Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1923, Page 26

2 * FINANCIAL. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1923. FINANCIAL. o MARKET ADVANCES | ~EW,_Yomee STOCK. EXCrANGE ESLUMP IN FRANGS ez vorx BONIDS oce secmav] Sraf; Peeduce and BANK YTES FYTRA Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office Received oy Private ‘Wire Direct to The Star Office. []VER BRUAD RANGE Avn et o maou s gus o G i HI S R NEH B[lNl]Sl UN"E:D :;}:E‘; M”N“' ' o e S There were: practicaliy no recel UN [} DIVIDl Nn ley. . i Gas... T 6l 6L I | I - Blaly T . v I l 7 Adv Rumiey pf. 2 821 | Indiahoma..... 1% 2% l': 2,2 (Fractions represent thinty - seconds. | Atchison gen 4s. 5 There were practically no receipts . U ( H o - - a2 of poultry, eggs or other foodstufls { Ajax Rubber. 7 ¢ 5% (IndianMotorcycle 1 199 ™ Example: 98-3 means 98 3-32.) Atchison adj 4s.... 4 i ' ' [ Indlan Refining. ?1,: :i 13': ‘2;:[ i Sales, High. Low, Close. |AtlanticCL1st4s. 1 from hearby states this morning, shippers having cleaned up supplies | during the few davs betore curise- | National of Washington Also ern turkeys did not hold up Declares Regular Return. ! ring the warn weather, dealers re- | port, and some of what they term : “rough goods” was held over. Some | Other Local Notes. good turkeys also were held over, but they will ‘be in good condition for the market the remainder of the | weelk, Directors of the Natio prTr"‘v.'l'L:Fl)l prices this mo(lnhll;l‘: were hington this morni uctically the same as Monday—1i0 | e and 45 cents a pound. No change | t¢IF regular semi-annug i Wis noted in prices of any poultry | % per cent in addition to vot tox aud egg. prices were what | disbursement of 1 per cc a1t ey were onday. able to stockholde: gs—Strictly fresh, selected, can- ? 1, per dozen, 43a46; average receipts, | 5 - 5 : 114 | *Ingersoll-Rand. 155 155 155 155 & : . |y 285 99-50 90-7 99-10 | Atlantic CLcl 4s. . Special Attention Paid to|Amneachem.... ' 70 | Inland Steel... 34w 36 s asw | Market Lively Following Holi- | 1s 5,8 98-10 98-10 98-10|B&0prin3ss h JAuns Chalme: 6 4 fi;; }nlnrlld f’lael pt 99% 99% 99% 99y ! LibIst4%s.. 33 98-7 gg'g il Agr Chem. . %, 134 | Inspiration . 24% 24% 24% 24% i Lib 2d 4 1 98-6 = Steel Shares—0il Group | Am‘z chm pe.. 41 InterbRapTrl 11 1% 11 bk _day—P"ce Moves Are |%ibidiis 5k 996 99-10 Still Making Gains. = |AmBeet Suar. SIS v e e B O o | . Libdth 4%s. . 217 98-8 g m Beet Sugar. “ W4 nt Cemen A% 41% 414 A1y | ) US4%s1952. 115 99-8 | aking Gains AmBosch . 6% 86% | In Combust E... 2414 24% 24v 243 rregular. | i O Toled Am Brake Shoe. 74% 75 |Int Harvester.. 761 77'; 7614 — | FOREIGN. £ 0 Tolsdots * | Am BrShoe nt.. 105 105 105 ! Int Mer Marine. 8% 6% 6% % | Bales. High. e m”)n-, anhat 6s. . BY STUART P. WEST. Am Can. S 10w 104% IDE".!{nti‘“lrlnonh 201, 28t% RGE 7. HUGH | Argentine Ts 1}\0& lgé"’ 12;;_‘ YnRT7s'21... Dl eSS Am Car & Fdy.. 161! 2 161 162 |IntNickel... 1% : v TS Austria 7a. 47 86% SEET I Dipateh to The Star, (R ‘A.w;” n‘;:l, A 158 o I ImUNURALT - ; : Dispatels to Tye Staz, 4 Belgium 7% 2 971 97N 9T Canadian North 7s W YORK, December ey, A R aarises a8 3 NEW YORK. December 26.—Trad- | Del&ium I kg 964 | Canad North 6%s. . upward movement on the stock ex- |4 Chicle Co... 1 i | Int Snoer o 770 30 39% 884 8B ing in the-hond market today was|Belsiam ser ... 5 971 975 Canad Fao deb 4. , change covered a wide range. Stocks | am Cot Oil pt 29 8y: 29% | Int TE1 & Teleg. 63y 685 , (Active, with irregular price changes. ern 8s % 308 é‘:g{:"c::gss” which had been doing little for the |Am Druggist... 5 4 &% Intertype Corp. 30 804 | More than at uny time in a long|Bolivias. . 4 884 | Gent ot s 6o e last week or more were taken up. | Am Express 9 0% | lavinctbie @ 15% 5% 16% | while - French government securities | Bordeaux 6s 8 4 78% |Central Pacific 44, Supactully the stesls , [Am & Forg 5 ron Products.. 493 g 4 52V folt the strain of the steadily reced- | Brazil7s.......... i 94y |Ches & Ohio cv bs. . United Stat eel common taking Q::f‘:“";;fu‘l‘ i 96% ¢ 5 ;:‘:‘:;‘:‘:“”’” 48 ing fra With French exchange g:;:,‘,‘,‘; deze F 9515 |Ches & O cv 4 Live poultry—Roosters, per 1b., 16 = b4 = & > . " H o Ches & O gn 4%« % | " e e the lead was an inspiring spectacle | am ;g 5204 21% (below 5 cents there was heavy sell-|Canada §s X 9% | < = o | turkeys, per 1b., 30a32; spring chick- Zor thio ‘sntive mavial Tndsvendentinmics " S0 e Tt ’ > 8% |ing of the French intornal loans in|Canada 5%s 1926 3 100% | Chl & Alton 3s. | chl&Al : 5% b ik o Ceach, | Y6aTs, an extra 1 per cent also havin steel stocks were equally strong.