Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 26, 1924, Page 11

oceesusec2 SEM =o oO Finance WOOL PRICES HOLD STEADY IN BOSTON Western Growers Asking Higher Bids on Con- ; tracts for 1925 Clip as Market in East is Maintained BOSTON, Dec. 26.—The Commer- elal Balletin tomorrow will say: “Business has been limited by the holi@ay and the general Jetup due to January inventories. Prices, how- ever, are maintained substantially change in the domestic mar- a somewhat lower abrond, (where they wero relatively high) chaps five per cent down from A ond high point. some tap- . urers report ering off in light weight business, but look for a good demand for heavy weights, on which the: anticipated their requirements to a fatr extent in a number of instances. “In the weet, contractine has slackened, but prices rmly maintained on the bo last week's quotations and gr.wers fre- quently are asking somewhat higher prices. “Mohair fg steady, though rather Commercial Bulletin will pub- the following wool quotations: lo and Pennsylvania Delaine unwashed 70@72c; Fale blood combing 69a Toc: % tiood Se (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune) ‘Goat and Coke. DULOTH—Shipment of anthra- cite and bituminous coal to the Du- Iath and Superior docks in 1924 to- talled 9,210,802 tons, a decrease of 3,867,449 from 1923. Price up here from $4.40 to g@ ton when the Connelsville mAvanced wages to the level HOUSTON.—The recent severe qweather has been extremely hard ‘pn turkeys and a scarcity {s pre- dicted. Prices are up to 48c a pound oweretail. < F Forage 5 SPRINGFIELD, Ill.—Alfalfa was ‘the most profitable crop grown in 924 by farmers in Knox and War- fe counties, Illinois, according to ‘the state agricultural college experts. Grain, a IT.—Michigan farmers hhave seeded 968,000 acres of wheat this winter, a gain of 46,000 acres, & per cent over the planting ot 923. Condition is 83 per cert as compared with 91 a year ago. The ichigan rye acreage, which was enced last year, has declined still further. There is a surplus of farm Jabor. Dry Goods. ST. PAUL.—Holiday trade in the ‘Twin Cities has been stimulated by cold weather and merchants est! gales volume at 10 per cent sd than a year ago. so ad 69@70c; fine unwashed 60 ‘1c, Michigan and New York fleecés— half % blood combing 68@69c; 4 blood unwashed Delaine unwashed 67@68c; blood unwashed 67@68c; 68@69c; fine unwashed 57@58c. Wisconsin, Missouri and average New England—Half blood’ 65@660; % blood 68@69c; % blood 68@70c. Scoured basis—Texas fine months (selected) $1.70; months $1.50@1.52. California — middle country $1.40@1.45; southern $1.30. 18 1.6: fine and fine medium ng $1.60@1.55; eastern clothing $ 1.50; valley number 1, $1.40@ 1.42 blood combing $1.50@1.55; combing $1.30@1.3 ing $1.25@1.28; low ; blood combing $1.05 @1.10. Pulled—Delaine $1.65@1.70; $1.60@1,.65; A supers $1.40@1.45. Mohair—Best combing Steel. ¥ PITTSBURGH.—Demand for sem!- finished steel is heavy. Independent companies are forced to buy in the open markst. The leading interest is selling only to a few customers who have been liberal in specifying for the first quarter, The first quarter price is $37.60 a ton. Skelp is scarce. ~ Flowers. ST. LOUIS.—Six of the leading wholesale florists here have consoli- dated under the name of the Whole- ealers Realty company and will erect a $300,000 wholesale flower market building. MALDEN, Mass.—The Converse Rubber company !s operating its plants here at 90 per cont of capa- city and executives forecast higher prices for rubber footwear, owing to the high cost of raw materials. No wago reductions are likely. Shoes. BROCKTON, Mass.—The state board of arbitration has decided that the wages of shoe cutters shall be reduced 10 per cent. This fol- lows similar reductions for edge makers and sole fasteners. The de- cision affects 1,600 men in 29 fac- tories here. Sugar. NEW ORLEANS.