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RM It i rzv ML rtrB trr a a rmsrrtw irverfTTi4vTT JH I UntJ I i 1 A A WA AJLJLJ jv tv faMiarMMMk ft finance and xmmmmmjMm jjmtmQmmmxrurAnom i wt siri uIj MARKET IS IRREGUtAR Peace Proposals Create Feeling of Uncertainty EHTPPDiG SHAKES ADVANCE Steel Stocks Close at Higher Prices While Ralls Barely Hold Their Own Gold Exports of 1800000 Go to Pern Canada aad Spain Bond Market Easier ir i WALL STREET NEWS AND GOSSIP New Tork Augr 1 Trading in Ftock today was again Influenced by the late at peace proposals Dealing denoted greater conservatism by operators for both account the alternate declines and recoveries furnishing an indication of uncertainty In specula tlve Quarters There was a dimunition of activity in stocks which derive their support from professional Interests General Motors made an extreme decline of 4 8 4 to 110 2 4 against yesterdays maximum of 117 and Maxwell com mon and second preferred were heavy on the suspended dividends Tobaccos Show Declines Tobaccos sustained a moderate set back United Clears falling 2 3 4 and tobacco products 2 1 4 some of the more remote war Issues yielded 1 to points and Oeneral Chemical dropped 11 points on one sale Shippings were the most prominent ehares Marine preferred gaining 1 1t its best and the common 2 but Atlantic Gulf and West Indies lost all its 1 3 4 point advance Coppers sugars Mexican Petroleum distillers and the fertilizers embraced the other strong stocks United States Steel was sluggish most of the time but came forward later closing at Its top price of 124 1 2 a net gain of 1 1 8 points Bethlehem Steels also rebounded at gains of 2 points and Great Northern Ore featured the final dealings at an extreme rise of 2 3 8 Rails Steady Ttails were barely steady on infrequent offerings New Tork Central falling a point Total aales amounted to 675000 shares Heaviness of rubles and firmness of francs characterized the dull exchange market Gold exports totalled 31800000 of which 31000000 went to Peru 500000 to Canada and 7300000 to Spain Bonds were easier the Liberty issue selling at 99 94 to 99 98 Total sales par value aggregated 32826000 United States bonds old Issues were unchanged on call the coupon 4s rising 1 4 per cent on sales New Tork Aug 15 Gold to the amount of 180M0 was withdrawn from the subtreasury and assay office today for export 1000000 old tars to Pern 3500090 coin to Canada and 3340000 coin to Spain The shipment to Peru was said to represent payment for British account for purchase of raw materials New York Aur IE The Insistent i demand for silver from abroad from tl TTnltaft 0a tea MZ wuvu 0m tvTciuiucDi jor coin age and for domestic purposes was reflected today in a record Jump In ths price Bar silver advanced 3 cents an ounce over yesterday Quotation 64 cents which is the highest price ince aonng me aecaae after the civil war Railroad buying of supplies has been limited as far as possible but they are at last being forced to actively enter me market for steel rails Inquiries NEW Y0BK BOND MARKET New Tork Aug 15 American Agricultural deb 5s t99H American Cotton Oil 6s 92 American Foreign Securities 5s SSi American Tel Tel clt 5s 97 Anglo French S3ii Armour Co 4 4 SOU Atchison gen 4s 88 Atchison cv 4s i960 99H Atlantl Coast Line 1st 4s 884 Baltimore Ohio 4s ttM Baltimore Ohio cv 4Vfcs 86U Bethlehem Steel ref 5s m9t Brooklyn Transit 5s 1918 98 central of Georgia consoi be 97 Central Leather 5s Central Pacific lsts Chesapeake Ohio 4s Chesapeake Ohio cv 5s Chicago Burl Quincy Joint 4s Chicago Burl A Quincy gen 4s Chicago Great Western 4s Chicago Mil St cv 4s Chieaero Mil St gen 4Vs Chicago I Pac Ry ref 4s t8S 87 95 88 65 87 92i 0 for a heavy rtonaag ire reported aK tnoogh mill capacity Is already soia in some easts as tatvaa two years ahead Ralls are badly needed by the roads and it is thought possible that ths United States government may have to lake a hand in securing rail deliveries this year for the carriers The Russian government is expected