lb ST e .-fr.;f..'3 3H H..iCjrW J t .11 SK, . .. tv "4 BHnBBfsBT II i'v HHHfK v J- ' WWWBi fit. ! J h. KTMHKbUfir .' ' jfirtli?tvTi M mnwau.. jr f j,fii y.A- H' If 'iff fi'Vli1 'aMM-S'Kk' tmMM rMfcml Ji mm imm s W'l Jri . 'v itm E, ft. lifffl renfi"H- wm mu MrW Htm lf.-4EIKi sift SSrn5JYJHfIl".M ..iiressi oi r'i imm mm illlN :'-Ul ? WMmm ' mmm ! mm eix EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JAHtlAR ,22, 1920 Superior Oil The President has, stated that "The directors, at their next meeting, will take up the question of divi dends, and in accord ance with their previ ously announced policy, I anticipate that a regu lar quarterly dividend will be declared, at the rate of $2.00 yearly." Quoted on New York Curb Circular on request. C. E. WELLES & GO. Members IV Y. Stoi'k Uxchano 71 Broadway Now York Thi abwe inforrtntion la Iron official sources NEWS OF FINANCIAL WORLD NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STdCK QUOTATIONS MARKET FLATTENED OUT AFTER EARL Y HESITANC Y Further Collapse in British and French Exchange Accepted as a Matter of Course Fhila. Nat. Bank Warrants Bought Sold C. K. Garrison 308 Widener Bldg. Bell Phone, Wal. 419S-4t9 Keybtone 1'hotie, ltaco 1261) Xctv York, .Inn 22. Today's htocU market wns n (Int. professional affair. Tiittle of anjthlnjr in tho way of novelt.v developed (luring t!ie day to relieve the monotony of the program of tlic swap ping operations of the room-trading con tingent. As a matter of fact, the market vvns duller nnd less interesting than that of the three Immediate preceding &C8 sioui. Dealings were largely of a perfunctory tjpe. as indicated in seemingly growing indifference to current events. For in stance, thp further decline of UritNi and I 'reach exchange excited little interest, and the (t per cent opening rate for call lonns was accepted as a matter of course. The congressional deadlock on railroad legislation received a similar Indifferent reception. The increase in the Good rich dividend likewise fell flut. hut the eood effect vvn in a measure counter balanced by the proposed new issue of preferred stock. The report that the Mexican Govern ment had decided to allow new drilling bj the oil companies under temporary permits infused some life momentnrib in the trading of the oil shares of the companies hating properties in that country. Tt was only a flash in the nan, becnii"" of the discover) among ttit. pool interests that they were irtually bidding against each other. Oils weiv the only tintiniul feature at the he-Kant opening. I'an-A'xerienn Petroleum and Mexican I'etreum were 1 and .T1-. points higher 'pectivcl . Tn other quarters of t'rre list it wns evident In n way the operations of the fore noon were almost a complete reversal of yesterday's movements, In that the declines sustained in the first fifteen minutes were followed by general re coveries. The market, however, flat tened out toward the end of the first hour, with the dealings falling to less than the average proportion. The minor steel shares and shippings met moderate pressure, declining 1 to 2 points, In ternational Mercantile Mnrine being about the softest spot on the list, mak ing n new low for the current move ment. Around midday the railroad shares became a little more active without any particular iueentlve other than the un derlying confident belief that the rail road problem will be ultimately straight ened out satisfactorily to all concerned. Southern Pacific took the lead nnd was supplemented by Pere Marquette, in which the buying seemed to contnln some significance. The group, as a whole, quickly regained most of the earlier concessions, and some showed substantial gains over last night's clos ing quotations. The movement in the railroad shares was given additional impetus by the semiofficial reports from Washington that certain objectionable features of the Cummins bill probably would be eliminated. Otherwise the market re gained all its sluggish and uncertain characteristics of the morning, con NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS that latest conditions, particularl) the tinning to ignore the foreign e-cchnngc unscttlement iu foreign exchange, would situation as well as other conditions, cause further restraint. Reactions- ex- Steels, motors and equipments led tending from fractions to 2 points i the ery gradual recovery of the final marked the eanj movement in reprcsen- hour, mainly as a result of short tutive industrials and mils. ' covering. MARKET NEARLY Philadelphia Stocks AT STANDSTILL Latin-American Republics Are Seeking Financial Accommo dations in This Country MIXED PRICE MOVEMENT! I f-Stock Salesmen- A w 1 ork HroUeriisr limine of unnuetttionrcl htnmllnp h del uged ultli ritlliidelplilu lnculr!t"i on a lifli-rln, rfMdend-pio Ins Mld-Cnntinrnt oil recurlt.v short ly to be traded In on the New York Curb, under exceptional market sponsorship. This