CHARLOTTE SUNDAY OBSERVER, SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 1917.
no
Markets A ndFinancial World
BIKE- REALIZING
MEETS FURTHER ftOVUNCE
General List Closed Steady at
Net Advance of 9 to 15
Points.
w Tort, March :. Further sdvances
met ctlv realising- In the cotton market
toar and after ellin at H.10. May re
acted, eloslnc at II. IT with the general llat
clostns; steady at a net advance of I to II
points.
The market opened steady at an advance
of 14 to IT pointa on overnight buying or
der. Early offering were readily absorbed i
and the market sold about Zi to : points
rat higher during the middle of the morn
ing. All positions made new hiKh ground
for tha movement with July celling at IS i
and October at 18 51. Offer n-g Increased
around the lm-cent level for October and
there were reactions of aome 10 to 13 points
In th late trading. The early buying was
promoted by reports of Increased activity in
th good market, and a favorable view of
report that the British Oovernment had
now assumed control of practically all Bri
Ish tonnage. According to a Southern ta
t stlcsl authority prospects now p.in! to an
Increase of about 7 to 16 per cent in the
western belt srreage and of 2 to 6 per ceit
cast of th river. Crop preparations in the
eastern belt are said to be from one to
thra weeks late.
Open.
May II
July II 17
October II 40
Pecember II SO
January 1113
High.
1 10
II J
II 51
II S
IS 64
1aw. Close
II S 17
11 10 ! ')
11.40 11 4!
1149 1 49
12 51 1$ 50
Spot steady; middling 11.30.
COTTON BUYING WAS
STIMULATED BY RAIN
New
Orleans, March 24. Rains In the
portions of th belt stimulated buy-
Ing of oettos today and In the face of con
eiderable realising price at one period were
lifted II to 27 pointa over yesterday's close.
Aa BBOsn&rmsd report that an American
passenger steamship had sunk a German
submarine) had a bullish effect around the
opening. Late In the session the market
fall off somswhat under th liquidation and
last prices were steady at a net gain of I
t II points.
Spot aoooanta continued favorable and
contributed to th market's steadiness. Lo
cal spots wsrs marked up 12 points and
pew crop months crossed th ll-cent level.
Taking th sntlre list Into consideration,
prist oa th hoards war th highest since
ahoat th first of th year.
Closing bid: May 11.41; July 1140; Oc
tober 17.11; December 11.00; January 11 01.
pot cotton steady, II points up; sales on tJ
th spot 1.121; to arrive 1,200; middling
lt.fl.
MXW TORK COTTON REPORT.
Pari Movement.
HVar TrsrX March 14 Nsw Orleans: Mid- I
slTlBf litis receipts 1.116; salea 2.132; stock
421.11.
Oalvssftont Middling ll.H: receipt 4.045:
alas lT stock 171.144.
Mobil! Middling 11.11; sales II; stock
.III.
Savannah! Middling; 11.11; reoatpts 151;
sale 171; stock 141.121.
Charleston: Middling II 00; receipts 1.124;
stock II.04L
Wilmington: RscelpU II; stock 12.711
Norfolk: Middling 11.12;
sale 204; stock 101,171.
receipt. l.H;
Baltimore: Stock 11,121.
- Boaton: Middling 11.20; receipts II; stock
11.101.
Philadelphia: Middling 11.11; export II;
stock 2.IIT.
New Tork: Middling II .11; stock 111.117.
Minor ports: Stock 17,200.
Total today: Receipts 10,111; exports II;
stock 1.251.115.
1 otai lor weea: nwsipu iv.viv; exports
. . . , .
ports 4.II2.III.
Interior Movement.
Houston: Middling 1110; receipts 1151;
shlpmens 4,110; sale 1.151; stock 121.312.
Memphis: Middling 11.71; receipt 1.144;
shipments 1,774; sale 1.210; stock 250.47.
Augusts: Middling II ; receipts 131;
shipments tT4; sales III; stock 104,171.
8L Louis: Middling 11.71; receipt I.1IT;
shipments 1,110; stock 2I.I7T.
