jif Si- 3 ' m t Efc Lr 1 , 1,1. 1 & EVENING' PUffil0LEDG33R-Pter?iO3BLmA; ' SATURDAY' ftEGEMBER ' 10, fc 1921't Week's Uncertain Drift Sug gests Temporary Backset Impending F.ynri.. Dec. 10. Today's Hteck iirVct developed pronounced strr-nRth teKan Irregular opening, nnd with it mc an appreciable increase in the lume of diMillngM. The coppers for a I time held the foremost attention, but e Improving tendency was of a pre ewlvc type, gradually extending out te another Industrials. The oils, inue- indent 'steel shares and some of the ulpmentti were given a large share of attention, but the character et tm Bevement suggested hasty covering of ' the short interest all through the Indus trial list. The announcement of the , proposed further reduction In wages failed te help the rails, which, ns a reup, were still sluggish. Although the fjher ranee of nnetati"iii Invited nulte aijtoed deal of profit-taking, the market malucd a strong tone up te the cle-iug. I The uncertain drift of the week market was net all surprising in light of the substantial recoveries scored from i tie low level of the year, and mete es :ptclally because the recent forward i awing in the security markets had for I Its basis the easier money conditions rather than reflecting any material , Change in business conditions. Ne real tudent of the situation will denv the constructive character of recent (level (level epmcntb both as leganllng the fereign1 al well as domestic conditions. These arc facts that cannot he overlooked or I underestimated, ns thtre is net the lightest doubt but that foundations arc being carefully and scientifically laid . for a resumption of the country's indus trial prosperity en a miiiui, sounder and mere substantial basis than we ever had before. While this is certain te be pre- ) ductlvc of a growing feeling of opti mism, ynt en the ether hand, as the , week's market operations disclosed, there la a general ret gnltleu en the part of the mere conservative observers of the possibility of speculative enthusiasm i outrunning the progress of the recon- (tructieu program. I In ether words, a close and careful consideration of the recent movement I would suggest the market was uppreach- lac or nea-ly approaching what the' fleet is pleased te call an "overbought" condition. It Is reasonably certain, based upon past experience, that in the , average advance et 10 peintss in the price level a certain amount of a wean following has been attracted which ' technically has become n weakening rather than u strengthening clement of , the constructive speculative program. This view is strengthened In observable failing stimulus of the selected peel i demonstrations and the lacking enthusi asm ever the revamped old combination yarns centered In such widely separated j Industries us coal mining, independent steel companies and moving pictures. It would net be surprising, measured from a technical standpoint alone, that a fair-sized setback is in order. In ether words, quite a number of recog nized competent observers rirmly believe that what has long been known us health reaction is long overdue and is new Impending. This does net Imply any possibility of the control of the market situation reverting te beur op erators, who for se many months domi nated the trend of security values, but itdees mean the elimination of the weaker superstructure preparatory te a general evening up of accounts ever this year's end. PRESSURE AGAINST r PENNSY WITHDRAWN 100 .100 100 1?1!) sin Hen iii tin) .101 410 con soe 309 2700 200 200 300 3300 200 100 2300 400 000 MO 100 H00 1700 1210 1300 600 1)0 300 2100 100 300 SHJ0 3i)0 100 800 200 200 100 800 100 13200 100 400 3800 200 3000 100 300. 1200 100 8(0 300 1200 500 300 laoe 1500 100 400 200 300 700 300 1800 3800 .100 100 300 100 3400 2000 1500 200 100 1700 100 200 17700 2200 100 7100 400 2900 .1000 5000 2400 500 100 100 500 5200 200 1100 3100 000 1100 2G00 BOO Number of Lecal Stocks Made Higlts for Year During the IVeek llleh ,. K ,. HKi ,. W ,. H .. Vi ,. 36 Vt , . 38 ,. R ,. 30 ,. 2BH . 331, , 32 VS ,.147 .. 21 10J4 The smart rally In Pennsylvania Railroad te 33 and the strength of Electric Storage Huttery, which ad vanced 2 points te V, equal te the year's high record, were the outstanding featuresef the strong local market to day. While the trading in general was quiet prices were well sustained. Phil adelphia Ilapld Transit was offered a little mere freely, but only lest V In yielding te IS. V. (i. I. and the Philadelphia Electric issues, en the ether hand, were firm with little price change. Small odd lets ruined Lehigh Navigation a point, te OS. . A number of the local stocks rennherl the highest prices of the year this week. Influenced te a large extent by im provement In condition as well as out look In thp affairs of each of the com panies. This wan net only of local im portance, but was likewise significant because it must be accepted as