to. ? 1. .&-' - fef! Vt'l. i A-W" n ', - Alt)' . . . - TV'vrT'Wmt1 V1S T'ky""'""WF",- " 15 " I'd,- -V,., v .. Bfc .. I ,. ..-, .. 1 .v, - .-jl '. n - t --. r v,r'-"v r ,v. EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHII;M)EL.frlA; SATURDAY; 'APRJ-ti , 5, 1519 ) tP ttK i . ; V f0lNCIAL NE WSCL 0$ING QUOTATIONS ON NEW YpRK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGES CE MOVEMENTS ARE MIXED i&tON NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE 1 tulativc Element Construes News as Unfavorable. fit Many Issues Close Lower After Making Gains President's Illness an Influence m High Points in Today's Financial News &' Speculators were woiried by developments as repoited from Eu rope and 'Washington, and price movements were irregular on New iVork Stock Exchange. Many issuts were lower at the close. Irregu larity also ruled the Cuib market Corn advanced on shorts' cpver mg. Cotton showed impiovemcnt. Strength of sterling had stimu lating effect on other foreign exchange quotations. The New York (Weekly bank statement showed decieases in n vet age and actual loans, "while leserves and demand and time deposits increased. Bank cleav ings throughout the country this week were greater than the preceding week and corresponding peiiod of 1918. An extra dividend of 3 per Jcent was announced by the Carbon Steel Companj. Veto York Stoclts High 1.0T J Hi 20 66 'i 63", 76 a. "4i 3'i 8 -a 36 .ir., 81j 8 06 103 3, NeW Ynrli. Apill 5 The hnlfilnx tiatllnu; on t lie -.tool- exchunse I Ulan a & w m IJ214 S8& rt&j.y- JaLfln allnnlltini una n.10 nf tllKpil IltllH IUO Pill P II t titll tilt. SneCllIntie vmx ---. """" '"" -- - ' . 'wJT-fy- Ad Rumely do pref AJax Hubber Alaska CJold M Allls-Ohalmer- do nref . Am Agr fhem 106 Am Beet Sugar 77 !4 Am Can 6O14 do nref mn-A inn. Am l'r A h'tlv sa- mu j-.ni motion uu 4B74j Am Druggists 13 . Am H & I. J31; do pref mi 1 Am Int Com "4" Am lei Sec pief 6.1 1 Am Linseed 18, Am I.ocomotl 66 , do nref 101 Am .Malt 1 1, Am .",neltlng 72 Am Sum Tou 1 1 4 do pref 17 Am Steel Kill v 81 Am Sug.ii 1'94 Am Tel &. Tel 105 Am Tobacco 204 t, Am Wool 58V. Am Wil Fa pf 40t Anaconda 62 Asio lrv Gdn 27 3 Atchison 91 it no pier 4". 124 22 100.t 71', 63 47". 66 . 10.1 l' 71V. 1111. 17 8o; 127', 10B 204', r.8u 40 ta. 26 , II 86' rio 30 '4 64V. 76. 3'4 , 15 s 8tU- 105 77 , 49 " 100 i 13i '.Hi 100 V4 Net ehge -tt IVi - '4 CURB TRADE SHOWS HINES'S PRICE RULING AN IRREGULAR TONEi SURPRISES STEEL MEN Philadelphia Stoclts 2. rl i Changes About Equally Di I vided Between Losses and Gains Oils Quiet New .ork, April 6. Irregular tone to the Fear That Rejection of Prices May Result in Stopping Demand "vj? J,i? Cuib market today, with change 6 1 iJ the two hourn about eentv divided 47' '54,weel1 Kln' nd losses. Kesstone 1 Baldwin Loo Co 88' i& vlMTinnt pnnstriilntr the xailous news In mi unfmoiuble nunnii esprclullv &Jir,'the udvlces from both WusliiiiBtmi and I'm In some telling of the abandon- "JP1. mtnt of fleil piicep foi iteel pioducts while the otheis indicated rurtlier J,? delaj" In the discinslon of the peaie tit-uts nml a final agieemcnt coupled With the tepoin of the lllne! "f Pi evident Wilson v Theie was at the r.ime time pemMent oitlilile luiin In main Issue anil pool nctnltle lit numerous strnks ciuisins cioi-mueiuents all through the two hoins" Hading, with the in.ijoilo of ivus showing losses. Vnlled States Steel as clo.el watched ten an Indliatlon of thf Keneral maiket tone That --took whlili opened ' lilghei at 093, de clined t point duiin' the tlit houi and it- nction wai followed closeh" hv manj of the steel Imlusti ials and wan etTocthe In clieckliiR advances K' In stocks 111 which theie had been roiuentinted bulns .it the stait KL$ Most attention was devoted phiIv in 'he duv to Mneiican Interna tlonal, which advanced ;i h to ii h. "in a. swu pan ui im- som . "'lost on h leactlon befoie the elose Marine prefened lunged fiom 112 h ill anri Ailintii (iulf and AVest Indies was traded in .it Ml to I.'.! ki I.f' . . ,. . a.., . . ...,.,., 1 tU.. .ll.nirl li.l WK "V" lleaninR l nnipjnv iieinanaeu iimjsi humiuuu m mc iu.hjuu ..-. S3 v.i.. i, cn. it. i.,ioi., i unme of the fciicmcest inteiests. and In the Hist !.. i . .. .,. i nii ,.. set- lnt rij.tpil vlninlv liHfnrp nnon. c ania rose mui r iiirtn i run" " i. .... ....- .-- x Bouthern ratine, after selllnc; at 106's declined moie than I point It ' continued under piessuie, ellnm at l new low lecord foi the da neai t the end. Metlcan Petioleum was a weak fealiue. tailing tiom ij' to isi'n. Just befoie the c!ne anothei bin inn movement stalled which was most ptonounced In tho maiine group The bond maiket was faiilv artive with t "teadv tone shown In tho Liberty issues, which were again tiudect in on a laige -cale 88 484 1.12 it 61 14 108 li 1 20 '4 78' ltl 2S 21 "s co 60'j , f "! &WAT! QT R miWllSEn I SHORTS' RIlYINfi TURNS Hlinuuui.iuvviu- I m Halt & Oho 48 a. Barrett Co 134 '- Beth Steel B 70 U do 8 p c pf lngii Bkln Hap Tr 2JT4 I do ctfs 21 '4 Booth Pish Co 21 Brown Shoe 711 Bums Bros 14os4 Butteilck Co 2fi Butte&Sup Cop 22 ' t'nliimet&Ari. 60 'al Pack Co 61 a n.id Ian Pac 160 t'en Leathei 77 ' erro de Pasco JUS 18 neso v unio si i, B1 fhl M & bt P 3') .18 U do pief 71 'j 6ia4 ' h P. I & P.u. tc 24 .'4tj do 0 pc pf 66 3, 1,6 i III&P 7 p c pf 76 i2 7bV3 flille Copper J1, .,t'4 fhlno fori fop 37H .174 foi t, as &. Uleo 45'4 454 foi S. South 23Vj 25 foi n Pioducls B8'4 57U 'iuclbl Steel. 67 6b '4 Cuba Cane S 2i .'4 do pref 76 76 13 Borne -Mines 121 12'j Distillers Securi h3j 6J't Erie . 16'J ira4 I do 1st pief 28 28 1 Fisher BotH ",7 53 1 Fed M S. S pief 27 27 (Jaston-ms 30 Gen Clgai t o 60 U 'ien Niec co Gen Motois 1 do deb do prsf 91 1; Goodrich B V 6 Great Nor pref. Gt Not O suhs 41 ' Greene fan Con 4 4 Haske 1 S. Bark 45 1. 66 , 101 l'j 71' 111 '4 17 80 '4 1 21 '4 105 204', B8H 40 62 's 27 'M Sb'j 124 881, 484 - s 1 4- A 1 '4 u 4 U H -- H 14 11V4 l'i 69 '4 108 21 204 79 ',2 144' 25 21 , 60 60 -- ' '4 H 'b 1 -- H 1 There was an trading In th In lie- Tlre was 11 feature In the early. trading, sell ing at 89, with a reaction to 88 'j Peer less showed firmness nt the start, at 22 '4, and then declined to 214 Svvlft International, which opened at 60 '4, moved up to 61',. iMbby, McNeil & Llbbv was steady, selling at 29 Kndlcott-Johnson wan again In demand, with tiading on a falris large scale from 51 to 04 Oil stocks were Keneiatly quiet, but Midwest Hetlnlng was exceptionally strong, selling at 160 to 163 Sinclair. Gulf sold at 44 to 44 'v International Petroleum was another strong feature, upon between the members of the Indus- 01 1 ii . 