?ivr . v '' ,. . m, fT! 3J. I It I. I II Yf t'ri ISJ.' c ? 3MJfc4M:ML NEWS CLOSING NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK QUOTATl6tiS Philadelphia Stoclts j J TJAWlAji . rropgial rROI'ONAI.H. VAIRVIKW lllCAt.TV . ,1'ANY. Administration llullnlnr. Yorkihlp yillnae, Cnmden. N. J. Penled proposals art- SSS .VK HEAVY BUYING OF STEEL COMMON the construction' street Improvements aa;- (rreratinr approximately the following nmouni 01 work: six mum or macadam pav lnr, 2 milea concrete street oavlnir. 4 mllea concrete alley ravin. together with curbs, cutters and sidewalks with the name, ana front and rear concrete houaewalka and ten. for approximately moo houses. , .. nana and specification, can be eien at the above office and copies of annie with blank forma for proposals will ba supplied to Intendlnc bidder, who mint ba skilled and experienced In this class of work. No bid will be considered Dnleis accom panied by n certified check, for Twenty-five Hundred DolUra (12.100). The Falrvlew fleal ty Company reserves the rlBht In reject any or all bid. or to accent any bid aa It may .deem beet for Ita Interest. MARTIN Mcr,oNY. . General Manager. OFF1CK OF THE UNITED UAS IJUItOVli- N. W. Cor. Ilronil and'.lrrli streets. ,,. ,, Philadelphia, March 12. mo. The Director have tnla day declared a quarterly dividend of s ner cent (II per share.) payable April 15. 1019. to tockhold- V," ?,ecKlnt. ,lle.c!0" ot business March SI. 1010. Check! wilt be mailed. -" , I. W. MORRIS. Treasurer. ripoaala DOMINATES TRADING IN NEW YORK Developments at Washington Thought by Large Holders to Indicate Period of Prosperity for Corporation. Wider Changes for Some Other Issues rnorosAM for railroad CONSTRUCTION DErABTMKNT OF CITY TRANSIT CITY OF rillLADKM-IIIA 11th floor. Mershon nldc. 1211 Chestnut St. I - . , Philadelphia. March 18. 1010. ' Healed proposals nddreaeed to the under aliened, aa above, will be received until 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday. April IS, loio. for constructing the first four aectlons of the Krankford, Buatleton and Dyberry Surface Passenger Hallway from Frankford to Hue tleton, a distance of about six miles. Con tract No. T01. authorised by Ordinance of Councils approved July 20. lino. . The contract will Includi the nradinir and the furnlshlnr and Urine or the track, and the construction of a 804-ft, ateel viaduct There will be about 16.000 iln. ft. of inflU vldual track of jrlrder rail type with s-ranlta block paving- and about 22.400 lln. ft of Individual track of T" rail true with ballast. Plana and epeclflcallnna can be aeen at the office of the Department on the 12th floor of the Mershon liulldlna:, and copies of name with blank forms for proposals will be supplied to Intending blddere upon deposit of $10. which will be refunded upon the return of the plans. Bidders must be skilled and regularly cne-aa-ed In 'his class of work. The contractor will be required to comply with the act of Assembly of July 18. 1017. relative to Workmen's Compensation Insur ance, and must furnish proof of the accept ance of the said act and proof of Insurance of liability thereunder, or a certificate of exemption therefrom. No bid will be considered, unlets accom panied by a certificate from the City Solic itor that a. proposal bond In the eum of I'lve Hundred Dollars (tBOIt) has been i filed In accordance wltn the provisions of an ordinance approvediMay 2(1. 1RB0. The Director reserves the rliht to reject .any or all bids as lie mav deem beat for the interests ot the Cltv of Philadelphia. WM. 8. TWINING, Director. STiaANDOESIEAD onMwMrkwange Trndc in Extraordinary Vol. nme for Saturday Session. Baldwin in Demand High Points in Today's Financial Neivs There continued to be unusually heavy buying of Steel common on the New York Stock Exchange and its price was carried above par, with a slight reaction later. Oils continued to lead Curb trading, with moderate fluctuations. Support was lacking in corn market. Cotton was slow, but prices advanced. Uncertainty continued in market for sterling and francs. The New York weekly bank statement showed increases' in average loans, demand dcptslts and reserves, but decreases in the same items in the actual report. Bank clearings throughout the country this week wore reported larger than previous week and corre sponding period of 1917. New York, March 22. The action of United States Steel common was the dominating factor In the stock market In the two hours of business again today, with apparent 'efforts being made for a further lifting of Its price by those who were concerned In yesterday's, heavy buying. Lorimcr "Worden, who handled 1aiee buying orders for the stock yesterday for Shearson, Uammell & Co., bought about 30,000 shares, and during the first few minutes thore were two crowds trading in tho stock, one gathered around Worden selling him large lots as high as 100, while others were trudlng in tho stock at U 4o Vi points below tho Worden price, making an entirely separate trading group. Some of these concerned In tho corporation's banking affairs Insisted that there was nothing1 In the way of a demonstration against shorts Intended by the accumulation, but that tho movement was based wholly on developments that occurred at the Washington conference, which was construed by heavy holders to Indicate a coming period of prosperity for tho company. ( The stock was supplied in large blocks, however, and there tvob b . belief In some quarters that the opportunity of a good market had been seized upon to reduce Important long lines. It may be found that the Incentive for the movement was furnished on early Information about points contained In the annual report for 1918 and of the balance sheet of December 31, 1818, to be published next week. Movements all through the list followed United States Steel common closely. That market leader first rose to 100 and then dropped to 99Vi, and all through the list similar movements occurred, except that In some stocks the fluctuations were a little wider. The bond market showed -an unsettled tone, -with-mostHmportance attached jio tne continued; pressure against fourth- Liberty 43ifl,.-whlph again made "a. new low record; Traction Issues were weak and"tlver litter-borouBh-metropollta"n"4l4s sold, at a'Ttew.low, .'!.'. .. . . .: Not tow Close chse 28 28 '. 78'.-. 78V, .. 3H 3, ',i 2 2tt .. 