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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
CORN CLOSES FIRMER
AFTER IRREGULARITY
Trading Active, With Short De-
mand Good-Sentiment Mixed
on Peace Statements
CHICAGO. SEPT. 10

CHICAGO, sept ~.
The corn market moved irregularly today
with periods of strength and weakness, but
1t finally reflected stability in the cash sit
uation and closed frmer. Trade was active.
An absence OF frost in the Northwest and
favorable weather in the belt caused losses
in the initial trading, but the sales were
absorbed and prices soon sold above yes
terday's close, with shorts covering urgently,
including easterners,
Predictions OF unsettled conditions and
lower temperatures helped this improve
mcnt There was influential selling on the
rise and the gains were lost again OFFER
ings then decreased and the list responded
to buying Sentiment was mixed because
Of conflicting statements as TO peace
Receipts continued light, preventing ac-
rumulation. Both the weekly report Of the
weather bureau and OF the Price Current
bclittlcd damage from frost.
Tho directors Of the board will meet next
Tuesday TO determine definite date for a
conference with interested exchanges as
to the manner Of modifying or resembling
the present ma Nimum quotation for corn
The tone at Liverpool was stronger ON
light Clearances from exporting countries
and good demand for consumption. EN-
ports from Argentina for the season are
expected to be small. because OF the poor
mcrchauttblc quality OF the grain. Reserves
remaining there are estimated at 100000
bushels
30 . mixed in the sample crowd here was
S2.OlH . %, against S197@2 yesterday, and
40. yellow S2.05 a 2.06 compared with y.
The high on December was Sll9St, the
low Sl17as and the close Si19hs q l.lN.
against St1sSt at the end yesterday. Inc
best on May was $1.16ia, the bottom $llAE
and the final SLIGO l157s. compared with
Sl15$4, Yesterdays last price.
oats were irregular, developing strength
After n lower start, they suffered sharp
setback on reports that exporters were out
of the market The close was above the
bottom. September shorts gave some evl-
dcnCc OF being worried over continued light
receipts. frmness in the cash situation and
fears Of unsettled weather which would
curtail the movement.
Standard In the sample crowd was 6Oia
"a Gle, compared with 59I GOaic yester-
day.
The top on September was GOAc. the
low jshc and the close 59iac, against
59'sc at the end yesterday. The best on
December was 5S&c, the bottom 5Ilac.
and the close 5S9sc compared with jShc,
yesterdays last price. The high on May
was Gt7sC. the low Goac, and the close
Glisc, against 61 sc, the final quotation
Of yesterday.
Leading futures ranged follows. ,.....-
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NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK. Sept. 19.-The market for
coffee futures opened at an advance of
! to points today. Trading on the call
was moderately active, sales amounting to
5000 bags.
The predictions Of some sort Of peace
developments abroad caused an upward
twn Of prices this morning, and after the
cali there were further slight gains, Cot
ton Exchange houses apparently taking the
buying side with the selling by scattered
trade interests.
cost and freight offers from Brazil were
not SO plentiful and private advices state
that freight rates we're stiffer, and that much
Of the available tonnage lad been filled
causing shippers to await further informa
ton regarding the movement Of steamships
before they can again offer freely. The
local spot market showed a very slight inn
provement in the demand, but quotations
early We're nominaly unchanged and more
or less irregular
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED

Thompson & sterritt Company. regular semi
annual Of 4 per cent preferred. payable OC-
tober to stock OF record September 20.
Vacuum oil Company. regular semlannual Of
per cent. payable October % to stock OF
record October 10
, canada Cement Company. usual quarterly OF
u per cent on common, payable october 10
to stock OF record September 80
Niagara Falls Power Company, regular quar-
terly Of 81 a share, payable october Is TO stock
Of record September 20
Title Guarantee and Trust Company. OF New
York, regular quarterly OF per cent, PAYABLE
September 20 10 stock OF record September 81.
Davis Machine Tool Company, Inc usual
stock Of record September 90.
Republic Railway and Light Company. usual
quarterly OF per cent on common and ia per
cent on preferred, payable October 10 TO stock
Of record September 20.
Western Electric Company, quarterly OF 81 on
common and Ia per cent on preferred, paya BILE
September ~ TO stock of record September 10
Motor Products Corporation, quarterly OF 81
share, payable October J.
Shattuck-AriDona Copper Company, regular
quarterly OF 90 cents and the usual as cents
extra, payable October 20 to stock OF record
September %.
Detroit Edison Company, regular quarterly OF
: per cent, payabe October 10 TO stock OF
record September 20.
Reading COMPANY regular quarterly Of per
cent on second preferred. payable October II ia
stock Of record September 20.
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DEATHS

