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FURTHER GAINS ON ! THE STOCK MARKET; ??lief That Selling Had Imi Overdone j Is Only Xiuon for the Xlse. Xoton Were Leader*. NEW YORK. Jan. 16. ? Further gains of 1 to 3 points at the usual leaders and j more for various speculative issues ao- . companled the coursc of to-day's strong and broad market. Total sales of S2o.- j 000 shares were more than double those v of the preceding session. Apart from a growing belief that tne recent selling has been somewhat over done and that the immediate tuture of fers more ground for hope than discour agement. there appeared to be -no deri nlte or tangible reason for the rise. For the most part the advance was stead v and without spectacular features. An extreme gam of Z points ir it.nl ted States Steel to 115 gave plausibility to the rumor that events of importance may develop at the quarterly meeting or the corporation two weeks hence. Recoveries of 2 to 8 points In auto mobile Issues. General Motors leading, were regarded as a drive against the ?hort Interest, but the greater strength of metals, including sine shares. *|*mcd .to originate in a renewal, domestic as well as foreign, of last year s inquiry for these products. The inquiry for rails was more sus tained than at any rccent P"iotdwB nace lng and other coalers making the pace tor grangers, trans-continentals and lo '^mesluTbonds were strong, especial ly railwav Issues, but internationals, no tab! v Paris 6's. were again offered at fractional concessions. Total sa-es (par ? value) 56.375.000. j TICKER TALK' (By private wire to Fidelity Investment Association.) Dow Jones Savs: Surprising or Re- j public Steel available for common stock last yeur was equal to 45 dollars ? share on that issue, f or past t^recor four months it is understood that the Republic has earning at rate of than 70 dollars a share annually on tta common. In 1915 and 1918 company earned approximately 63 i ^017 based lor its common. By ilaj 1. upon present rate of earnings it i. - " lieved that surplus available for tne common for 1915 and 1916 and I the first four months of this year w 111 present selling price of the common. Printed reports of terms of expected k British loan are not confirm^ WMl? k it may be that issue will amount to ? S300.000.000 secured by collateral or market value of $340.00,000 *"4 w run partly for one year and partly f two vears at an interest rate of 5^4 p?r cent and a yield of six per cent the an nouncement is premature. As far as ran be gathered these may ^ terns and particulars which have been tentatively suggested but it is not possible to say that are the facts until British tovern ? went has made know it attitude in the matter. Neiher can it be asserted that the bonds will have ha convertible priv ilege until the British authorities so Final consummation of sale of Whar- ] ton Steel Company was closed last Sat- 1 urdav at Philadelphia and the buyer, J. Leonard Replogle. is now In control _of the property. It is stated that plans . contemplating an outlay involving from *10.000.000 to S15.000.000 for steel mills are under consideration. Aetna Explosives directors have pass ed quarterlv dividend of ls4 Per ce^t. ?, , preferred stock due at this time. Divi dend has been paW regularly since April ? 1015. No action was taken on accept- \ ing resignation of President Kimball and he will continue as president for the time being. 