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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
MEMPHIS MARKETS
Produce.

(shIppers must place Gamblers Ger.
tificate in each case of egRs.)
Eggs-50651c; ton easy.
Butter EiS Il GieaIntIJ J. JNund prlhtS'
81 54c; country butter. 25QSOc; reno
waited, 4704SC.
PouItry-Ducks, 2S03ec; mems, alive,
23@ 24c; dressed, 2642Sc; ROSTERS, no
18C; geese, 20q 22C; turkeys, alive, 3OW
SSci dressed. choice. SSg4Oc; others 50
QEc.
Rabbits-Dozen, $2,OO@3.2 5.
Dressed Hogs-Pound, 15Q17c.
Vegetables.
Beans - Navy, per lb., ShQ1Oc;
Lima, per pound, Eye.
Peas-Calltornla bIacK-eyed, per h.,
new. Il.
Onions-Cwt., sacked, $2.5O@2. IS.
Potatoes-Cwt.. all varieties, $2.35Q
eco.
Sweet Potatoes-Home grown. Nancy
Hall, bu., $1.75@1.S5.
Cabbage-Northern, cwt., S2.5Oq275;
Louisiana, crate, $2.50Q3, 25.
Ceiery-Bunch. $l.bOUl.75.
Peppers--Basket, 4O@45c.
CUrumbers-Dozel. -. 0O622 Is.
Eggplant-Dozen, $1,50@2.50.
Lettuce-Crate, $2.25@2.5 SO.
Cauliflower-Crate, So. 00q3. so.
Snap Beans-Hamper. $500.
English Peas-Hamper. Sc 100000.
New Vegetables-DoGen punches: mus
tard, 9OcQ$1.25; bets, s1.10@1.25; car.
rots, 75@S5c; parsley, $50 75c; shallots,
cwt., February shipment, $3,OOQ3.25
Onions, red. $2.75 bu. white, $3.50.
Provisions.
Dry Salt Meats-Regular, 26hc; ex-
ira, 26hc.
Sugar-Cured Meats-Standard hams,
Bacon-Fancy selected, 45G49c.
Lard-Hog lard, 26Q2Sc; best grades
of coInpouiIu, 24hc.
Cottolene - Per case, $14.2O415.9 80,
Snowdrift. / 3.29@13.G: Crisco. $l0.26G
Fruits.
Lemons-Per box, $5.50@6,oo.
OrangSe.s-Florida' S.6OQ5.75: Califor'
Kananas-Pound, bh06c.
Dried Fruit-Evaporated apples Il
q15ci. peaches, l5% QlShc; prunes
AppISs@BaarreIs stock: Ganos, A-2b
| $7,50GS50; Ben Davis, AS $7.O0@7.tl
Winesaps, fancy, $lO.00Q12 100; A-2s
S9.50@1O.00; Willow Twigs, A-21a, $50
SGrapefruit-box. %OO945O.
EUCs
Grain and Feedstuffs.
Oats-white, dray lots. 75c; mixed
lac.
Chops-Per ten. less than car lots
Mil Feeds-Drav load lots, ton
Bran, $55. 90; shorts, $1,000
choice, SIS $780,. 90; No. Isl /, $500; No.
s35. 90: car lots, 81 per ton less; alfalfa
choice, nominal; No. /, $4,000; No.
$500.
Groceries.
Flour-Barrel. 24-lb. sacks, S11.25G
1890; self rising, $11. 50Q11, 10.
Meal-Cream, bDl., basis l0O-lb, sacks
1920; 50-lb. sacks, $40; 25-lb. sacks
$3.50; 1O-lb. sacks, $3.50; burlaps, 60
Sugar - Standard graduated cane
9.5Oc; clarified, 9.2Oc.
Rice-lmported, poupd. 9@1O%c.
Coffee - Arbuckle,s roa sted. case
Memphis basis, $27,O5; roasted, bull
Wl5c; Java. 2S1S2c.
Flour--Standard patent, 2i-lb. sack:
bbl., $1i .25@ll.90; +S-lb. sacks. zoe un
der; sell-rising, $ll.5OQ1l,7O.
Hides and Wool.
Hides-No. /, green, sailed, 18@19c
partly cured, 17dlSc; green 15n16c; N,
3 grades, damaged culls, half pric,
dry flint, 2SG5Oc; dry sailed, 25Q27t
dry cuIls, half price.
Sheepskins, Si.OOG2.Oo shearlings,
Q25c; goatskins, 50cq$1.0 90.
No. l horse hides. $5.0036.00 No.
horse hides, s4.O095.OG, CLUES ar
ponies. $l.h042, so.
No. l tallow, 15Q16c; No. 2 talloy
!; l2a14c; beeswax, 35d3Sc; ginseng
SIC. 00ml2 90; Golden Seal, $4.00Q5.0 0
bury, unwashed, 3OGs45c; tub washe
: 75q9Oc; bury. washed. 35050c.
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COFFEE,
WANTED IN TEXAS,

