Kiiat ke "r K v r"1 BWV & RSft 'V till ! wt hi. JL'it. Mil fci iff1 L'ffl.4 IC, ri Till" ' "rHBKTt wwm KWMH. V..W-,.- ' I ! ' .l. .i ; " ,fV v ' i wmwmm' EVENING n.meanmaim tmlM HIA, . Sound Investments Mohawk k Maleae Railway 3','i 2002 te yield 4.75 SfrawbriJfe ft Cletklcr lit r. 1942 Mkt Pafla. Ic Readiaf Railroad lap. 4' 1947 te yield 4.80 Tx Fre In Penna. schibener, beenning & Company t INVESTMENT BONDS , 7675 Walnut St., Phila. T Jfembere Phtla. Stock Exchange f,Bclt. lVx-ust 7100 Keystone. Knee 3208 JHs5aSBLSB33SBL POOLS ACTIVE IN SELECTED STOCKS Further Tumble In Foreign Ex change Rates Was En tirely Ignored 11 . '. '...a I ' ii iMrniwtiniTnirneBimniitTifll1tHinaTllfl "r NEW YORK STOCX EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONSH 31 Income Tax Returns Until March 15th a representative of the Internal Revenue Bureau will be at this office te assist in making out your re turn, accept your af fidavit without charge and receive payment of your tax. COMMERCIAL TRUST COMPANY Member Federal Reterve System City Hall Square New Yerk, Mnrch t). While mccu mccu lntlve Interest wnR cenc-cntrnted en pc cinl Rtecks or (croup of Mecks the tone of today's Meck uinrkrt wns ngnln de cidedly strong 'The same rcinarkabUi Indifference te tidverse developments waa ngatn manifested nnd this attitude va strikingly dementratrd In the contin ued uneasiness of fer6lsii exchange. The further tumble of rates which wan doubly due te technical conditions and the announcement of the refusal of the United States Government te partici pate in the Genea economic conference vvns passed, ty nlmext unnoticed. This, in a measure, appeared rather para dexrcal cm only recently it was the Mrngth of foreign cichnngc which JflppUcd one of the htrenicest stlrati- Jnnts te the rlnlne market values. Mere attention wag paid te the re ported further price advances In finished Rtecl products made by the llcthlehcm Steel nnd the brightening aspect of gen eral business. Hut from a market view point the biggest piece of news was the stand taken by the Comptroller of Cur rency en the soldier bonus bill forbid ding the natlennl banks te make leans en the certificates if the bill Is passed. In the meantime the renewal of peel I activities was fortified by the continued ease of money rates. The call renewal I rate was made at 4U per cent, but It was understood demand funds were being supplied freely in the outside mar- . ket under thnt rate. As lu the preceding sessions the mar- i ket was ngnln largely in the hands of the professional contingent nnd the al ternate buying and selling made for confused condition during the first hour of trading. The btcady buying of the selected or peel shares, chiefly featured by Davidsen Chcmlcnl, Al'lcd , Chemical, Virginia Chcmlcnl, Cotten i Oil, American Unseed and American I Agricultural Chemical at gains of 1 te 3 points supplied a strong backlog nnd ' 'nter carried the general list up with them. Commodity Markets Service and Stability Your Income Tax Return can be prepared and acknowledged at this office, without charge, by a Deputy Collector who has beer? assigned te sit herb until IIarch 15th, through the cour tesy of the Collector of Internal Revenue. The Deputy will also ac cept payment of the tax. Integrity Trust Company Fourth and Green Street GRAIN MARKET Chicago. March I). Wheat Parted V te 1'hC higher for May and c te lc up for July, with offerings light and lming orders fairly numerous, ti.mmi. lnrnnlr penfined te small lets. On the upturn there was telling by re cent uujc-rH. . -, , s i t Cern stnrted 'yc te -hc li fiber feri May nnd Te te IVic up for July. There was fnlrly general buying ut the outset, lint- the same houses sold en the upturn. Oats stnrted V,r te -c higher, wltli offerings light and moderate scattered buying. wheat Mas- July I Cern May . ... I July .. ... 'beptember Oats liny July I V M. 1.371 . 1.18 . .02 . .fift's . .U7N . .an'i . .41'4 COTTON MARKET Vew Yerk. Mnrch I). The market opening today was quiet, wii prices 4 te ." points lower. Te son extent geed rains in Texas ami itnetli Capital $S00,000 ISurpluw & Profit ft, 860, 000 cotton with i me i extent geed rains in Texas ami aneuier , drop in sterling cxennnp uiuu., ..ii A llttln fnrn enMlllvlllZ COnstl- I tuted the chief support, while the Seuth was n seller of ed crops. There were no notices. I-utcr the list held steady, with little change from initial levels. Yeet. Today i close IN 11 IS 111 17.40 11. SI Dlv. Sales in S 100 .. 100 100 700 . 4200 700 100 2300 1200 , 100 , 100 1400 , 100 2300 100 2300 : 5600 eoe . 