Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1923, Page 28

98 = % - FINANCIAL. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1923.° FINANCIAL. STOCKS BOHGHER [ ew_vork sTock excriance | BOND QUOTATIONS | vox BONDS s svs] G Produce and SECURIY SAVIVGS - i Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Offic Recelvzd by Ptivm Wire Direct to The Star Office. ! . Close. | Open. High. Low. Close, (il wy (i S1a) i RAILROADS. LOCAL, WHOLESALE MARKET. ‘I A|.|- S‘[REE‘[ Sy Runiley.., T4 indian Refining. 4 8% 4 3 UNITED STATES BONDS. Ateh M 4| Choice beef is in demand at prices | Alr Reduction % 67'|Inland Steel.... 35 35 84% 84% (Fractions represent _thirty - seconds. | Atchison gen 45 87% 87 : BE s Ex 3 s 98 3-32) Atchison adj 4s... 80% that are considered fairly high. There ] %t NSRS _ e s, e, Law: loss. | Atlantic C L 1at 87 87 I5 practically no demand for medium | . s | Alaska Juneau. . 1 | Interb Rap Tr. 2 11u 12 Lib3%s...... 169 99-28 99-24 99-24 |AtlanticCLcl 4 o 54 [and poor heer, however, ana the mar | Movements in InlelduaI Allied Chem. 9 69% 68 68% InAg Chemical. % w %St Paul Issues Rally.|Cibza4s 01 g4 98-4 98-8 3 2 b ket on these qualities is “drage irectors Also Add $25, 000 | All'ad Chem pf.. 110% In Ag Chem p”*. 7 5% 5% Liblst4%s.. 61 98-14 98-9 98-11 Lol 3 | The lamb market is slow and weak. 7 e 4138 Int C = = 5 6 2 Shares Dominate Day’s |AlisChaimers.. adh 4 408 B I embanc .. oot a4l Sugars Active—Several |Lib2diks - sy 3512 800 S i 5 [ Receinta ara in excesn of the demand. | 10 SUTPIUS—B. & 0. Re. i & . Am Ag Chm pf.. 384 | Int Harvester. % 78 78 = Lib 4th 4%s.. 613 98-12 98-7 :ggz OB archibia , | Pu¥ing probably being slow because Trading—O0ils Active. VAT Baot Bubar. €1% 414 Int Mer Marine, Q6% 6% New Offerings Soon. US4%s195%, 172 99-17 99-12 OSW diviija. 25 964 {0f the approach of the holiday, deal- | ports Good Year { Am Rosch. 3 i | Int M Marine pf. 4 i 284 205 | BKIR T 7821 ot st. 5 s lers avoiding the possibility of carry- | . {Am Braie Shoe. e s 18% 13% e FORE CNiigh. Tow. Clore. ‘ i ? ing over meat while only poultry is | = BY STUART P. WEST, A Can st 4 108% | Int Shoe, . . . 78 323; ’;S';i: BY GEORGE T. HUGHES. Argenting Is =1 lg;;: 1018 ‘3-}:{ “:5.'23‘»‘:231’2'3{'43" 6 i demang, ) . ,il, m, Speciat Dispateh to The { Am Car & Fay 611 5 160 160 Invineible O11 " 14% 14% | Special Dispateh to The Star. a",‘"l"‘ ";‘ 11 98% 97% 98% |Canad Pacdeb 4s Dealers reported the market on vea po of ; Secur: B FORK. December 20.—Ups{AmChain (A).. 2 4% 23" 23% | Iron Products 49% 50 | NEW YORK, December 20.—Bond |poioiom eee® 2*" 10 0a%s 96% 96%|CarClinch & O 6s.. 35 964 96 a8 continuing strong,. veal' being in Bavings aund Col he ward movements in a number of in-|Am Chicle Co. 6 ‘;‘ | Jones Tea. . 21% 2 21% 231 |Quotations for the most part were nelgmm 8s. 11 98 9% 97% |CentofGaés... 1 3 greater demand than some otherivesterday, the dividual stocks dominated the s k;""‘""‘ et o o | Jones & Laugn pf 107% 107% 107% 107% | higher Imlur} and the feeling was |Bern8s.. 1 108% 108% | Central Pacific 4s 4 853 meats. Hogs are cheap and the [dend of market today. Oil shares were helped | : : g o {Kansas & Gulf.. " much improved. All the St. Paul |s- | Bolvia8s. 18 senEae S:E;fig’;‘:’f,‘;fi' T 87 {market on all grades of pork is slow, | bursement of 5 Bie averabis wemkly NEaren Ol Ae g mrs KansasCity S.. 18 s 18 sues rallied sharply. Whether the | BCrdeaux 6s. 1 Ta 78 Ches & O gn 414s.. o 4 | with no prosnccts of inerease L loeala crude nroduction ‘and imports. but i L 9 | Kayser (Julius) 35% 364 B6% eling which brought about the re. | Breshos. 37 95% 94% Chi & Alton 3s until after the holiday season. {to stockholder ReY Wars HOE/W6 as they |Am 11 & Leath.. 