HW'WJffrW ''iw , 'w'!!"7rAV' v $irw " V " EVENING PUBLIC LEDaER-PHILADELPHlA, MONDAY, MARCH 11,-lblS . -;" ILLY, MOCK & CO. BANKERS ' A Efc U INVESTMENT SECURITIES GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL RAILROAD AND PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION BOND? v 30C CHESTNUT STREET .'; riULADLLPllIA R h? i '. NEWS OF THE, FINANCIAL WORLD NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK PRICES? SUDDEN BUYING OF NEW HAVEN I New York stack Sale7 MAKES RAILROADS STRONGER Announcement That Director General Mc Adoo Favored Action on Maturing Notes Re sponsible Advances Follow Nervousness High Points in Today's Financial News Itallroad slocks became strong on Xcw York Ktock llxchangc due lo huving of Xcw Haven. Announcement that Director McAiloo faiornl action on maturing notes was responsible. Curh trading was dull. Grain was lower and cotton higher, foreign exchange yaarhet was icithout special feature. Hell Telephone tiyslcm had iccord gear, with operating tcvcnuc.1 11 per cent above flfi, according to statement xrhtch came out today, liar silver was higher In .Veto York and unchanged tn London. Well Alaska Hold M I If, Alaska Juneau s AliaChalmrs Co 2.1i Am Can . . . 41 , do pref . B"i ACA Fdry Co 77 Vj, tin ouon tin. ai'v. I .1 UUP i.tn. I do in ef . . i Aim Linseed Am Loco . . . I Am Malt . . Am ,tult pref .ami smelting Ami Sum Toll A ill . 13', 011 San cn 18 K3V4 II I fill K, Kid'.;, L10V4 n.i h Or" fyr MsreitmenU in Oil Stocks :rV.6nlY th stocki of proven oil producer. Mfieitir rnnjrd. ibiy rrniductet, ana Mrtnr dividend regularly, should t tfcoitn for Investments at this time. Barnett Oil & Gas Go. It on of the leading Independent (dlvl atna) paying oil companies. .. Dividend rate SK!.. Dally active market New Tork Curb. we do not charge brokerage on Barnstt. For detailed Information Morton R. Alexander Philadelphia Stock Exchanije Bldg. " William St.. N. V. fit. 4 m A ' New Yorlt, March Aftci it moderate amount nf wavering In stock iiinrkct movements dining tlio first hulf of tlic ilay, there was a development of pronounc-oil stieiifitli after midday In the railroad Issues, which was started liy a sudden buying of New Haven, on which that stock rnso 2 points to HC1,. This movement was based wholly on the nmiounrcmeut that the Director (Joncral of ttiillromli favored action on the New 1 lax en notes, which mature on April 15, and Washington ndvlccs Indicated that Gov ernment aid, If necessary, would he tendid for this purpose. I'. II. Kerch & Co. ami other houses that were heavy buyers of Head ing stock on Friday, but who turned to the selling sldo on Saturday, took most of the stock traded lu cm an advance of more than " points to above bit, and at tlio snmo time there was vigorous liujlhg of Lehigh Valley, which also rose more than 2 points. Chesapeake and Ohio was lu demand' finni strong banking Interests, moving up 2 points and more, and Rains of 1 point or more vvcie made In numerous other railroad shares, with the Krle italics becoming uctlvc and strong. Brooklyn Itupld Transit was dhectly affected by prospects of the Ciovcrnmeiit tit ranging for the payment of the notes due July 1, and ad vanced 2 points. Uallroad bonds continued lo show a strong lone, with heavy trading In Chesapeake and Ohio &s, which rose from 80 lo M. Liberty -la were heavily Haded lu at prices langlug from 96.10 to 00.21. Steel l-'dv Am Tel & Til Am Tobacco . Am Wool Am Writ I'niMir 2(1 Am Zinc & I.d 1014 VnnromU . 01 Atchison K.in; do prpf S3 At (iulf & W I 1131,4 Ilald Loco Co 77(j', Halt A Ohio .1.1", llalopllls Mill I". Beth Steel sly, do II ii; do pi of ln Urooklyn It T lit. 11 C ft Zinc Co inn H & Sup 1 'op . 2 1 14 '"al Petrol . . . in 14 Canadian I'm- Uv, Cent Liather "Hi i erio uM i'Hco ;ii B?- Pf1. fV WRIGHT- MARTIN Do you want to know I its possibilities? Read our Special Report. It will be out today. Ask for Report T.U.-181 (Stalled Free on llcqucst) JONES & BAKER r STOCK BROKERS WidtnerBldg. Philadelphia PHONP1 'IL WALNUT IOOO - Arrjrwr race 2Jo NIWYORK PITTSBURO abniGAQO BOSTON artct Prttati Mrws jovns J BAKr.n, Widtntr Uutldiao, Phitadftphla, You may will ine our special Ite port or. Wrtcbt-Martln. Same ..... , , .,,, Addrcst . .., City PHILADELPHIA MARKETS CHAIN AND KLOUIt TT tWBBTTORV HI" AfTlirNTANTS CertlMeil I'uMIe Aceounlnt S- XjAWRENCU C. linoWN b CO. tiS 1010 iwaii luaLAiti Tl U3T iiL.ua. IKPOBATIO.V b DISl'DTCU ACCOUNTS George K. VValion. c. P. A. lllh Floor. Ileal Kilnte Tru., n,.i Erir Audita. Tax renoria .' , -. .".'.' r Herelnta. Wino bush firm Tlie 1 qiiotationi ratined , fuKB car lole, in .Ip".r,' 'levator (Oovernmetil atamlanl In- I jpertlonl. slnntlinl irli'rn No 1 northern I 'prlna. i.-j;, N. ,,ar, winter. $J 'JT N'" 1 durum. I2 27. ,v0 1 l.nril white 2.27 .''',unlrf' -No. 1. '.".'7. da .lo. No 'J. I Si'., ' """ No ' --"' do. No J. a 5J Minimum t,rlr,- ir,i inter. No. a. .L-'-'l: Wwplo Bradea IV Ufl'J 13, aofl. No .1 :;, I ''"' '" - '" do. No D. J2.13. sample (trade, $.' ilJH.Il ' "Peelai in.ixlmum prliea onh lo he npplled .it.n x" "Ih'r qualities III the hlllt ore hlch enmiBli to Morrant It. ti , wlieata Muxltnum prlee t'onlatnlu? h l per tent milturn to tar, per rent inolslure tc under No. 1 or No a red. 2."J3: i ; ,' . '.y J"1. --i .Maxununi Tnre i-on-1 i. .v'inruVVv H; V" V !Vi r;VV.noiS'urS rM'. rlum,r. I mitt r.i ...., " "" " ilu' """ " irrui Vu. I wifiitH Maximum pricp flo under I'MIi r ' reJ' -2,i No ' 8tlft ri, i N'o Ti hrtttK M.ixlmum irl f rontalnliu lint n-i 1 ;i pep cent moisture V,c Under N. 1 or Nh. .1 rpl IS.BI. No ." nofl. J' 1 Maximum irlr. coiitplnlmr not ovr II 7 rr '.T.nt, "Ixtiim u under No 1 ir No ." rod, - jn 0 ,-, jft rerjt o K i n x I mum rritr ifiiitnlnlnK not n.r ir wr rvni molstun hr I undr No I or No. 5 rtd. $'- 1!. No u soft red, yj 17 hHrmuV uhnntn liandlerl on m rltn tmt In no ra hnll iirlna lw IdKhr thuti If under No l of Dim nut-Inn rcpreM'Mited. Hniutly uhcitt- Vtu nhall Ih ilPtrriniitPd l mih sample bastfi tif tnu tU.M und mjIi 'OU.N Itecelptn. 17.I.I7 IhikIi MippIIs pr Mmitll itti-1 th- inirkpt rultd firm. Iut trad" wn tlft (JunUtlonn I'nr lot for Ion) irndo. No :i iow, H3U -."; No I it.wt iipteipm, I3.(i' iiuh rUTrriimi pr llaht unit th markrt rul"d llriu. hut tntdp whs iulet. Quotations No L whit. SI nt,W irJ ii7 standard whlt. Jl (MJHI m;i No n sOilte. ll.U'trs Wl l. N" white. rietU'lT Ilerolpla. H3..4fm lb Irt aai k Th market ruld tlrm utuh-r llht nfTrrltiRS and h fair demand UuntHtloii- follow Ir lift Ihs In its. h tuttuii naiJ Winter uli.nt. KHi tr CPtit flour. Mlfflt .10. Kan ftm wheat. Km p.r tnt Hour tl..3Wll.." Hprjmi whfdt. luu per tnt flour. IKi.uUtP ilVU PLOfll m writ cleaned up and tlrm Quotation at IU TiOlS.oM per bbl i '-huvhrl ImmU t IM II.v Sn 1. oh No 'j i!Vt(,tv win. iMti,(tiM p. r Km IIh Pnnn Ivanlti. SI ."uiil so New York, . SI ."iiili 1 ". ttfctfrn SI !