rpwB i VENEH3T POTLiattEE )Eia?i r&JSKj iHS DjiTl'wBBfTHlKSsrpip' t " i, I ' 1 xI!HrW.Wr fV; JBSIwt'TWi .-CTW." V VV' WH ! nr; -- - v--r, - p yy.j ?-. jv jwro3'" ,', " . -'.-a.y .'-.;.? WS&f THE FINANCIAL WORLD NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK MARKET QUOTATIONS iSi?1IBI't'W S Hi Tif v;l; ' u .' fi OROUS MOVEMENTS ESTABLISH NEW HIGH PRICES IN NEW YORK ted States Steel in Good Demand for 'Part of Day. Continued Accumulation of Baldwin Pcr- S." i nictonf Tliivriiirr nt T.lhprfv Hna 01011.111 UJllifc v.. .w.wv j v ,.v High Points in Today's Financial News !& Interest on. the New York exchange centers In few stock, which Ve to higher prices. Buying poicer tacking on the local exchange. tton makes sensational beak Corn narket narrow. Bar sinci un hanged in New York and London, rorcign exchange shou-s continual tness. New York Stocks New York, Auk 20 Th most imnortant feature of the stock maiket ilurltiB the la wis .'!.. .,... i,IT.rhni In n nlltnhor nt atocks 0101111(1 rcCPlltlS pfP till Ping stocks, Indlcatlnc the evtent to which securities of nil klmli hae fcleft the Wall street district and gone Into the hands of Investors or bc- ,eome part of what teems "to be permanent holding bv arlous inteiesii fjior special purposes. StfT -Rnvlne orders cenerallv vere cnimllv scarce, leavinp tnuliiiR In the M' general list extremely small, but there were vigorous movements in a ,h.P nf mrks. Rome of them beliiK tstnousneu ai new iut; !. th vear. wm&te n ji imiH mnv,i in n manner similar to the Ilusslan bonds, WvlUfa . . . . , -.i. i.. i. n..ai.l. nmrlint nnH n nnnrpn 1 1 v re- ywsswhlch were sirons ann acmr m " u.u - -,- --. I .tPrt a hellef of Imooitant Interests that the prospective change in con- Iditions in Russia means a shortening of the period of the duration of L!i4fc .,r cuq Th.t .tnole. uhleh has been accepted its a peace stock by main, moved p nearly 3 points, filing above 162 for the first time since Aiisust a 7 63. r ACOa i . i. i . rt ...-. .-..1 ! on utiiliir jtunillni The marine issues were tiuecu imiiuwih-uu . M. .-..,. ,-, - -...ii- it . , in r luiml Thfl nrofpi rf1 4 ' that a number of sales oi urmsn imes -. -" " " - ---- ffiL stock moved up 1H points, to 103 and the 6 per cent bonds which t-JVtf'imwt be retired at 110 if the deal Koes turougn, ro-e . pun... ." ,- United States Steel common was in soon aemanu iui .i van ... n.c .,v. advaticintr from ill's to 111. .ml there was continued ccumu- Wt,(tol, of Baldwin Locomotive similar to that noted at inters for a . ln- fim nast on which it advanced more than 1 point to above ! l.en- ral Motors loaned at to 1 per cent premium and was In urgent .Vdemand, with some asserting a virtual corner cxisicu in me aiouu. ...v... frv?rose 2U to 160. The feature of the bond market was the persistent bujing of Liberty , .... . ., o, hirrh i pi-ord of 101 12. The second 4s EHV s, wnicn movfu up iu m. - " ... . . . Si . . no .o i (I... ji.b k,,i nt nr, r,j m On 4'. jfcr ranged rrom tfa.as xo uo, um " i -- Pfc WTOIS ARE LIMITED ! SENSATIONAL BREAK Adv numely .. 17 do prt-f . . 4n Alaska (3 SI ;t Alaska .lllno.iu 3 Allla-Clialm lo. StM, do pref . 81,4 Am Agr Cliem Am Hoct Susar nn'4 Am Can 47 do pref . till Am (' & K Co fr. Am Cot Oil 41 Am II & Leath in ilo pr . o Am Int Corp 4 fl vm lee s i Am Llnsfpti do pr - Vm 1 oco Am Smelt Am Sum Toh Am Steel Tdrv 74'4 Am Misir ini do pref toon. Am Tel 4. TpI 7 Am Ton iron I ',7 '4 1'4 41 V, 78'A n7'4 7RT. Ii7'i Mtt IrflW I7( 4 art". nn & 4II4 mil Ml 41 ID 1 .TV t 4I"( 78 u, IIH'n 78 II31! 8.1 II 1(1 8Mfc ft U I IV. 78V4 ' 781s 1211 74 ioo ions inMi ioM! Net 17 !fc 40' 4 1 83'. nn fl')V4 ' 17'4 'H IVj Vci Yorc Bonds Illffh t off ClrtAG 135000 Ang-rrench Bs 04 i 04 i 04 "i 10000 Am Tor Sec Bt P7 07"k 07'. .8i. ilVj , 18 B'4 HI'. lot 9VH, , 8V4 SO'). 11 1B7V6 8'i 0-1 18 8 I ',. Illl 01V. am, in to t'i '. -"). 141 siH IN THE CORN MARKET -,Crop News, for the Present, Not Expected to Influence Bull Side ON COTTON EXCHANGE " fORAIN BELT 1ET!IFR FORECAST irYt Chlrao. Auk. 20 Illlnol Part clondy ttBnlxhU AliieMlay tmpttlnl. posblbty Y MlftMtarl tni.ritlNl tonleM anil Mfdne-- Wf, m Wisconsin rrt rlond tonlxht tfnd t. Wedndart probublr hofM wrM. Minnesota Unsrttlrd tonliclit, and WmI- BW kMjlB.v. with fthnrM iti.t tonicnt. Silent iy eoolr west tonUlit. . . i Iowa rort cloiidv t-nnttrht nnd AVednes 4t, with showers ent tonisrht. Va4Ii nalrntn -'ti t v 4nnlvh t. n tiff lVw1 mj? wwdari sllirhtlV rn!T tonUlit. Oonta xvukoia ruir loniKiii- unn i ewdayi warmer Mlne(li extreme et. ' Nebraska Part rlomh tonlcht una Wednesday i not much chance In trmpcra Declines of 35 to 304 Points on Heavy Selling Due to Rains in Texas MiBftti Part rloud tonlcht and H- Mf'Kitoiwiy. proDHDir iniindfrMnnurr utiM ht W."' '"'" or tonllht rnt: nllclitlv rnolrr MD cmirsi inniKiu. itana.L'art rloud) tonlRht nnu vvrtl ri xrnrmtr Wprinpftdnv. munlntw I'rolmhlv rlnndr tonlrht nnd Wednesday. .V ni Wool do iiref Am Zinc S. I AiMconda AtehKon pr t Hulf . V I Ilaliluin Loco Halt . Ohio Heth StI B Hroolt Han Tr Ilooth rish Co 3T Hums Brox 14 Hut . rtun Con 50 "-.111 IMC Cen Leather Cpiro de Pasco i he.a & Ohio r,7V, r M ,t St p pr 7nu I' M & St I pr 7')Vi r rt ISP 6 pc pf in. I'ltUP fi PC pf filTf, I II IA.P 7 pepf 7.j A M I, ai, Copp, r !!-(, 1 uei a. lion 17 '"I Cas i:iec 341, ' nl A. South ! CoiimoI OaB 8n'4 Corn Products 43 ( ruclble Steel (18 Cuba Cane Sus 30 Vs do pref . . . 80 u. Del & Hudson linvfe 110 Distillers &ecur r,n k, r,8i Hrie . . l-, riher Bodv .. 3", Oaston Willi'ms .ni Hen Elec Co..t40 Ocnerat Motors 102 l.W, lhfl'4 rto pref . 