fftiV' FSrvt v -if W'f -! I 8(T 4h I m r; . & rt'"v"lWV' -MaVT V A' EVENING tPTJBLIO LEDGER-PHILBELPHIA; SATURDAY, MiCH46,Vl919 .-' V V ''1 ,t IT ' JlT, "(- u tfVNANCIAL NEWS CLOSING QUOTATIONS ON NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGES m tfV NEW YORK PRICES HOLD UP WELL IN FACE OF UNFAVORABLE NEWS ' - - Wtv Humelv o i . . '" I'rer . . lis Speculative Element Surprised at Strength Late Accti- Afek "Im ' ai. ,,l.: n TT. 1 Ol TV-.l- TT '" ' 'moan uiumuuit vjuusta upturns aim onows xuns nave New York Stochs lllBll 28i i;r, Control New Industrials Prominent fffv High Points in Today's Financial Notes Bulls continued in control of New Yoik stock market anil, Hlthough some issues receded on profit-taking early, late deninnd chuscJ upturn. Speculators were surprised at strength. Curb movements weie irreg ular. Corn sagged on heavy selling orders. Cotton was irregular. There was a sharp break "in rates of foreign exchange on I'aiR The New York bank weekly statement showed increases in n erupt' and actual loans, reserves and deposits. Bank clearing throughout the country this week was a little below pievious week, but above corre sponding, pel iod of 1018. New Yorli, Mnioh 15.- The speculative element in WhII Ntieet could not comprehend bow the market could -.Unci up as it did tilts mnnilnir in the face of mich liens ns the -uispeniliin of dividend" on Calumet and Hecla and the arlous statements of lmluvtiliil rorpointloii"-. indi cating; recessions In important trades. Tliere was some liquidation and a little pront-tnklUK, hut most of the offeiings came fiom the tiadiiiR element mi tlip floor which lliniiRlil that the market must vield unci fuim a neu'v foimed hear elcineut Which devoted a good ileal of attention fo selected stocks which wen picked out as objects fur attack, including Atnei lean SmeltlnK and othei copper shares. Xew Industrials weie lumiKht into protiiinenre. with ipoiotis west ern bujins ninUInt: California IMcUhir one of the stioiiRest feature and putting its pru-p up mole than 2 points in .ilmve tl. a new hUh iccoxl Colotado i'ltel moved up :'i to 441.. and iViitiHl f.eathpi vva. anothei active featute .idv.tiu-iiiK 1 point m 74'- Stocks cf t'ui poidtious conn oiled bv 'he Xinetii'tiii ltiteiimtiLHi.il Corporation, which have the' bar king of riteie-ts like the Km Uefellei-. Hlid the Citv Hank, weie again the most atie featuies of the ttaditig, with Atlanta tlulf and West InU'e", after leacting to 1 1 "'i, mining up to 118. a new high for this movement and Mailnp preferred, vvhirh sold off from It-1! to 110. cjtiicUlv tallied agali. to aboe 111. Vnited States Hubher moveil up l6n to' 87, a ncv high lecoid. For a time Aineilcan lutei national lagged, without much ihatiue In price, but in the late forenoon theie was a Rid en accumulation of'the stocks which canied it up mote than 3 pointb to above 7", also a new high tecoul. It was then appaient that the maiket conditions pie an inucli in bull control as at am time dining the last i weeks and much was said about further piogiess m the bull movement on Jlonclav Tn this tutmoil, IneliiduiR the dggtessle bull manipulation and the accumulation of mali storks for .special put poses and the bear attacks on the copper gioups. United States Steel common moed in an oi'deilv manner but sales in it were fai less than m the. .same period dining the preceding days of the week, with the pi lie langlng: from 9GEa to 9,"i3 and showing little net change from eterda.'s closing quotation The bond market was fatrlv .utive, with u modeiate amount of business in Southern Pacific -Is whiih advanced i to 8o'. IJealing.s fli Libert Bonds were again on a latge scale but without material change in prices MllH-ClmlniprM. ns V111 AKr 'lietii.'l08 1 104'i mi iei r-uicnr iii iner ran , . 4gi m f & l-y ( (10 n. Am Cotton oil. (51, Am l-riifrgl.t-t. i.t 1 Am 11 A: 1, ija tlo pref ;isi4 Am later I'uip 721 Am lie Sec 48 tin Pief . ii m Linseed 4i. t Ami Lioco 1,7 1 Am Malt pf Hi; Via Smelting . t,7 Am Hum Toll. 114 '4 Am steel Kdy. 8J1. .Am Tel & Tel 104 ( Am Wool 1171 Vnatomla tlitij A.ss,, iijjg,,, ,, J4 At' bison n ' t ! i W T IIS I Ualtl l.oi y i-o SS H.llto .V. fil, gl . 1 Harieti i'o l.'.'iT. Hatopllns Jlin 1 si Hefh Steel 11 lir.T, ii 8 pc f 10-, HklMi U T .!. Hums H,os 14,1 Hutte ,t ,sui, i- i8r, t'al rnttulPUIll Jti. tlo luef ,''al IMtkhiK 1 ( an IMlIIic 1 1 'rut Lt-.itliei t'hanillei Jioi 1 'lies i Ohio 1 Mil tit W ,,f ''In M A. ,s 1 do tupf '111 It I A ft 1 'Inle 1 tipiKi 'llillo I ' I , ' 'ol fuel X I 1 'ol I I.1S I'll ''"I .?, V.uth out 1 ',u, '"MMi I'liiiiints I 1 IKlble sl(.p I ' no, i 1 'an Sng 1't., do pltf 7l'i Denver A K ' I 7R ' I'onit .Mines U'a 1 'Istlllci H Se, 111 libK Low 64', 74", J4 !I4 47 10 B 4,. 1:1 IK "t h! (7'a (.0 IC 7'B 4I14 HiU 11.ti S2 . 104i. III! r.9", "ijl . 1 1 .-I stnt 181. 11'1. 10.-, 14!! 18 is L'6',4 74'i K.Sio ( loe l)4i Net tllBC us 7r.' '4. 8S t- '. 35 ' - 'i 107, T. 74 , f '., 47 - - "h 10, t- ', 45'c 1- H. 1.T .. IS't , 71 h , Hi, 48 (IJ 4- 1 I'l'i l!7 i - 49 t .. CC'j 1 118'. ,. 8J' - - l4 104'U -) U 7 4 b0i4 - -1, -'4 H21-. - '4 '11,-,'," 21, S7 1 , 48'i SI- l l . 1'4 r'" -- '" 6Sa4 - ', 1110 New York Bonds $2fi000Ain Ag del) B8.IO6M1 106 106,i 08000 Anglo-Kr Bb . 07H 97'tl 0"'a 10000 Am II & L Ga.lOOVi 100U 100U 10000 Aln Kor Sec Bs 09H 90' 9S 1000 Am Smelt Bs , tia4 SI', 91 4000 Am Tel cv 4',4s SO 89'i 90 4B0O0AH1 T & T 6s Sl'i 91 i 91 U 21000 do fis 104 1034 104 2000 Am Writ l r.a ns m on .0000 Atclilnon 4n . . 83 83 4000 Halt & Ohio Cs 81'i 80'i 3000 do rv 4 4s.. 774 77?4 1000 Uric Itap Tr 7s 83 83 liou do 0s 1938.. 83"i 83': KEYST01NETIRE.H0LDS ATTENTIONONCURB 83 1 77 4 83 l83 Sale of Large Blocks Forces Price Down From 83 to 78 During First Hour Philadelphia Stoclts 137000 Ilordeaux 6s .101',, looa, 100a4 97 84', 84 79 78i 9S loon can tJov us '31 974 97 lOOOC-ent Pac 3H.g 1(1, 84's lUOOI-hlle Cs 84 T, 84', iioonr & o cv 4'4s 79 79 1 OHO Chi Hwy Bs... 78'.. 78 'i 13000 (' U & y 4s. . . 54 SB'', 3000 f M & St P 4h 82 82 7000 do rfd 4VjS . 71 71 2000 Col Indus Bs.. 7B'4 7BU EMOOui'ltj Pails (is 100 tin "4 .t'JUO Kile cv 4s sr A 48 I MOii do cv 4b sr B 47', SOoit do cv 4s sr I) SOT, liOOO do ecu 4 . r,:n. .800(1 Kiencli It B'vK.loB',4 InBU 10B'; 2000 II & JI In 5s lfi'4 lCU lfi'i iuuu an ,iei ',s JU'.. 30', 11000 Int n T ref Bs 71'. 71 louo Inter Agr Bs.. 80cJ 80", JII00 Kan C T 1st 4s 80 80 :oou i.en v rets fis.101'. 