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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16
COUNTRY BANKERS
AGAIN PURCHASING
COMMERCIAL PAPER
Institutions Buying Short
term Note8-Pennsylvania
Stock in Demand-Phila-
delphia Company Weak.

Persistent investment buying of Penn
sylvania was the chief feature Of an
otherwise uninteresting session on the
Philadelphia stock Exchange this morn
ing. The stock appeared to be scarce
and the price advanced comparatively
easily. It was learned on high authority
that the dividend rate will remain un-
changed, at least in 50 lar as III" next
declaration Is concerned. despite recent
reductions in some OF the underlying
company payments
Philadelphia Company was weak
spot, declining more than point to ~
ON light offerings, Elsewhere the local
list ruled practically at last nights clos
ing levels. The fractions appeared 10
be receiving support, Although the nnhl-
mum price on Rapid Transit was lowered
to 10 and linton Traction to 36. \ number
of other wide reductions were also an
nounced by the local committee with q
view to creating a broader market. rms
action was quite generally met with favor
and shows that local tinanciers feel con-
fldent the situation is well in hand.
Money market conditions here exhibit
steadily growing ease. The country banks
which have not been In the market for
some time are again making their ap-
pearancc in the commercial paper field
and are taking good names as low as q
per cent. for four months and that rate
holds also for six months. The outside
institutions are also buying freely of
short term and equipment notes, while
even the city institutions have manifested
Increasing disposition to enter the invest
ment field There is little or no demand
for call funds owing to the almost com
plete absence of speculative activity in
the stock market and offers at Az per
cent. are going begging.
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Philadelphia Markets
GRAIN AND FLOUR

WHEAT Receipts. tT9. 100 bush. Trade
quiet and market declined tc. under weaker
Western adviccs, Quotations: Car lots, I'M eN-
port ClevatOr.-Nu. red. spot and January,
81 421l id: no. red Western st.4Gmi 40; NO.
/ Northern Duinth. St.l0Hi.63.
CORN.-Receipta 40 $50 bush. The mar
ket firm and prices igu1tac. higher quota
lions; Car lots, in export clevator-No.- =,
spot ard January Ifl9GTSi steamer. 'Gg
re No. 3, i5niGe. Car lots for local tT4ode. So
as TO location No. 2 yellow. new, IUH SUc. :
steamer yellow, new TJieWfSc.i No . yellow,
new cob. per 20 lbs. T0ufTe
OATS.-Receipts. IU.D04 bush The mar
Eot firm and aEain &c higher, but quiet.
Quotations. no. white jgdtl9lac.i standard
white jSHiSiac.: No. . white iit51idSc
RNE.-Wgs IN small supply and firm We
quote Ut S1.l2dl20 Ter bush. as to quaiiiy;
III export elevator, and at SlNl.lO Tor small
lots Of nearby grain in bags ..-.
FI,ObR.-Receints, lI10 bhls. and l,SiG.3'V
lbs. in sacks. MN limits on flour were well
sustained, but thcrC was little trading. We
quote per l06-lbs. IN wood Winter clear, S3gU
az; do, straight 81. 25UG jO DO, patent, 81. 10
do, patent, iute sacks, SG.T1dTl0. spring, first
clear, N.4NnbGO. do. straight so. Dnt ib' DO,
nateut 81, IJtti25; 90. laNnrlte brands. Si.'O
gLGi5i city mills, choice ana fancy patent,
- ,hO1 . I5i city mills, regular grades WINTER
clear, $l5lud. do, straight, S520Hb5O; do"
patent SO COGT.1l
RYE ELOUR.-WHs in small supply aud
firmly held but there was little trading We
quote nearby and Western In wood at $G5)HI
as % nmallLN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16
REs1RvE CHECK COLLECTIONS
Local Banks Prepare Reply to Gov
ernor Rhoads.

