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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-16
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u 9Th CHESTNUT STS.. N. Il. Cor. y
Members Of Philadelphia and New y
Ycrk Stock Exchanges. \
PROPOSALS
DEPARTMENT OF CITY TRANSIT
CITY OF PHlLADELPHIA
r6l Rourse Huildinr

Philadelphia. August 10 1919
Sealed proposals. addressed to the under
signed at the Office above mentioned will
be received until l2 o'clock noon on Tues
day. August 81. 1918. and opened imme-
diately thereafter, for the following work
Railway. authorized by Ordinances of Coun-
ellis approved July .. 1915 and July 90 1919
CONTRACT NO. $50:
Erecting. drilling and riveting In place one
4 hurdred and siXty-four large cast-iron
brackets oG single column bents in Frank
ford avenue between Church street and
Dyrs street.
Pans ana specifca tions can be seen at
Room 74e. Bourse Building. and copies OF
same, with L.ank forms for proposals. will
be supplied to intending bidders upon appii-
cation to this office. '
Bioders must be skilled and regularly en-
gagsd an the class of work bid for
tn. contractor will be required to comnly
with the act of Assembly OF July is ig1i
relative to Workmen's Compensa tion Insr,r.
ahce. and muse furnish proof to the Depart-
mert that he has accepted the provisions Of
said act and either insured his liability
.hereunder or secured exemption tIerefrom
Each bid must be ACCOMPANIED BY a Ger
tihcats FROM he City Solicitor that a pro
posai bono in the sum 1f Five Hundred
Eoilars $500 mas been filed in acCorda nee
with the provisions OF an Ordinance ap-
proved Nav 25. 1860 ~
The Direct reserves the right to reject
! any or all bids as he may deem best for the
interest OF the CITY % Philade lphia
VIM s. TW MING.
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New York, Aug. 16.


Many of the brokers the floor of the stock exchange busted them
fractional limits making the
yesterdays final hgues IN
market due to
which had impressed leading
lines this there
banking had taken steps
found action of the stock
hesefa
disposition Of the market
those
determined the market and inspired price
which first
in
operations
gradually be confne
umatrI dropped points, halt
manp than Amer
Hide and Leather
the day. moving about
al the continued be
United of the foreign Government
from1O
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED

South. Penn OIL Company rcgular quar-
to stock OF record September, IL.
Standard Oil of Ohio. regular quarterly of
50 a share and usual extra Of 81 a share.
payable October l to stock of record Au-
gust 80.
regular quarterly of 81 a share on COM
mon payable September 10 to stock of rec
ord August 80.
dividend of 3ie per cent, payable September
/ 10 stock of record August 20. !
Federal Mining and Smelling Company.
regular quarterly Of ~ per cent on pre-
ferred. payable September - to stock of rec
ord August ~. - :,
dend OF Sc a share common and regular
semiannual of So share on preferred.
Sotn payable September 10 stock Of rec
Chesbrough Manufacturing Company, usua!
dividend OF So q share quarterly and 80
cents extra. payable September 20 to stock
of record August 81.
Contoocook Mills. a dividend OF 3h, per
cent on preferred on account of accumulated
dividends. payable September to stock OF
record August IL.
quarterly Of 1& per cent. payable September
ia to stock of record September u.
United Paper Board Company, regular
quarterly of Ia per cent on preferred, pay
able October Is to stock OF record October
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,o total sales. Si0300. compared with si1,-
400 yesterday; thus far this week, SiI5, 200;
same period last week, SOL $50.
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WEAKNESS OF CASH
BRINGS DROP IN CORN
Prospects of Larger Receipts
Lead to Selling-Decline
Preceded by Strength
Chicago. Aug. lG.