Cincinnati: Receipt 21.111.
Llttl Rook: Middling 11.71: receipt TOT;
shipment 1.ITI; sale 1,071: stock 14,12.
Dallas: Middling 11.10; sales 711.
Montgomery: Middling 11.21; sales 25.
Total today: Receipts 1,441; shipments
11,114; stock ITI.4I1.
BTBBABD BBOS. A CO. OX COTTOX.
Nsw Tork, March 14. Showers In snutb-
wssi tsxu war not considered neavy
noafh to brsak th dry wsather. On th.
epsnlns yrioss adranced soma II to I
yoiata, ibb pronwaains; iwfan, appmrsntir
tram ans or two of tha houses who bought
fraslf last wosk. Possibly soma of the sll
Ibs for th past throa days may have corns
tram Interests which war supposed to hsre
hold eottoa for the account of Oermma or
Austrian houses sines early In the war. as
the question of ownership and also of the
tandlnc of contracts made for the for
ward dslrrery of cotton at tha end of the
war will heooma a question for serious con
sider tie should this country become a bl
llferent We think the trade are looklnc for
a hi r her market on Monday. The reaction
at the eloaw was based on week-end profit -taldns
and the aelllns mentioned above.
IX hear ae fceartah Tlewa It la quite pos
albls tha Government may require from the
cotton manufacturers for supplies of cotton
roods en the same terms the copper and
atael people have given voluntarily.
UOTTKY U AKKET.
Sear Tsr. March 24. llarcejitne paper
4 te 44.
tsrtlnri May bins 4 Tl; commercial s
ay Mils a banks 4 71; commercial (0-dar
WIM .Tti demand 4.71.&1; cables
-.
4-74
maea, demand 114; cables 111
Marks, demand : cables 4'4
Kreaen. demand 11.10; cables 11. as.
Outldara, demand 46; rablea 40 t-14.
Urea, demand 7.7S; rabl'i T 74
Itublea, demand 2(1.61; cabls 2110.
Bar ailver 71: Mexican dollars ii
Ooremment bonds steady; railroad bonds
trm.
COTTONSEED OIL.
Ksw Tork, March 14. The cottonsrrd
mark st was strens and higher with active
erertnf on the strenrth In lard and cot
tea. May opened at 13 11. sold up to 13 i
aad closed at 1I.IS. Pinal prices wer i
to It polnU net higher. Tenders 204 bar
rela Bales 12.104 barrels.
Prims erode 11.13; prime Summer yellow
spot lt.Tt; March 1S.7I; April 11. 43 May
11.11; Jane 1114; July 13 17; Aatust 13 M
September 13.31; October 13 21
CATLIN &
XETW TORK
BOSTON
Commission Merchants
Cotton Piece Goods and Cotton Yams.
. Southern Office 6 East Fourth St, Charlotte, N. C.
Hull, Harg'ett & Co.
, huotrsmn to
HULL INVESTMENT AND SECURITIES COMPANY
C1XAIUXJTTK. X. C.
Dealers in .Mill Stocks, Bank Stocks and High Grade
Southern Securities.
LeAc& Wlrr Kervtr to New York, giving rrmttnnnu quotalinnt on itll
lltttud Wu rllica and rommodllirt from the H-n-tp:il -iclian-.
WHl4 Phone or Wlrr Tour Orrter at Our l.iH-n-'
Suitesj 221, 225, 22S and 227 I'Wilnx.nl Building.
Phones 3406, 3407 3I0
, OIIARIjOTTE cottov.
I With the quotations at 19.65 cents,
II bales of ootton were received at
I the Charlotte platform Saturday. On
March 24. 1916. 152 bale were mar
i keted at a price 'of 12 cents. Cot
tonseed continues to sell at 60 cents
a bushel.
U. S. Coupon 4s Rose One Half
Per Cent on Call During
Week.
New Tork. Msreh 24 Ralls were the
absorbing f-aiures of today's brief but very
art:ve s... market, that divj:on. for the
most part, addtnc to its belated advsnee of
the precedtnc presumably on the pros
pects of hither fre;cht and ja'nitT rates.
