Evening Star Newspaper, February 29, 1924, Page 28

¥ FINANCIAL, b —————————{ PRICES CONFUSED | Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office Adams Exp (6) .. Alr Reduct €4).. Ajax Rubber. . All Am Cab (6).. AlCh & Dye (4). AIC&D pf (7).. Allis-Ch-Mf (4). Am Agri Chem. .. Am Agri Chem pt Am Beet Sugar. . AmBrS&F (5) I Am BS&F pf (7). INSTOCK TRADING Merchandise Shares Display Special Strength in Aft- ernoon Session. AmCan t6)..... Am Can pf (7). Am Chain A (2). Am Chicle. Am Cot Ofl cf. Am Express (6). Am.&F.P.25%pd Am Hide & Lea. Am Hide & L pt.. Am Internation. . Am LaF F E (1). Am Locomo (6). { Am Radiator (4) Am Republics. . .. Am Saf R (50c) ... Am Sm & Re (5) AmS&Rpt (7). Am Stl Pdys (3). Am 8tl Fpf (7). Am Sugar. .. Am Sumat Tob ™ T & Cab (5). Am T & Tel (9)... Am Tobae (12).. Am Tob pf () Am Water Wks. . Am W Wpr (4). Am Waoolen (7). Am Whol pf (7). Anaconda. .. Ann Arbor pf. ‘Arm pf Del (7)... Arn Cons & Co.... Ass0 Dry G (5) ... As DG Ist pf (6) As DG 2d pf (7). Asso Ofl (134) At T&S Fe (6).. AT&ST pf (3). At Birm & At... At Coast L (7) AtGuif & WI... At Gulf & W Ipf. Atlantic Ref (4). Atlas Tack. . Austin-Nichols 1 Auto Knitter. Bald Loco (7). Bald Lo pf (7 Bal & Ohla (5) Barnsdall A. Barnsdall B. . B'ch Nut (2.40) . { Beth Stecl (5) . Beth Sti pf (7) Br'k-Man Tran Brklyn Un G (4) Burns Br (10) Burns Br B (2).. Bush Terminal. But C& Z (500).. Butte & Supericr. Butterick Co. . Caddo Cen O & R Cal Pet (1%).... Cal Pet pf (7)... Callahan Z Lead. Calu & Ariz (2) .. Calumet & Hecla Can Pacific (10). Cent Leather Co. Cent Lea Copf. .. Cer do Pas C (4). Cert-Td 1st (7) | Cnand 3ot (8).. { Ches & Ohlo (4). Chicago & Alton.. Chic & Alton pf.. Ch & East Il pf.. Chic Gt West pt.. Ch Ml & St Paul. Ch Ml &St P pf.. Chic & Nohthwt.. | Ch & Nwn pt (7) Ch PneuT (5) Chiz RI& Pac. ChStPMin&O.. tlCstPM&ODL.. BY STUART P. WEST. Wpecial Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, February 20.—With the exception of the northwestern railg, which were decidedly weak, the stock market today continued fairly strong. Northern Pacific, breaking to 49, was sciling at the lowest price since 1900, the vear before the famous “corner,” when the stock sold at 31,000 & share. This decline reflected genuine misgivings as to the mals tenance of the present & per cent div- idend. The dividend was not quite covered in 1923, and the new year started with a further 5 per cent shrinkage. Great Northern preferred, icago and Northwestern and the St. Paul issues were all more or less affected by the weakness in Northern Pacific. Great Northern and St. Paul made a very poor showing in their January traffic statements, but in the case of Chicago and Northwestern the decrease was comparatively small. Southern Crosses 50. The selling of the northwestern rails did not interfere with buying oparations in other sections of the railway list. Southern Rallway crossed 50 for the first time, thereby lénding weight to the opinion that when dividends begin they will be at the rate of $5 instead of $4, which the street counted on up to a short while ago. Wabash preferred “A" made a new high when it reached 45. Among the other low-priced rails which showed strength at times were the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Issues, St. Louis Southwestern, the St, Louls and San Francisco shares and West- ern Marvland second preferred. Nor- folk and Western sold ex the quar- terly dividend of 1% per cent and quickly made up most of the deduc- tion. Trading Slow in Oll Shares. The copper shares had evidently adjusted themselyes to the unfavor- able action on dividends and was pay- ins more attention to the advance in copper prices to the highest of the season, 132 cents a pound. American Smelting was helped, not only by the copper advance but by the further marking up of the price of lead. Oil shares did little in the market, being held back, as they wero the day be- fore, by uncertainty as to what_the outcome will be of the effort in Coin- gress to obtain government supervi- sfon over the oil industry. Despite the delay in making of- ficlal announcement regarding Vir- ginia-Carolina _Chemical's finances and despite the attempts in the meanwhile to reassure the public, the preferred stock made a new low C- ord when it sold down to 12 Dry Goods at New High. Associated Dry Goods made a new high for all time in recognition of the remarkable addition to surplus and property accounts during the last tWo Very prosperous years. Ameri- can Can reached the highest since the general market reaction of a fortnight ago and there was a re- newal of operations for the rise in Mack Truck and in May Department Stores. What fresh buving occurred in the market was Inspired more than any- thing else by the compromise reached on the tax program, which, so far as could be judged by ‘the developments of the day, will result in a 25 per cent cut on 1923 incomes and an_ adjust- | ment for 1924 on the basis of a 37 per cent surtax maximum. Inasmuch 5 the fear that nothing could be | Chile Cop (23) done at the present session in the | Chino Copper - line of tax relief had been one of the | Cora-Cola (7). main depressing causes in the mar- | Colo Fuel & Iron. Jket, this was a very welcome plece of | Colo