Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1921, Page 26

¥ BANKING H McLachlen Corporation Se- lects 13th and B Streets |Am AgrcChem. Southwest as Location. BY I A. FLEMING. Officials of the McLachlen Banking Corporation announce the purchase of | 4o\ ~otton Oil. . the modern fireproof building on _the southwest _corner of B and 13th streets southwest. and of their intent to start a branch of their bank there, to be opened about March 10. The new institution will be largely for the accommodation of present customers of the parent corporation who have been inconvenienced in their relations with the company by the change of the transfer point on the G street railway line. Naturally the branch bank will obtain much ernment bureaus and the Department of Agriculture, as well as a share of the patronage of the citizens of the section. 2 Tt is designed to permit the cashing of checks on either the branch office or the main banking quarters, at the option of the depositor, and any and all other banking business may be transacted in like manner at the con- veniences of the customer. A large modern valut is available and the banking rooms are practically arranged for the accommodation of a bank. Modern fixtures will be in- stalled. The government uses the upper floors of the building. The bank will be Open. High. Low. Close. Adams Express... 6 » 3 30 Adv Rumley...... 19% 18 18% 19 Adv Rumley pf.... §2% &% 5% 2% Ajax Rubber...... 3% 3% 3i% 3% Alasia Gold. % 1% 14 1% AlaskaJune...... 1% 1% 1% Allied Chemical... 4% &% &1 Allied Chemical pf %% §1 0% Allis Chalmers.... 81% 8% 8% 364 . 65t B8 Bu% 88 Am Bank Note.... 0 60 50 §0 Am Bank Note pf.. 6% 5% &5% 45% Am BeetSugar.... 50 80 4 O Am Bosch S 63% W% 88 B34 Am Can. 0% 0% WK W% AmCanpf........ 8% B8% 86% 36% AmCar & Fay.... 1264 IN% 18% 1B% 2 2% 2% Am Express 28% 128% AnrDruggis : T i AmHide'd: Leapt. 4 &% & &% 8% 4 6% Am Icepf. . 5 & 1Am International. 48 48 47 47 Am La France. . 3 % NEW Am Malt Am Radiator. .. Am Safety Razor.. Am Ship & Com. Am Smelting. Am SmitSecA. Am Steel Fdy business from the several large gov- | Am Suga: Am Sugar pf. Am Sumatra Am Tel & Teleg. Am Tobacco Am Tobacco (B).. 119 Am Tobacco pf (n) 91% Am Woolen. . . 88 Am Woolen pf. 95 Am Zinc & Lead... 9 Am Zinc & LA pf... 28'% Anaconda.. . 9% Assets Realzn..... 3 Asso Dry Goods... 26% Asso Dry G 1st pf.. 61 Atchison...... Atchison pf. known as the | Atlanta Bir & Atl. Southwest Branch of the McLachlen |Atlantic Fruit Co. Banking Corporation. ‘Atlantic Gulf. : ‘Archibald McLachlen, president of [ Atlanmtic Gulf pf... 2 the corporation is at present in Cali- { Auto Sales pf 1 fornia, where he is spending the win- { Raldwin Loco g a% ter. Other officers are F. R. Horner.{maito & Ohto. ..... 5% 3% vice president; John A. Massie, vice | gaito & Ohio bf. Barnesdall (B) Reth Motors. Reth Steel...... Reth Steel (B). president and treasurer, and Lanier P. McLachlen, Secreta~y and treas- urer. Bank at G and Seventh N, W. Rumors are current of the forma- tion of another savings bank. this ome to be located \on the southeast corner of G and 7th gtrec.s nortuwest. It is reported that®the-c is 1o be a “commercial” in the name, but other- wise the matter is in cmbryo. al- though the sources of information as to intent to start it are reliable. Leeal Seeurities. Washington Gas certificates closed on today's session of the local stock exchange at 100%, after opening transactions at 100%. The stock o the corporation sold at 391, and the 5 per cent bonds at 79, indicalinz. gen- eral strength in all securitics. Capital Traction 58 were without material chance at $6%, while the stock sold at 857%. j; Washington Loan and Trust Party. Last Saturday evening 150 empioyes officials and directors of the Wash- ington Loan and Trust Company, a few guests, enjoyed a dinmer and dance at the John Dickson Home, on 14th street. John B. Larner, president of the company, led .the grand march. o and with other officers acted as hosts{ ~on o | Fans Cont Can.. Cont Candv. . Forn Product €érn Products pt of the evening. The guests of . the John -Dicksen Home watched the proceedings with great interest and evident pleasure. Reference to the affair was inadver- tently omitted from this column on Sun- day last. Personal Mention. position as manager of the local of- fice of the Fidelity and Deposit Com- pany, to accept the vice presidency