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The Benson signal., 1918-03-02

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sary.
Wood pulp Is being manufactured
into cloth in Germany, according to ad-
vices received by the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce.
The pulp is spun into thread and
+hcn woven into a fabric. the warp
~ which is linen thread. It is said to
:,p durable and to stand washing five
Or six times It is utilized for cloth
'ne Of all kinds, but especially for
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Any baker will be permitted to ad-
..rrtise his product as ''victory' bread
! it contains not more than so per
,,Yt wheat flour No stipulation is
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until March 3 rye may be used in
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24
DECLARED

Midwest on Tomnarr quarterly of - Or
rent on preferred. PAYABLE October 20 to
stock of record October !. No action was
taken as TO a dividend on the Commo
Ohio Leather COMPANY quarterly Of ia
per cent on preferred and III per cent on
common. both PAYABLE October l to stock
Of record September %.
Springfield and Zenia Railway Company,
quarterly of ~ per cent on preferred; pay
able September 30 to stock OF record Sep
TENDER 81.
sharon Steel Hoop Company. quarterly Of
. per cent, payable October 10.
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. quar-
terly of 81 per share. payable october : TO
stock OF record September "a.
Huntington Development & Gas Co, quar-
terlv OF liz per cent. on preferred, payable
October l to stockholders Of record. Sep
tember 25.
Anaconda Copper Mining Company. quar-
terly of 81 per share, payable November -
to holders OF record October 10,
North Butte Copper. Company, rterly
Of twenty-five cents "A share, payable bCtO-
her % to stock Of record October IL.
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Company. quarterly of n per cent on com,
mon, payable December . to holders of rec
ord October 81.
! Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, quar-,
terly of "a per cent, payable October rs 10
) stock of record October IL.
American Public Utilities Company. quar-
terly on preferred Of III per cent. payable
in script October |.
Goodyear Cotton Mills, quarterly of SIZE
per share, payable October ] to stock OF
record September 20.
Lawton Mills Corporation. quarterly of :
per cent, payable september 80 to stock
Of record september %.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24
LOW.PRICED STOCKS
THE FEATURE ON CURB
Oils Generally Higher-Min-
ing Issues ~dy-Ac
lation of Aetna Continues

Y " ~ ~ ~
The curb market reflected To "A good
extent today a diversion of speculative
interest from stock exchange issues TO
the lOw-nriCed stocks in "a outside
market that can be easily handled with
out banking accommodation.
Burns Brothers. Ice moved UP to 40.
and th"r" was continued accumulation
Of Aetna Explosives. although that stock.
during the late forenoon, reacted to II q
after selling at ia. W~right-Mar'in
again sold at So to s and was in
steady demand at its moderately higher
level.
Chevrolet continued strong, selling at
1870 and 1873, II gain of Is points in the
last few days. with most of the buying
in anticipation of the distribution of
assets.
oil stocks were generally higher. with
Midwest Refining advancing & points to
ia on announcement Of the opening of a
new large producing well.
Mining stocks We're steady. The, an
nOunCcmont was made that the Big
Ledge copper Company has increased its
shipments from 80 to 100 tons daily and
that regular shipments have commenced
from the Betterment Mine at the rate Of
fifty tons a day.
American Marc"ni sold al Sc anC
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24
LOCAL STOCK TRADING SMALL,
WITH FEW CHANGES In PRICES
Steel Common and Philadelphia Electric Only Issues
Showing Activity of I~nterest-Asphalt Pre-.
ferred Gains-U. G. |. Lower