101 . . . IIlRh 80 Bald Loc 87 H 110 Drill J O. 35 U 3127 Klec Stor GS?4 20aen Asph 02 H o50 L,k Sup C 20 i 40Leh Val., B8 2 Lit Schuy 4C 24BPenna Illl 4B 8BPhllaKleo 26 'J 21BP rtT tc 26 200 Heading-., 84'i 1110TonMin. 3 10lTn Tract 39 20 U (i I... 72'i 20 U C N J.188j 80 XV Cramp 87W 6 York rtpf 31, 48 17', Sii'i u 3 Nei YorL, March 15. Theie were many eonfllctliiK features at the trading on the Broad street curb during the half day, with nearly uli the speculative in terest attached to the dealings In Key stone Tire, which n in heavy supply following the announcement of the dec laration o the stock dividend after the 1 , close yesterday. This morning offers of B 'i larirn l?ni!fi tieln marie, fnrnltirr the J-" I price down from 83 to 78 during the . I00U I.eli Val .ei fxw Clo.e chRe. 87 - 87 ',i 35 3B 1 04 OB'i i 02 '4 82 & 1U 20 20H J SBTm- B6 U 45 45 .. .44 45 f J4 25 (4 25 V4 -I- i 25 25 84 84 l'i 3 I 39 39 72'2 72, .. 188'3 188',! 'i 87 88 1 31', 31VJ .. Total Ba,le, 3910, share,, compared with 0,10 ulinrea ye.terilay: this week, 44,141 fharen: last week. 33,334 share. Net Close Lhe. 4 47 'i 50', S3 143 18 2!). '2 I 74'j 1 first hour. Motor stocks weie generally Ann, with I'nited selling at 41, Chalmers at 11 to 12 itnd Hupp at 8?i to 9. Theie was continued accumulation of Common wealth, which maintained a strong tone, selling at 49s4 and 49"4. Sinclair Gulf bold at 31 14 to 31 and Midwest wns traded In nt inn tn 1,-.!?. Kwift Inter- -v.', I,.-., , 1111 ..laui 'i iui '1 iiiiv, 1 v -" 11" '..-- I 24.'0on Lib Bond 3'2s 98.92 98.80 98.84 I national sold at B5 to 54. Phillip Morils ,- 198000 do loin 4s . 93.80 92.78 93.78 ! was firm w itli sales at 11 and 10vs- 410110 no 1st 4s .. 94.40 94,36 94.30 Aetna Explosives show ed a bettoi tone. 126C000 do 4ts .... 95.28 95.10 9B.18 selling at 9 ' . and 9 4. fcubmarlne Boat (ijnoiii-niijrji ... .... 30 -: 71 801; 80 luiKi conl Kb ion li loni. inni! 5000 do 6s '28.102 102 102 ' .. 1000 Lib Bonds 3d 4Us 95.24 95.24 95.24 24 lOOOOPennaCo temp cts 95 '1 ,95 '. 95 ' ' 1st Bs.. 9314 93T4 93T4 , '4 Total tles. J18.00O. comoared vlth 23, k V'fl lftVi "'''' ,vcek' 1190.800. last ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERY CONTINUES ACTIVE AND STRONG Advances Substantially to Another New Top Price, Tonopah Mining Shows Fair Momentum and Is Steady Other Issues Quiet r4'. . !: - ? i ;;; ?? w-: :? rw; .sn-i. 137 1"7 l'; Z 7" UOOOMoiis 6s ...101 100 J003 cKs' Jol(Je111 (attJ "& at 3 njl Alier storefl .". ni: .ti i 8I TiJOOO latseille'i 6h .101U J00 9 100. I - ' nopali w as quiet and unchanged. UuiT & Susq 1-1 . . ..2. . ' Snilll Midi .! . Of. ?. OCT QCt .. ., .... tlO VTeT - j -' o . ' .. : '.'"".' r' ." "". v" " . n i i mi -iniiiji Local Bid and Asked -M'4 21i IS 18 I::', :::!-'4 14' 43 4 0 4 5 ' -"'s Ti 71 78' 51' 50 r-. i?l"j C7i Hi l'"lsllei Undv . (iilstoll Willis . !en .Motor ' do pief (loodildi 11 r ,'lt "oi pief do tile -lib' ,lt f lie-i' ( ol STEADIER UNDERTONE PREVAILS IN COTTON STANDARD STOCKS GENERALLY STEADY 1iSfS',p4h 4 ' Midi.ile .steel . l.V 17", 571, 32", 107 , im; i!8 , 'M 1.1', I"! H.itd.ell Bl;r 4 4.s inspii.iiioii Cop 46 lnterb-( 1 '01 j, ."51 Int 11,11 r (in us.-." Int .Mil Mai "tii, do pief 111.', Intl I'apei 1t; 1 Intl Mi Ul l.;c levvt' Te.. . 48 I-', m t South 20 Nellv-sptKfld .118 Kenimoli I 'op. 311 1, I..U k Meel ,;il , I.ehlKli nllej ,-,,-,..; l.ee U11I, Tnc 25 '4 1 I.fce-Wiles It Co Hi do in pief .1,1,11 1 . ' do 20 pief 4H l-oi lll.il fl V . . ,-,8 llt Motor . 4li-B do 1st pier I1S3, do Jd luef :!1 a. 74". 7 12' l!4 3. 17'. 071 . 32 1ti4- S7 ("7 93-, 12 12' 14--, 4 38 'u 71 ' . J44 33 4 I' 25 ', 7S' .111 1 (.74 J.1'4 74i, l-''j .. t,4t 17' - ', 1 . 12 P. 25''s 109', 15', '-'."' 4 44 19' 111,., :i' 1,9 55, 4 b Itjil' 4i; ins lCo? 90 1,7' 94 1.1', 4.'". 4 1r'H - r.', -., 1 j i.'i' -'51, 10'", - 13', ::,', I.T. 191.. 117', .III' -ti'H f ', t;1Jt 1000 Jtlnn K I, 4s. 14' .'illOO Mo I'ae R 4s. 01 r.ono Mont Power Bs 9J JilOO X V (' S. II 4s 82' 100(1 XV 1VC4B I'-'.s 47 ' liiihio Xor Pac 3s.. 59 IllOO lle Ity & 5; 4s 82 1000 l.n Tel Bs. . 92' . 3000 IVlllld g etl' -s "80'I 1 IllOO do Bs '68. . . 9"i 1IO1111 Phlla Co ev '22 92 7000 Pit neuil Gs '24 94 1000 Heading 4s. . . 85 1O00 Stl- 1 M & S 4s 79 ' 18000 Seal) A li aj 6s 49 1000 do sta 4s 70', 39000 Son Pac cv 4s. 83'.. 1000 do iv Bs.. . .103'-. 3000 do lfd 4s. . .'. 81 "J 2000 South llvvy 4s. G7'a 8000 do Bs 94' 3000 hlid A adj 5s. 29 2000 T0M0 5s .. . 81 lOOOTol P & W 4s 47'-j ;soiiiio 1 s itun 6s. . 87', 87 5400U I- S St! H f Bs.lll0, 100', iuuu 1 111011 i'ae is. 86', 3000 do (is ... 1 03', 550'in t K of (i B & B'-s '19 .. 99', 27000 do 1921 . . 984 13H0O do 1937 .. 100' 44'. 44-2 01 (11 '1.' 9.' 82' 82'.j 47'2 47'2 ."'", 59'. 81 82 Hid Ilrlll J O lnil. Aetim lAploslve Auier-Utltish JIfp Am Marconi . Amer Writing: Papei lr Itediictlon C'j.inadliin ('iie ln SOU si?i Rnn ''"' & l''ly pief 94', ." 'harcoa"l Iron . ... 9 fj C'herolet Jlotois 93"4 94 Crump 85 85 Cuitiss Aeroplane . 791., 7QH iCarvveu Tool ... . 10 . 1 h " 1 Carban Steel 70'. 7014 IKmerson Phonogiaph 3.1: 83'i .83 "O'ldee Mfg 17 lmi! i.via! Lake Torn Boat 2 81'. 8li(, I-ell,Bli Coal Sales. 671! tj'nia i,oco 04 1- Maxim Munitions . :.i X V .Shlphulldlnir. 81 j Xor Am Pap Pulp . 47 p. 1 Otis KleMitor . . 871 J Peel less Motcr 100. , Poole i:ng ,.. 86 14 S.'ilpps:Booth 1u3t8 Standaid Motois t-i.'e Alloys . nn3. Submarine ,8ii St Joseph Lead ... 'i'.l.i. d. !..)-,. .11 67'.. 94 81 47'i; 8C, 103', Is, . . 50 ; ; '4 .190 . 85 . 11 . 3 90 80 34 ' 34 4' 65 23'i 20 15 8' 94 4, Vl 611 22V 92 13 '"i I3, 1". V'e 1 lnn iNMu.ln T . A,k (Bale) I'llectrlo Slornuo . liPnerai.Aspnalt . . do pref Kevstone Tel . . . . flo pref I.aka Hup Corp. . . LehlKli Nhv l.uhluh Val . . . I.ehlBh Val Tr I Oo pref 1 I'enna n II . . . . i'hlla Wcctrlo . I Phlla Co 1 Oo 3 p c pref.. . , do II p c pref.. . : P It T tr ctfs ...... Heading Tonopah llel Tonopah Mill Union Traction IT O I. II H Steel Wm Cramp & Sons, Torjf Itwy Oo pref Tpdav Ttld Aak "II as N7' IB" (II 4 (l ' .Ml L'0' 70 ill 4 2o ; i 36 99- 98 s, 100'B lOO'a 14 12 102 Ini.il s.,p, 45,781.000 (omnircd with $0 null. Olio rKHTd-vv . this week V,7 '."10 Sim taut week $HJ 714 000 1 ntlerlvinj: Fewer Offerings Suggest Thai Indications of Liquidation Has About Strength Continue in New Spent Itself York Francs Decline i w COTTOX llllhT wkaThbr conditions Xew York, March 15- The follovvlnff temperatures were reeordeil In the otton belt thl, mornlnK Wilmington and Ai laita, 48. Knoxvllle. .','. Augusta and Charlelon. 