Evening Star Newspaper, February 1, 1922, Page 27

~ 26 . THE EVENING STAR, 'WASHING'TON.‘ D. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1922. U.S. STEEL REPORT SHOWS | 1t e eome oF 5133201 it s v | SOME TEXTILE INDUSTRIES Washington Stock Exchange. HARP DECLINE IN TRADE | ticting inerest charees on bonds and | boor was sl ot a total of 3199950 Capttat Tosction_ B85, 25 ae 051 ducting interest charges on bonds an oom was still on, a total o g b= — %, 25 at 9514, NEW YORK, February 1 The‘ To mee® the $12,658,702 required to| Today's statement as a whole re- 3 Aeaa . fiuancial statement of the United| pay dividends on the preferred nd | flected the sharp decline of production Capital Traction 5;5 'AL",‘,:S $500 at Ntates Steel Corporation for the final | common shares, the directo B in' the steel and iron industry d\il’lng Mergenthaler Mnu("nm’—lo it I‘HB% guarter of 1921 shows that the corpo- | from the undivided surplus the sum of | the last two months of 192}-"\&1?;; A e o H F ) . o Phil apital Traction—10 at 95%. 5 at 95 ration failed to earn more than about | $5 901. On the figures issued today | ings for October, exclusive o l]l P |2t 99, T at bavy one-sixth of the am. srned of the $1.25 bonds, amounted to $8.- Ctlvlty m ouse urnis. ncs m nt required to|only 21 cents was e charges on loney—Call loans, 5a6 per cent. BOND AND CURB MARKETS. Bonds. Curb. U. 8. LIBERTY BONDS. (Furuished by W. B, Hibbs & Co ) (Furnished by Redmond & C 006 —— . Liberty 31is.. . Liberty st s ; ! L 20 4% Lobos Py the common dividend for lha(ilo be paid to common xh;\relmlllm.\igfié‘.;a In November they fieyll‘rw s BONDS. S A i ez period. for the last quarter. 7. nd in December on 5, . . a . Liberty 4th 41,%.... one O . Total earnings of $19.612,033 against| Total earnings for the year amount- | 6 earned. adelphla Area Regarded MOSt Favor- Bid and Asked Prices. 4% tirton and foriaca e i el n Gnd Wsming 1 i Bid B e L OTHER BO: able Trade Index—Elsewhere. e 9 g BY FRANK D. McLAIN. Florida oranges have advanced 23 to 50 cents a box. b v Kingdom PHILADELPHIA. February 1 (Spe- —_— ! i Eibsaom : ¢ - cial).—The woolen branches of the tex- Automobiles. ; 3 Uniteu Kingdom 51 C I el Moo tile industries in this section are flour- | | DETROIT. February 1 (Special).— o das et Aot Tol At el o i1 00 D Ty is ST : active | The Ford Motor Company produced in | pronbel'isn I 1t 5 Armour & Co. 5. 218 | Dowinion” oif 3 - ishing. Knitting yarns are in active| . | Sl ) (e 0q”of 72,800 cars in | botomas bicri 1at 8 B Atehison, £ 2 D 8IS ) Durant Motors 4 . Memand, with fairly large sales being | january, or about 70 per cent of nor- | Potomac Electric deb. Gs. v Eik e - recorded. ~Carpet and rug manufac-| nial capacity. The average monthly | Eotomsc Eler. Tower's. m: i i At P Y turers are extremely busy. Wiltons and | Production last vear was 77,395 Alex. wul M eerge % 1 ialtimore . e O orner { Axminsters have been sold far ahead Hardware. ‘mmm'm nsinnd Gillette SafetyJ | Gilliland 0if ! Alden Coil Rock and advances jn the price of raw wool | . ST. PAUL, February 1 (Special).— | gy s S | Hardware and butchers' supplies are | Was e caused markets to decline further i "jetter demand in this section than ; Wasi. orders at present in those lines. Vel- | gguct it fEIEHT [vets and tapestries also have been in o : S Riggs Realt {excellent demand. This activity in| Machinery. Riggn Tenlts { housefurnishings is believed to reflect| CHICAGO, February 1 (Special).— | Washington Merker oo a decided improvement in economic con- | The International Harvester Com- | Washington Market 5a, ditions. pany's plant_here, which specializes | W. M. Cold Storage | The cotton goods market. which wasiin tractors, farm engines and cream STOCKS. active toward the close of 1921, has be- separators, has resumed operations. PUBLIC UTILITIES {come quiet. This is due largely to the Dry Goods. American ‘Tel. and Telg: ANl unsettled condition of the raw cotton| oy, UE GRORR (spe- | {apital Tracti 2 950 W \ market and prospects of a reduction in v S [ ] ® manufacturing costs, with attendant Milder weather this week has ! Norfolk and Wasl, Steambou . Y lower prices. 