HPHHIHHrV.,,! W, ' J?, y JT f , . J ..,-.,-4-, , HftWO v A it."- X ! , J EVENING PUBLld LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, iv & SJfiPTJfiMJiJlili a, -luj-o .v - - " "ti Hi r.-. r !. SBf. , A m 8 pS- 4 'Jr'-V 8r 24 . J? k ?t t?t IV. Mf-V HU SUBMARINE BOAT Change in Govern ment contracts des cribed. The various types of vessels it pro duces. What is it accom plishing in the war program? A eomntete hlstnrv of the rnmpnnv since lt Inception l given In our rrporii Max e sen 1 Jon n coin? Auk for report vll-15. Members Cons Mock Kx .o f .. . 628 Widcncr Bldp;., Phila.. I'a. Th.l Bell. Will. 4080 Rnre 4010 ew lork (Wire 30 llroud ht. rillVATK WIRES buy w. s a. NEWS OF THE FINANCIAL WORLD NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK PRICES STOCK PRICES TAKE REACTIONARY COURSE ON NEW YORK EXCHANGE Some Leading Interests Become Sellers and Realize Profits Money Situation Becomes Much Easier, hut Is Without Effect High Points in Today's Financial Ncivs Character of Uading on .Veto York Stock Exchange ten in stionp con tent to the tfuorom xtpuard tiend existing lor several days. Important inteieit unloaded and took profits. Money became easier. The Curb mar. ket urn unlntcrcstlnu, u-tth Vnlted Motors leading. Corn uas loner. Cot ton took an irregular coutsc Xcutial exchange reflected further sue ceiici nf Allies by declining, liar silver rcmaimd unchanged. New York Stocks J T.w 47 3 1 3i nx 70 47 86 21 01 80 41 78 7 7" Net rinse chut" 47 Vi 3 .. 82. H 08 70& 47 .. 87 14 21 02 HI 32 60 Vi 41 78 0794 70 1 1121A 123 HI1)! Hl'Yi t-"' Barnett Oily Gas IIOLCHT SOLI! 0101 11) a Morton R. Aleandcr Fhila. Stock Exchange Bldg. 27 WlllUm St.. V . Ity New York, Sept. 4. The character or trudlnp; In todiv's stock market contrasted itronfily with that of the preceding- dnvs while the xlgorous upward movement was in progress. Instead of the Impressive bu.vins b important houses without regard to the mone situation, todays buvlnc; came largely from room tiadors and from brokers acting tor poois. u ... ... .. .nun,,- n.uantano of a bioadcnlns demand and increasing outside Intel ost ... . . It at . . ... 1j-tniIn1tl-rIC Rank of ..n.l nornilltlntr the public to hold the lug While mex umuuueu ear.-. stii rnrTVHT ktq n. I-!. Tor Uimbtri rt PhllRdolpliK na tit" ycic bioik Kicnm"" HecKerco.:: t ,lvfCi3 i.rnAT. Am ritTirMrT. BSS 1-3TATU 01' DM.1 A. ST Ml A it r. ffif.uNtl Letter tptjmentnrv on th abo tstlte toavlns bpn finnteil to the Undersigned, ail prsotiH tnd ht d to thg eald slate are requested to miike pmnept. and those havlns claims .o prco:it tile same. Without delay, to . 11A1IY MAlir.l. NORTH'S STr-WAUT. and DOUOniY NKWKIIlh. STUWAHT. 20J0 I'lne st I'nllad. Iphl.i Or to their ntt. -nev. JACOH SNARC. 427 Welnnt t . ThlHd' nhH ni . IMintlnn WHS I H 11C CBSier, lllf V.UIIUUIUI1 a in- inuiivj . - - , Commerce off-ring $10.000 000 on call at B per cent on mixed collateral, and later in the day the .National Cit Hank al-o offered tall money at fi8i nor cent In some qu uteri it was sui-mlsed that the easing off In call money was Intended as a further Inducement for outside b.ning. lho-e who had Joined In the bull ranks in United States Steel common when that stock sold at INS. made man effo.ts to carry the price still "" t.Kli s trading, but on eer ra!l. after a one-point decline, the Mock rerJwarfof ntrcngth in the railroad Issues at the beginning of business, hut the buUng was wholly p.ofessional. and it Indicated a weak position more than am thing Use. Some specialties we.e moied up without regard to the general market tone United Cigar Stoles being forced Into p. eminence 1 conccn rated uuMnB. and some of the oil stocks were lifted sharpb In the first half of the day. Texas Company moUng up 3 points to 160 and Mexican Petroleum adinnclng more than 2 points to atxne 104 American Steel Toundrles was the st.ongest of the minor Industrials, aU bondJt'was genera,, cu.et. movements In I Jherty ues belnBunusuam narrow, the 34, ranging f.om 101 S-. to 101 90. the 4s .celling at 94 44 4to 94 50, and the 4s from 95 01 to 9., 12. . . .. ll'h u iium pr . 