i;7WWvw
,a..
:v'
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEp-PHILADELPllA, TUESDAY, ivPKlL S, 1919
-19v
1
4-Wd
t
w
y
n
t.
t
f
A
A.
it
r
!
17,
I?-1'
lJf
'.!
vr
Wig
Structural Steel
For all Building Purpose
Bethlehem Construction Co.
Engineers Fabricators
Erectors
BETHLEHEM, PA.
'Sneelnl lllnek"
William
Etswciler & Co.
Eilabllshed 1S80
Leather
Belting
Philadelphia
Watrrproof
EUGENE VELLNER
Manufacturer nnd Importer
Aniline Colon, Dre Stuffs and Chemicals
SOFTENERS and SOLUBLE OILS
271 South 5th St., Philadelphia
Thos. Wolstenholme Sons
& Co., Inc.
French and English Spun Worsted
and Merino Yarns
oirncn AND MILLS
Frifnkford Ave. & Westmoreland St.
Philadelphia, Pa.
r
KEYSTONE COAL& WOOD CO
PILING
MINE PROPS
CORDWOOD
FRONT and BERKS STS.
Philadelphia
D. W. I-tUGHES & CO.
KS8 Keal VMnir Tmit Building
Philadelphia
"WOODLAND"
BITUMINOUS COAL
test for flteiftiilnrr nnd force uses.
In car Iota only.
O. W. KETCHAM
Manufacturer of
Architectural Terra Cotta,
Bricks, Hollow Tile, etc.
TAUBEL BROTHERS
HOSIERY
MANUFACTURERS
Cedar & Huntingdon Sts.
Philadelphia. Va. New York
Standard Steel
Works Co.
Morris Buifding
Philadelphia, Pa.
Southwark Foundry &
Machine Company
Manufacturers of.
Hydraulic and Power Tools
00 WASHINGTON AVENUE
riiii.AUKi.ruiA
Build ot Concrete
luMANlTEpORTLANDfiMEflTfi.
'Philadelphia ewJ&rk. Joston
Herbert W. Geshwind
Reinforced Cement and
f Concrete Brick Paving
Asphalt Work and Damp Proofing
761-63-05 N. 26th Street
Philadelphia. i-A.
PHILADELPHIA
-CONSTRUCTION CO., Inc.
V 1200 Stock Exchange Bldg.
We will finance your project
Wc will build your building
Sprues 080 Unco 3077
,Chas. J. Webb & Co.
WOOL
and Cotton Yarns
1G Cly-stnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. j
THE BALDWIN
Locomotive Works
SEVER IL r.-toti used truck, (or aale.
Tli. Uuldwln Locoraotlv Works, out)
Kjjroaa street.
4 Steam and Gasoline
LOCOMOTIVES
Philadelphia, Pa.
NEW YORK
SHIPBUILDING
, CORPORATION
ha. steady work, cood wane, and
excellent working condition. There
ra opening. In nearly all branches
, for .killed mechanic!.
Apply Employment
Department at the Yards
Camden, N. J.
JvMtJft Sfk
t
41. ...H
BUSINESS NOTES
KtTrrtlve Immediately, Arrliibolil tl.
i.
i:i.1e U nppolntrf manager of lo,ncfl
miles nt the Jlaldwln Locomotive Work,
,,, ,
.Some ot tho leading manufacturers
fit tiiililcndiecl Roods stated thnt they
were not nnxious to sell their product
for morn thnn thirty to icixty days
nlie-ntl, because they decra present
prices unprofitable.
Selllnj: ngenia for splnnr-i .. of rollon
jams report larger orders linvc been
roce-lveel from manufacturers of
woolens, weavers of cotton goods and
manufacturers of webbed or elastic
goods, such as suspenders nnd belts.
Demand from the cotton hosiery trade
continues to lag. '
Manufacturers of lie-use dresses,
kimonos, cotton underwear nnd chil-
ILMlren'H nnd infants' apparel ure run-
1 ning tlieir fnrtnries eiveitiine in ninny
instnnces in order to keep up with
I the oi del s they receive.
While the demand for tire arn, Hie,
mainstny of the yarn business since i
ilnek conditions t in. has continued,
comparatively heavy, the sales to the
knitting trnde nnd thread mills nre cum- '
ing fast to the front, ns nn index uti
leturning ptovpcrily. i
There is an arlive demand for corded i
shirtings, tine lawns, ginghams, osnn-'
buigs, used for'maklug bags untl fnrm-
ers' working clothes, also for drills.1
which nre employed in making men's
trousers. The demand for the rough
cotton fabrics Inst named is said to be
the best enjoyed since November Inst.
I nblenched sheetings nre rclntivclj
quiet.
Most of t lie (ollicrles in Hale(nii
legion, including the sixteen owned bj I
Lehigh Valley Cnnl Coinpnnj, will op-i
einle nn full sihedule this week for (he
first lime in three months.
Norman Hertz, Trade Commissioner
'of the lTtiitcd States Bureau of I'meign
nnd Domestic Commerce, suils for Eu
rope tomorrow to mnke nn investiga
tion of the leather situation for the
benefit of the American tanners. Mr.
llert. will make a preliminary invesll
1 gation of conditions in Trance and will
then go to the Scandinavian countries
I It is bcliccd that Denmark, Sweden
and Norway uoviclt exceptional mnr
kets for tin1 product of the American
i tanneries because of the credit situn-
t ion dc eloped through the war nnd the
nbsencp of tanning facilities in those
' countries.