58. MonlBomery (IJ, Galves ton, Oklahoma ("Iti. Little Hoik, Pens.i cola. and Nashville, 04 Tampa and Jaek fonvllle. 40. Xew Orleans Memphis. San Antonio and Corpus Chrl,tl (! There waa .01 Inch of precipitation at Okla homa (it. Port Smith and Savannah. .03 at Knovxllle. and 20 ut Charleston. 'Xw York, March 13 V steadier undertone prevailed in the cotton maiKet today and offerings were lighter, sug gesting that liquidation had about spent Itself on the decline of: jesterday. Consumption b domestic mills last month, as leponcd 111 a statement pub lished at the bepinning of business by the census huiean, was low. but the figures were offset by an improvement in the drygoods situation. Conditions in the tiade appeared to be more settled and there was a disposition to regard cotton prices as more stable The marke points lower X. an adance BTle contract; April . Mav . July Jiecember anuary ttl, Mlntrei. "isle. today totaled VI o K .1 Te . ,,l4 Miwuil Par. " 1, Vat c . Cable 1 .-,. Nat Hlseuit 115 Vat 1 lo.il. .v. S 75 N'.U Lead . ' (h, do iref ltl7 1 xnit M 2d pr I l'f Nov Con Con . 16 V V Air Brake. 1 14 1 '.-oo x xnni. 31" tr & Wist. .104', The Xevv Y01 1 , X-"'" J'?.; !!r. 01,-i.ih p.& r: 9 1 Ohio this . . . 38", uo rjgins weie numerous Issues ,,. .'.:? "l . " . ...... r un ,-su, . ,, 4 1 Xew ork. Match IB I'.vening Sun s flnam lal review foi toda 1 follows Idle there which were bid up b,,kly at the openiuc Ont .1 suZ -' "S , of todaj's shott session or the MoU ""t'Os Pottle.. 4S '" I market, the standaid list wa, not ma- ,'"; J 2 .nIi1Jl . ' I lenauy changed, nor d,d it present any I feature of more than passing interest I As trading dev. eloped more and more jinegularlty gave a spottv appearance, which was not dissimilar from the sui- -t-o manirestations of vesterdav. s on Friday, however, and , all previous sessions this week indication of under- ....., Mirasui weie not wanting 30 6 7 21 7o 1., si ' 22 ' 4 4'". 24', 15-4 1J5 65 lu7' . 10'S 16 112' 21 ', 31' 104' . '13 "ill Si 38 ' . 3', Id liini 4i. 138 19', ', 1.7 , - '4 7ii 1, -C:, 184; 11; -2', - U 441, Pi 1114 - 1 24', i I-3 ', 115 BUSINESS NOTES I'oddi ShlnhulldltiK. Tiianglo Kllm T.'nlted Profit Shaiing I" S Steinnshlp . L'lilted Motors . World Film Wllght-Mailln All. . STANDARD Illinois Ohio 4'- 68 24 4 0 3d S S 14 12 103 31 33'a HI (I.V4 lt Ok 47 2l)l, mm 55fli 44J sir 84 S nr.H so Yewtenlav Ttld Auk 20, 28 . . ill oil 38 88'4 IB Il.-'i ' lid' 8N'4 (14'a 33'4 30 2.-' 84' 3U 3 38'4 is14 88 si'i 47 . 20 li93 444 2,lt4 84a 28 .Vi i nS'i 80 9'. ..it HO', 70 511 44 3.-,l4 30 25 ' 8 30 72W 901 88 7 31'i The majority of stocks today showed littlo activity In the short local market and the Irregular trend of yesterday was continued. Electrio Storage Battery again attracted most, attention. More than 3100 sha're, changed hands during the session and its price advanced substantially l another new high record since 1917. Tonopah Mining was the only other home Issue showing activity o interest . and It held jsteady. I-ake Superior Corporation gained, fait momentum, but Beaded. Itapld Transit trust certificates and Union Trac tion came out unchanged, while Philadelphia feifctrlc and United Companies 01 iew jersey were firm, 'tl Tliere was a, hesitating tendency in rails. Reading Company yielded l ppints, Lehigh alley advanced a fraction and 1-ittle Schuylkill was un. changed," and Pennsylvania closed a trifle higher. Baldwin locomotive, on a trifling turnover, lost slightly, and Brill de clined 1 point. ' 111 the bond division Pennsvlvanla teniiinvjrv oerMflnntes were antlva U ntlrl tmt'a,. fl' 1 Philadelphia Company's Net Increases , ' The January earnings statement of the Philadelphia Company, exclu sive of the Pittsburgh Railway returns, which came out today, showed Increases In net for all departments. All gross Items were larger also, exi ceptlng that of the coal department, which bhowed a decrease of $46,168, However, the net of that department was $10,769 above the same month of 1918. The total of gioss earnings of the company in January was $2,869,807, a gain of $475,446, and net was $1,556,933, an Increase of $657,455. BIG STEEL TONNAGE BUYING CHECKS SLUMP AWAITS PRICE-FIXING IN THE? CORN MARKEI ni Failure of Producers and Gov ernment to Get Together Holds Up Business Overnight Selling O r d e r 4 Cause Further Losses at , Outset Oats Easier v i. Y. BANK STATEMENT 1 Clilrairu, March IB. Overnight selling I orders caused further losses in corn at 4 OH 1". 3', 44' . 1 4'i roiiinieriiiil failure, thl, week In Hie Prairie Piue I'nited States are 157. against 137 last s O Cal .. -,.1 -lie .1.- ... i , , ... '? w (-1 tu., ,., int. iiieieuint; vveeic ana jiu I the toiiespondlng week last year. Fall uies In Canada number nineteen, against eleven lat week, eleven the preceding week and twenty-three last year Financial Briefs S O X .1 s o x v ivdkii;nhk.nt L'amett Oil & Gas.'., 1 1'osden & Co I'JIk Basin Federal Oil . . . Inter Petrol Houston Oil . Meriitt Oil Midwest Kenning... 171 328 265 206 686 338 174 332 270 270 690 341 4-1 06 107' IP 10 112'. -21', 3P4 l'i 1(J4'. 93 -- ' , - 1 Th Crand Trunk Railway of Can ada, owing to Immensely increased e- lieil9.eS. I'-llWerl Vt wan . .t, tit tn. .. nnulite to emu nnv a iriAn.i .,...'. ,L Met Petrol teed or preference stocks lor the past Ohio I-uel . ear. The dlteetors have so decided hiila I,ef These dividends have not been paid since Sluoyali . the first half of 1917. Sinclair ' Island . . William P. Weber and A n mi,..i,h G,enlocK have enteied into partnership under the i firm name of Weber & Co , in the stock Oil, .STOCKS " ft 'i 7B 77, 6 G' 2 ', 3 21. 21', ; SO , 82 24 U 23 152 154 1, .' 3,, 16 18 Y" 31'i. 7? 39. MINIM STOCKS Atlanta Irrespective of the question of a league of nations, dispatches from Paris point- uim accelerated speed "lu,hEiif tMff" "lSS?nt witli which President WIon I, sMjipathy it would nov,- appear x.- ""J. "f -M'rll approach, in the an end o.V2. ':;.'.'", '.'"lufiit wiison Is In full Pen linn i,nri S, in. 1'aolrir T & T "4i Pan m Pet 81 Pan Am t, , u. Pemi Tl II . 45 Phlladelplil.i Co 35 i PIUs & We( 37 ' do pref 81 Pierce- i i nvv 4 4"i do pief 105 Pierce Oil . .18", Pitts Coal 48 Prs.d Steel C.n: 72 Pull Pal C.u . .1201 . Its Steel Spring 82 Ra.v Con Cop. . 19 3, Reading . . 84t uo .u prer 1.1 7 4 8 , 344 L'4'. 80' , 142 " "" 35 36' . 81 44 'i 105 18', 48 71 38', 8 48'. 