Southern. . . news. Col G & E (2.60). Call money went to 5 per cent, but | Gol Carbon (4) this was merely incldent 10 Prepara- | Gom Sotv & (4. tions for the first of March corpora- { coruere & (1) - tion pavments. Despite the decrease | coPERNA 19 during the past week, the federal re- | CONSO} CIESE. serve ratlo stan up. to_the | Consol Gas (5) highest since 1917. With the New | Consol Textile. York bank showing a percentage of | Cont Can (4) Cont Motors. Corn PrR (19) 56 a Corn Pr Rnw wi. Co=den Co. ... .. | Crucible Stl (4) .. Cub Am Sug (3). Cuban Cane Sus. Cub Cane Su pf Cub Dom Sugar.. Cuyamel Fr (4).. Davidson Chem.. De Beers Mines... Del & Hud (9) . DelL&W (6)... Domo Mines (2). DuPtdeN (8)... | Du P de N db (6) Dug Ltatpf (7). Eaton Ax (2.60). EI St Bat (15%) Elk Horn Coal. ... Emer Branting Erie. Erfe 18t pf Erie 2d pt Burns Brothers “B” Active. Burns Brothers “B" continued ac tive and most of the time was sell above Thursday’s best prices. It was noted that certain persons who have Just recently re-entered the market for the “B" stock and who had taken | only a lukewarm interest in it since 1ast fall were doing most of the trad- ing. It is belfeved that with the danger of a coal strike removed, un- interrupted operations in coming months will mean substantial earn- ings. United States Cast Iron Pipe, com- mon, attracted renewed buying in quarters which have taken a fresh interest In the stock since the de- cislon of the New Jersey court of chancery, which decreed that divi- dends on the 7 per cent preferred stock are cumulative. The same in- ferests, which sponsored Cast Tron pe common from the 50 level to around §0, appear to be undisturbed | Hamous Pl (8). .. by the legal aspect of the situation, |G M&Spf (7). The strength in the majority of the ' Fifth Av B (64c) rallway list was ostensibly connected | Fisher Bdy (10) with the record breaking figures on | Fish B O pf (8) car loadings. During the week ended | Fisk Rubber. .... February 16, the total reached 935109, | Fl'chm'n (13% ). which was the largest for any Janu’ | Foundation (8)- ary, February or March with the ex- Freeport-Texas. ceptlon of the last week in March, 2, 1923. It exceeded by 118,463 the num- | Gen Asphalt... ber of cars loaded in the correspond- ing week a vear ago. CLOSE IS UNSETTLED. Gen Blec (8) ... | Gen El spe (60c) Gen Mot (1.20) Gimbel Broa. . & Glidden Co. the A Press. By the Associated Press. Gold Dust w. NEW YORK, February 25.—Wlde and contrasting fluctuations were re- corded in representative rallroad shares in today's stock market. Southern and southwestern lines rose on dividend expectations, while the northwestern carriers sold lower on continued reports of poor earn- ings. Irregularity also prevailed in the industrial group, traders express- ing considerable uncertainty over the probable action of Congress on tax reduction. Sales approximated 830,- 000 shares. The closing was irregular. Short selling of Westinghouse Electric on unconfirmed reports that some new financing was contemplated pushed that stock down three points in the @inal hour. N. Y. Stock and Bond Averages. Thursday, February 25. STOCKS. stock sales G'dyear pr pf (8) Gianby Consol. Gray & Davis. Gt North pf (5) Gr Nor Ore (3). Gr Canan Cop. ... ‘Guantan Sugar.. Gulf Mo & Nor.. Gulf St Stl (5) Hartman Co (4). Hayes Wh'l (3) Housen'd Pr (3). Houston Oll Hupp Mot C (1) Hydraulic Steel.. Illinols Cent (7). y Indiun Refining.. Inland St (2%). Inspiration Cop. Interb'Rap Tr. Int Bus Ma (8) Int Cement (4) ... Int Com Eng (2) Internat Har (5) Int Mer Marine... Int Mer Mar pf... Internat Nickel.. Internat Paper. IntT&T (6). Intertype (11%). Invincible Oll.... Jewel Tea Jones Bros Tea. Kansas & Guif...' Kan City South, Kayser Jul & Co. Kelly Spr Tire... Kenne Cop (3).. Keystoue T& R.. Lactede Gas (7). Lee Rub & Tire. Leh Val (3%). Leh Val rights. Lig & My (new). Lig & My rts. Lima Loco (3).. Loews Inc (2).... Total shares. Twenty industrials averaged 98.22; met gain, .99, High, 1924, 101.24; low, 94.88. Twenty rallroads averaged $4.36; net gain, .89, High, 1924, 85.90; low, 82.74. BONDS. Total bond sales (par value), $10,627,000. ‘Ten first grade ralls averaged 86.41; net loss, .10. ‘Ten secopdary ralls aveéraged 83.31; net loss, .16. Ten public utilities averaged 86.80; net gain, .02. Ten industrials averaged 93.63; net loss, .02, Combined average, 87.29; net loss, .06, Combined average month ago, 876,200 Lorillard (13) Open. High. Low. Close. 9% 8% 8% 981y 6814 112% 46% 124 3646 42% 80% 108% 114% 112% 22% 19 1% 95 954 1% 67% 22 11 75 Gen Asph pf (5). 