vr i '( V VI r&' Kk l?f , Eff. I? PS1 S l yy r l,f i &' 1 1 K ii m J mr.j v pi ' Bti.'. fe M E ''4 1 fis. EVENING PUBLIC ' TMJSR PHILADELPHIA', THURSDAY, 'APKIIJ 17, 1919 . .. it- I H . Jl Assistance "lv To Investors f It is the purpose of this organization to render such efficient service to its customers in connec tion with investment securi ties that feeling of mutual cordiality will result. We shall be particularly glad at this time to offer our services in connection with the Victory Loan. 6HANDLER& Company .Fianklin Bank Buildhj Philadelphia Kw York Bolton Service and Stability We solicit the business accounts of individuals, firms and corporations; and are, prepared to offer accommodation to approved accounts. INTEGRITY TRUST COMPANY FOUUTH & GREEN STS. Capital-$500,000 Surplus and Profits $1,610,000 Tkt Olitit Tilt Company In the World , eal (Estate EMe insurance anfc Eruat Company of $f)ilaaelpljia 523 Chestnut Street Across from Independence Hall NEWS OF THE FINANCIAL WORLD NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK PRICE& & TRADE ON NEW YORK 'CHANGE DIVERTED TO INDUSTRIALS Nctv Conditions Established and Leaders Are Neglected. Favored Issues Mafte Good Gains Steel Foundries Strong New York, Apill 17. New conditions were MtnblWicd in the stock market ngnlu today when stocks which hod been the leaders wore neglected mid the ij50r01iB trading was. diverted to n number of mercantile and Indus trial issues In which concentrated biilng caused violent ntlvnnces during the forenoon. This ii a feature of -nil bulWmarkcts, nnd although the former market leaders Miourcl n henv.r tone the variations in the prices of those issues lould not be regarded with any degree of importance in connection with the speculate Mtnntion. Mnnj of tlie stocks which were fnvorccl hv the bujers todaj made ndnnces ranging from " to more than 5 points. American Steel Toundries was one of the strongest Issues. nchnnciiiR -4Ts to S7, and there was nggrcssive buying in United Food l'roducts, which moved up from 71 to 7.Tfc. American Hide nnd Leather preferred wns one of the most netivc features, ranging, during the forenoon, from 104 to 107V The common stock sold at LMS to LTiV Industrial Alcohol was under pressure at the start, selling at 151, from which It advanced to 153. The shipping stocks were irregular, with the bujlng during the morning concentrated almost vvliollv in American International Corporation, which advanced from 84 ' to 85 7K. The Marine issues movoil within n 1 ompnrntivrlv narrow range, the preferred selling at 1i" to tlO'i nnd the common at I14'4 to !l3-. American Cotton Oil was among the, strong features, moving up 14 to r4'(, and Philadelphia t'ompnnj ranged from ."1(1 to .".7'i. I'nlted States Steel common j folded from 01) to OS's, but came back to OS'-s around the end of the first hour. WILLIAMS c& WALTON General Insurance Agents Nos. 416-420 Walnut Street PHILADELPHIA F IN OUTSIDE WIARKET Shipbuilding Shares Move Up About 22 Points in Past Two Days New lork. April 17. The feature of the Hi nail street cuib today was the vigorous bujing of Cramp Shipbuild ing, which, after selling nt 101'A. moved up to 11(1 before noon, making n gain of nround "2 points 111 the last two davs. New Yoik Steamship sold nt 30, a gain of 2 points, and Todd Ship building was up 'J1. to 1021. bid. There was heavv trading ngain in S11 vold Tire, which sold 11 1 .'!5 to :t7, in spite of deliveries of the stock tod.iv on "when issued" contracts. Inter continental Kubber sold nt 22'j to 22. More thnn 12,000 shares of Chal mers were traded in nt 10 to lOMi Peerless Motor sold nt 24 '3 to 2"i. Houston Oil was the most active of the petroleum group, advancing from 81 to S(i. International Petroleum sold at 2SM- to 27. Merritt Oil was traded in at '.fl to 32",. Sipulpn sold at "' to H. Sinclair Ciulf was traded in at 52 to 50"... Sinclair Oil war rants sold at 200 to 205. Codcn was firm, selling at 0 and 0. Common wealth sold at 4(1 to 40. Swift International wns traded in nt 02 to 01, nnd I.ibbj , McNeil & I.ibbj sold nt 31 to SOU,. Aetna sold at !) to 0'i : I'nlted States Steamship at '2 nn,i ;-,, and Philip Morris nt 12". to Wn. ' The Home Life Insurance Company OF AMERICA 506 TVAIAUT STREhT Operates Under the Delaware Registration Law Every poller l registered ami se cured br deposit of apr-roTed securl tlca with tlie Insurance Commissioner This Company has $800,000.00 now on deposit as security for Its policyholders. INDUSTRIALS Yeat close Dili Auk (sale) I n n'4 0 I 3 NEW-STYLE COTTON OPENS IRREGULARLY Firm Cables, Bullish Dry Goods Reports and Sales of Prints Factors COTTOV BELT WEATIIEU CONDITION'S ew York. April IT, The followlnc trmpeniturcs were recorded In the cotton ni-lt thin mnrnlnv Chttnnoo((n, IS AM ", 9itl"hon"1 Fort Smith nnd Knox vllle An Atlnntn 4J. hhroveport. Uttle Rock. Memphis nnd Meridian. 