8K.tt " " ' ' ' n ftfttytfy iHm$ A , ir ' .t. t W' .... S V. is- EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 19lS - JVEWS OF 77ffi FINANCIAL WORLD NEW YORK. AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK PRICES" 'ur &, ,i. ft. is I W w- VX i u It If a ; W i W - . III 6'A tf ' t ' . i "T. . X,HI ''. w M mt 1 ? 1 1 ?l, United States i a i iiion ) HI -Ltatal T-m.MIL . i I United States 1 and Allied Government Bonds We recommend for Invest' ment and are prepared to buy or sell: United States Liberty Bond nil Irsues , American Foreign Securities S Tr. (la 1910 Anglo-French A Yr. Ss.lAtO Argentina Govt. .... 104 J Cltr or Dordeanx 3 Tr. ...t ,....101 Cltr'of Lyons 3 Tr. 1BI9 Cltr ot Marseille! S Tr. s .' 1S1A Cltr of Pari S Tr. ..1 Unmlnlnn of Canada War " Loans, all Issues .French Tlemibllc .... 1931 Imnertal Japan flort. 4V4. 1st and 2d Series, tlnlteil Klnr.. Orest nrltaln Ireland Bs. .1010 ft 1031 fiiAzn-RfrCh Investment Banker$ Broad & Sansom Sts., Phila. Sll K. Redwood St.. lUilo. Suggestions to Improve ,Your Income The existing prices of practically all bonds, notes and preferred stocks offer opportu nities to investors to obtain returns which seem to be out of pro portion to the safety of the principal involved. We shalltake pleasure in submitting data re garding some of the more attractive of these securities. Write for T.kt E-13 Chandler 4 Company ATI ' Franklin Bank Building Philadelphia New York Boston Island Oil Late New. Property Possibilities i Stnd for analytical rePort. which is voura for the asking no obligation Jfjll in und mail coupon. Scmnn&Dma Memoirs Tons. Wnck V.t. of N. Y. 628 Widener Bldg- Phlla Pa. Fh.1 Bell. Wal. 4080: Hace 4080 New York Office 30 Broad St. PRIVATE WIUE3 Name 8treet No,. city 'North South llast ond All Should lmest Bay V. West H. S." The Phenomenal - Oil Fields of North Central Texas . TEXAS PACiriC COAL AND Oil. made a new hlah record of 107B a share on Tuesday. December 10th. 'This advance la likely to be . reflected in advances In the nthsr better-known companies In these new -ids. Atlantic Beflnloc titles Herrlce Cwden Co. 5 Herat Oil aleaa Hurnal Oil fluif oil Haatton Oil Humble Oil Lone Star O. anti union of California We are In a position to furnish In formation about Texas, fiend your Inquiries or orders. Magnolia Trtrol. Ohio Cities Oas Oklahoma I. & It . Prairie till Uas Pierre Oil Royal Dutch Mnelnlr Oil Hon Co. Tm Oil m nuAMm Investment Securities 43 Exchange Placo, New York &7"V ?T TAXATION TALK BECOMES CHIEF FACTOR IN NEW YORK MARKET Direct Influence Shown by Heavy Sales of Liberty Bonds, Many Desiring to Take Losses and Deduct IJicm lrom Income Liabilities New- YorJe Stoclcs Advce Rumely. do nrcf Alax Rubber. Alas High Points in Today's Financial News The feature of Xcio York stock trading u-n the licavp selling o' Liberty Loan bonds, many desiring to take losses in time to deduct them from liabilities when fllluu Income tax tcports. Curb market cns irregu lar. Kith olti attracting most attention. Commlsqlon-housc buying rallied corn. Cotton sliowed strength. Moderate business continued In foreign exchange maihct. An extia dividend of 2 per cent u-tn declared by direc tors of Youngs-town Sheet and Title Company. Half a million in gold teas tiithdrawn from AVip York Kublrcnsury Jor shipment to South America. Iow 254 fio 07 I 1 31 i St 101 G3 40 !)6M. 8&H 40 ft 14 on 6fi 41 88 (U's I 80'4 10734 16 'A l"j CG 04ii New Yorlt, Dec. 19. Taxes entered Into Rcncrul discussion iind was tlio chief subject of consideration In Wall bticet circles, becoming the determining factor In the stock market durlns the day. Its direct Influence was shown In the trading In the T.Iheity I.nan bonds, which were In supply on a large scale, with the brokers handling the largest orders &tatlng that the supply was In uecordance with u desire on the part of strong Interests, Individual and Institutional, to record their losses and deduct them from Income tax liabilities. On this telling the fourth -His in t lie 'afternoon sold down to the new low iccord of 34.76. At the same time that these sales were being made the tellers were to nn extent buyers of lito third 4'4s, still keeping mi Investment in the Government Issues at or near the sunc amount, but with the losses on the last Liberty Loan accepted as ii matter of record. Next to this decline in the Libel ty Issues the most importance as a disturbing matket influence wus to be attached to the weakness in tho traction securities, with lirookbn Kapid Transit selling down to 1:8, a new low iccord of rt his movement, and Intcrborough-Metropolltnn 4Vs dropping to