35V4 35?, 90 90H Vi .07 107 Hi 60t 2 914 92't n Oil. 49H 48t 41 ' ' rrtBU. Ilk 13, 13 H ft li. 18M 18i 18 ! . .. . ,. Bi 95 98 -f4l " Vork, M :orp.. 71 70',i 70 Sionly moderate fl C8 New Yorh Stocks lllfh Adv Rumely . . 28 Ajnx Ilubber . 73 1 Alaska Old M. 3 Alaskft.Juneau. 2 Allls-Chalm Co. 36 do uref . ... an Ti Am Agr Chem 107 107 jm an ul , hi or r u'o. 92; vm ouon Oil Am DrulBts nm woe Br. ao prr . Am lnt rvi Am Ice Bee . . 46 46 no prei . 62 Vi Am Linseed . 48 , do pref . ..88 Ani locomotive 67 Am Ms.lt .... 2 Am Smeltlns- . 7n Am Bmelt pref.108 1051 1054 Am Bum Tob .114 112 112 1 Am Stl Fdry 82 82 82 Am Sugar 126 124 124 J- Am Tel A Tei.trnA. inssi ton -t- 4 Am Tobpf new.102 102 102 Am Wool 63 63 63 Am ni f pr. 37 Am Zinc & Ld. 13 Anaconda ... 62 Asso Drygoods 24 Atchison pr... 86 Assets Kenllza 16. Atl O & W I.. 114 Bald Loco Co. 91 Balto & Ohio. 48 do prcf 64 Barrett Co 120 Beth Steel . . 68 do B ... .69 do 8 pc pf 105 Bkn Ran Tran 21 Booth-Ffsh Co. 20 8H. 23 " 69 26 69 60 I6U OILS LEADERS AGAIN IN OUTSIDE MARKET Fluctuations Are Only Mod erate, With MobI Changes to Lower Levels . Hl"h I?w 2 Am Oao, . 65 66 5 Am It pf 64 64 100 Bald Loc 90 90 10 Corn Ex Dank... 360 360 5148 Eleo Stor 70 69 26 Hen At,V R7 A7 26 do pref.1011101 101 '4 HmCNA 28 28 2H4 r- ' Net Closs che. 65 90 360 10, 70 1 67 1 W lm pyw VM 62 48 88 68 31 13 61 24 March 22. There were fllltttttntlnnB In Iia . n 4614 jorltv nf atockK trrloH In mi Ihe ttrnnit " 1 I Street Curb this morning, and the 25 J changes In most cases were to lower i 67 Azures, tho market following clonely the. 14 inovemenis on me siock exenange, wncre I reactions vere in order, after United States Steel common gold at 100 There was a good demand for the In dependent oil Btoeks again, but profit taking sales and uncertainty over the situation of United States Btcel caused a temporary check In the movement to I nigner prices. 37 13 61 LI4 210 Lk Sup C 20 a L,en Mav. 684 40Lh Val.. 66 6 Nor Cent 71 mpennallll 44 10 1'aSaltM 83 80 I'hlla Co cum pf. 35 223 Phlla Eleo 25 120 P 11T t c 25 200 Beading 1st pf. 37 10 Un Tract 38 45 U ll I... 72 2350 V SSteel.100 lOWest Un 86 8 W J A S 42 960 w" Cramp 96 !0 69 65 71 44 83 35 26 24 37 38 72 99 8 6 , 42 91 20 J 55 71 44 83 25 24 37 38 72 SI9 86 42 94 4- -- ' 1 ' 4 'IVitnl uaUa MOI rr,m niMimi rwl wtfli Commonwealth Petroleum, which is I.002 shares yesterday: thli week. 64 110 e leadlne: featupo nf 11,. . .torlt. I hlre last week, 44.141 shares. 1 0. 113 113 in recession, . the leading feature of the new stocks In I from 50 to came In on that I 80 1. 1 a, ltne outside market, reacted 1J 4. n '48, but good buying cam Brunswick Butte & Su C Cal & Arizona. Cal Petrol . do nref Cal Pack Co. Can Pacific 89 48 84 120 68 67 105 20 20 8 23 59 26 69 59 89. 48 J 64 120 68 V 67 1 105 4- 21 20 4- 8 H 23 69 26 ' 1 IS SUPPORT IS LACKING IN THE CORN MARKET stock sales today nt the New York Exchange totaled 504,300 shares. New York.- March 22. New York livening Sun's financial review for to day follows: Trading was in extraordinarily large olume In today's stock market for a Saturday half session. There was Tone Weaker Under Scattered Selling hy Commission Houses Oat6 Active Clilmno. March 22. Support In the coin market was lacking this morning lush of buying at thd opening, which ! a,nd "ndel' senttered selling by commls- $- carried prices forward under the leader ship of the Rteel shares In general and United States Steel In particular, which pushed to and through par for the first time this year. At least a third of tho turnover In the first hour con sisted of steel transactions. Baldwin Locomotive and Railway Steel Spring were In brisk demand also. The coppers did pretty well. The oils were somewhat higher early, but a reaction which set in quickly as sumed rather broader proportions than elsewhere In the list. Strong spots In cluded American Can, Goodrich, the leathers and Brooklyn Rapid Transit, which apparently has discounted about the worst that cin happen now In the traction situation. InteJ-boro'ugh Rapid Transit dropped below 4, but both that and the preferred rallied and later held In good style. The violent covering movement seemed to have brought out stop orders which accelerated the upward swing.1 By the end of the first hour, However, tho most urgent buying was finished and trading quieted down relatively. The rails failed to make any material response to the $100,000,000 advanced to the railroad administration by the War Department on account of transportation bills due. The steel situation continued to be the governing Influence on the constructive side. Judge Gary's statement that the price cuts for steel products represented the minimum for the balance of 1919" waej accepted as the signal that buying In that industry should begin, and' If others made similar progress, there should be, In his woris "great business progress and prosperity in tho near future." Tho feature in foreign exchange was the sharp break in sterling rates to ' 34.60 the pound sterling, which Is only -12 cents above the sensational low touched in September, 1915. Francs re acted two centimes to 5.73 francs to the dollar and lire lost 32 points to 7.52 lire to the dollar. Neutral rates were llke , wise easier within narrower limits. Steol ruled fractionally below par In tho second hour and there as well as In tho remainder of the list there was a less definite trend than earlier. American Hide and Leather preferred was one of the few outstanding strong features. The paper and oil groups continued un der pressure. Interborough Rapid Tran sit 6 per cent bonds "partly recovered from a loss of a point or sp, and Inter borough' Metropolitan 4s made a slight gain on the day. Liberty Loan Issues were ). bit soft , ' While business revival lias as yet scarcely reached the stage of general resumption, the trade ' journals pretty , well agree that operations are slowly widening, particularly In textiles. There is less anxiety over the labor situation and In some sections the Increase in unemployment has been checked. "The fact, that certain leading branches," says Dun, "such as the steel Industry, still fall to reflect recovery tends to divert attention away from the betterments In some other directions, as In textiles." Brndstreet says: "While evidence of caution In buying abounds and sales, especially of textiles, are still below a year ago In vajue, there has seemed to be some growth In the belief that prices as a whole, at least for spring, are not to Buffer .the wholesale cuts which were earlier predicted."" Bank clearings for the week totaled 87,606,706,013, against $6,729,540,151 last week and 85,929,661,893 In this week last year. NEW YORK qOFEE MARKET New York, March 22. The coffee mar ket opened steady 'at advances of from 1 to 3 points, with the early trading confined to the. December position. Yesterday's Open Illth Low Close close toy , 14.85 14.93 14.00 14,00 14.00 uiy ; .m iiiiio ".za H.3U September ,, 1S.09 14.00 14.02 jecemoer anuary , February larch V ,. 