81 t, M), l uoouncn, B K J.i'fc C.t Nth Or subs 31'), CJreene-Can Cop 4 1,, Oulf states Stl 84 Ha-k & Barker 40 Inspiration Cop .11), lnt.Cc-n Cor pf 17 Intr Harv N J lid Int Mer Marine '.'8 '. l! '4 '6 !'. n-4 4 Ni "fc 4 in: ', inn n8H 087i 31 f.7 14 78 78 H "i"V, '. 7Mt 3J'i lV. 404 14 I, ;i 8'Hi 41: 118 301 . 80 4 34 a-, SO'K. 140 Oi4 1.17 Vt ,18 V, n', 18 81 '4 101 , 114 Tj, ' l nn. i 8P4 m . ) '4 J1-), 14-, N J1 '4 ' '4 u 4- ' 4 Illl (8, 31 ft7'4 78l 78 711 '4 IB'!. 17 U h l4 ;i t 8(lVi '4 4 1 '4 I84, 'n 30 V4 '4 HO 14 1I0V4 1V4 f.8", U 11 . 31 1H 20 j l in 4 4 J74 iwwurtin rei ts, . ,. Slinn Am Wi I'np lis 81, ItOOn Ann Co 44H 82 'I 1000 Atch Ken 4n. 80, 2B0UOH A O 4s 71 llliUOlIk C 1st Cs '36 82 4000 Chill Cop 7s 105 2000 Cha X. O 4As 7B3 1'itMHir A. i) cv fis 81-, 30ou chi & Ait 3s am, ;!!!!!! nl ah siti 3ii "000 C II & Q 4s 13 '4 1000CBAC 111 3U8 73 2000CBAQ HI 4 81r, sooochi mii & st r rfd 4'js b!) 1000 Chi Mil K St P conv 5 71 200nchi Mil A St V conv 42s 77 17000 Cltl&p rfd 4s HI', ' "enrol & So 4i,B 731, 3000 City I'arlq-lis 11 '2 I' OH 1011 I'll toil" Den el It (5 4s (,(,; .'100 I) & It (! 4sp 71 f, IdOO Hrlccv 4 s Hr A 4 8' 10000 Hrlo cv 4s Si H 42'" 10000 Kile cv 4s Sr D 52' IOiODO Till Hep D'ii 01 " finoo II & M In Ds. o (000 do rfd 5s . 50 1 .'000 Indiana Stl Es 04 1 1000 111 Cent 4s '53 74 11000 Int It T ret 5s 7!'. 427HOO Intr M M, Cs 00". joon .1.111 nvv US4',s 88 .'lino l.vons 6s .... 04 U -. ' 3101000 l.l! .10l'4 103 102 ', Clilrnuo, Aup 20. JiTJie corn market was narrow this SjiTtornlnir, September starting at J162H WftLto S1.61T&. unchanged, and ranciner between those figures In the first half hour, -with October at $1 63 i to VI 63'.! ff. decline of He Tne onenngs were limited, hut on the other hand there was only a small de mand. It was noted th.it some of the commission houses were buvers of Sen- My,,tember every time that option was be- L'mt, ;.. CI ISO ,, ela, nti linnaao .llu.. l,rl iSSr ordr around those levels E5i.. It -was the sentiment around the pit that the crops news, for the present, at 'least, would be without Influence on the Js bttll side, and that some new incentive yMwoum be necessary to again inspire ag- ."Vjgressive buying lw oats were nicner at me siari. win S" VAugust at 70jc, an advance of c; k " JZ September at 70',c to 71c. an upturn o,f vHc, and October at 72'4c h gain of 'c There was buying by scattered com- Mlaalnn ,,rt,,ua n,,. lr.A.,1 trmlpri !i,,niT- 1 .,,1 InsrvtrA,. Viv th Kfrpnirlli klinvt ti In pfrthB market late yesterdaj. Some of the P;fMadlng commission houses, however, had ftgaelllng orders and some long holdings of 'September were liquidated on the up- "jfturn. fm' Receipts were rather large, hut there fS, appeared to be a good absorbing de (n mnnrt Adicen from the East sav that P. Lil . n IntffuAn, nrwl 1 VA V,al,P . UXlPUtlcru 010 umuiciiiii c,,v .. w ...a. lo; eKered cash oats at several cents under p a parity wun mis marnti in reueipua ui wireci. ,t iimt.i,j,,-, '?' .. T..1., a,..r. lift nri intnruroH E-. anu a-,t,vi., v.w w ., ..., . "1 -with 3RS r.irs last week and 237 cars a .vvmr aeo ; at Wlnnineg. twenty-one cars, Kfainst twenty cars a week ago and 265 H&VCcaro last year; at Chicago, l'3 cars. S.,Mfited with 1964 cars last week and Kfj72 cars last year r tadlnc futures ratiBe4 as inllonf Corn(nw delherv 1 ' Opn Hikh Ii Close clot fl'tBept- ... 1 at4 nn Hi i w."i ". fi. Sir ' , . i R,i i i.sw i R.1T. i bt. K'?"- ,T- 7- ,n.. 7 70'. 'to: ..::: v: 744 7-". -, 72s COTTON HFI.T MT'IXTnFK rOMHTIONS ew lnrk. Allir. 20 Tile following tem peratures were recorded (n the otton lielt Ill's mnrnlne Hnnwllle. tlnntn nnd VMlmlncfon, flit hilttiinoofrn, l,0 lliiion. n.iinnnll and Vncnti, 08 nMillle. f harlritnn nnd llnnlenmen. 70, ew Orlenns and Thnm na.llle. 72i shreTeport. sRn Antonio Knrt -nillh. Vlemplilf,. 1 Irknburir. Meridian, Tampi, nnd Jackomllle. 74 1 Oklahoma nnd Peniirnln. 7H, rnrnii, Phrlsfl 7Kt Abilene nnd f,al,eMon. 80 mere i ,.u men or prerlnltatmn at Nufhtllle, 0 Inch nt 4ireeport and Snn Vntnnlo. .10 Inch nt Chattanooga. .13 Inrh nt Cnl.eMon nnd Charleston. .20 Inch nt Mimlpimm. .28 Inch nt .larkonvllle. ,82 Inih at I.noi.llle. .81 inch ut VtemnliU. I 0! Inrhe nt New Orleans, 1 58 Inches it Pcnncnln. 1.12 Inches at Thomas, llle , nnd '1.42 Inches nt 1 IrksbnrE. "New York, Aug 20 The cotton market broke in a sensa tloml manrfer on the opening todiy under heavv ami general liquidation based on reports of Teas rains and an easing spot situation First prlceswere 36 to 104 points lower, with December at one time 110 points under Monday's close Liverpool traded both wavs While there was more hedge selling by southern firms than for some time, pri vate reports told of showers at numer ous Texas points, while the map showed heavy rains in central and east Oulf districts . A moderate rallv came later on cov ering by shorts for profits, but the market continued feverish Tim western belt forecast, which called for nothing more than showers in southeast Texas, v. as a disappoint ment to early hellers, and there was cov ering enough to rally prices to 31 50o for December, or S points from 111 In bvel of the moinliig ThW ,ul.uut met another fluri j of rtaltzlug oi local selling, and the market was verv Irregular hut was steadied by the iletaihd w either report, which failed to i-li v i mui li i r, cipitatiun in Tcas a'i ,peted The receipts at the ports for the day are estimated at 12.000 bales, against 9466 bales a week ago, 15,937 bales a vear ago, and 18,052 bales two jears ago Yesterdiv s close Open High Low Close. 22 41 3J 21 32 47 31 KO 32 01 II Ml 10 70 11 72 30 1,1 It 40 II 70 30 K0 31 71 30 KO 31 2H 11 S .11.01 30 88 11 2J 31 SI It 11 It Rtl 30 70 31 50 do pref Inter Paper . . Ill Int Nickel . 