1, . ,ft. "n ' 1,1 f'al Board of the Department of Com- wi f, , , J ' ViM . ComJn-0,nWieKaath meixa and the committee of steel manu was In supplv, langlng from 47 to 4B4. faciureis cum .-.e.vico koio. at i '4 .0 Th, lh.1(1 ual Vrm ris.nnon.n.ent over the action of Dlrectoi tllnes goes without saving, especially In view of the general belief that the government New York, April 6 t.lke a lightning flash out of a clear sky came the an nouncement from Washington last Wed nesday that Director General of Rail roads Hlnes had rejected the prices of $43 per ton for Bessemer and 147 per ton for open-hearth rails In connection with purchases of rails for the trans portation companies under government opeiatlon It was Indicated In the Washington dispatches that the director general had fixed on quotations $2 per ton below the levels quoted and was steadfast' In de clining to accept the prices as agreed with sales I , 151 '4 159 ;6'i 76", 3 8, 59 .18 '4 61 i 24 V, 664 76 4 23'i 37 V, .4511 25 57 3, St.it 25 76'-j .12'-., 164 28 56 U '4 1?s 4 Aetna Kxploslves was ateadv at 9 '4 to 9 , I Tonopah Divide wait one of the strong est features of the mining gioup. rang ing from 10 3., to i' Golden Gate sold Int 3'i and l. International Pioducts was Haded in at 43 to 38'j. Btltlsh-Miieilcan Tobacco sold at 23 ' and Marconi of America at 4'n. I ' IMl'STKIAI.N Low 37 60 16 9 Hll lOOKenne C. 824 32 270 r,k- Sup C 191 19? 8 I,eh .Nav. 69 'i 69 B4 20 nun J a 37rt 205Kleo Stor 69 t 20 Erie . .. 16 o insi; jv a 28 Close 37 64 'i 16 i 28J4 32(4 194 694 64H Net Ch u 200 I-eli Val lOOMex Pet.l82i 1824 182U 28BPenna lilt 444 444 44, 0-0 x-jiiia i o cum nf. 21 JBPhllalilec 2BU 210 P KTlo 24 23 Heading. . 86 14 ICO Ton Bel . 34 1000 Ton Mln. .V, 10 Ltn Tract 39 40 11 G 1 . 1,9 1, HOi; S Hteel 99 390 W Cramp 944 .14 26 U 24 86 3i 3 39 69'4 98 , 94 34 26'; 24 86 '4 3'i 39 b9'4 '4 984 Ti 94 "4 '4 rTT?ta,u "'" a57 hre. compared with 7754 ahare eaterda, thli week, 33 221 aharra, laat week, 4.130 ihares . 4 H 'i 2 l's 29 , B8'i 1 B 7 1 S 6 171, 170'4 90 3 90 'iMi bB'2 93 H38 4 J 14 4B'(, bVER MIX-UP IN STEEL CORN PRICES UPWARD Sg- 1J5 W'fs mt H f (new) 127'J 1234 1263t , . Int Mer Mar 2624 26'i 26U KfijrJ t 1 1 c . 1 t T . do 1)rer l12,4 111 1114 W" '.. :ki n.,.,i..,i nr;,i. .lul and September iVlove Inlo imi Papm- . 4r, ib 4s 21 B9 137 170'j 90 3 11 4 66 13 41 a r '-. 41 H H 45'4 ' t- """"- a-"-"-"I"""-' o - - inn Nickel . . 25., t?.s -fj . -i r lvtr Hirrli l.riim-lrl ""rn' lewel Tea 401. ii-P1. Ahmil t .OIllllSlOll 111 iiv-,. "-n" v. .- v,. . Iii i I ov, Mil imi I "'iv sprincru.ii:i tk Stock Market 1 nn tile N'.v li nrk .lLFIOeK aies intiai gVitwehsnee totaled M3..H0 marr. Kennecott Cop 22 i.enlgr val oi Mackev fo pre! t!4 Chli HBO. April B Covering bv shorts Man l', G t D 74 rmnp.l 111 rs for corn unwArd 1.11s ,1' -iuiwi .. M.nrninir spnrllntr tl.K .imi Spnlpmher , . Ls. Pref 'mi&w ,orl' Apr" 5 ?EVen!nir Sun's flnanci Y??fllmi I- .... Atln.i a r'pnisrnoou m SSLlWall street w Tork this The New al review follows as more confused today into I do 2d pref new high grounds for the move- -ay f)ent Store all positions had m ment aftei weaker. At the outset tllere was sca4tercd sell ing by commission houses with tuppoit light, due to .1 belief that esterdaj's advance had weakened the technical po sition while the decline in Mav then was thought to reflect a change In the cash situation The demand improved quickly, howevei, and the tone became firmer. felduJw railroad administration and the un- May opened at Jl B74 to $157. and moved up to it 58 '4. .lulv started at Jl 493. In XI 49U. nealnst XI BO nl the i.l:.. ,!' U Kon in look Ike an open maruei, -- - -- - -- --"-- . .7. . .orui rac sf -- ,-"---- -" -- , . , Kt ft(ur Close vesieruaj, anu rose 10 uu'S Okla P nief UltoJuA only for steel and iron, but other, ,;,, Jt n a , ., .,, X P'er ! commodities aa well .,ht against Jl 44', at the close yesterdav,' Ontario Silvei $tV "-This possible development biought i and adanced (o 14. ".Owens Bot c"? about a mtxea movemem. m im- '-", Tii mraintshpri. inri.iv . 7c on . 'Pan Am Pet ttnarket In which specialties plaed tne ., . ,. . ,. .. ..' Penn It It tuf -t..Z I. . .ho .nnstructlve s dc ' w?' """ "'"" "" "" "--" Peo Gas & Co E V? 'stnlm were not offered m Rrtffetf S Sfw-ttian jesterday with regard to steel y-arlce and -what was likely to come of .1 " . . .,..-, . W'ltM Bill. JCS&wemU-un in vvasnu.B.u" -- fL 'erkl departments of the government Wil&r.AtUA with taking the tame stand as. KkiiU) railroad adminlstritlon and the un- P?"JSirtnrtlr.o. that the attorney general V$. iwlll rule against prlce-llxlng agreements. Si H Kpnn to look like an open mainc. 65 V. 31 opened Mex Petrol .183T4 Miami Con Cop 24 " Mldvale Steel. 4 6 Missouri Pacific 24 a do pref ... 5134 Nat Acme . l Nat C &. Cable 18 Nail Biscuit . I2II4 Nat Kn & Stpd 33 '4 n nn M 2d pf 11 Xev Con Cop. . 17 N V Air Brake 109 New York Cent 76 N Y X H &. H . 11 V Y Ont & W 20 Xorf &. West 101 2Bt 40 1". 118U 12 ' 55'i 64 74 37 '4 65Vj 31 76 3, 26?,, 40 V 19'i 118V 32 4 BBS, 64 74 37 '4 hB'". .11 Aelnrf t:nVislves 1, Am-Btlt Mfg 14 1 Am Marconi u mer Writ Pan ir P.eductlon f.inadlan Car fo fan Car & Kdy pref . Chaicoal Iron Chevrolet Motois f ramp furtlss Aeioplane farwen Tool f arbon Steel Umerson Phonogiaph Hendee Mfg . Ijike Torp Boat . . I Lehigh Coal Sales Lima J.oco Maxims Munltons . Nat 1 Aniline I V Y Shipbuilding Nor Amei Pap Pulp Otis Ulevntoi 1 Peerlets Motor 1 Poole l"ng Scrlpps-Booth Standard Motoi s Steel Allovs . Submarine Swift Inter St Joseph L,ead - Todd Shipbuilding . , ... ,4 Ittllgir L lllll 1, 'United Profit Shai u . nifciiuiiij I I'nlted Motors World's Film Wright-Martin Air '4 ' 14 I- ' r' ' -'l 1 nid t'4 48 25 73 6 190 80 11', 1) 80 3'i .17 80 34 ft 27 34 4 s. 70 214 20 20 8 5 14 b0 34 12'4 92 aft 43 '4 1; Tea ck.ep Ink IshIpI 9. 4 4 'a 5 V BB 11 85 20(1 90 12 86 26 t". 