eU'V 'it?. n? w EVENING UBLIU jlEDGER I'HILADELPHI A, MONDAY,, MARCH 23, 101S NEWS OF THE FINANCIAL WORLD NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK PRICES J IB r!TV'ir.,W'v"' '' VU iTJMi "" t i m it V . FOUNDED 1865 , 11 V I aw. .e ' The Provident NEW YORK STOCK MARKET ACTIVE AND STRONG AFTER RECESSIONS Wall Street Attaches More Importance to What It Did Not Do Than to What It Did Under War News New York Slock Sales Life and Trust Company of Philadelphia A Provident endowment policy turns the uncer tainty of old aye into a time of comfort and joy. It provides indepen Hlyh Points in Today's Financial News The A'tno York stock marled was lower carlit, but demand for shares was aood ami advances followed declines, with trading lame Irregular. UU ruled Curb transactions. Grain was firmm and cotton advanced. Italian exchange was weal: The PMladdphla wccKlg bank statement showed an miriiw in loam, uar stiver jnlics were iniclinnucd In .Van York London. and FOURTH AND CHESTNUT STREETS New orlt, Murch 23. More Importance was ttlltirhcd In Urn Willi nlncl ilMrlil tu what the stool; murkct illil not do tliun to what It ,11,1 do. There witi kciiciiiI com ment on the- fuel that It .lid not dc line to the slliihtol ovtoiit finm t t.r. dence for the later years'. l,cnl" low "'iis but Instead the curlv declines In ought In umliiR urdcrt of UOUr life '" lar8P voIume' wllU'h '"l,tl0 ,IP '"arkct develop pronounced blrctiditli mm carncu pi ices or many issues at mlddn to abovo Nuluriluy'ri limit figures. It was Insisted by many who studied the tiadlns closely that If the. market had not been In it sold-out condition tho over-Sunday ncwn indi cating German success would have cuuscd breaks amounting to 10 points or more, but Wall street for a long time has had no stocks to i-ell, ami tho position wuh olio In which an opocted supply of stocks was an In ducement for efforts to accumulate substantial long lines. Hanking suppoit was not needed and theic was no ncieshll.v for bull Ish combinations to hold the nun kit up, but lift lo Uecll the tnaiket cusll.i lcnncied tho Initial losses, and around liilddu.v, when ti-.idiUK was lirge In volume, many huge blocks of Mocks wcio In dunand to covei shorts, which had been put out at the lowest lccK In tho afternoon tho olllclal bulletin from the !ornian War'oilloo was effectlvo In causing a icnewcd selling mov uncut by the room on which prices reacted from the highest level established In tho morning, but this dccllno was orderly and was followed by another advance. United States Stcol Indicated tho general course of prices during tho day, that stock opening with a los of " points at Sflti, but quickly roso abovo SO, although It was not held long at tho extreme high prlco reached, Tho most Important featuro of tho bond market was tho banking ab sorption of Liberty second Is. Those bonds wero sold In tho early trad ing at 9G.5li and roso to 30.00. Other Libel ty llonds moved In about tho s-atno way. BARNETT OIL & GAS CO. Producer, refiner and Distributor, with an output for Its full capacity which Is being delivered to their own tank cars, through their own pips lines to their own established re finery ot 2400 barrels daily capacity. Full Information on request. cice Morton R. Alexander Philadelphia Stock Exchange Bids. 87 William St.. N. Y. City f wnnn? V WHITE CAPS Today, Monday, our new analytical report on this GOLD MINING PROPERTY will be ready for distribu tion. You may secure a copy free on request. Send for Iteporl TIMS I JONES &BAKEH w 4TOCK BROKERS Yftfawr BLfo, Philadelphia maun aric walnut teeo RALLYING TENDENCY ON THE CURB AFTER UNSETTLEMENT EARLIER Fluctuations in Some Issues Extremely' Wide Chev rolet Drops 4 Points, Then Advances Above Open ing Price Oils Heavy Mines Irregular New ork, .March 23 The Curb market was unsettled at tho beginning of business b tho disquieting news from Germaio. with sumo Issues sustaining sharp reces sions, but In tho lato forenoon strength developed and the market showed ii ralllii tendency until after midday, when another ictession occurred. In somo stocks the fluctuations were exticmcly wide, Chcviolet at tracting most attention, chopping from 111 lo 110'c and then advancing lo 117. United Motors also was hcay In tho caily trading, declining to 25 Vg, but later rallied to abovo .'G. SSubniaiinc sold down lo llr, from which it rallied to ll'i. Airplane stocks weio hcay, Curtlss silling ut 2 and Wilght-Martln at 7 and C7. Aetna explosives was quiet, selling at and SVi. Tho oil stocks were generally heavy, as they hao been lor somo tlmo past, with Midwest Hetlnlng falling Ij points lo 7. Sinclair Oult was traded in at 17 to IC, Cosden sold at 7 to O's and Mcnitt at 173i to 17'. Mining stocks wcic Irregular. Magma sold at SO, M.ishii Valley at ."'i and Big Ledge at l'i. Itleli Low- Alaska Old St. ! I Alaska Juu . . lis l"s Allls-Chulmers. 2.IV4 23 Am ncct Kugat- im, 7 it; Am (.'nn .. . 101, :mi'H Am Car & 1'dry 7m, 71 m Int Corp . .Ti .!!,;, m Col oil 'lo'; no'.f, Am Illilo A. L IJH 11 Am Unseed.. :t t , 1 . :iin, do pret . .. li'i' Ti Am Loioaio. . ill 30, . do turf mi nx Am Mult PC... IK',1 lit Am Smelting.. 7H! 7J',i do pri-f 103 ins Am hum Tob. , 88Vi o Am Steel Fdy,. 2U ltU Am Sugar . ...HilVi loa'i Am T & T . . toiu toni Am Tobacco., t.n 1.1.1 Am Wool . . . H ih do nrcf o.i'ji '1:1 Am Wr Imp pr -::i 'j.iif, Am Zinc & I,d l.l 1:1 Aiuicond.i ' . mi, nnja tchl on . . sjiji si ', du picf siH RiiVj All t;ulf ,L Wl linn, lull, llald I.010 ::ix. It's, UatoptldH Mil) l', IN Bilh httcl . 