the low record of lti8. These movements, although of the highest Importance, were Ignored I for ii time during the day by tho speculative element, and in the first half of the session some of the speculative Issues made advances, but the buying on this earl upturn could only be attributed to covering by a speculative element which had overcrowded the shoit situation, because of the general assumption that bearish conditions prevailed. The railroad stocks were strong in the forenoon, but gains which weie then made were turned Into losses later in tho da. EVIDENCE OF GREATER I TONE !E IRREGULAR " INTEREST IN COTTON IN OUTSIDE MARKET lllnh 61U CD ska Girt M.. 4 Alaska Juneau, l'j Allls-Chnlm Co. 31 - do pref 84 Am Act rhmi.lnz Am Meet Sugar G3H I Am Can 48U do pref 96 ni Car & V Co 87 U Am Cotton OIL 40Ra Vm Hide & Lea 14 do pref 70 Am Int Corp. . . 661 Am Linseed ... 448 do pref 88 Am 1icc.motho 62 Am Malt 4 Am .Smelting . . &2',i Amer Smelt pf..l07 Asso'd Dry tlds 17 Asstts Kealiza'n H4 Associated Oil.. GOU Amer Sum Tob. !)8 Amor Ktl Fdv.. 8G Amer Tcl&Tcl.lOU, 100i amer roDacco..i5 i'i6 Amer Wool 53 S Amer Wrl Pa pf 29 Amor Zlne&L... 12 Am Zinc & L pf 46 Anaconda .... 65 Vs Atchison II31"! do pref 8!) Atl.in fj & w I. llo Baldwin Loo Co 7G4 Bait & Ohio ..51 do pref 57 Beth Steel B.. C2', do 8 ) p. pf. 104 '4 Brook Hap Tr 31", Booth rish Co 23 Butte. C & 7. Co 7' Butto & Sup C 20 H Calumet & Ariz 64 fa I Pet pref.. 68',. 1 1 a i I'acK i'o,, IS Can l'ac 16IH4 Central Lthr .. 61 H cerro do Pasco 33 cues cc tililo. . Close :'54 Net chae. V. 60 C7 4 1 31 84 101 63 461,4 S-6 S5 40 i 14 G9 5fl 41 H 88 Gl'b 4 80 Vj 1 57 T.2S 28i 12 'i 16 44, 0 V 87 Ti inoj 74 53 57 61 lOIVi 28 23 6 68, !7-r4 157 6012 33 56 ' 's Vs Zitt 1 14 lVi 107 4 16V4 IM 1U U 06 044 3 85 1 Vi 100 ', k 105 i, 5314 -I- V4 23 U 12Vj 's 46 j 04 i '4 Chi tit W pf . 25 V 25 II2H 87 10014 71 53 57 61 10414 20 23 20 V. 64 08 48 157 00 33 56 1 a 4 2Vi W M V, 1V4 1 Market Relatively Broad as lo Some Oils React From Recent General Business Senti ment Is Bullish COTTON lli;i.T VtKATllKK ( OM)IT10N, New Vork, Dec. 10 The follonlric rnl. neratures were retorded In the (ollon liell this montlnc: .n-Nar,.,.'.l,"''.:"'. Au""'. 38: Wllinh.clo.i. 40 Little Koek, .Mikoii, KnoMillr and Thomimlllf, 4i; Okluhom.i tits, l'ort inllh, Memphis, .MonlROnim, AiiEustd. .LharleKlon and .Sntnnnnh, 40: kknlnirc und Slireieport. IH; Penanrola, fill) Jiick Minillle, 54i Taniau, .Sun Antnnlo mid (lUltCKlon, r.8, und foriim rlirNII, I4. There Mere ,0i Inch of lireiipltiitlon nt Ol.lalioma city. .10 nt Tli.miuiUIIe. .-'i at torpiis Chrlatl. .11 nt (inltenlnn and i. ni pin Antonio. New York, Dec 10 As an evidence of widening specula tive intcrefat, the opening of the local cotton market has dally been showing Increased activity, and this morning's Initial call was relatively broad as to general business, with llrst prices 22 to 33 points higher. This was due chiefly to good trade buying and room covering !r. line with notably Increased exports and the strength of southern spot markets, all of which has stimulated bull sentiment both In local and outside sources. Wall street traded both ways. The news that all restrictions against short selling had been removed on the Liverpool Kxehange, had littlo effect here, but reports that the Lancashire strike was settled had a distinctly favorable influence on sentiment. Profit-taking on tho early advance was sufficient to cause some irregular ity. Offerings were well absoihed on slight reactions, however, with trade In terests good buyers and the tone of the market steady. Private ad-vlcos from Savannah said there was a good spot demand there, buyers bidding 250 points on January, with offerings meager. It Is reported that two boats are load ing cotton at New York for Hongkong, which will sail before the end of the month. The receipts at the ports for the day are estimated at 26,000 bales, against 17,942 bales a week ago, 17,722 bales a year ago and 18,333 bales two yeura ago. cm m x- si i 1:114 I d.i prof ... 7d'4 ,('hl & Northw. 00 Chi 11 I & 1' tp 26, 1I11 p c pf . . G7 Cltl&Pac 7 pi! p 80 Cliliu Copper . 10 Chlno Con Cop 31 Col Fuel & Iron 30', Col (las & lileo 38 ' Consul tlas .. . 00 font Can . . . GO. do pref . . . .I0G',4 Cora Pioductrt 48 do pref .fr.l02s Crucible Steel. . 58 Cuba Cane Sug 30 do pref . ... 80 ' Deere Co pref . . 05' 1 Del ci Hudson. .100 ',4 Den & Rio t! . . 5 '4 do pref 0 I Honi M nes ... 12 'St I Dlstillcm Sec. 51 is 1 L'le 17 I do gen leln. . 581,4 I do 1st pref.. 30'.! I'lslier Body... 37 (inston-WuiH, ., 3D lien Cigar Co.. 46 Vj cien lee Co. ..140 (ien Motors... 