THURSDAY, MARCH n 1C21. 14 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON n- f - 17 STATES WILLI HOLD CONFERENCE ON MARKET PLANS Chicago.' March S.t I. N. S.) A eerie of H -t&te conferences this 'month to consider improved grain ' marketing plans along cooperative 'lines, was announced today by the Tarmara' drain Marketing commit tee ot 17appolnted last September by :. President J. R. Howard of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Th conferences are scheduled as fol lows: . . Alarcfi 14 Jefferson City. Mo., and Springfield. UK . Marcn 15 Topeka, Kan.,, and Indian apolis. ! March 1 -Columbus. - homa City. March 17 Lansing. Mich., and Fort Worth, Texas. ' ; ' March 19 renver. . March 21 Madison, coin. Neb. March 22 St. I'aul -Mont., and Oes Moines. March 2 Fargo.- J.'. Falls, S. D. ' March 24 Spokane, Wash. -- lnarton, Oregon and IdaJio. . i The committee of 17 also is- planning conferences in California, PennsylvJa, Maryland, : Tennessee. Kentucky vl V train la. , . '- " . Representatives of all farm ore... -'lions interested In. the cooperative mar. iketlng of grain and all. Brain growers I will be Invited . to the conferences. At ; each state meeting delegates will be i selected to attend (the ratification met i ing to be held here on April 6." Ohio, and Okla- Wis.. and Lin and Lewlston, Iowa. ' . V., and Sioux for Wash- . SHIPPERS CALX.KD TO . ,. DISCUSS HKiH HATES Chicago, March S. I. N. S.) A gen l eral-conference of representative organ izations of shippers throughout .: the 'United States was called today to meet here March 14. - The I call was signed by rthe American Farm Bureau Federation, r the National livestock Shippers' league, the American National s Livestock assot v- relation, the National Paving Brick Man ufacturers association. the . Farmers' National Grain Dealers' association, the Forth Worth . ft West - Texas Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Industrial Traffic league and a number of similar organisations, together with the attor neys general of Illinois. Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Washington, Idaho and Ne vada. "Transportation , conditions in ' the United States are very grave," declares the letter calling the conference. - "The present high level of freight rates . has helped to demoralize the' business of the country. It is Imperative that some ac tion be taken to relieve e present slt aation." f - - Representatives of railroad . labor unions and the railroads have been in vited to the conference. t , Oregon. Lumber Co. Land Case Passed to Highest Tribunal . The circuit court of appeals at . San Francisco refused to pass on the Oregon Lumber company, land case and has certified -the matter on to-the supreme court at - Washington, according to in formation in the hands . of . Assistant United States Attorney Lusk. Suit was instituted in the Oregon federal court in 1918 by the government against the lumber company to recover $65,000 as the value of timber land which the company was alleged to have secured unlawfully through use of the durejmy entry process. j The I offense Is alleged to have been committed about 1899. The suit was decided against the gov ernment by. Judge' JC S. . Beari, from which an appeal was taken;. The case was argued before the circuit court of appeals tact October! by Lusk. In the trial .court j the defense based its