77 71 tin 8 p c pr KMiN !!N ttklvn It T. . . :i'i 8")4 Uurns Uros...i-j(i lti-) nutte c c r ro ,, v Butte S. Cu Cop fN IKN Cal Petroleum. Hi 1 do pref II ft ranadlan IMc 1:17 14 133 Central Leather HI fli retro do I'ano :io'i, ami Cli-ntUcr Slot . H!',j 3'i Chr.s.i & (1I1I0 .-,-,',, r, I Chl .il West nf "in, -"iii, 1M1U SI K M 1' II 4 :ik, I do prcf 7lni lit Mil s iiithwesl nil x')H. C'tlc Itu I' 1 1 I'l'l, III do 11 p 1 pf I .V-.i.. ,-,ifc tin 7 n r it II mi, 111 I'lillo Copper . IS', 1,1'h Chlno Con Cop III 'Pi Col l'uel Iron :i; :in; Col Has A: i:icc an', -jh1), run vol Uas ... si si Cont run hhk. nVi Corn Products. :in',, :u ', do prcf... niYt j',i Crucible Steel. r, 119 Cuba Cano Sug W,H -J8N do pref "8',j 78N New York Bond Sales Net Cn Cll. Hi 'i I0i an ', 73n Hi am, " 7i ) 'i 6-1 Mll'.i 1 I V! '(. I :ii!', ',', 71 H Oi ni 4 i 08 1; 18', 111 7HJ4 "s 1113 ',4 88 -UN !!h I'S ., Ill aria -.Jl?, Anif ''' L "(".urn 3IS0OO An(lolrrnill On .. IHI I'yyiv .nir For Sen OS. it i -"" armour Co 4'4. tiw 3 p m. J MM JV'P -""III Alrhlsoii cell III l III j'i IiU & onlo & ..miii ,10 im 1 1,1, IMHI tl.lh Kit fu, -.., 1'iiHHi Hurdehui "In SI SI SM Ik , .Hi"" eiioa Ohio m .V iN sunn a,. , , 11. u njlliii r a A ,, ,,, ! t'") 1 'hi 1ml i In in Ml I'MSIP ifd INh. liiml nil) j. r(, 4h,, mm Col t So Int 4 .. lldiio do l',M IMOOO City of Purls (1 . noon Corn Prod 0 34. iU'l'l I '111 llw8 5 I'S II." 1 l,H I.H 1,1 M' ;;. SI', 117 ', S3" "I 1.13 I 11V, 4 I 93i, SI if. 13 111", R.".j I". Ril'4 N I n."i 1 1 7'IN '-I IN '. 77 n. Km '1 39i 4 1 l'.'fi M f) .. fn ii in , 11 1 137 1 in -, I :ii y, HIV .. I .-..in U-1 .ni, 1', 11 -1 1 71 N 4 'Hi I N li 1 -.'00ii Den . liloJlr la.. !' 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'il sn'i in s SI M'"l 77 7n", 711'n s-, 7? tij 1,11 C-i i.'l el. 7'i si n7 ; US I ni'I 41 r.0'4 m ni ST ni 71' J 11." 1 18.- (II so", SI M. so, "II ' Si! 7l'-j li." 1 IHI liS I.'l SI', .-' 84 n'f 83'4 lit', S3 41 r.o'A n !'-.'i 81 70'i lit 'J 7t'l IC'i 7l'i 7.-i II Jli 1 118.10 II8.-JO '1 1.08 no mi ihi.si im ni nn.111 nu.71 mi. sri s-i1!! in SO'a I'll', Mi', 110V IT? Hil'I "u - 'i Del . Hudson. . t L ft W VJistillera See . i:i lo do 1st pf . . . do Id Pirf... (7asloli-Vms . (leu i:ien Co.. Hen Slutors 'it North p cf. 108V4 108 nsifi m4 3'IS. 3714 I.-. !7', 'J II :i.i I "JOT, 117 88 PHONES AXKsnwi-.iucc iita IMlUMTIIIAL't NtWVOtK PITT8BUH0B toniwww DU.TOJ JOSKS t BAKER. WUencr Bunting, PMlaitlphl. Tou may sead me your report 01 fruits Caps Gold Mlnlnr. ..............., Aetna ExplotUcs .., Am-Brll SIfg Am Marconi Am Writing Paper Air Reduction .... Canadian Car Co. , C C & Krty pref. . . Charcoal Iron .... Che rolet Motors . Cramp .Curtlbs Aeroplane . Carwen Tool ..... Carbon bteel .... Kmerson Phono . . Federal De Hcnde SIfg inter-L.UDe . PUtlXTOKV or ACCOUNT Ts) Katliodlou Bronio .. . . iase iDrp xjoai... Certlnwl Public .UiuiintnnN Lelilgh Coal Hales.. lVAWBENCC B. tinow.N JL CO Lima Loio . ... . 1813 HEAL, ESTATE TRUST Bl.DO Maxim Munltlona . INVE8TIOATE i ADJUST PARTNURSHIP Marllll Arms CORPORATION & DISPUTED ACCOUNTS V Y Shipbuilding. . I Nor Anier Pap Puly .-.mt ., cud ni.i a si. 8 ',4 8T, 3 3s 3, B Cfilf TU-183 J 70 . . 611 .. 8 ..1111 . . 78 . . 39 .. 7 .. 8.1 .. 3 '.'. 10 1 pf .. . . 3 .. 78 . . 13 Georjo K. Watson. C P. A Uth Floor. It4l Estate Trust Bid:. Audits lai Reports WAR TAX RETURNS PREPARED. CRAKCH CO.. LAND TITLE ULDQ. LEOW. S.OTICK tS- NOT1CK IS HEREIIV GIU that " an application wilt be made to tho Goernor of the state of Pennsylvania. 011 - uonuar. apni sm, ,,. ,f, ivib, D) 4T. 211 30 N N 1 8 33 M. H. Taylor. B. Frank Tailor and 1'. Warded Taylor under the act of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "An act to proj4e lor the Incorporation and mutation of certain rornaratlonit." an. proved April 29. 1874. and the supplements Wrlght-SIarttu Air ....-- ".V. "d ..,,1, v.,.,;V.iV r-""L.,;X , ' tonceni IfANUFACTURf.NO COMPANY, the charal isTAMIAllll Oil. ftTOCUb utls 12Ieator , Peerless Motor . I Poole Eng Redden Truck .... 1 bcrlpps Booth ' tl S Kresge w- 1 .... , Standard Slotora . . . .' Steel Allois Submarine St Joseph Lead . . . Todd Shipbuilding ... United Profit Sharing U S Steamship United Slotors . . .. United Sugar worlds mm 'J. 73 3D II II 10 111 83 II ll4 13 i& 5 1 ,', 78 28 03 S'i 113 83 20 H 1 88 3'.4 5 .'II 3 I 3i 82 17 Sat closn (tal 1 (Hi '3" i 71 oi III 29 IMII.IT.MICN r Oil, 3i .1 it'i 78 IJ 2 is 2 " iili !! SO 13 13 8 80 11B ll'i 7 fls 11" Uai 18 78 77 n 26', ter and oblect of ,hieh is In mniifai Hire tuy and cell '-lothlnr and ..earlns apparel if all descriptions, and for these purposes 1 1 hate and possecs snd enjoy till the rights lieneflts and prh llecea ot the said act if Aisembly and Its supplements CLARENCE II. GOLDSMITH Solicitor Financial Briefs Illinois Ohio Prairie Plpo . . Stand Oil of Calif Stand Oil of N J Stand Oil of .V 1 . . 173 . .S.'ll . 2IJ0 208 .110 . .230 183 :i.'.-. 268 21.1 ft!0 233 330 238 ? 9& The Cities Sep lee Company has Is sued Its Income account for the fiscal jear ended December 31. 1917. The amount available for.reseres anri i-nni. won stock waa J1B.179.70G. which wao tqual to 60.73 per cent on the a erase amount of common stock outstanding -as compared with 36.71 per cent In 1D16, and 15.27 per cent In 1915. Tito rtlttenhouso Trust Company la now a member of the Federal reserve 7) stem, the Institution today having for mally compiled with tho requirements. ISDEP13M7UT OIL STOCKS Barnett OH & Gas... 7 15-10 1B-16 Cosden &. Co ? 7 Elk Basin 'i 'i "H Federal Oil 3 3N 3N Inter Petrol 13 13 13i Houston Oil 11 II 1 Merritt Oil .... Slidvvest Oil .Met Petrol .... Ohio Fuel Oklahoma Kef . Rice Oil Sapulpa Rcf . . . Sequojah . Mnclalr United West Oil STOCKS CONT. f-lt lo-e All (..!) 18 18 fl nid 17!' 93 11. II UN it 8 I "1 in II (! 