Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1921, Page 28

EXPECT RUSH T0 IRELAND. NEW YORK, December 15.—Recent abrogation of British admiralty rule preventing passenger steamships en- tering the harbor of Queenstown has inspired steamship lines that former- ly used the port to announce that their vessels heteafte: will fouch there om the way to and from other Euro- pean ports. Cunarders and other liners, both east and west bound, sail- ing between New York and Liverpool, hereafter will call at the Irish port. Shipping; men are inclined to think that the restoration of peaceful con- PRESENT FOR BOY SCOUTS. NEW YORK, December 15.—A use- tul present, designed primarily for use by Boy Scouts and campers, is on the market and is said to be doing very well. It is a combination set of sun watch and compzss, so made that it is contained in a gmall, flat pocket case. When it is deired to use the sun watch. the post which casts the shadow that tells the time is merely raised into place. When the time has been determined the post is pushed down again and the case closed. With the watch comes a booklet of simple instructiong telling how it is used in various latitudes and longi- tudes. ditions in Ireland would result in a tremendous revival of travel between New York and the Emerald Isle. Fresh Stock, Factory Guaranteed Fabric, 6,000; Cords, 8,000 Miles TUBES EGULAR PRICE 2.64 3.08 FABRIC CASINGS REGULAR PRICE 1520 1920 CORD CASINGS 35.08 44.64 46.00 47.20 50.40 51.60 52.96 54.48 66.00 SIZE saLEPRICE| R SALE PRICE| 30x3 30x3%2 9.00 11.00 165 1.95 42x3Y 32x4 33x4 3dx4 32x4%: 33x4Yz 34x4Y 35x4%2 35x5 19.00 23.00 2350 24.50 29.00 30.00 31.00 32.00 37.00 332 4.00 412 428, 5.00 5.16 5.32 548 652 W. S. KENWORTHY & CO. 1621 14th St. N.W. Phone 441 OP THAT NOISE with EBONITE STOP M) BAYERSON 11, WORKS EE You will like the way the gears slide ir: and out withouta murmur when Ebonite, the mastey 1npricant, isin the transmission. Ebonite is sure death for friction. It clings tothe gearsand elimi nates metal-against-metal contact. One filling of tight transmission with Ebonite lasts all season. For dependability no other lubricant is like Ebonite. Sold in five and twenty-five pound cans by garages, gasoline stations and accessory dealers. Call for it by name—EBONITE. BAYERSON OIL WORKS Manufacturers Erie, Pa. Pe~nsy!vania Petroleum Products MAKERS OF AUTOCRAT MOTOR OILS Save Money for Next Xmas! Qur Christmas Savings Club | Opens Deo. 15—Closes Jan. 15 A Special Class for Every One Who Can Save 50c to $5 a Week de straizht Kx. and receive ASS So—pay rch week for 50 $25.00 $50.00 $100.00 $250.00 ASS 100—Pay S1.00 straight 1eh week for 50 wks. and receive CLASS 200—Pay $Z.00 straizht each week for 50 wkx. and receive CLASS 500—Pay $5.00 straight ch week for 39 wkx. and recelve Plus 3% Interest for Prompt Payment East Washington Savings Bank 312 Pa. Avenue S.E. Banking hcurs—9 am. to 3 pm. Saturday 9 am. to 12 m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m. On Ist, 2nd, 15th and 16th and last days of each month, open uniil 6 p.m. UL LT R T T TR S TR LT T TH TR TR TR \ “Qver Thirty Years of Real Estate” * 1432 New York Ave. N.W.—Main 2424 We Have Concentrated All Efforts on Washington ‘Real Estate for Over 30 Years fiThere is a well-beaten track that Experience alone can follew, and we have traveled it year after year—broadening and straighten- ing it for our Clients’ benefit. ¢ y fiThere is practically no Real Estate problem that has not come within our Experience and been successfully met“/ Our Clients avoid all chance of mistake when a case is handled here. \ Well known Real Estate Specialists constitute the pérsonnel of this office John T. Meany, President ‘ Robert H. Stone, Vice Pres. i|of capacity basis, bringing the whole END-OF-YEAR DULLNESS SEEN High Speed—Buying Has Been Steady. _ Conditions Elsewhere. BY GUY T. ROCKWELL. Special Dispateh to The Star. CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 15.