47 Alaska Old M.. am Alaska Juneau. 1 Allls-Chalm Co 33U Am Agr Chein. 08H Am licet Sug. . 70H Am Can 47Tfc Am C & Fdy Co 87 Vi Am III & Leath 22 Am Int Corp.. B4U s 84 Am Ice Sec. . 32 32Tfc at prcr 0V4 m uinsccd... 41 do pref 78Vi Am LocomotUe 07 I Am Smelting . 70 I Am Sum Tob.,124 I Am Steel Filrv. 83 Am Sugar . ...lonv; io8 lov V Am Tel & Tel. 08 07 08 Am Tobacco. . .163 102 Am Wool... . 88 87"! jm wool pr. . 08 Am W Pap pr 38 Am Zinc A: 1.. . 17 Anaconda .... 00 Atchison 87 Atchison pr . . 81 All O & W I 104 Vi Haiti Loco Co. 4'i Ulat & Ohio.. 87 Halt ft Ohio pr ",- Hothlehem Stl 87 Hcth Steel 11.. 87 Hth Stl 8 pc pf 104i Hkl Itap Tr... 40 Booth I'lsh Co. 27 Hums Hros . . 140 Hutte C & Z Co 11 Brunswick .... 13 Huttcrlck Co . 8 Hutte & S Cop. 20 Cal Petrol . .. J0 do pref . . 04 uanaulan 102 1 87 v 01 38 17 H 00 f 0.1 38 17 08 87 81 81 I01V4 101 01 1)3 87 87 8,1 M 80 81 8,1 80 104 101 30 40 2 20 148 14!) 11 11 13 13 8 8 .. 21 20 & 20 .J0 87 1 h 1 NEW TAXES FOR BROKERS Big Increase lo Result Trom I'aaic , of necnue Hill Taxes paid In linkers will be pin Iderably Increnstd umb r the prnposi d I Hew reenue bill rtijorteil ttt the House by the V'a8 and Means Committee l n der the existing li brokers pa i ta-c Of J30 per annum, while undtr the pro posed bill the t x is Increased to Jino In addition, If a broki-r Is a member I of any stock exchange uml if the awr age xalue during the preceding eir ending June 30 of a seat was not more i than $2000. an additional tax of $50 will be Imposed: where moie than $2000 and not mora than $5000 an additional tax of $100, and more titan $5000 an ad ditional tax of $150 If the new bill Is nasscd. the taxes of members of the Philadelphia Stock Kx- I change at present pricis of seats till be 200 instead of $J0 Members of the i stock exchange hae pild tln-ir tax for the year ending June JO, 1919 money-lending rates . NEW YORK Money on call, mixed collateral, opened today at C per cent for leading and renewing On indus trials, the opening rate was CVs per cent. In time funds the situation w.ig close, with little business, avd rates un changed at 64T6M: per cent for periods of sixty days to six months Business in prime mercantile paper was reported limited, and the minimum discount figure Is firm at 0 per cent. The market for prime bank accept ances Is moderately actle at 4ft fr44 per cent for eligible members, 44j 4A per cent for eligible nonmembers and SViOG per cent for ineligible PIIIXAI)EI.r,IIIA Call, G per cent: time, 5.O0 per cent. Commercial paper, three to six months, 5 it 6 per cent; six months, 6 per cent. FOREIGN EXCHANGE New York, Sept 4 Following Tues day's sensational break, there were fur ther declines in the neutral exchanges in the early dealings today Allied ex changes held steady at unchanged quo tations Rates follow: Demand sterling 4 75H, cables 4 7G4. Blxty-day bills, nominally, 4.73 ; ninety day bills, 4.71. Franc cables 5 4GS checks 5.174. Lire cables 6 35. checks 6 36 Swiss cables 4 38, checks 4 40 Pesetas cables 23 40, checks 23 20. Guilders cables 49 H ; checks 484. Stockholm cables 33 40. checks 33 Chrlstlania cables 30 80. checks 30 40. Copenhagen cables 30.60, checks 30 20. CORN PRICES WEAKEN BOTH SIDES ACTIVE AFTER EASY START! ON COTTON EXCHANGE Buying Sufficient to Sustain Heavy Buying on Call Gives nit, 01 4 1 Pac.lOlV'i 102 102 1 Aetna rjplosvej LITTLE OF INTEREST IN OUTSIDE MARKET Block of Chevrolet Sells at 130 United Motors Moves Within Narrow Range w York, Sept. 4. The curb market was generally stent! with the mo9t Important feature being a sale of Chcrnlet nt 130 when Gen eral .Motors, Into which It Is to bo ex changed sold at 1224. There was hcay trading In United Motors within a narrow range, about 5000 shares changing hands at 32 4 to 334j. Outside of these transactions, the market was generally quiet. Attention was attracted again to the neglect of the war order stocks, Wright Martin selling at 8 Vt to 8, and Subma rine, on trading of about only 500 shares, dropping from 18Vi to 174 Aetna Uxplosies was also neglected, a few sales being made at ll to 114 Oil stocks were steady, with Cosden selling nt G4, Oklahoma at 0 4 and Houston at 79 Some of the low-priced Issttps, howeer, were In good demand Mining stocks were steady and with out special change in price. Magma, Vowccr, was In supply, selling down to 30. Philadelphia Stock , J lllcli 10 Brill .1 O 28 18 Cam Iron 30 100 ChlC. W. 8 130 i:ieo Stor 83 .10 Fed M Pf 41 8 (Ion Asph .12 230 I.k Sup C 18 0 Leh No . 