Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 13, 1914, Winnipeg, Manitoba Y Manitoba free press. Friday. March 13i be hangs in both sessions exceed 3" 00 Sli arcs. Trani Power was steady in tic in Stod department this after noon Selling it do. New York weak bulls Loc interest and prices sagged almost generally on Lack of i support. $ x u w York Larch 12. Bul l ish speculators apparently lost All interest in itch Stock Market today and it Sag a Cal i of its own Weiss it. Distinct weakness the industrials t to Cupar stocks again a sagged. American Sukar dropped to i the lowest Flure since 1908i Kef press shares sagged slightly Fol lowing the further Cut in the american express dividend rate. There was Little in the Day s news to inf Luence prices. From. Tho steel Trade came reports of Price shading. The financial requirements of some of the weaker railways and Industrial concerns continued to find reflection in Stock Market movements. Traders thought it improbable that speculation on a Largo scale would be resumed until some of the puzzling features of the present situation were cleared up. The Rock Island and new Haven tangles the prolonged uncertainty regarding the mexican question and the indefinite status of general business conditions All tend to confuse sentiment and re strict speculative activity. The Short interest having Ben reduced by cover ing on the mid week Rise there was Little demand for stocks for either account and i t re Auire l Only a Small amount of Belling to affect quotations., in the Bond Market the movement was similar to that in stocks. Prices in most cases were shaded and severe losses were recorded in various Low Brade issues. Total sales Par value,$2,275,000. A. S. Bonds were unchanged on Call London depressed nervous feeling Over new deadlock in Ulster crisis and All stocks affected. Western associated press specify a Cable London March .12.the Stook Mark ets were depressed and to nervous owing to the fresh deadlock Over Ulster and to forced liquidation in connection wit i the settlement which has however not been marked by any failures so far. Tile re was liquidation in Paris also but the close was firm. The trading was wholly prof Cost Vional. The i pub l in keeping out of. Tha Market. Consols closed about the lowest at 75, despite the fact that the five Mil lion doll at loan of the City of Buda pest was 80 per cent unsubscribed. This scrip closed at 1 discount. Other a crisps were steady the new Canadian closing at 16 Premium. Canadian pacifier were Flat in sym Pathy with american rails and closed at 211 s. Grand trunks fell narrowly. Hudson s Bay we to offered at y4. Canadian industrials were weaker in spots and showed declines of fro nil to 2 Points Mexico City 5 per cent Bonds fell 10 Points on rumours that both. The dividend and the sinking f u n had been suspended this news disturbing All South american securities. Brazilians were weak especially the traction stocks which full 2 Points. Call Money was wanted and 2vi was bid on the pressure of. The Stock Exchange settlement and the Market Bor rowed i Gilialy at the Bank of England. Bill rates were firmer. Three months Papor fetching 2 i 1 notwithstanding a reduction of the austrian Bank rate by one half to 4 percent. Two Mil l Ion dollars in Gold withdrawn for Che Argentine. The Gold Drain to that country is expected to continue unless it is dive Ted to , because of the Sciort term Argentine loan which is be i is negotiated Here. The Bank return reflects tax sol lec tons this week of $12,500,000, though the Bank of England Reserve is rather i a her. At a meeting of Bhe shareholders of the Newfoundland Oil Fields company it was decided to liquidate and reconstruct a under Newfoundland