Evening Star Newspaper, May 21, 1924, Page 27

* WIDE PRICE RANGE FOR DRESSED LAMB Whelesalers in Local Provisions Market, However, Report Other Meats Unchanged. EGGS ARE QUOTED NORMAL Vegetable Supplies Reviewed by Department Bureau Inspectors. Dressed spring and fall lambs had A wide range in prices on the whole- sale meat market today, £pring being reported 30 to 35 cents, and fall, 28 to 1 cents per pound. Other products on the meat market were about un- changed, good beef bringing between 7 and 1S, veal 18 and pork ground 2 cents, Eggs with jobb derstood to be about cents, and it was intimated that not much of a decline, if any, will be experienced this season. Eggs with commission merchants, current receipts. were firm at about 23 and cven 24 cents with some. The hen market had about settled ! a quarter, and the demand was HEhL, it ‘was said. Spring chick- wete quoted some 40 to . Young ducks sold around 30 today were un- i1 cents, oosened up a cent. 1 reported quota- n 17 and 18 cents a pound. Re- pts were moderat Bananas were declared to be steady. the prices being reported at $1.50 fo .50 per bunct and spring lamt making the Suppliex Noted. reported by the De- Agriculture, follow uppies moderate; slow, Maryland, . 4.00: boxe to large siz extra fancy esaps, mostly combination extra fancy and vellow Newtow 50; winesaps, mostl i dium to large s 1.7542.00. Cabbage—Supplies demand *moderate, market weaker: South Carolina, barrel crates, Wak fields : Virgi barrel ¥ 5; few, : demand new stock ellow Be ~—Supplies 1i 2 demand kood. market fairly steady; Florida, double-head Spaulding rose, U. S. N 1. 9.00a5.25; old stock, demand m. crate, market steady: M b, sacks russet Demand Market Strawberries —Supplies liberal: de- mand moderate aker; North Carolina, Weaker. sionarvs and Klondikes, mostly 4.00a 1.50; Virginia, Norfolk section, 32 and 60 quart crates, Klondikes and Mis- sionarys. mostly 12} per quart. Asparagus--Supplies moderate; de mand moderate; market steady eastern shore Maryland, 2-dozen bunch _crat 4.50 per dozen. Peas—Supplies liberal;’demand good: market firm for good stock; North Carolina, 5-peck hampers, large size, 2.50a2.75: small size, 1.50a2.00; fair quality and condition, wide range in prices, 1.00a2.50. String beans—Sup- plies liberal; demand moderate; mar- ket slightly weaker: Florida %- bushel hampers, green mostly, 2.50; South 'arolina. bushel hampers, 43.25, mostly .00. Tomatoes Supplies liberal: demand moderate; market steady: Florida, sixes, ripes turning wrapped, fancy count, 50: choice count, mostly 5.00} four ripes wrapped, mosi 75; some poor condition low as 1. Cucumbers—Supplies moderate; de. moderate: market steady: square bushel crates, No. 1, 2, 50. Lettuce—Supplies demand moderate; market fairly steady; North Carolina, 5-peck . big Boston type, 50al.50, mostly around 1.00. Cars on Track at § A.M. Today. Apples—40 baskets, Virginia boat; 1 broken and 1 unbroken cars on track. Bananas—2 unknown freight, 2 broken and 2 unbroken cars on track., Beets—61 baskets, Virginia boat: 1 broken car_on track. Cab- bage—105 crates, Virginia boat: 5 broken and 2 unbroken cars on track. Celery—1 Florida freight. | broken car on track. Cucumbers—200 crates, Florida cxpr 19 baskets, Virginia boat. Eggplants—161 crates, Florida expres: Grapefruit —1 Wlorida freight. 2 broken and 2 unbroken cars Lettuce—l North Carolina 186 crates North Carolina 100 crates. Virginia boat; 3 broken and 1 unbroken cars on track. Mixed vegetables—3 broken cars on Mixed fruit—1 broken car on Lemons—2 unbroken cars on . Onions—2 broken cars on track. Oranges—1 Florida freight, 4 broken and 3 unbroken cars on track. Peas— baskets, South Carolina ex- $6 baskets, Virginia boat orida, 5 Michigan freight; 7 broken and 10 unbroken cars on track. Strawberries— ‘arolina freight Carolina crates, Virginia_express: Virginia boat; 2 broken cars on track. String beans—265 baskets, Florida baskets, South Carolina express; 1 broken car on track. Tomatoes—1 Florida_freight: 85 crates, Florida express: 7 broken cars on_track. Turni 60 baskets, North Carolina express; 4 baskets, Virginia boat. SUGAR MARKET DULL. NEW YORK, May 21.