Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-17
Financial Briefs

The gross earnings of the Philadelphia
RAND Transit Company in April were
81, SOS, ,1O5, as compared with S.974255 last
year.
Rumor had It that the Pennsylvania
Railroad was about to place contract
for some $4,000 new cars
EXPORTS of general merchandise at the
port of New York for the week ehdeu
Nav 10 totaled S24, 4,0T3,352, an increase OF
SS,72O1i2 compared with same week last
year. Imports for the week totaled S2l'-
SS1, ,347, an increase of s1,Sl55W.
mo matter what the outcome is so far
as Germany's reply is concerned, says p.
h. Smith & Co, cit Is thought the ehect
on our stock market may be limited to
short period following the announce
ment,"
The Land Title and Trust Company has
opened n travellers department. In al
dition to furnishing information relative
to routes and rates the department will
supply travellers checks, foreign and do
mestic drafts and letters of credit.
New York banks gained S525OOO from
the Subtreasury on Saturday, and have
gained $4,000 since Friday
Official immigration figures show that
during the period from August l. 1914,
to May H. 1916 336.039 immigrants ar
rived in this country, as compared with
1ll6,6SO for the corresponding period of
1914.
There has been admitted to the unlisted
department of the Philadelphia Stock EX-
change, Pennsylvania Railroad temporary
certificates deliverable when issued, to be
exchange for Pennsylvania Railroad gen.
eral mortgage Az per cent. gold bonds,
due June /, 1865, when issued.
Gulf grain exports are expected to show
a large volume for the month of May,
Up TO May /, Galveston had exported
1900, 900 bushels since September /. The
record cargo of $4,000 bushels consigned
TO Havre on Thursday is but one of sew
eral heavy shipments to Europe since
May /.
John ]. Mitchell and E. p Ripley, of
the Atchison, back from a winter in Cali
fornia are cautiously optimistic. Ripley
reports the Atchison property right up
to standard. May earnings were slightly
ahead, and crop conditions everywhere
are fine, indicating yield fully equal
to last year
The Hopkins & Aliens Arms Co. incor-
porated in Connecticut in 1868. has been
wound up and will be succeeded by a
Massachusetts corporation of the same
name. The new company will have ST.
900 common.
Official Treasury figures show exports of
cotton for the week ended May Is a total
OF 1l2,7T bales.
4lss temporary certificates, when issued,
were 97S.
The April gross earnings of the York
Railways Company showed a decrease OF
3.5 per cent, but a cut OF a2 per cent.
in operating expenses left a net gain
of S2s,376, The surplus for the month was
s5lSs, a gain OF l1.s per cent. For the
five months the surplus was S39,ST4, an in
crease of So per cent.
The annual meeting of the Rock Island
Company of New Jersey was again post
poned to June l.
There has heen added TO the regular list
OF the Philadelphia Stock Exchange
$4,000 additional stock of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company, issued
in exchange for $4,000 convertible Az per
cent bonds of the company, Cancelled and
stricken off the list, making the total
amount OF said stock listed at this date
1854. 1890 and reducing the amount Of
convertible bonds listed TO A4.O62, 1OO
The London Stock Exchange will be
closed next Saturday and Monday.
The visible of grain follows: Wheat,
"a, 4,174 900 bushels; decrease, lisa 600; corn.
II. .2Ol 600; decrease, 14O0 900; oats. 17076 600:
decrease, 2,s14.OO0