Huytns -onverped around ci.a l-rs. Read
Inr. Norfolk Wes'ern. I,eh gh Valley. Bal
timore a: Ohio and Erie ada'ancing 1 to 2
pointa Ga:r.s in other rail, notably St.
Paul. Northern Paciflr, Southern Pacific.
New York Centra!, 'hla:o ft Northwest
ern. lll!no:s Central. Cl-.rado Southern and
the pr-f-Tr d h.r- of 'he M,nuri Pacflr.
Wabah ar- ! Southern nds, attained simi
lar prop.-.!- f.rs
rntte.1 sta'es Kteel was variable. but
n-rhlehim Se!s hjpp.r.ics anl motors
were ir.oder.!-!y reactionary. w!th Canadian
PacteJc and i'r.ion Pacific C. prrs were in
steady demar.'l at rains of 1 to slmost 2
points. I'tah falling bark under pressure,
but male full re overy later Hajdwin l.o
comot: wa strongest of the 'ulrwntf,
rts:ng three points to f.n
Amone the specislti's Maltlrs common
and preferred H;de and leather pr f-rred
and ;j!f States S'.ee showed ga ns of 1 to
3 points Wilson Packing roe four points,
making a record at T4T. and Virginia Iron
and Coal rose r.i to 71. P.eai ilng caused
a general shading of prices later, but the
market closed with a strong tone.
Actual reserves In own- vsults and Fed
eral reserve banks of local bankfng Institu
tions decreased about KO.of'O.nna during the
week, etcess reserves decreasing by little
more than Kl.OOe.r.ni), just about offsetting
the previous week's gain
Bonds were generally higher. Total sales,
par value. $;.4S.ftfti
ln:ted State coupon 4s rose per cent
on call dur.ng the week and coupon Us de
clined H per cent-
STOCK LIST.
High Low Close
Allls-Chalmers. .
American Beet Sugar. . .
American Can
American Car A Foundry
American Cotton Oil
-I 2'S: 29S
-! 'V '"4
4',! 4
! 70 1,1 r.9',,
J 44 ' 44
J 73' 724
.'1074 107
214
93
701,
44
73
107
American Locomotive ...
"Xmerlcan Smelting
American Sugar
.'1134 112
1121;
American Tel. Tel 127 i:74'i:TS
American Tobacco bid. 214
American Z!nc . .
Anaconda Copper
Atchison.
AtUntiC coast Lin bid
Paldw'n Locomotive ....
Baltimore Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Canadian Pacific
Central Leather
Chesapeake A Ohio
Chicago. Mil. ft St. Paul.
Chicago. R. I. A Pac. Ry .
Colorado Fuel A Iron....
i rorn product.
Crucible S:el
Cuba Cane Sugar
Erie
General Electric
Great Northern pf d
Great Northern Ore Ctfe. .
Goodrich
Illinois Central
Inspiration Copper
'IK 1 1 5 s 1 1 r, .
1 SI I 3C2 Si 4
' ii I l'. . in
'15H'1C5'
' f: "V f.i 4
Tnt- Mer. Marine pfd
;.4'
i, 1W
; .,,.., i vicWl
' 4
! International Paper .
! 45',!
14V
47 V
' 714'
44V, 44'.
S4. :4,
4S'4' 47',
Kansas City Southern ..
Kennecott Copper
Lehirh Valley
Louisville Vsshrtlls . .
I.lait'tt A Meyers bid
Lorlllard Co. bid
Matw.ll Motors bid.. ...
Mexican Petroleum
National Lad
New Tork Central
N. T.. N. H ft Hartford
Norfolk ft Western . . . .
Northern Psciflc
Pennsylvania
Ray Con. Copper
Read ire
Rep. Iron ft Ste . .
714' 714
'1294 1!
..Mt,
t. 9:4
r.l V
94 99
4S I 4KS
!!33Vli:'4'l"34
ll"7Vlft7 1174
1 65 4 H St.