7 i “g - 80% 305 80%|cent extreme weakness was due to |Braail T%s 1 96 96 'Chi & Alton 3 3 33y 33 & Eggs—Strictly fresn, selected, can- |26, the books ¥ . sey Wheel 9 | " ) "5 6 5 ? g n on othe 5 , ]:'m“:f‘fi,:;"r:‘t,‘" A * 923, | Kennecott. . H 9% 9as | taking of losses for income tax pur. |Canadats19%6 .. 6 99% 99% FB&Q gn 45 '58. dled, per dozen, 3; average re to Januar Inclusiv stacks—the - s = : S 4101 100% 1 B&Q 1st rf 5 ? 98% | ceipts, 47; ato 236 It was also direct e e 2L w17 | Keystone Tire.. 214 214 27 |Doses or for some other reason, the [SanadaZie1929.. 18100 oox Chi & E 11l gn bs. E 5 hiis 4, storage, 24at0. ]”m Tas also directed 3 O [ AT Yineeea nt 350 nney G R..... 60% 0 Dressure seemed to have been re- |Ganaga oy loes. ... 22 99% 99 < | Chi Great West 4s. ; poultry—Rooster . 16; | sum of § ' i to hand | Am Locomotive. Lee T & Rubber. 14 14 moved today. Chile 85 1946. .. 2 103% 103% C M & Puget Sd 4s. b turkeys, per Ib, 30 = from undivided profits to the surpiu nihs ¢ inter- | Am Matal 3 as Lohigh Valley.. 61 6 : 56 leree b i e Caeainge 12 1050 1025 Chi M&SLP rf 432+ 3 Der 1b., 20a22; voung, each, | account % n buying into the com- | Am Radlator 91% 9 Lima Locomo... 65 6 45 0 1935 4nd i the Puget Sound As, | Chile 85 1941 1 73 104% 108% 1 M&SE P ov 5 B0a70; fowls, per 1b B. & 0. Ea . pany Am Safe Razor. 6 3 Loews Inc. % 6% | the latter at one time being up 2% | Chile 7s 1943 16 95 i M&SE P 452 5 316 65% | Dressed poultry— Fre - rans §1354 Der SKave. L. & Y. Sharex Active. Am Ship & Com. “ + | Loft Inc T points. The recovery had 4 good ef- | Chinese Gov Ry 5s. 3 41% Chi M&S P ev : i insomp ac Other rail shares which were mov- i Am Smelting.. 8 Loose-Wiles. ... > 5 59y |fect on the other speculative rails.|Copenhagen b¥%s.. 2 87% 1 M&St P 45 '34. . 2 4 per b, = g of the Baltimore and Ohio Ra ing independently and therefore ob-|Am Steel Fdy i | Lorillard (P)... 172 2 2 Erie bonds were especlally firm. with | Cuba 6%s ctfs 30 90% 1& N W6 4 | turkeys, iy K ¥ V| Company for 9 Vously. for special sons. Were { Am Sugar..... 67% & “| Louis & Nash... 89 % 4 {the general d4s getting up to 55 and | Czechoslovakiu 8s. 943 IRT& Pacrf 4s. 3 ac 485: ro partly Louisville and Nashville and Atlantic {xm Qugar pf . e the convertible D 4s getting up to 59, Chi T H & SE 58 : aozen, || ast Line. Louisville above 80 would | gm Sumatra.. . 4 MR AL The prior lien 4s were active around | Denmark 8s. 108 Chi & W Ind cn 4s. 21 | 3.0023.60; N HptEes of e too high for a & per cent stock. |y GUITIA i Muck Trucks s 5 €2, St. Louis and San Francisco in- | Denmark 6s. 93% 9 CCC&StL Tt 68 A stock hoice, per 1b, - . Consequently It sremed reasonable G | AT Sumates v { Mack Trucks Tt s % 94% 91% |come G were fractionally higher. | Duten B ©&%s, ... |Clave Terin sina: 1o i e, pe 113 i, per b e arket wan wettiag | AT TEL& Teles acy Co. ; Sugnr Bonds Strong. Dutch East 18547 4 95% |Cleve Term 0s. .. 5% 95% 9 : Siears D s, Dot b, | with: 31 o O s & M ticy | AT Tob bt (n) bk 9 39 3 lastern Cuba Sugar T14s was the | Dutch Bast16s'62. 35 4% | Colo & Sou 4 . 5, 2.0045.00 eachs live hogs, i 3 Pl Jecrod that | Am W W 6% pf. \n”x:;.:\""m-llgl“” % 43 {leader among the sugar bonds, mov- | Framerican 7%s.. 86% 86% Cuba R R 5s. 2 2 2 Graen frdite—Appless DeE b the dividend « atter is vaised, | Am Woolen. ... : Maracatbo Ol 261 20 ey i Mg (Cuvs (cang | Brench dontey. - & Del & Hd 1st rf 4s 3% 83413 i per b " f R i Voole: b £ 5 2 prefes stoc ot s & J . b <+ @ < o7 57 oTAnges, dividend on' the former Wil ic ) Am Woolen nt 4 eyt ok | Bonas Bresriod stock but cuba Cane | Brench Govt 7iss.; 33 Den& Rio G coas. orung 4 Marland Of!. . 5 3 An interesting movement both ; ¥ A D& R G st rf 5s. ch has bee 1 the sub- Zine& L 2 3604 5 oth today | Holland-Am: 10% 7 P o . chain stores | AT FneRTapE Marlin-Rockewl. gi | and Wedn ¥ was the advance in _,':pfl:\e,“_“%, Det United 43 general enterprises having o {qn - "any oo Martin-Parry United States Rubber 58 for a long | Jananese 2d 4%s. Erfe 1st con 4s do with the distribut ! ia AR Mathison Alkill. 