400 200 " 500 , 1200 1200 , 1100 1000 100 600 1200 1400 900 100 1200 100 1300 44 2400 100 100 200 600 9D0 100 1700 900 1700 100 1200 100 100 8400 400 100 4700 500 2100 100 100 5100 200 1600 400 200 700 900 1600 100 900 200 1200 300 2200 300 800 100 600 600 600 6300 200 100 2500 600 900 300 700 1200 2600 100 4890 100 300 1700 603 100 190D 0J0 100 3 JO K00 200 200 100 700 18 JO 1500 500 2200 STOCK Hlh Adams Excreta ... 62 8 Advance numely pf 43 W 4 Air Reduction .... 51 H . Ajax Rubber 15H 4 Allied Chem A Dye.. 88 ft 7 Allied Ch & Dye pt106 4 Allls-Chalmers .... 47 . . Am Agrle Chem... 41 H . . Am Agrle Chem pf. 66 i. Am Beet Sugar.... 4014 . . Am neet sugar pf . 72 . . Am Besch Miignete 40J4 7 Am B Shoe FpfnewlOIH . . Am Can 44H 7 Am Can pf 103Ji IS Am Car i IMy. ...155 . . Am Cotten Oil... 25 J4 . . Am Cotten OH pf.. 56 . . Am Chlcle 104 I Am Express 1 35 .. Am Hide ft Lcath pf 67 H 7 Am Ic 103i i. Am Internet Cerp.. 44H 1 Am-La France Enff 1 1 U . . Am Linseed 32H .. Am Linseed pt 56 6 Am Locomotive.... 110J4 .. Am Safety Razor.. 6J4 .. Am Ship & Cem.... 14 . . Am Smelt 48 H Am Smelt pt See A 894 3 Am Steel Foundries 34 7 Am Steel Fdys pt.. 96 7 Am Sugar Ret .... 73 Ji 7 Am Sugar Ret pf..100fc 9 Am Tel ft Tel ....120H 13 Am Tobacco 1 37 Am Tobacco pf new 102 .. Am Waterworks .. 8K . . Am Watrwks 6 pf 23 7 Am Woolen 88J .. Am Zinc Lead &Sm. 1314 .. Anaconda Copper... 49 H .. Ann Arber 20 ft .. Ann Arber pf 44j 4 Asse Dry Goods.... 53J4 6 Atch Tep & S Fe.. 96J4 6 Atch Tep & S F pf 86 . .. Atlantic Fruit 3 $4 .. Atl Gulf & W I S S 30 4 .. Atl G & W I S S pf 22U .. Atlas Tack Cerp. ... 17 .. Austin Nicholas ... 25 H .. Baltimore Ohie.. 37 7 Baldwin Locomotive 107 H 6 Baldwin Loce pt ..108H B Bethlehem Steel.... 59 6 Beth Steel B C5U 7 Beth Steel 7 pt... 91 . . Bklyn Rapid Transit 1 1 . . Bkn R T ctfa of dep 914 .. Bklyn Union Gas.. 82(4 8 Burns Bres A 12514 2 Burns Bres B 38 .. Bruns Term 314 .. Butte ft Super Cep 2514 .. Buttcrlck 34 . . Cadde Central O ft R 11 !4 .. Callahan Zinc ft Ld 61 C California Packing. . . California Petrel. . , 7 Calif Petrel pf..., 10 Canadian Pacific. 7 Case J Lpf . . Central Leather . . . . . Central Leather pf . . Cerre-dc-Pasco . . . C Chandler Meters . , 4 Cliesa & Ohie . . Chicago ft Alten pf .. Chi ft E HI (new).. .. Chi & Kill (new) pf .. Chicago & Gt West. .. Chi & Gr West Pf. .. Chi M & St Paul .. Chi M & St P pf... C Chi & Northwestern 69J 7 Chi ft Northwest pf1t0'4 .. Chi U I ft Pac... 40H 7 C R I ft Pae 7 Pf 92 4 C St P Minn ftO... 58 . . Chile Copper . . Chlne Copper .. Cluett-Peabody. ..y 4 Coca-Cela .' . . Cole Fuel ft Iren . . 3 Cole & Southern.... 6 Celum Uas ft Elec. . . . Celum Graphopnene . . Cel Grann cf I Cemput Tab Recerd 69 72 Ji 52H 8914 , 136H , 72 . 35 i . 6914 34 , 73 U . 91-4 814 17 39 6 17 2314 J" 17K 2714 5314 44 27 44 7614 214 11 Consel Cigar. . Consel DIs Ins... 7 Comielldited Gaa. . Consel Textiles... . Continental Can... 4 Cern Pred Ret ... 1630 Sis Cosden & Ce March May . . July . . October itnpn IS. 30 IS 1A 17 44 KJ.f.t 1 P. M. IS 41 Is 10 17.3!) Liverpool Liverpool Cotten March 1. Spot retten culet but firm today mi the basis of 10.0'JJ cfmS iSr? compared with . 1( Md e.ljr. j ceawV,s Sere'? o"e lTAh America"0. Kutures.yer. quiet at lh.0PJ.n- Inir. At 12.30 I'. Jr. uirf rre .i " steady. Spot rrlrea wrn: Am ncan mm 5,i-y.ii i" 17d: ceed middling-. U.'-.M i 5 middling. 10.87di mlddlln. low mlddilnir. 0.72d. eoed erainarj erdlnry, s.uxi. WE HAVE en hand and recommend with confidence the security of an estab lished Pennsylvania Utility Company that is especially appropri ate for the investment of small sums. Yield 8 per annum, tax free in Pennsylvania. Particulars en appli cation. TTe nvl(c conference en any current investment subject. lO.OJdi 8.S7di NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET New Yerk, March ft. The local fu- tures market advanced 1 te 10 points i en the call with n commission 1ieum ( with Brazil connections absorbing of- . ferings freely, and there also was some active support from local trade (inns. The, great disparity between Brazil and future prices here seems te nt last be , attracting attention and hns promoted . home uneasiness among local shorts. The bull movement was in full swing toward midday, with May soiling up te. 0.04c nnd July te O.OUV. September te 0.14c and December te O.'JOc, or 1 1 te lb points net higher. This better showing seemed te have nttrartcd some new I outside buying in the far months. I Open . (Ill s.!i.-,(e: HARPER&TURNER Investment Bankers Members Philadelphia Stock Exchange Stock Exchange Building Pre. Clese ,,rch s M! May . .I ..... ...... MM July H 114103 September MiK.wu'J Decemeer - S.U.Vtf'JB 1 ti emu!:, i u.r.