Evening Star Newspaper, January 23, 1924, Page 22

22 * FIN WALL STREET LIST N INED MOV Corn Products Most Active Stock on Board—Coppers and Sugars Advance. BY STUAR Special Dispa NEW YORK stock market duri of the to be strong, because most of the individual movements were upward. On the oth hand, # list did noth ing, and in other s were bid up, tracted In st age further off Copper sh, r.WEST. art time was e as . when pr g fent volun ris on the es did better the st ion Uesdity arly a point its his v sy ubject, as bulli Stochs wer h souie time Tally of Cecilin in_ oy Guantan divi- dend fo 1 mean £15 pea e logle auies ence, Ro, one of the stg apital hus Latel: 1w the jump wis tha Supply hid v tand Lo it wer gt e for atient in Run-up n oup viele nent that 1 duting The et fortnight demand the its v com thought of the rise in the last xtent in which ment in out- while ity s tak Enitude of the three months and the measured imp 1y in the nEes rep! ited noth- than t in_of extended short interest Storl d francs ally sold Tow within of Mond. Kince Janu reflocted uneusin nesw labor ministry wiil its legis program, but it question whether the has not been overrate In the receat decline Wall Street & of Tullr ributed to the ant nent Chicagn interests for has been completed, according information recently received in sircet. But this stors has been heard from time to time, and yet Pullman stock, which Las been said 1o have had nothing else to hold it in heck, ha: lguidation seems to statements that operatic clined to normal 3 However, Pullman’s fi tion is xirong, the i eatren e his ry proba nat s wation aftien Features. has b of p sume time, ancial p Buying was resumed fontion aur v the dec accrued dividends nd Lord & Divide years thus ol the Dry Goods. Orders on Increnmse. steel reviews rs on the in on_an S0 pe weity b Whereas a menth s it was dowg 10 70 per cent. This statemeat. howfver, wis too well ex- pected to have much effect upon steel sh the other hand. iron Aze med something Wall strect has been d sing with much interest, namely, that the r way program calls 1 1er cxp dltures for locomotives and cars the early part of 1 than for came period a year azo Martand Ol came into in the late afternoon. getting up arcund its highest prices of the r cent movement. The street ipally interested in reports ti land is to a big combination of_oil prop teel comm congiderable nearcd 101, of Stude used to Anacenda well above MARKET CLOSES FIRM. on vreferred two 1, 1821, were 1 & Taylo of Associated is ended subsid Steel mid-week ported new o h the indu in the prominence e sup and the sa r shares : trad nd Kennecott New York Gas Ruling Helps Late Stock Prices. 1y the Associated Press. NEW YORK. anuary able trad developments, including a de declaring the New York 21 gas bill unconstitutional, reports of an inereased demand for steel by the weekly trade reviews and predi tion of higher sugar prl checked the selling in todev's stock market, which again started for higher ground. Sales approximated 1,050,000 shares. The closing demonstrations in Corn Products, Rallway Steel Spring and Marland Oil had a tonic effect on the rest of the list in the late dealings. Fuvo sion was firra. Bullish Compans. riod. Rate. Amparo Mining Chile Copper. can C & tion “Asph Td & Tr Montl L H & P... Norfolk & West.. i lecceifice —_— RAILROAD WAGES RAISED. NEW YORK, January 23.