liouse want one or to hUi ceftpful unlet men wltli e4lnbl-hed IocaI connections nnd credentials to follow u nnd close tuts In the Philadelphia territory, but wishes to get In touch wltli the Halenmuti hlnifielf, not with any broUeruE Yioune eniplojlns lihn. There In n Mr opportnuil. for the rlcht man who tan how Tenalt. Kenly In confidence to the ew York address below, when tin ap pointment ulll be nrrntiRed for pergonal Interview with one of the tlrm'N epreentuttFst t rhilndclphi.i. Address P. C. B., Postoffice Box 372 City Hall Station, New York City L ) MANAGER Marine Insurance Department LatRe general tnsurance agency la looking for .in experienced nsurance m.ui who is capable of managing their marine insur ance department. Unu&ual op portunity State ac, experience and B.ilary required Apply to GUY C. WHIDDEN Advertising Agency 703 Bulletin Bids-. Philadelphia Income Tax Wo take pleasure in announclns that forms 1040 and 1040 A have been dlstributt-d by the Intirnj.1 Revenue Department. We will con tinue our practice as in the past and extend to all of ojr patrons assistance In the preparation of their Income Tax returns. Our force has ben aufrmented, and there will be two experts at the oftlces of thi-i Company between the hours of ten and two each day to assist those who desire to avail themrehes of this ervlee TheJLajid Title and Trust Co. Brood nnd OliMlnnt Plillndrlpbla, r. Phila. National Bank Warrants Bought Sold Quoted HENRY D. BOENMHG & CO, STOCK EXUMMJR ULII.DI.VO Dlnct I'rltate Ttlrphonr to New York Jltiobcm I'lillu. MucU Uichaoit j New YoiU, Jan. 'Jl'. Th New York Riming Sun's closing financial review today s-ay.s: i Today's stock market was finite a dull and uninteresting a.-, the previous ' sessions this week. The bear, con- i tinned to seek out weak spots and thoe vvlio had stocks were no less determined not to part with them. The result was the striking of a stagnant balance iu prices reflected in a mixed movement ' which has lapsed. In this condition the market has got bcond Hie influence of day-to-day events; it seems incapable of being dis tuibed or stimulated. It was ueccs stirv nc.iin for tlin-e who have based ktheir coil! so mi what ma.v be done ir regard to the rediscount rate h. the Kcderal Itc-crve board to endure titicer- I taint.v for another twenty -four hours at least, since no announcement was forth- I looming from Washingtou on tliat sub- I ject. Tomorrow thrre will be the banning conference in Chicago, following ivhich, it is possible, something will b giveu out. but it K doubtful if the stock list vvill register anj thing definite no mat ter what the decision mav be. I It will be something, of course, to I have the uncertainty of the situation ' remoed. and the shorts may be impelled j to take to cover in a measure, but a I bulge of that nature is rather far re I moved from bullish ircentive iu-pired b.v the promise of relief in the money I suppb . And developments abroad are ! not of a character to inspire confident e, I wlint with the continuance of martial I law in (iermany and the menace of the I Hus-ian Ueds entailing further military operations. , The most direct reflection of thcc things was to be found in the foreign exchange quotations which once more , declined broadly, although there was pretty good recover.v from time to time. In addition to the financial burdens relative to this country's loans to Europe, the Pan-American conference cow in session in Washington has dis-clo-ed a desire on the part of the Latin -American countries for accommodation iu this financial market. The one bright spot in the day's news was indications that the conference on the railroad bills wer; not lindis in surmountable obstacles to agreement. The railroad shares did not make any i very material response to this, although sentiment could not remain unuftectcd I naturallv . i MARCH AND JUNE HIGH ! DELIVERIES IN COTTON ."S4 Allin Ins war .. . O's :!",- Am Strs. 10 1 Am (".as. .-I' 100 K'olo P. :& 110 Kl Stor..1K0 11 I C N A. Ill ::.-. Kej Tel. ll.j 10 IA S Cor 0 ,-.0 Lans M. 84 Mi It I.eh Nuv. ((. 10 T.eh Val. 4:n4 .-. Mine-hill. ."0 l.VJ 1'eun Ccn Light . US L'lM I'n R R. 4UVi ."i l'a Salt.. 7". 10 Phila Hk.S."iJI 70 Phila Co pref . . . oO u"7 Phila Co cum pf. ."r 711 Phil Llec '-'o 42.-. Phila Bk war ...104 ( P R T tc 2rt 100 tPitt&W 'JS'i jr.'tneading 7, 100 Ton l!el. .j 70 I'n Tract liO'i ! i' t in,, i-"i Low Clo-c ChKC t! r.2 ino :;4 121, 20 84 tK?i 4:iyt r.o i:i 12'S 7" 2o k l.-o 2(1 2M4 7 2 V i-t'n (! Vi 10 .. Sfi'.s I'M V- 12VJ-f-20 841-s IKlVi . 41174 r.o . . J ' i:: '-S- 1.V.I -lVi 04 ;;o l .s 's 134 2T. 20 ',4 2SV4 ', 7,' 1 2U... 'Wi i fti '.0 f S Stl..l04-;C 104":, 104 1W Vix divldopd. tNet change niidc bv comparison with last sale on New York btock n-xchange. Kates tn l!ONl- Not Jliinn Hlu-h I.ow C'lofe ilik-u 10 P.eih Stl ."is IIKit! 07 U7 07 .. i Citj li1-: 1!K!1 reg. 02''. 