18.00 , 14.00 14.02 ... jg.75 13.77 13.74 18.78 18.74 ... J8.3S lS.JR 13.74 ... 13.75 1.1. in jsH 13.77 13.75 1S.T4 GOVERNMENT BONDS Bid anam coupon 2s. 1986..... . T 'anams. rsristsred 2s, 1638,,. 07 'iiwmi coupon 2s. 1988 . . . , , . 97 'anama. reslstered 2e. 1938... 07 'anams. coupon 8s, 1081 ..... . 87 'uami reslsttrad 8s, 1901... 87 'hi Ippln 4s, 1034. 00 'ni lnnins . ibud un hiuppine . ivbb. ......... wo.. to J S Qov coupon 2l, 1B80..Z... 0U S 1 s Gov reiistersa 2s. 1980.. 88ii CS T 8 Oov rejrUUrsaSi, 1080.. 88ii -,. ' J B uov coupon or into.,,,., mi " IB Oot resistsrea ss. o.. so - ;f U,B Ooy coupon 4s. 1925, . . , ,,190 Aslc 08 ih-02 93 on OS on 02 INK slon houses the tone was weaker. Some resting orders were encountered at the bottom The olume of business was moderate. The trade took a bearish view of the technical position, but strength in the rye and live hogs caused hesitation about forcing I he selling side. The labor situation In Argentina, it would appear from private cables, has rot been adjusted satisfactorily, und it would not be surprising if difficulties were again encountered. The receipts here today were 100 cars. May opened at $1.45 to $1.45, against $1.45 at the end yesterday, and declined to $1.44. July started at $1.37 to $1.36, compared with $1.37, yesterday's last price, and later sold at $1.37. Jlay rye opened one half cent higher at $1.77. There was aggressive selling of-oats. and after a fairly steady start the mar ket weakened. Trade was fairly active. The arrivals here today were thirty one cars. May opened at'8 to 08V4c, against 08 c at the close yesterday, and de clined to 67c. July' started at 66 to 66 e, agalnBt 66 c at the close yester. day, and sagged to 65c. The receipts of wheat at Minneapolis today were 373 cars, against 125 cars last year; at Duluth 1 car, against 8 cars; at Chicago 16 cars, against 12 cars, and at Winnipeg 86 cars, compared with 225 cars. LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS 4'hirazo. March 22. - HOGS Receipts, 000O head. Steady to l"i h'sher then yes terday's general trndo. Hulk. $19.60 l.80i heavy. llB.7B10.85t medium. $10 00 $10.85: light weliht. JW-l0J-",!i,Wfi! $17.n010: heavy Packing sows, $18.50 & !. 10: packing sons. $17.20 4848.28; piss, ''cATTLR Receipts. 1000 head. Compared with week ago beef steers 60c Oil lower. Bulk of decline on cattle from $15,to SIB. holes stock 25c to 8O0 lower. Alt other grades 00c to 73c lower. Veal oalves, to 31.25 lower. $1 SI1EKP Receipts, 2000 head. Good and choice wool lambs and yearimgB yuc 10 joe hlsjher. Oood wethers mostly $1 higher. Fat ewes OCo Higher. Medium killing and feeders 25o to 00c hHther. Pittsburgh. !". March 22. 1IOOS Re retDts 1E0O head. Lower. Heavies. $20,253) So 30- heavy yorkere. $20.2020.21i light yorkers $18 25918.50: pigs. $17.80018.- SlIEKPRecelpts. 400 head. Steady. Top sheep. $181B.60; lambs. 120 00 CAL.VKS Receipts, 80 head Steady. Top, 18. Kansas. City. March, 22--"OOS-Iteceipt. nigner. ,iot,i ,, -"" 1000 head. butchers. liher. U8.7R4M0.UO lTnnw I1R AM .-. " ' 1 ..-. .To n . i' UKniB. uo,.iv 10.25: p gs. $13.00W10.20. a. j, CATTl-B Receipts. 800 head. Steady. Prime steers. 318W10.25; southern ..steers, $8 $14: cows' $0ftl4.6Bi heifers. 1013i CasHtEP Receipts, 1000 head. ' 'Nominally steady. Lambs. $10.75 20.05: yearlings. $17 75ffll8.80i wethers. $15010.50; ewes. l3.7B14.78, South Omaha. March 22. HOOS Re-' cetpts, 10.800 head! steady. Range. J18.7BO CATTLE Receipts, 400 head. SHEEP Receipts. 400 head. LOCAL MINING STOCKS N TONOPAH stocks Bid Ask Jim Butler , JT .35 MacNamara Midway , 80 .33 Mlipah Extension ........... .OH ,07 Montana , " iij; North Btar, t .07 .00 Rescue Eula, 07 .00 West End A 1 1 aOLD FIELD STOCKS Atlanta ,. .05 .08 Blue Bull ;..'. .03 .05 Booth ......, ..., .14 .la Crackerlack I . . ,. . ,.07 .Oil rJlimondfleld B B , .'. . .01 .02 Daisy UI '1 Kewanas .....' 05 .07 Oro , 01 .02 Silver Pick 07 .09 Tearhead . .10 ,15 MISCELLANEOUS Arlzoia United 25 .80 Nevada Wonder ,..... .67 .72 Tecopa Mining ...I, ...,.:.. .12 .13 Plan to Stabilize French Exchange Paris. March 22. In certain French financial circles the following sugges tion la put forward as likely to stab ilize French foreign exchange during the 'period of transition. Tho American Government should grant to the French Government a special credit to be guaged by the share of the German In demnity dus France. Such an arrange ment, it is said, would supply France with necessary exchange to finance re construction reaulrements. It would also help 'to support English exchange In America and so foster the position of New York as an international money and exchange center. PRICES IRREGULAR ON COTTON EXCHANGE 35 71 124 68 8 3f e 24 76 34 18 34 43 46 Cert-teed Pro. 25 1 Central leather 72 V, IChtndlcr Mot. .124 ICheu AV nVitn r.R&. I Chic Ot West. 8 I Chic MA St P 38 I do pref . 70 , Chi RliPti! 24 C RI&P 7 p cpf 76 CCC&StL. 34 Chile Copper 18 Chlno C Cop 34 Col F & Iron 43 Col Oas & Eleo 46 Col & South. 24 do 1st pref 54 Cont Can 79 Corn Products. 64 Crucible- -Steel -. "'4o '.pref ,,' 94 -cuoa -cane Sjg -'J . -23,yy -.da Dref - . 341. 74IZ IMstHlers-Sec- 65 -64 "VHTV - fV - 1tfr - -do 1st pref FlehefTJody Gaston-Winn Gen Cigar Co Gen Elec Co I Gen Motors do deb. 90i. I do pref. 90 Goodrich H V 671. iGranby Mln. . 