|Am Ice pf. 9 79 W the markets dbroad and in-the ex- |Candda le193i. F ‘S Chi BAQ g doiss. ' : fowls, per Ib,, 3G o fliescideciired Iascyads at this tiv with sharp advances in Republic, Beth- | Am Internat'l 3 13 (EAURS A QA ternal doller loans here. The 8 per (C,::“"’a‘ 6s 1952. 4 108 | Chi & B 11l gn bs. .. v 61 76% | Dreseed poultry— filed spring | The capital stock of the bank lehem, Gulf States and Sloss Sheffield, | Am La Fy ’"“IK-;-::IJSIfl;S aos cents were off nearly 3 points from | GHS 88 1998 1025 | Chi Great West 4s. r e e Thte 00t $800,000 aur As a £roup the steel shares were dis- | A7 Linseed. v, | Kelly Sor Tire. . 825 last week's high. Chile 851941 4 1004 | S8 CrWent 4m (n) & ‘ 10" Jiilisieas tion 15 but counting an increase in steel buying | Am Locomotive, Pos 747, | Belly-Spr 6 pt 73 7 | JFrench city Issues were better sup- | Chile 78 1943.. .. 9% | i “&gfi:?df 5 ters, per 1b, = o i TPy after the inventory taking is over. |Am Metals 3 3 403, | Kennecott. ..., 3 4 H ‘l'“!» ome fair-xized blocks of { Chinese Gov Ry 5s. 2 40 Chl!l&,stpr 9 £ y g 1, per dozen,|joyed by local banking instituti AT Metale. 42| Keystone Tire. . ordeaux_ 65 and Lyons 65 were | Ghristiania 8= 197 (1€ cv b8 L At e T lduring the year just drawing to m Radlator. | Rinney G R which was a loss of only | Copenhagen bis 8774yl G MESL P 45°25. . fie! . choice, per ib, [ 1016 06 VO The ease with which the industrial | Am Sare Razor. b o i I poat | Dther ureki EoveTh- { KSR wolts. ) .. 9134"| Chi M&S P v 4343. 170 8 B3k nedinmeper b, 1L thin, pee i {200 e jeThe eas ch the indusirial|am Ship & Com 114 | Laclede Gas. ... 78y s ment issues’ were unsettled by the | cube SHS CHE- - o 9454 | Chi M&St P 45 '34. . ' 3 2al0. Lambs. spring, per Ib., 13. Live | sarily made tre caders went up w markable, in | A1 ShD & Co ; % | Lee T & Rubber. 144 |\Weakness in French bonds. The Aus. | C2echoslovaki CM&StPenise. 2 9 Digs, 3.00a5.00 each; live hogs, per 1b., view of the extensive rise of the last . 141 % e ST » i f4e i o : 4 Iwo. months. . Baldwin - Locomotive | Am Steel Fay. .. 3 3744 | Lehigh Valley.. G0l Ixinne de xere off ¥ "“"‘h'hl‘;"‘:m"':“f_iDenmnrk 8s 4 108% [ Chi &N W 636, 6% #1 Ereen fruits—Apples, per . basket, | : . st in | Am Sugar.. 55 9 H5% | Lig & Myery. 3 93% {Chl & N W 7: i 415 was strong, despite the statement in -+ 543 b3 | v Int Denmark 6s....... 93% NW7s...... 50a2.00; per barrel, 2.00a6.00. Cal the Tron Age that “railroud 6quip- ,Am Sugarpf.... 2% 9 93 | Lima Locomo 3 6 "",‘,,"",‘:_'m’_“;:m,'h 2 At 8% Were | Hutch 1 16%s. 90'% | Chi Rys s.. fornia ‘otanges.. per siate o ment business was lear The ex-{AmSumatra.... 19 9 9 19 {LoewsInc 7! 7 % @t no time has there | Dutch East 1¢s'47. 94% [ChiR1& Pgnds.. 2 7 Florida, e Christmas Checks ( pectation is that this situation will | Am Sumatrapf. 46 B {Loft Inc.. 51 aily. GuestIon of & new teee oryDatoh '62 ChiR1& Pacrf 4s 7315 3 . Cra The Washington Chri ‘hange with the coming of the new { Am Tobacco. ... 150% 1 Lorillard (P) i il'nited States government securities | Framers %s.. 2 8 6 5 Chi T H & SE 8. 2 g making itself felt vear. American Can was up a point | Am Tobac (B).. 148 Louis & Nash. £ of oldier bonus, the | French Govt 8s. 3 *hi & W Ind gn 4s. v . Eanpen oa | rcles this morning on the first few sales and Continen- | Am Tob pf (n).. 100 Mack Trucks... 9% ot - ¢ bonds was not | French Govt 7izs. Chi & W Ind Ti%s Stoss i RS ol ichecks mecLng tal Can was bought aguin on unofl- | Am Water Wia. 3 Maok Tl B 9% 91 1, it develosinente | Hatll €n. : 7 CCC&StLort 65 A o0 N0 2 T - Potatoes, ' tide requirements was in fuil s 18 Belng eaciediinons ronl tusies Syer (A EYNOWIO oL, |Macy Co........ 68 s al defeat for (he | Holland-Amer 68 4 17 | Colo & Sou 43 5504600 per bbl. . Southern temberPS5re Wil ‘ectipse. exnend R e eaneqmors 4 sl mww 7% pf. 8 Magma Copper.. 301 ontinied to fol. | JaPaNese 1st 4ks. 93% i Dol & HA 15t rf 4s. per crate, 1.00a2.00: nearby, 50al.00 % sther month of th e ns Labiuen hate, | Am Woolen. ... 