1 miBCIAL orniONS 1 (Bv private wire to A. E. Masten & Co.) , FINANCIAL. NEWS SAYS:? The out- j look continued to favor a waiting mar ket in a trading area, with, specially] bullish operations. The market as a, whole shows over-selling by the shorts an- displays tendencies to rally. Pool j channels are reported as buyers of Har- 1 vesters. equipment. Alcohol and Long ] *? Island. WALL ST. JOURNAL: ? There are ; -? not a few who believe that the market will eventually be lifted out of its rut 'M1,- -areful consideration of the possibili ties inherent in domestic business. SLT*: ? U. S. Steel stock is acting; somewhat after the manner of reported In periods prior to a material movement in its price. CLARK, CHI LPS & CO. SATS:? An unmistabable tendency in the Demo- 1 cratic majority of Washington to realize 1 the necessity for tariff legislation may . have a distinctly faivorable bearing on many lines of industry represented by \ securities active on the stock exchange. \ BARUCH BRO.'S: ? With corporate j earnings retaining their high plane. I dividend paying seasoned securities soonre or late will probably attract the attention of investors. | F. B. Kt*ech & lU: ? We look for a: narrow trading market in stocks. logan * Bryan's closing- Stock letter, i (Bv private wire to A. E. Masten & Co.) | NEW, YORK. Jan. 16.? The market! continued to reflect the absence of liqui dating sales. "While short covering was | freely indulged in, still it was quite < evident from the character of the buy ing that considerable replacement of long lines was in progress. The incen tive for the preset would still seem to - be on the long sid<* of the list, especial ly such as Steel and the good coppers. ci^Jsnro stock uire*. (By Private Wijre to Fidelity Invest ment Association from Harris, Wln thron & <"0. N'EW YORK. Jan. 16. ? Large Janu ary disbursements begin to be felt in the market. Bank reserves are large. The market has had a thorough cleaning up and sentiment is again bullish. We feel that a resumption of the bull mar ket is probablyl here and a material ad vance more than likely. Batter, Eggs and Cheese NEW YORK. Jan. 16. ? Butter steady; creamery higher than extras 4O04O14: creamery extras (92 scoVe) 39^39^; firsts 36@3S^: seconds 33 "6? 39%. Eggs easier: fresh gathered extra firsts i?l<8>52; firsts 30: refrigerator sec onds to firsts 37(??39: nearby hennery whites fine to fancy 3S(??60: nearby hen nery browns 53(^56. Cheese steady: state held specials 24 Vi 24 si : do. average fancy 23 24. Dressed poultry strong; chickens 18 28: fowls 16ffi24: turkeys 20@33. Live poultry steady. Flour firm. British Columbia last year export ed 150 carloads of potatoes. -These -vent chiefly to St. Joseph, Mo. CITIZENS SAVINGS & ! TRUST CO. ELECTS I ANITCAX VDEXTUra O* STOCXHOXD IM HXI.D Y1STEBDAT? Of. j riCSKS EI-ELECTID I South Sid* S?rlngr? Bank Also Elects j Board Yeaterday ? Xaeting of Ice ft Storage Company. The annual meeting: of the stockhold- i ers of the Citizens Savings and Trust I company, held yesterday afternoon in ! the Conservative Life building. Six- i teenth and Market streets, was an en-: thusiastlc one. The old board of dircc- , cors was elected as follows: Alexander Glass. L. F. Illaler. H. F. Juergens, <1.1 M. Ford. Jno. L. Ellis. W. J. Cook, Wtn. J F. McKInley. Geo. B. Riddle. Otto ! Schenk. Chas. O. Ephlin, Henry Bleber- j son. W. C. Hanttlan. David Kraus. H. M Russell, Jr., J. C. McKInley. | Following- the stockholders' meeting.; the directors organized and re-elected I all of the old officers as follows: Alex ander $lass. president: L. F. Haller, vice president: H. F. Juergens. vie? president: J. Sherwood Fee. cashier; I Henry \V. Gundling. secretary; Anton 1 Bieberson, manager Real Estate Depart ment. The report rendered at the stockhold ers meeting shbwed that the Institution had enjoyed a very successful year and the prospects for tho future are very bright. ' , South Side Savings Stockholders of the South Side Sav-| in^cs bank at the Annual meeting voster- ' day afternoon, elected the following di rectors:- R. M. Gilleland, Charles Horst- ' mann. H. F. Behrens, H. W. Schrebo. A- Ulritfh. Charles A Bowers and John Becker. j The directors Immediately organized I the ^oliowing officers: R. ! ai. Gillelanu. president; Charles Horst