'i 8N IN 17 fit N'or Ore sub 2(1 N (iieiuu t'r-r Cop 31 Illinois Cei. .. IN Int Agilculture. i Inspiration Cop 14 li Int-Cous Cor pf 7", Int SIcr Marine 7ln do nrcf . . 11 1 'i luternl Paper.. :io Int Nickel. . 2K lan City South HI Kmnecott Cop 30" Luk htttl. . n L. high Valley. ."', Ma .Motor . 26'-.. do 1st prrf . . , do 2d pref.. 21", I Me Pettol . !U'i I Miami Coll Cp Sil Slldxale Steel II', Mo K S. T prcf 8'i MIs-flDiirl IMo . 21'h do prer . .. 31 N Vat Con & Cb. 1l,' Nat En . Stp. 17 Vat Lead fiS'1, Nev Con Cop . 18N Vcw OTS.W, 18 .V Y Ah-Brake. 123 N Y Cent. .. . il'l N T N 11 & W. 28 Votf . Wist No Par Ohio 'las .. Ontario silver Ohio F S . Pctm U XI ... Pere Slar . . . I'liiU Co . . Pitts el Dcst.. do prcf . . . Pitta Coal . . Pitts Coal prcf. 8 pierco Arrow 37 PreEiI steel Car S8',B Pullm Pal Car.lt I-', Rwy S"U Spngs IOJ,i Ray Con Cop . 22N Reading .. .. 80'', ml ,Rtn Ir & St. ,, da pref 7 1 Rojal Uulili. ,, I Savage Anns . I Scabojid A L . loi", sin 37 i 7N UN fl", UN 611 3 1 Vt II in, 8 Ml 111 :l 1.11', ICiN 87 '4 :' 39 j I'lN 12 I. Pi 7 2.1N 89', 2 8 27 N Hi 2 It 7.1'', 31! Hi' . ftP, 21 8!)!, 2'IN I l 8 l.j 8 1 i 31 UNi Ih s"ii 17), 18 125 08 27 '4 I0i(4 8Pj 331, Ml UN 11 ii'.. 2.1 26 bu 31 80 37 68 N 110 19 s. 13' 1 10 I- 37 ".'.fit 81 i 1181,4 VI 36V-J 1 7N .. t. ',1 2814 Vx 78N Bi 108V4 173Vj T,4 30', 4 1 I Hi N 27'', ', 20 1 M h I li 1 I3I1N I 11(11, 14 88 c, JON N HON ijb , "IN 18 II 7 21", til', 89'-. 88 1 30 nn( do Ser A . r.nnn do Ser II.. Willi sesbnl A L ad I isnoo soulh I "a i- iv "11 Itillun ,1 1 rfil If llllliill Snuili llvvv smi Ik iii", I'HIM l'i ,1H Cu ll lis IIIM'I I S Ullblier I." pm inon t s sip 1st ut si', ." I 1 moil I'm 1 l I: SI 7 1 il 1 r'd Is 711 lO-illlll t In lit (1 II I 'is IIS'', ".'mm an '.'at. ttiiM in,', simiM Ho ."14ii mill now 'is 7innii do n'Jn UiJl HJ'u lonn Va KM), r.i . . mi', 1 0(10 West Chester I T.s .. 0(1 flioo West ltd 1st Is . r.0'1 r7 101 u Kl'l S'I lil r.n'i in Ill's IHI 77 Ml', IIS Illil 117 s I 70 I'S", 1'I US', OJ Sll'i HI! r.o'i hi SO', im'! r.n'I St' 101 SO su'S si 04 nii'i ui", I ii "t tin's 77 i n' j lis Km 07 si 7'i I'll'j 119 'U'j SO', I'll w"t PRICES FLUCTUATE IN THE OATS PIT Execution of Resting Orders Check Break and Market Closes Firm . IN H N Hi j J, s'" I N Ml '4 2 6 1 36 I UN 30 II 8'. 8P4 SIN 4- N llr- 17 I 3314 14 18', .. 18 83 t -I- N 1 -1- 14 4 I i. mis iii.lt wnvniKR imitrisr ., fliliiiiro. March 23. Illinois I'ulr lo- -l nlslil. prolmlilv Tiiesdavt vvurinrr Tueduy j mid In vveM Innlsht. i Missouri lulr tonlclit uml Iuebdav, . wiirmer. , a. I - HIjiohsIii I'artlv iloudv Innlcht mid s riirsilaj. prolinhlv unseltled nurllii vvuriuer west ami central lonlslif. i MillliesOtil. I nip Innlrhl nn.l Tnculnr. eient iiosslbl, sliovvcrs etrems nortlicasti "nrinrr southeast funiculi looler west llirsdis. I on ii l'nlr tontchl uml iuesalnst wuriuer lonljht him ereme eit 'luesdi.. s-orlli nrkotii nnd houlli Onkola 1 ulr loulslit and jn-sdavi .ooler lue-di,. Neliraski Inlr lonlnlit -md lufsiljj! vui'nier In eit fonUhti cooler Teevln.. I.iiiisjs I nlr tunlcul uinl luesdajt viinnier loiiialit. Montan, uml M.ouilnc Pair ami loolfr (onulil am liiesdar. (ill 101 !, 8IN 37 !.. 7N UN II.", 111, N TRANSIT ISSUES AND SUPERIOR LEAD LOCAL MARKET TRADING! Sales in Philadelphia Illt-h 2 Am Oas. 82 looAll-Chnl. 23'4 23 11 & O... SI1), 10 llald Loo 73", 200 Com Pro 3SN 10 Lieu Stor I8'4 Ins O .VA . l8'ILk Sup C ll'i 10 Leh Nu il IN 83Lch Vul 37 loo Kov Cons 18 130 Penn.t IIP. II"; 30-Phlla Co cum pf 3014 7nPhlla Llo 23N 323 PIlTto 211, .1 Phlla Tro (18 14 370 Reading.. 80 200 Ton Del.. 3N 270 Ton Slln. 3,", 22 I'll Trao. 3014 80 IT a i, . . (17 n 3lnn It K steel so lowest ("I . tin 13 W Cramp 70 IaiW 82 2314 3 1 1), 73"A 33', I84 ii4 (1314 3'11l 18 II 30 14 83 St "Si 1.814 78 314 3 3! (ll'i 80'J, 611 7ft Net Close rhse. 83 4- 14 S3 14 '4 i i U fills. 73 33 I8'4 .311 1114 Oil 361, 18 IK'i !i 30'4 231i 2P r.8Vi so '4 1, N "4 4-1 3W, A 3rt If -1014 V 6714 8ft 14 mi 7I ',, tcjiicitatlon given Is Saturdaj'n do1-!' IIIIMm Net , . Ills-h Low Close ilim. Slooo Am ' ias k Llec'is 7!!', 7ft', 7ft'i .. 13000 City Is '13 118 0714 "714 '4 12000 do 104.1 117 111 IIJ I IU30 Lib Rouds 3'4s...ft8 07. Ml 117.30 .60 2.150 do 48... 06.30 110,3(1 llfl.30 .20 700 do 1st 4S 06.50' 06.30 06.30 4- .10 100 Phlla Eire 1st Bs. 00 06 116 MM 1000 Un Rvvys I c 4s. 58 38 38 I'HILA. INACTIVE STOCKS quotations for Inaillve the Philadelphia Stock Following are PtOI ks llsteil on l.Mliangq and In whUli llieic weie no ttalisictlons Iixla.v The pike glxcn Is tiio Inst pi c Ions iIom" P. R. T. Certificates Drop 10 New Low Record J Price Advances l ollow JUarly Losses. ) Railroads Weak J t m Interest In trudlng on the Philadelphia tit tick IJxclmngo today was.ii I f 1ne1 il-iii vi ir l'i Vmer ftvv pf 75 Anier siuri-n . I'll AlltHllie Inmr. in Alner llivv .. . 30 Mner .Mill . HI Amer Stores pf li." Hrlll J ( pf.'. ;o Uurr & Sum t c r.s Hult & huoq Jif. 18 Cam Iron in1, Cain Steel ... 123 Catawls lit pf 52 Con Irae t j, 07 Oan Asphalt . Ill', Hen Asphalt pf P0 lit fr U T....;. 10 lit S. B V pf.. t7 Inn Co of N A. 2XH Kejatono Tel rf r7 Koy Tel 1st pf 17' 2C'l i.n'. Ml III us I Hli VmM". I.. Il Vlll Tr ir 27' I Nav .M rt pf 4 I. Nav vvr w I 7 i.illle Siliuylklll .il .Mlnehlll North Cent .... IVunu Salt .. .. PhlU C, I'lllla Co pf... v n t Penn Trafflo .. IIwt Co Gen., tin Cos N J ., 11 S Steel rf.. varvvlrk Iron., West .t . Sea, "Vork Itvvv ... York Itwy rrcf 32 r.u 7.1' i S'I 21 8H 26 2 4 102,. IUJJj 43.. ("4 Short Term Notes Hale ', Atner Cotton oil 5 Alner T & T pubs il Halt ft Ohio 5 Bait Ohio .' Bethlehem Ste. 1 3 Hrookljn R T .. 