,..- .. i-v-v'' i v " f J . ' MS ? CH KTENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, -FRIDAY, MARGH 7, 19i9 . .- . ih. vl8 x - FINANCIAL NEWS-CLOSING 'NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK QUOTATIONS V." - Federal Taxes We should like to help you with your tax problem. We will send on re quest a copy of the new law, digest, primer, suggestions to business men, or required forms for returns. The National City Company Cetrfsfonitnt Offitts ih h CiIi'm Pkil.J.lpVi. 1421 Ckeitnal St. Telephone 400 I.oeu't BULLS CONTINUE IN ABSOLUTE CONTROL OP STOCKS IN NEW YORK; Hears' Only Activity Is to Cover Shorts Numerous Issues Record Wide Advances Steel and Baldwin ttract Most Interest New York. Stocks High Points in Today's Financial News .Substantial nilvanccs were made by many stocks 'on New York exchange Hulls had full control. Steel common was the leader. Up wavd movement also took place on the Cuib. Com advanced to new high level. Cotton was strontr. Foreign exchange remained steady. Directors of the Barrett Company voted to increase common dividend rate. The government reported large holdings of wheat nnd corn on fatms. Illxh 2i 62 '4 f 9 Hi 36U m; Adv Uunicly ... do pref . AJax Itubbei , . Alaska Oo'd M Alaska .Iiiecau, Allta-Chalmets. do prcf Am Art Chem.l02' 102U 102'i Low 23 4 614 3, IK 94 U Close 2 62 Vi 75'i 3, 1 34). tt Ner che 24 's ! INCREASED DEMAND 1 1 Philadelphia stocks i IN OUTSIDE MARKET r)mi!iRiiifi:iiHHiii!imaniiii!muiiii!iiU!nin!ii)ii!iiitRui:niiutiwt'i:i'i!i5 Investment 1 Si Suggestions 1 We have just prepared a clr- H cular lifting 92 attractive bond j offerings, including: a 37 Municipals jl , 14 Railroads I 18 Public Utilities 1 5 Industrials H 8 Foreign 3 10 Short Term The rate, maturity, price and H yield of these bonds aie in- g dicated as well as their tax- jj exempt features. Many of the y bonds are legal investments for 2 Savings Unnks and Trust g Funds. 3 Send for a complimentary copy p of this circular, No. L-21. 3 A. B. Leach & Co., Inc. I 115 South Fourth Street New irli, March The bears were absolutely crowded to the wall id toila's stock m.itket, and the cuilj ni'tlv lty on their part ns to make hi sent effnrN to rover shorts nnd to find those effoits In almost all 'iies f utile-. Hulls were In absolute control, hh they have been for many week-, but nt no time did tlie e.ert their power at they did Into day's iiMdlns. when pools and combination bought nnd bid up stocks without regard to any opposition that mlRht be encountered In the shape of pioftt-takliiK .ales and the were successful In forclnc prices general'' to a new high level for this movement. Numerous stocks made train ranging fiom 1 to .", points and a feature which was commented on was that as higher prices were estab lished the nupply of stocks decreased. 1'ntted States Steel stalled In with an exclteil opening when it sold above 95. nnd In the afternoon nude a further advance to 36. llaldwlu I.oiomotlvi- made the gientest gain in this group, advancing 4'i points to S3a. and the liepubllc Iron and Steel followed, with a gain of 2 points lo "! The shipping stocks wen- all active and strong with the gulns in its asset leflected In persistent buying Of American International Coipoia Hon, which rose more than 4 points to above fiV Marine preferred made a gain of 3s. points to 10Ca. V Tho feature of the lallroad list was New Haven. Vvhlcli rose 24 points to 31s. t'nlon IMelflc. e the dividend of 24 par cent, howed a gain of . 1'ctroleiim Mocks made advance of aiound 2 points, but lost part of these gains In the late trading. fnited Cigar Stores moved up I'j to the new high record of 136. American Hide and Leather ranged from P8".j to (100T. The trading In the Liberty Honds continued to demand marly all tho attention in the bond market, with continued government buying of the Fourth 4'.s holding that Issue strong International Metropolitan Issues were stronger, with the collateral 4'js advancing to 36 do pref . . . . 90 U 99 v. 59 !i Am TJeet Sugar 74!i 74'i "H Ame Oan 48', 6; 47', Am Car A Kdy. 92T4 91s. 91i Am Cotton Oil. 4I7H i3 44 Am Drug-gists. i, H 4H Am Hide & I.. 19, 19 19 do pref. 1007, 98 U !! Am Int I'oip . 87 6nr, 87 'Am Ice Sec . 48 4S1i 4fl ' do pref. . . 64 1$ 64', 64 U Ant Linseed. 47 46?. 471 do pref. . 91 89 . 9l Am Loco. 68 67 67 4 Am Malt pref CI 494 6(1 Am Smelting,. 69s; 68, 6911 Am Kmeltg Jrl05 104 105'; Am Sum Tob US 113 U 11, Am Steel Fdry. 87'i 86 86 ,vm sugar ...ill', u" lis'. Am Tel & Tel 1064. 1064 10".. Am Wool 63 62,4 2 4 Am Writ 1' pr 42 42 42 Anaconda 62 4 60 'i 6(1 J Arso PrugglstH 27 28', 2S4 Atchison . 924 924 92 Assets Heal.. 3 4 I . 3 Atl Coast L . . 964 96 964 Atl a . w i . 107 ins io6 Unld Loco Co. 8.1, 804 834 Halt .- Ohio 47 4 474 47 do pref GS4 554 DB'i Harrett Co . 1 1 lis 119 Uatopllas Mln. 14 14 14 Hfth Steel . . 6T 66 4 67 Drill Sleel 11 . .68 66 4 67V, do 8 po pf..l034 Klfii. 105U IlrUvn Itap Tr 23 4 23 4 23 4 Ilooth Fish Co. 29 4 20 2(1 Hums Bros .'