mHHHVHHBMMaH 'tHilryZj -" "iWfliml' t ' L EVENING' PUBLIC LEDGER-PHIIiABELPHIA flBTBIDAY; BOEM$ER 26, 1019 A. , c Sii5sMPGrtiKW2LL ""KTW 5 m sit Pk 1' i 9 ' J, , $?he Great Wealth of B&. lmAririin Pnrnnrafmnc is Indicated by the number of issues of securities that have ' been called for pay , ment recently long before they were due. It would seem that the securities still out- standing of these cor ' porations are worthy of careful considcra- tion, especially as the income returns con tinue to be so liberal. Write for our recommendations Hemphill, Noyes C& Co. Members Xew Tork Stock Exchange Franklin Bk. Bldg., Philadelphia NEWS OF FINANCIAL WORLD NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK QUOTATIONS RAILROADS STRONG SPOTS . IN MUCH BROADER MARKET Advances From Largo Fractions to 3 Points Scored on the President's Proclamation T.rk Smut LIBERTY BONDS $50, $100, $1000 'Sought Sold Recommended for Investment NewLurger, Henderson a Loeb rankers 1410 CHESTNUT STREET Member it. X. & full. Buxji -. huiM BARGAIN DAYS IN BONDS Moody, the Financial Authority, Says: "Purchase of Investment bonds of all clase.es may be made with confidence. "We must bo back to the '70a to find the relative bar gains that are obtained In the Railroad bond market todajr." We will be pleased to submit offerings EDWARD V. KANE & CO. MORRIS BUILDING Coital Kingdom Gt. Britain Si I. .5V4s. 1029 Orand Rapids Ind. R. It. Int. .4V4. 1041 Consolidated Traction Co. of N. J. 8s. 1D.13 Waterloo, Cedar Fall A Nor. Itwy .5s, 1940 Portland. Rallr.vy. J.. P. Refg .5s. 1042 Indiana. folumNm i. K. Traction ., 1928 TJnlon Railway, tl. K. Co . .....A.. 1039 Oeorela KallwRr l"wr. Co. Refg. . .Ss. 1964 Pennsylvania Water & I'wr. Co. lst.Bs, 1940 Terr nante, Indlanapolla K. . 3a, 1045 Fhlla. Krle It. It. (len (now lot) 4f-Sa. 1910 Beading Co. Jersey Crntral Coll 4a, lotl Choctaw & Memphis It. It. 1st Mtge Sa. 1919 Crew Le-rick Co. rirst Mortgage. , 1931 Lake Superior Corp. First Mtge, . . .flt, 1944 Indianapolis Traction & Term. Co. . .En, 1933 Samuel K. Phillips & Co. Members Philadelphia Stork Exchange 807 CHKSTNCT ST. New York, Dec. 20. Stimulated hv the favorable overholldny developments, including the President's proclamation of the return of the railroads to their owners on March 1, trading assumed n more confident tone nnd wider scope in today's stock market. The fact that the date of the return of the railroads has been deferred from next Thursday for two months is of the hlchrst Im portance in the view of both rail road nnd financial lenders. It at the same time lifts n (treat weight off the mind of security-holders. Although the financial situation of the rnllroads is still confused, there is growing Couildenen of the ninc-rraRinnal conference committee Riving the ral' roads u square deal. In nil events, the nenei is quite geneni'lv nntertni--' better-informed circles that remunera tion will be fixed in the conference measure which will prove mnple for meeting fixed charges on the various systems whicli would mean that the railroad securities will again go back or near to their old position in the in vestment field Naturally the railroad shares were the center of attraction. There was no shy-rocketing of quotations, but nil the stocks nnd bonds were in good demand. Initial gains ranged from small frac tions to 1 points, nnd these were in many cases materially widened during the morning. Many of the secondary issues derived even more benefit by the President's action than the high-grade shares. In these Issues advnnces ex tended to over a points. This strength of the railroad shares was followed by heavy bujing of the railroad equipment stocks. American Locomotive advauced 1 points, the highest price touched in over a month, and Baldwin moved up 1. This movement wus based upon the presumption that the return of the roads to their owners means a speedy distribution of equipment orders that have been awaiting this event for many months. It was recently estimated by a leader of the equipment Industry that the country's transportation lines i are In need of something over .U,0OO,00O, 000 rolllug stock if the carriers arc to be put in first-class shape. This esti mate Includes 700,000 freight cars, 50, 000 passenger cars and, 10,000 locomo tives. All of this material, It is figured, must be built within the next three years. While the market was noticeably under the restraint of holiday influ ences nnd the tight money market ; the entire list forged slowly ahead nnd grnd uallv broadened as prices made new high levels. The Industrials although oc cupying a secondary position picked up strength. Shippings and tobaccos were steadily absorbed nnd coppers accom panied the higher trend of steels. Motors and oils were backward for a time, but came forward at noon on the strength displayed by (Jeueral Motors and Mexican and Pan-American Pe troleums. Standard specialties weie featured bv American Woolen, Indus trial Alcohol, U. S. Rubber and Ameri can Linseed. The 10 per cent opening rat for call money had no perceptible effect on prices. , , lU Steels aud equipments became the dominant features in the early after noon. United States Stecl.ut u 2-point ndvauce, was nt its highest price in sev eral weeks and affiliated shares were 2 to (i points over Wednesday's final quo tations. Secondary rails also added to their gains of the morning. The 15 per cent rate of the last hour was without adverse effect, many lead ers extending their advances on active trading. ANIMATED BUYING Fhlla. Co. Conn. 6. 