A slow demand for the cash article
and expectations of increased receipts,
as soon as the present big rush Of wheat
is over, led to selling of corn and weak
ened the market today. The decline was
preceded in the session by strength, 'lue
to light offerings, covering by shorts and
scattered buying by commission houses.
on the rise, leading commission and wire
firms supplied all wants. Many interests
are getting out of corn and into oats.
The top on August was Sl.6l's and
the close lac above the bottom at Sl.5nE
bid, against Sl.60Ts at the end yester-
Gay. The best on September was S1.62B B
and the low $l.6l1s and the final Sl.6lai
Tl.6i7a. against S1.62is at the end
Yesterday The high on october was
sl64h, the bottom S1.62l2, and the
final Sl.63L. .&l631a against S1.63Fs yes
terdays last price.
Buying credited to elevator interests
made oats strong. This grain was re-
garded as being too cheap as compared
with corn. Shorts We're uneasy and
covered
August ended at the top at 69Ao
bid. with the bottom yesterdays last
price of 6sisc September ended at the
best at 70Bc. with the low yesterdays
final price of 694c October ended
around the top at II q al Nc, with
the bottom 70iac, against 7OSc at the
end yesterday.
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PHILADELPHIA-Call. 6 per ce
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York, Aug 16.-The only appre-
ciable change in foreign exchange rates
in the early dealings today was a gain
of y centime in francs Guilders were
little steadier. Otherwise the market
remained unchanged.
Quotations We're:
Sixty-day bills nominally 473. ninety
day bills All.
Franc cables 5.64A. checks 5.65A.
Lire cables $50, checks 1904.
Pesetas cables 24.7O. checks 2450.
Swiss cables 3.9S, checks 4.
Stockholm cables 35%, checks 35A.
Christiania cables 3l.65, checks 31.26
Copenhagen cables $3.50, checks 81.
Ruble notes were entirely nominal al
lS.30@l3.60.
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COTTON PRICES JUMP
TO NEW HIGH GROUND
Demand Comes From Shorts
and Offerings Are Small-Oc-
tober Takes Lead
New York, Aug 16

Nc" fhrk, aug. 10.
Under the lead Of October, which in
creased its premium over December con-
siderably, the cotton market moved into
new high ground in the last hour today.
Trading. whichc had been light. then
became active.
Most of the demand came from shorts
ana there was marked lack of offer
lnss. During the middle of the week
there was some liquidation on unsettled
weather then prevailing in Texas, but
todoys advances indicated that the
signs Of precipitation had passed. with
nothing more than light scattered
showers, conditions being clear, with
temperatures rising.
number of we'll street firms ap-
peared to be swinging over to the bull
side because of the persistency of the
drought in the Southwest and appre-
henSton that, unless the dry spell is
thoroughly relieved within week, the
next report of the Federal Department
Of Agricultural would show a sensational
decline
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STOCKS ARE HEAVY
in NOUTSIDE MARKET
Wri e hit Martin Continues
Pressed for Sale at Conces.
sions-Oils Steady
New York. Aug, 16.

New York, Aug. Is.
trading on the curb continued ouiet
with heavy tendency shown in a num-
per or stocks which for some time had
been the object Of a good deal OF spec
latire attention.
Aetna Explosives was little frmer.
seIling at ~. fractional gain from
Yesterdays low price. while Wright
martin continued pressed for sale at
concessions with small amount of
business at to 9ai. The action Of this
STOCK ignores altogether continued state
ments of good earniags and large pro-
nts being made by the company.
United States Steamship was in fairly
good demand, selling, ex-dividend, at 6A
16%
OH stocks were generally steady. with
continued interest attached to the steady
demand for Stanton OIL. Cosden sold
at y a "a and Pierce Oil ranged from
15Ss TO SIS.
submarine Boat was little higher
selling at 16la Burns Brothers was
steady with sales at &c.
There was small amount Of trading
IN United Motors at 32M31s.
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BIG SAVINGS BY RAILWAYS
Waste Eliminated by Efficient Manage.
ment Under Federal Control

