RWIVIP "-"!T!VI?l5I!i?"''Tt -WWWHSwiS iff! ' 0- u u EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA; THTJESDAY, DECEMBER . 26, 1918 V JVEWS Oi? THE FINANCIAL WORLD NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK PRICES cm M m i r I l' 'I It : i lit ) JM i. 4 , NUMEROUS ISSUES TOUCH LOW LEVEL ON NEW YORK EXCHANGE : New York Stoclta United States and Allied Government Bonds We recommend for Invest ment anil aro prepared to buy or sell: . , United Stiitei Liberty nnd all Issues Alnerlrnn Foreign Securities 8 Yr. Bs ti; Anglo-French IS Tr. 8'!2" Argentine OnTt. 3.... 1043 City of Bordeaux S Tr. 6 110 City of T.yonn 3 Vr. fli..l9t9 Cltv of Marseilles 8 Tr. e , tnt City of Paris r Yr. fl..102l Dominion of Cnnndc ffnr Lnnas. nil Issues French Kepiilillr la. . ..tS-1 lmnerlnl .tnpiinese llort. 4. lt nnd 2d Serif". United Klnr.. Orest Ilrltnln Irrl.in.l r,V6s .11)11 ist Frazier & Investment Banhert Droad & Sansom Sts., Phila. tU V.. Ileilnnml t.. IS win Aiinma li' m Adv Hunirly ." .' .' 23 Hlnh Ji -. J'urther Unsettlciiieiit of Values in Many Groups. Aii.v(Vhu.merr!i. In ' AT.r. . T l ' i - r i - c i I Aax ,l"bb,'i- rlB 1 ft muvuiuuius u ruguiar and i.oimiscu copper chocks i;; ,; nunr ? Make Substantial Rallies Steel Common Off High Points in Todays Financial News Further unsetltemcnl of mines occurs on the Xcir York Stock l.'x choline, nlth man) Unites touchlnu ucic low levels. On the loeal exchanie there uas fair iictlvlt), but some stocks ore sold nt conecssloiis. Declin ing prices rule on the Curb. Trade bttutnv sends cotton prices hliiher. lletter support In the corn market linpwvcs values, l'orettin exchantte uas not appreciably cliauijeil from Tuesday. liar silver is tinchnnited. 'J :c C The Preterit Market for Investments It is impossible for unv one to prophesy with safety future prices of sccuritics.ov when bonds, notes and stocks will show any decided appre ciation. It is clear, how ever, that the present price? cannot continue indefinitely, and those who desire an unusually good income from securi ties over a long period of years will make no mis take by actinc now. Write for our Securities, List No. E-H, which contains a number of choice investments. B Chandler 4 Company IHte.Ht.TI, Franklin Bank Building Philadelphia New York Boston : New Vork, Dec. 2C. j With the resumption (if business on the Mock exchiiiiRo lifter the i t'lirlstmus holiday there uii.s further nii.settlenient of values hi many Blimps of Htuckp, with Vi'iSlE-"".1!8 Issues celling down to new low record , for this Kivtrsie t. heon use of declines ranging from t to 3 points. . In the afternoon, the market movements became Irregular and con fused, the copper .slock, being directly Influenced by the action of ihe , Inspiration directors In declaring the regular dividend for the current ; Muaiter, making the stock give a larger dividend return than Anaconda. i After tills action was announced Inspiration ndvnnced from Its low ': price of -II ft to -Tift, and other copper stocks, which had been under pros- , sure, had .substantial rallies. I'lilted States Steel common ylekkd 2ft points to 92ft, with a rally tn iloe 93 in the lute trading. Marine preferred sold from, 1 1 2a to 111 Central Leather uai pressed in the market, following .statements that the leading market interest It.ul liquidated its holdings and that Hock dropped more than 1 point to 35. j COVERING AND BUYING ! PROFIT-TAKING CHECKS ,;; RALLY CORN PRICES ADVANCE IN COTTON Am Can 4Gft mi in fl -J , o. i Am t'nr & V. . . no ft Am Cotton oil.. 39 ft Am Mxprpss . . 84 it Am II & Leath 13 ft , do prcf . . . . 7n Amor Int Corp.. BK Atlnii Const I... .100 Anicr Ice See. . 41 . do pref Srt Amer Linseed. . 4fift , do pref 8(1 Amor Loco . . . 60 -ft Anicr Mnlt pr 4F Amcr Smelting. 75 Asso Dry (loads 18, Am Sum Toll. . H4a4 ,Am Steel Kdry 8B Am Sugar Ill Am Tel A Tel. . D8 ,. Am Tobacco. . . I'M .iji Anaconda Gfl , Atchison 90 I do pref. 88I--4 1 Ml C.ulf & V? I. loss, Hald Locomo. . 73 1: in.ilto & Ohio.. r,2--i I do nref KB i Harrett Co. ... 102 Untopil.'iH Jlln.. 1 1J I tlrllileliem Stl. CO'i I do pref. STTi Ho H (i I I,mv 45 23tl C,'i 3d I 60 45i 97 87'i, 38 8IH 13 fid'i 53 100 40la r,r. 44 i.i 87i (10U 45 71 i 18 91"j 83?i 110 97'i 189'i 59!!4 90 88i 103 71! s B2 fiS's 102 l'i C0, 87 Ti C01-, Net Cioft clme. 4fli l!l 23 'ii t 07ii 2,, 30 (4 4 U li H- Ji C0 2i 4C U 97 i U 89t 2 39 i 84 'j 1 13 "4 , Ii94 2H 64 100 0 4 II '4 ''! 