1 BK&S ;xr ', l V-Tl ? .- u .?V V " v 1 1? Department of the Seine W Few External U Km-cnlUble for 10 yesrs I? nnrVnf ef I1 '"e hv f"p the rreat t cf trie ft9.Dpnrtmtntii ( er F-pc In rel-t of wealth and nor-'itatlen. remsH.lnr tne City of Paris mil it reatdent'al and Industrial suburbs. Price yi'Wnq about 745 "Hie NationintvPemnnnv "htiadslahla 1417 Chestnut St. Atlantic City Chalfonte Bleck t E91 I1 '. T' i J 11 . Wasiat. Our February List of Investment sugges tions contains ever 165 issues of high-grade bends carefully select ed te meet the1 indi vidual requirements of conservative investors and institutions Yielding 4 te 8 At for Circular F U Harris. Ferbes & Ce Pirn St.. Car. Willlaa HEW YORK PHILADELPHIA OFFICE WMmrBldf Telephone Spruce 7040 $50,000 LEHIGH COAL NAVIGATION CO. CONS. S. F. 4'as 1154 r i. XVm Freui Penna. Htata Tax ae4 ieeVral Interne Tax te t PRICE TO YIELD 5 REILLY, BROCK & CO. . BANKERS 3t6 CHEbTNUl ST. PHILADELPHIA 1 ' Foreign Exchange CHECKS -CABLES Te All Parts of die World SpedalServlcetD Banks,6ankers and Foreign Exchange Dealers. Inquiries Solicited Kardes & Burke 1424WalnutS&.Ph!ldclphU faen sSfmct 6460 MYetk Brooklyn ntnberah Bosten Baltimore Direct Pnmtu irci Cenncamg Ail Ofica ; BOUGHT, SOLD & QUOTED wew ucvick -e. 03, yj Virginia Rwy. & Pr. 5a, 1934 Tenn. Power 5s, 1962 West Penn Power 5e, 1946 Empire Refining 69, 1927 D. B. Martin 6s, 1935 Penna. Pr. & Lt. 7s, 1951 Southern Utilities 65, 1933 Vincemjes Water Sup. 6s. 1936 kmer. Pr. 6c Lt. 6a. 2016 Peoria Gas & Elcc. 5s, 1923 53 AECewnaCtt " LAND TITLE BUILDING, " . PHILADELPHIA. PA. ' .. i Mrtnlwrs of FUlla, Meck Kxrliange Orders Executed for Caib or en Cemerrative Marginal Basis - McGLINN & CO. Mtmbtn N Y. Sterk Fxthangt 300 Widener Bldg. PHILADELPHIA Ntw Yerk Bottef A fitrawbridge & Clothier 1st Mortgage 6s, 1942 0RLEi, WOOD & CO. 333 rh--nn xtre fiyf 1 i Bwni ?i. t i-nnn. i-iefK r.irir. mv rl-r 'lTk : !.. j PV f (T Bendsr Investment IALSEY. STUART it CO, Inc, tnW MARKETMOVEMENT E Few Selected Issues Marked Up, While Recent Leaders Broke Sharply New Yerit, rob. 17. Prlce move merit continued uneven In today's stock market. Seme of tliu mere prominent speculative favorites receded, ethers '.eld, nhlle still ethers moved up Inte new high ground. The general char ncter of the operations very strongly suggested peel distribution of special ties under the cover of the strength of I new iclccteil lsrcs. This served te ring fresh leaders te the front of the stage while tome recently conspicuous 111 the limelight net only took n back ent but nlse broke badly when liquidat ing pressure developed. There uu.s ubeut an even break in the overnight news and developments. The Federal Ilescrvc reports were again fa vorable. Washington advices pointed te u possible shelving of the soldiers' bonus bugaboo mid meney1 market con ditions were decidedly easy, with n plentiful hupply of call money, leans lcuewlng Inte next week at -1 per cent. On the ether hand, the annual report of the United States Rubber Company was fully us bad ub predicted, if net worse. Londen cables te'd of the fail ure of an English brokerage concern which has been in business ISO years, and has liabilities of $10,000,000. Shippings and rails of the Invest ment claw lifted the average of prices substantially at the opening, but galus seen were canceled at a result of re newed pressure against oils and Inde pendent steels. Initial quotations re flected further buying of United Fruit. Union Pacific, Southern l'aclfic, Mcr cantl c Marine preferred, Lehigh Val ley and Reading. Shorts made 11 drive ngainst Mexican Pcrteuin, probably en rumors of an incnased expert tax and 1 Crucible Steel reacted one point. 