Frrw lTT 4 I it ', 'V" " . i r el. "i. I'-' ( ( ' .' "v .'ir- , vv; -t"fvi '" irw r " (-fftffi'? j?-1.' 'T, ,u . .. .' ' T . EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY. MARCH 7, 1918 FA ; 'PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPAL IONDS FROM 8TATE TAX PENNSYLVANIA IN ErEE - ' kXEMPT FROM FEDERAL IN- ME TAX. NO RETURN OF "COME BEING REQUIRED BY t THE GOVERNMENT , OFFEPINOR ON REQUEST , rJL r REILLY, BROCK & CO. m L k DANKKBt 306 CHESTNUT ST. PHILADELPHIA , NEWS OF THE FINANCIAL WORLD NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK PRICE! NEW YORK MARKET IS LEFT IN HANDS OF PROFESSIONALS Room Traders Seek Weak Spots to Cause Sell I fag" of Specialties Declines Are 1 Generally the Order Metropolitan Edison Co. (Reading, Pa.) . First & Refunding 5's f ( Due August 1. 1922 ', To Yield 7Wc Circular on request iBonbright & Company morris wistar btroud. Jr. Manater High Points in Today's Financial News Profcsilonat trailer devoted attention to peeking weak spnti tn special ties for the purpose of forcing liquidation on yew York Stock Hxchangc. Tone teas Irregular. Corn reached licit) high tccord price tn Chicago Cot ton trading un, dull Curb market was stindg. The Ocnnnl Motors Corporation announced plan to Increase capital itock to $200,000,000. liar sitter was unchanged In Xcw York and London. New York Stock Sales Illicit Alaska Gold M Hi Allski, Juneau 3 Allls-C'hal Co . sHi Am IJeet Sugar no Am Can . 4014 Am Sum Tub. . oo't Am .stl 1'iiy mi. Am Mugnr . . do trer. Am Tel & Til Am Toll ... Am .Wool . . . do pref ... Anaconda . Am C & I'd Low I'M ClOSS i Net cbll. REALIZING SALES STRENGTHEN OATS 2 ..1 80 'i' Ml' fc ' Ofli', I, nv'i -t- iv Am Hide & I. pf IIP'. wst , mm r.l W, J; 437 Chestnut St., Philadelphia tfC New York Uoaton Chlcaio Detroit If n - Ul 3 MinutesS 4V ..' NEW YORK. March 7. Tlio stock market was left to tnlso caro of Itself nil through tho d.y. Important Interosts, apparently being disposed to glvo tho professional element a free hand and, with this nliseiico of support apparent, tho room traders dovotcd their attention to svokliig out weak spots and attempt ing to force liquidation In what they considered vulncriiblo specialties t Studcbnker was unsteady all through tho da and mils ono of tho weakest features of tho list, but many of tho Btecl Industrials were alo attacked at times, with concentrated wiling In the afternoon putting Ilald win Locomotive down from 77H to 76, and Tobacco Company Products was also under pressure, with hear offerltiRS forcing It down about 1 point. Thero was n show of strength In a couplo of tho steel Industrials in tho forenoon, Railway Steel Springs nnd Allls-Chnlmcrs making substan tial gains became of tho faorablo showing mado In the annual reports of these companies for 1917, hut th gains wore not maintained, llttlo outsldo Interest being created by tho good earnings. Railway stocks were filrly well hold, with Union Pacific making a fractional gain, and Ht Paul after selling down to 41. mined up to 42. It was tho opinion In j-omo Important circles that the restriction In security trading was duo to a great extent to a disposition to complcto arrangtments for tho Goernmcnt financing to be announced at tho end of tho month, but ncuto Interest ilsts In the courvo of tho Administra tion legislation in Congress, nnd thero aro many who are opposed to market actMty until tho railroad .bill nnd tho war llnanco corporation measures are placed on tho statuto books. Tho only Interest in tho bond m-irkct was tho continued hcay trad ing in Libcrt 4h, which ranged from B6.4S to 0G24. Thero was a fair amount of buMncss In Anglo-rronch C, from 894 to 89i. m All .')' Am J.lii'-enl 3JI4 .1111 1.UU!IIH10 IHI do pref ... . u4 ' Am Malt . , 10 do prcf , rl 1 Am Smelting . , hot; Atchison ki4 i l inrm A. All sn At (JUir & AV I llaldnln I.oco Haiti & Ohio . do jirpf . Ilitopllis Mln lloth SIppI II do 8 11 c tin f Inn. Ilrook ItTp Tra viit 1 Ilultp Cop ,; , x ia I'otrol , . in Can Pacific . 141 Central I.eatlipr -nil Cerro de Pasco ao'f, Chandler Hot Hi)l4 Chesa & Ohio S.TS, Chi at West pf 20T, C M & St P... tj do prcf . l.i i' a Northwest '13 "i C It I & v t c 20',i do B pc pf t c nr, do 7 DC nf t R 11(1 Chile Copper .. 1VA Chlno C011 Cop 11 col IupI A. Ir. :i'H 1 01 u is k i;i Com I'rducts . do pnf Crucllili .Stetl do pr f Cuba Cane t-"gr do pief . . . Dome Mines nistlrs Sec ... i:rlo .... do 1st prtf . c.aston Will. (.eneril Motor 1 St in IV4 ini4 loiV4 llll"l 110 11U-4 iiiii'i iot5; ioo;i 111 him is ncji .'. 0M4 BJ'S. 10 III 33 Ml fllN on 14 ' r,Vi mi 'i HIV. H Firmness in Cash Article Sus taining Factor Season's Top Price Established in Corn Sales in PHimolPnia AMIKiaAN SKMUB UUN bUARPto Trading Continues Unusually Dull, With Little of Interest in Transactions January Norfolk and I iwr . t-1 f T......i. CI... T SL wesiern liiarnings nupui l onuws jLucreases Nt Clow ih 1 SB I 83 3 '4 I f7S .. I 11' .. ' 1W 0 OJTi IS IV. V4 ' '4 OA OH, 33 V4 I0, u2 00 Ml '(, "i r.i -I smj 14 S1 13 4 llni, 113 14 74 70 .H'ii " r.3Ji B3 'i no bii 2 7K 111 - "t on, 1111 Vi . . 1 311 Ml yj "f. ifl, m not a very long time but quite enough to reid our booklet The Course of An Order ThU booklet ttlls bow jonr ordn to bay or M1 ptoeki ttf handlH br your brokor frotr th ttmo ttin aro oDtrred until they aro ex CutM lo th mirMit. Snd for Boohht T.U.-918 (Mailed Free on Request.) JONES & BAKER w STOCK BROKERS Wdener BUg, Philadelphia ,J NIWYORK PITTSBURO bnibAUD BOSTON arret Prtratt Mrej J m- gv JOXKS it IUKKJl, TTWoicr Building, rhllnMnMa. Vou may vend me your booklet. "The Courto or An Order." yame ,(Mr.-M , Cltu T.U.013 CURB TRADING GENERALLY STEADY, WITHOUT IMPORTANT PRICE CHANGES Contest for Control of Aetna Explosives Makes That Stock Prominent Feature Oils Are Quiet. Chevrolet Sells Off Ni:V YORK. March 7. The Curb market showed a gcneially tdeady tone all through tho day, without Important price changPB In the mass of usually actho stocks. 