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''tx-i 10 THE WASHINGTON TIMES. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27,' 1917. 5k -- ; 'zii -mr&.ju jjf&ms&avimry WALL ST. MARKET HIGH PRICES FAIL TO MEET APPROVAL Losses of Up to Two Points Are Recorded by Most Active Shares Among the Weaker Spots Were New Haven, Ma rine Preferred, U. S. Indus trial Alcohol, and Central Leather. NEW TORK, Feb. 27. The higher prices established did not meet with favor and stocks are offered In mod erate quantity all around, with the result that In the early afternoon losses of from a fraction to nearly two points were recorded by the most active shares. Among the weakest spots were New Haven, Marine, pre ferred: United States Industrial Alco hol, and Central Leather. Marine, common, and Crucible each advanced a point. Coppers, lost their early Improvement and turned rather dull. About the most favorable feature of the market was the fact that it be came very dull on the decline follow ing transactions of nearly 2,000 shares In the first hour. The Laconla sinking-, while not having any direct bearing on the course of prices, was not viewed with equanimity by the trading element and served to dampen speculative Initiative. Today's Quotations. Quotations today up to 1:30 o'clock were as follows: Open. Hlxh. lum. I'M AlChalMfg. 25H 25H 25H 25M Am Bt sug. 88ii mi SSH SSH Am Can 43i 43H 43H 43H Am Car Fdy 64 64H 63H 63H Alee Sec... 25H 25H 25M 25X Am Linseed. 18Jf 19H 18f M AmLlnpf.."'. 61 H 52H SIX 52 AmLoco.... 70J, 71, 70H 70i A-jnLCor.et 8K' SH 8Jf 8 AMpKcts... 51 51 61 61 AmSmeltv.. 99 100 9SH 88H AEm.SecA.. 99H 99H 69X C9K AmSm-SecB. 95H 0&i 95H 95H Am Sugar... 112J 112H H2H 112H AmT&T... 125 125 125 125 Am Tobacco 208H 208J, 208H 208H Am Wool... 47 47 47 47f Am Zinc 3M 37H 37 37 Anaconda... 79H 81H 79M 80K A.T&SF... 103 103 103f 102JJ A.T&SFpf 99K 00H 09H 89H AtGWI.... 97H 68H 95H 05H AtGWIpf. 59H 60 59H 60 Bald Loco... 62H 54 62$ 53U Bait & Ohio. 76H "6H 76 f 76 Barrett 120 120 120 120 Beth Steel.. 129 130 129 130 BethStrts.. 13H 13Jf 13$ 13H BetStBwi.. 113H H4H H3X U3K Brunswick.. 9 9 8M 9 Burns Bros. 118H 119$ H8$ 118f Butte Sup.. 48i 49 48 4S CanPac... 164f 154f 153M 153H CenLethr... 87$ SS$ 66$ S6i CenLthrp.. 114H H4H H4H H4M CerdeP. Cop. 39 39$ 39 39$ Chandle.... 98 98 93 98 ChiGWpf.. 36 36 36 36 Chl&NW.. 118H H9H HSJi 118Jf Ch.Nor.W.pt 172 172 172 172 CRI&ct... 28f 28K 28 28 CM&StP 81H 82 S0$ 80H Chile Cop... 23H 24 23$ 23$ ChlnoCop.. 55$ 565$. 55$ 65J ColG&E... 41 41J$ 40J, 40$ ComT R... 42 42 42 42 Cn.G.E.L.&P 124i 124X 124H 124$ ConCalhn.., 19 19 19 19 Cons Gas..., 122K 122Jf 122Jf 122K Corn Prod. 22 22 21$ -Hi CornPpf... 102H 102H 102H 102H Conine 55 55 55 55 Cruc Steel.., 65H 67J 64 66K Cuba Cane.. 40 40H 39H 39H Distrlrs Sec. 23i 23H 23H 23i Erl 26H 26H 26H 2bf GenElec 162JJ 162i 162i 162i GMotnew.. 115 115H H3H H3V4 Granby S7J 87i 87Jf 87i GtNorpfd.. 114 114 113i 114 Greene C... 41M 41H 41H 41K Hartm'nCp. 71 71 71 71 Inspiration. 67J 68H 67f 58X IntAgCh... 15 15 15 15 IntNkl 41H 41H 40H 41 Int Paper... 37 37H 37 37 JKeyaer... 133 135 133 13.1 Jewel Tea.. 63 t3 C3 63 KanCSo... 22 22i 22i 22f Kennecott.. 45i 45H 4H 44H Lee Tire... 21JX 21Ji 21 21)i Lack St L.. 79 79 79 79 Lehigh V.. 74 74 73 73 Lond Isld.. 40H 40H 40H 0)i Marine 25H 27H 25H 26H Mar. pfd... 71J 72H 71 71j Max Mot... 65H 65H 65 55 Mex Pet.... SS', 8SJJ 88 88 Miami Cop. 38i 39K 38X 39 Mont. Pow. 100 100 100 100 Nat-E.&S... 33H 33 32H 32H Nev. Cons.. 25 25f 25 25H N. T. Cent. 95H 95Jf 95J 95H NTNH&H 43Jf 44f 42H 4a4 NYO&W.. 24H 24M 24K 24)4 Nor & West. 131 131 131 131 Nor. Pac.... 104t 104 104 104 Ohio C Gas.. 101 101 09 99J O. F. Sup Co.. 61i 62 61f 52 PacT&T.... 30 30 30 &0 PennRR... 64) 64 54K 54 People's Gaa 93 93 92VJ 92JX Pitts Cct... 46H 46 i 45 45i Press S Car.. 77H 77H 77 77 Quicksilver. 2 2H 2J 2 Ray Cons... 27 27 H 27. 27K Ry St Spring 49 60 49 50 Rep Steel... 77J 78H 77J 77H Reading.... 95X 95H 94 94 Saxon Mot.. 54X 65 64 55 beaALpf.. 33 33 33 33 Shattuck.... 27H 27Ji 27J 27Ji South Pac... 94K 04 H 94 94i South Ry... 27H 28H 27 27 SoRypf.A. 60 60 00 60 Studebaker. 101 102 lOOtf 100K Texas Co.... 227 229M 227H 228JJ ThlrdARB.. 41 41J 40J 41H TobPro4... 52H 52X 62H 62i Tra&Wms.. 42 42 42 42 UB&Pnw. 95 95 95 95 Union Pac. 13SJJ 138H 138 138H UnlBrug... 78 78 78 78 Un Fruit.... 141X 142 141 141 USIndAl. 126 VZli 124H 124j USK&Im.. hi 15J5.16X 15H Cpsn. Hlxa. Low. i:M 64 54 54 54 67 67 57 67f iosj,' ioom 108;; iosk 117 117H 117. IIVA 110H H3H HOH HIH 65H 65M 65H 65M 4SJi 49 4SJ, 40 USRub U.S.Sm.