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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-13
GENERAL TRADE QUIET;
OUTLOOK PROMISING
Cotton and Wool Business In
clined to Dulness-Leather
Market Firm

Cotton and cotton yarn dealers report
trade conditions dull and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
buying favors the manufacturer and or
ders as rule are small according to
X, q, Dun g Co a good fall business
is anticipated. Collections however, are
satisfactory. The local wool market ihas
developed no important change during the
last week. The demand has been light.
although manufacturers IN need OF sup
piles have taken fair quantity OF stock
and prices are firm. Those holding stocks
OF medium unwashed neeces are asking
higher prices than buyers are inclined 20
pay. Territory woods are, as n rule. held
for prices higher than the buyers wish
TO pay. Western prices are strong and
II is reported that stocks are well cleaned
up In that section. The demand appears
to be increasing owing 70 the fact that
conditions In the drygoods trade are i'm
proving Business during the last week
has been generally quiet In the commits
sion drygoods line. The season Is -about
over among the shirtwaist manufacture
ers and has been n satisfactory one
Active preparations are being made for
fall business and large spring trade is
anticipated, Cloak and suit manufac-
turers report business generally quiet
They have their lines out and state that
the trade is disposed 10 buy spaflngly
They anticipate, however. a good Nfall
business, but the season, they think win
be late. Jobbers OF woolens, etc, state
the market is advancing and there Is a
fair demand Manufacturers of mems
and boys clothing state that the fall
business Is very promising and they look
forward to u satisfactory seasons bust
ness.
The leather market continues Arm,
prices are high and supply small. Glazed
kid is in moderate demand, prices for
raw material continue firm and export
business Is somewhat improved. Shoe
dealers report sales about normal for
this period of the year and collections as
somewhat improved
Millinery dealers are making prepara-
tions for fall business and inquiries are
encouraging,
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SUDDEN UPLFT
IN LAKE SUPERIOR
Cambria Steel Stimulated by
Russian Rail Order.
Cramp Under Pressure

The weakness OF the anthracite carrier
shares overshadowed the local market be-
cause their stocks are very largely held
in Philadelphia and also figure consider
ably In collateral loans. Nevertheless, as
in New York, prices here steadied after an
early setback which, In the case Of
Cramp Shipbulldlng and Brill reacted
over two points. Lehigh Valley followed
the slump In It's New York quotation
On the other hand, Westmoroland Coal
Baldwin Locomotive and Pennsylvania
Salt moved up about point each. The
last named Is understood to have booked
some lucrative orders for chemicals. and
this has revived talk of the restoration
Of the former dividend rate. Baldwin
relapsed to fraction below last night
at the close.
Electric Storage Battery continued to
suffer from the effects of liquidation,
some Of which was said to be for an es-
tate In the afternoon Cambria Steel
made a belated response to the big Rus
sian rail order announced yesterday.
Buying by traders lifted the price q
point or more. Meantime Cramp extended
its loss to more than points, while
Rapid Transit weakened, as did United
Gas Improvement. pennsylvania Steel
was down n dollar.
Late In the day sudden demand de-
veloped for Lake Superior which lifted
II SlNIDlN over u punt e1Vlhf WV ShhlNe
were taken on the rise and there were
bids in the market for 5000 more at
slightly below the top levels. War or
ders We're responsible. II was said also
that the liquidation for foreign account
had ceased.
Philadelphia Company shares made no
response to the news that number of
Philadelphia and New York bankers are
to 90 to Pittsburgh shortly to look over
the physical condition OF the various
properties, with n view to STRENGTHENING
the company's credit and to facilitate
new financing when necessary. Incl
dentally the San Francisco Exposition is
beginning to have its effect upon the
earnings of the subsidiaries of the
United Railway Investment Company
The Frisco lines for July reported an
increase of over $l1,5OO in gross. As for
the Philadelphia Company net earnings
in June increased sl23 900. or at the rate
of more than 3h per cent. year on the
common stock. This Is due to the largely
increased activity in the mills about
Pittsburgh, which is not only reflected IN
larger street railway traffic but also in
natural gas and electric light and power
consumption.
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SHARP FALL IN WHEAT
ON HEAVY SELLING
Hope of Early Forcing of Dar-
danelles Caused Cancella-
tion of Orders