'Pile contest for tontrol of Aetna nxplosIcs mado that stock a promi nent feature, continued accumulation putting Its prlco up from 9U to Oi, and theie was also Insldo buying in Wright-Martin, which advanced from 7V4 to 8. Tho stocks- of companies under foreign control wcro weak, with British American Tobacco heaUly traded in at 15 lo 15?l, the lowest price touched for Homo time. Anglo-American Oil was also In supply, both stocks being Influenced by tho heavy burden of lirltlsh taxes. Chevrolet changed from l-'3 to 120, while United Motor, after Belling down to 26, moved uft to 28V Cuitiss was btcady, with sales at 37 nnd 37 W. Independent oil stocks were quiet, with Houston selling at 45, Merrltt at 19 to 20, and Cosden nt 7H and 7Vi. Tho mining stocks were generally aulct and showed llttlo change In prices. Nixon-Nevada told down to 1, lllg Ledgo nt li and H. Submarine was Hteady, f-elllng at 13, and United States Steamship at 5i. llLSTnl.I.S TuJ close 'S3 . Bj.vT niRKcrnnv op Arrnt'VT..-. feffl-4 INCOME TAX EXPEHT i-vf Wtlnbr4M0 Real natal Truet Illdr fetf., 'J- , Ull Phone, Walnut 73211 '" maj', wah tax KEruitNs prkpaSed tt-lxS " CKANClt CO . Land Title nidi? Rl W?l. Certldetl 1'nblle AeroiintanU IlllOWN 4 CO r&? i fcti! 815 ItKAI, ESTATE TI11IST ni i.n iXjaKVKBTIOATl! i ADJUST I'AUTNnilsIIIP IAAVRENCE U, W rti &tX t i (Uiinrn K. Kp i. v Audita. WT K?tBt W:u b t .". t. mal'UTMO AlTfhllg-rS . VVation. I? p a Ileal Litate Trust nidr ' reiwrta LEOAL ADVKnTISKM KNT8 NOTICE lit IIEKEIIY (JIVKS THAT abDllcatlotl haa hn maH . .' letphla. Kleetrte Ctuaoanw fn ia.,.n new atockcrtincatea to replace the itock l I" "w I,si oi urn ii. iioyjan. CTruiica in nuiDDeri oiiBO and S816S. (WO And lhPM harat raiMxiiu.lu i Philadelphia Electrlo Company, th ami Titn'&fAn j. liiwwmv - Jttty tor Batata of Delia B. Moyla'n. bWd. sflOTTfTNT TMPRiiVPlS lfe'JwAT?rpi?T TrrvT om a Tm Hmr " '5C.1..XI. .J ... ?JiJ,'ueri1 "cage-aening and pressure Tends to Strengthen Mr tho tlnrof S51- """ t eUTTON 0EI.T WRTIIEII CONDITIONS TyJ'.MWr.TORK. Slarth 7-The followlnr thl.' rj;".. "- " IM1I Aetna i:xp!osles .... Amer-Britlsh Mfe .. Am Marconi I Amer Writing Paper. . Ah- Reduction r-inadlan Car Co.... Charcoil Iron Chevrolet Motors ... Cramp Curtlss Aeroplane . . . C'Hrwen Tool ........ I Carbon Steel . . . . llmerson 1'honograph Federal Dve Heiidee, Mfg Intcr-I.ubo Kathodlon Ilronze pf. Iake Torpedo Iloat.. Lehigh Coal Sales. . . . I.lma Loco Maxim Munitions ... Marlln Arms N Y .Shipbuilding ... Nor Amer Pap Pulp. Otis i;ie.ilor Peerlexs Motor Poolo line i Redden Truck Scrlpps-Dooth S S Kresge w I (Standard Motors .... Htrel Alloys HUDmarino RL Josenh Lend Todd Shipbuilding ... Trlancle Film United Pront Share.. li H steamsnin .... United Motors .... United Sugar World Film Wright Martin Air HTANDAni) OIL Illinois IKS 105 Ohio 8.S2 S37 Prairie PJpo 208 tin S O Cat 218 223 SON J .135 Hit SONY 205 270 INDEPKNIIENT OIL 8TOCKKS f 1 VjRV r. Tttl 32 1 Fart fimlth -mA . wiiLri :.-"- -;".:. . " ;uuri ana nienaiau. m &frm- Ml Ualtmtan. 80 1 ( hnrlf..' -Wj tan. ASf ?ma f-hpl-tl ml. La. New OrleaiM, Ancntla. TliomaaYiTle! nnan. esi I'eoaarola, 9lontiomery and VH....W, . MB1K. S. re irtui .111 lnh nvMlnUalUs . - Wan and .! at NaahvllU. W, NEW YIJRK. March 7. fle'eotton market developed an easier 'today, after having moved upward rlnr lower prices In the early trad- Jthough last quotations were above ds of yesterday. f wa affected by southern hedca.sell- ano pressure irom local and Wall M aources. the latter narty Influenced i tMeAnlte rumors about nrlcn-nximr. reports bad their s.ources In a aawni. priniea in a irane journal re al tne dry goods situation which ilea that Governmental regulation mignt nsmit If charges for Ise jvere advanced too far. Inr in the southern markets was i or the decline In the afternoon. Jnwand for the local stock was, less l uui me iBinng on was lookea $m natural, as cotton Is being i TroBi tne aouin. r'-.became more active as the worked up from the. Initial Liverpool was a heavy uyer. mj ivvf;-iia7 me Boon ena oi t'oa, the expectation lof nar- rtmos. wnue inere) wa also" oomestic traae" accounts. wlw" Md sold early on the 4 ooverea as the cause of decline became inbre cen. raViawl active .month cold mc" mgiwr,' ,7 ro.' the, Uverpsol UtA'. Did Aik (fain) 0 H V4 3 A 3 V V4 .. 2 .1 70 18 77 23 27 n hvj . . 118 123 123H SO "i 30 38 7 0 84 00 3H 3 5 , 10 21 , 1 3 I ,3 3Vi .. , 77 82 ,40 SO 7i .. ,80 81 ,39 4J , 2H 2J4 24 ,37 40 , 17V4 18 .. ,40 00 , .. in , 10 20 , 88 85 81 , 11V4 12 11V4 , e 7 , 12V4- 11 l"i , 15V4 10 .74 80 . Ii 4 Ti H ?i . , n tl ti ,-:ovi 2HV4 SOT. ,30 35 . 4 .. INDKrKNIinNT OIL Met Petrol ..... Ohio Tuel , Oklahom i Kef ., Rico Oil , Sapulpa Ref ... Seiiuovah Sinclair United West Oil STOCKS (Cont.) Yest. clone Ahk (sale) ma 12 OTi ft 4 , 18 17 8 V 10 MINING STOCKS 1 Harnett Oil & Oas. Cosden & Co Klk Basin Federal Oil Inter Petrol Houston OH Merrltt Oil Midwest OH . 1 1 . 6a . 34 . 12"4 . 44 . 10 .108 1W. 7 at. 3 131 40 20 110 1A ii 40 108 Alaska Standard .... Atlanta lilg Ledge Illsbeo Cop (a pros). Hutte New lork Con Arizona Cal & Jerome Kmma Consolidated.. First National GoldMeld Merger Ooldlleld Cons Goldtleld Florenco.... UoIdHold Ivcwanas ... Green Monster .... Hccla Mining llouo bound Independence Lead .. Jerome Vrde Jim Butler Jumbo Extension . . . MeKlnley Darrngh . . . Mamga Copper Mother Iode Mines Co of America. Nevada Hills Nevada Wonder .... Xlplsslng Ohio Copper Ray Hercules ...... San Toy Stewart Tonopah Extension United Verde West. Hnd Con White Oaks White Caps Yerlngton n 10 1V4 '! If, Y. lfl 0 4 4, fi 02 17 i! .10 at Hi n i 8 i 4 13 fi-12 1ft 38 78 1.1 12 I" 1 2 l' s ,a 8 li 4" 4 (1 :n ll4 lft 14 ft 4 13-32 4 4 "a ITVl mil m"4 IK 8!l!. .IH k: 8'i an 11 '.Ml, :m4 .'5 It .No,,)ro f,ubs m-H In'pliallnn Cop 4I nit .Mer .Mar .. 