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THE SUN AND NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY MARCH 14, 1920. Munds Rogers & Stackpolc Stocks Bonds Cotton G r a, i n Members N. Y. Stock Exchange N. Y. Cotton Exchange Chicago Board of Trade 25 Broad St. Uptown Office 16 Vandcrbilt Ave. Foreign Exchange, Securities & Currency Sptcial Analytical Circular upon request. E. W. Wagner & Co. Uthtd 1! r.v y. .J .v. r. Chteat 33 New Street Zd) New York ( 14 Ka I 10; ir V '.'OCoi JfjIaUlanei 1SS7, Chicago Stock KicSangt Member ( -v' Corion has Chicago Ajard 0 frail f 14 Kait 44Ih St. ! s.m st ! Court St.. BUu. Miller & 60. .Members NeYirk Slock Exchdnce.' Securities Bought for In vestment or Carried on Conservative Margin, 120 BROADWAY Ersr.ch. Offices 212 FIFTH AVENUE LONGACRE BUILDING N E.C01 42nl 5T iHJROAtJuAV NEWYDRtC Investment Securities R.C.Megargel&Co. 27Pine Street-NeVfciK fJELLWlG&REUTTER Mtmlen ojNeu York Slick Exehantt INVESTMENT SECURITIES 25 Eroad Street, New York Telephone BroaJ 6230 FINANCIAL NEWS AND COMMENT NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES. Saturday, March 13, 1920. Market Continues (o Advance mid Traders Cover Heavily at Close". rx . 1320. pay's Bales 478,375 ivar to duto , 62,693,41 1 rOil!!,-, Uir.l lilu. I All. 1919. 533,715 34,834,422 1918. 180,495 29,199,329 KAILS FEATURE SESSION Federal and Local Rank State ments Show Substantial Improvements. S2?T 40 69 72 Hi 83 116 45 45; 12?, 107 22 'i 104 i; 45 97 13 83 U 96 99 65 i 45U 9114 131 90U 99V4 as ' U6 82 77 S6 155 13 119 36 4S 124 1 25 92-1, While, traders were olile to muko somo small progrcrn on the Helling hU1i nt the oultet again yesterday, tlio tendency In the main was still In the direction of higher level. Too bear party, which hart been nclllng stocks all day Friday without getting anywhere In particular, thus found Itself compelled to go Into , the market at 4he close and bid up : rtocks to oven up commitments or elBe take tho cliancii of tho bank statements being unfavorable to get their stock commitments back tomorrow. The re- null was n very vigorous closing, in 1 257 which many special stocks were run up 55 sharply. Tho market was not very ac- , jnj tlve, even for a Saturday session, but ica; wniii m.rH wan 10 1,1 uuru uub uu wk I had been said about It previously ns to the excellent character of the buying tin recessions n.ul tho poor character of the selling 011 bulges. Fortunately, too, the bank statements were in line with what hail been expected, both showing substantial Improvement In tho money pofltlon. The political revolution had no effect on the market, aside from u temporary recession at the outset, because it meant a more conservative Government In ciormany from the financial point of view.. Had the change been In favor of a radical government Instead of a re actionary one. the market would have h.d to face a severe test of Its under lying position. Hut, as It was. It merely rendered moro difficult the task of thoso who had expected to cover stocks sold previously on last minute weakness. There was no actual weakness, and from tho speculative point of view the market acted better yesterday than It had at any other time this week. There was, an actual shortage of stocks in all groups, particularly In the motors and rails, which was taken to mean In many quarters that the market had already digested the new price level and was prepared to go ahead again, providing the money situation to-morrow Is halt way favorable. It Is probable that there will be a pinch In money for the first day or two during th week, but bank ers who predicted some time ago that the peak of the money difficulties would be reached last week were confident yesterday that the tension would not !at any long,-r t!ian 'that. The rails were the day's most active feature. Heading, which lias been a favorite In the rail group all the way I along, was bid up sharply again and :t j the end of the (lrit hour the strength spread to Texas and Pacific, in which ! the pool showed signi of becoming ac- tlve again. Next to the rail group i the most active features were the mo- I tor stocks and Crucible Steel, which I moved ahead sharplv In response to a report that the company would dcclaie , a nock dividend of 100 per cent, at the meeting of Its directors on Tuesday. The pools in Chandler and Ftutz were active again, Chandler going above 103. a new high for all time, and Stutz get ting close to its previous high of last ear. Altogether It was, a very satis factory closing for the week, particu larly fo in view of the bearish comment that was heard In stock market circles following the cloie of the market on Friday. The Improvement In the bank posl- 32 40 U 70 75 2 214 42 83 118 46 98 143 46 12 107 23 104 46 97 13 SI 97 99 25 65 45 92 132 91 99 267 66 127 19 59 117 85 80 90 156 In I.I Halea. 