—A wage increase of approximately 5 per cent has been agreed upon for 15,000 en- gineers and firemen of the New York Central lines. Bnmoer}- firemen, * hostlera and Tostler 's receive the following senger service, 24 cents freight service, 36 cents yard and hostler service, santa & dag. which | A_NCIAL. i | Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office i | Air Reduction. . { Ajax Rubber. | Allfed Chem | Allis Chalmer: Am Agr Chem Am Ag Chm pf.. Am Beet Sugsr. {Am Rosch .. | Am Brake Shoe. Am Can. Am Can pf. . {Am Car & Fay.. | Am Chain (A).. { Am Cot 0 ctfs Am Coto 1Am & Fornf w i |Am H & Leath. Am H & Tea of m Ice pf. Am Tnternat Am La France. . Am Linseed. Am Linseed pf. Am Locamiotive m Metals. m Radinat Am € {Am Smelting Am Smelt pf Am Snufr. m mE Am Suzarpt. . Am Tobae (RY Am Water Wks | An Waoolen Am Waolen pf. e Writ Propf Am Zine & Losd Am Zine&Ld ot | { Arnold Canarab | As=0 D Good: an Cat Line. . Atlantic Fruit . A1) Fruft At ldwin Loc pf. L& Ohie carnesdall (AY Rarie: Beechnut Pack. Reth Steel. Beth St 7%(n). . oth Fish. .. Edison. . n- M h Term pf. Futie & Suber utterick Caddo O1. TRl Pack. .. “alif Petrol.. “alif Petroi pt.. allaban Zinc | Catumet & Hecla | Canadian Pa ! case Plow Wka. “entral Leatn. . | Certain-Teed. Chandler Mot... Chesap & Ohfo.. ;| Chi & Alton. i Chi& Alton pt. . | Chi & E 1N pf. Chi Grt West. Chi Great W pf. ChiMi1&StP.. 1 Chi Mil &St P ptf | Chi & Northwa. {Chi R1& Pac. |ChiStPM & O Col | Columbla Gas. .. | Columbn Carbon Comp Tabulat.. Congoleum Co. | Cons Cigar | Cons Cigar pf.... | Cons Gas of NY. ! Cons Textlle Cont Can. ... Cont Insurance. | Continental Mot | Corn Products Corn Prod (1ew) Cosden & Co.... Crucible Steel | Crucible Stl pf-« Cubun-Am Sug. “uba Cane SUE- Cuba Cane Spf.. Cuban Dom pf. Cuyamel Fruit.. Davison Chem. . iDavison rts B ! Deere Co pf..... D Luck & West. Detroit Edison.. i Dome Mines. | Du S S &2Au pf. | Dupont (E D). Elec Ster Bat. | Emerson-B pf. Endicott-John. . Erle. . Erie 15t pf. { Famous Players | ®5 Mines &S pf. Fifth Ave Bus { Fisher Body | Fisk Rubber 1 Fisk Rub pf A Fletshman. . Freeport Texas. Gen Am Tk Car. Gen Asphait ! Gen Clgar. | Gen Electric Gen Elec spl | Gen Motors. Gen Mot 65 deb. | Gen Mot 7% deb. on Refractories nbei Bros. Gimbel Bros pf. | Gliaden { Goodrich Goodrich pt. ! Goodyear pf. . { Granby Consol. . Gray & Dav | Gt Northern pt... | Great Nor Ore. Gulf St Steel. { Harbishaw Cab. Hartman Corp. | Hayes Wheel. Houston Ofl. . Hudson Motors. Hnup Motors. i uraulic Stl... Ind Oll & Gas.... Indiahoma. IndianMotorcycle | indian Refining. | Inland Steel | Inspiration. interb Rap Tr. Int Cement. | In Combust E... Int & Grt North. Int Harvester. . | Int' Harvester pr nt M Marine pf. Int Nickel...... Int Nickel pt.... Intl Paper...... Int Tel & Telog. Invincible Oil... JewelTea...... Ka 4 Gulf.. Kansas City Eayser (Julius) Kayser pf. .. Kelly Spr Tire, Kennecott. . Keystone Tire, Kinney G R. Open. High. 71 1 1 1 “ 99 96% 1'% 145 a1 wi i T 1 154 Illinots Central. 102% 245 84% 107% 30% 12% 80% 88% 8T% 15% 21% % 18% 37 995 81 84 T4% 9% 70 49% 15 43% Close. 74% | Lig & Myers pt. 9% | Lima Locomo.. . 70 |Loews Inc, 49 15 | Loose-Wiles. 43% | Lor{llard (P) 42 | Louls & Nash e Mack Truck: o074 | Magma Copper. 107% | Mallinson & Co. Manat! Suga Law. 8% 9t 69% 49 15 887 8% 1074 111 164% 111 164% 28 | Manhat Shire. .. Maracalbo Ofl. Market 8t Ry og | Market St pf. Do | Market St R 23] s | Murket St prior 188 | Mariund OL. . .. = Marlin-Rockwl. ¢ | Martin-Parry. . 4 | Mathison Alkili. | Maxwall (A). | Maxwell (B). Wav Do Storas : - : May Dpt Strpf, , 3% | \ex Seabourd 100 | \fex Seabd etrs. £ Miami Copper. . N Anadle S o). { Winn & ¢ i Min StP&SSM pt {0 Kan & Tex.. Vo Pacific. . 1 Mo Pacifie pf . . | Montana Power o | Montg'y Ward. . 6y 100 1401 at Riseuit. .. tl DeptStores ! Enamel. « | Nat! Lead. < Narsupprv. 0T { Nat Supply pr.. 8t | Nevada Copper 12% | N Or Tex & Mex 80 | X ¥ vir Brake. | NY Alr Brk (A). & N Y Canners. #87% | N ¥ Central ¥ C-Readg rts. 1 Y Chi & StLpt. {N Y Dock. | Y¥YNHRHartta. + | Norfolk South. . Norf & Western. North Amer. North Am pf.... North Pacific. .. Nunnally Co. & Blw. a Prod. {Orplieum Cireute. {11tis Elevator. | Otla Steel. 