'V fr'J o- V ru- EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1&20 .18 i-y T . ' i Itf' Im Five Railroad Bonds Earliest Maturity 1950. Attractive investment issues Average yield about 6.10?o Bpeciol titter PE SH on revest TlieNationalQty Company rhllde1pll-ll Chestnut St. AtUnUc City Chalfcnto Block 1225 Dosrdwslk I' MARKET DISPLAYED I AN UPWARD Mi Rails and Oils Held Leadership, I but Improvement Was Progressive NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS Sles 100 200 400 1000 700 200 1030 300 Dlr. In I " " $400 Deposited as the initial payment in accordance with our monthly pay ment terms will purchase Four Convertible Bonds two railroads and two in dustrials of $1,000 denomi nations. Attractive invest ment return combined with possibilities for en hancement in value. Total cost at present mar ket price $3,812. Balance $100 monthiy. Write for circular PL- 23 giving .ompMe information. AJ STOCKS-BONDS Vb Q Broadway. NewVferk Telephone) Rector 4663-4 An Ideal short term investment Gas Securities Company 8 Two Year Secured Gold Notes Price 98 and Interest Yielding over 9 Ctrnlar on request. Henry L. Doherty & Company 604 Morris Building Philadelphia, Pa. Telephone. Locust 1440 Province of Saskatchewan 4 Bonds Due July 1, 1923 To Yield 7.75 Price and Circular on request Harris, Forbes & So. I'lne t. 1 nr Ullll-im, ,ir lorl. rnii-UHi iiu huh i, WIDENCR BUILDIH 1 New York, Oct. 20 In o fnr ns prices were concerned, todnj's stock market nos a big improvement In com parison with tlio immediately preceding sessions. The trading, however, con tinued of a highly professional character and the trend reversal was apparently influenced more by technical rather thon by fundamental conditions. The im provement was of a progressive type gradually extending to the various groups under the leadership of the rail road issues and the oil shares which, continued to hold the foremost attcn- ' tlon and with the rails still showing the, same significant consistent strength. The dullness following the rallies indicated the bu.wng power apart from the cover-1 lug operations of the professional con tingent was still er.v limited. IJy some observers this was attributed to the discouragement vvhhh has attended the I price reduction movement and curtail ' ment of industrial nitivit.v. I Little in tho way of ueus turned up to affect tho market much cither lwtt The deadlock In the HrltWh toal i strike situation was tempered to some extent by the growing confidence ex pressed in the better informed circles 'that the controversy will bo quieklv adjusted. The street vrtnril to find quite a good deal of bullish ammunition 'in Senator Hoot's spccdi last night on the League of Nations and wns fiom all indication the mainspring in the 'change of market sentiment All test!- monv coming to hand stemed to discredit , the recent leports of immediate nit in I steel nriees 1 the independent compa- I nips, nnd the word was nascd around i that Judge Garv 's spcc( h ou Krldn j would be higul reassuring in no far ns the genera) stc-1 uuitfMrv was eon terned. There wns no essential change in the moni situntion and while the supplr of demnnd funds was evident I j more nlentlful the renewal rate was nuin- tiineil nt 7 tier tent The foreign e I change market ulso became firmer aftei tarly softness, which wns incepted ns reliable signs of n turn for the better in the English labor crisis. Hclntivelv stiady conditions pi ev ailed nt the optnmg although the trading wo., .rv .lull nnd most of the more nroml- I nert issues started out with substantial gnins. Improvement became more jien- trnl dining tin morning, sieeis iuoiu huldins back. Under lend of Mcuc.in l'. trolctim. oils roe 1 to 'JVj points. I motors 1 to l', equipments 1 to -. and) shippings nnd utilities 1 to i!' j. Shorts, eoi tit.ueil to cover their contrails in k.,nniu niitl tti rmwit vvrnkness Jiuonift clieraicnls wos rtirth retiievid liv ticn eial Chemical's gain of nlmost point. High-grade and junior issues shnred in the rise of rniU. with 1'nlon I'm inc, Canadian Pacific, Wheeling and Like Km pnfrrrcd nnd New Orleans. Tetus and Mcxko ns the oiit-tauding fi tturcs. The millet bee.uni' virj qun t nrd featureless nt middnv, save for urn lib ting movements in the speciililtive groups, m-iiceu Woolen nnd ll'thlc