— The end of the year dullness is showing its effect in the steel gnd textile in- dustries in this section, although busi- ness in some plants is maintained at high speed. Sheet mill operations in this section have fallen off about 2 per cent, bringing production to about 43 per cent of capacity. Some of the tinplate mills, however, are running at an 85-per cent quiet but steady. " |and uncertain. higaer. Lumber. CHICAGO, December Lumber dealers here report that fal ing prices had been stopped by cul tailing tions were slowly rising again, though denced here. Steel. MONTREAL, December (Sp general steel production average to bas recei slightly less than 50 per cent. of steel rails for the Tem For Transmissions and Differentials | ey ers Srowdded angiwith un averuge of $5.07 last vear. |those prement o :::flizlo‘:l):;l S0 aEmre Y oXperive W"»‘“’:'{rnere were four and a half n\illion! How' many St enee R P s a|fewer pairs of shoes exported up to| T el ' e Rallroads in this section_report & | {Gver bairs of s Vout thandlat N et e amin st companics, and|vice falling off in merchandise shipments | year ftcen national banks, a total of ¢ 1Y Novemibier and line, surig patt o Dalry Products. | PR\ Ge ot savings banke tion mens] formerty vecelved goods by ihe crate| NEW DRL) . December 15 (Spe-iory indicates that there are thirty- | or carload, now are ordering articles | (i2h)—Shipments of dairy productsione banks in this category. not H in dozen lots and having the ip- | are running very light here. Stocks!counting the branches, which would | , \ Offer. IDeaibs parcelsibostion prpr re declining fast and prices arelraise the total to about thir -ight | Américan Tel. & Tel. 100y, | Ees 2eHE re Toshing th tne teadily advancing. With practically fifty-nine_ banking | Amecian Threed (o Toor, i lishment of European markets for re- | = linstitutions in _operation, it would o { i e g\ = |= {bean cut to meet c {demand for mild cured Frederick E. Johnson, Secy.-Treas. ~ Wm. W. Stewart, Asst. Sec. i |the textile industry and a quiet retail {season has been reflected in the manu- { fagturing eng. {buying started late, it has been steady. { Manufacturers know retailers’ {Holiday Trade Reflects Mild weather has had its effect Northern Ontarib rail Grand Trunk road has recently ol jdered 29,000 tons of rails. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., December {(Special).—The Philadelphia on| However, although the shelVes | order for 100 steel passenger cars lare well cleared and expect a better de- | e replace (b voode: mand for spring merchandise. o L atmumbexgo iy doden Coal shipments through this gateway for the season totaled 22,412,280 tons, as Rice. against 2408.355 last year. Howeter, as a large part of the lake fleet was : {dlealll senson, the Bunkes.coal con | GRtelal) ——Tihe is little movemel sumed was only 15089 tons against |Of Fice I storage here, except for e ,258,783 tons last year. port shipment. Th Study of the fare barometer of the stimulate Cleveland Railway Company, operating xe the traction lines here, ated de- | cidedly better traflic and this is believed to reflect greater employment and better business conditions. buyers is in the i cheertully. Lard. CHICAGO, December 15 (Spe The trade in lard is rizht along, market are easier. cial). | Depression in Markets BY DICK SMITH. Special Dispatch to The Star. KANSAS CITY, December 15.—Con- NEW ORLEANS, December 15 (Sp | cial).—Jobbers and manufacturers r . XD 2 | delivery | tinued depression in the live Stock | jjgp pee {and grain markets seems to be re-| (Eok,, Netallers, however, {flected in the holiday i.ade of th head of immediate requirements. scction, where these commodities are | basic products. Retail merchants are beginning to Factories are running about 75 p are cent of capacity. complain that report that purchases are being con- fined to smaller gifts with the ribbon | and novelty counters crowdded and average price of men' hoes expor ed this year has be Gan., lief. The state of Missouri will soon be| mber 15 (Spe- | sufficient banking accommodations for in the market for road building ma- | i atural gas wells ) some time to come. chiné Rnd i matentel, Lo danech Which, with this extension. is Over $50.000 Bonds Purchased. amou The highway lm-nrvl'\\(l:ll&‘{w,‘ to be the largest natural gas! On today's session of tue local will direct the expenditure of $80.