ARNISTRONG.---At Burlington, n. j., Sept TO-
@ TS risnSs gdGw Hysd Of 9fR to
sat 3 D. m, from 10 Il. Broad St, Burlington
'"l; "Gl;ARRIRfSiSs6N.-sept,, 10. z. AUGUSTUS GAR.
@ rfRsns ESd bssHa TsgT ~ eryess GseT II Th hf
p r. Church, Swedesboro, n. j.. Fri, : p. m,
Int Ct6KTGs@sspt. STfRSSFsS IS. HARRIET EMMA, widow
Of william ]. Coates, aged 81. Due notice OF
funeTIF unBTFFY@At SIeA 'ys Berlin. q, j. Sept H. BER-
NARD HUSBAND q late E5seeSh "a Pggn} AZ 8ea
OF Phila.. invited TO funeral, Thurs, a. n
solemn requiem mass, our Lady OF Mt.
Carmel Church, West Berlin, 10 a. m, Int. New
* fKSRfEiRHs5,-suddenly 4 Sept. 49, YETTA, wife Of
Executive Committee 18th Ward, invited 70
qn'.ff 45 TnuFSm m lS ri cem anFD Re%ans 8 $50
be viewed We'd : to 10 b nv rourr>so>
widow A BYE ot HTa5 S'P a Rs M assd 81 stARHSRS
and friends Invited To- tanerar; Fri piu m,
ffnn II a Tsm ne and aTf5es ResdHE Tsr%Ra oa p @
viao% &seV3t q LSss' jams! Neral kslaSysss s9s
?; Pata % &Sto SSSS funeFsi Friends may call Thus
RSUEp1s r. iEp Suddenly. al, Burlington, y. j.. Sept
Il, KATHARINE F. daHsaSeT Of Senns n, NJ an, ard
and Martha Good, Funeral services 92l Spruce
g. Phls; IhHTsi' VIII Fem P H. s"Srp' INT private
0siI,VFRNAL is. at Atlantic City.
\ l. CAROLINE, widow Of Isaac Silvernals
sEsd 70. Rslstiysg and friends invited to funeral
M6ETis t5ylGs'R R9senbsrEs son. 2ooo n Broad st.
i"}; }G;RoossBY@ssPt.- os -is. JAMES. husband of Han.
nah Crosby, aged 75. Relatives and friends in-
yitod 10 funeral services, Thprs., 2 p. m, ls2s
Remains may 20 yllswSd w Wsd; ,St Stttsr p
so s Of sssd ea'!f' R R.ss 9f Tsa nsa %
OF Blessed Virgin Mary sodality OF Church Of
Our Lady Help OF Christians and 81. Bonsyen-
invited TO funeral. Fri. 1890 a, m, residence
mass Church Of. Our Lady Help Of Christians,
HENpERs soN.--ssePt -, GEORGE NJ HEN,
MowHININIE;-sept rs ELIZABETH A.,
friends invited TO funeral services, sat, $50
D. m 1856 =, Sergeant st. Int. private. North
Cedar nm Gem.
OF Frances r. McDermott (nee Tobin) and SON
Of Annie and late George McDermott. Reia,
tVes aud friends, also Beamers and TWisters
NJ. +. aud Ba are invited 90 attend the funeral
Sat, $50 a. m., from his mothers rosldence
2S5l n Sd d solemn requiem mass al 81
Edwards Church 40 .. Int Holy Sepnlchrs
caQs Aufa asrsics.
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GOOD BUYING
SENDS COTTON UP
Renewed Talk of Peace and Bull
ish Report by Weather Bu-
reau Advance Prices