—No changes were noted in the local raw sugar market early today. Spot prices con- tinued at half June shipments were held at & The only sale was 20.000 bags Cuban second half June shipment to an op- erator. Raw sugar futures were steadier early on covering and trade buying, but after selling 2 to 3 points net higher, eased off and at midday were about net unchanged. Refined sugar continued quiet at un- changed prices, which ranged from 7.50 for granulated. to 7 Refined futures were nominal. w2 gl Seventh Street 3 A Quarter-Million-Dollar Lifetime Furniture Repricing Yet, with a repricing of a quarter of a million dollars’ worth of genuine Lifetime Fur- niture that has made values NOW com- mensurate with saletime prices, we feel that you should know about it. Coming in between February and August Sales and distinctly different from them, the Mayer & Co. repricing does not in- clude everything in stock. - Yet there are hundreds of fine suites and single Only in the great sales of February and Au- gust is it possible to choose from such a large and varied assortment at the same With such adjusted prices refurnishing should be consid- Furniture THE EVENING USE OF ELECTRICITY RAPIDLY EXPANDING Confident Prediction Made of Con- tinued Prosperity for Makers of Appliances. NO SLACK IN ACTIVITIES 3,200,000 Phones Added to Bell System in Five Years. BY J. C. ROYLE. Special Dispateh to The Star. NEW YORK, May 21.—Whatever the trend of business in other in- dustries, may be, there is every in- dication that electrical companies will not slacken their activities in 1924, The use of electricity is ex- panding so rapidly that public util- ity companies are having difficulty in keeping pace with the demand, ac- cording to Stone & Wedster of Boston, a prominent factor in the electrical development field. The prediction of continued pros- perity for makers of electrical ap- pliances, according to P. H. Gadsden, vice president of the United Gas Im- provement Company of Philadelphia, rests on the fact that experience has emphasized more and more that the public wants service and must have duty paid while second | Is it. “A community can grow no faster than its public utilities,” he concluded. Growth of American T. & T. Business. The American Telephone and Tele- graph Company. in offering to its 300,000 shareholders $1530,000,000 of new stock, emphasized the fact that more than 0,000 telephones had been added to the Bell system in the last five years: that the demand for new equipment had been heavier in the last vear than ever before. and that in the present year officials ex- pect 15 per cent more telephones 1o be installed than in 1923. The devel- opment of equipment and service by the company is known to be planned thirty 3 s in advance, with tre- mendous expenditures in_various sec- tions through various subsidiaries. In California alone the Pacific Tel- ephone and Telegraph Company will spend $40,000,000 before next January. “During the year,” said B. C. Carroll, vice president of the company, “we expect a net gain of 110,000 stations. The $40,000.000 will be expended for additions to lands, buildings, equip- ment and outside’ plants, including underground conduit, underground ca- ble, aerial cable, wires and other ap- paratus.” Company Foresees Profit. The American Telephone and Tele- graph Company undoubtedly expects this new equipment to pay a profit, for President H. B. Thayer, in his announcement of the new financing, said: “This growth of the telephone busines gives stockholders an op- portunity for remunerative invest- ment of additional money.” Such r muneration, financiers declare, nat- STAR, WASHINGTON urally must come in the shape of earn- ings and dividends. Announcements of new water- power and steam