Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1923, Page 28

28 = FINANCIAL. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1923. FINANCIAL. e WALLSTREETLIST [~ew_vorx sTock Excrance | BIND QUOTATIONS |[=xx rorx BONDS s sscnuver] G Provtuce aud BAC) TR Received by Private Wire Direct te The Star Ofice ivate Wire Direct te The Star Office. Open. High. Low. Close. SR : (Bales are 1n $1.000.) ! RAILROADS. 65 3 e WANEET A.ll ELUSE AdvRumiey.... 1% B% % B%|JewelTeapr.. a1 80, Bl AGAIN IRREGULAR UNITED STATES BONDS. Sales. High. Law, Cles. | JOOAL WEOLESALE MAREET ! Air Reduction.. 67% 6 4 67%! Jones Te: - 23% 20% (Fractions represent thirty - seconds. | Atchison gen 45 42 8T% i A _gecian rop in egg p - Snons revresert {blrty sac Atorison Spam-e 4 the feature of today's market. Deale {A=nge .. 5 et % % iy, Tow.. Close. | AtlanticC L 1st 45. 9 873 4 87% | think there will be no more extreme- ASRCHLY 8. . 184 18 Lib3y 208 99-25 99-18 99-18 [ Atlantic CLrcl 4s.. 10 2 ly high prices this winter. The ) Alaska Juneau.. 1 * ) Kansas C So pf. 52% b52% i i e B ek = B&Oprin3%s... o % op resulted from incre re s Many Traders Sell Out foriihsachen. - o6, o, o G, Romercaine 62 sl iob 3o |Liberties Heavy—St. Paulls- b ni2aiic 1o eve, s 8 RS ORI o8 & o zaunted o Tacrovned o sens | Rdvance of $4,000 Reported Rest of Holidays—Moves | Auinchaimse. 35 e eloey Whonr.. HT sues Very Active—Foreign |1ib3a it - 358 37 583 8% |Beocviin 12 Clofcint “receipts were quoted ut| fOF November—Trading on Kennecott. 4 % 5 a c average recel el Am AGChit Tt 858 e 33% 335 Lib 4th 4%s.. 756 98-9 98-4 98-9 [B&Orefs, 45 and 16 cents, average receipts s 2 N C | 2% o % f L & 3 |B&O PLE&WY 45, ing at 42 and 43 cents. Demand for | in Individual Stocks. AmBoxch..... 3% Kinney G R. ... 0% 60% Group Fairly Steady. US4%s 1951, 470 99-13 999 999 | PO FLUEWY dn. ¢ LS TS LT S i e Local Exchange. Am Canpf...... 108% . LacledeGas.... 78 178 78 — FOREIGN. 7 Bklyn-Manhat 6s % [baking. 2 Am Chain (A).. 28 3 Lehlgh Valley.. §60% 60% 60% . High, Low. Close. [ BKIRT 78’21 ct. .. 2 tm{;w(o is practically no change BY STUART P. WEST. AmChislaGor. 18 LeeT & Rubber. 14 14 14 BY G . HUGHES. Argentine 7s...... 14 1000 | casinai ozt 54 i | Bowever and dealers expect the de:| The Washington Gas Light Com- Special T It to The Star. Am Chicle pf. 50 Ex &ayerl. - 236 236 236 236 |Special Dispatch to The Star. au’s'rl- 28, 33 4 gm Canad Paodeb i3 mand will be correspondingly heavy. | Pany &ained slightly more than $4,000 NEW YORK, December ‘21.—To-|Am CotO ctfs 9 9. 1 ta. | s ias kooomio 66, 5% 65W| NEW YORK, December 21.—Irres- | Betstum eerm 2 0 5 968 | Car Clinch & O b8, 215 They were quoted at 30 and 35 cents | during November, @ statement. of day's market continuell at the start | 3 » Yottt " €% 10% 18%| jarity continued throughout the | Belgium 85 2 97% 1 Car Clinch & O 6s e GEs—Strictly fresh, selected, can- | S2TIngs fled with the Tublic Tenj- the upward movement in special is-| Loose-Wiles. 59 G8' 58 |bond market today Bern 8s 17 107% [Centof GaGs.... dled, per dozen, 43a46; average receipts, | 11€8 Commissign this morning show- sues which were in progress at Thurs- 5 Lorillard (P) 4 172% 171% 1724 | There was further heaviness in|Bolivia 8. 38 B0 ContraI Badifidn; 0 storage., 2 ing a net corporate income of $67,764, day's close, Later realizing sales be- | Am & For pf w § « | Louls & Nash. .. 88% 88 884 flberties, although no good reason | BordeAUX Gs. 2 e & Qnlocw S | tuthiags POUIFY-—Roonters, per Iby, 18: | compared with $6 ecame heavier and the early gains|Am H & Leath.. McIntyre Por. e 17% 17% | was apparent. One suggestion Was | Brazil 8s. 15 95% | Ches & O gn 41s. . o . 20a22; keats, young, each 7 for the corre sponding montls of last vear. In Or were lost or considerably reduced, al- | Am H & Lea pf.. Mack Truck: 8714 87% | that the support of buying for the |Canada bs 1 39 997 | Chi & Alton 3%s. . 4 83 6 fowls, per Ib., 19a20. ~ tober of this year the comp: cary though the market was firmer at the | AT e S o916 | arackay Cos.... 1064 106% 106% 106% | British government had been removed |Canada 53is 1929.. 5 % 100% | i B&Q gn 48 5. choeased poultry-—Fresh killed spring | close. ey y 4 . '2‘9”‘: fig“; temporarily, and that Iliberties were |C2nada5s103l,... 