&R.. USSteel.... US Steel pf. Utah Cop..., Va.IC&C. WabpA.... Wab p B.. WMdpfd... Westh WestUT... Willy Ov.... Woolwth... W1I at Co Inc 25 25J' 25i 25J,' 414 41M M ! 49J, 50, 49H 402 83,'f 93 93X 93 34 34 34 34 140 140 140 140 62 62J o2f t)2f Sales up to 11 a. m 1S9.00U Sales up to 12 noon 248.S0O Sales up to 1 p. m 306,000 THE CURB MARKET Price to 1 p. m. Bid. Ask. S 4 4fc S 110 120 100 110 4 6 GS 70 17 19 304 10i 45 60 l"i 1 37 38 25 35 60 SO 80 90 33 24 3.1 40 110 115 2A 15i 15i 14 U 4T4 Btt 70 85 OU QV, 16 24 B4 0 9M 10 l'H 1 S'.s ntt 60 65 !'. 1. 6i 7 14 15V, 1111 12 Vi lft Itt 75 78 27 29 3 4 4; 5 17V4 18 82 89 49 50 2 2V4 2 2U 63 54 H 67 70 88 90 03 05 51 R5 38 39 8 8tf 10 11 1(14 10; 8H S? IB 18 7S 90 4tt 4tf 50 CI 1R'4 1514 9 94 BiM Bi 234 24 V, 45 47 34 434 4,4 li 2 3 4 41 Vi 41 ; K i 5 ; 381. COVi S .T4 3 5 lft 1V1 4 4i SH 9 Aetna Explosives Amer. Writ. Paper com." Baltimore Tube Baltimore Tube pfd Big Ledge Boston and Montana.... Brltlah-Amer. Tobacco.. Butte Copper & Zinc... Butterworth Judson.... Calumet and Jerome.... California Packing Can. Car and Fdy. com. Can. Car and Fdy. pfd... Carbon Steel Central Foundry Cerro de Pasco pfd..... Chevrolet Consolidated Arliona... Cosden Co Cosden Oil and Gas com. Cosden Oil and Gas pfd. Cramps .......... Cresson Gold ...... Curtlss Aero.. ......... Davis Daly Emerson Phone Emma Copper. . Federal Oil Goldfleld Con... Green Monster Howe Sound Independence Lead .... International Petro Jerome Ver'de Jim Butler Jumbo Extension Kathodion Bronze Iverr Lake ............. Merritt Oil Lake Torpedo Magma Copper Maxim Munitions Met. Petroleum Midvale Steel Midwest Oil, com...... Midwest Oil. pfd Midwest Refining Mitchell Motors MothVriode , .. Niplsslng Mines Co Oklahoma Oil Co Okla. Prod. & Rets. Co.. Osage Hominy Peerless Motors Poole Eng. . .. Ray Hercules Doyal Dutch ....... St. Joseph Lead Sapulpa Qom ........... Sinclair Oil Submarine Corp Success Mining Tonopah Extension Unite Alloys Steel t. S. Light & Heat com U. S. L. and H. Pfd United Motors United Profit Sharing).. U. S. Steamship United Verde United Western Oil United Zinc Victoria Oil Wayland Oil .... Wright-Martha Aaero.. LECTURES ON GOLD Aspects of Present Movement Dis cussed by M. L. Jacobson. Aspects of the present gold move, ment were discusyd by M. L. Jacob son, statistician of the Federal Re serve Board, before members of the postgraduate class of Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Banking last night in the chapter rooms, 1214 F street. Mr. Jacobson pointed to the large gains made recently In the visible stock of gold in the United State's and other neutral countries. He also de scribed how the belligerent countries have financed their large war opera tions. and at the same time managed to maintain their gold supply. Milton C Elliott, counsel for the Federal Reserve JJoard. Is to address the class on banking and finance on ine .reaerai neserv jqv. inia win be the third of a series of five lectures on this subject by Mr. Elliott. BISHOP HARDING PREACHES "Woman at Jacob's Well" Topic of Sermon at St. John's. The Woman at Jacob's Well,"wa the subject of the sermon preached yesterday afternoon by Bishop Hard Ing at St John's Church. Sixteenth and II streets, at 'the Lenten ser vices conducted under the auspices of ' The Hev.-GVorge KDudiey will W d Pkiirfll, wv Aria TAAtfvtA I preach a sermon today, and the Rev. J. Hennlng Nelma, the Rev. R. F. Humphries, and the Rev. C. Koch ford Stetson will preach at the ;.AmVpE MACHINE STOCKS, vires for the remainder of the week. " - The Rev. P F Hall will speak , Mergenthaler Linotype. 167 especially to children at 4:43 o'cloeic Lanston Monotype 70 today In Epiphany Church. He will ! MINING STOCK. explain the font, the prayer desk, the lectern, the pulpit, and the holy table. "SUFFS" PLAN FOR WAR. Woman Suffrage Association To Aid in Case of Hostilities. Two announcements from the Na tional Woman Suffrage Association to day say that Mrs. J. Borden Harrlmun and Mrs. Helen aGrnerer have been appointed assistants to Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt in the work of deter mining from Government officials what part the association can per form 1 nthe event of war. Miss Jeanette Rankin, Congress-woman-elect from Montana, will make her first public appearance In the Eas tat a meeting Friday night at Carnegie Hall. New York. Miss Ran kin will speak on "What the people want" FUNERAL OF MR8. TY30N. Washington friends of Mrs. William 1 f.uicott Tyson today received word of her death, which occurred at her resl dence, 6 Burns avenue, Detroit, Mich., at 8 o'clock last evening. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 3 o'clock at Christ's Church In De troit Surviving are the husband. Dr. William Elllcott Tyson, and three chil dren, Rebecca Juanlta, aged seven; Frank Clapp, aged six. and William EUlott Tyson, Jr., aged tbras weeks. LOCAL MARKET GAS SHOWS SIGNS OF WEAK ENING. Stock Sells Down From Recent High Level of 78 to. 76 No News to Account for Drop. Mergenthaler Is Strong, Sales Being Recorded at 1641-4. Railway Shows Signs of Ac tivity. First signs of weakening since the recent sharp rise taken by Washing ton Gas stock were evidenced on the Washington Stock Exchange today; when the stock sold down from the recent high of 78 to 76. The only sale of 78 was a three-share lot This was following by a sale of 10 shares at 764 and a quotation lot at 7(. Following this a hundred share lot of stock was offered at 75, with no buyers forthcoming. At the close the stock was offered at Z with the bid 75. There was no news to account for the drop. It Is probable, however, that the recent attractive level reach ed by the stock, from the holders' point of view, is responsible for the placing of a number of selling orders In brokers' hands. Mergenthaler Linotype stock was strong, sales being recorded at 1G7U. Both the preferred and common shares of the Washington Railway and Elec tric Company were traded In, thirty five shares of the common selling at 78, while art odd lot of the preferred brought 82. Seventeen shares of Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company stock, the first traded In for aeveral weeks, brought 131. Ten shares of Capital Traction sold for 83i. The stock was freely offered at 834 at the close, with the bid 83 Vi. Continental Trust Company stock sold at 124V1 and 124. In all thirty shares changing hands. Th' figures for Lanston Monotype stock were unchanged with 70 bid and the offering "Hi. Bonds were easy. The only sales recorded were $2,000 Traction 5's at 105 and a like amount of Potomac Consolidated Mortgage o'e at li"oT. Announcement was made today that the Commercial National Bnic will vi. te into Its temporary quarters in the Westory building, March M, which space it will occupy while the Pioscnt building is being razed ara tl'e new building Is being erected Work of tearing down the old building will bo begun as soon as the proper ty is vacated by the bank it is under eti.od. TODAY'S SALE8. Capital Traction 6's, 1,000105T4. J1.000 (3103. Potomac Consolidated C's, 11,0008 100'i, 1,000J100. Capital Traction, 5383;. 5183. Washington Railway and Electric. 25078, 10Q78. Washington Railway and Electric preferred, 5882 H- Norfolk and Washington Steam boat stock, 176151. Washington Gas, 3S78. 100764. 25 76. Continental Trust. 10Q124U, 10S124. 103121. Mergenthaler, 1031674. 10S167V4. LOCAL BOND MARKET. GOVERNMENT BONDS. Bid. Ask. U. B. Reg. 2's 9S't ... U. S. Coupon 2's OS'; ... V. S. Reg. 3's 99T4 ... U. S. Coupon 3's 09 '4 ... U S. Reg. 4's 1094 ... U. 8. Coupon 4s 110H D. C. 3 65's 10J4 ... GAS BONDS. Geo. Gas Cert Ind. 5's.. 105 ... Georgetown Gas 5s... 106 ... Washington Gas 5's 105?i 106i RAILROAD BONDS. Cap. Traction R. R. 5's.. 105 106 Ana. Tot Guar. 5's.... 09 Ana. & Potomac 5's 9S ... City & Subur. 5's lOSVi Metro R. R. 5's 104 -'ash Ry & Elec 4's.... 804 814 MISCELLANEOUS BONDS. Potomac Elec Cons. 5's 100 i Potomac Klee. Lt 5's.... 103 4 r. & P. Telephone 5's.. 1034 Amer. Grnpho 1st 6's.. 1014 D. C Paper Mfg. 6's Wash. Market 5's 1927.. 98 Wash. Market fs 1947.. SS 101 lUD 105 102 U 100 . v. 31. 01a riurKo .. vv-rt N. & W. Steamboat S's.. 103 105 102 Rlggs Realty 5's Long) 101 (BB Realty 5's (Short). 100 r. s. Realty 5's 104 PUBLIC UTILITY STOCKS. Capital Traction 8.V4 Wash. Ry. & Elec. com. 78 Wash. Ry. & Elec pfd 82 834 82 824 155 75 N. W. Steamboat -150 Washington Gaa 75 Georgetown Gas ..... 85 Col. Gas & Elec 38 107 71 Greene-Cananea 40 NATIONAL BANK STOCKS. Amer. National Bank.. Capital National Bank. I5S 170 250 210 148 102 Columbia National Bank. 240 Com. National Bank.... 104 District National Bank. 143 Far & Mech. Nat Bank. 210 Federal National Bank.. 15S Lincoln National Bank.. 100 Notional Metro. Bank.. 205 Hlggs National Bank... 600 Second National Bank... 141 Nat Bank of Wash 220 6S0 230 TRUST COMPANY STOCKS. Amer. Sec. & Trust 260 265 National Sav. &. Trust.. 275 Union Trust 125 130 Wash. Loan & Trust... 