28 do pief .... 7 Inter Paper .. .12 Int .Meld I . JO )4 Kan CU South lYt Kenne fn)ptr . 3J11 l.nck Strel . . . 80 Lehlga Vallty . r,K Maxwell Mot . 28 do I'd prcf . 21 Mex Itt nil . liflU Ml mil C I'np .11 ii M ht P & hh.M 87 Mldvale . . 11 Missouri Pac . 21 do pref . . 51 Nat l.'na A. htp 48 N'ev ad 1 Con (J 1 u ' New O T & M. 18i NY Air Brake us Nor Pno hi Ohio (ias ... . :isi Ontario Silver 7 I'enna R It. . 4li Teorla i Hist. 1 Phllu Co . ... 2S"S, Pitts & West.. 27 Plttsbgh Coal.. ni Pit rce-Arrow . . 4 1 i Pressed St Car n".l Ry stl Sjirg . r,:,, Ray Con Cop. 24 h Heading 77 U Rep Ir & Steel 80 Rojal Duti'h .. 77'f, Seibrd A L pf 103, Sinclair Oil . si, Sloss-hheff S S. 1 r.1 Soutli Pailllc. 81 Southern It U . Sty do prcf . ... bo -j, Studebaker.... 4fl" Sup Steel .. .. 31 !, Tenn C A. U... 10 Tex.iH Co Ill Toll Products. . ID",, Twin City R T ftl Union l'acino .is.p Un Cgr Stores. 88 United Fruit ,1,'Hi U S 1-d Alco..l2ITa V S Rulibcr .. r.J U S btetl 11 1U no prer . Utah Copper . Hi Va Car Chein . 40 WabaMh pf A.. I J do pref B . 1 t Wells Fargo V.x 80 Westlngliout-oM 11 Wilson Co S4 Wllljs Overland 18 :i'i !.-.', II.-. l)1i 30 811 r.- 20TB 41', 12 '!4 20 no lrt 42 38, IHM :n 11 .- '. .ill, 8J 81, 3K 14 25'.', 31 121 28 41 28 00 31 28', 10 32!, 701), ft8 28 221, l .11 87 44 IN 11' 10 111 70 .. .ki . . ! 811 IN r.5 I 20N N , 41', 1 I l24 n4 ' 20 .. BO I 01 "4 ION N 42N 4- Ni HH"4 'J, I 3 1 N 1 Sin, - 14 IIIII4 J l, 111 i, Kill, 14 .IP, 1, 82 t 8 38N 11 N ', ', 48 1 18N 125 81 384 4 IN 4 21 27l, r.i 39N .11 .. 121 H 1 28 N 41 28 07 V .12 2I 10 32-!, 4- 80 4- r.8 1,4 28 22 N N ll-.s, 4- '. .11 N 87 1 41V, N 23 11 48 .. ION N 18 2 121 81 . 38 .. 7 4- 41 .. 4 '4 4- 2.1 27 r.4 41 4. l4 1 4- N 4- 4- 4- N 2 n r.4 244 17N 80 17 Ills. 31N r.i 4- " 81 oN 21 4- BOl), 4-1 40 "4 31 )i 10 in 1 4-1 40 st 7 122 123 4- 8H4 88 14 128 1 121 1 B7 4- '. 01 4- fl.1 24 70 78 70 101, -UN Bl 81 23 no 41 31', 10 HON 48 r.i ISBN 121 B0', 00 r.miN iuii.t m i:tiii it miii.cA'.T (IllCWm. Vlnrrh 7. llllnoU nnd Ml iiurl Partly iloudy lonleht nnd Irlduir unrmer. tMronln I'nlr lonltlit nnd lVldarl nnrmer et tnnlcht. . . , .Mlnne.olu ilr lonlittit nnd lTldar. fooler ftoulhne.t Innlirht. . . . , lonn I'nrdy clomlr lonllit nnd rtldny. Mnrmrr eut (nnklit, ... ... .North lliihotu I iiir tonttht nhd 1 rl iliiv. roolrr rl tonlihl. . , .... si.nth Dlkiiln 1'iirllr rlnniH lonltlit nnil lrlih, imlrr irntral tonlaht. NrliniKkH I'urltr ilomlv lonleht nnd 1 rlilny, Miirtner houlh tonlclit. . . Kniiiu l'ml, iil.lv un.flllril lonleht nnd Irlilur, nurmrr Innlnlit , . llntilnni, 11ml V nmlnc I'iirllr flondy tonlKht 11ml 1 rliluv, CIltCAOO. March 7. In spltn of ronsldernbto realizing and ntlier selling the mirkit for oats was strong today, nil offerings being nb-i-orbcd readily by orders through com mission house Tho sustaining fnctor was firmness In tho cash situation, premiums increas ing on reports that exports were In tho market The opinion prevailed tint thero wn iiulte an amount for salo slightly nbovo tho prevailing prices. Traders wero Inclined to go slow, pending the statement of the Federal De pirtment of Agriculture on reserves at farms at the elope of business tomorrow A bearish report is expected A dlpitch from Mlnnenpolls said that the members of the f'lnniber nf Com merce would vote tomorrow on 11 pio-po-ed rhingo In the bvl.-us to give the directors arbitrary prlce-llxlng power to control coarso grilns No shipments wcro expected from Argentina for tho w eek. The high on March wis 52 Nc, the low Onic nnd the cioso 02';c, compared with 01c, the flnil quotation of yes terday Tho brst on Mav was POo, tho bottom 89c nnd tho final SOUTSO'aC ngilnst 81B,c, jeKterdaj's la't price Top prices for tho Fe;"-on were estab lished In rorn March sold nt tho maxi mum of 28 Commission houses wero fair bujers of M,i lint estlng ordcrH to sell continue lo bold thn mnrkct in check The demand for the cah ar ticle tern lined good nnd it was firm Sales of 104 000 bushels of Mln-drled wero made to the seaboard on the basis of $1 8R, track New York Dealings were still on a m ill Fcale Tho C!ov eminent report Is expected to show large stocks on tho farm", but values are being based on the ability to get tho grain to market rather than by the quantity In the country. Shipments from Argentina for the week wero estimated at 400,000 bushel", agilnst 1RG 000 bushels last year The high on March was 2s nnd Hie close nt the bottom $1 27Ti bid. Thn be Ft on May was fl 27". the bottom $1 27 and the close 'lo above jet-ter-daj's last price, at $1.273. Lending futures ranged an follow Corn (new ilell.ery) cn .1-n p Opn Hlrh Iw rlnf... flnno xtnrch 1 2S 1 2S 1 274 i 27', Slav . . 1 .'7'1 1 27 1.27,4,l..'7,tl 27H OltK Mirch . f1 121, f1. K2', S1, 48 48 .. 421 .. tHU . , 40',i 4'l 4 11V, - :i2 nil ' 01 ' Rich Low 20 Am Stores 28 28 03 Am Oas. 82 82 Am Ilvpf . 21 Bald Loc 77 77 .10 Ruff iv. S t c pf. IS 48 Brill J n .. Cnm I rmi 12 llleo Htnr 40 Ocn Aph lircf In Ken Cop 32 32 Uo Lk S'l Ci 1114 in4 17 Leh Nav. 01 04 Leli V.il 181'. 40Llt Bros. 20 20 20'4 4-l'i lo.lllneblll .10 BON BON . 300 Penn It It 11 4IN 11 Pa Salt M . too 204PHII.I Ul 21 21 21, : 3J P It T t 0 20 3.1 14 2ia4 , Phil Tine t'l B0 Reading 77 77 77 n. 010 Ton Bel 3 1010 Ton Mln :iu 02 Un Trae 4 08 U fj 1 . Il'l lion li S Steel 11 1 II Went Coil in W Cramp . tQuut.ition given is Intil hnle., 1710 iihiire., e-ompnretl wllh HHI Mure seslrnliM Urns fur IhN wirU, 11111 Klinri-t Kiime peliHl lint week, 20.O1O Vi ire. IIOND- Vt Illkn Low Cloro cIikc Vlfloo Amflnsid t l.l.cCs80 80 80 lOOOUald Loo 1st Os 100 100 100 N 200 Ul a. p,o . Tr Is 73 73 73 4-1 1000 Lib Bonds 3'!8 .. 07..10 07.20 07.20 .30 1800 do Is 00 40 00.10 110.10 .. I nil do list Is 00 40 00 00 .40 000(1 I'hlla l.ltc let Bs 01 01 01 2000 Reading gen la fll, HI 81 sonnl K -,t, ., UiH ,,H tnT'l1.'1 "ales. S2J.I00. (oinimnil villi, i;.V.M! ... ""ldi,i dm. fur lhl .ik. lr',!l.ll -inn. mrfml I it trrk, !'', Il). 