Evening Star Newspaper, August 26, 1924, Page 22

} AS MARKET CLOSES {i Cross . Currents Numerous i All Day—Nickel Plate Runs Up on Merger News. BY STUART T. pecia! Dispateb to The Star. SW YORK, August 26.—1In today’s ket there were numerous rents rest centered in t ene price movement, 1 the fluctuations of individual {oros: i not s but *s of companies involved in the ringen combination were not o the announcement of steps puttinig through the ic shares sc ¥ budged on night announcement that the accepted the terms of The same was true Yet, in both oday's s w well commonly figured out in of these stocks for the Nickel Plate Hold- final [ under. thos: the exchanee fshare e new fing Co. The present Nickel Plate stock was “ahe onlv one of the group Wwhich did anvth It ran up sharply. Pitts- * hurgh West Virginia was bought ain. m the elief that this was one the nest to figure in a consolida- tion. Motors Attra Interest. Motor stocks attracted a good deal of interest. Hudson cqualed its high S Year, The stock had been steadily bought since the declaration 2 few days age of the regular divi- dend a nee the unofficial but iithoritative statement was put out 1t in the first seven months of the the. full §3 annual dividend re- ements had b n earned. This 3 de Hudson sclling on n 1y 10 !l' r eent appeal to a good Jordan Motors ran up over a and Chandler was better taken ic utilities North feature, reaching This was a_sequel ment that helders 60 cents a share for quarter in cash unless they'elect- > take the dividend in stock. It was virtually equivalent to raising ithe dividend to the annual rate of 742.10 against §2.° International Tele- & Telegraph was another which was very strong. Re- have indicated earnings almost double the $6 mang the rerican was new high at $to the. announ T would- receive put the dividend Iron Pipe at New High. Cast Iron Pipe made a new high a3 it crossed 108, National Lead ran up sharply, and so did Gene Huyin Wwas resumed almers’ at rising pric “halme carnm ar rate of % and Allis Allis at to in expected the year. National Enameling compared with Monday's led to the usual talk of severe competition cutting down profits. The latest information on National Ewamoling irs is that preferred dividends h been cov- ered. n ve spes ive quarters signific: has been attached late- Iv to Steel's position as a -leader, and there has been a disposition to look upon its action as a_guide to the market movement. The next dividend meeting will take place Oc- taber Whateyer improvement may occur in the steel industry dur- "Fhz the next several weeks will, ac- spording to the .prevailing Wall strect fiview, have an important bearing 1Spon the market for United States Hsieel common 3 Larnings of at least $7 a year and iB strong financial position are the '.:'\a 1 influences behind the advance ilin International Cement to new high iprices. - Six months ago in the sale ‘of preferred stock the company sc- ivured all the money it needed for urrent expansions. The new Nor- olk plant will be operating early in 5. No dividend increase is con- tkemplated. Foreizn Exchange Dull. i Foreign exchanges were dull, tak- ng have good the same attitude they hown for the last week PThis is that the immediate ifeeling aroused by the suc of the {1.oudon conference and the prospec- ttive adoption of the Dawes plan has ibeen discounted as a market influ- Wnce. The question now is whether hen this plan goes into effect, it ‘avill_produce all the fine ipredicted for it. jL, The stock market all day plainly l¥howed a conflict of judgment. At the egimming prices .were higher, and the 1pid upbidding of half a dozen or.so pecial stocks served to partially Te- [zive interest. But by the middle of “fhe afternoon it had become clear that “FeMe general market was not responding P05 these operations; and-in the last -4pour prices fell away again. i H CLOSE IRREGULAR. ?eur Attacks Pound Stocks Down i in Late Dealings. Ry the Associated Press. | NEW YORK, August 28.—Stock fprices moved up briskly in today's larl\ trading, but the failure of op- 'mmp on the long side to follow up Yehe advance led to renewed selling 4n the part of bear traders. Several weak spots were uncovered among the specialties. Trading was restrict- ad, owing to the absence of a num- ber of largé operators, the day’s sales approximating only 650,000 shares. The closing was irregular. ihgs of professional traders increased in the final hour. Chandler Motors cing hammered down 3% points to 1, a new low for the year, on un- avorable ~dividend rumors, and Kresge Department Stores, Interna- dional Paper, Cuyamel Fruit and Da- Yison Chemical - selling 3 or more points below yesterday's final figures. Offer- . NEW YORK.