34", 24'.. 801 142 36 'T 81 44' . 103 18', 48 71'. - '8 -1 1211 J, 120, SH 111 S3' SI-"4 19, 83 T, SI' 81 ' fc-ichaiiRe Building for the transaction I bIk Leclce of a stock and bond business. Mr. Weber ., Vi,' ' has been connected with West & to. for n iV i x ,''' a number of jear? ' , ' .? Jerome. V 'Plrst National . . I .... .. t, . (lOldfield Merger .. . I I he l.ee llubber and The Coijiora- Ooldfield Cons Hon, for the year ended December 31,., Ooldfield Florence... .reports net profits after charges and (iolcuicld Kevvanaa .. federal taxes, of $200,348, equivalent C.rcen Monster . . ; to $2 a share earned on the 100,000 llccla Mining , shares of stock of no. par value, as com- Howe Sound ,. . pared with net profits of $22,589 or Independence Lead. . 22 cents a shaie In 1917 Jeroe Verde .. . . .Ilm Butler . The American Brake Snoe and i-oun- J1BS, KV,enslo 'di Company's annual repoit covers fif- ;JcKlnley 1'arrngh. teen months ended December 31 the 5IaE,"a Copper . . . . fiscal vear having been changed 'from J!?thcr T'5e. . September 30. Net Income for fifteen Klines Co of America , months was $2,294,544, compared with ?v,ad,a HiU $3,232,242 in twelve months ended Sep- ll'isslng , tomber 30, 1917. After charging out nl Copper I reterve for contingencies and dividends IJil5' Hercules on hubsldiary stocks net earnings on ,Wan ",'5" Ilieipnni, WHICH Kei all prOntS above 7 mooiau I'Aic-uaiuii l'i 6 1., 4 '. til 3 s, 1 31 J 7T, 3', 6 1 , l'i 'u H 7'i 20 - I i 4 34 Neir York, March 15. The postpone ment of the meeting of the steel inanu- . : . . . :'."'". ""."" r"' ,"u'.., the outset this morning. On the decline, increase in Average and Aetual Loans , lnBton unt ,)ext e(,ncsdayi aae lo the tliere was 'fair buying which took the and. Reserves Deposits Higher 'fact that Judge K. II. Gar, president suiplus out of the pit and temporarily evv York, March 15. The Xevv York ?f llle American Iron and Steel lnsti- I ci,ecke(i tle movement downward. Offer. bank statement this week shows increase lute, was unable' to make the trip be- , , . , , . ,i In average and actual Idans and le- oause ha was suffeilng from a cold, ' '"Ba lnter increased and prices sagged tdw iIi??i,,"l,ll,t!iLld ''"" ,1(,l,osl,s are caused keen disappointment in some again. Detail follow-: Bt(el --licles. jj. was tepoited that a crrgo of AH ' AVBIUGK .Jnn.'?.?..""" ,?.U.!."! ""tin. flour had been bought to com . . 4:8.-,o.31o.tioo ib.286.ouo me" ""d government officials get to- to the United States and would ba un- geineranu reach an agreement on pi Ices loaded at Xew Orleans 1 1 wnicn port, n 3;2(Mi:n0(iint,,vl,lch the Government departments C0Ulu be aa Uown 40 cent8 to 60 cents 04.0(10 will place their steel orders a better de- , , , ,, . ... ,. 1 877.000 imand will he in evidence from the legu- a barrel chsaper than domestic flour. ti.424 000 i lar consumeis of steel. lay opened at ?1.33 to $1.34 Vi and As a matter of fact, some of the later sold 'i eent abore vesterday's last best posted steel authorities aro of price of $1.35', then- declining to the firm opinion that thre is a ecu- $1.34a. July started at $1.29 to $1.28?i. siueraoie amount or tonnage awaiting ' against $1.29',j at the end yesterday, 3i;,ii(io ao"o" by the Washington conference, and after advancing to $1.29',, declined , 9 3113,0011 and It Is hoped that at the meetlng'next '3 cent! Sloii't!"!! We(Ineslay the entire situation will be i Oats started easier on scattered 1 adlUstetl In Mliel, n wnv that rnnfliltmn colli,,. ,.11, tl-io rlamanil atuflrrTlttl-, On sutei deposits deducted. JLMI,- will result on the part of the general ' the setback, there was purchasing by consuming trade. houses that have been prominent on the AcllAl, There Is no doubt that buyers are bull B(de of corn, which brought about ji.iij.j.iHa.iinu i i3.iinii.otiu vv.miiie ror me Dottom or me market , a rally. The gains were not maintained, : j 14' 43-4 i'o 1". Loan, ret ili, tuna .la. .131 nnslt- t3.nO.-,l."4.000 J67 Net fine depnftlt, 147.7511.000 cirruiaiion - t'HHh In "iuIIh . " ' Rracrve hi mem hpr l.ml.- . . Reserve In state liiinkn and trust ompnnlps -a Itesorvu In state '. ,? Iinnks nncl trust 6'gi rompanj ileposl- 2 'J torlcs jiu i Aff?reifate reserve SOi, , "i serve required. .,V-r Surplu, ;4 '8 impede Included .14 t Tunnea ;!,, 802.0011 1 Loans 30.007.0110 tt)3, 819,000 539,394.0011 tl I. (103,01111 111.972.011(1 .".111. llllll. 11(111 517.371.011(1 14,398,0011 31(1.000 Net demiiH ilnia t:t fiTu miu'ium -7' ' Nf,et "mc lieposlt, Uh.'.-.r.ll'.diio 7 i cucuiaiion 3" t Ciisli In vaults Keserve In mem I ber bank, . . . . . -! ' Reserve In stale "- i banks anil trust ;2 f companies Iti serve In state bank, and tr,u,l rompon deposl torles .... Aski eiratc resv . 1 Reserve renulred I jburulus Included ! tU S. deponlts I deducted -decrease itll.ntio.ooii ' 19.1,180,000 302,919.000 711 (110.000 in. mill. (mil 5S.-,.4tlH,(lllll 52II.7H.40O 5S.7N.I,.illl 250,803,000 The receipts hers May opened at 61 to 61?.c and, A after selling ,c above yesterday's last 'H ..'Ja!!'!!!!!! for steel products to be reached. In this Trade wai moderate U.tOU.VM.I, -,, , .. . ,. . , .,.. .., ., Itlt.OOU ""..-""'. ,,ic-ri, it in ivnuivii tllHC i luuiiy were Oi cars. I.. .52.000 the opinions of buyeis nnd sellers us to 4 r,40 nnni llow 'ow Prices should go are far apart. and about the only factor that will ad- price of 821ic, receded to 61',i July l-oooo Ust t,le ll1atte1' l8 an announcement I was quoted at 60B, to 60'c at thq.out from Washington that prices have I set and, after touching yesterday's final reached a point where governmental de- quotation of 61c, declined to 60c. 1, 335 ooo i'""ioencB leei iney are sale in placing me receipis ol vvncai nere toaay were 23,i'.,oiio orders for their enormous requirements. 17 cars. fl's7-:;'i4o A ereat tonnage Is eventually coming1. Lcadlni ng futures ranged as follows: cjpen lllirh Low Close dosq B I .... - nv. . nn .I. . . . . n ( t n.I , r AK.1 . I.UHU 17UICH . :;; '2' 9J1 -i a. i'ri L"a uu 'lle tuuunun were equivalent -,,,l,J 'm, ?s. vvlien itr, ,,.,, oni . , to S34.75 a. share nr n( an ar...ni - West Knit ( lO a. PO I l Wbuei uu V.1-J, i.,.,ce ii u-ji, meet tier nnlo nhli,. ., . " " oo'j Oft" . , a .To -o , . """" late ,,.,,. ,V of 13647 points on new I he... French exctt ,Kafs"f' "" &!,x5n.S',oto".- ''' V L .'. ' J . H e' .fiteS"" " VMS: n-a, tiuiiary trend. Todav frtW. , . , iJ,r", - ' i,it-t. in i , t i,r ii - - .