c. T.. Allen, a fireman on the Iron
Mountain railroad, Is under the Gus
tody OF Sheriff Perry to answer charges
of forgery preferred against him In an
indictment by the Delta county, Texas.
grand jury, Allen says he Will return
without ~requisition, according to the
sheriff.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
WOUNDED SOLDIER TAKES
HlSLlFE AT CAMP PIKE

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Jan. 81. tSpl)
Forest, Ark, a wounded soldier re
Gently returned from overseas, commit
ted suicide at the convalescent quar-
tiers at Camp Pike last night. II was
learned today. No cause was assigned
for bis act,
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DAILY ALMANAC.

Length OF day, 10 hours, 30 minutes.
Length OF night, 10 hours, 81 minutes.
Sun rises Saturday at $50.
Sun sets Saturday at 5:29.
Moon sets Saturday at 6:37 pm.
First quarter moon on the It'll.
Morning star, Saturn.
Evening stars. Venus, Mars and
Jupiter.
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ROUND TIE TICKER
Cotton.

New Orleans-The Pacific coast clears
today 1893 bales Of cotton. This puts
export foI the week far ahead OF those
this week last year.
New York,-Export movement is
showing no increase as so confidently
looked for, while January consumption
OF u mills will probably show very
badly. The south continues selling
hedges on upturns, though claiming to
hold firmly to their spots, Cost Of pro-
duction ideas vary materially, but will
come into play as an argument later
Fallon.
New Orleans.-Houston wires: "Bes:
demand in weeks developed here yesJer-
day. What little offered readily sold
slightly below to well above quotations,
Liverpool buying shepard & Gluck.
New Orleans.-Paul Pflieger q Co., of
New York. wire: We "A Y sold 1000
bales OF spot to Belgium
New OIleans.-Possibly some depres-
sion on less favorable general news, but
stronger defense and opposition to de-
cline likely to tell; prefer buying reac-
tons; more chance for rallies,-Clark to
Cotter & Turner,
New Orleans.-The weather map is
dry. Forecast calls for generally cloudy
weather with showers in Texas, Wash
ington confirms yesterdays rumors OF
an embargo by England on certain m =
ports yet to be named.
New York-Not much for sale; trad
eTs bulling market expecting better ex-
port demand.-Hubbard to Reese.
New Orleans-Liverpool continues to-
ward adjustment parity, while our mar
ket reflects a lack of confidence which
encourages an already developed bear
ish sentiment. Interest not sufficient
IN either side to prevent being suscep-
tible TO influence in either direction
GluCk.
New misunderstanding on report
Pfleger & Co, sold 30, 900 bales to Bel
gium.-Ellis e. Co,
New Orleans.-Reports of a much
better general demand are putting the
market up.-Shepard e. Gluck.
Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 30.-Weather
conditions duri"E the month OF January,
like the preceding month of December,
have been Neiy LnfavOrahle for farm
work. The preparation of land such as
blowing, ditching, etc. has not made
any Roadway, and we are, thus far,
farther behind in farm work than we
have been for a number of years. The
labor situation is also giving a great
deal of concern, notwithstanding the
fact that many farm hands have been
released from the army it seems that
the farmer is not able to procure suffi-
cient help to pitch a large crop. Fur
thermore wages Of farm labor have adj
vanced considerably apoVe the prIce
paid last year. Fertl.lzer safes are oe-
hind last season S; out theg ate e@peTD-
ing TO get potash from loIsis" Ho4m
sgeinst S95 Two Years ago. business in
s5ot Sotton during the month of Janu-
az has heen very disappointing. The
broider on the other hand, with few ex-
nenfione refused TO sell at the decline.
The South is holding its spot cotton
firmly We'll Brothers.
New Orleans-Total foreign exports
from ali norts today amount to 1852
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sPINNERS' TAKINGs,
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, Jan, 3l.-Hogs. receipts
IS, 900, steady. Bulk, $l7.35m176S;
butchers. s17,5OG F.70; light, sl65OQ
II so; packing, $i6,5OGl7.4O 40; choice
pigs, SIC. 5O@l b.60
Cattle, receipts 1000; steady to
higher; choice beef cattle. l626@2 20;
common, sl0G l6 rs; butcher COWS and
heirerl, $675@l425; Gamers, $3.50
SIS; choice stockers, $40. 50mli25;
common and medium, $7.75Gl0. 80;
choice veal calves, sl4O0Gi4.2b.
Sheep, receipts 5000; l0c to lbc low
or, Choice lambs. $l6,50Gl6 $50; me-
dun. sl5,O GO q l6, SO; culls, 81. 00dlI,00;
choice ewes, $40. 5OGl 1875; medium,
50. 25a Il. so; culls, $5,0Od7.75.
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CONSOLIDATED PORT.
ToMoRRoW'S
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Jan, Sl,-Cotton, spot
II SD middling, i7.Osd, low middiing,
1880, good ordinary. lAtSd; ordinary,
1880. Sales. 1000 bales, including 800
American. Receipts 5000 bales, in
Guiding Is, 700 American, Futures
closed steady; February, l63sd:
March, 1850, April, lS.G7d.
Noon official closing January, II. 49d.
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CHICAGO. Jan. 3l.-Cash corn, No.
3 yellow, nominal; No. 4 yellow, $1,000
l.32; No, 5 yellow, $1.2511,29 {. .
Oats, No. 3 white, 5765Sc; standard,
SIN d59ac.
Rye, No. 9, $l.62: barley, S5cG$1 90.
Timothy, $7.00@l0. 90; clover nominal.
Pork nominal; lard, S22,72; ribs, $21@
600
KANSAS CITY. Jan, Clash wheat
steady; No. ! hard, S2.3In2S4;' No. .,
s2.2s@2S1; No. l red, 32.3512.3S; No. .,
s 2,32d 2.35.
Corn-Higher; No, . mixed. 1880
lao; No, 2 white, N42@1.44; No. 2 yell
low, S1.426t.44.
Oats-Higher; No, 2 white, 6lh 662c;
No. 2 mixed, 59h G60c.
Rye-$l.40@1B.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-31
LOCAL SECURITIES.