hem Steel wire stionit of tin pnuiii neut industries while Tinted runt und International Paper devi loped rcictlon ary tendencies. UTILITY GROUP LOCAL FAVORITES Street Auditing Mr. Mitten's Views on the Fare In- crease Ruling The vpublic utilltv group continued to hold the foremost nttentlon in the local market The street evidentlv hod not yet made nn its mind as to the Cfects of the Karud Transit fare increase nnd the majoritv were still awaitiug Mr Mitten's vli'vs Dn the subject. Them was bettei buvinj "f Philadelphia Knnjd I'ransit sfm k (.nising .i rally to 10"s from 10 'n-t niilit filial sale. At the higher pr nil interest smmed to evnp nrnie fntin Triirtion held its own. as .did P! 'nd. 1 'in Tnu tion I In the (tint members of the group 1 ... .1 I. .. ...nll. a t.i..uir.ttmi I IDOUt Illl 01H UIHI"1 HI 111) Itilil-IIVH1.II was an opening trade in I'nitfd Gas Imnrovement of a 1000 -share block at S7T, snm'ler snles being made later at .'JTi Philadelphia Electric ommon tock wn ngain well supported and touched -"J-'s. a new high for the cur rent movement The piefcrred on small denlings shnded to 21. El-ewhere the dealings were greatly curtailed, which was jiartly duo to the halting character of the New Tork marker, and rumors on the street of financial diflh ultles of a local com merelil concern Further rem tion in meriiRti Stotts inrrlid that stock to "it ,, but tin dfTerings were well taken Urill rime m for attention in a fur ther ndvinee to 1'J'j Onl a few trunsai ti' lis were recorded in Eiertru Storage Kntterv The railroads were the firmest spots on the list Hlth 0 Max .Rubber 0 . . Alaska Gold Mines.... Hi Ahska Juneau O M.. 2 Allied Chem & Dyo... H 1 Allla-Chalmer 8H I Allls-Chalmcrs pf It Am Acrlc Chem 81 J4 o Am Agrrlo Chem pf . . 81 Am Deet Sugar 'H lo Am Hoseh Maimeto... Am D shoo Tdy new. 8' Am Can nsft -m car A Fdy 1S i 1 Am Car d Fdy pf,...110J4 Am Cotton Oil 2H 80- Am Drug Syn 9H 0 Am Express 141 Am Hldo & Leather.. 1016 ' Am Hldo A Leather pf 60T4 Am Internat Corp.... " 1 Am-U France V.ng . . 1014 1 Am Linseed 70 fl Am Locomotive Oftji 7 Am Locomotive pf. .. .10014 Am Ship & Com 18 4 Am Smelt & Itef 80J4 0 Am Smelt & See pt 02 5 Am Steel Foundries... 3R 7 Am Sugar lief 107H 10 Am Sumatra Tob 8814 Am Tel & Tel 100J4 20 Am Tobacco D 12SH 7 Am Woolen 72J4 .. Am Wrltlnir Paper pf. 81 4 Anncondi Copper 80J4 Assets Realization.... 4 0 Atch Top & Santa Fe 8SJ4 3 Atch Top A S F pf. . J8'4 .. Atlanta Blr & Atlantlo 10 7 Atlantic Coast Lino... OS In All rsni r. rxt rat jii. em 3.80 Raldwln Locomotive. VllSH 700 .. Il.llt A nhln lit. 4 Bultlmore & Ohio pf. J14 Rarnsdalo Class B... S7 8Barrett 11,114 7 Barrett pf ,..1M'S . . Bethlehem Motors . . M B Bethlehem Steel B.. . "2 8 Bethlehem Steel 8 ptio . Booth Fisheries ... n .. Brklyn Rapid Transit 15 . . Brklyn R t ctfs of dep 10 7 Brown Shoe 00'', .. Bruns Term V, .. Butte Copper & Zlno . OS .. Butto & Superior Cod 10H .. Butterlck 14 sj .. Caddo Central O A n 21 0 California Pncklns ... 62 . California Petroleum . 27 10 ranaillan Pacific. .. fi Central Leather 4 Cerro do Pasco Cop . 10 Chandler Motors . . . 4 Chesapeake A Ohio. .. Chlcnco & Gt Wm'.. 2 Chlcaco A Gt West nf 2B$ .. Chlcaco Mil A St P . 43Vi . . Chlcairo Mil A St P pf. C3M 8 Chi Pneumatic Tool .. 7B'i .. Chi R 1 A Pac .18!4 0 Chi R I A Pac 6 pf. 70J$ 7 Chi II I A Pac 7 nf. 83 U 40o .700 400 200 .1011 100 200 100 00 100 3M 70(1 100 1000 imo 400 .100 700 201 .109 1700 .101 070 1800 1211 1810 1201 loiin 21 1 ltoo 101 200 2313 H "h 2 14 214 100 too 800 100 200 38)1 200 1100 non 2100 100 100 290 000 100 3700 800 000 6810 89) 800 20U 830 103 200 1130 1830 too ltoo 31) 300 001 .127' , 424 . 08 12t4 Chile Copper 300 l.so Chlno Copper I4D0 100 IS9II 1400 1310 1111 fill) 20 0)1 1230 800 1230 S.'OO BOO 100 209 419 100 110) 100 200 201 8)0 31) 100 100 1890 1000 700 81 300 829) 201 200 410 103 510 10)9 noo 300 209 mo 100 2100 300 (100 1100 100 100 8009 1100 890 200 300 soo inn 13100 ion 81U0 3800 200 too 1200 790 100 1 14 21 i 3t' 31? CO 2014 80 1 i 8 20 71 14 11 )3 3711 Crucible Steel HOJi Cuban Cnne Sucir 30J4 Cuban Anier Sugar . . 47 Davison Chemical Co. 30 Debeers Cons Mln Ltd 28 Deliwore A Hudson. . . 10SJ4 Denver A Rio Grande 215 Denver A Rio Q pf... 37a Dome Mines 11 H Llk Horn Coal 23 4 Coca-Cola Col A Southern 8 Colomb Gas A Lleo . 