-- p ,.,. B . s- ed a new low wi " ...ff'"1 'ouch- Sears Roebuck 173i 1731, 17.nr! i OI.D STTI.E receding 4'-. centimes frnm ? .m? .'"en'- do pief ...120 l.'O T'O Tenth National Bank stockholdei s vv ill T, ,, . rdaj'-. TocMj . , to the dolfar to 3 54 franc--9 V'i" ' ShaUm'U Ariz !' ' 10' ' ' meet April '14 to W on a proposed Setl! 7s A',',01 close open Illph lam .ast rates were likewise depressed In u - , s'oss-Shefr S&t 55'. 55 55 - i. iriciease In capital of $100,000, making osden Oil .-:- Ss S? H? V H; .7? ii' degree. uepresseu In lesser ' Sinclair Oil . 39"! 37 sni. ..i" the total $300,000. Cosdcn & C 35 It ,4 5 36 1-32 3 9 ii1 14 4 1 8 . 38 16 48 28 34 16 5 4 36 13 OI'TSIDK I1A.VK StAtESIKX-I STATU HANKS l.odiis. Investment 584, 1150,300 1 lltilcl S.aNO.OOO C'unencv bk note, 25,2111.100 Depos Teil He, llany of X. V 50.013.500 Deposits . . .-. . 11(17, 4311.400 Kcs. on deposit lOS.HSJOO PeientHBe of res. :().4 TIIL'ST COJIPAXIES to the Hteel mnker nf tha ,, ,, fmm the. railroad administration. Xav-y De- M&or.n. tVl" l MS 1.87.. i.Va'V partment. Kmergency Fleet Corporation July ... 1 28'4 1.33 i.l'h'4 1.32 1.20H nnrl nlh.. T.-.n.l-Mn, , ,,..- .... OalS .... .... rcunai uuuicH, ana w nen . jtay - ,nat flX ,ni4 .,s4 n2 i.,.. these contractu make their appearance July . oo'a 62'. oo4 otl4 nt ..-:..?.. n niiinh Itnllor faDllnfl. ,, m . t !.. ,i. ' l.ard 1.. 14, .1(111 " -....... .L.,.1,, ,,, CA,,t It, .lie- f.. .,,. .,- .- n- 'Vfl TV 4.500 steel trade on the part of consumers asijuh . "is 85 s tlo -"3 83 0,4,000 wen ns producers. ' Klbs Seel men ntntt ein,-,hntlrnll,. 1 1, j t -Ill '- -.7. rM -1 'l y Si .1 til ..31,8,100 state emnhatlcallv that s.4j(i,siiii there are large orders coming for the "s', railroads of the country which have Peon starved for three enrs so far as! tneir steel requirements are concerned. known that not a few roads are Julv . .23 00 23.43 22 97 I'ork Slav . 43.45 44.85 43 4(1 Juls . 40 35 11.80 40 30 27.05 26.(12 'J 20 00 211.10 v 24.07 24,27 "$ 23.37 23.02 " 44 75 44.00 i 41.73 41.10 -v DIVIDENDS DECLARED Loans, lnvestm'ts$2,100,39,200 J12,32S,i,il0 It ftirr''hl,'. iio'tes illoL'S.HOO 2.77i'.?,ii clamoring for rails with which to re- ...K5u,4Va" "i??!!?"1 Dc-pos. Feck lies. . place those now on their lines, iimi'tlir ... ,l r r.S"vt.T' ' - " " "'" " - . VV-V.. , . . .F nan American Huerar Company quar-. ji. i u un iiifierrcu, piiyuuie April ni of record March .L'-U btoreH quarlertr paynblc April I L'.ur ij i.o i;:. i 'J-' n J'J so Li r.n si .". 2i oo t.'i r. 11 (H 21 30 21 30 Jl no 21 00 StPel nnrl nni.r,nn ..i.. RL'aln enfr .iT" i.;11 niiUIMH encenf : ': '"ir.nuer the influ- ,r ,1. ' "iO uciion Southpi n Pac 1 (V l. were Snutiiom n p b. ."". -" o .StanOarrt MIM.130 -. -..u "uiti.-'n uri nn rn tii it.. y.ST'5.. Tn , "" l" stJruav"'h.' 2r4 atav ... - '' - --.-t ." -t i.. -t ii-- z , ' " ""c-u inac was unfavnr ,hi . --..,.-. . u.. July 22.0-. 23 no 23 20 22 sr, 23 in i h,aa happened in the copper IndnltJS Texas & ' a'"- Sli October 21 45 21 4() 21 Ml 21 40 21 05 since tile signing of ih,Si i y Texas Co ....210 December . 21 17 2 ii 2 55 21 0 21 5o ever, that the reaction wash, tin, i, h" ' fu P'' - l. January . 21.40 21 2., 21 0 21 2.. 21 45 modeiate. UL"'1 "as In tiutli v ery Tob p,od-jcts . 871' IIO.NDS tea). . .101 6s . . . 90 Co 6s.. . 90 101 "8 93 93 I Hank of X. Y. 203.203,000 2,tl53,SllO Rn,r,o a ,. r i, tu , . I rirdeni l'i Deposits .... 2,023.222,700 n (.7.1 200 samc la true of much ot the equipment ' , hSfn' 14 I Res. on deposit. 280.34l.400 3,8J3.400 now ill Use. . 5 '. ! Perccntasc of res. 17.0 ! " l 'I 4. STATH tfAXICS AXI1 TRUST COJIPAXIES ' -NUT HBt'UUTl.Ml TO UkiKAKINU llOUSK Loans, lnventm'ts.J798.818,500 PHILADELPHIA MARKETS .-. r- Rfi, --." kf'" ' Local Industrials Only . Our policy is to offer for aals the stock of nearby manufactur ing corporations whoso 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 and wo will be glad to furnish details. Benner & Company. Inc. Widener Building Philadelphia Branches in Pennsylvania READING. YORK, LANCASTER " modeiate ""' T Toh Pinrl.el S Pho tnot.ir nn.l .41... in, , tin luef till little more that ' nrmT , 'hougl, thev'haM ' rto r,s ' some sttone moments earlv- Transue-Wms . 40 American Intem-nti.,! .J.. . . Union Pacific. 130 er, Mexican Petroleum and t'nlte 1 tt. I'nited Allov Stl 43. Kubber were well bought 'Sta,e3 . t'nl C'lKar Ktrs 134. UU 2S'S 130 2T 32'. I28 208 203 ' 87 100'. 39' . 101 "4 - 28f. .. 130 8 6.1 1.. ,-,2' . 33 " -r 209 c, -203'i - 87 ' 1001, 05, 40 ...101-14 102 LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS Russian Govt 5 'is . 56 Ilusslan Govt 6 'is... 61 Southern Hallway 5s. 99 1 t'hiraeo. .March 1.1. HOGS Receipts Sinclair Oil 6s 89 7000 head Very uneven, average about Todd Shlpbldtf bs ...101 meacly with Vf.terday'a eeneral trade uuik '""" '"""'; 1 S19 toeiB.40. heavy, $10.30010 00 me. iSilEV niioV.0-',1?,!"'!'" NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET uiu, tlT'lVlllll. nlffa IlllWttl-Sii 58 OB 99'. 91 110 64 I Cold Curr'cj lik. notes Depot. Fed lies Hank of X. V.. Total dcDOKlls . Net ileposlls . . Res on deposit, . Percentage of tch Decrease . H.137,300 17.075.700 03,333,200 S07.00fl.30ll 72R.n4R,O0(l 133,142.700 20.4 1 $3,293,800 1. Bos! oo I GRAIN AND FLOUR inleee. 37c; vvelshlnc 3i lbs. apiece. 83e: smaller sizes. 2S32cs old roosters, dry 0..VI8.700 SHKAT Receipts. 77.200 bushels. Trade picked. 27c. ruastlnu chickens, .western, dry 7,il.10,3li(l I vvas ciulet. but prices ruled firm. The Picked, in boxes, welehlns 5 its. and over 14,317,900 1 quotations: far lots In eport elevator. I apiece. 3tlfi37c; vvelKhlne 4 lbs. apiece. 33c: 3,321,200 eoyernment standard Inspection standard vveigninff 3V4 lbs apiece. 34c: welsrhlnit The r.nllu lll.-a !, ,., . . ,n. , ' --- --" iiiuustr as. were I fn1;y,ed ,0 ease oft in very llghi Jer,! ' The government cotton consumntlon Z 10rt ",'; brunry shovv-ed Wsi ? bales of lint cotton, consumed "that month, as compared with 550,721 bales ' riaJ?",!!! "" I008, l""" '" ,?c The cotton markpt w.ia tirnv i, sh government report being offset bv ilbvalnnmcnin I 1. .. ... - L " I'nl Drug 2d pf 98 129", 129i 43 U 434 133 134 98 98 i,u. . , t- Tf rvr T . nrv..c v-.. v.b Maieb 1K Tlia nnrra xAIL IL IJAIMV VjLiC,AnHa - 1.: ,TiVhAIeeiTT'CbtJ??Sahn,?1,,'meS ""ltet opened steady at advances of, -rl . ..?" .s?joo. h.Bhereeders strong l? r, ,V"mh s?," s ' BUiine.8 14.7 Per Cent Greater Than CalveK, steady to 2c lower. coverinc in beptember and there was , S11E.CP Receipts. 