1 Much of the early selling was trace- hdie te protcsHienai sources ana sectuctl te be based en the unfavorable nnntiui report of the United States Rubber Company. That stock was well sup sup uericd, however, yielding eny frac tional'.?. Ou'f States Steel. Baldwin und Studebaker were hcavj with Cm- -iblc, and Mexican Petroleum showed marked depression, losing 2 points. Te rally before neon was led by Inactlvt peclaltles of the feed and text! c va rieties, also General Asphalt and Amer ican Can. The market showed little retiming power after midday, when the bears made u savage attack en Mexican Po Pe tt eleum en rcpertb that u well had gene te salt water. Mexican Petre'eum s'umped O'Js, Pan-American -Vi niid Pierce Oil preferred 0 points. Faver- 1 'te issues were also in free supply, with ! Studebaker. Bethlehem and Crucible , Steels losing it point or mere. In the ( specia'ties considerable lower prices 1 prevailed for some issues, United Drug yielding 2'G and Adams Express 2'i. ; The entire market was mere ud-1 vcrscly affected in the final hour when 1 Mexican Petroleum extended Us less te j almost 7 points en Increased liquidation. Foreign Issues again were most fav ored in the brend and generally high movement of the bend division. I'Tcncn Government 7,:-h nnd United Kingdoms of 1022 registered best prices for the 1 movement. French municipals nnd 1 15c glnn. Swiss, Swedish, Chinese, Cuban Repub'ic as nnd Mexican Gov ernment 5s were also firm te htreng. The second, third nnd fourth 4's vere( strongest of the Liberty issues. Denver , and Rie Grande 5s at a 2 point advance 1 and Louisville nnd Nashville 4s nnd , Pennsylvania general 5s were auieu, the higher rails, unities were tea 1 turcd by Western Union 4ia and Pa 1 -ifie Tc'cphone and Telegraph 5s at I moderate gains. Commodity Markets GRAIN MARKET Chicago. Feb. 17. Wheat was erratic today. There was much long May wheat sold by local holders. This put wheat en the market which proved n burjlcn later. The market, however, did net present an appearance of weak ness becauce every time Mav reached $1.38, after a break te $1.37',?, there was excellent buying. July exhibited Independent strength. . Spot wheat was relatively unchanged I with u broader inquiry noted for the I low grades which have eceu selling nt tee great a discount. Liverpool Hpet wheat was Id higher but futures were Id te l'td lower. Buenes Aires opened lJ-i cents lower. The seaboard reported Germany took 500,000 bushels of wheat late yesterday. Cern trade was net active. The start was cay, but geed buying steadied the market. Receipt are net heavy. The cash corn basis was un changed, Exporters took 75,000 bushels i corn out of this market overnight, ut 1V cents ever May, truck. New Yerk for Ne. 2 yellow, and bid tbl price for mere, but sellers advanced th"ir limits 4 te 8 cents. Oats were lower. Receipts were larxer but cafch discounts remained un changed, h.'iipping demand wus moder ate. Opeiiit II!jli50t Tyiveat Clesltnr I My J 30 1-KX'i 1 ;iu4 1 37H i.r.7i July ... Cern - ! May . . . Oats .May .... I. it ... I'erk ' Jlay . . . . I-ari May . . Ju y 1 Klb 1 May .... July .... 03H CS'i "5U 04i 41'i 43!, 02 1; 43 4Ji 41V. I 31.10 ii.ne 11 se I t.nr, II '.'3 .11.41' 11 15 lLft1? 11 S'. II 43 11 0J ..ll.'.'i . ll.i'J 11 15 11 ;u 11.13 11 IT COTTON MARKET New Yerk, Ftb. 17. Responding te firm cables and a higher stock market, cotton opened steady and H te 15 points higher this morning. Spot houses and Wall ttrect interests were the chief buyers early. In the face of un leading and moderate pressure from I New Orleans and Japanese concerns, the list held well after the start ut about 1 15 te 17 points net rlbc 011 ucttvc op- tleus. 1 irv, 'Iim OpTi Huh Lew cies. Murch ... 17 .17 IT7'. 17im 17 UT IT.si; Muy .... 17.1)0 1745 17(1.1 17 B'l A M July .... l" ; ! JU iT.ir, vis.-, 1701139 Vctetr . Irt 311 1fl 4S lrt.im in. i in r.r OecinWr 1. Spot. 13.10, i ID 33 10.53 ftl.ll 10.47 UTerpoel. rb IT. A medrat bulra waa done In upet cotton twlay th n.ic asifr en the bul8 of u. Onclinn e ae liii. for m dilllne at 10 Old Tlie .alMwYietS ealen. Tnrre wt-re no rtclpta I-uturM Aer quiet in the early da.ln. hoot prlcm were Am r.lcun. mldddlnif fHlr lU.lSd: ceed mlddllnr 10 7ld fully inl.il llliur. 10 3iWi mlddllni, lO.Old: low ! dllnz, O.OHdi geed ordinary. 7 SO-1. and erdl. nary. 7.061. NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET Cot, Opn 8."ld"" B.'d'o'eo'o s.'aVsr'eR tj.'osei null t.. 8.13 Leir Clee. cle.n C1H , Feb... arrh Vprll.. I May.. T.1 S.41S42 tS.45 8.4t39 t t n,r.4iane t BS 6 40 2'3i S-lJlrjnt S'e S,3 2-:!a July.. Auir.., HeiH. , Oct... Nev. . De" 1 . DM. S50 6'.62 K.50 8".C7 H .'.7W3S r "A 1 11 ,. . t n 112 H.0V 8.IW 8.70 1H..V8 1 iR.ne 8 OS 07 8:tVS 8.00 S.0-'C703 irienuna' Flaxseed AGAIN IRR GULAR Pboea. Locust 7418 DulaUi. 