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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-06
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

Arizona United Mining Company. regular ouar-
N IoriN pi ! per cent payable July to stock Of
Western Union telegraph Company regular
stock Of record juno 20 July !" 10
Aicrhison. ,rcEular semiannual of 2i5 per cent
stock Of record June 20.
Of "a, per cent on the preferred stock nayabjS
July TO- stock Of record June is.
il25 q share, payable July > to stock OF record
American can Company. regular quarterly Of
lont it per m & Gent a1d further dividend Of l per
to stock q record June Is. 'u'S
,sIi Loosc- sc Wes Biscuit COMPANY regular quar-
"0G a 3SH $cby to T2Ik e. TSGord jung
cent, payable july II as registered June n
2G1 i9nS 'RS Ward OS9 co. !qy rGEdar Ia
- per cent on the preferred stock, payable
Prince Consolidatcd Mining Company, cents
per share, payable July to stockholders of
os, GoptlnGPtal csn, regular quarterly Of ~ per
'uPry dT,iardk I@ is'%ik OF r record June 20 .
per pei cent cent on the common stock and ia per cent
George ". Heme Company. regular ousrtorr,,
2t Par ~ Cent per on cent b on the Somm9n stock and %
Amercan Cigar Company regular quarterly
or IA per cent on the preferred stock, payable
, American Snuff Company regular ouarterIv ~
y per cent on the preferred and 3 per cent on
Of record June 10 ~ "
.AAmeIc9n Tobacco Company, regular quar-.
terry OF lla per cent on the preferred stock
payable July to stock Of record June IS
~ HRnisl'S Rnis rubber company, regglar semiannua
July to stock Of record June 80.
Old Dominion, quarterly Of SO per share Tbrs.
ago $3.50. 80 'o''is
Quincy Mining, usual quarterly Of So a share
American Smelters Securities Company regu
lar quarterly OF Ia per cent on preferred a.
stock and Ia per cent on the preferred stork
both payable July to stock OF record JunS
10. Books reopen June 25. '
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New Low for Russian Exchange

NEW YORK, June 6.--The feature OF the
foreign exchange market today was a new
low record for Russian exchange strength in
Dutch and Swiss exchange and a slight
shading in sterling and francs
II was reported that ruble cables had sold
this morning as low as 1855. BY the end
Of the first half hour the quotation was
1850 for ruble cables and $3.50 for checks
The extreme low figure above mentioned
was TO 10 points under the previous ex-
treme low record.
Quotations we're:
Demand sterling 4.75h, cables 476 7-ls
Long sterling was quoted nominalIy ar
4.12h for sixty-day bills and 4.7OA for
ninety-day bills.
Franc cables 5.7i9s, checks 5.72%.
Lire cables 704h. checks 7O5h.
Swiss cables 5.03h, checks sos.
Guilder cables Al q checks Al 5-16.
Pesetas cables 22.75. checks 22.55.
Ruble cables 1850, checks 1850
Stockholm cables 1910. checks 29.95
Christiania cables 29.5O. checks 29. 80.
Copenhagen cables 2ss5, checks 2s65.
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CHICAGO. June 6.
There was a wild advance in corn today
with n scramble Of shorts TO cover, owing
TO the fixing Of a maximum OF $l.65 on
all contracts of the cereal for future de-
livery here, but proft.taking caused a re-
action from the top. The directors Of the
Kansas City Board Of Trade established a
maximum price Of Sl,62.
This action was looked upon as an in
dcation Of the strength in the situation OF
this cereal The foreign demand was ur-
gent and offerings by the country disap-
pointingly small. Tho contract stock Is
only 100000 bushels against 4606, 900
bushels a year ago.
II was said that exports had taken 10O.-
600 bushels. The market at Liverpool was
firm
The high here on July was si57 at the
outset the low Sl.5l and the close s1.53ia
TO Si.53h, against sl.4S at the close Mon
day The best on September was Sl.44h,
the low Sl.39 and the final s1.44ia to
$l44h, compared with S134as at the end
Monday. The high on December was
Sl,O5 at the outset, the low 9Saic and the
final $lO3 to $lO2%, against 95%sc at the
end Monday
Wheat sold off after having displayed
hrmness, but finished higher. Trade was
small The best on July was SEE at the
opening and. after touching S2.17, II sold
at S219ia, against sails, Mondays last
price. The high on September was S2O1 in
the early trading, the low S1.93, and the
close 1885, y, or y net higher
The market at Liverpool was easy on
continued free arrivals
The Michigan crop report for June put
the condition at 70. against &c a month
ago and 81 a year ago.
a dispatch from Buenos Aires says that
trading in wheat there had been prohibited
The visible supply in the United States,
according to Bradstreets, is 34S76OOO
bushels, an Increase of 2,222, 900 bushels
for the week and compares with 52,bl2, 600
bushels year ago; i'm Canada it is 32-
772,OOO bushels, a decrease of 3,7O4 900
bushels for the week and compares with
59,660.O00 bushels last year
Offerings Of oats were light and the mar
ket was influenced by corn. EXPORTERS were
said to have taken 500, 900 bushels.
The market at Liverpool was easy with
consumption reduced
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FINANCIAL NEWS
CORPORATE FINANCING MUCH SMALLER,
DUETO THE GOVERNMENT LIBERTY LOAN
Total for Month of May $53O475 Against $149 900
in April-Stock Trading Small Here
With Better Prices