00 130I,eh Val . 02 100Mldale. . 84 391 Penna nil 41 9n Th Is I'.lec 21 420 P n T t c 27 il i'Ii. 1 1 Tic 07 10 Hay Cons 24 30.1 Heading . 01 , 1 10 Ton Hcl 2)1 UOUn Trac. 37 231 IT (3 1 1 n It " .V .1 181 1888 U S Ml .118 118 3 do pref 110 110 SO War I &S 8 8 ltOM) nuh iiw I.OW 28 30 8 81 41 3.' 18 00 01 81 44 21 27 07 21 11 2 37 04 81 . Net Closo ih. 28 1 30 8 83 41 32 1 18 00 01 04 44 21 27 .. 07 .. 24 01 .. . 211 V 37 .. 01 181 118 110 2 8 .. Net chKe. Closo I INDUSTRIALS List Imtil Near Close of Ses sionOats Sell Off Place to Hedge Selling, Un der Which Market Breaks BANK CLEARINGS Bank clearings today compared with cor- I ti,- n,i .(.itonl.iv The ton on responding- day last two jears. ! "'6 en" .c.3ter , 5 ' , ..,?.?" 191H 1017 1910 was $158i; the low $1,564, Phlii Boston. K. Y. . $3.4'iK Sll $57 810 418 $41,50.! 75S . 4,Hii4,;n -i'.-t7n inn ill.m, 03S ..877.345.767 742,082.234 031.823.480 SECURITIES AT AUCTION The following securities were sold at auction today by Barnes & Lofland . STOCKS Shares 14 Rlverton and Palmyra Water Com pany, par $100 ... . 120 1 First Nat'l Hank, Clifton Heights, Pa.; par $100 . 200 10 Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Company, par $100 .... . 120 1 Franklin Trust Company, par $100 15S 10 Market Street Title and Trust Com pany, par $50 120 1 Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets Passenger Railway Company . . 200 15 Philadelphia and Camden Ferry Company, par $10 . . 100U 6 United Uas and Electric Corpora tion first preferred, par $100 . 40U 1 Land Title and Trust Company. . 484 14 Philadelphia Bourse common . , 6 BONDS 100O Lake Shore Blectrlc Railway Company. 5 per cent First consolidated mortgage. Cou pons January and July Due 1823 .... . 70 4000 Wilkes Uarre Company, b per cent First and refunding mortgage Coupons January and July. Due 1900 . . 72 , 1000 Second Aenue Traction Com pany, Pittsburgh, Pa , 5 per cent First mortgage Cou pons June and December Due Due 55 S000 Fort Wayne and Wabash Vail, Traction Compan 5 per tent First consolidated mortgage Coupons March and Septem ber. Due 1931 (certificate of deposit) .... .... 30 NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS w York, Sept, GRAIN I1KI.T lVEVTHF.n FORF.CKT Chicago, Sept. 4. IlllnoU Rnln this afternoon i rlouiU uml cooler tonleht with rnln extreme raMt Thursda) fair, with Mnwlv rUlnir temnernttireH. Missouri Cloudy to port cloudy tonight, cooler rust lind south! Thursday fair und warmer. lllNconstn rnlr tonight, expert rnln extreme southeast! rooler northeast, prub iihlj froit In rentrnl mill northwest! Thurrdn fair, nurmrr. Minnesota 1'nlr tonlcht anil Tlllirsdii ; unrmer Thursday. Iowa Fnlr und continued cool tonight; Thursday fnlr, warmer. North nnd Eolith Dukota rulr tonight nnn Thursday! wnrmer. Nebraska and Kannus Pair nnd con tinued cool tonight! Tlmrnda) rnlr and warmer. Montana and Uomlng Fulr tonight and Tnursdil) warmer. Chicago, Sept. 4 Offerings of corn became freer toward the end of the session todax- and the tone xveakened The start was easier on more faxorable weather conditions, but a quick rally followed and for a good part of the day the market was strong, al though Inclined to be a little choppy Local Interests were disposed to sell on hard Bpots, but the buxlng xxas suf ficient to sustain tho list until about a quarter of an hour before the close, when there was profit-taking, which on account of lack of new bujlng resulted in recessions. Tho xolume of business was smaller than for some time. Coun try offerings xxero said to be lighter. Some hedging