Evening Star Newspaper, February 16, 1924, Page 14

FINANCIAL, 'SUPPORT APPEARS N STOCK MARKET Substantial. Recovery Made From Yesterday’s Very Severe Declines. By the Associated Press. W YORK, February 16-—Sup- yorting orders appeared in large vol- | ume in today's stock market, which | made substantial recovery from yes- terday’s weakness. Short covering gave impetus to the advance, which was also facilitated Ly. the encouraging tenor of the weekly mercantile reviews. Several| NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Recelved by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office Adams Exp (6) .. Alr Reduct (4) Afax Rubber, { AICh & Dre (4). AIC&Dpt (7)., Allis-Ch-MF (4).. Am Acri Chem. . {Am Agri Chem pt AmBN pf (3)... Am Beet Suear AmBrS&F (5) Am Can 16) Am Can pt (7). AmC&F (12) Am Chain A (2) Am Chicle. . Am Chicle pf. Am Drug Svnd., . Am. & F.P.25%pd Am Hide & Lea. .. Am Hide & L pf. AmTee (T)..... Am Interuation. . AmLaFFE (1). Am Linseed. .. of the larger commission houses had urged their custome: ke dis criminate purc| theory t had i technical d that the Houston Oil and led on the rebound. e points, while General Electrie, Bald- win, Amei Can, n _Products, National Lead and Rock Island were among the many issues to sell two to Chandler Motors aining four REBOUND IS RAPID. Coppers, and Railroad | Shares Make Good Gains. BY STUART Sugars r.w comps 55 sclling movement had It wa a setback, bhe su but neverthel speculation fully w Calm-mind ins ridiculed the front page i story in the morning attributing the sudden ! to the oil lease scandal and the fear of further unpleasant revela- tions at Washington. These only happened to the convenient pretexts for a shake out which recent opera- tions for the rise in their ex- travagance had invited. Re-bound Quite General. As Friday's decline had been very general, s0 was today's rebound. There were few individual feature: One of these was Southern Railw: which responded strikingly to buy ing by people who are confident of a diyidend and have been looking for the chance to increase their hold Another na ¢ Strong Rroup wer the copper smelting shares where the incentive was the advance in the copper metal market to 13% cents bi asked. Lehigh V: ley zot Almost to where it was selling Friday morning, and the su- gar stocks stood out ~conspicuousl in the rally saboard Air Line pre ferred was another stock which made @ remarkable recovery, drawing up 10 top prices. snap-back amonsg | 1 like the steels, equipments, motors and oils, amount- n 1z to 3 points on the eollaps average. Business Is Unchanged. Outside business has not been af-: fected by the Washington investiga- and is not likely to be. There is fair ground for debating the effect will have upon individual ecan- ates for the presidency, but there is no ground for aseuming that the present oil scandal, or any _other lal that may be revealed, will the ca of radicalism at' the ming_election. 4 The commodity markets, which on Friday had felt the influence of the break in stocks, were quick to steady with the stock market, cotton in par- ticular rallying sharply. The foreign exchanges, however, were -not in-! fluenced similar; French Franes Break. selling continued in French selling centered in Farls, carrying rates down to within w short distance of the extreme low | for all time. The failure of the tax | increase plan to restore public confi- dence in the franc is quite apparent. Jt is understandable, however, on the Eround that the government deceived the public for nearly a year, leading ; it to believe in the reality of Ger-! man reparations when there was no such reality, and explaining away the continued décline in the frane by silly charge of “bear speculatiol SELLING RENEWED IN COTTON MARKET After Drop, Considerable Active Buying Causes Prices to Improve. £y the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 16.—There | was renewed liquidation in the cotton market at the opening today owing to weak Liverpool cables that labor troubles had developed in Lancashire ; d the failure of ad from thell ymestic goods markets to show any improvement. The opening was barely steady at a decline of 25 points Ivance of 2 points, new crop months_ being relatively steady. May | s0ld off 30.97 and July to 29.75, but there was active covering and prob- ably some buying after the big break of yesterday. This combined with a moderate trade demand to fix prices steadied the market after the first few ninutes and there were rallies of 25 or 30 points from the lowest during the early trading. NEW _ORLEAN Cotton_future . February < opened steady. March, October, ary 16.