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Toledo Traction Light & Power Co. 1st lien 7% 2-Year Gold Bonds An attractive issue offered at a price to yield about Complete circular upon retjueat for AK-276 TheNationalCity Company ?Ufa one*: Nattonal City Bank Build.m Uptown Offlcu: Finn Ave. 4 43rd St. Correspondent Offices in over 50 Cities Hartshorne, Fales & Co. Member$ NeVf York Stock Exchange 71 Broadway Telephone 7610 Hording Oreen Investors Desiring Information as to intrinsic values or quotations on ' Any BONDS NOTES STOCKS Suitable for Investment are invited to confer or correspond with us. jEtKEt Hood & Bolles NIMBER? N. V. STOCK KXOHANtE 40 WALL ST., NEW YORK Non-Speculative 8% Investment Associated Industrials Corp. First Preferred Stock at par. Authorized.$500,000 Outstanding.$115,000 This Stock has recently paid its 27th consecu? tive dividend and is hacked up in liquid assets to over $250 per share. Circular TR on request. Hallowell & Henry i Inve&tment Securities 27 Pine Street, New York Telephone John 3456 > THE MARINE TRUST COMTAJNY BUFFAXO.NX LEVEimETH YEAR OF SERVICE CAPITAL ANO SURPLUS SEVENTEEN MILLION DOLLARS M?rk A Noble Th?u<lor? C. C?rwi NOBLE & CORWIN ;? Heeeui ? New \em% Bankers Tr. Thompson-Starrctt Equitable Tr. Niles-fjcmcnt Com. Telephone Uli Uremd A. & P. Sale? forger ?ihlef for th? 10 month? from Marc i '{ to December 31, )'.))'.), were $154, "i)H,)'?i, compared *?th $122,192,671 u>i the cdfreapend.ng period of 1!.<)h, an MMMaM Ul '4b'??'??,4Qe. Market Improves As Money Scare Proves Unfounded - General List Advances, but Liquidation Causes Break on Specialties; Proposed! Conference Not a Factor ! - The expected announcement of another increase in rediscount rates having failed to materialize, stock traders became more cheerful yester? day and bought back some of the stocks which they had sold on Wednes? day. They were encouraged in this. by easier money. The call rate did ; not get above 9 per cent and it closed | at. 6 per cent. Prices of most of the i standard industrial stocks, and some I of the so-called specialties, improved, ; the recoveries in cases being quite | substantial. The better tone failed, ? however, to arouse any outside inter est and the rise therefore was not ! pressed very far by the professional j element. The lack of public interest | in the market is one of the most ; serious handicaps with which it has ! to contend, since purely professional operations cannot give it the impetus that would be required to stir it into real activity. Liquidation in some of the oil and industrial stocks in which speculation had been tremendously overdone, and | which were not sufficiently liquidated during the November break continued on a largo scale. As these issues were particularly susceptible to attack, the professional operators added to the; weakness by heavy short sales. Middle States Oil furnished the day's most notable example of the results of over- j speculation. Tt looked at times as if every one wanted to get out from ; tinder, more than 10 per cent of the ! total turnover being in this one issue, j It broke to 40*4, at which point profit- j taking checked the decline and caused ; a rally to 43%, where the stock closed | with a net loss of 14*4 points. Co- ! lumbia Graphophone was another issue that was under severe pressure, but in this case a large part of the selling was for short account, and after break? ing more than 8 points the price went up sharply, and the net loss for the day was only 8*4 points. Publication of the memorial calling for an international conference on credits aroused much interest but had no perceptible effect on either the stock or foreign exchange markets. Undoubtedly the problem for which the proposed conference will try to ' find a solution is the most vital one with which the world now has to con? tend, and unless some solution ts found Europe in all probability will find itself in an extremely precarious position in the not distant future, while the present prosperity of this country will be threatened. A trem.ndousi slump in our export trade, such as is almost certain to ensue unless the credits necessary to finance Europe's purchases here are provided, could hardly fail to have a retarding effect on the whole domestic business struc? ture. The productive facilities of this ' country are, in rases, much larger j than are required merely to supply i domestic wants, and to keep labor | fully employed an outlet for the sur? plus product is essential. Weakness of the Liberty bond issues. which were heavily sold, featured the | investment market. Money and Credit After renewing nt 9 per cent, the highest this year, the call money rate eased off to 6 per cent at the close of , yesterday's stock market. Brokers, however, still found it difficult to ? negotiate time loans except at 8 per j cent or higher and for this reason there was no general expeitation that the drop in the call money rate means that a period of easier money is di- j rectly ahead. The bulk of yesterday's loans, brokers stated, was obtained at ? the 9 per cent rate. Reports that the | Federal Reserve Bank had decided to ? increase the rediscount rate was not confirmed. The ruling rates for money yester- | day, compared with a year ago, were ' as follows: Yester- Year Call money: day. as;o. On mixed collateral.... 