!ifl'ft- ,5 , ' " 1 $89,000 SVrEMM ft IfllTH lttN0ftTME4s MAY 1, ttlt 7.M.00 OUTtTANBIN te 1VJ SWj riNST URN ON TIHMINAL COSTINd OMIdlNAlLV OVtR ' s.eeo.eoo and en taa.as or MAIN LINK MlkBACK m UNOBftkYINS WISCONSIN CENTRAL Uf ANO RgrUNOtN 4S OUK ! it , 14 PHICI, 7K A IMTCftUT TO NIT ABOUT 40 REIUY.RROCKACO. BANKgRS IN CHMTNUT ST. PHILADELPHIA Itf.e p -u ARGENTINE Recissien 4s, A. O. 5s, 1909 BRAZILIAN GOV'T Sterling Issues 4s, 1889-1910 4 Vis, 18831888 5s, 1895-1903-1908-1913 Railway Resc. 4s, 1900 NORWAY 3s,32s& 4s 4UENOS AIRES iy2t & s GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC 3s ft 4s of 1962 4s, 1955 Branch Line 4s, 1939 Canada Atlantic 4s, 1955 CASSEL, llUNES & CO. MtmUri jr. Y. Stock Kxehengs C9 Oreatfway New Yerk Telephone Bowling Green MI WE advocate the pur chase of bends se cured by lien e'n proper ties of subsidiaries of the American Tele phone & Telegraph Ce., and recommend new Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Ce. of Tir ginia 1st Mortgage 5s, due 1943, which at pres ent prices' yield about 5.60. Inquiry it invited en any current investment subject. HARPER-&TURNER Investment Bankers Uemltra PMiedilpMi Stock Msehanme Stock Exchange Building Beranler. Phflfllfelphfa ""dins R ra. k. t, "A f " A 1 fc .Jf United States Government Securities . SKCCRITIES DETARTMCKT COMMERCIAL TRUST COMPANY Member Federal leetrr Urtifm City HaU Square Watt City of PhiU. Due October 26, 1936 Tax Free in Pennsylvania Free of All laceme Taxes Legal Investment for Trustees Coupon and Regutered Bends Interchangeable Price: 110.80 and Interest Te Net 4.25 K ft. Biddle & Henry 104 Seuth Fifth Street r-hlladelphia. aJ3) A' JVsTt Hariiiien, Smith & Ce. iNVESTMINT SECURITIES W MUTH STH STREET ' aMJii inn BUia sslaMci aiaa llT.TJV '" '" tJ"Y wMMmmmm Tmmmimmmmmmmmm- IfflKEIfffM l CROSS CURRENTS Dealings Fell Off, but Embraced an Unusual Variety of Stocks New Yerk, March 21. There war a pcrcrntnble slsekenlnr In vlrttisllr alt of the tnnrkcts today, and In the stock market there was evidence of Increas ing cress currents. The dealings, how ever, embrnced an unusual variety of. -tocks. Including the low-priced Issues, but the price movement was very lr- , regular and rather Inclined te be rcac- . tlenary. I While th.e peel Interests are appar cntly -able te, de nnythlng they want, ns evl.lcnced in the turtfier jacking up of a few (-elected pccialties, the gen eral list plainly showed the effects of the tremendous realising wiles of the Immediately preceding sessions. This ac counted for the tlml appearance the market were for the greater part of the I forenoon. A further Indication was te be found in the volume of business I which fell materially below recent aver- i nges. The receivership proceedings of one of the oil companies announced after the closing yesterday were sentimentally eftt by the excellent statements, of llethlehtm Steel and Public Service Corporation. The Bethlehem Steel .snowing was regarded amatingiy geed when conditions prevailing In the steel trade are considered. Bethlehem "H" was among the few of the old line fa vorites te show any degree of vitality, making a new high fee the year. The ether independent steels were Inclined te give ground. The rail movement, se conspicuous yesterday, was sidetracked, and specu lative Interest run mere strongly te such racecnlted Donl issues as American Ice. 'Studebaker, Endleott-Jehnson. Ameri can Linseed and American Hiae ana Leather. Oils were dull within nar row limits. Commodity Markets GRAIN MARKET Chicago, March 21. Wheat btartcd Mc ' te c lower for May and c te c oft for July. Buying- power at the outset was very light and the mar ket eased because of lack of support. On the break .there were buying orders, which took the surplus out of the pit. The volume of business was small. Cern started 'Ac te c lower for May and He te 4c off for July. Trade was slew, with resting orders taking the offerings en the decline. Oats started unchanged, then weak ened a little en selling by brokers. Trade was kIew. Previsions did net set started until some time uftcr the opening bell. In terest In the trade was limited. Wheat Yest. clot. Open 11 A. M. May i.J' .3S 1.38 1.S7U 1.3AH ,20!i 1.20 l.iiOK 1.11)6 1.12 l.lltf July 1 Beptember Cern May Juir ..... September Juir ei'i 4K eon e.m 05 V 38 40 1.054 11.03 ! 