8 9% 99% ‘hgz%‘fi‘llhl'rfrfifl-r S %7an: hepe pee Abi ] Overating revenues « Central Leather Up. Am Linseed. Mallinson & Co. i o7 8y |simply falling into line with other (C;“:‘]:'?N;u:\ i3 et MRl L S 4 ib., 30380 keats, YOURE, | amounted o $435,035, Central Leather preferred at 59 was | Am Linseed pf. . ;83 33 |Mallinson pf. 6 86 86 |high-grade securities. Selling could | Chile 85 1926 43 2% 102% | Chi GrWest 45 (n). 9 9 Al s el aggEregating $322,191. Deductior up nearly 7 _points since Wednesday | Am Locomotiv i 73% | Manat! Sugar. 6 64 64 |hardly be attributed to fear of enact- | Chile 8s 1941 e 104% | C M & Puget Sd 4s. 2 % [3.00a3.60; No. 41 made to an aggregate of § Rloriing. Wall siroet wax Sl 0e> | Am Loco pf. . Manhatn B guar 5. (299 29 | mieatiof & bonus. law. As ihet aer: | Ganeaniati s o % | Chi M &St P rf 4348 67 Live stock—Calves. choice, per b, | cluding 344,137 for interest Dating whether this implied a cnanke | Am etale. .. Manhat Sbirt... 43 43 43 [tion is still involved in doubt and the | Chinese Goy iy 55, 8 ChI M&SE P v bs... 12 gnedium, per b, 11; thin, per b0} The Georgetown Ga ! for the better in the company’s busl- | xm Radiator. 4 Maracatbo Ofl.. 26% 27w [decision o put tax provision ahead |Copenhagen 5i%s. . 16 . Chi M&St P 48 '25 4 $al0. Lambs, spring, per Ib., 13. Live getown Gas Light Cor ness or merely the run-in of an ex- |37 potiany pe. Marland Of}. . . . 354 85% | of the bonus ought to be helpful to mb"*fem%s.. 5 % Chi M&S P ov 4348 3 DIgS, 2.00a5.00 eachs iive hogs, per Ib., | Pany had a net corporate income of tensive short interest. X Am Safe Razor. . o % | Marlin-Rockwl. 6% 7 |the murket for government bonds. | Gzechosiovania’ Chi & N W 634e T3, $6,973 during the same month. Oper Tt was in the last quarter a ¥ Am Ship s Com Martin-Parry 85 86w| Probably the movement has no Vet 4 CM &S 3 . en fruits—Apples, per Laskel | gting revenues amot 6,0 v s ' rplin of $1.400,000 over | Am Smelting... B7% G BT Mathison Alkili. 3 a9 |Ereat significance. There was 1o | Denmark 8s 4 CniRveter . 2210 BRSBTS S e e Interest charges. The first quarter [Am Smeltpf.... Maxwell (A). 47 AT e i, Uirico BhogTade Falls | Denmark 6s. ChIRT&P gnds.. 20 ; a, 700 00" Lamon, . per.. £ of 1523 made a similar showing. | Am Steel Fdy... Maxwell (B). 186 I S ieanen wore Atoaty Dutch ET5%s. .. “hi R T & Pac rf 4s. 19 50a.4. abefruit, 2.5043.25, Then another downward turn came, | Am Sugar. May Dp Stores i 90 924 gl S ol ST p ChiUn Sta 4148, .. 17 90% 90% 550 on, and the operating loss o 26, m Sugar Met Edison pf.. 93 3 : 4 - ) Chi& w % n tha Uives mionihs ended Bm Gamatra s Mex Seaboard i 1o% 15w 1ow| In speculative bonds activity on a |Framerican Tiis. . Chiewindem Dher 30 wiped out all the improv .| Am Sumatra pf. Mex Seabd ctfs. 14 14 [laree scale continued in the St. Paul | French Govt 8s. 4 4 5 CCC&StLrf6s A leaving the profit and loss deficit a8 | Am T & Cable, .. Miami Copper 21% 213 |lst. At the opening there was French Govt 733s..135 Colo & Sou 4%s. ... it 8tood at the close of 1922—that 1s. ! Am Tel & Teleg. Middle St Ofi. 3 By ewfoecton SollowiniE _BpoR ‘the recovery L Hpiti€s. ... .. 3 88 |Cleve Term 5%s... were than $5.000,000. Taking this. | Am Tobac (By . Minn & StL..... 1 i o8 T itizaky, but st 1o the day | Honana-Kumer o 6 G along with ent reports of in-{Am Tob pf (n).. Minn StP & SSM. 40 40 40 |this was made up and most lssues | yapanese 15t 43 E:LL&I}\? l:.' = :" 0 G cn 4s. creased compe! on_ & a poor ex- : 2 showed The e » 1 ‘.r"‘r':““ fompsiition and & ‘peor = |AmWwieRpr. Mo Kan & Tex. . 114 11% |45 of 1925 « o Japanese 2d 43s. . D& RGstrfss.... 06 Central Leather's financial post- | Am Wooten. ... Mo Pacific . 9% 9% |a point and a half. Gains also were |JaDaneseds....... Det United 4% e tebs e toit Sl DA AW . Mo Pacific pf. 261, 284 |recorded by the convertibl Jergen U Mi6s 47, . Erie Ist con 4s.... ault of the last quarter's operations, | AM WritProf.. 4 2 Montana Power 60% 60% |the refunding 4%s. Heavy Lyon 6s c 3 5 e con et S P " | Am Zinc&Ld pf. Montg’y Ward. . 245 24% |0 Seaboard Air Line adjustments [ Marsellle s, sl igar Again Strong. Anaconds, . Moon Motors. .. 