Evening Star Newspaper, September 20, 1924, Page 22

29 * FINANCIAL. SHARP ADVANCES INTRADING TODAY Rail, Motor, Food and To- " hbacco Lead Move to Higher Ground. Rr the Associated Press, NEW YORK, September c ces resu their movem o Riehor ¢ Western and Southwes railr, hares, which wer itions of of the vement to with the s also group ek 20—t ed L result only out- Nash pref Gulf Sul- rred, Texas 1st Tron Pipe points above ed States C e yester- Sales approx- QL SHARES DEPRESSED. Go Lower on Unfavcrable News in Industry BY STUART P W RK, Septem € fon ithe 20.—The v. but in portant group ppers and hare table conditions Rail Shares Are Active. More att paid rails, alth far from put the was d North preferred of shor other | 1d- sit- terr be *aul ST i | Adams Exp (6). Air Reduct (15). |Ajax Rubber.... | Allied Chem (4). { Allis-Chalm (4). Am Agricul Chm Am BN pf (3)... Am Can (16).. Am Can pf (7). Am Car & Py(12; Am Chicle.... Am Chicle pr Am Drug Synd Am Express (6). & FP25%(1, Hide & L pt. 168 (7). ccuus Internatl.. Linseed..... Linseed pf Locomo (6). Metal (3)... Radiator (4) Ship & Com. Sm & Re (5). Stl Fdys (3). Sumat Tob. . Cab (3). T & Tel (9). Tobac (12) Tob B (12) Woeolen...... Writ Pap pf. Zinc.t o Anaconda ...... | Arm of Del (7).. Arn Cons & Co Asso Dry G (3).. {ALT& S Fe (6). |AT&SFpr(5). At Birm & At. AtGulf & W L AtGulf & W 1pf Atlantic Refin ustin-Nichols. . | Austin-Nic pf(7) | Bald Loco (7). | Bal & Onio (5).. Bal & Oh pf (4). Barnsdall A ... B’ch Nut (2.490) Bethiehem Steel. Beth Stl pf (8) Bri-Man Tran.. kiyn Un G (4) { Burns Br (10).. Butte C & Zinc. . Butte&Superior. Butterick Co. Cal Packing (6). | Cal Pet (13%).. | Callahan Z Lead Calumet & H 50¢ | Can Pacific (10). Cent Leather Co. Cerro de Pasco(4) Chand Mot (3).. Ches & Ohio (4). Chie & Alton pf. Chi & E1pf | Chic Gt West impres- un to Chic Gt West pf. Ch Mil & StP pt. Chi & Nwn (4) Chi R L & Pac. CRI&PPE(5). “hile Cop (2%4) . | Coca-Cola (7). | Colo Fuel & Iron | Cole * ruthern. Col G & E (2.60). Com Solv A (4).. | Com Solv B... i Ic | i t > | Congoleum (3) | Con Gas of B (8) Consol Gas (3. | Comsol Textite | In months the clo *h had not durir 1 | Standard Plate G Standard F ss Breaks. | 1ss common stock low 20 t 1o Cont Can (4) Cont Mot (SU¢). . Corn Prod(2) | Cosden | Crucible StI (). Crucib Stl pf (7). Cub Am Sug (3). Cuban Cane Sug. Cub Cane Su pf.. | Cub Dom Sug pt. Cuyamel Fr (4). Davidson Chem. Del L& W (6). | Det Ed Co (8)... {buPrdeN (8).. Plate $2.06 a against the | quirements ored that | n the third | the street | 4 en the com Ateoport mat| issued w quarter. feared tha mon new denied be Top. ! Natior specia dividend | $3 to $5 an- stock, | reports, would 1 an increase, { 1tional never dis s real ca power. When . wh ich was split up 1 s the company was earning around $30 a share, but reported less than half that amount, putting a good portion of the income back into property. ional Biscuit at New A new high for the year al Bis feature ties. (Gossip had it that the nually as indic inereased from ted by recent to warr: Markets at a Glance NEW YORK—Stocks strong; West- ern carriers lead advance Bonds firm, rail issues feature moderate rally Foreign exchanges steady, sterling and francs gained slightly. Cotton lower, Southern selling. Sugar and coffee CHIC ks Cattle Ligher. holiday CAGO-—Wheat Corn eas steady lower, better Hogs increased | weather. steady to Iron Worker Asks Damages. McRae, formerly employed as an worker on_the construction of the Chevy Chase Theater, has filed suit for £30,000 damages in the District Supreme Court against th Blacksto Co. r alleged personal Jur The defendant was the con- tractor at the theater building. and McRae hat in following directions of a foremian he mounted an unat tached iron beam which slipped and threw him to the ground, causing seri- ous and per nent injury sented by Attorney J. C. CHICAGO STOCK MARKET. CHICAGO, September 20—Follow- ing is a report of today’s sales, high, 1 and ¢ at the Chicazo Stock Sales 200 in- W. Beall. losin ions Armonr of Del Armour of 1l Bala & hatz V Mooue Wool Horz & 1 Cen 1 Pub X Fuir pfa Gossard W Hupp Moto Hurles Mach i th Uil Tud um Tool Niecord 1 Mid W Mid West Util..... Mid West Util pfd. Montgomery Ward. Nat Leather Omoibus wi A s Winterfront & Co. Public Serv ...... Public Serv pfd.. Public_Serwen p Re. Standard _Gas pfd Stewart Warner Swift & Co.... Swift Indl .. Thompson J R... Union Car & Car.. Un Light & Pow A L8 Grpmum....... 