'"" '. i Vlf " - '' V-Jv tPi- 'M .' "' .';'& -i -r,f .t r "J'-,' ' ff 'v -1" "..: t t - V4 VI -I 1 " ff f! VI, LW it V Ij I tHBi. j m L w f pyi No cm1 yoi if ' ink-. 11 !. U rcj opfo tfrr the. ' iiw' , 't mo; )io twt, yoi I I am r; 1 , : i 18 njrwnfmwHHiiiitHfwiiPiiiiwiiiwimmirmnrRnHmHniimirttfnHHi: We recommend the purchase of Lonjf Term Mortgage Bonds of Public Utility Cor-porntlons. Selected list on application s t I BMIAIILK MAHKEr : J FOR INDUSTRIALS Pi pi E.labll.hed 1865 BIOREN & CO. 410 Chestnut St. Philadelphia. l'. Member A'eio York and Philadelphia Block Exchanges mmmmmmMmmmmmmmmmmmm AiJervtce4 Tn.T tmi7 rrai IlOV3f w ATLANTIC GULF WHAT NEXT? fci i I II Tlii anion of the board In de ferrin the quarterly preferred dividend for alxty days ha. araln pu.hed AOWI Nick Into the dark 'ht will happen to It until th dlrectnra meet mraln la the nut atandlng que.tlnn In the mind, of nil Interested In the problems of thl. company. 'i have prepared a complete and interesting analyala of the posi tion of Atlantic Oulf. a copy of whli li will lie cent free upon re quest. MiltovHeim&Cq STOOCS-FOREKV EXCHANGE-BONDS Mtnecw PHILADSLPKIA STOCK EXCMANCE CONJOUHATK) STOCX VXIUWIUVZ 1622 Chestnut Street Phone t nell. Sprnce A917-C100 Kryntnne. Uucr ISO 14 llrnndar & 4K3 Slh Ate.. N. T. Stamford. Conn. Springfield. Max. 1 A .f &l5 SS&rHB .1 M"UJ - raiPW) p I'ThimmT'i illaTflfflHi TMrH LIB iBK; -tffi All 1 1- OTS! Public Utility Corporation Railroad Bonds For Investment BATTLES & CO. KitnfcKshed ISJ Independence Hqnire (Haatl .KUtAftUn I 8 i jJSrSSiS-fi8SK-ef We Own and Offer Phila. & Reading Imp. 4s Lehigh Valley Gen. At, 2003 Lehigh Valley Gen. 44, 2003 Allegheny Valley Rwy. lit 4s Pan Handle 4s, Series G, 1957 Penna. R. R. Consol. 4 -a, 1960 Phila. & Rdg. Terminal 5s, 1941 Huntingdon & Bd. Top 5s, 1925 Western N. Y. & Pa. 1st 5s, 1937 Robt.Glendinning&Co. 100 Chestnut St. riillidrlphU Unfavorable Advices 'Concern ing German Reparation Terms Was Ignored New York, Stnrcli 7. Quito n num.- XT of the Itiilustrlnl ulnoka inmlo note .jlKurea on tins upalile In todny's market. Not only tlio Rtook mnrkct, but nlmi the i commodity mnrkptn nntl tlit foreign ex irhniiEP ns well moved rather In conflict I with the chnrncter of the news nt linml, epecinlly concerning tile German rep ' nrntlon (jiiextinn, winch war nnything but entlsfnotory. The undertone of the mock tnnrket Htrcngtlieneu to a pro nounced extent. with nprpeolable t quickening of nctlviry in the Industrial division. The rnilronds ns a Broun d'd not make much headway but they held their ground well. At the (.nine time exchange on the Kurnpenn allied coun tries strengthened substantially, On the other hand, wheat showed a declining tendency while cotton moved up. ( The overSitndny iiew as a matter of fact wa pretty well mixed. The "Intemont of the Federal Ileserve banks mih decidedly favorable showing n h'gher ratio of reserve than nt any time slice September. 1U10. Then there was advices indicating the fall of the Soviet (mernment in Russia to impending. Coupled to this, was the announcement of the l."(l per cent cash dividend by the Lehigh nntl Wilkes-Itnrre Coal Co. As the .Jersey Central owns SS.-ISIMOO of the $n.:MO.onn cnpltnl of the company, it nn gcnernllv appreciate the latter lw.Il receive a lions share of Slft.Hl.", itMM) melon, and as Heading owns r.'l per cent of .Jersey Central stock that com ! pnny will nlo have n look in. On the 'other hand, the early cables from Lon don indicated the new terms of the (Scr nians would be unacceptable. Another bit unpleasant news enme from the southeast, where the railroad unions are taking n strike vote. Trailing nt the outet pointed to n continuance of last week's listless and irregular movements, but before the end of the first half hour the market was able to shake oil its lethargy mainly under the stimulus of the strength of I the steel group, especially Steel com ! mon. The animated advnnrc in this nc I cepted liflder of nearly a point made things might uncomfortable for the shorts in all parts of the industrial di UMiin. Next to the steels, the oils 'nine in for most of the bullish atten tion Tlio shipping, metal, leather, to bacco and utility shares, however, soon 'niiicil the general advance of the morn ing. The announcement of the Lehigh .mil Wilkes-Itnrre melon sent Jersey Ci ntral up S points, which had a strengthening ofTiet upon the other coalers, but most of the other rails were neglected. AMERICAN STORES LOCAL FEATURE $ Soiling Pressure Against U.G.I. ts . . Withdrawn Continued Selling of Pcnnsy jx Srror.il notable strong spots devel- t oped in today's local stock market, of ft which American Stores was the most W iimmln.nt In n Qliirltoit nrlvntirii nf .1. , I .. ... .. .