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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04
Denials That Minimum Prices
Had Been Fixed in Argen-
tina Cause Pressure

Chicago. Feb. 4.--Denials that mini
and talk that farmers were selling a
little more freely. caused a good deal of
pressure against corn today, and the
market suffered a material down turn
Houses that were prominent yesterday
on the buying side turned sellers.
The absorptive power was much re-
duced, owing to the heavy covering
movement of yesterday, and 1t appeared
as though the persistent clamor again st
the high cost of food had won many
converts to the bear side.
At the immediate outset, there was a
show Of steadiness. which did not last
long. Bears made a good deal of the
unsettled labor conditions. The cash
situation was weaker as the result of a
falling off in the demand and larger
offerings from the country.
The weather was cold in the west.
with scattered SHOWS, and while this was
looked upon as favorable for the move
ment. it will cause heavier feeding,
Oats lacked support and were weaker
in sympathy with corn. Trade was mar
row. 1t was reported that $50. 900 bushels
had been sold at outside points to eastern
exports. 1t was thought that the grain
might be for neutral countries.
Local interests were against the mar
ket, while commission housese bought on
breaks. Bears were confident on the idea
that supplies are ample to meet all re-
quirements.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04

MONEY-LENDINC RATES

NEW YORK-Money on call. mixed
collateral, opened today at per cent
for lending and renewing. On all in
dustrial collateral the opening rate was
Az per cent
The leading money brokers express the
opinion that money Is likely to be easy
al about the ruling level for the next
sixty days. pending the preparations for
the victory Loan.
The mercantile demand for money Is
moderate and there is no particular in
quiry for funds from Wall street. Money
is quoted for sixty and ninety days at
az per cent. the trading figure for In
dustrial loans and at per cent nomi-
nally on good mixed.
The supply of prime mercantile paper
Continues light. No business is being
transacted In paper In New York at
ner cent, the minimum quoted, but in
The country there are some transactions
al that rate. The market broadly In bK
to 5h per cent
Choice bank acceptances are fairly ac-
five at unchanged rates,
Call loans on the best bank accent
ances are unchanged at AZ per cent. !.
PHILADELPHIA-C 6 per cent !:
time. 6% @6 per cent. Commercial paper,
three to six months, soc per cent; six
months. per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York. Feb. 4.-The market for
foreign exchange. while lacking in ac-
tiyity disclosed 'steady tone in the
early dealings today.
Quotations were:
Demand sterling 4,75&, cables 4.76A,
sixty-day bills. nominally, 4,7Sh ninety
day bills. All a..
franc cables $40, checks .5.45%.
swiss cables 4.s2. checks 4.s6.
Guiiders cables Al checks Al.
Peseta cables 2o.1s checks 20. 10.
Stockholm cables 2s.20, checks, rs.
Christiana cables 274, checks 272
Copenhagen cables rs. checks $3.50.
Rutle currency was duh at a decline
to 14M @l4A. These are the Lowest fig-
ures for several weeks past.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04
ward A. McVeigh was appointed assist
ant treasurer and assistant secretary.


ant treasurer and assistant secretary.
Frazier Co. announce that John
Lewis Montgomery has become asso-
ciated with their bond department.
| At special meeting at Pittsburgh Of
the stockholders of the Philadelphia
increase In the Indebtedness Of the COM
pany to the aggregate amount of $780,
| 100000. authorized mortgage upon the
sscSre and an sSs ef & se @ ~
| first refunding and collateral mortgage
bonds. payable IN twenty-five years and
to bear interest at a rate not exceeding
issue of SIS, 900, 900 Of three-year 6 per
cent gold notes. CT which $40, 600, 900 are
| to be issued at once.
Gold holdings OF the combined twelve
Federal Reserve banks established n new
record on January IN, 81 at s2iiIIsII9sss.ooSSS.
The increase in the gold reserves was
largely due to deposits Of gold made by
the Treasury. No explanatory note of the
was Sat hs the e. ns
held by the Treasury. The Treasury
statement showed available gold in the
512.s25. TIE Federal Reserve system
now holds about 70 per cent Of the total
gold stock In the United States.
The committee on stock listing of the
New York Stock Exchange recommends
that $50,740,800 per cent cumulative
debenture stock and 36s.742.300 common
stock of General Motors Corporation be
| added to the list on Official notice Of issu-
amounts authorized tc be listed Of debep-
ture stock $5.740,800 and OF common
stock $l5,134.300. The committee also
States Power Company first and refund-
ing mortgages 8 per cent twenty-five
year bonds be added to the list, making
total amount authorized to be listed $2s.-
068,500.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04
Cotton. BUYERS and Sellers

