'VMffrK.Ti . i AW r. !.: re J f ' V "7 ; , -v w 1 M V 20 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERPHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1920 tf 'irl tf l? re' i, V i ) ; 1 :t fcfr M m vtt ! M 'Ml m 'M ! u a 4 II ! i. n fit fr! v!' ' 1 i ili" . '1 French 4 Loan I of 1917 Tin's Loan has no dcfi- ;v nitc nmturity tlate, but I ma be retired at the I option of the K r e ti c h i tocrnnicif during or after 193. Those who invest in thi loan have the tciiinrknhlc oppor- ' ttinity of realizing a ' profit of o c r 2K)CT ' should the bonds be re- ' tired at par and exchange icturn to normal. Ask for Circular 6handle?& Company Franklin Dank IIIcJK. I'M adolpllla N Y- k Unman V.Mt M -n ftatliniji Long Term Railroad Bonds of the Pennsylvania Canadian Pacific Chicago & N, W. New York Central SYSTEMS - to yield 7c to 8r; Also Railroad of the Canadian Government F. J. LISMAN $ Q!. Specialist! in Steam Railroad Securities Since 1890. Mmlers N V f.ue. K, uanr- 61 Broadway Now York Successfully Competes With Leather at one-half the cost Keystone Solether meets every requirement of the natural leath er product it is durable, flex ible, sanitary, waterproof. KEYSTONE SOLETHER STOCK meets every require ment of the speculative type of investment able management, conservative financing, estimated earnings for 1920, based on con tracts in hand, over 42rfc out standing capital. A booklet telling of the remarkable progrets of KEYHTOSK SOl.ETHBR will bt tent free on requett FORD, LAMBERT & CO. V 40 Enlinnte PI.. N. . Tel. Broad 5;?l Atlantic Gulf Oil Corporation Bought, Sold and Quoted MOORE LEONARD & LYNCH CUSHMAN NEWHALL MAMACBN I IJA Uftl tins' rvaeEv MWVCRA aiTZ ciiltdm unrri P1TTlau ii raica tkauwor Mtnim ii.oe WYOa FMlAtXlMA lP1Mjt JTOOI MCH4N0C1 BIG SHRINKAG E ! IN THE DEALINGS I Prices Vory Irregular, Although I Least Resistance Was Met on Forward Swings NEW YORK STOCK EXC HANGE TRANSACTIONS New York, March "0. There was n further marked curtailment of dca'ings -In today's Mock market with a corr spending Increase in the professional 'inn of the tradinK. The tendency, how ''i'.fr. of the market for the bet part of the session wm upward. Although the elevation of prices wan uninterrupted nt ttcrpiont intervals hy stubtniitll reactions, jet it wan obvious the lcat ii'-iitance was encountered on tiic for- ' wnrd swing. It wo a traders' market i pure and simple, with the bulk of the daj's op'ratlons origlnntitiR and con Hucd within the four walls of the stock I rxchauge. The movement latked the pep attending the recent exciting r- , sion. even the star shooter, with the, exception of Crucible Steel and Stut. Motor, taking a back seat. I Money market conditions continued ' ,he governing factor, although the state ments explaining the inonc) flurry which eel urted M'ltcidiiy took some of the i ting out of this bugaboo. The udden , jump in the call rate to r' per cent, it was -aid. was due chiefly to the pay ment of S...",000.000 on Texas Com- , pan) notes and to the withdrawal of $XI.0O0,000 by the government. The, reueual rale for call loans was made nt S per cent this morning, and the fact ( no further advance was made from this ngiirc exercised n reassuring effect. Huoiness during the morning was the1 lightest in mau weeks with a, gieat deal of irregulaiity in prices. The open- j in? was particularly ragged, but before the end of the tirt half hour a much driller lotie de eloped with .substantial i allies from the loner prices. The mar ' kft soon reversed itself beciiuse of the , fiesli setback in the pool sppcialtic. A lnt.c stoi k whs animmitl) forrecl ' out on the declines the trading coil tnigrnt before niiildaj made another ipili-k svitcli. The geneial list sbownl a pen epi.lile liai'dening tendency uudei the lend of the steels, which developed gniticaut strength. Crucible Steel made a nm high record, as did Suitz Motor, ' the latter touching .'170. Aide from the further advance of a nw special i sues, pi ici-s caseil agjin in tin' apatlictii dealings of the htinl iiMiir Salf 100 ton too 11400 (W 100 00 ?00 ion isoo Oiin into 300 tc; o ISOfl .'00 .inn voo 7..00 Hid vsoo le I too 100 100 1000 100 VfiO ?sao 1000 J.10O 8 A etc York Curb II Low I . t i". IS. UH H ' U. 9'. , DiH s IS IS M 'li Irt HP, 4- s- S' J. :tj'4 n:u ' .i , :i - '? ,, .10 31 a s ' it j. LMHMIIIAI.S ttlRh Acme I'oal . . . ', A.tn Kploslts ... S .im.r frntf.! R'ur . .. Vi linftal Asiihull .. 