230 241 Continental Trust 123 123 SAVINGS BANK STOCKS. Home Savings 420 Bank of Com. & Sav 12 East Wash. Sav. Bank.. 12 S ... Sec Sav. & Com. Bk.... 152 FIRE INSURANCE STOCKS. Arlington Fire Ins 84 9 Corcoran Fire Ins 80 .. Firemen's Fire Ins 10 Ger. Amer. Fire Ins.... 285 Nat Union Fire Ins.... 6 10 Pot Fire Ins 26 .. TITLE INSURANCE 8TOCKS. Col. Title Insur 4 6 Real Estate Title Ins.. 78 .. MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS. ChapJn-Sacks 170 200 Jd, C Paper Htg. Co, 149 200 104 THE BOND MARKET Prices furnished by W. B. Ribbs Oe., Bmbrs of Nw Tork Stock Exchans. BM. Aiket. Amer. .Agricultural 6's.. 103Vi 104 Amer. Cotton OH 5's.... 90 07 Amer. Foreign Sees. 5's 05V4 98 Amer. T. &. T. ev. 44's.. 104 105 American Tobacco 6's.. 1194 ... Anglo-French 5's 91 92 Armour & Co. 44's 03 93?; Atchison gen. 4's 94 94U Atchison cv. 4's (I960).. 102 104 At. Coast Line cons. 4's 91 91? Balto. & Ohio 4's 92 Vi 93 Balto. & Ohio cv. 44's.. 044 94K Beth. Steel ref. 6's 89 i 100 Bk. Transit 6's (1915)... 994 100 Cent of Ga. cons 5's 1004 101 Central Leather 5's 101 1014 Central Pacific lsts .... 90 00U Cbe. & Ohio 44's 89i 00 ?i Ches. & Ohio cv. 44's... 83 Vi 83 Vi C B. &. Q. Joint 4's.... 98V4 984 C. B. & Q. gen. 4's.... 99 ?i 994 Chi. Great West 4's 71 72 Chi, M. & St P. cv. 5's. 1034 J05 a, M. & St P. gen. 44's. 1014 102 C. R. I. & P. Ry. ref. 4's 744 K Chill 78 127 128 84 120 814 68 664 97 624 61 106 99H 91 914 ' 9 4 884 96 95 102 1014 944 764 103 100 98 109 1084 41 102 135 044 67 93 101 105 103 95 1004 77 62 Colo. & South, ref. 44's. 834 Cons. Gas Co. cv. 6's.... 117 D. & R. G. cons. 4's 804 D. & R. G. ref. 5's 674 Distillers' Securities 5'a. 63 S Domln. of Can. 6's (1S31) 97i Erie cv. 4's, series "B".. 624 Erie gen. 4's 67 U Gen. Electric K's 105Vi Gt Northern 1st 4Vt's.. 994 III. Central ref. 4's 914 III. Steel deb. 44's 9t Inter.-Met 44's 694 Int R. T. 6 87 Vi Kan. City South, ref 5's 88 Lacks. Steel 5's (1950). 054 Lake Sh. deb. 4'a (1931). 944 Liggett Ic Myers 6's 1014 Lorlllard 6's 101 L. & N. un. 4's 934 M.. K. A T. 1st 4's.-... 76H Miss. Pac cons. 6's. Montana Power 5's 994 N. T. C. ref. & Imp. 44s' 97?i N. T. C deb. 6's 1084 N. Y. C. 44's (1965) 107 N. Y. Rwys. adj. 5's.... 40 N. Y., N. H. & H. cv. 6's 101 Nor. & "West cv 44's... 128 Northern Pacific 4's.... 04 66 92 100 Northren Pacific 3'a... Ore. S. Line ref. 4"a... Pac Tel. & Tela. 5's... Penn. cons. 44's.. .. 304T4 i-enn. gen. l ii)2?i Reading gen. 4's 74T4 Rep. Steel 6's (1940)... 1004 St L. Southwestern lsts. 77 Sea'oard Air Line adj. 6's 63 Southern Bell Tel. 6's.. 994 Southern Pacific cv. C's.. 1004 Southern Pacific ref. '4's. 92 Southern Railway S's.... 101 Southern Ry. gen. 4's... 71 Tenn. Copper cv. 6's.... SS Texas Company cv. 6's.. 105 Texas U Pacific lrts.... 101 Third Avenue adj. 5'a.... 66 Union Pacific 4's 97 Union Pacific cv. 4's.,.. 93 United Kingdom 5's.... 964 U. S. Rubber 6's.. 102 U.S. Steel S's 101 4 Va.-Car. Chemical 6's... 994 Western Union 44's.... 034 100 101 92 1014 71 S9 106 101 70 97 934 974 103 101 100 94 BALTIMORE GRAIN MARKET. BALTIMORE, Feb. 27. Wheat quiet February, March and spot No. 2 red. 1.934 nominal; No. 2 red Wes tern spot $1,974 nominal. Receipts, 131,575 bushels, no exports. Corn quiet, spot mixed, $1.41 nom inal. No. 3 yellow, 11.14. Cob corn, 95.25 per barrel. Receipts, 186,444 bushels, no exports. Oats firmer. Standard Tvhlte. 71c; No. 3 white, 704c sales. Receipts, 48.677 bushels, no exports. Rye firm. No. 2 "Western, export, ?1.58. Receipts, 47,359 bushels, no ex ports. Hay steady. No. 1 timothy, J18.001P 18.50. No. 1 clover mixed, J13 00S 15 50. Receipts, 104 tons. WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET BUTTER Elsln print. 4Se: Elrln. Cc: pro cess ISQSic; store packed. 2X30c. Kugs-Nearby. 10c; soutnern, zfc CHEESE New Tork Stats, factory, new. MOJlc OULTHT-u Bens, ptr id., ik: rou ters, dt lb- He. turkerl. Dr lb. :IBe: sprint- chlckans, per lb., 38:7c: ducks, per lb., SOffnc: cmii, per lb.. ItSISc: keats, younv. each, 4C95e. DRESSED POULTRT Hsns, cboles. par lb., c; chickens, psr lb., 2833c; turkeys, pr lb, 2SOS0C. ducks per lb., 20c; roos ters, per lb . Mc: resss. 1S820C. OREKTt iTKuria Appies. nsw, per roi., J'EOUS SO: oer box. ll.00O2.S0. California orentes, ItOWfJJS: Florida orenses. H-2.0 I SO per box: lemons, per box, 12 OQ34.OO; trap fruit. WrJtOC. VKur.TAHljt.-roiDeil ucuormicK, per bbl.. nootn-W. Western, per 2H bu. sack. r? uvffn 00. sweat potatoes. S3 Onas 2S: itrlnr beans, per baiket. H KKJ.M; peppers, psrerats. I; bvui bai carrots, per mz. ii.m.M: oars, per crate. 22 I03 00; radlehes. per 109. 22 00 01 00: cuenmbers. basket. 