Evening Star Newspaper, October 23, 1924, Page 28

e FINANCIAL, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER-23, 1924 - FINANCIA STOCKS DO WELL |[~EW York sTock EXCHANGE | (RAILROAD ISSUES | Coxvev vorc BONDS stocx excaascs [ %GAS LIGHT STOCK " Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office. AS FROSTS SPREAD' FOREIGN. UNITED,ETATES BONDS. i 2 Sles. High, Low. Close (Bales are in §1 IN HNA'. TRAD]NG AtamaBxp (0. 88 VAL e e o |Argentine6s...... 26 81% 8l% 81% ‘saies. High. Low. cios |Extent of Damage Not Severe Asax Rubber. ... 9% 9% KayserJul & Co. 20W 21% 19% 21% Argentine 6s'37... 26 93% 93% 3% 311 1018 1015 101-3 Alas Gold Atines % W _ % |Kayserpf(8)... 82 82 &2 82 | ATmesting 1l - II0ER 1628 VO:S R Enough to Cause Any Real s . Allled Chem (4). 71% T1% T1% Kelly Spr Tire... 16% 16% 16% 16% : URLEISTE: oo oroey: 18 U000 T0 e A | i A crease in Oil Qutput and|Aiica cnm pe cr: nr 117 Kenne vop 3., don 4o 4o son | RECOrd Car Loadings Start|BankofJapan'ds.. 11 oo 99% 99% i e Pl e ] i Moyes: |Busy Session Tod: Ik Allie-Chalm (4). sA% 58% Kinney G RCo.. 77% 9% 71% 79% S‘,"."'":::'" S u';;‘: 109% %‘::!\2-‘3:{ ot g —_— i ay on Lo- z 2 i : Kresge DepStr. 47 47 47 47 N Buyil M i sy + 311095 it reight Traffic Gains To% 124 ew Buying—Moves in | seigium 107% 107% By e Aactaiot Prass | z 1 2 2, i imi )2 on arket n { Factors in Rise. r& Fy(lt 1644 163% Lig & Myrs (3).. 63% 63% 631 Narrow Limits. ool IS Tom Clons Lo e oy, the. more. active ! to Redeem Not i Pl Al Sow 22% o | Bordeaux 24 88 A2 82% P ay, i otes. : Am Chuin A (2). a2 2% ig & My pf (7). 118% 119 19 BN S | Brazil 78 - 83 88 5% 55" |months showing net losses of 15 to 3 ; {Amcnicle... s 3 Lima Loco (41. ¢0" 60 60 o i Brazil 1% 3 99 99 P Sow 26|18 points in the first few minutes - 2 BY STUART P. WEST. Smbransmay e e [loews 1nccai.. 18 184 18 BY GEORGE T. HUGHES. Brazil gs. 96% 96% | Atlantic C L lat 48, 30 91% 9% |under southern and local selling, en-| ashington Gas Ligt stock c Epecial Dispatch to The Star. e “1'11;9, e 5% laau-wll”rm "% 6% | Special Dispateh to The Star. ranad . 101% 101% B&Oprinay 100 100 |couraged by a private crop report|tinyed upward on today's exchange VEW YORK, October 23.—Points of | \r\ i{lae & Lea . 12 124 12 12 |Lorrilard 3. . 37% | o e M Boecule: BAGNAsNe 105 1oz | B & Ogolas BB N | eated yield 12477.000 balos com. | S onarce selling at 57, the highes rength and points of weakness were - 12 i g ve ralls continued to monopolize «914 89% 717, . com- | figure In years. g L Chout canis dlsneibatan inihe | A A= vt S6i (aTio s Lotiliendpricl). 115k 1454 | attention in today's bond trading. The 1o A So% fow |pared with an end-September fndlca-| While® earnings of the compa: jtock market today. Ll 2 - whoso securities were most 965 99% Sioasie or the year to aate e Dy B or the fifth conwecutive week crude | A ICEDI(E). .. 784 784 Tl Mack Cospf (4). 66% active Included the M., K. and T., the | . 91 97 103% 10944 | There was some doubt as to Wheth- | in excosy of those for the e, gl production fgures showed a de-| A IDternatl... 27w 284 214 Mack Trucks (6) 294 g Seaboard Alr Line, the St. Louls-San | CBile 831926, eswies 1004 | ©F the frosts reported in the northern | ing period of last vear, thee | Grease, and this naturally encouraced |\ [4nSeed. ... 18% 18% % | Magma Cepper. . ¥ Franclsco, the New Haven and to a |/one 88 1941, Tt naty| DAlL of the Dbelt had becn severe|the slightest possibility of an further buying of the ofl stocks. Some |\ ¢ f‘nmn [3) | Mallinsen & Co 6 less extent the Norfolk Southern and |, e 88 1946.... 106% i ¢9 | °nough to do much damage except in | dividend payment at this time. Ma: df the rails were strong, while others | (I ietal (). Man EI Sup (¢) the Wheeling and Lake Erle. Some |Chilese Gov Ry 5a Lo % 80%|3,few polnts, but after selling off to|people now unserved, are clamorir Zelt the effect of profit-taking. The ! (™ JnfR (500). Man El md gd 4. o of these moves were in sympathy | Christiania ge 110 1ok 3% 87% | 22.80, December rallied to 22.95 on|for fuel facilities, and 1t is kno weak spots were certain of the sugars | \™ Ship & Com. “ Manhat-Shirt (3) 83 with action of the stocks of the same | .OP¢nhaken 6igs. . o slc 4 trade buying and covering. The fore- | that these needs will be met befe B eSS ey m Sm & Re (5) : MiaeRIBOIGUT o . tabatann tome more lader o neere. | oAy 964 9U% | Canada North 7a.. 117 | cast for frost in parts of the castern an extra dividend payment fo AmS& Rpf (T). Market St Ry s M. K. and T. adfustments were taken | C2echo 88 1951...... 101% 101% | Canad Pac deb 4 beit again tonight probably account- | considered by officiary ot ihe e Bethlehem Again Weak. | Am St Pdys (3). M e ¥ 4| in large blocks at 63, two points be- | ~zecho8s 1952 ct. 100% 101"!