3ft ft ft Iff Sft 11 4(1 III .. (18 08 Vl 00 HI 70 70 81 esterday s cloe Tim d illness which had been In cvl donco during the (lrst halt of tho week on the Philadelphia Stock Uxchange wns even morn pronounced today nnd, with few exception', iirlco changes wcro small nnd uninteresting Declines.' nf 4 points for American Stores and 3 points for American O is wilt) tho wldct movements In quota tions, but both theie ch inges weio on small tnim.'u tlmiM nnd did not attract much attention In the financial district. And tho fen traders In brokers' board ronmp found llttlo to dlpcuss while wait ing for something to occur to bring tho market bark tn life Rapid Tinn-'lt tiut certificates did llttlo so far 11s activity went, but sold off u good-sized fi.ietlon to 2V4 with out any appircnt rinwin for the decline Stoi.igo Bitter ndvanied 11 friction, but Lakn Superior and United (las Im provement, on odd-lot sales, both changed hands at'IlgIit!yJowcr price Tho largest turnover in tho home list IhaYi. kilniA la. rfM.. .t-iai.a . " !""-" " iijiioii.ui -Mining, buttkI was no change In Its ntintation $" most of tho day. Lehleh v..i".ni Mlnehlll, Philadelphia Electric. raZ? vanla Rallro id, Union Traction. , n?32t and Susqpelinmii preferred and w.' moieland Coal wero nil unchanged -Vh"' Rrotliers 111 ute the only ndvance'of e! sequence, ono transaction taklne m!l nt 20'.. a gain of l'j points PJ Steel crjiimon was dealt In eparln nnd wns lower throughout the JW Liberty Ponds wero lrregula?MJ?;j the, 4s selling unchanged nfier sco,, substantial advance, whllo the JU. .15 convertible 4s declined Most of iS business wan In tho ngular 4s wl The Norfolk and Western hill.J earnings report for January showd l creases ns compared with JanuaVr j Inst enr Railway operating revVn., totaled 5 I 7TSI03 a los, 0f JjjJJ, wnue' lor net incomel n Uctlclt of J2JIM was reiwrted, 11 decrease of JHisii? ,. is compared with tho same month hi' ear " PI-IILADELPHIA MARKETS Local Bid and Ashed I Today Teterlay , ... Hid Ask nil akI. Amer stores an . .in Ilulluln 7H'4 Tic 77'. 77'i llrlll J O 24 ill i1. i'l Hurt S. Huwi t c.... 1.2 i.j'j do liref 17 4S 17 4S Llec Sloraco 4 1 .nli 41 -lli'a Oen Acnlinlc in'i i;c, ji 1, i;i, dci i.ref Bo ;2 BO r.2 KVfltonn Tel .. .. s M S II do I t Bo . Bo Ink." jc.ii. I'orp . . IB', 11' 1 11! lhlah .Niv .. .. Li'. 1,1 1 1'. 11 Lelilj.li Valley ',,, t, I :,N r,', leh Vully J-. .. in l'i do pref . . ,,7 . 17 Pinnsyliunlii .. II'. 41 4l'n II I'hlla Bloctrle 21 i'1'i 2Vt -',j I'hlla O 17 21 27 iUi .1 i c pr ' . J I J I di n p c pf : i .in ai Phil i It T t t, .. .. ji -'.' in :'..'. Ilr i.lliii,- 77 771, 7111, Till, Tun 11 nnunt .... I1. T .1,, It', Ton Jllnlns 1 3'. :i', :i'j I n Trao 40 11 411 41 I (I 1 . . iM 1 s'.j i.s'4 I'l'j I s stel s 'i 'I, Ml', .11114 no lork Hwv ... It's lo 'l'a 10 do nref . . . ai 1, 'I23 11', .1214 Mm Crump 1 suns 7 ", si 70s, hi 100 100N IOATh via yn 00 s'i'j no S'l1 I.ir.l Mareh . 12ft 12 20 22 Mn 20 12 2il 11 20 BO '(1 ' ?n 22 Jul LH 41 20 47 '.0 41 '20 41 tJO 17 Win Xtirll 21 SI 24 01 24 01 21 01 f24.71 Msy 21 10 21 17 21 10 21 1.1 21 22 JuU 21 02 21 72 21 02 '25 72 t21 0 Pork Mnv S41 49 71 4 B0 f4S,70 4S 31 Hid tAslled t.Nomlnnl 81", 30 12 2.1 8(1 41 .18 18 82 4-1 10 1 42 2 1 811 .. 41 .. .11 14 18 .. RAILROAD EARNINGS CRICAOO, INDIANAPOLIS AND I OUISV ILLIl 101S Ineremn rourth week Teb . . lis-, 407 2i 012 Month . .. 041 ISO -.'S 4(W Troni January 1 ... 1 132.231 2(0 027 CAUOMNA. CLINCIiriRLD AND OHIO . 1117(101 '11187 307 '.HI 101012 3 2D8 '107,418 BOSTON AND MAIN'C INACTIVE I'HILA. STOCKS Following ai ipiotatlons lor Inactive stocks listed 011 the Philadelphia Stock I'xchango and In which thero were no ti.insactlons todiy The 1 rlco given Is the last pievlous clore I.ih Vll Tr rf 27'4 1. Ni 2'1 It pf 41 l oh Nav wr w I 7 l.lltk sUilljtklll Bt Norlh l'ml .. 7B P It T .... 20i IVnn Traftle . 2i I'hlli fo ..21 Phlla Co pref . 28 I'hlla c ci rmrf Jl' rtny do Om 4 I S Mel if 10'i'i AViirwI'-k iron . fi1, IVeat J t. Sia . 42 lork Hw pref. 32 AniT Ois war. 14 Alll mew Insur I'l Viht Mill 111 Amor Itwv Hi Amer Ktorea pf 112 Hurt .t. 8 I e 11. C'atawlnsT 1nr pf B2 Con Trae N J . I (l'i (ten Asphalt . 111 lit . II I . . Ill lit S HT pref 17 Ins Co of V A J", K alone Trl Rl, Ives atono Tel if 17 Key Tel lei pf 171, New York Bond Sales Janunry KroR Net . Rurplita .. IS 1 AS 17 111 .11 an 30 3.1 Ha .. 11 1 .. 8? 81? 4 4 1.1 13 iftTI i no 80 70 3 0-10 17-32 10 Bethlehem Cr CosdtnOll Cs Cosden & Co 6s . . . Cudnhy 6s Russian Govern 6s Ruslsan Govern 6. Sinclair Oil Cs So Rwy 5s Todd Shipbuilding... BONDS 01 HO 80 04 40 40 78 00 08 0194 83 83 07 43 43 83 07 00 07 43 43 LOCAL MINING STOCKS TONOPAH STOCKS Jim Dutler MacN&mara Midway .. ..;... Mtzpah Extension Montana ...I Northern Star ... Ileacue Hula .... M'eat Hnd P. Id ,3 14 ,(IH (III 10 .(II .(ill .78 Atlanta lllua Dull i tooth , namondHeld II II . Dalay , Kewanaa Oro Hand Ken bllver Pick O0LDFIELD STOCKS 11 04 01 01 ....... .07 01 . 01 OS MISCELLANEOUS Arizona United .13 Nevada Wonder 1.21 Tecopa Mlnlna 10 Ak .01 .10 10 07 ,11 .07 .11 .12 .03 .01 .01 .01 .08 .02 .03 .00 .20 l.no .18 NEW YORK BUTTER.AND EGGS NEW TORK, March 7. riUTTEn Ita eelpta. 6710 tube. Market allshtlv eaaler. High arore 48Ji 4c: extraa. 47H048c; nrt. 40H 047Vic; other trade, unchanard. EOOS llecelpta. 22,880 eaa. Market tone Irregular. Kxtrae. 42j: extra nrata. 40V4O41C. aooondaaiHOas'c: white. 40 l50o; browna. 4204SCI mixed, color., 30 O 410. CHICAGO .BUTTER AND EGGS CHICAOO. March T. BUTTEJl Receipt. 0378 tuba. Market unehaued. EOan RecelpU 3707 eaaea. Extra flrata. 