good Indicator Of the slowing down in
general investment conditions because Of
the Rotation Of the $4,000. 100000 Govern
mcnt Liberty Loan IL found in the corporate
financing figures for the month Of May,
which have just been compiled. The total
for the month was S531O4.t75, which COM
parcs with Sl49.sG6,OO0 in April and Si34,-
100000 In May Of last year. The total for
May this year was the smallest since July,
1916 Most Of the financing for the month
was new, only about 10 per cent being for
refunding purposes.
stock trailing on the Philadelphia Ex-
change did not keep pace with the activity
present IN New York today While tho
turnover in stocks was small, most Of the
changes were on the side Of lvances some
Of them being Of "A substant nature This
was especially true in Cambria Steel. Penn
sylvana salt Baldwin Locomotive and
United States Steel common
Early In the first hour Cambria steel
was advanced to a now high mark. touch.
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GRAIN AND FLOUR

wHEAT-Receipts, s07 200 h2sh' vSsfrIn SSInn'i ad-
,iccS were higher and prices advance1 ~ ~ t,',l
der iight offerings. We auote: car ,o's yellow.
ti"yt n / 70. do No yellow, $l,OV"I'V' wv
No. 5 yellow. si.G7mi.6s. -,--. ,,,ro
oATs--Receipts sG.6i2 bush. Ohorinsss ,Tade
llqht and the market ruled trin puS ~ 90.
was ouiet Quotations: No. white az " 7oc'
standard white. 7Od7ic; No 3 whitc' WV
IFtot'RUReceipts. 1Dss bbls and ~, S.99l 'SSd s3d
lbs In sacks Tho market ruleG I' nor nc iOG
ibs in wood jcoton or iute sacks about 20 ar itss
Winter straight si2@ ~ 90 k1ainss,SisS 1t. do,
paicnt siSa ia vs. spring, rsl clear $ll2[Griio $l221iTi
ia: DO. patent tl9.2aWl . IN dV,b VC,boiSe and
fancy patent si450m1i.7a. a. ,,a ,,,ots
RYE FLOUR was qu'et huHL ,.'''' w
sIIm III Is per bbl.. as TO uualltNs
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ing l52 share, an advance Of points
over the last previous close Part Of this
gain was lost later In the day. however.
At no time was there any great amount
OF activity In the stock 40 news came
out TO explain the movement In the stock.
Some time ago when the stock made n wide
movement In price It was said that Mid
vale Steel and Ordnance was buying the
minority interest in the open market
A new high mark for the year was reg
istered In Pennsylvania salt. which rose
points, touching 100. AS far as the local
group was concerned. business was almost
evenly divided between Lake Superior
United Gas improvement and United Gas
Improvement warrants Superior got up a
little, while L. @. I. stock was unchanged
and the warrants were trine lower
Most Of the trading was in United States
steer common more than 600 shares Of
the stock having changed hands by mid
afternoon, with an advance at the high
point Of more than y points. Part Of tins
gain was lost before the close
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Cotton Buyers and Sellers

NEW YORK. June 6. -- July Downs.
lIontz and Ray hid; CIearman, Hyman.
krentor, cone, Scheffer and w. Gumoens
offered.
Septembcr-Wilson bid; Mitchell offered
'ci"bcr-iientz, Young Hyman. r. Hub
bard, tassard. Burnett and Downs bid .
Montgomery, w, fumocns Rosenberg. New
man clifford, Montgomery. Black, Hess and
Wilson offered.
Dccembor-llcntz Mitchell. Ray. Boards
ley Martin and Wilson bid Watkins, Keif-
Ter, Rosenberg and ROuntrec offered.
January-Schll, Montgomery, r. Hub
bard aGd Mitchell bid w. Gumoens. G
Gumoens Riordan and Schill offered
March--Sellar, IIcnt2, Mitchell, Jay and
Montgomery bid; HaEcdorn offered
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POULTRY