247 247 | Was another featurc, but with small [Mexico 65 & Stocks of Cuban sugar producers | Armour of Del pf. Mother Lode 8 8 |net change. Evidently the action of | Montevideo Ts..... rle conv 4s A were strong agaln. On the other | Arnold Constab. 2 2 | Munsingwear. b ¢ 35% 36w |the directors Thursday in orde etheriands 6s. ... 9 Exiscony ds ls hand, American Sugar refining had | Assets Realizn. . = 4 30 1the puyment of 212 per cent on Feb- [ Norway 8s.. .6 jg|ErlecanvesD. .. an abrupt break. It is well known |Asso D Good 2 Nat Biscuit. ... 51 61 |ruary 1 next on these bonds had been | Norway 6s 1943 .. i 92 Gr Trunk ef db 63 that most of the refiners got little | xgg0 p G 24 pf. . 59 Nat Cloak & S pf. 95% 958% | well discounted. Orlent Dev deb 68 Gr North gen 7s. .. advantage from the rise in prices, | 4sso O 24 BE- - : Nutl DeptStores 5 404 42 | Weakness in Virghnla Carolina | paris-Ly'a- : 69 . 69 - | Gr North gen 5%s. 1953 sold at 1013 hecauso they had believed tn high es: | A0EICH = s | Natl Dept Sto pf. 94 94 |Chemic 5 Tih WuirRe| vragueiye. - 7 Havana ERL&Y 5s GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. s /at yar timates for the 1923 Cuban crop an Siesies Nat! Enamel. as gel ¢ set down as tax sell- Hud & Man ref 58 8 : = 5 : “otomac Con delayed laying in © raw suppiles | Atchlson pf... i B 334 1:15. 1.’1%:/. ing There Is an excellent oppor-|Rig de Jan 8s 1946 8 Hud & Man aJ &s. RS SOLIMMORD, Pecemues B New Finame i sugar was well on its way |Atlan Bir & Atl. . Natl Lead pf 111 111 jtunity to record losses in these two|gi, de Jan 8s 1947, 12 i 87w |11l Central ref e T A s e ware sh o ) .. 2 sues, which are down some 17 points 5 g ¢ L Sobine & pounds. sw e 2. Duncan, chairman o e L L O i Nati Ry of M Za 2 g jONuSK Whlh Srecows soius 17 palnts nio Gr Do Sl e, ., 1 11l Central 5% 1 % | vams, barrel, i bush of ihe Commercial Credit Slinac GHl A, el 46 it Cuvers [N GHSHE s NatSupply..... 66 661 661 | oints in the case of the ‘with | Sao Paulo City §s.. 967 | Int Rap Tran 56. .. 9 %12.00. ' Beans. 'bushel. 1.50a3.00. ‘Beets, | Baitimore, announc iny pa n { Atlantic Ref. 2 Nevada Copper. 11 11% | warrants, from the high of the year |Sao Paulo State 8s. % |Int Rap Tr 68 stpd. 5 % | 100, 2 00. Broeroli, bushel, 30 meeting of the Stockho Lok e N Or Tex & Mex. 96% 96% . Eastern Cuba Sugar | Seine Deptof 7s... 13 82 Int Rap Tran 6s... Brisscls sprouts. quart, Cab- | company ‘will be held January Anto KRitter N Y Alr Brake. . 5 40% 40 d the sugar bonds unning | Serbs Croats 6415 Int Rap Tran 7 bage, per 100, 4.0 avoy, bush- | v upon plans for increasing Atito Sales DF. {N ¥ Central.... 104 up nearly a point. Cuba Cane $ v Sune Int &G Zoraj 6 4 el, 30a40. oe. er 100, 300500, | capitalization of e company. Sto 3 A S - N Y C-Readg rts. s A5 8w |Ss and were unchanged 85 C 5 nt & G Nor 1st 6s. i ¥ 4 2.5044.00. Cucumbers, | holders have been requested (o dire ounced S taldwin Loco.. 124% 125 ¢ [NvcntastL Poreign Mooy Steady: | Pokioss.......... 63% 631 | Iowa Cent rf ds ate_ @ &plants, * crate. | 4n amendment of the charter t later ha { Balto & Ohlo. .. E 5 NV Chi & StLpf. T sha Yo, sup French bonds | Ud Kingm 51 109 . 109 va C s 3 e Husle L caita) e a pe. with jump. gave evi- | Ralto & Ohlo pt. B8 I NY Dock.r..o.. e ey o e nds | va Kingm bias 37 2 ; ag0. s i shares oh oo tn pfuariet supply WS | Barnet Leath. .. E 2213 | GYNH&Hartfd. 13 5% 13% | that ! frane e ‘made anot Ud Steam Copen 65 26 | Kansas City' : 3 e A I ‘”“_‘, larnpsliaq :s; 5 Bty B Gv O & Westrn. new low P suggested that | Uruguay 8s ... 5 103% 103 3 l;\' ul“llly'rz;n;)l 3 bl larnesdal . 0 | Norfolk South.. 1% 28, | the sinking fund operates to support Long Island rf 4s. . lemtiy heen dijcounted: | Bayuk Brot ; | Nort & Western. Frene ern obligations and | O s ar s Louis & Nash 635s. selling off sharply when the | Beechnut Pack. 54 | Epesslebloiig o lom ay . Ajax Rubber §s... 3 88 et E N s out Beth Steel...... b2 0 North Anypt Am Agr Chem 7is Beth Stl 1% (n) 3 N B« Sie applies s 3 s | Am Chains f 65'33. 9 3 Manhat Ry cn 4s.. A S Tooth Flah. -« - s NovHh PacHc: <~ were th ture among the S Am Cotton Of 5s.. 88 Market Stcn Gs. .. Again today the foreign exchanges | BO0th EISh: o - > an *| Nov Scot Steel. . American bonds and Orfental Y Am SmIt&R 1st 55, 17 92 Mil EI Ry & L 8. n;vm.q..lq more attention than any e o Ohio Rdy & Blw. 3 4 7| opment 68 among the Japan ¢ A SmIt&R 6. ... 