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Machine Phop. Textile Machine
Structural Steel
FOR ALL BUILDING .
PURPOSES
Bethlehem Construction
Company
Engineers Fabricators
Erectors
BETHLEHEM, PA.
William
Etsweiler & Co.
nutabllrhtil 1888
Leather
Belting
Philadelphia
EUGENE VELLNER
Manufacturer nnil Importer
Aniline Colon, Dye Stuffs and Chemicili
SOFTENERS and SOLUBLE OILS
271 South 5th St., Philadelphia
Thos.
Wolstcnholme
Sons
& Co,, Inc.
French and English Spun Worsted i
and Merino Yarns
OKftCB ani mills
Frankford Ave. & Westmoreland St.
Philadelphia, Pa.
O. W. KETCHAM
Manufacturer of
Architectural Terra Cotta,
Bricks
Hollow Tile, Etc.
Standard Steel
Works Co.
' Morris Building
Philadelphia, Pa.
Southwark 'Foundry &
Machine Company
Manufacturers of
Hudraulic and Power Tools
400 WASIIINHTON AVENUE
r-IIILADKLrillA
Build of Concrete
!i Waterproof
t
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m 1UIXANirEfi'ORTLANDiFMENriO.
p 'PmUlPELPHlA EwfJRK iJoSTOi
Herbert W. Geshwind
Reinforced Cement and
Concrete Drick Paving
Asphalt Work and Damp Proofing
761-63-G5 N. 26th Street
rmtiuisi.riiiA. ia.
PHILADELPHIA
CONSTRUCTION CO., Inc.
1200 Stock Exchange Bldg.
., IVewill finance your project
"We" will built! your buildyig
Sprue 2088 Race 3017
Chas. J. Webb & Co.
WOOL
and Cotton Yarns
16 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.
N. Z. GRAVES
Incorporated
22 and 24 South Third Street
l'lilladtlphla
The House at Snrrlnltlts In Taints and
inrrlAHttn
varnUhes
VM
C. JESNIG
Precision Machinist
716 Sansom Street
Philadelphia
The JOHN T. DYER
- QUARRY CO.
Birdsboro Trappe Rock
HARRISON BUILDING
Philadelphia, Pa.'
1M BALDWIN
Locomotive Works
SKVEUAf.
0tan used trucks for !.
'ine
Ualdwin Locomotive Worka. Boa
Steam, and Gasolihe
LOCOMOTIVES
, y- Philadelphia, Pa.
NEW YORK
SHIPBUILDING
CORPORATION
haa ateady work, arood wacea and '
txcell.nt worklnc condition). Thtra
t nptnlnia In nearly all branctaea
(or ikllled mchanlci.
.Apply Employment
Department at the Yards
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MONEY-LENOINQ RATES
NKW YOKK Money on call, mixed
collnternl, opened todny nt 5j per cent
for lending and renewing. On nil in
dustrial collateral the opening rntc wad
(I per cent.
In time fundx the situation abso
lutely iinchnnppil in regard to the
limited operations and the stereotyped
""j per cent quotation on Industrial
loans for sixty and ninety days.
Prime bank acceptances nre un
changed, nnd call loans on this class of
documents still rule nt 44 per cent.
In mercantile paper, offerings are nt
n minimum , nnd quotations hold nt
fi'ivKtVfc per cent, with nearly nil of
the business nt the lower level.
PHILAnKU'IIIA Call, n4 per
cent; time n -"Ji ?? 0 per cent. Commer
cial paper, three to six months, B1,,
5',4 per cent ; six months, 0 per cent.
Reserve Banks' Discount Rates
Official discount rates nt the twelve
Federal Reserve banks were as follows:
(The tlrst column gives the rates for
all periods up to and including a fifteen
day maturity to ninety days. The third
land fourth coltimns"are the rates for ic
! discounts of collateral loans secured bj
I government bouds or note.)
Com 1 paper
in to no
Govt paper
Id to HO
1V daja dnvs t
t 4
I l'
4 4'i
1 4',
4". , 4'1
4 4'i
I 4'.
4 4
1 4
4'i 4'
ft 4'1
4 4'i
jr. das dava
Hnjton . . -1 48,
Now York . 4 i
I'hlladelplila . 4 4
rievetniiit . . 4'i 4
ntrhmoml . . 4- 4
Atlanta 4'i 4I
I'hlcag'n ... .4 4
Minneapolis . 4'i 4". (45
St I,0Ull ... 4 4i
Kanaaa City . . 4U
San Frnnclco . 4' ."
Dalla 4 4j 5
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
New Yorlt, Slay 0. The weak fea
ture in the foreign exchange market in
the early dealing todny was lire which
showed a drop of 3 to f points to "."
for cables and 7.57 for checks. Htetling
n'1" firm nt llf" ,)0Rt quotations of the
week and irnncs nppeared to receive a
I ...l.ln ,,,,,, aF dim..., ltnlrl!,,, n.
1 V I 111 I II IMIHIIIIJI. Ul rll,Mll. II I Mil I II,, "li
0.12 for cables nnd fl.H for checks.
The market otherwise was dull with
out particular interest.
Quotations generally were:
Demand sterling 4.68''i, cables
4.on't.
Franc cables 0.12, checks 0.11.
Lire cables 7.55, checks 7.r7.
Swiss cables 4.01), checks fi.Ot!.
(iuilder cables 40, cheeks !W74.
