5ESLSS SwftKSSft Wf, I T", VTpstw "Tjr?-1. y W,r J,. . -" '- VVl6 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1919 sr ;tinan'c!At. Annual Meettnra KBFriCK OF TIIK l)rlTKD OA8 Ml. ' mnvKviitNT m: "ZifVf. corner Dread and Arch its. lH " Philadelphia. Auril 14. 1919. IMa? annual meeting or tne tocKr.oiaers :. i United Om Improvement Company m vnem at inn pince oi ma comimiiii vest comer t Bmad and Arch sts.. l.Iphln. Mondar. ,Mr S. IBtD, t 13 t iiMin. when an election will be held U . J al a1 all rftvfcAtttva e. A kf A Ir th entulns year, nnd such othr bunl- httau .will ha trstnaa Mori triav he hrfliiaht ttflinr in mun.r. FINANCIAL NEWS CLOSING NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK QUOTATIONS STdCKS IN URGENT DEMAND ON THE NEW YORK EXCHANGE &' vh Block trnfr hnoki will ht ?frOmrl r, m, WedneRdav, Am a -11 j' l nil U ' !, iim v tuncnus v, mini i. . tiniu lira m. infiumy. May u, iwib. kr u. w. uuuiiAtN. secretary. cio.Mi I Surprise Comes to Traders Who Were Looking for '" 1919, i tinmrTOKV or ArrorxTAN-rs . Ce-Hlfled rtilille Accanntanta Market Bowls Fairly Active vr rnANfit. van nonx co CKtlTIFTBD POBIilfl ACCOUNTANTS. T.AND T1TI.B IlI.DO.. INCOMH AND WAtl VAV DBPATITMENT IN rHARCJR OP TIAT MQNO O. CHANCII. C. P. A., PORMF.IU.T il,7, 1NTKBNAI. YlKVISNUB AC1ENT AT PlltUA.DEI.rHIA AND NEW TOUK. morosAi.8 rmorosAU for nmi.inNo CONSTRUC TION Tenerlroent of Cltr Transit City of Phllsdelohla 11th Floor, 1211 Chestnut street Philadelphia. April in. 1919 Mtil tirnaosale. addressed to the under signed at the office above mentioned. Willi n receivrn 1111,11 u o i iwviv imun un turn. ..ipril SRi iviir. npn upeneu immeuiAieiy J High Points in Today's Financial News linde in New Yoik in today's short session loses little of its vigor by reason of the holiday. Attention of the local exchange centers en tit cly on the issues of the Cramp Shipbuilding Company. Curb is un usually active, with continued fluctuations. Big gain is made in the bank clearings throughout the country. NEW YORK STOCK SALES if Philadelphia Stocks Net Uw Close chge 33 33 OS', 09 1 77' a 71) -4-1 .".1, 3 ', 38 38 V... ti:i ui 1 for the following work apour- ne iranKiora .ievata iinnnay . by Ordinances of Councils ap-' iar f ltan flor. eilant to the Frankford Elevated rta ...thrtvt.1 bv Ordinances of Council ..FAv.fl Tutv fl. Iflja and March fi. Inl' CONTRACT No. Ml Erection of brick, ' -sleel and re-enforced concrete atatlon build Inaa at'the northeast and southwest corners 1 of Kensington and Alleheny avenue. In-1 ludlnr tlie remoal of exlatlnr buildings on theae sites. CONTRACT No. Mi Erection of brick. ! steel and re-enforced concrete station bulld Inrs at the aouthest and southeast corners ( of Kensington avenue and Somerset street. Including me remoai ot existing Duuainsa from these sites In ordor to relieve lntendlnr bidders of the expense and time Involved In taking oft" the quantities from the Plsns. a statement of the quantities of material and work as re uulred ard covered by the price bid ill be lesued with the Plana and Specifications to all bidders. In order that bidders may be HSSUrcd Ot tne accuracy "OI me quantities ine New Yorli. April 10. Unututil i-nnrtitinns continued to prevail in the stock market which TOiislsted of only two hours sandwiched in between the Good Friday holiilny and Sunday and in which, it wai expected, there would be only dull trading with virtually only a holiday market of a list less character. Instead of thi-i expected inncti. ill . there wns such an urgent demand for stocks at the opening that seveinl issues were established at pew high records and prices of the list generally lose to n materially higher level. The dedarntion ot the extra dividend of 10 per cent on .Marine pre feued, announied nfter the dose on Thursday, was responded to with nn advance of 'J'4 points to 1 IS'i in the preferred slock at the opening, and American International Coiporntion moved up 3 points to S8'i. There .was heavy bii.ving of T'niled Food Products all' tluoiigh the two hours) Tf business. caiTjing that stock up more than t points to above 70. making n new high retold. American Hide and Leather prefericd lose more than - points to 1007ii and the common stoik advanced moie thuu I point to above 1!7, both those stocks also making new high records. In the steel issues American Steel Foundries was again prominent, moving up more than - points to above SO. and Railway Steel Springs lose more thnn - points to Si. Jlaldwin Locomotive rose more than 1 point. rossitig til! I'nitcd States Steel common continued to reflect unceitainty over the dividend, and nfter making nn advance of 7s to 11!)' ( lost most of this gain. I'ierce Oil was the sttongest ot the petroleum group, advancing 138 to 'J-t-.j. Ilonds were fnirly active, with vlighf recessions in the Liberty issues, which were in continued heavy supply Hlah Adv liiiinely.. . :(4 do pref 71 f Ajax Rubber.. 