—Cotton Futures closed steady; March, 31.10 31.14: May, 31.45 to 31.50: Jul 30 to 30.38; October,'26.90 to 26.9 spot quiet; mld-! i dling, 31.45. NEW ORLEANS, Fdbruary 16—Cot- utures closed steady at net ad- vance of 8 to 20 points; March, 31.30 to 31.37; May, 30.82 to 30.90; Jul 29.93 to 29.98; October, 26.45 to 26.5 December, 26.00 bid. { Job for a Senator. i From the Philadelphia Ledger. Dignified senators occasionally have odd chores to perform. A Tnited States judge up in Maine did not like the location of a washbowl in the room where he usually washed Tis hands in the federal bullding. So lie wrote Senator Hale and insisted that he consult one of the govern- ment - architects in cbarge of such matters with a view to- having the \rashbowl moved. Coming from a United States judge, the request could not be ignored. Setting out on his important mis- sion, the semator announced to his office_force: “I have at last found my real niche in statesmanship. :Such minor mat- | Be Am Linseed pf. Am Locomo (6) . Am Metal (3)... | Am Radiator (4) AmSaf R (500) . | Am Ship & Com. Am Sm & Re (5) Am Snuff (114) .. Am Stl Fays (3) Am Sugar. . Am T & Tel (9)... Am Tobac (12). Am Tob B (12).. Am Water Wks. . Am W W pr (4). Am Waolen (7). Am Zinc. . Am Zinc pf. Anaconda Cop. Arm pf Del (7) Arn Cons & Co. As<ets Realizat Asso Dry G (5). Asso Of) (118) . AtT& S Fe (6). At Birm & At | At Coast L (7). Atlan Fruit ofs AtGulr & WI | Atlaptic Ret (4). Austin-Nichols. . Auto Knitter. .. | Bald Loco (7). Bal & Ohio (5). ang & Ar pf (7) St pt (7). Br'k Edison (8). Brk-Man Tran.. Brk-Man Tr pf. Bkiyn Un G (8) Burns Br B (2) 3urns Br pf ( | But C & 2 (500).. Butte & Superior. Butterick Co. Caddo Cen O & R Cal Packing (6). Cal Pet (1%) Cal Pet pf (1) Callahan Z Lead. Calu & Ariz (2) ‘alu & He (500) . Can Pacific (10). Case T Mpf (7). Cent Leather Co. Cent Lea Co pf. .. Cer de Pas C (4) Certain-Td Prod. Chand Mot (6).. | Ches & Ohio (4). Chicago & Alton). Chic Gt West. . Chic Gt West pf. Ch Mil & St Paul. ci (o] Chile Cop (2%). Chino Copper. . ... Cluett, Peab (5). Clu, Peab pf (7). Coca-Cola (7). Colo Fuel & Iron. Colo Southern. Col G & E (2.60). Col Carbon (4) Com Solv A (4) Com Solv B (4) Comp Tab R (6). Congoleum (3) { Consol Cigar. { Con Cigars p£(7). Consol Gas (5) Consol Textile. Cont Can (4) Cont Motors. Corn PrR (f Corn Pr R nw wi. Corn Pr R pf (7). Cosden Co... Crucible St1 (4) Cub Am Sug (3). Cu Am Supf (7). Cuban Cane Sug. Cub Cane Su pf. Cub Dom Sugar. Cuyamel Fr (4) Davidson Chem. Del & Hud (9) . Del L& W (6). Det Ed Co (8). Doug-Pectin (1) DuPtdeN (8) ... Du P deNdb (6) EastK (15%). Eaton Ax (2.60 El St Bat (15%) { Elk Horn Coal. Sik Horn Coal pf. End-John (5).. Erie.... Erie 1st pf. { Erie 2d pf. Famous Pl (8)... Famous Pl pf (8) FAM&SPf (7). Fifth Av B (64¢) Fisher Bdy (10). Fisk Rubber. Fisk Rub pf A. Fl'chm'n (13%). Foundation (6). Freeport-Texas.. Gardner Motor. Gen Asphalt. Gen Cigar (8). Gen Elec (8) . { Gen El spe (60¢) Gen Mot (1.20) Gen Mot db (6) | Gen Mot db (7) i Giidden Co. Goldwyn Pict Goodrich. Goodyear pf. Gianby Consol. Gray & Davis. ! Gt North pt (5) .. Gr NorOre (3)... Grt Westn Sug. Gr Canan Cop. GM&N P (1).. Sulf SES (4) oo Habirshaw EI C.. Hartman Co (4). Hayes W'l (3).. Househ'd Pr (3). Houston Ol Hud Mot C (3) ... Hupp Mot C (1) Hydraulic Steel Ind Oil & Gas. Indian Motorcye. Indiun Refining.. Inland Stl (2%) . ns Copper (2) Interb RapTr. Int Cement (4) ... 1nt Com Eng (2) Intern & Gt Nor. Internat Har (5) Int Mer Marine... Int Mer Mar pf... Internat Nickel.. Internat Paper ItT&T (6).... Intertype (11%). Invincible Ofl. ... ters as forelgn treaties and the state of the Union can wait while I go Gown and help to determine fhe grave question of where Judge X. shall wash his hands, A Mechanical Marvel. Yrom the Baston Transcript. “You know, Bridget, that I require 1he fire lighted every morning by 7 o'clock, but I cannot get you to do i 5o I've’ bought you this alarm clock Bridget examined the timeplece thoroughly and after a few mioments’ silence said: ‘Thank ve, mum; it's very pretty. Buf fancy a thing like inal béwg able to light a fve. ‘Jones Bros Tea. . Kan City South... Kayser Jul & Co. Kelly Spr Tire. ... Kenne Cop (3) Keystone T & R.. Loews Inc (2).... Terillard pf (7 Louis & N'sh 43y Open. High. Low. Close. 79% T9% 1% T9% ™% 8 69 K% 118% 113% 46% 46% 127 13 38% =29, 54% 54 42% 44% 78 18 118% 115% 112% 112% 165 165 22% 22% 17% 1% 53 5% 96 2 [8% H7% 4 129 146 143% 434 146 146 7% - 1% 15% 16 0% 41% 46% 4TH 31 31 BR% 624 1% 2% 4% 4% 5 5 1% 11% 15 16% 241 24% 221 24 67% 67% 27% 8% 184 20% 72 12k 105 105 2% T4 247 25% 27% 28 85 85% 50 £0% 50% 51 48% 4874 91 937% 63 6a% 16% 16% 67 67 624 €31 6% 50 T 75% 35 119% 33 641 35% 99% 15% 66% 5% 70 48 110 110% 105% 11% 127% 86% 108% 22% €0% 12 28% 63% 25% 31% 28% 64% 89 46 11 193 8% -59% 47 69 10% 6 38 91 209'% 1% 14% 82 99 . 11% 84 22% 42 16 % 657 29% 9o% 15% 56 0% % 42 44% 119% 341 64% 2610 99% 16% 68% T % 49% 110% 111 105% 11% 129% 86% 109% 223 61% 12 28% €4 26% 82 28 66 89 6 1% 193 8% 60 4734 69 10% 6 39% 91 212 1% 14% 27 15 42% 24% 28% 86 8 80% 18% 37% 69% 29% 13% 22% 18% 19" 1% 31% 2614 26% 37 38% s .3 13% - 13% 69% 70% 27 27 65% 66% 16% 16% i Lorillard (12) ., ... 150% 156 17 P 17 LN 178% 1 36 8% ki) Th A8% 113% 46 12% 38% B4 425 78 112% 112% 165 22% 17% 51k 5% 96 1% 59% 9074 21% 18% 18% 2 §9% 8% 9% 8- 69% 1134% 46% 12% 39 54 44y 78 115% 112% | 165« 22% 1% 62 5% 26 12 61 1% 22% 11 19 891 73 Y 4 101 2% £314 237 100 5% 4% 17% 146 1% 15% 40% 46% 30% 58% 1% 4% 5 1% 15 24% 224 674 2% 18 72 105 72% 24% 27% 85 49% 50% 487y 914 63 16% 67 621 6% £0% Tl 75 35 119% 42% 63% 25% 99Y% 15% 66% T4 70 48 110 . 