65 r.!iu 159 169 35 72 124 58 8 38 70 24 70 34 18 34 43 45 4-1 I- " General Asphalt, which iincned ut C8, dropped to 66, nnd Sinclair Gulf, after selling at 41. reacted td 40 Cosden sold at 8 and 7. North Ameri can Pulp sold at 6 to 5. Submarine Boat was steady, selling at 13 and 13J. Swift & Co, open ed strong nt 68. but reacted to 57. Keystono Tire was traded in at 85 and 84. Golden Gate continued strong, selling at 3 and 4. Tonopah Divide sold at 7 and 7. Merrltt was traded in at 31 to 31, The rights sold at 2 to ' 2 Net Close rhge. 40 40 -' 95.02 95.02 08 93.40 93.40 32 84 84 Total .iles $7000, compared with $48,400 jeeterrlrfj this week, $141,580. laet week, $100 S00 2000 Interstate rtys 4s. 40 3000 Lib Bonds ,, 3d 4Ws 05.02 1000 do 4th 4Kb.... 93.40 1000 Reading Ben 4s. 84 Local Bidyand Ashed 1 INntTSTTtlALU Aetna Explosives Am-Brlt Mfg.. Am Marconi . . . Amer Writing Paper. Air Reduction. Canadian Car Co. . . Bid n 4 4'." 50 " Am,r More Ye, close I ""jj Sfu" Ask. (sale) I IlrW,. W. Uildwln IJleo Storage 4 rti 1 uen abp Today nid Ask f .Con Car & I'dy pref 75 ' I'hareonl Iron 6 9. 4 4 r. 6(1 7 80 so 80'4 70 R.I HI) 24 24 e " r; a 78 53 67 94 ,4 16 P 29 i 51 48 30 29 64 g 64 , 156 156 54 78 53 67. 94 21 74 64 ie 29 4- H 48 29 54 . i 156 1 163 161 161 - Pun, K-A...1. .. n 4 fl Tk 1" . T-l T- 1 .'1- -ui-ii I'1 .'-1 V ueiiioruiizaiion in roreiEii HiX-, o ure subs. 42 change Has Depressing Ef fect on Market New York, March 22. Demoraliza tion in foreign exchange had a depress ing effect on the cotton market today and, after It had shown firmness In the early trading, it sold off although May, new contracts, were more steady than .Tewel Tea Greene-Can Cop 43 Gulf State St 56 ; Illinois Cen 100 lnt Agr'cul 18 do pref . . 118 Inspiration Cop 48 Inter-Cons Cor. 4 do pref . 14 int inr c (n).lZi'i I25i,ij lnt Mcr Marine 27 27 90 90 66 65V4 93 41 42 56 100 18 68 47 3 13 90 90 66 65 93 41 42 56 100 18 68 - 47 4 -- ifj 14', i 125 1 27 , -- Chevrolet Motors ..200 '. rniiin Si; "s Cuttiss Aeroplane 12 i"nion Tool 3 i' I linn .Steel ... 90 rniei'oii Phonograph. 3 Ht-mlec Mfg 17 . i 1-iikc Torn Boat.. . 2 1-ehlgh Coal Sales. . 80 Lima Loco 34 ; Mnxlm Munitions X Y Shipbuilding.. 34 Am l'ap Pulp. . . a Otis Elevator ," Peerless Motor 20 Poole Kng . 20 Scrlpps Booth . 15 Standatd Motors . 9 Steel Alloys . 5 Submarlno 13 K' Joseph Iad 12 Todd Shipbuilding . VI) Triangle Film United Profit Sharing I A 1' S Steamship 2 United Motors 44 World Tllin i4 Wright-Martin Air . 3 220 92 13 r, 95 4 25 2N 37 6 70 in 2(1 ii", R 14 13 95 1 4iT 4s 5 13 do nref Key Tel do pref Lake Sup Corn Leh No.' I.h nllev Lch -Wil Tr do .pref 1 Penna , Phlla nieu Phlla Co do 5 per tent pi . do (I per cent pr Phlla K T t c ueaoinir Ton llel Ton Mln I 'n Trnc II O I i; a Steel Win Tramp & Sons H4 iock jtwv . . . do pref , . M m 53 3S Iill 100 5 TesterVlay Auk UliI 2.1 II" r,o 84 811 Jy 0i K7 211 ll'.l .12 311 llll I'll 07 V 1004 101 ll'i 47 4H ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERY CONTINUES ACTIVE AND GAINS .1 That Stock Ts Philadelphia Exchange Leader and It Scores Substantial Advance Cramp Certificates Rise 4 Points Other Issues Slow Klecttic Storage Battery continued to attract the majority of Interest In today's session on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, whllo other Issues gen erally showed firmness, and William Cramp certificates became prominent j by advancing a much as 4 points to 94, a new high record. - More than 5100 shares of Storaare Batterv enme, out durlnir the, aessrion find deniflnri Villa Wl irnnrl tVint It w.. nHt-nnMJ 1 R r.nln. n TAR' nnnlhs,. f ,. ., nwwu ...ub v ,.n uu.anvcu ,j ijmin .v I v 78 , wiwfc4v. , r nikTl, rilffl, -AS,A,4 -lnn alnnn .f,AC 41. ,1.1- . 1--.-1 , a . u b.1..- " - ..- ...0.. .v,.x,.v jjt.c- oiiii-c- inuo, Aiier huh luu levoi iiaa uecu leavucu there was some realizing, which brought a reaction; but buying was actiyo anu tho stock finished the short session close to the top. 6uulde of Electric Storage Battery and Cramps, nearly all transactions were In small, odd lots, and with the exception of American Railways preferred, which yielded 1 point on a trifling sale, and a small sale of Corn Exchange National Hank nt 360, up 10 points, most changes were fractional. General Asphalt common gained 1 land the preferred moved up Philadelphia Electric and United Uas Improvement were slightly lower and Lake Superior also declined a fraction, but Philadelphia Electric closed unchanged. Ralls weie inix-ed, Pennshanla shading a little, while Reading first prefened and Lehigh Valley each gained a fraction. Karlj in the day Steel common advanced to a new high for this yar of 100. but later it receded to 99. Total subscriptions to the eighth issue of Treasury certificates In th Third Fedoral Reserve District were $86,758,000, against a quota of $36,- 300,000. Banks made payments of $243, 621,000 by war deposit credit and $4,792,500 in tho Treasury certificates dated December 5 and maturing May 6. Aggregate subscriptions to the eight issues in this district are $345,872,600, As the banks in the Third District subscribed $44,128,000 of the De cember 5 issue there Is outstanding nearly $40,000,090, which the Reserve Bank is ready to redeem nt any time before maturity at par and accrued Interest The Treasury wants to clean up this Issivi before the Victory, Loan, as the Issue would mature while tho campaign is In progress. Subscriptions to the Treasury tax certificates known aa X 8, dated March 15 and on which lists closed March 21 in this district, were $18,14,00O. 20 so4 so;, soft Holders of certificates dated August 20 and January 1 can- still convert ,& 5M, r,'"' SH?, them Inio the March 15 issue 14 U 44 44'.. 44 S.-iS UJS, AJ 33i 30 33i 29 1'R 24' 2.", 24'i b4S 81 H 31, 8 V. nv, 2'i 3 J'i 3HH 311 SS'.i 714 72 72 ll'l !HlV. PUS 114 OS kH'i .11 32 31 44'. 25'4 30 ih S3 hn 3tt 8 30 72 HHH mi's ii am New York Bonds High row 100 100 close 100 97 97 A 100 J00 99 Vj 99 Va 91 91 103?g 103, STANDARD Oil. BTOUK the later months. Business was quiet and generally professional. There was some bearish comment on tho political news and a favorable weather map. Opinions with regard to the labor situation1 abroad were conflicting. Some traders thought It was improving and there waa some purchasing by Liverpool. Later tho position of foreign exchange and a setback In securities led to freer offerings and reactions. Tho close was steady with new con tracts 7 points higher to 15 points loner and old contracts 35 points lower to 20 higher. OLD STYLE Yesterday's , Illinois . ! Ohio Prairie Pipe Stand Oil of Calif . 1 m int . m .7!VMHiJHUl.U. 7""P " ' "i. 1"? Jii? ,t I Stand Oil of N Y Intern 1 Paper 4,)'. 46U 45',. -- ?, t lnt Nickel . . 