1000 head. Compared 1 more or less pront taking in December ' ,tt). iimIi arm r.i,ni4 a. .a nhnl. . f n . -.. . w. l, ... ... .,AAn,.n ...... ,.., ,.-- ."".' '..'.- ,ni Kllp TOT Wall DUCCl Uuuill I and Iamb?. 30 07 Ac hlsher. other KIIIInL- I I'nited Fruit.. 17Gj 173?, I754 " l ni Uvvy invest 11'4 1 i4 111. do prer .... 24 24 -,4 v a c i rs.v. 20, 20 20'j do pref . .53ii C3 3. 53 I S K-cptess . 24'n 24'., 241., I" S Ind Alco 143'.i 1391.. unil i c n inu aic pi iu , I" S Itealty ... 31 l a iiiiDoer ati - developments In the textile .?,? -ni 'Io ,st pref 11 improved sUca li ' ; "Ij There were even moie confusing cross 107 SI 851, 112 49', 95 9. 115 69' uo uret iid rnl. r...... ca. t LCI, , UIIiIT-1 . . u :, v. LUllCIILn III IIIIIIIL' in ., eannnr, ,. .. I. ..".- TT which precluded anstlmate of a dennlto ' UCar rhem"" B868 57 V.e?5' ,T;cnnlcal conditions affecting In- Wabash nrV? A 34 i "ii dividual Issues of a sneculatlve nh. ;J,'l??,i?..prSI',i .V? .V?i kU Ul M1 '. 4 FINANCIAL Ultldendj it-? m, X w, K'-w- Wi&' KF- . office of the r. ii. tiKisT rojirwv I.nnd Title llulldlai ' l rhlladclnlilu. I-a. IV .rTIT .nlrer.,."'a of Intlbtnapol'lH 'Water Works f-ecurltles Company have this day da. rlar.d a. resiilar semi-annual dividend of r three and oiw-lialf 3) p cent T3 r?o per share) on the Preferred Htock of said cj0m ny, payable April 1. I10. to bo deri ?lt aid 1 Preferred Htock of record on the "Soke of tho C-ompuny at the cldan of 'bn.ln.u. liarcn zi, unit, nooks vv :i be closed frnm ' W"K " M.rch 21. ,101(1. .1 o'clock p m. o Adi.T I 'ast J'ear' C. "rwsAT""1' necretnrv. Worth P i SI 67'-.. . ,,., .... ........ -- .,1111V """ uui'ru tno nominating factor. -Vest Union T 89 -, ' .1 , ., V , ' ,"nlcu crossed , WestlnghoUse . 46', .2, continued the leader in the specialty Willys-Ov erl'nd 28'; group, and Its aggressiveness carried do pref. ... 92". lorvvaru several Kincirea snares. Bonds Wilson tjo were quiet and steady. The trade journals note general im provement In business conditions al though there aro still irregularities and price uncertainties which oicrate to keep certain lines as yet unchanged. Where prices rest upon a reasonably stable basis there is some evidence o'f a movement to anticipate forward wants more ireeiy 884 454 27 V 92 76!. 60 10 31 86 " : 112 .. 493. a, i?r 7. ' 69 5, a, 16 s, 38 ',. 1' 34'4 24 1', 88 'i 1; 46 1, 28 -r , 92 H classes mosy 25c hleher. Feeders, strong rittKburcli, Po., .March IS HOOS Re- ceip-, 1200 bead Lower. Heavies and , heavv orkers, $20: light jorkers. S1S.23W IS r.n. piks. I17.73ts ' "" Sltnni' AND LAMRS Uei-eipts ,-,on neaa. steau, oi sneep. .11,, top lambs, Open September 1433 December 14,24 January. . 14.25 HiBh 14,3s 14 27 Low (Tc?e 14. 5S 14.47 14 IS 14. IK . . 14 13 4 nea I I J20 1 I'AIA'ES V ,. Top. S10 Cotton Buyers and Sellers This Week Last" Year Yes i '''al bank clearings of all the clear- lose , Ing houses in the ynited States for the Jj'?, week ended yesterday have been $6, 14'l0 '746,158,287. against $6,842,033,502 last week-, and $5,883,245,967 this week last year. The gain, as compared with last ;i nrices No. 1, rP,i winter. S2.39: No. 1. '.'' 'us. apiece: 3:1c. staitey. 27W30i roast- ' ncirihern sprlne. .52.39; No. 1, hard winter 1 int chickens, western. In barrels, welghlnx 2.30: No. 1. red winter, carllcky, V2.S7, I J, Jj'-., ,-iDlS?f. 3.,c: exceptlcSnal lots hlher Jo. 1. red. smuttv i-'.a-i ..jjn. 2. red winter. we'Shlnc 8V, pounds apiece. 34c: vv.lih. . I J2.3I1; No. s, northrn sprinc. J2.3I1: No. 2, ' W5,.,f. ,11"- "Pleee 3233c: staeKy. vK! I hard winter. S2.30; No. 2. red winter. Bar- r,''-'"0,: 'J-r'cejs. nearuj .fancj. 4(l4c: llleky. 12.84: Xo.!! V;,i .,ii. 1-j.s.i: No. 3. i '.''.?': fancy. 45040c: do. do. fair to ; 4.' -Receipts, 83 head Steady. 15.- Xevv York. March March Walsh offered, May McKnany and Burnett hid ; KieiTer, McFadden and Russell offered. July Mcllnany, Newman and McFad cen bid; JlcEnanj, Bache and Watlctns ryear, is '14.7 per cent. Total clearings Old Style I jn Philadelphia were $328,664,465, an In st, lands, March 13. HOOS iteielpts. TilVOn hourl Market Atendv. l.lirlila tlnn IB (10. nlas. J15018: butchers. llo.loKf in to I offered. h'5.v?:.n,?,,-ei!10.-1.0- . J . ' October Keiffer. niordan, Geer and i. ai i i.r. urtf iiiio. .. neaii Market r-.rnnthal hid S ce nnd Vnunir offered. a. uninit-. s- ill: rso. a. i "" .."."ri v.-. vi,. ttfww: no, no. rair to red winter. J2.82: No. -3, nirthern snrinB. f a"lfiaSX.-.,?.- ?2m,"on- 3033c; do. --!. No. -?.. hard. winter, 12,32: No. 3, red .'' b,m,i. Ji , 1 n, Mm2rs "J injer. Karnclty, 2.3ll: No. 3, rea, smuiu. i ,,.-. , 'ji, --.(. ,ssra. "'LT.,",,'.....H !--i -"O , red, J2.;i(i: .no. . esc . . u i(l , ,D5 nepa- im onio. j ' , """'"'."'i lv Safkv: lmutiyN.24-U"- "' FWlti ,M ' HORV Rpnolntu none The market WHS I Ail Ml ' """' "'r ""'r, I.UW2; old, 11 J steady Native Bteers. Sll.r018.r,0. helf.r. U.r,IHclll. cows. $13913.00; stockers and feeders Jlll5Pl.-l.nil. SHEEP, Receipts. 800 head. Slarket steady. 'I.ambs, $1019.25; ewes. 112AJ 13.30. Kait llufTalo, N. Y,. March IS l-'ATTLE December Hicks and Martin bid; Hartcorn and Geer offered. January Young and Hopkins vbid. New Style Maj Hopkins. Kleffer, Bartlett, Brooks and Rosenberg bid ; Newman, Hicks, Schley, Burnett, llus- Bell ana urvis onerea. 76 84 11: lieceiptB. .100 head, slow Calves V.. I July f linn, uriv is, iici-.nany, uowns, 66a; 4.11 celnts 3.VI head Steady, $.-i10.50. 1 Geer, Bartlett, urooka, HopklnB, liart- a linUR noi-olnt. ll.OO hpurl C, -.,.. nnn .SlAlnhnKhfi. una rtrtRonliorir hlrl v ..w".' ..-.r..., ... . ..irnuy. -,,i. .un."..-."-. w.. ..uu..m.b ..., crease over last year of 17.3 per cent. Details follow: toio 1918 P.C -v v .a. 0,14. ni-.nnii ..i,.i,iim,,.iii-r .i www, j.vv... ,..,, - . ... ,------- ...; Ohlcaso 430.41.1,122 44r,.H88,222 1.3 In sacks. IJemancJ wua on y moiierace. uui u, -ai, tiii.i-i 1,0 i'iiith iu. inn,. muu,,.v.... . ,;:," 3.a7(l.fi(17-e 7.3 . Per IHU lus in nu-111 jute sai-K ,inr. dull and unrbanBed with Itsht otterlnss. We quote yellow In car'lots for local trade, as 10 tiuaiuy ana location, at iiiow.u ,"- bushel. . OATS Uecelpts. 7Jl9 bushels The mar ket vvas steady with a quiet trade. Quota tions: Car lots as to locat'qn No 2 white. 70V471c: standard white, 7070ttcl i.No. 3 while. OO0O9V4C-. No. 4 white, 07V4 0K.Vi. ..... .. , .'l,uuit Heceuus, 2 dois anu e.,j,n- i"-. Phlla. 