44, VIcKs. nure Macon nnd Montfrnmerv 46. San Antnnlo nrl Auicintn. no Thomasvllle. r-. Pensncol-i and Savannah, 54, Charles ton and Jacksonville in, Onlventon New i" Bml Wilmington? BR and Tampa. . TI"!r', "ns 4 Inch of preclpllntlon at Thomaavllle 10 nt Knoxvillc. ,16 at Jacksonville .in nt Atlanta. .76 at Ma con and 1 04 nt tv llmlnitton. New York, April 17. Pressure of realizing Rnles before the bolidav ef fected the local cotton mnrket early to day. The new stvle deliveries opened seven points higher to fourteen points lower in the face of firm cables and verr bullish cliy goods reports, includ ing large sales of print cloths. The market became nctive nnd strong Shortly nftcr the start. The south was n huver here bv bnlance, while there was n continued demand irom for eign and domestic trade interests, nnd recent sellers for n reaction turned to cover. Ilefore the end of the first hour, Mnv contracts sold up to 27.20 nnd October to 24.1.1. with new stvle months, gen erallj, showing net gains of 42 to 40 points and new high records for the life of the contract. The upturn wns then checked by real izing and later fluctuations were some what irregular, but sentiment nround the ling wns strongly bullish. Receipts nt the ports for the clay are estimated nt 12.000 bales, against S000 bales a week ngo and 1S44 bales a j car ago. Aetna Explosives . vm irr t Mfir . Am Marconi Am Wrltlmr Taper Air iteaucnon tz Canadian Car Co . . -7 Con Cir & Fdj pfd . . . bO Chnrcoil Iron ... 6 Chevrolet Motors .. 210 Cramp . .... 1111 urtlss Aeroplane . . IIS tarnon rtteel ... . 7 Cnnven Tool . T Kmerson Phonograph . 2 Hendee Jlfe ... 17 I.ako Torp Float . . U I.ehlih Coal Sales .... 8" Lima Loco 34 Maxim Munitions i Nat Aniline . 27 N Y Shipbuilding . . 34 Nor Am Pap Pulp .. . 4V4 Otli Elevator . . SO Peerless Motor J4a Toole Enc . . JO Scrlpps-Hooth 10 Standard Motors . S Sti'l Allos . . 1 Submarine 14 Swift Inter . CllHi Sf Toseph Lead . . 12 Todd ShlpbulldlnB 101 Trianile Kiim . I'nlted Protlt Shnrtnif ... 1 A u H Hienmahlp .. I'nlted Motors AVrrds Km right-Martin Air iliiiiiii iiuii;' Check Alteration Insurance Protect Your Bank Account. Details Upon Application. Both Phones. HARRISJ.LATTA Surety Bonds Casualty Insurance PENNA. BUILDING gjgrgjar3J3MSIHjaJ5J5iaJ5J5J3JSJ5I5raiaJaJ5 Pennsylvania Mutual Life Insurance Company 1 Incorporated by the State of Pennsylvania Hi r i HZZ1 1(1 .. H .. 3V stand vnn OIL STOCKS 4 7?! 31 00 H 1111 UK 1)1 r. 4 21 30 37 4! " 2" 40 30 11 8 1114 It 101 u 40 s 4', ' 74 Ma5 . Julj Oct j Dec Mav lull Oct . Dec Jin March Ycst lose 2J 4 1434 Illinois .. . Ohio . . Prairie PiDo S O Cal 8 O N J . SONY ... ..100 ..370 .2711 '.5x3 303 IM1KTKNIIKNT OIL Harnett Oil Gaa . Commonwealth ... c oaden & Co Elk Ilasln .. . federal Oil .... Inter Petrol .. Houston cut .. Merritt Oil ... Midwest Reflnine Met Petrol Ohio Tuel Sapulpa Ret . . Sequ3ah Sinclair Island . , Olenrock , 101 37T 20 277 14 300 STOCKS A 270 C.S2 40 11 . K 3V . 27, S4V, 1J 10H 60 4 11 OH 404 47'4 0 a m 8'4 2S4 24 si 4 so 4 1J4 32 170 10S "84 1 OLD ST7LE Todav's 11 00 onen a m IS 1140 "140 21 m 20 IK) 21 SK 22 '0 22 48 23 00 21 00 21 00 Nnw styli: 20 78 20 00 20 no 21 10 -Jl 40 21 40 21 70 21 70 21 70 21 2S J1 21 21 21 21 01 21 C10 21 CHI 22 71 22 111 22 01 1 30 p m 21 40 21 40 22 4R 2d no 27 20 21 71 24 11 21 70 21 00 22 01 NEW YORK STOCK SALES Lsst closj 35 32.U (A 70.'i .V, 21, 38) . Ilich .15 :i4Ji mil 77X J' 3S'5 03M 34 'j 3.' G8 70' .V, 2'. 37 01 2 15 ' p m. 341i 31JX CJ. mi 35, 21. 37 n tu ins.w 100M 70H b't.'i . 13 13, . 23). WM .101 107'. . 40lJ 40! Cl. 514 '6b i 08'f 84i 53!X OO.'l rOH 51W H 25J. lOOh 40'j OS (M5 844 85)i r,Vi 53JI 51 13 2t 104)i 48J 01?.' 41'. 01'i SOJi 14U 01'. '02 lt'i b0!i 14! 01 oi'i ni Adams riynress Advnnco Utimely. Adv Ttuinelv pf . . AJax rtubbcr . . . Alaska Oold M.. Alaska Juneau Allls-Clialm Mfir. Allls-Clialm M nf. o:i Am Atrrlcul Chem 108"i 100)il08 Am Aprlcul Ch pf.100 1004 lOl.'i Am Deet Sujcar. . . 76Ji 70)i 75'i Am Heet Sucrarnf. 05K Am Can 61' Am Can pf 102 Am Car & Fdy... 04t Am Car A v pf. . .U0't' "m uotion Oil... 51 Am Druj? Sjnd.. Am Hldo . I,ea. Am II . Lea nf. Am Ico Am Ice pf Am International Am I.lnseed Am Linseed nf OTli Am Locomotive... 07 08' i 08 0814 Am Loco pf 10t 10JJ. 101'. 10l' Am Maltinc H 1j l)j Ui Am M 1st pf cord. 53 Am Smelt & rtef.. 71" 714 71 71 Am Steel K'drles. 