ra ,"-',p " k io EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 10l9 ar t''iij LIBERTY BONDS $50, $100, $500, $1000 BOUGHT SOLD AT STOCK i:XCIIAN(lt! l'lUCKS ' ISAAC STARR, JR. & CO. 209 PENNA. BLDG. ft',;"? tlemher of N. Y. U rhlla. Ptork CirhaifM NEWS OF THE FINANCIAL WORLD NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK PRICES Lawrence E. Brown & Co. CERTIFIED PUBLIC-ACCOUNTANTS IIS,RliAI. KNT.Tr, TltTKT. IIMMI. Invest(jtti( nnd mljiist partnership and corporation accounts. Alto prepurr U. 9, Income Tan llrturnn. -,..' CLOSING MARKET STRONG 1 1 AND GENERALLY HIGHER i Fresh S purl, in the Hulls Gave Fresh Impulse to Speculative, Spirit Murhet Needs Hest NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS 1)1 V In t FINANCIAL I Nen York. (M. I.- Wlinl today's " limirkrl lacked in breadth ntnl activity ill more tit it made 11 it in xlrrngth. The I sharp rclmuinl in prices suggested n I serious tuiscii tcillat loti nf the imirket inon nf overeiitliiiliiMie luijing in ninny of Hie specialties. Tlic outcome lins mtiticllonnhly weakened the teclinlcnl position mid left (lie Hiiiirntrii('ttiri of the mnrket tophonvy. Ample proof of which was to he eiisllj found In lite sensitiveness of the market to the disturbing reports telling of the President's serious illness. 1'or sonic few dns it vwis clenrlj evi IltTI'AI.O f. SfXIIt'KtIANNA RAILROAD COKI'OKATIO.N r rat .linriKHKr -.' limn muhii- ... The Equitable Trust Company ef New position ll.V the profrswldunl contingent, Tork. Trustee under tho Iluftnln k Hujuue ' Among the more net It c lenders there hanna Tlnllroad Corisiratlon Mortsai,e. dated ...... .. ,iu,,,wiit,,,, t, ili.fni- nollvlf i..i December an, Win, hereby InMtes orfers to ,?. " "Position to ileicr mtmtltx the Hlnklnit Fund for the sale nf bonds Willie the country Is in Mlipcnse of Un issued unrter a!d Mortitaire, to exhaust the crisis through tvhlcli the head of the balance of Sixty-two Thousand. Three "un- .... . : ... i ... ,,..:- Some nf tlie ered Seventy-sl Uol ars and nmhly-three "" " . "'.'" P'lsslUK. rvmn i the .-.. tmnn nvn v .. -. .-. .. llflMlW ntlM t'ltiltlfiu linti'nvtil frill 111 lint the lmvfHt nrln will hi irlvtn nrvttrencp H'frnln fmin ..i.llUI. nntk-lt Iiw iiiwl t li.tt.it . lldlt tllllt !l roactlOI. WHS dill1 mill tlU! p"ld ofter will Vh nrcnpfi nt thp otrw of who nlnoed no .extra. nt on tliiMr mum- unf..rtimnp ...i.(sm nf tlie country'?. 1 TYiUeu;r.tn&lv appetites were bidders for Vtncl Thief Incentive wns e.nploml ino.e as 31. Win. and should he Indorsed "offers for ! on n large scale. Ill uiiiiiy instnnccs I "" exciiFe thnii n reason for cheekilis v.l. aii.?i'. "T' ?. '" "'.', rSi'Jb, ;.;,,?.- !l',,',s1l.v KtK'li action was unavoidable. ' 'l"1 overentliuslastlc hilllisli campaiKii The right Is reserved to reject any niul all I . Mlhstniitlnl recoveries were made ilur- ' he etners. THR EQUIT.tnt.i: TUfST COSll'ANV OK NMtV YOnK. Truslce. tly I.TSIA.V RIIOADKH, Vice President. natefl Nev York. Ortnlier I. 1H1! moilernte backset tirobably would Iiib the brief trnillne period from its liiv occured because of the technical extreme ilepression nf the preceding ses- conditions regardless of the disturbing sion. Itenewnl nf the recent inouirv news from Washington. for . rnlls. particularly Tncilics nndi This does not imply there has been tATROIlIX'ONNKLLSVll.Li: CO XL ANII ' grntlgers. nt gnilis of '.' to almost 1 ,,,. rndicnl rlninire ill lln iiim-L-ol nn COKE I'OtlPANV PIRHT MORTOAHI5 : ..li :.l.i .. I r 1..11.... 1... "", r'"""" Uttnge III till- HUllhCt (in COKK COMPANV rilllT MORTHAIIi: : imlnls timt-litoil ! Iiellnp fiiiiniliil Inn fr.e 50-viur iT.n ci:nt sinkimi rt'Mi ,l""1 ,'.,"" ' """r lounuation tor li(II.I) llll.MIS ; h'itii 111 live inmh-.s. .l1"!,1,. ," hereby alien thai "ursiMnt to Steel, equipment, motor, oil and food the Slnklnff ttmd prml.ton of the aboie Mj,nri,u -,,;. ,i .!..,.,....... ,.r i 1 . ti Tiiortiiie. dated June 1. toll, proposal, will shares registerc'l ndwitiecs nf J to II be received at the offlre of Comnierclal Trust points, t rui'ible Steel. Amcrlenn and Company. Trustee. t"ll ttall Sil'jare rhll.i- , flnlllu-lll l.iii'nniiililes (ietiernl Mnhn-v Helphltt, for the sale or the Trustee on I)e-' ""i""11 """'""Y "niral Aliitius rriuher 1st, IBID, of n sufficient number of ami Mexican lVtrnleilin featuring their bonds to consume the sum of .1I,47H.I7. . i-i.win.f.llvi. illi-Ulmiw tnw.i-li.ni tt,w.ln.. A.i, In .t. IHLI.. I.-.ih.I ... a hflna hnl Irt ' . . .' . '""..... """III! m - n .11 inr .-iiinini. ....... 01 " .' .- ...' .- gram or a retolution of market senti ment. On the contrary, nothing has developed to indicnle 11 change in un derlying conditions or in the funda mental position of the market. All sur rounding Influences tend not only to strengthen the fiitiiiitntiim.. nf tlu tnnr- a price noi in .-.., . ... . .----- - . exceed 102 per cent and accrued Interest J eiiirni i.eainer, Atiaiiiie t.tllt mill lo-li0t strtfctlire hilt nKo sticngihen con Frr.po.al. n whole " In ," i "" ""' ' varmme ga.ns. , (idence in the continued prosperity. IHIIlUKHIn in V'IOI.P. ." '" ".lrl . ..t. It M'PIlH'lI til IIP tllP I MtlMMflCltU il f II. Proposal, for "he ,Te of' t!troi" eiciVnnell.: opinion of better Informed observers at I In "" ovp,Us ,llp "rrV detelopnients vine Coal and Coke Oompanv First MortEaae t10 (.i()S(, f (M. p,, tult ,, n,,ir((,t 1 attested bejond the slightest reason of, 0-year n per cent fslnklnf; rTlnd l.old Honda . . ..-., .... .. .. . , , ..,..., . . 1 nnd be prsnted to th underslBti.-d befor.-I was eniiiieu 10 a nnei resting .spell. iiouot uiat siocks were 111 strong minus. is o-ciock noon nn tt ennesilii.i , iii-toner i,. 