3 o 3 ; | time an inactive issue. The bond now | JePECTe5 X 6747, Erie con ext 7s.... 13 4 3 comment upon t Agth in this | Armiour of Del Maxwell (A) o bout 5 points below American |y "8¢0 S Erie gen 4s . 3 ;A toes, Tound, T stocks te 10 be sim- | Arnold Constab Maxwell (B) s 15 and Refining 58, with which | LYOD 68. - : Frie conv 4s A 9 5 2 | pe i 4250; sweet potatoes el gl Fment was | Assets Realizn. . = May Dp Storas . in normal times it compares in in- | Marsellle 6a. econv4sB. .. 4 58 4 hern lettuce, the Toader and at 91 w msiderably | Aseo D Goods 9 91% | vestment status. Mexico bs sia | Met Edison pf E 3 i 9 Hig v S ot ssoe s 2 A 2 gh-grade investment se Mexico 4s E The preliminary with estimated, shows 3 b + 4 » applicab) c 3 Mes Raatdon 5 IS {dint Dt coms hems Grand Trunk 7s 3 s e 602700 G reaze b ", rl\uui!xvl‘h‘«l\“x'x w ::}hl‘;:’»fl AU 1 Miami Copper % 2 W of the # e 1 g O Noshweni : . way the company’s jAss s s Ay Middle SE Ol slightly higher, instances being New | Norway 68 1952, 5 55| X Hozt b aen 5 34e) running. e G wentatong | A1 it ERale Midvale Steel. .. . B Jyoric Central bs and Baltimore and |Orient Dev deb 65 f ;:.‘;a;i’x-,nu;ns' 55 Associated Dry G g 1t s % hio 4%, < -~ . ud & Man ref 5s.. with May Department, and Julits |y 1an cat Line. 2 . S renen T e Earix-Lye-Med (9. . Hud & Man aj 5s. Kayser shares, which g Atlantic Gulf. : 3 | e Ersgueies. . : 1i) Central in the recent p kit points. ¢ P 54 | Mo Kan & Tex. . 4 5 In the foreign group it was notice- | At1Gult pf. W ol PR ba 3 Q land 7s. 111 Cent ref ; } Atiantic Ref. . 0K & Tex pf.. 3 s 30% jable today on Wednesd that there ueensiand 7 - 111 Central 5% y T S c6hol \ Atlas Powde : Mo Pacific. 9 91 9 9 2 little selling of Fre Queensland 6s 3 " al5%s.. 5 it pool In 1'. 8. Ind R | A E P . N : 5 " | Mo Pacific pf. . 8 6% | might have heen expected | Rlo de Jan 83 1946. Int Rap Tran 5s... 55, rots, 100-1 e I e . i ack. 3 Montana Power r tction of the exchanges. Rio de Jan 8s 1947. % |Int Rap Tr &s stpd. 34 £ sprouts, 10a20. very, although it is not g s i § § 3 (Montg'y Ward.. 2 2. . ] Rio Gr Do Sul 8s. . b 3% | Int Rap Tran 6s s Sy, 8 e e o j Austin 2 3 A | Moon Motors. s g 2 iy ot dedate *d | Sao Paulo State 8s. Int Rap Tran 7s. .. 3 GRAIN AND PROVISIONS i the retreat of a & e b 2 { Mother Lode. 5 AR AL o |Seine DeptofTs... 43 825 82 82 |Int& G Noraj %] BALTIMO interest. Computing ating ey . i Munsingwear. 3 3 : g a in the 230 T for thected | Serbs Croats S1o §s Int & G Nor 1st 6s. 90t cial).—Potatoes, cording crossed 90 for the first time | poiawin Lo 3 2 : 5 e ac|Sweden 6s........ % lowa Cent rf 4s.. 150; pon sun . Nat Biscuit. 2 e . Burlington and : % v o nder @ rush of buyving which fou to & Ohlo f; it b sl nd {Swiss Confed 8s. .. Lowa Cent 1st 55 2 e e market fora while comparativel alio & Ol oF t1 Dept Stores Podasts ne ()"mné‘:l:nfl;u_ Tokio 5 Kan City Ft S 4s. . Beans, bu: bare of offerings. Apparently the in- | t Leath. .. Nat! Enamel. ... 4 { 500,000 >enns: Ud Kingm 5% '29. Kansas City . 9% 6! 0045.00; brocee splration for this move was the ided E:::fi«:,n (A, 5 Natl Enamel pf. 8¢ ¢ 89 1| i fieat 5% 6 8t DE3 o piory eni® | a Kingm oiss 37, 4 Kanses City S 5s. . 5 bru Eprouts, quar !fl‘n:‘! something V{ulr‘rvl\(h an the present | Barnesdalt (43 3 n:: {_“dl_ = 5 35 3 5 Der oent: $4.200.000 Ml ouL L S Stoasn Chpeit 65 5 :(a):. City Term 45, . lb;g‘ per 100, 4.008 s S on - 5° 2 P -ead p . {county, Wis., per cent se Lake Shore 45 '285. 943, | 304 Sio much attention has been attract- | Bayuk Brow: oo 204 2 55 5| NatiRy o3 Za. : to yield Trom 45 to 4.6 pom MISCELLANEOUS. Lake Shore 4521, : | ¥ to the shuatio ns Of | Heth Steey. 