02 a 02',!. ' 1 do Is Mo. !)S '.Ih 5IS "', ."7 Lib Iioiids 1st 44.. 0:.:!2 !)...22 !,22 .02 1 Vic 471s.. 0S.50 A8..-0 OS.oO.Ot! 3-5 Nat Prop 4 -lis so .".o r.o .. .", Pa gen ,"s. i)04 !0:!i l0.. 8Pacon4is 01M 'Jl'A HH4 3 1 " rh Co cons Salfs 300 230ft S00 300 200 200 1100 100 1300 t0 100 2600 1100 1700 200 " 8000 ino 5400 100 1000 4.500 800 2700 23 CO 110 I 401" 3200 5100 100 200 2400 J 100 300 200 4200 400 1000 21400 3 1100 (100 200 350 700 0000 100 200 100 200 200 100 100 900 100 200 1700 4400 200 400 . 300 COO 100 0D0 390 soo 000 1090 2310 100 2100 12230 100 1030 100 100 1100 300 200 100 1400 200 7510 300 310 3500 200 200 500 100 400 100 r,oo 390 090 700 3410 500 100 100 3390 000 10100 10CO Plv, Inl tilth IOff .. Advance liumoiy 1114 41 .. yiiasxa-juneau u ax... 3 . . Allls-Chalmers 40 7 Allls-Chalmers pf.... 80 H 8 AmAgrlo Chem 11 8 Am Bosch Magneto ...UStf .. Am Can 53' 7 Am Can pf BO 12 AraCirft Fdy 130J4 7 AmCar&Fdypf 110 4 Am Cotton Oil 40 .80 Am Druggist syn 13H .. Amllldo & Leather... 2434 AmHIdo & Leath pf..ll3H Am Ice 45 Am Internat Corp . ...10SH Am-La Franco Enclno 14)5 AmLlnsecd 80(4 Am Linseed pf 96! Am Locomotive '?? Am Ship & Commerce. 25 Am Smelt & Ref H' Am Steel Foundries . . 45 14 Am Sumatra Tob .... 03 Am Tel & Tel B7i Am Tobacco 20'4 Am Tob Sec temp ctte. 60H Am Woolen 140 H Am Woolen pf 10H AmWrltlnff Paper pf. 55 Anaconda Copper .... 0tl4 Ann Arbor 1H Abso Dry GoodH 50 Ji Arso Dry CJds 1st pf.. 7494 Atch Top & Santa Fo. MH Atlantlo Coast Line .. 80)4 Atl Qulf & W I SS...102 llaldwln Locomotlvo ..1113 Bald vvln Loco pt 101H Baltimore & Ohio .... 32 Baltimore & Ohio pf. . 45 Barrett 125U Bethlehem Motors ... 27 Bethlehem Steel JB... 9114 Bethlehem Stl 8 pf . .H3'2 Booth Fisheries 134 Bklyn Rapid Transit.. 134 Bklyn It T ctfs of dep. OH Burns Bros 108 Butte & Superior Cop. 27 Caddo Central O K . 22? Cjllfornla PacklnK ... S2!-i California Petroleum.. 39U Cjllfornla Petrol pt. 74',fe Canadian Pacific ....130 'it Central Ieatlier OIH Central Leather pf ..100H Cerro de Pasco Cop. . . 55 5 Chandler Motors . . . .121 Cheuapeake & Ohio .. 5514 Chi & Northwestern.. 85', Chi Rock IbI & Pac. . . 27 Chi R I & Pac 7 pf-. 70J CM Mil & St Paul 30r, Chi Mil & St Paul pf. 52 14 Chile Copper 1H Chlno Copper 3834 Cluelt Peabody 93 Coca-Cola 375 Colorado Fuel & Iron. 3914 Columb Una & Eleo... 03 Col Graphophone 5134 Colo & Southern 23'A font Can pf 101? Contlnet.il Candy 1514 fori Interstate Cal M. . WIS Consolidated Gas .... 82 Consolidated Cigar- 57 14 St 7 4 6 80 3 7 0 4 3 10 8 20 7 7 G C 7 10 to 7 i 8 5 8 10 7 in 5 7 4 8 4 7 ."s stpd... so 1 do 1st ."is. 100 12 Phila Klec 1st ,"s ... 01 10 Read gen 4s WJ S Span-Am 1 Cs 100 2 I'n Ry Iuv ,s 74 1 York r.s ... 82 SO 100 00 j 80 SO 100 91 SO 1 r, ' 8 12 3 4 7 Porn Products Ref. Corn Products Ref pf.105 Crucible Steel 207 3i Crucible Steel pf ! Cuban-Amer Sugar . .127 Cuba Cane Sugar .... 6214 Cuba Cane Sugar pf.. 843 Delaware & Hudson. Denver & Rio G pf... Domo Mines Kmerson-BrantlnB ,pf Endlcott-JoKnson ... Erie Erie 1st pf Friiioub Playerg-fi . . Frecport Texas Fisk Rubber Gaston Wms & Wig. General Cigar General Electric .... General Motors General Motors deb.. Goodrich B F Goodrich B F pf 100 100 82 82 1 EMBARGO ON FREIGHT WEAKENS'CORN PRICES too 700 4 300 7 100 200 790 5 .100 4 100 7 1100 0 290 1200 200 5 1490 770O 4000 6 100 6000 2G00 300 100 3 10O 100 4 1400 4 810 3 1800 1.20 700 8 . 9114 . 1234 . 1214 . 85 .135 . 131i . 1BJ4 . 82 . 32 . 11 'A . 17 . 73 .107 .3C4 ti . l?i . 70J4 . 9714 . 35 . 38 . 78 30 70 14 10 c News Creates Impression That There Would Be Accumula tion of Supplies Greene Cananea. Cop. Gt Northern Ore ctfs. Great Northern pf... Gulf Mob & North pf . Gulf States Steel ... Hartman Corp Haskell & Barker Car. 57?g Illinois Central 88Ti Inspiration Con Cop.. 5014 Interboro Con Corp .. 4 Inter Con Corp pf . . . . 12 H Int Agrlcul Corp pf . . 79 Int Harvester 130 Int Mer Marine 3734 Int Mer Marine pf... 05', Internat Motors 1st pf. 81 14 International Nickel . . y International 'Paper .. 8114 Iron Products Corp .. 40 Jone3 Bros Tea 27 Kan City Southern ... 1514 Kansas City So pf . . . . 45 !i Kclly-Spg Tire 133 Kennecott Copper .... 30 Vs Keystono Tire & Rub. . 33 Lackawanna Steel ... 83 2 48!4 8014 013i 11514 62)4 99 130 115 40 13 V, 24 11214 45 10014 1414 84 9014 07 241', 0734 44 91' 07?s 200 C534 14014 101 65 61 0 8 3i 7434 8234 89J4 160 11014 10114 3114 4514 126 2014 93 11314 1314 133 9 10614 27 2234 83 3?8 7334 12814 S964 ioo?4 5514 123 5434 8514 26 70 36 5114 ls'i 3614 ,93 36 37 e.i 60 34 2314 10234 1214 1814 81 34 5614 r-334 10414 204 9914 410 50 34 84 9414 1214 1314 83 14 135 13 19 81 313& 40 1614 72 167 300 ib 8114 7714 97 35 37 J4 77 30 7614 104 5714 S8J4 f534 4 12(4 7814 13714 35 J4 C314 8114 2414 80 46 37 1514 4514 13014 30 33 8214 Today's Net Closs Chro. 41 14 2 40 8614- 1H 0134 34 11514 1 93,4r 136 14 -1- It 116 4- I 40-14 1314- K 2414 .. 