12 { Utls Steel pf. wene Bottl Pac i Develop. Pac Gas & Elec. Pacific Mall. PacificOfl...... Puckard Motor. Fan-Am Pete. .. | Pan-Am P (B).. Panhandle Parrish & Bing. { Fenusyivantia. .. Penn Seabd Stl. People’s Gas.... | Pere Marquette. Pere Marq pf... Philadeiphta Co. P&RUC& I (wi). Philip Morri: Phillips Pa Plerce-Arrow Pierce Oll. Pierce Ofl pf. Pitts Coal. | Pitts Steel pt. .. Pltts & W Vi | Pressed Sti C Produc & Ret. Pro & Ref ctfs.. Pub Service. Pullman Co. Punta Alegr: | Pure Oll. . ! Rallway Stl Sp. | Rand Mines Ray Con Copper Reading. 5 Reading r 5 Reading 18t pf. . Reading 2d pf. Remington. . Replogle Steel.. itep Ir & Steel . . Rep Ir & Stipf.. | Reynolds Spr. .. Rey Tobac (B Royal Dutch. ... St Joseph Lead. St L&San Fran. St L Southwn... San Cecll Su; . Savage Arms. .. Schulte Stores. . Seaboard Afr L. 1% 11 17 1 Shattuck-ATis. . shell Unton. . ell Union pf. . Simmons. | Simms Petrol... Sinclair Oll. Skelly O1l. Sloss-Sheffiald. i | So Porto Sugar. { South Pacidec. Southern Rwy. . Southern Ry pf. Spicer Mfg Co. St Ofl of Calif. .. Stand Oflof NJ StOilof NJpf. {Sterling Prod... Stew’d-Warner. Strombg Carb. Studebaker. Submarine Bt. Superfor OLl..... Sweets Coof A.. Tenn Copper.... Texas Company. Tex Gulf Sulpl Texas & Pacific. Tex & PC & Oll. Third Avenue. Tide Water Oll. Timken Bearing ‘Cobacco Prod... Tobacco Prod A. Tobacco Pro pf. ‘Crans Cont Oil.. Underwood. .... Union Bag & P.. Union Pacific... tnion Pac pf. Un Tank Car.... Un Alloy Steel... i United Frult. Utd Pap Board. . United Ry Inv.. Utd Ry lav pt. U SCastl Pipe. USCastIr P pf. U S Food Prod.. U SIndus Alco. . U S Ind Alco pf. U S Realty... U 8 Rubber. U SRub 1stpf.. | U S Smelt&Ref.. U S Steel Utah Copper.... Utah Securities. 1% 167 10% 63 a9 1% 448 3% 914 212% 1 15 82 994 52 18 100 s Y% 24 ke 43 15% 8% 67 48 70 27 16%, 1% 108% 8% 2% 24 5% 88% 27 15% 43 25 26 | 848 107% 30% 13 80% 88% 67% 16% 21% % 18% 36% | Wickwire. 9914 | Willys-Overid. . 31% | Wiliys-Overl pf 35% | Wisconsin Cent. 3y | Woolworth. 1% | Worthington. 290 290 | Worth'gton (B] 84% 84y | Wright Asro. 69% * 695 | Wrigley, Jr. Vanadlum Corp. Van Raalte..... Va-Car Chem... -C Chem (B). Va-C Chem of.... ValrCeal &C.. Wabash.......e Wabash of,(A) o Web & Helibrn Wells-Fr Exp, ‘Western Unlon. ‘West Air Brke.. Westhse E1&M. ‘Westhse 1st p2.. Wheel & LE pf.. White Eag Ofl.. % 184 36% 99% 80% 3% 8% 6115 Open. High, 17 117 66% 67 14 17% T Th 58'% 60 169 88 8374 2% 109% 114% 31 314 107 115 56% b66's 197 20 36 36% 84iy T4y 425 14 54 91% 184 TN 21% 35 34 42 42 104% 1085 T q 157 1 92 121 1215 139% 139% 38% 39 674 67% 8915 894 115% 115% 5% 6% 40 40% 5915 591y 129% 129% 78 73 9 9T 83 33 185% 189 21% 21% 10% 11 871 40% 6% 54 86% 86% 3% 3 1% 5 101 101 100% 100% 39% 39% 89 89 21 21 100% 100% 120% 120% 65 65% 23% 28% 30 30 .32%. 32% 8% 8% 4% 4% 28y 28% 50 50 1% 12% 88%. 38 16 164 %6 388 100% 109% 9% 94w 64% 64% 8% 8% 18 18 26% 26% 54 B4k % 1% 1% 1% % 4% 12% 12% 85% 85% . 124 46t | 444 2| 35% | 10 1 31y ! 61 | o7 43% | { continued | here” ana iSlight Price Increases NG__STAR. WASHINGTON, NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE JANUARY 23, 1924. IRA[}"[]N BUNDS '| ON NEW YORK BONDSMi MARKET LEADERS Improven]ent Made in Many Quotations—Several New Offerings Announced. BY GEORGE T. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. W YORK, January 23.