I'eseta cables '0.28. checks 20.20.
Stockholm cables 2010. checks 25. R0.
C'hristlania cables 25.;I0. cliecks 25.
Copenhagen cables 21.00, thecks
21.II0.
Ituble notes were steady nt nominal
quotations of 12', fff 12',i..
BANK CLEARINGS
nnk r .arlncff tnilay compareil with cor
reapondlnx dav last tuo "":
1010 mis 101 I
rhiia J:.n.ninJ37 (r.n.Tni.vnn sus bs S4
.v. York 7sn.nsn.riBs otn.osn.riiis 7fl.4"i7.4'jo
Homon .. r.ii r.si.iiti ni.mm.iiu 44 s"i.4in
I'l.lfilii M.. 1I1J I11S KV 7IIIl.(li j Nil. ft. .Ill'
lialtlmore 11 Jtll.lllf 10.004. 7111 7.377.4.1R
LOCAL MINING STOCKS
TONOPAH STOCKS
nid
.:ik
.Itm Butler .
MrfcNHinaru
illdivay ... -
Mlzpah Kxtenelou 1-
Monltna ?.1
North Htar n't
Rescue Kula 20
West Knd '.'
OOI.DKIKI.I) STOCKS
Mlanta. 11.1
Blue Hull o'l
Hooth Il
lllanif II II O'J
lnla' UJ
Krwanaa 0.1
Oro 'J
Silver I'lek 10
Spearhead 13
.11
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Mli!C'KM,ANROUS
Arl I'nlled
.'JO
Nevada Wonder
Tocopa lltnlnir .
.13
.17
.11 1
RAILROAD EARNINGS
I'lllfAOO. ROCK ISLAND AND rACIFIC
SYSTEM
nil co
i iuii en!!
!'. ,!!'
l.4Jl,tt94
Mairh gross $S.4r,3,S.in
llalance ufter taxes 44D.IISS
Vet oier. Income 2.17,113
Three months' gross 21.(I'I,1.NI,1
Balance, nfter taxes 210,7(12
Detreflse.
"J.fHS.L'HS
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CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS
Clllcngo. May II Bl'TTRU rtecelpts.
R41R tubs rirm Kztra 534 5JB7C, flrets.
54Frri(lc; seconds. M'i .13c.
i;!GB Rerelpta, 23. .1117 cases. Steady.
Firsts. 42W14c; ordinary firsts 40'4tT41'ic:
mlscellanen'js, 4H8,43!?4c.
Conveying
Elevating
Screening
Crushing
Washing
Storage
Power Transmission
i The Webster Mfg. Co.,PhiIa.,Pa. j
NAGLE
Steel Company
Shipping Urgent Lots
STEEL PLATES
and SHEETS
Within Two to Four Days
Pottstown, Pa.
runjK
1411 Morris Bldg.
OFFICII
Metal Lockers and
Steel Shelving
High class. Prices reasonable
Dexter Metal Mfg. Co.
Front & Arch Sts Camden, N. J.
ELECTRIC
VACUUM CLEANERS
Royal Frantz Premier Eureka
Walker & Kepler
531 Chestnut St.
HOMES AND
POULTRY FARMS
Lint home Bites which
equal sevan o 1 1 y lot
equipped with modern poul.
try plants at once. Etrht
dollars on easy terms at
SprlnaTflcItl Manor. Ten
minutes from (9th Street
Terminal. Homes desltmed
and built readv for oo
cupancy within elxty days.
WALLACE & ZOLLERS
S05 Otia Building
fa-uin ftruA A IT
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'EVENINGF PUBLIC) IyEDOBl JBtILADBLPHlA, FRIDAY,
GOSSIP OF THE STREET
DISCUSS PROBABLE CAUSES
FOR SMALL RAILS' ACWVITYZsZ'
'Wise Ones" May See Importance of Linking Up Big
Systems When U. S. Returns Carriers, Says
Banker Gossip of the Street
(CTTOW tlo you nccntint for the recent nctirlty in vhnt nre known n tlie
A-- 'little' rnilrontlt?" ns the nne'tion put to n bnnVer nlioc liotise N
largely interested in rnilroad -eeurities. Tn reply lie said lie lind been told
(hut the possibilities of oil discoveries in land owned by n number of these
ronds, or in lands contiguous to them, nnd thereby addin- to their freight
earnings, if nothing more, were responsible. "Hut." he added, "nfter all.
there nre very few of these roads which In the long run could hope to profit
in either of these ways." lie snid he believed the real reason for the activity
in the small roads wns the result of the wise ones anticipating the importance
of these little fellows when the time conies to link up the big systems in
the plans which nre snid In be contemplated in the return of the roads to
the stockholders. '
Tt is worth considering thnt every prominent railroad man is opposed
to n return to the old system nnd thnt the mol favored plnn nt the present
time contemplates n regional system formed on n basis similar to that of
the Federal Reserve Hank system. It) that sjMcm the little hanks became
quite important nnd hnve remained so. nnd it is natural to presume that these
little links' will play nn important part in the final solution of the revised
railroad system.
A broker when discussing the subject of the "little" roads said lie
agreed with the conclusions arrived at nbove.' He said when John Moody,
the well-known financial expert nud statistician, wns in the city n few days
ago he advocated the retention of the railroads by the government for an
other year, until the theorists and extremists for government ownership have
had enough of their own medicine, nnd until the rnilroad deficits pile up to
a figure which must be taised b taxation so heavy that its teeth will be
felt, and then the people, who have to pay the piper, will rise up and on
demn forever the piinciplo of government ownership.