Washington. Aug. 16.-Saving through
efficient management and consolidation
Of railroads. under Federal control in
the northwestern United States COM
puted on an annual basis, have
amounted to S25.229, 352.45. the railroad
administration announced today. OF
this. S21.155,95i was saved through
elimination of duplicating services In
passenger trains, and $1,33S.726 in
freight trains. hr ..
Tho joint use of livestock exchanges
at Kansas City alone saved $12.948, the
announcement states. and the joint
switching in the Lake Superior region
saved SlS9,61S, while rerouting In this
region of war shipments saved S660,O00.
Joint uses of terminals at Omaha saved
$ol2,970: at Duluth, $l26,376, and St.
Louis. $4S1,466.
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LONDON STOCK MARKET
BAR SILVER
Local Meat Market
Pennsylvania RAILROAD

The following report OF the fresh meat
trade In Philadelphia is furnished by the To-
cal livestock and meat office Of the Bureau
Of Markets. United states Department OF
Agriculture:
FRESH REEF-Receipts moderate: mar
ket firm and unevenly higher: demand good
esnecially for hinds
STEERS-Receipts moderate; mar ket
strong a 500 to sos per cwt. on good grades
sl4 to SIS per cwt on common grades; de-
mand good.
COWS-Receipts moderate: market frm
at li TO s1S per cwt on fresh stuff: demand
'VEAL-Receipts light; market stronger a.
500 to s23 per cwt. on heavy weights.
sSI 10 500 on choice lights: demand active.
T-PORK-Receipts moderate; market slow
on frozen stock, at saI to 1890 per cwt.
'IAMB-Receipts light; market strong at
sos 10 s31 on choice lambs: demand active.
on good mutton at 500 to so5 per cwt.; de
uand fair.
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Cotton Buyers and Sellers

New York, Aug. 16.-October-Bart-
lett, Gumoens. Newman. Geer. Downs
and Johnson bid: Hartcorn, Keiffer.
Brooks, Clifford, Sellar,. Hubbard and
Wieck offered.
Decentralization. Bartlett, Rountree,
Montgomery and Smith bid Gumoens,
Sellar, Hubbard. Figgett. Hartcorn. Geer,
Schill. Brooks and Ranger offered.
January-F'linn. Keiffer and Rountree
bid Brooks. Gunoens. Wieck. Bolts and
Goss offered
March-Rosenberg and clifford bid |;
Sellar and Newman offered.
May-Wilson bid Ranger. Schill and
Lowenstein offered.
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, Aug. is Spot cotton was
quiet today, with prices steady on the
basis of an advance Of points for mid
were 1000 bales The receipts were 5000
bales. including 200 bales American. Flu
lures were dull in the early dealings.
Old contract, spot prices. We're: Ameri-
can. mjddling fair. 2440d; good mid
ding. 23.72d middling. 23.09d: low mid
ding. 22O4d; good ordinary. 2062d.
and ordinary. 1880.
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CHEESE-The market ruled firm under
light offerings and a fair demand The
quotations; New York. whole milk fancy,
fresh. 26L a p26h c; specials higher; do do
fair to good fresh. 2Jl7 q 26c; Wisconsin
whole-milk fancy, @6h a26h c. do. do, fair
to good. 25h G 26c.
BUTTER-There was a fair demand and
the market ruled firm under light offsrings,
Quotations: Solid-pac acked creamery. extra.
+6c: higher-scoring goods. ~ 4Sc; extra
frsts 45h c; hrsts, 44la q 45c. seconds. AZ 10
s3ls c; brands of prints jObblng at SEQ 54c
choice at 5lc fair 20 good at Al q soc
EGGs-Demand was fairly active for fine
new-laid esss and prices were firmly held
Quotations; Free cases. nearby FISTS Sl3 20
obs. 30 per standard cave: current receipts
si2.eO per ease: western extra irsts si3. SO
per case; nrsts. sl2.90 i3. 90 per case; fancy
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NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS

New York. Aug. l6-BUTTER--Receipt
10. .s8S tuba. Market firm. Higher scoring
State dairy. 44h 945%c
EGGs.-Receipts. lb.563 cases. Market
irregular extras. As q 49c: white eggs. 81 %
csc: mixed color. 3s % 5ec. others unchanged
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ONLY THRILLING PRICE CHANGES
ARE RECORDED In WALL STREET
Dealings in Securities Thought to Be Curtailed to Essen
tal Transactions Until Allies Win War-Irad-
ing in General Motors Discontinued
High Points in Today's Financial NeUs

Stock trading limited changes on the Ne0
Of
Selling redkened the
higher
by the
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NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.

