Show I FINANCIAL FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL I CANADIAN PACIFIC J. J WEAKEST RAilWAY Y r r 3 Probably Due to Canadian Advices Ad Advices Advices Ad- Ad vices of Opposition to toStock toStock Stock I Increase I INDUSTRIALS WERE ACTIVE E Bond Market Easy With T Total ofal Sales Aggregating Par Value of ft N New c v c iv ivIc York Au Aug 17 CanadIan H.-Canadian Pacific ic was the weakest of or the standard railway shares the selling abroad andin and andIn andin in this market doubtless being precipitated precipitated precipe In a measure by advices ad from tho tits Dominion that formidable opposition l- l tion had arisen to the company's compans proposed pro- pro rS posed nosed stock Increase Other hea heavy rail railway rail rail- It way tray stocks included Reading and Lehigh Lehigh Le- Le IT high Valley Palley their decline b by boardroom gossip to liquida liquida- liquidation liquidation tion for an imp Important Interest Some minor railway stocks were moderately mod mod- active at better prices while the Industrials moved In both direct t dons Steel was wat well supported until f the final halt half hour when a a. sell selling selling Ins Ins- movement of generous proportions sent flent the tho list to Its lowest level leve of the tho session ses ses- sion slon leaving numerous net losses The bond market was easy with to total total to to- tal sales par value alue aggregating United States government 45 declined lined 1 per ner cent on call during the week Incidentally a few of the more important tant Including U. U S. S Steel reached their highest points for tor that period while Canadian Pacific made a new record In connection the proposed stock increase which probably Involves olves rl rights Louisville fc Nashville was as strong strong on rumors of oC an Impending ir melon melon with concurrent strength th in Atlantic Coast Coat Line Hill and Harrman Harriman Harrl- Harrl man shares failed to make much upward upward upward up up- ward progress despite favorable crop prospects but grangers were generally better with some flome demand for tor Eries and certain of the Gould group g Coppers were Vero the mainstay of the Industrial department the belief belie f prevailing pre pre- e that another advance in the metal is lIkel likely Later equipment shares were purchased moderately moderate Monetary conditions arc are un unchanged gc In their comparative case ease with Ith some improvement abroad London was a balance here takIng taK- taK fairly large buyer burer on Ing steel coppers and Erles Eries In round amounts I SEW NEW STATEMENT T. f t New York AUK The Tb The statement t tn of fir the actual condition On 1111 Ion of or cle clearing ng n bou Louse c banks f fur far r the fI week k shows bows that the Ule f banks bank hold hoM reserve In fn of nC legal lesal requirement This Is ls f a decrease d of or 6 In tile the proportionate cash reserve as ns compared with the last lut week neck f. f Th The statement follows follow DAILY lLY AVERAGE EnGlI Gl En I t Loans I L I v InC Increase V v. v Q w 1 Increase I tenders 9 IV V Decrease rt O J pt et t deposits s 1916 f rj j l' l i t CIrculation ton 43 f J I Decrease 11 4 V I ank ca- ca Mil cab a rl enc re-enc in vault ault r Tru rust t companies companies' co cash b T In n Invault vault Tault v V i t cn co h re resene reserve er c 4 1 Excess 1 lawful reserve li rO sc companies companies' with whit clearinghouse clearing liou house c m members member carrying 2 per pcr cent 4 I club cash rewire 7 ACTUAL CONDITION CO 7 Loans 1 1 