—Stocks irregular; onds easier; on issues. firm: sterling gains slightly. Cotton higher; trade Buying. Sugar active and unchanged. Goffee firm; better spot demand, - -. CHICAGO.—Wheat weaker; in- creased crop estimates Canada. Corn Bigher; predictions cooler weather. Cattle dull and lower. to strong. qrratic flyctuations in W exchanges Hogs steady IR DAIRY PRODUCTS. BALTIMORE, August 26 (Special). ~Live poultry—Spring chickens, 28236 ; leghorns, 24a30; old hens, 18a26; leg- JYorns, 18a20: old roosters, 15; Spring ducks, 17a22; old ducks, ' 15a16: Rigeons, pair, 20a25; guinea fowl, 0a1.00. :ggs—Natlve and nearby firsts (frec cases), dozen, offered 37, bid 33. Re- ceipts. 575 cases. Butter—Creamery, nound, 37at 1_ Markets at a Glance ’fhlndlcr at.new low. gaod- to fancy, prints, 40a42: nearby Sereamer. ladles, 30a32; store- Jacked, 27; process butter, 34a35. | RATES ON BAR SILVER. LONDON, August 26.—Bar_silver, {4: 164 per ounce. Money, 3% per discor 0 taten, shiort _bills, 41-16 ~Per ~TENtT tNFeccmonth bills, $%a3 13-16 per cent. much ! consequences | Ajax Rubber.... 10 All Am Cab (6).. 103 Allied Chem (4). 73% Allied Chm pf (7] IIEK Allis-Chalm (4). Am Agiicul Chm 15‘6 AmAg Chmpf.. 36% Am Beet 40% Am B 20% AmBrS&F (5). 80t Am BS&F pf (7). 108 Am Can (16).... 183% AmCanpf (D)., 115% Am Car & Fy (12} 167 Am Chain A™( 23% 4% Am Expre . 118% Am& F P 250(7) AmFor P f pd(7) Am Hide & Lea.. Am Hide & L pf. Am Ice (7). Am Ice pf (6) Am Internatl.. .., AmLaF F I (1). Am Locomo (6). Am Loco pf (7)., Am Metal (3) Am Saf R (500).. Am Ship & Com. Am Sm & Re (5), Am Stl Fays (3). Am St Fpr Am Sugar. Am Sumat Tol Am T & Tel (). Am Tobae ( Am Tob B ( Am Tob pf (€) Am Water Wk {AM W W pr (6) .. Am Woolen (7). ‘\Il\\rll]d‘ Am Zine pf.. . Anaconda .. Arm of Del At T& S Fe (6).. |AT&S¥pf (5). Atl Birm & At... Atl Coast L (18) . JALGulf & W I. At Gulf & W 1 p! Atlantic Refin. .. Atlas Powd (4).. Bald Loco (7) | Bal & Ohio (5).. Bal & Oh pf (4). all A (2.40) .. Bethlehem Steel. Beth Stlpf (7). Brk Edison (5).. Brk-Man Tran.. BrMan T pf (6). Brklyn Un G (4). Brown Shoe (4). Burns Br B (2) Butte C & Butte&Superior. Cal Packing (6). Cal Pet (1%)..,. Callahan Z Lead Calu& Ariz (2). Can Pacific (10). e Thrs'g pf. . -nt Leather Co. {Cent Lea Co pf.. 47% |CRRNJ (t12).. 240 Cerrode Pasco(d) 46% Chand Mot (6).. 44k Ches & Ohio (4). 85% Chicago & Alton 4% | Chic Gt Wes 6 Chic Gt West pf. 16 | Ch Mil & St Paul 164 |Ch Mil & St Ppf. 26% | Chi & Nwn ().. 62 ChiR1& Pac... 8% CRI&PDL(6). 1T% Chi Yellow € (4). 46 Chile Cop (2%).. 38% Chino Copper 21% Coca-Cola (7)... 176% Colo Fuel & Iron 36% Colo Southern... 35 Col So 1st pf (4). b58W Col Carbon (4).. 43% Col G & E (2.60). 397 Com Solv A (4).. {Congoleum (3) | Consol C {Con Cigars pf () Consol Gas (5) Consol Textile. Cont Can (4). Cont Mot (20c) Corn Prod (2)... Cosden Co. . Crucible St1 (4). Cub Am Sug (3). Cu Am 8u pf (7). CubCane Su pf:. Cub Dom Sugar. Cuyamel Fr (4). Dan Boone M (3) Davidson Chem. 45% Del & Hud (9)...-125% Del L& W (6)... 135 Det Ed Co (8)... 108% Dome Mines (2). 15% Du PtdeN (8).. 181 Eastman (17%). 111% El Stor-Bat (4) 68 End-John (). 62% Erie. 29% Erie 18t pf. 40% Erie 2d pf. . 89% Famous P1(8).., 82 FaM&Spf (D). 49 Fid Phe F In (6). 135 Fisher Bdy (10). 181% Fisk Rubber.... 9% Fisk Rubber pf.. 62% Flelschman t3%. 71 Foundation (6)., ¥4% Foundationrts., 2 Freeport-Texas. 8% 4% Gardner Motor.. GenAmTC 3). 45 Gen Asphalt. 43% Gen Asph pf (5). 83 Gen Cigar (8)... 87 Gen Cgrdeb (7). 106 General Elec(8) 273 Gen El spe (60c). 11% Gen Mot (1.20 14% GenMot pf n (7). 97% Gen Petm (2) 41% Gimbel Bros. 56 Glidden Co. 10 Goodrich. 23% Goodrich pf (7). 80 Goodyear pf. 57% Granby Consol.. 18 Gt North pf (3).. 65% GrNor Ore (3).. 29% GuMo & Npf (5) 67% Gulf StStl (5)... T4k Hartman Co (4). 35% Hayes Wh'l (3).. 85% Houston Oil. 2% Hud Mot C (3).. 28% Hupp Mot C (1). 13% Indiahoma Ref 1% Indep Oil (1).... % Indian Motorcye 17 Inspiration Cop. 27 Interb Rap Tr... 26% Int Bus Ma (8).. 108 1Int Cement (4).. 48% Int Com Eng (2) 26% Internat Har (5) 95% Int Mer Marine.. 10 Int Mer Mar pt Internat Nickel. 18 Inter Nick pf (6) Internat Paper Int Pap pf st (6). Int Rys C Am (5) Int T&T (6).... Invincible Oil. Towa Central.. . Jones Bros Tea.. Jordan Mot (3). Kan City South.. Kayser Jul & Co. Kayser pf (8). Kelly Spr Tire. Kenne Cop (3) Keystone T & R. Kresge SS (8)... Kresge Dep Str. Kresge D S pf (8] Laclede Gas (7). Lec Rub & Tire.. Leh Val (3%). Lig & Myrs (3).. 624 Lig & Myrs B (3) 6216 Lig & My pf (7). 118% Lima Loco (4)... .62 Loews Inc (2).. 17% Loft Incorpor. k3 Loose-Wiles Bis. 68 Lorrillard (3)... 89% 150 59% 14% 4% 5% % 4% 27% b4% 31% 9% 62% 5% 50 14% nY 20% 19% 80 16% 46% 2 420% 63% 96 97 11 53% ¢ Open. High. 10! 