V 4- t Y I Mr r- - v EVENING PUBLIC MDaERPHJLAI)ELPHlA, TUESDAY,' JANUARY 20 ' 192tf " r. e .. Il hi t.r ,-a' fi - A , 1 fM UrJ ri 'ml 1 1 Wl mi $ 'M m mi Bf !! W'i TO fc'feV,ffg ETilf! isi.ri '.Mm Superior Oil ' - M .- 'Jn W"' ." wiJJtlREE vacuum sys wrT terns arc beinp; in ks 5, Atallcrl; onn luhniilrl ha 2, .'Sewpoted during January, .Iftftn n-! ji-. ii.. ' p6'so is to Increase tho ; production of crude oil, i ;arifl secondarily the do- 'VClopmcnt and production of caalnEhead gasoline. Tho first unit on comple tion Is expected to show annual net earnings of $90,000 or about GO cents per share, in addition to ostimatcd annual earnings of $G.40 per share. n initial (ji'nrfcrlj; dividend nf Ihn amnio! mlr o (too dollars per shaic has been declared. Quoted on New York Curb i Circular on request. C. E. WELLES & CO. Members JV. 1 71 Broadway Ti above information is official sourcis Stock i:xchano9 Now York row NEWS OF FINANCIAL WORLD NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK QUOTATIONS MARKET EXTREMEL Y DULL WITH IRREGULAR PRICES Traders Disposed to Hold Off Pending Action by Federal Reserve Board on Credit Situation I NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS New Yoi It, Jan. 'J0. Today's market , onstrntpil b.v the ror.itiMUR movements was extremely dull, Irregular and eti- I of the leaders, nlthotich most rlinugos tirely professional. More than two-1 were limited to fractions. Striking ex tl'.irdl of the day's transactions oris- reptiuns were furnished, .lowevcr. by Inated and were confined within tho four several of the miscellaneous specialties walls of the stock exchange. There wax in which reactions ranged from 1 to line outside business, as the public as l o points. wetl rh the more important financial I 1 eaturcs of comparative strength m Intcrcsts were Mrouglv disposed to look ' eluded the steels, equipments, sugars on rather than to participate. 'and high-grade oils. There were many There were no developments to divert ' stocks, however, which Minwed nn en -the market from its sluggish mid ' tin- nbjence of support, among them iircgulur trend during the morning. I being 1-nmouj Players, which dropped The more active i-peculatire interests, I points to . iU. a lo of about 10 however, seemed disposed to hold off. , points from Its high of .'Mterdii.. There pending possible action by tho 1'Vderat I appeared to be little detnaml for .the Heservc Hoard, which was reported to stock. It met much the same experience bo giving further consideration to the " BOm,p, , ",f J1,c ,y i'lrVi"n. ,!L. general credit situation. 'shares did during the liquidating move- As a matter of fuet the general clinr- i ""'. '" . .,... . aeter of the market differed slightly from I The motor group was also inclined to ,u. ..c .1.. ji .!... '.,, hmpai. Onernl Motors was the heav- WlUt HI lilt' III IL-l'lllUK aOIUW. V.W.VWI - . , i . ,1 !...... tho ttirther narrowing of speculative In- ht of the. popular issues losing almost o, Sndisna ern Iffipf I 50 year Mortgage 4 Bonds Ihiil due January I, ISSS I terest and the increasing professional ism of tho dealings. In other words, the market seemed to have reached a juncture where little encouragement was offered for much activity ou either side. The extension of the short interest ap parently has reached such dimensions as to make it imprudent to enlarge commitments on this account, while on the other hand, nothing developed of sufficient influence to warrant any con centrated action agaiust the bear party. Compared with the lively trading in the immediate preceding sessions, the t! points, but later retrieved a greater part of the los. Call money opened at S per ceut, im mediately cased to 7 per ceut. which was without influence. Call loans got down to 0 per ceut at midday, indicating the abundance of demand fuuds. Trading continued iu extremely light volume, however, but ull losses of the forenoon were re covered. Further gains iu active in dustrials were shared by the motor and utilities groups. Oils, motors and lo.td Minres tea- initial dealings were conspicuously tame i tured the further improvement 'of the and colorless. Tho uncertain attitude ' lat hour, steels and equipments also of the trading clement was agaiu dem- I making additional gains. Guarantee! principal anil lntfrr.t br In- lorsrment of Hie Lake hore .V Mlrlilajn AouUieni Kallua Co. imiu funolltJut-il with the Iver lork Central nullru.id Co.) u IMPROVED TONE . " ; IN CURBJARKET; Philadelphia Slocks Tree of IYrionnl Property Tux In rcmihMi.inl.1 Price 76 V2 and Interest yielding about 5.35 Biddie & Henry tt 04 SOUTH FIFTH STREET Petroleum Stocks Continue to 1 Attract Bulk