Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-16

The det1Clt atter expenses ana taxes OF |
the Postal Telegraph Company for April, |
according 20 reports made to the Interstate |
Commerce Commission. was $3S67, de- |
crease Of S53S3 over last year The gross |
earnings increased $22,3l9 to Slsll6l, The !
FIVE months gross is S707,443, S60,66S more |
than in 1916, while the deficit. after eX-
penRes and taxes, increased Sl4,S5O to
$25936.
TheyNew York Subtreasury lost s2.545,-
900 to the banks on Saturday, making a
cash net loss for the week of S4,O29,oOO.
owing to the date set for the expiration
Of the time for deposit on Sunday July 10,
deposits of the Philadelphia Company con-
soidated mortgage and collateral trust and
first mortgage and collateral trust per
cent bonds may be made today without
penalty
The thirty-hrst annual report Of the
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company,
covering the year ending December 81,
1915, shows a decrease in the 1915 sur
plus of S645.SSl to $l,7b76OO. Total
| operating revenues were S25,4644S6, an
| increase of S2,325,6S9, while the net operat-
| ing revenues also showed an increase. The
net of SlO,5ss,131 was $1,695,692 more than
| in 1915.
The directors of the Springfield Body
| CORPORATION have resigned and new board,
| Tenner c. A. Macdonald F. w. Wagner
| Harry Bill and G. II Woods A special
meeting will be held July 27 to vote on
! proposal TO increase the capital stock to
S3.25OOOO, of which S750.000 Is to be
per cent cumulative first preferred stock,
| SlOOO0OO per cent cumulative second
preferred stock and $l,5OO,O 900 common
| stock.
There has been placed on the regular list
| of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange S15,400
| additional American Gas and Electric Com
| pany per cent collateral trust per cent
bonds 2O07, and $1,000 additional American
! Telegraph and Telephone stock. On the un-
| listed department there has been placed
S236 900 additional Commercial Trust Com
| pany certificates of deposit for Philadelphia
| Company consolidated mortgage and collat-
| eral trust 5s, 1851, and Sl22,000 additional
| P:ovident Life and Trust Company certi-
| ficates of deposit for Philadelphia Company
| first mortgage and collateral trust 5s, 1919.
Directors of American Zinc Lead and
| Smelling have voted: That action on the
| common stock dividend be postponed pend
| ms more certain information to the terms
| of the proposed revenue law and pending
| the definite conclusion of our own and
! Allied Governments with regard to the pur-
! chase of their raw materials" Two dvi-
! dends have been paid on the common stock
the last was declared March 2l.
Pacific Gas and Electric net earnings de-
| creased S6760 from last years figure to
| $59Os24 for May. The gross this year
| jumped $11l,265 over 1916 10 Sl,56SS15,
| The surplus after charges is S143,6l5,
| drop of S31, 500 The figures for six months
| are: Gross SS,146596, up S3246ll; net
| $3199,743, a decrease of $225,S09 and sur
plus after charges S945SO5, a decrease OF
$36s,6s1
| The June sales Of the McCrory Stores
Corporation were s626,52s, a gain of
| Sl2O,s19 or 25.s9 per cent
| c. A. McIlhenny has resigned his position
| as assistant cashier OF the Bank of North
| America to accept a similar position with
| the Federal Reserve Bank OF Philadelphia,
| effective today.