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'r B ,lhH4JA.W BETHLEHEM STEEL STOCKS MADE HIGH RECORD FOR YEAR-MARKET CLOSED STRONG f EVENING LEDGEB-PHIKMJELPHIA? THtTBSDAV? frBOEMBffR 3X3 O.-0I& STRENGTH SHOW I AS YEAR CLOSES; BUSINESS SMALL Standard Issues in Light Supply Bethlehem Steel Common and Preferred Reach High Points. VEW TOItK, Dec. 81. Tha otd .year Went out with a dlsplny .of modcrnto trenfcth in tlio stock rnnrkct that wns In fchfcrn contrast with tho dismal views STxprfcssed by tho room traders and by tho speculative element .on tho street, ijrico movomonts wcro generally nar 'dw and tho volumo of business was wmall, but tho courso of tho market was otermlncd to a, great extent toy tho old jlo of Bupply and demand. Irreeular trnrflnc occurred In tho last nlf of tho day. the leading Issucb hold- 'ng i8trjong, whllo Missouri 1'ncMo sud- enly yielded from 3 to 7, unacr wnicn lio specialists called scattercu soiling, ho lato nows Included tho notlco that tho t. Louis and San Francisco commltteo ns .nrranccd to buy the coupons duo 'anuary 1. 1916. nnd claims for regis tered bond Interest duo July 1, 1916, on do i nor cent, refunding mortgage bonds " Tlicro was Drautlcally no supply of tandard Issues around previously pre- nllliig prices, whllo thero was A inoo rato demand from several sources. In uch stocks as Union Pacjflc, Anjalga- irueu copper, Pennsylvania anu iieaaing uiet Investment buying was constant, s It has been on tho various declines and rallies alt through tho week. Tho bettor tone In tho railroad list was based :to a great extent" on tho statement of" ofll- !lals of somo of tho leading railroad sys tems Indicating tho probability of much greater benefit from the rate advance 'than had nt first been estimated. The Investment buying demand had the offect of further depleting the scant offer ings, nearly ill of which represented tho operations of tho roqxn trade. Erie, Nvrilch Is Just now- favored by that speculative element, was fairly well hold and thero was evidence of speculative ac cumulation In United States Steel com mon, ..the market position of that Indus trial reflecting tho influence of tho state ments of Improved conditions in the Btcol trade. Bethlehem Stcol stocks were .strong throughbijt the day, botji tho common, and Drcferrod maklnir tkw hiirh rivymla f tor tho year. Tho qommon, after oponlng wa, aavuncea 10 ioj, ana uio pre ferred touched 91, after opening at S9K-. Tho, closing on tho common wan 4611 and on tho preforred 914. Much of .the purely speculative holdings In flits Btoclc was liquidated last week Just before tho return of Charles SI. Schwab on the Lusltanla. but since his arrival thero has been renewed buying anu rr.oro taiK is now nearu or us earn ing capacity and dividend prospects. It is asserted that earnings of the 5v year of tho common Btock will bo equal V to zi per cent, and predictions arc made f that, tho stack will go on the dividend , list early In tho new year. Among tho batch of November earn ; lngs: statements of railroadB Issued today -were New York Control, which made a, y better showing than expected, and Read-V- ing. which showed up very unfavorably. V Tho .Ontario and Western made a good showing. , i During tho morning session no sales of Echlgh Valley were made. Tho stock ' opened during tho noon hour nt 130, up 54 ' point. Monoy continued easy nt 3 per cent. for call loans, with .tlmo loans in little , demand, and somo Joans were made at J?4 per cent. T Sterling exchange was quiet, demand . beln'g quoted at 4.85H and cables 4.85. "Western Maryland, which dropped sharply yesterday following the announce ment that tho payment of tho January ', interest on tho $10,000,000 notes would be ' deferred, mado a new low record for tho t year ntlOys, off 2H from last night's final, final. Tho Pittsburgh Steel Company has sold to tho Union Trust Company, of Pitts burgh, an issue of $3,000,000 6 per cent, .notes, maturing from January 1, 1918, to - January 1, 1020. By this transaction the ..Pittsburgh Steel Company passed for all Us indebtedness and also secures ample working capital. The SU Paul Company is arranging for the Jssuo of $17,000,000 new bonds. RECORD CROP VALUES NEVy YORK STOCK SALES Xcs-CI. nigh tor CIojs AlMVa Gold Mines 20M 27J SdH MH Amalgamated Copper... rUf 62 GDI CHI AmMleanntBnaf.. 32f 334 32t 33!f Am Drake Shoo pref 134 134 134 American Cn... ....... 261 20H 28H 26M American Can pref 00 80) 89 801 Am. Cotton Oil pref.... .. 07J 07H 0?H Am, Ice 21W SOU 20), 205 Am.KDtar... ...... ...103 103 103 103 American Bitsar pref. 113 113 113 American Tel. Tel... 117W 1I6K HBJ J16M Am Woolen prof... ... .. 77H 77W 77Jf Anaconda Copper...... 2S 25X 2fiH 25)1 Atchison 02 03 P.) PI Atchison pref.. ........ HalllmoroA Ohio C8H ncthlehemSleel.i Tlcthlchem Steel pref... Brooklyn Rapid Transit. 8M nuttcrlck ............. .. California Petroleum U3 mi 08K 40! ( 01H 85 27 10!f eon mi 4B!f SOW 84'f 27 lOtf 00W C8H 4U 01k 84H 27 W( Canadian Pacific 154 elSW 151 155)i central Lcatnor 37 ;ssf aiH mn Central I.ea pref 100H 100H 100X Chlno Copper. 33k 33 U 33W 33H Chicago Oreat Western. .. 10K Chlcaco, Mil. A St. Paul 80)f 87U Colorado So 1st pfef.... .. 