Evening Star Newspaper, March 31, 1921, Page 28

8 * . - THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 192I. ased on the possi of a reduc-|idea that they could mot poss o ' ; | y morning when the English bank rate|and that they might be forced downINfl prices reported to The Star over direet | Southern Prcific 1st ref. 4s.. was reported unchanged. The re-lin the meantime. New York-Washington wire by Redmond & Co. | Southern Pacific conv. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE;!" Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office. action in sterling and_the other ex-| Baldwin Locomotive was attacked |City of Paris gs 1921 Open. High. Low. Close. Biea s | changes was, howev#:, scarcely a&|on the ground that if the railway!French Government fs. Adv Rumley. . 1% 16 164} United Drug ) n’ll": 85 " matter of practical importance. loutlook was uncertain. the outlook Gor . A v 5% 45% | Unit ! ‘ P N eaewalnts ernment of Switzerlan: dv Rumley pf.... 8% nited Fruit 04 104% 101% Gt chisc iexllinione s isenew iz fouthe aqulpuieut oompahlagiumiat C 925 | Air Reduction....... 3% 3% 35% | United Retail Stre, 4% oy ) uore vise. <. 'nited States Rubber 5s. 2! . that the allght run-up at last night's| = Sugar stocks were weak, not be-|U: B ciand 5ias 19: 913 | United States Rubber 774 P e e i e ST - | close was of no consequence what-| cause of any developments’ in their |U. K ; Roiy; United States Steel 8. 3¢ S i [Pt ] febdtedere o] 2% Ly ever . scation for the| TALegituation. but simply because XK of GTIIJ ani Irelund 3 7 2] Wimiots Careltng Chemical 7 8% - el bl T - n the course of preparation foi ere has been no very decided im- n Tel. and Tel conv. 6s. 5 & H = R el General Weakness, ~With April 1 ?lhhienl?!”:mdhlal‘erés:rg:g‘; provement as yet in the outlook for | Amour & do. 4ige. ®%| | SHORT-TERM SECURITIES. Efficiency of Labor Encour: 5,722'“'“* %% -z iy ments quite a e shiftin the earnings of these companies. Au..mc'“_., um- . gen. = =t i - S - teel. 0% Bears Active—Finding Small | o¢ lo et oecurres toosy, "0 [ improvement wonows | 30E Wi © Remria by nesmnt & 03, | aging—Plan to Aitl Rail- | Amcen St e \m,,n stoe hange borrowers they| The unsettlement caused by the de- 34 Amerk mCans My, oD . 45% 46 % ok exc A £ A 5 . U Response Covering Follows. .“ere Ie nemced, Rand St s ey f;‘.l;'z: ot The et lasted for ‘tfie“}\‘;i{ St o Se e ;:: e o roads—Local Market. e f«’?&.‘ . s v::.':m::;'g; 2 g g s | or in the stock mar- ! e fd. .. . 3 7 “een eee 2 | : RotE oo (30 I Thent s 16 beeitie mp= American Thread Co 84 = Am Hide & Lea pf. Va-Car Chem..... 29% 30 BY STUART P. WEST. ket of . HouE orjtwol Ihen e 1t hocams o American Tobaceo C 1 BY L A. FLEMING. A It e Vivadou. ol U NEW YORK. March 31.—There wus Jears Have Advantage. mu_rk;.t \‘\“as n:z running m(o| any st;rl- dion 4 1% “Mortgage money Is offered a little | Am La France. % 9 s::‘ Wabash. ™ W TR i v i e v-orking on the short side|ous decline, but was merely Raving | Chesapeate ars onis 8 opper s H2 m v AmI tve .. ©% 8 ' | Wells-Farg. < EemTcely (ANt el s follow up their advan-|one of the iittle downward swings of | Chi., Bur. ,..:3' q\:('::cy"}'n"« kS hom. Zreclyiin Wash g on ARt e et e @ 6 6 {WesternMa,.... 1o 0% 10 tion today “to influence financial ca v and bring about a|a narrow professional speculation, Mil. chances for a moderate improvement |, oo o) s6% T 35% | Western Uni, culations one way or the other. | gene >pening. covering of short contracts set in. By in this respect seem encouraging.” | am Smelting pt. .. 