I S04I 294' 3(1
'1124' 994 1M 4
! 144 44 4S
Seaboard Air I.lne ! 1J4
114! 154
. . . .! 34
Seaboard Air Line pf4 bid
Sloss-Shef. Steel ft Iron...' 73 ' 714' 7i4
Stodebaker Corporation . . 'Kl.l's'ins 4'1014
. Soathrrn p-'f!-
' in 4' 7 4! 97 4
I iV 304' 3014
pfd ! 1 4 4 fil
j gooth-rn Railway
Son t hem Rallwar
Tennessee Copper bid 1 14
Texas Co 731 l::94':30
fnlon Paelflo '145 !142M H!l
United Fruit 11454 145 '145
United States Rubber.
404! 69,' 594
United States Ftel . .
United States Steel pfd.
Utah Copper
Va-Caro. Cbem. bid
Wabaxh pfd "B"
Western Union
Westing-house Electric. .
Mo. Pac. W. I
1174 1U4'11,
1114'lH 11
1114 1114 1 1 2
1 ! I 41
i7
74
51
314
2S'
52
31-,
Total sales for the flay. (04.509 shares.
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CHAS. rAIBCHII.I) A CO. OS COTTON.
New Tor. March 24 The cotton mar-
! ket thla morninc scored opening advances
i ranr1nc from 14 to 14 points and later
' worked op slightly further, bat nervounnens
. over possibility of unfavorable over-Sunday
1 happenings politically caused periods of
1 llqaidatton, which bronght about moderate
setbacks Inasmuch aa the extra sesqlon
of Congress does not convene until April 2.
It Is hard to imagine where anrthlna more
unfavorable than baa already occurred can
develop between now and Monday. Ger-
many, being the agresw.r In attacks on
American sh:pp'.r.c. Is hardly likely to take
I tne initiative in msaing ociar&tion or war
i against the United K'.ates Therefore we
I are Incl ne to look for rumption of buy
. Ing. w:th b gher cotton markets next we
. We pamculaTly favor pur hases of (ctober.
' which is being s-'-adily a .jmrfd by Llver-
rMl and coninenial interpis and is likely
to be the strong feature of any advance
DClt Wei(.
oil l Cottonseed oil worked Into new high lev
els of the yer rd -n th- history of the
tra'ie We n"' v-ry mil' h higher prices.
a-:.'-u'.ar!y r. the . .-r.t uf hoiitlltliee with
" rrr.i'riy W fvor t-'jrchae. of J-ily.
However, we v..u'.d ' .r:d-r n-l-ii of Sep
irr.tr oil aaainet iiT-h- tt iririlwr. at
pr k,;:rg d fTrr,( r.f al"-ut lr 1-p.nts.
as pr'.m n;c trHn V b-l:f-ve Sep..m
br :: ll ever, a ?h. f r..,t cunsiderably
Uf.der O'.'ob--. a.'h'li . -idt
COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA
CHICAGO
WHEAT VALUES AGAIN
Market Reacts, However, Be
cause of Profit Taking Pro- -visions
Advance.
Chfragn, March 24. B' Ioms in acreag
day to hoist the value of wheat. The mar
ket, however, reacted because of profit-tak-'
Ing and In the end was unsettled at the
same as yesterday's finish to 1 up, with
May at 1.S0V to 1 91 and July 11 to
i 1 63V Corn gained to 1V, oats closed
t off to IS advance and provisions un
changed to 17 cents higher. Close:
Wheat High. Low. Close.
Mav 1 IlSj 1 .i4 l Hoi, :
July 1.14 1.10 1.11
Corn
Mav l.l (IS 1.14 4 IIS
July l.UVa 1124 1.1414
Oats
May 6114 .0H .114
July 6114 .57 .51
Pork
May S4 US 24 SO 14.10
July 33.75 23 43 33.60
l.ar.1
May 19 9T, 19.75 1 10
Julv 19 57 19 72 11.13
Ribs
.May II 30 14 no II. 12
July IS.. 10 14.12 18.27
Cash gra'n: W heat. Nos. 2 and 3 red anil
No. .z hard, nonrnal; No. 3 hard I'Ofi1,. !