9 4V? ! On industrial collateral, 9 5 Time money (mixed col? lateral): ?Sixty days. 6% b.Va@6 i Ninety days. 6% 5Ms@6 Four months. 6% btet&? ' Foui to six months.... 0!? 5%@6 Bank Clearings?Bank clearings in; New York and other cities yesterday were: Exchanges. Balances. ! New York.$902,065,103 $84,208,063! Baltimore . 16,459,586 7,457,621 Boston . 37,937,181 22,046,987, Chicago. 114,197,027 7,548,581 Philadelphia... 91,364,212 19,326,772 ?Silver?London, 79d.; New York, $1.80%; Mexican dollars, 99T?. ! Sub-Treasury ? United States Sub Treasury debit balance, $304,102; Fed? eral Reserve credit balance, $65,269,628. The Dollar in Foreign Exchange The urgency of the European eco? nomic situation, which was described in ? the memorial presented by eminent : citizens yesterday to their govern? ments, was further demonstrated by i another decline in the exchange of the former belligerent states of the Old World. Marks fell to a new low record. Yesterday's rates, compared with those of a week apo, follow: (Quoted dollars to tho pound) Yester- Week _, ,, Jay. ago. Sterling, demand . $3,7025 S3.74 Sterling, cables . 3.71 3,74875 Sterling, sixty days . . 3.67 3.7050 Sterling, ninety days .. 3.6550 8.69 (Qtloted units to the dollar.) I Francs, checks . 11.49 11.20 Francs, cables . 11.47 11/21 Belgium, francs, checks 11.42 11.17 Belgium, francs, cable?..11.40 11.15 1 Lire, checks . 13.59 13.42 .Lire, cables . 13.54 13.46 Swiss francs, checks . . 5.58 5.66 Swiss francs, cables ... 5.56 5.04 (Quoted cents to the unit.) Guilders, checks . 37.50 37.25 i Guilders, cables. 37,375 37,375 ! Austrian crowns, chocks .41 .49 1 Austrian crowns, cables .42 .51 Sweden, checks . 20.70 21.05 , Sweden, cables. 20.80 21.15 ; Denmark, checks. 17.70# 17.95 Denmark, cables . 17.8'?' is.05 Norway, checks. 19.40 19.80 Norway, cables. 19.50 19.1*0 Panetas, checks . 18.99 18.77 Peseta?, cable? . 19.07 19.05 I Mark?, checks . 1.74 1.97 Marks, cable? . 1.75 1.99 Greece, checks . 14.92 14.92 Greece, cables . 15.0*0 15.00 ? ' Manila, checks . 48.75 48.75 ,; Manila, cable? . 49.00 49.00 ? India, rupees, check? . . 43.50 44.25 | ] India, rupee?, cables . . 43.75 44.50 Japan, yen, check? .... 50.00 50.875 Japan, yen, cables .... 50,625 51.00 Argentina, checks .102.40 ",02.60 Argentina, cables . ... 101.90 102. In Brazil, Rio, checks . . 27.71 27.75 Brazil, Kio. cables . . 28.00 28.00 t ('/.??cJHi Slovakia, checks 2.8 ?".8 Pari h Market PARIS, Jan. IS. Price? were barely ' ; steady on the Bourse to-day, Three per rent rentes, 5"j francs 80 centime?. . Exchange on London, (2 franc 50 centimes Pive per cenl loon, 88 franc? j ??0 centimes. The dollar was quoted at i H li*:i?? 41 c<?.iU./!i.!3. Transactions Yesterd Summary of Stock Exchange Dealings Stocks Day Year January 1 to date. Yesterday. Before. ago. 1920. 1919. 1918. Railroads . 66.700 114,800 846,800 1,769.200 2,674 800 - Other stocks . 928,200 1,100,100 9,991,600 4,114,300 5,316,900 - All stocks . 994,900 1,274,900 10,838,400 5,883,500 7,991,700 - Bonds Yesterdav. Day before. Year ago. 1920. 1919. U. S. government .$14,292.000 $11,767,000 $6,269.000 $125,336.000 $86 991,000 Itailroad* . 1.146.000 1,049,000 1,998,000 15.719,000 20.314,000 Other bonds . 1,881,000 2,762,000 2,929,000 32.829,000 23,716.000 All bonds .*.. 17,319,000 15,578,000 11,196,000 17,388,400 131,021,000 high. Low. Div. 1920. 1920. Rate. ??/a ? 701/4 6 83 6 2 ? 47'/ 883/; 45 90 96 91 114 45'/z 72 8834 2/4 53% 92 45 94% 96 95% 1283, U Advance Rumely . . . Advance Rumely pr. Ajax Rubber . Alaska Juneau . Aliis-Chalmers Co . . Allls-Chalmers Co pr Amer Bank Note pr. Amer Agr Chem.... Am Agr Chem pr.. American Beet Sugar Amer Bosch Magneto Am Bosch Mag rts.. American Can Co... American Can Co pr Am Car & Fdry Co. Sales. Open. High. Low 900 41% 413/4 41?, 40P 70% 70' 300 84 84 200 2 2 4000 47% 49 300 8834. 89 100 45 45 300 90 90 200 96 96 400 91 92'/ 700 115'/2 116% 115 1900 4% 6 4% 6200 52% 54% 52% Net Close, chge. Bid. Ask. 41%+ V/a 41 42 714 43.4 ? 613/4 52 3 g ? 101 9834 7 American Can Co pr 200 983/4 9834 9834 9834? % 981 -2 100 1433,4 136 12 Am Car & Fdry Co. 4400 136% 139 136% 138% + 1% 138% 13812 ! 54% 491/2 4 Am Cotton Oil. 3200 50% 50% 49% 4912?1% 493,4 50 15'g 11% .80 Am Drug Syndicate. 11800 14% 14% 14% 143/4 ?- % 14% 14% 30% 25'/2 ? Am Hide & Leather. 700 26 26% 26 26%+ 34 26% 26% Am Hide & L pr.... 600 114 114% 113 114'/?