-S is ?,.;: J tf&'Z FOREIGN EXCHANGE New Yerk. March 0. Foreign ex change opening figures showed further declined. The wenkness of the market was nssumed te hae some connection, sentimentally, with the announcement tlmt th United Stntiis (levcrnnlent would net be represented nt the forth- en,r.. DkilnJnlnkln i,in ' cemlug April conference of the Power Scranton Philadelphia ,leadlns I nt Genea. A mere piactlcal explana- I tien advanced, however, is that foreign j purchases of our cotton, copper, oils. grain, anil mere i"peciuii) iw mnv named, are, snowing up eenbi(icruui V 'irf. m. Nashville Gas & Heating Ce. First Mortgage 5V. Due 1937 Guaranteed by The United Gas Improvement Ce. by Endorsement 2 Nermcl Tax Paid Penmt. State Tax Refunded Price te Yield 6 Reed A, Morgan & Ce. West End Trimt llldn.. I'hUa. Members of the I'lilla. mode Each. W'i Mi r-' '.,i. V1 .M WXJ liiftrawbridge & Clothier I' lt rVInrtaras K. tOO."? V ---o-e -- MORLEY, WOOD & CO. r 333 Chestnut Street , MraWrs N. Y. & I'lilla. Slerk Rtch's. lnrirnr thnn In mil II V months PUHt In thn middle of the second hour sterling cable, from X.XiVi. rallied te 4.:i0 and demand te 4.3,'',t.. Franc cables Improved u point, te 8.0!l nnd 8.02 for checks, nnd lire recovered thn'i) points, te 5.05 for cables and 0.04Vi for ch'vkh. Marks were un changed from the opening nf.401,. Central European exchanges also were lower. Bulgarian was .70; Ku- manlan, ,4Mi : berbtan. i..ii; ,r,K, 4.55; Czecho-Slevaklan. I.C'lVi; Polish, .0'-HJ5i Finnish. 2.10; Austrian, .0100; Hungarian. .l.lj. ..,,,. The premium en New erk funds in Montreal tedny was reduced about y per cent, te !i 11-111 per cent. 'I he discount en Canadian funds in New New Yerk was .'I 0-10 per cent. yEBTERDAVH CIXJSINO qCOTATIONS HterHnu- Francs Lire Oulld-r; Demand ?. S-V.2' C-SS4 i J'22 Cubles i.anvi e.ui "" TODAY'S OPESINO QUOTATIONS faterllns Prancs Lire Oulldera Demand 4.34 S-W.' n.01 4 iiemanu ,'.,-az (j ea r. n , , -,...U V.WV 5800 100 1700 1600 900 7000 100 100 100 1200 100 100 200 600 400 38.0 100 500 700 5700 , 2300 , 1900 100 4600 100 46300 800 100 100 100 800 2000 600 400 200 3000 500 100 100 300 100 400 200 100 500 1700 500 100 200' 3000 500 2900 33J0 100 3J0 1900 300 2400 1700 4400 100 900 800 5100 500 100 1900 25 14 104J. 13 , 59 . 105J . 35 . 8 . 84 . 24H 12J4 Lew 62 43 W 51 K 15V4 5714 105J4 47 40 64 40 '4 72 39 101 44 103J4 15414 2414 54 1014 135 67 101 44 10 31 56 109J4 5J4 1414 4814 8914 33 96 7314 10014 120 137 102 8 23 87 H 1314 49 19 43 H 5314 9614 86 3V4 28 J. 2114 17 24 U 36 1C6 108 59 64U 9114 11K. 9 82 125 3814 2J4 2514 33 Ills 6 72 5114 88 135'4 72 35 69 34 72 59 814 1714 3814 6 1614 23 36 68(4 110(4 40 J4 92 57 17. 27 5314 43 27 44 7614 11 69 25 14 104J4 1314 5914 104 34(4 5714 84 24 1214 241 57J4 72 I144 6 146 9 81 10814 10. 16 83(4 9314 86)4 87J4 14 181, 14 5714 5914 15214 91 Net Cise. 114 H Is 1 114 2 2 14 IK 114 14 1 H H H J4 Is 5'4 14 14 14 14 Hi H V 14 H 14 14 tt A "v 14 "iH 114 "l !4 14 14 'A 1 4 Crucible Steel .... 7 Crucible Steel pf. , . Cuban Am Sugar. . . Cuban Cane Sugar . . Cuban Cane Sug pi 34 i . . Davisen Chemical.. 59 n Deere & Ce pf 72 ti Del Lack & Western 11 414 .. Duluth Se S S. At pf 6 VI Ltec Sleragu bat.. 147 . . Kmersen-Urantlng . 9 6 EnUlcott-Jehnson .. 81 7 Endicott-Jehnsen pt10814 .. Erie 1014 .. Erie 1st pf 16 8 Famous Players L.. 84 8 Fdmeus Players L pf 9314 10 Fisher Bedy 8714 8 Fisher Bedy of O pf 94 Ji .. Flsk Rubber 14 .. Freeport Texas .... 19 . . Gasten Wms & Wig 6 Gen Am Tank Car. 57)4 .. General Asphalt.... 60 8 General Electric. ... 152)4 .. General Meters.... 10 6 Gen Meters deb 6 70 70 .. Goedrich B F .... 39 39 7 Goedrich B F pf . . . . 8414 84)4 ., GranbyCen.M&M.. 2914 29 .. Gray Davis 18 17 7 Great Northern pf. 75 74 4 Great Ner Ore ctfa. 34 34)4 .. Guantanamo Sugr 11 11 . . Gulf Meb & Ner pf 23 23 .. Gulf State Steel ... 73J4 71 Jb .. Habtrshaw El Cable 2 1 Ji .. Hendee Mfg Ce... 21 21 3 Homestake Mining. 60 60 .. Housten Oil 76 75'4 ., Hupp Motorcar.... 15 15 . . Indian Refining 7 'A 7!', 60 Indiahoma Ref .... 3 3 .. Inspiration Cen Cep. 39 39 .. Interb Cen Cerp .. 214 2tt .. Interb Cen Cerp pf 7(4 6 . . lnt Agricul Cerp pf 41 41 5 lnt Harvester new. 9114 91)4 7 lnt Harv new pf... 09 108 .. Inter Comb Eng.... 25 24(4 .. lnt Mcr Marine .... 15 4 15 6 lnt Mer Marine pf.. 7 Vi 70 .. Inter Motertruck... 