Corn. No. 2 yellow 1 1; No. 3 yellow 1.17 1
to 1 1; No. 4 yellow 115 ' to 1.16V 1
FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS'
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
Washington, fart-h 21 Total resources
of Federal Reserve Banks decreased ap-
proximately 125.000.000 during the past
week. The reserve board s statement shows
the condition of banks March 23 to be as
follows:
Resources.
Gold coin and cerlificats in
vault 3'.ft.7Ti.nnfl
Gold settl'-n cnt fund . . ...... I'os-,!,
Gold redemption fund wth I. S.
Treasurer
Total gold reserve
Legal tender notes, silver, etc..
Total reserve
Five per rent redemption fund
against Federal Reserve bank
notes
Bills discounted members
Acceptances bought
I'nited States bonds
One-year Treasury notes
Municipal warrants
Total earning assets
Federal Reserve note -net
Due from other Federal K'-serve
-1 1111(1
j.S.TS.OOO
0.l,K5.0O)
S73,2o!,"'l0
400.000
l fi.47 '..Clio
87.79S.OOO
2H.27:V"'-"
I5.76l.000
l 7", l :i.
I l.44o.iOi
banks net 2!!4.oo
.' 37 '37 1 37 : All other resources "..t.n.-ion
.' I4' "4' 7'4 -
. U'5 10'4 lo.'.4 Total resources . .I917.iol.uo'
. 1 1 e Liabilities.
.' V M 1 td'i Capital paid in I S. ('37.000
.' 514 J"4; o3 ;overtini'nt dpofits 1 9. ;"2,nn
117 143 14ri IU" to tneni bers Kescr'' lie-
. 'Ifi6, '1 S.r. 4 If S count 711.117,01111
,' 954 91 9, Collection Items 1 1 3,7 s4.0
. fjii' "i2 : "'24 Federal Reserve notes net 1 . 7 2'. il'io
.' 15 144' 13 All other liabilities 3 In .
39 4 3'4: 3"
. 54 53 1 51 Total liabilities j 1 ;. j" I
'. !1204 Cf.id reserve at;aiiiBt n- t d oa I and not.-
.' 214' 2'4 2: liabilities. 79 1 p-r c-i.t
.'72 ! 71 ' Tl S ; Cash r.'S'-rve aKainst n-'t .i.'iri.sit and note
.' 45si' 44,' 444 liabilities. Si' 3 p.-r ecu:
.1 314 3o 304 'ash reserv- attainst net il. posit habil --Il67
174 1C74 ties after setting aside 40 ,,..r , , ,.t
rs,-rv. aatnt a?rj;;it ;t l..i-ili(i.-F i.n
Federal reserve nolns in ,r ula ...n. 1 4 r
! cent.
STATEMENT 0f"cONDITION
CLEARING HOUSE BANKS
I N"w York. Marrh 24 Th MatpmAnr nf
I f he actual condition of c I-arinif hutf
! banks an-! trust r-impani-! for ih'
i "hown that ihoy hll $142. 7;:.. :; r--r
In rxvrzH of Igal r1iijir''iii''iMi This i a
; tl r'arti nf $;l,O73.610 (nun Umt p-k. Thn
BtatTTint followt
Loans, tlifmunts. etr . incrfas-l
'. Rsrvp in own vault" If-r-a,"4l
RnArve in KdTal Rwrv? tank
; drras-rl . .
; Rcftfrvp in other depositaries de-
( creased
i Net demand dfpnslts Increase. 1 .
.r.4i.,no
. 1 7-S.M4MI
14.44 000
37.'l"1
Net tlm depon ts ii'Tar"1-! . . .
Circulation increased
54.000
Aifipregate rpfrv 77V2t
l.CHMl
Exre resrv, 91 42.7S5.3; de
creased 2!.071.klO
Summary rf State banks and trust com
panies in flmatT Nw York not includ-l
In clearing hous statement
1,4-tKns. discounts, etc.. Increased $
Ppecie decreased... -9
Igal tenders dpcrpa--!
Total deposits drrased
Banks' cash In vault
Trust companies' cash In vault..