«_ Cur Clinch & O & ed for part of the buying. pany. Bethlehem Steel early in the day|im Sugar....... Mathieson Alka. 26 low their high this year. This road | Danish Munic s A. 109% 109% | Cur Clinch & O 6s! New Orleans Quotations. Small lots of Mergenthaler Lin again dipped below 38 but rallied | Ara Sugar pf (7) L Maxwell Mot A.. 6i% 66 i 66%|is covering charges fixed and con- | Danish Munic 83 B. 109% 109% | Cent of Ga 6%, NEW ORLEAN 2 [tyDe sold at 163% and Riges e Shorts were K IAg NNl | NyRt o Muxwell Mot B.. 19% | tingent fund approximately 1.6 times [ enmark 6s 100% 1008 | Central Pactfle 4a. 1% e | tlonel Bk rsught B T Gontracts on the idea tha e un-|im el (9). Vav Dept St (6). 95 at present. Interest this issue | Penmark % 11 Eiten cviys.. 5 i On the investment side ¥ favorablo report expected after the | Am Tobac (12) 2 Met g L o B on this issue| CREBACS . b9% 89% |Ches& O gn 4 to easy cables and despite decidedly the investment side of tho > Metro Gold pfd.. 15% 15 % | becomes cumulative on January 1|Putch E18%, &n 4. . 1d ath First des | ket Capital Traction fne glose of business might have been | \mTebB (12).. Mex Seabd 2 b > v DEI1E 89% 89% | Ches & Ohlo cv 6 & cold weattler map. JATN. (IAd68 ] ¢ saay imtid rema 3 E (2).. 24% next. Meanwhile the bonds eell on| D EI1EWsct. 0 cv bs. howe 6 p steady at and Potomac , g = o o 8 showed losses of 6 to 9 points and >tomac Electr Tron made little impression, because | Am W W pf (6) . 3 \vmm.érlpni} 91% Lo Sea board 6s Strong. | E1 8alvador 8548 102% 102% | Chi B&Q st rf 5o, ‘ &l SR jasier the call. “«'.”;0"" A u’.’,‘(',:,',,‘u' e the whole basis for the present sell- | \m Wonlen Mis A th the Seaboard Air Line it was 87% ®T%|Chi& B 4 camber av 23.16.aud Jauusny S2.60. 105} i st S nn & St Louts. 2 n Finland s £ 65 1945. &n 58 = Ak : : ing prjce of the stock Is the ofl | Am Wool pfd (7 93 SR s the consolidated 63 that were the| Framerican 7 < 94% 944 |ChiGreat w. . 2 points below the previous close. Aromary Redooms Noics tiossibifities and not the regular steei | Am Writ Pap pf. 2 e 5"?%‘:91‘ :l_rh 5 speculative favorites. Here, too, earn- | French Govt 1% : 100% 101% | CM & Puget 4 4 - The market then rallfed on reports of | 7 and coal business. TUnited States|aim Zinc pf 8% | \g P ‘"n << ings are excellent—in fact, the best | French Govt s, 5%, 108% 106% | ChiM & St P {rather cold weather in the interior| Fec Yy of the Treasury Mell fiteel common was comparatively | \naconda 5 aesonc| Excific: 208 in the history of the road. Today's|Germany 78 w1.. 7569 94’5 9% | than the map indicated, with ice in|has authorized the Federal Reserve dy, displayl fac e Missourl Pac pf. 6 price was onl IR Baios o) SRR meyel South Carolina. December traded up |Panks to begin today redeemi #teady, displaying its mettle in face | Ann Arbor pf. Fodl Rl price was only 2 polnts below the| i /c R p e T e e S e df the heaviness in the independent = A ] igh of the year, reuch in Ju'v, ahtcencse y 2 X 1to 22. d ary 22,90 easury a of indebtednes Wlecin: . (The tepost’ mext Tussiiay wasl| e me o (e Moon Mot (3)... 2l% The Seaboard adjustmente on whioh | Holland-Amer 6s.. 834 £8% the levels of yesterday's cl The | Maturing December 15. Two seriss Wtill expected to show dividends, | As )G 15t pf (6) Mother Lods i5¢ 1% T4 | there is 121 per cent back interest | HUngary 6%s. 87% 87% 5 frost line by map extended well fnto | #7® lh;n'a open to redemption now. /| regular and extra, covered, and this | Asso Ol (1%). .. Nat Acme....... 4% 4% | yot due, were also higher today. japunese 6}4s..... 40 Sl Sl S1% 3 b G LRELL e T L e et o pocemberils, and during a very trying time. ST &S Fe (6). Nat Biscult (1) ng, 2 7§n.l\‘ In the New Haven list, New Yorl H"ie"'“““ s :: o 5 B S G Hraa s S Ofls Keep Up Advance. AT&SFDpt(5). Nat Cloak & Sult 65 5 55 | ‘hester and Boston 443 were Lyons - - GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. e Tliks oten o vz eald o he 5 % . 4 | Nat Dairy (3) 86% 85 |tive and higher. Norfolk S S Varsetll 4 ®% Chi& NW . 5 P e oward formulat The leaders among the olls were | 1} Biven & AL Nat En & St 2210 204 | refunding 55 advanced outhern | {0 42 °08 asntd. 18 lehien w10 BALTIMORE, October 23 (Special). | % 18721 program for December whe Pacific Oil and Assoclated Oil. Other :;lgol’;';";v’;"‘i » o] RS et R mm“rrm\m a new mugn et ¥0% %, |~ Potetos 160 pounge 50a|it is expected a new fundix v : sea or 1924 o pars ¥ small pur- H s 3 unds, 50al ypo0" o : Tembers of the group were generally u e ‘ 89 | NatSupply (3).. 