30 Kan Cltv South 1RTS Kelly fepfield . 48 Kennecott Cop 31 Leo H & Tire. 2IV4 Llg M T Co 18B do pref .1017, Lor V rights . 164 Louis & Nash.lU-v, Max Motor . 21, V, do 1st pref . 57 do 2d pref .21 21 Mex Petrol 101 V. 101 Miami Con Cop 27 )4 37" Mldvale steel ,11 M S PiS St M 0JV4 Missouri Pacific 24 do pref . ftil Vat Con&Cable 171, National Lead 50't, New Or T (L M 10 '4 45 'A 31-54 14 44 ' 83J4 -411 4 1,1 M 37 125H 18BV4 1 28 28'fr V, 4H l 447. 83 V4 40 51 37 34-i 2'U 187 48 31 2 V4 18,1 101 It'i. 114 U 201,4 .17 -1 f '4 Vz 5t 02 23 y 55V-.1 1714 58 "4 1UV4 34 'i 2fl7K 18's 48 33 21V4 'A 18.1 20 101 J 1.1 2' 1I4U a4 am, v-2 57 21 1 101 27 53 02 SIT 5)1 17V4 51)'. lilt 1X1000 iln Is Dl.00 78IIOO ,,i 1st Ib.. . 114.18 1117411(10 ilu 4VK ... pl.VI 0111000 iln 2,1 V4H. HI 00 10000 Marseilles 6s.. 041. J moo Mo r.u gen 4s 57 1000 Mont Pow Bs. 88'- inoo.w Air Brk 6s 98 " 6000NVC . II 6s.. t'4 "000 do 4 '4s ... 807, 1000 N Y C l,s '60 941, lOOON Y W C & B 4'4S . . 53 11000 Nor Pnc pr 4r. 80 "000 Ore Short L Bs 81', IflliO I'enna 4s 1048. 85 8000 do gn ct 4V6s 86 li 52000 Pub Sen-TC J Bs 76 V5 2000 Bending gen 4s 82 10000 Sine r t) war 7 9B'j 16000 do 7k ...... 91 1000 St I. I M & So gen 5s .... 91 'i 4000 St LAS V ndj 6s 1,8 inoo do In 6s ... B0 BOOH do Series A Bns 4000 do Series B-. . 73 '4 4000 San A A. A P 4s B5', 2000 Seab AL ud 5s. 547), 8000 So Pac cv 6s. . 91 y. 2000 do rfd 4s... . 76', 4000 So ltv gen 4s. . 63 3000Teas Co Cs. . . 98'i 100O Third A ad 5s 34 u 1(1000 V s(iov 4s reg 106 15000 II S Kubber 5s. 80i4 37000 IJ S hi I SP Bs 98 '4 .1000 Union Pac 4s. 86 1,000 do rfd 4s . 79 H 46000 IT K of (! I! & I 514s 1019... 98,', 8000 U K of (i 1UI B'js nu 1010 09 .4 18000 U K of r. B k. 1 B'i.s 1021 . 95a, 10000 Va Car I'hni bs 971, 1000 We.st -Mil 4s 53 Totnl niles. 7.24.1,O00. rompared with f 012.000 .csterdi.i thus far this teek, $n.207,(M)i same period last week, Jll.-001,000. 87V4 87U 86 86 82 82 '-4 80?i 80 71 r., 71 it 82 82 105 105 76 t 70 '4 81 SI s .10 not, 39 39 ', 03 937) 73 73 81 a, 81 , 60 69 70 79 77 7 68 68, 73 73U 90 & 99 1 2 Mil- 90'4 r,rt; nil f, 71 71 '', I8'4 48'j 62', 52 1 j 52 Vs 62 '4 !S7B 08 7g 10 :0 60'.. Jioij 04 1. 04 '3 74 " 74 78'. 71'4 08 09 ',4 88 88 94 94 100 04 101.12 01.82 (13.82 114.118 04.18 01.40 !!.-' 91.84 91.84 04 94 57 57 SS'- 884 98 98 04 ' 0414 807, 807, 94 94 51 51 80 S0" 81 81 84 '4 84 H 86 86 '4 75 7b '4 82 82 9514 9 5 12 92 93 91'3 91H 6 8 '4 b8 i 60 50 50 '4 BD", 7.!'4 731, 56 55 54 74 64 T4 91 14 01 76- 76", 6! 14 63 14 98'i 08 1, 34 14 .14 '4 106 106 80 'i 80 ' 08 OSVi 86 86 78 79V4 98ti 98,', 99 99Vi 05 ',i 05 H 97 97 Vi 68 58 RUSSIAN SECURITIES THE FEATURE ON CURB Improvement Due to Efforts of Allies to Establish New Government JO TVew otU, Aug, The most Important feature trading on curb was Increased demand for Hus slan securities, the 6 '4 external bonds advancing fiom 61 to 61'i and the B's moved up from B8 to 60',4. Tnis move ment, which follows substantial gain In pnst few days, was directly due to pros pects of favorable icsults from efforts made by the Allies to effect a favorable clinnge In Husslan conditions am es tablish a new 'gov eminent. UuslneRs stocks wero generally quiet about the only feature being a decline of three points In Houston OH to -:.ou, the nnnouncenifnt of Important new production falling to maintain Its in fluence over night The war order stocks continued neg lected, those Issues being traded In nt prices which have varied little for a long time past. Submarine lloat again sold at 1614, and theic vva a small amount of busi ness In Wright-Martin ut 8. Amerr can Wrltlni? l'aner sold at 4 to 4 'i and British American Tobacco Coupon stock was traded In nt 18 to 1314, Co&den Oil sold at 614. United Mo tors was steadv. with sales' at 32 to 32 V4 No sales of Aetna Hxploslves wero made during the forenoon. IMJU.sTniAI.S . ...... N Y Air Brake lii4 1214 12c4 N Y Central . 73 '4 73',, 73V4 N Y N H & II. 427 Norf & West i07'4 Northern I'ac 90 Nova Sco Stl. 61 4.1 41 -!! 387,, m, 31 87 237,, 03 Vi 4 1 V4 4f4 V, 44 1 Wi J87 Vt, i.o , v4 01 101 4 t 1 Vi Ohio Oas . 3: Ont Silver .. 0 4 Owens Bot ... h0 Ohio Fuel . . 44 Pac Mall .. . U do It ,L S . 2 Penn It It Peo Gas A. C Pitts A. West Plerce-Arrow Pi eased Stl Car 70 Hwy Stl Spring niVi do pref . . . Illl It i Cn Copper 21 Heading . . o Hen Ir &. Steel 112 I'.oval Dutch . Illl StL S P Sinclair 'Oil . South Pacific .southern H It do pref Studebaker Tenn C4.C I 19 Texas Co HI Tobacco Prod 72 Twin Cltv H T 43 tender Tvne Co.101 Union Pacific .12.1 124 124, Uni Cig Strs .102 102 102 Unl Hv Invest. 8 8 8 U S Ind Alco..l28 127 127V4 U S ltubber 01T 617, 6178 U S Steel ... lll--i 111 111V4 do pref 1101)4 1I0V4 1104 Utah Copper.. 80IV5 80 80 V Va Car C'hem.. 81 61 51 Wabash .... 10 10 10 do pref A. . 38 38 38 West I'.K l 19 19 1 West Marj land 1414 14 14V, .. lVet I nlon Tel 87M 81 817. 1 West'hse Mfg 41V4 43Vi 41V4 14 ' White Motnis. 4hi'j 4314 jh"4 '; Wlllvs Ovrld 1i-i 19V, 1V4 54 Wis Cen . . . .17 30V4 37 i, 1 , 42 Vi 107 80 (ill .17 1i4 (,0 4 1'4 31 -U I", 4.1-", 44 .111 187,, (10 )4 02 nil 217H 89'4 111 nn in, 31 87 211, 3V4 4t')4 l no 71 41 101 42 107 V4 '4 v.. 1 80 m 1 .17 Vh iH Vt no 44 lji .11 .. 89 '-4 0! 101 11 .11 87 23 03 V4 V4 44 I 10 Vi 110V4 V4 71 4 7 43 U 101 Vi October . . January March Mas Deiemlier Wt tssia?'