70 Alaska (Jold SI ;V.2 Allls-Chalm Co 38 4 do pref 1)4 Am Agr Chom.lOO'f, 108s 108-- -s "o pret liH) 100 100 Am fleet Sugar 77 70i 7(l"'s-f " ' "-" ol-'-i "IU 5ts Am u . t ni. myx Am Cot Oil . . rifli,), Am l)nig .... 13 Am H fc Leath 1!T '. tio pref , , , 1 Am Int Corp ' Am Ice Sec 1 do pref D3?H 54-U 205. .100V, 1073i 100',i-",4 . .so'.j sfi't si.!-saH jus. i a. ho-4-fl' . 12vs 's "71.4-1 I. riO on-x no t;i)'i 10 on -4 M OS'.. loa. H OO-'j l r.4H " !I0 - '-j 0!) f 1 Am l.lnsonil . do pref . . 'Am Loco I do pref 104.. 104'.. 101' 'Am Smelting . 71'.. 71'-. 71'- "u iAin Sum Tab. 10!) W,, 10S'S4-1 Am Steel Kdry 1)0 bS DO 4-1's Am Sugar .. .10 1L1), VJII" 4-1', Am Tel & Tel.tOt-,, 101',, 104'.,.. Am Tob pf ii.100tr J0()T 1()07, .. Am Wool C7'i fi(l. 07 ',4- ', Am "Vr Tap if 42!i 42U 4'.", ", Am Zinc & L pt 14 4n'i 41-r- '- Anaconda 0ln, 01 Asso Drug .... 41! ', g 411 Atchison 01 01 1(1 'i Atian o i. wi.ianu i;:r."4 v.8u-1' Raldwin Loco. 02 U 1)1 !)U',,-r-1 "s Rait . Ohio... 40 4,-'i 10 Itauett Co ...131 l.'il 131 .. do pref . . . .115 1 15 115 Batopilas Min.. 1a 1'... l',i 'x Iiethlchem Steel 75' a 75' 754- ';. 01 ' 1 43 4 do H 70 I (I ',4, 70 IOr FdCn """" ui ptmi ninta i ue WgWOAY CAUSES FEW WIDE FLUCTUATIONS CHANGES IN WALL ST. IN OUTSIDE MARKET do 8 p ! pf..l09'd 10n',i 10!)'i 1'', Statement will be made a part of the con tract, nnd the Contractor will be compen ,.tui rnr nnv sHdlttonal nrk nr materia that may be reoulred In exi ess of the State- ' Plans and Specifications can be aeen at tilth. Floor. 121 1 Chestnut street, aind .oples of ssme with blank forms for pro- I pusals will be supnlled to Intending bidders UPOn aepoilt at iu uu ,bii ji tinuw iheck) for each " of plans which will be refunded upon return or Wane Hioaera caaed In Contra Mitn tne s.,ma end rtrnof must be furnished the Dt' partment by each contractor that he haa at tented the provlslcns of said Act and In- j siircd lila liability thereunder, cr secured' exemption therefrom 1 Each bid must be acdrnpanled by a eer-tltleatej-from the Cltv solicitor that a pro posal bond In the sum of Five Hundred Dollars (1300) haa been filed In accordance with the provisions of an Ordinance ap- ',rK'4!' "8,.. (k. ,i,h Markflt Onens With Rush of Unusuallxrt Lary Trarlino-. With Central Lthr sny'or all bids as h mav deem beat for, r do pref . . . . 101'i 104'i 104', 5 up invimi n m " " """."- Mituino- f Irrlore in 111. ""J"'& w--.- Net hie. CnlledCigStrs.i;iS4 I35"i i:.Si L'nlted Drug... 130 130 130 10 United Fruil..l7l 171 174 .. I'nlted R'y Inv 13 12", 13 '(. do pref. ..... tinn, osi' 'JO' l'i t'SCll'i Fo "J5 23 '-M'i'J do pref 01 'i 511 'a 01'4-as U S Ind Alco.l5.3Vi 151 U I'VJI ?i IT S Realty 37 37 37 .. f S Rubber... SS S7'i S8 !U do 1st pref. .111 111 111 t'nited Food I'r 70U 70 783'a IJ S Sm & Ref 40 40 41) ' v h Htcei n mi ini,ii1fi do pref 110 1lt','j 11(t',b ', t'tah Copper .. 75 74 75 't Ftalt Sec Curb. 10 Iti-'-, 10 Va-Car Chem.. 01'... ni'i Dl'jH- lo pref l'j jiu HI' .. J.OW 70 U 02 1)5 1385 Klec Hlor 71 SOGen'Asplt 02 20 do pref 05 10 Key T C pref . . 50 24 I.eh Vnl. 53, 217 Pa R R. 44 '6 120rhila Co cum pf 35 SO t'hll Klec 25U 8 Pit Tract 07 200 Ton Rel. 3'i 205 Ton Min. 3,V 100 U11 Tract 38 Vi 100 IJ G I... 00 5 r c x .T.tno mo 170 I' S Steel 00' I)!) 3020 W Cramp.120 114 50 -3?S 44 35?4 07 3'g :iiV 38 V4 on'. 1 Net Close 1 he ' 70 J- 1 02 1 '. ' 05 1 I 50 3 I 53 y 4 J ',4 35 . . 25U ' 07 .. 3.. 'tA.- - 38'j.. 00 ',s 1 100 1 00'i l 110 5' INTEREST ON LOCAL 'CHANGE AGAIN CENTERS ON CRAMP'S Wabash do pref A . . . West .Maryland West Cui Tel Westiugh Mfg White Motors Willjs.OvcrlM do pref .. . Wilson Co .... Worthn P i. M do pref It . . ', 32 SOU. 10 57 3 1, 05 S4 71 's 70 7 31'.. 11, 8(1 1.. 48' i 1 ', 31 'i-- 0.. 80'. I!) Tilsl sales 23l sliares. comparcil with ll.!7r shares Thursday: this week's. 43 173 shar'S, ,att wvk's. 38.755 shsies. Slock Hits New Top at 120. Reaching That Price Before End of the Day's Trading Remainder of List Qniel . . i The entile altentlou of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange at todav's short session was confined lo transactions In the shares of tlfe Cramn Shipbuilding Company. After opening fit 118. n gain of J", points over last night's close, real zing sales brought the price down to 114, Inter recovering to 117 nnd touch ing a new high of 120 lit the last hnlf hour of trading. Buying, ns has featured the movement for the last few dajs, was in small lots and the source of pur-' chases was carefully concealed, being distributed among n number of houses. Ihe remnlnder of the list wns comparatively quiet. Klectric Storage Bat tery gained n good fraction for the day. us did nlso shares of the Steel Cor poration, t'nited fins Improvement failed to respond to he assurance of a continuation of the present dividend basis and on sales of something tnor nun -ini snares declined '. I' ! ," I $5000 Lib Rood I10NDH nigh ixiw Net chge 1 20 312,4 115 05 1', 84'... 