82h 87 8J 81J. Am Sugar nenn.,128 UOJi 128'128t4 Am Supar Ilcf pf,117l Am Sumatra Tob. 108 1C8'. 107"t' 108 Am Sum Tob nf . . BO Am Tel & Tel....l0IK10t'i 101). IlItK Am Tobacco 207)i200?J 207'i 208 Am Tob of now.. 100 100'S 100'i 100W Am Woolen 00U 07' Wi liOU Am Woolen Df... 09?.' 00s. 00'. 09). Am Writ Paper nf. 4J 42 41 415S Am Zinc L i S.. Anaconda Copper. Asso Dry Goods. . Atch Ton & S F.. Atch T & S F nf. Atlan ConRt l.ln. CR Atl Gulf & W I..135'4 13V 13 W 130U All Gulf & W I pf. 70 70)i 70U 70U Baldwin Loco .... Wi 02K 10'. Ul Bait & Ohio 4u 40 5 45't Bait &. Ohio pf . . . SIM 52 51 J 51 Barrett Co 131U 131 131 131 Batopllas Mining.. li Vii 14 t Hi Bethlehem Steel . . 76H 70 75 75 Beth StI Class B.. 70 0 75'i 76'i Beth Steel 8 pf.lC8'.'103H 108's 108H Booth Fisheries... 20 201 20H 20). Brkljn Edls nice. 07 Brklvn Bjid Tran. 21J5 2H 213. 2154 Brklyn n T c of d. 21H Brown Shoe-.. .. 78'i 70H 70 79H Bruns T & By S . OH Burns Brothers .. 163 1G2H 102J 162M Butte Cop & Zinc. 7, 7H 7'. 7) Butte &. Superior. 21)i 21M 2"j r21's California Pack... CI 01? 00)j C0; California Petrol . 26' i 20?, 21)' 205' California Pet nf. 0'f Calumet &. Ariz.. 69!f 50H 59), 59)J Canadian Paclfla.lCO 1595f 159'i" 159'f Case (J L) Co pf . 99 Central Fdry pf . . 28 Cent Leather Co. 7.'f 70 78'. 78)5 Cerro de Pasco C. 41!f 41'i 41'i ll'f Chandler Motor... 14?. 145 HI 141 Chesa & Ohio.... 68 58 57s. i7M Chi Great West.. 7i H "".' 7i Chi Gt West pf.. 1V4. Chi Mil & St P.. . 30' 37).' 30). 37 Chi M & St P pf. 6(1" . 0G?.' 00'. GG?4 Chi i Northw'n. 94) Chi KU Pac... 23! j 2"ili 2Vi 2Vi C n I & P 7 pf. 76 75' a 75) j 75's C It I & P 6 pf. 65 04?i G44 04)j Chi St P M & O.. 65'i Chile Copper .... Mf T3?. 23.' 23' Chlno Copper .... 36"; ZG'f "0i 30'f Clev C C & St L. . 35 35 35 35 Cluett-Pcabodv '.. G5 Colo Fuel &. Iron. 42!4 3' AIM 43)i Colorado South... 235j 24 23. 24 Columbia G & Kl. 40 40"i 45', 45?j Continental Can.. 78 78)j 8U 78H Continental Insur. 70 Corn Prod IteOn.. CO'' G0?i TO CO5 Corn Prod Bef pf. 105 Crucible Steel 07'f 67'i' Crucible Steel pf 03f 9414 Last 2:45 close lllah lxw I'm. StL-San Fran.... I2X 125i 12Ji 12 St L-Sau Fran pf. 23'i ... " Saxon Motor .... 8 8!i 8.' i Scars Roeb & Co.. 180.'" ISO 180 ISO Shattuck-Arizona. 1M ... ,, ,, Sinclair Oil Hef. . . 54H 05 Wi ojjt Sloss-Sheff S & I. 63 6t hi 53 Southern Paoina.105 105'l lOo 105!f so p n Sub no .':., Southern rtallway. 27Ji 28 2i iiii South Hallway pf. 07M .. ;:,, Slrombcrjs Carb.. 41). 415. 41!i 41H Studebaker Co.... 09'' 70H 08' 00K Stutz Motor 57 fiOJi 665. ooJI Superior Steel ... 39)4 ,, ;;,. Tcnn Cop& Chem. 14). Hit 14). 14 1 Texas & PaclOc... 325i 32'4 32X 32)s Texas &. Pao L T. 250 , Texas Co 219 220 21.,'i 21851 Texas Co sub rcts.215)i215!4 21o'4 218 Tobacco Products. 895X 89). 89)4 89)5 Tob Products pt.. 100 100 100 100 Transuo & Wms,. 45!i 45.' 45'f 45J Underwood Twp . 172 Union Pacific 120)4 128s! J28'i 128'f TTnlnn Tnifli-t nf . 7.1 United Alloy Steel. 4654 47 4f4 United CIr- Storos.l33)4 135 13454 United Druir 2d pf.120 120 120 United Fruit 173)4 174 174 United Rys Invest. 12Jf 12!i Kit Un Ry Inv pf .... 26)j 28'4 27 U S C Ir P & F. . 22i 22? j 227t U S C I P & Fpf. 69,4 U S Food Prod . 71 74 71". 75 U S Ind Alcohol, ,152'j 155 151U 162?i U S lnd Alco pf..l07 107 107 107 U S rtltv & I Co.. 37 375. 30.'i" 37 U S Ilhbber St) 8 3a 80 87r V S Rub 1st pf..lll 110)i UO'A U0h U S Sm Ref & M. 49? i 48)4 48?4 4hl. U S Steel 08!' 111) 08)4 II84 USStoelnf J 1054 116"4 UOi 11054 Utah Copper .... 71'i 74 74)4 74'i Utah Securities... 15i 15'f 15'i 15'i Va-Caro Chem ... GO'i Olh CO CO' 4 Va-Caro Chem pf. 112 Wabash 7Jj 8 8 8 Wabash pf A.... 31Ji 31H 3H4 31M Wells Fargo Ux. 55 M'i 54K 64'i West Maryland... 10 10 Vi 9U Western Pacific... 17'i West Pacific pf . . 63i West Union Tel.. 864 Westlnsrh R & M.. 4854 White Motom . RSU e vvneci & Lie Ere. 7'. Wilson & Co.. .. Willys-Overland. Worthlngton P. . Worth P pf A... Worth P pf B... 07 4j g; 04)i Cuban-Amer feug. 179?,'170?, 170',' 170'i :i 4(1 ;i 40 21 17 24 nn 21 70 21 21 22 01 Cotton Buyers and Sellers New York, April 17. Old stvle: Moj Cone, Johnson nnd Van Vliet bid : Hartcorn anil fiifforil offered. July Oreer offered. New stjle: Mnv Mitchell and Rrooks bid ; Johnson offered. Jul Newman, Kimball, Tlcardsley, Rrooks, Young. Cassard, Rosenberg nnd Hartcorn bid; Sigel, Wntkiiis, Ilyman, Cuppia, riggatt and Jay offered. October MeFadden, Rojee, Stein hauser and .Taj bid; Iljmnn, Jhon ston, Ilountree nnd Mitchell offered. December Hnrteorn, Jay, Gcer, Ciearman and Sigel bid; On is, Ilyman and Wnters offered. January