MPMHIIIpMlliln iinnniii 11 iii ".JJ '-fPt1W51?,t.ww"''-1 " '7r ' 'V'W:vy "", "" ' '" "WflSpr,rt"'v . "i?'wwttrt' r-r )rwlIWpw,w i EVENISrGT TTTBLlb tJeDER-PHIEADBLTHIA; SATURDAY, 'DEOUMBfcR 28, IMA At.. Wsrr fr II if i. n. IT- J, i r r lu I ft f 1 ? ft I. it 14 If ? 5." K i I" feV , 4iVW ISSUE TA SoJnt Pant Vnlon. JVpot Componv Flte Year Blife ,f?"': onteed OoM tfotrs. oofalnable at a tirfco to 1loW 6.7G o the iM- Guaranteed Vu nine important ttallroad Companies, iicJtifIlttJ the Northern Pactfto and Great northern SV'tems. Full particulars upon request. Reed A. Morgan & Co. ' West End Tru.it Bldp., rhlla. Members of tho Phlla. Stock Hxch, BarnetOilGas DODGtlT SOLD QUOTED OJEM Morton It. Alexander PhtU. Stock Exchange Bid n William Bt.. N. Y CUT fe NEWS OF THE FINANCIAL WORLD NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK PRICES BROKERS IN NEW YORK SWITCH CONTRACTS AND FIGURE LOSSES United States Steel in Scant Supply Railroad Stocks Heavy, Being Influenced by Drop in Penn sylvania Liberty Bonds Active An Opportunity Desired to learir the Stock and nunc! itame. ulti mately to nunllfy a !' representative: SI yrarV of m. clerical and sale, expert enre and wide acquaintance. Slake, me an """' O 618. LEDOKK CLMIWI,, nVANCIAI. Annual Meeting ,7c. THE I'KNN MUTUAL LIFK INSUR ",13? ANCB, COMPANY Philadelphia. December 21. 1018. The Annual Election for nine Trustee to ,.?ve three year, will be held at the home Sfflw of the company, in the Penn Mutual Bulldlnr. Sixth and Walnut sts.. Phlladel nhia. I'a.. on Monday. January 0. 1019. be tneen the hour of 10 a. m. and a p. m. tircen in uuur. "J0HN-',,,15,1.1,13, Secretary and Treasurer. Itr FRANKLIN NATIONAL HANK ' iSy Chestnut Street Went of Broad Philadelphia. December '-'3. 1018. Th. Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of this bank for the election of Director; to serve during th ensuln year will be held at the banltlna house on Tuesday, January 14. 1010. between the hour of 1- o clock noon and 1 o'clock P.m AnDT r.,h,.r. High Points in Today's Financial News Trade on the Xcw York Stock Exchange was otic of "switching con tracts and establishing losses." Transactions ncrc very light on the local exchange. Oils attract the attention of Curb traders. Business in foreign exchange leas of nominal proportions, quotations holding at previous levels. Cotton sells off. llenewrd offerings weaken grains. liar silver un changed In London and Xcw York. New York StocJcs chse. KZr TIIK KENSINGTON tT NATIONAL TIANK lllrard and Frankforil Ares., l'hlla.. Pa. The annual election for directors will be held at the banUlnir house on Tuesday. January 14th. IBID, between the hours of 12 o'clock noon and 2 p. tn. w w. rmcK. Cashier. trSS3" UNITED BLTCItlTY I.IIT5 lNSUU- XZf ANCI3 A TIU'ST COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA !0.1-n03 Chestnut Street. Philadelphia, Pa. The Annual Meetlnir of the Stockholders will be held at the offlce of the Company. Wednesday. January 8, 1010. at 12 o'clock noon, for tho purpose of electing fifteen Directors to serve for the onsulnir year and for the transaction of such other business as mnv nnmo before the meetinc HAltnY r POTTF.lt. jn.. Secretary. 115$ BOUTIHVARK NATIONAL BANK & ' Phlladelpliln. Pa. The annual election for Directors of this Think .will be held at the Hanking House on Tuesday. January 14. 1019. between the hours of 10 o'clock a m. and 12 o'clock m. W. J. STUINMAN. Cashier. Dlrldemla OfflVe of The) United flas ImproTement Co, N. W. Comer Ilroad and Arch streets, t'lllludelphla, December 11, 1018. l'h Director have this day declared a auarttriy dividend of 2 per cent (SI per share), payable January Is. 1910. to stock holder 'of ret'ord at the close of business December 31. IBIS Cheeks will be mailed. I. W. MOrtRIS. Treasurer. New York, Dec. 18. Xoarly nil those 'concerned In today's tratHnp; nurccd n tho view that the market consisted wholly of what brokers called switching of contracts and establishing of losses. Marino preferred was especially Influenced by the published state ment that England has not so far agreed to transfer tho British ships to registry under tho American flag and that statement brought In enough selling to force Marino preferred down 2 points to 109H. United States Steel common was In scant supply. In fact, there wero virtually no Important offerings of that stock, nnd tho execution of one small order was sufllclent to put Its prlco up to 94U. but after that buying was completed, It lost Its gain when somo of tho traders Joined In offer ing It at concessions. Anaconda Copper was In Increased supply, however,' much of It tho same character as of many other Issues In connection with Incomo tax returns, and after selling at 60V4, dropped to 59. Tho railroad stocks wero wholly Indueiccd by the heaviness In Penn sylvania, which dropped M to ASM. Krlo first preferred, In which there has been bullish speculation in hopes of a dividend at freciuent Intervals during the year, reflected closing out of theso contracts and declined " to 27U. Bonds were generally heavy, with continued liquidation in many, of the local transportation companies. Liberty fourth His were actively traded In without material change in market position. a .!.,. ,- Illjth Low Close Adams Exp.., 46 45 45"i AU Rumely pr R'l'j 4714 57 ',4 .. AJox Itubber.. 65U 66i 6BU I- M Alaska Old m 3i 3j 3'i U Alaska Juneau 1 li '.4 Allls-Chal Co.. 32U 32',i 33 4 U do prcf 8BA 85 85 AJox Bub rta. Hi 1 1 U Am Agr Chom, 99T4 89U OD74 -t- i Am Beet Sugar 61i CO',4 fii i Am Can 4ct g 4B?i U 1o Prcf oja4 9784 97.14 .. Am C & P Co. 9Mi 90U 911,4 1U Am Cotton Oil. 39 39 3 'i Am Express . . 