-,....... ... .. . v ;.. . - t-i.i.. t. T-... jioints to .Mi'-j. r.iecirif ruornge niu tery also commanded quite a good deal of attention in a spurt to KMJ. The trading in the first named was quite active, while in Storage Itattery the dealings were only of moderate propor tions. About the only other noteworthy feature was the continued free selling of Pennsilvnnin I.ailroad. hut the of ferings continued to lie well taken EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER- PHIL APaLPfll A, MONDAY, MAKOH 7, 1921 f&fm' 2i3l., ' NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS if n -ales. t.l. k 8.30 Pr Cent! Tax Free ! For a First Mortae Bond .secured by publi service properties. EarninRs 'i'-i times bond interest. Mnrgin of safe ty exceedinj; $2,000,000. Send for Circular. Edward V. Kane & Co. Morris Building rUtnhlthlird 1? ear within n narrow spread of a 'i point between IW, and .'IS',. Selling pressure against V O. I . on the other band, was withdrawn and what little stock was offered hanged hands nt '.U. Calmer consideration of the testimony being given at the gas commission hearings put a different light mi the whole question, inasmuch i ns it was pointed out. tills is only thel ' one side of the controversy. Then again' , apprehension concerning the illvlilenils wa- set t" resr bv the semiofficial as surance that no further change would be made lit the directors' meeting on Wednesday. Wit)! the exception of Lehigh Navi gation, winch fell oil a point on ugat all other changes in tlio local i re made up of small fractions. FOREIGN EXCHANGE ork. March 8 The foreign ex- 'hartsi- m.irket showed some IrregulHr- I'y ,n the opening but the allied ex- i changes and marks were strong In the Si amllnavlnns, Stockholm was an excep. con. gaining 10 points, to "2 t". for I cables and 112. T5 for checks. Sterling 1 started In '? higher francs up Tt , lire ' up l Stockholm up 10 , Belgians and I m.irks up J points Quotations were P em and sterling 39!,, cables 1001, frai.c cables 7 LM checks 7 2J , llro (ables 3 6s checks 3.67 -S; Swiss catile.s 1 7") checks 16 70 , guilder cables. 3 1 11, I checks 3130; pesetas cables 13 nt, 1 chci k 13.92. Stockholm cables 'J.'.t."i checks 22 'J'., r-hrlrtlanla cables 16 10. ehr ks 16 00; r.ipenhagen cables 1 i SO, i hecks 16.70 lielglau rabies 7 SI l i hecks i'iI, marks t n Th premium 'ii Nw VoiU excliHiign I in Montreal today was prnctlcilh un- I I hanged at 14 twr cent. The discount un I'an.idlan funds In New York was 1 - ' m 1 i l-Ii; per cent s-AU-KDATS riNAI. Ql'OTATIONH strllnir Kranra ,ir (liiildera il"inand .1 1 7 Is 3 lii .34.30 l .il'!'" 3 s(l 7 2fl .", s ai 4o i t'lnxYs fiPHNINO Qf'iTATI'iNS SlerhnK I ranca I.lrn liullilera riern.i I .1 'i 7 .'2 3 117' 34 3o !' i 3 li'i'-j 7 n 3 Us ,l s-, Sales 100 1700 300 200 300 300 100 ZOO 300 100 300 100 too 1400 100 100 non 300 000 300 400 100 ion 300 too 300 4000 300 M00 4100 100 100 400 100 000 300 18100 100 J?0) 200 200 100 100 420,1 100 100 400 103 300 .100 1000 300 3000 12011 ton 30(1 moo 1300 100 3ftn inn 300 400 1100 ion 100 inn 400 1000 300 100 3000 10a 200 700 too 100 3000 too 100 300 100 1300 000 300 1011 300 1,100 100 300 100 looo too 100 2900 200 300 100 400 3000 800 100 100 300 300 ion 200 100 200 100 300 ion 200 300 200 200 200 700 Civ. Hi s Hlh AJaj Itubber . . 2SJ4 Alaska Oold Mines. . W Alaska Juneau O M . 1H Allied Chem & Dya. . . 43 Allied Chem & Dye pf. 81 ;, Alllit.Chnlnicra 3 Allln-Chalmern pf . 7JJ Am Beet Sugar 43 (i Am Bosch Mngneto . tVt Am B Shoe F of new 91 Am Can jsf 0 Am Cotton Oil 21 ji Am Hide & leather pf 4SV4 Am Internnt Corp . 45 Ji 1 Am-La Frnnca Kng . 3 Am Unwed . . 4SJ4 o Am Locomotlvo . . ! Am Radiator . . 72V4 Am Safety IUzor ... 7H Am Ship A Com . 10H 4 Am Smelt & Itef. . 40Jt 12 Am Snuff 104 Am Steel Foundries.. 30 7 Am Steel Fdys pf . . . 91 7 Am tugar Itef tt 10 Am Sumatra Tob . 80 Am Tel & Tel.. .102 13 Am Tobacco . .UJ4 12 Am Tobacco II ...1174 7 Am Woolen 0JJ4 7 Am Woolen pf . . 90 . . Am Writing Paper pf 33 Annconda Copper . . . 3S 0 Afjo Pry Ooods 1st pf ao'i 0 Atch Top Ai Santa Fe H2H ft Atch Top & S F pf . . . 77 10 Atl Oulf & W I S S.. 44!' ft Atl Oulf A W I H S pf 30 H 7 Baldwin locomotive . 00H 7 Baldwin loco pf 100 . Baltimore & Ohio. . . 4 Baltimore & Ohio pf. Bethlehem Motors . . ft Bethlehem Steel 11.. . . Ilrklyn Tlnpld Transit . iirklyn Union Ons. . . . 10 Burns Bros . . Butterlck .... Caddo Central O & It. (I California racking . . California Petroleum 2 Cal Zinc & Ioad. .. 