Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1924, Page 29

FRUIT PRICES FIRM AT GENTER MARKET Vegetables Are Also Steady at Wholesale—Receipts Moderate Today. The daily market report on fruits and vegetables compiled by the Mar- ket News Service Bureau of Agricul- tural Economics today say Apples—Supplies light, demand light; market steady. Bushel baskets ~—Maryland and Virginia, various va- ricties, 42.00; Grimes, fancy, 2.00a ! 25, Cantaloupcs—Supplies limited: de- rmnd light, account weather: market Colorado, Salmon tints. jum- tandards, 458, 1.30a1.40; pink 90a1.00; flats, Colorado, Tur- Casa- upplies moderate, demand market slightly weaker. New York and Ohio, 100-pound sacks, vellow varieties, No. 1, 2.30a2.50. Peaches—Supplies liberal; demand limited account weather: market about steady. Virginia and Maryland. 6s and bushel baskets - Elbertas. medium to larke size. fair color, 2.00a 2.50; good color, mogtly : bushel baskets various varieties, small size, quality fair. 1.00a1.50; Maryland 6s, Tlbertas, fine quality 0; bushel baskets Hales, |Ar;u- ize, fine quality, g New Jersey, bushel ring pack and 15 1.00a1.15; standard crates, meats, flat Jumbos, 95, lock section, Supplies moderate; mand mnd(-r.ll» market steady. Irish cobblers, hy stave barrels Irish Vo. 1, mostly 2 e Carolina. )\Itd mdrkrl dull oth top, stave barrels, yel- ex, No. . 4.50a5.00. Dock Shore Virginia, cloth top . vellow varielties, No. 1, Cabbage moderate Supplies light. Demand market steady. New York, Tound type, 35.00. pplies moderate. De- mand moderate, market steady. New York. crates, Big Boston type, best. 2.00, some fair condition, 1.25a Tomatoes—Homegrown supplies mod- ernu demand market demand light: | York, * crates, Golden Se'f, blanching in' the roush demand moderate; - B mostly 2.00 crates, various varieties, "o basket 0a1.75. Y 'hat Experts Buy. Trained investors always buy se- curities that have a substantial loan value. One of the surest methods of determining the value of any stock is to seek a loan on it. If your banker declines to consider it as collateral You can rest assured its marketability does not amount to much. —_— Washington §Xtock7E;change, 1000 at 9715, $300 at | Washington Gas 100 at 100 Linston Movotype AFTER CALL. Potomac Electric Cons. 5s—$2,000 at 98%. Wasbington Kwy. & Elec. 45—$1.000 at 75, Riggs Realty loug 5s-$00 at Chesapeake & Potomac Tel $1.000 at 98 Capital Traction Ce Money—Call loans, Bid and Asked Prices. PUBLIC UTILITY. Bid. Asked. Tel. & Telga. 4. 971, o D. C. Paper Riggs Kealt mu; Realt uh. Mkt. Cold Storage 35 Wardinon Fack Hotel s STOCKS Farmers & Mechanic Federal-American Second XNational ‘Baok of iingtor TRUST COMPA American Security & Trus East Washington. . Security Savings & Cor Street. remen XNational Union. TITLE INSURANCE. Columbia Title. Keal Estate Titie. MISCELLANEOUS. Merchants’ Transfer & Stora; Mergeathaler Linotype . & Inv. pfd D1 Dutch Marker com. 0ld Dutch Market pf (All Issues) BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN. NEW YORK, September 11.—In to- day’s curb dealings Ward Baking “B" was again an outstanding feature. The stock started Wednesday morning around 24 and closed at 26%. It sold Thursday morning at 27%, later react- ing somewhat. The motive back of the recent buying has been the rumors of a consolidation in which the names of General Baking and United Bakeries Corporation have been mentioned. Some demand appeared for Hudson Companies preferred. At 41% it was up & point and a half from the low of the previous day. But in the aft- NEW YORK. September 11.—Fol- lowing is an official list of bonds and stocks traded in on the New York Curb Market today: Sales BONDS. in thousands. itigh, Close. B Low. s 10075 1 106w 10010 10810 1061 1083, 1083 1071, 1077 Bi D1 e 1011y a7 1088, 1021 FOREIGN BO: 46 Gt Con Elec P 7n A 011y 51 Tn Mtg Bk of Fin 7x 2 In Bk of Japan 6x.. 09'y 85 a1 687, a1 B 101 01 1008 ISSUES Swine Govt ox Sales STANDARD OIL | in units 200 Angio Am Of ... 400 Atinntic Lobos 100 Buckere EL° 100 Cre - 0 i L - 110 Imp Oif of Can... 110 Ind P Lo........ 4400 Int'l Pet Co ltd.. 20 Mugnolia Pet ... 10 Northern P L 300 Ohio OIl ... €20 Prairie 0il & 1041, a SEusielazi ; 1ot “Ame: il Lance Creek . Livingston Pef Mount_Prod 2 Mutual Oil Vot cfs. Woodley Pet . INDUSTRIALS. © Am Fgn Pow wi.: Archer Dasiels x5—:-;_;‘__.w-.-.=..-...-.:_._ Film Inspec Filf Inapec Mach .. Firestone Tire . Foundation Co pf 2334838 ...:—-'.-‘.-_'s . S - su¥ 5 Haxeltine_Corp Heyden Chem . Hudson & Mann Rr REDLT IR TRTTEIN H 33 F3 VR FERE i u=<n.‘—‘:»w..-m.-g...