'jMff' ,?arrr' inw ry"r?T v EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 1919 IS i mmimL, . 'U. il I J " 1.1 1,1 wwTsVtwrWir'jrY'V, 'f ' T, " "-,.'',' A4" " ' ' Bt. 1,1 i K litf If ''.'A, ;-i " Lis fl lh &' Hi la t Ti I l r" tft B. if t. at u UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LIBERTY AND VICTORY LOAN BONDS Wo buy &nd sell Liberty Ioan ami Victory Loan Bonds on commission at current market prices. Denominations 530, $100, $300, S1000 Edward B. Smith Si Co bankers nsT.uu.ncD is'jj sVetnocrJ Sew Vork and hfljdelio eiix.k litcliafBf niuAiici rtn, iiu cticttuut a i. HVhlO.N AtAUNTUlVK Mnv Milt IS ni:av lumio.n NEWS OF FINANCIAL WORLD NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK QUOTATIONS MARKET HIGHL Y NER VOUS; PRICES VERY CONFUSING Financial Community Greatly Disturbed by Criminations j Made Against Prominent Market Interests New York, Nov. IS. To the !iif;M whiili vtaa spoken ot us uumint X or nervous state (pf today's Mock niark't ,,, jo. The street story bad it that thorp rould be easilj attributed Hcternl . . . i,,..f ,!..(..., ..nR belnc rou ioll.ienccs. 1'rlce movement continue..." "S'' inwstifcation gs being rim .i ,t . nn,. r.r.ntn At n-i ducted b.v tht? Stock Kvchance author!- ter..iK the ..enen.l list ni.ncarcd to be tics. It unn Intimated' that some ort f" on the cre of another breakdown, hut t a scandal was attached to the operu .1.. ...i..,.,. .-. a,nr. i. l.K Hum. turns, and tlie investigation would ' i-leutlv Mronc tt ward off the reaction likrlj result In the washing of some an ,((t, 'very dirty linen. About'the onlv sidelight of the duj'ttl As u matter of fait the market at operations differing from the immf.ll.ite mosphere was heatll.v charged with l. receding Melons w .i the brief shifting criminations and recrimination', with of Interest lo the copper group The which names of prominent market in strength of the red metal shares for a forests were linked. It is doubtful time such us did the railroads .icster- whether this lurid stories had auy direct ,! ir,o,l o.'.t in bold ...utrast against influence upon the market trend except .., ,!,., ,m,.. up-ikness of the other perhaps n restrict trading There was, , , ,f , --. I. I .1 -.,-.- !..... I , 1 I 1 II I I NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS iittractlngjin ull eieuls, n distinct sloulng down ,n..ch nf a follow ins. the moomont was. all through the list oquam as dismal industrial. in tar us ....... ..Ub fniliire as that oti A -J point ne ,Kn -nltm:..!. OStCr.lav The rcvuat lu the railroads came n. ,,., .hnmi ondimr. This may hae been due nurth to the ctniug nf the I uni- nuns bill by the Trfsideut the un- eiico essful effort i to ire.itc a belief thai in IVcMod Steel Car and a t point decline in Crucible Steel measured the irregular trend of stocks at the sluggish opening of today's ses sion fialns predominated in the main lmurvir, some of yest.-ninj's strong is- sin's lieliiB iigain wen reprcfenieu. i met Oh Ea1e In ( lot '.'DO 01) 800 una 1S044 '.'BOO too Hon 2400 too toon 7110 woo 300 00 JO I) too too Adams Express . . . . Adyanco Itumely . . . 8 Adanco Kumely pf. . AJax llubbcr . Alaska l,'old Mtuci AUisk.i Juneau O M. .. Allis-ChUtmcrs Mff . (t .Am Hoot Sugar s Am Uosch Jlag-ncto. . Am Can 7 Am Can pf . ta Am Car & Fndry 4 Am Cotton OH . ... .80 Am Druggist Sn ... 0 Am ICiipros . . Am Hide & Leather . 7 Am llldo & lealh pf . . Am leu Am Ico pf llllli Loir noli soli 3600 4.80 Am Internal Corp Tax Free in Penna. $85,000 Beech Creek R. R. First Mtg. 4s Duo July, 1936 Price on application Biodget & Co. SOI Real Etate Tru.t Bldg. Philadelphia Telephone, Wtilnut 100G Boston New York r. i Tir.. rn. c nil II R (If. IIIDUIIIT lurhl ITt" lll'I t'l ill .UUiliin. iillU" i 'of vital u.ereVt to security holders , din States Oil and Cerro do Pasco Cop- iThe ireaened embargo on freight and , per at gaius of 1 to .'..poms ltoils in. inn i"i "I" . .ii.,,-.,..! nere an tincertuin ouautity at the out- mincuMiii ". "- ""-:;- ... , , , ........ i,i , l.lll SUUU l.lltf . l'J UU-, ,,,,,, in i usiftrtonL-er .,! nf tl,n i-nl rnnris lis rCMlll OI 1I1C s.'l, fuel famine mav also hae helped to put i tian. outinentals and grangers. , w , 1. keM n he rev ived enthusiasm I Chang in the market became more o, ''IVu confusing lHter tlcnerul Motors re- The monex market, however, wab placed its early gain of II points with f.i, .,n tl,i Veil nnerning factor. The a oss of almost , and rails failed to on.lmat on of t he u"per ce it cali rate hold. I'nlou Pacific dropping 2 Points samne evidence of the determination There were fcneral conspicuously V?h h. nuw interests to force a sua- strong ssyes, notablv Endieott -Johnson 1 ,h, of vneeulathe act viN . ( ' which gained (I points, and the so-cu led pen Ion of spec '" f.u"v ,' ' ,vlrp lirrs, especially AVestcru fnion. cialb open pool manipulation i.t, '" "''.'f"' .Mni.lucs also helped to -i,s .. , i .. ot.ii.iiWn hi ppiipnil list. Cine nf the notewortiiy iiommo im .. s " - ,1))VPr Ul0 n,jrket re of the day's operations which n mo In II for u , n ' ,w' Ster, , ::oncengr!wM,1U,n7o;i!:' Uroppln. ., pol-s oral who had taken u.prominci po-i ..,. ,,. .-rnclble Stcl's weakness tiou .11 the recent special, org . wi-ro ' - - r,M)VrriuK W p,nt.s and openly spoken in the Una rial Wr.ct. i ' 'o Kto .- Shippings and food Three f this coler.e ar" alleged to ;ta oUi - h J hllillieiHIIJ .Tippieiioj '",."- ,. ,,i.r ,.. ,,, uny wrl, anil uieret...."u,,r ........ - penou MUi't? iu' M--i- s- t" iu.-. hpnp seriously .lin.mtw.-illCI ullllTlll lflpt uirufui'iio 'i'ii't - - 1 ill was a strong proDiiiniin cr meir u-.i'.-inc.- being thrown i.u tho market. What attracted the most attention, however, was Hie whispering' .oncom ing a misterious sio'k market ac.-ount. Vr,i,.ll,le Stool fell far below its mini. mum qii.'tatiou ot the morning in the active final hour, prices elsewhere drop ping to the day s lowist loel. STOCKS WITHOUT BRISK ADVANCES ! IN CURB NUUmtl SETTLED TREND AKRON TIRE -I Banking Powers Determined to Heaviest Dylings Are Again in the Oil Group bholl l rans port Strong ApBllcntlon l bilrc m to lll AKRON TlllD oo the Now York Curb. Commitments for the Opening-Accepted in the Order Received Circular P-i on Request S. S. RUSKAY & CO. Members Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York Established 1877 20 Broad Street. New York Stabilize Call Rate at High Figure UNDERCURRENT IS STRONG'.TOBACCO STOCKS SLUGGISH New o.l.. Nov. lS.-Tho N.w York New Ww Nov. IS.-Monj stocks ii. dosing financial reie were actno and strong on the Ilro.,,1 ''"mn" I street eni-b today witli oil btocks ngain ' ranSin today's stock market was 1 the prominent feature. Many of these !ot)Iet and IT.e p.Tc list moied m . Nsu. made brisk a.ham e-. ?e iuroly waves without posime fend; I The heaviest dealings were , To- neverthele.b'the behavior of the market Idueers and Uefiuers, wdiic 1. rnmod up 11 a whole indicated considerable re- from 10', to 11',. Shell Transport serve of strength bastd, presumably, and Trading was strong, advancing from on a growing short account. ' 7fl' to 7S. There was a vigorous de- There were occasional sinking spells , mand for International Petroleum, ia the various industrial groups, but which moved up from ,ib"t to -1 . each setback called out good bu.ing and ' $mmp ivtroleum was traded in at 18'... the loss was speedily retrieved Ihe l0 (,",. i shorts took advantage of whateier of-, fr,p tobacco Mocks continued heavy, I tered, the decline in sterling to low .morcan Tobacco Securities falling I leicls iiitherto untouched, for example, , from yii (0 d-ja,. Cenrral Asphult to press the. list down. Call money again ttUH another heavj feature, being traded mnnu'nl t V2 nor cent, and the f' : ... tnr. in l..' Tnrilan Packlni rnuz- that.such u high rate has been dnnand- ri from oji', t0 oi.. Cosdcn i. Co. ed for standing loans since the market quieted down from the break of la I week fended to confirm the idea that i the banking powers were determined to i stabilize the rate at u high figure for , nnSo time to come Time funds aKr 1 held firm at high rates, li'-j per i out bid ' "' 1'7PlJ"j' ; for mixed collateral and 7' to X liiritisii-Amir Tob i-old at 10'n to lOr-i. , IVI)VST11II.S .lemj Mplosles Allied I'.u'kine Amer rouacco pi' or KANSAS CITY GAS COMPANY 5 PER CENT BONDS Duo 1922 WILLIAM C.ORTON 25 Broad Street, New York Telephone, Broad 7160 I cent for'industrlal collateral. i Tli, 6 nnrinrtin. nnltoe nt thi i cugeuaerea considerable minion iu brokerage houses and in individual traders It prevented uny ostentatious I display of bullish initiatie and the fstreet was williug, seemingly, to ac Iquiescc in the situation for the time being, particularly in ew of the un certainties attending the late of the peace treaty and the absence of definite developments at the coal strike confer lence in Washington There appeared to be a brighter prospect for some kind of a compromise in regard to the treaty, but o cry thing is still or ha.. Kail road shares were disposed to be hcuj. 'obue coup. C.r L nht i .. .t lln-Tdl ABPhalt I'unt.