Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1922, Page 25

FINANCIAL. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON D. c., MONDAY DECEMBER 11, 1922. FINANCIAL. ® 95" lGram, Produce and, SESVENPREDCT ;"3 THEEBLS WL RRET || S s ...M..m%l;m_ RECORDS IN 19032 s ez |- BE THE 1903 ORDER) smeeem o mmermmse, s s e ™o ™ | T ) weather conditions. Cold weather should on the Curb Exchange hesitated in thetr | 10,733, ,‘."%‘l';““*nl;g] cent. Th Reports State. mean a renewal of activity on part of upward movement today, and tho mar- bulnnln{. of business 1 ncreased exports during October, Cash Your Victory Bonds It bold any of the Victory Notes called for redemption December 15th, bring them buyers and make a more brisk market. Men on Road Get Orders! Deaiers are unable to ses any pros- (At Awaits President’s Sig- |k sarted the week with prices in-| B0, mes oversupscribes, "o "°" ;:‘.‘.J.‘.'.".',‘;"e‘fi e oriin pect of a cheaper poultry mariget before clined toward slightly lower levels. It was announced st & spacial meet. | 8 mad blic ‘todsy by the : : : Christmas. The holiday prices, hows v 2 Business was active for the first half- | ing of _stockholders of - Humble Oil | Department of Commerce. Which Indicate Great Pros- |syer, will depend largely upon the size [ Nature—Local Bonds Ative. |session. but in the attermoon trasing Company has been allo tor l.aoe:n'u; D it “n??; was the heavi- 4 B i."d e e o T L quieted down with Pflé‘ w con- T 0 vote upon & lend of est purchaser of erican prod! per|ty Next Year. to take a drop before the holiday sea- Savmus Clubs Start. fined to narrow limits. Pealings for 5‘:.&%..’." ?3::5 of u.‘: ‘:‘ruwtr;:n 1:"&';.‘.,,'.’;’.%":"':";‘?&-% n‘t’o‘ ':: °:“-‘ . son, and consumers are putting in ad- the most part were of a professional | $100 to $25, but this had no effect preceding month. In October ye vance orders at prevailing prices. — ar = n the stogk. 280 "Grest Britain bought 384951115 C Eggs—Strictly trosh. celooted. can character, and it evident that the | UPQ og! . BY 4. C. ROYLE. et gt g e selected fcan, BY L A. FLEMING. market lacked outside support. onls :u":r' u'I‘fiZ‘I'.‘n';‘:u:i.ef.‘““"’ D ves attrihuted by, e Special Dispateh to The Star. southern, 50. Cold storage eges, 30 In all probability there will be but| The 7 per cent accumulative prefer- |, England Fuel Ofl was driven K department officlals largely to the e s Live poults Roos .. 14: you will be surprised lt the NEW YORK, December 1lL—Fewer | i ELl “":pflg;rrhicken!. three “calls” for a statement of con-|red stock of Jones & Laughlin Steel down close. 10 50, whu. Cities Bervice | annual seasonal shipments of cotton, amount accamulated in a ealesmen are on the road today than 20; ‘Keats, Pyoung. each: |ditions from the ofMce of the con-|Cerporation was admitted to trading | gymioD, continued to be sotivaly ¢xospt in the case of South and Cena[f] time: prefixed to the serial there were at this time last year, but fowls, each, 20a21. troller of the currency during the|With sales between 107% and 108 z leader of the lna a-t o||l. ruenlu statistios showing the nature of the Subscriptions for the number. they are better salesmen, and they are y—Fresn-killed SPrifg | year 1523 and thereatter, uniess the "zch; oot s, rfo‘y‘rxta:n‘-mllllon;‘ Uar | a ‘new hign for the year commodities exported to these coun- D 7 Turning in a wonderful volume of orders | :a35: roosters, per Ib is: puricesa, peF | occupant of the office finds It neces » Skt or'a. iradii, But stbsequintly reactog trissiheystnotibssnitullyianslyesdiby 84th Issue of Stock- t. for next spring. The trend of this fu- 5a50; keats, young, eac sary to order an extra or two. the departmen Betag ture business has loosened the purse ., Live -!ock—alve- cholce, per Ib.. During ‘lhe of the previous |, YEW YORK. December 11.—Fol- Raceived e o capita and meney toduy. 