27 '4 37 4'a 7B 22 'j 40 111 9 8 15 bl'4 13'4 03 l"a 4'- was about to place orders which would do much to stabl Ize business conditions In legular Hues, and It was feared that the rejection might result in Btopping the demand which had been developing for the past two weeks. The point made bv one sleel manu facturer who was a member of the com mlltee that President Wilson would have to step into the breach thus created and sav whether he was 1n favoi of stabiliz ing business or of chaos was well taken ( In the steel tia"3e, and it was stated that 1 .,.,,.., ',,.. this lepresented the views of the highest, Baldwin . ." authorities in the Industry lHuit Suaq . . It was recalled that the general un-'n.? i'J-rrea . no.Mis 2000 Beth Sleel Hh ,'0W 1st dm. . 85 3, 351 2000 Hlo &. Peo Tr 4s . 69 60 1000Ke8t r! 1st Cs . 88 88 300OI.Ih Bonds 4th 4 Vis 93.80 93 80 100 Lit 4 'in 13,40 93 40 100 1st 44s 90 00 96 00 101) 1st 4s . 95 00 6 1)0 50 2d 4s .. 93.40 93 40 "8BII 3(1 44g. )B64 95 50 2000Phlla Co 1st Bs 100 100 'a 4000 P B & W a 4s ... 96 96 10000 Reading gen 4 83 81 7000 L'n Jly lnv Bs 704 70 Net Cloae chse. 83 'I 69 ',4 88 93.80 .02 93 40 .10 1)3 00 -r .60 96 00 .90 9.1 40 H- 20 95 64 .20 '5 100', 96 -f ' 83 3 70 11 LOCAL STOCK TRADING SMALL, WITH PRICE CHANGES IRREGULAR Electric Storage Battery Closes Lower and Cramp, Cer tificates and Tonopah Belmont Score Gains. Railroad Quotations Mixed ' There was only a small turnover of stocks on the Philadelphia Exchange today and price chant-en were frilxed and uninteresting. The market was virtually without n leader and the small crowds In brokers' board rooms found little on the tape to discuss. Electric Storage Battery, yesteiday's leader, was alow and closed off V after being higher. Tonopah Belmont and Tonopah Mining galrted slightly, with the latter more ncthe than anything else on tho list. Further Im provement was shown by William Cramp trust certificates. Phlladelpnia, Company cumulative preferred, which had bee.t Inclined downward durlnp the week, made a fair advance, although the earnings report for February, snowed decreased gross and net compared with January- .T. G. Brill and Union Traction were steady at their previous closing levels, while I,ako Superior Corporation shaded slightly, but recovered the loss. - Although rails were strong In the early trading on the New York Ex change, they were Irregular here. Reading made a substantial gain, whll Pennsylcanla and Lehigh Valley declines. Philadelphia Company's Earnings in February Gloss earnings of all departments of the Philadelphia Company In Febru-' ary, excluding those of the Pittsburgh Ilallwayi Company, totaled $2,666,919. compared with 2,S69,S07 In January, and with J2.297.702 In the same month, of 1918, a gain of $369,217. according to figures given out today. Net f,or last month was $1,350,748, a gain of $506,824 over the pievlous year, but showed a decline as compared with January, when the net was $1, '556,933. Total sales. 35.L0O. compared with 102 ! ,yJ.lerda'' thl" week, tL'80 150, laat week $210,2,0 Local Bid and Ashed Todav Did Asked 26 derstandlng was that President Wilson nad approved the plan of the Depart ment of Commerce for reducing prices to tlted level at which It was believed t.Iectrin Utorasn Uenerul Asphalt do preferred .. Kejstone Tele . do preferred 11 .1'. 3B 4 '4 14', h0 9, 3'j cenfldence among consumers could be j ' s" Corp".' restored, and therefore It was naturally expected that the chief ciecutlve of the country would take a hand In a matter that appeared serious at the moment. There Is no doubt that the railroads of the country would share materially 1 In anv re-establlshment of business activity that would have been brought about by stabilizing the steel industry, and foi that reason the n-otive of the director generals action was not quite 'clear to the best observers in the steel . trade New York Bonds High 99 3'is STANDARD Oil. -i I Illinois Ohio Prairie Pipe . S O Cal s o N .r S O N V IMlI'ri'MIKNT H 1 Harnett Oil &. Gas 18114 18l, 1H Icommonwel 76 cars Oats were also firmer, but trade was nore free! sma" 'ocai lmeresis were on tne buy- pere Marq .UK Biuc 1 tic wLinup ncie Luuuy were 1 t nna 1.0 Immediate consideration is ...-.. ,.... .-Ill n.n tint In tills those l , riritti ynwa ... .v,., - -- iii lnnlv ahead foresaw advantages In kft ' otfeirlnir nf the industrial atmosphere tf'.rji "-- -.-. -- -- - . if rl the rstabl shment or a nrm economic i ft bails for a genuine, though perhaps 5Wt. j I hmilMff mnialYldnt Jllfl Hif lonBTrr ueierieu, uujmo ...... ... ..-..- EeltJresuUant prosperity Hife J' a . 1.1- .L. .1.. ... Biinl. Indlv lrll.nl Kj-.3tt 'Along Willi VI. o ."- ,i du. .. . 94'j 9 3 6, BS4 80'i 44H 49 '4 IB SB's 39-t, 46'4 20 49?, 24H 24 B1'8 374 17". 121 i B3'A 9'- IB', 100 7fi 294 20 ion 9-4 8',, 38-4 6 B44 79 1 44H 49V4 14H 3BH 3CH 4B 18 4SH 86. 69' !4 45'i :m bi vt 37 , 17, yllll '4 121H 3 B3". -) 'J ("osden & Co Ulk Basin .... I'ederal Oil .. Inter Petrol Houston Oil . . Merrltt Oil . . Midwest Refining AST; i?l . ..,.. ...... . It., uhnrl infi Bl sjjtiRtnan on Tioay, .. ie . ..- --1 b5 cars p,,. -, w t Jf' wught to cover ana otners w """" May opened at 671j t0 c-, aBaln3t I Pierce-rrovv rj pat The immeami- ' ".',.' .u I fl7'-c nt the end vesterdav. and moved to r'?.rce "". eel, - T..f.. .. .... ... .-,. . . flllS UC.1I OO 'BV .1141 a UULCU Ul OO 'm IO DD"lC ,. w HftSZ at the outset and rose to 07i.- Septem- T.rQiH stn.ar 70i4 ber started at G3't to C3'--o against Pullman Pal C.121'A 119ii "ac at the close veslerdav iRvvv Stl Spring 794 78 The receipts of wheat at Minneapolis Hn Con Cop. 21' today vvere 221 cars, against 111 cars 5;ea'i "K . ; 5!!? ilast eai. at Duliiil. r, rara no.nint Heading d pf.. ui I a similar number last ear; at Chicago Hoia'Dutch. Winnipeg , do prof . . i?tLiSP SMareH as Advance Kumen, vviison v. 0111- rtj." . . ., . ..nnHn ' " ..o, iibuniDi u vine, nil., ui .1 .Ri . AH.nHlnnn .nlarlia 1 1,111 B 1 ( nmora- , . reSSWu"' """" ,' y .,:,., 24o cars, against 306 cars g$on. Burns Brothers and o hers, lie dellters)- h.w m rnnf n M ineir exueiitr-di. ohm-- me. iin.n mv, r ... as S,bf-.i'eterday. although the shortness of j Sxthe session prevented the expansion Sfjwhlch might otherwise have taken LJ,. ....... E. f a . T llMn. MKnLBa.l UK n.llllPrTl f'TAwiii-tce. jietiut.iK wuoo" u" E.tKPAM..M -t.i..! aiinp 10R and Xorfolk and i'Ttrir . cat Thui Vnrthern Parlflo and U!iiKaltlmore and Ohio were bid up The (B.rtV steer and eaulpment groups were re- pSp'itrlctejto fractional changes The (.cp- EElMv3-ft--.a jJt firm. HMl Wblle'ihe Illness of President Wilson fetSPekused some disquiet, this was not re- SSTPl i' 1r J.i" ",1 Kdtmnlty question, and the amount men si' til.nxi jko 000.000.000. should satisfy g't,M.rybodv-. Of course, what most people wV looking forward to was the further iconWence on prices In Washington, and I 49' OTtj ijilS Mav July Oaln Mnv Jul l.alil VIhv 2 "2 Julv 28 00 Jtlbs Maj 28 T, Julv Jj L'U Pork Vlav 4S 1 Jub . 