1951 iirorsin nwy. s i. a 1954 Kostem Hteel Bs, 1931 Erie Lighting fi, 1967 Pimnii- llAter A 1 Km fun I iKansa City (Mo?) Cm B, 103: iysrracue l.t. r. a., 1954 Standard (Sax Kl re. 6s. 1920 rMJa, Bub. (las & Kite. S, igo Henry d. boenninq & co. STOCK EXCHANGE nniLDlNO iJrEl Frlvf Telephone to New York Member 1'lilla. Stock Exchange OF RAIL STOCKS President's Action Lifted a Heavy Load From the Minds of Investors MARKET POSITION SOUND Philadelphia Stocks Net Close chge. Hi Essex County, N. J. Serial 434 Price: To Net 4:45 Biddle & Henry 104 SOUTH FIFTH ST. 1 Lawrence E. Brown & Co. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS HIS REAL ESTATE TBCST m.nn Investicat and adjust purtnertiuis an4 corporation accounts. Also dtmmx n? lnaoma Tax Return. -vm v. . Exnert Preltaratlan an.1 Dt. - INCOME TAX RETURNS or corporatlona, partnert)lp. Individuals, etc. Corporation Tax Service Co. 009 Il Eatate Trupt Bide. Phone Finxrt 8348 or Bc 2917 Annual Election. IKS THE TENN MUTUAL T.ipw & INHUltANCK CnMrANY Philadelphia. December :o. 1019 The Annual Election for nine truat?.. erve three yeara will be held t the Snm! offloe of the company, in the Penn SfSRW BuUdlmJ. 8th and Walnut at,., PMradeiph";1 P., on Monday .January 6. IWo. bSJS,.. a. m. and 3 p. m JOHN HUMPHRrs. Secretary n Treaaur.r. Use hour, of 10 SOUTHWAKK NATIO.V.U. nNK The Annual Election for falrectore of tsi. ink will be held at the anklnB ifou,, o ., --.., .v..Ui UT7LWt Tl Tlfintr Tuesttar, tho . . . 1f A'clnnlr a n hJ . n .. . . jivwfa v iu v "" "iu i O'clock m. " 41. HUT. . Ca.hl.r jjTIIE PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL , Phlladelrhla. December IS. 1919. v Tfe,An.nu.J ?lecil.on 8r Director, will fa held at the banklna houae on Tueaday. January 13. 194, between the hour, ot jU BMP. nnd 1 p. jo " O. HOWARD WOLFE. Caahlw. Annual Meetlnt - TOE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE T. .I,lirt5,0llltr"0f,tn" Fermere and M. chajjlea' Natlenal Bank for the el.ctlon of jftor wl be held at 1011 Dreel BIdr eSay. January 14, 1910. between 'th, heur of 11 a, m. and 8 p. m. JOHN SCHLAQLE. Caabler. German Bank Statement BerUn, Dee. 26. The statement of "VT'j.1 ?.' w utrmmj for the period ending December 15 shows the followlne changes in marks: Treasury now, i.oa,.j,ww ; notes of other omul, ooi.vuu; ouis aiscounted 3.668,760,000: advances, 1,517,000- a.AABi len Jkf vAti lek Iah A If Adl a4 ' posits. 1,204,073.000; liabilities. 83 805,000: coin, 1,034,000; gold, 683 - 800 ; investments, 2,358,000 ; other Mcur)ties, ou.uw.uw, -total gold hold Jtiftf, 1,080,013,000. GOVERNMENT BQND8 Pmaama coupon S. 19S8 ... KSSmn, re1tred 2.1J3 . raw"1 .!... m i - ffiir- recUtered 3a. 1981 . (In t a. 1085 or coupon 2. 103Q . T aon ia. 1925 . New York, Dec. 2rt. The Evening Sup in its closing financial review today says: The action of the stock market today was corroborative of the opinion held in important circles that stocks, which have in recent weeks been in process of transfer from weak to strong hands arc in extremely sound position. The immediate cause of the buying movement today was the proclamation issued b President Wilson announcing that the railroads would be returned to their owners on March 1 uext. This information lifted a heavy load from the minds of investors and resulted in the most animated buying of railroad shares witnessed in many sessions. While net gains were not very striking due to the multitude of problems stll' to be dealt with nnd the uncompleted legislative provisions for the return of the carriers, it was to be noted that railroad stocks wero not in liberal sup Ply. Improvement in this quarter ran from 1 to 3 points in the forenoon, followed by moderate recessions in the later deal ings. Rending, Southern Pacific. St. Paul preferred, Atchison, New York Central and many of the low priced issues sold at the best prices of the week. Pere Marquette, which has been dis playing independent strength right along, jumped more than three points to above 33, a new high figure for the year. It was iu the industrial shares, bow- ever, that the greatest buoyancy was exhibited, particularly in those stocks in line to benefit most by the restora tion of the railroads to financial pres tige, namely, the steels and equip ments. Heavy buying of I'nited States Steel, Republic, American Locomotive, Daldwin and the like furnished the backbone of the. upward movement. Advances of from 2 to 5 points were shown by this group in the early after noon, United States Steel crossing 10ft. Republic 115 and American Locomo tive 102. Strength was communicated to all departments of the market, with but few exceptions. American Tele phone was one of these, the stock slip ping back a point or so to ground its low figure for the year. High money rates, while serving to ho'd sperulition within moderate bounds, did not prove as detrimental ok expected. Call loans renewed nt 10 per cent and were quoted nt 12 per cent early in the afternoon, nut for this the buying movement might have been much more enthusiastic. Selling to establish tax lenses appears to have been pretty well completed. Those who have been postponing repur chasing their securities