5 000 City of Richmond, | Am AgrChem 7%s 34 974 Long Island rf 4 fmation about | geth Stl 1%(ny.. 8 g evada Copper. 2 a - bonds due in 145§ | Am Cotton Oil 5. . 3 79% | Loujs & N e y uce. | ! e Railway | Booth p,.h R B Or Tex & Mex. 9 9 g E at 99 Am SmIt&R 1st 5s. 1 1 B 200 2 97 7 a 082.35; 1 division est. It i son Y Air Brake : T AmSmlU&R 6s.... 13 102 ions, 5.10; o sociation has been quite satis- F Y Canners.... 2 2 Am Sug ref 6 2 5 Manhat Ry cn 4s. . 2L ? 5 ctory for a and that for the & e 3 ;" (N Y Central. 4 i AmT&Tven. ... l.\inrth.s‘lzn 5s... 3 ime flve vears receipts Ay 4 s 4 Am T & Tl trbs.. 5 A y & L 5s. 10 o iransportation alone have more rrk":"“:;}\"{ ; : Nycamo s AmiEdden. AL n covered interest requirements. | Burns Bros (A3 107 | NY Chi & stLpt. | iAmT& T deb5k%s 9 M&StLlstre4s.. 3 » E “_m\ *packed, barrel, ompany's preferred stock i Burns pr p! - N ¥ Doe! Am Writ Paper 6s. cround 10 on the stock e Putte Copper. . 5 : 9 | P - ah & e g ; ek dividends amount to | Butte & Super. : . n"f"'.’a"” : : ] jimaonticiab s 208 Nre ... 1o unds, 1.00a1.35; least 30 per cent, or three times |Butterick...... 18 1 { ) & Westrn. Nrcendn st 6 6 i r ‘ What the stock is seiling for 2 3 Y Shipbldg. 9 n C : 2 : ey stoek Caddo Oil A 24 { Norfolk South Armour of Del 5138 3 8la 88% | 3 g 9 g sples, . 3 Sugar S » Reflect Cheer. Calif Petrol.... 5 o 24% 2N Gore & Western. 3 3 ss0 Oll 6srets. ... 8 The sugar sharo bly the Cuba | Callaban Zine. . 45 4% | North Amer. 2 22t == Bell Tel Pa e E .“ru Faciic Cunes and B continu alumet & Ariz. 43 3 3 T T 3 St Geth Steel - s { Mo Pacifi ect . the Calumet & Heely No AR 5 Government Ginning Repart ! o Pacific gn 4 ng, the 4 @ 4- | Canadian Pac. .. Sl il : Beth Steel pm 53 ew OF Term 4 < port, 1o quiot Cuba Cane rd g adian South. ;s E 0 Bdy & Bl : £ H Heth Steel s { 6s... e 9 O Tex & M In 3s. 6% 86% &6% | gurlicky, spot r e to its high for the - Nreabing Oklahoma Prod. Y ngher Than Expected. \ Brier B St 1t 545, 3 Y Cent gen L5 s ,.fl, e AR ‘;""H“““ WA ARUSIAILE HAC ase (J 1) pf. G 3 B 6 gr{\heu‘n cxln-uu. 3 8 K Cable N im.l)‘n Ed gen bs. .. 4 Y Cen deb 6s. ... 3 ales—Bag lot of nearby at 1.04 per SEIBIE . 2 . | Central Leatn. . tis Elevator. .. ny ush T Bldg 55 °60. 21 IN Y Cen deb 4s. ... 9 bushe Thoi - reported differe " As- | Cent Leath pt. 3 33 36Y | Otis Steel. %o s { able News Good. | Calit Pete 6358 w 1. 9 Y Centr | Il e 9 g »—Cob, new. 3.85a3.90 for vel- Rt e Century Rib Mills, 3 0 | Otis Steel pf 65 56 ! ! Central Leather 58 2 Y Centen 4s'38. ow and per barrel for wi g Shares today. It [Cerro de Pasco. 46 3 OwensBotle. b g Cerro de Pasco 8s... : > i ! - 8 e ao o vpon the copper shas as 3 . 5 By thie Associnted Press johite C 6 ¢ Ha track corn, yellow. S vas @ good) %8 rumored that the dissolution of | Chandler Mot. .. b Pacific Coast.... NEW YORK. - I : Chile Couner .- e g tn 8 e 888 bashels of No. 3 white played in the ! Vil Copper Export Association might | Cnesap & Ohio P 69% | pac flc Develop. > K. * December 20—The | Cin G & B Bu 6. 6 96 ¢ v Haven 7 : i meeur. In that event, the street | Ches & Ohio pf. use Pac Gas & Elec. 9 nsus report showing 548,805 hA[v!" OmMmMonw! P 6s. . i o v Have S . 9 2 2 L) te, No. 3. “ees it. certain benefits which have | cnig Alton. ... 3 4 3% pacific OMl. . lof cotton ginne ember 13 was | Con Coal Md 1st os. W g £ L h acerued to sellers of copper through | opj & Alton pf 0 ) 0% | packard Motor. stightly 5 o r exprctations, but | GuLalAm Sug 83 rf dsctfs.. : { e—> % i'No. spot, | ¢ this agency would be lost. | Chi & East Iil. 264 2 ! pan-Am Pet: A Cubs Cane ¢ 5 5 ew York Ry aj 581 & * . i Realizing sales had more influence | opr e Se o B AP 5 t de much of a fac- | Cuba Cane cv Y Rys adj s A < £ ) i o, Al upon the atternoon stock market [EM GO () el et 4 | U Ui atly askes whien opened | Dery (D G) 3 Y State Ry 43s. 5 and § ¢ better w {Ran they had had during the fore. |ChiGreat Wpt. 10 4 | PennSeabaStl,. 