main, plea upon; the fact that In October, 1912, j the government brought suit in equity to set aside the patents for thje land and thus attempted to show that the government had full knowledge of the alleged fraud six years before the suit was instituted. The defense argued that the 1918 suit isj not legal because the . statute limitation's had ex pired. Judge Bean also took this view. Recently, the government filed another suit against the company -for $53,000 damages, alleging that it cut timber on government almla 1 . , - '"' Marriage License Issued Oregen City; March 3. Emma Virgin ia Schroetlln and Russell James Fauley, both of Oregon City, were issued a li cense to wed Wednesday. President Obregon completes reply to American notes in petroleum contro versy, believed his position unchanged. " Royal Dutclj, to vote oil Increase in capital to 330.000.000 guilders March IS but it is not expeoted, to issue any of it at present. ' ; v . Tobacco Products corporation for year 1920 shows earnings before federal taxes of $7.90 a share on common stock against $8.59 a share in 1919. ( '" New ; York ' Federal Reserve bank calls for repayment of $16,000,000 United States deposits in depositary banks Thursday. . . ? . The New York stock exchange will be closed on Good Friday but its officials do. not anticipate a Saturday holiday. ' ' Daily metal reporter calls Controller Williams steel price cut of $25 danger ous, would cost United States Steel $19,- 000,000. ' ! , . Swift & Co. declared regalar quarterly $2 dividend, payable April 1, stock record March 10. Bethlehem Motor atfairs reported dis couraging. . , 1 ' , Reading common stockholders. say sur plus belongs to them but preferred hold ers object. . ew Tork Bead FumtuheU bj Overbeck at Market . Cook company. : Bid. AkL Atrhison enteral 4 . 77 H 80 Ran. t Obio sold 4s u 67 - 47 Rethlehen Mri ref. 6s ...... K2 S3 l ent raj Farifie 1st 4 ........ 71 72 C. B. A Q. col. 4s t7H 97 8t. Paul central 68 -: ' 4 Chicago N. W. general 4s . .... ;. 75 H U Jl N. nni. 4 ............ 81 H - 81 H Nw York Ky. Ss 17! 1 8 H Northern Pacific P. L. 4s . . . . 75 75 M Reading genrral 4s 81 81 H I'moo Pacific - 1st 4s ......... 80 80 V. B. Hterl Ss . ........... ... - 9.1 ' !S H Union Pacific 1st ref. fix . . . . ... 75 ' 75 Soutliern Pacific eon T. 5s 93 95 do. conv.-4 78 78 Pennsylvania nrav. ,4a . .... 88 88 dou 1st 4 '.. ...... 79 : 79 rhea. 4: Ohio ronr. 5a ."81 81 Oreson Bhort Uam 4s ....... . 79 . ' 79 Foreign Exehange Market ' New Tort, March S. (U. P.) Foreiii ex change opened today with demand sterling 33.88; franca, .0715; lire. .0365; marks. .0159; Canadian dollars. .8760: kronen. .1730. Foreign exchange closed strong today. De mand sterling cloned at 33.90; franca, .0721; lirr. .036(5; , mark.. 0161; Canadian dollars, 8B; Kronen. .1753. ' i r pacific coast bask 8TATEMEKT j a mr A TVTrTTs aO T TT T71 A TVTT rTT A TVTT"T TTT A DP TVfTT' A r OTT A TiTT'O ptu earn j i r I jjrtiN i ii hi jr linn iTin a n r4 vv h iv rinan vm Clearings Monday .... $ Tuesday ... Wednesday .. Thursday . . - This week. 8,542.949.08 5,112,167.89 6.37K.568.78 5.12.a76.13 anka Tear ago. 7.949.511.46 6.069,368.10 7, 120.951. SO 5.881,217.95 Clearings Thursday ....$ 1,602.214.00 Balance Thursday 553,603.00 " Seattle Bank Clearings Thursday ,....$ 4.711.344 00 Balancea Thurday . ......... 1,153.814.00 San Francisco Banks tksmift. Thursday . .. . . . 