5 v an i-ao uvvv . C U , U It II Wei & Hudson . Llrle It II . . . . Oeneral l.leelrli. tlener.it Eleetric. -v v central . N Y Central . . N V.V It i. II . eniiA co I il il 1'i Pub brv Crp N J R A it II C Co Southern l.vvy 1 'lilted IVult Utah Seiur ( orii 4 '4 lu Sept 'IS l-rli .luly fuly Cell July Mar July Aus Apr Peo July Mav sett Arr .luns I til Ttar Mhv Sel t '111 MS '111 III '18 ;2i In in 10 'm IS 10 is 21 '111 '11 '10 'IS Hid Ask I'll ll'.l I'M, HI)', t'O'-J llll, IIS (l, H7', f'7, 112', 03 07J, 'IS 112', 0.' 07'j IK', up, nt DO', HIO no1'! loo oo', no, tin6, llll, !l"lj 'll.'j n-.H n.ii 06 l','-i 87 'j fls '17 OT, llld', S3 S'J'j ronuio.v govi.rn.mi.nt sccuniTics 78 in", 7IN 1)3', 7 1.1 j 7 ', 711 1, c: ;.. J-lTB , 87', . 66 l-V, 5 1 '4 "t. 80 I 37 f'4 58' IN 111', 'l PJs H -S, 22-)i N 8(1 41 77", -1 N nja, .. 71N -I l 0314 H ', 7-V ', 110 1 CIiUseu, Mai ell There va. a good deal of nenousnets In tho in.uket for oats today and prices.; Iluctuatcd erratically. Influenced by the war news and tho action of tccuritlca at .Vcvv Vol I Tho volume of business was lighter than icceiitb May was under ton I stant ptcsiiiic, 1ml tho CNCcullon of testing oidcis at bu (.cuts (.heeked tho break and It Mulshed above tho bottom. Commission houses were heavy tellcis. March ttarted weaker, but leeovcred ind held well htoausi of stability In the cash article, and closed slightly higher Lxporta wcio credited with hav ing taken 15U.O00 bushels lato Satur daj and wero In tho market again today. Receipts at Interior points were large. 'I ho lslblc supply In tho United States is IT.Oun.OOO bushels, against 17,10",,000 bushels In the pieAloui week, and 31, SUO.OOO bushels a. jear ago. Tho under tone at Llvupool was steady Ship ments from North Ameiica for the week weio L',090,000 bushels. the high on Maiui oats was su',0. Anier For heMir. 5 Aiwlo-t rench . 5 Areentluo Govt. . 6 city of I'arlt... ' Hepli of 1 ranco 3'v Russian Gov t . . ll'i Russian Govt .. . r.'s SvvUs Govt . . . . li II K of G II fi I. 5 IT K of G II k. I r.'-i U IC of (i II . I 51' Auk- '111 Oi t 20 May 20 Oct '21 pr MO Juno MO iec -21 03 00'i 111 M'i S"' .Tl in Mar '20 inn sept Ms nH Nov Mil on t.'nv '21 HJ'i Convertible Into Ions-term hon.ls ir,i no'i ir. s-.i, nr, ll :. inns, no in', !i-."4 vldcd between local traction Issues, which vrro unusually weak, and Lit 'm Superior Corporation shares, which wcro active and lower. The ..7rH losses wcro recorded early In tho tcssloii, however, mid these leaders atwiif us somo of tho Issues In which moderate sales occurred, plckd up p, P thlr tcccsslons by lnldaftcrnoon. ' Itnpld Translb trust ccrtlflcatcs were, next lo Superior shares, ths rnoit ' aclho of tho local list, und In tho forenoon they, declined to L'3i, a new , ' iccoid pilco for tho year, and 7i below Huturdtiy'ri close. lJut followlhg ti . noon hour they took un upward cymso und advanced to 'Jl. Union Traction ' also acted In tho same way, losing a full point lo SO In tho forenoon but ' iccotcrliis half of the dccllno before 2 o'clock. There was no special iicwh to account for the weakness of tho traction ' Issues and thcrcnialndct- of the home stocks held fairly steady, but hi Mm.. quarters the losses wcro uttrlbutcd to the uncertainty us to whether specUl f taxes wouiu uo puiu oy tuo itapiu jiunsu v.oinpaiiy on underlying companltt earnings or by the leased Hues themselves. Jloro than 1:100 shares of LaUo Superior had changed hands by mlaafl, crnoon, and that stock ulto turned flrmmcr and gained ',J of 1 fulNrJolsf losr, which had been registered during tho first liolf. Storage Battery ad. vnnccd ',,, Lehigh Navigation lost Vj, Wllllain Cramp ended off a trw." after being down ';, nnd United Gas Improvement and Philadelphia Electric? were llliehatigrd. Toiiopah tScliiiont .lcli1ed a little, hut, on the other hand, Tonopuah Mln. " lug was marked up it tilllc, nnd u fractlonnl gain was also lecorded by Bald. ; win LocoiuotlM'. Steel coininoii was lower In the forenoon, but followlnj '. the tiend In New York. iecocicd the loss and ended with a substantial gln, "" ltullro.nl stocks were weak. I'cnnsjlvunla dropping as much as J. part of which was recoercd In tho uftcriioon, Lehigh lost more than 1 point anil Haltlmoro and Ohio !4. Heading jlcldcd V early In tho sesblon. but later , sold uncliungcd. Liberty IJonds were not active, but the 3Vjb und Is wcro lower, while a tho convcitlblo Is advanced a. little. t In it letter to bunking Institutions, Inclosing copies of a display card anj Ii'i urging tho uso of Federal Reserve notes us money instead of gold coin certU. lift eatcs, Governor 1'assmorc, of rhlladelphia Federal Reserve Bank, says: "Pcsplto tho fuct that many banks huvo responded rcadlty to requwU to forward to their icscrxo banks gold certificates, un Inspection of sttfe. ments bhow a largo ultimo still In circulation. Under present rcscm.re. miiinniPiiik. ircitd need not bo held In your vaults, and Federal rcseree noli, t answer every purpose as u circulating medium. Tho more of tho gold, In , Ifv this country that can no concentrated in i-euciu, icscrvc uanhs mo more ' will your condition, whether u member bank or not, bo strengthened and tho entire Unanclal power of the reserve sjstem augmented. This added ' llnanclul power i-cnes to meet otir banking requirements, to uphold 'the business of tho country through credits extended to member banks, and to support tho nation now engaged la u tremendous war. 