22.S036 DO: onions, per 100 lb. sack. III 0O312.00; ez plant, J1M3 4(0 per crate, cabhace, 110 00 per 100 lbs beets, per bunch, 4t?e; celery, per doz., 23c 01 00; romains. leuucs, i.w?i w per bas ket, lettuce. 21.0091 00 per basket; cran berries, per bbl.. 2 0OS( 00. per box, JI.JS9 2 00; squasb. Florida. j:.foai60 per basket. 21 VJSi w per crais; r loria lomaioes, ij ova lit per crate; cauliflower. California. JJOMf 4 00 per crate; celery. Florida, per crats, 23 00 fjl.73: lainonilft, wvtovv per Gnu; nsw beets. 21 U1 00 per crate. DRESSED JlEATS-rork. small to medium, lb , lStilJHc: heavy, lb.. I4e. LIVE BTOCK-Calvei. U8I2MC. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. 915 French street northwest Victor la A. and Mary E. Wlllson, to Josephine B. Bruce, lot 112, square 363; 110. Ingleslde George Henderson and Charles Poe, trustees, to H. W. Van Senden. lot 67. block 4; $750. Llnwood Heights Charles L. Bullock. et uz. to John W. Glennan, lot 10, block 3: $10. Blue Ridge Heights Bdward N. Fort son et ux. to Frank E. Plummer: lots 2 to 11 and 60 to 00. square 2337; (10; Frank E. Plummer etux. convey same property to Edith A. King, $10; Edith A. King con veys same property to The Blue Ridge Heights Co., $10; The Blue Ridge Heights Co., conveys same property to Munsey Trust Co., trustee; 1. Fort Saratoga Addition to Brookland Lemuel A. Fraser, to Minnie Morris, lot 801, square 4205; $10. Second street southwest, between K and L streets Thomas J. Hurney to Julia J. Byrne, Jot 20, square 693: $10. Third street southeast, between Potomac avenue and N street Wil liam A. Simpson et ux. to United States of America, part original lot 0, square 771; $1,S50. BUILDING PERMITS. The following building permits were Issued today: Charles W. King, to build dwelling at 1006 Webster street northwest; archlteot and builder, Charles W. King; estimated coat, $160,000. Moses H. Dade, to repair building at 1616 Pennsylvania avenue north west; estimated cost $200. A. J. Clark to repair building at 1820 Fourteenth street northwest; estimated cost, $85. S. R. Waters to repair building at 633 N street northwest; estimated cost, $200. Mer. Trans. & Storage.. 00 Security Storage ...'.... I8S Washington Market.... 18 U. S. Realty 'Co 11 V4 NEWSFORINYESTORS Increased Dividend. Sears-Roebuck" & Co.. has Increased the quarterly divldeend from J1.75 a share to J2.00 a share on the common stock. The increase Is effective In a dividend Just announced, which Is pay able May 16 to stock of record April 30. Stockholders approved the pro posal to Increase the common stock capitalization of the company from 160,000,000 to $75,000,000. Southern Earnings Increase. Estimated gross earnings of the Southern Railway system for the third week in February show an increase of $158,312 as compared with actual fig ures for the same week last year. For the period from July 1 to Feb ruary 21, an Increase of $7,968,056 in gross earnings is shown over the same period the previous year. Atchison Earns SAO Per Cent. For the twelve months ended Jan uary -31. 1917. Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company earned 6.90 per cent on Its property Invest ment, aa compared with 5.38 per cent for the twelve months' period ended January 31, 1S16. No Slump In Steel. A representative of one of the larg est steel companies is quoted as say ing: "There has been no falling oft in the demands of the allies for steel and copper, and we are not worrying about shipments. Great Britain. France, Russia, and other belligerents will need more copper and steel this year than last year, and they will get' lt even If they have to employ war ships. They pay us for the material whether lt Is shipped or not Within the next two months there will set In one of the heaviest buying movements In copper since the war began. As to steel, we could sell twice as much for export If we had the capacity." Raiders Take TTew Stock. Shareholders of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company have subscribed to over 60 per cent of the $16,000,000 par value stock for which the right to subscribe expired February 21. Kuhn. Loeb & Co., syn dicate managers, are said to have concluded an arrangement for taking ears of the stock not suserlbed tn bv tne stockholders, including the prl- ' ? ui . very consiaeraDie pan inereot. Market Position Strang. Stock market values went down with a crash In December because of the heavily overbought position of speculation. There Is no similarity In the present position of speculation. and, according to opinions of those close to Wall street there Is no