7o % 6| Westhouse E A M. s s s Very few had seriously feved | Central Leather stocks responded to|afternoon the tone had become dis- ] 5" | said C. J. Bell, president of the Amer- | Am Smit See A ... D @4 6% | Wheeling &L E. .. IR} [ the report that the remaining surplus| tinctly firmer. Motor shares, which g Caton Station o R % ican Security and Trust Company. Am Steel Fay.. .. 30w 30 30 | White Motor e R : d g eel Fdy..... privg that the Bank of England rate would | [ FePort e e Season of | had been among the weakest at the | Conasiimi s be reduced ;n vh‘is week! .1 1920 would be ‘(‘umnle!ely w}:po‘d out| start, rallied rather more easeily than “Building operations,” he added, “for e 104 |wil C whatever is done later on. c-'in the course of absorbing the losses|the average. vhich w 104 son Company.. 4% 6% Tess. some of the buyinz which put|of the first quarter this vear. Railway shares were dull, but not | Gene Wi ol e o % 7% © lwillya-Overiand.. % % o6 up sterling exchange yesterday was! Steel shares were under fire on the|weak. They were awaiting with some gely in the directlon of homes, | me) g Teleg 100% 106 106% | wWillys-Ovid pf degvee of hope the outcome of the [{Hierngtional Mereantile Marine 6 many of them very modest structures | am Tobacco. ... .. n4% 14% 14% | Woolworth. — White House conference called to con- | Uiuisvilie and 3 Anyet ih o4y, | Hocking Valley Ga 1024 1 at that. Am Tobacco pf (n) s 91 91 91 |Worthington sider the railway problem. Mo. Tex. Kennecott Copper Ta x 4| The movement has been helped along | Am Woolen. 5 71% 0% 71 | Worthington (B).. e B June 13, 102 % sil|by some slignt concesstons in the mat- | Am Zinc & Ld pf mh T m F 03 = T. f N d i |yssterday and again today fitted in | ew Xork T el " & :;g"; ";’:":_;‘;" “‘:‘:"“t“" ‘"’d also “‘; Atieat S 0% 80% Call Money..... 7 s 1 ¥ v with the latest intimations regarding | ¥ % | R. 3. 6s 1 98 r, bu e increases £ 7% 4 / A riencG i:: e o ee the aividend. which are that 1t 13 safe Wi 2 H: ck & Co. 15 19 % 9% |efciency of labor has been auite R T W ow HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS. [ i or this quarter at least. rectors 1 3 g G 3 . 5% | marked and has é d bui i 8% 40% am..... 222600 12m. - 388 500 ST ARIISH < SD . . Sl qune e st e & ; - s éncouraged builders, | Atlantic Guif. 9 % ot = s & ESTABLISH your credit. NOW, at this progres g Bieet o/ decyle uponthsidividendia y i : i even moré than the wage concession.” | Atantlo Petrolerm mal et R s ke ) 3 Siv ank. s ‘he: o ce itv Fisk Rubber has attracted attention | Penusylvan rt; 4 2 Clayton Act O tive. aldwin Loco. . 7 sive bank, so when you have opportunity to use for the way it has resisted the reac- | Reading e Py & Co. 6s 1921 9 heICi e et i xu’lfr:pe;:klve ang jBaldwin Locopt. - S ey ] JIIIDENDS DECLARED. $100 or $500 to advantage you'll know where you [ |tion in other members of the group. % | 5 1 % 9% has resulted in_changed plans during [Boit0 & Ohio e i Its comparative steadiness is account- 5: ool ind Sa Prancluy Se 10 e the passing month, where applications | BAlto & Ohiopt... oW 4% 4% Stock ot Par- can get the loan, promptiy SULfonLY SN (Tmneovament tineAen. B enrAl T i 5w : BE have been made with a view of adding | Beth Steel. T i s RelL 7. o€ Poon. s ings, which are reported to have been | Seaboard Air I Westinghous 75 1931.. 99! to a direct: d Beth Steel 57% . & W. T {] Friendly co npcmtmn \vnh our deposn(ors is the yery_satisfactory since the first of = EAE = !D;lhllr:hfirbo?i'l;:l position. > < ™2 | Bklyn Rapid T u B mainspring of “Mt. Vernon” service. Our officers T American Smelting: Graln Produce and lee stock were Colpiin t.l:epal'?