—Improv- ment was the rule in today's bond market, with speculative obligations taking the lead. Traction bonds were Strong agal both the Inter- borough fissues and the Brooklyn- Manhattan Transit 6s holding their gains of Tuesday and improving upon them in most cases. Brooklyn-Man- hattan bonds made a new high and among the lnterborough issues the 6 per cent notes advanced a full point, hird Avenue Kefunding 4s were W demand above 55 and also at a new high for this year. These bonds underlie the adjustment 6s. which have long been speculative favorites and even at today’s price yield around % per cent. Chicago Kailways o8 ound a better market. Anacondn 7x Above Par. HUGHES. { Among industrials Anaconda 7s, the unsecured dehentures, par and in demand, zeciired 6y v fon w were firm while the cre steady s resumed 3 tern Cubu and the Punta Alegre Suk: A weak Spot was f1 -Caroling th and_7x, which news from Washington, there was a 5t avl Iy with the Dbetter issues fuctuated uncerta nvertible 4l:s of 193 demand than the other obliga this road. Seaboard Air Line a little higher. New Haven Fra ctive around their cent high. Liberty Bonds Firm In the high-grade investm w York Centra nt class Ne 1l taken loans were firm, with especial strength in the second and the fourth 11~ libertys The foreign 1 portant feature sold aroun although the high amon, s, and the b € at.the market. Ja . sntinued o nd firm, and appeared to be good buying in the Cuban 5= Day's New Offerings. inciuded Light without im- i of Urugua: of the year to it of Uruguay the 1o $10,- and issues Hectric 1linois . to vield 3.8, $2 of “British Celu 4%, to vield 5.23 per cent, 000,000 in Vanderbilt Aven ing Corporation 6'zs of 1941 at 99, g Gray Goods and Sheetings in Bet- ter Demand. { Spactal Disparch to The Star. NEW VORK was brisher in markets, both in sheetings, but at tly Tuesc hs were quote 4 by B0s and Janu tod: Trading cotton goods and stuck levels. Print 103, cents for cents for the 6% 5. Rav sith markets were guiet in Yokohama, with loeal quotations off 2% to 5 cents i pound on anese grades, which ranged from for best number 1, to $7.90 for Reported B 404 104% | o | 15% 6o i 174% 93% 2216 13% | 281 | 2515 { operations. Today in Boston. Special Dispatch to The Star. BOSTON, Junuary 23.—Slight in- crea ¢ of raw wool were noted in the Summer street markets today, where some speculation has developed in expectation that the heav: ed by hardened prices. Fine territory wools are up from $1.35 to $1.4 Quarter bloods are @ shade hixhe Ohio quarter bloods In the gres having been sold at 32 celpts Tuesday wer domestic and 472 b wool. es of foreign ACTIVE. SAW MILLS Lumbering Operations Pick Up in! Pacific Northwest. Special Dispatei to The Star. SEATTLE. January 23.—Prospgets are good for full operation of saw mills In-the Facific northwest in Feb- ruary, as it is only In the higher reaches of the Cascade mountains that snow has prevented logging In the lower camps work is getting under full headway now. and as a result unemployment has hecome negligible. Retail business in consequence s beginning to im- prove. HEAVY BUYING NOTED IN LIBERTY BONDS By the Associuted Press, NEW YORK, January 23.—Heavy purchasing of liberty bonds in this country has made the ‘price move- ments of these issues independent ot British_buying. according to liberty bond experts. Last year purchases for \Brizish account .were, an important factor in bolstering up the market. So far this year there has been little demand from this quarter, but some government issues, benefited by the fibod" of money pouring into Wall street, have touched new high levels. N. Y. Stock and Bond Averages. Tuesday, January 22. STOCKS. Total stock sales, shares. Twenty industrials averaged 97.44; net gain, .16. High, 1923, 105.38; low, 85.76. Twenty rallroads averaged 83.55; net loss, .06. ; High, 1923, 90.51; low, 79.53. BONDS. Total bond sales (par value), $12,340.000. Ten first grade rails averaged ; net loss, .09. Ten secondary rails averaged 84.05; net galn, .25. Ten public utilities averaged net gain, .23. Ten industrials averaged 94.22; net loss, .06. Combined average, 88.01; net gain, .09. Combined average month ago, §6.58; year ago, 88.20. 972,000 . High. Low. Last. * Call Money..... 