,' '''.'yi '' V'Wv 0 1 K- B Kti ft pS lit fct K- fr U1 Waft! ' SJL"'' ""' ' 'I"-" ' ISSKi',-1'' r B.'l'i Mi WSiiL ,r a' ft-.' 'li-1 ' ! EVENING PTJBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY MVRCH iKV 11)18 i,' 'V1 Hf u Vt , $V -m '1T recommend or investment "The 'American Gas Co. 756, Convertible Gold Bonds Due January 15, 192Q Price 100 and Interest Information rcftardinK tlic diversified business of The American Gas Company, its record, the territories served, and statement of earnings for the year ended October 31, 1917, and pross earnings of its subsidiary companies for the past ten years, wilt be supplied those who send for our spe cial descriptive circular. Bonbright & Company MOnrtlS WISTAH BTnOUD. Jr. Manager 437 Chestnut St., Philadelphia New TorU Boiton Chicago Detroit NEWS OF THE FINANCIAL WORLD-.NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK PRI( IMPORTANT ISSUES DISPLAY STRENGTH ON NEW YORK 'CHANGE Persistent Accumulation of Bethlehem "B" at Advances Banking Interest Makes No Effort to Resist Attacks on Reading New York Stock Sales fi ffr A Wonderful Record Has been established by the Mid Weit Royalties Corporallnn by tho payment to lta stockholders of 266 in Dividends In the first eight months of Its existence, and this profit-making record haa been accomplished by the development of less than one. tenth (I !).. of the Corporation a Proven Oil Producing properties. It la reasonable, therefore, to ! ume that the Mid West Royalties Corporation will repeat this wonderful record gain during the next eight (S) tnoatha for the following reasons! (1) An average of twenty (JO) additional wella being drilled each month ahould greatly Increase present production. (2) Plant Is being installed for manufacture of Gasoline from casing-head gas se cured from the Corporation a own wells. Capacity 2.000 gallons dally. (J) The purchase or construc tion of a 2.000 barrel daily capacity refinery to handle the Corporation a. own pro. ductlon will greatly Increase the earnings. The present policy of the Corpora tion la to set aside approximately JO", of lta net earnings for re Investment to offset depreciation thereby affording Its stockholders an unusual degree of Safety and . Permanency While the Corporation lifts paid largo extra dividend! nnd will continue to do so when the occa sion warrant, the stock li firmly established on a sound Investment and Income basis by the payment of Regular Dividends at the rate of jTwoperCent(2) Per Month Suhleet to nrlor sate, we can offer a limited amount of this stock for immediate acceptance' At $15.00 a Share (Par Value 410.00) Descriptive circular mailed on request. Tulsa Securities Corporation 111 ELMIIURST BUILDING J KANSAS CITY.MISSOURI New Vnrl., Miirch 19. Th., uneasiness which was created lit security trading yestcrdny by the news from Holland nnd by the circulation of ilsiiulctlnn rumors, which proved to be without foundation, disappeared thla morning, nnd there was it show of strength In nearly nil the Important Issues, with those who had been the. heaviest sellers In yesterday" decline turning to the buying sjdc and helping along advances, which extended lo mora than 1 point In the steel Industrials and several specialties Most Interest was attached to the persistent accumulation of Heinle hem Steel "H," which rose VA to 79, and was followed on this upturn by Crucible Steel and Haldwlti Locomotive. Hemline was also In Rood demand, but without any effort on the part of banking Interest to resist bear attucks, and advanced " to $37,. The dividend notion on Heading should be taken In n few days, per haps tomorrow, and the Street has an Idea that some announcement may be made at thnt lime. The stock bought through the past Is under stood lo have been for the First National t.nak. The oil stocks, u hlcli' wwe among yesterday's v,rak feature, were In urjront demand, with Texa- Company advancing 2'i to 111, mid Mexican I'ctrolcum moving up l'i to 93',i. Genera) .Motors. In which there has been nn urgent borrowing de mand for some time, was offered by tho pool last night at ' pre mium without any stock being loaned. This was taken in Indicate that the short Interest in the stock has been pretty well cleaned up. There was a lenewnl of bullish activity in l.ric lirst preferred, and Union Pacific also showed u better lone. WEAKNESS IN CURTISS AIRPLANE ATTRACTS ATTENTION OF CURB Mrlnr IV High Alaska Juneau. 2 Allls-Clial Co... HVt Am Can U Am Car A Fdy 73",. Ant.lnt Corp. . .12 AmX'otton oil. 31 V4 Am Hide & I... U do pref 3 Am Unseed . . 3 Am l.neo ... .81 Am Malt 9'i Am Smelting. 1014 Am Sum D2"ti Am Steel Fdy. fi.Hi Am Tel & Tel . Mlli Am Tobacco. ..154 Am Wool (II 14 do pref .... ni Am Writ r pr. 34 Ar.feonda . . . .i"i Atchison si',4 Atl t! & W I.. lOOT Ilnldvvill I,oco. 77 Vi ltalto fc Ohio. . alio llcth Steel It.. 70 do S pet pr. . loo; llklyn Hup Tr. .ists n C k 7. Co. . 01 II Sup Cop. -iiai Canadian I'm;.. I. 17 Cnn Leather. . . IB' Chandler Mot.. H3,4 Chesa & Ohio . SHU nil M & St P. II do pref 72 '.4 Chicago A , W 02 'hi It I & P t c 2 l'i CStP.MAOf.s l c .7714 In ,s t r . . 7U I Chile Copper. . I!1T , Chlno Con Cop.. lni i Col Kuel A Iron .tsn-, I Col Cns & Lloc 3S?4 Consnl 5as. . . . .', 1 Cnnt Can . 70 .Corn Products 34 , ilo pref o"', .Crucible Stl.. !! I Cuba Cano Sgr so"i do pref . . . 7IH4 ' Hi-tillers' Sccur 3S1i " 'Krio in I do 1st pref . . SIM4 M, II .'.IT',- U ...... 7H fien .Motors . . 15211 I. do Ore 'i"i Illinois Central, n.7 Inspiration Cop 1414 Stock Drops to Lowest Price Since New Issue of Last i Kr Marine i 1 . , (In iref .... 