Quotations are unofficial. being So
cured from the most reliable sources
and are based on the last known sale
and bid. ,.>,r srocy,
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SUGAR.

NEW YORK, Jan. Straw sugar
steady centrifugal. 7,2Sc; fine granu-
' lated, &c,
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WEEKLY FIGURES.
INSIGHT MOVEMENT.

y NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 3l,-Hester's
figures on movement. into sight
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LINE STOCK IS
OPPORTUMTYFOR
SOUTH AND NORTH
Best Hog Section

OF its cottoaSees "cs s~E NTHrs sae-s
TO rival the Cc"s-Sl WcS SIS a ts
finishing section
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DAILY PORT
DAILY INTERIOR.
MlddHnR

Tone. Rcts. T"d'y. Yes. Stk.
Memphis. dull. 4,66b $500 $500 2aS, 9G9
Sard LSG'' at 49,. ssSs5 es,'sG %; "a ,7 7t''9G5
Houston, nom. S,o77 $3.50 1850 EOS, 265
blltIe Noe, "a, 80 - 30 3b,h0 4A,269
Dallas. sty .,.. t,0i5 1920 25.9 14,6S3
ToHh receipts today .....l2, ESQ
Same day last year ,,..,. 1895
Sales: Dallas l,705, Houston l,0l7. Lit
tie Rock 643, Augusta 437.
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ST. LOUIS, Jan. SI.-Corn, No. !
white, $40.
Oats, No. ; white, 6oGI6lc,
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KANSAS CITY. Jan. 31.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 5000; strong. Bulk. ST. 90 II. As;
heavy, $l7 S5dl765; lights, SIS .s09l7,1b;
pigs. $l2 0OTI5.G0,
Cattle-Recelpts. 200; steady; no
%Southerns, Prime fed steers. $4,000
1900; dressed beef steers, sl2, 00fls. 90;
Southern steers, nominally 5 .0o@l2,0 90,
cows, IS 2b@13,h0; heuers, 5 S.006ltoo.
IA 90.
Sheer-Receipts, 500; strong. Lambs
Sis. 90 l6.5 so; ye%arlinEs, $40 90 allb0
wethcrs, S9ooa12.0 90, ewes, $50 . 1850
stoCkers. S. O06 l6. 90,
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FORT WORTH, Tex, Jan. 3l-Cat-
tle-Receipts, 5000, uneven. Beeves,
$s.50ml6,h0.
HoEs-Receipts, 1000; steady. Heavy,
{17 2561760.
sheep-Receipts, none; steady. Lambs.
St3 00Ul6OO
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New Orleans-The Pacific coast clears
today 2S,499 bales Of cotton. This puts
export foT the week far ahead Of those
This week last Near.
The sun., 1919-02-27
MERCHANTS LINE TO
GO BACK ON MARCH 1
Railroad Administration VIII
Relinquish Control on
That Date.
specta! Despatch to THE suS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The Railroad
Administration will relinquish on March
/ the ships OF the Merchants and MI
ners Transportation Company. Official
announcement to this effect was made
by Director-General Hines tonight. At
tho same time the Railroad Administra-
ton has under consideration a general
revision OF dlfferential rates affecting
coastwise shipping. so as to OFFER every
advantage and protection 10 the steam
ship lines TO encourage traffic.
The situation respecting the Mer-
chants and Miners company Is peculiar
one With other coastwise lines, the
Clyde. the Mallory and the Southern
Pacific. the Merchants and Miners was
taken under Government control April :
last because of war conditions.
December g. following the signing Of
the armistice. these steamship lines were
all relinauished from Government con-
troll The Merchants and Miners conn
pany. however, refused TO he relin-
ouished or to operate it's ships, and to
meet the situation the Railroad Admin
istratIon has operated them for ac-
count OF the company
The Merchants and Miners Company
has indicated disposition to cease
coastwise operations but notwithstand-
Ing this the Railroad Administration
over to the company at home ports on
March I. The other companies accepted
REIMBURSEMENT on the assurance of lib
eral treatment in the division Of traffic
and OF joint rates.
A a further aid to restoring normal
conditions in regard to coastwise ship
ping. announcement was made by the
Director eneral on February II that
very careful consideration was being
given TO n revision OF the war policy
OF the Railroad Administration as TO
dlfferential freight rates on rail and
water routes between the Eastern
States and the South and Southwest were
not withdrawn during the war period
and are still in force. Because OF peace
conditions, differential rates via rail and
water between New England and Cen
trail Freight Association territory. South
eastern. Mississippi Valley territory, the
West and Southwest, are now being
considered and some change in this sit
uation should become effective during
March.
This would seem TO indicate a change
in the rate making policy that has
grown up through years of precedent In
granting low railroad rates 10 meet
water competition. There Is a DISPOSE
ton to give the waterways the advan-
tage OF their superior position TO de-
yelop them as commerce carriers Di-
ctor-Genoral Hines concludes:
THE Railroad Administration will do
everything reasonable within Its power
to facilitate and encourage the contin-
uance OF the service (the Merchants and
Miners) by the company"
The sun., 1919-02-27
NEW RULES PUT ON
BANK ACCEPTANCES
Clearing House Announces
Regulations Regarding Col
lection of Such Items.