+ % 113 113% Amer Int Corp. 9400 109'/2 111% 109'/2 110%+ 1% 110% 110% American Linseed.... 6400 76% 79% 76% 79%+ 2% 79 79% 700 94% 95% 9800 97 99% 2800 1900 122 113 120% 109 77% 74% 9434 105% 30% 14% 72 46% 93% 42% 93% 93% 7 97 6 26% ? 14 ? 67 4 3 7 140% 135% 7 99 90 10 74% 66 5 97% 96 8 283 265% 20 973,4 96% 6 165% 146 7 104% 103% 7 61% 54% ? Amer Linseed pr. Am Locomotive . Am Ship & Com.. Am-La France . . 27% 273? 14' ? 14' s Am Smelting . 3900 67% 69% 3800 43% 44% 300 93% 93% 200 136 137 8600 93% 9314 300 66% 68/4 Am Steel Foundry. . Am Steel Fdry pr. . American Sugar.... American Sumatra.. Am Tobacco Sec. . . Am Tel & Tel. 3800 97% 97% American Tobacco Am Tob pr new.. American Wool .. % 21% 59% 65% 30 6/4 67(4 85% 82 17% ? 56% 6 61 4 30 3 4/2 ? 60% ? 823/4 6 78% 3 300 266 267 266 267 800 971/4 97% 96% 96%-1 18600 146% 153(4 146% 152%+ 6% 152 100 104% 104% 104% 1043-B? % 104 700 55 55 54% 54%? % 54 200 19% 20 19% 20 - 19[/; 583/4 583/4 58% 62% 61% 30% 30 5 4% 61% 60% 83% 823/4 Atchison pr . 400 79% 79% 793% 100 58% American Wool pr. . Am W-lt Paper pr.. Am Zinc & Lead... Am Zinc & Lead pr Anaconda. 5600 61% Auto Sales pr. 1300 30% Asset? Real Co. 700 5 Asso Dry Goods. 3400 61% Atchison . 700 823/4 275 97% 152% 104% 55 20 59 59% 62% 62% 29 33 4% 434 60% 60% 83 83% 79% 79% 176% 1603/4 10 Atl, Gulf & W 1. 1600 164% 164% 162 163 + 3% 162 164 123% 109% 3% Baldwin Loco Co. 33% 31% ? 48% 46% 4 134% 12434 8 95 91 5 102% 933/4 5 14% 11% ? 9% 63/4 ? 15 13 ? 120 103% 10 31% 28 ? 8 7 ? Baltimore & Ohio. . Bait & Ohio pr Barrett Co . Bethlehem Steel . . . Beth Steel, Class B. Bklyn Rapid Tran. Bklyn Rap Tr ctfs. Booth Fisheries Co. 61800 112% 114% 111% 113%+ 4% 113% 114 3400 31 % 31% 31% 31%- 31% 31% 700 46% 47% 46% 47%H % 47% 47% 400 125% 12534 125% 125% + % 12534 127 300 91 91 91 91 ? % 18600 94 96% 93% 95%+ 1% 700 13 13% 13 13 - 400 8% 8% 8% 8%? % 300 14 1434 14 14%+ % Burns Bros . 1900 110 110 103% 105 ?5 Bethlehem Motors . . 2800 28% 28% 28 28%+ % 11% 29% 2714 28% 84% 46 75% 134 100 104% 108! 2 62 57 G1% 56 136'4 122' 9 81 25 38% 541/4 873/4 85 120% 116 2814 26 61% 72 40% 2H4 41% 44% 67 65% 13% 31% 2038 85 90 107 224' 8 100 54% 85 96 13% 13 28 ? 91 147 20! 2 ? 79! 2 6 38'4 ? 7434 7 129 10 99 7 93% 5 107 7 23% 2 3538 ? 50% ? 7 59% 6 70' g 7 39% ? 19 ? 3814 3 41% 3 62 4 47% 1 12% 1 27% 18% ? 82 5 81' 2 4 106% 7 7% 10% 28% 24% 22% 81 40%. 74% 800 12934 13034 129% 130 100 99% 99% 99% 99% 5600 93% ? 95% 93% 95% 100 108 108 108 108 200 57% 57% 57% 67% 4400 56% 56% 56 56'% 3700 124% 128 124% 127% 6000 700 7% 9% 28% 24% 22% 81 39% 743/4 9% 27% 24 22% 80 38',? 743.? Brunswick. 1300 8% % Butte Cop & Zinc... 2000 26 ? Butte & Sup Copper. 1400 24 Butterick Co . 300 Caddo Oil . 130C California Packing . 3900 California. Petroleum Calif Petrol pr. Canadian Pacific .... Case, .J I, pr. Central Leather .... Cent Leaf h pr . Certainteed Corp . . . Cerro de Pasco. Chandler Motors .... Chic Gt West. 400 8% 8/2 8% Chic Gt West pr. 300 23% 23% 23% Chic, M & St P. 5000 35% 36% 353R Chic. M & St P pr.. 100 50% 503/4 50% Chic & West. 500 85% 85% 85 Chic & N'west pr.... 100 118 118 118 Chic, R I & Pac. 3200 26% 26% 26 Ch, R I & P 6% pr. . 400 60 60 60 Ch, R 1 & P 7% pr. . 1800 70 70 69% CocaCola . 1300 39% 39% 39% Chile Copper . 1000 19% 19% 19 Chino Con Copper... 1300 383/4 38% 38% Col Fuel & Iron. 3600 41% 42% 41% Col Gas & Electric.. . 4200 63% 63% 62 Col Graph . 26800 56% 56% 47% Con Candy .'. 900 12% 12% 12% 75 Consol Textile . 400 *28 28 27% Con Int Callahan M. 1400 19 19 19 (ont insurance Co . . 200 82 82 82 Corn Products . 6000 82 84% 8134 Corn Products pr_ 200 106% 106% 106% 202 12 Crucible Steel . 8500*204 209 202 99% 7 Crucible Steel pr_ 300 100 100 100 Cuba Cane Sugar... 6600 50 5134 60 Cuba Cane Sugar pr. Del & Hudson. Denv & Rio G Dome Mines . Flk Horn Coal. Kmerson-Brant pr . Endicott-.Iohn.son 104% 10234 7 Endicott-Johnson pr 13% 12% ? Erie . 19% ? Frie 1st pr. 84% 8 Famous Players . . . 26% 2 Fed Min & Smelt pi 122% 10 Fisher Body . 31 4 l-'reeport Texas Gaston, Wms A Wig (,'eneral Cigar . (ieneral Electric . . . 7%? 10 -f 275,8 24 ? 22% 80 ? 40%-i 7434 3% 49% ? 83% 7 93' g 9 12% ? 12% ? 25 ? 8934 7 134% 5 800 200 200 200 1300 84% 94 12% 12% 25'/4 21% 95 30% 130% 36% 19% 75% 172 345 89% 8514 48 47 85% 102% 81% 41 62% 101% 90% 22% 83 61% 4% 13% ; 135 84'/8 84 84 ? % 83% 94 94 94 + % 94 123/4 12% 123/4+ 3/8 1238 12% 12% 12%- 12% 26 25 26 + % 25 90 89% 89%? % 83 300 13514 135% 135 135 ? 2 135% 200 103% 103% 1033b 103% ? % 102 1600 13 13% 12% 13 ? % 12% 100 19% 191% 19% 19%J % 19% 700 87% 87% 86 87 + 2 87 200 90 17% ? 71% 6 1623,4 8 311 12 85 6 82% 6 41% ? .44% ? 75% 101 77% 38 58 % 99% 88% 7 19 ? 79% 5 55 6 33/4 ? 11% ? 1253/4 6 84% 95 12% 12% 26 8934 136 103% 13% 20% 871 a 300 29% 29% 29% 29%? % 29 30 200*122%' 122% 1223> 122%? 3% 122% 130 900 31 33 31 33 - 13/4 32% 34 400 1714 17% 17% 17%? % 17'/4 17% 300 71% 72! 