Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1922, Page 25

‘ ; / FINANCIAL. “ . THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1922. FINANCIAL. " | UNITEDSTATESBONDS. rAiLROADS, LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET. Open. High. Low. Close. | Hales Bales ' Adams Express... 6713 63 67'3 68 Islund Oil. (§1,000). High. Low. Close (§1,000). High. Low. Glote. | pzpe Strictly fresh. selected, can i A dv Rumley Doaats 13 t 137 Jewel Tea. .20 Liberty 314s... 671 10085 40056 100¢6 | Atchison gen 4s. 10 8% 8 B%ldjed, per dozen, 53; average receipts. 7 oy TW +; | Jones & Lghlin pt. Liberty 15t 4%s 111 9306 9894 9838 | Atlantic % 83 88 kouthern, 50. Cold storage cggs, laaa Gotd. T v n My - Atlantic 8% 81% 8I%|30a32 Alanka Juneau. Kansas City Sou.. 19% 93% 93 . % Prices Go Higher. With Sev- !aniea Chemical {Kansas C Sou pf... si's 79 78% 78% turke, Iflger:yzga:és. 600 9848 :g :: Treasury 4 1-4s Above Par Liverty schisia m sese. s sast Live poultry—Roosters. per. 1b. 14; ., ver_1b. 30: spring chickens. | Slight Advances Predicted as i gl 4 AN & 100% 100% 100% | per 1b.. 24a25: keats, young, each, 65a Allis Che s 7y | Kansas & Gulf Co. 1% Victory 4%5°23 "2(2 10044 10040 10042 o 100% D tnit = - =r Ol : |Kayser. (J) pf..... 102 i i i H US4%s1952... 55 10000 999 9998 |B&O 80% 79% 80 Rt Ay z i eral New Highs for Year 3% 4z Gient e e for First Time Since Mid- |*°*% BLo B sl Sl Bt ergeresel - Coming Early in New 7 e m» . { Kelsey Wheel 12 FOREIGN GOVERNMENT, S8TATE |B&OPLE&WV 4s..11 7% ™ z‘,l:: 2526 *er 1b, 18: 2 - ! oS eystone Tire.... 9 . ? , | 70a80. Am Brake Shoe. .. e 5 (81.000). High. Low, Close, | gy 1y R 7 75°21.... 20 8 884 ck—Calv hoice. per 1b.. —_— —_— \Am Can.. : S ey Argentine coee 10 100% 1004 | gylyn R T 78 °21 ctte, 1 mediim,_per Jb. 125 thn. per S R Am Car & Fdy. ... ey auer o BY GEORGE T. HUGHES. Helgom 16 bl % %9, Lambs, choice, per b, 33: | BY J. C. ROYL 2 o gh:tle %"xi Lima Locorfiotiv Special Dispatch to The Star. B:,—;::;:: 1 z;:‘ - g-n-:::n North 6%s. 3 Dpigs, 3.00a8.00 each; live hogs, per ) 5 e ey et i Fur- | At Cotton OIS, i |Loews Inc. - 1 NEW YORK, December 26.—In an|po Sl T G 2| Canadion Por derin: & Greont Toita—Apples iper b ‘ EW. TORK, December 38— Businjess ther advance in the greater part of Am Druggist. Ol S (2 |otherwise dull and generally irregular | Bordeaux Gs 784 7% | Car Clinch & Ohlo 5s. 3 er bushel hasket, nearby, and industry took a new grip a o £ B ey oe. | Am Bxpres gy Tonlldnaich). ... 1o | bpna market today the United States | Brazil 7s. 8% €5% | Central Pacific 4s. 2 : Delicious. No. 1. per bb surged again toward capaeity operations the stock exchanke lisi todas 06\ mide s ten 105; 1L Pf.. B T Brazl is #8s % | Chen & Ohlo.cv m. .. 19 30. California oranges. Der’ CTate.|today. Lven the Christmas let-up was :"'rf"l~ '“":L“'_“'":““‘vm“u‘m: G L L T Macy Co. 6ily | Libertiey were generally higher, while | Brazil T 5y St fl}?‘;’;fi“"’"‘}‘al, 7 {eoae00: Elerida, 4 V:E’:”?"orrml;f’-“;'n"o':ignxdgpd in many fndustries. and in iolen ‘uy:ru; ‘m'u:”\ L eeh .\:-: ';gé;;‘;ii;;‘h. {\IIA(:;); 5‘_4, vt 12 lthe Treasury 41,5 were the feature of (‘:"“:d: ;" B 1% cm&/mg: s? 4 I: i3 Tangerin 0a.3.00. many sections mills and factories a1 e bl P I e P 2 ::kl‘::::t 57 lthe list. getting to their par for the{anogs 225 T 9% | ChiL: & Q Ist & o 5. 15 Vegetables—Potatoe {50 ;busy that they have decided 1 ‘ e e e ten suffences ut AT Eiiscea. ANIRckay Conpr. - Sosi | Airst time since October 17. The buying | canada 54 19 9014 | Chi & Fast 11l men bs. 10 LaE00y to permit any Christmas week let-down e 1 any Am Locomotive {Magma Copper. . a1 |of liberty bonds was clearly enough in|Chile 851 101 {qm Great Western 43 10 line, 31.50% meniby {in production for inventory takin ilea that the bupyancy of Christmas iMallison & Co 34 | anticipation of the January reinvest-|Chile 8s 1941 1028 hi M & St P ref 4148 11 ftuce. per crat outher) Plant managers in widely different se.- ove wi efly sentimental w Manati Sugar. 48 |ment demand. Institutions and wealthy | Chile 85 1948 108% | Chi M & St Pcvba... 17 2 { Romaine lettuce, per crafe, -25: | tions of the country today declared they wuiekly dissipated. Prices opened Manhat Elec Sup. individuals wiio ususally reinvest their|(hinese Govt Ry 61 | Chi M & St P 4s19%. 2 l1ceberz lettuce. per erate, 7. e 5 > = her. and by the end of the first’ Manhattan El ctfs. 3 = P Christiania 8s 10% | Chi M & St Pev 414n {Cahbage. northern, per 100 | Must keep up output to meet calls for Shme of the tpeculative leaders Am Smelting. {Manhattan Shirt. . Iunds afier the tumn of the naw year ate| coportiuen 5is 9% | ChiM & St P4s'34... 