(( I 7 Hwet po talof Jersnt. it S-I.uahfl h.nkn :n -No I II ir.li I .I",. No U' 7iKr7."p ".'t pntato'a. .Trr iwr harnp r No 1 SI 1."W I oil No .' 7." i rSl 'tlr, NVw York pr I'unrh. WnTiUc ulcp rinrld.i, ! r cmtf 7:. fi $J. l tturp riurl.l p r hami" r. SI fi '' 1 Ipttip fallfornli In Im r irrnt' Jl "" t fi J ( lUllrtunT. t'nllfurnt.i pr (rati- ."Hi rt SI rid. hrtii In ftprouiK l.onu iKtnnd. ppr 1 iu.irt lAftd'fif rKKplunt. rtorldi in r box I t'i, -KBiilint. I'ulnn prr hox Mfi.", m- I riitntH r. rinrld.i prr h.imnr. TtT, wh, riorld.1 p-r irHt SL'.MiHl. upliuifli. Nor ' folk p-r bid .lf3 Mi. Mlntih Tixna pt r , iMsl.nt SI V " ff I .VI. lair, VurfolU P r lilil . SI 'iU'tt 1 7i. I"rin 1'lurldi v r hamper !-'( i, lifer llorida nr ir.it' 1 ,Vir '-, Uf la Plorld i pt Km hunrh'-a Slfi ." p-um. lit ilf. I'jlll Pr drum, SSftTKi lMtir. Tlorldi. ( ratP J4ff"i. Ttpmwr. i'tili in t r !.. 14.1. tomituiH i'lorldi pr (rt( JT-i tl .Mi lomntopa 1'uli.in. ipr t rnt. $1 "fll turnips c.iiind.1 rutuhiRHH, r K0 1)h . SI "hi en -j, rittitiaei . 1 iiiIhIi Mfil ppr inn, ll'iiftf .lit cilihiK.- riorld npsv ppr ImrIvpI. Slf1 .Vi. fiiiiorm. York nnd wpntrrn pr Kindh ImR No I SHU".'." No ' i07"t(.t inuyhronina. p-r lit :imi t,"c FIRMNESS IN SPOT ' IMPROVES COTTON Chandler Jtntr: SHi; ches uhlo . ;,0", M'hlc (It West a do pref i:i hie, it A: .si i i.ti, do iiri-f . ;a c It I ec I' tc ; do fi po Ic . . .-.ai., do 7 pc tc (la i, i'ItIIb Copper KM:, "Iilnit Con cop 1 1 14 Col Fuel h Iron n'i Col Uas & nice :i.'i, t'oiit Can . . 7ia, Corn I'rod :ni, do liref fiH Si Crucible Steel inv, Cuba Cane Sag alt; do prof . Kit, !el & Iludion I II i, Hon it It C pref in,. DHtllltis' .Sic :i'i Krio . . . .ith do In pref 'j;a, do "J . I pref (i t (initnn Will . :uj, if a Chemical I. VI 14 Jen .Motors . rl'.t ' (It N'orthern in" Hl, do On hub-s. "41iM lot Agriul pf fnsplr Copper . i."ia', ItlttT-C'olia Crp H'i Int Mcr Mailuv 'i do pref . ii.t,, Intend 1'apir :iHi Int .Vlckel . -:nv Kelly Spring in ICenne Cop 3 JnM l,acl Sieel . sntj l.tlilgh Vulloy.. (i!i .vic ritioi t"i Ml. 4 n tinni "'.a 31 l:il.i no 3nj onu ',. a 1 14 III) PH ! inn m 3.1 1(1 1.1'a M.VI.i HJ IISW 111'!, .It '.4 I1. HI01 so I'll',, in in Hl nsnj ?ni .tl S'li ;.k CtOR. n: v Sit "4 4 HA OCl'H 71 H Hl"i I3V4 nn n:i . . on 14 iV4 x Ml nni nni inn bin ,141)-, s.i in nn, K.V)i K3 ns; IB'li ,1.1 In I", Sl? Kll IIIH'4 I Ha KH '-tl Vi IH'4 14.111 71", 31'i SSI, Net elm 1 1 TENDENCY ON CURB TO LOWER FIGURES -,... .,. D,,n,;nl' DULLNESS CONTINUES IN STOCK ouica ui iimuuvo.;. , niMn rvXT mtJ-p T.nPAT. TT.YPU.A Vim IXVi.l-'liNVJ Vl 1UJJ aviaj ajwxj.n.iMjtj m t IVH Ii Vt t '.i 1 Hi. i ,J I "- I In ' '. i , I Vi '' . icni Miami ('on ("op :ii'j, M .1 St I, new .MIllVHlP , . Missouri I'.u do pdef N llnain & Sip. ACV I DM I (III N V Air lira lie I' .New Vorlc C X V X II el II X V lint A. W Xoif & Writ Northern l'ac Ohio Cai intnrlo SMvci renna 11 15. . I'eo (ia el C. IVro Mnriiucttu I 3.1 (i',i III 1.1" .Ija, IS 111 73V. 311 , SI 14 KHI'.t Hnn an'. 1.1 in Pllllil C( I Pitts & West. do pref . . . All Offerings Taken Care of, i'"'" (" . . ' , I'lerco-Airnvv With AlnvkPt. (', nsini' Nctii- ' I'ro-wd htl f Season's Top 11 mm iirj 117 ; No a (Oiiic, In eucL "' , I.ECIAf. AnVKIITIIKMEXTS KS" NOTICK IS IIKKKI1V CJIVUX THAT ZCu a TpA"cJ!on. ,na!. t'"1 """' t" tl' Philadelphia Klerlrle Companr for laiuance of new alock certlflcatea to replace the itoclt ctrtldcatea In the nanio of IJeltn J). Moylan atock certineato numbers 313sn and asiun tor two and three aha ea reapectlvely In the Philadelphia Ulectrlc Company, the aaro. having been loit. ... . THOMAS J. JltN.NICK, Jr.. Atlr. for Batata of Delia 11. Moylan. Dec'd phovisions iinrnv itr.i.T vvi;tiii:i: i iimhiiosn . M.W lnilj, llnrili 11. The fnllonlns teiniierMl.ireH Here reierded In the iiittn.i llt till morning! Itnntllle and Nahlllle, .l.'i IVIlniliiz lon, all Tort Smith, l.lltle Kin k li'i'l Meim.lilx, ani Anaiiotii and Atlanta, 31 tlLli.liom.i mill Vlerlilh.n, III. Mm on nnd C lii.rleotmi. Mi lillene. lrkHlnr nnd Si.i...nah, llj Mnntcmnr., 1(1. New Or. leani, Sii Kim utiiiilo, ,1H .ahetnn, nil lanin.i. reiiHi.rol.1 nnd c nrpii t hrUll, nil. There mux .1)1 hull of pre. Ii.llullon at I'ell'ii.llil.l 11111I .00 lit VI1.101. und Viibii.I.i, ii-1; (II 2314 H.l h, Kl), XII Vj .11 SI'A New lorl., Jlaiell II lleports of an Inctinso In the use of the Maple I.y ilnmcfctlc mills Ian month as I compared with January, statement that I it VV.IM llio.s; illtllcult to ol.tlilll ll'hor hi 1 the Souili, and tlrmneKs In the snot K Financial Briefs The annual convention of XV VnrV W;-j State. Bankera' Association will he held Kfj'tht year at Atlantic City. Juno i'O ami ; "i, w.ii. too xiuiei iruymgre an neaii y.Huanern. MxPresldent William 15. Nicholson, of the RV lnd Title and Trust Company, Is In SRw"Caltfornla for fccveral weeks. v$i v V.ye...nMj u t .....i . . . tacvY1""""" ". uvnio louaj- uaiuinca nia CVf r duties as Ksslstant cashier of the 'r?aiiaucii"!iM .M&iiunui uaoK. i'w, 1 IMK1!kN;w v?rk Subtrcasury calned I t$712.O0O from the banks on .Saturday, i.'iwiaklnK a cash net sain ulnco Friday i.,1 James K. McClure. nrosldent i,r 11,0 I?vw... trnwl. T-..a. r..nn.. I ku.iwuoi, muinn num uiiiiiaiiy, jjub HS XV: anflated himself with the Phlladelnhin -'affce of the Guaranty Trust Company. .J Transfer books of the Westmoreland Seat Company close March 19. nnen I . Artt 2. on account of meettne to bo p'jpttn marcii i'j ior aiviaena purposes. .f, E. T. Ktotesburv. of Drexel A rn 1,.. .returned from Florida, where he has Fli pecn ior several weexs, f.Ja iT'j Tleportlns for the year ended Decein , DC' 31 the Nlacrara Falls Power Com- rfjtauay elves total operating revenues. nilcftzaa.iio. an increase ior tne year or There was n fair Jobbing demand and prleea ruled firm The quotation follow , City betf. In nela. smoked and alr-drled. a3i I western l'ef In aets. smoked, ale, eltv beef, knuiklia and tendera. smoked and air. dried, ale western beef knurkli a and ten. dera amokeil :Ue lleef h uns. 41. Pork. family, f ,1 ffc.,l.r,ii Ilaio, S. V 1 ured lonie. '-".4'Sec. do. skinned, loose, 27K(-He I amnkcil. eity eured. as to brand nnd aver-1 -situation were the Influences that aoe nfffaiic. hams smoked, enieru mrtd stienRttleluil cotton todav. IMlT.loe iln, belled boneless, lie ,, I'lcnle lrp5,h Dmrhnlni fnP i,.nn. n. ........ 