The local member national banks OF the
Federal Reserve Bank Of Philadelphia. at
meeting held IN the Philadelphia Clearing
House. prepared a letter containing joint re-
plies to the seven questions asked 10y Governor
Rhoads. OF the local Reserve Bank. regarding
the collection OF checks by the latter iustitu-
tiOn, The opinions Of the local member banks
classified according to the questions sub
mtted, follows.
/. Checks sent by member banks to the
Reserve Bank should be counted by the latter
at once in member banks reserve, as TO Items
drawn on member banks in District No or
any other Reserve Bank.
.. Checks drawn on member banks should
not be charged against the member bank =
reserve immediately upon being received BY
the Reserve Bank, but should 80 through the
Clearing House ut present,
2. The Reserve Bank should give immediate
credit to member banks on receipt for checks
drawn on other banks
4. Checks should be credited and charged
Immediately, provided Clearing House features
are confined to checks received from District
No, 3 member banks,
: and & The Reserve Bank should make no
charge for collecting items in or outside of
District No g. and outside items should be
handled with a proper time allowance for
checks TO reach places OF payment.
I. Member banks should not make any
charge of exchange for items drawn on them
either in or outside of District No. 3.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16

The statement of PhiladephLa Saving Fund
bOdieS the socletys, deposit business during
the fiscal year ended December 81; loli In IN
S26,Ol5 G2O from 3Ts111 dopositors, and paid
out S26, S5,O26 to 30 S25 dcpositor5, the excess
January l. 1915. the society held deposits ns
gregatirg Si2I ,2l0. 2O7; an increase OF Sill;
10 over January T. lDll and the number OF
deposltors was 2S3 ,OS6 decrease Of go.
Total assets OF the society on January !
thjs wear were St32. I'll 443 Rpportioned a.
follows; State and munlcipal loans 3t, Gi,S,
7OO railroad loans s7I, 0i5.4l3; bonds Az Az
and cash 50 7.2 OS2 Tho only liabilities are
the deposits stated above, there remg,atnng!nE 4
increase Of $i54 $50 over January l, l0li'
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HALF HOURLY SALES
10 to 1890 A. M.
1880 to II A. M.

S1OO PhIIa Flee NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Ola
1000 Interstate Rwy ls...,,,.,......... 9st7
2OOO Interstate Rwy 4s,.,....,.,.,','.' 5S1a
EOO phila EleC IS Observation-Disclosures. lOl ~
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'HAREET ERRATIC
N SHORT SESSION;
SOME ISSUES RISE
Wheat Dropped, While
Cation Prices Made New
tEcb Records Re-
vves Increase.

voRK. ian. 16.-There was fair
~ activity at the opening Of the
~ r,orRet today, which lasted through
y, hour. with prices at levels above
Icing Yesterday. Later there was a
..osssion from the high. which was
.s...sd BY an upward swing Some is
~. made advances over the close yes
a.y The attendance was very GOOD.
fee.s,.iaIa we're more prominent than
q. railroads The largest advance
bv any issue in the days trading
~ i pelaware and Hudson, the stock
cnoted at 1919 up 3is points from
4, hst previous sale.
~ stock of the International Ilarves-
Z, corporation was not quoted on the
81. dsring the two-hour session. The
nosnv has again passed the quarterly
ssA.nd ON the common stock because,
p,ssldent Mccormick says in state
IL stockholders, conditions have in
rsv improved, and the situation so
a as the corporation $ interests are con-
...nsd 10 practically The same as when
M dividend was passed IN Septemoer.
Z, was left to the wheat and cotton
snis IN furnish the features of the
s Wheat broke to 3 cents on heavy
..1,rv owing to n disposition to get out
,ons wheat over Sunday on account
/. !, M uncertainties in the situation. Corn
s,.s aoclirod about one cent, on the
Nv Nv. hsnd tho cotton market was lp to
sa,n,s n, the heaviest trading since the
isanes opened IN November. The rise
IN =, svnnathv with a strong Liver
" " r"artot
Fs9..a.,s, ~ rociec which was the r,arl.oi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16
Atlantic Gas Reorganization

Approyal has been given to the reorsan-
ization plan for Atlantic Gag and Electric
which the controlled properties OF that cor,
loration viii be taken over ~ tHG HGie,ra, ,,'.,
over OF the properties by the General Gas and
Electric Company Atlantis Gas and Eleetrie i;. re
Atiantic Gas and Electric a. bonds Will re-
ceive 1O-year, per cent. gold bond OF Gen
Srai Gas and Electric Company, secured by tho
same collateral or its equivalent now securing
the 90" bonds Atlantic Gas and Electric
"a" bonds will be paid off. and to provide for
Immediate construction requirements per
cent. hve-year secured note issued by Genera
Gas and Electric Company has been created,
Proceeds of this note issue viii retire SboO,OOO
of the old General Gas and Electric per cent
notes and also win provide part of the require
ments Tor new construction in 1918, Atlantic
Gas and Electric common stock may also par
n, mate in the reorganization and receive 90
p.r cent OF common stock OF General Gas and
Electric for their subscriptions.
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PROVISIONS