50 'j 4C!A -t-l", 89 2, 60 ij i 45 W-l 75 M .. 18, T4 9l-i, i 85 4- '4 110i U 98 ',i 189 'a 5 'i 60 H , 90 it . id i 1' New York Bonds 97V4 T4 .. . . lull. nsuuu Angio.i.-r 6s... 97 6000 Am Kor .SVc 5n 99 7000 Am T & T Bs. . 9B lOOOOAm T cv 4'h. 87 21000 Am T & T Cs.102 1000 Armr Co 4 '4s 87 10000 Atchison Is . . . 83k 5000 11 & o 4s 84 6000 do cv 4!sfl. . 7Psi 10000 ll&O Hvvn 38 86U I.nvv CMnno 117 07J4 99 991k 944 94 i 87 87 1014 102 87 87 83 '4 83 4 84 84 79 79 i sr.ii 80 Vi 16000 Ilklyn It T 7s. 87H 87 87 10000 Dordenux 6s..l01i 101 "j 101 8 2000 Cent Louth Bs. 97 97 97 3000 Chile 0s...s.. 84 4 84 '4 84 i 13000 Chile Cop 7S..106H 106H 106',i 88 , 108'; 52 1; 55 !4 102 l'i 60 87 7t, lil 1 1 1 do 8 p o pf. .10IH 104', 104'i - V - ii December Makes ?scv High January Reaches 'ew Record for Season Liquitla- j Record for Movement lion Depresses Oats J Reniains Bullisli High Talk ( lib iirii, I'.Aoring and buying for .'timulaled by tigbtnoss in Hoc 26. reaction , lliltl.Mi tap Tr 21! , iiurns nros . . .10 llutlo C & 55 Co fii HrunsHlck .... 8 '4 llutte & Sup "p 1!H,4 Calumet & Ariz l!2 34 Cal Petroleum. 2ft' . Cal Packing Co 473j Canaillnn I'ao..tSii Case, J I, pf. . 'it I.. out Leather. . of.!. do prof 101 K, lilt'. orro dp lMsco 3 as. aai i nanuior .viot. .104 Chesa & Ohio. 55 'j Chic Ot West. . 8ii do prof 24 ',j '"hie M & St I 4 0U, do prof 71V. Clil . Xorthw't !lfi4 fill It I & ! t c 26 do 6 p c pf. . 05 Cltl&p 7pcpr.. 79i:. Chile Cop. . . . 18.14 Chlno Con c. 1 33 Col K & I '. 38 1. Col (las & !L . 38i Consol titis . . 95 font Can .... B8 Corn Prod 4 8 152 r. v'i 19', III '4 20'i 47', 155 91 ''. 54", 103 54' 8 24 38' 71 New Vork. I lee. 20. I'rufll-taUing 011 a liberal scale rio,...n,h.r I eliei'lteU tile advance In cotton today and Crucible Steel 1 last nrices uor Irrctil-n. Iniiii'ii.i. fiili., I'.mn mi. innL 1 liii.li made a now high record, caused a! reached 11 new hiRli record for the move- do prof 79 ' good ra!i. ..: ..orr. todav after tho mar-mcnt. pel & Hudson. . 1D5 !ket hid boon heavy ! ()n ,,lf" wlml,' ta,u remalneil bullish. .I'JeVic m-.V'-,8'' l.et 11.U1 lioeil ne.lJ. , recent fli-n rnll., ,- .!, .,o, .'...'.' (' ! fi, 1 The start was steady to a shade Higher article, increasing exports nwd expecta 011 some scattered piitchaslng by eom-,110ns of an Important mowtiiont in the 'mission liotises. but support early was Koods trade after the first of the M'ar. I ,., m nmr. fn.orable . Voices from tlio South reported new - II lUltll.VU .........Mn.I..Al.. - ..II .... .......I., .t mm iiuium' y Mna 1 DHL in. l-.rie gen In . . . Br, Krle 17'i do 1st pref.. 28 U ("ion Cigar Co 4 5 94 (ten Klee Co. ..145 Vi not cood. o ing to more weather and removal of miantltv restrlc- tinned active bu.vlnir of the better era, In !en .Motors... .128' Itlons mi tradinc In coarso grains, which to 1111 old commitments for which space .. do. V?1' ?i3" . , had been nrovlded. i.oouricn u !' OH 1 will become ottective on January 1 hese rules was regard had been provided. nie market was finally barely steady (Irandby Mining 734 The lifting of these rules was regard- llt a net adanc(. of eeven ,,,- heheV ..roat oru, pr 9u cd as bearish. The relaxation does not to a decline of tentyJlve points. Creone Call 1 Cop 454 abrogate or modify any of the pro-, i, ", ( ! Culf States Stl. CI ' visions of the food confol act, and fonaimr. JS..9 ,s.,h, ao.a;, g,.,,., ,.: Jjj'cVnltrar.,.h; B5 VOur New Book FREE 1'Hat all latest up-to-the minute I data, statistics and news on Independent Oils TEXAS OIL MEXICAN PETROLEUM ROYAL DUTCH SHELL OHIO CITIES GAS PIERCE OIL r-MIDWEST REFINING OKLAHOMA PRO. & REF. HOUSTON OIL INTERNATIONAL PET. OKMULGEE PRO. & REF. GLEN ROCK OIL Uiv MERRITT OIL AND oMORE THAN 200 OTHERS rjtVr v 1 1 al t in i itKC.3 1 iu THOSE OWNING OIL SECURITIES. oena tar lour tree lomi H )1 L-22 at Once -WINSL0W TAYLOR & CO. irraln men were warned against ma j nlpulate practices. I oats were depressed by continued liquidation. Induced by a poor domestic cash and export demand, liberal stocks and lack of outside support. Cash and country houses were fair tellers Trade was small. Cash prices were lower. .Uav . ! 