ex pectatlon of a serious break In prices if the President's remarks to Con' gress should prove to be the real be ginning of war with Germany. The market has been held In check by the absence of public buying based on the Idea of some greafadverse de velopment In International affairs, and it therefore is In far better shape to withstand a shock than lt would be If speculators were rapidly adding to their long accounts as they were doing at the top of the 1916 bull movement Big Men Have Stocks. The big men have more stocks than the little men, and from present Indi cations they will not sell them at pre vailing quotations for the reason that In the greater number of Issues, prices are below actual value at a time when fundamental conditions are exceeding ly strong. There have been few times In the history of the Stock Exchsnge when prime railroad and industrial securities have sold so low In compar ison with earning power. A fact that may well be worth attention of fol- 16wers of the country's business Is found In the fact that In spite of the heavy corporate earnings of last year, divided declarations have not been ex travagant, while alarge proportion of the profits made In 1916 are being carried as cash assets. Trade Not To Be Killed. Red blooded Americans who have been chafing under the restrictions placed upon this country's foreign commerce by the latest German sub marine decree will find In the Presi dent's latest talk to Congress reason for the belief that our trade Is not to be cut oft and that the wealth of Eu rope will conlnue to pour In on us. And the holder of American securities will find in that talk an argument for keeping a tight grip on his Invest ments. There has been no Investment selling worthy the name in recent weeks, but there has been quiet ac cumulation by substantial Interests. Complicated Sugar Situation. A leading authority on the sugar market sas the situation In refined sugar Is more complicated than it has been in his experience of twenty-seven years. Refiners' list prices range from 7 cents, less 2 per cent, to 8 cents. less 2 per cent but even at tnese prices no refiner Is able to wve nromnt shipment, and most of them are unwilling to sell except to regu lar trade, and then only where tneir regular trade have orders entered. Delays in shipments range from two to four weeks, Dasea on present re fining conditions. The prices named by refiners are not significant to the consuming, the retailing and Jobbing trade at the present time, for tne rea son that the great bulk of distributing Jobbers throughout the country are Inadequately supplied, and in many instances are entirely without supplies to meet the Insistent demands of tne retailer and consumer.. The result has been that those few Jobbers who had any available surplus supplies could. If they desired, sell practlcally at their own figures, and the final distributer, the retailer, haa had in many instances so little available sugar that the ultimate consumer nas rnJd a nrlce commensurate with the moral character of the distributer. National Carbon Earnings Double. The National Carbon Company earn ed $1,232,000 for the common stock In 1916. compared with $2,15J.O0O In 1916, according to the annual report made public yesterday. After paying $192. 000 in preferred and 1996,550 in com mon dividends. $5,211,005 was added to surplus account. TAFT SILENT. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 27. For mer President Taft declined to dis cuss President Wilson's message, saying ho expected to dlscuis It to night at a patriotic meeting In Plain field, N. J. DILLON PREDICTS HEW IRISH MOLT Charges Government Has Main tained Present Serious Condition. LONDON, Feb. 27. John Dillon, Na tionalist. In moving an adjournment of the House of Commons to call at tention to the .recent arrest of Irish men, admitted that the situation In Ireland was extremely serious and and the government had taken good care that lt should remain so. "These arrests," Mr. Dillon said, "showed a sign of a change of policy in Ireland. The men were being ban ished without any reason being as signed, unless the government were prepared to put them on trial and for mulate charges against them, lt had no right to ask for a blank check 'for Its policy. Ireland." Mr. Dillon assert ed, "in reality was now living under martial law." Characterizing the arrests as incon ceivably stupid. Mr. Dillon accused the government of reversing the Irish policy of the last government, and predicted that the policy of provoca tion would continue until