'Gold und gold certificates deposited In tho Fedeial Ilcscrvo Bank either as icsctvo or In exchange for notes, servo you to better advantage than they can In jour own vaults, for thus deposited they perform the greatest service lo the nation ut this tlmo when tho moi-t support Is needed from every cltlten and Institution ot the countrj. Uvciy argument of sound banking and palilotlsm culls for tho concentration of gold mid cold ccrtitlcates now need lessly In circulation and pel forming no function which they would not per form In a fur greater degree mobilised In tho nation's money rcscre by.be- . lug concentrated In tho Federal lescrvo banks." jii.-m.m. Moum Lsears-Itoebuik 110 140 llo 1 tho low S9so and tho llual 10c bid. com- Alaska .Standard ... . 3 is . &, "l1," J?,,- ' 5!! iS, 2L- '! pared with 80'c, tho ttnal quotation of Wne-V ",' '?, ".'.. To. Ki, Pac" 2a a?" 53 T t Saturday. Tho bjst on May was 89T.C, Bufew-Vork-:-: "t. ' ilsr.'iiPo'rVnVgMo Mo ' ,oo J, tho bottom M,o and tho final 85.. Cal i. Jciomo . .... t,' IN IN I Southern XI H . 2JN Sli 2214 li S5i,c, against S'j'ic Saturday a last Con Ariz Emma Consolidated . '', First National ... ! si, Ooldtleld Mergci .... 3 3 fioldtleld Cons ', sv,, tJoldrteld Florence ... 13 1.3 (7oldneIiI Kevvanas... 3 7 Green Monster "a a; Ilecla Mining J lout, t-otiud .. . . IndepeudcnCH Lead.. Jerome. Verda Jim Butler . . . Jumbo Extension McKlntey Darragh . . Magma Copper .... Mother Lodo Mines Co of America. Nevada Hills Nevada IVondcr .... Nlplsslng Uhlo Copper Kav Herculea S-r n Toy btewart Tonopah Lxtcnslou . . United Vtrdo West End Con White Oaks White Caps . Veringtou Bethlehem Sa 07 N f7!i Cosden Oil 6s 80 83 Cosden & Co (Is 80 8,1 Cudahy .Is Ill 07 Russian (Jovt SNs.. 35 3U Russian Govt 61-s... 31 il Southern Railway Es. 06i 0711 Sinclair OH 6s 80 83 Todd .shipbuilding 6s. 98 01) IN IA I JN I', I ,i ,, r " -Ti 38 60 M 13 13 41 18 16 35 38 35 37 36 li IN .. 3 13 IN li . H 8 8N ID 13-16 13-16 IN 4N 10 13 3-33 7-32 7-3J lH li 7'.. 36 37 73 80 3 LOCAL LOANS INCKUASH -The Marconi "Wireless Company has Itsued Ha pamphlet report for year " nded December 31, showing net In- V eoma of S617.773. an Increase of 13R7.- B ''' 111' over 1916. Net Income was enual t t. fit, Mnl. m .k.,. nn , ClQb Ottn .)...... f. -. .,. b ta.vi ml ,,,,,vv Dllttl CD ;. J ptock of 19 par value. & - Th W.nlBrr, lTnlnn T v The) Western Union Teleerauh Com. f , pany reports for the fiscal year. 1917, ;. iross, earnings of t76.9BS.5U and a bal- " nee for the stock of 111,365,366, or .y .111,40 pr share, against more than 1 J1J.60 per, share' In 1916. Tftal In. i come, wag J16.I97.316. conlparec with , "- 114, 101, 7 J the previous ear. Net rev- . nue was 114,365,306, an Increase of JTlje Standard Motor Construction ,.v CoiBMny kaa Issued Its report for year wfw wt rv biw(ii iJiuiiva ui ILUC.S74 before deduotlnr )85 000 re- imxee. rrotus niier taxes were acalnat 1196.377 for 1916. fc't BfflfiiJI-l,urBmeD.t" "mounted to ftiek jthi. isu iiicrciuie oi 9V, ' total aUTDlUa aa of December ', waa 11,571,173., , York KubtreaBury" sained from the banks on Muturdav. I ft fsb.nt (ait) since Friday of H-.x .. " y. of ine Nortneru Cam lallway Cotnpany. a, fifteen- nratera oonaeotlnr PsAion- mnre7,-., . -N Bank and Individual Deposits Lower Than Lust Week The average condition of members of tho Philadelphia Clearing House Asso elation for tho week preceding today Is shown In the weekly statement, with comparison, as follows: ALL MEMBERS March 23. "18 ..IdBI.BIt.W Inereass 10,413.1)00 1b OOl.iej loll.717.000 416,706,i5o0 l.liB.WJ 3.U00.00U 6 32,o(H) J2S. VW 316.000 330,000 300,000 6H7.00U 147,000 I,osns Kxchss. Dus from nnlc Henoslta Individual deiwslts,. Time deposits ... . Ttutrve with Fed. cral Reserve leaal .,.. depositaries. 5i-292-Sfi5! Cash In vau ti 18.342.000 f"il nuns bW.. M.XiJ'S0" nessrvs required .. 4S.oiL0'"! Excess reserve .... 7.678.000 MEJIBER3 RESERVC 8TSTEM Reserve held 150.087.000 1143.000 7xee reserve .... 0.830.000 743.000 TIUTST C0MPANIK8 NOT MEMBERS ItE BEHVU HVBTEM Reserve held 16.632,000 1645,000 Eicesi reservil II.. 1.839,000 373.000 In addition to the deposits above there were mis veen ,,,.uuu,vw uwvfiiimciii c IKisits, against which no reeertw Is required. FOKEIGN EXCHANGE New York, March 25. In the foreign exchange market the only featuro was Italian exchange, which showed a weak er turn- In other exchanges the market was entirely nomlna.1. Quotations were! Demand Bterllng 4.75, cables 4.7C7-16. Klxty-day bills 1.73. ninety-day bills 4.70 Mi.- T ' .Frano cables E.71'4, checks 5.73 1,, Lire cablea .75, checks 8.7614. aulldera cables 481,, checks it. tiwlM cablea 4,88V,. checks 4.50. Pesetas cablea 25.60. check 25.4C. S'oekbelm cablea 34. cJiecks Jl4', fh(tU.nU oabla 12. abeaka Jl'W i - .uUm 11 U - - Mist i -"p,,b' . t : - y ' ' " 5.. t .. rr .i MONEY-LENDING KATES MlW YORK. Jlcnev on call opened at 5 per cent; high, 6, low, r; last, C; closed 5'3 6 6. Ruling rate, &iv per cent The market for time funds was un do pref 38N 381, 3814 N ritudebaker ... 45N 41 13',', 'J, Sup hteel . . 33 33 31 linn Cp S. dim 15'i I3'i 13 N Texas Co . ...113 140 1121, ", lob rruduetu.. no'- 1816 30'-.- -H", Union Pac . . I18N uu H8l, 4 "s Un Alloy hteel. 36s, :jna-, as !, p, Uu CgrMrs... H6 8 1 8ll8 . Un Itv Im pf. II 11 11 IN U h llld Alui.I'.J Il81i 12J (-1 i; S P.ubbei SIN 51 54'i I- N u a sin k iter 12 I ij U H hteel . 8N 86'3 80N 4 o; do pref . I08 108 108 i'z Utah Copper.. 78 76a, 779; 4 n, do Sec Curp. 1.1 la 13 '', Va Car Ch.m. 38N 384 38i 1.. Va lion CiC. 66', 661, 68', la, Wabash .... 8 8 8 do pref A .. 11 ION 41 4 N do pref B.. 22 22 22 Wctt Maryland 11 It 11 West Union Tel ft I III 01 Westlngh Mfg. I"? I') ION li Woolworth . 110 110 1111 1 Worth P . M 38' :i81i 381 .. Wilson Co . . l',i si' sin 2'3 White Motors. IJ I J 11 1 Wllys-Ovelland 17" 17 17 H N E dlvld-nl Comp Tab Co. 1 llnrv Co of N J. li! Anier Ail Client, l's . do pref. l's Mnreh May .. .26 3 Julv ...2U 17 Illl.s Munh .. . May . . 