Waters bid; Cone offered. MIMNO STOCKS home orncK THE PARKWAY at 16th St. PHILADELPHIA. TV. aaisffi jttntct U "" Canadian Municipal Bonds ' Bought Sold Quoted HNCKE. BANGERT & CO. Atlanta Hlk- I.edap Uoton &. Mont . Uutte Xe York (nn Arizona r F S i Jerome First National Ooldflelil Mercer tjoianein ions , fjotdflrld Florence , i toianriu jvewanas Oreen Monnter iHetla Mlnintr . liowe bound in depend on re lad Jerome Verde Tim nutlcr Jumbo Kxtenslon MiKlnley Darrach Masmi Copper Mother Iode , Mine Co of America Nevada Hllla . . Nevada Wonder Mplsalnir Ohio Copper Ha j Hereulei Han Tov . Tonopah Extension United Verde , Aeit End Con W htte Capi . , Terlngton . . , . . BONDS Bethlehem 7a (notes) Corden Oil ti Cofden it Co 6s Cutiahy 7s . . Russian Govt CHs do tlViS .. . Southern Railway Ds .Sinclair Oil As . .a Todd Shipbuilding Gs JThaas&carr nf' t) Public AccountanU (1 ffnecialiats on All income Tax Matters fs iTirWSWPSB PJtS WU jr W'fJrl'wW' pi 61 s 1'. s 4Vi IS A i 1!. in 11 4S 28 40s 1-12 3 .11 01, 'J IK .H, 10 a RS 4 'a 4 i 40 IB no 30 43 2H H OS r.'i 8t 1'a IS Liverpool Cotton Liverpool, April 17. Spot eotton was quiet today with prices irregular on tlie basis of n decline of 30 points for middling, old contract, at 17.20d. Sales were ,1000 bolfs. Iteccipts were .1000 bales, none American. Futures were steady in the early dealings. Spot prices were: American, middling fair, 10 03d; good middling, 18.20d; mid dling, 17.20d; low middling, 15.84d; good ordinary, 14.10d, and ordinary, lS.Gfid. 30 8 ' 6Jf ' Hi. lOf 20 J i C3H as 161 Cuba Cane Sugar. 291. Cuba Cane Sug pf. 77;. Denver & Rio Or. 4 Denv & R Gr nf. 7 Dome Mines 14i Erie 10 Erlo 1st pf 20K Fisher Body 01 Fisher Body pf . . . 09'i Gaston Wm & W. 2W Gen Chemical of.. 104 Gen Cigar fR General Electric. 103 General Motors. . .178sf 179 Gen Motors deb.. U251 93 Gen Motors pf... 03 Goodrich (BF)Co. 07 Goodr'ch pf 109K Great Northern nf. B0J4 Gt N C for Ore P. 42U Greene-Can Cop.. Gulf States Steel. Hartman Corp . . . Haskell & Birker. Illinois Central... Inspiration Cop . . Interboro Consol . Interboro Con nf. . Inter Agricul Inter Agricul nf Inter Harv new 29 775J 14 10 20 03H 20 78 GJ,' n . 10 26H 03i 40' j 134H 120 174 12. 2Ti 221. Quickest, Most Complete News of the Markets Headers .of the Evening Public Ledger hereafter will find a com plcto financial edition, containing New York and Philadelphia stock tables, with net changes, on sale nt 4:00 'p. m. each day with the ex ception of Saturdnjs, when It will be found on the newsstnnds nt lTi-m- At 3 o'clock there will be on sale nn edition giving "New York stock quotations nt 2 :45 o'clock nnd othejr quotations up to 2 :30. Philadelphia Stoclts Net ihBe I'J ii 8Ua 29H 70, 01 74M 87 ASH 55'i 8 MH 29,'i 71 91 71V4 80M 48H 65 8 Sl'i 29H 71 91 805. 48f 65.' i 8 83'i 29H 71 04 74 New York Bonds Sales In Si 1100 Adams Exp 4s.. fi Amcr Agr fis.. . . f do deb fis 104 Ang-Trcncli 5s.. llluh Low 2 80 nn-ji nu4 nun do 00 Of) 10SH lOSVi lOS'l 1)7 07 1)7 1 Amer 11 &. J, (is.100 100 100 C21 Am For Sec Cs. 99 99J Wyt :i Amer Smelt 5s.. m 1)0 DOYi 1 Am T &T cv4s 887s 88 88 -' do 0s 102 102 102 I Noli T.nr Im Am Sirs. 20'X 2()'A 20'j n."B Ilrill J G 47 44yi 45 800 Elec Stor 70 70 70 300 Lk S Cor 20 inys 10 200 Leh Nav 07 07 07 121 Leh Vnl. 54 53 54 270 Ta It It. 44Vi 44 44 25 1'hlla Co 37 37 3" 428 do e'm pf 35 34 35 250 Phil Elec 25 25 25.. 20 P It T tc 24 24 24 1100 Ton Ilel. 3 ft 3 3 200 Ton Min. 3 3 3.. 20 Un Tract 38 38 38.. 070 U OI... 70 08 00lVi 745 U S Steel 08 1)8 08 4003 W Cramp.115 102 115 15 nONDS 2 30 High Low p in $ iuu t.i a. re Tr 4s. . 00 10000 Lib Bond 4th 4s 03.54 03.54 03.54 .04 1500 1st 4s.. 05.30 05.30 05 30 .03 4000 People's ' J Pass t c s 70 70 70 .. 1200 Phil Elec 1st 5s.. 03 03-74 2000 Heading gen 4s.. 83 83 11000 Un Itvvy Inv 5s.. 70 70 Net chffe. CRAMP SHIPBUILDING SHARES I CONTINUE TO MOVE UPWARD Advance to 115 Before Noon on Sales Running Into the Thou sands Source of Buying Is Carefutly Hidden f i The shares of the Cramp Shipbuilding Company 'continued their sensa tional advance throughout today's session oti the locnl stock exchange. SqlcS ran Into tliousnnds, with the larger part being made during the first half of the dn.v.'s trading nnd most of them being In odd lots. The stock closed last nieht nt nnr. Jiavlnc reached 102 during the day. Tic opening todnyvvas nt jesterday's higii, the figure gradually rising until, Dciorc noon, it toucneci Jin, the high ot the session. While mere wns a siign,i Blinding during the nftcrnoou, nothing' In the way of weakness, developed, the price holding steadvv Tho