Evening Star Newspaper, March 31, 1923, Page 20

20 ® FINANCIAL. SWALL DECLINES Al Ajax Rubber, Allled Chemical. Allled Chem pf.. Moves in Today’s Market|auischaimers m Agr Chem. Session of Very Little gl’n’%‘ai&"““"’ = Importance. AmCar ¥y, AmChain A. Am Cotton OIl. BY STUART P. WEST. AmCotton O1l pt Special Dispateh fo The § | AmHIdeLea pr NEW YORK, March 31.—Prices Ty m I over the greater part of the list Am,f.::;“.,' moved little one way or the other In|Am La Franc the stock market today. Am Linsend. ... Such selling as there was came en- tirely from the speculative element, which is always anxious to be clear | Am Smelting pf. of any commitments when it sees no[Am Stel Fdy. immediate sign of a renewal of tho Vi , sig- ward movement. 1t had little sig- | AT NERrPE .- ance therefore as an indication | A7 o) & Talex of underlying financial sentiment. | Am Tobaceo (B) of the sensitive industrials {Am Tobac pf (n) If point or more and most of | AmW Wk 6% pt 15 were heavy again. This sec- | Am W Wk 7% pt tion of the market has not yet got|Am Woolen..... over the disappointment of the Feb- | Anaconda ruary trafic statement ‘x'vl‘?rts :\nd Arnold Co. ‘i failure of the New York Central| directors to raise the dividend. Aoy Qoods. Exchanges Higher. Nothing much could reasonably huve heen expected from the two-[Atlantic Gulf. hour session of today on the stock ex-| Austin Nichols. ciinge comiug in between two holls | Auto Sales...... Gavs. In the highly professiona chiracter of the present market the | Baldwin Loco... t important practical considera- | Baldwin Loco pt tion was that so many of the people | Balto & Ohlo.... Who make trading their business were | Ealto & Ohto pt. » short day off. Barnesdall (A). riday and today together jBarnesdall (B). continental exchanges w Barnet Leather, e fluctuations of the Ger- | Beechnut Pack. ark were of particular interest | Beth Steel. .. w of the failure of the $50.- | Beth Steel (B) 0 internal loan which Was 101 gpeth 8t] 76 (n). a gher. nan in v 000, furnish the principul resources for |pet gte % ofoe the support of the Gierman paper cur- by ks reney. When on Thursday the mark | Booth Fisheries. went to .0046 of a cent, where for & month past i had noi gone below { Bilyn EEdison 4%, mag w in this proof that the [ Bklyn Rsp Tran reichsbank was hns!nnl‘ng to lose its|BklynR Tretfs. grip and that the supporting meas- [ Brown Shoe... urcs which had been successful in the | Brown Shoe pf.. “ace of heavy odds for a month past [ Burns Bros (A). were about to fail. Butte Copper. Marland Leads at Clowe. Butte&Suerlor. Marland Oil continued the leader at | Butterick the close, leaving off over 3 points | Calif Petrol. bigher on' the duy. Its strength help- | Callahan Zinc. ed other oils, expecially Phillips Pe- | Canad'n Pacific. iroleum and Producers and Refiners. | Gentral Leather fn fact, the buying movements in these | ceneury Rib M stocks had its effect upon the wholel g 'ge pagco mnarket which hardened all around in | : | Chandler Motor. Chesap & Ohio. Action on the dividend to be paid |Chi & East1ll. o the new $10 par value shares of | Chi Great West. North American Company must | Chl Great W pf. not later than May 25 and it [ Chi MII& Bt P.. that the directors will dis- | ChiMIl&StPpt. the matter before then. | Chi & Northwn. the reduction in_par of North Pacifie stock from $30 to $10 was B ¢ me time Wgo the ques- on of what the new dividend would | CHRI&PT%pt » 2 F_—. Chife Copper. be naturally arose. According to the | cpyt SRR last income statem earnings were o SODPEL- at the rate of $3.42 a share | Cluett Peabody. ew, or the equivalent of over Coca-Cola # share on the old stock. This ix recarded as sufficient safety margin 1o warrant more than a $1 a share on the new stock. Cons Cigar. (Copsright, 1923.) Consol Gas new. Cons Textil ContCan..... WILD RUSH TO BUY |Sormprediees ¢ Cosden & Co. WHEAT IN CHICAGO |Sucibies:esty, e Cuban-Am Sug Cub Cane Sugar. Crop “Scare Season” Opens and |CubaCaneSpf. st quarter of an hour and closed ¥ 8 Davideon Chem. Today’s Trading Sees Jump Deere:Copf..... : 2 Del & Hudson. ... in Prices. D Lack & Wstn. Dome Mines. ... Eastman Kodak Disps Eleo Stor Bat. ICAGO, March 31—There was & {Elk Horn Coal sharp bulge in wheat prices today. :hdleott-lohl The crop scare season finally opened | Erie..... . td it was the damage reports that g;}:;;‘:{‘ ciused a wild rush to buy and the &8ut shiarp rise in values. The experts|FdMines & 8pt. have arrived in the poorest territory | gigher B of O pf in the winter wheat belt, western | Fisk Rubber Kan 'd“i‘d .\':brlsku,, and conditions | Freeport Texas. picted in the reports of Lecount and Cromyvell are more serious than | GoN Asphalt. .