of the Federal Underwriters. Mr. Price is especially equipped as a surety man, and, in addition to pro- ducing a large share of the surety business for this company. has super- vised the nation-wide service bureau of the Fidelity and Deposit Company for years. He leaves for his new po- sition after ten yvears of service. The Federal Underwriters represents the National Surety Company, of which George T. Parker. Willis W. Parker and G. H. Price are resident vice presidents. William J. Flather, vice president of the Riggs National Bank, was at his desk today, after an absence of Qver two months. Dividends Declared. _American Telephone and Telegraph Company will pay the regular 32 a share dividend April 15, to stockhold- ers of record March 13. mston Monotype shares are ex- dividend today. The Washington Railway preferred dividend — 215 per cent for the six months ending May 3IT——is payabie June 1. Shareholders who regeive payment quarteriy will .roceive March 1 and the balance-June 1. —_— RECEIVERS FOR SHIP LINE. Alleged Claim for- $12,463 Basis for Court Proceedings. NEW_ YORK, Febrdary 17.—Federal Judge Kpox has appointed James A. Emerson and Middleton S. Horlang re- ceivers for the Hudson Navigation Com- pany, a New Jersey corporation, with an authorized capital of 38,600,000, The receivers were appointed in an equity suit brought by an alleged cred- itor for $12,463. The suit fixes the com- pany’s assets at $7,000,000 and liabilities, which include outstanding bonded f debtedness, at not more than §2 The COWPany Operuics « ver sieamship ne. 1% —— SOUTHERN REVENUES DROP. Gross revenues of the Southern Rai way Company for the first week in Feb. ruary showed a decrease as contrasted with the corresponding period of last year, according (o a statemen: just is. Sued. Total gross for the seven days is given as 33.430.000, or a decrease of $116.661. The gross revenu uary 1 to February 7 weve $17 Joss of $1.304.5 e OIL STOCKS. Quotations farnished Ly W. E. Hilbe & Co. Bid. Asked. Angio-American 011 Co. (new).. Moy AHe Atlantic Refining_ Co. D950 10m Borne-Scrymser Co. W 410 Buckeye Pipe Linc o83 Cheseborougi Mfe. 195 Continental Ol (. Hiinols Pipe Line. ... Ind'ana Pipe Line (o Northern Ohio 0l ¢ E 33 aw Solar Refining Co. Southern Pipe Line South Penu. Oil Oo... Soutiwest. Penn. Pipe Ntandara Ol Co. California Ktandard Oil Co, Indiana (new). G, Staudard Ofl Co. Kansas....... 600 Standard Oil Co. Kentuck: T 2 Standard Oil Co. Nebras < 405 2 Nandard OF Co. New York. .. %4 %55 Standard Oil Co. Ohio.. e 3% Swan & Finch Co.......[.1 53 Vnion Tank Ling i n2 Yacunm Ot €o....... ... 7] 35 ‘Washington 0il Co. L 52 —_— MONEY AND EXCHANGE. NEW YORK. February 17.—Prime mercantile paper 7% exchange weak, sterling sixty-day bills and commer- cial sixty-day bills on banks 3.84 Commercial sixty-day bills, 3.341;; demand, 3.89; cables. 3.5 Francs, demand, 7.30: ¢ 7.3 Belgian francs, demand, cables, 7.63 Guilders. dem:nd. cables, 3. Lire, demand . Murks. demand. 1.6% ., Greece, demand. T.43. Argentine., demand, 3912, Brazilian. demand, 16.00. Montreal, 131§ per cent discount. overnment bonds steady; railroad honds irregular. Time loans steady, sixty days. rinety dars, six months, 6'; and 7 per cent. from Jan- | 504,229, a o1 31304557 un contrasted with the -m of 1924 With {751 Ga. . “addoOil. | calitornia Peke. alifornia Petrol. . ~alifornia Pet pf Canadisan Pacific ~entral Leather. “entral Leath pf. ~errode Pasco. . Thandier Motor Fhes & Ohio Cni Great Weatn.. i M & Rt “hi Mil & St Coca-Cola. *hi & Northwn. ... “hi BT & Pacific. ChiRT& P &% pf. . ChiStPM &O. Thile Conper. “~hino eoper. P. Pot. Tl Graptanhone. . Col Graphnt. Cigar. “oaden & Co Crucible George H. Price has resigned his|Crucible Steel pf Stey o Caban-Am fugar. . Cuba Cane Rugar. . Cuba Cane Su pf. De Beers Mines. Neny & Rio Gr.. s 1M Denv& RioGpf... 4 4 Nomes Mines. . 16 K Elk Horn Coal.. 19 20% Flkhorn Coal pf... 4 40 : Bndicott-Johnson. 61'% #1% Erie 5 1% Erie 1sf . “0% Erie 2d pf. 4 Famous Plaver: 1 Fairbanks Co. .. Ed Fed Mines & S pf @2 Fisk Rubber. Wi Freeport Texas 16 Gaston Willlams, Gen Asphalt Gen Cigar. Sen Electric. | Great Narthern bf. Greene-Cananea. . Harbishaw Cable .- Haskell & Barker. Sen Motors. n Mot 6% Gen Mot 7% deh “iilli‘and. Oil pf. Tavdrich. Goodrich p Homéstake. Houston ©il. 0,000. | l Hupp Motor: Hydraulic Steel. Tilinois Central Tnspiration. Interboro Metro.... Interboro M Intl Agr Chem. Intl Agri Chem pf. ntl Harvester. . Tnti Mer Marine. Tnti Mer Marine pf. Intl Motor Fruck. . deh. ot PI. ol Rickel........ K Tnt] Vaper : Totineibls O i Tron Products 6% Tsland Oil.. "% Jewel Tea. 8 Jewel Teapf...... 2 Tonea Te: 24 Kansas City Son. 0 Kansas CSoupf... L) { Keily-Soring Tire. a7 | Kelsey Wheel. 1 Kenneeott 194 Keystone Tire. 15% Lackawanna Stee B4 Lehigh Valley.... 2% | i i I Liggett & Myers pt 1047 loews Inc Lorrillard Louis & Na: Mackay Cés Marlin-Rockwell. . Maxwell Motors. .. May Dept Stores Mexican Pete | Miam{ Copper. Middle States O} Midvale Steel Minn &8t 1. No Kan & T 3o Kan & Tex pf.. Mo Pactfic. ... Mo Pacific pf. Montana Power. .. Montgemery Ward 18 Natl Acme 3% Nat! Biscuit . Natl Conduit...... 3% Nat]l Enameling... 6% . 108 5% Nevada Copper.... 1t% New Or Tex & M Tata N Y Contral . 2% NYDock......... 2% NYNH & Hart. 208 Norfolk & Wstrn. . 100% North America I3 Northern Pacific.. 8% Nova Scotia Steel. 23 Oklahoma Prod... 3% Pac Development. 14 PacQas & Elec.... @1% PacificOll...... N4 Pan-Am Pete..... 7% Pan-Am Pete (B). 71 Pennsylvania..... 0% Penn Beabd Steel.. 12 People’s Gi .. % Pere Marquette... 17% Phila Company.... M% Pierce-Arrow..... 2% Pierce Oil. .. Pjtts Coal Pitts.Coal pf. Pitts & W Va. Pressed Steel Car. Pullman Co. Punts Alegre. PureOil... o of. m)... ex . 19 % 5% A% 125 s 30 P % 18 I j 4 18y 20% | o | n 20% 13% &% 5% ¢ Open. Ray Con Copper. 1% Reading. 6% Reading 1stpf.... 4% Reading 2d pf. a7 Remington Typr.. g5 Replogle Steel.... 2% Rep Iron & Steel.. 7% Rep Motor Truck.. 251 Royal Dutch. . . 62% St L & San Fran 2% StL & San Frpt. 0% St Louts Southwn. 263 St Louis Sown pf.. 33 Santa Cecilia Sug. 8% Seaboard Air Line. 6% Sears Roebuck.... % Sears Roebuck pf. 101% Seneca Copper.... 1774 Shell Trad & Tran. a% Sinclatr Oil. . . MU So Porto Rico Sug. 8% Southern Pacific.. 79 Southern Pacrgts. 16% Southern Rallway. 2215 Stand Oilof NJ... 13 Stand Oil N J pf... 108% Steel & Tubepf... go Stewart-Warner.. 3% Stromberg Carb. Studebaker. Superior Ofl. Superior Steel. Tenn Copper Texas Company. Texas & Pacific... 2274 Texas & PC&OIl. 9% Times Sq Auto Sup 11 Tobacco Prod. . 66'% TransContlOil... 9 Transue & Wilms. 4% Unlon Bag & Paper 78 Union Ofl. . .2 Union Pacifle..... 1% Union Pacific pf... 66% United Drug. . 994 United Fruit - 107% United Rv Inv, u% Cnited Ry Inv pf.. 26 Cnited Retail Strs. 57% U S Rubber. .. U S Steel. Utah Coppe; Utah Securities. Vanadium Corp... 37 Va-Car Chem. 3t% Vivadou Wabash..... WabashpfA...... Webber & Heilbron 1pm.. High. % % %k 4 26 2% 7% 2% Low. Close. 18% 13% W 76 < & 5% 454 %5 36 2% 37% % 1% 28 8% 61% 63k 2% 2% 0% 30% % 2 7 % 5% 6% 89 101% l Western Md. 10 & 74 9. Western Md 2d...... 1hON% 1 Western Pacific. .. 2% 26 % Western Union. 6% 815 86 Westhouse E & M. % o6 a6 Wheeling & LE... 83 9% 9% 9% Wheeling SLEpf 16 16 15 White Motor...... 41 4% an, White Oil. RETRET 15 Wiekwire Spencer. 16 17% 17 Wilson Company.. 43' 43% a Wilson Copf...... 8 8 89 Willys-Overland.. s » : Woolworth. . N2k 112% 1 Worthington Pmp. 6 & &0 60 High. Low. Last. Call Money..... SRR HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS. 1lam.... 1697w 12m...... 29120 L3450 2p.m..... 49 cor ] Nlows-Shetfield 8. & 1.°¢o. pf q.. 31 g -— ::;% §Washington Stock Exchange ineton Washinglon Gus 715 at 100%. $500 at 1003, ‘Washington Gas_I, AFTI Mergenthaler Linot Warhington Gng 7 at 10073, Bid and Asked BONDS ig) E PUBLIC UTILITIES. American Tel. and Tel. con Anacostiu ami Potow: ashington s 35 ashington Kwy. and Wash. A e Ry, and Elec. G. M. PUBLIC UTILITIES. American Tel, Capital Trac ‘askington G and Telga on . as American lumbla . Commercial Federal Liverty Lincoln ... Natfonal Metro) Riggs . Second 10T Waslhington . TR n Security wnd Trus ital Trust 1 Savings s, Tust . Washingzon Loan FAVINGS BA Commerce and Savings. East Washington Merchants’ ... Security Savings and C Beventl, Street Savings. Unlon Savings . United Beates . Washiugton Meclaniex FIR Arlington Corcoran STt o0 politan ..1010 UST COMPANY 12115, at 100%,. $3x Prices Bid. A 1 T Lt [ NK. NG STAR; ' WASHINGTON, D. C, YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office. STOCKS DRIFTING T0 HIGHER LEVELS BY STUART P. WEST. NEW YORK, February 17 (Special) —Signs of relaxation in the financial situation toda; industrial collateral. On the subs Quent abrupt