pressure was noted In oats which, after displaying strength, sold off from tho top Trade was quiet Shorts did some coxerlng and commis sion houses purchased on dips The cash article xxas firmer, with cereal and elevator Interests buying. A liberal movement outward on old export sales was reported Stocks, however, showed an Increase of about 12,000.000 bushels, as compared with a jcar ago, and ar rivals at primarj points continued lib eral The best on September corn was JlD63i; tho bottom S1.54?g and the I close $15541554, against $155 at October and the close $1 561.66Ts, against $1.57 Js at the end jestcrday The high on No vember was $1.56ig ; tho bottom SI 544. and the final $1.55401.55, against $1 541. yesterday's best price. The high on September oats was 714c ; the low 704c, and the last 70 71c, against 704c at tne ena ester day. The high on October was 734c: the low 72c and the close 72 472H4c. against 72c at the end yeBterday. The best on November was 74 4c: tho low 73 4c and tho close 74 074 4c, against 73 4c at the end yesterday. Leadirar futures ranged as follows: Test. Open High low Close close Corn (new deller- . .. . Sept . . 1 .'4V 1 3flV 1 D4S l.aij 1 as. - 1 .117. l.UUn . .JUT. . I T h 4 nutter, firm Re. Creamery higher than extras. 49ft tPoUc. creamers, extras, (92 score). 4c. creamery firsts- BVi W4Shc, parking stock current make No. 2, 334 c EOOS Receipts. 17 7tl cases Market teady. becondu, 30043c other grades unchanged. N celots. 9903 tuba. RAILROAD EARNINGS SOUTHERN PACIFIC ''July gross $14,004,272 l F naianca aiier isi .. tu ' l .... .. Ihm.a A Alt UMJI . N.,, i..Vb OlC. ,,VW.,.V ..u.w.vu.. ,Va Bsiren months' gross. 80,904,418 i : Balance after taxes 14,0.18,078 ,-jf jt oper. lnconi.. 14,404.937 , WE3TERN TACIFIC )f,,l. .... . ll.n42.K17 ".'I".. "I.-- IZ..1 ' "iii'n.i 415 417 fl.IIJ4.7H1 I 828.173 1.575.812 u 4Tuly gross. ...t J , '-. Mai. after taxes.... pV.. T months' gross h. f -t 1111 I 'Jr Rt I after taxes.. t oper. Incoma. $2,899,219 197,043 404, .103 9.20U 420 9.443 283 9 396.203 $221,920 120 288 1S1 H89 717.127 229,810 75,285 3'jrMtkrCaU Issued A of August 3l iistB, Sept. 4. The Comptroller fMt tooay issuea 6. caii lor COTTOV RKl.T WHITHER CONDITIONS New nrk, Sept. 4 The following tem peratures xtrre recorded In the cotton belt this mornlnc! , , , Oklahoma Cltj. 68; Knoxxllle, 01: 1111 mlngton, 00i hnvnnnnh nnd Nashville. 08; Mnron. Augusta, Atlanta, luirleston. .IilckNonxllle nnd llnntgomery. 70 Thoni nsTtlle, 72. Tninpi, Memphis ninl 1-nrt Smith. 71l Shrevrport. s,ln Antonio. Xlrkhhiirc nnd New Orlrnna, 70 I'nisa cola, 78 Corpus hrlstl, 80, and OalTea ton. 82. There was .01 Inch of precipitation nt shrexrnnrtt 02 nt Nnshxillr; .00 nt Jurk sonxillr, nnd .12 nt I'.nhfntun. New York, Sept 4 There was an active trade on both sides of the cotton market early, but strong cables seemed to offset rains through the southwest, and first prices were from 5 to 70 points above jester dax's close Active Wall street and Liverpool buy Irg on the call gave way later to heavy hedges selling under which the market broke sharplv selling about 60 points below last night's final price and over $5 a bale below the highest sales on the opening call. The early break extended to 35 60 for October and 34 75 for January, making declines of 55 to 70 points from last night's close and 160 to 165 points from vesterday s high records The Increased activity of hedge selling, noted at the opening, seemed to have made a decided Impression on' sentiment. Yesterdas's 10 10 11 30 1 10 2 10 close Open n m am p m n m Oct. .. .34 50 30 70 31 00 30 03 "11 TR 31 40 Jan . . .14 14 .13 15 . . 31 00 34 00 March . .11 10 .. . Dec ... 35 .15 31 N1 31 25 31 11 34 75 Nov Jl Ml (Vnttul Leather 7n' Ccno de Pasco 31 31 Chandler Mot 87 87 Chesa & Ohio 50 .10 Chic Gt West. 8 7 do pref . .. 21 24 Chic M . St P .12 .11 do pref . 80 80 Chi S. Nnrthvv t 01 01 !i C It I S. P t c. 27 20 do G p c pit f 00 08 Pltlt P 7 pc pf 2 81 Chllo Cop !n,4 10 Chin Con Cop 40 10 Col Fuel & lion 40 48 Col (las S. Lleo 11 Hi 51 Consol O.is . oo 80 Cont Can pr loo loo Corn Prod 14 13 Crucible Steel 09 08 Cuba Cane Sug 11 31 do pref . . . 