to pur chase an additional 10000 cars from Canadian and American manufacturers The Atlas Powder Company declare the regular quarterly dividend of 2 per iA tr AlvlAAftA ner cent en the common stock both paya 1 ble September ID to stock of record August 3L The Cuban American Sugar Company today declared an extra dividend of 10 per cent on the common stock The regular quarterly payments of Stt per cent on the common and 1 per cent on the preferred were also announced NEW YORK STOCK MARKET NEW TORK AUGUST 15 1917 Sales IHighl Low Close 200Adv Rumely Alaska Gold Alaska Juneau amis Chalmers A Ag Chem Am Beet Sue Am Can Am Car Am Si Am pf Am ice 400 100 300 100 200 10001 100 800 900 100 7700 800 600 100 74 00 100 300 400 4100 200 100 2800LAm Int Corp Am Linseed Am Linseed pf Am Locomo Am Loco pf Am smelting Am Smelt pf Am Steel Fdry Am Sugar Am Sumatra Am Ter Tel A A TJd Df zuu Am woolen 300 Am Woolen pf 100 Am pf ziiiiuiAnaconaa 100 500 100 2600 1300 100 200 As 2d nf Atchison At Blrm A Atl I Bald Loco Bald lxco pf Bait Ohio 100Balt Ohio Df Hi tsarrett jo OOBeth Steel SSlOOlBeth Steel 400Bklyn 400 Brunswick 200 Butte Sup 350teal Petroleum 100 Cal Petro pr 200ICan Pacific 200Case I pf 400ICent Fdy pf 3400 Cet Leather 1000 Cerro De Pascoi 36 300Ches Ohio 60 200 Chic Gt 10H 100 Chic pf 33H 60HC St 67 300C St pf 106 200IChlc W109H OUIC I CtfSl 32 56 900KIRIP6pf 400lCRlP7pf 600 Chile ronnpr l0MChlno Con Cop 600Col Iron EOOOiCol Gas Elec l000Consol Gas 10900Corn Products 600ICorn Prod pf 5500CrucIble Steel 800 Cuba A Sugar 200Cuba Cane Sug 200Den Rio Gr 24100lDlst Securities 600Elk Horn 71 19 66 49 43 108 35 98 81 196 39 8 30 30 Chicago Northwest gen 3a 477 Colorado A Southern rf 4s 77 Tnver A Rio Grande ConsoL 4s 72 Denver Rio Grande ref 5s 5I rMptillers Securities Rs 75 Pomlnton of Canada 5s 1931 95 TRrle cv 4s series 65M Krle gen 4s 59 enern Electric 5s 100 Oreat Northern 1st 4s 9SH TlMnois central ref 4s 84 Illinois Steel deb 4 Jnterbornueh Paoid Transit 5s 91 erbrnuch Met 4s 63 Tnter Mer Marine 6 94K Kssas Cltv Southern ref 5s 82V kswsnne teel fi50 T1 Tak Shore deh 4s 1931 91 Lle ett Mvers 6 Lor Marrl 5s 9i liiitsville A Nsshvile tin 4s Missouri Kansas Texas 1st 4s Missouri Pnclfic cn 4 Montana Power 5s New York Cent ref imp 4s New York Central deb 6s Vorf Ik A Western con 4s Virthern Pacific 4 Northern Pacific 3s Oresron Short Line ref 4s Pacific Tel A Tel Rs Pennsrlvanla Consolidated 4s Pennsylvania ten 4s Reading yen 4s Republic Steel St Louis A San Fran adj 6s St Louis Southwestern 1sts Seaboard Air Tine adj 5s Southern Bell Tel 5s Southern Pacific cv 5s Southern Pacific ref 4s Southern Ralwsv 6 Southern Railwa gn 4s Texas Company rv Texas Pacific lts Tnlon Paeflr 4s tnon Plffr 4 tr Knerd Ti 5s Tirver 5s i i Se1 rr1n1 fri Chemical 5s sb sh 1n We ern ton 4b 92 Bid Offer BOSTON CLOSING PRICES Woe on Aug 15 Closing prices Adventure aka Gold Aleromah Allouei Mine Atrrcari 7nc nzona Coml 1 Toton A Me Calumet A Arizona 7 calumet A c1 5n Massachusetts Cons 11 Mavflower 2 Old Dominion 56 St Ma 78 Ttsh Con 11 Wolverine 47 Wyarido 25 28 30 24 36 37 210 110 105 34 40 39 57 55 32 92 36 39C0 Int Nickel 4040 30OErie 24 lOOlErle 1st pf I 36 400GaSton Wms 37 SOOGen Chemical 210 lOfllGen Cigar Co 36 804OGen Mot corpnH 100 Goodrich 1105 26J00Gt OreSubsi 36H 1001Greene Coni 40 100 Haskell A Bark 39 lOOIInt Agrtcultpf 57 t300llns Copper 9900Int Mer Mar I 34 32100llnt Mar pfl 93 100lnt Paper 36 Sales Hlgh Low Close lOOIInt Nickel pfll02 1103 103 200 Kan City Sou 21 21 I 21 700Kennecott I 42 43 43 1300jLack Steel 91 90 90 100 Laclede Gas 98 I 98 198 zooiLig Myers pniiz 1112 uiz 1900 200 100 3600 Lig A Mey rts Louis A Nash Mackay Cos Maxweu uo 300IMaxwell 1 pfl 700 1500 800 900 500 200 200 800 Maxwell 2 pf Mex retro i Miami Copper Mldvale Steel Missouri Pac Mont Power Nat Cond A Nat Enam A 8 SOOINaL Lead 400 ieoo 200 100 600 too 1000 900 1800 Nev Cop Central Norf West North Pacific Scota Steel Ohio Fuel onio cities a Ontario silver 400 Pacific Mall 1500 100 200 100 200 100 600 800 100 