3 {1bs.; nearby cabbage. pe |.so-i«mm~xme delivery. were un a point o Boints. Sub- {ym Smelting p! {Marl Tet B they e e pmcialCarian: | Czechoslovakia 8 |CM&StPgndlzs.. 8 2.00. Eggplants, per crate, 4. | This feeling is especialiy apparent i quently trading becauie Tess active “yy, Sreel Fdy Marlin-Rockwell 100 100 tlon 10 the government Joans Denmark & 108% | C M & Pug Sound 4s. 5 Tomatoes, per hox, Florida, 4.0027.00. [the steel industry, where plants ar here aml theve selling appeared. s Gyueg, Maxwell (A) . 0% a5 The rise ot Treasury tics was the | Denmark 6s. 98% | Chi & N'W 7s. L s | Beans, 2350a1.50 per busket. Peas. |practically at capacity. There if 4 R At AmSomarta Maxwell (B) % 15 most conspicuous incident of the day. | Dutch East 1654 's 8% | Chl Ryns.. .5 {30047.50 per basket = Peppers. per|strong buying movement under wiy e C L LI L {May Dept Stores. . & 687 | Within two weeks after they had | Dutch East1 656 3 % |ChIRT& Pacrefis.. 10 grate. Florida, 2.50a4.00. Kale, periand, while guotations have not hecn Sy fAm Tel & Teleg 1221 {31 cTntyre Porcu. . 1% 18 |touched par in the middic of October,) rench Govt 8s. o8l 98% | Chl Un Station 414s.. 3 3.50 ’(,,_“,lr b Spinach, pen bbl., st ey l:‘han;ed lhoreh)‘.' the trend Crude Ol Advanced {Xm Tobacco. ..... 16t% 186'3 [\ viean Seaboard. 17" 17 |these bonds sold as low as ss.ls.lpr,m.h Govt 745 et o#% | Chl Un Station 63ts. 11 orniad oee s T e oo Slrcagiencd mer patrilinsions ?i:!; Pfi“fif:‘fl‘)" 1 Tons |Mexican Sbd ctrs against lhvlr'hllgt of ::m.w Haiti 65 ctfs 964 96% g:gc&&vg‘n’.dc«:.;o: 5 {nia grapes, per crate, sufficient headway to assure a = an . 1Am Toba .. 103 » ! Miami Copper x Irregular. 4 ce sref Bs A.. month run without siackeniug preson: lght crude oil i the Weoming dis-\Am W Wisctpt. 2 Middle States OF The rest of the hond market was|Japanese 2d 4% i Cleveland Term 5155, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. schedules., i | illway teponts WHICh for the HIOKE { o onlen. ... 800 Midvale Steel. . as & whole irregular, with trading | Japanese #s.. .2 gflh& Southern 4158 5 BALTIMORE, December 26 (Spi Higher Prices and Wages. Tway Am Writing Pr pf. 27 Minn & St L (n) only moderately active. High uba R R 58 8 white, 100 pound 5 vart made a favor: comparison (oot e T eid... 16 e e iy montEamas were teery H i By ound Analysis of the Christmas trade Vith o vear ago. The developments |11 Zinc & e {Minn 2 e o Del & Hud Ist & rfds 6 ppoancs, ets. § throughout the country showed todiy wade themselves felt in the market ; Shacontas e 1Mo Kan & Texas. . el Bl e et A Del & Hudson 5%: 5 bnene baskel:|that there were few sections where OF Ol Tocky and.ltoraguie eXtentily o Divoods; s 6% [Modetie e even number of advances and de- Den & RioG con ds.. 2 21008400; Beers jihe, SpuIc, SO SmOney ealus 00 it b !Atehison {Montgomery Ward Siies E Wi ey mbyement sl Den & R G Ist ref 53. 45 5a1.00. Brocoli, bushei. 30450 | Ggnifieance were ‘the. indivations thit *Atchison pf. ! 3loon Motors only. :r fonal. The St l?"llf"l Erie Ist con 4. . 60 bbage, bushel, 60a70. Carrots.{the better quality goods were respor Ailanta Bir & Atl. 1% er Tiodacitn. vertible o8 st an ddvance Of Almont | Norway8k: Ericconext7s....... 9 0a Caulifiower, barrel, ble for the i : sround | Auantic Cst Line. . 11 Hoie st in D A e il e o= Y| Nerwaviesite. - Erie gen 4. 19 3.0026.00. Celery. hundred, 5.00a7.00. | Merchants fod wmen which to build expectations of | Atlantic Fruit Co. Natl Acme. .. S ere iy active anians of thelrails. | Prge T Erfe convds A. .2 Cucumbers 4 00. Egg- | unanimous in At slight! it meneral rise in prices Garly in e ailintic GRIL: . Nati Bt S e e Eriaconv 5D plants, crate, 4. . Horseradish. | higher prices were in prospect new vear = {Atlantic Gulf pf. atl Conduit. an Francisco incomes aiso were | Rlo de Jan 85 1946 . GrTrunk g f deb 6s.. 15 D Dashel, ShL | acke Rdvancen will notilie danwe but \imors the traffic statements that!iias Tack Natl Enameling . active, “In the Uraction group' the | Riode Jan n 1947. Grand Trynk 7a 113 {Loen 00, Gnione, 190 | ther will refiect In some Bexre fhe in ) ific was .m_.!-v(.f A‘l‘k oSt Yaust t1 Lead. Brooklyn Rapid Transit 7s rose more | Rio Grde Do Sul 8¢. . Great Nortii ger. Ta... 33 1105 0% 1104 | LEANGS 0 biishel, 11004125, Peus, ihave mot set geacrally han bommcs o « I that It siowed: an o praw atl Ry of ) than a point in face of the November | 5ao Paulo, St of. 8 Great Nofth gen 5163 23 1027 10214 102% | }uicirel, 4 004500, Peppers, crate, 2.50a [to the ultimate consumer. The e, crease in net operating income of o 1815000, whereas gross was only |Baldwin Locopf.. 114 S fot hi 42 000 above November, 1921. This iBalte & Ohlo. ... « one instance at least where [Balta & Ohiopf... 