42 Colorado So 2d pref 32 Distillers Securities 1111 Ilk Krlc 21k 21k Krlolstpref 33k 10k 80k 42 32 Ilk 21k 33k CcrrolGaa 114 114k 114 114 Delft Hudson ..140k 141H 141k 141k 10k 80k 42 32. ii 21k 33M STEEL SHARES STRONG FEATURE IN PHILADELPHIA Rumof of City Electric Deal With Keystone Telephone Company Caused Buying of the Stock. CM M fiM 8 8 8 82 80M 81M 2ik 24 24k 113k 112k 113 27 27 27 88k 88k 88H Ilk Ilk Ilk 7M 7M 7k 128k 130 130 130 14k ICk I4U 15 Denver and Itlo Grand Den A Itlo Grand pref.. . . General Motor...'. Goodrich Co G rcat Northern pref. ... 113 Great North Ore. Cent. . IlarrestcrNJ Irteiroro-Metropolltan. Ilk International Paper, Lehteh Valley Maxwell Motor.... Maxwell Motor lstnref. 41k Maxwoll Motor 2d pref. . . Missouri, Kansas &Texas 8k Mo Kan & Tex cref, ... 20 Mlaml.Coppcr....... Missouri Pacific. ... Montana Power Co . Nevada Consolidated N. Y..N. II.&'II.... Now York Central... N. Y O. & West. . . Northern Pacific 100 POM QOk Pcnnajlvanta 104k 104k 10k 101k 1'ittjburEh Coal 15k 15k 15k 15k PlttsOO&Stl, 70 70 70 70 Pullman Company. 151 150k 151 Railway Btcol Spring 22k 22M 22k Ray Consolidated 15k 15M 15k 15k Rcadlnc..., 142k 113 142k 143M Jlepubllclron&Blcel... kh 10 10 ID 17 41 Ilk C4k S-iM 21k 44 17M 8k 20 17 Ok 41 UK 55 84k 21k 43k 17 ek 20 17M 7 41 Ilk 54M 84k 21k 43k 17k 8k 20 17k 7k 41 Ilk 55 84k 21k 00k ik 4 11 Ik Ik Ik 4k 4 4k Ilk Ilk Ilk 121k 121k 121k 10 10 10 3 3 23 23 8IM 82 43 43W 07M 35k 00k 32k Ilk 35k 07 07k 35k 01 32k Ilk 30 07 Rock Island pref... It timely Co Seaboard Air Lino... Sears, Roebuck pref St.L. &S. Fran. 1st prof. .. St. L. & S. Fran 2d pref. Sloss-Scheffleld Southern Pacific 81M Standard Milling ...... .. Standard Milling pref.. .. Stiidebaker 35k Studcbakcr pref Tenneftee Copper...... 32 Texas & Pacific Thlrd.Avcnue 35k TwInCltyRT United Dry Goods pref. . . Union Pacific...., U5tf 110k 110 no Un Pacific pref 7D5f 70k 7!'k 70k UnlonPacWar 27M 28 27M 27k U.S.O.I.P, &P 8 8 8 USRubber 52 G1H 51k 51k U. 8. Rubber 1st pref 102 102 102 United Railways lnv... 8)1 .8 8 8 United Ry Inv pref. .. . 23 23 23 23 United States Steel 40 -19k 40 40M US Steel pref. 104M 104k 104k 104k UtahCopper 40k 40k 40k 40k VaCar Chem Western Union 57k WcstlnchouseKlec.... 68 Western Maryland 12k Woolworth 00 3 23 82k 43k 07k 35k 01 32k Ilk 30 07 oOi 35k 35k 15k 67k 08 12k 00k 16k 15k 57k 67K J8 08 10k 10 0OM 0OM Ex-ilhldcnd, To(al .sales, 74,400 etures. Holiday conditions continued to prevail on the Philadelphia Exchange this morn ing and prlco changes wore lacking In sig nificance. A number of Issues were quot ed cx-dlvldend except for cash, but no decided variations occurred. In tho early afternoon, however, Cambria Steel and Tonopnh Mining bocame features of strength, tho latter recovering a good part of Its dividend. Attempt wns mado to connect tho rise ih camnria witn mai of Bethlehem Steel In Wall street, but little attention was given to tho revival of deal rumors. It Is much moro likely that the Improving condition of tho trndo wns tho real stimulant behind all tho steel stocks today. Tho Cnrocgle Steel Company announced an advanoo of $1 per ton on platos, straps and bars, to go Into effect at 12 o'clock to night. Kcports that city authorities wore ne gotiating with tho Keystono Tclephono Company for uso of tho latter's conduits with a view of establishing a municipal plant caused somo llttlo activity In tho common stock of that company and re sulted in light selling of Philadelphia Electric Tho lighting contract with tho city was signed today by Philadelphia Electric and city ofllclnls, but a clause was added that prices might bo readjusted according to rulings by tho Public Service Commission, and that any excess charges would then bo refunded by tho company. Prices are' understood to remain as In 1911. Heavy trading In Interstato 4s was a feature of tho local bond market, nnd the prlco gradually advanced to 63, a block of $13,000 changing hands at that figure. Easier money conditions were reported everywhere, despite preparations for end of the year and tho January disburse ments. Brokers expect to charge 6 per cent, on their customers' accounts for tho present month, but expect that tho beginning of tho year will find lower rates prevailing. A leading bankor today predicted that tho call rato would bo re duced to 4U per cent. In this city by the middle of January. He added that It was almost Impossible to buy commercial paper at present, so stagnant had trade conditions become. LOCAL STOCK AND BOND SALES n Am Obh 27 Bald Ivico nfrt. .101 170 Cam Steel 42 J4 4 Elec Stor 47i5 10 Erie :ifl KtWSI Tr pfd . . 15 Ocn Asp pref.. 03 S Inn Co N Am... 21M 478. Key Tel , lil.J w jvey uvi c c prer i. J-en .-av Yos. close. JIlRh. Low. Close. HMVi 1MI in: i!7U NEW YORK BOND SALES Estimate of All Products $0,873,- 038,000 for 1014. WABHINCJTON, Dec 81. According to the bulletin issued by the Department of Agriculture a grand total af $9,673,- 636,000 Is the estimated value of all :rops, farm animal products and farm animals sold and slaughtered in the United 8tates in 1914. The previous high year was 1913, which was 183,000,000 less than this year. . , The estimated value of all crops at the iarra this year was $6,014,480,000, whtoh la $88,279,000 less than in 1913, chiefly on account pf the reduced value of cotton. Except 'for 1913, the total value this year -4a $200,000,000 mote than the highest fotal heretofore reached. Tho estfinated '.value of animal products of the farm In -?5914, however, is much higher than In M913, the iotal being $3,828,456,000. The applo crop also is tho largest ever pro- V-ducod, la the United States, the output this year being estimated at $59,000,000 "'bushels, as compared with 145,000,000 bushels n 1913. )'i The level of prices pad producers for the principal, crops decreased about 3.6 "per cent, during November, This com pares with no average deoroaso ior the . past' six years of 2.5 per cent. On Do i cember 1 the lpdex figure of crop prices '.was about 7, per cent, lower than a year agdt lut 0,9 per cent, higher than ?the pis years' average. 