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EVENING PTJBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY MVRCH iKV 11)18
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"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
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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
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0
3 14
314
7X
3S
S14
1311
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33
314
3
211
3
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81
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314 I
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78
31
411
101
no
13
13
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7K
35
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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
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'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
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130
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1014
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78
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112 1
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22
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81
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2814
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103
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87 li
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314 V
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131 14
31 li
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03 14
81 li
10014
707. 14
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78
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New York Bond Sales
Snooo Anelo-Frenrh T.s ("
! Amer Tel elt 4s, . HI J
Hi'"' do . I'tk.
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filsm Halt Ohio a... snjs
sow lleth Mil 1st 8-3ils .(li
3(( Hkln 11 T 3s lots 03
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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 .
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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
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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
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121
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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
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nit
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85
00 'i
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no
ns-
07.
111
os'4
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OR1.
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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!
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... 31.02 32.23 32.11" 3fl J
nn u ni li.. SO.S4 81.01 1
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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.
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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
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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
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London (pee.
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Today Yrst, Tiles, nig
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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
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Important
Nixon Nevai
Mining Compa
KTnr.KHOLDE,
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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
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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.
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D50O barrels dally Increase J
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important aev.mon.jV.-K.y,
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