bu.ving of these shares is credited to Iloston nnd local interests, a thoiigh the source was hidden by the distribution lotorders nmong many houses, A rumor wns circulated during the clay that the rise was nttilbuted to in icstibent bu.ving by the American International Corporntlon, but this Was almost immediately denied from nuthorltntlvc sources In New York. The condition of tlie company is described is "eminently satisfactory." It Is said to have contracts with the Xnvy Department which will keep It busy for the nextfcouplc of years, at least, and is'asiured n fair profit. Another feature that bodes well for the company is virtual protection against changes in vvngc schedules nnd labor troubles, the contracts being with the government. The remainder of 'the list was without speclol interest. Ilrill comtm showed strength nnd it good gain wns innde by United Gas Improvement. Honda were neglected. LONDON STOCK MARKET 00 09 03 83 70 0 Atchison 4s 82 2 do cv 4s 1000.. 05 1 Atch Tr S L 4s. 77 1 Atl Co Line clt4s 74 liBi O 3s 88 10 do 4s 7514 1 Ilkljn It T 7s... 81 5 Can (Jovt 5s '31. 07 2Ch & Ocv4s. 70 11 do conv 5s. .'.. 80 1 Chi & Alt 3s. 37 1 Chi C.t West 4s 5014 81 05 77 74 88 75 81 07 79 85 37 59 s: 05 77 74 88 75'A 81 07 70 j 80 37 50 0 Chi West Ind Os.103 103 103 30 29 295 5S 58 :i02'$ 102H 4! C3!i 07 4. 09U 49 4 . 13 . 20 . 74J, .127 92)f 07 01 42K 42 i 70 FS 091$ 10, 4 6J 178Vi U2J 92!( 92 H CO.'f OOVi 4 J 41M 70 :3J. Wi 49 4 02H COJf 'flO'i 4.'j 4 US 70 Mii 09h 49 4 75!i 741, -!Vi 131JS 120V 130U tJEW YORK COFFEE MARKET New York. Anrll 17. The mlteo hfl hi a m nlv fiiHtliAn IrAlnif n4 41M M. 1 lO rr:i."":"""ir::i:"V' "".:. wo pf-- ...h ...,., .,.,,. .mr, iu.. i..." v...s j. iu I v-al una Aema .. Inter Har pf new. 117K110j 110'n 110'i Inter Mar Marine. 34 4'i 3iH .'35 j Inter Mer Mar ntl'S'.' 110f 115JJ lift Inter Nickel 18H 30 28U 29.'i Inter Paper 45J 46U 45U 451i Inter Pap pf stpd. 73 73 73 73 Jewel Tea ,39j. 39 37 3SH Jewel Tea pf .... 84 82 81H 82 Kansas Cltv So.. 20H 21 20U 20 Kaser Co 110 Kelly Sprgfd Tire.l21J 121H 1205 UVi Kennecott Cop... 32 32JS 3-'U .f.'.U Keystone T & R . 91 1)2 I Otf 0'j Lack Steel 70H 70'i 70'i 70'i Leo Rubber & T.. 27 27, I J7!t Lehigh Valley . . . 63! S5J 53H C3I-S Lie & Mvers pf..lll 111 111 111 Loose-Wiles Bis.. 47)", 5155 48 53j Lorillard P) Co. 150 150 150 150 Maxwell Motors . . 3915 Max Mot 1st nf.. 67W 07 07 07 Max Mot 2d nf.. 31U 305f 30H 30s May Dept Stores. 83 80 83J. 85 Mexican Petrol... 185W 1875s 184H 184 Miami Copper ... 2.151 23 2J)i 235 Mldvale Steel 40 40M 455i mi Minn & St L new. lQtf 0'i O'iJ Q'i Mo Kan & Tex pi. u 41 S 7 Xs ,?A '' ! l'a HI 19 20 20 5 7 0j mi inn, nj til iu ni in.- iii2"4 iu r.2 r.H nn co mU tins 100 10J 101 101 5 points higher, While there are not a few trailers who believe that the advance has about reached its crest and that a reaction is clue, there seemed to be sufficient scattered commission houses nnd Wall street buvlng this morning to reiulllj absorb offerings nnd the opening level of prices wns maintained. Some of the demand is attributed to new long ac count. The early cable reported an advance of 125 rcis in the Itlo spot market and offers were firm and higher. Pacific 23U MH 38 2314 505J as 23!f 234 5055 SC4 375i -il'i 120H 125 118 118 18 IK 57f 575 09 99 71M 72 iod;.' 110 85s 8'j 101$ Mi Mny September Iiecemher . J inuary March . DIVIDENDS DECLARED Merchanta" Union Trust Company, regular quarterly of 1 per cent, raj able. April 21 to tockholdera of record th samo date. Qirard tvvenue Trust Company, aeml annual oU4'i per cent. paablo Hay 1 to atockholdefr of record April 25. II. K Cfoodrlch Company, quarterly r,f II on common, payabla Auruit IS to atock of record Auam.t o Cftlea Hen Ice Company, regular monthly of one-half of 1 per cent on common and preferred and the uaaal monthly atock divi dend on common. All dividend! are payable June 1 to atock of record May IS National Lead Company, quarterly of 15i per tent on preferred. ia)uble June 14 to 'w.lr nf rN4lH Mir IM tlaeinn. vviuiama wismore quarterly ot Kl tenia a anar. nnl Palate Trvial CotrlpanrL aemlannual nf a pr wnl upon the,profriiltid. payablt Ycaterila) cioae ,.,... 1H 111 ..!.... 1S.34 .... 14 01 ''.'. ' 14 3 av'H nln Toda opening 1 II 21 11.11 14 09 1 1 nil 14 87 Brill Pays on Back Dividends The .1, (i. Ilrill Company has de clared the regular quarterly dividend of 1 per cent on tho preferred stock arid an additional dividend of 3 per cent on account of accumulated back divi dends. This leaves only 4',4 per cent still due on the preferred. The dlvU dends are pnyable Slay 1 to stockholders ot record April 22. For each of sev eral quarters past 3 per cent has been declared on account of accumulated pre ferred dividends. National juiscun. .icni iz: Nat Biscuit nf....ll7 118 Nat Cond & Cable. 