3SS Uralr (Hi .... 1 -. liOt-n chemical i;1, K-flton h.m'lhtr . tlP Vallonal l.f t'J' .North Amr Pnpi .".'i Orphumi Clri uit ... 3'.'4 Vt faction nr J. Trlnnelf Film S t S tiih iiftil Tool . . . .11 U V Hlemn 3 ll'nli.d Hctall (.'ndv . lit IWi)n Coal . . 3'. 8TAMIAKI) OILS Ohio Oil :w.i 3-. 3'.3 I'rjirif Oil! mi.'i Hoo lin.'i ManJaid till of N V 4tj'i 4 to 115 I iNPr.pr.Mir.NT mi-s i Aln Oil . -', ii" J'1 Alli'il till .'. -, rl.Hri9AS Natural tin Utwiic Oil . . Hoftiun Wyoming iMIIlltlllOll oil tiutiutsn.t . Um r Ij till K.u.thI oil I'tmiluiid Honw Oil Itultii 1'etrolcutn Hudson oil lull ivtrol Itunnil oil Kinc lViruium lince Craek l.t inKllun .Macma Oil .Mnlit Oil Mtro Petroleum M Pan A. orten Petrol Nortn Amir oil ... iPiitillca Petrol .. Pri)Uucr A Heflners . Pun Oil .. . Hail CreV I'roJ Slmnu Petrol Skelly Oil feptneer Pelrol 'leXAH Co i Tew PicIHe Coal . . I'n Texaa Ull iciorla OH now Vu.c-n Oil . WDite Oil . mim.m; Maska-Hr t olnml.la At.anta Oe'cher Dim!" I Unleher Hilension illj Lertix ll,M)th i lloaion & .Muni ,( ail Mm Canada i'oi k'ati l rta M I i'rw Vlrelnia i res ion Uoltl Lllll Kt I Kl ..iador i:ui . ka i'r e u Huri.Ua Ho l Korty.nln Mlnlnu Itjo iletl Oalo Kk Oolfl Del GoM Kwana ilulil Sller P k UjII 7n' I Ort nn'l .Tumbu Extension Knox Divide MrX'umin Marsh .Mln I 'I 1C. Mo'her Lode &J S- s ip.akinir I" l"at Voith Star i I ipnir tiler S ! Print e i 'on .... H i ti. x i ons . . N Hope Group . . ' . S'lvwr Km of Arlr '-. '? sl.vt-r King- IiMri . '' rt 81 r Iad . . , I I'onopnh lielmoiit .Mi 2lt I noah aih 13o ... II ) i Ton , PhiUe JA, j"! ' Tonopah nxti-nmon Jli -' I Tonopah Mln .' I'm Tonnpali Mlzpah IS II United Kuatern 4 .It) Vlrti.rj. t h hn.l ' ; 1. 1 Whit- tjapn 1". l WllWrt ID 111 i V. rlnuton I DO in 100 (I lono 17UU 100 600 300 100 ntoo too lion 100 t) 330 0 4l ."I10 (1 III 1300 7 0 230 110 3'?Q 3 in 300 CI 330 400 too 300 3l 000 1900 1100 4000 1100 1000 100 :oo ISOO 100 100 son 400 .no 1.50 too di. In t lllah . Adams Kxprcs 37?i .. Advance Uuincly . . . . 4 a ?i AJax ltubbcr . ... 1H .. Alusl.a Uohl Mines .. 3vt Alaska Juneau CM .. 2H 7 AlllsChnlnurs 4t Allls-Chrtlmers nf S3 Am AKrto ("hem ... oli 3 Am Hank Note .... 44 Am Ut-et Sugar 8H to Am Bosch Magneto . .121 n Am Cur & Fdy lit Am Con . . . . . 4o 4 Am Cotton nil 47 M 8 Am Druj; Pyn 144 Am Kxprcss ....taOU .n rtrt- I, ,ith pf. 1I7X 7 Am Hide & l.etili pf. I1J4 4 Am Ice . . . 1 a Am tnternat t'otp ..101 .1 Am t.lnsectl . . . r-?l'j 8 Am Locomotive . .. I04'i Am .Ship & fom ' 4i 7 Am Smelt & Itef 60 7 Am Smelt Sci pf ... 0.HJ B Am Smelt S . . 13 3 Am Stctl Koiitnlr ea .. 7'i 7 Am ISteol lAlrics pt .. 01 7 Am Suear Ref ... .131 10 Am Sumntri Toll . . OOJi Am Tel & Tel 97 U Am Tob Se 7 Am Woolen . . . 7 Am Woolen pf Am Zinc Ltail , ni. 4 Anaconda Coppct . . Ann Arbor . Ann Arbor pf .. Assets ReallzHi'on Asso Dry Goods 4 Associated Oil 0 Atch Top & S.inla Ki 3 Atch Top HSK pf 10 Atl Oulf 4 W I S S 7 Atl netlnlng T'e fd Auto Salea r tern cif .1 39 Baldwin Lr-comolkc . Raltlmore fc Ohio 4 Haltlmoro A; ohio pf .. KarnsdMll Cp. CI A. . Bethlehem Motnrs . . Bethlehem Steel It Bethlehem Sti !CV pf llJ'j Booth Fisheries 114 Wilyii Ilnpltl Transit 13 'i Bklyn R T ctfs of dep Mi Hrowu Shoo . . .101 temp ctfs tS?i .IS? 4 101 U . 1ft4 . r,i 13 . S4's 44 , 43, 1144 M4 7I 170 tl?s4 l??i .1414 334 0l 49a ?R, t6' 0 Burns Bros 171 . Butte Superior Cop 'J'i Caddo Central O & R "!3'j 0 California Packing M Ctlirnrnia Petroleum 31'a 4 Calumet & Arizona M4 3 Canadian I'aciflo . 1"3 3 Vntral Leather . T 4 ivr-o !i Pit soo Cop 31't loi'iiaiid'cr Motors . too i-v 'ii . s-t pnU asi, Chi Mil & Fi Paul pf .V.'j 7 1 "hi St P M & O pf 0.5 Chi A Northwestern 'Ml Rod, M & Par ?.(', 31 ill 3; . I t ', 100 o too I .IS 1.1'. I.l'i I 4 II '4 V. -. .-. . a, :t-. ss lU .1 .1'. 1 u i.' I.I l, 4.'. 1. . i . '. .1 .1 3 , 34 r.r. 31 l4 1 is, U 4 '. . 20 in 20 3s aw .v. I. 11 If I as 3. 3'. , , 4 '4 4- . 3s 37 3m 1 S4 "l SS .4 t 4 I . 3l SO on 1 . ss j.p, -jt'. . Ill, in. in. I . sn'a 20 S .'MS 5.1 '1 5.1 . 53' .1111 107 10s 1A. IS 1.". . IS IS IS ! 31 30S 31 (i IS 1A IA 2S JS 2'j ttl 111 10 . 13 1J 13 .' .H .' ' I. fi.-. tis 1 31 .'11 .11 ' IS IA 1'? , ' . 