mann. vice president; Charles A. Bow-1 ers. cashier, and W. L. Gilleland. ns-1 sistant cashier. Reports were submitted . showing that the bark was enjoying ;i ? substantial business. Deposits in the i South Side Savings bank, as In others of I the city, had a good Increase. Wheeling Ice ft Storage Company. I Yesterday was the date of the annual ! meeting of the stockholders of the ; Wheeling Ice and Storage company, but! inasmuch as there was not a sufficient number present for a quorum, the old directors and officers were declared re elected and will serve during the ensu ing year. The directors and officers are: Dr. L. D. Wilson, president: D. C. List, Jr... secretary and treasurer, and Robert Hazlett. j XoabUna Ice ft Store Co. At the annual meeting of stockholders of the Koehline Ice and Storage com pany held yesterday morning at Bellaire the officers announced that the capacitv of the plant would be doubled, thus eliminating all dangers of an ice famine next summer. The company also decid ed to Install machinery for making its own electric current and to make other improvements to the plant. The meeting was held in the office of the company on Twenty-flftli street. Bellaire. and the reports ol" the officers were gratifying to the stockholders, the past year being one of the best in the history of the firm. The following board of directors were elected: C. D. Keyser, J. A. Jamison. J. P. McCammon, G. W. Knarr, Fred F. Was? man. M. .List and William Wassman i WHEELING LIVE STOCK I WHEELING. W. Ta? Jan. 10, *17. | I < Wheeling Ui? Block < 'ommluion Co.) I CATTLB. Cattle. food to choice. 900 to 1100 J 8 25? 8 75 j CatUe, f?lr to good. 500 to 1100 T 75@ 8 25 Cattle, (ood to choice. 800 to 900 7 75? 8 85 1 Cattle fair to good. 800 to 900 7 00 ? 7 75 Cattle. good. 700 to 800 6 50? 7 00 Cattle. eommon 5 00? 8 00 Beef bulla - 7 00? 7 JO Bologna bulla 5 00 ? 7 00 Barf coma (.1 j 5 00? 7 00 HOQfl. Bogi, choice. 180 and up 10 90? 11 15 Hoo. nod. 150 to 175 10 50?10 90 Hog* fair to good. 100 to 150 9 50?10 00 Stasa aad aowa S 00?10 60 j 8HEZP aN'D LAMB 3. Sheep. ?rtr* . T 00? 8 00 Sheep. good 6 00? 7 00 Sheep. comm-in 3 oo?t 4 00 Spring lamtx. choice 10 00?13 00 Lamb* colls and common S 00? 9 00 I VEAL CALVES. Veal calrts. 125 to 175 15 00@23.fi0 T??l calves, goo.t. 125 to 173. . 1 12 00?13 00 Light, baity and common calrea $ 00(810 00 Freeb cows, good to choice 50 00@75 00 Sax. Panarton a Ce. I CATTLB. [Cattle, eltra. 1.000 to 1.200 8 JO? 9 00 Cattle, good. 900 to 1.000 8 00? 8 60 Cattle, good. 800 to 000 7 50? 8 00 I Cattle, good. 700 to 800 6 50? 7 50 Cattle, common 5 00? ( 00 Bulla ) 5 00? 7 50 Cowa 3 00? ? 50 i BOGS. Hog** extra 100 00? 11 15 Hogs, good 10 75?11 00 Hoga, common S 00? 10 00 8HZKP. Sheep, extra 8 00? 8 50 Sheep, good 7 00? 8 00 Sheep, common 3 00? 0 00 Lambe. extra good 12 00?13 00 Lamb*, fair to good 9 00? 12 00 Calrea. extra good 12 00313 59 Calraa. ralrr to good 10 00? 12 00 Freak cows, per liead 85 00?75.00 | PITTSBURGH. Jan. 16.? Cattle steady, supply light. Choice $9 50010 25; prime $10 50011 00. Sheep steady: supply light. Prime wethers $10 00010 CO: cull and com mon $4 5006 00; lambs $10 00 0 14 50; veal calves $14 50 @ 15 00. Hogs steady; receipts 15 double decks. Prime heavies $11 45011 50; mediums $11 40(2? 11 45; heavy yorkekrs $11 250 11 40;. light yorkers $10 65010 75; pigrs $10 25?10 40; roughs $10 00010 50. CHICAGO. Jan. 16. ? Hogs, receipts 40,000; easy at 15 above yesterday's ? average. Bulk $10 80011 05: light ; $10 35 0 11 -00: mixed $10 65 0 11 10; I heavy $10 700 11 15; rough $10 70? 10 80: pigs $8 00010 10. I Cattle, receipts $.000; native beef cat i tie $7 90011 80; western steers $7 700 . 