113 11215 413, L i 200 Yellow Mfg B... Total sales, 32,000 shares, ¥ you need work, gelumns of The Star. read the Newman- | He is repre- | lastman (17%) .. Baton Axle & 5., Brie.....-conuee Erie 18t pt. irb'ks (2.60).. Famous P1(8).. | Fid Phe ¥ In (6). ifth Av B (64c) Fisher Bay (10). Fisk Rubber. ..... Foundation (6). Freeport-Texas. |GenAmTC 3. | Gen Asphalit. . { Gen Cigar (8)... General Elec(8) Gen El spe (60c) Gen Mot (1.20) ... Gen Mot (n) Gen Petm (2). Gen Refrac (2).. Goodricn. . ... Goodyear p! Granby Consol.. Gt North pt (5). Gr Nor Ore (3) ... Grt Wstn Su (8). Gr Canan Cop... Gulf SLstl (3)... Hartman Co (4). Hayes Wh'l (3). Homestake (7). Houston Oil.... Hud Mot C (3).. Hupp Mot C (1). Illinois Cent (7). Indiahoma Ref.. Indian Refining. Inland Stl (2%). Internat Ag new Int Bus Ma (8).. Int Com Eng (2) Int Mer Mar pf.. Internat Nickel. Invincible Oil... Jewel Tea....... Jones Bros Tea. Jordan Mot (3). Kansas & Gulf.. Kan City Souta. Kelly Spr Tire.. Kenne Cop (3)... Keystone T & R, Kinney G R Co. . Kresge Dep Str. | Lee Rub & Tire Lehigh Val (3%) | Lig & Myrs (3).. | Lig & Myrs B (3) | Lig & My pf (7). | Lima Loco (4) .. Loft Incorpor. .. Loose-Wiles Bis. Lorrillard (3)... McCrory B.. Mack Trucks (6) Mack Trucks rts. Magma Cepper. Mallinson & Co Man El Sup (4) Man El md gd 4. Maracaibo Oil. ... Marland Ol Maxwell Mot A | Maxwell Mot B | May Dept St (5). Metro Gold pfd.. Mex Seabd (2).. Middle St Oll. . Midld Pr pt (8) Mis Kan & Tex. . Mis K & Tex pf.. Missouri Pacific. Missouri Pacipf. Montgom Ward. Moon Mot (3)... | Mother Lode 75c at Biscuit (3) Nat En & St. at Lead (8) . N Or T&M 123%. NY AirBr (4). NYABraA (4. N Y Canners (2). N ¥ Central (7). N Y C& StL (6). NYC&SLL pf (6). NY NH & Hart.. N Y Ont & West. Niagara Falls P. Niagar F pf 1% . Norfolk South. . North Am (2.40). orth Am pf (3). Open. High. 8815 88% 10 74 61% 13% 55% 129% 1141 5% 121% 115% 64 81 2618 194 40 804 454 119 1% 4% 8 42 127 162 100 ool 8 87 88 Bla 120 1034 91 2h 173 235 884 2dn 83 122 62 byta 1378 56 454 1067 25 Ti% . 107 5 16% 19% 8978 21% 3hy 16% 148% 14 4644 6% 8 10% a2 1% 20% 60 34% 173 444 39 42% 63 b6la 47 182% 34 | Corn Pr R pf (7). 121% 185% Yo B2% &y 44n 8415 45 28% 18% 109% % 6 35% 6% 104% 26% 40 18% 13 21% 16% 314 23% Nash Mot (10).... 1843 0% 22% 155% 109 417% 50% 29 108% 114 89% 24% 22% 42% 29 18% 30% 48 B8% 88% 10 74 61% 13% 55% 150% 1144 164% 28 81 5% 121k 1104 64 83bs 20 20 41 B0h 484 119 1% 75 37 ECY 42 1200 1647 . 1637 Low. 8814 87 10 74 615% 13% 55% 129% 114% 1648 | Va Ry & Power. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 1924. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office Low. Close. 65 22% 69 42% 474 123 100 b4 b2 Open. High. 644 65 224 227 69 69 4% 42% 4T 4% 12% 125 100 100 b! 3t 524 b2t s 1% stpd. 1 1 PennC&C (4).. 24 24 Penn Railr'd () 44% 447% Penn Seab Steel. 1% 1% Peop Gas Ch (7). 103 103 Pere Marg (4).. o6l 6l Pere M prpf (5). 80% Pirla& R& 1 46ty Phila & R&l ctfs 450 £hil Mor (50¢).. 14% Phillips Pet (2). 32 Pierce-Arrow.. 10 Plerce ON. ...cnv 1% Pierce Oil pf.... 25% Pitts Ut pt (1.20) 13 Pitts Ut ctfs 1.20 13 Pitts & West Va. 61% Pitts & WVarts., 9w P& W Vapf (6). 1035 1055 Porto Ric Tob 644 514 Postum Cer (4). 65% 65y Press Steel Car. 46 45 Press Steel C pr. Y 73% PubSerNJ (4). 60% 60 Public Servrts.. 17y 158 Pullman Co (8). 131 131 Pureoil (b)) 28 <3 Ry Stl Spg (8)... 1283y 1234 ¥ Cons Cop 12% Reading (4).... 62 21 35% Reyn'ds Spes (1) 165 Rey Tob B (3).. K l(uy Dth (4.42%) 40 | Kutland pt [ an Fran... 28% suthwest.. 4lh St L S'th pf (8) 71 Savage Arms... 63 €chulte (8).. 107% | Seaboard Air L. 14 Seab'd Air L pf.. 26 Sears-Roebk (6) 104t 104t ShellUn Oil (1). 16% 16% mmons Co (1). 26 Lok Sinclair Oil..... 16% 1i% Sluss-Shelf (6) . T4 T4 South Pae (6) 94y dn Southern Ry (5) 67'5 6i's South Ry pf (5). 76'4 "tk Spicer Mg . nu 13 Std Gas & E1 (3) 381w Stand Miil (3) 64 stonCal (2).... 567w StOINJ (). 85 SLOINJ pf (D). 