registry t Ion. " Toronto very weak. Toronto March 1� the lowest prices in Many months were recorded today for Canadian Pacific and Rogers common while brazilian sold As Low As s,0, the lowest Price on record. The weakness in Londo was apparently responsible for the. Declines in Cana Dian Pacific by. And brazilian. Uncertainty in Tho political situation is scaring off investors. But there is no thing unfavourable in the Funda Menta l s in Canada. On the , prospects Here Are Prene rally considered favourable. The issues named Are As Low As during the Money Stringency when Loans wore unobtainable. At the present t Ime Money is easily obtain Able on stocks at 34 to 6 per cent. The accommodating office truck the office truck is one of the chief requirements in every office which assumes any importance in size. It facilitates he mov ing of books and records around the office and to and from the vault. There Are office specially trucks specially constructed for record books some can be fitte4 with office specially filing sections Vor a stack of office specially sections can be placed atop of wheelbase As illustrated. These and Many other labor saving devices Are displayed at Pur showrooms. Call and see them or phone and ask for our representative to Call on you. 223 Mcdermott ave., Winnipeg phones Garry 33kv3311 branches and representatives in principal cities head of Toronto factories Newmarket. Ont Osler Hammond & Nanton Stock brokers and financial agents stocks and Bonds bought and sold on commission on Winnipeg Toronto Montreal new York and London England exchanges Cobalt and Porcupine stocks bought and sold on commission for Caen. Private wire connection with new York and Toronto. Corner main Street and Portage Avenue Winnipeg. Phone main 3400. The total Trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange today amounted to4. Sis shares exclusive of and mining issues of which brazilian contributed 3,448 shares. The Stock rallied from the Low closing at 81 a or a � toss at 1 for tha Day. There was More liquidation in Rogers which sold off to 124j on Small lots or a net de Cline of 3j Points. Canadian Pacific sold at 206 to 2051, closing at 205 bid As compared Witler 207 bid yesterday. Barcelona was lower there being sales at 29�. Canada bread sold off i to 28 and but preferred lost a Point there being sales at 983. Toronto by. Dull with sales of 75 shares at 110% to 140. Loan company issues were a Little More Active and Hanks sold in Odd lots at Gene rally Uncha Ngod prices. Canada bread Bonds i lower at 95. Of tollway report grand trunk and Canadian nor Thern both show decrease for first week in March Winnipeg March 1u. Following tie announcement yester Day of a cd crease of $476,000 in the Gross earnings of for Trio first week of March As compared with the corresponding week of 1m3, the Canadian Northern and the grand trunk Pacific both report decreases Lor Tho same week As compared with last year. The Canadian Northern re ports a Suwall decrease of 0,10w arid the grand trunk a decrease of $32,916. The former reports a. Decrease for the third time this year and the latter a decrease Foj the seventh time the reports from the two roads for the successive weeks of Tho present year As compared with 1913 arc As follows Canadian Northern hallway. Increase 1914. 1913. 05 decrease Jan. 7 3.364,700 $341,500 .133.200 Jan. 14 362,800 359,000 4-. 3.800 Jan. 21 513.boo 301,500 1�.700 Jan. 31 5s0.2oo 511,000 to 18.800 feb. 7 503,100 293,900 9.200 feb. 14 312,700 306,200 6.500 feb. 21 336.6oo 389,100 52.soo feb. 23 372,200 40fl,500 37.300 March 7 319,4pct 324,600 5,100 grand trunk Pacific. J increase 1914. 