45 63 1 la'. 1 r, 1 50". 1 It.', 82 " 93 89 , 13 24'j 12Ti 8B 37'j 82 U 02 H 89 124 23'i 12?a B2 9A 164 109 7b 294 20 106 '3 94 i 9 39 BS 791 44 'A 49K. 144 3SH 36 4 46Vj 19 86H 70', 121 W 79 21'n 8S 37'j 82'i 92 ' 89 11 24 '., 1-'T -I -"i i H ns4 7 '28 TO : L'8 15 L'I. 7 2. 52 47 no 43 1)0 8(14 834 01. 'a U57i 28 52 28 02 2b UO 1'7 07 L'O 55 21! 7.1 25 21) 25 37 48 1(1 75 47 07 481 JJVESTOCK. QUOTATIONS v... I Stlj Ac S 1- PI. (loss ,.in Shattuck Ariz 1 .int. 1 471. .Rln.SK.F4h S Jt- Ir 5 1 48 3 4UH blnclair Oil .. 46 4B 4S", southern Pac.10t.i4 i04"n im-i Southern R H. 28 28V- 28 '4 do nref ... . 68K1 68'! 68'j .. iStudebaker .. 6B 64 'i b4'i s. , Stromberg earn 38 38 lenn Cop & Ch 13'i 13'i Texas & Pacific 33'4j 32" Texas Co 215T4. 213 48 10 Tobacco Prod . . 90S 90 45 03 Pnlon Pac 131 V4 130 07i, tW'i r 28 07 28 10 20 72 23 47 'Met Petrol Ohio Fuel Sapuljia lief Hequov ah ... 'Sinclair . . .. "! Island . . , - Glenrock T a I Atlanta T ,t 1 Big Ledge T 1? Butte New York it ' Con Ariz -- ia ' ' V S & Jerome a? First National 2 Goldfield Merger J? I Goldfield Cons 4. 1? Goldfield Florence ?t j Goldfield Kevvanas 3.. 1 Green Monster . 1. I Hecla Mining Howe Sound Independence Lead Jerome Verde Jim Butler Jumbo Extension McKinley-Darragh 1, Magma Copper . . t Mother Lode . . . Mines Co of Amctica ia I Nevada Hills 14 Nevada Wondei . S-Xlplsslng . iz 1 Ohio Copper . . . nay nercuies . San Toy Tonopah Extension ITnlted Verde 1 il West End Con . . wiiue wui's . . Yerington . .168 .130 262 .26B .668 346 OH, A 4B S4 64 24 24 'i 79 29", 162 .1 16 671 17.1 33B 267 261 673 350 STOCKS '4 46 84 -r-1., -1A -r- . H ''a r1 4 1 41 8 4'., B 1 IS b 18 3B B A 44 3'n 30 1.1 47 30 38 2't, 24 14 81 29. 163 3', 18 7, 44'i, 8V4 44 46 ' r,4 24 23, 29 Ts 160 2J 5-6- 38 134 33'j 214 90 130. 44 , 1 H liltuco. April 5 IfogB Hecelpts 8000 heart Cn-ven lOW.'Oc hlKher than -terdai s aeiierl trade. Hulk. 120 loiffL'O 2 heavv 1211 '25O20 3. medium 20 1020 ,10 IlKhtwelEt $l 75S20 30 Ugllta (IN 400 20 10, hefe-ty pacUlnir hows, (id 25n)lti 75 pacMnsT "' "18611)25, plB. 117. 30f CATl'LE necelpn. 1000 head Compared with week aco choice and prime beef ateera Klead In between aradea mostly 50c lower ihnlie cows and he'fera atead cannera and . .. - ..... Inn... I. alll.ll. auall U,nW. ...... Wi..U.' W..,. Kr,- Ti..' 7V5j.?4Vnere WHB aCVUIU.HB.J n ,.... .a ....j iiiH.il . uvbi uutiiiria uuun UUT nigner,! do WMXCT,Vr: fodr w j E S, &zasarsz& aa. ifikulke more active speLlaltles Losses SHEUP Recelpia 1000 head aFt wool Va1 sa heVact that definite Information could emanate from tnere until me mar nad closed caused some hesitation ftr.li nolnt or more on the day were iaRHnerous Liberty Bonds were some- 'vJtwhat lower. There was a snipment or rS "BO.OOO in gold to South America, mak Ji'W a tola' ot ,lle spc1ou3 metal ton Mrsiiined to that destination this week of ' 4J (j-ore than a million dollars fALflH vVlthough general business may be said jf4tin have received something of a shock sheen and lamb J to 50c hla-her. .(.hnm lambs steadj to 5fc lower Lluht thin feed Inx lambs mouth 5c to 30c lower West'se Mfg . Wheel S. L E I White Motors v..i ca. '. m " .-.f nrm '" 4MM1 TTjtt9U t,. ymvr p X vm .. . .rf. jMtr, ft f 'i t?in rtmn H.o sudden Lrlsls Precipitated by Nf;aCte' railroad administration's refusal to :" iM..Tii ii.o new steel nrices. the (rail i'llournals slate that something has been F JKWflded this week to recent recovery The MUigtowth of confidence has rather out. Kfi-frtnPPPU BVVUOII JAJ,,,O.V.. ,.. UtBIIUUE, WftThj significant fact Is that progress con. V. tiiiMtg with lesB of artificial stimulus A tinctlon is muue ueiweeu me ais- utlve trade as to tnat in the major nary lines, sucn as iron, steel and I,! -with advantage to the former r la improvement, in vne east but tiieports come from the west, south land Bouth. k clearings In the week closing W! totaled $7,272.3(4.624 against 97,810.812 last week anu 0,2?2,033- in tins ween last ear. m TORK COFFEE MARKET . York. April B, It was an empty lay market In coffee with an al). tof the covering noted esterday, auenlly the undertone was easier. rday'n advance was due to the neBM of May and July, which brourht aAort covering, end with no arnrrea- e-Belling nress'ire values easily ad- SmnW., .... Thli morning Beptember sold at H Me: pcember from 14.100 to 14. 05c, fH-an' Hi iVtaAv., Tvivu nti street HB'. Wfh 'I.'SA I IM UM 14 11 .Jf .. 14.IU .i,i M.i8!fi,ii,ia rlttal.ursli pr.t 5 HOGS Recelpta, 1600 head Steady Heavies and heavv vork-.ru. 120 5UM20 o, light jorkera 18 75 tr1tn nlrra til. Knfllll 7R SHEEP A.ND l.AMIJS Recelpta. 400 WlllS Over'd head Steady 'lopaheep, J12 75, top Iambi, i do nref . CAI.VK3-Recelpta. 40 head steady Top 17 I'td Alloy Stl.. 44 44", I'td Clg Stores. 13B4 134'J 134J4 uniteu urug ..no uo i in do 2d pref.. 112 112 112 fnlted Fruit 174, 173Vj 173Ta Ptd Ry Invt pf 244 24 244 L EflPiFIl'i 20H 20U do pref .... 56 B6 56 V S Ind Alco.,1471. 146 147i r S IleaPy.... 35 34 ,. 35 V S Rubber . 84'i 834 84'i do 1st nref.. Ill V. 111 111 LT S SM & Ref 51 "4 50"4 50 U S Steel . .. a4 do nref ... lll tah Copper. 70 Yt tah Sec Corp J 6 a.t'ar Chem. 67 Wabash . .. 8'. do pref A . 33 '4 West Md.. . . 10 West Pac pf . 5 3' a 54 8. 54 29V4 92 W 83 U i4 -T- H BTi 1 1 4 2 -f- '4 1-32 1 6 2 a, 35 134 4 1 1". 8 20 40 B 3-t 4 34 15 BO 32 40 1 1000 Am Agr 5s 10000 do deb 5s 212000 AnoFeh Bs auumiAm Tor Sec Bs 994 4000 Am Smlt 5s. , 90'4 4000 Am Tel clt 4s. 84?. 3000 Am T t T 6s.. 30"A 12000 do 6s . ..103 " lOOOArm'r Co 4'2e. 864 10000 Atchison 4s. .. 82 1000 B & O 4s 76'i 12000 do cv 4V.S... 7B?4 2000 B&O Swn 3,4s 634 2000 Beth Stl Bs '36 8S'j 4000 Braden Cop 6s 94 2000 Bkn Up T Bs.. 61 1000 Bkn Un G 4'3s 77 2000 Bordeaux 6s... 994 6000 Can Gov Bf '21 97"n 20000 do Bs 1931... 97" aouu ucnt Ltnr lis. 95 l.ow 99 .1052 104'i 96-g 96Vi 99,V 90 ti 90'', 102?, 86 4 82 7 Si-. 76 V4 63 8BH 94 6B 77 99 97 97 , 96 Close 99 10S 96 99JJ 90 84 i 90 103 86 82 75 75. 