l-tutx Motor ... 44f 'Hup Steel ..... .Il'i Hup Steel 1st Pf PS Texas Co rets.. 10i Texas r.o.,, 1Vi Tohae Prod of,, t0 TPJI. W.,.. TU Tsf"J. fcWetfa ', Transu.Wpis . 40'i Twin City II T. flai, Fnderd T rf.lls l'n Hav & Pap.. M'i Fn Ha- & I' new. oa Fnlted Alloy Ht :ma; I'nlt Ctr Str pf.103 Fnlted Dru . ,. Hll'i l'lltd Drr 1st Pf 4X1, Fntd Dra- 2d pf. 70 United Fruit ..12 Fnlted Pap Hd. ir.ij Union Pac pref. "a United Rr Inv .'.'a Untd nv Inv of 13 IUCIPcP, 15 II H O I P pf. 44 u s ind Alco pf no' tr n Realty Imp I5' U S Realty Im lt pref r.n X! S Ttubber ... B7; II S Hub 1st rt. KH1, II S 8 t Tt ... 4A's I' S Sm It rt. 40 I'tah See Corp, in ) -. r urn, , ' Va-Car Ch pf..tni'i Va Coal Coke S.1 Wabsih Pf n... aa ivarren It ft,., in'! Warren Tt II rf We.t Md 1 est ia 'n in. in ,. w.it Paeino ., aniJ Weit Union ... n W..th.e lit nf, SC.i Wheel b E,. in Wheel I, B pf SOT, Whits Motora . 45 WUson pref J wtaconaln Cent. Woolworlh ....Hi Worth & .Mil 4)1 li.lsv Ken anas Urn The report of the Nevada Consolidated i Sand Ken Copper Company for tho quarter ended I Silver 1 lci ueeemner si, ii'ii. enows net prollt of $1,573,104. equal to 78 cents a (.lure on 1,000.457 shares of stock ($3 par), compared with $4,261,783 for tho same quarter of 1016, equal to $2,13 a shaie. Total profits for 1017, computed on the basis of the company's quarterly re ports, were $9,661,190, equal to $4.83 a share, against $7.32 a thare In 1916. nid l .is .on .00 .12 .0", .nn .7a tlOLDPIUI.I) STOCKS II na ':::.': ot r,v".'",n:rn. i.r ii ii oi MISCUM.ANFOFS Irl.nna Fnlted .-1 Ne.ada Wonder Tecopa. Mlnlna- 7K m 31 'J O ASSIST OUR PATRONS AND FRIENDS, WE HAVE. THROUQH THE COURTESY OF THE COL LECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, ARRANGED FOR THE SERVICES OF A DEPUTY COLLECTOR, WHO WILL BE PRESENT AT OUR OFFICE DURINO BANKING HOURS FROM FEBRUARY 21ST TO MARCH 2ND, IN CLUSIVE, TO GIVE INFORMATION CONCERNING IN COME -TAX. INCOME TAX RETURNS ARC IN CHARGE OF OUR OFFICE ATTORNEY WHO WILL. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR, ASSIST IN COM. PILING REPORTS. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO OF THIS SERVICE. Thiiili -"! ' 9-tTik LOGAN TRUST COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA 1431.33 CHESTNUT STREET ii.. ia it ' i"- Hi 'i ", l i j a ,', s IV, ' I'm li ' i". I i-Av " ,'' ' s gg lsV-k H 10 9 XX-rVs. Mb, ns s I Sv?viV sSiPIft s v ysaHv?tJ J .', ' vilk CHESTNUT AT SECOND ST. ... ."! VS PHILADELPHIA 99 ' I Si .k A "' f f ,7 r 4fi a ni n.i 1 .- . rj n irjfLfmnunzvi . .-.-'- "' fc nt . .nj -? j wj Mi'.tyifiSiSmfmSS&A: s ' :. os .on A?A WwXWA $Wmk&. ' . ao ' MmissWKmsm&u . il " -?! MwMflpmm iSv i VI Uitfl0liJrrRmJK. Cfl WICI iujtWyi I v mmfflmmk,wj mwm. ; i jiAmmmx. mMmwn& ,&: -i-i qgisge. :. l rzwmmmsm&kiiL wmk-'-. rHs-alK rH Jl nlf iirru ffpn.. !r -Uk oi sC.IMiWk i TPfWiTiBj'iiyl ll -T-'ii ', ,' T""jvjySTx!-Sy'l"j JUAy?'-et3UBl j i llsf ir Jlt , - -i---;rv , si.;;? ' Paris Bourse Firm v.rt i,vit. 26. The liourt.0 was firm I today, AVAIL YOURSELF -'dSTfe. Ma Mot W. JH Me rt nf.VM. ,-t.m I. w .) r. 1. W p.iV' .Worth BlJlfctS-" -r ' 'flil -i.i-i!!ft34.if'-i.'tx'' kci
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