Stock trading va slow o n the Philadelphia exchange today, and, with
few exceptions, price changes were uninteresHng. Previous % thu moo hour
no sues showed activity of interest, while the irregular course o TIL big
board resulted in a waiting latitude among loal operators.
After midday Steele commons took or a new momentum. and a fair volume
of business in that stock was recorded. with it's price holding fairly steady
around latn nights closing level although at ne time 1t had dropped off u.
Philadelphia Electric. which ws h active local issue, changed hands at
yesterdays final quotation. General Asphalt preferred was marked up point
as against a loss of 3 points in the previous session, when it appeared for the
time in more tina two weeks. but tn common cam u unchanged.
Tonopah- Belmont losta part OF fits advance of yesterday, selling at 25I6.
with business limited. and United Gas Improvement yielded u.
Pennsylvania Railroad lost a fraction in the forenoon. which 1t recov-
OF a small transaction before the closes and Reading "a unchanged o
a trmng turnover.
In the bond division Philadelphia Electric first IS advanced v of 1 per
cent Philadelphia Company consolidate AIS lost q. and Reading general
As were marked up a little. Liberty Loan bonds were inactive.
afternoon. OF the issue OF 6OOOOOOOO the Philadelphia quota vas s42 36o 900.
The quota has been oversubscrbed, but the full amount of subscriptions will
not be announced Until tomorrow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24
FOREIGN

New York. Sept. 24.-The foreign ex-
change market showed some irregularity
in the early dealings today, improve
ment in Swiss contrasting with a lower
range in Scandinavian exchanges. Ster-
ling. francs and lire were steady and
unchanged. Business was on The usual
scale.
Quotations were:
Demand sterling Ats "a. cables 4.7Sis Il.
~Sixty-day bills. ~nominally, Alb; ninety
day bills Al.
Franc cables SAT. checks 5.4S.
Lire cables SIS. checks 6.37.
Swiss cables 4.43. checks 4.45.
Guilder- cables 4SA. checks 47&.
Pesetas cables. 22.S7. checks 22.70.
Stockholm cables 33.40. checks 80. 10.
Christiania cables 80 DO, checks 80. 80.
C1penha zen cables 1910, checks 1880.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New York, Sept. 24.-There were no
transactions in coffee contracts on the
call this morning, but the undertone was
steady, first prices being unchanged to
an advance of . points.
During the first hour Of trading prices
held close to initial figures, with most
of the early business being represented,
in switching operations December to
July at 40 points. December to May at
80 points and January to March at rs
points. March sold at 9.27; May at
9.42 and July at 9.55 right after the
call.
Near positions still held at full maxi
mum prices, with the distant months
not having declined to a point where
they might attract much new business
on the buying side.
There was nothing in the cable to the
exchange from Brazil which showed
more than steady conditions there.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24
LIVESTOCK

Chieaso, Sept. 24.-HOGs-Receipts. 49,
: 600 head; left over. 3l75 head Mostly .25c
lower than yesterday S average. Top. $40.
butcher heavy, s18. 400 10. so: medium and
light. $40. 60 800; packing heavy: SIS s3@
1915: medium and mixed, $40 so 10 Is;
siS@1s'TS: rough. SlTT541s2 %.
CATTLE-ReCeipts, Is. 600 head. Best
steers strong. others and butchers cattle
slow early sales about steady: calves steady.
10. so; common and medium. sl0dl6; heifrrs.
s7.40@ Ia. so; cows. s7.l5gl3; Gamers and
cutters. S6.15dT.15. StOCkers and feeders,
good. choice and fancy selected 81 MA; in,
ferior. common and medium. sSn1l; yea
calves good and choice, SlS2ja 1925.
classes and feeding and breeding sheep,
steady. Feeding lambs lower.
East Buffalo. Sept. 24-CATTLE--Re
ceipts. 500 head. Good steady. Calves
Fsf;is,s 2SS Gsaa' s! e Sif head q 81 sse sd t,
light workers. and pigs $40: so a
1918; roughs, si7@l7.25; stays, S12a15.
SHEEP AND LAMBS - Receipts. 100
Ss6I2; mixed sheep, sI2.5o@1S.
kansas City, Sept. lS.-CATTLE-Re
ceipts. -, 900 head. .uneyeDly lower,
H0Gs-Receipts. 1l'ooo head. Slow
'G ssHiiEEE5P-Rseeipts. ! 1000 head. Steady,
auth Omaha, sent, 24.-HoGs-Re
ceipfs. $500 head. Fifteen cents to -
cXrrLE-Receipts, IS, 900 head. Steady
6HEEP-Receipts. 4s. 900 head. Seventy
! w cents TO 81 lower,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24