0i Year Uils at (Joncessions. Mines Quiet New York. Mai fh I!'. There was u heavy lone to the trading on the Curb nil through the day. with most interest attached to the development of xvenknet-a In Cur tlss Aeroplane, that stock dropping from 3:! at the opening to 27, tho lowest price at which It sold since the new slock was Issues nt 35 last year. The pressure against the stock was accompanied by lefeiences lo delay In the output on Government contracts which In some quarter was as-'crted to be 7? per cent behind expected output. Wright-Martin followed with a decline from ',i to "'4. There was acute Interest also shown In the Iradlng In Aetna Kxploslvrs because or tho bitter contest over control and the strenuous elTnrts being made to force a reorganization of that property. Hnrly In' tho day it showed a strong tone, selling nt 9V4- hut later reacted to Si. The .referred sold at 58 to CO. The oil stocks were pressed on the market at concession. Mldwot HOI SI 14 38 14 selling down to 103 and Cosden was traded In at sold at 6-Ti nnd 6V .Mining stocks were Nlplsslng at S"Si. and Oklahoma quiet, with Hlg Ledge selling at 1 3-lfi nnd lit Paper . . 33 lnt Nickel . . SB',4 Kansas City So IB 14 Kenn Copper . . a I'M Lack Steel . . . 7K Lehigh Val . .. 1)014 Mex Petrol . . . 03K, Miami Con Cop 3014 Mldvnle Steel.. 44 Mo Paclllo 33'1 N'cv Con Cop New York Cent Northern Pac Ohio las Ontario Silver Penna It It HIS. Pitts & West. . 311 dn pref . . . flS'IA Pitts Coal . 33 Pub Sc Cp N.I in Ky Stl Spring. . 3'i. Hay Con Co((. 2SU Heading 83 Itep Ir t Stl. . 7(1 li Hnyal Hutch 71 Sinclair Oil . 31 Vt Southern Pac. . ssU Southern It H.. 23'li do pref ... . n'4 SltKlebaker . . I0i Tenn Co & Chni toil Texas Co II.M4 IMIC.TBIAI." Eft. ' 'j HOW To Open an Account with a Broker . and the general rules for trading in New York Curb securities, are given in our 24 page booklet which we will send upon request. Send .for Booklet T. V.-S71 JONES SBAKER STOCK BROKKRS WWcnerBWfl. Philadelphia -"-- ne rjTwrm.KMx szso UBW v.fc Vhi. M YORK PITTSURflH ES1CAOO SIOHTOM rium rniw itum Hid 1 Aetna Kxploslves ... Am Hrit -Mfg Amer Marconi 3 Amer Writ Paper... S I Air Reduction (Canadian Car Co.... 33 Can Car & boy pi... o Charcoal Iron H Chevrolet Motors ...MK Cramp . J J Curtlss Aeroplane ... 31 Carwen Tool 7 Carbon Steel"..,.,... 83 Emerson Phonograph. 3 Federal Dye I Hendeo Mfg " inter-i.uoe Kathodlon Bronze pf . . Lake Torpedoboat ... 3 Lehigh Coal Sales. . . so Lima Loco 4 Maxim Munitions !!i Marlin Arms 73 N V Shipbuilding 3!) Nor Am Pap Pulp. . 3U Otis Klevator Peerless Motor " I'oole Kng " rtedden Truck Scrlpps-Hooth I" S S Kresge w I ' Standard Motors II Steel Alloys Submarine '- St Jos"Ph Lead 13 Todd Shipbuilding ... 73 Triangle Film . . 'Si United Profit Shar.. !! U S Steamship !T I'nited Motors I'nltert Sucar 3(1 World's Kllm '.i Wright Martin Air... 714 Zinc Concent 1 STANHAHH Oil. Vest A ik (I 0 3 14 314 7X 3S S14 1311 xn 33 314 3 211 3 I 31'. 81 Ins- '3 314 I v3U J'4 78 31 411 101 no 13 13 S3 13 13 l 7K 35 ll 27-71 ir, Illinois Ohio Prairie Pipe . . . Stand Oil Cal . . Stand Oil N .1 Stand Oil N V.. . . 183 . .328 ..270 ..214 . .323 . .200 10.' 331 378 218 333 263 imii:pi;mii:nt on Inter Petrol Houston Oil Merrill' Oil Mldwot Oil Met Petrol Ohio Kuel Oklahoma Hef Rice Oil ...." Sapulpa Hef Sequoyah Sinclair United West Oil .MINI Ml Alaska Standard . . . Atlanta Hlg Ledge Butte New York . . . Cal & Jerome Con Ariz Kmnia Consol First National (ioldileld Merger . . . Coldfield Cons Ooldfleld Florence. . . Goldflcld Kewanas . Green Monster . . . Hecla Mining Howe Sound Indonendpnee !-ead . i Jerome Verde Jim Butler 'Jumbo Extension . 'McKlnlcy Harragh . 1 Magma Copper 1 Mother Lode Mines Co or Am . . Nevadj Hills Nevada Wonder . . . Niplsslng Ohio Copper San Toy Stewart Tonoflah Extension I'nited Verde West End Con White Oaks White Caps Yerlngton stocks Cnnt. Vel Horn In.llcl Hid I3U 43 13 611 8 Ms 11 B a '.. r.i 1;. 43 :io 33 Auli 131', 45 18Vi 103 Vt in OTi. l'i H. Mi 18 MS Mi I I!. 311 Mi 3 1 K 'Toh Products. . ,M do pref 871. Vnlon Pacific .13114 'Un Cigar Strs. 80 14 V S Ind Alco ..13214 It S Itubber. .. 3314 1314 V S S & Hef. .. 14 . V S Steel OOTi. I71i f S Steel prcf.lOD'W 100 I Ctah Copper . . 70 , I Vn Iron C & C. 00 1 Wabash pred A 13 T West Un Tel.. 93 Vi I Woolworth 1 1 1 V4 8 Willys Ov'rlan.1 18 Low 3 3M4 43 74X, 14 3114 12"i 38 3 1 9', 01 OTi. 7814 ni-ji 03 lOtli 131 SOOi III 2314 02 l'i 83'i, I081i 71. 331J 77 V, 100 381'a l3 2014 133V. 08 83 14 37;, 4(1"! 7M4 ll"i 21 30-1 i 71i l III. 38-r. 331J, SRI'. 70 3l"i !"'!'. 03H -' 014 38V4 1314 3814 130 130',', I3' 88 27 14 05 1114 37 0l 3111 2814 1014 3 Mm 78 0014 112 1 3014 Ills 22 18M, 7M 81 38 U 714 1114 2814 08 331. 103 3314 23 V, 83 i 7814 7 l'i ta 85' 3314 on i', I. MS. 10 1 13V. 50 If, 87 li I3ll'!i 80 13014 33 (4 8!lt ins-ij 7814 00 42 "M 11114 17"i Close Net ths. 2 Mi ' 12 ?; 73H li 314 V 3IV4 .. , I3-Ti V 38 ---1 33 01 li IMf. T 70 li 03 03 H mini 131 14 31 li Dl 2314 03 14 81 li 10014 707. 14 3 lli Vn 78 1004 , 384 02 20 1 1 30 14 Vt 08 8314 Vt 38 New York Bond Sales Snooo Anelo-Frenrh T.s (" ! Amer Tel elt 4s, . HI J Hi'"' do . I'tk. ..(nm Atchison cv -Is.... so', filsm Halt Ohio a... snjs sow lleth Mil 1st 8-3ils .(li 3(( Hkln 11 T 3s lots 03 illHiil Ont Leath 1st 5s. n3'i 30110 Ch o cv 4 'is Iiw 3 p.m. wo HIW 01. so!. Sll's 7iri 113 II3H 71 li .ussi do conv 3s,. . "; TV,, J "('"(I Chi (It West Is.. MS J 13limi C(, h ( t, .o)m n usU 112 , 4IKHI V Jin HlPrM4'4 ' '! llliMHI t; . .mth n,.. Iii S'j ! nn Oaa eonv . . ' 1(hi ivn iilo dr 4s,. n:,(, 11..'