71' a, mi s.au L'7 iir, Juh . . ::7.H 7.00 7.711 Jinn AumiKi . m; l'."i . . . I'll l" "ti f October.. L'I S4 L'4 . LTi.3-. lt.l L-7.ll.-i L'H.ti J 1. 2ll l.e,tillnK futures runted iih follows: lorn (new delivery! Tliesdio's UPOIl II1KI1 LOW I. Hilt! l-IOS' I a'l'-i l.i, 1 35'a l.:in'- M 117 ,i.ni (I.i 1 1. .Ian .Mm I.J Hi Jan M.iv . Itlbs .lit n Mm Si 70 1'ora , iiai "' tL'lil'l 4L'i.i Hiil, tAk'tl JNomlnnl. Cotton Buyers and Sellers N"riv Vork, Doc. 26. January Hop kins. Dwlglit & Co. nnd Newman bid; Weninan r- - 'Watklns offered. Slarch Brooks, Clifford and Bartlett bid ; Schley, Schlll, Cone and Itountree offered. May Kelffer. Waters. 'W'enmnn nnd 1 as l.im l.a'.i1-. I Montgomery bid: Sellar. Slcel and Hart. l.:t:i' 1.3U-. l.a-i'j i lett offered. 26 62, 79 174 31 38 V, ai 91 " 67' j tli 66 29 '4 79 105 180 . B 49 55 16 27 M 45ia 142 ',3 128 81 631, "9 94 ;ii'2 4 44 60 S 97 12'-.. 49', 41 H 44 18?4 109 '4 25, 26 !i 152 5 S'i 19',, 61'i 20'j 47d, ir.fi 91 '4 54td mi i, 3 3 -i, 103 24 39 '4 71 95 2 5 , 63! I9K. 174 31, 38 '4 38'!. 95 G8 47 5 6 '4 79 lli.'i 180 6 49' 6000 Ch &0 cv 4!4s 80,4 iiiiiw ilo 4'4s .... 79 24000 do conv 6s.. 87 !4 23000 Chi (It West 4 61(4 4000 Chi H&CJ reg 4s 95a 20000 Chi MllfiSt 1' Jfd 4V3s.... 73 U 6000 do conv 5s.. 82 !t 9000 do cv 4V4s.. 79"i 281000 City Paris 6s. . 99',4 1000 noniln Can '31 07(. uo -sb 97',4!ii 3000 Krle cv 4s HrA 48 3000 do cv 4s Sr 11 49 80 79 87 00 Vi 96!a 80. 79 87V4 .OOli, 95 Vi 73 79 99 !ll 97 Vn 4X 47V4 Philadelphia Stocks 103 94 16 '4 39 V4 101 85 90 89 -I', i n 4 - 'i 1 IVb 1'4 ; i 1!4 3U Hi -- 'i id, 1U i - i-i. 34 4 -1 i -1 1 1 24 2 79 99 V4 97 !4 497V. 48 47 !i 11000 ,lr, ee 4u Kr 11 K1 I! B0 B0 123000 French It 5',4s.l04 104"i 10li juuu i, en i;iec as. . .. lUJ-ii luiif 15000 II & M In Bs.. Ifiifc 16Vii 93000 Interb M 4'4s4(l 38V4 90000 Int JI JI 6.. 101 101 1000 Kan C So Bs. 8B 85 10000 Ij S deb 4s '28 90 90 110011 rln inai . so 88 300000 Mb Bond 3!s 99.30 9B.0O 99.20 9000O do conv 4s. . 93.04 92.60 92.60 12000 do 1st 4s... 93 92.90 92.98 2986000 do 4'4s 95.78 95.30 96.32 610ti0 do 1st 4 Vis. 96.70 96.60 96.70 2132000 do 2d I'is. 94.76 94.31 94.48 4007000 do 4th His. 94.70 94.40 94.46 25000 Lyons 6s lOtSi loin; 101"i 3000 I.li Vnlrcts6s.l02ii 102, 102SJ, 37000 .Marseilles 68..1014 101 '4 10H4 SOOOJIIdvale 6s.... 88Vi 88U 884 17000 Sin I'oc gen 4s 63 02 T4 63 mini .Mont row gh.. ;il" 93000 .V V C & H Cs 98 4 1000 XV C 4'js '63.102V 3000 X V Ily 4s.. 43 "4 47000 do 5s llr'i 10000 Pere JIarquotto 87 'a MOO Pierce Oil '21. 89 1000 Uock Island 4s 80 4000 Sinclair Oil 7s 96 5000 Scab A h aj Bs B2'4 10000 South 1'ac 4s. 77 7130O il cv 4s 84 7i 10000 do cv 5s 101?, lOHf, 101 18000 So Ilwy 4s 67M, 66T4 6014 ' 6000 do Bs 96 H 96 96 , 1000 Third Ao 4s.. B2'4 B2V4 B2'4 1000 I' S K & It Cs.. 91)1.4 99V4 99V4 68000 C S Hull 6s.. 86 SBV4 864! 1000 do 7s 1024 1024 1026;, 33000 V S Stl s f Bs.100 99- 99T4 1 lBOOOVnlon Pao Cs. 10174 lul-i 104T4 45000 r K of (3 H & t O'-s 1919.. 9974 99!4 99T4 21000 do 5'isn'W19.101',i lftOTi 101H 29000 do 6ias 1921 98-7, 98!i 98 ' 13000 Vn-Car Ch Gs.101!, 101 Vi 101 U1 100 Adams kVb'vj 44 16 Am T AT 98 98 200 gala iJSc. 12 72 10 Bait & o B2T4 6U 86 Cam iron 39(4 39 V4 60 Cam 8M..116 115 120C Bx Nat nk war,129i 127 , p6 15leo Htor B3U 63 U ,52JJrl !? 16J 170 (len Asph 38 37 V4 12nsOXA27 27 480 Lk Sup O 17V4 1714 62Lch Xnv. 69!4 68T4 490I.ch Val. 541), 63 94 860 J'enna 1511 45V4 44'4 . 8 Pa Halt M 85 !4 85 V4 1947 Phila Klee 2 5 ft 25 40 P It T t e 27 27 B53 Heading. . 79 78 Vi 350;ron Bel. 2V4 2Va 50 Ton Mln. 3ft 3 623 U O 1.. 73 72i 4 U C X J.192 192 1005 U S Steel 94ft 021i 25 W J & S 46ft 45ft Net Cl,g ches. 45V4 98 ft 72 1ft 62 ft 39 ft ,4 116 lft 130 .. ., B3U ft 16i ft 37 ft ft 27 H 17ft 68ft u 64 ft 44 8Bft .. 2Bft ft 27 Vi 79 ft ft 2ft .. 3ft .. 73 192 1 93 ft 1ft 45ft .. 92 92 97 "4 97 4 102V4 IO2V4 43!i 43ft 1 1 4 1 1 ?4 87 87 ft 89 89 80 80 96 9li 62 Vi 52 ft 77 77 84 ft 84 Vi Total sales. 7077 'hares, compnred with 3404 ,hare .sn Tuesday: thus fur this week, 1.1,803 ishnres; same period last week, 10,571 shares, IMNDH Net ,,..., . , lUuh Low Close chee, JSOOOInterboro n.,4Wa 39?i 3!)H 39' 2 2000 Key Tel 1st Bs.. 90 89ft 90 lft 2000 Lake Sup Ino Bn. 00ft 60ft 60 Va ft 1000 Leh Val gen 4a.. SOU 80ft 80ft ft 1000 Leh V U v cv 6srg.t03 103 103 100, Lib Bonds 3ftn ..98.60 9S.60 98.60 rf-.90 350 do 2d 4s 92.40 92.40 92.40 .30 6200 do 3d 4fts ..95.76 95.20 95.20 .30 1000 do 4th 4Vis ..94.50 94.60 94. B0 .30 1000 Nat Prop 4-6s ... 