1-ob, l.478Mft 17. nasad. en track. I te arrlieAl2.47SWS.40bl 'akt4 JU S3.7. ' .tlf), NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS Dlv, In I TeHay'i Nt Cle Che 644- "U: It 7 4 I43J4 W MJ4- 14 n- H M14 Mi 84 - U w 4 148)4-- 1H 4f ' 132)4- 114 14 66 - t 98- 4 434- H Salrfl 8MB SN m IMS 4 1M 8 298 M0 2M MA 840 80S 300 set tee 1M 100 soe 8X00 8X00 100 400 1000 10700 3140 700 8300 800 200 1140 400 100 S100 2700 2400 800 line 100 1201 K00 2100 200 1400 200 100 7A0 110 100 100 210 AV) 200 Hlth Lew Adams Ernreti sa .. A lax Rubber IS . Aliaka Geld M'nea. ... K 4 Alllrd Chem A Dv... M 7 Allied Chem St Dye ptlOSJ. 4 Atlls-Chalmtra 44 .. Am Auric Chem JtfJi .. Am Agrle ClKm pf... S7J4 .. Am Bert Surar SSH .. Am Besch Mams te.. !K .. Am Can 40 H t Am Can pf 8H 18 Am Car & Fdy 14714 .. Am Chicle ' .. Am Cotten Oil 32)4 .. Am Cotten OH pf, ... 40 5 Am Ktnrpes 183)4 .. Am Hide ft Leather.. 14 . . Am Hide ft Leather pf S 7 Ant Ifie 41J4 ., Am Intemnt Cerp... 43H I Am. La France En. H Am Linseed ........ SS . . Am Linseed pf S8 a Am Locomotive 104 4 Am It-idlater 84 H .. Am Safety Rnser.... 4 .. Am Ship ft Cem SJi . . Am Smelt ........... 44 13 Am Bntiff 134 8 Am Steel Foundries. . 32)4 .. Am Sumr Ref 1H 7 Am Sugar Ref pf.... . . Am Sumatra 24)4 0 Am Tel ft Tel US It Am Tobacco 14 K Am Tohacce pf new. . . 101 12 Am Tobacco B M3)ft 7 Am Waterwks 7 pr. 74 7 Am Woolen 8'li .. Am Writing Paper pf 25V4 .. Anncenua cepdt .... 4U .. Assets Realization ... 1H 4 A me tlry Oendu SS)4 Ase Drv Uoeds m tt ""W 8 Asse Oil 4i . fl Atch Ter. ft Snta Fe. 7)4 6 Atch Tep&SFpf. ... 8y .. Atlanta Blr ft AtPtntte IVi 7 Atlant'c Cea't Line... 8S .. Atlantic Fruit 3 .. Atl Gulf SWISS., 27 U .. Atl Olllf A W I R S nf 2014 Sft 1H H m 14H 4414 84K "Hi S3 SS ? 8)4 148)4 8 31W 4 a en 98 42H H 33)4 SH M7U 87)4 4 4!4 4 130 83 64)4 45 2S I1HH 134)4 10054 180)4 74 tm 111 7H4 99 4 17 84)4 l'i 89 2 26)4 1954 33 14)4 74 U3 75 )4 S4J-J 31)4 8)4 03H 23)4 8 7H 78 110 37 117)4 05 30i 44 25'i 10)4 73 4H 80 Ott I2r)4 3)4 324 6074 192 C3)4 3 4)4 14)4 14 6)4 30 32)4- ; - 104)44- 89)4 4 46 130 - 33 - 6H- SS 35)4 118)44- 135)4 101 t)4 74 - KJi- 35 - 474- 14 54)4- 76)5 SOW J - 84)4 1)4 SS 3 7ft,- 194- 33 16)4 75 lt44 ?4)4- 64". 300 5.80 Atlantic Pet 23 600 .. Autln Vleholes .. 18 J$ -'" T AUst n N ehelan Inn nf 7 14110 I Ba'dwln Locomotive .VWi , Baltimore tc uniu.... 3CH I Baltimore ft Ohie pf. 04V4 . BatepllaH Mlnlnir.... H . Bnmsdale Clars B... 21 I Bethlehem Steel 9 J Beth'elicm Steel B.... 4?4 . British Em Steel .... 0 ,. Brit Em Steel 2d pf.. 22)4 , Brklvn Rsnld Transit 10 100 IX) 200 140 3V 110 19 310 200 8410 811 100 011 210 100 210 me tee S10 200 22 n 810 100 :ioe 1910 400 1110 tee 100 3711 00 200 tee 700 400 1100 1300 800 310 4301 100 2400 tee 100 1100 390 SOO 100 7140 11000 1300 700 110 200 C)9 1890 400 2011 4 . 31)4 -32)4 . 4- 7W 78 1164 32 117)4 45 30H 48 - 80 - 514 2)4 T'A 58 -334-67)4-5)4-?4-76)4-164 39 -05 444-264-444-574-744 48 Al5 12)4 534 103 - 34 -60)4-814 19 9J44- 35 57 - 1HI4 lll'4 3 Wi Ilrklvn R T ctfs of dep 7J4 7 Buffalo ft Susq 7H . Burn-" Bres A lift .. Burns Bres B r"J4 1 Burns Bres p 0f....lt7!2 7 Burns Bres pf 05 .. Butterlck 3094 .. Butte Ceppr & Sltnc. H . . Butte ft Superior ren 20 J4 .. Cadde Central O ft IX. 10m O Calif e-n'a Packing 74 U .. California Petroleum 4f V 7 California Petrel pf. . 80 . Cal Zinc ft Lean.... 6 10 Canad'an PaclMc 130 '4 .. Case Plew Works.... 3H .. Central Leather .... 33 Ji . . Central Leather pf . . . . 6 Ji 8 Central of N J 143 e Chandler Moter! ... e3J4 .. Chicago Alten .... 3 . . Chicago ft Alten pf . . . 4?( . . Chi & H III (new) .... l'i 4 Chesupcake ft Ohie... 8 .. Chicago ft Gt West.. 6V4 .. Chi M'l ft St P H .. Chi Mil ft St Ppf.... 34)4 8 Chl & Northwestern.. 67)5 4 Chicago Pntu Teel.... 48)5 . Chl R I ft Pae M 6 Chi R I ft Pae 6 Pf 78)4 .. Chile Copper 17)4 .. Chlne Copper 24 54 .. Cluett-Pcubedy S3 4 Coca-Cela 44)4 .. Colerado Fuel ft Iren. 2H 5 Colerado ft Southern 45 4 Colerado ft Se 1st pf. 74 6 Celum Gaa ft Elec. . . . 7S .. Celum Graphopheno. . 24 .. Cel Graphopheno pf. . OH 4 Cemp Tab Rec 44 . .. Consolidated Cigars pf 48 .. Consolidated DIs Ins. . Vi 7 ConselMatod Gas 42 .. Consolidated Textiles. 