2 71% 72%-: ll/4 73 74 200 167% 167% 167% 167%- 168 169 (ieneral Motors . 8600 315 319 313% 316 434 315 317 (ieneral Motora pr... 300 85 (ien Motor? 6% deb.. 2800 82% Fi:<k Tire . 3900 42 (?ray & Davis. 400 45 Goodrich, H F. 8800 75% Goodrich. B F, pr. . . (.real North pr. . . . (it North Ore subs. Has & Bar Car Co. 300 101 400 78 1200 38% 300 59 Hartman Corp . 1800 100 114 113 7 51% 43% ? 111% 98% 6 78 76% 23% 39% 16% 42 26% 45% 89% 79% 263/4 49% 21% 44% 30 47% 152% 133 104 102 90 33% 48% 913/4 28 44% "?BVa Illinois Central Inter Agrirult . Inter Agricult pr. . . Inspiration Copper . . Interbor Con Corp. Interli Con Corp pr, lut Harvester Co. . . hit Hnrvester Co pr Int Mercan Marine Int .Mere Marine pr International Paper Inter I'aper pr stpd International Nickel Iron Prod . Jewel Tea . Jewel Tea pr. Jones Tea Co . Kansas City So pr.. Kelly Springfield . . . Kelly Spgfd 8% pr. Kelsey Wheel . Kennecott Copper . . 1.20 Keystone Tire . 6 Lackawanna Steel.. 200 90 200 20 300 80 6300 55 1500 4 700 12 300 125% 127 1000 114 114 4900 43% 45% 680O?1O0% 101% 9100 80% 82 8334 42% 45 773/4 101 78! 8 39 59 101% 90 20 80 56% 4 12 8234 413,4 45 75% 101 777? 85 ? 14 84% 86 83%-:- % 83 83% 42%+ 1 423B 4234 45 ! % 45 46 77% r 2% 77% 77% 101 - 100% 101% 78%: % 78 78' 2C0 6200 900 200 300 771 237 47 18' 42?, 200 1600 6600 3400 78% ? 30 2 37 83 223,4 ? Loft Candy . 3400 41% 3% Lrhigh Valle.? . 1000 34 ? 109% 108 7 70 65 ? 32 31% ? 78' 30? 37' 84 23| 433 Lee Rubber &. Tire.. 300 343 Lig & My Tob Co pr. 300 108 Loose-Wiles Bis Co.. 200 66% Loews. . 1900 32 500 26% 200 45% 5400 134% 14014 133 300 103% 103% 103%'103 66% 663? 32 '31'/? 800 170% 170% 169% 169%? % 169 200 110% 110% 110% 110%+ % 110 13/4 66% 67% 313/4 32 170 110% 183% 169% 12 Lorlllard, Pierre . . . 112% 110 7 Louisville & Nashv 33% 32%? Manhattan Shirt- 400 32% 32% 32% 32%- 31% 32% 3534 31 ? Maxwell Motor. 1000 31% 31% 31 31%- 31% 32% 3034 2734? Maxwell Mot 2d pr. .. 200 27% 27% 27% 273-4? % 27 28' 131 121 7 May Dept Stores- 300 125 125 125 125 j 2 1243/4 125 222 192% 10 Mexican Petrol . 42600 194% 200 19414 1973/4-f- 4% 197% 198% 26 71% 52% 91% 60 9% 26% 43 51 69 '/a 27% 192% 10 24 2 40% 50% 91 7 60 5 83/4 ? 25 ? 40 ? 46 4 64 % 3 63/4 Miami Con Copper. . 800 1.20 Middle State? Oil...107800 4 Midvnle Steel . 7600 72% 65% 101% 101 89% 82% 3-1% 80 110 108% 17% 16 M, S P & S St M pr 300 M, 8 P & S St M 1 1 200 Mo, Kan? & Texas.. 1400 Missouri Paclflc Missouri Pacific pr Mullins Body . Mont Power . Niiliiitk?! Acme . 1600 National Aniline . . 900 700 25 400 40 900 *48! 200 643 36? 66 Nat Cloak & Suit pr. 200 101 Nat Knum &, Ktpg... 4800 83% National Lead . 1900 81% 46 7C% 48% 01 ?73/H 57 81% ?7% 41 Vs 40 68% 43 55 25?4 54% 73% 71 36% 7 National Fead pr... 1% Nevada Con Copper.. ? New Or, Tex A Mcx. 5 New York Central... 2% N Y Dock. 6 NY Dock pr. 100 109 .100 16% 300 42% 1900 68% 300 44 400 55 N H, N H * H. 2800 25% North American Northern Pac 16 c Nova Sroiia Sleel. 200 65 1500 78% 800 71 (Hi* Mu?) . 1600 36% lay in Listed Stocks Record of Stock and Bond Averages (Copyright, 1920, New York Tribune Inc.) Yester? day. 64.55 103.7P 88.04 20 Railroads CO Industrials 50 Stocks .. . 10 Railroads 10 Industrial? 5 Utilities . I 25 Bonds ... 75.02 91.05 74.12 81.25 Stocks Day Year before. agro. 64.35 71.00 102.03 82.97 86.96 78.18 Bonds 75.05 82.10 91.06 94.25 74.15 85.52 81.27 87.85 Range thus far. 1920. High. Low. 66.20 64.35 110.30 102.03 92.66 86.96 76.28 75.02 91.28 90.71 74.22 73.97 81.71 81.25 Range full year. 1919. High. Lew. 78.80 63.35 119.33 79.20 I 99.54 75.92 82.80 82.83 | 95.70- 90.56; 87.75 71.80 87.91 80.21 ? High. 1??0. 507/8 10'b 91/4 65 61% 383/? 47 % 1081/4 1C3?/8 4238 35% 41% 31 Vz 51 66% 42 % 82 Ta 108'/2 23% 98 637/8 29 27Sa 103% 103? 2 117% 96 102 22% 7734 94 .243.4 1133/4 !08|/4 50 21% 1634 18% 25% 240 483,4 81% 105% 89^/8 23 56% 86% 115% 101 137!/2 503ft 12% 433? 231 189 188 23% 95% 106 325 38% 33 38 124% 69'4 148 96% ro4% 12% 31% 783 B 1l63a 56% ',43 3 4 1161-2 76 109 1151, 803/4 12% 7238 112', '2 57% 29 8% 241/2 88'/2 551/0 82'/? 14 66 3 4 311/2 943/4 76 Low. Div. 1920. Rate. 453.4 4 9 87a 59% 57'/2 37% 43 94% 92 4034 311-4 353/8 28% 49 65 38',:? 70'/2 106'8 19/4 93 61 27'/8 25 96% 100'2 113'. z 88% 96% 21% 75 86 110 112% 10134 45% 151/4 14% 16% 23 227 42% 73 i/a 99'/2 80% 2134 54% 74 102% 100 117 461/4 103/4 34 193 185 187 22 87'.-a 1011/4 316 25 30 30'/a 1211.2 67 141 88 193 11% 30% 70% 104 Ohio Ga? . Okla Prod & Refin.. Ontario Silver . Owens Bottling .... Pacific Gas & Elec.. Pacific Mail . Par-Bing. Pan-Am Petroleum . Pan-Am Petrol B. . . Pennsylvania R R. . Penn Seaboard Steel Peo Gas & Coke. P?re Marquette . P?re Marquette pr. . . Pere Mar prior pr. . . Philadelphia Co .... Pierce Arrow . Pierce Arrow pr.... Pierce Oil . Pierce Oil pr. Pittsburgh Coal .... Pitts & West Va Pond Creek Coal.... Pressed Steel Car. . . . Pressed Stl Car pr. . . Pullman Pal Car Co. Punta Alejtrc Sus. . Rlwy Steel Spring. . . Ray Con Copper .... Reading . Remington Type . . . Rep Iron & Steel. . . Rep Ir & Stl cash.. 5.20 Ryl Dtch N Y shares Replogle 8teel . - Saxon Motors . 