31 Js 31 !4 7 lnt Motertrk 1st pf 72 72 7 lnt Moteitrlc 2.1 pf E8(', tB'i . International Nickel 13 Is 13 6 Internat Nickel pf. 65 65 . International Paper 5'4 3 6 Inter Paper pf stnd 61 59 . Invincible Oil Cerp. 17 1614 . Iren Products 32Ji 32J, . Island Oil U 1 . Jewel Tea 19U 1814 . Jenes Bres Tea.... 38 36 . Kansas Cy Southern 25 25 4 KanBas Cy Sepf... 54 54 . Kansas & Quit.... 5i 5 1:Si P. M 62 4314 51H 4 106 47 41 66 4014 72 39H 101 44J4 103- 154 25 57 1014 135 -67J4- 101 44 -10J4-3214 E6 11014 96 -73 - 10O14 120 137 102 -BH 24 8BK t 44J4 53(4 ., 96 86 -t-314 , 304 2214 17 2514 36J4- 107 -r 108 f 59 - 69 f 91-t 11H- 9 - 82 - 12514 K 3814 H 314 f V 2514 33 .. 1114 !i 614 H. 72 Ji V 52 Vi 89J4 'A 136 114 72 35 6914 34 7314 1914 814 17 29 6H 17 23 36 . 69 110' . 40 92 58 r 1714 27 2714 44 7614 . 2(4 11 - 69 25 T 14 . 1C5 34J4f S8 84 24 -12(4 72 114(4 6 147 9 81 108(4 10(4 16 8714 94J4 1T niv. Bntrs In $ STOCK ltlsh 43oe .. Kelly-Spring Tire.. 5 100 .. Kclsey Wheel ...... 85 .1100 ,. Kennecett Copper.. 2814 300 .. Keystone T ft R. .. . 1614 100 Krcsge S S 136 800 .. Lackawanna Steel.. 47 100 . . Laclede Gas of St L 5614 700 .. Lake Erie ft West.. 15 200 . . T.nke FrlA A Wat nf 30U 900 2 Lee Rubber Tire.... 2914 100 . Ihlgh Valley 100 1500 100 2000 200 300 300 100 100 200 100 400 100 1700 200 300 100 7700 100 500 59J4 IS Liggett ft Myers ...165 7 Lima Locomotive. . 10314 .. Leewe Ce 13 1 Left Candy 12 7 Loese-Wiles B 1st pf 99 .. Mclntyre Per Mines 14 .. Manatl Sugar 51 2 Manhat Shirt 34 .. Market St Rwy.... 7 .. Market St Rwy pf. 36V4 . Market St Ry 2d pf 11 14 2 Marlln Oil 25 .. Martin Rockwell... 714 .. Martin Parry 28 .. Math Alkali 3114 .. Maxwell Class B... 14J4 Mav Dent Stored ... 1 1 2 12 Mexican Petrel . . . 8 Mexican Petrel pf. J Miami Copper 125 84 mi. 3600 IU MM,11a St-.fr. Prtrn. 1314 700 .. Mldvale Steel 30 laSS Me Kansas & Texas 5 800 .. M Kan J. Tet- w!V 11T4 Me Kan & T (wl) pf 33 MK&T 1st A W.. 14 . Missouri Pacific... 22 Me Pacific pf 5414 7 Mentana Pevver pf. 105 .. Montgomery Ward. 1514 ' Mulllns Bedy 2714 7 Nat Cleak & Suit pf 85 - Nat En ft Sta 39H NaRRef MexZd pi 3H .. Nev Cen Copper.... 1414 N OTex&Mcx.... 63 6 New Yerk Central.. 79)4 K V V r jl e t KA I TO 2H New Yerk Deck.... 2914 50 .. New Yerk N H & H 1714 0 2 New Yerk Ont ft W. 21 H ?22 Norfolk & Southern. 15 9eS2 "' Norfolk & Western 9914 '00 S North lnu.W. r.lt 7T,l IM . . ". " ..i. .vui. ...- - - 500 100 2400 300 100 1200 200 100 1300 100 600 100 700 700 Lew M 65 2814 16 138 474 5614 14 30 Ji 29 5914 165 10214 13 11 99 1414 DO ' 34 7 3614 1114 2514 714 27 31 14J4 112 12414 84 '2714 13'4 30 5 1194 33 14 21 54. 105 15 2714 85 39 3H 14 63 7814 62 2914 17 21 14 9914 5714 4214 14 1 1:80 Net T. M. OiBe 44 14 85 2814 16(4 136 -47-5614-1414 30 -29 -5914- 165 10314 99 1444 50J4 IK 1 34 7 3614 1114 -14J4- 112 12414 84 2714 -1314 -30 5 11J 33 14 22 54J4 105 15(4 2714 85 -39 . 63 79 6314 9914 5714 4214 NEW HIGH PRICES FOR P.RIAND U.G! Breader Inquiry Noted for Most All- of the Utility Shares a- 14 2 IK 1 Ji 'v 114 14 14 4 14 14 14 14 " 14 '. V 114 14 14 Tl. , an.1 erint rnllWflV Stocks continued te held foremost attention In the local market. There was n aeciueu broadening of Interest In both JJ. O. i. ...i n n t n,i tlm tradlne was quite active. Beth broke Inte new high ( ground. I', it. x. maamg n "t r at 20, while U. G. I. showed an everplsht gain of Mi points In reach Ing 45. , Wlilla these two local invernes ' the lenders, the buying movement reached out te the ether utilities, which apparently had Its Inception in the United States Supreme Court decision in the Consolidated Ont case. The mere the ruling of the high court is studied, thnt mere signincnni ire- come. According lO me uihuiuh yi accepted authorities, 11 practically changes the. whole complexion of the utility situation, placing these enter prises In about the strongest position they have -occupied In a number of year. . , ,, . , This confident feeling was Indicated In the broadening Inquiry for the so se called utility group. American Gas, en relatively email transactions, ran up 4"A points from the previous sale te 60, equal te the high prices of the current year. Phrndelnhla Company cumulative preferred made a substantial gain at 38. ' In the meantime there was continued geed buying of Union Trnctlen, which sHvnneed te 371 en the wider nppre- elation of the strengthened rental pesl iiiiiiiiiiimiiiimiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiinitiT TeTrustees of Institutions . 1 J tien If the proposed P. R. T. dividend ! plan Is maintained. 1'enn Central ! ,00 3 N American pf ctt. 42)4 42V4 Jeli 14 2 00 7 Northern Pacific... 80 '? 60& Xl 00 .. ekla Pred & Ref.. 2 2H I?? 100 100 100 2400 100 3100 100 1300 100 100 800 2300 300 2400 1100 100 100 100 Ontario Silver Mine 514 .. Orpheum Circuit.... 