further convincing testimony of the marked change In the fundamentals of the gen eral financial situntien. Convincing proof was given in the great success of the Philadelphia Electric bend sales and ether recent new Issues. The re turning confidence, en the part of the Invester, however, found further direct reflection in the higher quotations reg istered by several inactive Issues, which are regarded in the category of sec ondary Investment shnres. The recurrent liquidation of Penn aylvanla was an offsetting influence, al though it exerted little direct effect upon the course of the general list. The weak ness, nevertheless, of this old line fa vorite wen disconcerting and created undisguised uneaslnes.. Whether many of the fears are really warranted, or whether there Is foundation for much of talk heard newudays, remains te be determined. Frem information ob tained from usually well-Informed quartert there Is little fear at any rate concerning the dividend. A geed busi ness revival could work a sharp trans formation In the company's position as te earnings and some of the officials believe this insight. There are reasons for believing that a considerable amount of the recent selling of the stock repre sented shifting by investors from stocks te bends. Dividend uncertainties caused it-and It applies te many ether corpo rations bmtdes the Pennsylvania. Adnms Express . , , Advance numely . . Air deduction . Aim rtuhhnr Alaska Oeld Mines. 4 Allied Chm & Dye. 4 Allls. Chalmers 7 Allls.Chnlmrrs pf .. Am AgrctChem.., Am Heet Sugar..., .. Am rtesch Magneto, Am Can 12 Am Car & Fdy Am Cotten Oil Am Chlclft Am Kxnreiii . 133 Am Hide & leather.. 13 Am Hide & Leather pf 87V4 Am Intcrnnt Cerp... 41ft Am Linseed 31 ' Am Llnaecd pf JS6J4 0 Am Locomotive 100H Am Safety rtazer 4 .. Am Smelt 40 7 Am Smelt pf S8Ji 7 Am Smelt Sec A B7K 3 Am Steel Foundries.. 31ft . Amer Sujrar 84H Am Sumntm 31 X 0 Am Tel & Tel 11014 12 Am Tobacco 134 J4 12 Am Tobacco B 12H Am Watcrwks 6 pf. I'M 7 Am Woolen R?'4 Am Zinc Lead & Smlt 13 .. Am Zinc Lead & S pf 38 .. Anaconda Copper .... 0H 4 Asse Dry Goods 47 0 Aspe Dry Goods 1st pf 74 8 Atch Tep & Sante Fe 00 5 Atch Tep & S F pf... 86 .. Atlanta Blr & Atlantic li .. Atlantic Fruit 2M .. All Gulf & W I S S.. 31& .. Atlantic Pet 224 7 Baldwin Locomotive.. 06 7 Baldwin Loce pf 103 .. Baltimore ft Ohie.... 30 8 Bethlehem Steel B.... 58 8 Bethlehem St.'cl 8 pflOlli .. Beeth Fisheries 7J4 .. Brklyn Itnplil Transit VA .. Brklyn Union Gas.... 71 10 Burns Bres 1 1.1 Ti . .. Bush Term Hide pf.. NH .. Butte Copper & Zinc. K .. Butte & Superior Cep. 18 .. Butterlck 2 .. Cadde Central O ft It. 11J4 e California racking .. 00($ .. California Petroleum . 44 2 Ca Zinc & Lend !$ 2 Calumet & Arizona. . . 58 10 Cnnadlan Pnclfic ,...120J . .. Carsen Hill MlnlrtR.. 12M .. Case J I 1st pf 78J4 .. Central Leather 30 .. Central Leather pf... "I' .. Cerro-de-Pasee MJi 6 Chandler Meters 48 4 Chesapenke & Ohie... 30 Ji .. Chtnure & Alten pf . . . 7Wj .. Chlcag-e & Gt West.. 7 .. Chi & Great West pf. . 17 K .. Chi Milwaukee & St P X . . Chi Mil & St P pf 33i4 8 Chic & Northwest.... flK 7 Chic & Northwest pf 109 2 Chicago Pneu Teel... 55 .. Chi It I & Pac 32'4 6 Chi R I & Vac CT, pf 71 i 7 Chi R I ft Pac 77e pf. 84 .. Chile Copper 13 V, . . Chlne Copper 28 yA .. Cluett Peabody 42 4 4 Coca-Cela 41 y, .. Colerado & Southern. 42 6 Celum Gaa ft Elec. ... 634 .. Celum Graphophene. . 3J4 .. Cel Graphophene pf.. 13 4 Cemput Tab Records. 50 J4 .. Consolidated Ils Ins. H .. Consolidated Clgnr .. 18V4 7 Consolidated Cigar pf 57 K .. Consolidated Textiles. 14H G Cern Products Ref . . . 94 ft 7 Cern Products Ref pf. 1114 .80 Cesdin Ce 344 4 Crucible Steel 66 . . Cuban-Am Sugar .... 13J4 ... Cuhan Cane Sugar... 7J4 .. Cubnn Cane Sugar pf. 15 4 Davisen Chemical ... 52 M 100 2.30 Dcbcers Cens Mln Ltd 15 0 Delaware & Hudsen.. 107 6 Del Lack & Western. 11 14 8 Detroit Edisen 094 7 Deere & Ce pf 63 1 Deme Mines IB . . Elk Hern Ceal 18 0 Emersen-Brantlng pf. 20 8 Endlcott-Jehnson .... 78 Vi .. Erie "14 S Famous Players L.... 75H 8 Famous Players L pf. 88 4 Federal Mln & Smlt pf 3314 .. Ftcepert Texas 1414 .. Gasten Wms & Wit.. 'A 2 Gen Am Tank Car. ... 55 .. General Asphalt 07 8 General Asphalt pf . . . 105 0 General Cigar 0814 8 General Electric 138 1 General Meters 11 8 Gen Meters deb G.. 71 7 Gen Meters deb 7.. 84 ,. Goedrich B F 35 7 Goedrich B F pf 84J4 .. Granby Cencol M & M 2014 7 Great Northern pf . . . 70 4 Great North Ore ctfs. 3114 .. Greene C'unanea Cep. 28 7 Gulf State. Steel 1st pf 00 4 Haskell & Barker Car 81 .. Housten OH 7014 1 Hupp Motorcar 12 7 Illinois Central OsH .. Indlahema Ref 4 14 .. Inspiration Cen Cep.. 40 . . Interb Cen Cerp . . . ,. Interb Cen Cern-pf.., . . Int Agricul Cerp pf . . .. International Cement 7 Int Harvester new.. 7 Int liarv new pt.. . 