80 80 Del . Hudson 110 no 1") L & W . .181 181 Den LUG pref 7 7 Dome Mines 9 0 nistlllets Secur 88 50 Lilo 10 1 do 1st pref 31 31 Ted M & S pref 41 11 (laston-Wms 20 20 Central Clgir 49 4H (lener.il llec 140 148 Hen Motors . 120 122 123 do ptef ... 78 78 Ooodrich H I" . 40 40 do pref . too loo Cranbv Mining 81 81 C.t Nor pr .. 03 01 (It N O subs.. 31 31 (lulf Sts Stl.. 87 81 H.ivk & Bark 40 40 Illinois Cen .. 00 06 Int vgr pr 02 02 Insplra CCp .. 84 83 Intbr-Con Corp 7 7 Intbr-Con C pr 34 31 Int Harv N J. 127 127 Int Mtr Mar . 28 27 hOVi I .11 87 .10 8 21 82 80 111 20 08!, 81 10 40 48 .11 H'lli 100 1 41.X, 08 I 31 80 110 181 7 0 87 1 10 .. 14 41 20 40 148 Am rtrlt Xffp- h Am ATnrnrml I Am Writing Pap. . . Canadian Car Co. Con Car Ptly pfd Charcoal Iron ... Chevrolet Motors . . Cramp Curtlss Aeroplane.. Till 11 3 2"i 30 80 7 128 80 30 0 18 I 10 8.1 44 Test close Ask (sale) 78 40 100 81 01 1 1 " 1 Car-wen Tool i 1 carbon Steel i.mor'.on Phonograph Hendee Mfg Lake Torp Boat Lehigh foal Sales. . . . Lima Loco Maxim Munitions .... Marlln Arms 7.1 N Y Shipbuilding 45 Nor Amcr Pap Pulp, s Otis nitvator 47 Peerless Motor 1,1 Poole Lng 40 Sctlpps-Booth 20 Standard Motors .... 12 Steel Allovs 4 Submaiinn 17 St Joseph Lead 14 Todd Shipbuilding.... 88 Triangle I'llm 1'nlted Profit Sharing. V S Steamship fl Culled Motors 32 World's Pllm Wright-Martin Air. . 8 Zinc Conct nt 1 11 6 3 4 40 00 8 130 84 37 8 22 1 20 8 87 40 81 47 3 82 17 00 28 11 6 18 14 01 0 32 8 2 11 3 4 1 3 asnnn tl.s 1.1 T nr .1st 58 . 08 08 08 0000 i:i & Peo Tr Is . 08 08 08 0000 Lth Val 6s W I 08 88 08 .nf, T II. tlf.nttj iu.u mi no 101.00 101.00 .40 nnnn .In 2d24a I) 1.70 04 30 01.70 ..18 17.10 do 44s 91 04.70 04.70 4000 Phlla Llec 1st 5s .01 95, 95 1000 Reading gUl 4S 82 82 82 ' 1000 Sp in-Am I 6s ... 99V 38 00 09 .. PHILA. INACTIVE STOCKS Following arc quotations for Inactive stock" listed in the Philadelphia Stock Lxchange. and in which there were no transactions todav The price given is the last previous ouse ,. i- ,,f 70 l.eh Vol Amer Milling 11 Leh Val T pf PHILADELPHIA STOCK MARKET IS BROADER BUT UNINTERESTING Transactions Are Generally Small and Most Prici v--u-,6'-o i" ajuwci ijuvcjb xrj.j.i xieias jl roini. Liberty Loans 38 Are Strong Tho local stock market was somewhat bToadcr today, but busine generally In small, odd lots nnd prlco changes were mixed, but In miSitfi cases to lower levels. This condition was direct reflection of that existing ol t,he big board, New York -prices sagging after being firm at tho opcnlnif. il Tho widest changes hero wcro a oncpolnt decline for J. O. Brill on thl I fl.... ...... .! . .....A ... I . . .. . . ,. H...ri iia.iiuuiiuii icuuium in mat issue ior some time, nna nn auvanco or ' for Lehigh Navigation, iv,hlch, however, was made on a trifling turnover. Steel common did not do much, although tho active leader, nnd It .was little lower, duo to selling resulting from the heavy unloading on the .bll exchange. Tile preferred took a downward course nlso and lost more thai n .! 1 Uleclrlc Storage Battery declined fractionally, as did Lako Superior QoJ poration and united Gas Improvement, while- Philadelphia Electric, -PhlU delphla Traction and .Union Traction wcro fairly steady and linchanex Ilapid Transit trust certificates moved up for a trifling, gain and Can trit, ..mnlniul nnU n ..! . .Mimiiitu u..v;i.u.irjt;u. j. Railroads were firm on news that tho railroad contracts with the Gcji eminent had been approved. Reading Company was up as much as , tt lost its advance; Lehigh Valley gained the same amount, and Pennsylvania after being fractionally higher, sold at yesterday's closing quotation. Thero was Increased activity In the bond market, with tho new Lehlg Valley 6s advancing Hllghtly. Thp 3 per cent Liberty Loan issues advance to 101.60, while the second 4s declined. 20 27 m Ilwi's'lTf 60 Brothers., .24 A O war Alliance Inn . Am Stores. Am Strs pf Duff & Sus. .. Cataw 1st pf Cataw 2d pf Con Trac N J Hrie Ht Jfc B T . Ht & B pf Key Tel pref. 47 XV, Little Schuyl'. 