63 '4 85 4 94 6B 77 99 97 Tn 97 96 LhlBh AVlimtlnn . . J.ehlsh Valley . . . Lehigh Vallj Tr .. do preferred .... Fennailvunla ... fnua Klcctrlc . l'nlla Co do 3 p c pref . .. do 0 p c pref . . . Phlla n 'i' t . Reading tonopan iiclmont .. Tonopah .Mlnlne . ...nun traction .... noi U S Hteel .... , m I ramp & Sons. York KatlWR)-. . , do preferred . , 88 MH'A Ml (17 Hll 07 50 52 50 811 87 M HK BB'i HUti M'i 3 (I2ti 95 Hi US 7 7 47 50 47 1Ui 104 10'i HU'i (ID1, OR 54 54'. 55 14 . 14 23 44'.4 44. 444 2'4 25'. 25V4 Jl 311 84 28. 21) 27 334 at1; 31. 241 25 244 8BW 854 84'4 3'4 3H 3'i 2(il 8 A a 18'-. 80 38' B 70 oog 08?, 9S. 90 94 9-, 01 -! 7'- 7 31 32 81 Yeaterday Hid Aaked 22 " NH'i on 52 38 1)04 111 97 7'4 60 20 00 Ji BS'i Ji!4 LT.'i 35 29 34'4 2.1 83 rf'i 30 70 on1. 94 32 . Philadelphia Markets GRAIN AND FLOUR prospects of peace i strengthen cotton N. Y. BANK STATEMENT Decrease in Average and Actual Loam. , Reserves Are Higher xr York, April 5. The New Tork bank statement this week shows de. crease in average and actual loans and J iiiwcubb in reserves in both cases. De posits are higher. AVERAGE ..$4,808,033,000 2S,014V000 104,232,000 1,082,00(1 817,000 1.987.000 560,906,001) 43,508.000 411 33 14 .10 40 l?i 8 2 '4 36 lai 14 14 .14 jioxds Bethlehem 7s (.notes). 101 lOl'i Cosden Oil 6s 90 93 Cosden & Co 6s ... to 93 Cudahy 7s . . ..102 102 U Russian Gov E'iS . . 52 B5 Russian Gov 6s.. . to 62 Southern Railway 5s. 99 'i 99 Sinclair Oil 6a 90 95 Todd Shipbuilding 6s 104 110 8000 Ct RU .V J 5s 1034 1024 102 noOOChlle 6s 86'j 86'i 88 12O00 Chile Cop 7s .117 117 117 SOOOChes&O cv 4'as 79 79'. 79 10000 do cv Bs.... 8B 85 85 2000 Chi B & Q 4s. 95 9S 96 1000 do 111 3,jS.. 73 73 73', 10000C.MS.StP 4s '2B. 83 83 83 1000 do rfd 4s.. 70 70 70 14000 City Paris 6s. 97 97 97 BOOOCom T R Co 6s 84 84"4 84'4 2000 Det I dlsn 5s'33 96 96 96 3000 Urle cv 4s SrD 4815 48 48 6000 do gen 4s. . B3U B2'4 53li 3000 Hud & M In Bs 16 16 16 40000 Interb M 4b. 34U 34 34 3000 1nteib RT rf Bs 70 70 70'i 21000 Inter JT M 6s. 97 97 97'i 2000 K C Ft S&M 4s 68 68 68 3000 do 6s 102 102 102 9000 1.orlllard 5s.. 91 91 U mu 6000 I, & X Ss 72 72 72 943000 Lib Bd 3,s 99 14 99.02 99.10 ooouuu no cv 4S.... 33.80 47000 do 1st 4s .. 95.60 1222000 do 4',;s ... 9B.70 95.60 8000 do 1st 4s. 95 60 95.60 240000 do 2d 4V4H.. 93 84 93.76 1768000 do 4th 4'4s. 93 82 93.70 2000 Marseilles bs. 99 99 12000 Mldvale 5a ... 89 88?-'. 8!) 52000 Mo Pac gen 4s 58 58 68 I oans .'vet demand de J'"'"!1 1 1 010,040,000 Net time deposits 158,344.000 Circulation 3',9,,00O Ua-h In vaults... 94,231,000 .h., c in mem ber bunkj ...... Iteaerve In ntatt. banl a and trupt companies Reserve In stal- banks 'and trust company deposi tories Aggregate reserve Reserve required. Surplus M'afrpnaf. 8lIo"l)"d StaU" dPs"' deducted. Jloo,- ACTUAL "h.h'h '7".87,000 M30.431.O00 et demand de- J'lta t4, 020,729,000 80.434.000 A, :' "':r u-IB'la J? wu.,uvu aiu.uou 38,250,000 (141,000 91.225,000 2.043,000 11,016,000 tl, 531, 000 584,418,000 Ml, 278.790 63,131,210 129,000 346,000 43,025,000 13,080,00(1 30,244,400 Circulation fash In vaults . lt-re in mem ber bankB . . Reserve In stto banks and fruit companies ... Reserve In .nam bank and truut company deposi tories Aggregate reserve 559,040,000 31.887,000 93 74 2IJ 80 '"raregne rcserv nR.n ot in Km-tvo required 9B.40 95 40 Sur,,.,,. .... ... 9o .0 , Decrease. 95 60 tUnlted States 93.82 mo ooo. 93 7. 99 , 12.013,000 12,.'i2t,000 583,574.000 5J2.721.410 00,832,500 49,000 1.399 000 .12,833.000 11.280.U70 21,543,030 deposits deducted. J172,. OUTShVK BANKS STATJMINT STATE A.,ivsi 1000 X Y A Brk 6s. 100 100'i 100 Ho B.i 61 Wilson Co.. Woolworth 98 116 76 16 57 8 33 10-A B3'i 45V. 8 54 28TJ 92 82 98 : 116 h 7b H 16 (- 67 - 84 33 I 10 Financial Briefs Natonal Lead has Issued It annual report forthe year ended December 31, showing net earnings after all expenses and reserves, of Jl, 644,482, equivalent, after preferred dividends, to ".14.46 u share earned on the $20,655,400 common stock as compared with net of J4. 896.953 of JIB 4B a share In 1917. The report H'savs the amount of taxes that are a charge against the business of 1918 cannot be definitely stated, but It Is be aillleved the tax reserve created will be 5314 - I ample for this purpose. 45 ID'S 8 54 29 92 82 St. Ixul. pril 5 HOOK necelpls, 6000 head Stead) Lights. 110 03020, plga, I15W10. butchers 110 05020 15, heavj, $20 lOftSO 15 CATTLE Receipts 400 head Steadv Native steers 111 S0 18 50, heifers, 80 60 010. com 110 601918 50 atocker and feed era to13 50; calves. t7,7"018 HHEEP Kecelpts, rone steady Lambs. J2O02O 25. ewes, 18B14 50 ' Kaat Buffalo. v.. April C CATTLE Receipts. 700 head blow Calves, recelpta 150 head! 50o lower. 81-S21 1IOUS .Receipt!, 1800 heaed Plga ateady. Olhera easier Heavy mixed and yorkere. $20.75; light vnrkera, I20O20 BO pigs, 120. roughs. $17 73018, ataga. $12015, Cana dians, $20 05 Worth'n P & M 64 64 124 124 124 64 tln "W fiVsj; r Close 15 50 14.80 14.80 M 4() J (.42 Teat. I'lose 15 55 14.90 1$ 48 14.10 UAWaUiB au neammm and tHAMaeii o1hAr:Hci cuttjWirW' llhtfbaTBra. $0 The Interstate Commeroa Commis sion's compilation of aggregate earnings of sixty telephone companies for August shows total operating revenues of $27, 789,254, against $26,787,146 during the same month In 1917, or a gain of $1,002,- tus et . ' .-'ra ' $ib am nnn Vih.v ' .hi. operating revenues rori000 i,.T Mk iV mil increased $14,477,005, ' week. $83.554,000 1000 N Y C-L. S3 'is 65 28000 X Y C&H 6s 97 4000 XY XH&H 6s 82 7000 X Y Rwv Bs. 12 15000 Xorf & Wt 4s 83 B000 Xor Pac 4s . . . 82 5000 do 3s 58 9000 Ore Short I. 4s 85 1000 do 5s 97 7000 Penn g ct 4s 84 17000 Penna 5s '68 . 94 18000 Phlla Co cv '22 92' 8000 Pjib Ser XJ 6s 77 14000 Pierce O Cs '20.100 2000 do 6 '24 95 lOOOOPere Maiq Bs . 84 6000Readlns geh 4s 82 1000 Rep Ir&S Bs . 95 31000 Sinclair Oil 7s 96 1000 StLouls Swn Bs 60 4000 Sea Al, ndj Bs 4E 2000 do rfd 4s ... 67 3000 South Pac 4s.. 76 106000 do cV 4b ... 84 174000 do cv 5s . 106 6000 do rfd 4s ., . 79 200OSOU Rwy 4s... 66 5000 do Bs 92 1000 Texas Co 6s,. .102 BOOO Third Av 4s .. 60 10000 U S S & n 68.100 3000 V i. Realty 6s 72 7000 1" S Ttnhhor ", S7I! 24000 V S Stl.s f Bs.100 100 100 2000 rn B & Pa 4s. 72 72 72 1000 Un Pac 1st 4s 86 86 86 Hvuu uo o JVt',4 1U1 .i 106000 Cn K Gt B & I 6s 1919.... 99 98 34000 do 6s 1921. 98 98 67000 do 5s 1937. 