pilJPlipilIM ,..,' P. I'll i '"' ww y ' t i &X "V ,. EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1918 ' W5 f ns.k y-cf v V ,- ,- i 2 .. " '' -w . - F , w m n Vet' v a w i V k ft i". l w SI r f 4 fc AL .- IP V RC &V It r BUSINESS NOTES The. United State. Steel Corporation Intrftt nrnnrttnn tnnrftnnfkfl 1.4 Dir CCnt lost week to 97.9 per cent of capacity. 1- IGjkf.il Blast furnace operations showed SlfiV" n .um..c nr -np ront. thn rate last compared wun ub.d per cent win """"? (".fa -. - '". "I. "-- , ...Ilk. M belriff 1)3.3 per eenti compared wim I 91.2 per cent the week previous. iV Blrnlnr of the urmlstlce has resulted W in an. Increase In the numDer of coal J companies applying for charters In tne ft SUte, but a falling; off In manufacturlnB i- and land companlei. These three classes 1 1 of corporations secured most of the cnar- 1 teraVWaued during this year. Some or u the companies chartered were to reclaim S culm banks. L It la asserted the Government hason U. hnd Bumclent copper to supply the neeos kV ofarmy and navy for more than a year j and, beyond this a Goodly surplus, u E has 'agreed, however, not to dump this ' surplus on tho. market. v The , 111111 VaUey Coal Companf ' reports- that the epidemic at t-ckley has a, reduced dally anthracite tonnage from , 1500 to 1000 tons. StragB Ine now cases of Influenza nre being dally reported by , nearly all the operating companies. ' The nir trade board's local repre sentative, Edward C. Dixon, announces fo' the following foodstuffs will be removed irom tne export conservation im u,. ..- "cemoer zu, anu may ne em ,u", V.'. countries bv mall, express or freight witnout an inamuuai iicenae ,Ahlmal fats, animal oils, caiue, iros, sheep, brewers' rice, buckwheat, buck' wheat flour, cocoa beans, corn hominy, dry paste flour, honey, meat Juice, rice flour, rice screenings, stearin except vegetable tallow and velvet beans. The National Association of Credit Men, through its Credit Council, has be gun a natiftnal campaign among Its SS.ftflO members to readjust credit condi tions of the United Stntes to meet the dtniands of the reconstruction perloa r.ow in the course of development. .The association calls attention to the necessity of business men urging Wash ington authorities to enter speedily Into Nnyestlgatlons as to foreign trade condi tions, posslbllltes and outlets for enter prise and capital In the name manner ns-Great Britain has already done, "so tliat we shall, as one of tno 'wo or three great manufacturing nations, he able to apply our natural and manufac turing resouices speedily to the avenues o pen Ice." JNEWSOFTHEP0RT siurriNo NOTES JJ ho UrltUh Bteamor Araa which sailed from this port on November .J7, and the nfeiimer Ijtnmorc from Iortlan.i, steamed Into cjueenitottn for refuse after bllns bRdly vlamHiicd by heay Birmn The Atas Is commanded by Captain larndon, and la tarrjlntr Aareo ox petroleum for 3. L BurResa to J,oush Vl11ey. The American ateamer Iake Ploomlnston i.atrnnded at Iolnto de la. Coubre, accord hiB to advices from Ilordeiiux Heavy eua threaten to break the steamer In two Qttirantlne reports that the tuj Theresa la jtowlne u Ilfeoat contalnlns orew of thp VorweRlan steamer Nils, previously reported to have lieen beached after atrlklnit thft w'rerk of tho British ateumer Tort l'hlllp Captain John A ilali, reprrsentlntf the owners of the Jtritlsr, steamer Corlnfhlan wrecked off Hrler lslann reports that 100 motorboata hid swarmed around the IlUfated ship and the occupants of tho boat are trlpplntf the Corinth la- of cvcrythlns mov able. JA wlrelens report fit mod that a ateamer has saved tho crw of tne abandoned Urillsh schooner Vanessa. The schooner is stilt lidatlntr and a dancer to navigation at lati tude 45 '.'1 lontrltude 40 01 VP' TlrltHh schoonot riuccMa from Mans lawn, X, II., loaded with fish uaa lost while eiiRrinc Oporlo. ilih rises,. 7.1"nin I Sun sets 4 30pm I'HUjADRLPHIA, n m Itich vvnter. 1 24 a m I Hlnh water. 1 !ow water., 8 :J1 a m IjkV watei 9.17 pm ntJCDY ISLAND i -., m 3 ,3 J p m High water.lt 30 a m 1 Msh vkater.l Lovk water.. 0'lt a m I Low water.. , TOBAKWATCn lllKli water. S.31 a in HIth water. S-4 p m Law water,. 'J.OJ u m I Low water,,, i!.5'J p m " .-lKIEIYlt.il 'Ptr Grepian, Paitre. Jiost.m panaepgers and mdse. Alerchinli and 'Minora' Trans Co. ,Str Anthonj Groea, Jr. Willie. Ualtlmoro, t(.B8enser3 and mdse LirUftsun I.lne, (XKAUKU Htr Otter'itad (Nor) Morland. Italtlmoro, ballast, l'hlllp llulzell lUeared Wilmington 17th). .. . .. .... 