25 7s 25i2 259. .. , IMII'.l'nXDENT 42'i 41i 41J4 i Harnett Oil & Gas. 170 .342 204 .208 087 .348 OIL STOCKS 175 343 268 270 21,8 692 685 352 318 87'- 82 9., 83 1, 81 70 J 9 is 9 1 97 Kan City So 197s 19 19!s i Kelly fprlngfla.114 113', 1141,.'. 'i Kenne Copper.. 3174 31 31 '. -t- , Lacka Steel . . 72 70 70 2 ' Lehigh Valley. 56, 65 55i, i, IouK & Xash..lHli 1141. .141. 1 Manhnt i:i ... 80 80 80 1 Mar Rock ... 71 71 71 c Max Motor . 36 1,- 35 U 35 18 1 i Max Mot 1st pr G4 62 . 62 9. do 2d pref.. 29 May Drpt Strs 75 Ma nil .luly . September close Ooen Illch l,nv Iist -'.,.711 211 2.T 211.2.1 2., llll 2" 74i Mex Petrol 186 181 Jliaml Con Cop 23 Mitlvale Steel . 47 9a Mo Kn & Tex. 6 Mo Pac . . 24H Mont Power. 71 Xat Acme .... 33 Xat Con & Cbl 169. Nat Biscuit . . 124 Nat Ilnam & St 51 U Nat Lead- . 6S9i 24 20 24.23 24.40 24.20 24 41) v-nrtofM 2d llf 109i 2" (III 22 fl.1 22.0.-, 22..12 22 fill I C". ,' , , ,V ifi,'! 20 nit 211 00 20 03 20.0(1 20 1)0 -a''? (,j0" C? 25,? saw style N.e": or.15 (en' i5?? May . Juh October December January 3 4B. 6S 21 70 32'j 16i; 124 . 51 68 104, 15 "a 75 30 28', 76 182 9. 23 46U 6 9s 24 71 33 161; 124 51 6S 109. 15T 75 30 . 1 2 9. -I Cosden & Co Kilt Bas'n Federal Oil Inter Petrol . Houston Oil Merritt Oil Midwest Hcflning Met Petrol . . . Ohio I'ucl . . . . Sapulpa Ref . . . . Scquoah Sinclair Island . . . . . (.llcnrock . ... ',e . 69. . 28 . 21 lj . 80 . 31Vi .157 . 3". , 16 . 79, 401. . 7, . I". -4l 21'. 82 31 "s 158 3 7, 18 40i 8 I7, 7 9. ! 2 9. 21 Vj 30 V: I 157 3 7', 4's I $4U00Am Aer Sn 139000 Anglo-Krch 5. 57tV liuuuAlll ji & t, Bs.ino 2000 Am For Sec 5s 991 5000 Am T & T 5s. 91 " 18000 do 6s . . . 103V 1000 Armour C 4 i-s 87 U 10000 Atchison 4s". 82 J 2UUU liftv Swn i'ia 837 22000 Bkn Hap Tr 7s 811. 5001) do 5s 70 " 78000 Bordeaux tin. .100 lOOOVal G & K 5s. 94 1000 Can Gov 6s '31 97'. 1000 C It It N J 6s 102 102ia 102Vi DVUUCIllIU l.Qp ,8 ,1US 100 10S1 liilio C' & U CV 42S 781. 78 4uno do conv 5s. 8594 859, iuuui.ni HI w 4S. . eoi 27000 I'BSQ reg 4s 95i 2000 C M & St P cv is 779. 1000 C M & P S 4s. 72 3000 Col & Sou 41ja 77?i 41000 City Paris 6s. 99 9000 Krlo cv 4t Ser D 421. 92000 Feb Rep fiH.105Vi 105 9, 105 "A 1IIHU MUCISJl in 58 16 166 15 3170UU inleru Met 4Vjs 32. 32 118000 do U T ref 5s 68 ; 66 5. 27000 Int M M 6.1 .98 9. 98 94 1000 Inter Agr 5s . 82 82 4000 K C Ft S&M 4s 68 68 5000 Lch V rets 6s. 101 7s 101 87 94 82, 83 81 70 99 "J 94 97 9h 60 H 95, 72 77 . 98 9s 42 4 STEEL MEN SATISFIED ! WITH PRICE SCHEDULE1 Philadelphia Markets Trade Feels That Long Step in Right Direction Has Been Taken GRAIN AND FLOUR WHKAT necelpt.171,86 bushels Prices were nrmly maintained with Jlfht effertnsi. f2XS2unAnt .''indsra Insruetfin. tnlrii EJlcilT-Vo- r"" wintsr. 12.80: No. 1. !?': J 1. red winter, carllcky. 1237: Jft.- J.'d nnity. I2.S8; No. i. T4 winter. hl'SP'JtSi 2- ,S,h"f rjlnr. .: No. a. iiw TiIU;r,.,'-ae' No. t. red winter. rr lfjfy,fai8' P--8- "I- "nutty. IS.SSiNo. v JS s'v,-'r'. 'I'rJ No- a- northern prlns. i,in,V.No- ?; .S, winter. 12 (2: No. i. red i'i ; ri. K7, - 3" -'O. s, rea, smuiiy. r.a . "' . rt .. ..t.'. tj. .' .u m .v. 1,B. "S. ,1IV, sVsw'-a.Sfc.Tsrsr sarnncv New lork. March 22. Geneial iatis faetlon la expressed ln leading steel -... v,t:i mi; 1,1 ncn lui iiiuuuuid ani CORTt ti e T I J. or, ' fixed by acreement between the com- ' ket was stronir t'nrt iJhil"'..-T-! miT: mfttee of renresentatixo iron and steel I ?OM?V.rf.Wq.u.0t .??.".w .i"! ? '?t tor manllfaptllrern nnrl tlto m.mli.ri nt th ":??i?J,u?' Industrial board in ' VSW S- 8- red. I2-28L No. R ronjr and 2c hlher undr ht ---" jniuw m car iota ror & to quality axid location, at "1C OATS n..erfe,. J . . . Washington last nere llht iSlctV7SrS,,iu05fl5S" -al Firlnn. . J.. ... ' llti ti,... i. i e. . i.i.. I tro,,;; i..-.;rr".'-i.r,'",i"ii; vo under ,r ..n.,uj, ni,u ,. u 4t-,i. it, outiiv v., ilico i ;-;--";. ", lv." "H'1""- lie quote: Car Hw 9s 22.SS I'L-'.'sii 5a R: 22.7" -sTiN'orf & West. .10496 10494 1049v 21 14 21 in 21.22 21 ih 21 12 North American 52 6094 o094 V. N Y N H & II 30 'A North American 52 V.'A-??. r.'. I?, r.11 5ii Sll 5ft s' J2 Northern Paci 9294 929s 92i 20.70 20.70 2(1.72 20 02 2rt 70 Nova Scot Stec.l 51 50 61 Oklahoma pr rf niTniunnn HneKisn Ohio Gas . .. Kl .MNK.VS Nil IKS I Ontar'o Silver , Pan-Am I'et. ' Penn R R The Industrial Hoard of the National i Penn Sea'd S. Council of Defense Is In session in Wash- Peo Gas & C. Ington with lumber men in un endeavor Pere Mar pr.. to nx basic prices of umber for balance ' Phlla Co. of the year 1919 Tlie Industrial Board ' wants an average reduction of from 10 lo 15 per cent in pr'cus of lumber In order to stimulate building industry. Pl'ts &. Weil. Plerce-Arro w . Pierce Oil . Pitts Coal . . . do pref 81 10 S, 63, 82 94 44 3G 50 58 36 37 14, 45 1894. 50 86 (Pressed Stl Car 71T 8 9ii 40 09s 81 43T 36 50 58 35 7s 30 9i 4 4 1,4. 489U 86 78 9. 199, 8494 38 82 94. 94 92 94. 7V. 55 8 9i 40 H 819. 44 36, 50 58 35 Ts 37 44 , 1894 49 9s 86 71 789. 19 9 84 H 38 82 94 94 9i 93 Tliitpa lb ttiiifils illavntlafiiailnii n..i chemicals exporters oer the dilTlculty ! 1y stcel Sprl"P 79 of obtaining satisfactory quotations on Hay Con Cop.. 19 freight rates. This has resulted in the """""F " Iobs of borne large orders. i do 2d prer. . it lllep Ir & Steel. 84 , ..... . . ... . ' Royal Dutch... 9694 Mill, producing lilh ersule woolen do new 9494 soodc for next fall report more of a or, Mmnro . K demand for these fabr'cs from the man- sios-Shef S & I 66 55 55 ufacturers of men's clothing than ever sino'alr Oil . . 459 4494 444 before. In fact, some of the makers of Rniitli Pan ...1029i 10294 102' medium priced clothing have this season .southern R R.. 28 2894. 28 or me nrsi time visnea woolen selling do pref ... 68 agents who cater to the highest class I Studebaker ... 03 9i trade. There is a distinct trend to place I Rtrnmherir Carb 38 Atlanta Hig Ledge . Butte New York . . Con Arizona C K S & Jerome. . Kirst National Coldfleld Merger . Ooldflcld Cons Coldfleld Florence Ooldfleld Kcwonns ' llreen Monster I Hiela Mining T V? I Howe Sound . " Independence Lead 1, Jim Butler V .lunibo Uttension . ," McKlnloy Darragh -1 ! Magma Copper 9i Jlother Lode Mlnci Co of Am Nevada Hills Nevada Wonder Nlplsslng Ohio Copper . Ray Hercules . . . San Toy Tonopah (Extension United Verde West Knd Con . . . White Caps Yorlngton MINING STOCKS 4'2 H 94 r 94 H -r 94 94 -i- 94 1 IK 94 94 94 -19, A 4 3 1 34 12 45 27 31 1.32 8 9, 32Vj IV4 14 t l's 9 20 32 7 ,a 5 3 3 38 It 49 29 37 9 94 u. 2'!4 8 i 2 94 33 9 194 16 5 18 IIO.MIS Beth'hem 7s (notes). 