10 Canadian Pacific . Central Leather 7 Central Leather pf s Central of X J . 10 Chandler Motors . . , 4 Chesapeake A Ohio. , . Chicago A Alton. . . . Chi A B III Eq T ctfs 'hi A n III pf ctfs. . Chicago A Ot WeBt. . . nicago M A St P. . Chicago Mil A St P pf ft Chicago Northwestern 07 s Oil Pneumatic Tool . 03 Chi B I A Pac 2JJ r. chl It I A Tnc r,cr pt 03H f'hlle Copper lli4 Chlno Copper 2lJt fl Cluett Peabody 47 Cocfl-Cola 21 3 Colorado Fuel A Iron. 2oVi Co A Southern 30JJ 0 "olutnb Oas Klec. . . 9H Col Ornpbophono .... R'j 4 Conip Tab Hecords . 30 Continental Candy . . 7 Consolidated Cigar . AI 7 Consolidated Oas .... 83 4 Corn Products Itef... 7H4 .SO Cosden A Co 38(4 a Crucible Steel OS 4 Cuban Amer Sugar. . . 31 Cuban Cane Sugar... 21 0 Delaware A Hudson.. 103 10 Del Lack A We.stem. .320 .. Penxer A Hlo Or pf . . 3'4 1 Dome Mines l.Hi ft Dndlcott-Johnson . 01 !4 Hrle 1st pf 19 8 Famous Players L... 67M H Famous Players pf . , 83f 10 Fisher Body 83 Flsk Kuhber 1ft Oaston Wms A Wig.. 2i .. General Asphalt -Wi 7 Oeneral Cigar def pf. 844 8 Oeneral F.lectrlc . ..l32'5 1 C.eneral Motors . . . 1.3V4 n Gen Motors deb 6.. 00 r. Goodrich B F 37 H 7 Goodrich B F pf. . 77'4 7 Great Northern pf . 78 t 4 Ot Northern Ore ctfs . 32 Hendeo ctfs 10 Homestako Mining .. 30'5 l Hupp Motor Car.. 13K 4 Illinois Cent . . 88U 30 Indian Hef.tilng . . . 0'j .. lnterb fnn Corp. .. 4Ji Inspiration Con Cop. . 33H . . Int Mer Marine 14 fl lnt Mer Marine pf... A?j International Nickel . 1ft'4 International Paper . . A6'4 Inter Paper pf stpd. . 73(-j InWnclblo Oil Corp. 20H 34 Vt 0J4 3H 38 1314 roy2 88 1 J U 30 Wi IUV, , 39 H . 80t,i .200 . 73 , nou 7W Vt 4 8 27K 43'4 Ixw 38 Hi 1M 4.1 8s;. 3J 7954 4SK. 33 91 28 H 3U4 4 '4 44 9 48K 8SH 72 Vi ; 10 40 104 30 90 A 93H R iotH 11V4 11714 04 fi 90 33 3S A94 82 J '4 77 42 30 8954 100 34l' 30 Ji 3H 3)1. 1254 3054 87 V4 10?i 14 0154 as 54 H 11314 30 805j 20S 70 .IDT, 7M 41'. 4 8 37 42 07 03 37 3 11 21 Ji 47 3154 2914 30J4 59 854 3H l'i 31 83 7m 38'4 04 U 31 MJ4 103 2tS 3 154 0014 19U 0054 83 ?4 83 141, 35. 3054 84 Ji 1325'. 1354 00 3754 77 54 73 31 10 5054 1354 885. 054 4H 33H 14 5314 1354 fin 735. 20(4 1:30 Net l.fmt Chite. 2854 4 154 .. 1H .. 43 -f 'A 89 J4 !4 35 - 5 7954 X 43 K.- H 63-54 01 1M 38J4 .. 3U4 H 455, 1 45 D 54 W4- 1H B0H H 73H- 54 7H 10 - H 40H 104 - H 30 54 911 02W- X 85 H- J4 102 54 110 54 117 54 W 0354 lj-i 00 54 33 - 54 38 39 54 54 8254 5 77 - ?J 43 1J4 3954 114 '8O54 54 100 4 (4 3454 30J4-1- H 3H 5754 14 1354 54 5054- 54 87 54 ? DM . 14 ni?4 '4 39 4 5-4 54 "354- 54 39 54 'A so ',-4 54 209 8 7154 3 0(4 H 7H 54 454 54 4-54 s 37 - H 43 54- 54 07 01 4- 1 27 ; . 03H 14 "5-4 5-4 sir. 54 47 - 154 32 51 2914- Vi 3054 H 3954- 4 854 30 - Vi 15-4 . 51 4- 1 83 1 71K 54 38 V5- 5-4 03 H 31 34 a 102 4- 3 220 1 3 J f 54 13 Vi .. 0154 1 I0?i !4 074 l?; 83J, 83 I- 54 14J4 V4 35'4 14 5754 1 8l 4 13354 54 1354 1- 54 66 4 34 37 54 . 7754- J4 7554- 54 33 10 - 54 3054 54 1354- Vt 88'- ?4 9 54 4 54 33 H- H It 5254 1 554 54 36544. 114 1 7354 54 1 20 tt- 551 Sates 000 300 300 2500 100 3000 1 300 000 7500 400 Dlv, InS lllah Island Oil . ... 4 Jewel Tea Ott Jonen Bros Tea 24 Kansas City Southern 34 Kansas City So pf . . . 48M Kelly-Sprlngfleld Tire. 41 Kclsey Wheel 4 Kennccott Copper ... 17 tt Keyatono T A n II tt 1-acnawantm Steel ... 56 4500 1.60 Middle States Corp. --- w uuvnnn.iuin OICCI . . . WO 100 3.60 Lehls-h Volley 19 350D 2 Loewo Co 17 54 10 1 loft Candy Ufc llOft 13 lorlllard Tobacco ...102V4 100 7 Louisville A NashvlllclOO 100 h May Dcpt Store 7 14000 12 Mexican Petroleum ..1585-4 loo 2 Miami Copper 1854 IOOO 2 MldValn Rteel A Ord . . 9l 1854 tt 19 3954 3 SD5-4 354 10 tt 17 60V4 1MV4 8i JoO 70U 200 300 000 600 300 too too 700 1300 100 300 1700 1200 2100 100 100 3815 100 3300 000 800 800 600 loo 100 100 100 100 900 too lOU 301 loo 2 00 300 3000 1000 600 300 100 3000 100 1300 4011 2nOU 100 300 100 100 100 4U0 10600 100 300 too 100 3300 100 100 1000 20u 100 100 100 300 300 600 100 100 100 100 too too 100 4100 too 100 13800 Kl'O 400 100 300 21)0 303 100 301 1U0 500 100 200 hOO 100 200 200 300 10O Minn St I A fl St Me. Missouri Pacific Missouri Pacific pf... National Con A Cable Nat Knnm A Stamp. . Nat R R of Mex 2d pf Ncv Con Copper N O Tex A Mex North American Norfolk A Western Northern Pacific 1.80 Nunnlly Co 0 40 Okla Prod A Ref 354 8 Otis Elevator 130 Pnn-Amer Petrol 7554 .. Pacific Oil wl slVi Pacific Tel A Tel 405. . Parish A Bingham... 1454 Pennsylvania It R. . . . 38tt renn seaboard Steel. IO54 . i-ropiea unn Chicago . . Pero Marquette .... 3 Philadelphia Co . . Phillips Pet Plcrce-Arrow Motor. 8 Plerce-Arrow pf .... . . Pittsburgh A W Va. . 