New York, Aug 16.-The coffee mar
ket opened steady today and unchanged
- decline OF one point. There was a
demand for the September position from
Irade sources, but offerings were scarce
~ only transactions on the call were
a May.
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LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS

Chicago. Aug. 1e;cmaaHoGsI,Rccsslpts; Il, ,5, 800
yesterday's average: Top; sla.dSii bM,k' an 4
IL. 80: medium liLht. $iD. 500 10. 30; packins
heavy. N7;G5,@ 1S.3!: mcdiTm mixed; slI:9o
is. 5O rough slI. % @n17 30.
CATTLE.--Rcccipts. 1000 head. SLOW,
steady at yesterdays decline. Calves
SHEEP.-Rcccipts. 10000 head. Lambs.
generally steady. Sheep. slow.
Pittsbnrgh., Pa. Aug: G-.HoGS.T,dRss;; s;
a 10. 90; heavy workers. s2o;4o@%o,93; light
workers. s10.75@20; pigs $40. .75Q 1920.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-ReceIpts. 900 head.
Steady TOP sheep. s1e. 30; top lamos, SIS.
CALVES--Rcceipts. 200 head. Steady.
Top. $3.50
Kansas City, Aug. lC. - CATTLE-Re-
ccipts, 500 head.
HOGS-Rcceipts, 5000 head.
SHEEP-RcCeipts. 2o"0 head.
South Omol,a. Aug. G.-HOGS--Receipts
$500 head. Steady. &c higher.
CATTLE.-RcCeipts. GOO head. steers.
lower: cows. steady to strong.
HEEP.-Receipts. II 500 head. Steady
TO 10c lower.
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New York. Aug. 16.-Interests in the
silver market in this city express sat
iSfaction over the announcement that
They believe that the new quotation will
be taken as the standard all over the
world.
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Ship Million in Silver to India

New York, Aug. ia further 81 .O0O.-
oOO in silver withdrawn from the local
assay Office recently was shipment to
India.
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LEGAL .ADyERTIsEMENTs

fYF ESTATE OF HANNAH c. DAN
IEi.S, deceased testamen-
tary upon the estate of Hannah c. DsnieIs
dec.ased having been granted 10 FIDEIJTy
TRUST COMPANY and WALTER n
DRAKE. all persons indebted TO the "a ii
estate are requested 10 make payment snd
those having claims against the same 10
the said COMPANY. Nos sa5yssI1 It Gh me Office Of
FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY
WM. T.. GESF, Presids,t
325-aaI Chestnut st. Philadelphia
NEP ESTATE or JOHN T. LECKEY. d.-
esased.Letters OF administration on
undersigned. all persons indebted To the .s1s w
estate are requested TO make payment. snd
without delay. to same
BESSIE A. LECKEy
8l32 Walton avenue Phra
WILLIAM p. $. FERGUSON.
Snt Nirnnlr Dr,lldln.
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MONEY.LENDINC RATES

NEW YORK-Money on call, mixed
collateral. ruled at per cent all day.
Industrials ruled 6 Y, except on ruling
rate of per cent.
The time money situation is un-
changed. There are occasional loans
and renewals on time money, and trad
ing figure is a minimum per cent In
call funds, nominal quotations are per
cent on good mixed security collateral
and 81. per cent on industrial. but al
most all of the business in either class
of loans is at per cent.
Prime bank acceptances are quiet at
unchanged rates for sixty and ninety
DAYS of 5-16m4h per cent for eligible
member bills 47s G4a4 per cent for elig-
ible nonmembers and SIS G4a4 for in
eligibles
Commercial paper of choice quality
Is moving slowly at a minimum of 6
per cent, as previously.
PHILADELPHIA-C 6 per cent !;
time, b&46 per cent. Commercial pa
per, three to six months, 5q6 per cent !;
six months, 6 per cent.
IONDON--Money on call was I'M
changed at per cent. The rate of dis
count in the open market for short and
three months bills was 1882 per cent,
unchanged.
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Total sales. A.133.O0O. compared with
s5 ifs5. 900 yesterday; thus far this week,
8.sSI 900: same period last week. s32,-
h25 OOO
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Financial Briefs
TONOPAH STOCKS