101 Cosden Oil bs Cbsden & Co 6 s . Cudahy 7s Russian Cov 5 9jS do 694s Southern Hail 5s 90 90 1019. 55 64 99 quality before price. P. R. R. DEFICIT LARGEST . Stutz Motors. ..62 9, I Sup Steel 37 Tenn Cp A Ch. 13 i Texas & Pacific 34 94 68 62 94 38 5294 3694 13 339, 68 62 94 38 5294 37 13 33 9i A Todd Shipbuilding Oh. 104 f. ft 1019, 93 93 10214 67 651 09 9, 110 Hi 35 15 2 94 '2 A 'ir. 15 102 57 6494 4- 9i V, Texas Co DIVIDENDS DECLARED American nossh Marneto Company, Initial dMdend of 11.60 a share on capital stock, payable April 5 to stock t,! reoord March 81. Central Foundry Company, quarterly of 2 per cent on first preferred, payable April IB to block of record March 81. Indiana Pipe Line Company, quarterly of 12. payable May IB to stock of record April 24. , 14 91 1019, 100 Transue Wilms 40 4094 Twin City R T 4894 4894 Unfon Pacific. 129 94 129 Unit Alloy Stl 4394 4394 Unit Cigar Strs.l35i2 133 Un Drug 2d pf.105 105 United Fruit... 17094 170 U S C I P & F 20 1994 do pref 64 9. 64 94 U S Ind Alco.143 94 141 dl er... 849s : Ref 4994 ... 10094 Third AVfi R R. 14 P.niteen Ttnllrnns W.l m T Toh Products. . 93 U.V.&.. M...uui.a A.HU IV X CI . e " . t Inin r. UIJ l'& viciii ui xvio oiiortage Waaldngton, March 22. The bureau of railway economies, a private Institution maintained by railroad companies, to day made public an analysis of the Interstate Commerce Commission report on railway earnings last year to show that of Che J214.000.000 government deficit for the year tl50.000.000, or 70 per cent, was ln eastern territory. West, era roads Bhowed a deficit of 872,000,000, while southern roads had a surplus, earning 88,500,000 above the govern ment guaranteed rental. Earnings statements of the Individual roads shows the varying effects of the i.e'Ilftlnir of traffic and chansreh In fh, character of traffic. While 119 out of -I let targe roaas earn less than their rental, a few of the other lines earned considerable surpluses for the govern ment, the total of such surpluses amount to about 880,000,000, as compared with 264,000,000 n aggregate deficits. Among tho railroads earning a sur plus above the standard return were these: Union Pacific, 111,916,000; Southern, 810,895,000 ; Duluth, Mlisabe and North ern, 87,343.000; Michigan Central. 85. 654.000; Big Four, $4,760,000; Chesa peake and Ohio, 83,816,000; Santa Fe, 83,114,000, and Louisville and Nashville, 82,057,000. . The roads where the largest, deficits resulted were these: ' Pennsylvania. 833,044,000; Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul. 828,511,000; Baltimore and Ohio. $18,424,009; Great Northern, $16,687,000; Erie (deficit), $16,583,000; Chicago and Northwestern, $10,769,000; Pennsylvania Company, $10,707,000; New Haven, $9,332,000; pan Handle, $8,360,000; Burlington, 88,844, 000; Boston and Maine, $7,746,000; New York Central, $7,510,000; Reading, $7, 020,000; "Soo," $6,714,000; Rock Island, $6,700,000 ; Delaware and Hudson, J4,. 983,000, and Lehigh Valley, $4,887,000. 1594 21294 21291 29. BANK CLEARINGS GAIN HOOOLIg M T 7s 11114 111 244000 Lib Bond 39,s. 99.10 99.04 213000 do cv 4s . 93.70 93.62 35000 do ltt 4s . 94.30 94.24 1223000 do 494s 95.06 96.00 14000 do 1st 49.S. 94.42 94 32 408000 do 2d 4 9iB 93.68 93.62 1839(101) do 4th 494e . 93 70 93.64 02000 Lyons 6s . 100 99 133(100 Marseilles! 6s., 100 999. 15000 MUI"ile 5h 87 9 86 1000 Mo -sc 4s. . 83 'J 83 9. 600(1 do rcn 4s. . 59 59. 3000 N Y A Brk 6s.l00y. IOO14 10094 1000 N Y C-L S 3l2s 66U 6514 6594 15000 N Y C & II 6s 9894 98tA 98H 5000 do 49ns . 829- 829- 8294. 1000 N Y Cltv 4 94.8 May 1957. .10094 1001 100U hat a long step In the right has been taken. Prior to the Washington conference, It had been feared that the govern ment's representatives would request a very drastic reduction In prices, and when the announcement came that pig Iron was put down only 84.50 per ton, with reductions of $6 In billets and $7 per ton In bars, plates and structurals, there was a general feeling of relief In tho selling organizations of the larger companies. However, it is learned definitely that the Industrial board at first was In clined to recommend considerably lower prices than were finally agreed upon, but that the arguments of the steel men, who furnished detailed Informa tion of production costs, and the high waee rate, eventually convinced the ?2'?5 l goernnient authorities that their re 1,4 jjj quests were extreme. 9504 I It is belleed that the desire of the 94 26 I Federal authorities not to have wage 781. 859. 60 9t 95-. 989. 42 94 32 94 68 98, 68 101 1114 o.rectior, , jd -,7 ."Vm W?e7"8& whft..8 S , 1 rLOUn Receipts. 1.714.052 pounds In '' sacks. . The market ruled fom '"SUV A" 3! M r Y lbin wn Qu?,.atl0n8,! To Rrr've. pir IBS j&t lbs. In 140.1b. jute sacks Wlm.r ..J.i.t.. vSfk 7neWrnv.10-2owlO-60: do, neafbyV lib 10.25; hansas straight, $lxau BO aT, short patent. $tl.B0li.7B sorini '.hSS., F.at.?.nt y-30&n.o0? tQ ' paPtent'' lllfi JSK-Ws wrSWb PROVISIONS ,.Lra,1!.T" "ul,t' but orlces were steadllr' ,The quotations: Beef, ln sets, injokid 5nrt. lr-drled. 4c: beef, khuckiei and tenl mntjli,fffi:'f" ".""' OO. OO. "u0 77L, nnini. iianrn nnnaiaasi tr foc. do. smoked. 2ei IvJI es. in mi. . Sic, lard. tOtu. . ' 93.64 93.66 99 99. 87 8311 39 2000 N Y R ref 4b 40 11 mill do 5i . 11 1000 N Y W C & B 4 9-jK . 15 50(10 N'orf & So 5s . 68 1 10(10 North Pac 3s. 6994 1000 Ore Sh L 4s 86 1U0II Pennii 6s '68. 93 2000 1'ub S N J 5s 78&. 10000 Pierce O 6s'20 104 35000 Itep I & 8 5s. 95 9i 32000 Sinclair Oil 7s 97 94 5000 St P Kan Cy & Fit L 494s.. 689 2000 Sea A L adj 5i 48 S 3000 Sou Pac 4s . 77 12000 do cv 4s . 83S S1! 11 45 68 '4 59 . 86 95 78 104 95S 97 68?, 48, 77 83 9. 399 11 45 08 94 59 V, I 86 I 95 78 104 I 95 9. 97 J 68N, I 89s ' 77 I 83 94 I reductions at this time was one of the main factors in determining the prices, as it has been felt right along that any attempt to reduce the pay of work ers without a Blmllar cut ln the cost of lining would result in labor dls tuibances throughout the country In the steel trade generally, It Is belleed that the action on prices will be followed by a rather free buying movement for the requirements of the various departments of the goernment, and that regular consumers In this coun try will enter the market within a com paratively short time to cover their needs. N. Y. BANK STATEMENT 2000 do cv 5s . .1035. 