.1124 1424 1424 Hlilte C i 7, Co 6 4 6I 6 4 Bullish Conditions Prevail, , With Nearly All Active Stocks Selling at Advances 4 4 6 2U tm 14 - 4 4 4 J-24 4- 4 -S'atir Vnrk tur'li 7. Hlllll.Vi en nil I tlons prevailed on the llroad street curb market today when nearly nil Jhe active I stocks were In Increased demand'at nd- ' anclng prices. Most Interest was at tached again to the trading In the oil i stocks, with General Asphalt selling at' 67. to 674. and many other active oil stocks made advances of I point or more. There was vigorous buying of Sinclair , Gulf, which rose from 29 to 314. nnd lloyal Dutch moved up from 83 to 864.' General Asphalt preferred sold at 100 i to 101 Houston Oil sold at 79 to 80. Tl e heaviest trading was In Phillip Morris, transactions In that stock being on a large scale, ranging from the new high rtcoid of 114 to 10 4. i War-order stocks were steady, Aetna Explosives selling at 9 4 to 9; Wright-' Martin at 4 4 to 4 and Submarine Boat at 14 to 13 4. Over 5000 shares of Key stone Tire were tiadeil In at 694 to the I new high record of 72'4. Peerless 22 to 224 and United lllsh 15 Am Das,. 63 (Am 11 pf 65 SO Am Can. 48 4 20Amer Ice 474 115 Brill J O 39 719Elcc Stor 594 10 (leu Asph 074 BO do pref.100 18 Ins CN A 284 200 Lk Sup C 20 57Leh Nav. 714 47Leh Val.. 554 2MlnehllL. 62 4 581 rennaltlt 44 4 DlOra Ware. 37 4 20PhlIa Co. 36 92 I'hlla Kleo 264 45 P It T t c 264 460 Heading.. 84 4 IOW 63 65 484 47 4 38 4 69 4 67 100 214 20 71 664 52 4 44 4 37 H 36 264 254 83 11 Nt ihxe, ih , Electric Storage Battery and Tonopah-Bclmont Take Lead, With Former Advancing and Latter Off a Trifle Steel Common Is Strong etc.,, 63 65 484 474 384 59 4 67 100 1,, 284 4 20 4 714 i 654 Yf R2. 4- 4 444 U ' 374 ,. 36 4 25 25 84 LOCAL STOCK MARKET IS BROAD, BUT HOME ISSUES ARE INACTIVE 4 ' u iieamng.. ; hi t . Ti.t in n tA.--invi moil 102i -blH 100 So Ilwj'.. 294 24 294 J 653 Ton Bel.. 34 34 34 4 50 Ton Mln. 3 3 6 Un Tract 38 4 38 4 9i; O I... 71 71 209IM' S SteCl 95 4 94 4 16 W J & S 43 43 8 West Co? I 78 4 73 4 7 W Cramp 89 7 10 York Hpf 31 31 liflMtH lllsh I.OW 3 384 954 1 43 734 884 31 4 Set chse. Clone 404 634 3'j i Motors sold at ' Motors at 42 4. - 4 14 V -- 4 4 Swift International was strong, sell ing at 48 to 484. and Llbby, McNeil & Llbby wrs traded In at. 25 to 254- National Coal continued Us upward 1000 movement, with salts at 624 lo 6-1 Brill Brothers sold at 38, lvnCHTniAl.s J INCOME TAX CONSULTANTS Your Income anil tvr nnd I'.re rrnllt, Tntes mnr he estlmatril nnd a tentntlfe talement riled (Ulnt jou until Mar 1,1 to ale .Tour return. We specialize in preparing and filing return; auditing and dot ing book for corporations, firmt, individuals, estates, trusts, etc. Mr. IU. 8 year, at Waahlnaion. Mr. Carr. 3 vrs at Philadelphia, with tha Internal Revenue Bureau HAAS & CARR rubtlc AtronntnnU Ctnnurl on 1'edtral Tntalloa Pennsylvania BuIIdlnR Spruce 915 Philadelphia, Pa. CORN ESTABLISHES ANOTHER NEW HIGH liming 1 Broad anil Included Covering In Short:? and Now Investing WL A Local Industrials Only Our policy is to offer for sale the stock of nearby manufactur ing corporations whose earning capacity and executive manage ment, after investigation, have proved to be beyond criticism. A dividend producer of unusual merit presents itself at this time an.d we will be glad to furnish details. Benner & Company, Inc. Wldencr Building &t Philadelphia tranches in Pennsylvania READING, YORK, LANCASTER .RUN HKIi- WKATIIKK KOUKi ST ( hlrnso. Marrh T. Illinois- Snow, north, mm or noiy south at tonUht and Jaunla. warmer nouthnyt Mluurl an1 KnnrtK Sliow or rain tonight ntnl Sturla not m-jrh rhang In tfmpcr.itur. Wlxronfiln Unset tIM tonlsht, proMbly snow warmer tonisht Minnesoia ln f?ttlt4 tonlsrht and Sattirdas , probablj now fani nntl sotith Iowh now to nUht wanner Saturd. North Dkotn and Montana Kalr tonBht and .iturda, not murh (hanee In temperature, South lukotfi I'naettl-'d tnnluht .nd Saturday with anow except extreme north, colder haturday eouthweitt. Nbralva Snow to rn ht and aiurjay; oniuer aiuraay htfi Womlns ralr in norh and hbly enow scut heart tonight daj IRREGULAR OPENING ON COTTON EXCHANGE Old Style Contracts to Be Liquidated Not Later Than May 1 OTTOS IlKlr WKATHUR I ONDITIO.VH New otV, March ".The fnllowlnr tm.' Pratur, wrrt recorded In Ih i niton belt th! mornlnB- Oklahoma Cltv. 30; .M.m Phla ami Knoxilllt, 30: l.lttl nock anil Naahvllli- .1. Shriport and Vlrk,burB. n. Montomfr-. 42: Wilmington and Marnn 4. Allanla. 4R. San Antonio, HO. (lalr!on Nw Orleans. I'enaarnla and (harlcatnn. ''2; Anauau and Thnmaaillle. ". ?'nnh .-.!; lamna. TS. There waa "I Inch of precipitation nt Autuataj 0 at Savannah .is at Tampa: 14 at Wil mington; .34 at Charleston, and 44 at Jackftonlll. Hrunswlck 1ft llulterlck To. . 'Jft', Ilutte & Sup V. 13 Cal fetrol 2'-j o prpf . . 16 a, fal racking To 61 ( 'h na l.i n Piic'flc.ism fontr.il Uhr 6S' I'prro ile Pnaco 32 s, Chandler Mot .12S I'het & llh'o. . 08s, Chi M&StP . .16', ilo pref . ,'69 ? Chic ni&I'a tc 24s, do 6 pe pf . C6 Chi II I & Pac 7 I i( . . . TfiH t'lill Copper .. IS Chlno Con Cop 34 U Cluett-l'ealiody 62 Col Fuel & Iron 40 , Col Dan & Klec. 45 Col & South . 