9% 8% 8% 98% 68% 112% 464 12% 87 43 81 1081 115% 1124 22% 19 1% 9% 95% 12 B8% 9% 8 8 98% 68 112% 454 12% 85% 42 80% 108% 113% 112% 22y 19 11% 94% 95% 1% 67% 22 1 75 100% 40 7 B0% 88y 88 104 57% 21% 42% 129 145% 102% 41% 63 2% 9% 8% 98% 68 Ludium Steel. .. Mcintyre (1) Mack Trucks Macy R H & Co. Mallinson & Co. 112% | Manati Sug (5) 45% 12% 5% 42 81 108% 114 112% 224 13 1% 4% 95% 12 57% 22 11 75 100% 40 T 604 98 38 104 b7% 21% 42% 129 145% 102% 41% 68 2% 99 83% 26 21 9% 94% 88T 93% 0% 83 + 61 26% 6% 1% Man El Sup (4) slan Ele md gtd. Manhat Shirt (3) Mara Oil Explor. MSRopropf (6). Marland Ofl. ... Mathleson Alkall Maxwell Mot A... Maxwell Mot B... May Dpt 8t (5).. Mex Seaboard. .. Mex Seaboard cf. Miami Cop (2).. Mtddle St Ol. Midvale Steel. Minn & St Louts. MSLP&SSM (4) .. MinStP&SSM pt. Mis Kan & Tex... Min K & Tex pf Missourl Paci Missour! Pac pt.. Mont Power (1), Montgom Wara Moon M (13%).. Mother Lode (1) Munsingw'r (3). Nash Mot (48 Nat Biscult (;f.) Nat Cloak & Sult Nat Dairy Prod.. Nat Dept Stores.. NatEn & St.... Nat Ry.M 2d pf... Nat Supply (3)._ Nev Cons Con. NOrT&M (7). N Y Alr Br (4)... N Y Canners (2). N ¥ Central (7). N ¥ C-Readg rts, NYC&SLL (5) . N C&StL pt (8) NY NH & Hart.. N Y Ont & Wesf Norfolk South Norf & W (18) North Amer (3). North Pac (5)... Nov Scotla Steel. Okla Pr & Ref. Owens Bot (2). Pactfic Coast PacG & E (8 Pactfic 01l (2) Packard (1.20). Pan Amer (8). . Pan Amer B (8). Parish & Bing. ... Penn Raiird (3) Penn Seab Steel.. Peop Gaz Ch (7). Pere Marq (4).. Pere Mprpt (3). Phila Co (4).. Phila Copf (3). hiia & R & 1 wi. Ph-Jones pf (7) Phil Mor (50¢).. | Phiilips Pet (2) Pierce-Arrow. Plerce-Arrow pt Pierce Ol1 Pltts Uth Pitts Ut pf ef Pitts & West Va. Postum Cer (4) Press StIC (4). Prod & Refiners. Pub Ser N J (4) Pub S NJpf (8). Fuilman Co (8 Punta Al Su (5). Pure Ofl (1%).... Pure Ol pf (8) . Ry Stl Spg (8) Ray Cons Cop. Reading (4) Reading rts. Read 2d pf (2) Remington Type Replogle Steel. ... Rep Ir & Steel. Reynoids Spr (2) Rey Tob B (3) Roy D'tch (3.46) St Jos Lead (12) St L San Fran St L-San Fr pt St L Sothwest, t L S'th pf (5). Santa Cecilla. ... Savage Armis, chulte (88) .. Schulte pt (8). Seaboard Alr L... Seab'd Air Lipf.. Sears Roe & Co. Sears Roe pf (7). Sencca Copper. ... Shell Un Oil (1), Stmmons Co (1) Simms Pet...... Sinc Con Oil Sin Con O pf (8). Shattuck-Ariz. Sketly Ofl 3 Sloss-Sheff (6).. So P Rico Su (6) South Pac (6)... Southern Ry. South Ry pf ( Spicer Mfg. StoflCal (2). StONNJ (1). Ster) Pr (15%) Stew't War (10, Str Car (19%8) ... Studebaker (10). Submarine Boa: Superior Ofl..... Tenn C&Ch (1). Texas Co (3)...u Tex G 8 (16%) ... Texas & Pacific. . Tex& PacC&0. Third Avenue. . .. Tide Wat Ofl (4) Timken (13%).. Tob Prod (6) Tob Prod A (7). Tob Prod pf (7).. Transcont Ofl. ... Underwood (3).. Un Pacific (10).. Un Pacpf (4). Utd Alloy 8tl (3). United Drug (6). Utd Fruit (10) USCIP(2) U S Hoff Mach. .. U 8 Ind Alcohol. .. USR&Im (8).. USR&IPL(T).. U 8 Rubber. USR 1st pf U S Smelting. ... U S Steel (16%). U 8 Steel pf (7) .. Va Ry & Power... V Vivaudou (2).. Web & Hellb (1). West Penn pf (7) ‘West EI1pf (7). ‘West Maryland. ‘West Mary 2d pf. Western Pacific West Pac pf (6). West Un Tel (7). West E& M (4).. ‘West Alr Br (6). Wilson & Co. ... Willys-Overland. Willys-Over pt... Wisconsin Cent. Worthing Pump. WithPptB (6).. Wright Aero (1), Wrig W Jr (3). Call Money. Open, High. Low. Close. 224 16% 87% 63 24% 66 36% 8614 89 31 56 36 b1 13% 89y 22% 20'% 22% 5% 3114 2% 40 61 1% 81% 12 36% 6214 23% 47 2% 13% €3% 394% 60 90% 78Y 108 9% % 84 43% 63% 24% 102% 105 867% 86 21% 104% 87% 22% 18% 88% 63 25 68 38% 22 16% 86% 63 24% 66 38% 363 88 304 54% * 87 85 50% 18% 89% 20% 194 2% 5% 22% 16% 87% 63 24% 66 38% 86% 38 30% 66 87 35 b6i% 14 1% 20% 19% 2% 5% 31% 2% 39 61 1% 32% 12 36 62% 26% 26% 84 24% | 64 9115 8% &0 78 18% 621 39% 60 893 7876 1014 87§ % 8% 43 63% 24 124 9% s 141 89 685 8914 116% 9% 40% 128 HOURLY SALES OF 8TOCKS. 11am. +++822 190 1p.my. i | ON TAX BILL NEWS Rejection of Garner Plan in House Vital Factor in Lifting Values. BY GEORGE T. HUGHES. Bpectal Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, February 29.—News that the House “insurgents” had re- Jected the Garner tax bill with its high surtax rate and had accepted the compromise plan of Representa- tive Longworth was the incentive for higher prices in the bond market to- day. While the Longworth proposals | were not altogether to the liking of investors, they were regarded as a declded improvement over the Garner plan. Liberty Bonds Bain. Nearly all of the varlous liberty bonds registered galns. With the ex- ception of the 3%, lbertys will be fully taxable within a few years. Therefore, lower income taxes are considered to warrant better prices for libertys. The 3%s declined a lttle. Their complete from taxation would not be quite as valuable a privilege should income taxes be lowered materially. The market for foreign descriptions was active and strong. The French external dollar bonds, in particular, were in demand. The 8 per cent bonds rose halr a point to 98. Japanese 6% per cent bonds were active, but un- | changed, at $2%. N. & W. Liens Still Advancing. In corporation bonds, the activity in speculative railroad securitles was the feature. Norfolk and Western con- | vertible 6 per cent bonds, which have advanced 10 points in a week, regis- tered a new high price for the year, with sales above 119. Thelr advance is In sympathy with the common stock, into which they are convertible at par at anytime during the life of the bonds, the amount of which outstanding _Is $12,310,700. Chicago and Alton 31 per cent bonds also were higher. Much activity and higher prices fea- tured Seaboard Alr Line issues, also St. Louls and San Francisco bonds. A further recovery in Virginia- Carolina Chemical bonds was the fea- ture of the Industrial division of the market. The 7% per ts warrants attached sold at per bonds were firm. Sues were active and slightly higher, having discounted the recent dividend action, which actually I favorable to the bonds as conserving cash for in- terest charg BUILDING PERMIT RUSH. New Fee System Starts Boom in Rochester, N. Y. Special Diepatch to The Star. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Februur. The Rochester bureau of bufldin experiencing the heaviest rush for building permits ever known during @& winter here. This is due to the fact that a new svstem of fees for permits will go into effect March 1 and all pending permits will be clean- ed up today. Under the new system the permits are charged for on a basls of from $1 to $2 a thousand for the cost involved. Puermits fssued in February totaled $7,000,000, more than double any previous month. e LEAF TOBACCO RECEIPTS. BALTIMORE, February 29.—With receipts of sixty-four hogsheads and sales of sixty-seven hogsheads, the Maryland market continues active for this dull xeason of the year. The bet- ter grades of new crop continued In good demand up to 50 cents. Maryland prices per 100 pound: nferfor and frosted, firm leaf, 3.00a 5 sound. common and greenish, " good common, §.50a! H 6.00435.00; good to flne red, seconds, com- mon to medlum, 6.00a24.00; seconds, good to fine, 25.00435.00; bay tobacco, fire cured, 15.00255.00; upper country, air cured, 5.00a5.40; ground leaves, (new) 5.00a SHORT TERM SECURITIES. (Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.) 5. i medtu Aluminum Co. of Amer. 7e 1925, Aluminum Co. of Amer. 78 1933, American Cotton 01l 6s 192 Americt | American Tel. & Tel. te Anaconds Copper s 1629 Anglo-American Oil Baltimore & Ohlo Gs 12 Bell Tel. of Canadian N Central Leather 5s 1935 Chi., R. I & Pacifl Empire Gas & Fuel 7s 192 Federa] Sugar Ref. G 1833 Fisher Body Corp. 8s 1027 Elsner Hody Corp! 8 1625 odyear T, o ‘}Rlly Northern Ts 1934, Gulf Of1 Corg. of Pa. b ennecott Copper T Libby, McNell & Libby 7s 1931.'1001; M., Si. P. & 8. 8. M. 6ts 1631, 10215 Morrls & Co. 758 1830, %%, Oregon Short Line ds 1029, Penns. R, R. Ts 1080. & Co._5s 1932. Tidewater Oil 6143 163 Tolon Tank Car 7 T. 8. Rubber 7i%s 1600. West Penn Power 6s 1934, Western Unlon 6l4s 1936, ‘Westinghouse E. M. ‘Wisconsin Edison Co. 6s 1924, Wheeling Steel Corp. 6s 192 Foreign Exchange. (Quotatious furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.) Nominal * Selling checi London, pound. ollar Berlln, mark Rome, lira . Zurich, franc. Atheps, drachmi Madrid, peseta... e crown . gnfllwll. crown . e e P on By the Associated Prees. NEW YORK, February 29.—Forelgn exchanges irregular. Quotations (in United States dollars): Great Brit ain, demand, 4.30%; cables, 4.30%; sixty-day bills on banks, 4.27%. France, _demand, ..0418%;’ cables, .0419%. Italy, demand, .0431; cables, 0431%. Beiglum, demand, .0364% cables, .0365. Germany, demand_(per trillion), .22. Holland, demand, :3726. Norway, demand, .1328. Sweden, de- mand, .2608. Denmark, demand, .1582. Switzerland, demand,’ 17.32. 'Spain, demand, .1257. Greece, demand, .0172. Po;l‘nd.ddamll:’d. .32:32‘124 Jc:ee)io?’a. vakia, demand, . . ugoslavia, demand, .0126%. Austria, demand, .000014. Rumania, demand, .0053. Ar- gentina, demand, .3425. Brazil, de- mand, .12. Tokio, demand, 44%. Mon- treal,’.96 15-32, P U. 5. TREASURY CERTIFICATES * (Quotations furnisked by Redmond & Co.) March 15, 1924...... » March 15, 1924.....0 1 June 16, 1924 June 15, 1924. . » 100 29.32 100818~ 100 9-82 100382 1001333 s December 15, '1925... 100.7-32 100 1182 s March 15, 1 - 10015-16 101 1-16 September 15, 1926.. 100 100332 101316 101516 March 15, 1627.....0 8 December 15, 1027... 100% 100% During the past ten years.the num- exemption ! Anaconda_is- | THE EVENING_STAR, WASHINGTON, 9. 0, FRIDAY. FERRUARY % 195, NEW YORK stock excrANGE | BONDS G0 HIGHER Lon NERW YORK BONDS@I eceived by Private Wire (Bales are in $1.000.) UNITED STATES BONDS. (Fractions represent thirty - seconds. Example: 98-3 means 98 3-32.) Bales. High, Tow, Closs. Lib3%s...... 230 99-3 99 99-1 Lib 1st 4% 63 99-7 99-5 99-5 Lib2d4%s 198 99-4 99-2 99-2 Lib3d4%s... 265100 99-31 99-31 Lib4th é%s.. 496' 997 99-4 99-5 US4%s1962.. 28 100~7 100-6 100-6 FOREIGN. High. Low. 101% 101 89% 834 101% 101 984 68 102 101% 110% 110% 88 BT% 77 6% 8% 8% 93% 984 99% 99% 101% 101 99% 99% 1006 99% 1044% 104% 103 102% 104% 104 95% 95% 88% 88 921 92 9% 95 107 107 106% 106% 107% 107% 85Y% 95 88% 94% 93% 875 98% 94 B8 100 974 9T% 9% 92% Close. 101% 88% 101% 98Y% 102 110% 8% 6% 8% 3% 99% 101% 99% 100 104% 103 104% 95% 88 224 95 107 106% 107% 95% 83 94 93% 8% £8% Argentine 7s. Austria 7s Belgium 73 Belgium 6s. Belglum 8s.... Bern 8s. .. Bolivia 8s Hordeaux { Brazil 7s. i Brazil 8s Canada 58 1926. Canada 5%s 1929 {Canada 551931. ... Canada b8 1952. Chile 85 1946. Chile 85 1926, { Chile 85 1941 Chile 75 1943. ... Copenhagen b%s, Czechoslovakia 8; Dantsh Munfc 8s A Danish Munic 85 B | Denmark 8s Denmark 6s | Dutch E15%s. Dutch Easc 1 65'47. 42 Dutch East I 65762, Framerican Tis.. 11 French Govt 8s... 126 French Govt 7%s. 69 I Haitiss. ... 8 Italy 6358 1926. 8 | Japanese 1st 438, 19 |Japanese2d 43s.. 9 Japanese 4s. .. 18 Japanese 6343w 1. 194 Jergens U M 6a'47. 3 1 3 Netherlands 6: 20 Norway 8. . rway 681943 Norway 6s 1! Orient Dev deb Paris-Ly's-Med 68. 6 | Prague 7ts . 