The ilerrfnse in lailroad tialllc
recently is hlinvvn by I'm nupibcr of
lailroad cars in storage. On April
(lie Heading bad S7IW cars stored out
of n total of 4-, 144 cars owned, or
I HI per cut. ITIie Jersey Central show
ed 1S2." curs in storage, 0.9 per cent
ot the 'Jli.'JO.'i cars owned. Tor the
'combined roads, of CiS,!l4ll cars owned,
JO.imS or 15 per cent were stoicd. The I
decrense in piodiation of nntlirucitc is
, Kspunsjbie for a lnrge part of the
decrense in number ot cars in M-rwYe-,
on the roads. The number of en -s iictu
' ally undergoing repairs in the shops
nt the present time is stated to be abn'it
Formal. I
Conveying
Elevating
Screening
Crushing
Washing
Storage
Power Transmission
TlieWebslerMfg.Co.,Phila.,Pa.
Nagle
Steel Company
Steel Plates and Sheets
Potlstown, Pa.
Phllo. Office, 1411 Morris Bldg.
Metal Lockers and
Steel Shelving
High class. Prices reasonable
Dexter Metal Mfg. Co.
Front & Arch Sts, Camden, N. J.
BEAUMONT
Coal and Ash Conveyors
for Saving Labor
at Boiler Houses
370 Arch St., Phila.
"THAT iWRINKLED SUIT"
i:asii.v pressed with an
ELECTRIC IRON
READY IN THHEr. MINI'TKS
WALKER & KEPLER
531 .Cheitnut St., Phila.
C. JESNIG
Precision Machinist
716 Sansom Street
Philadelphia
The JOHN T.DYER
QUARRY CO.
Birdsboro Trappe Rock
HARRISON BUILDING
Philadelphia, Pa.
Henry A. Hitner's Sons Co.
IRON, STEEL
AND METALS
GAUL & HAZZARD STS.
Philadelphia. Fa.
N. Z. GRAVES
lucoiporated
22 and 24 South Third Street
Vnlladelphlil
Tho House ot Hneelalllei In 1'nlnlt ood
irnlIna (
rt&Z)
L
GOSSIP OF THE STREET
.
I I )( A I" FT AT A Mm?!?! QTIPPHR T
- ' --s a.. T.I 11 T VJLilU kV-i V-e-.m.
HINES'S VIEW OF STEEL PRICES
Banker Says Change in Sentiment Is Gamed by Earnings"
Reports of Railroads for February Gossip of the Street,
OPINION in the financial district seems to be changing in fin or of the
stand taken by Director Orneral of Itnilronds Illnes on the question of
steel prices. A certain banker said Hint the change in sentiment was
largely due to the statement of the condition of the tailroads under govern
men management during the mouth of lVbruary. It wns expected in some
nunrters. he sold, that the showlug for I'cbruary would hne been inmli
better than it was. The deliclt of about S:i7,000,000 in the stnndnrd leturn.
coupled with the combined deficits of the previous months bringing the
total up to somewhere around S27G.00O.00O. is enough to make the director
general "slop, look and listen." he said. With the prices of the railroad
necessities at the present figuies, tin's bnnker declared. It is nothing moie
than good business ou the part of tho director to cnll a hall nnd not buy
one dollar's worth more thnn he can avoid,
i Another banker took a different view of the mnlter lie said the heavv
lalliond deficits enth month fouhl be largelv reduced bv nn tnuense in
freight tinfho. He held thnt the diiritor geneinl. by icfusing lo purchnvf
supplies nnd materials, was holding up industries wltlih nre the largest
nntribulors to the loads' tonnage. The steel for inilroads, he mid. cannot
be made without coal, coke, liniesloue flux, iron ore, iiiiingRiiese, fl, nnd
nil of these must bo hauled by freight from their points of loading to the
sleel fiirnnces. then the finished products have to be distributed by freight to
Ihelr various destinations. -He said he believed it was n short -sighted policy
on Hie part of the director genernl to hold up the nce.or. repairs and
improvements for peilinps a Inning
A dispatch fioni Washington last evening said:
"Officials of the industrial -board factions emphasized their c ontcntions
thnt lower prices for steel rails .such as demanded by the rniliond adniin-
, istrntion cannot be lccomniended for fear of mining virtually nil high-cost
steel producers and proportionate injury to the steel industry us a whole."
Discuss Future of Hog Island Shipyard
Hog Island nnd its futuie possibilities was under discussion in n banking
house jcsteidnj. There vveie many who vveie bingginig about what had
been clone there, what is being done nnd what the world mnj expert in the
wa.v of competition in shipbuilding when Hog Island "gets its stride " One
of the parly was telling how Hog Island had taught (he woild the great
advantage of constructing standniclized ships and how, having Hie stint in
Hull line. America would lend the world in shipbuilding b tinning out
vessels just ns Heni.v I'orcl turns out Mandaulied automobiles bv the
bundled thousand. Another said that Hog Island had taught the woild
the advantage of fnlnicnted ships, wheie "big slabs" as he put il ot
ships are put fogethrr nt the steel plants, loaded on lienv.v railroad tiucks.
brought alongside the slips nt Hog Island nnd with n few motions of un
elect lie crane nie slipped into their places, where a few woikmeu nre Hint
ing lo livet the whole hull together in lecord time.
There wns one banker who listened to the conversation in an nuiused
way for a while unci then tind that he happened lo have fi lends engngccl in
the shipbuilding business on the Clde nnd other places in Crest ltrilain.
The fabricated ship idea had been at work over (hoc for nmn.v jenrs, he
said, and wns nil old idea when it came over here, ns was uNo the.
. standardized tliip. They have been building staudnrdiecl ships on the Civile
for generations, in fact, he icuiarked. Neither I log Island nor un other
ship.vmd in tins country can teach them nnjlhing over there. He i-nid he
had no idea of slighting Hog island, which he considered womleiful. but he
remarked there's no use in people fooling themselves. People don't lentil
anvlhing if thej get the iden thev "kuovv it all," lie said, "and it might he
well to iccognie where we aic weak in the matter of i-hipbuilding as well
as where wc aic strong."