4 Mallinson & Co. 58 . b nued to fol- | Jergen U M 6s 47 B Den &R0 6 o Iceberg, 3.5024.00. northern, | qocain o et duriag ¢ and. above 39, and Pacific oi1, | Am Woolen pf.. 100 | Manhatn El guar 505 b I CaOnGIng Mtooks. | Lyohibn.... 3 > D& R G 8¢ £k o 1.50a2.00, per 100 1bs.; by, 1.00a ed $100,000,000 vere the leaders il | Am WritPrpf.. 13 % Manha* Shit b did % ot Chis e p o canvertl: | itarsetlin fx Det United 45, 150 bbl. Tomato A 4.00a7.00. . 4 ponding to another g Am Zine & Lead | Maracatho O11.. 25 ’ o i Lo Snal. | exico Gs. rie 1at con 4. potes ouihesy mu baske 0GR cents a barrel n Pennsylvania | Am Zinc&Ld pf. Market St R: 1 i Alegre o c s inade a mew | Mexico és. ie con ext 75. e r orate i | Annconda.. :.. 2 E 6% Market Stprior. 66 6 & | high. panying the advance in|Montevideo 7s ie gen 4s as bid up above 90 AnnArborpf... 2 82 2 32 |MarketStof.... og . Marland Oil stock, the 7%4s “without | Netheriands 6s. Erie conv 4s A ed industrials, Armour of el pf 927§ Market StR2d. 30 | ! k 31 |warrants” reached par, where they . fe conv 4s B.. | Arnold Constab. 13tx 3 Marland Off. . aen 3L, [were up a point. Norway 6s 1943 b | Assets Realizn. . A k Marlin-Rockwi. & S8t Rallway bonds did little worth | Norway 6s 1952, ... Gr T s ign in Comput- | TSR GENGT " o 6 el - 8 9% imentioning. It was only a few of { Orfent Dev deb Gs. |Gr Trunk af db 6s. ceording, - founded | {22001, Ted N % Ba TRy 28y the sneculative fssues which changed | Paris-Ly's-Med 65, 30 N pseuds. avorable pre | X 4 <+ . .3 3 at all. Seaboard Air Linegss appear. | p, ;. i North gen 5 L dividend increase. continued Sugar { Atchison. ... 964 90k 3 Yaxwell (A)... f a8 | e ¢ ‘leal” to have | TAEUe THS Green B& W db I3, s did not do - | 4 . . 8 | Maxwell (B) b discounted the return to intérest pay- Havana ERL&P 53 15 2 GRAIN AND PROVISIONS, doing relative to other 7 jAtlantic Gulf. . { May Dp Storas.. g 91 s which they omrlg‘(”;"‘}'""! 3546, . | Hud & Man ref 5s. . 2 ; 3 Sworthirds thoy b Cane preferced got At1Gultpf..... 5 Mex Seaboard,.. 1 16 |of over 11 per cent. is none too high RO e Jan3s 194 71 | Hud & Man aj 5s. .. : 8 | . L will probably ¥ the first time. Atlas Powder. Mex Seaba ct 147 | considering past experience. jRlode Jan 8s 111 Central 5 i H ) 3 Foweets | those ot Bublic uillity stocks 3 e f Moo et 5 4 474 Fio Gr Do Sl Ss.. s |11l Central 53 L -75: 150 pounds, 1. 0; sweets | (OS] of the selling pr vhich has Auto Knitter... 7% ¢ 9 l:“m;msl';m'- | 8ao Paulo State s. 98% E nt Rap Tran bs. and yams, barrel, 4 bushel, | ave incre: —_——— been holding back Consolidat 3 Setne DeptolTe. .. 3 80K Int Rep Tr 55 stpd. 1.5032.00. Beans, 2.00a4.00. | 1418 0 32 » et Faldwin Loco.. 125% ; i Midvale Steel. % s | Serhs Croats Slo &5 12 6415 S0 |Int Rap Tran 6% | Beets, ’ Eroc franchise tax received at stock conti its upward | Balto & Ohlo. 581y 58 8 i Minn StP & SSAL 3 | Tokio 5s. 10 64% G4% | Int Rap Tran 7s. 3 3 i 3 els sprouts, qua farnm»m. to date amounts begun toward the end of | Ralto & Ohlo pf. 58' Mo Kan & Tex. . < 4 Int &G Noraj 6a.. 26 9%, | 13 age, New nish | $150 Tast mpletion of certain | Barnet Leath... 22 4 22% | Mo K & Tex pt.. i ’fi,:gz Firites e + | Int & G Nor 15t 65, 6 - .00, Savoy, bushel, | * i N o provide 1 liquidation, which has had no { Rarnes@all (A). 16% 16 Mo Pacific. - R & C g a; 94! | Erfeckrs 110 lowa Cent rf . .. 5. 00 | that 6 idends reference 1o company earnings, Was | gecchnut Pack. 3 | Mo Pacific pt. . |t 51115 11046 iTowa Cent 1st 55. .. i 6 3 ver, flaf & a1.5 capital stock of the reser reflected in Columbia Gas. The re- | perh Steel 3 2 { Montana Power. 61 MISCELLANEOUS. Kan Gity Ft S1s. .. 3 g isppeiyy - Crgte, ROTALD. - Cncumber have been.paid and a surp Yound. onde stivied was e rapifone troothiFishs . < {Monte'y Ward.. 241 Ajax Rubber §s T4 875 87Tt |KansdsCitySss.. 12 85% & 1 S oai 0. Rate. busher 30asd fof 100/ k= Jaent ‘of Bubscn i Beare ® El . OSW div 314s. L4 FEEIEEEEE & G aRmeenSoasD nuary . The institution definitely annua sis of per cent, but 13 per cent has been dis bursed ually for the totw o N Eme Baldwin and Caun Strong. ® celery, per cra ;i rough, New Yorl 4 ; California, 6.00a6.50. Squash, .00, Pepp . per crate, Florida, 2.30a3.00. Eggpian 4.00a5.00. Kale, p { Spinach, per bbl, 2.00a3.00. Southern cucumbers, per bushel, 4.50a5.00. Car- rots, 100-1b. sack, 50. Brussels sprouts, 15a25. e = BaZut-San o eRES - / Bri Steel.. 