1 shoulders H P eured. loose. IM'-ic; do. ' reh' PUitliaHns for long acrounts 'smoked. !Sit Ilellle. in nil kle hi pnnllnK 1 was noted. Tho nuirKft, hovvevcr, was ' to nveraae, loose sin, Iireakfnst baron, mH ulthout periods of reactions, but all a ...urn n...A.l "in. I ,H vtr re- (''((-tlllea lined. 2TV4 WJs'e. do, pure elt. kcttlo rtn uerea I5.i y Con Cop (ie.uimB Itep lr . stl ltll.V,ll Initcti. Sloss-Shcff SA:I Slm'l.ilr till . South Pac. Soiithcrn 15 It sin, do pref. . nT, Studcbnkcr in. Tenn Cop A: Ch 17"., Tcas t"o. 1,13a, Tobacco Prods, ill',;, Colon Paeillc ISS'i I Cult CIb Stores HH(, 1 r S Ind Alert. ,-;i 14 C S Sm & I5ef l V S Stcl . !U do pref . 1 10 I tali Copper 8 1 a-, 1't.ih See Corp, i:i4 Wabash . . Ma 1 Wabash pr A :'i do pref 11. S.1'4 West Mm land IHx Wi'stlnKhousoM 4SH ! Woolvvorth . . nil'', Will) overland ll Wis Central . . as IM, 1.1 'a SO .in';, nn. Id1 Hi .111 ' 4 as '4 71, an Illl4 nai. 3fT, us1 4 lip, !), av, in, sna an, la'iMi ISHi 1)1 SHI, I! 4.1 HI'. SM', 117'i aa,i SO', in HO dii '.4 IH1 ill'f. II) II Sill, IS' j la IHl, IS!) IS!, S.I SI Kll SIS .'ill's n? 1.1 111 !', sitli 17'i .in 11 ni s.i, Kl'l, KIM.', 71) SHj aa'j K1 JH'j II 1.1 IHT 1.13 404 isnn S7 -in, I' n,4 mi HII 'l, ISl, KK. SI. S3' j 17 nil iifli hi, 3H -I"! - I". .in in; in Si 1 i.t4 "; 1.1't 4 a; .1M'i liSV'l !',(. I tl', . 3''4 33 4 ?ia, J i 3.1V. f- fint, fi.TI, 3IT, HHs 1 1 V. ',i :im' l.i SH so 3H 1.1 'Hi ISK I) 1 a; SHI V, 1314 3'4 41 Aetna Explosives Reacts. Motors Steady Motherlode Active in Mining Group Ne Vorli, March II Trading on the Broad Street Curb did not follow the stock market dealltiK.s on upward movements, and changes In the outside market durlnK the creator part of the day were to lower figures. Aetna Explosives was specially In fluenced by the fact that the transfer books closed today, leavlnu further pur chases of tho stock without Importance for votlnu purpows, and absence of that demand was reflected In a reaction from !'i to DH. Tho motor blok wore stead) Chev rolet told at 123 to 121, and L'nlted .Motor wan traded In around IT Independent oil stocks were nulet. with Oklahoma hellliiR at C1, V 6'i, Mer rill al 20, Cobdcn al 75j 7'j and Hous ton at 4B. A llltle flrincf tone was shown In Cur tis Veinplane, which was traded In at 37'stj.lS. Submarine was nulet, with sales at 12',. The most active slock In the mlnliiK Kioup was Motherlode, which was heav ily traded In at 35 ' to 41. lllch Am Strs, .. 10 Huff & Su t 0 pf 4a 307 niec Stor 40"i 100 Hrlo .... Ili lootlen Asph lVi In Co XA . . ion I.nck Stl. HO' sna I.k Sp ('! in n l.eh Xav. nili 1.13 l.eh Val 83 Mlnehlll . . . 1.10 Penn It 15 4.1V, III Phlla Co S.1"i do cm pf . . Iln Phil Klec 3.114 inn PUT tr cf Sfl'.fc inn Pitt Coal .'(Hi IDIlteailltiR 2--, .in do 2d pf sn 4 la Ton llel :ii, nmi Ton Mln 3 07 r (1 Imp naif, llsn V S Steel 111!', 3 W J ei S 13 23 West Coal in inn W Cramp SI Low tit 40 isy, in Vi tinH. in eiVi ni ii 2.1W Net chac. Close 4N 40 Illi ',4 J.I ant in 14 T a , .11 ft finii l! 3d 3V4 nsia 111 ',4 13 7(1 SI in ni)i 03 4.1'J 3.1 "a t30',4 2.1 li snt nii mr, 3 3Vi 3(, 08 03 V, 13 in HI '(. Ii 2"t ; Ii 1 A Railroads Attract Most Attention, With Lehigh I Valley and Reading Scoring tfig uains Tono pah Issues Most Actve Home Shares h 1 ' tyuolatlon given Is Saturday's close. Total -ale., 4IDI shares, rompired with 30U7 lnre, on .'aturrial. INDL'ITItlAI a, ' ni 3 '4 - h a ', til'j 331)', SII IIS .".J' H(l',a HI li 31V, II) f.' 33 y, ,1Jli! IK IKTH I. "I 131,4 3d 'a sn, nmi'i Kill, 33(, 1.1 1(1 SI so'i na;, IN ni 33 His, Kll 14 7!) S3"i K7" SI", (I I a, 4na; 17 1.13 .10 N ISI'a K7. 1SIV4 4.1', OHa in Klia, UV4 K'i 43 S3'.V 1 Aetna i:Milodes ' Amer-Ilrltlsli Mfs I Am Marconi Amor WrltliiK Paper. 1 Ail Reduction Canadian Car Co. . . nn Car & lily pref. Chari'oal Iron Chevrolet Motors Cramp Ciirtlss Aeroplane Carwen Tool . Carbon Steel . I'mersoii Phonograph I-' deral lv Ilendoo Mfff ... Ititer-I.ube . K'nlh Uronzc iiref Lake fftrii Uoat. . l.i IiIkIi C0.1l Sales.. Lima I.oco ...'... . Maxim Munitions ' 1 Marlln Arms . . . 1 X Y MilpbulldliiK . . ' X A Pap Pulp . e oils Klevator . '- lit Peerless Motor Poolo Kiib Iteildcn Truck 1 ' Scrlpps Ilooth . ' S S Kresco w 1 I' Standard Molors .... f i Sttol Alloy j Submarine 'h St Joseph l.ead r n Todd Shipbuilding. . . " Tilnnirle Film . . .. ". Cn Prollt Sharing.. . ',4 1 S Steamship. . . 1 I'nltKl Motors I Culled Siiijar . :,i 1 World'H Film . H-s. Wrlcht-Mnrtin All . Zinc Concent .... tlld 'a 3 3 '.4 St .11 ', ISO Kll 31 'i 7 K.I 3 III I III "l Kn 30 3 U 37 IHV4 III o'.u I Sat. eloso AU (sale) . ',' !li 3 Kll SK Hi K'a 123 K1 a?i 0 811 a'i .1 ;n 3 I 3'.4 k: .in 'a K3 43 Sla in 1 li nn 1.1 1inM4 Net lilsh Low CIoso chae. 71100 Am (ias A. II 5a... 19 7K 7K 2',i 3noo 1. V Cool Cs . . . OOTi 991i 00T . 1.100 l.llt Bond 3'js .. 07.20 07.30 07.30. 3.11.10 (lots... UR.30 00, to 0(1.10 .11 innii do 1st is on so un.to 011.20 . 1000 Pa Cocnti I'is 'no 00 on on 1 tnnn Phlla l.'lec 1st 5a. 91'i OH i!l "a 3000 t'n Itwy In 5s. .1.1 .1.1 5.1 3 The dullness which was In evidence In local stock trading ilrtually nil of last week was resumed In today's session and transactions were centrally conllned to small, odd lots, with price changes Ir regular. About the only development of Interest wns the strength of railroad Issues, due to prospects of favorable leg islation In Washington, followed tho course In Xcw York nnd they made sub stantial gains on light sales. Heading was marked tip as mucn as pah, llelmont nnd Tonopsh Mining tolJ-' Ing fairly steady, although n the af(. crnooii the former was a trifle easier. Philadelphia Klectrlc showed a llttl. Improvement, as did United eia, j provement, while Storage Hattery, Lu Superior and Itnpld Transit certlflcatea )lelded 11 frnctlon each. Westmorelami Coal was unchanged, while, on a block transaction, Pittsburgh Coal was marked up n dollar. Sleel common advanced after a stlrM -u... ...-i., l ,... .1 "ani t'4 points, ulth the second preferred ' decline early In the day, but was ".' -'- -. a. a 1 art I'D onrhnnireil. t.ehlch Valley advanced 21, Penns)lvanla )ilcked up 11 trifle after )leldlng slightly at the start, nnd West Jersey and Seashore udvanccd a full point. The Tonopah stocks were nbout the only home Issues showing momentum of consequence, with prices of both Tono- INCREASED SUPPLY I SENDS OATS DQWN 1 Pressure Causes Prices to Sag, I Following Early Steadiness. Corn Is Stationary Total ale, $10,0.10. IS.noo on Nitlirilu). compared with , Local Hid and Asked Todiy Hid Ask Saturd.iv Hid Ask Ameritaii fcioiea 1 11. ni , . 1 -Hi llurtalo & hu I c do nrcf 17 naldwln ... .77 Hltetrlc storage . . m Oeneral .Vsphalt ... Kl'i do iiret .",0 Kev stone Telcphono a do t o r,o tik Superior Cnri HI Lehlah Navigation, (it t.ehtah Valley ilj I-ehlKh Valley True 111 do pref 37 PennsjIvanU 4.1 I'nlladelphl,, lllec . 