83 '4 83V4 83 14 i Am Hide & Ica 13 12T4 12J4 do pref 70i 69 70i Am Int Corp.. f8 C5H 6G i Am Ice Sec... 40 39'n 40 .. Am Linseed... 474 46t 46"i ?4 do pref SO 90 90 ', Am I-ocomo... 61' CO',4 61i V2 Am Malt 4J4 4U 4, U Am Smelting.. 76U 7CV4 7GH .. Assets Itcallz 4 s V4 Am Sum Tob . 98U 954 95'i U Am Steel Fdry. SS4't 85H 85 i TRADING IS VIGOROUS IN OUTSIDE MARKET tm Sucar lin 111 v. lilts 4- MI Ol S TCI. . 98 Am Tobacco. ...195 Amer Wool . . . 50'4 Am WTrit I'a pf. 28 '4 Am Zinc & 1, pr 424 Anaconda COHs Atchison 93 do pref 88i Atiouif & w i.no4 do pref .... 664 Bald Loco Co 74 U nam loco c pr.lni B & O do prcf Barrett Co ! do B . . . Booth Fish's Co. 2 It! Butte C & Z Co 6 '4 IButto & S C. .. 18T4 I Calumet & Ariz C1V4 Cal Petroleum. 20U Pan I'ac 156 Central Lea. . . G8 I do uref 103 Cerro do Pasco 34 V 604 55 61 55 102 10IH 01 60 T4 61 , (ill 2G 21 4 6 18 61 '4 20 1,4 156 574 103 33 Ti '1 7 98 U 191?i 195 4 50H 504 ?4 28 !4 28 U 42 ',4 42 ',4 1V4 59 69 14 Dl4 93 XI 4l 88 88 4 ,. 109)4 HOW J4 66 M, 66 '4 5 73 74i,r -p ii 102 102 1 60?1 55 4 101 4 Ti 014 1 01 '4 ?i 214 is 6 Y 18 1 61'i Vi. 20 (i .. 156 U 67 J i 103 14 1.1 ! RENEWED OFFERINGS j SEND CORN DOWNWARD! I werro no i-asco At Vi tld ' Jd J .. Chandler Mot.l02B 102, 102 ..,., ' . T C,lcSil & Ohio. 5G"4 65 65 i y ITPTI RN MAni? Chi qt we.. .?.. 7?; . -t- 4 38 ti H 71 1H SHARP UPTURN MADE IN PRICES OF COTTON 1 Business Is Not Large and i Market Closes Strong Follow Sentiment Is Mixed Oats ing Drdp in Early Trading. Are Easier do nref 241 Chi, M & St P. 39 do pref 71 '4 Chi & Northw. 96i C, RUPtc 264 do 6 p c pref 66 C HI&P 7 pc pf 80 Chile, Copper.. . 18 Chlno Con Cop. 32 Col Fuel & Iron 37 ',4 Col Cos & Elec 43'4 Consol Cos ... 96 i Cont Can 69 j Corn Products. 48a. do nref 103U 103U 103i,i -I- - Crucible Steel. . 57'.4 5G',i 574 , -uto -ane Hug 'J'i 28 t New York, Dec. 28. There was a( do pref 78H 7814 sharp upturn n tho cotton market Deere Co pref. 95 ',i 06 ii Liverpool Transfers Shorts 24 ',1 384 70 04 s, 251 78, 174 31 4 36U 42 ',4 96 69 474 95 26 ',4 66 80 18 32 4 36i l(i 43H 2',4 9Gi 14 69H H 48s Interest Attacbcs to Dealings in Independent Oils Min ing Issues Steady Now York, Dec. 28. There wag vigor ous trading on the Broad Street Curb, with most Interest attached to the deal ings In the independent oil stocks, In ternational Petroleum advancing to the new high record of 19. Merrltt Oil was strong, selling at 224 to 23 U. Royal Dutch sold at 66H and Sinclair Gulf was In good demand, with sales at 21 and 21 Ti. Submarine Boat was traded In at 11 to lO'.i. Wright-Martin sold at 4U to 4. Aetna Explosives sold at 6 and 5i. Marconi of America at 3T4 and Car Light at 2',4. United States Steamship was steady with trading at 64 nnd C. Wilson & Co. Cs sold at 93 i to 94. Pennsylvania Ballroad.5s wero traded In at 9894 to 98-?4- Tho mining stocks wero steady, with Consolidated Copper Mines Belling at S to 574. . St. Joseph Lead sold at 12 to 13. Vest, rinse Ask . (sale) I Philadelphia StocJcs Low 60 'i 10 Anaconda 604 43 C Ex Nat Bit war.133 25 Cont Pass ,eAR,V .109 lSOEleo'stor 53 U 300 den Asph 38i 10 do pref. 77 1500 Int I Df. 62 V, lOOJnspIr O. 464 464 400Lk8Up O 17 U 17 ti 18Leh Nav. 68$ 68i ion HI. 0o. til'fl 42 i 434 85 Close 60 !i Net 132 133 4-2 4 109 63 38 76 109 63i 38 77 ..62 '.4 454 17U 5 4 A 42 i 45 85H 'i 1 v, 3 nid Aetna Explosives.... 5i Am Brit Mfg 2 Am Marconi 4 American Writing P 2 14 Air Beductlon 65 Canadian Car Co.... 28 Con Car & Fdy pfd.. 75 Charcoal Iron 7 Chevrolet Motors .... 1 4 5 Cramp 78 Curtlss Aeroplane.... 11 Citrwcn Tool 3 Carbon Steel 90 Emerson Phonograph 1 ' Hcndeo Mfir Lake Torp Boat. . Lehigh Coal Sales. Lima Loco Maxim Munitions N Y Shipbuilding 34 Nor Amer Pap Pulp, 2 '4 utis levator , , Peerless Motor . Poole Eng Serlpps-Booth . . Standard Motors Steel Alloys 7 Submarine 1014 St Joseph Lead 11 Todd Shipbuilding ...102 Triangle Film '4 10 li 88 30 34 60 18 20 15 8 5T4 0 4,4 3 56 35 35 8 156 83 13 8 100 2 20 2',i 93 35 . H 38 2i 65 19 40 30 8 ',4 8 11 13 105 tH 3T 2 i 12 36 84 8 10'i Chicago, Pec. 28. Reports from the country lndlcatlnc more disposition on the part of farmers to sell and generally toward tho close today on excellent I Del & Hudson. 102'4 100 en,.nKiA u'ddin- l,vl tn il renewal of buvlns:. followtnc a dron In the earlv I DeI. L& West. 180 1 - ........ In .1... nit nnil tUn mnr. i tr.rilnir. wlipn noltirirr nf Inni- rnntrnrtn ( Den & ItlO G. . . 3; ulLeunttB ut i-uiji 1.1 wig "- -.. - "... - -- .-.. ,- nr was resumed with considerable vigor. do pref Domo Mines 6tt 12- BUSINESS NOTES L. W. Illrsrli, president of L, W. lllrsclt Company, women's wear storo In Philadelphia, gave a banquet for the storo executives at tho Xcw Bingham Hotel last evening. A merchandising and sale prospectus, and Improvement In the store's service and system were dis cussed, Mr. Hlrsch organized weekly meetings of store executives about a year ago. At these meetings, welfare of the employe as well as the Improvement , of the business Is discussed. This proges Blve step Is In a large measure responsible for the established spirit of co-operation which Is evident In tho management of tho business. Department of Justice olllrlnls today In discussing the nctlon to be taken by tho Government with respect to the ownership of oil fields In Wyoming and other western States, divulged tho In formation that Assistant Attorney Gen eral Kearful, of tho Department of Justice, now Is In Wyoming making a personal study of the cases preparatory to the bringing of suits. Independent steel producers who re cently organized' an export company have dropped the name of the North American Steel Products Export Cor