WJ' nm .t. ," t-e V X rv "S Lis 1 BUSINESS NOTES Prices for camphor nro advancing lolly because of tlie limited shipments nrrivliig from Japan. Tin- 'J'j-poutid slabs nro now quoted nt .$2,110 to .$.1.10 n iioiinil, In contrnst to n pre-war price of 00 tents u iiouiid.. Somo corset mnniifucliirers arc said to be providing themselves against loss on future contracts by taking order.-! tilth thf price subject to marKpt levels ... l, .! t .1-11. ,. Tl.n ,.h .it ...,- .,.. ..i ........j. .... ........... murai-i price is sum in in- uim-iicu in tlic wiles contract as n minimum. Willi the export business in il)c Stuffs showing Imiiroveiiient daily. I , . - , , . flfXllnt-a nn iinniriii-rlii lnua rinnnin.n ' ""'vin mi 111 II II HVllllI over flip sluggi tic demand. South Aiiiprien ing large quantities of fast, bright rolorn, and In soiiip itistnnccs contrncts (overins the next eight months have been placed. Steady deliveries of rlolli from the mills, although ns much as two months behind, have heartened thp manufac turers of clothinp; so far as thp prca- sli.htnto of the clomps- K, ,...m i .. I p"r "IH "' m 14(i.ih. juto saens w nler iiimuu Hi mi iiuuhp - seeurlt e and cotton. ir chi. -ii.m -.. fin inifjtn jn ..:. Tatinil. ItrltMv. India Ondi l..nl I,,,1U H.. I.... ,.i..l.l... by. new. SllltilO 2.'n Kansas slralirhl neiv II COIIlltticM HIT Plirchas- nr,J,-....,l nn'H.. V tl. I....- .I.l l?!l?1i!?i?,..,5"?"i "Jl0-r.t-??i?n'.Jn:j ent fail SenSntl is l-ntH'Ornilt. mill lim.n'it . ------ -- --'...- ... a .(.,- lessened tap demand on jobbers t-pqt merchandisp. for Growing courcrii Is ninnifestcd In Jieriln over foreign effoits fo buy or eeciire control of Oermnn maiiufactur-! -us limnis. nucn ellorts nrp said to bo vhpeciany ircipipnt in occtipied terri tory, but they are also considered likely to extend to the hnrdivnre mnnufnctiir lilg centers of Solingen nnd Ilemscheid. Buying ncthities of inaimfactiircrs of men's shirts in (he wholesale silk nnd -cotton goods mnrkets point to nn .i.....iiiii,.ii-.v iisp ot wmte materia s tor the coming winter nnd sinnmer . sunns. Tlmvn ,. :...n.. .. .. ... " ...tuuo llli.L IUI" . :h -colored shlits. with glaring stripes. .... mu luuii'iiLiiiiiH Tiinr rnn lilgi-colored shhts. with glaring stripes. which nave lieen so consiiicuoiis the Inst I few sensons. are Ids hi. ; i,iit.. ns maniifncttirers nrp rpceiving'ii greater all from letnilcrs for irnriiiei.,.. ...,.,! of all white materials, either plnfu or' with self Stripes or figures. j Valley Iron"Vferks II rnmmiwxlnl 1i....ltllJ. II ' .'"uiiruainiunj) f -- NEW YORK SHIPBUILDING has stroily work, good wages nnd excellent working conditions There JnJ .11,n'lli'B' "!. n,;' r'y " branches for skilled mechanics. Apply Employment Department at the Yards x Camden, N. J. I - Blower Eouinmenli. ueating, VentilMion and Exhaust Sritemi. Shcit-Mcl.l Wcrk, Safety Guards, C. H. RAUB Wayne Ave. & Berk! St., PMI.delphi,, pa. COMMERCIAL STEEL PRODUCTS CO, Ho't. "SnllrcH. pio.. IVIpa rind. i'F...i.. Hnd IJ'Kjr Srrp-n CI1MI1, Wlr Work. Win dow fiimrilji. I'nrHMnni. nn.l Tfiltn-.. All products of Iron and Steel Pennsylvania Blrljj. I'hone: Xprme 023 Portland Cement Philadelphia New York Boston fn W HIGH QUALITY Ql'ICK SKKVICM Motor Truck Delivery Lansdale FounilryCo. l it!i-,d.llc, l'. I'rone 'f.ansdale O. W. KETCHAM lMunufacturer of Architectural Terra Cotta, Bricks Hollow Tile, Etc. Chas. J. Webb & Co. Wool and Cotton Yarns ' 116 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. NAGLE STEEL COMPANY STEEL PLATES AND SHEETS Pottstown, Pa, Phila. OHice, 1411 Morris Bids'. N. Z. GRAVES Incorporated 22 and 24 South Third Street Philadelphia The. House of Specialties In Pulnts nud VurnUljctf THE BALDWIN LocomotiveWorks Steam and Gasoline LOCOMOTIVES "J Philadelphia, Pa. . ,' .a..1 i p. hi . APPLIAMCES. m tt y,PR,CE 0F CORN SAGS AFTER GOOD START Liberal Offers of Cash- Article Lead to Free Selling. Cat3 Recede Chicago, Aug. --. lleports of more i.,.