19 N I & S 20 North Penna. U2 P.i Salt Mfg KS Phila 5L West 52 Pit N Bll war 12u G4 tin Co of N J.182 66' W J & S S.. 40 151. IV est uoai. .. tu 1 0 York Hvv V8 . . 17 York Ils pf. 48 89 86 81 t 7 31 "A Ask Higher Rates for Export. Washington, Sept. 4. The Great Lnkes Transit Corporation, operating out of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Mich igan ports, today asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for an Increase In export rates on flour and grain prod ucts so that the all-rail rates will ajx ply to shipments made solely by water or by rail and water. BAR SILVER Last 1018 Toilax Yest IV ed Hlah Low V York (cts ) 10H4 lOltt lnm 10114 81Mi T onrlnn (pre ) 40 4014 40V4 40V4 42Vs NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET, New York. Sebt. 4 Tho market fd coffee futures opened Irregular.wlth Jul! 27 points higher ana otner months point higher. Trading on tho call wa moderately active. Yesterday's Todayl close opentri September 8.10 '8.S October November . . December Tanuary February March April 6... May nid. 8 04 8 I 8 04 8,l 8 73 8 1 8 87 ,i. 8 96 .' 0.14 8.! 0 21 0 28 D.l m LOCAL MINING STOCKS TONOPAII STOCKS 0 33 8 STANDARD OIL Illinois 141 180 Ohio 304 308 31 j Prairie Pipe .101 102 102 81 1 40 00 02 54 7 33 127 1 17 . ...2.18 S O Cal 213 S O N J 610 2fl3 217 82$ nid ..14 .30 .1111 (II .1(1 .00 11 Tim Butler M.iNnmara Mldnay vilj-pth Bxt Montana North Star Rescue Kula West fcnu (.0.AyrII;,,I;';,TdcKs AtUnta "4 HIup Hull 1 Booth J'4 Dlamf II H o- Dsley '" Kewanas "- Oro , Sand K-n "1 Sliver l'lck 01 MISCELLANEOUS Arirona United 10 Nevada Wonder N Tecop-x Mllllnn 12 Ask .5.1 .32 .07 .07 .14 ,ns il I'm .01 .03 .01 ,01 .03 .1)1 .01 .01 .00 WANT'ED Correspondent and Statistician. Give experience, former connections and salary desiged in first letter, or call Bell, Walnut 4080; Keystone, Race 4080 for appointment. 626 Widener Building. fern 510 INDKPrjNDKNT OIL STOCKS New York Bonds Oct 1 50A May Oats Sept . 70 Oct 72' May . . . Lard Sept. . 20 97 Oct 20 87 lllhs Se,t Oct 24 85 Pork Sept 42 71 Oct.. . 43.35 1 541 714 70'. 707m 70' 73 72 72lj 72 .. . .... 731 27 00 2fl 95 27 00 2fl 92 26 97 20 83 20 90 20 87 24 R0 24 15 24 55 24.53 24 95 24 82 24 87 24 85 43 00 42 75 41 00 43 10 41 43 48 25 43.45 M3 15 n October .' States Electric Corporation, res terly of IV. per cent on preferred, ictober 1 to holders of record 8ep- DIVIDENDS DECLARED Associated Oil Company, regular quarterlj of $1 23. payable October 15 to stock of rec ord September 13 Hercules Powder Company, regular quar terly of 2 per cent on common and an extra of 2 per cent Both payable September 25 to stock of record September 15 James II. Dunham Company, regular quarterly of 14 per cent on first preferred and 1L4 per cent on second preferred, pay- able Octooer 1 jioukh wu.c .,c,.vi..u.. . and reopen October Central i; payable October 1 to holders of record 8ep- Bt Joseph Lead Company, usual quar terly of 80c a share, payable September 20 Hooks closo September 0 and reopen 8ep- 'Tlomestake Mining Company regular monthly of 50c a share p.ayllB. September 25 to stock of record September 20. Philadelphia Traction Company, regular semiannual of 4 percent, payable October 1 as registered September 10 Books close September 1(1 open October 1 ..-i p Lorlllard Company, regxilar quarterly of 3 per cent on common and 1 Per cent on preferred payable October 1 to stoxk of record September 14. , American Tobacco Company usual quar terly of 1W per cent on preferred. Payable October 1 to holders of record September 10. American Cigar Company, regular quar terly of 1W per cent on preferred payable October 1 10 holders of record September 14. American Smelters Securities Company, regular quarterly of 1W per cent on pre. f erred A and lVt on preferred B. paysM? October 1. Bocks close September IS and Lehigh Villi Railroad regular quarterly of 2Vm per cenx on prc.cc. .. . "... both payable October 5 to stock of record llorr.rscryms.r 'Company, regular annual of $20 a. share, payable. October 15 to atock wi J a. n asm turn- 1 A VZn C" and FoirndrrCwr- 173000 Anglo-Fr'ch 5s 96?8 71000 Am For Sec 5s 98 3000 Am Smelt 5s. 864 2000 Am Tel clt Is 78 11000 Am Tel 5s.. 89'4 17000 Am Writ P us 87 28000 Atch gen 4s. 81 1000 At Co Lino 4s. 79', 15000 B & O 4s . . 