4 4 4 HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS. .240 200 1pm..... 595 600 V3,784 400 and all the United States government | DRY GOODS MORE BRISK. | OL HIGHER. weight openings will be 1|~th\|‘-, Received by Private Wi (Sales are in $1.000.) UNITED STATES BONDS. (Fractions _represent _thirty - seconds. Example: *98-3 means 98 3-32.) et oty 0911 99.11 Lib3%s...... 224 99-] Lib1st 4%s.. 148 99-15 99-10 99-14 Lib2d 4%s... 426 99-12 99-7 99-11 Lib 34 4% . 719 99-31 99-29 99-31 TAb 4th 434s.. 546 99-15 99-10 99-13 US4%s1952. 83 100-3 100 100-1 OREIGN. PO len. High. Argentine 7s. - 26 101% Argentine 55 D16 8% Austria7s. .. 4 8% Belgium 7%s. 11 984 Belgium 6s. 46 99 Belgium 8s. 14 98% Bern 8s. 2 110 Bolivia 8s. 88% Bordeaux 6 30 76 Brasil 7 9 84 Brazil 8s. 94% Brazil 7% J..10 9 Canada 68 1926__.. 12 99% Canada 5%s1929.. 11 101% Canada 58 193 99% Canada bs 1962 19 991 Chile 85 1946. 102% Chile 85 1941. 1025 Chile 751943 95 Christiania 8 108% Cuba b%s cifs 924 Czechoslovakiu 88 95% 108% 954 904 95t 9% Low. Close. 101% 101% 83% 83% 85% 98 99 98% 110 88% 75 78% 94Y% 95 997% 101 993 9% 1024 102% 9415 108% 92 95% 108 0 94% 20 Denmark Denmark 6s. { Dutch E { Dutch E: | Dutch East I 6862, | Framerican 7%s.. { French Govt 8s. ... | French Govt 7%s. | Haitl 63 | ltaly 6% 1925. . _ | Japanese Ist 413, 129 Japanese 2d 4%s. . Japanese 4s. .. . Jergen UM 6s°47.. 14 Lyon 6 Marseille Norway 8s. Norway €s 1943. Norway 68 1952. | Paris-Ly's-Med 6=, 11 | Prague 7%s. 2 }‘-lue«nul.nnd as. | Queensland 6 Rio de Jan 85 1946 | Rio de Jaun 8s 1947 | Sao Paulo State 3s. erbs Croats Slo §s 32 Swiss Confed 8s... 7 | Ud Kingm 5%s°29. 61 | Ud Kingm 5%s'37. 43 99%, | Uruguay 85 . 3102t 102% | MISCELLANEOUS. Ajax Rubber8s... b 95 95 |Am AgrChem 7is 4 100% 1004 : {AmCotton Ol 5s.. 1 &7 Am SmU&R Ist 3s. 26 92 Am Smit&R 6s.... 2 Am Sug ref 6s. .18 AmT&Tecv 68 v % {AmT& Teltrds.. 31 {AmT & Teltrds.. 49 YA T & T deb 5%5.121 | Am Writ Paper 6s. Anacondaevdb 7 Anaconda 1st 6: Armour & Co 4 Armour of Del ; Ass0 Oil 65 rets. | Atlantic Refin 5s.. Barnsdall s fSs... Bell Tel Pa is Beth Steel 514533 Beth Steel s T 63 Brier H St 1y Bklyn Edison 7 Bklyn Ed gen 5s. .. i Bush T Bldg 58 '60. jCalif Pete siés w 1. Central Leather fs 2 {Cerrode Pasco Ss.. 1 13 { Chile Copper 6s. 100 | Commonwth P § 81, | Cun Conl Md 15t 58, 2 814 | Cuba; 107% i Cuba. 3 ORY | Cuba Cane cv 7'30 10 93% Dery (DG) 7s..... 1 81 Det Edison ref 6. Donner Steel 7 Du Pontde N ¥13. Duquesne Light 65 Est Cuba Sug 733, Empire G&F 13a. Fisk Rubber 5s Gen Elec deb 5s..... soodrich 6%s. ... Goodyear 85 1931. . ! Goodyear 8s 1941. Hershey 681942. .. Humble O&R 5%s. ilinois Beil 1st 5s. indiana Steel 55... 5 Int Mer Marlne 6s. Int Paper st 3s B. |KCP&Ltbs A2 Kayser (J) 7s..... Kelly-Spring 8s... Lackawa S 6550, Liggett & Myrs 7 Liggett & Myrs b8 Magma Cop v 7s.. | Manati Sug sf 7i;s Marland Of! 8s '31. Mexican Potrol 8s. 1 Midvale Steel 5s ct 123 Montana Power 58 6 Morr{s&Co Ist 43%8 8 | New Eng Tel bs... 26 |NY Edsn 1st €335, 13 YG EL HEP os.. 7 INYG EL H&P 45 N Y Tel 63 41. N ¥ Tel 6849 N Y Tel 4 N Am Eal: 1007 80%y 8 6 1 7 4 9 1 0 - 3 i Northwst B Te 7s.. Pacific Gas & Pacific T & T & Pan-Am Pete 7s. -Am Pete 61,8, ! Phil & Rdg C&] os. Phila Co 5%3 '38 PhilaCoref 6s A.. Pierce-Arrow 8s, | Pierce Oil deb 8s.. Public Service 5s.. Punta Alegre . Sharon St1H 8s... = 102 Sinclair O11 7 Jfi 9415 Sinclair Oll 6%s. .. 87% Sin Crude Ol 5i¢8. 