"if!! ' V. n- ir i " Wt.- ' T ,1 4" 8 tJ 1 &Vf !".' G v.1u EVENING PTJBUG , LEDali PHILADELPHIA, VYJEDESDAY, APKIL 2, 1919 ir . U- K2t Li..' yl B 3 s- GOSSIP OF THE STREET LOCAL FINANCIERS FOR EARLY SIGNING OF PEACE Banker Says He Understands From Good Authority That Progress Has Been Better Than Some . Suppose Gossip of the Street . O'3 0t "' qucsl,ons n,os' frequently asked In the Hnanclal district yesterday had a direct bearing on tlie peace treaty and the negotia tions In progress In Paris. It Is evident that If something tangible doesn't happen soon tho manifest uneasiness under the surface may show Itself In the form of outspoken irritation at the slow progress -which some think is being made toward a final settlement, which every one says will be the signal for a real resumption of thus country's industries. One r banker, when speaking on the subject yesterday, said ho understood from good authority that tho progress being made, toward a final peace was very much better than most people Imagined and that, as far as the league ,' of nations was concerned, he believed It was a-finished document, but was , awaiting the peace treaty. - ' No one, he remarked, who has not had a European experience, where dealing with a number of different, nationalities in as many different languages and each with his own viewpoint, can appreciate what the members of tho Paris Conference are up against. ' A well-known broker who was listening to the discussion asked what would happen if Germany and the central powers refused to sign tho peace treaty, or accept it when requested to cdmo to Versailles for that purpose. He answered his own question by saying that tho only t thing tho Allies could do would bo to seizo tho country, take possession . of ports and custom houses and apply the screws of an economic blockade. ,( Irv fact, he remarked, it would simply mean fighting the war over again, with every advantage on the side of tho Allies, including a thoroughly equipped army of American soldiers, numbering about OO.OOO, with . Germany's fleet disposed of and the fleets of Great Britain, France and theUnited States Intact. He said he gave no consideration to stories - about Germany's refusal to accept. That would spell the end of Germany ,8 a nation, he said. Short-Term Bond Sale Interests Financiers a , Among the leading banking and investment houses yesterday after noon the subject which was uppermost was the formal offering made this morning for subscriptions to be entered with the Federal Reserve banks for the issue of $200,000,000 Series A G per cent gold bonds to be sold by the war finance corporation. WAR FINANCE CORPORATION SERIES "A" 5 GOLD BONDS Dated April 1, 1919 Due April 1, 1920 Coupon Bonds in Denomination of $1,000 Security: Discount"' and Re-discount Rates: Assets of War-Finance Corporation: We solicit subscriptions, subject to allotment, at 100 and FRAZIER & CO. Broad and Sansom Streets Philadelphia $200,000,000 i , War Finance Corporation One Year p Notes Dated April 1st, 1919-Due April 1st, 1920 Interest payable October and April 1st Free of Pennsylvania State Tax and Normal. Income Tax . The entire capital, $35(y)00,o6o.00,o'i tfre War Finance Corporation is owned by the United States Government. ' We solicit subscription, subject to allot riienl:, at par and accrued interest. ARE ANXIOUS - .Free of Penntylrania State Tax and Normal Federal The act creating the Corporation provides that all Bonds issued by the Corporation shall have a first and paramount floating charge on all assets of the Corporation, and" that 'the Corporation shall' jjot at any time mortgage or pledge any of its assets. These assets include not, only such as may bfe obtained from the proceeds of sale of fhesc Bonds, but also those obtained from funds raised through subscriptions to capital stock. The United States is not liable for the payment of these Bonds nor the interest upon them, v t ' The United States ot America has already subscribed to $350,000,000 