2 rto lit prof C2 Consol Han !6 Cont Can . , 81 Corn Products. 4as do oref . 104' 14 CrucihlP Stoel 64 C2, Cuba Am Sosrr.1.5 Cuba Cnne Sub 2 do pref . . 74, Pel & Hudson ,106 Dome Mlnen. . . 13 niatlller H;C 6Ha Krlft .. .. IT'A do 1st pref, . SI) do 2d pref . 20s, K'sher Body. 62 ?a do pref 96 flaton Wm S2'4i (Jenl Cltrar Co. 53 n in 20 19 52", 181'j e,H fM4 125 5S 3B, 691, 24 , 66 1B. 33s 62 39 4i 261- 7SS, 48 i;n 22 i :3. 106 I2V cou ls, '29U 20, S2 96', S2'. B3 10 20is 11 2T8 T4-, 52', 162 6ft; 32 s, 1?B r.8, 36 : C9, 24H 06 : 18'a JU, 62 40: 4G 26', ii9 96 73 4i 104 U 6, 175 22', 74 10$ 13 61 17't 30 " 20 , 52 T, 961, 32 i. 53 s: nid Aetna llxpIoRlvm . 9'., . , Am-Brlt Mfg . . 2 ' Amor Marconi 4 , ,. Amer Writ Inn Paper 5 x Air Hcductlon ... 50 7 r Canadian Car Co.... 28 Can Car & Fily pf... 75 tI'j Charcoal Iron 6J ) Chevrolet Motor . . 180 'i (.'ramp 85 --1 Curtlns Aeroplane . 11 Tt Carwen Tool 3 1 Carhon Steel 90 ", Knurron Phonoifraph 3T4 f t i nenaee jitk 17 Test cloa Aek (,a) 14000 liiterHflle Hwjs 4b. 403 iOU 5000 I.akA Sup . Inc 5a. . A,f 3 63 'i 1000 I.eh Vcl cons 4', a 2003 ..i.IO 5000 Irfh Vftl Coal 6.101', 101'i 10U, 7450 I.lb Bonds 4th 4 U J. 04 93.7 550 do 2il4. 93.40 93.20 2200 do 3d 4&S....96.28 94.90 do 2d 4 Us. ...93.98 93.98 1000 Pa & Mil StI 6S..101S 101", 101 lOOOPhllB Co cons Ca. 84 81 8' 102 94.011 93.40 95.28 93.98 .38 728 -3'.i The Philadelphia Stock Market na, broad today after a ilutl openlnR, nnd the undertone was firm, but, with few cxceptlona, business In home nlmres was confined to odd lots. United States Steel common was the active lender, and following Its Upward course on the big board It showed u substantial advance. This buying movement was generally attributed to optimistic statements made to steel men In New York yesterday by Judge Gary, chairman of the cor poration. 'There was a fair turnover of Electric Storage Battery and It advanced i, while Tonopah Belmont, the other home loail leader, yielded after a smalt advance at the start. J. O. Brill, which made' a sensational gain and. was very active yesterday, did little and was slightly lower by mldafternoon, although It gained a trifle early. . Tractions were generally Inclined upward, nlthough changes were small. An pYrentlon tn thp rnl wn Vnrl ftnllwnvft nreferred. which, on the first sale recorded recently, receded U. Cramp certificates were slow, but ad-" " 1 vanced ii General Asphalt common came out unchanged, while the pre ferred gained J point.' -Lake Superior Corporation made a fair gain, while Philadelphia Electric and Pnlted Gas Improvement were steady. Philadel phia Company common yielded to 36, off . Halls were firm hut slow. Heading Company moved up 1 point, but Pennsylvania and I.ehlgh Valley were unchanged. In the bond division Lake Superior Income us were fairly actle. Phlla- 0 j delphla Company consolidated 5s were weak, but showed only slight mo mentum. - I'i 4 m , i i, 3 - i Lake Torn float Lehigh Coal Sales . . 80 Lima Ixico .'.,... 29 Maxim Munitions ... U N Y Shipbuilding ... 34 .Vor Amer Pap Pulp. 3? Otla Rlevator .... 60 Peerless Motor . . 21 POole Kng . . . 2I Serlppa-Booth . IS Standard Motors 8 Steel Alloys . . 5 Submarine 13?; St Joseph Lead . ... II To,ld Shipbuilding 102 Trlanglo Film ' United Profit Sharing 11 I" S Steamship .... 24 Cnlted Motors . .. 42 i World Film S Wright-Martin Air... 3ft 9U 4 4 VI 5U 60 35 85 7 92 13 5 96 4i 26 2'i 85 31 37 4U 65 22 40 30 8 8 14', 12 105 3 421,j 4 4H 9', SH 3'i I'HILA. INACTIVE STOCKS Following are uuotatluns for lnm.uve , Blocks listed In tne Philadelphia Stock j Kxchange and In which there were no transactions today. The price bc the last previous sale: AltliincA In. mi' Until & n T 10 " .. - - ' .. ., H .. Ml A U i I'fc' Mldale . Norrlfctown . North Cen. iJ Xorth Penn . 94 Ponn Nat Dk!J79 Pinna Nat Bk WAT ' lcnna fintt.. '' lvnn Trftt.. il a9 3, I 42j j I'll Amur Stores.. 28 A O war .... 7U lildwn Ivo pf.103 Buff & Sum p( 60 Cnmbrla Iron 41 Cambria Stl.U0 Catan-lrsa 1st pref 4U Cen I' Itys.lOB Con Tiac N J tti Corn Kx N B.345 ' 15 Penn II nil i;rie Flrn Ahho . .215 Frth St N B.510 Key Ttl pf . 60 Ltth Val Tr. . 20 i-rii v r pf. Lit Brus ... Llttlu Soliuyl. ivey J i . . . 19 42'i 17 Additional General Asphalt Shares Listed Announcement was made today that the stock list committee of the Bhlladelphla Exchange had listed 11,044,000 additional common stock and $860,000 additional preferred of the General Asphalt Company. Later, the A.sphalt'' Company Issued the following statement, explaining! reasons for new listings ; "At the time of the reorganization of the Asphalt properties there were Issued $14,000,000 of preferred Rtock and $17,000,000 of common stock, full paid, In exchange for the purchase of properties. Of this amount $14,000,000 of the preferred and $10,000,000 of the common were set aside to meet the exchange of other securities, the settlement of claims nnd the expenses of reorganization. Seven million dollars of the common stock was held In trusf. to take care of the conversion privilege which attached to the pre ferred stock. "Of late n rlumber of tenders of preferred shares have been made for conversion Into common. It, therefore, became necessary for the company to provide for listing 'the shares which were held for the purpose of meeting this 'conversion privilege. . In this connection the company also I'hlla Fl w w 2',l I requested that there should be listed the 13S0 shares of common stock and 16 '4 Phllu & West 6 l' i -"L lt- Uetl... Steu Tr T bO' Ui, Vaa Bye. 150 Watwk I a s weWbacn V..