8SH LOOK uye . Mar .. Mar 11. IB COTTON MARKET New Yerk. March 21. The cotton market opened steady at 1 point ad vance. Liverpool cables were a shade better than had been due and Eng lish houses and the domestic trade were moderate buyers. Improved weather ever the belt, as a whole, however, led te Increased Southern selling and the list later turned easier, selling off about 10 points and then becoming quiet. No Ne tlces totaling twenty-four were in cir culation at the opening. Receipts at the ports for the day are estimated at 22,000 bales, against 29,487 bales en the corresponding day a week age. 13,102 bales a year age and 15,643 hale two years age. Yeat. cteaa Optn 1 r.M. March IS.07 18.11 lft.eg Mar W.22 2-J .M July 17.3S 1T.2S 1T.83 Octebar 1A.S5 llt.SA 18.1)1 December 16.72 19.70978.... I4vrpl. March 21. Tbare wa enlr a fair demand for ipei cotton today, with prlcta Irregular en th baala of an advance of 2 paints (or mtddllnc At 10.77d. The alas wars 7000 baits. Reealptf. mM. Futures war dull In tha early deallnsi. Spot prlaet war: American, mlddllnc (air, ltTtTd; seed mlddrns. 11. Sid: fulU- mid duns'. 107d! mlddllns. 10.77d: low mid dllns. S.STd; soed ordinary, S.OJd. and or dinary. S.B2d. SpraeeSSOO NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET New Yerk. March 21. The local ret- fee futures market opened 2 te 0 points higher this morning en covering pro moted by the improved showing In the Brasil markets. There was a scattering demand from the trade and New Or leans houses. Teat, cloea Oeen Mar .OS004 ea.er July ea e.OROOt .-Utember It.flSCOS 0.04 OS Dtcmbar 0.U5 D.07O0I Bid. DIVIDENDS DECLARED Akren Standard Meld Company, quarterly 1 per cent en common. uea A Manufacturlru Cemvinv. euarterlv l per wit en preferred, payable April 1. ew Tarn Tranapertat en toraeinr. umr. terly BO cents, paynble April 15, t record April 1. Barnet leather Company, 'tjuarterly 14 pt cant en preferred, payable April 1 te inrk of record March 30, IlrttUlfAtnrrlcas Oil Company, quarterly .10 cents In American funds. iayable Apr'l I. te stock of record March 2H, and te heldera of shares warrant en (lllvry of aerial cou pon Ne. 1. te Buffalo Trust Company. United Verde Extension Mlnlntr Company, quarterly SB cnta. payabl May 1 te ateck of record April 8. Mplselna Mines Cemparr, Ltd., quarterly 3 per cant, payatfe April 20. te stock of record March SI. uuraeye npe une uempiny quarterly .' lv 12. payable June IB te stock of record April 21. yaeie June in te siuck u Western Klectrlc Cemnan Tipany. quarterly I.te March 31 te stock of en common, payable record March 24. Younsstewn Sheet and Tube Cnnrpany, luarterly SOc en common and II. "fl pre ferreri. ieth payable April 1 te. stuck uf record March 20. Kentucky Securities Corporation, nuartarly nf m p.r cer.t e-i pteferred, payable April IS ai reulntered March 31. LONDON STOCK MARKET List 8table, but Net Active Indus trials Listless Heme Ralls Pause Londen, Slurch 21. Htsblllty wns neti'd ' generally In securities nn the iteck excliiuiie" today, but trailing was net brisk. The feeling In Mexicans was cheerful, following the circulation of re ports of the impending recognition of the Obregon Government by the United States. Repurchasing brought about a steadier feellns- in the oil group. Royal Dutch was 35, Shell Transport and Trading 4 und Mexican Eagle 3 i:t-ll(. Gilt-edged Investment Issues were ir regular, hut firmer In the main, French leans were dull. In sympathy with" 1'eri.s. Operations in Industrials were llHtlr-XB and confined te professionals, Hudsen's Hay was 0. KufUrs were featureler-H mid well maintained. The rubber depart ment wns inactive around the previous day's quotations. Heme rails paused, after displaying strength. Dellar descriptions were dull und unrhunged. Favorable earnings caused strength in Argentine rails. Londen Metal Market IOnden, March SI. Standard copper spot, IBM 0. fuluies. (110 2 lid. KI-ctrelytlc pet, IBS 12a: futUies, (07 IBs. Tin spot, (143 7s fld; futures', (144 10s. Lead spot. 131 IBs; future, (21 !. Zlne spot. 123 list futures, tii 17s fld. i MUWn - NfcW YORK . . teiv. lalea In $ 1:110 P.M. STOCK MlSh Lew 54 16ft 4 63 ft X 93 ft 43 ft 59 ft 45 H 133ft 119 9 ft 30 26 6 15ft 704 112 81 43 H 104 33 H 57 ft 1084 88ft ,7ft 14ft 32 H 97 ft 334 72 H 98 ft 33 56 121ft 137 134 11H 294 87 H 15 39 ft 31 H 45 2 54 97 ft 86 ft 2ft 91ft 4 I9H .29 H 21 ft 25 ft 107 1084 38 ft 1 63 ft 91ft 67 ft 6ft 144 ' 14ft 93 62 ft 50 ft 128ft 40 ft 