contraction in the money supply a fortnight later this same class of loans were quoted at 71 and remained at this level up to a few days ago, when the rate was reduced to 7. It was not, however, until today that offerings at this lower figure b came large enough to really count. The increase in the supply of time money, which occurred following the vious drop in rates on loans of all sorts, furnished the most conclusive testimony so far given that the money situation is steadily working easier. Action in Steel. Sterling exchange dropped down be- low the 3.90 level, thus comparing with Tuesday's high of 3.92%. There was no significance to t decline beyong the normal reaction in a mar- ket which. has been going up a bit too constantly and somewhat oo fast. In the stock market realizing sales had their cffect upon some of the re- cent leaders, and there were again a few individual weak spots due to the publication, or else to the expec publication. of poor earnings state ments for the last year. Eapecially Strong. But the principal movements of the day were upward, and the trading struck the same note of confidence that has distinguished it right along for the past week or more. Oil shares were among the favorites, and there was a good deal of discussion as to the possibility of an increase in the pan-American dividend. California Petroleum made a new high. Once more the action of the steels was very impressive. These ‘stocks were helped by the very strong show- ing in the Republic Steel statement ‘or 1920 with net profits equal to $14 ¢ share on the common stock. While the president of the company nado it very plain that these profits 1ad been piled up in the first three marters of the year and that the epresgion of the last three monthe 1ad been sevorely felt, the thing was hat Republic, iike Bethlehem and ackawanna, had acoumulated so ‘arge a surplus from last vear's 1siness that It could easily afford a x-months’ perfod this year of indi- d deficit. his was the viow which the mar- :L took of the steel situation today ‘nd it was ralected in the new higi ‘or the ‘current movement in steel ommon, and in the strength of inde- rendent steel shares. American Ice. The activity at rising prices in American Ice shares was a rather belated recoghition of what the ex- traordinary winter means for the ~arnings of this company. The win ©r of 1918-19 was also unusual raild, and as a resu't American Ice's sarnings broke all records. This year, with the natural ice harvest ev more of a faflure than it was two vears ago_it is confidently expected hat still another high record will be -stablished at the close of the com- pany’'s fiscal year, October 31, next. American Ice has transformed the character of its business in recent years. It 18 no longer dapendent upon the nnual gamble of the natural ice ‘rop. Its main production is artificial s js well known. American Ice the largest manufacturer and dis- ributor in New York, Boston. Phila- «elphia, Baltimore and Washington. he preferred stock at 60 returns 10 rer cent oand the dividend is being arned right along fully twice over. foreover. these earnings results have scen obtained after unusually large ».oropriations for maintenance and lepreciation. Almost half of last s net income of $4,200 000 was set side for these two purposes. The ‘pshot has been to give American Ice sreferred a much higher investment cating than it ever used to have. _ = CURB STOCKS. Quotaiions furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co. ‘arlon Steel o carib Syndicate ol rh Teadine r Light and Columbia Syndicate Consalidated Copper minion Oi Durant Motors . an Packmg ... Intercontinentsl Rubler faternational Petry Jerome Verde hay County Gas Lake “Forpedo Civingston Petroieum Magma Copper ... racaibo VIl . Marlund Refinery Midwest Refining evadn Ophir New Corneila ipiesing Mines Co. North Amer. P. & P Northwestern Oil . Omar Oil (new) frennok Oil 18% | Natiooa! Union . ; Radio common . 8% wh| . TITLE INSURA adiofp(die: q 21 g1 | Columbia Title & 7 Ray Hercules 4 t4 N9 gy | Real Estate Title. YoE 5!|-"‘:«-:ml‘:1-=~ . 8% o MISCELLANEOUS. Salt Creek (new) oo % s Columbia Graphophone -eom. 10 Sapulpa com g ) 44| Columbin Graphophone pfd. . o9 Rimms Petrol ... ? 185 18% | D. C. Paper Mfg. C Rielly O . 