. .iu, ,.... ... . .. .. .. Tllk. ".., 111- n.rur i.orn ., ,w,w rr.ur i.ui n ,-s tr,n Brie rohv 4s Sr A 45". i3: 1M1V. in;. 71. "X iij. in. Sill. SO'. 7llli U3 lir,H 71H S(l( 34Js H2j. US', llll( (i:.' 7li". I3. IMI',1 so n l'i 74. OS i! T. ' li ' 4- 14 II 7214 03 21 37 071 I3fc 10 38", 3314 80 V, 70 3314 fJi 03i .'Ol, 7014 38"', 13 '4 2814 Vt 137 Vt 131 Vt U 1314 Mi sV soli "'.. ".. im'i no'i 37 37 so so 113 H3 is', lsj, 115). H.T. si it SI', sus sii SO',, S"1! r,7'i fi7's r.ci', r.ii1. 77 77 H2'i vi'i s-j . SJ', 77 77 !i7 I'S ONS (li.lt 00,", Mlrt SO S'l fifl'i 7 Sales in Philadelphia IIIIKI Iikki French llceuli 34" l'01 JJOliil Intrrl. 11 T ret 5s SI1H i'.iiiiio Inter Mcr Mar fl. lj 30110 Kan City Ho 3... 74'. Ion,, t -n.. ..... -. .-. nw 76IMH) l.llrlr lloml .lli". 07.30 07.40 07.43 1224300 di. 4. I'O.SO 03-84 00.18 31000 do 1st ! . 00.3U V0.1U V0.2II siiciii l.inns (la sn' su , ran .noon JUrala lis snin loiwi .Mo Kan T 1st 4s HI 1(1011 il p,.vi, 3s 1023 !' 51100 1i nm 4s 57 Ki Montana Power 5s Sli Inuo ,N V ( II II". .. 1'3U 10011 N V ItHj- UJ :,.. IS), flliwi oro Short 1.1ns 5l H3J. tnilll Parlfle Tel 5a . . St', won Pcnim aen .1 l'4s Si !nim Pere Marnuetta 3s 8n'4 IIOOIl St t, H P Hr A 57 30011 Hen bril A I, ndj 5 ..n't '-Olio Houtli Par- cv 4s 77, icon do rv lis ... H3' .mill Utah PHI, Co w 3 S3', 1IWIISI It H llllhher Be. . 77'. lowin ( H Hleel f 3. . OS nemo U K II 1U I ,1s.. 00,", won .to 5'is ne '10 !!,, Kill'l Vn Itu, 5s SO "Oinj Wist lileetrle 5s 07 MONKY-LKN'DINn KATES i:w VOIIK Call money opened to day at 51,4 per cent for lending nnd 4. i4 rcnouing, " 1 ' 1,1.1. . ,! ((. . 1 -nil P. w i-An, l. . a. a ..it if ..,. 1. .,, nil, " i,-i i.iiv.i 1 u time, B'i y 0 per cent. Commercial paper, 14 I three to four months, fitrfi per cent; li six months, 0 per cent. Net lllnh Iow Close enne. 33 Am tlss. . 80 80 80 .. 1 Cam Iron ., . . f!3 ,, 3 C Tr N J o - 00 00 - 14 103 l.leo Stor ll 1814 49 , 'A (Jen Asph .. .. tM4 1 do pref 311', 3M4 3Mi .. llnsCNA 33'. 231i 23Ji .. 800 Lk Sup C 13 1314 " .. 30 Lch Nav. fllOi Ola-, ol Ji 8 Leh Val. 0014 00 00 - V4 .tot Venn H It 15 11 13 ',4 Phlla Co cum pf .. . . t-10'' 220 Phlla Elee 23 23'fc 2SU .. 100 Pills fi W 20 20 30 180 I'llTIC Stl it 30 30 3 Phil Trac. on fl 1 020 Heading, 8.1 83 83 .innTon Ilei.. sf, 34 3'4 M 300 Ton MI11. St1, .1, .it1, .. 30 Un Trap. 40 In 40 30 U U I . . 08',4 03', 08 L'n C N .1 .. fl0!4 .. 1 100 U H Steel 00 110 00V4 14 33 War IS. 814 8,', nf, f, 2 West t'oal 70 70 70 .. loo York Hy. 0V4 94 014 .. tQuotntlon given Is yesterday's close. llfl.NIlS Net ?30oo lieihsi'l """, ''mv cl0M th"' .,-, If'-J" '' "''' "W 14 6000 EI A Peo ,, .Tr Is. 70 70 70 3 1000 Leh Nav en 4j.s 03 9.7 n.1 .. 2l00LlbHonds '' n..o ,','-.', n7,u '" "' ' 10130 in Is .00.20 03.70 03.80 .10 000 do 1st Is 03.00 03.00 113.00 .. .Nat Prop l-6s .... ,-! Pa Co Ci 1005 t8 1000 Phlla El T '" , do 1st r,s 03 us Ji '11,7a; .. Heading "" I" .. 83 LITTLE INTEREST DEVELOPS ON PHILADELPHIA EXCIL Steel the Only Issue to Show Marked Change's for Most Part Fractional and Unimportant . Activ 714 li 4 1 Vt 881)', 2714 05 1414 '4 7714 Vt 03T4 3111 li 2814 14 1014 .. 31 78 0014 0274 3014 14 32 18- 71 8114 38 7 1174 owl 33 105 3314 33 V, 83 14 70 7" 3 Mi 8514 33 00 li 404 10 MM4 31 87 li I.ONHON Money on call uas un-cliangi-d at 2"i per cent. The rate of discount In the open market for short p. 1 ..mi uirrc-inonui nilis ivas y j-id per n 1 cent, unchanged. '4 1 14 i Kcscrve Hanks' Discount Kates Ofllclnl discount rates at the twel.e Federal Heserve Hanks were as follcws: (The first column gives the rates for all periods up to and Including the fifteen-day maturity, the second for a pe riod of sixteen to ninety days. The tlhrd and further columns give the rates for rediscounts of collateral loans secured by Oo.crnment bends or notes.) Com'l paper Oov't paper 111 to III) lOtnOll lianks lliilaM, rial 1.. ilava llfllM . : - .--- ---.- ...-".- -.-. IliJIlUll . . 1 New York . . . , PhlUilelnhla . iPlvcland jllirhmord .... All irlii , ChlciKo St. I.ouls Jllnnp.ipiilN .. 1 .Hr-sdi City . Illdlln sun i-ruiiclsco 4 fl 3'i 4 314 Pi .1', 4 4 I', .'l'-, 1 1 1, 31, 1 t 4', :i'J 4 -I 1'k ::'-j I t 11, ?., 31, t 1 41, 3'i 1 4 4lJ5 3'. I I 414 " 31, I 4 l'i a'i t 4 l'i 3'v 1 14 121 81114 13114 M4 i 5514 , 44 .. 1 0074 .. ' 109 7814 00 43 0374 1IM4 17 I'ORJ'.ICN EXCHANGE Xm York, March 10. The foreign ex change mm Net was featureless. Quotations were! Demand slerllng 4.7B. cables 1.70 iV sixty-day bills wove quoted at 4.71! nnd nlnetjxlay bills 4.70. Franc checks B.73, cables 5.71 r-. Lire checks 8,01, cables R.K0. ShIsm checks 4.43, cables 4.41. Guilder checks 40, cables 40 14. Pesetas checks Ml.ftn, cables 23. Stockholm checks 32'i, cable 3!.. Chrlstlnnla checks 31. cables 31 '4. Copenhagen checks SOU, cables 3). INACTIVE PHILA. STOCKS Following are quotations for InaclHe stocks listed on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and 'n which there were no transactions today. The price given Is the last previous close: Amer Gas war, 114 Amer Hwy of. , 75 Amer Htorea... L'n Alliance Insur. , in Amer Mill .... 10 Amer Itwy .... 30 Amer h7ors pf wj luff fc Sinq pf 48 Catalvlfsa 1st pf (la lit - Ti 1 in lit & n T pf.. 17 Kevstone Tel pf 57., Key Tel 1st pf 17 I Lit Dro '.'Sli l.eh Val Tr of- 27'4 1, Nav 2d rt of 43 Leh Nav wrwl 7 Little Schuylkill 51 North Cent . . . 75., p n t :. Penn Traffic. ... 3"4 Phlla Co tiref . . 28 Itwv Co Cien... 4 Union Tract ... 