1 IS 3S 't I'. I4. IS 1 s n 1 3S .1 3 IS IS IS IS 1 . 1,1 IS 1 IS I . I I I s ' fc I .is s as 1 . 20 r jo I i'!i - -" I 2S -S JS ' . is w in , . in 11 in 301 700 11.700 .1300 100 ? 4 M0 ?00 1100 ?09 100 I I'lOO 1 ' ?00 700 ?0 100 100 7QJ no 130 too 100 ?9 1 1 Oil noo 30(10 1600 ,M0 1400 noo 500 '.'00 100 ?00 100 100 4000 ilO'J 10300 100 100 1300 too 700 N00 .'00 9110 100 too 100 33110 700. 1400 100 100 7 100 3.30 3800 e riii n r & Pac R pf av. 7 fill R I P.ic 7-r pf 71 ?. S rhl Pneumatic Tool . UO 4 "Mile ("opoer tS " ' " Copper . . 30 1 j Clev Cln Chi & St L .. 0'4 t'oca-Cola 30' j Colorado Kuel & Iron 3BS Colunib Has & Elcc. 6S'j 'ol Ciraphophone . . . ro Comp-T.-.b Record ... iU Consolidated Gaa . . . 1 11 Consolidated Textiles . 34 ( Continental Can 91 Continental Cindy ... lt'5 Corn Products Ref. 8IJ4 Corn Products Ref p 100 Cruclbla Sleel ?4T Crucible Steel pf .. 7i C11I1.1 Cnne Sugar Ill's Cuba Cnne Sugar pf vj Cuhnn Amer Siuur 430 Iie1.iw.irR ft Hudson 00 lienvrr A Rio li pf 13H Homo Mines 134 niiluth So S & t l'i 1 ll ilnrn Coal. !3 llmerson-Brantlnc . .'4 niiierson-Brjntlng pf . s.1',4 Kridlcolt-Johnson pt 101 l.rl 11 Krie l"t if ?J-4 V'amous Plaert-I. Famous Players pf . . Federal Mln & Smell Federal Mln ti. Sin pf Freeport Texas .... Flsk Rubber Oaston Wms & '1e . General Chemical General Clgur Low 117 44 M ;gh 2 mi Hi W 43H l7Kl no J4? 4!) 471,; 13 138 114 IUI2 61 0S4 M?, 103 :4H S'li 93 Vi i?W 47'i BIS 131 M 80 ?i U ISO lOt'a II rs'i 13 ii'i 4!a 3 II3S '1!4 7 1117 11? 1? 31 'i nt 10 IBS i A3 1 i It Hi 114 13'i IHi 09 ?4 rti .?, si 3Si( 03 i w:4 so '3'H 37 ?4 31 03 in 3i. 03 ', i J?i 90 ti ISij 30', 40 U 30 A 33 U C4 4e 30 4 3? 4 89 U'i 9134 100 ?34 J?4 47 S SIS 449?, fill I3S H?4 4 4 3 ?4 S3',, 100', II H Today's Nk Closo Che S7- y, 44 4 ' a - Jyj, 43 M -0H-r 41 H74- 1?0 I 1433, 14 48 4 r J4 474 H 14U i 130 1215 It4 -I I iuyt im ti ioo 104 TI ' f- 9.1 4 f3 J74- 01 H I- 131 t nn',4 Bales In $ too .. Kan City Southern In 4 Isansnn Civ So 11 f . . Is IJOO 4 Kelly Kprlncflotd Tiro I3t4 900 3 Kcunecott Connee si '4 U I '4 I hi S , I. I 13.' 14 4 1 h ','4 ' ' I 5H 17M I- t4 taou - 10 I 'i - II) - M4 15 - WA- 4 4 I- '3'44- 1I3?4- M 4 - 70 07, ?34 ll??4 I l?'4- 34 13? 4 I 4 34 U -46 -49? 1- ?S - r. -nt4- 1 1 a4 -4- 13 4 l?l -'7 3a-?31,-il 394- 03 4 - 173 4- 80 - r 4 tsa 37?4 -M'J-93 i SO 3K 1 4 -3!', - J44- 934 184- 311 '4 OH 304 311,4 T4 4 ) 49 4 -SOS R-3?4-91 3900 l.?o Keystono Tiro & Rub. 374 V00 3 Kresse S S' , tt3 noo n Lackawanna Steel . ..'7R4 300 7 LlRKCtt ei Myers pr ,,100K 8000 ? Ikjcwd Co ..., 3? M0 Loft Corp 204 too Loilllard P Co rts ... 794 ?00 7 Manhattan Kiev Rinir. 30 ?oo ? Mnrllti Parry V8 300 Mntli Atkull 30 ?00 .Maxwell .Motor .1 100 Maxwell Mpt ctfs ?0U 100 . . .Maxwell Mot 1st pf . . 8H ii" jinx Mot 1st pf ctfs. 100 7 .May tiept Stores ... 13100 lo Mexican Pftroleum , ?00 ? Miami Copper 7700 l.?0 Middle States Corp , 400 3 MldvHlo Steel & Ord. 3001 Missouri Pacific ..., ?00 Missouri Pacific pf . 100 3 Muntnnn. Power ..., MOO Montgomery Waul Co 39 4 "00 4 Mulllns Bodv 40 801 National An & Chem. 0 ?00 7 National Biscuit pf ..1134 700 Nat Conduit ft CabU 1134 31J .. Nat R R of Mex 2 uf OK 34 H .13? ,J0? . 3 ?4 . 3? . VA . ?4 . U4 8 200 1 00 Nevada con Copper 100 . New Or Tex & Mcx 100 New Ycrtc Central 300 ?.39 New York Pock... 4 H ?i I 4, 4 Va Hi 4- 4! 4' 1'4 Ml Jilt 400 210 ?,10 too tint 9 'i 1000 100 1100 300 ? 0 noo ?? vl 14 10 13 10 23 100 13 u 100 400 21il too .no 27100 too 7 no 700 110 MOD IH 10 ins'io 109 7300 300 4700 700 3000 2100 100 toon 2300 200 800 000 2300 100 too 40 K 10 4 I 7 H ' 41 7 1 4 1.- 3100 1S00 2200 300 General Cigar deb pr 8 den ral Elcctrla .... , . lien Klettrlo Rts 1? General Motors . . . 3 General Motors ctfs. . Genl Motors 6'o det Gen Motors deb 'i . Goodrich B F . . . Granby Cunsol AI & S Great Vnrtrin pf Gt N I'hein Uro ctfi Gulf St nts Steel . Haskell & Barker Car Honirstak. Mining Hupp Motor Car Illinois Ci ntral Inspiration Con Cop Interloro Cnu Corp . Inter Con Corp pf Ini Apnrul Corp Int Ilarv pf now lnt Mot Tr 2d pf . . Iniarnational Nickel . International Paper lnt Mer Atarltie Inf Mer Marino pr . linn Products (1 7 C 7 4 4 6 I 7 (I SOS SIS 104 89 1114 14 43 30 4 0 (1 '3flt, 3H 14 14 190 190 CM OS Si7, h7H 13'lH 1h 3 V, 37MA Zll!) :.74 37 79 79 . 0?4 ?4 :o?4 tift', 19 49 . 