38% 3a7 | - C. Paper pfd. 3 o 4 63 r3 | perch I;‘r""‘('n‘;{’;{"' Btorage 100 Swift International iy 1% 1735 | On S M Tonopali Divide 16 7Y 23 | Ol Dutck Market pl. T m oy LR ol T & Light and leat com % 1 '‘ 3% | Washiogten Market ... §ib Skl ght tnd fleat pfd e 1 . €41 Fa% | oEx-dividend. United Profit Sharing... &y 2 e % 5% B % 516 U% nu%| CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARK w Th ISS?ICAGO‘ February 17. — (United | ¥ 2t 7% b, | States Bureau of Markets)—Cattle— | W 1118 20% 05, | ReceiDts, 9,000 head; beef steers and § WeEht Ao - 1001 1029; | butcher she stock generally 25 high- | Armour Leather com 125 129 €5 g5 |er: top beef steers, 10.40; bulk, 8.25a | ATROUr leather pfd A £% U/ 9.50; bulk butcher cows and heifers, | Cuduby Packin N ioe o | 5008675 bulla stron. 25 higher; bo- | Nespasi iestier | b e 14 U |l1o8na -and beef grades, 4.75a5.G0;]Bwitt & Co.. Sy 0% 1| éalves, 23 to GO higher; best vealer, | VMR Crbide T _M%_ 224 10.50a11.00; ‘stockers and feeders ERS, ;:‘fi 7% | scarce, 10 to 25 higher; bulk stockers TOBACCO FIRM PROSP. 5 m‘: Wil ana feeders, 6.00a7.75. NEW YORK, February 17—That 190 12 11| Hogs—Receipts, 44,000 head; active, | o ir Forte Ricsn. American Tobaory 81 e | Steady to 10 lower ‘than yesterday's | Gompany in point of earnings is dis- 7% 17% | BVerage: lights off most; top, 10.10; | cloged by its annual report, which shows 37 a3 | bulk, 200 pounds down, 9.75a10.00:|net earnings after all charges and taxes 26 oerg | Dulk. 220 pounds up, 9.00a3.35; Digs|of $401,723, or $8.07 u share earned on its 0% 10% about steady. outstanding capital stock, in contrast to 0L 60 S R O A 3 N s e preceding ¥ y ear's %% 8| LIBERTY BOND NOON PRICEs. |!he breceding yeiutt Whev fhe ful veans 2% D%{ NEW YORK, February 17.—Prices | from manufacture and sales were $998,- 9% % |of liberty bonds at noon were: 3%s.)917 and dividends on capital stock ag. 107 17 |91.20; 1st 4s, 87.30. bid: 2d 43, §6.80: | gregated $597,224. leaving a surplus for o% 18t 438, 87.34; 2d 438, 87.00; 3rd 414s. | the period of $401,723. The total profit M. w9016 97.30; wvietor x\«h:'.my 3%s, * nd foss surplus on December 31 aggre- sated 31,959,342, time, money market, a sharp check to the advance in the foreign exchanges and continuation of the forward drift in stocks were the chief incidents in the ‘When money rates had their first decline a month ago funds for sixty-day contracts were quoted as low as 6!4 per cent on all New-York-Washington wire by Redmond & Co, City of Paris 6s 192! Dominion of Canada 3s of 1921 French Government Ss. Government of Switze Kingdom of Helgium 714s. K. of G. B. and Itvland K. of G. B. and Ireland 3 B. and Itiang Armgur & Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe gen. 45 Atlantic Coast ine 7s. Raitimore and Ohio conv. 435, Taltimore and Oblo 6s. aitimore and Ohio 8. Bethlehem Steel refd. Ga..... entral of Georgia Ry. 6s..... Central lor s mim e e S Chesapeake and Ohio’ coav. 4353 Chesapenke and Ohio gen. $1s. Chesapeake and Ohio cony. s, ihicagn, Bur.“and Quinc Jt. & .. Mil, and St. PAul refd. 4% M. aud St. Paul conv. 4 General Electric_6a. Tilinois_Central International Mercantile Marine Inter. Rapid Transit 1st and re Louisville and Nashville 7s 1930... Mo., Kanx. and Tex. Ist 4x.. ri Pacific general 4u.... k Central 7% 1930.. . k Central deb. 6s.. ew York Telephone 6s.. orfolk and Western conv 10815 s of 19 . Pennsy gen. mortgage 4135, Iteading general ¥s... Grain, Produce LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET. Eggs—Strictly fresh, per doz, 3233 Live poultry—Roosters, per Ib., urkeys, per Ib., 48a53; chickens, spring, per 1b., 38a10: hens, per Ib., 34a35; keats, young, each, 50a60. Dressed poultry—Fresh killed spring chickens, per Ib., 40a43; hens, per Ib.. 36; roosters, per Ib.. 23; turkeys, per 50a58. Pork—Dressed, small, per Ib., 14; me- dium, 12a13; heavy. 10a13. Live stock—Calves, per 1b., 10al4; ambs, 10a11; sheep, 3a4; hogs, 10%:all. Green fruits—Apples, per bbl. 3.00a 7.00; per basket, 75a2.50; western. per’ box, 3.50a6.00: Californ.a lemons, per box, 3.00a4.00, Pineapples, per crate, 3.00a8.00. California oranges, per crate. 00. Florida oranges, per crate. 4.0024.75. Grapefruit, per crate, 4.00a 5.00. Vegetables—Potatoes, nearby, No. L. ok ; northern. per sack. 50; sweet potatoes, per bbl, No B 0; No. 2, 1.50a2.00: yars, per DL, 3.50a4.50. Tettuce, Florida, pe: *ra California_iceburg cel- celery, per doz., 1.00a elery, 3.00a3. maine e, 1 Ov. Suuash, per bb. v 250, Cymblings, per crate, Florida, a5.00. Spinach, per bbl, 7.50a4.00. eppers, per basket, 3.0024.50. Toma- toes, per box, 2.00a6.00. Onions, per ack, Gu. lirussels sprouts. per mart, Cranberries, 1¢.00 per bbl. Old_cabbage, 1.00a1.50 per cwt.; new albage, 2.00a per basket. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. BALTIMORE, February 17 (Special). 1 {—Potatocs, white, No. 1, per | pounds, 1 5; ‘cobblers, 1.25al. | McCorm 1.00a1.10; No. sweets, per barrel, 3.00a4. 41.00; No. 2 and culls, 200a250; green pearl and wax, per ham- 00a6.00; beets, per crate, 2.00a ‘abbage, per ton, 10.00a15.00: cauli- flower, per crate, 2.50a2.75; celery. per crate, 2.50a7.00; cucumbers, per box, 7.0028.00; ezgpiants, per crate, 5.00a 00; kale, per barrel, 1.25a1.50; let- tuce, per basket, 1.50a3.25; onions, per 100 pounds, 75al.00; oyster plants, bunch, 6a9: parsnips, bushel, 1.00; neas, baske 24.50; peppers, crate, 00a7.00; spin- h. _bushel. 50a6t crate, 2.00a7.00; turnips, .10 Apples, No. 1. per barrel, 3.00a6.00; No. 2, 3.00a3.50: box apples, 50a1.75; loose, per 100 _ pounds, “rapefruit, box, 2.5044.00. 4 box. 3.25a3.75: tangerines, acr strap, 5.00a8.00; strawberries, per auart, 40a50. SELLING PRICES AT NOO red winter, February, 1.833 garlicky, : March, 1.843%, low by sample at 1.65a1.67 per bushel. Oats—No. 2 white, 4832 per bushel; No. 3, 472471 per bushel. Rve—Bag lots of nearby rve, as to quality, 1.50a1.60 per bushel; No. 2 western export, spot, 1.711%; per bushel. Hav—No. 1 1imothy. nominal; stand- ard timothy, 25.00; 0: No. 2 tim- 0224.50: No. 3 timothy, 17.00 ‘othy, .00 No. 1 light clover mixed, No. 2 light clover mixed, i No. 1 clover mixed, 21.01 fover mixed, 16.50220.00: No. 1 ¢ 23.50; 19.00 $.00 0. . February 17.—Fresh de- n the price of wheat took { plage today, largely owing to lack of substantial evidence of any actual widespread crop damage vet from green bugs, Cooler weather tended also to favor the selling side. Demand was chiefly of a scattered sort from commission houses. Opening prices, which varied from unchanged figures to lc higher, with March 1.71 to 1.72 and May 1.63 to 1.621, were followed by a material setback all around. Some increase of rural offerings had a bearish effect on corn. After opening %c off to a like advance, in- cluding May at 71 to 71%, the market underwent a decided general sag. Oats were easier with other grain, starting unchanged to %c lower, May 46 to 46%, and later showing a mod- erate setback for all deliveries. Lower quotations for hogs and cereals pulled down provisions. A somewhat wider territory was reported as being infested by green bugs, but owing to cooler weather the trade was inclined to ignore such ad- vices. The close for wheat was heavy, 21 to 3 net lower, with March 1.68 1621, and May 1.59 to 1.59%. % Sentiment was generally bearish, with holders evincing a_disposition to take profits on all hard spots. The close for corn was steady, 1% to 1% net lower, with May €97 to 69%aT0. Close. WHEAT— Open. Low arc 18 vt Moy " itk 1ie - Low NEW YORK, February 'l spring patents and Kansas ; spring clears, 6.7 Lard—Kasy; middle west, ! Other articles unchanged. i —_— COTTON MARKET NEW YORK, February 17 ‘The cotton market opened stoady al aw advance of 3 to B points owing 1o the failure of Liverpool to fully mest vesterday's closing declinen here, Liverpool buying and Home spot house buying of the luter montha Futures opened steady. —Mareh 13.60; May, 1 uly, 14.60; Oote- ber, 14.90; December, 15.17. The market turned u shude casier during the middle of the afternoon, ow- ing to the reaction in storling exchunge rates, with May selling off to 14.01, or 11 points net lower. LIVERPOOL. February 17.~Cot- ton spot in fair demand; prices low- ¢r. Good middling, 9.97; fully middling, 9:27; middiing, K42 low middling, 7. good ordinary, 6.17; ordinary, 4.7 .ASAIT. 6.000 bules, in- cluding 4.400 American. Receipts, 1,000 bales, Including 400 American. _Futures cloasd stead) February, 8.74; March, 8.80; May, 9.0 July, 9.16; October, 9. December, NEW ORLEANS, February 17.—De- nials that couthern mills were closing down put the price of cotton 6 to 11 points higher around the opening of the market today, but support was not continued. and the market soon sagged off to da?llnen of 6 to 7 points under yesterdays close on the more active months. Futures ope! steady. 