103a. 103. 4000 Third Ave aj 5s 29i 50(1(1 Toklo 5s . . .81 4nnoiT S Realty 5s 719 1000U S Rubber 5s 86 4000 do 7b 1039. 1000 U S Stl s f 6S.10014 10094 IOO94 iiua,ia 10000 Union B A P 4s 82s 825, 82, Net" 40VVU u u 01 u 0 k 1 ', 81 71 86 103 a. 2794 81 7114 86 103 9, Total Butiness 30.5 Per Cent Greater! Than Same Week Last Year 72000 41000 594s 1919 do 1921 . do 1937 . 99 99. 991, 98 A 96 94 98 A Clnulatlon 009, 100 94 inoU Cash In aull Average Loans and Resenes Are Higher, While Arlual Deireaee New lork, Murch 22. The New York bank statement thlf week showed large Increases In average loans, demand de posit!" and reserves. There were de creases In the same items In the actual report Details follow . AVIfHAOK . M Sf2.24(l 0(10 demand ile- nosllB T3.0n0.n7n 0011 baton nEFINED SLfrJAHS for'flneTran'ul.e'd" QU"t n """ of M DAIRY PRODUCTS ,.l'.c'?.Zr7',2n,u..?T mal1 and ti r Oi.riV laconsln. rurrent Inprease I31.II3U.UUII Net time denuslta l.Mi lir, Oiiii .1(1 Iril 1 (Mill 111." (HI3, (tun 84,r,22.00(l 2,14'i.iKin rain.ooo 751). 000 .,... ..... . .""v". "rl' K.inan a it on';- "iffw-v?; 2K, d,wi.ft"-... .as. make aiiiiA a : " "'iranun, rurrenL maK. .rt'ia,v. do. do. fancy. hla 9TiennM- JiOTTMi Demand was linht and ir"eJ were lc lower, thouuh supplies w-ri fraall Quntailor.s: Solld-packed, creamery eiTraa' n5a.' .in"..11""' 07c' nr. 0466c: S ??ncV ?o?S; ''""mery, cholca'toV elS' 1. .'' .0, ,a,r lo Rood. 0400c- ' frrcy.obdds eiVA"1 lobb,n " ""& u??(?1So?:"Vr"e,'ldcLeWa"Seab?,r?tT lected est. Jobbing at 45J?47c per lo"en. POULTRY LIVK The market ruled firm hut th.r was no particular activity In trade Th! puoiations Kowls. Ma express In eini broil n chickens, fanci nhrn?ti$' KIlKRHl.ri The market ruled firm with supplies well cleaned up. Quotations were n, fo loj- Fowls, frcsh.kllled. in boxes weighing 5 lb and over apiece. 36c: relsh: lnc.')4H lbs. 37c washing- 8 bs. 3 635c: smaller sizes. 2S0a2C; fresh killed 11 barrel, fancy drv picked, w.lihlnc o lbs and oer nnlcce Sflc. wetrhlmr au 4U lbs apiece. SflO7r. smaller III. 28f?2e'; olil rnnaters. (Iry-plcked. 27c. roastln chlcki ..." '"-1,1", uu'iitnea, in Doxfce. wetahlmv ! lbs and oier apiece. 387c, weighing 4 lbs apiece. Sic. welshliw 84 lh, nplfoeT ?.7Cs.ivnf'"hl",r.:;ei,"?', ""' 83e:stawy 27W30C masting chickens western. In baiv rels. welghlnE 4 lbs apiece W .i..ii; lnt, hlirher em- 14 91 10194 40 48 129 94 43 94 133 105 17094 19 9, 94 9s IT 8 Realty U S Rubber U S Sm & TT Steel Utah Copper . . 73 Utah Sec Corp. 16 Vn-nnr Phem . . 68 Wahash pref A 33 9i Wells-Fargo Ex 69 94 West Union Tel 86 94 Westghse Mfg. 47 9s Wheel ft LE pf 17 White Motors.. 63 9. Wlllys-Overld . 29 94 Wilson Co ... 80, Worth P&MpfB719 at 8394 49 99 8 fl t 08 33 94 59 94 8694 469. 17 63 29 7994 7194 64 94 94 141 194 389. 294 83 9j 4994 -r U 99 I 7294 94 161J 94 581A 33a, 94 59 94 194 86 94 94 4694 96 17 4 53 94 94 29 94 7994 94 71 . . Total sales. 80.861.OOU, compared Mill "'Tn .tale 812.17.1000. this week. 800,033 000 lHst , i'.K oi,H frn.T .,b im.moim banks and trust Total bank clearings of all the clear- ' ifelier "e" Ir. state Inar houses 111 the Vnlted States for I RESERVE BANK REPORT ' companr'de.'!- the week ended today nave been 87,606,- , i""" .. 706,043. against $6,729,540,151 last wsek I . , , c. . .01 rv ..... 'arbti gate res ncwiy oiaiciuciii Oiluw uron 111 Dill, ij,rrr, ,-.tu,,u m SJtiriil list 571.337.000 30.43.OOO Jll 700 000 Total sales reported on New York stock ticker. 020,200 shares, compared with 1.261, 10O shares esterdav. thin week, 6,M.',3UU shares; last week. 6,250,000 shares Extra by National Casket N'w York, March 22. The National Casket Company has declared the regu lar quarterly d'vldend of m per cent nnd an extra dividend of 1 per cent, payable March 31 to stock on record March 20. Dig Increase in Capital Hover, .Del.. March 22. Not'ce' of an Increase In capital stock was filed at State Department today for the France and Canadian Oil Transpoart Company, New York, from 11,000,000 to 810,000,. 000. National Park Bank Increases Dividend Ifew York, March 22. Directors of the National Park Bank have Increased the quarterly dividend from 5 percnt to 6 per cent, placing the stock orr a 24 per cent annual basis. The dividend Is payanie Apru 10 biock 01 record March 21. and 85,829,661.803 this week last year, or a gain of 30 5 per cent. Clearings in Philadelphia, as compared with the cor- . responding week last year, gained 36.2 per cent, Details follow Inc. ! 1010 1018 I.c. I New York.83,,23,! 580,088 82,532.927.899 43.1 , Chicago... 4HR.1S2.0U8 44J.871.SJ!) 10.1 1 nua ,191 mi nna .o..i,o,ni9 on. J Iloston . 2U1.S42.00O 223.031.0S9 32.8 Kan. City KI7.(,l)4.n47 183.335.681 eg.l Ht. Louis. 14U.703.48II 143.U72.049 4.0 H. Xran'co n.vioo.uoo 7.U44.OJ0 18.8 rittaburgh. 131 .187,(103 0fl.740.403 101.7 Detroit .. 108,303.809 4(1.373. OUT 183.3 Ilaitlmore 72.274. H7II 40.327,024 711.2 N. Orleans 37 714,331 58.128,002 8.8 Discounted Reserves Lower Net demand dep t3.4O,77B.(i00 Net time dep Circulation Cash In aults 5Vdaya! "5.530,671 8IS2 4, 097. 438,531 A day. ' 87S.U8A 403 801,004.268 T'l all cities. ft data. 16.406,638,34.1 84,808.462,709 day '. .'. 1. 200,047,198 081.160.094 TI nil MfL. -'.I.- .Art n.n V -.. AA. ... .-.". ror w'K.u.uuo. iuu.u.j o,o.tf,uui.Bta au.o ' Capital An Interesting feature In the weekly tatement of the Philadelphia Federal leiene liana- iv tne contingent liability hown as lndorser on bills redlscounted tr accentnnceH snM to other Fe1.ral n I.nans erve banks of $30,000,000 on March 21, s compared wnn i6,uuu.ouu on March 14. Notwithstanding that memberf of the Keserve In mem Clearing House reported a new high , ,",r ban,k . . rynrn In l-inu llll .Mnnrtnv th. Il Itesepe III State serve Bank showed a drop In bills dlb counted secured by govemmnte war ob ligations, being 8169,254.927 yesterday, compared with J178.179.845 the week before. The ratio of total reservet to combined deposits and reserve note liabilities was 41 7 per cent, compared wun 41 3 per uel.hlntr 3 1. r. ,. --., - ,,.?. wx.irhlne "U. 419 "ihi" .. i. ?" i",',.'.'"' "C. ff 12 lb, per doi 10 23010: white wrlahlnr OWIO ll. per doz . M 2.1or5o do' wlln Inc s ll., per doj . 7 30: do. do 7 b per '". Jo. do oOH lbs per dig 84j dnrk. J2 .10, small and No 5, lJL5l" eu""a, oung. per pair. SI 60O2I oldT $i I'RESH FRUITS Choice sleek generally ruled Arm. but demand was only moderate Quotations! Apples New York, per bbl. Kins IBBlt Baldwin. 