113 J4 9 45 108 14144- 85 134 0014 14 0714- V 2434-6814-46 14 63 Sales In UIv, Men 200 .. Le IXTtr & Tire.. 34 1700 .. Kcorj 2314 800 J-LoewoCo 31 inn 13 Lorlllard P Tobacco.. 170 14 V 3. SO Lehigh Valley 43 3j0 1.75 Manhattan Shirt 3214 14 14714- T4 104- 14 55 4- 94 1 14 - 1014 114 6834 71 8234- 114 89J4- !4 162 134 111 !i 10114- 15 3114 14 4514 14 125 1 2614- !4 0414 14 11314 .. 1334 13- J4 9- 34 10614 34 271 22 3- 'A 82 - 14 38- 1 7334 - 34 12S 14- 34 01 - Yi 10614 14 5514 .. 12314- 14 6434- J4 8514- 34 27 14 70-1 36J4 y, 5214 181s- 3634- l!4 93 - 314 36-3 33 - 14 C3 51 - 1 2314 14 10234 . 12' . 1834 14 8134 1 5614- 214 8234- V 10414- 1 20614 .. 9914- 14 43T 12 5214 84-1 0414 14 1234 34 13J4 .. 85 214 135 13 19J4 14 9114 . 33 41 - ' 16 Ji- tt 72 - 14 167 302- 134 81 34 14 78 9714 ! 35 14 38 77J-4 ' 30 7014 14 104 314 5714- 114 88 CO - 14 4 1314- 14 78J4- 14 130 37 95 8114 2414 8134 46 -27 1514 3034- 3314-83-1 1 214 94 100 4 Mackay Cos pf 64 200 . . Martin Parry 600 7 May Dept Stores . . . .122 H00 7 May Dept Stores pf.-. 100 60 ., Maxwell Motor 3014 200 .. Maxwell Moto ctfs... 30 , 200 ,. Maxwell Moto 2d pf . . 2534 190 .. Max Moto 2d pf ctfa.. 2514 16100 10 Mexican Petroleum ..19014 400 2 Miami Copper 23 34 11300 1.20 Middle States Corp .. 4314 103 4 Mldvalo Steel &ni .. 40 20 7 Minn St P & S St M. . 73 200 7 Minn St P & 8 S M pf . 01 300' .. Missouri Kan & TeX.. 0 600 .. Missouri Pacific 2514 100 .. Missouri raclflo pf... 1014 200 3 Montana. Power 05 10 7 Montana Power pf ...100 100 3 National Acme 3814 2200 . Nat Aniline & Chem.. C41i 100 7 Nat Aniline & Ch pf . . 8014 100 7 Nallonat Cloak pf.... 100 300 .. Nat Conduit & Cable.. 034 300 6 Nat Enam & Stamp.. 8314 900 5 National Lead 81 ,100 1.50 Nevada Con Copper .. 1614 J 300 10 New York Air Brake. 107 700 5 New York Central.... 0814 1700 . . New York N II & II. . 26 100 4 Norfolk & Western pf . 08 800 7 Northern Pacific 7814 300 5 Nova Scotia S & C... 7114 2890 4 Ohio Cities Gas 4G4 1000 .50 Okla Prod & Ref .... 014 200 .. Otis Steel S614 100 5 Ot's Elevator 133 700 5 Pacific Gas & Elec. ... 57 2000 .. Paolllc Tel & Tel.... 13 8000 6 Pan-Amer Petrol .... 9234 1700 6 Pan-Ainer (B) 8914 700 3 Parish & Bingham ... 4314 1000 3 Pennsylvania R R ... 4314 SOO .. Penn Seaboard Steel.. 32 100 .. Peoples Gas Chicago.. 37 20OO 3 Pero Marquetto 3034 1990 . . Philadelphia Co 40 34 4300 .. Plerce-Arrow Motor ..6814 2500 8 Plerce-Arrow Mot pf.. 104 4290 .. Pierce Oil 1914 100 8 Pierce Oil pf 04 100 5 Pittsburgh Coal of Pa, 63 2600 7 Pressed Steel Car pf . .10214 600 .. Pittsburgn 4: WVa... 29 100 7 Pittsburgh Steel pf ... 93 500 H Pullman Ill Vs 700 5 Punta Alegro Sugar . . 0034 60U Itay Consolidated Cop. 31 3100 4 Reading 75 100 3 Reading 1st pf 34 200 .. Remington Typewrit.. 0 100 Iteplogle Steel 45 8100 Republic Iron & Steel.10014 13100 .. Royal Dutch AmeT. ..107 5000 .. St L San Francisco... 1914 200 . . St L San Fran pf . . . . 20 100 1 St Joseph Lead 1534 100 0 Savugo Arms 7214 2590 .. Saxon Motor 1934 100 . Seaboard Air Line ... 714 6900 .. Shell Trans Trading .. 85 21100 .. Sinclair Consol Oil ... 43 790 6 Sloss Shcff S & I .... 75 100 7 Sloss Sheft pf 90 10600 Southern Pacific 100 J-4 1200 . . Southern Railway ... 22 300 5 Southern Railway pf. 5114 700 4 strombcrg Carb 7234 1660O 7 Studcbaker 10314 100 7 Studebaker pf 101 1500 .. Tenn Cop &Chem.... 11 4000 10 Texas Co 203 100 Texas Co full pd 190 000 .. Texas & Pacldo 3714 300 . . Tidewater Oil rts 23 1290 0 Tobacco Products ... tl CltOO .. Transcontinetal Oil ... 2614 500 5 Transuo & Wms Steel. 0 1500 .. Union OH 31'4 1800 10 Union Pacific 122 500 4 Union racllio pf ,67 1300 4 United Alloy Steel ... 49 100 7 United Drug 14134 400 .. Un Ry Invest pf 27 6100 3 United Retail Storc3.. 8634 3i00 2 U S Food Products... 66 2400 8 U S Ind Alcohol ....105 100 7 U S Ind Alcohol pf... 102 490 8 U S Realty & Imp.... 52 8800 8 U S Rubber 121 100 8 U S Rubber 1st pf...lll 18700 5 U S Steel 195 400 7 U S Steel pf H6tt 1000 6 Utah Copper 7534 100 . . Utah Sec 10 800 .. Vanadium Corp 48 290 4 V&-Carollna Chem . . . 05 210 .. Wabash 8 3210 .. Wabash pf A 23 100 .. Wells Fargo Exp 52f' 300 . . Western Maryland ... 11 10O . . Western Paclflo 24 600 4 Westlngheuse E & M.. 52 600 .. Wheeling & L Erie... 12 600 4 White Motor 6034 4200 1 Willys-Overland 2914, 600 6 Wilson & Co 75 200 8 Woolvvorth F W 120 100 7 Woolworth pf 113 S700 .. Worthlngton Pump .. 2 300 .. Worth Pump pf B.... 71 31 2214 30 170 43 32 04 27 122 106 30 39 2534 25 19334 33 42 Low Clots Ghee. Todsys " 31 23 30 34 170 43 33 4 29 123 106 14 30- 94 38-1 2534- 14 25 104 2 33- 43 .. 40 V, 73 00 - 8-2514- 4014- 65 100 3814 64 - 1 - 1 091 83 81 -10 .. .. 