of capital stock at par. Federal Reserve Banks are authorized, subject to 'certain limitations of the Federal Reserve Act and regulations of the Federal Reserve Board, to discount the direct obligations of member banks secured by the Bonds of the Corporation, and to re discount eligible paper secured by the Bonds and endorsed by a member bank. No such discount or re-discounts, however, may be at an interest, Charge of less than 1 per annum above the prevailing rate for eligible commercial paper of cor responding maturity. The general balance sheet of the Corporation as of Match 19, 1919, shows assets of over $356,000,000 and practically no liabilities excepting the capital stock, which is junior to these obligations. COMMERCIAL TRUST COMPANY Member of Federal Reserve System City Hall Square The following are tho terms of the Issue under which subscriptions will bo received, and wero mailed to financial institutions last evening: "Bonds will bo issued in denominations of $1000 only, In bearer form, will bo dated April 1, 1919: will maturo April 1, J920, and will bear Interest from April 1, 1919, at tho rale of 5 per cent per annum, paynble semi an nually on October 1 and April 1, The principal and interest of tho bonds will bo payable in United States gold coin of 'the present standard of valuo. The right Is reserved to reject any application; to allot less than tho amount of bonds applied for, and to closo tho subscription at any lime with oi' without notice." Payment for bonds allotcd may bo made at once and must be made within tho period fixed in the notlco of allotment, which will bo malted to the subscriber. Upon payment, Federal Iteservo banks will issuo interim receipts pending delivery of tho doflrhtlvo bomli. "Incorporated banks and trust companies and such dealers In Invest ment securities as shall bo approved by the federal Reserve" banks will receive a commission of one-eighth of one per cenUP' tho face amount of any bonds of this Issue, when duly paid for, which shall have been allotted to or through such banks, trust companies or dealers. This commission is to be payablo in each Instance within sixty days after the allotment has been paid for in full. "The act creating the corporation piovides that all-bonds Issued by the corporation shall have a first and paramount floating charge on all assets of the corporation, and that tho corporation shall not at any time mortgage or pledge any of Us assets. Theso assets Include not only such as may be obtained through the proceeds of sale of these bonds, but also those obtained from funds raised through subscriptions to capital stock. The United States is not llablo for the pajment of theso bonds or the Interest- upon them. ''The tax exemptions are similar to those pertaining to- the Treasury certificates of Indebtedness. "Tho general balance sheet March 19, 1919, is as follows: Assets Cash deposited with the Treasurer of the United States and tho Federal Reserve banks, $13,831,406; loans to banks, bankers, trust companies and savings banks, $3,912,67": railroads (which include $30,000,000 to the director general of railroads), '$11G,555,270: public utilities. JdC.781.S00; industrial corporations, $636,652: cattle loans, $6,790,772; total loans, $154,677,271. Investments United States Liberty Loan Bonds, $184,584, 618; office furniture and equipment, $8671; accrued Interest receivable, $3,694,519: total, $356,816,307. "Liabilities Capital stock, authorized" by war finance corporation aot, $500,000,000; less subscription by United States of America, subject to call by the directors of the corporation, $150,000,000; balance capital stock, $.150,000,000; earnings, $q,780,122; interest collected in advance, $36,264; total liabilities. $356,816,387.." These bonds are the first to be issued under the war finance corpora tion act. The receipts of tho issue will be used by the corporation to- pro vide for railroads and meet other demands. Under tho law tho war finance corporation may issue up to $2,100,000,000 of bonds on the basis of Its paid-in capital Block. Income Tax (' accrued interest. '. Philadelphia Markets CRAIN AND FLOUR wWiIBATTnreell- 277.788 bushels Prices iht . .IV1' maintained. follow Inir are Eovernmi'nt standard InsDectlon standard rmrih.T0, ,' rtd winter. $2.30! No. 1. aaofrt.,I",.,n- .