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S STEEL LEADS IN IM ACTIVE WE Tl TRADING ON OM STUCK STOCK EXCHANGE New York April 17 A A A week or of ex extraordinary ex- ex activity In Jho ho hc stock market market mar mar- ket lct culminated today In a higher level le ot of quoted values virtually throughout the tho list The Thern various industrial and equipment 1 Issues ues which recently became tho center of ot unrestrained trading were again prominent with wih further gains Kalns of or three to seven even point points although AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- ican Locomotive and New York Airbrake Airbrake Air Air- br brake ko closed coed with wih net losses United States Steel was the foremost feature dealings exceeding shares or almost 25 per cent of ot the two hours' hours business busIness It I advanced advanced to lO sixty Its Is best price of the current riso and about ten points above Its It quotation of or tho latter part of last January when hon adverse trade conditions and poor earnings Impelled tho the directors directors tors to suspend the dividend Trading In steel was on a a scale like that that which made the stock conspicuous ous In bygone years Lots of 1000 2000 tOO and even oven shares were absorbed with wih a freedom begotten of confidence of or extreme boar bear beat necessity There here were rumors that the company soon will wil announce the tho receipt of or war orders but of this there thero was no of official official of- of confirmation One of ot the thc days day's most favorable factors factors fac tac- tors was waa tho the statement Issued b by the Pennsylvania railroad of Its Is intention to purchase now nev equipment In largo large larlo quantities This was accomplished as ns the inauguration of a a. a similar movement I by other leading railway raHway systems General Industrial including a a marked increase of production by leading steel mills mils and announcement of the tho p passing of ot tho Intense pessimism lain ism ao o long prevailing in mercantile lines contributed in no small measure tow towards the buoyancy manifested In speculative circles l soiling domestic domestic do do- and foreign n. n for profits was without effectS effect prices most mostly I ruling at al tho the close Total sales amounted to shares tonus were firm later in tho the week after a a. a brief period of ot Irre Irregularity lorl To- To sales sale par aggregated United States bonds Were wore unchanged on call for Cor th the tho week RESERVE E U. I EXT Washington April 17 Discounts Discounts and Apri within thirty davs In the ih hands a li of TiTo tue federal if reserve banks I Increased d aUrl curing the past week week about according to the statement of ot tho the banks conditions April Apri 15 15 is issued issued Is is- sued today by the tho th federal reserve e board It J shows RESOURCES Gold coin and nd Le Legal nl tender notes sliver silver siver anti ana subsidiary lar iary lary coin Total discounted and loans Maturities within Unity thirty lays clays Maturities within sixty days das Other Tota S Investments f Duo from other federal reserve reserve re reo re- re serve sen banks Items in transit All Al other resources s Total resources 3 LIABILITIES Capital paid In t U Reserve deposits deposit Federal reserve notes nots in circulation net liability All Al other liabilities Total I liabilities nb I Gold reserve against net liabilities 79 per cent cent Cash reserve reHer o against net liabilities per cent Cash Cash reserve against liabilities after setting aside aido 40 0 per cent gold reserve reser against net amount of ot Co federal eral reserve notes note in cre circulation laton per pcr cent 11 hIVE E STOCK Chicago April 17 Hogs 17 Hogs Receipts Market larket strong mostly lOc high high- er ei Bulk 7 O light 7 mixed heavy rough pigs Cattle Receipts Cattle Catte Receipts lot luU steady Native beef beer steers western steers steers- cows and heifers heiters calves Sheep Sheep Receipts Receipts 1000 steady Sheep 86 lambs lambB 1065 MONEY IO Er New