- jOH. .... rW rork 6cpt. ... kkfivt Did. taskcq 20 BO 20 7 25 00 23 22 26 77 26 87 24 85 23 00 20 77 2 11 JO 110 1H 57 2', 00 124 17 25 22 24 33 44 90 44 60 44 30 44 75 41 40 43 73 Liverpool Cotton I.lierpnnl, Aug 20 Spot cotton was nulet todas with prices steady on the basis of an adv ance of one point for mid dling, old contract at 24 18d The sales were 1000 bales The receipts were 7000 hales, including 3000 bales American. Futures were qui t In the early deal ings Old contracts, spot prices, were: American, middling fair 25 49d: good middling, 24 81d. middling, 24 18d; low middling 23 13d. good ordinary. 21 61d, and ordinary 21 08d Paris Bonre Active Iarl. Aug 20 Trading was active on the Bourse toda) Three per cent rentes, 62 francs 70 centimes for cash; exchange on London. 26 francs 99 cen times ; 5 per cent loan, 87 francs 75 centimes MONEY-LENDING RATES Miff lOIlK Money on call, mixed collateral, ruled all dav at 6 per cent, and on Industrials nt 6U per cent. IMIII.AIlJll.rillA Call, 6 per cent: time. 5 Oi 6 per cent Commercial paper, tlneo to six months, Dfu 6 per cent; six months, 6 per cent LONDON Money Is quoted at 3 per cent Discount rates, short bills, 3 17-32 per cent; three months' bills, 3 17-32 per cent Rccrve Banks Discount Rates Official discount rates at the twelve Federal Heserve banks were as follows: (The flist column gives the rates for all periods up to and including the fifteen-day maturity, the second for a peilod of sixteen to ninety days. Ths third and fourth columns are the rates for rediscounts of collateral loans se cured by Government bonds or notes ) Com'l paper Gov't paper 10 to 90 IB to 90 15 days das IB da)8 days Hid Aetna nxploses. . . . 12 'A Am Brit Mfg .... 4 Am Marconi 3 Am Writ Paper .... 3 Air Reduction 60 Canadian Cai Co . . . 39 Con Car & Fdy pf... 70 Charcoal Iron 7 Chevrolet Motors ...137 Cramps 80 ' Curtlss Aeroplane ... 3! Carwen Tool 1 Carbon Steel lilt ilmcrson Phono ..... 1 Tederal Dye Hendee Mfg Lake Torp Boat . ... Lehigh Coal Sales... Lima Loco Maximum Munitions. Marlln Aims N Y Shipbuilding Nor Am Papei Pulp. Otis Elevator Peerless Motor Poore Unc Iledden Truck Scripus Booth 29 Standard Motors .... 1.1 Steel Allo)s 4 Submarine 1" St Joseph Lead .... I4yi Todd Shipbuilding .. 88 Triangle Film. United Profit Sharing U S Steamship United Motors 32 Vi United Sugar 30 World's Film Wright-Martin Air .. 8 Test, clone Ank (sale) 10 4V4 84 44 A 75 4BV4 3 47 14 60 12V4 II 3 r 89 8 139 85 37 8 122 2 2 20 5 87 40 8.1 48 .IV4 52 III 79 12 28 13V4 II 1V4 14 92 V4 V4 0V4 32 V4 3.1 Vt 9 2 12 3 4'4 135 Philadelphia Stocks Net laiw Close ehe, 69 90 y HI HI 2.1 21 39 3D .. 63 53 Vi V 59 Am dag.. bo I Am ny pf fli 199 Brill .1 'a 2ft nSCam Iron 89 38 Elec Stor MM. 2753 Lk Sup C 19 18Vi 1X lVi . Leh Nav. 60 99 69 . . ssMinehlll.. 60H 9 r.o 2 Perm un 44 43 43 .. 3" Kh'la Elec 24 V4 24 Vi 4V4 iy4 JOJ R T t o 8J 27 27 . 799 Ton Bel.. J 2 .. n0?sJTIln- s 2 Stf-T.A ,.52H Q J ... " 1 13SUSSteel.m 111V4 111 ,??" ?Ztt110' 1101 uo, 199 West Coal 70 79 70 2 iTi,taL '",,", 808 shares, rompared with alio Glares ,ef..a.. 11...- r. .,.,. ..!. 9189 hares name period lat week, 19,127 Phn7u?i-hi'' H"1 preferred 1, per cent: rtilladelDhla Electric l1, per cent BONDS 8l99A,Oas&""!h ... ,,I:lcc 6s 10 79 25099Clty 4s'38 97V4 97V4 2999 d0 4s'49 117 " M. auuu ao 4S'46 97 loooo Lh Nv gn 4 lis '24 0,1 4999 L V Coal 2439 Lib Bomls'00'4 ,0n'A ,00,'i- J iin. ..100.60 199.59 190.89 4- .19 Close- Net rhKC. 07 95 70 97 Vi Vi 97 07 S3 sou do 4s... 93.99 5490 do 4 Vis. 01.43 1510 do 2d 4s 93.40 1000 Pentui gen !4... 86V4 11000 PhllaKlec 1st 6s.. 0274 3000 Heading . sen 4s. 82V4 93.69 91.20 93.40 86V4 92 82 V4 93.69 .29 01.42 .22 93.49 .. 88V4 Y 02 2V4, 82V4 V4 SiJ0!!1 ."'." tV-300- cflmpared nllh $19. ame period last wrek, 843,100. LOCAL 'CHANGE BAKELY STEADY WITH BUYING POWER LACKING Lake Superior Sells Off on Quite Heavy Offerings. Market Shows Every Feature of Midsummer Trading Bbnds Improve The trading on the Philadelphia Stock Kvchango today was, barely steady and possessed the usual letbarfo of a midsummer session, Numbers of stocks were offered at about yesterday's closing prices, but there was very little buy ing power In evidence. Lake Superior was the most active of the entlro list. Transactions during the day agrgegatcd some 2600 shares. Opening at 197,, the stock sold off 4, later dropping U and closed at a decllneof l'i. Pennsylvania gained , Philadelphia Electric was up 1, Philadelphia Rapid Transit was off and United States Steel dropped . A transaction In Westmoreland Coal at 70 marked a dtop of 2',4 points. Bonds fared slightly better. A block of City 4s 1938', gained 'A. Phila delphia Klectrio first Bs sold at 92'i, off 24. There was a considerable amount of Liberty Bonds of the various Issues dealt In, the 34s selling up to 100.60, their high point In the local market. PHILADELPHIA MARKETS Zinc Cement 1 STAMJARD OIL Illinois 148 152 Ohio 313 318 Prairie Pipe 252 2.17 S O Cal 21.1 816 H O N .1 5IIS 529 S O N Y 268 271 3V4 10V4 6y4 y Local Bid and Asked American Stores Buff & Munq dp preferred .. Hrlll J a Haldwln ISlec .Storage .... clen Ato do preferred Keystone Tel .... qo preferred 1,11 00 Lake bup Corp.... ln I,ehlgh Nav 0 I-ehleh Valley 69 I-ehlsh Val Tr do preferred i-ennsylvanla Todav Hid Aak 211 . II fi'l 48 21 , OIi 63 , 30 , 64 7 47 Teaterday Wd Ask lil'i r,4 31 611 8 49 19 SSH 19 37 44 211 nu 48 91'4 62t .1(1 III 7 47 lu 68i 08'4 ,111 Ml 6(1 21) 114 61 SJ (,ll 8 s 19 87 43T4 t.fv."B',VHn'a ' 4 434 43T4 I'h ladelphla Hlec... 24'i U4VS "4V4 24 Philadelphia Co ... -M& .'7V? 2uS 7b J r, p c pr J4 .. .. .' fin It n 0 nt rhlla It T t c... IteadlnB lonopah Hplmont Tonopah Mlnlnn Union traction . II (1 I U H Sloel . . VV'm Cramn &. Soiih. 80 York llnllwas .... 7V4 .12 27V4 1MI 3 du pretcrred 40 -3 -ni .", .17 28 111'! nV4 HIS 1UV4 8.' 30V 32 32 SOt' 271 II.