-l 1WV. York By pf. 31 V4 5 2U 48 11 B 1DU S 8 '4 ::4nt the 8600 shares of preferred stock which had been secured for the company at the time of the reorganization ns a result of adjustments and savings made at that time. These shnres have nppeared each year as tin asset In the balance sheets of the company set out In the various annual reports. "Up to the close of the books, on March o, GG83 shares of preferred stock had been converted Into common." VeitJ York Bonds i'i m llenl Hlec Co .164U 1R4 154', (lenl Motors. .1571, 165U 156 do pref . . K5, 85'k 86,!, Cloodrl-h B V.. 70V, St 69 (Iran Mining.. 694 68', 69; Croat Nor nref 94 U 93 94 U I do Ore auba. 39 39- ?9-, t . 'nreene-Cnn C. 43 42U 424 J, Haskell & Bar 43j 4as u-, I Illinois Central 97'j 97, 9i 1 Tnt Agrl .. .14 14 14 Insplra Cop.. 46T, 45'i, 46", Int-Cons Cor. Sn 5s, 6 . do pref 19s, 19- 19 lint Hr Cpnew,119i 116H 1184 lnt Mer Marine 25 2314 26 do pref .... 106i 103 10, lint Paper .... 48"-, 46 Va 47'i 325 270 260 67S 352 61 I 2 74, 74H U. S. LIBERTY BONDS $50, $100, $1000 BOl'tillT. SOMI M RFrilfniR rCIR INtKVTMKNT Newburger, Henderson & Loeb NW Vofk. ifflrh T Tho mtlnn mar- wt prob- , Ket Had an exceedingly Irregular opening. and Satur- old style contracts were forty points nigiier to twenty points loner, while the rlilraso, March 7 New high prices now style contracts started three points e . .,.- ..... .....- ..i,iiuin.i in loner tr, lu-nit.-tii, ,i.k i.ti ,v. ,,, ,u,...c..l ..n .r...... ... ... -" -'' ."' i .in nref sta corn today. Hulng was nrr-au in ennr- ,'"r "v" nuvernmeni ruling, wnereny Int vickel . 26 acter, including covering by snorts anu ui mjie contracts mint tie liquidated .t,weli Tea 37'? new Inveiting believed to be for eastern not later than May 1, had a tendency to; Km, city So, 19 U interests Increase trading In the old style de- , Kelly Sprngfld. 121 A values moved upward stop loss liveries, commission houses doing a large ' Kenncott Cop. 30 purchasing orders were encountered, add- business both wae. ' lick Steel . . . .0 ing to the strength. Wonderful an-1 New Orleanf bouglit the new style t' ee IWb & Tire 2' -orptlve power was exhibited, local bulls new ciop positions, while Liverpool cov-i ' oo.e-Wts Blc 4"4 furniahlng plenty of support. Bears ered on the nearby old style contracts tViuIs'" & Nanh.ll showed no disposition to press the lln. nnd leaold the distant new stvle. It Max Motor . '"a A local authority said that spring, was expected that as soon as the news Max Mot 1st pr t i.a . In r..rT,i. Inatanma will tie applied ahnnl MmmiUn.n llnil.t.,uR n A . Miv Dent StrS 69 .... .np. inmi Tii weather wih un-. about fnv 1. h,rnn. 0.n.,nii,. vnn.n i Mfi Petrol .IS3 . U,l vut .. ....... favorablo and the tco light to permit Ulg iecuillg reiiuiirnirnio iu. ..- - v...t. .. ,. malnder of the crop ;,ear, due tn the Business was almost entirely in the ;, Kn , t or lla4 enormous number of hogs In the counto, way of evening dp old stvle commit- Mo Pacific . 24 encouraged the hidlef tliat all f-upp'les ments or switching them Into the new," do pref 53 .f nnrn in I lie III tea Mates W Ml l.elRt. months Old ahnrl anrt lnn MOIlt Power " needed seemed equall.v desirious of adjusting , C- . uats bio were ir"ii ihi ........e" tnemseives to the new conditions. vt niistult al.-orbed eagerlv Cisn hulls liougnt anaUr,ierai consequently, were well divided I Nat Knam & S 51 . and. while fluctatlons wete Irregular, Nat Lead they were not particularly violent. 2 25', 35 , 19i 11 8 Vi 30', 68 65 25, 4SU 115 36 59i 68i 'he weather was un- , about May 1, became generally known It Mf ,Pf.,r(1,. i '! "! movement continued would retult in heavy trading In the ? h , i.i 43ii"43 -"-4J nit any accumulation I old st.vle contracts for some time to ,1 "., c. i n ilti It U'i itements for the te-lcome. Mo Kan & Te" 6i '. 63. 74 25'j 37W 19 V 120 30', 70 56'i 25 , 48',.! 115 36'i 61 69 183'i 183, 30 ' OH ft l I lift''. fniced shorts to cover Llevator lnier-e-ts also were among the huer. It was assumed lhat local professionals weie accumulating lone line. There was some talk In tre pit abiut export liualnes". but cash men deelattd hail no uncvvieuKe ot any nuui m N H B M 2d pt s , ... r.. m. ifii .. .. ... -. . .'eiiii'i....,' iseceipta at tne porvs lor tne aay are . n -rt,x &- M. 30 estimated at 15.000 bares, against 64,281 jf Cent .. 76. hales a week ago and 36,627 bales a year'jc v Chi &.S"L 34 K ago. do 2d pref . 44'? nock .... : 11', 24 52 76 115TH 51 i 67',i 9 V. 16'i 29'i 74 34 44 W 11-1, 24 'i r..i4 76 30', 16'. 