954% 110% 9315 9205 88% 72 834 105% 100% 94 91 Queensland Ts. Queensland 6s. Rlo de Jan 8s 1946, Rio de Jan 85 1947 Plo Gr Do Sul 8s. . Sao Paulo State § Seine Dept of 7s. Serbs Crotes Slo § Sweden 6s Tokio bs Ud Kingm 5%s | Ud Kingm 51t | Ud Steam Copen & Uruguay 8s..... nSs. 1081 627, 10735 100% 8614 SEETOPR- TP 1015 861, 103 102% 11% 111% MISCELLANEOUS. Ajux RubberS8s... 2 §9% Am Aer Chem 7143 89 AmChainsf6s'33, 4 | Am Cotton O Gs.. 4 Am Smit&R 1st5s. & { Am Smit&R 6s.... 10 | Am Sug ret 6s 15 {AmT& Ty 6. {AmT & Tecltrbs AmT& Tecltrids AmT&Tdebs Am Water Wks 55 13 } Anaconda cv db 7s 80 | Anaconda 1st 65 | Armour & Co 438, & { Armour of Del 5%a 10 Assoclated Of1 6s. Atlantic Refin is Barnsdall s f 8s Bell Tel Pa fs Both Steel pm { Beth Steels { Brier H St 1st 514s. Bklyn Ed gen b | Bush T Bldg 53 °60. Calit Pete 61 2 Central Leather i3 26 Chile Copper 6s. 21 Commonwth P 6s.. 16 Con Coal 3d 1stbs 2 Cuba Cane cvd Zu © 89 14 Cuba Canecv 7s'30 8 Dery (D G) 7s. 1 Det Edison ref 6s.. 1 Donner Stecl 7s... 10 DuPontdeN7#4s. 8 Duquesne Light 68 8 Est Cuba Sug T%42. 60 Empire G&F T3:s. Fisk Rubber 8s Goodrich 6% Goodyear 85 Goodyear 8s 1941 Hershey 63 1942 Humble O&R 5%3. Illinois Bell 1st 6s. 17 Indiana Steel bs. Int Mer Marine 6; Int Paper 1st 5s A. Int Paper 1st 53 B. KCP&LtGsSAS: Kayser (J) Kelly-Spring Lackawa S 5s'50, Liggett & Myrs 5 Lorillard (P) 58. lagma Cop cv 78 Manatl Sug sf 7%s Marland Oil 88 w. Midvale Steel 5s. Montana Power Gs N Y Edsn 1st 6%s. NYG EL H&P 4s... N Y Tel 68°41. N Y Tel 6s'49.. N Y Tel 4%s. N Am Edison Nor States Pow 5s. Northwst B Tel 7s. Otls Steel 7%s. Otls Steel 88, Paclfic Gas & E10s * PacificT & T 58 Pan-Am Peto 7s. Phil & Rdg C&I 5 Phila Co 5%s5'38. Phila Coref Gs A. Plerce-Atrew 8s. Plerce Ofl deb 8: Producers & Rf 8i Public Service 58 Pub Ser Elec 65 wi. Punta Alegre 7s. Sharon St1 H 8s 9 *| Sinclair Ol 7s. Sinclair Ol 6%. .. Sin Crude Ofl 5%s. Sin Crude Ofl 68 Sin Pipe Line bs. South Bell Tel 65.. 6 Southwest Bell 58. 13 Steel & Tube 7 2 Sug Est Orlent 7s Tenn Elec Pow 6s. Tide Wat Oil 6%s Toledo Edn 1st 78 Unit Drug cv 8s USRublstrfbs.. U S Rubber 7%s USSteel st bs. Utah Pow & Lt 6s. Vertientes Sug s, Va-Car Chem 78. Va-CarCh 7%8W. Warner Sugar 7 ‘West Union 6%s. Westinghouse 78 Wickwire Spen 75 Wilson & Colst6s 8 wi 1 Wilson & Co cv Youngstn 8 & T 6s. 24 —_— PREDICT 20-CENT EGGS. Chicago Wholesalers Report 15- Cent Drop in Ten Days. Dispatch to The Star. .Dgl"l‘l‘CA.EO, February 29.—Wholesalers predicted today that eggs would drop to 20 cents & dozen in this market in March. Current quotations are 15 cents lower than they were ten days ago, due to arrival Thursday of 35,000 cases of fresh”eggs, ' HOUBTON, Tex., February 29.—Large recelpts of fresh eggs this week have 4 13 104% 97% 9% 102% 107% 114 84% 103% 102% 89 94 74 48 102% 102% 109% 109% 107% 1074 70 .10 96 98K 96 26 89% 89% 26% 2 3¢ 2 1 3 10 3 19 2 5 112 58 10 94% { 4 | Peorla & E inc 4s Direct te The Star Office. RAILROADS. ‘Bales. High. Ann Arbor és.. 6 . 68% Atchison gen ds... 19 B86% Atchison ad) 4s 8 9% Atlantic CL 1st 4s. 86% B&Oprin 3% 22 Low. 58% 86% 9% 86% 97% 9% 82% 83 101% 101% 85% 85% 86% 86% 9% 9% 9% 9% 3% 78% 102 102 9% 9% 1 1% 112% 112% 19 . 19% 93 93 97% 97% 100% 100% 5% 854 924 92% 89% 90 85 85 57% BT% 39% 39% 86% 97% 76% 51% 51% 53 50% 56% Close, 68% RBY 9% R6% 7% 88 101% 86% 86 80 7% 74 102 9% 111% 12% 9% 93 97% 100% 854 92% 90 85 b7% 40% 85% 98 76% B&OSWdlvis., b Bklyn-Manhat ¢s. 182 BEIR T 7s '21 ct. 7 BkKIRT 7s'21ctst. 1 Canad North 6%s. 7 Canadlan North 78 1 Canad Pac deb ¢s., 13 CarClinch&O5s. 2 CarClinch & 0 6s. 8 Cent of Ga 6s....., 17 Central Pacific 4s. 3 Ches & Ohfo cv 5s. 13 Ches&Ocvi%s.. T Ches & O gn 4% Chi & Alton 3s.... 7 Chi & Alton 3%s., 142 Chi B&Q gn 48°'68. 1 Chi B&Q 1st rf 58 Chl & E 11l gn bs. .. Chi Great West 4 Chl GrWest 4s (n). & CM& PugetSd4s. 1 ChiM&StPre4 FINANC {Grain, Produce and Live Stock Limited supplies of string beans, a very! light supply of peppers, light supply of peas and moderate supplles of tomatoes are belng recelved from Florida. Tomatoes this morning were quoted at $1.50 for the poorest stock and $5 for the cholcest. Green string beans were quoted at $450 and $5, the wax varlety $1 cheaper. Peas brought $6 zud $6.50 2 hamper, while peppers were quoted at from $3 to $4. Recelpts of lettuce are liberal and prices cheap. Only moderate sup- plies of celery are being received, re- celpts being equal to the demand. Lib- eral supplies of potatoes aro being recelved from Michigan and New York. Texas growers are supplylng the local market with spinach. Prices range from $1.50 to $1.95 for bushel baskets, LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET. Eggs—Strictly fresh, selected, can- g‘}t‘jé per dozen, 2 ruge receipts, Live poultry—Roosters, per 1b., 17; turkeys, per 1b, 23a30; spring chick- 1b., 32235; keats, young, each, 60270 fow;s, per ib., 25a26. Dressed poultry — Fresh - killed £pring chickens, per lb., 35a38; roasters, per 1b, 32a33; hens, per 1b., 28;" ‘turkeys, per ' 1b., 30ad5; ChIM&StPcvb Chi M & St P 48 °23. Chi M&S P cv 4%3.101 Chi MEST P 4s°'34. 1 CM&StPdbds... 