in hopes of obtaining lower prices found their posi tion today far from satisfactory. See ing that the market was getting away from them this element probably did some hasty buying. Corn products directors declared un initial quarterly dividend of 1 per cent and an extra of of 1 per cent on the common stock. This action had been expected and proved to have been pretty well discounted by the recent advance in the stock. Other dividend action announced was an increase in the rate on California Packing from 4 to 6 per cent annually. Inspiration copper directors declared the regular quarterly payment concerning which there had been some uncertainty. Al the copper stocks turned stronger fol lowing this announcement. Tobacco and oil shares joined in tho upward movement, Mexican Petroleum getting above 222. Reserve Banks' Discount Rates Official discount rates at the twelve Federal Reeerve banks were as fol lows : (Tho first column gives rates for all periods up to and including u fifteen -day maturity, the second for a period of sixteen to ninety days. The third und fourth columns give the rates for ills counts of collateral loans secured by rovernment bonds or notes.) HUm Low , 220 Am Gas. 40 -loVi 10 Am Rwys pfef ... 5714 57 W T.7V4 Vt 1300 El Stor..l38 133 1384 lOflGen Asp. Ill 111 111 1 10 dopref.175 175 175 10 22 I O N A 30 30 30 . . 1420 Lk 8 Cor 204! 2034 20 W. -4- V. 347 Leh Nav. 03 " 02 03 1 G70 Leh Val 43 Vi. 42 Vx 21 L Schuyl 41 41 412 200 tMidvalc. 40V's 40 401 1000 f Nat Cou 0 0 H 154 tNevCon 14 1441 14.. 4S38Pa R R- 40 40V4 40VJ. . 25 Pa Salt.. 75 75 75 . . 7 Ph n Pn Hfl HI 3D -t-U'i 155 -do cm pf 33 Ms 33 33 2398 Phil Elec 25 24 25 -f 235 P R T tc 28 27 H 28 171 Phil Trac 59'i 50 50 .. 100 tRcadiug 78 78 78 1V, 200 iReading 2d pf.. 34Ts 34's 34?s 1035 Ton Rel. 2 '-i'i 2.. 2535 Ton Min 2 A 2ft 2A.. 021 I'n Trac. 33 33 83 Vi VI 5005 U G I... 51 50 50 1070 tU S Stl.lOOVs 105 1002Vs tNet chance made bv comparison with laat .alo on New York Stock Exchance. Net chae. 50 50 -f Vi 10 10 .. 30 30 . . 100Vh 70j V. Sales In BONDS loio HlKh Low Close 7 IJlec & Pco Tr 4s.... 50 1 Interboro Cons 4s 10 0 Int Rts 4s 30 8 Leh Val Os.lOOU 100 7 do gen 4s 70 70 10 Leh V C'onl nnn 0s ..114 114 114 2 163 Lib Roud 2d 4 Ms.. 01.00 00.00 00.00 .06 2 3d IVis.. 03.50 02.01 02.04 .60 05 1th IVis. 00.04 1)0.04 00.04 .60 0Vic 4P... 08.00 IIS.00 08.00.. J 1'enna os. . li(i ( HU 47 Pit gen 4 s 81 "ft 81 81 3 Pa Co cons 4s .... 89 SOTC, 50.. 1 Peo P t c Is 70 70 70 . . Bid. Ak. . 00 100(4 . ui in , . 99U 100 lY' 8'.i onVi : U ,is5 looii loo. ic6S Wti losu Beaton New V( pnuaa if $ Com. daya 4S Richmond, , in Clvean4.. IS 4fj ipolla 4 Kan. City. 5 n.lt. ft B. Francisco 4V Atlanta Phteaao Bt. Loula. paper 1 to 90 daya iv ti 9K Qovt oan.r IB 10 to 00 daya day 4U 4U 4M94K 4" 4 4V Al'. 4 4 1 Philu Co cons Gs. . . 76 70 70 . . 37 Phila Elec 1st 5s.., 87 80 S7 -f- 7 Pub Ser '5s 58 57 57.. 10 Readgeu4s 70 .70 70-f- FOREIGN EXCHANGE New York, Dec. 20. The foreign ex change market opened weak this morn ing and the dealings were very light; Demand sterling eased down to 3.80 and cables to 3.81.. Francs showed an easing tendency, checks being quoted nt 10.62 and cables nt 10.00. Other quotations were: Lire checks 13.07, cabled 13.05; Swiss checks 5.55, cables 5.53; Hol land checks 37, cables 37; pesetas checks 10.30, cables 10.40; Stockholm checks 21.45, cables 21.00; Cbristlania checks 20.45, cables 20.00; Copenhagen checks IS. 85, cables 10; Belgian checks 10.30, cables 10.20; marks 2.00. The afternoon market coutiuued heavy, with sterling again in large sup ply, demand falling to 3.70. French was nlso heavy, checks declining to 10.02. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS money-lending rates NEW Y0R.K Money oc call, both mixed collateral and all -industrial col lateral, opened today at 10 per cent for lending and renewing. Time money today was nuiet as has been the ease for some time past, 8 per cent being bid for all industrial loans and Ui'igi per cent for mixed col lateral loans. Only a small amount of funds was brought out at these quota tions. Acceptances bills were quoted nt from 5 to 5 per rent, with a quiet market obtaining in this department also. PHILADELPHIA Call, 6 per cent; time, 0 per cent; commercial paper, three to six months, 5 per cent, and six months, 5 00 per cent. BANK CLEARINGS Bank clrarlnes today compared with th. correrponginr any iaai iwr yeara: 1910 101A 1017 Phlla. t04.N05.491 tDO 4S3.0SO S3MR'.M08 no. ton 09.807 314 fill WJ Ml 40.47X 4nK Clleaio 110. 255.857 Rfl.SnO 839 N Y 1.041. n2,2S 67.4R1,33 808.093.8B8 St. Lout 33,001,070 5,348,044 BUSINESS NOTES Following their Introduction In plain conservative styles, belts designed to be worn by women with their coats or suits are now being developed in most novel patterns. Resides a variety of leathers nnd imitation leathers, stitching in dif ferent colors is used to add to the at traction of these articles. Among the novelty embroideries now on display are some exceedingly at tractive effects In georgette crepe. The embroidering is done in a rather coarse cotton or woolen thread, which brings the patterns out splendidly on the fine material, A $500,000 company Is being or ganized to construct a rerolllng mill at Marion, O. Balm too ISO 380 1000 2008 1108 100 480 280 400 4600 309 990 808 880 " 108 2980 1880 888 8808 3800 890 17090 2090 2890 300 200 709 2898 800 3890 4408 33898 580 109 82)0 3)0 1009 1900 788 8410 800 380 8889 2189 298 200 1009 38280 3 8999 1890 480 100 1700 8408 390 3)8 3470 10.100 108 100 100 280 900 50 438 3780 1880 190 1290 31)9 1800 300 2t90 2999 180 700 290 388 51)9 3998 1(90 200 2390 900 3030 2099 300 409 2700 800 100 1100 2709 200 2590 100 1200 530 690 300 7S0O 200 4no 100 5)0 780 1799 2210 100 100 800 100 2000 100 1038 1310 510 1230 090 S3 10 20)0 800 1780 209 S20 100 100 12)0 1)0 70)0 1S,)0 810 109 2799 300 890 100 1510 5709 2190 13)9 109 230 100 200 2910 35)0 7730 86)0 100 590 8)0 80 490 530 399 190 200 7819 Dlv, In I Hlsh .. Aaams lpress 33 K Advanco Ttumely .... 