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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
OIL ISSUES ATTRACT
ATTENTION ON CURB
Standard Group Dull, but In
dependents Are Traded in
Actively

New York, Jan. 23.-The curb mar
ket was fairly active but without de-
cisive tone in any group. Standard Oil
issues were duh and without material
change. but the independent oil stocks
were again actively traded in with ir-
regular movements.
Houston oil ranged from II to TILE
and Royal Dutch rose from 72 to 74i.,
reacting to 72a. Sinclair Gulf was also
strong, selling at % to 23ir. Cosden
sold at "a and 7b.
A feature of the market was the heavy
trading in Queen Oil, one of the low
priced issues. which has important prop
critics in the Ranger field.
General Asphalt was again bought by
Royal Dutch interests, with sales at SIN
to 57h. The preferred sold at a2i2 to
-. lnter-Continental Rubber sold at
l7ii to l6A.
War order stocks were quiet and with
out material change
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

New York. Jan 23-A feature of a
dun foreign exchange market in the
early dealings today was the wide dis
crepancy in Swiss cables and checks and
weakness in that class of exchange
Gables were quoted at +s5i. and checks
at +S9, Scandinavians We're heavy, but
Entente exchanges held steady and lire
checks were slightly higher
Quotations We're:
Demand sterling 4.75i;, cables
479IH, Sixty-day bills. nominally,
i73ia ninety-day bills, 4.7lia
Franc cables 5.+5 Ii checks 5.45s.
Lire cables 6.S5, checks 6.36i?
Guider cables AZ. checks 4la,.
Pesetas cables 20.l5. checks zoos
Stockholm cables 2S.7O, checks $3.50.
Christiania cables 27.9O. checks 27.7O.
Copenhagen cables 26, o. checks 26. so,
Ruhle currency was frmer on mod
crate dealings at 16i2 l6A.
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MONEY.LENDINC RATES

NEW Money on call. mixed
collateral. opened today at s per cent
for lending and renewing on all in
dustrial collateral the opening rate was
81. per cent,
The money market today was not
changed i'm the slightest particular as TO
rates or conditions
call funds were quoted at 5m Sig per
cent and money for mixed dates was
nominal in every respect at 5A q 5 l.,
per cent for periods of sixty days to
four months.
The demand for choice short mercan-
tile paper is still greater than the sup
ply at 5i4 a IL per cent, and there is
an occasional transaction at per cent
lrime bank acceptances rule modcr.
ately active and unchanged at Ala a
IA per cent for prime member bills and
I n 40 per cent for prime ronmem-
bers.
can loans on prime bank acceptances
are unchanged at 4i2 per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
NEW YORK BUTTER And EGGS

New York. Jan ~ -BUTTER-Lover and
weak R.ceipts. u, i0S tubs. Higher scor.
..ns '5@ a6C eN,r4s 53c inside; frsts. 5iis %
aic; seconds, +0l3 oslo: state dairv sam
'iG; imitation creamery, i8m +Tc.
EGGSEWeak ReCeipts, 1892 cases. Ex-
lSm Is 5ac; seconds. 50 q SIC dlrties. No. /, Il
y isc; No. 2, a0d SIC; checks good ~ a 5oc.
checks under grade. AZ "a iSc; storage 40 m
&c; state and nearby hcnnery Whites I09
c5sC, gathered whites, "a q 7oc /pullct whites,
ham Oic; Pacific coast whites TOc: western
and southern gathered whites 6i "a Csc: Sat-
and nearly hennery brown. 65 a 66c; mixed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
Financial Briefs