13.50; May, 13.80; July, 14.0! 14.41; December, 14.51. 5% 99% | Southern Pacific 1st ref. 981, | Southern Pacific coav. 8. 1025, 964, Chicago Union_ S 104 Consolidated Gas 7 o8 Delaware and Hudson 1083, Frie genernl lien 4s. 413 ‘Whezt—No. 2 red winter. spot, 1.97;! spot, | 1t sales—Bag 1018 of nearby vel- | 23.00 | o THURSDAY, FEBRUARY ‘17, TODAY’S BOND PRICES. Noon prices reported to The Star over direct] St. Louis 3, | Procter & 6 | £ | | Swift & Ou._6x 192 | Texas Co. 1921. d San Francisco 6 1029. St. Louls and 8an Francisco ioc. 03 Seaboard Air Line refdg. 4s. Seaboard Air Line adj. 3s. { Southern Railway 4 Southern Railway Unlon Pacific 1st 4 T'nion Pacific cony. 45. Union Pacific 6 192%. United States Rubber Ss. Tnited States Rubber Ta 1933, ‘nited Rtates Rubbor 7ie. United States Stee! 8. F. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Js. Wilson & Co. 1st Gs.. SHORT-TERM SECURITIES. (Reported by Redmend & Co.) American Tel & Tel. 0s 1922 American Tel & Tel. 6s:1924. American Thread ¢n. €e 1928. American Tobacro Qo. 7s 192! American Tobacco Co. Ts 1922.". American Tobacco Co. 78 1923. . Anaconda Copper fle 1929..:... Anglo-American Oil Tiza 1825. Armour & Co. 7s 1830.. Bethlehem Rteel 7 1922 Bethlehem Steel Canadian Pacific Central Argentine 6+ 1927. Chicngo. K. I & Pacific fie 1922. CoaSiy G, & S Louts ae 1620, 'y Packing 7s 1923. e R. F. Goodrich 78 1923. Hocking Valley s 1924, Kennecott' Copper 7s 1930. Liggett & Myers Tob. 8s 1931 . Penna. Co. $%x, June 15. 1921 Procter & Gamble 7s 1 . Procter & R. J. Reynol Sinclair Con. Oil Southern Railwa Southwestern Bel s 1923, 59 Western Electrie 78 1925.. ..., Westinghouse Electric 7s, 1981. and Live Stoc DAIRY MARKET. BALTIMORE, February 17 (Special). —Poultry—Chickens. young live, per pound. 32a38; dressed, 36a38; old, 32a 33; dressed, 34a35; winter chickens, 40a32; old roosters, 22; dressed, 23a ” 988, 981, 25a33; dressed, 30a35. Piseons, Guinea fowl, 40a75. Turkeys. 40a dressed, 40a36. Capons, 40a50. Eggs. strictly: fresh. nearby firsts, 1088 Off, per dozen, 36: southern, 31. Duck eggs, 50. Butter—Creamery. fancy, per pound, 46a47; prints, 47248 nearby creamery, 43a44; ladles, 28a3 4; store packed. 20; dairy prints, 20a23; proc- €ss butter, 33a35. —— Goldfish are natives of China, where it has long been the practice to keep them in vases for the amuse- ment of Chinese ladies. Brookiyn, N. Y.. Feb. DIVIDEND 101. A regulat quarterly dividend of 21 per cent on the capital stock of Mecgenthaler Linotype Company will be paid on March 81, 1821, to the utockholders of record as they ‘appear at the close of buiness on March 5, 1921. The transfer books will not be closed. JOS. T. MACKEY. Treasurer. S— Ice a Necessity Do you realize that every minute of the day ice is being convumed? Alze that an ICE FAMINE' ingte that is 50 necessary an the fee busi- mess in & matier of course, be n busimess that pays well and at the same time grows as the community grows. WASHINGTON ICE Shares offer iavestors uausual in- terest returan. Today they are Paying 8% and 109 | | | | | | H P i i ! | i ! 1 1 | i tion; ed, - well as ourselves, frmly beifeve the earnings will show a LARGE INCREASE in proportien te the increased out- put_of lce. iy & very lmited mumber of Treasury shares of the ‘Washington Ice Mfg. Co. are being offered imvesters AT $2.50 PER UNIT can bay these shares mow| and get the bemefit of the mext: dividend, which is due te be de-| clared in April. ey This Is 2 Home Industry The business and the customers are right here in Washington. Any hour of the day you cas put your. Snger om the property of the Waskingion lce Manufacturing Co. and look the men who are suecrss- fully direeting its-affairs square in ike eye. That is what favesters want as well as dividends. meney finvested im these hares is safe ‘will bring 7o regular ince: Wiy met buy ow as mamy shares as you eam while the price rematns at $3.50 per_uait? Hundreds of Washing- tonians own these skares amd are customers of the company, buying' investigation of the ice from it daily. 5 mn enterprise is fn. Wolberg & Co.,Inc. Execlusive. Fiscal Brokers 3 354 Munsey Bldg. Main 6873 ‘Washiagton, D. C. A limited amount of stock will be sold by local corporation— $500 and $1,000, paying one per cent monthly. 'Basis of invest- ment, real estate. For complete information, address box 119— M. Star Office. mtangible Tax, No Penalty on Siuall Balances. 