- trade anticipated. B. W. Snow |Gen Asphaltpf. s out in north central Illinois and | Gen Clgar e found conditions not up to expec- | Gen Elecric... iations but admitted it was imposei- | Gen Elec spl w 1. - to make a rellable report because has not been any growing . ther to speak of. Gen Mot 6% deb. A. Taylor estimated the winter | Gen Mot 7% deb. crop at 634,000,000 bushels, | Gimbel Bros. *d on present condition. Offerings | Golawin Corp. iZht but the bulge brought out | geoat e realizing sales. ~ Shipping de- | 309K CNe and for wheat was quiet and with | Goodrich pf. foreign markets except Liverpool |Goodyear... ed cn unt of Easter holidays, | Goody'r prpf wi. lull in_export trade. | Granby Consol.. some increase. Mar- | Gt Northern pf.. Great Nor Ort Gt West Su pf. Greene-Cananea | Gulf Mo & Norpt OFFICERS NAMED IN SUIT, |Hsyee wneel... Household Prod.. == Houston Oll.... Man Claims They Caused His Wife | Hudson Motors. Hydraullc Steel. to Drink. Hydraulic Stl pf LAWTON, Okla. March 21.—Four | lliinols Central. rs at Fort Sil and a local | Indfahoma. ident were made defendants in a | (nspiration 1,000 damage suit filed here by Rob- | [nterbor RapTr. t Or Bradley, city engineer, who!yn Ag Chem pf. areed they had “wielded undue in- | jnt Cement. e wife” The men,|ncombustiond Bpecial Dispateh to The Star. « h; Int Harvester. ... gan and Earl Kverts, were lnt.l;llll!-l;lne of. Bradley to have caused |3ntNickel. ¢ to neglect her home in | latl Paper. ompany them on “drink- | Intertype Corp. . George order to ac inx parties.” int Shoe..... The couple came here from Indiana. | Invincible Oll... — Iron Products... 181and Oll....co Jewel Tea pf. SOLDIERS FLEE BARRACKS. Non-Commissioned ;flcers and ‘m:-’:‘:afil‘r.. Families Routed by Blaze, |iansesCSount PLATTSBURGH. N. Y., March 31.— | Kayse- Jullus) Thirty non-commissioned officers of | Menyesbn T17e:: 6th Infantry and their familles, | Keystone Tire ioned at Plattsburgh barracks, [ Kinney G R pf. driven from quarters early last | Lee T & Rubber. night, when fire destroyed four wood- en’structures. The blaze is believed | Lima Locomo. .. ve originated from an overheat- +d furnace in one of the building: “he families lost all their possession: chicfly clothing and furniture. They were quartered In other barracks buildings. The post wireless station wlso was destroyed. i Manhattan Shirt ANOTHER WAGE BOOST. Marlard Ol FAYETTEVILLE, N. C., March 31— | Marlin-Rockw! i Victory Manufacturing Company, | Martin-Parry. which operates a cotton mill here, unced today a 10 per cent wage increasc for all workers, effective [ May Dept Stores Monday. About 175 workers are af- | McIntyre Porcu. tected. Mexican Pete... —_— Mexican Pate pf CHICAGO STOCK MARKET. | Mex 8P4 atfs.. CHICAGO, March 31.—Following is . report of todey suies, IR, Jow Snd | Mesle Sesel.- quotations, at the Chicago |minn & StL (ny. ange: Min St P&S S M. Mo, K& Twl. Mo, K & T pf wi. Mo Pacific. . Mo Pacific pf... Montgom'y W'rd Moon Motors. Mother Lode. 4150 Yellow Tax) 89 Bluinemooys Total sales, 35,000 shares. Nat! Blscuit wi. —_— Natl Condult. . Women of France have started a|Natl Dept Stores. inovement to abolish the use of the|Natl Dept &topt. #ulllotine in the execution of crimi- | Natl Enameling. aaly e Open. T84 63% 18 4% 109% 1 ¥, Brit Empire Stl. 7% 1 High, . =a tory 4%s.. 4 100-1 100-1 100-1 North Pucific... 75% 76% 6% 7% ; . US4ie 1965, 138 9822 98-12 96-18 day. There s every indication of a 576 98K | oxtahoma Prod. 2% 2% 2% 2% | dustrials Firm. higher market Monday. Danger Lessened. 2 28 |OntarioSilver.. 6 6 6 8 FOREIGN. Confusion resulting from printed THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1923. FINANCIAEL,” NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Recsived by Private Wire Direct $o The Star Ofice jBflNI] ( - 18K INY Alr Brake.. 37 88 37 88 744 | N ¥ Central . 109% |INYNH&Hartfd. 18% 18% 18% 18% Close. . Close. (Sules are 1a $1,000.) RAILROADS. | T2 | NatiLoadopt. ... Ston 11 1508 111 I_I |_E EHANEED Pract TED STATES BoNDS. Sales s, o e | wwn(om‘ AI.El nm'r’ 2o 684 | NOr Tox & Mex. 102~ 102 1013 101% . Topresent | ehirty - seconds. | & ute shortage in eggs % T i Lib3y 484 NYoawestarn 10 19 19 19 |Liberties Irregular, With Up- fi:};.‘z‘ 81% | North American 110 110 110 110 14% | OrpbeumCircult 18% 18% 18% 18% 29 |OtisSteel. .. 69 |Owens Bottle... 109% | Pacific Develop. 87 | PacifioOll...... 81% | Packard Motor. 12% | Pan-Am Pete. .. 84% | Pan-Am Pet (B) Panhandle. .... Parrish & Bing Penn Seabd Stl. 101% | Pennsylvani 405 | Peopl, short session with the wee G 9% | Pere Marquette. Pere Marq pf... 56_ | Philadelphia Co, 121% | Phillips Pe! 151% { Phoenix Hoslery. 101 | Plerce-Arrow pf 66% | prerce Ol 91 | Pitts Coal. 104% | Pitta & W Va. 50% | Postum Cereal. . 17 | Pressed Stl Car. 83% | Producers& Ret 120% | pyb Servof N J. 102% | Pub Serv pf. 3 | Punta Alegre... 30 lPureOil.... s | Rap Tr Sec w.i.. Ray Con Copper FeadIng........ Reading 1st pf.. jture 4izs for point. | Pennsylvania LIST Repiogle Steel. . Rep Ir & Steel.. Reynolds Spring Rey Tobac (B). Royal Dutch. St Joseph Lead. . StL & San Sran. 1, | St L Southwa. ... St L Southwn pt Savage Arms. Sears Roebuck. Seneca Copper.. Shattuck-Ariz. . By the Associated WILK IThe matrimon { W. Davis, the civil war vete: here, was inc terday, when Brockwayville, she was marri; ompanied him with larc peared with th of a woman 1 Stmmons. . Sinclair Oll. Skelly Oll...... Skelly Oll (new). Elmira, N. Y to discu: Spicer Mfg Co.. om man St Ol of Callf. St Ofl of Calif rts 8% U 3% 3 o NI e 1itw 1iom 1iow i StOtl of N J pf.. »| Steel & Tubs pf. 96 9 9 | DEFENDS Stew't-Warner. Stromberg Carb Studebaker...... Submarine Boat Tenn Copper.... Texas Company. . 56 06 A% 58 him |try. ator Capper’s Timken Bearing Tobacco Prod. .. Tobacco Prod A. Trans Contl Oil. 60 | North As f.. 46% 46% 46% 46% i Lid North amerpt.. 0% 404 4% iou| ward Trend—Rails and In- Lib ith ¢ie. 187% 14 18% 14 BY GEORGE T. HUGHES, Special Dispateh to The Star, NEW YORK, March 31.—Prices|Belgium 8 moved to little purpose in today's > wa Ches & Oh{, celved There was slight trading Interest|Brazi) 8 = ocvbe., 14 88 87% pay wholesalers. ed or expect to recelve. That fact k end coming directly g"‘""“ ch:::g:;‘.‘,:',' 86 8% 804 | There was a plentiful supply of!in large measure accounts for the tre- after a holiday. Libertys moved irregularly, b the trend was higher, - High-grade | Ganada 6s 1952, rail and industrial bonds were com- | CM1e 8519468, paratively firm. Tllinols Steel deben- | Chile 8s1926 @ point. Among the rails, Rock Island j Chinese Gov Ry 8s. general 4s likewise gained almost a |Christiania$s..... 1 Among utilities, Bell Telephone of | Caechoslovakia 8s. up more than a point. Denmark 6s, \VETERAN’S WEDDING |Fasassises 'Mfiny Also Charge Larceny Against | Jergen 73-Year-01d Prisoner, Who r schedules of has Reading 2d pf. . o & Mexico bs. . Den&Rlo G con 4s. 1.00a2.00; nearby, 2.00a2.50. Lsttuce, per { Not yet 1 pay L Remains Silent. Mexico bs Iarge. Det United 4%n... 10 8¢ 83% 83% crat iherny” G020, Romaine. let- | Vances have baen st oranese, ad- Reming 15t pf. . Mexico 4 Erfelstconds.... 19 b6% b6% 56% |tuce, per crate, 1.50a2.00; lceburg let- | the textile traq e BARRE. Pa., March 31— recelved a letter from a woman at S ‘here he dese = Serbs CrotsSiov8s. 1 Iy Shell Unton. . where he descrted her. Chier Brown 1 Int R Transit Te Moarch i (Spe-| Etcis to wmepoiats & L 5ie oo Shell Unlon pt.. o sSelved @ beneh warrant for Int & G Nor aj 6 ite. ¥ Inensurate with the increases named Simms Petrol. .. s from Rochester, N. Y., charging by €ome of the larger mills on their P Another bench warrant from the|UnSteamCopenés. 7 91 90% 91 |KanCityTermds. 16 77 76% 76% |Dushel, 22503 2 o3 New York Governor Answers Sen- ALBANY, N. Y., March 31 1 UOTATIONS | [ex=zx xoxx BONDS ot mcxunas] i Prsoes == ADVANGEINWAGES Wise Direct to The Star Ofica, — Exmro Easter holiday was shown yesterday when motor trucks came here from Daltimore for supplles. This morn-|Retaj| Sales Beating All Past ing the egg market was very firm, with & tendency to advance 1 and Perhane 3 eene netere tne soes ot tne| HECOFdS—Boll Weevil Sales. High. Low. Closs. ...o 45 101- 100-30 101- 33 97-24 97-9 97-20 783 97-20 97 97-12| B 264 98-13 98-5 98-11 886 97-30 97-16 97-17 Eales. High. Low. Close. market prices has resulted in farmers holding back eggs it fs reported. BY J. Wholesalo prices in market reports|o SIROYE: deal with what the wholesalers {Pécial Dispatch to The Star. g’h“l" (’!enlera A’:xd ]nol the price the! NEW YORK, March Bl.—Wage~ olesalers pay haulers. ear. Prices pald haulers must necessar- | torre: s 8lready are discounting the of the bond market. i1y be something less than dealers| NCTease In wages that they have re- 81% 81% 8% poultry on hand this morning, the sz“ 52 52 |supply being equal to the demand and | °Pd0us business done by the retall 28 27% 27% |brices lower than earlier In the week. |SLOTes in the last two weeka Most of dl%‘"_%‘muyz gzo:n, selected, ?n&- the wage advances do not become ef- ed, per dozen, 25a26; average receipts, o g:: :m 208, por dosen fectlve until April 30, yet the buying on the basls of the increase has Live pouliry—Roosters, per Ib.. 18: turkey, per 1b., 30a40; spring chickene, | swelled sales totals of retall stores to figures hitherto unprecederted In 624 62% 62 per Ib,' 60a70; winter chickens, per Ib. 61% 61% 61% | 40a50: keats, young, each, 60; fowls, pe 1b., 26, many of the clothing and dry goods 831 sg :g]% hl,)l;(flled poultry—Fresh-killed s ’m‘:: lines. 67 664 chickens, per Ib.. 75a80; winter chick-| That v 79% 79% 79%|ens, per'Ib., 45a50; hens, per :lan eco&":fié’%@?fif’qi“:{' Tor "the n 107% 107% 107% :‘."’flefl- per 1b., 19 Tk + | crease in the totul amount of savings 80% 80% 801 43350 keats, young, each, 70a80. deposits throughout the banks of the 7% 6% 77 |, Live stock—Calvés, choice, per Ib.|twelve “federar rescris Baiimol L0¢ J2: madium, per Ib., 10all:’thin, Perlbeen so striking as to Giiocrs Los b, 823 Lamb, choice, per Ib., 13. Live | doubt “sbour the apyley, Se*ipate _any 70 | PIES, 3.005.00 each: live hogs, Der 1b. & | body of wage-earners to" werny h Green fruits—Apples, per bbl., 2.00a | bills, o settle theh 100% 100% 100% | 6.60. “Californta oranges, per crate, 5.50 n 91 91 91 |a6.00; Florida, 5.00a6.00. Lemons, per ncreases Dominant Factor. 