-. HUPP leiors Indian l'acklnt- Loca a Inc Loft fnc Overland Tire Philip MorrlB Hoot VanJervort . . . . Snowti rountatnr. Submarine lloat V S ttleamiihin . ... Unlterl llelatl Candy . . . t'nlted I'ront Sharlnc Vanadium hteel Pralrlt VI.. Stind Oil of Calif ?4!iinri oil nf N' .1 . 1 Bland Oil of N V ltlch Low v m s'; . s' 8s. 39 "o nu , .11 b4 HI ir ni li'd 191, lll'I H. ..-, 'J I', 4, . '; .)li ss 15.1 lai is . ll'i Vi IS'i J1Vj -Jl 21 . a: af-j ni . !! .' -'I ao'a aov ao'i . 10 i5 10 . B3 ri.iH y.t . ll'. 11 11s. . 18 17V? IS. . 0'. 6i 511 . 18 ITS. 17 .. 31, .', Q4i . Sl'a BH 54M, OILS .2S-i 'Jll 's'l .303 301 S03 1J5 MS 44.1 Philadelphia Stocks Equipment Bonds From r17.") lo G.15rr Townsciid Whelcn & Co. 505 Chestnut -t. IUV Cloi. , LIBERTY BONDS r BOUGHT und SOLD If &j& DeoomUatLoa f Samuel K. Phillips & Co. llMBimrs l'bll4dlbL. Btcq. Eitfctm 1., Vb Lawrence E. Brown & Co. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 1615 r.CAI. KSTATi: 'JIIUST 11LDO. Inteatlofe nil odjo.l nartnerl.li and corporation arrounU. Alta cropsrs V, s, Incaiao li Utturnt. l'lNAXOIAl, Pocahontas Consolidated Collieries Compsny, Incorporated i r rumf-iiwn nvK pub cist 1 GOLD UO.VDS Notloa la litraby liven, purauuit to tht ttrma of tbo Mortgano dated July lit. 180T. tbtt tho underslcneU. aa Truntaa IU re. r.lva u1td iropoaala. nil Jo S:UU p. m. oa li Bib da of llrcember, 181D, (or tli sal ta It cf bonda a abote daacntbod auniclact ' M . .t,M nun. of laO.&Sa.CO. Ttaa unilar. ! Inad Tcaervrt U rtlht to reject aiir or , llich i.-.aiim ins.'.':;', uf:2 Am btrs 111"! 1.-. Alii Ins 'J-'Pi 1500 Aw Phip o. Co. ."J'.i.j oil Am Gas. D" Jl Rerbg 4. Kllgel.. Ms ."0 do prof 'Jfl1- HK1 I. Ico Htr.l.'tti 50 (in Asp. 1 ISO u00 Koy Tel 1 1 .",00 Lk Sun 21". ISO Leh Nav tH m 1.2 Th Vdl 4HU -4U 100 tMidvale 5'J''i ."'JU 3i:i0 I'a H U. 4:i's 12-li 10 I'a Halt. R0 SO - 771 I'h Elec. 25 24 25 1320 V U T tc 27"8 27 273 5 T G & N u n...nn un iif 105 Ton IW.. 2"s 2m 2"; li.i in Tract .-ii"j ..ij .i.v.-r .inJ I tJ I. . n.i' u4's ' 4Ij'CN.I.Hl7 107 107 .. ;.:;otrs stua-.u lo:!"; io:5i 2 f Nr chanye made bv conipartson with last Ella on New Torll Stool. Eichantc Total files. 10.711 HharCB, eompared with 10 408 aliarea fTerlas-. Thua far Ihla r'rek, 21 "00 snarea. Mama parlod Jau wtelt. 2.6o7 shares i iMHU'iarorctT oii.m Allied Oil 1 Anwt lliljall" .. I Boone (Ml Illoaton Wj online . . Uurnett Van l'leao .. ' I---!,. hi. .. .. . Ccutnl Oil "itl I Cotden t Co ,cl".' , Kumaralda Oil .... -o'.s f s lilenrod. Oil Hi,, a; i durrey tjllle.pic o'tl7' 1 1 i Iloualon Oil H-r H inter I'etroleum Invlnelbln rj"l.. nt Ibland Oil .' Ltvtnrbtnn .MetroiioUtan yctroleuit. Mexlcau 1'an N.ir.li Amer Oil ... . I Orient OH s I l'ennok Oil 12', flana-or Oil , Kyan Oil . . - Vit 1 Salt Creok X'rod Ill Shell TransiJorl 78 Skslly Oil VI Spencor Petroleum 20' Texas Co w 1 d Victoria Oil new ii Vulean OH lu WhJto Oil jo". .Till-'. -.11': 20 20 1:1:5 i:u i:io i."0 2 u n -'H lit 415 .. 5J1.14- i; 1,'i . NR 2. 17 . MV, IDS : o; . 34 : .140 . M . 3S4 20 ., l't Wr. " v, '- n 20'v 20b 101-j 10'7 .'' , 8". .T-b r.i si 10 lib 38 3SI. 7 1 2"-. 2S 20 20 b 8 8 12'. 12''4 51 i 48 48 7.1!, 77"i 11 12 60 62 I'a IK 10 10 36't StJVi 1200 100 8100 :oo 1900 100 200 1000 1800 11000 2-100 200 UI100 000 :ion o0 100 100 isoo 300 890 2 TOO 700 1200 3SC0 300 3b600 con tioo 000 200 tioo 000 14800 200 :tio 700 100 too 900 too ;ioo 2000 7011 4 JO 700 200 too 1100 100 1709 13000 100 SOU 1400 100 :noo 1700 2300 r.oo 200 1000 200 COO 1000 1700 200 .700 1700 too b00 too 400 3000 100 too 200 .700 990 410 1300 700 S900 too 28100 1440O 100 too 200 200 3090 1700 r.oo 300 3700 a 1200 1000 100 100 1100 3488 200 100 7500 1200 coo 1300 1200 :ojoo 100 1000 3300 100 100 1800 200 00 300 1200 000 200 000 40 JO 4 00 iioo 100 100U 100 7500 7600 2300 100 SC0O 200 300 ' 100 Am Linseed 7 Am I.lnteed pf 0 Am Iiocomotlvn . Am Ship & Commerce . Am Smelt & Ilof. . . 7 Am Hnielt & Hot pf 12 Am Knutt . . , 3 Aju Kteel foundries . . 7 Am Sugar 1W . . . 10 Am Sumatra. TobdO. . . 8 Am Tel & Tel h A in Tobacco pt new . 7 Am Woolen . Am Writing Paper pf. Am Ztmi Ix'ad t: Sin. . 4 Anaconda. Copper . . . Vim Arbor iin Arbor pf .... Assets Ue.ilira.tlon . i Associated OH . Asso Pry Goods II Atoll 3,'op & HanU I'e 5 Atch Top A: S V pf. . 7 Atlantlo Coast Line . . lO'Atl Gulf & W I S S. . Auto Sales C tern ctfs. IlaliUvln Loco Halt more & Ohio 40 711, 8 m 2U 3l& t?a 127 S5!'j 101 1 US'a 64 10'. 89 Ta 3414 121't 17 b iwn rt'A 04 li 34 W 70'a 111s 41 1.78 ' 83 100't P9-1 153 on '- ISV'a 80 !i It !1 S 11 f.2 0'i'a 7U 05 h 170 isH lnou 40 Tlaltlmoru Si Ohio pf . 