99 ft 91 H 6ft :'54 31ft 12H 51ft 6ft 60 ft 136 15 76 37 72 ft 35ft 73 62 5ft 12 24 ft 44 8ft 194 23 ft 37 ft 70 ft 66 41ft 79ft 17H 28 ft 64 57 ft 45 ft 30 ft 47 H '824 3ft 15 68ft 1 107 13ft 624 104ft 35 K 57 85 24 ft 17 38 ft 57 ft 118 108 26 ft 705 147 83 ft 109 11 17 ft UK 79 ft 93 ft 107K ,96 17 18ft - ft 59ft 101 136ft 10ft 75ft .86 39ft 86 17 74 ft 36 ft 12ft 25 ft '724 I 2ft 75 M ,15H 64 101ft 34 top 4700 200 MOO 200 300 100 500 400 200 600 200 100 200 10 300 200 1100 300 2500 100 300 900' 6100 1000 2200 tee 2700 1000 900 900 800 600 100 400 100 3000 200 100 100 100 900 100 100 4200 300 100 100 1500 1500 2300 100 200 200 200 100 1100 10600 100 1200 1000 300 200 11800 300 11100 4600 200 100 600 1400 700 100 100 200 100 100 600. 1000 1600 100 300 500 '100 200 400 300 3500 1000 2003 100 3100 1800 500 200 500 1400 1400 300 3200 100 600 300 700 900 7900 1500 300 1600 2400 100 800 600 3000 3700 500 4 Air TUdUetlsn 54 54 .. Ajsx Rubber , 17K .. AlaskA oeld Mines. . H 4 Allied Chem A Djfe. 63 H 7 Allied Chem A D pfl074 4 Allls-Chatmera .... 46 H' T Allls-Chalmers pf.. 93J4 .. Am Beet Sugar 44 .. Am Besch Magnate. 44 Vi 4 Am B Shee Mr new SO . . Am Can 46 9l 12 Am Car A FM....1B4 1 Am Car A Fdy pf..11t . . Am Chtct 9K .. Am Chicle pf'.e 30 .. Am Cotten Oil 26H .. Am Drug Syn 6 .. Am Hide Leather. 16 . . Am Hide A Leath pf 71 7 Am Ice ........... 114 t Am Ice pf 61 .. Am Internat Cerp. 43 J4 1 Am-Le. Prance Eng. 1 1 .. Am Llnpeed 33 H . . Am Linseed pf 39 6 Am Loeomdtlve.... 1094 4 Am Radiator.,.. ee 89yi .. Am Safety Rasor-. ?rs .. Am Ship A Cem.... 14ya .. Am Smelt 93 7 Am Smelt pf 98y 3 Am Steel Foundries 34 .. Am Sugar Ret 73 U 7 Am Sugar Rf pf.. 98 U .. Am Sumatra ..... 3316 5 Am Tel A Cable.... 56 9 Am Tel A Tel 122)4 12 Am Tobacco 137 & 12 Am Tobacco B....134 .. Am Waterworks... 11M .. AmWatrwks 8 pf 294 7 Am Woolen 88 .. Am Zinc Ld & Smlt 15 .. Am Zinc Ld A 8 pf 39 ft .. Anaconda Copper.. 52 ..Ann Arber pf f5H .. Assets Realisatien.. '2 4 Asse Dry Goods. ... 54 6 Atch Tep A San Fe 97ft 6 Atch Tep A S V pf 87 .. Atlan Blr A Atlantic 2ft 7 Atlantic Coast Line 91 ft .. Atlantic Fruit 4 .. AtlM Tack Cerp... 20 .. Atl Oulf A'W I S S 294 . . At O A W I S 8 pf 21 H .. Austin Nicholas.... 26H. 7 Baldwin Locomotive 108M 6 Baldwin Loce pf... 108 H .. Baltimore A Ohie.. 38ft .. Batepllas Mining... 1 6 Bethlehem Steel.... 64 7 Beth Steel 7 pf.. 91 Vi 6 Beth Steel B 68 H '. . Beeth Fisheries.... 6K .. Bklyn Rapid Transit 1614 .. BklnRTctfsef dp 13ft . . Brklyn Union Oas. . 93 7 Brit Em 8teel 1st pf . 6214 . . Brown Shee 50! 8 Burns Bres A 1291 2 Burns Bres B 41 7 Burns Bres pf 99'4 7 Bush Ter Blilg-pf . . 91 H . . Butte Copper A Zlne 6H .. Butte A Sup Cep... 254 .. Buttcrlck Ce 31 V .. Cndde Ccn O & R.. 12Ht .. California Petrel... 51 H "W 63ft .. 1074 ft 46ft- ft 93 ft .. a: ft 60 1 43H- 1ft 153ft- ft 119 9H-r ft 30 26 6 16 ft 71 112 4 ft 81 43K4- ft 11' 344 1W 88 ft 109ft ft 8ft ft 74 ft 14ft- ft 33 98.H ft 34 ft 72 H .. 98ft .. 33ft 4 B6 121ft- 4 137ft H 134 ft 1IH- ft 29k 1 88 ft 15 - 1 39ft H 81 H- ft 454 ft 2 54 - 2ft 97H ft 87 ft 2ft- ft 91ft 1ft 4 20 - ft 204 .. 21& H 26 - ft 1084 1084- 38ft 1 64 9tft 68 6ft-15ft-14ft-93 - 62ft 50ft 1284- 40ft - 99ft 91 Hi- 6ft- 234 31ft 12H- 514 6ft- 60ft 136 - .. Cullaban Zinc ft LU ' 2 Calumet & Arlzenu. 6014 10 Canadian rucltic, ,136ft .. Carsen Hill Mining. 7 Case J I 1st pf.... . . Central Leather . . . .. Central Leather pf. . . Csrro.de-Pasce 15 76 37 72 ',4 35 ft 74 . 15 - 76 37 - 72ft- 35ft -J-73ft 62 6ft 12 ft- 84 194 23 ft 67 41ft 79ft ft 644 38 46ft 024- 3ft 15 68ft- lft 108 -13ft 63 -f-104ft 36ft 57 ft 83 ft 25 ft 58 118 108ft 26 ft 705 6 Chandler; Meters Chesapeake A Ohie 62 U Chicago & Alten.. 6ft .. Chicago & Alten pf 12 . . Chi A E III (new).. 25ft ,. Chi ft E 111 (new) pf 44ft . . Chicago & Gt West. 8H .. Chi A Gr West pf.. 19 J .. Chi Mil ft St P.... 23H . . Chi Mil ft St P Pf . . 38 6 Chi A Northwestern 71ft 4 Chicago Pneu Teel 67 . . Chi R I ft Pac 41ft 6 Chi R I A Pac 6 pf 79ft . . Chile Copper w .. Chine Copper 28H .. Clev Cln Chi A S L 64H . . Cluett-Peabody .... 58ft 4 Coca-Cela 47 . . Cole Fuel & Iren.. 31ft 3 Colerado ft Southern 47 H 6 Celurri Gas ft Elec. . 83 ft .. Celum Graphophene 3ft .. Cel Graphophene pf 15 4 Cemput Tab Rse.. 69 H . . Conael Dl Ins 1ft 7 Consolidated Qaa..109 . . Consel Textiles.... 13H rAnln.n)el Can. . . . 