-& No. 1. hard winter, No T VVi ' .r.ou .w"ier. garlicky. $2.37: ..?-.V- -r.d amuttv. 12 3fl! No 5. red winter. hard Vint., t",5i,h CP 'W'""., 2 3": No. 2. fickv to "S'x.,8-?,,li No. a. red winter, tar red WiiSi! S-.S- & "niutty. J2.33; No. 3. i' aowlS.'5r-. 'r-M: No. C. northern rnrlnr. Sl!.32: -wlntVc ! ,: ,'""". winirr. '.J: o. a. red t'VB?' r??r".cky- J--5!!:No. 3. red. smutty. S'nR. wh0- "1- JD 30!, No. 4. earllcKy. Siv"''. n!' : No .4, earllckv. w. n. nara w nter. I5.n'r N 3 frt 'lUUliy. IVfl' Wn K A ft nil .- rarucKy, $ im. No r,. Rmnttv in.Nn e. KariicKv amuttv. 12 ' kt i5fi R5',pS"v. w bushels. The mar w 5a"Sed "it3c under light offerings. ??i!V.?nland Wtt on'y moderate. IVe quote .mmV 'A?1" '?,'" ror 0CI11 ,r'1. to Aj-rV Io."n. at 1.70tl.7. angHTnec'i,,,., "so buthels. There aa Kht .i?1"? ot-,r ln "' market, due to t oni- "'" nl a fair demapd. Quota iiTBiS l0.'" 1" L location No L- white. ? lS7.8c:-?U5Jal'rt whe- 7S7.T,r. No 78 'ic ''74'c. No. 4 white. 7J'a PIjhtTri ray.-i,. , eaa.-.. . ?acKS. Mill Umlta i,rn tlrmlv iUtt. In.l ?oiln,vrVXva" ",ulc "-adlntr. The quotation -w .'iiijif, ir in iur. n iin, clear. tfliA,n UYE FliOLIl rilte.l nrm !.,,, ,.( - Sualfty' ,88-!0 wr carrel In oacks, aa to PROVISIONS mJh.'J'.. w"s.n fnlr Jobbing dunand and In .., n"e ",t('hly held. Quotations: Heef. i,,.-T,i m?1",il and alr-drled. 40c; beef, iinuckles and tenders, anioked and alr-drled, i,',rLiBfk- ""Ji'X- ! barns. B. V. fuetiiimS- 82033,.: do. skinned. Ioo I n 1.5 il a,- Uol "niolted. 3(IWS(!V4c: hama e?,-.,i' ,boneleS2- 41,ci Picnic shoulders. S. P. irvii: l0,e- -e,k.60- moked. 27c: bellies. In lanS 30c ' breakfast bacon. 37c: REFINED SUGARS ..TJi" lJla..rl'f,t wnn i"1" aIld unchanged on a oain of tic for fine granulated. DAIRY PRODUCTS n.,'.liE8B"""Jrhe nint( ruled steady with SnSfSi!equ,,1.t0 'e 'United offerings. Tho ShiiM-ViV New VorU ttnd Wisconsin, whole-mlllt current ma,ke. 3334c: New ?..?? "'iHci specials higher: New York and ' .,fS.ni','!,.,1i?le-ml,k. fu'r to good, JJM.ll,!.. acarcity. Demand as equal to the offerings wuoiattons; holld-puclrjd creamery, extras. oic: aconne 8f70c. tlie latter for Jobbing sales; extra firsts, U560c: fittls, tljaeic, seco.ida, C9ic, seet creamery, choice tu rancy, 69071c. do, fctlr to eood. 3atl8c; fancy brands of prln'-e Jobbing at 73073c: fair to good, CJ71c. EUdS n,mnil i. a a .n.il n.l - ..t.-. ruled firm at the late advance with supplies well, under ontrol The quotations ranged as zouows: l-ree cases, nearby firsts, $la rtO per crate; current receipts, 112 0214: west JinJn,?xtCa nrst"' '12.00; firsts, J12.45W 12.u2'4 ; fancy selected eggs Jobbing at itis 49c peruozen. ' POULTRY v.J'IV,?"7s!i,)p"eV;e"; ema" H"d the mar ket ruled firm with demand falrl actue. Th quotatlors: Towla, Ma cxpresa 40W l.c! broiling chlcke-ls, faAcy. aofrmeatcd. chickens, soft-moated, larger sizes 89Uoc: ataggy joung roosters. Sue: old roosters 2i -.. w..m, -vn.M. -,ri..,. uuuan, inoia iuniicr. .luwuc reeae. ouc: .masons. old. -.a -,- r-. , :t . " vr vii uVi viiwiiii lUUDE, pair, B P.IIA DRKSSED Fouls ere scarce and 1c nigtier. wltn demand readily absorbing all offerings. Other klndu nf lulin. ut.n., ..., Uttla change, rollowlnir were tnl quotations: I i.9Vf. frfsn-ktlled dry-picked. In boxes Weighing B lbs and over apiece. 38C: weigh ing 3Vi 41s lbs . 89c; welghlnr 3 lbs., 30m S7o: smaller sizes. .1116 31c. Fowls, fresh killed. In bbls , fancy, dry-picked Weigh ing (i lbs. and over apiece, 38c: weighing MW4V. lbs.. 311c, Bmaller sizes! SO84r Old roosters, dry-picked, 27c. Kquabs per dozen White weighing 11 to 12 lbs. per dozen, $8.73W0 30; whit weighing I) to 10 lbs per dozen. $7 738 30; white, weighing s lbs. per dozen, $H.107; white, weighing 7 lbs. per dozen. $3S(i3 30- white) weigh nl 0 to 8H lbs. per dozen. 