103 4% 115% 65 13% 86% 40% 29% 80% 108 134% 115% 167 28% 4% 119 118% 119% 53% 96 97 11 54 62% 62% 118% 62 17% % 68 39% Low. Ciose. 9% 10 103 103 3% 74 115% 115 62% 62% 13% 13% 36 36 40 40 29% 294 80% 80k 108 108 132% 133% 116% 115% 167 167 23% 23% 4% 4 118% 119 117% 118% 117% 117% 10% 10% 61% 61% 86 86 8% 8% 27% 274 10t 10% 42% 83 87 87 106 106 272% 273% 11% 11% 14% 14% 7Y% 9Tk 40% 1% 56 b6 10 10 23% 23% 80 80 57% 68 18 18% 65% 65% 29% 29% 67% 673 T4% T4 85% 85% U% 85 71 71 28% 29% 12% 13 % % 17 17% 27 27 26% 26% 102 102 48% 50% 25% 26 4% 94% 10 10% 39% 40% 18 18 87% 87H A% 47% 73 13 15% 16 80 80 12% 12% 2% 2% 21 82 21 19% 80 42% 83 % 21 31% 20 19% 80 16 16% 46% 47 2 2 419 419 50% 50% 96 96 97 97 1 1 53% B53% 62% 62% 61% 61% 118% 118% 62 62 17 17 7 2 671 67% 3p% . 39% Louls& Nash'(6) ™ 98% 99% 97% 98" THE EVENING STAR ONFLCTINGMOVES| G =_BONDS s Received by Private Wire Dicect te The Star Office. RAILROADS. Open. High. 85% 96% 66% 68% 15% 16% 98} 9974 3w 34 104 104% 9676 96% 34 85% 28 23 43% 4% 46% 46% 88 35 27% 2% 48 46 32 82 10 10 32 382 b8% 15 99 21% 21 23% 1% 82 26 2% 40 16% 48 19 53% 66% 86% 23% 8% 67 McCrory B... Mack Cos pf (4). Melntyre (75¢).. Mack Trucks. (6) Mack Trucks rts, Mack T 1st (7). Mack T 2d (7). Magma Copper Mallinson & Co.. Man EI Sup (4).. Man El md gd 4. Manhat-Shirt (3) Maracaibo Ofl. .. MKkt St Ry prpf. Marland Oi1 Marlin Rockwe. Martin-Parry (41 Maxwell Mot A. . Maxwell Mot B. . May Dept St (5). Mex Seabd (2). . Mex Sea cfs (2). Miami Cop (2). Middle St Oil. . Midld Pr pf (8) Midvale Steel. .. Minn & St Louts. M StP&SSM (4). Mis Kan & Tex. . Mis K & Tex pf.. Missouri Pacific. Missouri Pac pf. Mont Power (4). Montgom Ward. Moon Mot (3).... Mother Lode 75¢ Nat Biscuit (3) Nat Dairy (3) Nat Lead (8). Nat Ry M 2d pf upply (3) ons Cop Or T&M 12314 N Y AirBr4)... YABra (). N Y Central (7). NY C&StL(6). NYC&SLL pf (6). NY NH & Hart NYOnt& we | Niagara F pt 1%. Nort & W (18).. North Amer (2). North Am pf (3). North Pac (5)... Oh ¥ Sup (21%) Onyx Hoslcr: Orpheum (1 Otis Elev (n) (4) Otis Steel Owens Bot (3) .. PacG & E (8) Pacific Mail Pacific Oil (2). Pan-Amer (4).. Pan-Amer B (). Penn Railrd (3) Penn Seab Steel. Peop Gas Ch (7). Pere Marq (4) Pere M prpf (5). Phila€o (4).... Phila Co pf (3) Phila& R& 1 Phillips Pet (2). Phillips Pet rts. Pierce-Arrow Picree-Arrow pf P-Arprpf (5). Pierce Oil. Pitts Ut pf (1.20) Pitts & West Va. Postum Cer (4) Prod & Refiner: Pub Ser N J (4) Public Serv rts.. Pub S NJ pf (8). Pullman Co (8).. Punta Al Su (5). Pure Oil (1%). Ry Stl1 Spg (8). Ray Cons Cop. Reading (4) Reading rts Read 1st pf (2) Reis Robert Replogle Steel. Rep Ir & Steel. 58% 29% B9% 17% 108% 128% 23% 121% 13 62 21% 85% 10% 12 48 16% TN 2% 4% 24% 58 @ 68% 59% 125 112 15% 29 106 @). uthwest. . StLS'thpf (5).. Savage Arms... Schulte (8). Schulte pf (8). Seapoard Air L. Seab'd Air Lpf.. Sears-Roebk (6) Seneca Copper. . hattuck-Ariz. . Shell Trad (2.06) ell Un Oil (1). immons Co (1) Simms Pet. South Pac (6). .. Southern Ry (5) Spicer Mfs. St 0il N J pf (1) Std PIGI (75¢)... Stew't Warn (5). Stromberg C (8). studebaker (4) .. Submarine Boat. Superior Oil. ... Sweets Co of Am. Tenn C &8h... Texas Co (3). . Tex Gulf (16%).. Texas & Pacific.. Tex & Pac C& O. Tide Wat Oil (4). Timken (133%4). Tob Prod (6). . Tob Prod A (7).. Transcont Oil Twin City (4) Underwood (3).. Un Pacific (10) UnT Carpt (). Utd Cigar Stores Utd Fruit (10). . Utd Ry Invest pt U 8 Cast Iron P. U S Distributing U S Hoff Mach.. U S Ind Alcohol. U S Rubber. ... USR1stpt (8). U S Smelting. U S Steel (16) U S Steel pf (7 Universal Pipe Utah Copper (4). Utah Securities. Vanadium Corp. Va-Caro Chem. « 3% | Va Ry & Power. Vivadou..... Wabash..... Wabash pf A. Web & Hellb(1). Wells Far (2%). West Pen (4)... West Maryland. West Md 2d pf. ‘West Pac pf (6). West Un Tl (7). WestE&M (4). Whl &L Erie. . Wheel & LE pf. Wh Eag Oil (2). White Mot (4). Wickwire Sp Stl. Wilson & Co. ... Wil & Co pt. Willys-Overl'd. Willys-Ovd pf. Woolw'th n (3) ‘Worthing P'mp. W'th P pt B (6).. Wright Aer (1). Wrig W Jr (3) Yellow Cab (6).. 58 &8 Youngst S&T (5) 6% 69% {Partly extra. $Payable in :I! Dividend. rates given in ¢l are the annual 69% 112 28 67 12% 41% 12% 41% Unless otherwise iioted, dividends are not included. 52% - NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE "Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Offic —— e Low. Close. 