of Attention at Advancing Prices ' SUBMARINE BOAT STRONG! I Bank Warrants Bought Sold u C K. Garrison 30$ Widcner BIdg. Bell Phone. Wal. 4103-4133 Keystone Phone, Race 2ZQ0 m IM ..C'-iMt L JI. ' - Phila. National Bank Warrants Bought Sold Quoted 'HhNHT U. B0&NNING & GO. STOCK EXCHANGE III II DIVIl Dlrftt Trlrale Telrpbone to cw York Members I'lilla. Muck l"icli.in;o panadian Northern Equip New Yorlf. .Tan. "0. There was a generally strong tone to the lradiuT sto-lts or the Kroad Street Cnrh. Simms I'etroleum moved up njore than il point, to o'f, and there was a good emaiul at advancing prices tor Home Oil and Oil'ilund. International Petrol eum was firm, selling at 70 to "OHs. Ornheum I'irdc. when issued, was traded in for the first time, selling at M to Wt. f;ennrnl Asphalt wis one of the tronee.t features, mov'ng up from li;t to 11.-1.'.. There was a good deinurd for Cleve I 'and Auto (new) hlh old nt ,"S to 02. De BccrM, another newcomer on the I curb, was traded in from -17 to 47',. .Snbnmrine Tioat was t,tronc, selling at 1C15 to io-;. I There was 11 imall amount of liusi 1 ness in American Locomobile, whl''' I ".old at 21'Vj. (ieneral Motors was 1 steidj; with a few --nles at "1 to .12. I 1'nited Itetail Candy ranged from 1 101-j to 1(1. ' INDUSTRIALS .Vlllfd Piiklnir 1 -Vm.il Tiro StorpR 1 Amr S.ifctv tnzor . Brltlb..nifr chem 1 T'rftli!h-Anir Tob ri-s. . Hr!Mli-Anir Tob coup., ii'ur I.IrIii viurnM Unii-ralil I De U.ir ' (I.-nral Asphalt OnniTAl M01013 . ... I Hupp Motors I I,ocomobll . 1 Mont-Wanl North Amer Paper Fei lection Tire Root Vandrvort . . . . Submarine Kot Manvood Hubber Trlanirle Tllm ... I V S stfum rnltrl rt.et.iil I'unrii. I rnltoil I'roflt f Marine... United Plct Prod . . . . INDlil'EMin.NT OILS I Allied Oil U Am tl Ui fi!tv : Bell P.-trolcum i, Eoone tll . I'jston AVrm.ns 1 Hurl nott V nit t leave fni-ib Mndli.it. I itle-3 SfriKn U ati I ''intlnental Ucf I t'osden i Co Esmeralda Oil Fvleral Oil lllih Vnw Clon lid Al Jn-... .v't ti-i -i. VI Am Sir--. :-)n :M!,j 71 Am l!as. ,"1!! .'ILj 1 lid U' nf.101! Hr.' 100 15 V S t c met.. -WW, 1llai nir. r.i stor..i3iM t-'u 1 (UP Ccm 5Vi "i"l 1(5 I C N A at :si Key Tel. V2 V2 :;o u s cor 1:1 '-'O'i lit! Lans.Mou S.'?',.j 8!Pj C.0J,ch Xav. ai 01 CO l.eh Val. -il !" lOIIMIdvalc. -Hl-v, 40a, !1 Nor Pa.. Si's SWs Ml Pa It U. -IL'M. -I'J'i Vl'J Ph Hank war . ..l.lii 1117 Id Phil Co. lyi 10' j 22 Phil Co cum pf. !!.-''i "41" .".OS Phil Klrc l!.-Vi -" :;is p n t tc 11 2711 2.-. Phil 'l'rac C.1U (U 200 Heading. 7f, 711 20 Ton Pel. :: I! IIU lllll .Villi. -' I 10 Un Tract I'.liii 10!) U C, I... 55 0V I i s. .SV? t'altl In 110MJS. liiimi iiuit i.ow 1 Am Gas & Klco 5s... SO J! i:i vc Peo Tr Is.... 05 2 I.k Sup Inc os ii NVt chffo. :S!Vi .".Pi- V 102 .. in 'v. ', lai-ii-ni VA : :m .. 12 .. 21 .. SMliPi or i i:ir! ' JII.V.4. V. SPs-f ls 421,- yh 1ST. -fO'i MIL., f Pi !5:i;-i-1'h 25V. i', 27"'s if, lVi -7i 7iiN.. nou. 54 v NVt chsc so 05 01 so 05 01 Balm 303 100 100 300 2S0O 700 aoo 100 1300 100 100 12 0 1..00 200 UOO 010 2J0O 030 1300 130 3 J JO 3fi 10500 AOO 3100 1100 1200 200 lino 1300 1000 10C0 100 400 6030 G200 100 400 700 300 1200 200 2p0 200 too 300 300 300 "00 Dlv In ItlBh Low . . Ativanco P.umely 42 41 0 Advance Rumely pf. . . 701-i 7014 . Alaslui Clold Mines... 14 1 ? Alaska-Juncau O M. .. 3 3 . . Allls-Chaltncra 1914 lli 7 Allls-C'lialmers pf..., 8H4 SJ4 8 AmABrloChem 6iyB nl' 0 Am Agrlo Chcm pf... . 95 S H Am Beet Sugar 8.114 2)4 6 Am Kect Sugar pf . ... 00 1)0 8 Am Bosch Magneto ...118 110411714 Aiu ooscu ris ofti Today's Net Clpno Chee. 43 4 1 lOri 1 .. 3 8J4 I- 7 8714 . ny, U4 M Hi 9 4 M4 003 Am Can ' Mft 7 Am Can pf 00 13 Am Cur & Fdy 13 4 Am Cotton Oil 40 4 80 Am Druggist Sy'n 1494 AinHldo & Lather... 0 Am Hide & Lcath pf. .1174 Am Ice pf CJU Am Inlernat Corp . . . .J09H Am-La France linglno n 7 A r. .so 3 7 f. 4 7 3 7 10 8 30 (i 7 e 10 & 2d 7 00 3. SO 100 230 4 3100 0.5)0 100 100 100 400 1)03 800 100 1000 2C0 COO 2200 300 100 ?- 100 3000 400 300 200 ..00 700 310 100 2S00 1300 3300 3300 100 100 100 COO 100 5 8 .50 30 30 .",0 1SV-, ir.'i IS's 1.T-. 15 I.""1 lll I) !H. 'lli 20-, 20?, 21 VI 21 2'. -'. 2 17 1(1 1 47 '-a 47 47', ll.'.'j 113 llr.li :i2 :ti r.ii 1.1 'i 151', jjnj 24 'J44 24 ; 39 30 38 5 5', 5, l' t 4n 52 3t r.2 iTi iat in', 17. 17, 17, 4 4 J'4 ., niu in jr 1 lidi A'til tKlilli; lOP.i lOPv, .'s 1 do ann 4iAs WMi Wis S2li.. 5 do cons 41-is 1112:1 reg.. 01 ill !)l s 2 Leh V Coal 5s reg ..OS US OS -"i 4-5 Lib Pds 4th 4s. oi.;;o 01.2s oi.;:o.io 1 Nat Prop 4-0-, 1 Phila Co cons 5s. . 2 Phila Klec 1st 5s 5 P J & V 4s 7 1'n lev Jtvvy 5. . . :;o SO ill 741.. :;(i so 01 Jill's 71 iu. 2, 404 4.1V, 3 ! .), 2 '4 1'1'a 11 u, 3'lln 131, ::o . . so . . 