13 P 3 r,0; dark! 81 3u 2: small and No. 2. 73c$2. ' ",ou FRESH FRUITS Demand was only moderate, but values generally ruled steady on choice stock. Quo tations: Apples, New York, per bbl. Baldwin. $710.t0: Greening. $8i?10; nut sets. $7O7.D0, Apples, Pennsylvania nnd Virginia, per bbl. Den Davis. $7,75: Oano, $7.60S?9; Wlnesap. $10.50H.Bo! Rome Beauty fancy $10012. Apple's, west ern, per box, $34.73, Lemons, per box, $1.S303 95. Oranges.. Florida, per crate, I84JT.25. Oranges. California, per box. J2.30IB 0.30. Grapefruit per box, $2.10J r.0. Strawberries, norlda, per quart, 23 63c. VEGETABLES Tha market ruled firm on choice atock nf most deacrlptions with dsmand equal to the modtrate offerings. Quotations) Whits pota. toes, Jeriey, per ? -bushel hasket No. 1. 0S75c; No. 2, RoeaOc. White potatoes. Maine, per 100, lbs., $2.232.83. White potatoes. Pennsylvania. No. 1, per 100 lbs., $2.2302.O. While potatoes, western, per 100 lbs.. $202J!3. White potatoes. New York Per 100 Ibi 2.232.40. White pota toes. Delaware and Maryland, lloosltr, per 10(1 lba.. $1.7B2. Mweet potatoes. Jtrsey. per basket No. 1. Il.TSOS: No. 2, $1.60 1. 00. Sweet potatoes Eastern Snore, per bbl.. No. 1. $340. Sweet potatoes. Dela ware and Maryland, per bushel hampeV No. 1. $2.78: No. 2 I,JI03, Cabbage. Danish eaed. per ton. $B1 . Cabbaije. outhern. per hamper. $SS.23. Onions, jpllow. ptr 100-lb. bag. $23,o0. DUTtER, feGGS AND CHEESE Vur York. April 2. HUTTER steady. lie. relpta. 98BI tubs. Higher-scoring,- ni 67Vic: extras natrenVic; seconds. (llfflMVic: state d Itatlon creamery. 40OriOc. ; uniLi, mu ito'dc. uairy, divibjci n i-UUB gooa. Biroug. jvn-eipiv. wito rases Extras, 43o Inside: -tra firsts, tali 44c Ijuab good, strong, jvec TCvtrns 43a 1nstd! intra first northern. 4Hi 43o: firsts. soUl iiiVt 42c: firsts, 48 44-: seconds, 43c; dirties. No. 1, 80xlUei No, 2. euuwierij. 41 H1Q S8e: checks, 1! No 87O8S0 No. He J state -and nearby hennery vrhltei. fll052o; aatnereo rrnices. inuow. ""win ' Shoo: western and south. .., -.o,r,f v,hhm. aatxniio; svaii, , nearby hennery brovrne, 4f OsTci mixed color, BII ) i;itisfc.3s irreruiar. icereipis.. .oh noses. Laie, wnoie current make, illSii "J"WlnLer flhts. western. III !ioffl,i'iVi!,3,'.l,,B0i d0- aht patent. l'0?doS-1,K.?h"r?l"'t- " a.uw y a ,,,u uu. 411PL lie milk.- specials. 32 tUJlci flat. k. MiMtet.,llSV4c. lnjldt flat, teurMntwakB.v vilt.jSjsM' U. S. INDUSTRIAL n A nn ni a t Ainrn '. hp.m2o.ioi heavy weight. ,wm& Kit Alt I I VI A V llllli""" medium wrleht, I0 S02i.15. light Dlfilll lTlri I VfUlU w,h. lo.ar.W'.'oria lidht lights .iMf VAVt' HU i IB IIS 'sows. !1T T.tCCIOMi plftn. 17IJ18 2S Cabinet Meets Purchasing Agencies lo Consider Gov ernment Attitude DISPUTE HAS ARISEN Controversy Caused by Rail road Bureau's Refusal to Ac cept Fixed Prices By the Associated Prfis Wellington, April i. Member of the cabinet nuil lieatls of the government vurehaslng agencies were called by Secretary Glass to meet at the Treasury today to consider whether the plan of readjustment of prices through the In dustrial board will be adhered to by the goernment. The meetings Is nn outgrowth of the dispute arising from tho alleged rcfusel ot tho railroad administration to accept the prices agreed upon for steel and coal. Thero hae been Intimations that unless pome agreement can be l'.cached the Industrial board will go out of existence on the ground that without full government support for the voluntary price levlslons arranged by tho board It cannot enlist the support of the public. President Wilson, appealed to by Secretaiy P.edfleld to adjust the con- 1tioersy, has not yet replied to the Secretary's cable. Ilallroad administration officials inti mated today that a relum to the old system of competllhe bidding for rail road coal contracts might be tbo out come of the attempt of mine operators to