poration, ii was announced in New York today. This name. It was learned, con flicts with that of another corporation. The Independent producers predict that their mills will be operating at full ca pacity by the middle of next year and prices will bo satisfactory. Announcement that the Sharon plant of the American Steel Foundry Com pany will close down January 1 for an Indefinite period was made today by A. Hobertson, newly appointed man ager. Lack of business due to war readjustments Is declared to he the cause. "There Is no question of labor or wages," said officials today, "merely a. breathing spell while we get back on a peace basis. An early resumption Is expected." More than 1000 men will be out of work temporarily, but tho many other Bteel Industries In the She natiKo Valley will absorb them without trouble. ket was weaker. Commission houses wero moderate me start wns , points lower to it nistlllers Sccur 61 i purchasers on the decline. Business was Points higher, and later the general Kr0 J7 ' not lorrro and sentiment was mixed. , hat fchowed a net loss of 30 to 40 points , do 1st Pref .. 28 There was a Eood deal of bearish talk under liquidation, offerings from tho , Gaston Wlms. . 29H -.- wmstiintw .. ni .- ru KVm .on i ern it on th none, nnd the Million was ! V inconu.u iiuui ouuiio. 180 314 6 11 Ti 51 16i 27 M. !9 454 29 784 954 102!, 180 3Bi 64 11T4 51 34 17 27 i 29 46i i I United Profit Sharing ',4 'a "s 4 Vi i H Ti (Hi 33 VI Vi 4 '4 80 66 100 : 78 i i; 04 li H Gen Clrar Co. 46 45i 46i 4- ti nn inn i nnr. anu iiir luniiiuu r .-i- - .. ... ..t -. t :-' sr-jSr po3lt,on ithSpoii 1 na 1 r i1 The arrivals here today were 37 71lnSnSVvcIeii7nltaI,lt 40 t0 1 Ooodrfch b"f66 56 carg .1 points nboo Frldn b final. do prcf 100V- 100 January opened nt J1.42 to J1.41i, Yestcrdny'a ToKu's Granby Mln... 78Vi 78Vi .litaM the'close yesterday. - jBnu,rJ. 2 5RJ & w Cjo grt North pr 94 93 Ti and later sold at 11.41. March start ,1?h Ort N Ore subs jj , 31 ed at $1.36Vi to $1.36Vi. against 1.36Ts 1 f ;;.:..;: Srt.il" -iau!; i'Tilii sliSfl aTioi) Hartman Corp. 64 i 54?i at the end yesterday and later reached auisuji . ... -'.-. o.l m.iio as.im 2.1.UO Illinois Cent... 96'4 95',i to J1.35"i. May opened at $1.54 tojOfher 24.20 24,20 21. 20 24.UU 24. U5 1 Inspiration Cop 47 45!i Jl 37. against $1.36i at tho end yen-, Int-Cons Cop.. 6 4?i !. "'""" " ,. .,,.. n A VI' rr 1? uivrc t vpnr 1 en 1 do pref 19 1814 wr. """.....: r :ni"thv withl" ,w M ,,.. conuim ni-,4 ni i?4 "w ".- v".. -.-.-"" 1 1111 ,uer Aiurine o -o'.i zti -- corn, euppori wus iiui. ewi v -.v -. set, but at tho bottom there was some 71 71V: V S Steamship 6 United Motors 33 World's Film ', Wright-Martin Air . . 4 STANDARD OIL, Illinois 151 155 Ohio 316 320 Prairie Pipe 265 .270 S O Cal 242 248 S O N J 660 663 SONY 300 302 INDi:rUNDENT OIL STOCKS nnrnett nil & (Ins... 3-16 Vi Cosden Oil t'osden & Co G Ti 7 Elk Basin 6i 5T4 Federal OH . Inter Tetrol 6 ',4 268 646 302 ill 2 , . , 4,1.. A VtW 31 i; Houston OH 61 Ti 64 4 it 95Vi IVi 47 1'. 18V4 .'. Vi demand which steadied values. Receipts were larger and the inquiry for the cash article remained slow The January against later lower. to 69 terday, and later sold at 69V4C Private cables said that tho weather In Argentine continued unsettled with heavy rains In sections. Harvesting op erations there uro being retarded, but corn Is being benefited by the moisture, and the outlook for the crop Is excellent. ljnUlTlK UlUI- mi's." "o """""' , , x. rtis-. Corn (new delivery) . Yc'y's N, Orl n OpMs IIICll LOW ClOBO C1080 Jan ..... l. 1-43H 1.41U 14a 1.41! t' May .... 1.30H 1.37 1.36V 1.3i 1.304 rtafa . Jr.n 8"t OOU ASH i iui iuer Aiunno i:o sou su -f- Gain of 23.1 Per Cent a, Compared .ran? PaperO-l 'SoJ. lS& - 'A With This 'Week Lait Year IJnJ 'N''ck,el 2:3? I2'.. 32 Merrltt Oil Midwest Refining Met Petrol tOhlo Fuel Oklahoma He: . . . Sapulpa Ret Sequoyah Sinclair . 6Ti . B . ITi ..lVi . 70 . 23 .122 . 1U . 13 . 9?i 'ft . 21 " 194 74 23 i 124 6Ti "6i IT, 18 23i 122 100 Mid vo In !&'. 1202PcnnaUR 46' 38PaSnltM 854 -sux-jiiia io .- cum. pf. 32Vb 32 1,4 .56 PhlloElec 25'.i 25 200 P RTt o 27 27 81 Ph -Bract 71 71 300 Reading.. 80 i 80 "i 320 Ton Bel,. 2J 24 100 Ton Mln. 3 3 385 Un Tract 38 381,4 65U G I... 72i 72 106 Un Pass Rwys.,,160 160 2 U C N J.190 190 95 U S Steel 94', 94i 40 W J & S 44 '44 37 W Cramp 83 83 T?,Pta1.. ",e n,3t "hares, compared with 0783 shares yesterdays this week 31,717 shares; last week 24,408 share. 32 4 25 tf 27 71 SOU 160 190 94, ft J4 44 1V4 111000 Alas Gd 32 32 Close 32 Net chire. 2000 El & Pco ,. Tr 4s.. 70 4000 Inter Rys 4s 40 6000 Lake Sup lnc 6s ... 59 300 Lib Bonds 1st 4s.. 92.50 92.50 450 do 2d 4s 92.60 92.60 4000 do 3d 4 '.is .. 96.30 95.20 95.30 26000 Mo K&T 1st rf is 2003 . . 43 2000 N J Trao 6s 90 3000Phllar:ico 1st 5s regstpd.100 10000 do 1st 5s 94 V4 70 40 59 43 90 100 94 14 40 69 1 ,4 92.50 .10 92.60 .20 .40 43 90 100 .. 9 4 ',4 . Total aalea $71.7(10, compared with 142.000 J'S!t.KJ!,yi ,hls week. 122.700: last weiSt .244,750. " 94 7 21t MINING STOCKS Total bank clearings of nil the clear- : Jewel Tea' ' ' ing nouses oi mo united states for tno i ian Cltv Sn 71 U Vi sin H 18U t rl arrivals here today were na cars, to cnueo yesteroay were ti,3i7.220,- Kelly-Spg'd pf. 90 90 90 K H. B..& opened rtllW to mc. - XXWiio, ,", W"K I nott Cop. 32T4 32Vi 32Ti - Vi 'i 68T4oattheendyester.ay.a.a Th - -y-;-,-- - -- : - ; -- - , ivress ,.. ,u i -3 I ctoidheld sold at 68HC Marcn openctv jo Totnl ln Philadelphia was 1301.585.738. ThnVuvniU; r.iit ka '" r.T'1 it , Goldfleld . at 69V4c. May started at 6'Ji4c Bn Increase, as compared with last year. . !...ii,ktTi eoir SJi; !Ji, . , i Goldfleld itn mroinsf Rnsic. at tho closo ves-I of 20.4 ncr cent. t ;. ?. . ' n.77 -7S7 T. Green Mon ia -o... - m -- - .