23.200,eOO.OO kiMalM giaaka , . . . . . .sja.tii.vsi.uv Clearings Tkursday Standard OU Stocks Anglv . Bom Sacrysmer Buckeye Cheesebrmigh ,. . do pfd. .... Continental . . . .Crescent .... 4Tumberland . . . . Kurcka ....... Galena, c Galena Old. ofd. Galena .lew, p(d. , Illinois P1;h5 . . . . . "Indiana Pliw . . . . . National t raniit . . New York Transit . Northern Pipe . . . Ohio Oil ........ International Pete. Pennsylvania 'Mez. Prairie Oil Prairie Pine Solar Refg ...... Mouthern .i:e t . . South Penk OU . . H. W. Penn. Oil H. O. California 8. O. . Indiana : H. sO. Kansas . . H. O. Kentucky H. O. New York 8. O. Ohio . . . . da ifd. . . , . Hwan A finch , Union Tank . . . do ifd. . . . . Vacuum ....... Hashingtou . 8. O. Nebraska Imperial Oil . . . t ' Money and Exchange " New Tort. Manrh S.-r (I. N. 8.) Call money on the floor of tfie New York stock exchange to day ruled at 7 per cent; high, 7 per cent; low. 7 n cent. - j Time money waa ateady. Rates were i? per cent. ' The market for prime mercantile " paper : waa steady, i Call money in London today was 6 per cent. . " Sterling exchange waa stealy, with business, la bankers' bills at 83.89 for demand, i ...... i. . ' Closing Bid. Asked. 1 7 IS 380 40U : 82 84 ' 785 : 200 102 i 10 ' lit 114 80 32 135 -145 : 98 1011 44 : 46 : 02 9 i 92 96 165 ; 170 84. .. 85 1.-. 27 "JH , 94 8 280 285 14 15 83 36 480 : 45 198 203 f 300 V 410 103 107 220 225 68 72 ' 803 3 68 9 58U 595 405 , '413 828 , 383 880 , 400 v 108- 110 ' 40 no 106 ' 110 07 " 1O0 SIO 315 28 , 82 304 410 97 90 A- Liberty Bond. Sales (Reported by Orerbeck A Cooke Co.) Liberty, Liberty, Liberty, Liberty, Liberty. Liberty, Liberty, Victory. Victory. 34s 1st 4s.... 2d 4s .. . 1st 4 a 2d 4S 8d 4s I 4th 4S....... 4s nn .. . i.. . . . . High. 9106 870O 8728 8716 9028 8.726 9752 9750 Ixw. 9002 86n6 8714 8702 HOOK 8708 0744 0744 Close. 9000 8716 8686 8720 8704 0020 8716 0748 9748 so the juice tf i i OUU It. 19 I fresh delictoa waits for you at your grocer's or your bake shop, or you can make one at home according to the recipe below. Serve for dessert tonight. r Filled with plump, tender Sun-Maid Raisins. Baked For it's baked according to a special recipe, the result of many teste. You'.ve never tasted better pie, if any equally as good. Nutritious, too, for raisins ftirnish 1560 units of energizing nourishment per . pound. Try one now. Every first-class baker has this pie or you can use the recipe below. ; 4 : Raisins are rich in iron content; .and it is iron in the blood that" brings the bloom of youth to women's and children's cheeks. So raisins are a "beauty food? as weU as healthful and deUcious. Make many foods with raisins. Learn what these nisin daintii mean. TiO t - r : : - ,. " I. t . ;i. SUN '.. i 'f : - ' if ' : t ! . -RAI MAID SINS: The Recipe Cut This Out and Keep It 2 caps SotvMaid Raisins lVi cups boiling water - -i 1 cop sagar : 4 tablcspootM csjrnstarcta : .; Juice Z lemons - ' ' 1 takteapooaa grated lemon .. rind ;. . , .. . Jake 1 orange .. i 1 tablespoon grated orange ; ' ; 1 cup chopped walnotg Cook raisins in boalinf: water forfiwa minute; -poor ixMo sogar and coroJ starch, which have been mbrA, Cook ' until thick; remore from fire and add 4her ingredients. Bake between two crusts. 'Walnuts may be omitted if 4jatsird. ,;v .