1018 101% 101% | boX, '4.00a5.00. Grapefruit, 3.50a4.25. | Wage increases have been the domi- 84% 83 B4Y mn.bm_pm.we., per bbl., No. 1. {N&nt factor in business situation of 8i% 8% 84 | 15082.00; per sack, 2.80a2.75: No. 2. 50a | the Dresent wesk and the tendemcy 100. Sweet potatoes, North Carolina, |toward highe; ‘anada 6s Chi Canada 5%s 1929 e onts = 8 F " g H ® 2 L Chi & E 111 gn 58, Chl Great West is. 112% 112% 112% uget 5d 4a. 99% | Chi M&R P re 4 45, 9 9% 80K | ool MABE P o o Instance, gained almost | Chile 851941, Cubabkawl 0s, the new {ssue, went jDenmark 83 = =1 QU - ROPOIV @ g & g £ @ g = Dutch East I 68 3 ;renc: gnv: -!ll*. .o : RAISED TO 16 saitiesciie. . 2 Japanese 1st 418, 3 Japanese 4 5 5% 96% In Sta 634s. .. 9% 20° 89 |Chi& W Inaen ta. 93 92% 93 [CCCAStLrf6sA.. 81% 81% |CCC&StL 43%s... Cleve Term 5348 CubaR R Bs. . Del & HA 1st rf 4s. Ronpomedaos = ] 2 = 3 & =1 3 = - Ba B & - 3 3 3 h es. Mills maki t 3.25a3.50. Cabbage, | Woolen and cotton clotha® hans o cra 48 48K 48% |northern, 3.00a4.00 per 100 pounds: near- | UNtarily announced ralses 50% | by cabbags, per bbl,, 1.50a250: southern. {1oth In the closely r:‘::;m‘:,d';v'x 103% 108% 108% | 25083.00 per basket. Eggplants, per|England districts ~and. the south, . 1 113% 113% 118% |Crate. 4.0025.00. Tomatoes, per box, | Where unfonism is less of a dominant seventy-three-year-old GrNorth gen s, .. 22 107% 107% 1074 FIorida. 2000425, ~Beans, 3.003.00 per | factor, ran, held by th e Gr N s | basket. Peas, 3.0006.00 per basket. Pep-| Further stabilizatio v the police T North gen 5%s. 12 97% 97% 97| an 5 are n Is forecast as 98% 93 93% |Green B& Wdb B, & 101 10% 10% | DTS, Per crate. Florida, 3.60a1.50. Kale, |2 result of the meeting of members 1 Netherlands 6s. Erfe gen 48 Erfe conv4s A Erfe conv 4s D. GrTrunk st deb 63 Grand Trunk 7 s H - & § . & - & 5 z 3 Prees, fal roll call of Charles —ams o E F o 2 & 1 0 2 2 2 a4 R e ' reased to sixteen yes-|RiodeJan 8s1946. L 2. of Chief of Police Brown |BlodeJansn1od7. 52 8% 90% O%|HavaraERIAPGS 1 82 82 82 D a0 P, T ek | Slon and on ylanufacturers Assocla 3 4 4 6 1 3 { Rio Gr Do Sul 8s. 95 95 9 |Hud&Manrefss. 21 80% 80 80 |250a3.00. Brussels sprouts, 15a25. | River next mm.y.'““?n'!fi“maiemg Sao Paulo, City., 8 98 97 98 |Hud&Mannajbs... 24 61% 60% 60% |Squash, 3.00a5.00. Florida lima beans, | Was not schedul . Pa., who asserts that ! Sao Paulo.State, 99% 99% 99% |11l Centralrefds.. 6 84 831 B4 |5.00a6.00 per basket. the fl'i"znmn‘i:td 3?“{‘}:’29?.'1::2;0%?:; ed to'Davis in Ohio and | g6 T T 8 86 TI1 Central 534 £d can ks aiion of the employers Selne, Dept of, s.. 69% 69 69% | Int Rap Tran b GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. ny in that he disap- money and valuabl married in that ity | Ud King'm 64537 27 103% 108% 103% | Kan City Sou 5 own inftiative, Competition for Textile Labor. (s iCtive competition for labor now ® In progress between the northern KansasCity §3s.. 2 66 paragus, dozen, courts has also been | Uruguay 8 2 105 105 105 | Lake Shore 4s'28. a8.00. 'Brussels sprouts, quart, 15a Sloss-Shefeld. . received at local police headquarters, | Zurich 8s 1112 112 112 |LakeShore 4s's1 i t and_soutl b> % 2 E 3 “abbage hamper, 1.23a1.50. Carrots, | & uthern textile manufacturers Sloss-Sheff pf. . the allegations being the same as in s. Leuis & Nash 5%s. 214 | basket: - 60265, Caullflower, crate, | NeATly every ‘manufacturer could South Pacific. .. the Rochester case and $600 named MISCELLANEOUS. 0w |Manhat Rycnds.. 1 59% 08% 59% |2.25a2.i5. Celery, crate, 1.50a3 employ more” workers than now are Southern RWY.. as the amount Involved. Am AgrChem %8s 4 100% 100% 1008 |y J0 0" 0¥ 70, 4 93% 93% 98w |Cucumbers, crate, 4.50ai.50. Egg- |9} the roll. But the danger of the Southern Ry pf. fubuvis maintaing silence and re.|AmSmelt&R1stés. 33 874 BTH STH |y’ gy r 1ar re 2 38 crate. 3.5 Horseradish, | Situation lies in the extent to which ss the charges agalnst | Am Sugar Ref 68 ¥ sections of the coun- {AmT & Tcv 6s AmT&Tcltrbs.. |AmT & Teltrds ANTI-DR Anaconda cv db 7s.. -DRY PLEA. [anaconda 1st os. | Armour & Co 4%a. Atlantic Refin bs. . Bell Tele Pabarcts Opini Betaleh'm Stl rf bs pinion on Memorial. | g st pm 53. Senator | Beth'm Stl s £ 6s. 2508.00. Kale and brocoll, | Wage earners have discounted their Sooeri) e aud positions. The saving factor in the Onione. 100" podade 1o0a situation is the fact that higher spring onfons, 100, 1.50a2.00. Parsnips, | Prices, inevitable under fncreases of bushel, 1.50. Peas, bushel, 1.50a4.50. |1abor and materials costs, have etim- 0. ishes. | ulated buying rather than retarded it. 1.00 Demand in the steel industry has - | ralsed expectations to the pitch of - jexpectancy of higher dividends. Any dividend Increase cannot fail to be 2.00a6.00; | followed by & demand for 4 further 1.50a3.00. | increase in wages. This might be a 2.00. Grape- | dangerous situation, but for the fact 101% 101K 1018 | 3 5op o ‘S5M 638, 1 MK&TprinSsA 66 Mo Pacific 6s...... 3 Mo Pacific gn 4s... 23 Montreal Tm 1st 53 10 NOTex&Minbs. 