11119. COMMnnClAti TRCST (Wtl'AXT Trustee It. W STHllKKST Treasurer, rblladelpbln. October J. tiiln. "" tVATKIN-i COAL COtTl'WV TO TUB IIOI.IICKS Of ITlTr.ILV-Vr.AR SIX I'KR CKNT IIIIMI" !"t l'.l CNKKIl IORTOAOi: III' IKCKM1KR 31. 1909. Tou are hereby notified that the under- aimed trustee ntll rerelv offers for the purclaa of bonds from tho Klnklm? Fund prottded for by said morlffaitn up until 12 n elock noon on thu 21st day of October. 3B10. Offers should stnte the numbers of the bonds and tho amount for which the aame may bo purchased by tho trustee; also iftw mai nn or soy portion 01 same win fee sold at s-ald fla-ure. THE SCI1ANTON TRUST CO-ttrANT. TrtL'STKK 1MB Ppnu-e St.. Prranton Pa. The pace at which prices hud been j It is conceivable if the public had been 1 moved forward in the last ten days for most part had been rapid. According to accepted signs which were conspicu ously present in tho last few dnys there is cter.t reason for believing thnt the largo outstanding short interest for the most part has been driven in. Supple menting this is the indisputable tusti - interested to any great extent, such as was witnessed in the memorable bull campaigns of l!tl," and Itllti. the out come of the unsettling events of (he week would have lcsultr-d In n much sharper and far greater decline In se curity values. m.ldenda Office of the United (ias Improvement Co. N, tv. Corner liroad and Arch streets Philadelphia, September 10, 1019. The Directors have this day declared miarterly dividend of two per cent, tsi.oo er share), payable October IB. IBIS, to atockholdere of record at the close of busl ae.s Sept. 30. tain. Cborks wilt be mailed. T tr Mnnnis Ti"...r. Annual .Meetings (-35' NOTICK is HKKKIIY (ilVL.V THAT :f at a Special Meetlnc of the Slock holders of the Hank of Commerce, held n the lflth day of .September I Ml a. at which 2502 shares of the .lono share, out-landing- were present, either in person or by proxy, and votlnn-. a resolution authoriz ing and directing the Directors and Officers of the Bank to convert the Hank of Com merce Into a National Rank and to make the certificate roquireil therefor bv the laws of the United Slates, was unanlmout.lv Jascd. JOHN P KOI.H. Cashier. k-s. rOTICr. IS llKRKi!VUIVK: TI1.W pas at a dpeclal Meeting- of the sioca. golden of the Drover, and Merchants Hunk, eld on this 21st day of AUKUst, 1910, at SR-htch 88U7 shares of the -toou shares out standing; were present, either In person of liy proxy, and voting, a resolution authoris ing and directing- the Directors and Officers et the Bank to convert the Drovers and Merchants bank Into a National Bank, and ' to make the certificate required therefor by the laws of tha United States, was unani mously vaaseA- ERNEST R, PATTON. r.hi.e. Proposal lRtP08AL.S. FAlKVlKtV RKAI.TY COM PANY, Administration llulldlnr. 1107 Octagon Mouth, Yorkshire Mllute, Com- Seald proposals addressed to the above erlll bo -ecelved until 2:00 p. m. Wednesday, October Ath, 1910. at the above address and opened ai that time, for the construction of alleys and rear house walks aggregating ap- froxlmately the following amount of work: 000 square yards Concrete Alley Paving, Sa5 square feet Concrete Alley Walks. 3800 quare feet Concrete Rear House Walks. Plans and specifications can be seen at the above office and copies of same, with blank forma for proposals, will bo supplied to Intending- bidders, who must be skilled and experienced In this class of work. No bid will be considered unless accom panied by a certified check for Five hundred Sollirs 500) The Fairvlew Realty Com nany reserves the right to reject any or all fids or to accept any bid, as It may deem best for Its Interests. MARTIN MOI.ONY. Oeneral Manager. PROPOSALS FOR OVERCOATS OFFICE (Clothing fc Equipage Division) Munitions Building. Washington, D. C Sealed pro posals, In triplicate, will be received at above office until 11:00 n. m., October 17, 1019, for furnishing all or any part of 40,842 Olive Drab Overcoats. Proposal blanks and Information furnished on request. PROPOSALS FOR DRKDOINO U. S. Dncr. Office, Old Federal llldg.. Wilming ton, Del. The time for opening proposals for dredging Cooper River. N. J . and .Cheater River. Pa., originally set for Oct. 4, la extended to 11 a. m.. Oct. 20, 1019. Ferther information on application NEW YORK BOND SALES Summary of the Individual transaction on the. New Yorli K.trliangc Am Smelt & n Sa 2000 S3 4 Am Tel & Tel os loot 0 J '?'' Am Tel &T Co f.s 10W ' 1UIXI 1"'! fiOOU .. I'".. Am Tel & Tel clt 1000 ; HOOO " ' fjinn S'."i AnKlo-F'I'cncl1 52 ;iooo. 5000.. 1000., 1U0OO.. : 10000.. fiOOt) . . 1000.. "000.. -.'000 . . 4000- "IV i :wi :); ;;o4 ;to 2!)', '.".I" 1 211' j !000 1000. 100CO. 5000. 1000. 10C0. 10000. iiOOO. P,00. .000. !li 0 97 5 117 0 97? 97 r, 97 o 1)7" 4' 97.' t 07.U 07s Lorlllard Co 7s 1000 100' Int Ttap Tran fd .'a Arinour & Co IVjS JOOO. 8t A T & S F ovt B 1000 is Bait & Ohio cv 1000 i'J 1000 I'-, DOOO i 1000 '-,., 1000 1-fc UUOO '" Ualt & Ohio 3 Via 1000 W!j Balto & Ohio Is 1000 'OJt 10IHI 1 1 4000 "04 Bait & Oh o 5a Beth 3 Corp 1st 1000 U0i Brklyn n T Ba 1 0U0 W C C C & St L is 1000 OS.'-i Ccn ot Oeor R " 10000 07Jj JOOO UV Ccn Leather 5 4000 Ui Cent Paclflo 1st 5000 78! i 2000 9 J-3 Chi B & Q Is 100) OtiH 1000 95TJ Chea & Ohio cv 114 1000 '0 5000 "8? i Ches & Ohio cv 5s 01' 01, (11 01 61U Cl.'i 01 1 lil.'i Oil,? 1000 0000 . . 100U0.. 3000.. 2000 . . 1000 . . 0000 . . looo.. 50000.. -Manhattan Kiev 20000 tl0"t 11000 IWs S00O 9I57. 2000 till', 1000 Oll'a' looo uti"; Minn & StMtms 4000 81 Morris Ks It It 3',i 10000.. 72J5 Mo Kan & Tex 2d 10000 :i5H oOOO :)5H .-woo :i5H 2000 35H Mo K & T lUa 5000 29'4' Mo Paclflo gen 4s ,"1000 . 9000 . . . 1000... 1000 . . . fifij. SS fiSJi 58 5S N V C II It It It 6s 2000... 