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WHEAT AFTER DROP
OF &c JUMPS 8 SAC
Heavy Foreign Purchases
Have More Influence Than
Peace Talk.
CORN AND OATS FOLLOW
Stampede to Sell Stops Abrupt
ly When Buyers Rush for
Cheap Grain.
CORN AND OATS FOLLOW

Operations In the wheat market yes
element. The trade at large placed a
bearish construction on the Presidents
note and the market opened with a
sheer drop Of 5% to Z cents q bushel
from Wednesdays Anal. Heavy selling
occurred on the supposition that the
chances for peace in Europe had been
furthered by President Wilson'S atti-
tude. At the same time the trade Wa
more or less pessimistic over reports OF
submarine activities in the Mediter-
ranean.
On the decline Europe took the buy
ing side and prices experienced q SUD
den rally. The winnipeg market al.
vanced Tx cents from the low point OF
the morning. with reports Of heavy FOR.
eien buying there. This was a signal
for active buying operations in all the
markets., and at the close values In Chi
Gag were IN cents net higher to II
cent lower.
Export sale. were apparently large. and
while the actual figures were not denniteiy
confirmed II was said that 100000 busnels
would be a conservative estimate. II was
plain that the trade at large was badly
confused over the sig nincance OF the poliil.
cal developments. hut white IL was thought
that diplomatic efforts were working toward
ultimate peace tho appearance of the heavy
EXPORT demand. for the moment at least.
cvershadowed both tho political news ana
the big break In stocks.
Cash premiums were higher In all mar.
kets, and In the local cash market NO. i
durum was quoted at U.es: No. T? hard.
si.ss: No. 1 Northern. Duluth. S1.?1: No.
/ Northern. Manitoba. si.sS. all T. o. b.
New York.
CORN--The market declined - 70 ?i,c.
carly on the peace news. but showed a hrm
undcrtone throughout. the greater part OF
the dag, and at the close was iis to lee.
not higher. The cash position In the West
was said TO he stronger and receipts AT
primary points were small. with farmers
apparently not selling freely. Export IN
puiry was fair. hut the traffic conditions
again interrupted business and safes
amounted to only zoo, 900 bushels. In the
local cash market No. : yellow was quoted
at sIos. c. 1. Z. New York.
OATS-The market opened lower and
closed nrm, with net gains of 4 20 \
Receipts were small at interior points. and
exporters took about 600. 900 bushels. Local
onsi, market nrm: standard quoted at 5ts
TsSc.; No. . white. ST5sisc.. No. ) white.
57n5TLc.: No, 4 white. 56i1 a51c. fancy
clipped white. 5s's a s0i7 ordinary
clipped white. 57i1 p5sic., all elevator.
RYE-Market steady No. : Western.
$50 g. l. {. New York.
BARLEY-Marke, quiet; feding. sos e.
o. h. New York.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. quiet; good mill
Ing, 50.
HAY--Market steady: No. !. Nos0i.ie:
No. .. Nai.o.H. No. 5. scdsSc.; shipping
.kaSnc.
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PRODUCE MARKETS.