1o 1255 ey Dex Tb.. 13 HiD. & veur was tho| loneat ama Sioiiteoty todtys Highest | .3 o i 1 *ix|FUNDAMENTAL MARKET Shares, $2.50 Per Moath ke F.H.SMITH CO. Dtnended 1573 1414-1416 EYE ST.,N.W. First Mortgage Investments per Lami b, 33 | controller six readily available for expansion of in- | lfve pl-u Srovas, o"°'.°-'-‘:n'°|'a L . : active bonds and stocks dealt i ; . dustrial activities per v, 5% [epecined e as-ihe member ogiigar | ~=w°#o:x'am:. ::.:k: B ; CONDITIONS FAVORABLE ||| EQUITABLE BUILDING This is particularly evident in auto- |7 QTR fFults—Apples. per bbl. 135 n per busheis® basket, nearb tory. Sales. i y 915 F St. NVI mobile manufacture, according to dis- 52?“ bg!c ous, No. 1, per bbl., 6.00a7. 500 A bill passed the House last June| ' 'I"Aliled 5 A 7 7 | By the Associated Press. JOMN JOY EDSON, President vatches received today from expert De- da 4 omanges. per crate, 6.00u8.00 amending the number from five to od_Pac 3 s T A NEW YORK, December 11.—Reports FRANK P. REESIDE. Seey. trolt sources. The prospect for business | & worids: 00.' Lemons, ~per box. aeaitho Gens | s Amizsiinss 08 : 3% | concerning the fundamental condi- > 1 Gttty 75, Tange- | three; recently it also p E promising that capital is being 1 "?“.’l:?"» per. \.m I:D p,,,,,dem as yet. Ta . g B week. Rallroad traffic is hold- 10 finance makers of certain cars, who, ” 3 % 38 3 2 momhzg‘“ shalte Gt Sl R ffl." oo s-m Dotatogs. Norlh Caro-| Responding to “calls” is one of the 2 5 Snger. mw-‘te fan ex&r.urdlnuv blth level. = ot e nearby, '1.50a2.25. Let- | most Irksome tasks of junior bamk aconda 7 4 E B i ae A ins the mask o Wh Y I ‘est inancial graveyard. o ”,";;&“M “outhern, 1002230 Ro- | officialu, and when they had to make | A% 2 i oS vember 25 totaled 955,000 cars. which €n You inves Several companies In that section are | [N8I0¢ lettuce, per crate, 50a1.25; Ice! In\unemenu a year, plus new qu o o8 o n EambacEjintal S IEE Se8)caraimhick] 2 1 the hands of receivers. and several | northern® s 5ernls ”,.‘150;,'““,, abbage: | tioks to answer every few mont : 02 102 mor % |the corresponding week 2 year ago In O First M others are on the brink of a receiver- | cabhage, per bl 1 ageri: " lipe. | CAlls” were to be dveaded. 01 4% {and 152,000 over the same week in ur rirs ortgages 16 Rt _ ~ | viants, ber erate b 'SE| The present controller has held to 05 . 1830, h pyegac vlhe ~-melur§a_ e o |par tox. Floriia s 0o hees: | the law and been satisfied therewith. [ Although the week’s movement was 1 Zasiesucs belig om;: et e | 3902450 per buskei. Peas, 3.00a! Local Secarities. #ome 14,000 cars smaller thay in the 2 vhat may be a year of Riatisourcalor preceding seven-day perfod. this de- > v L & < fevere competition the industry has ggm £ al h.fi‘iflflt.'é‘f.“li'f?aé:f :w‘:l: exenange c;.,..l is more_than “c“m,{d for by 2. You know exactly where your money goes. ever known. ch, per DbI., 136a2.50." Celots, today. with ther steady or G , the loss of traffic resulting from ces- > g 8 5 ; Weak Firms May Fail. d‘,":'“ 30a1.00; Callfornia, per srate, 6.00 | s1 m‘{ly“"lh“:y"a‘;ll“;f Traction o8| 4 5o E zport 8a 2 i sation of navigation on the great 3. You l_mow on what particular piece of property your Automotive engineers and experts de- | 35,50 California grapes, per crate, 1.0 | made & new low on this movement 13 Deeraicrey o lakes. Loadings of merchandise and loan is made. lared today that the answer and the when they sold at 961 to 96%. It| 2 Gair Robt miscellaneouw freight were, in fact, FFE You know your money is absolutely safe. [ TR TEE 0w alvi i ;i - may be that somé of the bondho % | greater. ¢ i i i » Imll;a;::?m;{. l?:'?hel;dl;:::\{ g:re;:}s ::(n Y AND PROVISIONS. ey o e hondoi ana Gt ittt u s tonsia ‘w"mL S eanuhile: 4. You know th.e interest will be remitted to you promptly ample that the Hudson Motor Car Com BA‘ \:d‘ December 11 |buying stock, for the latter is very| 3 Grmad frun bt L“ tth: steel :‘ndu:zal high 'rn:eu o‘r by us each six months, when due. jany with less floor space this year i atoes, white, 100 | strong. % | output, operations still approximatin - A X et I ora e sl Cavet aaTisat o ann e oaz 00: | " Potomde Electric first 85 were weak 3 fioets b ’.’5 30 Der cent of war-expanded capacity. 