1000 Amer Tol clt 4 B.liiO Amer Tel cvt 4Hs ... 4000 Armour Co 4Ks ... lociu Argentina S3 4000 Atchlaon 4 ., 1(100 Atchlnon ad I 4a otD. 100(1 Atlan Co I.lno 4s... 1000 Atlan Co Line clt 4. 1000 Halt A Ohio !Ma ... 1000 Dull & Ohio -is 10000 do CV 4W ........ 3000 Unit & O Bwn 3,4s., r.000 Urth Steal Grt 11(100 .In rfj fin 7fiTll nrftUti nnn Tr T,m IfltS UK 100O Cent Qa lit ino r.s,..100j! 1000 Cent Leather lat Da... UOti ROO Cent I'.lfi lit 4a bU 10000 ClU'l & Oh CV 4W3.... 71' 000 Chla & Nivn sen 4s. . . 81) C0OO do con os 1(1000 Chlo 11 & Q gen 4s. 1IOOO do 4s C5O0O Chi Mil 8t P cv 41Jo 12000 do iren 4Hs Ml OBI5 l?jj 14000 Chi II 1 & V COl 41.... 2IIJ4 23J 2i4, 24000 do 4a Zt 23A 23S HlEh. Low. Close. . bfyf, 8(lti 80J4 . 00 U5J4 05i . 01J4 Olii 01J , 3 IWJi ftlK , 01H IlltJ 1, , 81?. 81 81 , 81 81 81 . 84J1 84X4 84X4 . KI'S 8UH 8JK . S4K 81 8-li; . 87 87 S7 . 82(1 C'.'W M)l . MU 8Sti 8J (i T4 IIMt!T UHl I (in oo; 7 nil U MlVi 8UH 00 W IOOU 100i 80 (5 SOU &'4l 03 U4 03 ion OU'. OGli 7000 Col Midland ct 4. 1000O col ft Boutn 4B. V0O0 Col & South IHb.... tuwu uoni ucvii) v 1... acOO Del & Ilud 4i 1010. . PANK 0LBAHINOB TtAnlc clearinrl today comnLrcd -with - pondtBg- dfty rt two yearai- ? sr 1914. JM8. 1915 B?blladelphl. $22,817,840 IJolldiy $37,812,419 lloatort I. 20.004.210 132.2.U A 'SA'iWStS New York. ..S83,a2,644 Holiday SOHlleM jipiuuiurs .,... v,v9,ia Jiotiasy 7,939,401 K ' JEIATES ITOB MONE.'y fc. , v. .Call. TrJaur Vnrlc - .? aJkhrauitlU paper, 3 to 0 montasj ywiaajf " r.7 . vw. IJescrve Banks' Discount Bates -Dayi tSSfr !" ifH7. 7 (JiAsie kjIJ. I 200(1 Duluth Iron Ba, 7000 Hrlo conv 4s Ser A. . ltJXiO Brio conv 4s &-er B. 2000 Gen Motorr6s 1000 Great Nor lat 0s... D0O0 Ilud Man r(d 4.... 2000 Hud Man In 4s 1000 lit Central rfd 4s..., R30O0 Interb-Met 4H 73' liuou inierq it '!' rer oe..... m iiOOO Insp Cop cv 0.) 1)7' 8000 Lacleda Gas 6f 100' 1000 Lake Shore SU Kl 20000 Lie Sh deb 4s 1031 DO' OOU I.lff & 11 T M 1UO lBOOLorlllard Cs 100 1000 Mo Kan & T 4 77 24000 Mo I'ao ov S3 40U 2000 Nat Tubo 33.... 08 3000 N Y Canal 4s 1061,... W'i 1SU(ju n r o s II J Via ou . 1000 N Y Chi & r. Peo & N W 4.s ...102JS 102U 102' 2000 N Y City 4 1037.,.. 03! UC 03' 8000 do 4s 1038 034i 03K t0' do 4Kb 1003 do 4tts May '17. 2000 2000 1000 N Y (lis II A P 4s sooo N Y liwy ret I. owM uv un xo io in . S.1U 81W 83VI . 80'4 80? 80U .lOUJi 100 ltwH . oo an on' . mi oou now .02 02 82 . 04J1 J4 JU4 .100)1 100J1 loo , '.toy. no ; sou , 75 73 73 , 23ft 25H 23U . 83 W SM KM 'i 78H 73, !i Otiii 0G4 i 07 07ft 14 DO ooC! 100 100 100 100 77 77 381, 384 08 08 70 70I , ioi)"5 lcow n: 702), loaj. 4.1 4I'j 4 1 47J1 47 47Ji B1H 215 215 40 40 4(1 M as ns iai istj Wj i u hi 77(4 77 77W 77V4 77V5 77 m. 63 3-10 (I3U 27jJ STJ4 2'- 7 7 7 137 137 187 01 M 01 3J 02 OH 40 41) 40 21 23X1 23'i 11 1114 111. 70U 7IIV. 70li 11: Leh NB.V t p. 80 Lohltrh Valley. 10 L Vol Tr pt.:., do .no I'acina 3 Norrlitown ....1S7 W North Prnna .. 80 131 Penna rtwy .... 2i 1 Phlla Co cum pf soxj fort Phlla Kloctrlc.. 24 HO PBTtr ctfs... 11 32 Phlla Traction.. 704 B4 Ittadlnc 711i 71",. 71",. 71' 10 Tenn Copnor .... 32 32 S2 mi Tonooafi Hel . . Vi 00 Tonopah Mining?'1,. 7 25 do cash 7 13-10 7' 30 U O ImD caah. 82U 82' 30 U O Imp .... 82U 37 U B Steel 40 130 "War I St.... 10 5 TVest Jervft Sea 30 Total sales, 3,100 shares. Ejc-dlvidcnd. BONDS. Last prev. sale. IIlcli. Low. Clos. C2 Cam Steel acrio 07U 07ii 07'i 07W luuu i;i ty imt o n 13300 Kleo & P tr 4s 78 81V; 0V. 80 iV IVj 7i 82 W (r W 82 1U 81 U 81'i l)R 4I)(I 40 54 W 0(4 EXPLAINS MINIMUM PRICES Not the Purposo to Vfllorlao or Sua tnln ivfarket, Commltteo Bays. NEW "YdltfC, Do& it There being con slderable misapprehension -ns to tho pur pose of maintaining minimum prices on tho Stock Exchange, the committee lri charge of theso prices today made tho following statement, signed by H. O. B. Noble, chairman of the commltteo! "Owing to tho uncertain position Inci dent to tho war and the abnormal con ditions of the foreign markets, It has been deemed wise to guard against a sudden demonstration of prices that might como witn uniookeu for news. "Minimum prices furnish this safeguard by arresting a panicky decline automat ically. It Is not tho Intention, howevor, that minimum prices should bo used to vnlorlzo or sustain the market at any arbitrary loVel, as such a procedure would lead to tho establishment of an unregulated outside market if the natural trend were Ignored; "It is, therefore the object of tho com mltteo to keep minimum prices ns far as possible in conformity with Bupply nnd demand, while nt tho same time using them as a check against unforsccn panic." CASH RESERVE FALLS Weekly neturn of Bank of England Shows Decrease. LONDON, Doc. 31. Tho cash reserves of tho Bank of England declined 804,000 during the last week, according to tho weekly return Issued today. Private de posits increased 12,650,000, while public deposits felt 10,520,000. Bullion holdings sagged off JSS5.000. This week's statement compares with last week and last year as follows: This week Lflt TreoV Lait year Circulation .. SS.MO.OOO 30.220,000 20.007,000 Pub. despos. 