The men in (he shipjanls on (he Cljde and in ISclfnst have giown up
with the business, nnd where nt Hog Island nnd some- other places uu
expensive army of foremen was necessary on nciount of the gicen linnds
usuully, he said, he understood one foremnn to each gang of sixteen or
tvvcnt.v -it would ho' found that one foreman to tome 1!00 men was nearer
the nile on the other side,
"Theie is no doubt we will mnke good workmen line in time, men
who will tin u out moie work in a given time than in un.v other counti.v.
chietl.v on account of our supeiioiitj in methnnicnl appliances, but we have.
a lot to lenin in shipbuilding befoie we can ccpinl l.reai i.ruuiu oi iu
many befoie the war," lie said.
Financiers Consider Foreign Credit Chief Problem
Lending financiers in this city are genernll.v agreed that Hie most impor
tant problem facing financiers of.tlie countiy nt the picsint time- is the
providing for Aniericnn ciedit to foreign, especially IJuiopenn. nations. A
pioinineut local banker who, while not it member of the council of foreign
lelations, which held nn impoitant meeting in New ork last wee', in the
Metropolitan Club, is in cr.v close touch with its members, said jestc-ichiy
that whatever has been done by the council up to the present might be
described ns in Hie nebulous state, with the possible exception of the
appointment nt the above meeting of a small committee, which is to give
more dcliuilcncss to the ideas expressed nnd submit its icport nt the next
meeting.
it is knovvu also that the American llnnkeis' Association hits desig
nated n committee which is working nloug somewhat iliffcicnt lines, but
with the sumo object in view. While the object of the council is to find a
way to nuirket iu Hie Knifed States securities of foieign copntiies selrcnclv
issued, the committee of the Hunkcis' Association deals with the subject of
extending foreign credits from flic commercial side of the fiausac.tion. l'or
example, if n South American country desires to construct il iniliond or
tiaction line or erect a power plant, the function of this committee would
be to arrange long credits for the innteiinl piiitbnsed in the United sjtntes
for such consfiuction, taking in exc hunge the securities icpresenting these
operations nnd finding u niaiket for them in lliis counti.v. William A. I.uvv,
picsiclcnt ot the l'irfct National ll.ink of this cil.v, is a number of this
committee.
Favor War Finance'Sale Plan for Victory Loan
Many investment houses in this city nre of the opiuion that the
Victoij I.ibertJ I.oan could be sold ill i coord time if it vveie put out on a
business busis 'on the pian b) which the .V-'OO.OOO.OOO War I'manec- Cor
poration bonds for iiiilioad lelief weie sold in a short time. A well
known banker said .vcstcida.v Hint he would be in favor of an interest inle
for the Victory Hands that would appeal to invcstois from a purely busi
ness standpoint and the eilTciing made to blinkers lo dispose of the bonds
for one-eighth of I per cent commission. The government, lie said, lias
been far too sting.v In flic mutter of interest and commissions, ami the bee
romrv nf the tiea'suiv should linvo had his eves opened to the monev con
ditions of the country by the combined subscriptions for these Wur Tinaine
Coiporutiou bonds, which must liavo been enormous, also lo the splendid
machinery the bankers put in motion, which sold them in shoit order.
Itesides, be pointed out that the SLM)),0fM,01O, not being n government
liability, would naturally appeal to n smaller proportion of the community
tliau Victory ItoniK which are a diiect obligation of the government. Ity
way of parenthesis lie snid that it was surprising how little lcgard people
who purchased these bonds paid to the fact that thej were not u govern
ment obligation, ami when it was poiuted out to them they invariably
waived Hie matter aside bv lemnrking they "were just ns good."
This feeling thai the Vic tiny Loan could be sold in u very short time if
handled us the ,f200,000,000 war finance corporation bonds were, is pietty
general among Hie bond houses. 1'p to tho present no one Knows the terms
of the Victory Loan, and ns a rule this is considcied the part of wisdom,
Will Auction Off Louisiana and Kansas City Bonds
There is to ly- a public sale of $700,000 " per cent twclve-jear stale
highwaj linnds of Louisiana, also ?02.",000 4' per cent wnter-woiks
twenty-year bonds of Knnsns City, Mo., nnd $'JOO,000 V per tent tweuty
jear fire -protection bonds of the same city.
Curtis i, Singer ure offering f&'iO.OOO fulled Kingdom of (Jrent
liritnin and Ireland "' per cent secured-loan gold notes, clue November J,
1911), at pi ices showing n xield of (P,i per cent.
Ac-cording to cnble advices from London, tho ltelginn (lovernmcut will
'issue nt Brussels on April lo a new national rceonsti notion loan for un
unlimited sum bearing o per teut Interest. The selling price is to bo 0.",
mMKam.
iWff.'1!WisB
WisssKEl' I
ifsllllBkv ATsHtv.
No Curtain No Splash
The converging streams cause
all the water to hug the body. No
downpour on the head.
Quickly and Easily
Attached
Fits any bathtub. Anybody can
attach it. A permanent, all-metal
fixture in portable form will last
a lifetime.
Niagara Palm Beach
'Br! fi'c
!Js m
JfJsWA& UH,
fW vfsL'1
7.50
8o rnnnlnc m-ster
In nur disnlar window.
leading plumbers.
7?as.
Plumbim ti Heating Supplies
44 to 50 North Fifth Street
506 Arch Street .
1 .10-141 Federal Street,
Camden, A.
W SrWsmm
.
gain.
liS'IAli'M
' i.TiiLj ll
aa
KENNEY SHOWER
The Better Way to Bathe
Makes daily bathing a real pleasure to all
the family. Quicker, more sanitary and
healthful.
till
I
f I
i
"i
-IT J :
P -f'l
.! '
l'1'i- I
I
II
ill
i
f :i-V ""ti.'i A
15.00
demonstration
Sold by nil
u.