1.31.100
111.100
i s 44:.:.-".
.1.'40,8mm
NEW YORK LIVESTOCK.
Tork. Marrh J4. Uneven, no
New
Ing
Cattle steady
veals 14.00 to 1 75
10.10 to 12 00.
Sheep end lambs, no trading
Hogs, no trading.
COTTON
BROKERS
Members New York Cotton Evhange
and New York Produce Exchange.
Orderj solicited for purchase or sale of
cotton and cotton-iced oil for futur;
delivery. Correspondence invited.
Market letters and telegraphic advices
lent upuu request without charge.
CHAS. FAIRCHILD & CO.
27 WILLIAM ST., NEW VOIM
Established 1R90
Prompt Delivery
170,000 Daily
Capacity
Writo, phone or see us
for delivered prices.
Johnson & Johnson Co.
701 Commercial Bank
Building.
W. D. SLOAN,
LoraTManaper.
Phone 316
BR C
COPPEB .MARKET.
New Tork, March 24. Th copper mar
ket has been quiet during the psst week.
Hcatterlng lota of electrolytic for nearby and
third quarter delivery have been offered by
resellers at concessions, giving the market
rather an unsettled appearance but no
change has been reported In the quotations
of the larger agenclea The market for
spot and nearby was nominal today with
prices ranging from 13 to II for the second
quarter and from II to 12tt tor th third
quarter. Iron was unchanged.
NAVAL STORES. ,
Savannah, Oa., March 14. Turpentln
firm, 43 sales at; receipts 41; shipments
102; stock MO J.
Rosin firm; salea IAT; receipts 110; ship
ments 141; stock 71.240.
Quote: ABODE I 45; F OBI 1.65;
K at .; N WO 1.70: WW I TS.
BCTTER.
March 24. Butter. 21 tubs
Elgin. 111.
40 cents.
do you discount
all your bills?
Do you realize that
Manufacturers
and Wholesal
ers frequently
make 14 to
90 discount
ing their pur
chase bills
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What Is Your Life Insurance Costing You?
WE INVITE COMPETITION
We iiiirtinirc a lower not ids! of InMirimtf In 20 years (linn un other
old line conipaiij.
l-'or full inforniiillon, atldrehs or plmiie,
ALEX. S. THOMPSON, Agent
201 Anierltan Trust lildj:
TIIK I'KOMIir.M' I.II K
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FOUNDED 1865.
Charlotte Electric Repair Co.
Charlotte, N. C.
The Bent Equipped Elex-trtcal Repair Works In Uie South.
TELEPHONE AVANT
For the Best
COAL and WOOD
Avant Wood and Coal la Guaranteed.
Avant Coal and Wood Company
Phones 402 and 403.
SEABOARD i LI RY.
LEAVE CHARLOTTE, EAST AND WEST.
No. i OS a
points.
No. 1110:10
Wialdon.
No. 104:00 p
pointa
Connecting Hamlet all
a. m Local Ralelfh and
m. Connecting Hamlst all
No. 1 7:50 p
-Ical Monros, connect-
Inc
North and Hnuth.
WEST HOUND.
No. Ii l:0S a. m. I.oral. J
No 3 1 - J . 25 p m. Ixcal.
Kurthrr Information call 110; City Office,
South Trjfon St
JAMKS KKIl. JR.. T PA.
4'harlottp. N C
I JnllN T. WEST. I'. V. A .
Kalsigb. N. C.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.
Chicago. March 24. Hogs steady st yes
terday's average to I cents higher; bulk I
14.81 to 11.10; light 14.11 to 11.00; mixed
14.10 to lff.li; heavy. 14.41 to 16.11; rough
14.41 to 14.10; pigs 10 SO to 14.00.
Cattle steady; native beef cattle 1.2 to
11.86; stookers T.OO to 10.00; cows and heif
ers 1.10 to 10.70; calves 10.10 to 11.00.
Sheep steady; wethers 11.20 to 11.11;
wes 0.00 to 12.21; Iamb 12.71 to lt.lt.
Sl'GAB AND COFFEE.