1514 ....Otis Steel 10 2 Owens Bet Mach... 33 .. Owens Bet Mach pf10014 3 Pacific Oil 48Ji . . Pacific Tel & Tel... 65 J4 C Pan-Amer Petrel.. 57 C Pan-Amer B 51)4 .. Parish ft Bingham.. 15 2 Pennsylvania R R. . 35 .. Pcnn Seaboard Steel 7 G Peeples Gas Chicago 75 .. Peoria & Eastern... 18 . Pere Marquette .... 26 C Pcre Marquette pf. 58 C Pere Marq prier pf. 70 3 Philadelphia Ce.... 35 1 Js (4 'l(4 li 114 14 Ji !4 2 ' 14 'Ji 2800 60 Phillips Pet 34 2100 .. Plerce-Arrew Moter 17 1900 .. Plerce-Arrew Met pf 36 1200 .. Pierce Oil 7 100 8 Pierce Oil pf 45(4 1 500 . . pitts ft West Va. . . . 27 14 300 1H Pend Creek Ceal .. 18)i 1700. .. Pressed Steel Car.. 914 100 7 Pressed Steel Car pf 92 100 .. Producers Refiners.. 26J4 500 4 Pub Service of N J 8214 100 8 Pullman 116 200 ., Punta Alegre Sugar. 4014 25500 2 pure Oil 31 100 8 Railway Steel Spring 98 700 ., Ray Cen Copper ... 14 700 4 Reading 73 Ji 100 2 Reading 1st pf.... 44 100 2 Reading 2d pf 46 3200 .. Rem Typewriter... 36 100 .. Rem Type 1st pf . . 65 3100 .. Replogle Steel .... 29)4 1300 .. Repub Iren & Steel 5114 100 .. Repub Ir & Stl pf.. 79(4 100 .. Rebert Rels ft Ce.. 11 51 28 Ji 5014 , ?9 4314 3(4 15 214 6 8 97 14 22 35 84 20 52 H Js 14 1!4 BJi '14 19W 57)4 J4 60 - 152)4 10 T 70 39 84)4 29J4 18 75(4 34 . 11 23 -73 15 7(4 3- 39- 214- 6- 41 9114 109. 24)4- 15 71 -31)4 72 58)4 13 -6D -45(4 61 1fc 32J4 1 .. 1BJ4 .. J8 2)4 25(4 )4 04 J4 5Ji . . 14 54 Ji 1 A ;s Js ,Vt ?s Ji 'l4 Ji 14 !4 14 Ji 14 2 J4 Ji '. I 14 1 Ki 1 J4 Ji 1200 6 Reval Dutch V Y 1200 .. St Leuis San Fran . . 250 . . St L San Fran pf . . 2100 .. St L S W 2500 .. St L Southwest pf. 400 .. Santa Cecelia Sugar 100 .. Savage Arms 700 .. Saxen Moter 200 .. Seaboard Air L pf. 1200 .. Scars-Roebuck .... 100 7 Sears-Roebuck pf... 1700 .. Seneca Cep Cerp.. 9500 .. Sinclair Oil 100 . . Sless-Shetrie-d 1400 6 Southern Pacific. .. . 1 400 . . Southern Rail 500 .. Southern Hall pf. . . 300 4 Standard OH of Cal 95 100 C Standard Oil of N J 178)4 200 7 Stand Oil of N J pf!14 400 2 Stewart Warner Spd 34)4 700 .. Stromberg Carb.... 44 50100 7 Studebaker 101 14 200 .. Submarine Beat Cor 5Ji 400 .. Superior Oil Cerp.. 5(4 100 .. Sweets Ce of Amer. 3Ji 2400 .. Tenn Cep ft Chem.. 10 Ji .2200 3 Texas Ce 45)4 700 .. Texas & Pacific ... . 31 )i 800 1 Tex & Pac C ft O. 2G)4 700 .. Third ave 20 1500 2 M Tex Gulf Sulphur.. 44 3200 .. Transcen Oil 9 508 6 Union Bag'ft Paper 63 600 .. Union Oil 17 100 7 Union Tank Car pf. 104 700 10 Union Pacific 132J4 100 .. United Alley Steel.. 28)4 200 . . United Drug 65 400 3U Unlttd Drug 1st pf 45(4 200 8 United Fruit 1 40 (4 500 . . United Rv Invest pf ZB 400 0 United Retail Stores 45 500 .. U s U P S Fdy.. 301-4 200 5 U S (' 1 P ft Fdy pt 6514 200 ..US Feed Products. 4 7500 ..US Ind Al.-ohel... 91i 400 .. U S Realty & Imp. . 61 5100 .. U S Rubber 59 Ji 14700 C U S StC'l 95(4 300 7U.HSteelpf 116 1200 2 Utah Copper 63 400 .. Utah Sec 14)4 1100 .. Vanadium Cerp.... 37 600 .. Va-Cnr Chemical... 36)4 1100 .. Va-Car Chemical pf 76)4 100 C Va Iren Ceal & Coke 45 400 .. Vivadou Inc 814 330 .. Wabash 7(4 7 JO .. Wabash pf A...... 23 Js 100 .. Western Pacific... 18 100 0 West Pacific pf . . . . S5 1600 7 Western Union Tel. 66)4 100 7 Wcstlneheuse A Br 98 600 4 Westing E & M.... i6)4 900 .. Wheeling & L 13 7 100 .. Wick Spen St Cerp 14( 20 JO 4 White Moter 39 5300 .. White Oil Cerp.... 9 200 .. Wlllys-Overland ... 5 200 .. Willys-Overland pt 2914 1200 .. Wilsen & Ce 42 )i 2900 4 Worthlngten Pump. 48 200 G Werth Pump pf B.. 8 E-dJvldend. t Ex-rluhts, 54 1514 10 32Ji 100'4 48 6514 5614 5114 15 35 7 75 17 26 Vi 58 70 35 3414 17 3514 714 4554 27 17J4 6714 92 2614 82 116 4014 29 Ji 98 14J4 73J4 44 46 34 65 28 J4 5014 7914 11 51 27 50 27 41 3!i 15 2 6 67)4 97 13 21 35 8414 20 52 95 17814 114 34 43 S8 5J4 514 3 10 45 31 26 20J4 43 9)4 62 1714 104 13114 2814 65 44 Ji 140 27 Ji 45)i 30 Ji L5'4 4 47 61 E9 94(4 1 1 e '4 13 14)4 36)4 35 74)4 45 8 714 23)4 18 5 95 9B 66(4 7)4 14 114 " J4 "'li 14 1 " !4 1J4 "l4 14 'i 514 1514 10014 48J4 6514 57 5114 15 35 7 75 16 26 35 34 17 -3514- 715 . 