—Tho recent drop in the price of raw sugar here has taken at least $1,000,000 off the value of the 1924 Louisiana crop. Christmas Goods, CHICAGO.—The last days of Christmas shopping broke all ree: ords here and aided in bringing clothing sales up to the average of 1923, All lines of merchandiae were bought freely by Christmas shop- pers. BUSINESS BRIEFS Dividend Resumptions Seen. NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Resump- tion of dividend payments by the Anaconda Copper Mining company, which gave a strengthening tone to the stocks of red metal producers, has been accompanied by reports that other companies which discon- tinued distribution, including Inspir- ation, Ray, Nevada, and Chino, ‘would shortly. restore their old rates. Activity in the shares of American Smelting and Refining was attribut- ed to ‘that the annual divi- dend rates would be increased from $5 to §7. Missouri Pacific Earnings. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Publica- tion of the November earnings re- port of the Missouri’Pacific Railroad showing gross income for that month of $11,289,977, an increase of $946,163 over the corresponding month last year, and net income of $1,784,263, an increase of $482,891, created a cheerful feeling among ‘all street brokers, who had, been surprised and disappointed earlier in the week by the Union Pacific re- port, showing declines in both gross and net. PITTSBURGH—Continued expan: im steel operations at a time of Oi Summary. Reece st California off at At iantic quad gulf coast ports for week eridea mbor 20 totalled 608,000 barrels agnitiet 402,000 for previ- ous week. Oil imports were at rate of 152,857 barrels dally against 257,000 daily in vreceeding seek, a decrense of 104,- i483 barrels a day. Stooks of refiners show 4 net de <#ease of 3,4£3.4:6 barrels in No vember based on Anierican Petro- the year when there normally ts a ler-down, is the chief feature of the business situation here, Heavier spe- cifications arriving at the mills pre- clude the possibility of a cut In oper- ations and schedules cull meraly for suspension of work from*midnight Wednetday to Friday morning, A lot of repair work will be done by the mills in the next ten days to fit plants for additiona! activity after January 1, The advance in pig fron was a foregone conclusion when the price of coke went up nearly. a dol- lar a ton. Sellers of iron have boost- ed their prices about $1 a ton and it is unlikely that purchases now can be made below $22.50 for Besse mer $22 for baste, foundry and malle- able. BLOOMSBURG, Pa.—More than $80,000 has been paid out by the Mageo Carpet company as a Christ- mas bonus to its*employes here. 1s has been the bi, y in St. Louls since en month's total The ele was $130,000,000. the war, WORCHESTER, Mass.—The Wor- cester Consolidated \ Street Ra!way. company is planning to substitute buses for street cars loum institute’s summary, covering approximately 62 per cent of operat- ing capacity of United States. East of Rockles an increase of 267,506 barrels, making a net decrease of 619,292 barrels. Pipe Line and tank farms gross domestic crude ofl stocks east of Rockies decreased 4,156,000 barrela In November, according to returns compiled by Amorican Petroleum in: stitute. American Petroleum institute es- Umated dally averngo gross crudo of! production in United States for syeek ended December 20, wns 1,986, —- > —*- FISAVID U SA} #pINSOY LOT fino elght Northern $1.60@1.62; ‘egon—Eastern number 1, staple LU ‘Territory—Montana and similar— Bine staple choice $1.65@1.70; half % blood AA 85@90c; best carding 75@80c. ‘ Allied Chemical & Dye --. 83% American Can ~------------- 156% American Car and Foundry -- 19244 American Locomotive ~~. American Sm. and Refs. American Sugar <-~---. Américan Tel. and Tel. American Woolen ----------- Anaconda. Copper --—------.. Atchison —---+.