4n U S HteM pf...l()'ii,4 Went J A Senrh 43 York Uwy prel. 32 Little of Interest developed oh tho' floor of the Philadelphia Stock Rxclinnge today. The list showed quite n. large number of stocks traded In, but for the most part price changes were fractional and unimportant. United States Steel was the" only Issue to show any marked activity. It mado a drop to 00 about noon, but Inter hi tho session jumped lo 00s., up a half. Heading developed strength nnd made a spurt to 834. then settled back to 8.1 "4, a gain for tho day of 't. Halls generally were mixed. Lehigh Valley was off an eighth nnd Pcnnsl vanla a similar fraction nt 41-li. Lehigh Navigation gained a quarter. Pitts burgh and Western remained unchnnged on a sale of n hundred shares. Philadelphia, Hapld Transit trust cer tificates lost nn eighth, while Phila delphia Traction was off 2 points, nt 60. Union Traction was unchanged at 40. The bond section was uninteresting. The Liberty 3s were on ln.lfjO. Tho ronvcrtlblo Is were unchanged nnd the convertibles gnlned Bn-100 to 07. Stockholders of the Philadelphia Hapld Transit Company were hardly prepared for tho unfavorable report made public SHORT COVERING STRENGTHENS OATS late yesterday-, 'following th. J meeting of tho board of dlrmJSS ine January decline hi snt Ings Increased nnd for the first WJ many month- a deficit was ah2 .i.u vim ui mi- inonui, Tha ullllul nn In ,.,,1,11.. ...,,,."" ... ,., uuiuy op(n was emphasized, and tlm UiW, minnanv'u nnnlnmt ..-..;. .'..."." rna- m a i .Uin..ir, nn ri.-r.it.-F, uuring an e ...,J nvni ..lllll'l, ., vtnuo nn ncream of uiirzw shown In tho gross earning tt"tu"& ,...., "I-, inuiih vAii:iiAes were llifj more than for February, 1917 i.l .a...,. ... T,.,.,,,., ,n nrl 0 earnings and a deficit for thS .,,,-. iiAm iniiiNci, 01 a I b,55S, ( wiin i. nuifiiua iji eili,113 for lli. 7 ttm.lll, laul late... ' '""J The l-'ebruary. MK. ;., were J2,262,fill. Onerailn. :TJ were 1,46.7.4!:, nnd net eamlni 1700.118. For the elnhl m.?.PJ llsca-il year the gross earnliigs'w.fn 7B1.068, it n Inereni-c of tl,S71,(M 2 inc niirriuing expenses amoun4M $U.S5B,40r., or $1,101,911 , ,v.1J the same pnrloil of Hie ..car hefortcl net operating earnings were I7JMH decrease of $220,227. and the ni was Jl.100,810. a decrease of Jo:, COTTON CONTINUE! TO CLIMB HIGH! Further Rise in Premiums for) Business More Active Thajj Cash Article Induce In vestment Buying Short-Term Notva Amer Cot OIL. 5 Am T & T (slllm) llalllmore ('Mo ji Ualllmore 4- Ohio .. Ilethlehein Sl'el 5 llrklyn Man Tran ;i Can Par Itwv. . . 0 Chi II O II II J Delaware ft Hud - l.rle Itallroad... 5 .la.na.rnl l!li-rlrli. H 'lineral llectrr. New Vork Cent, New York i-nt. .i .V V N Hill I It "',, Pennevhanla Co t'.a Pub S C ,.f N' .1 5 nein A IJ M C C 3 Southern Uwy United Fruit . 5 Ulah Sec Corp.. 0 Hi Sept. Feb. .llllv .lulv Feb. July Mar. July Auk, Apr. Pec. Jlllv Mav Sept. Apr. Jiinw Mar. Feb. .Mar. .Mav Sent. MS lit 1H P.I 10 1H ".'4 21 20 10 10 '211 IS 111 JIK 'til 'III 10 IS on PS'i ni lis ti7'.i 113 OS H2.s 117- 113'. tlllji nnS mis 1141-1 11 n 4 nit R7.. P !l!l' 85 00 'i nols no ns- 07. 111 os'4 1I2N OR1. Ill inn ion mi's litt'4 nil pip. Ott'.J mi 07 limn SIP4 FonniiiN sovi.iiNMi:.VT si:cuniTii:s Am l-'nr Weelir . 1 AnKlo-l-'renrli . Arirenllne do, t citv of Paris. Itcn of France HifKlan tlovt .. niiKDlMn (lot . Ilov of S.lt7.erl'(l : l! IC of I! llrltaln I' IC of (i ltrltulii V K of (1 llrllaln 5'4 ill, Auc, (let Mav Oct Apr. June lire Mar. Sept Nov. Nov 5.-,"i 20 IIO i'll 115 31 S5 111 llll'i 111 42 2t 37 "jn inn IS 111'-, in Prtl. 21 H.T I IJANK CLEARINGS , , flank clearlnjra today compared with cor ' rcspondinir day lant two ear: 14 'iniK 11117 inin 14 PhllailR 153,005,400 J4S.IH1.fl7n J37.143.330 Convertible into lone tern, bondi. !l5i HO'i H5 S."iT !M','4 It til 100 'a !s 11 US 113'. f.IlAIN lllll.T WHATIII.K I'llllKC.isT ('ni.-iie.i, "ilsril. 10, Illinois -Partly Cloudy tonight ill.! lleilllen 1,l . i!.n'lrl toil WUinll-lc - billlnti, nnil lledneMluw moderate lenineriiture. Mlnncoata Partly rloudy tonlcht 11111. WedncMt.!., 1 .onieulult inoler niirtlme-.t lonltbl. Iowa Pair loiilnht nod Ve.lnpidii: warmer lurtl. rentrul Innntht. North iJ.il.otu Purtlv cloudy l"i''i.1it Hid V,c"n",d.iyi soinenluil rootrr north-ea-t Iniiielit. oi,th lluknln Portly rlouilr lonlclit nnd lteitne-idnvt wnrmer central tnnlKlit. l.iin-iai. 1 air ll.ilicht 11110 4, rilneiliiM warmer wet tnnirht, I .ilnptami nnd 7Vjomlnr-rnellle.I lo. iiUht nnd Meilnei.dii.'it proltiilily ruin. ClilniEo, March 10. A further tlse In premiums for the cash article Induced much covering by shorts and Investment buying In the market for oats today and Increased strength was shown, following some Ir regularity In the early Iradlng.' No. 3 white sold lit fiijc and standards at fnic over May. All offerings were absorbed easily. exporters weie active again, bidding considerably morn than the May price Many Months New Higljil, vjivsumi. luuuicu xmm, BIO COTTON IIKI.T lVKATIILIt CONDI' New lork, Jlurili 10. The lei temprriitiireM were recorded in Ins hell thin innrilinict Vt -li N. York I5iK.S3I.31II 537.332.H5ll U10.233.73" 1 Boston.. 32.77II.03S 31l.S5ll.ll.1H 4ll,li'Jl,55ll ' CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS GOVERNOR OFFERS PINCHOT STATE JOB at Jialjh r&"&-ZTm fwv.rvrvr.ii CertfiMeViwurel tX AUjtVi v.y' imsgifft eHTgtAr. ire or Ncvvpoit erpool was soft '' ' I C-hlrato. Jlarch 10. IlL'TTIJII Receipts. -- . a-.rr.itfi? vrw vnniT QTfirtrc 'll 1t2 tubs. Kxtra. 41r. 2c lower. ft INACTIVE b lOHli blULKb , kiIOS Itecelpie. 