584 Green B 4§ W deb B.. Havana ERL & P 5s Hudson & Man ref bs. ew Or Tex & Mex : 2 3 Hudson & Man adj 6s 8 =3 Y Air Brake.... 2% Y Air Brake (A) 48 operating report. which showed & de- | gaine. Dept of, 7 crease in surplus for the month, after | goiote charges. Interborough 58 certificates { go ogons o were up. e 2 12 12 1450, Pumpkine, hundred, 10.00a20.00.1toward slightls higher wages is equalis inach, = bushel. 75a1.00. Squash.|in evidence, but it is expected that 1i 2.0024.00. Tomathes, crate, 3.00 | betterments in this respect. which w o2 BanBauFaaEBuiea extraordinary mainte- |Barnesdall (A).... 2% . %t Swiss Confed n f 3s. bushel, 50460, 20 into effect after January 1, will e S Jarges seemed 1o have |Barnesdall (B). 19 2 Sugars and Coppers Sax.’. Ud Kingdom 615 1l Central ref 4s. barrel. 2.00a5.00; | be #0 large as some of the advances i reached its end iBarnet Leather... 4% YU In the industrial list both sugar|Cd Kingdom 518 '37. Tl Central 53 e 100 " pounds. | 19 Lehigh_ Valley Above 70. {Bayuk Bros....... 49 Y Doc and copper bonds sagged off, the for- | Uruguay 8s 1846..... Inter-M 4145 ctfs sta.1i2 : box apple: bacco manufacturers have bad o« B -al. |Beechnut Packing bl Y N H & Hartfd. mer partially as a result of a <empo- | Zurich 8. . 8 Inter Rap Transit 5s. 31 Cranbrrries, harrel. 12.002 fof the hest vears in fheir histors ' . Lehigh Val- o cth Steel. ... Y O & Western. . rary scasonal cut in refined sugar Inter R Transit bs ct. 10 Srapefruit. box. 225a3.50.{of ihe leading will ed practically the en- LB o 20 gl Y Shipbuilding. . prices and the latter under moderate MISCELLANEOUS. Tnter R Transit 7= w i 12 Oranges, box. 3.00a4.25. Pineapp profits higher th - be . in November and the Beth Steel (B)- Notrollt Weatorn realizing sales. Public utilities held { Am Agrl Chem 71s.. 2 103 102% 105 | Int & Gr Nor5set. 4004700, Strawherries,_qu; the cut in the prices of ¢ ¢irIy part of this wonth. ~Special {Beth StTw (). Eioll WAy { their ground well. Am Smelt & R 18t 53, 44 Int & Gr Nor adj 6s. nes, strap, 5.00a7.00. | fall. Makers have hecn vonsiderations are at work in the Le- Booth ! Aside from the advance in Jap- | Am Sugar Ref 6s % 11y and prices are down to pre Kansas City Fi € 4=, . Pty on 3 E & m: rea- ;Booth {North American pf = - o Hievels o inerens rever Linat ok i the atock: - imei Bm St Novthern Pacitc. - O e e A {4 ",";:a‘lu-ln e ot ot is one knows. has Bilyn Edison.... Nova » e foroten s B 2wl mar opoli e Ohio Bod. ernment group. French |y tm e ol ar 4 properties which must be |gyjyn Rapid Tran. #171:s and the United Kingdom & raitro ompan ey o i il “ i Anton Jergens | Lake Shore 45 1931 . . red winter, garlicks. | T e e e e LS o o arad Wwereisteady { Armour & Co 4155 Uohigh Aration 4= 2003 red winier, garlicky. no | recor tourt “4ild 1o be about ready for |BUTHS Bro8 (0 ; b i — | Atiantic Refining 53 Lehigh Valley 65, 04 < December, 1o bid | west ana sonih ate What has been hold- [Burns Bros (i) \ Bell Tel Pa7s... Long Island ref4s.... 7 8y Roiz 80| lots of nearby 1:00 3 ans 1. Blans ol the mis = back amouncement is the |Burns Bros p Bethlehem Steel ri TLouls & Nash 1st 651 9 1041, 104 jo40; | Per bushel {tein are already well filicd and it that the as In controversy jButte Copper. . g 1 | Beth'em Steel pm 53, (2 & NW 58 19 104N 101 304 3B T corn. new. 2.95a4.00 per § tablishinents have been added i With the state of New Jersey over the jButte & Superior {zviuDevelop | Beth'em Steel 8 £ 6. 2 ceiestse R alE SR Gl s : contrac per bushel: | ordinars numbers throughout ti Morris A ssex cana! deal. 'This Butterick. cifle Gas & El. Braden Cq 6 Manhattan Ry cn 4s. 8 > <pot, 847 quo- ihalf year. Carriers are strengther finally has been settled and leaves thel .~ - |Pacific 0L b e H S 1ot e - 5 tations: track corn. vellow. No..2, old | their passenzer equipment in ; rh Caddo Oil. .. s T 1'ackard Motor. W% 10k 0% tier. 88 per bushel. {aue The locomotive huilder week clear for the coal property dis- ibution. California Pcking. & California Petrol, 6% tles 600 bushels No. 2 vellow at | working on orders which will keep the Pan-Amer Pete... 81's 9 %% 45§00 hushels of No. 3 vellow. new, {busy for months, hoth in the cast 1o S ipan-Am Pete (B). 87 & & Brier Hill St 1at 5%s. 10 91% 9% '3 | Market St Ry cona 63 2 Bkiyn Edison is D... § Mil El Ry & L 1st 5s.. Bklyn Edison gen 68. MSLP&SSM6lis. Bush Tm Bldg 5s'60. 7 215 @24 M& St L1strefds... MK & T 1st 4s.. e Gt oLt ';'n' ":::‘ o [ cTmomnee pr. i '3} panhandle P & R B 4% at’ 8. Bug Jot of No.3 yellow, de’|west. The Philadciphia and i ividends on Utah Copper - |Callahan Zinc..... 9% 5 Seabd S w2 o is e marke: for ALY new pase nze: peeted to be raised above the present 5:}:““1::'&“““““ = ot fi::::‘:::?