17f 18tf Nat Enam i. S.. 68 57'f Nat tnam & S pf . 99 095' Vatlonal Lead... 71J 735 National Lead dM095 100J-. 103;.' 110 Nat R of M 2d pr. HVj sj Nevada Con Cop . Wi 10'i N Orl Tex & Mex. 30 .. .. . . N Y Air uraice...iii no no no N Y Central 73'i 73ii 73 73 KYNH4H... 28?i 28.. 27.'. L8i NYOnt&West.. 10'S... , Norfolk & West.. 103'i ... , Northern Pacific.. 01K 915i 91 915i Nova. Scot StliC. 504 Ohio Cltiea Gas... 42si 42Ji 42 Oklahoma P & K.. IKi IOJi H.H Ontario Mining... 8 8 7i Owens Dot Mach, 6351 54 535? pacific Coast .... 43 I'nelflo Mall 37U 37 36 pan-Am Pet & Tr. 83H 15i 835f 1 Chi H & Q 111 4s 84 1 Chi 11 & Q Io 4s 09V4 5 Chi H & Q N 4s 02 2 C M & S P cv 5s 77 1 Col & So 4s. 78'A 10 City of Paris 0s. OS 1 Du Pont P I'.s 74 4 Oen i:iect .1s. 71 2 Hud & M in 5s. 10 4 111 Steel 4s . . 8474 30 Interb Met 4.s 33 12 Interb It T ref 5s 08 187 Inter Mcr M 0s. 99 2 Inter Agr 5s 81 84 09'4 92 77 78'4 08 74 71 10 8474 32 08 08 ru'4 84 00 V4 92 77 78't 08 74 71 10 8474 33 0S 00 my : Leh Vnl rets Os.101 101 101 1 Lorillard 7s. 512 Lib Ilond 3s. 187 do conv 4s. . . 44 do 1st 4s 2573 do 44s 51 dolst4V4s... 420 do 2d 4V,r., .111 111 111 00 34 00.14 09.14 03 50 03.52 )3.52 05.50 05.50 05.50 05.40 05.34 95.40 05.50 05 50 05.50 03.00 03 50 03.50 02 01 59 3108 do 4th 4V4s. 03.00 03 50 03.50 3 Marseilles 0s.... 00 09 00 14 Midvale 5s 80 8874 1 Mo Kan & T 4s 02 02i. 1 Mo Pac W J, 5s 1023 01 01 5 Mo Pac gen 4s. 50 59 1 NY Cty 4s '05.100 100 100 1 uo Jlny 1US7.101 101 101 15 N Y Ry 4s 43 43 43 15 do 5s 13 13 13 fi North Pac 4s... 82 82 82 0 O & W R&N 4s 70 70 70 OPa gen ct 4s.. 80V4 80 80 7 do 4s '21... 07 07 97 0 do 5s '08 0474 04 04 2 Pub Scr N J 5s. 70 70 70 10 Pierce Oil '24.. 08 08 08 8 do '20 110 110 110 3 Heading gen 4s.. S3 V4 83 Vi 83 4 Itlo Gr & W 4s 00 05 05 75 Sinclair Oil 7s... 09 09 00 3 StP KC 8 I, 4s 00 09 00 1 Scab A L udj 5s. 48 48 48 in rt.i n . or, m.f 1 n fi ntn irac cv is.. 0.174 "'71 "-'vi 12 do 5s 2 South Rwy 4s... 00 1 do 5s 03 ITeun Copper 0s.. 02 25 Third Ave adj 5s 27V4 2 T St L & W 4s. 51 5U S Realty 5s.. 72 25 U S Rubber 5s.. 87 OUSStlsf 5s 2 UnionPnc 4s ...105 105 105 uiiyj 034 02 27 m 72 87 100 100 100 87 8(ivi 80V4 1 do 0s 103 103 1037' lUKofGBil 5s 1010 .... 09 09 BUQofGIJlI 5s 1921 ...: 98 08 15 U K of C, H & I 5s 1037 .... 09 1 West Electric 5s 97 4 West Union 5s.. 03 00 Mi 4 02 27 ri 72 01 00 08 MdNEY-LENDING RATE8 NEW YORK Money on call, mixed collateral, opened today at 5 per cent for lending nnd renewing. On all in dustrial collateral the opening rate was 0 per cent. The market for time money continues firm with occasional transactions for sixty nnd ninety days on Industrials at 0 per cent. Little or no money is avail able on time under that figure, bor rowers do not appear willing to take on money nt 0 per cent, expecting a re laxation in rates soon nfter the com pletion of the government loan turnover. Other financial markets are un changed, with prime mercantile paper 5Vlt35 per cent on limited trans actions. Prime bank acceptances arc somewhat more active, but rates arc unaltered. Call loans on these documents are still 4 per cent. PHILADELPHIA Call, 5 per cent; time 571 C per cent. Commer cial paper, three to six months, 5 5 per cent; six months, 0 per cent. LONDON Money is quoted at 3 per cent. Discount rates., shrt nnd three-month bills, 3 per cent. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. New York, April 17. The foreign exchange market in the early dealings today was extremely dull with a heavy tone influenced by the position of francs nnd lire. Sterling nnd the neutrals were affected to the extent that sterling shaded to near the low figures on Wed nesday. Quotations were: Demand sterling 4.G4, cables 4.05-74. Franc cables 5.00, checks 5.08. Lire cables 17.41, checks 7.43. Swiss cables 4.03, checks, 4.07. Guilder cables 40, checks 40. rcseta cables 20.22. cheeks 20.12. Stockholm cables 20.80, checks 20.00. Christiania cables 25.80, checks 25.00. Copenhagen cables 25, checks 24.80. Ruble notes were heavy at 14.10 14.30. BANK CLEARING8 Hank clearlnsa today compared with cor reaponOlnB day laat two " ,,. 