557 5 5% chas: The Norfolk Southern | . Chi Rys 6 1.50; barrel, 5; sweet potatoes, [ 1198 Wil take plac strong, but were not as prominent as | Atlantic Refin g s 5 DS v Southern is| yetheriands 63°54. 100% *hi Rys | i pe Weso two: The undoibted tura: for | \ustin-Niehols N Or T&M 123%. 107% 107% | covering charges 1.5 times. Wheel-| Gotherlands 6s'12. © (CHMRT& 1, % ! barrel, 1.50a yams, barrel, Z.50a| Three New Rail Records. 3 h Austin-Nle pf(7) [NYAirBr®... 3 4t | ing and Lake Erie s and 41%4s were |\ |ChiTH&SES 2% | 275; beans, bushel, 1.15a1.43; beet > ¢ the better in the oil trade situation NiobE NTABrA .. 52 RS e aeandy) Fere | Norway 68 1943 ... 2 [Shae 8. 7% | 00, 40085 007 PrOCcoll butier. 40a80.| American railroads . established has started up again all the bullish| 3ald Loco (T)... A N Y Cpnners (2). 28% It corrs ihaconoeing and Take | yorway ss1966... ekl 2 20 920 o bbage: ' 3.0025.00: carrots. 100, |three new high records during the gossip which was so fashionable seven | Gal & Ohlo (5). “ s 57 : | SiCiatkel moraithanionice a - % | lon Sta Ss. 101% | ¥ e, 1.50a2.00; corn, | Week ended October 11 in dnd elght months ago. Those who|Ral& Oh pf (4). | S cential (), d0se i JigFSE-LoE e pteacnt N weeee ? chiiDnGte ety ] ‘aulifiower, erate, 1.504 | Of cars loaded with r Yiave looked fnto Pacific Oll affairs £ (7 9oy | YT DOCK. oo BIR Industrinls Irregular. | Ortent Dev deb ©hi& W indcns, L LoB05: A O O A, o> Laconrding ito epoite. f o Bang & Ar pf (1) N Y Dock pf (5). b1 | 2 lima beans, bushel, 3.00a3.30 3 th glaim that an increase in the dividend | ‘srpwdall A. 183 | 3 i 1 2a% 26 | Industrial bonds were cular. | Paris-Ly's-Med 8y 13¢ pec & 2 " 2 ;| American Railway Assoclation n NY NH & Hart 2% g ere irregular. ettuce, bushel, ontons, 100 Y . rom $2 to $3 Is fully warranted. This | Barnsdell B. |N Y Ont & West. 221, 1% anhattun Transit 6s were d : | ; ; | pounds, 10; peppers, basket, 45a | [0Ads loaded 1,088,452 opinion was being strongly backed in|Bayuk Cigar. 5 4T% | NigarFpri1%. 2% 28 | but the other local tractions| Paris Orleans 7 | Cleve Term b spinach, ba 15a acking | WWeek. the zreatest the market for the stock today. A'ch Nut (240).. 4% | COEE Wi, 123 4 Sugar bonds were generally | POrto Aigere §s. e et DR B e busEch, 2 A Hbage |one week this vear, Rallway Shares Vary. Hethlehem Steel. 4 T4 39% | Norch Am (2.40) 534 316 | specially the Cu ‘ane is- I'rzzueIT'a; 5 4 2 > | bushel, 60a75; pumpkins, 100, 6.00a |Previous high record fo. vay sl v v | Beth Sti pf (7) North (3 70 Queensian > { Den & Ri o 115.00; tomatoes, basket, 40a70; pack- JiTilmayishaves wetelmore VALY {ips mistipnion) . 3 i -4 4 Oil bonds did a little better.| Queensland 7s.. - [DE Rio G img 5o 3 ing Stock, bushel, 1.00a1.20; turnips, Bh i ' 12 i Britls Em Stl 1st P In the foreign group the new Ger- | Rlo de Jan 88 1946. : D&RG1 [1 k 3| basket, 46a30. freight during the week of October 1 change in the St. Louls-San Fran- | Britls Oh FSup (216).. 37 B 78 nel , = oo Jan 8a 194 st rf Sa.. 5 456 | Dasket. 40a30. & e e e ek or Ot 2 clsco situation, but the stock having | 7k Bdison (8 L% & an 7s held firmly above 94. French | Riode Jan & ! | Det Unttea 434, . Appies, barrel ,2.0025.00; bushel, T5a | ba Befare, al belng 258 B no b © solnts withis thvce do e e Imrk-Man ran. . 27 |Ontario Mining. 7 1 crossed 101 for the fist time in|RioGrDoSul8s . 3 Erfe 15t con 48, 1 = .75; grapes, basket, 85; grape-| oLl cars. The railroads on October 3 D e thar s o T otManTinilcy 4 69% |Orpheum (1%).. 2% French s and French |3ao Paulo State $s. 15 e ea 05 L it b |pandled more freight cars than o: lll\;‘ I:\\'l:@‘:l”;’ “g' -l“ 'll’fih':“}l‘ | rklvai'n G (4) 7 % 74 Otis Elev (n) (4) 2 2 fractionally higher. There ine Dept. of 7s. “" 2 2 Erie conv 48 A > 1 X any single®day this year, the tota e oo At A rarsne [ BIOWRSHoRICE): 2 527 | Otis Steel. . 1 uncenfirmed “report In the - Erie conv s B quinces, bushel, 76a1.50. | Liovement including both loaded and e N oor atash/A- RATSes DD 83 |OtisSteel pf.... 44 44 |strect that a $30,000,000 loan to|Soisson Bt 1 | i 2 - |empty cars having been 1,018,852 T ity sr::lthgrn was ""","" over 2 |Bufr R & P (4) 6 66 |Uwens Bot (3).. 41% Sweden was under negol on. Sweden 5 Bt z';:‘;;:“ 9 i Selling Prices at Noon. tal loading of all commodities for tl Doint and wasmoteacive. Theiex: g sraniBr 10y .- 10 | o - . s Today's new financing included $6,- | Swiss 535 1946....100 Y978 99 | Brie g N at—No. 2 red Winter, spot,|Week of October 11 was an increase planation scarcely lay rather in the b Te pf (T) 8 | LaoifcCoast 2 28 000,000, Tos: Angelt: Houa | Tokio 88 p 7 & Jersey 6s. 2 it ey, | 11,456 cars over the preceding wee prospect of the road figuring in one of | BuUsh Te P (7). | Pac Coast 2d pf.. 88 39 39 3 w8 Angeles bonds. |1 PRI | e Genessee R €3 No. ze inter, garlicky. | hen freight shipments were Burroughs (4).. 