814 Sis 39 3S', lis 07 4 li S l'S is 3S 17' 17 4 U4 H34 1.0 30 4 44 44 I 13 73 73 M3 113 G3 13 ?H 73 J, R4 S2S 30 4 33 S 94 4 93 "4 47 17 IS 1 07U 100 70 1- 97 S 9'i ? 4. ID 90 MS -11', 4 44 3 2.1 1 S34 ! 101 14 21", M',4 r 90 104 39 ; (I 30, 134 I 190 - 04 4 7 5, a, I l-iOH l U ?'a- 4' 378 4 8 4 "'H H 33 4. i4 92 4 09", 49 8IJ4 3 4 H-4 til 4 3S f I. '4 U ?, 4- : M ! 4 4 - 1 13 73 4- s 113 13 73?,- : 3S - 1 334- ! 014 I 17 14 J ? New York N II ft H. 7 Northern Pacific 7 Norfolk & Western.. A North American .... Nova Scotia 8 C . 4 Ohio Cities Gas ,10 Okla Prod & Ref Ontario Silver Mln.. Otis Elevator Otis .Sle-I . . . .. Owens Bottling Much Paclllc lmelopmcnt. 5 Paclfto Gas & F.leo. . . s Pan-Amor Petro . . it Pan-Amor B 3 Pennsylvania R R . . . . Penn Seaboard Ste'l Peoples C.as Chicago . Ptro Mnrquetto .. Pero Marquetto pf. .. Pere Atarq prior pf. 3 Philadelphia Co .... Phillips Jones .. Shell Trans Trndltif.. Sinclair Conol OIL., 6 Sioss Sbeff S & I 7 Southern Pacific .... southern Railway 3 Southern Railway of Standard Oil of N J Stand Oil of N J pf . . 4 Stewart Warner Sp 7 Studebakcr .. 7 Studebnker pf .... 3 Sluts Atolor Stromberc Curb 5 superior Steei . . Teiin Cop & Chcm Tentor Fruit Prod A 10 Texas Co Texas & Pacific ... . S Tidewater Oil 0 Tobacco Produots . Transcontinental Oil 3 Traniuo & Vim Steel, Union Oil Union Bag & Paper . Union Pacific Union Pacific pf United Alloy Steel . United Cigars pf ... 100 3.30 United DrtiB 1st pf .. 100 17 United Fruit Unltod Ry Invest pf . United Retail Stores . Plercc-Arrow Motor. Plerco Oil Pittsburgh C or P . Pittsburgh & W Va . Pond Cicck Coal Pullman '. . . Piintn Alegra Sugar . Railway Steel Snrlnn. 98 Rav Consolidated Cop 20 Rending Reading 1st pf. Rem Typewrit 1st pf Reploglo Steel . Republic; Iron & Steel Republic Iron & S pf Repub Motor TrucK Royal Dutch NY... Savage Arms Saxo-i Motor 1 St. Joseph Lead . . . . . in rranc"-eo . St L San Fran pf . . St L Southwest pf . USOI P & Fdy . . 3 I- S C I P & Fdy pf ! s Express 7 I S Food Product . U S Ind Alcohol . . U S Realty & Imp ll S Rubber 1st pf . U S Rubber U S Smolt & Ref . U S Smelt & Ref pf U S Steel U'S Steel pf . . Utah Copper . . Vanadium Corp Va-Cnrolina Chem Wabash Wabash pf Wells Fargo Kxp Western Maryland Western Pacific . Western Union Tel Wcstlnghousfl.n & Al Wheeling & L Urlu . Whlto Alotor Wlllys-Ovcrland Worihlngton Pump lllah Low 174 17 4 48 i74 31 34 3334 no .73 10(1 , 304 20 "1 734 on ?8 79 33 .10 4 08 3i 4H 131 'a mo 4 23' i 31 474 27 4 444 8 n 4431 4 14 113 'in IS 4 1.1 4 41 714 I 33 "2 80 91 3? 3 it 44 4 4 8H 111 M34 nt Gl4 324 100 01 4734 33 384 ?8 40 004 3S4 7854 4t 71 094 31 it 31 810 112 4034 104 4 100 4 .40 so 194 41 744 U4 314 80 it or, .1.1 034 444 h 84 141 3! lit 70 334 Ifl'i 03 4 43 31 4 384 28 H '9 flo;4 314 t4 79?a 43, 74 10,1 23 '4 34 62 ir:.i 47 4 KGB 100 4 rci 02 4 3(1 1234 S 212 43H 21 72-4 ?! 4 r,2 3334 114 119 34 er.' 484 1004 64 2f0 Today'" Net Close Chie. 174 ii 48 1304- ? 314 r 4 304 4 UO - 77 J4- !4 1004 1- Hi 3134 I- 14 204 734 4 30 18 r ? 30 4 I 3 - 2 30 4- 34 6834- IH th- H 13? 198 I 231, - ft 5 2 I- ?4 4 74- 4 27 i- 4 444 . 3 4.1 - 14 44 4- 1134 V5 114- ' 4- lh I.l'i II 714 4 14 l 314- 4 80 01 .13 3',t t- H 4434 ' H - ' 8, 111 tlT.t- h fil 70 f l'i 324- 4 11.24 '8 044- 3'i 4734 - 4 33 - 4 84- '4 I 28 - ', 49 4 4 084 314 - S i0?a l'i 79 4 I '9 44 S L OCALS Oil IN 1 E NARROW RUT Trading Continued on tha Same Limited Scalo With Sta tionary Prices ,1 100 2000 v;-i 0 ! 0 73 0 tfl 310 I 100 8 1S00 310 8 1330 .2 30'l 4 100 100 7 700 21700 1U0 1 loo S.100 S'H 100 0 200 17 100 2fi 1700 190 500 700 19100 1100 100 3s00 100 8 8 8 8 6 100 3.30 0000 709 1300 9100 100 31)0 300 S00 100 1700 300 7000 100 9100 ISOO 000 111 'i'l't Kx dividend. 70 4 1,9 18 4 (14 4 314 204 170 84 T. 5 4 334 444 97 H 94 . 30 '4 .1f4,4 70 . 17 . 14 23 H . 314 . 2li'4 . ??4 . ii . 3134 US . 05 H . 74 .11? .1114 704 . 474 1044 .1124 . '.ft . er.4 . 113 . 04 . ?74 . 07 . 10J4 . 314 . 104 . 44 . 114 . C84 . 21 3i 804 114 444 :o9 it 4?:4 21s 71 144 07 3 1124 104 GO l'i 48 4 1094 SO 4 309 27 77 34 (7 4 18 02 30 1 i 70 170 83 7' 19H M 33 v4 tin 44 4 94 34 u4 0 3 13?S 50 IR?s 1(14 22 4 314 3d 4 ir, 33 4 14 9734 ( 11? 