7 % M& St cf ox bs. thing else happening in the mar r 2d pt. , 2 The priacighl srew {aeue s sd Bt I e oy hves & coat in The |DxlynBdteon... ©Ohio Fuel Sup.. 3 33 o | was $6.000.00 War Am Sug ref 6s. 100t M&StLlstreds.. pound and French francs, under the | Brklyn-Man Tr. 2 2% | Ontarto Siiver. . e MLy, X Ws AmT & Ty 6s. : 9 11815 119 | M StP & SSM 6%, Same parsistent selling that has been | pricin-Man T pf. 4 Orpheum Clreuit. 185 18% AmT&Tcltrs. . 971 M StP & SSMen 48 Roted Al week, made the customary | poers Bros (B). 23 23 | Otis Elevator. .. 13814 141% TAmT & Toltrds.. 36 925 9214 MK &T1stds.. _——— B e IO TPk 10 & greater |BUtSTODRNT. 1o Pac fic Develop. % % it i e extent the quieting influe Caddo OMl. . 2% 2 | Pac Gas & Elec. 9315 9315 A a Gro R aerer approaching holi 2 & { Cal'f Petrol. 5 2 % | PacificOfl...... 4 S e o SR e art of the e Callaban Zinc. .. % | Packard Motor. 12 | Airour & OO g ™ 3 rore substantial CalumevE At 2 2 Pan- AT PEte: .. 5 { Armour & Co 413s. 83 o Pacific 65 . < 2 c of Del 5 2 2159 Mo Pactific 5. . » :'-r speculative contracts | 30y pac. - .., e O :::I.’)lu:lr‘ c:ant{( ;y_:l o Pacific 53 '65 who were leaving ton : oo 2t Ll ‘ ; s s S 28 544 s i Until next Wednesday. | Case Threshing. W e P Barnsdall s f & 96 98% | Montrl Tm st 55, . pER hin P e0iE suie et Lot 3ow 30t | Parrish & Bing. 1 : s o oo 17 984 954 | ew O Term 45 . S Cent Leath pf. .. 3 O Tex & M in Gs. *Geuders, Cerro de Pasco. ! Penna Coal & C.. g A sen the underlying note | Chandler Mot. 2 Fennsylvania... 41 | Both 8 . 9 or to discourage opera- { Chesap & Ohlo., 69 9 eni Sen s < Bklyn Ed gen 58. .. 983 C 5 the ribe In A momber ofLGRI& AIonDE.: People's Gan. ... December Contracts Extra|Bis5mses %, |X ¥ CenLsie antic 1d Wes s is- | Cni & East Il .. : 2 2 22 y 4 : ° oad \ B few days. — One n for the ad-|g t 2 2 2 Pierce-Arrow 9 " b KRS % o TRy (Lt e Hay—Receipts. none. o o ders shall also have vimoe. it s said. i the fact that the |ChUIRGSLER 481 | Pierce OIL. 2! Reports in South [Sommonwn e 4 s 000 is fair for the better . Lk (OHe Slimte Keny 1ax suit of the government agatnst | Ch &N R 9 Plerce Ol pf. ... ¢ o | . { Con Coal Md 1st 58 A othy and white clover mixed and No. {1y st ok SR the company, which has been over- eI eee TS g i+ Pitts Coal 5 6 | ——s {Cuban-Am Sug 8s. 11 { s sct.. § 1 17 clover hay, recent receipts of which | fres taken of preforrod @ Janging for . time, has been set- |Chi RI& Pac.. el 8 LORS. . 5 lc . 58% have been lighter. The market shows | preferred combined tled. Whereas the amount originally [Ch RI1& P 6% pf 6 {:Mlu"‘\l‘ ereal.. 58 . . the re: §Cuba Cane cv 7530 16 3 v s . 7 |a firm tone. Increa receipts | Ruling in Bankruptey Case. s s iy & sl taction | cutis Caprer: p Pt Serviee 3 fenture at thie openins of the cotton | DonerSteeltn . 1 &6 08'4 | Northern Pac 2s... 12 581 57% o8 Cton; S550. N other claims agatnst the Nortl of that figure Chino Copper . : . 17% | Eutlpsn Co % o8 " |market today was the relative | pyquesne Light 65108 3 rthn Pacr 1 6s. . 21, 1 214 | 9 00; 3 . 5 Boulev any. a sub Verger Talk Revived. Cluett Peabody. 6 b5 pintaisErs- - 8 ¥ b7 |strength of December contracts. Fur- | Est Cuba Su 3 orthern Pac 5s D. 91y 9 Slover ainel, a1.00: R0 Bty oLk L Iscou run-up occurred for Coca-Col i jBuEB Otk <o ther notices representing a little | Empire G&F 7iis. 5 OreShort Lrefds. 2 g pou straight rye, 24.00a | mon Pi & Yeats when Con n o iy fColo& Bouth S Ray Con Copper t over 9,000 bLales were reported, but | Fisk Rubber 8s.. E 2t | Pennsyl gen Se.... 0. 2 tangled rye, al in s LS frbeck Columbia Gas... 8% & : Reading. .. e e e e Y Pennsyl gen 414s.. 14 80 90% | 16.00: No. 1. wheat. 13.00a14.00 c . ’ the firs Columbn Carbon Reading 1st pf. i : : o Pennsyi 61 {oats, 14.00a15.00 ate il Comp Tabulat Reading 2d pL- .. 53y December sold up to 36.30, or vt os. 11 7 Dennerl gt ate claim ngoleum Co... 44° Jeplogle Steel.. 10% | points above vesterd closing at | tic h 63, i E Pennsyl con 415, g TODAY'S CHICAGO PRICES. g 1 interest Cons Ciear. .. 1 15% | 1D Ira Steel. . 4 45% |the start. Later months sold about T8l 1g Eere Marq 15t 5. 