5tr Chestnut inn. w a wunrtermasier (Cleared" 17th). Mr Jludnor. U a. .Quartermaster (e'eared 17th). btr Toledo Millar, Sabine, ballast, Sun Co (cleared 17th) Str Anthony Urnves, Jr, Willis Haltl tnon? passenirers and mdse, Krlcsson Line OTI1KR AltniVAI.S Steamers From Itcported nt Uato British Princess, Ulasgow XevvTorU... .T)cc 18 Lako Tostorla, Superior (Wis) New York Deo 18 Yosemlte.St. Nazarre New York.. ..nee 18 Obit Maersk.. ..,. New York Dec 18 Minerva New York Dec 18 MotorBhlp raclflc. Rottordam New Yorl Dec 18 Molorshlp llorsland. uallimore .New ior uec 10 Clara .. ..j ...Havre Nev York. f.. .Dec 18 Parisian ..Liverpool Hoston . .. .Dec 17 llrk 'lhnlausa, Newport News Ttultlmore ... Dec 17 Persian Vhlla Sakunnah ,. .Dccl7 Noord . .Amsterdam New York.. . .Dec 17 Muskocen ,. ..Phlla Havre Dec 1- Manchester Port, rhlladelnmu Llverpoul ,,.,Deol4 Lake Llnden. . .riilla Nantes ., . ..Dec 14 Sell Hcna Vlurphs, riilladelnhla Tarn Dec 12 Araa Phlla Queenstown ..Dec 10 Felix Tausile.. Phlla Uulberon Dec 1.' Seiurities at Auction Tho followlnjr securities were sold at auction today by Barnes & Lofland: STOCKS Hlmrcs t)0 bouth Jersey (Jvs, Klectrlc and Traction Company: par $100... 00J . 1 Philadelphia Trust Company: par $101) 731 8 Haddington Title and Trust Com- pany , 121 &u ileal iiaie Trust kOmpan. pre ferred , 1 'Mnnnkiinlr n I Innn I fliintr! nnr 06 $10t 330 ' a Flro Association of Philadelphia; att i Par ov au-4 4. '1 rlPA ,..Ml.llnn .1 rl,lla,lalnt,lfl . par ') 310'i 1SJ Philadelphia and Darby .Passenger ,,, , nalhkti Company 30v SS nellefonte Central Railroad Coni- , puny ....,.... 7 651 Dobson llealty Corporation: par $30 6'i S3 PhlUdeltibla Uourse, preferred: - par $-3 ,.... . 21'a i unuea uaa ana iiectrik: corpora tion first preferred ,.. "3 Chesapeake and Delawaro Canal Compank . par $30 . , J02 John C, v Inston Company common 40 .',0o $1 , o-wk.iucru.uii i'lim tkuu wkiiiBkruukiuii " Comranv 10Vi 100 Warwick Iron and bteel Comnany 8 10 Berener & Enxel llrewlm; com- .- pany preferred . .- 26 S John B. Stetson Company, com mon: par $10(1 3031. B John 1). Stetson Company, com "i mon: par $100 303VI 11 John B. Stetson Company, com mon: par $100 302i All rlEht. title and Intereat of estate i at William Trautwlne. deceased, , In and to rertlncateH of In debtedness, Nos. J. 8. 14 and 26 of the Aljronquln Improve ment Company $150 200'IUiThts to subscribe to Corn Ex- chancs National Hank: par $100 141 CO Rights to subscribe to Corn Ex change Natlo.nl Bank ....... 140 218 Rights to subscribe to Corn Ex-.-i change National Bank, at $200 180 38 nights to subscribe to Corn Hx- - change National Dank, at $200 142 100 nights to subscribe to Phlladel ,' phla. Ulectrls Company: par $25 ',i nnkins O'Jr tTOOO rennsylvanla Canal Company. 6 per cent, senerm roortcace. oue smiii TQH tino Antomoblle Club of Phlladelohla 60 10OO Wchlean Northern Power Com ikany. R car rent, first mort- rare, rourons January and July, duo 1041 , TS -& 1MVk TT1tS , VIatTwVN Tnvi.tmni' "V Company, fi"pr cent, flrit ' j tnortrre. coupon May and rOTfmDor ou iuzo. 61 t k 1WM New Jerssy Gas Company. S per ? I January and July, due 1840.. 68 , m 1M0 Commonwealth Power. Railway ' 'j and Wtht Company. 7 per 1 . r nfr nnl. nmiikonM Mirrh nnn '. i September, due 1028 ....... 93H MOO Caddo Oil and nefinlr.r dorn-' ir pany, 6 per cent, first mort TC te. coupons January and 'll July, duo 18?.T...vtXM'v 81'" aseOCesmoDOlltan Club of .rhlladel phla. 0 per cnt. October an- i sually. i024 , SO .. i Liverpool Cotton Wverpeol, Doc, 18. Spot cotton waa I'lo ' arm today with prices firm on th basis K 5? tm advance of 5 points for miadllnr. 3 -B. an Slirsiice k Kkjwiko .k,i iiuuuiinsi .TtP' ii. contract .at. 31.2 Jil. . Sales wr, 600 w lea. IlecelntH were 41,300 bales, all can. jmures iwero tsif any ;w , ino f, 'Wr "STSV'TJCi ?35i ""w-fwew OIL ISSUES LEADERS ff IN OUTSIDE MARKET Entire Group Fairly Well Held General Asphalt Is Strongest of Industrials New York, Dec. 18. lSearly all tlio interest on tho Broad street curb was attached to the violent buying of Island Oil, which was forced up from S to 6H. This movement had been predicted by those trading In this stock for the last week, and this morning was preceded by reports that the company had discovered a new 100,000.barrel well. Tho opinion n .T....i .. ... ,....'..i" ...