87V WSRoj ante, SSVa 37c I returned eaaea. aS37c. Liverpool Cotton LIVERPOOL March 7. Spot cotton was QUIet today on the basla of 21.664. for middling, old contract, a decline, pf afootnts. The sales were 1000 bales. WOTS MM... immeuiBt; lean- rWaWMiKKK We' Maxim Co. Reduces Par of Stock NEW YORK. March 7. The Maxim Munitions Corporation this afternoon gave out the following statement: "Au thority having been duly giva by the stockholders of. the Maxim Munitions Corporation, and tho requisite steps hav ing been taken to reduce the par value of Us present outstanding 1,000 000 shares of common stock, from ilo par to 16 par. hereafter certlncatCB ,enf in for transfer to the United statS' Corporation Company will be restamn.a 15 par Instead of 110 par. and .aM certificates will be of good delivery." General Motors to .Increase Stock NEW YORK. March 7 A circular has been sent lo atoekhnM:. ". uJ.ar General Motors Corporation announcing that a special meeting Is to be held at 1 P. m. March 20. for the piirpw of voting on a plan call ng for an Increase, in the capital stock to I200000 ooo 5? 'S'nnWn00-000 wl" b P&ferfcd 'and 1160,000 000 common stock. For it lie EZXFZJZ Jr.'m. fner wwvnu it .fvocu un f coruar Zo, British Bullion Holdings Increase i.unuuH, siarcn 7. The weeklv shows an Increase of 752,000 In bul lion. The proportion of the bank re- servo vu iiauiuciea is now 17.31 oep nn .M nl II 91 n. . .' :r vw,.w ...,,. .i twn, iasi week and compares with a decline from 16.80 to 14 02 per cent this week last year. St. Joseph Railroad Pays Extra NEW YORK. Mareh -T Th 'o. t. ph. South Bend and Southern RalN ,uv imipniiy uovira a aiviaend of 1 Total Holes, 228,000 fthnrei, compared with 301.700 shnre-i ei,terila i thus far thl Meek, 1.120.8(10 shiresi same period 1st week, i.B'jj.uw RiiareH, I Januarj Total operating rev . (iro&n Incomo 14.110 04s Blio 11.10 Financial Briefs 1407 010 1.4H7.025 Tho Chlln output of copper for Jan uary wnH 8,368,000 pounds; for De cember 7,012,000 pounds nnd for No vember 8,872,000 pounds. The New Yolk Subtreasuiy gained $384,000 from banks vestcrday, making a cash net gain slnco Prlday of $3.. 321,000. The Japan Advertiser s-avs that the Osaka Shosen Knlsha, Japan's secomf largest shipping company, has decided lo pay a dividend of 60 per cent for tho latter half of 1M7 It was stated nt tho meeting of stockholders that the corporation now has 20,000,000 jen (J,700,000) In rash and 7,000,000 en (J3,489,500) In negotlablo instruments The consolidated statement of earn ings of tho Republic Railway and Light Company nnd subsidiary compnnles for December shows gross of 1402,941, ngainst $373,112, tho same 'month last year. Net for the month decreased $10,- 4u'J. rweivo monins enueei uecemner MISSOURI. KANSAS AND TEXAS rourth week Feb.... $007 828 JlBl.Btr. Month 3 17t.".(l2 .'114 Kin Krom January 1 . . . U li'ij.nui .-,00 3S7 ni'.TUOIT AND MVCKINAC I-ourth week Peb.... $2182(1 t 630 Month SIIHS 4 121 Prom January 1.. .. 101,301 '0 787 Ilecreauc - BAR SILVER List mis Vca Tlium Rich Low London (pee), , j: i 42Vj 42 i IVt 42 Js i ccenin n ,- c , ..w , .,v- ou'b Today e). 42li INACTIVE NEW YORK STOCKS rollnwing are quotations for Inactive Vevv York stocks and In which there wero no transactions today. The prlco given Is the last previous sale: r. fsai c;on Ac Chl. 11. nla Nat e ik a sU 50 :.."..? p'. 10014 Artv Rum vl 11.. Iluhticr Vni Acrl Chem 7J Vni Acri 1 "v... ; ' ctJ ni .'in'. SL!:..S '" .::.-- is Am Wll'H Vf A !... .Nut Bn &. St i,f . 11 It M 2d pf I II i II N 1,V II A II -f A1 s.iitli on ."I'a is j Norf t West pf T9 iw " :; All! Cniolt KtITVI I "-'1 (' l0 Tel Am V.-J11 nin of .. 'in Am Pet pf tin -yiiie fc W H'. '',- Maniueifo 31, show gross gains $002,209, with net ! v!S Tou pf new us loss of $111,177. - S t cH" f Claude Meeker, of New York, has filed application for reinstatement to membership on the Chicago Board of Trade. The Board of tho National Carbon Company has been reorganized by elec tion of director to represent Union Carbldo Interests New directors are M J Carney, M. J Knapp. a. Ricks They succeeded to the vacancies cieated by the teslgnatlon of J S. Bnrtlett, nf Bos. ton ; M J. Degnon. New York : W. Cameron Torbes, of Boston; J. I Sever ance, of Cleveland; IV. P Schmuck, of New York and K. C. Walcott, of New York The board re-elected tho officers. CLOSING LIVE-STOCK PRICES CHICAGO. March 7. BOOS Receipt., 33 000 head! tomorrow, 32 000 head, Mar ket active. SOo to 40a higher than Jeter lav's average. Hulk $10 70017 33s light, 17017,00: mixed, Sinoil7.B0; heavy. $10017.10, rough. $10010 25 . CATTLE Receipt., 14,000 head. Market ateady 114 10 SHEEP Receipts. 14,000 had. Market strong, $13.75. Lamhi, $18,05. SOUTH OMAHA, March 7 HOOS Re eelpta IB 800 head Ten to 25a higher. CATTLE Receipt.. 4000 head. Ten to HHEbl' Recelpta. 18,000 head. Slow, toady. KANSAS OITT. March 7. CATTLE Ro eelpta. 5000 Iwad. Market ateady to weak. HOOb Receipt., 8000 head Market loo to lie higher. SHEEP Recelpta, 4000 head. Market atrong, t Suit i.ti ' " in Han r la Ohio PuM Hup. m us Hot ... Pultln 51 ill Pan Am Pet pfi 111 rs 42 Oil wis .?! Ilivli 1 3 IW.T'i Oil 101 Jlei. IrtS ,r . I 2:i..'JA kh. (51 rv"B" An .. m I'al Patrol Pf .41 s' V ," -M . 2ft i-ol . Wo 2d vf 42'a rf" "peh nf i SmpTablul 17 j!teduclIIn'1ri.. 17 Cont Can .. 7 1 P nd Mllllntr 1 n L & w. . 17'.. rl"i Vnrt' . in'. Den A Rio lr (I, 4-Jf" Pje .. lriij Den & R'O nref S', .. s?cr w-pr "2. .'. f" .-'."..:. till T l-t L t W .s7. $1000 r. iitm 0000 inoo 31000 luno I2IIOII 30111) .11 III) B000 iniici 1(100 IHIOO Bono 17100 BipOD ItlllO 101111 7ill)i .1000 rono 1 i 00 Bonn I'soon .0110 13(1(10 lonoii ,'iiiou .40110 sunn 1211111) KKIII 11000 720(111 70011 101)11 2'00 21 mo 27000 1000 .ono 20MII 121 Mil I loon IB20'0 72 1 OOO 101(881 I ono 21100 .Mil 111 lllllll 111(10 1(11 III '111111 I 01,0 inno 7000 1 initio luno 41UKI inno 7iftn IIMIO Bllllll ISOOII B000 211(111 inno 1 1100 2111)11 I (Kill 4li00 IIMIO 40OII 1,11011 1' (0(111 1 11100 .1(100 170' ill 1000 171)10 annnn 1 soon loioo.) .110(10 21 ooo 41,0110 1000 1000 Rich . 