01 1 JIG'j Vj 741j Vi ns, TRADING IN COTTON IS WITHOUT FEATURE Glenrock Oil 3J, 6s, Series "D" Due Dec, 1920, June. 1923 Free of Normal Federal Income Tax 1 Free of Penna. State Tax j Price to Net GM)ci jTownsend Whelen & Co. t 505 Chestnut Street Empire Gas & Fuel 6s, 1 924-26 jun co. os, i yi.v Penna. Water & Pr. 5s, 1940 enna. & Mahoning 5 s, 1922 uftv Glllespla (iillllanil . Horn, oil .. r Houston Oil . . ! Hudson o.l . . , IbUii.I Oil l.lvlnKflton . , Ma.-iliattan Oil 1 M"rrltt Oil . Milrnn Tart . I MaKma . . North Amor Oil Omar Oil Phillip Ptrol I'roaucnr c, Ran Oil Fa It Crpk Prod PVquryah Oil PkiIv Oil Simms Petrol . Spenoer Prtrol . Txaa Raniper Texas Co w i . . Tropical Oil . Victoria Oil new ul.-ati oil ". hue or. V'oodbuii an. .ii 3H . .. . 1IH4 is IU 4iJ .".'.! S4V4 HeflliPr ON 41. 4S ::::: ,24 54 IS'i ::::: A' . ... 21 14 .. . SSI 1 Kare 4 I t liSVoemt SIQ1 Land title Bldg LtJ X A H, rm vv . T v i . .' m A i I tlN I1UIN! wide-awake Alas Br Col 1 Atlanta , He.th.-r Dtvldi Belcher nivlde Hit Bis l.edco .... I Hooth . . .... ( Boston A. Montana I Caled Minlna 1 I'alumet & Jeromo . anada t oppur MINIMI ai, 3 31'. St 130 U l' 3il 111 IS si 4U ST !" 4 4T, 534 3iVj 21N i' 0 .is 7. 1mtlaji9 refertnres evat nan. .najienL connections vith Elnany. about to eh wish to inaU- havinr i 1'ona Virginia Pienrh nnrttCona Conner i-1 ri" ,,ml (jr- Creson Gold . . .. t-mpo-ir- or per- Crescent Ucamara An rii.tn buslne. DIMde tSXC Jsoncemii to renr. S'-n' 'hem n m." to..n , r.l .Salvador .... pp. commitsio'i jr oniaiy ta' Ii All J.ureka Croeuu? .. .. ales confide" i -i'i Minlnc II 310. T.edk-er Office. , Golden Gate End .. r 1, .I,, - - . itina iunt r'' uimm ' I" v"f - 1 2VJ 17 31 iA 4 ! 2'.i 29 . 11 p.- ST. MAURICE PAPER CO. i Bond and Stock 1 -tz Dniii a. rn .f.Mh. l'hllu Sfnrlr ..li.titi- 1421 CHESTNUT STREET 'laid Kpunnn Gold Siher Tip . lreit IJfnrl ... I Ipc I a Mintiu- ., (umbo Ixtnnlnn Ivnnx Divide . . . l.Va,mam Gold lion Marsh Minlnt? . . Mother (.ode . . . Mother Lod new National Tlti . . . . Vradn Ophlr . . XiplKfline North Star ACCOUNTANT Vditor and Rsdltant tu exe utile, with an Maiyuuai inu.u r -ui.. upernuou. uicom i , .;n, vnnanciai aiausucs ana prirparinit re-, pn.h..7.r vtinii Uf fully nualllled bv Ions varied experl-' 5? r'Jii.n r, jeires perinanuni ioaitiun, ainarie. 'latlVH. Anierirail i;eucm re,Frenfea. ..Hnhln star.' MTr.ent.nn.il nnitlillp.MAn. &nd uouual expenem-e II, lere. 43 VVah (iirtn Knuare, Ne Y.rfc i'tt ' ft,l..lj..A.nl.l.. I'kMlrlt. I flllltlllllV lltt. TtV.'.t' Wli"iwll Ivorlliifii Tracllou .1, W $v .rlrbm . ?." .(',.'upi,.,,' '' 0,' H ku.,Kliri,iliL Conl A t oke To. .1 T.-" 7 Wehfllrr I'ul A "oke Canipnur S lit F.1 iT v.ufjiitaAlirin IlnlliiHy Co. lit Si, JU'l Itf.U 1U31 ids; 11m in It. liu 3 t 2'i 41 h 1.1 t;s 31 t"n n 1.1 .12 II H I) 10 20 A U i 'rlBlOlhKrn IHIIIIKI w. "V u. - r MHWilann ruhrnerr Tiullnai' . 1031 4Tsmuel K. Phillips & Co. -Mplbcr Vhlladelplilt mock l.Vfnanje " " Ml CIIIT.Nl'r KT. 1Aynence E. Brovn & Co. f, ...JlTIFFED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 3V.UK.tr. IWTATB 1IICST 11I.IJO, ccouBtit. iXlo iireiiaro V. U. x aetnmi. rPfe' f ipa iU, Wilson 'ublic Accoi I WJg-, rhiiadf 1 Rone Group Mllier Kins of ArlS... Sllvr Klnc Ulv 10 n wiiver iaa Tom pah Belmont 3 Tonopah Cash Hoy "Vi Tonopah Dlvldo 3'. Tonopah Exlennlon "hj Tono-Jlm H 2.1 Tonopah Midway 22 Tonooan Mlnlnff 2 v. Tonopah .Montana . . Tonepal. ncuo Eula United Kaatern Victory Weit End C 2 Whlta Capa 11 White. Capa Bxt 2 Wllbert 7 TcrlnKton 1il 33 73 40 'i . 4'i 3 1 2', 12 113 31 21 III) II 10 20 ; U J" 2'n 3'H, 131, 3 IH4 '. Si! .1". 130 r.. i' 30 10 18 Mi v- sih in; 4'. I7- H in. r,t l1--. 021" 21. V' SK'l 1 34 ... n " 73 411 '. I 4'i 2S 2R S $ 3 1 2H 12 1.3 .11 21 BU 6 IP ' 10 20 1 , Prices Hold Steady in Absence of Offerings Sentiment Re mains Unchanged COTTON BELT WEATHER, CONDITIONS ew York. Jan 30 The 'ollowlns tem peratures were recorded In the cotton lwlt this momlnK- Oklahoma city. 48. Tort mltli Charleston and Wllmlnston r.2. Maron bavannah. Tampa and Jackson ville M Auiaista and Atlanta .18; Merldl'in. Montffomerv Knuvllie N'a.h vllle and TromaHvllle "i. New Orleans and Pan ntonlo, no. Vlckaburs. Memphis and I.lttle Botk. H2. Pensjrola Gaheston and Shreieport. (It .ind Corpus Chrlstl. fi' Sllzhi precipitation wan reported at Uiot and Atlanta New York, .Inn. "0. Tlioro was vrry liltlo fpnturp to th" early nftcrnnnn rotton innrkpt. I'rit-es IipIiI stp.nlv in tlie nbfiicp of offrrincs and thorp was noth inji in the iipvvs to bring about a change in sentiinpnt. A -oiitliprn wire reported an im proved demam! for the low grnilps. for vvliieli holdprs were ipoeiving full prices. Stocks of the better grades at interior points were down to n minimum. Kvport clearances for the daj were smaller than of late, but the total for the season to date continues. well over a million bales above the corresponding ouie a j ear ago. uno exportH were i;.'i0f bales, all to Great Britain. Clearances for the season to date were Ij.Ilflr!,.":? bales, compared with '-YJIT,-Ji-S bales for the corresponding period last t-eason. Test Today's 11. O0 1.30 2 30 close open a m p. m p m ..1 .11 ;(N in. ;ih u 3H .14 3(1 20 30 20 38 37 14 ll.l 34 IS 31 32 ? on it'. 