New Tork, March 24. Raw sugar firm;
sale 1,000 bag; molasses 477; centrifugal
1.14; refined steady.'
Spot coffe quiet ;t Rio Is, : Santos 4
10. "
COTTON GOODS.
New Tork, March 14. Cotton roods show,
ed a rising tendency today, prints advanc
ing a quarter of a cent on soma lines.
Bleached goods tended higher. Brown goods
were firmer. Colored good were advanced
nd wool goods firm and quiet. Knit goods
ere In active demand for earl delivery.
If you don't, couldn't you improve your
credit, increase your volume and make more
money, by doing so.
Do not those who have big bargains to offer
go first to the cash buyert Isn't a reputation
as a cash buyer worth money in other ways,
too? And isn't it true that, unless we inves
tigate, we don't always know what we miss?
Manufacturers and Wholesalers told us
$35,001,972.59 accounts in 1916 alone, on our
''non-notitication to the customer" plan, re
leasing their capital thus tied up and enabling
t.iem 10 put the ready cash to work at a profit
far exceeding our small fixed charge.
The total cost now is only 130 of 1 for
each day (1 a month, figured to the exact
day) on the net face of accounts from date
of our purchase until paid, provided you sell
us fltXl.iHX) of accounts within a year other
wise there is an additional charge of f5 per
No commission, no interest.
It wiil involve no obligation on your p?.rt
to write for details, or have our nearest rep
rrsentative call and explain our Non-nolirica-tion
System.
siffiiFsiaira
G)mmercial Credit Company
Cash Capital $2,250,000. Surplus $250,000
Non-N'utirication Commercial Bankers
BALTIMORE
Represented at
C. MrColllstm.
'Phone It '2Si
100 Fifth At.
1334 Otis Bid.
.611 Stork Exr hangr Bl lg.
50 Congress St.
301 llrernwood Bldg.
. .744 David VVhitnoy Bl.lsj.
.624 Boatmen llsnk BMtf
98 Klliott Sq. Bid;
1
Phones 217-2079
TKl'ST COMPANY, of I'lillitlclphiu.
Motors Rewound
WE MAKE MOTOR COILS
OR GENERATOR COILS
OF ALL KINDS.
Telegraph or Telephone
Night or Day
QUICK SHIPMENT.
iPlEDMONT & NORTHERN RY.
The Kleetrfe War Between Charlotte, Bel-
' ... .. 1 . : X.
i
EfTectlvs Aucusl s. 1:00 A. M.
Trains I.v Oastonta
Trains L. Chariot ts:
7 :00 A. M.
:00 A. M.
11 00 A. M.
1 :00 P. M.
I 00 P. M.
00 P. M.
7:00 P. if.
:4i P. M.
Connects at Gastonia
1:00 K. M.
1 A. U.
1? 00 Noon
1:00 P. M.
4:00 P. M.
: P. M.
I 00 P. M.
11:00 P. U.
Ith C. A N.-W. for
Chaster, Torkvilla. Uncolnton Newton.
Hkkory and lxnoir. N I' ; also with South
ern Ry. North and Houthbound tralna
FnVrtlve April 2, 191. all trains connert
st Helmont Junction to and from Brlmont
except 11 p. m. train ou( of t'harlott.
C. 8 ALLEN.
Trafflo Manarsr.
Power PlaimUs
1 100 17. P. horizontal return tubular Boiler, 150 lbs. pressurs, com
plete with smoke stack and all fixtures.
1 lfx8Q" Cooper Corliss engine.
With feed water heater, pump
1160 H. P. horsl tubular Boilers, 18 S lbs.
breeohlngr and stack 41" dla. z TO high.
1 1S"x4S" Corliss engine, wheel gTOored for 16 1 1-4" ropes.
With feed water heater pumps, all piping-. -
60" rope eheave and 18-4" roptv 9 .
EXCELLENT CONDITION
LOW PRICES.
Greensboro Supply Co.
GREENSBORO, N. C.
SOUTHERN AUDIT COMPANY
Incorporated 1906.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTa4NTS and AUDITORS
f r 901-903 Independence Building, Charlotte, If. O.