5. They may be purchased on either the partial payment year and did less capital. 003 b 0a | carly at 95%, but closed a on-| & g iron prices have declined further, ; > i It is conceded tnat 1523 may see 35 203 | Satidaten be’ of tha- samo company | 24 2% | but trade reports state that both buy- plan gr outright, at your option. the elimination of some of the small- |2 .l brought 95%. Railway 4s sold at 73 3 : ery and sellers are now fecling for I e 4 er and weaker companies. but ex.|3-003 cets, 100, 3.00a4.00; broceoli, | and Washington Gas, 7% notes at 104.| 1 S by e 30 Southern P & 0 00" | the bottom of this market. n amounts of $250 and up. Derts agsert that it s @ mistake to|bushel. $0a40; brussels sprouts. quart.| Stock trading was'extremely Imit| & il 4 4 d 5 . 5 abbage, . 20.00230.00: i ed. a few odd share l1oks comprising| 4 oy 'm. G&E -y 20 Texon Ofl & Land.. .85 = . £ “Over a Quarter of a Century Without a Loss e e < u\-!:,‘ e bu.lhel] (0880;" carrots,” 100.|the entire record. Capltal Traction,| & i 25 s 3y m f: 4 i ut of busi- 0 cauliffower, barrel, .0va | 104 and stron, 2 E e e 5.00; celery. d T 00t 00r cucume | Other sales cn'lr;e regular list were| 1 o8 COMMODITY NEWS Another logical step in the Ford|Ders. crate, 4.00a8.00; horseradishes, | scarcely worthy of mentfon. 1 F A pian tn make that company independ- |Pushel, 300400, eggplants, crate: | District Title in the unlisted sec-| 1 5 s WIRED STAR FROM - . “ ent of outside manufacturers is_the | 4.00a5. lettuce, hasket, 50a1.00: | tion brought 1% and, Washington e O 1 ENTIRE COUNTRY anuouncement that a glass plant, | kale. bushel. 30240: onions, 100 | Title Insurance, 413 1 Pen r EEe S R Sts king prodacts used on_ Ford cars, | Pounds. a2.50; oyster plants, 100. Moving Graphophones. 1 Phila_Elec 6s. 4] ’& MAIN 2100. 1412 EYE ST. N\ will he established at the River Rouge | 3-0026.00: parsnips, bushel, 80a1.00: the Colum-|| & EubiSsviot 2y e > Tiant T % estimated that the. in- | peas. bushel, 4.0045.00; peppers. crate, O r Coinpany, ias anipped | & sears Rusbide 1% 17! HOUSTON. December 11.—Buyers ereaze in employment in Detrolt lin | SHa Sl I arly Al of the 17,000 talking ma-| 40 Fouthern 107,107 |and sellers of cotton in thiv section e b e eaninsg x tomatoes, crate A ines that it han had In storage in % 01 |today are far apart on their ideas ity turnips. bushel. 50460 '8 PNt i Y have| 8 Solvar at ¢ Bl 3% las to price. A slight slackening of 7 5 3 les of the Woolworth 5 and| ADpl d. barrel. 2.00a5.0 D nat 108 ; . ¢ M 18 URidemuna is reported, but there is no -Washington’s Oldest National Bank E are expected to exceed 3 Iooze, bushel. £15.000,000 this month, which will | basker, a 7 being pushed oul @ as| § o By 42 % mmu, “distreas” cotton in the market and ble. 3 - 3 = holders are not pressing to sell. bring the total sales for the year |berries, | 11.0014.00 xrlvefruv! & within the possibilities that e e ik 15 M, 2 & 2 o 10 over $1 00.000. Other chain : oranges. box. the company has bovked considerable 2 Un Ry of Hav Tigs wl T gl M &% | HOUSTON, December 11.—A sea T e — lores of similar character also will | 6.000 pineapples, crate. 4.00a7.00; tan- | (1, company has booked coneiderafic | R 23" =f af |onal slump s apparent today in the | (%3 ‘ 8iigs Shaw Startling improvement ~ over | Berines, strap, 4.00a7.60. FOREIGN BONDE. G : 22 22 ldealings in small dimension lumber, | SRR NRE 3% 1 tually sold, but probably the| 12 Argentina 7s. '23... - but mill stocks are light and mills | een -~ < 1 makers. especially the manu- Bt bt S oty o °"w:‘m“‘,""‘,, the inachines have been | 0 Italian Con == 3 are running full time in anticipation : TA SAVINGS ACCOUNT for your cturers of finished products in_the a B 3 poo < . 