New York, Feb. 4.-March-Abraham
Mitchell. Rosenberg. Burnett and New
Kieffer offered.
May-Gersn, Bartlett. Carpenter,
Mitchell and Munds bought; McEnany,
Brooks. Figgatt, Young. Rhodes and
Newman sold.
July-orvis. steinbacher. Bartlett,
Clifford. Hubbard. Mitchell. Burnett and
Rosenberg bought; Hartcorn, Walsh.
Jay and Wachsman sold
Notwithstanding. Schill, Newman
Wade.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04
GOVERNMENT BONDS
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, Feb. 4.--There was a fair
demand for spot cotton today with prices
firm on the basis Of an advance OF so
points for middling, old contract, at
1850. The sales were 1000 bales, In
Guiding 700 bales American. The re-
ceipts were 5000 bales, of which 500
bales were American. Futures were
steady in the early dealings Spot prices
were: American. middlinR fair. rs. 94d |;
good middling. 18.26d: middling. 1854 |;
low middling, 16.58d: good ordinary,
15O O6d, and ordinary. 14.53d.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04

New York. Feb 4The market continued extremely in
display of strength
trading
indicated the from
number of and the
demand these
in
tendency developing
49, around point
made II ma this
of
a United from
reaction half the day.
displayed strength afternoon
speciaes pool ef
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New York, Feb. 4.-The coffee market
was very quiet with little demand in
evidence and only moderate scattered
offerings.
The Santos futures market was re-
ported 125 to 225 reis lower and may
have had more or less influence in the
situation here.
There were arrivals at this port of
70.176 bags as follows: Rio. $4,000
Santos 71,176, and Victoria. 1000 bags.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04
Negro Held for Foreible Entry

william Harris, twenty-five years old,
a negro. Lombard street near Sixteenth.
was held in $500 bail today by Magis-
trate lmber on a charge of forcible entry.
Third street, south Of Market. after two
pafrolmen had seen him climb up the
iireescaps and enter BY . second-story
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04

LITTLE OF INTEREST DEVELOPS
ON THE LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE
Sales Are in Odd Lots and Price Movements Inconse
quential-Lake Superior, Tonopah Belmont and
Tonopah Mining Lead Sales-Rails in Demand

TOdas developed little
odd lots and price movements
du at
vores making
erred a
in Iehig n Read
Steel
of the Philadelphia Rapid
gained a
price changes little Importance
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04
NEW YORK MARKET CONTINUES
EXTREMELY NARROW IN SCOPE
Wavering Tendency Displayed, With Heaviness Devel
oping in Many Issues Late in Session-Motor
Stocks Most Prominent Feature
High Points in Today's Financial News

Prices carried the early trading the New York Stock
Exchange but reactions quickly follow Little of interest develops
plans financing
Pronounced increase outside interest the Curb with ndusra
good demand While lacking in activity foreign exchange dis
closed steady Cotton drop after Pressure
silver Unchanged New York
and London
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04
Reserve Banks Discount Rate,

ofcial discount rates at the twelve
Federa. Reserve banks were as follows
(The first column gives the rates for
day maturity. the second for a period
81 sixteen to ninety days. The third
and fourth columns are the rates for
rediscounts of collateral loans secured
By government bonds or notes.)
- C0na nanar ~.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04

brooklyn Edison Company quarterly OF
So payable March I. TO stock OF record
Imorican Cotton OIL Company. Quarterly
NJ per cent ON common payable March. /
10 stock of record February 10
- stud debaker Corporation. quarterly OF 1
per cent ON common and quarterly Of Is.
per cent on preferred.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04
BANK CLEARINCS

Bank clesrinEs today. compared with cor
responding diS iSSib 5Hs' two issiiss'' ,e,z
phils seo, ,isis soi5 81; ;iis;s4s ssi. .sss. .ps
Boston... 62. 7sI.s45 27.ooe. ZOE 81 sos. sSb
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04
BAR SILVER