42 AJajc Ttubber 82 .. Alaska Gold Mines .. IK .. Allls-Chalmers 4144 8 Am AgTlo Chem 2 3 Am Bank Note 4K 8 Am Beet Sujrar tl 8 Am Bosch Magneto ..1234 Am Bosch rts 6 . Am Can 85 7 Am Can pf loo 3 Am Car & Fndry ....141 4 Am Cotton Oil 4lH 80 Am Druggist Syn... 12H 8 Am Express to .. Am Hide ft Leather.. 28y, 7 Am Hide ft Loath pf.121 Am Ics 47 6 Am luternat Corp ...114 J 3 Am Linseed 78 7 Am Linseed pf tSft Am Locomotive 10 3 H .. Am Ship & commerce-. 28M 4 Am Smelt ft Ret 87)i 7 Am Smelt ft Ref pf . . . 95 Am Smelt Seo A 7M 8 Am Snuff 108H 3 Am Steel Foundries .. iyt 7 Am Sugar Ref 130 18 Am Sumatra Tob .... 80 8 Am Tel A Tet 9714 .. Am Tob Seo temp ctfa. 7H 20 Am Tobacco 28914 6 Am Tobacco pf new,. 4 7 Am Woolen 130H 7 Am Woolen pf 163H . Am Writing Popef pf. 57 Am Zlna Lead ft Sm.. 1814 8 Am Zinc L & S pf. . .. . 55 4 Anaconda Copper ... 8114 Ann Arbor pf 24H .. Asso Dry Goods 81 0 Atcli Top & Santa Fe. 84 Atch Top & S F pf . . 79W . Atlanta BIrm & Alt. . . 814 7 Atlantic Coast Line . . tl 19 Atl Gulf & W I S S. .175 .59 Baldwin Locomotive. .112 M . . Baltimore ft Oh'o .... 34 4 Baltimore ft Ohio pf . . 48M 8 Barrett 124 . Batopllaa Mining .... 1H .. Bethlehem Motors .... 28 5 Bethlehem Steel B ... .014 8 Bethlehem Stl 8 pf. .11154 .. Booth Fisheries 12 H 8 Bklyn Rapid Transit. . MM .. Bklyn R T ctfs of dep. 8 14 .. Brooklyn Union Gas.. 81 7 Brown Shoe UM Bruns Term & R R . . . 7J4 10 Burns Bros 120 .50 Bulto Copper & Zinc. 91 . Butlo & Superior Cop. 28$; .. Caddo Central O & R. 2814 4 California Packng ... 8714 .. California Petroleum . 42J4 3 Calumet & Arizona . . 63 18 Canadian Pacific ....UZ'.i 6 Central Leather 87M 4 Cerro do Pasco Cop., 58)4 4 Certaln-teed Prod ... 01 8 Chandler Motors ....130 4 Chesapeake & Ohio .. 58 Chi & East Illinois... 4 6 Chi &. Cast 111 6 pf. 7 .. Chicago Gt Western.. 8 1 Chi Gt Western pf... 2394 .. Chi Mil & St Paul.... 3814 . . Chi Mil & St Paul pf . 5SM 7 Chi & Northwestern.. 87 H 8 Chi & Northwest pf . . 11814 .. Chi Rock Isl & Pac. 27H 8 Chi R I & Pao 6 pf. 00J4 . . Chile Copper 10 3 Chlno Copper 3814 .. Clev cln Chi & St L.. 50 0 Cluett Peabody ti .. Coca-Cola 40H 3 Colorado Fuel & Iron. 414 .. Colo & Southern S214 4 Columb Gas ft Elec 02H 1 Col Graphophone .... 02ft 7 Con Cigar pf 78 7 Consolidated Gas ... e314 7 Continental Can ... .89 . . Continental Candy ... 13 .. Con Interstuto Cal M . 18 Vk 3 Consolidated Textile.. 31 .. Con Textile rts 14 ..Corn Products Ref... ffA 7 Corn Products Ref pf.197 12 Crucible Steel 318 7 Cruc'blo Steel pf .... 100 .. Cuba Cane Sugar .... 51 7 Cuba Cano Sugar pf . . 83J 0 Delaware & Hudson.. S5? .. Denver & Rio G pf... 14J4 Duluth So S & At 4!4 Duluth So S & At pf. 10 :i Kilt Horn Coal '5J, 7 ntnerson-Brantlns pf . 01 5 Kndlcott-Johnson ....14214 7 Kndlcott-Johnson pf.. 10394 .. Erie 13M .. Erie 1st Pf 3 14 .. Erie 2d pf 149 8 Famous Players-L . . . f 8 3 Federal Mln & Sm pf . 2714 .. Fisk Rubber 5 2 Freeport Texas .1594 .. Gaston Wms & Wig.. 17M 0 General Cigar 75 7 General Cigar deb pf. . 04 12 General Motors 3?8 0 General Motors pf ... 8 C General Motors dob.. 87U 4 Goodrich B F 8094 .. Granby Comol M & 3. 4814 7 Grtat Northern pf ... "994 1 Gt Northern Ore Ctfs. f814 .. Greeno Canunca Cop , S?4 .. Gulf Mob & North pf. 30'. 7 Gulf Stntes Steel 73' 5 Hartman Corp 101 4 Hacltell & Barker Car. 01 8 Homestnke Mining ... 73 7 Illinois Central 87U 0 Inspiration Con Cop.. IVA . . Interboro Con Corp. . 3J4 . . Inter Con Corp pf .... 12'A . . Int Agrlcul Corp .... 18 5 Int Agrlcul Corp pf .. 80H 8 Int Harvester 130 7 Int Harv pf now 113 .. Int Mer Marine 4894 6 Int Mer Marine pf ..K0' .. International Nickel.. 2394 . . International Paper. . 58 0 Inter Paper pf fetpd . . 79 . . Iron Products Corp . . 37 14 .. Jewel Te:i 15!4 7 Jewel Teu pf 4014 3 Jones Bros Tea 2014 .. Kan Cltv Southern .. 10 4 Kelly-Spg Tire M8 8 Kelly-Spg T S"c pf...W3 .. Kelsey Wheel 7814 2 Kennecott Conner ... 5014 7100 1.30 Keystono Tire & Rub. 4194 5310 330 0 Lackawanna Steel . . Leo Rubber & Tire., 814 37 '4 Low 32 42 82 IK 47 8014 48', 84 112 5?4 5394 0994 138 48J4 1114 90 24J4 11614 4894 11 IU 7714 5 8894 2794 8714 8514 7994 10714 4494 138 87 8814 73 A 277 04 126 183 54 lS'i 3494 5814 21 (1 S3 14 7' 794 9814 17214 110 3314 4714 123'. 194 27 94 0414 111H 1114 11 694 61 11894 7' 11014 854 25 20 85 4114 62 13194 0594 50 6014 121 54 94 4 0 8J4 2314 S7 94 54 87 11814 27 6014 1894 3594 4894 98 39 J4 3994 3314 62 94 6114 7814 8114 89 1214 18 '. 3014 14 F4!4 19714 212J4 190 50 94 83 8494 1394 41j 10 2514 01 V 13914 10394 1314 3094 1414 8614 2694 4694 34 94 17 73 94 !3?!j 80 8714 7914 4814 7R4 ?754 33 94 3014 C894 CO 57 73 86 lU It 14 18 8014 130 113 8 10814 S3 14 75 79 3014 15 38)4 25?4 1594 1!8 102 75 38' M H6H 3714 Today' Net Ctoae Chse. 33 114 42 14 BJ - H 4894 3V4 8014- 114 4514 . 