1913. Or decrease Jan. 7 $ 797,268 $ 850.888 a 53.621 Jan. 14 803,al8" 860,353- 66.434 Jan. 21879.u48 " 884,424 4.476, Jan. 31 i 1.285,798 1,452,582 166,784 feb. 7 873.338 867,4675.87-1 feb. 14b68.433 866,864 of 1.568 feb. 21762,065 853,582 91.517 i be. 28948,664. 1,088,033 139,363 Miu. 7900,706. 933.622 32,916 marked decline in Bank clearings Bank Elei Ivainga for t h e. Week ending March 12 Are much lower than for co res paladins week of 1u13 Niimi ared Witler 1u12 it is Al nost three million As Shownan the Clear ing use As follows week in Fline March 12, ill .$.-2i,0 16,503 Corres Bohtling week of 1913 i851,7b6 cot responding week of 10t2-.3,855,366 the Rei Orla of the successive Weka of the present year As compared with the corresponding weeks of 1913 Are a follows r Jah. 8 8,039,131. $37,228.266 Jan. 15 27,10,263 30,561,935 Jain. 22 24,545,206 2�373 �9d 7a.li 29 21,214,17 25,697,297 feb. 5 ,.-. 22,135,651 28,857,201 feb. 12 19,885,9432-l,hs9,865 feb. -19 20,432,284 27,755,826 teb. 2619,055,715 24.1.11,827 if Rich 3, 21,596,3lu 25,888.732 Mai chl2. .21,046,503 1,851,766 Canadian Bank clearings decrease of Over Eie Fht millions re corded Over last year in leading cities of Dominion. Bank Cluni inti for the week end ing March 12, As porn pared with the corresponding Perth cd of 1913, Are As iollo.ws 191 i Montreal Jot ,783,230 Toronto. 38,810,715 21,046,503 Vati Gouvei 9,776,821 Calgary 3.318,931 bpm Oti Toti. 3,697,161 Ottawa. 3,428,115 Haar ii Loti 2,916,03-0 a i Itotia. 2,582,130quebec2,800,877 Regina 1,736,485 Halifax 1.845,28s" Saskatoon 1,341,1.17 Lio and on. 1,584,632 t Coto Wom thib compares to Atli 7 per cent on preferred and it 8kper cent common last years less ended nov. 30, 19131 american Sustar Refl tvs tear ended dec. 31. Total net roof its s4184,988 decrease $s,30s.1. " a. L. .sylvester., president of the american Clurar co. And Daniel Hall have been elected directors of Amerl can tobacco co. 1913 a 1,1431343 40,687,971 24,851,76.6 10,998,843 4,406,623 3,884,769 3,254,160 3,397,097 3,851,072 2,749,506 2,481,fl48 1,618,265 1,973,982 2,127,292 1,331,171 1,086,007 .669,53 572,871 549,211 j 90,29 4 5 79,060 St. A cram. 1,572,8"5t Moose jaw 880,362 port William. 6d 2,651 Brantford 126,994 Bra Ndon. 526,104 Leth bred be 469,356 Nti or. West Minster 425,985 total h50.561,86-1 $16-2,683,567 Medicine hat. $359,203 bad Outlook for i stated Spates stj3el. New York. March 12first Quarter of the Curren fiscal year of u. S. Steel corporation will end on april and unless shipments pick up materially within Tho next two weeks there will be a larger de flu than was expected at the of grinning of the year. Net earn Ings for the Quarter Are Roug my Esti mated at $18,4 50,000, which would mean a deficit after All charges including dividends of Between ?5,000,000 and$6,000,000 i Osi mfg letter. �. Al Doug All & Cowans new i Ork. March 12. 3he Market opened generally heavy an d there was some Selling on the foreign account in the International issues P r. Obein try far the most conspicuous amongst these and declining nearly 2 Points in the Early trading. Later in the Day in we Ucli was recovered before the close. In the rest of the International list the Selling was not important and Liquida Stock P. R. Lost z Points part of ton was try Small. Some specialities again showed pronounced strength during the second half of the Day the Market almost came to a standstill with transactions almost entirely con firmed to professionals but the general tone was heavy till just before the close when covering by the room Iowa caused some fractional sales 199,545. Sex chaff g e. Winnipeg March 12.a number of sales of Bank stocks were made on the local Exchange today and p rides were Nam to higher. Northern Crown changed hands on tit acc purchases Tho Price in each Case being 91. Tynio a Bank was bought at 144 Anil 144j. For Northern Crown 90 was bid at the close with Sellers at 91. Union was offered at 145, with buyer s at 144. The Only other Active Issue was1 great West permanent for which 126 was paid. At the close 3251 was bid. Occi dental Pir e is still offered at 102. Americans in London. Of Osier. Hammond Nanton London. March 12.