-, 11m ins 80 82 7 0'4 SOl? 32 HI 27'i .1 2?4 2ft 1,9 Iff 1110 151 31,1 208 1NDEPKNDKNT Oil. STOCKS Boston New York . Philadelphia. Cleveland . Richmond . . Atlanta .... Chtcaco .... St. Louis .. Minneapolis Kansas City DallHrt San Francisco ... 4 " 'l 4 ..4 4 4 . . 4 40, 4 ..41 4H 4 . . 4', 4 4 ..4 4 4 44 P.l 4 ...4 4 4 4 4. 01 4 ..4 K 4 ..4 4s, 5 4 a . 4 4t 4 Vt LOCAL MINING STOCKS TONOPAH KTOCKS kacNamara tdway . . ftxpah Ext H4 . . Star a Eula fVt End Bid 1? 30 04 IK 11 .06 14 llM QOLDFIELD STOCKS tfaota 02W t Bull ... .. 01 60th muni '; u. btwaoaa . "' 0, ., wi Si Ken 01 6Tvr Pick 03 MISCELLANEOUS oaa United 18 Aak Ml 32 05 07 11 08 16 1H 03H 03 05 03 0i 04 02 .03 05 da Wonder pa aiininc . .12 V .15 Short-Term Notes Rate Am Cot Oil . 5 Am T & Tl.ub.l 6 Armour & Co .9 Armour & Co 6 Haiti i Ohio 1 Beth Steel 1 Can Pac Rwj 6 rill B 4 Q BR 4 Del & Hudson ', Erie Railroad 1 Oen Electric 0 Gen Electric I! fit North Rwy 5 M x central Pennsvlianla Co nm Arms U M C 1 Southern Railway 6 Due Sept 18 Feb June June Juh Jul) r-u Mar Aus Vpnl Dec July Sept 4i June fen Mar Did 99', 1I0H 91 91, 9', 03I Dfl'T n' 17", 9H' B'l n ino 20 974 19 97. 21 91, 97', tisi; 9tv Ask 100 P9H HI', 94 100 99 H 97 ; 07 lnoi, ino'4 fit'! 9S Oil', : 9SI oi'J lotnl Mien. 191,200 shares, compired ith 179,100 Kliare jebterdayi thus far 41.1m ueek, 361,709 eh tress hiim period last week, 881, J09 shares. Tx dividend Studebaker. 1. Mudebaker preferred 1 . Chicago, Milwaukee M Paul and Omaha, 24, 1'hlcaso Milwaukee St. Paul and Omaha preferred, 3S . Hartman Corporation 1', . Ilrown hhoe. l'i Home stake Mining, 4. YARN PURCHASES UNIFIED Stale Mills Consolidate Huyinp to Re. lieve Congestion ReaillnR, Pn., July 20 A decision to consolidate jam purchases, bj repre sentatives of the forty mills in Heading, as well as by the Schuylkill Valley mills' bjj far south as Norrlbtown and as far north as Pottsvllle, was the feature of a three-hour business s,ess.lon of the Pennsylvania section. National Associa tion of Hosiery and Underwear Manu facturers, held at Mineral Springs Park and attended by nearly fifty members. Charles E Leippe. of the rteadlng Knit ting Mills, presided. It was pointed out that It would be an advantage to Heading buvers of yarn. as well as a relief pn freight traffic, if purchases were made In carload lots. It was decided to have the president name a committee to work with National sec retary C B Carter, of Philadelphia, and to select a yarn transportation manager. President Leippe named the following committee Gustav Oberlaender, of the Berkshire Knitting Mills. 'Wyomisslns: Solon D Bausher, of Hamburg and Beading, and S S Miller, Beading. FOREIGN EXCHANGE New ork. Aug 20. The foreign exchange market showed continued dull ness In the eaily dealings today and there were no changes of consequence. Trench exchange was Vi lower. Swiss exchange was also heavy Quotations were: Demand sterling 4 75M-. cables 4 765s, Mxty-day bills nominally 4 72, nlnety dav bills 4 71 Kranc cables 66 14, checks 5 66',8. Lire cables 7.50. chicks 7.51 Swiss cables 4.04. checks 4 OG (Juilder cables 52',. checks 51 Vi. Pesetas cables 24 85 checks 24 65 Stockholm cables 35 70, checks 36 20. Ruble notes nominally at 13'i to 13.10 BANK CLEARINGS Hank cleirlns livl iv.nmn,red with torre. spotidlus d.ti 1 11 twi v.,in I'MS I'll , llllli Phlla . JS 7MI.M7I I7 .'vi kJH J II 714 110 Ilnalnn ll.hl',1.711 T, III", 7JII J7. 7. 040 N V.. .IBS 070 019 5S8 811 101 433.97,108 Baltimore 12.OHJ.9BU II JIJ,94 011 200 St Louis 24,7111 1"", 20 070,431 14.569,112 Chicago. UJ,431,uil . Barnett Oil . Gas... V Cosden . Co 6 rik. Basin 5 Federal Oil 1 Inter Petrol 13 Houston Oil 0 Merrltt OH 22 Midwest Refining..., 112 Met Petrol 1 Ohio Fuel 12 Oklahoma Iter T1 Sanulna Itef ovi Sequov ah Me Sinclair 18Vi Mi 14 82 24 114 V4 17 7 0 18 6V4 'i 'ift MINING STOCKS Atlanta Hlg Ledge Butte New York Con Arizona c F S &. Jerome First National Goldfield Merger .... (icUl field Cons ...... Goldfield Florence ... Goldfield Kewanas.,. Green Monter ..... Hec-la Mining ....... Howe Sound Independence Lead.. Jerome Verde ...... Jim Butler Jumbo Extension McKInlej -Dai ragh . . Magma Copper . . Mother Lode Mines Co of America Nevada Hills Nevada Wonder Nlplssing Ohio Copper Bay Hercules San Toy Tonopah Extension .. United Verde West End Con .... White Caps Yerlngton 3 Vt 1V4 1 1 1 20 ! 3 4 88 9 49 .11 dt Vt 8'K, 1! 4!4 8 MJ 30 H ir1. 21 4 4 1 V 1 1V4 . 3 21 12 fi Vt tv 4Vi 4 Vt .19 II 4.1 33 30 IVt 4 I 4 11 Mi 37 1V4 25 0 UONDH Bethlehem 5s 99 190 Cosden Oil 6s 79 Cosden i Co 6s 79 Cudahy 5s 97 IlUhslan Gov 5'5s... 58 do lM;S 9. Southern Bwy 5s.... 98',, Sinclair Oil Gs 80 Todd Shipbuilding 6s 190 81 81 97V4 59 01 9K'VB 82 103 5 4V4 SO 1 4H iw 37 If. 26 .18 01 PHILA. INACTIVE STOCKS Following aie quotations for Inactive stockB listed In' the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, and In which there were no transactions today. The prico given is the last previous close: Acme Tea pf. 79 Lehigh Valley 58 Amer Milling. 11 i,eh Val Tr. 20 AG war ... 1 Leh Val T Df. 27 Alliance Ins. lD'i j,t Bros ... 26U Am .Itys pf . . Am T &. T C. Am Stores . . Am Strs pf. . naiuu in Baldwin pf . .100 But & So T C 60 Cntaw 1st pf. 52 Cataw 2d pf. 54 Cramp to . . . Gen Asphalt. 31 Gin Aspli pf. 67 fit . B T... 10 Ht i. B T pf. 17 Ins Co N Am 26 Ke stone T C 7 Kystne Tllo pf 47 fit I tf tin CnVimrl A O S5H N J & f 89V4 20 North Cen .. 69 92 North Penna. 86 34 T4 Pa Salt Mfg 83ts Ph Co 5 pc pf 25 Phlla Trac... 70 Phlla Co. c pf 32 A niiila A. W.cf fi 66V4 Ph N Bk war.125 80 Beading 90 Un Co of N J.185 Union Trac . 37 Vt War Ir & Stl. 8Vi W J & S S .. 