DEANS AND PEAs.-Receip,s, 7,is:
haas beans. $50 peas; Marrow. eho,ss. 10
, 10 IS p'n %. shH1s.' c si,; t' IT., 70 ts sSos l. ' 1909.
i&cynis.a choice. s;s,sosii; rsis s.msssS;
" ii.iS: red kidney, choice. Sis.aS: fair to
good. Si:5odl2. red marrcw. choice.
sii.ss; white kidney, choice. Q i::0c;
choice. is.25as.S5; lima. Call.
@fSrn'a; choice. '7:so9s. Pea; scotch; sS g
split. yellow. i1sSSs.
creamery. higher scoring than extras. per
i n2: ~ %s'si' ,s sstr,' ;ser.' seconds Msi:
$50 to 81 .corel. B9sshc.; thirds, 3a%
3thc.; creamery. unsslted. higher tsan
s sE.'s. .s;is. ;''. ..e: ssi...' ssssSS:ssss:;;
ssss'' !ss:' ssMSs.; ,S S;;;:' H$
sstsc. State dairy. tubs. finest. ioc;; .ocd
q ss,sc;: renovated. extras; t.;
sSc.: Imitation creamery. hrs,s.. s2ii 6ase.
June make, frsts, 81 3liic.; cur
rent make. nrsts. 81 maiis c.: seconds. son
s",ss,' current IHTsn snake make, No. No. T. ssssc,.s &c.
:. ?9iac.. lower grades. :Ih q CSC.
CHEEsE-Receipts. 27o boxes. state'
whole milk, nat'' held: specials, To-: ~
colcred; specials. @dsshe:: white; .ps-
sas@ssac.: white. svsr:s. fancy, ssS
ease: twins. held. specials .aSatHc.:
chcddars. held, specials. 2Ahc.:. single
daisies. fancy, 2th q 25c.: all styles. I'M
dersrades: 26h eaaHc.; wisconsin. whcis
milk. held. twins. fancy. itoaakc.; double
daisies. H92<kc.; single daisies. 2t0
:thc.: young Americas. IAN o s6c.; far
Western, whole milk. oregon. young Amer
icas. 25 triple daisies. 2sh 9?tc.;
California. double daisies. 2s6sshc. STATE.
skins, held. specials. 20h y 2lc.: current
make. specials. 2oaaoitc.; choice. lsit@
ietsc.; fair to good, i70lsc.: lower grades
i3ni6i.c.
COTTONsEED OIL - Market showed
nrmncss early. with some good buyine
prompted by the more promising peace
outlook and In sympathy with lard. Crude
oil was said to be nrmer In the South and
the trade was disposed TO take a more
favorable view OF the export prospects. On
tho advance. the West sold quite freely
and when the cotton market broke values
gave way and at the close were s points
lower to = points net higher. Sales. $4,000
barrels. NanKc OF prices:
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Office of
INDIANA PIPE LINE COMPANY.
an extra dividend OF one Dollar per share.
has been declared on the Ca pital stock Of
this Company. payable February 10. 1917,
to stockholders OF record at the close OF
business January rs, 1917.
All communications regarding payment
or change OF address should be sent to the
undersigned not later than February s. 1917
GEORGE Secretary.
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I'm foreign loans lies our safeguard
against the ebh.' Mr.. Gardin explained.
When the laws OF commerce again
govern the world the enormous mass Of
gold We have received for our wares will
he returned. and instead OF sending il
back In mass we will he able to substi-
tute securities. This Is our foremost
bulwark OF protection. but after that Is
over the change will come. and then Is
when We will have to go into competition
10 sustain what we have gained"
Among the firms represented In the
new S~alesmanship Club are such as tho
Underwood Typewriter Company. Ma
,ional Cash Register Company, Knabe
Piano Company. Joseph +. Day Realty
Company. Armour & Co. and scores Of
others. The training of statesmen and
the exchange OF ideas are its main OBJ
jects. and these will be attained through
experts to advise and courses of lectures
n meetings. Statesmen members will
be rated according to ability as a basis
O: advancement. The club IL TO have
a home In this city, which II IL estimated
will require a yearly fund OF nearly
slO0.0 900. to be supplied by business con-
Germs interested.
G. Louis Allen Is president. with Doug
las Barnes first vice-president, George
Crouch second v'ce-president. Oscar Cool
lean secretary and treasurer and IL.
Warren Castor executive secretary. The
movement was started al a meeting Oc-
iober is. and the first series of lectures
on craftsmanship Will begin January 3,
conducted by Frederick e.. Hender-
schott. manager Of the New York Edison
Company's bureau of education.
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ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS.
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
FARMERS LOAN AND Trust
COMPANY.