1000 .. S.000 . . . 1000... 8000... 5000... 2000. 95H 95? i Oo.'j 95JS OJ'i yo.'iz 95., NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT .Large Increase In Demand Deposits anri I nana pyceas Reaejrvf. Raised t'K Today's Now York bank statement tallied well with the week's known tshifts incidental to the financial opera tions'. Loans showed nn expansion of $94,:t4:i,000, while demand deposits were $81 ,54!) ,000 Inrser. The excess reserve Increased ,? 21, 182, WO, bringing the total actual surplus above legal re quirements to JpIIU.tMVi.TilO. AVBRAQC Increase IjOans Net dem. deposits Net tlma deposits. l'4,3un.Ufli) Circulation 3H.l40.ooo Cash In vaults .. uti. 341,001) Reserve In member ber banks SjO.391.000 Reservo in state .$3.3X2,114.1,000 (31,4N7,000 .T4.1HI. 929.000 23,9711.000 .',.u:t.U(Hl 207.000 128.000 11.1137,000 banks aud trust companies Keserve In state Siks aud trust npany deposl les Aggrefir. reserve . . Iteserve requlrefl.. in.8ol.ono 96,000 MimlilM -ir... j ui.. . j . .....i. ....... TUnilCU OIUIV9 ui-i'uaiin umuvinj. ll.O.Vi.UOO '200,000 ri7x.327.OO0 ll.:i2."i.00O r-,.-..'.u7.. '.70 :i..iii.nci 22,379.131) S.007.010 IMi. 37.000. TlMTMIfle ACTUAL Loans 5,391.K17.00n S94. 343.000 Net demand dep.t4,2oii,o.14,00i) 8l.fS40,iMji Ket time dep. . . 2flS,32I.0OO 4,392.000 Circulation . ... 3O.O.-.2.O00 2(hi,ii0ii Cash In vaults.. 93.219.000 2.925.000 Iteserve In mem ber banks . . . 670.408,000 Reserve In state oanKa anq trust l-romDanles .. .. 10.600.000 Reserve In state nana ana irusi company deposl torlea .......... Aggregate reserve Reserve required Excess reserve M'f bi'i 85 j SI 84H SU S4;, 732 I 2.-J 31.007.000 403,000 12.230,000 9U,23H,no 5.19.(132,200 39,0S,74I) t United States deposits deducted. I1T.0O0. OUTSIDF. HANK STATEMENT CiTAiU iSA.JS 72S.000 31.932.000 10,749.140 21.1S2.S00 S373.- Jrfiang i Gold . Curraocy, Yinlea rwposlts. Federal Reserve Rank -of , New oYrk Deposits bank ;-., i094,3.n,OOO 1,90,2UU 28,092,500 Increase 110,597,000 nO.GUO 104,400 Reserve on deposit 01 -.0 JI1.3CI.-,. 3(1(1 l..'o'j,iuu 399,399 1,38(1,600 4(1,821,000 93,30(1,600 63,871,000 8,230.000 82S.1K8.00II 33,170,00(1 UN.aon.luu l.o.i.iui) fl.pu.1... nf re- "v.v" " "O 1 l.na ."". :'..'.'.l2.169.aio.soo fOnld ...... 12.071,500 .Currency, bank ,,-. ,,,'uMn ......... 21.707.400 Deposits. Fuderal ' " Reserve Hank of Sew York 225.387.500 iSfoslts . 2,825.003,900 " Senrve on depcslt 390,700.000 ' Percentaeo of. re- serve 2.2 "STATE BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES NOT REPORTINO TO OU3AR1NO HOIISK 'loans ..,I794,094,B(H) 2,3S,60(l tiold .... ..... . 8,776.800 !, 305.400 Currency dk notes n.ist.uuu Deposits Fed. Ite ,, aerva bank of New York . . ... 6S.32T.400 , Total deposits - R49.230.900 '. Net deposits .... 777.107,000 ,.He. on deposit 139,277.500 "lYrcentage cf res. 20.1 ,4ecrfa. 5.1 89.300 431,000 879,800 1,731.100 2.S92.R00 .4 4000. 5000. 1000.. 8000.. 1000.. 1000.. 5000 Chi Rys Co 10000 14000 Chi West inmi 8000 01 5000 01 Chile Copper 6 0000 88J4' 1000 SS Chi Rock Is Pao fd 1000 08H C M & St P cv 4H 7000 75 Chi M & St P cv 5a 5000 "Ui JOOO 75 City of Mars B Cs 9000 00. 1000 99J C of N x 4 lis of 65 5000 102K C of N Y 4', 4s of 63 1000 101.'.' City of Paris 6a 5000 07'4' 8000 97J4 1000 97h Col & South i Via 2G0OO 79'i Consol Gas cv 10OL0 100 10000 100 5000 100 1000 100 5000 oo; Del & Hud C Co fd 1000 81 Den & It G 4s 1000 05Ji 2000 05Ji 101.0 60 E-etrolt Tunnel 4HiS 2000 77 Edison E & B 4s 20J0 70.J" Erie een Hen 5000 49Ji 1000 49 Erie 4s 1000 Gl Erie It It cv U COCK) 44 4000 43 Erlo It It cv D 10000 45!a 1000 4o 1000 40 25000.... 40 Hocking Val 4 Via 5C00 72!i 5000.. .. 73 111 Cent It It fd 100LO... 80 111 Cent 4s of 61 2000 1Ui 3000 72 Imp Jap Govt 2d 15000 82H 15000 82M Inter Agr Cotp 5s 1000 83?4 Int Met ot 4 Vis 4000 30?i 6000 20ZZ NYN1I4H 6s 1000 70'i N Y C & St 1 4s 1000 79.U N Y Telephone 4Vjs 20000 87 18000 S7.'S N" Y Telephone 63 . 9000 09!i 2000 99?4 2000 90?4 Nrn State P Co 5s 17000 . . 5000.. 1000.. 1000.. . . S5!i . . R.j?i . . Soil .. 85't . . KG . .ISO Northern Paclflo Is 9000 80 Oregon Short ti 4s 100O S3 1000 S3 Oreg Short Line 6s 3000 100?i Penna It It Cs Union Pacific or 3000 8.V. 5000 8.-1 U Iv of G B & I 21 1000....... !)Mj 5000 llSij U K of G B A 1 511,3 of 1937 1IMHI fl', 3000 ORJii 1000 05?i U S It & Imp Co 5s 2000 77i U S Rubber 5s 4000 87 1000 87.1 $ U S Smelt 6s 3000 104(i 12000-. .'-105 1 U S Steel 5s 10 HI .... 2001) 1000 5'JOll .Iiifin ."000 301 10 000 !in s Kill IIP', ton 100 i 100', 101 100'i I" H fz Mexico 5s 1000 ,-,4'j Va-C.tr Clicm 63 1000 1113 Wabash 1st 1000 92 a'OOO. 3000.. 1000 . 92! 3 93 93 TODAY'S RANGE IN I.1I1F.RTY II0.ND3 Sales of Liberty Bonds tn the Stock Ex c)mtiuc rarry interest to date 0 note. The letter receives that interest, 11 udditioa to the sale price 0 the bond, lllsh I.ow Clone I, ill Honils .'1V..S...100.0S 1(10.0(1 100.00 I ill) II0111N 1st -Is. !l,"i.22 O.'.'JO 1)5.22 Ml) Hontls I'd -Is. 1)1. OS !i:i.!)2 9 1.00 Mb Bonds 1st 4'4s '.t.j.OO H.1.50 !)."(. 00 Mb Honds I'd 4'S 04.30 01.04 !I4.:!0 Lib llonds .!d 4V(s 90.00 !).".!)( 90.00 Mb Houds 4th His 91.42 lit. 14 '.14.42 V.lctory Notes Sfts 99.92 99.S0 99.92 Victory Notts 4'is 99.90 99.S4 IK). SI Honils. KI.334.OO0. compared with 1(). 74H,nno yesterday. Thus far this week. J71. 029,00(1. Same period last week. $73,488,(1(10. MONEY-LENDING RATES riIIl4M)m.I'IIIA-Call, .-(& (1 per cent; time, fiiQO per cent; cominer cial paper, three to. six months, !iyt6i fi per cent, and six months, 0 per cent. LONDON -Money is quoted at 3 per cent. Discount rates, short bills, ! 7-l(l(T3V. per cent: three months' bills, 3 11-10633 per cent. Snls : 1 I'm 210 2.m I'.'llll 100 into .vi K 190 too 1 mi .OO 4 .SO IW .. I...10J 0 I J.HI ., 3D luu 6J 11)1) I7K) 510 ..4 Ml -'Ojn .10J !!)