04 sn'i o-.S ri ft' 81 ST S4, PI 8714 M'4 Hi' ? Am Aur deb Ba. Anglo French Bs Am I'orclBn "(ec Am Tel clt 4s. do Bs .. Am M'rlt Pan Ba Armour Co 4'4h. AtrhlKon gen 4a, do cv In . do cv 4s HIM) At I Char .1. . Halt & Ohio .V,iH do .1. , , do 1. ... do pv 114 a . Ileth Mil Int 5s BOs Till uruiiK 1, 1 111 111111 Hi llordeaux lis .... 804 Can Govt Bj 11131.. II2 Cent Leath 1st Ba iri", e'hllo Copper 7...10U Cheiia & o cv 4Vas. 71'i do 4Mb 7.1 do eonv 6s 7s4 do Ba 074 Chi Gt M'eat 4a B1 I' n & C) Joint 4 0214 CM & HtP rfd 4'as 07'i C II I 4 P rfd 4s. cii city uf Purls Ca MC, Con laa eonv (la 'HIV, Orro de Paeco (! 1(1, Den S. Itlo (Ir 4a i.r.S I'la L r. Cnnet 44 a I'U'l III Hteel deb 4V, n. 814 Indiana Steel Ba.,. nil 111 Central 4 , . 42'i Interb Viet 44b . .11 Interb R T ret Bl, Sll K C Pt S & JI 4s.. Ill Kan Cllv Ho Bs . 744 La ti Ark Ba, un Lack 1 Stl Ba 1(110 no I k Sh ileb 4i 1U11 82'4 I Iherl, llon.l .1 '.. 07.71 llo 4s (Ml 48 lo lit Id 00 0 Ivons 04 ... . sits, Marseille II mit. Mo K J. T lat 4a I IIV, Met West nf Chi Ba S2, Mo Pio Em . . .'.7'4 Moil Power Ba , SO New Orl T & M Ba 47 Nil Tube Bs . . I4'4 V V (' i II la H2li V V t & II 4 774 N 1 I'll j 44 b 1 1111 11114 do 14 a iray '17 07 N V a ta II Si r Ba S!) N'orf & M'eat 4a. K"'4 .Mir 1 ic prior sa do km .1 , Oro Short L 4a,, Penna (.en t 44 do en 44a . neariiuif f-ii 4a Itlo it & V clt 4a Hlnd'ilr war 7a SI 1, ( N 1' ajt do Her V . Senliril A I. ndt r,a 41111. South ! II Ba m; bouth Pie cvt Ss PI do rfl la . 78, South Rwy i.en 4s 1104 do Ba , , ni. Texas Co 0s. H14 I H Rubber r 774 1 H H t 11 f, no I' S Hteel H V .', (IS5, Union Pan let 4s s.7'1 80 ev 4a... 80 U K "f O II A I Bs OKI, do r.', a 1910 una, ilo 54 a new 1010 no do B4b 1021 , !)2; Va Itwya 5a . 004 M'cst Elco, Ba 034 so 1H M mi; Oil'. HI .11 llll4 1114 1I?4 Low 04 MI4 ll-.s. S24 02 81 81 82 84 S14 04 S74 HI Vk 711 01 hll, H24 ll-,. Kill 71 71 7'4 1174 Bi4 02Va 117 (111, S14 li'i'l 101 HT llliv, 81 till 42 .14 814 01 744 till SO', 824 07.40 00 20 Ofl 20 Ml, MIS (ill 4 BIV Ml 47 lit' H2'J 77 MI'S 07 kS, 824 711', r,7'i hi 80S no', M' B1 IM). ;? Cloao '14 8'l HIS 82', 1124 SI 81 824 84 814 01 874 81 7114 74 7'l III s., 02S M4 Kill 7t 71 78 (174 B4 4 1124 (.74 I1 SI'j li loiS ill , ni.s si mi 42 B4 M4 (II 714 no 8114 S24 07-40 tXI 20 DO 20 Mi4 MI-5 11(1 824 ni4 so 47 014 ti24 77 11114 07 884 824 kll BS 81 SlilJ Ofl'i SI Bl nu4 GRAIN AND TLOUR IVIinur Itereipta 12 118 lmh Market lnMii 7),, quotitlon rancil as follows' ear lit fn rM,nIt ..irnTir (elnicmment Undirl lnne tl 11) .tmlinl 1 rtecp N'o '!'." i.'Mi at rlnu 12 27 N 1 h-trd -v Ititi 1. ';" " . I nuriiii J2 .7 Nil 1 hard 'Mill" J2 27 r.l Mint r N.. t 2... do, 'Ji.V",- '- H 'f No I 12 21 d.. V" -. '.-,. Illnltniiin irlii-s Rid winter No i.r-1 ' .'' N" 4 -' 1" do do N'o B . 1 1 , amtil. Kr.d $2(lf?2l3 soft No sample unite . 112.' n "peels! mnxlinuin rne, onb to he nppllM when the i,ti,er qtiniiM.., In the wheat ura high enough to warrant It. -M,0 " "heits Maximum price centatnlne 1 ,.. ,"r .r1 nmls'ure to 13 1 rr cent molstur. 4r undr .'o 1 or Vo .1 red J2 23, 0 '1 rrft red 12 21 Mi.lninn nrlcw con- lalnlnir 13 (J ter . n- to II per e-nt mol'lure re under Vo 5 ,, Vo 3 r-d. $2 22. No. 3 toft red S2 20. v.Nn. "heat Maximum price under j. 1 cr No. 4 red. $2 21. No. i aott red. Vo r whents Maximum price rentalnlns not pier 14 .1 per cent moisture no und"r V ,1 T No Irel 2 2t No B soft !-' 11 Maximum prlc containing not n-er 14 7 per I e-nt inol.ttiro 7c under V, 1 or Vo. .1 red 12 1 Vo 1 noft red $2 IS Maximum prl'e containing no air II per e-nt riolsture Po under No 1 or .No 5 red $2 10 No. 0 aofl led J. 17. fcvmple wheat kindled on merit but In ni ciee nhall t rlre i,e hlcher than 4c undr No. 1 of the subtlis represented Hmutty wheat Value skill be determined bv each sample bitl of tho class and sub das' ( ORV Receipts 02CI1 bush The market rutid firm unl.r snull aupplles, but trade wan nulet Qtiotntlon Car lots for local tn. I. No 1 Mlloii, $2. No 4 jellow, $1 OS H 1 01 (iT lielpla on hush Demird was null niolerate, but the market ruled Itrm nt the lit. ndinnrp. Quotations Nj -' wllte ti oi.ff 1 004 . standard while. l 0171 nvi v.. 1 whIU. $1,014 1.01. Vi 4 whit. tl OTefl 01. not It Ite. elnts ,2(10 bhls ind 1 702 210 lb In sacks Off.ifiiizs were llirht and the murk t ruled firm with d'minl folrh netlie ejl.itatlona follow Per 100 lbs In 08 1b cotton sir-lc wiui r wheat. 100 per cent flour J1I 1'1T11 in N'nnsi wheat. 100 per cent flour $11 -Iffll 'n spring wheat, 100 Mr e.nt flour, $11 21011 BO 'RYE noris 11ns In Rood demand and flrtn. Quotations nt 11 1 1.1. as to quality. PROVISIONS Tlifrn wi, n filr lobbtnc trid nnd iliiea wrn well malntatnptl, Qttotitlnnii Cltv bpf rt HAtjt (imok if an! nlrdrtM IT , Wfstfrn brff In Bftn mm1 .lie clt bpf, knurklPf and in Irrn urnokd nnd atr drled, 34c. etorn )' knucklx nnd fn-! drrs Bmf-krd Tl IWf Inmi, $ Pork, fimih, $,"i1i?T31 ".0 Hnm- H P rurod loose. CSHPliD, do aklnn'd loone S7tVl!t.e. do. do unokpd t.82-c fithr ham, smoked rlty rured fin to brand and nt roc?t 2iW.10c hainn smokpd weit rii cured SlUffftOt. do boiled bon1. I 41f Picnic nhouldprs H, P rurd, loos. I -14c. do, smoked. 2Wc npltlps In pickle, arrordlnit to aerace loom 2UHc Itraakfaat bBron ns t- brind and morale city cured , ,10c do w-"tern cured 3(.c Lard wnt. prn, rfflneu 27H fi?2s4r do pure city. Uet tie renuerea '.wvjc REriNED SUGARS The market ruled Mevly undi r (imal bup plica and a fair demand e qirnto on a ImHls of 7.4Sc for extra line granulated. DAIRY PRODUCTS Th tnnrket waa nulet and nhnwod llttlt hanjf. rollnwintr are the qootutlnns New York ftill-prram fancv. June lil-ac w elals htehtr, do do fanrv. September-niride .Uc fo do fall-madt fair to pood "".Cf-'iL nrTTHrt Hrrelpt wero moderate and tho market ruled firn) jvlth demand fair. Quo tations Solid packed creamery extra, 48ic; hlirber-Bforlna Boodn 4i4 i'.0,4c extra flrt 48t;, flrata 47 ."'ir; r-fronds. 