200 400 100 2000 1400 3900 800 39 400 Penn Peonies A Marquette Phila Co Pierce Arrow Pierce Ar pf Pitts Coal ctfs Pitts A Va A Va nf pona cr coal Press Steel Ry Steel pf Ray Con Cop Readlnsr nep I steel Koyai ijutcn st Seaboard A 14001Stnclair Oil 1600 200 3900 600 2600 100 400 300 3600 100 42900 100 200 1200 100 300 15300 1600 3437 350 100 3000 100 3200 South Paciflo So Sugar Southern Ry South Ry or Studebaker Superior Steel Tenn Chem Texas Co Texas Co rts hlrd Avenue obacco Prod Too Prod pf Union Union Pacific Union Pat pf Un Alloy Steel Cigar Stores Dyewd pf United Fruit United Ry Inv Un Ry Inv Df I Aleohollm 62800 600 2100 100 300 200 100 800 400 100 1200 I Alco of ituDoer 200 Sm A Ref Steel StI nf uian copper a CBem Wabash nf A Western Md West Pac tf Westlnrhouse wu co cor wheel Willys Overld 104 IP 124 111 10 40 49 LOCALFmANCIAt JUTO BUSINESS NOT ESI Whlla Ihetlocai secaritiei yesterday and Eleetrie shares Vera quoted ex conUBVed dull and listless mere was aiviaencvana i7iJ was armiy dio ior a rary satisfactory Undertone oi strength noticeable In the most protnl netit UstfeS of both the a Stock and b6nd list Washlntton Gas Stock was particularly flrm arouna74 oaaioxs eld at 74 1 4 and thers was a rood demand for quotatl6n lotiat T4the offering pries being raised ii rifteen shares of Caplulw Traction old at SI and the per cent beobds of the same company sold from 10SS to 102 i ft fractional advance over recent sales Washington ttajiws the common stock the equivalent of 7ST IVith the dividend added Two Shares sold ex dividend at 771 2 Msrgenthaierrwasi decidedly firmer at 146bidtl46 asked 10 shares selling at 145 1 4 Eleven shares of Norfolk and Washington Steamboat brought 13 1 2 and advance of 1 2 point from last sals of record Aside from the sals Of Capital Traction 5s noted the bond call failed to produce any hew business Quotations were generally steady at previous levels LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE galea Regular call IS f0 Wash ngton Railway and Electric Pfd liAfc Hemhoat MonoiK ana ueVtenaltr Unotyp 1 145 cftDansK18 at I6r500 at 10SHfUOO 10t Capital Traction 1 at 81 102 104 Asked 75 103 102 100 ioi iot 10 81 capital rracnn fciV Washington das 10 at 74 7 at 74 GAS BONUS Bio Geotown Gas Cert Ind Bi 10J Georgetown Gas 5s Ji Washington Gas la 100 RAILROAD BONDS Capital Traction 1JJK Metropolitan ll 6s 100 Wash Rv Elec 4 77 Wash Alex Mt Ver Ss Wash Bal to An 8s 80 MISCELLANEOUS BONDS Pot Elec con mtge Is V4 Wash Elec Power 1st 5s 102 Potomac Elec Power 6s 100 CAP Telephone 5s inJ Am Tel Tel conv 4s 87 Anu Tel A Tel ctl tr 6s 97 Amer Graphophone 1st 6s 99J4 Dlst of Col Pap Mfg 6s 102 Wash Mtcov6s19lfJ7 6 Wash Mt Co 5s 1927 47 95 Wash Mkt Cold Stge 6s 95 Sec Stg ft Bare Dep es Steamboat 6S Rlggs Realty long 6s Riggs Realty short 6s Realty ts PTJBUC UTILrrT STOCKi Capital Traction Co 80 Wash By Elec com Wash Ry Elec pf 77 Steamboat 153 Washington Gas 74 Amer TeL Tel Co 118 TTPE MACHINE STOCKS Mersrenthaler Linotype 145 Lanston Monotype 68 NATIONAL BANK STOCKS American 159 Capital Jl Columbia J15 Commercial 193 District 13 Farmers A Mechanics 346 Federal 17 Lincoln 10 Metropolitan 200 Riggs 0 Second 135 Washington 217 TRDilT COMPANY STOCKS Amer Security Trust 254 20 Nat Savings A Trist 288 Union Trust Company 120 123 wash Loan Trust aso Continental 120 SAVINGS BANK STOCKS Home Savings Bank 420 Commerce A Savings 12 East Washington Savings 13 Security Sav Coml Bk 155 FIRE INSURANCE STOCKS Arlington 8 Corcoraii Firemens 1 German American 280 National Union TITLE INSURANCE STOCKS CnlttmhiS Tltl 4 Real Estate Title 79 81 MISCELLANEOUS STOCKS Chapln Saeks Co 157 Dis or coi iaper aiig uo iu 146 70 250 200 145 172 490 230 123 10 COTTON EXCHANGE FIXES PRICE RANGE I i Limits Fluctuations in Futures to 3 Cents a Pound 58 Ex dividend Totals sales 629990 shares against 481277 yesterday Kin P4 9t 1014 87 87 SSU 9KV 101H 94 pnw 88 66 70U 5R 96U 9SU 85 fifii lOl New York curb issues siOAetna Explosives Air neuiKuuii Big Ledge Rutte Cop Canada