8 Pressed Steel Car... 8 Pullman 8 Punta Alecre Kuirnr. 4 Pure Oil 1 Ray Con Copper Reading 2 Rending 1st pf . . Remington Typewriter o Jtcpuhllc Iron A Steel. . . Republic Motortruck . .20 Royal Dutch N Y.... .. St Louis San Fran... .. St Louis Southwest.. . St Louis Southwest pf 39 tt . . o. mm .uoior 494 8 Sears-Roibtick I 71J4 .. Shattuck Arizona Corp 65-4 . Sinclair Oil jju 0 Sloss-Sheff K... 48 0 Southern Pacific 77 54 .. Southern Rail jltt . . Standard Oil of N J. . 17' Stand Oil of N J pf..l6 Steel Tubo pf 77 Stewart Warner Sp. . . sitt Strombcrg- Carb 33tt Studebaker 6I54 Studebaker pf 95 Superior Oil Corp.... 8tt Temtor Corn A F "A" 17 Tenn Cop A Chem. . 8tt u'jub 10 41J4 40tt . W5-4 . 3354 36J4 375-4 . 7 . 2854 . 8054 .1035-4 . 49 . 335-4 . 1354 75 tt 4354 305i 675-4 ID' 635-4 33J4 29tt 7 7 4 2 7 7 3 4 3 I Texas & Pno c A O. .50 Times Square Supply, 0 Tobacco Products . . , . . Transcontinental oil , Union Oil 10 Union Pacific 4 Union Pacific pf 4 United Alloy Steel . . , 8 United Drug 8 United Fruit , 3 United Retail Stores.. United Rwy Inxest. , 2434 0 65 8tt 2054 131 75-4 2S5-4 95 0354 54 S4 United Rwv Invest pt 20 U S C I P A Fdy. ft U S C I P A Fdy pf . . U S Food Products. . 8 U S Ind Alcohol H U S Rubber 8 U S Rubber 1st pf.. . 3 U S Smelt A Ref. . .. ft C S Steel 7 U S Steel pf 4 Utah Copper . Utah Seo 4 Vanadium Corp . . 4 Va-Curollna Chem . . . 1 Vlvaudou lnc Wabash . Western Maryland . . . West Maryland 2d pf. Western Pacific 0 Western Puclfta pf . . . 7 Western Union Tel... Wcstlnghouse K A M White Motor Whlto Oil Corp I. Wlllys-Oorl,ind . ... Woolworth F W Worthlngton Pump . . 17 45J4 215-4 69 685-4 103 33J4 K355 109J4 3054 125-4 31 54 3154 654 H 10 I7fi 38(4 70 87 47 Vi 3934 "34 7(5 lit 47 Ji Low 3J4 1 M 34 3SV-4 48tt 39 46 17 H 1354 4H 81 16 tt 105-4 169 It 76 WW 31 1354 ott 19 38 tt 3tt SV4 6 10 tt 17 6054 BDtt 815-4 3tt 178 tn 3154 405-4 1454 385-4 1054 3D 54 "Vi 335-4 33 36J4 78 3854 8954 1055-4 48 J4 33 13 V4 75tt 42V4 30 V4 075-4 19 0154 33 tt 29tt 3874 44 7854 65-4 33 47 54 21tt 147 106 tt 77 33tt 33 SOtt 96 154 17 8tt 4154 2434 0 54 tt 85 2054 131 07 5-. 385-4 95 103 tt 54 1134 26 17 45J4 215-4 60 0754 102 32 Ji 81tt 10954 4934 135-4 33J4 3454 854 8 0 5s 1734 37 54 70 80 34 40tt 3034 145-4 754 tit 47 Ji 1:80 Net Hit Chf. "' 3J4SJ.. ( V4 K 34 tt 335-4- Vi 4834 4Vi 46 "M 15J4 H 53 1754 105-4- 16IV4 100 7 188W 18V. 31 1854- Dtt 19 38 tt 3 . 58V4 t -10 tt 17 - 6054 Dltt- 815-. t 354 128 ' , 31V4 45--1454 38 tt 17V4 3354 2654 375-4 78 3854-8D54- 104V 49 335-4 13V4- 75tt 07W 18 5-4 -635 33tt 434 79 05-4 835-4 47 -76tt 31tt 147 10034- 77 - 33tt 33tt 6054 D5 8tt 17 8tt 41tt 3434- 0 56 4- 8tt 38J4 131 675-4 2854 95 10.154 64 H34 20 17 4534 315-4 -69 4 0734 103 33'. .8134 10954- 60544- !2'4 3154 3154 6V4 8 10 1734- 27V4 70 87 47V4 3D 34 1434 754 ill 47J4- 1 1 54 34 Ji "V4 tt 354 "54 IV. V4 'tt 54 1V-4 54 tt 54 54 15-. 54 Vi 1J4 IV. "tt 54 54 V4 154 tt "h 54 V. 5'. Vi !4 Vi tt 54 tt 34 Itt 54 54 tt 54 34 H i4 54 . 4 54 334 54 tt 1 7 54 tt 1 V4 54 5-4 5-4 !4 54 34 134 5-4 54 55 OILS AGAIN LEAD N CU MARKET Collapse in Guffey Gillospio Sonds Stock to New Low. Sweots Firm New York. March 7. Iack of gen era! understanding of the Reading segregation situation was indicated by thn absence of any trading In Heading rights on the llrond street curb this morning, It being the first time such an Interval had passed without trans actions since the plan was announced. The chief feature of the tnnrket was the collapse In nuffey-Oillesple, which opened at 14 and dropped to 10, selling 8t a new low record and showing a loss of over 20 points in its range from a little over a week ago. Fay Petroleum, a newcomer on the curb, was traded In on a fairly large scale at to 1. Texas Co. rights were again actively traded In at 2 to 1. Durnnt Motors demanded attention, advancing to the new high record of 21. North American Pulp was heavy, sell ing at 4V, to 4V.. There was a firm tone to Sweets Co.. which sold nt 2 to 2V4. United Iletatl Candy was quiet, selling nt 8. McClurc's Magazine showed a tinner tone with snlcs at .'t to 3. Prairie Tlpe Line sob, nt 200 and Standard of New York at 034. Stand ard of Indiana, new, was firm nt 70 to 70 V4. Klk Ilosln continued in good de mand with snlcs nt 0 tn OVs- Slmms was steady, selling at 7. yl'STRIAI.H Acme Coal . Car Light Durum Motor. Mil'lure Mas North Amer l'ter . . . I'erfertlon Tire Hiidtn Corrr Hweets Co V H Hhlp Corp V 8 Steum United Prom Sharing L'filted Itet Candy ... lllih 21 3 a 8 Iw 4H 4. i; 1 n 8 lflO p. m. ill 21 IS 4 1 8 HTAKDAIin OILS Prairie V 1. 