CHICAGO, Aug. 13-The reports that
foreigners were cancellng all export con-
tracts, with the belief that the Dar-
danelles was soon to be forced, made
some traders as nervous rs those super
stltious ones who predicted these things
to happen because the day was Friday
the 18th" As no verlnIcnton or denial
could be obtained to the rumor in the
early hours, trading was weak and spas
modc
Later advlces from authoritative
sources were said TO have been received
ridiculing the rumor II was pointed out
that Russia has not n great surplus on
hand even though the Allies should con-
quer In the Straits, and shipping condi-
lions would be so hampered by military
movements to prevent any large quantity
Of grain getting out The only fear now
NJ a bad break. operators say, Is too
heavy movement from the country with
spring and winter overlapping.
September wheat sold Off n cent at
the opening when compared with Silk,
he closing price Of yesterday. II dropped
rapidly until It reached Sl.07jh and then
showed n disposition to strengthen Tho
undCrtone was nervous
Trading In December was more brisk
II opened at sl.0S. Last nights final fig
ures were Si.09L.
BUYERS of May were few, but sellers
ahounded. However. trading was very
light 1t fetched Sill at the opening,
against Sll3is at yesterdays close
In the afternoon prices remained de-
pressed and closed but slightly above the
days lowest.
Corn and oats also showed tendency
- slide down the ladder Prices stiffened
following the opening with slight varia-
tons before noon.
Export sales reported amounted to
10000 bushels of wheat and 200, 600 bushels
OF oats, Chicago cash handlers reported
sales for seaboard delivery amounting to
100000 bushels OF wheat and $4,000 bushels
of oats.
Conditions at Liverpool were un-
changed Prices were firm, with cargoes
and spot strong. Weather reports from
the United Kingdom were unsatisfactory.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
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The Utah Securities Company reports
a net increase in July earnings of 275s2
and for the seven months an increase o.
SCI, ,sl3.
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Exports of copper from the Atlantic
ports the week ended August II totaled
7I29 tons, Since August 1 the exports
were Sl2s tons and for the same period
last year 6508 tons.
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]. o. Hobby, Jr.. was elected treasurer
of the American Locomotive Company,
succeeding C. d. Denny, resigned.
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DAIRY PRODUCTS

BuTTER,-There was fair demand Tor flno
goods ana prices ruled steady under moderate
@ i r9lsG"ns @ 1IT '"S @ Ii pS
extras. &c: extra firsts. 26a2Blac.; hrsts, 25Gp
25iac. seconds, 2id2Ic.; nearby prints, fancy.
5OC.; do. average extras 2SH2Oc: do, fair
to good, 25q2Gc.; iobblng sales OF fancy prints,
3iuaTc.
ESfho'-Imolce stUgh was sCaTTo ~ hHu anu, Mutruu ti
In free cases, nearby extras, 2Ac. per doz
trals $3.50 BGr standard case nearby current a
higher: Western, extra firsts, SB,3Oa0.6O per
case: iirsts, 50, 55dB per case, fancy selected
CIIEESE.-There was little trading and the
market was barely steady: Quotations; New
fair to good. new, l3Aal3Ac; do. part skins,
BHl3C,
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BETHLEHEM BUYS RUMELY
Indiana Plant Purchased for Making
War Munitions