84'41 1', (i0'L. 71 70 70 -fl 3d 4'ts 05.30 05.30 1)5.30 ,00 0700 4(h 4 'is 03.52 03.48 03.48 .0(1 3500 Phil Klec 1st os.. m 03 03.. Total sales ?lS.i00. compared with J:i7. 400 Thursday: this week's, X164.D50; last veeks, 281,050. tiJe'r'lli.2'lME..l'',por,eu on Ne,v Tork lork l,'.er; s.,L'iMt sliares. compared with l.ultt.- s..rf" Thursdsj, this week's. 5.304,700 .B3,.ino shares. shares, last week's,' Netv York Bonds Local Bid and Asked Brooklyn R T. 21 'i 21 do ctfs ... 21 2 Booth Fish Co.. 20", 20 Burns Bros.. ..104'o 1fl Butte C & 7, C 7 7 Calum Ariz 50 'i 51) ',j Cal Petroleum. 27 2Gm I do pref 71 71 leal Packing Co 01 U 00' Canadian Pac.159 150 S9 78 21 21 20 l4,i IVi 7 59' i 27 71 Vi oi',i 150 .. 70 l V!H. S TWINING. . Director I dustrials Most Interest Attaching to Houston Oil PIT TRADERS FAVOR BUYING SIDE IN CORN I Ceno de Pasco 42',i 41', 41 Vi Chandler Mot . 1 17 145''s 147 3 ,('514 St P pf 00' i 00'i 00' i -I Sale. In iono , ,,1,, 300 Ang- French 5s. . .1)7 1 Am Hide LOs.100 S Am For Sec 5s, 00 j, 1 Am Smelt 5s... 00'4 5 Am Tel A Tel 5s 01 1 do 0s 103 2 Atchison cr 4s'fiO 05 3 Bait & Ohio3'.jS 88 ty 5 do 5s 78 40 do cr 4',-is ... 75 'a 1 Beth Steel 5s '36 85 3 Bdy & Ser Ave Tl n nit 3 Brk Rap Tr 7s RliJ 8 Bordeaux 0s . . . 00i', 145 Can Govt 5, '21 07 1 do 5s 1031 . . . 07 20 Chile 0s SO'" 32 Chile Con 7s.. .117 " in ns 53 taii 70H HI! va no's 00 103 103 American Stores I Ilurfalo Xr Susri uo prei . , ' Flrlll JO. . . . , . ,,, llaldwln nni- !.- , Electric Storage UO'U Dli 'Ji General Asphalt 100 VHI rtr' Pr ' 7t ,, "',, Keystone Telephone S4 0041 0012 d.i.nref 47 00'. nni. 'k' Sur Corp.... m's Irfhlgh Vkllev .... 531 Lehigh Vallev Trail .. do pref . X Pennsylvania .... 44 t'hlln nieclrlc 25's 1 I rhlla Co 37 do r, per cenr prer 'zn do 0 per cent pref 35' I'll l u rtap ir t c Reading Tonopah Helmont Tononah Kllnlna . . Union Traction ,. 38 United Has Imnrrjv r.n t! S Steel ... . Onjj York Railway . . 7' do pref .10 Wm Ciamp V Hon. 110 roday Bid Ask 05 88 77 Vi 75 85 0,1 88 li 77', 4 75' S5 Market Develops Uniform Strengtlr After Irregular Start, j Price of Rye Jumps Slock sales today on the New York Exchange totaled 555,100 shares. New York. April 10. The New York Sun's financial review this afternoon i as follows : Trading in todav's two hour session w York. ' tc Pf. 7 p c G4'i 23'.. U V Ik ntniv nr.l.T WRXTOKIt FORECAST Ihlrago. AprU IB. Illinois Fair and warmer tonight. Sundav fair, followed by unsettled, warmer. Missouri Fair to nlght and Sunday; warmer eaat and aouth tonight: cooler northwest Sunday Wis (onsln Party cloudy tonight and Sundav, nosslbly showers north and west: warmer Mlnncstoa Unsettled tonight and Sunday, probably ahowera east and south; cooler loira Partly cloudv and somewnat unset tled tonight and Sunday, warmer east snd , outer extreme northwest tonight, cooler i North NaUota Fair tonight and Sunday ' j,'oeler tonight South Dakota Unsettled snd cooler tonight, Sunday, partly cloud .Nebraska Partly cloudy and somewhat unsettled tonight and Sundav cooler 'Capsas Fair tonight and Sunday cooler. Uontenti and Wyoming Fair tonight and Sunday, Chicago. April 33 Sentiment in corn apparently was not affected by iiii.v thing bearish over the holiday and the market, after an irregular start, de veloped uniform strength this morning. Commission houses were on both sides at first, selling on hard spots and buving on declines. Most of the pit traders favored the buying side. Some of the purchasing was based I on unsettled weather in the west nnd fears that muddy roads may consider ably delay needed arrivals. A jump of 4c a bushel in rye. lo ?1.72. had a bullish effect. Trade was active and mlxcjl. May opened at $1.58 to $1.59 i of the stock exchange lost little of its vigor by reason of the fnit that il was preceded by n holiday and will be fol lowed bv one. AVhat few develop ments there were over yesterday's re cess could scarcely be construed as otherwise than favorable nnd the mar ket opened this morning with a rush of buying in industrial specialties. As has been the case right along, speculative interest centered on n rcla lively small number of stocks and these tfere very animated. The steady ac C R I & do tl p April 10 The market c H 1 S. V on the Broad Street Curb continued one I pref . , of wide fluctuations nnd uniisnnllv IChile Copper large trading with mot interest this!."'" l',onc C,op :'S!:4 ' (JOl r UP. tx I r 'ill1 l mottling attached to the dealings in Col (;as Klet- 40 Houston Oil. which sold all the wayiConsol (!ls ,4 from 05 to 101. joining the list oflCorn Products'. (11 record-breakers. Other oil stocks were! Crucible Steel. (1 .ICtive nnd strnne- Ssin.lfliV Hntf llin -". -'..