2110 HtaiM Oil of Ind new 70W Stand Oil of N Y 334 200 70 334 7fli, 334 INnni'KNDKNT OILS 11 in 1 IS tt 5-4 IV. Vi 54 5. 1 54 "tt "V4 "54 Philadelphia Stochs OIL GUSHER NEAR ARCTIC 1202 lllsh Am Strs.. .W)4 i Ilald Loco pref 100 20 Cam Iron 3(I'4 .Mir. r.leeStor.HM 2 Leh Nav. 07 11)1 Pa It It.. :tsi.. Hi Philn Ins Wire... 100 Phila Co cum jif. . 70 PhilaKlec 10 ilo pref.. 3 Phila UT .Itit Heading. 1." I'n Trne. 14.1 I ti I I.O ,-3 100 3' .-.ll 100 30 'i Net (hit i 3Vsl u 14 V4 loo -f! 07 1 07 3Si 1500-Barrel Well Said to Have Been Struck In Northern Canada llawson. Y. T., March 7. (Hy A. P. lajes of an oil well which pro- ,iI!T"',1",K! bnrr,l' a 'lay and shot oil KH) feet into the air before It was '.."'i','1' were Drought back from Fort .uaoi-nersnu Canadian in Commodity Markets COTTON MARKET New-York, March 7 In face of eon siderable spot house and New Orleans selling, the cotton market opened steadv mid ' tp 20 points higher this morning, due chiefly to I.lreennni i i .r. "."..,,iii uucb iruiu run kt.,ii. 'i. .,... V ' "; "" jesterdny by n patrol of I ";""" ' " c-ngusn market nunted police, who left hero I Urll?rii",?'l!Bth "ftor ,hp ""' Allied Oil Ilonne Oil liaatnn wyomni .... t'arll. Ssnd Denny till u Klk llaaln 1'et 9 iji'finrrin j-eiroi 1 Federal Oil 1U tllenrock oil a Ouffev Ollleaple 14 Hudson Oil , .Mitrarnlln) Oil , . 24'j Ky 1'et 1 Mexico Oil li .MldHfnt Itef 140 .Mountain Products H North American oil . 'j. Noble iZ .mar Oil 2 I'rortuper A Reflnera . . 4a. Red nock OH i. llyan Cona Ti- fan vreeK new . Slmma Pet Shelly Oil ! ; . lekaa ThcIOc Coal rlehta. Atlanta i Ilelrher DUIde a Mr Idre j. nnoth ,', Uoalnip Mnnlann nil Caledonia Mlnlnc 12 ( atidelarla Jllnlnc . . , 111 Cona Vlrvlnla . Ml' Crea.on Cold I J, I'rlncn Om .... ... . X nox Con. . .. ' s" Hooheater Mine. a 8 rJi 85. 1 14 10 .?: 141. 8'4 4S 7V I. 0 S R. San Toy Sller Kin Divide . Stand Slher lad , Surceaa .Mlnlna: . . . Tonopah Ilejmont . . Totmpah C.ah Hoy Tonupoh Dhlde . . . Tonopah Kxlen.lon . 5nopah-Jlm llutler . onopah Midway . Tonopah Mining; . . Tonopah .Mlipnh . . Tonopah .Montana . . Tonopah Iteacue Kula V S Cont United Kaalern . Victory Vt Knd Con . . . White Capn Wllhert Piatt A Tall . . . . St frou 7 1 3 ft 01 12 111 8 It in !' h ii H 24JJ IS 141) s ft 44 ;S 3 M 12 HI : n ft 3A J .It in 14 iA 8 211 ft a' 4 ll' n -.i 3'' 3A iA J J A m .. iJ'v 14 14 Ir. 1,. X s a k 20 I'll o r 2A 854 i iA a :i r.v, bv, S w IIONDH fla start here in early January on 'fiOO-mlle trip .uJiUjl!xtr' to feeling' In local to the mouth of the Mnokeiizie river. ' f'f ',?' ?" nPnPar,,l " he cnntirnied ; u i,,""".1'""' the .Mackenzie river ,,'"; '"'T "' """ n " market nt about 40 I mile.s south of the Arctic ,'il'',P"'l. that not withstanding rather , ocean and .".00 miles east of the Alaskan ?"'""'., VVh advices, the German 4 border. repar,ti.m nttestlon would be settled iiJ?h," ",for,nn,tin" "''' '"ntalned In Tj''," ; , rirN " rapidly nn,l at i ...v. .i . '" rorI ",,,1"p0"'ni..... ".a '"' "venty minutes we while the patrol was stopping there, and!1!, lU " noints above Saturday ,V., nh.n.. n,..l. hv rnmi.arl.on with la.t I ' '.."'' "'' ."' . lnP . '' 1 WBS blown al-on New York Stork -KirhanKe. I '", "" """'.s (luring the hrst six hull alien the unll .i.ol, .........! l 1". ,i "" "t"-""VU. n m 102', '.1 L'L'I', 17 7.-Vj 30 U. 31 33 17 73". 30 if. 3 " 17 .. 7r.is :ioi2 34 .. ere s Silei in Jinn 11.. 1 WINDS Mull liw Hell Tel 7S.103 1()2aJ I.lec & Pc Net rhre The 62r, Secured Gold Bonds of the Penna. Railroad pay, at present market rates, 6.58 interest. We recommend them highly. NEWBURGER, HENDERSON & LOEB Members of Ncu' York and Philadelphia Stock Exchanges 1410 Chestnut St. Ve; MONEY-LENDING RATES M.t lOKK. Monev on call both i Listen of collateral opened today at 7 I per ient tor lending and renewing I'lllI.Altl'.I.l'lllA Call, fl p,.,- cnt; tltn. il per cent , commercial paper, tlir, e to six months, 0 per cent I Vote These urn mt-rHy nominal quo tations, the leuul rate of Interest In the stdi, of l'ennshiitil.i being fixed at i per i i-nt Plus prmt ium and commission, time nionc for thirty to niiiet ilis l.s tunned at i to si, per cent, while com. men i.il paper, from tlirre to six months, is lung offered at 8 to 8'i pti cent ) l.i .ON Money Is quoted fit SI cent Idscitunt rules, short lulls 7 C" nt thiee months' bills, 0'.i-10 to per i ent p.-r per Reserve Banks' Discount Allenlown, llelhlrliem Oi '.aatrn Merl ( unipun. Conn, Ity. & I.l.hllnt To. Sharon Steel Hoop Co. Umpire (iu n Furl to. ft'. IU43 I Va IUJI S's I9SI .' 1941 ' IDJII ft'e I0I1.