Notice is hereby given that a Special
Meeting of the Stockholders Of Tire
Farmers Loan and Trust Company Is,
by authority of the Board OF Directors.
of said Company. hereby called to le
held at the office of said The Farmers
Loan and Trust Company. at Number
Twenty-Five William Street. in the
Borough Of Manhattan. City. County
and State Of New York, on the 22nd
day Of December. 1916. at twelve
o'clock noon Of said day.
The object Of said meeting Is:
"a To authorize the reduction
in the number OF shares OF tho
Capital Stock Of said Corporation
from Forty Thousand Shares ~
the par value Of Twenty-Five Dol.
lars each to Ter Thousand Shares
Of the par value Of One Hundred
Dollars each:
(2) To take such other action A.
may properly come before said
meeting in relation to the pro-
posed reduction in the number Of
Shares Of the Capital Stock Of
said Corporation,
Dated. New York. December :, 1915.
EDWIN s. MARSTON.
PRESIDENT OF THE FARMERS LOAN
AND TRUST COMPANY,
AUGUSTUS V. IIEELY.
SECRETARY OF THE FARMERS LOAN
TRUST COMPANY.
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FULTON TRUST co. Of N. Y.
i,s Broadway. New Yort City. December q. 1915.
49th Consecutive Ssmi.Annual Dividsad

BY Resolution Of the Board OF Trustees,
q semi-AnnuaI dividend Of FIVE PEN
CENT. and an Extra Dividend OF TWO
TO stockholders Of record at the close Of
business. . p. NJ! December 90. 1915.
CHARLES ". a KLEECK. Secretary.
The sun., 1916-12-22

But In the competition with foreign
goods here II must be pointed out how
much depends upon our manufacturers.
The best Of salesmanship will not offset
inferior goods. American products nearly
all along the line are good. but like
American machinery-a little rough.
Close attention is not given to detail and
finish. In normal times. even at lower
prices. such goods do not go ns against
the finer foreign outputs. We must i'm
prove our manufactures by intense APP
plication to this feature and by EN-
ploying foreign expert workmen to teach
our men. The salesman il not getting a
square deal II his firms goods are In
fertor."
Banklng's part In the present flood
tide and the part IL must play in the
coming decline were the main points OF
MIR. Gardin's argument.
Banking and commerce are Init
mately related he said. and our bank
Ing situation should have been where
II il to-day fully nifty years ago. and
the lack OF development In this respect
IS due to the manacles that hav been
placed upon the banking community ever
since the politician took the matter Into
his own hands, Our present great trade
unfortunately. is not carried on in the
usual manner by exchanging commodi-
ties. but by the granting OF credits on an
unprecedented scale,
England owes her supremacy In bank
ing as we'll a. in m mainly to the
absence ~ legislative restrictions. Lon
don has grown up to he the commercial
emporium OF the world. ana will con-
tinue to be so long after our dreams Of
commercial supremacy have been dissi-
pated.
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B. I. HASklNS,
THE HANOVER NATIONAL BASI
al the Nh aH Nm HoHk.

Nice-Pres a Cashier.
New York, Dec. 4. 1915.
The sun., 1916-12-22
BIG BOSTON & MAINE DEBTS.
Financial status Revealed At Re.
organization Hearing.

Dec, 21.--If the Boston and
Maine Railroad were stripped OF every
dollar It had and the money applied &c
current, iiah,liti.: there would sim be a
to-day by Boyd p. Jones. counsel
for tho railroad. In The Federal Court pro-
ceedings on the question of making perma-
nent tn" temporary reccivership. Mr..
Jones explained that he referred to the
quick assets Of every kind, not the rolling
stock, real estate and other property ~
tho road. The current assets a. OF June 30,
1916. he said. amounted 10 1891 .8S3 and
the current liabilities 20 e21 $50. 821.
Mr.. Jones announced that he would en-
deavor tn show this through the
Of william J. Hobbs. the roads vice presi-
dent. Mr.. Hobbs has been under amir
ton during the proceedings hitherto by
Conrad W. Crooksr. counsel for the minor
ny stockholders. who oppose the receiver
shin. counse for the railroad took up
the examination Of Mr., Hobbs to-day, hut
the questioning had not proceeded far
WHOM Il wa. interrnpted by adlournmsnt.
The sun., 1916-12-22
DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST.
CoLUM Observation-Disclosures TRUST
>rxrr,c 9APPAAHT,r,cArrs.