- /41y in this country, covering 250 |stock _exchange, — transfers inchid. d 000,000 for road Improvement. has| feC 1 LA s Pon s cnatars Sineludiny been organized and soon will | 4 inauguration of active work. The «coal-burning enzine has been moved from service by the Missou Kansas and Texas railroad. This Canned Goods. discu: the probabi IN PITTSBURGH INDUSTRIES Some Plants, However, Are Maintaining Prunes are fairly strong _although the demand is spotty Prices are a lhsdg 15 (Special).— production and that quota- al- there 1s little activity evi- cial).—The Algoma Steel Corporation ed an order for 6,000 tons; ming and | The | and Reading road shortly will place an foreign demand v the low prices. the field, | holding on beginnin : - PHILADELPHIA. December 15 (Sp Christmas shopping is not materializ- ' 5 (S s s Eaite r cial).—The demand hoes for ex- | ing as early buying indicated. They| U5)-= e danand for shoes i The | Washington? 6mpared December 15 (Special).— | BIG BUSINESS IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE | e BY, L A. FLEMING. Local banks have found the forelgn exchange business very profitable during the greater part of the year, but the’last few months have been especlally favorable in results. The usual purchases of exchange to and in helpihg out relatives and friends in Europe and the British Isles are being made now in larger quantities than for years DB:. Some comment anent the amount of this business has developed for the 1- - |tion of armament may be responsible for more than the usual apount of exchange business. Most of. the lacal banks cover the orders for foreign exchange almost {immediately through some New York {institution, aithough “there are sev- eral institutions that maintain rela- tions with foreign banks-in the lead- ing cities. Coinoident with the increase in the demand for exchange comes the with- drawal of funds from banks for use during the gift season. c It is more than likely that the with- drawals of deposits, including the Christmas to | Will cut such a figure in the deposits | of local institutions that it will be impossible for®the natural increment | to overcome the loss in time to pre- ivent a serious loss in deposits show- ling in the next report to the con- troller of the currency, as to condi- tion of the banks. Clarendon Trust Company. The directors of the Clarendon Trust Company, through the courtesy of the District’ Natjonal Ban been .able to secure the services of W. C. Looker, assistant cashier of the District National, to manage their i new institution, e- | r- 15 nt il i i improving | bustness today. although prices in this Mr. Looker is an able bankman, and | will fill the vacancy caused i untimely death of Marshall Dinwid- idie, until a permanent secretary and | Peonsylvanin_ gen cashier has been elected. The Clarendon Trust Company has a €= e- to buy far!lington county. Today’s opening is sure to_be successful. er | The company will clear through the { District National Bank. e- | How Many Banke? How many banks are there t- in one of the national ’ banks this morning and {seem as if the District of Columbia had most sues. util exclusively of public 1 road. Tt S| ity roduction in 1922, | bonds, with the probability that there the only rail _d_ "“ll« r"jlfmf; ‘]"‘ | but report, still are was considerable shifting from Treas- City, which'is using oil exclusively buying a hand-to-mouth basis in | ury certificate placements into the this murket. Holiday Trade at Seattle Has Broken All Records | C. HEDRICK. | Hops. FRANCISCC 1).— market use and for exports have im SA (Speci mestic December for both d BY PACL ROIT. December 15 (Special): responded. 2 | The builders and trader: 7 down of the Washington | ile oday predicted general in logging camps begun tod This|erease in building y for th was caused by adverse weather con-|greB®C % BT sed on report ditions. The visible supply of 108S|¢rim architects. ng construction in the water is less than fifty million mbar. ehowed s declaed fns feet, one-fifth of the usual amount at ovEr the total ToreNovenb this time of year. There are enough There were 1112 permits logs to run the mills of the Puget Sound district about ten days or two weeks. 