20 ., 68 - 8 73 90 8 25 40 65 100 3S 63 86 100 034 83 80 16 100 08 20 OS 78 70 4534 0 36 l'4 14 V 34 r. 14 14 133 Ji 133 56 3S 90 88 41 42 32 36 29 70- 1034 9 , 36- 40 0714 101 1834 01 60 102 28 92 114 89 2134 74 34 86 45 108 105 18 26 1594 72 1834 7 S3 41?s 74 90 9934 21 54 72 102 101 1114 109 190 36 22 89 25 5934 31 121 6634 48 14434 27 85 C5 104 102 52 123 111 104 115 74 10 48 05 7 22 5234 10 21 62 1114 60 2834 74 126 111 01 7114 66 42 92 88 42 -42 32 37 -30 40 68 - 01 - 34 14 133 2 5 m 14 !4 U4 14 1 62 1 1, i 14 34 14 14 14 194 1 14 1 14 14 14 s!4 102 29 03 111 - 8914-2154-74-34 ts- 46 - 10914 107 11 19 20 1534 72 .. 19 7 84 4214- 75 90 r- 100 1- 51-72- 102- 101 1134 .. 20034- 94 109 2, 3714 9 22 - 34 00- 1 2534- 5934- 114 31 - 14 122- 6634- 1 48- 14434 34 37 80 0534- 104-102-62 -, 123 114 104- 115 74- 10 4S It 24 -20 7t- 120, 113 9134 71- TRADING AGAIN EXTRBMELY DULL IN LOCAL STOCKS Monotony Relieved by Spirited Rise in Philadelphia National Bank Warrants to 160 The snlrlted rise of S'l In the T'lilln. delphia National Honk vvnrrnntH to 104 supplied tho only bright spot of the otherwise monotonous, dull nnd feature less local market. The urgency of the demand disclosed n surnrlslnir v smnll amount of the vvarrautH for sale, indi cating mat much of the irsuo which had been overliBncinc tho market was cleaned up several dn,vn ngo. This rep resents u uct. udv-nnco of $.14 above the initial price and $411 nbove the low price touched last week, nnd is $30 above the maximum price of the wurrnnts of the preceding cnpital increase in 1018. Trading it: the balance of the local stocks wns desultory and entirely with out feature of interest. Denlings con tinued on the same limited scule and what few price changes were recorded were unimportant nnd without signifi cance. Most of the transactions were in small odd lots and only n few of the local shares had n total turnover of three figures. Initial dealings were registered in the preferred stock of the Penn .Central Light nnd Power Co. at 42. The price stibscqupntly was raised to 42V, but it soon fell into the same rut of Indiffer ence as with other local shares. The stock is being traded in when, ns. nnd if issued, pending the delivery of tho actual certificates moved up to 01. yesterdav fr .l Initial price of tfy, fell bek TV"' small offerings. The narroTne,?.?" market u reflected in the dec! no of U ii Lnuston Monotype, to 84. Aui V the dron of SI .2,-, In i.-.Si .. 'S In to 7fj. "Most of the , leading loSl .SI'' ruled steady, at least, this Serf.s nnnlv tn ITnlte no'. ln" Bmed to apply to United I vine iinnrovemAnt Alliance Insurance warrants, which sufficiently attractive. 'hiladelnhia Kleetrle m,t ttJPi-V tiou. ftlcctrlc Storage Bnttcrv drnlrZ'i W)c on u slnglo transiiellnn V ioPP'1'! Iteucnt developments In tho curmni week, more particularly concerning th! foreign exchange market and the rfonp tary situation, contributed to PC i still further restraint upon market t terests. While these conditions hi only an indirect bearing upon th- T lion nnd future of ; the sK'Sfi; locn concerns, still, measured from , sent mentnl viewpoint, they have far. reaching effect. '" Another factor which has helped curtail market dealings was the wceirt offerings of the attractive note !,,.. of United Gus Improvement Co .5 the Philadelphia Elictric Co. Tb'e Sd sorption of these issues totaling .tin ' nOO.000 virtually exhausted, for the , ffi. being, the overflow investment funds and left only the core for the market n, nutvi-vur, uemonsiratca Were is nUll NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET Now York. ,lun. 'J'2. At the start today the market for coffee futures wus f to 10 points higher on better cnblcs from Uraxii nnd buying by Wall street and commission houses. The turn for the better in the San tos futures murket, which was evi denced by n special cnblo received here after the close yesterday, reporting an advance of 250 to 400 reis. was again noticeable this morning with u further advance in futures of 25 to 100 reis and in spots of 200 reis. v While these advances quite naturally influenced local sentiment to some ex tent, there is a disposition to trade with caution, consequently the early business wns of small volume. Today's March . . . Mny Inlv tpptenibcr Ictobf r . . Dt comber open 1.,. T.i 15.93 K1.1K 15.88 lb'.eo Yett. close IB. 63 ir..i-, 16,08 ir,.,'-i ir.,74 ir,,r.o DIVIDENDS DECLARED ?, 94 114 14 . 34 94 1J4 14 14 H li 14 14 14 94 1 14 194 Ex-dividend. i List Again Under Pressure. ' Covering Rallies Prices From I Lowest of Morning (i rhtlatlelulila Klt'ttrlc ( oniuuni Johnstown Traction Comimny t.t 5s xerre iiuuic iriMimn a Aratrlmn l.ns I oinpuny waterlso. Cedar l'all A Northrrn 101.4 Hill snin nun 1031 1931 191H I.lrlil. 100-jtsr 0i, Vnrth.rn t. 