100 100 100 100 500 100 300 1200 700 3000 500 200 200 100 100 8100 100 100 200 6100 300 200 500 100 300 1200 100 500 100 200 1000 300 300 000 7000 400 200 100 800 200 400 700 1400 8100 100 300 200 8300 400 1500 100 2900 2800 8500 2900 Tetala Ifc 4 36 28 8314 102 H Int Mer Marine 15 0 Int Mer Marine pf.... 06 .. International Nickel.. 12 6 Internat Nickel pf.... 60J4 .. International Paper .. 53J4 6 Inter Paper pf stpd... 72 .. Invincible OH Cerp... 12 nd Oil 2ft .. Juiu-s Bres Tea 3714 .. Kansas City Southern 23H .. Kansas & Gulf 714 4 Kelly-Sprlnglleld Tire 4314 3 Kennecett Copper ... 27 .. Keystone T & R 11 salra. 471.100 chares, compared Iiw 4914 It 43 1H H 80J4 37 88 30 28 32 3214 1461i 20 0 132 13 5714 4014 31 50 0914 414 45 P8J4 87 34 34 3014 115 131 12 It 34 18 8114 13 38 4814 4614 74 8914 86 114 2 3114 22 9414 103 36 7J4 10414 6 'j '14 70 115 14 88 514 18 31J4 UK C8J4 4314 e 58 12014 12 78 3014 04 35 4714 30 '14 7 17K. 20 32 V, 67 109 55 31 7114 83J4 12 27 ft 4214 40 42 64 314 1214 48 14 1814 57 14 14J4 0314 lit 34 6414 13 '14 15 5114 15 107 11114 0914 63 18 J4 18 19 7714 11 74 88 33 1414 54 55 6654 105 684 137 10JJ 71 84 3 84J4 29 75 3114 20 90 81 78 " 0814 14 3914 114 3J4 30 27J4 83 102 J4 15 0414 "J4 0914 3 72 11 li 2 30 23 '14 41 2614 "14 with Today's Nft Cle ChKf 4014 11 - 43 20 - 30ft -3314-3214-147 20- 10ft 2 133 1 13 5714 r 4114 31 r4- 87- 34 - 5414 3114 11014 13114 120ft 17- Sl 13 38 4ft 14 J4 14 1 4 14 1-i 14 14 y 14 14 M 2V4 14 47 r 2 74 - 00 86 1J4- 2 31 22 .. 95 114 103 - 1 36 - 38 104(4- 6 '14 70 - 115 J4- 88- H 18 32 J4. 614 58 120 12 78 3014 04 3514 'H 56 '14 7 1714 2014 -109 65 32 71V4 84 13 28 J4 4214 41 42 6514 3- 1314- 4014 9314 34 14 -64 lj 13 51J4 15 -107 111J4 9914 03 -10 - '814 14 11 74ft 114 88 3314 "14 54 55 -07 103 0814 138 35 J4 H4ft 14 H 114 14 1 14 14 ' 54 14 14 ' ft 54 3 14 54 " "l4 14 V, il4 H "h "54 14 14 54 14 2H 14 M 114 14 14 14 14 14 14 1 14 2 14 14 2 14 1 114 114 14 54 1 2014 114 75 3114 28 90 81 -'054 11 9814 414 40 154 4 30 -28 8314 102ft 1ft 54 OB 12 0954 52 2J4 3014 23- 714 42 -27 "14 14 54 14 5 54 1 14 ft 14 154 14 14 H H flnles 100 2300 300 900 200 1000 200 401 800 '300 300 2400 400 21000. 700 2100 1 3800 600 800 300 100 400 1300 1100 800 100 100 200 100 100 200 2300 800 100 100 100 2 6000 2500 100 100 300 100 1100 100 2500 700 300 300 800 400 9000 3800 500 100 5200 1800 400 300 500 100 800 200 400 100 14100 209 2300 700 100 300 000 100 7000 500 300 1000 1800 1700 100 2000 100 100 800 200 100 0400 I 200 100 500 400 100 3100 100 2100 800 600 7300 200 2100 600 100 800 500 300 400 200 100 0100 000 1900 27800 200 2100 3300 000 200 1500 100 100 2100 000 100 100 1500 3500 200 100 100 300 600 4800 800 500 I)lv. In t , 8 Kresge S S . . Lackawanna Steel 2 Lee Rubber Tire. 50 Lehigh Valley ... 12 Liggett & Myers. . Leewe Ce 1 Left Candy 12 Lerltlard Tobacco 7 Mnnhattnn Elev guar 1.78 Manhattan Shirt HUrh ,1'H . 47 . 29J4 . 5014 .100 . u . let .15214 35 34 Market St Rwv nr nf. 33 .. Mnrlln Oil ..., 26J4 Mny Dept Stores 99 12. Mexican Petroleum ..11514 2 M'nml Copper 26 .20 Middle States Cerp... 14ft .. Mldvale Steel 2014 .. Me Kansas & Texas.. 1 .. Me Kan & Tex pf.... 2ft .. Me Kan & Texas wl. 8 .. Me Knn & Tex pf wl. 23'4 .. Missouri Pacific IS 14 .. Missouri Pacific pf... 14 . . Mentana Power .... 50 .. Montgomery Ward .. 18 .. Multlns Bedy 22 .. National Acme 12 6 Nat Enam & Stamp.. 42ft 0 Nntlenal Lead 8514 7 National Lend pf 107 . . Nnt R R of Mcx 2d pf 3 . . Nev Cen Copper 15 8 New Yerk Central... 74 . . New Yerk C ft St L. . 58 8 N Y Chi ft St L 2d pf. 6114 .80 New Yerk Deck 3314 .. New Yerk N It ft H.. 1114 2 New Yerk Ont & W.. 22V4 4 N Y Shipbuilding 1314 7 Norfolk & Western... 0714 .. North American ctfe. 44 .. Ne American pf ctfs. 39ft 7 Northern Pacific .... HOW . . Nunally Ce 11 .. Okla Pred ft Ref 314 .. Otis Steel 0 2 Owens Bottling 27ft .. Pnclfle Devel Cerp... 7 . . Pacific Gas ft Elec. ... 65 .. Pacific Mall 12 .. Pacific OH 46ft 0 Pan-Amr Petrel .... 8214 6 Pan-Amer B . . .' 4714 .. Panhandle 1214 2 Pennsylvania R R.... 3314 .. Penn Seaboard Steel.. 10 .. Peeples Gas Chicago. 80ft .. Pere Marquette 22 ft 5 Pere Marquette pf ... 66 8 Tere Mnrq prier pf... 3 Philadelphia Ce 32ft .. Phillips Pet 32 . . Plcree-Arrew Moter. . 14 .. Plerce-Arrew Met pf. 3 .. Pierce Oil 13ft 8 Pierce Oil pf OOft" 8 rltta Ceal 65 .. Pitts & West Va 23 ft 6 Pitts ft West Va pf.. 70 .. Pend Creek Ceal 16 .. Pressed Steel Car.... 66 7 Pressed Steel Cor pf . . 02 .. Producers ft Ref 32ft 8 Pullman 10" .. Punta Alcgre Sugar.. 29ft 2 Pure Oil 38 . . Ray Cen Copper 15 4 Rending 71 2 Reading 1st pf 42 .. Rem'nmen Typewriter 28ft . . Rem Typewriter 1st pf 5614 .. Replogle Steel 20 .. Republic Iren ft Steel. 84ft .. Resselaer ft Parategn 114ft 7 Reb Rels & Ce 1st pf. 50 i.20 Royal Dutch Amer... 50 1 St Jeseph Lead 13ft .. Santa Cecelia Sugar.. 1 .. Saxen Moter 2ft .. Seaboard Air Line. .. . 3ft .. Seaboard Air Line pf. 4ft . . Senrs-Reebuck 57 7 Sears-Roebuck pf .... 