10 10: stockers and feeders $5 6508 85; cows and heifers $4 60010 10; calves |$9 75014 25. j Sheep. receipts 12,000; unsettled, j Wethers S9 70010 90: ewes $7 50? | 10 25; lambs $11 70014 40. riSZZJTT STOCKHOZ.SXX8 I Will Beet in Annual Seaaion January 34 . to Sleet Board of Director!. Notices were sent out yesterday by the Fidelity Investment association, calling the annual meeting of stock holders, to be held In the association's offices, at 1229 Main street. Wednesday afternoon, January 24, at 3 o'clock. A board of directors for the ensuing year will be elected. The Italian governmentis author . i2:ed to extend military discipline to 'dock labor at Italian esaports. EXPORT BUSINESS SENDS IIP WHEAT Together With a Biff Decrease In the U. j S. Visible Supply ? Corn and Oata Gained. CHICAGO. Jan. 3C. ? Enlarged export business together with a big decrease In the United States visible supply gave a strong upward impulse to-day to the wheat market. As a result, prices, although nervous at the close, showed an advance of 1 % to 3% net, with May at } I 88 to $1 SS'i and July at $1 51 to }1 61 Vi . Corn trained % to % to 1 cent, oats 4?^ to ?* and provisions 25 to 75. !_Oiieti. | High. I Low. ' | Close. Wheat ? I " | | 1 1 88%; 1 51%i 98-14 ;>7?4 57^i ! 54% May. July... | Corn ? i Mar... ^ July... | Oats ? ; May., .i July. . . 1 Pork ? 1 I Jan . . . ; 130 00 May... 2S 80 |29 25 Lard ? 1 Jan ... 15 70 May.. . i L6 10 Ribs? i Jan. . . 14 92 May... lib 32 1 85 149 1 88 1 51 I 99 V 9S1*, " I 67%: 55% I I 98?;: 97%, I BTVfcj 64!*! 99". >J8 i.i 57% 55 '4 j 1 5 82 1G 25 15 05 15 50 ,29 45 !28 80 .15 67 1G 10 114 90 115 27 30 OP '29 15 ,15 80 !l 6 20 15 06 |15 42 Cash quotations: Wheat ? No. 2 red nominal: No. 3 red Sl.K4tt<>1.92; No. 2 h:\rd nominal; No. 3 hard nominal. Corn ? No. 2 yellow 98Vs@99c; No. 4 yellow 960>97%c; No. 4 white 96 Vi? <>ats ? No. 3 white 66%?57^c; stand ard 57%<ff5Sc. Pork? J30.00. Lard? J15.80<??15.85. Ribs ? $14. 50 @15. 05. TOLEDO. O., Jan. 16.? Wheat, cash 1915 ; May 199%; July 157 V4 - Clover seed, prima cash and January 1080; March 1075. Alsike, primt cash 1130; March 1140. Timothy, prime cash 245; March 250. LOCALSTOCKS WHEELING, W. Va.. Jan. 1?, "17. Dally quotation lift! of the Wheeling Htock fix* rhangs: STOCKS. | Bid I A Ik. |l. ? I10J 160 175 ITS Block Bret, Tob, Co.. pfd do common Central Glass Company Coneerrarlre Lift Insurance Herman Flr? Insurance Co...... Fostoria Class Company (!)Hazoi-AUas Glass Co Imperial Glass Company LaBelie Iron Works, pref (5) do common Market Auditorium Keuralgyline Company United Dairy 1J. 8. Stamping Oo Ward Baking Co.. pref do common Warkick China Co.. pref do common Wheeling & Belmont Brides Co. Wheeling Bridge Company <l)Wheellng Uetol A- Mfe Co... Wheeling Mold & Fdy. Co Wheeling Steel 6 Iron Co Wheeling Steel Casting Co Wheeling Tile Company Whitaker-Glessner Co.. pref do common Citizens Barings A Trust Co Quarter Barings Bank 190 128 I " l!VJ 1127 1181 !ioo I'g \m .... 5? ....|135 99Vjj 99 14 | S7H 96 18 31 50 54 6.1 178 1109 129 124 350 126 135 135 ? (1) ? Transfer books close Dee. 20 for regular quar terly dirldtod of 1% per cent payable Dec. 24; and on January 20 for extra dlrldend of 1H per cent payable Feb. 1. (3) ? Transfer books close Jan. 13. for S per cent diridecd. payable Jan. 20. (8)? ' Transfer books. close Jan. 20. for a 1 per cent cash dlrideod. parable Jan. 81. STEADY GAIN IN BANK CLEARINGS This Month's Report Will Show Sub-| stantial Increase Over the Same i Period of Last Year. This month's bank clearings con-| i.inue to show an increase over the clearings reported for January of last year, although the gain is not so marked as during the last months of-; 1916. Yesterday's report of the Wheeling) Clearing House showed clearings ' amounting to $383,055.18, while the1 total reported for the same day a! year ago was $265,162.11. The In crease was 44.4 per cent. January's total to date is $7,764, 300.61, while the total reported for the corresponding period of 1916 was, $5,657,827.32. This comparison repre- j sents an increase of $2,106,473.39, or, 37.2 per cent, over the sum of last j year. This month's record to date follows: ' 1917 191 A pet. Inc. ! Jan. 2...... J gC3.SS4.3S t 523.557.54? M l I Jill. J 6:.;. 