63 500 4 Cem Products Ref. 104 H 5200 2ft Ceedsn A Ce. JD?l 4000 300 3000 2400 600 1300 100 500 200 Crucible Steel 57 ft 7 Crucible Steel pf... 83ft . . Cuban Am 8ugar. . . 25 ft .. Cuban Cane Sugar. 17ft .. Cuban Cane Sug pf 38 H .. Davisen Chemical.. 58 3 Delaware A Hudsen118 8 Detroit Edisen ....108ft 1 Deme Mines 26 10 te Eastman KeauK. . . ua 700 12 Elee Storage Bat. .147ft 3600 6 Endleott-Jqhneen .. 84 ft 147 84 109 11 100 1900 600 300 4400 200 300 200 1500 1900 400 2500 200 100 310 100 100 600 100 100 500 1600 100 200 1700 600 400 2000 300 500 1500 1300 3200 i TCndlentt-Johnsen of 109 .. Erie "I .. Erie 1st pf 7H .. Erie 2d pf 11H g Famous Players L. . 80 ft g Famous Players pf. 93 ft 10 Fisher Bedy 108 t Fisher Bedy of O pf 96 .. Klsk Rubber 17ft .. Freeport Texas.... 18ft . . Oaaten Wms A Wig .. Oeneral Asphalt... 61 7 Oensral Cigar deb pf 101 8 General Electric. ... 156 ft .. General Meters.... 10ft Oen Meters deb 6 73 ft 7 Oen Meters deb 7 86 .. Goedrich B F 39K 7 Goedrich B F pf... 86 .. Gray Davis 17 7 Great Northern pf. 74 H 4 Oreat North Ore ctfa 37 .. Guantansme Sugar. 12ft .. Gulf teb A Ner pf 23ft .. Gulf State Steel.... 74ft 17 HH 80 -94 107ft 98 17ft 18H ft 60ft 101 156ft 10ft 75ft 86 -r 39ft- 86 17 - 74ft- 36ft- 12ft- 25ft 724- 2ft 75ft 15 ft 64 102 34 ,41 3ft- 6ft 35 - .. Hablrshaw El cable 2ft Housten Oil. 75 ft . Hupp Motorcar.. . Hydraulie Steel.. n Illinois Central.. . indlahema Itef. .. , 15ft , 7 102 3 , . Inspiration Cen cop 4in . Interb con Cerp. ... 3ft , . Interb Cen Cerp pf 9K 404 3ft Bft 35 26 ft 16 71 32ft 76 65 ft 13 71 45 ft 62 '17ft 7ft 29 Ji 19 38 n 25 ft 56ft 5 45 95 29ft 1000 1500 2ft .Int Cement... 36ft 1200 2 Inter Comb l.ng.... 26, 1000 . int wer anne u int Mer Marine pf.. 71 . internat Motertruck 35 7 intMotertrcklstpf 77 ft 7 -Int Motertrck 2d pf 69 . International Nickel 15ft 6 Internat Nickel pf. 71 . International Paper 47 ft 6 Inter Paper pf stpU 64 400 3000 1300 600 2600 100 23J0 700 2030 100 500 15200 100 200 700 200 800 1800 100 3400 71 34ft 2J4 77ft 2ft 694 .15ft- ft 47ft '24 63 14 Invincible oil wrp ion IB - 7ft 29 1ft 19 -39ft 25 94 56ft 45ft 95 30 ft Iowa Central 7ft . . Iren Products 29ft , , Island Oil 1ft . . Jewel Tea 19 .. Jenes Bres Tea.... 39ft .. Kan City Southern. 254 4 Kan City Se pf.... 56 H ,, Kansas A Gulf 5ft .. Kslly-Spg Tire 45 H ,. Kelscy Wheel 95 .. Kennecett Copper.. 30ft Price of Sunker Fuel Oil Up v . vrfc. March 21. Trm yiandard Oil BANK Hank clearings today compared with cor responding day laat two years I 1022 1021 1D20 I'hlln. ..tna.unu.Ofl) eB.8e.772 )T0,27N,l)7n lluutnn.. 111. 01)0,000 4S.37e,lM 4ll,'JM7,uiil N. Y... OJ3,U0U,O00 702,308,400 V70.U43.U72 re'mDany of New Jersey hit advanced the i for bunker fuel oil HVic In l.arrela. fa a Haw Yerk. Tne ntw queiatlun la 'l.luVi' barrel. , New Yerk. March 21. The Jtusnnlla Pe troleum Company put Inte cOVct an advance of L'Cc a barrel In the prlce for Meila Texaa .r.,H. nil. Thla meeta the uuotullen of II. no Pacific Mills Cut Wages Lawrence, Mass., March 21. A cut of ap proximately 20 per cent In wanes te take ef fect March 27 was formally announced today by the I'acldc Mills. Approximater le.nmi lersuna'are normally employed at the plant. Other companies here, It Is believed, also will reduce wages. Perte Rice Rwys. Passes Dividend Montreal, March 21.. Announcement Is made of the pnsilng of the dlvldttxl en tha common shares of Perte Illco Railways Com pany, Ltd. The rate dur'ng 1V21 was 1 per cent each quarter. Tha 1 per cent waa laat paid en January I. 1022, covering the final a barrel established recently by nther com cem ranlca for that grade of crude oil, Raw 8ugar Market Active New Yerk, March 21. The raw augar market continues tfalry active but steady with Cubaa quoted at 'J u-lUc te 2c, cent and freisht. Sales yesterday Included 33,000 buss of Cubaa for late April shipment nt ilSe, cost and freisht. te an outpert rertner: 1,1.000 bass rlrst half April shipment nt '.' B'lOe. te a New Orleans refiner And UO.OOe bass 0( wueas lur iarcn snipmenc at 2 (f ISO. te refined sna b.Ose. less lee, ie a j-nnaucitmia reiiner. 'ine lecak ananim mi n en tne oasis or less 3 per cent for cash. pariea ei iwdi. nujeArfWr m '"' i ''i ii it as ii n' Vet Chi. . IV. ' ' '' .. JlM n$ BTOCK " "Itisir BOOO .. Keystone TAR.... it. 100 6 Kresge S S .'..13S ' 1800 .. Latka wanna 8t4l.'. 504. 100 .. LakeKrlA.Wlrt.. 17ftv 522 kak Erie A W pf . 