force the administration to pay the same prices for Its fuel as the public There was no denial that the price scale agTeed upon by tho operators and the Industrial conference board of the Department of Commerce was not acceptable to the ad ministration. During the war the railroad adminis tration In 'many Instances purchased fuel at marltet prices because of deJre to stlmujite ptoductlon, but now, tlnce that necessity has passed, tho conten tion Is made that the railroads are en titled to reductions formerly glen by the coal operators because of the Im mense purchases and the elimination ot a great part of the marketing expense in selllnk- to railroads. Financial Briefs Tho Xew York Subtreasury lost $834, 000 to the banks yesterday, making a cash net loss t,lnco Friday of ?2,22H000. Charles M. Aslltou has been re- appointed cashier of the Glrard National lianK. wmen position ne occupied prior to July. 1918, when he enlisted for serv ice In the Young Men's Christian Asso ciation with the American army In ! France. Evan lUmdolph, vice president, , relinquishes tho ofllce of cashier which he assumed during the absence of Mr. Ashton. A. TV'. Plckford, formerly as-1 slstant cashier, has been elected a vice president. ' The underlying bondholder of thei Southern Traction Company, a subsidiary of the Pittsburgh Railways Company, have begun legal proceedings for the foreclosure of the 54,000.000 worth of first mottgage bonds of the company. 1 Trahsactlons in stocks on the N'ew York Stock Kxchange during March totaled 21,719.400 shares, an Increase of 1 13,459.400 shared compared with a vearl ago. 2,800,000 over 1917 and 0,707,871! over 1910. I Pittsburgh bank clearings for March I were $590,931,723, against $300,679,712 a year ago. Assets of the Geunantowu Trust Com pany haft-e passed tho $10,000,000 mark and trust funds the $20,000,000 mark, both being new high points In the com pany's business. Announcement was made today of the establishment of a trust department by th Mechanics and MetalB' National Bank of Xew York The new department will I operate under authority of the recent: amendment to the Federal Reserve act which permits national banks to act as administrator, execbtor. trustee and in other fiduciary capacities. J.H.Mc Cullousk &Son AUTOMOTIVE AND GARAGE SUPPLIES the K. W. Autolock Switch for Fords Not only protects your car against theft, but being approved by all insurance companies, lowers the rate $15 on new policies. Price, $3.50 219-21 N. Broad Street Wm co-opcrafe with your dealer. Buy through him. PHOTOPLAYS THEATRES OTVNED AND JIANAOED BY MEMBERS OF THE UNITED EXHIBITORS ASSOCIATION BELMONT 5SD AB0VB MARKET PAULINE FnEDERlCK ln "SOLD" CFDAR 60TH CEDAn AVENUE h. n. wai.thAi.i, in " THE FALSE FACE8" nrl ICCI IM mahket between CULlOt-UlVl noTH AND BOTH KTIIEIj CLVYTOKln 'MAGaiK PEPPETi" l--i MlAI 0,n' Maplewood Avea. CUl-JINIAU vilnnd8:18P.M, ETHEL, CLAYTON In ' , '.'ilAOOlE PEPPER" mmrtA 40TU k MARKET 8TS. tUrUlrvrt MATINEE DAILY HKSH11H IfAYAKAWA In THE TEMPLE Of THE PUSK" FRANKFORD TW mnk'or,, AT- I? ll,i.iA ha" 1 in, "BREBD PP MEN" LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS Cltlrato. April 2. 11008 Receipts. 17.000 llfftcJ Market strong-, luosiiy nc nigncr iun eterda) overage ' Top. $20.1(1: bulk of l'ATTI.t'I.llalntl 1(000 held flund'atul iholce beef steers and "she'' stork stesdv. bulls slow to lower; rahes 2.V higher feed ers stesdv. ncy brcf steers. lt aim 20.40, light beef steers. IIOE18.r,Oi butcher rows and heifers 7, 4iiT 1 . SO; canners and cutters, tA.iisoin, m cahes, iawlr.2.. stocker nn'l feeder slvers $8.21i Kt '" HHi:t:i' lterelpts. X0O0 head. Market mostly J.'c higher. Prime t'olorado-fd wonled lamb". t20.AO. prime shorn lambs, flT.,-,0 shorn 'ws. 12.7:i. Inmbs. 81 Potmdt or less. JIN JiOT 2(.r,0, el pounds or better 118020 4(1: culls. 