95% 66% 15% 98 3% 104% 9674 34% _ 28 43% 46% -85 2% 46 82 8% 82 87 14% 97 21 20% 23 1% 82 26 24 40 14% 4“ 184 524 66% B4% 2% 95% 9% 46% 56% 564 “ 1% 100 60% 81% 4% 45% 46% 83% W 10% 2% 5 1% 127 62% 67% 29 E8% 17% 108% 126 23 121 12% 60% 21% 86% 10% 11% 47 16% 6% 424 47% 231 57% a1y 68's 57% 126 111% 15 28 104 2 6% 34% 16% 25 13% 17% 19 74 95 68% 11% 67 B4% 118 30 52 66% 38 % 5% 1% 8% 41 7% 35% 9 121% 34% 64% 1% 4% 47 38 143 114 52% 217% 43 105% 27% 21% 2% B4% 87% 82 108% 120% 17% 8% 30% 24% 1% 6% 3 14% 41% 15% 41% 88 11% 19 70 13 62% 12%, 22% 28% 62% 1% 4% 12% 8% 68% 111 28 67 1% 4% 63 9% 95% | 66 15% 9 3% 104% 9616 flfi'ri uu 46% 35 27% 46 182 9% 32 57 us 98% 21 20% 28% 1% 82 264 2% 40 95% 9% 4T% 6% 65% % 1% 100% 61 81% 49% 45% 46% 33% ' | 10% 32% 5 1% 13 62% 574 29% 59% 17% 108% | 126 524" 523 23 121% 12% 60% 21% 36% 10% 12 47 16% 6% 42% 4% 23% 58 41% 68% 67% 125 112 15% 28%% 105 2 6% 845 164 25 13% 17% 66% 88 9% 6% 1% 8% 41 T8% 6% 9 191% 34% [ 9% % a1 8 148% 114 52% 217% 43 106% 27% 21% 3% 3% 87% 82 108% 121 17% 8% 30% 24% 1% [ 5 14% 41% 16% 41% 88% 12% 19% 70 118% 62% 12% 22% 23% 62% 69% 111% 28 67 12% 41% 68 69% ferred steck. TODAY’S METAL PRICES. NEW YORK, August 26.—Copper— Easy; electrolytio, spot and nearby, 13%: futures, 13%al3%. spot and futures, 51.25. and unchanged. 8.00a8.37. T sti “#Bot, 6.20a6.22; Tin—Easy; Iron—Steady £ M_x;m—-sw teady; -pot. t Antimony—Spot, 10.25 | | IN'BOND MARKET Tractions . Lower—Liberty Bonds Heavy—Selling in Foreign Group. BY GEORGE T. HUGHES. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, August 26.—Continued selling of the New York City Traction bonds was perhaps the chief single incident in the bond market today. Third Avenue adjustments in particular were under- pressure. A week ago they were selling close to 55. Today on large transactions they went be- low 48, although subsequently rally- ing somewhat. Presumably, the Third Avenue Company would be hit rather hard by the comprehensive expansion plan proposed by the Fifth Avenue Bus Company. This, at least, was the main reason for the selling of the jun- for_bonds, Recovery in the St Paul issues had been checked in the market Monday. Today they were slightly lower. Nothing further was said on the sub- ject of new. banking interests buy- ing into the property, the story which had put St. Paul issues up so sharply on Saturd Forelgn Issues Sold. Tn the foreign Rovernment section profit-taking continued in the Jugo- v 835 which were off nearly two points from their recent high. French §s and the 7l=s -were inclined to droop, and so were Belgian 7%s. At one time the latter were off over a point. French City sues were actively dealt in, but here, too, there was a slight tendency toward further reaction after the. wave of enthusi- astic buying which followed the Lon- don agreement 10 days ago. Railway issues did little. Erie convertible A were not responsive to the acceptance announced overnight of the terms of the Nickel Plate merger. They were down ' point early in the day, later hardening somewhat. Selling kept on in the Wilson & Co. bonds as the result of the receivership procecdings. Liberty Bonds Heavy. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 26.—Con- flicting price movements marked to- day’s early bond trading. French issues led a downward movement in the foreign group, the government obligations being depressed by re- ports that France would seek another external loan. Belgian 7!is8, Paris- Lyons-Mediterranean 6s and Serbian 8s receded about a point each. Unecasiness over the final otitcome of “the Wilson & C(o. receivership suit brought further selling of the first and convertible s, which lost 1 to 2 points, but the con- vertible recovered a point. Lo s in the railroad group mainly were confined to fractions, with ac- | tivity centered in Minn polis and | lfl!}!fl 4s. Pere Marquette 5s, St. Paul lines and the Erie convertible issues. Liberty bonds were heavy. R SHORT-TERM SECURITIES (Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.) —Noon.— Bid. Gffer. . ‘:I}’_X'fi 'lll"' C 100y 118 Dy Doy Aluminam Co. of Amer. American Su; American onda Conper 6s 1920 ‘Angio American Oif Associated Oil 65 193 Reli Tel. of Feteral Sugar Ref. 8y 133, Fisher Tods Corp. 6s 1827. . Fisher Body Corn. s 19: tioodyear T. & I Great_Northern 7x 1034. Gult il Corp._of Fa. 5%a 13::! Yotk Contral fa 15 Oregon Short Line ix 1929, Penna. R. R. Pure Oil Swift & Co. Tidewater Oil G1ys 1031 2 | Est Cuba Sug 7%s. | Empire G&F T4s. . Westinghoise Wheeling Steel 6s 19 TREASURY CERTIFICATES. (Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.) ———NooD. —— T 100532 To yield 100916 10011-18 101 25.32 515¢ September, 13, 1924, .. 47s December ‘15 1924 15, Yarch | Belgium 6= | Ajax Rubber 8s. | Goodyear 85 1931. | Goodyear 8a 1941, 101316 150 T 15 105 10114 4%s December 13, “4%ks Mareh 15, 43s Bepl-mb-r FOREIGN EXCHANGE. (Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.) Nominal = Selling checks gold valve. today. London. ponnd Montreal, dolla; Zurich, Athens, drac} Madrid, peseta Vienna. crown Rudapest, crown. Prague, crown Stockholm, crown. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 26.