34 ?E5 ..' hM Rubber Tire... 334 'SKU Lehigh Valley 60ft 0100 7 Lima Locomotive.. 17 . 400 7 Lima Loeeniotlve pf 106ft 2522 lwwe Ce .. ....... lift eSS 1 Left Candy 13ft ,3!22 ' Mclntyre Pere KI.V'20 100 .. Malllnsen A Ce.... 22 100 7 Manatl Sugar pf.... 80 800 7 ManhatElevQuar.. 40 8500 2ManhatShlrt 38 H WO .. Market St.Rwr.... 9 100 . . Mar St Rwy pr pf . . 60 '.122 Mar 8t Rwy Id pf 19ft 1100,.. Marlln Oil 26ft 1500 .. Marlln Rockwell... 21 ft 300 .. Martin Parry '28 '55 " Ma Ce" 'H 3800 12 Mexican Petroteura. 121 ft 100 g Mex Petroleum vpf.. S3 J122. M,eml Copper...... 28ft s?1'0 Mlf"e Statu Cerp. 14ft 17800 .. Mldvale Steel.. i... 35 100 .. Minn A St Lnew.. 94 100 4 M StP A S S M. . 63 M0 . . Me Kansas A Texae 8ft 2200 .. Me Kan A Tex wl) 13ft 800 .. M K A Tpf 1st AW. 184 200 .. Missouri Pacific.... 22ft 200 . . Me Pacific pf 54ft 100 7 Mentana Power .pf. 103 .29 v Montgomery Ward 16ft . J22 Mulllns Bedy 2914 2100 .. National Acme 13ft 300 Nat Cleak A 9utt.. 4Jft 100 .. Nat Cen A Cable. 24 200 .. Nat En ft Stamp.. 36 .100 ( National Lead 90 2225 N" H-K of M 2d pf 5 30 Nv Cen Copper... 15ft 100 6 N O Tex A Mex... 63 ,122 N T Air Brake.... 64 4000 6 New Yerk Central. 884 .15 2H New Tork Deck.... 30ft .16700 .. New Yerk Nil AH 18ft 100 2 New Yerk Ont A W 22 200 .. Norfolk A Southern 16 '!22 7 Norfolk A Western 101 ft 100 s North Amer ctfs... 564 200 3 N American pf ctfs 424 5!22 'Northern Pacific... 78ft 800 .. Neva Scotia S A C 264 200 . . ekia Pred A Ref . . . 2 4 500 .. ent Silver Mining. 6ft 1 1 00 g etls Elevator ...... 1 36 600 .. etls Steel :.,. 124 300 .. Otls8teeI pf 37ft 100 2 Owens Bett Maeh. 32 1600 .. pacific Devel Cerp. . 10ft 100 .. paelflc Mall 13ft 800 3 Pacific Oil 494 1400 6 Pan-Amer Petrel... 364 700 C Pan-Amer B 504 .122 Parish A Bingham.. 15ft 1570 2 Pennsylvania R R. 37 ft 3100 .. prnn Senb'd Stel. Oft 100 8 Peeples Gas Chicago 82 100 .. Peoria A Eastern... 16 100 .. pre Marquette.... 27ft 300 5 Pere Marquette pf. . 60ft 1000 3 Philadelphia Ce .... 38 900 2 Phillips Pet 38ft 2800 .. Pleree-Arrew Moter, 17 3100 .. Plerce-Arrew Met pf 36ft 800 .. Pierce Oil 9 200 8 Pierce Oil pf...... 524 2100 5 Pitts Cenl '..... 62ft 200 . . Pitts & West Va 28 300 1ft Pend Creek Ceal... 18ft 300 .. Pressed Steel Cur.. 72 100 7 Pressed Steel Car pf 92 1100 .. Producers Refiners. 294 800 4 Pub Service of N J 87 ft 500 8 Pullman 1194 300 .. Puntn. Alcsre Sugar 42ft 2800 2 Pure Oil 31 400 8 Pure Oil pf 99ft 100 g Railway Steel Spg. 96ft 100 7 Rwy Steel spr pf. . 1 15 100J.41 Rand Mines 23 200 .. Ray con Copper. . . 15ft 2500 4 Reading 74ft 700 .. Remington Typewrit 37 1300 .. Repieirln Steel .... 32ft 1200 .. Repub Iren A Steel 53' 500 2 Rep. Iren ft Stl pf. 774 2000 .. Republic Meters.... 7ft 4100 . . R J Reynolds Teb B 45ft 41006.20 Royal DUtch N Y.. 534 300 1 St Jeseph Lead 134 100 .. st Leuis San Fran 28 100 .. St L San Fran pf. 494 400 . . St L S W 29 100 .. St L Southwest pf. . 424 1530 .. Santa Cecelia Sugar 5ft 100 .. Saxen Moter 3ft 200 .. Seaboard Air Line. 4ft 400 .. Scab Air Line pf... 8ft 100 .. 8earsTReebuck .... 704 700 .. Seneca Cep Cerp. . . 13ft 100 .. Shattuck Arlc Cerp 9 22900 .. Sinclair Cen Oil 25 ft 600 .. SlesBlShcflleld 43 ft 100 .. Se Perte Rice Sugar 54 4500 6 Southern Pacific... 87ft 500 .. Southern Rail 22 800 .. Southern Rail pf. . 53 100 4 Standard Oil of Cat 964 300 5 Standard Oil of N J 174 200 7 Stand Oil of N J pt114ft 100 7 Steel Tube pf 78ft 100 2 Stewnrt Warner Spd 36 ft 400 .. Stromberg Carb.... 47ft 26530 7 Studebaker 104ft 4500 .. Sub Beat Cerp 6 6100 .. Superior Oil Cerp.. 6ft 300 .. Superior Steel 30 ft 100 .. Sweets Ce of Amer 4ft 200 . . Teret Cern ft V "A" 3 900 . .- Tenn Cep ft Chem . . lift 4100 3 Texas Ce 444 3500 2ft Tex Gulf Sulphur... 43ft 2200 .. Texas A Pacific... 33ft ' 100 1 Texas A Pac C A O 26ft 600 .. Third Ave 21 100 .. Tidewater Oil 1184 300 Tobacco Products.. 624 600 .. Transcen Oil 10 600 4 Transue Wm Steel 384 1030 .. Union Oil 19 700 10 Union Pacific 1344 3700 . . United Alley Steel.. 314 500 8 United 'Fruit 138 100 .. United ltwy Invest. 114 110P 6 United Retail Stores 464 300 .. U S C I P A Fdy.. 36ft 600 ..US Feed Products. 6 300 ..US Ind Alcohol... 47ft 700 ..US Rubber 63 100 ..Us Smelt A Ref.. 37ft 100 3ft U S Smelt A Ref pf 45 15000 BUS Steel 95ft 100 7 U S Steel pf 117ft 200 2 Utah Tepper 64 ft 100 .. Utah Sec 15 2300 .. Vanadium Cerp.... 39ft 700 .. Va-Car Chemical... 