1281,4 do pref. 82 Vi lioodrich n V.. 66 s I'.r.imlhv Mill . 7!1 Ptice movements and the market tone (jrt N'or nref . 07 on the Broad street curb were Irregular, (Jrt Nor O sub 33 Oulf Sts Steel High Levels War Stocks Arc Dull -New lork, Dec. 10 50 '. Glf Mob Nor 8r's do pref 33 Hatkell & Bark 45 ',4 111 Cent 08',4 Int Agrl pref. . GO" Insplra Copper. 46 Inter-Cons Cor. 6U 25 Vi 26'i with the oil stocks generally showing a steady tone, although some of these Is sues reacted from recent high levels. 1 The flurry In Island Oil was of short duration, and although emissaries of manipulators continued lo flood the slrppt with pvlril v.'lp-nnl rnrwirla tr tilth- I He interest was created In the trading in , int ier jlVr' ' I that stock. j d;l)rer '. .", I mils morning the sales were small In I Int Paper . volume, at prices ranging from litt lo I Int Nickel ... 5, with no one giving serious consider- do l'rof ation lo the renorted 100.000 barrel wpII , !"' Rp Tr pf . reported to have been struck on the company's property. Cosdcn sold at 7 and Oklahoma at 101, to 0 Itoyal Dutch was fairly active, with trading at 6714 to G8. General Asphalt continued to reflect Inside accumulation, forenoon from 39 to 40. United Mo tors was fairly active, with sales at 34 i to 3414. War stocks were dull, Aetna Lxpio shes selling nt 6 and Wright-Martin at 4s and 4 Vs. INDL'STKIALS .Jll! 3: 33 Ofi 78 a 42 76 V4 00 25 63 ' 70 18 34 38 3S'4 0814 60 '4 10614 47 Uli-ls 57 3" '4 70 Is 95 'i 108 'i 5 '-. I 12 V- 30 17 '4 r.s',4 29 37 30 46 110 127; 82 56', 70 9G " 33 9, 58 8 33 45 14 97 50h, 4514 6'i 24 Is 261,5 llOWj 31 33 96 litt 1 V4 76 '4 1 00 1 2514 14 05 Is 2 70 1S 4 34 14 38 Is 38 H .. 08 m u:m 10614 47 102''S 57 . 30 14 7 0514 108 i-a 614 0 V4 12V4 50141 17U .. r.8 14 30 " l 1 14 1 1V4 A 214 .i 1. 1 " 37 SO 46 140 127 82 5614 70 0014 14 33 V4 .. G9V4 -1 8 33 i4 4514 14 97 "4 50 1 "4 1 1 nid 04 Dec. . Jan. . March May . July . Oct. . 1.30 p m 2.30 p m Yes. Today's 10.30 11.30 clono open am am . , 1 Ml .... .. 27.30 27.50 27.r,0 27.H2 2T.K8 27.1(0 . . 20 12 20 4.1 211 44 211 3S 20..',0 I'll 41) .. 2.128 2.1 50 M.Rfl 2,4() 24. 4K 24 411 .. 24 .1.i 24.70 24.70 24 70 24.70 24.70 . 22.35 22.83 22.o5 22.83 22. S3 22.83 $100-5500-51000 Fvaanlianal SaMivtlii -n.v,.... WUVUIIIJ WE OWN AND OFFER SEVERAL CUFtlTIES Of THE HIQHEST ALITY IN UtNUMINATION8 OF ,1400.11000. I Mt YltUO IQOOOD. URITY UNQUESTIONED. INFOnl TION BY MAIL OR OUR REPRE. TATIVfc WILL CALU uvn kvttur o v.... Wincii, niLina m tVMnu -'J LRND TITLE BUILDINC acton PHILADELPHIA Chicago ANNUAL MEETINGS The BOUTIIUABU NATIO.NAL UANK Philadelphia. Pa annual tlecttun for Directors of this tiin lx held at the Oanklna House on ay, January It. 1819, between the Cotton Buyers and Sellers New York, Dec. 19. December Rus sell bid. January Sellar. Waters, It. Hubbard, Hagedorn and Stelnbacher bid ; Hopkins, Munds, Wade, Bartlett, Geer, Figgatt and Gwathmy offered. March Abraham, Keiffer, Geer, Schley, Cone. Slgel and Deacon bid ; Hy man, Einstein. It. Hubbard, Newman, Waters, Rountree, Frederickson, Glfford, Brooks, Bartlett, Rosenberg and Royce offered. May Schlll. Mitchell and Gwathmy bid; Keiffer, Hartcorn, Young. Rlordan, it. iiunuaru, uone, nouniree. l'linn ana Wilson offered. ( July Royce, Ranger, Fllnn, R. Hub bard and Waters bid ; Downs, Cassard, Johnston, R. Hubbard and Newman offered. September Brooks offered. October Einstein and Smith bid; Waters and Cone offered. mSSTo 10 o- cioca ,y a. tn. ana iz o'clock: in. W. J. oTEINMAN. Cashier. RATIONAL HKCUIUTY 11ANK. , -uiiauituja. 4ev ii, IVIO. t annual, meetlns of the Stockholders Le.hsld at lb Hanklna Ilouwt on Tuse- aaary It, 1DIV. bsawsen the hours of m ana X u. m.. for the election nf are' and tho transaction of such other as may come oerore me meeiina;. WW, U. McKKB. Cashier. Htraeta 'WtB-rMILAPKLrHIA '1 iitwrts, nnna ntllaqsipow, imajwii. jhio. Spteialist In Prompt Repair Service, 3 21't .145 . 78 Vi 7 90 1 10 86 30 Aetna Kxploslves .. m-Brit Mfg Am Marconi Amer Writing Paper Air Reduction Canadian Cax Co. Can Car & Fdy pref. Charcoal Iron Chevrolet Motors . Cramp Curtlss Aeroplane . . Carwen Tool Carbon Steel Lmerson Phonograph Hendee Mfg Lake Torp Boat Lehigh Coal Sales . . Lima Loco Maxim Munitions X Y Shipbuilding. .. 30 Nor Amer Pap Pulp 2 Otis Elevator 55 Peerless Motor 18 Poole Kne 25 Scrlpps-Booth 15 standard Motors .... 8 Steel Alloys' 7 Submarine 1214 St Joseph Lead 1 3 Todd Shipbuilding... 98 Triangle Film IVi United Profit Sharing 14 U S Steamship 5 United Motors ... 31 World Film '.'. Wright-Martin Air .. 