117 Stand P1Gl (3).. 2274 Slew t Warn (8). u6% romberg C (8). 674 Studebaker (4) 40 Submarine Boat. 9% SuperiorOil.... & Tennessee Copper Texas Co (3). ... Tex G Sulph 3). Texas Pacific | The Fair (7). hird Avenue Timken (13%). Tob Prod (8).... Tob Prod A (7) Transcont Oil Un Bag & Paper Pacific (10). Un Cig SUpf (7). United Lrug (6) StpE (3h). Invest pt Cast Iron P. ! S Distributing 'i Ind Alcohol. 5 Rubber..... USRIstpf (5). U S Smelting U S Steel (1612). U S Steel pf (7). Universal Pip Utah Copper (4). Utah Securities. Va-Caro Ch pt North Pac (5) Orpheum (1%).. Otis Elev (n) (4) Owens Bot (3).. Pacific Oil (2).. Packard (1.20) Packard pf (7) Pan-Amer (4).. Pan-Amer B (4) Panhan Pr & Re. Parish & B 123 106% 11 L6 1041, 16% 139% 139% 17 117 yl 925 4915 493 43 451 10735 109% 1227 199% 18 18 T 7T 33%1 337 3y kil €3% 68% o% b¥% 154 4ity 16% 43 115 il 62% 79 13% 4% LETY Bl bl 681. 631, 1124 1121 6% 367 Bl ¥y 69 69 Vivadou........ Wabush..... 1 Wabash pfA.... 43% Web & Heilb(1). 16% Wells Far (234). 43% West EIpf (7).. 115 West Maryland. 11% Western Pacific. 25 West E& M (4). W E 1st pf (4). Whi & L Erje.... Wheel & LE pf. White Mot (4).. ys-Overl'd.. ¥5-Ovd pr.. Woolw'th n (3). Wortning P'mp. "th P pf A (D). Wth P pt B (6). iPartly extra. $Pagyuble Dividend rates ‘as given in the above ¢ the annual cash pasments based on latest quarterly o half yearly declaratio Unless otherwise noted, ext dividends are wot inciuded. 62% 79 13% 24y 64 ALEX. LN DRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 20 (Special) —Plans are rapidly belng completed for the early erection of | the George Mason Hotgl. Within a short time the purchase of the site upon which the directors have op- tions will be consummated and an architect will be employed. Julian Y. Williams, president, and Digectors Carroll Plerce. Benjamin Weil and George E. Warfleld returned yester- day after an inspection of the hotel in Staunton. Several other inspec- tions will be made before the type of building is decided upon. Practically all of the 900 stockholders have paid the second ing Iment, which was due Monday. Two volunteer fire departments will be organized in the town of Potomac October 1, in order to man pieces of motor apparatus which were recently ordered by the One compal Del Ray section and St. Elmo subdivision One-half piat of corn John Woodland $122 original price of §1 arrested with a portion of the hal pint on his person. In corporation Sourt yvesterday the fine was $75 and tosts. nother in the rhisky cost in_court and the Woodland wa Rosemont Lot Sold. Mildred Lane Davis has sold to Richard B. Bodkin a lot in Rose- ! mont: Augustus W. Wostencroft and wife have a lot in Rosemont, and Mittie V. Adams and others have sold to Ben- amin Siezle and wife the store bulld- ing at the southwest corner of Wolf, and Columbus streets. Deeds ha‘ve been placed on record. Police Justice Frederick G will tomorrow morning addre. bers of the aca Bible ass of the First Baptist Church Police continue the rou linquent auto license ense paye About summoned to court the past week and t exception all have paid the sefore they reached court, It ed that there are more than 500 automobiles in the city on which no license has been paid. Patrons, teacher; sponsors and} frien St. Agnes Episcopal School for Girls will be entertained at the school’s new home, th Mason Building, n Lloya, ionday after- noon. The building has been reno- vated and everything is in readiness for the opening of school, September 24, More than 70 students have been enrolled for the initial session. Duvall e Julia Marcum, now past 79 years of lage, is the oniy woman member of the G. A. R. and only woman receiv- ing a pension without the aid of a soldier. She was granted a_ pension by a special act of Congress for beat- ing off a Confederate soldier who had broken into her home. }L\ the two | town council. | will be organized in the | sold to Richard B. Bodkin | s mem- | INLIVELY DENAND High-Grade Mortgages Also Share Interest in Two- Hour Session. BY GEORGE T. HUGHES, Special Dispateh to The Star. NEW YORK, September 20.