Copper Calumet A Jer Cosden A Co Curtlss Aeroplane I Elk Basin Everett Heaney Jerome Verde Knick Wyom Lake Torpedo Louisiana con Maxim Munitions Merritt Oil Met Petroleum Midwest Ref Mason Valley Magnate Cop No Am A Nlpissing Oklahoma Ref Osage Hominy lAnn filfl 2 I ISapulpa Ref IIY I St Joseph Lead Stewart Mln i Submarine Corp 1 I Unit Motors I 11 I Wrieht Martin Steamship CURB MARKET Aug 15 Most active High Low 6 96 93 1 1 10 9 2H 2 1 1A 11 10 49 47 11 11 35 24 1H 1H 5 5 8 8 1 1 1 1 39 39 1A 1A 185 179 7 7 15 16 4 4 8 10 134 9 9 12 12 11 11 20 20 28 27 28 2th 12 11 4 4 Close 6 9C 1 10 2 1A 11 49 11 25 1 5 8 1 14 39 1 184 CHICAGO GRAIN Chicaro Aur HtTnrtoint day over the new peace move and in 10 rooa control developments had a tendency to make grain Quotations decline Corn closed heavy to net lower at 1160115 De cemberand 112 May Wheat finished 4c down but steady at 1200 8ep tember The outcome in oats was unchanged to off Provisions showed an advance of 12 to 15o to 30c yIz 0 2 nominal Wo 3 red 2J6 0 216 No 2 hard 2J6 No hard 216 235 CRN No 2 yellow l9 No 3 yel i871 No ysllow nomlnaU ard 65 666 RTE No 2 138 BARLEY 125 1 40 GRAIN AND PROVISIONS FUTURES Wheat Open High Low 4 Sept i orn uec May Oats Dec May Pork Sent Oct 4300 Lard 10 9 12 11 20 274 23 11 4 MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES Bid Asked Atlas Powder 175 179 ni Pont Powder 260 265 Havana Tobacco 2 Havana Too pf BALTIMORE SECURITIES Baltimore ug 15 Sock Rid Asked oi rower 111 Con Cosl 16 eri Rve Elec Co 28 Fond Ba rtv 4s 161 96i 97 Cor Power notes 97 98 and Se 43 Penn Wat and Si 92 TnHed Wvs an Klec 1st 4s 80 80 United Ry and Elec Inc 4s 62 Wash Balto and A 5s 82 85 GOVERNMENT BONDS New Tork Aug 15 Aur 14 Aug 15 2s registered 9 96H 2s coupon 96i 3s registered 99 3s coupon 9 9t 4s tflsered 105 in tT 4s coupon IOR 105 Paria 3s coupon 85 85 Bid NEW YORK MONET MARKET New Tork Am 16 Mercantile pa per 4P5 sterling 60 day bills 472 coTAraerclal 60 day bills on banks 411 commercial 60 dav bills 4714 demand 4 75 9 16 cables 476 7 lt Francs demand 6 78 cables 577 Guilders demand 41 cable 42 Llres demand 742 cables 741 Rubles de mand20 cables 20 Bar sliver 66V Mexican dollars 67 Government bonds steady Railroad bonds Irregular Time loans firm 60 days 4 04 40 days 4 04 six months 4 Call money firm high 3 low 1 ruling rate 3 last loan 2 cloelS bid 3 offered at 3 Herculs Powder Lehigh Sales St Oil of Cal St Oil of Ind St Oil of Kans St Oil of Ky St Oil of Nebr St Oil of St Oil of St Oil of Ohio Victoria Oil new World Film Yukon Gold Ex dividend 246 75 265 775 525 376 500 60S 289 450 7H i 1 3 44 262 85 268 785 545 385 515 612 292 460 7 2 204 115 1124 67 61 43 00 206 115 1 13H 58 61 Sept 22 80 Oct 2292 Ribs Sept Oct 2345 4320 4320 2285 2202 2390 33 67 200 115 118 67 0 4300 4300 2272 2287 2875 2342 Close 200 115 118 67 eoii 4220 4315 2282 2237 2885 2360 New Tork Aug 15 To avoid abnormal fluctuations of prices that might be caused by conditions created by the War the Board of Managers of the New York Cotton Exchange today announced a new regulation effective August 27 which limits fluctuations In future prices In any one day to three cents a pound above or below the closing price of the previous day Three cents a pound is equivalent to 315 a bale or 300 points In market terms It Is understood that officials of the exchange have been in consultation with governments officials on the subject of preventing excessive speculation in cotton Movements in prices on the future market approaching 300 poins are Infrequent but not unprecedented At the time of Germanys announcement of her ruthless submarine campaign in February the market broke 500 points Auto Licenses Issued in The District Yesterday 57480 Chtpln Rachg Co lt ind ne Wilcox 67481 Edward 1431 Longfellow Fort 374SU Bush 933 st nw Reo 67484 Burr Bret lne BrookUnd Sterling 37484 Hrt 20 Seston pi ne Kord 57433 rTla Martmrj Md Ford 57430 ChamberUn Friendooip Heigbti 1 Md Stndebaker 57437 Medical Corp Walter Reed Hoapttal 67488 Medical Corps Walter