FTCl... eiudfiSjejiSF; r..j iV. ...,., ,-".' '" " " "K V 1 "W 22 EVENING VVBXjIC LEDGER PHIliBEEPHIA: WEDNESDAX DECEMBER' 2TJ 1022 W I I A 7 Convertible Bend Tax Refund in Pennsylvania The obligation of a Company in which Standard Oil Ce. of N. J. Atlantic Refining Ce. Standard Oil Ce. of N. Y. have a substantial Cash investment rep resented by Common Stock. Send for Detcriptive Circular Frazier & Ce. INCORPORATED 1433 Walnut St., Philadelphia Spruce 859 t 'Mi City of New Castle, Pa. Scheel District 4J2 Bends Due Jan 1, 1931 te 1910 Prices te yield 4.10 C.rcu.ar upon request Harris, Ferbes & Ce Pine St., Cor. William NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA OFFICE Widener Bldg. Telephone Spruce 7040 M lr is j). rw PENNSYLVANIA STATE TAX FREE RAILROAD BONDS PHILADELPHIA. BALTIMORE t vVASHINGTON R R FIRST NOVEMBER 1. 1943 PRICE 92 i AND INTEREST TO NET 4 58 1- ALLEGHENY VALLEV RY FIRST a MARCH 1 '9-J2 PRICE, 91 2 AND INTEREST TO NET J ea, NEW YORK CH'CAGO . ST LOLIS R R FIRST .'s OCTOBER "9" R CE "0 , AND IMEflES TO NET 4 oe , REILLY. BROCK & CO. 206 CHESTNUT ST. PHILADELPHIA IS! Te Yield T Mur ty Mrch 1 1M" Wc erler I'lie Nertnern Ohie Traction and Light Company General and Refunding Mortgage Geld Bends. Series A 6r', due 1947, at 91 and accrued interest ( " .0"- rf" r -61 j hn , , 'i r IVClt TheNatier.nl City Company Philadelphia-- H17 Cheatnul St Atlantic City Challentr Blnck 1223 Boardwalk ,U . I lJ:-MBMBErtgJJj 2 1 WK OKI'EIt II A Nfn Jrrr liintilpHl Hurul n IV lint fruul riiniiliiv f mm 1 a .- 11 40 !rr, mi u It i-U In jlt-M It la the nilinli limlll j s mil) fnnilril ilrlil F. P. Ristine & Ce. Widtecr Buildicf, PbiUdtlphia Haw Tork Elliabath N. j, iftmkfra .Vrm Yerk ant i'iiluJatvAta Btevb Erthane MARKETMOVEMENT ED Peel Specialties Again Held the Center of the Specula tive Stage Ncm erlc, Dec. 27. The market Mflrted out this morning like n lieue en tire, there being a general resump tion of (he goreiiR bujins movement in n number of peel pecialtle. with quite a few establishing new high rec ords for the yenr. Spec ulntlTe enthu siasm, however, seen leoeheti n chill in the stlffer opening rate for mil menej". and theieferr early gain weie net long maintained. The whole performance wni entirely of professional engin and at t tinted In iendentl of outside londitlens. al though the getietal tun of news this morning could eiisilj hae been placed in the constructive ontegei The tmdeis. however, had (he game piaetlmll te themsehes, and it was conglomeration of further peel manipulation, profit taking "-ulcs te clnbllsh less for in come ta return" hert selling and op i rations bearing familiar ftngei prints of the Iniuiiln process, the latter nin-ueuver-i being quite unmict ikable In ewe of the lower-price, but known te 1h eleseI held specialties. In ether words. It required a ionul ienul ernble iiiuenni nt" imaginiitlen te m t.ie'i any leiig-(hfancH significant e te the various tiiewinents At the outlet 'Pkterdaj's leader, comprising Stew at t Warner Speedometer. Stromberg Cav liire'm, Iliildwin I ocemotivi and udebnkci. rem lined at the head of the pioce'sien, breaking Inte new high ground, (leid bujing was nle noted .n merican Lemmntm , Hutte and upei ier. the siicnr mchK ami keme et t lie !eer steel linre- It was i ailed geed bujing betMUse the must of them were matked reTclih from large file file liens te l'j points. On the ether hand, fui-nl. doted Gas. merican Internntienil anil Mercantile Marine preferred continued under pros Mite, the Inst named reaching the lewe-t price of the venr Scmie beariness ale wn noted in the I'nn-Amerii an 1'etro 1'etre It nm glinree lu l'ent AVe-nnsheue ni i Meuein Petroleum, the ht n.imed dropping 10 points. Lai k of nggrc-Mvc support -eeii in the preceding sessions anil a weakined te hmcal position resultinc from the njitd tv of th re ent nhanc among itain industrials cetittibuted te under in ie the position of the list as the in nine