TNe markot quiet and Without imporInnI
change. Quotations. city beef in sets, smoked
aud nir.dried,. @27c Western beef, IN sets
smoked, 26d2Ic. 10, city beer. knuGkles ana
tenders. smoked ana Hir-iricd, 2Sd2Oc.; do;
Western hcef knucklcs and tenders. Eincked;
2su20c; beef hams, S32U]3: pork, family so
do, skinned, loose. l3Tl3ac,; do, do. smoky-
ed, i3%d1ic other hams. smoked, city cured
as to brand and average. ilaTlbc.; hams
smoked. Western cured, lil4nlhc,; do, hoiif1i
homeless, 2Ou2lc; ricuic. shoulders 81,
cured. loose lldltLC. DO. smoked l2nl2hc.'
bellies in Pickle, according to average loose
ltmiilEc; breakfast bacon. as to brand ana
cured lTdiS,. lara, Western. refined, tiercos
llml1hc. DO, do. tubs. llmilhc.i DO. pure
city. kettle rendered, IN tierces, liWllhC do,
nmrn CILN. knlLln ramlnrcl. I'm imLa. llMll-L-.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16
ROCK ISLAND FINANCING
Committee Borrowed Money to Buy
713.535 Shares.

According to the notice sent to de-
posting bondholders by the Wallace Com
mttee of the :" icaSo, Rock Island and
Pacific RailrolI -umpany the committee
borrowed the entire amount of the cash
required under the plan to buy 7l3,5S5
shares of the railway company. For the
money thus borrowed the committee has
pledged the stock to be acquired, as well
as all the deposited bonds and coupons.
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GoLDFlELD STOCKS.
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, Jan. l6,-A continued weak
tendency was displayed in coffee futures on
the New. York exchange; In early trading
inals. ,opening a. -tutrgEes ,FFebrrsry5 6,;lbg
T1ni 1ane, GS9aTG&scC, Juiy' 26@f5 'oc' sestem..
ber, 745DT, 46c.; October T.5tc. bid; Novem-
1000 bags.
Closing futures; January. G.OTaG.osc.; Feb
G.8ld6,s3c,; May. 6.4ld6.42c June, 6.a16
6i.34c.; July. 23@ 25c.; August, I,3eGI .3le. /;
November, 7.52TI SIC December. 7.57@T50c
Total sales, II 500 bags.
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M1pvALE sTEEL,s YEAR

III, MidvaIe Steel Company's annual report
shows ne! profits f9g ths hsea Sesa6g Ss6 ots sRdsq ed
a \ mer CENT below the profits Of 1913 and
Teflects tine general depression In the steel
trade. -. d., ,.o,-. ,s-,r,--, ts5
SOS i25 al the rate OF 2q per cent 9a ~, 100
y nsf cent paid IN the fiscal year 1913, and
s5SS 600 OF per cent. In bsl2. Lasl year
o1 on de capital stock as against rs per cent
earned in 1913.
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LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS

CHICAGO, Jan. -HoGs-ReeeiPts rs
600; market stEong ana td anehahgs he gslo s AZ
ans l5; Dqoulh Tough heavy s650GOe5; llght So5Sd
i. SIS; pigs, s5.25qe6 90 9eg1bik' S9,,8aq'e9
7ssees S6as i6 cows and heigsrs,, 50 5ea 81
stockers and feeders. N.ou4o'oo' ioA1hs' s9e
q vi vi pstsP Bsseipts 1900: market weak. Ma
tise ana Western, S3.25a6'lbi lambs S9I9a
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NAV Not Need Cotton Fund

WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.-Within Is days Of
the closing OF the books OF the Cotton Loan
Commission. organized to aid Southern cotton
viii he authorized from this fund. So far, a
little more than $4,000 has been applied for
II was ascertained the highest authority
TO-DAY that II this sum Is not greatly INCREASED
by February !, the reserve Board Will ask
that the fund be returned to the subscribers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16
LONDON TRADING NOT BRISK
Undertone Of Market steady-Gilt-
Edged Issues Firm.