Liverpool. Sept. 24.-Spot cotton was
quiet today on the basis OF a decline OF
so noints for middling. old contract, at
-. SD: while good middling, new con
tract. was 80 points lower at 81 .3Sd. The
sales were 1000 bales. The receipts were
5000 bales. all American Futures were
tract spot prices were: American,
n,iddling fair. 25.22d good middline
VIVA; middIing 23.9ld; low middlinG
22.s6d good ordinary 21.34d and
ordinary 90, Sic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24
Higher Pig Iron Price Approved
BY the Associated Press

Washington. Sept. 24.-Formal ap-
prevail was given by President Wilson
today to the maximum prices arranged
on iron ore, pig iron and iron n steel
products by the war industries board
and representatives of the producers.
The prices, which continue in effect until
December 81, represent an advance of 81
a ton on pig iron and twenty-five cents
n ton on ore, and the basing points are
made Pittsburgh and Birmingham. No
change is made in existing steel prices.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24
STEADIER UNDERGONE
PREVAILS IN COTTON
Less Apprehension Over
Market Makes
Good Advances

N,.4 hrltcr feeling prevailed in cot
ton exchange circles this morning over
the question Of priCe-fXing and was re-
fected in "A broadening market ana
stcadier uudertone.
After opening Il points lower to ~
points higher. the market steadily ad-
vanCed until active positions were oo
TO - points over last lights close
with an active trade partly for outside
aCcoun
1t was the general opinion in the
trade that a most excellent choice had
been made in the personnel of the com
mites selected both to purchase cotton
and to investigate the whole subject
with a view to determining If price
tixiLg was necessary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24

Cleveland. o.. Sept. 24.-The directors
OF the Youngstown & Ohio River Rail-
road Company have resumed dividepds
on the preferred stock. They have de-
clared "a per cent on the issue. payable
September 80 to stock of record Sep
TENDER 81. There will remain an ar
rearage of one quarterly dividend.
amounting to "a per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24
Suspend Mining Until War Ends

Houghton, Mich. Sept. 24.-Director
If the New Arcandian and Baltic Mines
announced suspension OF operations until
after the war because of high cost of
labor and mining supplies. All produc-
ing mines of the district last
week large increases In wages. New
Baltic and Arcandian are nonproduccrs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24

New York. Sept. 24.-The directors of
the Contra Leather Company today de-
clared an extra dividend of , per cent on
the common stock. in addition to the
regular quarterly IA per cent. payable
November / to stock of record October
10
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24
NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS

New York. Sept, 2i.-BuTTER-Receir,s,
SSlS tubs. Market steady. Extra. dc,
higher scoring 6li2 d62c: drsts. IS a soIa G;
seconds. '2@a7c: state dairy. 5o'a m6ota c;
imitation reamcr Asa 4iC.
EGGS-Receipts, 12.743 cases. Market
firm. Extra. - SIC: extra tirsts. 5um Sic:
firsts. iIM4nC; seconds. l3M iiC: mixed
color. Al 13c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24
Six-Cent Fare for Montreal

Montreal. Sept. 24.-The Public Utili-
Hes commission has handed down its
3rcIsfon on the application of local trac-
lion lines to advance fares. and COM
- nv In permitted to charge a six-cent
<1ah fare. with free transfers, and is
Gne ave tickets for a quarter. After
0kra1fted New rates will be put into
within, ; few days.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24
MARKET MOVEMENTS INDICATE
u EFFORTS TO CHECK ADVANCES
Offerings Are Steadily Absorbed, However, and Declines
Are Followed by Rallies-lmportant Changes at
the Close on Side of Gains
High Points in Todnv's Financial NetCs

lcrehs. Efforts o chcck upward tendency caused some declines, bt quick
rallies fo1oured Declines. Iou.prtced issues ere dctre o n ~ C"rb. corn
developed strength after settling Al uUr lc lerd. Cotton ndrdnccd. f"'
cbn exchange was duH. wh SuisS higher. A call t issued for the
condition of Pennsylvania Estate banks and trust companies a. If Scptem,
Der 81. IN crtad rtdcnd a dcctarcd by directors Of the central Lcauter
Company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24
BANK CLEARINCS