Reed Hospital 5T439 Medical Corps Walter Reed HoapiUl a 57440 Baltimore WlaMnstoo Film Expre Baltimore Md Klsel 67441 4 Kaufman Baltimore Packard 87443 Moore jr Baltimore Md Old 57443 A Stent Baltimore Md Chandler 57444 I Hyodtaan Frederick Md Bukk 67445 Weinberg Baltimore Md Wlnton 57440 Veott 9th and at nw Cadillac 57447 Goldman Alexandria Vs none B7448 Merer Rtradsa Baltimore Md Cole B7449 0 Whitman Lanrel Md Cherrolet 67450 Oune Tr Bldf Dodse 57451 Anbert French Com Dode 57452 Amer Tail Co 1819 at nw Fort S74A8 Klnr 1907 18th at nw none 67414 Killian 608 13th at nw Ford 87415 Maupin 1420 Longfellow Oakland B745S Bernard 820 17th at nw Overland 57417 Joera 108 3d at ne Overland 67458 SUrop Oxen Hill Md International 87460 McAleer 8225 are nw Paje 67460 Pfan 1717 20th at nw Ford 6T4A1 BtortT 809 4th at nw McFarland 87462 Doparquet Hoot Monuese Co 1220 at nw trncs 67463 Brace Warrini 825 at nw Aotocer 674A4 Crawford 21120 at nw 8trllnc Blf ri Arnunr tall Bra 87467 Macrregor 2012 4th at Btodetitker FEARFOnCOALSUPPUES New England Mea Make Appeal to Wilson to Retain Ships FINANCIAL 1 fe fTAXClAL SEtfATOES ALSO SEE EESTDEUT 1 Kellogg nd yVhatlA Aak That the 1 Kallroads Be Compelled to Furnish 400byH0 Ton Month to the Lake Refcionj Until December 1 Faror Gotenunent Arranscfnent The New EHgUnd Coal Committee peaking for Industries In that section expressed anxiety yesterday to President Wilson lest ships now used In transporting coal from Atlantic ports north should be put In the trans yon service ana me amount of fuelf greatly reduced They pointed out I that a large part of the New Eng land coal supply la transported by water The President said that be expect 1 ed to designate a member of the priority board connected with the War Industry Board to care particularly for coal shipments and he was certain Mew England would not be slighted Aak Fuel In Northwest The coal supply situation In Wisconsin Minnesota the Dakota and other states in that section was discussed with the President yesterday by Senators Hustlng of Wisconsin and Kellogg of Minnesota To keep residents from suffering and industries going they told the President that 4000000 tons a month should be shipped Into the northern lakes section until December 1 Would Control Supplies They urged that under the railroad priority bill railroads should be re quired to give priority to coal shipments to that region They also urged that the coal operators be required to nil cars which the carriers should be ordered to provide If any difficulty over prices should arise The Senators declared that the operators should be cojnpejled to furnish the coal at once under some arrangement for later compensation ASKS FOR 10000 DAMAGES A Wilson Claims Libel In Note on Returned Insurance Policy Alleging that he was libeled In a note written by Colllngwood Sanborn of this city returning an Insurance policy Winfleld A Wilson an insurance agent connected with a local Insurance agency has sued In the District Supreme Court for 10000 damages Wilsons declaration filed by his counsel Ahalt and A Jones is that he took Sanborns application for a life insurance policy for 32000 and that later Sanborn returned It ta the general agent here saying that It had been misrepresented to mm POLICE COTEES DISCUSS LAW Refuse to Ask Legislature for Search and Seizure Powers Mer Trans storage Security storage CO Sec 8tg ArSafe Dept Washington Market 8 Realty Co Ex dividend 100 116 100 12 Vi 110 LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET POULTRY Mens per lb S1022 turkeys choice per lb 22 Spring chickens 37030 roosters per lb 16 ducks per lb 13020 geese per lb 1018 keats young each 40065 DreftBSrf hens choice ner lb 23 426 sorlna Chickens per lb 282 tur B74S2 A Taplett 1Mb and ata Newport News Va Aug 15 The Virginia Police Chiefs Association in annual session here today refused to ask the legislature to pass a search and selsure law selected Roanoke as the at nw Jeffrej next meeting place and elected the fol i Crta fckStferplu 1340000 AD the