John r. McCune, president Of the
Union National Bank has been made
presiden, of the Pittsburgh Clearing
House, succeeding r. b Mellon, Who
Reed, of the Columbia National Bank
William Price of the Diamond National
Bank, and Mr. Mellon. Of the Melon
National are the new members Of the
clearing house committee. W W Nj
Candless was reelected secretary and
treasurer of the clearing house
The New York Stock Exchange has
admitted 70 the list the following Sc
curities: Pierce oil Corporation I-5H-
900 10000 shares) additional storL
making the total listed sl9,G3a.l50.
Weyman-Bruton COmpany Sl1p4 OOn
additional common stock, making the to
tai listed s6.624oOO Brooltlvr E5diso,
Company, Slq. 900 600 common St"%E
which is TO be issue1 IN exchange Of
the common stock Of convertible OF the
Kings County Electric Light and Power
Company, which company recently
son Company. and South Porto RIO
Sugar Company. 81 OO5 900 additiorai :
per cent accumulated preferred uakir..
a total of $4,000 900,
The Western Union TELEGRAPH Com.
pany reports for October total Operating
revenues of ss2O2.9i6. against II 4sI
665 the same month last year The in.
crease is S73s2sl. Net decreased Sl2s .
16l. Ten months total operating
revenues were S7L782.ss3, a gain o,
ss,3ll,345. With net for the period de-
creasing s3,536,cO9
Stockholders Of Proctor & Gamble
have been offered the privilege of sub
scribing TO s3,7955OO OF new stock Al
5000 a share in the ratio Of one share
for every four shares held on Febru-
airy Is.
The New York Subtreaglry gained
s333Oo0 from the banks YESTERDAY, mag
ing a cash net gain since Friday OF
s2,3o4, 900.
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BANK CLEARINCS
Bank Of England Statement

London. Jan, 23,-The weekly state
ment of the Bank Of England follows:
Total reserve f29.7l6,OOO, increase fi2i,-
600; circulation f69, O2i 900, decrease
f677. 900; bullion fs0.2ST 900, decrea Sc
1851. 900 other securities f79,O4l 900,
increase fl55.O0o other deposits fi26-
$4,000. increase fl,776,00 public de-
post f27.2l7, 900 decrease 1851 900 gov
ernment securities f62, 933, 600, increase
1851. 900. The proportion of the banks
reserve TO liabilities is now 1880 per
cent, against 1914 per cent last week
and compares with decline from 1857
Clearings through London banks for
the week were fI73.530. 00O against f45s,-
$50. 900 last week and f403,7so, 900 this
week last year.
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Increase in Ginneh Cot,op

Washington. Jan 2S.-Tbs rersug
M ,rii edu ,,-o IN i report issued today placed
,te amount ot cotton ginned from growth
0t crop OF lNlS TO January i6, I0Io ~
- 40 so bales. counting round as half
naIrs compared with 10 O5T0.733 h.Ie,
n Z! IHls and lll37.7l2 bales IN iai7
year is 1902 compared viii fsc 5IS AZ
IN 1915 and lS2,on4 bales in 1917 %,yn'
Der oi sea Island bales Included this
year IS : .oss against $3.50 in IGIs
ana ll5,h'? bales in 1917 Number 0f
year - - s6u bales ''''S
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23

New York. Jan 23-Tanuarv--Do,,.,s
ana Russell bid Cone offered
March-Stelnbacher Rountr.e and
;N,eNinah bid r. Hubbard, Parrot,
Hartcorn and Young offered
NdT-kountree, va Cardo2e and Mitchell
Gcran offered "'''
JulN-Botts bid Deacon offered
Or'oher-Ni'chrll Wenman and Gear
bid Hymln offered 'ee'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
DEMAND RESTRICTED
ON COTTON EXCHANGE
Ginning Returns and Unset.
tied Labor Conditions
Cause Irregularity

COTTON BELT WEATHER CONDITIONS
New York. Jan. 23.-The following tenn
p,Ssiatnrc, ,S' e were recorded in the cotton belt
,A,Inilenss a. Oklahoma City. ss, For,
Little Rock: Memphis. Montsomers tx" sn''m," and
Ss 90 Galssscn s.asD"r' "nd A,i,u,a r. aorrS.
Miim;nriecans NfM ;mrieans rensacola. Chariesion and
SaVamnsh So" a.; S1 T,nn, Macon m, and Aususia. 60;
There was .oi inch Of precipi,ation o"i "i
narannah; nort an .o2 q Macon. 10 ut Shreye-
rnm.o F." H%Isu'ta soIs "a % q Nashville. .ss a,
Orleans. "u ''of at Ne"
Ne" York. Jan @3-The slight,
'"rHtf ginning returns to January ~
Coupled with unsettled labor condition,
noth IN this country and abroad. re.
N'rlcled the carly demand in the cotton
market and following an irregular omen
"H WIN prices points higher To
points lower, the market turned carly
urtHkihk 4" points TO the first fifteer
Liverpool was the pr,nr,ple bu,or
while local and southern selling NOR
man supplied the demand japanese in
''reStS were also credited with selling
ne market was extremely weak am
unsettled during the morning The .de
cilne was momentartv che.:ked ot IN
-"-Ctn' level in March by covering an,
trade buying, hut the demand was so,,
hlod by a continuation of more ar los
general selling. Prices then broke owe
m're rapidly, with March selling off /,
--.oh. or moro than a cent under l,,
nights close
ne trade huyIng which lad been il
,,a,' ,u'i,Ce around the "2-cent level 70
a. LfalT Il
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23