414 STANDARD OIL Illinois 148 Ohio 312 Prairie Pipe 267 S O Cal 227 S O N .1 572 SONY 287 indkp: 6 Yest. close Ask (sale) , 7 G 4 314 65 35 85 8 155 83 1 I 8 100 NDKNT OIL STOCKS Barnett, Oil & Gas... 14 A ft Cosden & Co 6 7 1 . Ik Basin D G 5Tj Federal Oil 2 2'i 2 Inter Petrol 17 18 17 Houston Oil 74 70 74 Merrltt Oil 23V1 24 24 Midwest Refining ....122 124 124 Met Petrol 2 2V4 211 Ohio Fuel 13 17 .. Oklahoma Ref 9 10 Sapulpa Hef sfi 7 Seqnoysh ' ft Sinclair 19 20 ,. MINING HTOCICS Atlanta 5 uig jcage Butte New York.... Con Ariz C K S & Jerome..!... First National ..,!.. Kan Cy South. 1014 191; Kelly Sprlngfd 72 70 Kennecott Cop. 34'... 34 Lack Steel ... 68 68 V4 Lehigh Valiej .58 57 l.en nub & T.. 23 01 23V. Lie & M T Co 205 204 204 "",""' ,lu,,":" Loose-W Bis C 44 44 nging during the lxrlllnrd P ..154 154 Manhat 131.. 9.1 01 Max Motor ... 28 28 i do 2d pref . 21 21 , Me Petrol 107 164 Miami Con Cop 24 23 Mldvale Steel. 45U 44 Mlnn&St L new 1312 13 Mo Kan & Tex 5H 5ij Mo Pac 25 24 do pref 54 53 Nat Acme 74 74 Nat Con & Cah 17 16 1,4 Nat Kn & Stpd 4GV: 4G Nat Lead G5 64 NVv Con Con.. 17ij 17V, X O Tex & Mcx 32 31 In Y Central .. 77 '4 7G I NYC & StL 2d p44 44 N Y Dock ... 251-4 24 N Y N H & H. 3314 32 N Y O & W... 21 21 , Nth American. 52 32 North Pacific . 05 ' 21i .. Ohio Has 12 25 .. ,Ont Silver ... 7si Owens Bot 40 00 .. Pan-Am Pet .. 06 14 40 .. penn r R 40 . Pco Gas & C. 53 Pere Marq 144 Phila Co 31 Va Pitts & West.. 36 V4 rierce-Arrow. . 42V4 Pierce Oil ..... 16V4 Pitts Cial 47 Pullman Pal C.118 118 Ry Steel Spring (i',4 is',2 Ray Con Cop. 21 Reading 83 Rep I & S 75 Royal Dutch .106 Savage Arms . l.",4 Saxon Motors . 8 st I, K F .... 14i Sea Air Lino pr 19 Sl-Sh Stl & I 50 Sinclair Oil... 33 Southern PaclOlTa 153 .. Southern R R 30 310 314 do pref 6914 272 .. stand Mill pr 86 232 .. studebaker ... 62 578 57G Stutz Motors.. 61 291 -. . i!up Steel 35 T C & C w 1.. 14 Texas & Pac. 25 V4 Texas Co 190 do r and s. 16 Third Ave RR 14 Tobao Prod... 81 do pref.... 103 4G G14 24 I 2GV4 111 31 33 96 7714 1914 7014 14 ?! 14 0814 Vi 57 1 H 2314 1V4 4 1 U ii, SH IV? V4 ltlah Low 112000 Angle-Fr 5s . 96 1J 96 3000 Am T & T 6s. 95 95 14000 do 0s 101 100 2000 Am Wr Pap 5s 88 V4 88 V4 1000 Armour 4s . 87V4 87V4 8000 Atchison 4s .. 85 85 14000 Bkn Rap Tr 7s 03 01 4000 Bordeaux Gs.,100 100 3500Chlln Cs . . . 84 84 7000 C & O cv 4s 82 8114 5000 C & O ponv 6b 88 88 6000 Chi Gt West 4s 62 62 3000 C B &Q reg 4s 95 95 4000CM&SPrfd4s 76 7614 10000 CM&SPgn4V4s 88 88 1000 Chinese 5s ..70 70 26006Col & South 4 87 V4 87 Vj 111000 C of Paris 6s.. 39 98 9000 D & H conv 5s 97 97 1000 Dls Sec Cor 5s 85 85 10000 Erie cv 4s S A 6114 61 2000 Krle cv 4s H B 51 51 4000 Erie cv Is H V 54H 5114 3000 Erie 4s 72 7214 42000 Fr Re'p 614s 101 10414 11000 Hud&Mnn In 6s 18 1714 4000 Iowa Cent 4s 40 46 150(10 Inter Met 44s 4G 4IV4 1000 Kan City Ter 1st 4s 81 81 2000LkShdeb4s '28 0014 00V4 148000 Lib Bond 314s 08.20 98.10 208000 do conv 4s . 93.10 92.90 2000 d(, 1st 4s .. 03.20 93.10 200SOOO do 414s ... 95.84 05.43 137000 do 1st 1V4r . 97.20 97.00 2010000 do 2d 4V4s.. 05.24 04.84 3972000 do 4th 4 V4s.. 95.38 04.70 lOOOLyotiH Gs 101 101 10000 Le Val rets 6s. 103 103 6000 Marseilles Gs..l00 100 2000MlnStPSSle 4s 88 88 16000 Mont Power 5s 9114 01 1000 N Y N H & H cv 31,s .... 64 14 64 14 26000 N V Rwy 4s.. 461 44 17000 do 6s 14 13V4 10000 Oie Short L 4s 874 87V4 1000 Pac Coastlst6s 87 87 30000 Pelinagnct4 1,4s 92 V4 92 1000 Pero Mam 5s. 8814 S814 3000 Pierce Oil 7s. . 89 80 35000 So Pac cv 1s. . 85 83 32000 do cv 5s 103 102 10000 Stli Rry 4s... 02 02 14000 do 5s 0014 0614 1000 U S Rub 5s. . . 87 87 7000 IT S Stl sf 5s. 100 100 10000 Union Pnc Gs.,105 105 187000 IT K ot O B & I 5V4s '19.. 9014 00 18000 ilo new '10.100 100 37000 do '21 HSU 0814 2:13 96 05 100 8 8 14 87 85 92 100 84 81 '4 88 62-14 95 70 14 88 70 87 14 90 97 85 , 61 61 6414 72 104s 1714 40 4414 81 90U 98.12 92.98 03.20 95.42 97.00 94.84 J4.7G 101 103 100 88 91 C414 44 1314 87 14 87 92 88 83 85 103 O1 96 87 100 105 99 ! 100 9814 I JVew York Bonds Philaddlphia Stoclss Illah Iw SOAIIIsChal 3114 31 54A1IIO. Ins 19 19 300 II & S t o 75 75 G2 C Ex Nat Bk war.145 143 70 Gen Asph 39 39 95InsCNA 26 26V4 300 Lk Sup C 18 18 5 Lch Nav. 73 72 180 Leh Val. 58 14 67 702PennaRR 46 46 6 Pa.SaIt M 85 85 154Phllr Elco 25 25 C10P RT t c 27 27 160 Reading.. 8314 82 142 Un Tract 39 39 74U a I... 74 74 530 U S Steel 96 95 10W Cramp t c .... 81 81 IIONDS Rich Low Net Close chae. 31 Vk 19 Ui 75 .. 142. 8 39 Vt 26 Vi H 18 U 72 1 Soil -'I 27 ,. 82 L. 39 74 05 54 81 .. J2000E1 & Peo Tr4stc 72 1000 Key Tel IstGscp 88 2000 Lake Sup Inc 5s. 61 5000 Lib Bonds 3d 4 lis 05.50 15000 Leh Val Gs w 1.103 10000 Pu. cons 4 14s... 97 1000 PhCocon 5s stpd. 88 5000 do 1st 6s stpd .. 