—The prices active firm and trading moderately In United States Government securities the Treasury 4ks were in heaviest demand, a fact s some bearingz on the outlook for when it remembered that the longest-term Government obligation outstanding. Today's quo- tation came within measurable dis- tince of the high record. Other Lib- issues sold around the best s of yesterday On the week ment bond gains. is every active Govern- has made substantial Mortgages in Demand. Strength the high-grade mortgs sold ¢ of the savings bank railroad Atchison adjustment point e the low Bic Four debenture York Central the mortgage bond. alse Rock Island refunding n actively bought all the net gain being about « day week nd New ned her. bed @ the rened investment by demand reports about was The low-rate coupon as New York Central Shore 31s, are both bank buying Ratly Get Attention. leaders in the speculative rails were still the two that have d the most attention most of week-—International Great North adjustm nd Missouri Pacific eneral 1s. e former at 63, which, the way record high. wer oints in a week, the largest gain de by any listed railroad bond souri Pacific general is at 62 were p over a point. Missouri Pacific s touched the high of the week St. Paul issues, on the other were still heavy. On the week junior bonds show substantial the refunding 4%s and the onvertible 5s, both long-term obliga- »ing down more than 2 points. iction securities have been more less irrecular all the week. The member of the group has bs-n nue adjustments. which points. The sa is up fully light merican such La | week up on the Th today | the ern by is today hand |all the ind Edison tates Power os | Forcign Bonds Steady. bonds were Hungaria time s ed b in H as Apparently the new bonds rbed. French bonds their gains fairly well. Of the American issues, the Bolivia 8s still in supply. financing of the week totaled 000, the largest amount week since F is largely due the 1 per cent the Dominion of . alone accounted for $30,000,000. th one This incre fiering o 'BUTTER SELLS OFF - IN WEEK'S TRADING Heavy Production Causes Congestion—But Little Taken From Storage. Some By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 20.— Con- tinued heavy production, although sceipts are slowly decreasing, caused | » congestion and a lack of con- fidence in the butter market the week. The greatest weakness was at New York and Boston, while a fair /ing interest in Chicago lent sup- port to higher grades Receipts were much heavier than last year, although the make de- creased 2.23 per cent under the pre- | vious week. Some storage butter was withdrawn, but the rate of with- drawal was only about one-third of the rate of outgo in 1923. A possibility of supporting butter at the present price level was con- sidered, but it was expected that the | tower priced Canadian butter would find more favor in England. Amer- ican butter could be sold in England at about 39 cents, which is below the delivered cost of Danish, also a’ | favorite. Closing wholesale prices and range, 92 score butter, at the principal mar- | kets, follow: ‘Chicago, % lower at |37, New York, 1% lower at 37%; | Boston, 1 lower at 33; Philadelphia, % lower at 38%. ———t— GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. BALTIMORE, September 20 (Sp: cial).—Potatocs, white, bu, 40a8: 100 1bs., 73a1.50; bbl, 2.00a2.50. Sweet potatoes, bbl, 1.50a5.00. Yams, bbl, 5004.00. Beans, bu, 1.25al40. Lima , bu., 2.50a3.50. Beets, 100, 3.00a 5.00. Cabbage, 100, 3.00a5.00. Car- | 100, 3.0024.00. Celery, crate, 1.25 Corn, doz., 15a30. Cucumbers, 1.00a1.75. Eggplants, basket, 75 ass. Lettuce, crate, 1.50a2.50. Onions, 100 1bs, 1.75a2.25. Peppers, basket, 35a60. Spinach, basket, 50., Pump- kins, 100, 6.00a15.00. Tomatoes, bas- ket 40a65. Packing stock, bu, 1.00 al.20. Apples, bbl, 1.50a4.50: b Crabapples, basket, 50a’ Canta- loupes, basket, 25a75. Damsons, 100 Ibs., 3.50a4.00. Grapes, 4-8 baske! 60a1.00. Peaches, basket, 75a1.25 ! X Pears, basket, 3521.2, bu.. 75a1.75. Settling Prices on Grain. Wheat—No. 2 red Winter, |1.42%; No. 2 rea Winter, |1:36%: No. 3 red Winter, 0 lots of nearby Cargoes on garlicky, spott. nter ;,'(.\I'.l. ky spot, garlicky, garlicky, Bag per bushel. 2 red Winter, 0. 