piogressed Toward neon lln Stiuril mnrker slimed signs of freh i iperatire power mid i ilhed well Commodity Markets GRAIN MARKET I Chicago. Ie. 27 Freh ipturn in he v ilue of wh"at took phce today dut ng the early dealings, higher quo que 'Vinns a' Liverpool counting as a bull--li '.icter. Talk was nNe i urrent that' there had been a liberal amount of e-vr- business dune overnight He- -idv, advices regarding the nhnernmllv iw onditlen of the tiemestii winter r , were a subject of emnient I lie opening, whuh ranged from 1 higbc- with Mm 1 -t! te SI 2(!' nnu luh 1 15 tn 1 l.""s, as fel bwe bi a moderate r nit ion and the n , t .rther neiv gains i x ami eat- were tirmet in rm , irln with wheat and n i teUit f - i im nf efferln::- Vfter opening , ' RS' higher. Miv "2'3t e 7J"sC in , rn market sr-ere 1 i '-.Wgh' addi tii -I am am e I in'- -tinted a -hade n '-c t" 'jc up, Nl.ii 4."i"sc le 40c, and h'r nsien led t '.t tin men ' Higher n letntmns rn h )?s ga a i' "ii r r n ision isien ) r tn 7 I. w . i - i I a 14 i 11'. 11' "N I H N -n t ?t COTTON MARKET New 0rlf, Iiei J7 New tl ill loin- ' I rest t mmtnen wie estab- -i i j n in tlii- i urn'ng when Maj i '. '- lit ie l of 0 re J.'i , en'- n irst st . s nt'ruted heavv Z- i --ealiing wuii a auseii set n - r t"" "pening Jipnn'He n- r, - . wre hi iu nilir- ail Strett -i - I 'I hi li :ii2 "a- bv I.ivtr- Niw i irKiiii and -nts inteie-t Ki n ing si is wtrc readil'- abseibed 'in in opening, and pri'ts b tie end list tifleen niinitris had naduM '7-:ent level for lietl. Murch ftDii Mm :n p-iOni. t leiie Open i rijuftr j 2ii 73 m . 2I 0. J'l - 'tjs.' .'1 (i -- i 'i i Jfl (in n ii n ;ll n- ii -. 1 PM i! ., r - 5-8 .t "- NEW YORK COFPEE MARKET New inil,. Di'C 'J7 -Ire ".niit fnr T . f i epeierj Irrc; lift- v. t) . i, 'tie all bing 2 pe i ,ewer at n n ant e of tl pn'nt- e illative rnzt h being nrr'-d in the f8r mea'hs If s rn- , r Ur. ' VSi ! ST J sj II I u f ll li'KifH 3,-i 4- IS?!!. t-fii -3:?3s - p -rr.f DIVIDENDS DECLARED - ii i k . 1 tr: n ' - " J ' r l rr a j- ' n p !. tl -- Mr i I -.1- r -Or I '- r pit 'ul h i la 1 H t I w n-rn aniln ' - ' - 1 -!- -r ii-n ft ir- te'- p ', i - - r n -' m ;' 'rrt r. rr-Qrd Nr 'i u a r r f n te t0 iiefk i 41 i - n i t - I,i r'ff.l n jnr r 4 ; prfArr 1 tch iMn' e SI r-n 1 rr, pr K 1 1 Kbr j i- 2 1 1 i-r'r 1 ir- p' ir rr injn h' bi mi, a i-r 'en' rr . - i-pI let r b 1 la-ri 1 tn i'0'ii f 0! I Fel r i STOCK DIVIDENDS m V.irk riei- 1 Th r n Mr '-lull 1 r is 1-jc an li Hi ifr "tn' f-i in 1. k 1 viltnl ,11 ili, ir Pimmer n 1 ilui k f I f -r!r MONEY-LENDING RATES j M M1KK fnnf nn ctl both rjini ti r eind Titav , 5 Br cnt 1 i e a J r-nft in I'llll IFII'1I1 fa'l rar n -Irr. j .- remmi-r IkI pater, inrn te 1 riiri 5 rir i-n I Londen Metal Market . liiniliiii Div i I il I's tutjiiis fMrilarl cidj" rn t' ti lfis Klctrciit r 1 iii 11 nuiires 11- 1 'n pi ' s 7- fui jreii tlsfl 1J lid fd ipet .1 ' ill fiturn 2i) 2a d Inr i 37 7a (Jd fuiurea 3 7a Cd. BANK CLEARINGS TUrK rlearlnfa tedar cemrartd with or er raaiiinilln day lait two ytafa 1A22 1021 lain CONTINUED MIX r , s- eiin enn r,7 nnn nna f a2 xn 7s ; n me ,nt) oeo 84 084 840 NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS Only Afttrnoen Hapert in Phlladttphia Quoting Futt Lilt Dli "i RIOCK AJax Rubber ... . . . Alaska Geld Mines Alaska Junen.li fl M 1 SO P. M. Nat fHUs Utah 12H U leir UH 54 1 7714 44 '4 3114 39 y4 4154 72J4 111 '4 185 6T, 174 6 5a 62 1051-4 25S 1114 JOW U6 51 6S 18 7, i5lK4 "9'4 37 . '8 14 106 7. b84 E6'4 122S 154 28 '4 951, 84 15S 49 324 U n5 101 4 91 111 ' 2 1'j 21' 1 1554 15 1 33', 134 114 1'a 58 '4 29U 19 49 H M'4 58 4 94 34 597, 4 111 Chi a, 1300 1000 1300 900 600 !00 1000 4400 3100 200 200 200 300 100 600 1500 1800 200 100 290O 1100 400 1500 1000 100 500 5900 400 200 100 50 1700 100 100 200 200 100 3700 600 100 700 200 700 100 200 400 J 00 tee tee 900 22000 100 3400 100 900 400 100 1500 300J 300 -00 3Q1 2 4 50 50 300 100 200 S300 100 1200 1400 200 600 300 100 6200 600 100 400 3900 200 1200 4100 500 1214 -r-54 1 77H4 4454 3114 40, 4. 