Resources ttiyL Strength of Washington OLDEST National Bank Will be back of your pidney when you make this institution custodian of your PAY DAY deposits OUR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT invites initial deposits of OneDollar or more PAYS 3 COMPOUND INTER OO EST yo Pay Day has come again open a savings account right now whileyou possess Compound the ready cash Pnn OUR RECENTLY ORGANIZED Savings TRUST DEPARTMENT is empowered to Act as Executor Administrator of estates Trustee for individuals partnerships and corporations as Registrar for stocks and bonds etc WILLS DRAWN WITHOUT CHARGE when this bank is named to act thereunder National Metropolitan Bank Geo White President Johnson Vice Pre A A Hoehllng Jr Trust Officer Jaeobsen Cashier 15th St Opposite Treasury 103 Years Old Have a Mining Engineer Pass on Your Mining Investments Do you knor hew to figure the actual value of a mine Do you know how to read a report on the development of a mine and really understand what It means You may have the same advantages in selecting your mining investments We nave added to our organ iiatlon a graduate mining en glneer for the purpose of fur nishing our clients with the most accurate information possible on the worth of the mines in which they are in terested This engineer is a graduate of the University of Toronto and took post graduate work at Columbia School of Mines He has had extensive practical experience Do you know that the big interests who invest heavily in mining enterprises always retain the services of a competent engineer to advise them Submit yar mlnlivu lavestments klat fr aaalraU tk wrt the nine Thl terrier la free and yen are lavlted to on It JMtm all Inqulrtea to Minis Engineer tAf mt thU flrra Sena tain ad with your Inquiry or mention MC 12 Schmidt Deery STOCK BnOKEKS 30 BROAD STREET NEW YORK I Will Sell NEW Y0EK COTTON New Tork Aug 16 A sharp early decline was followed by an equally sharp recovery In the cotton market today but the Improvement was not maintained and the dose ma haraiv i steady at a net decline of 14 to 21 i points December sold up from 2472 to 25 IJ and closed at 24 96 Futures HlRh Liow Clo Bid October 2617 2492 2616 December 2622 2472 2499 January 2522 2478 2499 March 2628 24S6 2516 May 2685 2507 2629 BALTIMORE MARKETS Baltimore Md Aug 16 WHEAT Closed easv No 2 red soft spot 223 Atipuet 2 21 CORN Closed firmer Spot 186 CKTS Market firmer No 8 white 93 to 95 as to position BUTTER Creamer fancy lb 410 41i do choice 4040V4 do good S8 39 do prints 4242 do blocks 4142 ladles 35036 Maryland and Pennsylvania rolls 35 Ohio rolls 34 West Virginia rolls 34 store packed 34 Maryland Virginia and Pennsylvania dalr prints 35 process butter 3789 POULTRY Alive Chickens old hens 4 lbs and over lb 23 do email 22 do white leghorns 22 do old roosters 1213 do spring over 2 lbs 29 do 1 to 2 lbs 2728 do Smaller 259 2t do white leghorns 2S26 ducks young pekins 3 lbs and over lb 21 22 Aai 4A41 Aft OA 4 smaller 18016 do old 1S1S pigeons I young balr 2025 do old 20025 EUUS Maryland Pennsylvania and nearby firsts loss oft doc 25 do Western firsts 35 do West Virginia firsts 35 do Southern firsts 14 PHILADELPHIA MARKETS Philadelphia Aug 16 BUTTER Unchanged EOCI8 FJrm CHEESE Firm higher New Tork full creams 2224i CORN Nominal OATS Nominal No 2 white 8789 No 3 white 85088 POULTRY Alive quiet steady spring ducks 2021 dressed Arm OIL QUOTATIONS Oil aty Pa Aug 15 Credit balances 226 Runs 62127 average 82 626 Shipments 34416 average 4670 DAILY COTTON MARKET New York Aug PORT MOVEMENT New Orleans 2175 Mdlr Receipt Ktpertt 1615 1814 no 128 14412 Stock 110fi21 Tnim 981S 8987B 4844 48781 8787 aoAOO 83776 4880 7100 67184 83829 18804 495786 89417 AMO 144030 OalTMtoa 2147 Glveton 2750 Mobile 2375 KTnnah 00 Chirleaton 2TU WilmlBjrtoo J3V Texa City Norfolk 9800 789 Baltimore Philadelphia 2A9S 168 Bonton 2ST0 1781 New York 2870 Minor parts Atlanta Total today H8AO Total week 33491 Total aeaaon 93744 8eml weekly Mobile 8 EaTteuh ftty tialntoo 60 1NTKRIOR