13 | CHICAGO, December ged | Washing AR % ns Gas of N 18) D99 Reynolds Spr. .. 21 points net higher during B A 18t Reading gen 48 dellveriem “heve( on i n- | holdere of o effect uy o ] nEol Gas rts.. . 3 Rey Tobac (B).. b f - e 18 RLINE Gen A8: 0 3 tracts led to generdl se n n_ the settle < would be abl Cons Textlile. ... Royal Dutch. 5 rl, ading. with 8 kiR 9 g RIArk & Ldls... 3 jlower prices for wheat tod uring t : case. The North Shake ! S L 3 529, S | this me otaled 355,000 buchels, Sha cights has cf,’;’,f'?fzéf.lm : St Josepn Lead.. 22% : feiaiycly o ¢ : he most liberal amount yet. Most ifed Sold December 28: to company | Cogden & Co. ... St L&San Fran.. L e B reabir oo . 9 83 3 s % g | Gommizsion houses appeared to g its com-{ Crycible Steel 5474 | St L&San Fr pt. irly active and, while earl ctua- | K 3 5 8 91y | S 5 Tl o nao i SHOUT PrOspEsts o any bu arriman Bank's lien has its mon as against $18.48 e s, am ; 337 | San Cecll Sug 3 8% 3 B itions were somewhat irrcgu S s Yot | pene developing from 1 1 In a mortgage and trust el : 2 Cuban-Am Sug < ¢ s 98% i situation. Opening Shake s : previous vear Total 5 3 e e aavke : X 8% § Shaker Heights propert ne Sug- . | tone:of the market was deserl s | Kell s 78 |varied from unchanged figures to Vatis: wers i Ll O e o depredla {onba CaneBPL.. 0 firm. Private cables reported short !y, StPUnDepslzs.. 13 9 95% | % lower, May, 1.0 2 N iod e e il o b AT | Subah Dom'CAR. Seaboard Alr L. covering in Liverpool owing to small | iz e s Myrs an A & Arn P 4s.. 11 71 1.06 to 1.06%, were follow gible for settle- New h Late Traal " | Cuban,Dom pt. Seabd ALpDf.... 13 3 offerings from the south. e Seab'd A L 4ssta.. 33 . - v 5 general setback that excee i v s e ) Cuyamel Fruit.. Sears Roebuck.. 87 570 Advances in New Orleans. Naetis Conavih. Seab'd A Lrefds.. 3 & |#'cent’s bushel in'some' cates: Lo Dich Lo eltect Wive NerEs g et ey - . | Seneca Copper... 5% %' 0%| NEW ORLEANS, December 21— |ManatiSugsf7:s Seab'd A Ladj 5s..267 aay ]y fromm and oats dropped With Wheat | velopment precedence over the claims ment o in the late trading | Davison Chem. . 7 i | Shattuck-Aris.. 6% \ Advances of 32 to 45 points were | Moxican Potrol §s. Seab'd A L con 6s.. 30 67 | Pap T (OPEIINE % 10 % pdown. MaY:lof workmen, contractors, supply deal Stores, Associated | Do Beers £ £ Shell Unlon 184 2l made by cotton In the first half { Mich St Tel 1st 5s. Sou Pacific 451929, 5 9214 | tinged to sak. ks ers and architects, is regarded as one chrisenting | Lack & Went. |ShellUnionpf... SL 91° SL ' 91 fhour of the session fodas. buyin |Midvale Steela. ou Pacfic ref 4s... 12 86% | Ots marted unchanged to % up, |of the most important ever handed : m; o b e vy the Montana Power 53 D 2 3 ; ! ba Cana 5 6 . - Sou Pacificclt 4s.. 16 & = S1e it later showed |down by an Ohio court. Its determina e Ve o s T T T 5 % 127% | Synms Petrol... 11% showing of the Liverpool market and | Momiego 1ot 4 83 v, 453 to 45%. but later showed = i Dupont deb..... SinclairOll..... 25% by telegrams from Texas to the effect | 2 iy ey (5 Southern Ry 1st 58 39 97 i 95% | lossés all around tion. 1t is sahij a‘flm”x‘s the 'flhnan;-h‘\( 2 y g% { - Prov s la ed sup t of bul ing projects all over o state. CLOSING IRREGULA. 1B Kodak 4 107% {Sinclalr pf...... 86 that large Spot Interests were clean- s 1s > g 65w - Erovisions lacked suppor e e Ln asa = Eaton Axlo & Sp i i % | Skelly OIL 2315 A «|ing the country up of cotton. New |New UnE Teloo. o Southern Ry 64 of L Rl - 4 % {studying the testimony before writ- 2 g t S crop months shared in the strength 8. - 2 > ETec Stor Bat. 5 % | So Porto Sugar. 63 ctobe o to 2830 o \YG EL H&P 653. . % 22t | Third Ave ref 4s. Department Store Stocks Extra | meceras Brant. - 4 3 South Paclfic... $6 B e g o Third Ave adj 5s.. vith expenses Regular and Extra Dividend. The hoard of directors of the Na tional Capital Bank of Washington ye 29 terday declared thefr semi-annual divi Vround, | dend of 5 per cent and voted an extra 18805 al. 5 potatoes, | disbursement of 1 per cent on the cap per bag Vd | tal stock of o o, both p To0RsL0. Al on December 3 Teeberg. 3.50a4.00 ks far € Gt Nahay Seumnn s ooy will be closed Decem, ¥ b, Tomatoes, Florl . inclusive ]B-',;:.'