.mm
Co. MVVAI
Mm
f OPVf tlBaI j
Philadelphia Markets
GRAIN AND FLOUR
. .. ","?:VT Ueipi ttl Slfi Ixi.hrls 'II,.
' Ul- ii'L.wpJ "1"' ' l"" litres ruled llrrn cm
jier llitnt nftVrlniri" rollon In were the nun
"Ileum cr lot. In expert rleictiir, Bniern
iiient stand. rd Innpertlon standard prlres -
..i ' J..n w,n"r '- " i n.irthrrn
jprlnjr JL-an .o I hard winter, tl" 3tl, No
lmV,'.' ,V,f,l',ri.5rllrl -''. red
smutij j an, No " red winter. I.' an. No
? .'?,rl!.r,, "I,rln - .11 No 2 Incrd winter
I-30. No B red wintec, itarllikv 1134. No
. "."m'"t'' '-' SJ No !' red winter.
I'.- . 3 northern sprint: J D. No .1.
hard winter t)j 3.- s0 3 red winter aar
Llrj '.??." 3 " "1 mutl.v U.'Sii. Not
ii,:! ".'. .N- 4 aarllckv, 12 'JS. No 4
l.nm,;Nl.i.",,ul,5 '-"-'' No' "' ,!HrUll,
1'OnN Itecelpt, to jcij bushels upplle
.i,?.."m,,!l.t""1 lh" market ruled stead.
Ihouah cjulet We quote jellow In ear lots
ror lornl tracle as to nuallt nnd loiatlon.
r.A,'if,, "'.cer bushel
1..? JU1I!,' 3B"" U"hets The mar
nee adviinr.il i... ,.n- ... .. .
aaticea, but ruled ciulet We niiole I or
J!.nrfH loetlon--.v, i white, 77tu77,..
!Wr- "st"te. ""' "c No. J white
'inm' -1? , white 74C7.V
s.i'S?'-. ,l ""'e'" -'00 barrels and 1 Jl
'.CI' t-OUnH. In i..l.. ,. .. - ..
tllllri.,.!. U t "nn'- l--IUnCI WPS Oni-
kP
.ir.ii,.. .: "? "o lh . Jute sarl.s - VMnicr
f ! V; "2 S3. f-ansas strotuht JI2 10
.nrcni .1' . "ho.r p"l,nl SIBftOWfl' 7.1
in -S'sMn"''!.''''!,'''" ISH11,11. do pMOOt.
11VI- IM'r.l? nrat rleir U' SO 10 01.
vv ,,. ?'.!?.V?" '",l, "I nnoted rates
PROVISIONS
I
The
tnurLt ..tl-.t . i- ... . .
obbinc ;,r t ' ":;.'"..:'""..".. "T
.set, amokel" and air dried l"Wf
4?."'Mr,'n,,l."l"1e ir",'"r' .."'''1 and air-drled
hlVl'ls'S";' i!SCT31'' " sffled. ?ooi.
boiiVci 1.12. am"" anwani,,.. hams,
looncl Itoneless 411, ncnle .ImnM.,. ic n
nli kie Tm..2"'111 ynoJ l7r. lollies. In
lard. JOo hreakfaat bacon. U7i..
REFINED SUGARS
o,,.',!.''"''1'.''1 ""Iillet and unrhanaed We
quote on a basis or t, for flnn Branulated
DAIRY PRODUCTS
.! ,".''I-S,',: "."''' '' "h "nn ruled n sI.hiI.
"it UijotatliMi- en Vork unil VV I.
Y.,,,1",, V'S!?m urcnt nake il. "e
t7McsV ' Wl-. "'" '"" milk f.n.v held
C7W.1SC spe,t, hmhrt P1V Vork nnd
VUrrot.eln wlinli- mill. f..i- . ..i '"'
-,,i. "I'11 Jh"r- "n fair JobhhiK lniai
I n, f7c' I1'"'' """" "leadllv maintained
111 ToMilW nil are lh.. i..l... uu.j
, ,. . Iro"m,"r'-. r-r.ce r.s, hlKher-wor
lnK Koods, im(7lr tl,e tter Tor inhblnB
s.ces exiri flrats r,i,Srr,7. nrsts cimciv I
; "'i'iti Hen (leHtnerv choii
.mi.' ,,i.(i..c ,io fair lo Bond,
f t en- c;tis
f ... .. ."i" ,,'. ?!"" jnnmnie nt 7ltf7in,
l.c.CJ!-. were in boi.iI demand and prices n.l
vanre.l liie per iuse Cjuntallnns Tree rases
, . ""' ijin per crate: current re
Arsis J1j 7.1 fan
. -- ii'iii .-aiii. iii.in. ei, iii.
selected cess Juliblns I
at I sweetie inr ilueii
POULTRY
llr was s.nr.. jnd fBiu fowls ere
IiIk'i"! Cjiiotatlnns lowl lllielieaw lie'
II" exception I bus hlBhei ntdlnarv ir
irtpls 40'.f4J. liroilltiu .hlikens fHn. i
sort-tneated vu mhli s. I . eVV lbs apleie
."oeff -,-. sprliiB hl.ki ns voft meated l.rnr
sles Ml&ntCI. SttiLCiT, nti..LT rn.isler- .mr.i
1 .".U .J'1'1 roosters I'lllc:;, .links I'eUIn
4je4ni du.ks In.lhiu nunnery 4IIW4U
Keese ,10e plKeons old per pair .lltijiiiK
PlBrons ouus pet Mir I1tr1lk
I DIlKSSKIl wns firm with supplies veil
I dinned up the limitations fowls fresh
killed dr- picked ln boxes - VV ulelilnB .1 lb
nil uvir nplio" .Is. clBlilnz :i. H 4 ' lbs
1 ..He. wefBlitnr .1 Ihs .11111 17. -ninller aly.
1.IAI IT. .n...ll... .1....