Pronounced strength was shown in the
cotton market today on excellent buying.
due to renewed talk Of peace and bulIish
weekly by the weather bureau The up
turn was halted for a time by pront-takng.
brought about by telegram from Wash
ingtou which said that news had been re-
ccived TO the effect that Pope Benedict had
made his last step TO end tho war for the
present
Houses with Liverpool connections were
largo purchasers, either against sales 10
Spnners or 10 cover short accounts some
though it possible that Liverpool was clos
ing out hedges here preparatory 20 placing
them I'm their home market on tho theory
that dealings in futures would be resumed
there shortly.
Tho staple is selling about 90 points
above December. In Texas, for September
shipment 1t was estimated that about
100000 bales will have been brought iutt
sight FOR the season 10 the end of Sep
tember.
The market had an unusually active
and strong opening today with first prices
II to SO points higher Liverpool was a
heavy buyer and there was active support
through commission and spot houses,
mostly inspired by tho peace talk in the
morning papers.
Covering was active from the start. and
the buying became even moro excited right
after the publication Of the weekly weather
report December contracts sold 20 2lhoc,
an advance of - points from last nights
close. while March touched 2l5ic, net
gain Of ~ points
Liverpool was a Heavy buyer aud there
also appeared TO be fresh buying foT long
account, owing 10 reports Of relatively firm
spots and the more hopeful view OF peace
hgIY Z Ia. 90 H.. .t.,tN ig n h
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GRAIN AND FLOUR

WHEAT-Receipts. 7G.5S7 bush. Tho market
elevator: Governmcut standgrd. inspcCllonG N9.
s2.26; no. . soft red. s22i; 80, red S223
soft red. S217; 10 = rcd. fa.i5 10. . soft
red 81 IL; No : smutty S2iO Sample vheats--
4, ht for milling. S2.ll b. N Tor export, t2.O2
&, unit for export tsee IN" Food Administration
Grain CorporatiOnD. White wheat relatively same
price as red mixed wheat. &c or
CORN-Eqcepts. -, 236 bush. There Was lit
tie trading and the market was nominal quo
tations Gear lots for Ipcal trade. Hs 10 luca-
tiOnD: Western no yellow, $50 -; DO,
No. 3, and yellow. nominal
OATS-Receipts. 12n,S2i bush. tn" marbcL
dull and unchanged Quotations. NJ. .
white, new. GGll a sc; standard white new.
Gji9 q sc; No. . white, new. 10 q 6'lg c. No. ,
white. new. "a Ia64iz G..
FLOUR-Receipts, $40 bbIg. and 2.T77S42 lbs.
In sacks. The market ruled firm under light
offerings and fairly active demand. Quota
uons per 1876 lbs. In wood cotton ana jute
sacks about 25c lessl: Winter, straight, new,
SlO,25 n 1850: Kansas, clear, new, Sl0.5 U
lO.T5; DO, patent, new $ll. - q 100; do fduCl.
patent, 81 $50 q ll.Ii; sprinE, first clear. old
Sll.5O a H. do, do, new, mill shipment: Slu.-".n
1913; do patent. old. spot, Sl@.I"n q IL %; do.
do. new, Sll "a li.5u; do, choice, tayorlte
brands, Sl3d 1929; city mills, choice ana fancy
patent, Si3d 1879; do, regular grades, winter
straight, Slp.2j q 1880; do, do, patent 5000
a 1913.
RYE FLOUR was in fair request and. nrm
We quote 50. u 1913 mill shipments. SlU.2J
q II SPOT. according to QualitA.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19

BOSTON, Mass Sept l9.--N. l.. Amstcr,
chairman Of a committee which he recently
organized TO represent Rock Island stock
holders, has ISSUED a circular soliciting
proxies for the annual meeting TO be held
october II, Mr.. Amstcr alleges that the
recent decline in market quotations for
Rock Island stock were the result Of pure
and rank manipulation. lie claims that the
earnings Of the 1916 fiscal period were
equivalent to tOla per cont on the present
common stock, and that this year. i'm spite
of the increased cost OF labor aud supplies,
the company will earn the full dividend on
the per cent and per cent preferred
common.
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TRADE CONDITIONS COMMERCIAL MARKET ]
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Sept 19-The market for
foreign exchange was dull and somewhat
irregular in the early dealings today. The
most positive development was in Scandi-
uaNian exchange, which gained about s
points all along the line Rubles ,yere
nominal at slight shade under Tuesday,
final figure. The tone was somewhat easier
in French. Dutch Italian and Swiss eN-
changes.
Quotations were:
Demand sterling, checks A75is. cables
4.76 7-i6. Sixty-day bills nominaIIv 40
ninety-day bills 40.
Franc cables 5.7SSs. checks 5.795,
Guilder cables 42 lie. checks Al 15-lG
Lire cables 7.66. checks 7.67.
Pesetas cables 22.5O. checks o24O
ltuble cables 1875, checks l6ss.
swiss cables 467, checks 40
stockholm cables 3395, checks 1915
'hristtania cables 5000, checks 5000.
copenhagen cables 5000, checks 1910
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PHILADELPHIA MARKETS