66 e i (8. .. 94K san | 3r Trunk sf dh 151%; No. & red Winter, garlicky,| > the numerous mergers. EatioC R Zihe. = =f db 6s. % tailed somewhat. Short covering came into American - 3 |FacifcMail... 8 | 8y | | K . - o Grand Trunk 7s... . " 1.48%. 3 3 igar after the stock had sold at | Butte&superior. 17 | oacific 011 (3).. B0% 5l | 'C'd 5‘::"‘5“‘“ €s | Great North 6s. . .. | " Sales—Bag lots of nearby at 1.40.1 Another Power Offering. which was the lowest for all|CaddoCenO &R : 4 1% | Packard (1150). 124 120 LEoEuEne ) Gr North gen 5343 Sorn_Cols/old yellow. fal/mer bar-1 Bonbright & Co, will offe The break of over 3 points in|Cal Packing (6). 90% | Packard pf (7).. 101 101 Gr Norti gen 7. .. % { ldswnite st 25 pex b arrel, trxck § i additeong) American Woolen was no surprise to | “al Pet (1%)... 3 224 an-Amer (4).. 52 b bi% MISCELLANEOUS. Green B & W db B. it S meiiad ¢ American Power and Light Co those who have been saying that the | “allahan Z Lead $h | Pan-Amer B (4) 51% o0 e Havana ERL&P 58 - ~ g any gold debent company was Dot earning preferred | Calu & Ariz (2). 9 49 | Park & Tilford.. 26 | Ajax Rubderss. .. 10 vy Hud & Man ref 5 | ; < ™| Bon, Seaturing Maren 1, 201 dividends. Calumet & H 60¢ Penn Rallrd (3) 4614 45: i Am Agr Chem bs. 5 gg “ Hud & Man aj5s.. 2 . z 5 2 The actual net carnings of the cor chandise and less than Against these weak stocks were to | “an Pacific 10} bSteel. 15 Am Agr Chem 733 2 1l Cent ref &s Y e s L r the ¥ ended August o1 be set numerous specialties which | Case Threshing. ch (1) 103% Am Chbainsf6s'3d T %6k il Central 5%s. .. L 1.35%. it e | “ent Leather Co. . | 604 | Am SmIt&R 1st 63. : 8% 6 |intRap Tranbs... 51 | Sectinti, 19 teus |thas three and & guarter times tr were Flelschman, up nearly 3 points | “ent Lea Co pf. . | arpt (5). Tow 0% |AmSmit&R6s... 105 105 |int Rap Tr 5sstpd. o |mand for hay is moderate and con-|annyal interest charges on the $21 on Increased dividend possibilities: | Cerrode Pasco(4) 5 » iPhilaCopf (3).. 4% Only Hand-to-Mouth Buying, 205 ref 6 994 994 | int Rap Tran 6; 2 660 | ined almost entirely to the better 730360 gold debenture bonds to be Postum _Cerea Kinney, Coca-Cola | Chand Mot (3). E 2 32 |Phila&R&l 5y 434 uying Amré& ot $7% %74 int & G Nor 1st 102 (Brades of timothy and light clover|guistanding, which upon completic and the Mexwell Motwors shares. The | -“hes & Ohlo (4). K315 | Philiips Pet (2). o 3% . £ |AmT&Tcltrd 1014 :0:‘5"‘ Int & G Nor aj 6s.. 112 603 | mixed. Medium and low grade hay |of the present financing will consti Jast named stood out the more promi- |Ch & O pf (634) - : 102% | Plerce-Arrow... 8% s | in Many Sections—Reac- [AomETEeth Razisliar s o AIatE - 58i [in_ample supply ls slow sale at Ir-|tute practically the entire indebted | s s... a1% counts. ness of the company. 5 nently because they were an excep- | ~hicago & Alton BX | Bieroe-Atrow ot 28 28 Am Writ P s 4% 45hlg | Q 1 tion to the action of the motor group |Cl Alton pt. 124 | Plerce OIL 1% TN i | Am Writ Paper 6s. ot 45% | Kansas City S 3 a1 uotations tod: Yo. 2 timoth gold debentures take e- oty . 7w | Plerce Ol DE. v 27 .*| tion at Hampton Roads. | An.conda istss... 84 57 7% | Kansas City S 5 1%l 19.50a20.50; No. 3 timothy, 17.00a18.00: | dence on 1o carnings and secets over Some selling occurred in Wabash | “hic Gt West pt. 2 2.4 | Plerce Petrol... 4% 4| e o i ity | Anaconda cv db 78 ¥l 99% | Kan City Torm 4s. 12 +4% | No. 1 light clover, mixed, 18.50a19.00: | 166,576 shares of pre.erred stock anc preferred A today, in response to al “h Mil & St Paui 2 12 | Pitts Coal (4) 53% 68% | | Armour & Co 4%s 2 8% 5| {ake Shore 48 '25.. bat | NO. 1 clover, mixed, 17.50a18.00; No. 2| 1,480, shares of common, having news ticker story that the stock|chMil& StPptf 20% | Pitts & West Vi 8% 57 | Spe Dispatch to The Sta | Armour of Del 6 %8 89t B¥i% 1 ake Shore 43 31. ynlq | Clover, mixed, 15./0a16.00. combined market value in excess of would not go on a dividend basis! hi & Nwn (4) 60% | Pitts & WVarts. 9 9% | NEW YORK, October 23.—Coal Age | Assoclated Oil 6s.. 18 v wl:« 101% | Long Island rf 4 834 | Stra No. 1 wheat new, 12.00a |$76,000,000. this year. The report was regarded | hiRI & Pac. 33 33k [P & W Va pf (6). 108% % 106% | reports the coal market today as fol- | Atlantic Refinbs.. 2 Ya's ¥5% | Lous & N uni 4s . 3 98 [13.00; No. 1 +at, 13.00a14.00, | as technically correct. It was con- ({CRI&P pf (§). Tsby | Postum Cer (4). 70 71 | lows: | Bell Tel Pa b . 101 101k | Louis& NEsB.... w3 | —_—— fidently predicted that Wabash pre-|CR1& Ppf (7). 