- -iioitii u, huhic, hiio uouoiea wio reasonableness of this renort. that nor. haps a 200,000-barrel well would bo dis covered If today's reported find was not enough of a market factor. Other oil stocks were fairly well held, with Oklahoma Producing traded In from 9 to 10H. Midwest Iteflnlng sold at 122 to 123, Jferrttt vvs traded In from 23-Vi to 24. International Petro leum continued strong, with sales from 23 4 to 24, Houston OH sold at 7R. Iloynl Dutch was again active and strong, ranging from' 69 b to 70. General Asphalt was one of the strong est features of the Industrials, moving up to the hew high record of 40H. The vvar-ordcr atocks wero tiulet, Aetna selling at 7H and 7: Wright-Martin at 4 and 414 and Submarine Boat at 12 14. United Motors was steady, with bales at 34! and 34U. i.duVtuiai.s Test. cloi Hid Ah.. iv, . Aetna Uplosles fiJ 1 Am Brit Mfgi.. - Am Marconi...1 .. "8 ' Amer Writ Paper. .. - 'j Air Reduction 55 05 Canadian Cnr Co. .. "8 6 Can Car X. Fdy pref . . 75 85 Chnrrrtnl lrnn. ...... 7 8 Cherdl!t Motors. . . 1 4R 155 I If. - frump 78 8J Curtlss Aeroplane. ..12 15 Cirvsen Tool 7 8 Carbon Steel..' 00 100 1 merfaon Phonograph. l?i 2'4 Hcndee Mfg 10 35 Lake Tori) Boat .... 2 -' lhln;h Coal Sales.. . 86 90 Lima Loco 33 33 Maxim Munitions ... Vi ' X Y ahlpbldu 36 38 Xor Amer Pan Pulp.. 2 9,, 2r 2-, Otis Elevator 5G CO Peerleaa Motor 18 1! Poole Kng 2C 10 Scrlpps-Booth ... IB 30 Standard Motors 8 ' Steel Alloys 7 K Submarine ...,' 12 13 St Joseph Lead... . 13H 14'.. Todd Shlpbldg; . 08 103 Trlansle Film ... . s 'j United Profit Sharing. '- U S Steamship 5Sd 54 United Motors 34'4 31b World Film H H Wright-Martin Air .. 4U lJa HTAMJAHD Off. STOCKK Illinois 1B0 156 Ohio 313 318 Prairie 'Pipe ..." ...U67 J7J Stand Oil of Calif.. ..230 2,1 1 Stand Oil of X J , .573 578 Stand Oil of X Y 289 29.' 13U. 5 34 V4 31 I 267 G78 INDKI'IIMMINT Oil. STOCK-. Bnrnett Oil S. Gas. , ( obden & Co ii.- vi,,oiM . . . 54 '. 17 . 74 . 3, .12J . 1C3 13 . 0's . OVk (, 18 70 l'Jd vpflornl fill .... Inter Petrol . . . Houston Oil I Mcrrltt Oil 17 75 HI iumwest lteunuiK. . Met Petrol Ohio Fuel ... . Oklahoma Rff . . S.ipulpa lief. Sequoyah ... .Sinclair 17 10 7 10 HIMXi hTOCKS 5 .Vtlahtu , rjli; Ledce . . . ujit-, 4ew York r- k-l . I 1 H4 i '-",, .,.. C Ii" S & Jciomc. First National .. 2'ti Goldfleltl Merger Goldfleld Cons . . Goldfleld Plorem.e Goldftcld Kewanas 3 82 30 17 8 i 5H 4 J 13 0 Green Monster . . Hecla Mining . 5'4 4 3s 5 V 4'2 Howe Sound ... . Independence Lead Jerome verue v Jim Butler 33 Jumbo Kxtenslon. ., . 14 McKlnlcj-llarraBh. ... 45 15 48 29 -klilglllil kujll,Cl - , TrkthfkfJ T.ndp 33 35 Mines Co of America. 6a ;5 Xevada HI'ls 3 Nevada Wonder Nlplsslng S Ohio Copper Hay Hercules 3;i San Toy 8 Stevvnrt Tonopah Extension. . . lv. United Verde 36 West End Con lft White Caps.T..' 9 Yerington "1 9J6. 9 IT. 37 ia 1' 10 6 3Vt Itt 11 HOXDS Betl.l'm 7s (notes)... 100U 100 Cosden Oil 6s 82 85 Cosden & Co Cs 82 85 Cudnhy 6s 101; 102 i ixussinn uovcl o-s. . . o- oo Russian Govt 6'4b. f C3 Southern Railway Ds UD 93 Sinclair Oil 6s 85 88 Todd Shipbuilding 6H.105 108 LONDON STOCK MARKET Base Metal Issues Heavy Trading Gen erally Dull London. Dec. 18. Base metal shares were heavy on the stock exchange to day, owing to sharp declines in prices for tin and copper, following tho termi nation of Government control of non ferrous metal. Trading in securities generally vas dull. NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS New York, Dee 18 DUTTEn necelpts. ll,2in tubs: unchanged. KCia.S Receipts 8439 cases. Firsts. 06 (f 67: seconds 0JB83c: refrigerator,, special marked, 43JJ6V:; dirties, 0lri7c: No. 2. 44035c: nearby whites. 7070c; mixed color. 0673c. t Refined Sugars Unchanged New York, Deo 18. Iteflned sugars are unchanged at 9o less 2 per cent for cash. The nlnarrlval of raws continues to keep several refiners out of the mar ket. This condition, however. Is ex pected to be remedied within a few days. Raws are unchanged at 6.065c The international committee made no pur chases on Tuesday, rilOTOrl.AYH THEATRES OWNED AND MANAGED DY MEMDERS OF THE UNITED EXHIBITORS' ASSOCIATION BELMONT C2D ABOVE MARKET EDNA QOODIUC1I In TJltSAOUW PPDAR C0TU CBDAn AVENUE " ENtollENNETTln.. "WHEN DO WB EATJ" s-t " A I Otn. & Maplewood Ayei, COLUlNlALi sir nd sun r. m w WILLIAM S. HART In "RIDDLE PAWNE" v IRRKA 40T1I A MARKET 8TB, MATINEE DAIIK MAY ALX.1SON ln "RETURN OP MARY" MAY AUJSON FRANKFORD no ftk,ord A "Jr-rrrD OnM 20TH AND DAUPHIN CAfiMltNOyryHM K&tWKW- GOSSIP OF THE STREET P. R. R. BONDING STILL RUMORED! Some Brokers Even Get Orders, Despite Denial by Kulin, Locb & Co. Rumors of early financing by thf. Pennsylvania Ilallroad Company pet- slsted yesterday, though In a less de- , gree than for Borne days past, fhe . . ,. ..I reason for this, It was said, was tho 1 rienlni Ikw v.iVin Tieh Pn that anv denial by Kunn, Ixjeb & 1.0. mat an such financing was even In prospect. Nevertheless, it Id well Known that - .... , . imAnt l, ,,. kuiiib ui mo larger iiiyk.....