1 ii 32 CO 32 02 32 .14 30 33 30 20 30 Ol -V 2V II) READING MAN DIES HERE ncoo inn MOO 7 bio 2000 1 no sun 100 290 , 100 13100 100 200 100 2200 230 900 201) .1030 100 .100 GI00 200 300 .1)0 MOO 300 1C0 100 1000 :ioo 100 200 3230 1100 200 1000 3300 mo 200 100 Am Linseed SH Aml.lnseed pf 90 Am Locomotive OS Am Ship & Commerce. 20 Am Smelt & Ref MH Am Smelt & Ref pf . . .100 Am Steel Foundries .. 4U4 Am Sugar net 137,4 Am Sumatra Tob .... Ot',4 Am Tel &Tel 8 Am Tobacco 260 Am Tobacco pf new... 97 Am Tob Sec temp ctfs. 07 Vi Am Woolen 1511a Am Woolen pf 10Is Am Writing Paper pf. Mb Am Zinc Lead & Sm.. 20H Am Zlno 1. & S pf.. M14 Anaconda Copper .... 02 ii AFsetB Realization... . lii Asso r?rv Goods Asso Dry Ud3 1st pf.. 74 'j Atso Dry litis 2d pf . . 7.1 AtcU Top & Santa Ke. 81 Atlanta Bin" & Alt . . 7? Atl Gulf & W I S S...160 Atl Gulf & W I S S pf . 70 Baldwin Locomotive . .113ft ISaltlmoro & Ohio .... 31ft Balt'moro & Ohio pf.. 45ft Bethlehem Motors ... 27ft Bethlehem Steel B... a5?4 Bethlehem Stl S'"c pf..H3?i Butto Copper & Zinc. 10 Butte & Superior Cop. 28 Caddo Central O & It . 23 1 j I'anadlan Pacific 12?a California Packing ... " California Petroleum.. 40 Central Leather 95 H: Central Leather pf ..103 Cerro de Pasco Cop. . . SO Chandler Motors . . . .127 Chesapeake & Ohio . . 55 Chicago Gt Western.. S Chi Gt Wet-tern pf. . . . 23 !i Chi Rock Isl & Pac... 27V Chi II I & Pac 6-c pf. Gft Chi 11 I & Pac 7Tc of.. 71 Hi CM St V Minn & O... 30!i Chi St P M & O pf.... 52? Chile. Copper 10H Chlno Copper 3MS ClucU Pcabody 90 Vi Coct-Cola 3H Colorado Fuel & Iron. 42ft l.'olumb Gas & dec... 65ft Col Graphophono 52ft Colo i Southern .... 23 Contlnetal Candy t2',a con Interstate Cal M.. 19 Consolidated Gas . . . V Consolldated Textile . 28 ?4 Corn Products Ttef... 81ft Corn Products net pt.io' 12 Crucible Steel . . Cuba Cane Sugar . . 7 Cuba Cane Sugar pf 10 Del Lack & Western . . Denver & Hlo G pf. . Dome MIHC3 Erie Krle. 2d pt Famous riayers-L. . Federal Mln & Sin pf Freeport Texas .... Fisher Body Flsk Rubber Gaston Wms & Wig., General Cigar General Klectrlc General Motors General Motors pf. General Motors deb. ., Goodrich B- F Goodrich B F pf Gt Northern Ore ctfs.. Great Northern pf... Gulf States Steel . . . Hartman Corp Haskell & Barker Car Homcstako Mining . Inspiration Con Cop. Interboro Con Corp . Inter Con Corp pf... Int Harvester Int Mer Marino Int Mer Marine pt. . Int Agrlcul Corp pf . International Nickel . International Paper . Intermit Paper pf . . . Iron Products Corp . Jones Bros Tea 1 r h 12 6 C 1 7 4 7 5 i 0 U !0G . 52 ft . 85 .185 . 13 ft . 13 . 13 . H . h'-Sft . 30 . 32 .122 . 42 ft . 17 ft 72 ?A .167 ft .303 . 84 ft . 82?i . St ft ,100 ft . 38H . 77ft . 70 .108 5 8 14 G7 50 ft I 12 ft 129 41 97 63 79ft 21 83 76 ft 47 ft 20 ft 5ft 53 99 137 40 in ft 25 M 115 OS ft 108 14 81 95 ft 117 25 ft 08 ft 100 43 ft 136 93 07 ft 200 90ft 06 148ft 101ft 41 I84 Ii8ft til ft 4ft 59 74 75 81 7 159ft 70 tun 31ft 45 ?4 2fl l4-?4 11J 10 28 23 129 ft 80 ft 40 S3 ft 103 55 ft 124 51ft 8 2!. ft 26 ft CO 71 30 ft SI 9a 10ft 38 ft 90ft 36 lift 03 ft 51 2.3 12ft 19 Rift 28 H 82 100ft 202 5034 84 185 13 12H 13 14 77 ft 30 32 122 41ft 17H 71ft 167 209 81ft 82 H 70 ft 100 38 ft 77 ft 76 107 58 ft 67 503, 3ft 12ft l'!8ft 10 ft 96 79 21 8134 70 ft 47 20 V, 534 ft 53H Is 9 ft 138 1ft 4ft t, 14 - ft 20 115 3 05' ft 10934 14ft ft US -1ft 96 134 98 1ft 2534 ft 08ft- ft 100 34 44ft 1ft 137ft 2 91 34 98 200 3 97 ft 07 ft V 150 - ft 104J4 ft 5lft- 134 2034 1H 58ft .. 2!l ft 434 1 59 - 54 1 74 75 84 7 160 70 113 ft-!- 1ft 3134- ft 4534 94 27 - ft 95H 11334 ft 10 ft 28 23ft 129J4 - 34 1 1 82 1ft 94 ft l?a ft 14 40 - 8334 10s AG 120ft M H- 8 23 ft . 26ft ft 60 7lft 1ft 30 ft .. 51 54-- 34 10 ft ft 3Sft- ft 90ft . U 37ft 134 42 ft 64 94 52ft 2ft 23 - ft 12ft ft 19 34 82 1ft 2S?4 8334 100ft 205 ft 5194 8534 185 13 1254 13 11 79 -30 32 122 41 Ji 1734 72ft 167 - 307 ft 84ft 8234 SOft-1- 1ft 100 - ft 3834 . " 77ft 34 7U - ft 107 - ft 58ft 34 07 5634 94 4 ft 12ft ft 129 ft 404 9734 I ft 79 1 2434 94 h294 94 76ft 34 47 ft ft 26ft- ft Sales 400 500 100 1310 Dlv. In I Krji City Southern i .Kelly-Spg Tiro 13434 8 Kelly-Spg T 8 pf. .104 2 Kcnnecott Copper .... 