5 November, this tion 1o cost $4,041 ear north Pacific v off $38,000.000 in tre ‘Model 47 COUPE New Price Delivered $2,355 Watch for the Nickle-Rimmed Radiators. You'll see them everywhere—at the curb, in the parks, spurting by you the hills, pointing sky- ward on the mountain grades, lounging along in the congested traffie. OLDSMOBILES—of course! OLDSMOBILE SALES CO. 1016-1018 Connecticut Avenue OPEN SUNDAYS AND EVENINGS DURING THE WEEK. exchange ! sharply to 6 ury certifi- tutility {by issues. This big bu: s was accompanied v a better show of strength and an + cent bonds. pe {9412 to 94%, and Railway 4s advanced Potomac Electric first 55 advanced helto 9112 and 92. The 7izs were 104 ts | bid and 1041z asked. Riggs Realty 55, long-term maturity, rose to 90. Stocks were steady but slow, bonds T. { commanding the attention. Capital ued | Traction sold, ex-dividend, at 9115 ta| for construc- 10, which exceeds|ferred was firm at 63%, while Lanston | ‘Grain, Produce and Live Stock {913, and Gas at 48%. Railway pre- December ftorms on the halibut fish- amount expended for building inisold at 72 and Mergenihaler at 128%. ing banks off the British Columbia and ember, 192C. by $1.045.4%0. | U. 8. Savings Dividend. Aluska coasts have held the fishing | PHILADELPHIA, December 15 (Spe-1 Direotors of the United States Sav | fleet in harbor. Shipments from here | clal).—Income tax payments for thisij .. Bank have declared the usual to the east consist mow entirely of |district due today total 332,000,000 ana | (1S, MK, BEEE GORIGTEE (he us, {frozen fish. There is an increasing |the local federal reserve bank will | ) 7 e {able to shareholders of record Decem- It was agreed by the A. B. A. com- mittee to hold the spring meeting of the_executive council of the A. B. A. at White Sulpher Springs, Va. Gold Readily Available, | For the first time in years the banks have plenty of gold to supply appli- cants who desire the yellow metal for holiday giving." Rumor of Bank Forming. There is a rumor on the street to the effect that a new bank is in proc- ess of organization, with eyes on the +{Connecticut avenue field in the neigh- borhood of L to M streets. send ‘abroad for Christmas presents reason that Washington has no large | foreign population, although just at present the conférence on the limita- | which opened for | the answers made by | This large business indicated plain- | the reinvestment of funds in utility | savings clyb payments, |\ have : N i 1 by the, Penns {port stocks of shoes for immediate | large number of sharenolders, a board | gt 1 this section are extremely * Of thirty-five directors and the sup- | Se. are welil jport and backing of all sections of Ar- | i, i This query was asked | 15 ! appreciable rise in the value of 5 per | Hommuott Fompos Of late the 5 per cent Is- | Proc er & fam sues, unless highly favored, have been | Procter & Gamble s 1 | | | | 5, 1921. AND CURB Bonds. (Furnisbed by Redmond & Co.) U. 8. LIBERTY BONDS. Liberty 3%gs. Liberty 1st Liberty 2d 45 . Liberty 1st 41 Liberty 24 4% . Liverty 34 41, Liberty 45 4 Victory 4%s. Victory 3%s. W OTHER BONDS. French Government 8 1945 . Frerch Government T%x 104 Government of Switzerland 8x. Kingdoni of Belglum 7% 104% Urited Kingdom 5lau 1 99 11-16 Tilted 99% Tnited 955 Anierican Tel. and Tel. conv. 8s. 1098 Co. 4158, 5 D omeiy opeka and Santa Fe gen. 4s.. 514 | Atia t Line 7s. D 105% Atiantic Refining Co. 6% 1931 104 Atlas Powder Co. 78 1936.. 1031 Baitimore and Ohlo” cony. #5 % imore and Ohio Gs. #5in imore and Ohio 8. citie 4% 194D, Unfon Station 6%s. 11 wolidated* Gas, 7. 102% 4 Cane Sugnr” 7. [T ware and Hudo 106% & Do creral Electric 7.1l 106y wodsear Tire and Rubber Co. 88 1941... 