1"V4 .. Continental Can .... H '3 67)4 4)4 34 U 7'4 14?4 24 85 44)5 24 U 44)4 57 72 H 14 8 'A 45 48 ' 1)4 11J4 034 1014 334 404 8194 18Ji 0)4 234 04 111)5 111)4 234 665 139)5 14 33 K ;e'4 104 17 i2 it h0 83 1214 13)4 !4 4154 674 47)4 149)5 8)4 69)4 80)4 37)4 744 an 2.V5 6J 7!4 31 72)4 74)4 61 l4 98 H'i 394 24 8 37)4 29)4 24 15 71 28 K J24 62 47 13)4 30)4 1 164 47)5 36)4 234 37 C7 "'-4 15?4 127)4 110 Cern Products Ret...l02H 2100 9.BO. Cosden & Ce... 34i Hi 814 l)i 10)4 A0 4 Crucible SUel 100 4000 2690 8790 8290 400 400 1410 10 90 800 1DO 1000 810 410 310 4890 190 10)0 100 1100 11010 390 00 SOO 3700 100 100 coo 800 890 200 SOO 100 100 4900 000 200 120J li0 U00 1300 100 700 7 Crucible Steel pf. . . . Cuban Am Sugar . .. Cuban cane eiugar . . Cuban Cane Sugar pf 2J4 . . Davisen Chemical 6SH a Delaware & Hudsen. . 1117. 6 Del Lack ft Western. U1M 1 Deme Mines 3.1)5 10 Eaetman Kodak . . . 4C5 13 Electric Sterage Bat. . 140 .. Elk Hern Ceal 18H .. Emersen-Brantlng pf. 23)4 O Endlcott-Jehnson .... 80 .. Erie 10)4 .. Erie let pf 1794 .. Erie Sd pf ")4 8 Famous TlayeraL.... 81)4 10 Fisher Bedy 83 .. FIsk Rubbr 134 .. Freeport Ttsaa ...... 1314 . . Gaeten Wms ft Wig. . )4 .. General Aaphalt 43)4 0 General Asphalt pf. .. . 88)4 8 Genera Cigar 67)4 S General Elcctrle ISO .. General Metera 84 C Gen Metera deb 6",.. 6974 7 Gen Meters deb 1 ;',.. 80)4 .. Goedrich B F 37 H 1 Great Northern pf.... 7J4 4 Great North Ore ctfs. 3)i .. Greene Cauanea Cep. 25Ji .. Ouantaname Sugar .. 7'i .. Gulf Mobile ft Ner.... 7)4 .. Gulf Moblle & Ner pf. 21 .. Gulf State Steel 74)4 .. Housten Oil 74 3 Homcstake Mining .. 61V5 .. Hupp Motorcar 14 H 1 Illinois Central 101 )j 60S - 15)4- 33! 11 - 81 - 83 -13J4 . 13 . Hi . 63 474 67)4- 160 69)4- 80)4- 3-.J4-"4 . 34 - Wn -7)4 -73Jt-71)5-61 -j-144- 89 - 84 34- 3H 8 - am 29)5-21)4-14 -71 - 26J5- I3J4 03. -47 -14 - 3114-IJb- 104 7), 36)4- 334 4 37)4 70 .. '-" 14 -10 -: 137 J4 h 110 Indian Refinlnc .... 10 Indlahema Kef. ..... Interb Cen Cerp interb Cen Cerp pf.. 4 -'?4 814 37 J, 20 )J 34 )i iJ4 73 -u 26 12 Ji en 4n!4 14)5 10J Int Asrlcul Cerp pf. 200 S.BO In Cement 1100 .... Inter Comb ling 000 . Int Mcr Marina Ciau e Int Mcr Marine pf.... 400 .. Internat Motertruck.. 27JD . . International Nickel . 400 e Internal Nickel pf. ... 10 .. International l'aier .. 3200 .. Iuvlng.ble Oil Cerp.. 1J0 .. Iren Products 18090 .. Island Oil 4210 .. Jewel Tea 100 . . Jewel Tea pf ion .. Jenes Bres Tea ) 17 8)i 30 14 490 .. Kansas City faeuiuera z 27t0 .. Kansas ft Gulf X 700 . Kelly-Sprlngtleld Tire 37 Ji 20.i . . Knlsey Wh(l 70 0U0 . Kennecett Copper.... 37 fj 15e . K'-ystene T ft It 10 3)0 n Kresge S b' 137)4 tee 7 linage S S pf 110 Total aales. 710.200 eharcs. compared wltb 761,000 6har DIVIDENDS DECLARED CberbreusU .yanufacturlw: Company. juar. terW 13 50 en common and $1.75 en prcer rd, leth rayable March 81 te utecli of rw; crl March 10. MacVay Cempanlea. auarterly IH pr rent en common and t per int en preferred, both Say 11 m') April 1 te ateck of record March ft, I.Mts On f S'4liliur I'empany, cjtra quar. iri- SO c-ntSi m addition te duar.eriy 60 rent", payable March 15 te steclt et record M"eeSmi.. nuiTlcrly of 10 rr cant r,; MONEY NEW IOHK pr cent: low, 3 H; etferej at 'limn money nclwliliatandlrtr narKPi. nils vrnit impriien en ui t e one in money pant tow Us Is inere, nowevcr. la inn in mm rei'ei. in mat tr.e cll canler durJin; the ceinirn ana """ "f"'" .ir. i nf rererd Kebruarv is. In tbat event cenlldenca li entertained that the. tlme meney nio-'liet alae must un un derse a cranes for the better se that bor ber rcers wl 1 b ei.abled te acrure action en Wew the s rr c-nt tradlnc rate thut un obtained In the past couple of days. Tue situation, however, la being watched with Kfen In'.rrei't, and today's tlnv market wan quoted ut i te 5 per cent for nl ma turities ranging from sixty days te ulne mnr.ths Acceptance bills were In peel demand tluousheul today's .--union, t.ut the oiu eiu oiu ceunt rate remulned unchanged at 4 tn ill per cent, Inicmatenal hllver, . auarter y l' .rr uif rr"ferreil, payable AprU 1 te uteclt it cierd T. bruary .0, CeibOlMalwl Obk. Rlectrlc Wsht Power Company, Ualtlmerf. euarttriy and of 2 both Mf rnri mi common und prefarred, f'.M.," Ar,rll Mf HIV f 1, BANK CLEARINQ8 Dan clcarlnsa today, compared ulth cor cer cor reirendliie day lufct te wm: 10-J2 1C21 1020 Phlla... 482,1100,000 140,276,121 478.g4;j.644 Boitea.. flO.OOO.OOO 44.02a,040 n0.7B.87a Kf.PTlaA nt y.... 7a,yoe,oBo CblcMre. BLM9.499 N, V.... 792.900,000 627,447,010 764,610.1 6 per cepti . vvtii HMinr iimi r 872 T '&" Blah Lew Lackawanna Steel .. 47)4 1M 144 .. Lacfed Gas of Bt L. . 