------------- Atl Coast Line ---------.---- Baldwin Central Leather pfd. -------- Cerro de Pasco ---.-.---..--- ie) Motor -..-..-----— Chesapeake And Ohio --.--.-- Chicago and Northwestern -. Chicago, Mil., & St. Paul pfd. Chicago R, I. and Pac. Chile Copper Coca Cola -. Colorado Fuel - Corn Products -... Gosden; Oil -.----: Crucible Stee! Davison Chemical --4.—~-. Du Pont de Nemours ~-.----- 142 Erle: ~-------------se--ne-—--- 31% Fumous Players .. 92% General ‘Asphalt .. nnn BBM General Electric ------------ 294 General Motors ~. az 65% Great Northern pfd. ----.---- 714 Gulf States Steel ~----------. 85% Houston Oil ---------—------ 77% Hudson Motors ~-~~---------- 3514 Tiinols Central -.---—-------- 115 B Int. Hervester 4-~-------~-. 108 Int. Mer. Marine pfd. ----.. 45% Invincible, Of} ..~..--.---. 15% Kelly Springfield --.---.----. 18 Kennecott Copper ----------~ 56% Lehigh Valley ---.----. 78% Louisville and Nashville -. Mack Truck Marland Ol ~~... ewweeen-- «37% Maxwell Motors A ~. 82% Mex. Seaboard Ol -.----s---- Mo., Kan. and Texas --....-- Misrourl Paciffc pfd. ----.-- Montgomery Ward ---.---.s- Nationdl Biscuit -----...---~ National Lead ---.--------$- New York Central, --.-.----- N, Y,, N. H. and Hartford Norfo’k and Western ~.... North American .. Northern Pacific «. Pacific Oil ~-.-.. Pan Am, PetwB ---.------ Pennsylvania ..--.. - 48 Phila & Rdg. C. and I. -..-~ Phillips Pet. Pure Oil ----.----~-3. 29% Reading --------------~----- 75% Rep. Iron and Steel --------- 53 Reynolds Tobacco B -.------ 76 St. Louis and San Fran. ..-- 62% Seaboard Alr Line --.-------— 22% Sears Roebuck ------+------- 162% Sinclair Con ..-..--2--------- 16% Sloss Sheff Steel -.---------~ 83% Southern Pacific .----------. Southern Railway = Standard Of! Cal, -_..-. Standard Oil of N, J, -------- Tcbacco Products -. Transcont. Oil ~ Union Pacific .. United Drug -~. U. 8, Cast Iron Pipe U, S. Inds Alcohol .-.-. U. 8. Rubber -..---. U. 8S. Bteel ~---. Utah Copper Wabash pid. A ete ‘Westinghouse Electric --,. Willys Overland --.--. Woolworth -.. tied ahr owt Kosar Standard Oil Stocks Anglo Am. Of! .. Borne Serymser Buckeye - ~ Chesebrough Mfg Crescent Cumberland Bureka - - Gal. Sig. Com. .. Gal. Sig. O14 Pfa Minols Pipe -- Indiana Pipe ---- National Transit .------22% 22% New York Transit ---.. 61 ‘63 Northern Pipe - - 78 82 Ohio Ofl --- encnnae 62 63 International Pete Penn. Mex - Prairie AL Prairie Pine Solar Refs, CRUDE MARKET Big Muddy Mule Creek -~-. Sunburst Hamilton Ferris - Byron - Notches Pilot Butt® —wardectnmnennee: Lander Dome -------------- aameeneeennneennnnne 65 £ 6014 Greybull Torchlight -,2-------e-eer-vn~~ 1.20 Esk Basin tnenee 1.20 RockyCreek +2. sescsesmmesses OS Balt Creek siwssenrsmtrmessonn |. Oil : Finance :: Bonds :: Stocks 3 AND QUOTATIONS BY LEASED | OIL SECURITIES By Wilson Cranmer & Co. Bessemer -.. = ah Id Boston Wyoming --... .90 1.00 Buck Creek a4 1 1 20 Consolidated Royalty .. 96 02 10 03 7.00 09 06 OT OL 2.50 Lance Creek Royalty ~ Marine -.--. Mike Henry --.-----. .00% Mountain & Gulf -... 1,00 01 New York Ou -.----- 8.50 Picardy 02 03 Preston - 01% 01% Red Bank ~~... 20.00. 22.00 Royalty and Producers .03 02% Sunset ~-.--~~.. 01% Tom Bell Royalty -.-. -.01 Western Exploration — Western States 09 0 > dig | en ie 04 05 Mountain Producers ~ 18.00 18.12 Glenrock, Oil ----. - AS 20 Salt Creek Producers . 24.00 24.26 ‘7 Salt Creek Consolidated 6.75 6.25 New York Ol! - 8.50 9.00 Mutual = --... ~ 11.76 12.00 8. 9. Indiana -. 