"He said that Mr. Moody expressed the fear thnt if the iond weie
returned now the present rnndilinns would he loo soon forgotten nnd people
would listen agnin to the mlncntc of government ownership when the next
wave of such a sentiment sweeps ocr the country.
In some other qunrtets the "activity in mjls is Attributed t" 'he news
thnt Congress hnd been called for a special session. Constructive legislation
is looked for, especially in regard to the tailroads.
Traders Do lot Object to Brokers" Larger Commissions
The new rates of commission for brokers mentioned in this column some
days ngo as being tinder consideration by the governing committee of the
New York Stock Kxchnngc went .nto effect yesterday, owing, it was snid,
to the default of a majority of the members to vote against their inauguration.
These rates must nlso be dinrged by Philadelphia, brokers on trnjjsnctions
in the local market covering Ksnes listed in NVm York. A customer in one
of the brokers' offices, when asked what he thought of the new schedule,
said it wns nil right. There m no reason why the brokers should not make
more money than they have been doing during then Inst few lean jenr. bill
with u succession of million aud million and a half shared,! the were just
heginuing to recoui; some of the losses they had incurred for u long time past.
He said he wns certain there would be no kick coming from the cus
tomers who pny the commissions, as they recogni.ed that their brokers had
been losing through poor business and heavy expenses which, in common with
the expenses of eery other business, hnd been increasing out of all propor
tion in the lust few cnis.
A new schedule of commissions, similar to thnt adopted in New Yoik,
will probably be put into force by members of the Philadelphia exchange,
nppl.iing to stocks listed here. Such :i schedule was posted on the local
'change floor yesterday .
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS
ftRAIN AND PLOUR
UKMirs nnu ri.sJ"
H111KAT Receipts, -dl 3113 bushels The
arael ruled nrm vun nsni niinin,"
Tho follovvlnc were the nuotauoue: i ar
lo iuiiii.viiik ri- .' .,-... -- -
t in export elevutor. srovernment jtand
rd Inspection, standard prices No. I. red
Inter, SJ.SIl; No. 1, northern aprlnit. JJ.3K.
lot:
7," i ard
. Irlnla,
K'n 1 hirH winter. "?.3D. No. 1. red Win
IIRitnr aril,l.i. CAT N'n. I. red smutty.
"I " 3B: No ::. red winter. Si.HH: No. 'J. north-
1 .n ....nn ii qn s;n h.rH vvlnl
ha'rd 'winter. 2.3fl'
"111 D,.ll. .a....., ..U. ..",' i,.
nil No. -'. rea winter. Karncsy. .:... ;
.0.1 red smutty, W.33 No. 3. red winter. fJ 32.
ml No. 3, norihcrn spring, ti 3J; No. 3 hard
.in winter. Si.3i. No. 3. red winter, garlicky.
.12 1 S2.30, No. .1, red amuttv. ti.ifi . No. 4 red,
M'S'-'.XO. No. i. garlicky, J-.2H No 4. "niutty,
I " '.7 Vn A irurllfUv emilltV. S''.tlll. NO
on' o!"red. 1128:' No. 5. garlKky. $J.-.0. No 0,
smutty,
J2.'.'5: Np. 6. garlicky, smutty,
JS2 24
itnv Dn.Ia 4 HI Uiols.l. Tha mir.
L i-'ll.. Irvciilri, I tiiis uuaurie, iiii- inni-
1 ket wad cjulct and pricr were kirn-M nomi-
tial We quote pllow in rar lota for local
j trade, as to nuality and location, at tl "Sit
i 1 H' nor l.iiihrl
I OATyHeteJniff liTfi.", bushels Demand
waa llsnt an1 Prices ver 1c lower We
quote Car lots an to location No 'J white
I 'fl'ltift'it, nWndnrtl while. ThS U 7'T tlo.
a. white. 77'- lh57Pc. No. 4 white. VWltC
riOUR HecelptB. M 8Hri.OiO round- In tutlona Applet-. Nev York, per bbl Maid
tarka Demand was llnht and prlrea fnored win. $8f1ti.10. Orecnlnt; $!IWinj Kuweit1
bujera Tho following were th nuotn S7ttffi Applra rennlanla and Virginia
t Ions. To arrle( ptr 100 Iba In 140-lb lu I per bbl Hen Davla, JflSfS (Jano $7h .Mi
sacks Winter straight, western, $1 1 500 Applea. uewtprn. ir box. J4 7.'(tU ." ,V l.fin
11 7r. nearbv. Jll IT.ii? 1 1..0 Kansas innn, per box. II.WiffM ns Orimrea. Florida
HtralBht. $12.i0t:,f,5, do, ahort patent, I per crte. J.. D."i7 .10. do California, m-r
11.1(,(13 ,t0, sprlntr, ahort patent J1J r.iHd
I.l.a.'i, do, patent. irjJAVl-.T.l do, flrit
clear. $10 .'ifl-ft 11
II YB FLOL'n waa dull We nuote at J10
(UlUh.i 4r barrel In Rack., aa lu quant
PROVISIONS
The market ruled firm with a fair Jobbing
demand. The quotations were a a folio its
Bef In seta, amoked and alrdrltd. 48t.
bef. knuckles and tenders amoked and
air-dried, 49c; pork, family. $irtiintl. ham.