‘c::erafim;g;?:i Sfi;’t.“n"s'fil‘i."“ x""m L 4 ri ased to know YOU. o = American Smelting preferred, which ’ Board for permission 'to name a |Californlia Pckg. .. 6 60 w e please W , and your require: ey director of an uptown bank on the o a1% t = had closed sesterday at 1%, broke| LOCAL: WHOLESALE MARKET. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. board of another uptown institution | calrornia Petrol. . e EHCHS Te Srat wot 5o maveh the vorame | (DEES—Strictly frosh, per doz. 2| BALTIMORE, March 31 (Special).— |and each spplication was refused. e W ek Washi = t v 5 oes, white, 100 Some officials of banks wh - 25 3% PAID ON Monthly Statements on : of Seliing that counted as it was the | *five Louliry—Roosters, per b 21:|1.10: McCormicka, 65a75; Gobblers, 80 |Plications have been fejected. fail to | Central Leather. .. e 3 3 |WaS! ington Stock Exchange SAVINGS ACCOUNTS Commercial Accounts , former Investment favorite, seliing as ;‘;l'_“ken. periihe 4:»3.»:_!1!‘;“;'; 8110 Notd zoam“ sweets, per barrel, underatand the workings of & law g:nn;-l Leu:l:- of.. 1";"; ?’:% | Copttat Traction "2 oy T6 was o D Y0 ng, per al ens, 5 25.50. ms, 3.50a4.005 No. 2 and | that is effective in one section of |Chandler Motor... 9 ttal —10 " a Open 8:30 AM. to 5:30 P.M. Today and Tomorrow basie® 7 better than &, 10, <l Cent)ieats, young, cach, 60aT5. Kintea | CUIIS. 2:5043.00. “Green, pearl and wax [the city and ot in another. Ches & Ohlo IR ) gh Sptear o t 58, 7 at 450830 PM. E Sve) ferred was within less than 4 points (DE,;{‘"ggkkp::";gr—mF’g;;‘B . ona | beans. per crate. 3.00a4.00. Beets, per Street Raflway Shares Firm. ChiMII&StE. . Sy = el rgenthaler Linotype—3 at 120, 1 at 130, an o 8: M. Bvery daturday of the 'bottom reached in the De- 5 e . turkeys, 7 sparagus, per dozen, | Capital Traction stock made a Chi Mil & St P pf.. 37% Y s AFTER CALL. El | cember smash per 1b., 38; roosters, per Ib., 25; tu + | 3.00a5.00. new | Chi & 5 s 62% 62% 62%| Washington 55— 80w M t V S ~ B | [ fact fhat smelting eommon as i D D, a. small, per, b, 16a16: | CAREAZE. per’ hemper. 1002125, e iamosemeat e a8 o sva T s 0% | Wasiine G Ty p opened today i . . liv ¢ » per crate, a2.50. Cu- h: 88 Chi R I & Pacific.. 261 6% 0 Fl -4 k = medium, 13a14; heavy, 10a13; live hogs. | cumbers, per. box. 4.0026.00. Cel exchange at 88%. Potomac Eleet 00 lMX. (1% 3 3 . ery, Railway preferred opened at 531, | Chile Copper. ~ 9% 9% 9| Washington u..n.m d.—5 at 59, § attincted attenticn of s ber crale. 2.80a3.00. Eggplants, per : i P~ Cor. 9th St. d Mass. Ave During 1920 the company earned ‘sé:: la’r"bf' eyt 1"“ I b, 3.00a | 25. Lettuce, per basket, 1.50a2.75. | steck closed at 59. T o b e :v 2% 28% BONDS = slightly more than its dividend re- e e AP0 Western, per | Onlons, per 100 Ibs. 75a1.00. Peppers,{ Bonds were firmer. Washi ColoBust. . % s : = S eenaie, (an lte dividend re- |00, per basket, feazdo; westerny Ber | per "erace, 3502550, Radishos, po | Gas 1% per cent Rotes wers back 16]Colo & Southern e o e e 0 an The regular dividend on the co : Der | baske a2.25. Spinach, per bu., |100%, °{ Col Gas. . American Tel. and Te 5 Bid. Asked. [ for the first quarter of the year was lc'::te: e erangen: Der| 40a60. ' Peas, per basket, 4.00a6.50. | pans sond the $8 of the same com-|Co) Graphophone. 