10 stimulate regail trade in| Wash. Rwy. and Elec. com. | Savings accounts in this distric ¥ goods, und wholesalers and job- | Wash. kwy. and E 5 ishowed an increase today of $9.4 are doing a better business in |in twenty-four banks over the amount | those lines than in nearly any other | American . | on deposit at the end of December. This | COmmodities umbia PER etroleum (new) { Jerome Verde.. | Kuy County G: { Ltk Tory | Lincoln Motors ! Lone Star ¢ Mgt Coppwr racaibo Oif v Paul ref ul cony Delaware und Hudson )u Pont 7} 931, .. « « uba Cane Sugar 7o, 1 1 Midwest il com.. .0 | Midwest Ol pfd.. Midwest K runk - ort Illinois Cent Interuational Mer, is the first increase in savings recorded Chemical Tra | % Int. Rupid Tra h Kelly-Springtield @ since last March. when with- IW YORK, Febri Speci. B AN als began to exceed deposits, but <, February 1 (Speci Batmess, si0 5 Louisville | u Sulphate of ammonia stands out Federal ] iso anl Aavings alw how some increase in | the market leader among the ferti Neleral, s : Missouri, anuary because interest is credited t0{ers. Spot supplies are small and | Lincoln %o s J ach account in that month. makers are well sold up. Nitrate of | National el do D New 4 soda also is firm | Riggs !Fears Over Sales of Cotton Commercial District Washimgton . . . . a3 SAN FRANCISCO, February 1 (Spe- o 'S The Lansburgh Furniture Co. is going to occupy a portion of our building, Retards New Orleans Trade | Giah)—Enormous planting of erapes | American Security oy | backard Mo % Prodvcing R St - g Z, [this seas cates heavy X k EvEie enns; i ok il neccesitating rebuilding our front and part of the interior. Stock must be NNON. jdemand for wine grapes, which ex- { phtionsl Savings u | Seumsoats i1 o e . $ {isted last year will continue. Wasiiington Lo " | Pennsylvavia reduced to a minimum out of the way of the workmen. It's easier to reduce L | Woolcaa | oo - e T = i fear that the south will have to sell ! DS, England, February 1 (Spe- | (ommerce and . Josas | B Jouiang - prices to near cost and less than to move and store these goods. You get the |at & sacrifice about six million bales| cial)—There are ” lacpe siocke "o(Hh, wrashiogton 11007 B Louis and saving—and it's REAL all the way. - 'of ‘cotton of a carried-over crop is! woolens still in the hand 3 : 7 depressing commercial life in this se . Spring orders are being re | tion. Spinners already have bought|ceived by competing with bankrupt | U I an amount of cotton practically equal e on the market. Holders have | U. 8. Savings........... to last year's production, but thejbeen compelled to cut prices some- | Washington Mechanics' [ J €6 b3 | vast quantity held over from the pre- | what fine. Small orders are being | FIRE 1) vious vear is still on hand, and thereceived fi the colonies. American ... 3 jonly outlet for it is Europe. Unless ¥ 1A Sroie % ok Eud « the purchasing power abroad is i Siikn creased greatly in the near futu bt Wright Aero . {it is felt that this cotton will have| PATERSON.N.J, February 1 (Spe-| 6 Ak v 8 3 5 CHTCAGO N to be sold at a big 1o cial).