60.12 60.75 ————<$—— Chicago Prices. ‘ CHICAGO, Dec. 26—(U. 5S. De- partment of Agriculture)}— Hogs— 42,000; active; 15q. to 25c higher; spots more; big packers holding back; most desirable 240 to 280 pound averages $10.40@10.70; top at $10.80; cholce weighty butchers held algher; 180 to 225 pound kind most- ty $9,90@10.50; 140 to 170 pound weight $9.15@9.90; pigs light light 25c to 50c higher; strong weight sinughter pigs $8.50@8,75; few up- ward to $9; packing sows most.y $9.75@10; heavy weight hogs $10.40 @10.80; medium $9.75@10.75; light $8,.75@10.25; light Mght $7.75@9.75; smooth $9.75@10.15; $9.50@9.75; packing hogs packing hogs, rought slaughter pigs $7.50@9. Cattle — Receipts 9,000; classes active; strong to unqvently higher; fed steers mostly strong to 15c up; spots more; shipping demand fairly broad; kind suitable for ship. ping purposes showing most ad- largely me- dium; early top handy weight steers 0; part load light yearlings $11; best weighty steers $10.85; bulk fed kosher y helfers up- compartively meagre supply fat she tock offered; bulls shippers vance; Killing quality $11. steers $8,25@10; weighty cows upward to $7; hea ward to §8; scarce; unevently higher; carrying Uberal order; veers very erratic; steady to $1 higher; good to chol¢e 160 to 180 pound averages showing advance; bulk vealers’ on packer account $10.26@10.50; accor ing to weight; choice handy weight upward to $15. Sheep—15,000; active; 250 to 60¢ higher; early @49; top $19.25; choice $14.50; yearlings 50c to fat lambs clippers at 75e higher; prime lamb weight offerings $17.50; fat sheep strong; ewes mostly $7.50 @9%; feeding lambs fully . steady; choice 55 to 60 pound weight $16.50. Oniaha Quotations. OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 26.—(U. 8, Department of Agriculture).—Hogs 6,500; mostly 10c, higher; bulk 200 to 250 pound butchers §9.75@10.20; top $10.20; desirable 160 to 200 pound weights $9.4099.75; packing sows $9.50@9.60; bulk of all sales $9.50@10.10; average cost Wednes- day $9.64; weight 216. , Cattle—3,800; fed steers ani yearl- ings slow, steady to weak; stockers 10c to 16¢ lower; bulk $7.00@9.25; few loads upward to $10.10; other killing classes moderately active, strong; spots higher on beef calves and heifers; stockers and feeders scarce; steadg; bulk butcher cows and helfers $3.65@7.00;.canpers and cutters $2:65@3.50; bologna bulls scarce; few bulls around $4.00; Usht veals largely $9.00@9.50. Sheep — 7,000; lambs opening around 60c higher; early sales fed ‘westerns $17.50@18:00; some held at $18.50; fed clippers $14.25; sheep and feeders steady; ewe top $: feed. ing lambs upwards to. $15.50. Denver Prices. DENVER, Dec. 26.—4{U. S. De partment of Agricuiture)-—Hogs — Receipty 1,000; average quality plain; mostly. 10¢ to 25c higher; top $10.50; one load $10.40; bulk of medium to choice 190 to 225 pound averages $30.10 to $10.30; packing sqws largo. ly $8; fat pigs $7. 75. Cattle—Receipts 400; calves rey ceipts "50; steady: heifers $4.40 ta $6.25; cows $4 to $4.50; loud 939 pound ‘steers $7.15; canners and cut: ters $2.25 to $3; and choice vealers $9.75 to $10; good grade $9; practl- cally no stockers or feeders offered, Sheep—Redeipts 1,800; run largely fat lambs; some around 7c higher than Wednesday ‘ang 25 cents above ‘ate ™market;,oné choice 86 pound ond $17.50; others $17.10@17. late Wednesday medium load choice 83 pound averages $17.25. ————— Butter and Eggs CHICAGO, Dec, 2!:— Butter un- settled, creamery eztris 41c; stand. ards 4 extra firsts 53@40c; firsts 36@37c; weconts 3°¢ Pc. Eggs higher; mea-c 2, cases; firsts BO@57e; ordinary firsts. 