1101 Grand Trunk Tx eat Northern ois Central ternational Mere: 90 Inter. Ranid Transit 1st and ref 53 Lovisville and Nashville 7s. 193 Missour], Ki 31 Missonri” P 003, New York ew York Central deb, ew York Telenhone 6s. orfolk and Western ¢ o83, orfolk _and Western con 1047 orthern Pacific 4s. 841y Packard Motor Car ( St Pennsylvania 5g, 1 ! my vania K. R 6iga. 1936 1093 Tennsylvaniu 75 of 1980. . ' mortgnz: 4% Reading general 4 St. L St ern Railway 5a Pacifie 1st 45 Union Pacific conv. 4x. "uion Pacifie S. Rubher N 10: T Vall Humble 0l L 4 s iproved for California hops. Prices | SIuggish, but the higher prices for the | k. J. peeal Dispatel to The Star. are somewhat higher than the quota- ;large income payers has stimulated a | Sears. 2 S Sears, Roeh EATTLE, Wash. December 15 — ! {0 (000l demand for the 5 per centers. Sears._Roehuck s broadcast by 4 io X onds, with = advancing | s and department stores, the retail hol- | o i [Drices, is another evidence of the | w iday trade here has broken all reco) O A iy L il crogs| Amount of money seeking investment, 101 rds. ere seems an a e y 1 on gross | i mth and i 5 il 05315 DUSE it ltons of shippimg in the last _\eur.‘u'l‘i“h:":e stréngth and improvement It witorn Blectr Toa t show 40 B a Baln of 12 per cent. according tolMGoorziown Gas Ss led in point of | Vet 103% hand than were anticipa'ed 1) he report of the commiss T of {, tivi cely i al 5. 'REASURY Ci 1. "The Luying movement is state- | navigaiion announced The | 3gtivity, sclling freely from 79 to ai ©U. s TREASURY cE . {wide and represents a sort of house- | toanage of vessels registered in the | “'E LI Gas 58 steady i) 2 cleaning movement in 1 | £ trade wits almost eleven-times | capital Traction bs, 94% (0 5. Metro: | ! ofter. e A s : ipolitan Railroad 5s were active at 1009. 1w 1m ¢\ Crescent Pipe Lune & Co. (Furaished by W. B Hivbs & o), , o0 ——Noos— Aetna Expluvives . o Allied O T Arkausas Natural G - Atlantic' Lobos % Big Ledge . R Botme Off . 7 B Boston and’ Montann. ST Roston and Wyoming 2 Caledonia . 8. 4 Californts - Cru 3 s Calumet, ana'Jerom an) rbon_Steel % % Cities Service (new). ! = Citles Hervice (old) RUBIES e fes Bervice pfd. Bl Commonwealth Finance - 3 7 onsolidated Copper Continental Motors . Cresson Gold Davis-Daly Dominion_0il Durant Motors Elk Basin . Eureka Croesus Farrell Coaj, Federal 0il Fensland 01 Magma_Coj Margeaiho O . | Muadn’ Vatley | Merrit 0il 108 ! Midwest 0l comi. 2: | Midwest 0Oil ptd. 31 { Midw 170 It 101 ! 3 pissing Mines Co. s North American P. and P | Northwesteru Ofl ... Omar 0il (n Penuok 0l Perfection T Producers and Ke Radio com. Radio pfd. reules nolds wolidated | ltvan Con | Saie ¢ Sult Creek (new). Sapuipa_com. {8 mms Petrol ... Tonopah Divide Tonopali Extensi ited Eastorn .. TS, Light und Hegt com. Lizit and Heat pfd. Piofit Sharing.. 1 3 Corporation 81 ! reasonable s { Lupper producer Lany i | | §inot able to show a p into_effect. Tt bly it b i hold of its op costs bett than it at that time, which was {last spring. Columbia Gas went through its 12% | previous high on buying by 4 hou % {the insiders, jmarket was quite uninter. MARKETS. _|}IORE GAINS ARE MADE I STOGKS |Industrials Leaders — New York Central Offer for the “Big 4”’—Notes. BY STUART P. WEST. NEW YORK, December 15.—In nearly every respect the various price movements today were a repeti tion of yesterda, Outside of the stock exchange, tie sting Neither wheat nor and much from last night's The exchange market was ov: dently coming to rest after th tacular jumy of th week. Monicy rates were scarcely aff the tax collcctions, and the gov- at the outs t Intercontinental Rubber 61y Tl ernment interest payments waich ¥ Ohlo con : e R i International Petroleum (new).. 16% 16% | were scheduled for toda sapeake and Ohio conv. os. 8 Jerome Verde 30 34| But in the stock market it was a Mil. and St. Paal refd. 4%s. 1 Kay County Gas. 1 3% different story. The advance contn i 9% | Lake Torpedo R P e . e | L ncoin o cd ail through the industrial : 18% 4 Lane Star taking the familiar form azain of fi one and then ancther stocks having their turn. In this way there were a few of th [ industrials which did not come in tor their share of attention at one stage or angth New high prices were reiached in numerous instances. The latest rumor about was that some of these too, were 1i The on the coppers companies cly o g0 into a