2 red winter, spot, |placed on commission. e abead. . Tha |k : No. 3 red winter. apo P e e ot soma of the ma- 2 g v El WO vears Standard Tank Car Company has|1-3% red chines have been in storage 8¢ Kingdom of 2 ll Republic of heavy demsnd next spring. Re- 9 = -y 1 1 1355 | tatlers would buy heavily at slight boy will prove a gift of practical 1001 | COncessions, but the tone of the mar- — B 2 value, and may do much toward BI3aTe ity and the indications are that the com ket is firm. 5 = 4 : enough orders to rmb“a:“e-!:na“‘ci::; > pany has reached a turn in its affairs. s ; shaping his success in ai_'ler years. until June if no new bug s.m_n.g lots of nearby at 90, 95,] Hopes are expressed that operation DETROIT. G Z 2 A 5 fONE DOLLAR, or more, is an accept- s d 1.10 per bush the Baltimore factory may begin |Sales 7D I¥orthern itemoc ? B T Steel ane u . Cob corn, mew, 3.75 and 3.80 |soon % g o : 3 p $ n : ) Railroads are moving a record amount { per barrel; conlrlcl Spot. S1% per| -Through all its trobules the Co-| &0 AngloAm O .. g;‘,::;( '1'.-.‘.\ 'j'f D I’N todav that logging operations in ; i 3 of this century-ald bank. Let vour of freight and the ordering of new |bushel: No. No. no quota- mbia Graphophone Company has| 300 AngloA € of 8 17 % | Michigan and Wisconsin are being son “grow up” with us as financial ad- visers 24" Those desiring to scnd MONEY ABROAD 5 4 FOR CHRISTMAS aie invited to make usc FORT WORTH. December 11.—Toy % of our facilities. went is unchecked in anticipation | tions; track corn, %ellou No. 2, 0ld to |paid its rent regularly on the fac 100 Atiantic Lobos ... 4% 4% 1 North Am P & fi 7 L 1% i restricted by lack of men. Only 75 ¢ in this city and in Toronto, and ; per cent of the men needed are available. ntinued heavy business next year. better, 84 per hug e position of growers of sugar heets | Sales—Bag lots of white, new, all bond interest coupons and ' pre- intinues to improve. About $2,000,000 | Wharf, at 78 per bushel: bag lots o{lf»rri»d stock dividends have been paid that a large number of machines ha el ‘ ‘ will be distributed fo growers by the [ mixed. new, at wharf, at $0 per|as they fell due. In addition to this 5 ol 5815 8 o Phoents Hote' ptd. £ . Western Sugar Co v before | bushel. the local corporation has been able ) 50 13 Radi. Corp oue 3 > 3%, | ftores throughout the southwest to- . “m'x—';:ls :izx?rrep::gep:rman addi- | Oats—White, No. 2. 5415 per bushel | to operate its sinking fund, and bonds Ta : 3 Radia Corp 3% 32 3% |day reported an inability to secure Organized in uu 3% Paid on SIwmgl Accounts 1 §1 a ton on the beets, which were 54 have been called on interest pay- e 80 em 4 Repett| Candy. % e S e &old on a sllding scale guaranteeins at y, 85290 per bushel; No. | ment periods us provided ior. > ;,_,,,“,,. ¥ 5 Kuana 3 opr £ o Jeast §$5 a ton. Farmers already had re- western export, spot, 1.003% Perhaps, old Graphophone may yet| 300 Nat Tru A lrnuu-ip;mu 5 ; 3 ~ived payment on the §5 basis. bushel; No. 3, no quotations. i 2 it's a possibility. P 2 o e e S News of the British cotton industry | Hay—Receipts, 50 tons; market for Federal Finances. & 3 Lot 2 E IoSEATTLE, Dacember 11—Jobhers nues to be discouraging. About|top grade of timothy and light clover A billion dollars will become pay- %0 l-m & A e advance in sugar 0e & it, 188 167 has about reached its peak, with the ! 0 0 looms have been stopped in the {mixed, 16.00a20. per ton. and for |, Srom the United States Tre T H et Prod Bx- L & o Capital, Surplus & Undivided Profits Over $1,700,000.00 r =] oo ed e i - A !price pegged for the time being at > chester district. The. trend of Jrish l’ d mix 16.00a17., ury on Friday, in principie and in- 38 DR = : : E Dl 10 ; ARl O D 60 'per hundredweight. Candy —108 Y Oold inens abroad s slightly lower. e R n 0 8 0 Tnd : 4 e 8! 