10tl.14r fowls fresh k.lled In bills fa lit v
d--plckesl -MeikhlnB .1 lbs and over apif.e
as,- welBlilUK .null, lbs alio smallei
sires .lorrj'.tlt did roosters drv-pl.ked 117.
s.iunbs pet dozen -White ueiBhlne II lo I J
lbs per dozen $H 7.1(10 .in white welB'i UK
II In III lbs per di)7en S, 7 lea s .10 white
wetBhl'iB s lbs per doren vtl.loa7. white
c.elBtili'B 7 lbs per dn7en Jiff e till while
uelBhlnfc 0 to 0't, lbs per doren 1111,11).
dirk. $1 50 S small and No J, ,-(.($.
i FRESH TRU1TS
l pplrn Mrf nuift ntnl wnw rlfMis wrre
i a sIimIp easier Othr fniltH utr-r In nun
' THtf KUinily nnd ilemHml Ht rcxlscd IIbutpk
1 Quotation.'1' Anulcs Nw Yorl pop iMrret-
Mcailiinlii, Jft-WlO. llrfpninic Sfl11, Rimptr
S7 ."0 ApplH JVimmlvHitiH niu Irtfiiiin
pfr baircl Hen Ul $790. lliim. 57 iV)
rt', winpHiip ii" ou'fi 1 1 tu APPfN, vi
rn pt 1kk. Sti?(A I.inoni. ii lox $J 7u
W.I 7ft OrttiBPf. Florida per crate $.(fi7
tin Odliforrli. I'T Ikix SI J3-91 55 (Inipf
frult pir Itnx, S2 HiiftiK "i Mrawberrlc
riorl'h. pr quart, I0C5p
VECKTABLKS
Ioslrabl tocK sold fatrlv nnd prici
KiMiTitlly wern well niainttitiifd w itli t ib
Imrp it ttliat)' flrmtr UuotHtioii-t hll
potato" a Jtrtf pt B lnifliPl ImhUpI Nn
1 Orittt rp .Nn - r.OWdHt Whlln pntn
Iopb Maine pr W" imtindi. .' LT. J ,"ii
liltt pntatoi h IVnua IvhiiIh No 1 per
1HO pouiififr S'J l!SWl' Whltp potatof
Vpw otU imt 100 iHiund t. 'JftiiiL' V
Willi potato )fl.turiip -nil tariUtnl
llnoilrr per I (10 pounn Jfi 'J 2." 't I
pnttu4 Jrrsp Pr be.Uit No 1 7."
fi '." Xj J $1 .'(& I "I" Sw.et pnlatoea
i:a"m" rn shore per bim 1 No 1 JfttUs
hweel pcitatnea Detware nml Marlaiit1
huho1-hiunpirP- No. 1 -J'JiSwSn No L
$1 8-.1&U Cm M lift lanlah need, per Mil.
'?t do Fouthern pr hamp- r t rn
Onlona I ou pr 10" pound hn., JOi I
PREDICT LARGE WHEAT CROP
Indicated Yield Placed at 837,
000,000 Bushels
Washington. A pi il S. The gnvein
nient putK the condition winter wheat .it j
!10 S per cent. Indicated yield is K',7,
(i)0,000 bushels. ' The londitinn of no
is '.Mid tier centf The indicated ije
jiehl is 101.000,000 btihhels.
Tlie couilitiou ot winter wheal. Hi
icinher 1 last, was 0R.fi pel cent, ami
on Apnl I, 1017, tki.l per cenl The
nveriige for past ten cnrs is S!.',:! per
cent.
KuriiiR the hiRt ten jenrs. there has
been un average decline of fi.il points in
the condition between December I unci (
April I.
The production of vv inter vvhent iu
101S wiib. ."i."(St44'.l,l)00 bushels, and in
101", 41 '-MM 1 1,000 bushels. I
rllOTOI't.VYS
T
H
E A T R E S
OWNED AND MANAGED DY MEMBERS QF
THE UNITED EXHIBITORS' ASSOCIATION
BELMONT
Bill ABOVE MAKKET
ZKNA
i:i:ri:
in
iiii:
rUAI.LKNUU
acc'i:p'ii:ii'
r.RDAR
CjOTH & CEDAJt AVENUj
KI.SIK FEFlClt S(1N
"Tin; i.in
p.As.1 ICTCT 11il MARKET HETVVEEN
COLlbbUM BDTU AND 60TH
C'HAHI.KS HAY In
llli: Ollll. DODOI.I1
.-., "vMIAI Otn, &. Maplewood Ave-,
w--- ... , .Tat-vT iii'Dn? rn mv In
.1. vm'' """ "' "
"TH13 DUlFTUIl"
Tifn
r-I tniTlV A 4 MAIIKET STS.
EUKbrwA MATINEE DAILT
'- HDinl STOnKV In
, TUB SUN WENT DOWN"
FRANKFORD 7,!
rAl'T.INB KnEDE
5 Krankfortl Ave.
nine in
PAID IN l'UI,l,"
itrrrrrtrDQiiM 29TH AND dauphin
JErrC.KOv-'lN STO. MAT. DAILT
J 4-Ani,TI.E m.ACKWEI.I, in
"HIT OR MISS"
MERCHANTS:
If you are a grocer, druggist, hardware dealer, tobacconist, clothier,
furnisher, jeweler any kind of a ntoreknptr you shouldn't wait
another day before subscribing to the Retail Public Ledger the new
iwice-a-roonth periodical for merchants only. Subscribers say they
have been waiting for it for years. Not o. trade-paper, but an inspir.
ing news-magazine that Interestingly tells all sorts of things that
merchants want to know. Business problems salesmanship, buy.
Ing, accounting) the handling and training of help, credits, delivering,
advertising, collections the Retail Public Ledger tells how they
are all being solved In successful stores. Entertaining fiction dealing
with the sentiment and drama of storekeeping, anecdotes, verse, pho
tographs, news of big movements for merchants' benefit three
pleasant hours of entertaining, helpful reading in every issue. Sub
scrlptijn price, 10 cents n copy, ONE DOLLAR a year (24 issues).