87ft .. Seneca Cep Cerp 24 . . Shattuck Arizona Cerp 8 .74 Shell Transport 38ft .. Sinclair Oil 22 .. Sless-Sheffleld 38 ft e Southern Pacific 70ft .. Southern Rail 10 .. Southern Railway pf. 45 4 Standard Oil of Calif. 00ft 8 Stnndard Oil of N J.. 18014 7 Stnnd Oil of N J pf...ll?ft 7 Steel Tube pf 85ft 2 Stewart Warner Speed 23 .. Stromberg Carb 32 7 Studebaker 80 1 Submarlne Beat Cerp. 4ft .. Tcnn Cep ft Chem.... 10 3 Texas Ce 47 .. Texas ft Pacific 23ft 2.80 Texas G Sul 33 1 Texas & Pac C ft O.. 20 0 Tobacco Products .... 80ft 7 Tobacco Products pf. 80ft .. Transcen Oil 10 4 TranBUe Wm Steel... 32 8 Union Bag & Paper. . 72 .. Union Oil 20 10 Union Pacific 127ft 4 Union Pacific pf 71 .. United Drug 09ft 8 United Fruit 120 6 United Retnll Stores.. 83 .. Union Tank Car pf. ..103 .. U S C I P & Fdy 18 ..US Express 0ft ..US Feed Products... 10 .. U S Ind Alcohol 38ft ..US Realty ft Imp... 03ft ..Us Ilubbcr 54 U S Smelt ft Ref 30 100 3. BO U S Smelt & Ref pf . . 43ft 3000 BUS Steel 83ft 100 7 U S Steel pf 113 8400 2 Utah Copper 03 500 .. Utah Sec Oft 500 .. Vanadium Cerp 32ft 2300 .. Vlvadeu Ine 7 1300 .. Wabash , 0 500 .. Wabash pf A 20ft 200 .. Wabash pf B 13 100 2.80 Wells Farge Express. 07ft 700 .. Western Maryland ... 8ft 2000 .. West Maryland 2d pf. 13 . . Western Pacific 17ft 6 Western Pacific pf... 55 7 Western Union Tel... 02 4 Westlngheuse E ft M. 40ft . . Wheeling ft L E 7 4 White Moter 39 . . White Oil Cerp 12 v Wick Spenc Steel Cerp 17 ft . . Willys-Overland 5ft . . Willys-Overland pf . . 29 8 Wilsen ft Ce 20 7 Wilsen & Ce pf 60 008,800 ahurea 200 100 00O 500 100 100 600 5000 800 600 300 100 100 yeatarday. 4 Worthlngten Pump... 43ft Ixiw l'K 46' 20 50 100 lift 10 182 34 33 34 26 98ft 112 20 ft "ft 28 1 2ft 8J4 23 ft 1814 46 59 13 22 12 42 83 ft 107 3 14ft 73ft 38 61ft 33 Vi 13ft 21ft "ft 97ft 44 39ft 79ft 11 3 9ft 26ft ft 64 lift 45 ft 51 47 12ft 3.1ft 10 36 22 rs 65 32 ft 32 114 34 1214 68 ft 65 2J4 70 66 B? 31ft 108 20 3S 14 71ft 42 75 ft 56 ft 20 33 ft i.54 50 40 13ft 1 2 3ft 4ft .',0 ft 87 ft 23 7 38 ft 21ft 38 70 18 ft 45 00 186 112 84 23 32 70ft 4 10 40ft 2314 32 ft 28 50 80 10ft 32 72 10ft 127 71 60ft 125 52 103 18 0J4 10 37 62 63 ft 3,1 43 ft 83 113 0314 Oft 32 'H Oft 20 13 0714 8ft 14 ft 17ft 55 ?4 ' 39 11 10ft 28 20 00 43ft Today's Nft Clese Chse. 1'4- 14 4C14 .. 29 69 100 ,14 .10ft 162 35 31 33 26-14 00 1 11514 214 26ft 14 .. 28ft- 54 l- 54 2ft 23 ft- 18 ft .. 46 - ft 69 14 13- ft 22 -12 42 '" 85 ft- 107 3 15 7i 8(1 - 61ft 13ft 22 13ft- 97ft 44- 39ft- 79- 11 -3 9ft 26 ft- 7 05 12 l4 62ft 7ft 1214 33ft 10 86 22ft 66 -05 32 ft 32 14 34 12 69ft 1ft 65 ft 23 ft 70 - in en 02 32ft 108ft ft 15 27ft 50 ft 2ft 26 53ft- ft 11114 9ft 50 1ft 50 ft 1ft 13ft - ft 1 2 314 ft 50ft 87ft 23 8 38 ft 22 38 ft- 79 18ft 45 00 ft- 18(11, 112 ft 85 14 70ft 4ft 10 47 10 32 72 -20 127 ft 71 00ft 120 63 103 18 Oft 10 38ft 03 C3 30 1ft 43ft ft 83- 113 ft 04 2ft 0ft 32ft .. '14 6-20-13 67ft- 8ft 15J4 17ft 55 02 40ft ' 39 12 10J4 5 20 -20 09 43ft 01 Alll Insur. if) 10 Am Ons... 40 100 Am ('It pf . 1 Lewr 10 in 1 Clese 11) 40 1 Nl chse. WVMM - ' ' f-' 11 1' h AS Nh MARKFT NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE TRANSACT IONS I P!.iiMPhiaj;ecksJ .. . Dlv. HAD STRONG TONE M 14 54 IX "14 54 154 14 2K 14 "54 "4 14 54 i 1 54 ' 2 54 ft ft r V 2 154 ft ft 54 V 14 14 2 IOA111 Uj-h pf 17Vj nVi 17.. , Kit Am Hmeltg 4 45 .-r, M LWAnocemln. 40 4S 40 4- lOtAm T&T.11016 115 110 ( ltitAin Loce, nn-y, nn-Vi m lOtHnld Loce O.IVi II.IVi 0" in tee pref.. 1(11! Wl liu , 5S 0 4S.-1J 13 20 V, 12 0.T;s 12.1 11 74 Vi MlVi 13 20 (S sntiicfii sti it ns netriii r.t w 0 lOtf'linml Mtr 4S 2:S.-tChllc Cep. 13 10tC M&Stl' 20 lOtCrurlble .. O.'Vj 2.'tCel Oph pf 12Vs OOtfern Pred 04 .114 Klw Hter.123 lOIKrlc .... 11 200tKnm Piny 74 243 In Ce N A 31 2,"tlnt Nickel 12 445tKenn Cep 27 7 Leh Nnv.. 00 r.OIMex Pet. .114 114 fiOtNnr Pac . "D 70', iriT.N .N II & II ... 14 2.-tPnc Oil.. 40 VlOtPnn-A Pt ."2 303 Pa It It.. .'WV, 174 Pa Salt . 00 32 Philn Ce cum pf 13S Phil Elec 2S0 de pf . . 1110 P It T.. 15 I Thl I Trac. 50 25 Prd Itf Ce 31 lotDev Hut. no lOtTexns Ce. 40 200Tone Pel.. 1A 100Tone Min. !,' 110 In Tract. :v ns e- 4sl- 13', 20 0.-.VJ 12- V. 0-T-A lift 123 2 11 74iy, 31.. 12 27 00 2 114' 1 70-1i 14 40 r.2. 33 00 14 40 IIZ-Ki-t-l 33 en Vj NEW YORK CURB MARKET lnnVi NIC r- V L en en J " ..10214 102H '"-J ?ll'7 ' loin 101J? mi? Y7 11130 KI7U 107 107 H Y0iil"?:..lSiS "gift INDCHTItlAWt Hlh . ltt ,. 4 1? !. ..17n 1704 17!li Iew l.kt i.rV TtV et " "7 3U 2ft S.H 21 It 21 21ft 1.1(4 lll'i 13Vt 4 4? 1 70 1704 17!l IK 03 03 0 0 0 ej2 2.1 21 21 24 20 24 2 2 2- low inu 11114 2'i 2l, 2$ 1. 1i 11. 2i 2i 2. in in iv, KH OH flVf. 1A liSt l.1. 1A liV 1A S 8 S 37 2U. 27 IN 37 21 27 IS no 31 Vt no 4(1 lflr :i I 'A 37 .. 24 Y 27.. 18 - no ... ni.. no 10 Aft A hi 1 n jrnct. .'.. .u'i .wyi y lOTln Fruit. 12.1 12.iV, 12.-1W 217 V C, I.... 40 3I1-V, 40 12." 1e pref.. no', 50 14 nOVJ.. 2.1tT' R In Al 37', 37 373. lOtl'tnh Cep(ll 01 04l 200tAVheelin(j & L K. 7 7 7.. 