4 89 &%% |Prod & Reflners. 26% 5 27| The bituminous coal market in gen- | peth Steel pm b SERNN DoulmE NEshiE 108k | MORE U s CAPITAL ferred would join the dividend payers | ChStP Min & O.. 451 PubSerNJ (4). 615 612 61:. | eral is holding its owm quite well, | geth Stecl Ff6s.... 96 | Mannat Lty co & 0% | DAIRY PRODUCE. * s immediately after the turn of the|ChiYellowC (&) T 4 48'5 | Public Serv rts.. 18 4 184 | though the gains are strikingly un- | Beth Steel 614563 T 864% 8Gi | Maiket St Ry s $8 | BALTIMORE, October 23 (Special).| o b IS NEEDED ABROAD were decld strong. Among these | vear. “hile Cop (2%) 1% | Pub SNJ pf (8). 108% 2 10843 | even: in fuct, there have been reces- | Beth Steei s f 6 54 MilEl Ry & L 68 SEATTIMORT, October 1 | Cluett, Peab (5). 57 |PullmanCo (8). 129% 29% 129 | slons herp and there—probably only Brier M St 1st 5143, 6% s p 19 Live poultry—Spring chickens. | Coca-Cola (7). % 76 | Punta AlSu (5). 43% 431 | temporary fn most instances. The | gklyn Ed gen 5s... 100 3 2 87 e Sl Mark: a Gl Folo Fuel & Iron 4l | PureOll (1%)... 28% 2% 3% New England trade contluues to show gklyn Edison 78 D. 1w07% 3 1013 101% E IS ol arkets at a ance Colo Southern. .. ¢ 44 | Radio Corpof A. . 27 | marked strength, with prices headed | Bklyn Unlon G bs. . 99% 6 a1t e M, om, PEeo0% | Commerce Expert Calls Attentio: Col So unpté;). f’v { Radlo Crp pf (7) 4% % up .\rd(. ‘vh'm-v-n;num_\-fu]m weather | .o ¢ pere 638, ... 100% 1 % 71% | turkeys, pound, 30 38, bt Lo PEEv . o R 2.60). i | . 1251 25% in most other sections of the country, 4 : A 5 in e o e : H : W YORK — Stocks — Irregular; | Go Carban (4. - | e 128 | owever, has had & tendency fo take | ConUenELdsben. 12 196% 1508 gl ~Receipts, 2,151 cases; native to Russia, China, Africa merchandising issues strong. Bonds— | comIr e (63c). 45 | Reading (4) 59% 60" |the cdgo off demand, causing a re- CENTCoDor 6 2 62 e O d Australi Steady; rail liens rhoderately higher.|com Solv B 65 Reading rts. ... 19% 19 % §s ! turn In some " ases of the hand-te- | Shile Coppor fe.-- Mo Puctfic ks '66 2% by sz quotations, 45. and Australia. Foreign exchanges—Easy; sterling | ongoleum (3).. 45 Reraasth.. i* [ mouth policy of buying. Western GOIGas&El s Mo Pacific 6 T -amery, good to fancy, and trancs lower. Cotton—Lower: | contey Tin Foll. 1% Robt Rels 10t 0f. 80 | Kentucky is a notable case in point, | OMMONTEA B \ | Moqtrl Tm lat sah | e s, MWL, mosTRY | p thiiiriatid Brvis Southern selling. Sugar—Featureless. | conyol Clgar.... 19% Remington Type 4:% 4 [ the brisk spell having tapersa oft to | SoB Coal M 1e [NOTex &M nss, sin || Soamery, (35Ate; ladlesa0nies store |57 S S S0, 0 g o tee— H s ller; Buaxil buyink, Con Gas of B (§) 136 Rem T 1st pf (7) 94 oim|such an extent that dlstress coal is | 0BSumers PO B NOTex & Mbs B o1 | packed, 23; process butter, 33ass. NEW YORK. Octobe Sixts A CHICAGO — Wheat — & better | SO CtG 0a (5).. 0% 707 e A 106 154™ [ now in evidence there. As 8o often | Cuba Cane cvis 40 NOTex&Mb e | e e ES¥Snimerfcent ot it (aplist s Argentine crop news. Corn—Weak; |- 2% ' o happens, the first quickening in de- 7 N Y Centcn4s'9s.. 16 Iised. 1n gian At Sealawan poor cash demand. ~Cattle_Generally | (S0 0", 67 B e e }‘;‘;!mna Proved so. tempting. to many " ¥ Centribe H 844 CHICAGO GRAIN PRICES. |abroad, while only © per cent of Yy Tosv_Mostly higher ibiondiisr YRR sy, 82 Rep 1 &S pf (7). 88 81 |hunery for business that there has | Uenver Gaste | N YCentdeb 6s. ... 12 1 34| CHICAGO, October 233—Reports of |AMerican capital investments 1o & T Cont Mot (800).. &% i | eyn'ds Spgs (1> 15% 1833 | been an overproduction in some flelds, | Donner Steel 7 iNYC&StLduds 9i% | rains In Argentina pulled down the | LhiS country. Willls H. Booth e e Corn Prod (3)... 87 Rey Tob B (3)... 5% 6% | Which with warm weather caused the | Ju Fontde N Tis. " N YChi&SLEW 4% | price of wheat today as soon as trad. | ldent of the International Cha 100 0 Cosden Co. ... 26 Roy Dth (4.423%4) 434 Tk | nevitable setback. qufl‘ffl‘“s““;';.‘ NYC&StLSsA. Uzs | Ing here began. Lower quotations at | Of, Commerce and vice president o ’ OO’OOO-POUND . o HuUsndipe o IR Uy S e ST e Sivo GRF 16, bty o 77% | Liverpool tended to emphasize the | (017 fivanth annual convention of (h Crucib Stl pf (7)_ 884 Such ibara cters L ian Smyles H Yew Haven 7 »73, | Weakness of the market in Chicago. | g oric. t STa A ; s ) 28k stJosephLd 2} 34 saie| trade as car ' sisk Kubber 38 : Ml L g e | e o o ket In Chicago. | American Manufacturers' Assoctation , H R AGE lN PRUNES 3 StLSan Fran... 37% 365 37 | loadings continue to glve encourage- d 1 st (7). 