New rules and regulations regarding
the collection of acceptances to be put In
rorce, beginning Saturday, were an
: 'unced yesterday by Albert II. wigKin,
chairman OF the board of directors of
the Chase National Bank and chairman
OF the Clearing House committee Of tho
rev York Clearing House. The change
merely makes the Clearing House prac-
tice coincide with the Federal Reserve
Bank schedule.
The only change in the Clearing House
rules and regulations was in section 8,
winch was amended to read as follows
sec .. a. On acceptances OF banks,
bankers and trust companies taken by
member or clearing non-member insti-
buttons the charge shall be governed by
the schedule showing when the pro-
ceeds OF bankers acceptances VIII be-
come available as published by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New YORK;
from time to time; that is to say, for
such Items for which credit Is available
at the Federal Reserve Bank of New
YORK on the day OF maturity, the charge
shall be discretionary: where credit is
available at said bank one or two DAYS
after maturity. 1-40 OF ! per cent.
where credit is available at said bank
tnree or four days after maturity, 1-20
OF per cent: where credit Is available
maturity. lilo OF per cent
ID. All notes or other time obligations.
not provided for In subdivision A Of this
section. purchased by member or clear
ing on-member institutions payable
elsewhere than in New York city. shall
be subject TO charge of not less than
one-tenth OF l per cent. except that in
.Ae states of Florida. Louisiana, Missis-
sippi. New Mexico, North Carolina and
South Carolina. the charge shall be not
ess than one-eighth OF per cent pro-
vided, however. that for notes or other
time obligations purchased or discounted
by any collecting bank, payable else
where than I'm New York city. but with
respect TO which the maker. endorser or
guarantor or any bank. banker or trust
company maintaining an account with
the collecting bank gives written
agreement at the time OF such purchase
or discount, that payment is to be pro-
pided in New York city on date OF ma
turity In New York funds at par, the
charge shall be discretionary"
The Federal Reserve Bank also an
nounced that on and after Saturday Il
will receive bankers acceptances for col
lection from Its member banks and from
Federal Reserve Banks, but such &C
ceptances payable at the New York
Clearing House banks will not be re-
ceived from Clearing House members
According TO the statement the proceeds
Of bankers acceptances payable In cities
where Federal Reserve Banks or their
branches are at present or may hereafter
be established will be available, subject
TO payment. on day OF maturity. Credit
for items payable elsewhere In the dis
trtct is available generally at one day
after maturity.
The sun., 1919-02-27
NEW SECURITIES LISTED.
Seven Applications Granted By
Board of Coverpors.

seven applications for listing stock on
,ne New York Stock Exchange we're ia
vorably passed on yesterday afternoon
oy the board of governors following
Recommendation of the committee on
lsting. The companies making applica-
Ton were Booth Fisheries Company,
QUIZ. Mobile and Northern Railway Com
pahy. Ohio Cities Gas Company, Punta
Alegre Sugar Company. Brooklyn Rapid
transit Company. Lehigh Valley Rail-
roao company, Chicago and Northwest
erh Railroad Company and Ajax Rubber
Company.
Tho applications 20 list we're for
stocks. stock trust certificates, certifi-
Gates OF deposit and bonds, as follows:
Gull, Mobile and Northern--Si5O,O00
additional stock trust certificates for pre-
Ierred stock, and an equal amount Of
stock trust certificates for common stock.
Ohio Cities 500 additional