51 8 Uarrutt Jl'a 7 Hirrelt pf VI4 . liatopilas Mining . . I8 Bctlilcliem Motors . . . 31 .1 Uethlebciu Steel H. .. OOia 8 llcllllchi-m Stl So lf.lMr4 . Hooth Klsherlea tSJ, .. Ulilju JUpld TnitiBlt 19 Hltlyn U T ctfa of dep. 10 U Urooklyn Union Gai . t!2U 7 Uimwi Shoo 100'i 10 llunis Ttros 125 Pruna Terui 4: 11 11 . . .50 liulto r.jp & 7.lno . . Dutte i; Sup Cop Uad.Jo Central O k 11 4 Callforn'a. I'.icking . . I'.iliforu'ii Petroleum . '1 Calumet A: Arizona . , 10 Canadian Paelflo 9 lO i-J'a 43!'.' 148 1, U Ca3o J I Thresli JI pf. 08 S lential Iicatber ... 08U 4 Cerro do Patco Cop. . b3 4 Crrtaln-tfod Prod . . 50 8 Chandler Motors U? t Choaapealio & Ohio . fH'.i I lil.ago i. -Alton 11 K. . 10 . t.lilc.ico HI Western . 93i . Chi M 1 & St Paul . .. 44.1c . Chl Mil & St P pf... Cou 7 Chl .": NortliWBtun . 0.1 'j 0 t'hl Pneumatic Tool.. 100 . . C 111 Rock ltd & Pac. . . 20 0 0 Chl H I & Pao Co pf. CtU 7 Chl H t & Pao 7f,0 pf. 7e . . Chile Copper 22 3 China Copper i'i'b 3 Clov Cin Chl &. titli.. J8!t Cluett Pcabody . . . . 93 . Coca-Cola ' ! i 3 Colo rue I & Iron . . 437( . Colo A; Sowtliern . . 24; 4 Colo & South 1st pf . 53 4 Culumb Can & Elcu . I" Si 1 Col Orapliophono . r4 04 5 Col Graphophune pf.. 93 4 Comp Tab Hecoid .. . 8SJ5 7 1 'on Cigar pf .... SO 7 Coneolidatcd Gas . . . t''' Consolidate Textile 35 7 Cont'ucntal Can ... . 00' j .. Continental Candy .. 134; . Con Interstate Cal If. 18 Corn Products lief . . 85nB I. Crex Carpet 51! 12 Cruoblo Steel 200 . Cuba Cane Sugar . .46 7 Cuba Cano Sugar pf. 833 7 Deere & Co pf 101 0 Delaware & Iludwn .103 10 Del Lack i- Western .100 !i .. Denver & H O pf 17"3 Dome mines !' 3 Kilt Horn Coal 33i 7 Kmerson-Brantlng pf. 03 .59 Endloott-Johnton 35?4 .. Erie 0 .. ljrlo 1st pf '-'? .. Iaio 2d pi 18?4 Fairbanks 84 12 a Famous Plajors-Ij ... SO .. rumoUH Players rts. . . 9i 2 Federal Mln & Sm nf . 31 . . rtslier llody t'.'5 . . Flak llubber H'i J Frccport Tciai . . 4.2 3 Gaston Wnm &. ig.. if'J'S e General Cigar . . 4 8 General Eloctric ..'. Ill 12 General Motors . . . '. 3-0 6 General Motors pf . . 90 General Motors deb. f 8F 4 Goodrich U F .... S3 7 Goodrich B F Jr . . 10iVe . . Granby Consol M & 3. C'J 7 Great Northern pf . . 86 4 Gt Northern Ore ctfa. 10 ' .. Greene Cananea Cop . 40?i .. Gulf Mobile & North . H'i . , Gulf States Steel ... 68 4 Haskell & Barker Car 59'i C Hotnestako Mlnlius 66 7 Illinois Central . . 1'4 0 Inspiration Con Cop 5s ii .. interbor Con Corp . 5is .. Inter Con Corp pf It!1.! i Int Arricul Coip pf 84 '2 ti lnt llarvister I3!l 7 lnt Han pf now . ,. .114 lnt Mcr Marine . 541. C lnt Mcr Marino pT . 107', International Nickel . 2&'14 l lnt Nickel pf. 2 ' International Paper . 71 'a .. Iron Products Corp .. 40J't Jewel Tea 23 ' 4 3 Jones Uros Tea 3' i 40 7014 83 3W l?a fi'.i 91 13!! 5i?i loili 133 S3 'a 1014 80 33 tS3'a 47 64 IU'4 71J-i Oil's 83 33 ,si 08 14 11414 40 130 85 100 99 ?i 120 57 Vt IS 41a It 31 '4 113 511 ''4 CO?, 78?i 05 161,'"; 15 103' 4 SO',; 50 H03, 114 114 30 C314 ill!, 15 III 15 t 109 125 I0'4 2l'a 39 7t!34 43'2 fS'i 110'. '-j OO'j llfl 511 113 59U 10 43 CI 03 3 J km; 28)4 Ct 75 20ia 40 IS 90 10?; 4'" 24 5.1 62 93 5314 79 IA 9314 3414 879, 13 1714 81 56 179 41 83 101 1021, 189fi 16? I2?4 33 93 13114 163, 2o t 1 3 94 ! 14 H - 5 Today's Net Cloi.0 ChtOi 3014 40 -7014-83 - 3!4 214- 4314- l 123 63 -10114-135 5314 10J4 89J4 13 -12314-47 t-l - 1114 - 7314-04)4-91 -32 -7014 10 - uo'vi- 8514- 10014 f 9094- 120 -5714-ts!i 65 11 21 614- 113 6014-004- nuh H Til 1 tUi I 714 'a 1)4 ' 14 , I 314 1 1 Ta I 54 3Ji 3?4 1!4 1 1W ! 14 4a 314 ?i Ua 1 la 05 14 - !4 10B14 314 184 84(4 1)3 4 31 125 43 40 106 - 3!4- 60 - 120 '4 - 114 - 114 30 04 - lll?4 IS 19 15 (III -100 135 ft 10',4-r 31 ?i - 20 14 4 77 4314- usi4- 146U- 9814 oJ4 -k0 -60 -113 -59 14 -10 - 8!4- 43 -63 -0234-100 -28 14 -4 -75 -21 H 10 -IS -80 -4I?4-42 -24 -53 -6194-03 14 -03 -6314-7914-02 -34(4-87 -13 1774-r 180 - 44 83 101 - 10314-180?4- 10H- 1314 I 33 -03 133 14 J-13?4-25 1S?4 f S414-02T4- 31 135 - 4314 40 - 1 u 1 154 1, 14 114 14 U 1 14 I 1, l!4 214 14 194 1'4 314 '! '4 1!4' To 1 I'a 4 1 1 14 1 U4 1 14 214 tl'a 1!4' 1 1 '1 14 1 l!4 2 '4 , !4 ' i 1 Hi 1 1 24 ' 1. (a I 1 ;a I3lv, ! tn i 200 .. Kan city Boutiieni ... i 500 4 Kelly-Sps- Tire 14014 100 8 Kclly-Spg T J"-; pf ..105 100 ... Kelfey Wheel 87 5100 3 Kennccott Copper .... 31H 1500 1.20 Keystone Tiro & Hub. 5114 6300 ( Lackawanna Steel ... 80 100 Lauedo Gas of St L . . 45 800 Lee blubber S. Tire . . 34 1000 3.50 Lehigh Vallov 4014 000 12 Lorlllarn i- toimcco .188 100 Iooso-Wiles 11 2d pf .107 900 7 LoulBVill& Nashvllt0.llr.i4 500 7 Manhatfin Kiev cuar. 6414 200 0 Mnrllli llockwcll ... 