-AI iota v i.n ' I0J7 , S'm lll'll ' SAMUEL K. PHILLIPS & CO. Memlwra riiuiiilelnlila stork Kxrhuii.e 'ift'oul reiJlHcoum rhioa at the tele eral Heiiere panKii are n fullowe 1'hliadrliihla Comptnr Jiimi i'i Vtatrr hiniolr 4'onol. Trari, of V jf. Ku.plre nrtlalnir Cumpitnr Crew I.elrk Cniiipni.i. S07 ( IIKeiTNl T STIll'.KT Ponton vw York PI ilud.lpliu i Iie ail It liinond A'lant.i 'hlcsuii SI lmla K.mr.i. City Mil neripoll. I'll'. in Treaa ira l Llh llondu il Rates I'V.I- "in 1 Ilkra .i P.T. Ac' i pt I Shi Primed. . I MMrmltit 11 s rt nS il n f.S il LIBERTY BONOS Bought and .old for cash at Stock Exchange Price. ISAAC STARR Jr. & GO. 16th & Saniom St.,, Phila. Usmbtrs J'Alla. Stock Erchangs aud N. Y. Cotton Ktchaotn u il tn o tn 11 rale rorieaponda rule erill "f Allalita Vvj l"'r lent lif the rae of rii.Lin.l II II n v n 'S n tntfarea. I.urne hy erilflrata pleilei a. roll.i. llh Itrlnlinum of ". per rent In the lane Kan,ie i'i ami Dallai. and Itlcti n il with mon I t'hli iiko clelphlu San rramlaen ami I'hlla- 1 BANK CLEARINGS I aitk il'lirill'H tlliv iomp.iri! Hy C1, re. ponding day laai tno eara nisi inuo loio Thlla. . B.403,208 107,303,001 150,167,193 Tr Is.... 1 10 Lib Pond 3d 4',s... 2 1th l'-4s . .- Vie P4... 13 Penna Co C, ' Phila Co cons .is... li 1 In P.lec 1st ."is. . . . I nited Itwjs l i' 4i,,.. 1 J P 1 r.37, ."..Vi, .".37; a; Of). 20 00.20 no 20 .00 S7.00 S7.00 S7.00 .04 !!7.."0 07.4(1 117.40 .02 fill OSi; 0!) - i4 K3'j 341, K.T1:. S3 1. j.. 34'4 3l'i- i; Financial Briefs The Raw Sugar Market Quiet New York, March 7 The raw sugar market continues quiet and unchanged on the basis of 5.77c. duty paid. There were no sales reiiorted on H.iturdny. Im portations Included 18 000. bags Porto Kilns to the National Co. and 11,00 bags 4'ul..i- to Arbuckle liros The local re llned market Is unchanged on the Imsls of 7 7.1c less 2 per cent c.ish, for line granulated. The federal 'o. Is still withdrawn 'Die Warner Co is accept ing buslnis for shipment nfttr April 4 and Arbuckle Bros will acept business for shipment on or before April 2 LONDON STOCK MARKET Oil Shares Stronger Industrials Ir regular Changes Are Narrow London, March 7 After moving up ward. French loans reacted on the stock exchange There were confusing opin ions relative to the outcome of the con forenca between representatives of the Allies and the Herman as to repara tions While trading In the oil group was quiet the shares hail a stronger under, tore Shell Transport was 5 3-3:' and Mexican Kagle 5V Industrials were Irregular Hudson's ly was I 13-32 Kaffirs were firm and diamonds also Im proved The feeling In home rallsT which wera buoyant, wan more confident, and it seemed as though the selling had laien overdone flrund Trunks were, steady. Hollar descriptions were flabby, moving with New VorK exchange Argentine rills were quiet but stronger. (Tilt-edged Investment Issues hardened. Ounerally, the markets were llrm, with ihnnges narrow. BAR SILVER Bar silver was T.d higher In London today at 31Vjd. aer:icrn n.lr. r.i ,..... .-.... Industrial stocks advanced .14 per cent on Saturday to 7B 2.1, wnile twenty rail roads were up .19 per cent at 73.42 re,'!'10". rentrnl "II and Kenning Co .,r im,for '""r Pn,,e'1 December 31 ..?" ., t."r': I'rovIdlnK for abandoned r;H.but ".fiPr ,uxeB. depletion and de preciation. J873.0H4. 'f1?,n'1 '""Pper In February produced Jn Pounds, ngalnst 2.3U0.0O0 In r-o0 I'",Fll n,,d Wllkes-narre Coal ,8 "Pclal cash dividend of 160 per "nt ,.1'ayable March 6 to stock of record I'tbruary 28. Bank of Bengal Cuts Discount Rate ,V.,.,.,,'",.,l,VMnrch 7 The rate of dls- .lnc Vi V. ', "anK or "engal waa duced ftom 7 to fi per cent todny. re- .,,.n".",Il?,:uM,Jrch. 7 The rate of dls .... i ;' " . "na or jiomimy was duced from 7 to fi per cent todny. re- RAILROAD EARNINGS m:iiioh v.w.ujy tits i J0.O3II 1 1 4 4ft'.'.. 142 MA HASH January Bri,.M . J4. 717.017 Net ..per. il, tit it 14.1.114 Kecrease Jnniur arni.ii Net "ier ii.i it trrrenee Mm. ills I7.0.1H isnn.R'm ISO .111.1 JELLIC0E FAVORS BIG SHIPS Denies They Are Supplanted by Air and Undersea Craft Sinrl'il fohlc Msvnlrfi. Cnrvrtghl. IV) I Canterbury, New Zealand, March 7. Admiral .lellicoe. speaking before the local branch of the Navy League, de clared the day of the capital lighting ship has not passed. "There is considerable argument," he snid, "ns to whether the capital ship is dead and whether submarines and aircraft will supplant surface ships, bul whatever happens sea cnmmiiiilcn. tlmiH must he secured and for many 5 ears to come they are hound to be car ried on by ships that flout on the sea. If you see n nation building big capital ships or big capital cruisers it will b difficult to combat a menace of that sort unless you have vessels of the same class." -March Ma . July October December January Sat, rlnao ! ii.fln 12.0.1 .. 