Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-19
Financial Briefs

ac inere mas been placed on the regular list
oi tne Philadelphia Stock EXCHANGE addis
tonal $500 American TeIenhono "a ,rIIl
Eraph stock; $47S0o additional Wi,n,ineton
1dS company per vent preferred stock !.
Si-'ooo additional Union Traction of In,
ul",'" per cent general mortgage bonds
alo tnere has been stricken from The rcru.
y, a' uSt N-o"O series A and Si2 900 series
r, 'u"u,.t ana Improvement mortgage 4
'ehi bonds Of the l.ehigh coal and
Navigation Company, cancelled by the sink.
ins fund, WIG SUM
Ihe lnited Fuel Gas COMPANY which is
owned jointly by Ohio Fuel SUNNY and
No'ulhnla ias and Electric reports for
I"Io' Gross, $i,7j2,5S9; net. s2.955soS !.
total income, S2.6iS9i5; dividends. 81 500.
600; surplus $l11S.g45,
Al the annual meeting of Nortbarr
states Power Company all retiring direc-
tors were reelected and the board or
sahl@ed with present officers
a chicago Board Of Trade membership
mas been sold for $4,000 net to buyer nr
SSo" below the recent high prace
me Manufacturers Light and Heat Conn
pahA gross earnings for last yaar totaIad
N''''-'--0, an increase of $Il2g1lI over
tne previous year The gross income was
80 l23'6l5, or S3O6.S9i better than in iot5
Lhe surplus was S2i2s1o, gain of s73'-
596. VI F'"'-
Ihe dates for the American Institute of
bahkIng convention to be held in Denver
nave been announced as September 10. IA
and H. 80 10
The following applications to list bove
been made to the New York stock Ev
change Sinclair oil Refining Couoratior
I'ooo'oOO shares capital stock, about nom
nal or par value; General cigar ,'o,nuan,,
me" So,OOO,OOO preferred stock and s1S
lo4,Ooo common stock. The latter name
IS a change from United Cigar Manufact,Ir-
ers Company,
The New York Subtreasury today trans
ferred $4,000 To New Orleans for account
OF local bankers. No gold was received
from Canada this morning.
The stockholders Of the PHILADELPHIA Ware
mouse company held their annual meeting
today and reelected the following to serve
as directors for three years: Franklin NJ
Potts William u. Winsor and William r.
Elliott.
A branch office has been opened by
chandler Bros & co in Reading. The
oihCe. which is in the colonial Trust RuiId-
ing. Is under the management of Kurtz \
Fichthorn
Banks gained from the New York Sub
treasury Sl,999.00O, and since last Friday,
81 3,S61 900.
The Interstate Commerce Commission has
extended the effective date Of it's order
of January lS in the car supply investiga
ton case from February . until March Il.
This order established new rules for move
ment of coal and coke cars.
Gross earnings Of the Virginia Railway
and Power Company for February totaled
S525, 1872, an increase of S36,4Ol as compared
with February Of last year. Net was S9So5
greater totaiing .$2S0.463. For eight months
the net earnings amounted to Sl.797,3S9
an increase of S4S,737.
The ST. Joseph Lead Company reports
earnings, after providing for depreciation of
plant and equipment, for the year ended
December 81 of $S.00i, sac Provision for
depletion of minerals amounted to S333O-
1872. leaving surplus for the period of
$4.61i,4G6 as compared with $3.4S9g65 in
1915. Dividend disbursements amounted tc
$l.409,i66, compared with SS54.9S0 in 1915
leaving S3,265.000 to be added to surplus.