35@ 400; refrigerator eatras 40c. 33% @39c, de Casper Daliy Cribune killing Grain STOCK PRICES INHEAT SOARS IRE STRONGER! TD NEW HiGh Upturn Follows Resumption | Reduction of Estimates of Trading on New York Exchange, Stock prices registered an tmpres- sive advance in today's market un- der the leadership of the on Argentine Surplus Is Bullish. Livestock :: All Markets (ONE DEAD, TWO [ARE INJURED IN RAIL CRASH SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 26. —Engineer John Gerstenschlager CHICAGO, Deo. 26. — Although | 88 Killed, and two other trainmen wheat prices showed a downward | Wr? injured today when a freight copper | tendency at the outset today, they shares, 18 of which established new 800M advanced to @ new high prico high prices for the year in response | record for the 1924 crop. The advance to a further stiffening prices. York Central and American Locomo- tive dso attained new high peak prices. Sales approximated, 1,350,000 shares. ™ of metal NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Resump- tion. of trading in the stock market after-the Christmas holiday was marked by another upturn in prices. Copper shares assumed leadership of the advance, Ame: n Smelting mounting two points and breaking into new high ground along with Anaconda and Kennecott. ~ General Motors also reached 4 new 1924 top price at 64% on an initial sale of 3,- 500 shares. 3 With virtually all the copper and smelting issues establishing new records for the year, trading “was stimulated in other stocks, particu- larly the high riced specialties which have been responsive. to con- certed buying. Department” store shares responded to reports of a sub- stantial increase tn holiday business and some of the -public , utilities moved up under the ‘leadership of Market Street Railway issues. Ratls were sluggish, with the exception of Norfolk and Western which contin. ued in demand as a result of Its fa Fisher Yorable November earnings. Body jumped 3% points and % Street Railway prior preferred Among the popular issues whic! gained a point or more were Ame can Locomotive, Baldwin, New York Central and DuPont. A -dozen-cop- pers scaled new 1924 peaks in the first half hour of trading. Foreign exchanges opened steady. Maintenance of the 4% per cent rate for call money failed to dampen bullish enthusiasm, which rose to new heights when United States Steel surged upward to 119%, the highest price since 1917 and 1% points\ above Wednosday’s close, and American Smelting @limbed more than five points to above par, also the highest price in seven years. Several other metals, motors, equip- ments and minor steel smashed their Dulle $18.50 firsts at} previous 1924 maximum quotations as new buying poured into’ the mar- ket and shorts hastened to cover. Calumet and Arizona climbed four points, and American Car and Foun- dry, General Electric and United States Realty extended their gains to three points or more while Amert- can and Baldwin locomotives, Lud- tum, Gulf States and Crucible Steels, Colorado Fuel, Sears Roebuck, Un ed. Drug, Atlantic Coast Line and Norfolk and Western, were among the score or so issues to show net gains of two points or more. ‘Buying of stocks went on vigor- ously in many new aifarters, espe- clally among shares. selling at $100 or petter. Advances of 3 to & pomts became mor numerous aniong the motor,-merchandise,. public ytility, metal equipment, Chemical and food groups. “New York Central and Southern Railway preferred rose to new high figures at 119% and 84% respectively. St. Paul preferred was heavy. United States realty jumped 7% and Nash Motors-five points, The closing was strong. Standard Industrials and specialties continued in.brisk demand in the (inal trading, U. 8. Cast Iron Pipe touching a new top at 165. American Ice advanced 6% and Sears Roebuck five. SUGAR NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—The refined sugar market was easy with. prices unchanged to 10 points lower. Fine granulated quotations ranged from $7 to $7.30. Business continued light. Refined futures were. nominal. Sugar futurés closed steady. Ap- proximate sales 10,000 ton Jan- uary March 2 May 2.90; July 3.03. ——_——— MONEY NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Call mon- ey firm: high 414; low 4%; ruling rate 4%; closing bid 4%; offered at 14%; last loan 444; call loans aga’nat acceptances 3%; times loans firm: mixed collateral 60-90 days.3%@3% 46 months prime commerc'a! paper 34% @3%. : | METALS NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—Copper firm; electrolytic, spot and near 14%; futures 14% @16 Tin. firm, futures 58,25 Iron. stead Lead firm, spot Zinc steady; © and futures 7.70. 