- r-- JjflC.ll 1 1.(1. .1 II . 1 II .-.III Aa I ueiaiis iohow: ,, nr,f ,nR v. T.tt,i1Si?oia..,a11,L, ,Po.CA Lorlllard P.... 163 18, 09' 4 08 'i May . . i.aru Jan 23.S0 Mav ... 23.90 nib Jan 25.02 May 23.75 1'ork Jan Jlay 70 4 10 4 H 23.00 24.07 23.75 23.67 25.07 25.02 23.77 23.05 43' 1 6 43' 60 23.87 24.05 2.1.07 23.77 47,25 43.10 23 00 23.07 28.05 23.70 47.50 42.U0 106 1 nt .n.ia j.!. r" .".,".:"::: ;?: Chlcaro. 358.870,823 84S.877.111 4- 2.0 f,uuls f isn. . I It 118 250.427.818 20.4 ttnr, w ovs i. JIB. 17B.H31 4-33. H ' -uitnimi, r.i..,. os'a so 137,760.008 1 o'-wax Mot 1st pr 60U 121.182.075 X 7.8 May Dcpt StO. 60tf '.'2'..!!' ,n- "- uo pref 100 5o'55S'S22 tS?? iIe" Petrol . . . .169 35.370,780 --27.1 Mam Con Con 234 Mldvale Steel. 434 M & St L new 11 MSP & StSM 90 i Phlla. .. 80t.B83.738 Iloston 231.8011.352 Kan. City .1411,000,000 St. I.ouls 130,000.000 I San Fr.. un.123.nn7 ll'itts'hh. 07.500,602 Detroit . BO 028.881 Haiti's .. n0.320.ni: 04.437.071 aoo.i.Tin -- n.o 60.837,140 4-8 1 11 cities. 3 aays.54.SJ4.310,:ss 3.45S,487.851 23.0 .1S1' & KatJIprlun Other elites 5 days. . 702.477.023 642.461,817 23.4 TI. all cities for w'k.0.317.220.828 13,120,420,930 23.4 Partly estimated. Mo K & Tex M K & T pr lo Pacific .... do pref Nat Acme . . . . Nat O & C 6 8',i 25 ti 63 28 H IB LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS Chlcaro Dec. 28. HOGS Receipts. 18.000 head. Active and Btronc to 10c higher than yesterqay' general trade. Hulk, J17.43 n.o.., jidkvx ouicnera. it. t.iw 17.011: me dium and llirht packlnc. 17.0.117.sn: lJlhi,,?18-M17''10- heavy packlns. lin.so 5(1, .46; medium and mixed pncklnr, 117 40 17. Oil throw-ou.i. J15.H0OIU.75: Dli uood o choice. J14. 250 1.-..2.-. ' CATTLK Ilecelpt. 1000 head. - Compired with week aeo. heef ateera, butchers' atock, mostly 73c ft 1 23 higher! bull and can ner 50075c higher: veal calve and beet feeder BOo higher! common atockers steady. SHEEP Ilecelpt.. 2000 head. Compared with week ago, killing lamhs 83ciiJl.io higher; wether ar.d yearlings 1101.23 high er; ewes 500 to 73c higher. Iltttbnrgh. Ta . Dec. 28. HOOS Re celpta, 2000 head. Hteady. Heavlea and heavy yorker, 117.63; light yorker. 117.25: pig. 111. altera- a.m) ijVAUis Receipts. 300 TI. all cities, 3 divs 55.060 703.208 34.100.049.462 4.23 n All cities, 1 day.. 1.20.47.618 1.010.471. 48S 4. "2.B Iai I'M it Btp. 48 $ Nat Lead .... 63 ti Nov Con Cop.. 16T' X Y Air Brake 9914 .N v ucnt 74 ',2 FEDERAL BANK STATEMENT ny-u&'i.: IU Norf South.... 19 Norf & West.. 1084 104V4 1084 4iT,s 471i 471. 93 i X' ...... a... c.l tn .. ..-!, no "It Th Vw Vnrlt 1 4 "" "UB "" ", in 115 nhln flan 44 batateenPffis stn crease 1 7 S'S P?M.lj " '. in average and actual loans ana decrease ---.t: ,,1.,, .:-- f-.1 6'--- --. " , J'an-Am 1'et .. 00 in rvi in hnth cases. posit iianiuiies or n. percent an com. p ,. ,-,, N. Y. BANK STATEMENT Increase in Average and Actual Loans G1J Holdings Gain More Than North Amer. in - !., Tt.-r... 1 $11,000,000 Durine Week , .North Pao UUU .'..t. ..MOW ... ..u.ua.b ... ""S 42 4 ie4 90 108 5 84 25 52 i 284 14i 47 i 62T4 16 Ti 99 73 ti 26 30 i IS Atlanta 6s Big Ledge Butte New York Con Arls Jerome National Merger Cons . Florence Kewanas stcr Ilecla Mining Howe bound Independence Lead . . Jerorne Verde Jim Butler Jumbo Extension . . . McKlnlcy Darragh . . Magma Copper Mother Lode Mines Co of America Nevada Hills Nevada Wonder .... Nlplsslng 106 163 3 118 81 Ti ti 84 'i X2 60 Vi 60 ti 14 00 ti 60 ti ti 100 100 4 168Vi 1687a Ti -3n 'i 43 ti 11 yU"m J-4 lnkln P.nn.P 108 5 nay Hercules .... 6 'sail Toy ?'? T J. Eiewart ?5' ,! Tonopah Extension B3 -r 14 United Verde ??.? " a- 'est End Con II?" ,i White Caps o4? a? Yerlngton 'I l?s 5Vi 20 10 4 A 3T4 34 12 45 24 33 i 3 ti 8T4 3 8 62Ti 16 Ti 99 74 ti 26 31 V4 19 34 ti 1A- P. 6 1 Ti 1T4 6 4 25 15 6 l4 4T4 4H 3 35 14 48 25 35 1 6 3ti 10 '214 36 4 lti 10i 6 9ti 6Ti ft 5o il 200 14 6i '4T4 4 14 24 3 15 lti 10 In reserves in both cases. Details follow: AVER AG n 83,020,000 tllO. 101.000 627.142.000 Jit. 010 000 0.230.000 547.S01.OOO 513.7X0.81U 31.001.000 60.020.000 Loans 14,002.600,000 Net dtmand dep. .18.001.420.000 Net time deposit 134.1K6.000 Circulation Cash In vaults.. Reserve ln mem ber banks .... Rncn. in State banks and trust companies . . . Heserva In State banks and trurt company deposi tories Aggrecats reserve ltvaerv required. Surplus (Specie Included.. tUnlted States de posits deducted. -uecre.if to Reserve note and net do- : i ...1.,. n -. .. .-. . its 11 lb... iu imreu wiwa, . l' turn on iecemuer . p. na. r, r 40 l.the low point of 39 3 per cent was shown i'.fn . rtl ' Increase late In November. ..v.. ;"' .fs?oodSI OoM holdings gained more than 111.- MlS,B12e,t- b'K"''."11 "ur'nu the week, being J142 - lw.d P - l47'.oou I 658,109, which compares with the r-I S?"" 2.48 000 cent low pojnt of 8120,179,545, touched I J,""0.1' ; 1 .. KT..Am..A OO PlttB Stl Df. . 37.730,000! As a result of'the recent Liberty Loan ' Kre?sc1 s" .Ca.r.c.2,' payment and the heavy withdrawal of 1 nv S?i Hnrina- -5 uovernmeni aeposit uuis aiscouniea se cured by Government war obligations, totaled $161,416,925 on December 27, as compared with $163,084,750 tho week be- 171.000' fnre. 37.880.poq I Reserve note circulation made a new .;;Jll,J;n0! high record nt $233,480,615. 13i 30 37 Vi 80V4 . 43 ti 16 90 B27.000 . 217,607,000 ACTUAL Steady: To"S hee. ,9.50.0 Jmand dept. ttfMS CALVES necetpts, 23 head. Steady. :v."t tlnw dept.. ?', SJ1. top. no.Bo. S:hn ". i:?i1:SS8 T?a Puffalo. Dec. 28 CATTLB Tte. relpta, 123 head. Slow. Calve Ilecelpta, gnij II. ht: eaaler. 