() IDS) 11)1) ;n 100 .VI0 I'.'W 1 1 ISO J ant .iw .1X1 l;o li;.', hi 100 2J 191 IS ID V! 1 1) J SUM III) ;hi DM 3.10) 1 Kill 100 SJO ;iox) 37(11) : 110 1110 2W 2X) 300 A.NJ 1M 280 2W too If) II), UJJ 139)1) 1,(1 2(H) 1 150.1 .VW III) 2 JO 100 1)1)') 10'J 3 noo . 7J0 IS HI 109 wui) 100 9.5 J0 69 )0 190 7J0 13J0 PHI 200 too oJ AM 16J0 700 KM) 3W 1100 2400 K00 1.100 300 290 lllch Advance) uuniely 44?4 .. Alaska Gold M 3U . . Alaska Juuenit G M .... V r- APIs Chaltnurs Mfg . . . . lV 0 Am AkH Chemleal pf.. 1)1 ' Am Heel Sugar c Am fan lU's .. Am far & Koundry MVi Ml Am Druggist Syndicate.. H. American ICxnrnsn 01 Am 11 (da & Leather U Am Internatlo-ul Corp ..loo Am Linseed Co JH Am Locomotlvo 11.1 Am Ship Ai Commerco ... !.0?i Am Smelt & Ref 'i Am Smelt & Ref pr ...,10'i Am Steel Koundrlcs .... tiVi Am Sugar Ref 141 V4 Am Sumatra Tob trs;. Am Tel & Tel f,9ti 20 Am Tobacco 510 ' Am Woolen U0H .. Am Writ I'aper pt 1.1 Am Zinc I, & Smelt 2h?4 4 Anaconda Copper U'.i ." Associated Oil Co -DSSi Alch Top & Santa Fe .. 12 Atrli Top & Santa Fe pf. . tlji Atlanta Hlrm & All .... 1 1 At Gult & W 1 S S US Baldwin Loco Works ..137! Baltimore & Ohio A Barrett Co 1 Batopllas Mining Hi Bethlehem Mctor 2S)4 Kethluhcm Steel B 1( V6 Hethlehem Steel 7rJ, pf. 104'i Bethlehem Steel 8 ,,t . ,1HH Booth- Fisheries 17 (, Brooklyn Rapid Transit. S3 Butte Copper & Zinc ... 16 Uutto & Superior Cop . . . SX Caddo Cent O & it lilt Canadian I'aclllo IMU California I'ctioloum ... ol'i Central Leather tun i()2)'a Ccrro do I'asco Con .... M I'erlnln-teeil prod Corp . 40 Chesapeake & Ohio i'n Chicago Mil & St Paul.. 4Ji Chicago Mil & St V pf.. in Chicago It I & Pacltic... 2ft' Chi It I & Paa 7 pt .. '. Chicago Pneumatic. Tool. t4 Chllo Copper Wi Chlno Copper 42?n Cluett Peabody & Co ... SHi Columbia' Gas & Electric. (i3',i Continental Candy 11?4 Col Interstate) Cat Mln... 20 Colorado & Southern ... 21 Consolidated Cigar 6S Consolidated Cigar pf,.. VJ Consolidated Gas t Corn Products Ref ef2 Cruclblo Steel Co 23fi Cuba Cano Sugar 2'i Cuba Cano Sugar pf ... (4 Denver & Itlo Grande-.. I0U Today's Net Low Close I'lme. 44'2 '& ( ' VH S?4 Wb ' ' ! 91 l ' t:t tl's ' '' (S1!, H'il ' 13214 1S'V4 'i III!', 10? ( Vt at ni 1 ?t ;.4!t 14?, ( ? DS?i loo I Hi 7H 7t ' 111 ll'i'i 3 tin, . '?4 ".'.It "3H ( H ins k l'4 'Vl Vt 140 flOJt I ?' itn iis- 'H tsH l ? .107 S.0V, r Ts 1I84 12014 ( 3H A 15 -I I . Sales ion 200 100 4 10 1 no ow IHv In I ) 2 . "luh .pevvei lea pr 59H 10 III HI's in 1.1 NITs It 152 134 V sr. 123! 1?4 25 ?i H 2?4 I01H 1U l"a i!V4 i i6 M'8 U2 t-O'l Wi -I 15 I III) 11 I l?4 I's I 'J .. Denver & Ro Grande pf. IsJ-S .. Dome Alines HU 7 Endlcott Johnson lit ....l()l!4 ! Kndicott Johnson H5! .. Erie ll'Ja .. Erlo 1st pt .. Fairbanks Co 8 Famous Players-Lasky .. Fisher Body Corp .. Flsk Rubber 2 Freeport Texas 0 General Cigar Co . . . . 8 General Electric Co... 13 General Motor Corp.. 4 Goodrich B F 71 Goodrich U F pf J Great Northern pt . . . 4 Gloat Northern Ore ctfs. 4SJ .. Greeno Cananea Cop.... il't .. Gulf Mob'ln 0: North .. II .. Gulf Mobile & North pf. 36!$ 4 Haskell & Barker Car .. ti?4 7 Illinois Central (1 Inspiration Con Cop . .. Intel boro Con Corp .. .. Interboro Con Corp pf 0 Int Harvester Co now .. Int Mer Marine Int Mer Marino pf . . . . .. International Nickel . .. International I'aper .. 6 Inter Paper pt stpd.. .. Jewel Tea . M'4 .1111 . 145?4 . 596 . 49 , c!'4 . H."l-i . 23 . a 10l!i tU . W54 . i0U . d'A . 20 . lS4?i . 4 84 . 118y2 5?3 . 12 . 5K . 21 55 40 4h4 43 ton as'4 .s ti :3 n 58 M)i H?i 19H 24 15 b2 !i:i in 22:4 :on i2!4 in 15 I3H 101 lir, K?s '-I's ni U'M14 :4i34 ,7 I!) !K2 lfSyi M S2!2 iwiyi ill 4.1 fl'A It 36 !i (.1 I4J';. i0H ''!t 20 U3li MVi "yi SO! 11 58 1W tlji-i s II - T. 155 I 'Hi 13614 ! 'i 40'4 4 "2 KH 4 Hi t 28'm-I '4 1(4141 '34 H'14- 'i 11H4 V2 17'8 . :H- I .0W4- l?i 8!4H 5 I 4!'a- '' , U2k-I U olMH- ?4 I H.1H ''a i tn ! in iH!'B-t li 4?8 I 1?s l7-?s I l?4 20 4 I '.R -I 1 l' - !4 13'4 U 41?s- 1)4 7S - V, t.1!.4 1 11544- ? 20 21 -- !4 (W -I- I c2 - I 1.1 '4 I7!4 2 3 I 9 Vb 29 4 ( ?4 III -!4 IJi 14'4 f- a, lilt J2 iir. - p8 inJs I & i6?4 .14 , H4 f- !' I()!4t. i 15?4 1! 7',4 I- i,2 49 I- '4 S5 r Ha 1C.S14 in an .'. 1 a (H4 !i t!4 ii t- H i'H't- H II (- 3i 1 (4 .. ol4 ?4 K '2 mn v, w It 211 !t (i-454-f 2?$ 184 ?, l'H Hi "94 ,4 1J4 Tones Bros Ten -. Kansas City Southern . Kelly Springfield Tire 7 Kelscv Wheel pf 2 Kennoeott Conner 1101 1.20 Keystone T & 11 100 .. Lee Rubber A Tire ... 240.1.50 Leh'gh Valley 300 .. t.ooso Wiles Biscuit ,. 4no l'j Lorlllard P Tob .. Maxwell Motor .. Maxwell Motor iBt pf.. .. Maxwell Motor 2d pf .. May Dcpt Stores pf . . in Mexican Petroleum ,. 1 Miami Copper 4 Mldvalo Steel & Ord ... .. M St PI & Kt S M S L..E.15 .. Missouri Kan & Texas.. 1.1U .. Missouri I'acino .. .. Missouri Pacific pt .. Nat Cloak & Suit . 3 National Acnio Co .. Nat Anlllno & Clicm 7 Nat Anlllno & Chom pt.. 1)0 National Knn.ni & Stamp. f-2J4 !i National Lead Co (44 .. Now Orleans Tex & Mex. 479 S Now York Central i .. N V fill & St L 2 pf . 4!2 .. Now York N II & Hart. t4, 7 Norfolk & Western 1U2 510 109 3lXI 500 1'lOHI 190 1.1 Ml 100 1 1 no tftjo 100 loo 3011 , 11)00 1 mi Hid : 2(H) 161)0 .-,).i 3000 .101) loo 901) 100 M0 2.1 HI 6J0 46 K) 7(H) 3.1 H) ."18 K) I 100 del IH) IJI) 1)0 .TXI I '.'00 500 2i)U 400 100 1309 53J0 55(4 . 1994 .145 . Ba y2 . .4(4 , tn(4 . 32J4 . 47(4 . 73 .23H4 . tm . 7ft . to . I06'4 .ViVA . 36, . l'4 5t 51 H94 3794 III 7 5 4 .50 3 V 3 58 0 t 5000 8.70 2)0 .. 1803 .. 190 6JU inn 11011 1 305 J J 6 17)1 r. II',):) . I In 4 DO jo t 2X 5 2IH) H 1110 J son . . 