21 on Julv . . "J5.23 i-orh INACTIVE NEW YOKK STOCKS M.W't Vik 111 ice Corn was dull and heavy in tjmpatlo with oats. Hsstiiig ordeis abrorbed part of tho offerings and kept pi Ices from losing more ground than they did. 'Iho cash artlclo also was easier, with the demand conllncd laigely to local in industries, but tenders wero only mod erate. Tho weather continued favorablo for Iho movement and receipts at interior points weie heavy. March coin ended No lower, at 51.273, bid Thn best on May Mat Jl.IC. the bottom 51-254 and tho clote $l.'J5Ti, against $1 "6 at tho end Saturday. Leadlns futures ranced as follows: baturday's Op-sn High Loir Clone cloeo Corn (new delivery) March ..127a4 . .. "1.27 11.27', May". . . 1 23', 1 26 l.SS'i tl.M'a 11 20's Oats March .. SUH l0' 80. "OO 00', Maj . S3', bo M' S3, S3', l,aru NEW YORK COI'FEE SIAKKET New York, March 23 Tho market for corfee futures opened quite active today and unchanged to an advauco of 6 points-, U10 distant position showing tho greatest amount of llriiiucts duo to Wall street covering. SHARP RECOVERY IN COTTON PRICES 21 07 23 3J Following arc Quotations for Inactlvo New York stocks and In which thcro were no transactions today. Tho price '.',w . . .- In. ni-A.,!,....., ..In. INOIIlllldl . . 26 13 12B 12 2(1 13 .'.! 23 211 22 L0.13 '20.2U 120 2O ... . 121 37 24 33 24 00 124. B7 124.03 23 30 23 3d 23.30 48 60 tt8.02 given is the last previous Ealo: Vriiance Rum . 01, N V C t S U. . SS7 JI. Kofi t T-:hli i!".ef.Arf 110,. Norf i. West pf 79 16 SOU Jo Am Express JS'j -serin America . 44'J mi smelt B .. Of. lena Bot no xEer l?m Pi . & " Tel & Tel . 24', tU,-. flusar of 100'a Pan-Am Iet nf nl 31 i...- .?...v. ---.- --.f,e D... -,- - -,-- ::,. Changed in nclnt of inactivity todav ' Am .S V.IT. s.- rviri. 'i'V.'i." 3 and rates were nominal at 0 per cent, tho I Am T T 2d pf ." I'leree-Arrow pf am. J u figure ruling for fixed date funds and Asso D a 1st pf 52 Press sti car nf nn'J ' a prime mercantile paper at eastern llnan. AssoOll .... Bt'.s Readinc 1st pf. 35 clal centers and leading Interior points. I "'j"" "?, ggr! 8hattuek.Arls,,t 17 There was no evidence of new influences l Gtrrett Co " ! M " I a v" -s In the market, Bth steel . 8y's Saxon Motors." n'l Trlme bank acqmtancea were un- Wnnu?h?" l?,J &?$!,,. -HA Cte.r. .House 10.5.000 70.000 -and brj per cent for Inellglbles. Iciuett-Pbdy Pf.-l'', stuts Mo"r" ." 4 u m bank..... 1W 634 oo :g:5 . DealTngs In prime mercantile paper Col - ijjuth .. l h hupBteel 1st rf ? were ngiit. sy: T rr. "., f.t i-U ,"' V" .""" ?. I V,Vi Dm "" J. - Tcvn A tCf lfi lrS.- STK tlMl. "7 1'IIII.ADELPHIA Call. 0 per cent; I Com Int Cat M 17'i Tobacco Pro nf 87'1 time, 5s4 (g, u per cent Commercial pa. pen Klo a n i iW CU. R t. 53 per, three to four months, 5 6 per I RiVPl'ter ilS . B8tJ ,J,n2rw5 V.-W cent i six months, 6 per cent. i ftg g Biwl gff" 4T P.'- j,. , den Chemical.. 155 Jn 4 p ill, T nvnn-v ,!..,, ld HAl..,,rf .1 l' Oeneral Clear.. OS's irLil" 1- 1. w .r.. per cent, Discount rate for both bhort G'V Jf7. Biff oot! Hn.C?r sr rf.io? and Uiree months' bills, 3 9-10 per cent, I ,,'rtnian rp f "nSt'i ?Ji unchanged. - llUiana Elec.loi ,555 WA -d S -rS" United Krult.,.123 BANK CLEARINGS Bank clearings today compared with corre sponding day last two years 1018 1917 1816 I'hlaf . .132.327.433 i46.S78.S67 120..-.K.1 1B1 LiiA-in, -i- ii. I ftaa ., dii .,ii . ,... ,,-d r '--" ''. . .." I'r.'yy.. r".v-.."-. ....,. in . N rorK 2I. 7H3 U12 318, HTil, 82 J 8.',40l,43l I I Komestakfl I lut Aarl prer KB 4S'i c-hlcaao. Ht. lula H2.1I.I4, 678 33.I73.S73 81.112.803 S3,M10,2i,', 1.UI1.1SI 1U.7U7.6UV RAILROAD EARNINGS CH1CAC.O. ST. VKVh. MINNEAPOLIS AND OMAHA KAIUVAT COMfANV j j , t -1'1T Increase Tear ended December 31 Operatlns revenue,. 121,478,500 1621,223 Net .operut. revenue. 8,(18,19. 1,611.211 tlroas Income ,,..,.. 4,837,723 1,828,326 TOLEDO. 8T. LOUI8 AND WESTERN H.cond week March. $187,103 14.800 From January 1..,, 1,111,7:8 101,511 UKII.M, j r BUITALO, ROCCSTgll AND P1TT1S- nt llareJi r J'VW United I'wBldi'j oa Central... 28.. KSVn'.'n1..'. !? teS'uh'Tli; 'i U S i1P Lorlllard ...5. .185,, -aZ't . 80 Manhat EI .... s'i tl B Sni A ll pf 40 May Dent Htorea 60 ,-Car h pf.loljl May Dept M pf.tOJ'i JVarren R U.. 8lJ M ret prei.,, u, ,',.,. ' " vl " ni Mich Central. ..110 VveJla-Kargo ... 80 Mln b St I. uew 10 JJe.i Paclrto ,. 2(i Morris Essex 8" JVesl Jtd 2d pf 2 M K t T r, Vtvs 1st pf 6414 M St 1 8 fl M 00., Wheel a. L lj". 10 jioiu rows Acme niseult iilscuil pi. li"', wis cent gau Nat ClU 8 Pf.lOOU D .,..,.,..;. 03 Nat Un Is fl pf 0914 ' " r . T . 7; vvseel t L U rf 201, .,.. 2 Wlllsa-j,er pf, 80 : .... 07'i Wilson Co nf.. nil t lllscult Pf.110'1 Wis cent ..." ;u rial iik s nun uw iou g Nat Tlilr.I vrtek March... I:,21T BAR SILVER Last '111 8 . .... ,TMr PVMond.y Hirh toT 1,4I L,n3gaflenceH 3'i it : DIVIDENDS DECLARED Fouthern California Edison Company, reg ular quarterly of 11.73 on first preferred. Payablo April 13 to stock of record March " NiMlonal Tool Company, reaular quartetly of 3 per cent on common and le, per cent on preferred, both pa able April 1 to stock of record March 22, Locomobile Company of America, regular quarterly of la, per cent on preferred, ray. ablj April 1 to stock of reiord March 30. Ooodjear Tire an! Rubber Company, reg ular quarterly of le ier cent on nreterr.'n, pavable April 1 to stock of record March 13 jonei e. inicasu j, turoau vonipanr. rvy. lar nuarterly of la, per cent puvabo Arrll 1 to atoelc of record March 20. Commonwealth Light and Power Company, regdlar quarterly of 1, per cent on pre- terrea, pajaoie April .' 