17 300 ,luPHubbard,ton"'7O0 2il OreenlliB IROlll. Russats 78 30. Applel. .r-'riTAT cmii-j ivaiuti ami irginia per hb Den actual lUii, it r.nwii nn., hiiK.,B.J1 4.8B4.n.l7.0(in 'HR 0116.000 ', V S12 Itnm. Heauty. fjney siuBl', 1 I ..-.37.00(1 .'ni.-i.OOO .19'J.r,74 Ol") 37 1101,000 52S. 448.2110 11.077,260 71,12.1740 20 327 740 tMii,."!, InrluilrJ tlTnlteil States deposits deducted, J27 Him Decrease 277 1.10.2110 00(1 37.(113.(1(10 t04.A2U.OHO 511.681,000 '21 033 00U -a.i i.v,inm Annies, wiaiern. per box. S8MJ 7.-, i... ''I !"" i P"r iix - ( .11 Oranires Florida. n- i .17.IHKI crate 2 30f7 33 Oranges California ner 3.11.000 , box J3 softs 8.1 Grapefruit, iri hnl" 'iSIT . Ii-Ia.,. ' .? - ,u,ua, per quari. 1 TJ -I ft i i c ,S : & I cent the nrecedlnic week. 1 Pomnariaon of ImDortant Items fnl- i i i - - - - lows hank a and trust companies Itenervt) in thi hnrrkft and trust cn..pnn tjepos Airgreifate res Keservt? reriuired. KurpluH . . xrLHc e nciuaoa. tUnltPl States depoit deducted $200, tll.OOS.OOU I'J.niT.OOO r.l... Mill, 000 jso ooo 1 OAT.OOl) 10.l.r.Mini) 4,1.75.031) 15.11O.U70 xM m 323.001) Decreafce Decrease. March 21 Total reserves . . .(1KB. 1 IB 7H0 Karnlnts. asset.. 201. 881.802 7,mn.imi MONEY-LENDING RATES PlIILAIJELl'llIA ':!'. ifi per cent: March 14 H8ilS.lfl.720 20(l'.2S4,718 Loans and lncst 7.377.4HO mellta 10.nR3,4.1li,(iohl 102.767.4H2 Currency, bank i nuies ,' .-..-. n.m.,A.- I Deposits Federal FOREIGN EXCHANGE i ntim. Hank of .. v i. !ieMi. to a i. l New York ,rT iuii, ,'inii.ii .. m uic uijcii- , Deposits OfTSIDE 11ANK STATEMENT STATE HANKS , Clovern't deposits. 20.770 02(1 Due to members. fl7.H3i.SAa J5S1.K91.IUH1 H, 447. 900 24. 880.000 I2.BII4.7IIII 131.1110 33.1.200 0.1121.000 083.73.1.800 1)0 .1.002,300 111,20(1.100 1.. 107.300 decrease. .3 limn K Gti R tier cent, uommere al na. . ''.. - la. :'"' .V i:. ". ---.""-..- , .,rin,ii , : .7.1..." r; .i,. mi; . ., r ins mis morning tne lareiKn. exenanee m serve on deposit 101.2H.1.2 per, uireo iui '""""' v .3 fcr market was demoralized, it belnsr almost ! 1'ercentaae of resirve. 20.1 Veliki DUk lliw.lil.o. v v v..m , ,. k . tr, Ahl. n nlhor than nnm Hl '1111IN1 L.UJllArW 1 EJH '- . nnni.i!i,n. for ltliv uteri n rw f .rt tl-oans and Invest- ... A. ..,...,.., .T"' "', V., .:."'.. .'"" l mtnli 12.130.3.10.200 128.010.000 .200 48,000 Ilank clearlnss today compared with cor reaoondin darU.t iwt ear. , Phlla. . JUL (101,309 150,213.278 4R,60.70.1 llOston. 40,284.072 40.473.00(1 34.872.800 N. York 701.tC7. 344 403.253.0,11 338,800.300 Produce Exrhatige Closed Tuesday New York, March 22. The board of managers of the Neir York Produce Ex change have voted to close the exchange on Tuesday, March 26 In honor of parade of the Twenty-seventh Division from overseas. 11.482 0,843,800 2PO.700.DIMI hills. Demand sterltnK was Quoted nt "'S' 4.S8'4 to4.80 and cables at 4.B9V4 kto Currency',' ban li 4.61. Frhnc checks were 5 76 and cables notes 5.7b. .Deposits. Federal Virtually all attention was attracted neserve Hank of in the aterllnar and franc markets tho New York . . 304.387,000 ri nf tb Hut helnir nesrlectert. Vlth lepolt ... 2.n?.?4?,()0 nursitinna unavailable. , Heaerve on deposit The cause of the pronounced break ln Marling bills was advices from London announcing that transfer rates on dol lar exchange had declined to 4.50 per liii'nd in Ixindon. It was dimcult to get exchange rates on documents to any place outside ot London and the market was generally called nominal, Swiss was quoted at S.05 for checks and COO for cables and Italian was BAR SILVER Commercial bar silver was quoted In nominally quoted at 7.50 for lire chrcks. New York today at 81.01 H an ounce, I Later tho market became steadier, unaltered; In London Kt47,d, unaltered, 'with sterling cables quoted, at 4.66. WI.321.10U 411.4211. ooo 1.4.1.1. .-.(l Percentage of reserve, 17.8. decrease. .3, STATE ItANKS AND TRUST f'OMI'ANIKB NOT nErOHTINCJ TO CI.EARINO HOUSR Loans and Invest- r. .- IC1II D4I BDA , ruB nA.. fnms ... f w...,n.,r.w, .,,,inin,aiiii n.lBQ.tUU 10,100 flolil Currency, bank notes Deposits, Federal Kcserie Ilank of New York , Total deposit. Ket deposits. . .. Heserve on deposit 10,003,000 1,072,100 n0.03R.300 8.814.900 830.771,300 2s,in.i,nr.o 743,937.800 1.1.8811,800 128.1173.000 4.409.100 Percentare of reserve, 8.s decrease, 1.3. -decrease. 6(1 Htr.iulrrla iowr,. VEGETABLES The market was generally firm on fins unclt. with a moderate demand Quotation.' Wy,!.?c,7.l?7,,Ky ?r i!ahel basket, NIWSA (U7.1c. No. 2. .10 80c. While poUtoesMnlne ner 100 lbs Jl 8002,10 IV hit polCSe Pennsylvania. No. 1 per 100 lbs . JliHraj. White potatoeswestern per 10(1 lbs . iTMlOl (10 IVhlle' nn..l!i5' I New York per 100 lbs Sl.flOO! 7S White potatoes Delawaro and liar) land, Hoosler per 100 lbs 11 40W1 80 Sweet potatoii Jerae per basket No. 1 8262 2.1 No IV I ll r,OWl 7.1 Hwet potatoes Eastern Shore. i ner bbl.. No 1 1(1428.80. Rweet nnl.,n.. Delavare and Martland. per bushel hamne No 1. 33 IS No. ;. I1.8.102. Cabbase. Danish seed, per ton, Hofl.li). Cabbaire. nouinrn, iier nimptr, si. laiv.z.i. onions. .llttw. r inn.lh Imw fl TRfll M " 'I ITitJ BUTTER, EGGS AND CHEESE l S3 New Vork. March 22 Dl'TTER Unsst i i,'?&a Uert Receipts. 7480 tuba, lllaher smrlnsr, i, T't&'i --..-jw. r-.,u. "' ""-tuc-i iirwi. o -1? Fit ,i,t'. prvnnai, iivvii.h. inim naiTf, OOW i& uir imitation creamery oinc r,ritfU EUU8 sternly. , llecelpts. 0000 eases. Elv '.' Iras. 43WW44P. cutra flrsts. 4v In.ldel, "T'l firsts 4lw42Uc seconds. 3nt4f4! dlr -rvi Ilea NO. I MhllMhc: No. 2 .10f31Vi( checks, 37rsc, atae and nearby hennery -I ,,,,-, rt,won,-. KMlJir.,-., -vnilJI, SIISIV. ' 1 v Tl Pnclflc coast whiles. 424S-, western aoii i'tl eouinrrn irniirs rninrrrq. .ifnc slat D.a . nearuy hennery, orowna. Tj:, Inside; mlxel i" ".if-' co!J.,T2-is.i!L ... !?fl.S iibcnb iirm. jbrveinis. ..i uon ixixes.i (.' Plate, whole mlllr. colored, aneclala. ajUcTi K. IniM.) flat unit AdSi Ih.M., M.4 HM. W ured. averase mn. SSOSSVin fiat while, if h averace run. SV. 'Inside: twins, curreaw.r make, specials, 870118c. ; I ! I l ' tfi. , CHICACO BUTJER AND EGC5;,V rhlrazo. March 22. IIUTTE11 H, 1080 tubs. Kitn, 034,e; flrta, f ECH1S Receipts. 13,039 cased JtfJ VOVVfii t4m 1 "5 Jfflfci T"3 l? . - r.t ." ,', - ,'V r 1iij A i Stittt " M , h i-K 'tI SAM ' r