3% - 3% 8% | Moon Motors 26y preferred had a sharp jump, and Phil- | Brit Emp Stee! 3 . . adelphia Company shares did better. | Brklyn-Man 3 | Mother Lod. 8 The November earnings report of the | Brkin n . 4 Munsingwear... 35 company was decided im- | Bklyn U Gas. . Natl Acme. 8% iter Works |6 Dor) o s 7 K <ale, bushel, 30a33. Let- | provided Te ter. Worke & par) centi Am AgrChem 748 3 97 Kan City Term 4s. bushel 1 2talzs. Onlons, D Droviaen Am Chain s f 6s'33. 3 933 9 Louis & N uni 4s 3 a a Ovuter platits : { Am Cotton O1l 55 6 B 80%: &1% | Louis & N 55 2003. . 2 s 6 . 5.00&7.00. |~m\.:l’p~.r Daalat, overnment as 4 3 A : Am SmIt&R 1st §s. 92 - . Teas, hamper, 2.00a43.00. Peppers, conse e of this pre e e e Doos (A): 1021 : [Nai e 3 5=|January Notices Issued To- !X smian ou.. 216 1021 | Manhat Ry cn 4s ] : : [eEE ety e Danus paid no Burns Bros (B). 24l 1DeptStores 4214 ain | A Sux et NI Ty &t 8 £t n c : : 1o that wo important contributions in | Burns Brospf.. 941z 9 9416 | 1 4 ing— AmT& Tevos. ... 2L Ry & L 5s 3 . matoes ate, § the o ot b ot iiutiong Ju JRuras Dramps . o8 y sDeptStopr. 94 day at Opening—Advance |imT&Teyos.. : M & SUL 15t rf 45, Disher, 334 | Bk York dviice of 25 cents a barrel— | Butte & Super.. 14% 3 . {AmT& Teltr4 2! MSP & 5. 3 Apples, pa 4 4.30; | vear $6 second in two Weeks—In the price | Butterick. . 5 o 19 | pon leed an in Quotations Follows. |AmT& 7T dens%s. 43 IMK&T i & bushel, 50a1.25; box appies 1w Yo wai nnsylvania Crude Oil and the | at Suppl, 66 "Am Writ Paper 6s. 1 ¥ g > the New Yo € in the midweek reviews of | Caddo Ofl. T 2'y | Nevada Copper. 113 —_— { AT dlonia oviah Te. 10 7 < 5. ba 4 it. | Zhout 30 per cent of t trade that business in semi- | Calif Pack ier’rex&n!en 967 96 % i Anutoida s 17 96 4 T 6 2 g k0 50 0013 I federul reserve bank teel has so increased that at | Calif Petrol..... 2614 26% 1N Y Air Brake. Prees. Iy E Co 414 3 % 5 3 Ineapple: i e & High. one middle western firm has | Calif Petroi pf. . Y Alr Brk (A 4 S <. December 26 —practi- | ATHORE & O 1149 § 8 s elling Prices on Grain. e ""‘.,“‘ rawn from the market. | Callaban Zine.. 47 : Ny o ! e entire local certificated crop | A s o oy mets £ Rl % 7 . w No. 2 red. winter, spot,| a4 e Ouitad thates b favor bits of testimony |Calumet & Ariz. 42% 4 42 Y C-Readg rts. #00 bales of cotton was tendered | Ba % 9 if 3 red winte ng quo- | s Octobdr meo 1 with the ce d® | O h Pa c 3 ¢ ales of cotton wa 1 i Burr It fi . & 51 | No. i proximated those in October, accor il and steel ehares tn the up- | canadieh Pac... 146 NYChi & StL.. ; tices this morning, the | Bei : Montrl Tm 1 6 861 86 | L9 b red . ga a8 to tha Tife insm Wurd swing. Marking up of ol quota- | Case Plow Wka. 12 . 4 NY Chi & StLpf. B 6 . il 18 N O Tex & Min 5s. 4 . domy 3 ex search bureau of New York, Salc tions comes logically after the sta- | Ca8¢ Threshing., 20 e tar | N Y Dock.... g e e i Steel pm 8. .. 3 N ¥ Cent gen 3 731 | tation: 1 Winter, by companies doing about S0 pe tistical evidence that output has been | Central Leatn. . 18% 4 13% | NYNH&Hartfd. g eral years t was promptly taken up | pon S 00 Peel b 7ty | N Y Cen deb 6s. g 3% | * ne quotation; No. 4 red Winter, | cint of ordinary 1 rve bus coming down much more rapidly than ; Cent Leath pt. 9 s | Norfolk South.. 12% 12 2 2% | . 1 to have acquired | piocn Bdison 18 D, 4 4 ‘- cky, spot, 1o’ quotation. were $480. nst $40. Was expected two months ago, and | Century RibMill i 9 f & Western. 103 h of it for mills and export, as the | po b 'r Blag 5560, : 4 Sales—Bag lots of n i an ins that the gap between production and | Cerro de Pasco. 4 4 % | Nor & West pt stock here s of fine quality and -rela-{oyie peote 6iss w i g s 4 2 ‘ 2.80a3.85 o of 19 per ce isumption, if not already closed, is | Chandler Mot orth Amer g tively cheaper than spot cotton in the | ZAHETEYe 8128 W 1. x e 3 . L : i for eleven tting pretty narrow. { Chesap & Ohlo. * 70% 70% | North Pacifi south. 9 | per b o ¥ ere 2 ned an- | Chile Ce 6s.... 23 9 i 2 34t 4 i corn, spot, S Special Market Features, |Ches&Ohfopt... 981 99% 98 Nunnally Co. 2 8 futures opened_ steady ; Jan- | Chile Copper 65 s e, ow Hay . b Al ot o e T el A I With the taking up of the steel shares | Chi & Alton L !2'! J 4 Ohio Bdy & Blw. 2% *215 | May, 35.45; October, Con Coal Md Ist 5s. 10 New Haven7sfr.. 75 8% 3 and 88, Tife ins business in the cou buying was Tesumed in Sloss-Sheffield. ;g:}:’ifii’:‘“‘f‘ e Oklahoma Prod. H 1 {Cuban-Am Sug 8s.” 10 16 £+ }Rl)_fllfl‘:‘l pact i | try as elose s company made a remarkable show- | Cni & B 111 pt. 3 f Ontarfo Silver. L X ; SubaCanocudts. 