'rfw Ivlfk Conipjnr Int MUe. In, .fohnHtotru I'uftftenjrrr Rnllusy Co. 4i, Kortll Hhrlnsflfld !'ntir I'ntiinitnr .Is American (las ('ininanr Toll, Tr. fis, 192(1 Jouss & Lauirhlln MrrI Co. lt ft, lii.1l UnltI ios & KIm Corp. Com 4 Pfd. Mock Members I'hlltidrlplil.i Stork I'arliunse Samuel K. Phillips & Co. 897 CHESTNUT ST. STOP, MR. EXECUTIVE Don't carrr all tbe load jronrnrlf i get trained -nmWtant. I hate hud nine jeura' experience n nwutlvr nnd orrunlirr In nonraaenllal biislnrna, but vvunt to let Into neilve production line. Axe 33i rol Ircr tdurutlnni full "f pep. ambition nnd hard worki bare Munri Judgment and um wiod. handler of men. Itw-rnlly illieuarced fruui urmy na n'ujur of Infantry. Ila II 128, l'ubllo Ledger Important to Income Tax Payers iM Inventory nnd rebates of eon taroinr for 1918 van be adjusted j& KEPCWT CO. MWUnd 7035 J. Ojonti 11M M COTTON BELT WKATHEU CONDITIONS VorU. Jan L"J The following tem peratures wire r of tied In the cotton b".t this mor-iln Abilene and Oklaho.ua '.', Uttte rtock and Memphts. 32 Kort Hmttti nnd Naslville 34 han Antenlo 3R, fchfteport 40 Vtrkaburp. 44 Corpus Chriitl. 4H. Galveston and Knoxvllle. 52. Aurusta and Thomasvtile 54, Maron, At lanta fcnd Charleton. r,0 'VVIImlnirton, 5R; Savannah fio Ttimpa. fi2: MeridUn und ,Ju ksonvilie. t!4 N'ew OrUans and Fenna cola. (Ifl . Thfre was 01 Inch of precipi tation at Vensaco.a and Corpus Christ) .06 at Galveston. 10 at Vlcksburt: and Ban Antonio, 14 nt Oklahoma, 22 at Shreveport. 48 at Knoxvllle. 34 at Fort Smith. 60 at Abilene, .no at .Vanhvllte. 1.18 at Memphis and 1.30 at Little Rork New York. Jan. 22. Tho cotton market wits under presture npain this morning and, excent (or March, which was S pointh higher, and .Tune, 2J5 points higher, showed an opening de cline of 1 to 17 points. The elllng was led by Liverpool and spot houses, and Feemed to be largely based on the feeling that com modity prices, responding to the Re serve Hoard's possible action this week with regard to redibeount rates, must go lower. The support wis poor this morning, nlthouch enough covering developed after the opening to rally prices nbout 20 points from the lowest. Tteceipts at the ports for the day are estimated at .1-1.000 bales, against .'12. 227 bales a week ago and 22,001 bales a rear neo. Test. Today's open close Jan. . . . 3T.7.1 37 111) March . , SB. 73 a.v.K.I May .,,. 33 71 a.1,70 July .... ni 7 ji 7B K ,. . 29,90 S8.V5 BRITISH BILLS AT NEW LOW Demand Offered at $3.60 in For elgn Exchange Market New Yorlt, Jan. 22. British ex change fol. to a new low record nt the outset of toda.v't. trading in foreign remittances. Demand bills were of fered at $.'5. G0y. which was J;c under the previous low record. With the exception of marks, which showed n rally of 0 points from the extreme low of yesterday, and Swiss francs, which gained u centime, tho market generally wns confused and weak. v Quotations, were : Demand sterling o.OOVi. cables hrnnplit nhnut bv renorts thnt permits I a. 01 Vi : franc cables 12.04, checks for shipments of grain eastward either . " Vstf Sillier for domestic use or for export. " I raijiPS 37. checks .'l7'4 ; pesetas cubles not being recognized bv eastern rail- lg 7- rhecks js.ti.-j; Stockholm cables roads, weakened corn today after U"' I 20,4s checks 20.40; f'hristiunin cables market had developed steadiness fol-, 18,70j checks 18.00; Copenhagen cables lovving an irregular start. J J7, checks 10.S5; Uelgian cables 12.1.r), At the outset, there was a feeling of , cl'ck o,17; Inarks, i.r,o; kronen, .'.io. nervousness because of probable action u mld.(laj. the market showed n pitr by the 1-ederal ltcserve Hoard on dls- tj j rpC0V(.ry, with Kterling up VA from count rates, winch caused recessions iu ,. ,,,' ,n... 1....1 nt am 1 for ,i. GRAIN HRI.T -VVKATHER rortKCART riileacn, Jan 22 llllnnW and Missouri Mostly cioudv tnnlKht nnd rriday. nrob abl snow or rain. Wisconsin Partiv cloudy and continued cnld tonicht and Friday Minnesota and North DaUnta Tnir tonliht and Friday, colder tnnUht. Iowa Musllr cloudy tonlKht and Trlday, prnbablv llnht snow tonluht. colder Fri day. South Dakota Unsettled followed hy fair tonurht and rriday. Nebraska Cloudy tonlKht and rriday. probablv light snow tonight, colder tonluht in north and in east and south Friday. Katlsas Un setled tonlKht and Friday, prohahly snow, colder Frldav. Montana Partly cloudy and continued cold tontcht. Friday cener allv fair. WyomlnK Cioudv tonight and Frldav. probably snow south, colder east tonteht Chicago. Jan. 22. Liquidation, 11:00 a.vsi) .13.70 81.75 1 30 p. m. 37.7.1 n.vH.i 3.1.77 31.S5 230 P. m. BS'.7 13,77 31.H0 deferred futures, but January then was firmer, on small receipts. An advance in hogs helped to check selling. Later, (ill options dropped below the previous close, the embargo news hnving created an impression that there would be an accumulation of supplies here. The bad position of foreign exchange attracted most attention. Shipments from Argentina for the week were ex pected to be large mand nnd !S.