11 ChiM & St P és wi. 43 4% bi% 0% 50% 97% 1074 105 79 76% 8% 834 73% 101% 96% 82% 102% 3% €8% 85 64% 105 64% 56% 56% 644y 103% 106% 97% 834 82% 61% 99% 100% 62% 61% 61% 8616 518 92% 6% 88 9514 92% 102% 89% 106% 9916 59% 8’3 20 % 801 66% 547 0% 534 88Y% 8% 104% 894 95% 80% 1% 68% 42 {ChI T H & SE & Chi-Un Sta 4128 Chi & W Ind cn 4s. CCC&StL T 68 A.. Cleve Term 5s. Colo & Sou 4348 Cuba R R T¥s. Cuba R R b8, Den & Rio G cn 4s. Det United 4%s Erle 1st con 4s. Erie con ext 7s. 9674 Erle conv 4sD. Gr Trunk st db 6s Gr North gen 78 Gr North gen5%s. . Havana ERL&P b8 JTud & Man ref &s Hud & Man aj 6s.. 111 Cent ret 58 '55. 1il Central 5%s. Int Rap itan b Int Rap Tr 6s stpd. Int Rap Trans és. Int Rap Tran Int & G Nor aj 6: Int & G Nor 1st Gs. Kan City Ft S 4s. Kaneas City 8 & {Lake Shore 4s'28 Lake Shore 4s 5% 92% 102% 8975 106% 9% 59% 83 20 6% Mil E1 Ry & L 55. M&StLrfexbe.. MK&T ist 4s. MK& TprinSsA.115 MK&T4sB.. 4 MK & T adj 5s. {Mo Pacific 6s. ... Mo Pacific gn 4s | Montrl Tm 1st 5s.. {NOTex&Minss N Y Cen deb 6s. N Y Cen deb 4s. X Y Cenribs. N Y Cent cn 4593, NYCenLSecl3is N Haven cd 62 New Havend 45" New Haven 78 New Haven 7s {r. NY Ry rfdsctfs. NY W & Bos 4%%s.., 40 {Norfolk & W cn 4a. 1 Norfolk & W cv 68 267 Northern Pac 2s... 8 Northern Pac 4s... 17 Northrn Pacr16s. 60 Northern Pac 68 D. 10 Ore & Calit 1st Ore-Short Liref 4s. {Ore-Wash 1strf 43 20 Pennsyl gen bs.. Pennsyl gen 418 Pennsyl 63¢s. ... Pennsyl gold Ts. 1 8 21 1 2 i 86% 115% B7% 80% 102% 91 98% 108% 107% 954 22 923% 78 20 884 62% 77 6% €6 68% 82 64y 1% 5% 100 TT% 8115 9614 5% T4 Pere Marq 1st 58. Pere Mrq 1st 45’66, 1 . Reading gen 48.... 15 Reading gn 414swl. 4 Rlo G West cl 4s. St LIM&S R&G 43. StL1M&S4s°29... StL&SFpl4sA StL&SFprinbs. 12 StL&SFincés. 5 KCShL 43%s. 6 an A& Arn P4s.. 8 Seab'd A Liref 4s.. 39 Seab'd A Ladj 5s..215 Seab’d A Lcon 6s..127 Sou Pacific 481929. 6 Sou Pacific ref 4s.. 29 Sou Pacificclt 4s.. 1 Southern Ry 1st 5s, 25 Southern Ry gn 4s. 31 Southern Ry 6%s.. 32 Southern Ry ésct. 61 Third Averef 4s... 11 Third Ave adj 6s... 15 Tol StL & W 4s 4 Union Pac 1st 4s... 14 Unlon Paclstrf4s 4 Union Pacific cv 6s. 11 Unfon Pac 1strf5s 1 Virginia Ry 1st 5s. 12 Wabash 1st 6s.... 1 ‘Wabash 2d 58 7 Western Md 4s.... 17 Western Pacific 6. 15 West Shore 1st 4s. 25 Wheel & LEcn4ds. 1 637% Whel &ELErf43%s 7 57% TOTAL SALES (Par Value): l 2.m..3468000 12noon G 759000 55t 47 6% 89% 83% 103% 100 &9 83% 102% 100 94 88% 61% 83 80 63% 57% 102% 100 oWy 7 885 61% 82% 80 1p.m..7022000 2p.m....7949000 —_— WOOL MARKET QUIET. American Woolen Openings Week’s Biggest Event. BOSTON, February 29.—The Com- mercial Bulletin will say tomorrow: “The market has been- quiet on the surface during the vast week, but there has been some business for mill account, . involving one or twd sizable lots at fully recent prices. In the west contracting has spread out into several new states, mainly at 40 to 42 cents, for both medium and fine clips. e “Openings of women’s wear this week by therAmerican Woolen Co, indicated the intention of the com- pany to securs volume production if possible. Prices are about on last year's levels and worsted goods are’ 2 bit lower. “The foreign . markets are strong and Bradford had marked up tops again this wea:‘l to thadlexl.:‘:ul:f noe per pound on medium - o ey 46e to. bis. " Wastes and solls are very strong.” i Prediots Return to Classic Art. Humphrey Moore, a deaf mute since three, but an American artist of im- portance who lived many years in Paris, predioted in an interview on his eightieth birthday that the old classio art which has been shoved out of the way in recent years will return in. time," He also”'sild that women ‘were the most interesting study for ‘a.painter since men began to handle | 400 strawberries, quart, 30a keats, young, each, 0asb; roosters, per 1b,,’ 20, Live stock—Calves, choice, per Ib..| 12al4; medium, per 1b, 12a13: thin, per 1b, 6as. Lambs, spring, per 1b. 13. Live pigs, 3.00a5.00 each; live hogs, per 1b., 7%. Green frujts—Apples, per basket, £0a2.00; box, 1.50a3.00; per barrel, 2.00 26.00. 'California, oranges. per crate 3.5024.50; " Florida, 3.00a3.75, Lemons, ! per box, 3.00a3.50. Grapefruit, 3.00a 4.75. Cranberries, 4.0024.50 per onme- half barrel. Vegetables—Potatoes, nearby, per barrel, No. 1, 2.50a3.00; No. 2, 1502 2.00. Potatoes, round, ver bag, 2.752 sweet potatoes, 8.00a9.50 per bar- Southern lettuce, per crate, 1.502 X Iceberg, ~ 3.25a3.75. Cabbage, | northern, 2.60a2.75 per 100 Ibs.; Flor- | ida, 2.25a2:50 basket; nearby, 1.00a1.50[ barrel. Tomatoes, Florida, 3.00a4.60. Beans, southern, per basket, 4.00a7.00. Peas, per basket, 4.00a8.00. Celery, Florida, 2.75a3.00. quash, 4.00a6.00. Peppers, per crate, Florida, 2.50a4.00. Ej 2.00a4.00, Kale, per baiel, . Spinach, per barrel, 4.50a Texas, per ' basket, 2.00a: Texas_beets, 2.50a2.75; Carrots, 2.00a 2.25. Southern cucumbers, per bushel, | 5.00a8.00. Carrot: 100-1b. sack, 3.2%5a 8.50. Brussels sprouts, 30a35. Florida lima beans, 2.50a5.00, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. (Special). — Potatoe: pounds, 80a2.00; 150-pound sa 3.00; sweets and y. 1.00a3.25; beets coli and kale, bushel, 40a50; cabbage, 100, 4.0026.007 savoy, bushel, 40a50 carrots, 100, 4.002800; cauiifios ci e, 1.25a2.00; crate, 1 2.50; cukes, 00210.00; egg- plants, crat I per, 1.00a2.00 oysterplants, 100, 6.00a8.0 basket, 60a70; peas, hamper, peppers. _cra busnel, 1.50a1. 