LONDON, Jan. l6,-Trading in securties
on the Stock Exchange today was not
brisk, but the undertone was steady. Gilt
edged investment issues were firm be-
cause of the easier tendency in the money
market, despite the fact that the $4,000
French treasury bills have been paid for
and rumors are in circulation of further
Russian and French financing in London
soon
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16
COTTON PRICES HIT NEW HIGH

NEW YORK, Jan. 16-Cat trading in cot
ton this morning was the heaviest since the
reopcninp Of the exchange ir November and
new high levels for the season were estah-
lished by the entire list Prices we're to ~
points up at the start In sympathy with a
Surprisingly sttonE Liverpool, and after the
call buying continued general the list moving
up to n net gain pf about IA points in the first
ten minutes. Liverpool reported short cover
inE on the weekend figures. with jobhers buy
ing and spnuers calling, AT the close prices
were up Q to ll points.
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nruInENps pEoLAREp

1it brothers Corporation usual semiannual
5 Der cent. payable FEBRUARY - 10 st'eA u
eiiJqniited Cigar Stores Of America. regular
.,,s.i,rI, ~. per cent. on common payable
f'efr5sFy is 10 stock Of record February l.
ssars-Roebuck COMPANY reeel9f qaafssFig
4 ! par cent payable February 10 70 STOCK OF
ralrbrd January 10
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Riograph Co. Dividend in sorip

NEW YORK. Jan. lG-The Bicgraph Com
pany has declared a dividend of so per cent
on It's stock. payable February 1 In registered
scrip certificates convertible on or before De-
comber 81, 1919 at par without interest. either
bearing obi cations 10 be determined by the
directors, The regular monthly distribution
Of half OF / pCr cont. was aid on January 2.
Distributions hereafter will be made at the
rate OF per cent. until the end of the Euro
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16
NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS

NEW YORK, Jan. 18,-BUTTER unsettled;
receipts. 2Ti7 packages; creamery, extra, 33c,;
higher scoring, Bic; state dairy, Sc imlta-
zion creamery, 2oa26c.
EGGS unsettled; receipts, 1904 cases; fresh
G4Ic.; mixed color, 3sa40c.; refrigerator,
27iad2SLC.
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MnRF COLD FRoM oHINA

t-a4I- yORIl Jan I6-It vas reported Do
MI sfrsaf mat Si 25O. 900 Ia gold bars honl
emma had arrived Ia san ffaneaaee g s9e
+ fha sseasd Shipment of sold frem thins
fbis eaek and tae puraase qf me saiRiaefk g
q nleslery b lhe financial alztflst.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16
DAIRY PRODUCTS


BuTTER.-Wholesal trade was quiet, as
usual on saturday ana ouerlngs, th94sn MOI t
portant change Quotations: Western, fresh
sulid-paClted, creamery. fancy, Specinls, 3dci
extra &4c.. extra nrsts BE, hrsts. 32c.; gee
onds; 2Sc. lndle-I acked. 22@24e.. as TO Quality;
aOc.; do hrsts .3@E}lc; do, seconds, 2sQ1Of.
Special fancy brands of prints jobhing at
42g44c.
EGGS.-OfeTngs of desirable stock were
only moderate and the market ruled steady at
the late decline, but there was little trading.
quotations, in free cases Nearby, extras, f2c.
per doz..; nearby hrsts $l2 per standard case:
nearby current receipts Sll ~ Yer case; mixed,
held and fresh and ordinary stock. S9.90IrlO 30
per case: Western extra flrsts, $40 per case:
do. tirsts. Sll.iO per case; Southern, SlOSOT
IL, 40; per case. Refrigerator ogRs spring
packed choice, 2sc. per doz; do, ordinary 10
fair, 2iGt25c. per doz. Fancy selected candled
CHEESE.-OMerings moderate and values
steady, put trade quiet Quotations: New
YORK, full-cream, earlier receipts choice. Ice (;
90. do current make, choice, 15c; do, do,
tair to good. AAa142ic. DO, part skins,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16

ST LOUIS. jan l6.-It Is understood that
nepofl lions are under way to consolidate the
S9uthside Bank and the Lafayette Bank, The
S,ithgide Bank has Individual deposits OF
about 81 500 600 and a capital Of 5000 The
Iafnvetto Bank has individual deposits OF
aIoni 81 TiO 600 and a capital OF 100000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16
Accept British Commercial Agents