43 ! 72J4- 1 1 1 54 - 183 6?i 1714 fi'4 1 62 - 105 54 26 - 1154 3054 126 54 51 fi4 19 S5'2 99 1 4 7. 80 'a 107 -7T, 5814 56 '4 28 W l 95ii 8'a 15H 49, 32', 6" 101 ; - 91 h 111U 2 ' i's 21 '4 15', 15y ' 33 '4 138 1 114 41, 58t 2954 -19 -49 i , 14 -t-"9 -941,-6054-r 4- 111 -110J, 15 70 -I 114 Allied Chem & Dye 77 4 Allls-Chninberd .... 44 U .. Ant Agrle Chem... 31 yi . Ant Beet Sugar.... 404 . Am Besch Magneto. 45 j; Am Can 73 U m i.-an pr in , 12 Am far & Fdv 185 Am Chlcle 67, . Am Cotten Oil .... 1714 . Am Drug Syn 6'4 Am Hide & L.ath pf 63 7 Am Ice 1 07 Am Intcrnat Cerp. . 26'4 1 Am La Prance Kng 1 1 V4 Am Linseed 30 yj Am Locomotive ,..1271 S Am Metaltt 52 H a M Safetv Ka70l . 64 . Am Ship & Cem Am Smelt . ... It 55' 99 37', ni 107 Am Smelt pf Am Steel Keundrlm Am Sugar Tlef. . , Am Sugar IW pf X .-itn Hunuura . ; 'a Am sumatia Teb pt SB' 5 Am Tl f. Cable . 56 J4 9 Am Tel A Tel... 12T4 1-' Am Tobacco . .154 Am Water vtuke . 29 1 7 Am Woolen . . 95 U . Am Writ Paper pf. 28 '4 Am Zinc Ld A Smelt 15H Anaconda Copper .. 50 Ann Arbei pf . 3414 Assets Idealization 7, sse Dry Goods 63 S 6 Atch Tep A San Ke 1 01 " B Atch Ten A s F1 nf 91 v Atlantic Coast LlnalU'a Xtlantlc Fruit ? Ulantle Fruit ctfs 1' ii uuir A w I S s At O & W I S S pf 2154 15', 15, Alias Tack Cerp Austin Nichols 33 Baldwin Locomotive 138 Baldwin Loce pf...114 Baltimore & Ohie.. Haiti A Ohie pf Barnsdall Class A , Barneuall Class B. , Bayuk Bres . , . Batepllas Mln . . Beechnut Tucking- , 42 58 29 a 19 49 H . 51 14 . 59H t t)A7i. 41 neth ehem Steel . . Beth Steel nf new Beth Steel B 60 14 uoetii nsiierles . . 494 Broekhn Kdlsen ..112 de odd lets . .. .1107, Bkljn Rapid Transit 15?, 1107, I5i 70 13U 58 50 145 '2 43 9W 324 175a 7" 65 9'a 57 '4 143'2 ?0S 67 43, 64 71 102'; 2 3 '4 28 4 85a 204 31 'J 79 114 31 82 H 9154 -6, 26 H 66 '5', -5'a 1044 2 8 e9S 39'4 116', 58, IS H'a 11 'a 19' b2"H 69'e 2e 101 M 19 Vt 1U'4 '25 43 1 1324 53-4 t0 901, 10 14 91 s4 49 8', .03 97'4 12 '4 '9'2 67', 47 78', 81 a, 185 11 13 83J4 as;; 97 98 1 ; 4', 334 83i4 '5!4 12'. 77 30 5, nut Km Steel 1st pf 70 Bklyii n T ctf 13, 13i 58 . Brown hoe 4 Buff A Susq pf . . 10 Burns Bren A . .. 1 Burns Bres B . . . . Butte Cep A Zinc . 2 Butte A Sup Cep... . . Butterlck Ce Cadde Cen GAB . , t allfernla I'etre . Cal Zinc and L-ail 2 Calumet . Arizona 10 Canadian Pacific . Central Lcathei . Cen leather pf . Cerre-de-Pasco 6 Chandler Meters 58' 50 146S 43 , 9' 32 3 17-, 7S 661, 9, 57 U 144 '5 32", 68 44 !-, 65 , - 2 50 145'2 -43 9'4 32'4 17'-2 - 7 a, j 654 954 - 57 y - 1435-2 -20 , -67 -44 -654 71 1021, : 2 - 28 -4 - 8i -20!,- 31H 79 H -5 113 31 Vt -82?, i 91 54-25J4-26S-664 -75',-25 4 - 104', 2 4 8 69 44 39'; - 1 Chesapeake A Ohie, i 'j 200 6' Chejapeake A Oh pf!02 1100 Chicago A Alten. .. 2 600 500 400 1200 2700 5200 1100 930 3700 200 5 00 11200 1100 700 400 300 100 700 100 400 400 100 2100 3400 9300 6100 1300 800 '3600 1600 3200 400 300 2400 100 '900 505 700 100 300 2200 1800 1700 00 ' 400 900 700 200 600 000 200 400 200 800 300 3200 100 303 '00 tee 500 800 300 500 I'OO 4 00 ?C0 '300 00 1000 800 600 FOO POO 100 eoe 300 1300 3200 00 tee 100 100 00 3 CO ?00 2400 4300 1600 f,0 200 800 3500 100 300 100 200 300 300 4100 100 4400 2100 100 100 'OO 500 8500 Chicago A Alten pf. 3H Chi & B 111 28 Chicago A Gr West 4 Chi A Gr West pf . . 8' Chi Mil A St P. .. 20 Chi M A St P pf .. 32 H 5 Chi A Northwestern 79 ", 7 Chi A Northwest pf 1 15 Chi II I A Pac 32 6 1 hi P. I & Pc 61",. pf 82 i, 7 Chi P. 1 A Pe l''e Pf 91 4 Chile Copper ... 27 5, Chine Ceppei .. . 26 Cluett-Peabed . 66 4 ti ("o-a-Celi 76 '"el fuel A Iren . 26 0 i elum 'las A Klec 104 '3 Celum Graphophene 2', Cel Graphophene pf 8 t- Cea put Tab P.ec . 69 ' Consel Cigar . 39 J, Consel IMs Irr 3, S Conse.iuated Ga .117'4 Cen Ga of N Y w 1 8 H 1 'en Gas rt 1 a, fonsel Textile 1 1 ', Certlnental Moteis 11 H t. Cern Pred Re 129?, 4 Coden A Ce . 