1 Col Oraphophone 7 Consolidated Gar, 2 Cm Interstate Cal M 3 Consolidated Textiles 7 Continental Can 1 Continental Candv . . 4 Corn Products Ref . . l.so coacn A Co . no '5 . lss . 2H , 00 .. 20 .. 2214 . 8J4 ..152JJ 90 Ltidlcott-Johnson . Hrlc . i:rle 1st pf 8 Famous Plaver.s L. 3 risk Rubber .. .. . Preeport Texas . . . , Ooston Wms A WIr. 8 General Chemical . . 0 General Chem pf . . 0 General Clear C3 1 General Motors is '4 6 Gen Motors dtb 6 . . . 67 7 Oen Motors deb 1rr.. 7s'j 0 Goodrich B F .. .. SOH Granbv Consol M A M 30 4 Gt Nor On ctfs 31 7 Great Northern of .. n Gulf Mobile A Nor.. 10' Gulf Mobllo A .Vor pt. 31 Vz Gulf Stato Steel . . . . 49 Haskell ft Barker Car. 68 0 Homestakc Mining. . . 17 Houston OH Co 105'J 1 Hupp Motor Car U'j 7 Illinois Central 94 yi Indlahoma He .... H Inspiration Con Cop. 41 "1 Internat Agrlcul . . . Inter Con Corp Inter Con Corp pf. . 7 Int Harvester iitw. lilt Mer Marino . .. 0 Int Mer Marine pf. International Nickel. 7 Inter Nickel pf . . International Paper. Inter Paper pf stpd. . Invincible Oil Corp . Island Oil Kan City Southern.. Kansas City So pf. . . Kelly-Spg T Kelly-Sps rta ,2 30 Nt Iow (t-fYtm) ChCk. 0H .. lit .. a 0 T4 4 H 78 8114-8H-78 78 82 3314" 185 HO'S .. 24- H 0H !4 141 1 1014 .. 80T4- W 7314 y 1014 70 0874 100J4 17H 8914 02 38 107M 8814 114 100U 128 !4 13J4 l 4B - 3 8014 4 88 77J4 10 08 148! 118 214 474 a 84 ' 37 - 1 11314 214 103 14 1 414 72M 2!i 101 - 1 0 - 8 14 14 10 6014 114 714 14 n 10 - 14 21 62 27 - 12714 1 41J t- V 3K MSM r.714 1214 20-f 43 14 C3J4 7014 37 70 S3 14 -14 24 30?i 31 34 sow 20J4 8C'S 20 71 !4 t- 14 11 I 15 ts 1 ja 37';- 14 13014 ii4 30J4 41 30 28 lrsjj- 2'i 3Ji MH4 2 2 Vi BOS 18 I 2S 80 -2034 2 00 4 20'i 11 0 II. lWS'i lOlo 7I?4 17'4 7i 33 a 014 28 J4 80V4 83 V4 5 Kersey Wheel 4714 40U 114 2 r.9 34 70 R014 88 18 77 V4 60 3314 135 110V5 24 9 140 N!4 80 7314 10 V4 6 0014 10014 17 8914 02 38 100 87 954 128 7114 48 60 314 8814 7 7 J4 10 08 148JS 114 4714 84 37 132 103 VS 414 71 li 101 0 14 10 0Oi 714 c 10 14 S 20J4 HITS 2015 128 U 4 1 'i .IS an; 07'j 12'i 71 3 1.2 '2 70'4 37 T8 50 hV's 14 24'. 30 U 31 i 81) 70 SOU 8 20 74 10 Hl'i 57 120'J 35 J.4 41 30 2 1084 214' 3 11 22' GO 18!4 28 li 09 20 22 0 140 00 62 M 17TJJ 6 ti i 7814 80 10 .11 S7'i 8b 31 h 40 6714 47 1C2 1114 U4 7 4314 201-i 4!i 1814 inos 1014 71 17 8.1 60 'A Ti 3214 0 28 14 60 14 13 14 4714 :'2 114 " 1 14 14 V4 14 14 14 1 114 1 14 S 14 1VJ lie Is Ble 100 700 300 100 200 100 700 390 100 100 200 1200 100 100 1290 500 200 600 200 100 100 22209 403 to i nigh la (NTtm) Che. Kennecott Contvar.... 2241 23 1.20 Koystona T A n 1514 , 6 Lackawanna Steel.... 5Vi . . Lako Erie & West. . . . 2114 .. LakoErloA West pf..U0 8.S0 Lehigh Valley U 2 Loewe Co sOJi .. Looso-Wlles Biscuit... 8814 12 Lorlllard Tob H3V4 7. Ixirlllard Tob pf 103 10 ManatI Sugar 0214 7 Manhattan Elev guar.. 62 1.75 Manhattan Shirt 20V4 Math Alkali 32 .. Maxwell Motor 314 .. Max Motor 1st pf....f 0V4 . . Maxwell Motor 2d pf ., 8 .. Maxwell Motor ctfs... n . . Max Mot 1st pf ctfs... 8V4 .. Max Mot 2d pf ctfs.... 3J4 8 May. Dcpt Stores 74 12 Mexican Petroleum... .193 Aiiami copper 19 "'? L00 Middle StntcsCorp"! 1414 .uiavaie steel & Ord.. 3854 .. Minn A St Louis 20 7 Minn St P A St S M.. 85 .. Mo Kansas A Texas., 4J4 . . Mo Kansas A Texas pf 8 .. Missouri Pacirto 2814 .. Missouri Paclfto pf.... 62V4 .. Montgomery Ward ... 24 3.80 National Acmo 33H .. Nat Anlllno A Chem.. 88V4 7 Nat An A Chem pf.... 90 J4 7 Nntlonnl Biscuit pf...,10 .. National Con A Cable BV4 . . Nat R R of Mcx 2d pf. 714 1 Ncvadi Con Copper. . . 1 ..NO Tex A Mex 6.1 S4 8 New York Central 83V4 . . Now York C A St L. . . C4J4 New York N II A It. . . 34 J4 ,ew rork ont AW... 25 Norfolk A Western.... 100 fi -15234 r 00 C3 IS -07 7814 . 80 -1 30 34 -8714-10' l 3414 40 OS 47 -I05T4 t 1114 t)4J - 7J4 43 '4 ! 2014- h- 15J4 -107 I 11'J f 7IJ4-! 09 !4 - 72 3311 t- 014 1 2514 5014 1 53j ? 4715- 15 4 1 'l4 14 Hi '4 I'd 3M 114 2 .! 000 200 100 600 100 900 300 300 100 700 400 100 400 2230 700 430J 390J 1700 1300 101 1100 200 1700 500 200 too GOO 200 100 6891) 300 600 200 400 2000 2C00 41D 100 3)0 809 too 100 40) 3800 799 400 0100 1330 100 700 4890 100 2290 GOO 1090 1800 830 500 400 300 3200 100 400 200 1400 200 4100 1300 600 4500 GOO 2700 603 60.1 IC09 700 009 4509 000 200 1090 100 300 1400 4700 330 400 1600 2100 1500 4100 1001 100 3)0 21110 80 11210 899 200 1290 non 7J) 80)0 10311 IM') I9') 11)10 noo 100 HOI) ton sjo 200 4000 800 191) 1U0 1 7 6 North American 801S 7 Northern Pacific 90 40 Okln Prod A Ref 4 . Orpheum Circuit .... 