LAPoRTE, Ind, Aug. 19.-The Bethle-
hem Steel Corporation interests have
bought the Richmond. Ind, plant of
bumely Company at price above its ap-
praised valuation, according to local bank
efs 1t will be used for the manufacture
etmunltions Of war, largely the machin-
Ing OF shells.
Chicago and New York bankers inter-
ssted in NJ. Rumely Company say the
eompany probably can get all the war or
aers 1t wants, but that it has not yet
closed any contracts because the court s
sanction Is necessary, as the company
IS now in a receivership.
They add that the court presumably can
~ the receivershlp, prior to the accept
snce OF any contracts, thus averting a
iechnieal question of netrallty, which
nisht be involved, as a receiver is an
gHleer Of the United States Court, and
e0nsequently of the Government.
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The Imports Of general merchandise at
the port OF New York for the week
ended August totaled Sl7.P7s.s95. an
Increase OF s., ,559.l lt2 against a year ago.
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POULTRY

LIvE.-Demand was less active and the
market ruled weak. with brolling chickens
again lower Quotations.: Fowls, as to quality,
iGq1U5sc.; roOsters. llql2c. brolllng Chickens
fancy, not leghorns, weighing llgG2 lbs. apiece
l0q2Oc.; do. not leghorns. Weighing lglA lbs
apiece, 16GlSc.; do. leghOrns. Weighing ll3H2
lbs apiece. 15a l7c.; ducks. Pekln, old l34l4c.
do, Indian Runner, old, 12ai3c. do, young,
according to size, l5glBc; pigeons, old, per
pair 1920. do. young, per pair. llq lse.
DRESSED, Fine desirable sized fowls were
we'll cleaned up at full figures. Brolling
chickens were plentiful. dun and lower. quo
tatlons FTesh-kllled poultry, fowls, II TO
box, dry-pleked fancy, selected. loc. weighing
4IAd5 lbs. apiece. lSlac. weighing 3laq4 lbs.
apiece, lSi4c; Weighing 3 lbs. apiece, l0Au
iiisc.. under . lbs. apiece. lIiagl5Ac.; ico-
packed 90 Western, ~ lbs. and over apiece,
iihc; do, smaller slzes, l5al7c. old ro9sters'
dry-picked, l3c.; broillng chickens. Jersey,
fancy. 24d26c,; other nearby fancy, 22424e,i
fancy, large yellow Illinois. weighing 2hq3
lbs apiece 2O92lc.; Western. weighing lha2
lbs, apiece lshl9c.i do. weighing lalk lbs
apiece IOaITc.; spring ducks, l6gl1c.; SQUADS,
white, Weighing 1lqi2 lbs. per doz.. 5000
Ago; white. weishing. gqiO lbs. per SdS9s,i
d2,G5i do. I lbs. per doz. 81 lOg2 2Ci 90, 90,
1904 lbs per dOz., 81 .6Oql.Ooi dark. $LoOg
1 O5; small and No. ., 81
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Movements of Currency

NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-The reported moye-
ments Of currency this week Indicate a gain
lin cash by banks OF about $4,000 600 mostly
through gold imports Banks received from
Interior 81 SGT 900. Gold imports were Slb-
200 900 United States gold from London. orii-
nary disbursements from the Suhireasury Fera
sib 90 COO Payments by banks were Sla.-
10000 showing gain on SubtreasurY opera
tons proper OF Sl,5O0,OOO.
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED

Atlantic Refining Company; regular quarterly
3 per cent payable september 10 10 STOCK OF
record Augugt 20.
pin mouth Rubber Company. regular quarter
ly 81 Tb on preferred stock, payable September
4 ~ stock or record August IA.
independent Brewing Company, regular quar-
terlv ~, per cent. on preferred, payable August
1 10 stock OF record August 20
Manhattan Shirt Company quarterly y OF
per cent, payable September ] 20 stock Of
record August 49,
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FRESH FRUITS