New York. December 2ist. 1916.
The Board Of Directors Of the Columbia
Trust Company have authorized the Trus.
tees Of the Columbia Knickerbocker Trust
Company Beneficial Certificates to pay, Q
dividend OF S1.o0 per share from the IN
come Of the trust, on January 5th, 1917. to
certincatcholders Of record as OF the close
OF business December 23rd. 1915.
The Trustees have also authorized . pay
ment OF Si0.0 90 per share on January 10Th,
1917. from the principal Of the said FUND. TO
certincateholders Of record ~ OF the close
Of business December 2Srd. 1915.
The Transfer Books will not close.
l.. W. wIGCIN. Secretary.
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COFFEE MARKET.

The optimistic view Of peace negotiations.
led % an active buying movement IN the
coffee market yesterday morning and an
advance Of /, to II points In prices. The
demand alackcned around this level and
about half the gain was lost in the after,
noon under liquidation from Wall Street
and cotton trade sources. The close was
steady and last prices showed net advance
Of II to 30 points, The days trading was
estimated At about 975.OOD bags. far above
the recent average. Sales OF well desfT he'd
Santos a. we're reported at 1880. and fair
10 good roasters AT 10 l0c.. regular terms.
The only fresh quotation mentioned waA an
pher OF Santos n AT $500. (. o. b. Brazil,
American credits.
Local spot market held higher, viii Rio
e quoted nj 3tc. and Santos IL at lotc.
Xonge oil prices. Wednes.
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Higher Column ta Trust Dividend.

An increase In the stock Of the Columbia
trust company 10 S',Wn oDn ana tho paw
ment OF u quarterly dividend of n, M,
cent on IN" old AZ well Ms the new stock
ny inc directors yesterday placed the se,
~curities on 4 ~ per cent. basis. The diyI-
d.nd II payable January + to ~stockholdsr,
OF record December ~, Neweomh Carlton,
Cowpany. was elected q member Of IL.
board, W.
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PROPOsALs.
MIDLAND TERMINAL. RAILWAY Govt

Sealed proposals will be received a, 49,
ONCE Of The Farmers Loan aud To
Company. Is. IS, 20 and 80 william S'r-e
New York city, for the sale 90 the T'u'''
In accordance with tn" provisions ~ -
dated the LIST day ~ DN'emhe
1895, of a SUFFICIENT amount Of houd' 70 IN
vest S3,Itl,l5 OF the sinking Fund
Proposals must be presented hofNf'
o'clock N, on the 30th day of December
1915, and should he directed rs !nl'oNt
Proposals to sinking Fund. tn" MiilAH
Terminal Railway COMPANY. the ihfn. :
Loan and Trus, conpany, l6..s Ni'
Street, New York CITY"
THE FARMERS L.OAN AID Trust
by EDWIN $. MARSToN, rresiter'
New York. December J.. 1915.
The sun., 1916-12-22

Alexander sieEcl. special master In the
brought by the Columbia Trust
Culture Company. nled n report In the
Federal District Court yesterday recon-
pany's mortgages and the sale Of the prop-
critics covered by those mortgages. consisting
~ a 5000 aero rubber plantation on the
Vera Cruz. McNicO; $4,000 worth Of COR
porste stock and S47. ROs In bank. Tho sum
due. principal and interest. 10 81. ss0.O05
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seats Posted for Transfer.

m New York Stock Exchange seat Of
the estate of Ernest Emanuel was posted
for e75. 900, and that OF Dederick u.
schmidt to Paul Adler for $4,000, The
last previous price was $4,000. Hugh X.
Prichitt posted his seat for transfer to
Archie NJ. Reid. a partnership transfer,
Robert C.. Hanks, Joseph 8, Bunting,
Myron l.. BORG and John X. Hodges were
elected members.
The sun., 1916-12-22
Trying Captain Of wrecked Cruiser