110 lSn.lRII.230 12 0 ln,240.182 7.B n...ni. .,.,,., -r i...-. u,., r,K270,717R7.7j short 4ll,llllU,llll--72 a 39,8(12,310 47.7 33, 072, .183 .07 I Heavv and mixed. Keystone Tire Declares Stock Dividend New York. March IS Th v..,-..- In some larcer Indnnirlen i.hn- -. I Tire and Rubber Gomnanv lia fieni.,., dltions are still sufficiently disturbing to a 8t0. dividend of lo per cent payable cloud any definite signs of betterment May 20 9 stock of "cord May 1. Also nevertheless, tho spirit of optimism Is ,1,e ireKula'' Quarterly dividend of 3 widespread. !er cent on the common stock payable Hank clearings for the week totaled APr11 1 ,0 "tock of record March 21, )o,it.,i.5,.i, BKainsL t),842,u33,602 last Total sale, reported on v.... v.i. . . iViZSS".. '"'"" , -"-'. '" vork.rs. 1 lilefTer, W'. uumoens. liyman, young 1100 Jares. last week. 4 031.800 ,h.re."'"'- .W -...iTYn'a ,.Sei.'Ji7,'ve"'p"' -000 .Ic ober Kleffer. niordan. Geer and ' Newman, W. Gusvoens and BrookB .id ; j Hartconi and Bacho offered. . ..KansaH City, Mo.. March in." nods it.. I December Martin and Young bid ; S'Sii": ii?ten,. $iiiB0Bi8i.vanJn.!IH.,,,2? ! Hartcorn, BrookB and Orvia offered. 1871 nl ? llRSOWis lB ' ,,8M January Wallis. Haitcorn and Hy- CATTI.1- ne'celpts. "b'oo head steadv man, bid ; Ranger offered. week and $5, 8b3, 245,907 In this week Prime steers. $18019: nouthern ateers, nom inally, iciJ, wj. "witjiui ni-irers $1001.1 ralvrs. $10014.30. k, SHEKP Receipts, none. Steadv I,smM .to nniTDin ?.1; veatllnrs. $17 .10tfSi7 ti I wethers. $14 fi018: ewes. $13.014.25. 32S.0.14.4H.1 Inslon. -J'JIl.JI.R.Sft'J Kan City., 102.0H3.320 M I.OJls . 12.1.N7H.27H San Fran, 07,124,4.10 rittsburBll. 110.22.1.307 Detroit .,. 00,000.000 Ilaltlmore. .18.K0..10n N Orleans. 03,017.034 r.ieven cities, 3 das . 4,093,410.100 4,070,410.077 15. 4 Other cities, . 3 da... 000,243,410 810,410,278 11.1 Total for nil cities, live da 3,30.1,030,323 4,880,820,03314 tl All cltlen. 'one day. 1,130,408,702 1,002,425,01214.8 Total for all , cites for ' week.... 0,740.158.287 S.883,243,007 14.7 Estmated. RESERVE BANKi REPORT OiPICK OF TUB IIN1TKII OAa I.MPItOVE- A1E1NX C-O4 t f fl. IV. tor. r p un Wfl AitN MrU. KH S . 1 1 iurterly dividend of 8 per rent ($1 n,? P(fJ.p uai.r, p.yable April IS. 1019, to .tockhoM filLiiC " of record at the clo.e ot business March tSR5i; mi-t. I'necK win ne mailed. V I. W. MOItniH. Trexnrer l Annoal MeetloKe ?-'.' u, T I i.v 1 PIULAUKU'lllA RAPID TKAN8IT TOMPANV . General OfTlee. Slh and Ilauphln Ht. '' Philadelphia. February 18. 1019 NOTICE TO BTOCKUOI.DE.tS " ' l.-T,irtAn5u.al,M'3.,!"f!. the t"ckhoider of lltM.Phll.delnhlH. Ilanld Trnn.1. Pnmnnnu 7.,,. ..'ifaii held, at the General Office nr th rA-t.. V ',c ftt"J,,ni,".2 SVS0'". flfi'- " le i, - Iff iJ.mr. JCereli 10. 1010. t lliJO a. 10.. for the tt. rpi'rt" , , k. , " lqr '" ensu- r tc ffeo-rear .nu in. irNiiB.i-iiuii in "tr-rear and the trans. clion nt auch other tw-inv.H t- , ": ,iie inn meeiinc. Hefined Sugars Unrlianged 7eekly Statement Shows Slight Ccn FnnFir.N FXrilANHF. ' iraclion in Wote uirculalion v.- v,k. MaTch ID. There was a ! v.Fe .le,ellK A?"?1 fih.e i'A".'!?8'- sliarp b.rrakJ"nr,aiea H' 1?t0BV1?,!Oi 'small contraction In reserve note clrcu Paris this morning", checks. falUn 4 iatlnn v,RJ renorted'at $20e.95B.fc7fl m tralicht. western. $10.2310.Cii: do nearb: $0.00?10: Kanias straiaht. $10.S3.1 do. short patent. $ll.-!,Wll.t Sll.lOKllll.i."; uu, 1.23 s'prlni.. latent, net Aainrl $in R.I ft, 1.2.1: do. first clear. $9.2.1M9.9(i. Danker to Speak on Work in France nra linrlmnceil lit (,-, aaa ., ,, ... 1 jn, , m, . ,---,- ---r ;""- -ecu tori r.2t- ....i. .a 1- 1,A , ur- ..,:, ,.,, mww ..v-.u. SIIBBP Receipts none, cash. The demand la fair. Dmn -.. O. Howard Wolfe, cashier of the unchanged at 7.28c, delivered. 1'hlladeliihU National Bank, who cently returned from services in France as a Y M. C. A. worker, will addresa members of the Phlladelnhla Chnm.r . IL 1 '"H"'1-" iiiuh ot iianking ' Panama coupon 2s, 193B ... I'anama rcgistereci 2s. 1D30,, GOVERNMENT BONDS In their assembly room, 608 Chestnut street, at 8:15 o'clock Tuesday evenlnp. uwius 10 wie grawin or tne cnapter It has been decided -to vote on amending the bylaws so that the board of gov ernors may be Increased from fifteen to twenty members. Panama coupon Panama registered 1038.. !. 1038.. 1IIB1 Panama registered Ss, 1001., Panama, coupon 8s, Philippine 4. 1031 HaVe You'Your $53.76? Total monev In clroulallnn In i,a United States ou March 1 was JC753,- Iu H Oov glstered'4s.ioi.i;; 017,734,! ThlB compares with '16,092.- ,,B r Columbia 3-03s, 1924. uou.vdm ij iiic eniiiD nine case year anu Philippine 4s. 193.1 Philippine 4s. 19811 II H Gov coupon 2s, 1080.. , If 14 Oov registered 2s, 1030 , IT H (lor registered 3s, 1046,, U H Gov registered 3a. 1040., i- m uov rpui-cm s, 102.1. nid 07 97!i 97 M 87 HI 00 00 00 97 ?i 98 M 80 10.1 101 7 Ask i'5w 08 OH 112 92 OH till (lit II8U 1V, 112 92 , 10.1i inns 100 $5,726,261,029 on February 1, this year. .1 WVVK1V WAlf QTI?Pct Per canlta circulation at the heeiifnin W LbKLX WALL, blllbkT j rlflie,nfTOrd of Storkliolderg win betak'.n I of the month was $53.70, against $48 37 ;i REVIEW ON PAGE IS tlet'ttiectoM uf bulne on Februarr 2t. M.-rh '. IBIS, nnrt 'iB!i..Vi,.....'V . "' "uf' 4 flftWMr lnk, vrlll remain open. Tiii ' .v-.....jr a, tl - v" i . ' j- . - , i jp houth Omaha. .March 15 HOOS ne- UUOVl1 . Hie LOCAL MININC STOCKS TONOPAH STOCKS ' Bid Jim Hutler ,.., JJ MarNamara , , ,, ."0 Midway ...,.,. .30 Mlipah Extension .......... .00 Montana , i ..(.. ,10 North Star . - .OH Ilescue Kula 08 West Knd ,..,j 11. GOI.DFIRI.D BTOCKS Atlanta, (.1 Blue Bull ... 03 llOOth ..." IIMMH.I 1" Dla-nondfleld 11 11 .......... ,01 Daley , , 02 Kewanae - , ,,, .On Oro .... , .01 Silver Pick ................ 07 MIEjCEMAIfffOUB Afiked .37 .3.1 .83 .07 .18 .09 .10 . 1U ..00 ,0.1 .13 .03 ,03 ,07 .01 .00 centimes, to 6.54, and making a new low ror tins -movement, opanutn ,anu Swiss were also extremely; weak. Quo tations were: Demand aterllng 4.16, cables 4.76, hankers' ninety-days at 4,73 K and sixty days at 4.71. Franc checks 6.64. cables 653. , Holland cheeks 41, -cables 41ft. Lire checks 6.36, cables 0.36. Swiss checks 4.88, cables 83 V4. Stockholm checks 27.90, cahles 28.10. Chriattanla. checks 26.75,. cables 26.90. Copenhapen'c-heckB 26.C0, cables 25.95. Pesetas checks 20,4p. cables, 20,66, CHICAGO DUTTER AND EGGS Chicago. March 15 --BUTTEn Kecelpts. S377 tubs. F.itra. 36V4 50e; firsts. 