10.1118 cases. Half cent r-.n.,..!!,!. ore nuototlons for Inactive ' lower. Firsts. 3ilc. ,-Ull-M,. " . . . .i.ijv, ,.,aira. .OrK ;-l.v.7 " --.t nlso wns strong but trade was limited. There Ming off In tho of larger shlp- ntry elevators. Utile heavy run lArmers being busy- grades of the cash .Easiness continued freer offerings from 333 2C0 l Hi 31, 9. 01 lli III :is 31 11-. 13 15, s in. li )l 11 11 3-32 7-32 ll'l 114 18 311 !7 HI 3 K 10 -ew nanatlnna Inilm- Tlia nr-li-a ii'.i Sven Is the last previous sale: ' nft K-.-a c of.'. Norf A West.. 10315 Norf t West pf 70 North America. 44U Nova Scotia -Stl (13 Ohio Ojs ret.. OS Ohio rue gup 42 Owens Hot .... no Pac Mall 29'4 Par Tel Tel.. 24 1 Pan-Am ret Pf lil'i "ere Marnuette 12'i Peoria & Uast. 5 Phlla Co 24 Plerce-Arrow . . 401 Pierce-Arrow pf pc.s Pitts Co.l pref S3 Prrsi-d stl Car e.2'5 Prad Stl Car pf no; Iteadins 1st pf 31 Ileadlnir 2d pf 37 tep I t s pref P"' sears.rioeli . ..14R "hattuck-Arli; .. 17 St I, t- S F. . 1H St L t: S TV... 2S laxon Motors., o'i Seora-rtocli pf.110 Savarn Arms.. (IS eanrn a l... . . ahrd A 1. pf. IV. 4 11-32 u Hi ini)i:i'i:niiknt oh. stocks Barnett Oil & Gas .1 I Cosden Oil Cosden & Co. Elk Basin Federal Oil . . 014 31i 7U 3 It 71a 3 HON IIS 07 14 SO i Dethlehem 5s . . . I.UH1I; I .ll v" Cosden & Co 6s so Cudahy 5s 01 Russian llovt oSs... 37 Russian Govt 614s... 41 Southern Railway 5s. 0614 Sinclair Oil 6s 80 Todd Shipbuilding 6s. 08 07 -7 i S3 83 07 40 13 07 li 83 00 It 12 7-37 in 79 13-32 07-r, ....- num.. "' ,U,'n- - nril. AdV Hum ""' -n Alax Itubber... 2n Amer Can rj--,?,' ' Am lalnseevl of. JJ, J I Am Loco pref.. "J," AmF.xore.s i'.-S' I Amer Smelt Pf-lOO,. ' Am Rrnelt B- "' Km Zlne u.. 'Ji I Xo no 1st of ,. I A.Vhlson1 Pre'; J,H ... r ...I .,..'a " " :; n-ui nrklvn 'npas.1'1. i'roe-1 : - 11 Cal Petrol pf.- 44 Chi Ot -V'v(1n Cluetl-Pbdv Pf-'!"., Col it Soutn... J1 ""l a?0 ill Vf lot Co' it So 2rt Pf- "JVi romp iso ,ty -ix, sioss.Sh.rf rJiirllle Stl of. R'- 3"""l Mlllini. Sir'sfflir: :h iMMor : GOVERNMENT RONDS niil reslstereil. 1030 7U coupon. i.K.ii in. registered. I "IS lis". coupon, inii. ni-. renlstered. 1025 1041,, cnunon. 1023 101(5 renlstered. 194(1 Rn 31, coupon, 11140 .80 Panama 2s, reirlstered Itl.tii.. PUS c"o 2. rcslvlered. 1031 1II.1J do 3, renlstered, 1061 so do 3s, coupon SO 2s. 3s. 3s, , 4a. :t, Ask OS',, 9'l'. llll'i 103'i Probably Will Accept Agricul tule Place Means Resigna tion of Some Member llarrlsburg, March Hi. i.overnor Brumbaugh has offered Gilford Plnchot, United States Forester under President Roosevelt and one tlmo 1 candidate for United States Senator, a ' place on the State Commlss'ion of Agriculture. Mr. Plnchot has the matter under DELAWARE SENATE BALK AT RILL DRAFTING LAROR consideration, and It Is generally be . lleved here will accept. He was In and said that If for dcllvei .Vows. Til on good nt The und 1 In symilat 1 mi ct. Oi was somi iccclpts o)5 nienis oi i Reports .of com wi in the. Meldj 1 urtlclc wer ! at Liverpool I Argentina. I March closed at the best at J1.2714. 1 with the low point the final quotation of (yesterday at il.'i'H. May ended lie I below the top at $1.25?. bid, against I $1.25 at the end yesterday, with the bot- toiil $1.21 7a. 1 The high on March oats was 90ic the low, 87Tc, and the close, 8914c, compared with 87"'ic, the final quotation of yesterday. The best on May was 86?ic; tho bottom. 844c, and the final, 8614j'86jc, against 8tc, yesterday's final price, Leudlnc futures ranced aa folluws: Corn (new delivery) Yca'iUa mini 1.274 1 .2 Sun Antonio. 40l (Ikl.llinnm. iJ, SI I ort Smith nnd Knowllle, 46, e I,..l.ll lu. I .1.1- ,-., . , . ' i ,iri-.i, ,ni iniiir .Hi. K, irk.onn, Idiiitl, vtai-on und Wilmington. 4e7sl IHiri v i.iiiitiiiooEa .anovilie aaa At 52l .Me.i.olil. Montciioierv naia TI tille, 311 .iulieiloii and rrtMaeria." .... ... irn.,-. a ,,i,,,r-,vi mill nam 58 'lilckKOllvllle, Clll Tainli.l, 77, There was .01 in. li of ureelnitiilai Fort Mnltli nod New Orlean.i .07 tatt. , rii-itii'.iiii ..nil .i.i.inii, unit ,v mtt t niir.riion i.ini r.iivi.no.ii., New York. March'ltt I mutually strong Liverpool lack of rain lu llio soiithvVt'l bullish lenorts from that scilloil bell, caused ll waAo ot buylnj iltft cotton opening here on nlilcl,,r again advanccil inlo the neiM croutid. Business wns nmro active tlm j has been in months. There WMJi salo of March on the call and th; jj transaction lu May was at JUScH which level It advanced to Jl.St the., reacted to 32.88c. Hiou Inir.tn. o ing gain of 11 points. jjl jiuy siarieu at .u..c, .niu vikh i down to 32.10c, a gain of 51 and other months were II to IJ net higher. The tone was stroneirl There was enough realizing U opening advance to cause reacllo about 20 to 25 points. Southern i was in evidence and probably tbere'l selling for a reaction as well. asp taking, but tho offerings vvernfioUj taken on the setback and the ! steadied un again, - Trade buying wns one of the fej during tho first hour and there,. seemed to bo ll few Llvernool'l order.s around the ring here; sfte'.j cIofo abroad, t Reports from eastern and sotf Rprtlnni. fit tho bell HlltTeestlrja: a I start of the cron and the ( recent advances naturally gertedl promote realizing ment. H.lnnim I " ' " 'M A Governor's Measure Providing for Defense Council Also Seems to Be Doomed March . . May Oa ts March May .... .ard lluai-lcnll-a .Arloi- (inrl K-lIll ll.Ot If llOl ..nnA... 1 !. ...nnlnlmnnl 1,., il-rtll,l llAlvlSrch , rti.v.riit"i. iiiu n,iuiinniv,i. , ,.. .. -,j,y a very active commissioner I -..a n n.,n, ,,, ,., on, lio u r,laH lin HIM. Ooen 1.27. 