49 .. Lake Brie ft West.... IS M T nilhtuir Tlra 9144 49 IS 87H 04 1SS :; n 161! 714 144J4 J4 81 1814 47 44 89 A 114 34 J4 28 rs)4 M6)4 1184 86 26)5 18 2994 8J4 66 24 10)4 2911 ,1"14 474 19J4 78 VS 1194 ire)4 :s - 114 41 14 3)4 134 60)4 59 WJ4 63 1715 21 140 56)5 414 74 70)4 24 24 1594 136 14 45 37)4 7)4 60 14 46 4 614 3 4794 344 795 754 33 4 67 f.7)4 7394 68 33 14T4 30 J4 74 46 2394 C3', 1154 374 34 113)4 19)4 13H 74)4 31 8 5194 83 65)4 184 1394 33 Vi 43 34)4 374 3 4 74 63)4 13)4 8 38JJ 10 40 0)5 89 8394 1874 0)4. 96)4 177)4 11)4 78 99)i 33 38 14 334 100 414 14 34 1014 45)i 30 35 385 424 21)4 614 33)5 3394 04 130 IS 130)4 7-14 102)4 65 137J4 634 24)4 10 314 4!i 01)4, 63)5 99 oe); lit 4 61 4 134 34 314 69 714 7 21)4 14)4 0 154 B14 63', ?14 134 38)5 9 14 414 24 37 75 160ft 119 47 140 14490 8.80 Lehigh Valley 61)4 10 II L-Irett A Mvera IN 144 1 Llatrett ft Myers pf... 116)4 1 Lima Locomotive 44)4 .. Leewo Ce 14)4 1 Left Candy 14H 7 Tioesc-Wllea B 1st pf. S7J4 13 Lerlllard Tobacco,... 144)4 . . Mclntvre V Mines.... JU 44 7441 tee 144 140 1144 O.AtnckayCes 81 90 . . Malllnsen 'ft Ce 1 1379 .. Manatl Buar 48)4 loot f Manhattan Elev truar 47 310 1.75 Manhat Bhlrt SS 70 . Market Bt Rwy 6 .. Market St Rwy pr pf 47tft 190 ., Market St Rwy 2d pf 114 5JJ .. Martin Oil 5t4 J00 .. Martin Parry 314 J22 .. Math Alkali 30)4 .! 8 May DeP 8ten 1W S4S19 t4 Mexican Petroleum ..13514 100 g Mexican Petroleum tif 86 H 3 "4 J4 8 M 4 J H i V4 1S4 1 1 4 4 14 VA )4 .. V .. .. Jt I !4 14 3'4 J4 i .. 100 8 Miami Cenner 2014 lj;jl.0 Middle States Cerp... 134 1314 Mldvale Steel 39 ! 100 440 600 4010 3500 600 1109 700 340 200 146 290 400 1319 319 3090 310 390 1019 600 1510 100 800 1310 300 610 3401 100 400 100 306 300 100 300 100 200 399 600 100 15000 4800 1390 1800 290 1210 400 3)3 390 400 109 2100 910 1710 1451 400 300 1600 3600 1210 100 .. Minn ft St Leula .... 8T4 7 Minn St P ft S St Me. 7 .. Me Kansas 'ft 'lexas. 3 .. Me Kftn ft Tex (wl).. 104 .. Me Kan ft Tex (wl) pf 394 . Missouri Paelfte 18J4 .. Mo-Padfie pf 484 .. Montgomery Ward ... 114 .. Mulllns Bedy . . , 264 7 National Biscuit pf ..119J4 ... Mash Chat ft Bt L.. 100)4 .. Nat Cleak ft Suit .... '5 .. National Cen ft Cable 2 5 Nat Enam ft St .... 4394 . . Nat R R of Mex 2d pf 3)4 .. Ncv Cen Copper 14 6 N O Tex ft Mex .... 61 ..Nt Air Brake 94 0 New Yerk Central ... 76J4 0 New Yerk C ft St L.. 4 . . New Yerk N II ft H. . 1794 8 New Yerk Ont ft W. . 21 7 Norfolk ft Western . . . 1804 8 North American ctfs.. 57)4 8 N American nf ctfs.. 41)5 . North Amer rt 774 7 Northern Pad no .... 7994 .. Neva Scotia S ft C. 23 .. OMa Pred ft Ref .... 2)5 . Orpheum Circuit .... 1494 8 Otis Elevator 137 .. Ot'e Steel 104 .. Otis Steel pf 45 J 1 14 'l4 4 Owenx Bettllna- 38 . . Pacific Devcl Cerp... 6 Pacific Gas ft Elce . .. Pacific Mall 0 Pacific Oil .. Pacific Tel ft Tel e TVit.-Amer Petrel ... Pan-Am Pet Class B 2 I'ennsllvnnla R R... .. Penn Seaboard Steel. C Peeples Gas Chicago. . . I'ere Marquctte . . . . S Perc Marquctte pf .. 0 Pcre Marq prier pf. II Philadelphia Ce . 3t4 ' 14 47 614 Sf)4 114 34?4 14 754 224 5714 68 34 .. Phltllpti-Jenes W 50 PhllllpB Pet 33 .. Plerce-Arrew Moter.. 15 V5 . . Plerce-Arrew Met pf . .. Pierce Oil 8 Plerce Oil nf 3114 8 4 514 24 .. Pitts ft West Va.... . . Pressed Steel Car 64 8 Pullman 1164 .. Punta Alcgre Sugar.. 38)4 t Pure OH 34 7 Railway Steel Ser nf. 11315 400 3.41 Rand Mines 30)5 100 .. Ray con Copper .... 13)4 8;0O 4 Beading- 754 100 .. Remington Typewriter 31 200 .. Republic Meters .... 5 900 .. Republic Iren ft Steel 52)4 4 ',4 14 14 54 4 "14 ' 14 V4 114 94 1 i; eju 7 itcpub iron ft Steel of 3 7400 5.30 Royal Dutch N Y 114 400 Rutland R R pf 30)4 190 400 900 1000 1110 1100 490 800 1290 11700 100 800 6100 200 100 100 8100 690 1890 1990 390 40(1 100 200 1100 300 31500 200 400 200 moo 500 2KOO 6300 1290 156 1408 1300 100 601) 390 S30O 100 1100 1500 100 tee 2:100 1490 C300 3290 14 JO 1S00 1300 100 0100 500 31200 100 1530 200 3100 200 1030 500 1300 000 100 100 400 400 2703 300 100 300 2100 ZOO 7800 1400 0U0 100 200 100 100 1 St Jeseph Lead 134 .. St Leula San Fran .. 24)4 .. St Leuis San Fran P s4 . . St Leuis ft S W R R 23)4 .. St Leuis Southwest pf 38 .. Saxen Moter 3)4 . . Seaboard Air Line . . 4 14 .. Seaboard Air Line pf 8)4 .. fa'care-Reebuck 0394 .. Seneca Cep Cerp .... 13)4 . Sliattuck Arizona Cerp 8 .74 Shell Transport .... 