generating elec- trical projects, extensions to existing plants and plans for super-power sys- tems continue to be made almost and there is now under -con- struction developments involving about 2,800,000 horsepower. Most of this power will be needed to supply light and power to new buildings now under construction. A conservative estimate of the traction company expenditures for equipment ~ during the year places the total at over $260,000,000. Stone & Webster have just closed a con- tract with the Indiana Electric Cor- poration for a 20,000-kilowatt tur- bine and auxiliary equipment, and the Pittsburgh railways have placed or- ders for ut least 325 cars with the Standard Steel Car Company, the Pressed Steel Car Company and the Bradley Car Company Development of Radle. The development of radio equipment has been even more remarkable than any other featurc of the electrical equipment business. The Radio Cor- poration of America declares $150,- 000,000 was spent last year for radio equipment, and an increase of 50 per cent this year would not surprise en- thuslasts. It is expected that 600 broadcasting stations will be in ope- ration in this country before the end of the year. The instaliation of radio equipment in hospitals where war veterans are treated in this district alone will account for some $60,000 worth of equipment. Hotel owners arc consid- ering seriously placing a radib re- ceiving head piece or loud speaker in each room, so that guests may listen in on programs received over a cen- tral set by the payment of a small sum, such ax is charged for use of hotel telephones, or free. Steamship companies are figuring on installations {0 run to each berth for the amusement of their pas- sengers and to take their minds off the possibility of seasickness. o LESS COTTON SPINNING. April Spindle Hours Decreased Two Billion From Year Ago. Cotton spinning during April was less active than during -March and showed a heavy decline from April a year ago, the census bureau's monthly spinning activity report, issued today, sho spindle hours were 2,00¢ Active spindle hours for April num- bered 6,769,711.331, or an average of 179 per spindle in place, compared with 7,072,965,368, or an average of 187 for March this year and 8,787,443 897, or an average of 236 for Apr last vear. Spinning_spindles in place April 30 numbered 37,745,967, of which 31.871 665 were operated at some time dur- ing the month, compared with 37,761 970 and 32,392, and 37,287,265 and 35,515,791 in April last year. The average number of sp erated during April was 30,17 at 79.9 per cent capacity on a single shift basis, compared with 31,125,530, or at 82.4 per cent capacity in March this vear and 40,759,979, or at 100.5 per cent capacity in April last vear. There is no secret time will not reveal. If We Were Governed by Our Prices Instead of Our Policy, We’d Call This a Sale ADHERING steadfastly to its policy of but two sales a year, Mayer & Co. holds sales only in February and August— even though something unusual takes place at some other time. pieces at prices as low ever offered. price advantage. ered NOW. MO"E MAYER & CO. Than A Name / as any sale has Between D&E 171 in March this year | S CLEVELAND, plans for expansion of the White au- tomobile and sewing machine plants, the latter will story factory, allowing an increase’ double the 1923 output. of 82 per cent in output. while the present plant will White Truck Company for a service and repair department. PHILADELPHIA, May 2 ceipts of automobiles here have been 50 heavy that the Pennsylvania Rail- road Company has been compelled to construct a new unloading platform of two-track width T D. C., WEDNESDAY. MAY 21, long, at which twenty cars can be unloaded at a time. CHICAGO, May 21.—Stores of frozen roultry are lower now than at almost any time during the past five years. A ‘total of 52,094,000 tons was in cold storage at the opening of the week. SEATTLE, May 21.