LONDON, Jan, IG-Morgan, Grenfell & Co
thIs morning issued 4, statement conhrming
S0rk have accepted commercial agents OF the
IgTitish n Government, with a view TO anording
ths departments means of negotiating IN Amer
ica such contracts and purchases as they need
10 make in the country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16

BANK CLEARINGs
DAYS.
no 80

elearlngs today compared with CORE
HsaAs DAY last two years:
1915 1911 1918
slphla s2G,462 R53 $50, 6ai .5as SaSS sio 1oa
zf# f9lk S21 dSs SIG 371, ,3l3, ,43O 345. 555, $50
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16

silod DodhEsSED.-Oncrings OF fine desirable
stead sne market for this description ruled
sESradS' Ere,dtS' with dem9nd fair, Quotations:
fry. Fr9sa c,,aS killed turteys. dry-pieksd ana
toms, i9c; fowls IL to box. dry2picRed and md
ry[52aGked-selected heavy. 10c: Weighing
t7}Eo lbs. apiece. 1sc; do. 4a4Is lbs apiece,
H. 5Hc': co. 3l5ni lbs. apiece, 15dlTc.: do 3
ths; ana under 12p13c.; FOWLS, bbls. dry
picked and dry-pa cked-W Western dry-picked
tt"ein lbs, apiece. lie; do. do. 4 lbs. Ice
10.j @ do,,' 5L lbs, 14c.; do do, 3 lbs and
Hndeer nnder l24l l8c.: old roosters. dry-picked. 1Sc
66dr99ld5iBns chickcns-Near-by, 1iSd2 lbs apiece.
2;2IH%22c; do, fair to good, 1Ga1Sc: western.
ii2Ei5 lbs, apiece, zoe; do. fair TO good
LtHlsc; chiikens: dry picked ana dry-packed.
In boNeS-Mi illi~fed 81 to SO lbs 10 doz.. lie :
mlIk-ted: bI 10 ~ lbs, to doz., 1Tc: miik-fed
~ 70 II lbs. to doH., lIc.; mIlk-fed lS lbs
to do2., 1Sc., milk-fed. go lbs and over Iac !:
Gorh-ted III TO ~ lbs to doZ.. l5al5lac.: corn
ieu, 10 to II lbs. to doz., lGc; corn-fed IS
ins. to do2.. lIc.; cOrn-fed, go lbs. and over
iSc.; chickens, dry-piCkcd and dry-packed. in
bbis,-Selected heavy, lsc, Western, corn-fed
. lbs, and over, lIc.: Western, corn n-fed, 1 lbs
lbG lbf2c' western, corn fed, 3la lbs. 1aLtc. /;
Western coln-ted, 2i543 lbs 1idl5c.: ducks
extra 1b0hlIc.; DO. ordinary to good. 12m15c. :
geese, nearby l2alic: do. Western, lOlI2c !:
squads, per do2en-White. Weighing II to ~
lbs. per dOa., S4.4Od5; white weighing 0 to
10 us. per dOz, 81 SOai,"O; white, weighing
lbs per COZ, S3ID3,SO: do, do. : lbs. per
doZ 81, JOn2.Sn do do, Gd6ia lbs per do2.
81 5NdQ2. 10; dark and No. .. 6Oc a 81. 20.
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Demand only moderate but values aeneroily
steadily held. Quotations: White potasoea.
per bush, Pennsylvania. b}m6 Csc. New York.
os to quality l5d52c,; white potatoes. Jersey.
per basket, 35gloc. sweet potatoes, Della
5uTG0c. sweet potatoes, Eastern Shore per
3bi.. 10. T. !s2a2.Is; 80. u goql. q; sweets
2.6O sweets Jersey per baOket, 65qeOc, 8
onions, choice per bush. sos. do; ordinary
per bush. 106fi5c.; do. choice. per ID. bag,
SlJ0W1r0, do, medium Ter lQO-lli, bag st.23i
do seconds, per tOO-lh, bag, 81 cabbage, Dan-
ish pcr ton, Sl@Nid: cauliHowcr. New York.
per crate, fJc dSi.2l; spinach. Norfolk per
hbl.. Sini.jU; kale. Norfolk, nor bbl,, 60nI5c..
lettuce Florida, per basket. s2n3; beans, Flor-
ida rer basket, Si5Od3Jo; peas Florida, per
basket, S2Jpaj. eggplant Florida, per box.
s. l.5OM2.Jn. cucumhets, Flor da, per basket.
S.75d3.Jn; squash Florida, per basket, $500
2; peppers, Florida per carrier, S2I2 aQ to-
choice s10lGO; celery, New York per bunch.
31dj0c.: mushrooms. per lib. basket, S1at.f0.
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new YORK BANK STATEMENT 7
Actual Reserves Increase Over Fif-
teen Millions.