7 % SNl e et B ;declared on time. to. 4.0024.75. G fruit, per crate, Tomatoes, per crate, 1.50a5.50. Ap-| Railway 48 were strong at 59, a | Col Graph pf. 4 4% 4% |AmS Tel and Tel co i Ba In the present seate of the copper |§goas.oo o o Cropefrutt ¥ DA ol :e',f““]%zo (ST pox. 150 | Fotomac ~ Consolidated 35" brougnt | Cons Cigar RO A e e | trade, - 8., 2.0022.50. = e Potomae Tel. 5 ting their mines down altogether, 0 r_bbl, No. rapefrult, per) thox. 2.50a4.50. in. 5 5 5 |Metopolitan R The Site of Sight L S P R e s e o omaliimers wnd oMo Barne | e e B | B Smelting common would seem to be North Carolina, March 31.—Wheat pric SOKe 57% c Klectric cons. 5s. rather dubious. B, a3 Lettuce, o For doz., |today fell fo the lowest level which |20d Ohio system for the month of Feb- e Eriomse ieric Fowsr An ADITORIAL This ought not to affect the dividend | 100a1.35; Florida celery. 2.50a3.00. Ro- [has been touched this season by the | [u%ry Shows a decrease of 3501708 Vi . on the preferred, inasmuch as the com- | matne Tottnee. 1254200, Cymblings, | May and July deliverids. Selling |in (reight earnings; a gain of $308.357 = s m HE eye is an open Your concern, and panshas a Targe surplus which it did | per Srate Biorida. 4.0026.00. Spinach, | pressure was general and buying was | iaglasscnEer recelbts, and a loss of | Corn Products pf-- I, = A not have to weaken during the trying|per bbl, 2.50a3.00. Kale, 50a75 perjonly of a scattered sort. Prospects|a”ny P press receipts, which in | Crucible Steel..... 4 Washington “:j a book to the skilled ours, however, is more 'I?fia orb last Yen;. bbl, Peppers, per basket, 4.50a6.50. fof ah big yield of winter wheat had|fhe ';l"l‘:nrh M"::L‘fl:;!‘;'zirf:‘{ll:gdofl‘:n cmclbleszesel pf.. x% :% ::% : Wash. and Elec. G. M. Gs. 2 3 A e absence of support at the pres- | Tomatoes, per box, 4.00a6.00. Onions, |much to do with emphasizing bear- nd city | Cuban-Am Sugar.. MISCELLANEOUS. optometrist. Its puzzles for your sight than its site. ent low prices apparently reflects the | per sack, P55a1 50, Hrussels sproutst|ish sentiment. Opening prices, which g:z;’! él‘:‘farfig :me: of tl‘zeh com- | Cuba Cane Sugar.. 2% 2% 21% 21% | Riggs Realty 5s (short).. T have been solved by science If your eyes don't trouble | ncertainty ‘dueto” chafges brought |ber Gt tgazs. - Cranberrics, 3003500 | variea from 24 decling to % advance.| 22mc month ot Togo, Ore With the|Cuba Cane Supt D e STOCKS . - managemen r bblL jew cal e, per cl wi ay 1, 1.39 and Jul z Denv & Rio Gr, - %% % PUB and painstaking research. you, probably you don't W‘fo"Jw as much as the uncertain out- | - T19% 101,20, were Zollowed by mumers | roql e RE soyenue, el Denv & Rio G bf.-- 15 1% 1% American Tet - aud TeEn s Sios ' (m.)nei “:n #.:v:;:dselcr:t' il;e'; ::::l.e,:b:;‘;' the:':.e':"l:u u'.; o Ycoca)r‘rlzo;l:::n:wr:;m S l::;gefluctualmna within the initial pe,.,e; were reduced $2,175,597, chiefly | Dome lnn;lh m Kx ;:;g :}: Capital Tr-rlfi(on g > ocat 5 ery 10 - = at the expense of maintenanc | Endicott-Johnson. Norfol of the function of sight have the eyes periodically i DAIRY MARKET. market aponed barely ateady at a de- |, O 204, oals, paralleled, the action | cquipment. e Erie B 22 ;..m',‘,:,'f."n‘;".;_'”.m Ly ’ A : : nse to - i still baffles—in the optic examined to safeguard BALTIMORE, March 31 (Special). f“"";zr"":l’vg';p‘:or“:l‘;‘e;‘ response 19 lprices for the season. Corn opened |as :on:’:::fé";fi::xn%nfifis': S - 1’: }:: 125 | Wastington- “,f,’m«'."ax.'f"f e nerve, in the brain, where? vision. p| Poultry, chickens, young, live, per 1b.. | atreet, local and southern selling. May | % ;g“’/t:'*sl“"‘; off. including May | same month last year. S s SRR e e = s c Py B . Wi 2 al 0 . and later saj a lif - 1 Be vigilant of your vision. Delegate your fs“o'l;m‘ ‘“’:35' “‘z"‘?