LIVE-rhe market ruled firm with demand
absorbing the offerings Of desirable stock. quota
tons Fowls. as to quality, % "a 2ic; roostors,
lGH17c: spring chickens not Leghorns. plump,
yellow skinned, weighing 5. az, lbs ,9pCC"
"a a 3SC, White Lcghorns. weighing Z via ms
apiece. ~ n BIC; ducks, PCkin, 2OW2lC; do, In
dian Runner, l7@1Sc; pigcons. old, per pair
- 6f 2SC; do young, per pair, 2OH 22c.
DRESSED--Tne market ruled steady, with do
mand equal to the limited offerings Of desirable
stock Quotations: Fowls, II to box, milk
fed. dry picked fancy selected. 2ii5 G.; wClshins
lbs. and over apiece, 23c; weighing 3H lhS
fowls, iced, in bbls., fancy, rv-pcEcd,-Wcish-
ing lbs. and oyer HuiccC. 2iig e. smaller sizes
u N 2Ic; old roostcrs dry.nlcNcd. 1Slg e. brollors
Jersey. fancy 45@5oc; broilct,g9, other nearby
EciEh!ng ll9 o. lbs. apiece. ~ "a 4GC: turkeys
fresh. Killed. iced, pnr lb-Wcstern. best here
22T25c; common. 2oT22C, ducks. nearby
aprins. - q 24c: squads, per dozcn White
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VEGETABLES

Demand was only moderate. br, -,
generally was steadily held as oCnoice s.o,i
I25a'Ses, ,a E}Sr!aH' Ed cDis BiE b5s6So d @
south Carolina, per bbl.-No T. Potato,s
No. ,. s0@D.59 gulls, s4GG: onionsso s0ii
cabbage, Charleston, per bbl crate "2g III
DO. Norfolk per bbl.-cratc. s3T3 In HSoat
j0c0 ST. so. celery. Florida per Ia. PER Iper basket
si@2 beans South Carolina green grSr'nen SS. cIss
boz S35O@i peppers. F-orHi'dian,' poF Florida ~ ~
e., SQUASH, TIorida pgr boy, siatoSS66 Iab
NoTth far9li,na ana aHirginia, telephor. pe,s
apda Eirspia az ncss telgphqnne per 1-5HL cs,c,s
Eastern shore. small. per i-3-bbi basS2o:;, psas
10; cucumbers Floridg, per hasEett w
tomatoes. FLORIDA, per crate, 81 25SSS; h2E
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PROVISIONS

The market ruled firm with E5 faiE5 aTadp,iiqr a1nad AZ
ouotatlons: city beef in sets SMOKED anu u,ted u'd
dried s5hc; western beef. In scts stnonhi,od
s5h c. city beef knuchles and tenders su3i s.u,c3Hics
snd tenders. smoked 3eI5 G. beef hams. .ng @Oyg
s2: pork family s4I5o145; hams, 30 g,ggiis ": ":
d. do smoked 2sq2sh other nams 81 sniG., sn9iGG, a.
city cured, as TO brand and ayerai5GeA "a 5nTE ~ lo
boiled homeless, 4lc picnic shouii9iiLrs uii9SiL s. 6sies
in pickic according to average, loOhe, ~
breakfast bacon, as to brad and aVerSsdi' s5c
lard western. refined, tCs.. 24tac; 90, ~ uT in
tubs. 24h c: lard. puro city. Kettle rthdeTeu' u"
tcn o4ibc. do do do In tubs. 24Hc.
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NEW YORK, June G.