-—Foreign exchanges firm; quotations (in United States dollars): Great Britain, de- mand, 4.48%; cables, 4.48%; sixty-day bills on banks, 4.45%. France, de- mand, .05401%; cables, .0541. Italy, demand, .0442%4; cables, .0443. Bel- gium, demand, .0499%; cables, .0500. Germany, demand (per trillion), 23% Holland, demand, .3871; Norway, de- mand, .1378; Sweden, demand, .2657; Denmark, demand, .1614; Switzerland, demand, .1873; Spain, demand, .1329; Greece, demand, .0183; Poland, de- mand, .0019%; Czechoslovakia, de- mand, .0300; Jugoslavia, demand, .0124; Austria, demand, .000014% Rumania, demand, .0047%; Argen- tina, demand, .3387; Brasil, demand, .101 :’!l;okh. demand, .41%; Montreal, .99 51-32. STOCES EX-DIVIDEND. Date, Name. Per Aue: 28—Delaware & Hudson.. . 23U, 8. Steel pf. (¢ extra) e thern Pacific. ‘Aug. 30—Atias Powder. ‘Aug. 30—Diamond Match ‘Aug. 30—Douglas Pectin Corp. ‘Aug. 30—Fastman Kodak (75¢ extra). Aug. 30—Eastman Kodak ptf.. Aug. 30—Erie & Pittsburgh R. ‘Aug.30—General Petroleum Cor ‘Aug.-30—Hayes Wheel.. Aug. 30—Laclede . Gas Aug. 30—Niagara Falls Aug. 30—Norfolk & Western E. R Aug. 30—Packard Motor Car pf. Aug. 30—Uni. Cigars St. of Am. of. Yrire, porirrte tflusssuui EEBEERE spp B DIVIDENDS. - Pe- Pay- riod. Rate. abie, Q Oct. Q Oct. 5, Oct. 4 Oct. Oct. Corporation. Con Gas of Balt do pf (no par) Gaj-Houst E} pf.. Kennecott Cop N Y Canners. N_American Co. do pf.. A phnet is & world and & uu is D. C, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1994 (Sales are s §1,000.) UNITED STATES BONDS. (Fractions represent thirt: Example: 98-3 means 9l8 32.) . Close. Lib 3%s. IDD- '3 100-23 Lb1s-2d 4% 1 101-12 101-12 101=12 Lib 1st 4%4s 35 102-3 101-25 101-25 Lib 2d 4% 399 101-7 100-28 100-28 Lib3d 4%s... 528 102-6 101-25 101-28 Lib 4th 414s.. 1030 102-6 101-26 10126 US4%s1952.. 47 105-6 104-23 104-28 FOREIGN. Bal 56 22 36 18 13 Low. Close 93 93% 102% 102% 95 100% 1074 107% 109% 93 87 81% 102% 95 101 102 103 102% 103% gh. % 102% 955 100% 108 107% 109% 93% 88 R28, 102% 96 Argentine 6s'37 Argentine 7s. Austria 7s. Belgium 7% Belgium 8s Berne 85 Bolivia 8s Bordeaux 6 Brazil 7s. . Brazil 7% Brazil 8s.. Canada 55 1926. . Canada 551931, E:nm;l s 1952 Canada §1%s 1929, 4 Chilo7s1943. ... '8 '98 ‘oo Chile 851941, ] 5% 105% Chinese Gov Ry bs I Copenhagen 51 95 Cuba b%s...... 96% Czecho 83 1951. 29% ©zecho 8s 1952 99% Denmark 6s.. 100% Denmark 8s. . 110 Dutch EI5%s 90 DEIS%sct 90 Dutch East I 6s°47. 28 95% Dutch East16s'62 4 95% El Salvador 8s '48.. 6 103% Finland s f 651945, & s 874 Framerican T%s.. 9 944 French Govt 7%s..104 100% French Govt 8s....155 1048 Hungary 634s. 56 Italy 6%s 192 100% Japanese 4s. 83 Japanese 63%s 92% Jergens UM 6s°47. 19 81l Lyons 6s. 7 87% Marseille 6s. 87 etheriands 6s'54. 99% Netherlands 6s '72. 9914 Norway 6s 1943.. 97% Norway 6s 1952, 97% Norway 8s..... 1124 Orient Dev deb 6s.. 1% Paris-Ly's-Med 6s. 80% Prague 73%s. . 90% Queensland 6s 103 Queensland 7s. 109% Rio de Jan §s 1 95% Rio Gr Do Sul 8s.. 97 Sao Paulo State 8s. 3 100% Seine Dept. of 7s. .. 39 93% Serbs Crotes Slo 85179 88% Soissons 68 2 86 Sweden 6s. 7 104% Swiss 5%s 194 22 7% Swiss Confed 8s... 7 115 Ud Kingm 514529, 11 110 Ud Kingm 5%5°37. 19 105 104% Cruguay 8s....... 2 105 105 MISCELLANEOUS. 3 93 92Y% 98% 98% 94 93% 96 95%" 924 92% 93% 83y 104 104% 1 100% 100% 9% 974 101% 101% 101% 101% s 119 51 51 97% 97% 100% 100% 85% BA% 92 91% 9R% 98% 101% 101% 100% 100 89% 89% 88 88 26 86 86% 96% 100 99% 109% 103 99% 98% 100’5 100% 100 100 106% 106 100% 100% 96% 963 87% 87% 90% 89% 100% 100 108% 108% 884 88Y% 106 106 84 8d% 108 107% 7 105% 104% 106% 106% 96% 96% 105% 105 104% 104% 28 98, 105% 106% 118% 118% 103% 103 9% 99% 96% 964 93% 93% 102% 102% 1 88% 88 85% B6% 92% 93 | 99 98% 98% 97% 91 ol n7 994 102% 88% 7% 81% 101% 100% 112% 85 96% 106% 107% 96% 100% 90 103 109 89% 101 102 2 Am AgrChembs.. 3 Am AgrChem 7%s 21 {Am Chain s f 6s'33. 12 Am Repub deb 6s. . 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Va-CarCh 7% Vertientes Sug 7s. ‘Warner Sug 78’41, 1 ‘Western Elec §s...102 West'n Union 6%s. 1 ‘Westinghouse 72 ‘Wickwire Spen Willys-Ov 6%s°38. 2 ‘Wilsen & Co 1st 68.237 ‘Wilson & Co cv 68, 24 ‘Wilson&C cv 7%s.. 20 Winchester A T%s. 1 101% Youngstn S&T 19 %% % —_—_— 82% 94 1024 97% 109% 108y 69 98 83% 4% 47% 69 8 8% 46% 50 101% BOSTON, August 26 (Special).— The Boston raw wool market was rather slow today, but prices were strongly maintained. Bulk of inquiry centered around domestic wools, the foreign cheaper grades being un- suitahle for ‘American .needs, white the better grades are priced too high 5% | Ann Arbor 4s. . 6 Atchison adj 4s.... 22 AtlanticCLcl4s.. 6 . 