some bloody explosion or horrible disastsr occur red in Ireland. It was a. strange co incidence, he said, that the arrests ware made Just prior to the dato-fixed for the Irish debate in Parliament Change In Policy Denied. "There existed." said Mr. Dillon, "a section of people in England which did not desire a contented and united Ireland, but wanted to drive Ireland back to rebellion and hatred of Eng land. The government's recent policy had-created Sinn Felners by the thou sand and has maddened theicountry." Replying to Mr. Dillon, the secre tary for Ireland, Mr. Duke, denied any change in policy. with regard to Ireland. The arrests, he said, were not due to any new policy of repres sion. The majority of the men order ed to reside in -England had devoted themselves to reviving the conspiracy which bad such fatal results last-Eas. ter. Had there been a Judicious num ber of arrests the week preceding last Easter, there would have been no re bellion. ' Justified by Necessity. Continuing, the secretary declared I that If he told all he knew he would satisfy the house that what had been done was resolved upon with regret, but was Justified by absolute neces sity. He declined to enter Into details on the ground of public policy, explain ing that he was not going to unfold a tale which would enable the accom plices of those arrested to know all that ha knew, but he himself, the In spector general of the constabulary and-Lieut Gen. Sir -Bryan Mahon, commander of the forces In Ireland. took the responsibility for what had been done. ' Mr. Bonar Law said It was obvlons that if the men were brought to trial the government would be compelled to mention facts which in the public Interest lt was not desirable to men tion in Parliament. Was lt not quite plain, after what Mr. Dillon had said, that it was the duty of the British government above all in the interests not only of the safety of the empire but in the inter est of the Irish' people themselves, to prevent another rising similar to the last one? Mr. Dillon's motion was eventually talked out BRITISH LOSE TWO MORE London Reports Sinking1 of Steam ers Headley and Aries. LONDON. Feb. 27. The British steamers Headley and Aries have been sunk. The Headley was a steel screw steamship of 4,953 tons, owned by the Mitre Shipping Company, Ltd., and registered at London. She waa bull: In 1914. The Aries was a steel screw steam ship of 3,071 tons, owned by the Rein deer Steamship Company, Ltd., and registered at West Hartlepool. She was built In 1835. Twelve survivors of the Aries were safely landed. GETS POTATOES CHEAP Offers $5 Prize for Biggest Re ceives Six Barrels. GLOUCESTER. Mass, Feb. 27. Here's New England thrift for you. A man here advertised In a local pa per he would give $5 for the best specimen potato sent him during s certain period. Despite the present value of tubers, fine specimens came In every day until at the close of the contest he had six barrels of choice murphies. all for $5. McLARIN IS GRATIFIED Happy Ending to Honest Fight, Says Employes' Head. President H. M. McLarln. of the Federal Employes' Union, said: "I am gratified and It only confirms a belief I have long held that the members of the Sixty-fourth Congress are among the most progressive and humane that have ever sat in the Capitol. For days. It looked dark. but I have had an abiding faith In the fairness of the majority In both branches. It has been borne out by the result tonight I thank The Wash lngton Times as well a every other sgency and individual who has work ed to bring about this happy result It marks a happy ending to a clean and honest fight" CAPT. A. D. GASTON GO. Capt. A. D. Gaston, for the past quarter century an employe of the Senate, celebrated his eightieth birth day today. He is a member of Burn- side Post G. A. R., or this city. He was captain in the Twenty-sixth Iowa Infantry and before that served in the First Iowa Cavalry. FINANCIAL Our Faolllties lor Trading In STOCKS AND BONDS In all markets are unexcelled Large and small lots, for cash or on margin, on most favorable terms. Avail your self of our exceptional service. I John L. Edwards & Go. UimberN"r Tork Stock Eieftanra. 1 WMhUston Stock Exeheaxe, t 1 ec f G Phonrsi Main JL4XO fjr OX. 3220-3221. ' ASK HEN TO AD) INAUGURAL SUCCESS W. R. & E. Co. Appeals to Men to Defer Wage Issue Jill After March 5. . (Continued from First Page.) of a contract with the Amalgamated Association, with which we have had no agreement. "The existing agreement between this company and Its trainmen, which you signed, as you are aware. 