13021. iiuuo uereipi.. .,s.mi nean. mow. zdif&iic nigner iiea-y muen and ,11. iu; ngni yorxers. Uht nrker, I17.23M 1T.B0; rig. . $17417.23. rough, 12 IIUVU. !.BO. LAMnS Itecelots. 8nn Stronr. Lambs, I0.50W1R.7S! yearling. I7WIZ.&0: wethers. fO.BOtPlOi W, IIWI CT11XVU incrp, INVU.3V. IS 8ft! ataas. HII&KP AND head. ewe. Kama Cltr, Vec. 28. CATTLE He. celpt. 20O head. Nominal. IIIXIS necolptg, 2300 head, Stronr, lOo HIIEBP necelpt. 50 head. Steady, Son 111 Omaha. Dee. 28. BOOS Itecelpt. f50O head: 100 to lBo higher. CATTI.H Itecelpt, 100 head; steady. 8IIEBI' Ilecelpt, none. Financial Revieiv of 1918 The) Evenino Vvhuc Lcdoer will print on Tuesday, December 31, and. for qmo days following, a Fi nancial Review of the year as com plied by tho New" York Evening rost. The Review will contain records .0fi the financial year; retrospect arid forecast from the world's cen ters of trade, together with tables Miowlntr price movements on stock, "bind Tnd commodity marltots in .general. Hurntna public HcUgcr Iteservo In mem ber uanas It'ierve ln Stale banks and trust companies . . . . Tleaen In State bank and trust company dsposl torie, Aggregate reserv Itesv. required... surplus 541.528.000 111 350.000 0.020,000 501,037.1100 B1,132,lin0 4-.HU1.S4U MONEY-LENDING HATES rilll.Anr.LI'HIA Call, 6 per cent; increase time, 6 ?i fi 0 per cent. Commercial pa l7 2SH.oo(i per, three to six months, 586 per cent! ii!o2D,uon six months, 6 per cent 2.1150.11011 a 3i2'rl(!n LONDON Money Is nuoled at 3 per a.ijB.uuu cenl DBC0Unt. rates, short and three 10,318,000 month bills, 3 17-32 per cent 93 64 43 38 66 43 ?i 48 ti 12? 29 Vi 36 ti 80 42ti 15 Ti 90 62 115 74 ti XI -f3t: 1 '. BONUS Bethlehem 7s (notes). 100 lOOTi ,7 t;osuen un oa - Cosden & Co 6s 82 85 Cudahy 5s 101, 102tt Jlusslan Govt 514s... 4U hi do 6t4s 53 65 Southern Uwy 6s.... 99 99'4 Sinclair Oil 6s 86 89 Todd Shipbuilding Os.104 - 108 51 66 LOCAL MINING STOCKS TONOPAH STOCKS 93H 64 44 38 66 ' ti 45V4 1V4 48 Vi 13 4 30 A 37U 4-l: Midway, Jftit T,,i , MUpah Extension '.V4 1V4 Montana 43 U North star ttescue iuta weal isno. .Tim Ilutler MacNamara 20 19Ti 80Ti 79i 74 74 97 97 103 ti 103 58 67 5; 2J tu.M Ineluad 1B0.8H4.000. tUnlted State deposit deducted, 550,000. Iecreate. BTATE BANKS Ians Investm'ts, (Jold .......... Currency bk notes Deposit Tederal Iles.rve llank of New York. . . Deposit Reserve on dep'alt Percentage of re- ervo ... . ... . $305,572,100 H.171,700 U.UUO.'JU 44,707.100 504,030,000 102.350.100 22.1 TIllaT COMPANIK8 Ian Investm't.$2.623.3n8.20O $003.24n.noo IJOlu in..o,iiui,- Currenoy bk notes 2". 512,700 Deposit Tederal Iteaerve llank of ..,..--.. New York 180,083,30ft Deposit 1.023,744.700 Iteaerve on dep'alt 27t.5U4.0uO Percentage of re- eerve 17.7 STATE 1IANKH AND Tnt.'S" COMPANIES AU llbl'Ultl I.-.K 1U l.l.li.M!MU houhi: 055.000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE ' I New York. Dec. 28, Leading foreign ninnnn exchange bankers described the market is 573'ooft i today aa marking time until the London l'.3l4',4to securities market reopens after the boll- .10.bH7.4l0 days. Business was of nominal propor- llnnu An1 Ih. nlllv fentllre won ill. nnf $177.- tnat quotations held at previous levels. , quotations were: Demand sterling 4.75 13-16, cables I 4.76 0-16. SrXty-Uay bills nominally mom Voo i'v'' nlnety-day bills 4.71 14. 'l!'J.-i I l',:.n ,Ia. K 44Ti .M...V. K IKli Lire cables 6.36. checks 6,37. Swiss cables 4.77. checks 4.80. Clullder cables 42T4, checks 42i, Pesetas oables 20.10, checks 20.02. Stockholm cables 291, checks 29V4. Chrlstlanla cables 2Vi, checkr 28.00. 12 Copenhagen cables 27V4, checks 26T4. Iluhle currency was aun and easier at 15?i16. 372.701! 2.147.300 6.502.00.1 1,4H3.nno .5,335,100 231. 3011 .371.3110 n,6.1B.fl00 10.377.000 0.047.2JO By b'tl Spring. nay con uop. Heading Ben I & Stl. do pref . . . . Boyal Dutch.. Savage Arms. Saxon Motors. St L-San Fran 13 Seab A L pref. 18V4 Sears Hoebuck.176 Ul.nl.nl. ,.l. 11 'SIOBS-H Stl & I 50 Sinclair Oil ... 33 Vi So Pao 102 South B It ... 20 Ji do nref .... 68 '4 Studebaker ... 50i Hup Steel .... 36ti Tenn Cop & Ch. 13 Texas & Pnc 28 ti Texas Co 190 3d Ave B, n . 14 ti Tob Prod .... Bill do pref 103 Twin City n T 40 Union j'acwio..i2a do prer io Utd Alloy Stl. . 39 Utd Clg Stores.108 108 United Krult...l63 160 U S Ind Alco. .10211 U H nubber... 7914 U S Smelt & Rof 45 U 8 Steel 94 i do pref 1121 Utah Conner . . 724 7 12 18 176 14 50 31 994 102 29, 68 H 60 ati',t 12 Ti 28ti 190 103 15T4 li 90' 14 62 Ti Js 116 ti 74V4 t- t4 20 80 Vi i 74n vi 10314 1V4 68 4,i 7Vi .. ,8 14 50 331! nid .113 .81) .17 ,00 .13 .07 .OS lti COLDFIKLD STOCKS Atlanta ?3 lllue Bull 02 Ilooth Id Dlamf II 11 '2 Daisy 2 Kewana ys Oro 01 Spearhead 'J Silver Tick 05 MISCELLANEOUS United 28 ada Wonder jf Aria N'eu Tccopa Kilning Ask ,80 .33 .20 .U7 .16 .ll'l .no l .00 .III .15 .1)3 .03 .07 .03 .20 .07 .18 Local fiid and Asked Today Yesterday . Bid Asked Bid Asked Buff L Suaq tC ... 73 73 73 75 do pref B3 65 63 55 Brill JO 21 .. "1 ldwln 74 744 734 74 Elec Storage 63 B3J4 B2t4 6314 Ovn Asp 87U 8SU 87'4 08 do pref 7i 77 7ft 70 Key Telephone .. Ill 11 10 11 . do pref 47 40 47 4 Lake Hup Corp .. 1714 18 17 1714 I-eh Nav OS ns?i (I8i noti Lh .Valley 64 ',4 55 B41s 63 Loh Val Tr 14 ., 14 do pref 8514 .. 23 Penna 45 45i 41 44U Phlla Electrlo ..... 23 25J 23 23ti Phlla Co 20 81 29 30 do 5 per cent pr . 30 . . 30 . do 0 per cent pr 32 3214 8214 3 Phlla n T t 0 ... 