‘";h"’k'““ dbajommed o8 O 243 2 ,i‘{L’»i“;.éfn‘zfi imoze : gesdiailitlo = A Move in Right Direction. Famous players t 6 % 5 i ) S B 2 50; old roosters, 20; ducks, 32a40; ate displayed relatively t he National Association of Own-|Fed Mines & Spf.. 2 Commer, x 1 ad- ely greater n of Own eye care to our expert optometrists today. e e e L‘::e:f:;’:r‘eBg:"f":"’"‘,?";“‘d“{l?:ge 40- | weakness than corn, starting 3% to|ers of Railroad Securities made a IR each, 50a85; turk 1 T ] Vet ate were fair buyers on the open- | % cents down, July’ 39% to 40 and |MmOvement of great importance yes- % 6% 5% 1% pogonlt “See ETZ 1217 ¢ : turkeys, per Ib., 35a50; | {oRe8 s N ine, | Prices rallied a few |afterward descending rapidly. terday and one that may succeed in 0% 61% 2 = & capons, per lb., 42a53. points In consequence, with the mar- Provisions were firm owing to|Pringing about an understanding be- an [OPTOMETRIST) G Strect Eggs. strictly fresh nearby firsts, | kot rather irregular, and unsettled jhIEher quotations on hogs. tween the brotherhoods and the com- See Better” Now. ’ b Subsequently, word of export wheat | P2nies for their mutual benefit and ES ... loss off per dozem, 24; southern, 20;|during the early trading. Do! | het Gen MOtOTS..ceeee 13% 8% 18% | Whshington 2 duck eggs. 30. At Futures opencd burely steady: May. buying tended to rally the market. |better understanding. Goodrich. ...~ % m m% % Butter, creamery fancy, per 1., 43a |12.20;-July, 12.68; October. 13.13; De- | rioeh tlosed upsetfled, 1% net lower to tive committen. maited Tortors txo | Granby Consol. 18% " 18% 18% | American Security and Trusto o1 s # 49; prints, S5l nearby creamery, "X'b:hl“:‘oi;‘"““_fii none. o Eng. |and July 1.193% to 1.19%. ‘ heads of the four great brotherhoods, | Great Northern p! T et 45a46; ladles, 28a30; rolls, 18a22; 2R > Eng-| "0n" the decline some strong corn in- | Practically the operating forces of the | Hendee Mfg. 19% 18% 19% | paloti saving store packed, 17al18; dairy prints. 20a Ll!hl mnrlket led ‘o) promote an¥ | terests turned to_the buying side, but | roads. 53 Homestake. 59 60 6 60 | Washington Loan and Trust. .- nraceea hutter, 28276 u)'nzbo lions:tq\;:lnct rere‘dnnmrdrdce! rallies failed to last. The close was| A Buggestion was offered for an |Houston Oil. 8% % 2% SAVINGS BANKS, ) — | were barely steady aroun 2V, | weak, 1 to % net lower, with May 6035 | €arly conference between the security | Hupp Motors M% 144 W% | Comnferce and Sevings 140 with May selling at 12.16 and July at 60 holders’ representatives and the - 1 86 % 86% ; Fast ‘uhin 12 12.44, or about 16 to 18 points net rep- { Nllinols Central. .. % g6 | Aderc % 44, P High. low. Close | TOentatives of the brotherhoods, with | Indiahoma 5% 6% 5% e, 4 o ‘ lower. oy 73 : ;]2 view of finding just why railroads “ ity Savi 1 o 7 y Indian Refining 8% 8% 8% | Seventh Elrtcl Savis ¢ 3 g S L cannot make fixed charges, and calls |1 " W% v w0 | Union Savings s / LIBERTY BOND NOON PRICES. |, 0 % 4 ‘:;el;:‘onmwflfllel f-lcz that the em- s% 5 b junted 8 n e am a s NEW YORK, March 31. — Liberty %o | ot ot the popierested in the |y ierboro Met pf.. 16% 16% 1% 1| ingion ‘:,";‘;;"‘“ ’ . '“";d Drices aimoor toduy ware: 3348 I, April 4, at 10:30 am., is suggested | Intl Harvester.... 8 8% B8l &% | Ariington 6 . ° g“og n?t :' 37;’;’5"“* :P:?{"iu 4 38% % | as the date for first. meeting of the |Intl Mer Marine... 