98 . nue g Ont & W ref ta 67 | Argentine drought damage was irrep- | T NP Cuban Cane Sug. 10% ; StLSanFpf(6) 73 sigRiyacd ment ESELEAINE AN EeAT B uRIdeaRToON N YRyrtasctts.. 2: |arable and that Argentina this sea.| American business men should give 5 St LSouthwest.. 41% 41y | ditions, despitc ®the prominent part b B his sea- | ;or. attention to furnishing capita b D e 5 StLSthpt (). 691 % Gow Played by grain loading in the week- joodrich S, o 9% e e Y T Y rprallel the CTherience | abroad, he said. predicting a compet Crops Here and Ab | . 9% 8% | Suvage Arm 634 6315 | 1y reports. Equipment buying by the | Gopdyear 881831.. 339 107% 1t orfolk & W en o | Sl ° |itiv : be P road Are Far|Cuyamel Fr o ’ S (B 130% % 130% railroads also continucs apace, orders ' joodysar 88 1941.. 40 113'a 118% 1185 JOTION & T < 95ic [Aeveieiun () vala e iman: | €0 be done throughout 5 Daniel Boone... 10% ; Seaboard AlrL.. 16 v¢ 1i%% for 1.000 freight cars having bee 5 2 . e z ; | the world. Below Last Year's | Davidson Chem.. 46 Seab'd Alr Lpf.. 28% & % 29 |placed by the carriers during Humble O&R 5% % (et f,’::‘l.' - ‘“Vhil‘h ranged fr‘o:vv 8 to 28 lower | ".pyussia will restore herself, wit! C ti D're & Co pt (). 80 Seare-Roebl (6) 109% 109% 1+ third week of October. 1115t b8, Pac . with December 143 to 1.46 and May |,y guestion,” he asserted onsumption. | Del & Hud (9).. 128% 122% | Ghattuck-Ariz.. 6% 6 Sl oatq CoH e index of epot prices of lliinols Bell] ‘n*. 3 R + 9k 4 {150 to 1.50%, was followed by only [irana, q more business now than [ Pel L& W (6)... 136% 185% | Spell Trad (2.06) 36% 36 3¢~ | bltuminous coal again advanced last | 1iinols Steel Co8: - 5 P e 1 4 slight rallies. 3 | ever, offers a huge field. When China By the Assoctated Press. et Ed Co (8)... 109% 103% | Sheli Un ML (1). 18% 1ug | Week—for the seventh consecutive | [BIRR NI 7% | ode aner. cu {_Corn and oats prices dropped with | oitjes her problems there will SAN JOSE, Calif, October 23.—A |DulSS&Atpf.. 4% 4% | Stmmons Co (1). 31 31k | time—standing on October 20 at 175, | 1Bt MErURTELS 7' 4 | Ore - wast aotata ¢ : e, e o e B onn cars | Plenty of business there, and A shortage of approximately 100,000,- | DuFPtdeN (8).. 128% 128% | Simms Pet. 15% 14y | the corresponding price for which 18 | S g 'Le 6a A '63 | Pennsyl con 4% o ontned e -08%, corn |ofrers still a larger field.” 13 2.12. Thi: v B Triunds le imminent in the world | m,yeman (17%).. 109% aiow (SIBEIRIEON o 1T | 10, respoctivels, on October 13, | KanG & El 68763, vennayi gen 434 prune market, according to a state- moent by officlals of the Calffornia EstonAzle&S.. 11 By | Skellyotl......0 204 20 | There was a slight reaction in ac- Prune and Apricot Growers' Asso.| D) SiorBat (4 - OO T | Sloss-Shefr (6).. 68 68 | tivity at Hampton Roads last week, clation. Revised estimates of prune | 5 BrantinEp: v 29% | Sloss-Sh pt (D)., 90 50 | dumping of coal for all accounts dur- | production In this State, Oregon, | ric s south Pac (6)... 93% 94 | 1n8 the seven-day period ended Octo- | - 2 : it e France, Bosnia and Servia, form. the | BFie 190 Df-..-cc 884 3tk | Southern Ry (8) 65% 66 |DPer 16 totaling 326,124 net tons, com- | LiEEett & IR TH St thized with grain weakness. . basis for the statement. | Famous P} (8).. 81% 821 | South Ry pf (6). 77T% 77% | pared with 340,447 tons handled dur- | Lo Coneviani: : . % | Rto G West cl 48, - . @ FOREIGN EXCHANGE. Less than 80,000,000 pounds of the|gdM &S pf (T). 5O0% b1 |StdGas & K1 (3) 38% 38% a8 | Ins the preceding week. I Sas ot 1% s RIATK & L 4lys... 1 - = : 4% 1L w. 5. Hibbe & coy \ California 1924 crop remain unsold, | Fifth Av B (64c) 11% 11% |3 63% 59% 69 Soft Conl Output Grows. :‘:l‘“d o1l 1%, SUL IM&S i8 29 3 . - 2 ¥ Selling ch while Oregon has left less than 20,- | Figk Rubber. 9% 9% 88% 368 6% | Bituminous coal output continues yariand Ofl 8s31.. % | 3t LIM&S R&G 4 i 3 London, pound. 000,000 pounds, according to the as- | gigk Rubber pf. 66% 68 [StOfINJpf (7). 117% 117% 117% | 1o increase slowly, production during | yjuxican Petrol 8s. StL&SFplis . - g X Mont; dollar. soclation, and the combined vield In| Fjeischman (13%) 73 176% | Stand P1G1 (3).. 15% 164 18% | the week ended October 11, according | yijvale Steel s ct StL&SFprin Fariy, frinc Furope this vear has fallen to 23,000 | poundation (6). 86 85 | Sterling Pr (4).. 62k 624 62% | to the Geological Survey, totaling |y rtana Power StL&SFb%sD. Brumnly, foc ns, or considerably less than half | preepors-Texas. 8%, 8% | Stew’t Warn (5). bdss 64% 64% | 10,548,000 net tons, a gain of 273,000 *u&Co 18t 4338, SUL &S K ad) 6s Rome, lra.. f last year. This total of about 5 Studebaker (4).. 39% B394 89 [ tons over the week ended October 4, | MOF R0 StLa S F inc s Zorien, trane. . 