‘;&el o Central Leather5s... 8 @ 8% MK & TprinbsA No. 2. 55 mer Bushel {couches to) cont about 31080000, in ore. Y nnual rate. and distribution to [CAMIEL £000R o fas | Eenno I AR i Cerrode Pasco8s.... 1 13¢ 13 MK & T adj 5a. der to meet summer resort traffic 1eat <hareholders is looked for on Nevada |2 areant 2915 Sgjp Lo copie s Cas. e Exports of the principal food prod- | Chile Copper 6s 18 95 96 MK&T6sC. . 85295 per Lushel: No. | vear. : bably Rav Consolidated at a {Case Threshing 4 2% | pere Marquette 5 a6l e o . k One of the cha istine of and probably Ray Consc i Case (1) pE B 0 > =+ B ts for November showed, with few | Chile Copper 7= 28 Mo Pacific 6s. 2 export. spot. 1.013 per aracteristics of the iwo-yearly rate not much later than jCase e. g o PereMarapt. [l el 6l & > b . CING & B 51556, 2 Mo Pacific 151 55 65, 3 0 ot TR week has been the increase in elactr \arch 6. The continucd strength in |Central Leather. .. 2% 4 | Philadeiphia Co... 4% s 40 40% | exceptions, marked increases over to- | G & B Cas B8 & Mo atde Hibeglel Joget for top{power furnished. Mans hydrooler 1tah Copper stock is based on kno\rlli Centradl L;athv - 23- w:u‘hqadvlphm Copf 4 }mg for November, 1921, according to | Con Coal Md Ist rf58 6 O Tex & Mex inc Bs 1 arade of tin and light clover tric companies which have lheos e e eweces Lo Ionanaictatotors. & T SO EE s made publie today by the | Cuba Cane S c deb 88 31 ¥ Central deb6s. .. 51 mixed. 16.0 pes “ton. mel Hor {hiulicaned By SrnHeRt Sl low wite: 8 of Vivaudou, wi'ch began on Ig) 15 Tl i { ing sl 5 ont de Nem ent ref imp Ge.. 67 5 sat: 10 L.00; No iveries of power to their custo nition of the improved fluancial po- {CIN @ AJORSS T Gl (dastmonthiwete xiiued at SI1LT *| Duquesne Light 7tix. 1 ew Haven ov deh 6s & ngiinal e « s-are reported g Ciion of the company and the chances jCitt & ANORRE - T4 B34 lagainst $5.940.772 for November. 1921. { Eas 3 New York Rvs adi 38, 4 AL O o o o hon ool that later hareholders will reap the § (i GTeR O F: Gl ;u: Dalry products were amons ihose | Empire F &G 71 it “est & Bos 4%s. 15 . ber 26.—In iholiday stocks by il merchants 4 4 Age de thixchange. X Teat S80;on armn StP 21 o ' |showing decreases as compared with | Fisk Rubber 8s A orfolk & West cn 43 17 ¢ cence of any dec e {for inventory and Al Eivandea oncd RLGULEE0 thE Barl e LCRIMIl & StP D, . 3% i7 |November of last vear. last montis | Framerican 1D 71s. 2 orthern Pacific 3s.. 10 €2 61% { he swheat marke: averaged jits height. Now o v d owe 1 3 - f - & i) z N 715 en F 5 o 5 i s ke = Suw ot onle does itioWe nalliE DU ) ENoRtiwn. . n% D e C Jipy | Shipments being valued at $1.715.149. | Gen Blectric debs.. 15 orthern Pacific 4s. . 5 614 £5% {tnday during the carly d <! Two Weak Features. new high record in business “done botii |Chi & Northwn pf. 115 115 :pressed Steel H Onumrzgr“:‘;:x 2 for "“""‘"fiifl gl:rc;;rgg‘-b 6s.. :« \:;1': l;:c;n:‘amn 6s.80 109 1081 L ijope of export busin T; xlvndwl some- | The two weak features appa izh rec s don jCni & > e d Stee ago. 3 B ern Pacific & 9% fwhat to encourage bullish sentiment, { 1oday o MEES ity it e 1 year hfl’h’?:‘i"f»i‘.‘c'.'n"c"" :? & l:rodukersx:li.:!.f Animal oils and fats. on the other | Goodrich (BF) § 12 Ore & Calif 1st 58. . .. N iiosa toeie s also -'""‘"i"“"‘*‘}sgea{\gn“ S e ‘x‘h: e L 1 Mo A0 b Mbde Ut SR epenie. | lCRISITALE O - Producers & Rf pf! ' | hand. showed a substantial increase. | Goodyear Tire 3 Ore Short L ref 4s. : 9 214 (siress put on talk about unfavorable | ,2TCiBD SEREnd for the first «or e . bk Aolloris B 6013 ELLICRETY Of NS Y2 ithe figures Leing $9.806.559. against|Goodyear Tire 88’41, 43 Ore-Wash Ist ref 4s.. 3 conditions affecting the domestic 00 e i ey o oniny o ELa oD UAn Y5t | Bublic Service p 19 {37.104.313 for November. 1921, | Paris L% | winter Grop. On the ‘other ‘hand,|oop. i many sections Still j= un B oL e D O ot Tioher. |Chille Copper. 2% | pullman Co. . 130 | Grains and preparations of grain | Holland-Amer 3 £6s. 10 Pennsylvania gen 58, 1t {holders of December contracts{nioved. Live stock conditions are im. :d the Liberty group all went higher. |cping Coppess. Punta Alegro. 43tz jamounting to 33 2 were export- | Humble Oil & R 5%s. 21 X 2 lshowed a disposition to liquidate. L e AT haiLE W Tois reflected the customary prepara- i 3 i oA\ S | & Penn gen 4 gusshowed -a disp: last week where well grow: tion on the part of investment capital jCluStt Peabody +[Pure Oil..... . i (80, whie @ year ago this eroup of | Infer Axgr Corpba... 