110% 105% 11% 127% 86% 108% 224 60% 12 23% €3% 25% 31% 28% 64% 89 16 11 193 8% 59% 47 68% 10 6 38 91 209% 1% 14% 82 99 11%, 8% 22% 42 16 % 87 29% 95% 15% 56 80% % 42 44% 32 €9 26% 15%° 1 8 21% A 36% 26% 15 42% 23% 28% 82% 8 29% 13 35% 69% 29% 12% 223 1 Jones & Lau (7). 110% 110% 110% 18% 31% 26% 37 2% 13% 69% 27 66% 16% 614 18% 62% T3] . 9% 34 40% o3 10% 1 6% 52 T 178% 36 119% 34% 64% 36% 99% 16% 68% Tls 1% 49% 110% 11 105% 11% 129% 86% 109% 22% 61% 12 23% 64 26% 32 16 56 82% % 2% 46% 32 70% 26% 15% 1 83 22 4% 85% 27 15 42% 24 28% 86 8 80% 13% 37% 69% 29% 18% 22% 110% 19 31% 26% 38 2% 13% 70% 27 65% 16% 150% 156 17 89 89 ur | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SA Open. High. Low. Close. 16% 16% 16% 16% 86 BR% E5 85% 624 68% 62% 63% 334 33% 32% 383% 25 25% 26 2h% 82 82 82 82 84% S4% 34% 344 38 39% 38 39% 38% 38% 38% a8y 29 30% 29 30% 9 9 9 9 21 21% 21 21% 87 37T% 36% 37T% 9% 9% 9% 9% 38w 88% 23% 85% 85% 35% 50% 47% 6% 1% 14 14% 90% 90% 19% 19% 18% 18% 23 23 5% 5% 2% 274 1% 1% 30% 20% 12 12 343 24 254 254 26% 26% v 2% Alig 35% 40 34 1424 MelIntyre (1)..... Mack Trucks (6) Macy R H& Co... Magma Copper.... Mallinson & Co.... Manati Su pf (7) | Man Ele'md gtd. Man Rl Sup (4).. Manhat Shirt (3) Mara Of! Explor. Market St Ry Matket SR 2d pf. Martand Ofl. ... Marlin-Rockwell Mart-Parry (3).. Mathieson Alkali Maxwell Mot A Maxwell Mot B. May Dpt St (5) Mex Seahoard. . . Mex Seaboard cf. Miami Con (2) Middle St Ol Minn & St Louls. | Mis Kan & Tex... Mis K & Tex pf.., Missourl Pacifi Missourt Pae pt. Montgom Ward.. Moon M ($334) . Mother Lode (1) Munsingw'r (3). Nat Bircuit (3). Nat Dairy Prod.. Nat Dept Stores. Nat En & St (4)., Nat Lead (8)... Nat Lead pf.(7). | Nat R.Mex 18t Nev Cons Cop. NOrT&M(7).. N Y Alr Br (4) NYABra@).. N Y Central (7 N Y C-Rendg rts. NY C & StT. (6). NY C&SIL pf (6) NYNH&H.... N Y Ont & West. Norf & W (18) North Amer (2). North Pac (5) . Ohio Bdy & BI. Okla Pr & Ref. Onyx Hos pf Otis Flevat (8) Otis Steel Pacific Coast Pacific Develop {PacG& E (8). Tacifie Mail. Pacific Oil (2) . Packard (1.20) .. Pan Amer (8). Pan Amer B (8). Penn Railr'd (3) :‘wnn Seab Steel. p Gas Ch (7 Honn & Bast Pere Marq (4) | Pere Mprpf (5). Phila Co (4) ..... Phila & R& T wi. Phil Mor (50¢)... Phiilips Pet (2) .. Phillips Pet rt: Pierce-Arrow i ! | | 891 61 Postum Cer (4). Press StiC (4)... Prod & Refiners. Pub Ser N J (4). Pullman Co (8).. 118% Punta Al Su (5). 60% Pure Ol (1%) Pure Oil pf (8) | Ray Cons Cop Reading (4) . Reading pts. i Read 1st pf (2) Read 2d pf (2) Remington Type. Replogle Steel. Rep Ir & Steel. ... RepI& Spf (8). Reynoids Spr (2) Rey Tob B (3).. Roy D'tch (3.46) St Jos Lead (12) St L San Fran. ... St L-San Fr pf. { St L Sothwest. ..., StL S'thpt (5)... Savage Arms Schulte (§8) . Seaboard Air L... Seab'd Air L pf. Sears Roe & Co... Seneca Copper. Shell Un Oil (1).. Shell Un pf (6)... Simmons Co (1) Simms Pet. Sine Con Oil (2). Skelly Oil Sloss-Shef Stl. So P Rico Su (6) South Pac (6)... Southern Ry. . ... South Ry pf (5).. Spicer Mfg. . Stand Mill (5) St Ofl Cal (2). StOIINJ (1). StOill N Jpf (7). Stew't War (10). 88 StrCar (19%)... 78% Studebaker (10). 100% Submarine Boat... Superior Oil....... Sweets Co of Am. | Tenn c&ch (1), Texas Co (3) Tex G S (16% *Tex Pac Lt Tr. . Texas & Pacific. . Tex & PacC &O. Third Avenue. . .. Tide Wat Oil (4) Timken (131%).. Tob Prod (6) . Tob Piod A (7).. Transcont Oll. Transue & W (3) Bnderwood (3).. Un Pacific (10).. | Un Tank Car (5) Utd Alloy Stl (3). United Drug (6). Utd Dyewood. . Utd Fruit (10) Utd Ry Invest... | Utd Ry Invest pf.. 53 54 36% 44 16 0% 5a% 5% Pt a1 60% 441, 1033 2214 11% 20 24% 60 80% 88 45% 0% 14% 621 61% 38 118 i | i i 1 89 4% 33 41% 130% 95 82% 801 40 193 % 33 68% 1 17% T44% 102% 36% 85%% 21% 40% 103% 119% 67% 20% 29% T 22% 13% 13% 42 Ind Alcohol... &Im (8).. Utah Securities.. Vanadium Corp.. Va-Caro Chem.... Va-Caro Ch pt, .. V Vivaudou {2).. Wabash. .. ‘Wabash pf A ‘Wabash pf B 28 Web & Heilb (1). 14% West Penn pf (7) 90% West E1pf (7). .. 113% West Maryland... - 9% West Mary 2d pf. 18 Western Pacific.. 16 ‘West Un Tel (7). 109% | West Afr Br (6). 91% West E&M (4).. 61 Wheel & L Er pf.. 18% Wh Eag Oil (2).. 26% White Mot (4)... 56k White Oil 17 White Oil % Wickwire Sp Stl.. 3% ‘Willys-Overland. 10% Willys-Over pf.... 84 ‘Wisconsin Cent.. 86%. \Worthing Pump.. 26% ' Wright Aero (1), 11% |WrigWJr (3)... 87% 88 387% 38 Pas extra. §Payable in Ditiaead tates a8 Even1n e shows 1o are the annual cash payments based on the latest quarterly or haif-yearly -declarations, nless otherwise noted, extra or speciai ividends are not Included. —_— Kish, capital of ancient Babylon, has been discovered-by the Field Museum-Oxford expedition. A stamp- ed brick, bearing inscriptions prais- ing King Sam-Su-Iluna, seventh king of (he Aivst dynasty of ‘Bgbylen, kas ESl waSCivseus S 4 15% 109% 9% 61 184 ! 268 i b5% e % 2 11% 86 36 26% 1% - % 3% 10% &4 36 26% 36% 1% 1% Hlibertie: BONDS SEL OFF INTODAY S TRADING Price Changes, However, of No Great Importance. Liberties Lower. BY GEORGE T. HUGHES. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, February .16.