3.00; €quash, crate, bushel, 35a50. Apples, packed, barrel, 2.00a3.00; bushel, 50a1.50; box_apples, 1.2522.00 grapefruit, box 1.50a. oranges, | box, 2.25a2.%5; pineapples, crate. 3.00a | tomatoes, crate, 1.253 4.00a3.00; turnips, | WHEAT— May July September CORN— Close. 10 101 1105 Low. 1007 1.10% 1107 Ope 1101 &1 ‘11 815 48 lanig a8y N 2 red winter, spot, 0. 3 red winter garlicky, spot, , 1.17%; exports, no quota- tions; No. 4 red winter, garlicky, spot, 1no quotations. Sales—None. ‘b, new, 4.30a4.40 per bar- | rel for white . ¥ No. 3 corn, spot, §9% low, No. 3, new, $2a92 Sales—None. 1 3 58a583; No. white, new, 57a5’ Rye—Nearby, 80a85 1. Hay—Recelpts, none. There is a fair demand for desirable qualitics of | timothy, clover mixed and No. 1., clover, for which grades the ma t is steady. The demand is principally for hay that sells from 25,00 to 26,00 per ton, but the bulk of Dresent re- | | Ceipts are of low grade and damaged qualities and are sold at big dis- counts. Quotations—No. -1 28.00 per to 2 23.00a25.00 . 2 rye, spot, timoth: Straw- 1 straight rye, 24.00a 25.00 per. ton: No. 1 tangled rye, 17.00 a18.00; No. 1 wheat, 15.00216.50; No. 1 oat, 17.00a18.00. ¥ DAIRY BALTIMORE, cial).—Live poult 18a30; young chickens, horns, 22a2§; old rooste hens, '23a28; leghorns, 23a24; ducks, 23a32; geese, 18a24; pigons, pair, 40a 45: guinoa fowl, each, 30a60, Dressed poultry—Turkeys, pound, 18 230; chickens, 20a32; ducks, 28a3 roosters, 16a17; geese, 20a24 26a85, Eggs (loss off) firsts, doz., 27; southern, 26. Butter reamery, o pound,. 47a51; prints, creamery, 43a45; ladles, 32 28a31; store packed, = 28a29; prints, 29a31; process butter, 39, CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, February 29 (United States Department _of . Agricull Hogs— | Receipts, 35,000 head, tly 5 to! 10 higher: good and choice 225 to 300 pound butchers, 7.15a7.20; top, 7.25; desirable 160 to 218 pound averages, 7.00a7.15; packing sows, 6.25a6.40; kill- | ing pigs steady: better grades, strong welght, 5.75a6.25; big packers inactive. Cattie—Receipts, 3,000 head; strong: few steers cligible to exceed 10.25; early top matured steers and long vearlings, 10.50; red steers, 8.00a9.i5; fat cows, 4.1526.25; beef heifers, 5.30a7.00; bulls slow, steady; vealers, 2Gc lower; bulk to packers, 10.00a10.50; stockers and feeders firm. y Sheep—Receipts, 6,000 head; killing classes generally steady: feeding lambs steady; desirable fat wooled lambs, 15,75 216.25; top, 16.35: fat ewes, 9.50a10. choice feeding lambs, 14.50215.10. TODAY'S CHICAGO PRICES. CHICAGO, February 29.—Enlarged buylng In expectation of an increase of the {mport duty gave firmness to zhel PRODUCTS. i February 28 (Spe- wheat market today during the early dealing: Most of the demand was from shorts. Offerings were scarce. The opening, which varied from un- changed figures to %a off, with May 1.10% to 1.10% and July 1.10%a 1.10%, was followed by an upturn all around to above yesterday's fin- ish. 'Corn was under considerable rell- ing pressure. Brokers sald to repre- sent a large holder here were con- spicuous sellers. After opening at 3 decline, to 3% advance, May 813 to 81%, the market,underwent a moderate general sag. Oats held firm, in sympathy with wheat, starting unchanged to % down, May (7% to 49, and later scor- ing_a slight gain. Frovisions were steadied by an turn in hog values. 3,000 MEN GET JOBS. PITTSBURGH, February 29 (Spe- clal).—The employment _situation here has improved somewhat, mills now being able to secure more men from the south and west. The Cam- bria Stezl Company at- Johnstown 'has Increased its force from 8,000 to 11,000 and indications are that condi- { the new {a Iwas's to 17 { better busin 113 points {This was hardly AL, HOWARD ELECTED VICE' PRESIDENT Seventh Street Bank Cashier. Given Promotion—Clear- ings Up—Other Notes. John D. Howard, cashier of th Seventh Street Savings Bank since its inception in 1912, has had be-, stowed upon him the additionel re. sponsibilities of a vice president. The: action was taken at yesterday's mee ing of the directorate 3 Mr. Howard has spent his entlre business career in the local banking fleld. He began with the Home Sav-« ings Bank, later becameo aMliated With the Traders’ National (now the Franklin National), and later wes manager of the West End branch ofs. the United States Trust Company, which became, and still the Ex-<- change Bank, dt 20th street and Penn- Ivania averue northwest 5 9 nowledge of bankin 1 thorough and extensive, gained rrome~ 2 amocesslon, of \bromotions whichas started at the absolute bottom of. the ladder. Bank Clearings Up $8,500,000, Clearings of Washington banking Institutions in the month cloging to- day exceeded those of February, 19 approximately $,500.000, Clearing Houso Manager Charles E. Bright un- nounced this morning. G While the period under discussion® contained one more banking d than last vear, cleari whi average slightly more ¢ $5,00 000 per day amounted 388,455,142 ared with § 776 for th. ame period of la In January last 145, and in Dece 378, The month's flgures repre: than three times the amount in the month ten years ago. Graphophone’s Latest Move. The reorganization committee of t Columbia Graphopione Manuracturir Company