3.11 4'.1) .8011 3000 .193 DIH1 9 500 15800 iimi 1600 ion 501) .100 100 5500 .1(500 200 100 ' 300 iOO U.AJ 100 211 100 11(10 .Hjv llAi 5500' 5lHI 1800 Norfolk Southern , I4V4 Northern Pacific H-v Nova Scotia S & C TO; Ohio Cities Gas 52J4 Oklahoma Prod & Ref .. Io OwenB Bottle Co 47 . Ppn-Amer Petrol & T. ... 118(4 Pennsylvania R R . . 4.19a . Pero Mantuctto 2l?4 .. rlercc-Arrow Motor .... (3Jt Pleico Arrow Motor pf .105 . Pierce Oil Corp v!te . Pittsburgh & W Va .... UU 1 I'pnd Creek Coal '.34 8 Pressed Steel Car 3 8 Pullman Co 120 . Punta Alegro Sugar .... 9ji Punta AlccriH Sugar its. T4 8 Rnllnay Steel Spring .. tW 3 Ray Consol Copper . . . 23 .. Remington Typewriter .. 77!A Republic Iron & Steel .. f94 Reading t4 Royal Dutch Co N Y ..1014 Haxon Motor 184 St L0UI3 & San leran... IBJ's St Louis Southwestern . . 16J4 St Louis Southwestern pf . 31(4 Seaboard Air Lino pf . . . 19 Sinclair Oil & Ref CO Southern Pacific K.7'i Southern Railway "6J4 Southern Railway pt. ... i.T4 Strombcrg Carburetor . . 58 Studebakur Corp 11794 Stutz Motor 117 H) 0 Stewart Warner Speed ..127 Superior Steel. Corp ....44(4 Teiin Copper & Cliein . . . 1.1(4 Texas Co S0894 Tolas & Pacific M?8 Tobacco Products 16394 .. 'transcontinental Oil .... 5694 .. Transue & Williams StI 60 4 United Alloy Steel 5194 19 United Fruit Co 180 .. United Retail Stores ...IUJ4 'i U, S Food Cori 86 Hi Union Paclflc 135i4 4 Union J'ncllic pf (W!4 1(1 U S Ind Alcohol 137(4 5 U S Smelting R & M . . 7(1 . . US Really & Imp .... 44 ..US Rubber 123 U S Steel lOiVo U S Steel pf 1HJ8 Utah Copper 82 Utah Securities Corp . . lltJt Wabash I0J4 Wabash pt A 311)4 Wabasli pf B 202 Western Maryland l2Jt Western Paclflc pf 55 Westlnghouse E & M ... 51 !4 Wheeling & Lake Erie, , i7!t White Motor 104 Willya-Overland L3,1 Wilson Co 83)4 Worthlngton Pump ...T. 85 Worthlngton Pump pt B. '.5J4 A Stocks, 501,100 shares, week. 33S5.7I") shares. 31 I (4 compaied wltn l,al7.32."i shares jestcrdny. Thus far this week, 7,811,525 nhores. Low 59'4 .15 19 13 !)!4 if ti u0!4 3314 tVi 71 '430V4 454 76 (8(4 100', 225 30H. 51 55 1254 38 !', 51 M4 57 60 HI 1 4 MA )3!4 47 Vi 7394 49 )3!4 10194 14(4 87 !4 78fi 5C, Vi WA 11714 V4 30(4 1 1 14 105 VI SI S.'l2 1.3 1I9'4 18 f8'i 23i 77(4 1394 l2'-4 U0!4 18(4 IU'4 IC!4 29 ; 19 im 11.194 u?4 it 75 11514 117 127 (4 13(4 268 53 4 11294 16(4 58 594 187 109(4 - Myj 121 61(4 13694 19 41 (31(4 10194 H!t 82 l'Jt 10(4 to 30(4 IS94 55 54 i!4 t(i 3294 1.1J4 93 94 7J4 Today's Net Close Chgc. 4914- 94 M 94 1994 . 1 1V44- 3(4 88(4 4(4 0'4 I- I l2'4 Hi 7!4 I (i 72 IV4 231(4 2(4 45944- n 50 -1(4 :io ' 100)4- (4 210(4 394 RENEWED WEAKNESS IN ;U.G. LIN LOCAL MARKET Cotvurdly Attempt Io Create Distrust Among Stockholders by Guarded Implication in Circular Letter i'he mysterious weakness of United It was the Implication rather tlinu Ons Improvement was iiiuiuestionnbly ine nvorsnaumviiig development ot to day s local market. Henewed liquidat ing pressure carried the stock down to a new low record nt (10i, an overnight decline of $2.fi0 and n depreciation of J?(l within the last fortnight. The somen of the tiersialeiil nrriMiro ?ii4."ai l!'K"lnst lll,s rccogiil.cd local senii- Investment favorite has puzzled some '" ' ni tlm o irnti'ilnuf tM. ...n -... 4 1.-. -t...A.i 1314 Vi v.. r, ., .:"". ""'""."" U1" .B"1"' mi.j. 11 '"V"."s ."". coinc to 1110 siirincc 10 .19J.S J( extllnili I in nnMotU., rfi, 11 line with all the olhcr country's utll tycorporntloiiH, ), fcit j,L, snlm, t.on. (litionR the Inst few years, which has nintlc (he cost nt operation very expen sive. SIIII tlll.Cn 'il.inc nn!- ......... in l.A anything insight Hint would Influence any cnange in tic divide-id policy. riicrn 8 11 possibility the renewed selling this morning which hud nil the Philadelphia Stocks Reserve Banks' Discount Rates Official discount rates at the twelve Federal Reserve banks were as fol lows : . (The first column gives rates for all periods up to nnd including a fifteen -day maturity, the second for a period of sixteen to ninety days. The third and fourth columns give the rates for dis counts of collateral loans secured by government bonds or notes.) Com'l paper Gov't paper 10 to 90 IS In On 15 days days 10 days (lava . . 1 4i 5 . . . 4 14 ... 4 4 , 4V4 4 2000.. 4000.. 5000 . . 2000-. . . 2000. 1)1 H 9Ui 02 92M 92)4 9114 02J4 Penna gen 4V4s 4000 83(4 Pcre Marquette 6s 1000 84!i 1000 87 Pierce Oil Cs of 1 2000 105 Pub Serv C N J Es 70 70 Rl'i 81U 81)4 0000 2000 Reading 4s 10JO 100O 2000 Rep Cuba 5s of 14 GOOO 94!i St L & S r In 15000 14;; St L & S It 4s ser A 1000 58J-I 2000 58K St L f- 8 F 5s ser B 1000 71M St L & S P. It 1st 1000 GO'S St L & Srn It R 5s 1000 GO 1000 GO SOOti 00 Scabrd A L ad) 1000 404' 5000 4694 5000 46lj So Pacific fd 12000 80 1000 SOVi So Pacific cv 4s 5000 G25i So Pac cvt Es lloston New York . . Philadelphia Richmond Cleveland . Atlanta ... Chlcaco ... St, I.outs . Minneapolis Kansas City nalluH 4 U ' 4 '.4 4 1 4'4 .. 4( . . 4(3 Hair Francisvo . . 4(4 4 4 4'i 4 4 , 4 4 5 4'i 494 Q5 4 5 4'i 4", ft 4' 4', 4'v t'4 44 4i 1U 4', 5'i 4'i 4'i Hi lllch 110 K1t Str.110 939 (in Asph.138 1095 do pfd.205 200 Lake Sup Corn ... in-: Net ChKC. Low Ctoso 11 5 j no .. 129 13S 10 101 1203 15 m 10.. llOM'li Nnv 07 Vj IVb I?r" ., 35 I. eh Val. 47 V3 4'Vj 4yj V: 34 A 3-1 ',' 23 25V4 lit 00 CO Ts 50(K).. 50000.. 6000.. 05000.. 70iM.. 2000-- 40000. . KM? .100H .10G!i .107 .100 107V . 107J-J South Rail 4s 1000 0334" 5000 03 5000 04J4 7000 634 4000.... 03! i Southern Rwy 6s 2000 8SU 10000 8814 2000 8874 1000 89 2000 183! i FOREIGN EXCHANGE New torlt, Oct. 4. The foreign ex change mnrket opening this morning in dicated n steady market, with 11 slight improvement in sterling, which was quoted nt -1.2101 for demand nnd 4.22V& for cables. Other quotations were : Franc cables 8.38, cheeks S.