33 35 , 35 . 5 2000 Ph Co con , Bs ,Hlpd. 88 88 88 5000 do 1st 5s stpd ...100ft 100ft 10011 ft Total sales, $20,030. compared . with 22.. 050 on Tuead.1)) thus far this week, Jlus, VSili snmo period lust week, $198,11311. Local Bid and Asked FAIR ACTIVITY FOLLOWS DULL OPENING ON LOCAL EXCHANGE Tone of Market Rather Weak Nearly All Issues Sell . at Concessions Pennsylvania Railroad and United States Steel Lower There was fair activity nt today's session of the Philadelphia Stock Ex change, following a very dull opening In which transactions were scattered and sales made In small lots. Tho tone of the market was rather weak all day, and while broad In scope nearly nil Issues wero sold at, concessions. Pennsylvania Railroad, United States Steel nnd Philadelphia Electrld wero tho lenders of the list, the first two selling at recessions of ft and 1, respectively. Philadelphia Electric held steady at 25 under sales of some 1400 shares. Lalto Superior wns off. I.ehlgh Volley continued weak, selling at 5394 off 74. Baldwin was off 1ft and Cambria Iron 4, while Cambria Steel gained 1V4 on sales of nn odd lot. Corn Exchange National Bank warrants wero quoted 2ft lower at 127ft. There was little done In bonds. Philadelphia Company first Es stamped wero off ',4. Liberty Issues held about at Tuesday's figures. LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS Chlealto, Doc, 20. ItOOS Receipts. 28,000 head. rly trade steady to 10c higher, ad yanee now lost. Top. $17,80; hulk, 17.3.1jf 17,75; heavy butchers. $17.00WJ7.8o: medT 'V!. Uri i'sht butchers. $17.50W17.7B; llKht. fjil.7A0OlT.aoi heavy packing-, $10.0.10 !t'i?! PI"'"""! and light packing-, $17.25 17,55; thrownuts. $lr..0010.73; pigs, good to choice. flR.nilOlS. CATTM5 Herrlpt. 0500 head. Beef steers. 2.1n to SOo hlgW. Hoof cattle, good, cholco and prime . 11.1.73010.7ft! common t?'L.8I,.mA0,M'6l5'T''vL butchers' helfera. $7.8.. 14.50; coys. $T.73(lH3.r.O; stoekera P?. Vfatr.: "P1. cholco and fancy. $10.60 uln.To; Inferiors, rnmmnn nnrf rapHliim Iiii'-'wii11!?. v,Kl calvc. eood and choice, (t 14.no. HlircnP ll.rslnl. tnnn evenly. 23c to COo higher. head. Un- L1C'l!'-.s'tod'' Lambs, $0in.75: yearlings. $7M12; wethers. $0.no10; ewes, $48.60 mined sheep, $00.80. , South Omaha, Bee. SO. HOGS Receipt today, in.r.00 bead. ' 'Arrr,K necelpts today, 3000 head. HUBEr Itccelpta today, 2000 head. Kansas Cltr, Dec. 20 CATTLE rte eelpts. 8000 bead. Hteady; 15c higher. HOOS Receipts. 3500 head; 10c to 13o higher. HIIKEP Receipts. 1000 head; 15c to 25a higher. Financial Briefs A bid of $3500 1 made for a seat on i5?'"5 .'.:..:. the Phllndelphla Slock Exchange, which , t Vmh miAi,.- union iracuoii. IIS', Int Agri 121 do pref 4 9 ft blip Copper . . 4 4T4 Intb Cons Corp f do pref 20ft hit Hnrv Corp.l09T4 Int JI JI 26V4 do nref 112'i 110 Inter Paper. . . 30. 29", do prof sta. . 62 Int Nickel 32 ?i Inter It T pr. . 72ft Jewel Tea .... 31 Kansas C s . . . 1 8 '4 Kans Cy So pr 53 Ti , Kolly-Sprgnid. 08 do prer .... jiim compares with a sale nt $3600 early this week. There aro several Inquiries for scats, with few memberships offered. About ten seats are held by estates, but In most cases the price asked Is sub stantially above recent sales. 23 110 23.MI 2.1 70 2:i.k. 23 Ml 24.110 62 31 . 71". 29 18ft M 67 Vi 90 ft 32 103 21 ..-. 21.70 21 S2 23.52 ,1.1. Ul-IUIIIl '.JUllIlfl,!! 1111. 11AI11U11. I Iflll' uW uo'4 'ivl iia'i O'.i'i , mn"' ,0-v?-e and Holmes and Jlontgom- 1 Kennccott Cop' 33 ft .,. cry offered. , Kress S H pr.105 - I Lack Steel .. 07f-a 67V MONEY-LENDING KATES ' L'akeKrh w ?8ft 88! Xi:tV YOlli; Money un call, mixed do prof .... 18 18 collateral all loans at 6 per cent today. 1 Leliiuh Valley. 64ft 53 Industrials opened at Oft per cent: high , Lee Hub & Tire 22 21 :1 6ft: low. 8; last, 0'-; closed G(U 6 ' ; . Llg & JI Tob 0.205 205 ruling rnte. 6 per cent. ' do pref . . . .10fi 100 The market for time money today was 1 Loose-VV I)W C 44 ft 44' lenorted lrtuallv at a Btniiilstlll with Lorlllard P ..154 13n nominal quotations at 5i per cent for Louisv & Nash. 118 s 118ft 118ft sixty nnu ninety uas on industrials and ' -unnnat 1.1 ... sii's su' no1. a ft per cent on good mixed, the 1 Jlax .Motors Total .',le. $20,027,000, compared with $17.0.",ll.0lin on Tu.