Commercial bar silver was euotsd in
q EsT TToaSsa aSsa ss'ss :, ID = ssssEss Asns'e
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04
PHILA. 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 sale:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04
Financial Briefs

The Public Service Commission of
Pennsylvania yesterday notified the
Philadelphia Electric Company that the
arrangement entered into a year ago
approving 10 per- cent Increase in all
bates, except residence and municipal
lighting, would be continued for another
year.
Brown Brothers & Co. announce that
owing to the death Of their senior part
ner, Charles ID. Dickey, of New York.
their Office will remain closed until after
the funeral, except for the transaction of
necessary business
Stockholders of the Pittsburgh, Gin
cinnati. Chicago and st. Louis Railroad
Company authorized the issue Of $35.-
900, 900 debenture gold bonds. They also
apolis and Frankford Railroad for
100000.
Payment of the fifth and final in
stallment of 80 per cent on the fourth
Liberty Loan in the Third Federal Re-
80. was made as follows; BY certificate
Of Indebtedness, S1.413.500; by cash.
S8.467.990. and by book credit. S20.149.
s35; total, S30.0s0.s25. The entire pay
ments made by book credit OF $20.149,-
s35 will be withdrawn. ON Thursday.
The New York Subtreasury gained &c..
s44,0 900 from the banks yesterday, max.
ing a cash net gain since Friday Of $4.-
538, 900.
The stock list committee has, admit
ted to the regular list of the Philadel-
phia Stock Exchange $1,000.00O ad-
ditional capital stock of the Corn Ex-
change National Bank of Philadelphia,
making total amount listed $2,000,000.
At a meeting of the board of directors
of the Girard Avenue Title and Trust
Company, James G. Gill. formerly OF the
Land Title and Trust Company, was ap-
pointed title and trust officer and Ed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04

The New York Subtreasury gained So,
s44, 900 from the banks yesterday, max
ing cash net gain since Friday Of $4.
538, 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04
ic to Or

Writ L. Thompson. formerly con-
nected with Brown Brothers q 60, has
kasocisted himself with William "A. Resd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04
Northern Central Rail,Uay Plans NeU Financing

wayCo special
held
of $s,2SO0o
As the
syvania another meeting will
OF
vania which that
made for the Improvement betterment
The amount expended
be
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04

At a meeting of the board of directors
of the Girard Avenue Title and Trust
Land Title and Trust Company, was ap-
pointed title and trust officer and Ed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-04
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

.Ex dividend - New York Dock, ois
Pressed Steel Car DR.. IN.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-03
A MORNING CALLER.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: These glorious spring mornings one always likes to get out into the country and enjoy the good fresh air. -
 One morning left my house around 7.30 to meet a friend who kindly of fered to drive me over to where 1 in tended spending the day.
 As 1 was rushing around. doing q few household duties before leaving. I remembered it was young friends birthday. I thought to myself: Well, if I only had some little gift to send her! l thought of something I had hid away in my trunk. grabbed hold of it, pushed it in a box; took my pen, and string along with me. When l reached the place where I had to meet this friend, l found 1 was there first; had few minutes to spare. l tied the lit tie box up and wrote my birthday wishes thereon. Leaving it at the house when I passed by. thinking to myself it's not the gift. but the re- membrance. .F iE'
 When I reached my friends house found them all as busy as bees, mak- ing butter.
 After having a hearty welcome, and greetings, I soon took off my hat and coat, turned up my sleeves, found ar apron, started at once to do as much as possible to help with the work. SC we could have a nice visit in the af- ternoon.
 My friend, and I, going from one
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-03
FAVORlTE RECIPES.

Dear Social Corner Members: I have been an interested reader and have reaped benefits from the nice letters and recipes contained therein. | I want some good Sister to try my coffee cake:
 One cup shortening, two and half cups brown sugar. one cup cold coffee Every strong). four eggs. two and a half cups of flour, one nutmeg, one ta- blespoon of mixed specs, cloves, cin- namon, allspice, two teaspoons of soda, one of entrants, and a few walnuts, chopped This is my stand by. Individual Pork Pies-(F'or Scottie) ,: | Take one and a half pounds of lean !, pork and cut in small pieces. Season with pepper and salt to suit. taste; 1 cook until tender. Trim off all the | fat and fry out. also two slices of salt l pork. Make a biscuit dough; line a tin gem pan of eight with paste, (not very thick). Take the pork with only a. teaspoon of gravy for each and fill; put q slit in top crust. then pinch to- gether. Bake in a hot oven fifteer minutes. Now take the fat and the gravy which has been cooked witt the meat. Take a tablespoon of f1oul i to thicken gravy; pour over pie anG into holes in top crust. Always GOV CT your pork well with water whe1 cooking. Throw the fat into it as it is frying out, for 1t takes a lot o. gravy for eight pies. This is ample for dinner for five persons. With { pudding, potatoes and peas. Try i and report.
 Will take for my pen name
 ONONDAGUE 1902.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-03
SHORTENING MORNINGS TOO
 SOOE