- .. o are so confident of the eventual truth ... .. . .. . ,,,.,. i. of these rumors that they have a sud- stantial amount of advance sub,crlp - tlons from Clients for tho ainerent -i-.,. ...!. i it tmn been ru- Classes of securities It nas oeen ru mnre.l tlm rnmnanv would IssUt. Studebnker Securities II .. ik,n Banners nna Dioiters bhiiuuhj i success In selling the 1B 000,000 7 per rent .eri.i notes nt tho Studebaker Cor- noratlon to the actual demand for now ;.!.., m. i. w emecleii that the securities It was eMecie "" k that Ihc Studebnker common stocK wouiu t"uw more than fractional declines, but those who bellced such would bo tho case wno Dei tio HUk.n Impression wero disappointed. Tne """", " abroad Is thnt the stock Is p"'"f strong financial Bupport, and win con- Umin n reeelxe such Bupport for some t nuo to rcccle such vv time to come. ., I The fact that tho noiea "'-'." "" I subscribed In such a brief time nas pro- ' . .. f!,..nrable atmosphere for ' ., , ,. fln..ini riiRtrlct here, and them tn tho financial a '" - . predictions are made tmu """',,',' Philadelphia will far exceea amu....- i lions. , , iMnancieis "" ; ,,.i,t nrerue said that createst benellt wouiu "Y '. saiu iiiiki jj. . ,ln debl Financiers who discusseu i .". i irom int uiittiiwuh "'.... ,. ,-r,.i lot tho corporation, wm ,""" nJo - durlnc the last lew muiikiiD k. t ", , ... nnft nnn 000 to 315,000,000. n.llrnn,l Sltuiktloll Hnilronil Binmi'"' There was considerable talk 111 I tlierc ."-uiii- ,. m. financial district yeaieraa "' that the lr, Uoro Inst WCeK DC iinu --- sessions here last "' th week, doors will report bomewn e l" Unrfi. Int week behind cioseu nmhnn V ill lIlUJiiKV. v.. . - WilU - - - !. ,iM,tr,n,l thn renort would bo maae "-, ,, , vokki Vnrk Some color was thls week In New Yoru. o , given to the news that the Bl"""" rnmmltteo would report at an carl uave f?nm a i statement attnuuted to Mr Mc- Adoo. who It was said cxnr-ss-d idmseit I at a meeting of tho. Senate i at a niecm.H "-.''",,". ..v ,,a fnv- Commerce Commission last vveeK as inj oiln" the return of the roads to prlvato owners by January 1. a v.""-' ""'"".'; !., a Letter resnonse to his Ilve-jear snow ik k,.kkk.i --" ,. ,, nronosal of Government k.-uun -- era Ion In fact, it was said he remarked he would recommend such action to the President by vvlreleBS , It was also s-vld Mr. McAdoo s re marks were communicated to the stand ing committee In session here and re sulted In the adjournment, which was i about the only news of the comrr . e , deliberations given out to the public It Is said in soma quarters thnt the nct meeting of the committee, to be held In New York on Fridav next, may be thrown open to repiesentatlves of the press On Government Ownership A eeiuln banker in this cltj, who li'is ( never approved of tho Inking over otlt he tallionds by the, Government, is of the opinion th.it the AdmlnKtiatlon Is more anxloim to got tho roads oft its handi than It is to retain themi He fays thero i Urgreat fpar or tne poiuit.ti nitti "" I tho next presidential election front a dissatisfied labor clement In tho railroads i ranks. Ho claims that, notw lthstnnding the fact tint tills present ram huiuhi lstrntlon has catered In evrry concciv k.i n,.nr to labor, the results have ikillkk ..."-. -- - . I been the jeverse of wnat was mienue and Instead of being sjtisn-u wuu me enormous concessions nnd incteases In wages amounting In the last year to approximately $700,000,000, the various brotherhoods nre nsklng for additional increases aggregating 5200,000,000 "Where," he asked, Is this sort of thing going to stop?" I COAL I deliver the highest -grade coal that can be pbtained. My customer's coal money goes farth est. ' TySsjSsnj road s tuniion, uui. -- -- V'V,.. V," """ """." """'""' .""'II !. No mj. si iiitoi au ui I,,,. nv definite Information. ": . wwvnw ere "i:'ii noiia-pacKi n ,eed per ton $1RIB)2T Onions. ---.,. eelv circuiauu kk.iu "ni:" ... "."".. " ""?r-l, '" ' 