70 1000 .. Maxwell Motor 4314 500 MnxMotoraclfs. . 43 300 , Maxwell Mot 1st pf . 70 100 Milx Mot 2d pf cirs. . . 3S 200 7.May Dept Stores 119 2J300 10 Mexican Petroleum ..201 900 3 M'aml Copper 38 211(10 1.20 Middle States Corpn . 71!!4 8500 I Mldialo Steel & Ord . 5214 200 Minn St L new 17 200 M St P & S bt M pl . 00 13011 (I Morris & ttusex K 11. . . 70 1300 . Misiourl Kan &. Tex . 13J 100 Mo Kan A Tex pf . . 1?4 4.100 Missouri Pacitlo 20J4 500 Missouri Paclflo pf .. 17J4 100 7 Montana Poncr 63 100 3 Mullins Body 45 500 . National Auma . . . 3014 2100 3 Nat Anlllno i. Cham. 70 100 7 Nut Aniline & Ch pf. 89 14 600 7 National Biscuit 117 100 5 National Cloak & S... 79 100 . Nat Conduit &. Cable. 13 200 Now Or Tex & Mex 40 H 400 C Nat L"nam & Stamp .. 7714 1200 6 National Lead 81 200 10 New York Air Brake. 11814 3100 J New York Central ... 7514 100 2.50 New York Dock pf . . . CO 2100 . Now York N II & II. 34, 100 I New York Out &. W.. 19 300 7 Norfolk & Western ..102 200 Norf & Western pf, . . 67 4000 7 Northern Paclfla 87 300 Nova Scotia S &. C. 7014 3100 4 Ohio Cities Gas .... 5014 1000 .50 Oklu. Prod & Kef . . 4 100 Ontario Silver Mining. 1014 100 5 Otis Clovator 137 600 Otis Stool 38 1300 3 Owens Bottling- Mach. 01 H Today's Not Low Cloaa vnca. 100 3.50 Pacific Development . 75?4 11000 0 Pan -Amer Petrol & T 111 4200 7 Pan Amer I'et rts ... 114 3300 3 PennuylNunia Hit ... 43 200 . . Pcnn Seaboard Steel . 3514 300 Pooptcu Gas Chicago . 30 0.10(1. . Pore Marquette SOU 100 3 Pure Mary prior pf. . 415 600 3 Philadelphia Co 32"4 10800 Plcrco-Arrow Motor . oh'a . 100 8 Plercc-Arrow Mot pr . lot 1100 . Ploroo Oil Corp 1914 looo Pittsburgh Coal of Pa. 63 200 . Pittsburgh & W Va . . 33 too Pitts & W Va pf . . 77' 4 too I Pond Crock Coal 24'4 3400 8 Pressed Steel Car ....103 900 8 Pullman 124 6000 6 Punta Alegro Sugar . S4'4 1700 3 Kay Consol Cop 23 700 8 Hallway Sttcl Spring. 07 U 6100 4 Heading S2ra 100 2 Heading 2d pf 37'i 000 . . Itomlngton Typowrlt. . 8614 100 7 llcmnie Typo 1st pf .101 36300 0 Hepubllo Iron &. Steel. 109'i 100 4 Hepub Motor Truck .. 51V4 1814 138 105 87 ill 4914 8514 43 3314 4314 17994 107 ii14 5314 70 41 4014 0814 31 110 19394 2614 0314 60 94 16 03 '4 70 12 1 r, 3 i 2814 4014 tn 45 36 60 MJi 116 79 13 4014 75(4 83 11791 7314 CO 33 19 1019a 67 80 70 60 09a 1014 137 37 CO 7594 100'4 1814 138 -105 87 -31 -45 3314- 45J4- 17094- 107 - 11094- 314- 70 -41 - 40(4-6814-31 - 110 LOCAL TRADING ALMOST ATCOMPLETE STANDSTILL Lack of Interest More Pronounced Than at Any Time Since Brakes Were Applied K ' in 14 4 Ucalings in the' local market con tinued of extremely small proportions 094 and generally lucking of interest. There 7 was tho same lack of in tlativc noted in the Immediate preceding session nnd price changes, as n rule, were both un important, aud mcaninetess. It would 114 be difficult to find u reasonable cxninuii- 3 . Hon for tho ulmost oomnleto susnenslou of animation in so fur 11s the local stookt Mere concerned. It was certainly not due to ndverso local developments. To lait" 5 ,ue con'rary, nhnt little locul news there Vr'S. ir I W0H ,0 con,u ,0 lian(l could generally bo kUULu.v, V. I. VUUOL. lit .. V L IU. The unsettled state, however, of the New York market sltuatku could be counted upon to restrict market activ ity an.l put a damper upon speculative cnmusiusm. in a sense, tnc money mar ket conditions exert the same restrain fng inlluencc here us well us other mar kct centers. Fortunately there had been little active speculation in the local ?S 10394- 8 in 1 3 14 1IA 114 14 4 394 29700 8.70 Hoyal Dutch N Y 100 1900 100 ',-4 494 Ha 23 - , 11,0 308 90 8514 8014 101 u CJ 8594 3 ;i9?-i 814 bO 58!i 66 03 5614 5!4 tli 81U 131 114 63 105 253, 2'4 b 10 '-'3 14 30 is '8 1 3 714 100 400 490 100 100 1700 76400 1000 64400 too 3C00 200 1800 21800 100 600 1300 500 3300 8000 100 4600 100 17700 500 100 400 3700 11800 300 1300 100 101 'a 1 St Joseph Lead . . . . 13'i . . St u ,an l'Tun I9'4 St X. San Fran pf ... 204 . . St L Southwestern pf. 2S!4 0 Savago Arms Corp . 83 . Saxon Motor 18 Seaboard Air Lino .. !M4 8 Soars-Hoebuck 230 1 Shattuck ArU Cop ... I21a . Sinclair Consol Oil. . 53(4 SIoss Sheff S & I ... 7(1 '4 0 Southern Pacific 10 J 30 South P H Sugar .r.3IS . Southern Hallway . . . 2( 5 Southern Railway pf . b3 4 Stromberg Caili 76 7 Studebaker 11514 7 Studebaker pf 103 5 Stuts Motor 1091-4 3 Superior Steel ...... 46 Tenn Cop & Chom .. 1114 10 Texas Co 307 14 . Texau & Pa-clfai 50 8 Tidewater Oil . ..'-60 0 Tobacco Products ... 