PHIIApELpHIA. Dec. '2I.-Capt. T.. l..
Beach. commander of the cruiser Mem
phis, wrecked on the rocks on Santo
Domingo In a hurricane. was placed
on trial to-day before a naval court on
the battleship Connecticut at the Phila-
delphia Navy Yard, Capt. Beach In
entering n plea OF not guilty testified
that he and all the other officers and
members OF the crew did all that was
possible to guide tho ship from the path
OF the storm.
The sun., 1916-12-22
Coke at go n Ton Predicted.

pITTSRURG. Dec. 1I.-This week
opened with spot coke quoted at - and
80 Is u ton, later Sc lling at 1850 and ss.7S'
Predictions are that tho market Will reach
SO before tho end Of the week. Tho
weeks shipments wcr" 362. 900 tons, the
low point OF the year aud "A decrease Of
5000 tons from last week. Production
foil $1,000 tons. The total production was
3Ti, 600 tons.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec, ?l.-Wild trading.
orst a substantial advance and a%fterward
one OF the widest breaks ever recorded. re-
eulted to-day In the cotton market from
Precedent Wilson'S motto and Secretary Ian
sings explanation. From the highest quo
tAtion to the lowest there was a drop NJ
~ points. or practically $3.50 a halo. Sell
ing continued to the close, which was un-
settled. and last prices were about tho low
est, showing q loss compared with yester-
days close OF so to 100 points.
The sun., 1916-12-22

t"cai sl-t market quiet and 81 points lower
o. 1870 for middiins upland sales. nil de-
nSercd on contract. 100 bales.
southern spot markets and sales:
Gsltcston quiet. so y. lower. lie. 7q?.
New Orleans steady. unchanged. IL CSC. (:
e<g5.
Mobile nominsl. unchanged. i7.5oc.
Savsnnah nominal iSi.c. 900.
Norfolk steady, 10 y, higher. Is Ssc.
Baltimore nominal. ~. lower. l7iyc.
Augusta quiet. unchanged. 1850. Tic
Ho,ssfon quiet, 80 p. lower. i6. lOc. 1911.
Little Rock quiet, - y. lower, i7.75c. l.ost.
Memphis quotations suspended.
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MONTREAL CLOSING.
Royal bank Of Canada Grows.

Assets ~ the Royal Bank Of Canada
have Increased sa5,0 600, 900 during the last
year. according 10 the annual re1ort made
amount 10 s253, 96i,427, compared with
si"s, 2aa, 1?a at the end of last year,
pared with 1919 per cent. last year. The
hank has built up a chain OF institutions
during the year In the British West indies.
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UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD co.

EXTRA COMMON HTOCK
An Extra DiviAead q TIVE Ds.lass
ssosE o, ri company onnps Ia. III. day BEEN
declared. payable at the Treasurer office.
1855 broadway. New York. N. X, on MO-.
record at 3 o'clock p. NJ. on "Wednesday.
January Z. 1917. The stock transfer eooxs
VIII not be closed for the OF this
dividend.
FREDERIC V. g CROSBY. Treasurer.
New YORK.. y. Y. December 81, 1915.
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a:AO.OOO FIRE In New Castle, Pa.

NEW CASTLE. Pa, Dec, 2i.-Fire which
swept the business section here to-day
destroyed the department stores Of j.
N. Euwers and brown q Hamilton, with
q loss ~ $4,000, A number Of smaller
stores also we're burned.
The sun., 1916-12-22
American TeIsphsne and Telegraph
Company

-Four Per Cent. Collateral Trust Dsads.
Coupons from these Bonds. payable By
their terms on January I. 1917. at the Of
flee Of the Treasures In New York. win b
paid By the Bankers Trust Company. IL
Wall Street. O. D.. MILNE. Treasurer.
The sun., 1916-12-22
BOSTON MARKET.