100 lb. bag No. 1, ii.sswi port vwukjii o ----,,.. ,. v.iol-1 lield uwi.tc mis mtier ioi jonninff flnles, extra ffpnoe. stnndlnK comnuikekj ... - nrsts nsMiiue. nrsta njucn.ic. seconds 117 1 KUNKELiAiEADiA 63d & MarKot 51 at & Gray'a rilOTOPUWH I Of! 1ST 82D -AND I-OCUBT STREET8 LULU31 M?ta 1:30.80. Eygs. 0:30 toll "WOSiEN'8 WEAPONS" Nixon 82D and marke.t.,ts7- , n BESSIB LOVE f n k. n1 " "THB DAWNkOK PNDERSrNP'Na" PARK K'DOn AVE. ft DAUPHIN ST rrtlr. Mat. 2 US. Ev. Oils to ii PRIVATE PEAT (himself) ta "PRIVATE PEAT" ' '" RIVOI I B2D AND SANSoil STS. K1VUVlLLTAM 8. HARTM.an,ln" - "THE DEVIL'S DOUBLE" STRAND (5U1, AV at Venneo''J!.of Broad "SPOnTINO UFE" v WVXt ftavtliftraWWi nMfS?'1 I v. ,iTW fw' ' ; JlVTP'ffTA i.W...ii.V.v'1A.S5aijMA'-..v.tl JvijiiUk.ifv -,".,. i,':::.,. A, i... ..,'. .t ' - PHILADELPHIA MARKETS GRAIN ANU FLOUR WlliT!ATMnirttkt. niti nni 1iiiril flf. mnrtl fmm mill... T-. ' llrrtil anA nrlrPM steady. The ouotatlona follow Car lota I In rxport elevator. Government standard In. t urteetlnn klon.t.hl n,l.nb.kln 1 red win. ' ter, 12.10; No 1 northern aprlnr. J2 S9, no. 1 nnrd ninler. 12 an. No. l Ten wi-v ter, R-arllcky, Js 8T No 1 red, amutty, $2 30: No 2 red mtnter, $2.3(1! No. 2 north. rrn sprlnir. 2 3H; No 2 hard winter. 2 8(1' No. 2 red winter, narllcky 12 84. No. 2 red, amuttv, I J 31: No. 3 red winter, li 32: No. S northern onrlnr. t! 2 No. 3 hard winter, $2.32. No. 3 red winter. Karhcky, ) e on. xt n 1 .,.. n o. W A red. J2 3n'. No 4' carllcky. 2-2H: No. 4, &$Hj'-N2-Vt & , "fto1.1-11?" wBSSf: 12 2(li No. r,, amutty, 2.23i No. 0, ear- Hckv m"ttv, 12 24. CORN Merelpts, 13no bushela. Demand continued slow and prices were nominally unci,,.,.-,.,, Wb ,." v,rw tn car ota for local trade, an to quality and location, at ,), OATS Recelots. 48.232 bushels. iraan WRH (lul ... , oltrrlnss at the late decline. We Quotn car lots aa tn location No. 2 white, 81V4WSJC, standard kkhlte. hiMsihc. No 8 kkhlte, B0ttfl81ci No. 4 ' & W m- Dernnnd wan light and prices were weak 'luotatlona- To arrive, per ion lba In -ll aa,.iyintfr kkheat 100 per cent flour, ll) 23 Otntll Kansas wheat 100 per cent (lour. Sin T.imi in. coring wheat. 100 per ren t (lour Sin TiWlt w . I,Vt7 Kmitll II.. I. ,. ..... n eft?.". - "k" l.k'Uik lUII kk B ,U,'ka k ww.fiu per barrel, in a.icks. ns to auamj , pnnvi5tnMe; t KOVlijIUINS Tho market ruled firm, with a fair iob lln demand, nnd some kind. kere a shad, . h 0l.0.,ion r.itv i,-,t. in ,eta, bln5.lemnnd.nnd some klnd, ere a shade I smoked nnd nlr dried, 4Nc, Weatern heef. in sela 8moked. iSc; clly beet, knucklea and tendera smoked and air dried. 40ci Western leef. knucklea and tendera. smoked, 0 ,,ef h 00 v k am,,., MW Tmc. hama. S. r cured, loose, 3743M:. dn skinned, loose, 8737Hci do. do. smoked. 3?3nyjc; other hams, amoked i(Jr cumI &g t0"br'and nnd nvtraeP, 3im 40c. Immi, smoked, western cured. 89'4W 40es do. liollcd, boneless, B2e. picnic shoul (,prB H v curefl 00!10 Vic do. smoked. 300 bclllei In nlck'e. loose. 33c: break- fast li icon city cured 4Rc, breakfast bacon, w,orn cur(,,, 4Bc ,,, ,Prn, refined, L04e:Hc. lurd, pure cltk, kettle rendered lOa'JSt REFINED SUGARS Demand kkni onlk moderate, nut prices ruled firm on a basis ut Uc for nne eran- ula,clI Uemaml v. Hi mmlprat, but prices ivattjv nrrkrvtTr"ra ., , " .... . , , ,ir.r.ii; ine mantel ruieu nrm untier ''a,lt offerings but demand was only mod - rr,tt- Quotlktlons Nelk Vork, whole-milk. fKUcy, fresh. 37 ' 37 V4 e, sperl lis ht.her: do, (l rar to B(), fr,,ni adpsnVir: do. Wis - eonsln. whole-milk fancy, 374C37Vic. do, do. far to Knod atlltaanVic lltlTTKIt Iho mnrket ruled steady under . vik.iuf, iiiiik-y uiitiius oi prints JOJ I 7i,e filr to Kood. mix73c r.c.OS OfferlnKS were kept w fiphOr, fnncy brands of prints jobblnc ut 74 i kent well rleonrd ' u i iiihi in hth ruit up nnd prices ruled a-eady We quote" Treo tnse nearby firsts. $20 40CT:1 uer , Vrc u,,e, nearby firsts iraie. current receipts, ;u III per esse, wist- i ,rn- xlril flr3,.t - 4oW.i,r cnsB, ,rsl8 ' i n soojo to per ease. Inferior lots lovk.-r , BtoraBe cksb Jl.