4514 -2714 92 2614 4014-3054-98 14 7314 44 46 36 2(4 65 V 2914 -51 14 79J4 f 11 -r-51 -2814 T 50 29 U4 432 3J4 15 2 - 6 C8 97 1 22 35 f 84 95 f 17814 114 34J4 -r-44 i 100 J4 -5Ji 554 3Ji 10 4514 31J4 26(4 2014 43 9 63 17 104 132J4 28 J4 65 Light preferred moved up te 55, a gain of 'fc point. , , Quiet buying of Pennsylvania Rail road continued, the price going te n new high for the year nt 35. The American Stores Issues were firmer nnd the New Yerk Railway shares also had n steadier mnrkct. Lnke Superior Corporation wns given mere nttcntlen. Brill mndc n point gnln, but failed te rctnin the Improvement. Electric Slor Sler ngc Battery, American Ship and Gen eral Asphalt were Influenced by the gy rations of the. larger market. Philadelphia Stocks llls-h Lew 1:13 V. M. Net CtlKO. It is net-fair to'ferce individ uals te be personally responsible for the management or custe'dy of-securities and trust funds be-'1 longing ter institutions, Place this responsibility with the Trust Department of the Cern Exchange and then there' can be no less or embarrassment te you. , It is our business te handle securities and moneys. The cost for such- service is moderate. 'Phene any of our officers or still better, come in and see hew .we manage .similar accounts. 14 14 U 50 CO 4 Mi 52 j 52j Va 40 40 . . 1 is 18 S 14 14 8 14 Hi 1(4 Ji 14 (4 Js 14 14 2 14 114 J4 Ji ' '54 1J4 " 14 1 1 J4 Ji 40 Am Stores l)4i 04j IMtt JO delstpf.125 125 125 l'a 200 Am Ship & Cem ... 14 25(1 Am Gas.. 00 35 Bank N A war w 1.. 52 Vi 277 Brill J O. 41 1flTf!linn Mtrs 7i"i iiOtCM&StP 23 ' 23 23 li SOtPnvis'n Ch 58ij 08 Vj 08ia2M, 00 Elec Ster.l47i 140V.. 147 y 10 Gen Asph. 0!) 00 00.. 025 Gen Mtrs 0 DVj 0 Vt, IRtOt-Ner Pf 74 74 74 OOtOulfSStl 73 73 73l 100 In Ce N A 32 32 32 . . 5 Key Tel pf 28 28 2S . . 270 Lake Sup. 8l 8Vi 8j OOfMex Pct..l24!)i 12414 124.. lOfMldvn'c. . 30i 30Vi 304 110 Penn Cent Lltlit nf. 55 54 55 Vi 328PennaBU 35 35i 35 Vs Ti -t- Vj ST-1! . . 23 U Cern Exchange National Bank Chestnut at Second Street, Philadelphia aiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiilllllHIIIII illlllllllllltllllllllllllHlllllllllllllllllllllllllllliji.il ' i : . 15 Pcnna Salt 71 n 3-3; 27 27.. 27. 27S 25 20 17 17.. , OMi 10()!)41 'W WM It 1 37 43"t 51 04 Vi 17 34i IN- 37-1J 44 51 04 V? 17 31' 'i -l'.'j 115 Phil Ce enf 38 345 Phlln E ec 23 405 de prcf.. 27 210 dewurfp27"j 2785 Phila U T 211 lOOtPlcrce-Ar 17 00tStudeb'r..l00l OOtSeuth U.v. 20 lOOTone Bel. 500Tone Min. Ill 70 I'nienTrnc 371 1117 U G 1.... 45 U 530 de prcf.. 51 40IU S Steel. 4Vu 50 Yerk Ilwy 17 30 de pref.. 34 U tNet chanitp mnir by comparison with last sale en New Yerk Stock Excr- rillLADEU'HIA IIONDS 54000 Liberty 3d 4Js '2S..lets OS. 24 4000 Victory 4s '23 101). (KI 2000 Victory 4'.s '23 100.08 20000 Victory 4 k 23 11K).(J2 1000 Interstate ltailvvajs 4s.. 45 14000 Phila Electric Os lets lOlV'a lOOO.Phllu Electric Os 101 4000 United Hallways 5s. .lets 81 LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS Chloaire, March 0. CATTLE ltccelttn, 11,000 head. Slen-, mrlctly g-uud and clioke tftades b?ef steer stead: ethers weak te 10c lever. Tep ulcers. ID. 40, weight 1481 teunds; Ave head jenrllrsx, ili.TiQ: hulli, Let tteers t7.H0 (as. I).-.; she stock, bulla, ntucUera and feeders steady: veal calves steady te ihlnperii. packers btddtner toner. HOOS Receipts. 23,000 head. Lighter weluhls aLtlve. 10c te ISc higher: mh,r AK. . A I !lw. Tic te 10n higher thnn putAr,lu '. n.. A(IV. 4. szJorage: hie packers heldlnu hack. Tep, 111,50' 5e I fflhulk. lU.3riill.n5; piss vers Ien. 'M,u'' Swice HARV UNIVERSI Economic will help you at this uncertain time when a dependabls buslnes; forecast can prove of trsnwndeui rrscttcal value. Kearly 1000 of the leading bust nsss concerns of America are following this Serylea rfsularlr as a guide In planning their busi ness moves. Subscribers were warned of the recent depression fully U menttia before It occurred. They are new receiving forecast; of events for the coming months. Price 1100 a Tear Write for circular and tatett Weekly Letter Committee, en Economic Research 45 Wadsworth lIoese.Cambrldte.Mase 1 H C8 9(4 5 29(4 39 4614 fc7 28 45 30Ji . C5J4 4 - 9Ji G1 -59 95 1414 -r 36 35 f 7514 45 -B14 . 714 . 23H . 96Ji 98 -S6 5 4714 I Ji itt .Ji 1 J4 (4 H J4 M Ji J4 1J4 1 14 71 1J4 2 Ji Ji Ji Hi 'li J4 3 1 1J4 bllEUr UecelPts. 17.000 heml Put ilm.n nnd shearing Iambi sternly lildiUnv VSSinec lower en fut lambs no woeUd fnt lanibs sold early. Choir fall shorn, JI-.' ,',0, fill uliern i.'xhh j ertrllnes. ir.', jeiirllnti anil tcs. 111, ISO: rat ewe top arly, 'i,i hulk early. SN&R";.; uoed GO-pound che.irlnr lambs, JH.Jj. Iittsbunrh. Pa., March 0 HOOj. lti celpts, lftOO head, Hltcher, lleavlt'a, tll.m Hi!; heavy yerkers, 12.33 O1S.S0, light yerkers. 112.1ft: plus. 111.30. SHEUP AND LAMIIS lletclpts. 3()0 Iimc. Steady Tep sheep. 10. 30, tup lambs, 110. CALVES Receipts. 273 Iliad. Steady Tep. 113.50. Kast Buffalo. March 0 TAT1 LK He -elpts. 75 head. Easv. Calves, receipts 173 he-ad, hteady, lain..10. HCKIS Receipts. hOO head Slew, sleadv te 23e lower Heavy (11 2'filll Mi, mixed 11. 