3034 II leh 1.ovt ISM 1534 132 101 5800 1.20 Keystone Tiro & Hub.. 3Jft 1290 0 Lackawanna Steel ... 84ft . .Laclede Gas of St L. . 10 Lrthlglt Valley tt Loft Corp 23ft Locwe Co 30 ft Mackay Cos pf 04 Manhattan Kiev guar. 44 ft Manhattan Shirt 33ft Martin Parry 28 Maxwell Motor 3134 Maxwell Moto ctfs... 31ft Maxwell Moto 2d pf.. 37 Max Moto 2d nf ctfs. . 20 Mny Dept Stores pf. . .100 ft Mexican Petroloum 100 300 3.50 000 1500 2 20 4 300 7 200 1.75 100 100 . 100 400 300 300 10300 7 10 17200 1.20 Middle States Corp Mldvale Steel & Ord Minn & St L new .. Missouri Kan & Tex. 2200 2011 200 700 300 200 500 1000 100 100 300 300 109 00 197 4494 40 ft 13 ft Oft 100 2.50 800 7 5 7 5 4 .50 .60 ' 6 .1 3 1ft V 234 I ift 1. ft 9a ft ft ft 234 ft 300 100 1100 200 1000 100 2500 1200 7300 1700 100 251)0 2700 1700 10300 7000 1400 100 1400 400 100 500 0990 400 1500 200 a 100 400 100 10700 7030 20a 4100 100 9111 200 100 200 UOO C500 AOO 5700 1000 300 23300 400 10O 900 5200 900 400 10500 100 A 3100 900 10 200 100 7 200 3.50 100 10 600 A200 9700 3 200 1000 8700 9800 9600 100 20500 700 700 900 200 100 3'JO 300 200 300 800 6300 100 100 COO 1900 100 100 Missouri Pacific 25ft Missouri Pacific .pt. . . 41 Mulllns Body 48 National Acme 3834 Nat Anlllno & Chem.. 6S94 Nat Anlllno & Ch pt. . 87 Nat Conduit & Cable. . 10 Nat Enam & Stamp.. 83ft National Lead 81ft Now York Air Brake. 107 New York Central.... 08ft New York Dock 45 New York N II & H.. 28 ft Noifolk & Western... 06 North American ..,.. B5ft Northern Pacific. 78 34 Nova Scotia S & C... 71ft Ohio Cities Gas 47 Ohio Fuel Supply .... 56 Okla Prod & lief .... Oft Otis steel 3894 Pan-Amer Petrol .... 91 ft Pan-Amer (B) 8834 Parish & Bingham ... 43 Pennsylvania UK ... 4394 Penn Seaboard Steel.. 34 Pern Marquctto 1 3034 Plerce-Arrow Motor ..69ft Philadelphia Co 4134 Pierce Oil 20 Plerco Oil pt 5ft Plttsbuigh Coal of Pa. 01 Pittsburgn os VV Va... 29 Pond Creek Coal .... 24ft Pressed Steel Car ... 06ft Puntu Alegre Sugar . . 92ft Hay Consolidated Cop. 219 Heading , 7634 Heading 2d pf 35 Remington Typewrit.. 80 Beploglo Steel 46 Ilcpub Motor Truck... Sift Republic Iron & Steel. 110ft Royal Dutch Amer. ..100ft St .losenh Lead 15ft St L San Francisco... 1994 St L Southwest pf . Saxon Motor Seaboard Air Line . Sears-Itoebuck Shattuck Ariz Cop . Shell Trans Trading Sinclair Consol Oil SIobs Shert S & I . . Southern Paciflo . . Southern Railway .. Stromberg Carb .... Studebakcr Stutz Motor Superior Steet Tenn Cop & Chem. . . Texas Co Texas & Pacific. Tobacco Products . . Transcontinetal Oil . . Transuo & Wms Steel Union Oil Union Pacific United Alloy Steol . . United Drug United Drug 1st pf.. United Fruit Un ny Investment... Un Ry Invest pt United Retail Stores. U S Express U S Food Products.. U S Ind Alcohol ... U S Realty & Imp... U S Rubber U S Rubber 1st pf.. U S Steel U S Steel pf Utah Copper Vanadium qorp Va-Carolina Chem .. Wabash Wabash pf A Western Maryland .. Western Paclllc Westlnghouse U & M.. 62 ft 5ft . 19 ft . 7 .220 . 13 ft . 81ft . 43 . 75 .10034 . 2ift . 73 .104 .125 ft . 46 . 13 .20S . 3ft . 93 . 37ft . G2 . 35 ,122 ft . 49 ft .143 . sirs .190 ft . 1334 . 28 ft . 87ft . 30 94 . 68 ft .108 . 5134 .12694 .11534 .100 .11594 . 70ft . 6094 . 00ft . S . 23 ft . lift . 24 Whltn Motor "l'A Willys-Overland 20ft Willys-Overland pf ... Wilson & Co 75 Wisconsin Central . . . 33 H Worthlngton Pump .. 92ft Worth Pump pf B.... 72 Wfinlvvorth F W 124 30 ft 3334 83 ft 40 43 ft 2334 3994 04 41 32 28 313 31ft 20 20 10094' 19.1 42 ft 49 ft 113 ft 25 ft 40 ft 48 38 ft 6434 87 10 82 ft 81 107 0894 45 26 ft 05 ft 55 V 7834 71 4034 50 0ft 35 ft 01ft 87 ft 43 13 my 2094 07 94 30 ft 1034 95 ft 60 94 28 ft 24 ft 95 ft 88 3194 7534 35 86 U 351ft 108ft 106 ft 1594 1894 25 ft 18 7 220 12 ft 83ft 43 71ft 100 21 Va 72 ft 101ft IV. 46 lift 202 37 ft 01ft 26 02 34 ft 12194 40 ft 143 51ft 196 ft 11 25 ft 84 ft 30 94 07 ft 10534 52 ft 133 ft 11594 10494 115 ft 7634 50 ft 60 ft 8 33 ft 11 2394 53 ft CO ft 38 ft 90 75 32 91 73 124 JY ft ft ft ' " ft ft lft ft 94 ft 94 Ji 194 Ys 1 "ft V ft ft ft lft 94 91 1 94 Today's Net Clots Chr. 1534 ft 13494 194 104 ft 30ft- ft 34H ft 8tV 40 44ft 33 -28-3194 31ft 27 30 294 100 ft- ft l0J4-- 3ft 4494 lft 1994 13 - Oft 87 10 83ft 81ft 107 6894 45 26 ft 96 55 ft 78ft -71ft 47 50 9ft 3094 2ft 8394 43 43 - ft 33 3ft 30ft 94 69ft ft 41 lft 20 ft 95ft lft 6094- 94 28 - ft 21ft li 90ft 94 92 ft 4ft 2194 76 36 801 40 1 51 ft - V 110ft lft 106 ft- ft 15ft 1894 .. 35ft 2ft 19' V 7 - ft 320 12 ft 84 . 43ft 75 100ft .. 