1094 704 474 1034 117', 77H (14 II? 9 37 '4 034 10 4 31 104 33 S H'.4 r4 214 794 71 09 H 2T,4 37 3, 5?? ins 4034 1031', 1004 370 91 ( II 1 The local market continued to drift nlons lilry in the same narrow rut. The trndin. u?a tt (tin enmrt limited tlltnen- sions ns well as bein tmprotluctlTo o( essential clmnicp In prices. With one or two exceptions the local list was sta tionary. Jndicatins little ilispositon to tlo much cither way That 18 to sot, the business, small ns It wax. apparently was nbout rutiallT dlvldel in sales and purchase. ThH balanclns of the trans actions Rave the market a steady ap pearance. As a matter of fact all of -the repre sentative local shares had the support of small buynR orders. Theso purchases, as stated before, are Rradually absorb ing the floatinu supply and slowly put tinjc the Rcneral market in a good posi tion to respond to Rood news when the restraints of the tight money market are throw u off. There was little feature attending the dealings in the Individual shores. The traction shores were inclined to drop which was in part Influenced by the announcement of the proposed ?!. 000,000 car equipment trust issue. Philadelphia Rapid Transit was off V at 2.1 !. Union Traction was unchaneed. (In the other hand, I'ulted Gas Im provement was firm nt !H)U, until in the afternoon then shaded fractionally. Small safes were inndc In Klectsic Stor- ijIiirc llnttcry at 11.1. General Asphalt common advanced 'ss point trom tne previous sale to 00. American Stores continued to hold at 12 and ItT.ladelphln F.lectric remained pegged at par. liTe tradine in the Insurance Company of North America warrants which had been one of the more active, features of late was quiet with price unclianjrrd. I.nkc Superior Corporation on small dealings wns off '-i nt lit on small trans action, while the income 5 were down '-' points at .Kl. The credit situation ca,me in for con siderable discussion at the directors' meetiiiKs of most of the larger down town honks today. While no informa tion was obtainable, it is understood the dellation process Is progressing eat Isfnctori'y. As one ofhclal put it to (In : "We are not yet out of the woods, hut I feel the real crisis has been safely passed, mid with further discrimination further tension will be averted." i?n 1- 1 15 43 - 210 434 31.1 - 71 S - .1 - G2 3 - 4 1I2S I- 23t 110'i- 34 G04 . 484 -li 100', r 4 CO 4 . SCO 2 - ii 78 ij i 4 09 -t- 34 8 4 4 CJ',4 t- 3 3094- 4 20 -i- Ji 120 84 Ss 20 4- 43,- 3.134 80 414- 9G34 1)3 4 30 H3H 7G 17 1I4 . 34 334 JM 4 334 014 0th ' .36 - 112 - 110 '- 70Ti- 47 4- 101 1123, - ?7'i r 418 II? - 9 - 77S - GO 4- 10a f 314 1 10 4 !', I- 114- r,7 -714 Ml - 14 I "4 14 H 4 ii Hi 4 1 4 H 4 4 H 4 1 14 4 4 ?4 . 4 Commodity Markets 1 MS 1.1 t I" I , leii I'iC 1 Vtn Tel He .' UlB'u-Am 7ti n'aian Of t Kennerot t'ni Tex Co 7 Weat Kle. il. IIDMIS Mil", (US ft'S WS tlhS 7TS 77 . 91S 4S lirtlN luol. III' HIS KS tS til'. '.I. I !". COTTON MARKET New Ydlli. Man 11 SiO 'II" il afternoon lottnn nuiket tlfvluped, a steady iindcrtiitif on -cutti-ied out-ide buying, but sentpnent among the loral trade uppearetl to be more reai tioiiur on the better wcatlur mill the improved character of crop preparation news coming in from tin South. Then- was further prc-hiilnlov Iniuiiliitioii (ind some trade buying P.xports todaj w. e Mill hub-, 11 hilling "00 bales t., lireat Itritti iti and KM) fur the tontiii.ni Total for the seuson to date is "i.ll.'i'.l.OIt'J li.ib'-. against .'S.-l.'i'J.l.'iT bl - the .aiin' pei lud lust j ear MONEY-LENDING RATES M-S11 V41KK Alonex on call, both Idsses of collateral opened today nt per cent for lendinc and renewing. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET New Y01I1. March .Kl.- Additional insiiicss wii shown in laic poxitiuna for Saving Bank Investments PenM. & N.Y. Canal & , R. R. Go. FOREIGN EXCHANGE M,y New lurk, Alarch 30 The fore gn ' Jul exchange market opened with sterling nr' being MUnted at 3S5'i for demand nun '."' 3 86 fir cables or a loss of neail 6c 1 froni .steidavs high Urcri, h exchange opened 3 rem hum above vesterdns close, but showed al net "ss ni ,tj rentimes rrom vest,-r-dav s 'ugh nt 118.1 for cables and 14 S7 foi checks Italian exchangn stari.d IS points down with cables be. lug 'i .oted at 30 63 and checks for CO S6 Marks and guilders wete un rhT'ged nthei (uotnions wie Swiss cables I 73. 