16,50. spot and nea rice) unchanged 60@ 10.25 st Louls spot Antimony spot — COTTON | NEW YORK, Dec. spot steady; middling | LIBERTY BONDS NEW YORK, Dec, Liberty bonds closed: 34s 100.29; first 440 $101.15; second dts $100.22; third $101.3; fourtt 101.22, U 5. government 449 104.26. —Totton 4\x 4\n was ascribed to an estimate that tho U. 8. Steel common, New | ¢xPortable wheat surplus in Argen- tina. would amount to only 112,000 bushels. Earlier, the market acted depressed by selling to realize profits. The opening, which varied from un- changed figures to one cent decline, with May $1.76% to $1.76% and July $1.49% to $1.50, was followed by a material setback all around and th by sharp gains. Corn was weakened by the gov ernment report on prospective sup plies of hogs. After. opening un changed to Yo lower, May $1.29% to $1.29%, tho market underwent a general sag, Subsequently, the market was somewhat affected by fears express <1 that domestic winter wheat would. be damaged by ice covering many fields. Before the day was ended, May de livery had crossed $1.80 for the first or time, and relatively little was sale at much abBve that figure. Wheat closed strong, 3% to 4 net higher; May, $1.80% to $1.81% and July, $1.64% to $1.54%. Influenced by and absence of offerings, the oat rket developed considerable firm- ness, opening at %o to %o advance, 4c; and later scoring addi- visions were easy, tion of corn. Later, the corn market went up- ard, aided by wheat strength. | ‘orn closed firm, 1% to 2%c net igher, May, $1.31% to $1.31%4. Open High Low Close WHEAT— Dec. . $1.73 $1.77% $1.73 $1.77% May - 1.76% 1.81% 1.75% 1.80% A9% 1.54% 1.4914 1.54% 244% (1.27% 1,23% 1.27% 29% 1.81% 1.28% 1.81% 129% 1.82 1.29% 1.91% 60 615% 59% «1% $445 65% 68% GG y 63 64% 62% 6494 RYE— - 162 152% 1.63 1.59% May - 1.56% 1.68% 1.54% 1.58% July — 1.86% 1.38 1.35% 1.37% LARD— Jan, — 16:55 16.70 16.40 16.07 May - 16.92 17.15 1680 17.12 RIBS— Jan. ~ May - 15.75 16.02 15,75 BELLIES~ Jan. May - 1640 16.75' 16.40 Cash Grains and Provisions. CHICAGO, ' Dec. Number 2, red, $1.88%@1.90; num. ber. 2, hard, $1.75%. Corn, number 3 mixed, $1.23%@1.24%; number yellow, $1.31%@1.32. Oats, numbe 2, white, 61% @62%c; number white, 58% @60%c; rye, number 2 $1.51%. Brrley, 88@99c; timothy seed, $6.00@7.i5; clover seed, $ @33.00; lard, $16.60; ribs, $15.50; bellies, $16.50. Grain and Stock Opinions From Brokerage Wire PRINCE & WHITELY.—We ex pect the oils to move higher, either in the next week or the first of January. LIVINGSTONE AND CO.—We do not think that the upward movement is over by any means but we think there will be more of a reaction he fore there {a much of an advance. HORNBLOWER AND WEEKS. Expect a strong market in rails tn the. near tyture. BLOCK MALONEY.—We are ball- {sh on the outlook and favor con: structive purchases. J. 8 BACHE AND CO.—while important opérations temporarily may be withheld because of inter- vening holidays, an early renewal of major constructive operations in the rail group looked for NEW YORK, Dec. 28,-=Foretgn exchange firm, Quotations in cents t Britain demand 470%; cables 60 day bills on banks 468. France demand 6.39; cables 5 Italy de- mand 4.28; cables 4,284; mand 4.06%; cables 4, demand 23, Holland 40.3 way 15.00; Sweden 26.93; witzerland 19.3! 1,81; Poland 19%; Slovakia 3.0244; Jug Slavia Austria .0014%; Rumani Argentina 39.87; Brazil 11.50; 38&; Montreal 9 Denmark Spain 13.94 Szecho Tokio POTATOES ly morning trading moderate, mar ket slightly ronger; receipts 43 cars; total U. S, shipments Wednes: day 445; Thursday three, Wisconsin sacked ‘round ..whites some slightly frozen $1.10@1.15; few $1.20. stint Babb tt TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY 4 GOOD warm sem!