20; 27 201 27 Beading (jni 81 70W 70i Ton Belmont 2A :U 214 2tt Ton Mining i n 31,4 Kn Trac 88l 80 8M 4 30 B O I 72 72'4 72 72'4 " S, S teel 9414 OlS 83; 03 York Rwy 714 .. .71J .. do pref 311, .. aits .. wm Cramp S3 83 81 85 Aretu York Bonds SHORT SESSION-ON LOCAL 'CHANGE ; DEVELOPS LITTLE OF INTEREST! Trade Is Exceedingly Light Pennsylvania Railroad! and Reading Make Fractional Gains Fair Activity in the Bond Section I 1 The opening of today's short 'session of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange) was a shade better on a fow local stocks, although trade-was exceedingly light. Ralls fared a llttlo better than enrller in the week, with Pennsylvania nnd Reading both showing fractional gains nt tho close. Lehigh Valley, the) only other of the group to come out, was sold at a recession. International Paper preferred, which attracted somo attention during? , yesterday's session, declined 14 early, but recovered1 t,ho loss and closed un changed. Lake Superior gained ,4 and General Asphalt preferred a full point. Corn Exchange National Bank warrants were up 2. There was fair activity In the bond section. A block of $25,000 Missouri, Kansas nnd Texas Railroad bonds wero sold at 43, unchanged from last sate. Nothing of special Interost occurred ln Liberty Bonds. November cross of tho Pennsylvania Railroad, eastern lines, was $32j. 915,031 compared with $24,155,773 for the same month last year. Tho ins 'Wl crease Is $8,760,158; A decrease In net for the month amounted to $1,557,829. Eleven months gross was $333,169,369, a gain for the period of $65,416,218 with net loss of $29,372,633, Gross incomo of tho Lehigh Valley for the month of, November was) $6,014,573, an Increase of $1,454,745 compared with November, 1917. The) balance after taxes was $779,962, on Increase of $240,390, and net operating; Incomo was $798,752, a gain of $87,083., For eleven months net operating: Incomo was $6,302,586, a decrense of $3,236,300 compared with the samo months last year. PHILADELPHIA MARKETS GRAIN AND FLOUR WHEAT Ilecelpt mantel ruieu arm. 179.337 bushels. Tho Duotntlons: Car lots .-... - - Blah (nimDiim nor soc os 97V Low 9714 93V4 80 V4 85ti 84H 82 Ti 80 14 7714 83 86 ?: 101 ti 10114 10114 87 87 00 i 95V4 Cloeo 97 14 93 ti 864 86 Vi 84 H 82 T4 SO 14 77 Va 83 80 ; 9914 97 Gl 9514 72 99V4 97 47 47 47V4 4714 61 51 104T4 105 17 17 41 43 l2 102 85 85 99.30 99.30 6000 Am Tel & T 6a 9314 10000 Armour Co 4 V4s 80 V4 3000 Atl Co L 4is. 85 H 5000 do 4s 84 ti 1000 Bait & Ohio 5s 82T4 6000 do 4s SOVi 1000 do ev 4VSs.. 78,i 5000 Beth Stl 6s '30 83 4000Bklyn R T 7s. 87 ouuu uoraoaux es 4000 C & O cv 6s.. 874 zuuu uni ut w 4S. 01 72000 C B & Q reg 6s 96 i 1000 Chi M & St P rfd 4t4sr... 72 1000 City of Par 6s 9914 22000 Dom of Can '21 97 2000 Erie conv 4s ser A 47 2000 do 4s ser B. 47 Vi 11000 do 4s ser D. 61i 10000 Frch Itep 6148.105 3000 Hud & M tn 5s. 17 81000 Intrb Met 4t,s. 43 2000 Int Mer M 6s,. 102 5000 Kan City So 5s. 85 75000 Lib Bond 314s. 99.66 211000 do conv 4s.. 93.00 92.80 93,00 6000 do 1st 4s.... 92.84 02.84 92.84 1021000 do 4 Vis .... 95.00 96.26 96. CO 26000 do 1st 4 'is.. 9G.40 96.40 96.40 3060000 do 2d 4 Vis... 94.04 93,90 94.04 3022000 do 4tll 4 US.. 94.54 94.30 94.60 1000 Lyons 6s 101 ti 10114 101i 1000 Leh Val TCt 6s.l034 1026 102H 17000 Marseilles 6s,.101V4 10114 10114 3000 Mldvale 6.... 88 88 88 2000 Mo Pao gen 4s 63 G3 63 1000 N Y C H Cs. 98 07 Ti 98 10000 N Y City 4 Us '66 Of, 14 08 ti 9C14 10000 do '64 9614 9614 9614 10000 N V Ry 4s... 14. 14 14i 12000 do 5s 1214 1114 1114 COOOON Y T gen 4',is 9014 9014 90'4 44000 Beading 4s ... 85 84Ti 84 '4 26000 So Pac 4s ... 84i 84Vi 844 6000 So Pac cv 6s .101 101 101 10000 Sou Ry 4s.... 6614 CO 14 C6V4 1000 Third Ave 6s 29 29' 29 6000 U S Rubber 6s. 8514 85 ti 86 ti 3000 do 7s 102 102 102 2000 U S Stl s f 6s. 99V4 99U 9914 2000 Un Pao 6s... .104 10lU 10414 18000 Un Pao 4s.... 87V4 87 8714 67000 U K ff O B & I 6V4h 1919 .. 99T4 99T4 99T4 20000 do new 1919.101 101 101 4000 do 1921 98 98 98 Total sales ,18.883,000. compared with ,.i,i..iiniu ,r..r,u.,, mm yvcbk flut,ll,- LUVVi 1USI WCtK fOddUViVUU, .a 28 C8 49 36 1? 189 1414 81 102 40 127 70 38 2 7i DIVIDENDS DECLARED Curtlss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation, eml-annual of 8',i per cent on preferred, i 40 2 129 1 Ik.ubKIs TiniiaTU IK n atnotc of TBCOrd Jllll. 2 '""' -..-. - - 14 ' ""united Alloy Bteel Company, auartorly 1 ... , H ..... n.unhl. .Tnniinrv 20 to atnrk it I of record January 10. j. A ' Consumers' Bleotrla Light and Power , T, ,? 1 Company, quarterly of 1 per cent on pre- l f erred, payable December 81 to atock of 1 1 record uecemuer 10. Vi NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET New York, Dec, 28. There was a further decllno nt the opening of the coffee market this morning, first prices being 16 to 45 points lower under trade selling of May and scattering liquida tion by people who had bought on open In day. Fresh buying for long account was evidently held In check by the declining tendency of the Santos market, which was 100 to 200 rcls lower, although there was an advanco of 100 role ln Bio, Ye. Open ingn i.ow Close 10.12 10.35 15.75 15.70 10.00 10.00 13.70 15.05 10.00 10.10 13.43 15.60 10.00 16.85 15.45 10.40 In export elevator. Government standard In. spection, standard prices not 1 red winter. $2.89j No. 1 northern spring. I2.8U; No. 1 hard winter. $2.39;. No. 1 red winter, gar licky, $2.37: No. 1 V-ed, smutty, $2.8(1: No. 2 red winter, $2.30: No. 2 northern spring, $2.30; No. 2 hardwlntcr. $2,80; No. 2 red winter, garlicky, $2.34; No. 2 red, amutty, $2.83; No. 8 red winter, $2.32; No. 3 north ern spring, $2.32; No. 3 hard winter, I2.B2; No. 3 red winter, garlicky, $ ,30: No. 8 red,' smutty, $2.20; No. 4 red, 12.30: No. 4, gar licky, $2.28; No. I. smutty, $2.27: No, 4, garlicky, amutty, $2.20: No. 6 red, $2.2: No, 5. garlicky, $2.20: No. 3, amuty, $2.25: .no. o, garlicky, smutty, J.'