CHEESE-The market ruled firm under
light offerings but demand was only mod
crate Tn. following were the quotations:
New York wholc-milk fancy. held, 3sc spe-
cials higher; do do. fair TO good. fresh, 3Im
3Tia c: Wisconsin. whole-milk, fancy Ssc: do,
do. fair 10 good. 81 37@37Rc.
BUTTER-The market continued weak
and prices further declircd &c under a
light demand Quotation Solid pa cked,
crea merry, extras 56c; hish"r-scoring goods,
~ n soc the latter for johhinE sales; extra
Orsts 5tG 55c frsts 52m Sac. seconds.
5O6f sic; fancy brands Of urints jobbing 81
60 a Gee fair to good. 52Nr 50c.
EGGS-Frcsh eggs were n small supply
and steady with n fair inquiry, Quotations
Free cases nearby hrs's. slH. 80 per crate,
current receipts sl0.2O per case; western.
estra frs's, slO 30 per case. nrsts sls.RON
10 20 p'r case inferior lots lower; southern,
slS GOA is 90 per case: selected fresh job
hing iOTI Toe dozen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
Guarantee Trust Reduces Diuidend

The
dividend
The
of the
o
a
to
s75O0O00
The eannua meetin will be
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LivcruOOl Cotton

Liverpool, Jan 23-Spot cotton vas
haSiS OF an advance Of two points for
middl!ns, old contract at lsO3d SAILS
We're 1000 bales Receipts were 1000
bales, non" American. Futures we're
quiet huf steady. Spot prices were
American, middling fair i9.33d ZOO,
middlng lsG5d middling ls.O2d low
mddllng. l6.97d good ordinary Is t5L
and ordinary i4g2d
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23

Official discount rates at the twelve
Federal Reserve hanks were as follows,
(The first column gives the rates for
all periods up to and including a fifteen
day maturity, the second for period
Of sixteen TO ninety days The third
and fourth columns are the rates for
rediscounts OF collateral loans secured
by government bonds or nctes)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
Bethlehem Meeting This Afternoon

New York. Jaa. 23.-It was an
nounced at the office OF the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation al noon that, after a
short session the directors had decided
10 adjourn the meeting until late this
afternoon. Following the afternoon ses-
sion an announcement will be made on
the dividend action, and II is considered d
possible that a preliminary statement of
earnings for 1918 also viii he given out.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
Further Improvement in Refined Sugars

New York, Jan, 23,-The refined sugar
market shows some Improvement,
hut better demand for export is re,
ported. Applications, ii is said, are
now In the hands of the sugar equaliza-
tIon board for it's approval for shipments
of the refined product to Greece, Norway,
Sweden and, Portugal Raws are un-
changed at G055c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
Alaska Packers Paws Extra

New York. Jan, 93.-The Alaska
Packers Association declared an extra
dividend of 25 per cent, payable In Lib
crty Bonds, February 10. Earnings for
the year ended December 81 and net
after charges and profit tax was tlie5,-
ls3, against S30o7,O27 in 1917.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New York. Jan. 23.-An easier under
tone developed IN the market for coffee
futures this morning and on the call
prices were 8 70 Is points below the
previous closing figures
A broker connected with a Leading
wall street house sold May from 1856
down 10 l3 53C.
After the opening decline the market
became a dun affair with little or no
business doing the market around mid
day being virtually bare Of orders either
way. traders being disposed to await
further developments,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
LOCAL MINING STOCKS
rONOPAH STOCKS
Flour Output Decreases