—The largest maker of flannel cloth for men's shirts in this section has orders from the east assuring production for the remainder of the vear at a rate A new plant and additional bulldings will be necessary and working forces have | been increased 50 per cent. 1924. COMMODITY NEWS WIRED STAR FROM ENTIRE COUNTRY May 21.—Under the build a new four- be used by the MANCHESTER, N. H., May 21.—The Amoskeag mills are operating at about 70 per cent of capacity this week, several departments which were closed last week having re- opened. —Re- SEATTLE. May and 430 feet d to more talk of storing in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Fine clips in ldaho are down to 36 to 33 cents, with buyers reluctant to purchase even at those figures. The same grades lust year brought 42 cents Kastern Washington wools have pped from 36 ‘o 32 cents in the last ten days. FORT WORTH, May 21.—Texas cot- ton is not growing satisfactorily. The plants are above ground in most localities, but yellowish, due to cold nights. DENVER, May 21.—The Colorado hay crop is esiimated this vear at 3,039,000 tons, compared with 2,758,000 tons last year. NEW ORLE. May 21.—The mills of the Southern Pine Assocfation for the last week have shown an in- crease of 169 per cent in orders booked, while shipments have gained 7.4 and production .3 per cent. About 77,000,000 feet were ordered, 76,000~ 000 produced, and 79,000,000 shipped. SAN FRANCISCO, May 21.—Steel tonnage shipped from San Francisco to the orient this month is running about 20 per cent higher than in Ma). 1923. Structural steel concerns here say demand is about equal to that of last May. HOME BUILDING SLACKENS. PITTSBURGH, May 21 (Special).- Building construction here still i be ing conducted on a considerable scalc but handlers of building materials are not so busy as they would like to be High wages in the building trades and an impression that general busi ness is showing signs of slowing have dampened the enthusiasm of b interests crecting dwellings ————— The Job You Are Looking For mav be found in the Help Wanted column: of today's Star. O OO0 00 OO OO ST ST OO [1859) ANNIVERSARY SALE [1924] Boys’ Athletic Union Suits, 39¢ Slight Irregulars Tailored of white checked nainsook, in all sizes, 6 to 16. Five-button fronts. Another Wonderful Anniversary Selling of In Small, Medium 'and Large Sizes —Tailored of superior grades of percale and gingham. “My Lady” Apron Frocks hold an enviable position in the realm of house garments — noted alike for high quality of materials, charming styles and superiority of work- manship. Novel and fascinating trim- mings of organdie, plain and fancy piping, rick-rack braid, vest effects and contrasting bands. Plain colors, plain col- ors combined with fancy pat- terns, checks of all colors and a vast array of pretty dots and figures. All have sash and pockets. —Second Floor, King’s Palace Amnniversary Sale of JAPANESE Stenciled Rugs At Prices to Bring Throngs of Thrifty Buyers $7 9x12 Stenciled RUES vsr wsiem.wesssmevareme -« . 54.88 $6 Stenciled 8x10 RUES . ..crrecriomia ssozeeimie - - . 5388 $5 Stenciled 6x9 Rugs . . ... coumieearon. $2.88 $3 Stenciled 50x90 Rugs ........ $1.88 35¢c 18x36 Stenciled Rugs .. .ccecene.innee...25¢ Another Great Sale of Floortex e Durable Felt-Base Fior 49c¢ 'Floor Covering, Square Yard absolutely perfect—notwithstanding the sensa- Where can you match this offering of such a Every yard is ionally low price. n n 1 :-rfi::u\:je of bgauty and durability at or near the Anniversary Sale Tiae3" Comes in handsome patterns and colorings to harmonize with the fittings of any room. Sport Coats Reduced Choice, $8.29 These are real $15.00 coats—which we have advertised and sold hun- dreds at $1000. Take your pick to- morrow at $825. Tailored of plain, striped and plaid polaire, in front and side buttoned models. Choice, $19.75 Including All 32500 and $29.15 Spert Coats Luxuriously fine models, in plain and block velour Brytona, polaire and other