OC O Specie le Increase Inera 6 f Legal cal al tenders s 0 Decrease Net Il deposits 0 Increase Increase- I Circulation CI 43 or Decrease I Banks Hink arb ca li h reserve In vault Tm Tru Trust t cah b reserve ln Invault In vault A tc ci cath 8 h tC reserve Euls lawful rl reserve rt nc a e. e 2620 Trust reserve flIer with clear clear- Inc hou house t members 23 25 i per pcr rent cent nt cash reserve 7 I Summary of oC state late bank and tru trust t A In lu Greater New r York not Dot Included In clearing bouse Loan boons J U G of C 81 le Decrease 1 0 Ts real rAl tenders k j 11 SG nt rAle Total deposits deposit Decrease The Financier ll will say illY The clearing house house e bawls bank of or New York still maintaIn their strong the report for the week neck ending Saturday had ball shown on calculation by py Jy the average system an lin Increase of or res mounting amounting to f while the report on nn actual conditions condition On revealed an Oc- Oc e. e cre erase fue c In ID th the same same Item of oC only s t O. O rating the figures of actual rendition condition a u as snowIng sow snow In Ing the eo end cod of lC the wo week k of or the bank ban the only changes of were an Increase of oC S1 In III loans loan an lp e of oC la In lacash cash and anti nil nn expansion of 0 In net Det Oc- Oc O The Tb letter change more than Ihan offset the tle result 0 of the ca cash h increase c e and the larger IUler reserve re re- re requirement I accounts account a s for tor the decrease dc in 10 excess r COTTON COIToS Xe New 1 r York Au Aus Aug 17 Cotton H.-Cotton Cotton futures closed Itu steady tc dy y Closing CI bid August t 1095 1100 Octo October r 1119 November r 1113 b her r. r January 1120 l 11 K March Mar 1159 Spot closed steady mIddling uplands 1150 1160 In gulf Gote alt 12 1214 No Na sales Bales E 1 null FRUIT New runts t tug AUR 17 17 apples steady I Apricots r Peaches Peaches l. l Finn r r STOCK QUOTATIONS 11 L I. I C q Copper 1100 s S 54 SH 00 ro-i ro 60 1 American Beet pt Sugar 0 4 il Can ilo 41 4 40 40 Preferred American Car i dry 00 1 0 American 61 54 Ice 8 Securities 10 10 n 1 14 13 American n 1900 46 45 40 45 American n Smelt Smell tc k U i 83 l American Sugar American Tel k Tel fel American 1600 2 2 Anaconda Mining Co 1000 43 4 t. t 43 13 AthI on OO 1091 Ices Ud 10 4 lUI le nrc IOS IDS i Steel 1400 a 40 Rapid I 9 52 i IcICle Z 2761 6 Central 1400 29 Chesapeake OhIo 1900 8 82 neat Western Chicago 10 IS 16 as lS 11 Chicago o. o k St St. all Z OO 1074 I Chicago o Northwestern 14 Color llo Purl Iron rno 31 31 Cn Consolidated Gas 16 Corn Com 1600 16 Iii 15 Delaware on 17 1721 1714 Denver f Rio Grande 10 2214 22 Preferred 3 J Distillers D Securities 1600 10 35 33 t i 34 3 Erie 34 3 first preferred OO 65 55 W wn 7 55 Second preferred H U General Soo 18 Great Northern pM Pfd IH HO Great Northern ore oro elfa SOO 47 46 46 Illinois Central IW 1311 lel 1200 2014 O 2044 0 4 referred 59 51 59 LI harvester International Marine Ird pfd 8 r International I Paper pr 1900 16 16 1614 j 6 lump 27 27 2 7 1 Kau as City Southern 2900 27 27 27 70 Laclede Gas Lehigh h alley l t li 1701 IiI 1715 I k S I St. St P. P S. S S. S 31 13 lr Missouri Ken k Texas luu 2914 9 29 S Missouri oos S IS s National Biscuit I Lead all 10 Sl 9 69 59 s. Itys of oC 1 ll pfd lit New York fork Central 00 New X York Out 5 3 1 25 2 Western SOO liS j Sl 81 SI S1 2 ern 0 l 1294 1 2 00 1 n Pennsylvania 0 b 1 1 I H j Gsa Gill t I ft C. C C. C St St. t. t too l 9 Coal Coni Oo co 25 21 t 2174 2415 H Ire ed Steel lepI Car 1300 35 r. 37 Pullman Palace