3 red Wi els No. 000 bushels of No. | ter, garlicky, dome Bfahae livery, at 1.37; 2,000 bushels of N red Winter, garlicky, domestic, tember d ry. at 1.36%. Corn— ellow, 6.50 per bar- [rei: old white, 6.35 per barrel; track corn, yellow, No. 2, 1.35. Sep- 57 asked per 56 asked per bushel. Rye—Nearby, 9521.05; No, 2 rye, spot, 1.12. Hay—Receipts, 85 tons. The quan- tity of hay offered on this market is ample for present trade requirements and the limited demand prevailing is centered on the better grades of tim- othy, mixed and clover hay slow sale. Quotations toda No. 1 timothy, 19.00220.00; No. 2 timothy, 18.00a19.00; No. 3 timothy, | 16.00217.00; No. 1, light clover mixed, 17.50218.00; No. 1 clover mixed, 16.00a 17.00. Straw—No. 1 wheat, new, 12.00a 13.00; No. 1, new, 13.00a14.00. .. LIBERTY LOANS week in the bond market closed with | which | or a little higher. | n Liberties was shared by | s up | during | which are | (Sales are in $1,000.) UNITED STATES BONDS. (Fractions represent thirty - secondu Example: 95-3 means 98 3-32.) Sales. High. Low. Clos 83 10030 100-27 100-30 4 102-14 102-10 102-12 408 101-19 101-14 Lib3%s...... Lib 1st 4%5... Lib 2d 4%s. Lib 3d 41,8 Lib 4th 4%s US4%s 19 FOREIGN. Sales. High. Argentine 63'37... 32 93's Austria 7s.. .. 11 95 Belgium 6s. . 11007 Belgium 618 wi..356 96% Belgium 7igs 31 108 | Belgium 8s. . 1 107% Bolivia8s.. [/ 11 934 Bordeaux 6s....... 1 8% Brazll 8s.......... 6 9% anada bs 1926, 4 101% Canada 5s 1931 . b 101w anada 5s 1952... 116 104%% Canada 5%s1929.. 4 193% Chile 7s 1943. . 7 98% Chile 8s 1946, . .0 7 100% Copenhagen 5%s.. 9 95% Cuba5%s........" 7 864 Czecho bs 1551 4 100% “zechods 1952ct... 5 100% Danish Mun! 3 108% Danish M 2 105% Denmark 6. 13 1007 Denmark 8s. .. 1 1105 Dutch E16%3s 28 90 DEIS%sct. 13 89% Dutch East 'vu 4" Dutch East 1 68°62 | French Govt 7%s. French Govt 8s. Haiti 6. ....... | Holland-Amer 6s. i Hungury 6% panese 48 Japanese 635 . Jergens U M 68 47, 2 Lyons 6s.... Marseille 6s. .. Montevideo s etheriands s '54. Netherlands 6s 72, Norway 6s 1943.. .. ¥ 65 1944, »z E9%e Brh al Norway 8s. Orient Dev deb 6s. Paris-Ly's-Med 6s. & Prague 7% | Queenslana 6s. .. Rio de Jan 8s 1916, <an Paulo City §s Sao Paulo State Ss. eine Dept. of Ts.. erbs Crotes Slo 83 Sweden 68. . 89% Ud Kingm 5%s" Ud Kingm 8'%s '37 Ud Steam Copen 65 Cruguay 8s 1093 10548 MISCELLANEOUS. Ajax Rubber 8s 93% 93 | am AgrCh Am Chains{ 6s'33 Am Repub deb 6s. A 10 Am Sug ref 6s..... 11 AmT&Tcltrés.. 2 |Am T&T cltrss... 13 AmT & Tdebshs 40 Anaconda Ist 6s...e19 Anaconda cv db Ts. 65 Armour & Co 4% Armour of Del 54¢ ¢ Associatee Oil 6s. Bell Tel Pa 5s. . Beth Steel pm 5s.. | Beth Steel s £ 6s. Brier H St 1st 5%s | Bkiyn Ed gen 53. . | Central Leathe Chile Copper 6s... Col Gas & El 5s Commonwth P s Consumers Pow 3 Cuba Cane cv 78 Cuba Cane cv d 8s. Denver Gas bs. Det Edison ref 6s. Donner Steel 7s... Du Pontde N 7%s. 4 Duquesne Light 63 10 3 642 14 7 11 101% 101t 103 10 100% 100 Bt adin 9l 91 1007% 100% 100% 160°s B9 n9h 96i U5 Y6l 964 1604 100% 997y 106% 100% 954 99% <aia 85 1083 1054 Empire G&F 748, 4 Goodrich 6338. ... o8 98% Goodyear 8s 1931... 1064 Goodyear 8s 1941.. 2 Hershey 6s 1342... 10 104 Humble O&R 5%s. 36 100 Iliinois Bell 1st 6. 19 47t " Int Mer Marine 6s. 3 &8 Inter Paper 58°47.. 3 6 KCP&LtssA'52 10 3% | Kelly-Spring 8s... | Lackawa S 55 °50.. | Magma Cop cv Ts. ’ % | Manati Sug st 748 Midvale Steel 55 Monta New Eng Tel 6s... | N Y Eden 1st 6%s. NYG EL H&P 4s. NY Tell‘ms P N Y Tel 68'41.... N Y Tel 65°49. ‘orth Am Ed 68 Gorth Am Ed 6%s. Nor States Pow 5s Jor States Pow 68 Northwst 1 Tel 7. ‘Otis Steel 8s. Pactfic Gas & Eiss 1 Pac Tel & Tel 5s. Pacific T & T 55 52 Phila Co 5%s’38. Phi! & Rdg C&I 5s. Pierce-Arrow 8s... 3 Producers & Rf 8s. Public Service 55..15 Punta Alegre 7s Stnclair Oil St nelair . St Crude Oil 5%s. Stn Crude Oil 6s. ... Southwest Bell 5s. Steel & Tube 78. ... Sug Est Orient 7s. Unit Drug cv 8s... US Rub 1st Tt 53.. U S Rubber T#s. .. U 'S Smelter 6s..... Stecl 88 5 £0% 86 Yoty arner Sug 78 "41. Westarn Elec 5s West'n Union 6%s. Westinghouse 7 Wickwire Spen 7s. Willys-Ov 615 '33. Wilson & Co 1st ts | Wilson & Co cv 63 Wilson&C cv 7145 Winchester A 734s. ll 101% | Youngsin & & T €s. 5 90 - FUR PRICES STEADY. Nearly as Many Reductions as Ad. vances at Auction. Special Dispateh to The Star. NEW YORK, September 20.