soft, beautify materials. Trimrmed with moufflon and fancy braids—some mannish tailored. Black and the popular colors, including high shades. Satisfaction First Since 1859 PALY 810-818 Seventh Street Women’s Glos Vests, 69¢ Anniversary sale of perfect quality knit glos (fiber silk) vests, beautiful and serviceable grade, in pink, peach, flesh and lavender. Hundreds of $5.00 and $6.00 Trimmed Hats Inspiringly new, supremel the millinery modes of the hour—and of the approaching summer season—presented at a price to attract throngs of Thursday shoppers. medium and small models, tri streamers and clever effects y fashionable— 3 Large, mmed with flowers. ostrich, of embroidery. Plenty of poppy hats. Created of Canton crepe, leghorn, Milan hemp, hair braids and coburg in all the favored colors. The New Felt Hats $3.95 and $5.00 Fashion's latest “wrinkle”—shown at King's Palace in every smart variation and every desired color. $2.50 All-Silk Canton Crepe, $1.79yd. 36 Inches Wide—and of Surpassing Beauty Pure silk qualny—wfll‘ the weight and close texture of weave that means extra wear. You can buy this luxurious material with the assurance of perfect satisfaction.” Jade, copen, gray, white and black. 35-Inch Meteor Brocade Glos, 59¢ Yard Lustrous crepe weave of glos (fiber silk) meteor brocade, in lavender, light blue, brown, tan, pink, gray and navy. 35-Inch Tussah Pongee Yard, 48c Silk mixed—and rivals the all- silk kind in appearance. Colors include copen. orange, gray. sil- ver, taupe, old rose, light blue, tan, jade and black. $1.50 to $2 Novelty Silks Yard, $1.00 And silk-like glos fabrics, in- cluding fancy radium satin stripe pongee. jersey shirting silk, jersey floss, Palm Beach silk and other kinds. Sport Glos (Fiber Silk) Yard, §1.39 Yard-wide, heavy. lustrous weave in self-woven designs One of the richest materials for making sport skirts and dresses White, copen, old rose and black $3.00 Silk Corkscrew Crepe Yard, 5249 All-silk quality, extra heavy, and 39 inches wide. This luxuri- ous novelty is shown in black, gray, navy and tan. $1.50 Crepe de Chine Yard, $1 All-silk 39-inch Crepe de Chine. in high favor for summer frock blouses and lingerie. Ivor: white, jade, copen, gray, mai turquoise, flame, Pekin, pink. tan, henna, brown, coral, empire blue, old rose and black. Seconds of $1.59 81x90 SeamlessSheets,98c Excellent Quality Bleached Seamless Sheets, hand torn and ironed—made of an evenly ton. Size for double beds. 40c Pillowcases Each 29c 45x36 Pillowcases, perfect quality, made of strong smooth bleached cotton and finished with wide hems. $3.00 and $4.00 Bedspreads, $2.95 Heavy White Crochet Spreads, in regular and extra sizes. Plain hemmed, or with scalloped edges and cut corners. woven heavy. quality of cot- Taults too obscure to hurt. White Dimity Bedspreads Ideal for summer use—these snowy spreads of white crinkled dimity that launder beautifully without ironing. Featured in the Anniversary Sale at these low prices: 80x90 Hemmed Dimity spreads, $2.69. 72x90 Hemmed Dimity Bed- spreads, $2.19. Bed- New Purchase Women’s Silk-and-Glos Hose Very Slight Quality stockings that most happily unite good appearance with unusual serv- ice. Rated as “irregulars,” but so slighly less than perfect that the minor faults Irregulars 59¢ need not cause you any concern. Knit of fine combination of thread silk and glos (fiber silk). Black and the popular Women’s 59¢ Glos Hose, 39¢ Perfect quality beautiful glos (fiber silk) hose on sale at a saving. In light and dark gray, black, navy, cordovan, white, nude new colors. and sand. Children’s Three- Quarter Socks, 25¢ Perfect quality—and contain- ing values from 39c to 59c. Many are in solid colors with derby- ribbed tops, just as many are in white with colored tops. Some have full-fashioned tops. Children’s 59¢ Sport Hose, 35¢ Seven-eighths length sport hose, sizes 7 to 10. Perfect quality. Derby-ribbed with cuff tops, also dropstitch style with clocks. Solid colors.