3 ears Zin~ and copper are occupying strong 16 M No. 1 wheat, 10.00a11.00; N terest on the public debt, while at the o a iRt 1% imakers are holding off in the hope 15th St., Opposite u. reasury- : Treas vill offer B =i i hen th b: ns at this time, with considerable | 0at, nominal, 12.09a12.50. gamefitime th o MlieanurywilIT o 1267 108 yoa_ Coal 3 g ofilomeriprices whenithe mew Cibazy amounts golng to forelen burers, while TODAY'S CHICAGO PRICES. SX e rhlen e ekackate of | 1008 O Kensuas B :fl 5 o : 48 % ™ erop comes on the markst. ,‘;;f;l"ngysumm arel puttirgicutiirge CHICAGO. December 11.—Although | The Dillfen pevablelisfon account g Tiise G "'"‘N o i s-.lfi NEW hD-ceml‘ver 1—{ S e i 8 ion, | heat touched a new high-price rec- |of about $i06.000,000 in called vic- 5 A b lst pf et dp 8% 5 alex pia ave _increase with, rnn}:«m::g‘:durl;x:g"gne?:af‘aog' §rd for the @eason today in the early | tory notes. about - $200,100.000 30 Vacuum Ol new'’ 411 A Winthers 1 10% 10% | steadily this month, but the sale of tories at top speed. Many of them, how- alings. the market soon underwent | Treasury certificates of indebtedness |Sales INDEPEN nz\'r OIL STOCKS. 3 phonographs has shown but little, if ° LU e g dlisbei g n lelback profit taking on the part of | a 2 000,000 in interest. | in hundreds. 1 Alasia-Brit-Col 2 2 |any, improvement. i 9 Gt :g & e rl;'c" Wil be | holders. together with the fact that | V: es called for m»m;n.onl 10 Allied Ofl n : 20 Rlackhawk Con E a3 —_— i oy 3o fugar in, the hope that prices will be | Liverycor Guotations failed (g reect | near the Giumgaisning etiers, ar By ——M”M'- (| 0 Belcner !mm ) BOSTON. December 11.—Manufac- | e Stock Exchange Building throughout the country 1a showing de-fUlly Saturday’s advance in America, |C, D. E and F. prefixed to the serial ! 20 Beicher Extension.. .08 08 |turaca of jewelry today report al New Yor cided jmprovement, largely due to better | Same T Hol il F2aron Eiven for the de- | niimbers. and interest on these will| Waghinaton Stock E Bison ol 4 84 |steady increase im new orders. New York Side v cline. On the other hand. bulls con- | cease December 15. Holders may get g ock Exchange { pE 7 ] COTTON tinued to emphasize gossip about pro- ate payment, Secretary Mel- saLes, eI O December 11 - The ad- | STOCKS 2 sed leglsiation to provide credits |lon said In'an. apnouncement made | Fapun Tction 531,000 . inECuachineRLnduatos S ichifevs GRAINS New England Business or farmars and exporters. The open- public tod by presenting them | o gaie: — at 9815, $1,000 dormantlong after e automobile | d Besf in O T Years ": raes T ot Siadxanzeinedemp o ix s gland E {hkenta denideat arn pwards, g COFFEE €St IN QVer TWO Years | 8 4 5uiy Toss: o 1. eoe toinie r_d;umepl”g;\',rm to the date of such | 2 Cblet Cong e new listing machine of the Burroughs | SUGAR Epecial Dispatch to The Star. by slight gains, and then by a general | The new offerings to open on De- 15 Con Cop Min tp cfs 3% Adding 3achine Company. is in ex- BONDS OSTON e et £F. <t | 888 to below Saturday's finigh cember 15, announcement of which| ¥ 10 Cork _Province. a8 treme demand and the factory is far | STOR Dera ! Corn and oats, as well % wheat g & Jational Metropolitan Bank & Cortes v behind on delfverfer. The ordinary | : in two years it IS now pos = at.1had previously been made. may be | Nergenthales Tiantore s st 17at- i z & M ay without reservation that reac] ;’ "‘" top prices for the sea-itaken in exchange for victory notes AFTER ‘,} n;:;'“;'“_"l ,-fi algo showed improved & 5 5 in New England is good. 550, but Tater eased off with wheat.{called for redemption or Treasury| .. caLL. 1% Dolores it 11 e s Sies B New York Cotton Exchange, atstanding feature of the situation | {fier opening_unchanged to 1% up. | certificates maturing on December 15, i) s SOl 3 Dry 1 PHI ELPHIA D i P = S (-|,.fag0 Board of Trade, Ks today s that t as|May 1% to 1% the corn markef|The new offerings include one of | \Wasmingmy car et tots o0 ooy’ 10 Emma. Silver © e BULAD ecember 11— Chicago Stock: Exchange, oA ot fratey s seasonal falling off, &t most of its gains. about $§300.000,000 of 415 Treasury . 