1 102 | The opening, which ranged from & L Seck wherel well Giow for the dividend and interest disburse- jC0¢a-Cola. ... = > o] Sommodities amounted oI O867E2 | Futer Mer Marine A 10 Hog |lower 1o h nt advance, with May | fieYR, Were ca eenitn At the Hov) ReR i {Ray Con Copper. 1681 oy nnedl NeRCtavIcs Lamouniing, Inter Paper Ist 53 B.. 6 0% | 1247 to nd July 113% 10 11312. | “The'increase in the prices of Wy TaZis ttatks wes strong i thel| SocACOINRE # |Reading..... : 4| il exe e paredywaile 1) Julius Kaysersf7s.. 5 Pern Marq 1= 214 |was Tollowed by light gains for Ma¥ |z "Gng Mantana eroae ait hodei afternoon despite the reduction an- [E?{“i“s’ e 3 (Reading lflslnf- 83100000 1ese 8 { Kelly-Springfleld 8s.. 2 Reading gen 4 oy land July and by something of & S4E | cncering holiday news to prod nounced early in the in refined {500 e ading 2d p. Ginned \tentt valneatiat 53 | Lackawanna St 55'22 § RTIArk& L #:s Shagips oL DECETILEE. Lor ! throughout that section of the = The market locked upon {Colum! l’G b . 3 -1 wag =old abroad last month, while in | Lackawanna St 5 1 = Big S e Y aine ftry. Jecline as merely temporary, i ’(C ::r;:l:mlt':v‘ . November, 1921, the exports amount- | Liggett & Mvers 1 LIM&Sis ar" = e an; !N E tive of the Iull in the sugar i o A a to $1.811,9 { Liggett & A St o e decline to | i dos it - ) ‘Tabulator i i H cent decline ew Englan ol iigiry cusiumary w1 This sexson, " [Comp Tabuator.. s i ezl Sorln ST LI et St 5 4 ! S H S S day 1+ in the last hour and was back over {Cons CIgar. ... 394 #'21 Reynolds Tob pf i | Mich State Tel 1st 5¢. 3 SUghits et rade Beats Records er-:;r!‘\nrz{ll")le!\‘ra;“rlmx"l;':l .I‘;R:Da:;e.;?;h:'%(:Jx;:fi:}s“:!‘ l;:- l;:;)!xl; 5 ldu;;h‘;r Midvale Steel s. 1 : o Special Dispateir to The Star. e e e gts leHiame ] o iy Suttand Ry J i fontana Power 5 prinésC. 15 100 | peces 1245 BOSTON. Mass.. December 26— Su the dividend. The street continued |Gons Textile. s LS (L & San Fran. . | iorris & Co 1st 4133. 11 StT.8 W Ist4s 1 B g i vexs today of the leading denartmen to take an optimistic view of thelcontcan.. t L & San Frpf.. St Louis Southwn. 2y t Louis Sown pf.. & xon Motors. . 52'2 iSeaboard Air Line. 6l Seaboard A L pf. cais Roebuck Seab'rd A L (sta) 4s. Seaboard A Liref4s.. 4 Seaboard A L adj 5s. 2) Seaboard A L con 6s. 18 Sou Pacificcv4s,.... 6 Sou Pacific ref 4s. Sou Pacific cl 4s. stores in New England indicated that lioliday trade had been the largest {their history. The average inc in business over last year was 15 per cent. The demand for goods of super ir quality was in direct contrast to ti« New England Te! 5s. 20 New York Ed 1st 632 18 NYGELH&PGs.. 1 il New York Tel 6s '41.. 28 New York Tel 4348... & Lehigh Valley and Reading segrega- tion plans expected shortly and both these stocks were strong. but there was persistent selling of the St . - C Fauls and sluggishuess in most of the |Cosden & Co other rails. Cosden pf. {Crucible Steel Cont Can pf. Corn Product orn Products pf. et TR B g B 8| ey 3 BM% 84 B4% | July North Am Edison 6s. 7 North States Pow 5s. 3 e e i 5 it B backi “orpor: S = = 5 TIMORE. Decembe (Spe- {Detroit Edison. . : Packing Corporation. Some details | Union Pacific cv 6s BA:I. 1314 hul!n‘ D e e Cotions s rather et tor ios sl FrEgE uban-Am Sugar. . ca Copper. o 8 Northwest Bell Tel 7a 14 SoutheraRy 1st8s... 10 % 1 omi| PORK e LD on e nwelom hiad Cuban Am Sug pf.. 101 ell Union. . 138l Byitlie s wocixted Evess Otis Steel 7%35....... 1 Southern Ry gen 4 e e an {a really good December for the firs! {Cuba Cane Sugar.. I Shell Union pf. g1 | WILMINGTON, Del.. December 26.— | b, 10 Gas & El58... 4 Southern Ry dev 6323 11 087 ;""1'-75'?“':"9”} ‘'uba Cane S pf. 39% 4 Sinclair Oil. &!s | The Corporation Trust Company of | pac Tel & el 58 '52.. 1 Third Ave ref 4s. nns' ciri?ésn% 3,,:',’,’,'".’,",;;,’,‘;’ bus : jDavidson Cnem 2 S Sinclair pf...... %% | America, it was learned here today, | Packard Motor 8s. 2 Third Ave adj 5s. 10, the belief is generally ex';n-u:; |‘;1I<‘ igg‘s:;:h.’.n.n.. . 285 23 7 5 ;::f;b-:‘;n_h.s“, s 3 |is preparing an application for a !g:;{i.Care;c;A” 6 'é:l;!;ggfl;lc(lstr!‘su {ut least the first half of next yeur 3 14 IS, Porto Suga el Meat | Producers & Ref 8s.. 2 H C 1st ref 4s. DAIRY YARKETS. iwlll reveal satisfactory trad, d - {Del Lack & Wstn. . 12914 B 1S dern Pacitic. % jcharter for the new Armour Meat Producers & Befds. 2 e et » i e B L b L SR T uthern Railway i ’ 1Dome Mines. ... " o So t phraseology are vet to be decided | Sinclair Oil 7s 19 Virginia Ry 1st 5s. 5a40: poor and crooked |ment, but considerable price advance« . [DusS& Altpf. 1% o ’H)n‘n, al\ld ulmln llxe_la’pll:ll;(lnn is | Sin Crude Oil 5 5 Wabash 1st 53 A Shotie ohickens {are expected In woolen goods when Reports Reg: i ills :Pupont (ED)..... 