-K); wire cables 0.80. checks 9.82; Swiss cables 5.51, checks 5.53; guilder cables 38i,s. checks 38; pesetus cables 19.18, checks 19.10; Stockholm cables 21.55, checks 24.00; Christiania cables 23.35, checks 23.30; Copenhagen cables 21.85, cheeks 21.70; llelgian rabies 8.40, checks 8.42; mark checks, 4.20; Austrian kroner, 1.50. The market was dull in the second hour of business, but tho tone wus stendy. Quotations were : Demunil sterling 4.21. cables 4.22)4 1 franc ca bles 8.37, checks 8.39 ; lire cables 9.80, rhecks 9.82; mark cables 4.18, checks 4.1.1, nnd Austrian Kroner -i..)U. Refined Sugars Remain Unchanged New Yoilt, Oct. 4. The refined sugar market remains unchanged. Lo ral refiners still rcfrnin from accepting new business, nnd prices are still un changed nt 0c, less 2 per cent for cash for tine granulated. Haws nlbo arc unchanged nt 7.28c delivered. The United States sugar equalization board yesterday arranged for shipment this month of 405,574 bags Cubnu nt G.S8e, cost and freight. Railroad Men at Luncheon The officials of the Pennsylvania llailroud who will this afternoon attend tho nnuunl luncheon given by Moorhead C. Kennedy, president of the Cumber land Valley Hailroad Company, nt his home, Rugged Edge, Chambersburg, Pa., will Include President Samuel Ilea; Vice Presidents George D, Dixon, Henry Tatnnll, Vv. H. .Myers und A. ,T. County; Louis Neilson, secretary; Elisha I.ce, federal mntinger; It. Ii, O'Donucll, general manager. 470 l'a 11 H. 43'. 43', 43vi- 125 I'll Salt . St 81 81 225 l'hlla Co cum pf. 31 208 Phil- Elec 25'.. fill 1I. TVnor lid 100 tltendlng 83 S3 83T'sT-4 (15 Ton Hoi. UVi Wf HV4 Vf 10 Tn Tract 38 7 8 Vs i;wi; (i 1... o:? 3 Sv-T ' 15 U f N .1.105 Id.' li. ')i 110 tU S SU.105V4 104'!1 105M! 14 45 Wnrl&S 8 8 S. k Ktocks, D36II snares, compured with 69(11 Hlmrca venlcrday. Thus far this week. 3.- 328 share-. Same pcrlou lasi wee. 01.10. shares. X tNct change made by comparison with last sale on New York Stock Etchange. IIONDS , et lllich Low CiObS chpe. 90.88 1)0.88 99.88.02 LOCAL CLEARINGS EXPAND .lOO'A 100V1 100V4. Kales in J loon 5 Vic i-y,s. 17 l'hila Co 1st 5s.. ii r. in.ii,, VI ' lst 5s. r. 01 03 U 01 01 p'ut nV.. mVi 03 03.- llonds 12(1.2110, compared with 2O.r,00 vfstt-nl.iv Thus far this week. JKH.I0U. Sam- pi rlo.i laat week, tl27.4UU. BANK CLEARINGS ItanU clearings today compared Willi cor respunillng dav last two years: luiii 1018 11117 l'hlla .. I52,(il3..-i73 J03.479.459 iri2.H51.020 N V . . hi',ll.4 10,41 1 . LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS Chlcato. Oct'. 4. 110OS Kstlmaiea re. ceipls. 3000 licail, left over, 435U head. i..,P. u..i,.o .v.rt.iiir Bieadv at yesterday a best time.' Karlv top. (10.75. Average cost yesterday. $15.35. nnnn ..., CATTI.B Estimated receipts, 3000 head, HI1EB1' Estimated receipts. 3000 head. 1-ltUl.urEh. Oct. 4 "Pas-neeellt.. 1 000 head Lower. iteavies. . llll.BOiu'in.T.i. heiv-y yorkers. J10.70 10.85' lUjht yorkeis. J15 5(l 15.73: PlBS.- '15.23O15.30. SHEEP AND LAMBS Uecelpts. 500 head. Steady Top sheen. J'-o",.10!.' ".""'.' (.Ai.vrcs ileceipts, on nu' Top. S22 50. Business 7.7 Per Cent Greater Than This Week Last Year Philadelphia bngk clearings this week Merc 7.7 per cent in excess of the cor responding week last year. While tho percentage of gain was smaller than that shown by some of the other lnrge eastern cities, it still shows that Philadelphia is getting its share ot the country's trade. New Tork clearings Bhowcd nn expansion of 4S.5 per cent, while Bos ton was 9.3 per cent nhead of last year. Total clearings, of all Ihe clearing houses in tho United States for the week, according to the Financial Chron icle, were $11,485,210,41(1, ugainst $7,()TJ(),151,204 this week Inst year, or u net increase of 31.3 per cent. Comparisons follow : Increase 1919 1018 P. C. N. York. J4.775.O7S.O70 $3,183,520,175 49.8 cnicaco.. Olil. (Ill, ISO -144, N7-1, 7113 :iu4.si;i,4iu 291. 014. 70S 00.197,101 l'hila. Huston. . . Kan. City St. Louis. Pan Fran. l'lttsb'Kh. Detroit.. Hallo Is". Orleans 142, III 111, (17S 143,294,001 125.3(17. M12 S2.1.10.001 77, '.03,773 02,118,627 30(1,448,700 211(1,7411,3(13 170,737.720 135. IS0.91I5 98.199,030 118,(118,4(13 55.000,000 07,512,580 40,010,275 15.5 7.7 U.3 17.4 I.I) 45.9 5.6 49.3 14.4 20.7 4- 8194- 94 37 54 61 2(i 1,0(4 t0?4 !i ; Vi 4J(4- Vi iS 1(4 10(4 4(4 UI. 1 101 9i - Vt 14(4- 9i 88 1 79?b 1?b 12!', 94 111 60M ?S 11s(b 1 S's Vt S1H (4 V,i-r 1(4 10.1 29b 9b (4 Vt 9i-r 13 - Vi 1195,- Vt 69M M 9i !i t!H Vt S3 MV4- Vt 14(4 !4 t.i?s 2Vi li 194 19b 18(4 1- !'b taja-f- Ja 16(4 li .1IV4 1- 3V4 19 - '4 M !i H.7H .1J4 '.0(4 Vt 13(4 3H ".S H- 2 1!4 2V4 it; - n I'M I ((4 V4 13(4 Vi 26S i(9i 1V4 '("94 no lyj '94 1- V4 (90 .. H0H Vt 8(1 -I- t ..A VA "t'4 19s 137V4 194 70 .. 41 - V4 123 2 (6594 m "la Vi 82 9s- H 10)4 (i , 3094 20(4 t- ?4 fiBV4 5r, IVA 9b 16JH- Vt Hi(i- Vi .13 yz 14 I 04(4 1V4 .V4- 1V4 f-auto period last Local Bid and Ashed Tod a; r. d Amer Sliln rotn.. .'llt'.i .'y.J. "ifsk 35 .131 . 58 . (IS . 19 Amer Stores lllldvvlu Loco . . lirlll J O iluft & Susq . .. Hulf &. Hcb( pref Cramp tr ctfs Electric Sturaao (Jen isphalt 137 (en Asphalt pref... 204 Keystone Tel . . , ,-, 12 Keystone Tel pref,. 50 Lake Sun Corp 10'i. Lehigh Nav 67',i Lehlsh Vol -mi l.ehish V,1 Tr II j.elnsh Val Tf-pref. 2fi i'enna 11 It 4,Hi Phlla Eiectrlc 25 l'hila Co 34', Phlla Co 5 p c prof. "S f. ." "4 yij'n 137 110 70 r.i 171) .115Vi ll(li 113 yesterday Hid Ask 354 a. i 131 r.s us ni hlla Co ii c pre 1' it t ir cls . Itiadlnt; Tonopah Del . . Tonopah Mln . . Union Traction 11 O I V S Steel York Hwys , . . . York Uvvy pref. 20 37i 111" 138 200 13 54 109. 68 48 17 28 i:n; l!ftt 35 .11 34 U 2IIV4 84 3(i .1 S'.i 112' 123 182 12 50 ni I. (I- 47'i 20 43', "''.' 