99 1000 do 1st 5s 99 8900 Phila Ice 1st 5s.. 97 3000 WNY&Pa gn 4s.. 72 Closo 72 884 CI 95.50 95.50 102 162 72 88V4 GO Net chKC. IVj 4 '.10 V4 97 88 99 99 95 72 97 8S 99 99 95 72 2 6 PHILA. INACTIVE STOCKS Following are quotations for inactive stocks listed in the Philadelphia Stock exchange and In which there were no transactions today. The price given is the last previous close: Acme Tea Co. 79 Little Schuyl. 48 Amer Gas ... 74 l,lt Bros .... 25 -1 38 2 GO 19 48 30 9 8 12 1 4 VS 105 5 34 214 8 12 6 34 414 4 a 1 Goldfleld Mercer (ioldfleld Cons 25 Goldfleld Florence .. 10 Goldfleld Kewahaa .. 6 Green Monster Hecla Mining 6V4 Howe Sound 4 Independence Lead . . "2 Jerome Verde A Jim Butler 33 Jumbo Extension ... 13 McKinley Darragh ..45 Magma Copper 27 Mother Lode 33 Mines Co of America Nevada Wonder .... Niplsslng 8 Ohio Copper Ray Hercules 3 San Toy 8 Stewart Tonopah Extension ,. 1 United Verde 36 West nd Con 1ft White Caps 9 Yerington 4 BONUS Bethlehem 7& (notes). 100 100 Cosden Oil 6s ..'82 85 Cosden & Co Co 82 85 Cudahy 5s 102 102 ,i ,RUBalan Oovt 6B.,, 64 65 do s E7 Gil Southern Railway tr, 99 99 G 1 1 2tt 8 29 20 7 . t 3 ',4 3G 15 48 29 35 9 3tt 9 "2 37 IVi 10 G 5 'i?i 5V4 33 15 28 34 9 3Vt 7 17 1T4 1 7'.32 10 9414 4214 7 48 65 45 50 14 3114 34 4214 16 47 20 81 74 103 62 8 14 18 60 33V4 98 2814 69 86 51 50 35 14 24 190 15 14 79 101 41 154 01 281- 21 166 23 44 13 514 25 53 74 16 40 64 17V4 31 7U 44 25 32 21 52 93 42 7 48 00 45H 50 14 3114 34 42 16 47 11844 73 V4 21 81 75 103V4 G214 8 14 18 50 33V4 98 3 28 1 C9V4 .. 80 61 '4 507,4 35 f- 14 L 24 1 1HU 15 14 79 102 127V4 72 104 50 163 103 77 1 -t" 3 1 Vi DIVIDENDS DECLARED Oranby (."onsulldatrd Ml nine SinrlUiiK and 1'owpp Cornpiiny, quarterly of 2',, per pnt. tiHlIu February I to tdork of record January 17 pennmn'r' Company, J,td . Montreal, tiuar lerly ot l'j ler cent on common, payable February l."i to ntock of rr ortl February 3, and prrfci r?U of IH ior tent, payable February 1 to stock of iccord January SI, Wushlnston. Itulllmore and AnnapolH IJIeUrlc Ua 1 1 road, u dividend of 1xh per cent nn common, pujablo In liberty Bonds, In lieu of the S per cent coph qurfrlerly. and quarterly of tVi per cent preferred, pauble January 1 to Block of record Dei emlver S4. Public IServlco Corporntlun of New Jersey, quarterly of t pf tent, pajabl" December 31 to Fti.flc of record December S7. Cities Servlco Company, monthly of ,i of t per cent on to mm on und preferred, and the iiHual extra dlsbursetnetit of 1 per cent on common, payablo In ntock. All payable February I tn ntock of record January Ifi Manning. Maxwell v Moore, quarterly of per crtit, payable January S. Uooks do not u ostie General Haklnff Company, quarterly of 1 per cent on preferred, payablo January 1 lo stock of record December 14. Kolb Bakery Company, quarterly of lsi per cent on preferred, payablo January 1 to stock of record December 1 J. Hupp Motor Car Corporation, quarterly of li per cent on 7 per cent cumulative preferred, payable January S to stock of rec ord December 20. Oklahoma Natural Gas. quarterly of V of 1 per cent. Haltlmoro und Ohio Railroad Company, a dividend of S per cent on common to hold ers of record at closo of business December SS. Pajment wll be made on February 1, provided necessary furrda are received from the Government on account of compensation on or before that date. Transfer books will not cose. Hplcer Manufacturing Company, regular quarteily of 2 per cent on first preferred, tunable January - to stock of record Decem ber SO. Wftlsbath Company, serritannual of S14 nr tent on preferred nauible December 31 to stock of record December 21. ItHHdtT Cnnvt ny nr c-nt on pecond preferred, payable January .0 to stock of record. December SO. and s per tent on com mon, pajnHe February 13 to stock of record January 23 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, semiannual aV& per cent on common, payable January 10 to ptock of record December 24. Distillers' taecurltles Corporation, quarter ly of k of 1 per cent and an extra of J. rer cent, pas able January 18 to stock of record January 2. Bant Coat Fisheries Company, quarterly of W per cent on preferred, payable Janu ary 1 to stock of record December 23 Kenslncton Trust Company, usual divi dends of 3 per cent semiannual and 1 per cent extra, payable December 31. Loulsvllln and iasnv,i..e uiuiroin com pany semiannual of 34 per cent, pavablo February 10 to stock of record January 20. Central Atrulrre riup;ar Corporation, quar terly -of 2.a0. pasablft January 1 to stock of record December 21. Bank of France