85 '4 7 Tobacco Products pf . 9914 . Transcontinental Oil . 68 5 Transua & Wins Steel. 62)4 1 Twin City H T G Union Ukg & Paper Union Oil 10 Union Paclflo 4 Union Pao'llo pf . . 4 United Alloy Sloel 7 TJnl.Ld Drug 100 3.50 United Drug 1st pf. 300 73 109 310 90 8K 334 8014 1 104J4- 14 85 4 39 14 40 814 , 60 -0814-60 -r 3 - at,);, 5!4 -16 -84)4-131 -114 5214 1064 4 68 -40 -23!4-3014- !!' 8 1J4 1 l!j 94 ii !4 14 ? )i 3 '4 14 114 114 300 700 35700 3800 15000 4400 100 11300 100 3000 95300 400 5600 300 1900 100 400 700 100 1200 1400 100 100 1100 3000 4bOO 100 1600 600 4100 300 1900 100 100 37 . 93 . 3014 .13114 . 6714 . 63 .143 5194 U S a I P & 'Fdry. . 34 94 5 U S C I P & Fdry pf. 58 10 United Fruit 103 . . United Hetall Stores . 01 14 3 U S Food Prod 77(4 10 U S Ind Alcohol .. .110 . . U h Ind Alcohol rts.. 3914 7 U S Ind Alcohol pf...l03 8 U S Hubbcr 13H4 8 U S Hubber 1st pf. ..11314 S U S Smelt B & M .. 7516 a U SStcel 10594 7 U S Steel pf 11494 0 Utah Copper 81J4 .. UtahSeo 11 4 Va-Carollna Chem .. 7414 8 Va-Car Chem pf 1 .. Wabash 1 Wabash pf A 30 Wabash pf B 29!i 4 Wosllnghouso 1! & M. 5114 . Weotcrn Maryland .. 13 Wcbt Maryland 2d pf. SO Webtern Paclflo .... 21 94 4 Western Paclflo bf .. 5014 7 Western Unlou Tel .. 90 WhectlnB & L Iirie .. til Wheel i. L Erio pf .. "J 4 Whlto Motor 664 5 Wilson & Co 81 1 Wills s-Ovorland 3114 7 Willys-Overland rr .. 02 .. Worthington Pump .. 8314 8 Woolworth Y W ....l18 . Wells Fargo Exp ... 6114 42 '4 35 39 1 4 24 14 65 Al bU 104 1914 (II H 3 1 '4 77'4 24 '4 98 '0 12314 8014 21 In 06 80 3? is 83 101 10014 49 1C0 '4 13 'a 18 29 94 281-4 -8(1 10U 014 220 1214 4094 C8 . 0914 ' 315 2194 (1294 73 tll'4 103 108 11 i 11'4 296 46 260 8414 OOTa 5114 619a 37 8294 38 12316 67 14 51 143 5194 31 58 18994 88 75!6 10594 3094 103 11794 11314 71 10394 11494 70 10 70J4 114 94 2914 2014 54 1214 20 3494 5014 8714 1494 23 61 7T4 30 Kj HI 7914 126 5416 6594 5094 10 -06 -70 -12 in- 2814-4014-02 -45 -30 -b7 -S9?4 110 70 -13 - 4616- 7514 - 82 -11734- 7394 liU 33 -19 - 10194 07 SB -70 -60 -03a 10(4 J 137 -r 37 -10 -7694- 100T4-94-2?4-35 -3314 24 V4 -63 33 - 0014- 104 - 1!4-ulH-3l'4- 77K4- '-'4!4- OS'a- 13314- 83 -80 - 3714 82 101 10314 - 53 - 10014 1314 T 18 - 29.?, J-2814-80 -1794 l'.r 320 - 12J4- !6 50 - 3 08 - 314 994- 3T4 315 - 10 25 - 1 14 194 14 l'4 14 94 Hi 1 I "a 1 14 Ui 14 314 14 94 16 la 194 14 1.4 114 94 114 94 14 214 14 1 14 114 214 - 4 M some time. In many lines it is not now so much a question of rates as it is the ability to obtain the necessary ac commodations. One of the more noticeable, features attending ihe day's operations was tho unusually heavy dealings in Pennsyl vania Ituilroad. It is seldom that this stock ranks first in a point of dealings in the locul market. Over 3000 shares cbunged hands during tho session, with only u range of fluctuation of J point. The only noteworthy price change oc curred in Electric Storage llattery, which yielded SI to 133. As to the other local shurcs, it rai the same monotonous juggling of small fractions. These changes carried little significance, however, and in main wcro,. the result of tho total lack of interest. ' United Gas Improvement remained among the strong points of tho list, Indicating continued buying by the smaller investors. Philadelphia Rapid Transit mauc stocks, so the mnrkct was in a good I little or no response to the favorable position to withstand the hard knocks ofOctobcr earning statement, altnougn the pust few dfts Jloney market conditions were the principal topic of discussion in bank parlors nnd brokers' offices. In the opinion of prominent bankers there docs nut seem to be much likelihood of any material easing of money market conditions until after the turn of tho yeurs. The urge'nt demand for funds being encountered in nil directions, in later in the day moved up 23 cents to 'Mi. Philadelphia Electric continued pegged at 25. American Gas held yes terday's gain nt r5. Alliance Insurance made a small fractional advance at 2.T,6. American Stores, yesterday's feature of strength fell back to 41. on oernight loss of 75 cents nnd $1.75 under the high-record price. Lake Su perior in the final dealings weakened, their opinion, will keep the rates high receding nearly $1 to 21U. RISE IN CORN PRICES ENGINEERED BY BULLS Make Meager Supply of Coal Excuse for Advancing Quotations NEW LOW FOR EXCHANGE 4 134 814 14 I i'z 1 Cliiiago, Nov. IS. Hulls iu toru to day made capital of assertions that a national freight embargo might become necessary to conserve the meager sup plies of ioal and prices scored material gains. December