12 4 80c! 6 lOpvti- UK. I 'lllf I 37 I 49 ,' ,'125' I i! I 26 1 Art 15' 16 H( 11 95 98 107 9 27 23 79 37 1 3 ..I 4! Si IflO Ailiumi KxpruBs 100 Advitnco Kumcly 100 Advitnco llutnely pf 100 AJax Rubber 100 Alaska Gold M 300 Alaska Juneau G M 400 AIIIH Chalmers Mfg 300 Am licet Sugar 400 Am Bosch Magneto 1500 Am Can 50 Am Can pf 4S00 Am Car & Foundry 100 Am Cotton Oil 600 Am Druggist Syndicate. 200 Am Rxpre.08 100Am Illdo & heather 700lAm lllcru & Leather pf . . lOOlAm Ice 2600Am Inter Con 400 Am La Frahco Fire Kng. 1900 Am Unseed Co 200'Am Linseed Co pf 3400 Am Locomotive 25l0'Am Ship & Com 1400 Am Smelt & Ilef 100 Am Steel Foundries 100'Am Steel Foundries pf.. 500 Am Sugar Ilef 300 Am Sumatra Tob 300 Am Tel & Tel 900 Am Tobacco 9900 Am Tobacco Sec 4500 Am Woolen 300'Am Zinc, L & Smelt.... 1500 Anaconda Copper 400!Assoclated Oil Co.... lBOOlAtch, Top & Santa Fe... lOOlAtch.Top & Santa Fe pf EOO'Atlantlc Coast Line 400 At Gulf & V I S S IIIili-et. 32 40 70 74 1 2 42 83 116 45 9S 139 .46 12 110 22 103 45 97 13 82 96 07 25 65 45 92 123 90 99 204 65 .1125 18 "I 100 Autosales . . 20900'ltildwln Loco Works... 11100 Baltimore & Ohio 400'Haltimoro & Ohio pf. 59 116 Lon-e.t. 32 40 70 74 1 2 42 83 117 46 98 143 40 12 110 22 104 45 97 13 84 96 99 25 66 45 92 131 91 99 268 66 127 18 59 !116 85 I 85 79 79 .79 S9! 90 ' 89 155 156 1153 13 I 13 13 32 40 70 74 1 2 41 82 115 44 98 138 46 12 110 22 103 45 96 13 82 96 97 25 65 45 92 129 90 99 204 64 124 18 58 116 84 Clot. In. . 32 40 70 74 1 2 41 82 11T 46 98 143 46 ' 12 110 22 104 45 97 13 84 96 99 25 65 45 92 131 91 99 267 66 127 18 59 116 85 79 90 156 13 , Nrt - - 1 1 5 - 1 '2 - 1 - - - 1 1 1 - GOSSIP OF WALL STREET. 1 - 7 1 2 - - 1 4- i,i 118 It9ill7.119' 37 I 38' 36' 37i -5, -ii'A - 1 4 1 1 100 Harrett d 123123 123 123 106 9 26 22 78 37 71 124 125 85 i S6 149 149 58' 59 8 9 9 25 40 59 89 38 65 10 7 10! 5 10 4 9 ! 6 9 I ' 26 ' ; 40 i I 60l I SO I 3 si; i 66 7 1 26 92 16 11 96 107 I 9! 26 22 79 36 71 125 : 90 1 16 I 11 I 96 .107 9 .26 22 79 36 71 124 85 I 85 ! 84 147151 14 13 I ..! 33lll 33 50 65 35 39 23 I 59 j 48 I 64 S6 ; 10 ! 76 91 103 210 j 95 410 I 44 82 ' 99 102 1 9S 1 100 I 7' 7, 14l 14' 23l 24' 106;iOS ' V2 6S 36 40 26 j 60 ! 49l 64; S6 " ; 7S 91' 106! 241 9S 125 ! 45 ; 82 100 Iiatopllas Mining 1 2700 UethlPhem Motors 4100'Betlilehcm Steel D 1200 Brooklyn Rapid Transit 200 Ilklyn Ilap Tr etf of dep. 200'Brown Shoo pf 100 Hums Bros 600!Butte Cop & Zinc lOO Butte & Superior Cop... 700:Cuddo Cent O & Tl lOO'Californla Pack Co SOOlCallfornla Tetrol lOOjCallfornla Petrol pf.... 700 Canadian Pacific 1700 Central Leather 7100'Ghamiler Motors 1100!Chesapeake & Ohio 37 I 59 500 Chi & E III Eq Tr ctfs. . . I S j S 2300 Chi & K I pf Kq Tr ctfo.l S! 9 200 Chi Great Western 9l 9; 100 Chi Great Western pf... 25 25 I 1500 Chi. Mil & St Paul 40 40, 1500 Chi. Mil & St Paul pf 5S 59' S00 Chi & Northwestern 90 6400 Chi. II I & Pac.i 38 200 Chi, H I & Pae 6 p c pf..! 66 300 Chi. H I & Pac 7 p c pf . . ' 77 2400'ChlIe Copper J 17 HOOChlno Copper 1 34 100 Clev C C & St L I 54 100 Clev C C & St L pf I 64 2S0O Coca-Cola ex dlv I 36 2O0 Col Fuel & Iron 40 100 Col & Southern 25 L'UO col G & F.lec 58 ii 1; 24; 26 I 90! 92 I 15' 15, 11i 11 96i 96 107 9 26 22 79 36 71 123 101 flUl 26 22 79 36 71 123 85 1 11 -, i 38, 66 1 77! 17; 31 I 54 ' 64l 36 40 25' 59 1' 2300 Col Graphophono I 48 1 49 10 200'Cons Cigar 500;Coii3 Gas 200 Con Interstate Cal Mln. 100 Continental Candy 25 Continental Insurance.. 5300'Corn Products Ilef lOOiCorn Products Ilef pf.. 22S00 Crucible Steel Co 100 Crucible Steel Co pf . . . . 100'Cuban Am Sugar 800'Cuba Cane Sugar 200Cuba Cane Sugar pf.... 100! Deere & Co pf 200 Del & Hudson 400 Denver & Wo Grande..., I 64 85 19 10 a: 86 I 19 10 J 1 -U I 8 I s: 9 25 i 40 : 58 ' 89 ! 