-basement rooms. | tent rea: | vo outside entrances, able, i Jack to scattered buying reflecting 26,—Wheat.— | train on the Marysville Utah branch of the Denver and Rio Grande West ern railroad was derailed. The cause of the derailment has not been reported to Salt Lake. DENVER CHURCH RULING DEFIED DE R Dec. though he was unfrocked by the board of eleders of the Central Chris- tian church of Denver as pastor of the Central Christian chureh: at Windsor, Colorado, the Rey. John M. Gordon will continued to occupy tho pulpit, two members of the Windsor church board declared to day. The Denver chureh board's action followed the filing with ft of charges of a serious nature by thnee young women of Denver. The board claim- €d jurisdiction because the Central Christian church here issued Mr, Gordon, formerly a resident of Kan 26.—Al- Colo., sas City, Missour!, his certificate of ordination. . Mombers of the Windsor chureh have made known their intention to stand behind their past ity said today. BOXER IS HELD FOR ROBBERY CHICO, Calif., Dec. 26.—Chester Goudy, known here as @ prizo fight- er, is being held in the local jail {n connection with $45,000 mai rob- bery in Crystal Clty, Missouri,. re cently, Gawdy was arrested yester- day on ‘an indictment of the federal grand jury in, St. Louts. According to announcement here, three of the robbers were killed by authorities in effecting their capture. Although Goudy participa. tion in the holdup, he is intimately acquainted with men known to have participated in the crime, police say he has admitted — ~— Great Britain LONDON, Dec.; 26.—Great Britai has declared an embargo on Am can potatoes. Tho ministry of agri- culture, in an order issued today, states that “for the-prevention of the introduction of the Colorado beetle, the landing in England and Wales of any potatoes grown in the United States is prohihited.”” HOME THREE PERISH Ce ja P Heroid, and Dorothy were burned to death today, when kitchen stove, in which coal ofl had been poured exploded and set fire to the home of W. C. Brooks, a farm Five persons jumped to safety from a. second story window. coe ara Lev, ‘SILVER aW YORK, Dec. 26. 66%. Mexican dolls —_—_oO Copper Prices Up. YORK, Dec C Sales of oc were made in the east today a pound, the first time in 17 m hs that electrolytic has touched that figure, Previous sales wer 147s cents, althovgh the 1$¢ mark was reported to haye been establish ed recently in the middle, we ecilhe desde «ip » Flax DULUTH, Minn at [EE ine versity soc about and that there ts a lot of good foc ball students but that they are hence capped by lack ing. man of the best STATUS OF ERIN (Copyright, WASHINGTON Irish Fr Powers Ban on |: "| U.S. Potatoe Free St South nd was formally to membership. Great Britain rais- io objection, becausc Cane Africa, Austr Le land, India, had bee and were in fact, member tinction has been m the yarious commonwealths in tho British empire, as each of th do minions signed the Versailles t y ahd league covenant Tribune Carriers Join in Xmas Gift Tribur whom remembrar routes th the good cheer rit that rules this d PAGE ELEY § FE STUDENTS GOOD ~ MATERIAL FOR FPOOTBA SAYS PENN TEAM CAP? Hans Boos, captain of the U Pennaylvanin gocr § m was bor in Tientsin of G. nparen(s, lived in China 4 twenty years and learned to p! 4 r while in Tientsin. He sa Chinese youths are enthusias (9 American sports and gam material among Chine’ 4 of proper coac | Boos, who became a memb the Penn squad in his: fres. year, is now classed as of players in the colle ranks. PAIGED AGAIN: By DAVID LAWRENC 1924, Consolidated Pre: sociation) Dec. 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