48 rflmp!l .0 36 SWdiv 3%s. 13 O Toledo 4 6 Bklyn-Manhat g Buff R & Pitt 4%s. 109 Canad North 6%s.. 18 Canada North 7 Car Clinch & O 6: Cent of Ga 5%s. Central Paclfic 4s. . Ches & O cv 4%s Ches& O gn 4148 Ches & Ohio cv 6 Chi & Alton 3s. . Chi & Alton 318 Chi B&Q 1st rf 5, Chi& E 11l gn 6s Chi Great West 4s. CM & Puget Sd 4s. ChiM & St P 45°25. Chi M&SE P 48 '34.. CM&StPdbis... Chi M&St P cv 4148 CM&StPgn4les, 2 Chi M&St P rf 414s. ChiM & St P cv bs. ChiM &St P6s.... Chi & N W ref 5s.. Chi& NW 6%s.... Chi Rys 5s. ChiRT&Pgnds.. ChiRI&Prfds... ChiUnSta4%s.... Chi Union Sta §s... ChiUn Sta 6%s.... Chi & W Ind cn 4s. CCC & StLbs. .. CCC & StLrf 68 Cleve Term 5%s. Colo & Sou 4%s. Cuba R R 5s. CubaRR T%s. Del & Hudson 5%s D& R G 18t rf 53, DesM&FtDds. .. Det United 4%s. Erie 1st con 4s. | Eric gen 4s. . Erieconv 4s A.. Erte conv 4s B.. Erie conv 48 D. Erie con ext 7 Eric & Jersey 63. Gr Trunk ef db 6 Great North 5s Gr North gen 5%s. Gr Northgen7s... Green B & W db B. Hud & Man ref 5s.. Hud & Man aj 5s... 1il Central ref 4s 11l Central 5%s. .,. Int Rap Tran bs... Int Rap Tr 6s stpd. Int Rap Tran 6s. .. Int Rap Tran 7s... Int & G Nor 1st 6s.. 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Close. 61 | Rally Follows Yesterday's Severe 82% 100 98 O 18 103% 8L 63 634 | 54% | 101 60% | 574 vl 99 95% 100% 64 83% ki 63 82 CATTLE BUYING DEAD IN CHICAGO MARKET By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 26. — Stagnation in the cattle market on the live stock exchange resulted today from the withdrawal of Wilson and Company, from. buying. Other large. packers. then refrained from buying, but the demoralization, it was sald by all parties, would be only temporary and the expectation was expressed that ‘Wilson and Company soon would be back in the market. Everett.C. Brown, president of the Chicago Live Stock Exchange issued a warning notice to shippers to hold back choice cattle of 1,200 pounds upward until after Labor day. PACIFIC GAS OFFERS $12,500,000 IN BONDS By the Associated Pres: NEW _ YORK, August bond offerings today were led by él? ,500,000 Pacific Gas and Electric ompany, 5% per cent first and re- funding mortgage gold bonds, series B, due 1952, priced at 98 and: accrued interest to yield about 5.65 per cent. The company had $7,300,000 cash':en hand and accounts payable the only floating indebtednesa, 26.—New 3 | pearance. { higher FINANC MODERATE ADVANCE | IN COTTON MARKETI Break—Little Fear Over Storm, By the Associated Press. ! NEW YORK, August 26 —The severe break in the cotton market | sterday was followed by a moder- | ate rally at the opening today. Cov- | ering was promoted by relatively.| steady Liverpool cables and more numerous drought ,complaints from | the Southwest. After starting at an advance of 131 to 21 points on active positions, the market sold about to 23 points net higher in the first few minutes, De- cember advancing to 24.21. This bulge met further liquidation, while there also appeared to be some South- | ern and local selling which caused re- actions of 10 or 15 points from the best and gave the early market| ruther a nervous and unsettled ap- It was believed the trop- ical storm would not cause rains far| e¢nough inland to do any damage of consequence to the crop. Cotton futures closed firm October December Marn” May i Opening: October. 2660 Jaunuary, 24.18: March, 24.% ® New Orleans Quotations. NEW ORLEANS, August cotton market experienced opening today in sympathy with Liverpool cables than due. | First trades showed gains of 14 to points, and price ntinued to im- prov after the call. until October.| December and January were 22 to 28 | points above the previous ciose. The | market continued to rule steady with prices near the highs. The market looked rather oversold, and there ap- | peared to be a trade demand for | contracts. Early advices reported rains in west Texas. Cotton futures closed steady at net advance | of 14 to 46 points ! | a firmer Octaber Tieceniher CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET CHICAGO, August 26. — (United States Department of Agriculture).— | Hogs—Receipts, 23.000 head; mostly | steady to strong at Monday's aver- age; llght lights dulk; slaughter pigs weak to 25 lower; big packers doing little: top, 10.00; desirable 150 to 325 pound averages, 9.6029.90; better 140 | o pound weights, .90a3.40; pack- | ing sows, 830a8.70: good and choice strong weight killing pigs, 8.25a8.50_ Catle Resatptol Tilone oo el steers and yearlin trade practically | at a standstill; unevenly Jower: kill- | ers showing liberal interest; even on desirable light-weight offerings; fresh receipts depressed by exceedingly | heavy holdover from Monday; load handy-weight choice fed steers, 10. les at 8.75a10.25; looking sharp- Iy lower than close last week: she stock comparati searce; outsiders | showing some action at steady to| weak prices; bulls steady: bulk bo- logna bulls, 4.00a4.50; best heavies, vealers, largely. 