7fi 12.25: jerkers. S1S012.2S. Ilaht .10 11.7.1W13' lU M 3UOU.73. rujuhs. $9.2; HHEEP AND LAMIIS - Ilecclpti, 1200 ,ieud, tileady, u icliunufj. 0PP0RTUN1H IS OFFERED Te a man of affairs who has vision te recognize an unusual opportunity te put some idle capital at work in a syndicate new organizing by men of na tional repute and whose bona fides are undoubted. There will be an unusually large return en the money invested by mem bers of the syndicate. Ne at tention will be paid te replies by brokers or agents. C 228, LEDGER OFFICE I- " i tl T:ht st. i.euU. celpls 17U0 head. Virch !. rATTI.i: R mer FiecrB. in.; m l,"- Cables .17. H3 37. tin New Haven te Extend Lean W'a.hlnsten, March 0 -Th New Yerk, V.ivv Haven and Hartferd Railroad was ilven formal permission by the Interstate Ce:tnn Commission today te enter ns h,.,,, in inns with owners of Its "Eurepeaif eiin" bends leek nif te a deferinent of the'r in DIVIDENDS DECLARED i-ell Telenhena Company of Canada, quar terly " per cent; payable April 15 te stock of record" March 81. Victer Talking Machlni Company, dlvl dnd of 10 a share en (omnien stock, Svible April 15 te te.k of record March S?y nd Quarterly U." en pr.ferred stock. Hucyrus Company, uuarterli 11 p-r cent en preferred, payable April 1 te stock of record March S2. Wilsen Ce., quartern i..e en prererred. payable , March 31 te stock of ricerd March United Qas Improvement Company, nusr teriv 1 per cent en cjimnen. pajable April :.".' "...i, nt record March 31. Alir. ciuar. tnrly l' Pr cent en pieferred, pdytble June Hft IV?- .! JC". record May 81.' im.ripan window Ulass Machine Cem Granulated Sugar Advanced te 5.30c New Yark. March 9. The raw sugar mar ket continues steady with Cubas ter Jlarcl; MONEY-LENDING RATE8 NKWi YORK Meney en rail, hnih i..... ket continues steady wltli V-ui;?," ,Dr. il",r:" ief collateral, opened today at 4if nr SiSt and April shipment quoted at 2'i .cents, cost ,J cJ '. nT?n$ a Mr cent and f re lint. A substantial business was transacted yesterday, reflners taking apprex. Imately 250.000 bags afloat and for March and April shipment at 2!4 cents, cost and freight, while a moderate amount of Cubas for April shipment was sold te the United Kingdom at 12s Sd, c. I. f.. United King King c'em. In addition te the Cubas. local tenners purchased 3000 bags Perte RIces, due March 20, at 8.70 cents, c. I. f.. and 0000 hags I'orte Rlcea last half March shipment at 8,70 cents, t. I, f., with outpert iptleii. Th local rnnerl market Is firmer. The Warner Hugar Refltilng Company advaved Its prltes 1 points te 5.80 cents, less 2 vr cent for cash, while Arbuckle Brethers sdvanceil their Price 3 points, te 0.20 cent". The Pennsylvania nugar uempsuj, . iniauui ewer. ether i-vses steady. Choice vieichiv ileers. J8.73: bulk ttecrs. $7,23 1"7 70; bulk , ieef cevis. t.lfru, bulk veal talvci, Including Itp. iioncie.no. HOCJ8 Receipts, 8500 head Opened sleadv te lOe lower, later market stcadv. Tep. J1I.40' bulk 170 te 2UI1 pound nverHBes, tl l.'J.'tf 11.33: p.uker wiwk if.-k te 15c lower, bulk. I .MlWII lift; plKS weak. ' HHEEP Receipts, neil" Nominally, steady. RAILROAD EARNINGS HEAIIOARD AIR L1N11 11122 TnerMcA January gross 13,3k1 ftfll 74 r.Ti rei, eper. income.. .'12.7bU 343..".n7 We Offer City of Philadelphia 3eg.4i,1938,1941,99 City of Camden 6i, 1927, 1052 WiBiNia Bum. PmuMumiA MsifiWUbeMaVfaW HtWYOeg HiHUKTH.HJ. Ne. 2 A Series Shevrtng the Value Deck of PcBisylvinia Edisei Company Cuntulatlv trfrrd Stetk Dividends $8 per Share per annum Outstanding Features: 1. Its rick aid growing terri tory. 2. Dfersity of customers' bnsuKts. 3. Its service aa absolute public aeed. 4. The present stability of its business. . ' 5. The perpetual character of Ha franchises. 6. Its business is en a cub basis. 7. It ewes practically no ua funded money. 8. The personnel of its maa ageneat hat demeastratel its ability. 