8 3w lat @ decline of 3 points on October, but | Det Edison ref 6s. 315 103 Y W & Bos 4125 p timothy and whi ixed and noon. It was apparently true that {C Iy ¢ Ju Pont de N 13 Holk & W No. 1 clover hay, receipts of the oil s D ihe 'time be- | Chi Mil &St P pt 214 2 21% | people’s Gas.... 8 b 1 points higher in re- | DU Pontde N ”rllwrfi,‘arf;' ¢hich have been ligh The market b . e N on. 50% 3 %! p, Duquesne Light 2 ted trade improvement |Chi& Northwn. 50% Pere Marquette. 0 0 2 St S shows a firm tone. sed receipts skl 0t two | Chi & Nwn pE. .- 1021: 1024 | Phillips Jone 5 di "'i “““‘“‘: fi‘:l‘rl:-l-;';& Ths. : 3% i Northern Pac e exntctam ; s ago had seen _and which | Chi Pneu Teol. . 23 & Phillips J pf. . . i > : 9 5 TE oA, Quotatio months 1 :ym:” it ) B Ty 3 Ehitis Maiets. { Mancheste vas Wall street | Fisk Rubber Ss..., 3| Northern Pac 35 D. of October a widely accepted IChRI&P 6% 3 Phillips Pete. 3 .and scattered commission house buy- ! R Ore & Calif 1st 5s. . ate pla cess of de-|copip 1P 1%pi. 76 5% Phoentx Hosiery ing and some covering by De x..rfc“’ Blec Qeb o 0% Ore Short L ref 4s. mand ov ChIStPM &O. . Plerce-Arrow... 9 [shorts on the opening advance. but | Gocacneds. .- Ore-Wasn Lst rfds The late 1 L R M A Ot Flerce AL DL, 2 2 janats on pent { Goodyear 85 1921 .. ” Pennsyl gen 3s. .. . “hat produ r gether GO e . o : jthere was considerable realizing and | Goodyear 8s 1941.. X = | Pennsyl gen 4 were off 3 J 1 eir = prices eased off several points from j Hershey 6s1342... Pennsyl 6% s e Chino Copper. “ crce Ol pf... ¥ rom 4 3 peak in Septemb. | ool % T2% | plite & W ¥ : 39 39 |the best during the early trading, | Humble O&R Slas. 3 Pennsyl gold { Colo & South... 1 Postum Cereal.. 57 57% 58% | December was relatively firm, selling 00a4.00 nach = Jfl(rrn~! {{llinois Beil 1st os. 94 | Pennsyl con 43; TODAY'S CHICAGO PRIC 3 5% | diana Steel . “ere ) N ~ DRY GOODS QUIET. { Columbia Ga 8 | Postum ¢ i 1% 126 1o full cent over January, but after (ke ttackon:.. e Meraleres. 38 91 a9y : = {Com Salv (&) e - 3 { touchin reacted to 3 May | Int Paper 1st 3s A. i : ' 3 s < % {advanced to 5 an en sold off | KCP &Lt 5s 4 % 89 Reading gen 4s.... 66 8 LU N e A T 3 33—s Very Little Buying Reported in|Comp Tabulat.. ShcRa sy 15-andiithen moldlom o e Rio G Yestel 45, . 3 wits of only a scattered xort. ! . —SLO0D at J00, Congoleum Co 441y | Pro & Ref ctfs.. Baaer £1) o ision of opinion as | At 100, $1.0m Today's Market. Cons Cigar..... 16 6 s | Prod & Ref pf... 467s 467y 46 H New Orleans Market Values. { “L' 3'&!;"“!\'_‘\ - tito how - government crop report ' il 6 3 0 | Pub Serv s7i pr. 9% 4 0 NEW ORI Decem jiguett & Myraoa. should be construed. o 3 Wt p Special Dispatch to The Star. I Cons . g 9 Pullman Co. . s | Better cables than due used ad-fy . e s I % | tinued favorable weathe: ¥ har. 2 PEL; € NEW YORK. December 20.—Busi- | Gonfole dpes. H : ’pumuem 85% | vances of 2 & nts ‘on the | Midvale Steel 55 {vest in Argentina was reported. The BONDS. ness was in the cotton geods | Cons Textile. . 6 Pure Oil. 2 214 20% 2 tr st months in the cotton mar- | N8¢ os. 4| onening. which ranged from % off to 2 R e S B few iy 3 | Puire Ol $56 Bt - opening call today, but:New Eng Telds... 3| shade advance. May 1.08% to 1.08 Bid and Asked Prices. markets today, with few s 9 a1 Mot s 4 3 7 t ased immediately after, | N ¥ Edsn 1st 6%s. S s uly 1.06%, followed by a ! PUBLIC UTILITY, nore than 1.000 pleces reported, job- | Continental - : i Railway Stl Sp. . jbec - total quality of cotton giu- |N7(; EL H&T 96% | € a g .| general decline. hers, ignoring the threz cur- | Corn Products. . 153 o8 Ray Con Copper 5 %ined to mber 13. 9,548.805 bales, |N Y Tel 68 '41... 104% |StLS W s 5 | An “increase of commission hou iled supply, w ving y on a | Cosden & Co. Eospes Reading. ... 