'lft 73 1 10394 ft 125 ft lft 40 lft U JS- ft 204 ft 194 38ft- 94 93 ft 27 ft 63 lft 34 ft 122ft ft 49ft- ft 143 - ft 5lft - ft 106 ft ft 1294 ft 28ft 3ft 87ft 154 30 94 - 94 68ft ft 107ft lft 6394 lft 120 3 11534 3ft ft 94 TRADING. IN LOCAL STOCKS AGAIN ON SMALL SCALE Interest for Time Being Has Been Diverted to the Attractive Note Issues Trading In (ho local stocks continued on tho same, limited scnlo during the session, but prices were, fairly well sustained. In most cusc.8 dealings again conspicuously lacked initiative, which was not unnatural, In view of the ciistlng uncertainties of the general sit uation. Interest, for tho time being nt least, from nn investment standpoint, has been diverted from the market proper b.v reason of tho attractive IiuhIh nt which 11 number of tho note Issues are being issued. With many of these new issues offered ou n 7 per cent basis, and in sonic cases even nt n higher rate of return, it is not surprising so little attention is paid o tho stock market offerings. As a innt(cr of fact, however, most of tho leading seasoned dividend paying issues have been selling on vir tually 11 7 per cent basis for some time, 'flic short maturity of the notes, how ever, apparently gives them nu addi tional attraction. Prices changes except in a few scat tering instances were ngniu confined within fractional limits. The only ex ceptions were supplied by Lehigh Navi- 1 Tntw "I, gallon and Philadelphia Cp. ctimulattvo preferred. The former ou very litnife.i transaction? advanced $1 to M ThllJ the later on broader dealings rose ."51.(30 Trading in tho Philadelphia National Bank warrants continued falrlv active The first sale was mado at 120. un changed from yesterday's final sale, from which the, prico reacted to ,127. onlv to quickly rally to 181, PhlladdpbS Klectrlc appeared to find strong sun port nt par, United Gas Improvement shaded under C on light sales. Lake Superior Corporation on small dealings reacted to 80 V6. while Lanston MoT otype was off $1.G0 from tho previous baio nt oojj , The limited demand was emphasized in the fractional concessions made bv n number of the inactive stocks from tho previous talcs. American Gas off A nt 51; Buffalo and Suu" tinmin preferred, JA at 40. Electric Storage Bnttery advanced t. to 131 Bond dcnlincs wero pnimllv" iiu.j Philadelphia Co. consolidated ris vicWZ etl 1 per cent to 80 and Philadelphia Klectrlc 1st Cs made a similar decline i 01. n similar decline to LONDON STOCK MARKET O Industrial Department Lively Mines Dull Home Ralls Mixed London, Jan. "0. Dealings in securi ties on tho stock exchange were re stricted today because of tile opening of the subscription lists for the new O'li per cent exchequer bonds. The gilttcdgcd bectiou was hard. The oil group was buoyant. Sncll Transport was 12 11-32 and Mexican Kaglo was 127s. Homo rails were mixed, with a tendency to await an nouncements about halt-yearly dlvi dends. Strength was noted in some indus trials, and that department was lively. Mines were dull. Tho tone of Hussions and Egyptians wns good. DIVIDENDS DECLARED Commonwealth Power. Railway and Debt Co., quarterly of 1V4 per esut on oreforred, payable February 1 In lntrrstbear!ner serin maturlne February 1, 1020. to holders of reectd January 20 C'hleaKo. St. Paul Minneapolis and Omaha. Hallroad, semiannual of 2v4 Pr cent en common and 814 per cent on preferred, pay able February 20 to stock of record Feb ruary 2. Ilrooklvn Edison Co.. quarterly of $2, pavable March 1 to stock of record Feb ruary 0. Pullman Co.. quartorly $2, payable Feb ruary 1(1 to stock of record January 31. Central Railroad of New Jersey, quar terly of 2 per cent, payable February 2 to btoek of record January 29. Htewnrt Warner Speedometer Corporation, initial quarterly of 1 per cent on common, payable February IB to stock of record Jan uary 30. Further Improvement In Sugars New Yorli, Jan. 20. The refined sugar market showed further improve ment in so far that another refiner has entered the market, thp National now quoting at 15c. less 2 per cent for cash. This is a reduction of 40 points from the price previously quoted, bringing it down to the same level as quoted by the American Sugar Helming Co. Ar bueklp continues to quote 10c, less 2 per ceut for cash. The Federal and Warner companies of Philadelphia are still withdrawn. The raws market is somewhat less, active and offerings arc said to be increasing. Buyers show a disposition to hold off. Prices Firm on Paris Bourse Paris, Jan. 20. Prices were firm on the Bourse today. Three per cent rentes wcru quoted at CS francs 2(1 centimes; exchange on London, -lit francs 15 centimes; B per cent loan, 88 frnncs 00 centimes. Tho dollar was. quoted at 11 francs 70, centimes. RAILROAD EARNINQS CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS 102O Increax Second week January $1,S4,2?0 t44s 77 From January 1 3.800,428 78l'9S BUFFALO. ROCHBSTKtl .AND PITTS Vtecona week of Janv jsao.flivn Js.sna ix' rum .jitiiuuijr m. .... i.tiu.inj Decrease. 