York lork April Apri 17 Mercantile Mercantile pa paper paper pa- pa per 31 3 2 Sterling exchange steady six sixty day tda bills bill 7 50 for cables for de demand doman domand do- do man mand 5 MexIcan dollars 38 Government bonds steady railroad bonds firm LINSEED Duluth Minn Minn April Apri 17 Linseed on track ick 19 to arlve 19 Ma May Jul July September 2031 NEW YORK STOCK LIST isales I H. H I 1 I CI Alaska Gold Golf 1600 18 75 76 Amal Copper if Amer Beet Sugar 1400 19 S 47 American Can 39 30 U 38 Am S. S H. H 73 13 72 H 72 IOU IOU 1044 10 Am SUgar Ref 2700 1 10 11 Am Tel Tol Tel S OO 13 1231 13 1231 Am Tobacco 2325 Aria Ana Mining 1300 U 36 36 Atchison 4 10 1121 10 Salt Ohio 2400 76 it 76 Brook RaP Tran 91 91 Cal Petroleum 1500 iS lU 1 17 H 1 Can 1100 1692 1691 Central Leather 43 3 39 43 3 Ches Chel Ohio 1600 46 s 4 Chi Cit Gt 1 12 2 Chi Mi St. St 1 P. P 96 95 Chi 11 N. N r IV Chino Copper 5 45 H. H Cob Colo Fuel Iron 35 35 34 Ii Cole Colo uel Irn 30 D. D n. n a. a i 1 Preferred 14 Dis Securities 9 9 9 SIErie Si SiErie Ds Erie 28 Gen Electric 2500 Hi 1542 4 t 1 11 Gt Nor pfd pt 1300 1201 39 39 It Gt Nor or ore or Gug Exploration 1300 59 Gur Iii Contra 1092 1091 1 Tnt Int eL pfd 73 7 map Copper 1 2800 30 20 2 29 30 Harvester 95 Int K C. C Southern Souther 1100 5 25 1 Lehigh vane Valley 1900 1132 la Io 1431 Louis Nash I Max Luis f ex Petroleum 83 83 81 26 23 Miami Copper Mo to Ban Tex Tax SOO 14 1 11 Missouri Pacific 2600 16 11 National Bi National Lead 67 61 66 66 67 Nevada Ne Copper 2000 I 15 Hi 15 N. N Y l. Central 1 1700 SH SS 88 N NY Y N. N II H. H. H H. H 65 65 6 63 jH 64 Nor 10 1016 H or PacifIc 1 1092 Pacific Mall SOD 22 I 21 21 2 Pacific Tel lal Tel 37 36 36 Penns Pennsylvania Tel 2100 1106 1 1101 10 pun Pull Pal Car nn tiny Con Copper 2 2500 OO 22 i 22 22 Rending Reading 1521 1521 Rep nep Iron I Steel 32 31 31 81 Island Co 1190 1100 i 2 Q 3 Preferred 1200 1 1 1 S. S I. I S. S F. F 1 pt of r Southern Pacific 92 92 9 92 Southern Railway way 2000 1 ISI Tenn Copper nai 33 3 3 Texas Union Pacific Company Compin 1 11 18 1316 1 S' S SO SO S U. U S. S Steel 60 0 I 1108 59 Preferred 1 Utah Copper Coper R QI I I Western tern Union 1 I 1300 i p sj StI 1 b ej I IVest West Vest EI Electric 1 I 12 1200 SS e I I 51 il 56 fG Mont Mont Power E I r 53 52 12 I 51 52 Total sales salea for tor the day shares NEW NEV EW YORK n. I STATEMENT TE S' New ew York April Apri 17 The Tho statement of ot the actual condi condition Iou ot of clearing clearinghouse clearinghouse house hous banks and anil trust companies shows that that the they hold reserve In excess of or legal requirements requirement This Is Isan Isan Isan an Increase of over last week The statement follows ACTUAL Cd CONDITION Loans Decrease Reserve In own vaults increase ase 1 Reserve Hoene in federal bank Increase Reserve In other depositaries depositaries Decrease Net demand deposits Increase Net time deposits o. o Increase Circulation i Increase Ce Of wHich IsS is S specie P e Aggregate rei res er reserve Excess reserve resene Increase Summary of ot state banks and trust tut companies in Greater Now York not Included in clearing house statement Loans otc Increase P. P Specie OO Increase Increase- 40 Legal tender tenders lenders 77 Decrease 2500 Total deposits J. J 0 GS increase Banks Banks' cash reserve in invault vault Trust companies companies' cash re reserve reserve re- re serve ser e in vault S SUGAR New York April Apri 17 Raw Raw sugar easy eaMY centrifugal molasses 41 Refined steady Sugar Sugar- futures were easier casler under scattered s trade trado and commission house selling The market market closed easy casy alfrom at al from 1 to 6 points decline Sales 2500 tons May Ia Jul July September OS December SCHOOL It ATI REPORT The report of the school nurses of ot tho the ci city city- board of or health for fo for forthe J the the- week weekending weekending ending April Apri 16 shows that that Jor of or a total of ot pupils inspected were I given direct examination resulting resulting- In Inthe Inthe I the exclusion of or 37 pupils for