6% 76 5 76 lin a report issued by the census hue |N Y Tel 63 '49 105% (S B 3 offerings weakened the corn mark. tand-to-mouth 1rmcme Steel.. 63 012 | Reading 1st p! 3% 53 34 534 |reau, was larger than expected. Do | N Y Tel 4%s. 931, | § . After opening unchanged to % high- Print cloths wei vz ents | Crucible Stl pf.. 90% ¢ 2 8021 Reading 2apt 3 5 63% G8%|ing the first half hour of the ses: 'n | N Am Edison 65, .. 907 | SLP Un Dep 514s.. 12 | May prices showed © slight for 64 by 60 and 123, c m ‘Cuhnn-Am Sug. " | Remington. 2 82" |prices went 26 to 31 points under .e | Nor States Pow 58, 8915 | Seab'd A Lrefds.. 3 losses all around. 72, Light trading also was repo Cuba Cane Sug. 14% 157 %{ Reming 15t pf 5 90% | last sales of vesterday, January wad- | Nor States Pow 3. 100" | Seab'd A Ladj 5s. in the raw silk market, where vri«<~ {Cuba Cane Spf.. § 2, | jieplogle Steel. . h 11 |ing down to 34.2: | Northwst B Te 7s. . 1071 | Seab’d A L con 6s. . 2 ¢o. |ing unchanged to 13 up, May, were unchang | Cuban Dom'can. “ % Rep I & Steel 3 18 i SotPachivatite. i 45%, but later sagged \LubanDomvl 47 Rep Ir & . 9 7 974 | Pacific Gas & El 53 91 !Southern Ry 1st In\\er: quotations on hogs pulled | WOOL PROVES PUZZLE, |CwamelFruice: 10 10 6 6% nesuoias Spr 20" s FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL i racirit i . B . 75 . Y Rey Tobac (B).« 3% 3% Pan-Am Pete 7s... i 102% | Southern Ry 6%s. . 13 [ e lones | = iDavisonCnem.. TSN OO S Gl imavaibucn: . . i IN NEW ENGLAND |pan-Am Pete 6:x. 30 96% 96% | Southern Ry 6s ct. 96 LD 1 1A Special Dispateh to The Sta 3 © 106% 106% 106% 6% | 5 5 214 N e : |PhilaCoref6sA.. : 99% ! Sou Ry Mobile 4s.. 3 v : 1067, 1.06% 1064 'BOSTON. Decentber e T jStdossontead. . |22 |@eom) Gueceat Bistory Magasion, | pEils OobKs 48 9 893 | Third Ave ref 4s. .. 1: : R e R back practically to the level prevalls{DDback EEtp T S s E v The first public school in N« w Eng- | plerce-Arrow 8s. . 75% | Third Ave adj os. . 2 2o S e ing at the first of the vear. the local | Dome Mines.... S04 2 ! 1 land w aunched at Newpc:-t, R. L, | Producers & Rf 8s. 2 106% | Tol St L & W 4s. .. 7 - MO i lex. & Mt Ver, eff raw wool trade toda ““« Uu!hnur;;fi::‘ifl??;]‘gnnk = Ao StLsouthen 5., [ 288 vears ago, when. the freemen of | Public Service 3s.. 78% 784 | Union Pac Ist 4s. ¥ i ) ing to calculate w he future of se. . § § cee 8 iR 4 3 Alegre e ¢ : 5 n ‘s Wool market will be. At the | Duquesne ist pt. 103 Schulte Stores Rhode Island voted to suport such an ;:::‘& Co‘““ ¢ }gg“i t:::: Rgz?’t‘r; 4s 1: moment wool {s beinz sold faster ! stman Kodak 108 74 | Seaboard Alr L. 6 Institution to be conductcd by the Sharon St1 H M 99 Inton Pacev 6s. ¥ 14 than it is Delne, Droouced, accorling | matonANlo M 6D. Seabd ALpf.... 14 4 14 |Rev. Robert Lenthal, a Church of | Sinclair Oil 7s. . 94y Ol e R . , nant Bank of Boston, which reports | Elec Stor Bat Searaltoenooe England clergyman. In the coionial | Sinclair Oil 6% 4 87% | Virginia Ry 1st6s. 9 o a3 R CH Paper M hat dome: ocks at country |Emerson Brant. ¢ Rk AT 6 . @ s i America little thought was | Sin Crude Oil 5%s. 3 97% | VaRy & P1stbs... 4 83 4 N points are low, and manufacturers Emerson-Bpf. 7 i ,S_lm"lt‘i- Tis. 4 6% | given to the education of the children | Sin Crude Oil 6s... 3 97 |wabash 1st 5s 10 B qoa = b Sy S are anticipating their requirements. | Endicott-John [ [ 14 | Shell Union. 5 of the “common” people, and among ! Sin Pipe Line bs. .. 80% | Wabash 2d . 5 87% These facts and the rising tendency ' Erie.... 21% ! Simmons. . % 5 the well to do the opinion generally | So Por Rlco Sug 7s 101% | Western Pacific 5s. 10 4 % DAIRY PRODUC S "l()t.l\ ubroad are counted on at least 1o Erie1stpf...,.. 