—The better tone of th! stock market was reflected today In a steadier bond market. . Demand wwas good and prices, as a rule, were unchanged from the previous close, Some selling of industrials was in progress, more particularly in the sugar bonds. Cuba Cane issues were under pressure. Also, certain rails vere offered, such as St. Louls and an Francisco Pprior llen 4s “A," which lost three-eighths of a point. net changes were unimportant. ury 4%'s were an exception to the tone of government bonds, regis- tering a small advance to 100.5. Vew Finaneing. Awalted, Liberties are awaiting the forth- coming government financing, which probably will be- announced within the next ten days. The government will have to make provision for maturities March 15, and some wild rumors e been current in the financial district of a long-term Issue, which may have had an adverse effect on the market for Obviously such rumors have W in he government not_scll rm_ bond at 1t, for the r ¢ the Treas- ury Department restricted to a maximum coupon rate of 4% per cent, whereas none of the outstand- no bas could pro Cfgle e 45% | \with th 43% }(lifle\'rn 4 of offering: 114 | tio ¢ | Profit taking 4% | declines in the railroad list, cutting 95% | down_ the re 2l I | i { consu inet changes varied from particular counting on | Ing government bonds, with the sin- ntion of the Treasury 44s, commands better than par. Few New Incuex In Week. feature of the bond market the week just sed was, of the Japan loan> Bankers are very well pleased with the result of that ‘offering, which promises quickly to be distributed to ultimate . sue was accorded Jf way over other financing result that the number of issues brought out thi: allest in many Tl urin; our the right ough the gross was the highest for the with a total of $172,625.000, with $165,427,000 the pre- vious week. SUGARS UNDER PRESSURE. Southern Railway Among Issue in Small Declines. d bond prices ngs, which were vave of general selling. in lower in _tod: marked b Pronounc u Vertientes il losing ground. ccounted for numerous Punta A ins tional and (¢ Northern adjus and Southern £n government were irregular, Serbian $s and 8s recording fractional losses. With liberty encountering further selling, prices showed a downward trend. vy issues. PRICES G0 LOWER 38% ! Drop in Stocks and Cotton Weakens Wheat, Corn and Oats During Week. By the Assoctated Pre CHICAGO, February 16—It was a bear week in all the grain pits. To a large extent, the lessened con- fidence in grain values appeared to result from mistrust due to insta- bility of the stock market and of cot- ton. Compared with a week ago, wheat this morning was 2% to 2%a % lower, corn 1% to 21 down and oats, % to 2% off. In provisions, the 27 decline to 5 advance Henvy Selling in East. Holders of wheat seemingly were in backbone in and were disturbed by all street quota- was deemed significant in spect that much of the selling wheat near the end of the week came from hou: nections, and w acter. * Meanwhile. developments which many traders had expected to serve as a stimulus to the wheat market proved disappointing, and brought other marke s of a liquidating lahout no great increase of orders to The proposed ralse in the at tariff was generally regarded as having been alldwed for in ad- jvance as a market influence, and a similar m view casures was prevalent as to taken to ensure financial jaid to the northwest. Corn Receipts Weaken Market, Enlarged receipts of corn had a good deal to do with weakening the corn market and with depressing oats as well. Primary receints of corn were considerably in excess of the amount last week or a year ago. On the other hand, opinions differed as to whatever the increased movement of the corn crop would continue or whether the peak had been reached. Bulls contended that hog arrivals furniched an indication that heavy feeding still was in progress. Provisions were governed by re- ports that demand, although rather heavy, was failing to absorb the available supply. Export trade, how- over, was said to have picked up somewhat over last week. Jazz of 100 Years Ago. From the Kansas City Star. The editor of the Boston Repertory, Septembgy 25, 1804, delivered a |lengthy opinion on women's fashions, and especially that of appearing “clad in_transparent muslin when clad at all.” “With regard to dancing, vulgarity has proved equally successful,” the editor said. “The Scotch step, the Irish shuffie and the partridge waddle have triumphed over the graceful minuet and elegant . cotilion. A strange rage for imitating low life seems the epidepic malady of the age, a_compliment which democracy has extorted from us, or else it must be one of those unaccountable freaks e The Last Straw., From the Kansas City Times. Mr. Busiman was exasperated with the telephone. Ten times that morning he had tried to get a number and each time something had prevented him from speaking. At last he got through. ‘Hello!” he said. X. there?" “Yes," replied ‘do”you want to_speak to him That was the last straw. : Back went in icy tones: “Oh, mo! | the reply rer: him up to hand him a | US4%s2952. volume | of 'Interna- | generally | with eastern con- | TURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1924, l on nev vork BOINDS srock excrance Received by Private Wire (Bales are 1n §1,000) A UNITED STATES BONDS. Fractions _represent thirty - seconds. Example: 98-3 means 98 3-32.) Salen High, Low, Cloms, 79. 