merger this talk is the mption that the independ- be mlad of to help get the in all events, the Were © Consistentiy ave been for the last Th me was Lue of best previous 1d the cariy eded ad basis for enough like wou. ent steel mukers, arrangement costs down. But copper shares trong, as they k or more oilx. Her s of the vinter weie fr Amon the pecial 1 nces in the stocks were note lhe pre of the Peoples ¢ quoted g th hoped the st the annual Laclede ¢ shoot across K on a dividend basis by eting in Febru long inactiv a This company was it for the first quarter after the higher rates went which is credited with o ting for udebaker was the leader of the 25 | motor group and 4vas bouzht with [ Swirt & C. 9" considerable confidence move- Union Carbide 44 iment was believed to be under the e | same auspices as have figured in pr OIL STOCKS. __ a. | ¥ious important u Other mot H fia Cfax® | stocks were strong, but no: anything Oil Co. (new).. 213 = 213 |like as acti x Studeba Thoxe mser Co.. 7 320 in touch with the Chandler situation exe Pipe Line | 83 ido nut look for more than a 3 or 4 | Cheseborough Manufacturing Co. 150 Continental Uil Co. 121 i Cumberland Pipe Line. ka Pipe Live.. - Penu. Oil Penn. Pi 0il Co. Califor 0il Co. Indiay ‘0. Katisas. i s T i CANADIAN FISHERIES GAIN. | OTTAWA. Ont. December 15— sh caught on both coasts of Canada ——~lduring October amounted to 459.696 | h a value of, when ;Washing hundredweight nded, $1.466, w in October. 1920, it GRAIN AND PROVISION: BALTIMORE, December 15 ( atoes, new, 150 Ibs. 2 7 1.50a ms, ial). bbl.. Satie y indebe Thit g iber 31. 75a2.00; bu., 1,003 i salmon on the east coast. ficaces ‘::‘fla;‘ndn! xwrix‘x‘l o usr(:?:“l,x“,‘g‘.:u:;?! TEPESEE : ‘1 a! *?i:::'m‘evr. 0a; B on government itie: H Vi v '¢ Beets, bu . rocoli, bu., {Commodity Reports ( Wistriet A e e o usscls gt 1Eazl. {“b"-‘g,"‘ . . ITTSBURGH " ey inis e i <k- | ton, 50.00a60. Carrots. bu., 1.06. i Hay. to depositors who placed their money ; vention in New York., was accepted. {095 3R Cweambers craje, 5008 ¥ CHICAGO, December 15 (Spec: ).— |With them on Christmas savings plans. ; The date for the gathering hag not|yi ‘. aqish, bu. 3.00a3.50. Kale, | HOLSL BT b = o _|Banks in the nearby towns will add}been announced—probably late in>Sep- iy 75a1 Lettuce, . basket, i There have been extremely large ship-iabout $250,000 to this sum saved to|tember or early in October. T MORIGHE (100 1De: { ments of hay received here recentiy, and | finan, e Christmas shoppivg. This is! S "‘f. fe'.“ral‘;'st;)"'ekfl'mr? ":s_t;r' plants, bunch, 5a6. - ; 7 : . expected to stimulate the holiday | been functioning the bankers of the 70a75. s. hamper, 4.00a5.00. | this has had the effect of weakening and | "oig "o reqqly. ¥ | country. very largely using its facHities, ‘i’a‘c'};,,é:':1i-ratl:<eas 00n6.00. " Pumplins; slowing down the market. Timothy hay | {have not been associated, in the B00d ! egch, 8a16. Savoy cabbage, bu., 30240, prices fell off $1 a ton. old “way, personally, with the big|Spinach, bbl., 2002250, Squash, i ¢ BUILDING NEARLY DOUBLED. | bankers of the east, and the conven-|crate, 3.5024.00. Tomatoes, crate, 4.00 i Electrical Equipment. TORONTO, Ontario, December 15— | U qhill EIVe the desired opportunity | 57,09 “Turnips, basket, 3sade . * | 4L e e y RONTO, Ontario, December 15.— |of renewing acquaintances. ‘ABples. picked, bbl.. 5.0028.00: No. 2, | A e oy, Tor Pe: | Permits for 2,917 dwellings, represen Directors of the Seaboard Air Line | 4.0025.00: 10086, 100 Ihs., 2.002.50; box { construction and equipment of a new ‘l"'-flflfi‘s::l';"bd)!!a:u “nrr;ln,rs?'l“s:" al\-e Railroad Company, held a meeting in { apples, 2.00a3.75. ;‘rx‘:llw;r[e, "’hsbl. t 5 ! been issued by the city architect’s de- | New York city vesterday. Much in- |20 00a38.00. * Grapefruif, box. 250a |muniéipalilighting plant for ity |portment, fo date this year _In the |teseat has heon coprenicd by inter-|4.00. Oranges. box, 3.50a4.50. Tan- | Hom i whole of 1920 the number of dwelling | csted bond and stockholders as to the | gerines. strap, 7.0029.00. ! b ubber. Kby permits issued w 1,989, outlook for the corporation. Selling Prices at Noon. e M e (M;;C,:?:})’ A local director returned from thel . . 