8.13. 44 6::. 367.53? 4.7 Jin- 4 BCl.SB6.P2 420.532.32? 54.1 Jin. 5 5C0.639.S3 4U.713.3ff? 33.1 Jan. 6 C06.270.37 423.428.33? 66.0 Jul- s S.', 6.010.02 S97. 664. 47? 115.2 Jan. 9 (*) 352.039.53 431.9S3.4fr? 18.3 ! Jan. 10 S2S.0S3.00 416.5R6.57? 30.7 I Jan. 11 431.629.98 426,044.04?'' 1.3 Jan. 12 553.329.69 354.494.48? 56.2 I Jan. 13 456.176.18 356.470.56? 27.9 Jan. 15 656.274.70 5SS.221.83? 11.3 Jul. 16 3S3.055.18 265.162.11? 44.4 Total* 17.764.300.61 J5.657.8r.32 lncr**?? 12.106.473.23 ? 37.2 1 (') ? Indicates dfcrpace. MARKET STRONGER Activity Was Reported Yesterday in Several Local Issues ? Wheeling Steel &. Iron Advances. The local stock market was stronger yesterday, and a good demand was reported for a number of the leafing issues. Wheeling Mold & Foundry ! Company stock was bid a point higher yesterday to 65 and there were sales at that price. LaBelle Iron Works common also sold a point higher at 81, and bids were reported at that mark at the close. LaBelle preferred sold at 126. J An advance of two points was re- 1 ported in Wheeling Steel & Iron stock, which was bid at the close at 179. Hazel-Atlas Glass Company stock sold at 181 ex-dividend, the transfer books closing Saturday for a two per cent, cash dividend payable January 20. j haySIain Quotations by C. T. Bmunllch k Oo. I Selling Price. Timothy hay, per ton J1S 00 1 Mixed hay, per ton 17 00 Shell corn, new 1 20 "Wheat, per bushel 1 76 No. 2 recleatied com 1 20 Bran, per ton 38 00 The miners of Spitzbergen are apt to get their mail only at intervals of eight months, but they get the news of the world twice a day by wireless. f At the ninth annual apple show in Spokane 49,200 apple pies were given away. j An Electric Heating Pad Indispensable in every electrically lighted home ? but particularly in homes where there are chil dren, invalids or aged folks. An Electric Pad- combines all the advantages and none of the disadvantages of the hot water bottle. Clean, pliable, always ready ? nothing to fill ? nothing to opill. With reasonable care, an Electric Heating Pad will outlast many hot water bottles. Jts instanta neous service in just one emergency may be worth many times its low first cost. Wheeling Electric Company BOTH PHONES, 807 PRODUCE MARKET WHEELING, W. Va., Jan. Wholesale Prices. Corrected by Parker & Co. Oranges, Florida Orajiufi, l'al. Navels 1-emons. Messina ' Cal. lemon* Apples. per ba rrcl ( 'abbage, lb* N'ew Calif, rahbajre Onion*. bushel ... Onion*, lias rolatoes, bsc 1'otatoes. bushel . Del. sweets. basket Tears, bsrrel <la per bushel ... Malaga (trapes .... Celery, dosro Head Lettuce Kale, barrel Spinach, bushel .. Cauliflower, crate (Corrected by P. Bachman 4. Suih.) Gutter, Cheese. Eggs and Poultry Creamery butter Ohio and l'ennsylranl* Dairy Bel eft efrgn Fresh -to marli Storage etlt? .. 2 2 Saws .1 3D 3 5(1(^3 e 4 50 i *."i s r.oiv.' 5 SOWS 2 25 1 TO 5 00 1 75 5 25 @5 25? 2 00 1 65 1 30 00 40tfr 35 (a SOW 'lO'u 44l<T Dressed? Spring* Hens, pound . . . Turkeys Ducks ; Hroliers. froth . Gees* Allre? Iteos. pound . . . Yuung chickens Koosten, pound Ducks, pound . Pigeons, pair .. Poultry. 3',l? !2@ 25*} 150 18S 18? 10? J5M 25 j lOpenJillgh.lLow.JCIose I 94 %! 9C I 92%| 94% I 5i h ' 9% I nil !>u ! 4 r, j 4 7%; 4 5 % I -.Ti lls lift ills t 30 V4 ! 29^1 29% 77 % 7G % | 7 i % , 106% 10B Vfefl?6*i 1 109%!l00%ili>8% iiG%lii6%|iir.% i ru rc 1 1 04 ft h itJ -V. 118 30 76 % 1 06 Vg 107 1 10 ' 1 04 >1 04 1 1 04 r-i. IHM -X. 1123 Hi 123%!l23%|l23% !218%!21S %'2l8 %I21 8 % ? 