20,000,000 pounds represents the |Gen ATCDf (.. 95% 95t 9% | Superior Ofl.... du 4% 4% | when T.275,000 tons was produced, ac- | Nt Tu! . RLASER GG, . 1384 | Athens, drachin vailable supply with which to|Gen Asphalt.... 41% 40% 42% | pennessee Copper 7% W 735 | cording to revised figures. The rate gatisfy the current year's needs, |Gen Asphpf (5). 824 “2% 824 | ToxasCo (3).... 41% 41% 41% { of output now Is not far behind that ' 5 mousting to 320,000,000 _pounds. as|Gepsral Hiecibs 25 250% 252 | 3G Sulph () 8% 8% of 1923, though it is still far below |3 N StP & KCShL 4% §hown by last year's consumption. g.nfiut::.(son .lgw s“'::: ;% Texas & Pacific. 364 364 that of 1920. Anthracite production 5t P Un Dep 6% —_——— s en Mo ¢ 3 Tex& PacC&O 9% 9% 9% | rebounded sharply during the week SanA & Arn P & Christ aiia, crown. SHORT-TERM | Gen Mot pf (6).. m gg: :z“'\ Tide Wat Ofl (4). 128% 128% ended October 11, when +1,737,000 net Btates Pow bs. 6 Seabd AL 72% { CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET | §iniian® cowa. & SECURITIES. Gen Mot pf (7). -] S 3o | Timken (13%).. 36% 8s% tons was the total, compared with | NOF SISl by 6s Seab'd A L ref 8% | CHICAGO, October 23 (United ! (Quotations turaiehed by Redmond & coy | GeRFEIM (D). LM 3% $2%|TobProd (6).... 64 643 1,426,000 tons during the precedins | Nor JiClt's Tel 78. Seab'd A L ad) 65 |States Department of Agriculture).— |B the A 2 ol Gtmbel Bro 1 31 815 |ToDProdA (.. 92% 9u% week. o Stecl 7% 8 Seab'd A L con 82% Hogs—Receipts, 31,000 head. Uneve EW YORK, October 23.—FO0. e e 3 3% | TranscoutOil... 4% 4% Producers are moving anthracite |OS 18 Sou Pacific ¢a 32, 97% | mostly 10c to 1Go higher than Wed- |exchanges easy. Quotations {n Tn fi g . 108 3 (Goodrich pf (7). Un Pacific (10).. 189% 140% without much difficulty, but retailers Soa Pacific ctl ¥d1e inesday’s average: better grades show | States dollars: Great 4Br"<\in- ol Germany must be returndd to ix % | Oats started unchanged to % off;|gugtrial power it international pros Keyser (J) 78 ceonnsyl gen bs. Y December, 51% to 52. Later the de- > t Keliy-Spring 8a; gennezl sa.. Lloi | cline became general. e ety o Je mtn g Lackaws & et el Notvrithstanding an upturn in hog | eyports than' she had before the war. Liggett & Myrs 5s. Pere Mrq 1st 4 . values, the provision market sympa- | e sk bR 233 A o & Prague, crown. erican Sugar 6s 198" - 100° g?:,“.':;,?:'” ) 3’-’,’.: ',‘31‘: :?:’\un Pacpt (4)... T4% T4% still feel, despite a slow, steady gain, Sou Pacific ref ¢ 20 | full advance; underwelght strong to |mand, 4.49 7-16; c jmericen Tel. & Tel. 6s 1925.. 21 that business is not all that it| T | southern Ry 2n ¢s. T4% | 25¢ higher; demand broad; top, 10.50; v bills on ban aconda Copper 6s 1629, i Granby Consol.. 1x4% 174 18 (Utd Alloy Steel.. 20} should be. P Soutliern Ry 1st 68 9 100% bulk good and choice, 190 to 340 Ibs, |demand, .0522%; cables, ngic American Ol 7 25 t | Gt North ot (B). :a’- :m :::"'t}“filf.“?g"{g# %3 zz : . . . Southern Ry 6s ct. 1023 welght, 9.60a10.40; desirable 140 to |demand, .0434ly; cables, . Gr Nor Ore (3)... s | 3 19% Cone Southern Ry 6%s. 106% 10633 180 1bs. averages, largely 8.5029.50; |gium, demand, .0478%%; cables, I Tel. of Canade Be 1925.. v ntral st Georgie 0 1026~ 10016 Grt Wstn Su (8). 83% 85 84 |tul Rylovist,.. 184 STORE SALES IMPROVE. Term Asso 5t L.65 9% 9or {bulk packing sows, 9.00a9.25; ma- |Germany, demand, per trilllon, tral Leather bs 1925. A GrCanan Cop... I4% 14% 147 |Utd Ry Investpf 44 4¢ " | v e 92 N Mil & 8t Paul o %" | Guantan Sugar.. G% 5% 6w |U 8 Castlron P. 1124 112% BUFFALO, N. Y., October 23 (Spe- S 9s yuty B o it e e aamao ! B, 1. & Pac. St 1620, % | Guit Mo & Nor.. 20% 19% 193 |1 S Distribating 29% 29% cial).—September sales in the stores < 855 bta o4 |0 e Dackers' and shippers drove |Denmark, demand, .1725, Switserland imbia Gas & K1 lat S 163 Gu Mo & N pt (5) 17 77 77 |USHoftman (2). 28% 28% of Steel's Consolldated, in the United El 1 '{,‘;“‘on‘l‘,"'c"‘ et 5 22t= hogt lere’ Waddesing: | Mhiae- | demun0s 1883, Spain,: demand, 1343 Pont 7Tiss 1931. % Gul? St St (5)... 69 63% 6B%|. >anu.iconol. 78 T 73 States and Canada, and the Franklin Union Pac 18t rf 4s 86 vi% weight, 230 1bs.; heavy-welght hogs, |Greece, demand, .0174. Poland, de = USR&Im ( 93 98 Five-cent to One Dollar Stores, Inc., | ¥ . % 865 0.5 : " 193, - : . e . Hanna estpf (1) 88 2. pe (HETRE IS -+ g el g g8 e Union Fac 48°27... 99% ags 9.90210.50. mand, .19%. Czechoslovakia, demand or Body Corp. Hartman Co (4). 344 3¢ 34 | SRistpf (3). B6% 86% B e e & 2 Union Pac 18t rf 63 1 10414 10415 Cattle—Receipts, 14,000 head. Al1 |.0298%. Jugoslavia, demand, 01435 year T. & 107 Hayes Wh'l (3 28% 83% 33% | ;g Smelting.... 