S P. cured, loose, 3.V -&3lli c; do. skinned
1nn-.v niUfllS.'.Ur! tin. do hmoked. 3(1'
037c. hams, hotled, boneless, ftlr, picnic
ahouldera. H. r rured loos, -hac.pi
amoked. 29Hc. bellies. In plcltl?
loose, 31t,
breakfast, bacon, 40c, Inrd, 3U-,
REFINED SUGARS
Trad was quiet on a bants of Dc for fine
Branulated.
DAIRY PRODUCTS
CIinESR sold fairly and ruled firm with
tuppllea well under control at the following
quotations: New York and Wisconsin.
wnoie-miiK, current mrnip. n.,or v, .,r
TnrL- nnd Wiacon.ln. whole-milk
fancy
held, 38f8tlc; specials hlshcr; Uo do
fair t"
good IWO-37C. , ,
nUTTEK Tha market waa nulet. but of
ferlnes were light and prices ruled stead:,.
The quotatlona follow; Solid-packed rreani
err, extras. 00c: higher-scoring goods, Bl
01c, the latter for Jobbirm sales; extra firsts.
I8c. firsts, ABOSTr; seconds. .Vtri4c sweet
creamery, choice to fancy, fl2w14c: do. fair
to good, o601ct fancy brande of prints
Jobbing at fl7B0nc: fair to gooi. .,0ll5c
EGG3 Demand was good nnd prices ruled
firm, with supplies well cleaned up The
quotatlona ranRed as fottowa: Free cases
nearby firsts, $14.10 per crate: current re.
celpts, $13.80; western extra flr.ta, $14 in
firsts. $13.80; fancy selected eggs Jobbing
at 52954c per dozen.
POULTRY
LIVE Offering, were ample for the lirn
Ited trade requirements, and the market n.i
FOR SALE
Single-Screw Steel Steamship
"OPHIR" .
The United States Shipping Board proposes to sell to the
highest bidder the S.S. "OPHIR," formerly of Rotter
dam,' Lloyd Line, damaged by fire last November; sale to
include Hull, Engines, Boilers and Equipment as a whole.
The vessel Is now open for inspection at Gibraltar.
A deposit of 20 of the amount of the bid is required as
security for payment of the balance within one month from
date of acceptance of bid, which deposit will be forfeited In
the event of failure to pay such balance within tfme stated.
Deposits are to be made with the Disbursing Officer, United
States Naval Base, Gibraltar; and may be cash or certified
check, which may accompany bids or be handed to said
officer at or before time of opening bids.
All bids are to be made in United" States Gold Coin, and
must be enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed to Dis
bursing Officer, United States Naval Base, Gibraltar, and
marked "Sealed Bid for S.S. OPHIR." ' na
Bids are to be opened at .10 A, M June 15, 1919, at the
, U. S. Naval Base, Gibraltar.
The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
UNITpD. STATES SHIPPING BOARD
I'JU.JTX
, tvc
JunihanRed The follonln? are the nuo-
lall.im: rnwle. via. express. .ISICfS'le eprliiB
rhlckens, lirollern. not leffliorn. welahlnc
-ivi', ins. apie 'e. Iiw7;ic 'vnne l.ef
horns, hrnlters .llafH.le: rnnsters. "4
ducks Pekln 34fff1Hc: do. Indian Uunner.
2SO.I0 : geese. 2J.1r2.1e; pigeons, old. per
pair .l.liraftnc do. oi4i. per pair, 4n4f5llc
lU'.nssri) was In firry finin..apd steadv
Quotations' Fmvls. rrrsh-kllleil. iTi .' i ' .1
In hones- Welehlnc r, nniinHs nnH ni.p
I aplei c, 37c; weighing 3a (fr4 pounds, 3Se:
weigniiiK i pnunos ,voc, smail'T sires iiiwf
34t, fiesh-kllled. In bills, fancy tln-pklieu.
weigning ,i iiounos ano over aniete. ;iie,
we.glilng 3'i W4' Ihs. apiece 38c; smaller
sizes, o.uo,c, oin roosiers nry.puKea -TC,
spring ducks. Long Island. 43(T4.1c. squabs
per dozen, white, weighing 11ffirl2 lbs per
dozen. l,.7.1fi r,0 iio. do. weighing oruilii
Ihs per dozen, 17 7.1WS .10. do do. welshing
K Iba per dozv.i 111 ,11107, do. do. 7 Ihi.
pr dozen, l.Hhrir.O- ilo. do. weighing Mill's
h per do7en. J3HJ3 .10; darks. 1 3(lfl2.
small and No 2. 73rs?$2.
FRESH FRUITS
Annka were in mtirII suiml unrt nin"t
with lUtle I'liHnK m irt es Stnwbprri"
were Irregular In nualli mri ahif. lnjt
i i,ni'. atoik tuleil firm Other tlrata were
In moderatn renuest at rel-iet1 flsurPH Un.t-
iiwic, x.i uiiTif.a.-i urapefruit per iwx II !
as
lrfl3V
Strawberries, southern. ier quart
VEGETABLES
New polatoea were more freelv orff red
and apaln eaalt r Other met a hies were
generally atead Quotatlona White pota
toes Malne, per 100 lbs SJ .(( J f.tt Utmt
potatoes, Pennsvhanla, .No I per IOii lb"
i 40WJ.60 White potatoes New York ,r
10ft lbs . IM -40OLMI0 White potatoes Del
aware and Maryland, per 1(10 lbi $J 1'." tJi
-.40. Whltn potatoea. Kiorlda new nei
bbl No 1, 7 .04fH .No 1'. $5 .-.Otfrfl Sweet
potatoes,
.lerdev. npr twnkul- n l s
ey, per b
7.,, .NO.