1 hecks ft 75 ; gunner auis in cnei'Ks .iss . pes-1 . lose ts Ull .in i'i IJ 77 '. ! e;; .11 M n ' iv -. 311 in IJ TJ 1. " ' 31 C N V 1 1 n it tn 3 i!7 31.HJ 11 J 34 .11 7S 31 :. f zt s-s-iiv MJi iniuinn unit p.-iiciittba 1 'iir 1111 The tono of the llin money market , ff ce on the all this nun iiihl- initinl was firm todaj the only business . , '"( irnnsaited being Hi small lots at 3 per 'imitations being points lughe,- 0 (5 nt on Industrials rilnie meicniiuie 1 i.oints iivvei jiuper in un nanijeu nuu iirui ui jiei lent minimum As heretofore. In sp.nal cases Dial rate Is shaded slighily. 1'iiins bank iiri.epiitnces an- (pilet at unchanged rates Call loans on ihls class of business still btand at 6 4 P'' 1 ent tl.nel 1 3i , i i. 1 3s 7.1 3S 113 ' 3.' 3 I ril!I.AI)i:i.l'lll. ('fill. B per cent; tune, (', per em , conimcici.il paper, tmee to sit months, li per Lent. 1 I. OS DON Money Is quoted at 4 '3 per cent Discount rates, shoi t bills h'tii per cent; ihree mouth bills, f.1, per cent The market inutiuiied to I.,, affected by the uiveptiiiice'of some low ,idh for Santos Is in tin- cost mid freight mar ket. vith sales for May-June i-liipineut at 20 cents iiiid fpr July-Sepii mbcr ut 1(1 cente, both American en. In which caused a -limp break, in fulin.s ,,t the end' of business yesterday. The members of the ciiinge this morning voted to have no , s"in IjiHiil l'iiilu Mini Holy Hutiiiilav ICshs. ,now Firsts Mlgc.4 Bonds DLK AI'IUL 1, 1939 :PRICETOYIELD5.35PER ANNUM 1TI10 Lchiirh Valley Railroad iruaran- .tes pnjTiicnt of principal and Inter- b1siji cables, 13 95 . Austrian k f.4 n,.. I. ...! .. l,!i. . . - nen 46 I . " "'. 'A, . "". "un." jKiJicaeiim In tne m,i,te of the sefond hour of vClojCCl First Mortgage 011 lines of the trading ,terllng rallied a cent from the Lehigh Valley Railroad out of the fr'. ,ow 3 ?- f0.r 'le.miUUl Sn(1 anthracite region to Buffalo and, ros,;linurfua!:,;as1, f'nifie.s'&at it 8S anil checks at 14X7. lire calilrn at .'0 (5 and checks 20 57, and marks at 1 35 YESTKKDAT 8 FINAL QUOTATIONS Sttrllni r'ranea Lira (Julld'rt Demand ..304 14.48 2002 37 Cable, S.41 14 48 2" 00 37S TOIMTH OPENING QUOTAT10N8 8teelnr Kranra l,ir Uulldra Demand 3.S8S 14 87 20 83 3U Cables 3 86 14 S3 20 03 30', NOON QUOTATIONS Starling Franca Lira Ouilrfaia GRAIN MARKET Chicago, Maiib :iii IiuMnc- in corn remained light mill motl local today. Seiitinu'ii' n'in'iall leaned townnl the licir sidi . bill prcssuie .:nt tlw innrki I was not heavy. tradeis being iin'lin'il to mark time, i nemliug new ilevelopments After ' Reserve Banks' Discount Rates I Official discount i.ilin nt the Iwnlvo ! I'edeial Reserve banks weir, as follows I The first column .lives rates foi alp rsiioils up lo anil including a llfteen il.iv maturliy , Ihe second for a pet ioiI of sixteen lo ninit dn.vs The third anil fourtii columns give the tales lor discounts of I'oltateial loans sei ineil bj S'lverntntnt bonds oi notes i .fUv luiv . Belli ' in Mt.d ' ,nae V.-t I 4 .1.' U 33 I I i.JlCW i .rj 'it an II J1IUU open TuiUv n 14 a.i', iii 11.3741 Vi ii.aii.i. 14 22ft II Liverpool Cotton l.iverpiHil, Msrcli 3n . 11 a til. si llmel it .ii '! 23'30 I I 11 cotton Philadelphia Stocks Net Jllach !.ow ("Ins chia. J Alliance. L'l-lt Ul-Ti W, . . ?M Am Strs. 42', -ll' l,-,!)i-r- -l'i 1 Am (5as. Ki M M 1 10 Am Kv pref ... r3 ."iS ,'iS . . 17 Muff & S pref ... -15 -I." -la ;j 100 Kl Stor. .115 ll.l lt.1 .. 1:7 I C X A. 21V, -.Ml ' .'. LH.'(i.. 170 rets 10 p 18' IS ' 18 Ml rets f pd iSVj L'SU. 2Si... L' Key Tel. 10 10 " 111 " U. S dn pref.. .'in .".0 K) 1 2''0 Lake Sup 1!) 1!) 10 ' Jl l.eli Nav. (IP., lit OI t. I." I.eli A'al. I.".'); 4. l.i?s.. " 10 Vn Cent Light pf - 12 12 'i .KU I'n It It. -IHi -12Ts -t'-'Tsi Is KKI tllerce- Arrow. OS OS (!S . Ill.'i l'liil r.l.. 2.1 217, 2." .. 701 1' It T.. 21 2.1-74 'SVt '; , 10 I -li i I Tine .V.llf. r.l) ,-,! 1 ."0 tlteiuling STi'-i M'i S.V k l.-iOOTon Min. 2,V 1 li 2 .. UK) Pit True. ."..'1 .Kt : Hi Ii7." P (I I... ."iO'j ."0 ."0 U 10 PC'o NM.175 17." 17," .. loO IP S Stl.105 10.'!'i8 101 'i 'Nit ehatitfe matin by cunuiarlsoii vvltn laal sale In Ntw Yurk Stock KJthanne. Cx dividend. Cloie Net Cll(A. 70 2 (12 no Pales In IIONDS 1IKS) High Low :i i-io Am r; & Klec "is . 70 77 2 Klec it l'co Tr 4s (12 02 .' I.k S inc .rs .Ml fit! 1 I .eh Val (Is.lOOU 100'4 10l)',i Vi 5 11-3 Lib ltnnd 2d -14s.. R0.78 Sil.20 80.784-. OS 1 IIVjs .... 