MOVEMENT Mdlt ReeelMk Bfatptteat Bteelf HOMton ttiS 3eiM 3834 218A4 Meinpmt 2AK0 887 8783 104938 Anrnata 2380 157 18870 i pi uuuii mi ai 1011 n0ie ClnelnnaU 793 63 17757 Uttl Bock 9A25 3 458 8837 Dallas 2630 MontcMiery 3350 Total today 8211 9863 178870 Bates Honatos 2789 WemptiU 100 Aofna 7 LitU Rock 453 Delia 3823 Moat ronerr 44 COTTONSEED OIL J4ARSET New York Aug II COTTONSEED OIL Market closed easier Spot 1620 bid August 165001576 September 156 1680 October 1548 1150 November 181l91E20rDecember lBlffO 1619 January 1617eiS2oY February 1618 01521 March 1528 ei5il Total aale 38106 i key per lb 2826 roosters per lb 17W1 eeese per 10 istojo CHEESE New York State factory 26 newjarge 2526 BUTTER Elgin tub 42 prints 42U orocos 3l39 nacttd 31 EGGS Nearbv freeh Virginia 34 36 hennery whltee 40 Southern 32 VEGETABLES Potatoes No 1 bbL 850ffl4O0 No 2 1808175 cantaloupes 60200 Rldgeways 12SQ250 corn per dot 10818 pepper P0 75 baaket cucumbers box 25860 spinach per bbl 100 150 carrot per bunch 282H heeta bunch 282 string beans basket LOO0125 lima beans per qt 20825 eggplants 12501 50 tomatoes per crate 788100 cabbage per bbl 60876 celery per dos 25865 romalne lettuce per basket 100820O cymbllngs per crate 40850 chicory per basket 100 160 mushrooms per lb 200O250 peas per basket 2008 260 kale SO 8 60 New Tork lettuce 508300 ORKEN FRUITS California oranges 4268460 lemons per box 8008900 apples per bbU 2068860 pineapples 5084 00 blaokberrles 8813H rasp berries 20825 huckleberries qt 18 15 New York currants qt 12H815 WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET HOGS Alive 15816 dressed smalt 17812 medium 16 heavy 15 Sheep 887 veal calves 1314 me dium 11818ysprlng lambs 14816 NEW YORK PRODUCE New York Aug 16 BUTTER firmer receipts 15072 creamery higher than extras 41 8424 creamery extras 92 score U4VA firsts 39 0404 seconds 37039 EGGS Firm receipts 11213 Fresh gathered extras 42 extra firsts 4041 firsts 27829 seconds 24836 State Pennsylvania and nearby Western hennery whites fine to fancy 52854 State Pennsylvania and nearby hennery browns 43846 CHEESE Irregular receipts 6208 State fresh specials 23 Vi do average run 82V823H POULTRY Dressed firm Chickens Western 24820 fowls l7825Vi turkey 18822 SUGAR Raw nominal Centrifugal 762 molasses 4 refined steady fine granulated 3408915 COFFEE Spot in better demand hut prices were unchanged at 9 for Rio 7 and 10 for Santos 4a FEED Easier Western bran 3460 standard middlings 4700 city bran 4000 all In 100 pound sacks PORK Strong Mess 44008450 family 4500 short clear 420084400 LARD Firmer Middle West 2260 82270 FLOUR Unsettled Spring patents 126581290 winter patents and winter straights nominal Kansas straights 124081200 I11 WV ninKlun uu ipre iaeni uojic rvS jjj capital Traction at S1Y 5TwJ A BchiaTouli 4S8 at nw sto vice presiaeniiviui trnx rjtuwiwis 15 wh Rwy Elee eBi 67480 rf 8 CnbrlBoi 1703 at nw Durg second vice president Chief A 25 Wash Rwy Elec pfd at 7 ex Briteoe Hamilton Roanoke secretary and 53 wash Va Rwy com bid wtd 87470 Klein 730 14th st nw Dort treasurer 10 Voah Va Itwy pfd bid irtdO 57471 0 A Sayer 1001 Ma nw id rThaJcatlon voted tO call the at Was rtHItle at 18 57472 Awrl Tl Co 1819 at nw Ford tentlon Of the legislature to the dlf 23 WVntaaler B7473 Leakln 1847 Mm are nw Ford ficultles experienced In the enforce i 25 i nton ltltV EllyJ CheT7 Zhf Bran Bn ment of the law The search and sell i 10 District National Bank at 1444 m7yVrelt5 RtTrVVnwrDod resolution was opposed by Maj JO Dnpont 5 Bnlc 10 4l a IfUllI aV a un ii 57478 Etnel Teonard The New Berne Apt 61 I The Rev I the State oj4 i ieraa iuo um ii fuiu rectlons SilST fen 7i urfrA Vam I all chiefs and police departments In 1000 Oklahoma on unlriUra and safe for voung women and 1 SO Uurll Slvnnl A Trnln nt 3 girls near the camps He said tha 10 Uayety Thenter bid wtd juvenile delinquency has greatly In wti 0 creased since the war 1 Will DUV Rev Mastln secretary of 10 Continental Trul nt 123 rI ViHtlea nrf for Nortliweet STlg Bank at OVi ite board of 40O American