2.11. Philadelphia Co... 24 iU f, pir cent pref 21 10 1, per tent pref an 211 4fl'a 17 51 (,4, (12 'i 1.1'. 2.1S 27 t.SHi 17 7H. 4I)'l tll'l ,",() K.'i 11.1 S S'l 111 , 41'. 2(1 4 111', 5.'' 1(1 nth 1 .1 10 1.1 Kll K.I K! ll'i 13 IS n 7 Hi 12V4 13 ISli l.l'i 1(1 . 14 7K t c. 1- 1 - i .1 Sl'J 30 li K I STAMIAItl) III . 37"', 33 1. K'a r. i's ' Phlla It T , Ueaillmr . ! Tonopah llelinout, (Tonopah Mlnhiff., 1 Union Traetlon, . . I United (las Imp., l'nlted States Mleel York Il y . . . do pref . . . W Cramp A. Sorts 2'1'i K2S 3'i II) us', til', 31 Va Ml 3(I-1 a. 3r'. 41 (is", I).". HI :i.S SA 21 an 2.-.'. st', 3r 3 41) IIS III1! V4 am, so 2d r.RiN iiKi.T ivr.iTiir.R rORfX.T CIHTACO. Marrh II. Illinois rartlr elondy tonlcht nnd Tuesilayi folder Tues dae north and west. , , , MIourl I'nrtlcr rlnmlr lonlcht nnd Tnesdari warmer tonUhti colder Tues d.iv. leonle 1'ii.fllleil tonltlit and Tuev dai proh.ihl ruin tenth. .Minnesota rrolmblv rain or snow to nlrht and TuesdaM arnier southeast nnd colder In west tonltht. . loua rnrllj rlnudv lolillht and T' ilatl warmer east nnd south tonlcnt! colder Tuesdiy. , . , , , .North lliikots rnseltled Innlnlit and Tuedav nrnhahly siioh i eoliler. outli Kakotarnrtlv rlnmlr nmi nrnb. hIiIt unsettled tonltht nnd Tuevliti (older. Nebraska Partly clondj toalalit nnd TueMlii). Kansas lair tnnliht nnd Tuesday I warmer east tonlcht. .... Montana Probably snow tonltht and roldrr, ,, Wjomlna Probably rain or snow north und west 1 ruldrr. active The activity or Liberty Ian Is wj, the cause of much comment, sales to. tnllng more than 25,000, with tlie price of that Issues sagging as low its 96,10 a loss of 34-100 of 1 per rent, other Government war bonds were falrlr steady oil moderate, trading. I TELEPHONES PLAYING" BIG PART IN THE WAR I Annual Report of Bell System Shows Important Service to Government RECORD YEAR'S GROWTH M Operating Revenues Total Mors ' Than S2!M,900,000, 11 Gain of 11 Ter Cent Over 101f fldrncfl. March II Tlicodoie, .V Vail, president of tin Dell Telephone system, In the annual report for 1017. which came out today, dwells at length on the part the tele. phones are playing In the war, showlnj ' that tho wires art giving the Govern. V ment largo service and thousands of on- 1 orators and other employes have been . specially trained to serve the United ft, states in many ways at home ana 1. ai Mi." 1 A laige Increased islble supply in tho abroad ?: I L'nlted States for the week caused some The, enr w.19 one nf mmm evrvn.u. 41 pressure In oats today nnd It sagged fr t1(1 KyKtem and Hie earnings went ' . ... , ,.-, ,.. - .--.,1.. .. nnvt., ...l.An IhANI ,...-. ,.,.- , , .... ... V ii-- 1 loiiuwinK Mcauiiiee.i i.mj, ,.,,,,. ,,v.w laige, aiinougii increased expenditure! was a fair demand from commission ' cut Into them. houses. ' Five times the toll, switchboards at The business was the smallest in a Washington have born Increased and long time and leadership was lncklng. f farther Increases arc already under way. IV WTIVP Plllf Tiru ' rrospects for an Improvement In bust- 'rp jjell system has been called upon ,. ,, niii.. aiuiiva neya tn the eal. ruture wa, ot flatter- to furnish a very large amount of tele- ,1-ollowlng arc quotations for Inactive ! nK. The cash nrtlclo was easier. 'phono equipment and supplies of every stocks listed on tho Philadelphia Stock1 Tho visible supply Is now 15,109,000 kind, Including many special devices for Ilxchango and In which there were no ! bushels In this country, against 13,947.- the arfy and navy, both for use In this; KPj 10 a."a 63 I Illinois Ohio Prairie Ipe . I K.I 33 1 211.1 I0O 33K transactions today. Tho pi ice given Is the last previous close: fc- Kiy Tel 1st pf. 17', l'i T.lt llros . 2UVi 4 14 4n, 4- "al ' I 'i 4l'i Vi H I S ) Oil S17 233 31!) S () X J, . .13.1 .14(1 .13!) S O X V. . . .3(1.1 21K SlIK lMlllPI'.NtllINT Oil. STOCKS llamott Oil & lias .1 ,', ;t Cnsden & Co . . ia; 7 lllk llasln AT. 7 7 Federal till . . . ', 3'," 3i Inter Petrol . IS ), 13',, 13 Houston Oil ... . 14 'i Id 1.1 Merrltt Oil to" SO'., SO .Midwest Oil . . 109 HI 1(10 Met Petrol ... a 't a Ohio Fuel ... 14 in Oklahoma lief (1 NT (.Vi Itlco Oil ,", Vi V4 Sapulpa Kef KV, KV4 8 SeiU(0)nlt l'4 l" U Sinclair IK lu 10 L'nlted West Oil . . . U ,, f. Hi in .10 Ain-r CJas. . . Amir (laa war Amer Itwy pf Alliance Insur. , Amer Mill . . Amer Itwy .. Ainer Stnrrs nf !' I Ilrlll .1 CI .... s.1 lluft" & . t c . CJ I Cam Iron ... . 4 l'i C'ataulssj, 1st pf .12 1 Con True N J. . nn'i , In Asphalt pf r.l, lit i 11 T... .. 10 lilt & II T pf,. J7 ICeystoue Tel .1 Mi I i:.')Stono Tel pf S7 Leh Val Tr nf. 1. Nov 2d It Pf 4.1 I,ch Nsv wr w t 7 l.lttle Hehul!.IU .11 North Cent .... 75 Peuna gait PUT.. . Penn Trarflo ThlU Co pref Phlla Trac . . . itwy Go (Jen . Union Traet IT S Steel Pf .101', Warwlele Iron . s', York Itwy pref. 32 . 2'. 4 40 New York Bond Sales VI I M.N (I STOCKS lilsh l.oiv Close (noil Anslo-French 5s . tiOU Hioilll Am Porelan Sec ,a IiMj bono Amer hm & Kef 8a K7'i a, 2, i V2S'ic ItEFINED SUGARS Supplies weffl mnU ami thr mnrKfi rul'1 atady undfr a falrlv rtle .IcmanJ V quote on a bails of 7 -I-jc for extra line grnnutateJ, DAIRY PRODUCTS llPTTHIt ruleit steady, with demand keep Ins the olferlnca well under control. Quota tions! Solid-packed cre,ner. ixtra, 4se; do hlither.si'orlni: lots, t'lrtfine. extra llrsts 47'ic. firsts. 4n47e, seconds. 4.V, niarhy prints fancy, 52c avrraae. 41H1.1U. Ilrets. iTirrike, neeemls. 4",S1' 4lle. Sncclut brands Ul prints Jobblnit at .13 35e. 1'f!,lK Tha market ruled firm Sll'l .''!' per cam hlaher. with a nood demand .(u; tntlons; tree cases, nearuy nri,. ero taken caie of and at tho end tho list was around the top of the besslou. Labor trouble aC Kail Hlver, a 1 educ tion In tho output at Manchester and an unfavorable export situation weie tho bearish factors. l.atc ufternooii fluctuations were not wide, although under realizing sales and Hedge-offerings from the South tho ten- 'lotal -lie-, 3VJ.IIM) share-. with 20X,X(H) shares on Mlunl I) . l!x d.vldenil Net I'nam pref. cons Ccrp pref l'i. Amer Oar A tlv and 1 extra do pref, l, . All Uulf . VV pref. C , , Alaska Standard " , Atlanta lllg Ledge . . . . Ilutte New York 4 Con Ariz Cnl & Jerome . . First National - (loldlleld Merge) Ooldlleld t;ons . . 111. i !oldlleld Flotence lini, i? Coldlleld Kewanas IH" 4- im ' llreon Monster . . 