35ft 100 .. Va-Car Chemical pf 77 ft ' 200 ( Va Iren Ceal A Coke 45 2900 .. Vivudeu Inc 10ft 800 .. Wabash 8ft 600 .. Wabash pf A 26 2300 1 Weber ft Hellbrener 14 600 .. Western Maryland. 10ft 100 .. W Maryland 2d pf. 17ft 100 7 Western Union Tel 97 ft S00 4 Wesllngh B A M.. 574 600 .. Wheeling A L E. .. . 9ft 400 .. Wheeling ft L E pf 16ft 500 4 While Moter 41 600 .. White Oil Cerp.... 10ft 4600 . . Whit.) Oil rts ft 600 .. Wlclt Spenc St Cerp 15ft 17100 .. Willys-Overland ... 9ft 700 .. Wlllys-Overlund pf 44 ft 100 .. Wilsen & Ce 40 100 .. Wisconsin Central.. 30 600 44WorthliiBten Pump, bl ft 100 .25 Wright Aero b En-dividend, 1 Hx-rlsbts. Lb'" Tsffi1. .! 34 . 32 H Btn 1044 106ft iir 22 80 3 ft 36 8ft ' 80 1ft 28 18 ' 27ft 18ft 1204 83 28ft 14 34 ft OK 63 54 12ft ,13H 22 ft 54 ft 105 16ft 29ft 12ft 43 '24 36 90 4 13ft 63 64 874 30ft 18 22 16 101ft 564. 4214 77ft 26 2ft 6ft 132 12ft 37 ft 32 Oft' I3ft, 49 ft 56 50ft 18ft 37 H 8ft 82 16 27 ft 60ft 37 ft 364 17 33 ft 8ft 324 60 ft 27 ft 18ft 72 92 28 86 H 118ft 42 30 ft 99 96 ft 115 23 15ft V4ft :i6ft :i2 !I2 77 ft 7 45 ft 53 134 28 494 29 ft 424 5 3ft 4ft 8 704 13ft 9 244 42 54 ee4 22 52 ft 964 174 114ft 78 ft 36 ft 47 103 5 44 30 ft 4ft 3 11 44 42 H 33 ft ,26 ft 20ft 1184 624 94 37 ft 184 133ft 31 1374 HH 46 ft 364 , 5?4 47 ft 62 H 37 ft 45 944 117ft 64 ft 15 38 H 35 77 ft 45 10 eft 26 13 10 17 ft 97 ft 57 ft 9 18 04 10ft ft 14ft 8ft 42ft 40 30 50 M 9 14 ft ft 4 ft ft ft 1ft 1ft ft 1ft ft H 1ft ft .. ft ft ft 1 1 ft H Ift ft ft ft 1ft 1 H ft ft K ft H ft H ft H r ft H 'ft" ft ft ft ft ft ft I ft H 1 'ft ft ft ft ft ft "11 ft ft ft I 1 ft ft ft ft 1 ft' 1ft CLEARINGS i as ii' ,f ' i I t MONEY-LENDING RATE8 NKWYOUK Meney en call, both classes of collateral, opened today at 8V4 per cent for lending ind renewing. eiu PllliaDKU'llIA-Call, 3 per cent! time 5 per cent; cemmerc a paper, three in i J memha. a te OW per cent. e ,0 "u Ohie Fuel Pays Extra Dividend rtttabursti. March 21. The Ohie Fuel Supply Company has declared an rx"rk dlvT. A",".'1 at -LPV nt payabl. In 4H per cent Victory benda and th. rwular quarterVy llvlle of 2H per cent, both payable? April 15 te stock of record March 3f. These are the eainu us paid In the previous quarter? Prices" im'pr'eve en Paris Bourse Parla, March 21. Pi'lcae Improved en the Begrsa today. Trr. per cent rentes. S3 trmym ll paiit mr.v ssvK..,,.n ." '" frSnc. 'fTtlmV.r s '"V 2?.MiP- i?. EvlnPW n;i' W 'V v? 1:10 Met 'P.M. Obis: 184 ft 133 ,49ft- K 17H- ft 34 ,32ft - ft K- H Further Accurtiulatlen of Rapid Transit Clearinf Up Floating Supply 187 106H 3 ft ft 1 14 M6ft- LOCAL STOCKS 22 0 . ft 3r4- ft 38ft 1ft 9 60 ft 18ft ft 20ft 2ft 28 ft 184 1 22 4 83-14 28ft- ft 14 - ft 344 4 94 W 63 .i B?M- ft 13 ft 154- ft 22ft ft B4ft ft 103 ft 16 4 29ft ft 13ft 14 43 2H- ft 36 90 4ft- ft 1Sft ft 63 64 . ft 88 .- ft 30ft ft. 18ft 14 22 16 1ft 101ft- ft 56 ft ft 42ft- ft 77 ft ft 26 2ft .. 6ft- ft 132 - 8 124 .. 37 1ft 32 9 - ft 13ft- 4 49ft- ft 564 H 50ft .. 15ft .. 374- ft 8ft ft 82-94 16 t. 27ft ft 60ft ft 37 ft - 4 364 f ft 174 4 36 94 8ft ft 524- 2ft 62ft 2ft 27ft- ft 18ft ft 72 -f 1 92 294 14 87 ft 118ft 4 42H H 31 - 1ft 99ft ft 96 ft ft 115 - ft 23 1 15ft .. 744- ft 37 ft 324 ft 52ft- ft 77ft- 1ft 74 ft 454 .. 53ft .. 134 .. 28 - ft 494 ft 29 ft 424- ft 5ft ft 3ft "ft Hi- 94 8 704- 94 13ft .. 9 2594 9 42 - ft 54 1ft 864- ft 22 ft 53 ft 9694 ft 174 - ft 114ft- ft 78ft 4ft 36ft ft 47ft 94 104ft 14 594- ft 5ft- 1 30ft ft 4ft .. 3 II 44ft- ft 42 94- 'ft 3394 94 26ft- ft 29ft- ft 11694- 6i$ H 994- ft 38ft 2ft 1894 ft 13394- 94 3' IK 138 - li JIB: 36ft4 63 37ft"ft 45 .. 9594- ft M794- ft 64ft H 15 .. 3894 .. 33ft- ft 77ft 10ft " ft 8ft- ft 26 94 J31i S 17ft :: 97J4 ft 57ft- g 9ft .. '8 40 ft OR- ft" .ft .. '4ft- ft 994 ft 44ft 2H 40 ft 30 . n 5094- 1ft There was a marked decrease of speculative activity in the local market. The general list, however, displayed a strong tone and price variations, as a rule, were limited te small fractions. PhlHrdelnhia Rapid Transit reflected. substantial accumulation and Indicated a gradual Meaning up of the fleting supply around the current quotation. The statement of earning snowing n net income of $350,876 for the first two mtenths of the current year ad a strengthening influence. This was an increase of $204,515 ever the corre sponding period of 1020, or at a rate of slightly mdre than 7 per cent per annum en the fW.000,000' stock. Little