29% Einimg Befrol s prevailed that such people were bet- | Steel & Tube s. 108 | West Shore Ist 4s. 1 79 BALTIMORE, Decemb. PUBLIC UTILITY mEmiin, existne fecelvts | prie 2d pt 25% 25% HoHEOl : ter oft without anv education. The | Tenn Elec Pow 6s. 94 |Wheel &LEcn4s. 4 60% 60% 601 ]cial).—Live poultry—Turkes & Telg o Wednesday were 1.289 bags of domes- | * | Sinclair pt. 5 4| Rhode Islanders did not share this|{mide watOll6%s. 102% | Wisconsin Cent 45. 16 79° oo 8 i vouns ohlciens, o1 5 & Telgn. oo 01201, <ic wool | Famous Players 67 Skelly Oll. 3 T 2 2 view, however, and when the RevV.|moledo Edn lst 78, ™ 106 - 6% 77 . 3 o . e j".fi"h’,fi‘r“::}:gn"," ‘jfj 9 | Sloss-Sheffleld.. 57 = 57 5614 | 1 “l“f,“‘l“‘n_'r""'}{’:“flf’“:“:ng"f;f”yo:(g‘,’."‘,{:1Unu Drugcv $s... 110% TOTAL SALES (Mar Value): 4 old roosters, TREASUKY CERTIFICATES. ' isiaeiity ¥ ins... 118 SoerioSiaar Gy S 52 | E0UnG renay upport for hix project, | U SRub latresa: : 10| 1o 6590000 % name 7865000 |PAir as: wuine (Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co) | Fifth Ave Bus.. 9% . 4 4 He was granted 100 acres o{ Idlnd 0| S Steel 5L 68, r.. 1025 = P 7882000 poultry 5 A T—Noon—— | Fisher Body 161 3 ) be “laid forth and appropriated for a |USStoelsfon. .. 2 e ey atey 2 Rate—Matcrity, | Fisk Rubber. % s 2 % school, for encouragement of the . . 88% FORKIGH DXCIAN yond 4148 March 13,1024 = G 674 ? &7 St Oil of Callf... 6L | poorer sort, to tarin up their youth [Va-Car Chem7s... Y 4« 81% o e . oundation Co.. 674 7 Stand Ol of N ’ . D v, Va-Car Ch 738 w. 827 | (Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & co.) s—Los native and nearby | Freeport Texa: 12% 2 St o“ of ll;udvh Warner-Sugar 7s. 103 ..\;‘Iu]nn_-“‘x“ Su]lmx‘(l-]“.'vk.. 3 n“,‘«‘.un:’: n. Gen Asphalt. 35% 5% 4 | Sterling Prod. 9% i West Union 6%s. . 109 e old value, _ today. e L ! Gen Asphalt pf. 69'z 69 tern Bros pf... ! Utah Copper. % 63% 63% 63%|\yestinghouse " 108w | Lpncon, pound. ... >80 4.3 Pm‘,:g”‘ S %8 December. Gen Cigar. 8715 £ Ctemid WA 596, acu ‘Utah Securities. 16% 16% 16% | wilson & Co 1st 6 94 X A $Ra3ky more. packed, S Nombie 3-32 | Gen Electric. ... 193% 3% 5 | Strombg Carb. .. S Wilson&C cv T4s. 95 1 i "1‘4‘.",':.’.‘"‘31‘ b : | Gen Biec spl. [ 100 “10% 104 Studebaker. ... 1043 Vanadium Corp. 20% 204 | Wilson & Co cv bo. 0% 0 e, ark. i proce 148 December 15, . | Gen Motors s 5% | Submarine B 4 21 27 |youngstnS&T6s. 15 94% 94 94 | peren, fease Lol . 7 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. iGen Mot $9 dev. s [Saption o, : = i e 3 ceoe I CHICAGO, December 20 (United ational = 3 5 ) L = ota | 2 il L ] 291 28y i 4 o B Y . SHORT-TERM SECURITIES. |Geo Moti% ae deloig i s o 13% 13% 1s%| NEW YORK EGG PRICES. : States D o0 hend: - stows | American Ses 1G Texas Company. Hogs—Receipts, head: delowi | Continental Trust (Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.) (-im“;"m"’- - Tex Gulf Sulph. 10% 10%| NEW YORK, December 20.—Eggs— | Prague, crow: L 2o ) early “f"i'o rm ':“::‘l’(‘:»er's s ]‘\‘(‘.‘l‘(’l[:r;d:‘;‘ > | Merchants: Bank rfi\mfl‘gm:fncaw ; , Texas & Pacific. 5 83% 84 |Steady; receipts, 053 cases. New [Farto “own . R ':gmy) Jow 1*I|o‘ K0 0 306 pound | Sationsl & Aluminum Co. of Amer. Ts 19 | Goodrich. . 215 e L Ll Wen® Herpen 3% 13%|Jersey hennery whites, closely select- Chrlgtiania, cown - 2% 1 { butchers, 7.00a top. 7.10; 180 to | \Wash, Loan & Trust Alumisom Co. of Awer. 5 ‘:..uogrlchrpf‘ = a5 Tiothen HoAcInG. Bat Holl Rt 9 g [ea extras, Isnso. nearby hennery s 225 fodnd sueranes, ¢ cate SAVINGS BANK. Joodyear DL Tobaceo Prod... 70% 723 70% 71% | Western Md 2d 2 16% 16% | whites, closely selected extras, 58a60; | By the Associated Press. pouna LavesaRen G AF; pRciox g 4 ‘:m:d);;‘&i:‘r.gl 2t 4 ?gm’rob.ccn Prod A. 3 4 | West Pacific. 14% 147 |state, nearby and nearby western P{LW \ofm, I;eccmbs- 20.—Foreign ¢ | Gran 2 % | Tobacco Pro pf. 3 West Pac pf. % 59% 59% whites, first to extras, b exchigugen Tes uotations (in '« Cle— . 