99-4 991 99-1 v 1 99-2 99-2 g‘g . 83 997 162 99-3 99-3 160 100 99-31 261 99-7 99-6 33 100-5 100-2 100-2 FOREIGN. Bajes. High. .. 15 101 1 80% 4 86% 13 100% 983 18 2 100 .. 65-110% .16 87% 23 75% .8 19 .13 94 974 99% 11 100 100 103% 102% 103% 94% 88% 92 9% 107% 94 88 93% 93% 95% 92% 90% 9Th 974 80% 92% 9% 75% 5% 95% 6 110 93 92% i 82% 106 100% 921 90% 97 99% 80% 74% 103% 115% 6214 107% Lib3% Lib Ist 45. Lib 1st 4% Lib 2d 4% Lib 3d 4%s, Lib 4th 4%s Close. 101 804 86% 100% 98, 100 110% 87% 5% 79 94 9T% 99% 101 100 100 103% 102% 103% 94% Low. 101 80% 867 100 98 100 110% 874 5% 78% 93% 97% 99% 101 100 99% 103% 102% 108% 94% 884 1% 9% 107% 4% 88 98% 93 95% 92% 90% 974 9T 79% 921 79% 75% 5% 95 110 924 92 Argentine 7s. Argentine 5 Austria 78 Belglum 7% Belgium 6s. Belgium 8s. Bern 8s. Bollvia 8s. Bordeaux 65 Brazil 7s Brazil §s Brazil 7%s. Canada 5 1926 Canada 51 s 1929 Canada 68 1931. Canada 5s 195: Chile 85 1946 Chile 85 1926, Chile §81941. Chile 75 1943 Copenhagen 5%s 1 2 1 5 5 s 1 2 128 Caachoslovakia $s. 19 Denmark s Denmark 6s Dutch E15%s. Dutch East 165'47. Dutch East I 68’62, French Govt 85 French Govt T%s. Haitis. ... | Japanese 1st 4165, | Japanese ! Paris-Ly | Prague T%s. | Queensland is. Queensland 6s. Rio de Jan 85194 | Rio de Jan Ss 194 Ttio Gr Do Sul §s. o Paulo State 8s. ine Dept of 7s. Serbs Crotes Slo §3 4 Sweden 6s. . Swiss Confed §s. Tokio 5s. . Ud Kingm 532529 Ud Kingm 5%s'37. 20 100% 1007 Uruguay 8s. 103% 103% ! MISCELLANEOUS. Ajax Rubber $s... 3% Am Agr Chem 7 Am Chain s £ 65'33. LAm Smit&R 1st 5s. Am Smit&R 6s. . | Am Sug ref 6s. PAMT & T ov 68 AmT&Tcltrs AmT&Teltrds AmT & T deb 5%s 90 96% 99% 80% 73 103% 115, 6215 107% 3y 100% 97 B54% 0 90% 7 9% 4 99% 3 97% 3 9 5 99% 3 95% 10 10 22 98% 4 96% 5 142 5 100% 17 90 7 88 8 107% 14 99 21 94% 28 105% 13 91% 18 107% 1 103% 52 109% 12 91% 6 104% 4 100% o7 9 . 60 103% 13- 116% 3 102 8 98% 22 9 7 81% .10 91 5 9% 5 117 . 4 100% 20 100 .11 89% 8 9 5 82 2111 . . 4 9% 17-105% 6 107% 1 92% 2 91% 2 102% 1 12 107% 8 100 3 92 3 91% 1°53% 9 9% 7 101 5 784, 2 114 4 83% 5 97% 34 115 - 8 102% 1101 sonda cv db Ts conda 1st 6s. Armour & Co 4%s. | Armour of De Associated Oil 6s. | Barnsdall s f §s Bell Tel Pa 58 | Beth Steel 5138 '53. | Beth Steel s{ 6s... | Brier H St 1st 5 3 Bklyn 1if Pete 63! { Cerro de Pasco ss. i Chile Copper 6s | Commonwth P 6s.. Con Coal Md 1st 58 | Cuba Cane e i Det Edison ref 6s. . Donner Steel | Du Pont de N | Duquesne Light 6s | Est Cuba Sug 7l3s. | Empire G&F Tis. Fisk RubberSs.... podrich 6les. | Goodyear £54931 | Goodyear 8s 1941.. | Hershey 651942 .. | Humble O&R 53%s. { Illinois Bell 1st 5s. | Int Mer Marine 6; IKCP&LtSSAS | Liggett & Myrs Magma Cop ¢ | Midvale . | Montana Power 5s | Morris&Co 1st 4%s v Y Edsn 1st 6%5. NYG EL H&P N Y Tel 6s'41... N Y Tel6s'49... Am Edison 6s Nor States Pow 55, Nor States Pow 6s | Northwst B Tel s. { Otis Steel §s. ally 1024 107% 100 1 Pacific Gas & E! Pacific T & T Phil & Rdg C Phila Co 5325 '3 Phila Co ref 6s A. | Pierce-Arrow 8s { Producers & R 8/ | Public Service 5s. . Pub Ser Elec 6s wi. | Punta Alegre 7s... | Saks & Col”}l‘h aron St 8. .. Sinclair Oil 7s..... 14 91 Sinelair Ol 638... 1 85% Sin Crude Oil 5%s. 20 97% Sin Crude Ol 6s... 14 97% Sin Pipe Line 5s:.. 13 824 South Bell Tel58.. 1 96% So Por Rico Sug 7s 7 101% Southwest Bell 5s. 79 93% Steel & Tube 75 4 108% Sug Est Orient7s.. 3 973 | Tenn Elec Pow 6s. 30 96 Tide Wat Oil 6%s. 1 102% Toledo Edn 1st 78.. 1 107% Union Bag & P6s.. 1 97 USRub1strbs.. 5 85% U S Rubber 7%s: .. 32 105% USSteelsf5s.... 7103 Utah Pow & Lt3s. 5 88% Vertientes Sug 7s. 2 94 Va-Car Chem 7s... 4 80% Va-CarCh7%sw. 2 63% Warner Sugar 7s.. 3 103 West Union 6%s-. 5 110 Westinghouse 7s.. 3 107% Wickwire Spen7s. 1 77 wilson & Co 1st.6s. 4 97 Wilson&C cv 7%s. 5 96% Wilson & Cocv 6s. 3 90% Winchester A 7%s.. 2 1024 Youngstn S & T 6s. 17 96% ‘WOOL PRICES VERY FIRM. BOSTON, February 16 (Special).— The week closed on the Summer street wool market with' prices ex- ceedingly firm, although few changes were recorded.+ Trading ‘was some- { what dull,. the 'coming men's wear goods opening of the American Wool Company having operations to some extent until its eftect shall have been estimated. CLOTH MARKET QUIET. NEW _YORK, February 16 (Spe- clal).—The market for cotton cloths remained extremely quiet and un- changed as the week closed today with_64x60 print cloths*at 93 and 68x7%s at 11%. The raw silk mar- ket was quiet:and showed a general decline of about 5 centsta pound in all grades, except Canton 20-22s, which remained at '$6.80. TODAY’S BUTTER PRICES. CHICAGO, Febfuary *16.—Butter— Lower; creamery Xetras, 50; standards, 19%; extra firsts, 49a49%; firsts, 47%a 1312 seconds, 46%aidT. Bges—Lower: *recelpts, 14,624 cases; Lusst, $1%232; ordinaty firsts, 29a30. I &l W checked buying ! Direct to The Star Office. — RAILROADS. 2 Sales. High. Ann Arbor 4s. . 8 59% :t'ct’l'l‘son Zends... 10 87 chison adj 4s. 10 80% B&Oprin3y 2 9% B &0 gold 4s . 4 82% |B&O6s 10 101% ‘B &0 cv e 6 86k B&Oref5s....... 16 86% B&OPLE&WV 4s. 26 80% B&OSW div3%s. 14 97% Bklyn-Manhat 6s.. 87 73% Canadian North 7s . 3 114 Canad North 6t%s. 4 111% Canad Pac deb 4s.. 33 79% Car Clinch & O Gs. 15 93 CarClinch& O 6s. 2 9T% Central Pacific 4s. 2 8p% Ches & Ohlocv 5. 