CabbaKe. nouthprn
per rum per, S2.71.ffv R 2S, do, do per rrate.
,i o"ini .i, no, .Norroik. per bni ji'iuftj
unions, euow, per KKMb ban, j.Wfj,
do, Texas, new. per crate $4 6 1
,
j NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET
New York, Mny (). Tlio mnrkcl for
I cotTpo futures openeil luifhailRPil to 11
' i p,.i:np nf c -!.. Timlinir .... ,t,
, tieuini- ot o points. liailllig on thn
, (-j,u vviin v-iiuiiiirii to me J7PcciiiOPt' mill
March dclivones.
Vcs
cloie
Julv is 71
September 1H .'.-,
December 1 7 7u
March 17 54
April 17 50
Todav'a
open
18.71
1 H 21)
1 7 (111
17 411
17 50
Paris Bourse Firm
rails, May 0. Pricps uerp firm on
tlip Bourse today. TIii'pp per cent
mitps 02 francs ()."i cpntimps: pxchangp
on London liS francs ill cpntimps: ,1
tier cent loan 8.S francv 1(1 ipntimpx.
TIip dollar ranged from (! francs 11
pntimes to 0 francs 1!) centimes.
iiiiii i Milium I , '.Jiifi 'T-y"? -7--
p
?rm
BREAK IN CORN PIT
Fni i nwrn rv rai i v
Oats Depressed
Chicago. May f). Violent swings oc
curred In the corn market todny, distant
positions finishing weaker, while May
ended higher, reflecting stability in the
cash tirticle and smnll stocks.
There was a general rush to soil far
deliveries nt the outset, influenced by
yesterday's record -breaking icport oil
winter wheal by the government, ex
pectations for better weather, which
encouraged the belief that receipts
would increase shortly, lower prices for
hogs nnd heavy shipment. froro.
Argentina.
On the break there was huying on
resting outers and by commission
houses, with lonnections in the east,
whlih led to rallies.
Pressure induced bv the weakness in
corn hnd a depressing effect on late de
liveries in nuts, but May finished stead
ier. Theie was n good demand in Hie
spot ciowtl. The weather wns mine fit
Miritble. There weie minors of export busi
ness being worked at Uninhn.
Leading fuliirp. railed
follow .
lorn (new rteltr
Open HlRh Low Clone
.luh . . I ill 'a i n; l nn. 1 il.T.
Tt
i toae
1 li'l
I nr,',
CRi,
H'J'4
Srpl .
Oala
.lulv . .
Senl
1 .4'i 1 .-,s l B3l, l HJ
IIS
no.
B7
04 si
ns
(id
I.ard
Tul 31 so
eni 31 4"
nihil
1.n
Jul .7 s",
Pork
Vn
Jul- :.n -.11
llnl
.11 sn
ill 40
.11 7
a.i .-.
,ii oo
" on
js nn
TRADE IN CARPETS ACTIVE
I j iiii.i.i ! a . mi ..
muubiry. wnicn Has uaggca, anows
CUiit f M.... I If
WIJJIIO VI l.YT Ullte
The inipet business, which hns been
dull fnr sotue lime, is bejjinnitiE to show
sisiis nf nilivttv, nccoidiiij; to the
weekli teview of tunic for the,l'hiln
ilelihi,i ilistint ,j It. (i. Dun & Co
Conditions in textiles, (eiiernll.v , arc
snid to lie sntisfiii tnrj . with nianiifilc
luiers liiokini; fomnid to busy times
within tlie next three months.
The icvictt, continuing, goes on to
Mi.v :
.lubbers of hosiery, uiiilerwenr and
knit Kimils stnte tlie hist week or ten
iln.is hns biniiKlit ii decided impiovc
nienl in business I'rices lime nKo.
n l n in ill nud i iillci timis nloii'; tliii liue
.'lie tepoited nniuial.
'.lobhers of woolens nnd "ottnn piece
Roods state thnt the market is ml
vniicins. Theie is n good denintul.
".Mnniifiictmi'is of men's nud bojs'i
rlntlnug Miitr tiuit tlnv arc mmluc to till
tillers presented to them ovvinc; to the'
abor sitiiiitinu, nnd inability to olitnin '
i
pir'i gnoiN.
"Miiiitifniluirrx of ilrcs"!". nnd -liirt
waists nNo slntr' t tint. nwiaK In Inbtii'
rniiilitiniis, (Iipj- linvo liron iinnlilp lo
fill onlrri prc-i'iilrtl to tliPin. Tlin df
inniitl ill prppi'iil I'M'i'ctls tlie output of
tlii'ii' pliinti.