has sent letters to stock holders drawing their attention to the fact that the certificates of depos! |issued under the reorganization plan™ " continue 1o sell at 1éss than 5 cents on the dollar, and that it s therefo: of no advantage to the owners of tha. stock of the old company to exercize, their right to subscribe to stock of the ngw company at par. The old_stock is of no value, current prices the certificates repr. senting $1.000 five-year notes bearl interest at 8 per cent at $150 ea represent & market value of about $1 for the shares for which the old stockholders may subscribe at $100; par value. The committee in its let ter offers to cancel such few su scriptions as have been receiv under the original plan and to retu cash payments made thereon. The foregoing was more or less awe expected development in consideras= ion of the fact that the old stock lders must first become creditors oie companies before they cam participate in the reorganization. Ti# will offer no obstacle to the carry out of the plan of reorganization cal ing for the formation of new cor panies, an operating company a: liquidating company. This pl has the approval of the federal cour Moody's Weekly Review. Moody's Weekly Review of financia conditions in {ts current issue say in part: dical blocs In Congress demonstrated thelr power and a tax measure which becomes a la instead of belng wholly wise or sound-% appears certain to be a compromise, . As a partial offset it seems assure at the radicals will be unabi® tc E}.\fi through any of thelr dangerous. - “With many industrial compani the most important question is t degree of competition, The leading"- sole leather company in 1823, a ve when boot and shoe production ma a new high record, showed a larg deficit. In rubber tires the margh! was thin; and &0 is it in textiles fargins have also suffered in petros eum products, wheat, cattle, copper”” and shipping. “Non-taxbale bonds, in which there. is now so much interest, cannot ber used as an instrument for tax dodg: ng; and their existence does not ma erially reduce the revenues of th federal government. Even {if they's were all made taxable forthwith, the =, onsequent increage in these revenues- would prebably not exceed $81,509,000, since the amount of such bonds iy the hands of the public is only about: ] 1$12,300,000,000." TODAY’S COfTON PRICES Market Less Active, But Prices Ard Slightly Higher. NEW YORK, February cotton market was less active during, today's early trading. The opening) points higher on stead: bles and reports of & in cotton goods. May old up July to 23.41 after the 2 ‘points ne: higher, but the demand was not gen- eral and the advance met sufficient realizing_to cause irregular fluctu ations. Fall Rive sales of print cloth. for the week were estimated at 70, 000 to 80,000 pleces, or considerably above the recent average. ke NEW ORLEANS, February 20.—The , cotton market opened steady with first trades showing gains of 6 t& over Yesterday's clo: a full response tg the better Liverpool cables than due Prices stiffened immediately after tho. opening call, March trading up to 30.40, May to 23.95 and July to 25.98, or 18 to 26 points net higher. Fav ble cables and a good demand fo spots in the {nterior were the stimu- lating influences. Bullish sentimen was checked by very good weather In the belt and a rumor that late gin- nings were running rather large? than expected Liverpool c: \ 3,500 BUY PENNSY STOCK, § New Share Purchasing Plan Po; ular With Employes. PHILADELPHIA, February The Pennsylvania system's new de- partment, the Provident and Loan Association, has now $4,500,000 in de posits. It has upward of 14,000 d positors and in the six months it huw Dbeen functioning it has purchased for the employes of the company 20,000 shares of Pennsylvania railroad stock. " These shares are now. held, or will be held when fully paid for, by 3,500 members of the railroad family. An officer of the company said real work has just begun to interest em: ployes in buying stock. In some of the regional sections quite a number of shares of subsidiary companies’ stock has been purchased, and in a few instances bonds have been bought. - = -— TODAY'S EGG PRICES. NEW YORK, February 29.—Fggs Steady: receipts, 24,148 cases. Free! gathered, extra firsts, 28%a29%%; d firsts, 27%a28; do., seconds and poorer 26a27; New Jersey and other hennery whites, closely selected, extras, 33a3 - state, nearby and nearby western hends nery whites, firsts to extras, 29232% nearby hennery browns, extras, 32a34 i Paoific coast whites, extras, 32433 ; do. firsts to extra firsts, 28% a3l ; refrigera~. tor, best, 23a24. Py B. & 0. TRAFFIC GAINS. Frelght traffic of the Baltimore and® Ohio for the first three weeks of Feb-& ruary was substantlally larger thamne for the corresponding period of las€i% year. It was'larger also thun for the first ‘three wéeks in January, Ams improvement was first noticed in thet - catsed the wholesale price to- drop 3 cents to 24 cents a dosen, BB yUgT 2go, 8168 - < Louls & N'sh (5), t&l:: ‘:::k n'{‘: :;r;-;aur:' ::nd it has con- of woman wage earners in New < ve s 04908 e il York has increased more than 9. per brush and that it is no diiferent to- | tions & brus) at the mills will continue to