10 91% Ches&Ocv4les.. 15 90 Ches & O gn 4%s 85% Chi & Alton 3s. 57 Chi & Alton 31 37% Chi B&Q gn 455 86 Chi B&Q Ist rf 5s.. 98% CHI & ETll gn 5s... 6% CM& Puget Sd 4s. 54% Chi M & St ' rf 4%: 51% Chi M & St P ov 58. 56 Chi M & St P*4s'25. 76% Chi M&S Pev 4%s. 55% Chi M&ST P 45 '34. 71% M&StPendls, 1 9% &StPdbis... 51 Chi& N W 6ies.... 2 107% Chi & N'W 7s. Chi Rys 5s. . ChiRI& Pacrf 4s ChiT H & SE 6s. Chi-Un Sta 4145, Chi Un Sta 68 Chi & W Ind cn 4. CCCEStLrf 65 A Colo & Sou 43%4s Cuba R R Tis. Cuba R R 55 Del & Hd 1st rf 4s. D & Rio G imp 5s. . Erle 1st con 4s. fe Zen 4s ie conv 4s B. ie conv4s D. Gr Trunk sf db 6s. Grand Trunk Ts... Gr North gen Ts. Gr North gen5lss. . Green B & W db B! Hav: Hud & Man ref Hud & Man 111 Central 514 s Int Low. 59 87 80% 9% 82% 101% 86% 86 80 % 3% 113% 111% 9 93 9% 854 91% Close. 59 w7 80% 97% 82% 101% 86% 86 80t 7% 8% 113% 111% 9% 93 9% 85% 91% 89% 85% 57 6% 86 i 98 - 6% 105% 8% 7 8% 90 115 T4% 101% 83% 101% 83% 86 824 64% 54% 55% 6414 103% 113% 107% 98% % 64 103% 113% 107% 981 Int Towa Cent rf 4s N Y Cent gen 3 N Y Cen deb 6 NYCenris: N Y Cent cn 4 New 1 New Haven d 4s New Haven 7s. New Haven New York Ry rf 4s. NYRyrfdsctfs... NY W & Bos 47 Norfolk & W cv 6 Northern Pac Northern Pac 45 Northrn Pacr i 6 Ore & Calif 1st Ore-Short Liref Ore-Wash 1st rf 4s 103% 961 S01e 99% 108% 107% 2% ding gn 4 RIArk & L4 StLIM& 85% StL& 6815 e PRESEEREammEE namnaRa=te prin s, inc 6s. - 621, 9% 5% 815 4% 9519 5014 49% LS W con'ds P & KCShL 4 P Un Dep 5 b'd A Lref b'd A L adj b'd A L con fic 4s 1 ) ao BeBu~aadl Southern Ry &n 4s. puthern Ry 613=. . yuthern Ry hird Ave ad, i {T 1 98 62 81 58% Shore 1s Whel & L. LIVERPOOL COTTON. LIVERPOOL, February —Spot quiet? prices e good mid- dling, 18. fully middling, 17 middling, 17.26; low middling, 16. good ordina; 26; ordinary, 14 Sales, 4,000 bales, including 2,400 “litures 24; March, ptem- 35; December, HEADS TIDEWATER OIL CO. 3W YORK, February 16.—Axtell 3. Byles, formerly vice president and general counsel of the Tidewater Oil Company, was elected president of the compan yesterday to succeed George T. Slade, who has resigned. No reason was assigned for Mr. ade’s resignation WEEKLY BANK REPORT. NEW YORK, February 16.—The act tual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows an excess in resérve of $43,685,750. This is an increase of $1,504,140. — Down, But Not Out. From the Pittsburgh Sun Senator La Follette, apropos of the committee’s report that Standard Oil since. its unscrambling in 1911 has Eot a tighter grip on the public purse than ever, said at a dinner in Wash- ington: H “We unscrambled thé Standarad Oil Company and if we don't look out Fell, have ' dollar gasoline before ong.” Then the. senator added with a bit- ter laugh: “Standard Oil is like-the cucumber. 1t fights best when it's down.” SRR S CHICAGO STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, February 16.—Following is a Teport of today's sales, high, low and closing quotations at the Chicago Stogk Exchange: Sales. High. 47 Commonw,1th Edis. 133 100 Consumers Co . % 50 Mid_West pr lien. 00 90 Middle West Util.. 511 40 3id , West Util pfd 87% 530 Montgomery Ward. 25k 760 Montgom Ward A. 1001 20 Quaker Oats ptd.. 1001 4350 Stwerat Warner .. 900 240 Switt & Co 500 Swift Int 6823 Un_Carb & ! i i Ty 834 | 16.—Cotton | ! for wheat. FINANCIAL. — Grain, Produce and Live Stock LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET. Cold and clear weather made trad- il'lg more active this morning. Sup- plie# of foodstuffs were more than ample to meet demands, however, and {dealers readily admitted stock enough for buyers early next week would be carried over. Lower temperature, dealers stated, probably would affect the green vege- table market temporarily. Today's Supply was great enough to supply demands, it was reported, and deal- ers anticipate a rise in temperature {n time to dbtain additional supplies without increasing prices. | i possibly on account of continued cold about the same. high. Eggs—Strictly fresh, selected, can- dled, “per dozer, 40; average re- ceipnts, 38; storage. 2§a30. Live poultry—Roosters, per 1b., 1 turkeys, per 1%, 25a30; spring chick | ens, per 1b., 30a32; keats, young, each, 60a70; fowls, per 1b,, 25. Dressed ' poultry — Fresh - killed ; Spring chickens, per 1b. 32a35; roasters, per 1b., 32a33: hens, per 1b., 27; turkeys. per Ib., 28a32; keat Joune, each, §0a85; roosters, per Ib. Chicken prices are Live stock—Calves, cholice, per Ib., 13al4; medium, per 1b. 12a13; thin, per 1b., 6a8. Lambs, spring, per lb.. 113, Live pigs, 3.00a500 each; live hogs, per 1b., 7%. Green fruits—Appl 50a2.00; box, 1.50a3.0 a6.00. 'California oranges, per crate. 3.5024.50; Florida, 3.0024.00. Lemons, per box, 3.50a4.00. Grapefruit, 3.00a 3.75. Cranberries, 4.50a5.00 per one- half barrel. Vegetables—Potatoes, nearby, per barrel, No. 1, 2.50a3.00; No. 2, '1.50a 2.00. Potatoes, round; ver bag, 2.75a 3.25; sweet potatoes, 7.00a9.00 per bar- rel. © Southern lettuce, per grate, 1.50a 3.00: Iceberz, 3.00a3.50. Cabba ze, northern, 2.00a2.50 per 100 Ibs.; Flor- ida, 2.00a2.25 basket: nearby, 1.00a1.50 barrel. Tomatoes, Florida, 3.00a4. Beans, southern, per baske 2 Peas, 'per basket, 4.00a8. Florida, 2.75a3.00. Peppers, per crat Ioggplant, 4.00a5.0 , per basket. 