1 St Joseph Lead ..... - St Lou & San Fran.. St Louis 8*west. 8 Sears-Roebuck Co .. Sinclair OU . 6 Sloss-Sheff St & Ir. 6 Southern Pacific . .. - Shell Tr & Tr. - Southern R R. Southern R R pr.... Stromberg Carb .... Studebaker . Studebaker pr . Stutr. Motors . Superior Steel . Tenn Cop & (.'hem. . Texas & Pacific .... Texas Company .... Ter Co 30% pd. Tex Co full pd . Tide Water Oil rts. . Tob Products . Tob Products pr .... Tex & Pac Land Tr. Transcon Oil . Twin City Rap Tran union Oil . Cnisn Pacific . 5 nion Pacific pr .... United Drug ....>... I'nited Retail Stores I'nited Fruit . Initcd Ry Invest . . . Sales. Open. 5600 46 4000 200 300 200 100 300 9900 3700 2800 500 300 1700 .?00 400 9'8 9 60 57'/a 37'/a 43 Vz 95 Vz 933-4 42 31% 36% 28% 49 66% 4800 *39% 18900.. 71 100 ,106' a 5000 19% 300 200 300 1000 800 94 61 27% 25 98 '8 700 102 800 1131/2 5600 90 900 800 1500 200 965? 21 "M 75 86 5600*110 400 112% 16100 105% 400 451/4 19 16!/, 16! 23 11600 200 4000 100 400 227 47100 43 4600 9600 9900 900 700 800 VZ 74% 99% 87 21% 55 74 2 8 44% ? 125^ 1133 71 1043 1133 743 10 663 110 51.?/? ? 28'4 ? 7% - 22% ? 87 7 52% 4 751/4 5 11% ? 59 % 4 29% 1 29 ? 8734 ? 71 6 U S Express . li S Food Products.. U S Ind Alcohol . . . I S Realty & Imp. . I S Rubber . t" S Rubber 1st pr. . V S Smelt & Ref . . . U S Steel . U S Steel pr . I'tah Copper . I"tali Sec Corp . Va-Carolina (hem . . Yn-Car Chem pr .... Yanad Steel . Vulcan Petinning Wabash . Wabash pr A . W?.-t I nion Tel _ Westinshou.se Mfgr . . Wilson Co . Wheeling & L E White Motors . Willys Overland .... Wisconsin Central . . Worth Pump & Mach Worth P & M pr B. 44600 103% 400 101 600 117 ICO 46% 2300 113? 6600 37'/4 15900 197 !/2 400 185% 200 187 1500 23 9600 88 100 104% 70 316 37100 25% 300 30 49800 351-4 700 12134 200 67 300 14734 10100 *88% 400 193'4 100 11% 300 31 7400 707,8 14100 IO5I-4 18600 55 16900*125!2 400*1141/4 700 72 61800 104% 800 115/4 4500 7578 400 10 200 *66% 300 111 2800 52% Close. 467 ?f 9 9 - 60 + 57%? 37%? 431/2 9634+ ? 931/2 + 42 - 31%? 37 ? 283/4 + 50 + 66% + 39% + 73 ! 106%? 19%? 94% 61% + 28 + 253,4 + 98 -r 102 - 115 - 90' 4 h 97% + 21%? 75% 86 - 1121-4 + 113%+ IO71/4 + 45%? 19% + 16 - 17%+ 23 - 227 ? 4334+ 74%+ 1001/4 + 38"% + 213,4 + 54%? 75%+ 106 + 101 + II91/2 + 46>-4? 11 ? 35%? 1983/4 + 185 ? 187 ? 23 - 92% + 104''a + 316 - 26I/4 f 30 ? % 600 1500 200 400 2500 700 300 100 7600 800 17100 600 '4 28' 7% 221/s 87 523-s 76 12 603-4 293/4 30 91!/ 73!, *Ex dividend. Bid and Asked MM. Ask.- Bid. Asked. Aiianis Ksi, .. 30V4 32% L?clele (Jas .. :?S 40 .Mu Itk \i>!??.. 4'. 40 I, E A: West... 8 II Am Hi Mu?; it 88 1)4 dp pr . ir>!? 17 Am II S A. V. 80V4 HOVt Llg ?V M Tob.200 210 ? i" i>r.ITH -im) l,-\V II 1st pr 98V4 100 Am (' Ai I>'pr.ll4 lir. do 2.1 pr_112 115 Ata Cut Oll pr 83 00 ?Lorlllard I' pr.HOVj 112*4 Am Bxpre:.-,... 95 li iiDTkl.Maekay (Ais .. t:7'-. 73 . Am Ice . 44!? 45 lo pr . 62 OS Am Coco pr..I03 106' Am .Malt.38 -13 I ?lo pr .lili Am Sliiptilclg.. - 128 IMath Alk VV. 31 :1o [ir . (?4 Manhat iieacli ': 1 .M1111 Silgar.. . .123 Am -?111 ?. M ..107 Am Sunn" ilo pr . Am Sum Tpr 91 Vi Aun Arbor ... 7 no pr . 10 A H (? 1st pr 74 rio 2d pr. .. 73'i At Btrro & A 7Vi At Coast Une 80 A (! Ai W I |>i 83 ?Mux M 2d pr ?4M, 130 Ui2 28 I id May t) s pr.,100 lu? ?0 M? Potr pr.,100 105 93 ?Mich ? Central,. .S3 12 m si r & ssji rov? ?2 25 ?Mont Power pr 97 100 75 Morris & Kss. 71 70 Xas h .t Chat.109 113 7'-Nat Ris pr. ..115 11H ill Nat Clk & 8t 76% 7S 75 i.N'at B & S pr. 101 103 pi-, 10l'? it>2'.-" Xat 1.0.1.1 pr. .10??4 110 HatopolLs MI11. lVi 1 Vi NKHofM* Lst pr 11 ls l'.i-in SI 7tli pr 90 lu" ?S V (' .V St 1, 27 28 Bklyn Un Cas .-.1 55 ; iln 1st pr... 55 70 Brown Sime. .105 105-l?l do 2d pr. .lui) Burns Uros pr. 100 BniT 14 .V; I'.. 15' Burr & Suaci. , Bush Term . . so ! Cnlum & Ariz 04 ? Can Southern. 41 ! Cent of .\ J..175 C & S A 'IV. 114 ! Chic X V O & West 18V? i.N'orf ?t- W pr, . ?7V? (Hilo Fuel . . . 49 Owons Ilot pr. ?s Pacific Coast . :'.5 4 iio 2.1 i>r.... 45 Pau Tel ?t Tel 37 Pttll-A Pot pi. 175 17 East IP C C & Si I, Pelt-Miillilton. iio 1? pr...In? C & Cu. I 111.. 3 Clcvo & Pitts C St P M & (i 58 do or . 90 C c C A: St L I". do pr . i>4 Cluett Pea pr.l&2 1 . I A- South.. 21 1st p ?I pr. .io 2d pr : ('omit Tab Com Cm Crox Carpet 1*111.4-Ata Sug.350 -I?11 ilo pr .100 H'7 Ooere Co pr. . loo>s 100 n t, & w_iso 191 , Den A Itlo Q, 6Vi ? ' Detroit Edlson.lll 112 Dlain Match...113 I."troll I It It. 100 loi D S S & At. , 'C, 4 Pitta Coal pr. P Ft \V & C. .122 Pitts Steal pr. 112'a 94 ;4 p * w Vn pr. 7s r:"j ll'r Stl Car pr.in 1 102 P S c of x J 65 73 l(v St| Spb pr.DM'.; 106 tteading let pr 33% 34U ,1 do 2,1 pr.... 35 :"-.'