common stock. par value s25.
Punta Allegro Sugar-s2,510,10o COM
mon stock. par value $50.
brooklyn Rapid Transit-s13.272,eo
temporary certificates of deposit of Mer-
camille Trust and Deposit Company, req
resenting l32.729 shares OF capital stock.
Lehigh Valley-S15.000,0 900 ten year 6
per cent. collateral trust bonds, due 1923.
Chicago and Notwithstanding $780,
600 additional general mortgage gold
bonds Of 1887.
Ajax Rubber 100000 additional
common stock, par value $50.
The sun., 1919-02-27
SHORT LINE RENTAL
CONTRACT SETTLED
Director General Approves
Two Forms, Both Effec-
tive on April 1.
Special DespatcA 10 TEE sry.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Director-G Gem
eral Hines has approved two forms OF
short line railroad contracts in line with
the agreement reached with the short
line reports in conference here. The
first Is for roads having no competitive
traffic and the second for roads with
competitive traffic.
The forms are the Same with the
exception OF a clause In the one for
roads having competitive traffic, which
provides for reimbursement for competl-
tive traffic diverted between April I
and November l OF last year and for
compensation after November I on the
basis OF the average OF the three pre-
vious years, 1918, 1916 and 1917.
The contracts provide:
l. That all joint rates shall be fairly
divided between tho Director General
and the company.
2, That tho short lines shall receive
an equitable allotment OF cars.
3. That short lines having length
OF 100 miles or less shall, be allowed two
days free time for cars owned by the
road under Federal control and used by
the short lines.
4. That the short line shall eIave the
right to use the purchasing agencies
of the Director General In the purchase
or materials and supplies, and shall have
Its repairs done in the shops OF the
Director General upon the same terms
as We're enjoyed before Federal control.
5. That in the publication OF tariffs
and routing the short lines shall be
treated In the same manner as roads
under Federal control.
6. That II in the opinion OF the Di-
rector General 1t becomes necess ary for
him to operate the short line railroad
he shall have the right to do 30 upon
the payment of compensation as pro
vided by the Federal control act.
The effective date OF the contracts is
TO be April !, 1918.
The sun., 1919-02-27
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Hartshorne. Fales & Co. have Issued let
tr On Intcrnstional PAPER Company.
MH,ro-y stores Corporation reports sales
foT January totRling s05s.i76. against sbl5.7l2
IL January. 1915.
Soles OF the Jones Bros. Tea Company in
January amounted TO Sll4j7,5, against $l,-
a. 0's in January, 1918.
Gross earnings Of the New York Dock
Company in January totalled 1903 an in
.reese over the same period last year Of
william McAdoo. !r.. has been elected .
olre"nr of the Central Leather Company,
succeeding V. A. walin.
Miller 90. have opened q branch office
hroyn Bros. & Co have issued the second
ltnua! edition Of their booklet The Income
T1r on TndiuidUdis, cont shining tables on the
,tS and 1sls-iax SCHEDULES and various other
Information OF value 20 investors.
-, II, Perkins, vice ;prendent Of the Ma
c.-s, City sark, who served N Frpnoe
,lth the Red Cross and later with tho
American Expe1itionsry Forces has resumed
hs duties AZ the bank.
United States gold coin 20 the amount OF
5000 was withdrawn from the sub-Tfeas-
cry Yesterday for shipment TO South America.
b, z, sunny has succeeded z. X, Bolset
~ vice chairman OF the Chicago City and
"s.zt ,ti7. Railways ce!a;era! nf-=!.
The sun., 1919-02-27
S. 0. OF KENTUCKY REPORT.
Earns s4B.23 n share, Against
s32.7S Share in 1917.