-... v.u.i aiimt, , - at 5', and Merrill a. 32 to 32. Co,- ' DoUmc n" den was steady with sales of 2000 sha,res i Krie at 0i4 and 9 , do 2d pref Cramn ShinhnilHine- rm.j m n-. 1-ishcr Body 3 23 -JS. Culm Cnnn Sine- flri. - v - .-n ,-i 115 to 122, with sales of more than 1000 (5n8ton-Wnis 78 It 10 18 (101- 30H shares, (hat stock also making high tecord. Swift International sold atOl'itgOl. Genl Cigar Co. 58 (it 7-4 22 3j 43 lO'-j 1)4 (il 07', 20", 77 11 15 1S'i 03 20'-, 58 04 '! 74- , 23 'i, ' 36' I 'i civ i r. 1.','4 -'i 4(V2 2 04 .' oi-';: 07 20','! 80 7S 00 02 73'.'. 95 K 08'.'. 61 'i SI V, 00 97 07 SO'fc 117 70 7S'i. 00 01'a 73 05 V, '(. - '.j r-iimulatinn which has been goining on as PSS n,.(iVP .,(, n ncvv(jcnl Motors. do deb do pref . . . . and l.ibby. McNeil & l.ibhv rnneml l''T. " " ' from .".fia. r .-si l .. a ,..:...... .',.', TT. ' v" 0"" I" "-- - ...II" .HUM KUjltl -1IU- lnne sold nt (!0ffi57'. Savnlrl 'I'irA 1S0 170 do Ore. subs, (iru-Can Cop, cumulation wnicnnas een go ,,u ... was less active, with a moderate amount I r",,, J lp s .' in the Fnited States hood Products of business at ,".3-'', fi34i. Fisk Rub- ,, , i V i (old more plain in the price of the b(M. Til( sohi , :;r,(;i;i, Interna- ' ! r. "l" stock today, this issue selling nt anew. ,!! Kubbr as , , ., . Inspir Cop. . . . high level, around 79. for a new gain of niC""..(c7"" ' ' I,lt -0,,s' (orl, '-,. 92 C7'i 00'i 12 42 nenrlv 4 noints. Heavy buving also came inlo Willys-Overland. American International. Marine preferred. Cen tral Leather. American Hide and Leather. Railway Steel Springs nnd Pierce Oil. The equipment shares were all in bet ter favor, but rails mwere soft, as were the coppers. President Wilson's action toward adjusting the steel price con troversy was regarded with favor, but steel stocks did not do much. The motor stocks were taken up again when trad ing quieted in other quarters and marked up a point or two. The eitra dividend of $10 a share declared on Marine preferred stimulated demand for that stock. American Hide nnd Lca thei. common nnd ptcferred. both sold I'nited States Steamship sold nt and 2'-j. Philip Morris ranged from l"J'4 to 12. North American Pulp-sold al 4 to 4. Submarine Hoat opened at 15, but dropped to 14 on it few transactions. INDUSTRIALS 40' j 3's do pr 13 lut Har C ( n I 132 Int Mer Mar 34 92 92 (17 80 12 11 52 53 II) 3 13 ' I ', 4 against $1.5!)-at the end Thursday andiat new high figures for the year. litter sold at $1.49. .luly started at Progressive strength was displayed by S1.52" to S1.52. against 1. 52-,. ' stocks throughout the session, the best rhnrlnV last nri.e. and mnv.n ,in tn I,ricCS bein& ma') 5" . l final hour. Aelna Uxplosives ' m llrlt Jlfg . Am Mdrconl . American Writing Paper. Air Reduction .. i anjfitan Car Co I'on Car t Kdy pfd . Charcoal Iron . . Chevrolet Motors Cramp . . . t'urtlss Aeroplane Carwen Tool Carbon Steel Emerson Phonograph Hendee Mfe Lake Torp Hoat . Lehigh Coal Sales Llm.i Loto Maxim Munitions . Nat Anallne ... N T Shipbuilding Nor Amer Pap Pulp Otis Elevator . .. .. 4' Vest cU.Si K (Srfle) 10 1 41 9"4 4'4 do pref Intel n'l Paper do pref sta lut Nickel .. Jewel Tea . . do pref 11 . 10 . 18 4 (5.3 - -30 58 180'i l 92 . . 92 07', S0 42'', is 42 2-1 53 49'. '.. :i 13 .. 129 13()i82i,, 33 34 I 11(i 118 IS 43'.. . 73 73 30 29 3S'.. 82 -'C Sc O tv 4' 10. do 4''.s 2 Chi Of W 4s... 3 Chi W 1 4s OChi Rwy 5s. j. 15 Chi B & Q'4s.. 15 Chi Mil & St 1' rid 4'2s , 5 Chi Mil & P 8 4s (i!) 10 Col Itidust 5s. 74 10 Col & South 4'.js78', 20 City of Paris (fs 98 1 Comp Tab R C 0s S I 1 Dis Secur Cor 5s 91 1 On Pont Pow4'2s 74 4 Krie conv 4s S B 40' 2 Hutl&Mnn in 5s 10 1 111 Steel 4's .. 84 58 luterb Mot 4'..s 33 2S Interb RT ref Ss OS',.'. 37 Int Mer Mar fls.100 " 4'Inter Agr 5s . . SI 1 Kan City So 5s. .82 1 K C Tor 1st 4s 77' 5 Lgh Val rets Os.102 102 3 Lig&M '' 5s .. 03 03". IJ.ig & MT 7s.. Hi' Hi' 1 Lorillard 7s . , 75 Lib Bond 3.s 109 do conv 4s. . . 102 do 1st 4s..,. 1044 do 4'4s 95' do 1st 4 '.48 .. 337 do 2d 4 'is 01 U 81 99 07 07 80 'i 117 SO', 1 - 78 (10 02 73 BVi J4 8'. 0Bi 71 nn n 4(1 20 KR lUt't L'5 44" 2R'4 8S in 24', SS 3,', 30 an'. 9H 31 120 Thursday Hid Ask 20 22 7 r.o 41 01 Bt III K 47 1t' n- 53 1 4I arm 37 28 35'i 24 82' 31, 3V 38'4 tlOVj US 7', 30 112'j 1111 : ui',4 70", ill nn . li r.o 20 s .'4 44'i 25, 3" nn 83't S'i .'I'.i .".!l 70 os?; s'4 31 114 The bond section was neglected RESERVE BANK REPORT GAIN IN BANK CLEARINGS Local Institution's Weekly State ment ShowcDrop In Bills on Hand On the eve of the Victory Loan cam paign (he Federal Reserve Bank in its Total for the Week 8.2 Per Cent Greater Than This Week Last Year Tola! tiank clearings of all Ihe clear-' Ing houses in the t'nited States for the weekly statement shows n clroi) of nenrlv week ended lodnv were Sn.R'J'J. IMTS.471. $11.