20,032.000 37,408,000 10,230,000 Prlvnto dep. 12S,0.',000 113,403,000 61,087,000 Gov. secur... 14.807,000 14,803,000 13,100,000 Other aeurl. 100,230,0a) 103,21X1.000 32,137,000 llcneno .... 31,804,000 02,009,000 3,823,000 Proportion of res. to llab. 33.42'S 34.419S 31 30 Jlulllon .... 09,403,000 70,378,000 31,083,000 Bank rate... 3 tft Vh STCK TRADING LESS IN 1914 Closing1 of Excliango Responsible. Bond Businoss Larger. Less than half as many stocks were bought and sold on tho Philadelphia Stock Exchango tn 1914 as in 1913. Up to tho period that tho Stock Exchango was closed by tho European war, In tho first soven (months this year, excluding July 31, thero were 1,905,259 shares sold, com pared with 3,054,5ES for tho cntlro sevon months last year. During this December, the first full month since the exchango reopened, thero was less tha nonc-thlrd tho number of shares sold than in De cember, 1913. Tho bond dealings on tho exchango In 1914, however, were considerably In ex- cuss of those for 1913, despite the four months closure this year. Par value of bonds told up to July 31, this year, waB $9, 903,209, compared with $7,996,98S to Au gust 1; last year. In December, this year, under presont adverse conditions tho bond salos came within $200,000 of a yenr ago. LOCAL BID AND ASKED Yesterday's. Today's. uia, .sitca. liin. AsKea, HOLIDAY SPIRIT DOES NOT HALT WHEAT ACTIVITY Market at Chicago Nervous. Prices Open Higher, Then React, and Close Stronger. CHICAGO, Dec 31.-Hollday Inactivity in wheat was lacking today, trndo being nctlvo and tho market nervous. After oponlng higher, prices reacted, but again becamo strong on a revival in the demand for export The sales to foreign Interests wcro placed In oxcess of 1,600,000 bushels. There wns anxiety abroad becnuso of general rains in Argentina, which furthor de layed tho late harvest and Interfered with the marketing of early authored craln. Western farmers continued to hold their grain, and supplies for export were ac cumulated with greator dlniculty. There was buying of futures In the pit by local, Canadian nnd scabonrd exporters. This absorbed considerable long wheat. Cash saies were 470,000 bushels. Futures closed to ?c. higher. Corn was Btrong. The trade showed some Increase. Canadian rnllronds have reduced freight rates from tho American Northwest In order to enable farmers of tho Canadian Northwest to buy Ameri can corn, which Is cheaper relatively than Canadian by about 10c. a bushel. This will draw from tho section of tho belt that has been sunDlyinir tho bulk of thn corn thUB far on the crdp. Cash sales were 190,000 bushels. Exports for tho week were 1,128,000 bushels, against 114,000 bUBhels a year ngo. Futures closed to He. higher. Leadlns futures ranged ns follows: Wheat Open. High. Low. Clnal. "close" lccember .. 1.27 1.2Sft 1.2014 1.27 1.28V5 J'ay 1.SSH 1-'U 1.28ft tl.2M, EssK JlHLA'-.,J;? "o - U.18?! ti.i8fe sst t74, PHILADELPHIA MARKETS ..feccnioer May July .... Oats Decombor Msy Lard January May .... Illba JanuarT May .... Pork JanuRry May .... 52! ... 74(J .. 48?; ...10.37 ...10.U2 ...10.32 . . . 10.30 ...18.02 ,..10.23 cm, raw s 40i 34 10.30 10.75 10.17 10.37 18.62 10.30 00 V 7 73 B3(j B3t5 2 7BU 3 74(f 10.37 10.30 10.15 10.02 'lO.-a MO.07 10.10 10.1S 10 07 '10.47 10.B3 10 45 18.37 10.17 18.02 418 62 10.27 fioia Bid. fAskod. nutdnln pref 102t4 iswu licit! 10241 Cam Steel 42 42ft 42 4.1 4 .11 07H i.i4; 1000 pen Abo deb 3s 07W 21000 Inter Ilwy 4a. . 37 2000 La V N con 4V4s 07U 1000 Lo V gen con 4s 88 400O L Val K con 4Ks 07 looo rail isiea oa....iui 01 100 100 SOt 78 07K 0751 8Mb 884J 1M 11 1 2000 Hold xen 4a lot ra lot Kl 100 7H I17ll 88 in 101 03 2000 Scan Am I Os-lOOSi ljoii 1004i looi r.nnn w HYiU'irl Total sales, ?C0,874. 78 78 78 HALF HOURLY SALES 10 to 10.30 A. M. 1i11 : ::7i .... 31 08 1000 N YTaliien 4Ua. 8000 Nor & West IWa 4a. SOU 1000U Nor Pao prior 4s HOU 13001) Nor Foa gen Ss,,,,.. 2 70000 Nor Pao re 4s,..,'.,,, 88W 1000 Ore Bhort L 1st 03,. 107? 10000 Ponna cv 3&I OOH 8000 Public Serv ,. J Ba.. 87 000 Ilcadlnr 4s 03U 8000 Itock laland 4s., 81K 14QO0 Kock laUnd Ea....... 68 zuoo Btu et .rni.s oja uo(i Hid a e r ria st,v jiMni neaooara a u bhM fl & N JUa f 2i)(X Houth Pao ov 61300 do CV ICt t P ft,..., 061 J40O) Houth Pao rfd 4s. i-ooo noutn tog s, . , 0000 Boutn wy 1000 H0UU1 I'W. .104 104 101 .l(HHi lOOj; 1004i . 83 '83 81 JS IS Jg ! 107, mil Mil OB looo Texas ft J?0?? rrn 4a., in v 4 mi n 6,..., 110 W (A 4s 844! 0 4s. .. Wt. ty 0s 08 rao 1st 6a,,. 03 Prr. '. n jpbia r.. ............. 4H -l ffVulOB INew yor FUlIaduI: (llsvdand ....... a untttiiiiQiiui ......k.u.. & iMinneapois ..-.,. 5 anij viiy a SnctKO li 60 oy CO to 60 to ... m Ksgn tMJ HJ I i 2)5 H Pi Votelgn filscount Bates Dole ol Ust ChiBl. f -S. i?l Rons; ran. 0 u Aur. U. 1UI4 a P. W.1S14 J., ZbT. 31.1M4 VdUK Sws U 'a iMttlru iotumia ??I Ik 3- imLmMk (OHs .