18% 13% 13% 18% | Corcoran - " e rlc ; 1'« thl! d Ams 90.14 uleolh 4%, 2% | committees, at the Hotel Astor -in |IntlMer Marinepf. 52 52 50% 50 | Firemen's 20 2 e o emen e e ey S nn g ey iccany | roguiar; | sprifig - patents; Y N’sw‘m’;%"um BT xm::&::rlrmek.. uomouou Sational Dntos - 4%s, 97.54. ::::};;t:h;’fi‘laz:lh g 8 @ :;g:xx:v ‘ot;ol&era “ortg-ng‘auan.: is }nn:l hpa:A 8% €4 54% | Combia nfl“ stea Y e call for the confer- |nvincible Oil. 19% 18% 19% | Real Estate Title ’rom “Government Control Over Prices,” VING. PACKIN RA middle ‘west, 11.85a . = S Us WF i Baan: e ,.',,3“,.,,3, E‘A‘.“D ,.?“ms,se .,.,.25 .95 Other ‘articles unchanged. “"Mr. Warfield suggests that there | 121828011 o | orte B e Y 'ar ice Bulletin No. 3, mssa FUBNITURE PACKED FOR SHIFMPNT:BY | Potatoes steady; receipts 31 cars:should be closer co-ordination be- | oLt cnb 8 B 3B 2 lCoumbia Graphophone prd e, 20" |orthern whito sacked and bulk, 1.05a] tween the two governmental bodies Eanmsc v s B et 25%| D. C. Paper Mfg. Co. ; ; " ¥to 20 cyt. that deal with railroads, éne adjusting | Kelly-Spring Tire- & X ot Eaecpe the 3d°m|on of this pohey The pnces flxed in 1917, yielded —_— rates, the other wages. ' He clairas | Kennecotty - - A s o L ereenthater Linotype y, sitting in Washing- Old Dutch Marks o the cement industry as a whole 12 per, cent on its,investment, and ton, cannot be'expected to succes- |LackawannaSteel. 8 & &2 82 |ou Dutch Market pra: of course individual mills reaped a. much lngh!r‘ute, but ‘m'b“. e e e e | e o B | Teiton Monctiwe quent priee fixing reduced this margin’to<6 ce! lmenly by Ef&m:&“io‘:‘é’f.’.‘:{ :‘.";‘.f‘.’ tho ?fl;‘:‘g’, Eigueit & Myers. - 358 ! and most important of all railway maintaining - the status quo; in _the face .of advnncmg costs.Jg The Operating expenses, which can only g;neral supply”“of cementiwis 'so;ample, mneompnr!d ith{needs, JHiomee in our Sreproot furmitare B e oo mislon aue s that the Fuel 3 by o / “The immediate necessities. - e otetb:g:::::tl?::o:;Ap"l !lst ‘lf l'“lh“f::‘h'h fuel Merchants’ Transfer & T e e e unug%jnr. Warfiold, have to do with ills to er cent,of normalon g L—* the adjustment of present difficu TRt £, the’ fuelyued’i by P on. the theory’ market today was dull, with very little | apparent in respect to railroad em- lp of e el w inj the. cement® mdw eonld H tter feature. Liberty bonds lost a part of Db}l'&‘mfmtho &mltu‘a dwnsha: ;o Miami Cov»er-on o emplo; o what they had gained earlier in the [38818t In this crisls, as indicated by | Middle States Oll.. c“P };d in oth;r _war; mdutneu. Tbere’wns\'conuqngl)tb Eealcs Bolglan s:“'m :ctlv:ly :‘m des g:.mzerc to ;un:. ts;:r '!;r(;tthex_-hufl:[& Midvale Steel. in his : ion or‘ntmm ating” cement’ production by} hig! ‘ MODERN FIREPROOF STORAGE bl ew o R e e oncnleh veeeens] MORAL B TOE e e e owering_of the marginjof profit for, the purpose enrullmg pro- CARGEST, VANS ON THE BOAD. | 48 Were unchanged at 82, and so were | tial, and through the railrads them | xo Paciic Df CGaledonia ... 1 1 o Lo the sterling loan 4s at 64%. Other for- | SSLVe8, not by extending government | yontgomery Ward 17 = duction : was? entlre]y‘glutlfied Cement” prices in¥the open = eign bonds were quoted substantially the | " e porsoanel ot the camanittee is of | Natl Blscult - 106% ,,:2 —_‘L—J‘_—S—L 1 e personnel of the committee is of < market less than any other basic building material during the war, ; 3 H same as vesterday. the hishest order and includes bank Nt e % —-;_fl_!