-100,000 in bills on baud, offrom ngiilnsf. $7,014,418,353 last week and $1SS,411.fll1 on April U to $182,040,- I $0,307,002,003 this wcekjast year, or 50!) on April 18. The drop occurred 'a gain, as compared with last year of in bills discounted secured by govern- 8.2 per tent. Clearings in Philadcl racnt war obligations. - phia, as compared with a year ago, tle- At the same time there was a decrease .creased 17.3 per cent, in contingent liability as indorser on Details follow : bills rcdisrnunled with other reserve' mm mis p r banks from $45,050,000 ( $30,330,000. IN' "HJJ-S; -.8i-5K-5a t'VJ Ratio of total reserve to net deposit .Phiin and ervo note liabilities wos 41.0 per 1 ffn0"iiv" cent, as compared with 41.8 per cent tli".st Louis. R Trlsco Pittsburgh l Hetrolt . Ralllmore N. Orleans. week befoie. Compaiison of imporlnnUjtems fol lows , nrll IS Vnril tt Total reserve H2lt.a3n.S0S I130.25S. 157 Eleven cities. Earning assets 200.714. trnii 20B.077.011 5 days . 15,070,859,232 14,515,272,931) 12.3 Govt deposits 5.O01.93l H,S20,fllO Other cities. ouv . 3.",.U4l.01B H12,2T9,54I HP 201. 788.830 20,42,B1" in3.735,43 133.419,080 119,404,13.'. 81,891.TTI8 89.358,412 4.3P.',830 ;U.054fn37 31,r,25,OII8 17,a 21U.t23.830 20..-i 1.S.n32,76r 2.S 141,044,197 '..S sn.H7H,4RII4-H.(l 114. 344. 552-1 27 3 57.092,329-1. 35 2 47,9117.530 2 7 O,207,44E 35.2 fia, 0,2a,,44C 30.Z t NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT OS'j 09 74 78'', OS', 81 01 74 40 10 81 32 U, OS 99 SI R2 Inciease in Actual Surplus Reserves. Loans Lower New York. April 10. The New Yoik 051' bank statement tuts wcck snows in ' , crease in actual surplus reserve and de GS',4 ''''ease in loans. Deposits are higher, CO ' I .Details follow : c4 averaOb l,-'4 . un. . n nan nnj.nno 98'4 Net demand dep.t3.072.73l,00(i 556,053,000 19,008.000 1 12, 570.000 11..MT.DWI RSO.TIB.OOO 520.541.110 51.202.S9C V.t ,lma rll. ,113.945.000 I Circulation .. .. 85.538.000 , Cash In vaults .. :07.381,000 Itenerve in mem ber banks 1 Ileserve In state t banks and truBt l companies Ileserve In state banks and trust companv depos Acgrcgale res . rtes. required .. Surplus i ispecie inciuaca ifnltnrl Hi,!., Henoltn deducted. S2 ,043.000 i -- ' 'Decrease. 102 ACTUAL ir.' i 1 nan. dine nlin I ft. ,',,; s el S4.915.502.0OO I 1 I t ' n.mflnd de- .112 112 11" Poslls 14.011.090,000 98.98 08.08 OsTflS XV "?" tP". I55.iu.ooo 93.50 03 41 9.1 48 ' Circulation . . 3S.818.000 '"" "'J-; '"; Cash In vaults .. t03.902.OOO .'u.iHF i-...H( li.i.mt .deserve In member 84 91 74 40' 10 84 32 S 90 ' 81 Increase 08. 105,000 11.453,000 2,354,000 700,000 5S3.000 CT.OOO 19,850,000 1,381.420 21,231.420 J351.- MO. 495.000 78,503.000 FOREIGN EXCHANGE New York. April 19. The foreign exchange market today reflected in dull-, ness the observance upon fiuancinl centers of the Easter holidays, which in London cover next Monday. There were few changes in rates from Fri day's figures, which had shown n new- low on (his immediate movement Total all cities. 5 days 5,S26.eOO,850 15,3:7.352.780 9.2 All oltleV 1 day 993.487.021 T9. 609, 2834 l.S Total all cities, for week.J6.822, 008.471 8.30T.062.0n3 8.2 I rench exchange. Mterltng wns un altered, while pesetas showed n mod erate improvement, Quotations were: Demand sterling 4,04, cables 4.05. . Franc cables 5.90. checks 0.01. Lire cables 7.11. checks 7.13. Swiss cables 4.93, checks 4.07. (iuilder cables 40. checks 40. , Peseta cobles 20.25, checks 20.15. Stockholm cables 20.80. checks 20.00. Christiania cables 25.80.. checks') 25.00. Copenhagen cables 25, checks 21. SO, Ruble notes nominal 14. 20tg 14.40. MONEY-LENDING RATES PHILADELPHIA Call, 0 per cent: time CtJJC per cent, Comtner- in cial paper, three to six months, 5 G', per cent: six mouths. C per cent. Reserve Banks' Discount Rates Official discount rates nt the twelve Federal Reserve banks were as fc lows : (The first column' gives the rates for all periods up to and including n fifteen-day maturity to ninety das. The third and fourth columns arc the rates for rediscounts of collateral loans se cured by government bonds or notes.) Com'l paper Govt, paper Roslon . . . . New Tork . . Philadelphia iCIeve'and .. Richmond . 1 Atlanta rtank cliMrinss today, compared jcltb cor- Minnannif responding dav last two vears: i tJfni. 1919 1918 1017 ' k ,-i,v Phils ..S0.7n5.243 132.502.831 J52.149.42t I !.an8"lit,- V VrL 11711 "HI nl!t XS' 747 ,171 r.1il tll-rxril rtail BANK CLEARINGS 10 to 90 in to 90 13 days davs, 15 daya dnva ...4 4", 4 4i .. 4 4', 4 4". . 4 4'4 4 41, . . 4'i 44 4 4U ... 414 44 4'i 114 4!i 4 1 4'4 ... 4 4. 4 , 4H, . .. 1'i 4", 5 4 4U ..4 4. 4 -4U ..4 5 - 4'i 4'1 co. 4'i S 4'i 41J ...