-. -; , Always cook with Sun-Maid Raisinj, the finest raisinj grown. Packed in California in an immaculate plant clean, noeet, wholesome American raisins the land you know'are .rood!. Made from sweet, tender, juicy Cali fornia table grapes, noted for their fragile skins. , y . f Taste their plump, tender meat and you'll always want Sun-Maid Brand. Three varieties: Sun-Maid Seeded (seeds removed); Sun-Maid Seedless (grown without seeds); Sun-Maid Clusters (on the stem). All dealers. Insist upon the Sun-Maid Brand. -'Send -for free book, "Sun-Maid Recipes,' describing, scores of ways to use. - - j Cut This Out and Send It ! California Associated Raisin. Co. DepUX-fS-B, frcaao, Cal. Please send me your book. "Sun-Maid Recipea, free. ' . EARLY SALES ARE AT SMALL DECLINE Kew -York. March 3. (I. N. 8.) The stock market closed irregular ' today. Tho market showed an ; Irregular . tone ia the late dealing, many of the active issues - reacting r.bout one point, fol lowed by rallies at the close. , ; Atlantic & Gulf reacted from 46" to 41. and then recovered to U. 8. Kteel fell from 82tt to 8194 and then came back to. 81. i Northern I'at'lfiJ yielded over one point to SI, while Heading- rose one point :; to 73-J4-. . Mexican Petroleum dropped; over two points . to 156 and then rose to 157. Chandler Motors re covered two points-to 67, and General Asphalt rose from to 57. . i Uovernme'nt bonds unchanged ; rail way and other bonds steady. . Sales 465.S00 shares ; bonds, $8,443, 000, , I T ll I mmmm mmm i I .-. i I i ' I I'll' I 11 i I Federal Bank Gold Reserve Cut in Week New York. March 3. (I. N. S.) Pres sure against Atlantic Gulf Sc. West Indies was the outstanding feature of the open ing of the stock market today. Atlantic Gulf, after opening higher at 46, had a quick drop to 43 V. The direetora of the company are to meet this, afternoon for action on the preferred dividends. Atlantic Gulf preferred fell 2 to 37. Chandler Motors waa another weak feature, becau of feara of possible diridend - reaction, yielding over '2 point to 66 . General A phalt continued in aupply, jnelding 1 to 65 . Tbr rest of the liat was also lower. Btrel common sold around lat night'a close, but Cru cible felt 1 point .to 04 and Baldwin to SO. Htudebaker was an exception, being in briak dtgnand. moTlng up from 68 to 0U. North, era Pacific aold off to SO 14 and then moved up to 81 Vi. Utah Copper waa under pressure, again falling from 47.4 to 46. - (General Asphalt rallied from R5a to 56 W Chandler cbntinued in supply, selling at 65. a lues of 4 hi points. : ' ; ' i Furnished by Overbeck of Trade building: & Cooke Co.. ; Board ti'l'IM'KH 1 High -1 - ' ii . , .. . . n , . ! " . . . r . ( . j. . j - j Am. . V-a - - " i ' . , . . . - ' Agr. i'liem. . . ... . -. . . . . Ajar' Kubber Adranca - Hum ......... Alaska told .......... Alaska Juneau ........ Allu-t'halmera .......... Am. Beet Sugar. Am. Bosch . . . Am.. Can Co. Am. t'ar & Kdy. ...... Am. Cotton Oil ....... Am. lrug Synd. ....... Allied Chem Am. Hide & Leather. . . . loe . ..... , Intl. i Corp. ....... Linseed . ........ . LocomotlT. ....... Ship A Com re. .... Wmtkter . ........ Snuff Steel! I'dy. Sugar ........... Sumatra ......... Tel Tel. Tobacco ......... Tobacco "B" . . . . . Wool I . . Anaconda 4 ......... Associated Oil ........ Atchison . - At). Gulf 4 W. L . . . . . Baldwin Loco. ........ Baltimore tt Ohio ...... Beth, Motors . ........ Betli. Bteel "B" ...... B. B. T. t Butts & Sup. Caddo Oil . . . . . ...... California Packing . . . . . California Pet. ........ Canadian Pacific ...... 'entral Leatther ...... Cerro Ie Pasco Chandler Mottor ...... Chicago A N. W. . . . . Chicago tit. Western . . . Chile Copper ......... Chino V. M. aV St. P c. o. . Colo. r. Sc. L . . Colo. Southern ....... Colo, iiaa & Elec. . . . , Columbia Graphaphona.. .' Consolidated Uaa . . . . . Corn Products ........ do. . pfd. ........... Cosden Oil J . ........ C. K. L A. P. Crucible Cuba 4'ane -.......... Cuban Am. Su;ar ...... Itelaware 4c Hud win . ... lome Mines .. . 11. & K. U. Krie . . Kndicott Johnson Famous Player ........ Flak Tire Canton Wins. ..... . Ceo. tigars ......... . Gen. Electric ......... ien. Motor .......... .en. Asphalt ........ Goodwin ............. Goodrich ............ Great . Nor. Ore ....... do pfd. ........... Greene Cananea ....... Gulf S. Steel Hup . . Houston Oil Ills. Cent. ........... InHpiratioa ........... Interboro Interstate Callahan . . . . . Int. Harr. . . Int. Merc. Marine ....... Int. Nickel Int. Paper . . .......... Invincible Ou Island Oil . K. C. Southern Kelly-S pringf ldd Kennecott . . . . . Keystone Tire . . . Lackawanna Steel Lehigh Valley ...... L. & N. .. Maxwell Motor . . . . Mexican ' Pet. ...... Miami , . Middle States Oil .., Midvale Steel ...... M. K. Sc. T. Missouri Pac. Montgomery Ward . . M. St. P. S, S. M. U. ASLU National Lead ....... Nevada Cons. ...... New Haven ........ Norfolk A W. ...... Northern Pac. ...... Noria Scotia Steel. . . N. Y. Air Brake. . N. T. Central Okla. Prod. Kef. .. .. Ontario A West Otis Steel Pacific Oil Pacific Gas A Elec Pan-Am. Pet Penna, ' . .. . ..... People Gas ..... Pere Marquette . . Philadelphia Co. . . . Pure Oil ........ Pierce Arrow .... Pierce Oil ...... Pitta. Coal ... Pitts. West Vs. . Kay 'Cons. . . . Heading . . . . Reologle Steel Republic I. A 8 46 . 49 86 H 1 a e 41 103 .J.. 93 87 101 120H 118 64 H 44 M 114 46 64 1 123 " '64 43 Ixw Bid 47H 1 So" ' 45 62 H 29 123 6H 43 44 S 47 86 '40 1102 87 100 119 117 63 82 . 46 0 84 67 40 114 3 '68 11 21 28 69 85 "9 " " 82 71 27 95 31 1 13 I '68' 2 131 13 67 81 41 89 83 bit" 40 114 .38 65 V 37 81 75 13 34 "5 63 21 4 24 40 17 15 158 13 30 2 1 18 ii 19 99 81 . . 11 21 27 69 34." 8 82 71 27 94 80 1 13 67' 130 13 03 87 29 74 is' a w 83 55 20 8 22 88 17 15 156 13 80 2 18 17 ii see 19 99 80 31 74 88 '18 33 SS 27 S8& 29 12 78 81 74 88 89 18 33 88 20 58 28 12 72 I 67 I ff 48 28 17 1 1 85 46 53 29 123 21 6 43 8 49 44 49 - 88 9 40 102 29 92 88 100 119 117 3 "4 . 38 98 82 , 43 89 83 2 67 12 12 14 61 40 114 38 27 66 66 8 11 21 27 59 28 . 86 59 8 81 71 101 28 27 94 23- 30 100 15 1 I 13 J 60 o 14 2 61 ISO , 18 56 13 87 31 74 21 81 13 69 88 83 4 5 98 13 15 55 20 8 23 39 17 13 55 52 100 5 156 17 18 30 2 18 18 69 11 70 10 19 99 81 - : 87 79 71 3 17 . 18 31 48 74 88 88 18 83 -S3 86 10 58 28 12 78, 27 1 66 The recent f yiancial statement of the Federal Reserve bank of San Francisco shows that sold reserves- decreased J8, 228,000 compared with the previous state ment, but at the same time an increase of 336,799 is registered - compared with RESOURCES ' f ' . ' a, ' , , ' 1 b. 25. 1921 Gold end gold certificate . . .' ......... .8 17.375.000 Gold settlement fund. F. R. board......... 