40 York Bwys . 7 V York IIjb pf. 31 Vi Financial Briefs j Vesttnchse K1J.M li Feb FOREIGN COVERNMFNT PECURIT1ES 19 Local Meal; Market t'followinr report of the ireah meat In Philadelphia la furnished by the lock and meat office of the llureau Markta. United Slatea Department of aiturat ESH UEE- KectlDts moderate Mir. : atrpnc at eitrdjy'i advance. Demand e 4JOW3 Raeelpta moderate. Market atrona aoaae nianer ar e.o to .ta juemana active. EERB Receipt! moderate Market I to a enane miner, at its to -'a. ue. farllv actl.e. tWS-Recelpta normal Market atronser to to i-z. u.iu.m 900a llv uereipta unt. iiaruet atrons to 4-n uemanti cooa C nerelpta uspt, iros.n onerinaa I ' Mxrket alow at )2T ta 135 up. pwuaua tight orJMvlw cvita,. Am For Sec .. Analo-French Argentine Gov tan 1 5 H nadian Oov .1 ilv pari Pranrn a Rep of France 5V4 Rutalan Gov,. 6v Rusalan Gov . SVa Gov Switzerland. 5 Un K Ot Brit. . 6.. Un K ot Brit... o oft Auff Oct May AUZ Oct April June 97f, 9I, tm 97'. IU'4 98'J 0 18 97 97 97', 91?i iri 1 59 Mar. '20 10014 mit, Pept. '18 0.I inn Un K Qt Brit Pept. '18 Nev. '18 Nov '21 9S'J Convertible Into lonr-lerm bonds. too 95S Refined Sugars Unchanged New York, Aug-. 20 Refined sugars are unchanged at 7.50c, less 2 per cent for cash The demand Is moderate, the new conservation regulation! be ing more fully reflected than hereto 'ore Supplies, are ample Raws are uncharged at 6.055c 1NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET e,v York, Aug 20 The market for coffee futures had a quiet but steady opening, with first prices unchanged to 2 points above jesterday'a closing fig ures Trading on the call was confined to the September position Foreign In terests bid for the distant months, but offerings were above huers' Ideas, There was continued scattering near month liquidation by Wall street houses, which BTougni out more or less ewitcn ing of September to May at 77 points Trade interests were again buyers of near months and were disposed to sell the later positions There were buying orders around the ring for May, with offerings In that po sition scarce, the market being bid up 4 points before being filled. Teit. Open lllah Low Cloie close 8 3d 8 34 8 37 8 40 8 37 8 70 8 72 8.71 8 91 8 98 8 94 9 10 9 14 9.11 9 21 9 31 0.S1 The New York subtrsisury gained J3.638.000 from the hanks jesterday, making a cash net gain blnce Friday of $3,058,000. Stockholders vt the Logan Iron and Steel Company have approved the prop osition to Incteafee the capital stock of the company from $240,000 to $480,000, tlio increase being in preferred stock. American Caa Passes Dividend American Gas Company directors at their meeting today decided to pass the nuaiterly dividend usually paid Septem ber 1. Three months ago the dividend ivas reduced, 1 per cent then being declared. Previously the company had paid 2 per cent quarterly, or 8 per cent per annum, for many jears. It is un derstood that the dividend was not earned for the current quarter and It was considered the part of conservatism therefore not declare any dividend ow Tne company nas nad tne com mon experience of public utility corpo rations in that relief in the way or ad. vanced rates for service has been needed In the arlous localities where its sub sidiaries operate to offset higher operat ing ccuts LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS Chlraco. Aue 20 HOGS Receipts, Ul -000 head Market Bteady. Heavy butchers. $19,10119 71; medium and light btltthera, 19 0(8ls 91. llBht hogs. (19 2r.20 10. heavy packing", $1818 75; medium and mixed packing;, $18 11019 25. roughs. $17 50 WIS bulk $1819 90; pigs, good and choice, 18IS18 50. CATTLE Receipts 12 500 head Market strong. Calves. 21c higher: a few going to outsiders at the new record price of $18 SHEEP Receipt" 11000 head Market lower Lambs. $111 2118 IS Ml, feeders, $10 5' 17 7.1, ewea, I11.21W13 J.1 rltthlilir.h. Va.. Aug. 20 HOGS Re- celpts 1011 head Hichet Heavies $19 75fdl 20 heavv.sorkers $20 90021; light yorkera, SJOISL'IMO, plBK. t20ln 25 SHEEP AND LAMnH Receipts. 1000 head Mead). Top sheep. $12; top lambs, $18 CALVES Receipts. 100 head Steady. Top. $18 21. l.ansns t Itr, Mo Aug 20 HOGS Re ceipts. 0000 head Higher. Bulk. $18 908 10 10, heaw. $19 2.1619 .13, packers and butchers JlDWll) HO. light. $18 75&19 50. pis" $19 19ft 17.50 CATTLE Receipts 14 000 head Strong Prime fed steere $17(1 18 2.1 dressed beef steers. $11 Win 7,1: western steers llofnir., ro $II21S12; heifers $7.60i)I4 30, atoikera and feedera ssrclflf bulls. $0 Kaxt Buffalo. N. Y.. Aug 20 CATTLE Receipts. 000 head Good steady; common easier Calves, receipts. 250 head, steady, $7ilo HOGS Receipts 2600 'head Steadv to strong Jonv. $20 10'20 TV mixed. $20 75 20 80- ,nrkera $20.752O 81. light york ers $20T20 .111, stags $12015: roughs. $17 2HS)17.30 Pigs $20020 21. """". SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 1000 head bteady and unchanged. rrov DIVIDENDS DECLARED American Coal Products Company, regu lar dividend of 1, Per cent on preferred, puable October 1.1 to stockholders of rec ord September 211 , Barrett Company, regular quarterly of 11 per cent on common, payable October 1 In etockholdera of record September 12 and Is. Per cert on trep preferred stock, payable October 15 to stockholders of record tor September 26 San Joanuln Light and Power Corporation, regular quarterly of U.M on preferred. paable September 14 to Btock of record August 31. , IV'ayland Oil and Gaa Company, regular quarterly of 2 per cent on common, pay able September 10 to stock of record Sep- idmhiiF 1 Woven Hose and Rubber Compans. regu lar quarterly of $3 per share