4t NYWaR i 1 O ' e sTasais . ve. 3| Tecoras ied early in the ing for the first nine months. Net in- | Chi Grt West. .. Orpheum Clrcult. 18% s ! fact that first J oy Is e 0 NOTfONE AW cr t. & e S ki¥e. 3, Trading. come was § which after de- | Chl Great W pf. Otis Elevator... 145 oy | market were onl; o e Norfolk & W cv 6s. G Ry 85; No. 2 rve, spot,| Pr Washin : | ChiMIT & St B 2 3 2 lOtis Steel.i.... 8% ¢ 4| ing of cotton on the opening here today | Donner Steel Northern Pac 2s.., 5 clodlley T 2 i " Railway and v mpany ducting preferred dividends, was' the | Chi MU & SUE.. ) 275 | Owens Bottle 439 % and the demand was increased by the ; Du Pontde Niiss. 2 7 Northera Paca . 2] "Hay—Receipts, 7% tons. The tove | ed half f equivalent of over 18 per cent on the | Qi g 'NoTy on 7 3| Pac fic Develop | seramble for first tenders in New York, | Duquesne Light 6s 11 T Northe Bantt os o $10,000,000 common, computed on an }cm Pneu Tool. . “ Pac Gas & Elec. 93 e ey bt b o *L';‘fi?::;?;f g Northern Pac s D annual basis. Common dividends at the | Chi R I & Pac.. . 5 4 s & [ Pactfic Mail 10% lo | firet Spaif hour of ihe session prices | Fisk Rubber Ss. .. B Ore Short Lref 4s. rate of 6 per cent were suspended in|ChR I & P 6% bf Pacifc Oil. 497 9% 51% | rose 25 to 54 points, new crops not { Pennsyl gen Gs.... Byl e : ne sota ¢ 6% ot s 4 i 44 3 ngt s 4 good demanc market quot pany sol¢ The idea is that they will be re- [ Chi R I&P 7%pi. k % 1 Packard Motor. 12% % | being as strong as the old. January | 300drich 61% 4 9 Pennsyl gen 4%s. . 9 Quotations—No. 1 T M e ChiStPM &O.. s Pan-Am Pete. €3% 63 6‘4tilrad€d up to cents a pound, and | Goodyear 8s 193 % i Pennsyl 6és. 28.00 per ton: N N 3 M & O pt Pan-Am P (B).. 61 5% | October up t I dodw : Pennsyl gold 7s. . . 5! 3, 24.00a25 o She BAInE, o8 he | Chtle Copper.. : £6% | Panfandle. b 3 omria that iaterior spot markets | SO00yea 841341 Pennieyl gold 73\ 1 1.0tz o States OH wab tofected 1o | Chino Coppes. .- o Y Parrish & Bing. 13% % K xtremely strong increased the i GreLEs IO w sharp break in Mid lrtes oMt [CCCaSIL. .. 11 Pernsylvania . demand while the buying o€ |, ydys Sroel b Realluggends. ... 3087 60 J stratght e, » Middje s S = L contracts was stimulated by s . oG West ¢ . > angled’ i ¢ which dropped below against | Cluett Peabody. 70 | penn Seabd Sl ; 2 o Mrom many sections of |Int Mer Martne 6s. 43 Rio G West . 3 | 23.00 Do B e Washington Stock Exchange. A closing level of 7. The two | Coca-Cola...... 3% {9'4 | People's G: selt that winter plowing was very {Int Paper st 5s A. 3 R0 g = e 00aY5.005 = i SALES companies ave wnder the same man-|Colo Fuel.. : 3% | Pere Maraueti ward beeause of too much wet ; Int Paper 1st 5s B. : i - 5 : ¢ = ent. Middle & es een | Colo outh. .. 9 4 19 ipere Marqpf.. 9 i e morning prices | KC P & Lt 5s A 52. 6: . 5 STOCK K wfiting from the general advance | Columbla Gas... 33% &5% 83 Philadelphta Co 3 to 78 points up with the Jan- | Kelly-Spring 8s... 10 FOILACY TV STods MASTET. in the domestic oil stocks. " - | ColumbnCarson 2 Phila Co pf : 42 D raittion At 3578 and October atiialourias ia L 1 4 S CHICAGO, December, 36 (United eral Cigar houg! s it has - s . 5 it ! ¢ ates Depa e Agric e). pught, Com Solv (B) ... Philip Morr 2 - Liggett & Myrs 7s. 10 . I n previous occasions, in an- | & Gis 6 3 3 . Ege! 2 4 | P 39 2. | Hogs—Receipts, 28,000 he: mostly Firemen dcivation o cither sn extra or higher | Comp Tabulat,. 9 i g 0| Noom ideom Cotton . Lifkett & Mycsls 2 : 4 ; T | 10" 1 higher 10 shis frmders | T dividends. The stock got up to a new | C Foil. 0 4 NE K. -December Manati Sug sf 7% ka Enac.. 4 9 | killors f < bidding |, high for th r. Congoleum Co. . . 5 Pierce-Arrow... 9% 9% - ton future! 45 am., bids_steady. | Madand Ol 7%s L8 W 1stda.. . cady to strong: run mosfly out of | i s Fethlehem Steel attracted a mod- | Cons CIRAr, ... 5 147 | pierce Ar pf. 27 | Janpary, 3 March, A Marland O 7128 w :-u‘.vfif,’»"‘-s . ‘t hands: bul ble stro BONDS. . amount of buying, and its ad- | Cons Gasof NY. 6 Pierce Oil pf. 6 2 2; Ji .04 ! Marland Of! 8 '3 ep Sles. . ; i butcher top. s : ion was coincident with the in- | Consol Gas rts.. . ! Pitts Coal 3 X e an A & Arn P ds. . averages mostly Bid and Asked Prices. nation that this company has se- | Textile. 