4 4l14o, nearbv prima fancy, Jc; nveraive, 4r.5T,l.c. flrMs. 4748c; aerondi, 1041 t0'c, ( special brands of prints Joobins at MffKt'ir noOH Tho mnrkct ruled firm with de l muni rqual to tho offerlnu Quotations I Prep rases, nearbj llrHt, 11 70 per standard ' rase, current receipts Jit 40 per lane, wvat rn extra flrstH, JU 7n per rase, firsts, $11 40 per case fancy selectid tecs wero J Ob bine ut -UWHi.. POULTRY rnnnd uLfnrilntr the limit d onrin?J w'.T" Jrf',I-v .m1hr rS V5S2J JitJSt nil rut ttert 2i4t nZ Jtrir P. kin ajft.llr dn liitllnn "lt$V -J&I a-l .swiji (ltiln-,,1 P p ; ' : W r imir .in !? . 'ML "" mat? .sw i 'ICtfllM (III not tin I InOn t.f tllft .A Iilti:--ri)-TThe tmrlcet rulel flrm .:. il"iuanrt rendllj ati.orh nit the I mliU .?" Inaa of rh ileo stock QuoiMio'r,:" r? fowl 12 to box mllk-fed uVrnSE? faun seleelel ,ii,t Melshlni 4 nil .H? anleie IV,. .14 11, ,,DI.MSJ 34c. ilo. 3 lbs apiece, no 11c lPr:,n .-, In bbls..vfane dn nicked WelEhlnJ aft and over iplece Sir, dn 34 lb. .1." J2WI1. smaller rl7e, 28 10e Tl.fr chicken Ishlnic 14 fis 11. .-JM sey fan. j 40ft42. : Virginia fan?r jJerfr other nrarli lliffsilc. "v-at'rn ii885 RoiMIre chickens, w este'rn. Ir h5e,I?$gfc Ins: 14 lb mil our apiece. 35e-de. i Iff nplere SI.D.Itc do. 14 lb onlec'e .inft1 :ui.,.: -..-". ...i .'".v. -'.eiiic, itn....: ,.. ..:-'.. .,..' u. nr.iprn in .1.1 . .p.. s?i, sr .wx. e?!..' .?: 3 11 a naiaterV dTv Pick. J Yln"v-M .111. 3')fr 4l),v filr to cood, 328 JjS'" keia we.t-rn drv plckcil '.incV Stb.S" filr to rood 325M0c Turkei .la7?1! 3 1 f ?;. an. common. 30c nuet.l?,iS wela-hlu 4 lbs and over 30 832e' do S smaller sizes. 2W2ne. Clecso, nelrhT $i 28e, wcatern 21iff'27c fcouul .,.;! White, welnhlns 11 to l" If, '..eT J7'0 5r7 71, do. dot 10 lb le'r'te 1, dC'r?T''" l"? n"rr i'SS' leVl!' dark. $1SJ Mr,iil und No 2 75cB,2. i FRESH TRUITS " f AntilA-i nh.i 4 .. ... .Id "fi rl ," nd' JS"n" 0f !"' sc v&$WJ&y$ffi iirn'?,!TL,y.a".3 53f Hen Dill. JV,, , oppips western e si tomthan f 81102 21. Mini.Jn ,i 52 1'7B. M Inter )..n"n - 7 & b'pT2 luiir. $1 TBciJM Home llenuty 2S2jt Delleiou I2B0M1.1O. Klnc li '.nSlik orflej- $1 riic-rasn tivmanVlneaVijS I,'-'-.! '.V!n",ln',1,"B3. Newton PinVf "in 61 5 lS7?.UrIrnIIn,I"!r,,l,'i W5i r!'. .1 -,". nl"ck 111 hr, IIJOOIJI, 1? tt"-..'0 s,,-'J-"'Pl"'. n-arbv. rVhaW '.VV-1 ,' l"' "lo. Pr S-bush bskt.25ef si-'; 1.1 1110ns per bo. J1C(7. Banaial K? 'W- -fr4,3'":'.1 Orat,'Re..'ho?ld.ti box ? Ill , ,0 do. Cnlifornld, per box, $391 rnnsprin-n. nrMa per strap. 137 Lrapefruit riorl.l 1 per box $24B0 1 fls r'7' .i ' '" Rlou '" Crater $3 1505 7,: 1 rind rrl. . . rsey, per crale, J1S0l. "rEGETARLES Trade Hi, rlnw n,l s M..i... we-yk under fairly liberal offering. Cj tatlons Ml He rittoes Jersey, p.? S"'h '"kt I i lbs .Vo 1. rnitrnocnC. J, .1'.io, whlto potalcies, prr inn lbs Pto ajliunli, $11 uii I'm New lork. tl tot 180 w.atern tl lovt n sweet potato! aeei ))(.r a i,uh l.skt . ai Its No. I 1 -1 1 BO, No 2 7(11750 sweet potaloea. :',tr5CV,"'r Immpei .No 1, $t 23lt0.!o, nn..Wi', (.';.I'," -Ne lork, per bra MJj'iie, .10 i-iorl.H r t crate. IIBI!? Lettuce llorlda per hamper !.'. fe (allfonila Ueb. rir, per crate $1 063. Ciu flower. California, per cnte. COet '.' "t' .IruBsclB Hprouis. lone Ialano, w 'n)r,ii-0 . Uswlanla. llorlla. per bot. -$4B, do. Cuban, per box, $4fa.1. Cucii '.C"'. .' lorleln, pr hamper. $3W.1 Swaai llorlda. per crate $2..10ir4 bplnach. Ms folk per bbl , $4Jf(l. do. Texas, per bald, Jl 50WJ Kale. :orfolk. per I bl . $1 60t lieans, Hcrlda. per hamper. $280. Beat, 1 lorlda, t,r crate, . BOW 2, do. per l5 hnncheii $l5 Pea. riorlda. per banipa! $2B ro. ilo California, per drum S9911 I'trpeia. riorlda. per crate. $405: tk Cuban per box. $lr-, Tomatoes. FlorUa. nor crate, $3n. do. Cuban, per crate, $191 Turnips Canadian, rutubaKaa. 100 Ibl. $1 10'i2. CabbaKes. Danish, seed per ton. Sill) 22 do ri.irldi new. per bskt , lit 1 50 Onions 2ew York and western Ie 100-lb has .Vo. 1. $tl'Hfi no .No. 2. T5ef $1 Mushrooms, per lb , 3043c. k Il04 78', 014 11 in mi 4 774 00 us1, 87 81 1184 004 n8; 1124 004 1)34 nit; 014 11114 774 no tisu 87 81 1184 1104 IIS'J H24 I10S 1)34 riieo pivor ,. . ."- o- u ., . 'i ; vA M M. n orer 2.. i. .-. .-" . cin lit Oen Cherolcal. . !'.?.. ei?i Ava . .. 17', General Clar . iy7i.,rja "2," '.404 (len Clear pref. s'J V,"'!", Tyre.104 (len Llectrlo ..1414 ,,." "U"'1 nf 112 lloodrlch II P.. 41 JiL1 ."?". I'an 114 iirinl.i Mlnlne. 70 ::. I' Orent North pf . Oreene Can Cop l.uil niaira sin avaJEfiolgi - Dr. ,i, 5 i? 11-1.. !". P! l Tnlal aalea. $2,78,000, compared with Kl.lilOOO lestenlayt lima for thla wiit 8121874.0001 name perleal last week. Jlo,! U Ja,lljHf', Short-Term Notvs Cotton Buyers nnd Sellers NEW YORK. Starch 7. March Ilartcorn and Kellar bid; lirooka and Newniun offered. . Ma-Quild, McKadden, Mitchell, niack, Itouenberir, Geran. Martin and Downs bid; Hyman, Hentz, Kountree, Sellar, Cone. Clifford. Hubbard. Brooks, New man and McFadden offered. July Guild, Mitchell, Schley, Wilson. Martin. Rosenberg, Casaard, Kay and Ilrooks bid; Hubbard, lllcka. sice, Newman, Cardoza, Jay and Qumoens ' nomesiaae .... no.. II Inota Central. H4'a "!'r" ap lid 1VVJ 1 Int Arlculture. IS .DJJ1"'t,J 'nv. ev, . Inter Ajirlcul pf 47 J,rnl5ar,r'ly ,tny pf isij Inter Con. Cm l S"1" 1,-tnf loov? int Cona I'rp pf 41 L. I y & y int llurv N J. .12114 j "IMP pf. 41 ' Int Nickel pref .101 J no Alco pf onU Iowa Central... 28., H ,'llty Imp 1BU Jewel Tea !IS4 U.B Realty lm "" Kan City So pf 4U ,,,StJr'' BO KellySprlna-.... 40 V Bm t Ref. 43 Keok D M... 44 Mm 4 It p. 4H lclede Osa ... 80., Utah Seo Corp.' 134 i.e Rub b Tire 18H y.;-c,r,L'h JPf . I0l2 Lorlllard 181 . Col ft Coka 01 Louie & Naah.,114., Mabaah rii Manhattan El.. 08i )J"rr"n i- H." 13 May l)ept 8 pf.1024 JJ""" K R pf M .Mich Central;.. Il "' .r-clflo .. 2011 ,lerrl. .. IT.ae 8C1 M K T B MKaVTrrtf.. ., Markay Co .... 