115'i 61 ' 67 'i 9li I6, 30 74 V, 34 i 44V- 20'n 1 -r-2 ! li 'i ' 4- 4 j-3' V4 a. m 2 '4 'i - 'i 1 ' 'i 4- 1, -- 'm M i . 21 ',i .. 78 . . 24 ..161 . 4'4 .. 16 :: . . 30 7i ... 3i STOCKS .. 4Vi 'i . I . .. 14 . 5 18 17 t 2i 21 i 80 2 4 '.4 152 4 ft 18' 30U 3'i 6 '4 STANllAHI) OIL STOCKS Illinois 170 17R Ohio . 322 Prarls Pipe 265 S O Cal 266 R O N .1 668 S O N" Y 328 INIF.IEMKNT Oil. STOCKH Bnrnett OiK& Oas. .. ,, ', Coeden & Co. Klk Basin Federal Oil .. . Inter Petrol . Houston OH ;s .-Merrill un H i Midwest Itennlng.. '4 Met Petrol '?J Ohio Fuel -T- ' iSapulpa Ref 1 Sequoyah '? Sinclair Island (llenrock MININO Atlanta Big Ledge Butte New York . . Con Aril C F1 S & Jerome First National . . . Ooldfield Merger (loldfleld Cons Coldfleld Florence. . Goldneld Kewanas . Green Monster . . . . Hccla Mining ... Jerone Verde Jim Butler Jumbo Kxtension . McKInley Oarragh. Magma Copper .... Mother I-ode . . Mines Co America. Nevada Illl's Nevada Wonder . Nlplssing Ohio Copper ...... Ilav Hercules . .. . San Toy . . . . Tonopih Kxtension Cnlted Verde . . . West End Con . White Caps Verlngton no.M4 Tteihlehem 7s tnotesl.101 Cosdeli Oil 6s 80 so 262 671 330 - 21lj I 79 24 Vi ! 162 I 4' 7i 3T4 IIlBtl $67500 Anglo-Fr 5s 97, 8000 Am II & L 6s.l00i 9000 Am For Sec 6s 99, 1 1000 Am T & T 5s 903, 5S0C0 do 6s 103 4 5000 Atchison 4s .. 82!1, 14000 Bait & O 3 Vis 88 ', 6d00 do 6s .. .81 20000 do 4s 76 U 2000 Be h StI 6s '36 814 1000 do rfd 5s.. 80 'i 22000 B 11 T 7?.. 84 2000 do OS 74 28000 Bordeaux 6s.. 101 ',i tlOOOCan (lov 5s '2t 98 1000 do 1931 97 9000 C & O cv 4 '4s. 79 1000 do 4V4S , ... 79 8000 do cv 6b .... 86 3000 Chi (.1 West 4s 61 3000 Chi By 5s .... 7!) 400OChl B A Q 4s. 95, 17000 C M & St V rfd 4 Vis ... 71 1000 do CP 5s .. .9 I.nw 97 100U 99 , 90'i 103 ',4 82 '4 88 81 76 M'j 89' 84 74 101 , 98 H 97 78 H 79 86 61 78 Vi 95?, 70 ft 97 Co,e 97 ft lOO'l 99. 904 103V4 82 ',9 88 VJ 81 76 Nl'i I 89' 84 NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET I New York, March 7. The market for I coffee futures opened at an advance of four to five points today with trading In the months of July, September and December. DIVIDENDS DECLARED e April J, to CudBhy TacMnff Com puny, quarterly hj a on refftri-tln) 8 Tnrl July ... tMMlW PfC4mbfp ClOle n.i. -i 14.0, 13 Su openlnic rrmmnn of l ner CPIlt. hnliUra nf rfrnrd Marrh 11(1. May Department Store Company, quar terly of 14 lr rent on preferrM. pajnbl Ap"!! 1 to Mnrk nf rponl March CO, Mnnntt Suanr Company. quartcrl l4 per tnt on preferred puyah.e April 1 to ntock or rcorii Marrn m. iTtiitorf KtAttn Worn ted ('rimnanv. riiiarfrlw . i.. .".".""". ..--""".'."-;.: ." or I Per Cfiu un nrni prr irrreti t..-.l 14.11) LierpooI Cotton I.herpool, March 7. Spot cotton una ( I.herpool. March ..Spot cotton una ' A.IVft."! r.nr". .'MHrr.? ,a ! ST? K'of ylS2l,,""y,,,n "KJlf"1-!"" AuS'r,tiX ."ffvirX! " ' ' hsUo Dnnalntt ii'.ka 1 AAA I.-.1-- .. navahltK tvrll ir tn Mto k of record Anrll 11. LchtRh Val try Coat Salea Compnnv, nuar terlv of 12 thare. paabli' April 1 to stock of record March 20. 'ntum CiMie iSusar Corporation, quarterlr nf l,4per ( f nl oti preferred, pajabla April 1 to Ntock nf reronl Marrn is. rntmiieitipin Tnmian company, nenpian- April i HSirw Ol VIOPP," T8; 79 86 61 79 96!Ji 70 Ti 97 hales. Becelptt were 1000 bales, none. Americans. 'Futures vverJari'ly steadvi in ,uic ,eany Healings. Hpot.prlces were- American, fair middling, 17.29d: good I middling. 15,96d; middling. 15.33d; low I middling. 14.28d; good ordinary. 12.76d, and ordinary, 12.23d. BAR SILVFR Commercial bar t.llver was nuoted tn New York today at J1.Q1 li per ounce, unchanged; in Iondon at 47d, un-. hanged. 4', . 34 12 45 U32 3 70 8'i l'i '.4 1 6 20 21 6 4. ',. 38 14 48 29 .14 'i 6 80 9'. 1 , 2, r- 'i f 31 II l'i II I 'Jl l'i 12 lor, 85 i' it 19 18 35 I '4 8 2 "i. 13 i.-.. iwi.i nn. i. nr.t !(! LTM ni aiiv nut i in- xr v nn.L- viiim uvc jV Member. N. rnd Vhlli. VtoVk K,rhne, ' qulr Reports era current abo.il ex- . 'ViooVeS a m . m . m D in N V X H & H. "H 2?? ?J " " J? ' Cudahy 7s 101, 102i .. f - ' un l.uslnesH being done at outlde jtth 'li 3D 2J..-,n 22 03 22.05 22 05 s.'.M , Xorf Soutli . 15 15 lo jtUMan (!ov 6'.4s ... 56 .18 I I! ",. in,i. liere wero sold to b Ut April 2.1 iki ' Norf 'a West. 104', 104', 104 ? 1', d 6,j9 S4 e8 g6 I FINVNCIAI, P'"n" Bids here wero said to I. bui JU () JSl-S" North Paclfle . 9Ji J 1 Southern Bwy 6s. .. 99 99 U .. . ,. I of line. ti 76 21.07 122.17 t22.1 t22.1 nkl n & ref 8, 8V-2 8', . Sinclair Oil 6s 85 90 :r imMfn.. i ,,,,,. rarge.. .. folk,... : ;ai ;svffi;H?-s;s;s?-Mohi; : J $ : '. tSS Khipbuiiding 6..104 ri :: !; J.l meetlnit of ih Hoard of Director, of the , i orn in Cellv-ryi- .lo.Von tn 25 MD.mi Td'.ilOR .10.4H i'2 Uhlo as its J 2T. 3' t- . f , onttnental-Eouirnrilr Tile nnrt ,n 1 4ii 1 "ti u". 1211', tto mi tin. so ttt'.wo tis.ss.JW.Bii Owens Bot .. 