12..1H 12, SO . 12 SO Open 1 1 .30 11.119 12 ll. 12.72 12.1.4 12 01 1 2. SO P. in ll .10 11.03 12. nr. 12.87 GRAIN MARKET Chicago. .March 7. Wheat was fairly Konerii ly sn,l this morning and the market was weaker. It seen el a nXo1' qT ,M,ar Wcro '''""I'"b more I .nls 11,','Ji al"n wnB "nnlilatloi. from The deolin-lnB PT"r ",lH "'" Kood. Ihe decline was due to rains In the Southwest Heports ns to the repnra tlons conference in London were con ins tig, press odvices being pessimistic, while private cables Indicated that a settlement was in prospect. In some quarters there was n dispo. Mo n to limit operations until after the publication of the government report on farm reserves, which will be made pub lie at the close tomorrow. March opened -V,c lower, at Si 70V1 and later Mild nt SI .70. Min s'tiirteii Saturday s lost price. Selling bv loca professional benrs cniif.ed corn to do (line. Iteceipts were liberal. May started at 71V,c to 71c, ngalnst ilc at tlie end 8aturdii. July WHs fpioted at 73'K.p to 731'sc nt the out set. against 73:lsc nt the end Hntur (ln . Oats were easier under se'Ilng hv local operatoiv and eastern commission concerns. May opened ',, lower at 40c. and receded to 4,V,c. .Inly started at 47c to 4lc. against 47Vs- at the e, baturdey, and declineil to 40c. Prices React on Paris Bourse Parla, March 7. The Bourse opened strong today, but prices reacted In the late dealings and th closing was Ir legular and nervous Thrte per cit rentes, S8fr 85c, exchaiiKo on Ixmdnn, Glfr 3c; 6 per cent loan, 83fr 05c The dollar w.'ui quoted at 13fr 82c DIVIDENDS DECLARED Southern Hallway Co,, ..mlannual and Ohio .lock truat Per car. 1 to .tock of record cent on Mobllu tlflcatea, pa) able Aprl March IS Ily-Producl. Coka Co , 10 rer cant .lock dividend on capital atock, payable March sX to atock of record March IB, '"cn " White Motor Co., quarterly 11, nayabin ........ H. .- --"-" " '"-"ii eiarcn in, Armour Leather Co., quarterly of ti .....rnvl n.vulil. 4n.l. . .- . .. r. preferred, payable April 1 to .tock of reenrn .75 on il.ichlo. Allied Packers Amer Agrl Chem 1A . flm.r ei ..a, lp'j., Annconda 7. 1H2H... Heaver Hoard Hn , . lleth Steel 7. 1023. Ileth Steel 7, 1U3.1.. Ililh 8tcl 7s, 11122.. Cona (Ian Sa .... Diamond Match 7Ss (leneral Aaphalt K . tlrand Trunk OS a . Oulf Oil 7 . ... Heine Co 7s . . . . t, A N St I. Dlv il. Nat Cloak Sa Nat leather S . l'an-Amer Pet 7 . . Solvay 8. SouthM-e.t Hell Stand Oil N V Stand oil N Y Stand Oil N Y Stand oil N Y Swift Co il... Swift Co 7a, Texas Co 7. Sulas AS a i it. in. 1027. Ill 20. . 11)30. 1H31 . . 82 . H7M, Urt't , fit'. . Sll , 7 , HO , ri. ,100 100 . 004 , OSS , H7'4 , II7S iniv, ni 04 , 11.1 100 VII 101S 1021, 1024, ton no OH'4 00'4 H2 .11 H7 ml', Il3 hH Ull IIH 119 llll', loo'i 0.1"? 07 07 S 10tH 1)1 OIH 11,1 unS (IDS loi S lo.-i; 102. lft.t P'i 0'1S '.'', S2 f.2 117 S "OS H.t' S'.l 07'i 00 HI) too 11.0 no S D.1S H74 H7S 1014 01 04T. 113 1011 iias mis I02U 102 'J 10.1 no llft'4 00(1 .' NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET New Yorlt, March 7.-Co:itlnued further weakness In the primiirv mar kets brought out renewed liqiiida'tlon nt the sturt of the local coffee futures mar ket this morning, first prices being 10 to 17 points net lower. Official advices reported the Illo and Santos terminal marketH 123 to 173 rels lower, coupled with -a break in Hlo exchange of 3-fi,, Trading toward iiildiL-iy was at a' standstill, there being a lack of Interest shown on either side of the mnrli There was delivered nu contracts today 2750 bags, mnklng upward, of l.'ft.OOO bags so 'far this month. New Yorlt, March 7, The members of the New York Coffee ntnl Sugar Ex change will vote just before the close on Wednesday, March 10, on the prop osltion to close the exchange on Friday and Saturday. March 23 and 20. Prev Clo.e Open July ... JI7.1V7.1 flsomo or, September 7l)0ln odbHtiiI December .. . 7 45ff47 il 3.17' tn $100,000 CHICAGO, HiMMOND & WESTERN RY. CO. 1st Mtgc. 6s January, 1927 Price on application Blodget & Co. Real Eitate Truit Bldg., Phila. Boston Chicago New York Wnlnut 1600 Raco 1271 H. J. VAN HILLIARI) Kormerlv with acorn. Vox Unit Ano.UJ?iuo '"'cmol Wrvrnuf jqjMft K"'VTK T"l,T '0. Knee 2017 $300,000 City of Erie Erie County, Ptmnsylvania 4 Per Cent. School Bonds Dated April 1, 1921 Interest April 1 and October 1 Coupon Bonds $1000 Each, With Provision for Registration of Principal. Bonds May Be Fully Registered Free of Pennsylvania State Tax Free of All Income Taxtt Legal Investment for Trust Funds In Pennsylvania FINANCIAL STATEMENT Asieited Valuation (1021) $100,884,446 Total Bonded Debt (Including this i.sue) . . 