I'lii liniilvMiio lino iPiiinius nrtivc m
,
' nil its brnnches.
l'lioii nppvnrs lo lir
nn ini'1'pni.p in Hip nmoimt of purrlin-.p-vl
liping imiili' nntl n moip jji'tipnil satis-
fnr t ion i" pxii-pspi1 in tliisluu nf liusi
ih'. I'ricps remain Jiigli anil oollprtion
coml. "I'nint ninniifnitiii'Pi"--, iIphIpi's in,
pnintx nnil pninlpi's -unpliPS ri'jimt an
ini'i't'ip-p In lliii Hup ni nii'.iiipss. l'ur- I
i'hn-is in r in l.iijjpr piiiiilitii"i anil rpp
ipvont all (rnili"i nf iiiatpi'iiil, anil it i" '
lit'liPM'il tliut tliPi'P will In n 'li'iiil.v in
cipiim' in lliis lini' nf luifiiiP'-s iluriiiK
tin' I'cniiiiiiliiK wpiiiiK pa-on. nnil that
tin liusiiipss will iciiinin acthi' iluriiiKi
Hip Niininipr montlii. I'vicps lomain
liigli nnil pollpi'tioiis kooiI.
"Wnllpnppi' inniiufai'tiii-Pix. jnbbcri
ami ilpiilors report a .teail. increase in
llii line nf business!. A few- large con-
tiartx are beinK taken nnil Hip bus-iiif-s '
in KPiiPral npppar-, tn be in a normal
loiulilion. There ii little i'Iiuiikp in I
prices mill lolleetinni reiniliii row!. '
GOVERNMENT BONDS
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on i, iii
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nn on
no nn
nn, 'i'is,
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Kinu nnii,
ion', innu
o; mo
Panama poupon 'J" J('!,,.., ,
I'HnamH realnternl -",'""
Panami loupon ": lllfj.
Panamii realstereil ir l1
I'aunmii i oupon a 1J' ,
rapama reRlstered 3s 11)111 . .
rhiiippinu 4. mat . . .
1'hlllpplne 4h, in.15 . . . .
'hlllppine 4a. 1P3R .
I S. (lovt coupon '- I'M"
1' S. llovt rcR '-'a 10m
1- S Gnvt coupon 3s 111 l'l
V S Govt. reB Si 101(1
1 H Oovl coupon 43 lO-.l .
V v Uovt rsK Is. 102R
DIh of Columbia 3-r,:.c 10JI
si jin.hs ritoM hi:
660 ACRES
.sewarK
UlOr, WtTERFRONT
ON 11 MN LINKS KRIK M l,.t'kA N K. U.
SullaMe for Warrliou Terminal, nil DUIrlhutlnic l'lant. Aiitoiuiiblle Munufarturer.
Aeroplane, or un.v other large IndiihlrleN.
' ' ' lll sell In lt ICnllretj or Part. Term l s,,.
III.ST MTI IN "II NHR M,V KIRK C1T.
, I'or I'lirtleulara Wrilr
I.K
INnLhTRIAI. RIIAI,
31 CLINTON ST.
I el. Market 060-061
Buy Now!
And insist that your Dealer give you
All Sizes for Immediate Delivery
Standard for Nearly 100 Years
The Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company
MAY
1919
BUSINESS NOTES
Steps will be taken to prosecute stores i
that violate a provision of the luxury ,
tax law which states Hint the consumer
and not the sto.e must pay the tax. ,
Production of steel In April by thirty
companies tcpresenting S4.0.T per tenU
of the output was J.L':ttJ,"ll tons. This
compares with S.flO'.'.'JOTi tons in March :
2.704.0.S.T tons in February and 3.107,
778 tons in .January, according to the
American Iron and Steel Institute.
Home furnishing and redecorating,
which was put off during the war
period in the interest of economy, has
been revived to such nn extent thnt the
demand for upholstery and drapery
fabrics now exceeds the supply. Kx
port trade with South America, denlers
say, is good, but sales to Kurope are
small.
Preparation of "n campaign of In
tensive and intelligent advertising of
the merits of reworked wool nnd woolen
. . ... . ..-!
rngs was ueicgaieu lo n specini com-
mittee nt the annual meeting of the
National Wool Stock (traders' Asso-
elation.
ingner proiiuriiiE cos,, mi r.ur.i,...
countries than in the 1'nited States atjsimnk lepublic.
the pi cent time nre iewed by (he Foil- '
cini liprnr ooiiro its n yei niiin iiiiiiuii iiji
to the deelopment of their post-wnrl
export trinle to tlie t niteu Mnies ns n
menus of pn.iing off their indebtedness
to this countiy nnd liquidating pur
chases of raw material.
LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS
riiUatn, Mhv 0 HOOS necelpte 40 0Ho
head Openeil r.. lo 3(le lower but wea!.
enlne and mostlv 3e lo fillc lower than ea
terilav a aeraee One load 120 on onl of
line be.t nnw selllnu at atwmt $'.'0 B't Hulk
J'.'ll 1-,M JO il'i heaw J21I tTttrll n. meitluni
11 lofijn nn lighiwelKht l.-nd '.'11 nn IIrIii
K 7V.MI .-. hea,paiUlnK na. Il'l 5019
kloc owe. Jis 71W 1" r,n plea jismiKi iiniii'iiiu oneien
1 f? 1H
1 r "i'H'laF. Him lpt 30110 hfld lUf
"itrs and ftpfrri slow ("tpa'h hulls' ran-
..Ihrrs trni at9 I'MfflOr lowt Hef
moniuni arm kooh, ji.mr 1 . . ranimon i i
i:t .V- IfRhtifUli1. Bond and cholrr IIS VI
It (nmmnii and mpdlum tin 'J.iTf 13
,1Uh(,r i,rifer. $; ;r,w 14 .in. row, t; r.oti
' -
'el 'filvrx. ita r.owi I .in
Mli:Kl' llecelnl.. IIOIIO head. Slow bid
din luwer nil all grades.