—- ong demand for knitted e . Ster ok Avme 1. an uall y o hardecline of Cotton: sifice thefiFat | 1e s is reported by manufacturers | keul Estate Title 2221 Vacuamn ¢ 3 Armovr L of the year from 18 to 15 cents has|here from all sections of the United MISCELLANEOUS. nia-Caroling €l rmour pfd. so upset business that no one is dis- | lates. Cut silk neckwear is beins | Columbia Graphoph TandnEd posed to buy far ahead until improve- | taken only small quantities. Columbia Graphophone Wilson & Co. st Gs, {ment is again in sight. and collec- D. C. Paper Mfg. Co. i s .TERM SECURITIES. i PP - Both producers and handlers of ool Y Febras specialy. | 01 Duteh Market tom. N | : . {ton feel that the recent decline is the |y oo ary 3 Speclal). | o1 Duten Market prd.. .10 or ! VIR SIO0R: result of the failure of world condi has beeorson Engineering Com- | yanston Monotype ... . b2 . s littoriss to: mprove” 4a-rapiais-as ex 3 been awarded a contract to | security ~Storage .. U Americen Tel, & T il Co. (news iicated {deyelon the oil lands of the ¢reole De- | Wialirzuon Markei .. Ammerican Thresd Co : Auzi an il Co (o | ' L 6 sacis avelvelopment Company. in the el Elmniaub i K E - € G0 nads [been oxpecting the Wagrouon hase | Maracaibo district of Venezuela, i can T - : : - i Co | ministration to accomplish in some| ORANGE. Tex. February 1 (s DUNLOP RUBBER LOSS. E 0 it B b s {mannera heeds improvement in cco- | ¢ial) —Work hai heen almost bl ; ; Creeent, i Line U000 i nomic_conditions abroad, and disap- | Pended on drilling operations because | ; 3 : 5 sherlaid ne I pointment in the results is Keenly |0 heavy rains in this oil section, but |Declared Largest Ever Shown byl 2 - . : ol oLl a1t anaivers sridsseroiy the Hamilton company is starting | iti ¥ eseppread | three new wells this week & Any British Industry. i ‘Production Increasing in i { central i LONDON. February 1.—The Duulop |} Singl 4 doibls b ted stvl it | Heriinals i Hostery. :uumm d‘ml'n[:\*my' 1 report for the | ¢ « &2 ingle and double breasted styles, in the popular Herringbones, Fnga i i | PHILADELPHIA, Mobruary 1 (Sige.] ¥ear ended August 31 Iast disclones & | (on, Gias of New Pt Vgt i ABODY 2t | Fierngoons { Many Lines in Chicago Area ..\ iiia; Kebrury 1 st it oo 8O0 Mo, | e on Tweeds, Pin Stripe Worsteds, etc. You know “Style Plus™ fine quality i B B W veloped at the local hosiery mills for | (Fan one-half the ‘company’s ordinary 2 3 e A ! A. D. WELTON. e abrea e docal hoslery .for {share capital. The loss. which is said and correct style—during this Rebuilding Sale you get it at almost cost, a1 Dispateh 1o Fhe star with women's sport suits. Mills are | (© D& DY far the largest ever declared by ja British industrial company, is attri juted by the directors almost entirely | Gulf "0l { to depreciation in the stocks of raw m: . Hesnz CHICAGO. Februar "he farm- {PULting out several new color combi er of the middle west is in a better | Bations in this grade of goods. tate of mind. His buying power is 3 nu Ol Co Southiwest. Pens ness conditions throughout this en ry. B { 3 { terials, principally Va 4 0t o {stillat a low ebl and there probably Milk. [ hich wore boseht. oo o Jeoton i on o '“Dl’tl’finlzli‘lll(‘.n real change in this re-, PITTSBURGH, Februar, »pe(-mh.iThe report says nothing regarding the | procser & 5 9 v . 4 s outlook towgey Corps are in. but|—Milk prices for February in the | value of the cOmpary’s capital assets or | broer & Gumble 1o 1933 vd Hhbrase o0 Al'w\ rd the future has sburgh district will be 12 cents a | it8 American intcres: LR, 3. Reynolds 9 2 o lr s an rawers T d. A careful survey of bus t, one cent lower than in Janu The London Times, discu: Sears, Roebuck & Co. 1 o the pint, milk will remain a1! ort of the company, ‘We ima tire district show: fundamental | 71 Cy i = 171 cents. nat the English compan TR . 5 Of Wool. and Silk soundness and improvement. Prod X {fairs are straiten At A Sizes from 63} to 713 in the lot. One and 3 ] tion is increasing in m. lines, al- < el M i e 2 o E i ok PO R ey and Wool. Values i though the total employment figures | ooy oo SomEF ). | factory arrangements for the partici - . : : v 3 g how little change. Living costs are| B K. February Special). | tion of Amerie: ita e ) X z in the most pop- are as high as $5.00 . folling slowly and: people are more | =& much more optim aticifecting »(!u"l:‘m Undertaking. DAl i the Am < . : PARIS BOURSE IRREGULAR. 