shore por bbl. No. g. S3u350: NO. .. Si.5oa
/. s3p3.5O. do. Jersey per = bush basket
No. /, 75Q SOC. No. .. 30 1I5oc3 do do. per $50
d. bag, 81, 90 N 2.Ij; DO, per bush, $l,iO0f 80
sweet potatoes North carolina, per bbl, No.
E2.75p325; 80. >, Sh50Q i.75; do, Easter
Shore per hbl, No. /. S3ui: 40. . 81 80 a
La; do, Jersey per 's bush. basket, No /. 50 a
Soc; No. .. 5Oq Coo. Celery. New YorE, per
bunch, 10 q GOc. Lettuce. New York. per bo,
81 U2.jO. Cucumhcrs. Now York, per bush. 81
az. Cabbage. New YORK, per ton, t2Oa 90
onions. Jersey per = bush. basket. SOC a 81 rs
do, Eastern shore, per hamper. 75cnSl Is; do
Orange County. y. Y, per hamper, St.l5ln1.I5
do do. per lOO-lb. bag. S2.75N 3."I: do. Ohio
and Indiana, per luO-lb. bag S".7jp 3.25
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Sew York Central to Sen Notes

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.--The most i'm
portant development in the investment Sc
curities today was the announcement that
arrangements are being made by J. p.
Morgan & Co. for the Offering OF $4,000
OOO of 8 per cent notes of the New York
Central Railroad Company, probably on a
basis to yield I'm the neighborhood Of ga
per cent. OF the proceeds derived from
this sale S5,5OO,O00 will be used for addi-
tions and betterments and S9,500,00O for
the discharge of Outstanding indebtedness
The notes will be secured by S2O,00000O OF
AZ per cent refunding and Improvement
mortgage bonds, series "a" $4,000 600 OF
which the company has secured permission
TO ISSUE application having been made to
various public service commissions 70 issue
the remainder Of the total Of faoeoo.ooo.
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Gold Bars for Coinage Purposes

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.--Some curiosity
has been expressed from the fact that there
have been recently three expectations OF
Si,000,000 each in gold bars to South Amer
ica. As general proposition South Amer
lean countries take United States gold coin.
as that is current in those countries. The
shipments Of bar S1000,000 that is being
forwarded today is being taken for coinage
purposes.
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Another Advance in Bar Silver

Another Advance in Bar Silver
Bar silver again, today, established new
high records on this movement in both New
York and London. The metal made a jump
Of two cents in the former city, touching
S1.O5ia an ounce. In London the price ad-
Nanced Id selling at 53i2d. Quotations and
comparisons follow:
To- Yesttr- Last 1917
day day Wed. High Low
London (pencel 53ls SEA so 53ls 35H
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Must Find Nem Buuers for Liberty Bonds

aptanW "a IN o
hayenot C o he
the
The payroll of the $ioOOOO annually
Fmanca
Bonds be freely
of to
lnde eyervon one s a Ioughkepie.
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PROVISIONS

There was a fair jobbing demand and the
market ruled firm. The quotations follow:
city beef. i9 sets. smoked aud sir dried. ,3ic;
knuckles and tcnders, smoked and air dried, B5c;
western beef, knuCkes and tcnders, smoked,
81 hams s. Pi cured; loose 25@ sG,s c. d9
27i5c; other hams, smoked. city cured, as to
brand and average, 81 - 927h C; hams. smoked
41c; picnic shoulders, S. p. cured. loOs., 2lc:
do. smoked. 22c bellies, in pickle, according to
average. loose. sic, breakfast bacon. as 70
brand and average, city cured. 3sc: breakfast
fined, tcs. 26Is c. 10. do do. tubs, 26l4c: laTd,
pure city, kettle rendered, in tcs., 28'ac do,
pure CltN. keltle rendcred. in tubs. 2Ol9C.
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GOVERNMENTS LOCAL
MARKET REPORTS