37l 66 77 17 33' 54 I 64 35 39 25 5S 48 64 85 19 1149' 2 1 1 - The lrifrilo!inl View. Professional opinion of the market's Immediate future appears to ha widely mixed at tho week end. The Street Is practically unanimous In tho belief that the market will work higher, but con tinues to call attention to the fact that 11 bull market cannot Wn conducted with high money. The opinion prevails, ac cording to most of tho market letters, that the money stringency will pass during tho tarly part of tho week and that tho movement inaugurated last week will lw continued. K. W. Wngner & Co. suy that the breadth of the mar ket In tho last few days foreshadows rapid enlargement of public Interest, Merrill, Lynch & Co. express tho opin ion that tho low priced oils and tobacco stocks will faro best. Goodbody ft Co. Bay that good railroad stocks, preferred and common, have Jint fully discounted tho recent good news. A. J. Johnson & Qo, declare that many stocks are sell ing, below their Intrinsic worth and should measure up to higher levels when money for speculative purposes becomes more plentiful. J. S, llacho & Co. say "While reactions are probable before a sustained rise will material ize, tho unmistakable evidence of tin derllng strength makes It necessary to conclude that the bull market Is not over and that It will manifest Itself later in the seaion." , BONDS IN NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. Saturday, March 13, 1920. 1920. 1919. Day's su!en $5,304,000 86,125,000 Year lo date..".!!!!.!!........! 796,582,000 650,231,000 HANCJ13 OF LIDKIITY BONDS. , - Plnftlnrr C.iloa In Bid. Askod. Yield. $1.000) OP.c- ' I 1918. $2,123,000 233,294,000 95.80 90.50 89.40 90.90 89.74 97.00 93.02 90.10 97.36 97.34 96.00 90.70 8.9.4S 91.10 89.78 97.50 93,06 90.14 97.40 97.42 3.71 4.59 4.74 4.85 4.99 5.30 6,10 5.50 4.49 ISfi 3W,s (1932-47) 9B.0i 29 1st cv. 4s (1932-47).. 90.52 00 2d 4s (1927-42) 89.50 04 1st ov. 4H (1932-47). 91.00 446 2d cv. 4s (1927-42.) 89.82 .. lst-2d ev. 4s (32-47) 611 3d 4s (1928) 93.06 832 4th 4s (1933-38).,.' 90.10 689 Vic. 4fi (1922-23)... 97.34 228 Vic. 3s (1922-23)... 97.36 96.20 90.70 89,50 91.10 89.88 93.10 90.16 97.12 97.42 Low. 96.04 90.50 89.40 90,90 89.72 93,66 90,08 97.34 97.36 Last. 96.00 90.50 89.40 90.90 89.78 93.06 90.12 97.40 97.36 Not Chgf. .24 .14 20 -.08 -.66 .02 f.02 United Statei, Foreign Government, Railroad, Industrial and Other Bondi. .HtnnitliiK ! Teal- Yesterday's brief two hour scsjion Is conerallv the test of a market. In tho llrst place, there Is always a tendency to even up commitments and get square over to-day. Many large traders Invnrl- ably sell out at the week end. It Is this helling which always must ho an ticipated on Saturday. Hut yesterday there appeared to be less of It than us ual, and the bear clique encountered a disappointment In fho llrst fifteen min utes of trading, which lasted practically all day. Stocks were steady and strong, only a few, hero anil there, showing signs of yielding to pressure. A few stocks, however, were speetncular. Chief of these were Crucible Steel, In which tho short Interest was Jerked up a few notches higher by the market thumb screws, and Chandler Motors, which crossed 130 Into new high territory and sold at 151. Little rails and the little oils were ngaln In considerable favor and gave n mighty good account of themselves In the short day. Trading was on the basis of a million shares for a full five hour session. .IS ? 8 9 9 25 40 59 89 I 38 66 77 1'. ' 41 I 17 33 I 54 i -f 64; 33 I 39l 25' 59 ; 49 I 65 86 19 3 " - 1 1 10' 10 I 91 I 92 .' 91 I 91! 106 ,106 ,106 1106 ! !222j241 222i241 I ! 9S! 38! 98 9S! 410 '410 '410 1410 I ' 44' 41 44, 44' ' S2 82 S2; 82; 100 100 '100 100 I 98l 99! 98! 99 I Heserve Ilniik'a Condition. The ratios of reserves reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York In creased yesterday fractionally, the ratio of total reserves to deposit and Federal Reserve note liabilities combined rising from 38.1 to 38.5 and the ratio of re serves to r.et deposits after deducting 10 per cent, gold reserves on Tederal Re K?rvc notes In circulation advancing from 1 36.0 to 36. T. Hank borrowings from the l Federal Reserve Hank on Government I war obligations decreased $28,600,000 and on all other securities increased $6,300,000. The local reserve bank, how ever, redlcounted with other reserve banks $16,600,000 additional paper, mak- iiik us contingent jiauuity on this nr count $S4.550.000. Government deposits in the reserve bank went down from $45,297,000 to only $3,979,239. There was a net loss In total gold reserve of $7,200,000 and a rise In the sliver reserve of $1,500,000. During the current week momentous transfers of funds will be made, but perhaps 90 per cent, will be a matter of book credits. At any rate bankers said yesterday that the worst of the weekly reserve bank statements had leen passed and that now the out look was for a steady and considerable improvement. 