-i itt.' n7li, i, ,.it i.i . "' . " ""." "' " """ -- t ,,.,, NPB )f ,.or t0,Iny nnt Ul(1 market sagged after strength on good bitjliiir by Commission houses. Prices ..! l ii rti, i . nlslied lower. The parly upturn was llo1t1f.ll 111' 11 flll.tli.il nrli.nn.n .if '". tn r.n .,,,1.,.., t.. i i '.,i.mi....i i. I'wiiiii) i.i iitv til' .&.-. IllllllllUUItl 1111 . . bpcaiiHe of the eponomlc situation. Ad vices from Omaha Bald that industries in Iowa and southern Uliiois were get ting nil the supplies they 'needed nnd that Keokuk nnd Clinton were being Hooded with corn. ----Texns appeared toi he eager to sell Its surplus, ns tlic crop there is sim ilar to tliat ot Argentlun maize hi that I4 fnihiPPr in llltmnn 11 tfnni'll U II .-.,,..... .. ,u...l.p,L U.I ...111. .. (b Is exposed for ntiy length of time. Oats also receded on profit-taking by longs following firmness. Trading was dull and without ' milch future, bring confined to locnl onerntors. Honsei with connections in Ihe Hnst where among the buyers early. No fresh any. io iresii ex port business wns 'recorded, becnuse of the exchange Hituation, Trading futures tanged as follras. Corn (new delivery) Ycs'day's ' I Orn Illnh Low Close rloso fept ... is., l n'.; i st i.si i n:. L'tc. 1 43-4 t.47'1, 1.44; 1.4l- 1.4VI, Oats Kert. . . 73S 71 72-V 721, 7.1', Dec. 7(1". 7(,S J3S IVn 7(1 Seni i orK 4.VIK1 4't 00 44.70 44.70 t44 40 41.30 . . ! 4l.au . iru rn 211.73 . 20.70 23.30 20 2- 20.32 20.43 20.27 211.12 P,',,, '-tf1-25 0c1,,, J . I'l. . . . -II Ii Sept. 23,11) 23 t.sled. .0 23. Ill 25.13 MONEY-LENDNQ RATES NKW .YORK Money" on call mixed ..nlntnr.rnnn,.l .., r. ,. .. t...i . S.U..U.S.CMB "H" ihm V. I'l TUltt. I.-L- II III! I ing and renewing. On nil Imlnwfidiil nil lllMUStrlnl tc was iV2 per I collateral thp opening rn ' tent. The time money market was quiet todny nt 0 per cent bid, and trnnsae tlnns nt that figure were on bptli classes I of loans. j There .was little of interest. 'Prime I mercantile paper is fairly active in the I interior and moves moderately locally i with unchanged quotations nt 5'4 to I rMi, with most of the business ut tlic! lower rate. Hank of ricceptniiee of choice qual ity ruled unchanged ou a fair volume of dealings. I HILAIIhiLPIIIA I nil. .Vi tier Call, ; ,,, Q mt . . cinl pnper, three to six months, o'i ii'i per cent, r.nd six months, u per cent. LONDON Money is quoted nt ! per cent. Discount rates: Short bills, . i-l(i(t.i. per cent; three-mouth bills, iMti(fi.',-i's per cent. Reserve Banks' Discount Rate Official discount rates nt tlic twelve Federal Iteserve banks were ns fol low s : (.The first column gives ra.tes for all peiiods up to and including a fifteen day maturity; the second for a neriod 'of sixteen to ninety dajs. The third In.wl fr,.4li ....I.. ...... Zml.... !. . . j. ...... iuiiiui siriiiuius kivc me ruies ior rediscounts of collateral loans secured by goveriimeiit bonds or ntM i "" "'"' liroveniPlit 111 forplcn esc inngo nurt Id """ !"'"."'n. .ine.uuoiauons: io arrive. Cpm'l paper Oov 10 to 00 1.1 dm a data 13 day ..4 4j4 1 ...I 44 4 f,. .'' . 44 4V 4.'t .... 4,i 4i 4 ... 4i. 4. 4 4 4 4 . .. I 44 4 44 405 4 "44 n 4 44 4?;5 4 1U to IU s du)0 H 4Vi 44 414 ! Ttostnn . . , New York . I Philadelphia ' Richmond . . t Cleveland . . i Atlanta. i Chicago St I.ouls . Minneapolis j Kansas City Dallas FOREIGN EXCHANGE New Yorlt, Aug. 22. On the enrly dealings today in the foreign exchnngc market, there were not nny appreciable changes in rates froifi yesterdny's final figures with the exception of further im provement In sterling nnd French ex change. Demand sterling was -l.lR'i nnd cnbles nt 4.11) ; Franc cnbles 8.0(1, checks S.OS;. I,ire cnbles 0.54, checks O.iiO ; Swiss cnbles 5.