1 red winter, spot. no —The price of ¢ u i * meeting encouraged at the outlook. o < | approaching the high point for the year. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. | The company is earning its obligatory | quotations: No. 2 red winter, spot. | The top price, which was reached Jan- Stock of fixed charges, but will not pay inter-{ 1.15%: No. 2 red winter, #ariicks juary 18, was 22 cents for ribbed smoked ’ record. able. { est op.the adjustment 5s until a later { SPot. 1.11%. January, no quotations. 5 11 d | sheets. Actual purchases continue small. | American Type Founders Co., idate. Corn—Cob corn, old, yellow, quote: i £ R dun. 18] "New equipment is needed. The|at 2.10 per barrel; contract corn, spot. i Coal and Coke. Jan. 10 Jan. 14 OMPANY 3:::5 m‘}:’ltmfi omall ["‘"‘““‘l" ';f;:“e':a%‘:d, Somenties 06 . ! UNIONTOWN, Pa., December 15 (Spe- 3 de ‘“‘fl Th e Tnt oiness 18t Be ats—White, No. 2. 44 per bushel; " .Dec. 30 Feb. 1improved. e government is heavily oundry coke is selling here at e ndebtea: to the Seaboare tle. { No_3, 411.a421 per bushel. .75 a ton and by-product 'coal is| “*{ibi, YWk G DAL $1%5 0t Dec. 80 gan. 20| NJE company's claims having| Rye—Nearby, 90al.00 per bushel: i ment of the company's claims having y i quoted as low 3s $1 a ton to $1.35. “Two | Chandler Motor ¢ T 24 Jan. 1 a 1IN 2, western export, spot, 943 months ago about 3,000 independent | et Kover Tun 9 Jun 1] been "‘“‘;‘. ARl T novainal, per bushel; No. 3, no quota. beenive and push ovens were operating, | Gold e . mkers at Dinner. inal < | While the H.'C. Frick Coke Company s | [uternat. Fet, Co. Ltd;, 25c...Dec 81 dan. &) officers and members of the ud- | "fay—_Receipts, 13 tons; range from {ovens were idle. Now the Frick com: | ierr Lake Mines, Ltd., 121, 3 Jan, 16 | Ministrative council of the District|6,00221.00 per ton, with a fair de- pany is operating about 2,600 and thé | Mickigan Cenzal K. ist 0 Jaw 2| Bankers' Association.” with Senator | mang for fair to good quality of tim- independents about 1,500. \. Y. Centr a. 3125, eb. 1| Glass, e Currency [ i1y and mixed hay. 2 g State RK. &'T. Co., $6.Dec. 30 Jan. 3! Crissinger, B. F. Saul, C. J. Bell,|® '—No: 1 straight +ye, nominal. e T e DivisEC 24 Dec 80| Howard Moran and George 0. Walson, | x> s eraight rye. nominal; No. 1 Yiod from April 1 to November 30 were 31 Jun ig| were the guests of the administrative | [%ear, 15.00; No. 1 oat, 14.50a15.00. above 45,000,400 tons. This is about .23 Jan. 3|committee of the A. B. A., at a dinner | V' g\ loquently decided wheat gains 1 vear rth et Sod ©31 Jan.31jin’ the Fairfax room of the New d, owing to bullish esti- i past. 8 nfety G 15 Dec.23] Senator Glass and’ Controller Cris- e wase of an upturn in, the corn SAN FRANCISCO, December 15 (Spe- | pited Gas Tmp. - 35 -J28-11| thanked. the local bankers and their |1 ';’l;;‘: Dot July to 1.03% to 1.03%. cial).—The market for dried fruit is Ur. Shoe Mach 19 ::E‘;l’:\ém:}llgnmfroeg Courtesien extended to L% fhe corn market hardened as 1t of gossip that the United ;tartee:“government would buy 10,000,- 000 bushels of corn for Russian relief. The close was firm, % to % net high- er] with May at 52% to 53.° Open. High Low. Close. + 110 122% 1.10% 1.12% Dlo1y 18y Loy 108% 52! 58! 523 52% 5!5 M& ;4 54% 7y 8T 3% 3% 0B R L A DAIRY MARKETS. 4 IMORE, December 15 (Spe- BALF: 7th Street Property 3 For Sale or Lease 3 Three-story brick building— 20-foot front by 75 feet—on 7th st n.w. between H and Eye < sts. Excellent location for any retail business. Immediate' .poflsenlon. ‘Terms reasonable. Apply. L. J. HELLER Owner 516 Colorado Bldg. cinl).—Live poultry—Turkeys, pound, 47a48; old toms, 45; poor and crooked breasts, 38; young chickens, 22a23; poor and white leghorns, 18a21; old hens, 20a23;'8mall and white leghorns, 18a19; old roosters, 14a15; ducks, 20a 5 Bees i?.x.f.. 