2556155 81 filed at Lhe state capitol at Dover no | ginclair Pipe Line5s. & Western M oor and thin, lists for the heavy-weight season 1e P arimg Ametican Mills »upont deb. ... & &l onprcunr, 1 | intormativn will be given out. { Sou Por Rico Sue 7s.. 2 Western Pacifiz 5s. Ymall and poor. jannounced. Stimulat Purham Hosier: 1 19 and Ollof N.J wi 59's 40 s 8 $160,000.000 Corporation, { Stand Ofl of Calif 7s.. 4 = Ducks 5 . ate Heavy Eastman Kodak... 8 &'s &5 tand Oil of NI DI LIt 1% 110% LI | (l1ICAGD, December 26.od tiorneys | Stacl & Tube 7. TOTAL SALES (Par Value) 3 - Geese Holiday Trade in West teel & Tube pt B here are drawing up ,the detalls for{Union Bag & P 6: 11a.m.... 3185000 12noom... 5033000 18.20. Guine: Buying. !E‘“‘ 1CStor Ext Dresscd poultry—Tu 10442; poor and 62% application in Delawate for a charter | Union Tank Car —_— 5% 55% 8% E5%|Sterling Prod 2 2 20 20 Also Smashes Records ey — { Elk Horn Coal. Stern Bros pf. {for a one-hundred-and-sixty-million- TREASURY CERTIF! T 8 - i > United Drug cv 8s. TREASURY CERTIFICA H v chi e tiei i {Elkhorn Coal pf.... 18la Stewart-Warner 7% ! dollar Armour & Co. corporation. term- | Un Steam Copen 6s (Quotat ferooked Yount chick: ! specal Dispateh to The Star. NEW- ORLIANS, Decemb jCuctuan Bueae . |Stromberg Carb. T |ed a subsidiury of the present Ar-ly s Realtyss... Rate-Ma oend | ST. PAUL, Minn., December 26 NE LEANS, December Ses Minn., : 2 dicott-Johnsou. 89 Studebaker. . £8's 887 | 4ls March 15, 2imour & Ca.. and which, it was he- | ;g Rubber 1t ref 53 3 Holiday trade in the Twin cities was high levels for the season on the more |Endicott-John pf.. 117 Submarine Bual. .. ieved here today, was one of the pre- | g popyel 73 J 0% ¢ q08 " | 3%s dune 15, L s A distant months were mada in the cot- ; Kirie 10% Superior OIl. . iminary steps to the purchase and |y S Sl 5s 5 6% Ao Senten e and nearby e heaviest of record, exceeding eve ton market today as the result df bu: 4% |Sweets Co of Ain absorption of Morris & C Utah Power & Lt5s.. 8 oon, (_.‘_’j eamery, fancy. pound, 53;;1hat of 1920. Bankers estimated tods R e oaraor i The only Information made public iV e o o v : s L 00T 00t e ing stimulated by reports over the hol 2654 e aRer tiiiwas that it was proposcd that the{ va-Car Chemicalis.. s 23t | prints. nearby creamer more than $10.000.000 had been =peu days that American mills were extreme- | g L a L e it lnew corporation should authorize | Va-Car Chem 735 w. is {46: 1adle ils, 53 Ifor Christmas gifts here. : 5 [Eamous s Texas Gall Suiphur. § 544 1$160,000.000 in capita] stock, divided | Warner Sugar 7 2 103 {packed. 32a33: ¥ prints, The Great Northern has bought I¥ busy. In the first half hour of the |fed Mines&Sm. .. 10 Texas & Paclfic nto $110,000,000 of prefered and $50,- | Western Union 614 1 process butter, 41a42. {1,500 ore cars from the Pressed Steel session prices advanced 24 to 8 points, | Fed Mines & S pf Texas & P C & O 0%31000,000 of common stock. Only ahoul | Wickwire Spenc 5% EW YORK, December 26 —Butter 1:2%0 ¢ > - to 2612 for Janmary and 0 tor | Fifth .\;e;unwi Th.fdé;vcm:)a“ l;;w $110,000.000 of the stock would be is- | Wiison & Co 1st 6: 100% sy; receipts, 7. ;:.h Creamery, | Car Lomnnn; :m: ;‘he) C?!rrbru Slr\-l March. the latter being v hi . {Fisher Body... 1Tide Water Oll. 5 ‘Wilson &Co cv T%: 102% her than extras. a55; creamery, mpany and freight loadings of th- aa T e WkierDeg ® Rew RISl Tec iy ane B ot OBt Timken Bearing 2 the new corporation will be a subs Semier g % RHORT-TERM SECURITIES e acore). 54; creamery firsts (4 | company for the first twenty days of a) midia s sof o presant AtmouspE pocm. (Quotations furnished by Kedmoud & Co) 11 91 score). 47453: state rairy, finest, | December increased 17 per cent over €315 | pan: v.” £11d Attorney Russel Platt, . DRY GOODS PRICES FIRM. 3 Bid- Ocr|52a53; packing stock, current make. | g year ago. 538 | The purpose of the new corporation, Y o VORK, Decomber. 26 (Srectaly, | Slumizum Co. of Amer. 2o 1o, y0niy 3030, | 22203 ;8 ihe maid, was to handle certain busi- {~ NE » December. pecial). 06y (N0 2 B ttled; receipts, 6,407 . . 4 Iness of Armour & Company, but_sald | —The holiday interval had no weak- 1?"‘:22“‘35’“;";’" gathered extra Fiots, 43 Califoria Farmers Are 1 it New Jersey, a5 he could not go into detafl and refused o n the prices of cotton 51: do., firsts, 47ad : 5 ening effect o » 10 231 00 enites, locally candied éxtras Increasing Their-Acreage 1, | to discuss whether or not the purchase = = o 19 of Morrls & Company was Involved. |€00ds and trading was falrly active 101 | 657 qo.. uncandled, unquoted: state i Fisk Rubber. Predictions of further improvement ! Fyeeport Texas in cotton goods trade after the first of igen Am Tank C the year increused the demand and |Gon Asphalt the supply of contracts became small- |Gen 48P er. large longs being unwilling to |Gen C1BaF. - take profits for income tax reasons, |Gen Clgar deb. according to the way many brokers jGen Electric. 