11,000 head: un- }(.x)\unhorn pr.. B6% 56Y% | Trans Cont Ofl. .. 37 3 West Alr Brke. 5 8274 83 | RONRETY a0 oxtras, 50a38: | United States dollars)—Great Britain, | oven; killing quality generally plaing Great Nor Ore... 27% 1. 3 - EI&M. 60% 60w |Eacific coast whites, extras, 56a58;|demand, 4.36 cables, 4.3632; 60-day | it s unevenly higher: top ' | Gt West Su pf. .. 107 TeRnsus &WLL. LS “hs °h|Pacific_coast whites, firsts to extra | bills on banks, 4.033. France, demand, | Nty Sirnrs U s Greene-Canan.. 13% Underwood. ..... Wheel & LE pf.. oAt 14| Arsts, 50ab5. 05167 ;- cables, 0517. Italy, demand. E‘(-:-‘r“:twrs au her classes about | r-: rseutive |Guantana Sug.. 7 Union Bag & P.. 61% 614 61% White Eag Ofl. - 25% 26 !ma%%é'u}:les.cwr;:gs h%elg(!’um et Roslusteces, & e to 0 higher; | American rul Laenther s P 3 bt 1G % i , 2 Q £ & anthle 5 1 : o ) Gnionoil ... 1 i White Motor.--- 85 28 HOLIDAYS CANCELED, - |mand Mseici cabies 0156, Germany, | Sulerd! Wirohe: "oivena bune, “0d | et L R e Gulf StSteal. .. 9% 803 Union Pacpl. o ‘3ia Whiteon : % %| NEW ORLEANS, December 20— |000000000025. Holland, demand, 3500 | 3400 Yeidy " \{ockers ana feeders | '“-f:"u Eison L 111 Boston 314 % 5 ul = & 5 pt. % White Oil ctts. -, % %|The New Orleans Cotton Exchange |Cables, .3805. Norway, demand, "1494. Detter grades steady; others s Corg, ba 10411 salk Hanna (MA) pt. 90 D S B 10 a0t 3% 3% |pas rescinded its former action re. |Sweden, .2634 Demmark, .1786. Swit: | SFATee: - g x",];xlx. {lahier Body Corp. 6s 1038...0 o7t . Hartman Corp.. 41% e s B2 22 22 |garging end-of-the-year holldays and |Zerland, 1744, Spain. 1308, "Greece, [ ' %V;ep—Receipts, 13,000 head; siow; | Kest E510te odyear T. & K. 88 10 101 Hayes Wheel... 40% 6 | Ll ted DEue 8 8 9% 9% | i be closed only at Christmas and | 1.89. Poland, .00000020. = Czechoslo- | ¢ ¢"{lips steady to weak: sheep irent Northern © 108 Housen'd Prod.. 34 Untd Drug 1s 47% 48% 4T 79% 803 79% 79%|New Year day. Karly in the month |vakla, .0292. ~ Jugosiavia, .0113%.| . fcoay to around 25 lower; no early g Valley ve | : Houston Ol ... 68% 5 Utd Pap Board.. 17% 17% Wisconsin Cent. 35 34% 385 |t announced holldays for the Mon- | Austria, 000014 Rumania. 52%. Ar-|Ljes” feeding lambs; fat wooled | MeTeratinter pin bic Ol Bies 1662 DTl ord | H e Motors. 2754 89| United Ry Inv..) 10w 10% Woolworth..... 280 280 280 280 |days preceding both days. gentina, .3225. Brazll, .0940. Montreal, | { s, 12.75a12.90: medium to good | Uja Dutch Market o o G 93% | Hupp Motors 1% 17u Utd Ry Inv pf... 364 37 Wright Aero... 12% 12% 12% 12% -9717-32. staughter ewes, 6.00. { ch Market pfa. mm.\m State Tel, 31 i i Hopp rights.. 1% s lu|USCastIPipe.. 621 62% Wrigley, Jr. 39% 39% 394 891 Making @ Start —_— e i 8, 80 Gis Hydraulie Stl. % U S Hoffman M.. 18% 19 Youngstn Tube. 67% 67% 67% 67T% RATES ON BAR SILVER. Too Much Confusion Now. L] > 3 I intend LONDON, December 20.—Bar silver, the Detroit Free Press. fllinois Central. 101 T 36% 374 Call Money A A e e roa hounE 8 comedy | 451716 pence per ounce. Money, 1% | T omo yon. think. wemen ought 0 PICRRTEL - ST e MISCEL] Y% 61 Vennn, It 0 ; : Hydraulie Stpf. 8 0 8odus Moo.. BUKC - dek Low. Last. | From the Philadeiphia Bulletin. Switt G 3 e i 931 93k 3 icwater Of : : company on the road short Lnion Tank e i et s 4 87% 87% 873 HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS. Actress—What play ¥ ipericent. Disccunf sutes=ehorc and| oo stevn Unioo, Grpe. 1086, 10 n T = K SR 838 500 Lpm..... 619 800| Manager—1 haven't had jnk writter | ERESENONIE Wills, S Bk SERE S “I should sax net. Its hard eaough 31.. . 4 i = yet, bul eard a indy Jjoke tod ecember .—Bar | as i to tell who' e mai 0 b Weatiaghoowe B. & M. . 107 496,500 Zpam..... 49 100 |5, we can use in it “Y | sitver, 64; Mexican dollars, 48%. house,” . United States,