Bank clcarings today compared with cor
responding day last two years: .
1918 1917 lNIb
uos,on sil ngi 567 sac. SS7. 73l s34. 315. 6Ol
4. York. sos ~, 200 G2e. 100. 3'S ! 6.34I. 265
PhiIad'a. Rl.liI. 400 -. I3O.6t9 43.3Oe, w.
Raitim.r II,5oI ,954 .T.o4O. sol 7.10t. SOC
Chicago. 90, So. 9G4 10. 100, $50 .......
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24
BONDS
pHlLA. INACTIVE STOCKS

Following are quotations for inactive
stocks listed in the Philadelphia Stock
Exchange. and in which there were no
transactions today. The price given is
the last previous close:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24

3 S. Pemherton Hutchinson, president
of The Westmoreland Coal Company,
and G. Colesberry Purves, president of
were today Selected members of the
board of directors of the Philadelphia
National Bank.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24

Compressed cotton and cotton lint-rs
will not be accepted for shipment aftel
October / unless loaded to a minimum
of rs bales to a car, the railroad AZ
m~inistration announced today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24
CORN PRICES RECOVER
AT CLOSE OF MARKET
After Selling Into New Low
for Season, Short Covering
Brings Improvement
GRAIN RELr MEArHER roRECAsT

Wisconsin, Minnesota. North and south
Nebras ka-Showers tonight; cooler. ex-
ami ami cc eNLreme casts "edneso"S' s"o"ers
K~a SSS,s1 sas'; tonight, cooler ives.
ahd north cSntra'' wednesday, parity
Montana-Fair tonight and Wednesday.
WStominSoCiosdy and Cooler tonight.
probably showers east.
Chicago, Sept. "a.
After selling into new low ground for
the season. the corn market developed
firmness today. The volume of bust
ness was not large. Stopping of per-
mits for shipments of grain at primary
points had a bullish effect at the outset
when prices were firmer.
Local shorts then took profits and
commission houses also purchased. La
ter there was a drop below Yesterdays
bottom mark on selling by bears and
some Of the cash houses Shorts finally
became nervous and covered and offer
ings decreased. resulting in a movement
upward.
The visible supply in the United States
is 5,14o.0 900 bushels. against 5.lSl,o OO
bushels in the previous week and
1906. 600 bushels last year.
The best on October was SLATE. the
bottom $1.45& and the close $1.47h tc
@l'f' b "sdihSl "''fpS d I ~ 'io "'"
terday. The top on November was
St.45$. the bottom S1.i3aa and the final
SLAB to SLASH, against sl.44A at the
end yesterday.
oats showed less snap than for seyera
days and. after displaying firmness
finished lower. Offerings were freer. casl
houses continued to buy. Exporters bic
a little under the market. II was assert
ed hat purchases by the Government
and for shipment abroad of late hav'
been larger than generally believed.
The visible supply in the United States
is %. 059,B00 bushels against 2i,075. GOT
bushels in the previous week and IL,
657 900 bushels last year.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24
Financial Briefs

The New York Subtreasury gained
359s,0oO from the banks yesterday, MAX
Ing a cash net gain since Friday of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24

william A. Dyer. cashier Of the Fed,
eral Reserve Bank, has returned from
an automobile trip through Pennsylvania
and New York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24
Philadelphia Stocks

Total sales, 1862 shares. compared win
4I65 shares yesterday: thus far this week,
6s27 shares; same period last week. 400
shares.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24

sex dividend-Wilson COMPANY, Il. per
cent Reading. second preferred,. u per cent
Kansas city, Fort Scott and Memphis, urr-
f"rred, l per cent, Seaboard National Bank,
) per cent,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24
Fast American Dyes Are Here