Trade was fair and prices generally ruled
steady under moderate offerings, Quotations;
Apples. new. transparent, per hamper, oOS' Y
crate. Siai so; do, Georgia, Elberta. Per
crate Sla1.5 .5O do. Delaware and MaTylan
per basket 2OR4Oc.; do, Jersey per basket
i5aiOc pears. Southern lie Conte. per Dbl,
s34l: grapes North Carolina. Delawares. per
S-basket carrier 81 5Oa2, lemons. per box,
S3a3 5O oranges, Florida per box, 81 0Po'
grapefruit, Florida. per box, Sig2i pineapple
6er crate-Porto Rico, 81. 5Oa2.75i Florida, 81 20
az ID. plums Georgia. per carrier, c.Qfl :
blackberrles, Delaware. Maryland and Jersey,
per a.. 5gSc. goosebeFriss; per a. i's,, ogoss'
Maryland per standard crate 6Oc asl d9,
North Carolina. per standard crate S9g t9e' /,
do Jersey. per basket. 50gS5e. watermelons
nar car, AllQa22l.
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VEGETABLES

srnplles were AMY liberal and PRICES gen7
eraiiy favored buyers with demand only
moderate. Quotations: White poiaJoes6 Z, y ~.
White potatoes. New Jersey, per hasket-So. i
Rose 3Od35c. No. I other varieties, <o43oc
M = iOHl5e. Sweet potatoes, North Carolna'
per bbI-No. / Sfai.25; No. 2, $2uZbOi Cuils.
81 26al50 sweet potatoes New Jersey G . psr
Sew Jersey, per * bush. basket, l5q2Oc. do,
Eastern shore, per hamper, 500 zoe, Corn,
New Jersey, per basket. zgSoe. tonlst99es. .9.
"a 1 Second Early 15d3Oc. Mushrooms, per
4 H. basket SOC. 6Sl
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NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGs

NEW YORK Aug la.-BuTrER Market
ssaler. receipts A02iu packages. extra, 11a
higher acorinE. 4a44<i % State dairy. 25izei
Imitation creamery t4QE-ilc+
EgGs Market nrmi receipts. 800 cla1ss
a.sfra frai aIa regular packed. regular
Hrzfs a1illAe regular racaea. nearby whites.
sc.s UIEtl eaiatI llic. gathered c1afay
lz1HuE- +t4aee
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PROVISIONS

Tho market was qulet and Without Important
change Quotations. city beef. in sets.
smoked and air-dried 25d26c. Western beef
tenders, smoked and air-dried, 27a2Sc.: Vest
ern beef knuckles and tenders. smoked, 21fD
22,5O hams.S. T.. cured loose i3kdllc.; do,
skinned, loose. l3hal3Ac.; do. do, smoked
1315dlllhc.; other hams, smoked city cured,
as to brand and average. 14is1l0isc.: hams
smoked. Western cured, 14l5dl5l5c.; do,
boiled, boneless 23H24c.; picnic shoulders, S.
p. cured. loose lld1lhc. do, smoked. llR
Ike. bellies In pickle. according to average,
and average city cured, 17alSc.; breakfast
bacon, Western cured. l7qlSc; lard, Western
SfiGsa GfhRsa' tierSeS iaS@ Sl5aoAG do do d. tubs
tierces. OlsaO&c,: lard. pure city. kettle rem
dered. in tubs, 0HaOAc.
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GoLDFIELD STOCKS.
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS

CHICAGO. Aug. Observation-Disclosures lR, 900,
market 90; lower; mixed and butchers sI.3s8
S0 1906 i9: LIGHT T,Q5aTs5 pigs, $5T5at4O;
CATTLE Receipts. 1905 smarlet strong:
beeves, S8.40Hl0iO; cows and heiftfs. $500
o 20: feNans SG.SldS = 30. calves. so 5OH1o so
tive and Western, S3,GOg6.65s lambs, 500
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Financial Briefs