rltlslinrsh. Mav B HOOS Uei elpls. J.100
lieail Market lower. Heavies SJ1 JMtf
L'l 411 heavy jorkera $L'l ITiW-'l 2.1 light I
oii,er 2ipjng).o r.ii pigs. $ii.i.i2"
SlllJhP A.NU I.AMIIS Recelpls .100 head
Market steady. Top sheep, JI3. top lambs
"ru.Ks--!te,eip,s. 3.15 head M .rke, j
steadv rop Jin
. ,
Kast llutTiilo. N. 1.. Mav P. f A I rl.h
Receipts 1110 head Steadv I'alve-. re.uaies. me icceipis were mull Dales.
reipia. 300ii head Fifty tenia lower. tCcsi' I
III
HOOS Iteielnls. TiHIM head Twenlv live
cents to 10 cent', lower lleaVT. .'! J.iW
2 1 .1.1 mixed anil vorkers. 121 2.1 Harm '
vorkers and pigs I20..1H. lougha lis 2M
is .in. slags. 9l-tU'lt. siaie. i, ,u v -I -"
siicki ami i.amiis Receipts soiio
head Twcntv the (enm to .10 iit loner
I.ntnb". llllfl IT earllllgs. 110911.10
vvelhcrs S13V13 oO. ewes j 12 50. mixed
shiep, 12.riO13
Ivuiimih Clt. Mav n HOOS Receipts
il.VHl harl llenerally -."i fenta lower than ,
vosterilHv'B average, packer lop $20 tl.,
iltwlltv btohI lfillk of unlea, till 110 20 ll
heavloi, $-0 4,ri1i-0 .",. medium weigh'!,
, nchts. siotrin no. packinc ot. siu&so.o.i
,'lf?T'4pJiil'jp Pi
iUlv'es. au' lasses st
40O head, and 25
Hteadv. Hpbv b--f ntferF
1V ." IN .10. Ilsht beef sierra. 110917 1A
butthr row 8 Rtnl lielfern JO (WltSC 15 'J.-., can
npr Hnd tutters, Vt.iTtQn 00; venl ca Hen
;)t4Xi:; Ktofkprn and feeders SH AO-fplA IS
MIKKP Receipts. 1f0f) bead. Nominal, all
HrrHala dlr-(t to parVerP l.ambo HI pounds
nr 1-Rs, $17 'J5G li 8Ti r pounds or more
$1(1 "rili 11 - ( ult! and common $1175f?
It;, pwp medium lo tholce. $11 2.ilffl i .i0,
bp-edlns ewea, $0 M)(r?17
t. Inn.. Mv 9 HOOS Receipt U
ikui hPid. .Mnrki-t low-r T.lnhta $11' HTtty
piss, tial' " .in. Bnuicni?r- jn N-di
jo.hj-av jiottJO.M.
steBdv ,Ntivn teer. n .-.tt
head Mnrkpt
WIN .) hfilT-
tr XW ..li l l 'i , rows iiuiiuui.i.iiii, f-.oci-.fr-!
and feder! $I0-Jfl3.V tahea $7 75
l ." n
SHKCJ RfelPt 1000 head Markpf
.from? lawnih l.-glH wi S13-ifl4 50
BUY NOW
We handle only the very
Best Coal
Satisfied Customers 30 years.
2240 lbs. to every ton for 30 years.
Our business has increased from
3000 tons a year to 150,000 tons
We Serve You Right
Owen Letter's Sons
Largctt Coal Yard in PhilaJa.
Trenton Ave. & Westmoreland
Hell. Fkd. 2150
Key,, Kant 933
a in of nkw mirk
FACTORY SITE
AT RUTHERFORD, N.'J.
Midway between New ork and
AIIKNTS
KSTTK fil'ECI I,1STS
NEWARK, N. J.
Broker Tully rrotrcttd
i.SSB?, ,,
'FFim
BUYING OF NEW CROP
FEATURE IN COTTON
. .. .
Covering Movement and Sup. ,
port From Foreign Interests
Load to Further Cains
New YnrU. Mar n.TI,i. nn mnr. '
- ......
... . ..,...,... nnvi,i . til, ,lll,(lilc in
... spoinis. due to nrm cables nnii wet
weather in the south,
In addition to local coverinp. biivlnff
of new crop months by Liverpool una
n feature. There also was support
from other foreign Intnr.te ,, l,ll, '
eventuallv led to further gains.
The early advance met a good deal of
realizing and AYall street selline. which
caused reaction, of some 10 or IS points
from the best.
Trading became more quiet on the de i
ii i ., in , . i
cline. liinpipr. ns the o1llnp snetiie.! tn
. - ...
be heckeil by nervousness over wea
1,1. - .!!.: .. i... 11:1. ,-
hm-i ,-imhuiihiis r nuiusii rrpons noni
the goods trade, nnd prices held steady
during the middle of the morning,
Theie were leports that the supreme
economic louncil at Paris hnd nrrnnged
r,. ,,,,. ,,,, nf ,,nt,on . .i... fVP(.10.
"30 !
P 111 !