27 . Otis Steol 21 3 Owens Bottling Much. 80 J J 4 Pacific Dcvel Corp.... 23 5 Pacific Gas A nice... t3!4 o Pun-Amer Petrol noyj 0 Pnn-Amer B 8,1 3 Pennsvlvonla R R.... 43J4 .. Penn Seaboard Steel.. 17 .. Peoples Gas Chicago.. 30 .. Pere Marquette 27J4 3 Philadelphia Co 30 . . Plerce-Arrow Motor. .. 30 .. Plerte Oil 1114 C Pitts Conl 08 3 I'leice Oil pf. 81 7 Pittsburgh Steel pf.... 87 . . Pittsburgh A W Va. . . 37'4 8 Pullman 11214 . Punta Alegre Sug rts. 7014 4 Pure Oil Co 39J-4 1 Ray Con Copper 14 4 Reading 08 2 Rendlng'lst nf 5014 2 Reading 2d pf TO .. Replo Steel 8114 u jit'fjiiuuu iron mcci. 7BJo 7 JtcpuDiio iron A StI pf i,20 Roval Dutch N Y .. St Louis San Fran... St Louis Ran Fran pf . St Louis Southwest... St I.ouls Southwest pf 44 0 S.ivaffo Arms 24 4 .. Sixon Motor 5'4 . Seaboard Air Line. .. . 0 8 Scais-Roebuck 11214 7 Sears-Roebuck pf 100 Sentca Cop Corp 4i "4 Shell Transport 48 .. Sinclair OU 32 fi Moss-Shef! 00 o Southern Pacific 10014 .. Southern Rail....... 31 8 Southern Rail pf 04 7 Stand Oil of N J pf. . . lolVi 4 Stromberg Carb 71 9s 7 Studt baker 88 02 SO 31 4414 3'Ji 2 Superior Oil Corp. Tcnn Cop A Chem. 1814 0 3 Texas Co 80 S 2214 34U 2 Texas A Pacific 60 TeaH A Pac C A O, . . Third Avenue G Tobacco Products 6014 . . Times Square Supply. 1714 .. Transcontinental Oil.. 12 8 Trunsue A Wms Steel. 44 8 Union Bni: A Paper. . . f-314 Union Oil 2814 10 Union Pacific 128 4 Union Pacific pf G814 4 United Alloy Steel . . . 3834 12 United Fruit 313 . United Hwv Invest... 14 14 United Rwy Invest pf. 2015 .1 United Retail Stores.. 744 8 U S Ind Alcohol 85 7 V S Ind Alcohol pf... 0114 0 U S Food Products... 40Jj 8 IJ S Rubber 773, K U S Rubber 1st pf.. tOKi, fi u ateel . . 7 U S Steel pf 0 Utah Copper Utah Seo 0 Vanadium Corp . . . , 8 Va-Car Clum pf . . . , i Vlvadou Inc . . Wabash . Wabash pf A .. Western Maryland . . West Muryland 2d Western Paclflo . . . I WcBttrn Pacific pf. 4 WeBtlnghouBO E A .. Wheeling ALE.. . . Wheeling A L E nf 4 White Motor 4 1 AVIllvs-Overland 11J4 8 Wilson A Co 61 8 Woolvvorth F W 107 7 Wool worth pf 107 s8 a ..1091b .. 57 .. 13', .. 05 ..107'4 .. 11 14 .. 12 W .. 32, .. 15 Pf 2714 .. :i7'i .. 741, M 4734 .. 14J4 7J-, Ex dividend t Ex-rluhtB. 1814 0115 2114 189 6414 20 V4 38 14314 103 93 6934 2014 33 3 814 314 314 814 3J4 74 101 18 1414 38 V4 10 85 4 8 2814 62 24', 33 14 68 89 107 015 0 10 59 V4 8234 314 !3 25 0014 8014 SO 314 20J4 21 4G 22 f314 80J5 (3 43 17J5 38 271 !l0 35 1 1 14 67 81 87 714 11214 6015 30 13 r 071-e 60 00 80 70S 02 5014 31 in 30 411-4 2134 814 0 til 100 11 48 3114 GG 00 3I8 6.1'i 101 r,o 66 4 17 0 8014 2134 34 20, 06 1714 12 44 M 2715 127 67 38 21114 1314 20 53', 84 y. 01 14 4914 7015 10034 88 10014 501. 12 J. 04 107 I31j 12 32 14,'i 2614 3714 ! 47J5 i34 77 lS in;, 8214 107 107 1 314 14 114 1 3 14 14 V4 14 1814 0514 3114 139 8414 20J4 3814 14314 103 92VS 02 2014 . 32 n 914 M 3 3 8V4 3J4 74 1B3 3S14 1914 85 4 8 2S' 33V4 8814 8014 107 014 0-! 10 62 h.1 -1 100 6014 00 14- 3h- 27 21 - 50 J5 23 f3V5 0OJJ 81 41J4 17 30 2714 3034 35 r- 11-6 G8 81 87 -3714 3014 14 07J4 81 2 V5 14 V4 1 14 14 14 14 14 " 14 14 114 V4 3 li 14 114 14 58 1 02- 2 80 31 4414 ( 30?i 44 34 4- 814 034 . 11134 100 14 48 31 31V4 64 105V4 . 71 57 1 1814 014 6014 -r 22 314 2214 60- 1715 12 44 8314 2814 12814 0815 38- 31115 1414 i 20V4 1 54 85 -r 100(4 8815 h 100 1 57 r 13 05 f 10714 14 1214 3214 153, t 20 VS -37J4 7414 4714 f-453,-II 61 107 107 CURB IS WITHOUT VIGOR OR BREADTH Carib Syndicate Only Activo Is sueWhite Oil in Fair Demand New York, Oct. 20. The market on tho Brond Street Curb wns strong enough to elvo moderate satisfaction to ithoffo who are always committed to the long side. , As n matter of tact, mere was no vigor oj breath to the move ment except In one slock, forcing it above its previous high price. Tills wns Carib Syndicate, which, after its recent advance to 17, nt which It halted, today moved up from 17 to 181,. There was a good volume of busi ness in White Oil, which rnnged from 21!i to 25. General Asphalt was fairly active, ranging from C5 to COVa- Other oils showed little change in their trnding position. In the industrials, most Interest was nttached to Phillip Morris, which made n further advance to 8V4. Tobacco Products Exports won in fair demand, selling at 11M to 12. Sweets Compnnv was traded In again from 2 to 2Vi. North Amcricnn Pulp sold nt 5 to 0. INDUSTRIALS Hlrh 10 Acmo Coal Aatnn rcnlnalvin AHIi.in1atlr 11. Inu-.r .. 