29,740.000 uoiu wita foreign- agencies ........... i . . corresponding week of 1920. The total resources of the bank also show a loss compared : with the previous statement and a gain compared with the same week of a year ago. The statement reads as follows : i . ., Feb 18. 1021 3 17.542,000 82.310,000 Feb. 27, 1020 3 11.1S5.000 29.746.000 Total gold held by bank . ........... Gold with federal raHerve agent .......... Gold redemption fund . , . ......... ... . ...(.. . -Total gold reserves . Legal tender notes. ailTtr, ate ...... Total ' reserves BUI discounted:- Secured by government war obligations . All other,. . ....... j . J . Bills bought in' open market. ....... . Total bills on hand ............ V' 8. Government bonds ............ u.- 8. victory notes U. 8. certificates of indebtedness. All other earning assets V .. . . Total earning assets. . . . . . . . i 1 ...... . Bank premises . ....... . . . .... ... ...... Uncollected items and other deduction from roes depositai S Kedemptioo land against K. R. bk. notes . tjold abroad in custody orr in transit. ...... All other resources ....... ,, . 6,190.000 8 47.313.000 6 49.8S2.00O f 48.121.000 ,8122.171,000 8129,698.000 8 89.797.000 12,179.000 10,346.000 10.698.000 ' n, . , . ,., . tt ..;.:.,.' .:' . ,8181.665.000 n 8189.896.000 8146,816.000 .3 1.973.000 . 3 1.970.000 , 8 223.000 .$183,638,000 ,.3 44.230.000 , . 101.089.000 , r 44.825.000; ..3100.144.000 ..8 1,822,000 : ii.V4V.060 8203.409.000 . $ 399.000 37.076.000 663.000 162,0O0 : 440.000 .Total resources Capital paid in. ........ ,. , Surplus ....................... Government deposits Lrae to members reserve account . . Deferred 'availability items Other deposits, including foreign gov. . .'. .8425.779.000 . LIABILITIES J.8 - 7.031.000 ...... 14.194.000 , . . . ;!. ' 8.099.000 .,...!. 111.163.000 . . . . j. , 20.428.000 credits. 6,254.000 Total gross deposits F. R. notes in actual circulation. ........ ,i. V. R. bank notes in circulation, net liability. All other liabilities .' J Total liabilities..., Memorandum: Contingent liability on : foreign eorreMpondenta 8149.944.000 8243.143.000 , 8,902.000 2.365.000 j. 8425,779,000 bills purchased for 730.000 im.86C.000 8 40.471.000 100.795.000 46.449.000 r I 187.715.o0o 8 1.822.O00 ii.iiVoo- 8200.653.000 499.000. 42.546.000 I 665,000 162.000 667,000 8436.948,000 8 7.026.000. 14.104, 000' 7.566.000 118.451.000 81.870.000 6.929.000 8158,824,000 8245.983,000 8.965.000 2,456.000 $436,948,000 736,000 $146,830,000 $ BA.4fl8.000 61.101.000 .87.253.000 8104.887.000 $ 2.682.000 - i i, Vs 1.660 $208,650,000 - 231.000 49.160.0O0 665.000 " '21 V.666 3403.758.000 8 5.983.000 7.5H0.0OO 7.0OU.O00 It 1,844. 000 29.010.000 6,480.000 $155,293,000 $228,514,000 11.1)62.000 , 2,316.000 8403-.758.000 WHXKH 1 High lw ( Hid Hep. Motors ...... t . 19 Koyal Outch Oil.:...... 60. 59 59 Railway Steel Spring. ..... 88 Saxon Motors 4 Sears-Roebuck . . . . . . . . . . 78 77 78 Sliattuck, Ant. ........ . . . . ..... i Shell T. A T. :-. .... . 8! Sinclair 23 22 23 Sloes Shef 48" Southern Pacific . . ..... 76 76 7 Southern Ry 22 21 21 NL L. A S. F 23. 21 22 Strom berg Carl)...., 83 Btudebaker .1......... 0 68 69 Swift A Co. ... i..., 105 103 104 Teenn. Cop. A Chem ..... 8 7 7 Texas Oil . ;.. 41 41 41 Texas Pacific C. AO.... 24 22 24 Too. Products ......... 58 . 54 34 Tran. Cootl. Oil 8 8 8 L'uion Oil Iel... ........ . 