-'jisa. utm, vmmm, Mt i.id. or U. ........a. W UU'.. IUVH. Thlr.1 Ava sdl Ka 73U 7Kti snoo xi 0 novt res Es 163 ioi( 1000 V S Itutber 0 101U 101U JOOOO ir B Steel Es.,, ,100 100 imiiu union rn wr .9...... mm 2000 Union Pao rfd U 68 1BO00 Un Hwys 0 V St..,. 68 , 1000 V Riwy 6s,, ,, 0JJ4 12000 Wabash .4 , li iiOOO Wah 12.1U ct at, in.,,. 20 ioooo wabJivrer 1st ct Is., i Tot4 lw, IL0W.OO0. 3 North Tenn. 60 U O I 10 Penna 84 do 60 Tonopah Bol 10 U S Steel... 2 do 10 do H Penna .. .!.... .16 (Phlla deo 40 7 Phlla Klec... 21 , 23 Tonopah Mln. 7$4 , 100 Phlla Kleo... 2.lt 10 Penna 321; i 100 KeyBtone 11. !(( vv warw t H. wis 4 Phlla' Elee... 2 2 7J 8 Bteel. ... 40 10 Ieh V Tr pfd. 27 10 l'tilln. Kleo... 2.1X )? do 23H 800 Keystone Tel. 13 BONDS. 10ot City 4a 1043......;. 100 20UU Hiianian Am irou us., ... i 6000 Elec I'eop Tr 4s 0OJ 78 10.30 to 11 A. M. 2S Cam Bteel.. S3 do 10 Ten Copper. 26 Penna , 15 Tonopah Mln. 7H 8 Am Gas 100(j 23 Tonopah Mln. 7 2 Ins Co N A. 23 6 Baldwin pfd.lCCH 4 lleadlnf . .71 13.18 Ex dividend. BONDS. 1000 Interstate Ilwy 4s 11 to 11.30 A. M. fit BONDS. 1000 Interstate Rwya 4s , 100O Intcrstnto Itwja 4s C2 Cam Oteel scrip 11.30 A. M. to IS M. S Norriatown ..137 17 Penna ... n An !... nSU 30 da.... 1 Penna, 6244 23 U 8 Steel, 60 Leh Vol. ,,.65 3-10 BONDS. SOOO Eleo & Peop Tr 4s,,,, 78 600 Eleq & Peop Tr. 4s,,.. ROt! 1000 O en Aap deb 6s.. 07(J hvu Mesx n s, it sen , ,..,,, ,,. m 67 , 82 62(4 67 67 07J! 52W Id Elec Storarn ... . 47 General Asphalt 32 do prof 07 Koy ToloDhono 1.1J4 do prof 00-1S i.iuo sun (,'orp .... Lehltrh Nav do T. O LehlKh Valley Lehteh Valley Traa.. do orct Penna I'hlla Co Phlla Kleo Phlla U T .In T C TteadlnK 71$ Tonopan-ucimonc Tonopah-Mtnlntf . Union Trao IT (J I IT S Steel York Rwys do pref 31 Ex dividend. 47. 41 33 32 I7W 07 13'J 13(4 I1L UU'. OJ. 10 . . 10 77 78 77 77V4 77 78 77 77tJ 04U MV, 5 CRVf 15U lB?i 1RU inf 274 28 27Ji 27 rail Di4 32r, 62Q 2.1Ji 24 23J4 24 11 UU llVi 11W 11 1H4 11U 114 1; 71 71t4 71H 4 44 4U 4U 1 Iti 7ti 7(4 as 30(J 38(5 30 32(4 82U 8l( 81il 48(J 40U 40 iny. 8 8 8 81 32 31 S3 S6.7qfl7.23; food heavy, 77.23; rouuh heavy, bulk mi&M' u-7W-2: I"KS- ?8!5S.; KAILROAD EARNINGS ALL NEW TOP.K. CBNTJIAL LINES. November g-nxio, 821.381,804 2.073,023 Net 8,8011,843 024,813 Kloven months gross 233,000,0(11 27, U5.027 Net ..., 40.420,481 0.305,168 nilDINO COMPANY. November receipts 4372,087,30 120,630.03 Expenses 0,333.42 SSt.10 Troflt . 1300.132.14 $21,543,13 Surplus $103,132.14 $11,343.13 BAILT7AT COMPANY. November receipts $.1.05 1.012.42 $470,611.67 Expenses 2.730,208 88 210,666.03 Profit In operatlnr.. .$1,233,741.06 $239,073.62 LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS CHICAGO. Dec. 31. HOOS Ttocelnts. 80. OW: nwrket Be. higher; mlxtxl and butrliers. CATTI.l. HfWAlntw K'M. mal, .,... Iweves, $7.1080.83; cows nnd lielfcrs. $3.60 S-ISi 5'0ck'' and fewi.rs, $4.30SO.5O; Tcxans, ?07.2; calves. $7ii0.75. SJiniKP IJecolpta, 10.000; market drone: native and Western. $3.5030 40: lambs, $5,03rV. DECEMBER FINANCING JDARGE Heaviest Month In This Respect Since Wnr Began. Thlfl country's ,conorate flnanclnr for De cember was the heaviest of any month since "o "tbrcak or the ar. Tha total wk" $m." 000,000, of which approximately $70,000,000 was for refunding maturing- Usucs; and $42 ooooo for raising new capital. n-,,ura Total corporate tlnanclns; In this countrv during 1014 ojrfn-eeated l,M2,ooo,ooo ". pared with $1, UK), 00(1, 000 1 laat year tl 770 300. 000 in 1012, and with the high rewrd jeir of $1,040,000,000 in 1011 The paSt yea?, therefore was more than half a billion 'dollart T behind thu biggest year. In tho matter of new flnanc ng. Over J33O,Wi0,OOO of the past S?'s nrSn. Ing. or flve-elxths of the total, had to go for refunding. " Divided among the different classes of com panies, the financing- for tho past three years has been as follows; ' 101 J. 1013. 1012. $714,600,000 $038,600,000 $733,000,000 318,000 433,600.000 018,000,000 271.500,000 278.000,000 428,600,000 Railroad Issues . Publlo utll Issues Industrial Issues . .71 13-1 .,7113-16 4Uj IMersUt Rwys 4s, lmeratat iiwya is, 1 Interstate Itwys 4s, hlduo & Paop Tr 4a, 43 to 13,30 P. M. 67 78 100 Can etael.... W SO Phil 'Trao.,. TO'l tn V.n T t c.. 11 10 PhiU meo.:: 23TJ 3 Penna J Painm 10 Cam Steel,,,, 43 ;i BANK OIiEARINCra DEOIiINE The Philadelphia bankB and trust com panies report a considerable falling off In clsaripss compared with those of J513 and 1912. Tho total for MM was T,91,t pm,21J, or M.l.e& less than 1313. $30. 222,834 less than 1913 and t224,Z21.2S2 moro than 191L Tha December clearings this year aggregated $o3L837,30S, being de creases from that month In 1913. 191 and WU of llW.on.9H, 8!,7S6,4 and 33,UJ1003, respectively- i purine this year In only to months February and April did the amount of monthly clearings exceed those of the corresponding months of 1913. Clearings by month lor three years foljows io i v& S8&& mmm 'mffim istsm USchT. 5.T.13 MT.l0jfe 6SS,041'.14 April ... g.pM8 ISJ-lllSI eaT.soajsf luiiut' '. MTUai'-rlo AU'olilsi !mI iS a2 NO busust . 7T0asTS ssso upt . . so,s9,ia flw.ioro f&pmm mm Ex -dividend, B0ND3. 11000 Interstate IVwya 4a..,.,.,,,..,.... 68 2000 Interstate llwya 4s..,...,.,,....,. 