3K -u , Hocla Mining . I Ilovve Sound . . compared ' ltideticndence Lead Jerome Verde . I, Inter Jim Uutler . . i Jumho i:tcnslon 1 McKlnloy Darragh. Magma Copper . Mother Lode Mlne.s Co Aniei . INWrriVE NEW YORK STfirk's Following are quntntlons for Inactive QJ" ,l Womlet' New York stocks and In which there oSf,ad?.n,1Ue' nn irane.iriions inonv. tii nri,.., :.."- .".-." dency was Mmevvh.it reactionary until slvon ,ls the last previous sale iv. 2H', near the clo'e, when foreign buying again made Its appearance and closed tho market at about tho best Point of tin) day. I.ust in Ices were 25j 15 points higher. After the call prices slid off rather easily in the first ten minutes, when re. tniiuiis, i iru antsp, ini ...--.. - - ,,(..., . ,, , ,.. . : ner standard rase, current receipts. l (iciious nom too inill.ll range or 3 to 10 ,'..- Vim.it i.l lml per ense; wrslern extra flrsta II ' ' ' '" I points hat? been lecorded, It appeared i Am Snult nf A "'l'i VK.Vwr R"fV"" J "" .."OU,K" 'i0 tarly fTnd ,":l" "''erur' '.S rilKKBK-Th market was nulet and sntlstled, and no new buying developed. , Am u" r nf insi-i anoweu. iiiun f.,iitiifcr. ;"":,' ;.,',1 jieuoria (lull proyperity liau Vlrluallv . Amer Tolmeco ).,) 111 III I A.Ui,nee Hum Ailv Hum. pf.. AJax lluuoer ji" Am Aarl Cheni ,, Am lteet f-uaor HI', Am c S. P lf I'JI, Am int ' orp . )' Am Mnseed pf Tl's Am Lino rref. n'ij ,vm usnreas York, full-cream, fancy ilaher, do, uo 2-.Hc; 023c. do, do. fancy. full-made., Nat I'll: Hint r.n .Nat Clk & H pf idol, Vat i:n .V. ,st pf ps Vat 1-ad ... . .1(1 N ) Tix I. Me 20 N It It M 2d pf 5(1'. Norf V South. . 21 '. Nnrf ft Wnt pf 7!) North America 4th, Noia Kcotia stl t.'t Ohio f!aa rcta , r,S llhlo luel hup 42 (Ittena lint . . (ill Pac Mall . . an Nllilsslnc Itay Hercules . . , San Toy '. 1 Stewuit fTonopah Kxtenslon I l'nlted Verde .... I West Kiid Con Whlto Oaks . . White Caps . . Ycrlngtoti . .1 in IV la " 4 '.a 3 "a l II .IS 37 4 0 I "a ,1 S. II K)i 4Vi 13 5-33 Hi II) HII 1.1 12 I "a 1 S', ( t' I Ta I Si's I Hi ' I iV 13-33 inVi N2 a;, lit sn-' 77'. Ill K "4 4", 4','a 6 '!. nn 17 .1.1 40 41 Ha 1.1 K-1a 4',i 1.1 7-3; 4','i 4 ,1 la I III l September-made fair to sood. 23 demoralized southern labor seemed POULTRY U -, fTr" ( - ..s 4va (.((U COT Ul p ,; J1I3.273. Net operatlnc revenues de-ij;-erajiecl $1931710, with net Increase ; , owlng a loss or j itv.oio. 'President Alba' B. Johnson, of the 1 Baldwin Locomotive Works, has gone to Morlda for three weks. p. ,-"TWI tTB TOK rr.AMSiri-ATION 1MST AN1 FHUXU Loat. vicinity 84th and fowtlinn a.. t' aoldn brown Peklneio spaniel;' an" a to narao of 'Snoop"; reward. 34UJ aye. 'lir.f.r WANTKIS FKMAI.K , up., drl I for rooklnr and downitaln If al" refined child nurie and cham- . nmi -nniie airia wantea oeilrlnr " vViTs " m. req, B22Z ft NURHB. eiper., reflned Protectant. I nullum,, to mas. ana o yri.; waaea ji eh..in, win noil -"' "! . ...... ..... ., j, 'MF.t.r WAXTKtl MAI.K ctonolboy wanted to work about an as- a jsv artav BtithnAl hAitaa t l.T i24-Wu,V.,., - "'"v " ,:.. t B.i iTAL WOnKKlta and experienced faZfaKTw'Xv.T-?. e.nVCl a . AXr- t.II""' T. " I fia5.?-w'ri a" ,.s.i IV, l.i Jt? ltUuJZ.. aaaMjttlkaic4 kjMiilBai4iiWaaavfjnL.4BrS ! frozen dry-nicked. lbs, and over apiece, J. 37 I.tVK Otferlniis were light and lh mar ket ruled tlrm under a II lr demand cjun latloni: Chlckem. soft-meated rooatsri. 3 . tr inc. ataaav oune roosters snsf.te old roosters 2K03lic; ducks. Pekln. tiB-IKc duck.. Indian llunner. 3() Kr: jreeie . S 3Re. cullieas, per par. I1W1.S0: plseona old p" nalr, 333Scl plseon.. youiu. rer PnhvHKIwrhe market ruled firm, with demand readily aljwrWn. tha mlled ofter Inas 01 enoiro anna 'I- .,.., "- fowls. 12 to hox. rnilK-iea. SlcTdo. 3IblT apiece. 3nW3le. Frozen fowll. fn'bl.:. fancy. drv-Pjcked-WelBhlnK 4 bs. !?Sa3c!r.mr.le7 ,ua." SaWSo.-.- llrolllni ?hlckeni. welahlmx JJi 02 lb; Pl'JJ-r:J'f ley fancy. 40O42c; Vlralnla fancy. angJKci other niirby. atOSOc: weitern. 34ffl3(le. ltoalllnj chlckem. weltern. In boxes We eh. luc 4V4 lb" and over apiece, 3 e; do 4 Ilia, apiece! 8134c:do. 3h Iba apiece, St 32ci do 343 Iba. apiece 23W.)nc. Hoaitlns ch ckeni. weitern. In bbli.. welahlnir 4(4 Iba. nnd over ap ece, 31c! do, SVi OB lbs apiece. 31d32C! do. 2'V3 lbs. apleca. 2K30c. Olii roosters, drv-pleked. 2Tc. Caporoi. per lb Welehlna sfflll lbs. apiece 3K08'ici amaller alzei. 3637c. Turkeyi. nenrbv. , dry-picked Fancy, 3040ci fair jo good. 82037; Tur keyi western, dry.nlckld Fancy, 3788c fair 'to aood, 32030c, Turkey", old tomi, 31 03.1c: do, common, 30c. Dueki. weitern, w.lahlll 4 Iba. and ovee. 30032c: do. do. mailer sizes. 2fttt2nc. cieeaa, nearby, 20 O 28ci weatern. 23027c. Sauabi. per dozen White, welghlns 11 tn 12 Ibi. per dozen, 7.r.0T.7.l! do, do. 0010 Ibi. Per dozen. )1 7HW7.25! do, do. 8 Ibi. per dozen. $J BOO 8.23! do, do. .7 Ibi. per dozen, fLraiOJi do. do. (1O0V4 Ibi. pee dozen. 1303.15! a irk. 11S21 imall and No. 2, 75cl2. FRESH FRUITS Choice itock sold firmly and valuea gen erally were vvell auitalned Quotatlonil Apples, per bbl., Jonathan, l3.7.1B0i Kin. ilitfil Wlneiap. I4:' Northern Hpy. I4M ll: Hubbardston. 13 2.1C.1 2.1: Oreenln. 13.2.1 en,.',0i llaldwln. 13.5005 nnjlloma lleauly, 4il; Playman Wlnesap. I4n: Illaek Twl. I4i3 Paraxon. 140.1 2.1 Clano. 1304.50: York Imperial. 13.2.104,7.11 lien Davli. JS0 i 2.1. Applea. weitern. per box. Jonathan, II 0002.23: Wlneian, 1. 03031 Winter Ha. nana. 11,7302.5"! Hpltzenbur. 11.7302 HI: Rome Iteautv. IS02.7R: Dellclooi 2.3n4: Kin ll.BO0S.nllj Ortley. 11.3002.50: Htiv. min Wlneiip. lllsoOS-SO: Pearmaln. $1.73 03: Newtown Pippin, II. 7302.50! jork Im. pe?lal. 11.3(102: llaldwln. 11.3002! Illaek Twl. ll.8O02.23l (lino. 11.3002. Applil. nearby, per hamper, nncOtt.50: do, do. per Vi-Lush. blkt.. S3C0II.23. .leimona per laix. IS 07. llananai. per tnjrluh.i 12 03.60. Oraniei, Florida. Per box S 07.73! do. California, per poj. ,llll. Tanierlnei. Flo rida, per itqP, f3,0T, Uripefrult. Florida, par Vox. 1204. 5(V rineapplei. Porto Rico, per crate. IS 2303.75. Cranberrlei. Jersey, psrerate. 18.5000: do, do, per bbl.. 180 U. trawberriel. Florida, per qt 23033c. -r TJkUbaABijAa -. i c -,: UmrmSml tn i Am ioi pi nw i-j .. . .a . . ini il I HI U' ) no attracting consiutrauio attention and i i ; t & v 2d pf ii.", a..,,i.tia.u i.at..n. ,t. .ti.. r-... .,. , . vi' ...' , ...;.. o-.c- ....ui.tvnn ,,ci,c' uic tail 1U mo IOW point c f tho morning. Otherwise the market was Influenced by the smaller ''volume of liquidation brought out on the Initial decline, tho Am Woolen pref D i"-j Am Zinc A 1. pf 4H Ass D r. 1st pf r.j Asia OH 5P, Atl Coast Line S3', All 11 I W Pf UV, continued firmness of tho spot markets , ii t o pi s" and a moderate demand from tho trade. I Harreti Co ."S'i """"."Pen lllBn I,OW I.OSl , ,i,rn hrna ll'l 31. s.1 . no as in ai ns aj 17 Uu,,n? ,J'r,y ," 7, 31 3') 31. ,17 .'ll 7.1 31 33 31 74 PSf'nJlrrtl nf 11 ao.ss an im ai s.1 3H.K-. ai 2ii I ,.?, ri ?n nf ln7 2 MIS 2p.