-sdi,:-; thus far this week. 1G7; ! I 1.11.1.10.0011, nn period I11.1t week, $52,- 1.1.1IIIU, 13ft 141 1284 81 66 "II 94ft 31ft 4 44 61 8 97 1 12ft 1ft I 49 ft 14 j The Ami-lonn "Window Qlass Com- 44 rs lft pany Is preiiared to buy $280,000 worth 5 Vi ot collateral trust ten-year ! per cent 20ft -- ft ' sinking fund bonds, dnted February 1, 100 vj la, , 1912, at a price not exceeding 9B and in 254 ?a tcrest. Hlft ift ' 30 1 I At n meeting of the directors of the 02 . . Third National Bank Raymond It. Bos- 31ft r'a worth and Herbert H. White were elected 7174 as assistant cashiers. 18!i lk ...... , row 3' i lie uuuaii-,ineriean oiiKur company 1; 90 105 i-lft 1 o.sa,J m ine preccuing year. Hurt it Susq t c. . . . do preferred Ilrlll. J O Ualdwln lilee Storage General Asphalt .. do preferred Ke stone Tele d o preferred Lake Sup Corp Lehigh Navigation Lehigh Valley Lehigh Val Tran. do preferred Pennsylvania Philadelphia Klee . Phllndelphla Co . do 0 p o pref. . Phila II T t c. .. V IJ I I' 8 Stool Wm Cramp 8. Sons. York .Un 11 way do preferred . . . . 53Y" a The Cuban-American Sugar Company Am Milling.. 10ft ,-1., 1 ij annual report for tho year ended Sep- Am Strs pf.. 90 in 14 tember 30 shows net profit, after charges , Brill .1 O.... 70 :Pb i" 'nnd war taxes, of $4,227,202, against I Buff & Sus pf 56 Today Tuesday Did Asked Old Asked ".I 7.1 73 7.1 I .14 Bll 54 50 73 73ft 73ft 74 glM "... r... r... nni, 6 37Vi SSft 147ft 38ft ' 7.1 70'4 7.1 77 I IS 11 10 11 Q 411 . . 411 3 17!i 7ft IN 1 no iih'; 00 S .14 .14 54U 1 LMV4 .. 'S IC; 45 4.1'i I M 2.1ft 2.1 2.1's , 1 81 30 31 ' S 30 . . ti: : mt m 4 u 8014 a ' '-','. 2ft fe 3 aj, 1 ,ik 3i . m 72i 73 I H 114ft O.IVi S 7S 82 g 31 ft '.'. j I 1 a rltttknrgh. Dec. 211. . lions Reeelnts 7.100 head Steady Heavies and heavy $ 50' i7iai "Bnt yo'kers and pigs, silEKl AND LAMnsRecclpts. 30" hC5'l8,e'ldj'' Ton "heep. $1150! top lambs, $15.50. CALVES Receipts, 50 head, fateady. Top, East IIiiflTalo, N. Y Dee. 20. CATTLK Receipts. 323 head. Steady. Calves Re ceipts. .100 head. Easier: J0 20. IKM1H Receipts. 27,200 head. Dull. Heavy mliod and yorkers, $17.70. Others Unchanged. SIIKKP AND LAMPS Uecelpts, 0000 DIVIDENDS DECLARED I N'"w York Dock Company, initial dividend of 2ft per cent on common, payable Feb ruary la 10 stosi: 01 record February 4. General Flreprooflns; Company, quarterly of lBi per cent each on common and pre ferred, payable January 1 to stock of present record. inspiration Consolidated Copper Company, dividend of $2 r share, payable January ?7 to stock of record January 10. Mutual das Light Company, semiannual nf 4 per cent, payable January 10 to stock of record December 27. International Paper Company, quarterly of lft per cent on preferred, payable January 15 to slock of record January 0. Delaware. I,ackawanna. and Western, quarterly of 5 per cent. 111 47 17 111", 134 It 2.1ft 44ft 2S ,10 an 2(l 71' 2ft :i 3Sft o:ift 7H 7'4 31ft tErammnm hthi inm nurna m m bi nmnurtunj KHumm n mu un mn; t ijnnTjmnmiraiTrinmniTm'innnn nnimiim ntin im mi nnmn raiunmni! mini innnn rh nraiimDiiiuiuHui ra Acceptances and Accounts Purchased 70' 2S :ift .10 7.1 113 ft SO lil! 21 S.I 42.1.00 23. .15 t23 72 411 .10 $47 Oil ' 42.50 "43. 110 CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS Chlrago.' Id 20. lltlTTUR Receipts, 73rd tubs l'renm,T, "itfDOtlr. KtlGS .Recoliils 1121 cu8.'H. First. 02ft 1,2ft -. oriunary arms, uses Iniluded. 0114102' R SILVER La at lniR Toil.iv Tu'h Thur. JtlKhl.nw itsi 101'i Hold'y lillft lulft H5'i ;Hi.0c; at mark, , low levels recently. Prime mercantile paper Is quiet at 5'4 I fi54 per cent and prime batik aceopt ai.ees are also unchanged as to rates, i Call loans on choice acceptances art unaltered at 4 ft pel cent. IMIILAIILLI'IIIA Call 6 per cent; do 1st prof. .. do 2d pref. .. May Dp Strs . . Me Petrol Miami Con c. . Mldvale Steel. . Mo Kan & Tex Missouri Par . do pref 51ft 20 ft 60 081 224 43ft 5ft 24"', r: Members Consolidated Stock Kxchange of New York .436 WIDENER BUILDING ' Philadelphia Telephones, Walnut (13 Hi, Itnre S106 ff DIRECT PHIVATK W1RKS . N'eir York l'lttsburcli Chester 11 lluntlngdon Johnstown Investments for the Readjustment Period DURINO the preient epochal readjustment ol the world's Industry and commerce from a war t s peace basis. It behoortt the iavettor to place his funds In se curities that are strongly bul warked against shifting conditions. W shall be plened to furnish selected list of such securities, They Include Government bonds yielding up to 4.S5';: municipals, 4.40; railroads, 7; public utili ties, 7; Industrials. 