-4a 4U.W5 4 4U 1.400.000 310,000 553.000 0 H7 12011 do 4th 4s. r'i 47 2 73 29 Vi 37U-1'. nnd vr W r,v p4orleui Motne Sfnrltint'fr PillllPfl about noilltS Poote Erie- ' M.K5-4. September was quoted at and Maxwell common gained 2 points: 1; $1,48 to $1.48. against $1.17 at American International extended its steel Alloss advanced advance to 89. The foreign exchange swift inter ' ' market was dull and rates held steady. I st Joseph Lead . Bank clearings for the curfeTit-wcek Triangle Film ... for the entire country aggregated lKnli"!,.Pront. sharing . o o ,-, rri... ,..,.- I IS. ?i?msnip 5t,0--.vrooIti j. ncnc iii,ii.-. .uin.v t 1 mien .viotors with clearings of $7,014,118,353 in ihe preceding week nnd represent a gain of 8 per cent over the corresponding weeki,,., , of last year. Ohio . . . ...nt. 1 iijc H o of rji business conditions. Commercial lail tires are reported to be only about onc- liilf Clio nnmKni. lOf.rte.t tA n vna f fl rt ": .1' ...; ,. r...:.u -i " Snett Oil Ga. r urciRii niiuc .iKuit-a mi ...uiL.i i.iunr u 1 1 ommonweaith Hie end Thursday Co .Jl.4S. Leading commission houses bought iqtL. and the market was stronger. Offerings were light and scattered. Trade was not large. The receipts here , Voday were seventy -eight cars. May opened at 69c to 00c, against C9r at the close Thursday, and later sold at 09e. July started at (17c to 07c. against 07'&c at the , end Thursday, and rose to CSc.'Septem lier opened at 04e to 04c, against l,?5C, 'Ihursday s last price. 115 lis 3 . 87 S's '". . so . 34 'h . 27'4 . 34 . 4'. . 80 24 'v 20 . 20 8 . 5 . 14 0(1', 12 .101 1 . Is. 35 II" s 2511 120 113 nil 4 World's Plltn Wrlght-Martin Al- 85 3 28 37 4'. S5 30 9 s 1 1' ni'i 13 105 1'. s 49, Kan City South 21 20 21 '- Kelly Spring.. 123'i 122 12!J Kennecott Cop 32U 32 32' Keyst T Sc 11. 02 Lack Steel 70 Lehigh Val.... 53 Lee Rub & T 25 Loose-Wil C 54 .Max Motor .. 41 do lt pref.. OS 32 83 01 70 ::. 523, j do 2d pref. I May Dept St. 4, 'Mex Petrol. )IU, ia 70.. J 53 25-1 ' 54' 3 I 401 08 1 j 32l' 85 Ts I 187 2 05.30 05.12 05.10 95.51 95.50 05.54 03.54 93.40 93.54 93.54 1)3.48 93.50 99 09. 0938 88- 41 51 70 97 82 01 .leserve In .stale , banks and trust companies ' r.esene In state 3.d0 bands and trusr io.-.- ' company depos- " s 1 irlo 99' Aggregate reserve ileserve requirea Surplus I N563, 608,000 23.198,000 tl2.300.00fl 50 I 44 51 ' 70' 97 1 I 4 30 07 31'.. 84 ,187 180 .10S 10S 108.. 23 23 4BV 40 t! C. 22 23 38 3S . . 17'i 17U U STANDARD Oil, S O of N J S O o N Y IXDEPKNIIENT WnrnVn 4 of vvheaV , T fl , Mendid showing, our exports for tlielg"""' -' ' SJlipments of wheat and flour from! ' 4, ,,. . , ' uik Basin .. wi, t the,v Fnited Slates for Ihe week were month amounting to $005,000,000. com- federal oil ' s-bushX Vt!&Ts;'p . hnaliela lnt ,.i, i-. ,l. .. i and $nJo,(HHI,0H) in .Mar ell, Una. Merrltr Oil misucjs last j Mr. I or .the season they i rZtn nnt !., ,t i Midwest netining amount to 238,005.507 bushels, against!, ,Chi,r?,E, Gr,cot e,stern "D,J '? JJ imi In the against previous 108.531,053 bushels season. The, eccipts of wheat at Minne apolis today were 301 ears, against 141 t'ars last year: at Chicago 10 cars, against I) cars; at Winnipeg 113 ears, against 241 curs. landing-futures ranged aa follows' Com (new delivery) open. High I.ow Close i oo j.ni l.3M l ftl May, v, July . , .. "CJala May ,.. Jul ..... .JLard fe3Hr. Jaly . f.l;r: 'vJfcnr- - A UJ14." i N Island Railroad, annual reports, for 1018 Ohio ruei I Sapulpa Ref tequoyan Sinclair Oil Islanl Olenrock . Atlanta lllr Ledge 1.52 l-85, 1.52 09 ' 67 S 70 0S p9.25 HB'i 07 S were given out over the stock exchange teiess. The former road earned $2,97 a share on its preferred stock nnd the latter $1.14 a share on its common Stock. Boston' & Mont ..;, .... -,,.,.. I Hutto New York RAILROAD EARNINGS Con Ariz CANADIAN PACIFIC 1 rr,,HXttro'nr,i,,e . ' 19111 InfMui rSnMaelri f..r. 1 fe. ud week April .. 12.2HS.000 IKT.OOO Ooldlleld Cons . i From January 1 40.959.000 3,480.000 Ooldlleld Florence ... COLOMADO J N'D SOUTHERN I.INE8 ooldneld Kewanaa c7s . T.tP. t a,?ni tifto nni iij nai . Green Monster 3', 3', STOCKS . 1ST 1I)J .373 37(1 . 275 2S0 .275 2S0 T05 7t 383 SS7 OIL STOCKS A i. 4tl 9 8 . 3'. 29'4 . . 98 . 32 168 3', 21 8' .32s 8 II', MINING HTOCK8 47 10 8'. V. 3d 100 32', 170 S' 's A 41.', do pref Miami Con Cot 23 Midvale Stl T.-403, 'Mo K & Tex. (I j Missouri Pac . 23's Nat Acme ... 38 I Nat Con & Cab 18 ''National Bis . I243i 124'i 1244 ", S'XatEn ct Stpd 00 58 59 2 National Lead. 72 71 72 .. do pf 10034 109 100 ' Neva Con Cop 10 10 10 NewOTcx&M 31 30 31 New York Cent 73 73 73 '., X T C & St L 25 25 25, . . 'do 2d pref.. 42 42 42 Xorf & West. 104 101 104 do pref 71 71 71.. North Pacific. 91 00' 90 t Oklahoma P&It 11 10 11 .. 1 01 'J 101 S0 42 12 88 09 91 SG 1)5 75 118 102' 82 (i(C. 09'. 83 S2 91 SLl o rflAli 101 ,Curr crTT l notes , Currency notes Deposits. Federal Reserve Bank of New York Deposits Ileserve on de- Lyons 0s 5 Marseilles (Is . 