Just slip a dollar into an envelope, with your letterhead or name and
address plainly written, and it will be sent on the first and third
Tuesday of every month for a year. Address Retail Public Ledger,
220 Pbbllc Ledger Building, Philadelphia, Pa. Do it noult
FOR HIGH-PRICED COTTON
Southern Farmers Being Organized
Against Embargo
Dallas, Te., Apnl S Siipplemenl
ing lesoliltieins inlnpleel bv the Texas
cotton conference dee lining Hint Hie
secielary of agriculture of the i nileel
States had assisted In fencing down Hie
prlce of cotton and that the control of
movement and iniiiketing of cotton bv
Iteinnrd Harm Ic was antagonistic' to Hie
inleiests of the cotton giowei, N A
Shaw, ilinit man ol the conference, an
nounced todn.v thai n movement had
begun to cugnnle southern funnels to
fori e
the icmoval of Hie cotton cm-
barco.
vvc
,,
I'lie
slfuntion is thnt the whole
oild is otgnni'cd ngnilist cotton." said
ll. Silim, "ntnl at, It- a.li,i itiii .tiiimnl iu
' t'm.n, ,,.,., V... .... il h i , i linn in ,-i
k,u,,k ni'' nmi "-"''S"' i ti-
who are Irving fo force clown nines.
The fnriueis believe that cotton has
not lnid a fair deal."
LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS '
riilcasn. n'l s itou ".r-.-ir's .nin,
h"ad Market fnlrlv ncltve and stead-
tronp with v.slerdav s i lose Hutk t.'O HI,
iff:n:n hecj imnnjntn imdiuni I
l.'n loft 2 11 Mehl welahi Mn 7" jn an, '
lleht lis ,'n CJfi CO l.en pni Ulnc "n. Jl'c.'.
Wll. "1 parkins sews lsjiltlj, ,,-
$17 Mill 1R .10 ,
i V rri.K Ite.elpls tjlion 1,,1 IVef '
steers end bull h rs slo. k slow i.rl salrs
nliout steads packers ItlddltiB loner bulls I
and f, eders slrnd., .ih'S sti nl tn HtrnnB
llen beef steers choice and prime 117 I
rrcu 40 medium and icood $rt 7. 17 S". I
temnnnn $11 104CII71 llRht I ei f steers I
soo.l and .noire, 11.",$? Is ;o common and i
medium $105ft1 buleher ..ittle heifers ,
tillKHI rows. 17 inlfll 7.1 -.al .lives
$1 Iff 111 Ml I
MIM.I' Ht.elpls Is noil hei.l limbs
dull f.u. tnrlv scles nmsll '". lowet
simp si ine stetid- I i ill L-H s( p ti.ncls o
1 llsfitllT,-, SI pnuu.ls or b. Her 117 71
illllir. .ills I 1 (Tl 1 T T '. ' n iliiiui rfiid
m.. id IJ71fl110 nils .1 id iimim.m Jli'e
1 ' .'".
kuiSK III.. Vprll S 111'f.s t:,,e,p.
I I mm h. til Vlancel fiiirl-,, ..Ml. stead
t. 1U lual.r Hulk S 1 !l im If JO J heavies
1J.1 JIWjcl 111 medium cc.ljlil" SIP I. nil
I'd in HeIiIs till liejfi'o I.. -hi UbIiIs tlnl
IP CO nu klnc sows lIlllTcJll nlirs 3f ll ft P
c I I I i: lie. elnls I I mill bend and lellilll
IOrale tteef ratCl.' iiinvl. 103111. In. I
I "she .leek -enl In weak veal .alxes
i-sr,, ,n
blBh r 111 111 beef tr Sll .11.1 I
llaht b.rr steers Jill i.ca is 11,
I illrhei
ow s nud hell
fere It, 10 5711 in run.
tiers in. I rulters 14 , vtr to ,f.enl .ajvei
in"1fMt
stinker and feed.
r steers Is HI
in, ii
MIET.P Ite.elpts leillll bead KillifiB
sheep J1if4He lowei fredels ntnl breeders
slow at sllicbll lower prn.s Larnls s
pounds or less JHI s.-,fi in ;-, S", pounds . i
rune till .1IK.1 111 1.1 .nils and inimn.iti
111 lo ic let 10 w s medium li . hoi. e $1J .0
( I lir.llni e s $111 VI tl is
rill-liiireli. 11.. Viuil
i ei is 101111 Head Mtirl e
anil Ik iv -nrk SJII Mill J
,rs SJll jnWl'll -'1 PiBs IIP
slll.l I VM I. Villi's Hi
Mitket .. lle lull sin ep
117 in
I VI I I'.ei el, - 1t.ll
stron I op $17 .1"
s llcie.s tie
te.ilv II.HVl.H'
el nn I Bin -ork
7.1HJII
. Oils inn lirnd
$11 top lambs
h'nd Market
l.lsl llillTnlli. Vpnl
relets .".nil head sieml
I he .l slo.c lIlCTl 111
e I 1 1 i; fie
ah. a - Here Ipts,
llcnjs Receipts I'lltlll he id flood nnd
sleid. plfis ITu to ,Hli lower be iv XJO "f.
ftt 'u 'Ml mixed S-0 7.1 v.irlcers I'll 1I1W
I "0 71 liKhe .nrkors SI'l 7.1r'l I'll PIBs Sill .10
Mm 71 roUBlis $17 7.191 IS slass Sll'Sil.l.