114018, ev(es medium and good, $12 234T IS.tiO; culls and common $0012.23. Kansas Clly;, !., April 2 HOdS He telpls, 14,0011 head Fairly arthe and gen erally steady, with esterday's lKst time: quality fnlr Pigs lc to r,0c higher Hulk, Jln.MiBlo 8.: henWes. $in.8o20, medium weights. $lu,(1091ti Ii3. lights, $10flti 73; light lights. $1M 30 111.23 packing sous, lis r,nm r.o: pigs, tnur in. PArTt.T: necelnta. DOOO head inH 1000 calves Beef cattln and botcher stock steady 10 sirona: canners weaa in l-.-ic lower! eai I cales 3oc to II lower; stockers and feeders sleanv in weak. llenvv beer Mteer tliftj) 1B.23, light beef steers, in 8.I1SI7 uo. butcher cows and neirers, u ow i. 10 fanners ana cutlers, .', T"u: vest caixes, iiosr 13 30. stockers and feeder steers, $8.10 13 83 K11KHP Itecelnts 7000 head Killing sheep slow to 10c lower-than earl opening Others steady. Lambs. 84 pounds nr less. $17 23S20 Hi, 83 pounds or more. 117 lnij1 20 10, culls and common. $14 30jri7 30, ewes, medium to choice, 113 25t?13 23; breed ing ewes. $10.50818 Kat rtuffalo. April 2 CATTt.F. He celpts. 700 head. Steers slow UAI.VKS Uecelpts, 2r.o head Market ac tive. r,0c higher. $3fi20. HOQS Hecelpts, 2000 head Market ne tHe, pigs $1 higher; others 3nicTR3c higher. Heaiy. $20.73. mixed. $20BOB2O73 ork ers. i20,oeP20 73: light rkers. 120(320 30 pigs, $19.73820, roughs, I1718, stags, $12 (313 HHEEF ANI1 t.AMOP Hecelpts. 2000 head. Market steady. I-ainbs. $13fi20.40t earllngs. $121B, wethers. lltlMin 30; ewes. $7613. mixed sheep, $13H713 30 Pittsburgh, prll 2. HOGS Receipts. 1000 head. .Market actlte. Heavies and heavy jorkers, I20.2SB20 83: light orkers. 1196)111 30, pigs. $lei9 23 clIIEKP AND I.AMtlS llecelpls 800 head. Msrket steady. Top sheep, $12; top lambs, I'AI.VKH Hecelpta 203 head Mark'-t slower. Top, $ltl.5017. ,( louK April 2 HOQS llecelpls. 11 OOn sad. Market higher. Lights $19 83f 20 13. pigs. $14 73W18.75: butchers, $19.03 20 .13. hMv, $20 23020 33. ATTM: Hecelpts. 6000 head Market steady Nati.e steers. $11 30 18.30; heif ers. $n ,',0'n 111, cows. $iu.so?M3.30: stockers and feeders. $10SU3..',O; cahes. $7.7Sfl8 SHEEP ItenelptB, BOO head, JIarket 138? 23c higher. Lambs $20C20.23: ewes. $13 if 14.30. SECURITIES AT AUCTION The following securities wero i-old at auction today by Barnes & Lofland : STOCKS Shares ,803 National Utilities Co. rombion par $10 33.B29 shares Na tional Utilities Co common par $10 (rlsht. title and In terest subject to agreement of ,,, deposit) Lot 5300 ,u , uiinueiiiu,i , ompuny lor uuar anteelnir Mortgages: par $100 1 Insurance Company of the. state 140 01 i-ennsyivan a: par siou. 80 31 United New Jersey Hallroad and 1. anai Co.: pur lino 1SS', 1 jonn li. stetson Co common, par ,U1, , , , . 323', 323', 323 1 jonn 1. stetson ro; common, par tiun 3 John 11. Stetson Co. common, par litm .... 200O KlmberK Consolld,,-., Mines Co, pr 1 1 , .,0 Standard Cotton Co, uf America; par $10 Lot $.! .i0 Hush Motortruck Co preferred. par $100 .. . Lot $1 nt i-niinueipnia nourse preierreu; par $23 tll'j .1 lve atone watch Case Co .. I 1000 Atlantic City anil Chel.eu Im provement 10.: par $30.. 10 People's National Fire Insurance Co. , par $23 700 Domo I.nko Mining and Milling Co.: par $1 t' 20 le 0 Corn Kjtchange National Hank, par $100 1 Philadelphia Trust Co.: pur $1U0. 11 Fidelity Trust Co.; par $100 20 Lucan Trust Co., par $100.. .. .IIS" 323 130 IIONDS $1 100 Countt of Camden, x. J . 4 per cent. Coupons January and July. Duo January. 1944 .. 7500 Penna and Md Steel Co , 3 per cent. First mortgage. Cou iions Jununry and July. Hue 1937 . I11OO KaMun Consolidated Klectrli Co.. 3 per cent Collateral trust morls-nee Coupons Mav and Noember Hue 1040. 1000 Columbia Club of Philadelphia. 90 ol o's ., twr cent second mortgage Coupons February and Au- BUSt. Due 1030 .'3000 Oil and Oas Utilities Co . II per cent. First mortgage. Cou pons May and November. Due 1027. $7300 National Utili ties Co. (1 per rent. Col lateral trust mortgage. Cou pons April and October. Du? 111 'ti . . -ot 3 30 3330 it'll uu ana una rilllliea I ,,.. 11 per cent. First mortgage Cou nonh May and Noember Due 1027 Lot $300 1S7000OI1 nnd ties Utilities c . 