94 4- 14 12314 114 6494 IK 9994 V 141 394 4014 1M 1214 V 00 414 2614 114 121 614 4694- H 114 94 314 7714 314 8554 154 183 K 2794 C7H 0514 7894- 10814 4514 1.18 0714 114 8714 14 7354 94 277 1 84 14 13094 H 10394 114 57 214 1814 14 6494 60 114 2494 794 61 14 8394 H 7994 94 814 94 8814 14 175 1 11394 3314 194 11154 - 7 -51 - 11094 594 7 r 11854 014 25 - 2014 85 4254 03 - 13394 194 9794 194 5814 1 611 12094 514 6014 114 4 614 854 3314 3814 54 8794 IK 11814 14 2714 6054 19 J014 60 CO 4014 4114 114 1214 3!4 0214 ' Cl'4.-- 14 7854- 14 8114- 94 80 t 1314- 14 18J4 .. 3054 8594 514 10714 14 21714 514 .100 51 4)4 10 ?514 0154 14114 10394 1394 30 94 1494 88 3094- 41 294 54 314 a 354 94 1 54 194 94 394 H 14 14 94 94 14 314 14 94 114 94 114 54 Va 94 194 114 94 '. 14 14 114 1 t "l4 154 314 "94 ? 394 394 94 94 V. .15 17 75 31 337 80 -8714 4 80 4814 7016, 5894 3194 3014 7314 394 101 3 61 ' 1 73 3 8814- 114 J694 154 r?4 .. 12'4 1 10 1 80 14- 94 130 113 - 14 1894 194 180 14 -394 V 77 314 78 1 3714 14 1594- i 4014 1'. 2014 14 1654 138 1 103 7814 24 014 54 4014- 54 8 3 37)4 !4 DIt. In I Itlth 3.80 Lehigh Valley 43 12 Liggett ft Myers Tob .206 7 Liggett & Myers pf.. 10894 .. Loft Corp 2094 .. Loose-Wiles Biscuit... 6094 13 Lorlllard P Tobacco.. 182 7 Louisville ft Na8h.vllle.lll 6 Mackay Cos 6594 4 Mackay Cos pf 64 7 Manhattan Elev cuar. 4814 100 1.75 Manhattan Sh'rt .... 32 109 .. Martin Parry Corp ... 7414 180 7 May Dept Stores ...110 1310 .. Maxwell Motor 3394 .. Maxwell Mot ctfs .... 3314 .. Max Mot 1st pf ctfs.. 61 16 Mexican Petroleum ...22314 3 Miami Copper 23 28 Mlddlo States Corp .. 4294 4 Mldvale Steel ft Ord.. 68)4 .. Minn & St L new..,, 16 7 Minn St P& S St M.. 7414 .. Missouri Kan ft Tex.. 1014 .. Mo Kan ft Tex pf.... 1494 .. Missouri Paclfla .... 2714 Missouri Paclfla pf... 4354 Bal.a 3298 188 180 790 300 400 80 260 786 2696 390 280 10698 1498 1898 1S790 700 100 2606 398 2808 1680 1 Montana Power 53)4 Montana Power pf ...188 Mulllns Body 48 National Acme 3f54 Nat Aniline, & Chem.. C8 Nat'onal Cloak & S.. 7714 Natlonat Cloak pf ..10214 Nat Conduit ft Cable. 054 Nat Enam ft Stamp.. 86 National Load 81 Nat R R of Mex 2d pf . 491 Ncvnda Con Copper ..1454 New Or Tex ft Mex.. 46)4 New York Air Brake. II" 94 New York Central.... 7094 New York C ft StL... 28 New York Dock 4654 106 166 288 766 160 168 630 209 890 288 2608 1.60 806 1890 10 4860 5 268 888 1.80 688 2.56 Now York Dock pf. 7486 580 200 6098 108 5590 598 4869 4898 1410 1063 196 690 468 7288 1708 108 18899 1709 1209 26090 706 400 3810 8231 1449 406 208 3100 100 3809 2390 1706 403 1100 3100 7100 100 500 100 100 52090 10330 200 New York N H ft H. New York Ont ft W. Norfolk & Southern.. Norfolk & Western . . , Norfolk & Western pf . Northern Paclflo Nova Scotia S & C, 63 2894 1714 11 88 694 81 73 7 4 7 5 4 Ohio Cities Gas 4814 .66'Okla Prod ft Ref.... 894 .. Otis Steel 3654 3 Owens Bottling Mach. 63 4 Pacific Development.. 78 5 Paclflo Mall 38)4 .. Paclflo Tel & Tel...... 41 . . Pan-Amer Petrol ft T. 186 .. Pan-Amer (B) 182 3 Parish & Bingham... 4614 3 Pennsylvania R R. ... 4054 . . Penn Seaboard Steel. . 34 .. Peoples Gas Chicago. .1414 . . Pere Marquette 33 'A .. Pere Marquette pf ... 5294 5 Pere Marq prior pf... 70 3 Philadelphia Co 39 . . Plerce-Arrow Motor . . 77 14 .. Pierce Oil 1894 5 Pittsburgh Coal of Pa. 63J4 4 Pitt C C &' St L' 59 . Pittsburgh & W Va.. 3094 0 Pitts & W Va pf 75 l'Pond Creek Coal 2814 Pressed Steel Car 10314 Pullman 11314 Punta Alcgro Sugar . . 8394 Ray Consolidated Cop. 2014 Railway Steel Spring. 0014 Reading 7814 Reading 2d pf 3414 . . Rem'neton Typewrit 0114 7 Rem Typewrit lBt pf.102 . lleplogle Steel 50 4tIUpubllo Iron ft Steel. 120 14 .. Republic Iron ft Stl rts. 1 Repub Motor Truck . . 2890 8.70 loyal Dutch N Y 3700 200 110 200 419 4230 1880 700 390 325)0 2030 10390 100 13000 1800 100 300 4100 1390 100 290 1090 1090 4700 7000 500 1090 200 9310 3100 (.3)0 0700 1000 700 600 100 St L San Francisco.. . St L San Frnn pf St Louie ft Western pf 8 Savago Arms . Saxon Motor . Seaboard Air Line. . , . Seaboard Air Line pf. 1 Shattuck Ariz Cop . . . . Shell Trans Trading. .. . Sinclair Consol OH . . , 0 Sloss Shff S & I.... 1 Southern Pac Met South P R Sugar . . . . . Southern Railway . . . 6 Southern Railwnv pf . , 5 Standard Milling .. 1 Stromberg Carb . . . 7 Studebaker 3 Superior Steel A stutz Motor . . Tenn Cop & Chem.... 10 Texas Co .. Texas Co rts . Texas ft Paclfla 0 Tobacco Products . . 7 Tobacco Products pf. Tol StL West Cop pf.. 1 Twin City R T . . Transcontinental Oil., 5 Transue ft Wmu Steel, . . Union Oil 10 Union Paclfla 4 Union Padua pf United Alloy Steel 20 5414 90 1094 24 25 7294 . 14 14 . 714 . 1594 . 13V4 . 7754 . 4394 . 75 .10454 245 . 21 . 67 .140 . 74 .10494 . 4014 .10094 10 22094 60 3J4 C594 10314 2094 s 38 0015 8694 124 CO 62 U S C I P & Fdry.... 221a United Drug 100 3.50 United Drug 1st pf. !00 890 13.199 r.210 100 1300 499 1900 1090 200 3 62330 600 6000 300 1700 2099 12)0 4300 500 liOO 800 600 2700 390 300 300 2990 2110 1300 2110 2100 3J0 75)0 390 200 6100 10 United Fruit .. Un Ry Investment. 3 United Retail Stores 8 U S Ind Alcohol . . . ..US Express 2 U S Food Products. ..US Realty ft Imp.. 8 U S Rubber 0 U S Smelt R ft M.. ,50 U S Smelt R ft M pf 5 U S .Steel 7 U S Steel pf 6 Utah Copper . . Utah Seo .. Vanadium Corp.... Va-Carollna Chem ,141 53 301 . 