53,777 To Corporations and Private Investors We offer full facilities in the one case for satisfaction of capital re quirements, in the other for the proper investment of surplus funds. We specialize in the many estab lished OHIO RUBBER, MOTOR and STEEL SECURITIES, which are listed only in Cleveland. OTIS & CO. Investment Bankers CLEVELAND Cincinnati Detroit Columbus Akron loungslfttvn Oninlia Denver Colorado Nprlncs Members all principal creiaito-rj rrlvote wires to leading markets 105?i 115H 70 Vi MVz .. 00& J4 8 - Vt 23H 1. XVA- 23 - 01U IK 20J4 ?4 00 75 . 3'Jft-t- H 9U4 Vi 2 I'll Ex-dlvldend. Mn h. Oct. FOREIGN EXCHANGE New York. .Ian. 20 The foreign rx change market opeued with declines iu almost all cases. The exceptions were an improvement of n point in Italian exchungc over yesterday's close. Chris tiania improved ." points. Huble notes were nominal nnt! scarce at 1.20 for S2 l'ZW:i 'nrl,',r I absence of any sort of aggressive HKUt l"u iiiwmi' .... w .,, ...... high. Sterling opened lower. Francs Miovved a decline of .'1 centimes and Stockholm nnd Copenhagen lost, re spectively. 10 and ." points. Belgians were unchanged. Quotations were: Demand sterling !5.67j, cables ll.liS'.j: franc cables li.UM. checks 11.0.': lire cables lil.OS, checks 13.71 i Swiss cables .ri.,"li, checks 5.5S; guilder cables :i"r,s. checks :!"Vj; pesetas cables lll.O.'i. check 18.S)."i; Stockholm cables 20.0.".. checks 20. .TO; I'lirUtinin cables 10.40, checks L 10.2.1; Copenhagen cables 17.00, checks 17,-iii; Jlelginn cimies ii.u-5, ciipcks ll!70; marks 1.00: Austriuns .40; mark?, spot currency, 2.25; Ilumauian 2.20. At 13.S0 for cables and 1.1.R2 for checks Italian exchange established a low record. Marks were n point above the low record made this morning nt 1 fiO. Sterling declined further In aioo'i for demand nnd :!.U7',L- for checks. Francs wero heavy nt 11.72 for cables and 11.71 for dinks. 2t 7!, .Vi HI 1.1 is to 29 4 17 IS 3 31 23 .5s jo 4 17 o II 7 4 J. Lewis Rake Was Prominent In Business and Fraternal Circles Heading, Pa., Jan. 20. Word was received here today of the death in Philadelphia late last night of J, Lewis Hoke, of this city, for many years a prominent figure in Itending business nras being transacted anil initernal circles. lie was sixty 1 j cars old .Mr. JtaKe was a former national NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET New York. Jan. 20. The coffee mar ket opened barely steady today. 11 to 12 points lower, sales being mostly from local trade sources, with Wall street and pominUsiou houses the principal bu.vers. , . , During the morning bession the mar ket ruled exceedingly nuii't. ami " He absence of any sort of aggressive de mand prices worked down from initial figures, .March selling from 15.00 to l.-.85 nnd May from 10.15 to 10.07, or 10 to IS points net lower. Local sentiment is btill nervous and unsettled over conditions in the pri mary markets, nnd there wns 11 disposi tion on the part of traders to wait fur ther developments from Brazil. Private ndvices from Brazil way that the government there does not intend to Faerififc that market in the sale of gov ernment holdings. Today's omnlnc 10.10 1(1.11 ,...10.32 '18 05 IIS.IIO 15 SO BUSINESS NOTES March . .Mav Julv . . . September OrtobT December Hid. Test eloHft 1H.01 1H.2.1 111 4.1 1H.V3 111 02 10 CO BANK CLEARINGS Hank clearlnuB today, compared with lor roipondins tlav last two jeiir": . . 1020 nno mis Phila ..ISO, OSS. 313 JII3.0H1.SS1 IftS.nLTi S31 N V... im0.777.18l U0S,OS3.O7A 605,200,030 nix. 2s 7nit nan in,93s,ii04 Baltimore H. 1.10.017 12,223,41)7 . . 11.11,11,11 11. 4(15,380 04,5311,203 Allied Pack 6a . flelrlan 80 of '23.. Helelxn Hs o( 'SI. I II T 7 Russian A Vi s BONDS .1 RI M P.Vi B5V !I5; nn osh nt 73 7.1 73 34 34 31 rr- y? BAR SILVER & Ll'nvill Commercial bar silver was quoted In . , i6W lorn uuqj ui. tpiM-rj "" uuuivr, inlunlS nn ndrnnco of tic. In London the price bin, ( ras iid bKr pt 1WA? ' commander of the Sons of Veterans nnd a former potentate of Itajali Tem ple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of this city. He Fcrved as u councilman before Heading got the commission form of government and several times declined to become a candidate for mayor. He is survived bjr his widow and two daughters. , Man Dies While Visiting Neighbor Seized with a