12%» ITobacco Prod 19% | Tobacco Prod A. 8 |Tol StL & W pt. 49% | Trans Contl Oil 8 |pwin Clty R Tran. 1033 188% | Union OIl. . Anaconda Copper 68 A i o 187 187 L . e o E Copi e spdch to The Star. looked at the situation. In tie trad- |Gen Elecaplwi. 11| Union Pacific s 138 S Morrix & Company had no connection |today, with price advances main- | Anaconda Copper 104 - aud nearby western hennery { Special Dis ing up fo noon prices were sent %o {Gen Motor: 18% | Union Pacific pf. { with the new corporation, he said. tained and no great amount of goods | Anglo-American 01l 10834 ¢ DD fvais 0 extras, 56a3: state and | SAN FRANCISCO. December 26 Armour & Co. 78 1080. 8 | Union Tank Cr pf. I $8 | United Alloy Steel In sight for spot deliverles. The raw | A Freacnt xmomr Steeh il Tmarket was exceedingly quict | letileen Steel Armour and Company at present|poih here and in Yokohama, with unl_\" i e " 101%, gains of 49 to ; . Mennery, browns. extras, bsa | Optimism on the part of {armers in months made new 5 and all {Gen Motors pf. ' . Pacific coast white, extras, 60a61; { this territory has been reflected in ti- for |Gen Mot 6% deb. the season. January |Gen Mot 7% deb. 9714 | United Drug. do. firsts to extra firsts, 55a59; re- |increase of 15 per cent in the acreax Noon bid tober, asked: | Gimbel Bros. 4113 United Drug 1st. .. has an authorlzed capital stock of [Cantons showing any change from | 3| 80 pator firsts, 3112a32. il being put under cultivation for t! JAnuars. By MaY. | Gimbel Bros pf @8 |United Ry Inv $400,000,000 of which $100,000,000 Is; Friday’s levels. recco—steady; receipts, 1,285 boxes.iensuing year. Wheat acreages . i flats, fresh, specidls. | being increased in many parts S ‘asked: stead ! California. 10% | United Retatl Strs. 7% % | giate, whole m: jaliddenc. . I do. average vun. 27: state, whole preferred, and jthe balance common | stock lssues, although only a part ofi ‘WOOL MORE ACTIVE. I i [ ¢ YORK o |Goldwin Corp 5% |U S Cast Ir Pipe. .. s e W e m;:?::\.nl}:;‘e:lm:::-d_ ;TEHGW‘"‘“--H 3 joscasth Bol- the common stock ever wasg issued BOSTON, December 26 (Special) Joos | Go., average r\‘x‘l:. ; speeisl = n’Sl‘Rfi]x".?.?,fifr’ il Ivance of 4 to 16 points on a con- {Goodrichpf....... 8% |U S Express. . 2 DETON- ot o G and harvesting is progressing xati~ Morris and Company has $30,000,000 | The local wool market opened up oYL | 2% | U S Food Prod. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. |fuctorily. Eastbound holiday ship- tinuation of the buying movement |Granby.Consol B 500 in common stock and $10,000,000 in e holiday firm and a trifle | Kunsas Cily Term. which had been In evidesce just be- |Gray & Davis. . 3 -ggfi%fig‘:’l‘;";“,‘l" ?7'% :ya 6114 6814 ! Preferred stock, 1 ;'n'é:; alivh than Tast Weel. No heav ot CHICAGO, December 26 (United ments of this fruit were the greatcs fore the holidays. It apneared to be |Great Northern pt. e | U S I eicohoipf. 9 8% o8 owq| Auditors are’ understood to have |lots of wool were moved, but there is | yin'® g’ 1054 ! States Department of Agriculture).—{since 1920 L L sith encouraged hy the bul.ish reports |Great Nor Ore . 31 JUSIn . 8% sb% &5 5 |Dbeen at work in the offices of both |a decided feeling that with the turn | yorris & g 107 48,000 head; market fairly Zhe SopN am involving the ex from the cotton goods narkets, and |Guif States Steel.. %0 {US weee. 8B { companiee to obtain final figures of of the year prices are going higher. | Peuna. R. R. 7s 1030 110 1101, | Hog receipts. 48, ' [building program involving the < reports of an optimistic feeling in U S Rubbe: 83 B3 B B%Iipe physical property involved in the | Mills continued inguiries today in an- | St. Paul Unlon ne&z Bign 1923 100% 1008 | gctive; steady to strong; spots, higher; | penditure of app: e b Aoty the stock market, and While the ad- |HartmanCorp.... 8 € |USRubber 1stpf. 9% 9% 86% 8% |, 05080d merger, and spéculation has | ticipation of requirements for the | Hears. Roebuck & Co. 73 1023.. 1013 101% |\ 150 to 275 pound averages, 8.50a |In this city and the bay region alon vance met a good deal of scattered |Hendee MfE . 19% 19%{U SSmelt & Ref... 37 37 8 87 | ¢ the price on Morrls and Company | heavyweight season, LR « (OomanGaRs), Standard Oil of Ci 10311 1 5.60: top, 865 on lighter weight; bulk, R — lizing, prices held teady dur- realizing, prices held very steady dur- |Houston Oil. desirable packing sows, 7.60a8.00; pigs, , ing the early trading. ‘Hudson Motors. . 