90' 2 7 Midvale 5s . . . 89 1 M & St li 4s.. 44 15 X OT & M 5s.. 51 4 X V C & II 3s 71 5 do 0s j7.nj 1 do 4s S2 10 X Y City 4s 57.. 91 1 do 4s '5S ..., 01 I ,M C 4s M 57' 101 -X Y X II All I 0s SOS; 2 X Y Rwy Is... 42' i 17 do 5s 13 3X Y Tel gen 4s 88 0 Nor & South 5s .09 4 Pacific Tel 5s.. 01 2 Pacifio Oas 5s. . 80 20 Penna 5s '08... 05 1 People's Gas 5s. 75 34 Pietce Oil fis '20.123 33 do 1924 105 11 Reading gen Is. 83 1 R I Ark Lou Is. 00'., 217 Sinclair Oil 7s.. 99 -Mho I'ac cv Is... 83ii 834 .'17' i posit 44 do cv 5s inn mr.i' miv ' Percentage c o.,u t...... .'.. '"ir '""! ivance, i mum jvvv.v hs., UO'-j ti(J'j (KJ'. 2 do 5s 9314 rjjiij jjgi'j 1 Texas Co Os . . 102 102 10 2 Third Avn adj 5s 28 28 28' 12,U S Rubber 5s . 87 87'. 87 20 do 7s v. . .102X, 103U, 10.1U. II 758,000 587,006,000 531,609,70(1 OU.U'JU.auu 134.000 23.3Sfl.000 10.288,970 13.0711,030 42 '.j 12 88 09 91 95 D...1. tl.oll.rioil ..l-v.v ....' ,, ....... .J , United mates ueposus ucuul.vu, Discount. OUTSIDE DANK STATEMENT STATE Dec. Loai.s. ineslniM .$1. 123,450,789 $123,450,789 Loans. Invest ments .:t Currency bank b n n k (594,553.100 8,421,200 28,827.000 20,527.000 10.715.400 . 102.100 081, 031, 50.457.200 660,080.700 . M.it ..... ... iu,u-. i". 8 I i.,rrentaaa of reserve. 16.6. .0, I TRUST COMPANIES invest- 2.041.300 1.887.4U0 3,003.000 12:. 105 8.1 0(1'.. 09 S.1 bank Loans, menla . Hold . Currency notes .......... Deposits. Federal Reserve Han of New York Depositors ileserve , .o 1 r,-s 40O I 20.010.090 ll.'600.700 26,500 20.735.700 414.100 de- 207,679,700 2,012.084,900 9. 070,700 1,796.900 .Vs 3,', S'i 1.35'i 70 6S s From January 1 3.278,348 262.090 , J ecla Mining . . 30-0 1 CANADIAN NATIONAL RAlLWAYfl 'independence lead i.. l.If-r" I o.... w..Lr a..rit tl aa i.su b a 91 a inaepenuence J-eau -o.iiv. -w.22 "-, ""-", Win,',;, iMv'iM'rttnw Verue I .1"'" "".' - ....".. ..UUW.UU , l. fl .,, 26-40 26,67 26.35 4V.90 28.60 26.65 f2 75 18 95 flRAND TRUNK SYSTEM fc'erond week April .. I1.263.4BS 1204.986 Prom January 1 17.404,259 3.151,023 Decreaie. Jl Financial Briefs r!P i " V'At thflr Tneetlns: pn rrhai-sdar di MV..IJ..01 -r i, --. i m j - j iPcwtn ui ; vruirni j u inarr liOm. i - , :, . n. &JnxvtUUrr1niinn h t ir --.- I nnew Dcing ciosca id oDivrrance oi idp Kl - 'i7r.. VJ" "ir. r; ' ;; Eater holidays Butler Jumbo Extension .... ilcKlnlej-Darrngh . . . Maarma Toprr . . . . Mother IxxJe . . . Mlne Co of America I evann niiia .... No Chanoe In Refined Sugars j5fni,i,I1,Won,,r. . ..; Xew Vork, April JO. Holiday con- Ohio Copper '.'.'. '.'.'. ditions prevail In the refined sugar mar- j sin "..". . '".'.:: ket today, sales departments ot local re- jpnopan Kxtension 01 '5 l's 4 iS 5 3', 89 18 48 28 41 1-32 3 .' "dividend on the ordinary nreferred L.)r vtsKli Ditrideod of V, per cent has f lrnipald every three- months on this ' -lue. 'since November, 1017. As yet, ""illrt?etera,bftvp not appointed a successor 'tIwunrxUireland;vuo tendered ' ttii,vflKnition some -weeis ago. l':Jfef'TorIc Subtrensury gained from ue oaoKs yesterday. 3 V, HCAOO UTTErVN'D EQGS msft necipi eiit Arsl tf&m A pelt . t.-BUTTKK Tteeelnls. VlTO..:U, k4M(ijt Afstf, tfjPfci Prices are unchanged nchanged nt at 0c, less 2 per rent for cash, for fine granulated. Raws.aPe u 7.2Sc, delivered. DIVIDENDS DECLARED American Water Works Electric Com pany, ctuarterly of 14 per cent on T per cent cumulative preferred, payable May 15 to etork of reonrd May 3. IVeat Penn Traction, and Water Power foiupany. quarterly of per cent on pre ferred, payable May It to stock of record Hercules Towder Company, nuarterly of 1. per ct on preferred, payable Mar 15 to atock otr record May 8. -National Carbon Company, dividend of i! pr cent n preferred nod .1 on cemraon. w.''rJ'VX',T tt Tt- - tT" . fK JW-ill-1, 36 l' 19 , 3 United Verde West End Con vvmie ca pa Yerlngton . . no.SDS netliletiem Ta4notes) . lot Cosden Oil 8s . , 92 Cosdeit' Co li 9 J Cudahy e 102 Russian Oovernmenl Ac.a 50 Hussion Government n'a Aff Southern Railway fta , . 9B Vt Sinclair Oil As . ... 00 Todd Mhlpbullding a .,10 02 A & 20 'i '4 4' 4 I,,"' 15 50 no 43 '. n 9 3't' l'i 20 3 111 'a 05 95 M2i4 52 58 90S 100 1.05 Ohio fias -13. 42' 433R-f- Ontario Silver. " 7 7'j Ocvens Rottle.. 30 50 50 !'., Pacific Mail .. 30 35 35 Pan-Am Pel . 85 83 SI '.. Penna II 11 . . H 43 43 Phila Co J57 37 37tf Pitts & West. .10 85 30 - '4 Pierce Arrow.. 51 50-51-H Pierce Oil 20 23 20 2 Pitts Coal 50 40 50 4- Pun Alegre Sug 53 53 53-f. Pressed Stl 0. 72 71 72 14 IT S Steel sf 5s. 100 100 100 3 Un Bag & V 5s 03 03 931, 2 Union Pac 4s... 80 S0V. SC'. 50 V K of C, II & I 5s 1910 ... 99'-. 993 ;))!., 33 do 5s 1921.. 9S 98 9S 04 do 5";s 1037.. OOtf 99 D'jfj, "B3.7I5.000 'lO.TOS.SOO of reserve. 