(ls ;n p M.n.i ..... ,,, , .'"'..''rn.le ,,f HI J'i 40 211 31 211.70 211 51 2'l.74 I .i i il, isf. . . ? mi : z.: . ..'.. .-- "-"'loia-Poi-ii'iii", Pac Tel f Tel., 21', Pan-Am Pet pf 04s T mull HUbBiai, vtwii u-tj, "'-iij I Southern Hallway ef sn'J Sinclair Oil (is . . . March . May . July October Uccember frot 33,20 Liverpool Cotton Liverpool, March 11. Spot cotton was quiet today with prices unchanged on tho basis 23.59d for middling, old con tract, and 22.9"d for good middling, new contract. The sales wero 4000 bales. Xo receipts. Futures were steady in the early dealings. Old contract spots were American, middling fair, 2LS0d: good middling. 21. I'd ; middling, 23.59d: low middling, 23.07d; good ordinary, 22.07d: ordinary 2 l,55d. ' Cotton Ittiyers and Scllern New York. March 11. -Marrhr!iiM,i and Schlll bid; Martin, Hentz, Cono and Hmneatako ocuai uitcicu, , May llentr. n rooks. McFadden, C'learman and Mitchell bid: Newman. IVenman. (leer. Seliar, L'ardoza, Schlll and Slgel offered, July Hagecrorn, Oeran and Ttussell bid: Henley. Wilson. Hicks, Seliar, WIeck and Cardoza offered. October Kllnn, Hagedorn. Mitchell, Cassard, (lumcens, Ilartcorn and Hub bard bid i Cone, Martin, llurnctt. Stern bacher and Cardoza offered. December Harecorn und Schlll bid: Schley and Slgel offered. January Van Vllet and Parrott bid : Qumoens offered. DIVIDENDS DECLARED Pittsburgh, llenemer and Lake Krle nail, road Company, regular semiannual of Hi per cent, payabbj April 1 to holders of record March 15, ilanatl Sugar Company, regular quarter ly of 1 per cent on preferred, payable April 1 to atock of r-cord March 1b! """"' May Department Btorea, regular quar terly of 11, per lent on preferred, payable April 1 to itock of record March 20. eilobo oil Company, regular monthly of 1V4 Per cent, payable today. Extra by Liggett & Meyers New York, March 11. The Liggett ft Mye Tobacco Company ban declared an extra dividend of 4 per cent, on the Upmmon Mock, payable April 1. Cnl . So 2d pf 42', Coinp Tab llec -. font Can . ,'l Cuniol CJaa.. . S'l Coot Int Cat M 1 '- Cruo Steel pf . an 5 Deere Co pf 01's Peere ft Co pr.f SIT, Del. I.nik ft W 171 Detroit Hdlson 121 Dome Mines R't Kleo Stor Hat 5Sti i en .m k r i',r, -- Cln Chemlenl .t.,1 (lenersl C'gar ) tlen Clear prrf. 0s', (loodrlrh II P.. 41'; (Iranby Mining 7(1 (Ireene Can Cob 4 1 'a (Iulf States Stl. ) llartman lnro. K1 Havana Klec lot Illlnola Central, 0IV4 Int Agriculture. 13 Int Com Crp pf 43 Int Harv N J..120VJ Int Nickel pref.lim Iowa Central . 2S Jewel Tea . . . 3sli Kan Clly South 17S Kan Cltv So pf 4B Keok L I M... 4Vi l,acieoe uci . . mi Lee Hub L Tire 1 Vi jatriuara ia Louis ft Naih, ,114 Msrkay Cos pf. 1W Pere .Mara pref 3S Peoria ft Hast . I'-j Phlla Co . . Pitta ('nut nr, Prssd Stl Car nf !!!) Pullmsn P Car i".', Hv sil Sarins. 55', , Iteaillug tit pf ai Headline 2.1 pf 37 Hep t ft S pref 07'i savsge Arms . H7 St 1, ft S P.. 12', st I. ft s w . :'s St I, ft S W.. 2D ' Sealmard X I, . X Saxon Motors., !)', ' Sears. rioebuck tin I Senrs-Iloelt pf tin Seabrd A L pf IK i Shattuck Ariz . 17 Stand Mllllna.. Oil Stand Mill pf . si', Studebaker pf.. 01 i Stulz Jfitnr . . I.T-i ' Sup Steel 1st pf nil Texas Co rets 111' Texas ft Pac . 10',, ' Tobao Prod nf. pn T St L ft W. 7". T St I, ft W era fc' r st I, ft w pf an i ;, t st L :d pf cib in I rsinu-.nini , sir, , Twin City It T. 5.1 ITnderwd Tjpe.lol I tlnderwd T nf 112 I'll Bag ft Pap ll'i tin llg ft P new 112 i Union Tao pref 7T. tlnlt Allov Stl 40 ' irnlt Cgr btraif.in'S United Drug .. mi's . t'ntd ll rg 1st pr 4SU . tlntd Drg 2d rf 70 I United Prult . 120 United Pap IM 1.1'i ' United Itr Inv. (1. I Until nv Inv nf 1.1 , If H nub lit pf mm, tr s c i P ft ii II K C I I' pf. 41 U S Ind Alcn pf nntt U S Itealty Imn 1.1',! U H nealty Im 1st pref .. .BO II (1 Ttubber ., mm. tr H nub lit pf.tnni; sm it pf tn t'hem,, 4n Ch nf. lntTl Coal IS Cnba O-. Warren. It 11,. i.ili ' irn elk lli III ill Wella Karao .. sd Welt Pacinn ,. 20V4 Writ Md 2d pf zn Weat Unlo..!.' Rnli Westhis lit nf, ihu Wheel ft UK.', in' Wheel- ft I, E pf ill'i Whlla Moton.. 44 lYIIaon Co .... D4U JVhion Co pref. Sn -..... ., , -I Hethlchcm 5s . . Cosden Oil fcs. Cosden & Co 6s. . . Cudahy 5s Ilusslan Govt 53s. itussian liovi o'Ss. IIOMIs o: V-a so . . sn lit . . 37 .. ln',4 5s oiil'j Kll Todd Shipbuilding Cs K l'1i K3 K3 07 30 42 V 07 U XI 00 31 Vi- 12 K',3 4H 13 7-32 Ha KJ 38 SVi RAILROAD EARNINGS CANADIAN NOnTIIEnN tllllO Amer Tet ,m liKioo do cit 44a (Odd Armour Co 4'jik. II I Atchison gen 4s. Iiinn do cv 4a l'JOU. loon Atl Char r.n. . mil Halt ft Ohio 5s. loill) ,o 41..,. .. 12(I(HI d , v ll. b 1000 Heth Stl 1st 5-3ilj 70 2(101) Hraden Copper tls, ua a Ilkljn n T 3a llils. n.1, 2si)i)0 Uordo us siit, lllilli Can Oovt 5s 1U21 fl4Vj 100(1 do 3a 1031.... . 112'i liiiio Cent Lenth lat 5a. Ill", Ollll Cent It It N J fi..tl)'lti 1 Olio Chile t:opper 7a.. 107 aj(H'l) Ch ft Ohio cv llja. 72V, I7s()i)() ,lo lonv 5s,,. , Kl IMiilK Chi Clt West 4s.. 34 l)l,00il Chi 11 ft Q jt 4s . US', Minn C M ft S P rfd 4Vis i!7. 100(11) do conv 5a 71) 100U do cv 4'3a 74 7000 Chi RUI' rfd 4l 4'i 40011 Col & South 44 a 70 22II0U City of Paris lis.. K3V? 20IK) Con Oas conv (ls..l(io 2000 Cumberland Tel "is unVi .linn l)t IMIsn 1st 5s ':;j u.vj .".(BID Dls See Corp 5s.. do noon llrlo sv 4s Ser 1). 5o'i liKioi) Krle gen 4s it.v, 2(t(loi) French Hep .11, s.. IMP, 3(100 111 Central 4s.. . 42', llioll Interb Met 4V, s . 34 10(1(1 Inter Mcr Mar lis ua 10011 K U Ft H ft M 4 s (14 loon Kan Clt So 1st 3s 5a, 2nno Kan Clly Tr lat 4a j.-,i .mm 4acK(i tl As lll.'J 1 Ollll do 5s 11)31) ... IIOIMI Llg ft M T 5s. . OliiOOA l.ll.erlj llond 3 lis K!IH)CH) do 4s ... . NI0CNI do lit 4s . 17O0II Lona lis ..I 3000 Manhattan Is lM'Oll Marseilles na . . . 30(in JIo Kan ft T lit 4i ni iiiiiii, .net v nr cnl as ." K2 4(100 Mo Pac W I, 3s '2J 011s, ln 2li(ino Mo Pac gm 4s.. , 37' 37?I 3000 Mon Power 5s., . SI) sy 4(100 N Y C L S 3',8 71, 7li 1000 N Y C ft 31, a.. 72 72 jiiono do ns (131. put. 3000 N Y C A K I, rt 4s (11 ni 3000 N Y City 4', a 1111,0 1)1 111 3000 do 4,s 1011.1.... OH, mi". Ml 111 S7'i lUt, OS K4. Kl'i S3 78 71) 03 tl.lf. Mil, llHj ll'i 05, 1113 107 SO .14 '4 1(2 I!" 71) 74 .4' 70 K4 llll) lioV, 1)3', SI) 50 113'i tin's 4.". 54 ll.'l ill 5s; SIlJ, o-.v, KlVi n.t ss K4' K1V, Kl III H(l'- 000 In the previous week and 35,994,000 .country and by the Amctlcan cxpedl In the cm responding week a )car ago. , tlonnry forces In France. Liverpool was steady. 