400 Yerk Itwy 0' 0y. 0 101) Ie pref.. 31 Vi 31 31.. tNVt chnnBJi. mnile by eomnnrlien with last snle en New Yerk Stock Exchange. Tetnl rule. ,'HH shnrea, cempurncl with 0714 linrn MYterliiy. Thui far this week. .10.293 shnreii. I'liimnr.i.ruiA iiends 1.-00 Liberty 3h '47 3000 Liberty 2d 48 '42. 1000 Liberty 3d 4s '28. 100 Liberty 3d 4s '28. 130(1 Llbertv 4th 4V5s '38 100 Liberty 4th 4s '38. 40(HI Liberty 4th 4',h '38. 5000 Victory 4n '23.... 3000 Victory 4n '23.. SnO Philn F.lectric fls. . 2000 Philn Klectric Os . 2000 Philn Klectric 0.. 5000 Philn Klectric (Is. Tetul. 12R.R00. cempnri.it yeatcnlay. ThUH for thla week. S2.7I3.0S0 Acma Ceal UAlir Cr lahcil Krult Chlcnte Nlpple . . . rievelnml Aute .. . nurnnt Meters nr tiniduyn I'lcturca Olllette Heydn Chem I.lbby McNeill Lincoln Metera A Ken S, H U I erf'ctlen Tire ...... Perfection Tire new .. I'yrene MfK Itndle Cem .Southern Ceal A Iren. flweeta Ce fnltcil Profit Hhurlng . Unllecl itftnll Cnndy... Wnyne Ceal Wvnx. End Chem Wlllya Cerp KTANIJAUI) OIUS Anitle.Amr Oil 20 2JV4 Ohie Oil 270 270 Imperial Oil 104 103 Htund Oil of Indiana .... HN 87Tt Stand Oil of N Y 380 380 lNI)Krr.MBNT OILS Arkannaa Nat Oaa lloeno Oil Iioalen Wyemlnx . . . Carlb Byn ntU H,.rvlr fold) Cltlta Srlcr "11" clfa Creele Hyn IMmnnds Oil . . . . Elk UaAIn I'nt . . . . Englncera I'etrel federal Oil (Jlllllamt Oil .... Olenreck Oil .... Imperial Oil Inter Petrel ..... Kcyatenn HartBer I.J ens l'et ...... Maracalbe Oil ... Merrltt Oil Mexican Eairle . . Omar Oil Hnpulpa Kef .... HlnmiB l'et Bkelly Oil Southern 1' & II . . Texon Victeria oil (new) Wilcox Oil Y Oil MINING lllK IdKe Hoaten A Mentana Candclnrla M CepixT Canen .... Cena Cep M Certez Silver Crcasen Oeld Crescent .McVamarn Eureka Creesua . . . . Oeldfleld Florence . Helllniter McKlnley Darranh . McNamara Mether Iod clt .. National Tin Nevada Ol'hlr Tonenah l)llde ... Trinity Copper .... Unity Oeld Cnlted Eastern .... United Verde neNns Allied Tacker ctfa Aluminum 7a 1U2B. Aluminum 7a lO.'la. Anaconda "a 11)20. Armour 7a llarnsdall Fa lleth Steel 7h 1023. Ileth Steel 7s 1023. Can 1'ae (la Cent Steel 8a Cel Oraph 8a I'nna Textile Ra ... r'nnntir KftVlH n, 11, n... 111 11, with. inee.AO.0 ! 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( H7H 7n ..101 lOllTi 101 ..100 loevi ineH 100 till ;; n.1 s 0!,. . .KiflH ions innfe .ion meH 100 .lenu ion lenli ...103 103 103 inn'", innv4 lii"M ... 03 03 05 New 1 - Jbi, III I rlmt". BAR SILVER Demestic bar nller was unchanged In New Vnrk tnilsi' at OOSc tier fln eunce: fereicn. il.mc a c.iln of 1 tic. In Londen, the price jnua Ce 0a nan u uinuti , .,..,... rtpi.rn 7IAb (loedrlch 7s 1023 (lulf Oil 7a (lulf Oil 0a Oregon S I. 5a . . Otla Steel Ha 100H lOOtl 100 100H 1011 ions . 4H 42 .12 .loe neti loe 11)'.' 103 104 07t; 084 .103ti .100 . 00 . net; . 09 OT 08 103 100 0SH 0(1 00 07 08' 103 100 05 OOVi 00 ij rhlla Elec fla. ,. 1Mb Service N J 7a Hhawancen 7a . Heuthweal Itell Stand O' N V Stand Oil N Y Un I'rec Vacuutn 7 .. Wlrrhester 7 . . Arirentlne 8a Cuban Tel 7 a ... HI" 'irnmle 8a Swlaa 5 a STEEL BOOKINGS DECLINE t -.. i New Yerk. Dec. 10. The monthly tennacc report of the l'nlt"-l Stntc Htecl Coi-perntlon, mode public today Miewed 4.2."0.."2 tene of unfilled orders en hand NVv'nher ,'U. T'iH In -i 1V crenw of 30.287 tens from Octeher'-i iir llllcd erdcrH, which tetnlcd 4,280,820 font. Mi i I NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT Heavy Contraction In Leans and De-, posits Excess Reserve Reduced Leniw nnd dliceunts of the New Yerk ' CIcnrlnR Heuse institutions were re duced $38.5117.000 Inst week. While liabilities were nlsn cut down by a shrinkage of $20,033,000 In demand de posits, the reserve credit at tnc rcuerni Reserve Bank wns decreased $11,240,-1 000. As a result' the reserve In excess of legal requirements wns cut down $7,704,700. leaving n surplus of $10, 283,010. AVERAOE Thla week I.aat week Exceaa rcecrve . 1.377.nnn . 't,-''" AKKreante rea... 50l.722.one 510,734,000 Iina. etc. .... 4,413.330.000 4,437.904,000 Caan In vault" A member banks 74.887,000 73.801.000 Iteaervn In mem ber banka nnd reaerve banka . Heaervn In State banka nnd truat companies ... Ileaerve In Btate banka nnd truat company deposi tories M it rlmnnrl de- pealta 3,804,011,000 3.844.722.000 Time depnalta .. 224.R70.O0O 232 2r..mie Circulation .... 33,100.000 tT. S. depealta deducted 40.filO.O0O ACTUAL Thla week Piniu renervn .. tln.2S3.OIO AcureRate rea... 512.4D7.nOO Leans, etc Caah In vault & member banka Iteaervn In mem ber banka & re re aerve banka . . . rteserve In State banks and truat companies ileaerve in Minie banks nnd trust company depoa depea depoa terlea !t dem. depealta 3, Time deposits .. Circulation U. S. Statca de de eoalta deducted. Raw Sugar Market Quiet vr Yerk. Dee. 10. 1Ti .t ket waa nuUt and unchanted iS.I mr crop CUDB Quoted, nominally. , i U"1 "w and IrelKlit, equal te 3.01c. .i,ic' "t no sales ether than t if- wd. rday. The local Mllned ?! !" ged en the Laala e "j j,?"