68 2000 Heading gen 4s..,,,,,,,.,,.,,,,,, pa 1000 Leh Nav cons 4Kb !., ,, 07M 13.30 to 1 P. M. 4 Leh Valley... 3U 8 IJ Sfite.l,..i 4H loo p n t t o.f ii 85 rtw & i vh to Sienna .,.,.,, Kl 1 to 1.30 V. M. 100) Warw X & B. 044 10 Ieh Nav t o, TTJS BQND3. 4000 Leh Val gen cons 4V5s. ...,,. .,,.,., 07 1.30 to 3 P. M. a Oen Asp pfd. 68 3 Leh Nav t e. 77W 10 Keystone TeJ. 13 K 30 Keystone Tel. 13J BONDS. 1000 Phlla Bleo 6a 101 8 to ,3.30 P. M. 2 Penna ......... B? ?3 Baldwin pfd.lOS! 10 Tonopah Mln. 754 BONDS. 0G0 Leh Val gen eons 4s... B8K 318 Car tel Bcrtp ..! S7g 3.30 to 3 P. M, 68 65 Mo Paclno . . 7 0 W J ,o a, DU st yenn. t. Id a tn Asp pfd. 10 8ri Bl zo im Nav. 3 Leh Nav 11U 8$ Pnila Tr.;, m 7714 Jjrn uo em pj. 40 tsf&a 16 40 BONDS. 1000 14 Nav coos iV-.t , 74 Depembfr Building Construction During Decsmtwr tbe"-alii of the buUdlna 4U Surplus $461,077.30 $236,303.00 COAI, COMPANT. November receipts. ... .$2,034,488.40 $403,408.02 Expenses -.. a. 733.030. 00 404,401.30 Profit In cperatrne.. $220,617.80 002.33 Snrplua $212,617.80 $10,002.88 NEW YORK. ONTABIO AND WESTBTIN. November groas P9i.?55 !f?.8?I Net "i-sti :s5t; rurplus ,.,..... u,,u -u,.i.u Ner..""".'...'.'.-.-: ilSRS? ff.fU Burplus 833.000 21.08D ATLANTIC COAST LINE. November gross,. , ...... S.M1,403 $761,714 Nat .. M6.200 '442,700 Five months' gross..... ll.OS.t.iH.'J 1,880,714 Net 1,4.15,314 1,370.212 WABASH PITTSBUItaH TEBMINAU November gToss $63,341 $8,334 Net ;..... 13,783 i?.42.l Hvo months' gross 41,1,314 63,733 Net 116,266 16,613 Increase. FINANCIAL BRIEFS Tho Tonopah Belmont's November quar terly report shows a net Income of $373,020. C, Clothier Jones & Co, have taken over the stock business of Walter ii. Ross & Co. and Robert MacDonald, Jr., has become n member of the firm. After January 1, J, Vf, Lee, Jr., will have charge of the publicity department of the Pennsylvania Railroad, succeeding Ivy I, T-.ee, whose resignation tabes effect on that date. D. Evans Williams, Jr., will bo admit ted as a .partner In the Arm of David E, Williams & Co., coal and coke merchants, on January 1, The minimum price on Pennsylvania Bait Manufacturing Company has been fixed at 90 ex-dtvtdend and 91 for cash, Emergency currency outstanding has been reduced to approximately $130,000,000, The maximum issue was. $331,000,000. New Tork banks lost tW.OOQ -to the Bubtreasury yesterday, and since) Friday have lost 9.S04.C03, By declaring a quarterly dividend of $1 on the preferred, the Boston Suburban Electrlo Company restored the rate pre vailing prior to three months ago, when only 50 cents was paid, METAIi PRICES P1RH NEW VdpK, Dec. 3l.-.Prfcj were flrm at Usd. S7S4S.830.: apaiur. S.5S3.80c. """ HIHEOTOBx" OP ACCOUNTANTS a CHiBlubBT S1 627 tort no Sim 111 w um .iin&$4i.vui e,m vm,m s.i.8i. iH 7M.Bij 3SK I mdui it 4ia 4m it is ,. , sc. T r..friT. I lx rtft 7f I thAlnlsi naihul ial Ha -.C-,..jTu m'MM;mu.i"" w - -Wi Putllc Aeeooatants ItTSSsTXTPyKMArT " ilia jsauna. jkBiUts. lavwyiUaJM. fwsaaUl Stuj6MU, J COTTON TRADING IiIGHT New York, Dec. 31 The cotton market openod quiet and unchangod to two paints un der Uet night's cloao. Trading on tho call was very light and conflned to some foreign buy ing, with commission houses and Southern aclllng. After tho call the New Orleans mar ket acted nrmer, and this resulted In covering by yesterday's ehorts. The active list r vanccd to a net gain of two points In the early trading. Liverpool cotton nulet ami n. changed. Closing prices were from one to five points up. Tea clos. Open. High. Low. Close March 7.78 7.8U 7.8.1 7.78 7.8.1 May 7.00 7 04 8 02 7.04 7.HS July 8.13 8.U3 8.21 S.ttl 8.1(1 October 8.30 8.38 8.43 8.36 8.40 Spot, 7.SO. DIVIDENDS DECLARED Eureka pipe Linn Company $0, payable Feb ruary 1 to stock of rccor.l January 10. Kpntuckv Security C?ornArtlnn. rinila 3uarterly 11 per cent, on i referred, payable itnuary 13. as registered January 2. Associated, (las & Electric Company, regular quarterly 14 Per cent, preferred, payable Jan- iry id io main ui n-turu uevviuocr ji, Blectrical Utilities Corporation, regular rjuar- Company, regular 15 to stock ot record December ztrlcal Utilities Corporation, rei terly l'l per cent on preferred, payable Jan uary 10 to uiock ot recora January o. Delaware, Lackawanna and' Western Ball, road, regular quarterly 2K Per cent. Green and Coates I'aisenger Hallway, quar terly of 11.50, payablo January 7 to slock of record December 3t. Southwestern National Bank regular semi annual i per cent., payable on demand. NEW YORK COPFEE MARKET NEW YOP.K. Dea, 31. An upturn occurred In coffee futures on the New York Exchange. The market was strong at the opening. Ad vances of 5 to 8 points were recorded, Openlnjr futures) February, 6c, bid.: March, 6.13c, bid: April, 6.23c. bid; May, 6 35c. bid; May, 0 3560.40CS June ottered, U.SOc.: July, 7.207.25c. Auguat, 7.25c. bid; September, 7.3407.33c Sales, 2000 bags, Cioaing futures: January, 5 045 06c,; Feb ruary. 0.0330.01c; March. 6.12sa.l4c.; April. 6.22d6 24c; May. tl.'i2JU.S4ci June. 6.K.'ff 0.21c.; July. 7.137.10c.: August, 7.2i7.2.1c.; September, 7.32B7.33c; October. 