-—q,u..hu; EonRNEH! *F aa_momalE o a3 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office ernoon there was some reaction. Le- high Valley Coal sales were stron; crossing 39, as against Wednesday close of 38%. On the other hand, fur- ther profit-taking appeared in_the newly listed shares of the Duz Com- pany. Even around 23, however, where the stock sold today, there still remained a paper profit to the original subscribers of more than 3 points. Oll shares were irregular. Quice a sharp break occurred in Prairfe Oil and Gas. Gulf Ol of Pennsylvania, up nearly a point. Trading was fairly active in International Petroleum around 20. —————— 1 Repett! Candy - 1 Reo Mot . Valied Takerien ‘of 100 United G & E new. 31% Uni Retail Candy U8 Lt Heat, MINING. Globe Cop. .08 17 Kay Copper Corp . ® Loma P Mines 0 Red Wai B0 tteors T s Ry Min 8 & et Riy Mtn & & &t ot Il':vll 3 Tonopah Min . tobonah North Star prevent forest fires by carpeting the ground under the trees with a hardy, creeping plant that will not burn. —in our bank building? fac- ing New York Avenue, now available. Reasonable rent. Apply main floor. CITIZENS’ SAVINGS BANK 1336 New York Avenue } Washmgton School of Accountancy For Men and Women Largest Accounting School in ‘Whashington Unexcelled Faculty of mh proparation for C. P. A. Bpecial training for business. 133wt 4 ver o 1 Fablie Spunu e ad Busino mll Y. M. C. A. College 1736 G St. N.W. Main 8250 Safety Combined With Liberal Yield Cities Service Preferred Stock has unusual safety features, and is now selling at a price to yield an income of 8%. Each share (par value, $100) has behind it $250 in assets. Dividend require- ments are being earned three times over. The 125 subsidiary com- panies of Cities Service Com- pany sell necessities, such as electricity, gas and oil prod- ucts. The company has total assets of more than $491,000,000. Thomas W. Brahany and Company Wilkins Building, Telephone Washington, D. C. Main 6189 Thomas W. Brahany & Co., ‘Wilkins Bldg., Washington, D. C. Please send me full informa- tion about Cities Service Pre- ferred Stock. Name Address ... Absolutely Safeguarded Liberal Interest Yield desired. chase. Investigate Today! Bought and Sold Telephone Main 2867 435 Star Bldg. 713 and 715 Fourteeath Street N.W. Never a Loss to an Investor - First Mortgage Notes Paying 6!2% Purchase can be made on our Partial Payment Plan, if Interest rate is credited from the date of pur- MORTGAGE INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT SHANNON, - & LUCHN Main 2345 EQUITABLE Co-Operative Building Association Organised 1879 44th YEAR COMPLETED Asnets . Surplus FEDERAL-AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK RESOURCES $13000.000 1315 FST. 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Second.—The loan we recommend is less than 50% of the market price. Third—After you have purchased one of our notes you get a service that assues you inter- est the day due. Notes om hand fn ameuats of 8100 up. Chas. D. Sager 3 924 14th St. NW. Maia 37 Loan Department £rWe Invite you to avail your- self of our 100% service. % Paid On Savings National Metropolitan s Bank Years Years Old old Capital, Surplus & Undivided Profits, Over $1,700,000.00 15th St. opp. U. S. Treasury FIRST MORTGAGE NOTES FOR SALE IN DENOMINATIONS OF 500 DOLLARS AND UPWARDS g?anah// K. y@nfi ¥ %. 1207 Cgmw&ad ‘%auu Metropolitan Housing Loans On homes in the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA and suburbs in MARYLAND and VIRGINIA. These loans are particularly advantageous to the borrower, because money may be secured for fifteen years, eliminating ex- tensions or new loans at the end of short periods. Write or call for booklet. 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INVEST YOUR SURPLUS FUNDS In Our First Mortgage Notes Secured on opproved North- west Property easily worth more ;han twice the amownt of the oan. At present we are fortusate in having an excellent issue Paying 7% Interest Denominations, $250, $500 and $1,000. Over 2§ Years Wikout a Defoult in o Single Loan Made by Us. MOORE & HILL, Inc.| 730 17th St. N.W. Main 1174 3 HAT measuring stick do you apply in sclecting an invest- ment for your funds? Is it safety of principal? There is no more forceful statement we can make regarding the safety of our Mortgages than that no client has ever suffered the loss of a single dollar in principal for over 55 years. Is it continuity of face value? Our First Mortgages are always worth one hundred ceats on the dollar, every day —and asy day. Or are you chiefly concerned in in- terest return? Our First Mortgages are now yiclding 6% —and more. And you reccive the interest on the day it is due, without fail. Will these meet your requirements? 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Current offerings, paying 6%4% and 7%, are available in maturities from 2 years to 15 years. Call, write or tele- phone Main 6464 today for descriptive circulars. —ee NO ‘'LOSS TO ANY INVESTOR IN 51 YEARS The F. H. Smith Company Founded 1873 SMITH BUILDING 815 FIFTEENTH ST.