Statement PiirU, Dec 19. Tliu weekly statement of the Bank of Franco shows the fol lowing rnanjrefl: noui in nana in creased 28.1.000 franca: bllvcr In hand decreased 872.000; notes In circulation Increased 242.837.000; treasury deposits decreased 18C.47C.O00; general deposits Increased C3.584.000; bills discounted In creased 38,128,000; advances increased 7.G75.000. Tube Company Pays Extra on Common Pittsburgh. Dec. ID. Tho Youngatown Sheet and Tube Company has declared usual extra dividend of 3 per cent on tho common, in addition to the regular quarterly dividend of 2 per cent on the common and 174 per cent on the pre ferred stock. First National Bank Pays Extra The Flwt National Bank has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 2,,4 per cent and an extra dividend of 2 per cent, pajable January 1 to stockholders of record December 30. , Am Ryr, pref. 69 Am stores pr uo A G War 7',4 Am Milling.. 10 Am Sirs pf.. 90 Brill J G 70 Cambria Iron. 40 Camb Steel.. 123 Cataw lt,t pf. 2 Cataw 2d pf. 64 Cons T of N J 90 Klect .Slorugo 14 Kth S N B.. 180 UenAsphpf ..78 Hunt Ac B T. 10 Hunt & BTpf 16 J O Brill pf.. 701 Id II Trans pf 25 Mlnehlll 5 North Cent... 75; North Penna. 94 P N Bk pf. ..275 Phil Co cm pf 32j Phil Co sni Pf 32 Phil R war wi Phil Kl war vl Phila Trac . . 70 Phila & West C Bwys General 2 Ton Belmont. 2 Ton Mining . 2 Un Cos N J.lOi. War I & S... 8U West Coal ... 75V West J & S S 45 York ltwys... 7 USUAL LEADERS ARE NEGLECTED IN PHILADELPHIA STOCK TRADER Buffalo and Susquehanna Trust Certificates Continue! Fairly Active and Hold Steady Corn Exchange National Bank Warrants Decline Stock trading was limited on tho Philadelphia exchange today and very! 5 few Issues developed activity of interest. Declines wero generally tho ordei1 A after a mixed opening. J Usual local leadcm were neglected and Buffalo and Susquehanna.trust certificates, which yestordny showed surprising strength, due to announce. ment of an extra dividend declaration, wero moro largely dealt In most ot tho i day than other liomo shares, holding steady at 75, last night's closing level. Pennsylvania Railroad shaded slightly on moderate trading, and Readlngy Company and Lohlgh Valley yielded fractionally, but appeared In pmall, odd lots. Early in tho day General Asphalt common, tho leader from point ot " activity the two previous sessions, was unchanged, with only a small turn over, and following midday it sold off to 39 and remained dull. Corn Eft , change National Banlc warrants, following their sensational spurt yesterday, "- wero slow and lost 8 points to 142. Lako Superior Corporation yielded a trlfio, Lehigh Navigation lost V point und Union Traction dropped back Cramps, Philadelphia Electrlo. and United Gas Improvement did little, but held steady and unchanged. There was only a nominal turnover of United State's "Steel common, and It declined after being higher before midday. . Bonds were irregular and the weakness of Keystone- Telophono first 6s and the strength of Philadelphia Company first 6s, which mov.cd up moro than, 6 per cent, and Western New York and Pennsylvania general 4s attracted most attention. Philadelphia Electric first 6s lost a 2 per cent galnnear the close. Tho third Installment of,. 20 per cent on the fourtli Liberty Loan waa paid today. On the subscriptions of $598,763,660 in tho Philadelphia Federal, neservo District there was paid previously $487,473,850, leaving only $111, 289,800 outstanding. Tho payments In this district, not including today, were in excess of 80 per cent of tho subscriptions, although only 30 por cent was due. Payments wero made as follows: By cash, $99,801,074; by certificate, of Indebtedness. $110,856,000, and by book credit, $270,816,776. LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS Chicago. Dec. IB. 1100S nrcclpta. 43. 000 head. Steady. Packing; grades, common and light, nculeitcd. llulk, 17.3117.BU: heavy butchers. 17 .15W17.5: medium and lleht butchers. tl7.4.'. 17.00- llarht. HH.fi.-ifc 17.40, heavy packing-. JHI.llllW17.35: medium and light packing. J17.151".4U: throw outs. in SOIS 10.50. pigs, good to choice, 113.7.-0il.-i OAT'1-LK Ilecelpls. 10.000 head. Cholco steers and canners steady: other classes slow to lower. Calves, slow opening, l!5c lower, lleef. good, choice und prime. J130V HI. CO; common und medium. Jit. 5'lri; butiher stock, heifers, (7.'J514.25; cows. 37 t.'i&'lH.L.'n: stackers and feeders, good, tholce and fancy. S10.'51H..1U: Inferior, common and medium. $7.".110 2.": veal calves, good and choice, $14.7.itf? 15.20. HH1JE1 Jleceipts. 