13.00a13.50 to packers; outsiders hand picking up: ward to 14.00; country demand stock ers and feeders very narrow; few common Westerns scaling 8§00 to 1,000 pounds to feeder buvers, 4.50a5 : well bred 1,130-pound Western steers l:r:nl‘ountry account lall‘ vesterday, Sheep—Receipts, few earl 22,000 head; slow; cales fat lambs, weak to| sorting moderate: fat na- carly; 1daho lamb: .50: some held higher; sheep ; 0dd lots fat ewes, 4.50a5.00; feeding lambs unchanged; carly sales choice feeders, 14.15; full mouth range breeding ewes, 7.00 GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. BALTIMORE, August 26 (Special) —Potatoes, new. barrel, 1.00a2.5 bushel, 40a80. Beans. bushel, 1.5 1.90; sweet potatoes, barrel, 2.503 beets, 100, 3.00a4.00; cabbage, 100, 40'\ 26.00; carrots, 100, 3.00a4.00; corn, dozen, 20a35: celery, bunch, 30a73 cucumbers, basket, 75al.00; egrg plants, basket. 90a1.00; lima bean bushel, 3.00a3.50; lettuc crate, 1.25a 250; onlons, bushel, 1.50a1.80; pea bushel, 1.50a2.00; peppers, basket, : spinach, basket, 60a65; tomatoes 65; packing stock, bushel Apples—Barrel, 75a2.00; blackberri 10a1 damsons, pound, 4a5; crabapples, bas- ket, 50a60; huckleberries, quart, 10a 12; peaches, bushel, 1.00a3.25; basket, 40290; watermelons, 100, 20.00a45.00; cantaloupes, basket, 35a90; pears, basket, 40a1.25. Settling Prices on’ Grain. Wheat—No. 2 red Winter, 4 No. 2 red Winter, ; No. 3 red Winter, basket, 40a | spot, garticky, garlicky, Sales—Bag lots of nearby sold at 1.25 per bushel; cargoes on grade. . 3 red Winter, garlicky, 1.231%; \n 4. 1.19%; 400 bushels by sample, to arrive, at 1.22 per bushel. Corn—Cob, old yellow, 6.50 per bar- rel: old white. 6.35 per barrel; No. 2 corn. spot, no quotations: No. 3, no quotations; track corn, yeilow. No. 2, 1.35. Sales—Bag lot of white, delivered, at 1.15. Oats—No. bushel. Rye—Nearby, spot. 93%. Hay—Receipts. 60 tons. Compared with the limited demand prevailing. present receipts of hay are more than ample for all trade requirements and sales of new hay are within a range of 16.00 to 20.00 per ton, as to grade and kind. New hay arriving in bad order has no definite market value. Straw—No. 1 wheat, new, 13.00; No. 1 oat, new, 13.00a14.00. - . NEW FINANCING PLANS. NEW YORK, August 26.—Stock- holders of the Commonwealth Power Corporation at_their annual meeting on September 5 will be asked to au- thorize an increase in capitalization, consisting of 60,000 shares of pre- ferred stock of $100 par value and 100,000 shares of non-par value com- mon stock. Common stockholders later will be given the right to sub- scribe for blocks of three shares of preferred and one share of common at not less than $315 a block, out of an offering of 30,000 shares of pre- ferred and 10,000 shares of common. 2 new, 58; No. 3, 57 per 95a1.00; No. 2z rve, 00a FINANCIAL NOTES. Net profits of the National Tea Company of Chicago for the first six months 'of 1924 were $727,754, equal after preferred dividends to $13.66 a share on the common stock, which was increased to 50,000 shares on June 5 by a 130 per cent stock dividend, Directors of Phillips Petroleum | Company have declared the regular| quarterly dividend of 50 cents, ap- plicable to the 25 per cent issue ot ew stock to which subseription Tights. expire September 3. Transactions on the Consolidated Stock Exchange during - July in- creased 25 per cent.over those of | amounted i totaling $26. | Company have declared a d | addition cash | ception | of 20 shares. | presidential basket, 90a1.00; squash, | | the June, according to clearing house figures. Stocks delivered:in' receipt for cash showed a 38 per cent increass in July over June. IAL (GAS COMPANY HAS LARGER JULY NET {Marked Gain Over Last Year Reported—Local Ex- change Strong. BY CHAS. P. SCHAEFFER. Earnings of the Washington Gas Light Company rose appreciably in July, 1924, the net corporate income of $20,022.20 reported to the Publie Utilities Commission this morni ng representing an advance of approxi- mately $19,000 over the figure re- ported for the corresponding month of last year. Officials of the fuel company assert that a general increase in busine was responsible for the credita gain. Operating revenues for the month amounted to $299,504, with expenses totaling $211.296. Outside revenuc agsregated $1,216, and interest dec- ductions amounted to $42,208. The net corporate income of the Georgetown Gas Light Company amounted to $2,089, as compared with $2.012 in July, 1922, and with $5.658 in June of this year. g Operating income of this subsidiary to $33,038, with expensecs Warninz to Speculators. Washington's