53 a Cruc ble tetl 70 4 1 uban Am auga' -6S 7 1 jbai Am Sugar pf!02 1 iba '"ant- Sugar 1 4 t iba Cane Sugai pf 40 5, ' I'elawjre g, Huden113'4 n Del Lack &. West 128 -' Dem Mines 44 x Lu Ien E I) Ce154 11714 58 4,-1 IS 114- 11'a 129', -53 H-, 69 2 -?6 - 101 1; -144 ' 40 11354 126 -43 a - 154 1 554 T ?0 -90'4-10 -14 -91-49 - ej,- 205 97 , -674 48 4 78 54 81 '4 - 185 -115. 13N-: 83 ? -83 5-2 -97 - 935; 44 33'. 83', '54 12 la --7 4 30 80'4 Ha -I H- 25'4 112 - LI S e-agf Bat i:i, Hern real . Lndu'Jtt-Johnen 55 , 20 '4 91 -a Id, 14', Ti Erl Trie 1st pf Ka-r.ejs Plaei I. Ot lj 0 I id Mln A smelf pf 0 Fifth Ae B Sec I 9 11 ribher Bedj 205 S richer Bedy of O pf 97 4 Fisk Rubber 13', rrerpert Texas 19 3 Gen Am Tank 67', General sphalt 49s s ueneral Afephall pf 79 12 General 1 sar 81 1 Gen Llectrlc ... . 185 l Genl Klee spixitl pf 1 1 'a ., General Meters . 13', h General Meters pf 83 2 f; Gen Meters deb 6 83 J 7 Gen Meters deb 7 97 7 Glmbel nres pf . 98 u Goldwyn Pictures 5', Goedrich B r ,4., - i.oedrich II K r' 83 z Granbv Mlnlrg 5 '4 Jrav i DaMs 12'i I Great Nertberr pf 78 '4 1 Grt North Ore ctfs 30 GJlf StAtes R'el B04 Hablrahaw Klc 1 Housten O 71 i 2 Hudsen Mote- far 45 fc, 1 Hupp Moter Car 23 H Hjdrnulle 8tel .. 3'4- 7 Illinois C-ntral ... 112 C 11. Cent pf A. .. 1 1 4 4 Indlahema Ref ... 1314 Indian R"flnu 1 .. 6U Inspiration Cen Cep 3B4 lntei Cen Cerp.... H Inter Cen Cerp pf '? Inter Rap d Trsn . 18 H Inter Agrle pf. . 30, ., Internat ' ement . J5 j inter Cem Lmr 247 Int Great North ?2?, , In' Han ester new 90 rn'r Mur Marine 9 , 3 In'er Mr Marine pf 43 , Inter Nicks! t'3'it b inter Nickel pf .... 65 V. International Paper II i n 1 1 'ble Oil Cerp MH Island Oil , 4 Jers Bres Tea... 63 H 7 Jenes & Leugh pf wi107!4 Kan city A Seuth.. 19 4 Kan City A Se pf f4 Kanas & Gulf.. . ' S Kanei A Ce new 4 2 J, Kelh -Springfield 45 , h Kelli Spg T B-e pf 82V4 8 Kennecett Copper 36 ' Keystone T & R.. 9 7 Kresge S P . 182 7 Laclede Ona of 9t L 82 ' rjje Lrle A West . 34 Vt 2 Lee Rubber ... . 26 !4 Of, -5 4 H 2 41, 3 , I'S 1144, 13 - 1 6 54- '4 "7 8 1', '0t, 18!4 30', J5 24, 22, 'i 90 9 43 'i 4i4 '2', 0 B' 42', '3 54 03J4 'Hi "4 53 H 107 yj 19 54 IH 4214 44H 8? '4 36, A54 182 B2'i 34', '6 '0 - I 134 - 65y, ST Is '4s, H 33 H 107 J4 19 54 -1 -42', 45 H 82 4 ' J64, 84 182 J- B2 54 34)4 -?!4 70 j i; Lehigh Valley . 0 Raw Sugar Active and Steady New lerk, l'c J7 -Tha rw imr rnat ,et it talrly active and atsady with Puta rir ftrpt hi if January ihlpmant qweil at de cjit and frataht and fur ,K-en3 half January ihipmunt Bt 3He eon and fralKht In addition te the hiU of 31 COO ba,s Cuba, for prompt and early Januar aMpmtnt at 8V. c coat and frelKht te th National Busar llnnlna- (-etrrany an oparater acqulrad bOOO baa-, for ihlprr.snt In Itr flnt halt of Kabruirj at 8V4c ni5 frKIt rtx to te eal raflntd rnarkat la nnehaemd en tha baiti of 7c It,, par cent for rah New Armour Company Chartered Iteier, Del,, Uec 27 Ina cartlflrate for a chartar for Armour Ce of Delaware waa nd at tha efttce of tha Btcretarj' 01 htata hara tedav, Tha cempanj la cap Italtiad at 1100,000,000, and Is theritad te deal In rattle and llveatecK of all Iclnd, The Incnrporatera namee. In tha eertlflrate are A M Hoevtn. M. A. Ilrnca nnl H M Anderien all nf Wil mlntttaap. tal. Identified with tli Corpora tion Trust Company of America, which drew tip the Incorreratlon paptra t 39 r. m. Sales T.OW 117 594 19, 1644 133, 58 61 14 3014 354 48 54 821, 3714 45 284 104 281-4 4954 15 4 67J, 290 164 16 114 .'6 4 27 4 6 83 144, 39 15 54 424 22 ',4 184 104 11! 