—The New York Auction Company an- nounces the following comparison of prices realized at its sale yesterday as compzred with the April 1 Wolverine, 10 per cent higher: nu tria, 40 per cent higher: mole, 10 per cent lower; red fox, 10 per cent hig er; badger, 25 per cent lowe Chi nese weasel, 20 per cent higher fox, 10 per cent lower; hair secal, 20 per cent lower; cat, house, no change cat, ringtail, 40 per cent higher; Aus- tralian fox, no change; skunk, black and short, no change; skunk, long and broad, 20 per cent higher. - WOOL PRICES ADVANCE. BOSTON. September 20 (Special).— | Wool prices continued to advance to- day, spurred by the rising prices in | London and Sydney, where $1.40 for |fine medium territory wool Wwas re- ported. Texas buyers wire here that |they have contracted for 500,000 { pounds of the current fall clip, which is five to six months' wool, at 48 to 41 cents, which is encouraging growers in that section to shedr and ship. 1064 | 1067 | s | 964 | 1124 {S Ann Arbor 4s...... Atchison ad) 4s.... Atlantic C Ll 4s. . Atlantic C L 1at 4s. B&Oprin3ys... 63 B & O gold 4s.. B&Ocvialss.. B&Orfimpés.... B&OPLEWV 4s.. |B&OSWalvay Bklyn-Manhat 6s. . R & Pitt 4% nad North 6%s. nada North 7s. | Canaa Pac deb 4s.. | Car Clinch & 0 5s. . Car Clinch & O 6s.. Cent of Ga 5%s.7.. Cent of Ga 6s. ..... Central Pacific 4s. |Ches & O cv 414 Ches & O gn 4%s Ches & Ohio cv bs Chi & Alton 3%s. .. Chi B&Q in 4858, Chi B&Q 15t rf 5s. Chi& ETil gn 3 Chi Great West 4s. *M & Puget Sd 4 CHid & CM&StPdbds... Chi M&St P ov 448 Chi M&St F Chi M & St P cv 5s. [ChiM&StP6s.... |©hi & N W rerss.. Chi Bys 5s. ChiRT&Prt4s,., |cn Sta 41 vi Un Sta 63%s. . .. ¢ W Ind cn 4s. | coto & i Cuba it | Del & Ha it e 4s. % Hudson 51 Itio G cn 48 RG1strf5s.. United $%s Erie 15t con 4s Eric gen 4s. . .. Trunk f db 63 and Trunk 7s. .. t North 5s. . srth gen 514s. North 7 Hud & M Hud ¢ nref 5s Man aj 5s ref 55'55 | Int Rap Tran 5s. .. nt Rap Tr s stpd. nt Rap Tran 7a nt & G Nor 1st 6 | Int & G Nor aj 6s. . |lowa Cent rf 4s | Kan City Term 4s. Kansas City S 3s. . Lake uis & N uni 4s . . 1is& N5s B ix,u_,se. h5ls. Manhat Ry cn 4s.. \1.\.\1,:‘-;“,. 1St & SSM 6158 ific 55 '65. o Pacific 6s.... ent deb 4s. .. N & StLdb 4s. N Y Chi & SL5%s. New Havencd 6s. N Y Ont & W ref 48 N Y Ry rf 4s ctfs.. sadj5sct.. Morfolk & W cn 48. Norfolk & W cv 63, Northern Pac 3s.. [Northern Pacds... lern Pac bs D, n Pacriéts if 1st 5s.. ort L ref 4. : shlstrf4s gen 4%s.. ¥l gen 5s. Gigs. | Pennsyi gold 7s. % | Pere Marq 1st s PCC&StL5sA Reading gen 4s.... Reading gn 4%s... Rio G West Ist 4 ISt LIM&S 4829, | 8t L1M&S REG s8. L&SFpL (s A. | Nor Ore & |ore | Penns Penn = S F inc 6s. |stL&sFplesc.. StLS W conds'32. 5 Seab'd A Liref 48 Seab'd A Ladj 5s.. ab'd A Licon 6s.. Sou Pacific 43 '29 | Sou Pacific ref ¢s.. Southern Ry gn 4s. Southern Ry 1st 53 Southern Ry 6s ct. Southern Ry 6%s.. | Sou Ry Mobile 4s.. Third Ave adj 6s... Tol StL& W 45... Union Pac 1st 4s.. Union Pac 1st rf 48 Virginia Ry st 68 . 1 Wabash 15t 58.4... Wabash 2d bs Western Pacific bs. GASOLINE LO NEW gasoline pal cities of the at @ new low YORK, Tni a gallon Oil Compan r's low was average for 1924 w. was said to readj resulting from reduc the country, exeept {ert rain in Canada, of the grain, wheat market toda: ward tendency at addition to Canadian wheat arri was showing injury | cent gray | | bac | off—December, further sag. crop e opening at 1% _cen dvance—Dece: 1.08%—corn showed all around. Atchison gen 4s... 652 Whel & LETf 4%48 4 66% September price average for 30 princi- s 18 wet-weather effects, was reported that much 14 cent [Coxmew vou BONDS stocx sxanavr] Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office. RAILROADS. Sules. High. Low. 62l 84 895 8l 90% 100 N 9% 85% 103 1007 13 | ber to 7 95% 6 100% 3 93, 1 90% 100% 934y 80% 664 WEST YET. 20.—The ted States is now for the year of 14.71 cents threugh the re nk wagon, by the Standard of New Jer: duction of 1 cent Last cents. The high 3 cents. This gasoline prices to the basis of present crude oil prices tions throughout California. CHICAGO GRAIN PRICES. CHICAGO, September 20.