.‘\',f;-m}:,i‘:;:‘( per basket, 2. rading on Loenl Exchange. Pl it nl'. = 1y e 5 el 1y even on the Wa rough, New York, A ' - 5 B’ 8.00a6.50. Squash, s, 8 : i on the f Mergent Linoty pe sold at 151%. Traction 8o Loty | was firm at 1 Bank of Wa e ERL 25,00, Car- | inston Droug: rots, 100-1h. sack, 2.25a2.50. Brussels | L4&ht change it o b The bond list muaBnorna=eSSe Sran all be increased to f no par value that Peppers, e | value of cont to buslie d0a3s nd that 2 per share in any year 100 paid on the new no-par barral i T Graes mon stock unless after the pay 1504175, Oranges, box, | reof the book value of the reapples. crate, 3.00a4.50. | 20- B cmmon et be Selling Prices on Grain Slass. "B preterred stooe No. 2 red winter, spot, §.08%; | outstanding No. 3 red winter, spot, no quotation;| Should stockholders approve No. 2 red winter, garlicky, domestic, |plan, each share of common stock of 1.073:: export. no quotation: present par value of will be red winter, garlicky, spot, no quota- | ex . he company for thr tion: No. 4 red winter, garl E new no par value no_quotation mon stock, and from Janu: Sales—Bag Iot of nearby at 1.05 per {the present divid i ym P " aREARS FaSnown @ TN 9 mwam=SEanBon~ 1- S per rn, spot. - . track corn, vellow, s with the re of preferred 7 per « of class “B" preferr ch nine shares of all of record December same, but depre; Cube P 1. which effect gives Rotrom b atcsm s 22.‘” seeaz . ing his opinion. ~ Taking of testimons 2% B lasted for two weeks and covere J. 2 35.14. (N Y Tel 6s '41..... 43 CORN 0 ewritten pages. : . Endicott-John. . 512 | Southern Rwy.. 36% pound.” January traded up to 35.14. (NX Tel s 4l..... ) Tt e ol i 1,800 typewritten page Strong in Last Hour. Baaicott-I Be- . 3 3 |Southern Ry pf. 66% s ' pra 3 Union Pac Ist 4s. .. 9015 | Mas - 1 —_— Erle..... ‘ 4 | Spicer Mfg Co... 15% 5 5 T 907 Unfon Pac 1st rf 45 821 | V07 e MILL SALES POOR. n—— St Ofl of Calif 2 2 i Nor States Pow 8s. 1: Unlon Pac cv 4s 1 { . s { Deceml 1. —Th Erie 18t pf . 954 ver 2 el oy % Stand Otl of N i 4 h Selling checks, | Nor States Pow 6s. 13 G {Tae T o e 1028 § Yay . ' 3 Z the readjustment of speculative ac- |Eidelity FIns... . Strombg Carb... 78 Parls, frane .. 1 Otis Steel 8s....... 1, | Va Ry & P 1st5 89 |May i most at Standstill. N B PR e 3 fl' u | Studebaker pf.. 116% Berlin, peee > PamficGas‘&iE_I fw 58 .{:n:_y.n . T W37 | Special Dispatch e L by | Flelshman . o _ ubmarine Bt 1% 1 -~ Pac Tel & Te 90% | Western Paclfic 5s. 801 | 2 NEW YORK, December 2 axation selling and profit-taking in | Freeport Texas. 19 4 2% | ¢ S e 3 i m Pete Ts ¢ 1021 1023 | West Shore 1st 4s. i et light in the cotton goods er parts of the € ap- | Gardner Motor.. 7§ 5 |SweetsCoofA. A ! 4 3 5% 96% | Wheel & L proximated 750,000 Gen Am Tk Car. 43 : 3 4 2 D00014 15 i Phila Co ref 68 3 % 99% BA 3 9 | f prices in today's rela- o LS RuRhBumtuBuoRe i ODL CFS. kv today, with mills playing : coember (Spe- ally no part in the selling 9! x 4 n Copper. . 91 9 erown. o 1 0 5158 . poultrs —Turkey . pound, | Second-hands made some sales at Biieclosipinas 1x 5 th | Gen Asphalt.... Sy £ eown E g, pila Co 5ips 5 3 S o SALES (#ar Value): oaa chians 3" Lens | oot heessions, | Print cloths e department stores,” United | Gen Asphait pr- 25 | Pex Gult Suiph, 62 St B & X o0t K u‘u care £ BOER. 4 s 1085 lam. 1Znoon 6843000 |jome, 1 10 hens, 18 {again were quoted at 11 cents for Jtates Cast Iron Pipe and Genoral |GenClEar...-.- % | rexas & Pactfic, 18% | Gopenbugen, crows 1783 | Producers & R s: 1l | . X 9127000 |jhorns, 16a18; old T 4 60 and 1 its for 68x72. Ligh Asphalt issues were counteracted in | Gen Electelc. -« 2 B o 1 Christlunis,” crown it Public Service 5s.. 9 7T | < and unchanged prices wer. pe finul d the Intermittent | Gen Elec spl. ... j Tex . Stoekholm,” crown Punta Alegre H 109% —_—— SaniE 3 |the order of the day in the raw sill aviness of Du Pont. Davison Chem- Tide Water Ofi.. 1181 5 St H 8s.... 3 p o X " air, 303 B 1and Corn Products. Gen Motors...... 14} 7| Tobacco Prod 7214 o Secelkteni Teans iSusoa s gs‘m SHORT-TERM SECURITIES. _Dr poultry Cesi it 8% OEDs Tobacco Prod A. 91 : IW YORK, December For ; ! " 3 19 it H g £ e == = il 6358, & 4{ (Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.) ;] eese, s 1 Gen Mot 7% deb. } Tobacco Pro pf. 118% 118% 113 eign exchanges easy. Quotations (in |SinciairOll 6is o ] Bt native and nearby PARIS MARKET FIRM. Gimbel Bros pf. ;- TransContOll.. 