An advance Of % TO "a points at the
opening Of the Cotton Exchange was but
reflection Of big upturn at Liverpool over
our holiday. According to private advices
the strength At Liverpool was due to ac-
cumulated Manchester buying orders, better
reports from Manchester market and a
scarcity OF contracts.
The reaction from Tuesdays advance at
liverpool was attributed to Continental and
local profit taking
Liverpool was buyer here at the outset,
but commission houses sold partly on fine
weather in the belt AZ the end of the first
fifteen minutes tho market was stin very
steady with prices % to 40 points net
higher.
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BUTTER--The market ruled steady with DC
mand equal to the moderate offerings OF fancy
stock Quotations: Western, fresh, soId 'p,iIh@@H ~
creamery. fancy specials 43h e: extra. 4l.9 ,g
42h c; extra frsts. i0i5 G, hrsts. 4Oc, seconls'
3gc nearby prints, fancy. 45c; aN5rAEs extra
43m 44C hrsts 81 q sc. seconds. 3pm 4Oc' spc-
cial brands Of prints jobbing al 4Sq5lc. A.
EGGS-Oncrngs were moro liberal anu u'c
market further declined i5c per case under q
light demand. Quotations; Nearby hrs,s SloG 90
per case; nearby current receipts, Sld.3J per
case; western extra frsts. SlO.Gj per case; do.
nrsts, SlO35 per case; fancy selected candce
eggs jObbnG at aga SIC. - ,
CHEESE-Thc market was quiet with fairly
liberal offerings az former rates Quolail9ns
New York, full cream, fancy, now, 2jA 10 . g.
do do, fair to good, new, 2fH 425c: de-, part
gk
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FRESH FRUITS

The market ruled steady under r,oa.-.
Quotations: Apples, per bbl.-Ben DlsIrPPtls stod
BALDWIN. 20 L., HG5$ Do, uusrade6 .ssal
3 50; apples, northwestern. per box az, V ih&
lemons. per box, 81 800 $50: ora6assss oS92,k
RsnHcy Gr'ss sSaa5os 5GsH Door i0GSg S3s 1850 Rs
Florida. per crate, s2@ sos pneapbSlress sOsIyut
Rico per crate cSs243;25;. strawBerris, Petli
20 al2c; do. fair to good. G@sc; Dbes.SS,, tsss
AMli AMlarSihna' no., InnGiy gl2ci do, fair 10 ~
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Extra for Hercules Powder

WILMINGTON, Del, June 6-Tbe Her.
cules Powder Company has declared a quar-
terly dividend of per cent and an extra
dividend of per cent on the common stock.
payable June 25 to stockholders of record
June 10, from which date books for the
transfer OF common stock will be closed
until after the payment of dividends.
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Liverpool Cotton

LIVERPOOL. June G-There was a good
demand for spot cotton today and prices
were 30 points higher as compared with
Monday, with midupland at 1523d Sales
were 5000 bales. including 1000 bales Amer
lean Imports were nil The market for
futures closed irregular at a net advance
OF l2W 40 points as compared with Monday
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Granulated Sugar Unchanged

NEW YORK, June 6.-Fine granulated
sugar was unchanged, with the American
sugar hennlng Company quoting 7.50c.
Warner, Arbuckle Brothers and b. II.
Howell & CO. quote &c. The Federal Sugar
remains out of the market. The
last sale in spot Cuban raws was at SO
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Hercules Powder Extra Dividend

NEW YORK juno 6.-The Hercules
Powder Company has declared the regular
quarterly dividend Of ? per cent and one
sxtra dividend OF per cent on It's common
stock payable June 25 books chose June
IS and reopen after payment Of the divi-
deHd.
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NEW YORK BUTTER Ann rcO,

NEW YORK. Juno G.-Rt.TTrp us
i3,lGO tubs. Steady Extras 4ic. e-sS.eceila
4Ok c; seconds, % 83Sl5c c. no other cIbstts %
EGGS-Reccipts, 90, $40 eases JIneugrk
Extras, 37& q 3Sc; storage 80 a 37c. 9, Nnsettlsa
onds, 32g 3lla O.; white. 3S03Dc, brown ases &C. y
ssh C.; mixed colors, 35ia n 37c. ''9n Siat
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SECURITIES AT AUCTION

Good advances were recorded today by
several bank and trust company stocks at
the Barnes LOfand auction sale Of Sc
Curities, Union National advanced 12A
points to 203 Corn Exchange National was
up points TO iO3, and Hamilton Trust
gained points.
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Appleton Company to Paw Extra

BOSTON, June 6.-The Appleton Com
pany has declared regular semiannual
aNioend OF per cent and an extra dlvi-
dend Of 8 per cent, payable June IA ~
stock Of record June g.
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COTTON SCORES
BRISK ADVANCES
Gains Of % to 81 Points Re-
fleet Upturn at Liv-
crpool
corroN BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS

NEW YORK. June 6--The weather over
the cotton hen this morning was somewhat
unsettled. hut with very little rain and tenn
Eerntures generally scasOnnble.
The following ,tGmpcratnreS were r9cerded;
Oklnhuml, 5S3 Abilene. 62; Fort Smith. BS;
Ashcyllle, 20; Birmlnghpm, ChnttanooEa,
Knoxville. Atlanta, Del Ric and Raleigh, 72i
san AntOniO. Little Rock Memphis. NlCksburg.
Meridian cnd Montgomery. -; Shreveport.
Macon. NnshNlle. Augusta. Thcmnsvllle, Sa-
Nnnnah. Wilmington. TAMPA md Jackson
VIE. 16: torpus Christi, Galveston. New
Orleans. Mobile, Pensacola and Charleston, 7S.
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Engineering Company Pays Extra

YOUNGSTOWN, O., June 6.--The United
engineering and Foundry Company has
declared an extra dividend of 3 per cent on
common stock. payable June IA to stock of
record June Q.
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20 shrs Pittsburgh ohio coal COT par
200 shfs. GcorGia Railway ana Power co. '''
common tvotinE trust CcrtihcatcsD., II
200 shrs, Georgia Railway and Power 60.
second preferred tvoting trust Ger ~
II shrs Northern states Power Co com
mon (option wnrran)............. 1OA
100 shTs. Ohio Traction Co common; par
100 shrs. Southern Power 60 common. par "
shfs Standard Gas ana Electric 60, 1",'
II shrS, Gommonwcai,h Tiiilo Insurance "',a
.nls anq Mr@s TT@s} Tq T2I TaE td soS "a, ss$ 81
s65S. Robsr, Norris Trusi ia' Gov; Co." par "v
81 shfs. PhedcIphia Life Insurance CO.; ",
10 shrs, Peoples National Fire Insurance ''''
Avenue par raamcrs sa MarEaI T@tS CO.. H!rRr4 Rar
25 shfs Penn Automatic Machine CO.: 90! y
. sh!s, Keystone watch cas-; CO.; par par
= shrs. Corn Exchange National Bank; y,
4 shrs. Farmers and Mechanics iNa. ~"
shrs. Fourth street National Bank;
SIR: G!f@Td Nn,onai Bank; par ii6d, 5ssii
10 shrs Continental Equitable Trust Co;
Rrs ifamSn aSn TTas rast CO. par par SS iSii
1913 rights TO subscribe to Trovidont Life
9U& I'd TTqs; US c., a 500 aI5rs
M ferTed; par $50 ;a:,;............. ~
~ SHl" islHiilh anu W NllllhmSpOrt kall-
81, road g. Co. preferred, par $50. ,,;.;,. 7Oh
ss!s 52'$ E. Iqlfo1d 9T s3%s Co. par ;5a s33 3D.
90 shTs; Philadelphia Warehouse CO.. par
22 rights to subscribe to United Gas i'm. l4o
., r,.p,5 PpTovememt coi q s3O;..,,i,..,.'. 27%
ON r,nH, ,PTHovG,ment Co; a s3O...,..,,...". 27ia
$40 right 70 subscribe to United Gas i'm.
$40 risht 70 subscribe I to 'iSited Gas I'm. -'H
$40 right e Subscribe ! 10 'GH2Sited Gas i'm. 2'
40 rights to subscribe TO United Gas
Improvement Co. a s5O..,s...'a. eos,
BONDS
$1,000 Beaver Valley Traction Co., ) per
cent. General mortgage. Gold"
Coupons May and November Due
500 Chesapeake and ohio; Railway Co, 80
nortgase" cold "R RcgsterSd. iSHTStdia"iTa inl
teeggsst May and November. Due
10000 Lake superior: CORPORATION; pcr 100
trust; trust; Gold, Coupons June and
1000 PeoSss GGe@GiG Gas RSf aSd Hadrc CO. i6, IS
weEol per cent. Convertible
Sod' Ss4' BSe SSuPSss ISss June and DeCem- o.
5000 st. Joseph and Grand Island RAN, %
gag gaze r., GOLD; Coupons January SiS
800 Twin Rd stais sHiE dss RS' and iSf7 Electric so
. per cent. First and rcfundng
mtG6IiEagG C9g9poons April and Oc-
1000 Keystone Mining and Manufactur. COZ
Ing Co, per cent First mort
gage, Coupons April and October
Due 1880. Coupon April 1p1O
and all subsequent coupons at
1000 Thirteenth and Fifteenth stFeefss 600
Passenger Railway Co & per
cent First mortgage Coup6ns
-. January and July. Due lO35 - 1O9
1000 Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. AZ nor '"
cent Annuity. Interest June and
1000 Clearneid and Jefferson Railroad lol'a
Co, per cent First mortEaCe
Coupons January and July. Due
1000 Girardville Gas Co. O per cent. io'
First mortgage. Coupons NAV
.... - and November, Due 1913 -. 7O
10000 'ParkesburE Gas Co, 2 per cent
First mortgage Coupons Jan
uary and July. Due 1929 -. IA
100 Taylor University UPLAND, Ind q 20
per cent. First mortgage, -. Com
pons March and September. Due
iulo s.ssss........
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PHI TADELPHIA MARKETS