3 N Y Centdeb 6s... 10 N Y Centdeb 4s... Packed, barrel bushel, 1.00al.75; _bo: ‘| Cranberries, barrel. 8.00a 1 . 5 NYCentriGs.... 35 ruit, 2.50a4.00. Oranges, boX, | th; i v Tezas Company. pper. Kunsas, who recently wrote | Brior T8¢ 18t 13, New Havencd 65, 2 3'8025.00, Pineapples, _crate, = 6.008 | the industry. 1oaiviton imreased in Tex & P C&OLI.. . Smith expressing the opinfon that PXiyn ;E:"‘""‘ e New Haven 78 fr.. 2 6.50. Strawberries, quart 25a55. the mills and furnaces has rsen at Tide Water Oil. . ate's plan to memoriali 3 E ek N Y State Ry 4%s. Selling Prices at 12130, an_even greater rate, and, barring © NYW& Bosdis. 2 Northern Pac3s... 6 2 Wheat—No. 1 red winter, spot, no | Unforeseen contingencles, may be red winter fpot, | counted on to malntain profits even ¢ :{ With a mintmum of price increases. Manufacturers Taking Wool. ing liberalization of | Cerro de Pasco 8s. nconsistent | Chile Copper 6s Con Coal Ma 1st orth'n Pacri6s.. 3 orthern Pac 5s. . F Cub Cane8cvd 8 Northe - v Union Pa mc..i tor Fess, Ohlo, | Dery (D G) 5. o,‘{‘finé&’"firfflf‘ 1 :cfil ‘;'fl:l”' apot, mo quo= 7 Wool x;‘ stronger Hmn, it has been Union Pacific p 5 . i s. : ,_1.36. or months. Carpet mills are crying Un Alloy Steei.. 3 York state i3 but exe Detumdisonretn- Ore-Wash 15t rf 4s 10 Sales_None. 'Big lots of nearby at|for their special grades and . the e e - truditional Tight to memorialise Fors | O ety Pennsyl gen bs.... 16 1.60a1.05 per bushel. S formal openings of floor covering Inlten % 5 4 gress in favor of amending a fede uquesn: % Pennsyl 8%s 27 Corn—Cob corn, new, 4.50 per bar-|lines are expected to show a decided bn:l:d g::fi A statute, - Smith told wtor el | Duquesne Light Penneylgold 7s... 5 108 108 108 |rel; contract, spot. ¢ per bushel;fincrease in prices next week. The Unit. 3 3 4 F Cuba Sug 7%8. - Pere Marq 1st hs.. 2 98% 931 981 |No. 2 corn. spot, 871%; No. 4, no quo- | weakness evident a fortnight ago has Unit Retall St 2 Emplre F&G 748 = i tatious; track corn, yellow, No. 3 or [been eliminated, and it is evident that Bsgufi:ll;l |av ) SWINDLER IS FREED Fisk Rubber 8s :?:2":'2?;;"4"2 l;‘ :g*fi B; gg m;ul:r, x!; Iywor bushel. manufacturers will take clothing 8 Food Pro 3 Z 3 529, 3 Sales—1,600 bushels of No. 2 white | wools g s ¢ U 8 Hoftman Mct " — |g:: e StL&SEPpIisA. 18 G5% 66% 66| at 88%: 600 bushels No. 2 yellow at s SR e U 8 Indus Alco. . i Atlanta Cof B ¢ e € S:L&SFincés... 6 63% 63% 63%861% per bushel. Siik has elumped. This h U S Realty bf... 1 urt Suspends Sentence of | Goodr'h (BF) e%s. SIL&SF6%aD.. 1 88% . : P White: No. 2, biikact wer|ats i bome e ied This hax bosn U S Rubbe . o Carter Harrison's Son-in-Law. Goodyear Tr :9 : StL&S&F ad)6s.. 11 hel; No. 3, 5314a54. . lruptoy proceedings involving one e i -~ |Goodyear Tr 8s'41. M L&SFplesC. 1 9 , Rye—Nearby, 80830 per bushel; No.|prominent firm, but it is to be noted NTA. March 31 —Albert Thomp. | Humble O&R 6% StLSWistds.... 3 73% 781; 78%|2 Western export. spot, S0% per|that this firm handled only staple ;on. son-in-law of Carter Harrison, | Indiana Steel 5s. 9 StP & KCShL4%s. 1 bushel; No. 3, no quotations. lines. foriner maxor of Chicaxo. who yester: | Int Mer Marino 6 SeabiTA T aaie . 50 (F18y—Receipte, 218 tons; top grade Boll Weevil Danger Lessened. Utah Copper. t 1 eriminal court here | Int Paper 1et 58 B. Seab’d A L con 6s.. 20 imothy and light clover, mixed, in In cotton it is the opinion of ex- A h Utal Securities. B. Va-Cr Chemical CarChempf. tweive months v Vivadou. . 4 2 His freedom w Wabash. 3 10 {ment to Keys $3.500 taken in the Flasq | Marland O T4s w = ‘ : | Southern Ry ¢%s. hooess Wabash pf (A). Woodward™ sw W ago. Keys told t Westhse E1 & M Wheeling &LE 9 9 9 |band, and wi n £, 4 {8ince his marriage Thompson had led | n . ‘Z‘fo‘é.’;fiéu an honest career, Judge Humphries| N ¥ Tel 88’41 . % | Western Pacific wnn: =5 8% | fined him sl.r(:uo and sentenced him to NYT';.‘;:.‘""; & o West Shore 1st 4s. e a year on the roads, suspe: Am son 6s. White Ofl. 44 road sentence. | Thompsen was he g sl & LB S ‘Wilson Co...... 4 | cently arrested in California. Wwillys-Overld. Will’'s-Overld pf FulTommast o %" DIVORCED WIFE SUES. [paomeomssiiv HOURLY S8ALES OF STOCKS. 