—Persist- delaying the crop movement and damaging the quality led to firmness in the y after a down- the opening. In it of the new ving at termirals by frost. On the other hand, Argentine and Australian dvices were bearish. s e ioh ents decline t SRR A .39 to 1.29%, were f ral gairs Warm weather Opening ranged from vance, with 1.33% and May ollowed by slight % and absence ts decline to % mber, 1.08% to a material set- Oats started unchanged to % cent 521p underwent x In sympathy with provision market wa September .. December . May <oio. OATS— September December May - ..cin ARD— September October . RIBS— Beptember October . ..13.32 L1880 cents—and later hog values, the s flrm il Low. Close. 'S 137% 1143 180 1.161 1085, 1.09% 131% 1141 13 1 1320 13325 .- 1210 120 i ports | action best. 4 | months rallied slightly after the | Apple 11, mostly | mand moderate; market steady. of | | frost eased down corn and oats. After FINANCIAL, COTTON QUOTATIONS FIRM AS WEEK ENDS | Yesterday’s Closing Prices Well Maintained in Today's Transactions. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 20.—Re- of continued unfavorable in the South, coupled with more encouraging reports from the £oods trade and relatively steady Liverpool cables, appeared respon sible for a firm opening in the cob- ton market today Despite active covering for over the week end and some trade buying on the initial advance of 11 to 14 noints, the market met considerable realizing and some hedge selling around 22.25 for December, Whic checked the advance and caused re- of 10 or 12 points from the weather Cotton futures closed steady. Open. High. Low. Close (range) October ... 2 P December Hssenl March May NEW ORLI September 20.— cotton market opened irregular, with fairly active trading. Liverpool cables were lower than due, hence near months here opensd 1 to points down. As New York, on other hand, opened higher, prices | here rallied =ome and b. time the May position w. | that month was up sllowing a gain of & on the 11 points, March. All} call ading up to 21.%0, Decen 3 and January to 22.01 6 to 7 points above the previous clos closed steady at net decline Octob October ember 3 Mas Spot Middling cotton, wieady. Quotations 10 points down. Sales on the epot 445, Low middling, 19.95: mid w0d’ middling, Receipts, roY < HOLESALE PRES AT GENTER MARKET Receipts Liperal. Pears Are Again Lower. -Potatoes Steady. ily market retables Vs da report of compiled by Service Bureau of nomics —Supplies it rate: market stea bushel Virginia and Maryland, No, arieties, 1.00a1.50; North- Greenings, 1.50a1.75; Grimes bo Washington, extra Winter Bana medium to : barrels, sales retailers, Virginia, No. 1 23 inches up, 9.00a10.007 » inches up, 5.50a6.25 4.0044.50. e demand baskets direct to Delicious inches up, bbage- mand moderate: York. bulk, per ton a30.00. Melons in Good Demand. Cantaloupes—Supplies mode nd moderate, market firm; 1do salmon tints, ards, 45s, a3.00; flats, 12s and 155, 90a1.10; bo flats, 12s, 1.00a1.25; sta honeydews, Supplies mode t market steady and Ohio, 100-pound sacks yellow varieties, No. 2.35. Peaches—Supplies demand moderate, market Virginia and New Jersey baskets, Elbertas, 2.75a3.00 Maryland, white heaths, most higher. Potatoes—: moderate; de- New 25.00 moderate market steady; round type_ stan; light; de- New 150-pound sacks Green Moun- 2.35a2.40 upplies Jersey, U. S. No. 1 Irish cobblers, 2.60a2.65 ns, mostly 2.50; Giants, per sack Sweet potatoes—Supplies mand moderate; market firm grown, bushel baskets, Nancy and vellow varieties, No. 1, 2.00. light; de- | Home- | Halls mostly Price of Pears Lower, Pears—Supplies liberal; demand moderate; market slightly weaker. New York, bushel baskets, Bartletts, No. 1, 2.75a3.00; No. 2, 2.00; Oregon, boxes, Anjous, 5.00a5.25, mostly 5.00. Lettuce—Supplies light; demand moderate; market steady. New York, crates, Big Boston type, 1.50a2.00 Tomatocs — Homegrown receipts moderate; demand good; market steady. ~Homegrown haif bushel hampers, No. 1, 75285. TREASURY CERTIFICATES. (Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.) ——Close.—— Bid. offer. 