6.(1. Ask for Circular PIM9J TheNationalGty Company Cttrutondtnl Ogiettin 31 Ci'lln PViladelphia 1421 Ck.il.at St. TeleDhone SJ5 Locust WAYNE COAL 7,535 acrei coal land, equip- ment, rtilway 20 million teat strippinf coal in reierse Whjr production coils are low tirfe Earninfi Dividend Pouibilitiu 7)Mriis.itt in analitlcal irport uhtch l uoiira on request -no ooU nation. .Uail coupon. time, 54i (if 6 Per cent. Commercial pa- , ,," M'e' Si per, three to six month", 5'fl6 per cent ; ' ?.,onl lower . i. six months, 0 per cent. . i mi & Cab l.ft Nat Kn & Stpd 45-it .National Lend. 64 Nov Con Cop . 17ft N O. Te & Mex 30ft N Y Air BraUc.lOO N' Y Central . . 75 XVCiStL 2 pf. 44 '4 , X Y Dock .... 23ft X Y X 11 & H. 32 X Y O & W. .. 20ft. Xorf & South. 18 Norf & West. .106 Members I'onn. Htoek V.x. of N. Y. 028 Widener Bldu, Phila, Ta. m.l liell, Wat. oaO Hace 4CI0 Now York Office 30 llroad bt. rnlVATG WIRES Nam . Street No. City WC-13 North South lut and West all should Invest. IIUY W. . . London Money Is quoted at 3 per cent Discount rates, short hills and J three-month bills, 3 17-32 per cent. 1 rOREICN EXCHANGE I w .York, Dec. 26. Voar-end cover I Ing of short contracts uas advanced as 1 being the cause of the strength In nfU j tral exchange in the laBt day or two. 1. ,!, u.irlo ullnffa , I, ..l....u n .... . .ic iui.j .v....i.nr. . lucrn ui c.x .... ... ; change was up to the high levels re- V.tll.,An ,""' nr3 centl. but without appreciable change ' -North IMcinc . 95 from Tuesday. , Nova Sco Steel n5 Italian exchange was slightly firmer ' 01,l f"" ' also, and francs and slerllnt; held fully !nt Silver .... 7ft 'steady. Tho Improvement In the neu- I I'aclflc Mall... 38 trals was In pcBctns, and only moderate. ' I'an-Am Iet .. 654 , The market was very dull. ' I'enn It li .... ft The nuotntlons were; I'eo C5 & C. . . . 49 Demand sterling 4.75 13-16, -rabies ' ''ere Marnuette 14 4 76.55. .Mxty-day bills. nominally. I'ltts & West. 35 4.73ft ; nlnet-day bills 4.71ft. , IMerce-Arrow. . . 42 i-rani. caiues o.-n , cnecits 0.401,2. 1 Lire cables 6.35. cliocks G.3Cft. riwitiH caiues -i.it. chocks 4.5(1. Oullder cables 42ll4, ehi-cks 42ft. Pesetns cables 30.13. checks 20.05, Stockholm cables 29ft. checks 29ft. Chrlstlania cables. 28ft, checks 28.00. Copenhagen cables 2714, checks 26ft. ltuble currency was dull and nominal at 16ftal6. Tl 'CTiaTl? $100-S500-S1000 BBssasassaaaasBaBBaasMsaaaaissBn Exceptional Security 27 ft 50 ft .19ft 00 100 22 ft 42 24 51 H 13 15 63 16 ft 30 ft 99ft 74 414 25 ft 30 ft 20 ft 18 1(15 49ft 93 54 42 ft 7'i 38 64ft 44ft 49ft 14 34 ft tl 11114 154 HI 62 ft 1 67'i 84 2 8ft ft 18 2 53 1 "i 21 -ft i 205 106 1 44 ft .. 150 1 lft 1 The Xow York a'uhtreasury gained Il.lbj.ouu irom mo nanits on Tuesday, PHILA. INACTIVE STOCKS Following uro quotations for Inactive 1 stocks listed In the Philadelphia. Stock Exchange nnd In which there were no 1 transactions today. The price given 10 uiu mm uri.'viiiuB close: Acme Tea Co 79 Little Schuyl 48 Amcr Gns .. 74 ?i Lit Bros 25 Am Itwys nrf 69?i Mlnchlll 52 Am Stores pf 90 Xorth Central 76 ?i j j war.... ii iortn I'enna. as Am Milling.. 10ft P X Bk pf.,275 1 Phil Co cm pr 32 ft 1 Phila 151 w iv ft Phi la & West 6 Buff & Sua to 73 Phila Trao . 71 Cntaw 1st pf 62 Ilwys Gen... 2 Catnw 2d pf 54 Union Trac .. 38ft 1 of XJ 90ft War I & S.. 8ft Let us cari-y your Custom ers' Accounts and give you that Capital to make your dis :ount8 and buy and sell more merchandise. Cns T Fth S X B.180 West Coal. 751 E'-nSSnll CaSh net Wln B",Ce Frlday 0t ! Gen Asph pf 76ft York llwys:: 7ft Jl,i0.,000. Hunt & i) T 10 1, h Trans pf 25 nir no.. .i,. ,i. ,.,oiii e .,.. Hun & BTpf 16 Win Cramp.. 80 1 27 'i 51 ft 20ft no 167ft ft ' 22i .. 42 i. ft 5 ft 24 ft .. 