39 .. Sinclair Oil 194 .. Slea.i-SheflleM w. 40 . . Se Perte Rice Sugar. . 015 8 He POrte Rice Sugar pf 89 6 Southern Pacltle 844 .. Southern Rail 19 .. Southern Rail pf ... 614 4 Standard OH of Cal.. 87 C Standard Oil of N J.. 178 7 Stand OH of N J pf 115)4 7 Steel Tube pf 78 7 Stern Bres pf S9S4 3 Stewart Warner Speed 83)4 .. Strembcrg Curb 38)4 7 Studebaker 94 )J 7 Studebaker pf 100 .. Submarine Beat Cerp 44 . . Superior Oil Cerp .... 54 .. Temter Cern ft V "A" 3& . . Tcnn Cep & Chem .... 104 3 Texas Ce 454 .. Teaa & PdCiflO .... 31 I Tex ft Pae C & O . . . . 25)4 . . Texas Pae Land TrustlOO S.S6 Tex Gulf Sul 43 .. Third Ave ....: 23J4 5 Tobacco Product .... 63)5 .. Tel St L ft W ctfs B. 34 .. Tel St L ft W pf ctfB B 1394 . . Transcen OH 10 lis 4 14 114 14 14 94 14 14 14 II 4 10 1,1 14 1 14 J. 14 54 !4 4 14 10 Underwood Type w... 130 Union Oil 194 14 54 14 !4 10 Union Pacific . . 131 7.14 102)4 66)4 139)4 Ml. 234 624 Union Pacific pf. ... Union Tank Car pf.. United Drug United Fruit United Retail tftorea 114 1 14 4 1'4 94 114 4 14 3!4 4 14 14 11 'l4 IS la II 4 !4 6 ' 114 lii 1)4 14 4 ' 14 9 14 24 4 U S C I P ft Fdy.... U S C I P & Fdy pf . . U 8 Feed Products.. U S Ind Alcohol .... U S Realty ft Imp.... U b Rubber U S Rubber 1st pf.... 3! 444 C24 444 1)0)4 91)5 116)5 63 U S Steel ... U 3 Steel pf. Utah Copper . Utah See Vanadium Cerp ..... 14 34)4 31)4 Va-Car Chemical .. Vlr Iren C & C pf ct 71 ., vtvaudeu lne 74 . . Wabash ' !4 .. Wabash pf A 3194 .. Wabash pt D 14 J4 . .' Western Maryland ... 9 .. Western Paclfle 185 7 Western Union Tel .. 01)4 4 Westingheus. Ji ft M. 64)4 .. Wheeling ft L IS.... 7)4 .. Wbecllng ft L E pf. . 134 4 Whlte Moter 3H .. White Oil Cerp 10 . . Wlclt Spcne Steel Cerp 14 Willye-Overland .... 5 . . Wlllye-OvurUnd pf... 20 .. Wilsen ft Ce 37)4 7 Wtleen ft Ce pf 7ft 8 Woolworth F W ....150J4 7 Woolworth F W pf. .110 Worthtngten Pump... 47 4 lesterdar. Thus far this ik, 2.057.000 tbarai, - LENDING RATE3 Call money steady; bl(b. 4 4; rutins rate, 4i cleslru; Hid, 4i last lenn. 4. today again held fairly firm, the emlcrt tone In Die call 8ali Raw Sugar Market Steady New Verk. Feb IT. The raw sucar n... Uct a steady with Cuban for KeEra?yWAr; March Uilpment quoted at 2Hc. ci ??5 rselRlit. in addition te the 1.1 ene AH Cuba, (apprexlmatrly 140.C0O is,) mfr" liellevel te CO nu te an part ct ralea en the tank, thai V'ate'ra toek'l4 MtVH call durliur th- ,.'uhBS for March slilpmuit but u temporary altuatlen, vtlen. ,,u,, hlle the National Boiar n mSZ op n- empany purchaaed (J4U0 base Tl'orte , ni? italn. afloat nt 3.04c. e. I. f. The local ran.?? werlt 1 market la uncharged at B te a.lOe u.C".'. ir iMut for caah. v' ,e,J J quita a diversity or epln many nrenariy maim maiKet la Pound te nut .nentb or re. Merrimack Mfg. Ce. Cut4 Bosten, fob. 17. -The Merrlmack Man,. facturti.gCempanv has dee arid a auan.nrh; dividend of 41.50 en common, payable &" 1 lo.eiocK i iraiu reuruary 10. Tnli (1 a reduction of 00 cents from the urevfei 2 dei-laratlen, pr from an t0 i $9 bail, Hseular semi-annual 12.50 dividend was JSl clared en the preferred, paUb March 1 te ttecli of record February l. w BAR SILVER Domestle bar silver was uncli Tork today at OBKa per flne c TTalt. R m. jim.. ii. eorerosrcla! .Pttptr.' tarn S?Jicu5 g.ig-et-Ac!..-n oaieB, wen mt cmk. F4W fs ""i ' "-1" 1M - '!'?' I. ' I mmmm 8V Ms s4sj Sfc Stft Skl SBBaSBSMslBVSH UKMKKtim IN LOCAL MARKET CIOi CtUr. 46)4- 14 46 - i B7H- W 66)4 . H 1SS - 3 im .a 14 114 10J4 14 87)4 149)4- H H4- 14 '81 18)4- W 48 14 45 T4 89-4 6 4714 ' 114- 4 Price Movement Mixed Without Wide Variations in the Active Leaders IM... Ak.U a. amabb MtW..ll iiierc wua eviucuuc vi cjuse .u..m- In today's local market. Price move ment was Irregular but without any wide vorlntlen In the quotations. The recent forward movement In n number of -the local stocks unquestionably In vited quite a considerable volume or reading of paper profits. Undoubt edly the adjustments attending these operations uccnuhted for the ragged ap 35)4- H 28-4 36H- 14 pearance 01 tue general nu The market, hewevc. was net with out strong spots, notable features in this connection being the further ad vance lu Lehigh Valley and also the renewed buying of U. O. I., carrying the last named within a small fraction of the top price of the year. The Pblla- i'..i.! t3itiM tat...,. m l,n bnmft time 11914- ili 801 34)4- 4 J4- 4 394- 14 8J4 . 