! - iria There were tmrleil veate waa uncHnntced 2 per cent for caah A Spruce 8200 Natien-Wide Market 487,215,000 408,072,000 8,854.000 8,033,000 8,778,000 8,084.000 33.000.000 45.821.000 ITat week 1 17.1117.8(10 fi2A3ia.nne 4.305,0.14,000 4.431,2.11.000 73,310,000 71,411.000 404.057.000 SOO.200,000 Liberty Bends Victory Notes and Treasury Certificates SECURITIES DEPARTMENT Commercial Trust Company MttnW Fcdml TUrre SyiUv City Hall Square Wet )lllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllll GARRISON &C0. WIDENEaBLOG. MEMBERS-NEW YORK AND PHIUDELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK EXCHANGE SERVICE lllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllll 8.884,000 8.808,000 8, 500,000 0,230.000 701,205,(101) 3,824,028.000 222.420,000 2.12.870.O0D 3.1.244,000 33. 221.000 40,558,000 40,455,000 Prices Streng en Paris Bourse Pnrla, Dec, 10. Prlcea were ntrenc en the Heurae today. The strencth waa due te re ports from WnahlnKten of the adoption of the four-I'ewera Poc'ne plan. Thp.e per cent rentes, 05f 23c. Kxchanire en Londen, 63f. KHe per cent lean, bOf 20e. The dol lar waa quoted at 12f U4c. Lawrence E. Brown & Ce. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS I860 HEAL ESTATE TUCHT ULD0. InveUBaiu and aujuat curperailun anil partnership accounts and prepara locemi rax Rcturna. C. S. PATTON & CO. 3D & CHESTNUT STS. BANKERS Successor te BAILER ft bTEVKNSON fiends nnd stocks hetiRht nnd soil Members Phlla. Stock ETfhnnite BOND SALESMAN WANTED by llanktne Heuse. Must hae cwa clientele. Only ena that can product reaulta need apply. A rare opportunity for the rlcht man. State experience and where formerly employed. All cemmunl. cntlena confidential. C-022, I.eilrer Off J4I A H '4 ' 'A 1? A X " A 'A 'A X Va X X X ! l 'a it l!4 X f Va K1 i Vi ' Va Va i yS H ' 'x Va a Thua far thla week. 4,302,000 ehares. Financial Briefs VThe average price of twenty active Indus trial stocks advanced 0.10 per cant yaster Say te, 70. B0. while twenty railroads were 0.13 per cent hliher at 74.33. I SaUe In November of the Bchulta rtetall teres Corporation were tl. 020, &7, acalnat II 818,28a In November. 1020, Thla ahewa an'lncrehte of about 7tt per cent ever laat yeirta flvuraa. Lcharlee U Cooper and Charlea E. Pechln tiarel become associated with Schtbener, fcennln Ce. In tbelr aalea ercanlxatlun. r i Harrison. Smith ft Ce., ayndlcate rain sVera for Philadelphia, announce that all rfiihe 111.200,000 Commonwealth of Penn JJlVanl K Per cent benda have bean aeld. ?Keck latand'i rreaa bualneaa for Orat aeven dbSjht'bictrnter ararerated 20.812 carleada. nlnat 89,031 laat month and 28,240 a year ftiMnaxdilT. Allan haa become aaaeclated 1 WathUMT.bend department of Btreud Ce. V sasi aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiai i ' " j , BANK CLEARIN08 'Sank cltarlnn today compared with cer- miU ...lOT.OOO.OOO I72.B85,70 tss.ess.eii WTt. ..oes.oeo.ooo fCSST. 00.000.000 ! . .. STERLING JUMPS TO 4.1334 Succession of New High Records Made In Market for Exchange New Yerk, Dec. 10. The foreign ex chancc market this morning noted n Huccesslen of new higher records en the movement for sterling and francs. Lire were fairly steady, but marks shaded nearly a point from the best. Sterling cables were 4.tH:K, demand 4.13V4 1 frnnr- cables 7.&1, checks 7.82; lire cables 4.44, checks 4.43 and marks .54. Opening figures were generally higher with the exception of Stockholm, which was down 2 points from yesterday's final. A feature, aside from the general Btrength, was a further advance In Swiss exchange, making a total net gain of 10 points above par. The premium en New lerk funds In Montreal today was 8 per cent. The discount en Canadian funds in New Yerk was 8 per cent. The Seuth American exchanges were quoted today as follews: Chile. 10 ; Uruguay, 140, and Argentine, 3.NJ. The Central European exchanges were strong teday: Quotations were: Bulgarian. .78; Rumanian, .85; Ser bian 1.50; Czecho-Slevaklan, 1.15; Juge-Slavlan. .30; Polish marks. .0325; Finnish. 1.00; UreeK, 4,ai ; Austrian, .04; Hungarian, .144. TESTEHDAY'S FINAL QUOTATIONS Bterllni franca Lire Oulldera Demand 4,10 7.08K 4.88H 35 83 Cable. .;.... 4.10 7.07 4.37 35.80 TODAT'B OPENING QUOTATIONS Bterllns Francs Lire Oulldera Demand 4.10V4 7.77 4.42V. 35.85 Cablea 4.11 7.78 4.43 33.00 CLOBINO QUOTATIONS Lire Oulldera 4.4IH 83.05 4.41 30.01 Philadelphia Markets WHEAT rteeelpta. 2H9.205 bushela Mar ket quiet at late decline. Car leta In expert elevater: Ne. 2 red wlntur. It 10W 1 21; Nj. 2 red winter, aarllcky. (1 1101. in. Other itradea Quoted at the following ached. ule of dlaceunlal Mixed wheat. He under red winter1 Ne. 3 wheat, 3e undr Ne 2, Ne 4 skinned. Plymouth Rocks, welKhlnr 5 lbs. each or ever, 23025c; aprlna; chick ens, net Lvsherna, medium quality. 21r22c; aprlmr chlckena. net IKhern, Inferior. 