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LTi 10 I
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H4 in
n .is
J4 ir. 1
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11 no i so
i lo.r open am p m
Mav j7 pa -jR vn l's in 2s in
.iui ;n 4T. L'fi .-. . n-. in nn
ep .'1 n ;;.', 10 ?! 10 LTi Ill
'let il .-.7 24 SO J4 SO L'4 0.1
N'o -J4'n 'J4 ".'H L'4 L'll ;4 in
Dei 24IO -Jl 40 1'4 411 L'l 411
.Ian 'J 77 1'4 IS i'4 ll'i 'J4
March .. LM.M M .11 i.1 M 1'3 Oil
s.pi
Cotton Buyers and Sellers I
New York. Mnx ll. Mtu Cone, j
Itnnnemnii and Ilnitcom bid: Weld nnd
Young offered, .lull Mitdiell, Hiooks,
McIInntn, llnitconi, I'leiinnnn nud
l(:0,,r 1.1,1 Kieffei' V
"" "'" n'"'J ", '
' r li'liri n i 11 - (
K.pffpr. Hmnks, Flft.xrp. HtiMmrH, .li
Sellnr nnd Stcinhauser hid: Il.vmnii.
n'-'1K
Clenininn nnd (leer and Munds
.liiniini.v Sizel bid; (!
(Iiimoen and MontRomeiy offered
Iteccniber- Sellar, Steinlinuser, Mont
Komer.v and Mcl'adden bid, .1. Ilnpkii
HoseiiberR. llartcorn and It. Ilubbaid
offered.
...
Liverpool Cotton
,. , ,, ., ,, .
I.Ueipnol, .liny !l .piit ulltoll wns,
'I1'1? ,n'1','V '"' l'H"' tend on thr,
basis of mi ndvnnie of ".'.! points for
iniddlinR ill 17. 1 Oil. The snles were ."000
, , ,, .. . ...... . .
int-Hldiiis '.HID linles Ainericin. rtitiire;
weie steadv ill tlie enily denlings. Spot
r .... t i ; , ,i. r. .
nrices weie- A merli'n n miil.Mln f.,n.
i,. ., . , , ,,. ..,,, . ..
lil.i.d: Rimd niiddlitiK. l.S.Jild ; fully i
niii illitic 1 7 T'lil nilfl.llini- 17111,1. In,.
uiuKiiniR. 1 1 . i ,'u , niiiniiiiiK. iii'.Ki:iow
i middling, l.i.dld: Rood oiilmnrv, 1," KOd
.,ll,, 1" li'.i
"l"1 "IdinillJ. l.i.'llill
I
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Lloyd PortuguezW
Lisbon and Oporto
And (or) Valencia Barcelona
American Steel Steamer
61
Melrose"
8300 Tons
Loading May 15th
Full Brokerage Paid
For rates and other particulars apply to
kv F. D. Dirumick & Co., Inc. "7
Phone Land Title Building,
Spruce 5515, 551G Phila., Pa.
or Roderick & Rumsey, 10 Bridge St., New York.
1 Victory Liberty Loan
Mass-Meeting
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
I Tonight, May 9th, 8 o'CIock Sharp
1 Hon. Wm. Howard Taft
True American, Beloved Fellow Citizen
I Maj. Gen. Charles H.Muir
M "Uncle Charley ".of the Iron Division
I Lieut. Vincent de Wierzbicki
Member of French High Commission
1 Music by MASSED NAVY BAND3 of
H the U. S. S. Alabama, U. S. S. Illinois,
U. S. S. Ohio, U. S. S. Maine
ADMISSION FREE
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LOCAL MEAT MARKETS !
The Imli vveatern drenaeil men irLtk.-'id1
PhllMtfelplil la reported by tha Iwal (; !
HTKKliM Merelpta light'
market iripytA4
at K'',o 125. demand onlv flr,
.Iwfc-;piJJ.hih) m.ri..i
.t.A ..W'VW1
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VKAIj ftff Int mnriatral ...!.. ..I. .xW&M
rOUK SUDDlv rnnrierat Mn ,k.J 4 ."jj
mNrktM al "ll tn !. .. ,,-J , i " .1
..AMh-Supply ,iber..', marke,' I &&
Viii "" """-'s-nur iupr prices, mi
6 .M.a. --.. : "" w i v oe
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- .(.;. .. ,o lu ..i, uemana quiet; V ,m
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Graphophone Co. 8tock Dividend
k '' f i
New orli, Mnr It Tli rlUi. Si;.
Oraphoplione Company has declarer! ,f j3
'hvdentl of 1-20 of a share of common,,!?
tOCK On the Common Stock In fliMfflnn &
0he usunl quarterly cash dividends of m
, n , on, ,hc omnlon Bn1 of ' Wl
M P'-r cent on the preferred, all pay., ,""'&
ablp '""y lo hol,"rs r record June 0.
'
M ru.. , r,.i j ,
" Cnange In Refined Suaara
" wusp
x... V..-I, At.. n t ,
..., -vii,, ...,, ,,. ihtiaeci sugars:
are unchnnged with demand fair at
0c, less '2 per cent for cash. Haws are
unchnnged nt ?7.28c, delivered.
DODGE
pa. enter Tourlner
.splendid median-
leal fnnillllon $4.10
.XNMWI. MAI CI.E.RANCK RAT.
LEXINGTON MOTOR CO.
OF PENNA.
851 NORTH nilOU) STREET
Poplar 7650
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Prices AreRight
Union Metal
Columns
Last a Lifetime t
Metal Latti
Because Mttal Lattt
For all purposes
PEARCE CO.
1345 Arch St.
Phila.
Both Telephones
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