2 Sin Crude Ol 61 Sin Pipe Line b So Por Rico Sug Steel & Tube 7 Sug Est Orient 7s. Tenn Elec Pow 6s. Tide Wat Otl 6%s. -{ Toledo Edn 1st 7s. Union Bag & P 6s. Unit Drugov 8 U 'S Rub 18t rf b: U S Rubber 7%s. U S Steel st b8, 10214 974 9474 103 % 107% 107% 98 98 112% 112% 4 86 106% 898 82% 681 103 107% 110 1% 9% 91 954 15 ENGINES DEFECTIVE. ithdrawals From Pennsy Freight Service. NEWARK, J., January 23— After an inspeétion of freight en- gines ‘of the Fennsylvania railroad at the Waverly yards here the Inter- state Commerce: Commission was re- ported to have drdered fifteen of the raflroad freight locomotives with- drawn from setvice today. In a statement railroad officials admitted some engines had been withdrawn for inor defects at the 'wmen of the Tommission. iy PARIS MARKET FIRM. PARIS, January 23—Prices were firm on the boiarse today. Three per cent rentes, 64 francs 10 centimes. Exchange on London, 84 francs 10 centimes. Fi¥e per cent loan, 71 francs 45 ceniimes. The- dollar was Auoted: at-23 france,-17-centimes, - \ Wickwire Spen 7s Wilson & Co 1st 6 CniR1& Pacre 43 % (Chi Un Sta 4%s. | Del & Hd Istre 4s. {Seab'd A L cdn 6 i | Sou Pacific 48 1926} 4 | Southern Ry 6s ct. 102% | Direct to The Star Office. H RAILROADS. ‘Sales. High. Lo Ann Arbor4s...... 4 b8% Atchison gen 4 11 884 Atchison adjds... 17 81k AtlanticCL1st 4s. 4 88 AtlanticCLcl 4s.. 14 82% 43 9% 31 834 25 101% H 27 86% 86k J 10 86% s. 8 80 | OSWdiv3%s. 14 97% B&OToledods... 1 68% Bklyn-Manhat 6s. 415 76 Canadian North 7s 3 Canad North 6s. 50 Canad Pac deb 4s.. 37 CarClinch & 0 6s.. 6 CarClinch & O 6s.. 16 Cential Pacific 4s.. 22 6 i Ches & Ohio cv 6s.. 17 9 9 | Ches & Ocv 4%s... 11 Ches & Ogn 4%s. . Chl & Alton 3%s. . Chi B&Q gn 45 '58. Chi B&Q 18t rf b; Chl & E2111 gn 6s. . Chi Great West 4s. C M & Puget Sd 4s. Chi M&StPrf 4 Chi M&St P cv bs.. Chi M&St P 48 '25. .1 Chi M&S P ov 43 Chi M&St P 4s'34. CM&St Pgn 4. 2 CM&St. Pdbds.. Chl & NW 6%s. hiR1&P gn 45. . jChiTH& 2 Chi & W Ind cn 4s. fChi& Wind 7tis.. CCC&StLrf Gy A . Cleve Term bs. . Clave T E Colo & Sou 4%s. 101 97 104 834 86% 100 €87 i Del & Hudson bius Den & Rio G cp 45. D& RG st rf on.... Det Unfted 47%4s. .. {Erle 1st con 4s.... rie gen 4s Erie conv 4s Erfe conv 4s B. |Erle conv4s D0 irTrunk sf db 6s. nd Trunk 7s. Hud & Man a§ 5s. . int Rap Tran b - int Rap Tr §s stpd. Int Rap Tran 6s. Int Rap Tran 7s... Int & G Nor aj 6a. . { Int & G Nor 15t 6a. Kan City Ft S 4s Kansas City Kanszs City » | Litke Shore 45 23", Lehigh Valley 63.. Louis & N uni 4s ! Louis & Nash 6574 B8 9515 1024 D0y 108 105 cmara M | Mtanhat Ry cn Mark ; MilEIRy & L {M&StLrfexss.. "A\I&SILIS:!"L!.. MK&Tprinss A MK&T4sB.. MK&TE6sC.. MK & Tadj Mo Pacific 6s i Mo Pacitle gn 4s. ., iMontrl Tim Ist os. OTex & Min os. Y Cent gen Y Cendebés. ... Y Cen deb 4. . Y Centribs. ¥ Centen 4 S. ew Havesicd és. ~w Haven d 4s 57 New Haven T7s. . New Haven 7s fr. ! New York Ry rf 45 e 2mSR20a8umay <INV Ryrt4sc W York Rysitj os Y W & Bos 4 SSte 881y | Norfoll: & W ev 65. 10 108% 10: urthern Pac E orthern Pac | {Ore-Wash 1st rf 48 15 Pennsyl gen 5s. 3 Pennsyl gen 41 Pennsyl 618 Pennsyi gold 7 Pennsyl con 41 | Pere Marg Ist | Pere Mrq 1st 4s'36. | Reading gen Reading gn 4 IRlo G West el 4s, RIAMk & L4%s. StLIM&S R&G 43. [StLS W con 4s " StP & KCShL 41:s SUP Un Dep 5345. Seub'd A L adj bs.. 15 { Sou Pacfic ref 4s. Sou Pacificclt4s.. 5 Southern Ry ist 58 31 Southern Ry gn 4s. 73 Southern Ry 63s. 5 37 | Sou Ry Mobile 4s. Third Ave ref 4s Third Ave adj 5s. Tol StL& W ds. .. Tol StL& W 3is. -1 Union Pac 1st 4s... 13 Union Pac 1st rf 43 Cniop Pac ¢ Infon Paccv 6s. .. ! Union Pac 1st rf 5s | virginla Ry 1st 6s. | VaRy & P 1st bs. Wabash 1st bs Wabash 2d 5s. Western Md 4s. | Western Pactiic Wheel & L E cn 834 62% 57 | ANOTHER BANK FAILS | i IN SOUTH DAKOTA {225 pound averages, FINANCIAL, Grain, Produce and Live Stock L WHOLESALE MARKET. Butter prices have been gradually decreasing the past week, yesterday's drop being 2 cent. The drop the past week has been about 3 cents. A life- less market s given as the reason for lower prices, w88 pri have advanced. The leavy snowstorm in the west sent Pontr in Chicago up to 40 and 42 5. b op - pric market s 40 conte 0 @ the local It 35 believed by local dealers that Dprices will go no higher. heavier re- ¢Ipts being anticipated following the freezing weather. Poullry prices were reported slight- W othlgher, diessed turkeys being juoted nix and chickens at 0, and. ,3.’1"‘.