Last spring, at the Textile Show, We invited an examination of what we
Ibis was done by exhibiting the applied American products in comparison
whit erG German prototypes. Color for color we demonstrated, by dyengs
exposed to sunlight and weather. that what we were producing was equal
toisC German equivalent 1t Vas thus possible Ito nnoun that the supply of
American Coos Uersus German Colrs
was al accomplished fact. 1t was explained frankly, however, that there were
a n number of missing links; and OF platform and in print we have cautioned
the" consumer Of dyes and the user of textiles that certain shades could
only be obtained from dyes that would stand slight exposure % the sui
great number of combinations in mode shades for womens veal and light
wooden suiings.
Having thus acknowledged our earlier limitations W are all the more
happy to be able o nounc that as a result of the continued succeses
of u Research Department W. are o producing in limited quantities
two of the fastest colors known in the at of dyemg. These will correct the
situation above referred to.
These new types dyengs of which are displayed at the National EXPOSE
ton If Chemical industries are:
Aizarne Sapphire
the fastest kuwn level acid dye TO light for pool and
Carbanhrene Blue
apatcor of the greatest faahe~ to pahmg for coHon.
The introduction of hese types, together with Indigo and AMume aheadv
announced, and some. twenty fast colos o. produced by us in large
In 1919 these products will be available in large quantities and thus III.
manufacture of dyes in all its completely, with a stability based upon
American research and built upon American capital, may be resarded a.
fully established in America.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-24

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, July 1S.-Hogs. $4,000;
good hogs strong to five cents high
er; others slow; bidding low; four
loads prime heavy, 1880; packers
doing very little; bulk of sales,
1745Q1S.30; butchers, 1S.1O@1S.4O;
packing. 171561SOO; light, 1915
a a $40; rough T0 16.5Oq1%1o; pigs.
Cattle, $4,000; good to best steers
steady to 10c higher; top. 1925; a
new record; common to medium
slow to lower; best butcher stock,
steady. Others unevenly lower
calves and stockers and feeders.
steady; beef cattle, good, choice
and prime. 16.S5@1S25; common
and medium, 11.50016.S5; butcher
stock, COWS and heifers, 8.1501450;
Gamers and cutters. 7.000S.15;
stockers and feeders. good, choice
and fancy, 10.50013-00; common
and medium, S25610.50: veal
calves, good and choice, 1880
100.
Sheep, $4,000; market steady to
strong; best range lambs held
higher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
OFFERINGS SMALL
AND CORN HAS GAIN

Chicago. July 1S.-Corn prices
.syauced sharply today owing for
,Se most part to smallness Of Of
sar3nrs on the bulge. however,
selIing pressure increased, and a
-esction e1sued. Trade seemed to
~ almost altogether local Open
snr prices. which ranged from l4c
IN to &C UP with August 160 TO
: snIs and September l.6012 were
ALLOWED ny gains all around and
hen moderate setback.
nrv weather reports from Can
sda gave some independent strength
- oats. Besides, exporters were
S,ddtng- Af-er opening unchanged
~ sc higher, with August IS to
TsLc the market scored further
upturns.
provisions rose with grain and
hogs Business, though, lacked
volume.
Subsequently. breaks became
pronounced a result due in a con-
siderable measure TO the fact that
he entente allies have successful
" taken the offensive on a big
rcaIe Prices closed heavy 3a4 c
IA AZ net lower, with August
Is57s to 1858 and September
561s to 1863
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-18
OPENING OF FOCH'S
BLOW AIDS STOCKS

New York, July 1S.-News of the
effective FrenCh-American opera
tons infused greater strength and
activity to the general list on the
stock market today. United States
Steel led, advancing pa points
while popular equipments, ship
pings and specialties We're l to 4
points higher. Reading featured
the rails, gaining 22s and Union
Pacific was in further demand with
Canadian Pacific, St. Paul preferred
and Missouri Pacific preferred. Sig
nlticant strength was shown by for
elgn bonds, Paris skies gaining 2
points and Anglo-French IS a large
fraction. Liberty 312s sold at 80 SO
TO 1854 As at 94.0O TO 94.1S and AZ S
at 1886 to $500.