10 noiaers oi record March 28 Kansas City. Fort Scott and Mertuihij Railway Company, regular quarterly of 1 per ceni on preierreo irusi cernncaies. pav. able April 1. Books close today and reopen April 2. General llreprooflng; Company regular quarterly of 14, per cent on preferred and common, both paable April 1 to stock of record March 20. Ohio Leather Company, regular quarterly of 1', per cent on preferred and l's per cent on common, payable April 1 to stock of record March 23 Pennsylvania. Salt Manufacturing Com pany, regular quarterly ot 2H per cent, pay. able April 15 to stock of record March 30. superior Steel Company, regular ;uar terlv of l's per cent on common. 2 per cent on nrst preferred and 2 per cent on second preferred Common dividend is payable May 1 to atnek of record April 13 and preferred dividends Mev 13 t sleek of reeved M-. l. Chevrolet Motor company, usual quarterly of 3 per cent, payable May 1 lo holders ot record April 15. Provident Life and Trust Company, reau. lar quarterly of per cent, payable April 1 lo stock of record March 25. Cotton Buyers and Sellers New York, March 25. Hay . Wen man, Newman, Schlll, Geer, Freeman, Hartcom. Hubbard, Fulton and Hub bard bid: llagedorn, Hellar. Russell, Parrott, Glover, Martin, Itosenberg, Clif ford and Young offered. July Kusscll, Itlordan. Downs, lly. man, Martin, Newman, Wilson, Glfford und Jay bid; llagedorn, dirforii, Bclilll, Cone, Hicks. Stelnbacher. Hellar. Par rott, Schley, Hubbard und loung offered. October Kelffer, Clumoene llagedorn, Downs and Beliur bid : Watklns, Wlerck. Hentr. llartcorn, Hicks) and Hubbard offered. j December Smith. Dixon and Martin bl(Ts Ilussell and Mitchell offered. T January Allen 'bid; Hartcom and Parrott oKered, s - - ' lodnv s Saturday's opening clnje Ausutt S.00W8.92 September b 03f 8 03 sii2fisn Omober 8 05W8 07 November s osao oo December OO'J'a'.i'is n (120.0 01 January n Ii5p0 07 1 ebruary :'.08su jo March 8 Ml 8 30 April s 63 Miy 8 So v vi) June SK1(ifRS7 July S BOB V3U S.S'JO S 00 (JOVERNMENT BONDS Bid Ak 2o nstercd I9D0 Bit, Oi', 2s coupon 1830 07', 3n registered 1018 OV, 90'1 3n coupon 1018 US', no', li registered 19.'.i lol'i 103', 4s coupon 1023 104', .Is realstered 1016 80 3s coupon 1046 so Panamu 2s registered 1036.. . 6'7 ., ranama 2s registered 1038. . . 06', ., Panama 3s registered 1001 ... 80 ,. ranama 3o coupon SO ,, Government's Local Market Reports This dally report Is stnt out bu the Bureau of Markets of tho United States Department of AffrlcuIfKre, Philadelphia branch, with headquarters at SOO-SIJ In surance Exchange Building. , Mill ITS ArPLES rer hbl. (10 to r.O qr. pke New Turk. 13aldwlns, qualitv jalr. A grade, 2's-In , S3, A grade. 2', In, 14.75; un- grariea. 2'j-ln i: unciaESinca. quality gen erally good. $4 730.3, llreenlngo, A arade 2', -In . quality generally good, condition variable. 14. 73(5 5 to. ungraded. 13.4064; quality fair. $4 75'!t3 llubbanlstons. A grade. 2', -In.. 14 50: Vlrslnlu Ben Davis, V grade. 21, -In mostlv 1150: A grade. 1', -in . quality and condition variable. 13 30 v.M .a. uanos a 7ruae. au. winesape, quality nnd condition good. A grade. 2'. .In 13 50. Per box Vlrulnia quality generally sood, mostly scalded. Ben Davis, medlu-n sizes, 11 50; Washington, quality generally oou, tiu- THiiK-, lummiuu, iv inr?-,p3, lire, sizes, 13U3.15; loudluui sizes. S2.1SS2.65; ordlnarv qualitv, no early sales. bTRA VI BERRILS Florida, per qt. (32-qt crate), 35lS10c. H , VEGETABLES ASPARAOUb South Carolina, per pot fl Act. bunches) Colossal, large stalks, 47; fancy, medium ctalks, 15. thin, JJ.75; very thin. 12 25, BEANS Florida, oer bush bskt. (12 to 16 qr. pks.) green J2W4 - nEElb Per bbl. 123 to 35 qr, rks.). BOc Jl. CABBAOl.' Now York, per ton. Danish, seed. S2U?25. Florida, per 14. bbl hmnr.. . ... . ... .l . ,.j .. - -. t.. ... -- uu .o nn ids, i jwn icu ijrc, ,,,o. oocKtii.ao CARP.OTP Per bbl. (25 to 33 qr. washed. 11 sirl.23. CAULIFLOWKK Cullfornla dc headl. 1 1.23 (S 1.63: poorer. 2Sdinne CnLCRT New York, washed, per bunch (1 doz stalks). 201150c; llorlda. per crate (6 tn 8 doz stalks), best, 11,4013 1,60, poor DScSJIl f CUCUMBERS Hothouse, per doz. 11.50 32: i'lorlda. per box (5 to 8 doz.). I1&7, EGGPLANTS Florida, per crate, 2fc4 KALK Norfolk, per bbl. (20 to 2J qr. pks) tHffl.10 LtTTUCi: Klorlaa. per hmpr. (3 to 3'i doz. btads), S2n3i California, per crate .1 to 5 doz), J23G3; Arizona 12'j to 3', doz ) 1 3Aoi 60. MUSHROOMS Nearby, per lb. (3 to 4 lb. btkts ) 330 a 15c ONION& 5,Vw York anj eastern, per 100 lb sseks veilows '13a00c; poor, 45&60c. PARSNIPr Nearby, var bbl. (S3 to 30 ur PtiAS Kloe'ida, per bush. bskt. (H to 13 qr. nks ) S204 PEPPERS Florida, per crate, 12.501 ' r6TATOES Very few sales, dei-und slow ; bulk. 100 lbs,, Pennsylvania ami Nevv 50; flat, pool. pks.), per crate (1 York, 11.65H185t nearby bskt. 35-, 33 lbs.), tlrsti nee S4 Ki,.l. 50465c seconds, 25u RADISHES Mississippi, 97 W7. 01.1 SOUlll per bbl. Ii Carolina, (500 per Siir.rheat bush bskt . 19 25O2.50. SPINACH Norfolk, per bbl. 120 to 22 qr. fkj.). 11.706'2.:0; Texas, per bush., HOW 50c MJUAnil r lorias, per nox. So, SWEET POTATOES Nea. by. nusn. oskl. (S to u qr. TOMATOES Florida, per 6-bskt fancy (108 to 144 tomatoes). 13.50 hv. , u pks,). 75c0llt culls. rate, 94.76- cnoies ueii lomaiorsi, eatre.-.a; small poor, TURNIPS Canadian, rutabagas, bulk, per 100 lbs. VtPt. ' ""'' WATERCRESS Per buneb. lU02Uc Gives President Broad Power Washlnston, Mardi 25. The Senate th's afternoon passed the bill designed to speed up the aviation and shipping; program by ctylnir the President broad powera'o,er the lumber Induetry, ' ' rw , Fears That Banks Would Call Loans on Staple Caused Early Selling torro.s iii.lt wrvniEK coNmnoMs en York, .ilarch 23. The following temperatures were recorded In tho colton belt tills morning: Nashville, lo; 1 orl f-mllb, 42: Abilene, Meniphli und f hattniioocu. 