various I conta contagious lous causes Of Ot tho the 37 1 excluded I 16 IG were referred to the medical in inI In- In I The he report follows Schools visited 70 rooms visited 4 number examined d. d number In in inspected permits i Issued sued 48 permits permits permits per per- mits reu refused ed 29 permits number excluded 37 referred to medical inspector 16 cul cul cultures tures taken 5 I minor dressings 16 homes visited 39 parents to school 31 Causes for tor exclusions Scabies 3 S ton 5 e eye o infection 7 i tied fied ed 7 suspected mumps 7 suspected 1 1 suspected whooping cough 3 suspected diphtheria 2 suspected suspected SUI- SUI sus sus- chickenpox 2 Medical and surgical treatments ob obtained ob- ob tamed Adenoids 5 6 enlarged tonsils tensile 6 defective hearing 1 is defective via vis Is IsIon ion 3 DECREASE OF STOCKS j RESULTS IN ADV ANGE E I. I IN IM PRICE E OF WHET EAT i r Chicago April 17 Predictions of a big decrease In tho tuo visible supply total i ion bl on Monday Monda helped today to about an advance ad In tho the price of wheat Tho The market clo closed ed nervous at Ic to last night Other Ica leading staples t above ubo p bo too all al scored not net gains corn corn ll 1 lIe Ic to 1 lie c oats e c to c c. c and provision r to l Rising prices today In wheat whet quickly quick ly Iy asserted themselves despite qUick qUick-j colorless colorless color- color less cables and ond a good lea deal deal of selling selling- on oil the tho theory that a n reaction wa was due dum lul after a n series of r f astonishing upturns It I was pointed out however that Minneapolis Min i neapolis stocks had been reduced to nearly bushels under what was as on hand a a year aso go ao and that Duluth was wa expecting to move out bushels soon BOon and wa was said Raid to have hae solI sold bushels this morning mornin for cx- cx port Persistent assertions of a n lack of ot moisture In the tho southern part of ot II 1 I- I Indiana and Ohio counted somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what n against the thc wheat b bears ars Ls Less serious complaints of ot dry soil conditions condl- condl were wore received from the Dakotas tons but were ma made e the subject of or emphatic denials Meanwhile signs ns of ot foreign foreign- buying of ot new crop wheat deliveries here hero and elsewhere notably Kans City continued to bring the market unAbated un- un un-i un UI Abated support J Corn showed Independent strength Domestic cash demand appeared appeared to have havel Improved to a n notable extent and It It was as confirmed that bl big ox export port sales had been made marle at tho seaboard In oats much of or the business consisted con con- con i I slated of oC the selling of or May against purchases of or July The he market a as a whole hole ranged moderately higher In ia n. n sympathy with with other grain grairt i i What little selling eln was wu done doOe dOle In provisions pro pro visions came camo from tram longs Shorts Short Short were kept oC off by tho the firmness of or cereals cereals' an and ho hogs s. s 1 I I Leading futures ranged ranger as follows follows' I I Open I high I Lot Low I Cie WHEAT WHEAT- I IMay Ila May I July July 1 1331 I 1 COHN- COHN I MY May 7 July Juh 1 78 78 76 79 79 1 7 79 OATS OATS- OATS May on 57 58 58 57 1 July i. i 1 56 56 1 57 1 oil 4 I July Juh 1792 9 1805 1792 Sept l 1833 18 1842 2 1842 LARD LARD- Jul July 1023 1040 1032 Sept 1060 1062 1060 1062 RIU JUly i 1042 1047 1040 1045 Sept 1067 1075 1067 1073 1071 Cash quotations were as follows i Wheat Wheat- o. o 2 red 1 61 No 2 han Corn 2 yellow o. o white 76 4 Oats Oats-No 3 white 57 standard 58 standard tYe- tYe Barley 73 SI i I t Pork 17 2 9 Lard 90 PRODUCE Chicago April Apri Butter lowe Jo Creamery Ceamer 2229 Eggs higher Receipts cale At mark cases included ordinary ordinary nary firsts 18 18 firsts Receipts Potatoes 6 26 cars car unchanged un changed Poultry Alive Alvo lower Fowls Fowl 15 springs JS is 1 Elgin Ill 11 April Apri Butter Buter lower tubs sold at 90 tubs nt at ic so 50 tubs at Sic J I 1 |