1354 . 0314 .11114 . 28 ,. 789 ,. 4294 .12614 . 7594 . 4794 ,.10654 .113 ,. 75 ,. H5a . 68 009a .. Wabash si; . . Wabash pf A 245i . . Wabash pf B 10 .. Wells Fargo Exp J5!4 ; . Western Maryland . . IK . . West Maryland 2d pf. 1814 . . Western Pacl'lu 25 4 Western Pacillo pf . . . 57 7 Western Union Tel... 8714 7 Westlnghoute A Br.. 11014 4 Westiughouse E ft M. . f4 ., Wheeling ft L Erie... 13)4 .. Wheel ft L Erie. pf.... 10 4 White Motor 68 .. White Motor rts 15s 6 Wilson ft Co 80 1 Willys-Overland -8 7 Willys-Overland pf .. f8H 8 Woolworth F W U314 .. Worthlngton Pump .. 8014 Low 43 200 108H 20 814 180 iot)4 6594 64 47 33 2414 lit 3294 3314 "94 31814 2314 2 4794 1394 7414 94 1314 2614 4114 5814 186 48 3694 6714 7714 18314 091 86 8014 414 1491 40 16814 00 H 27 45 60 ( 2694 1694 11 0014 6694 7894 73 4414 014 3814 60 76 30 40 105 16114 45)4 4014 3314 3394 30 5194 0814 3754 7554 1814 fl94 50 r0 75 30)4 100 113 02 20)4 97 7054 3414 80 54 103 50 114 U4 G4 18)4 1814 23 26 1114 1394 7 1414 1154 1794 4254 13 10314 345 2394 5694 140 73 104 4714 10094 094 32314 58 41!2 8394 102)4 17 3354 1094 C3 35 '4 1229a 0714 50 ', 21 Vx 141 53 199 12 03' lOOli 28 7014 4194 125 74)4 4654 10494 113 13)4 1154 1014 C65 8 ?4'4 1554 3'4 10 54 17 22 56 87 1105a 6394 12 !4 1814 1794 194 79 3715 88 54 12314 80 Today' Net Cloae Chf . 94 14 94 !4 1 m 54 1 91 54 194 394 14 43 200 10894 2894 6t)4 180 - 109)4 6594 (4 49 33 2414- 110 3394 8314 61 - 221 23 .. 6294 8614 1H 1454 1M 7414 1 10 14 1494 1W 3691 1 4114 58)4 186 48 3654 7 77 14-18314- 054 88 81 V2 13 4394- 11314 394 69 J4 54 27 4654 354 633 2714 17V4 11 86)4 6694 86 73 4094 8)4 3654 63 76 - 3014 114 14 H 14 294 14 '54 14 ')4 294 94 94 194 '. '. 394 H IS )4 54 94 14 1)4 94 54 Ex-dlvldend. 1 Kx-rbiM. 40 - lrs It 3 45)4- 48 94 3394 3414 33 354 5314 3 703 38 Va- 14 771 1814 .. 194 50 - 309 194 76 27 - 14 10114 314 11394 W 83 54 54 2014 !4 90)4 4- 314 7714 94 3414 la 8094 14 102 1 501 11894 014 114 94 5114 54 0894 54 1814 -194 31-94 25 114 7394 l'4 1114 14 7 - U 153 1314 94 7754 194 '314 94 7114 314 101J4 114 215 6 S3 14 194 6945 54 110 73 10414 14 894 114 10894- 54 10 220 CS14 3 f T4U4. 10354 2094 33 - 38 1594 3)4 30' 14 12394 6714 6154 2214 141 - 53 201 13 8354 11094-1 281 7814 194 4354 94 120 2 7494 19b 4794 14 10054 214 U354 1494 114 1154 94 f8 114 co a 8 2114 1 1554 94 65)4 314 13 1)4 l14 35 14- 87 - H014 51 1354 19 U94- 154 . 801 ,794 14 8894- 14 123)4 .1)4 1814 314 14 314 !4 194 54 a 394 314 194 1)4 Vz 154 54 1 94 354 54 7 HEAVY TRADING IN "PENNSY' FEATURE OF LOCAL MARKET Dealings in General List Much Broader Number of Big Blocks Change Hands There was a pronounced expansion In the volume of dealings In today's local market. In fact, it could be said trad ing wan on nn unusually heavy scale. Hie day's operations were featured by reason of n number of big blocks chang ing hands in different parts of the list. This included a block of 1000 shares of Tonopah Mining, b block of 1000 shnrcs of Lake Superior and '11 block of 1000 shnres of National Conduit. At tho same time heavy transactions were registered in Pennsylvania Rail road, United Gas Improvement, Electric Storage Uattcr.v nnd Philadelphia Elec tric. The first two tinnier! nenln met Iquldfttion on n fairly liberal scale, but me acmanu at most times was sum lent to absorb all offerings. During the morning United Gas Improvement was forced down to 50, but rallied again to 51. Pennsylvania was well taken between 40 VI oud 40, with" the price ruling most of the time nt 40. Electric Storage nattcry showed some of its oldtime form and was ele vated 54.25 to 138VJ. General Asphalt, on smaller dealings, advnnced $1 to 111. Philadelphia Electric was well taken, selling up to 24 nnd Lake diipcriof Corporation hud a good market at 20. After making substantial fractional gains in the early trading, both Phlla iClphia Traction and Union Traction encountered renewed dribbling liquida tion, causing declines to 50 and 33, re spectively, which was a new low record price for the year for Union Traction. Philadelphia Rapid Transit, on the other hand, was fractionally higher at 27. Lehigh Valley recovered more than, half of the quarterly dividend, which was taken off today. Lehigh Naviga tion continued firm at 03. American (las was higher at 40, Rccause of their extremely large In testments iu railroad securities the of ficials of all the leading local financial Institutions arc keeping 11 watchful eye on every development in the plans for the unscrambling of the country's trans portation lines. They have for a long time been called upon to see the mar ket value of their vast holdings crumble nwny through no fault of theirs or their representatives in the management of the different railroads. The action of the President in postponing the return of the roads to their ovvners for two months was generally commended. It wns pointed out that it would have bceri little short of a crime by reason of their relative defenseless position to have returned the roads on January 1, nCeordlng to the original program. Much tan be done in the two months to straighten out the tangle and fotnu late plans for the financing that will he necessary after the return of roads, A great deal, of course, depends upon the recommendations of the joint con ference committee. It