16 tion surprlsd bear traders who had 1 101 !l02 figured on covering short contracts to morrow under the cover of selling forced V" the hank statement. There was an increase of $26,300,000 in ex cess' reserve during the week, but what was even more surprising to tlie bear 25&, party was the improvement in the Fed- 15b, eral Reserve statement. The traders 320 anticipated an Improvement in exoess i 31 reserve on account of the easy money , during the week, but they had not looked for the favorable s-tntement from the 1 Reserve Bank, which nhowed an im provement of per cent In both ra- ' tlos. The foreign exchange market was quiet and irregular, with the Allied , rates lower, no doubt on account of the , political upset In Germany. Sterling 1 was about a cent lower ana rrancs were about three cents off. 14 24 78 34 37 74 86 MONEY AND EXCHANGE. National Fuel Gas Co. Capital Stock $18,493,033 ; Surplm 13,600,030 Surplus 73 of Capital i j Average of over 20 earned on 1 Dividends 10 annually , Financial condition justifies i extra disbursement. Price on application. ( HansonHanson ; 74 Broadway- NeWx&rk.' 7biephono Rector 2721 CALL MONET. Mixed Collateral. I All Industrial. Huh V. IHIch 15 Low IS ILnir IS I I.it !S ILast I" Rcncwali 15 'Renewal 15 Yr'5 fclih S IVear's hlrli :5 Year's low 6 IYear' low TIME LOASS. Mixed Collateral. I All Industrial. Slatv days lU'Sittr dart'i 9 Ninety dy 4NinMr dv.. i Fnn- mnntli ""Four month. . . a Five months i' .Five month 9 Six monthH S'tlflx montlu 3 COMMERCIAL TArED. Pi3te lKlor"r nill'ia.T month'? . Will' Rweivable I Other Names. Slaty days . . Three to six Nlnetj days SM I months ss4g: CLEARING KOt'SE STATEMENT. Clearing Hnii.e exename. V5t,W.9.9i; oal. anrs. e!.S").TM; SnbTrea'Ury credit bal ances. SI WS.Tw; Federal reserve credit bal ance. SH,53.s5i. DOMESTIC EXCHANGE. Boston, par: Clilmro. par: St. Lnnl. 15c. discount: San Francisco; par: Montreal, J127.M per $1 ft'o premium: Cincinnati, par: Minneapolis, inc. premium. SILVER PIUCES. Br silver In New York. 11.1". unchanged: in London. Tn'.Kl.. up '.id.; Mexican dollars, Ss.e.. unchanged. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. 40 S4 3S 69 62 14 92 54, 4 I 15 154! 24 79 35 ! 38 I 26 ' 16 322 j 31 74' S7l 72' 42 I 84! 3S! 70 63 I 15 I 92: 12 4 15 80 128 '129 35 36 34 37 25 16 318 31 74 N6! 71: 40' S2 38 1 66 62 14' 90l 65 89' 72! 2', SO j 75 43' 17, 41 ' 89 73 Si 80 76 43 1S 42 6 3.501 17 1 17 46 ! 47 120 122 99100 30 ! 30 37 I 38 73 j 74 11 12 33' 34 - Prev. Sterling Will- Low. Last. ri0Se. Pemsnd... U J1 6T .; 13.69 Cables 3.'j 3.S7i J.6S 2.6Si Francs Demand... 1S.42 13.47 13.H 13.44 Cables 13.40 13.(3 13.(1 1.1.43 Marks Demand... 1"9 1 l.M 1.3 Cables... . l.W l.M l.M 1.40 Yestf.-dav's Cloe Demand or Checks. Cables. Butler Bros, new and old Montgomery Ward "B" STOCK John V. Dunne & Co. 44 Broad St. New York TtUtho Bread 23V ( Vnrmal rate of exch. 4 SS Sterhnr ... Pari Marks Belilum Chlna- Honikonc Shanghai Greece Holland lndla- Ilombay Japan Yol:ohom4 Philippine Islands Manila Italy Scandinavia Stockholm I'hrlstlanla Copenhagen South Amenca Rio Arzenllna (xold).. Rneno Aires naln Switzerland Ururuar 51.(5 Ru!a i('urrencj) iw fill. If yo rubles TIME BILLS ON LONDON. Bankers. I Commercial. an day $1.(1 1M days $3 : IM day l.M ISO days J.0i 5.1S13 5 1813 11.29 j ::.(( 43.81 m.m 5 1113 28.50 , (t.C K.5 43 ( 6.1411' , 103.42 13.57U 13 48 l.M 1J.S7 M 1 41 11.35 :S ' 47 4i'; 15.21 20 1.1 17.55 17.13 2'i 5U U 17.W 5 92 1.01'; :.6o 13.M 13.44 1.5C 1I.SJ H'i 1.4S 11.35 :!, ' 15 47; 43'i 18 I .7.2 , 2S 3"4 1 17. 5.W 1.0! ; .1.54 ;.70 47 30 19 162 112 107 60 30 183 23 36 47 17 79 56 10 29 47 45 36 63 II 8! i 1.20 01 Kxporta From Jfevr "York. Harley. 62.5S5 bu. ; flour, 31,261 sacks; cheese, 60,000 lbs.; lubricating oil, 8,000 gals. 4 4 29 19 161 104 106' 5S 29 183 22 35i 46 17 78 53 I 9 29 46 43 36 62 . 88 11 77 103 76 34 37 35 25 97 53 83 60 5 8 29 69 93 83 41 43 43 38 29 63 37 63 18i! 19 94 94j 75 j 76 , 29 29 19 I 19l 3, 12 10 21 1.20 4' 400 Denver & Rio Grande pf.i 14 100 Elk Horn Coal Corp 23 1700 Kndlcott Johnson 106 100 Endicott Johnson pf 102 (00 Erie ns; 300 Erie 1st pf 24 600' Famous riayers-Lasky.., 78 200 Federal Mln & Smelt pf.. 600 Kisk Rubber 400 Freeport Texas 200'(!aston W & Wigmore... 