(58, checl-s 5.70; Guilder cnbles 30, 'checks .10' ; Peseta cables -lp.7.1. checks 1S).G5; Stockholm cnbles 24.30, checks 24.10; Christinnia cnbles 23.10, checks 22.00; Copenhagen cnbles 21.00, checks 21,70; Helgian cables 8.43, checks 8.45 ; Mark cables 4, checks 4, Shortly before midday the mnrket beenme vstenrtf, without annreciable changes In rates, in sympathy with the maintenance of sterling nt onbout the nest of yesterdny's rally nt.lS' for ucmunu ami i.iuji tor cnules. In midnfternoo'n tiui mnrket remained strong witii firmness in Swiss, guilders ami pesetas, (notations were: De mand sterling 4.18;, cnbles 4.10'4 ; franc cables S.OS, checks 8.10; lire cables 11.5.1, chrvks 0.55; pesetas cables 10.80, guilder cables 30 ; Swiss cables fiTtJS ; marks were quiet ai ,. BANK CLEARINGS Dank clearinca today compared with cor responding day last two years: 1010 1018 1017 noston .131,4118,215 140,877,802 J32.9S0.432 N. York. 70(1,0111, 2VW 084.741, 002 S13.570.587 I'hlla ... 70.740 747 08.213,034 47.182.201 Ualtlmore 12.09u,U81 n.022.IU4 0,123,231 DIVIDENDS D'ECLARED Ilepubllo Rubber Corpo-atlon, quarterly of 14 per cent on first preferred and 2 per pent on second proferred. Ahmefk Mining Company, quarterly of $1, payable September 30 to stock of record Aucust 30. Ijru Royate Copper Company, quarterly of 50 cents, payable September 30 to Btock ot record August 80, Osceola Mining Company, quarterly of 11, payable September SO to atock of record Au gust 80. , J Standard Oil Company of Kentucky, quar terly of $3. payable October 1. Hooks close September IB and reopen October 2, United Pnper Hoard Company, quarterly of 1V4 per cent on preferred, payable Octo-be- IB to stock of record October 1. .Oencral Chemical Company, quarterly of I'l per cent on preferred, payable, October 1 to stock of record September 17. Imperial Oil Company, Ltd . 13 a share, payable September 2 Rooks close August 23 to beplembcr 2, inclusive. - New York Metal "Market NeVr York, Aug. 22. The following prices were quotiil on the New York Metal Ex change today'. Cnpner Spot and August i.nd September, St. Or.'Hc; October 22022o; November.. 22Vi 23o; December. 22&M 28J4c; market was eaiy I.ead Spot, 5 70c Md- August, 3.720 hfd October. 5.7H(T noittc; November. H.00.03c; December, ago il.lc; market-Was easy, Spelter Kast fit, Lniits, aot nrd August, T.407.00c, September. 21. QUn. nctnher. "?A1: , .iii-. xt-XVL --"- iV- -i.I' 7,rr.'Tr 7.001 '.' ol1.i''ye4nut5r, ',o.iifi iuc, xvectiinuer. ' 77HC! market 'easy. 'ii i Baldwin Directors Meet It va announced that nothing ot Im portance wan do up at the Ituldwin Lo comotive directors' nifetlne Joday. Sev eral of the direcfrd are out of town, EVENING PUBLIC J Philadelphia Markets GRAIN AND FLOUR WHEAT Receipts. 113.2ns bushels There was llttlo trading, but price, ruled firm. The following UPrK tha ntl,iti,lnn. M.. 1 ...1 irAY'H.'SlrdinirAv.'.T'SJi ...... ..""'" .-4 iNo i red, smutty. W.3Ui No 1 red, garlicky anil smutty. 12.34; No. 2 red winter. $2 30. No. 2 northern Win. 2.3fl; No. 2 hard winter 12.30; No. 2 red winter. gnrllckv $2 34; No. 2' rut, smutty, 12.3.1; No 2 red, garlicky and smutty, $2.31 CORN Ilecelptii. RSilt bushels Supplies were small and nrlres were lfff.e hlwh.r l.nt l!!""0. w"." '.ulf!- .v" "ue yellow. In car ir local irai... as 10 qua uiy ana loca lion. .1 BHOJ.lI Ion. at $2.1402.lT per bushel OATS Receipts. 47.30.1 bushels. I v.aT,ule7.' hut prWV. Sd nTrS' ?;.,wT,r,"?., ?,1"ln5."- .w.P.U0,'!!.,Ar ''! " 'oc-a-1 i huh .in . wnne, uuniuic. .no l wnile 80 rnc; No. 3 white, ssijkoc, No t white, '8O087c. -,J,",iy neeelnta, 389.044, lbs In sacks - - v . . . v -., u", , .. ,i, .BIBB Prices were steadllv maintained, hul there 13.30; do. patent, old. 112 3001,1. do. dn. new. Ill.OOHTll SO; do first clear, old tO 23 10; do do, new. IS.73tirO.SO. tlYE FI.OITR was steady but dull We, quotrr at J.S,3.-,OR..',0 per barrel. In sarks, as to quality. PROVISIONS Demand was only moderate, but prices were steadily held at the repent decline. Quotations; tleef. In sets, smoked and air dried, ft-.c: knuckles nnd tenders smoked nnd alr-drled, fSc, pork, family, 57c; hams. s. 1' cured, loose. 3R(j?39c; do. skinned, loose, 304 trtSRo; do. dn. smoked. 9SH 40c do. boiled, lioneless, 33o: picnic shoulders S P. cured, loose. 28c do smoked. 