48 48 js 1 5 TMt CWpliy 1' : ,5s" tU h ,j,; '-"S: ,'"oM,B?,i"15 " M-M """ -''VVer i"' i!UC UH 1 ? . MOEV-LENDINR RATES V JtJW IT" "f 3 1?.S Si!? .H5 b ncjdBnefs Pfre , w s . f, -,-01 ,tl JOII.S LUL'tillNKV Tru.urer. I . Illbe , . .,.. ..,,,. fj-.TJ I The annual report of the Railway "'".;.:'.: iC 37U S7, J- i " ,.'.r.V Vi. .. . ... I LI l"Y i?V -:;:,. r.Vn 55 1 tat r.i Stee' Soring Company for the year ' "" " ." "' in' u. UK K .'"? ""r..,,?r""",1," ,"'." ,"'": CP .. '.IU1 -!" - . w - -- -- ( t 1 ini r ninr ttse -NOTICK " Jeltlen J L5fc II 1IKKKII1 llltKN TIHT A llllim.lllllitl limit..! rrtner,hln sssoclatlon organized unur tli provision, of the art of Ai,emblv of June 2 1874. and it, ,upplemit, by vole of a in, joritr -In numW and vaiu of Interest at a raeetlnK of the a, sanation held on lleeem her 12, 1918, determine! thai the miij a,,o clatlon bo dissolved HAUT III.CMKVTHAI, . . I'bdlnnan. SAMUKI, O JEITI.BS. Hecr.iarc and Treasurer 1DV HI.CJIKNTMAU linrL I VIuv II 5 '--' Jul :vi ni ati 5 11 n.-. 3 V5 42 :u an "5 41 SU 8b US lli.l t,k-.l ended Uecembet 31, shows surplus after all charges and Federal taxes, or J3. 406,09'J, equivalent after deduction of preferred dividends to 118.37 a share earned on the I IS, 600,000 common slock as compared with surplus of 14.307,560 or 124 91 a share In 1917. HTEAMMIII' NOTICES i Collon Rujers anil Seller 1 w YnrU, March 7 March (old) I ( one Bartlett and Moote bid , Montgom ery Schill. Ixiwensteln and Wachsman 1 'lav' (old) Plnchlon, Mitchell and the listing of additional common stock, Ken r & Stl M,.:nanv bid : steinoacnei. iioikiii anu . enun n.i-w.v, u, .u.uu .. mmir, . aa prei i I!u"si II offered lulv (old) fleer Newman and fcchae fer hid Sellar Drvls and llmdii of- F-irnink- statement of Ohio Cities (las i Coinpans published In connection with Pierce Oil . ''J? Pitts Coal 48 'i do pref 86 Pressed SU Car 68 Pullm"!' P.'l C l'I" Ttv Stl Spring. ";' ttnv Con (op Heading dn lt nref do Id pVf- i: 47'i 86 66-, 115'. 751. 19', 88 38. earnea on ine common stock in me n.uai nuirn I twelve months ended Xovember 30 last. Saxon Motors. inis New York & Philadelphia Semi-Weekly Freight Service SAILINGS From Pier 44, North River, New York, and from Pier 2, North Delaware Ave., Phila., every Tuesday and Friday at G:00 P.M, or role, and oilier Isormatvos, apply to CLYDE LINE W. II VIVI N lltneral Agent .rier i, N D.I.Ave. , rhlladtlpbla. Pa. 1V.I'. I.KVIK 1'rl TralTlc Vlr 1'ler 311. .V Hlier .Sew York city .....i Octoher (oldi llaitcorn. Newman and .lav bid : Geer and Russell offered. Mav (new) Wilson. .lay. Peers. (VedertcUson and Seldenburg bid ; Schill, Montgomery (liffotd Mitchell, Ceer a,ti?rn?vwRe.d. Montgomery. On Is. Young, deer. Newman and Travers hid: ltartlelt. Rosenberg. Wachaman and Se. ' October' i ne- Wilson Culld. Rusell and (lr bid . Wathsnian. Montgomery ""lleceTbef.n'e'i; .-Reid Wll.un. Mont eomerv Dixon nnd .lay bid . heldenberg and ltouii,Uee offered rhls Is after deducting preferred di- j, i, a f". . . '"a ,-ldend. 12.290.959 for taxes and fl.-I'shattuck Ariz In 144.628 for depreciation from net earn- u a u x. iron.. 60', ln ...' ... m, .all " Minciair un Mone In circulation Marcli 1 was S""! .,.'"iiflC J5,753,U47.734. against 8.0)2.530.69!,,HO, ""''., March 1. 1918 Per capita circulation ! ari,,Vfr ' March 1. 1919. was ,53.76.. utz roTors T C & C w I The New York Subtrrasury lost 1 461.. Texas f- Pac 000 to tha banks jesterday, reducing the i Texas Co cash net gain since Friday to $1,514,000. 1 Tobacco Prod , no P'ei An offering of $500,000,000 In a new series of Treasury certificates of In-1 dehtedners to be dated March 13, pay able August is ii. wun interest at the 67'-, 116 76 19'i 881, 38 , 3M, 77U 7JU lITi In'Ti 93 93 JOU 10'. 2(1 844 38H S8H 79S 101 9? toa. rs'c '3'i III 10 49 5(1 S6U 36 6 ll)2 101. lnla ill l'i 28'. 3 H ' '. 68 67 . 67'., 60i 60'i 60 M', 60 50 18 13 13 33 H' 33 334 IfltVi l?'i 191'; HH 87 874 J01' 101 V4 10P4 lV: g i j do pref . . . ?; Jr ';, !. tllov Sleel 4l, ' - '1 -14 money being quoted S'sfie?. per cent and m'xed collateral loans 6's per cent for all maturities. In money tnatket circles. It was, ttatea tnat oniy a. jiiouernte amount oi nis'ness In time funds was transacted. A fairly good huslnesa was done n ac ceptances, although there was no change ft. rates from vesterdaj's final discount quotations. Member banks were 4 6-1 6 IT l'i per crnt : nonmember llgihles were 43i'h4 5-16 jier cent and Ineliglbles were oft 5 '4 per cent rilll.AIIKI.rillA Call. 6". per cent; time, e'.we percent. Commercial pa I per, three to six months, 5', 5'i per cent; six montlis, 6 per cent. '.4, 3200OClty Paris 6s,100',i 100'i 100', 2000 1) & R (Ir 5s. 79 7U .9 5000 I)ls S Corp 5s 90 90 90 1000 Krle cv 4b S D 47", 47. i; , Ml 47080 French It 5'4m.1"5 f, 105ft HW, 5 2000 F & K U 4'.4 82 82 82 !) 1000 Illinois St 4',,s 84'i 84',j 84'j 8 2000 Indiana Stl 5s 98,i 98'1 98U 6 52000 Int Met 4VjB 38 35 ',4 3; Ji 11000 lnt R T ref 6s 71',, 71 ',4 71 'A 4 5, 20000 Int M Mar 6s 99 99 99 ,', ' 2000 Inter Agr 6s. 80 80 80 " I 1000 KC FS 4 M 6sl02 102 IJ;.. V i 3Q00 1.ack Stl 6s '50 87s 87H 87 conn i u Ml, .1 "JD 834 88. 