“ ts. Increased recelpts sult in lower prices” TP o0 O Te- Eggs—Strictly fresh, selected, can- dled, per dozen, 40, average recelpts, 38: storage, 26a2 Live poultry —Roosters, per 1b., 1 turkey pring chickens. young, each, 60a esh killed spring 183 s, per'Ih., 2 Game—Rabbits, No. 3.0043.60; No. Lt stock- 14; medium, per ; thin, per Ib., 8al0. Lambs, spring, per b, 13. Live pigs, 3.00a5.00 each; live hogs, per Ih., T3, Green fruits—Apples, per basket, .00: box a3.00; per barrel, “Gra 4.50a Grapes, Cal- 106 Tbs neart . Florida, per haske arket. 4.00a; per 4.0046.00. Spinac] Eouthern 5.00. Car- Brussels sprouts, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS, BALTIMORE, Md., January L white. 100 105, 3000 swe bu., 1.0 100, 40036 0. Brocol Brussels s, ? and prouts Parsni iper, 3 100, nips apples, 1. Cranberries pefruit. hox. 1. in rawberries, | s on Grain. winter, spot. £pot. no quo winter, garlick “xport, no quot winter, garlicky. spot, No. 1 red winter, g ' quotations 1 winter, red Corn for vel- wnd r ‘barrel for No, spol. 90; No. § <ot i corn, vellow, e es—None, N 1arke eript Prices steadily heid or ades, but dam- a E any 5na | deposit ton; No. 1 wheat, DAIRY PRODUCTS. BALTIMORE. Md., January 23 (Spe- ial) ry—Turkeys. lb.. 18a eghorns. ;i mearby | rolls, IVE STOCK MARKET. anuary 23 (United States ent of Agriculture).—Hogs— Receipts, 33,000 hoad; mostly to 5 cents lower: good and choice 10 to 300 pound butchers, 5a7.30 practical top, 7.30; desirable 160 a 7.00a7.25; pack- ing sows, 6.60a6.70; killing pigs dull; desirable strong weight, 5 ttle—Recelpts, 13,000 head shippers selecting few loads light and ndy-welght stecrs at 10.00a1 steers tending lower; canners utters and bulls slow, about steady vealers strong to cents igher bulk ralers to packers, 10.50a11.00; ers, upward to 13.00. —Receipts, 17,000 head; fairly fat lambs and yearlings weak : sheep and feeding s good and choice fat wooled 12.50a13.’ top to city butghers hippers, 13.90; to cholce yearling wethers, good handy-welght fat ewes, 8.00; ing lambs, 13.00a13.25. TODAY'S CHICAGO PRICES. CHICAGO, January 23.—With Chi- cago handlers reporting no increase in_country offerings of corn lo ar- rive, the corn market today showed tinued firmness at the opening it speculators were inclined to the ling_side. but commission houses were fair buyer: Bears put chief CHICAGC T tr 1amb: Heavy Withdrawals Cause Closing at Redfield—Affairs “Well in Hand.” | By i Associated Press, REDFIELD, S. D., January Heayy withdrawals have caused the lclosing of the Merchants' Bank of {Redfield, with deposits of $450,000, it |was announced today. The bank's ifinances are sald to be “well in hand.” | OIL AGAIN ADVANCED. NEW YORK, January 23.—The Standard Oil Conlpany of New Jersey today announced an advance of 2 cents a gallon tank wagon price of gasoline in North and South Carolina and 1 cent a gallon in Virginia and West Virginia. The new prices are 19 cents a gallon, plus state taxes vary- ing from 2 to 3 cents. . NEW HAVEN'S EARNINGS. NEW YORK, January 23.—Earnings of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad in 1923 were the best in six years, President Edward J. Pearson announced today. The an- nual deficit, he sald, had been cut to $2,625,000 as compared to approxi- mately $5,000,000 in 1933 and $15,000, a-193L, ~ stress on the banking situation as like- Iy to bring about increased movement of grain. Corn opening prices, which varied from 1% lower to % advance, Ma. to 7914, were foilowed by a period of narrow fluctuations within the initial range. Wheat was easy in response to lower quotations at Liverpool. Trade lacked volume. After opening un- changed to % lower, May 1.08% to 1.08% and July 1.07 to 1071, the market rallied a litle and then sag- ged all around to below