The committee on clearing house of
the New York Stock Exchange has di-
rected that the clearing of General Mo
tors Corporation common stock be dis
continued. beginning with the sheet of
Saturday night. August Il, contracts
due Monday, August 10.
At a meeting Of the directors of the
New York Transportation Company it
was decided to pass the usual quarterly
divident of 25 cents a share due at this
tinp
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CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS

Chicago, Aug 16.-BUTTER-Receipts
6e5i tubs. Unchanged.
EGGS,-Receipts. 7715 cases. Unchanged.
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PROVISIONS

The market ruled firm. with a fair lob
bling demand. Following were the quotations
City beef, in sets, smoked and air-drled.
4IC; western beef. in sets smoked. 4TC;
city beef, knuckles and tenders. smoked and
air-dred, $50: western beef. knuCkes and
tenders. smoked. $50: beef hams $40, pork
family. s52 q 50; hams. $. p. cured. loose.
81 q 32c: do skinned loose. 81 a 32c, do. do.
smoked. 80 q 35C; other hams smoked. city
cured. as to brand and average, 800 Sac
hams. smoked western cured. 81 a Sic: do.
boiled. boneless, i6C: picnic shoulders. :. p.
cured. loose. 23l2 C; do. smoked. 26C; bellies
in pickle. according 10 average. loose. 3ici
breakfast bacon TO brand and average.
city cured Ale: breakfast bacon. western
cured, Ale; lard western. refined. 81 097lz
lard pure city. kettle-rendered. u q 27k c.
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More than 400 Stocks
JONES & BAKER
SECURITIES

81 WnenoF Bldg, FhIadeIphia
RAsaes Bell. walnut 1890: X stone. Race 2.ss
New York Pittsburgh
Chicago Direct Prtpdfe wfres BostoB
NOllIRY You may send me your booklet
rOiIpON about 400 stocks.
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leading futures ranged an follows:
q Va a
GRAIN AND FLOUR

wHEAT-Receipts, l3+@7T bushels. The
market ruled frm. Quotations: Car lots
in export elevator, CGovernm.nt, standa I'd
teT' s3,ss No. /, northern spring. s., 80;
No. /, hard winter. $3.50; No. |, red win
ter. garlicky, s9.37; No. =, red, winter,
81 80; No. g northern spring. 81 80: No. =
hard winter. 81 30; No. .. red winter, gar
iicky, So 23i: No. 3. red winter. s. 81: No
8. northern spring. s2.32: No. 3. hard win
ter 50 a.; No. 3, red winter, Garlicky. s.. 30.
CORN-There was little trading and the
market was unChanEed. Quotations: Car
lots for local trade-NO. ., yellow. 81 SSp
/ 90; No. 3. yellow, sl.sd@l.s
OATS-Recripts 1893 bushels Trade
was slow and thr market declined lC Of
ferngs were moderate. hut "wnle. Quota,
tions: No. .. white. sli2 a sec; stanta rd
white. slTSl he; No. 3, white. SO'7 aSl
No t. white, 79M soc.
FLOUR-Rccripts 4s3.5S2 lbs in sacks.
Trade was slow and prices favored buy
yrs. Quotations: To arrive, per 1919 lbs.
cent -four, .5ai93o; Kansas wheat.
100 per cent -four. 81 q u %; spring wheat.
100 per cent -four, sll.l5m ll.40.
RYE FLoUR-Wss dull and unchanged.
We quote 1913 5gl0 rs per bbl. In sacks,
as 10 quality
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REFINED SUGARS
DAIRY PRODUCTS

Demand was fair and prices were frml,
held on a basis of I50c for fine granu
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BANK CLEARINGS