--decllncs amal. Atchison h balt rope Ohio 54 Cana Dian Pacific. Great Northern of a. 1 Stock quotations i Winnipeg Wynn Lee. Starch 12 listed stocks. Bid. . Loan. Jig. Ken lure loan. No a great West Lite 250 great West Perm 125 a " Home investment 139 Man. A Saak. Coal Bonds go nor. Cao. Mort Aice. � 13s Northern Crown Bank 90 9 Northern Mort Kace 10ft a 103northern Trust. 128 Occidental fire Joa Standard trusts. 370 Union bunk of Canada 144 145. Whim Oak & Mortlake 150 & Glaes. Ito1 sales it listed stocks 5 North Tern Crown _ Ujj 5 Northern Crown 91 1 Northern Crown. 91 10 great West Perm j26 10 great West Perm 126 2 Tonton Bank ". _ 14 4 2 Union Bank _ 2 Union Bank. 144 10 great West Perm of. _., \z6 Montreal close reported by Mcdoura 1 montres Ames Polden. Bell. Telephone. Brazil. Canada Cement. Cement pfc Nat air Pacific. Crown Koa Erve. Can. Car Itou Nelry. Detroit United. _ uni Ninalou Cannera. Dominion Iron & steel t of. I & s pad. or the. Woods com Laurent de. Montreal Power. Wellvie a tour com. _ Ottawa railway. R & 6 ?_ . Comoso steel co. Of Canada. Toronto railway. Twin City Winn Nek electric. Montreal train com. Canada Weinant. & Cowans .1. March 2.bid. Allied. 14 151 a 81 vj.30 i 91 / 2o4% 190 151 8ji/b r. Canadian Pacific.,Crown be serve. car foundr3idetroit United. Dominion Oai mors. Dominion Jroud & steel. Illinois traction Corn. Lako of the. Wooda com. Njau Renolde. Macdonald .1mexican Oil but com. Montreal Power. Nova Scotia steel. Ogilvie flour com. Ottawa Power. Penman Ltd " Quebec by. R. & o. Nav Shawn Iran. She Rel i Williams com. Sherwin of Iiama do poo. Steel co. Of Canada com. Spanish River. Textile. ,. Toronto. Railway twin City. Winni dept electric. 204 a 188 61 la a66 32 91 131 185 a 224% 120 150 a 15, 104% 137 60 131 17 ,4, 83 14014 103% 206 221 so 93 205 183 61 71 is 66 33 /. 66 a 131 186 it 17 45 225% 76 120 150 104% 137 60 100 131 17 a 34 / 83 140 105% 205 62 72 69 52 a 93 153 186 225 121 150 a 15% 105 138 13284 141 106 210 222 31 91 Vij 205% 185 63 72 6p. 32 135 187 17vj 50 225% 77. 15.1 55 16 105 138 a 61 18 15 83% 140% 106 210 new York & Cowans London. Larch 32.the Bank of 33naland statement to Lay was As Foll Otra of this week. Last week. �28,237,000 �28,498,000 Public deposits private de Oolaita goal of curits other securities. Reserve. Proportion Bullion. Hate unchanged. 22,441.080 40.877.000 24,943,00039.922,00011,162.000 40,115,00031,As.000 31.738.000 49.o3 50.11 _ 41.642,000 41.706,000 new Tork i March 12.bethleharn St Al for year ended dec. 31, surplus Iii reuse. $3.059,068, equn.1 to 7 per event. Earned on Pru Forred a addition to �7.44 of reported by Osier Hain mond & Wanton Mew York. March. 12. Opon. Alrh Aow. Clone. Amal. Coda r is a 73% 73 /4 73? n Amer. A it lick. 53 Amer. Beet " sugar. /. 21. Amer. Car dry.49 Amer. Cotton Oil. 43 i 43 /4 42 a 42%Amer. Loco. 34. Ambit melt Ink. 67vi 67% 67% 67 Ainer. Stel dry 33 infer. Sudan97 98 /4 97. 98 Amer. T. & t 121 a 121% 121 a 131 i Amer. Woolen 14 Anaconda. 3514 36 3s3/a 35c/4 at cell on 96 96 95% 9s Batch Iann of a. Rico i. Atlantic coast line 121 bait. & Ohio 88 a is i 87-14 so a. W. T 92 92 a 91% 91% P. H 205% 205% 204 a 204% Central leather. .33 33 32 32% Che s. & Ohio. 51 i 51% 51% 51.% Ohio & Alton 10 Ohio. M. & St. P9s a 98%. 98 9814 Colo. Southern 20v4 21 Cli Cafro & a w 133% Colo. F. & 32 Szivi 32, 32 cons. Gas. 13s Del. & Hudson. 