07.00 117.00 117.00 .48 ;t0 4-ri :td 4,,h 02.80 02.uo 112.8 i.os 2S 4th 4is. 811.81 80.00 80.71 08 l it is... !io.:ts iio.:is i)o.:tS4-.2S 18 n-r. vie 4i, D7.r.(i ii7.:io nT.no-f .01 (J Vic .TV.. 17..V2 U7.r2 D7.:i2 .01 l', l'hila Klec 1st Ss.... !:t ." Head gen 4s 7S, 2 I'n Hylu .'is 70 10 Velsbaeh Ss OS". 2 W X Y W l'a gen 4s 023i IIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllUIIIIHIIIItHIUIHlHIHItlllrHMtrHKIHHHUlf 1 THE -. 1 FOURTH STREET I NATIONAL. BANK 1 of Philadelphia I . is?ipp"d;ai;c for cycr-bank- nig requirement cither at home 1 or abroad. Direct relations of I long standing with the leading I banks and bankers throughout I the world enable it to handle I export and import, business I promptly and on favorable terms. I Individuals, firms and cor- porations are invited to confer I with us Vvhen contemplating new I banking connections. capital; surplus And PROFITS over $10,00,0,000 131-145 South Fourth Street r:iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiitiiniiiii 02 78 1 i 70 US).'. o:t :p8 78i-i7. 70 4-1 IkS'-j-f li 02-74 "'.i 94 MARKET SHOWED I GOOD ABSORPTION Coal of the Finest Character for commercial purpotat, ! th buio iscurity or thata First and Closed Mortgage 6 Bonds which ahoald all be radaa,mail through tha operation of a Sinking Fund, in a parted af not longer than eight, and possibly Iaa thn four yean, Such an opportunity far Safe. Profitable Investment aaiaaaM HamaaBBBanMavaaBHaaaaa aaBBaaBaBaaaMavaHaiBaiBaMfeaBaHa it found in Buffalo-Thacker Coal Company First Mortgage 6 Sinking Fund Gold Bends 'Due February I, 1930,- ,' (Callable at 105 and interest) Pennsylvania Slate Tax Refunded Free of Normal Income Tax of 2 Price 92 4 and Interest To Yield 7.30 for Maximum Life of 8 Yeart To Yield 8.1 0 for Average Life of 4V4 Yean We will gladly submit descriptive circular Frazier f G. Broad and Santom Sti. Philadelphia New York ' Baltimora 65 Broadway 19 South Street Oil and Motor Croups Gave the Best Display of Strength irregular etnrl. iiriroc 'his lablfs 17 40 checks 17 So, stock-, hagEcd on olliiiR li ilif fiowd. Inter liolm cable 21 4B chfi-ka :' I 30 , those KPllcri upic ((impelled to kiii'T, (.hrl.tianla cablei 19 -'V checks ID 10 . b ,' illg , rMI from Hie lod i or(ihacen cables IS t), checks 18 2& ; "' 'usul ;othcr Lake ports, :Fr of Pennsylvania State Taxes W't rtcomroend tha a bo e tilth (ratla rall ,rd bonda (or lh conarallvt Invtator. iCarstairs & Go. Investment Scciiritits Mnubara I'Mtadclnhlit and New ork SkU Kiebauara tiril Weatlier (ondilious wpip fint . (ind roads were suid to lie drjiiiK mil iHpid y, rtrceiiitn, however, remained too small to permit n. m ciimiiliitmu. The eaport deinand for uluii mid rje Mih Ipm nctive. owing tn ii weaker turn lo foreign exchange. Covering In (.hints imiimmI iiii im provement ui oath iiltu the iiiurkM hud I been dull ami ens . The enrl M'lling wan bned on more lavuriinie weainei. Laadlnk lutur ranunt a fulum Corn (ntw rtllvry Y ripen lllsh I " 1 1 (i :i(i i ,or jl,v 1 Ml 1 .l'-j i , , I -,ii i ,t,tu a-jUto .Walnut Street j. n. r. Btarllnc Franca Lira Quildaia C4WM ....4 S.t 14.98 .S0, a0 CbOSINCl QUOTATION!! atarlln rrne Ur Oulldari Intma Julv J '! jui 78W 7SV, Julyr,.73(l.S '3".7 !,aro 1 MIS I IMS I Ml', I 3I' Kft'a 7S' Rfl 78S 7S 30.S0 '36.75 3M0 ilir.- ;i.3 "I" 2-3 Wlb M " Bid: tChtcato (lm C in I nap' r ijm t pupf. Ill In im IH in !I0 IS days daf l.'i'l u t'f.ali ' .. (I (i ' .''! nw VnrX . . . H H '.' ., I'hi.diletiihU . ! ft's ''' UWhinoiid ... (I 'I ' ' cinoland (I il '' fi' Allantu ... II ' '' '' ('lit. an .... n n .'j I', Si l.oul l il '. '' Minn.apolta . 0 It ".'y ',' Njnauj fliy rt :'i ''t PalUa ... fl H -. . .'.' S.in Kranclaco H ', j o'i UnifH on (uitHianiling ( r 1 1 tl. ,hch of ItHleliteillieaM COUlllHIe UnhuliKil ut 5 pei rent, with Ihe e-rcitlun i,f Mmne .ipolls, whro tho rate Ih I i, p.-r edit. BANK CLEARINGS (lank rlrarlnca !o1h nompar.l w,iii , ,,r raipondlna day laal ln nir lle.'O I li I li ibis I'hllK ID7.Vlo.Mi'.' HI'.' Id I :'S 170 ;uis s;,i N v I. (ai.dso. 80s Mains ri.