20Q'2y4c, lieMles, In pickle loose, 35c; breakfast bason, 43c; lard. 30c. REFINED SUGARS I.Iuht offerings restricted business Trices were unchanged on a basts of Oc for line granulated, DAIRY PRODUCTS CHEnSB There was little trading and the market was barely steady; offering v.ere moderate and ample. Quotations New York and Wisconsin, whole-milk, flats, current m.ike. fancy 323JVic, specials higher. New York and Wisconsin, whole-milk flats, cur lent make, fair to good. 3'lW.llc, fancy goodi Jobhlni at 33W34c, IIUTTEIt The market was quiet, hut of ferings ot fine goods were moderate nnd i-,,,m. i uiru nit-ttu ut.iniiiiiin, jiii- packed creamerv. eytrna. .i7o- htuh-scnrlnir I goods ANiEriloc, the latter for Jobbing sales extra firsts, 30c; firsts, ,12H (ij.inc: seconds, ..0tff32c; nweet creamers', choice to fano .IH'Cille; lo, fair to good, 34fi3Hc; fano brands of prints Jobbing nt 02 804c; fair to (holce 52 Iff die. Edaa femand was falrly-aclle and rrUxs were well maintained on deslrabli mock onenngs or wnicn were jigm (nioin- tlohs Tree cases, nearby. Slfi.no mr crate I "' ' .", V7.T.R ", ,"".1.. ".'. "."""". . ' " : '' ' r I" Kinni f 10,rlHl 111, W I"- I tI !! fAlltl III IU1 I '' l'r case, first's $14.400 11, nearhv and western seconds. 112.00 013.5(1 In 'Tier lots lower: ff.ncy selected esgs Jobbing I f t '.n fit ill .. . -t '"saVttti; jrer UUlfll, i POULTRY l.l E The market wns quiet, with fairly liberal offerings at the recent decline We quote l'-owls. via express, 31fi3flc: spring Thickens hrnllers. nn( t.enhorns. e1lnii. cklnlnd. weighing 1 02 lbs apiece. .KIIMs.- B-pring cnicsens, oroners, nol l.egnorni jellow-sklnned. weighing 114 lbs. apiece 34ffl33c. White leghorns, elIow-sklnne,l, weighing HB2 lbs apiece. 31W32C. White 1-eghorns, yellow-sklrned smaller sl7.es, 284r 30c, rooster-l 23f24c. ducks, spring. 3oc, do Pekln. old. 28030c; do Indian Itunner, old, 20"l2s'o pigeons old, per pair, 10c, do mmir p-r pair 354f4nc imnS.sniJ Supplies were kept well cloin.-d up nnd prices ruled firm on chol.e ntnik Quotillons. Fowls, fresh-killed. dr packed In boxes wrlghlng 4 lbs. and nier npleie. 414c weighing 34 lbs., 383'!c weighing 3 lbs 3im.ii,c. smaller slues a.sii 34c fresh-lillled. In hhls f.incv. rirv-nlcbed hjir 'i.1 87ffihiSI, Vlt. - apiece. 8411.1.1c smaller sl7es 32tr83c. old rnosiers. nri-plckeu, tc: broilers Jersey, ihidce, 48W.10C, other nearby, 3842c: ex crptlonal lots higher, do western 3.1$J37e Si-rlnir ducks nearby, 32c; exceptional lots nisner; snuans wnue welgning uw " ins per dozen, tS.SOOB 2,1: do. do. welshing l' trio IDS per dozen, T ..OWN 2.1; tlo. ilo, weighing R lb. per doren J0tfJ0.7.1: do. do. weighing 7 lbs per dozen 94.30P.1.2.1; dn, do welshing nfrOifc lbs. ner dozen. J2.ri0ffil 3.10 nark. 11.1012.23, small and No. 2, FRESH FRUITS Airnlpii ero In fair ilpmtrifl nnd rIpriiv. Cantatoupcn nwl peathes wtr firmer under Hunter rerolntn We quote: Arpla. rr nanKet, uir'cf jl, J.i, ilo. per 'tunl hamper, r.0c?$2; do. per lihl . tl.ttO&T,. Canta InuppJ" T)lHiHro and Maryland, per cratr. 7ricf? 1 7.ri Watermelons, .southern, per mr. JK.0CT300 Hlarkberries, per qt.. ISO 20r I'ritrhcf. Delaware and laryland. per bushel banket SI nntff'J 2A. do. n, pir l4 -bushel banket ir(fi.ti, do, New Jersey. per crate TZrtftiZ, do, do. per basket. 40rW II 2.1 Iluekleberrlffs pfr nt , lS2.".c Lemons, per box, $1 RlifJfl .Ti. Oranges, California, per box, 2if?n.C0. VEGETABLES Totalo?H were In Rood renuest nnd firm. Oniona and rabba(t wero quiet and steady. We quote: White potatoei, Kastern Shore, Vliirlnla, per bbl No 1, $."00 TiO; No 2, $Sw4. white potatoes. Jersey, per basket X.. 1. 91.2.ftP1.4;.: lower sraden, nott8.1r; white potatoes, per IfiO-lb. Backs, fr.&tt, t'abbrtse, per basket, Bdfjfr.c Onions, New Jersey, per basket. 7!"riR,$l..j0; do, do, per bushel-hamper, $102.50 LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS ChlcuBo. Aug. 22. HOCiS Receipts. SOuO head Hhrher; top. 521 85. heavy weight, nn a.tifti'Js.flvft: medium welcht. Slt).rOfi 21 hO. llRht weight, Jilt MtJ(,J1.85; light HchtH. SlN.7Aw21.fi0. heavy packlnir sows. timooth. jlH.e'.Ofa 10.25: packlnir sows, rough. $1 t.ftiuft ih.2."i; piffa. ii i. 7." ( iv. CATTLE Receipts. 