on common. paaDlH jseptemoer o, u oiwv,v ut icw,u Aucust 11 . . , Ohio .Oil Company, regular quarterly of $1 25 and usual extra ot $4 71. paablo Sep. lemher 10 to stock of record September 24. Elkhorn Corporation, dividend of 2 per cent on common, payable September 10 to stock of record September 1 Borden Condenwd Milk Company, regu. lar quarterly of lVj per cent on preferred, paale September 15 to stock of record c-ahtamViai. American Telephone and Telegraph Com- pan regular quarterly oi i per ceni, pas able October 15 to Block of record Sep tember 20 Extra by Owens Bottle Machine Pittsburgh. Aug 20 The Owens Bottle Machine Company declared an extra dividend of 2 per cent on the com mon stock In addition to regular quar terly dividends of 3 per cent on the common and J1.75 on the preferred Kxtra dividend Is payable In Liberty 44 per cent bonds All dividends are pay able October 1 to stock of record Sep tember 22. GRAIN AND FLOUR Wlin.vT Receipts, 182 2S8 bushels The market ruled firm Quolitlonsi Car lots In export ilevatot (Government atandnrd Inspection), standard prices No 1, rod win. ter, $2 30: No. 1. northern spring. $2 3'i; No. 1, hard winter 2 VI, No. 1, red win ter, garlicky, $2 37, No 2. red winter. $2 38, No. 2, northern spring, $2.10: No. 2. hard winter, $2.38: No. 2. red winter, gar licky. $2.34: No. 3. red winter. $2,32: No 3. northern spring, $2 32: No 3 hard win ter. $2 32. No. 3, red winter, carllckj. $2.30 CORN Receipts, 3979 bushels Thcro was vlrtualls nothing doing and the niarkot was nominal. Quotations: Car lots for local trade, according to quallts. $1 85SM.9! OATS Receipts. 23.745 bushels. The mar krt was nulet but steady under light orfnr Ings Quotations: No. 2, white, srVi if Klc, standard white, 80fS0iic' No 3, white, 7014 3S0c: No. 4, white, 7879c. FLOUR Receipts. 183.750 lbs In sacks The market was quiet and b.rel Ktcadv. Quotations: 'Jo arrive, per 190 lbs. In 9S-19 Backs Winter wheat. 100 p r crnt nour, sin 23iff in "o. Ktn.au whenl. Hio cent nour. niwu :, spring wheal per tent nour, 4ll.mocil.4ii. RYE TLOUU Sold alowlj and ruled weak lo quote $9.25 10 25 per bbl.. In sacks, as to quality. PROVISIONS The market ruled firm v. 1th n fair Jobbing demnnd Quotations: Clt beef, in bcIb smoked nnd nlr-drled, 47c: western beef- In sets, amoked. 47c. rlt beef, knuckles and tenders amoked and nlr-drled, 4Sc western beef. Knuckles ami tenders smoked 4Sc, beef hama $60 pork, f imllv. $1JW13, hams, H. P. cured lnnse .11 CD lrv llo HKlnnid. loose. 31 Iff 3.V do do smoked. 31GP31c. other hams smoked clt cured, as to brand ann avenge 3211340. hams smoked wcatern cured 32434c: do, boiled boneleaa 40c, picnic shoulders, S P. curid loose. 23'$ c, do. smoked. 20c: bellies. In pickle, according to average, loose Hllc. lireaKlafll oaron. as to brand and average, cltv cured. 43c. do do western cured. 41, . lard western refined 27'i W2Rc: do. purse city, kettle-rendered. 27'4 CS2Sc. REFINED SUGARS Demand waa fair and the market ruled Ann on a basis of 7 30c for fine granulated DAIRY PRODUCTS CHEESE The piarket ruled firm under small supplies and u fair demand The quo tations New York whole milk fancj. fresh 29', grSflHe speclll hither: do ,do. fair to good fresh, 2VA i 20c. VV Isconsln. whole-milk, fanr, -!!', ti 2fl'-a i . do. do fair to good. 21Vj 'A 2c I BETTER Receipts wero' moderate and the market ruled firm under a fair demand. The quotations. Solid packed creamery, extra, 47r, hlghvr scorinr; goods 4S50o: extra first" 4014 c: firsts 414tlc: seconds. 42V4 if41V5c. brands of prints Jobbing at 61 19 lie, choice at .12c, fair to good at 48 11o EGOS The limited receipts of fine first stoi k were prmutlilv cleaned up nt firm prices Quotations: Free cases, nearby firsts. Ill Hlf(14 in per Btandaril case, current re. celpts $13 20 per case, western extra firBts. $1,1 8DOI4 10 per rase: firsts $13 20 per case: fancy selected eggs were Jobbing at 5151o per dozen. POULTRY LIVE Trade was slow and prices favored buyers Quotatlona. Fowls. 37uMRr. Spring chickens nut Leghorns weighing 14 (?P 2 lbs apiece .ISffi 42c. weighing lfit'lH lbs. apiece, 3llW17i. White l-eghnrns according to alxe, 34l3llc RonsterB 2',l2bc Ducks Pekln spring. 34.lc. do do. old. 30.12c: do Indian Runner 27280. Guineas, per pair tl 31(11.41 Pigeons old per pair. JO Sue do nung, per pair. 28lfr30c DRESHD Fine ileslrahle-slred Btock sold fairly and ruled firm under l'rt onTeringH The quotations: Erlsh-k, fowls. In Inrrels, fancy drs-plce fatio selected, lil'c, weighing ibB. and over apiece 30c. Btnaller sizes, V JV; old roosters, dry.plcked. 2Rc: brol in chickens western fane, welg.llng 2 4 apiece and over 4C(41c smaller sires. 3' ' 39c, spring ducks Long Island and Pennsyl vania itowur, squaus, per aozcn wimr, weighing 108)12 lbs per dozen S8W8 21 do weighing 0M0 lbs per dozen, $7ra7.t0; do. weighing lhs. per aozen. iiwui,u' do. weighing 7 lbs. per dozen. $4 50 W 5 do, weighing HPTII lbs per dozen. HIP! Ao. dark, $l,oUtP:: ou, Bmau nnu i-u, -$102 50 FRESH FRUITS Demand was fair and values generall were well sustained as follows: Applet New York and West Vlrginl i, per bbl , $2.100 7.10 do. per " bushel basket. 10c Sp$l 7.1. do per bushel-basket. $12 Peaches, Delaware and Mirjland per 0 batket carrier, $1 .10! 