1819 IMS 101T Phlla....7nosa,si ll.72.a4ii $50,ini,4i7 N. York.000.880.B46 B7o'.S32.425 826,008.20a rROrOSAT.8 Sentiment Cheerful Oils Active. Home Ralls Quiet London, April 17. Sentiment on the stock exchange wns cheerful today on Premier David Llojd George's state ment in the House of Commons yester day afternoon on the Peace Conference. The oil group wns active with the feeling optimistic on various stories from America. Rumors of changes in control were followed by a go&d tone In domestic industrial issues. The home rails were quiet and mhed nnd there wns profit-taking in Grand Trunk shares. Mines were checkered. LOCAL MINING STOCKS TONOPAH STOCKS Bid Jim Flutler .38 MncKamara 72 Mldua i4 Jllipnh Kxte'alon It Montara 22 Northern star on Reapue Kulu OS IV est End t IS OOLDPinLD STOCKS Atlanta ft Illue UjII . .. k Of llooth 80 Dlimonddcld 11 n .OS Tnlxv . ... ni iKevvanas In" ciro 02 blver Pick OH Spearhead 14 Bank of England Statement London, April 17. The weekly state ment of the Hank of England shows the following changes: Totnl reserve de creased f 110,000; circulation increased 1,255,000; bullion increased f 145,415; other 4 securities increased 081,000; public deposits decreased 2.570,000; other deposits increased 271.000; notes reserve decreased 1,115,000; govern ment securities decreased 1,917,000. The proportion of the bank's reserve to liability this week is 10.03 per cent; last week it was 10.50. LOCAL MEAT MARKET The follow Ine report on the fresh meat trade In Philadelphia la furnished by the local livestock and meat office of the Bu reau of Marketa. Unltetl Statea Department of Affrlcultu.ro ITIESH HBBP Receipts liberal, market weak and drag-try. demand quiet STEERS Receipts liberal: market dull and druggy at $20 to $2. demand light. ' COWS Receipts lluht. market dull nnd draicey at HO to $21: demand limited. VEAI Supply moderate, market strong at $14 to $.11. demand good PORK Supp'y light; market strong at $311 tn S34. demnml fairly good I.AMB Supply verv lluht, market stronn at SSO to $33 demand nctive MUTTON Supply extremely UrM; market strong at $20 to $26 demand good Paris Bourse Firm Paris, April 17. Prices were firm on the Bourbe today. Three tier ct nt rentes were quoted at 02 francs 35 centimes; exchange on London, 28 francs; 5 per cent loan, 80 francs 00 centimes. The dollar ranged from.G frnncb 07 centimes to 0 francs 0 centimes. The Bourse will be closed until next Tuesdaj. MISCELLANEOUS rlzona United Kovada Wonder Tecopi MlnlnT . .23 .r,s Ask .40 .74 ,r.a .13 .24 .09 .10 Vi ,ns .03 M .01 07 .03 .11' .16 .2K .02 .14 London Metal Market ' ew 3:ork, April 17. Cable advices re ceived nt the New York metal exchanse this mnmlnff quoted prices In I.ondon na follows: Tin spot. 1224.101. up 10s. futures. 1222 10s. up 15: cirnlts. 224 10s. unchanged, flilea of spot wcro 120 tons and of futures ISO tons Copper spot, 70 10a; futures, 7C ins both down fis Kales of spot er 23 tons Electrolytic, spot, 81; futures. S1 10. both unchTnB"d Lead, spot. Is quoted nt 24 10s, futures 24, both un rhansed Hrelter, spot. Is 33. oft loss fu tures, fSTVts unchanged ninrrTonv of ArrocsTANTfl Certified l'uhllc Accountant CRANCU VAN DORN CO CERTIFIED PBIIIjIC ACCOUNTANTS, LAND TITI.B RI.DQ : INCOME AND WAR TAX DEPARTMENT IN CHARGE OF RAY MOND O CRAKCII. C V A FORMERLY US INTERNAL REVENU1I AOBNT AT PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK. LIBERTY BONDS BOUGHT and SOLD Any Denominations Samuel K. Phillips & Co. B07 CIIESTNBT ST. Member rhllndelptalo Stock Etching A Complete Federal and State Tax Service National Tax Audit Bureau Tax Experts & Public Accountants 406 Colonial Truit Bldg. Market and 13th Sts. 4 00 !7Ts 03 Vi on CHICAGO BUTTER AND EQGS Chicago, A' 441)0 tubs 1' Xy 1 to jtotkasMers oj, 42J i 103. Hi FA Pan-Am P & T pf.UOH 14W UAH 84. 144 U 44 48 131; Penna Railroad... 43H 44 43'i People'B CJaa Chic. 48 48 48 Pere Marquette .. 13Jf I3i 13,'i Fere Marq pr til, uu Philadelphia Co... 30 37Ji 30 37J Plerce-Arrow .... fil 57U 60 S0' Pierce Oil 2Ui 22Jt 20)' 22h Pitta Coal 40!i 405 j 40i 40( Pitta Coal pf 87 Pitts & West Va., 35J. 30.'f 355 30Ji Pressed Steel Car. 72 72U 71)a ll'.i Punte Alegre Sug. C25i Pullman Co 120X 120H 120)i 120 Ry Steel Spring.. 81 83 81 BUS Ry Steel Sprjc pf.lOCJi ... '. Ray Consol Cop.. 21 21 05.' 20!,' Heading v tW ?3Ji 62ti B2I( Renub Iron & Stl. Wis 82H Kl 82 NewDelaware Charters Dover, Del., April 17. Charters filed at noon today were: American Fuel Oil and Transportation Company. $30.- 01)0,000; to mine, produce, refine, sell and deal in nnd with nnturnl gasnudloil ; to construct pipelines; to mine for ni trates, stones and minerals of all kinds. Foreign Bond and Share Corporation, 10,300,000, to deal in securities of all kindB. North American Oil Products Corporation, ?r,000,000, to bore, drill and produce oil and natural gas. King vTrailer Company, $1,500,000, to manu facture trailers or motor vehicles, I'KOl'OHALH 1-CJIl IIIIII.D1NO CONSTEDC- Department of Cltr Transit City of Philadelphia 11th Floor. 