CAr 1200 liB 1711 19 1704 Rending OO IiI 16 liO Iron Steel S 1 t 60 il 0 OO t Rock Hock Island Co ti i 61 Preferred 52 61 61 Stai 51 JJ St St. t. t L. L f S. S F. F o 00 36 M 36 35 35 2 n Seaboard SC Air Line roo 21 t 24 t 23 I I L Preferred COO lo t 64 a 53 S S. S s S. S Iron Iron 1 I Is I Southern Pacific 1 00 2 t Southern Hallway 31 30 30 J Preferred 1110 1100 6 S1 T no s cc Copper t Texas PacifIc UnIon J Pacific 1010 1 0 lit 11 referred oo 91 Il 91 1 a tn Unite It tl Slate Realty 60 54 fiB 81 st JU States tubber 30 62 t tl 5 t I 1 I States Steel itH 3 s1 4 Preferred Copper C 60 OO 63 63 6 62 6 62 Va CarolIna Chemical 45 41 Wabash OO 4 4 H. H Preferred l H 14 14 Maryland is 68 rs 55 6 Western Wc Union 50 I 63 63 Westinghouse Electric 1 1200 Si 1 4 Lake Erie Total sales ull for tor the liar day shares sharlI GRAIN lX AND D PROVISIONS Chicago 11 Au Aug 1 Wheat hat Wheat felt fell the tho force of nr small mall offerings and ond continued pr cas of or rainy weather at lit the start opening from 4 12 to high- high cr r September lr opened ol luna up nt at 9 4 and quieted nt at lt December advanced at t the outset tI t 4 at lH and fell fea away arar to tu yes v elo closing ln point 93 Corn enjoyed a n brief upturn 1 but ut hen heavy offer offer- In Jogs sent rill prices Fp downward The openIng open open- In Ins Ing was waR at an au advance of from m n a r hade t-linde laHd to 14 4 December a shade to U 1461 ti 4 hl higher at end fell a. a away tl 4 December oats oata opened I higher nt at 33 J 3 2 earl and rested rented m soon on n afterward at r- r Investment buying In January products product helped provisions price Opening figures were wen un un un- chanted chanced to 12 u lH cent cents higher with will October nt lit 1532 l for r f Pork tL 11 1124 r for Cor lard lord and 1103 1109 for tor I ITIl rib TIl Wheat Wheat The market ruled firm within narrow norM limits after the early arly bulge bule un unsettled weather In crop country continuing as 85 a lac factor tor The TUP clo close claw lc was WI steady with December 14 lower loner st III t 5 N clo closed cloned S i off ol at nt m the bottom level Corn Priers Corn Prices 8 eased cased off ou hear beu beavy offerings Tho The close c was walt steady at nearly bottom price pricey December December De De- cember closed cl ij jl 1 lower at 51 Lending Leading futures future ranted ranged n DI as follows I it'll I Open I high I Low Lo I Close Sept rpt ept 91 93 93 Dec UN 94 t 9 11 93 4 May 9 ff 98 91 37 I Open I II High hh I Ix w. w I Close CIOC Sept it I Dec Dc 77 3 51 May Ia I Oa s. s 54 J 53 m mOATS OATS OATS- I Open pen High I f Low Lo ow I Clo Close Clone Sept J nl Ib 32 I 13 1 Dec nOr 33 j I Irl 3 May IP 31 Pcr PUnK Per lbs IDS I O Open n. n I High I Low I Close Clone Sept UK 27 20 Oct 1632 1152 us z r. r Jan Jon 1916 1915 Per LARD Per 10 Ibs lbs I Open I High I Low Lo Lou Clo Close C Sept 00 I lG Oct 1115 1110 III 11 Dec nc 1002 i 1095 09 IIO 1067 I Jan 10 1067 SHORT mD RiBS Pr bbl I Open I I filch I Lo Low I Close Sept ppl HC 97 i Oct net IO m 1 37 1100 Jan Jon i 7 1004 2 Ca Cah b h quotations w wore re as nl follow lotio Flour Steady Flour Stead v winter patents patent liO straights HGO sprint pring patents patent Jill t fol S' S straights bakers 00 Uye nt No 2 2 teel I n or mixing 42 50 o fair Calr to chol choice e Timothy Sr Seed d J Clover CIr Seed Seel I CO Mc 11 Pork Pork e Lard Lard-In In n tierces 1100 Short JOIl 1097 i. i GRAIN I STATISTICS ST. Total clearances of oC wheat and flour Clour were equal ual to 10 hell bushels primary receipts