WIIICCS git chamber of Commerce Building-, Richmond, T
C. L. SMITH, President. JNO. W. TODD, Vice President
Ice and Coal.
Standard
Ice and Fuel Co.
19
PHONES
QfljggS?fCTr.ss imium .i. mi.. ' 4Sl
. D. H. McCollough Audit Co.
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS.
207-208 Piedmont Fire Insurance Building
Telephone 3361. Charlotte, N. C.
Touring Car '. 384.25
Roadster .36925
Delivered Charlotte
Pyramid Motor Co .
Anlhorlml SuIpss and Sorlr.
403 X. Tryon. Phone 2003
Town of Mount Holly, N. C.
! Sidewalks
( Advertisement. )
ealed proposals will be received by
' Clerk of the town of Mount Holly up
! to 6 o'clock 1'. M. of the 2nd day of
i April, 1917. for the grading and pav
' ing of sidewalks in said town, con
' Risting of approximately fifty-five hun-
dred (5.500) square yards of concrete
! walk.
! A certified check equal to five per
cent of the amount of the bids -And
drawn paynhle to the Treasurer of the
Town of Mount Holly, will bo re
quired to accompany each proposal.
Specifications can be obtained at Mr.
A. P. Khyne's. office.
The right la reserved to reject any
or all bids.
W. T JOHNSON.
.Town Clerk and Treasurer.
A Monitor
Radiator
would have kept you com
fortable during the cold wave.
All Stoves will be much
higher in price next Winter,
so buy now, save money and
keep warm.
J.N. IMausiand & Co.
221 S. Tryon Street.
and all piping.
pressors, with horsl
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C.KAXI FASTER EXCTRSIOX TO
WASHINGTON, V. C,
VIA
Southern Railway System,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4ili, 1017.
THE SOL'THEIIN RAILWAY SYS
, TRM will operate low round trip far,
excursion from North Carolina points
to Washington, D. C, Wednesday,
April 4th. 1917. Special train, consist -.
incr of Standard Pullman Sleeplns
Cars and HiRh Class Day Coaches, tc
leave Charlotte at 8 p. m.; Salisbury
at a: 50 p. in.; Greensboro at 11:45 p
m, arriving in Washington, D. C, tu
; 7:1" a. in., Thursday April Bth.
I The following round trip fares wll!
apply from stations named below:
f From
Charlotte . . .1 7.6C
Concord 7.5c
.Salisbury ' 7.0C
j ioxlngton 7.0(!
j High Point 6.5C
j Cireensboro $.00
Castonia 8.00
I Elkln . . . .' 7.6(1
I Thomasville 8.75
! Winston-Salem 7.00
'Durham o.OO
Raleigh 6.00
i Hickory 7.6u
Statesvllle 7.60
Morganton 8.00
N'orth WllkeSDoro 7.6o
Mt. Airy 7.60
, Albemarle 7.00
Silor City 6.6D
i Fares from all Intermediate points
I on same low basis.
Tickets good going only on special
SI
A
train. Good returning on all regular
trains except Train No? 37, up to and
including No. 31 leaving Washington
at 7 p. m. Bunday night, April 8th.
Tickets good for four (4) days in
Washington, allowing ample time for
sidp trips if desired.
Kaster is the Ideal time to visit.
Washington and this excursion offer
you an excellent opportunity to make
the trip at very small expense.
Pullman reservations must be made
In advance.
For further information, Pullman
reservations, etc., call on any aRent
of Southern Railway PystPni, or write
8. E. BURGESS, I). P. A.,
Charlotte, N. C.
CLEAR AWAY TIIK WASTE
Bowel regularity is the secret of
good health, bright eyes, clear com
plexions, and Dr. King's New Life
Pills are a mild and gentle laxative
that regulates the bowels and reHeves
the congested Intestines by removing
the accumulated wastes without grip
ing. Take a pill before retiring and
that heavy head, that dull spring fp.
ver feeling dlpuppeius. Get Dr. KIiik'.-i
New Life Pills at your tjruggi.-t, :r
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