1.500 head Steady; othe-a slow to 2 Re loner; calves steady. Heef steers, medium nnd heavy weight. cboico and prime. J10 ."U(Q'1S.75: medium and (rood. S12.7.iWlfi 3R. commons S10.2Rin 12 7R; light weight, good and choice, S14.23 C1N 2ft, common and medium, $l.7n14.2Ri outcner came, neners. .oin'v id; cows, S7 50t13 7B; canners and cutters. $6.2.1 M 7 R0. veal cane, ligni and handy weight, $10 7.1P21.25; feeder steers, S813 7.1 Rtocker steers. S7.2Rt?Ml. western range steers, SSJ.RO10.BO, cows and heifers, $7.75 la l.H. SIIBKP Receipts. 10.000 head. LarAbs steadv to strong; sneep steaoy, Lambs. 84 nound lown. 51 one in. ru is ana common ..1O0!1.; yearling wethers, S10.R0in3; ewes, medium, ooa ana cnoice, S7.70&FU SO cults nnd common. $307.25. I'lttsburch, Aug. 2J. H003 Receipts. 00(i hemrl Market Milher. ITeavleM. fmi 21 r.0. heavy orkera, S22 2522.21: light ,iui irin tinii i'las, v" ,'i' . SYIUKP AND LA.MDS -Receipts. 300 head, Market steady 'lop sheep. $11.2.1; top KilllUB, flU.UU, CAl-VIJS Receipts. 125 head. Market strung, -tup, jt.-.uv. Kast 8t. Ixu!s. Aug 22. irons Re ceipts. 4.1110; higher. Top, $22 30: bulk I . W vb. ". iitrn j- ncmiHi -l..ll;f '' medium weight. $21 7.1 (l? 22 30: llirht wio-ht S21.T.O022; light lights $21021.7R; heavy aviviiiif, ouho, pin"""'. .io,.niiieiD uuj paCK Ing sows, rough. $17..1018,30; plga. XQ CATTI-E Recelpta. 2R00; ateady. Reef ateers. medium and heavy weight, choice ana primp, i iiwu'in.uu, lupujum ana goon $12017..1O; common. $10 2.1W12; light weight, good and choice. $12017: common ana meaium " vvi.i omener cattle, heif. era. S7..1O01R 23; rowa. $7012.2.1; canners and cutters. S5..1O0O.RO: veal calves liht and handy weight. $1-4. 1700 17.110; Xeeder STeera, n imw im.oj; ii.ocK.er steers, S7 10.2.1. . SIinEP Receipts. 2.100; steady; lamba. HI pounds down. smpiu,t.1: culls and common, 9 1 Hvvi jrnnniK wciiifru lUU'Il! ewes, medium and choice. $8. ,1000; culla and common. S701U earllng wethers, tio 012; ewes, medium end choice. $8.3000 UU1IB ttllU LXIIIUIIUII, - '(!, Kast Ilnffalo. celpts. 400 head. An 22. CATTLE Re Market active, steady to stronor. f Al.Vr.S Receipts. 1100 head Market 12 higher. Closing shade off 1802(1. KOOS Receipts 2800 head. Rest 23 R 00c higher- pigs lower. Heavy, 122ff022.dO; yprkers, $22.71.023 light yorkers, I2I.RO0 22.23; pigs. $21.9.1021.00; rough. $18.23 18.70- stags J12M10.50. " 8HEKP AND l,AMn3 Receipts. o200 rifim, .ii 1 1 ici oiu"i iniiii'n i iuwer, juainus tin17 .10; yearlns $8013.51.-; wethels. ilo.lofHl; ewes, $3010; mlied sheep, Jlu 10.30, Kansas City, Aug 22. JIOOS Receipts. 2800 head. Market higher. Hulk 320.23W Zl ll,' ",.vr ,.1'.,mi,-.i.-,m; menitim WeigntS, tll KOKE-'I .'i; linin, $10.8.1021.131 llhl I'crhiR- iin.r.o-,n.3o packing sows, $180 in 73! nlirs. Jl.lffllil). CATTr.K Recelnts. 3000 head an1 800 pnivM MnrKci aieaoy. iieavv heer if... sii choice -and nrime $17 23018.8.1: medium and gooa, 51... low i l..;i' common, si. .'.inif ,11; l.ght weight, rood and choice M4.330U 70; common and riedlm. 10014.30; butcher rat. tie. helfer..$O.2.1014 S3-cows $fl.lO012ls5; rannera and cutter., 11. MOO 10; veal calva. light and handy weight $18013; feeler ...... .Q snfiHlfl fl mtnflrjtm. ...... rtlDA Birr. , ..m r .,, .,., ..w.a, ,tu. II 23 SHEEP Receipts 7000 head. Market lower l.amha. $U.S0A10.ftO; cullo and common. $8011 30; rarllng wethers, $0( 1.; ewes .. ,ii.n,uif; eivea culls anil Cnmi ,... to THAI 7K: hreeHIn . tfi TSifill 13.50) feeder lamb. $12.30014.30." South Omaha-. Aug. 25.- IIOO! 13 Receipt., 4000 head. Market 2.1O40n higher. Hulk sin uiigoiii.vii: ion i.o.tu. CATTLt: Receipts. 2800 head IVe.tsrn beef rnd butcher cattle alow, steady wllli veaterday'1 decline; Blockers and feejl.. weak. MIEEP JlecelDto. 1B.500 head. Kltll,..