1 Fourteen battalions of picked officers Prices for torn vvcie lrtually sta-,and men, trained In telephone and tele tlonniy. Tlio cash nrtlc'e was easier, , graph work, have joined the signal with driers generally out of the mar-'corns from the Bell system. ket. P.ecelnts were quite large. Tho , A division of research and Inspection c weather was warm all over the West, (for the American c.peditlonary force! i Spot at Liverpool toinalncd llrm. Ship-, in France lias neon organizeu ana re-, ments from North America for the crultcd largely from the scientific staff week 233.000 bushels, with the out- and laboratory forces of the Bell yt- I torn, which is ropiescntoa anogemer dj j I about 7500 employes In the various Gov. I; ernment activities Incident to the war, Ti At the end of the )ear the number h 1 r .miiiinc Iii tho Bell svstem wJ I 10,475.078. an Increase during the year of 628. 48C Of the total nUTiDer 01 j ... ... ... .. e Stations in llie syaie ii, w look In Argentina continued and offei lugs there freei. The high on March oats was 92Vs'c; the low ?lr,si', and the close Sl,c, j compared with 92c. the final quotation of Saturday. The best on May was 90c, I tho bottom 89'4c and tho final 89ac, against 8D?,c Saturdays last price ,031,530 werefg' . llie oe.se on .nay was riaiuniay s an(1 34)4,148 by local CO-operallve na a price at $1.27aS, closlhs at tlie i rural independent companies or assocla- & nil $127'i bid. tlons having sublicense or conncctlnj ", Marth Jlav Oats 77', I March llll III) ll'l'. 42 Kll "4 8 71) 113 li.'i', SII', 1111, 112', 03', lll.l'a Kl7 72's so', 54', 112'. 17 711 71 1.4'i 70 S3 Inn iini, 11.1 Ml ,111 113 V, imVi 42', .11 H.l (14 la'. March corn closed unchanged at ..,,, nmi nnernted bv Hell companies 4' $1 2S. Tlie be.t on May was Saturday's aml 3,414,14s by local co-operative and 1u.1L iu bottom Leading futures ranged as follows- (contracts with the Bell companies. Open High Low Clo'se close" I It was 1 lecord year for physical Corn (new deliver)) I ,..ti, i tho plant additions made by i'275. l'.27. iJJ'S i:7, tLSTS ilbe Bell companlea In 1917 were U.- 1 ., , JUJ.41J, ill me last irifotiivcii jv .... IU. '.'J', Ill's Till:. '. I ,. .l.lltlr,n l.i.ve nmnlinted to 1911.- 648.400. Importance Is given In the report to the fact that the Bell companies made ample provision for maintaining their, property nnd set aside ftom ro onue the , usual allotments for reconstruction. During the year $91,071,000 was applied i mil or revenue to current maintenance and depieclatlon, an Increase of 3,515,- 000 as compared with 1910. The statement of earnings and ei- May Lard--March May ... Julv . nibs March . May . . Julv Pork May ... Hid. SO'. 1") .'II. "II .'IS 30 25 45 4ft 51 tAskei 2(1.12 20.32 2.1 47 48 70 so', tnu8, 'sn", i 1 .. . 20.00 2111" 2(1 oo 20 (10 S2I1 17 20 22 120.22 20 37 2.1.1ID : 23 IU t: 14.30 24 01 tldll P.M. 1.1 M. 10 t23.55 IS 55 48 55 4S 07 NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET" New York. March 11. The market ( penses Is presented In the form called-; iui iwtii isiuin ,",i' ijuici aim a , enP kv the Intorftnte commerce torn- comtnlsslor hotlses'p,., tSVo ' mission's accounting , lr .round lngs. First prices vvcie 2 to points I flcures tho total operating revenues M Sat. Open High Low (inse ,toe K 4 1 S 31 S 43 . K.51 K .1.1 K..1D S.4II M..1II K (U K 2 K.31 K..1.1 N.n'l . , 8.37 H.01 K 112 R llll H 117 8.73 K.7I K 7(1 8. HI) 8 7(1 ll.".'. l'i' Ii3 0.1V, llll in 07.(1(1 07, IK 07.48 un.lj ltn.'l on. stl 0(1 00 vtl.30 Dfl.lll Kll', SUV, Sill, 42 42 M't Sil, ni ni S2 S2 1)114 57, K') 7I l').J, 111 III lnla iniK Increase Jxnuan gross . 12,71.1.. inn sflK.soo Seven months' gross 21.572,10(1 108.000 Net 2.70O.1UO 4,018,11)0 lower. Match May July . . September Dicember Money-lending rates M1W YOHK Money on call opened at 5 per cent: high, 5; low, 41 ; last, 4S4! closed, 4?i05; ruling rate, G per cent. The time money market Is quiet, with C per cent bid for all maturities on the usual proportion of rail and Industrial collateral. There were" renewals, al though there was but lltftle new money coming out. Acceptance bills are quoted at 45io5 41-! for ellgibles, and lnellglbles at 5? 5',j per cent. Plll.'.AnLI.PIIIA Call. 6 per cent; time. 5siW6 ner cent. Commercial na. per, three to fpur months, 5 06 per cent; MISSOUIlt, KANSAS AND TEXAS January gross .. . 13.020,734 1211,578 Net 123,40'J '280,338 TUNAS PACIITC Januar) gross 11,108,070 132.050 Net 342.334 '143.487 WiIKr.LI.SU AND LAKH UHIK January grosa .... 1081,232 $313 MINNEAPOLIS. ST PAUL AND SAULT bTIS. MAHIU fourth week Pebruary Hioil.14.1 138,375 Month 2,018.2(18 144,10.1 i'"rom January 1 .... 4,003,23!) 'Ill, 102 ann Aitnon fourth week February 147,308 13.358 Month 1(18.010 '.1,70(1 Prom January 1 374,800 '43,230 BUFFALO. HOCHESTUn AND PITTSUUItOH lint week March . 1321,782 138,20.1 Prom January 1.. . 1,430,287 10J.683 Decrease, 8(10(1 do 414 a 100,1 . IMP, nil', (MI4 , 'wmnnths 6 ner cent 200H do iU Mi m: m in I, "'x monins, o per cent, Jisniil X lly ret 41. 30 fill Manhattan Ul., as-, ; "u May Dent S nf.11124 JJ H Sn Miami Copper., ailj J.f,'r Mich OntraL. .Ill) e -r.'r Mln ft St I. new 1) ! Coa Morns rjnex av M K ft T .1 M K ft T pref. . K , Maekay Co .... 73'i Macksy Co pref 57 May Dept Btri. 474 Max Motor .... 2HVs Max Mtr lit pf, 111 Max Mtr 2d Pf, 224 Mix Pet rref,. m Mont Power... 7IVA M HI P ft H 8 M 84 Nat F.nam A B. IIB4 nac Arms . ,,, .w ..',";:' .t ei, Nat lilicuft .... 7i Worthgn Pin Nat lllscult nf.llO1, prit 11 ..,.,, (12 Nat Con ft CbU 15H 7 Paris' Bourse' Steady Tho Bourse - i,.ui. t lliria,. maiva 4 ZrVoadr 9Mt. ' Short-Term Notts Itate c; Amer Cotton Oil ,1 Amer T ft T subs n Halt : itnio. . . , Halt ft Ohio.... Hethlehem Steel, Ilrnokbn It T... Can Pan Itsv. ,, c ii ft q li n... Del ft Hudson,. Krle n it Ilenrral Klertrle, leneral Ktectrlc. N Y Central,,,, N Y Central,... N Y N It ft 11. Penna Co .,,... Pub Hrv Cm N J tl A U M C Co, Southern Itwy., United Fruit ... Utah Secur Corp 0 FOnEiaN OOVKnNJIENT Amer For Sec, Anglo-French , Argentine Qovt city of Carls -llepo Tluula Ruiilan nwia imm , , , tr 1.- ., i-i it a't of Paris... n i of Franca B'l an Oovt ... 4 an Oovt ...3V, Due llld Atk Sept "18 o 4 Feb '10 0K; liKU li jujy 'in ui.Tk in,-. r, July '10 us o.v 3 Feb '19 U74 01, r. July mk o.i oK ll Mar '24 08 nSU 4 July '21 021; 024 5 Aug '20 OK 014 ft Apr '10 U34 D1VS H Deo '10 110 . 100 n July '20 (ins ion 44 May '18 904 oi) r. Sept '10 liS 1174 Ii Apr '18 044 1)44 44 Juno '31 DA4 9n; 3 Mar '10 0S; 0(14 3 Feb '10 K8 90 3 Mar '10 n 97 3 May ',18 99V. KlllU Sept '22 8.1 804 SECUniTIKS A Aug 'IB 9.14 034 B Oct '20 894 80s7 0. May '20 044 9.1R Oct '21 844 8,1 Apr 'lo 0S 084 Jun.'IO 40 48 lien ?1 XT in vvag ti k or ci 11 I. it illcsiniial. s UKof o.,;. a , -coov.n eieti Mar '20 inoH 11104 Sept '18 984 lii wov 'ill aivb ioy- 'ii N 3000 N Y Tel gen 14 s SI) 87. 