6600,(;fnl -Motor Corp 740olOn! Motor Corp ctfs 90u llcnl Motor Corp deb 2u0 Oenl Mot Cor deb pf 7 pt 300Goodrkh (I! F) lCO,CJranly Consol M & S 7100lGreat N'ortliern pf 400,Great Northern Cre ctfs. 300 Gulf States Steel 900 Haskell & Barker Car... SOOiIlnpp Motor 300 Illinois Central 600 Inspiration Con Copper., 1100 IntTboro Con Corp 4 lSOOllnterboro Con Corp pf . . 15 lOOilnt Agrl Corp pf 500'Int Harvester Co new... 1400 Int Mer .Marine 1700'Int Mer Murine pf ' S9' 100, Int Motor Truck 1st pf. .1 72 100 Inter Nickel ' 22 1000;inter Paper 79 lOOllnter Paper pf stpd I 75 300 Iron Products Corp 43 400 Jewel Tea I 18 200 Jewel Tea pf 42 100'Jones Uros Tea 25 20O'Kansas city Southern..! 17 100 Kansas City Southern pf.1 48 300 Kelly Springfield Tlre..;l21 lOOIKelly Spring T 8 p c pf 300 Kennecott Copper .... 2700 1 Keystone Tire & R 600 'Lack Steel Co 200lLake Erie & Western. 300 Lee Rubber & Tire 200 Lehigh Valley 400' Loews lac 200, Loft Inc , 100 Itfrlllnrd, P, Tob , 100 IWrillard, P. Tob pf . . . 200 Louisville & Nash 200'Marlln Rockwell Corp 100 Maxwell Motor I 30 4900!M".ican Petroleum 183 100 Miami Copper 23 ' 7 7 14; 14 141 -3' 23' 23 107 1 105 1107 I 102 ,102 '102 1 15' 14 15! 1' 24 24' 7S 1 78 I 34 I 35 I 37! 377 25J 26 I 15" 13' 31S 321 78; 25;. 1 26 ' 16! 324 31! 74; 86! 72 40 j 14 ' 38l 6S ! fi.1 ' 14 92 , 55i: 1 31 71 86 71 40! 40 S2 I S4 31 74 86 71 1 38 I 66 62 11 90 54 4 15 4' 15' 7; 77! 128 ,12S!127'12S 35! 36' 35 I 36 38l 68 63 14 34 4 15 .00 ..on ..osr8 ..M9 ..no OCIg 2... o f.L ! '. ... fl.. . K.. . 0 . . Ills 1923 rets 4 . . 02l2 IV.l 1939 rets 10 01 10 OII4 5'.S 1937 2 HK a sU 1 SMS b HSU DmCAnadaSHs 1921 1.1 0713 0718 Dom Canada Cs ' 1921 2 021 1 2I2 1929 2 ... .O.W 10 '03 1 J 3 035j 1931 1 otu Rep of Cuba 5s 1904 1 00.14 3..S30...00 AraentlneOvSs 1 . . .'. . .7278 City of Cop-n. bacen H' 1 7Mi 1 707g ChlneseGovt i a 4.va Japaneaelat4ljs 25 71 Vt 70 17 7.W4! 1 757s' Helter Hnnk Stiiteiiient. There was a marked Improvement in the weekly statement of the Clearing House banks, surplus reserve rising $26, 341.360 to $29,040,420. The gain In sur plus was due to an Increase of $33.113,. 000 In reserve of member banks In the Kedera) Reserve Hank, offset only par tially by an Increase of $5D.5Sl,000 in net demand deposits and of $2,S73,000 In time deposits. The expansion In loans was moderate, amounting to only $27 -' 052.000. 1 1 91, 72' so! 75; 44 1 is 91 1 ! 99 .' 30 .! 37 .1 73 11 31 46 30 19 ...1162 ...'105 ...,107 . 60 5S00 Middle States Oil 600 Midvalo Steel & Ord 900 Minneapolis & St L new 500 Minn, St P & S S M 300IM. St P & S S M leased li 1400M!.ssourl. Kan & Tex.... 2500'Missouri Pacific 36 46 17 77 54 9 29 4 3 2l 12 78 105 76 35 39 35 26 98 56 84 53 '2 5 '40c 8! .. 29 70 93 88 42 43 43 38 29 66 38 63 30 38 73 12 34 47 30 19 162 105 S9 72' 72 22 '22 I 79 80 75' 75 43! 44 IS I 18 42l 41! 41 25l 2:l! 25 17 1 17 1 1 48 I 4S 121'121 99' 99 30 36 73 11 34 46 30 19 162 105 4- 1 1 : si 700'Mlssouri Pacific pf 47 lOOlMulllns Body ! 44 lOOLNat Acme Co 36 200Xat Aniline & Cliem....' 62 200 Nat Anlllna & Chem pf. . j 87 2300iNat Conduit ,t Cable 11 600'N'at Enam & Stamp ' 78 100!Xew York Air Brake U04 3800,New York Central 33 I 37 I 34 300New Y'ork, Chi & St L... 200lNew York Dock 7S00N Y. N H & Hart 200Norfolk Southern 600iNorfolk & Western 200 North American Co 4400 Northern Pacific too Ohio Fuel Supply 1100 Oklahoma Prod & Ref... 400'Ontario Sll Mining 700!Otis Steel lOOIPaciflc Development.... 8200'Pan Am Petrol AT..-..., 800! Pan Am Petrol STB,., lOOiPnrrish & Bingham lSOo'l'cnnsylvanla R 400'Per.n R H A 30 lOOiPeople's Gas. Chic lSCOll'ere Marquette lOOiFere Marquette prior pf, 400lphlladelphla Co 3600'Plerre Arrow Motor lOOIPIerce Oil Corp 100 Pierce Oil pf , 14001 Pitts, q C & St L lOOiPlttDourg & Woat Va..., lOOlPond Creek ,., 10 60 30 1S3 23 36 47 17 7S 54 10 29 47 44 I 36 62 87 78 104 074 34 ' 37 35 1 -Jis 99 Si 96 62 82 52 Jr 52 5' 5 8l 8A 29 29! 0 70 106 60 30 181 22 35 46 17 77 64 9 29 46 44 36 62 S7 11 77 104 75 33 37 34 48 121 99 30 3S 73 12 34 47 30 -I 19 162 ' 103 106 60 30 183 22 36 47 17 78 54 10 29 46 44 36 62 87 12 77 104 76 34 37 " 33 25 96 I 9S 61 51 ! 92 I 93 87) SS 41 42 45 38 28 ! 66 ( 37 t CI 19 95 74 29Ul I 19 I 41 43 45 38 29 66 37 63 19 95 75 29 19 83 52 6 S 29 70 93 88 1 1 " 2 - 4- V. S2! 52 I 5( 8 29 1 70 ' 92 87 41i 41 42 43 45 45 38 38 28 29 65 66 37 37! 