4% tereat on Savings Accounts. Cents Opens am Account. THE CLINTON BANK Clinton, Md. W. Gilbert Deat E _ Presideat I A Steady Flow Huy a First Mortgage every year, and as they begin to ma- ture you will not only have a atoudy flow of investment funds that you can use for special op-* portunities, but you will also have & background of securities always worth par. You can al- ways relnvest in our First Mortgages without losa of in- terest—now .7% In amounts of $350 ahd B. F.. SAUL CO. Mortgage Loans 934 N. Y. Ave. N.W.. 24. Ducks, 32a40; dressed. 38a42. Geese | FINA NCIAL. snvestment “'Getting Abead” is a remarkable fact- founded book, fascinatingly interesting. Tells how Peter Perhias accamulated Akead” shews you how to do ¢l same Sead today for free copy. KRIEBEL 8 CO. Bankers Evers kind you nee rour protection. Let You rates. _Frank LAY *FINANCIAL NOMADS. - Among persons wiose require frequent shift place to piace, the sayin “three moves are equ: fire.”” Damages incur bling and reassembling packing and unpackin these belongings we The erution speculati nied by freque of brokerage ues, ins often wipe out your priac For the steady investor or woman with u well investment policy- zage Notes on imp ton real estate provide a sou income that is constantly SWARTZELL, RHEE] HENSEY CO. 727 Fifteenth Street N.W. Washington, D. (. THE NATION LIBERTY BONDS ND SOLD FOR CASH : Liberty Bond Exchange | 14th St N.W. 604 of the American Merchant Marine has been a subject of general discussio recently. We hidve had an opportunity to secure first-hand knowledge concerning the important part the Atlantic-Gulf & Pacific Steamship Corporation ‘plays in the development of our Merchant Marine, its busi- ness and outlook, through a searching investigation thorough study made by us. This study distribution. INVESTYM Colorado Building ‘Washington * Telephone Main 7186 calinge | 'S HOME TOWN. Progress in the Development is available for Write for a copy. A. B. Crouch & Company T BANKERS JOHN L. MERRILL, Pres. Cable Office, 1126 Conn. Ave. Telephone Franklin 1169 Monthly State ment Service § 336 N. Y. Ave. EQUITABLE ASSOCIATION Organized 1879 YEAR COMPLETED $4.272.066.87 -§1,063,322.59 Systematic Saving Brings Results —make up somathing e Yo will & 41st Axsets Surplus . your mind to set Subscriptions for the 80th Issue of Stock Being Received Shares, $2.50 per Month 4 Per Cent Interest 915 F St. N.W. JOHN JOY EDSON, President I'RANK P. REESIDE, Secy. has reccived from them premiums, a panics. In the offers company now iples and Tt ance as a career. Information see In the five years from 1912 to 1917 Chile’s imports of automobiles from the United States increased from $34.079 to $3274.880. It 1s com- servatively estimated that this increase has continued since then. - ALL AMERICA CABLES has been of inestimable service to American manu- facturers in cultivating Latin § American commerce. INSURANCE for quote A UTO Money to Loan CO-OPERATIVE BUILDING aside in the Equitable. L more than ever. ; || EQUITABLE BUILDING, The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company —has returned to its policy- holders more money than it in record unique among Life Insurance com- I interest of “Pro- fessional Public Service,” this thorough course in the Prin- and Practice of Life Insurance, and Applied Sales- manship to those contemplat- ing Professional Life Insur- For Enrollment or Detailed E. D. Sampson, Gen. Agt. 1125 Woodward Building |B. F. SAUL CO., %34 . Y- Ave Now, 3508 Secured by First Deed of Trast on Real Estate, Prevail and_commission Joseph 1. Weller 20 Wash. L. & Trust Pt ¥ biag . 9th and Faw Open Saturday 5:30 P.M. to 8 P.M. -Lincoln Said: Our government rests in public opinion. Whoever can ol public opinion can change the government practically so Publio opinion on any subject always has a ‘‘central ides,’ from which all its minor thoughts radiate. JUDGMENT One of the pleasant relationships of our business is to extend professional advice to our customers and to devote to every depositor that personal atten- tion which builds up friendship and confidence. helpful service. Sabings Accounts 39/, Interest. Commercial Aecounts Avail yourself of this Monthly Statements Rendered Foreign Exchange At Lowest Rates Resources, $5,587,505.90 Lincoln National Bank Oneofthemdestmd&ntl(nm' Banking Institutions of Washington