__x_— L : The market fo officials from all the leading life in £ and the reason for price fixing. in the field of cement is to be found : fot | inflenced By T orocoenas Wa8 | surance compantes and savings banks, 2% 3% in the desire of the Governmmt to prevent’ the stimulation’of | prices 3 jSkajer money, conditions: o (by: the pre: Clearing House Eleetion. D = n Yarious quarters that} mpis afternoon the Washi C which ifs own large demand_would. norm;lly,h:ve'cnmed;ml’eertmn . 3 gnother, active buying period is ‘8000 | Clearing House Association e : % 5 9| Columbian Bmeraid El 2 ongnted bmldmg areas. e orth | | Although it was well um;erl;}wd 2 chairman, vice Cuno . Rudolph, re- B g?,..';.‘?’.?.;:.«,"“‘é;‘,;:, % }3 i Y, 3343 e poor response to the New h Bals 3344 8 B I TIME, WORRY Ta York city bond offering was due to | il the €Vent of the election of H. i 0 5 2 LONG~DISTAN E “MQVING. | the fact that the rate of ret H. McKee, presideht of the National 1% 16% 1 The follnwmg figum t’mm U S. Govemment Bulletins show average CRATING, rAc:ugG. LBl these bonds had been placed too low, | CaPitel Banis a3 indicated. it will then| XY Gy & wost... 1% 16% 16% CO selling prices f.0. b. cars manufacturers mills, exclusive of sacks. et fomaced tor $2.000 while n 0% | 01 0LE U Lo how ‘other mawjapcs | e sSecretaryship. Nortolk & Wetrn, . A1 o S i the b N Vst pf. ermber 31 1978 ll’;e!‘lo(! of Government, conttol over prices, which ended fhat ft iv planning o bring out in |5 ceted Tor this posivion. | |North America.... 8 B 5 U Hw December 31, 1918, t e averagefacwry rice of cemuxt as fixed b; bond market has not yet got over the Dirsiend s7Beclnred e Bx 2 U s. w extravagances committed in new financ- Directors of the National Metropoli- - Goldwyn Pictures % ' the ar In 1.78 (See page ing>two months ago. tan Bank have declared the regular 3% B 3 Girey Gillemie B oy U.S. War lndustnaBoard PmeBulletm No. Industrial Issues Heavy. semi-annual dividend of & per cent, Owens Bottle. s © 49 49" 4 |GCranaga Ol F Ind payable Apri . ac velo] .o United States Geological Survey Press Bulletm No. 466 shows s ana Pu Ave, N heavy. 1n. sympethy Witk the ooy Wall Street Notes. Enc Oxa Kise - factory pnoes of porfland cement for 1919 and 1920 were $1.71 nnd —— of industrial stocks. Central Leather | Sinclair Oll earned $4.74 o share in e B o 'w low for , ol wi 2 o per barrel respectively. _ w000 DN o IORAGE . American Smelting i xelfi' She st * =8 | panam pete (55 e ne]m le of m .mol tis s lflr’fi,r:lhnld s and s I.l:l mh S‘lnfi‘ "01' B(zm‘e time, got United States Smelting deficit, after 'ennsylvania. % 13 - dai 548,521 Po Seabd Ste = single factor c_“t the producti portland cement is fuel. Expert p.m,,"c:..:" & Shippers | Armour 435 were undar moré or leds e o Northwestern will con. | Beople's Gas. 2 % - The United States cement industry produced in 1920, 100,000,000 bam!s i Babusben and Fong Dlstance Moving | BES=ure, (down to 9% ‘American | for with 10,000 unskilled employes on | Pere Marquette. - e Free . rtible 65, afty 2| wage cul E gement (several million barrels in excess of shipments—becar i Tll i d Transfor Co. Tnc.. | I % Baimeta-3005, . acter rally| @ wage Gal L te for tha nee: | LRI Potrolonin By By k of mrs),m the manufacture of which the equivalent of 100000(l)tons e ranster (o., Inc., [par again. Chile ‘Copper 6s_were | quarter in the New York district de- 8 ofooal 000,000 €q| 4 ?ldown nearly a point to 70. Cuban.|creased $50.000.000. / Pierce Ol pf.... o n> or 37, barrels of fuel oil were consumed. Cnmpam your own 1125 14th St. N.W. American Sugas 8s were heavily dealt| Assoclated Dry Goods earned $4.11 e By 1920 and ]9]8 fuel bills! - Phone Main 2054 inRhe‘;.weenhlog% and 100%. .'l‘.l‘x“rie.'