6 *Vg ; S 3 */$ ; 84 N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE WHEELING. W." Va? Jan. 16. '17. Furnished The Intelligtnccr by A. S. Masten & Co., members New York StocU Exchange, National Bank of West Vir ginia building, Wheeling, W. Va. Louia K. Brand manager. STOCKS. Am. Beet .Sugar Alaska Gold ,.v, American Can . . do pref Am. Ice Secur... Am. Loconio. ... do pref Am. Smelt. <fc K. do pref Am. Sugar Ref. . Am. Tel. & Tel.. . Am. Tobacco .... Anaconda ...... Atchison Baltl. & Ohio. . . Behh. tSeel Baldwi Locontno Brook. Rapid Tr. Calif. I'et: do pref Central Leather.. Butte & Super. . Chesa. & Ohio... Chi. & Ot. W. pf.. Chile Copper.... C.. M. & St.. P Chi no Copper ..! Chi. & Rock I. . . do ctfs Corn Products . . do pref Cana. Pacific.... Colorado Fuel . . Columbia Gas .. Distillers' Secur. Erie do firsts Gen. Electric . . . Goodrich Rub >105 ins >; i or. jiu; , 83% S4 Vi , 83%; 84 u 4711 i -I !l 0 ,470 !4yo ^ 55 %[ ."8 | 55%! 57"* ; SI % 81%j 81%; 81% ! 26 | 26 % 1 26 , 26% i 56 % r.fiV-1 56 Vj ! 5 6 Vj I 8 9 >4 ] 91%! 88%! 91 % 4 7 ';4 49%: 4714; *9 03 i 64%! 63%i 64% ! 39 I 3 9 ? a | 38 '-j I 38% 1 26%j 26 "! 25% I 22% ' 90 HI 91%' 90 % | 91 % , , 54 '-j ! 55 %1 54 %j 55% ! 31 M, I 3 1 Vfc ; 31% 31% 1 31%! 31 %: 31%| 31% ? 22%! 22 >?.j 22 I 22% 1 1 (13 % 103 % 103 % i 103 % , i 1 60 1I6I % 159 % 161 % I 45%! 4 6 % j 45% j 46% ' . 4 2 % i 43%' 42%| 43% I 27% 28 1 27 % j 28 , ' 32%; 33%, 32% 33% ! 48 48% 48 ! 48% 1168% 170% 168%il70% ..'56 59%; 56 ] 59% Gt. North, pref. . IllG % il 1 6%:116 %!116% Gt. North. Ore... 36 i 36%' 35%! 36% Illionis Central. ,|106%|-06%106% 106% Is Inter-Boro Cons. 1 5 Vi ? 15%; 15 do pref '70 ) 70 ,70 ."0 Inter-Nat. Pa per'.; 102 % 103 %l 102 % '103 K. C. Southern. Kenn. Copper . I>aelede (las . . Lehigh Valley Lacka Steel .. Mexican Pet... M.. K. & T Miami Copper . Mo. Pac. w. 1 . . do ctfs National Lead Nat. Enamel . . New T-laven . .. Nevada Consol. N. Y. Central. 24%i 24%: 24 % I 24% ! 46 '47 ' 46 j 47 103 '? 103 U'103% 103% " " 79 w.! 77 Ul 79 .1 S4 V 86 1 84 % '1 03 % (105 % 1 03 % 8 41 "I 42 31 %i 31 ?,* 14 %| 14% 60 26% 47 ! 24 8% 41 31% 14% 60 j 60 28% 26% 48 %l 47 2-1 % "? .1100% 101% 100 Norfolk &. West. . |l 34 %!l 26 %'l 34 % North. Pacific.. .. 1108 %il09 ?-0H % 86 104 9% 42 31% 14% 60 28% 48% 24% lOll-j 136% j 109 56%: 56% | 5 1! % | 56% 1 1 0 5 105 105 1105 ; 20 i 20 u1 20 20 % ( 78 % J 78%! 78 7S? h 05 105 Mor, 105 100% 103 '100% 103 I 77 u, 80 : 77Vil 80 1104 % !1 04 % :1 04 % 1 104 % ' 17%' 18 i 17%: 18 ' 26 %! 27%! 26%' 27% '229 '2rt9 1228 1-. ,228^ 68 70%i 68 "' 70 vl .! 97%; 98 %! 97%! 97 .' 30 %^ 31% . ; 69 69 V. . ' 13';. 1.1% . 70 , 70 16 30%! 31% 69 %i 69 Vi'tl 13% I 13%. I 69% 1 69% ? 1 1 4 % I 15% . 232 % 235 !232 V. 1233% 143% 145% 143%'145 63% 64% 63%: 64% 1 05 U 1 09 Mi 105% il09% , 59%, 60%: 59% 60% 1 110 '111 110 !1ll | 112% 115 '112% 115 120% 120% 120% 120% I ' 1 07 % '1 07 % 106% 107 ' Pennsylvania . . Peoples Gas .... Pacific Mail ... Press. Steel Car do pref Reading Republic do pref Advance Ray Consol .... Sesirs Roebuck.. Sloss-Sheffield . South. Pacific . Southern Rv ... do pref Am. Hide & I... . do pref ...... Tenn.Cop. &Chenv 1 4 % Texas ^il ...... TTnion Pacific .. U. S. Smelting.. Utah Copper . . . U. S. Rubber... do 1st pref. . . U. S. Steel do pref do bodns ..... Va. Chemical . . Will vs Overland Wabash do pref "A".. Western Unio . . Westing. Elec. . do rights .... W. & L. E. w. I. Western Md... All is Chalmers. Am. Woolens... Am. Zinc Crucible Steel . <l)do pref. . . . Greene Cananea. Int. Nickel .... Tnsplra. Copper.. Lee Rubber .... Marine do pref Maxwell Motors Phi la. Co Pgh. Coal Co.... Atlantic Gulf .. Anglo French_. . Total shares -808,500. Ponds $6.1 S9. 000. (1) ? Ex-dlv. 2 per cent extra acct. ac cuml. dividends payable J^n. 31. BOSTON COPPiTr STOCKS 42% 43%, 3 6 1 36% .'13 ! 15% .' 54 "" 95% 62% 1., ' 21 28 a, 36'. 03% 96 53% 42%: 43% 36 I 36% 15 "15% r.4%' 55% 95 % j 96% 52%' 53% ! 2 1 % i 28 % 17%' 38 i .'44% 44 % .' 41%! 42 .' 