2 clined to buy. ) 3 sy, but | Prevalen e raw sugar market| A b : ular colors and a garment, but the 5 thers ere: to Mo s here. France has bought heavily of | PARIS, Pebruary 1—TPrices moved shapes. A “top- [ ] A contributed to the depression of busi- | (UbAn raws. und financial and indus- | rly on the bourse toda bl il 4 sale price is only I ness for low money alone to| trial conditions in Cuba are believed | cent rentes. 56 franes 4% ar- 7 4 3 et i p o be on the mend. 5 S flv):ling at Glastenbury. Reis and other famous: e Jabor cemrronis n Chicago e px. CANADA-U. S. DATE FIXED. . % Sortkgep i Lk R L P SRR TR nakes are included—dou't siss tis. in a critical stage. The building trades ; ey oy epmuany 1 The s ’ ; I iemnuines & vl cont don 5 4 1 Calif.. February 1] exchange on freignt sh y 7 wage awards of ge ane 5 » B 1Rl shipments by ;.fi,umm':. a e ";IIIN‘I.; !"l\r.‘hil‘: rll- ndis, | # is a good demand |points in Canada and the United States 1 Building operations are at a standstill. [i7e fim in their ldeas and net inoiners J sive, Wil e 3 ot et aaa g dlu — e it ) B Lt a stands E eir ideas and not inclined | sive, will be 43 per cent.and the s j although it i intimated a Satisfactory | 1 cel] at present rises. H e e of lfld,u,,mem in sight. othing could jcharge 3 per cent. The rate of sur-| 3is August 1. 1 i Lolesale Corporation’s N nes 95 cen mes he do was quoted at B 2o ik b e me could charge on international passenger 1 e Sepiamber : S AN | here as to put the 40,000 men now nees il be based on 4 per cent’ex: SiaBentembe = % 0 3 Its gross idle. to work | CHICAGO, February 1 (Special).— | & A gt 4 ales nd $3 . and surplu —_— COTTON MARKETS., For the moment. drygoods jobbers | The formal calling off of the strike of e AT AT ek ok e kb ok ok 6 ok sk o e b sk Xk | e T R A S e i tember 19: 10 E ¥ 1 and retailers are looking|ed to change production at the pack-| NEW YORK. 16: Ao e ot e - PR S S i B ol T bt b . 5 € February ~1.—The ! 4 forward to an increased trade, but |ing plants throughout the middle west ' ! b % { n u i B o Drinent e ear e iy . e e nlddle wes sicadicr tone noted in the cotton mar- | AP T @11y roduce an Ave Stoc than buying for the running with nearly the us orey S in evidence again | e 9 S. r ¥ T *; _ griorithe tutire: e nnE Mo nearly the usudlaforees {oday and prives showed further ral GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. ’ were light. T e firm, . % 5 ies “on contiiued covering, accom MORE, February 1 (Special). 10 % net higher, May 5 % {Commodity Reports P panied by reporis of a slightly better | | % 0 poun W WHENT *! From Vari Secti il 50 Spot demand. - The opening was 150 pounds, Mas M1 ebruary N at an advance of 7 to 22 points ip re- | 3 ; s und iy *! rom Various Sections | ..}~ Minneape sponce to relatively firm Liverpool | “is peipd S0’ 2 SRR ! Steel. | uu:’.mm in the fiear future on & | cables, T'hrre was flurlher selling here 55 pyshel, 1.50a1.90: 5 Sty CHICAG rely 2 vial) | and paving of streets. A $2.000.000 | inst buying in Liverpool and some | amper, 3,000 3 LT ORISR x| o niand Stoel Comry L (Sbecial) — | auditorium and a $200.000 school also | scattered Selling by the south. but p e hamper. JTERYIN I | renen a T3 porkena upihy eXpects 10| will be built this ¥ In St. Paul | the offerings were quite readily ab i caulifower, o July 0 | Quction by the middle of ;?"1;' Pro-|thr:e new schools. costing $750.000, | sorbed, with the more active months celery. dozen. 1.00al.75: *; of February will be erected and $1.500,000 will be | Soon showing net advances of 20 to ! 100 3 : cucumbers, LOCAL WHOLESALE PRIC x BUFFALO, February 1 (Specialy, | SPeRt On street improvement. 30 points™ May sold at 1648 and July ST, ! : Eggs—Strictly fresh, per dozen *'faounds for annealed, $3 for black and | will he tarned over under paase i T o e it Live poultry—Rod s 4 | 34 for, galvanized sheets. Better busi- | the Seminole Construction Company | Mav. 1545: Juls. 16007 OCtoner. 