11em..... 162000 12m....... 348900 BUTTER PRICES crie with Capper merchants, w; trial of the su 29% . hi g;;: Fear of Second Shipment From|spouse, Mrs. In the suit the former wife charges 7 the provision market lacked support. |from the southwest to the Depart- 30 New Zealand Has Further that her husband was stolen from her | sopacco brod sfte PARIS, March 31—Scenes of vio-| WHEAT— Open. High Low tiow, | TIENt Of Agriculture show tha® recent 4 tand asks $100.000 damages, Toledo Ed'n 1at 18, ; il oataidc he civy Bali|MeEE- Ti0i4 1.90% 1194 150% |freezes damaged peaches from 44 to Market Effect |, rs. Helen Milner testified that she | Unlon Bag & ' 6 eiiceifnside and o ey July . Iit6 1137 1174 |83 per cent; apples 5 to 22 per cent, o and her husband had been married | Unit Drug v 8s. % last evening marked tho debate on the | September R TS Soin o L Te el eau in 1909, when divorced him Receipts of far western and for- | Spinning Comy elgn butter played an important part|ves: contract in keeping the markets on edge. Althe south wi ¢ cars of California, Utah, o 1‘.‘1‘5‘:‘.’,"& Colorado _butter arrived | Boston, it wa; at Chlcago and eastern markets and { The Jenckes sold at prices near the same grade of_regular receipts. The effect of New Zealand's ship- ment of butter still continued to show. It was feared that more ship- ments would arrive in New York and that a larger portion of the last cargo than was generally ex- ous parts of it was said. pected would be thrown on the Amer- _— jcan markets. FOREI i 3 REneEUlEE SmoyRinent s OF Jbatter o March 31, 1923—12:00 m. C., C. & St. L. 100 1, | ing reported the necessity of his| CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET ket and inability of traders to " > b Chicago Tel. I 1€ 00 undergoing treatment. It is under- - g NEW YORK, March 31— imate the 'make. contributed to | (Quotations furaished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.) | FUIRED, ik ool tood that Zagloul wiil go to France | . CHICAGO, March 31 (United States 31.—The extent the unsettied condition, T The four leading markets close vesterday as follows on 92 score | Mmiey "ami stock: Paris, franc .. Chicago, 493%, 2 points loss; New | Brussels, frauc York, 49, 13 points loss; Boston,| Berlin, mark .... 513, % point loss; Philadelphia, 43, | Rome, lira - 3 point loss. : e STEEL MERGER PASSED. NEW YORK, March 31.—The Beth- ehem Steel Corporation has taken pent session of the properties and as- | Christian: Bets of the Midvale Steel and Ordnance | Stockbolm,”crown g 4 i S —— By the Associated Press. TREASURY CERTIFICATES. Believed Moonshiner Victim. Sheep—Receipts, 3,500 head. Compared Company. Announcement to this ef- fect was made by officials of the e M " i (Quotations furnished by Redmond & Ce.) Fla., March 31.— Bethlehem company after a meeting| NEW YORK, March 31.—Foreign (Quotat! JACKSONVILLE, Fla.. hade lower: fed Cothe: f v exchanges irreicular. Quotations (in ——Close—— theory that an unidentified man, {® ks home here in 1921. Most of his es- of representatives of firms involved, | {74 23 States dollars).—Great Brit- | Rete—Maturity Bia, Ofer, | | Ihe theory w at which all matters necessary for the consummation of the purchase of the Midvale and Cambria companies were completed. ain—Demand. sixty-d; bi France De way-—Deman receipts, 11,000 tubs. Creamery, 2660 %| CHICAGO, March 31—Butter—High- | -Demand .30 extras, 60; standards, 49; extra firsts, | Tl goitze L0118, payment enabled him to 1ift the | Montana Power §s 3 vme b Unton Pac cv 6. .. keon his tarm. Mrs. Thomp- | Morris&Colst4 % Virginia Ry 1s¢ 63. s i court with her hus- | New Eng Tel 5s. Wabash 2d 5a. Out in Charges. Rise of Barber to Affluence Brought | Phila Co ref 6s A ‘ i AGO, March 31.—The rise of | Edwin Milner i VERY UNSTEADY |50 sccr fo an’ execuiive posiiin; Sin Fipe Line 22, 5| and Foes Over Voting Umms |, 0is ere Quilisnty, affocted by re-fat $50 a thousand feet. Yellow pins former wife. against his present | Tenn Elec Pow 6s. struction Company of Atlanta and | survey of general conditions in vari- | American Cotton Ofl 85 1924. thaw company has completed two ad- fean Tel. & Tel. 6s 1925.. i1e From Exile, Due to Illness. Eggs—Loss off native and nearby —_ ditions for the Jenckes company at| smsconda Copper 68 1030...... 1014 m Exile, S VINNEMUCCA, Gastonia, N. C., and now is working | Anaconda Copper Ts _1629. 108, 108 LONDON, March 31.—The foreign|eggs, doz., 40. Some wool clips in this state have on a third addition. The company is | Anglo-American 0if 1hes 1 03 | announced today that Satd| Butter—Creamery fancy. 1b, 51;|been sold recently to Bostoa bidders planning further large development, :9;19% firsts, 48a48%; seconds, 47a| Spain—Demand, .15635. Greece—De- %. mund Eggs—Higher receipts, 20,115 4 ki D 0. - |to run a ntlet of flour throwers, ! bery to be discarded. The man ap- canaes Firath, 3%, orinary Orsis,| cominer Denand, - HoT " Brasil-Do- | who use this instesd of confetts to Biriauly Rad been desd two or inree[SiesEd Tes; pacls 3383030 Miacellancoia, 23adhihe . . Jmand, (106 Montreal, Ji1- thels geod . - wrie moderate demand at a range of 17.00 | perts that the last spell of sever o0 21.00 per ton. with no surplus of | weather killed eevi y oA Lo e tun Plus of | weather killed many weevils and ma: e vindle with | Lackaw'a 8 5s°50. Sou Paclfic cv 48 ris i\::fiug‘h"i)kll.‘ as | Liggett & Myers 68 ” | Sou Paclfic ref 4: A free maniporillard (P) bs 5 Sou Pacificcltds.. 