Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-18

port shows total operating income Of
S3,9Si. 1888 against S3,422,537 in 1913. There
was a deficit after interest payments Of
$494131 compared with S977,9Si the pre-
vious year.
Utley Wedge was elected president of
the Tennessee Copper Company to sue
ceed James Phillips, Jr., who resigned.
NJ II. Emmons was elected secretary and
treasurer to succeed w. NJ. briggs. who
resigned.
Exports of copper from the port of
New York in the week ending March IN
totaled 1SE2l,23l pounds, compared with
l1,f9l,S67 pounds the previous week, and
9On, ,O7o pounds in the week ended Feb
ruary % Last weeks total runs far
ahead of the average maintained over the
last few months. OF the total Italy
took 9,222,174 pounds, or nearly half while
Great Britain imported 7.75i,Si pounds,
and France, 1,12l1j5 pounds.
The Chicago Stock Exchange has listed
$50 100000 additional Sears, Roebuck & Co.
common stock making a total outstand-
ing and listed of S6OOOOOOO.
The Washington. Baltimore and Annap-
oils Railway Company has applied to the
Maryland Public Service Commission for
authority to issue $4,000 of its first mort
gage per cent bonds of date of March /,
1911.
Stockholders of the Canton Steel Com
pany, of Canton, o., have voted TO in
crease the capital stock from $4,000 to
100000, OF this amount $50O,000 will be
used TO double the capacity OF the plant,
The report OF the Calumet & Arizona
Mining Company for year ended Decem-
ber 81. 1914, shows net earnings of S3,-
OS5,535. or So per share, compared with
A,Ol4,6S7, or $3.50 per share. In previous
year OF the total net the Superior &.
Pittsburgh earned S2,S953lS; the Calumet
q Arizona, $l9O2l6. Production amounted
TO 52,G6I929 pounds of copper, 922 l43
ounces of silver, and 24,l22 ounces of gold.
Cost OF production was Sl9 cents per
pound,
The managers of the New York Coffee
Exchange will submit the question of
closing the exchange for business on Fri
day, April 2, and Saturday, April 3, to a
vote of the members Immediately before
the call Monday, March -.
Directors OF the De Long Hook and
Eye Company today deferred action on
the quarterly dividend. due on the com
pany's stock at this period, until the April
meeting of the board Three months aEo
a quarterly dividend OF l per cent was
declared, Previous to that period regular
quarterly dividends of 2 per cent were
paid, at the rate of per cent. per annum.
At the annual meeting, North American
Company stockholders approved an
TO the bylaws abolishing the
office of chairman of the board This
DOgltinp RFaataH "a no
Ing in 1914, and the late James Campbell
was elected 10 fill the chair. Retirina
directors were reelected
Stockholders of the Quicksilver Mining
Company have been advised of the incor.
poration of the Quicksilver Investment
Company. with sl.061 900 stock, which COM
pany executed lease on the properties
OF the mining company for 2j years, the
mining company TO receive 20 per cent. of
all profits derived from the operation OF
the property during that period, while
ceasing TO incur any expense OF Inc
stock OF the new company S61 500 IA IN he |
handed to noteholders of the Quicksilver
Mining Company, TO whom that amount
became due March last. The REMAINING
81, 100000 stock is divided into second nre-
ferred and common stock.
Following the dismissal OF the Govern
ment suit TO dissolve the United shoe
Company as an unlawflil mo- |
nopoly' the stock rose over two points In |
Boston.
The New York Stock Exchange mem
bership OF ]. Gordon Douglas has bsen
posted for transfer TO Arthur Wilmer for |
$4,000. unchanged from the last previous
sale.
II Is understood that plans are now
under consideration for a Consolidation Of
the Riker & Hegeman Drug Company ana
the United Cigar Stores Company.
The Quincy Mining Company reports
nel profits of 80. 5sa from 1914 operafions,
against Hsi6o IL 1913 and ss6Q.Ila twa
voafa uuo