7.14 Mackay Co trf B7 Mav- Dept Sir.' 4JH West Md'26tV VVeathe. 1st pf. B4U Wheel lit.. 10H Wheel L 15 if -oV Whlta' Motor." 4, Rata per cent Amer Cotton Oil 0 AiiT . T (aubal (I Zi Ilalto Ic Ohio llalto t Ohio . lleth Steel .... Iiklyn Rap Tr Can Iao Jtr.. Chi n Q RR Del t Hudson. Kris Railroad Uen Klectrlo nen Klectrlo . r. n , . r. . n , 4 , r. , B , 0 , e 44 Rent. Keb. July. Keb, July, Mar, July, Aus. Apr. Dee. J.tlv Mav. Due Rid no us; (IUi 1)8 074 tnI 118 024 UK'! i.4 lin'J ninl hoc 11S IS4 I84 144 !S1 N V Central.... B Kept. '18 pgij NYNIlftHRRB Apr. Ms 1)41, l-enna Co ...... 4V4 June. '21 urt4 t.u it ir xt (1.. ft Southern Rwy .. B llnlle.4 VTUlt ... O Utah Sea Corp.. U Sept c.iae Co Mar. 'In ua'. May. '18 o 83 Keb, '10 ..... .-- - --.... . oj afll KOREION OOyEnNMENT SECURITIES ,ra For See.... B Auir, ! osu i 891 i Am For See.... B Aua". '10 at a . USsail-i a K . - If tt IhA Araentlne Oovt.. J M.y, -20 city of l'arla. Vr .. Oct. I21 Aak 110H 1.0 HIS 1IH' 118 111 nat ii-, naiZ 1I3J 100 100 on'i H7 014 MK M4 on loot! 04 123 s?S m m JIOXEY-LENDINC RATES Ni: 10UK Money on enll opened id 4'a per cint; lilKli 0, low I1.: last C ; closed BQGj ruling l'j per cent. Time money today was cuioted nt 6 P r cent tr.ullrit! rale, on nil maturi ties on mixed collateral Some loans were actually mado at that rate al though the volumo of transactions was confined within extremely narrow limits 1'llKlblo ncceptanceR bills were ejuoted !'.' per cent and lnelglhlcs at 5 (fj 0 per cent. I'HILIDIII.rillA Call. C per cent; time, 5",!K pir cent. Commercial pa per, three to four months, 500 per cent; six months, G per cent. LONDON Money on call was nuot ed at 2 9i per cent today, against 3 per cent yesterday. Tho rate of discount In 1I10 open market for both short nnd three months bills was 13 19-32 pir cent, ngainst 3a per cent yesterday Reserve Banks' Discount Rates omclal discount rates at the twelve rederal Tteserve banks were ns follows: (Tho first column gives tho rates for all periods up to and Including the fifteen-day maturity, the second for a period of sixteen to ninety davs The third nnd fourth columns give the rates for rediscounts of collateral loans se cured by Government bonds or notes ) Com'l paper Gov't paper 111 tn nn 10 .- .. u U.J. un. 40 naia daa Ranks Roston New York . Philadelphia . Cleveland .... Richmond .... Atlanta Chicago ..... fit. Louta :.,. Mlnneapolta .. Kansaa City . Dalla San Francisco 34 4 4 4 - 4 4 4 4 4 4 .. ay 44 84 4 31? 44 .14 4tf 34 44 S4 44 CIS 84 34 44 5 34 44 84 44 84 44 84 FOREIGN EXCHANGE N1.W YORK. March 7. The foreign exchange market at the opening today was ciulet and uninteresting. Quotations were; Demand sterling 4.7BH. cables 4 76. bins" 4:70ty",ay bl"a 472i nlneyiaV Kra tics' checks B.72W, cables B.70. Lira checks 8 93, cables 8 91U SivIks checks 4.48V4. rabies 4 46W. Pesetas checks 24,40, cables. 21 60. Rubles checks 13, rabies 13U Stockholm checks 314, cables 31T1. Chrlstlanla checks 10. cables 30 4 Copenhagen checks 29'.. cables 1oH. BANK CLEARINGS Bank clearlnn today compared with cor. reapondlni day last two yearai r PhlU. ..$BB 801808 $58.800 707 IsiVea.. uoaton ., 35,743 012 33.008.422 25,858,848 Refined Sujrar Unchanrrwl . 8 BO 8.B1 8 40 8 91 8 11 8 01 8 B4 8(8 . 8 .12 8 IIS 8 60 8 OS . 8 hll 8 77 8 71 8 7 . . 8 80 j, . 8 81 NEW YORK COITEE MARKET WAV YOIUC, March 7. The ma-kit for loffco futures opened tsteady, ja clnngcd, to u decline) of one polnttrllli .1 llttlo outside telling in evidence. JuU September mid December were traW In on tlio call, but the lolurae of busl ness vvaa small. "f Tlt ,, , Open Ulah laiw Cloaaclofi JJarch 8.11 8H1 8.3B 8 41 (ft May ....... . 8 BO a, r.l 8 40 8 51 84r lUly . September rieeember February DIVIDENDS DECLARED American Steel riiundrira Company. Wl ular quarterly of 14 I'er cent. rJ March 30 to etock of record March 18 American Pneumatic Kervlca Corporatloa usual aeinlannual jot 34 per cent on nr preferred and a semiannual, of 14 per nn second preferred both payabla Mafea to Block or record March IS. - Canadian cieneral Llectrle Company. rt ular ciuartirlj- of 2 per cent, paatila As 1 In stock of record March IB, "s Hart rlehaffner . Marx, regular omJ terly of 1". per cent on preferred pajaad Mireh 30 10 atock of record March !. Olrird Trust Company, rearular earJMg nf 11 per cent, payabla April 1 to '. record Mareh IB " Cluett. Pcabody S. Co , Ine , rcjrular oW; terlv of 14 per cent on preferred, pari April 1 to Block of record March 21, .. Chlcaico, llyrllnston nnd Qulncy IUIIw;". usual uiiarterly of $2 u Bhare, py(i Mnh 25 lo atock of record March l.4fj LONDON STOCK MARKET Atchison , ...,,..,.. Canadian Pacific Chesapealeg &. Ohio... St Paul Erlo do 1st preferred ... Illinois Central Louisville It .Vaahvllle Central Pacific Pennsylvania Readlnir Southern Pnclfio Union Paclflo United Statea Steel... London 12.10 . . 88 ... I0t .. B74 .. 60 ... 10 . . HI .. Ill) 118 71 47 81) Kll 1284, U54 .74 vu Si? ii -3 v ti 454 j Treasury Notes Oversubscribed! It la nnnniinrerl from Ihfi TreMU) . - '. ":"7 .'.-." . " .u-. u weparuneni in vvasinngion ii"', Issue of $C00. 000.000 United Sta Treasury cortlllcates. bubscrlptlotn wnicn closed on Mtfrcli 6, was ovcinrr scribed. The subscrlptlonH In pisryo trlct equaled or exceeded .ne tenijj tlve ciuota. While the subscriptions the Philadelphia District were rot i$ large as will likely be required in ". subsequent Issues, they exceeded cwj slderably those of any nrevlouj lJ It was necessary to reject Ut " scrlptlons In several districts. J, GOVERNMENT BONDS 2a. rerlatered. IDIO.i HI a, coupon, llioo.. ,,, air Jsralater.d. t9l8.. J " bvk nin iuTwrM or of onro. Man tr lai DI V.Ifson J-Q pr.r. fta !5V i-cirl4 pf 8) VI at. CaaU -7.' i? SS,.'2ISk-t":.'i. 'rrnenned : .a. T?r,.i1l'-4L.lM"i'tf e-E-er. ' .1 jSBS L'te.HaBl BUI Rap. of frrio. J Apr. US
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