'owl, each, 30a75. Dressed poultry—Turkeys, pound, 47a50; old toms, 45a46; poorly dressed and thin, 38a40; - chickens, 23a25; old reosters, 16a17; ducks, 25a30; geese, 26a32. “Eggs—Loss off; native and mnearby, firsts, dozen, 56; southern, 53a84. - Butter—Creamery, fancy, pound, 47a 48; prints, 48a50; nearby creamery, 43a 44; Iadles, 30a32; rolls, 28a30; store packed, 26a27; dairy prints, ' 28a30; process butter, 35a36. T If you want work read the want col- P 100000000t td0000000 S Himns of The Star. 24a30; pigeons, pair, 20a25; | LOCAL. WHOLESALE MARKET. | Begs—strictly fresh, dozen, average receip 2 per | spring per 1b. d. small, per 1h., 10a11. stock—Calves, choice, lambs,” choice, hogs, per Ib., 81;. Green fruits—Apples, per bbl 1050: per bu. basket. | western, per box. 3.00a4.50. | aia lemons, per box. 3.00a3.50: Cali- | fornia oranges, per crate, 6.30a7 | Grapefruit, 3.7544.50. Florida oranges, 50. Tangerines, 4.00a5.00. Potatoes, No. 3.00a3.75: per ' sack, 3.30a3.60; potatoes, per bbl. 3.50a1.00. Lettuce, nearby, per crate, 1.00a1.50 southern, per crate 1.00a2.30. Cel- ery, per doz. 30al.00. Romaine let- tuce, 1.2522.00. Cymblings, per crate 3.00a4.50. Spinach, per bbl, 1.50a2.00. Onions. per 100-1b. sack, 5.75a6.00. Cabbage. 2.75a3.25 per bbl. Cucum- bers, 1.00a6.00. Eggplants, per crate. 4.00a5.00. California tomatoes, per box. 4002450, Florida, 5.00a7.00. Beans, 5.00a7.00 per basket. Sprouts, 18a%5 per quart. Peppers, per crate, 3.50a4.50. per 1b., 8%; 1, per | sweet CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. i o CHICAGO, December 15 (United | States bureau markets).—Cattle—Re- ceipts, 14,000 head; early sales beef steers, steady to lower: quality plain; early top yearlings, 10.00; bulk beef ' steers, 6.50a7.50; she stock weak; bulls and stockers steady; bid- ding lower on veal calves. Hogs—Receipts, 47,000 head; steady to 10 lower than yesterday's average: mostly steady: big packers doing nothing. top 7.50 for light lights; 180 pound average up to 7.25; bulk 190 pound and up, 6.85a7.15; pigs steady to_10 lower; bulk desirable, 7.40a7.50. Sheep—Receipts, 23,000 head: opened +ble-deck fat lambs to packers at 11.00 and one double 93-pound yearlings at 9.25; look 25 lower: few good 150- pound ewes, 3.00. COTTON MARKETS. NEW YORK, December 15 —Yester- day’s advance was followed by rather nervous and reactionary fluctuations in _the cotton market during today’s early trading. An opening advance was followed by setbacks in Liver- pool, and after opening steady at an advance of 5 points on December, but generally 3 to 7 points lower, the loeal market sold about 14 to 20 points below last night's closing, with January touching 17.3¢ and March 17.31. Futures opened steady:; December, 17.75; January, 1%42; March, 17.45; May, 17.22; July, 16.84. NEW ORLEANS, December 15.— Pook cables caused a lower opening in the cotton market today, and in the first half hour of business prices 1lost 16 to 19 points, January falling to 16.53. The market was steadied at the deeline by reports from Texas that Boston milis were buying cotton at some points in that state. Futures opened steady; December, 16.66; January, 16.65; March, 16.75; May, 16.65; July, 16.36. — e BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS. NEW YORK, December 15.—Fareign bar silver, 65%; Mexican dollars, 49%. LONDON, December 15.—Bar silver, 35%d per ounce; money, 2% per cent. { very slow: little done” early, one dou- | i per 1b., | at which 48T [N point swing e to come. er way for some time ~ The Big Four Deal. It was the opinion amonz th qualified to judge, that the the New York’ Ceniral to B s well as to the of the Peoria and Ea he income bonds, us one to acc s paid regular dividends on i preferred for many years, and ha: earned (but not paid Since 1910) fro ofte tockhiolders, to 14 per cent on the common, Ne York Centra) has still more in the way of hidden cquities. Aside from these fundumental cou- iderations, the sharp advance to. n Big Four and P howed that on the marke plan has already proved jre olders of th. is hein: basis of three of the the former. is a fir thirty-two miles of r ville, Ind., to Moun suaranieed by t i from Evans- and 431,724 hundredweight, with a | Georeet 408 x1 une " o oo a1 lue of $1.345,017. 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