34Vi 28 .'H(i 2(1 03 30 !i 135 (III 70 fit 17U 11(1 125 188 13 53 I9V4 )!7', 4s 15 28 I.Ti 23(4 .1.1 31 35 I'l.'i 8li .l'4 38li 03'4 .105J, 105 ln41i loH 7V4 8 '4 30 Vs 8'X. .10 LOCAL MINING STOCKS TONOPAH STOCKS Hid Cash Hoy 07 Jim Puller 20 MucNanid ra 55 Midway IS -Mlzpah Extension 1)5 Montana 12 Northern Star or, llescue EulA 18 Tonopah Extension 2?i West End t'i West Tonopah .0'.! Ask .08 .28 .60 .'(I? .15 .07 .20 Si 1(4 .11 Lower. -HOOSy Receipts, 25o higher. Top, South Omaha, Oct. 4. 4OH0 head. Ten cents and "'cATTLE Uecelpts. WOO head. Compared with a week ago: Hest steers mostly 50c. higher? but choice 25 W 51.0 higher: vea Steady: Blockers and feeders barely steady: early advances lost. . . .,raA SHEEP necelnts, 300 head. Compared with week ago: Kat lambs and 1 breeders and feeders' ewes fullySl higher: sheep und yearlings 50c hlghep lint HuffHlo. Oct. I. CATTLK Receipts. 275 head. .Market steady. CALVE.-' I'eielpts 225 head. JIarket ac tive 50c lower. J7W25. ,,... n IIL'OS l;e-ilpt .iron lid. Srn.rlj.et ac tive "5 W 40c higher Heavy. Jl(l.75i)6 r.i: reld anVjorkirS. Jin.83n: lluht yorkerr. 10 2301(150. pIsb J1O018.25: rougha. J13 W13 50: stags. Jtill. ... ,. -nft SHEEP AND LAMBS - Ileceipts, 1600 head. Market steady, unchanged . GOVERNMENT BONDS DIVIDENDS DECLARED Nash Motors Corporation, quarterly nf J1.7R on preferred, payable November 1 to ranama coupon 2s. 1030.... Panama registered 2s 10311.. Panama coupon 2s. 1038. .-. Panama registered 2s. lfids.. l'anama coupon 3s, 1061..,. Panama registered 3s, IDtlli. I'hlllpplne 4s, 19.14 Philippine 4s. 111.15. ......... Iihlllnnlne 4. 1I1.1A. ........ . U H' dovt coupon 2b, 1930 Hid . .. DDJ4 . .. U9V4 ... l)8Vi ...89 . . . 89 ... 02 . ., 112 . . . 92 ...100 Ask 91 91 00 0(1 911 ssVock ot record October 21'. .. u. ru... ..n..nn .i. inin I U H Oovt registered 2s. 1980. .,.100 , 100(4 U 8 GoVt registered 4s. 1925... lOflVi 106 DIVIDE STOCKS Allied Dlvldo Alto Divide l.elcher lan Ilur llroush Divide Divide Extension . . . Divide Hynd Divide Con Dividend East Divide Hasbrouck Divide . . High Divide Revert Divido lteno Dlvldo Koaetta Pliver Klnaj Tonopah Divide Tonopah Hasbrouck Victory Divide Verde Divide Zone, .08 .18 .10 .09 i , 14 .0(1 .15 .115 .11 .12 .1(1 .55 .05 .12 .15 5Ts .30 .27 .3(1 .70 QOI.DFICLD STOCKS Atlanta 02 Hlue Hull 02 Hooth (id C O D 02 Combination Fraction o:t Crackerjark 05 Development la Dlamondneld II I) ., in Daisy 02 llorerice t Cloldneld Con 17 (Jcldneld Merzer (Kl (Ireat He id 02 Jvmbo UxtorMon on Kewanas na I.or.o Star 03 Oro , .(it Ited Hills 04 Silver Pick 08 Spearhead 09 .in .2f .12 .10 1 nt .08 .18 ,.70 .13 .14 .15 .57 .07 n .35 .30 .38 .T3 .01 .03 .08 .03 .n.v .07 .15 .n:i .0.1 .50 .in .05 .03 .11 .05 .07 .0.1 .0(1 .09 .10 MISCELLANEOUS Amparo A c Izona United , I Men Mother Lod4 ... Nevada Hill. Nevada Hand l'romontarlo . ,.,,..,,.. Nevada, Wonder ............ Tccopa Mlnh.ir WUU Co ,.,.., .20 .52'4 .02 .20 .09 ,11 .25 .5. .1)4 .25 .4., .1 NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET New York, Oct. 4. In resnonse tn n firmer tone nt Santos, coffee futures nere openeu .so to .u points higher this morning. A enblp frnnv Snntna cnlrl (l.n. knte decree prohibited Santos street term operations between calls, uliloli henceforth nre to be nt 10:30 n. m., 1, 3 and finally nt 5 p. in. This meas ure naturally was regarded ns intended to restrict speculation in futures at Santos in the interest of n more stable market. familiar marks loolishly par rks of frightened holders Htltr v!f Ii I lllif uriiriL' nnv due to n circular letter sent broadcast by a iNew Tork firm, which for soine years back systemntlnilly has attacked n number of corporations. nny direct nccuntion that apparently inn me (iiininge. i nc circular in ipies (lou was more in the nature of n noti Mention of something to follow, thnu making nny direct assertion, The cou tcmptible and cowardly side of the mat ter was to be found in that the cir cular was enclosed together with a cir cular letter issued nearly two years ngo by the same linn attacking mother utility corporation. Any such elTort to create n feeling of distrust iimong investors should be openly condemned by every justice-lov-ng broker. It is to be regretted thnt there are tin laws nt hand not onlv (o check such practices, hut also (o se verely punish the originators of such cowardly schemes. Such pructices mean great losses to unsuspecting investors, lint ti speak ot the loss of confidence. r ,i '",,, llol1(,fI thnt ",,v olinrrholdci' ""'' l nited Ons Improvement stock will not he influenced by such it miser able effort to create distrust in cither i . ''"'-ority of the management or the liilrinslc value of the property whoso M'ciintios they hold. FURTHER DEPRESSION IN MARKET FOR CORN Bears Encouraged by Reports That Argentina Will Dis pose of Com Here GrtAIN BELT WBATHEll CONDITIONS t'hlraco. Oct. 4. Illinois Showers prob bably tonight and Sunday; cooler Sunday nnd In north tonight. -Missouri Unsettled tonight and Sunday, probably aliowern) cooler Sunday. Wisconsin Showers and cooler tonight: Sunday unsettled, wllh probable showers. Minnesota Partly cloudy and cooler tonight, probably show ers extreme southeast: Sunday fair and warm. lowu Unsettled and cooler to night, showers east and central ; Sunday fair, except prolnbly showers and cooler east North Dakota and Montana Fair tonight and Sunday, warmer. South Da kota Pair tonight wllh frost; lcr east and central. Nebraska and Kansas Partly cloudy and cooler tonli-ht, probably frost west; Sunday fair. Wyoming 1'alr to night and Sunday; freezing tonight; warmer Sunday. Chicago. Oct. 4. Knrly bijletins from Washington indicating thnt there wns no chance in President Wilson's condition and continued fine weather depressed the com market further this morning. Overnight