67 H 34- 14 10)4- 4 34 - U 18H- H 48)4- 4 IS - !4 3694- 14 1194 74 100)4 a) te 414- 14 3)4- 4 "4 14 61 69J4 14 744 W 43)4 14 17)5- 4 21 - 14 100 - M 6 14 114 .. 74- 14 7014- 4 35 14 214 .. 164- 14 136 - 1 10H- 14 4 44 37)4- H 7)4 .. MJ4 94 1414 46)4- 4 614 14 63 - 3)4 4794- 814 344 - 14 74- 14 754- Mz 33J4- 14 67-J4 68 334- 483 33 )4 15-4 81 - 14 m- 4 40-8 334- 4 63)4- 54 1164 14 374 4 a4- 4 11354- 1914 .. 134- 14 7494 14 31 - 4 s 8194- l 83-3 54 14 3011 154 134 4 33'5- 14 434 4 34)4- 1 3794- 114 2 - V 414- 14 74- 1 03)5 134 8 38J4 54 19 - A 40-1 60)5- l 893 834- 94 10 61 06 54 .. 177)5- 314 115)4- )4 78 - 4 9954 .. 33)4- 4 38)4- 1)4 03J4- 4 100 - 3)4 4)4 !4 614 .. 34- 94 104 54 45)4- )4 30-1 35 - )5 385 -15 434 14 22)4 54 6354- 4 33)5- 1)4 334- 54 8J& .. 130 1914- 4 "04 54 M4- 4 102)4- V 06)4- i)4 137)4- 4 63 H- 94 35 - )4 te)4- 2)4 UU 1'uin niwuni IOOUVO Ok ." e- -- - continued te display noteworthy strength Wltn me common recovering me tv; tcrly dividend taken off today, while the preferred regained wero thnn hair of jts dividend. A few transactions were made In the full-paid preferred war rants, nt price in close parity with tu outstanding preferred stock. The street railway shares remained quiet notwithstanding the growing ten sion in the proxy contest. It Is new generally reeegnbscd, however, the con- .. til .. k enrrlfttl Inte tllC I I I j I I I I open market. The stock, according te beard reports, is Doing irceiy ruiiyircu, n'theugh net forced en the market. The .frinOTH tstfln. irAfn mndnrflte. but h caused a further recession te -3H- Union Traction en the outer naun uV penrs te be pegged nt 35. 'JLD0 Convention nropeNuoii Y' ib .i.n .li.n nn ilin aneetilntlen in tue American Stores. Trading In these shares fell Uat, wnicn suggesieu u u fusien regarding the conversion scheme. ut..,.!. unnA Tlnttnrv rpfleted GC3 ultery profit-taking which carried the stecK mero man a pemi, uuu "-; night's closing, but. part of the greunJ ....... i.... Atrlntnft Amerlenu Gas. en wu lULVI n;v.v,v... - ' hmall transactions, made a new top fig ure for the year at CO, but Its gain was net retained. . . Various factors lowered the reserve ratio nt the local Federal Reserve Bank this week. Geld reserves ere down $2,000,000 for the week nnd up 51. 000,000 for the year. All reserves arc down 4,000,000. Bills en hand in creased $10,000,000. of which $3,000. 000 is en account of bills discounted bv Government obligations. Deposits are down slightly but nlinest exactly the sumo ns a jcur age. Federal Reserve notes nre up $.1,500,000 but arc $0, 000,000 below last year. Reserve ratio is 70.7 as compared with 72.0 u week age and 03.(1 a year age. Philadelphia Stocks N.t chie. Rich leOAm Stores PH 45 de 1st pf.121 35 Am 8 & O 0 C6Am Gas.. GO JOOfAiu Hugar 0(1 20 Am Rwj-s G 78 Bank N A war w J. 02'3 SOOfReth Stl r. m, 800 Cad C Oil 10i 100 Cnmb Iren .W. COtChan Mtrs fl2r:5 Lew Clese 02ii Ki 122V. 124 1 0 0 58i-l 604- H 5T4 ey8 02 tV5 10! 62 Vi.. 03-lVi 10A V nn 1?. "U K0 62 625a it luuTuesden .. a 34 34 V. 331tCel Graph 2A 2 2 .. 145 Elcc Ster l'lO'-S 130 140 , uu ucn Aspn. ua tw t -f-l e--Tucn Aietrs a ab 854.. auT a wtcel 7ii)& T eOOtlmp Oil .. 24 1' 72 24 1- V,. 7iii 27H O14 ml 27e lOTIn M pref 71',fc 525tKennc Cep 27 lOLSupC. 0 620 Leh Nev.. 70" i 430 Leh Val... 01 74 70-- li 60Vj 61--1 lOOtLeews.... 148 14 14! iTMcx i'et..i liu liu m lOOfM Sta Oil 13j 13i 13.. 100 Pcun Cent Light pf. 52 305 Pa RR .. 35 12 Pa Salt... 09 T2 34 COql 52 1 34-3'. 60.. ' ',- 1065 PUT . . 23 60 Phila Elcc pf cash. 28 235 de war fp 27 101 Seneca... 13 lOOtSe Ry pf 51 lOtTex & P 30 lOOTone Min. 1T lOOfUnien Oil 10 80 UnienTrac 35 1300.U G I . 40 70 de nrcf . 52 It PhiluCepf 31Vi S1H 31'4-f Vi 64 de cum pf 37 37,4 37 1488Phll Elec. 24M 23 2444- U 27 de nf . . . 27'i 27 27 - U 53 Vi 2315- J,4 2S 28 J4 27 27.. 13 13 51 51 . . 30 30- 10 Ji lejf-f- pt 35 85 7. 40 40VA 52 52 7. 25TU BCIP 24 24 24 200 Yerk Itwy 13 13 13 .. Ea dividend today Phlla Electrle com mon. 14 per cent; Phlla Electrle preferred. 00 c-nts. tNet change made by comparison with last Bale en New Tork Stock Exihange. Total sales. 11,254 shares, compared with 11, 12 rhares yesterday. Thus far this week. 00,107 chares. ruixADixrinA bems 7100 Liberty 2d 4Mb '42.. lets 00.04 15000 Liberty 2d 44s '42 07.04 1800 Liberty 3d 4Us '28. .leta 07.60 3000 Liberty 3d 4is '28 07.74 10300 Liberty 4tb 4's '38.. lets 07.48 100 Liberty 4th 4 Vis '38.... 