21, do West Vir ginia, per llbisket currier, $151)1311 Lem nnn. tvr hnv $I1$19 Oranges. California. per box $110 9 Grapefruit, per box, $4 5 Grapes Delaware., per 0-basket car rier. 1101.21. do. do, per 8-lb baBket, IVfelBc: do California, per 4-basket crate, $L252 Pears California, per, box, $110 4 Plums California per 4-basket crate, $13 Cantaloupes North Carolina, per standard crate, $1(5150, do. do. per pon crate 6.1eiR'$1: do. do. per flat crate, 5i'c. do do. Rldgwa)s, per btandard crate, $. iff) 2 50, do, do do. per pony crate, $1: do, Delaware and Mar) land, per Btandard crate, $2432 75, do, do. per pony crate, $11 10; do. do, per flat crate 71c(S$l; do. Call fornla. Turlock, per standard crate, $2 71 fi3: do, do. do. per pon crate, $175042 do. do, do, per flat crate, $1.50 VEGETABLES Th market for potatoes ruled firm, with demand fairly active Other egetablea were In fair request at reled flirures Quota tlona: Vhlt potatoes, Norfolk per bbl. No 1. IS ".OfM 2" No 2. M 2(fT2 r0. white potatoes, Eastern hhore, per bbl No. 1, $1 &0GM r,0; Nn 2, 7S2 R0; white pota toes Jersey, per -bushel banket No 1 SIcKUU in. No 2. WiiuOe. whit potatoes. Jerei, pr K0 lh. bag No 1, $3.734.23; No. 2, JJJPJ r.0. sweet potatoes. Jersey, old. per hamper No 1, $Jy J no, No, 2, 91. 25 1 7.ii sweet potatoes Nnrth Carolina, nsw. per bbl No. 1, $.1 7, No 2. $2 504: mils J2'('2 ."0. nwret potntoe, Kattrn Short new per bbl No 1 (tKP 7fi.jNo 2, JJ 004; lettuce. New York, per crate, $1 no &2 50; celery. New York, per hunrh, 15 50c: peas. New lork, pr bunhel bisket, $tt(J 2 50; onions, Jerse. per -bushel basket. $1312l: do Jersev. per bushel hamper, l lOfiM ir., do, per 100 Ib ba, $2 2.i'33 50 RAILROAD EARNINGS CANADIAN PACIFIC 101ft Second week Aus... 12,759,000 l'i cm Jan 1 8S.733.SS3 Detre-vse In $13 000 13.7G1 NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS New ltfrk, Aus. 20 HUTTER Receipts. 75t0 tubs. Market firm. Creamery hlsher than extras. 4CH 47c: creamery extras (02 Hcore). 4c, firsts, 444V-io: packing stock current make. No. 2 3"l&nM?c. E(JOS Itorclpis 20,091 cass Market lr recnlar, Trsh satherrd extras. 4980c: frrsh-catherrd resulir pacl'ed axtra firsts, 40MSc. do flrsls, 42iirc: htata rcnns' xniiln nnd nriibv western hennorv whites, rtno to fantj f.!C0c: State, Pennshanli nnl nenrbv lunner brow na 52 ff 5"r di. pathered brnwna and mlxd colors. nRGPCOc. Keystone Arctic Water Meter 5S2S2tto Frost Cannot Injure This Water Meter All the worklnc parts ot the Keyston. Arctic Water Meter aro pootected from Injury throueh treezlnc. fK east-Iron plate at the bottom serves as a safety valve. Should the meter freeze, this irlves way. and can bo replaced &t trlfllnc cost. It Is the most practical and efficient meter for seneral use. 80 simple in construction and bo well mads It ittves ears of satisfactory, servlcs. Let ub show you how it will savs money for TOU. Keystone Supply & Mfg. Co. Plumbing & Heating Supplies 927-933 North 9th Street Stock Certificates Do you want to know more about them, where they come from, where they go to, and how they are handled in the meantime. Ttill) described In a free booklet Ask for T. U.-081 JONES & BAKER SECtlMTIES Widener Bldf., PhiUdclthU TknH Bell. Walsot 1690; K'ttone. Rap KtsU Wew Terk riiUBanB Chleiso INQUIRY COUPON Direct Priest Tftrs, Bottos Toa may send ms your booklet about stock certificates. Name Address .., T. C.-9M CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS Chlrajo.Aur 20 BUTTER Firm. Cream, ery, extras and firsts, unehanred; seconds. 4041 'ic. standards, t'ieil'.c, nGQS Unchanged Passed ,by the Capital Issues Committee as not incompatible with the National Interest but without approval of legality, alidity, worth or security Opinion No. A834. $350,000 FIRST MORTGAGE 6 SINKING FUND GOLD BONDS GOVERNMENT BONDS 2s. registered 1D30 2s. coupon 103(1 Ks. reentered 1018 8a coupon lulft 4s reslstered 102S 4s, coupon. 11 T reslstered 1016 Sb coupon 104 .:!. ! Panama 2s. reclstered 1036 do 2s registered, 1038 do 1 reslstered 10D1 do 3s, coupon . .... Bid OS f ni 00 10RU inv5 83 81 08 98 8 . 89 Dated July 1, 1918 Callable at 102 and inteiest. Commercial Trust Company, Trustee Due July 1, 1928 LEGAL INVESTMENTS FOR TRUST FUNDS IN PENNSYLVANIA IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL September December . March May .. . July ... 8 11 8 9S 9 13 B.28 8 71 8 96 9 11 8 25 BAR SILVER To.." Ixmdonlpencel 48 N. York lew). SDH V'B 4KM l.i at Tiea JB'J 39 J 101R mm ljow 4lii. 4;ii son 85H ,r EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY neaponslble manufacturlnr concerns ran obtain on attractive terms thoroughly modern accommodations for any nambtr of plants and employes' hou.lnc. in a lilfh-rrade industrial community now developing- within 10 miles of Philadelphia. Much cheaper "overhead" costs than present contested metropolitan centers afford. PREPARE NOW FOR THE FUTURE and avoid freight embargoes so frequent In largo commercial sections by locating In this new Tlelnlty with fine train and trolley service, complet shopping facilities and general welfare features for all-year amusement, as tract contains large creek and beautifully wooded grove now being devised for park purposes. Box A 225, Ledger Office SECURED BY FIRST MORTCAGE ON CENTRAL REALTY IN PHILADELPHIA. COSTING APPROXIMATELY $600,000. CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION WERE LET IN NOVEMBER 1916. PROPERTY IS NOW ASSESSED FOR TAXATION AT $650,000. FOLLOWED BY SECOND MORTGAGES FOR $100,000. SINKING FUND PROVIDES FOR THE RETIREMENT OF $102,000 OF BONDS PRICE 100 AND INTEREST Circular Upon Request MONTGOMERY & CO. 133 S. FOURTH STREET PHILADELPHIA 14 WALL STREET NEW YORK Thls information and these statistics are pot guaranteed, hut hae been obtained from sources we telle; e to be accuiate. 4 I fsMtt? k tc1 M 4 ."SV -vJf ' -53 , &. .f . f. - W & W. . .v-r- V iA ; & V w ,. - Jrs- Jti " ' ri" ' .J I.J? w s-i.Y-V Js.. . . ,,-L
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