- IPii..e 4.4.1WJ. wri nn mnvk -tvwor. LEDGER--PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, WEATHER AND CABLES STRENGTHEN COTTON Liverpool and the South Mod erate Sellufs oh Advance. . Offers Well Absorbed New York, Aug. 22. On unfavor able wenther in the belt and firm cables the cotton market opened 20 to M -loints higher. Oenernl, nnd In many cases heavy, rains appeared not only In Texas, whei'p they are needed, but also In the Mississippi valley and the western por tions of the South Atlnntlp stntes, where they will promote Insppt activities. Offerings were nbsorbeil on the early dip nud the mnrket firmed up on further covering and scnttered buying, promoted by the firmer tone of sterling exchange and a belief that prevailing wenther conditions in the South were the very sort to promote increased Insect dam age October contracts sold up to .11.00 and January to HI .75, or SO to 00 points above last night's closing figures, but nt these prices there wns evidently a disposition to take profits on recent purchases, Liverpool selling also be came more active, and the mnrket weak ened in consequence with prices show ing breaks of scvernl points. The receipts nt the ports for the day are estimated at 10,000 bales, against L'U,:iS0 n week ngo nnd 8350 bales a year ngo. 1:30 p m Test close Open It a.m. , .'30 05 "30 73 , .. 30 785T01 .1125 .11.43 .. 81.40033 SI 43 31.80 . . 31 21) 31.38 31 373fl 81.00 31. R8 ...31 89 BIO 31.0.1 .... August October . December January March May nid. ai hi 31 33 31 38 Financial Briefs Stockholders of the Drovers and Mer chants' Ilnnk have voted to apply to .j,ft ,, u- ,i, .. t I11"" comptroller of the currency for a I -ircr as a national uatiK. tiic movers nnd Jlerclinnts' Hank is n stnte bank at i'!01( Mnrket street, nnd is the second state bank in this pity to npply for n nntionnl bank ehnrter since the fnilurc of the North Penn Hank a few weeks ago. Cities Service Company has author ized tlic conversion of an additional 10 per cent of the series ll 7 per cent con vertible gold debentures into preferred I kiock. j miners oi deoeniures oi August 1 will be allowed to convert their hold ings on and nfter September 1. Operating deficit for July of the Oulf States 'Steel lotnled S0122 flpninst OMei-n tine- deficit nf 1 ! Ilift in Imio nnd "peiming denrit oi .ij,.iii. in .nine nnu net minrnllnc inenmo of S10-4SR In Mnv ! 1'firit was due to large part of the works beinj; siiut down for usual sum mer repairs. Tlip New York subtreasury K&ined $n.t!l,000 from the banks yesterday,' mnkiug a ca.h not gain since Friday, of $0,848,000.- 4 Application has been made to the New York Stork Kxcliancc to list United DniR Company .$11),OOQ,000 additional common stock. Directors of the Xow Orleans, Texas and .Mcxiro Uuilwny Company have de dared interest, payable October 1. 1019, on tlie ii per cent income bonds. Jn terest will be paid on presentation nnd surrender of coupon o. 0 at the of fice of the (iuaratity Trust Company of New lork. Proctor & ("iambic is offering new 0 per cent preferred stock to common stockholders of record August 30 at par, In ratio of two shares for very one share of common stock held. Itight to subscribe expires September 15. , The committee on securities of the Xew York Stock Exchange rules Dela ware nnd Hudson Company stock shall not be ex-dividend of ?2,2.T on August 28, nud not until further notice. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET New York, Aug. 22. It is believed thnt Europe had some liquidating orders in the market here this mornlnir nnd some traders are of the opinion that the market opened a little lower due to the cables At the same time It would seem that aggressive selling was checked to some extent, nt least, by a fear that further cableo from Santos might be received. possibly reporting more serious frost damage, as it is believed that it might take several days to get detailed re ports from the interior. Meanwhile the bulls are closely watching develop ments nnd are ready at any time to support the market should the occasion present itself, Shortly nfter the call December ad vanced to 10.00 and Mnrch to 10.70 in a. very quiet mnrket. . Yes. close' Open '20 66 11 a. m. August . . September October ' November December January . February March . . . April ... May June . . . Ju'.y . . . Did. .. 20.40 ..20 30 .. 20.10 .. 10.95 .. 10.80 .. 10 78 .. 19.77 m.70 10.75 .10 7.1 '10.04 .. 10,72 .... ..10 07 lO.ITS .. 10,02 .... .. 