1.23 R8U 8IH Low Clne rln, 1.27s"1.27'4tl.27 1.211. !. 23?. -1.25 March . . . May July October December vspot no", Mi's R7i si's too'j Mill 787". Nls 25. S3 25.05 8 18 35. 0(1 85'i nt 177 un Steel 1st pf nn r.S". leiaa 10 rets,. 1!. exaa i-ae. . . lliv nornn Jlinea n i. w '"V-T. d ;- ei n..im.Wmi WlK- Texas Co 13n'4 or. .. 34'4 Transue.Wms . 4niJ nil! Chemical 135 Twin City n T. 53 reoeral Clrar " .'n'Wwn Type. 104 -lDJRi-V,if n'l. I'nderwd T of. 112 uaii . ,. - ., - ,. . . t,;--.;,. "n 17 P new c.2 n Union Pac pref 71 4:.V I'llll Alinv nil, in- 12014 ',n CirSIr pf.in2 a.lllirii tiruK , . ni.-. nover, Del., March 19. The State Senate has balked on Governor Town send'a war mcasuro treating a defenst council and providing for the drafting of Idle persons for labor on farms, and '' I It Is now conceded the hill will nbt be I nassed In Its original form. 1 The Revised Statutes Committee of 1 the Senate is preparing a substitute bill ' and there Is a possibility this will lead to a ngnt in tne senate, as J0SS8 BAKER. VUtntr KuiWni, PkiMetpMa. Too may send roe your booklet, "How to Open an Account." A'asis . JLtttnt CUV V TC-U2' --y. DIVIDENDS ''1 - DIVIDEND . THE aiKBETT COMi'ANY (X. JT.) ' aiurterlir dividend of On Dollar anil i." ll.i: " imt - i. Z. i-I- tjn HTotf-flT . CtnU (M5) Pfr sbara haa Q5riarra on uuim ..uinuitii aim irB vlf. iV- HtAe-lc nf TliA Harrtutt fom " SY -iMubacrlptlon Ii:rtpt of the Amerlrnn Coal ,,'v vPrvducU Company. r-ayabM on .April J, Si t rrd ('aullal nw"jry. V HUt' to Common tockbuldrn ot record ft -, . .L t.m -ni lu.alHAaa flu aAfra Ik III jt a.uk. (.ilia m;iinfB u uuoiuroa Maiui o-r. idio, :wnd on April" 15 191K to the rrfrred aa ut' tna pioaa ur uuain?B uarcn -(. luia, 'and on April 15. 101H. to the rrfrrej r,-.v.toeVhoidra1'jf rerord of Tha i.arrett Cora- whht, and irrrrea etocK Huracription He " . V'WP bolder of tha American Coal Prod act a X - .iCW-Wftny Pf rcord us at tba cloaa of busl- '.W1 U '""-ERNEoT J. HTKEH. vi - i V Treasurer. tMT ACCOUNTANTS CRUDE OIL SUPPLY JUMPS i Bid Increase in Stocks During Last Seven Months tVaalilnilun, March 19. The amount of crude oil produced for the seven months ended February 23 was 971. 111,010 pounds; shipped out, 838,217,871 pounds. Supply on hand February 28 was 119,220,773 pounds, against 15,477, 252 pound on August 1. Production of refined on February 28 was 700,320.667 pounds. Stock on hand February 28 was 246.745,945, compared with 298,757,126 pounds August 1. Production of cake meal was 2,540.130 tons: shipped out during the period, 1,520,175 tons. Supply on hand ten. ruary 2S wag 113.278 tons, against oi r.40 Inns Auirust 1. Yield of hulls was 737.381 tons, shipped out. 6C8.101 tons. Supply on hand February 28 was 125,296, against 66.016 tons August 1. ..,. , Outturn of llnters was 829.019 500 pound bales: shipped out. 687.969 bales Stock on hand February 28 war; 226,549 500-pound bales, against 102,754 500- ....., hatim All-nlst 1. Imports of oil from August 1 to February 28 were 7.452,821 pounds. Ex oorts as follows: Oil. 32.804,683 pound;: cake meal, 17,613 tons; llnters, 120.776 tunning bales NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET New York. March 19. The market ( futures onened moderately active but Irregular, prices showing De cember 9 points higher., other months up 1 to z points. Financial Briefs in . 2 . SS'i so The Xew Vork Subtreasury lost 1688,000 to the banks yesterday, making a cash net loss bince I-'ilday of jl,O0O. The I. V'. Bliss Company In the year ended December 31 last reports net profits after reserve for depreciation and Federal Income taxes of (2,339,296. The balance after preferred dividends was J2.239.296, which was equivalent to $179.14 a share on the 1,125,000 out standing common stock, which compares with 3418.61 per share In 1?1S. n. Itartman Corn " Havana nlec...ljl Hnnl-Sl"..-' lnt Aerl T'-v lnt Harv N J lnt Nickel Pf Iowa Central. Vwel Tea.. Keok ft P M. a -,..,a. flae Ke Ttub & Tire i;t4 .-lll.o 1N.1 'Vlanhat El. '.-.. I5'i Mix Motor . . 2V. I Max Mtr 1st ;f"n,, May Dept Pvt. 102. Vfsy uent -irs. ' Mex Pet Pf.--- Mich Central... li; Mln St I. new in Morris Essex 30 J, K. S L...... 11 K T pref.. 8 Mont rower . . "I'M Wells Farro .. an Sat Acme .... 20, tVest Pacltle ,. 2',4 Nat Illscult .-..07") West Mi 2d pf 29 Nat niscult Pf.lio'.i Westhee 1st of. 4',S Nat C ; C.... 1SH Wheel ft t T3.. 10 Nat Clk c Suit 50 Wheel A la E pf 20s Nat cut s pi lnii'l white Motors'. 43 Nat Hn & Stp. 4, Wilson ('o .... 34', Local Interests are advised from liar-' Vat 'ad R3H W14 Cent ..... 38H rlsburg that the Public ServlcefCoinmis. ! N f Tex Mex 20 wuiys-overid -.f sju ITntd nrc 1st pf 4R'i t'ntd Drr 2d of 70 United Pap nd 1MI United fly Inv. Iil tlntd rtv Inv pf 13i United Fruit... 127 II S Itub 1t2pf inn',1 " s c t p p. ir, : s o 1 p pf. 41 ti H Ind Alco pf pins, IT S nalty Imp 131 U S nealty Im 1st pref 3n t' S nub 1st pf.tooU t' ft Sm n pf 4B Utah Sec Corp. 13'l i'.-cr Ch nf.imr; TVabash pf n.. 2314 prise here, as Plnchot has been men tioned as a probable appointee, but coming at a time when there Is no va cancy on the board considerable gossip has been stirred up as to who will re sign. For more than a year there have been rumors of retirement from the commission, some of the msmbers of which have been openly at odds with the Oovernor nnd Secretary Pntton. It wns with .Ufllcultv that an open outbreak the 1 regular i was Prevented when the board met here i,,.v,n..i, ...!., rava-.ia ..,. I-,..