-.ffMil -jo per case, selecleif fnsh jobbii,B nt 747oc per dozen POULTRY . ,. ,. ,,, ,. . ,,,, ., MM; line aloe hc m Kel ,.,, Prices of fowls ar nrm unoer inrnt onerlnits and sprlnir chickens were THE GIFT tf rr. ..,. For yo'ung well bound a? Holy Bible or Testament A complete stock of all versions in many styles and bind ings nt the lowest .prices. Alto a full line of Gift Books, Greeting Cards, Calendars, Holiday Novelties and Stationery. Philadelphia's Largest Exclusive Bookstore The Daylight Bookshop 1701-1703 Chestnut Street. , rw jrou HEATING Problem? ,?t,nt-ZZ The WiM" 1 Mter Is pr'mflrll.v Intended for coraces, Im.i ,t Is Just us "(.II udmteil tu lieutlJi; liulhllnits of otber types. IlanT nr used for bun galovrs, halls, hospitals, (ntoll sohool house uml emergency bulU'Dgs of nil 1 1 ti (Is Thn Wasco Is a coal-hmnlnc. self-regulating, safe hot wnter system. Ally l.nmly man can set It up. It Is moat ecouomlcnl of fuel The email utnt Imrns one scuttle of coal per day. Immediate Deliveries from Mock The first size Weoo outfit sells com plete at fM.OO. Other slies up ta ?33O.0O. Catalor furnished on request. Gaul, Derr & Shearer Co., Distributors 217 No. Broad Street, Philadelphia I'llOTlll'l IIS The following theatres obtain ' their pictures through the STANLEY Booking Corpora tion, which is a guarantee of early showing of the finest productions. Ask for the theatre in your locality obtain ing pictures thiough the Stanley Booking Corporation. S37J ALI U'th. Morris & Hussyunli Ave. Alnambra Mat imnyatj, uk u:4S4u nil. 1, 11 Ul'HKC In MAKK-Hi:l,IRVE WIKC" 1 ADA1 I r IUU ANU IHUMI'bON UTS. I ArULLU MATINEE DAILY ' i:ihi:i. iinvMoiiE in I 'OUH MIlS McCHBaNKY" CllESl'NUl Uelnw III 111 tn A M tn lltlRP. U. .l.APR IIKlIi In TOO MANY MILLIONS" ni i trraiDrt hkoad bi heist and BLUEdIKU rifPOUEHANNA AVIi MAI! MAItXH In, HIDDEN rlllES" Uroad & Snyder Ave. RRUAUWAI Jiiim o i-. m. (SPttriAL.) f'SPOBTINO LIFE" . nnrCC MAIN ST.. MANAYUNK EMPRESS MATINEBDAIH 1-1 MAE MARSH In "ALL WOMAN" I . .,. .-kl XIT Vflth OlR FAIRMOUN I MATING: OlRARD AV. CEE DAILY Lucn,.'.F!VB TOOUBAND"aN IVOUR" mllton la FAMILY THEATRE 1811 Market 8f tl A. M to aiiunigiik. EDITH RORERTS In Ck ...MM RATH ST. THEATRE Below Spruce HAII&Ci lAlkll u ..innnrtilTr FT RrH Ell In MONEY ISN'T EVi:nYTHINO F0R THE FREJ-jDOM OF THE EAST" 60TH ft WAI.NUT BT8. IMPbKlAL. Mats Sinn Eka. T0. flPRALDINE FARRAR In irURN OP THE WHEEL," n-mn a T"I ..i.Y; BA,?,'f.Ka?.H' SOIA'lJICKSArlDa1 .'CSaSCt.fe fT TlYfjVWiuWA AkS VatflWTllSJp' i By oaroiiiEo gl u hi, rssouCH 7J B j ttw6r.ire 41 1 I rrk&.&kPOiUTI01liH fl I "llshtly hleher, Quotatlona were a followi er, Quotatlona were aa fplloyS.' "ihiel.n0. "'Jordfn."? Susfity ,Sul?S.,naV"'ifSc,.?"l'eklSU "il-S 1 8-tr. inrlntr t uniH nmrnri 1 UIUSo! TOOPt ' 2X1..$? Indian Uunners 28(c: eeeae, 28W32C: turkeka 84W87C culneaa, younir. Her nalr. kketvhln IU tifin nnnnrii anlece. il?..ill.' TmS,fcr "'"i" n08-d?- ar- nrr pair, TSOSne. pigeons, old per pair, SOffi-.e- do joun. per pair, 23030c. TkTiVQakrk n....,..;.. ...... ..... wlik, a DTlKRFIRr) Tnrkeva were atrnnirar with S jrood demand other poultry was quiet and steady. The quotations: Turkeya. fancy. nearby, 43B44c, exceptional Iota hlsher, do, western sprlnar choice. 42ffM1c. do, do, fair to unod 37(41c, do do common. 80B 20.000 shares 160 nnr value Rtnck. Soc-'Vo' "fWnl.-nfts. ddryWp.chkCen.f: toUtfMXtoFton&fc boxes kkelBhlna- 4H lbs. and oer apiece. Sic:, Jl 65, U share. Proceeds are to be used kelshlnc 4 lbs. apiece, 83V4W34c: smaller if IT additional working cnpltal sixes a880c. Fresh killed fokkls. In bbla., nlnBdTMr!b.CVn?o?er"uepfe848u5Sil The Census Bureau will Issue a re. kkolEhlnir 4 lba apiece, 33c, small slxea. 20S Iort on cotton seed and cotton seed 2Jc Old roosters, drv picked, 27c. itoaatlnK products at 10 a in. tomorrow, covering fcBUffiS, rM""Ibn, VntKAJ!?"'"? P"lod fro" Au 1 Member "riamntc 10s apiece. Hie. kveianina" 3A ids. apiece. 32S33c: welshlna- 2U3 Iba. aulece 08f31c noastlnc chickens, kkestern, In bbla. . WclKhlnc 4 lbs. and over apiece, 34c. welahln 3Vi lbs apiece. 82c: Weighing 2Vj W3 lbs apiece. 2nf11c. Hroll inirhlcl,.n" . weighing In 02 lbs. apiece, Iff44c Dueki. nearbv tnncy snrlng 4UM 42c do Vkestern dorPlcked 804Oc Qeese. Western, drj. picked Choice 3u3Jc fair to itond 27(?2nc Souals per down White, weighing 11 to 12 lbs per dozen. I8 2V: n te kkeighlne 11 tn in lbs per doien. 7 i" kknuo kkeigning w ita per noren. law 1 B 30 do do. 7 lbs. ne doien 24 30S. do. IK.!1'11'" lns Per doien. I1W4 dark St .10 30 small and No. 2. JIB:! nn riutneas. youns ncr pal-. 7r.cKS1 21. old 00075c FRESH FRUITS The market wan tcenernllv firm with offer- o moder. . .n .e.mand fairly ac- Apnlra New York par Imrrel Fall I'ippln, SIJS4 110. Klnir. St.BnM7 "1. lladkkln. Hit II 10, Huhtmrdston. $4(Tt0.ail. Oreenlnit. 