56% 59% .' 23% 23% .! 25 'i 2.814 .' 81% 85% .J 53 U. Sfi 21 ; 21 %' 27 I 27 % 27 ' 27% 45% 46% 36% I 37% 65% 03%: 65% ' 116 ! 44% 44% 4 1 % 4 2 ! 56%' 57 ' 23% 23% 2 5 % ' 27 % 81%' 85% ! S3 % ' 56 41%' 41%! 41%' 41V. ! 45%' 47% 45%' 46U. j '109% 111 109 1114 i 9% 9 % ! 9%' 9% WHEELING. W. Va, Jan. 16. '17. Furnished The Tnteuignncsr by A. E ! Masten <fc Co.. members N'ew York Stock j; Exchange, National Bank or West VI r- 1 ginla building. Wheeling. W. Va. Loula ' F. Brand, manager. i< STOCKS. Adventure .... Ailouez Arcadian Arizona Cal. & Arizona Cal. & Heula . Centennial ... Copper Range Paly West . . . East Butte . . . | Bid. J Ask. j 3%' 4 % 6?i % I 4%l 13%' 79%| 555 26 i 67%! 67 % 13% SO 560 1 4 % : 15% STOCKS AND BONDS. A. E. MASTEN &. CO. BROKERS 204-205-20H National Bank of Watt Va. 8I?? LOUIS P. BRAND, Manager. MEMBERS NEW YORK STOCK tXCHAMt PITTSBURGH STOCK EXCMANtl BOSTON STOCK EXCUAN6K CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANaC. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADK Franklin Hancock Indiana J ,?le Uoyale Kerr Lake Lake Mass. Consol Michigan Mnhawk North Butte Old Dominion .... ( >scoia . .' Quincy .Shannon South Utah Superior Superior & Boston Tamarack Trinity Utah Consol Victoria Winona Wolverine Tuolumne 8%! 18 2%f 34 U I 4>|! 16 j IB ! 3 i 85%j ?>o 54 8fi : 88% I 9%! 25 j 15%! 7%! 5 7 V.' 5 ! 18%' 5 ! 4 ! 44%' 1*1 8% 18% 3% 35 4% 16 V4 15% 8* 86 23 64 % 87 00 9% 30 15% 7% I 58 5% 18% 5% 4% 48 1% Curb Mlnln; StsoU. Bingham Bohemia Blue Bell Coiis. Copper .... Consol. Arizona .. Crown Reserve ... First National . . . La Rose McKinlcy J'arrah United Verde Ex. Yukon Gold 8%J .1% 1* 3%! 1% 40 { 3%i 50 1 50 i 37% 1> 2 V* ?1% 4% 2 50 3% 55 ? 55 38 2% NEW YORK CURB MARKET WHEELING, W. Va., Jan. 16, '17. Furnished Tho Intelligencer by A. B. Masten & Co.. members New York Stock Exchange. National Bank of West Vir ginia building. Wheeling, W. Va Louia F. Brand, manager. _s'to? :ks. " ~ .| Bid. | Ask. A tin ilia-Gold field | 12 j 13 Calumet A Je<jm<? .[ 1%' Caandian Car A Fdy ...| 2!' i Car. Light A Power : 2%j cramps S. & E ( 75 j Emerson Phonograph .?...' !? 94 1 Goldfield Consol j 64 35 2% 10 67 Geene Monster ...I | 1%! Hecla Mining .. | 7%! Hendee Mr'g "? 25 j Jumbo Extension ! 35 1 Kathodian Bronze pref....[ 2%| ., f. Magma Copper ' 51%j 52 Mid vale Steel I 63 I 63 >4 Nipissing Mines ' 8%' 8% Pac. Gas Electric I 64%l ' 64% Submarine Boat j 21 *4 : "" Triangle Film 1% U. S. Light & Heat ; 1% do preferred ' 3 United Alloys { 49 7% 28 38 3 1* 1% Ulnted Profit Sharing. World Film ',s ' 49% % 1 Oatstda Motor Btoclta. I 30 Chalmers Motors I 30 ! Chevrolet Motors ! 110 i Hupp Motors ! 3 I International Motors, new. 1814 Peerless Motors ! 16 ! Standard Motors ( 6 United Motors 42%' Edmund Jk Jones ....... ..j j 40 Ontslde Oil Stocki. " 15%! 35 115 4 19% 20 6% 43 Cosden Oil & Gas do preferred Cosden Refining International Petroleum Midwest Refining ...... Okla. Prod,. & Refining. .. .! 12%| Sapulpa Refining 10 j Sinclair Oil j 61%! Way land Oil A Gas 4% Osage & Hominy 8% Pen-Mex fi0 J Sequoyah Oil !2 1-16 Tidewater Oil I -25 | Standard Oil Subsidiary Stocks WHEELING, W. Va.. Jan. 16, *17. Furnished The intelligencer toy A. E. Masten & Co.. members New York Stock Exchange, National Bank of West Vir ginia building, Wheeling, W. Va. Louis F. Brand, manager. STOCKS. Anglo American Co., Ltd. ? I 16% Atlantic Refining Co 1030 Borne-Scrymser Co 475 Buckeye Pipe Line Co 117 Chesbrough Mfg. Co.. Cons..i440 Colonial Oil Company ) 50 Continental Oil Co 590 Crescent Pipe Line j 41 Cumberland Pipe Line 1 1 25 Eureka Pipe Line 1225 Galena Signal Oil Co. pref...'140 do common il80 lOpenJClose 17 45 110 19 220 llllolns Pipe Line Indiana Pipe Line Co. National Transit Co. New York Transit Co Northern Pipe Line Co 1105 Ohio Oil Company .... 1'lerce Oil Corporation Prairie Oil & Gas Co.. Prarie Pipe Line .