-- 1 last time. There lias Deen no resigna- . nor's orlglnnl bill. tlon since I.. R. Sexton, of Bradford, ! The substitute bill J1I eliminate the quit, his place having been taken by I defense council, and Instead of labor I ji jj, Newman, of the same county. being drafted, as provided In the orlgl-1 'Mr pnci,0t said this morning that nal bill, n clause similar to the va. a cent trip to Florida has greatly bene- grancy law. already In existence, which ruted him and that he has come-back provides for the arrest of all Idlers ana .,J,,ii 0e flBht" and "ready to take off I compelling them to work, Trill be substl- ,.. coat or j, Denny O'Nell for Gov- l,uted' erner." Mr. Plncliot sain tie meant. 10 go mo Julv .... Itlbs March May 24.55 July ....24.07 1'orH Mav ....47.R7 Did fAaked :il. in .'0.15 21, 2 25.17 7211.02 125.15 25.S2 t2ll.UI 25.(15 25.02 "211.13 "25.e0 721.17 124. 05 21.52 24.82 24.43 21-112 25.17 "24.80 48.50 47.R7 INomlnal, 48.50 47.70 WILSON FEARS HANDICAP M8IP4H8M 0 , Warren n Tt.. hi Mo Tae pf ... Mm Warren ll n pf fiR A "i " M 1. J "HNM nn.l tlio lta "lieVOP HP. t?ertcd a man after he declared for mm. i- r r.noAtt ii-iin rnfontlv rAR.Drntrl IF OVERMAN BILL FAILS ' as 'the new chief of nmrkets. was also ( 1 In Hnrrlsburg today but declined to (lis. Z ', ' cuss the appointment of Plnchot or other Broad Powers Sought, He Explains, j matters having to do with the depart- . to i-ree ms nanus Alter ."',, .. rPnnrtert at the Caultoi today Cotton Buyers and Sellers New Tork, March 19. March Bus sell bid. May Hagedorn. Cone, Scllar, Mont gomery, Schlll, Parrott and Cardoza bid: Banger, Boyce, Bountrce, Hyman. Glfford, Wilson, Munds and Schlll offered. July Geer, Hagedorn, Mitchell, Brooks, Montgomery, Smith, Parrott, Scllar and Cone bid: Wenman, Ityman, Martin, Young, Watklns und Mitchell offered. October ".V. Gumoens. Brooks and Sellarbld; Ilentz, Hubbard, Hyman and Schlll offered. , , , .,, December Glfford, Slgel and lllnn bid ; Munds, Schlll and Newman offered. January Sellar bid ; Gumoens offered. Yesterday' 11-30 11! nloia llnnn a.m. IS. 11 . ... a.i.as . . ,-rr. .... JM , . . 32.110 32.lt.. 32.B3 3i7'J ... 31.02 32.23 32.11" 3fl J nn u ni li.. SO.S4 81.01 1 .'.'.'. .'Id'..,"! 30.73 3U.71 "."J 33.SO ...A -'a7 i ra 1 l..n-nAi,1 Cnttnn 'Km Liverpool March 19. Spot colto" siemiv- toilav w th nr ces iirm vnnce of 23 points for middll contract, at 23.90(1, wliue gooarau new contracts, showed an vi-kj 21 tiolnts at 23.26d. The sales hales. Including 2000 bales Am' Tho recclnts were 3000 balej,,. Americon. vntures were steady early dealings. Old contract, spot were: American, miauling lair. .good middling 24.12(1; middling.: low middling 23.37a; gooa 22.38d; ordinary 21.58d. nil) SILVER JJffii "" "j- - st sion nas lorinauy uisnusseu me com plaint against the Philadelphia and Western Hallway Increase In fares, which went Inlo effect July 6, 1917, The complainants recently withdrew their suit. The McKeesport TJn Plate Ccmpany, at McKeesport, filed notice with the Sec retary of tha Commonwealth at Harris burg of an Increase In capital stock from $3,000,000 to JICOOO.OOO. V Y Ale nr...l20 ,'IUlV,,,-.l Wortl-vm V prer H & 31 62 Granulated Sugar Unchanged New York. March 19. Befined sugar continued unchanged, all local refiners nuotlng fine granulated at 7.45c. The Federal Company continues withdrawn. The Warner Company Is distributing ome soft and powdered grades, but no granulated. Cuban raws are un changed at 6.005c. Congress Adjourns Washington, March 19. President Wilson's object In urging enactment of the Overman bill giving him broad pow-1 ers In the conduct of the war Is that he may be under no handicap following the ', adjournment of Congress, probably next j July. This was mado plain by Senator .7. ' Hamilton Lewis, Democratic whip. In commenting today on his conference with the President yesterday. "President Wilson has been criticized for not doing what he has no authority to do," said Senator Lewis. "Without the enactment of legislation giving him wider powers his hands will be tied fol lowing the adjournment of Congress." that II. B. Henderson, Armstrong, ts to be appointed referee of Compensation In place of T. J. Dunn. Pittsburgh, dropped for political reasons. HAS 14 SONS IN AIWY Utility Co to Issue Notes ,!tHWWiy"M,Vs'tBu KCJP-R-'SROW "-iiu '. -'MWIIW .Own I AaTaatlW. aL a-at TRUBT Bi.DO. ft ADJUST PAKTNEHH1I1P ft PiaPUTEt). ACCOUNTJ r. Htal Bat. Trust Bid. BS" Watson. C. Tay reorta.. TAX RBTUnfmPRJIPAREr): ft tUl UVIU. .Il-lalS OLUU, August September .. October ...a. November . December t . -January - Mafrch 1 , a April a,-.. May . June --' July .... Today's opening '. 68 68.70 8'7&8.83 i'.fi 8.03 s'.7iJS.73 Yesterday's close ft. (17 ceii. S.7S.a 8.HSS.S9 8.70ng.71 S.73WS.75 S.73WS.77 S.43S.r.O s.n2ns,33 N.sooia.nt 8.04(18.03 ll.Q0OS.7ll The report of J, f. Case Threshlnir Machine Company for the year ended I r.ianibai. O.. March 19 ,riiuy ii nuivs iiei income or-l-.llwu. Commas on nas The Public granted the PLAN JERSEY CAMPAIGN LOCAL MINING STOCKS TONOPAII STOCKS llln Jim Duller MacNamara Midway Mtzpah Ezt Montana Nortn star llescue i:ula . .k West End OOLDFIELD STOCKS 11 (12 .114 .111 .12 .07 .till .12 .03 ,011 .77 X. York (cts. London (pee. I-ast ir!' Today Yrst, Tiles, nig I CI' k? kllUi MJ 43-i 43'.. 