shorts displayed great nervousness over the lack of fuel, which is threatening tnc movement ot grain Demand Sterling Fell to $4.06 to the Pound Marks at $.0215 New Yorit, Nov. 18. British, French aud German exchango rates went to now low levels at the opening of tho money market hero today. Demand sterling fell to 4.06 to tho pound nearly 2 cents lower than yesterday. Francs were 0.03 to the dollar, a decline of 7 centimes, while: marks wero quoted nt 5.0210. In the opening dealings sterling and fruncs were ut the lowest figures forecast in the preliminaries. Lire was slightly higher. Spanish exchunge was firm at -0,a for cables and 20 for checks. Quotations were: Demand sterling 4.07',i, for cobles ...OS: frnnc cables 0.58. checks 0.00; lire cables 11.70, checks 11.72; Swiss J? il li . "ill. A .. ,.lnn t I.u contributed to the" rise- were predictions j cobles " J B;M;f' bl? mat 1110 peace ia..i.y .uuiu nuwu u.-i out of the way, a llgnter car 101 csu mate for tomorrow, insignificant offer- 63 73'4 11414 . 103 108 - 15J4 1114. - 714 incs from first hands nnd small stocks, The doinund came from shorts nnd commission houses. Local iutcrcsM operated the ndvancc at times, bringing about reactions. It was predicted that only 100 ears of corn would be received hero tomorrow. IJearish items consisted o ideal weather, renewed weakness in foreign Mchnnire nnd cheaper hogs. The weakness in iorejgn cxenunse wiis.ngaiust new export business. Lfadlnz futures ranged as follows Corn (new delivery. 72Ja 73S rife ... ien . . . taj .:. Oatr Toe. . . . May . . . fori. Jan. .- l.ard Nov. ... Jan ... .Tan ...18.M 18 83 Mav ...18.20 18.35 Hid. tAaked Test Lcnv Closet dco 1.30. 1.84'. 1 30 Opn llllfh j',24'4 1274 ;.24tj 1.2Ji 1.24 l.i'5?. 1.304 1.34 'a 120'a 72'4 7.1 Va 1.87 2J 70 3J.43 18.47 18.13 7.1l 76U 31.00 133,70 25.00 t21 12 22.05 t23 CO 18.8'. 18.23 18 46 '18.05 1,. checks 37!!i : nesetns cables 20V&. checks 20', Stockholm cables 23, checks 22.K5; Christiouiu cables 22.2."., checks 22.10; Copenhagen cables 20.75, checks 20.00; Belgian cables 8.83. checks 8.83; mark cables 2.17, checks 2.15. CITIES SERVICE COMPANY GCo jCumulative Preferred; Stock , Price, IMaiikclw,- ', Members Philadelphia Stoclt Hicharow LmiVtAlbl Land Title Bldg. Ba4l4 94 114 114' M 3 M 114 3 314 394 4014 260 . . 84 V, -09T4-8414-CI94-37 - 0394 514 38 - l?4 137 - 414 6714 14 31 .. 143 - 1 8194 24 - 58 - 18094 - 8814 7514- 10514- 36K- 394 103 - 3 118 - 3 11314- 14 7414 14 10114 114 1HH- 14 70-1 111 7014- 314 114 - 94 3914-3054- 54 - 1314 20 ., 3194'.. 6!4 8814 ia' -23 ,, 64 - -98T4- 30?4 0114- 7M- 120 .. 5114.. illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli II 114 14 H 194 1 1 1A 114 314 S Averaging Down the Cost If you own United Gas Improvement stock at say $75 per share and buy as much moro at $55, the average cost of your stock would then be $65 per share. Our experience in buying and selling bonds and stocks enables us to' offer valuable suggestions to investors. Correspondence Invited West & Co. 1417 CHESTNUT STREET Members Sew York Stock Exehnnr Philadelphia Stock Ijlihania Si 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ri 1 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 i n n n n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 m 1 1 m 1 n n 1 1 1 n n n t MIMls'G Net Clofift cha-o 08 (- a'i "UlB! TrUatM. Bv U. o. CURTIB. sreur. .'. Tn.l. TJni.mtM,r tut. IBID. NKW TOHtC T1WST COMPANT. lierf Tort. Nowmber 1st. 1010. Itlfldsnfla Ihe Hoard of lllrtor ot V, TKKtUK nilNIIAM. Inc. I.ave dceiarU a 0a dlvldtml. payable ho- Vembcr SOth, 1910, to etockbolAra of record oetoear .. A,IUV w KUNi5io. Jr. nwromry IHH I'MIUlDKIIUII V IXIXTUK' Clv 100 fSatiiat W. HilladeiphtaPo No.mo rlerrt tAULmtr rent-tbafn 43.75 f WLm"-lSlt!!?.illvVTv iotkbol.'Hti r capital atock of, this 01 reborn ,iN0vemur 2", G'i H 00, U 'a ha lea in HOMIS ln0O lllsh Low 8 City 4s M2 f OS 0 Lk Sup inc fi, ci'i o;t 3 Leh Nv ens 41.1.8 . .. 0014 W- 3 Leh VI Os.lOUS 101 Vi lOlVs-f n 1 .K T.ih Honda 4th 4yts., l.00 IK. !K. -f-.lO lOPa gen4Mis W,3 ea'j mi -73 2 Pa Co cons , r.s 81U 81U 81 U.. 5 4.5 PhilaElec 1st 3s..'.. KJ4 02 naw, vi 1 I'll &W4s 078i OTs 07.. 1 Reading gen , 43 ..,;.. 81j 81i 8111 ai 1 Sin--mcr I Co .....100 100 100 .. BmdaJ33W. AlaaKa-Br Col Arizona, Stiver Atlanta , Ue'.chor DUlde Balcher Dlvido Kt... Dli L,edco Booth Beaton . Montana... Caled Mln Cons Cop M Crescent McN'anuna. Kurrttx Croceua . 