1820c; aprlnc chlckena, Leg horn. 1821c. old roeatera, 17(itl8ci turkeys, fancy, 43c de. fair te geed. 40043c; ducks, white I'ekln. L'.'iWL'lln: de. mixed colors. I'l.'it 24c. de, .Muscevy, 18020c, Keeai., 20ft2ki uncus, yeun?. per Dalr. weluhtnir 11 ffc J bs. apiece, 1.S03 1.00; welvhlnE 101W lbs. per pair. 70SJ ' " $4,000,000 Tobacco Products Corporation Ten-Year Sinking Fund 7 Notes Te Be Dated December IS, 1921 Te Mature December IS, 1931 Authorized and presently te be Issued, $4,000,000. Interest payable June IS and December 15 without deduction for normal Federal income tax up te 2. Principal and interest payable at Guaranty Trust Company of New Yerk. Coupon Notes of $1,000 denomination, registerable as te principal only. Redeemable at the option of the Corporation at any time en 30 days' notice, as a whole only te and including December 15, 1926, and as a whole or in part thereafter at 110 for each twelve months or fraction thereof elapsed between that date and any later redemption date. SINKING FUND Frem 1922 te 1926, inclusive, Sinking Fund, payable each December 15, sufficient te retire $200,000 principal amount of Notes annually, te be applied te purchase of notes at net exceed 105 and accrued interest; any unexpended moneys remaining en May 1 following such payment te revert te the Corporation. If by Maj 1, 1927, $1,000,000 principal amount of Notes shall net have been se acquired, then the Corporation is te increase Sinking Fund payment due December 15, 1927, by a sum sufficient te retire a principal amount of Notes equal te the difference between $1,000,000 and the principal amount of Notes up te that date actually acquired. Frem 1927 te 1930, inclusive, Sinking Fund, payable each December 15, sufficient te retire $250,000 principal amount of Notes " annually, te be applied te purchase of Notes at net exceeding the current redemption price, or te their redemption. , Guaranty Trust Company of New Yerk, Trustee. A letter from Mr. James M. Dixen, President of the Corporation, copy of which will be furnished upon request, is summarized as follews: The purpose of this issue is te provide funds for payment of the interest-bearing scrip and cur rent indebtedness of the Corporation. EARNINGS Net profits for five years ended December 31, 1920, were as follews: Years ended Net Profit December31 afterTaxes r n iru neaa. yeun?. 11. an...... KA tun, 1.,1,0. .,uw 1.1JV V apiece. SlQ'1,25: BUlneas, elk-hl old. W&.V-I0 .UBa8' ?: .ai..a-.-2 ."h'.i..eiSS?i ""en- "" ' . S03": " CORN ItecelDta. 6983 bushela Market ateady at recent decline. Car leta, In expert rmvaiur -iiu, 4, eivuici iiu. e. evunuc. tlenal lets htjc ?,, i.i..,far '?c,lJ. "T.uc ,0 ..V,"i."j.?,a' I Packed. 02W53C. de. rancy, lceJ. nec. averare riHK JtOBMr- Ne. 2 yellow, new, 04 V4 OOSHc: receipts, 45040c: old turkeys. 4043c; fowls. "'! .!Ly.e"?,w !,BW' 9ii?.02l?- fresh-killed, dry-picked, In boxes, weighing OATS Hecelpta. 570O bushels. Quiet and B lbs. apiece, 33c; welablnn A lbs.. 3132ci unchanged. Car Ieta aa te location Ne. 2 welahlnit 3h lbs.. 230270: weighing; 3 Iba.. wh,V.eA,.1?wl.?! r- 3,.,w.n!.le HW44c. sifasuc; fewla, freah-kllled. In hbla., dry- I'LOUK Itecelpta. 500 barrel, and 1,800.- picked, welghlne 4V4 05 Iba. apiece, dry- in iwuin, in. bhi in"""? um 4uifi, wuu- ' pacaeu, ac, ice-pacKeq, aic: weigninir 4 lta tatlena per lOO.peunda packed. In 140-pound , "4j ,10c: welghlna- 3W Iba., 2ird24c: well! Kl?,WLV . ' wln,r ""HBnt. .Vt?""!;"' ' lr.r Iba. and under. 1820c. Iteastlng u..uu3u.nw, wv. . j.,Di""A u.j".i.wi cnicaens, i,iu winier (raiaiti. eu.uvuvu. tit, ae, anon patent, 10.7507: spring-, first, clear. I5.10Q 5.35: de, patent, 1707.35, de, ahert patent. l7.OO0S,2Si fancy aprlnr and city mills pat ent, family branda. S8.7SiBD.23, Itye flour. 25c DRESSED TOULTRY Sprlnit turkeys, fancy, dry-picked, nearby, 54055c: excep tienal lets higher: de, rancy western drv- mlly fil.40. Bterllng France Demand J." 7.32 Cable 4.14U 7.82H lOOOttf I'JteviPiONB Hteadlly held, lleef, In aeta. ameked and alr-drled, 52c: beef knuckles, 58c: perk, family, 84c: hams. H I, cured, loeaa, 20 022c; de. aklnned. loose, 18021c: de, de, ameked 204328c hama. boiled, bone bene lesa 8Sc; picnic ahuuldera, a. 1 cured, loose, Ulc, de, smoked. 17c; bellies. In pickle, loose. lie iirekniaii uhcqii, c: laru, lC, IIUTTKll Oulet and unchanrerf. Tk. quotatlena. Solid-packed creamery, extra. t'wc! lebblns sales of hlah.senclng goods. 47440Hc; extra firsts 43A044ttc, firsts! 340p, awet creamery, choice and fancy. 48H05OV4C- fair te geed. 3447Hr. fancy brands of prints were Jebblnr at 30001c fair te choice. 5138c. . EOaS Klne fresh egr steady held The quotatlena: Nearby extra firsts, 80c: nearby fusts. 58c: Western extra firsts. Hire, firsts 50c; seconds, 40050c: Jebblnr aalea of can dled fresh eggs, 75070c. fair te choice. 89 74c CHEESE Quiet and unchanged. Quota Queta Quota teona! New Tork whole-milk, flata, fancy, 22W 023c: de. fair te geed. 21022c: Ixinr. horns, 22023ttc; Single Dalalee. 