11 Adirondack El Vow pf ...7114 A mer nrois 1M Amur Clgnr Hi '4 llordnns Conn 10., nu l'ont prnf 78W Emplro Tuba '" Of II AtDlinlt SO aranollt Chtm Ml Oardlnfr Motor 44 Hercules Piioer 2V Perfection Tiro IjV Phillip Mnrrl ... .Ma Proctor & anmblo . . 114 Ple Uelrolt . ...... 174 I'alce Detroit prof . . ..71 Hoy link Tow 117 Hoy Halt I'ow Pf 82 Hmndard Parts 10 Hubmarlno ollnt l-' Hwects Co 2J ti P HlKh Speed Tool ... 30f U H Sn-nm .. . ... 1J United Prollt Hharlnc .. . 2S Vano Coal 3 on 7HV4 ltl4 DR'i Low 2 10'4 13 71V4 ISO 131 '4 ion 1)5' mi 44 2.1 1 8 114 17V4 71V4 117 S2 in 12 2 30H J'4 1 30 p m 10 10 7114 180 131'4 105 75H 1.14 noli 132,, 4 '4 21 ' 1 8H 111 71W 117 8J 111 30U 4 34 IMlErUNIlKNT OILS 1 V4 le 1 54 14 'l4 14 V4 1 14 n Va 14 115 ' 15 114 115 14 14 14 7b 1 1 14 114 34 14 Ji 34 114 is !5 114 1 1 14 Allld Oil llonton Wjomlne Carib Sjndlcate .. Klk Basin Pet ... Enclnecrs Petrol Kcdnral Oil IIHIIanJ Oil . .. Hudson Oil Inter Petrol (nw) Kay County Una Lance Creek . ... Merrltt Oil .... National OU .. Omar Oil . . . Prod & Henners Ityan Cons . Hoy de Prance . Blmms Pet .. Hkelly Oil . hpeni or Pet Un Texas Oil Victoria Oil fnen) Whelan Oil Western dates White Oil . 21 1 18 0 1A i 20 II 10 14 lt fl',4 7J tl'l 104 l'4 124 ijs" 25 17 17 ST. Xr, 1 23V4 5jt 1 A 144 n 3 OS 17.' f.'4 in. 214 '4 2S? W IS A 14 .Ti avl (1"4 172 nu 10 v. 11 12't 'J 2Vi SBBT . illlilllillliHllllMlllllllifBilllllll rBw9BB8BBCBBBBBg bB3SBB TsmK4j -"-vBMSSBBBfcfcBBBBK MIMNO Alasko-Ilrlt Cnlumbln U Arizona Mllver '. Hlir Ledge Iloston id Montiina 42 Calcd (Mlntnc 17 Calumet & .leromo ' Candelarla Mln Cons Virginia BV Crcsson Gold 1 imtdo Ext 31 Dundee Arizona A El Salvador 1 Kureku Hollv I1 j ColdOeld Cons 10 (loldtleld Development ... 1 fioldfleld Klorenco 111 (ioldtlcld ?ono 37 i:mm.i Hllver I HecU .Mlnlnc 411 Mirsh Mlnlnir It Mother lidft BS Mother JO'lo (new) B Ophlr Sliver S 1'rincn cons .. Ilay Verda 1 S Ilex Cons 0 H HlHir Lead A .st Croix I'd Tonopuh Ilelmont 1' Community Markets COTTON MARKET New York, Oct. 20. In sympathy with lirm anil much higher cables, the lottnn maikit opened stronger toda and lt to SO poiuts net higher. Liver pool and shorts were large buyers early. M Natation lo "" !T" Z i th. iuk nearlv a point of vcnterdav s reai - tion in a rally to ti')Ts. Pennsylvnnia Railroad moved up lo 14 and Lehigh Valle.v was taK(n it M. Pennsjlvnnia Salt lost 1 point on small offerings in a decline to ts To Net Over 9 Tax Refund in Penn a. One unl two yiar notes of Meainiililp Oompany vhoB, hoJts are under Chartrr to respuiiHlble partus On Octo bei 1st SSuO lOU of this issue hail biou retired Information on the shipping situation and details of the issue on request. Baker, Ayling & Young JUbLllI VV. HMAIN Jr.. Mjnuier Land Title Bldg. Boiton Philadelphia No Change in Raw Sugar Market I New lurk, 'let ." Apirt fiom th, r-entran', into tho r'tlneil MiKar s tui tion ly tin Amerttan hupar Ttelltilnt; Co on thi. I isls of l. cints, less 1 per lent for cash nftpr a withdrawal from thi.rturkHt for sevr,il vvieka tho situa tion rimalnB prnitlrally unchansced botn ns to indltlons .ind prices Tht raw KUcar market remains unohantred on the hsln of 'j 'fi innts duty paid, for f'u brfs New ork r linen, took prautlcallv ill 'ffcrlnRs nf rnws isterdnv na fol lows J" i1 I i(, ('nba.s for prompt -.