8(10(1 N V C ft II 44 a.. 4.1', 4.14 llioo Norf ft West 4s.. 83 83 loon Nor Pac prior 4i. 8l)i; 80'; 1000 do gen 3s ... 37',, 57', 1001) Ore Short I, 41. . 82 K2 2000 do w 5a. ... 87 87 IJIOO Penna gen tt 4', a 81)4 si)', 10(10 Pub Serv N J 8l. 81 81 .100 Pere Jfarauette 5a 804 miU 20(10 neadiug gen 4s... 84 81 l.i I Sinclair 7l , Sill, sn'i 3000 do war 7i tup, 1104 Itnido St I. I M ft H O 4s 84 84 20(lft St I, ft S F adl , 1104 0(14 8000 do Ser A 384 BK 1000 St li Swn 5 53 33 loon San A ft A P 1st 4s 304 niivi HOIK) seabrd A I. ad 5s, .104 304 10(10 South Pae 4s 704 70'; 13000 do cv 4a 774 774 11000 do cv 5s,. ..,.,, 113 024 IKioii do rfd 4s 7i) 711 11000 South Itwy gen 4i, ill 1,04 40110 do con fis 92 914 10(s Texaa Co da DIM., 994 30IKI Tokio 5l ... ... 70 70 13(1(1(1 U H nubber Bl.... 78- 3a 1()(M)() do 111 1110 Kll) 1300(1 I! S Steel a f ,1s., 084 HS'i (looo Union Pac lit 4s,. 87 87 ti ait no ru si 7ii'.b 04001) U K of (1 rt ft I 5s B8A oo nva miu .,, ..otin 140(10 2VKSI noon 10000 Weat Md 1st 4l do 54a 1910 new'lisil do 54a 1021 ... 924 004 08 It US oo'.i in ,111 K'I 414 81 so', 57 4 82 87 KIlVl 81 8(14 84 8114 till', 81 n4 384 5.1 511 4 504 7(l' 4 1)1 711 (!', 92 OOVi 70 78 11)11 98'; 87 704 08A 904 x; 92 004 Total sales, S3.037.O50, $1,843,000 on Saturday, compared with Harvester Co. Increases Dividend Chicago, March II, The International Harvester Company of New Jersey de. clared a regular quarterly dividend of 11.75 on tne common stock, mv.i.i; April 15 to stock of record March 25 This places the stock on a 7 "per cent .,..,, a, nnaiu N,n,n. ...a.i. v - miiiiubi w.w, w,,,n,TU W1CII 0 cent paid In previous years. per Liner Halifax Posted as Missing nosUd, March 11. The steamship Halifax, formerly of the Plant t.i-. servjee between Boston and Halifax. has been poited at Lloyd's In London ai mining. She carried a crew of thirty It Jn not .Known whether the ship was the Victim of a U-boat 05 a storm, She I LONDON The rate of discount In the open market for short and three months bll'.s today was 3 9-16 per cent. """" FOREIGN EXCHANGE New York, March 11. The only fea ture to the foreign exchange market this morning was a slightly easier tone In sterling bills. Francs were Bomewhat firmer. , Quotations were: Demand sterling 4.75, cabled 4.70,1,, sixty-day bills were quoted at 4.72'A. nlnety-day bills 4.70. "' Franc chec-ks 5.72?;, cables B.71. Lire checks 8.73 V), cables 8.72. Swiss checks 4.49. cables 4,47. Oullder checks 41s,. cables 451;. Pesetas checks 24.50, cables 24.60. lluble checks 13, cables 131;. Stockholm checks 31 J,, cables 31'; Chrlstlanla checks 30, cables 304 Copenhagen checks 29Vi, cables 305,. BANK CLEARINGS nank clearings today compared with cor responding day latt two yean: 1018 ini7 igm Boston ..131,841.014 12(1.340,739 2.1 ()7-inn V. York 393.0811.573 3-14.ll1T.ini 2939103(1) Phllnda. 50.T84.748 4.8Sn 118 111 887 111 St. Loull 80,989 313 27.242 018 IT n38S74 Ilaltlmoro 8.130.729 (1,018.083 aiTDS.'taS Reflned Sugar Unchanged New York, March 11. The refined sugar market continues unchanged, with all local refiners quoting fine granu lated at 7.45c. The National Company expects to accent some business today. The Federal and the Warner Companies nre virtually withdrawn. Cuban ravvs are unchanged at 6.005c. a" ra'v BAR SILVER T .. in. ictiW Zil Jffi- "n KW i Lancaster Banker Dies Woods prontlnent financier and nreal" rftv1 rtfilhMnr!t National Bank of th av xhb IHO (, or N. York London the Bell svstem were S291.900.0OO, an In crease of J30.300.000. or 11.5 per cent over the previous )car, or these rei- ennes ilenrenlntlni, nnd maintenance COH- i.n.A.t tnj n?1 nnn nn Innrrnse nf IU per cent ; iranic expenses rai'M" ,a $68,122,000, an Increase of 2C?7 percent! fJM cnmmer.-lnl esnenfcc. S28.364.000. 8 iSl Increase of 10.4 per cent: general nd jM miscellaneous expenses, xi.t,s.iu,vuv. " increase or io.4 ier cent.; taxea i- able to operations, J20.711.000. an ln-1 ciease of 38.9 per cent, rne totai oi all taxes was 521,186,000, which Is 2 Jjfl nor cent on the outstand lis capital oon-i irntlnno ne 1 71 ner cent nn the Va)UeOfj D....v...., ,.-. - - the plant nnd other assets. s(l ' The "total gross Income," using ttiew term officially providjd by the Inter-s state Commerce Commission, was ,". 524,000, a decrease of $2,829,000. or SI per cent under 1916, i The capital stock, bonds and notes V payable of the Bell systpm irjtstandlni'7 In the hands of the public at the closej? ui inu )eur were oyi i,wi'i,i, i O-tiA lial anri.lna rS ,l,n AllierlCin-xl . nu I.VL VUIIIIIIHO ', ,,v ..... . - Tolonhone nnd Telegraph Company.,)! segregated from those of the Bell Syi,Tjj tern, are shown to be In rough figures,'! $4,197,000 more than during the prevus ous year, There was a total IncrwMj of the comnanv's assets of JlO.JJl.OOVc against which was n net Increa'e lrl pantfiill7allnn. nmi Imlelileilness nf $31, 1 600,000, showing a net Improvement lnPJ tho company's flnanc al position or im 633.000 In lough figures, which Is reprejJ sented by tha Increase of that amounts In surplus and. reserves. The number of shareholders of reconk on Decemher 31 wna 8C. 590. an Increases -.AA,, . . .. M ., ...tl oi jo, uf during me year, 10 tneso awn he added some 33,000 employes ot i Bell System who are buying stock underl a plan of easy payments. The averjr,; numuer or shares held was 60, nnu ws majority of stockholders were women. m DR. WILLIAM L. HOWARD D'IE .. - .. JA Wrote Many Books on Sex liyBienj and Was on Polar Relief Voyagei lloston. Starch 11 Dr. William I; Howard, author nf rnnnv hooks on hygiene. Is dead here today. He VU member of the relMf mirty sent out the New York Herald to find the ti Vlvor's of the llarnld'H North Pole ,1 pedltlon, wh'ch sailed on the Jeantl irom b'an Francisco In 1879 Doctor Howard was fifty-seven ycB,,l oio, ana nas uvea In westoore, ""7j the last few years. Ho was bo."1. Hartford, Conn.. November 1, l$fO, nJ was enucatc-d at t olumnia uni""-? and Oxford. Kngland. He pursued porti graduate courses In medicine anu j.m Arvat r-nl l , v. t.t a T,nnn Tlnat t lllffen ! 't9 do Medicine Pn'rla and irrUnbUrgh VV verslty. He married In 1885. H ?J a practical seaman and epent two y exrt a sruVta Iln w iiAiina-a In TtflnI. 1 practiced medicine In Caltlmoro aJJ tttiuo epcciAMBi, in ici wvu " S,N;'" flKJr'X, ,)-! !-' A .tA-' .( ,;v. '".. 1 - 'C h . '.' l,'. fc- . CM
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