3,029,000 Value of School Property 6,200,000 Bonded Debt Lets Than 3 Per Cent, of Assessed Valuation Population (Cen.ut of 1020) .... 102,003 MATURITIES $20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 due April due April due April due April due April due April due April due April due April due April due April due April due April due April due April 1, 1925 1, 1926 1, 1927 1, 192S 1, 1329 1, 1930 1, 1931 1, 1932 1, 1933 1, 1934 1, 1933 1, 1936 1, 1937 1, 1938 1, 1939 5 100.18 and 100.22 and 100.26 and 100.30 and 100.33 and 100.36 and 100.40 and 100.43 and 100.46 and 100.48 and 100.51 and 100.63 and 100.56 and 100.58 and 100.60 and interest intere.t interest interest intere.t interest interest intere.t interest interest Interest interest interest Intere.t intere.t Prices: To Net, 4.70 Pier Cent. M. M. Freeman & Co. Redmond & Co. 421 Chestnut Street Broad & Sansom Street Biddle & Henry 104 South Fifth Street Tw.' Ilnf.or'ratlon """l statlatlc. contained herein have be.n obtained trom source, which w. bellev. to b reliable? Early in January we completed the 1920 edition of our analysis of the leading railroads and their bonds The Daily News Record of New York comments on it editorially as follows: 39m'l ietog fteCOCb, Thursday, February 3. 1921 REVIEW CONDITION OF U. S. RAILROADS Nearly 1000 Bond Issues Coy ered in Exhaustive Work T.nc l?20 edition of "Comparative Railroad Statistics," Issued by Ilrooke. Stokes & Co., Investment bankers of Philadelphia, Is one of the most exhaustive works of the cnaracter ever put out. It Is of exceptionally high value to active Investors In view of the turning back of the properties to private ownership, the ennctment of the new Transportation Law and the current readjustment of rallwav wages pending before the United States Inbor Hoard. Comprehcmlvc charts show the general condition nnd standing of 61 of the most Important railroads of the nation. Including statistics since 1008. Nearly 1000 bond Issues are covered In this work, which extends over a period of four years. Valuable average comparisons with railroads In the samo terri tory are made, nnd also with the general average of the 61 systems. ltn !!JT.,l.,latl0.n Knt'' thoroughly Into location, character of traffic' rnon,'Uy. 'inA th capabilities ci managements. Those familiar with the (studies Immediately the possibilities not only of safety for Investment sccur Itles Involved, but probabilities as to enhancement of principal. -?otwli!h",0PdlnK th' thorough n.nd.. "haustlve character of the statistics published by Brooke. Stokes & Co., these statistics com prlso about one-thlrd of the work iney have done on railroads and railroad statistics. They have made u very detailed and careful study of each and every railroad bond, Including a study of the Importance of the particular piece of mlle.iga covered In relation to the amount of bonds on It. In addition they keep up to date every day the price and yield of nil of those bonds, with the thought In view that say of all th bondi returning between 0 nnd OH per cent. they can pick out the safest; the same for nil the bonds return ing OK to 6V4 per cent., OW to 7 per cent, and so forth. BROOKE, STOKES & CO. Members Philadelphia Stock Exchange 140 South Fifteenth Street Philadelphia 734 Fifteenth St. N. W. Washington 102 St. Paul St Baltimore i ERVIN & CO. ANNOUNCE THE REMOVAL OF THEIR OFFICE TO 1428 WALNUT STREET MARCH 7th, 1921 PHILADELPHIA TELEPHONE: SPRUCE 7U3 BUY BONDS In Our Judgment the Time to Buy Bonds Is NOW M Offer ,, t Municipslt (tsx fret) to yield. . , .6 lnduitri.li (tsx free) goe Public Utilities (tsx free) 129r Railroads 51, ,, gcf Any bond quoted, bought or .old F. P. Ristine & Co. IVrmlurt rhtlndelphin n.ul .Veu' Vorfc Ktock Krrhnnotn) Wirlencr BIdg., Phila. 61Uro.dw.jr lOJBre.dSt. Nsw York Elii.o.tb, N. J. C. S. PATTON & CO. SO A CIIK.ST.Nt T HTH. BANKERS KHrr4nr fa HAH.KIt KTKVKNNON llond. and rltock. Iiou.ht and .old Member. ljoejtJKlXflHvnr. For Investors and Traders Our year book of price nu"' ments and other valuable in formation is ready for distri bution. ' Now is the time to mako com parison of prices and make selections of stocks for pur chase. A copy will be mailed with out obligation on your part Write for it today. Smith, Redpath & Co. Umber I'hlU, Htoek Kiebsnsr 1824 Walnut St. 1'niLAnrj.rniA FboDel Hpruns MM 4'. I .-(' hjuix j. A-. i,., ant n . U '.V. sy&niuii IM l,ViV. r iwm MftKtf.'jre-r- fi!ita