} ilt.-P I A: S pr.1031;- 104' st ?, & a F W. .. 12 Srah A L pr. 14 Sears-Koeb pr. 115 'SI S S Ac I pr 90 S P H Sugar.220 ! .Io pr .lin and Milling.140 13Vi 15 .lo pi 85 ao pr Glee Stor But..IHO Kik If Con I pr 39 ; Fed Min A- S 10^ : Usher lio.lv in-. 1'Ml tien Chemical.13.1 .io pr . 98 ' (ii-n Cigar pr . 95 1 do pr rlotj. .. 93 (iranhy Mining 52 Guli M A Nor 7 do pr . 80 I (J H Stl let pr 93U Hu.sk & B Car 67*2 I Hninratake ... 67 I Int Paper pr.. 85 i lut Nickel pr. 90 Int Salt . 71 lon-a Cnntrfll.. < Kay hot .lullus.l in ICCFtS ft M pr 52 , K-lly Spfd pr. 93 Kolsoy Will pr ?7 Keok & D M. 3 do TT . 10 Iir.'ss A- Co... 80 do pr .100 140 Siuduhaker pr.ion Sup Steel pr. lOl'/ii 1 !'!? & P 1/1 Tr.315 G Ti'l" Water O.2I-1 2 T Sr I, ft W . 5 do etfs .... M fio pr . do pr etfs. It T pr. id Typewrit. 180 . 100 0 Cii C!k Stores. 123 223 'I I do pr .110 140 ?3 U Dn,g let pr 32% 53 RVi'r S I Alo pr.103 104 " I'SS&H pr. 40 H 47 ?'?i V Detitiiilng pr 8,8 93 Wahash pr B. 15 10 4 West Maryland 10% 11 III? do 2,1 pr_ 10 IS M HI West Paclflf!.. 23 Vi 24 H 7? ' do pr . 51% 63V4 S 'West Air Bke.115 118 113 Wilson Co pr.. 97Vfc 9?K 03 IV & I, K pr.. 17H 19W 100 Willra-Over pr 90 ?2 ?? Iwis Central . . 28 32 4V4 Woolworth ....120 123 25 do pr .112 115H 87 ?W P I M pr A 92 03 Tonnage Carried by Lake Vessels Shows Big Drop DETROIT, Jan. 15.?The fleet of ?185 ships of the Lake Carriers' Association durinpr 1910 handled a total net ton? n?t,'?* of 01,500,000, aprninst 114,000,000 during 1918. In only two of the last seven years, 1914 and 1015, was the total lower than in 1019. Ore ship? ments showe.d a decline from 1918 of approximately 14,000,000 tons, with a total of 47,177,395. London Money Market LONDON, ,In.n. 15.?Bar gold, 110?. Money, 4 per cent; discount rate?, short hills, ii'i per cent; three months hills, R^i per cent; (?old premium ?t Li.?;bou, 140. Belgian Loan 'Over Top" Speculative Features Prove At- ! tractive to INote Buyers The new Belgian loan of $25,000,000 < was oversubscribed, it was announced I yesterday at the offices of J. P. Morgan i & Co., who, with the Guaranty Trust ; Company, are fiscal agents of Belgium. ! The offering of one and live year notes yielding slightly more than 7 per cent, and having speculative features based on the exchange situation, was for? mally made at It o'clock yesterday morning, and the books will remain open until 3 o'clock this afternoon to give time for the out-of-town sub? scriptions to reach the Morgan offices. Bankers associated with the syndi? cate expressed gratification over the success of the loan, about which some doubt had been expressed in pessimis? tic banking quarters. It whs said that the exchange features had proved espe? cially attractive, and that investors rec? ognized that the position of Belgium ; was "unique" as compared -with the other former belligerents of the Conti? nent. The Allies by their action at : the peace conference enabled Belgium to put its house in order financially, according to the phraseology of one im ! portant banker. -?-? Rea Denies Report of Large i Expenditures by Penn. R. R. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15. Samuel ! Rea, president of the Pennsylvania '. Railroad, said to-dny the statement ! telegraphed from Pittsburgh that the ! company purposes to spend ??10?,00?. 000 for improvements at that point is j inaccurate. Mr. Rea said no action in that direc? tion had been taken by the board. He said there was about $40,000,000 of ; work authorized by the government ; and uncompleted at the end of the j year, for which he assumed the govern i ment would furnish the money. No commitments, Mr. Rea added, can be made by the company for additional capital expenditures this year until definite and permanent railroad legis? lation is enacted. Bank of England LONDON, Jan. 15.?The weekly statement of the Bank of England shows the following changes: Total reserves.. ?24,488,000 Inc. C5,106,000 Circulation. S$,2li>,ooo Dec. 2,098,000 Bullion. 94,287,106 Inc. 3,006,684 Other securities. 87,779,000 Doc. 11.502,000 rubllc deposit?, in,?56,000 !),?(?. 3 806 000 Other deposits.. 127.433.000 Dec. 9.862,000 Notes reserve?.. 23,641,000 Inc. 5,!4ti.0OO Oov, securUle?. 51,710.000 Dec. 6,231,000 The proportion of the bank's reserve to liability is 16.76 per cent; last week it was 12.1.0 per cent. Rate of discount, 6 per cent. v Storks Ex Dividend Jan. 17?Anaconda Copper .Mining.1 .lan. 17?Baltimore & Ohio RR pr...'. ..J Jan. 20?Brown Shoe pr.1 ^ Jan. 21?Cluott, I'eabody & Co.2 Jan. 20?CoiiHolldatlon Coal.114 Jan. 20?Du l'ont, K I, do Ncmours P pr.lVi Jan. 20?Durham Hosiery Milts pr....l% Jan. 10?Ehunraon-BrantliiKham pr.1 % Jan. 17?liiKorMoll-Rand .j i? Jan. 21 ? Kelnoy Wheel Company pr...,l% Jan. SO?Kr?1?? A Co. 1 Jan. in- I.oulHvtlle A Nashville KR .. 