-i7 701 mo ibii Hoslon (I.ll2l.40. nillkSliV.' Isltmior 1.1.411. XAO 1 3 fi'.'ft risii rlllratin ISO Mft.SkO Hulwl- , hi l.oulf VI 96(1 10 Hc.Mflm .,,,', CHICAGO BUTTER A.ND EGG8 t'lllca-, Marrh 30. nUTTBR -- ixiwar. Cramry, SOffnee. i, ."rwa jH'TsfslSe, ordinary ftAt, aDBinJi .is dull ioda with prlcm unir on the IiuhIh of ll ilei line Of 11 poliilH for mid. illlnir at I'S'Md The sale n.'ro 2on0 balec The recciplH uere r I mm baen irclndlnc 47 Mm bales Ann man t. Hi red who (inlet In the o,nlN lU'rillnca Spot prices were: American middling fail-. 3J "6d good middling Sunlit frllv niiddlnig. 29 01(1. tnlddllng' l(ild. low ml. Idling. 2171,1 j-ood or (lliiiir, 21 S lil. nml oidlnaiv 20 Sid. Stock Dividend by Continental Oil llriner. March 30 - Sim khiilriin of f'ctitliK nt.tl Oil Co will iikim. n stock dhldeiid at the rate of :'oo per cent iicrlwng Mil hhatea of in'w mock for cai h Hliare now hold Hooks will closn April 10 and now atock win ,P issued The (lUtrihutlon will tail f(,i tiu.Ollo hliaie'a of new stock (p.ir jlOO) ami will leaxn 3U,0Q0 shaiia in tho com pany's treasury. It is leportu tho divlden'il rate ol 12 pei i.in .Nearly will be loiitlnueil under ihe nt iv apliall);,i Ucn ('mil Incntnl Oil Ik n Standaiil Ull maikeiliig concern In the West Raw Sugars Continue Strong New inrl.. March UO The loral re plied tnigur, market is unchanged nlthoiifth one refiner Ib s.nd to bo aBk Ing holiness for Mm lime und July shipment at 17c, .No confirmation Is obtainable, however, at thin time, Tha rnarKet for .raw ausura cotitlnnen airuiiK. naiea yetHrruay or PO.U00 bag pf Cubaa ior urspipt ehlpentare rt. P,rfSani"., jXt'dna 'rolglit, aqvii New York, March KO.Tlie New York Kvening Hhii'h cloning flnaticinl review today ayn : Today' stock market was strong but 'ti'cngtli nno displayed rather in ten dency than in actual performance. There were no wenk miotn uiiIcsh one or two of tho rails like llnltimore and Ohio nml New Haven or such Inactive industrial Mieeiajties on Wnrthington 1'iimii may he cited aa exception". There were on Ihe contrary numeioim fining Issuer. Tiic nlisorplive power of (he market was at nil limes hi evidence nml jet brisk bidding did not always bring out an ade quate aiipply. Initiative was far from uniform notwithstanding thai M'titiuirnt favored the hull aide. The gold movement, perhaps, com mands the most carnrMl attention of i tlie street at the moment. Uegariletl I in tliV llglit of a ihallenge on the pnrt of I.ontlnn lo Hie Hiipremacy of the' Federal Itcseive hank in ita coutiol of credit, the amount (if the precious metal I which will be Milppcu here In the next few weeks or months becomes nf prime Importance, Willi between 0.000,000 and $10,000,000 already here and an nouncement of another JflO.OOO.OOO having been shipped, the movement gives piomUc of iiasiiniiiig considerable pro portions I'rice llucluations in Mocks certainly justified n cotiNtruclive view of tho market position, although it may be prcMumcd that Utile will lie done until after the first of the month In view of the financial operations to ho handled at this tlie closing of the ycar'x Hrnt quarter. The oil and motor groups gave, the best display of strength mid animation from Ihe beginning. Klutz. Motor was ognin the center of the stage with a new high price to ltn credit or perliupa din. credit at better than 1100, (irnrrnl Motor, while tlrnt, wn subdued. Tho Mexican nun were tuiuatautiauy iil(hr, OuflWp Ifteel W8 thrtr rfarjirr In Jh t. purler, yjiflnlng' up 111 MiMfJI UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LIBERTY LOAN BONDS Laana Hat. Callable Da BallUjr at re? aUtaufoy aaCaiJablaPata lit 3V2 1932 1947 3.78 3.f let 4 0 1932 1947 5.03 4M 2nd 4 1927 1942 5.76 4.77 Victory 3y4 1922 1923 4.60 4.1 1st 4V4 1932 1947 5.27 4.87 2nd 4Vi 1927 1942 5.87 6.00 4th 414 1933 1938 5.39 5.12 3d 4V4 1928 5.31 Victory 434 1922 1923 5.84 5.3 $50, $100, $500 AND $1000 DENOMINATIONS MONTGOMERY & CO. 133 S 4TH ST NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA CHICAQO OoTtrnraant HatvltlM DapartMiat TELEl'UO.NliSi Dell, lBtliard 4S:0. UajiUat, fclala UI Baldwin Progress From 1832 to the present date, more thn 53,000 Ipco motive" bcarlnu tho nnmn of Daldwln havo been constructed nnd forwarded to every pact of the world; In this way Baldwin locomotives have helped advertlie Philadelphia n the greatest American Manufacturinr Pity. . . ti . t a. as ' .' .' ri. P 'SVIF vriv. ..4,. -S.tl -., Ti. 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