Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-17

Financial Briefs
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In the local outside market du Pont de
Nemours Powder common was quoted
595 bid, 600 asked and Aetna Explosive
129d13O
The American Locomotive Company
has taken an order for 20 locomotives
from the Belgian State Railways.
The Pleree-Arrow Automobile Company
Is working on an order for 25O0 motor
trucks for the ALLIES at list prices with
no discounts allowed.
A Now York Stock Exchange seat sold
for $4,000, against $4,000, the last previous
sale The transfer was from the late
Daniel Bacon TO Alfred j. Romary. The
seat or Melancthom Burr. Jr.. has been
transferred to Van Rensselaer, Burr.
There was no price consideration.
The Cambria Steel Company announced
an increase OF 81 per ton on steel bars
plates and shapers. applying only to New
business.
The collieries Of the Reading and the
Susquehanna coal companies will be op-
Grated three days this week.
New high record for Baldwin Locomo-
tive.
To be used to buy new cans and meet
can trust obligations maturing In the
next six months, receivers for the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
will soon ask the court for permission
to sell S2,5O0OO0 receivers certificates
bearing per cent. interest, to rank with
the S,4OOOOO sold to the Central Trust
Company, of New York, several weeks
ago.
There has been listed S7Oi13O permanent
preferred stock Of the Interstate Rail-
ways, par value $40. each. full paid and
non-assessable, countersigned and reg
istered by the Real Estate Title, lnsur-
ance and Trust Company. Philadelphia.
Issued in exchange for like amount OF
redeemable preferred stock of the COM
pany surrendered and Cancelled and
stricken from the list.
New York banks lost s1,243.OoO to the
Subtreasury yesterday and have lost
N,6l70O0 since last Friday.
Thomas A. Blddle & Co were sellers of
General Asphalt common Chandler
Brothers bought United Gas Improve
ment. other buyers were Henry & West,
c. d. Barney & Co. and De Haven &
Townsend. Carstairs & Brown bought
Electric Storage Battery.
At a meeting of the Cruclble steel drec-
tors no action was taken on the preferred
dividend. The last previous dividend on
the preferred stock was 1A per cent, paid
June 80, 1914.
Iron Trade Review says: Russias or
der for locomotives and cars amounting
to about S30,000OO0 Is now definitely under
contract. This business and other orders
for export will bring large tonnages to
makers of shapes and plates, and prices
on these products, as well as on bars,
have been advanced 81 per ton by several
of the leading companies, including Steel
Corporation, which Is well supplied with
orders for several months.
The Pennsylvania Steel Company has
started operations in its new structural
mill at Steelton. which has a capacity Of
is able to supply all its own requirements
for steel shapes, and will have a surplus
to sell to other consumers.
The Lackawanna Steel Company has re-
ceived an order from the Cuban Railroad
for about 1000 tons standard steel rails
for immediate delivery.
There was deposited in the New York
subtreasury S2,5OO,OOO gold received from
Canada.
r. c. Cairns has been elected vice presi-
dent of the New York Cotton Exchange
to iH the vacancy caused by the ap-
pointment of II. II. Royce to the presl-
dency Of the exchange. On Friday the
board will vote on the proposition Of
closing the exchange on July 3.