7.3WT.40C.J Novemlier, 7.41g7,40c, Total tales 0250 basn. Structural Steel tip ?1 Per Ton An advance of -ono dollar a ton was announced an structural steel shapes, plates and bars by the leading steel makers to go Into effect at 12 o'clock to night. This brings tho price up from JL05 to 11.10 per 10Q lbs. at Pittsburgh. BAR SILVER Commercial bar silver In New Tork was un changed at 43Hc. per ounce. In London It was quoted 1-lud. lower, at 22 U-16J, per ounce. ANNUAL MEETINGS A-3-a TOE CENTIIAI. NATIONAL BANK flSET OF PIIILAIIEU'JUA. The Annual Election for Directors ot this Bank and for the purpose of action upon amendment to Article III of Articles of As aoclstlon so that the same as amended will "The Board of Directors shall con.l.t oJ not lets than T nor more than 16 stockhold. in. ss shall be determined by the Board of Directors prior to any regular Annual Meet. tag of the Stockholder of this Association, the number so provided for being continued from year to year until changed by reaolu. tton of the said Board," will t held at the banking house, Lafayetts Building, Chestnut and Fifth at. , philadel. phis, on Tuesday. January It, 1916, betwssa il a . and 1 p. m. WILLIAM POST. Cashier. ,vs3 l'HANHLIN NATIONAL DANK. tV2J Broad Chestnut Street. Philadelphia, December SO. 1014, iual alacllon for Directors will he held at the bonking houss, on Tuesday, Jan uary It, 10 1 5, between the hours of 13 noes and 1 o'clock P. m- B. P. PASSMOKB. Cashier. ja T1US ANNUAI. MEETING OV THE Ufa stockholders of the Delaware Insur ance Couuiaay of Philadelphia will be held imse o iu wnpiij, u9-Mi-it on Monday, January XSth oeven airecters at tha nhft.tnut atreat lfllK. at It a'cloek noon. will bs tltcted. l'ullm will eloae at S s. ' JCISHPU C BoaoRTjyLgterttary. irSS TUB KiM3l7lAB ANNPAi MEETINO r" of the i.liulleva i Croft A AUesj ConMity will b held Ttteedax. January lttU. iv.tu p. hu a. iu eaive vf um tWBPiur. jr. Mi a&4 l-ktt. GRAIN AND FLOUR M'HUAT. necelpts, 78,467 hush. There was a good export Inquiry and prices advanced 2c. Quotations: Car lots. In export elevator No, 2 red, spot and December, $10t,1.81Hi Jfo 2 red, Western, $1 S.lKOl.sSli; No. 1 Northern Duluth, $1.37401.40. , COUN. necelpts, 108,000 bush. The mar ket was quiet, but prices ruled firm. Quota llonii Car lota for local trade, as to location No. 3 jellow, new, 7076Hc; steamer yellow. now, 7MJ76Ho No. .1 yel ow, new, 7474'.4.oi nimple jellow, new, C0371C.; new cob, per 70 lbs , n7fi)8c. OATH. Hccelpta. 87,182 bush. Supplies were moderate nnd Ihe market was quiet at former rates, Quotations: No. 2 white, BOKip foe: standard white, 64WJB8C.; No. 3 whllo, 843JMo. HviJ wne flrm, with light otferlngs. Wo quote nt ll.lotTl.I8 per liuali., as to quality. In export elevator, and at $101.10 for small lots of nearby grain, in hags. m?IlODI1- Iteeolpts. 1033 biila. and 1,840, 037 lbs. In Mcka. Tho market quiet, but mill limits well mmtalned, Quotations, per 106 lbs. In wood: Winter clear, $4.0033.10: do., ftralgM, lS.i-,3,B0i do., patent, $8 05001 Kanens, elralght. Juto sacks, 3.33ft3.r0: do., patent..Jute aackm $S.60iq.VBOj apring. first clear, SJ40p,1 0; do., straight, 13.nte3.tiO: do., raicnt, SW0 23: do., fatorlte brntuls, $0 33W .A An l. ''i"1'. cuoito anu jnncy (inieni, iu.,1.1 ""OJi city mills, regular grades winter clear, HiSriS'mmr ,ln,ghu 5M35'5: " UVK ILOlJli. Quiet hut firm under small woSi'at fasaro?"'0 ncarb' ana W"te Jn PROVISIONS nifnI?i,d.? Jv,!"";1- -but rrlccs ruled steady. ffiJrt 'SySJin?181 "1 sets, Bmokcd and air-2RjJS,i.J.SS?,i0;-..Wc."tcrn beef ! sets, smoked, snkirt'0;' ctyA V'Jf- nu,ck'c9 an tenders n?ef 2nS5?i "'r-djlcd. 2030c.: do. Western llllt' i,nckl'.1,il1 tenders, smoked. 20n0c; peer ban s. $33f?34: nnrk. fnmiiv. swiuictmj! Ioom itS'tffl?"' o-:WBUe.i i do", skinned StSU h.S!3"c",d5 ''"' emoked. 13iW14c.j SnLl'S..' WAjfl- ".' C""d. to'l-ranil QuoWlonj-Tutkeys, dry--packeil-Fnn6y, large, western, iwo. 1 nver- nesrby, to20c. bo recemis. No 1 old, . 18c, VI I 12313a! to .bo, t. '""""it. ' 'I .UIO, . iOC. J.OW1S, 1 IO DOT, aS5ril?fted' selected . heavy,. 18c. f weighing f apiece, leMe j do.. 4 lbs. apiece.,, lOeVi do, ao 3i lbs. under. iettern, dry.plcked 3.-'! ."" - .. IDS., snlece. 14(tlsc.i 12 i3o j fowls, . bbls., 'A IhL nS rirv-na.i.trsr1 J,7. v CI- -l.r - J71W -j.11". mtt''1 loc.i .. n . 1CS. izxrwci - . uu.. n i ria. mrtn .irtnmw. vtjtt .. mtj. roojlers, dry-ploked. l2Het broiling thlekene . Nearby, ftj2 fb, r,(eei 20ra22c.: do,,,. iIlff.5hi5l,.'Ln'.,Jr?-rfl,tdj n hoxef Mllk'.fer, tA. 22 i'v Si '5 to.dnr S20380.f milk-fed. 2S t 19 lbs. to do., 10021c, c6rn-d, IB to 24 lb. " "iu,ic, enrn-xen. r. to uu ins.- ( j. lOc.l intlk-fed, 81 lo EG lbs lo do., " to doe. dor.., 1 l'; f lbs. to dos.. ifo.j milk-fed, iftlbs. and nr I4c.i corn-fed, 37 to 42 lbs. to rlo., J3M M corn.jfe.l. 43 tn 47 lbs to dor., 14?4i t J ,eo,ra-sd'.t4s I"' " over to do., l?e.j .'. i."" ,0 u"z-t J 'c.j miiK-reo. uw ids. an "JK. 18e. i corn.fed. 31 to 6 lbs to dot;, 18J J'11" I 3 40. liV.f z,ZZI m r V Ai.1 va u UYisr iu uuiii Alee 5A"tf;d' ,B0 lfc-, ind over, 1R.) roasting; nfk ten. mil) lin.. m!v,T .will,!,.,, U0K1..1. SM03 lbs., J4y. Wtern'.'corn.fed,'B lbs. and" J ever. 10c: Westerh. corn.lti. 4 'iba.. ISo.! -.' i' -yaturo. in ddis. lYfimm. mux. 9 ary-nlcked. 0 lbs. snfl over. 17n. : Weatsm. " t-fe3, 4 lbs., lOc.'Weatern, milk-fed. $W cf lUr. 1Iaaska MII1. .J ..j.,f .-jC ....": - rti. .i " i" " ; -w.., 'irntniu. LUIllliTUe m U,r Airv i - W".ter.'