receipt were re bu buh bushels I fl compared with bushels 11 the corresponding cor or corresponding cor- cor orrl rl responding day Ia n year nr jt ago o. o Estimated r receipts for Monday Wheat cars can J corn corD cars car rata oais cars I Iw hog heed bead NEW NEV EW OUK MONEY MARKET U. New Vew eW York An AlI Aug Money i. 17 Money on In call all nominal Time loan 1030 easier sixty days daIs 3 percent per pr percent cent ClIt ninety ninNy days t per cent six alx moos 4 S i p pr per r cent PrIm mercantile paper per cent Sterling ng c steady ut st for s duy bills bill suit and at for demand Commercial C hills Bar Itar silver r. 63 Wc c e. e dollars r r. r Government io lands bonds steady railroad hoods bond easy cur AND EGGS New t f York Aug Ul 37 Steady Butter Steady unchanged Cheese i rinn tot unchanged firm fresh gathered and poorer U ll Chicago Aug tut u 17 Xo No Culler No market J-Is- J Nn No o market j I Cheese Chec Cheese udy daisies I Hi ISM J loVi 11 11 15 young JUDg Americas 15 IS fJ 4 long lung horns boms 11 I IlS r lS LIVESTOCK ESrOCK MARKETS JUiRIS Au u tug Cattle 17 n Cattle Receipts 00 OO tour lOur ket weak IJ graves lP vc Texas 1 ft OO S western steers stocked tOl el s arid Ire feeders 4 10 cons conn and ami heifers 2 S. S calves calve i 75 Recel llo Is steady In to chado abado higher Light mixed 7 75 heavy hi 7 rough 57 Si 62 bulk of sales ulc Sheep cheep Receipts 2000 market steady Native lIthe 31 we western jr leanings W Iambs 1141 native 4 t wi western 1 25 6 11 South Sonth Omaha tug Aug n 17 H Cattle Receipts Cattle Receipts I market steady Mcall- Native steer ter l. l G. G cows CO and belfer S. S we ru leru steers steert 0 T full steers Meer range co COWS v helfers 80 canners i stockers and feeders feed feed- er ers no 10 calves 4 i Lull bulls tugs slug lu etc U market opened steady closed S 5 to 10 cents centa lower Heavy I mixed 19 i. i i pigs bulk of sales Sheep Sheep Receipts HlIN OO market steady Year Year- lings owes owe d lambs 5 OU 75 ioS Kansas KanS 8 City Mo tug u 17 Cattle Cattle necel Receipts is 00 including JOO 10 00 market steady e. Na 8 tive ulcers steer southern steers steer lOSe 50 southern cows cow and heifers 30 native cows cow and heifers heifer end and feeders feeder bulls bull 3 O calves 23 western west west- ern steer steers o western nn cows 3 26 00 logs T l 1 11 10 OCO a market t strong Bulk Bullo of or sales J heavy heny packers and butchers butcher 8 lights StO I 00 Sheep none market steady Mut tons tOilS 3 lamb range and aDd yearling yearlings 3 ti range ewes cs COI COFFEE l EE L VAD D SUGAR New c York Aug Coffee l 17 Coffee futures closed firm August uJ 1 r. r 1 1265 Octo October f 1270 November 1271 December 1279 lil January 1263 1253 81 12 March 12 1256 6 April 1 1280 0 May nod end Juu June 1291 1 July 1285 1251 spot pot coffee steady Ilo Itlo is a lie He Santos U 15 Mild coffea quiet Cordova I Raw naW sugar firm U ss J lest rt cen 41 96 W test I es 3 sugar JO SI test refined quiet crushed tine flue granulated CW 50 powdered Pondered 10 i CONDITION OF Ol TREASURY lIU Aug 17 t At At the beginning of or bu l. l D ness SS today the condition of the United States Slates trea treasury ury Working Worl ln Balance oc In treasury offices 8 4 S nS H In rn banks hl and Philippine treasury Total ToUl 01 11 of the fund Receipts Receipt nl Disbursements Surplus to date 1111 this fI fiscal year Deficit at this time last lut year m. m 07 These figures exclude Panama canal and public pub pub- lic lie debt transactions FLAX MARKET Minneapolis Au Aug 17 17 lax |