(I2V for cables and francs .1 centimes higher at 12.03 for cables and 12.07 for checks, Marks were up 7 points at 1,51, and Helgian exchange showed a further loss of 7 points. Italian exchange failed to show any recovery, bring quoted at 14.12 for cables and 14.14 for checks, this be ing attributed to the discouraging po litical news trom tnat country. In midafternoou foreign exchange was tewfa;!? ! Sff4yW.S were 3.ti2''4. rrane cnblcs were quoteil at 11.08, checks 12; lire cables U.(M, checks 14.10; Helgian cables 12.12, checks 12.1J1, and marks l..r2. shinning situation. Trading wns small. Karly in the session buying by a local professional helped to check recessions. Receipts remained light. Leadlmr futures ranted as follows Corn (new rielUeryV upen llisri U)V . .. 1.44 1.44V? 1.42U . . l.S4i 1.3.'. 1.33H ... 1.32 .133 1.31S January , May July Oats Maj .. July Pork January May . . Lard May . . July Illbc May . . July . . Close 1.421J T.3lS R2'i 75'i 73V, S2 73 39.37 30.00 21 BO ..20 73 21.(10 24.97 20. S3 21 20 2 1 32 24 07 20.(12 20.97 2 75 39.00 39 110 24 .12 24 B7 20.(12 20 97 Reserve Banks' Discount Rates The first mlumn gives rates for nil periods up to and including a fifteen day maturity ; the secoud for u period of sixteen to ninety days. The third nnd fourth columns give rates for re discounts of collateral loans secured by coverument bonds or notes. Com'l paper Govt, paper 10 to DO 10 to uo MONEY-LENDING RATES NEW YORK Money on call ruled nil day at 0 per cent. Conditions are still very firm in the time money market. No money is of fered on good mixed securities, collateral loans, and that class is quoted nominal ly at the bid of 7'j Pr cent. A little money is occasionally offered on indus trials at the recent high of 8V per cent and very rarely a transaction can be put through in a small way on indus trials at 8 per cent. l'rime mercantile paper is siow ai 0 per cent, minimum discount figures. l'rime DanK acceptances ure quiet ut urichanged rates. PHILADELPHIA Call. 0 per cent; time, 0 per cent; commercial paper, three to six months, C per cent. - LONDON Money is quoted ut ."'4 per cent. Discount rates, short bills, 5 per cent; three months' bills, ,1 per cent. BANK CLEARINGS Hank clearings today compared with cor respondinK day last two years- 1S20 1919 IBIS I'hlla. . JR0.3SS.417 JIV.1 Ul,3 B2,7K,072 Boston . 7O.30S.732 SS.ODjI.Hnn 3..U07.4G0 c mcaffo m.wao. 1 o,,,sm.,o rtiitm'e 1n.t1so.H4n i4,2r.o.ivf. . .. . V Y. .. 7Rn.fi33,4(10 917,447.410 o24.800,n0l) St Louis. 30,423,4111) 2,1H,I"I Extra Dividend by American Brass New York, Jan. 22. The American Ilrass Co. has declured the regular quar terly djvidend of 1 per cent, nrul an cxtra( of W per cent, payable Feb ruary4 to tock of record January 31. IB dayi . is noston New Tork . Philadelphia Richmond , Cleveland ., Atlanta . Chloaso u. 1 .ttla Mlnneapol1"! . jS Kansas CUT .. . JW a an IraBcUco "4!l days r s 4 V. $ a IS ..... Jji IB days 4 Si 4S 4K 41 4Vi 4S. 4 I K US 4 5Vi ! 41 4 4 4 41 K s TARLO IS QUIZZED FIRE TRAP PROB E Owner of Factory Whero Six Lost Lives Questioned by Fire Marshal After hearing witnesses ot the start of a searching investigation into the Tarlo factory fire, in wblrh six per sons were killed and eight injured last Tuesday night, Fire Marshal Cleorge Klliott said today that there had un doubtedly been negligence on flic part of some one nt the factory. Hn announced his determination of learning the extent of the negligence nnd fixing responsibility. Mr. Dlliott spoke after having ques tioned Albert Tarlo for more thon two hours. Mr. Tarlo is active bead of Itobert Tarlo & Sons, at whose factory at 418 Addison street, the fire occurred. Mr. Tarlo insisted that his firm hud complied with the fire laws. "If any law has been vinluted," he said, "I have no knowledge, of it." lie added that the fire damage was about $."0,000. The fire marshal said that tlie law had been violated because there was no fire escape, although manufacturing was done above the second floor. Alfred Lloyd, focsman nt the Tnrlo factory. -wrTbed the building as n "fire trap." This, he said, wns due to the age and construction of the build ing nnd not to the neglect of his em ployers. The Tnrlos, he said, were more careful than any other cubinctmakers for whom he had ever worked. He os. sured the fire marshal that oils used in the factory were ciircfully watched. Lloyd had 11 narrow escape from death in tho fire. He jumped out of a fourth -floor window to the roof of n lower building next door. Firo Marshall Klliott is inquiring into a. rtport that the fire started iu the engine room from a hot pulley. When tho irivestigntlon is comnlctcd a repoit will be sent to Director of ruulic hatety Cortelyou, who will sub mit it to Mayor Moore. All factory und mill owners in Phila. delphia have been warned to overhaul New York Metal Market New York, Jan 22. Copper Spot and January, offered, 10c: February and March, offered. 