Minneapolis. MINI, Jan. 23.-The
Northwestern Miller says the Min
neapolis flour output last week decreased
1900 barrels, The mills made. during
the week ended January is, PA ,965 bar-
reIs. against 2s3.925 the same week in
1919
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
Greene Csnanes Cuts Dividend

Cananea declared quarterly dividend
Of $50 a share. payable February "a
10 stock of record February 7. The
company started paying quarterly divi-
dends Of 81 a share In April, 1915
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23

Washington. Jan, 23.-Special rates on
feedsfuffs 20 drought and siorm-ridden
sections OF the southwest were ordered
extended today by the railroad admin
istration from January rs to March l.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET GETS
STRONG. WITH RAILS in LEAD
Heaviness Disappears and Pronounced Strength Takes
Its Place-Demand Sufficient to Absorb Large
Oferngs-Better Rail Outlook Runiored
High Points in Today's Financial News

Pronounced strength developed New York Stock Exchange
heavness dspeled Rails led which ranged from
points Oils leaders the Curb Corn moved
erraca Cotton declined exchange continued dull Bar
silver remained unchanged in New York and London.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23

PHILA. INACTIVE STOCKS

Following are quotations for Inactive
stocks listed in the Philadelphia stock
Exchange and in which there we're no
transactions today. The price given is
the last previous sale:
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BREAKS AND RALLIES
FOLLOW IN CORN PIT
Trade Is Mixed and Brokers
Are Neryous-Oats Show
Greater Stability
GRAIN BELT WEATHER FORECAST

GRAIN BELT WEATHER FORECAST
Chicago, Jan. ..3.--Illinois-Partly cloudy
tonight and Friday; colder extreme south;
"tih Missour"Fair tonish and Friday
warmer.
Wisconsin-Mostly cloudy tonight and
Friday: colder northeast tonishti warmer
Yinnesota-Partk cloudy tonight and
iowa-Fair tonight and Friday! warmer
Friday. ~
North Dakots-,io.tiy cloudy tonisht
md frds .a%er frdas Fad ana 'en'r''
south Dakota-Fair tonight and Friday;
warmer tonight; colder Friday afternoon.
Nebraska Fair tonight and Friday;
Kan-as-Fair and warmer tonight and
Friday.
tonight and Friday colder Friday.
Chicago Jan 23 Fluctuations IN the
corn market today wer" more crrauc
than for some time, breaks and rallies
following in quick succession. snort"
covered freely on declines and commls'
sion houses had purchasing orders on All
dips Trade was mixed and brokers
We're nervous,
The star, vas lover on greater sell
ing bv commission houses, but on thr
drop resting orders to buy were encoun'
arad and there was a rapid recovery
.rhs uptlrn attracted increased sell
ing bv local interests and professlonaI
baars and the tone later was "'aN
July suffering the most
There VAS A recovery from tn" 'p'
tom. but the confidence Of the bulls ap'
peared to be shaken
oats rallied on reports OF sdl'" ~
5oo 400 bushels for export az an outsld'
point after they had been weaker. ! Inc n'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
BAR SILVER

Commercial bar silver. was 'auot'd TODAY
London. at 4sisd. unchanged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
PROVISIONS

There was a fair Jobhins demand and me
market ruled steady. Quotations were as
follows: city beef in sets. smoked and ar
dried tie; western beef. in sets. SMOKED
IL: city beef knuckles and tenders; smoked
and air-dred. 4sc: beef hams. $50; ,pork.
tamily $40 50; hams Snr,sddo qa,s N afiae. fGase.
do. do smoked 3s,a 9aai4 C; other hams
smoked, city cured, as TO brand and ostnrr aver,
cured, asia ~ 3ois c; do. boiled. boneless. 52c;
picnic shcuIdArs s P cured Loose, Ioos sec ssc ac
breskfast bacon. CITY cured 43c: breakfast
bacon western cured. .43c; lard, western
refined a5ib n 26c lard. pure city. Kettle
rendered aaA % a6c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
POULTRY