38 ccipts of foreign-made pig iroy S v - UNLIFTED SECURITIES, S weually experiencad At this season. | , Oats started 1 to 3 . May 447 | notes maturing in two and a half b There is 2 feeling in conservati to 45, and later held around Satur-|years, ang Treasury certificates in|(These securities mot listed under exchange banking business circles that | dAY's latest figures. two series one bearing 3% per cent rules. at thic port in November were un: | Associate Members of A “anm RS R bEr i oF usual, totaling 41,918 tons, compared vew York C iatios « c 1 With 966 ton¥y - ‘rh—phlxh. New York Curb Associatioi. Commerc o . Co—1 GoldBeld Dexsiop. cost of coal forced business in 1923 will start off with a | Provisiong were higher in line with | maturing in three months, and the strict Title Tns. Co.—10 at 1034 "“""’“ H oal forced up the prices of rush and ihat the coming vear will | hog, values _Poultry, allve. higher:|other bearing { per cent and matur- ington Title Ins. Co.—4 at 4'5. SR N RS : domestic plg. WASHINGTON OFFICE be a period of large prosperity l S “s . 19; ing in one year. BONDS. 18 Goldgeld Oro B 5 E PITTSBURGH, Advent of real winter has been fol- | tU s, 25; = 18. Savings Clubs Start Today. 8 Hill Top Ner ‘98 8 " December 11.—The | in Fl W Buildi avy sales of retall cloth-| Subsequently frees buving of July - Bid and Asked Prices. 2 Hollinger ix 13'1.‘ arnegie Sleel Company haz let ai{ Main Floor, Woodward Building & and shoes. The big Boston stores | Wheat was induced owing to fears| All over the city Christmas savings e 2 Howe Sound contract for the construction of a; E Windine up ons of the largest|that cold weather southwest would |clubs are being started today for the 2 o 120 Independence Land. 35 .23 .33 ™ | $500.000 dock at Braddeck S Phone Main 2040 of their history. so far as the | €atch the winter crop without snow { seanon of 1023. A much larger num- - Tel. & Telga. 4s. o1t ol Jerome Derel 2 % { will serve the Hom andise moved is con- | Protection ' The market closed un-|ber of banks will operate clubs dur- settled, at Ic net decline to a like ad- | ing the ensuing year, and many banks vance, with May 1zox< to 1.20% and|wM go into this class of business on July 110% to 1.10 « larger scale than heretofore. Pot. g Trade in Fort Worth Among the national banks that will{ Ches, & Poromac Teiephane’ 5 3 LI F - {operate clubs are the Franklin Na-|Ch. & Pot. Telephone of ¥V, Breaks -All Records | pirm> 2 ’ » | tional, Farmers’ and Mechanics’, Sec- LA : ond National and the Riggs Natlonal, pecial Dispateh to The Star. A T19% | Gther than its main office on Penn- RT WORTH, Tex., December 11.— c i, | sylvania avenue. es of men's clothing have broken | M a1 ! " Practically all of the savings all records here in the last week. {0l see T B start clufls today. JMerchants bought heavy stocks of 57 0 Actual revised figures for the clubs these goods for the first time in three 487 5 that have paid out this year, includ- ars thiv fall, and were threatened et ey vith digaster by the unusually warm weather, but when winter finally | <e 1000 ‘Thomson and Duquesne t JOHN CALLAN O'LAUGHLIN CHARLES R. ALLEY is part of a plan to divert freight | Manager Assistant Manager from railroads to rivers. MINNEAPOLIS, December 11.—Min- nesota will receive royalties approx- imating $1,500,000 this vear from iron ore produced within the state. The total ore shipments from the head of the lakes will equal £42,000,000, ac- cording to state officials. ___.____-_.‘.___a.___< 5 8 3 : £} 3 L o8 o% °3 o il FIRST MORTGAGE NOTES . December 11.