speculative public is being harassed by stock salesmen whose method of approach is thu: “Would vou gamble $12 to mahe $1632" The issuc in is the Marconi Wireless Telcgraph Compan:, Ltd. Pertinent to the above is the warn-* ing sent out by the local Better Bus ness Bureau, which advises that re- cent quotations received from N York unlisted sccurities market show the stock is offered at $8, with $6 bid. It therefore appears the stock is being offered locally at con- siderably above the market price The bureau warns “before you vest—investigate.” in- North American Dividend. Directors of the North American idend of per cent on the common stock in to the regular quarter: dividend of 1% per cent on the pre- ferred. The common dividend will be paid as usual in common stock but share- holders, if they choose, may obtain for their dividend at the rate of 60 cents a share. The cash pa ment will represent an increase from the previous rate, which was 50 cents a share. The new annual rate will be $2.40 a share, compared with a previous rate of $2 a share. Loecal Exchange Strong. Washington securities, with the ex- of Capital Traction stock, were strong on the local board this morning. Railway preferred again broke into the sales column, 10 shares selling at 741, while Riggs National Bank ad- vanced a full point to 292% on sales Lanston brought 77%, and Washington Gas 50%. -Capital s traded in at 92% and Bonds were in fair demand at un- changed prices. Preston Due Home Soon. Ord Preston, president of the Wash- ington Gas Light Company, who has been summering at Hot Springs, Va., is expected to return to Washington the first of next week. KLAN FINDS DEFENDER IN NATIONAL CANDIDATE Vice Presidential Nominee of American Party Says Davis, Dawes and La Follette Misjudge Order. Ry the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH. August 26.—The Ku Klux Klan has been denounced with- out a hearing. L. L. Pickett, vice presidential candidate of the Ameri- can party, declared vesterday in a statement which he said was a reply to statements concerning the Klan made by John W. Davis, Democratic candidate Charles G. Dawes, Republican candidate for Vico President, and Robert M. La Follette, head of the third party ticket. Mr. Pickett, formerly prominent in Probition party in Kentucky, declared the enemies of the Klan had failde to study the principles of the organization and asserted that the right of free speach and free press would demand that both sides have their say. “Why should Davis, Dawes and La Follette be heard against the Klan while no one is heard. for it?* said Mr. Pickett. W. M. Linkins, national chairman of the American party, declared Mr. Davis and Mr. Dawes had “failed in their purpose to take the Klan out of politics. They have put it in with both feet.” Mr. Linkins said the statements of these party leaders left members of the Ku Klux Klan but one way to turn and he said that their votes would be sought for the American party candidates. Gilbert O. Nations of Washington, the party's candidate for President, will address a Ku Klux Klan gather- ing at Connellsville, Pa., next Satur- day night. Mr. Linkins said the ad- dress, in part, would be a reply to those who have attacked or denounc- ed the Kian. r. Linkins also declared the party's candidates were sure of being on tho ballot in 30 States. CHICAGO GRAIN PRICES. CHICAGO, August 26.—More favor- able reports from Canada and north- west, the easier tone in Winnpeg and a break in Liverpool gave the wheat market here an easy under- tone during the early dealings. Re- ports from Winnpeg estimate the wheat yield in three provinces would be about 120,000,000 bushels in ex- cess of the government's August re- turns. Some selling of wheat herc was in evidence, a number of export- ers being in the market for cash wheat, but the business was not as brisk as during the past few days. The market received fair support when the December delivery touched around 128 Opening prices, which ranged from unchanged figures to % off, with September 1.23% to 1.24 and December 1.281% to 1.28%, were fol- lowed by a slight upturn and then a drop to well below the previous close. Generally favorable weather for the new crop weakened the deferred de- liveries of corn, but September de- livery was slightly above yesterday's finish. After starting % lower to 1 higher. December, 1.05% to 1.05 the market underwent a slight ge: eral rise. which was followed by a setback in the deferred deliveries. Oats _stafted at 1.08, decfined to a like advance. December 50% to 51, and held necar to the initial range. Higher quotations on hogs gave 'a 1ift to provisions. WHEAT— Open. September 2315 December Close. 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