10.55 19.60 19 83 BUTTER, EGOS AND CHEESE New York, Aug. ,22. BUTTER Unset' tied. Receipts. 8813 tubs. Hlgn-scorlng, 30U357c; extras 5H4 50c; firsts, B2V4 l IWUc; seconds, 80032c; state dairy, 59 0.111c. . EGOS Steady. Receipts. 11.231 cases. Tire.h.irnthered extras. nl058o! storaire. packed extra firsts. 51,0fi3e, storage-packed nrsis, livouc uirurH io i, o.m'ii'i'; ,10, 2. 3o03Sc checks 34030c: under fides. 2.1033c firsts. 470.10c; seconds, 42j4c: state and nearoy nennery wnites. uurifnuc gathered whites 300 Ode: western whites, 50 00.1c; Paclflc Coasr, 07c, outside: west' ern and southern gathered whites, 3.100.1c tBi. .ml nearhv hennery hrowns 58002c gathered brown and mixed. 530.10c; fair to prime. 43GTUVC: rerrigerainr nrsis, .otj) 47r: refrigerator seconds. 44 043c. eHEKBR Steadier. Receipts. 3007 boxes. Plat current make, colored, average nin, 29tt 030c; flat current make, white, average run, 29H03OC. colored specials, 30H 031c; white specials, 30M31c. LONDON METAL MARKET New York. Aug 22-Cable advices re celved at the New York Metal Exchange quoted prices In Ixindou aa follows; Tin Knot (27.1 10s. un 10s; futures. 200 15s. lip 15s; straits. 274, unchanged. Sales npoi, oy ions, iuli", o..u iuiii. iiianuKra copper Spot, (0!) 10a: futures, flOO 10s, both off tl 10s. Sales Spot. 100 tons; future.. 000 tons. Flectrolytlc copper a... flin. futures. 120. both tinrhsn... Lead1 Spot. 24 15t; futures. 23 7s 6di both down 2s 3d Spelter Spot, (10i fu- turea, tiu both uncnangea, ClIlCAGO BUTTER AND EGOS fhlenrn. Aug RUTTBR Receipts, 7797 tubs Market steadv. Extra s, 53Hc; firsts. 30053c. seconds. 48U40C KOOS Receipts, 11272 cases. Market easy Flrau. 41IJi4He; orninary nrsis. sua' 37c; miscellaneous. iimc. BAR 8ILVER Commercial bar silver was quoted in Spv York today at $1.12,4. an increase Vic. Ij Ivondon the price advanced ,'tUo CO-d., -i Liverpool Cotton r,lverpoo1, Aug. 22. There was a limited demand fort, spot cotton today, with prices firm on the basis of hn nnnee of 70 points for middling nt lD.Ood. The sales worn nrvm l.nlc Jj'e receipts were GOOO bnles. Including iiiuu uaies American. Futures were stonily In the early dealings. Spot prices were: American middling, fair, -..OHd: good middling, 20.1Gd; fully iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii To Philadelphia timniow WALTER F. BALL1NGER -SAMUEL T. BODINE' MATTHEW C. BRUSH EDWARD G. BUDD J. HOWELL CUMMINGS CYRUS H. K. CURTIS iiiiiiitiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiH Did you know that President Wilson has come out flatly for the principle of the "Arizona Plan" a socialistic doctrine originated in the Far West, first advocated by the I. W. W. and aiming at the destruction of all retail business? ' Do you realize the full significance of the sale of surplus army foods through the postoffice? What it may mean to you? Do you know that the last two weeks have witnessed events of truly vital impor tance to every retailer in America? They are all reported in the August 20 th issue of the Should market rite mean longer profit!? iUercrianrV opinion are divided. Eighteen retailer give their view in thi ittue (Page 1). The Graham department ttore of Spokane, Wain,, ha built up it ale-over-the-telephone by making a window ditplay of it twitchboard girl. Detail of the plan are on Page S. How much doe the carele clerk cat? Million, tay H, W. Jenniteh, a big Cincinnati manufacturer. He explain how and why on Page 3. If H. D. Perky hadn't had dyspepsia he never would have invented the Shredded Wheat Biscuit, which today i on nearly every table in the United State: The ttory of hi invention and how he struggled to market it in the beginning i told on Page 3. It wa jutt one of many little ideal which F. J. Hed quitt, a druggist of Provo, Utah, entered in hi note book at the convention but it tripled tale in ten month. The idea i on Page S, The record for low ' There are 93 other articles and stories, including: "Finds Miss Custombilt in Ziegfeld Follies," "One Retailer Who Trains Fleas and Sells Animals as a Side Line," "Tiny Seattle Stores That Pay