36 66 'i 1254 ft 16 84', 26 48 9514 20, 23 1854 12 13', 111 964 44'4 75' 94 6 4 1a 184 155 84 45 36 Ta 104 H 87 4514 914 85 4', 4614 2; 9314 36'4 40 4 96 464 124 4 354 15 59 91 33 35 66 824 99 4 454 91 14 106 130 48 26 4 994 116 14'4 8054 53 54 22 ?a 46 1 4 8554 48 116', 53 214 374 20 56 24 19 14 5 84 87 '4 7 '4 38 , 12'4 314 98 4 9 52 39 88', 24 4 20 4 84 M 1184 39)4 11714 85 2 74 68', 1495a 6H 44 294 14 47 4 59 4 i0 4 20 14, 129 4 32 4 35 4 62, 63 14 136 75 4 129T4 3 81 153 11 714 27 54 9 54 3 4 67 14 974 85 324 97 37 54 10614 1204 55 109 64?, 154 324 24 4 63 5, 16 154 64 23 54 12) 113 11 23 200 000 600 100 100 200 400 600 3400 TOO 100 1100 100 1800 100 100 700 2300 ;oe 100 1700 1400 2200 1 600 300 700 100 600 100 1600 1200 503 2000 1000 200 5200 100 300 700 1400 300 CI 400 400 200 2500 200 : 2100 100 100 600 B? 800 100 1700 600 200 1600 1700 200 2600 200 1000 700 600 400 5100 2690O 23700 1100 1500 1500 100 1500 300 100 6100 400 500 1200 3900 3100 200 600 9700 600 100 100 22900 1500 100 1000 1800 2700 200 R200 1300 4700 100 9300 3800 1300 700 300 2400 1600 tee Dlr. lnS STOCK HUh 7 Liggett & Myers pfl17 4 Lima Locomotive ,, 5914 .. Loewa Ine 19, 12 Lorillard (Pierre) .1644, 7 Louisville & Nash..133J4 . . Mack Truck 56 .. Mecy A Ce.... 61 . . Magma Copper .... 31 .. MAlllnpen Ce 3614 . . Mauatl Sugar 48 14 117 1644-1334-56 -b14 1-304-36 54 48 54 -28 H 10)4 28 4 504 ! 154- H 4 4 J4 4 4 154 7 Manatl Sugar nf 8214 . Manhat Kiev etfi . . .3 Manhnt Shirt 4 Marland Oil Marlln Rockwell . . 2 Mat tin Parry Cerp. . Max Moteis Class A 40, 45 28 H 104 28 H IK m 54 54 1 50 54 Max Meters C ass B 15?, (' Mav Uept Stores... 674 2 Mex Petroleum ..290 2 Mev: Seabeaid .. . 17 4 2 Mex Seaboard Oil ct 16! 674 - 290 164 16 im 26)4 27 'i b 83 14. 39 154 44 22 4 184 11 114 16 664 125. ?4 16 85 27 '4 41 s 254' 4 4 Middle Slates Cerp Mldale Steel - .Miami ceppei Mln A St LejIs M St P A S S M pf .Me Kjh a Tex (wl 114 ?7 .-7 4 6 4 83 144 Me Kan A T (wl) pf 39 . Missouri Pacific . 16(, Mlsseuil Pacific pf. 434 Montgomery Ward. 22 J4 I Moen Moter Car... 18 a Mether Lede Mining 114 . National Acme . 11 '4 ! Nat Biscuit wl . 36'4 8 -N'at Kn A Stamp 66 ; 8 National Lead 125i N'at n R of M "tl nf 2 7. 4 4 2'i Nev CenC epper. . 6 V O Tex A Mex . -N Y Air Brake . . . 4 N Y Air Brake A. . B N Y Central . New Yerk N It A H 1 New Yerk TJnelc. . . . 16 85 27 4 43 54 96 4 20 H 4B !i6 i-20?4-23 -184 -12 -134-1 1 1 54 -P6 54 44 54-734- 9 6 4 14 ! 194 155 8H4- 45 -374 10)4 , 874-4614-93 4 87 - 44 464 27. 93J4 374 40 -96 464 13 4 -374 55)4 39J4 -91 -33 -"6'. 60 825 - 23 2 New Yerk Ont A W 20 N Y Shipbuilding... 12 Norfolk A Southern 13Ti Norreik ft WcsternH2a 34 1 North Amnrlran 97 3 North Atner pf . . . , n North PaclMe . 4 Nunnally Ce . . . Ohie Bedv A Blewei .. Okla Pred & Ref . . . Orpheum Circuit . 444 75', 9 R4 19, 155 . 85, . 45 . 374 . 104 . ; utig Elevator . . .. Otis Steel Otis Steel pf 2 Owens Bet Mach.. . . Packard Moter . . . . . Pacific Dcvel Cerp 6 Pae as A Elee ' 54 14 14 88 .3 Pacific Oil 464 R Pan Amer Petrel .. 93?, 8 Tan Amer B 87 . . Panhandle 5 S Pennsylvania R R.. 4e'4 . . Pcnn Seaboard Steel 6 Peeples Gas Chicago. Pere Marquette ... 3 Philadelphia Ce . . . 7 Phllllps-Jenes nf . . 24 93 4 37 H 40, Hi I ' '4 '4 i ft' U 54 ! 154 U4 ! 14 4 14 ' H 96 j rniuips Pet 47 4 .. Pierce-Arrew Moter 13 . Pierce Oil 4 4 . Pierce Oil pf 37 4 4 Piggly Wlggly Stere 55', . Pitts Ceal 60 7 Pitts Steel pf 91 Pitts A W Va 33 4 14 Pend Creek Ceal... 37 4 . . Perte Rice Tobacco 66 . Pressed Steel Car.. 82i 7 Pressed Steel Car pf 99 54 .. Producers A Ref... 47 8 Pub Scr of N J... 9252 8 Pub Ser of X J pf.106 8 Pullman Ce 1304 . . Punta Allegre Sugar 49 2 Ture Oil 27'.; 8 Pure Oh pf 99's 8 Rallnai Steel Spg.. 116 . Ray Cen Copper... 14', 4 Reading 8IH 2 Reading 1st pf... . 5314 .. Replegle Steel .... 234 P.epub Iren A Steel. 47 3i Republic. I A S pf . . 87 3 Reynolds Teb B.... 48 7 Reynolds Teb pf. ..1164 4 U Real Dutch NY.. 5314 . St Leuis San Fran. 214 . St Leuis S rran pr. 38, .. St Leuis Southwest. 29 6 St L Southwest pf . . 56 S.in Cec Sugar. . 2Jj Savage Arms . 19 . Saxen Moter .... 1 '4 . . Seaboard Air Line . 5 .. Scab Air Line pf . . . 6 4 . . Sears-Roebuck . . 88 .. Senecu Copper .... 71 99 la ti 47' 92 - 106 130H 484 116 144 -f 80 J-53)4-234 -: 474-1 87 - 48 116)4 53 i 1 214 -37 4 ?9 56 -?5i r 19 14 r 3 8 4 J-87)4- 74 38 13 32 4 . 