20 i Union Pacific 120 120 120 United ' Alloy 29 28 28 United Drug 98 United Food Prod...... 23 21 22 United Fruit , 103 102 lOH United Rds. tf N i,,, 12 11 12 - United Retail Stores. .... . 55 64 54 II. S. Ind. Alcohol 68 87 68 U. 8. Rubber . . . i 67 66 07 TT. s. Smelting......... , .. 82 U. 8. Steel. ........... . 82 81 82 do preferred ..... 109 Utah Copper 50 46 49 Virginia Chemical 84 83 82 Vanadium Steel ........ 85 88 84 ; Vivandou .............. 6 6 6- Wabaah . . . . . . . i . ..... 8 ' Wells Fargo 61 Western Union ........ 87 86 87 ' Westinghouse K. A M . . . 46 46 46 West Md. .. 4. ........ . 10 9 10 Willys Overland 7 ; 7 7 $ Wilson Packing 4 41 Wisconsin Central f 81 Woolworth Ill Worthington Pump...... .......... 48 W. A L. E 9 9 9 w York-Londoa SllTer ' New York. March 3. -(I N. 8.) Tommer rial domestic bar silver, unchanged today at DDK: foreian T higher it. SCi. Ijondon, March 8. L N. 8.) Bar ailver was d higher today at 81 d. New York. Metal Market New Tork March 8. ?I. N. S.) Copper Dull. Spot,' March and April, offered. 12.15. Iad Firm; spot. March and April, offered, . ' Spelter Dull: spot. March and April, offered, 4.85. FOREIOY EXCHANGE RATES Corrected daily by the foreign exchange de partment of the United States National bank. Uuotationa below, except the pound strrlms. are quoted on the basis of 100 utuia forewn currency. Opening nominal rate Draft London Clieck. Lbs. 'Wrling.f S.KHft Parts Praiu-a. . Berlin Marks. . Genoa Lire. , . Athens Drachmas . . . Copenhagen- Kroner . . . . Chmtiania Kroner . . . . Stockholm . kroner . . . . Hongkong . Currency , Japan Yet , . Shanghai Tacla ... 7.10 1.H S.ttS 1 7.60 17.60 16.80 22.33 46.00 4. SO 61.00 on hank Cable Trsnnfer.' $ 8. 89 1 7.16 1.H1 8.83 7.70. 17.65 16.83 22. 4 4 6 50 4 0.OO 61.56 trsnsartmns: Psr Vslue $ 2.H 8 I 10.30 10.30 28.70 20.70 36.70 SHORT TERM NOTES ; Quotations furuUhed by Clark. KeodaD ine. Seenrtty. Am. Am. Am. Am. Cot. Oil s. , T AT. W. . T. A T. 6s. . Thread 8s, . . , Tob. 7s. . . . Am.' Tob. 7a Am. Tub. 7s Am.. Tub. 7s . . . .... Anglo Am. Oil 7 . Armour Conv. 7s, . . Belgian Gov. 7 s. . Belgisn Gov. 0s ... Belgian Gov 6. . . Beth. Steel 7 Beth Steel 7 , . : . . Briti-h Cot. 5 . , IlriUsh Gov. 6 s. .. Caiistlian lov, 5s. Canadian Gpv. 5s. CmUhy Parking 7s. Inter. R. T. 7s Jsimneiw Gov. 4s. Kennermt Op. 7s. I.lgg. Mvers Tob. Muline Plow 7s. . Mollne Plow 7s. . Moline Plow 7, . Mnlinf Plow 7s. . Nor. Pac. Euuip. Pacific aa 7s. . Hwift 6s .- U. 8. Rubber 7s Msturity. . 0-2-24 . 1B-I-22 . 2-1-24 . 12-1-28 .11-1-20 .11-1-21 . 1 1-1-2 J . 11-1-28 . 4-1-23 .7-15 80 . 6-1-45 . 1-1-21 . 1-1-25 .7-16-2 2 .7-15 23 .11-1-21 .11-1-22 . 81-21 , 8-1-20 .7-15-2H . 0-1 21 .7-10-25 2-1-80 .12-1-21 , . . .1 9-1-21 , . . . 9-1-22 .0-1-23 0-1-24 7s. .5-15 22 6-1-25 . . . .8-15-21 12-1-23 Us, Bid 8 4i 1 94 US P9 1 00 1110 on on 96 u 00 va 9M V4 IM14 l 04 00 91 07 ON S 82 1)1 or" . 02 88 tH 97 A Co. Ask. ti P7 !S 9 5 100 100 i 100 (It 100 100 'i 06 k 01 98 S t' if A on 02 IIH in a ' 02 tin n '- T . T 1 f A 40-p3ge hook leXt DOOK 01 crammed full of W 11 C .information for II all MrCGlthe investor and 1921 Edition! stock trader. Copies FREE No Obligation McCall & Riley Co., Inc. 20 Broad St. New York nn III! QUR BOND DEPARTMENT is equipped to give the same reliable, effi cient and courteous service in investment mat ters, which characterizes the service of every department of this bank. 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