paroxysm of coughing while visitingi thp home of a neighbor last evening, .William Heed, slxtj-twn years old, a former conductor of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit; Co., stag gered through the kitchen door of the house and died a few moments later In the back yard. Heed, whoso home is Franklin street, went Charles O arris at 2011 NortSi Jessup MONEY-LENDING RATES NKW YORK Money on call opened toduj at 7 per cent for lending nnd re newing. The time money tituatiou is un changed, nnd there is little actual busi- Moncy IS Of fered nt SV, per cent on industrials for uWtv nnd ninety diivs and 71,-; per cent u 1,1,1 fnr those nerlods on good mixed. Prime mercantile paper fails to i-how anv increased volume and the tunc is firm, with (1 per cent the minimum dis count figure. Ilroliers are disappointed over the failure of the activit.v in that market usual toward the cud of Janu ary in normal years. The condition of the collateral loan market continues to reduce operations in prime bank acceptances. Hates arc unchanged and call loans arc uuultered at the 44 per cent figure that has ruled for some time past. PHILAnKLIMlIA Call, II per cent; time, H per cent ; commercial paper, three to six months, fl per rent. LONDON Money is quoted at !li per cent. Discount rates, short bills. ft per cent; three roontui., bills, Sfy ner rent. v . ,. ... ,.., ,- , Charters Filed Dover. Del.. Jan. 20. Charters tiled here today were: The .Tewett Higelow and liroolcs foal Co., mine, sell nnd ship coal and other minerals. $S2.500, 000; T. L. Croteau. C. H. Hlaske, H. Vj. Dill, local. Wilmington, Del., in corporators. I'hi.iinluu Navigation and Trading Corporation, build, own and Derate boats. $0,000,000: Theodore L. Kniest. J. Median, II. L. Kills, Jr.. New York. Incorporators. Detroit Steering Wheel Corporation, manufac ture unit sale of steering wheels for au tomobiles, mntorboats. etc . ."M.O.IO.OOO ; William V. Okcefe. (Jcorge ii. Steigler, K. i:. Aberlee. Wilmington. Del. Vic tor Saw Works. Inc.. manufacture of nil kinds of saws. $3.r00.000; Samuel H. Howard, C.eorge V. Heilly, Robert K. Thistle, New York, incorporators. Associated Stores Shoe Corporation, manufacturing business. $2,000,000; A. C. Torgcson. Cedar Rnpids, la. : A. E. Simmons, Davenport. la. ; Wheeler Sammons, Chlcugo, 111. Cutlery Plant Damaged by Fire Dradfnril, Pa., Jan. 20.- The butcher knife department of the big plant of the Case Cutlery Co., with shops located on Barbour street, sustained a dumage by lire estimated at $10,QOO this. morning. The gray goods market continues quiet in so far as actual business transactions are concerned. A good inquiry for near by deliveries is reported, with goods very hard to obtain. Some suggest that it would not be nt all unlikely at this time to see a slight reaction. An advance of tlO yen in tho last two days, carrying Sinshui No. 1 to 4100 cn, with Kansai No. 1 quoted at 4170 yen aud all other grades in pro portion, wns described in cable dis patches received jesterday. A visible supply of 8500 bales is reported. This, however, is said to be fast declining under the incrcused buying by Ameri cans and Europeans, with Americans somewhat conservative. Prices are also said to be rising rapidly. More than 1,201, 250 skunk, raccoon, muskrat, mink, sable, fox, otter, lynx, beaver, bear, wolf, wolverine, ermine, squirrel, mole, white hare, nutria, ringtail opossum and badger skins will be offered at the tale to be held in Lon don on January 20. Included in that amount are o20,000 skunk bkins, 105, 000 opossum, 100,000 raw squirrel, 200.000 mole nnd 25,000 nutria bkins. The first shipment of potaa to reach this country directly from Gcrmauy since 1014 has arrived in Baltimore on the steamship Cnuibas. The cargo con sisted of 77.'i0 tons, 4230 being manure salt. The demand for potash has been very active for some time, nnd prices much above those quoted nominally on potash from Alsace nro being realized, A well-known French buyer has, pur chased at least $500,000 worth of upper leather in tht New 'York and Boatou markets within the last few weeks. The price is figured in terms of dollars, and a credit is established with n French bnnk having n correspondent In America, with periodical bookkeep ing adjustments arranged as the for eign exchunge market fluctuates. Reserve Banks' Discount Rates IThe first column gives rates for all periods up to and including a fifteen day maturity; the second for a period of sixteen to ninety days. The third and fourth columns give rates for re discounts of collateral loans secured by government bonds or notes.) 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