98 ' t 4 39 89 25 0 4.- 84 -'r 119) 3954-1174- 85 624 2 '4 4, 68 54 140 T CjS, 4A 294 114 47 4 59 4 20)4 20 4 15 4 129T, 32 4 6 4 -14 54-1 1364 54 H H S ',4 '4 "2 1 4 14 H 4 100 . 200 300 900 200 200 . 400 . 700 . 1200 . 300155 14 4 14 4 Shell Transport .. 38' 'a H 3i 2100 9200 400 1200 100 1500 1100 1500 100 2100 6200 500 300 100 300 3800 5600 27500 2400 BOO 600 100 4200 600 600 3700 600 2200 700 700 700 100 11300 1300 100 100 500 100 200 300 2100 1000 200 1200 4200 300 1400 3400 300 100 5200 200 100 100 1300 100 7300 50O 100 900 1900 1300 2300 100 400 200 t 400 200 100 100 300 700 800 1000 800 8200 300 100 1300 . Shell Union Oil . . .13 4 2 Sinclair Consel . 32 , 8 Slnclali Cen pf . . 98 4 . . Skelly U 1 94 .Sless-Sheffleld 39 6 -Southern Pacifle 89 4 . Southern Rail . 25 4 , . Spicer Mfg 204 s Standard Mill . .844 4 Standa-d Oil of Call 19, B Standard Oil of N J 40 7 Stand Oil of N J pf117H T Steel Tube pf... . 8554 4 Sterling Products . 62 '4 . Sterling Pred rta . 2 4 Stewart Warner Spd 77 14 4 4 54 4 4 4 4 Stromberg; Carb 71 Studebaker ... 141 4 Sub Beat Cerp .. 654 Superlet OH . . 4 4 Superle- Steel 29 '4 Sweets Ce of Amer 1 4 Texas Ce 4J4 Texas Gulf Sulpbui 60 Texas A Pacific 20 4 Tex A Pac C A O 20, Third Aie ... . 154 Tidewater Oil . 129 4 Tlmken Rell Br.. 33 Tobacco Products . 56 '-i Tobacco Pred A.. 83 ? Tel 8 L A W 63 4 4 "2 4 4 4 4 4 -W H Transcontinental Oil i4H 10 Union Pacific 137 Union Pacific p' 754 129?, 34 81 155 11 75J4- 129J4 34 81 1534 u 11 724 2BJ4 85 534 97 37 54 r 106)4 1204 53 . 109 -64)4-15f,4 34 .f 244 b34 17 ' 154 : 8 4 23 4 1 12 54 - 113 11 -23 7 Tnien Tank Cai 2 United Alley Steel United Drug . 4 United Fruit United Uwy Invee' United Retail Stere 73 U S C I P A Y& 2B 4 6 V S C I P & Fdy pf 094 U 8 Feed Products 4 54 U S Ind Alcohol.. 6914 7 U 3 Ind Alcohol D 9B ( U S Realty Imp.. 8514 U S Rubber 5 J 4 8 U 8 Rubber 1st pt 97 54 , . U 3 Smelt A Kaf . . 37 4 1 U 8 Steel 1061, 7 U S Steel pf . . T204 3 U S Tobacco,. . . 33 7 U H Tobacco pf 109 2 Utah Copper 65 Utah Securities 15', Vanadium Cerp 3414 Va-Car Chemical 24 4 Va-Car Chem nf 63 4 Va-Car Chem B 17 4 Vlvaudeu lne , . . 154 Wabaah . . . . n H Wabaah pf A... . 74 1 Weber A Hellbrener 12 54 7 Western Elee pf. 113 Western Maryland 1 1 ' ' W Maryland 2d pf 23 , ' Weartem Pacific . 14 4 A Weatem Pacific cf 32', 7 Western Union 11 111 .. Tir.-ilnhnllU A Ii . Ill w 4 H 4 4 54 "4 4 4 Ha 1 14 14 H 154 14 4 4 H 1474 524 i'524 111 111 111 111 60 4 84 26 4 48 24 24 11 364 218H 314 4 Westing E A M. Wheeling & Uju. 2 White Eagle Oil 4 White Moter . White OH Cerp '.' White Oil Cerp, 5 , Wiclcwtru Spenc " Willya Overland . 60 14 8', 27 4B 24 2 54 11 60 54 84 27 48 IS 11 37 2164 -i 314- 04 3; 217 31 H 400 300 300 , Wilsen -" . woelworth W Werm vuiiip E dnldanO. Prices Eaay en Paris Parle, Vn 27 Frleea were niura today Thrta par cent trane, 2 centlme. axchanaa en trance 90 centime,; nva par franc, 05 centlmea. The dollar at IB fran: 76Vi centlmea. BAR 8ILVER J lax alUer wm 1-114 et SO lM8d hit-bar LEH. NAVIGATION LOCALFEATURE Lake Superior Made New Lew Recerd en Income Tax Less Sales Nat Chi. 4 4 54 4 U 54 4 4 4 114 34 1 l.elilgh Navigation was the ihief at traction of the local market, making n new figure for the current movement at 170. White this quotation " -"Hi points under the high of Hie yenr. it nevertheless showed n gain of practi cally 1(1 points from the bell 0111 price. The advance was mnile during the early trading and was influence! le a lnige extent by tensen of garbled leperts ton ten cernlng a Hpetlnl dividend whith. nc nc lerding le the miner, would be dei lined this nfternenn. Intel ests umnlly well informed lint no knowledge nf nnt such ncllen being lentemplated The incidenl t,erved le bienk the monotonous idle dtifl l the mniket but failed te Incite am freh spei illa tive nativity elsewhere. .t te Le high Navigation. Lain. Superior steed out bledlj in the