IIyE-Fowls and spring chickens ruled
firm and higher under light offerings. but
scarce and higher. Quotations: Fowls. ac-
cording 10 size and quality. 20 32c; broiing
chickens, fancy. soft-meatcd weighing III
Cfn lbs, apiece 81 n 3sc; spring chickens
soft. .meatcd larger sizes. 2S1 ale; shaggy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
HAMILTON rRrsr COMPANY

tun Inu .AldTket Sts.
Philadelphia, January n lNlq
The Board of Directors has this dav 10.
clsred a quarterly dividend OF go tS2 par
sharel on The capital stock Of this company,
payable February I, 1919.
ABRAHAM PYLE. Secretary
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Dividends
COMMERCIAL. TRUST COMPANY

Philadelphia January 93 1919
At meeting Of the board Of directors
held this day. a quarterly dividend Of four
"a per cent was declared on the CaritaI
stock ot the COMPANY payable on February
2lst instant.
N6ecks Will be mailed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
VEGETABLES

Offerings were fairly liberal and prices OF
potatoes, onions and abbase were weaker
with demand only moderat. Quotations:
80 /, ssds75; No, 9, s2@a5o White po,
tatocs;, Jersey per = .hushei hasket-No. /.
pgnnsyly?nia. No. /, per 100 lbs. s220db
3an Whit potatoes, western. per 100 lbs.
sl.oO@2,2o, sweet potatoes Jersey, Der
Essket-No. !, II 5oal.75: ]: No 2 si@1.sS
No. l., $3.50, NJ" ., So. 5Ofi35O Sweet po.
tatoes' pelaware and Maryland. bushel.ham.
.Gm,hsgs TanPhagr DANISH seed, per ton si5@27 do.
<. Hoy. re- loon bag No. |, slio9i s5;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
FINANCIAL
Annual Elections

r~ NATIONAL BANK
~ Philadelphia, January 81. iaIp
At the Annual Election held January ,,,L
the follo"inE blre''"iS were re-elected
Edward A Schmidt Otto w. Scbau,,
D. Charles Murtfa William y Sevrrr
Godfrey r. Rebmann Linford G. Nirs
John z. Hanifen John r. Liveysv
A. RAYMOND Ran Joseph p. Wiit1,,
Edward {. Shmidheiser J. T. Stuart "'
Harry 4. Puth John r. Goehrir1
At meeting Of the Directors heId 49,
day. the following Officers were unsnimo9siS
reelected:
EDWARD 4. SCHMIDT President
LlNFORD &. NICE. Vice President.
JAMES MOORE, Assistant Cashier
RUBY r. VALE. solicitor
FRANK II. MASSEY. Notary
LINFORD c. NICE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS

Young roostcrs, 25T21c. old roosters nO8
&c ducks, Pekin. 3S n +nc; do Indian Run
nneer. 3bn BIC: geese. 30 q SIC: turkeys 3I61
1nnn' guihcas, young per pair-WeighnS ib
mm-lus apiece. Sl1oT1. so; smaller sizes
NO ~ 81 guineas, old. per pair 9Oc n 81; pis-
lots 1 93!dA per pair. i0d 45c; do. young per
DRESSED PoULTaY-rhe general mar.
n Ke' rr;dn. vas quiet. with no important change
IN m prices, supplies were ample The quo
rasphS nasrhs wers as follows Turkeys, fancy,
&c; do. fair to good. rs a iac; do commas
70 35c, old toms, 3Sd 4Oc: old hens, 10
&c fowls fresh killed, In boxes weighing
~ IDS; and over apiece. 35c; weishing 4
.ns dniece, 3flgC; smaller sizes 2SG 3ac
fresh, killed fowls, in bbls., fancy dry-
picked. selected 35c weighing Az lbs and
oyer apiece, BAR c; weighing 4 lbs apiech
S3i7c' small sizes. 2S6f 3Oc; old roosters
drN-pi'ked, &c: roasting chickens western
nrE-pcked in boxes. weighing lbs apiece
sc weighing lbs apiece 36c: weighing
~ lbs. apiece. "a T35c: weighing oh ~
Nhs. apiece, 32 a 3Sc; roasting chickens
western. in bbls =. weighing I lbs and over
apiece, Sic; weshins 3t7 lbs. apiece, Sac: :
weighing 2'2 a. lbs. apiece. II a 33c: broil-
inE chickens. weighing ii2 A. lbs apiece,
i!m4lc' ducks. western. 3sT +Oc; geese
higher. fair to good 20 a CSC squads per
dN:en. white, weighing 11Tlo lbs per
doz'n. shm 20; white weighing 9@1o lbs
per dozen. 500 so. d. do los per dozen,
81 ao@ ;; do do. 6dGLa lbs. per dozen
1871; dark 81 5om2 20: small and No. =
old. 15C n 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23
PHILADELPHIA-CalL per cent