BOSTON. Dec. 2i.-Under persistent liauida.
ton copper shares broke precipitstely. clos
ing around the low prices with losses from
fractional 10 more than 8 points. Trading in
heavy volume. Industrials reflected the
weaker tone Of New York. with A.. o. h
W. !. and United Fruit conspicuous. Sum
The sun., 1916-12-22
Liverpool Cotton Figures.

LIVERPOOL. Dec. aI.--weekly cotton
statistic.: Imports. I5l. 600 bales; Amcri-
eis.ooo. Forwarded. ia,ooS; American. g..
900, Total sales. 81, 900; American. 20, 900.
Aaoat, all kinds. 3.7 900; American. $50 =
go. Sales on speculation. 500; sales to
exporters. 800,
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OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY.

18th ST, a llth I've, =, 7. @. Dec. 20, 1915.
The quarterly dividend OF $3.50 per share
on the Preferred stock and sl.25 per share
on tho Common stock will be paid January
ID. 1917, to stockholders of record at the
close OF business on December 80. 1916.
Checks will be mailed.
", q. NICOTINE. Trea.ur.r
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NORTHERN SECURITIES COMPANY.

10 Liberty street. New York, Dec. is. 1919.
The Directors have declared q dividend
OF three and one-half ,3isee) per centum
on the capital stock OF this Company paya-
hl~ January 10, 1917, TO holders OF certif-
cates for full shares OF stock. OF record on
the hooks OF the Company AT the close ~
business December 30. 1916. The transfer
books will not be closed.
NICHOLAS TERHCNF, Treasurer.
The sun., 1916-12-22

New York, DeCember 9Th, III
Notice Ia hereby given that the Anna
Meeting OF the shareholders Of this Rsr
for tho election OF Directors to serN. dur.ne
the coming year and FOR the transaction o.
such other business as may come before th'
Meeting. Will he he'd at the banking hol''
Nassau and Pine streets, Tuesday, JAnls
stb. 1917. between the hours OF /: o clocu
Nj and ! o'clock 4. VI.
ELMER l.. WHITAKER. Csshi.t
The sun., 1916-12-22