making of a new low retold at 4!li. This decline wns mnde en relative umall effeniig" and hed ercrv nppenrnnce of furlhei Miles te -s-tnblish losses for Income tax puipefcef. Although Hip pihe nieu'ineni was lagged and uninteiesting. the most of the ether local shares maintained a fiil steady lone. However, the vol ume of business wag net sufficient te give any decided ticnd Fractional shading occurred in U. ti t. and P. R. T the latter jieldlng le 110, while the former leceded te 51 3i . American (5ns, American Hallw.nn, American Stores, lluffnle and Susquehanna pic ferret! and Union Tiaitiiui lemnined un changed. liiBuuinie Company of North America ndvented ii points, te 45, en light t impactiens. Cintups lest Va, at B0, und a few odd lets of Northern Central tame out nt 71. or n '4 point under the previous sale. Bank officials testified te a slight hardening of inenev lates, whicli wns gencrnlly regarded t-eaenablc in view of the preparations being mode te meet the .Tenunry disbursements nnd Kettle mcntH, usually the heaviest period of the yenr. There linn been nn increas ing pressure for funds nnd ciedits from lemmeicinl beuicerf. In fnct, most of the hanks had quiie an enthusiastic display of heartening tunic new a ftem all sections of the country. -10 1 1 1 4 4 4 14 4 4 4 5a 54 4 4 4 14 2 4 l!i Philadelphia Stocks it 14 Net chg-e. High 00 Am Gas., 'u 80 Am htrs..Ljj e0 Huff & Sus t c pf.... .VI inetflcn Asph. 4S 1C5 In Ce N A 45 40, Int Nickel li 185 Lake Sup. 5 047 Leh Nav.. 7B lOOfMarl'd Oil '-'84 SOOfMex Seabd Oil ctfs.. 16'j 40 North Cen 70 473 Penn Cent Lgt war. J j 809 retina It It 4G OOPhila Ce cum pf.. 42 240 Phila Elcc 31T 201 de pref.. SI s 022 Phila It T ,10s 14 14 4 i; 1 1 1 4 H 14 J. 28U- 1'... 70 4 1 ' 4 4 4 4 4 14 14 0 iCR W ;isy I'luia Tiaf t 100 l'hiln & V lOOfl'ierce Oil eOtllav Coux lOtltep Sleel. 555 i Texas Pac C A. O lOOTone Mm. 50 UnieiiTriii 120 Ufil, . . !K1 de pref.. 20 W Cramp S 4J, 15 2.".', 2lj l 40' 52 50 204 20 U 40 51", 5ti 50 ;5ij 40 51 V 50 . & ens 50 20 Yeik It pf 1151 .Net cliangn made by comparison with a,t Tie en New Voik Stock Eichanra riIILIEI.riIlA BONDS KXMH) Libertv 2d 44s '4L. US 30 '. 1 '0lMl Libert 3d 4,4s '2b... llJ OJ 1 10(100 Libertv 1th 4'is "28.Jels 1)3.74 ' P.OOOl.ibeit.v 4th t'is "2S. . . OS. 72 2000 Amer (Jna & Electric ."in. 804 200 Amer (Jas it. Electric 5s. ?i; JO00 Elect! le K leeple'H 4s.. fiOV, 1000 Eler tilt & People's 4s t(i., 4000 Lake Superior inc fis lets i4 t 1000 People's Pass t i 4h. , . 71 ! 10000 Phila Ce tens 5s.... nm, , 1000 Phila Electric 1st 5s... nfii" j 2000 Phila Electlic 1st 5s .lets ), 200 Phila Elertnc 1st Bs . 100 11000 Phila Electiic 5is.. 102 4 4 3 4 4 4 24 3. I FOREIGN EXCHANGE ' Nerw Yeik. Dec. 27. Opening for eign exchange today disclosed n 'Inrp. chop in francs and hie with the lest ' ' of the list muili easier than the doting I 'quotation of Iuni night. Tradeis as-1 cribed the situation largely te specula- ! tien explaining that the market vtasi heavily overbought, and heme the ic- ' jiutieii but the ntiimnl sequence. H 2 j. 4 4 4 14 yuotatienB: Mteiling cables 4 04", demand 4.63 ; franc cables 7 25, checks 7.24; Helgian tables 0.00, checks 0.ft5',4 ; lire cables 5.00. checks 5 OS' Swiss cables lS.tlU, checks IS ll I. J 5 75, 20.71 , ' 10 03, 20 tA , , T) 7?. peseta cables 15.7 1. chei kb checks checks checks checks Danish cables Nerwav cnble Swedish cables 20.76, 10.08. 20 03, 30.78, 1 guilder cables I mntks eistj Exchanges in the Central European tnrea today were inegulnr with the un dertone mainlr easier. (Srcek", Serbian and Csecho-Slevaklan bills showed sharp drops nnd the rest of the list 14 4 4 4 44 moved down slightly in sympathy. Quo Que Quo 4(tatJens: Bulgarian. .75; Rumanian, 4 .50i : Serbian ;, 1.11; Greek. 120; Ciecho-Slevaklnn, .'1.12; Juge-Slavlnn, 54i27'i; Polish. .0057; FlnnlRh. 2 .VI Aubtrlan, .0014; Hungarian, .00U43- 2 I The rale of premium In Montreal te 1 iday en fsew erk funds was 7-, a nei- 54 cent, rhs dii-ceunt en Cnnndinn funt.