Dear Social Corner Friends: The daylight saving law is agreeable to the majority of housekeepers, ezpec- ially during the summer onths There are so many short winter days when the morning meal must be prepared long before sunrise, that April Is a welcome month: but when the law makers place it back among the dark mornings, 1t is too much of a good thing even for the houselzeepers.
 Utilizing the extra hour at night for gardening to my knowledge is quite imitedrfor this month
 Where is the economy of consum- ing extra gas. electricity. or oil for the dark mornings throughout the land Possibly there is chance for a little prohteering among the corporations that furnish Illuminating materials: who knows but there is a certain con- mission for the ones who advocate such a law for April Among the early writers there was faithful Sister who wrote instructive and homelike letters every week for year; and after. when her health al- i lowed. Her identity was known to but few. l exchanged postcards and she wrote: My sickness seems to lin ger and I am good for nothing" from
 which one would infer it was tuber- | culosis. Her pen-name was Frank ot
 Moosup.
 , Last week I arranged few vegeta 1 ble containers out doors, but Friday
 morning 1t was quite convenient tc l take up my garden and walk; and
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-03
AN APPRECIATION.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: When we weary of our duties and the dull routine of care, that we scarce can see the beauties that are round us everywhere, Oft we turn to The So- cial Corner-To it's Chat with young and old, there to find with many oth- CTS better things to us than gold! For it tells US how the Sisters all are striving hard to tird easier ways to lift the burden that Grte pressing strength and mind; and we're thank ful to the many who have aided with advice, how to fold the clothes up neatly, and to iron very nice; and ways of cooking good things we have to eat. Also tells of other methods, which we follow if we can, if only putting gloves on to keep off the hor- rid tan. But, perhaps, some critical reader thinks that I am inclined. to shirk so I will close my nasty letter, and go right about my work.
 c. E. $.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-03
MERROW

Mrs. Ivan Wilcox and Mrs. Asa Bur- dick and the latters son Malcolm spent Tuesday in Willimantic, guests of Mrs. E. B. Durkee.
 Mrs. Lena French has returned home from South Wilmington, where she went to care for her daughter, who was ill with grip. While there Mrs. French became i'll also and was under the doc tors care for a few days.
 Ed. Skinner has moved his family from Crystal Spring farm, where he has been employed for several years, te Spring Manor farm. Mansfield Depot Mir. Skinner will work for Mr. Stanley
 Miss Helen Reynolds of Eaglevillt accompanied Mir. and Mrs. l. F. Wilcox Ira and Sarah Wilcox to Holland las week Friday, where they attended al entertainment given by South Willing tom people.
 Joseph Merrow and Miss Mary Mer-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-03
HOUSEHOLD HINTS,