SUGAR. RAw-Market a little more &C.
Tive to-day. with prices easier under more
shipment sugars. The days business In.
cluded about 1000 bags Cubas In port n,
rsfr So,t ana c fre' sas fs s1 Fes tS arc. b iSr
I.ssc.. for centrifugal. and 10000 bag. for
for cubas, cost and freight. equal TO 5.ifc.
for centrifugal. and %.s7c. for moiasses, at
which level business was rumored. but I'M
SUGAR. REFINED-TabSrs, cases : III.
carton. half or fall size tablets and do.
eases : 10. cartons full size tablets. loo5e,
ss'c5c. cut loaf. s.sos' crushed, Ts.oSc.
mould and cubes. 7;95c,i XxXx pow
s s'cssi ' po~ders sf ana &C. eos e"s' Pp0 Swds%%,
Il;e fIui, powdered. ;oSc domino
sInnala .nS cases : q, :ns ID; s 1sr, ssn:
sranuistsx~ Zoo; extra rnc sranu,a,ed,
bags nnc GRADUATED. 7:I5c. in sack. aud
I:sSs: in Sel, 10 ID bags do. ,.'sc, in
!.iec an: Stimulated and diamond 4,
40. s. s.sSc.; 40. {. s.sSo.; 30. !. sscc,.
No. :, sS;s: No: .. s,So:, No, 10 s,6c
and il. $500.
VEGETABLES. MIsCELLANEOUs-
ANIsE-New orleans. Dbl. s3T3.5o. AR
10; nearby Jerusalem. bbi, UaI. ,RRTs.
Sells sPROUTs-Lons Island. at. s4itc
California. small drum. 81. BEANS
!. BEETs.Nearhy. 100 6ehs, ssaa..s':
tops on. bbl.. I2as;to; Bermuda, crate. ::
a?.s5. CARRoTs-Nesrby. 100 bchs.. $3.50
washed. tops on. Dbl. S2soa3; unwashed.
100 ID. bag, sL.5o9l.7S; New Orleans; 100
bsh;; g; Bermuda. crate ;:@22;, cuCuM.
RAGEs-Danish seed. ton. :toa65; hhl.
s:qs.2S; red cabbage; Dbl: s2as.so; vir-
Sinia, s,at. Or Dbl: Ii@sso; South csrH:
lba75c.: state and nearby. crate, sem3,So'
,,s1,for"'s cA f!i1ii 'S%i 1; knob KIN sons 100 r, SS =.
,isOas,5o: Lcns Island, long su,, No. !.
s iS,; i,.sS% s' crate. Ne a5c ! a $40 81, " sfa,o -" 80.
CHiCoRY-New orleans, bbl.. sc.e5aei5.
K KaGELAETs ia r sSi'. Sc. a sI.' nsi'h ,'aSsii ::
New orleans; io.. aaSc;. aoRsERApIsH
REANs-Florida, bsk.. H@s; cuban, crate,
Nas. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Della
ware crate, Ise; $40; Elorlds fnney.
Orleans. 100 bch-.. S.. o~NIoNs-state and
Western. white, crate; 81; yellow; 100 II.
white, 100 IN. bag. 3304: Connecticut Val.
ley. yellow, 100 10. bag, s3ga75; rod, 100
Valencia. crate. &lgi.35, okRA-Florida.
bsk., 32I5: TIL carrier. S2as: Cuban,
carrier. S347. PEAs-California. per drum.
IS a 10: Florida, bsk.. s2ms. ~PEPPERs-
Florida. bsk- i2a3.5o; Cuban. box. s2T
$50. PARSLEY-New Orleans, curly, hbl.,
IS; New Orleans. plain. Dbl. 81 as; Virginia,
bok,. s.: Bermuda. crate. 81. PUMPKINS
as ROMAINE-Florida, bsk.. $500 so:
New orleans. bbi.. Sla2.bo. RHUBARB-
California, bundle. bod65c. s~HALLOTs-
virginia, DBL. Sa.Soas,5O. souAsH-
Florida and Cuban. white. box. tim1,5o;
nearby marrow. bbl.. 1l.5oM2: nearby Hub
bard. Dbl. S2D2.50. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
bbi. or bag, t1.75de.:5; white, bbl. seas.
TOMATOEs-Florida. carrier, sL.50a3;
Cuban. carrier. S1,bo13; Isle Of Pines. car.
rier. $3.50 so; Nassau. carrier, s2M3;
California. lug NG115. wATERCREss-
100 bchs., 81, 25 % so.
The sun., 1916-12-22
THE IMPORTERS AND TRADERS Ma
TIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK N-

New York. December 18th, 1919.
A dividend OF Twelve Per Cent, free of
tax, has to-day been declared by this bank
payable on the I'd day OF January next Tn.
transfer books will remain closed TIL that
date.
F. r. TOWNSEND. Cashier.
The sun., 1916-12-22
CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI. CHICAGO 4
ST, LOUIS ny. co.

New York. Dec. 18th, 1915.
A dividend OF y AMI oNE-oUARTER
PER CENT. uh~el on the Preferred Capt
tai Stock Of this Company has been de-
urer on Saturday. Jan. 10th. 1917. to stock-
holders OF record at the close Of business
on Friday. Dec. 2sth. 1915.
MILTON y. PARGER. Treasurer.
The sun., 1916-12-22
sEABOARD NATIONAL. nANu

Wv N0tk, December Fl, 1915
The Board OF Directors has declared the
nsua, quarterly dividend OF Three ts) per
per cent. payable on January .. 1917. to
stoo&holders OF record on December as'
1916. W. X. CLEVERLEY. cashi.r-'
The sun., 1916-12-22

Directors Of tho New York Federal Rs-
serve Bank declared an initial dividend
Yesterday ~ u per cent. IN cover accumu-
lated dividends from November =. 1914, to
March ~, laih, inclusive. The dividend
II pay able December 30.