—Bituminous Wawh. an’x. B it ibasiadvancediin prics here, and > s 1ing $50,000 for the East Washington | wash.. Alex. & Mt. V. , s have been recorded at $9.50 a - - Rl > Savings_ Bank not heretofore men- | Wsh. [ : 1on on the cars at Boston, although FOR SALE 1 tioned, $2.086,700. . Washington Gas Ss. s the usual price. ES T L 2 2 Hy 10.10 101 made ite appearance the demand wa. | ¥& 10.49 10.40 | It is expected that mext year's aid | Washington Gas T%: 104 28 KANSAS CITY, Decemb. H overwhelming. 1t looked as if near- 3 o e s {to business through these clubs will [ Wash. lwy. & lec. 4s i3 S Sember A1 - v i ; . 10 % G wolampe . E E m!nln( operltlonsInthemuthv\eqern EN NATIONS OF are s " . Mf3. 6s i ‘erde s compared w; e e e BA,,T.\"’J:LY DT, e 11! heals” por cont they are.sapesially | Beks Homry e oamg):. PR e | SoRLa eR? dgnOnerations "Wty 500 DOLLARS ANR UPWARDS also worried southwestern dealers. has * = cember 11jyoarthy of encouragement. Local Caraverchuore g...:;uy gnmg« & Bafe Dep. 63 o - :g i plentitul. steady revival. The cotton- | g Poultry — Live, turkeys. | merchants bear testimony to the won- ket Cold Storsge be. GREEK OFFICIAL ORDERED' 100 PER CENT DIVIDEND. hich bothered Texa. : poor and crooked!derful holiday business which they|wardman Park Hotel 6a....... 1 By the Associated Press. e amleh o 2 spring chickens, 21a23;|are able to trace direct to the clubs’ plantes e STOCKS. Blantc AT ¢ | Leghorns. old hens. 20a2: 'snvlnssl : S R ealnls ’ Lectures on Banl 5 Y Erene county in_anticipation of ~ greater | 2Ucke. 18a24: small and poor, 17al% - v g sses FROM CONSTANTINOPLE | HONOLULU. December 11.—The =z ¢ year: i geese. 21a28; pigeons. palr, 3 For the fifth successive term.|A directors of Castle & Cooke, Ltd. nRer AcEcaBCneS |uu1nu WIS, each. 40a70: dressed | claxses made ‘up of oficers of the X o4 e . . J Tond is Reld today in every cotton{ LeERorns. 17ai8: old rooster: sugar factors and steamship agents, o : poultry. turkeys. pound, 46a52; old | Supply Sahicol of. Application ‘ot the | ¥ 5 Plasterers in St. Louis toms. 45: poor and crooked breast e taught ine tochnique of | Yortolk: e %1 | High Commiseioner to Quit—Arme- |have voted to declare & 100 per cent ton & . com. stock dividend. increasing the firm's 5 35; chickens, 22a35; old roosters, |I»anhlnx in a course of lectures to be R > ian Patriarch Ready to Fles—~An- | capital stock from $2.500,000 . > ducks. 24a28: geese, 24230, delivered by local bank official inal ; kS nian ms 1o . ue Now Paid $1.50 an Hour Eggs—Loss off, native and nearby| Admiral Carpenter Is résponsible | Terminal Tazi pfd. [ gora Nationalists’ Changes. 000,000, it was announced yesterda 7207 lmecém/_ Speriai Dispateh to The Star, firsts, dozen, southern, 48. for this course, inaugurated by A NATIONAL BANK. S . December 11.—Real estate| Butter—Creamery fancy. pound. 36:| Flather, general man#ger of ~new | capital 20 By the Ansociated Press, this territory, and, as|Prints, nearby creamery, 45a47; | I-rsiness with John L. Edwards & Co., | Columbia ; ONSTANTINOPLE, Decomber 11.— u consequence, street and road work | ladles, rolls, 33 store | at hls request in 1919. Commercial N el e < promise of extreme activity next|packed, 33:. dairy prints, 34a: The full program of .Jectures fol- The Gree! §! nprlng Wage 'Irn';r's are h:xying Imen— process butter, 38a39. i NGt oaethRe by[ odel been ordered to q:lt (:::l:munopl Yiomes, and demand for mortgage loans e 3 I atriarch is preparin 3+ particularly strong. For the moment| CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. 20, te Banis b The Armenian p paring MILKMEN IN PRICE WAR. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., December 11 (8pealal) —Twin Cities milk dealers today are engaged in & price war. Some have cut prices to 10 cents a T quart, while others are selling at 11 Out the L arg bfll Wh Know Jibor supply is about equal to the CHICAGO, December 11.