Dear Socail Corner Sisters: These domestic suggestions may be of help:
 For burns, scraped raw potato, bind on burn.
 Equal parts of linseed oil, lime wa ter and soda (cooking).
 l use hot water when starching by the cold starching process instead Of cold.
 I use paraffin oiled cloth ID wipe like new.
 A drop or two of glycerine add ed to the cream when you want il to whip readily. It does not. affect the flavor of the cake. s 4
 If you want pes b. cookies. to bake well, sprinkle salt on the bottom Of the oven (fine, dry salt).
 If you want to do your washing without rubbing, cut up two pounds of soap, and add two pounds of sal soda and 10 quarts of water; boil to- gether two hours; when re.,dy for use add one pint of soap to d boiler of clothes; boil thirty minutes.
 Keep a brush to grease your tins when baking; and a brush to brush your pies and cookies.
 After singeing fowls rub g3ntig with flour, then Wasl all &over instepid wa ter. t @ ts3 N# @sF {
 To cure soft corns place talcum powder and tissue paper between toes. Do not use cotton is 1t is too heating
 Vaseline rubbed thoroughly on your corns will cure them. have cured four corns by this method. I use my Helping Hand for. so many things. Some call it a canning | fork. I have had mine for years. draw baked potatoes from hot oven l lift meat and vegetables from kettles take out eggs and many other things l When I make mayonnaise. beai the yolk of the egg about ten min- utes before adding oil; after oil is added, if cold, it will thicken imme- diately. A surprise box for children: If you 1 have a small invalid in the house ar. range a surprise box for him, con- taining as many packages as there are hours in the day that he is awake Have each numbered and give him z certain time each hour. You car have nap surprises. A little trinket or harmless candy can he hid uEde the pillow so she will find it when sht wakes up.
 1 You will find no trouble when yot want the little boy or girl to tak' his nap. r-" | -ETHELYN.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-03

ana the misprints that sometimes fmake sentence funny" and which often 'queei'' the meaning. making it rather trying to the writer vanity. enjoyed Nemas letter very much; but Wlll venture that she had not seen
 said neighbor" for long whlle." l Could she keep on smiling I won der, if her caller came morning after
 morning, to say nothing of doing that washing? What a sacrifice that boiler 1 of good hot water" must have been to her houseWifeiy soul!
 By way of explanation and exonera : ! ton, too. 1 will say that my letter en- l titled My Morning Caller was just a first attempt at writing a "storyette'- "ette'' meaning little. I had no ma 1 licious intention and am sorry if l
 have hurt anyone's feelings; but if the coat fits" who is responsible? l
 merely treated the subject in gen. eral way. not from my own experience. 1 am sure many busy housekeepers
 will agree with me that much in my i storyette is more or less the truth and | that it would be as well to look at the !, matter from sensible point of view. 1 There is. it is said something of the i feline in the nature of every woman; but about the paw, if we stroke it very carefully, it is as soft as velvet. but i one false move and we find the claws 1 are still there.
 Aurelia is very facetious, no doubt, but is he or she presuming to point his or her humorous arrow at me, at one who has won a whole. round dollar
 with her pen, and who is beginning to have dreams of the one being multi piled some day. through other and still Il more aspiring channels? Perish the
 thought!
 T I shall turn my reward over to the . aid of the Khaki" of whom I have seen so many on a recent visit to New ,i York They are everywhere and are ,i in various stages of trouble. Looking
 from many of the horrors of which them passing on cruScnes, legs ampu- l tated at the knee. and others suffering } from many of the horrors of whict we have read and heard making me : feel as though I'd like to give all have to alleviate in some measure theil
 misery. l A P,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-03

NOT A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
 Dear Social Corner Sisters: I have to thank the Editor for the first dollar that have ever earned with my pen I usually look for Omissions and cor. rections,' by which I hope to learn
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-03
CHESTNUT HILL

NJ. s. Davoll was in Hartford Satur- day attending the celebration of the 90th anniversary of Odd Fellowship. Mir. Davoll has been a member of this order for over 30 years.
 Mir. and Mrs. Pierce of Norwich were guests Tuesday Of Mir. and Mrs. G. B. Dimon.
 MT. and Mrs. Wallace W. Palmer and the 1atter's mother. Mrs. Harvey, were visiting relatives in Hartford Sunday.
 Elisha F. Tucker, s, walked to Co., lunlbia and return one day this week, a distance of six or eight miles.
 Miss Jessie James and Burton James from Mansfield training school spent a day or two with their parents recently
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-03
DEPENDABLE RECIPES.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: If anyone has rust stains" on any of their white clothes, good and a sure way of removing them is to put enough salt on the stain to cover it. Then squeeze the juice of a lemon on the spot and put out in the sun, and leave there, and soon the, stains will suddenly disappear &a Ss@
 Apple Gems: Take one cup corn meal, one and one-half cups flour, one-half teaspoon sugar, five table, spoons baking powder, one cup milk four sour apples and two tablespoons of molasses. Sift dry ingredients to- gether. Add enough milk to make thick batter; beat well; add apples chopped fine and molasses. Bake in hot, greased gem pans fifteen to twenty minutes
 Hope this recipe will be useful to some one.
 MARY FIREFLY.