9. The business of some cea titueat properties started aa early as 1850. These favorable conditie! make us believe that the Pre ferred Stock, yielding 8, i sound and they are the ret sons for our recommendation. Shall we tend yea additional information? Jehn Nickerson, Jr. 61 Broadway 314Ne.BV7 New Yerk City St Leuis, Miv Shla, also advanced Its price ivi ixiniin. tu .30 cents, less 2 ter cent for, cash basis. Arrivals of raws eslerday Included 84,000 nuarterly l' Per. r'ni en tupmen. and lVs S" MM en preferred, Payable April 1 te tmrk of record March 14. J.OO !,. liei nrst P,"1" record M-rrh fO, and .ly'iMerly IMS en I nfethers. and 2O.t0O bags te the American second Preferred for lr ed May 1. Mil 7. ? Sugar Rennlng Company? lies Mlscult nuarterly 11.75 en bi cubas te the Warner Bugar Rellnlng rre.J '"v.'KLAr.Hi i"?urJr.t i? CeKpaVy I 40.000 bag's te the National Sugar 022, payable April 1 te eieek of Heflnlnr Cempany: 48 000 bags te Arbii' kle in time money, the r. m. r.n, n.A . unbroken, although the market was quoted nominally at 4 per cent te 5 per cent, rr'me bank acccptancea Improved some what In volume of dealings Innmnced by the easier cendlt en of the call money market en collateral. Rates were unchanged at Vi te S per cent. ' ' Prime mercantile, paper was moderately active n the country section. The market Is nominally 44 te 5 per cent, with the higher figure en the average. " ' ,h0 rilILArEI.PIIIA-Ca. e per cent- time 5 per cent: commercial papeF. three 16 & months, 3 te 6 4 per ter.t. "a 'Vi .CBttrvative investments L, M.MMeekin u Williamson ?.i UAH HANtOll MTU. ""T -T. -T.. T. .i.- , rem, vise wssssss inturltv daw from April 1 1022. te April 1. 23. Kiid te offer tne st-cur'ty owners all iicreaH.. til interest late from I te 7 lr cellt. Th ni-Hiuncemim """ . r ullVeHd Wednesduv that the permission hud bin tecureil nnd thut the anvermn-nt hut further cunnenteil te Ie.nl It money te com. i.'el" the transaction, bvt the teminlislnn'H decision today U a net take the ceial point There are new eilnanM bonte et iht, European lean amounting- te OO.TOi.OOOf, fnJ n.U.00 In dejr peiu1. V f August I. 10". PSiBb'e receta rtprii " French Bank Statement Purls. March 0, The weekly statement 01 Texas Oil Companies Merfle rxla. Tfi.. March 0. First step, in ,h. used conselldat ent of the Ilumnnrey. s Company and the Humphreia -Kft Lackawanna Steel Advances Prices ffi:n.i.?k oef., tc T.rM.v:ra niltrel in ..---"-, , (- aiini srsurt. COO.OOD' freneg.W the; m. I ATTf'J,. h , "umP'irejs ilexlu BAR 8ILVER Hen.' te' be knevn "S. ihrTlumphryrpefiI Demestic br .liver ma. unchanged In """"' .:. " fl?.'"1""! J1." .eterda . t : New Yerk today at Hc per nrie ouncifer- c-Smpany vris Sfs'seltJd "u,m,"re' Texas elgn. MVc. an advance of ' c, In Londen. ' nB of tocknel,kJs ThS' n, c al "et the price, was HI higher at hVi. d. iw w "'ewpeweTlM ie'uumteV eV'f 1 tiiFin'i. u. 11a nnaeis. me cemnanv .. m I hereafter, he called n,l H.-ir.Tm.p..a.n WII. Lackawanna rlcea en bars. a 1 Humphreys Oil Company ivti l nd designed 'a." e ,,friro.'e&B.ltf'.V.,h" en bars. 000. -iiie new Humphreys Teil CemDsnV'': 00-pound negotiating te acquire all of .h. .,..?? '! in, lermer Humphreys Meit Qpnpan:'" el Increas Decrease. Pari Bourse Weak Paris. March t) Thn Rourse was eak to day, owing te tha refusal of tire Unlttd Ftates te participate In the Oenei Confer Cenfer ence. Three per cent rentes, 3d francs 10 centimes; exihange 011 Londen IS francs 3' centimes: 5 per cent lean, 7 francs liv rent t'mes. Tile derar wuh tueted ut 11 fram BANK CLEARINGS 1022 1(121 Hl"0 llanlc clearings today compared with" cer. rrspendlnir ilav lust two veari: Phila... Sill.one.4iou J3H, 3Kl,7,lil 170. I'M lCi lloaten.. U.nnil.llliu ll.'On Nllll '"'-','J N. Y .. 0411,2011,01111 333,807,7! . I 831 shi'ii'. Chicago. 83,2HO,0un H4:317;B74 ".,,'.,,..,7 Revenue Freight Loadings Decline evv lerk. Mnrrh 0 leadings of revenue I freight totaled 7.I.1.2KU car, .luring the w2?J ended en February 21. compared wlili the ' 024 during the previous week, or 1 reducl tien of 43,838, according la reports lusi I filed by the r.illr.M.ls of thn Unite, Htate. with the car s.rvlce .Mvlslen of the Amerl" can Railway Assoc at en Tills 1 reducilnn under the vvuk before, was gen rally aMi lb. uted te the observance .f VVashlniiieiV'1 1 lllrlhday en .February 22. The total M the week of FebruaryJJsVa. 7304 er.f?n excess of that for the corresponding week ' We"VlriMl. U"J" h WP0ndtal , , ' - 4 . msmz e.OI.CIark&ee. BANKERS 821 Cheitnut St., Philadelphia Established 1837 Member New Yerk and Philadelphia Stock Exchange Sun Shipbuilding Is Rie Grande J unct. 1st f s, 1939 Connecting Ry. 4s, 1951 Arthur C. Richards & Ce. Private Telephone te ffetv Yerk Drexel 'Building Pelt. I.e. 703S,V Kcj.f af. Mala 7t Stl High-Grade Railroad Bend Tax free in Penna. Te Yield 6ce Baker, Yeung & Company J0SKPII W. HWMN. r.. M inslr Land Title Bldg. .Bosten Pb.lsdelphU ARGENTINE GOV'T 5-Year 7's Yielding about 7.25 Prim at Market EDWARD LOWBER STOKEStCO 20 Seuth 15th St., PhH . nj Race W 1YIURRIS J. BOO fortifies! Kkiliiic . Act ULffayettt aMMiaff td msm.. .. .Xi&mEtek.K-'t t rasa a "wn ksi&k&u U , ii V, .( . e ... i'i,wi .1 usk 1 ;.' i tfi"aT.,ii . .., ,. .-Vm,.'," ' 1 ... fiaBBfSfBBfSBSBSBSBSBjaL.L.fak'.