4 0 "V. various valletles S3r Annies PennavlknnlA nnd Ylrirlnlii. ner ImrrelIten Davla i BllSSr,, Oano. $2.V0n. atavman uv,uuu. Wlnesap, S4P8, Turk Imperial $4 7. Home . ... , ... Iienuty, fancv. 7(i()7.Ro Apples, per 5.- The first consolidated report of Amer bushei basket. 40rO$l.31. do. per bushel I can Railway Express for July ns filed bnsket $12 Apples, western, per box, i -' -lieu ." i.emonn. per nox, .vi nfr Ornnspii. Plnrtrln. nor crate. S2 frOfjiIO Tan gerines Florida, per strap $3n Grape fruit, per box. $2 ftOfif !. Pineappl-s l'orto Htco ptr crnte, $ ftOtlpn ftn Cranberries, Jprc, per bushel box, $Jfti .' lo, rio, per lurrel M)(ff btrftbtrriep J"lorida, per quirt r0C7HM)t VrGKTADLEb T lin mirlirl ruled uteiiilk. hut ileinillid was onl moderate The quotations. V hltn onl moderate The quotations. V nolntoes, nistern Shore, per bid No I3B175! Vo !. ll&H Vhlte notat . ii i . potatoes, MkiA-rn, - k.i.i t -. uhn. ntntne. Jr.V. per S -bushel basket No. 1. 7.1HP (me No a "Oefl.uc: White potatoes renn- ' Hlkaulu No 1. per 100 lbs, JJ HUW2 K", vVeVtern J'W'.'bv New York tj '--- sV cWeet potafoea. Jersek. per basket No. 1, 1 si inSBl 40 No 2. SilfJOnc. Sweet pota- ,0, nastern .shore, per bbl No. 1. 4 r.O v. o . Bunt , ,,( .ml.ln., ' nelnkkro and Maryland, bu-h-humpers No uuafte ijanmn yellow, psr NO. , i)U Why do loud noises make us deaf? SEE PAGE 0 SUPREME 6e &(&& ,, ... .. It or old is a copy of the an emergency 9lkMkKW2 it?. I'llOTIII'I.Wk I IRPRTV UUOAD ft COLUMD1A AV iinrri i matinee daily BRYANT WA8fl.lim.N In "(IYPSY TRAIL" 333 MARKET $V.a ?$& MAE MURRAY. In iii:r IHIDY IN tlOND" MODF! iM bU1 BT Orchestra lVl-tVIl, Conllnuous I to It. "Mil I.OOAN U a A OVERBROOK UJU X HAVER. MAY AI.L1SO.V In "THE RKTUR.N OK MARY" PAI ACF lSlt MARKET STREET I ALa-V-I- in A M to n ,j M PAULINE FREDERICK In "A DAUGHTER OF THE OLD SOUTH" PRINCESS SVTKiSR MILDRED HARRIS "n ' "FOR HUSBANDS ONLY" 1 RFHFNT "ARRET ST. Below UTU MAE ALLISON In "THE TESTINQ OF MILDRED VANE" RIA! TO OERMANTOWN AVE. IMrtL. 1 y AT Tn I'EHOCKEN DOROTHY QISHln ST "DATTLINO JANE" Rl IRY MARKET ST. 11ELOW 7TI1 -'1J 10 A. M, to llils P M TOM MOORE n e' "JUST. FOR TONIGHT" CAr.V ll MARKET STREET "" V eVrLE WIlilMiJ0.nM,DN,QOT "THE MAN WHO WOULDN'T TELL" ' FOUR FLAGS" Made Up In TEN Capacities U OtTAINEO wj j AiSSaa Ii yi.,toor.ner,! I - - I a 1 I Financial Briefs Tho Penn Seaboard Steel Corporation haB offered stockholders of record todi ,hB rlBnt to subscribe for new slock J0 per ahar- to extent of 40 per ce touay ck at pent of their lioldlngs The allotment calls for tho lsue of 35,081 sharps, which nt flA n ahara n.n.tM iimoMa 1 ink en A .dltlonal cnpltal. With the la'sue' of new ...,, .k,r wm 1.. nutKtnnrti,,- rt ana il.ii. ouisianaing I...80S Snares. Directors of the AJax Ilubber Com pany, Inc., have authorised the Issue of CI (in" linn nrlrlltllMnl t..na.,. ann1 w. Net earnings of Tonenah Belmont In November were $59,638, against 6t,D94 In Octciber. Preliminary estimates of net earnings of Belmont Surf Inlet were $35,000. against $30,243 In October. The New York subtreasury gained $154,000 from tho bnnks yesterday, mak ing a cash net gain since Friday of $6,790,000. TligJCew York Stock Kxchango lias admitted to dealings, Texas Company rights. The Donner Steel Company, Inc., has filed a certificate with the Secretary of Statu nf New York, Increasing the run""! stock from $11,000,000 to $13,- aha mam COAL AND THE C02 METER The principal pur rosik of th COT meter Is to enabl In operator to nav ooat by showln how to bum coal efficiently and economically. Many persons ar under the Impression that a chemist Is re quirea to operate such a machine, but sucn is not tno case. It took th very best In engineering anil rhmlcal ak.ll to n fieri ths Uchllnr COl Meter or nworder. but Us operation Is as simple as nv tur blne or enclns tn tb tower plant The Uelillns r.ot Meter la an automatlu analytical chemist oa ths Job every mlnuU of the day and nltrht, rnsUlne an accurau analysis of the wast Kss from ths boiler riY readlnt the rtiart tho averse efficiency and econ omy of th boiler -I.. -n k, In.fBfktlV determined. Ths per cent of C02 crbon dioxide In th h) Ksa tells you whether or not the coal has been completely burn ed, and If you ara wasting soma valua ble heat units up tba itacl,. We have prepared n small elementary TTlTiphlet on tha ''Combustion of Coal" thst vrt would Ilka jou to read, A postal will brine Uchlloc Rword- Jiah your Chief Engineer BE KNOWS