40 Mtnlr.j.S Oold COOH . . Gold Keuanas . . . . (lold Merger Oold ailver Pick .... arand Pacific Hecla MlnlnK Knox Divide Loulalana Co McNamara Marsh Mln Mason Vatle ... Mother Lode .Nevada Ophlr Nlplasln Rex Cona. Rocbeater Mlnea . . . Rope Group St. Crulx Stiver King- of Ariz.. t cuver ueaa Steward Mln Tonopah Belmont..., Tono Plvlde Tono-JIm B u l.owi.y .. Tonopah Mltpah . . . victory ..... . White Cape.. White Capa Bit..., Wllbert .- ....... , . noKps 1 Allied Facutre ea ........ 1 3D 71 30 is 4 4 0 40 1 18 40 42 . S 2t : V 21 j 3'4 a , 18 7 30 13 ,30 30 70 3'J 01. 30 38 4 I ; 40 i3' 48'1 39 29 llVi ;i l'i 3U 3D 3 .ft 7.1 3'J 3i!1 it! IS 4 4 0 411 3".l IS . 49 42 WIDE FLUCTUATIONS ON COTTON EXCHANGE White Metal Sells at 70d an Ounce In London 1 London, Nov. 18. Par siher touched . . ew-Knl 1- 1 another new liUfh record here today at Opening Prices tXtremeiy Ir-o,) an ouncCi an advance over yester- uay s price 111 iu. The quotntion in ew Tork was $1.27, up lic and equalling the hish record there. SILVER HITi ANOTHER HIGH ltlmc- G per ccnt! commcrcil11 PaPr aiLVtri "Mb AlMUincn niun threa hU inonlhBt 53. pcr ccnt und six months, 0 and 0 pcr cent. regular Strong Demand for the Late Monthe BANK CLEARINGS 1 na.nl. ileartnss today compared wall cor rebpondlna- day last two ieiira ,, in luio . ". New York, N'ov. 18. OpeninR ei.tion 1 rites wero cttremely irrcjular today. ran-ing trom un advance, of 1 to (') jnorton. ino.r.ni.nnn ios.krs.hod jr.o.2,.,2..i3o points. Strength a principally man- fe' '2J:?giiB? 'fWfeS .040.217 ifested in later months, which were in v .i"-?. ' g 8SJB''1 Btrong demand from uevcral of the old 1 .! .1 OS 24 18 7 SO 13 hull leaders. There was a better no uiund I rom .commission houses. Tho buying wns encouraged by strong Liverpool cables and a firm tstock market openinz. Heverc weakm-m in .1,0 fareiirn oTonanire market anil rre- 2 dictions that low grades would come to : v t--i. r .Aniinrr neiivery uro- moted heavier selling nfter the Mart and prices bold slightly bejow jester day'H close. , , The receipts at the ports for the day are estimated nt 55,000 bales, against 04.240 bales a week ago, and 20,022 balrs a year ago. TesterdaVa " 1:J0 JJ0 close Onsn e,.m. p.m. pm Jviy . . .:. . 81 77 ai03 i'O its, 21 S7. 8lt i.BBsare-ftlt tl2.10-Swibajtn- & -.. W' 32'fr "-jsurdar, .?"!-: .!"', ''"Si ,i aait'iiyV'791 ao'i u LONDON Money is quoted at 2'a per cent- Discount t&u, snow puis t d t per. ejnt,. 54 per cent; three moathi' bills, 5 I .."tto per cent, , ... MONEY-LENDINQ RATES NKW VOBK Money on call, both mixed collateral und ull indtibtrlal col lateral, opened today at 12 per cent for lendiiig and renewing. The high rates for call money caused the attention of bankers to concen trate on that market to the exclusion of time funds. For short periods, 7. per cent is bid on good mixed and 8 per cent on industrials, with little or no business? Tho imraediato conditions in collateral loans resulted in diverting interest from the other financial mar kets. ' , 1 . . Prime bank acceptances are nominal . and inercantiln discounts show very moderate activity, The minimum rate is ryt per cent, but this ,is nominal, yaii loans on prime paw. -ej!uv The Securities Yoj Own m Over 500 companies axe described in the Octo ber edition of, our "White Book." We will be clad to mall you a copy if you are desirous of securing the latest current sta tistics and financial records. Upon request we will prepare a Special report on any security you may hold or contem plate purchasing. When writine for the "White Book" also ask for our Monthly In stalment ?lan Booklet. Both gratuitous. Ash tor Booklet 71-sT ibf fiwefinn Staritlti. 43 Exchange Place New York - -1; ,. ' You Were Not Responsible Jar INSURANCE THE net street ana sadden sltldi (he child whs 'runs In front of your car) (he unavoidable uolllelon oil mean damage suits, yet you were Bet responsible. The only safe protection you can ret from disastrous damage suits Is with automobile liability Insur ance. We furnish these policies at lowest rales, and they protect you whenever you 'drive your car, liet us explain thetn. - Harris J.Latta PENNSYLVANIA BLDO. VU"..VVaA. Itnuat r7 Tlaee 8432 Prc-Tradlna Offer AKRON TIRE COMPANY Application u bung made to List AKRON TIRE on the N4sw York Curb Write for descriptive circular J. H. DIENES & CO. Investments Lafayette Bldg., Phila. Telephone, Lombard 4313 U. S. Liberty Bonds All Issues Bought and Sold $50 $100 $500 $1000 Graham. Parsons &Co, 5 CHESTNUT STREET IHiUi4lIhIa ' S s.'v"ov yfyn rli. I H 'I 1 if -r. Si 1 e a hm tin IB vr -vtreiaSK. ain.i ati. ,,r r - j- - w !' - - " - U"",,..- - T,I"t-7- f lj. , a. . 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