According to Bradstreet's, exports OF
wheat this week were 4,524.OOO bushels;
last week, 3.l93OOO bushels; last year,
3,I26,OOO bushels. Since July /, q, 1894, 900;
year ago, 3S722,OO0. Corn shipments this
week, $1,000 bushels; last week lI4,OOO;
last year. $4,000. Since July l, 2,27O,OOO;
year ago, 276,OOO.
A deficit of S2g7,373, reported by the
Lackawanna Steel Company for the first
half of the year, was converted into a
surplus of nearly s2OO,OOO by July results,
when profits of almost $4,000 were
shown.
The Lehigh Valleys loss in gross and
net revenue, by reason of rate reduction,
will not be far from $l,2OOOOO.
The gross earnings of 22 railroads for
the fourth week of July showed a de-
crease of S54l,9l9, or 4.6l per cent.
What is said to be the largest single
shipments of rails from this country will
leave on Monday next for Russia via the
Panama Canal. 1t consists of II 900 tons
of steel rails, for imperial Russian rail-
ways and is product Of the Lackawanna
Steel Company. The company is operat-
ing at full capacity,
]. o. Hobby, Jr., was elected treasurer
OF the American Locomotive Company,
succeeding C. b. Denny, resigned.
Albert II. Ladner, Jr., was elected a
director OF the Peoples Trust Company
A New York Stock Exchange seat sold
for S55OO0, unchanged from last previous
transaction.
The city of Newport r. l., has sold
S42, 900 ~ per cent coupon fire depart
ment bonds to Merrill, Oldham & Co, at
lOO.6i9
The spot quotation for raw sugar ad-
vanced points TO 4,95 cents.
The first carload of new spring wheat
has arrived in Chicago.
The New York banks lost $4,000 10 the
subtreasVy yesterday, and gained $780,
900 since Friday.
The Utah Securities Company reports
n net increase in July earnings of S27592.
and for the seven months an increase Of
S65sl3.
Exports of copper from the Atlantic
ports the week ended August IL totaled
7I29 tons, Since August 1 the exports
were S12s tons and for the same period
last year 65OS tons.
The imports of general merchandise at
the mort OF New York for the week
ended August totaled S17,P7S.s .s95. an
increase OF S5,559.l12 against year ago.
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RATES For MONEY
COTTON

HW YORK. Aug. l3-An easier ten-
agy was displayed on the Cotton Ex-
'se this morning. Offerings on the
~ concessions were large, with the
that prices were 4 20 points
Wall street houses Southern in
ana traders usually having for
orders sold. while the buying was
1900 Prices recedea further in the
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RECORD COAL EXPORTS

VIEW YORK. Aug. 13.-ExpOrts OF coal from
,bs limited states have again broken. as for
ne preceding three months. the record for
io5stgdae faS; ssSs %shl expSrts WeSs 7gS eO2
Nav 7TA66T; June, 1.OAT. 900. august Is
givinR Indications Of continued demand.
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PITTSBURGH Pa, AUS. ia-hhe nr4t gen
April Haa announced ~ tAt AesetA ee1H
afaney here Today The tlterfe w
This fsiI9a1 ne geeeal Elsa ~ western oi,
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PHILADELPHIA
MARKETS
GRAIN AND FLOUR

WHEAT.-Receip,s 50 GlT bush Demands
was inirly active, but speculation In ali home
grain centres was strongly hcarlsh aud prices
here sympathctlcally declined &c. Quotations:
snot and August, Sl.l1aiiO: no red West
u l0Wl IL; steamer No. 2 red, new, 81 l3H
lis; 80 RCD, new, 81 laWli5; rejected 4,
new, Sl.OlWl.lli rejected Il, new, 81 O3dl.O0;
No. Northern Duluth, old, Sl.bid162
CORN; Receipts, 1902 bush. The market
was quiet, but steady under small supplies
Quotations.. Car lots for local trade, as to
yellow, sn'sa0Ol5c. No. yellow, s1iaaSsAc,
OATS. Receipts, ~ .pGG bush Old No. .
white was held at IOc. Supplies very small.
FLOUR. - Receipts. III bbs. and 1923 800
los, In sacks. The market was largely NOM
mai with buyers holding on. Quotations per
lpO lbs, In wood Winter clear new S5dla, 20;
do" straight, new. 6.25G6.5O; do, patent,
new, Sj.IOftJ.ij; Kansas clear, now, jute
sacks, S5.2Im1.5O; do. straight new, Jute
sacks, S1.JOUI.IG; do, patent, new, Juto sacks
E1.I0nB, spring. first clear. old SB.5O9B. i6 ;
DO, straight, old. 0.I5GT: do. patent. old
SImL25; do, lnvoritc brands. old. ST.40Q7.5O:
city mills. choice and fancy patent. SI4Op
1906 city mills regular grades-winter, clear
new S5d5.25' do, straight. new, $5.2565, 50;
do, patent. new. s.. j0d575.
RYE, FLOUR dull. Quotations: New Penn
sylvanla IN wood at $ITnG5 New Western
nominal at S5m5hO In sncks
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GOYERNMENT RONDs
M Mannfacture Benzol