16,58, | 100 pounds. 7 B0 280:.2, 3 Lk ey, el b, 35a40; chlckens i ness is being done in steel bars, but|here next Mond: The Etie has! December. 1 ki T oyster plants. bunch, Sa%: pa . | per 1h.. keats, young, each, Y | PiE iron is weak at §19.50. leased its shops in several other lo-{ After showing net advances ¢ . hamper, fowls, 2 ' BRACKENRIDGE. Pa.. February 1| CAlIUeY 0 outsiders. te railroad | about 20 to 30 points, with May con- | 04,00 4 J ) s ag Dressed poultry—Fresi-kill s ; 2 b work being done under contract in- 7 ¥ i bunch. v cabbage, . poultry hi spi sl e Homills In the Xo. 1'and |stead of under railroad control e G A ) Dt e barrel, © 8.5024.50: | chickens. per 1b., 22a35: hens. per 1) e of the {ileas - Sioont S Shi, o6 2.5024.505 tomatoes, [, Etore Allsgheny . Sreal (‘:mpan)’ here re-| | morear e :ofi‘::mg:l"fn‘;fnmo‘l';?;".:’éIi‘r‘:n‘éh' - pasket $0u | 284205 roosters, per b, 20, turkevs, e sumed operations this week. This is . some ing | crate. - eats. Young. wach, 60, the first time in months that both SYNDICATE AIDS FIRM. ,‘,g;’_"m“'l':f,en"“:s!e',‘\f‘,“ffifi‘e"';“:f“;’l?; A packed. barrel, £.00a8.50; N d. small, per I, 12 sheet floors ns\; been operated in| CHICAGO, February 1.—Walter S.|jocal traders appeared to feel that | 2. : box ap- | Tt Repanmen tube mills and open | Brewster, president of the Chicago Stock | the recovery of 80 to 70 points from |ples, 230 e i| Live stock—Calves, choice. per 1 tion. M i Iixchange, after a conference with|Monday's low levels had been suffi ; Erhox. 4.00a W13 lambs. choice, per b, u Barhors wna broken cient to ease the technical position : i et es. | - & 1as issued the fol- | o \pe market. This led ‘to some rawberries. Hlive hogs. per ib. 10. lowing statement: “A syndicate com-|scattered selling which was well | quart. 53463 | Green fruits—Apple : (Special). | posed of stock exchange houses hashnuughd absorbed to give the market ! . Selling Prices at Moo —There is an active demand here for | purchased from Babcock, Rusht %, | @ steady undertone around midda; g n s 3 wi spot California lemons and prices have ad- | & large block of Securitios: wol'.'(f te:{when prices showed reactions of 10| Wheat—No 1 e vanced $1.50 to $1.75 a box for recent | moves any apprehcnsion regarding their | OF 14 points from the best. o. 2 red winter, garlick. arrivals by steamer. California and | condition. : NEW ORLEANS, February 2 oy ! rapid rise featured the early trading ini {0, _cob corn, old. yellow. quoted | f oday, prices at the end of the. i cotton t ) per bDL: contract corn. spot, | 00000 S | 2 it . f Soiese, i, 1o} RS0 Xo 4" cors syl S8 e b 135 points over the close of yesterday. & w domestic | March advanced to 15.61. A much bet k corn. vellow. No. ter Liverpool than expected and pri. | 07 better, 64 per bu e sk e e i e That Splendid Property ” 1340 New York Avenue N.W. 10.50; per bu. basket ern. per b per box .00 per . 0100, potatoes, per bbl, £.00a5.00 . southern, per doz., 14001 o | lettuce, .00. Cy 2 | 8.00a4.00. " Spinach, “per bhi, Onions, per 100-1b. sa per cw X Eggplants, Tomafoes, per bo: Beans, 3.0024.00 p Sprouts, 20a30 per quart. Peppe crate,, 3.00a4.00. Dr. Paul Pearson’s Drug Store .Eighteenth Street and Florida Avenue . 1s a Star Branch Office - Everybody in this neighborhood knows *Pearson’s Drug Store,” which has been selected as a Star Branch Office, where classified advertisements for The Evening and Sunday Star may be left, because of its convenient - location. : earby. S0a$0 per of the buying, although some demand Rye arby 30 per. lw(as based on the passage by the Sen- | Western. export. spot. 14 ate of the foreign debt refunding bill. | quotations. el March, 15.43;| Hay—Receipts, $3 tons: range is May, 15.40; July. 15.22; October, 14.80; | 18,00 to 21.00 Tor £ood to choice d mixed hay. =1 No. 1 wheat, tangled, 11.00; No. 1 { nominal, 10.00a11.50. e JEW Y ) ary 1.