100916 101 13-16 December 1 Mareh 15, Juge 15, : December 192520 March 15, 1926 September 15, s Mareh 15, 1927 December ' 15. 1 101 23 102 318 SHORT-TERM SECURITIES. (Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.) —Close.— Bid. Offer. 1wy 1% 1070 107w Aluminum Co. of Amer. Ts 1925. Aluminum Co. of Amer. 7s 1833, American Sugar 6 1937.... American Tel. & Tol. 6s 1935, Anaconda Coppes s 1020..... Anglo-American Ol Tlas 1925, Associated Oil s 193 Bell Tele. of Canada 5s 1933.. Canadian Northern 5igs 1824 Central of Georgia 6s 1929 . Central Leather 3¢ 1025 : . Mil_ & St. Paul 6s 1934. . e 1 % Bacife 3 162 limbia Gas & El. 1st 56 1927, Dp Pont Tigs 1931 ........ Federal Sugar Ket. Gs 1633 Fisher Body Corp. 6s 192 Fisher Body Corp. 6 Goodyear T. & R. Great Northern 7 Gult 0il Corp. of Pa. 5is nr-s Humble OIl 5as 1 5 Kennecott Copper M, St P &S, Morris' & Co. Tl New York Central 6s 1 Oregon Short Line 4s 1 Pennarivania R. R. 7 Pure Oil 5%s 1925 ‘(August wift & Co. 5s 19 water Oil 6148 1931 ok Car 7s 1930, bber Tiax 1930, Union_Glas 1 B G024 wt idd, Tic Union Westing] Wheeling e *Called Nov. 7s 1931, 1, e FOREIGN EXCHANGE. (Quotations furaished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.) Nominal Selling checks today. 4.46 i Tondon, ponnd . Montreal, dolla: Paris, franc Brussels, franc ... Berlin, mark Rome,' lira Zurich, franc . Athens, drachma trill'n crown ve, crown . Watiw, oty Copenhagen, crown . Christiania, crown Stockholm, crown . umupm Sugar is found in the sap of nearly 200 plants and trees. | Controller | lished without authorit | 1ation | Am | vention | pire BRANCH BANK HERE ORDEREDTO CLOSE Acts in Case Where Officials Did Not Meet Legal Requirements. BY CHAS. P. SHAEFFER. The First National Bank of Mount Rainier, Md. has been ordered to close its local branch located in the Investment Tuilding, Fifteenth and K streets novthwest, by direction of the office of controller of the cur- rency. This has ffected, the controller's office understands, The W: office was shington estab- and in vio- act, which the Distriet of governs Columbia. In justice to the Mount Rainier in- stitution it is stated a breach of the various banking ites was not willfully but rather through an @ conception o existing reg PHanger the spaugh banking n committed erroncous tions. Southern Plans Note Insue, The Southern Railway today applied to the Interstate Commerce Comm sion for authority $7.050,000 412 per cent trust certif il w equipment with whie otives, 25 pa baggage 2,500 box cars total cost Bankers to Discuss Marketing. The ilities of co g being possit operatis throux: munitie 11 be amopz the subjects discussed o peRbAS house the con Sep R 1 con conditions 1 during ciation Chicago tember 29 The wil examined¥ a clear report and whether i who is should krowlec his aud papers exam -ountant of imp operations, from borrow of obtainin 1 expen best method ewer ¢ Fewer United by R resident of Ireland, B Bray County Wicklow first prize of competition under the ward Another for contestants 1 parts of t s, 26 reside in Scotland, Canada Zealand and one each asmania. The Canadians are Edgar of the I at Ottawa, William Wilkie partment of Labor, and Maj. Gladstone Mur- DAIRY PRODUCTS. BALTIMORE, tember 20 cial).—Live S ens, 2% 16a26; l.eghorns, 15a16. Ducks, pot % pair, 20a25. Guinea fowl, each, 50290 Eggs—Native and nearby firsts, f cases, dozen. 39%s; receipts, 1,350 cases Butter—Creamery, good to pound, 37a3%; prints, pound, 3%adl; nearby creamery, 35a36; ladles, 30a3 store packed, 26; process butter, 34a35. S (Spe- chick old hens, old roosters fancy, “Git away from them bill- boards before you git t’ smokin’ cigarettes,” yelled Lib Pash at her little boy t'day. Wouldn’t it be fine if a feller wuz only as ole as his wife dresses? Th’ hairpin mdustrv is cht about busted, an’ we’ll bet th clothespin factories are tickled ’ death t’ break even. Some folks are on th’ dot an’ others use wrist watches. Mrs. Tilford Moots called on Mrs. Tipton Bud t'day an’ put her card under th’ garage door. ’lher s many a slip twixt mak- in’ love an’ makin’ gund Easy street is gittin’ t’ be a purty ~had\ thoroughiare, (Copyright, John F. Dille Co.