98 98 65 97 81 12 83 82 58 85 97 84 94 92 77 103V. 100 85 84 82 U 95r 96 60 48 57 75 84 105 79 06 92 102 -102 60 50 100 100 72 72 "W'.i S7U 104 99 1-, l.oana investm's Gold Cur bank notes Deposits Federal Reserve Bank of New Tork. Deposits Res on depoa Percent, of res $578,260,300 8,624,100 23.220.500 Increaae $507,200 4)0.800 339.000 53.100,700 067,417,000 105,828,200 20.8 2.485,700 10.317,900 1,043 000 1.9 12 83 58 I TRUST COMPANIES 85 loans inveatm's $2,043,538 40O '$50 340 800 97 ll!.oldt". 10.751000 '781200 i;-'po..nkFende". "0--2-- -"OO.OOO 94 I Reserve Hani. 92 of New York, 206.682.000 77 Deposits .... 2.021, 960, '.OO lies on deposit 294,339,000 Percent, of rea . 17,6 811. STATE HANKS AND TniTH-p rn.ioun 82 i-OT REPORTING TO CLEARING HOUSE to 19.121.700 1.000. nnn 11, 427,700 4-' .1 WHEAT Receirts. 161.103 buh Orter inga were light and prices were firm Quo tattonai Car lots In export elevator, govern ment standard Inspection, standard prices No 1, red winter. $2 89; No 1, northern spring, $2 80, No 1, hard winter. $2 39, No 1. red winter, Rarllck. $2 37; No I, led amutty, $2 30. No 2. red winter. $2 30. No 2, northern spring. $2 30; No 2, hard winter, $2.88, No 2. red winter, garlicky. $2 34: No 2 red. amtlttr. $2 33. No 3 red wlntor. 2 32. No 3. northern sprinsr. $2 32: No- 3. hard winter $2 32, No. 3. red winter, gar licky, $2 30; No 3, red. amutty. 2 20: No 4. , red. 12 30: No. 4. carllckv. $2 28. No 4., smutty, $2 27, No 4. gnrllcky. amuttv. $2 28: No. 5, red. $2 28: No 6 garllckj.. $2 28. No 5 smutts, $2 23, No 5 garlicky, smutty, $2 24. CORN Receipts. 31,207 bush The mar ket was quiet, but prices ruled ateadv under email supplies Wo quota yellow In car lota for local trade, as to quality and ucallon. at $1 72 1 75 per bush OATS Receipts 4803 bush The market ruled stead, but there was not much doing IVe quote Car lots as to location No 2 white 7676Wc, atandird white, 73Vi 70c No. 3 white, 74'a 75c. No. 1 white, 73074c. I-LOUR Receipts. 2.123 500 pounds in aacks There was not much doing but prices ruled Arm Quotations- To arrive per 106 lbs In 146-lh Juto sacks Winter Ktralghts, western, 11.'2.i!?l1 75, nearbv. 811 10011 25: Kansas stralghr. $12 100 12 SO: do, short patent. $12 50012 75, -.print?, short patent, $12012 05: do patent, $11 71012, do lll-t clear. $0 80010 05 RYE FLOUR was quiet but rtrm. We quote at $9 253.9 SO per barrel In sacks as to quant). PROVISIONS Thit mflrkt rulri nteadv. but demand watt only moderate. The quotations, tteef. in nets smoKed and air-driea. itic; Deer, Knuckles and tenders, amokpd. and alr-drled, 47c. pork, family. $ftJOS8; hams t. P. -urd looae. fl &t33c: do. mdnned loose. IMS-i-it; do. do. smoked .n3Atto; hams bonea, ooneiess. i-tc; picnic anou-aer n. i-. cured, loose -'Oc: do. smoked. l!7r; bellies In pickle, loo&e, 80c, breakfast bacon, 37c, lard( 30c REFINED SUGARS Tb market wan quiet on a basis of 0c for fine granulated. DAIRY TRODUCTS CHEESE ruled steady under small sup plies Demand was equal to the offerings The following are the quotations: Mew York and Wisconsin, whole-milk, current make. 33 (IP 34c . New York and Wisconsin, whole milt. ftitnev hclrl 3 7tfDa fin. Hnprlalfi hlirher. New York and Wisconsin, whole-milk, fair to rnnd R .I a 3 fie. till rrKUThfl mnrkpt wan nulet steadv. with Ilaht offer nrs Quotations Solid-packed creamerj, ex" ran fiHc. hlBher scorinR Roods 00 W 71c the latter for Job bins salesr extra firsts. flAU7c. firsts, (139f13c, seconds. (I00.'o sweet creamery. cho!e to fantv. 70W7L,c: do fair to good H4fl0c: fa nc brands of prints Jobbing at 7470c, fair to good 637Jc, EOG3 were Arm. with supplies well cleaned ui Quotations: Free cases, nearby firsts $1J 00 per crate current receipts, til 00, western extra firsts, $12 00. firsts S12.G0, fancy selected eigo jobbing at 47fc 40c per dozen. POULTRY Livte The market ruled firm under small Buppllee but demand was only moderate Tho quotation! Fowls, via express. 40042c; broillnff chickens, fancy, sott-meated, welith. In m2 lbs apiece. 50055c; sprlnE chickens. so'tmeateu, larger sizes, 8940c; stsj-ry young; roomers, 80"; old roosters, 26W27c, ducks Pekln. 42045c; duck.. In dlan Runner. 4041c greese. 0c, pigeons, old per pair, 55c, pigeons, young, per pair, 4050c. DRESSED was In small supply and firm with a air demand. Tlie following are the quotations' Fowls, fresh'kllled, dry-picked, In boxes Weighing 0 lbs and over apiece, 88c: weighing flVatM'i lbs, 39c; weighing 3 lbs.. 8tp37c; smaller sizes. 30084c. Fowls, fresh.kilfed. In bbls . fancy, dry. plcloed Weighing r. lbs. and over apiece. 38c. weighing B'i Vi lbs . 30c, smaller sizes. 8084c. Old roosters, dry-picked, 27c bquabs, per dozen White, welshing 11 to 12 lbs. per dozen $8 7500 00, white, weighing 0 to 10 lbs. per dozen. $7.7578 50; wnlte, weigning h ids. per dozen, zti ntivp?: wnite, weighing 7 lbs per dozen, $SOR 50: white, weighing 0 to OH lbs. per dozen, $3O0 50, loc "-'. Optimistic Advices F r O'tiD Abroad Prompt General Buy ing Close Is Steady w Tork, April 5. Mor optlmlstio advlces from London and Paris an to enrlv prospects for peace, some cablet nsserting that the terms would be ready for signing- by next Wednesday, promoted general buvln-j of cotton to dav and the market was Btron-f. Trade Interests took no small part In the purchasing, and It was reporter! that their commitments In future-t were being- enlarged Bteadlly, . It wan declared that business in the goods trade, which has been virtually demoral ized, was Improving fast and that manu facturers were heavily short of sup plies It was said that they could not make deliveries, following recent re--ductlons of four cents a yard to jobbers. The market closed steadv nt a net advance ot 55 'to 79 points on new contracts and a decline of 20 points to, an advance of 100 points on old con Mav ..,, Tulv October , November OLD STTI,B Testerdav'-. :t Dfen With t.ow Last ;;;;; ft J0' " o o 24 25 24 oo & V" 55 St."" 20 ss 21 n-. 1 ,S 1fl.7IV '.ft . IO IK OA An lILf XEVV RTvr.n wsa'l z.ur..H -J!Sf. S 12 ?3 1? 20 30 25 (Ml 20 2.". ft .-. u - n! -d t - HI 23 88 24 n.t r,2r October 21 80 21 30 15 2. 80 "'? m 'm December ... 20 84 20,87 2.10 2f 8J Sf 2i TS itarch ; 21U0 21.40 21,23 21.2 ff, .-, Cotton Buyers and Sellert c- :'",.X0HApr, 6- Old style May Cone bid; Burnett offered. nU'AriConi,an2 McKenna bid; Russell and Orvls ofTered. October Cuppla bid; Downs offered. New style May Rlordan, Rosenbenr McEnany, Mitchell and G. Gumoens bid Kleffer and Orv is offered. but1 olJUIly'r:"osent,er"'JMcK-iany. Cardoza. .'.SIs?'