74 i 3000 do cv 41-8 77 14000 Bethl Steel 5s 1936 . 82 20000 Brook R Tr7s 95 , 84000 Bordo 6s . 974 3000 C & O cv 4 4s 77' 7000 do conv 5h 81 4,2 14000 Chi Ot West 4s 57 9000 Chi II S. Q 4a 94 1000 Chi Mil . St 1' conv 6 . .794 18000 do rfd 4s.. . 69 2000 Col & Sth 4s 73 4 4000 City of Par 6s 94 2000 Con Gas cv 6s 919, 5000 Cumb Tel 5s.. 87 3000 Corn Prod 6s 1931 ... . 99 2000 Dom of Can 1931 94 1000 do 1921 95 2000 i:rie cv 4sSr B 49 8000 do Ser D .. 52 6000 I'.rie gen 4s . 53 103000 Fr Hep 5s lOOr, 15000 Hud & Man In 5b 20L. 5000 Hud & Man rfd 6s D9 9000 Int Met 4is . 50 14000 Int R T ret 5s 80i 35000 Int Mer Mar 5s 98 44000 Leh Val wl 6s 98hi 181000 Lyons 6s . . 97 Low 95 97 7s 86 vt 78 89 4 87 80 71 74. 76 95 97 77 81 67 93 a, 794 69 73 94 39 7 87 3pm 95 97 T 86 78 894 87 80 "2 71 ' 74 3, 76 7 82 95 97 77 81 67 93i 799, 69 73 94 4 99 87 99 99 93 95 41 629s 53 100 20 59 a, 50 79 98 98 97 93 95 m 41 52 53 100 20 59 50 80 98 98 971, 30 20 19 33 81 83 61 33 11 0 11 25 88 10 32 23 124 73 K. 44 22 .10 29 do ppref Intl Palter .... 30 Intl Nickel . . . 20 Kan Citv Sth 10 Kenne Ccp.... 34 Lack Steel 80 Laclede (las . . 83 T.aMf-h Vnllpv. fll Louis S. Nash. 110 110 lt6 Max Motor ... 20 20 do 1st pref.. 87 87 Mex Petrol ...101 102 Miami Con Cop 28 28 MItlv.ile Steel . 84 Minn & S L nw 11 Mo Kan . Tex 0 do pref . ... 11 Missouri Pac. 20 I do pref .... 80 N Con & Cab. 10 N i: & Stpd 82 NOT. M 23 N Y Air B 124 N Y Sentral . . 70 N V X H & H. 45 N Y O &. West 22 Xorf & West ..107 40 01 38 08 44 18 17 20 38 Barnett OH & Gas... A Cosden & Co OX, 0 i;ik Basin 8 8 Inter Petrol 13 13 Houston oil 78 80 Merrltt Oil .- 20 21 Midwest Refining ...100 111 Ohio Fuel .- 12 17 10'A I Oklahoma Ref 0 0 34 Sapulpa Ref 0 6 80 'Setuoah 83 .. Sinclair 10 18 01 8 13 0 MINING STOCKS 20 Atlanta 4 37 lug i.cuge North Amer Xorth Pacific Ohio Gas . Owens Bottle Penn R R . . Pere Marq.. Pierce OH... Phila Co . . . Pierce Arrow- Press Steel Car 71 Huh C nf NJ 93 Pullman Pal C. 111 1HV4 Ry Steel Spring mi " , Ray Con Cop. 24 24 Reading 02 00 Rep Ir & Steel 01 03 Sea Air Line.. 0 8 do pr 28V4 -IVi Shattuck Ariz. 11 18 Sinclair OIL... 31 32 South Pacific.. 88 87 Southern R R. V4 37 do pref 69 V 68 Tn.. r. & C 10 10 Tpxm IL Pacific 16 15 Texas Cv lo Tobacco Prod.. 72 Tin JC Pan-er. 75 llnlnn Tnrlflo . . 128 Vi 127 Hn Allov Stl.. 387. 38 107 107 30 00 37 07 44 13 10 20 37 71 01 101 4 1 28 -i 53 11 11 25 60 16 52 23 121 3 78 1 44 L1V, . . 30 1 00 38 08 44 15 16 20 37 71 0.1 4 111 60 21 y 00 Si 01 0 22 Vi 11Vi 33 Vjl 87 27 69 10 18 Butto New York .... C F S & -Jerome First National 1 Goldfleld Cons 20 Goldflcld Florence ... 10 Goldfleld Kewanas . . J i Green Monster i7f 'llccla Mining 4 Independence Lead.. 2 Jerome Verde i's Jim Butler 84 Jumbo Lxten 0 McKlnley Darragh . . 43 Magma Copper 30 Mother Lode 33 Xevada Hills 3 Nevada Wonder .... Xlplsslng 8 Ohio Copper II Hay Hercules 4 Santoy 7 Ktewart Tonopah Kxten 1 united verae White Caps 18 Ycrington 3 11 187 158 1 71 12 7.1 "A 78 137 Yx 38 lln Cl- Stores. 104 103 101 -K Un Drug 1st pf 48 48 48 l U S Ind Alco.124 123 123 ;1"4 IT S Rubber ... 04 63Vi 03 Vs do 1st pref 104 101 101 US SteelP Jl6i JJ4J4 j - do nref ' ? ""va Ctah Copper .. 84 Va Car Chem.. 55 Wabash 1 do pref A . . 40 do pref B... 4T West Md ..... !? BONDS Bethlehem 5s 09 Cosden Oil 6s 80 Cosden & Co 6s 80 Cudahy 6s 07 Russian Gov 6s 88 So Railway 6s 08 Sinclair Oil 6s 80 Todd Shipbuilding 6s 100 23 14 5 4 4 50 11 4.1 33 33 4 8 1 4 U I . 1ft 38 18 4 100 83 83 07 SO 08 82 103 4H 64 0 L1 30 34 1 13 1 18 68 CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS Chicago, Sent 4 BUTTER higher. Creamery. 42'4 43c. EGOS higher Receipts. 10.013 cases Firsts. 39'i41c. ordinary firsts 37', 3c. nt mark, cases included. 37'4 40c. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LIBERTY LOAN 3&, 4 AND 4M BONDS DENOMINATIONS $50, $100, $500, $1000, $5000, and $10,000 AV2J0 CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS TAX SERIES THE RIGHT TO CONVERT INTO LIBERTY LOAN 4'4 BONDS EXPIRES NOVEMBER STH, 1918. WE WILL ARRANGE, WITHOUT CHARGE, FOR THE CONVERSION. . FULL IMFORMATION REGARDING THE CONVERSION PRIVILEGES AND TAX FEATURES OF THE LIBERTY LOAN BOND ISSUES WILL BE FURNISHED UPON REQUEST. MONTGOMERY & CO. 1M ft)UTH 4TH STREET PHILADELPHIA 14 WALL STREET NEW YORK GOVERNMENT SECURITIES DEPARTMENT. TELEPHONES: BELL, LOMBARD 4320; KEYSTONE, MAIN. 2384 VVot Tin Tel. . 83 West Mfg .... 44 W P &. Mach. . Wheel &. L L.. Wlllys-Ovld .. 66 0 10 84 84 84 64 . . 0 0 30 30 24 21 11 15 .. 85 85 44 44 66 66 0 0 W .19 lVi Vt ;.Si3i3i3KitaSJSi3ai3 LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS 1 rhti-nro Sent. 4. Iioos iteceipis 11 -I hicaco. aepi-.i..., ..aH slnw about head l.ell over. '.-.-- ,. Y. .'".. "V,,YS'.iv! "bidding lower. UUJi.lM -- --- , llnlU IHlt The Philadelphia National Bank 339000 Lib Ilnd 3s. 101.04 101.84 101.80 69 ?7H 81 20 471000 do 4s 04.60 17000 Lib 1st 4s U4.7Z 171000 Mb 4 03.12 713000 l.lb'ty 2d 4s 01.58 83000 Ltb'ty 1st 4s 04.70 33000 Marsls 6s .... 97 9t lOOOMIdvale 6s 87 28000 X Pac Gen 4s 58 6000 X Y C & M 6s 94 2000 X Y City 4s 1963 100 2000 X Y C 4s Xov, 1957.... 100 2000 X Y Gas H & P 4s 2000 X Y Gas II & P 6s 3000 N T N II & II 7s 2000 X V Rwy 5s.. 5000 X Y Tel gen 4s 85 4000 Xew Orleans. T & Mex 6s 48 3000 Xor Pac 4s. . 81 2000 Xo Pao gen 3s 58 1000 Fere Mara 5s. 80 10000 Pierce Oil 7s.. 84 1000 Reading gen 4s 82 12000 Rio G & W 4s. 64 12000 Sinclair Oil 7s 9394 3000 St L&SF ajt 6s 69 28000 do in 6s.... 53 10000 do Ser A 4s.. 699s 16000 do Ser B 68.. .73 16000 Sea'd AL adl 6a 65 1000 So Pao cv 6s.. 92 22000 So Rwy gen 4s 63 3000 do 5s ...... 8891 10000 Third Ave 4i, 58 6000 do ad 68.. 34 04.40 01.80 95.02 04.00 04.30 97 87 T4 68 94 100 99 69 87 81 20 85 48 688U1 80 84 82 64 69 62 699. 73 65 92 6294 11 4 ' t moan it h iunhr fin gov hi I it' .ouuu u m Hieei in, vtii ss 04.40 04.73 03.12 04.52 04.76 9794 87 68 94 100 100 69 87 81 20 85 48 81 58 80 84 82 64 69 63 6994 73 65 92 629i I!5 000 Meat) uo,ydt0?,uter4.0bea. !ffift ?.-Z tidfinifr'MiRO. Dacklnn heavy .. j Vi" 18 00 medium mU 1 g '" 30'rXn' 110 306 SO 40, Pigs. J18.23SP1B 7o, rougn. ,lCATTI.B-Recelpts. . 16.M0 head Very slow.. Bidding; sharply lower. x....r. ."-- '.E1n7 ie"TVn; ibe to 25c lower, feed. era and breeders steady. st- 4 CATTLE Re- celpT.V JW head, Bteadj. wives. .p. H?ioiK-itsasi; V3oo-hd Ac,.,e joe 2uo higher Heavy. 21lS,iJn,nan Ihrtit xo;fn2H!,75fil:fe:o2i, "sfrEE'IYuS-lR-ePt.: , 1.""i,V.1.r.-U3S1?18.7? East Buffalo, 1400 RSS17. ewes. 0ei2 50. mUed sheep. 113 21fl13.73 il2.75IOI13.23 15C. Slow and Kansa. City. Sept. 4.-CATTLE-Re- "ftoOS-Jtlp" 14?000 head. Slow. '"sBElil'-Recelpts. 10.000 hi lower. , South Omaha. Sept. 4. HOGS Receipts. "r-lli-iR.c'e'rp'l.r- 7500 head. Steady 1 SHEEP-Recelpts. 38.000 bead. Steady Pittsburgh. Sept 4. IIOOS Receipts. 1B0O head Steady Heavies. 120020 23: heavy yorkers? I20.7B20 R5i light jorkers. 20Wlf.20 60. pigs 120820 25. 'qiIkfp AND IMnS Receipts. BOO head. Steady. Top sheep. 113: top lambs, .it. nxi.VES Receipts Top. I10.50. 1000 bead. Lower, Sugars Selling on Old Bails -ew York, Sept. 4. The sugar trade i. iuiitine- daily news from Washing ton announcing the new scale of sugar nrlces. Refiners will probably be al lowed to charge 8o and retailers lOo .i nnund under the new schedule). At present transactlomi .continue ton the. 11114 ,-.... 1SBIW.C vjq"jTirr' Established 1803 has absorbed the business of The Farmers and Mechanics National Bank Established 1807 and will be glad to welcome the customers of that . institution and others desiring new banking connections at its banking rooms 421 Chestnut Street 'r Capital and Surplus Total Resources $10,000,000 $140,000,000 JtX;. y ? nttfjft f t L. L. RUp, President vt , jtrinr Afc. ..!. . . if. X$1 . iu sM
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