.il. COIIN Iteceipts 4731 bushvla. Trade was slow and the murket was nominal. We quote yellow In car lots for local trade, aa to quality and location,' at $1,5301.70 per bush., the latter for choice old. OATS Becclpts, 144.477 bushels. Tho market waa quiet but Ann, under light offer ings. Quotations: Car lots as to location No. 2 white. 80O801c; standard white, 70Vi80c: No. 8 while, 7DW70iic; No. 4 wMto. 77 78c. riiUUii iteceipts, l.iUl.-'ll) pounds in sack. Trade waa slow and tho markot waa unsettled. Too quotations wero us fol low: To arrive, per 100 pound. In 140 pound Jut sacks Winter, straight, $10,80 0 10.05: Kansas. straight, $10.7510.00; spring, patent, $10.7310.00: do, first clear, $U.750.00. 11YB FLOUn wa dull and unchanged. We quota at J8.75U0 per barrel. In sacks, aa to quality. PROVISIONS The market ruled steady, but trade was quiet. Quotations: City boor. In sets, smoked and alr-drlnd. 48c: Western beet. Id sets, smoked, 4Hc; city beef, knuckles and tenders, smoked nnd ulr-urled. 4Uc; Western beef, knuckles and tenders, smoked. 4flc; beef hums. 00c. I'orlic. faintly, M(H 55c; hnms. y. F. cured, loose, a7t?3Kc. do. skinned, loose. 3787M.c: do. do. smoked. autiTSDttc; other hams, smonea city cured, as to brand and average, aw 40c: hams, smoked, western cured. 30 40e: do. bolted lfnila,a Tt'lr' nleni! nt dfiri. H. P. riirod. tnnm ?HUr! tin. rnnoked. 80 Vac: bellies, ln pickle, loose, 33c: break fast bacon, city cured, 42c; breakfast bacon, western cured. 45c. Lnrd. western, refined. 2RW2Hjic: lard, puro city, kettle-rendered, REFINED SUGARS The market ruled Arm on a basla of Go tor fine granulated. DAIRY PRODUCTS CHEESE Supplies were small and the market ruled strong, but trade wa quiet. Quotations: New York, wholemllk, fancy, fresh. 8703714c: specials higher: do. do, fair to good, fresh. 30tpaIVjc: do. Wiscon sin, whole-milk, fancy, 3787tic: do, do, fair tojiood. :.08814c. liUTTKIt Trade waa quiet aa usual on tho last day of the week, but price were firmly held. Quotations: Solid packed rrenmery. extras due: hlgher-acorlng goods, 7072e. this latter for Jobbing sales: extra firsts. 07008c: firsts 02W03C: seconds. 37t 00c; fancy brands of print jobbing at 73 75c: fair to good, 03tfP72c, KCK13 Kino new-laid eggs ruled firm with demand equai to the offerings. We quote: Free case,, nearby firsts, $10.80 per crato; current receipts, $10.20 per case: western, extra firsts. $111.80 per case; first. $18.00 19.20 per case: Inferior lots lower: storage eggs, 115010.20 per rase: selected fresh. Jobbing at 71073c per doien. POULTRY LIVK Trade waa quiet and the market showed little change. Quotations: Fowl, moKeu. SSttS) ahoul- Recording to size and aualltv chickens, according to quality trt37c: spring? .izrcsiici rnnsters 21 (fBy2,.- rinek. I'elclr, MlAUr! do. Indian Ttunner, 30it82c: geese, 3034ci turkeys. SSUMOr: guineas, young, per pair I Weighing 1U2 Ins. apiece. 1101,10: smaller sizes. 00085c: guineas, old, per 8 air, 75JJROc: pigeons, old. per pair, 800 3c: do. young per pair, 23030c. DRESSED Flno deslrable-alzed atock waa) well cleaned up and ruled firm, The quota tlons: Turkeys, fancy, nearby. 44((45ol exceptional iota higher: do, western, spring fancy, 43044c; do, fair to good, 38fM2u; do. common, 8033c: old toms, SftSHOc; old. hens, 8840c: fowls, fresh killed, dry picked, In boxes, weighing 4H lbs, and over npleco. 83c; weighing 4 lbs. apiece, 35c smaller size, 2HM30c. Fresh-killed fowls. In bbl., fancy, dry picked Selected, 34W weighing 4H lbs. and over apiece, 34o: weighing 4 lbs. nplere, 32c: small sizes. 2RO 28c, Old roosters, dry picked, 27c; roasting chickens, western, dry picked, in boxes Weighing 416 lbs. apiece, 80c; weighing 4 lbs. aplcco, 33c; weighing 8M lbs. aplecs. 83034c; weighing 2Vi 08 lbs. apiece, SIO 32c. lloastlng chickens, western,- In bbl. . Weighing 4 lbs. and over nptece, 35c; weigh ing 8tt lbs. apiece, 33c; weighing 2ti 03 lbs apiece. 30032c. llrolllng chickens, weighing 114 02 lbsuaplese, 42044c, Ducks, nearby fancy, spring, 40042c: do, western, dry-picked, 88040c. Uccse, westmrn, dry picked Choice, 30032c; fair to good, 279 20c. Hquabs. per dozen White, weighing 11. 012 lbs. per dozen, $808.25- white, weigh- J Ing 9010 lbs. per dozen, $707.50; white, weighing 8 lbs, per dpzen. $000.50; do. do, 7 lbs. per dozen, $4.5005: do, do, 11001 lbs. per dozen. $304; dark. $1.5002.50; small and No. 2. $102.30. Guineas, young, per pair, 73c$1.23; old, 50075c, FRESH FRUITS Demand was only moderate, but price generallywere steadily held. The quota tlons were us follow; Apples, New Vo.k, per harrol King, $4,000(1.30 Baldwin, $4 00.25: Northern Spy. $4.5000.50: Hubbard ston, (4S!fl: (IrecnlnK. J40n.no; various ties. $305, Apples. Pennsylvania and Vlr- Rlnla. por barrel lien Davis, $8.5004.50; n,no, 12.6003: dtnyman Wlnesap, 1407: York Imperial. $400: Home lleauty. fancy. 1707.30. Apples, per S-bushel hasket, 40a 011.23; do, per bushel baaket, $102. Apple, western, per box, $2.2308.00. Lemons, per box. .204, Oranges, Florida, per crate. 12.5007. Tangerines, Florida, per strap. 1807. Grapefruit, ner box. $2JW.1. Pine apples. Porto Itlco. per crate, 10.5000. 60, Cranberries, Jersey, per bushel box. $85 do, do, per barrel. $18018. Strawberries, Florida, per (tart. 50000c. VEGETABLES The general market was quiet and bar.lr steady. The following were the quota tlons: White potntoea. Eastern Uhore, per bbl. No. 1. $303.60: No. 2, 203.50: White potatoes, Norfolk, per bbl., 18.25. White potatoes. Jersey, per -bushel baa ket No. 1. 80000c: No. 2. 