time. 5A m6 per cent. Commercial
prper three to six months sac per
cent six months, 6 per cent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23

Pittsburgh. Jsa. 3 +3-HoGS,C,Rec.e1lrits
zoo 100 n|SI yorksrs. sisalslo light workers..
81 oar, P,SES1 'i4,G,ilB8s-Rsce,D,. 500
va steady Top sheep. 81 80. 'pn
iarrs. tl6 "a bs,5 .,,,a,.
Ton SO.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23

LONDON-Money is quoted at per
cent, Discount rates, short and three
months bills, 3 1882 per cent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23

LAKE SUPERIOR BECOMES ACTIVE
in LOCAL MARKET AND ADVANCES
General Asphalt Issues Score Widely to New High Rec
ord Prices-Tonopah.Belm Develops Momen'
tum and Makes Gain

larger
the
and strength strength for nearly everything else
that
home
1S points TO
19% while activity
and preferred gained momen
tum than the 20 top record s4
Slight recessons reached but there
no indication of weakness.
inspection the
responsible His encouraging to the
ahead,
Transit Tono
closing while unchanged
that declined improvement yielded
4.
Rails
dividend Iehgh Their
followed emo on the
Steel
of
dephia Electric first IS attracted attention.
p. X. r. and C.. y. to Consolidate
Pennsylvania Railroad
simplifying
Cumberland Valley
When
completed the affairs Cumberland Valley Railroad will
wound and its existence ended
The stockholders
Railroad
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FRESH FRUITS

Choice stock met with fair sale and val
ues senerally were we'll sustained as fol-
+,aods baldwin, St.5od75O; Northern
Spy. si.5om6 Is; Huhba rdston, s4TG.75.
Greening, s4TT.25 Apples PENNSYLVANIA
and Virginia per bhI Ben Davis s4 5O0l6.
Gano.. 81 50m q, 50: Winesap. S7TS5o Pip
nns. S6m so; Stayman Wnesap. s5dS.5 SO;
York Imperial, 81 5nM rs: Rome Reauty
fancy. SI@S. Apples, per X bush. basket,
40c n ST. %; do, per bush. ba ska. sl9c
per box. S2Mt Oranges, Florida. per crate.
=. aom $50; do California, per box. s365.
Grapefruit. per +" box. Sa 81. aSa5 r"p cranberres
Jersey. per buSb. box. 81. .5o1s; do do per
bblr Sl5M22. Strawberries, Florida per
ut
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-23

40 head slow Calves. receipts,
To1 mead Ficty -ents lower, '5@ Ia 80
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DAIRY PRODUCTS

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demand on basis Of DC for hne granulated
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-08-01
REPUBLICANS AID LABOR.

Washington, July Forty-eight
Democrats and no Republicans voted
against the Nolan bill granting a min
i.num wage OF IS per day to all EN-
ployees of ,hc federal governmen. and
the measure, fathered by Representa-
tive John |. Nolan, of California, was
passed in the House with S27 votes in
the affirmative.
This bill, for which a fight has been
made by Nolan during the past seven
years without success until now, is
considered by his associates on the
House Committee on Labor and by
in the House generally as
Especially important, because 1t estab-
fishes an example by the federal gov
eminent for all employers In the
country and lays down the principle
that every person employed anywhere
n entitled as compensation to liy-
ing wage Of at least So per day. 1t
MAS endorsed by the American FEEDER