6QO KC1Q8 Receipts. 10,786 cases. Extra, 38 80c; flrt. 3888Vic. . J ', latlon. belnir renorted'at $206.966. o70 on March '14, as compared with $210,098,696 on March 7, uue principally to invest ment in short, term treasury certificates to secure Federal. Keseryo Bank notes,, tolal earning asset w.ere $206,204,713, as compared with $203,118,132 the week before. Hatlo of total reserves to' net deposit and reserve note liabilities was 41,5 per cent, compare.il with ,42.0 'pen cent-the week before. , MONEY-LENDING R,ATES Philadelphia Call, C . per cent; time, 8 ft 0 per cent., Commercial pa-, per, three to six months, 6U "6H per cent; Blx-raontlis,-6per oehf., . I.ONHOV Money Is quoted at 3W per cent, Discount rates, short bills and three months bills, 3 1782 per cnt. :: M. ' . BANK CLEARINGS ' Hank .clearlnas today comwrrd with cor- V.,rw.nr1nir dav last two vearSI '!- - Djn fcjei8 ion RYE FLOUn vvaa firm but quiet. We quote at $7.7508,40 ver barrel in .saclta, aa to quality, PROVISIONS Demand was only moderate, but prices were.steadllv held. Quotations! Beef, In sets, smoked and alr-drled. 40c: beer, knuckles and tenders, smoked .and alr-drled, 47c: pork, family. ir.Sfv.1S; hams. S. P. cured, loose, 31032c: do, skinned. loose, 3383Vic; do. do. smoked. S50S3Ku; bams, boiled, boneless, ,11c: picnic shoulders, a P. cured. - looae. 25i: do, smoked, 2flc: bellies. In pickle, louse, 30c; breakfast bacon, 37c; lard, 20Vic, , REFINED SUGARS The market was quiet on a basis of 9c for line granulated. DAIRY PRODUCTS CIIi:i:SK ruled firm and blelier under light oRerlngs and a fairly active demand Quota tions: New York end Wisconsin wholo-mllk, current make. 83034c! do. do, fancy held. K((..7cl wpe.iaia tugner; qo. uo, iir iu kw, 3403.1c. , , llOTTBft Tho. market was Arm at fur' mer rates with siuiplles closely sold up Quotatlona: Holld-packed. creamery, exlraae 112c: nigner-srorina". niviut; mc ic, ,. iKWnw ..1... b.Iki (Vrnta. (lln! flrstfft 3H0. 00c: seconds. ri.157c; fancy branas of prnls Jobhlnasat 08070c-: fair to good, 57000c. KGOS were in goad ' demand and 30c per case hlsher under light receipts. Quotations: Free cases, nearby firsts. $12.43 per crate: current receipt., $12.30: western, extra nrste. .i-.-tai r.rsis, .i,oui .tuvttwj " lower: southern. $121 selected candled egga Jobbing- at 4B018C per do. 1 POULTRY ... I'lVIS Traile waa slow and prices of fovyla were a ahade easier, with fairly llbr oral offeilng.. Quotations: Fowls, via ex press, 37ct exceptional lots higher: broiling chickens,, fancy, soft-meated. we ghlng 1H 1 lbs apiece. 30063c! spring- chicken., soft meated. Urer sizes. 3740u; staggy ypuite ruOBters. 20lo! old roosters.. 2027c; ducks. Pekln. 42 45c: do Indian Itumier,.40 Wllcf tteeje. SOci pigeons, old, per pair, 85cj do youna-. ner pair, 45WB0c, . DKlsaHED was well (.leaned' up and nrlcee ruled firm. The quotations were aa follow.! Fowl.: fresh-killed. In boxes, woikj .e.-t jp-.". "'. ''sv,L"'ykrtz-. : iriE nr Ili '"i "'.'." FRESH FRUITS v uemana was only moderate, but prices were wvll nulnt, n I ,. ... r f.."-" lu'J?ff: i;pnlf. New York. p.r bbl icinr 1 JW011: Ilaidwn. 7.not)i 10: Northern hSv' i $008.50: Hubbardston. $79ia" eSreeiSni" ' H0U.7O; Hussets. $73.50. Apples Penf: Kl". a.'!?.V1Lni TpC bbl.-?)e'Dlavl5 ' , ,&,,..,- n Ik r-. Florida, per crate. s:ier.H.i- h 'r-oii-.2iJ' perbox. $3.5000.85. Qrapefrult. Der box" $1.7004.00 Strawberries. Florid" , iiubi i, ou'iyoiili -p i VEGETABLES ' ' There was little tradlnc and the market V developed no Important t-hamre. Quotations, s White potatoes, Jersey, per H -bushel basket 3 No. 1 t!508Oci No. 2. 00 000c. VhM X potatoes. Pennsjlvanla, No. 1, per 100 lb. x I1.NUW2, White potatoes, western, per luni. lb... $1 7501.00. .White notatoee.i NevV York, per 100 lbs.. ll.7Stfi.gi "a..'ll potatoes. Jersey, per basket No. 1, ll.tnfo -r . 2.10: No 2. $1.2301.7.1. Swceb potatoes. w I r.9iriu uuuiCj prr uui,, xp i, fOtfJ'7 nV6t potatoes. Delaware aria 1 Maryland, per bushe hamper No. 1. $tonffia- Mm i .i onM.1 Cabbafte, Danish seed, per ton. $20040; do' aouthern. per hamper, $202.50. Onions! -yelluw. per lOO-.lb. bag, $203,30. u'0 - BUTTER, EGGS AND CHEESE March. 15. BUTTEIt Mark.t" New York firmer. Kecelpts, 5145 tubs. .- : Mrk.t!?. III-),.. -nnH.3.v Ina- 52.12Hc; extras, SlVlc, Inside; first.. jS SHK 0(llc: seconds, 34058c; Imitation cream, 4 ery. fill ooc, 'Si BUOB Market Arm. Hecelpt.. 514.1 c.-. ICxtraa. 43W 044c: extra flmls. 44H 045 ' nrsts. 40H 042c: seconds. ?3340o; dlrllrs. No, 1, 3c, outBldei'No. 2. 3738ci checks. No. J. ?7c. Inside: No. 2, 3.10SRc: state ami, rt aii rlir tmnnorv uiiilrnii ft&11nt ct..Ik.i whites, 4245ct PaclOc coast whltes.430 K( ..to; western anu aouinern aatnereo .wnnee. 47c. Inside; state hennery browns, 42043c! mixed colored. 41048Mc, . T , S CHEEH1-; Market ' firm. Receipts.- 18S3V, 32fec; Hat whitaa. 43tteflH2ct (la.1. colored; A avtraire run. 82 Vic; flat whites, a re rasa uQ -. in fit (f nili . riillna nliee.nt mr. tea. .! .-'' a clals,A;37S8c. ' . . -. J i . 'Cotton Consumption ;Report M'ltslilngton, March IB. A report on cotton consumption 'Issued -today vbv" the' Bureau of the Ceniua shows that there il were consumeil In 'ebruary, tsxclualve., 'i 9 of llnters. 433,616 running1 bales, com-.',;! pareo. wmi piu,vi oaieo in J'epruHry, 1818, Exports last month, Including llnters, were 440,623 runnlnc .tbales, mrnlnat- 33A.774 In FphrnnrV. 191S t Ttn. ports for February were 9730 equivalent "li BOO.poiiiid balei.ttcalnat 18,678 pales in ffl e i vjominerciai "at "" -Tr.a """ "1 .r...-..... .,.... .- .---. liJhin.4 lba. nnd nver an cce. 37c: weigbi 1 .;:.!' r ..7-V. -. : ."". . ..TIKirrtiV 4 New York today at si.01 Vi an ounce, ... i?J'i, .;.vi7V,j . W.!... ."."iii-if,.? .arte: welihlwr O'lb... 8135ur iiwmj"" ' t . JSI'wffj"" jlif, - a tMTntiii iinitn .-..---...-;$$ -jiii . '.. ' . j ' -.. ai sir . .. vniia. .- itin.oci.i, im ti.tii-.rii i-t.4tn.ni !' " -- -. -i -.nn.T - t.m. j .v.i - n trainer :i:i nnzt--?X7.rxf.taYitxn virtnntb . Mwa .. , , NevVd7 Wond I ;..;.J70 . , (73 wnenanma j m wraw)i " "? "'KrJ. ToVu.I M.l.Ro Wo.irtj.wWiiRS.sm o " -yUlJim)s. ' C u ' -" x "''.- . - ifi -s'WAv (3 '. 'M !i?M, ,?$' if tl ' v f,- S ,3: ''V " v - ' .'.! .;. ,v M ? '' " i' '" " .. i' Utl
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