yesterday's finish. z Oats were firm with corn, starting jat a shade lower to a shade higher, Later the market | May, 47ad714. hardened a bit. ‘Absence of buying support was ap- parent in the provision marlket. h, Low. 1.085¢ % prints; | steady | LOCALUTILTIES * FEATURE TRADING Washington Gas Light Active on Exchange—Reserve Board’s Report. Local utility cldedly firm in t Washington Stc tured trading. Washington Gas Light stock, whish has been floundering around 48, and fractionally higher, for several weeks advanced to 497 al teen shares, while Capit continued its upward shares sclling at 963 ferred v tock fssues were de- day’s suesion on the Exe 1 fe on of nine Tractio climb, clever nre at 54, fifte shares changing hands, with the mon_ issue firm 0%, one res being | recorded a Bond 4t ailwa stron, this figure trading al to th debe; and Gas 5s wer, Capital Traction 5s broug! Renerve Bank Profits. The Richmond Federal Reserve Ba earncd a net profit lust year $42 ‘after reserve lscellur ing to the pr by was confined This com of $867.447 in - $2,578.896, number ated during 91, and the in tie New Clearings R Clearings o rations in jsear $5.62 {the bani d Th were muc 1 > larzg in volum from ar. of bus Total year were 4. Profit and Loss Report. profit _and 1s as follows ) expenses 51 loss account et earnings Less reserce profits. Graphophone's Latest More thun 1000 Colunil ufae Move. the mitted January 28 final s deposits will he receive date notes will be ree: {cash paym has set on whivh After that f notes tende on which not been notes L9 the t ch unpaid ix 2:COTTON SELLS OFF ;| ON GINNING REPORT Early Offerings Absorbed and Mai- ket Stiffens in Later Trading. W YORK. January 25.—The cot ed barely st to nee of two points to i twenty po most posi- lower under liquidation n and local selling, whieh heen promoted by rather & figures than expected census report showing 9946462 vales ginned to Janua 18, 20000 Lales above the fore- cast, but this excess was hardly suf ficient to cause any change of portance i s and after sell ng off to ch rallied 1o 32.3% steady Liverpool avorable view of e of s ms bein and sout hout 0 Follows Break La., January 2: in the cotton mar was to buy on the good but after a few points ad- vance selling iner ed because gin- ng figures of 9,946,462 bales as the E 16 were somewhat stimates. This elling drove 5 to 15 points under the la of vesterday. When it wa ized that the gin ning figures hardly pointed to a totat as large as 10,100,000 baies new uying came in and it quickly lifted rices. At the end of the first hal” {hour of trading thc active months were 25 to 30 points higher than the close of yestel arch traded as low as 33.01 a Do and as high 33.41; October low as o and as high as 3. Bids During Noon Trading. NEW YORK. January 23 —Cottu | futures, 11:45 a.m. bids—Steady; Jan uary, 33.00; March, 33.27; May, 33.50 July, 32.44; October, 28.09. NEW ORLEANS, January 23.—Cot ton futures, noon bids—Steady; J uary, 33.44;" March, 33.65; May, 35 July, 32.40 October, 27.65. FRUIT IN GOOD DEMAND. New York Vegetable Market Also Back to Normal. Special Dispateh to The Star. NEW YORK, January —With the rising temperature, trading on the wholesale fruit and vegetable market became almost normal today. Sup- plies of most varieties of fruit and vegetables were in liberal recelpt. {However, some arrivals, due to the extremely cold weather, were in a ‘more or less frosted condition, and. !in some instances, sold at exceedingly {low prices. ! Faney fruit, particularly large- ed greenings, sold readlly when avallable at well sustained prices. On the other hand, apples of only fair to ordinary quality and condition re- ceived very little attention in & dull market, The first ket today Ise = gt Light is said to pass from the moon to the earth in one and one-fourth feconds.