. i 2 4 St Car: sau aar as J 2 b3 - ailway bonds w. i 1 nternal revenue bureau find; ressed 2 The freight rate advances which occurred in 1919 and 1920 are also nec- ° Sheeketuts an P I predominaiing. emn 3‘.“:}"“ e et ior s ‘,'1": o B % .Distance = sylvania 6%s were d, e views of the solicitor gen: it essarily reflected in manufacturing costs, thus aflect:ng factory prices Long: Momng gt * mw"erm;w'xffig again. | the m:ttaelr of the sale b::f‘:;:.’é....’; . ST evel o 'ew York Ci or property purchase efore arch wage advances to meet increased living costs havealso been nnde B [for the first time, sold dowa fa. pur | 3. 1913, and sold at the same or for a B to near 40000 people employed in the cement industry. < UNION New Haven 6s ‘were off to 60, whils | 1ess sum, no taxable gain accrued © 'is 1538 | J ‘f ' STORAGE T Tnl B S A oon the Liveston Rep Iron & Steel. % Incrmm these items of mstahnegrmflyweeddwnnderateadvanm -4 Jateral 45 changed. hands st G, o Bep Motor Truck.. Hade v EP ] of 13 per cent in the 1920 average factory price over the price fixed by the COMPANY which was slightly better than yes: oo Royal Du 55| tay Hercules {4 - ~ ~ terday’s final. Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbe & Ce. 8t L & San Fran. 21% 21 R 7 8 “overnment in 1918 after its investigation o; manufacmnng costs. - i St Louls Southwn 2t 2 g Similar conditions undoubtedly hold in other material industries.’ K = RTS, . Bs.. 1% Bemter Horiia 4- u;/Z 4! 45 o 920 3 RESO! 3 Krupp 4 18! T 7 | Since the 1920 season closed, factory prices of cement and other SEPARATE ROOMS, $1 Moz VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. Bad. Aniline 4% biens : % e basic buildi terials have mad i wp L 2 2 ic building ma sth ve every sutstantml declines. Producers’ ae.ll- Local and Long Distance MOVING 9 | Mein'ger Bank 5 Wt ing prices are in line with present manufacturing By Careful Men. Ratex Reasonable Prrass B 518 17- 1 Phone PACKING BY EXPERTS Bk o 131631518 @S North 104 705-9 Fla. Ave. N.W. e aver ey Bf:lul'-"tf’ = 4?" 1 a 1% 6" E E '..‘x“n::“ 3 a"':‘Nn'n".- . ‘I irn fireproof storage. 5 SAFETY FIRST® st ABSOLUTELY Fl“l’ml % '—a FOR PERMANENCE FoRATE g o MOVING—PACK..i{G—FREE ESTIMATES v % !k e loay N PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION e a o se N | B i e B EEE LR e . Phome Main 4220 or Franklin 2423 1 S hastite % 35 |Superioron 4 Organizea for Service _ | PADDED MOTOR VANS FOR LONG-DIS- S < Tenn Copper. a B ATLANTA S Fr 100 : WM lot-L M:meglflif‘ and crating - ”l Quicaco Derrorr Los ANGELES PARKERSBURG SEATTLE ot Vup. CONBICTIONT STORMGH AND g o 1o = T{ w“" 2 &:’s e O ‘S,T Louis c Eatax mc‘o“w:; i | N 5 BALTIMORE, March _31.—Eggs 102 o INDIANAPOL1S [INNEAPOLIS 'TLAND, 'ANCOUVER, B. oS - reached thi o 53 " N=w Yomk pei The Central Transfer Co., 1912, when u‘.:“::;.f FR e % B4 BAGGAGE. HAULING, ETORAGE. dozen wholesale. Dealers said the MARTLAND CAND VIROINIA® SUBURBAN, = yith all modern botel| drop was due to the warm’weather. v L m;;‘,"fl': m‘:”,‘.‘.,lf"‘ t ‘ana_cold | The highest price reached during, this e o ‘Sm and Refining s l:nldlpi:nlu H:.uimi&-gfltlmimlny it LT = T nine-year period was in January of | GST Tacine s @ 6 @& |foday ;:‘v'::o‘ed the price of lead Fr | * on. (OHLER’ Pa 3 3 5 oca ave, ur}: ""a".’: rates. Address Mrs. B. G. Nxhy u:‘e'n :z were quof United Alloy Steel. lL a1 A3 410 to 4.25 cents per_pound. B < . . v 9 s . & » - : : 3 ¥ . : \