1his doUB report IS Scpt ont Jy me
BUcuH OF Markets Of the TuitCd states Dc-
pdrtmcW Of agriculture, Phildd.Iphin
branch. tr'th headquarters AZ aDU-RIi IN.
SIuGuce Erchaagc BuIdiH0 BEL Tcfc.
phone, Lombard ;E.
Wholesale prices on large lots to .oDD,r,D
FRUITS
yo APrhGS5 gc n 22 t2aGs '3},tr cg g'os5 4 Ne
Blush. S3.50p5. PcunsyEania and Virginia,
Golden, * q52j; Jonathans, s. {rG; various Va
rieies: $3di: seconds. S3p35o; nearby, per
few, ST. 80: culis, a0m5Or '''-''
BANANAS. per bunch CiO-1S dozD oocGsi.5O.
crate @ as 4 melons, ti25@ 10; per pony Gat crate
as small melons), So grtl per nat crate u2-l5
80 melo9sl; $l.iOa i5o0' per. nat crate. coo
CRANEERRlES, per bush. crate, Now Jersey,
,dRAPES Delaware. per alb. basket, 129
PEACHES. nearby, per . bush. basket 80
higher per i6zqto basket q quarter pocksD 500
PEARS, per bush basket. New YorE Bart
Iotts, 40. l. SI65a1.75, poorer and No. .
Ngl5o, per hoL Ho-i5 quarter pccks). $3.50
wATERMELoNs. nearby, per 100 melons. 81
SOLD AT AUCTION YESTERDAY
ASS6s 6 maad% GsS5o Size Tf2 sc aG3 $500 1850
$50; small size C2O-28 do2D, Sl.9OV34O.
GRXPEs, Csufornia. per 2llb. crate. Tokay.
Sl.O5Gl.9O; Malagas, Sl4l.2O.
PLUMS. California, per 20-lb. crate. Giants,
TOcqSl.1O; Grand Duke, Soc N Sl,hO.
PEARS. California, per box O2J-l15 pears,
Bartietts. S.7O4275 WashinEtous. 70cQ
Sl,75; Oregous. OcqSl,7J.
VEGETABLES
BEANS nearby per g -bushel basket lg-t0
quarter pecks4 GO@socj wax 6599Og.
BEETS nearby, per bunch. 2a3c.
CABBAGE New York. per ton, $2Oag -.
CARROTS, nearby per bunch. IL a &c
CELERY, per bunch az stBlksJ, % q 65c.
CORN, nearby. per ~ -bushel basket (3Ls ~
dozpn). 80 a 8Oc; per 100 ears. 81 500 %
CCCUMBERS. per bushel New York, No. l.
sl.a5a2: No, q 81; dlils, s2q2.25
EGGPLANT, nearby, per = -bushel ba sket
UJ-2O plants), 25 W SOC,
ONIONS. New Jersey. per hamper go lbs,
Slq1. 80; per lO0-lb. sack. yellow, New Jersey,
$3.50; Massachusetts, 33i New York S3.25;
California, Australian brown SO. so.
PEPPERS. nearby per Is -bushel basket $40
dozen), 40 a 5jC.
POTATOES, Eastern Shore Of Virginia per
bhl. (35-i0 quarter peCksl, S3q3.JO; No. %,
Sl.6On2; machine graded. S2Gl . 80; nearby. per
= -bushel basket (33 lbsD, No. l. 10 q S5c: No =
40 soc; bulk, per bushel. various varieties
New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Sl.lOp1.3O
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BreUing is Fifth Milwaukee Industry


b
o n
IL in the
plentiful
products Milwaukee Blumen
and the Ia o
bgean is
5
lOandMe Nilc coyeri iasha ndsomelN we
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LOCAL MINING STOCKS
roNoPAu STOCKS
Basic Pig Iron Sells Lower

PITTSBURGH. Sept. 19.--T Further sales
Of basic pig iron are reported at sac, Val
ley. This is SO a ton under the Level that
has been prevailing. This Is taken by the
trade to indicate smash in the market
and 10 establish the quotation at the price
involved I'm todaN's transactions.
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ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 10.

captain
in
such a it O Cotton
$
be called industries have labor there
other industries
Money to he plentiful
the general business situation
should be appointed who would information each
o
snrpmss IN
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RAILROAD EARNINGS
TENAs AND PACIFIC EAILwA
Granulated Sugar Unchanged

NEW YORK, Sept 19,-The refined sugar
market remains unchanged, with American
and Warner companies and b. II. Howell,
Son & Co, quoting fine granulated at 84Oc
The Federal and Arbuckle Brothers quote
$500. The Pennsylvania Company, at
Philadelphia, remains unchanged at S.S5c
for the hard grades. but softs are advanced
10 points TO S3jc. Last sale spot Cuban
raws, $500.
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WAR CONVENTION OF BUSINESS MEN