?' forn'ed. flry.Diiked., mixed weights, 14c; Western, corn-fed, RH ib., 14e.; Weat- " ... -... -.771c.'. iwb., juqc npi.ji. ..". ern ilUCkn, 18xt7c lba. 36 rlnff .. ttrnlijsj Bqnsba. per dozen-Whiter weighing II to li S" hlte. , weighing, a rn, ,1a.h n..ai, ew. l.j 10 Ibr. por dojen. 7.63r4 IBs while, weighs riA tltr nv, .7-u inc.: J1HIT1-. mmnitn u'mii.h Mi. ni4,7eiBS,! .?" bolledi boneless. 200 ?fti.P.'.nfo ."houMers. 8. I1, cured. loosoT y31ift-1 do ..smoked. irfaliucTr' belffi nrcnriiina -.; rr ISe. : bfeakfasT'Kn 'u.tt,.."- '.00"i " IsSlDe",5' lSr5ed8?inc'! d8 Western cured iiili . -LIarJ1, We1'."!' reflned, t trees, llfl Ji.ic ''i,2?.-r 0' i" ,UD"- l'Wll'Sa: de., nure llilo. ' ke tla n(Jred, In tubs, 11 REFINED SUGARS nH?VmSril5t.,U"et bu.1 flrm' Hellners' list P.r.',: j gJRI,dard granulated, 6c. ; fine granu- I a ui 83 . Powdered. 3 03c; confoctlonera A, 4.83c. j soft grades, 4.10tf4.70c. DAIRY PRODUCTS II Jl.uTEIt. Domand auftlclent to absorb the iJ,1" ,'J:cP, J Jholco stock and the market 1" ffod !hn.P' n"d flrm. Quotatlona: Weatorn. ing 8 lbs. tier Anitn. 15 rt&n& 'is, An'. T lha. IPnUSllS: -"'i do.. Cffdy, iba .per doien, Jl.23STl.00; dark and NO. 2; 60e.Cll.ia ' 1 FRESH FRUITS Offcrlnga moderntn hut imnl. Ia. II.a Itmlfi1 requirements of tho trade. Prices without 4 important chat.go. Quotations; Apples, New nt wawin, si. 70 ai t, . .ua lnllR. WAltn nn- I...- ?ftj.M1 kA. . mi.. 'Aii. .-"1..'J,,.'1"....!1- '!'r 'm . 'v.... ""t" B"u onnsyivania, per nam per. KOffBOc.: lemons, per nox. 2.60.1.BO: g,rnges, Florida, per nx. $1,230.1; tangerines, per box, $12: rlnenrnl ItlCO, $1.25a.30: Morida. 1KS2.KO; crunh.rrl.s. 25?2.50: erapefrull, FlortdsU nir craio t'onm $2&A crnn-r nft rancv lato variation. n kki -t' pilwCMpKirly blatke per bW $Z4KI " i, SHSri' Cftp? c?d c4rJ" 2acfc. rar crata, p .- uiuiocrneF, eroy. per fl,2.,; pears. New York, ner fcbl. 7Clnfri.r. M fi2; strawberries, Florida, per qt,, 403030 VEGETABLES Wi n. t .'.-. s..T. nmip iv tirlnta 4.imm. tin . j -( at440c? Y tTania of prlnts Jobnlng 11 KoTlS. -llecelpts ,ot fine new-laid eggs light nnd tho market firm, with demand ruliv equal to offerings. Quotations: In freo SS "' .extras, 44c. per doxenl SS?rX flri""' ,u:'00 ,Per "tandard caae: nearby goed current receipts. $12 per standard S?o-iSVf .?. held ttntl 'ro"i. ftnd ordinary stock, tiSsiJ11-10 per. CB": Western crtra flrsts 5J5-BOPil!,inc5.!5: d0" """ 12 Ver ""a: South: crn. $11 40ffl2 per case, nolrlgerator eggs pr ng packed, choice. 2027c. per doz.i do ltitLi,'S" ?.e24c- P" d- Fancy 8e: -Sn-ean'51p,d fresn ess wore Jobbed out at 1 1 HJ uc. per clos. unSXEn5JTjhe mBt'l inlet but steady V?ii Jj,sht ofl;c.r'nK' Quotat ons: Now York full-cream, earlier receipts, choice. 10c.; do fn ,"&, ?!.? choice. '13c; do., do.', fair to good, 1414lc: do., part sklmo. SffMc. POULTRY LIVK. Demand fairly active and prices 0.H0W,1."'. chickens nnd ducks advanced lr. under Ight offerings. Quotatlona: Fowla, ISO 15C.-L.'!W rooa'., 010V4c; BPring chlckenc. according to quality, 1214b : turkeys. 1M 17c; ducks 11013c: geeso. 13C15c: gulm-as. young-weighing 2 lbs. and over apiece, per P!1"1 fl?-:. weighing m-ai'i lba. apiece, per pair, 403H3c; guineas, old, per pair, SOdJIOc: plgeone, per (pair, lBBlSc. llllESSEU Demand fnlr for fine dealra-blo-slied stock and values generally steady. ( V lUrVjXI.lHjVjS ,ih Demand fair for desirable Mock and Valoee generally well auatalncd. Quotations White 1 rotatoe per bush. Pennsylvania 68fuOo.J ,, New y.onf. 4SS30C ; white potatoes. Jorsey, per " basket. 33940c: sweet potatoes, ICattrn Shore, (ee per bbl. No. 1, $2ifW.73r No. 2. $l-30iS1.78l .k gSAi; J craex. per bh. No. 1. $303.60: No. 2. $22.23! Bweetn. Jfrnpv. n-i h..v.i nfiCTTTRi.,; rfT1 uiuiMis. rnnice. per nusn.. Tusrrnc,: ao.. proi- ,ft II. h lUKTnK. An nh. r. nm YOri- . lb. bAir. $l.2691.60: do., medium. Per lOO-IK '" hag 83C.OJ1: do, 00n)i8c.: cnbhaef.. do . Danish, per ton. Si2J13: cauliflower. lurK, iicr crair, iw.gitl,.:; seconds, ner 100-lb. bar. di domcatlo, ocr ton. $8fl: ,(-. ' N.W " ntr crnlr. TRn attl (V1 ,nlnajli jfniv rtlmt nor bbi.. $2J2.Wi: kale. Norfolk. . ner bbl,, 64 i,.. lettuce 1 lorifla. nr banket. si.Tnw.m " 6?TSn. ! do.. North Carolina, 'per basket,' 7$c.6$1.60; h heana, Florida, per basket, $1.73172.60; peas. x luriuu, per 1 11 .7B fl'li nenocra. ITlorlda. 061- crirrler. s2.3rMl.t,nn; I celery. New York, per hunch. 2sg43c; muah- irf' rooms, per 4'Ib, baaket, $1(1.30. HI pans, norma, per DanKet, si.70tn:.ou; peas, 'lorlda, er baaket, $2.WJf3: eggplant. Florida, er box, $23; cucumbers, Florida, per basket, It 1.76Sr3.00: squnah. Florida, per baaket, Sl.BO NEW YORK CURB Brnden Goldtleld Consolidated .. Qreeno Cananea La Itoao :. Nlplaetng Otla Elevator do preferred Tllkcr-Hageman Sterling uum Tobacco l'roducta pref. . United Cigar Stores do preferred United Protlt Willys Overland do preferred ...,.,,... Yukon Gold ,..i... !S H Did. Asked.' Id, : iH $4 ;:::-7Bi(! U.11A ttjr. O ..'71 ,. 01 7 . 81, v 87 . 00 .110 . 17 . 80 . 00 2W 4 0J -3 1 PC r.x-dlvldcnd. 80 04 'ficr 93 C Viwy - turn Income Tax Returns for 1914 This Company is equipped to assist individuals, with out charge, in the preparation of their Income Tax Returns, and invites the free use of its department opened expressly to handle such matters. . 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