. -evvrnan and Wachsman bid walking. Mitchell. Beardsley. Frederick son, Orvls, Deacon, Cone and Rlordan orrered October Kleffer. PIggatt, CardMa. Grw.ndi,n'isseli bld : ScnU1- Newman and wlecK offered. December MeTpnna T.An.a... Smith. Clearman and nnni hiri . ri,- and Wleck offered. ' dark, $1.502: small and No, : FRESH FRUITS LOCAL MINING STOCKS TONOPAH STOCKS Jim Roller B-'i ASlf JJ-cXamara '. 58 '(- Midway '43 7S Mlzpah Ext I. " n? n? Tontalla ... , -, 'n North Star ..., OT 'on Rescue Eula OS 1f Woat End tH 1H OOLDFIELD STOCKS Atlanta 01 ,07 lllun Bull . . n ,n Rooth 10 ,S2 Diamondfleld I) B (t nt Daisy , ... ,0J .01 Kevvanas in .07 Oro 01 03 Silver rick 00 .11 MISCELLANEOUS Arizona United 25 .SO Nevada Wonder On ..". Tecop&Mln.. 12 .14 -M"""-"- """""""" rwAxriAT. ' Annnal Kleetlens Loans investments Qfil' 0010 f Currency bank VS., I notes 48'i Deposits Federal 57 li Reserve Bank of 75 vw York oii total deposits.. . S IV.I Am .... Reierve on deposit $787,570,800 a.iso.vvu $8 982.700 150,100 18,450,000 -1.181,000 IOoHJ 66 82 Tm i 98 -i Total sales reported on the New York l?4.3;283 -Jji1 .. - i .. . . . a ..n , ..,..? oiirnr i.iui.L.ia 811.000 shares yesterday: this week. 4,608,-' while net for the period showed a loss 4uu shares, laat weoa, a Dua.-uu snares ot ooo,oy. ' 1 The New York Stock Exchange has received the following applications to list: Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company. 16,070,000 additional r per cent, consolidated mort Tolal sales. $6 003,000. compared with week, $77 883,- Kannas C'ltr. April 3 llOOS n.r.lrl . J fi.'i, i.e o.u ai.i uv .u i.,u n. liner. quality poor, aieran cost jesterday $10 82 Hulk of les.$8 020: f.eavlea $10(160 20: medium eiini- in aiierzu. lights. $1D.:S01O 811, light llihli. $1UW1 no. pack lnv ow. 1R 75W10.75; piss. $16610. xiereipis. mnj neaa t-alves. lone xor Deal Deer catlle . .,wa .u c invoer; tl? higher, cannera and lower; ve.l islvea 2So beef steers. $14 010.23. 83017.00: butchar AAu,a at.d helfera . $0 tOi91.l&: cannera and ai... lera, $4 7566 40; veal calvea III 75618 60, atMKera and feeder steers, $8 40614,85. HllKCP Rwelpts. none. Weekly tone for best 'al?shn. and lambs, 50c to $l,fio hluher: prima bandy weight ewes advancing most; lower grades of breeders and feeders ateady. Lambs 84 pounds or lesa $17 85t? 20 25; 83 pounds or more. 817.10020 20; culla and common, $14 50017,10; awes, medium to choice, $18 23013 3U; breeding cues. $ltV5018. Honth Omaha. April 3 TlOflS Receipts. 0500 bead. Strong loo blKher. Clotlne weak. CATTLB-Kacalr-lF, W .4. fk.tr, BUTTER, EGGS AND CHEESE ew York. April 6 BUTTER Lower and unsettled Receipts. 18,488 tubs Higher .coring. 05i066o; extras, 04".i05c; flrats, OJViOOlo; seconds. 00062c; state dairy, 03 O4o; Imitation creamery. 40060c EdUS Hluher and firm, Recelpta 33, or cases Extras. 45c, Inside; extra firm., 44i44,,c. firsts, northern-, 4J!j44c; Orsts. southern. 43"444c: firsts, 41W 48o; seconds, 4O042HC; dirties No 1, 88 40o, No. 2, 80O3DUL! check. No 1. 37 ass. No. 2. 88i87 4c: state and nearby Wiennery. whites. 8586c: srathered. whites, 2o: Paclllo coast, whites, 4660c, weatern ana aouinvn. .atucicu, n.,...a, wvu.v. state and nearby hennery, brown. 46to 48',.CI mixed colored, 44060c. CHEESK Irregular. , Receipts. 8051 boxes. State, whole-milk, colored, specials. 32V.C. Inside, flat, whites. 8383V,c; flat, colored, average run. 81 82c; flat, whites, average run, 8'iS3c; twins, specials, 37 38c, CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS l hlrago. April 6. BUTTER Receipts. 6W1 tuba Steadv Extra. 68c; drat. OOVs I12V.C: seconds, 55ec , EOC1S Receipts. 88 660 , ernes. Firm 1-lrsts. 39 40'ic: ordinary firsts, 38U SS'iC,, nAILROAD EARNINGS BUFrAIX), ROCHESTER AND I'lTTd pUItUH lOfO lncreasa Vourtn weak March. .414.470 174,84 r-m Janua-y !,. I.HJMla.'JfJ,- - " . . .-. 1 .. f.jairi.v . a'. FOREIGN EXCHANGE ew ork, April 5, Sterling exchange todav was maintained at the high of the rally for cables, but demand was sllghtlv under the best or vestenliv The strength of sterling had a stlmulat- 63.105 200 818 388.300 787,038,300 134. 808. IOO Percentage of reserve. 20 per cent, 1 -. np cent Increase. Decrease. 8.723,000 I. 63.1.400 26.711,800 10 01S200 GAIN IN BANK CLEARINGS Business 15.6 Per Cent Greater Than Same Week Last Year To;al bank clearings of all the clear ing houses of the United States for the week ended yesterday have been $7, 272,354,024, against $6,197,810,612 laat week and S6.292.098.151 this week last tar, or a train, as compared with the same week last ear, of 15 6 per cent. The week's total In Philadelphia was $355,056,573, an Increase of 5.7 per cent. Details follow: 1810. 1018 p c. JpThe general market was quiet and with "nut important chance. Quotations Apple-. New York per bbl Baldwin, $710 80; (Irrcnlng. $811: Russets, $7 7.50 Apples, Pennslianla and Virginia per bbl Ben Davis, 17 8.715; Qano. $7.508: Wlne-ap, $10 V)ll."i0: Rome Beautv fancy, $101.'. ADoles. western per dot. 1304.75 'Lemons. per oox, sz .0174, uranses. fioriaa, per crate $2 50O7.60. Oranges, California per box, $3 23O0 03 Grapefruit, per box $2 83 3 6 Strawberries, , Florida, per quart, 35060c. ' VEGETABLES PrlA.a renerallv -vera well maintained on choice Block, but dvmand was only moderate. Quotations: Whits potatoes Jersey, per S bushel basket No. 1. 05 75c: No. 2. 60 00c White potatoes. Maine, per 100 lbs . 2 252 40. vvnite potatoes rennsyivania. No 1. per 100 lbs.. $2.5002.63. White potatoes, western, per too lbs.. $202 23. White potatoes New York, per 100 lbs . $ ' 2302 50. White potatoes, Delaware and Maryland Hooslor, per 100 lbs , $1.75.'. Sweet potatoes, Jersev, tr basket No, 1, $1,7502 25: No 2, $1.5001 60, Riveet pota. toes. Eastern Shore, per bbl.. No 1 $5 7.25, Sweet potatoes, Delaware and Msrv. land, per bushel hamper No. 1, $2 7508; No. 2 $1 85 2. Cabbage. Danish seed, per ton. $900100 Cabbage, southern, per bam ner. $34, Ontons, yellow, per 100 lb. tg $304. gage coupon bonds. 'due June Ir 1930, 'I? e1ect "Pn the general market, and New York Railways Company. ".JO.- ,F"nch exchange was quoted at 6.90 for 650.000 Bankers- Trust Company 'cert - f1". ?.n.P?.rea?,t1' "I at the Pe"- fieatea of deposit for adjustment mort gage, Income C per ient bonds, due Jan uary 1, 1942. IThe War Department announces an offer of $10,000,000 of A per cent certifi cates ot indebtedness of the Philippine Government, dated April 1 and payable March II, 1920, Interest will be paid quarterly. Bids will be opened here at 2 o'clock April 10 - 1 per capita circulation In the United States April 1 was $64.06, according to the Treasury Department, This is an Increase of. $4.76 over a year ago. 