American business Men, called
Ia Union.
oJtai briefly
rhich this
saH 'front.' a
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MONEY-LENDING RATES

NEW NORk-Money on call opened at
: per cent; high, 4; low, ga closed at
-i2 ana 20 ruling rate, 3ia per cent.
Tho outside interests have followed Tho
lead OF the leading interest and put their
prices down 1c TO about 7iac per pound for
September-Octobcr deliveries. New Yorl,
basis
on time money the supply Is large at G
per cent for all maturities on collateral
loans. Bank acceptances: Tucligibles are
quoted at a. a. per cent, and eligibles n,
3St a 3it per cent Prime mercantile paper
rules quiet al about p y per cent.
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BANK CLEARINGS

Bank ,ioarlngs today compared with yurre-
spending daN last two .carS.
1917 1915 1915
Philadelphia. set 5Gt.79I Si7 ss857G $50 254 COG
RusioD ...., 80 NGS.U5 81, s64.GNT 226l3.6la
New Nor,.. Ita oG2 .ts2 81 O"S 500 3R5 80 G5S
Bank clearing today compared with ,orre-
spending day last two years:
1NlT 1916 1918
ST. Louis .... Sg3. .T1U3lG SiN.2Tl GGi Sla2iT..OS
chicago .... 81 Ss39GI is On1 sos ~ 99u.Ii3
baltimore. ..., I,i2iNSG I,iUG,5lU igN3.201
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BUTTEE-The market ruled firm, with de
mand absorbing the limited offerings. Quota
lions; Western, solid-PaC.Sed cresmsTy, fanc'
specials, SIC; extra, so a6c' extra irsts, 80
fancy 4gc average extra. a. q 4Sc; nrsts, a q
$50; seconds, 43c, special brands Of prints
jobbing at So d 5jC.
EGGS-Fine new-lald cggs were in small sup
ply and firm under fair demand Quota
tions: Free cases nearby nrsts, SIC 60 per
standard case; current receipts, Sl2.3O per case
seconds, Sl0.05 n II % per case; western extra
frsts, Sl2 80 per case; tlrsts, Sl2 80 per case
seconds SiO959 II 20 per case: fancy selected
eggs were iobhing at jOW5lC per dozen.
CHEESE ruled firm under light offerings and
fair demand. Quotations: New York, full
cream. fancy, June, 28A az 27C: specials higher
do. do. fresh-made, best. 26', @2G'ac; do, do
fresh made, choice, 25lg a 26c; do do, fresh
made fair TO good "a "a a 25c.
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NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS

NEW YORK, sept. observation-disclosures.
1928 tubs, Market easier, High score 44h a.
45A c; extras. 4f@44tc; frsts. 43 a43% c; no
EGGs--Receipts, e665 cases. Market steady.
Whites. $50 sec; other quotations unchanged
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LiNernoOl Cotton

LIVERPOOL. Sept. l9-Spot prices were
Is points higher as follows: American
middling faIr lS.g0d; good middling
t7.60d; mIddliug, l7.15d; low middling
i6.65d; good Ordinary 15.1od. ordinary
l5.@Od
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Southern Financial Situation Good

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TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION
MARRIED

ALLEN -BENNETT.-At New York, sept. 3, by
the REV David Rqss IN ths Mads92 SlS nay Avenue
9Q5 Hermitage St, Roxborough, TO JOHN PARE
ALLEN OF 500 Whitby ave, West Philadephia
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Ruled Petrogrod
During ReU0It

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Wiki forces arrogantly rejected his 4lec-
tions.
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CLOSING LIVE STOCK PRICES

CHICAGO, Sept. l0.-HOGs-Actlvo, 10 high-
eT than Eesterday,s ayerage Todays receipts
4lsGj; light, Sl7.1OD1S.6O; mixed SI71O@
1873; heavy, ti75O4lSl5; rough, $1,000
CATTLE Receipts o.. 900 head. Good to
choice, strong; others steady 10 l0c lower
SHEEP-Receinls, n 900 head. strong
Sl2.7j, Lambs. S1SGO.
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PHILADELPUIA-

PHILADELPUIA-Call . per cent; time
odo "a per cent commercial paper, three
to four months. 5LT5L per cent; six
months, 'a ass, per cent