14,000 head. Firm, SI4,N." paid fur prime lambs on shipping account. IMttsburgh. Dec. 10. HOGS Receipts. OOOO head. Steady. Heavies and heavy MirkerV S17.B.1: light yorkcrs, S15.75&1U, pigs .llt .IOtfln.75. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts. 2000 head Steady. Top sheep, $10; top lambs, $n 7t CAl'.VE Receipts. 100 head. " Steady. top. sio.no. 10. RATTLE steady: light l!nt IllllTlllo. N. V Receipts. 3,"0 hend. nnri cntniMnn. easier. CALVES nccclpts. 150 head. Steady, ft. (Sin. so. 1IOQS Receipts. 5500 head. Slow, 10c lower. Heavy mixed and yorkers, $17.70: few. 117.80: light yorkcrs nun pies, 17 rniichn. 1" (ii lll.HOl stags. J1013. SHEEP AND LAMUS Receipts. 3000 head. Slow. Lambs lower: others steady. Lambs, J9W15.85; a few, 510. '.'3; others un changed. KnnMis rlty. Dec. 10. HOGS Receipts today Ill.noo hend. CATTLE Retelpts today 4000 heart. SHEEP Receipts today 2000 head. South Umnlm. Dec. 10. HOGS Receipts. 18.000 head. Dull ami unchanged. CATTLE Receipts. B0O head. Steady. SHEEP Receipts. SOO head. Steady. No Change in Refined Sugars Xew York, Dec. 19. Refined sugars are unchanged at 9c less 2 per cent for cash. The Federal, the Warner, and the Xatlonal companies are still with drawn. Raws are unchanged at 6.055c. CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGCS Chicago. Dec. 10. BUTTER Receipts 3301 tuhs. PricM unchnnged, HOGS Receipts. 3343 cases. Extra. CVa ili4c: firsts. .TtSiinlc. MONEY-LENDING RATES NKiv YOKK Monev on call, mixed collateral, opened today at 4 per cent ror lending anu renewing, un an inuus trial collateral the opening rate was 6 pec cent. Whilo tlio money market today showed increasing case imd rates for fixed date funds wero lower, brokers under tho ex isting loan regulations wero in many ffi.pR unnhln tn takn advantngro of the change. Tills accounted for reports by money brokers or an aosence or mas, Tho liquidation of mercantile accounts In responslbln for the lower rates for nrlinn mercantile paper, offerings of which have diminished. Prime bank acceptances quoted at -Hi nml 4 G-1C nir cent for member bills. 4Vi and 4 7-1G per cenffor nonmembcrs ami G and 5 per cent on Ineligibles. Call loans on prime bank acceptances aro unchanged at 4Vi Per cent. I'lIH-ADKLVIIIA Call'. 0 per cent; lime. 5-G per cent. Commercial pa per, three to six months, 6 3 6 per cent ; six months, 6 per cent. BANK CLEARINGS Rank clearings today compared with cor responding day last two years: 1018 int7 into Phila ...fTO.'Jtn.OD.I 02,K07.30a .-i3.074.37 I. York.. 618,041,50(1 335,8(12.310 034.410,8.M llalto ... 13, 124.201 7.088,402 7.741,10(1 St. Louis 25,032,070 2S.257.470 10 002.048 FOREICN EXCHANGE New York, Dec 19. This market con tinues to reflect almost entirely Lon don's operations. That center worked up exchnnBo rates on Wednesday, und today the contrary movement took place. Tho Immediate indications, ac cording to some authorities, are for a still lower range of neutrals, but the market continues erratic. Sterling and francs wero Arm and lire checks regained tho loss of a point made on Wednesday. On tho other hand, Swiss lost 2 centimes of its ad vance. Business was very moderate. Quotations were: Demand sterling, 4.75 13-16: cables. 4.7G 9-16 ; sixty-day bills, nominally, 4.73i,. nn ninety-day bills. 4.71. Franc cables B.44Ti, checks 5.45. Lire cables 6.35, checks 6.36. Swlfs cables 4.84, checks, 4.87. Guilder cables 42',, checks 42,. Pesetas cables 20.08, checks 20.00. Stockholm cables 29.60,-checks 29.40. Chrlstlanla cables 28.20, checks 28.00. Copenhagen cables 27.20, checks 27.00. Rublo currency was quoted' nominally at 17U 17. Another Rail Contract Signed Washington? Dec. .-'-Director. Gen eral McAdoo has signed a compensation contract with the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railroad at $3,276,410. Savings and Safety XTAVE you accumulated money have you neglected to open a bank account have you considered that something might happen to your money if not placed in banlc? The time to save and protect your savings is today. This Company seeks your Checking or Savings account, large or small. Come in and talk it over. THE COLONIAL TRUST CO. 13TH AND MARKET STREETS Member Federal Reserve System Open Every Evening for Deposits and New Accounts. r fffigB Union Pac ...129 127'.. do prer ii Yi 72 'A Uni Cigar Strs.lOBV. 104 Unl Drug 1st pf 50 50 United Fruit ..J53 152 U y Ind Aleho.104 102 II S Rub .... 78 77 do lt prei.iiuawi iua lU'JVij U S Steel .... 36',, 95 96 do pref 112 112 112 Utah Copper .74 74 74 Va Car Chem . 54 54 54 Wabash ',s 9 do pr A 36 35 West Maryland 12 12 West Union Tel 88 88 Westl'e Mfg ..43 43 White Motors 45 45 Willys Overl'd 25 .25 Willys Overdpr 88 88 2 if, 1 n ' . Wilson Co .... 