SIIKKP AM) I MIIS Iterelpts 1'leill
brad Mow lambs lowor W.Hi! lanibH 11,1
r?1.'!! 10 clipped Iambs 51-tc 17 .It), others
1 un. Ii i need
S. Inula. Iln.. Vprll s lli(is Iteeelpls
11 inn) hen. I Lower I. Mils Sin snfri, 'JO 1.1
pics JllWlli 10 butchers $111 7.10111 30.
In aw I.'ll!5tlJll3'i
4' VTTIiK--Heielpts .Minn head Sleadv
Native beef steers $1 1 .leifti IK .10 .cuirlltiB
sleets and heifers ItllnWIlt cows Sin 111
ficlir.ll sto.kers nnd f.e.lers $10$? 13 .In.
l.lKes S7 7111 IS
IIKHl Pereints 'Jlmi heid leadv,
'Lambs. JJ0 J I'd 11. evvcu SladflleD
sonlli llnuiln. Vprll K IIOC .Rot elpls
1 I f 00 head MroiiB lid hlBher
c VTrt.i: li'ii'lPIs .".son bend VV ml. and
low er
M1I31.P -B..C Ipla ''SHU head .'".0.1.1c.
lower
. 1
RAILS-FROGS & SWITCHES-BOLTS
SPLICE BARS SPIKES BRACES, Etc.
Carried in stock in Cheiter Yard.
Locomcilivti, Cars and Railroad Conlrac
tors' and Mining Equipment
HENRY LEVIS & CO.
Commercial Trust Bldg.
Manufacturing
and Factory
BUILDINGS
ERECTED
Efficiently and
With Dispatch
J. S. Rogers Co.
Drexel Building, Phila.
and Moorestown, N. J.
riionii'i.AYs
II I1MDA 1 nONT SI' & aiUAIlD WE.
JUlluJ Jumbn Junction on KruuUfold L,"
rvt LINE SI vmc 111
"iiii'Mi r.xr.h
L:UTS
I PiPI IQT :-u AND LOC'' S1' stheuts
uuuji juts 1 ::iu, 3 .'in isvbs. u.ju to 11
WIM.IAM S MART In
"Tin: I'ori'Y chiilh iiisim.nd
NIXON MD AND UAnKrPT3sT8anJ ,
AI.II I! tOYl'i: In
"Till: CAMIiniC MASK'
DADl' niJjie Ave. and Dauphin st
nlrv Mat .in nva-o.ustai
ANVKTTP KKI.I.I-'riMANN t
"Qii:n.v ok Tin: sea
niril I o:d and sansom sts,
K1VUL.1 MATIN'EE JJ
EE DAILY
hlSl i: ItAYAKAVVA
1 A HEART IV WW'S
STRAND cermantTt4eanCO
VVII.f.lAM S HART In
"run i'oppy airu.'s husbavd
WEST ALLEGHENY 5SjJ-;-,
rAUl.lS'E KRKDnRU'K in '
'.SOLD '
E
Consuls and Private Agents to ,
Sieve All Peoples for j
business
BILLIONS ARE IN DEALS
It.v (be Associated Press
isliliifiltin, April .S.- Information
of plans for trform of the Hritih inn
sulnr sei vice, with u proposed cxpen
ililure of 1.000.000 (W.OOO.OOOI minti
ally for e onstils and L'."0,OI10 pounds fur
e ommeii ml iiltnthes. was icceivod with
gieat interest lodnv bj ofliiials heie vvliu
nie diieeting Hie governinent's prepnin
lions for ponce time foreign Uncle o
pnnsion.
Cooperating closely -vx itt tlie new
consular seniec will be n woilel vvsde
system of ttadc comniissioncis oslab
lished by seveial Hiitisli Irnele assoei.i
tions. ope of which icprespnts L'O IKK
funis with a combined capital of tl.
ooo.noo.ooo (.f'.'o.ooo.oim.oooi ti.
first coininissinn of the association nl
icady has been stationed in (ircece to
organize tr.iele throughout the near east
Another Ins been stationed in Madrid,
n tbiid is to lout South ATtici Oilier
lepiesiMitalives liave gone to Seibin nnd
lloll.'incl
(If espe.inl Itiletesl .ee nns 11)0
il ti ixiii ti, ement that oigl.i lending Hm
limns lime been invited bv the in
gnniiitioii lo I. mm Ijigmucl this smn
nii'r. iiccnmpaii'eii In the newly np
pointed inmmeiiiiil i.ttadies foi Ilin
il
If lis plans nie cnriied enil the as
soc union will e over (lie world with
ttaele iciniiiiissioiiers who will not be
selling agents or commercial traveleis.
bill will haven fieri band than consuls
or commercial attaches. Tlie.v will mnke
then reports bv cable.
'
FOR WORLD TRAD
illoyd;
Lumber "on the Spot"
If you want your new building fin
ished on time, find out first thing who is
going to furnish the lumber.
It is one thing to buy lumber, and
another to get it delivered. Many a
good contractor has fallen down because
lie couldn't get his lumber on time.
Don't let it happen with your building.
Fifty years' experience has taught
us not only how to sell lumber, but how
to get it delivered "on the spot." Help
ing Uncle Sam during the war was an
education in itself.
Some day you'll build. Build to last.
See that the lumber comes from LLOYD.
William M. Lloyd Company
i:stadi.i&ih:d isbs
29th and Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia
lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllM
"WIOTOI'I.WS rilOTOPI.AYS
' PHeTTOPlAYSNv
V VJBOOKIHt J
XfonPORAniaM
1 AllimKrn ''-'",' x'c"'rl rse)uiik Ave
UII.I.1K Rl'RKE 111
'COOD liRAIIIIlh AN.NAIIEI.I.l.
ADni 1 " f'-D AND THOMPSON STS.
ArULLtJ MATINEE DAILY
HENRY Tl VV l, rilAI.I. In
llli: IA1.NO LANK'h TOININO"
ADrAniA CHESTNUT Below Him
AKCAU1A m m tnii no p.m.