1211 Chestnut street 1'niiaoeipnia, vrii u, Sealed proposals, addressed to the under-1 slKned at the office above mentioned, will be receive until 12 o"clock noon on Tuea. dor April 28. 1019, and opened Immediately thereafter, for the following- work appur tenant to the Frankford Elevated Railway, authorlied by Ordinance; of Councils ap .::.J. t..i.. fin linn nnd March 8 1D171 CONTRACT 'No n51-,Erectlon of brick, ateel and re-enforced concrete atatlpn build Iiiks at the northeast nnd southwest corners of Kenslnston and Alleaheny avenues. In rludlnir the removal of exlstlne buildings on CONTRACT No R52 Erection of brick. steel and re-enforced concrete station build ings at the aouthweat and southeast corners of Kensington avenue nod Somerset street. Including the removal of existing buildings ,ri?c.,rd"retol,ree'llev. intending bidders of the expense and time Involved In taking off the quantities from the Plana, b statement of the quantities of material and work as re quired and covered 4y the price bid will be Issued with tho nana and gpectncatlona to all bidders In order that bidders may be assured of the accuracy of tho quantities the Statement will bS, made a part of the con tract, and the Contractor will be compen sated for any additional work or material that may be required In excess of the Btate- Plans and Specifications can be seen at 12th Floor. 1211 Chestnut street, and copies ot same with blank forms for pro. poals will be supplied to Intending bidders upon deposit of 10 00. (cash or cert fled ... t. . .....t. ... nf nl.nN uhlrh will bj mivnf .ui ,... . . ..-....". ..... refurded upon return ntnlani. ' Didders must be skilled and regularly en- gaaed In the class of work bid for. Contractora will be required to comply with the Act of Assembly of July 18 ltilf. relative to Workmen's Compensation Insur ance, and proof muat be furnished the De-j partinent by each contractor that he haa ai-. cepted the provisions of said Act and ln- aurea nis uaoiuiy locrisuuun, ui ..- exemption therefrom. Kaclt bid must lw accompanied by a cer. ttflcate from, fie City Solicitor thst . pro posal bond In the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) has been filed In accordance will, the provisions of an Ordinance ap- - . ,A ,r.ii 1HHA The Director' reserves the right to reject any or all bids as he may deem beat lor the interest ot the Utvof Msd, ' Director Four entrances welcome you to this bank One from Broad Street Two from Fifteenth Street One from the Jobby of the Commercial Trust building Commercial Trust Company Member Federal Reserve System City Hall Square, Broad and Fifteenth Sts. GOVERNMENT BONDQ Panama coupon 2s, 103f ..,,, Panama registered 2a 1086 ,, Panama coupon 2s, 10SS . ,, Panama registered 2s. 1088,, Panama coupon Ss, 19B1 Panama registered 8s. ltd,, Philippine 4s, l('8i , Philippine 4s, mm Philippine 4s. 1880 ........(, it a nnvt eauum 2s. 1080. . . . U RjBBvt registered 2s, 1080, Hid 1IH W OKI 081, H7 S7 on no no 0R' Ask sou oiiU 02 02 DA on IIH ootl Oil U RSvt registered 2s, 1080, fUH,i 001; U iTOovt. coupon 8s. 1048..,. Mi 2 U S Oovt registered 8s 1048,. 81) ua II H Dovt coupon 4s 102.1.., ( 1(1 Vi loV WNANC1AI. Annual meetings lr39nICK OV TIIK UNITKD OA8 IM W2J I'KOVKMKNT CO. N VT. corner Jlroad and, Arch sts Phlladalphla, April 14. 1010. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Untied Oas Improvement Company will be held at the offlce of the tompany, northwest corner ot Broad and Arch sts . Philadelphia. Monday. Ma B. 1910, ftt I o'clock noon, when an election wilt be beld fnc A nresldant knit alT ttll directors to Serve for the ensulna year, and such other bual- ness -ntii be transactea as may do orougoi VmA a e &. 4kai rn aa I as. EiECUTOtt CHARTERED 1888 TBCSTEB FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY Member Federal Reserve System Capital $5,000,000 Surplus $16,000,000 1 Main Office: 325-331 Chestnut St. '-53,8, Fourth St ADU1MSTBA.TOB Broad Street Office: N. E. Cor. of Broad and Chestnut Sts. b "." .r s SA - nore.quarterlrofUlc: seconds. 00Ba;rackln,.,k. 83 j "xnJlVotrVnW book, will be tl4..d ADlur.-u. P.nn ,tnUnnu.l "CEaOB-Ilecilpt. M.6M ..., Wrm. Iter 5utc ' V2H , ,0kLK g -riV?3'MiB? IffiJ A. 4 "'V . -,.. g' - fi ,, -'--iffcidatm,n ' minfft'iitni.i -, t if.AmfiMitsi-i i i m lilffiiii'iift,'s4iilif Vii ii i ii liililiiMii i , i fi - iiftltiMfei-lWfiMfirii nsl, n. ..njtfilMimilliiWIttJel h . mMUaamMajkesm GUAXBUJa " r1'-1 v (, o r ? 81