881, , 2000 I.eh V rets 6s 101- 101 101? I : i 2O0O1.1& M T 6s., 91 '4 Sl'.J VI '.J S25000Ub Rond 3',js98.78 98.b2 98.b2 847000 do conv 4s.. .9.4.76 93.62 93.6S 246000 do lt 4s.... 91.40 94.10 94.40 1868000 do 4'.s,. .' 35.36 95.24 95.36 68000 do 1st 4'.. s.. 94.82 94..2 9 .,2 1816600 rto 2d His... 9I."4 93.92 14.04 4I21O0O do 4th 4n.. 94.10 93 98 94.08 roooi.vonr s..,.. IOI'j IJ.M ,,rt..A W .111.. J .1011- 1011. 10111. iiKii.uiuirui. ,..i.."'ii " . ;.r I inAOMIdvnlo 5s. . 8's 86', (.!, I 18000 Mo Pac gen 4s 61 61 10(10 Monta Povv 6s 91'- m 5000 Nat Tube 6s ..91' 96 to 10000 N Y C & II 6s 98, 98t 1000 NY C 44s '65.101 101 1000 N Y X H & H. 3's 47 50 50 1000 N Y O & W 4s 6'&. 69'.j 4000 X Y Tlwy 4s .. 42'4 42', 1000 N Y Rwy 5s . . 13s US 1000 North Sta P 5s 87 to 7' 6000 Nor Pac 4s... 83'j 83',i 2000 do 3s 59 69 1000 Pacific Tel 5s. .)2. f2, HOdO renna 5s '68.. 95 9li 5000 Phlla Co cv "22 Sl'ii 9 I to ; 4000 Pub Set N J 5s 79 79 , 7000 PlerceOII 6s'20.101 101 2300O do 6s 1924. . 92'5 92 6000 Reading 4s . . 84', 84'.. 5U0O R Isl A I. H- 70 1(1 5000 Sinclair Oil 7s. 96', 96'. 18000 Seab Al. adj 5s 48", 48', 6000 So Iac cv 4s. . 83',, 83 46000 docv 5s .. lOSto l"2Ts 14000 do rf 4s... 81 81 3000Texas Co ..JJ2 1'Jl'a lOOOTh'rd Ave 4s. 63', 53J, 24000 1' H Realtr 5s. 70', ,0't 19000 US Rubber 5s. 86', 564 2000 do 7f 103?. 103i :4noo r s stl s m ss.ioo'i 100 1000 Union Pac 4s. 85T4 85to 6000 dn 6 s 103, 1036, 51000 l',K.0.,.??i.loo ion.. 100'. 289000 do 1921 98)1 98, 9 8 Jl 41000 do 1937... .,100'- 100- 1001. SOoSva.Cr O MllOJJj 1J4 tjjjj 2000 Va- U.vs 6s.... 90'i 90 jnjj. 1000 W Union 4L 86t 86 S- 61 91 '4 , 95 ', 8, I 101 50 69 'J 42 to I 13. 87 Vi 1 83 '. 59 l'24 I Mil. I -V' 79 101 92 84to 70 96'. 48?i 83 1U2T4 81 102 S3'i 70 'v 56 V, 108", 100 86Ts 103, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LIBERTY LOAN BONDS Rate 312 4 4 414 .414 414 4V4 Callable 4spro. Held If Cnlled. nr IT telling nt Par en Ca'lali'e llate 1947 1947 1942 1947 1942 1938 1928 3.60' A CtC nw o 4.90 4.75 5.05 ' 0 c A..MCL TIB Maturity 3.55 4.36 4.45 4.55 4.66 4.71 4.85 5S0, $100, $500 AND $1000 DENOMINATIONS FULL INFORMATION REGARDING THE TAX FEATURES OF THE LIBERTY LOAN BOND ISSUES WILL BE FURNISHED UPON REQUEST MONTGOMERY & CO. 133 SOUTH 4TH STREET PHILADELPHIA 14 WALL STREET' NEW YORK tiOVEBN.MK.NT NKCl'RITIKS IIKI'AKTMENT TKI.KI-IHKvKSt 1IEI.I.. 1.(1 VIII RI 43201 KKhTONE. MAIN 2384 - i - It 4 3 1H GOVERNMKNT IIONDS Panama, coupon 2s. 1B3H Panama registered 2,. 1U30.. Panama coupon 2s. 1V33.. , Panama redstereil 2. 1938, Panama coupon as. 19H1 nanama reaist.re.i Phlllpplna is. 1 U.14 Killppln. 4. If." Phlllpplna 4s. 19311 17 III turn uv coupon 2a. KI30 Oov relstera s. r:7 lllAll II 8 tlsv coupon 3s. 1 114 il . . KB Oov reilsterej 3, lvttl . H (lov coupon 4s. 1U2.V. . I H (lov r.slstertd Is 1U2.V OI,t of Columtita 8 ."s 1U2I Hid 97 H7 UT 7 7 S7 no 911 I111 871, ll'l, 811 all 1II4. ni4; 7 Ask pgi, l'i SI, 2 11.' lis Hit Ull lis', 2 . Pt lllll ...li Denianil ."' . .. ..J .A Avr. ... from domesuo Bourttn mm i"; '. Haws are uncbaniseil at ..28c, delivered CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS - tU'TTKH llecelpt,, firsts, .'3057',C' sec 4 hlrnso, March 7 "null tui, Kstra. .18c KliflS llicelpl. 6374 ras.s Ritras. 36 3sV,i tlrsls 37toc. serond. 37ff88r pon date." The statement of the Guaranty Trust Company of New York, as of February "I, Issued yesterday, shows total re sources of over I754.O00.00O, a gain for the yar of nearly 162,000,000. Held Up Near Camden Ferry .tohn 4'hnnce, a negro, reported to the 1 Oimden police this morning I liar he nnu been held un and rcbhd vyhlle In the . I .1 AI. aAa as A,n4 ln ulifa4lr a4aaa BUPPAI40. nuciWiiTKii AND m-rs., ,l "Vnt'cVWhS lives" n Camden RAILROAD EARNINGS Tourth'-wck K.bruarr from FXauuary li,.. IIUIK1H IMVl l7I,24 :.4W.I73 !.... . tn t Via rrstr Ifnanltal whatr 'la'ifa'Slli '-oul'1 receive treatment for severe on, 13a neou "' Subscriptions to the seventh" Issue of n.An.iirv tnjti rertlhcates in thA Third Federal Iteerve district were 83I.247. 000. as against a quoto of I3S.300.000. tu niimi,r nf Institutions subscribing jrm 830. although this figure may -be . . tl rt ... tVim changed in mini revimun. iu miir, imb me nuru iJiairiuv imi. wnrH Reserve BanLi' Ditcount Ratet Official discount rates at the twelve Federal Reserve Hanks were as follows: (The first column gives the rates for all periods up to and Including a fifteen, day maturity, the second for a period of sixteen to ninety days. Hie third and fourth columns are the rates for rediscounts of collateral loans secured by government bonds or notes.) Com panr Oov. papet is. to o letouo ISdaja aaa 15daa days , 4 4 1018 1917 BANK CLEARINGS lUnk clearing today compared with cor- I responding dav Inst to ara: imp rilla tloslnu. . V YorV Baltimore PARIS PAPER RAPS LODGE ,,,... tate of 4, per, cent was announced by :.' P," 'u..... iv.'i l4ij 13R - 1 '4 nollier Shipment nf Gold Com ,he Treasury.' Subscription books on T"( .' 