Total profits OF s2,713,94s, or s45.23 a
share on the capital stock. are reported
for the year 1918 by the Standard oil
Company Of Kentucky. These figures
compare with Si,967,021, or s32.7S a
share profits earned in the preceding
year
Dividends were increased from $780,
900 to $4,000, and the Anal surplus
for the year was reported at S1,9s3.94S
against S1,307,02i in 1917. Deductions
from total surplus. aggregating a little
more than a million and half of dol
lars, were made for Federal taxes for
both 1917 and 1918. leaving the total
surplus at the end of the year just ended
,ESaS cor -s.p
The sun., 1919-02-27
ASK NEW HAVEN RECEIVER.
Amster Committee to Push Plan
VIII Minority Group. -

BosToS. Feb. 26-The New Haven
stockholders protective committee, OF
which Nathan l.. Amster is president
voted to-day to Join in and assist pro-
ceedinrs instituted by minority group
a. stockholders seeking the appointment
~ d receiver for the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad for the
prosecution OF litigation pending in the
Federal District Court in New York city
against former officials OF the road,
Mr., Amster and David 4. Ellis. coun-
sci for the committee. were authorize I
10 represent II at the hearing In New
York next Friday, when the petition for
Q receiver Will be answered
The sun., 1919-02-27
Reserve Amendment Passed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ga conference
report on a bill amending the Federal
reserve act was adopted to-day by The
House after brief discussion. but 10 vet
to be acted on in the Senate. The meas
ure provides that appointiys members OF
tho Federal Reserve Board shall be In
eligible 10 hold Office in any Federal
Reserve bank. and that 90 per cent. OF
the net earnings OF each bank shall be
paid to the United States as a franchise
tax after deduction OF dividends and
surplus fund equal to the subscribed
capital stock has been created
The sun., 1919-02-27
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

Substantial net advances were re-
corded In an active market yesterday on
tho Consolidated Exchange. Selling
pressure on Mexican Petroleum eliml-
mated 2 point gain and caused
a similar decline. II rallied par
TALLY at the close to 81. loss OF ~
General Motors had a net gain OF about
points. closing at 1904. Steel COM
mon closed at s51s, net gain OF y
and minor steels were strong with
similar advances. Marine preferred
gained three points The specialties
were improved. with United States Rub
Der, Goodrich, American Beet Sugar and
the ather shares the strongest features,