is reasonably certain, however, every effort will be made for protection of security holders. BEARS IN CORN PIT BECOME AGGRESSIVE Considerable Liquidation in An ticipation of Freer Movement. Oats Easy, but Losses Slight CHAIN nELT WEATHER FORECAST rlilcncii, lle 2". IlIlnolR. l.lnourl. Wisconsin, Jllnncaota, South Dakota. Nebrafka nnd Knnsa Fair tonunt and 8sturdi.ys colder tonlcht. North Dnkotn. Mentnnn. and Wjomlng Fair tonight ar.il Saturdoy. Chlcaco. Dec. 26. Larger receipts, 1 break in the cash article nnd orders from the regional railroad directors of the northwest and central west glvinir shipments of ernln preference over nl' ither commodities on the lines under heir jurisdictions, made hears aggres Ivc in corn today and the market was weak. -There was considerable short selllm tnd also liquidation in anticipation of a freer movement. Early estimates for tomorrow's re eipts were for 375 cars. Omahn an ' southern firms were among the buyers. Lower grades of wheat hnd a heavy ap pearance. Oats generally were easy, but losses were not material. Iiusiness wits active and the market showed good absorptive power. A lending long sold out a good part of his holdings, all of which were ab--orbed by one or more of the elevator interests. Firmness in rje hnd consid erable bearing upon sentiment ns di'1 suggestions of further export business. It was announced that 450,000 bust' ls of oats had been sold for shipment ibroad through Rultimore. nnd tint' 250,000 bushels of rjc had been token for foreigners. IBdinff future ranged ae follows DEMAND FOR SUMMER OPTIONS IN COTTON Undoing of Straddles Results In Weakness Spot News Bullish COTTON I1ELT WE-.THER CONDITIONS New York. Dec, 26 The. following tem peratures were reeorded In the cotton belt thlfl morning. Macon and Knoxvllle. '24 1 Merldlin and Aimi'tn. 2fl: Wlmln-ton, 28; Vlekaburir. 80; Oklnhnmi City. Mem phla. Mon'comerv, Thnmasvllle awfl Oar Imton 32: Little Rock and Naahvllle, 34t Shreveprrt, Fort Smith and New Orleana. 80 San Antonio penracola and Savannah. 38: Jacksonville, 42: Corpus fhr'-tl, 44: Timpn. 411: Oalveatnn, 48. There wan no precipitation reported thla morning In the cotton belt. New York. Dec. 20. The feature if the afternoon cotton mnrkqet was the undoing of straddles between near nnd distant positions, resulting in relative weakness of the January nnd March contracts. The summer months were in constant demand from trade Interests who bought October as well. Spot market news continued bullish. 2:80 Wed. Todiy'n 11:00 close open a. m. Jan. . . .17 .I'' nf.r.n 37 HO MHrch .. S1.5-, .1.", 70 .... May .... 3.1.35 33..15 US. S3 Jnuly 11 05 82.00 Oct 8R.7.ri L'.S.SN .... 1:3 p. m. 37.85 29.21 pj"m. s's'.oi 84.20 29. 80 Corn tnew delivery) Wed. Open Hlch 1.ow Close cloo Dec. ... 1.43 1.43 1 .10 1.X9 1.43 .Inn ... 1.34 l.SIVi 1.81H 1 .11U 1.334 May ... 1.32V4 1.33 1.2014 1-30H ... Oats May .... S3 3- 821 "M tS2'i July ... 7044, 759 75V 7li 83$. Jnnr!Tr. 38.00 M8.00 May 37.00 36..10 31-1.30 '37.25 Janar!2.1.75 23. S3 23 115 23.77 '23.70 May . 24.70 24.80 21.52 24.110 21.. IS Jan bS 10.05 18.70 IS 7ft 1S.II7 Slav 10.57 19.S7 19.37 111 30 Bid. tAsked. New York Metal Market New York, Dec. 20. Copper Spot nnd December, 18(ftl0c; Junuarj, 18r)s(f?10c; February nnd March, 18rtl0c. Market quiet. Lead -Ml months 7.45(ix7.00c. Mnrket firm. Spelter, East St. Louis Spot and De cember. S.05WS.75C : .Tanunrr. Febru ary and March, 8.07(78.77e. Mar ket strong. Prices Steady on Paris Bourse Paris, Dec. 20. Prices were steady on the Rourse today. Three per cent tentes were quoted at 50 francs 80 cen times; exchnnge on London, 40 francs 50 centimes; 5 per cent loan, 88 francs 25 centimes. The dollar was quoted at 10 francs 52 centimes. DIVIDENDS DECLARED Illinois nrlclc Co. dividend of 114 per cent, nnd an extra of 1!4 per cent, both payable January 13 to stock of record January 3.' Hush Teimlnal Co, semiannual 2H per enf In rash and 214 per cent In stock on common and 2 per cent on preferred, both pe Mi January 13 to atock of record Jan uary 7. -' fHa and Klectrlc Co. semiannual 2'4 per cent on preferred, payable January 15 to stock of record December 31, CanadUn Pacldc. 1019 Increase Third week Dec .. $3,715,000 '110.000 From January 1. 107.817.0O0 18.403.000 Dec rel se, N 1 k ind Western Raljway. Quarterly of 1 per cent on preferred, pavab'- February in to tock of, roro-d January 31. Quaker City National Dank, semiannual of 311 per cent, pavable January 1 to atocic 1'oMts of record December 20. Philadelphia and Camden Ferry Co, quar. tfrly of 5 per cent, payable January 10 to stork of record December 2ft Corn Producta ru-Hnlnc C , quarterly of 1 per cent anil an extra of '4 of 1 per cent on tommon Innddltlon to quarterly of Hi' pir cent on preferred. Common payable January 15 to stock of record January 3. nnd preferred January 20 to stock of record Jnnuary 5, SANTA EMPTIES BIG PACK Employes Receive Bonus of 22 Per Cent and Other Gifts Emplovcs of H."0. Wilbur & Sons Inc., 235 Xortli Third street, received n bonus amounting to 22 per cent of their annual earnings as a Chrlstmus present from the firm. In addition, each employe received a two-pound box of candy and i-qarried men were presented with turkeys. An additional award in the form of one dol lar for each year's service with the firm also was given. The presents were disbursed at it Christmas purty and entertainment tor the employes at the factory. Va 494 V. 14 514 94 14 14 Financial Briefs A special meeting of the stockholders of the Ninth National Bank will be held January 27 for the purpose of acting upon a proposal to increase the capital stock by ?100,000 to ?500,00O, and if authorized to tote on proposition to sell new stock to stockholders of record January 31 on pro rata basis at $200 a share. New stock will be pay able In full on March 1, 1020. The average price of twenty active industrial stocks declined 0.10 per cent on Wednesday, to 103.05, while twenty railroads advanced 0.07 per crut, to 74.03. Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. common stock will be quoted ex-dividend today except for tosh. Due bills given for dividend on common stock shall become due nnd be settled on' January 5. The United States Industrial Alco. hoi Company hes called all outstand ing 7 per cent bonds of the Republic Distilling' Co., payable at par and in terest any time before March 1, 1020, The latter company was absorbed by the Industrial Alcohol Co. January 1, 1018, together with four other distill ing companies. The parent company has no bonds outstanding. Stockholders of the Alliance Insur ance Co. ut a speciul meeting today ap proved the Increase in the capital stock from $750,000 to $1,000,000. There are to be 25,000 additional shares of fered to stockholders at $15 per share, par value $10. Of this amount $10 Is to be applied to capital account and the remaining $5 to surplus. Payment for the new stock must be innde by Feb ruary 24, Stockholders of record Jan uary 20 will have the right to subscribe LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS C'lilraro, Doe 2(1,- HOCJS Receipts, 31, OOU. Hinder, Hulk $13. 5(1 13. OS. Top. 113 75. Heavy 13 Sci 13.H5; medium, .18.55013.70; llithl, 818.40(3 13.00; light Mcht. Iis.inwia 3Ii. heavy pucklnr sows, 'menth. S12.75A13 25. narking sows, rough, 112012.7BS pis;, 112 25018.25 TATTLE Receipts, 18.000 head Slow. "ef ateer, m-d'nm nnd heavv weight, choice and prime, 81A.S5$t2(. medium and good. JU.25ftlH.8H; commit), (8.75 Kill. 26: light tight, cooa ana cnoiee. iM.40tri lu.oo; crm inon and medium. tSQ14.4l: butcher cattle, heifer 80.59(314 15'. coua n4O13.30: eannar and cutters, I5.23&8.40; veal calves, tlB.60lQ10.79; feeder ateer. 870 12.28! atocker steers, 16 10.23. 6HEEF Receipt. 11.000 head. Firm. Lambs, 310Q18.6; rulla and common. tlSti 18.75) ewes, medium and good. 18910,80; culla and common, M,607.73, rituburgi. r., dk. 28. iioos n- (nt. SOOO head. Steady nnd hlrhsi. Heavlc. f 18.00 11; heavy yorker, Ut-334 14.40: light sorkers and pigs. 314, 23014.60. HIIK.KP AND LAMDH Receipts. 300 head Market steady and active. Top sheep, til. 'lop lambs, 118. CALVK8 Receipts, 100 head. Steady and active, top iu. East Buffalo. N. Y.. Dec. 20. CATTLE Receipts. 8000 head llarely steady. Calves, recvlpts, (100 head; 13 higher; 10 O .'.', 31CXJ8 RcnalpU. 10,80(1 head; t'SCMOo higher, Hcny mixed yorker. 14il0; light sorkers nnd pigs 14.23(vl4,50; roughs, tl2.3n12.7A; Mags, IH11. SHUPP AND LAMI'S Receipts. 2400 head: B0 75c hlu'litr Lamba 10010.75, yearlings, 013; wethers, S12I&1S; ewes, HWCtTU; mixed sheep, 1 11 W 11. 00, Kansas Cltv, Dec. 20 HOCifi Receipts, r,00O head Hlsher. Hulk. 813.0013 80: heavy. !13.r0;(ia 75; medium. 113.30 13 fill, lights. 118.85913.63; light lights, (12 75 13 40; packing sows. 112.50318.23; Pigs, (I2,2518. ' CATTLC tacelpt. 3100 head Hlher. Heavy beef steers, choice and prime. (170 101O; medium and good, 8ia.B017i com mon. II15J-13SO; light weight, good and choice. 113 30 18 40: common and medium. IS. 40(913. 03. butcher cattle, heifers, t.75fl 14.25; cows. (6 89012.23; canners and cut ttrs. 13.353(1. US; veal calves (18010: feeder steers. (7.7SS 13.10; stocker steers, (5.B0O 10.80, SHEEP Receipts. 2300 head. Higher. Lambs. (I63'17.50; culls and cemmon, (0.75 15.75: yearling wethers, J12.754J15; ewes 37.80010.50: culls and. common. (407.23: SfVil.,,",?''' 8-TB; feeder lamba 811,75(lF I4,2B. ftouth Ouiaha, Deo. 28. HOOK Receipts. 18.000 head: 1523e hither. Top, (13.7a CATT1.U Receipt, 4000 head, steady HHBEP Receipt. 5800 head. Lamba. t W V VW !( NUITI IIU fvlU' Tlie Market for 5 French V ictory Bonds Never before has it taken so many French frames to buy an American dollar. For this reason dollars will purchase French securities in the French markets on remarkably favorable terms. For example, should exchange return to normal the 5 French Victory Bonds would show a profit of about 100 even if there were no increase in the market prices here or abroad for the bonds. It is so unusual to purchase a safe government bond yielding a fixed rate of return which offers such attractive speculative possibilities that we in vite requests for further information contained in our Circular Letter No. E-55. Chandler & Company INCORPORATED New York Franklin Bank Bldg. Philadelphia ltoston eider 5eadyv REVOLUTIONS IN INVESTMENT RETURNS Interesting Yields of Local Bonds Reed A, Morgan & Co. Wejt End Trutt Bldg. AlltntowK-Dtth. 7a i YMdina 4.74 Countda da) t. JSIeo. 1 Yielding J, Pa. It, n. Oen. ilort. ,iVt VteMInf-1.7 Phila. Electrto 1st 1 YMiSlno !,! Autocar Co. Ut e Vfoldfac 8.18 .all exempt from Pen no, State Tat il ember t 0 Philadelphia Stock Exchangt, Ui' I Jfl 1 Mfcl A. "1 -a ,. h I f1 . l't a I