0% . B% at from $100,000,000 to $150,000.000, Tidewater Ol 8138 1931 e E but no announcement of the details Jnion Tank Car 7s 1930, ,Noon bids—October, 24.63; Januars. {Hupp Motors D aun of the merger has been made by| SUGAR PRICES REDUCED. o) 1075 | slow, around steady: heavy nose, 5.45a| AFTER TICKER ABUSERS. 532 ";:;:3:—‘:“- May, 26.77: July. {gydraulic Steel. % Utah Securities. cither company, NEW _YORK, December 26 (Spe- | {COlim, oL e % Mrg. :",;,V- $.60: medium, 8.50a8.55; light, 8.55a8.60; 26.56. Tliinois Central... 113% 13 |U S Tobacco. ~ leial)—Refined sugar prices gener- ' t lights, 8.55a8.65; packing sows f Consolidated Ex- 5 S e—— 4 Central pf. 114% i A 10 light ' lights, Non-Members o nsolidat: X {1llinois Central pt. 114% | Vanadium Corp. . : 3% , |ally were reduced from to 25 <mooth, 7.60a8.00; packing sows, rough, P HOME BUILDING BOOM. . :[nalnews: = s 1 vacarchenicsl o 2 BAR SILVER PRICES. points today, the new prices beins 7| LONDON EXCHANGE CLOSED. | 77000 iy o bize. 5.0025.25 change Must Obey Rules. * - |Inspiration..®.. 3 (Va-Car Chemical pi % €% ! NEW YORK, December 26.—Foreitn | cCnts. NEW YORIK, December 26 (Special A 2,000 EW Y < ‘ 2 7 = —— ITuterbovs Metro. .. 3 %|ValronCoal &C.. &t 54 i bar silver, 623%; Mexican dollars, 473, _———— Db 'hg"lm -1 cattte e S “i‘f..!l”" 41“&-::; BEW, FORK, Desember .s.(__“ . S oo i{n:::::::fi;:l wa 13'; e e ‘::2' KFOREIGN EXCHANGE. mained closed today. (his being Box- 1510 V1CVen: b ",f,:k o 1"‘:: s | Dkwouh, :"‘:;"'"' oE(Ehs one NE; NS, La., 26 /In .. %| Wabash. " = = e S ERjtoas belng Box- 1 fieors, generally W 5 ; s Xchange. announ R O oanD. 4 Decomper 2% Inwagri chemical. oa 6i4| Wabash pf (A).... 24% 2% | White Bagle OIl... 21 215 27 g7 | (Quotations furnished by W, B. Hibbs & ing day and a holiday, The cotton!Seert SU0TTed of value to mell up|9ated Stoc 2 i - Home bullding and construction In| ;) s gri Chem pf. 2 & Heilbrn 1214 %! white Motor.... | 4t 48 o4 ey omiual lling ¢ and grain exchanges in Liverpool also { B, (370 “loads around 10.00; |vesterday that a questionnaire . seneral has not bBeen checked with |17 Cament % R #"° | White Oil. 3 3 T 2 wold value. today,1:30 | were closed today. | e held higher: she mtock dragging: | being sent all non-members who huv, 10058 wire connections with the exchang. 1123 | Wickwire Spen u% w% ou o1 —_— | apots, weak to lower on better grades e approach of the end of the vear!yntl Combustion E 25 25% | Western Elec pf.. Ti2% ke its ticker Bervice. Any firm ud the housing slhortage still {s un- Haryester.... 0% 2 3 e 1 s | Willys-Overland.. 6% % o% 6% Lo APIT. Ibeet 'cows and heifers; other killing|or, (5 fonnair: filied. Contractors today 100k fOT- |Lhul arvester bf.. 1164 s WesteraMd e L e B DOUBLE C. 'AL STOCK. Erades and classy, largely steady: |falling to nswer the auesiiornii ward to a period of Intense activity |1nt| g Gy Northern 2% s W 5% 5 |woolworth.......216 216 216 216 9%, | SACO, Me., December 26.—The York |stockers and feeders, steady to strong; | satisfactorily would have l= LoUsr in_home bullding in 1323 and for 2 B e atarine. - %% D w% a% 2 | Worthington Pmp. $3 83% 1% 8 14" | Manufacturing Company at the an-|better grades tefciing siensth | TELCA%0e Gnce, he satd. large amount of industrial construc- ;. yqer Marine . 4% | Western Union.... 1121 1% 1% 1) WrightAero...... 9 9 3 9 ~ i3 [nual meeting of stockholders today | rarrly active; fat lambe, strong to 2c| The quotetlo iy e i ' Intl Nickel. . . 18% | Westhse Air Brke. 112% 12% 11 11 - . ‘158 voted to increase the capital stock |higher; early fop, 15.40, to kers: | frequently 5 1he market with casn Jooking JoF Feb- IntENiGkal pE - ©4|Westhse Eles kM. @ o @ o CallMoney..... &% & #h ooty trom 31,800,000 to 43.600.000, lsmuing wm;”h‘s::ln hlener; desirable 6-pound | taining Dusnes LS e e aa lots. This 18 in con. |Intl Paper.. 6134 | Wheeling. . 8% B4 % ‘000435 |55 @ stock dividend an onal | ci , 13.00; - . Mr. : :ra“:'”:o "p‘rc:\:'mf- poome 'ne':'- any |Intl Paper (sta)... ™% 4% | Wheeling & LEDL. 16% - 1% 16 17% HOURLY SALES OF SPOCKS. ‘ookaes |share for each share held by stock- llltf yearling wethers, big. 2bc higher, at &::lned .-;ekm;-:n: ng ':Ih‘an o price was offered but only compara- [InvincibleOil..... 1¢% 164 | Wilson Company.. 8 31 3 & * 8 |holders. The company has been pay. |13.50; feedera, aiendy B poune foe i | iandards,as set for other mem- tively small cash pavments were sus- |Iron Products e % | Wilson & Co pt 8 = .8 si Pl 13.per oont AlviQende for e b | S bound ewes, up fo 88 - Ivers. FEREES 2 » &S b N Sk A e 2 A 2 55 53 - PR S