62) 63; 19 19 95 95 74 I 73 ' 29' 29' IS 19 4- 1 2 1 1 3 1; The IlalU Adrnnrc. Under leadership of Reading and of Texas and Pacific the rails as a whole enjoyed a moderate advance, the gains ranging from a point to three points. Trading In Reading for a while was wild and exciting, the turnover amount ing to more than 50.000 shares. Read ing Is reported to have great possibili ties in Its coal properties for a dlstrlhu tion to stockholders under the recent decision. The move In Reading, picked up sympathetically by the balance of the rail list, disclosed a short interest of considerable proportions in the rail group and some hurried covering result ed when the advance was well under way. In tho opinion of a great num ber of people In Wall Street who have given the rail situation study since the Supreme Court .decision against the I. C. C. the rails" at their present levels have not commenced to discount their possibilities. Snxon Motor. Speculators took yesterday an Fncreas Ing Interest in Saxon Motors on the an nouncement that Its saleS are running ahead of those of last season and that the company's net quick asset exceed $2,200,000. This was the best snowing the company has ever made. Of the working capital. $1,229,000 Is In the form of cash, and account iveivable exceed $250,000 against accounts pay able of only $92,000. Not only lias the financial structure been improved as a result of last November's recapitulation, but certain improvements In methods of production haV? resulted from the intro duction of the Duplex engineering system. n.loFrench s Am Cot Oil 5i ChlAAIton 3Hi 13 07s 3 SS 7 ... 34 a, ,,07 11.1(1 AmSmeltdtlt CB4Q Joint 4s 2.,1 OTAfl 8 ....Ml? 47 037n 1 071a AmT&T ct (s 3 0334 11 U7lj 10. ...OH 13 04 71... .07 0.10 AmT&T clt s Chi It&QIIHs 13, ..A? 11.10 12 8214 10 RO'4 City of Paris tt 3 . . .82.1 ChlBiQIII H 0 OH AmT&T clt 4s .1 71U United Klwtdm 11 78 ChlfcEastlll 4s J.Hs 1921 1 . ...?73s 12 24U ..BGi4'AmWritingl'7s i 1 707s z.l Armour 4H Chi Gt Wert s n 82 14 S 33 10 S21r CMA-StP cv s .1 82I4 1,- 7134 A Ti 8 Krv4s OMA-Stl'gra 1 6I 78 4J4.S AT&8Fgen4 1 7(1 2 771a O 51 & 81 I' CT r, 77.14 4s 1 7713 3 721a ATA8Fndj4s 7 J2.I4 stamped 2 73 1 (is 2 72Ij AtCoastLlnels O M St I'M 7 7(VM (Hi Bait 4: Ohio es 1 flC.14 2 87 3 OOI3 B& 01 1995 CtllMlliStl' (s :t 111 1 09 4 (11 1923 II A- Ocv 4K I 10 7734 10 fillj'Chlltl.U'Ity 4s ,', 01 1 20 ... .721? 4 04lj rhlI!IJkI'ref4s 1 . . . . 0.II3 I .... 07 BaltlOgtold 4s. 3 ....6713 2 0-llj 17..S30.. .0014 1 (14.1s I I "7 7 .0H3 I 71j I..s30...0tl4! 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Thonr 6780 Rectcr I 81a' 3 nv , imniAT am i LANNO&MWl'ub Serv Corp, 1 . 31M4 IS 101 1 orNJSs iThlrdAv ref 4s L8& MS 1H1 1 63 2 ..4034 fi C7I3 Beading gm 4s' Union PaciOc (, IJuett A; M 5s! 2... .... 1 87s Long Isl con 5s 3 9Ha Long Isl fdg ss 1 60 Lou it NSt Ls 1 . OSls Loui N StL 3s 1 .. 491s Manhat By 4s 4 COla Mich Cent Hs 15 iOIji Midvalo Stl ts S2.I4 3 703(1 1 8213 HepI&S 5s-1940' 2. ,s30. . .813a 1 881g Unlonl'acrefls moGrandeW4s, 1 7234 5 ..02 1 72?8 BlArkALa4ls 2 72l3 5 0H3I 8 72:ia 10 . . 0134 Un RB 8F fdg South nygm4l Cn Trust ctfs 13 581s 4 27 1 59I4' fi 28 Southern By 5a, CnltcdRylnvJs MlmuiatLfdJs ,1 63 Minn i St I. (s 1 43 Mo K li Tex 4s 4 5714 Mo K.t Tex 2d 1 . ...32 1..S30.. .31 VIoKATsfOit certificates 1 1. R27S StL Si SanFran 1 8.1 1 7018 StL&IronMIs CSRMlty&I 5a 2 7813 I 'O 12 7GI3 Series A US Rubber 7a 1 58la 5... 1021a 10. . . . . .585s U H Rubber 5s 7.r fi8:tg 1 8II4 fi SSU'U 8 Steel af 5s StL A- SanFranl 2 00.14 adl t 2 90l3 1 fl.lUI 2 ... 90 1 0.1I3 Utah Power 5s 3 OM41 2 82I4 (i.-,7g. va Lara m ist n 60 2414 StL A- SanFran Inc s Mo l'ac gm 4s' 1 .1038 8 5613, 8 5638 ' 1.1 5634 MblleAOtilo(s 2 .18 2 B7la 1 58 I 1 2.. 11 5.. 8.. fi.. 1 . 497fl .495s 1934! 1 0338 Virginian By 5s 1 82I3 1 ... 82 West Md 4s 10 6214 4914' West Shore 4s ..4918 5 7213 . .49I3 Wheel&LE4Hs . 49I41 1 S3 . .4934' WllsoniCo Ist . 49I4, 005a NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES. Continual from Colli dims 3 nnrt 4. .-t'loslns , Bid. I Ask. IDIt.I lln l. Sales. Opn- i Hlgti I lng. I est. I Low- J CI os I est. I lng I Net I Chant'. 96' 97 80 ! 80 98 99 18 I 1S 87 87 33 ! 34 94) 94 100 ,100 16 I 16 24, 24 34 33 29, 29 16 17 231 79 43 73 99 25 57 69 96 142 10 198 41 14 6S 27 34 121 66 44 135 12 26 74 IS 1 67 I 92, lORl. 10CU m!ii: 99 99 113 1114 I -01; I ?'1'1 234 80 43 74 100 25 57 69 97 143 11 199 42 15 68 27 34 122 67 45 1 37U 12 I 26 74 18! 67 93, 10 10 4 4 8I ! 9j 54 1 70 I 9 I 2S; 25( 86 , 52 4 1-3 56 the left the In AVhelnn Goes to llurope. George J. Whelan. president of United Retail Stores Corporation, nt noon yesterday for Europe on Baltic. He predicted prosperity 1920 for the tobacco companies. 