A-uVy YORK. Aug. 13.-lncreaaing demand
sor crude benEol and soaring prices for the
t'gg1oA,icf with Indications that a heavy demand
n fo continue not only through the war, but
Tor a long time thereafter. has brought the
gi,ts IRON Coal and Coke Company into
tbe nanufacturing of this product on large
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NEW YORK CURB
BANK CLEARINGS

~ cleaHngs today compare with CORE
fAllhs day last two years:
a.n 1915 1914 1913.
A' ,.. s26 8SD $50 81, 9S4, 500 S28. .03I. 800
York 81, b167OT 10000 l1o 251, 4s0, s51
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REFINED SUGARS

hrm. with all rehners quoting on a basis OF
5.sOc. for extra fine granulated. We quote
Tenners rem. list prices standagd sranuiatedd'
5.00e.;a confectioners A. 5.7Oc.; soft grades,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-13

The continued decline in revenues OF
the Galveston-H Houston Electric Company
is again reflected in the June report.
which shows loss of more than q per
cent. in gross income and a decrease
equal to more than a per cent. In Met
There was n gross income for the month
amounting TO $l6j.O2o, net earnings after
operating expenses were S5s.Sii, and after
deducting interest and other charges the
surplus remaining was S227sI, against
$75,743 In the same month last year. For
the ~ months ended with June, 1915,
gross income totaled s2.1S5.5l2 a loss of
S27l, ,539 from the preceding year Net In
come for the period was s9i4, ESQ. "a de-
crease of Si37Ss5, and surplus earnings
decreased $lS9,559 to s5Os 53s.
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NEW YORK COFFFF MARKET

NEW YORK, aug. 13-The market for
eoffee futures was somewhat irregular In the
eorly session today. October contrasts qe-
cNned about 4 points while September de-
iiveries showed an advance OF points Trad
inE was quiet. Prices follow
ms Today.s YESTERDAY 3
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cRUnE OIL sTILL CLIABING

t4ofasr0N Tea Aug IA further ad-
- IA 3 centr a barrel Ia North Texas
tradss 81 crude on ls announeed p iae
iezas COMPANY aaHlns tae ttss.as =
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PUBLIC UTILITIES

Authority has heen granted the Con-
soldated Electric Company. the reargan-
Company and a new subsidiary OF the
Great Western Power Company, by tho
California Railroad Commission to amend
the mortgage securing its $2,5OO,OO0 general
mortgage per cent. 40-year bonds in
order that the company may deal with
its own franchises, and thus eliminate
the right of a number of bondholders to
modify the trust deed.
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FURTHER FALL IN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. Aug. l3-AR0ther decline Qe-
currad III The foreign exchange Market Hhleh
opened VIII demand steFiins on 49, 49,
Sterling Flancs AafSa A-lfs3
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-13

The gross earnings of % railroads for
the fourth week of July showed a de-
crease of $54l,9l9, or 461 per cent.
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A deficit of S2s7.373, reported by the
Lackawanna Steel Company for the first
half of the year, was converted into a
surplus of nearly s2OO,OOO by July results
when profits of almost $4,000 were
shown
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