1 | Southern ¢ | ag.00. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS, BALTIMORE, Md., -~ Februa (Special). — Potatoes — White, pounds, 90a1.90; 150 pounds, 1.50a: |sweets' and yams, barrel, 2.00a6. bushel, 1.00; beets, 100, 5.0026.0 beans, ‘bush 5.00; broccoli and le, ‘bushel, brussels_sprout: 230 2.25a2 Dbbage, 100, savoy, bushel, 50a60; carro 0026.00; cel- crate, 1 cucumbers, crate, 00;' eggplants, crate, 3.00a lettuce, crate, onion 100 ' pounds, 1.30a2.75; parsnips, { basket, 60a70: oysterplant, 100, 6.00a £.00; peas, hamper, 4.§0a5.00; pepper: 3 nach, bushel, 1.50 4 50; toma- turnips, bushel, 100 squas| . crate, 1 iples—Packed, bushel, 50a | grapefruit, bar; : box appl box, 2.00a3 4 . 2.25a3.00; pineapple 3.00a 4.00; strawberries, quart, 50a55. Settling Pricex on Grain. 2 red winter, spot, 1.1 iter, spot, no quotation: 3 red winter, garlicky, spot, do- mestic, 1.16% : export, no quotations; 0. 4 red winter, garlicky, spot, no { quotations, s 2.00a5.0 1.40a2. orange . new, 4.30a4.40 per bar- rel for yellow, and 4.15a4.20 per bar- i el for whit : 923 No. 3 track corn, | vellow, Sale Oa’ white, 25715 ; 5; No. 2 rye, spot, —Receipts, 109 tons. The de- for hay leaves much to be de- While the demand is - quite clover mixed and No. v the better grades of | Timothy in ample suppl |dragey’ Damaged and lo lare dull and of uncertain v { Quotations—No. 1 ti 28.00 No.'2, 26. X 0. 1 Tight clover 'm 55258 grades lue. aight ryve, 0 per ton; No. 1 tangled rye, 17.00 al%00; No. 1 wheat, a 1 oat, 17.00a18.00. An 'advance of 10 cents per barrel j for (western grades of winter patents jand winter straights and 15 cents per barrel for western grades of pring patents and spring straights was announced this morning. i DAIRY PRODUCTS. BALTIMORE, Md., February { (Speciaal poultry — T | ponund, 18 ung chickens, leghorns old roosters, cld hens leghorn: ducks, 22a30; geese, 17a22; pigeons. pair, 30: guinea fowl. each, 30a60. Dressed poultry—Turkeys, pound, 18a30; chickens, 23a28; 20; old rooster: 16: geese, capons, 2 | | 16 inr dozen, 37; southern, Putter—Creamer: ipound. 4 rints, fcreanfery, 42a46; ladles, 30 30; store packed, 27; dairy print a30; process butter, 39. 36. TODAY'S CHICAGO PRICES, . CHICAGO, February 16.—As thg result of a rush of buying orders, the wheat market scored a material ad- vance today in the early dealin Upturns in stock quotations much to do with stimulating demand Bullish estimates of farm reserves of wheat counted also as a strengthening factor. Initial prices which ranged from the same as ye terday's finish to 7% higher, with May 1.09% to 1.09%, and July 1.09 to 1.09%, were followed by continued firmness all around at well above yes- terday's latest figures. Corn and oats were stronger with wheat. Reports were current that farmers at many, points appeare have stopped selling corn, especiall in Iowa. After opening unchang higher, May 79% to 79%, the jcorn market showed moderate general ains. |E%5ats. startea_at % off to % up, May 4712 to 473. Later all months made a little upturn. Provisions were without any de- cided change. WHEAT— N i Low. 1.09% 109 1093 9% Roig ‘soig Close. 1.10% 110 1103 80 R0 80%3 48 High, 1.10% 1.10% 110% 801 S0ty Open. . 109 July Septembor . ORN— May July September OATS— May B o LXRD " May . July RIBS— May . 47 July BELLIES— May July CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, February 16° (United States Department of Agriculture).— Hogs—11,000 head; active; strong to 10 higher; good and choice 225 to 300 pound butchers, 7.30a7.35; top, 7.40; desirable 160 to 210 pound average 7,10a7.25; packing sows, 6.20a6.3 sirong weight killing pigs, 6.002550; estimated_holdover, 3,500. Cattle—Receipts, 1,000 head; com- pared week ago, good beef steers and fat she stock 25 to 50 higher; lower grades beef steers very uneven, bare- 1y Bteady; extreme top matured steers, 11.65; best yearlings, 11.50; week's oulk prices: Beef steers, 7.75a9.90; stockers and_feeders, 5.00a6.75; fat she stock, 4.75a6.85; canners and cut- ters, 2.75a3.65; veal calves, 9.25a10.25. Sheep—Receipts, 2,000 head: stead: fat wooled lambe, 14.25a15.00; com- pared week ago, fat lambs, 25 to 50 higher; sheep and vearlings, 50 to 75 higher; bulk prices: Fat lambs, 14.25 214.85; clipped, 11.50a12,50; yearling wethers. Aged wethers, A 5 ; feedis The egg market continued firm, | weather, and poultry prices remained | : per barrel, 2.00 | Eggs—Loss off, native and nearby ad § " ON'LOCAL BOARD Lanston and W. R. & E. [s- sues Advance—Dividend Voted by Market Co. i Marked strength prevailed on the Washington Stock Exchange this morning, resulting in two new highs for the year to date. Lanston Mono- type advanced to 75 on sales of fir- teen shares and Weshington-Railway and Electric 4s brought 72% on sale of one $1,000 bond. Washington !Market Compeny, while inactive, arl- vanced its ‘asked” price to 70, {resuit of the extra dividend disburse- |ment of & per share declared yes- |terday afternoon. Fifty-nine was bid (for the issue, |, Washington Gas 5s brought 94, with ithe 65 