—Hog: g i ‘Bank orgumnlhm'y \.m.u\ ‘Metropolitan. to flee. and 12 cents. Of e e N\llll of People ] fmand in this section. Plasterers’ wages | Receipts, 52.000 head: market 10 cents | by Mr. Flaiher; 37 e ) i || A aispatch from ‘:'."":h aventhe How to Save, Few Know How to Invest have been raised from 3$1.37% an hour|higher, later. slow; bulk, 8. ; | of Money,” by e: sembl; s chosen Dr. C Qui ass ve, 10 $1.50, and on January 1 pay of plas- bu‘l’n 140 %o, 275 Doand averagen§.48 i i 2 P.A. iz Cl owito o 2l M terers’ helpers will be advanced from , .50; top, 8.55 on 170 to 200 pound|January 3, TRUST COMPANY. Adpan Bey to represent the national- I $1 an hour to $1.121;. n packing cows mulll] 7.50a ; Mr. McQuad nml n Security and Trust., 282 ists in Constantinople and Rafet ‘u nsed A. v ; Credit,” by Mr. Evans; 8, intntal Trust ups p..hz ‘wil] proceed to Thrace to take )5 Nimited mumbér. ~ For b t by Mr. Wailer; 12, “Re: - e e e SEEK BIG BOND ISSUES. n-‘ckln‘s 4 ssow “l):o:)lt‘ L ms. by Mr. Mora 3 R 'y ©FAdnan Bey 18 the husbaid of Halide | $5,000 l.lfe Policy $43.85 * ipacking sows. rou Voat 76 ki '8 e e e 1" 550005, pings, 5.35a8.51 n: 17, M a poet. 3 - { Becurl the nationalist government, is a M. LE ROY Gnli'l" 3 - St. Louis-San Francisco ilroad ‘";leues—"?rc:lm “2:2 .onzhzmd better e by’ Mr.| 5 . d(nln‘\lllhfli o hrai el anicys T Al Braces i as issued by us, will be found to be a safe >nd Appeals to I. C., ! others weak, spots lower ; killing the esteem of all factions. Reem _Wesdward 3 Very plain: bulk short’ fed steers of | Bilis of Lading s by ME. Thomsol "““I‘ : ’l'- sure method for the inexperienced investor. Permission to issue $5.644,700 in 50. “Functions of a Trust Company, et uality and condition to brin 1 o0t Pyior Jiew bonds ana | 1o carly iop Vearlings!” 1ieth Mr, Flathers 24, Fptal SIS I FLEET OF FAST VESSELS $1.04 n per cent adjustment; western grassers in moderate su l 5 " ire bonds was sought today from the!she stock about steady: bull L HH 2 ugy.;;; Law thl;:::fl by, 1{ . Y0 WATCH RU“'RUNNERS‘ e e Interstate Commerce Commission by |stockers and feeders steady to strong; | 1.°° ;-dd'- m it g the St. Louis-San Francisco railroad. | veal calves steady to weak ; packers bid- | }r: fson: 31, “Tr: 11— WOODWARD BUILDING—83 The “securities, the avflllca‘t,lont said, ding around 9.00 for desirable lght S T = us 5 PENSACOLA, Fla., Decomber 11.—A - will reimburse the railroad's treas- |veale: outsiders paying upward to i3 % ury for money already spent on ad- woo and above for choice serve System, y M ; Flem!| 8, fleet of fast vessels of the sovernment 'W—WT d betterments and in the | kind. Eederal Raserve Byatam y» cotumtia Grapbori e - % rvice with a prohibition officer in can purchase ‘of bonds of its subsidiary | “'Sheep—Recelpts. 23,000 head; & AOSHInE SaTILIt cIneome it by mc“"'fi R 5 charge will traverse the coasts of Telemlfll Co. corporations. lambs, opening slow, around _steady, | MF- Clabaugh. PR T Al o ey o Looestafio s The Cincinnati, Indianapolis and !early top 15.40 to packers; some heid e Mergenthaler Linotype. lorlds, Alabama and, Loulsisns s 133rd Divide Western also sought authority today |above 15.50: feeder eupply very light; | KANSAS CITY, December 11.—Flour | 0id Dutch Market seare \Quor smugeling ships, ac- reguler quarterty dividend of twe do-! to guarantee 3300008 in_preferred | one load 60-pound western feeding lambs, | production in the mills of she south- | Oid Dutcy, Market pid, cording to {nformation vaceived hers. e A i L i r‘-h.n il be stock issued by a corporation hav-[14.50; sheep ateady to strong; ui wast still is showing very slight im- .‘{"" am n": T ihet will Bo held ": o | [l o Movdey nnnn SRS ing & similar name, but exclusively | pound fat ewes, ‘lll ulcpouu ageo vement today, bllt betterment is [ ?or the law -enfor ot '. & w' organized for the purpose of furnish- | wethers, 8.25 Toad 100-pound |anticipated as the transportation s fosst reems : dng equipment to the railroad, clipped aged welhen. 7.00. uation becomes more nearly normal. i -SMITH, Tnlnle: 8 N Y v 3 2 * ROBERT HAMILTON SMITH | C-udl'Our!auw