834 S84% jee. his 1 i We;e 2,000 A Union Pacific cv 68 104% 104% |grades and classes genera!ly steady;|Austria, demand, .000014%. Rumani: ¢ Northera 7s 1636, ; G B tahe (1) 48 % gy |USSmeltine.... 84 24 667. s is an increas of $13, Vireinin 7 ot 5 96" ‘oot '% |desirable handweight fat steers and ;demand, .0057. ' Argentina, demand g O s T2 18 | Gouscon Of1... 71 0% vok | GEImEDE O T 109 over August sales. Line 6. |va Ry & P Int 6s.. B2 ey [yearlings In best demand, showing | 3675, Brazil, demand, .1 Tokio, 3 3 & Manhat.. 224 224 22% . —— [ W strength in spots; bes ,076 Ibs. [demand, .38%. Montreal, 1.00. b Hud 122 11 6 Pt b e 100%. 1004 yearlings, 12,85; little run good and A . 5. M. 6Ys 1 Hud Mot C (3).. 27% 26% 26% 1% e { B | eavern Made. el [ ;ord.' 3 - 39 111 Cent pt (8).. . 109 109 |UniverPpf (7).. 80 FIRST DIVIDEND VOTED. % | Woatern Pasific 8s. 90 8% | :holc;!.!:::;iy_wlggl;tr ; gng“lze.rnlu : § T gon Bhort Line ds 1620 indep Ofl (1) . 7% 7% | Utah Copper ($). 81 81% NEW YORK, October 23.—The Cen- | West Shore 18t 4s. 83% 83 v x5 vea's to. SHORTAGE OF LABOR. 32 4 Siyivania R. R. Ts 1880, . L8 | Wheel& L Bends. 41 7214 7 . |packers, 9.75a10.25; improved demand rsoll R (8). 249 249 |Utan Securities. 382 tritugal_Pipe Corporation, successor 24 72 Lotnd Stl (%), 4 8% 838% to the Centrifugal Cast Iron Pipe of Whel&LErf4%s 2 66% 6s%5 for stockers and feeders at strong 2 3 1 rices. Maryland inspiration Cop. 26 254 | VanadiumCorp. 23 23 New Jersey, has declared an initial Wisconsia Cent4s. 7 81% 81 Dsheep—Rec!ipu, 24,000 head; active, Y] Needs More Men 1 estern Union ’t*. 1986. ur < 3 st o weak; sorting ltke Wednesday; bulk '<pecial Di ? Cement (4).. 50 60 504 November 7. %! i 5 | Special Dispatch.to The Star. 2 T 1961 mfi int fhe 58 November-% . o G0 b Churches in Bright Colors Urged. |natives, 13.75a14.00; top, 14.25; culls,| BALTIMORE, October 25.—There estinghtous E. beeling Steel G 1926........ int Com Eng (2) 80 29% 30 46% ; ch 4 102n o] over'd s 8 8 Pow & L | The Wisopnsin 8ynod of the Presby- | 1iaes ' tomensok . 131 tp0; Ius | approximately 3 15 per cent shorta. S e dar st ‘20 1308 3on | Welts Parirs. 1oe low Willys-OvaDf.. 67T 671 664 664 terlan Church has hit in farm labor in Maryland, ik - S nd, a- i TREASURY CERTIFICATES. ||otores: Nickei. 19% 19 100 | West BIbE (1), 1104 Tiew Woolw'thn (3). 108 109% 107% 109% | consldered ‘an’ ethical and dignioed ad: ped e menaigat: borePo, 20 | ing to & bulletin just issued by John 1 Internat Paper.. 434 41% 42% | West Pen pf (7). 92 _ 93% Worthing P'mp. 42% 42% 41% 41% | yertientes Sug vertising idea for the modern church. | 76a6.75; feeding lambs, early, 13.50 |5, Dennee, statisticlan of the United Int Ry Cent Am. 134 13% 13% | West Maryland, 11% 1i% W'thP DLA (7). 80% 0% BO% 80l wyurper Sus 78'39. It is to paint all churches in bright col- | 413.75. States Department of Agriculture. Int Shoe (4)..... 109 109 109 |WestMa2dpf.. 181 184 WihPpfB(6). 6% 69% 69% 69% | \yarner Sug 7341, lors on the outside. This idea is in- The supply of labor on October 1 Int Shoe pf (8).. 117% 117% 117% | Western Pacific. 28 23% wrg W Jrd).. & Wastern Elec §s... tended, of course, for country churches | was reported at 78 per cent of & IntT&TS).... 82 82 83%|West UnTI(7).. 111 111 Yellow Cab (). 61% Westinghouse 7e.. lor the franie structures in cities, as STOCKS EX-DIVIDEND. jnormal and the demand 92 per cent Intertype (t1%) 29 20 29 |WertAirBr(6). 93% 93% Youngst S&T (4). 62 Wickwire Spen 7s. { stone would hardly lend itself that Way. | e, Corporation. Pec share, | 0L 8 normal, making: the potential Iavincible Ofl... 14 13% 18% |West E& M (4). 62% 621 61% {Partly extra. $Payable ia Willys-Ov 6%s°33. {1t is proposed to give each church a | ges 23— Cerro De Pasco Copy Siia"" | SuPPly about $5 per cent of a norma Iron Prod (€).. . 50 80 50 ;:v t‘ligfll. . 13 18% Dividend rates 'ss given in Wilson & Co 1st ts ]:iignh'h!l’cll\ :m b; u;ed eom‘;nonly on | oct. 23General Clgar ‘c& f;': ? 'illm as on S::(em\:er(};l On Olctober 6 |JonesBros Tea.. 17% 17% 17% 17% oel pf. 283% 231, | are B i esbyterian churches so that every 3 imess Mty I g a year ago, the poten supply was En:aai- %% ig46 'To | Jordan Mot (3). 341 86% 344 % | WhEag Ofl (2). 26% 264 | 5 e ated, vocial one at a glance will know it is & Pres- | Oct: B R L& BT 800 lcdven oo 11 per cent, indicating an 18, 19%7.. 1o Joncs & Lau (7). 110% 110% 110 110 Lite Mot (4)... 63 #3% ! aividends are ot !mcluded. | byterian house of worship, et} easicr farm labor situation at the Docembar 33y 10ZTree 102916 - 2 % 4% o ‘ £ s vecsoul uie. SERaReE @ malnad