Well," "Sale of Chess Set for $350 Sets Record for New York Drug Trade," "Showing How to Say it With Flowers" and dozens of others of interest to every merchant. d Send $1.00 to Retail Public Ledger, 218 Public Ledger Building, Philadelphia, for a Year's Subscription (24 Issues) DO IT NOW! The Supply of Extra Copies of the August 20th Issue Is Limited 'AUGUST 22, 1019 middling, lO.Urid, middling, 10.03d J low middling, IT.ilOd; good ordinary, IC.Ood, and ordinary, 15.12d. Bosch Magneto Increases Dividend New York, Aug. 22. The American Itosch Mngueto Company lias declared n quarterly dividend of $2 n share, thereby placing the stock on nn S8 bnsls. The dividend Is pnjnble Oc tober 1 to stockholders of record Sep tember lii. rs: The United States Government is now releasing a great number of highly trained Officers and Enlisted Men. Many of these men have been engaged in compli cated, highly specialized technical duties. They include executives, mechanical, electrical and erecting en gineers, chemists, accountants and buyers for a wide variety of material. Philadelphia Manufacturers, Merchants and Con tractors should avail themselves of this type of men. We have received some of these men into our service with satisfactory results. We recommend and urge that the employers desir- ing such help' send requisitions to the State of Pennsyl . vania Employment Service, Technical Branch, 1519-1521 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Telephone .Spruce 3944, who have classified these men according to their qualifications. ALVA C. DINKEY NATHAN T. FOLWELL W. J. HAGMAN DAVID LUPTON JOSEPH B. McCALL JAMES W. RAWLE M ERCHANTS RETAIL mm LEDGER The News-Magazine of Retail Business OTHER FEATURES: telling costs in retail ttoret ha GOVERNMENT BONDS Hid Ask 004 'oi'i4 02 02 no m 00 1(1(1 jnn 02 02 Pnnsma coupon 2s, 103d. .. 084 H s 08?4 'anama registered 2s, 1030 Pnnamn couDon 2s. 103S. Panama registered !s. 11138 . 08 SS 'anarnu cnuoon 3s. 1001... Panama registered 3s. 1001 Philippine 4s, 1034 . .. Philippine 4s, 1035 . ..... Philippine 4s, 103(1 . r H Oov coupon 2a 103O, II 8 lnv registered 2s. 103(1 l fl Gov coupon 3s, 104d t" H Oov registered 8s. 104(1 V 8 Oov coupon 4s. 10!"1 l 8 Oov registered Is 1025 SS on 0(1 oo 004 004 so so torn; inflU mo: ino been brohen by Mary Sacht, a woman' clothier of Harritburg, Pa. How she lowered expense to 14.3S per cent i told on Page 6. "The Trail of the Seven Cat" i the ttory of how Cathie Stein, well known a a retail merchant under many aliases in many cities, pursued hi avocation of profitable bankruptcy for nearly thirty year until run to earth by "Deacon Hardwick." Neither Stein nor "Hardwick" are fiction. The fact are on Page 7. An "infallible tyttem of perianal salesmanship" which ha- built up S70,000.a-year butineit of Ma dantky Brother! in Oklahoma City it explained on Page 7. Mitfortune dogged Leopold Wertheimer, a New York merchant, until he ditplayed a tign outtide hit ttore: "Babies Carefully Guarded While You Do Your Shop ping." How it broke the "jinx" on hi business career i told on Page 8. What kind 'of iBindow added f 10,000 a year to the business of the Kofoed shoe store in Germantown, Philadelphia? The window are described, pictured and diagrammed on Page 8. IT Fast Freight to Troy J The Pennsylvania Itnilrond will totd. a par for straight route Into Troy, Xl, thrrc day a week fiom thcv Kcnsiaftija i freight station. This announcement was made by the Chamber of Cfm?. merre ns the result of a complaint marie by Its traiisportntlon committee to'Jtbe rnllroad of slow trnnslt between the jwo ' cltlcn. Manufacturers Contractors Merchants SAMUEL REA ' j JOSEPH M. STEELE p ERNEST T. TRIGG : SAMUEL M. VAUCLAIN -ri JOHN WANAMAKER 1 C. H. WHEELER : y m 'A 11 SSSSSSSS) A' MM 1. m n t !' 'I 1 IS C 1 -3,1 , m h-v-ri V M t 51 l 91 i m "vl 9 ' : -t ih,'- II 1, r .-- I r- , ,; :: . -. ' . "V ') V? J , -" ''-' A. f 'lv A. l3t ' ? ,,o" f$s? ipr -n 1: ,)- : r 'Pirn F W " (i.i tf' v ft l. n i '., fi ii .r a J A I. f . V- 11
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