2lH028ei goeas, 33 u zee. Fowls, net Leghorn. fancy, fat. yellow-skinned, weighing 5 lbs. each or ever, 27020c; medium. nuallty, 280 zoe: interior, lsvzza: fei enip' Uft.iOc; weighing 3H Iba., 2iri24c: weigh- Western. dry-picked In boxes- 4 Iba, apiece, 82c: Weighing 4H06 Iba. and ever anlece. 34c igning 4 ids, apiece, die; weighing 34 weighing 4 Iba, apiece, 3Zc: Iba. apiece, 20028c; weighing 24025c: bbla., weighing 405 Jebblnr aalea of fancy goods. i.ivri ruubTitr lS(aS22el spring 3 lbs. aelice. ahlna 405 lbs. and mer apiece, auivac; roasting cnicaens, western weighing 84 Iba. apiece, 24 02Hr; broiling chickens, Western, weighing 14 02 lbs apiece 32034c: chickens. Western, weighing 24 613 Iba. apiece, 20033c; rnaattng chickens nearby, weighing 4 03 lbs, and ever apiece. 31 tl 83c; roasting chickens, nearby, weigh ing 34 lbs, apiece, 27SJ2Sc broiling thick en. nearby, weighing 14 02 lbs. apiece. 81030c; chickens nearby, weighing 2 4 0.1 lbs. apiece, 28025e; old roosters. dry- picked, Weatern. 21e. de, de, Heuthern, II) 020c. ducks, 32034c, geeae, 22025c. LIVE8TOCK QUOTATIONS rittsburah. Dec. 10. HOGS Reprint,, 8300 head. Higher. Heavlea, 17 50417 115. n..e; i heavy yerkera, th,150fl light yerkera and Plaa, 18.5008.60. . SHEEP AND LAMDS Receipts, 100O Tep sheep, 10.70; top lamba, cr. yellow- head. Higher 112.60. Kaet Buffalo, y, Y., Dee. 10. CATTLE Receipts, 825 head. Slew and steady, i 21 head yearlings aeld 311 Calves, receipts, 100 head, Active and ateady: 13014. ' IIOOS Receipts, 1000 head. Active. 100 25c higher. Heavy, 7 7507. H5: mixed. 17.8508.26: yerkera. $8.2508,50; light i yerkera and plga. I8,5008.7B reughg. 10,25 00.50; ataga. 1405, ' HISTORY AND BUSINESS The Corporation and this term includes com panies at least 95 of whose stock it owns is engaged in the manufacture of cigarettes and smoking tobacco. Among its well-known brands are "Melachrine," "Herbert Tarryten," "Natural," "Egyptian Pret tiest" and "Seme Mixture" "Strollers," a lower priced cigarette, recently been introduced te the market. The Corporation also markets "!Zig-Zag" cigarette papers in this country under a long-term contract, and owns a substantial interest in Stephane Brethers, Inc., manufacturers of "Rameses" cigarettes. THIS ISSUE These Notes will be direct obligations of the Cor poration; the mortgaging of the Corperatiqn's property will be restricted by the Trust Agree ment in which the Corporation will also covenant (a) te maintain currents assets, as defined, at least equal te all indebtedness, including these notes, and (b) net te pay dividends (except stock dividends) en its common stock if thereby current assets be reduced te less than twice all indebted ness except notes of this issue outstanding, or if thereby the net current assets, after deducting all indebtedness, ether than these Notes, be reduced te less than Vz times the principal amount of the notes outstanding. CURRENT POSITION The Corporation's consolidated balance sheet as of October 31, 1921 (without giving effect te this financing) showed current assets of ever $11,500,000 and total liabilities of about $6,560,000, including $1,652,108 interest-bearing scrip matur ing quarterly from August 15, 1922, te Novem ber 15, 1923. 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 $1,571,961 1,936,994 2,186,321 2,176,507 2.411,094 Interest Paid $187,392 59,396 223,621 367,562 568,582 Balance $1,384,569 1,877,598 1,962,700 1,808,945 l,842r,512 Net sales have shown satisfactory growth during this period and, as with ether tobacco companies, its business in a healthy condition. The average Net Profits before interest deduc tions but after Federal taxes as shown above amount te $2,056,577 per annum for the five-year period, interest charges for the period average $281,310 per annum. Inasmuch as the present financing will fund existing "short-term indebted ness, present interest charges will net be mate rially changed thereby. The results for the cur rent year indicate the stability of the tobacco business in periods of industrial depression, net profits for the first ten months of 1921 having been at an annual rate approximating these of EQUITY Dividends have been paid regularly en the Cor poration's cumulative 7 preferred stock and dividends, in cash or interest-bearing scrip, have been paid en the common stock at the rate of $6 per share per annum since November, 1917. The market value of the preferred and common stocks of the Corporation as indicated by current quoted prices approximates $17,000,000. 100 and Accrued Interest, te Yield 7 When, as nnd If Issued and received 1 by us subject te approval of counsel, it la exnertprt w a ,. Guaranty Company of New Yerk 421 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia We de net guarantee the etatementt, and figures P0rentefabirln' bUt they " "" rrem wWcli we believe TFJ i I y rt" V .. ,v' . J