weishing u to a. lb9i p,r dozen, steso. !.
40, white. ,wcehing 3 lbs per dozen ~ aleh|
white. weighing : lbs pcr dozen e tSetfI
40; dark i.50@2.2O: small aud Na ssilil
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r;EW YORK COFFEE MApKrn

NEW YORK, June 6.--Thc marlr, :.
coffee futures opened irregular noi,s' ~
lower and 1 point higher Sales on tLo c.s
amounted to 1900 bags, with trading enIs
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MONEY-LENDING RATES

iHlLADILPiIA - Call per cent.
Ilme, 4"5 per cent Commercial paper
three TO six months, 4ia@4a per cent.
Prime mercantile paper rules firm at
per cent minimum as heretofore and stock
exchange borrowers who ask accommodate
tion on collateral consisting of all indus
trials have to pay per cent There is a
nominal AZ per cent figure on good mixed
stock exchange collateral
NEW NORK-Money opened lending and
renewing at 34 per cent.
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Paris BOurse Quiet

PARIS, June 6.-The Bourse was quiet
and irregular today.
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REFINED SUGARS
DAIRY PRODUCTS

The market was quiet, but steady. McE aiI anain
quoted Sc and FRANKLIN and tho fcnhsNlNanla
Sugar Company SOC for extra finc granulatod'
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Bank clearings today compared with corre-
spending day last two years:
--... 1911. 1915. 1918
Philadelphia SiI,l3G. 3si S30, ,O6i 57s Sa7 ia 87I
Boston 33 go, 1870 80 0Ol ,6i3 92 sol SS3
Chicago .... Gs.277l2S so 400, s02 "a g9i asa
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BANK CLEARINGS

~ ITI y ,UdysI oNor thlrty 70 Sixty, Z per
> per cent. '' wv '''''''''
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last DANCE or OWLS
HELD MONDAY NIGHT
Proved to Be Most Enjoyable
of the Many Held.

Probably what was the last dance
Of the local Nest Of Owls during the
present season was held Monday
night in Thornwood hall, and proved
Ito be one Of the most enjoyable af-
fairs Of the kind yet given by the
members Of this popular order. A
fire dance program was rendered by
orchestra, and dancing was kept up
until a late hour.
The prizes in the elimination dance
were won by Miss Ethel Irwin and
Mr.. Claud Reach, both of this city.
The owls are now preparing to
complete the campaign for new mem
bers, begun several weeks ago, and
if is expected that this work will be
finished within the next two or three
weeks Already many new members
have been added to the list, but there
are yet scores Of candidates to be
initiated The nest will hold a meet
ing Wednesday night, at which time
arrangements will be made to com
piete the work
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-01-02
MR.. BARTON AGAIN
SCHOOL BOARD HEAD
E'f. Pitzer Also Reelected Sec
retary-0ther Officers.

+ Pursuant to law the Martinsbtrg
Board Of Education met Monday
a.aht holding their sessions in the
..r.... ,,,r,..- .nao 49, mi.
1',''
HooSe. Al z saii'@a'ion was 'he
aatel object Of The meeting and this
was effected By the reelection OF the
Ella officers. viz:
President. z. s Barton
Vice President NJ G. Tabler
The other members of the board
arr Commissioners Harry Kuhn W
T. Minghini and Charles sfIer
- Barton has been the boards
presiding officer for . number of
vaarz and Is aaaelv Interested in
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-01-02
A 1o-Le. BOY

Announcement has been received
Of the arrival Of a ten-pound bay last
Friday az The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest c Tabler, Warrington. w. Va.
formerly of this city Mrs Tabler is
a sister of Mrs. Thomas Cline, of
West Martin street.