attention was given te -the attitude taken by Mayer regarding the bonus policy. A mere active Inquiry sprung; up' for Philadelphia Electric common advanc ing the Quotation te 244. On the ether hand, little Interest was mani fested In the U. O. I. issues. Union. Traction -was fractionally higher as was Philadelphia Traction in sympathy with the P. R. T. movement. Pennsylvania Railroad, after, a firm opening, eased off fractionally with the rails en the Dig Denrn. a traction was also chinned off Lehigh Valley. Ameri can Stores, selling ex-dividend of $1. sold at 00, a point eln from last night's closing. The inactive stocks continued te reflected a widening in- ?iulry. American Railways scored a urtber advance reaching' 0, which is ever 7 points above the low record of last year. Smsll transactions advanced Pennsylvania Salt a point te 72. The Yerk Railway issues were firm, and the same may be said of. Lake Superior, Consolidated Traction of New Jersey and Philadelphia Oempnny shares. Philadelphia Stocks 1:15 Vet . Itlsh Lew, P. M. chsa. il.Am strs rs.. 00 08V$ 08M tpf.l30Vi 18014130$.. rys. W 0 m 50 de 1st 300 Am Itwv 25tAm Snmst Xl 83 lOfBelh Stl B 08 08 1 -f iu con Tr IMJ -JU 4W 4 10 Rice Kter.148 148 148 t 3SJtGcnt Mtr 10 II 3tw in L'e IS A 83 150 Key Tel.. 8 8.. 25 Lnke Sup. 0 0 lLch Vul... 60 00 75tNerf ft W.102 101 402 Penna R R 37 37 I 371? is H Penna Halt 72 35PhllaCe.. 38 05 de cum pf 381 881 Phlla Elec 24 218 de pref.. 27 765 Phlla R T 20 15 Phlla Trac 05W 72 72 1 37ft 37 y 38(5 38y, 25 25T 05M 5'4 17 17 ieuTi'ierce-Ar ji J7'i li'M 100tStttdeb,kr.l04 104 104 lCOfPierce-Ar 175 1200 Tone Mln. Hi Hi 1 210 IlnlenTrac 38 .'18 38 35 U O I.... 44 A.lf. 22'?- 20 de pref.. 52 105 Yerk Rwy 20 70 de pref.. 34 52 20 34 20 34. Kx fUvMend Indtv Am.rip.n Uinrm tf American Bteres 1st pref., IK par cent. T.ei cnaniie made by comparison with last sale en New Yerk Stock Exchante. PHILADELPHIA I10NDS 450 Liberty 1st 3s 47.... 400 Liberty 1st 44s '47. . . . 2050 Liberty 2d 4s '42.... 07.34 08.00 07.00 07.08 1500 Liberty 2d 4Vis42. atHMj liberty 3d 4j4s '1 '28 00.00 8000 Liberty 3d 44s '28 08.04 ifts -' 10000 Liberty 4th 414s '38 08.20 1150 Liberty 4th 4Mb '38.,lets 08. lU 8450 Victory 4-7iH '23. . ..lets.100.00 its) Mctery 4;i8 J.H 100.80 2000 Hell Telephone 7s.... lets 108 5000 Cens Trnc Xew .Ter 5s. . . 78 2000 Kcctric ft Pce 4s. .. .lets 04 1000 Phlla Klectrlc 1st 5s. . . . 05 V 20Q0 Phlla Electric Os leta 101 FOREIGN EXCHANGE New Yerlc. March 21. At the open ing of the foreign exchange market marks were quoted at 34-X. compared with 38 at the clesn yesterday, a less of 84 points. Yesterday's final figure was the high of the day. The decline, as iu. the rest of the market, was largely attributed te speculative operations. Sterling started In lower, francs and Belgians were down point, lire lest 1, pesetas 3. Swiss 1, Danish 5. Nor wegian 10, Swedish 11, guilders 15. In the second henr the market lapsed into extreme dullness, but sterling .re covered from the earlier level. whii francs and" lire gained a point each. J Marks milled U nnint. Ilimfnilnna w,rV, 8tPr,inlf t'abl 4.37, demand 4.30: franc cables 8.08, checks 8.07; lire cables C.08, checks 5,07: marks, .35. Canndian exchange wns a shade firmer today, with the nnmnm tn Montreal en New Yerk funds 3 per cent. The discount en Canadian funds in iiew ierK was .ii per cent. TEBTERDAY'S CI)SINa QUOTATIOMH j '.'ilL'P' Francs T,re Guilders Demand .... 4 37 S.07 3.H7 Si Li Cables 4.37V. 8.97W 8.07M arSe TODAY'S OPENING Q.UOTATION8 ggy.::::: Brians LIVE8T0CK QUOTATIONS , bli.;rtch'(e'irvr.aa?c r'js LvvS Teed matured steers. IU: bulk beef .t..r.y llghla off rner.-. Tep. I la Se early i vary ??w ever HO.40; bulk, ll.HOfie.sni pigs .beMt IfiSofie!1" dr",rft,,1 10 ' li'O Bound plsal HlirSKP Ilecelpta. 11.000 head. Kllllnir classes 23e higher. Tep woelcd Inmha sim. ik,,."0.W',J !!P i lan?b5.b",.,r5 ...,.-... r..u..l rB, IU; j,00d IDO.UOurill woeled ewrs, IS.SV few shearing Jambs ateauy at jn.ie rittaburgh, March 21. 1IOOS n.ir.i. 1000 head. Higher. Heavies lertRm 10.7! heavy yerkers. Ill; .ht vnri..,? 110.7ft 10.1)0: p'gs, tlO.Si'o'le 7J yer"er- HHKEP AND IMns Recelpta BOO h.. Bteacly. Tep sheep, $10: top iirnbs iia d AWf?-R,c,l,,tt' i50 head.'1 sie'iay. Tep, Stl. KaaJ nutTale. N. Y March "1 niivra Receipts S73 hend." Ht" adV."''