314 Ja-i. 17?Mldvnls Html & Ordnance.I Jan. 19 -Per? Main Ry v t otfs nrl pr.l'i Jan. 31?Wilson ?Si Co v t.1 >^ In Wall Street Alibi Days A lot of people in Wall Street are spending most of their time these days explaining why the bottom has fallen out of certain oil stocks. Efforts to stem the tide of falling prices by the | use of bullish propaganda have been of little avail. Most of the folks who bought these stocks and paid high prices for them live outside of New i York. But news travels fast, particu- ; larly bad news, and since Tuesday the wires have been sizzling with pointed inquiries?and selling orders. Oils as Loan Collateral Whether put out for propaganda pur- I poses by the bear crowd or not, the ' intimation has gone out in the finan? cial district that the drastic scaling down of market values in the case of certain of the more recent oil promo tions is being encouraged by the finan? cial powers. It is hinted that Federal I Reserve officials have let it be known that it would be the tetter part or wisdom for the banks to go through their collateral loans carefully and throw out a lot of the oil stocks which, though listed on the New York Stock Exchange, are still unseasoned and therefore., unstable as a basis for loans. The swift decline in Middle States Oil, which broke from 57^4 to 40M: and closed 14U points off at 43-%. and the early drop in Union Oil to a fraction above ?10, strengthened the be- , lief that liquidation of the new oils was being encouraged. The bears played a leading r?le in slaughtering Middle States. The bears apparently look upon many of these oils as easy picking after the smashing they gave Trans? continental. Besides, they lost a lot of money on the short side last year and revenge is sweet. Germany and Copper Charles Hayden, of Hayden, Stone & Co., discussing the general copper mar? ket situation, has this to say regard ing the needs of the Central Powers: "Germany needs copper, and needs it very badly, but because of the low value of the market and the conse? quent high price of the copper, in that they must pay for it when bought in this country in dollars, and also be? cause of the shortage of coal, those well informed state that the quantity to be bought by Germanv in this coun? try will not exceed, until conditions f materially change, 6,000 tons s month. 1 All forecasts as to Germany and Aus ! tria seem to hinge on how the people S get through the winter months. In ! the spring it is evidently expected that ? there will be a marked revival and im? provement of the conditions, with a demand for copper that will average at least 10,000 tons a month." The best estimates of the tonnage of copper on ! hand on the other side at the end of 1919 put England down at 2,000,000 pounds, France at 4,000,000 pounds and ! Italy at 6,000,000 pounds. Why Shorts Covered In its search for light on the ques? tion of discount rates the community found some comfort in Washington ad? vices. Governor Harding of the Fed? eral Reserve Board, it was reported, scouted the report that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York had sent a recommendation to the board that an | other increase in discount rates be or? dered. This served as thf basis for a substantial rally in the stock market caused by active short covering. After the buying for the short account had let up the market went dull again and ! held steady. With regard to discount ' rates the feeling is general that an advance is imminent. It may not come to-morrow or next week, but it is a de? velopment that is down on the books. Coing on this assumption, there would be relief in the Street of the announce? ment of the advance were made and taken out of the way as a market in? fluence. There was actually some dis? appointment around the district yes terday that the announcement had not been made already. Reticence The Street was in a state of menial uncertainty all day long regarding what action the Federal Reserve Bank of New York had taken with regard to discount rates at its Wednesday meet? ing, failure of the bank officials to deny or affirm the report that the rate had been raised on advances against government war paper aided the bears in their raiding tactics and restrained constructive operation?. Officials of the bank were roundly criticized for their non-committal attitude. It was felt that if the directors had taken no action at their meeting that fact might at least have been announced. Pierre Jay, chairman of the bank, stated after the close of the market that he had nothing to say in regard to discount lates. When the directors have decided to change the rates, it was stated, an announcement would be made. The attitude of the Reserve Bank officiais toward inquiries regarding discount rates is, "Please don't ask us about rates," And at times they carry this policy to ridiculous extremes. Overcrowded I Brokers on the exchange reported a much