Baker-Dunbar-Allen Co. r,17 STO( K hrilMIK lit II'). l'hone Spruce 5102. Race 1KS9 t THOUSANDS X f than we rehllnc COS Meter ip won its way into the foremost position it holds today among fine cars. These thousands know the extraordinary life and power and flexibility and durability of the famous Chandler-built motor which has been under the hood of every Chandler car ever built, refined from time to time in matters of detail but never radically altered in design. These thousands know the sturdy strength of the whole Chandler chassis. And they know the comfort of the readability of this great car. The Chandler car is built in several attractive body types. Come Choose Your Chandler Now .. , SIX SPLENDID BODY TYPES I Seven-Pasjengcr Touring Car, $2095 four-Passenger Dispatch Car, $2175 Convertible Sedan, 92795 Convertible Coupe, $2695 Alt price . o. 6. ClevUmd N. E. Cor. Broad CHANDLER MQTQR GAR CQMPANY.fiLEVELAI j i r wlth tho Interstate Commerco Commis sion follows; Total operating revenue $9,979,987: net operating loss $1,106, 075 j deficit after taxes $1,234,649. The stock list committee has today admitted to the unlisted department of tho local exchange. Corn Exchange Na tional Bank warrants. The committee on commission has fixed tho minimum commission to bo charged on these war rants at 25 cento per share. Loans to farmers by tho Federal farm loan system totaled $8,079,085 for the month ot November, tho farm loan board announced today. This Bum was nd anced to $3278 farmers. Net earnings of Jim Butler Tonopah for November uern $2629, as compared with $5942 In October. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET New York, Dec 18. No fresh feature of Importance was reported In the local coffee mnrket todny. Reports are cur rent that the shipping board has allotted five steamers for the South American trade nnd this caused a more optimistic view ot the Import situation Stocks of Braill coffee In the United StattH have decreased to 62G.180 bags compared with 1,823,461 bags a venr ago and, with afloats, amount to only 827.180 bags The United Stntes shinning board will I sell at nuotlon tomorrow 750 bags ot Snntos corfeo wnicli nau rormeu part of the cargo of requisitioned Dutch ships The sale will take place at 691 nnd 601 Broadway, Now York, at 12:30 oV'ock lilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllilll .hkir, b. ST A ck-r y "x0VTr , -- : &lflf T "' iTiirF'Vi - r-? i i -g-k:- 1-fjf7k t i AMERICAN 'ecJhe Balanced $ixr " Balanced throughout to the last fraction of pound efeSp1 nit balanced six every two miles per hour "On high" in traffic, or sixty miles per hour overland, and in that easj graceful manner you cannot forget once you have been in the driving seat. Ask any of our owners, then come in to us and say: "Show me And WE WILL. Perm-American Motor Car Co. G. Allison Brower, President 2041-43 Market Street Philadelphia i lESJ s. Hell Phone l' TpkspiiiT The Sixth Year of The Greatest Six of Chandler owners can tell you, why the HERBERT BROS. ? and Race Sts. r f w "T IA Increase in Cinnctl Cotton H'f Vw Vna.1. Tk-M l...IPk. XT.. I tA.xf fl t -,ht .via, uck. ov - Alia aakiivymt A ' ' Dinners' Assoclatl6n estimates! that 10,Li ' 4 216,000 bales of coiton was , ginned, to? jp. a uecemuer u, against iuiiai,iit uaiea-f,,, In fhA Mtnn itntn lnnl venr 1A fi90 TOO J)'' bales In 191G: 10,306,$09 bales In 1915,7 lis, and 13,9'. 1,229 bales In 1914. Seeley'i Adjusto Rupture Pal ' Incrtaif efficUncy of a iron 60 ' GREATEST RUPTURE RETAINER ihf bfll-ucJJuHtitic leuturefi o( (mi iad make It euny to wear nnd the Thumb rrv Ilfetulutop allowi of altrrlnir iirtiH mre lit will. Mont ruptures zraw Mowlr norne hecuiiflei triiftrten that eemed ritrht In tlie heKlnnlnc u-ere hot. Our Improred npt.llanre nnd ndrnnred method) lnnur lmprncmrnt for fiery rate nnd curt, minr. I. B. SEELEY, 1027 Walnut St. t ut out nml keei for reference S Its performance is 100 with the standard of its name, A iHOROUGHBRED AUTOMO BILE: one that answers your demand though it may be '531 &&Sj I nils Chcirnlet'ff t. K. Is tout irnnr nnt.. I oofc for It Inside tho dmh. linilrr thf hood. Locust 4S03-04 EBMliy y (HANDLE!? SIX " know, better Chandler has Four-Passenger Roadster, 32095 Limousine, $3395 . , Bell Phone, "Spruce 432B "f;V?? BT aiH kitllMHB. L- Mil gJBfi '.Ml . i"5 nm il f& o'teKG . 5 -Ji - 5" 1 m .! 4 'V'l -cs ' 'i i 'i I m .i' ,, r-, & i A WW" j i PK vV;
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