50000c. Whit potatoea, Pennsylvania, No. 1, per 100 lb., , $2.5002.83. Whlto potatoea, western, per 100 lb., $202.25; do, New York, per 100 lbs.. $2.1002.23. Bweet potatoes, Jersey, per basket No. 1, $1,1501.40; No. 2, 700 H3c. Sweet potatoes. Eastern Shore, per bhl. No. 1. $4.5005.50: No. 2. 12.6003.50. sweet poiaioe. ueiaware aim aiaryiana. ousnei nnninrre .u, x, 1101.no. Cabbage. Danl 12.1028: do. domestic, per ton. s: ti. $10010. Onions, yellow, per 1004b. bag No. 1, $1,W UltUu: nu uuui'uuc NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS N.w York, Oeo. 28. ntJTTEn Receipt. 10.580 tubs. Trice unchanged, F.OQS Ilecelpt. 7382 case. First, 0814. 01c; seconds, 00003c, ' itay July Sept. Dec. Close 10.55 10.84 10.22 10.03 GOVERNMENT BONDS d-.- nil SAAinanv nils, rt AIM V ttT n T1P cent, payaolo- December 31. to stoCK of rec- J"'- irV"",I!. . -. ..Mle.Hn...t tniernaiionai ivoinctiir, pM.iitiiuai BANK CLEARINGS llank clearings today, compared Willi Tor responding day last two years; 1018 1017 1010 Phlla. ...I71.7lifl.800 $35.8ai,42 Holiday Iloston . . 60,021.5118 40,008,817 Holiday N York. .708,318.802 C32.81t.lC0 Holiday Va-Car Chem. Va iron C'AlC' 524 DO 7014 aoti 108H 163 102 78 M 78 4414 4 93f 94i U H'. 10174 t lti 3 4- 14 il 1 52 56 62 EC I. oan. Ine,t tnenta Hold Currency Ii ll l( notes Jienoslt Federal lter Ilink of N. Y. Total deposit. . Net deposit . . . He, on depo.lt: , J'ercentaga of re serve , . . Decrea $710,130,5181 8.101,000 10,576.500 60,433,000 738,143,100 18(1.(133.700 123. S2IJ, 1(00 . $, $8,341,00111 l.UUJ.UUU 603,000 070,400 4,553,IH n,o:fi,7oo K.471,000 .6 Wabash 84 84. 814 .. do pref A ... 32I 32 32 U do pref 11 ... 20 g 19t4 lDVi West Maryland 11 11 11 4- , West Union T. 85ti 85 8514 k Westlnghouse M 4274 .2s 2I .. Wheel & I. B.. 8W 85 8U ., do nref 17i 17)1 171 ti White Motors. 4414 44(, 441$ 7. Willys-Overland 25 H 25 25 H Wilson Co .... 74 78U 7814 V, Woolwortli ...127 1234 127 3'4 Worth P & M. 531 53 S3 .. . .... i Total al 817.800 share, compared with Dm!. TerniHis Pay. i.ra ; JAV,:.rS:al,Sl4S!ooy&.i," Swift AtUntlo Steel Company, extra of 6 per cent In addition to quarterly nf 114 Per cent on common, payable January 2. llook closed December 21 and reopen January 4, Luken Steel Company, a dividend of It; Kr cent on common, payaoi January in. ok cloan December 80, reopen January 16. Pittsburgh Btrel Company, quarterly of per cent on common, payable January 1 to stock of record December 28, CIIICACO BUTTER AND EGGS Chleaa-o, Dec. 28. nUTTRIt Hecelpts, 470 tubs, Extras, OOos-flrsts, 591 004c. . EOOB Iteceipts, 1317 case. Unchanged, 2s, registered. 1930 2, coupon, 1030 3s, registered. 1018 3s, coupon, 1018 4. registered. 1025 4s, coupon, 1025... 3. registered. 1040 Ss, coupon, 1946............ Panama 2. regltered, 1080. Hid , 08 , 98 , 90 ; , 09 ; 88 SS' 98 Asked lOUli 100'i Igal Advertisement KNTATIi OF MAIIKI, 31. McCIiVRK, ASX defeased Letter of. idrnlntatratlon on th above estate having been granted to the underalgned, all person Indebted to th. aala eaiaie are rrque.icu ku ih.m. yjr,,,.i,,, and tho having claim to present tho sam., Titvr Vork. ueo. si. Tile lluali Ter, mlnal Company declared the regular nuurterly dividend of l'i per cent on preferred anil extra eemlannual divi dend of 214 per cent on the common In addition try tho regular semiannual dividend of 2t4 per cent on the common. Common dividends are payable Janunry 15 to stock of record January C. Pre ferred Is payable January 2 to stock of record December 31. No Change hi Refined Sugart New York, Dec, 28 Sugar Is un. changed at 9o, lets 2 per cent for caah. The Federal Company Is ncceptlng- Iiuh. ness for shipment an soon as possible, while the National Is taking- a limited amount of business, .The Warner Com pany Is still withdrawn. Ilaws Are un changed at 6.055a Hhmil el.v. In 1.IAA1C II, jci.buji, 2230 Oreen t.. I'hlladolpnla. Or to ner attorney, W. II. HAUHISON, Jr , 40th and Lancaster ava, 135? IMTATK OF ISON It. SUTIwCK, KXr deceaaed Letter testamentary on the above estate having been granted to the under, lined, all raraona Indebted to th ld estate are requeated to make payment, and those having claim to pr.ient th same, N London BAR CILVER I.sst 101(1 High Low Today Yes. Hat, High Low York let.) 1I1W 10IU 1J1 ltll 3 don (pee), 48i', Win 48,v 40V4 4214 I MAIU without delsy. to. X JU J 1532 Lnd Title DIdc. MATLACIC. Kxecutrlr. in K&mt lit. Atrv .v.. Or to her attorney. M JIIOHARI. CllinAOHTT. vnua. SPANISH STEAMER "URKI0LA MENDF rnoM PHILADELPHIA FOR CADIZ and BARCELONA Sailing About January Sib l'or rreltnt Space sad Bates Apply t , Gailey, Davis & Co., Agt$. 316-320 Walnut Street Philadelphia men Lombard S00J-6.7 WE RECOMMEND THE PURCHASE OF THIRD AND FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN BONDS AT PRESENT MARKET PRICES R.t. Call.bl. 44 1933 454 Due 1938 1928 Appro. Yield If Called, or If Selling at Par. In 1933 4.75 Approx. Yield to Maturity 4.67 4.85 SE0, $100, JE00 AND $1000 DENOMINATIONS FULL INFORMATION REGARDING THE TAX FEATURES OF THE LIBERTY LOAN BOND ISSUES WILL BE FURNISHED UPON REQUEST MONTGOMERY & CO. 138 SOUTH 4TH STREET PHILADELPHIA 14 WALL GTRBBT NEW YORK flOVEUNMKNT SECTJIUTir.S DIU'AnTMRNT TELr.rilONKH, 11KLL, LOMI1A11U 43t0 KKY8TONK, MAIN 84 m ST, LOUIS MINNCAPOllS DALLAS HOUSTON ERNST & ERNST AUDITS and SYSTEMS NEW YORK PHIIADCLPHIA CHICAQO BOSTON PITTOSURQH DETROIT CLCVCUNB CINCINNATI Wo announce tho opening of a Philadelphia Office located in rooms 2023 and 24 Land Title Building fully equipped to ren der complete audjlt, system and tax service. LOCUST 2681 ,frT M?KL iUi' - MAMUK. JU H k'r ,m it! t' .i... i
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