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J I Wall trees Street Briefs rie s 4 y NEW YORK YORE Nov 2 Loews Loew's Inc Ino has declared a dividend of 60 50 cents payable payable pay pay- able ablo December 31 to stock of record December 16 15 The company passed the dividend In June 1021 The Producers Producer and SO corpora corpora- rn Ji Bon reports a net In Income ome of ot Jali 2 for the nine mont months ending September 80 80 1023 equal after preferred divi dividend dividends divi- divi dende and minority Interest In subsidiary companies to a a. share on the outstanding out outstanding out out- standing of ot 50 50 par value common stock tock aa The recent ruling ot of Ue the file attorney general gen cren- eral that national banks may establish branches In the city In ln which the main Lank bank Is Ie located has served to draw draw- attention attention at attention at- at to the hearing November 8 before belore be before be- be fore lore the supreme court of the United States Slates of the case caso of ot the First National bank of St. St Louis the state of Mis 1115 o vs fb II I d The state t prohibits I rt branch cl banic- banic bank ing Inc within Us Its borders and the First 1 th the state i National bank claims that I has no jurisdiction over national banks I cunn CURIS linn REVIEW I NEW NEV YORK YOUK Nov ov 2 Active speculative speculative speculative interest was wa diverted during time the i forenoon from the Industrial group to i ithe the various oil Issues There were many Indications that C change g for the some lOnd better t had occurred e r eln In the oil industry indus Inaus- try and that hat It was believed that reports reports re- re reo j ports of pf conferences between Standard Oil Interests and some Borne of the leading Independents had a a. sound pound foundation and that some definite announcement may be made soon which will wll explain a a. suddenly developed demand Movements Movements Movements Move Move- ments on the curb market I ln these activity m to the same and re resulted resulted re- re group on the stock exchange suited in moderate advances advances in ln the market for oil stocks generally Humble Humble Humble Hum Hum- I ble Oil moved up nearly a a. point In Inthe Inthe inthe the early trading and a substantial advance advance ad advance ad- ad vance was made in Prairie Oil and Gas Standard Oil of ot Indiana was vas traded In on a large larse scale on an upward upward upward up up- ward movement and there was a good demand for many other Standard OH Oil ls issues ues Independent oil stocks also reflected a a. broadened Inquiry and a a. number or ot gains were made Royal Canadian was directly influenced by published statements statements statements state state- ments In regard re to development worK Cities Service was a II strong feature advancing ad advancing ael- ael over one point after reaching reactions reaction after midday which occurred in many of the issues sues Industrial issues showed a a. mixed mired tone with irregular movement BOAT ARRIVALS SAN FRANCISCO Nov 2 2 Arrived Arrived- President Taft Manila Fr Santa Santa Santa San San- ta Rosalia Rosalla Charlton Hall New York Canadian Farmer Br Dr Ocean Falls SI II HANK TIO n 70 3 PER jER CF CENT T. T I WASHINGTON Nov 2 2 Combined re resources re cc- sources and liabilities of ot the twelve federal federal federal fed fed- eral reserve banns banKs at the close of ot business busIness busI- busI ness nc l October 31 21 Were reported by the federal reserve board In thousands ot of dollars as follows RESOURCES GO Gold Cold and gold certificates Gold settlement le fund f federal I 0 Total Gold gold i held by by banks banks 5 wIth MT federal re reserve erve 2085 2 Total tr redemption fund fund 61 11 Reserve t lve gold o 4 reserves a 31 8 Total v S. S other h er than old ici 7 i reserves m ea fc cash 39 Blue United discounted t secured r l b by by States government ob ob Bills Ug I Total bought In n open a market market j United bills on hand 18 I f United States bonds nd notes notes i States certificates of In es I Total M Municipal warrants nii ug earnings assets Elvo tv t p per premises e cent centred I s sJ J redemption ci fiend 66 I against federal reserve resene bank I 1 IU Uncollected U All notes coI ci ci items ter en 28 i other resources I j Total resources f ii I Capital paid ald LIABILITIES fIA I ES 1 I i Surplus Deposits 18 I. Member Rover n I I Other bank reserve account account 18 Total Federal f deposits S 19 reserve notes otes In dual actual J Circulation la l I Federal I reserve s r bank b k notes ie i in circulation net liability 5 3 All Deferred availability Items I other liabilities I Total liabilities a 1 lle Ratio 1 federal of f total reserves es s i to c deposit and J 1 II 7 3 per reserve cent Smote bote U liabilities combined I. I LI BONDS I at NEW I 1 I Nov Liberty t erty Bonds I P. P m m. LIberty 3 12 first li i s. s 4 H. H I III l second l 4 ri ls third fourth 1 U. U S. S government o EE 44 ji ls s s. s 99 06 FOREIGN X i FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW NEW YORK YORK Nov 2 Fo Foreign Foreign ex- ex chances Easy changes Casy y quotations In cents Great Britain demand 46 cables 46 sixty day bills on banks bank U France Trance demand 1 cables abl s l. i. i Italy taly demand 4 U cables U Belgium demand 93 cables Germany demand cables Hollind nd demand E 3 1 cables Nor or Norway ray y demand j tl Sweden Sieden demand 2 2 32 Denmark ma mand nd 1717 I 14 Switzerland demand deman d man 1778 Spain demand 1323 1329 Or Ores Ore's e demand Poland demand Czechoslovakia d demand 2 93 Aust a demand Rumania demand ma g tM 1 demand Argentina demand Brazil demand 9 81 1 Montreal 98 |