of the company selling at 101 | American Security and Trust Company {was firm at 305, its prevailing level, jand Raily crred was sold af 4. Washinglon Market Cold Storage |3 sold at | ofn the Linlisied department ten shares “hapin Sacks 8 per cent preferred stock sold at 94%. | » ‘ Market Votes “Extra. | An extra cash disbursement of $3. per share has been declared by dir tors of the Washington Market Com holders of record February 20. | pany, payable February to stock- The declaration was n unexpec jed since the Court of Appeals, o February 4, last, awarded the com pany more than $1,500,000 on its Cer ter Market property, this sum ex- ding by more than $500,000 th majority award of the appraisal com - mission. ¢ i Par value of the stock i annual dividend ra while the current ‘e to $70,000, js at the r per annum. $50. T per cent. tra,” amountiny te Of 7 per cer ilures in Week. occurred in in the Unit Q. with 426 t is considerably in exces 61 insolvencies of & year a Comparir vith last week's retur: slight | ases appear in the e land we out there was a small de- crease .. the south and the number coast was the same < that of last week Bank Clearings Hold Up. increase gnoted In ban week was not main- week, an aggregate « $6,348,674,000 at ading cities of th: United States being 3. per cent excess of the amount for this wel of 1923, and 17.3 per cent more than the total two years ago. Federal Reserve Ratio. The combined federal reserve ratin stands at 8 per cent, compared h 82.1 per cent a week ago and per cent a vear ago. It is under- stood that regional banks could not permit their ratios to continue to irise without having earning assets jfall tco low to provide ‘sufficient revenue to pay costs of operations The clearin tained this lllinois Central’s Plea Is Re- affirmed—Heavy New Financing Asked. i The Tlinois Central raflroad’s app! cation far authority to build a cut-oft {line of mew railroad from Edgewood. 11, to Fulton, Ky., a distance of 169 miles, was again approved today by |the Interstate Commerce Commission. { 1In former progeedings the commis- ;sion, over the protest of Illinols state }and cities 1n the sume state, declared {the railroad should be allowed to pro- :ceed with the construction, which will t in the neighborhood of $20,000,000. e case was Yeopened, however, to ow the municipalities and the state to introduce new evidence, but toda: order reaffirmed the grant of perm i 6. sion to the corporation to proceed. Line to Oil Fields Approved. | The commission also approved tl« Union Pacific_railroad’s application 1, jextend its Fort Collins- branch in orado from Fort Collins, a distance eighteen miles through Larimer ty. The new branch will serve cultural territory as well as an oil field now under development. New Financing Requested. wal River and Eastern Rai w any sought permission to- jday to issue $500,000 in first mor i gage bonds and $1,000,000 of capital stock. All of the bonds and a quarter of ithe stock issue would be turned over to the Coal River Collieries for thr West Virginia railroad line, which the railroad corporation would re- ceive from the coal company. The balance of funds from the stock issu would be used in additions and bet- terments to the road. The Brotherhood Investment Com- @bany, a corporation associated with the Brotherhood of Railroad Engi- neerg, was named in the application as the agent for the stock sales con- templated. The Coal River Collieries wag also an_enterprise In which the union-controlled investment company has an_interest. The Colorado and Southern railwa was authorized teday by the commi sfon to abandon a twenty-nine-milc branch line in Colorado, running from Buena Vista to Romley. State au- thorities and patrons of the line pro- tested the railroad’s purpose and held the action for a reconsideration. To- Gay's order held that, notwithstand- ing the protests, the losses sustained by the railroad in attempting to op- erate the line justified the abandon- ment. Commissioner Eastman, dissenting. suggested that tRe commission should rot have authorized the railroad to abandon its line for state busines: but only in so far as interstate com- merce might be concerned. RATES ON BAR SILVER. LONDON, February 16.—Bar silver 37,d per ounce. Money, 23 per cen Discount rates—Short bills, 3% per cent; three-month bills, 3%a3 11-16 ORK, February exican dolla | Col of coun The —Bar sil- ver, 61% , 49%%. e ACT AGAINST NEWSPAPER. NEW YORK, February 16.—An in- voluntary petition in bankruptey was filed yesterday by three creditors against the Bollettino Della Sera, Inc., publishers of the daily Itallan news- paper 11 Popolo. The petitioners claimed accounts due to the extent of 4,850, ¥ ibiishers of the paper declared the firm was in good financlal condition, with no indebtedness except about $15,000 in. current bills, payable, against which are current bills col- le(‘l‘le of $60,000. PARIS MARKET STRONG. PARIS, February 16.—Trading was active and prices were strong on the bourse today. Three per cent rentes, 53 francs 77 centimes. Exchange on London, 97 francs 70 centimes. Five per cent loan, 68 franes 30 centimes. { The dol francs 71 + ceaiimes. NEW HIGH LEVELS - ¢ [4] i 4 4