0 nc-r cent. First mortgage. Cou pons Mav and Noember Due 1H27. $30,000 National Utlll tl'H Co., II per cent Col- I lalvral trust mortgage Cou pons April and October Due 10211 .Lot $1000 1MI0O Oil and Oxs Utilities Co , I! iwr cent. First nnrtgaee. Cou- 1 pons Mav and November Due ' 1027. $11,300 National Utll' tles Co.. f. per lent Col lateral trust mortgage, I'tiii nons April and October Dae 1920 Lot $1000 1'IIOTOPIVYS I II IMD"k FHONT ST, i. OIRARD AVE. f Jwmul Jurabo Junction on Frankford X." PAULINE rREDEItlCK In "THE ETERNAL CITY LOCUST ta'o, Hir.I.IK IIURKB In GOOD GHACIOUS. ANNABELLE NIXON 62D AND MARKET BTfl. StlS. 7 and O. J. W. IvKHniUAJM in COME AQA1N SMITH" DAP If RltU Ave. and Dauphin St. rAIIV Mat. SilB. Kv.0:l5to 11 HAROLD I.OCKWOOD In "' "THE-GREAT ROMANCE D lOI I WD AND SANSOM ST8. JtlVV.l-l MATINEE UAILY DOROTHY DALTON In ""'' EXTRAVAGANCE" JTRANin OBaiMANTOWN AVE. O 1 rvrtrNLf AT VENANOO WLLtB BURKB In -"H" "QOOD ORACIOU8 ANNABEIJCE1" W AUTOLOCK If B j infos n CUT MIDVALE DIVIDEND Reduction to $1 a .Share No Sur prise to Financial District Directors of tho Mldvnlo Steel and Ordnance Company today declared a quarterly dividend ot 1 per share on Its stock, placlnc the Issuo on a $1 per milium basis, .s.ncc the inaucurallon of dividends on February 1, 1917, tho com pay hap been distributing M.nO per sliare tiartcrl., or at the rate of $6 per annum on the lsue. Tho dividend Is paynble May 1 lo loldrrs of record April 15. Announcement of tho lower late caused no surprise in tlie financial dis trict, as It hurl been expected, ntid there lo,re had virtually no effect on tho price of Mldnle shares. The i eduction reflects the small cash talance on hand on January 1 of this ear as compaied with that of the pre- ious year. In tho annual report, which ramo out Mondas-, the balance sheet as of Decem bfr 31. 1918, showed cash on hand of $8,42tp,48C. ajralribet 18,833,078 on De cember 31, 1917 , LOCAL MINING STOCKS TONOPAH STOCKS , Hid Ask Jim rtutler . . . . RO 33 MacN'amara 3s, ri2 Midway 31 3,1 MlzpalL Extension Oil ux MontanA lit h North Star . 07 no Itescue Eula 07 00 West i:nd 11; A tlOI.DFIHI.I) STOCKS Atlanta . 03 nr, Hlun Hull 01 US Hooth 30 ;i,-, Dlamondtleld It II 01 III Palsy oj 111 K'wanns n-, nil Oro . ot m smer Tlrl In .! fpearhead 13 iif MISCULINEOUH Arizona Pnlted 23 " Neada Wonder nn to Tecopa Mining 12 n Lherpool Cotton I.herpool. April 2. Spot cotton was quiet today with prices, steady on the basis of on advance of 9 points for mid dling, old contract, at 16.0td. Sales were 4000 bales. Hecelpts wero G000 bales, all American. Futures were steady In the early ileallntrs. Spot prices were: American, mlddlinp; fair, 18.40cl: good middling, 16 97d: middling. lR.OCd: low middling. 1-t.DCil ; Rood ordinary, 12.91d, and ordlnnry, 12 38d. li V Do Your Affair sTake You Into The Retail District? You will find this a con venient place to keep your checking account. We are at the head of the retail ; district across the square from Wanamaker's. Commercial Trust Company City Hall Square, Broad and Fifteenth Sts. y 1 111 s 11 -- Member Federal Reserve System PHOTOPLAYS PHOTO PIAYS through which is ORTAiurn 7-2!25fuc,, 8&4 the finest ROOKiMr. tr in your tORPORATION, Alhambra 12th. Morris H 1'nnyunlc Ave. Mat. Daily at 2: Lives. 0:43 ft 0. l.ut'lM lii;?i."S'iMu: in "Sl'UEUV MKAC" A DH1 I O 52 AND THOMPSON STS. ArULLU MATINEE DAILY ninriA riAHA in "THE DAUL1NG Oh' gAHIH ARCADIA CHESTNUT Below 10TII Hi A M to ll:10r. M. KLHIIJ Fi;tlUl'KON In THU MAKltlAGK 1'HICE" BLUEBIRD VA5 HItOAD STREET AND SUSQUEHANNA AVE. TIlYM HP rATK" ft , jlzsz: 2 DDrtAnWAV Broad f Snyder Ae. Uiw-'.rxis ivni :. o:iss.a i; si, FHCn STONE ln "JOHNNY OCT YOUIt GUN" CHESTNUT HILL 8350 (Jerman- Um n Avenuo MAY. ALLISON In "HEP. INSPIRATION" I71i1DDn'QQPIAI ST" MANAYUNK tlVlriNlinjOJ MATINEE DAILY ALICE BRADY In "THE HOLLOW OP HER HAND" FAIRMOUNT n!? fLARA K. TO UNO In . CHEATINO CHEATERS" I FAMILY s ATRE 1311 Market