3% 3 5 United States dollars): Great Britain, | 510 Grude Olt 4as. Bid. ofter. .. B. z 3 i | a8 . s do : Gy ; & o _ A ;| firats, ; southern, 43 S W., B. &A D'V'DEND- Glidden. .. ¥ 9 % i Transue & Will. 383 % demand, 4.3416; cables, 4.34%; sixty- | Sin Crude Oil &8 97 | Aluminom Co. of Amer, 1018 02, m"“!j good to faney, December 21.—Prices were —_— Goldwin Corp day bill nks, 4.32%. P 8in Pipe Line os. . 81 | Aluminum Co. of Awer. 7x . 1058 firm on the bourse today. Three per | day s on . 4.32%. rance, | <0 h Bell Tel bt 9. American Cotton Oil fa 192 93, pound, 50a33; prints, e entes, francs 65 centimes. Directors Vote Quarterly Dis- | Goodrich. . Underwood. demand, .0510%; cables, .0511. Italy, |S Shg o 12 1018 94% | American Sugar 6s 1937 creamery, 42a46: ladles, S Mancs @n London, 86 fraas Goodyear pf.... Union Pacific. 2 demand, .0430%:: cables, .0431. Bel- | So Por Rico Sug 7s. 100% | American Tel. & 1 28a32; store packed, e et L R S bursement on Preferred Stock. | Goodyear pr bE. b s 88% | Union Pac pf.. glum. demand, 04513 cable Sus Est Orient 7s. 95 | Awerican Tel. & Tel. Oe 1055. 118 120" | 35032 process butter, a0 e e Granby Consol. . Un Cigar Stra 20eiE208 < Germany, demand, S9R00NIIN0010; cn” pTeun LIA0 TN 4 4R | Ao American OIf Tie 1 . K MARKET. | The dollar was quoted at 19 france Special Dispateh to The Star. Gray & Davis. .. United Drug. 79% 80 |bles, .00000000000025. H olland, de- | Toledo Edn lst 7s. 105% | Jaftimore & Oblo 6y 102 ¥ CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MA M Pty BALTIMORE. December —Di- | Gt Northern pf.. Utd Pap Board. 174 17y |mand, 3774; cables .3780. Norway.|Union Bag & P 6s 96% | Canadian Northern 5ias 1924 CHICAGO. December 21 (United tors of the Washington, Baltimore | Greene-Canan. - U SCastIPipe.. 62 6oy |demand, 1488; Sweden, demand. 2632; | Unit Drug ov 8s 1103 | Central Argentine Rw. States Department of Agriculture).— ! nd Annapolis tric railroad have Guantana Sug.. U S Food Prod. . 8% 9w | Donmark, demand, .1780; Switzerland, | U § Rub st rf 8s. . : 2 : Hogs—Recelpts, 60,000 head: around 10 DIVIDENDS. declared the regular quarterly divi- | GulrSt Steel.... % 7 4| U S Tndus Alco. :},:"_“':‘:1- Qi Spaln e & Sua: | USRubber 7%s. CAEEE 98 | cents lower: 240 to 300 pound bute dena of 1% Der. cent on iha Pres %|Oreece, demand, 0185 Poland de” (g steelstss.... y 4| rs . %0 to 175} stockholders” of record “December 2. | Harblahaw Cab. s ol b 864 [ mang. . igoslavia, demand, 0114 | VaCar Ch 148 . 22 | Eiateruod®" o 2 | averages, 605 pukin Hayes Wheel. .. | US Smeitanet. % 19%{demand. .00521 ;" Argentina, demand, | Warner-Sugay 7s e | Goear . & K. 8 198101010 R | e Recoints, 4,000 head: OIL DIVIDEND VOTED. Homestake. .. .. U S Steel... 7 943 | 3230 Brazil, demand, .0935: Montreal, | West Union 6%s.. g | Cosdyent Bk 3 : [ Satile—Receipts, 4,900 beads, FORK. Srbes Househ'd Prod. . U S Steel pt. 119% 119% | . Festing % | Hocking Valiey Gs matured steers, 9.25a9.30: fed vear- D Southesn Btates on Houston Oil | ieh Copper. serillpiot Lo i e & Cotat y oot S lime offerings. practically all lower Southern S 3 . ‘ ilson & Co 1s; 3 tt § o Hon e declired ‘s regular divi- | Hudson Motora. Utah Securities. 16% 164 16| RATES OM BAR SILVER. | \viicon&Cov%s 4 | Bty 3 .l Erades T Oe: fat aho. stock un- dend of 1 per cent monthly, payable | Hupp Motors. .. . : z e > v 5 i Colccies 95 to 50 cents Tantlary 20 to Stoc of $ecord Jua. | Bapprighta:..- VinResie T. 24 23 2% 20%| LONDON, December I1L—Bar sil-|WUschSCoovse, 5 88, G2 62|, g b a6 8 M gven; veslers, 36 to 80 eents up bulk vary 1, 1924, Hydraulic Sti. .. % % | va.Car Ch o 4 % 28%{ ver, 333% pence. Money, 1% -per e i “ 3 veal calves to D Hydraulic St pf. %|va-CChem (B). 4% il 45 . R % { " “Sheep— 5. i ; slow; cent. Discount rates, short bills,| FOUNSSIBS&TOs. 14 4% 94 94y PR i 1. Sheep—Recelpta head: siow BAKERS BOOST TOAST. Iliinois Central. 5 4 Va-C Chem pf...0 295 295 29y | 37-16a3% ‘per cent. Three-month R WHEELING, W. Va., December 21 | Ind Oil & Ga i 8u 6% Vivadou. .. 13% 1315 13% ® . 