111 Utile IfoiK, Vllksliiirc, Merldlun, Iviiowllle. Atlanta and llilmlngtoii, I6i Shrrveport. 18: Au gusta and Charleston. 50i rcnucolu. Mont gomery and r-aiunuuh. 52: r-au Antonio. yew drleanv uml Thomusville, 54: Corpus (hrldtl und Jael.soiivllle, out (mlve-iton. 01: lumpu, 70. There was .07 Imli of pretlpllalloii nl Aucuitu and ( haltjinongat 26 Inch ut Vlliiuingtou, and .'to Inch ut 1 orl tmllU. .Veil York, March 23. Heavy selling pressure wao In evidence as roon as tho gens sounded on tho cotton exchange, and sales in May, tho llrst option traded In, could not bo made until tho offerings had. brought tho prlco considerably under Saturday's closing. 'lhat mouth was 51 points lower ai tho start, with others 25 to H pilnts off. It was tho general lnipressiou around the ring that tho selling was brought about by tho tinfavorablo war news of Sunday, but one or two olscrvcrs made the point that fear of banks call ing loans In cotton, which would affect May more than any other position, prob ably was a contributing factor After tho call prlceo recovered rather Eharply. and May within llo m!nute3 was up 14 points from tho initial price, with other positions 5 t 8 points higher. New Orleans and Liverpool wero both good buyers on the curly decline, while thero was it continued demand from trade tources, which, with the forecasts for general fair weather in the belt and bullish spot advices, helped tho rally of about 25 to 35 points from the lowest. The volume of business tapered oft on tho bulge und fluctuations were some what Irregular, but the steady tono waa encouraged by tho moro cheerful char acter of the war news. It Is reported that allotments of ov.ean freight room for April shipments w ill bo large and that the UrlUtli cotton trade Is planning to petition tho Government for Increased running tlmo In tho mills and larger Importations. Tho receipts at the ports for tho day are estimated at 13,000 bales, compared with 13.661 bales a week ago, 14,032 balea a jear ago and 13,861 bales Javo years ago. baturday's 11 30 1.30 close. Open p.ni 12 m p ni May .... 3.'.9J 3." 50 32 (.0 32.03 3J.77 July .... 3.14 31.30 31.81 31.85 31.08 Oilober. 30 83 30.50 30 63 3111,7 30.75 December. 30.57 30.30 30 4(i 30 15 30 53 Liverpool Cotton Llierpool, March 25. Spot cotton was tlrm today with prices higher on tho basis of 24.28d for middling, old contract, an advance of 18 points. The sales wero 6000 bales 1h receipts were 30,000 bales, Including 27,700 bales American futures were quiet In the early dealings. Old contract, spot prices'. American, middling fair, 2D.48d; fair, 25.4Sd: good middling 24.80d: mid. dllng, 24.78d; low middling. 23.75d: good ordinary, 22.7od; ordinary, 22.7Sd; ordinary, 22.23d. Rcsenc Banks' Discount Rates Official discount rates at the twelve Federal Reserve banks wero as follows: (The first column gives the rates for all periods up to and Including tho fifteen-dry maturity, the second for a nerlod of sixteen to ninety davs. The third und fourth columns give the fates lor rediscounts ot collateral loans se cured by Government bonds or notes.) Coni'l paper Gov't paper 16 to 00 18 to 00 iaaas aaa LOCAL MINING STOCKS TONOPAH Jim I'.utler iiacamara Midway Mlzpah i;-u Montana Northern Htjr Ileicue Eula West Ulid COLDl'IELD Atldnta Blue Hull Iloolh .. lilauiondtleld U li Tialsy Kevvdtian ..... ...... .. Oro . Sandstorm Kendall Mlvei I'ltl. MIfeCELLANEOUS rlZOUH llnlte.l IK Nevada Wonder 1.13 leLopa Mining ... 16 Itefincd Sugar Unchanged ew lurk. March 23. Refined turard arc unchanged, with local refiners quot. ting tine granulated at 7.45c. Tin) Fed. eral ii withdrawn, and the Warner with drawn on granulated. Tho National el- peets to offer some sugar later In the day. Cuban raws arc unchanged at 6 003c. duly paid i Allen I own Man Killed by -Traiir Alleiiloivn. I'a.. March 2S. Dtvld IjerettJ storekeeper of the Pickrtii storehouse of tho Lehigh Valley JUU- road, while on his wav lo workt-thls morning was struck by a loconjoUvs nd iiisiauuy hincu no wus sixty years old. Banks Boston . New York . Philadelphia . Cleveland .... Richmond Atlanta ..... Chicago ...... St. Louis . ... Minneapolis .. Kansas City . Dalla Ban Francisco 4 3', 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 r, 4'. t -I 15 daja dsjs 4 4 4 4 Sit ias l'i 03 5-? I 4 .-Hi 3'i Trust Co. to Merge With Bank VTtMsburgh, March 25 Wltldn the near future the Peonies Bank of Mr. Keeiport will take over the McKeeBPort Title and Trust Company. Tho Poo plea Bank has. Increased Its capital from 1300,000 to 1600,000 and by absorbing the trust company It will have capital and aurulas of 11.200.000. li VV. Pitta. president of the Peoples Bank organized I the 'Institution In 1873. ; ' it i' h Eld Aik :5 il ft .to .it f, M M ft .77 ..ii y ?y. .10 ' it if .04 .05 J. l .01 ,J 5 I .06 ,n.i fi .01 ."3 At feS .01 .01 frlfj i .oi .dadri- 5iTO .ti ?.m.- ''". ' ah l Home Efficiency- Vr ivt-t el 1 1 lxBst Is Increased br.ls-v Hailing a Kestsie Water Supply ! (em, which llTH Sou an abunAsBt supply of pure. rv nlng water, mi'-. hlsh 'preure.Mf- operate nemiires llttlo sttentlon. Write for bUt No. 3S. TtBCxBxOS.Qk I'lumblng & lleatlnj SosBUei UISI'LAY BOOMS 41 to 50 North Sib f' 506 Arcb St. -ifti -".-.;.'-v.- -."."-r CRUDE OIL , The World's dreiteet 'ecessltr OKMULGEE Producing & refining Co, SINCLAIR OIL rjpe line to Chicago compute Why the fifty cent advanff - Mld.Continen(al Crude OU7 . 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