1T.3. per cent aa I.SRT,TTbUSclLEr,ES ,,v imirSK 4nvest- b a n k ..T0'1 '" $7,632,000. compsred H.1.892 00O Thursdav. Ihl vvceV'. lll.OOC IJTst week's, 167.01 7.0O0, nlth III 40 el do pref ....100 100 , Pullman Tal C. 120 120 Jty Stl Spring. 84 82 Ray Con Cop. 20. 20 ' Reading ..'... 83 82 I do 1st pref.. 37 37 Rep I & Stl. 83 8: No Stock Dividend on Cramp's Xew York, April 10. Whcu ques tioned as to whether the Crnmp Ship building Company planned to declare a T , stock dividend of a readjustment of can- "T" .a :,.i ,i 1 11 .1 . .. .. JOQ j "'. vuunca laujucu, one 0 tne ell- V0 14 rrcto"' replied: "Such a matter has W 'S nt nn it.na It.nn ,l!.n,,n,l .1,1. . t.i wj iiiic w,-c:u mstiioacu Cliuer 10111181- ly or informally by the board of di rectors or the executive committee, and I hove no knowledge that any such plan is eveu thought of." Loans inenls , Gold . Currency notes ..... . ; Deposits, Federal Reserve Bank or K,w York Totnl deposits . . Net deposits . . Reserve on de- Percentage ot reserve, changed. Increase. 11.801.100 8,500 OGS.TOQ J790.372.6C0 81260.600 13.903.7OC 59,113,600 ROl. 488,200 710.761.300 1"8..25.000 111.700 ' n n. ma, asaatlt 11T1 JV,.. Vl vx- -- New Credits for Allies Washington.' April 10. The Treas tiry announced new credits for the Al lies ns follows: (it-cat ltritnin. .$100, 000.000; Rumania, S5.000.000; Serbia, 8208,000. This raised the total loans of all the Allies 'tc ?9,138',829.00(l, ot vhich $4,230,000,000 has gone lo Great ltritnin, .$20,000,000 to Rumania nnd ..27,2C8,000 to Serbia. Dallas Marlnt Co. Pays 6n Back Dividends Xew York. April 19. The Interna1- tional .Mercantile Marine Company de clared n dividend of 10 per cent on be half of the back dividends on the pre ferred stock. The dividend is payable May 15 to stock'of record Stay 1. This payment will reduce the accumulated dividends on the senior issue to 57 per cent. Thos. A. Biddle & Co. 424 Chestnut Street Philadelphia Wish to announce that they are neither affiliated nor connected in any way with Biddle & Co. 1011 Chwtnut Street Philadelphia HI 6,800 13,654,000 21.TW.400 LOCAL MINING STOCKS, TONOrAH S1C7CKP Bid N4'43'.. 20 83 37 on, r i 1 1 0-V4- .11 in Uutler . .. MacNamara .... Midway ... Mltpah Extension Montana North SUr .... Rescue Eula .... West End i Atlanta Hooth lilamf H B Daisy tlnldf Con Ktwanas , . .... Ord Silver Pick Spearhead .32 '.71 .4S .10 .21 ,09 .00 IS .05 ,o: .33 .02 .01 ,18 .on .01 .09 .13 do pref ....102 102 102 I M18CELCANEOUS Ariz United -j Nevada Wonder "", Tecona Mining .-'- Ask .41 ,7 130 . .13 .25 .11 "s .n.MJ .03 ,35 .04 .03 .20 .OS .01 .11 .IT 27 ,H5 .14 41 I Royal Dutch,. 92 92 ... 1IU'14 V.. 12 Seab A I, pref IS i oo, new iSt I,-San 00 12 18 92 00 1 12.. 18 "e 26 6 52 57 0 ?t ShiprnenU of Meat Increaie Chicago, April 11). Shipments of cured and fresh meats'' from Chicago for week ending Anrll 19 were fifl.1 RS.. (HW ivjjwds; c9rtu)ar.ec, Ttllh 49,234,000 jsjslriesg f V Sears-Roebk Sinclair Oil South Pacific 100 Southern R It. 27 do pref 08 Stand Mill pref 02 Studtbaker . . . 74 Stutz Motors .. 57 Sup Steel 30 Strombcrg Cars 40 Tenn O & Cbra 14 Texas & Pac. 32 Texas Co 221 Third Ave K R H Tob Products,. 92 Tidewater Oil. ,215 Un Rag fc Pap bi) .182 182 182 ls.i 55 55. t- 105 105'2 27 2734-r- 67 . 0' -1-2 74 5 57 3fl -1 40 1 14',i i 32.. 210 220-trl ' 1 14 T I do ni-t-i 215' ain i 80 so 07': 91 '0 v50 39 40 14 32 Un raciRc ....128 I''S JiM, dp. l'r,c( . MERCHANTS : If you are grocer, druggist, hardware dealer, tobacconiit, clothier, furnisher, jeweler any kind of a ttorehttptr you shouldn't wait another day before subscribing to the Retail Public Ledger the new twice-a-month periodical for merchants only. Subscribers say they have been waiting for it for years. Not a trade-paper, but an inspir- ' ing nert-roagazine that interestingly telli all sorts of thing that merchants want to know. 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' a n"Pi ' . . ,' '-,Tf, " "1 'jwpjlsjsjsjisiissass.t v i c t o r y At Chateau Thierry and in the' Argonne the 28th and 79th Divisions composed largely of Philadelphia boys gave this city cause for great and everlasting pride. Philadelphians are now afforded ait opportunity to express their grati tude in A practical way by substan tially supporting the Victory Loan. To assist in this work we place at your disposal the same efficient 'serv ice extended to the public durihg ' former Liberty Loan Campaigns. . , We shall be glad to purchase for your account Victory Bonds of any denomination, Payments may be made as desired weekly, monthly or in full.. i ' ' ' A LOGANTRUS'T COMPANY 1131 Chestnut Strdet f -Member ff, Federal Reserve System West Philadelphia Qfflco Fifteenth Street Oftive b 6324 Woodland .Avabuer r 163i North 15th Street; y i -d k- f - ,l t l i.i v if T 5 " Ja -y 't .0 . M tf ,la!l, ,ay p. r ' 'J : .i -i nl -f i ! ol Tg V ,f 9