6 6% | Pitts Conl pf ... 98% . A . noon bids, steady e sab'd AL ds sta. . pound averages, PURLIC UTILITY d un extraordinary share of the | Gons cen 7% 5T ittt 06 .65; March, $55 Seay, | mesican Delol a. Seab'd A Liref 4s.. ble packing sows, steol business in the market Iately. | Gons Senducis. . 15 50% | Bicte & W VA 39 3 J 5.01; October, i Y Scab'd A Ladj os. . 80 cight v st Steel Crosses 97. | Corn Prod pf. . .. 119% Y Postum Cereal.. 58% 574 | — Morris&Co 15t 4123 Seab’d A L con 6s. . gt Pl O o 1 | Amer! n | z 6 by ¥ o 1 Sou Pacific 45 1929 medium, light, 3 ;| common g0t across 97 in the | Continental Mot Pressed Stl Car. 52 Nat Tube 1st 5s. B 39, ht lights, 6. ) witernoon, where it was up mors | Cosden & Co.... 3 6 Pressed SLCpf. 80% 82 80V PARIS MARKET STEADY. | Nat7ubejstde. Sou Pacfic ref 4s. e T rough, than 2 points. Whatever the selling | Cosden pf. . 2 2 Produc & Ref. 3274 83% | PARIS, December 26.—Prices were | N Y Edsn 1st 634s. Southern Ry 1st 3s 026.65. | has been in the rails, it ceased abrupt- : cyueible Steel. . 6. | Pro & Refctfs.. 22% 223 | tteady on the bourse today. Three |NTG FL, HAP 68, Southern Ry gn 4s. 3 [n some consploous HistANCes Aa ] Guban-Aum SUE. Pub Service..... 43% 48% 43% 43\ per cent rentes, 53 francs 30 centimes. Ny G BL HEP 45 Southern Ry 63s. Union Pacific, Reading and Southern | GupSi Sl U gn. ; . e 1003 | Exchange on London. 86 francs 78 | Ny enir, Southern Ry 6s ct. Pacific. The 'last numed, which has | SUb AT P& B0 5 EollnanCo 121% 1215 | centimes. Five per cent loan, 67 |N X Tel 88740 Sou Ry Moblle 4: been dragging along for a week or!SY “c Spf. taAleE. 5Bk 58 | francs “20 centimes. The dollar was ot > Third Ave ref 4s more just under 88 Sprang up across lLulu ‘ane S pf.. 4 Pun 8! ~ A 1 quoted at 19 francs 961; centimes, NY Tel 4%48.... Third Ave adj 5. . $7on 4 few transactions. This show. | Cuban Dom'can. % - Pure Oll. 21% O N Am Edison 5. 91 | 2hed Aot ed that the selling had been of a |Cuyamel Fruit. Pure Ol 8% pf.. 93 %) r States Pow bs. 8% b Pac st do. - character. unconnected with | payison Chem. . Ray Con Copper. 11% 11% o TODAY'S BUTTER PRICES. |NorStates Pow 6s. % 1004 § GOt B e s, B2 Dination Ana that thel Devi& Hundsos. .\ 53 | Reading. ... 65 % CHICAGO. December 26.—Butter— | NOTUIwStE Te “ 10T { Cnios Pacevés... 3 102% 102 Sheep—Receipt | D Lack & West. 113 Reading 1st pf.. 54% i | Unchanged: creamery, extras. 53lg; | Otis Steel 8s. 93 | Unfon sac 1st rf 55 active; fat lambs ing apparently over. He short . 3 2 e covering came into the St. Pauls in | Dome Mines. ... Reading 2d pf... 53w 0% i BECEA sty B0n Pacific Gas & El 58 ‘ 9114 | Virginia Ry st bs. tha last hour Douglas Corpu. ; Remington -l ) ceinte 430 cases; | Pac Tel & Tel 5s... 5 905, | VA By & P 1st 5s. . {DuSS & Atlan. 22 2 | Replogle Steel.. 11% % L pts, 4,33 <o ety ey o0 1900 | Wabash 1st 5 MARKET CLOSES FIRM. | Dupont(ED)... 31 4 Vel ¥ 49 5 Pan Am Pete 65 95.“\\'¢swm Mdds.... ; Dupont deb. B ik g:;{» 97 i Phila Co 5%s '3S. .. \z'eulern Pacific bs. i | Eastman Kodak. 107% “ oynolds Spr. % 4 | Un Cigar Stri 210 204 210 |PhilaCoref6sA.. 2 West Shore Ist 4s. e ibeE 26 5 Tl Money: Masked Upt-erioes G0 meronaxis & 8. ' e R atcn. .. AT 15 |United Fruit. 178 177% 178 | Plerce-ATrow 8s... 3 Wheel & L E cn 4s. 60t | i g e e £ Nlathot Cold § Higher Near Close, ! Elec Stor Bat. .. : Royal Dutcl ¥ & ® H 1% 10% 11% | Pierce Ofl deb 8s 4 0 TOTAL SALE chickens, ;" Leg” | Wapdinan Dark Hotel Gs. \ 1 Elk Horn Coal. . 5| St Joseph Lead.. 23% Utd Ry Inv pf. 40 36 39 Producers & Rf §s. 3 108 S (Mar Value): : A STOCKS By e Asotti i Erem: merson Brant. 7 4 | St L&San Fran.. 18% % 4 | U'S Cast I Pip i 69%: 67% 68y | Public Service5s.. 6 6 lam.. 1813000 12 noon s 1 15 STO = NEW YORK, December Emerson-B pf. 9 { St L&San Frpf. 41 {USCast Ir P pf. ¢ 83'c 83% 83 |Punta Alegre7s... 14 i lpm. 5406000 2p.m.. 6597000 |ducks, 20: 3 g d PUBLIC UTHITY couraged by favorable trade news,|Endicott-John. 6 4 StLSouthwn... 31 12 - 5240 ARcudErod. S5 3% 3u|Saks&Cosfis. e S —— | pair. 25030; guinen fowl, ey s another i e the | Endicott-J pf. 4 1161 St L South pt. i 56 s an M. ' 181 181 | Sinclair O 3 4 FOREIGN EXCHAN . ! Dress poultrs . Do o ittt ::;‘:-:d“:f} 11'-‘:,:::;;“::;‘“ :m.;: .','“:Em. 215 & { San Cectl Sug 3% i3 U S Indus Alco. . i 68% 66 68| Sinclair OI1 6 . % | (Quotations furnished by f‘";‘gfi. & lcay | arNeD, Souickens: s Sih 5 ihe Tong el of the mar.