(ill men' in s i r m i f 50O0 biiKs I ' no Iti s iiompt sliipim nt nt 8 70 nuts if "r"1 tonw I'ent contr fu itals for (ictiltr hhlpmmt at 7V cnts, (if 4' torn Uracil centrifugals for pMpment th -, ninnth at 74 cents elf, 1000 bass I'nu entrlfugals afloat at 7H rents, - i f ami 22 tons San Domln goes In port nt 7 'i ctnts c, 1 f NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET New nrlt, Oit 20 The niaikct fnr rnfTii fnturis opened iinchnnged, with little fuitnie tn the inrlv dealings. The tibli win fairlv stiiulv, and while tin ri mciikiI to be a moderate amount of foflVe on nff'r from trade resources, fhere was sulhehnt demand to nb- hcirb it. Kucli'-h ioal Inlior situation. The South sold Spot coin ems wcie on both sides of the market. Later the pressure of the southern wire house Mlllng weakened the list about 'iO points from the eaily high lev els and the market was unsettled. Miililav found coffee futures belnR bid up w th trtillin? more active December tou li d 6 'in and Mnn.Ii 7 05, or IJ lo 10 r.miu nlime lnlll.il flcures It was believed that Hrazll ailvlcet. had privately reported a Hteadler altua tlon there an much of tho demand tills tnorntne hid tho anpearanco of being trarli shorts covering Santos continues to report better clear annis of coffee to Europe, over 06,000 bass havlnK been taken out of stock, prn- I , Derember 1 March 11 1 May Uld yet rio5 n hii'jj 7 4jGB(1 7 bOWH'J S 05O07 Open 0 711 W SI Wit (II 7 S0W82 8 Ol&OO (N T time) nam in 7 47O30 7 82 MERCANTILE BANK OF THE AMERICAS 41 TIMS hTIIKKT Milt lOKK An Amtrican Hank tor Forcijn Trade New Orlitins I'nrlit Madrid llarceloua AKriLIATUD HANKS In Colombia I'oni Vnnezueli. Draitl Nlcirssa Cuba Costa Hies. Honduras mB.1 RAILROAD EARNINGS f VN Mil V I'A' II li' l I V k 1 1 m Jutiu t t I i lll.'ll jj iw i non 1 17 (17 '""I Ineieiiw t Kid '00 I l) ."ill llUU (NY tlmul It 1(1 1 30 Y M rinse Open a in V in ii i -r 10 (Hi 10 0 ... ,, , lieeembir is tin nils lull 1'S JhiiubV hill 111 11 1K0I1 IS H Mfrch S'.t lt'-,0 "'I"1 i? M,v ISIS 10KI tn 18 7i July IS 00 18 05 IB 83 CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS Chliaito. Oct. 20. P UTTER easy, Crtam- mr nuronn. j Ci tr'T " ., M w.tnTi HtAA Utf HnniiaiiBiua ins wm wotms 'Vg GRAIN MARKET Chicago, Oct. 20 Scattered covering, induced by the opening of the Tederal inqulrv hero Into the price of the grnin, caused n firmer undertone In the wheat market here nt the start tills morning. When announcement was made that this impiiiv was to take place, quotations moved up shnrplv nnd the trade looked for a repetition todav. Iluving support disappeared on the upturn, however, and the undertone becume weak Immediately nfter tho opening. December opened nt ?2.0() to $2 07, against 52.05V4 at tho cIomi jestcrday. March started at $1.00 to ?1.00Vi, nrninnt SI. 0511 nt close vesterday. Corn also etartcd firmer on covering by shorta Offeilngs whidi were lacking in the Initial d iMiigs liKiensed on the lise Ductnlier iijicmd ut H.'! V to fill'Ac, against 8Hc nt the Hom' vecteidav ,Mn stnited at 87 t? to 87Tsf. against faaio esterda's last nriee. Scattered covering and lack of of- Xalmta caused. a ioxptorement m p tlie outset. An eastern howe sold on the upturn. December opened at ."Pi,c to ti474c, ag.tlust 548e at the tud vesterda.v. .Alay started l,s' higher, at ,Vl',o I'arlj inr lot rstimatnl "were for 20 of wheat, I'd of nun, anil 111) of oats. LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS ' ' Arri.IV Receipts r sir i u 25i. hlklirr. Hulk in fed tin r,0 rnimon klndH steady to koil and choice rows. th id J -J.',((ll 60 I hlnix". i i SniiO htad ( I si few iliulce offi r l 1(1 A0, medium and i strunifer. 19JfU w t(l 71tf0 t0 . ctroni; slew canners IS "iin .'" hulls ntronu to inc MKher. bolosnan sutiilT' rnlves ojien InK slow, vealers mosth $1 I 7"14 21, de sirable fewdnrs strone oih rs and stocUers slow Iteielpts wenterns .-Oil head mar ket steadv bulk $7 ''i II 1KK1S-HetelptH r nun IipuiI MarKet slow .'TST.10C lower thin ji nlav s aver kkp Top $11 ill 1 nk Hull and butrhers IMCili in mlk i I In nous 113 J1W 13 f (I plus L'.lc loiir HIIULl' Itionux Ifl'inii hiid l'at lambs uctlve Jc hlah-i i link e Idaho $U, top natives MJ .v bulk Itl'ld.' tut sheep uti-ncly, ton ewes i) bulk 1" 2!tt a 7S. feeders ai-tlo '.,'c liUle r choice feeder lambs. 112.40 Kust lluffulo. . 1. . Oei in CATTI.B Receipts (ISO head S0w and weik Calves, receipts 350 head Sti ady IHSf-ltt HOUS Receipts JInO liend .Slow, II lower Others 2VW13e lov.er Heavy and mixed insiiffinn ,ci, s tiarn .'At IlKlit sorkers JH1MI-H huh M17S014. ronuhs $12 2101. ii -iiiki Sfi 10. HHIiEP AND I VMUS rtnelpts 1S00 head bteady und u 'li u I rittctjtirih.l'a ( i .ii 1IUQH Itecelnfs. .101)0 hart Uiwir it mw mil hi avi York ers tlfi15 2S, liKht url. is and pIks. 114 014 21 HHBKP AND I.AMH" Iterclpts l.'OO head Market ete.i'lj fop stioep $7, tup lambs 111 SO CALVBS nee. IdIs J10 head Steady. Top. 117 50 East Ht. Louis, (nt :o CATTI.K Ha- celpts. onno bead xt' idv to hlaher. Tod steers, 114 10 bulk tsroil171. canner cows iBi'Wlill lulln ll.'1rH23, Kond and choice vealers Jll'tl 14 Jioab Jtwiiliits II noo head- Thlrtv. five to 40c lower r p 111 mi bulk llirht and medium weiRii Jilt; 1 1. 