Bank clearings today compared with cor
responding day last two years. ,o.
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l.lNE-Demand was -tir and values were
well sustained. with supplies under good con
troll. Quotations: Fowls. 3GT37c; spring
chickens. not Leghorns. wcighnr u. GD5
lbs apiece. 3s q sc; weighing ImlI, Ihs
apiece. 36M3IC: white Leghorns aCcordinr p
TO size, 81 % soc; roosters. % a 26c: ducks
Pekin. spring. "a q 36c: do, do, old 3oap az
do Indian Runner 28G2Sc; Euineas ner
pair 80 6l.+5; pigeons. old per pair
30 @ 3nc; do Young. per pair. 2S o 3Oc,
DRESSED-Demand was fairly active and
prices were well sustained under light or
ttrings. The quotations ranged as follows
Frcsh-kiled fowls. I'm bbls. fancy dry
picked. fancy selected 3GIa =: Weighing 4
lbs. and over apiece. 3Gc: smaller sizes, ~ a
33r; old roosters. dry-picked, 2Sc: broilins
chickens. western, fancy. weighing Ibs
apiece and over 4C0+1c smaller sizes asa
soc: spring ducks Long Island and PennsyI.
vania @3Ic: squads. per dozen white,
weighing l01l2 lbs. per dozen SSGDS55
do. weighing 9GlO lbs. per dozen. STm7 30;
do. weighing lbs. per dozen. s6GG5 30;
do, weighing 7 lbs. per dozen, 81 5OaS;
do. weighing 6g ga lbs. per dozen s304;
DO, dark. s1.5o9@.5o; small and No. ..
81 NJ so
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Refined Sugars Unchanged

New York, Aug. 16.-Refined sugars
are unchanged at 1900. less > per cent
for cash Raws are unchanged at 6.05Sc.
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GOVERNMENT BONDS
More Gold for Mexico

New York. Aug. 16.-Gold coinage
amounting to 100000 has been with
drawn from the Suhtreasury for ship
ment to Mexico.
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900 from the banks yesterday, max
SIS $4,000. s
The output of Calumet and Hecla and
its subsidiaries for July was 11.11S.426
pounds of refined copper. compared with
11,699,212 pounds in June and l1,933,544
in July year ago.
Banks in St Louis are forming a dis
count company along the lines of the
great London institutions, following the
lead of New York. They want to es
tablish a market for acceptances and
trr proposed institution will buy the
bills and generally hold them until ma
tIril!
The Adams Express Company reports
for March gross of $2.G1S33s. against
S2,447.6Sl the same month last year.
Three months gross was SI.096,i62. an
increase for tn ncrlod Of $79S,sl9.
The Federal Reserve Board today ap-
pointed w. w. Paddock Federal Reserve
examiner. He has been Federal Reserve
bank examiner in this district.
A New York Cotton Exchange men,
bership has sold for $4,000. The price
is unchanged from the previous sale.
A petition is being circulated on the
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
asking the board of managers to close
the exchange on Saturdays during the
month of September.
The Nevada Consolidated Copper
Company for the quarter ended June 80
last reports net earnings of $2.372.l71,
compared with $470,SO9 in the preceding
quarter. The surplus after dividends
amounts to $s52,57S. contrasted with u
deficit of 81 ,52s,64s in the March period.
The production of copper during the
three months amounted to 21.507, 800
pounds, against l7,435,l64 pounds in the
preceding quarter.
A statement has been issued by the
, Clearing House committee of the New
| York Stock Exchange to the effect that
General Motors common 'is not widely
enough distributed to warrant it's con-
| tinuance on the list of stocks cleared"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-16

The national convention of the Farm
Mortgage Bankers Association win be
held September II, IS and 10 at Kan
sas City, Mo, two weeks earlier than
originally intended. to avoid interfer-
ence with the fourth Liberty Loan cam
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-16

Total sales, 1S4, 300 shares. compared with
212. 100 shares yesterday; thus far this week.
1.7O8.SOO shares; same period last week.
1.l2S,3OO shares.
'Ex dividend-Detroit United Railways.
.; National BISCUIT. ~.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-16
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS

selected eggs were jobbing at 5Od5oc pc
dozen.
POULTRY