61ft ft 72 ft 15 l.j 454 ft 03 2 16ft ft ' 30ft ft ' 99 ft 2 74 1 44ft ft 25 ft ft 32 lft1 20 ft ft ' 18 ft I 105ft ft , 49ft lft ( 95 1 ; 64 lft 42ft ft ; 7ft ft 38 1 Bank Day. when the majority of the national banks nnd several of the trust companies In this city hold their annual elections, will occur January 14. The London Stock Kxchdnge and the Cotton ISxohangc In Liverpool will be closed until Monday, December 30. j u isriu pr. . (u i RAILROAD EARNINGS BUFFALO. ROCHF.8TKR AND F1TTS- 11URUU 1010 Increase Third week December. J3:i0,033 $31,000 -r- 1 I WE OWN AND OFFER SEVERAL 1 Rrr.limTIES OF THE HIQHE8T QUALITY IN DENOMINATIONS OF (100, $500, $1000. THE YIELD IS OOOD, ' Roslon .. . 6ECURITY UNQUESTIONED. INFOR. , NeV York . MATION DY MAIL OR OUR REPRE. Philadelphia .-v.a.,,w lllll I Al I'l.v.l.n btnia vl v,4.fc. W.MW4-. - ".'. Reserve Hunks' Discount Rutes Oftlcial discount rates at the twelve Federal Reserve banks were as follows; (The first column gives the rates for all periods up to and including a fifteen, day maturity, the second for u period of sixteen to ninety days. The third und fourth columns are the rates for rediscounts of collateral loans secured by Government bonds or notes.) BAKER, AYLING & YOUNG LAND TITLE BUILDING ooston PHILADELPHIA Chicago 4 4 4! Ijilaju days .' 1 Keystone Tiro Island Oil )klahoma Producing i Huffed ("1 IttQUfit. TjUNKAMfifa iff .SPECIALISTS 43 EaKiMHr FU ff tw Ytt SEND FOR "BOND TALK" Keep in Touch With the Trend. iNooasoaATr Stick Kxcbaniie Dldi,. Phltadelphlit Iloston Nw York Itlehmond Atlanta . I'hk-aao 4 Ht. Louis 4 Minneapolis .... 4ft Han Francisco.. 4ft Kanaaa City.... 4ft Dallas 4V4V Com' I paper Gov. paper 10 to BO to t an ja oaya umir 1 1 4 4"4 4 4 4 i 4 4ft 4'i 5 4ft 4; 4 4i 4 4.'i . 4 4ft 0'5 4 5 4'i B 4i 4K63 4 4ft 4 4'.. HANK CLEARINGS Hank clearlni's today rompured with cor-HDondlna- day last two yeiirs: I lIMs 1017 10IU I Phila .. JR3.tl43,87B $71,149,747 $37.725. 800 Iloston.. H3.Hia.03ll 4.-1,111111,0.11 SlI.HIl.YMI Bt LoulB 31.383.810 22,1123.321 22,lSS,2,'it) do 111 of .... 101 -li Pierce Oil 15 ft I'ltts Coal 40 Pressed S C. 03 Pullman P (.'.115ft Ity Steel Spg.. 75 Heading 79 ft Heading 2d pf. 38 ft lien 1 & Steel. 74 Royal Dutch.. .101, 101 Saxon Motors. 8ft 8 St L-S I 13 13 Sears Rochuok.lOOft 169 Shnttuck Ariz. 14ft 14 Sloss-Sh S & I. 49 Sinclair Oil . . 32ft Southern Pnc. . 08ft Southern 11 It. 29ft do pref .... 08 Studebaker .... 5na4 Stutz .Motors. . . 49 Tonn Cop &4'li 13ft Texas & Pacific 24ft Texas Co ... .186ft 18C do right'... 13 lift Third Ave It It. 12ft 12ft Tobacco Prod. . 81 80ft do pref . ...100ft 100ft Tratisue Wlllnm 40ft 39 Twin City It T 47 47 Union Paclflc..l20ft 125ft do pref 71 70ft Unl Alloy Steel 38ft 38ft 1'nl Clg Stores. 107 ft 106 I'nltod Drug. . ss 88 Cnlted Fruit.. 156 154 Unl Ity Invest. 7ft 7ft 63ft 44 t 'i ' 49ft ft 1 14 ft ' 35 12 -rl 101ft ft 15ft ft 46 lft 63 I 4ft 115ft ft.' 1 8 'a . 38 ft 1 73 lft . 101 1 I S ft I 13 ft I 169ft 114 1 14ft ft , 49 .. I 32ft ft I 98 ft ft I 28 ft ft I 68 1,4 50ft lft ' 49 1 1 13ft ft 24ft .. 1 186ft ft , 13 4 12ft ft , soft ft ! 100ft .. 39 vi .47 1 ' 126ft ft ' 71 1 . .38ft ft 107ft .. 88 3 ; 156 3 I 7i ft aZ Savings and Safety TJAVE 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 bank? 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. Trade Acceptances are advocated because Manufacturers and Wholesalers need their money to buy and sell merchandise wherein lies their profit. Banks are equipped to -purchase Accept ances. We are equipped to purchase Active Open Accounts before they are closed into Acceptances and give you that needed cash working capital while you are waiting for Acceptances, which in many cases you may not be able to obtain. We leave tho Accounts with you, as usual, either to collect for us (without disturbing your customers at nil), or to close with Trade Acceptances. Upon receipt of an Acceptance you can take up the Account with us and discount the Acceptance with your bank, or we will continue to carry the Acceptance for you. For details and rate write or 'phone us or our nearest representative. fSinilHIilMMIIBH Commercial Credit Company Cash Capital $2,250,000 Surplus $450,000 BALTIMORE nepresentcd at PHILADELPHIA. 