—Flour— G . s;‘;:‘a‘;-’:;fi!;é T a5.50: buck- | CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKE Shast firmer: American and Canadian, | CHICAGO. Februa 3 00a2.02 States Bureau of Markets).— i —Firmer; middle west, 10.65a| Receipts, 8,000 ‘nm;x. early sales b steers strong to higher. 10. 5 i ed. shipping account: early Other articles unchanged ; shipping account: earl CHICAGO, February . 1.— Wheat|, 0 [ "6 75,7 §5; she stock acored an advance fn price (008) 2y ere and feeders, strong o 15 higher t, helped by x voak 15! i & e in quotations at Liverpool. | “UllS weak to lows ex. steads vheat yester Alded e ey e e A T e wan at Mast e | Uian vesterdays average; some lich: regularly for your ll | ported had a further stimulating in- | ) TOUG oL S ST e arments and fuence. May delivery of wheat ap-{ ! F o peared to be more in demand than|..,islower: bulk desirable, $.85a9.00: h o usehold effects. [ ! July, and the price lgiflex;ience lb_e(\\'m»:n | few 9.15. - e two months widened to 15 cents. he Receipt: They;williche) ire e arentest Inequality 8o far. Open- | g ooty st turned cleaned, ing. quol:tifions. w'hm:- A:?nrt‘:dmé;&';‘ city butcher: 4 % Bl | unchanged figures to % cents °T | packers, 1 clippers, 12 pressed, dyed or re with May 119 to 1.19% and July|eywe top earl 0; talking steady on paired in a satisfac4 | 1.04% to 1.04%;, were followed bY |feeder lambs. gains all around. ; oy, maaner. { Corn and oat prices were steadied . by the upward tendency of the wheat FREIGHT PICKING UP. TRY US! market. ~After opening unchanged to| (ORI T a shade higher, May, 53% to 53%,| NEW YORK, February 1-—Signs ate corn held close to the initial range. | Rnot lacking thal e Carg 9 have wallowed through the trough | \ that is leading to the top. The Ship- | \ variation. ping Board reports a_befter dema no | —second building from Foutteenth Street, is for rent. An unusual situation, fronting on New York Ave- nue and Fourteenth and H Streets and three car lines. Handsome four-story and basement; attractive E = = = % = % building. = = £ = = = Dr. Pearson himself and his obliging staff of as- sistants, Dr. William French and Messrs. Raymond Valk and Roscoe Hudson, are giving splendid co- operation in making The Star Branch Office in this popu- lous residential section 3 real convenience to Star patrons. Advertisements left at Dr. Pearson’s will be promptly forwarded to The Star. 08 0. 8.0.8.0.8.0.0.0.2.8.5.8.0. 08,88 0a R0 Wide, deep, well lighted store room and basement. Well proportionéd show window. ' Can give about seventy-six hundred feet of floor space if desired. - O ; Wide alley in rear. An opportunity to secure a better building than you now have in one of the best business sections. Rates for, Classified Advertising, together with the compkte list of the 57 Branch Offices, will be found on page 33 of today’s Star. Provisions declined in line with hog | 3ng” more inquiries. ~Shipping circle values. are getting a larger number of re- Subsequently, owners selling to],,rta that new construction is to be realize profits brought about a set-|yndertaken. Conference agreements~ back in wheat prices, but only of alhave been solidified and rates CLEANERS, & B | ransient sort. The close was unset-|gtrengthened. There is an increase in cE STONE & FAIRFAX “Around the corner” from where you live you'll John T. Meany, President . find a Star Branch Officé. It’s for your convenience. RS2 TR EATIEEEE T ST T RE ST T TR R PR TR TATRTRL SRR M ok KR dedkok ok F ok Jo X x ) * % tled, % to 1% net higher, with May|the volume of tonnage, though com- 119% to 1.18% and July 1.05% to| parisons with last year, based upoi 1.05%. 1 ¥aluation, are still ‘unfavorable, due Country, corn offerings to arrive largely to the deflation in prices. Il