|EHeIstl;.. 2 Savage Arms 32% 33% 4 U S Realty 94 94 92 |SinCrude Oil 5%s Nomioal Selling checks. | - B - ce and nearby | \isigioo I teaders ‘on the long nitie OF the IMAT-Lovie Sdipr) | Schulte Stores U S Realty pf... 100% 100% 100% 100% | Sin Crude Ol & ! - ollvalie. todgy. " | dozen, 42;' southern, 0. " s R, & ket resumed thetv.opetations within i o enkaCo ; 4 tSeaboard Alr L. USRubber..... 87% 38 a7, 38 |Sin PipeLine os... London. pound. ... 5" 4.008 " 4.50a%s o B reaniery. OO0 10 TADEY, | ol Tl el creased vigor in today's active mar- | o )y iy " Seabd AL PE.... S % | USRub 1stpf.. 87! 874 87% 87% |So Por RicoSugis. Montreal, dollar..... 1 pound, R a38; nearby |- NATION o surpl of the local hay market is firm, with y'= session | light offerings of the better grades re solds mothy, light mixed and No. 1 clover, | Trading for which description there is a fairly | shares of @ e —to FenamatRousiaiae A Auscostia & Potoma Anacostia & Potomac un- | 826" relephone e ng most- |8 & P’ Teleplions of Vi y sl fed steers; early top matured | Capital Tractio: k.2 etre few Tonde. 10.75a10.80; | Clty & Suburban fat fed steers, 8.2 00; she stock. | rong to 24 higher: bulls s in_part: vealers, 2. 00: strictly choice : stockers and 93% | Siex. & §in! Alex. & Mt 1 00 09180 100 1 1 €3 e 59 19 i w1 5 01 e 53 4 I oice feeding lambs, 1 =1 e { b C. Taper Mfg DAIRY PRODUCT . Taver e " . 7 s 2 Paris, franc s . ket. Acute weakness of French 2 s Sears Roebuck. . U S Smelt&Re! 18% 19 18 19 {Steel & TubeTs. 103 3§ Brussels, e - ! creamery rolls, 28; e francs and higher monev rates m.{ifi::;':f,‘;:;“_’ e o Seneca Copper. 5 B% 6% USSmelt&R pf. 39% 39t 39% 393 | Sug Est Orient 7s. 9 {Rrusels ; : Store packed, dai { capiuat duced some realizing, but failed to {pSher BUN Shell Tr & Tran, 33! 1 USSteel....... 95% 98 954 971 |Tenn Elec Pow 6s. 9315 33; process butter, 39. halt the upward trend. JSales 8p-| pigkc Rubber.... < 7% 7% &% 7%|ShellUnlon..... 17% 174 U S Steel - 119% 119% 119% 119% | Tide Wat Oil 6%s. 10244 | = ChcaGe B i proximated 1,150,000 shaves, e e 5 % 4dy Simms Petrol. i - 64 64 64 64 |ToledoEdn Istis.s 106 fhoedia. i i mopay's A i Fa The closing wus firm. Profit-taking | Flelshman. ... e 67 Simmon: s % | Utah Securities. 16% 17 17 | Union Bag & P 65.. 3 96 % { Vienna, crown. > | CHICAGO, December 26.—Influenced | Federal became more general in the late aft- | Foundation Co 516 12% | Sinclatr Ol .. 5 Unit Drug cv 8. .- 110% Budapdst, erown ... : : a huge increase of the Canadian | Liverts «rnoon, when call money was marked | Freeport Texas. % 12% Sinclair pf. - 6 Vanadium Corp. 29% 31% 29% 31%|USRub lstrfss.. 2 85 Pragne, crown 3 " visible supply, wheat opened with a L iip to 534 per cent, but a number of | Garaner Motor... 6% R 4 Van Raalte..... 30 80 30 | U8 Rubber 1%s 103% ROl S Sl 0 domunard Kendon L siE00. bush stocks continue n brisi lemand. 3 ey 7 3 fo ' crease amoun 0 R 3 = Corn Products, U. S, Aleohol, Brook- | GenAmTheCar. 437 437 485 Sloss-Sheffleld. . » Van Raaltelst.. 80 80 80 |USSteelsfbs.. 1025 Cliristianis, B ared with' = week: aED. . 5 3 Ya-CarChiom... 9 - 9% 9% Pow & Lt 5 88! Stockholm, B | el=, = lyn Manhattan Transit preferred and 3 i . So Porto Sugar. 3 - Utah Pow. % i Broing: thae Pur Ol extending thelr early gains [asuiintalc. s g South Pacific. .. % aiu. % 30% | Vertientes Sug 7s. 93 to 2% points or more. | Gen Asphalt pf. T4% X 76, Southern Rwy.. 4% 14% | va-CarChem 7; — jGenCigar....... .98 96% 97 |southern Ry pf- 0t o 11 |Va-CarChiis 68% pr | Gen Electric. ... 195% 195% 195% ! gpicer Mtg Co. .- ¥ % SHORT-TERM ShOURITIES. GenElecspl.... 10% 10% 11 po TRUST COMPANY. . y 1 the increase was 3,251,000 BUSh- | 4 perican Security & “rust. 6 NEW YORK, December 2 els, After starting unchanged to et S 69 ey bash it Warner-Sugar 7 102 102 | United States dollars): G 10045, prices underwent a material | Xational Saviugs snd Trist Stand Mill pe. ... O . A 848 | {25t Union 6%s 10915 lgs%,demund, L34k onbios. ove Britain. | SO0 i al around. Ualan. Trost. 0 i Gen Motors. ... 14% U 143 £ Call! 5 63% 63% | wo LI 15% | westinghouse 7s. . 106% 106% | bills_on_banks, 4. Fran Y | *S¥ith receipts here totaliug 440 cars, | Washington (Quotations fursished by Redmond & Co.) stoil o e WeatPernCo .. 