Al Increase In actual reserves Of SO 3Ol 200
lna gain Of s2T, $4,000 in actual deposits
Egs the features OF the weekly statement OF
u Sew York banks today.
Atinal loans expanded, IS, 500 600. Total
asHs were 80, l0I 4oS 600 Details follow:
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= |'....-.t ta7lT2. 4os. 80 s25. ss2 2io, 48
laWDER sTooK auorATIoNs


Par silver Was lite penny lever.
Hsf ounce NaH York tommef4
81 eenes q decline 81 ~
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BANK oLEARINas FALL

.ailaaelphia Institutions Report
'e0 fer Cent. Decrease Last Week.
sz,sss ssfsase Of 1873 per cent. in clearlngs was
tas4 lhs local banks for the week lust
ftss soslon led the list in point OF de-
s n ~ against 81 ii8, so. rs last waek and
'~ TOT the corresponding week last
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16
NEW YORK CURB

Shares. Hipu Low close
2Ol Br a Tob Co ordinary. ~ los. injA
100 dO bearer ,......... 2O9s 20 2OiA
VO Rlkcr y Hcgcman.... ~ "a "a
''soSsn savoy on .:,..,.,.... 49, -.
100 do pref ncw..,...... 11N 11aS 1tM
...;a, United Stores Of Am. e.. DGia
2iOO In Profit Shar new. ~ 4ik
,-..,. Wlvs Overland ...... o.. STk
1890 World Film ....,,..,. SM 5R 81
STANDARD OIL.
Atlantic Refining sos aqS sos
~ Ohio OIL ....,.,......1l2 14l 142
leo Pierce oil new, -. 15M 1875 l5i6
65 Pracyc oil and Gas .4fS 100 i8G
Southern Pipeline 900 222 222
q New York. 3ln no 391
MINING STOCKS.
ao9o oSo 3 RredIq q L togg tGSDper...... "a e3 ses
3OOO foifeld Cons ..... 1A 1& 1al
'.'... ltteenNater .,.,,,,.,. . II.
49,. Halifax Tono ........... =. ~
1SUO Jumbo Extension. e.. 1 N-t6 IL III
800 Stewart ......... 4 Il-1B 1 Oslo p-id
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VEGETABLES

flsI ,s0 crnuberries, Jersey, per crate, f5c,4 q
81 25 pears, New York, Kiener. per bbi. 81
R2 strawberries Florida. per qt. a5060c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

The foreign exchange market was qulet and
steady, with sterling cables 4S4 h-lB6f4 Slsa;
francs cables 5.1si and marks cables STA.
Demand sterling was quoted 4.S31k.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16

POULTRY

LlNE.-OnerIngs of desirable stock only
hIG1eTate ana values Of this description steadily
neg, EI o. put trade quiet Quotations: Fowls 13
i Hl1o. old ROSTERS, 10r10iac. young chickens.
1ocolalnE to quality. 12diIc.: turkeys l2G1Gc.
HuTtkSi yt loGl8c,; geese l3ql5c.; guineas. young,
Nycssbnns i lbs and over apiece, per pair, SOC.
91ssa' per pair 3OaiOc,; pigeons per pair l5W
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16

5000 Phlla Ellec 4s 4s....,.,,,,,,,......t'' ~
5000 Phila Elec IS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS dtI
1000 Key Tel LIST IS. ds.,......'...',,'r.. "
1000 I'm RWys inv 5s.,...,.''.'''.'''' 90
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-16
IL to I1.3o A. M.
11.3o A. M. to 12 NJ.

"a Phila Elec... 237s 100 Penna .,.,,., 81
5 Ins Co A, .lA 100 Erie ...,.,.,. 225&
10 Penna ,..,52 1915 Penna '''.'.' 80
do..,-..... o3