'This year will be one of the most prosperous in the history of the tobacco companies," Mr. Whelan declared on the eve of his sailing. "It matters not whether gen eral conditions are favorable or adverse. Tho year 1919. when the tobacco com panies had to adjust themselves to n peace basis, was a trying one for them, but notwithstanding that tobacco com panies as a whole made a good show ing, and with the difficulties of 1911 ell7nlnated their showing ought to he the best In history In 1S20." Mr. Whe lan declined to discuss inc purpose of his trip. It Is expected that as a re sult of his trip Important developments may oocur In connection with negotia tions for Interesting American capital In the European tobacco Industry. It was recalled in Wall Street yesterday that the last time Mr. Whelan sailed for Europe the bears made a vlclus rsittack on the so-called "Whelan stocks" before his ship had been an hour on the high seas. S9 71 1 1 n 1 IV 80 81 11 t 54 I 70 9 29 11 25 87 53 12 5S 25 89 73 ill2 100 Pressed Steel Cai 300 Punta Allegre Sugar 900 Railway Steol Spring 300 Rav Consol Cop 34300 Reading 100 Reading 1st pf 6400 1 Republic Iron & Steel... 1100 Royal Dutch Co N X 100'St Joseph Lead 2800'Pt Louis & San Fran 200'St Louis & San Fran pf. 100 St Louis Southwest pf . . 4600 Saxon Motor 100, Scars-Roebuck Co 1800, Shell Trans & Trad 12000!Sinclalr Consol Co 600 Sloss-Sheffield S & 1 10100, Southern Pacific 1000;Southern Railway, 300,Southern Railway ,pf SOOStromburg Carburetor... 18300lStudebaker Corp 1500;stutz Motor 600Tenn Cop & Chem 4 500 Texas Co 100'Tesas Co full paid 25800'Texas & Pacific 200, Third Avenue 1200lTobacco Products 12100Trar.scontinental Oil 1700lCnion Oil HOO'Union Pacific 400,1'nion Pacific pf 100, United Alloy Steel lOOJUnlted Drug Co 1300 United Ry Investment... 1300 United Ry Invest pf 4100 United Retail Stores 200U S C I Plpe& Fdy 1000IU S Food Prod Corp 5500 U S Ind Alcohol lOUO'U S RubUr 100, U S Rubber pf 29700 U S Stel 200' U S Steel pf floo'l'tah Copper 500'Utah Sec Corp 4200 Vanadium Corp 100Va-Carollna Chem iuO'Wababli 1200, Wabash pf A llOOi'Western Maryland 300, Western Puclfic 200 Western Union Tc! 400;Westinghouse K & M 200'Wheellng & Lake Erie... 700 White Motor 23001 Willys-Overland lOO'Willys-Ovcrland pf 100' Wilson & Co 100Woul worth, F W lS00Worthlngton Pump ! 97 ' 97 97 , 9i ' &0 SO SO' ' 80 98 I 98! 97' 9S 1S 1S IS I IS 84 88' 84, 87 33 33' 33 33 92?il 94 I 92! 94 100'100I 99 100 I 16 :16;.16! 16 23 24 23 24?s 34 34 29 29, 16 16! 232 232 1 79 1 80 i 2 I 43 j 72 I 99 I 24 I 57 I 68 I vt'i 139 I 10 I 198 190 41 11 67 27 34 I 66 I 44 133 12 23 73 18 66 90 105 '111 ! 98 I H3 1 72 I j 10 , ! 49 1 I 70! I JIA' i 2S" i 11 23 StJVi 34 29 16 232 79 42 67 93 139 10 43 73 100! 99 25 24 57 69 97 144 10 199 190 42 14 68 21U. 34" 122 67 44 135 12 26 74 18 67 93 34 29 16 232 79 43 73 100 24 57 69 97 143 10 3 'i 3 196;198 190 190 1 1 3 40 14 67 26 33 121 66 44 135 11 41 14 6S 27 34 122 67 135 12 26 74 1 - 1 1 1 73 18 18 66 67 90! 93 106,104'106! iiiiin;ni; 99 I 9S 99 ' 13 113;il3! 72, 72 10i 1 10 48 70 9 28 11 25 S6 54' 70; 9UI 28 1 ll! 23 I 87 33 i2;.i2 56 1 57: 25! 25 89' 89 3 111 79 73 111 SI -I 72 1. ! 54 70 9U 28 11 I 23 S7' 53 I 12 I 13: 57 25 89 1 "73 111 SI 1 5 S9 73 111 79 4- ' 1 Odd lots. ROAD REOPENS OFFICES. ' Southern Ilnllwny Heetn1illhe Service In Many Cities. Atlanta, March 13. Offices of the traffic service of the Southern Railway system have been reestablished In flf teen of the principal cities of the East, West and Southwest. Freight and pas tengcr representatives have been sta tioned In New York, Boston, Philadel phia. Baltimore. Pittsburg, Cleveland. Detroit, Chicago. .Indianapolis. Kansas City and Dallas, a passenger represen tative at Houston and freight repre sentatives at Rochester. Peoria and Little Rock. In addition representa tion Is being maintained by the South ern at points reached by Its own rails, such as Washington, Cincinnati, Louls Mlle Evannillo :.nd St. Louis. FINANCIAL NOTES. Jolm Mulr Si Co. announce the opening of a department to buy, fell and quote unlisted se curities, uu'ler the roanajenvnt of Lawrence I. Pecker, formerly of It. S. Podce 4t 10. I Cuaranty Trust Company has been appointed Crucible Steel. I !l' Iy"'?. 01 LImra , Trucking Corporation Untie. The match was npplled yesterday to 1 United State.-Mortgage and Trust Company the pyrotechnics In Crucible Steel by " . . ' "l1", .1". 