07.30 1000 Victory 4s '2;) ioe22 500 Victory 4b '23 100.10 10000 Victory 4s '23 100.28 ' 500 Victory 4s 'D,'! rcg.... 100.00 1000 Victory 4s '23...:.... 100.26 50 Vieterv 3s '2,'J 09.08 2000 Hell Telephone 7s 108V4 1000 Keystone Tele Ut 5s. . . . 7.115 10000 Lehigh Nav con 4,f.B..leta Olli 2000 Lehigh V11I 6s 1028. .leta lOiai 0000 People's Paf-s 4s lets 67 1000 Phlhi Electric 1st 5s 05 1000 Phi'a Electric Os leta 102 Total. 170 00, compared with 455.700 yeateiddy. Thus far this week. S387"400. FOREIGN EXCHANGE New Yerk, Feb. 17. The opening foreign exchange market this morning Hhews mes-t of itsuea at nn advance ever last night's dose, with the excep- 4lAn if r 1111 I II (4 tlli.l iuaJi,, V2 b 44)4-0154- 644 99)5 , , 34 -31)4 14 , 7 - 21)4- 14J4 , 0 - 154 , 0115 3)5- 7)4 , 134- 38)5- iSHz 25 -f 37)4- 75 130J4 110 47 - 14 114 14 4 4 '4 li 4 4 14 H 114 14 In the early afternoon the market was .irregular, fitcrling lire and mfirU were lower nnd guilders were much stronger. Sterling cubles were 4.35, demand 4.34 ; franc cables 8.71 checks 8.70': Hre cables 4.84, checks 4.84J gul'der cables 87.00,"" ckcckJ 37.e5 ; marks .48. The rate of premium 5a New Yerk funds in Montreal today was 3 ncr cent. The rate of discount in New New Yerk en Canadian funds was 3 per cent. Central European exchanges were Greek, 4.57; Serbian, l.aij Finnish 2.02 i Polish, .03; Austrian. Ittl: iC.' , prien. .15; Bulgarian. .70; Human inn, .80, Czeeho-fs.evukian, 1.00; Juco. Sluvlan, .32. - YUSTiinUAV'O CLOSlNa QUOTATIONS Sterling Francs Ure Gu Mar. Demand 4.33 H Sfi ilsf a? 31 Cables 4.35H S.8514 4!85l4 ST 87 TOUAV'S OPENI.Va QUOTATIONS Bterllng I'rancs Ore 18 u TM.r. Demand 4.;ltJ, h HtiVj 4.h"), 37 4rS Cables 4.3 8 70V? i8an $l'Vi NOON QUOTATIONS 'itamarld . ..SSl?eftr-4.,dir8G,,,W' JXPiJFglS' en thS .SEP Dividend payawejuai CaWa ..,. 4.r.'t 8.71'-i 4.85'5 .. 1 CLOHINO 9U0TATI0NU reEd, ....B$H" K" ft? $A ii .'... iBSli 8.7414 iiM Srls! a tiki sBm iXsL SSmeiBsHsW In the Eyes of Men The reason why young men are ' advised te build up a savints ac count is net, alone, that they may have funds available when they need money for the big oppor tunity, but that they may have established their responsibility b the eyes of men- vwmwl Is your responsibility established? Jleseurcent ewr S14,000fl00 Franklin Trust Ce. Main Offcet Fifteenth Street below lIarkat Delaware Ave. & Market St. Fiftr-Mcear 4 Market Sta. Cermantewa Ave. above Chelten Ave. "The liutitaile Thai Gov Pkilaitlpliia De eai JWf ll Service" r TT" DmECTORS Oio.BinueuM.Ji, WouamWeod CxAautWitnua CaAS-E-lxotaieu A- A. Iacmen SAMtmM.CiniwTX CtAsxNdM.Baeww Swvms HjCTHCirra Mr. Nathan SncUenburg, of N. Sncllcnburg & Ce., says: "The benefits of an account with a strong institution need no argument. Select a bank with a high reputation for courtesy, dependable advice, sound banking methods, liberal treatment and where banking needs are attended te satisfactorily." Central National Bank of Philadelphia Chestnut Street at Mil CaffcuIJi.oeo.coo SuTttusan&Un&,idii?nfiaEamti$4,toe,x Strawbridge & Clothier First Mortgage 6 Sinking Fund Geld Bendai Due March 1, 1942 Callable as a whole or for the Sinking Fund until March 1, 1932, at 110 and intercut and at 107 thereafter. FREE OF PENNSYLVANIA PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX OF FOUR MILLS We offer, tibect te tale, a limited amount of the$e bends At Market te Yield About S.90 BROWN BROTHERS & CO. Established 1818 rODBTH ft OUESTNCT BTBEETS PUIXADKLFU1A New Tork We announce the establishment of a branch office in the Du Pent Building, Wilmington, Del connected by private telephone with jour New Yerk office. F. Irving Walls Leen G. Moere Cuinmfngs E. Speakman are associated with us in this office. $riuce & mmtiv Established 1S78 1ctnbers .Vete Verfc tftecfc CxchaitM 52 Broadway New Yerk Uptown Office, 565 Fifth Ave. Private Wires te Philadelphia, .Baltimore. Wilmington, Richmond, rvew Haven, Hartferd, Syracuse Wc Desire te Announce That A. REGINALD WATERALL ' and HAROLD D, HASLETT have become associated with us in our k omen organization. fe - . . Schibener. Bemninn &. nl II -.;' 6 . ww. ' invetimeru mnm Locust 7440-7471 1615 Walnut Street B AvtuD'.AitDuve . 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