14914 149 a 149 349 Denver & r. G 11 11 10% 10 Denver Ltd. 2114 20% Duluth. S. S. I a _ 5 do Lull of 10 a brie 28% 28% 281/. 28 brie 1st old43% 435a 43 /2 43 a. Erie 2nd pad 36% Gen. Electric 7. 147v 147% 147 a 146% it. Nor. Ltd. 126% 126% 126% 1,26. It. Nor. Ore. 36%35% great Western. 11% 11% 11 4 11 % 111 Central 108y4 108,%interboro 14% 14% 34 a 14% Lehlah Valley. 144 /4 144-% 144 /4 144% Louis. & Nash. 136 135 Mackay. 83 Mackay pm. 68% 68% 68% 68 v4 Soo 129 a. K. & to 17 a 17 a 16% 16% a k. & t. Cd sow to. Pacific. 24 24 .23% 23ybnational Lead i 49 n t. Central 89 a 89% 89 88% n. o. & w 26 a 27 26 a 26 Norfolk & Western., 103/� 403 a 102% 102%. Northern Pacific. A. 1d9% 109% Utah. Copper 53% . 53% Vars. Car. Chem 31% 31% of a of a Wabash. 2 a 2 Wabash pad. 7 7 a 7. % Western Union 64 64 63% 1 3%. Wester Ekhouse elec. 72% 73 a 72% 72% Wisconsin Central 40 money1% 2 1% 1% sales to noon 95,500 total sales 181,000. Banes reported by Osier. Hammond & Xanten Montreal March 12. Banks. Sellers. Buyers. Commerce210 a .810 imperial_314-14 merchants _ 191 stolons 205 201 Montreal 246 by Nova Scotia. 265 2s3a Ottawa a 2�s a Royal 225 Union i 3 London reported by Mcdo Upsall & London March Anijo. Copper. . Jamer. Ismel Titipa i Anaconda Copper atch Khoii Bahin Jere & lilo Canadian. Pacific _ e Ches Ohio c., m. & so Paul Denver & it. G brie. Erie 1st pad brie 2nd pm great Northe Ipi pad Illinois Central Cowans 12 2 . 73 a63 35 95 % san 2057/� 51% 98% Ito Ore it removed from dons and scald do the int cd a to to quickly soothed by Udo Trond Tull tie Fin Joll b tog brought rail to troum Edsol Tieren. For turns would Isof them Obdy York Central T. N to. O. & a. Nortner a Pacific 1. Pennsylvania _ Reading Izz. Route Leland Southern Pacific to. Southern hallway. Sput nem hallway via a Union Pacific United states steel i. Iii 165 4 a 93 /4 24 % 83 Wabash to to. We re following to s1j. Toronto 0 Larch 12. The a s Stock sales t i an 42s Sharos a t steel corp. 440 at 31j to 32. Ai Okay 105 at s31._ Mackay Prefilm at is., Missine 895 to 640 to 63�-.col. Loan 200 at so. Barcelona 90 at tin.oinmerce60 at 211unlisted Temi Akamine 5,700 at 20 Peterson. 4 00 at 421. Chambers 1.000 at a Porcupine Tisdale 1,000 at 4.j. Dome Extension 700 at . Oaler Hun Markl & Nan ton. March 12, 1314. Brazilians Giu. Canada bread Canada bread pad can. Gen. Elec. " " bom. Canners i. Dora steel corporation Duluth Superior Mao Kay Moro. Mao Kay pad. _ to. Maple Leaf Cumi. J. Rogers com. Steel of can. Of 3. I Toronto railway. Colonial investment landed banking Barcelona Banks co nuni Erce Dot nip i. Imperial metropol Tairi. Ottawa Koyal. " Cobalt toes. Chalmoers. Pel land i a Rose Nipissing. Temiscaming of. " Peterson Porcupine pome Kate a Sion. Be a r l make West dome �8 sow 11" -67w 31% 64�314 68 96124% 85 140 80 143 211 231 i in 64fi 31=4 74 15 % Montreal wants big anal built Montreal March 12.a mass meet ing called by the Chara be of com Merce in. The Monument National last night unanimously endorsed the geor Gian Bay canal project. Liberal acid conservative speakers United in Praise of the scheme and the meeting was most enthusiastic. Mayo Lavalle said it was important from the nationa.1 Point of View that Montreal should Fig lit new York s when through old age the bodily functions become sluggish Ina Dru co laxatives give gentle timely and effective Aid without discomfort of distress. 