103 bills, 37-16 per cent. TREASURY CERTIFICATES. | ™% divber steady. practically no early sales, (Special)—A group of eighteen bak- | Indiahoma 0 Wabash 20% | NEW_ YORK, December 21—Bar| (Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.) | Western vum_ng.“mglu ers in this vieinity has coliectively | IndianMotorcycle Wabash pf (). 33% ] %gf,: H —— aghouss . 7a’ 1081, 1008 Gen: Fireproofing. i ' ? stlver, 64%; Mexionn dollars, 48%6- | 5l seatisity. ] ROBBERS GET FIFTEEN YEARS, | &5 Flithroenns put on an advertising -campaign in Indian Refining. % Waldort System 15% " the interests of the local toast cam- | *lngersoll-Rand. % Web&flallbrn" 18% 16% 16% 43is March 15, 1024...... 100 100 3-82 Garfield paign which Is proving a success. The | Inland Steel. ... . WellsFr Bep 13% 131 Va-Car Chem 7s. ; R o potnd’ averages, Company. Pr. Rate strong; sheep and feeding lambs June 15. 1924, 100 11-16 100 13-16 | 4 = - Y - = =1 inspectors as pro- {Toew's Ros Theater Q 33 33 35 | CHICAGO, December 21.—Pouitry, September 15, 100 13-16 101 NEW YORK, December 21.—R. E.[gcribed by postal ‘tor | 2 C r x > 2 NI ¢ = | yeggmen, today were found ; Louisville & ‘e taking part are featured In ail | jnsplration. ... i West Penn Co... 46% 46%% 463 | alive, higher; fowls, 13a19; springs, 1 R 100818 10716 | McConnell, president, announced to ',','\,’fi'&"?n Fedaral court of robbing the | setrop ihe advertising sent out. The cam- | [pterbRap Tr . y 5 West Elec pf. ug llg roosters, 1235 geese, 17; turkeys, 24, % December day that stockholders representing Eaford. N. C. Dost office Of @pprox- 532 ' LEIGH, N. C., December 21. arfie] 5 LIVE POULTRY HIGHER. Muzch 15, te24.)100 Too 119 100 NEW FINANCING COMING. | RALEIGH X, Gq Decomber v Gutea Xat - individual names on the baking con- | [nland Steel pt.. paign was started by the wheat in-{[n Ag Chemlcal. Western Md. March 15, st ol iy . 100% over 90 per cent of the total out. | OXIOC "o 50" 5 1a" Were sentenced 9 o 0% ] e [ flort to | de- . ? o Western Ma2d.. 16 18 16 |l | 1] e ¥ .16 standing stock of the Centrifugal B tach Tn ihe tegeal End and consumpHgn, LT o West Pacific. % 16% {';“ Wilson & Co pf.. 64% 64% 643 5. 1927 38| Cast Iron "Pipe Company have ap- | to, fAfteen seurs each in the fadera 1n Combust E... 2 West Pac pf. 57% 7% | Willys-Overld. 9% 9% 9% | 4% 82| proved the plan of recapitallzation | Plpye’ men “were' convicted on three Sl sEAT i5E NGt E ; . | Western Union. 108% 108% 1o8s | Willys-Overlpf 784 784 8% Dy which all the asscts of the com. | unts"ana Were ‘sentenced to' five : EXCHAN , $82,000, | [ntder Marine. West Alr Brice.. 8015 801 84i 41, | Wisconsin Cent. 35 35 34| BROKER OUT ON BAIL. | Peny SXselt 220000 VRS Corpora: | years for eagh count, the sentences ey 5 v . % NEW YORK, December 21.—Sale of % " Westhse EI&M.. 60% 0% 60w | Wright Aero... 13% 13% 13% =2 P to run successive roduct the stock exohanke membarship. of ot ronts, s Wheeling&L E.. 73 T i | Wrisley, Jr o 39| o B mp. partnes. {n the ‘brokerage | - Stockholderi of the Consolidation Tnton Naturat Louls M. Jossplithal te JerSminiv R |ijntl Paveriate) ThoaSlwne-- 1o 13% 13| °0ad lot. High. Low. frm of Seott and Stump. which went | Coal Company today approved 2| GAR ORDERS AWARDED. Whitman W..Co. pf Morris for $82.000 was_announced 3 White Eag Oll.. 25% 25% 26% i # "'.3‘ bankrupt last vear with $450,000 lia- | charter amendment permitting a ¥ ¥ White Rock M. Sp. yesterday. P. Robinson-Duff, Frank | 1ot Bh00, WhiteOll....... % % % % CallMoney..... 4% 4% 4% | PagiCUPL 0%4i2,000 assets, was ar.|change in the par value of ita capital| ST. LOUIS, December 2L (Special): Altschul and Roy A. Flovd-Jones have ‘White Oll ctfs. 5 %% HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS. rested yesterday and arralgned in gen- | stock and the issuance of $10,000,000 | —The Wabash rallroad has ordered A T e 3% 3%| 11am.....234 300 1pm 502 000 | Sra” seestons on - nine counts charg- | 7 ber cent preferred to reimburse the | 1750 box cars (rom the Pressed Stcel Rl B exchange, having previous - : ¢ 5 . D enditoros. In® the: &0 Sen- ros: ¢chased seats. 5 . el o Bl S BINE S ;?f‘sog“fi:fx‘.‘"' He was released on | uisition 'SF new propertiea eral American Car ‘Company.’ *¥or year