10. bulk heavies til 7.1 in I 4n BIIHEP Uecelnts 1800 hid Rleadv to hlKhar. Too iambs Hi 71 bulk, siowil so. top ewes 15 73. bulk S3 OS 50. DIVIDENDS DECLARED Nattonsl Biscuit, quarterly of 1!. per cent on common, payable January 15 to holders t record December 01 and quarterly of H rer cent on irtforr d nn)atile November 10 to holders of inurl N'ovember Ifl I.lnls-iv I lifhi f nuvrlerlv nf 2 per cent on mim n ml I1, nr i nt nu pteferri-l ii hIIi Jj i llltiei II In mink iif rem d NuMinlier 10 Pacini (las and l.ltctrlc ('., nuurterly of $1 "0 on tlrst preferred nnd orlalnal pre ferred payable N'ovember 15 to stock of record October 80 . . Mew Jtfrer Co ti BO on orsferreJ. thereby cultlinr nrrumulalton oa this Issue dojfjito Philadelphia Stocks i i'i ..- . ... 'Ji5.ll i,i a in rsti s 20(ltAni lutn 20tltiildLuo pief. . IIS 200 Ilrill ,l(i IL-l . 2." Ilhi'Stor lli"! .'ISO Oen Asph pref. . 1)1 .'II I Co N A 2in, "7 Leh N'av. ti'iTM 2SLeh Vnl T,V .'-:t Pa It Ft 11 .'12 Pa Salt i,n 2." P W ,V MM 20 Phlla Ins Win 110 Pliila Cn cum jif .'I ! .".20 PhilaKli, 2J', UU do rtt f L'7IS l.'OO PhJIaHT 1IITM l.i PhllaTin.' .' Tono Itol. 100 T'u True 122.-. U O I. lOOfUS Steel lOtWnbnsli L'tS ioil, Itvvv Ixw r.ui 7-J'i PS 12 '. !2'i " IMI 2') CiS SI 1 .10 1 in Net chtre. l, . TI',11 OR i. 12.1 7. 00 1 I 'n (IS 1 M .. Tonopah Divide Tonopah Uxt rononin Jim uutier . . Tonopah Mlnlne Tononih Mtmah Tonopah Montana Tonnpah Rescuo Eula It S Com United Eastern Wcit Knd Cons noMis Allied Tackers 0s Anier Tel Os. 10JJ .. .. Amer Tel 0s. 10J1 . . . Annconda 0s . . Armour 7a . , . . Hilli Htetl 7s 1083 C ( C ft Ht fouls 0s lolumbla Kraf 8s ... ( lnlntlanla 8s ... Punuesmi I.lRht Uj . . Orcat llerlln 4s ... Irand Trunk 7s IliimburR 4Vjs Inter llap Tr 7s Norway 8n . . New linveu 4s Ohio CIIIps 7s I'an-Amer Pet 7s Sears Itochuik 7s Htars lloeburk 7h f-ears Hcebu-k 7s Sinclair 7Hs Solvay 8s . . . Swift ft Co 7s . Swiss 5 Hh . Texas Co 7s . Union Tank 7s . . West Electric 7k West Va 3Vjs . Zurich 8s . ... ln.'l 1U.I2 l'UI I'd HI 15 t'j in 8 l'l fi 211 1A . nit, . ttv; . 03 . (!& 7j4 no 14 ni inn4 . 110 in ti .101 '' . 704 1014 Sl'i . Ill lit', . URSi . S"J . 02 .loan l74 sit, 6ST4 ton'; ns', . si', ino- 40 10 It IS 1 V, 1. in 11 31 4 t4 n 58 I 1A (I A 1H 14 11J ill 15 1A 10 8 in 7 211 n. 01 01 ni on 07 niw nn'i 04 lltl'S PO 1.14 101'5 ill, 70j? S2, H4H "! 1(06 ! nf,' nu: limit -": 11, 8 ni-. 10HU ftSI S14 KI0' to 111 : A .n 31 A '4 i in 4 11 31 1 411 11 08 li 1 0 A I'd 1", I'i ill 1.1 Ui 10 R in R (W, s ,14 IM tin 117 it 114(4 10'i nt iw'i no 13', 10t4 n in1. 171I 84'4 IS'i 701 mill 2i IJ liliA K'i'i lis , 11M4 (J innn t7' sin, ns' 10'l't !' 10U '.' I 22 JA 27 10V, 'i . .14 I'. n. h W'JS H7- ss p-"k IP . :t:i Vi ,i'j !)i , 1, .'I'.' .".7 riSV, 12's , II" . tNet chnnje mud 1 compirleon with lant sain on .New lurli stuck Exthanio- Sales In tlOOO 2 Am Gas & IIIecTis.. 72 72 00IM1 Til 7s 100 100 5 Klec .S. Peo Tr is . . r.:ii'j r.rit. IKIM1S I Hull Iiw 1 in P m 72 100 Net UiijO. -hi 's J.4- IN . . IM'j ll.l'i. ,,S'i,-W ". 2 Leh Vnl (Is 0SVS 8S O.SijI rH 1 0-20 Lib Uoiid " H 'll l'S 7 .'Id I',n 7 1th -t'ts II Vic a,s 1 Pa It It 7s 1H Phila Lice 1st ,r)S . 1 United ltvvv s t c Is. . . 3:1 Ml (II 81,01 80.01 no si no sono.Ri- Ml ZR Slt.,,0 80.5(1- (10 21 Illl 21 0(1 2 1- 101 Vj 101V4 1011j. ni .OS .OS .01 MVj Wj 8.'5 Vj .1 1 2 BANK CLEARINGS Hank clearings today compared with cor- rvaiiuiniuiK uuy 11111 iwo years 1020 nun Phlln R1 '(I) lini til p(iu 2n ItoMoil , (0 I'll 1- 70 ijh t(l' 'laltlmo 1 - -HI nil 14 'I.' II I mm J'll Kll Tift 1 FOREIGN EXCHANGE New York. Oct. 20 Porelgii exChonKo nan Irregulur nt the openlnt; this morn ing with tho tono generally tinner. While sterling showed a fractional recession, the continentals were Improved. Tails evidenced particular strength. Quotations were- Demand sterling 1 42. cables 3 43 'a : franc cables G 47, checks 0,46; Urn cables 3 80, (hecks 3 79'- mirks 14b; Swiss cablis 15 SO. cheeks IB 75, pesetas cables 14 20, checks 1118. Stockholm cabks 10 70, checks inf,5. Chrlstlanla cables 13 80 checks 13 75, C openhaRen cables 13 85 checks 13 80. rielglan cables 0 85 checks C 84 ; guilder tables JO SG, (.lucks 30 75. Tho foreign exchange market held steady In the tlrst hour of business De mand sterllntt was 3 42-,. rubles 3.43K. , franc tables (148 checks 47 ; Urn i utiles 3 70, cheeks 3 78 Vj , mnrks 1 45 and Ar gent Inc at n new low of UT YESTERDAY'S KIVAI. QUOTATIONS B,!ri.n5 r.l!a,lJ.''" 