*....1320 Solar Refining Co '360 Southern Pipe Line ]2 1 5 South Penn Oil Co '565 South West Penna Pipe Line.lll! Standard Oil Co. of Calif !383 Standard Oil Co. of Indiana. . 1825 Standard Oil Co. of Kansas. .'575 Stanard Oil Co. of Ky 1710 Standard Oil Co. of Neb.... 570 Standard Oil Co. of N. J....'692 Standard Oil Co. of N. Y.,,'273 Standard Oil Co. of Ohio.... 475 Swan A Finch Co ! 1 1 5 Union Tank Line I 98 Vacuum Oil Company 375 Washington ii|| Company...! 40 1050 1500 120 450 70 610 44 135 235 145 185 250 115 21 225 ,108 385 '390 14% 15 64 5 1655 |325 ;370 220 (575 1120 '388 835 595 730 590 C9? [277 1500 !1 20 100 '385 : 45 PITTSBURGH STOCKS WHEELING, W. Va.. Jan. 16, '17. Furnished The Intelligencer by A. E. Masten A Co., members New York Stock Exchange, National Bank of West Vir ginia building, Wheeling, W. Va Louia F. Brand, manager. STOCKS. I B I d. j_A*Jt_ American Sower Pipe I 17%j 17% .?\m. Window Glass Machine. 57% | 58 do preferred I |122 Am. Witidown Glass, pref...il05 'olumbla Ga>' and Electric. .? 43 Consolidated Ice j 4 4% do preferred 1 28% Independent Brewing j 3%! 3% do preferred -.!'17 ! 17% Manufacturer's L. & II ' 65 ' 65 % S'atlonal Fire Proofing i 7 % | 7% do preferred ! 17% I 17% ;~>hio Fuel 45 | 46 >sage & Oklahoma Gas '..... 122 Pittsburgh Brewing pref....' is I 18% Pittsburgh Oil Gas ! 11%! San Toy I 15 ) Jfi Union Switch & Signal 106% United States Glass ! I 39% Westinghouso Air Brake .!15.6 |15fi% West Penn Tr. A W .Power.! 21 | 22 LaB~ i~ Tf ~M gT "I Yf 1 80 82 j~To" do pf.. 125%U25% 125 ! 60 Pure u.i 22 \ j^2 22 1 21% I 22 [262 Stocks 1 4,893. ' A " I X ? I X. B T T ?ODKA? I 35 Twelfth St. I Wheeling. ^Bell 306 Nat)923 Z>oc&l mocks and ZaTMtaMl Bonds Members Wheeling Stock Exchange ? M ;M JAMES GREER ? Correspondent 0 1 *?&vTF'&riSr<S?i ium *? j Stocks and Bonds. *Wl*e to kO yrlmary Markets. National 391. ? B?U SMBVyjB 301-SCa Schmnlbach Bnlldlag. SPE1DEL & BACHMAN, Inc. X2TVXITNBVTB. ? Stocks. Bonds sad Immmm Bither Fkomo SS* 401-2-3 ??rman Bank Bnlldia* ? mmbsri of Wk'g Btock Bxohaaf m S. P. Norton. Q. W. NorU?? NORTON & COMPANY Stocks, Bonds, Bog BsU?^ 636 **t. Bxohaaf sB*ak Bid*. .Inquiries Solicited. Telephone No. If. icievuviic maiww Wkeeling Stock__Bckaag>. FIDELITY ? INVESTMENT A880CIATI0N New York and Local Stocks MdBcndfc BXBECT PBTT ATB W IBB H1W YOBX ABB OKXCAOO. ? Wkeelta* *<><**S?E&. XEAL XSTATB ABB % XBBVBABCB. MITCHELL & STbVEHSON, Inc. UrTBSTXBKT BBOXBBB Members Wheeling Stock Bxeksigo All orders nnd Inquiries- given prompt Attention. / Bsll 403 }18JB : ?Yi JTata 342 Sducnlbach BnUdtag HOWARD HAZIETT & SOU Stock, Bond and foonrltUs. . . GEO. W. BARON s BROKER XJBTXD ABB UBXJSTBB STOCBB ABB BOIM. ' 813-813 Schranlbaoh Bide. BeU 1*38? National tST ~ B. B. Marehall, Mgr. Boad TVpaif? I >fe Mo mb?n Wfeeelln g Stock Brnkesf ? ^ RAILWAYS. Baltimore & Oliio RAILROAD WINTER Excursion Fares ?TO? Florida -VIA- J Washington With Stop-Over Privilege. Tickets on sale daily No vember 1 to April 30. GOOD TO RETURN UN TIL MAY 31, 1917. Secure Full Information From Ticket Agent. i ?m 7'4 NEW YORK COTTON MAB1QR "WHEELING. W. Va.. Jan. It. *17. . ' Furnlshea The Intelligencer t>r A B. M.Vsten &. Co.. members rrew York Stock Exchange, National Bank of West Vlr? pinia building. Wheeling, W. Va. Lout* F. Brand, manager. Open. I Htgb.l Low. I Cloae. -* it ill " January . March . . . May J uly Aujtuat .. October . Uecember 17 35 17 44 17 68 17 64 17 4 16 40 16 48 17 47 17 67 17 87 17 84 17 43 16 60 16 62 17 SI. 17 60 17 61 11 ill TTB 17 44 17 M 17 ? 17 4* IS II If SI PETROLEUM ?OIL CITT, Pa.. Jan. 16.? Credit bal nnccs $3.05. Runs 47.526: average 7S.? 7S1. Shipments 05,847; average 43,917. ? An electric flash lamp with a bulb In the shape of a hand is a novelty ugg for night signaling by automobiles, ; '?% =* tM bringing up father BT GEORGE McMANTJS *