2 79% 79% 79% be of lasting benefit to the 1923 crop. RN atnne & Straw—No. 1 tangled rye. 15.00a | Potatoes face g decided drop | s 39t s 3 . 15.002 s rices s on the chain gang, | anatiSugsf7is v - Southern Ry 1st6s 3 93k 93% 93%|16.00; No. 1 wheat, 12.00a12.50; No. S s cks have ¢ < the result of his pay. | Marland Oil 7%s.. 3 Southern Ry gn 4s. 11 66% 66% 66% | oat, nominal, 14.00a15.00. oth) S Fnthtan oxten: oot s are not marketable. iudles here four years|Marland Ol 8s w 7 Third Averefds... 3 60 60 60 TODAY'S CHICAGO PRICES. Expert: i Mexican Petrol i it 0 1CAGO ¥ 5 _ Experts are expecting a decided ad- he cour: that Thomp- | Midvale Steel 6s... 3 Third Aveadsis.. 32 O1% Siw 51| ,.CHICAGO. March 81 —Unseqsonably | vance in the price of automobiles over 1 04% 94% 945 |cold weather led to higher prices for | Next Sunday, but manufacturers are 3104 104 104 |wheat today durlng the early deal-|holding their price lists in strictest 3 91% 91% 91%{ings. Fear that the low temperatures | SECTECY 1 88 83 83 |would hinder growth and that other (Copyright, 1623.) 1 gou con cow damage to the winter crop might re- 3 9 Jlppan stated that | Ny Edison 15t 6%8 3 7% | Western Md 45. 80% 80 ROy |fult fnduced considerable buying. 78 178 178 |July and September deliveries, repre- B7% b71% 57 |Senting the forthcoming new crop, were relatively stronger in price than May, which stands for wheat already i " ; WIRED STAR FROM 6l rect oo o0 PARIS WAGE DEBATE |[&on 5o 2 wiEeming, saigh ranged ENTIRE COUNTRY 9 to 1.19% and July 1.15% to 1.16%, was COMMODITY NEWS was re- PacT & T58'52... Packard Motor 8s. ing of live stock tended to Iift theiers throughout New England today e »’x‘fé*’:f;fi'"fl??fl.i!’?fif reported a strong demand and retail- Clash of Communist Councilors|corn scored a moderste general wa-|ers are making record sales for this vance. season of the year. Spruce is stron; Oats were bullishly affected by re- o Producers & Rf 85. Sin Crude Ot from a barber earning and Capper, clothi So Por Rico Sug 78 E s - 1 t $65 1 2 brought out in the|StOil of Calif 7s... Lasts for Ten Minutes. being delaved "The marker f;‘“:;fixi’.«.‘mf;,. and $10 has been paid for later continued to ascend. : 58 — Despite higher quotations on hogs, HOUSTON, March 31.—The reports it of Mrs. Helen Milner, { Steel & Tube 7s. Harriet Capper Milner. | Tige Wat O1l 6% 5 By the Associated Press. he was a barber. She|US Realty 5. .. demands of the municipal workers 3 2 . | plums 25 to 80 per cent, according to in 1920, obtaining cus- | USRub lst rf 8. Sevon cor the districts. By the Assoclated Press. tody of their little 'daughter. She |17 § Rubber 7%8... for higher wages. CHICAGO, March 31.—Facing the|sald she belleved Miss Capper. who | Steels ¢ 6s. « | councilors tried to capture the voting KANSAS CITY, Mo. March 31— ! was head bookkeeper of the concern en a question of closure was|May . a4 A Kansas City motorists today are pay usual spring decline during the next| iy 4'Gister of the head of the firm, | Utah Pow & Lt Gl Ll e s ETL ing & municipal tax of 1 cent a galion two months, the butter market dur- had a fortune of $100.000 and that | Ya-Car s put to & vote. Ten minifes of Iree Beptember 43k 3% 43 on_gasoline. Plans for attacking the Ing the last week was very unsettled it was through her efforts that Mil- | Va-Car Chm 7%s w. 88% | for-all fighting ensued, but eventual- RD— < = ordinance in the courts are being pre. e ner was given a position with the| Warner Sugar 7s.. 1y a compromise was effected whereby : S 127 12 1L13 1120 {pared by auto dealers &nd civic or and nervous. On the whole pricelciothing firm. A yvear and a day after | West Union 6%s X <145 147 1130 137 o, izations. s tendencles were lower, the extremely | the divorce Milner and Miss Capper | wickwire Spen 7s. the wages of the lower clmu:lnc?uons > 5 b0t 900 o - cari- | Were married. Wilson & Co 1st 68 il besincreased At & oost oCiad-{LoY s * 10. 85 2 1012 PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Mare e narrow range of prices for the vari 000,000 francs to the taxpayers, X 1012 1012 3 . March 31, d the unusual relation Wilson&Cov 7% o Outside the hall several thousand . Wholesale ghoe dealers here expect a O e tations ¢ PLAN TO BUILD MILLS. |Wlson& Cocyos. 5 95 | orkers held a demonstration. They DATNAER ODLORS: slight lull following Easter. Busi- between quotations at New York and ) o Wirch'tr Ams T%s were dispersed only when a squadron BALTIMORE, Md., March 31 (Spe-|ness was exceptionally good in March, Chicago continued. BOSTON, March 31.—The Jenckes e of mounted police charged. Several poultry—Turkeys, Ib. |being hampered only by delay to Spinning Company of Pawtucket, R. I SHORT-TERM SECURITIES, Dersons, most of whom were police- | 35a4%; oldstoms, 30; poor and crook- | shipments from factories by transpor- negotiations for a five- for mill construction in| (Quetations furnished by Redmond & Co.) th the Aberthaw Con- o . Ofte s announced yesterday.