250. A Box at your druggist s. 173 until Effort to draw Canadian products to that part. Controller Joseph Ainey expressed Concord in the project on behalf of labor. Henri Bourassa who received a t v Mendo us reception outlined rapidly the advantages of the scheme i oni the Points of View of rapidity Alul Security of transport cheapness i Iva ter transport As compared with Railroad freight and of products Between East and West. In his recent trip along the we Lanty canal he had found no opposition to i he project. Hit believed this canal to be an absolute necessity to pre vent the West from separating rom the East. It was also necessary to preserve the economic Independence of Canada. Or. Frisson read the Resolution to which the assent of the meeting was desired the. Last two paragraphs Reading that the citizens of the City and District of Montreal hereby energetically request the Federal government to build the georgian Bay canal with in the shortest possible time and to take Steps during the per sent session to insure its construction. That the citizens of Montreal pro test strongly against any measure which May delay the execution of National this was proposed by mayor Valle senator Casgrain 3 a. Vaillant i our and Al Phijit in i optic. Contd in of do n Ai Ojo Uio. Gravil and Kosene Taru. _ other fee aurs in Loo i. A ,. White Mosur Viive of w a Jenison a Wilson. I ill Rel Wem Ber for Tuivai k. M. Auou0w. i Klun and p. E a m a re lie . Mother of convict Given Freedom. \ i Montreal. Mare i 12.broken by i t rouble following t to con viol Ion a s o n t o live in i Penitentiary. Mrs. We. Sec Toyi. Aged c4, stood to the bar in thu top it of the King a Bench. Yesterday. Charged with receiving to goods her on had stolen. Clovra i Osei Utor Wash tie cuned to address the jurors and or. Jul tic Ija Vorse Tolli jury they the Ely the evidence. On to e into t such it All were Agre Ixl a. Tohoru of inks repeated not Al in but court crier Foliart Rivault noticed that one of to jurors was not standing he. An elderly Man then Rose arid of i to tinkle pronounce Al the guilty. Tho jury Dischar Ted. Crown prosecutor Walsh afterwards remark cd i hath would not again pro8cct Iho Vaomaa. Bank of Montreal 3 established 1817 capital paid up rest. Undivided profits total assets october 1913 $16,000, 16,000,000.00 1,046,217.80 242,263,219.60 r. B. Angus. Eco. . Mck a. C. R. Homer i. . K. C. V. O. Dovid Morris. He. A. Burn run a i. C. B. Gordon. Pm. D. Forb ii an in. A. Win. My Muir. E sir Frederick Williams Taylor general manager. Bau Korfi i Canada and London England for Dominion government. Jura inches established throughout. Canada and Newfoundland in w n Ivy Price England no Vav York Chicago Spokane and Mexico City. Savings departments at All branches. Deposits of from ?1.00 upward received and interest allowed at current rates. A general banking Lou siness transacted. E. P. Winslow. a. F. D. Macgachen sept. Of branches Northwest i of Jucus manager. Winnipeg Man. Winnipeg. Now is the time Jjo think of arranging passage for the friends and relations in the ild country whom you expect to bring out in the Spring. You can secure their tickets Here ind All arrangements will be made for their Forward Lar by the Donaldson line for information rates Etc., apply to any steamship agent or h. Is. Llda Ian Gen. Agent. S4b main St. Winnipeg. Canadian Pacific Atlantic steamships a Webfoot sailings. Lake Manitoba. Jollar. 17 of Britan Juar. Empress of . 4 orchestra on empresses Plara in Flat and second Cabin daily. Tickets reservations Etc. From any hallway or steamship agent. In. C. Caset. Gene tax agent. 210 Portare Are., to Iupe. The finest u Zam Buk for Many reams. It is Antiseptic kills the Poison a any wound. It ensures any wound or skin injury or disease against Poison Genii in the air which Ere Al ready to enter a sore place and set up poisoning and Putre fac Tive change. Immediately Tucey enter Zam Buk they Are instantly a filed. 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