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Hastj W Co., Chit ago LAND TITLE BLDG., PHILADELPHIA Telephone: Locust 4820 CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON np-rnni-r- ST. LOUIS, MINNEAPOLIS MILWAUKEE T Before You Go South for the Winter do not forget to make arrangements for a safe deposit box and storage space in our fire-and-burglar-proof vault. With your important papers, securities, silver, and other valuable property out of a burglar's reach you can enjoy a vacation without haunting thoughts of how things are at home. Commercial Trust Company City Hall Square West Member of Federal Reserve Bank Di mand . Cables TOD.U Demand C'nUJi s 3 41'j (1 17 J hU 30 S3 BAR SILVER Domestic bar silver was unchanged at 99V&C In New york today; foreign up ITic, at 7814c. In Ixiotoi the price wan H5A ft 4lft of TiuVT " -V MONEY-LENDING RATES M:V OKK Money on call both classes of collateral, opened today 111 7 ht cent for lending nnd renewing, Pull money was nbout even on supply nnd demand at 7 per cent The Inquiry for time funds Is Ies4 urgent The mit. plv continues limited Thoro Is n moa eiate trading market around 8 per com for sixty and ninety dajs, but the mar ket Is quiet. Prime bank acceptances reflect that big bankers are still holding off Hates am not appreciably changed Tho mar ket movement Is still depending upon savings banks purchases of bills Prlmo mercantile paper Is slow nt n minimum of 8 per cent I'lIIIi.Mir.M'llIA Call. 6 per cent time C pu cent, commercial paper thrco to six months, 0 per cent (Note These aio merely nominal quo tations as tho legal late of Interest In the stnto of Pennsylvania h fixed at 0 pei ci nt Plus premiums und commis sion, limn money for thirty to ninety dnvs Is loaned at 8 lo 8'.. per cent while commercial paper, from thrco to six months. Is being offered at 8 to 814 per cent Liverpool Cotton Liverpool, Oct. 20 There was an lm proved demand for spot cotton today ..in i'iht, n'-uiij' un un, iinniH or an ni in iKiiuin lor niiuillliii; ut '1 111 si lm w ie 1000 hnlen Th. reielpts were U 000 bales. Including 7000 "(in"" jiuii-i nun rmuies ivero stead) In the early denllngs Hpot prices were American middling fair, 21.13d; good mlrtdllnp; 18 06d; fully middling lC.sid: middling 15.31d; low middling 11.6Jd; good, oratory &E6a and, ordinary 7,8d. un rni7 1 iiiiwuui 1 ir, id To the Haldera of Honda of The Republic of France 5 Redeemable National Loan of 1920 Guaranty Trust Company of New York has been informed by the Financial Agency of the French Government in the United States that by tho draw ing of September 16, 1920, bonds of the Republic of France 5 Redeemable National Loan of 1920, of the following Series : 597 and 617 have been called for payment on NOVEMBER 1, 1920, and will be redeemed on and after that date at the Office of the French Treasury in Paris, France, at the rate of 1500 Francs per 1000 Franc bond. Interest on the bonds so drawn will cense on November 1, 1920. ' In order that holders may receive, without delay of collection, the value of their bonds of the Series to be redeemed, the Foreign Department of Guar anty Trust Company of New York will purchase the bonds at the current rate for exchange on Pari3t if presented at or shipped to the Main Office of the Company, 140 Broadway, New York, on or after November 1, 1920. Guaranty Trust Company of New York Hecker & Co. Bonkers and Brokers Members uf l'lilladelphla nnd New York .. htnrk Kiebanres N. k. cok. em and ciikutnut bisi UTiTIHTirH AM) niSCQItllH THE INVESTOR'S POCKET MANUAL p.fbTfu'rn.&li KKK bx'nSS Jlonl OR for BOe, currant ropy wl h sent by Vltivum l-tu,miSwia 8t.,Kew SteS Oltr. Investment Bonds Welsh Brothers 028 Chestnut Strpt I'bllad'lelila Lombard lSIJ. .. f i H,i, .tfrtf ,. -KTl S iW
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