Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-16

1Hc Manhattan Shlrt Company r,-
ports for the year ended November, 40
1918, surplus, after charges and Fed.
cral tax, Of 066l ,04i. against SlSg195
in the preceding year.
The Philadelphia stock Exchange
seat of Rudulph Ellis. deceased. has been
posted for transfer to Major caleb
Wheeler Lord, \ seat on the exchange
was sold yesterday for $500, the same
price as the one sold about q week ago
Major Lord was formerly engaged in
the iron and steel business
Albert T. Turner, OF Harper & Turner,
has been elected a director OF the
mahomng and Shenango Railway and
Light Company.
Figures compiled by the Federal
reserve board show that the Cleveland
bank. which includes the business OF
Pittsburgh. the state of Ohio and a
part of West Virginia, stands third in
the country in volume OF business. In
a recent week. the total of debts 70 iu-
dvidual accounts and debts TO banks
and bankers accounts was S959,sS9, 900
of which sum Pittsburgh contributed
$540,537,000.
The New York sublreasury lost SAIL
600 to the banks yesterday, reducing the
cash net gain since Friday to $S72,OOO
| lin Trust Company directors and offi-
| GERS were reelected and A. II. Ford of
! Ford & Kendig Company. was elected
an additional member Of the board
The stock list committee of the
| Philadelphia Stock Exchange rules that
| contracts made in the Pennsylvania
! Railroad Company temporary certificates
| for general mortgage . per cent bonds,
series B, deliverable when issued, shall
. yI,,. H.. La
January Il, with interest from Decem-
/ ber /, and that on and after Friday
T January Il, said temporary certificates
shall be dealt in regular way.
An issue of ss35.OOO Southern Coun.
4 ties Gas Company OF California first
mortgage 5E per cent sinking fund
gold bonds at 90 and interest is be.
ing offered by Powell, Garard & 60. and
Baker, Ayling and Young.
At the meeting of Central National
Bank directors today for organization
William Post was reelected president
Officers Of the National Bank of Ger,
mantown were reelected today when the
board OF directors met for organization.
The stock list committee Of the Phil
adelphia Exchange has admitted to N,
unlisted department of the exchange
Philadelphia Electric Company receipts
full, paid and so per cent paid. issued In
connection with stock allotment author.
ICED November %, 1918,
Judge Clayton, of the United State,
District Court of Alabama. named Ray
Rushton as receiver for the Montgomer,
Light and Traction Company.
Bank clearinRs In Pittsburgh, il
1918, were s5,76l,511,4s9. against 81,
O2l,732,s77 the previous year, but tn
Pittsburgh Reserve Bank branch ha
had $l,765.l3l.S99 exchanges since It
! admission last April
Announcement is made that the Pub
lie Service Commission has suspende
until February the order Of Decembe
10 requiring the Pittsburgh Railway
Company 10 place all closed cars i
service.
Reporting for the month of Nevenl
ber, the Hudson and Manhattan Railwa
gives gross of S569,l50. This compare
with $527.1+l the same month in 1917
or an increase of $4,000. Net incom
decreased t6b,464. Eleven months gros
J WAS $6,032.74l, a. gain Of $t3g9l<
while there was 4Sioas In. net ineoxn