'a;- or, I7 I 'J RMlon v... verk Jlarrh 7 Two nunitreu vius , " ; "'."' , , , " i-i, Juo. dn "d nr . " ' sL'. ;... , New Torn .. :"...r". ..iS .inLr- in nld roln of the Third Federal neserve Olstrlct is ,''' .;"". i;u 16R 17 . .2'i Phlledelnhla... paiance to . ouv Ag nm an(1 Becand liberty 4 per cent .. s inn Alco.120' 117J-1 I1J, J-3'. flt, ju. .. . 4 I . . ,, , ,, 1 bonds are convertible on June 18 and it u UeaUy.... 3n4 33'a 33 . I Kansa. city . . 4'4 Refined Sugar, in Moderate Demand Ma. ,B rMpectlvely. Into 4s. the dlf. r i Ruhher ... i," T a? I "''" J Vew York. March 7 defined sugars ference In pries should only be repre- v K SniMtillef. 48i 48 4Jj .. Dallas 4 , ?!?,.. .i,,n.i ,7,niliviies moilerate both Uier cent her annum, until the next cou- if s Sted . . S S4V, 5, 1 . . 1 I al BY liaj'A jisi - - ' I I 1 " rVI m.- - M.M m mj I ' . j. t .ruivciun iav.ii.iiiui 4 '. 4 4 i 4'. 4 U 4'i 4 4H 4. 4 4U IS 4' 4'T 4 4 4'i 4S 4 4'. 4. 68 4 4U 4". 4 4i; R 4'i 4U o 414 4V. 44.AJ4 4J. ilri t,rtf Ll'tnh 'onT)4pr.. .vi n-v ni vie i Wnbash ... .. $ do pref A... J4U West Maryland Hit West Pac . . . 21 , West I'n Tel. 8i WetliKh Mfg. 48 In WhelI. K. -. AVh'te Motor . M Willys.Overld. J's Wilson Co .... 77. Wise Central ., Sj'y Worm r t .vi. j;v do pref A . . 91 70 63 i 8U 33'; 10, 20U 88',, 48 8i 7B, 84 fiKij 83 70. B 1 4 84 .' 1 ,"4 21 88, 48 8i 84 K7i 78. '.i 'i i 8a . "i 4-l. 38V, 4-4 88 S 'i 93 'J k..nb. it, ih Third District have (aki ,,.,(,n ... --- r- -.-.: . ... ... . .m.1 ,ntn nr 13 13.1 14. &IIO HI Mn. .. ... . ....hv ,11 fill even Issues of certificates, sold 'In Vf.'.'h Western, 14 Maekey Companr. anticipation of the Victory Liberty ftf" fi'JB, 'impTnyVfeV It Unlofl Pacine. Vi t Mackty Company'ofeVJ Vi 1 Union Tacllle pf tf. 2. . , Nt York. JIarch 7. The foreign exchange market was steady. Sixty. dav sterling bills were quoted at 4,71V and ninety-day bills at 4.71;, both nominal. Quotations were: Demand sterling, 4.75 i, cables 4,76 7.18. Franc checks 5.47 li, cables 5.46 U, I.'re checks 6.36 '4, cables 6.35. Swiss checks 4,88, cables 4.12 '4. Oullder checks 41 1-16. cables 4 l'i, minus 1-1. Pesetas checks 20.77. cables 20,90. Stockholm checks 37.76, cables 28.15. . Chrlstlanla checks 27.00. cnblra.3T.S0. Copenhagen checks 26.90. cables 26.10, Huble notes were quoted at 11.40. Soy Argument AgninM League, Were Used Against war U ! Purl". March 7,-'Bv A. P.) "It war ,1 hand-ln-hand with William H. Taft. who was ele.cted President nv ine itrimuu cans, that Pr'sldmt AVIIson presented hlmrelf at live. Metropolitan Opera House In New York to speak on the league. Of nations," says' the Journal, des Hehatr In the course of an editorial comment ing on the situation In '.America. The newspaper argues that -"Senator .-. ... .Mln.1 (he lenrlla' Images arguments ,.- .----of nations are the same a; thote used against tha entry of the United States Into the war. These arguments proved false in 1817 ana win i; ,"'""?"', fate In 1919 In regard to the league of nations." 1 The article ends with an expression of the confidence In the league of n lions which ha been hown bv the French press during the last week, as. sertlng: i ri. .nni.ni Viironean concert has . gone Into bankruptcy .and must be re placed by the IniUtuilon of something lS. contf n entai- equitable Title 04 Trust Company ' TH'KI.ITII AlldVK C'llKSTM'T. I'll I I.AllKI.fHIA February 2X, lull) ASSETS IrfaaaB on Collateral , , MoekB and Honda , , L United Mtate. ii I'ertlHeates of Indebtedness .... Mortgagea , ,,,, (sli on band. In Hank, and lle.erte herurltlea -Raarl Katala (Inetudlng M. W, I'or. 12th and Market KlrMta fnatomera' Hperlal Tim Loans ou Liberty Honda ,, rAeerued Interest v. ..,. Furniture and Muturn. (Including nafe llrpu.lt lloies Sllseellaneaus . LIABILITIES Capital Stork , ... -77 hurpluB -. ...... , . ; , I'ndlrlded Profits , HUldend o. la,-, declared March tl, IU1V, parable Marrh 23, lull) Dividends Unpaid .., , Kr. erred for Federal Tax . , UUPOHITH 4.i12.347.2t :iDO,40ln 1(10,000.00 74XH4O.00 I1M22.00 T7.1.4A7.52 7l,0OU.0O llt.UUOJjt .1.043.(15 $12,190,364.78 bpeclal, Loan,, from Hanks an Liberty llondi for 'tu.lomerS ,, , , ,, MUcellaneoua , , , ., , .l,00(IJflil.00 . I.IMKMMHI.OO 40,000.00 422.00 S0.OU0 00 9,607,932.67 . 371,000 00 ; 18,470.3 Jeremiah J, Bollltan, Vlee Prea't John U, Campbell. Vice Prealdent Jalin n. Cm, ted, S'lee President John V. iMiuihneytlce'y ft Treas. Edward T. smith, AMl.Sec'yATr, OFFICERS 12,190,364.78 JOHN K. NKK1.I.Y. President. Wltiw X. Aloott Edward r. Seals Alfrad E. Bark , J.ha U. Oanali.U Jamas at. Dslr Taenia SaTlia Oaaa a Jlrvsilat DIRECTORS Jams, A. riahtrty Howard B. Franch John J. Usadsnaa Hsary 0. Loushlln William J. MtOllnn Pstritk O'VaUl William J. rllina.rl.b. a... a John F. MrMenamln, Asst. Treas 1 enry P. Mltiell, Trust OfHcer Henry M. Keller. Title Oaarcr Joseph Mallon, Real K.tata OIBcer William t. Slnnstt Jkn T. Bk.Ur Jenmlai J. guUlres Jes.pa o. Trslser ...a a, uni.trd . .. - .i . -.""" -. win.ira VXS.:'iffSltR"- " " ft!? H, W,i..tmi ..w,u winjams paced y n MWuVn- ."." I saaaaaj toot solid nd wore.emcaclous..' ' J ,V trV-' ' i. 'fir 0 "i ' ,U y 7 I - t. r ; f t W" - ,-, -vi :