| Aluminum Co. of Amer, 7s 1025, I 108! company is making a|Aluminum Co. of Amer. 74 1983. 108 n, were slightly hurt. ed breasts, ; young chickens, 35;[tation difficultie; e . small and leghorns, 26a30; winters, fs=) e 40a45; springers, 556a60; old hens, PITTSBURGH, March 21.—Produc- ZAGLOUL PASHA FREED. |®mail'and leghorns, 24: old roosters, | tlon at the Pressed Steel ‘Car Com- * |16; ducks, 30a34; smali, 25: pigeons, | pany McKees Rocks plant has been pair, 35a40; guinea fow], each, 40a60; | curtailed by a strike of electric srane Qressed poultry, capons, Ib.. 42a43;|men. They are recelving 64 cents an Nationalist ~Released | dressed poultry. capons fou, 43848 | T ur and want 70, 80 e S 65 1837. D100y 1005 | Egyptian ine sonfb.l The Aher :::‘e;xlf:: Teb & Tel. 66 i92d. xuo:l € firsts, dosz., 24; southern, 23; duck Nev., March 31.— rint: 51a53; nearby creamery, 45a |at prices ranging from 40 to 42 cen Bell Tel. of Canada 78 = Zagloul Pasha, the Egyptian nation- | 25! {Quies, 40ass: rolls, 3imses store = B thtan" Northern 5l allst leader, has been released from | packed, 38; dairy prints, 38a40; proc- P %0 sl R e e GEN. PORTER PATRIOTIC. GN EXCHANGE. Department of Agriculture).—Cattle— | to which Brig. Gen. Horace Porter, Recelpts, 600 head. Compured with week | who gerved In the civil war on Gen cl lley 68 1924, 00 100 ago beef steers, yearlings, butchers| . ’, « s 1082, e {elm‘“‘;egu‘}g”:“{p:;g:: 10 259 Dutcher she stock largely chat0|Grant's staff, responded to the call Kanses City Term. 6s 1923... . ig | refrain fro & 1th | higher. Good to choice, heavy beef|of his country in 1917, was revealed Kenecote Coyper 7o 193 108 advocacy of non-co-operation with i &EEF 0 0y 0o Cavance. Ex-|when application was ‘made by exe- Libby, McNell & Libby 7s 1031 99 100 | the government, Zagloul was arrested | 316°72 top yearlings, 10.25; best ma. | cutors for a judicial settlement of hia M, Bi. P. & 8, 8 M 6xs 1031, 101 at Cairo, in December, 1921, and taken | trem: 10.10; canners and cut- |$2.000,000 ‘estate. More than half Morrls' & Co. 7348 1 ol to Ceylon. months later he v’ to strong; bulls, about|was invested in liberty bonds. ome 5 Benne B Eon Depot B 100. 303 | was removed to Gibraltar. Sosl calves. sharply” lowe The executors reported that they s Sears, Roebuck & Co. Ts 1923. largely 1.50a2.50 off; spots more;|had turned over to the Grant iandard Ol of Callf. Ts 1931. 5 Memorlal Assoclation the flag. that kil ot Ca ] RUM FEUD FEARED, | picgcers gad, feogers stfons G55 Momorle) Accluiion, the, fag, thas Union Tank Oar 18 1980, = B steers. 8.1589.35; “stockers and |quarters, and which at the end_ of Western, oot S 7 1001, 107% feeders, 6.85a7.85; beef cows and heif- | the clvil war was presented to Gen. — ; ors. 5.i5a7.85; canners and cutters, |Porter. Tho flag has been on display 3:50a4.15; veal calves, 8.50a9.00. for years in Grant'’s Tomb. g Gen. Porter, who served as ambas- sador to France and delegate to Tha Hague peace conference, died in his Nominal Selling checks T: & R. i 108 gold value, u!du. immediately. 4.8665 4.674 Man Found Dead Near Jacksonville with week ago, fat lambs steady to T " | whose body was found yesterday on |and sheep strong eme | tate went to relatives. " ' 1 lambs, 16.15; pald by ship- 4875%; cabies, 4.67%; |gus June 15 1923 1518 NG e T day, oft | top old tat 1a; 115 on’ banks, 4.65%. | 3xe Nepeember 16, BE W] the banks of Ce e had | yun |pers at close: bulk wool akins, 14.008 | m————— 2 2 E 2 mand. 0665 scables, | g December 19, 1 - JRALI8 | Jeoul of moonshiners and had been 15.00; heavies, 12.50a13.00; recently Jtaly—Demand, -050ls; ca- | oy June L3, 1 1 o | L them, 16 Advanced by county | clipped Jight “weight kinds mostly | tHog reccipts, 8,000 head: mostly strorgy 3. 135s Keptem ; : — 502. Belgium—Demand, .0575; 5 11.50a12.25; exereme weights, 9.25a|to 6 higher; closed dull about steady z “.0575%. © Germany—Demand, | 4%s March 15, g 100116 foficers’ who are investigaling his|j;o)* genuine Californta spring lambs, | bulk desirable 150 to 190 pound aver’ NEW YORK DAIRY PRICES. 734, Holtand | 4128 June 15, 1925 . ¢ 99116 | ““The body, with a knife wound in|15.50, with outs at 12.50a13.00; new |ages, 8.45a8.50; 8.55; bul ics, . 3 , 3938, Nor- | 4% et oz 905 £ ?lcrop’ natives largely 19.00a21.00; | 325 pound butchers, 8.10a Sweden—De- | {3 {5t per 1 P MRLIC | both sides ot e e T e apan was | prime S1-pound fed vearling wethers, 7.157.40; pigs, dull, mab Denmark — Demand, | 4145 December 15, 1027 found and the fact $5.80 and a watch |14.26; others around 13.00; best|7.25;" estimated holdover, 3500 head; rland—Demand, .1847% —— Were in the pockets caused the the- | handyweight wooled ewes, 9.00; other | heavywelght hogs, 8.00a8.2¢; medium, Poland—Demand. .000024. Girl graduates in Dublin are forced | ories of suicide and murder for rob- | lightweight k"l;lllv !.50!«!.75.‘;;1:9!16‘1 _Sl.lzl :gE H.l‘:lll‘“:lf:"luiou |L‘u‘l‘.;|.l;.‘l‘;'; 7.66: packin ..nn. 7.1047.45; killing T St PRSI