Paper Can bM wanted requested the cooperation of fi0n yuUrr Tr Control bid wtd UVE STOCK MARKETS Jsfc08 Au I HOOS Receipts 18000 unsettled top 1300 a new high price reeryd bulk 17018 1790 light 188581798 mixed 114081800 heavy 162581800 rough 162581666 pigs 117681626 CATTLE Receipts 2600 strong native beef Cattle S40B1500f a new high price record Western steers 716 1268 stockers and feeders 6108960 cow and heifers 42681276 calves 109081478 SHEEP Receipts 9000 strong wethers 79081150 ewes 72S81000 lambs 107681876 New York Alio 16 BTCRV1Ca Ra oetbts 2054 steady steers J081460j DUIIB DiUVU1V1V COWI 11U9VV CATiVE8 Receipts 1488r firm veals 1400 81700 cull 110981260 grass ere looo Western calve 1180 SHEEP AND LAMBS Recelptsx8310 nrm snefp suoeno60 lamos 14000 Saxon B7488 Sydney Thornc Fort foot Md Ford B74R4 Charonas 7232 Kth nw PMire 57485 DArgo ForresUHle Md Maxwell rj74IV Jonea 1483 Corcoran at Oakland 574872 Pilkerton 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Overland 5T51 Heywood 1728 St nw Franklin 57617 Mr Rndlsell 1W7 at nw Detroit Electric 57518 A Dowlas 2242 NIcbOlaon at te studDatr 57619 The Tex Oil Co Wah are Ford 57820 Harber Westmoreland apt Detroit Electric 87521 Hechlnser Pa ave Faxtin 57521 Baaton 1828 Lamont at Bulck 87823 Clark Ballo Md Cadillac St624Mahel Belt 613 Reservoir Ford 87125 I Payne 483 6th st Stndebaker B752B 3 Cramer 1725 Pe Bale st Bntck 67517Frant Field 124 80th Ford 67B28 Edith Stnbb Balto Md Ford 67529 Mehnrln 2081 nw Ford 57580 FordrWash Overland 57581 A Sharp 1420 I are Ford 57582 Leila Akera 1828 4vt St Ford 87588 Pflela er 418 8th Oldamoblla 67684 L4ton 1288 Fairmont OretlaM RTKVi KdHh a Dnker Baits Md Dodte 67580 Lawloe 241 at Chevrolet 6757 Jone The Colo Ant Ford 87588 Robertson 11S2 4th Ford 6758ft Mead 7411 Coinmbia at Ford 37540 A Cranford Wash Olds MoWle 67541 Wllllama 8221 Wa der at Reo 57542 Tbe Flh Rubber Co 1818 aTe Overland 67R48 A McTonooh714 18tb nw node 57544 Andrett 21 Va ave rrw Carter cat 57545 Dr A Glanta Balto Md Olda moMle 5754B Waters Oermantown Md Stode baker 87547 I Kabn 919 rt nw Bnlck 67548 rohlman Balto Sfd Stndebakrt 676498 Beeeeleiv 117 Church rd King THE METAL MARKET New York Aug 15 Copper quiet electrolytic spot and earby nominal September and fourth quarter 2550 8 XTOO Iron firm and unchanged Metal exchange quotes tin Steady spot 6275 At Londonspot COpper 125 futures 124 10s electrolytic 122 spot tin 244 futures 240 6a Lead ouietr spot io8H Spelter quiet spot East St Louis delivery 808H At London lead spot 20 10s futures 29 10s spelter spot 54 futures 50 ZLNZHANS WHITE OF WAE Washington Boys Describe to Family Adventures on Two Fronts Two Washington boys Dr Paul Zlnkhan and Dr Arthur ZInkhan sons of Louis Zinkhan superintend ent of the Washington Asylum Hos pltal after spending fourteen months on the battle lines in Russia with the American Red Cross and recently til France have written home describing some of their experiences Capt Paul Zlnkhan tells of his experience when an enemy airplane appeared over the French lines Lieut Arthur Zinkhan describes the fighting In a dugout when he was knocked to his knees by a fragment of something during an enemy attaok War he says is worse than he had Imagined and he has seen war before Not a hundred feet from a battery he slept throughout the night like a baby he writes 1H Capltnl Traetlen nt KO 25 Wash Rwy A Elec pfd at 77 ex 25 Washington Gnu at 74 100 Wash Baseball Club at 1000 any part Oklahoma Oil Exclusive of commissions Subject ta previous acceotance or cancellation Bonds plus accrued Interest AU executions for cash Deliveries for cash at your own bank THOMAS HUME Broker 1412 Street Tel 1346 DEATH OF MAJ SOUTHER Newport News Va Aug 15 MaJ Henry Souther of the officers reserve corps In the signal service A died In the post hospital Fort Monroe today following a surgical operation He was 62 years old and Is survived by his wife and two daughters Mrs Souther was with her husband and will 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