'Big Drop In Cambria Steel' Surplus. Total net earnings of 'the Cambria Steel Company, in the year 1918, ac cording to the pamphlet report which came out today, were $16,601,462. after deductions of $20,170,000, against ?47. 121,669 In 1917. when deductions to taled $6,894,700. The net Income for last year was 17.367.5J5., compared with. 336.72l.3D3 tn ..- .ano tne aur. plu after an nay yg-Mi 2,W,6II, ing yesterdav, and checks were quoted today at 5.92. These figures, however, were regarded as entirely nominal. Busi ness was very moderate, owing to the continued Indecision of large operators regarding making commitments just now. Quotations were: . Demand sterling- 4,67, cables 4.6! Kranc cables 5.90, cnecks a.9Z, Lire cables 7,20, checks 7.22. Swiss cables 4.94. checks 4,99, Guilder cables 40.68, checqs 40.50. Pesetas cables 20.35, checks 20.26. Stockholm cables 27.10, checks, 26,90, Chrlstlanla cables 26.20, checks 26. ropenhagen cables 25.80, checks 25.10. Ilub'e notes were nominal at 14.20 14.40. ' 1 ' ' s ' DIVIDENDS DECLARED The United States Rubber Company, quar terly of i per cent nn first preferred, pay. abls April 30 to stock ot record April 15. ,BAR SILVER York.. J3, M0, 023,843 $2,8S5,7.'8,365 htcua-a Phlla. . . Boston .. Kan. City St. Louis S. Fran . I'lttsb'ah . Detroit N. Orlsanrt Baltimore,, Eleven cities n.S 5v'3,267,215,214 $4,483,104.588 17 8 4J0,;6.8O 833,036,678 271.6C0.714 167,348,036 122,803,841 95,488.630 107,228.781 70 000,000 40, COS. 071 72,670.242 438.388 841 836.011.889 264.414,871 6 8 14(1.003,8084- 1 8 123,883,0184. 1 8 78,105,1374-2' 2 71, 512.00. 4-41..0 40,.'S1.U1B 48,080.697 64,054,818 84.4 21 0 O 2 6.7 64 8 8.1 899.464,087 810,007,416 11.0 6 da) a Tot. all cities. 5 days. .$6,166,080,201 $3,302,112,004 16 4 All cities, 1 da.. 1.105 674,423 089.887.14711.7 Tot all cities, for wk.$7,272,354,624 $6,202,009,151 15.6 MONEY-LENDING RATES rniLATJEUPlUA call. C4 per cent; time 6"i6 per cent. Commercial ni. per, three to six months, 54054 per. cent ; -. .nuiiuia, per cenc IXINDON Money is quoted at 8 "4 per cent. Discount rate, short and tnree-montn ojns, , per cent. BANK CLEARINGS Bank clearings loday compared with cor. FEDERAL BANK REPORT CommerdaLbar.llve.r wag quoted in tuW . iAl Kew York ' k. LaRMB. Weekly Statement Sliovss Small Increase in Reserve The weekly stat'ement of the Philadel phia Federal iteserve Bank snowed tne ratio of reserve to net deposit and re serve note liabilities yesterday to be 41,9 per cent, as compared with 41,1 per cent on March 28,' but at the same time the statement Bhowed a contingent liability aa lndorser on bills redlscount ed with other federal reserve banks of $43,250,000. agalnBt 831.370,000 the week before, The Increase in contingent liabilities is. a reflection ot the firm money conditions existent here. An Interesting feature Is that during the last week the gold with foreign agencies, amounting to $408,021, was paid. This Item made Its first appear ance In the reserve bank statement on June 29, 1917 at $3,675,000. This $3,675',000 was the portion al lotted to the local reserve bank of a total of $62,362,000 gold held by the Bank of England" ear-marked for the federal reserve system. The first reduc tion was made on June 14, 1918, almost a year later, when the amount of gold of the Philadelphia bank and foreign agencjes was reduced to $2,911,394. April 1. iii re n '"a. . TUTS MEMDERR Or THIS rniLA. .t- m-n-ar notified tha a general meeting 0 delohla Cnntrlbntlflnahlo fnr ttta m r '. .. . a a 1 TV- a.' . in-tiranre 01 uoaaea rrorn josa py t Fire are 11 ine con tributors will be held at the office. 212 Sooth Fourth street, en Monday, the 14th day at April, at z o'clock In the afternoon, ta choose directors and a treaaurtr, la ac cordance with tha charter. J. SOMER3 SMITH. BecraUry. -March 28. 1919. J rroposals CALL. FOB MUM FOB T1 KOBBO VILLAEiEeENT8?0WN8rflI.. UNITED HTATES WHIPPINO IMARD, r,a.r,nit.w-i. f a,vr,i vuAiunaTllu flees of William n. Boardma Bealed rirnnosal win ba received at tha of. ( Wllllim II. Iloa-'man. Tr-.l-cl -rtneer! 426 Walnut , St.. .Philadelphia, pi nfll 12 noon April 10. 'lDIB. atructlnn of Ptreet Pavements LI" for the eon- .uros uut- Total rcmrves, $128,080,275 $123,589,330 Tr.-T.lna' assets..... 203.868.720 204.073.8(14 Capital. 4. .H"-M'r I??7.?M ..7.M7,05i( ,f. in, .ll,ri n-vnahln. rvM-o Iih.. United States .shipping Board Emera Fleet uornoraiion, scroraiiig ta, drawlnio and peclflcattona on flle wlththa proT4" anglneer and at that time and, place T tS proposals will be publicly opened and read dn and after March 28 plaos. gpaolflea. tlons. blank forma and all n.cesaary ?. formation may be, obtained from th Drolict engineer. 428 Walnut at . Philadelphia: iVi plana may also .bo seen at the field " (lneer'a office on tha project. 1 "" The approximate, cost of the work te, k. done la ,lj40 000.00. ..Each bid must be a! companted by a. certified check, drawn upon a national bank or trust company In the amount of twentMlv hundred dollars t$2500), payable to the United States, Bhii plng Board. Emergency, Fleet Corporation. Only experienced, and responsible bidders will ba ronatdared in awarding- thm rnnta... and bidders may be required to submit art. dene of expert nce and financial ability auf. Sclent to warrant their undertaking the. ,o,a. uu ia,,, ua ,. v.. ,u u:aaau plstlon. The owner does not obligate to accept ins .owes, or anjr 0.0 iSaff Dividends OFFICE OF THE UNITED GAS IUFROVE- JIIXI-A .UJI.A1X N. W. Cor. Broad and Areh streets rniiianviii., jtiarcn 14, isit.. I l( The Dlrertora have this day declared larteriy nieiaena 01 z ner rent isi - xti share), payable April 15. 1919. (a stock-, 'i4 holders of record at the cloae ot business March 81. 1910, Cherka will be mailed. T W. MORRIS. Treasurer. STEAMSHIP NOTICES r H i NEW YORK TO LIVERPOOL Orduna ,i, i .............. 'Apr. fl Caronla M..........M......i.Apri IB Carmanla ..,.,..., Apr, is Royal George , ,,...Apr. "it Orduna , .''',...,.Msy 3 Caronla ........'.....,.. ....Mav" 11a ' NEW YORK TO SOUTHAMPTON ' M r. 4 -? iU -.- 11 if ii a vffH W"$. 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