'does not expire until March 11, 1917, and waa entered Into through the mediation of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, who,- at the sac rfllce of much time and Inconvenience, lent their efforts to the consummation, thereof. Tou participated In those effort. as representing all of the trainmen, and know that the proper adjustment of the many questions which, will arise as a result of any effort to1 modify or change the condition of that agree ment wilt require the cool, the care ful, and the undivided attention of all parties directly Interested, a well as the entire time of a mediatorial board. "Tou know, further, that the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, each officer of this com" pany, and every dne of Its employes, must from now until some days after the Inauguration of President Wilson devote their time, attention, and en ergies to the duties and obligations which all and each of us owe to the entire country In properly cartng for the visitors who wish to attend that Inauguration. This is especially true of our trainmen, towhom the safety and comfort of to many visitor to their National Capital Is committed. "The company, its officers, and em ployes are even now called upon Jo meet the unusual traffic conditions that arise from the influx of people who wish to attend the Inaugural ceremonies. "We therefore trust that all of oar em ployes will not only prove loyal to lhe company, but to the city and country. In contributing their share for a' successful Inauguration. "When we shall have discharged this duty, which all of us owe to the Presi- . dent and the nation, we will have amde htlme to calmly consider the situation. and shall be pleased to take np any mat ter pertaining to the interests of our em ployes, as we have-always been willing to do." Boswd Until March 11. Officials of the union said today that according to the terms of the agreement reached last year the em ployes were bound until March '11. the date of expiration. They pointed out that far from having a sinister or ulterior motive in view by presenting the demands last Friday, shortly before the Inaug uration, that the new agreement was submitted with a full knowledge and realization that there, could not be any discussion of the term of the agreement during Inauguration. "We fully realize and apprecite the responsibilities resting upon the street car men 'during teh Inauguration and the duty of rendering the beat serv-1de-lo visitors land all others during that period. "It Is not the purpose of the union or Its members to commit any overt act which would mar the Inaugura tion. We hope It Is not the intention of any one else to do so. , Men Know Their Dnty. "We have no difficulty In discerning our duty to the city and the country during the Inauguration period. It Is a problem, however, to prevent our organization from being irritated and worked up over the actions of the Washington Railway and Electric Company. This company has Imported snore than forty atrike-breakera to Wash, lngton, men who boast of the bellger ent part they took In the strikes In New Tork and Philadelphia. These men have been here since the new arreement was presented. They are ven bold nough to, come to the head quarters of our union to tell us out landish stories of double crossings' and cupidity. "It Is dirncult ir not lmpoiiioie tor the members of our union to per suade themselves that these strike breakers have not ben brought to Washington at this particular Urn to bait our members on to the commis sion of soma unadvised word or act which might adversely affect the union and its welfare." FINANCIAL EQUITABLE CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION AeUv $3,271,892.90 We Will Provide The Money You Need If your first trust Is coming due. We loan on Real Estate or to take up mortgages. No Brokerage. No Commissions. Applications promptly aeted on. EQUITABLE BUILDING 915 F St N. W. JOHN JOY EDSON, President FllAMC P. RliESIDE, Secretary. The Safest Investments Are tboM that do not fluctuate durtag -els. turbed conditions of lbs money or stock mar. ksts. First dasd of trust notss (first mort raxMl. well secured en rsad estate la the District of Columbia, constitute "ttlt-edsV Invcstmsnxs. ma in7 no net uvpvna upon uie onanrtal responsibility at Individuals or cor nosatlona for their stability. We can ursplr sucb Invntrrenta m amonnt. from 00 up. ward. Stnd tor boeklst "Ceneer&lBS Leans and Investments." S WARTZELL, RHEEM & HENSEY CO., 1JJ Uth Street X. W. A i . ' T- I