10'ic. Market easy. Lead Spot, January and February, h'i is' i Market tiulet. .Srlter, East St. Louis All months WHISKY AS "FLU" CURE Resolution In Congress Provides Modification of Dry Law Washington, Jan. 22. (Iy A. P.) Representative Snbath, Democrat, of Illinois, today introduced n resolution declaring that whisky is needed as a "cure for influenza, which is alarmingly increasing," nnd proposing suspension for ninety days of provisions of the na tional prohibition law requiring special permits and reports from druggists, doc tors and others as to the use of liquor for medical purposes. Thp resolution declared its purpose was "to the end that whisky may be prescribed and obtained for medicinal purposes without unnecessary hin drances and delay." Amendment of the national prohibi tion law so as to permit the manu facture nnd sale of beer, nlc and por ter of H per rent alcoholic content, nnd wtne of i per cent niconolic content was their buildings nnd see that the lire iiruiHirru iu a uiii luiruuiiceii iy jir. laws are compiled witii in even tie Sabath. tttll. Cities Kcrvlcn Co., monthly cne-half ot 1 per cent on preferred and one-half of 1 per ent on common, paable in cash, nnd month ly IU per cent on common, payablo on com mon at par. Tho monthly one-halt of I per cnt on preference B shares was also de clared All divide ids ore pavable Starch 1 to stock of record February 15. Alaska Packers' Corporation, quarterly $2 nnd extra 20 per ennt in Liberty bonds and 2 In cash, payable ApMI 22. 13. F. Goodrich, an additional Vt per cent on common which, with tho 1 per cent de clared last October, makes a total of VA Ktr cent, payable February 10 to stock olders of record February K. Tho second quarterly 1V per cent on common wan de clarer nayaoio jiay j. io siocKnoiacrs oi record May 5. A dividend of 3'A Per cent wan declared on preferred, l per cent pay ablo April 1 and 1" per cent pavable Juiv 1. KelloKB Switchboard nnd Supply Co, quarterly 2 per cent, payable January 31 tn stock nf record Jamrary 2ft. BAN PLACED ON FREIGHT Severe Storms Prevent Shipment East of Buffalo Now York. Jan. 22. A partial em bargo on shipments of freight from the West to points east of Buffalo was im posed today by A. T. Hardin, regional director of railroads, as the result of severe snowstorms and cold weather which have seriously hampered railroad truffle in New York state during the last week. Only perishable freight, livestock, coal nnd a few other essential commodities nro being accepted from the West. The embargo is not expected to last more thuu a few days unless tho weather again becomes severe. No embargo has been placed on freight bound west from New York, because there is no large accumulation. Its movement, nevertheless, is being seri ously delayed. BUTTER, EGGS AND CHEESE New York. Jan. 22. BUTTER. StMdy .Receipts. 7550 tubs. Creamery. hlher than extras. tti'A Bc! extra (82 Vcore). 8IU O (15c: nrsts, R0'4B4c; pucklnj- stock, cur rent make. No. 2. 43c. nOGS Firm. Receipts. 090S casesj Freih eathered extras. 73W74e; do, extra first! 7172c; do, flrstB. ftomnc; utate. Penn'yl vanla and nearby western hennery wwtei first to extra. 78W83c: do, btowns. 75UJ7c' do, irathered browns and mixed colon. 73 74c. f CHUESE Uasy. Receipts, 682 boxea flate, whole milk, flats, current make, il clals. 3H4 S32c: do, nvernse run, SOU 031c state, whole milk, twins, current make, tn ciali, 3m32c; do, average run, 303Ir Attractive Possibilities of French Government 4 Loan of 1917 PER 1,000 FRANC BOND Approximate present cost $67 Approximate cost at normal rate $140 Percentage of profit at present price and nor mal exchange 1005& Redemption (par) value at normal rate $19.2 Percentage of profit at par value and normal exchange 175 Ji In addition, if coupons arc withheld and not collected until exchange returns to normal, another substantial profit may be had through increased yield. Further details on request 6.HSNDLER& Company 4MCOKPORATC9 Franklin Bank Building, Philadelphia New York New Haven Iloston Ilaltlmore 1812 THE 1920 PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities TRUST AND SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY Capital and Surplus - . $7,000,000 Member Federal Reserve System 517 Chestnut Street Philadelphia BROAD STBKKT OFFICE Chestnut and Juniper Streets UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LIBERTY LOAN SECURITIES $50, $100, $500, $1000 Denominations BOUGHT AND SOLD FOR CASH FULL INFORMATION REGARDING TAX FEA TURES OF ALL LIBERTY LOAN SECURITIES WILL BE FURNISHED UPON REQUEST. MONTGOMERY & CO. NEW YORK CHICAGO 133 S. 4TH ST. PHILADELPHIA TF.LF.P1IONF.8: Hell, Lombard 4330. Kwtone, Main 2 liovcrnmrnt Mecnrltlrs Department r LIBERTY BONDS Bought, Sold and Quoted Call, Phone or Write Liberty Bond U,"t"' West & Co. 1417 CHESTNUT STREET Uw Tork Stock" Kicbani Kcvtton. RaC M09 Philadelphia Block EUrihanr Wm Alrrsya !! un Hand List ut Ulxh Ofm4 Bod Corrospoudeno IhtUm Self, Spruce 250 fc if-- i Liv-&J '&& i&nttitTMVUj i.Lir.Mi.L If. 'I f in I, ii,