St. A. M to Mldnlfiht. IIATtrtV PARMV ln A FIOHT ITOR LOVE" aCTU CT THEATRE Below Spruce JO lrliJl, MATINEE DAILY CONSTANCE TALMA DOE In THH LESSON" one AT MnDTUCDM Broad St. at Erie UIMTH iwiviuuiui t u u P. M. FI-ORRNCF REED ln" , "WIVErOF MEN" IrVIDtTDI AT fT WALNUT STS. VivvLXr- Mats. 2iSO., emu. TftO. EVELYN GREELEY in "TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE" LEADER 41ST LANCASTER AVE. MATINEB DAlr.V rMlici,r.z piHisvn in "THE -WINNING QIRL" HOUDINf BUSINESS NOTES Ro far ns can be lenrned In nnnrleM'jj ,,ir , inui. niiuuiu uo lvni iniorrneu on mu "4" f ic jA i Ject thero Is no foundation for the 8ta(.? Jwf ineni mat rranco euner recenny iwi' purchased or Is inouirlng for In .tol' country a substantial steel rail -tonnage. such information on tne subject an lis available is entirely' to the contraryif It lias been persistently rumored In' the South that tho United Fruit Intended entering tho lumber business on n largnj scale, inoIvlng tho purchase of seeral large timber tracts In Florida. It was ptated, for Instance, that a large (inemy owned property had been acquired ;at Jlllhille, Fla. i .Manufacturers of fire brick In (lie Pittsburgh district announce a 10 per cent reductions ln prices. i """"" " J f Pending h more definite ruling trim the Bureau of Internal Tlevenue the lie. tall Millinery Association of America has advised Its members to be prepared to pay' a tax on millinery ornaments which may fall under the Jewelry tax eiaufee of tlie revenue bill. This tax went Into effect jesterdaj'i Cotton goods evporlera any the mer chants of Cuba, Central America arid Porto Illco need supplies, but fearing lower prices they are not disposed '.to buy In a largo wai. Dealers ln CuHh, It Is said, have been buying below tfitlr normal roquliements for the last tyeb'e months, anil recent offerings of' goods at low prices by American jobbers have made them unusually cautious about plarlng orders In the United Slates- (I Foreign Metal Prices . 5 New York, April 2. Cables adUces received at the New York Metal Ex change this morning quoted prices" n London: Tin spot 219 pounds. 10, shil lings, off 7 pounds: futures 217 pounds, 10 shillings, straits 220 pounds, "-.both off 6 pounds In shillings. Sales spot 'lid and futures 160 tons. Standard copper spot 80 pounds. 10 shillings'; futures 79 pounds. 10 shillings, both up 1 pound, 10 shillings. Sales 175 tons. f Refined Sugar Continues Quiet New- York, April 2. Refined sugar is unchanged at 9c, less 2 per cent for cash. The demand continues qulet Haws aro unchanged at 7,28c, dellvcreO. 'J tr rnoTorLAYfi The following theatres obtain their pictures the STANLEY Booking Corporation, a guarantee of cartirhowing ol productions. ,Aak?fcriia locality obtain e, theatre itettftlSIf4tlrouii the Stanley Bookinj;Corppratlqn. -Sjj ii ...... ,('lt . 1 ; .1 j . -j Tt : 333 MARKETCSJ-llKJ CIJXIK Kl k'i VOUN 3UNO'ln yH"?" -yiiijAxmj' if CJKATElS,, MODFI B.SOUTe'- Orebtstra,, HIKJLEA-, Continuous 1 to 11. 7 ANITA STEYARTln 'VIRTUOUSvWlVES;1 x OVERBROOK 03D polfca VKiiay iivriten 1 U"AV& "THi: GIRL WITH NQ REGRETS'! PAI ACF 12U MARKET STREET i ir-i to A, M to ll!15 p a K. HAltT 'THE POPPY OIRL'8 HUSBAND' PF A7A BROAD AND 1 O'-" PORTER S1REETS STAR CAST In "Cillll. WITH NO REORETS" PRINCFSS ,01S MARKET STREET, TOif MOORE In "GO WEST, YOUNO MAN" "1 RFCFNT MARKET ST, Below ITTH H?1 ANNA N1LLSON In ' , v "THE WAY OP THE STRONG"-. -tf OP THE HTRONO" RIAI TO GERMANTOWTI AVE. IMAL. lJ AT TULPEHOCKEN ST. . VIVIAN MARTIN In , "NEVER SAW SUCH A GIRL" RI RY MARKET ST. BEI?W 7TH lUDI id x. M, to ll:ia ?'rL LOUIS BENNIRON In fU "SANDY IIURKE. OP V BAR Tti- ft 1 '"lp SAVDY 12U MARKET BTREET -" '', MARCIUERITE MARSH In ?4,iSl "CONQUERED HEARTS" ff&j STANLEY K.?Kaw..wx OTl , aiuPFiTira . .?? THE QIRL WHO STAYED A'f;IIOty J VICTORIA TMS,.'vj WILLIAM. rARNim tJ 'iSfc .. . miBi MAN HUNTERJLoK THBi MAM HUNTBB,'' V. w VV''; V Vi J i Sm S1 '4 1 w .ts f FFERSONiKA? 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