76 75 Worth Pu & M 54 64 W P M IT M u 68 9 35 12 88 43 45 25 88 75 64 68 'A Liverpool Cotton New Y'ork. Dec. 19. Snot cotton was quiet today with prices flrm on the basis of an advance ot 35 points for middling, old contract, at 21.67d, The sales were 1000 bales. Including 700 bales American. The receipts were 6000 bales, of wh'ch 4800 bales were American. Futures were very steady at the opening today. Spot prlcee were: American, m'ddllng fair, 22.88d; good middling, 22.02d; m'd dllng, 21.57d; low middling, 20.: g-H ordinary, 19d, and ordinary, 18.473. Wanted Home for Boy Business man requires immedl ately home for boy of six years. This must be a home of Irreproach able character, where careful atten tion can be given. It Is desirable that this home be located in West Philadelphia, and If possible, near Falrmount Park. Child Is In perfect health. Liberal compensation. Reference required. Address A 27, Ledger Office Fidelity Trust Company II ember 'Federal Reserve Suatem Capital .-. $5,000,000 Surplus $16,000,000 Downtown Office) Broad Street Office: atn-XM Chestnut St. N. K. Car. of 4.)H B. Fourth St. Ilrond t'hxtnnt I.r.OAI. AnVKKVIHKlKNTH OF IIARUIH K. TI.NDEL. tha above estate bavins been granted lSJTATK --- c deceased letters testamentary lava estate bavins' been granted It undersigned, all persons Indebted to the the GOVERNMENT BONDS 2s. registered. 1030 08 2s, coupon. lt3n.,,., or Sa. registered. 1U1S flfii 3s, coupon. 1018 ,.,. 00 4s registered. 1023..,,.;,..,.,. .. Is, coupon. 102.1. ...,,,,.,.,.. .. As, registered. 104(1,-. ,...,, S3 Ss. coupon. 1040..-, H3 Panama. 2s. registered, 1H9C1,, . ...OH Rid Ask loan ioo said estate aro requested to make payment and those navina claims 10 present ine ai without delay to CLARE V. TlflDBU Or to her attorney, FREDERICK II. WARNER, BUI Land Title TliilMlng. niVIIlENT) ISSr" UNITED l-Htl'.JIIi.N'.-' 't-' fo.. 410 Walnut tt 111: inuaci: Second Issue "Instrumentalities of the'Unitetl StatO'Governmefit'' 'Exempt from Federal, State, Municipal and Local Taxation $500,000 5 Farm Loan Bonds Issued by The Liberty Joint Stock Land Bank, Salina, Kansas, chartered by the Federal Gov ernment under the Federal Farm Loan Act . 'rl Dated Nov. I, 191 8 Optional on and after Nov. 1, 1923 Denominations 1,000, $500, 100 Total issued 1,000,000 NDuc Nov. 1, 1938 Phllai-elDhla. I),-. IR 1018 Tha Directors have declared a samta'hnual dividend of 4 per rent and an-ratrn dividend The Federal Farm Loan Act-provides that Joint Stock Land Banks may issue Farm Loan Bonds secured by deposit with a Federal- Registrar, of Government,' Bonds and or first mortgages on farm land not exceeding 50 per cent, of the value of the land for agricultural purposes and 20 per cent, qf the value of the permanent im provements thereon, as determined by Government appraisers. This collateral must receive the approval of the Federal Farm Loan Board, and tile bonds themselves are then prepared, engraved and approved by the Government. These bonds are 3 lawful investment for all trust funds under jurisdiction of the Federal Government, and may be accepted as security for all Government deposits, Including Postal Savings Deposits. The Act further provides that these bonds "shall be deemed and held to be instru mentalities of the Government of the United States, and as such' they and the'incomc derived therefrom shall be exempt from federal, state, municipal and local taxation." 411 lees! nsflrri fa coimecflen wits fall litss have teen rctltd use ev Ueerrt. ' Wtoi t Oakley, OMeeio, uaoie opinion will be lumitlttd m ri4nut. Price 1014 and interest To yield 4.65 to optional period, and 5 thereafter Descriptive circular on request Bonbright& Company ' MORRIS WISTAR STROtJI, JR., Manager ' ' " 437 Chestnut St., Philadelphia New York Boston -. Chicago ' Detroit la tat rarcl-tit eftke tect-rities described we live acted nn the tattaeats foralsked as, 'waiea are 'from aourrti e rrgtrd as relltble. Taned by til Capital Issues Committee as not Iscomiiatlbl with tb aatlestl Interest, but without srnroral f leftlltr, validity, erU or security. Opinions Nos. A-272S. A-2723, A-2878, A-2389 ial A-SOSSl m r-.r vi isr aisriwoacf OfH; SfT''-,J. Pan-Ma SU, registered. -;,, of z per rem. payable on llteembtr WJUI. gMj l-tirJ mm tii fiiiiinii Han mubiis- "- T"-VTTiaV ."kjr '.'.-U-k-.LI'S F MBBSSa---.'-A xstui 'caaBBaBx,-' t 2 r ' a ' ' t i ' ' .. v. ii ' i vy ' (i TAiisnnrs air.ciair'uu t,frr. ,,,, as , 50 tparf;n"t:',v,PrVf:i'i' 10 rtocKop-aers ok recorq at A t N A OW.xf .AtJaWl f lull t-a aarsa-B-zlK..- cuiuiim I ft IV'.