512 Stock Kxchanee Bidjr. (Phone Locust 919) NEW TOnK BOSTOX C1XCIXXATI Affiliated with Commercial Acceptance Trust Cash Capital 11,000,000 208 S. La Salle St., Chicago 78' 38i 73 49 32 ft 98 OS 48 ft 411 13ft 24 BarnetOil&Gas BOUGHT MOLD O.COTED Morton It. Alexander phila. Stock Exchange Bids. tl Wllllar.1 Ht.. N. V Cltr U. S. LIBERTY BONDS $50, $100, $1000 llllL'GUT. SOLI) ANI ItErOMMKNDEU Newfcwwr, MMfersMt Imh Year's Financial Review On Tuesday, December 31, and for several days following, there will be published In tho Rvexjno Pudlio IiKDonn tho New York Eve. nine- Post's financial review of tho year. This will Include a resume of stock and bond trading for the year, and also during the four years of tho war, and a discussion of the Influences, both political and finan cial, which have helped to shape tho course of prices. f-ueninij, public Ue&Qer ,ln nref 1 f. i lSV. 15'4 Hi V SC I P&K nf 44U 44ft 44 . ft V S lnd Alchl.lOlft 100ft 101 ft 1 H itunuer .. io-a lots 1', 1 r s smlt ot iti lavs I' S Steel 94 ft I do pref 113 ! Ptah Copper . 73 I'lah Seo Corp 13 I Vulcan Dettn . 10'4 .Wabash 8ft do pref A . 33 no prer u . . - 13 44 92 ft 112ft 71ft 12 ft 10ft To the Holders of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Five and One-Half Per Cent. Secured Convertible Notes Due February 1, 1919 Please take notice that the British Treasury has waived tho ten days' notice required in tho option for conversion into United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Twenty-Year 5l Bond3 due February 1, 1937. Tho undersigned will therefore be prepared, at any timo prior to maturity, to ncccpt such notes for conversion without requiring the ten days' notice. Dated at New York this 23rd day of December, 1918. BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, 16 Wall Street, New York Wells-Farco Rx68ft t:i',i West Muryld West l'ao 20ft West Un Tel.. 86 ft WestlnBh 5Ifs. 42ft Wheel & I. J5. 9 I do pref ... 1774 Wlllys-Overld.. 25 Wilson Co .... 71 AVlso Central.. 30 Worth P & M. 53 I do pf II . . .. H7 31ft 20 68ft 12ft 20 85 42ft 8ft 1774 24 ft 70 ft ;?' 53 67 ",4 44 lft 93 ft lft 11274 ft 72ft ft 13 1014 ft 8 ft 31ft lft 20ft ft OB ft .. 12 ft ft 2074 ft 85 74 42ft .. 8ft U 1774 '- 25 71 94 2974 i 53 -2 07 1 EXECUIOB cnAKTEBED 1861 XUDSTCS FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY Member Federal Reserve System Capital Surplus Main Office: 325-331 Chestnut St 43-53 S. Fourth St. ADUIMSTIIAXOB $5,000,000) $16,000,000 Broad Street Office. N. E. Cor. of Broad and Chestnut Sts. ' GUARDIAN at) ST. LOUIS MINNEAPOLIS DALLAS HOUSTON ERNST & ERNST4 AUDITS AND SYSTEMS NCW YORK rHILAOILPHIA CHICAQO BOOTON MTT8BUR0H DETROIT CLEVELAND CINCINNATI Total sales, 030,400 shares, compared with 431,300 shares on Tursilayj thus far this week, 1, UN, 400 shares; same period last ) week, 1,308,200 shares. f Ex illtldend Headlnc 34 pref, ft I Celorsdo and South rn lit pref, ,21 Colorado tend gouUiera 3 We announce the opening of a Philadelphia Office located in rooms 2023 and 24 Land Title Building fully equipped to ren der complete audit, system and tax: service. .j. via .1 . wm mk4$ An Unusual Free Service for Men of Large Affairs T ONES & BAKER direct special attention J to the present interesting possibilities of progres sive Industrial companies. Printed reports giving com plete data on these companies in clear condensed form for quick analysis dividends, officers, capital, organi sation, earnings, etc. will be sent free without obliga tion on your part. As a timely expression of the convenience and help fulness of this free service a report is offered on Keystone Tire & Rubber Co., the most notable recent example of the application of the ''Chain Stor$" idea to the retail tale and wholesale distribution of motor tires, The progress of this company has been described U phenomenal. Starting In 1908 with a capital of $5,000, it has grown so rapidly yet profitably that the list year's n( arn4"n re estimated at upward of milion dollari. The management ( engaged to-day in carrying out extensive rcpansfoii pUtnt. Olhtr Ftte Reports on Hupp Motors (Aik for No. TU-1S3) Pe.rlm Motors (No. TLM94) U. S. StwmiMp (No. TIM95) Una Locomollrt (No. TU-196) Isltrcontlaenlal Ri.bu (No. TIM 97) Cnnp SUpW.ldint (No, TIMS8) and. many other prosrssifoe Indus trial. Oil and Jillnlna' comDantaa whos Kianaawienta. dlvldn4, mbm devaJeMMWt msJ m4int.t47W i- Telephone or write for Report TU-192 " JONES & BAKER 8ECUKITIK8 WiJenir Bid,., PMIidilpaia ) 'Phones Bell, Walnut 1699 Keystone,, Raoa 2399 gWf.Tpric , . . , . P4JtnttrH I 1 $ J ''4 a ft y.., . tccuspa? """Tji M'J'J TT 1,1 . j o- '? rr--w Pffmft ,'