-i 114 54 4 4 '4 4 4 4 '4 In rsew ierk was 'a per tent. TESTS.RDAT ! CLOSING QUOfAIIONS Stfrllni Prancs I.lre Qulldtra nfmand 4 CMC, 7 S7 5 124 R tij Cable, 4 tj4 7 HH li 13 a Sil TODAYS OM.MM1 QCOrATIONH Sterling Franca I.Ira flulliltra BamaniJ 4 118 7.J4 ft.OS'i 1173 Cablt, 4 cllH 7 2S 6 OB H 7s RAILROAD EARNING8 NEW YORK CENTItAI. Itieludtnar Olile Central Until I t .. 1022 lnamM. I Nevambar freaa I36.8NB.112 tTaeaiiin Nat epar lne . . 6 98 HSR 821071 ' Kleian me, treia 32 143 8B7 1(1 j je.2114 I Nt or Ina 46,084,288 lK),ajj 'NEW YOnK NBW HAVEN AND IIAItr. ' I FOItD 'www. 14J4- - November areis .. .110.911,81)1 Net after taaaa .. 1,828.987 I JB71.4n,l . '178 in; ,5 K38 2-,8 18 072 .M 1 Net epar, Inoeme , 432 311 1 eleven months' iron 112 420, 07J I Net after tana. .. 17, 277,001 Nat eper. Income . 11, 414, 41 J - aie 4 14 NORFOLK AND WESTKItN N'evember reaa , 10,710,21a 22i sa. Net eper dertcll. 170,1)27 2 002 7BS ' Eleven mentha' ren 83 883 000 IISi:.",Tl Net eper. Income., 17.BS1.7B1 n 210 flta I1ALTJMORJ3 A,D OHIO I Beura 1 Vevember rreee 110, 84H 040 11 fii B eiv.Hin ci4ci ,i iic 9in . 8,OJ4 078 I 617 47" . 17t(,MM,ln4 8 228 -h 1 . 18.808,480 ! 003 818' eaey en ilia rintM Ixinden, 68 cent leati, 78 waa quoted Kltnen mea iron, Nrt uper lne Dacreaaa. ASK1M1 MORE FOR COAL . Increaelnf demand and decrea,ln auDr,K In. rajrda are raipenelbla for higher retail prlees In aeme Inetanree. A careful watch f condition, n the coal trade In belnz 1 .L, br trained corraapendenta of the Bualkaai feet en or the I'ualic Lepage. '"Male" ?, I VaTaltit-"a A rft In LoaAen Habit.1 .4 ifMKTYk !rZf2wrim j JEanv iiw.4Uaiafi- i f If you are one of these fortunate people vi who are receiving money from WAR SAVING maturities or from Christmas gifts, why net start a Colonial Savings Fund Account and have that money earn ' 4 per cent. The Colonial Trust Ce. is located in the centre of things. It is open every evening until 11 for Deposits and New Accounts. It offers you the utmost in safety, convenience and courteous attention. Step in and talk it cmr! The Colonial Trust Ce. Member Federal Reserve Szstim 13th & Market Streets An Endorser for Every 1923 Debter Wouldn't you like te have such a factor in your business throughout the entire New Year? Yeu can simply by taking out one of the American's Policies of Credit Insurance. Yeu knew that a premise te pay, be it ever se geed, is improved by geed endorsement. The principle of collateral security for leans is as old as business itself. Your credit extensions are leans in the form of merchandise. Credit Insurance is collat eral security for these leans. It is an en dorsement of your customer's premise te pay. And it has the great advantage of be ing secured without his knowledge. Yeu cannot fully appreciate the unusual service rendered by Credit Insurance until you let us show you the full facts and figures. Ne obligation. When may we call? Credit Insurance Exetujiiiify AMERICAN CREDIT-INDEMNITY COt or NEW YORK J.F. MCFADDEN. president "Amtrieanizm Your Credit" PHILADELPHIA OFFICE N. W. Cor. 10th nd Chestnut Sts. Phene Filbert SS02 W. J. MORPHY, ManaBer ARTHUR GOLDSMITH ALLAN EARNSHAW General Agent Aeaeclate Gen'l Ait. City of Philadelphia 3Vit Due July 1, 1934 Inventors holding U. S. Liberty Lean 3, due June l1?, 1947, subject te redemption June 15, 1932, at the option of the Government, can increase principal and income b exchanging their Liberty 3js, selling at about 100.50 and interest, for City of Philadelphia 3s, due July 1, 1934, selling at 15 J and interest. These City of Philadelphia 3j4s in the hands of investors are as fully exempt from all Fedeial Income Taxes as the Liberty 3js Biddle & Henry 104 Seuth Fifth Street Philadelphia WE WANT OFFERINGS OF Girard National Bank Fourth Street National Bank Central National Bank BARNES & LOFLAND 147 S. 4th St., Phila., Pa. Tel. Lembard 4172 .