MVnOUERITE ri,RK In
"1HREE MEN AND A .MAID"
Dl T fmlPn BROAD STREET AND
DLUttJIlNL' Sl'SQUEHANNA AVE
AMTA STEW All r In
"VIRTUOUS WIVES"
BROADWAY "T&fcS'Sfttf"
TIIEDV FiAnA in
'TI IE 1.1UHT"
CHESTNUT HILL .Vau.
MAROLMVITE CLARK in
MRS. WIOOS tin UK CAIIUAllE PATCH"
r-lvt3rjCCG MAIN ST, MANAYUNK
EMrKLois mtim:ij daily
WILLIAM l-ARNl M In
THE MVN- HUNTER'
FAIRMOUNT MtW,SKf5
HAROLD LCK'KWOOU in
IV TUP. CIREAT ROMANCE. TRlitMA
r-Atl II V TlH8ATn.Fi 1311 Market SI.
rAlVllLiI I) A. M to Midnight.
WAI.t-ACK HEID in
' ALIAS MIKE MORAN"
eTI I CT THEATRE Tlelow Spruce
DO 1 H 3 MATIN'EE DAILY
MAHOARITE riSCHKR In
PAIR ENOUGH"
Broad Ht. at Erla
UKtAl jNvjrunciAi-4 a. 7 o P. m.
"The Better "Ole"
IMprD I A 1 C0TH . -WALNUT 8T8.
lMrl-.rlrli Mntn S:in TImk. 79.
'KIOHTINO ROOSEVKLTH"
Hlfli Of ItOOHIi,VBLT)
I CArilTD ,ST LANCASTER AVE.
Lb.AUHt MsTINEE DAILY
FRED STONI) in
"JOHNNY GET YOUR OUN"
1 itatTDTV nROAii . coi.u-Mi'.iA av.
WILLIAM I'AUNDM
In
''r'OK FREEDOM'
Eaa Receipts Break neeordj
Chicago. April 8. Ah iiii cxninplenf .
tin American fanner nnd producer tef. )t
extend himself when given the proprr 6,4.
incentive, it is reported Hint the Chicago y
receipts of eggs today total 73,000 cascsj,, Wj
I Hie largest daily rrccipts ou record Itt 2
tlie hlstor.v of flic liutfer nnu egg board.
li PHILADELPHIA
4? STEAM HEATING
1879 COMPANY 1919
ENGINEERS JOBBERS
CONTRACTORS
HEATING
PLUMBING
VENTILATING
PIPING WORK
POWER PLANTS
Da; and Milit Teleiihone.
1315 CHERRY ST.
PHILADELPHIA
m
Drawing Materials
Blue Printing
CHARLES H. ROBBINS
1209 Arch St.
Telephones: Spruce 123G. Ilace 614
IMPACO
Cement and Brick Coating;
For Floors and Walls
Interior and Exterior
Will Kosist Water, Oils and Grease
Imperial Paint Company
1518 Sansom Street, Philadelphia
!k
"
V
.
.'?'
i p-T
The following theaties obtain their plcttres
through the STANLEY Booking Corporation,
which is a guarantee of early showing of
the finest productions. Ask for the theatre
In your locality obtaining pictures through
the Stanley Booking Corporation.
i -3 -3o MARiVPT i"el,t TiiEATnis
VMTA HTI'.VURr In
' V IICTUOI-.H VV IVES"
MODEL
i hOL'IH fT. Orchestra.
Continuous 1 In 11
CHARIirTE WALKER in
"EVl'ltl MOTIIBIl'8 hON"
OVERBROOK
IS3D & HAVER.
rrc-nr. ...m.
1IALK IIIVCIl.Tnv "",
JOHNNY ON THE' SPOT"
"HOUniNI"
PALACf7 J-'". MAIIKET STREET
l -lr-vc m a M to mis p
NAZIMOVA In '
M.
"OUT OK
THE FOO
PI A7A BROAD AND
I J.-.- PORTER STREETS
HARIILT) LOCKVVOOD In
"SUSPENSE"
PRINCFSS 1018 MAKKET STREET
rrllIVILOD 8:30 A. M, tollUSr.Mi
UL'RT 1.Y1ELL In "'iJU'
"THE lll.IND MEN'll EYES"
RFCFNT MARKET HT, Ilelow 1TTH
rviivjc.i'vi i ii a. m lo it v. u.
IIALi: HAMILTON in
'THAT'S GOOD"
RIAI TO CERMANTOVVN AVE.
JA1AL. 1 V AT TUU'EHOCKEN
VIOLA DANA In
'SATAN JUNIOR"
RI IRY MARKET- Br HELOVV 7TH
tfIO 1 10 A M. to 11,13 p.
P. M.
SHIRLEY MASON In
THE VVINNINfJ OIRL"1
SAVOY "".g".
ANVA O. NI
ILSSON In "
115 HTRONQ' " '
"way or THV
STANLEYnAEMA,flt?5f
mahy Picvsrrmn in
"CAPTAIN KIDD, JR."
''ffl
VICTORIA, W7Wi,ff,rc.
V-THKL Cf.YTON In i "
I'tSITlUireiVll U1IL"C H ,j,
When in Atlantic City rJi&ji
n
"WWAUUL.OX A lU C11Y'
.-1
.s
Ki
'
&
,4j
91
.A'fA,
l
v-;
n
AJL
v
s5
" ft.
jfcL
if
i) .
4 hi
,'
'ifi"
XI S) .
7..1. Tr '.
o.
t
-nX 'A -'
..: r-.,si7,s'i' '
3. y.
. -a.
a f'
11 v
" " i.
.AkSiSi
-v-l), WW,V,1
"Vr
i-M:'
H.V-
j'i
"O " r f 'Jib - e . , , "'i.
I ' i ,jJt,iA. ..- . -l Jijii.iafc,k..-iu,li ?"
rJT-- .. V " tf