41= 47 1 5 rance, 1 3 oo | —Naon.— | Gen Mot 6% deb. 814 80% 81 |gtanqOilof N Wickwire Spen 7s. 75% 76% | mand, .0500%% . .0301 the corn ~market showed decided Bid. ! Gen Mot 7%, deb. 98% 98% 99 | € NJpf. 116% 116% 116% Weatetn M 0% 9% 9 . Wilson & Co 1t 63. 94% 94% | demand, .04 o 0433, * | weakness; December delivery in par- Alumioum Co. of Am Gen Refractories. 53% 525 oy | Stollo ot Western Md 2d.: 16 = 16% Wilson&C v 7% 915 98| gium, demand, . - cables, .0440, | ticular. Messages from the west, ho W Atimimum Co. of Amer. s % | Gimbel'Bros pf. 99 i i e e G DS West Pacific. ... 10 o ilsoni Co.qv. fs: 847 847 | Cermany, demand, 0000000000025 | ever, indicated that on account of 10w | Kecurlts & A rian :3}"3 AT ' ? | Glidden. . CORE O e -5 80 9% hed oo Conct ol Youngstn § & T 68 941, 9415 9dig | cavles, -00000000000025, Holland, de- | prices a majority of farmers were [ Scventh Stree . : ing&L —_— 780; Ke new sales. The (United States.....-.. American & Tel. 68 Goldwin Corp 91 mand,’ .3780; cables, .3786. Nofway, | refusing to ~make e d R Ammerican Tel. & Tel. s 1925 e i oin ool Sidebaker.. 108 108% Wheel B.. 7 demahd, 1483, Sweden, _demand, | opening, which varied from unc- | Washiagton 3% r O3 19 ' 2N . .2634. Denmark, demand, .1772, vit- | hanged figures to lalls lower, May Abgioimeran ol T 4 Guodcion pt o 8 75 | Submarine Bt % 1% 10% mfi%‘.. “ 25% DWlDENDSrDECLARED- Zerland, - demand, 1745, Spaln. fe- | 153, was followed by a moderate Haltimore & Obio 6s | Goodyear pt.... 4 9% 40% B o P White mand, .1299. Greece. demand, .0215. | general decline. - . J Canadiun Northern 53 % | Granby Consol 14% 14% Tenn COPDEr. ... % 9% wou - 4 : < Poland, demand, .00000018. Czecho-| Oats eased down a little in sym:- | Firemen's oo ot RS o {7/{ Gray & Dusia 2 3 e g —_e il ote 4 Lackawanna Rajlroad and Detroit|giovakia, demand, .0292%. Jugosiavia, | pathy with corn and wheat, starting @ Nationsl Unloa. it R, o iy | GENOERSRER PET; SV TRON - B3 LRt e T b o s ; Vote P: ¢ demand, .0113%. ° Austria, demand; | unchanged to 13 Off. May 444, and Dy Pont 7igs 1981, i | Great Nor Ore 284 284 Texas & Pacific. 185 19% 185 Ickwlar- Bus Vote Payments: 05010 Rumania, demand, 00523 | later continuing to sag. son EL Ti1 Boston ; | Greene-Cagan.. 13% 13% Tex&PC&ONl. 1ix 11% 1lx Wilson NEW YORK, December 26.—Direc- | Argentina, demand, .3210. * Brazil, de- [ | Provisions. were firm as a result of Federal Sugar Ref. 6s 1933. Guantana Sug.. 7 6 7 % :rz?d PAwm'n-. szg aag ug gmwp-gv(i: l= 3 tors of the Delaware, Lackawanaa|™end 0980, Montreal, demand, .973%. mv%;: ;uum%gxfls or;"'hnorsifl' - pisher Body Corp. s 5 venue. .. i . — 3 gl ., Olose. 1y, Fistier Body Corp: it 1023 g [ O Su S4% | Tiac Water O 1185 119% 118% Wiliys.Overl of and Western Coal Company today CERT 1o 10Ty lowe 1ort Great Nortir 74 1090 1 | nishaw Cab. . 5, | Timken Bearing 89 39 ‘33 35" | qoclared an extra dividend of 5 per| TREASURY CERTIFCATES. |t Ui Lo yeE Lo el Enoove i A g {4 Ftman Corp.- a1ts 41| Tobacco VR i il cent, in addition to the regular quar-| (Quotations furaished by Redmond & Co.) 013 Duteh Market ‘pl o Coger To. 1630 123 | Hiayos Wheel. . g S T L ; terly dlsbursement of 2% per oent.| - N B me e, m, | L e N 31. %5 \ -ans Con 3 J 2 : er : S < § ecurlty S s 3 . Househ'd 84% 34% | x S 3 o fot 5 H0%” a1y i 4 M. 8t P& 5 B 3 ode TR “loustof OlL 0% 72 | Union Oil... which three months ago paid a stock o S e ¥ epxdividend. 1% extra dividend B i e 5 A 2 . T 200, 4 | Hudson Motors 28 28 |Union Bag & P.. 62% 6% 5 e 2 DoE Sape 98 o exltra |30 il o0 T 160 A ; it i ik 2y i M 15% 15% Unlon Pacific. .. 127% 1271 126 : nounced today it would pay another iy 2 1% 1% { linion Pac Df T Tin St HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS. extra dividend of 1 per cent on Jan- % X 57 Hyiraulie SU. - Stz fUnPankCar.... 9% 94% 4% 94% -378 300 1p.m..... 597 600| vary 15. At the simo time the rege ! 3 la% stern Uuion Gas 1693, illinoss Central. 101% 101% | Un Alloy Steel. 80! B0% 20% 1 024 000} ular quarterly dividend of 2 16 Westingbouse E. & M. 7s 1931 1661 107 % . Cg04 MLl be z {Bign exchanges easy. Quotations (in | loWer, May 1.06 to 106 and Ju! ll“_,,d,_,“,- { About 30 per cent of the & o 4 SR "t New Zealand fr 10 15,16 z ing the past three 3 PUTESS UL NE S A ,-.uhmnnumm