'h' '.TJ sudden realization of nil hands that dl- ' .,in,ciM menanlna llnr and coraDletlon of I 19 I rectors of tho corporation meet next t Tno,lii" for dividend notion nmf thnt In 'nll llkellh()d a good sized stock dlvl (lend will be declared by Wllkorson et aL 'Guesses In the Street range as hlgn as j 100 per cent. In thcrcccnt annual state 'ment directors of the corporation re- ported to stockholders that stock dlvl 1 dends would be declared from time to ' time If the Supreme Court decision In tho 1 I McComber case should re favorable. ; The stock shot forward yesterday with 1 Continued on Columns ( and TV other Important Improvement In the main office In 55 Cellar street. An Interesting fea ture was the musical programme furnished by It, rompaiiy'a orchestra. The ofnees of the Teaas and PaciOc Com pany hive been opened In West Btreel, room 1009. I D. J. Vlynn, open hearth superintendent of tli Taeony sreel company, has been transferred to the New Castle plant of the Tenn Seaboard Steel Corporation, with which the Tacony Steel Company recently merged. Munds. nosers It stackpole hae Issued a rapidity which fairly took the breath . SPf J.il of shorts trying to cover. Bnprem Court decisions and tholr possible tneci on security vaiuaa. WINCHESTER CO. RETORTS. of Statement Shnssn Xet Profits $.17.48 n Shrtro. Tho Winchester Company has Issued its annual report for 1919 and a con solidated statement of its earnings and those of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company from (he date of Incorpora tion of the fonner organization, April 16. 1P19, to-Decembti 31. 1919. Tho re port shows net profits, after all charges and Federal taxes, of $2,089,688, or J17.48 a share on outstanding common stock after deduction of preferred divl t'enSs. Tho consolidated Income account shows total sales and charges on con tracts for the whole year, $24,910,903. and cost of sales. Including selling and general expenses, $19,595,770. For de preciation a reserve of $1,206,251 was set aside. Other Income, largely Inter est received, amounted to $93,141, and $1,200,000 was let aside for Federal and State taxes, making the net profits for the year $3,004,023. Deductions of $914,835. consisting of the proportion applying to the period prior to April 16 and the propjrtlon applying to stock holders of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company other than the Winches ter Company were made. They re duced the net consolidated profits for the period covered, by the statement to $2,089,688, and the surplus, after pre ferred dividends of $341,413. amounted to $1,748,273. CONVENIENT BRANCH OFFICES IN MIDTOWN SECTION OF Neid York Stock, Exchange Firms STOCKS AND BONDS I.OICIHT roil CASH OH CONSEItVATIVK MAKOIW Crawford, Pallon & Cannon ' HOTEL ST. ANDREW. Kuay at 1U Main Oliict, tl llroadway Onaticia & Co. 2A EAST 46TH ST. Main Olfice, 15 Broad 3:. A. A. Housman & Co. ' 25 WEST 3)D ST. Alain Ofict. 10 Ilroai Si. Wrighl, Sladc & Harnickcll CIRCLE BLDG., 1 814 Buay at 60 ih Main Office, 71 IirOadica'J Wasscrmann Bros. I 547 5TH A V., Cor. 45th. I; 4TII AV Bet. ISth& 19th Sis. I Main Offict. hi Broadway . I Herric & Bennett I 51E.42J. l4y2VandcrhiUAct. ' Ralph Dunn, Msr. Main Office. 66 Broadtcav. j Pearl & Co. HOTEL ST. ANDREW. B'ttay at 72J ' Main Offict. 71 Broadway 1 1 I Sartorius, Smith & Locwi ! 500 5tH AVE.. 63 W. I25TH ST. 141 BROADWAY. Brooklyn. Main Office, iO Broad M. ! Hirsch, Lilienlhal & Co. ' J EAST44W ST.-II23 BROADWAY I Main OlUcr, (if Broaduav FOREIGN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES 1 The temporary low rates of foreign exchange make it possible to purchase I sound interest-bearing se curities at especially at tractive prices. Write for our Booklet F. G. B. 23 describinz the j principal issues of the j European nations. Investment Securities 43 Exchange Place New York Telephones 8300-16 HanoTer. Foreign Municipal Bonds Foreign Currencies Albert deBaryJr. INCOBPOfJATED 280 BROADWAY Phone Worth 25S0 A possible profit of approximately 385 can be obtained by in vesting in jFrench Gov't i $ National Loan t of 1920 Write for Special Letter. Kiely & Mor ion I 40 Wall St N, Y. Phone John 6333 London Money- Market. Lonoos, March 13. Bar silver 0KA an ounce. Bar gold 112s Id. Morcy 3 per cent. Discount rates, short and three months' bills 5 11-16 5 per cent dold premium at Lis bon 140. t 8 Preferred Stock Write for full purlieu lurin regard to this at tractitc ot$crl HYVE MOTOR SALES CORPORATION General Eastern Sales Agent' Kelly-Springfield Motor Trucks PHILADELPHIA. PA and ' 510 Fifth Ave, N. Y. City