43 4J8 Atlanta .. Blue Bull iiootn $2.356 772 after-all expenses and charges. I nlleatlnn of the Union Gas and Elec including :70,uuu reserved for Federal r.ii. rAm,nv to Issue If.500.000 worth of notes arid bonds for the purpose of paying for improvements now made and contemplated . $1,000,000 Woods Eitate to Wife Lancaster, Fa.. March 19. The will of v.. lata TT Milton WOods. Paraillaa township, president of the First National ISanK, OI aall;aloll, waio i.ieu iiero. It directs that no' Inventory be made -. .-. aiatata,- which ll estimated to ha worth between JBOO.000 and 11,000,000. His wlf li ioe,Jilr. tUJL! f y. pittm , T..,4,,,U Steel Pairs P.Ttrn Ohio. March 19. -Tlie taxes, as compared with JI, 317,721 net income ior 1910, The Kelsey Wheel Company reports net profits of $1,040,255 for the year ended December 31, as compared with $1(1,619 net profits for 1916. Preferred dividend disbursements were 1210,000, Profit and loss surplus was $1,481,674. The duaranty Trust Company. New York, will soon open another ofilce In London. The establishment of the addi tional branch U to provide greater bank. Ing facilities for Americans fh the army and navy service on the other side, and for that reason Its location, will be near the American' Embaaey, at S Lower urosvenor riace. Trumbull Hteel Company ha declared I Klfuur quarterly dlvfdend or 1Wp- I NEW y0RK BUTTER AND EGGS iLisia!2ttlrl?,S'ri ...... .-but,-.. U common. , Alco the regular Utl mirlHlrlrllh- lilnA i. Cottonseed Products in Big Supply Washington. March 19. The .Census Bureau In a report Issued today on olt inireerl and cottonseed products Places production of llnters from AUguit , 1 to February li aU.M,01 five,. hundred Dound bales. T7 report . pfacei. the I amount of cot Tumulty, Fielder and Others to Ad dress De.mocrats Trenton, X. J, March 19, Former Oovernor James J. Fielder, of Jersey City; ConErressman Schley Howard, of Georgia, and former Prosecutor nobert S. Hudspeth, of Jersey City, today were added to the list of speakers who will made addresses at a dinner of tha Demo cratic Btate leaders at Kueger's Audi torium, Mewara, tomorrow nignr. Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary lo President "Wilson, will also talk and probably make suggestions from the President for the strengthening of the N!w Jersey Democrats In the coming campaign. Commends Sailor for Bravery . Washington, Jlarch 19,Charles J. Janes, an oiler aboard th; U. a s. M. chlas. has been commended by Secre tary Daniels for bravery, the Navy Da- Inartment 'MMtinoM--, today. Jones I Jumps ev4rjtaf' Wratm..t'rtt- .rscelvael" at .the - III aaaaa, a. Georgia Negro, Father of 35, Gives Nearly Two Squads to Uncle Sam (ireensboro, X. C, March 19. George Borden, negro of Coldsboro, has fur nished sons to the war In the sum ot nearly two squads. He Is the father of thirty-five children, twenty-seven of them living, and four teen of them In the United States army either In this country or In France. He has been married three times and on four occasions has been the father of quadruplets a world's record. Elkton Marriage Licenses l-iLin,, Mil.. March 19. The follow. Ing marriage licenses were Issued here this morning: Adolph Tv Happ and Klsle Leister. Andrew J. Benson and Amy McAullfT, Ross V. Folrom and Cecilia Hoover and John Albright and Marie Bedloe, all of Philadelphia: Ed gar F, Urban and Ethel M. Hart, Lan caster; George Overkorf and Bella K. Roberts, Bethlehem; James Paulos, Chester, and Madeline Olbson, Media, and uwen r,. a.ui,rui., suu- a,i.isr vuis stadt. Reading, Pa McKinley's Brother-in-Law Dead Canton, O.. March 19. Marshal C. ..a ri.r. hrnther-ln-law of the martyred President William McKlnley, died here today following a paralytic, stroke. Barber and McKlnley married sisters. 1 i j Blackwood Pos.ofice Robbed i-attaiUts: Pa.. March It. The safe of tit o ffltlce at Blackwood, a mining vINaift ntar iMrei.'w-avSfctewB'opn.wttf I)lmondtlld II 11 Daisy Kewanas ... Oro - Nandstorm Kendall Sliver I'ICK ::;; MfsCELLAXEOUS Arizona United ........ Nevada Wonder Tecopa Mining .ot .01 ."7 .01 .01 .Uj 15 1.25 .10 Ask .03 .15 .(111 .IIH .13 .0(1 .10 .70 .12 .03 .(13 .02 .02 .OX .02 ,113 .Oil .20 1.2S .10 Important Nixon Nevai Mining Compa KTnr.KHOLDE, - jpf Developments, In your prg erty are likely at anytij to show great values, A ,--. la tlflt'l If your Bioin .; "--jjJB ,-nnr nnmn or Is on mr!J with a broker. U,W greatly to your In'"?, vou communicate AT V9 with the company. Nixon Nevada MiniMM 27 I'lnP St. w .H DIVIDENDS DECLARED .--..-..!-.,, rnat Pnmnanv. reaular quarterly of 2lt res cent, payable April 1 to atock of record today. lienerai na,i ,,..i-.. w....-..a. ---- -ouarterly of 1H per cent on both preferred 2nd mmon. payable --P'" '" :- ' record, iia.rcn s. .. ,. - Ilenlamin i-.iecinc miiiiui.cmiiiii yw'"" paiiV. regular quarterly of 3 per cent on cumulative first preferred, payable April 1. Uooks will dose at .1 p. m. on March 20. New En-Hand Telephone and Telegraph Company, regular quarterly of H. per cent, payable Starch 30 to atock 'of record March Jilupp Slotorcar Corporation, regular quar terly of lis per cent on 7 per cent cumula tive preferreoTpayabU April 1 to .lock of record March 20. Sharon Steel Hoop Company, regular opar terry ot 2 per cent, payable to itock of rec- rue'n?fal "Railway Signal Company, usual ouarterly of IVt per cent qn.proierrea ana i u.h. .v.r.1 1 In tt holders ot record common, payabl Colorado Tower Company, regular quar terly ot Vi of 1 per cent on common, pay able AprlFia to atock ot record March 80. LONDON STOCK MARKET N.Y. Atchison ,.. ... Canadian Paclflq Chea Ohio . .... Bt Paul .,..,.r.t Krle u.,.i,,M Erie letpret ... Illinois oeatrai i al PsoMe mtmmut London ix:sii eouiv. .... 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