more active borrowing demand ; for stocks yesterday. This was indica? tive of an expanded short account. ! ' The short side at the moment," said a commission house, "has become very i much overcrowded again, with the re i suit that the market will be much more ! sensitive for a while to good rather j than to had reports." Seeking Additional Taxes Weakness of a number of industrial i stocks of late may be traceable to the i known fact that the government i?? out to collect additional excess profits taxes from many corporations for 1917 and particularly 1918. The- move on the part of the government is under '? stood to be quite comprehensive. ' Some of the copper companies, for ex 1 ample, are understood to be under in? vestigation with regard to taxes. The i Texas Company is another corporation from which the government is seeking to collect an additional levy which it is claimed is due. Officials of the com : pany have confirmed this. Wall Street rumors have put the amount reported to be involved at as much as ?~r> 000, 000. A statement issued by officials of the Texas Company says: "We feel certain that we are not subject to the amount of additional taxes claimed. There has been only a preliminary hearing at which the assistant com S missioner indicated certain tentative ? conclusions. On a later date we will be ' permitted to adduce proof and present arguments in support of our position." American Linseed Important developments impending in American Linseed Company affairs ' to which the sharp bulge in the com : mon stock to close to 80 was attributed j are understood to involve a reorgan? ization of the corporation under which ! the various subsidiaries will be merged with the parent company under ! a single head. Linseed is controlled by Standard Oil interests. Out of the ' proposed readjustment as reported it | is stated that the common stock : holders will obtain a larger dividend return. In the year ended September .'10, 1919 the company earned $10 a share on the common stock. Belgium to Get German (.i>al M. Loucheur, president of the Com? mission on Reparations, has concluded \ an agreement in Paris with the Bel i gjan delegates to the commission by ? which France consents to place at the disposal of Belgium 150,000 long tons of German coal a month, of which j 80,000 tons will he for blast furnace? ? and Jo.UUU ton? lor gua factories. Investment Suggestions Ask for Our Booklet of January Otjerings GLIDDEN, DAVIDGE &C0. Members N. Y. Stock Exchange 20 Broad Street New York Three Securities We'd like to tell you about three securities we are offering, securities which differ in kind but which are alike in their high grade character. One is a low priced common stock of no par value, price $35 a share. One is a preferred stock of an old established in? dustrial concern, price 97 and dividend, yielding 7.22%. The third is a convertible bond of a prominent corporation, price 100 and interest, yielding 7%. Send for descriptive circular Q-24 John Muir Et Co. v ?SPECIALISTS IN v/ Odd Lots 61 Broadway N.Y Members New York Stock Exchange. Difference of opinion exists as to the company and its market position. BOTH SIDES OF THE QUESTION Transcontinental OIL COMPANY A concise analysis and in par? allel columns opinions expressed both FOR and AGAINST in the current issue of MARKET OPIMOS'. Also discussions and news nn UNITED STATES RUBBER 5 Coppers siii>ni>? Pet. Saxon Motors < aril? Smi, I . S. i;<;ilty Uoldnyn Gratis on request for R-.~ R.H.MacMASTERS&CO. Uembtrii Cunsolidatfd Stock Exch., X. Y 69 Wall St. New York Honorer 9636. Oround Plot? and accrued dividend? will purchase 4 shares of Cadet Hosiery Co. 8'V Preferred Stock In addition there i- Riven. .1- a Bonus, I sitar* oi com? mon stock. An income of over $32 per year will be secured, as monthly dividends are Dow being paid on the common stock. I he company lias a long and successful business record with steady increases in sales and earnings. Price to net over 89c ( it? i i.ai: ( . i it. !5 ' Men.li ru Xev Vori? Stork Exchange 115 Broadway, New York Members of N. . :-i k !.'? hang*. 11. IS. 15. 17 & il? iilto.il) BT. Deposits received subject to cheque Stock, Bond & Note Issuei cf Railroad & Industrial Companies Bought and Sold and conservative advance! nata? thereon. Dealers in liberty gonds Isru.u-1. Offices?SAO Pittli ..?<??. SO Union Square, bt; ?turen St. ?53 Third A ?t., 10 Court >?.. BrooWf* Robinson & Co. Investment Securities 26 Exchange Place New York if embers .Vet" York StO'-k Sevhangt Bonds for Investment Harris. Forbes & Co Pin? Street, Corner William MfcW YORK | INCOME AND EXCES?S PROFITS j TAXF.S FOR 1919 I A booklet containing a >ue?*t of ttie ?f l:vw umi survey of the new feature! ( afT.?till* 181 ' In o ? vin bo fur ; nlshtd upon application. i Metropolitan Trust Company Ltif the (il) of Neu Wri? ?0 ??ill St. 1\? Klfth \\r