longs, who were disap pointed nt the absence ot new develop ments to bring nbout nn alteration in the bearislinoss of sentiment, wero on the selling side, Hears had the help of reports that farmers in Argentina were looking for ward to disposing of part of their holdings of cnrii in the United States, nnd (lint it is now possible to ship iiiuize from the southern grower to the United States at a price well undor values here. , The attitude of owners in Argentina is due to the strike on the Uritish railways, it being difficult to negotiate for further, exports of gruin from the South American republic to the. United Kingdom, owing to congested conditions. Later Dr. Grayson's announcement that the President had hntl n good night find that his condition was more favorable led to some covering. October opened V,c lower, nt $1.40. December started at .$1.22 to $1.22Vi, against .$1,231,6 at the close yesterday, and Inter sold at 51.23. May was ,iV.,.Jl ,lt ,,?',:U ,0 $'-'-. ngalnst !l.Jl-!i, yesterdny's last price, nnd later tsoTtl at $1.21l&. . Oats were quiet with narrow, Irregu lar clmnges in prices. Local operators were inclined to bell. Ileceipts were 132 cars. December opened Jo higher nt 05sC and later sold at 70c Mnv 2nnl;tcd . at, 7:1c t0 72?sc, ngalnst 2?te at the close yesterday, and later sold nt 72c The receipts of wheat hero today were 317 cars; nt Minneapolis 301 cars, and at Duliith 52 cars. The extreme weakness of United Gas Improvement was partly counterbal anced by the animated rebound in the (ieneral Asphalt shares. The common stock was jacked tin SS.fiO In l.inu. nnd It he preferred $14 to 204, thereby re- fcuuuiiK u coiisiiieranie part ot the ground lost in the preceding sessions. Trading in tho balance of the loenl list was of the familiar half-holiday character. Price changes were confined to small fractional limits. Tho only noteworthy exception was "the recovery of nenrly $1 in Philadelphia Traction. Corn Open High Low Close Uc 1-S2U 1.24'i 1 22tt 121 '?, L-Oi 1.22i 1.205, 1.22 Oats I'cc 7(1'4 71'i 70S, 71 SI"V 72i 7.1", 724 72-is Pork Oct 55.50 .15.75 ,15.50 .15,75 J"". 32.50 32.50 32.50 32.50 I.nro Nov 20.15 20.42 20.15 20 4" Jan 22.92 23.35 22.80 23.35 nibs Oct 18.75 1S.85- 1R.75 18. S2 )nn 18.00 18.00 17.K5 17.02 BAR SILVER Commercial bar silver wns quoted in New York today at $1.20 nn ounce, nn ndvnnce of lc. In London the price wits 04d, up Id. STATEMENT OF TheWestEndTrustCompany - OF PHILADELPHIA AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, September 23, 1919. Resources Cash and Reserve . . . Loans upon Collateral Bonds, Stocks, etc. . . Real Estate Miscellaneous Liabilities Capital Stock Surplus and Undivided Profits , . . Deposits Bills Payable (Liberty Loan) . . . ......$ 913,550.15 4,832,183.16 4,972,571.65 1,405,564.97 333,591.74 $12,457,461.67 $2,000,000.00 2,019,686.40 8,037,775.27 400,000.00 $12,457,461.67 Charles B. Dunn October . . , December January ., .March . . . . May July ...... bepiemDer Did. Yes. close Open . .14.84 014.8.1 ,!? . .14.I1914.7(I 'U.KZ . .14.001014.70 .... . ,14.(19W14.70 Mil on . .14.(10014.70 M5 40 . .14.l!)fl14.7(l M1.05 . .14.09&14.7O , , . 11:00 a.m. 14.94 lV.t)3 ACCUSED AS SWINDLER Police Hold Suspect for Game Prac ticed on Prominent Men Here , Through n clever lino of talk and a good' appearance, Allen Adnms, of no particular address, has obtained a snug sum of money, according to the po lice, from officials of several Phjia.. delphla institutions. Adams called on . Dr. 'William P. Wilspu,' director of the Commercial Museum, recently, and after telling hlrVi that he knew un old friend of his at the Smithsonian Institution in Washing ton, borrowed $25 from Doctor Wil son. The money wus not returned, it is said. Adnms, according to the polieo, ployed the sninegamo on Dr. W. ,A. I'iliby, ot the Academy of Nat ural Science. Adams was arrested today on Market btrect. The police say ho is un old baud nt the sympa. thy game. We wus Held in $800 bail by Magistrate PcnnocU at the Central Station. d O. P. Message to Wilson Iloston, Oct. 4. The. members of the Republican Club of Massachusetts at its annual gathering last night by unanl rnous vote, scut u tclcgrnm to Prcsi. dent Wilson rxprcasing "their sincere hope thnt recovery from your present Indisposition may be speedy and com- is cWe. President Charles E. Wolbert Treasurer Willys Corporation 8 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock Net tangible assets $287 per share. Business booked for next twelve months five times maximum annual dividend requirements. No mortgage or lien, except - Purchase Money Morgtagcs, may bo created without con sent of 75 of this issue. argc annual Sinking Fund Convertible at option of holder Jnto two snares com mon stock for each share preferred. Mr. John N. Willys is President. Price $100 per share: and accrued dividend. CARSTAIRS & CO. Members Philadelphia and New York Stock Exchanges 1419 Walnut Street 71 Broadway, N. V. Established Oil Authority Just Out Sntemattonal il 3fnbetor Published Every fljonday 8 Pages Feature Articles in Current'Issue "United States Oil Production" "Standard Oil Dividends" "Oil Refining Output" "Fuel Oil Advances Likely" "Locating- Oil by Electric Device" 'Oil in' Great Britain" "Oil Tank Steamer Shortage" "Treatment of Oil-Bearing Shale" Pierce Oil Corporation HAMl'l.i; COI'IKS (IV KKiUKT AlMWKNr! Sinclair Gulf Texas & Pacific Producers & Refiners Ventura Consolidated Midwest Refining "Doings of American and Foreign Oil Companies" . Standard and Independent Oil , News ' INTERNATIONAL OIL INVESTOR CO., Inc. 148 State Street, Boston, Mass. V r :? v" V. ' '.!, i in M .s l'3l iifT inn it iiiwftAsir .
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