!;8 Ipts, 380 head. Slew: taeii -in ' re" 11008 Receipts. S2ni 'iS.?J,ae' .. . celpt mm . - Jkait m ,. i . i '-. IIT IUi niBOnU b'Hd. Steady. iieavy. etu.oue tu.Tn y. iie.bi D ln.TK. n,i..j"j '"'"' inskerr, n.ir ... "". "Pii yersers I ioHefrViUh'.". "iBns'&rTSi".?- feg'J ... ... -. vw ... .... IjllIIlIIH. IU few 110.10. MO; Ksat ft. IOiils, Murch 21 TATTr n. celpts. 211011 head .. UeneTally Vte.K7R,e strong. wr.eici earung stuers. Is as. ;. rarlv snles strong. T ,.!.." .""" ' iiu.itn ter nne lean IS for nna lead: bulk" tin te "n ,iSv ri H...1li.7Bi packer tow weak te average lower lower. SHEEP Receipts. flOO head. RUadv " strong; sheep steady. Tep Jin icj tiir i2 deck geed fed Westerns te city hutnhee. S?" dlum weight Western ewe,, 'w.sifn.a'vE.; Reserve Bankh' Discount Rates Official rediscount rates it the ini. u.- ral Reserve banks' Z"V foUewaV Ke('" Treas. . Mb. Cem'l ni... Ilosten New Yerk , Philadelphia Rle eland ., Richmond ctrs. nd papee . ; J8 Atlanta .... Chicago , , St. tul. . DVw;?r4.f'o:ne?tio,b3uIil0 n s n s B Minneapolis " r Fy'''ii Yeu Fertifiea te Meet Competition? Competition ii geinfe te, be intensely, kaen all, through 1922. And the butifteu concern that,, iiipretetted pintt itt piatett Am Ubttt fertJrietl te metiKh cempetitierh successf uliy. 'A'' "tt, This hiiard it tad debt ksttt. Arid 'remember,, "the lower the taler. the higher' the pertentaie of crealrt em." Thar! a fundamental business principle. Fortify yourself safeguard your credit resource abte--lutely, with the Americwt's Unlimited Policy of Credit Insurance. In times, like theie it'e the wiiett money you can possibly invest Manufacturers and whole salers, get the full particulars. Abe Limited Petkiet at lower cost Pay menu te Pi&yfuUtrt ever $11,000,000.00 yU AMERICAN CREDIT- INDEMNITY CO NEW YORK E.M.TREAT. piiiieint MSUSS STANSASO UNklMITIB MiMIlM W. J. MORPHY, Marutw J. F. IVUcFADDEN, General Afnt 1011 Chestnut St. Phni, Filbert 6803 Philadelphia, Pa. t aTal HiiM ss V SjnisnnimW 1B eBl I' vr TB eSI A aV W Oitin and Offer $150,000 WESTERN PACIFIC It. R. CO lat Mtge. 5a, Due 1946, (Listed en the New Yerk Stock Exchange) . t ' Secured by a first mortgage en 1,011 miles ,. of .track' at $27,600 per mile. This includes the entire intVin- lihe, of the company. Earnings for four-year period through 1920 ever 2.3 times interest requirements. This bend possesses large equities and is sellirig at n price which makes it an exceptionally attractive investment purchase. PRICE 86 TO NET AIOUT 6 BATTLES & CO. Established 18b0 independence Square (East), Philadelphia , Conservative Bends Which Still Yield Liberal Income The steady advance in the market for bends and the consequent recession of yields make it increasingly difficult for many investors te select "" conservative issues which still yield liberal income. If you are in doubt as te' your' choice Vy5 of such bends, we shall be pleased te assist' you' '"'"'1 in making selections, basing eiir recommends- , tionsupen a thorough analysis of intrinsic values and our constant contact with market conditions. , We suggest you send for Bend Circular-1108 MmOnurlCuY Braael aael Sism St. Pkfl.J.inll. .' ' ' -. New Yerk BaltuMr. Pfttibargh WsfVagtea . s-'J lfsmber. New Yerk, Phllad.lphla and" ' 4'' Pittsburgh Stock Bsehsnsts Over 7 Still Obtainable Frem Sound Public Utility Preferred Stocks Penn. Pbwer St Light 7 Cumulative Preferred Price te yield 7.30 Utah Power & Light 7 Cumulative Preferred Price te yield 7.40 Southwestern Power &, Light 7 Cumulative Preferred Price te yield 7.35 Descriptive Circulars en Request Bonbright & Company 437 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia New Yerk Bosten Chicago W. A. Harriman & Ce. INCORPORATED 7S1 DreseJ Bldg., Philadelphia We offer a Selected Ul eT Municipal, Railroad eed'M Corporation Zenae We arm prepared te purchete sound Issues of Corporate' Bends which have en NEW YORK CHICAOO SYRACUSE BUFFALO earntnte STROUD & CO. una. HM .. a- DLII. J.lakia" SUN CO. " 6s, 1929 MORLEY, WOOD & CO. 333 Cheatnut Street MMskera M. V. rail. Bt.fc Kick's. Iuratnsat P Rrnnns it Ct CERTIFIID FUIUC nCtOMJtff iJmJLWiJF'XBR VSESeVSTM if "-t"t.- "" rr" "T!.'--. ratis nVeTBtfaTMt atrtnarahln arjoeunti Atkct nrtSAff ki.-'SLX-SL-'"""'"' ' ' 'TT- 11 Detreit. is,. established record of fl 120 Breaeiwar. New Yerk14) "veHng OS-fiB VWSm t'iditL 1')fc Kansas City .il 9 4nnrn m. t I. "11 eO . ' mMmmM 1 IV !J&& JV & ffii & gMiV-.-ivv ,'tiA.Ht &Miwh. jtfkVnfc mitt m,wz