Evening Star Newspaper, October 27, 1924, Page 20

20 i MOVES ARE MIXED _ INLATE TRADING ;Electiun Puts Check on Buy-| ing Activity—Many Traders Are Taking Profits. BY STUART P. WEST. p Dispateh to The Star. NEW YORK, Octo the stock n shar Fluctua- day re- opposing opin- thought be ex- ers took ult, th uneven, stocks v part of the Tat aitnay Shares Quict. not as a ru mber traflic ied in large nd during | for an in- Atchison was arly 80 per cent | d with the | son_ stock did the highly | New York| upon that simply moved et. At o ks 6 s checked | Francise at North n! September | unfavor- | ed. Ot AS a dyin ires were ch we the publi ok end enou d arnings Improve. he explanation |- of the 1 ppeared h. not 23, a rted of 1,600 in net was the f with un- e com- present offered Wao reflect still | ndustry. | sw Cab nied by s for the | was in Yel cks hove ddividends 1 Maxwell Motors ¥ s of how was 80 on| betore| e ct houses stated axwell had ar for | this | the grain and | the principal 1 today Th not of much im- s the bond mar- Ze was some- were consequ market. < h came in > considera- cod the to Wall the re- it was vroiits which | speculativ wa h op- to bring to do ured b; and reaction. MARKET CLOSES HEAVY, abgut 2 moderate Marking Up of Call Money Sends Stocks Down. d Pross . October Stock prices today, with bear traders, of public apathy in tiffer call money rates, heavy. Marking up rate 1o 3 per cent mportant development Ilied slight], but . General ctrie Sheet and Tube sold points, the last named low. By #he Associa wa gatown o 10 21 touehing to 2 an. heaty; Yellow cturin t new low. ular; Swedish 6s decline; subscribed. Foreign ex- sterling advances. Luving. Sugar fea- strong Furopean York Man _Sto Cotton firm; trac turgless. Coffee buying. Chicago—Wheat higher; active ex- port demand. Corn firm; higher cash agkets. Cattle steady to lower, Hogs lower; narrow demand. SHORT-TERM SECURITIES. (Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.) i —Noon.— H Bi Alurginum Co. of Amer. Ts 1925, Aiurdinum Co. of Amer. Is 193 ‘Ameican Sugar G 19 Anin Teha 6s 1925 “Auagonda Copper tis 1929, Yo American 011 P13y 16 Assapinted Ol Gs 1935 Jjell: Tel. of Canad Centpal of G mbia Gas & 1927, Continental Gas & L 5s 1927 a Bont g 19 s Veasy * Rer G i3 Corp. 68 192 ¥ Body Corp. s 1028, ear T, & B B 1091, Northern 78 193¢ 10il Corp. of Pa. e Of Tunigh Tow ey Oregbn Peayivania It . 7 Furet Ol 3igs, August, 1925 switt & Co. b jdewate TREASURY CERTIFICATES. (Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.) ———Noon.—— Bid. offe 23,5 December 15, 1024. 4i{s December 13, 1924 March 15, 1 s March 15, 1 June 15. 1925, September 15, 4%us December 1 430s March 15, 4%is September 15, 4%s March 1927. 4135 December 15, 192 100 1932 100 13-16 100 29-32 .+ 101 101 7-32 99 31-32 100 1-32 101 1932 101 2332 1021 102 7-32 1018 101% . 102% 108 1021316 102 15-16 Consol Gas (5).. Comsol Textile. Cont Can (4). Cont Mat (80c) Corn Prod (2). Cosden Co Cosden pf (T)... Crucible StT (4). Crucib Stl pf (7). Cuban Cane Sug. Cub Cane Su pf. . Cub Dom Sug pf. Cuyamel Fr (4). Dome Mines (2). Doug-Pectin (1) Du PtdeN (8). Duq Lt st pf (7). Eastman (7%).. Emer Branting.. Em Branting pf. E] Stor Bat (4) Eik H¥rn Cl pf End-John (6) Erie. Erle 18 pf. Erfe 2d pf. Exch Buffet (2). Famous Pl (8). . Famous P1 pt (8) Fisher Bdy (10). Fisk Rubber...... Fleischman (13%) Foundation (6) Freepori-Texas. GenAm TC 3). Gen Asphalt. Gen Bak!ng (6). Gen Clgar (8)... General Gen El spe (60¢) Gen Motors Gen Mot db (6) Gen Mot pf (T) Gen Petm (2) Gen Refrac (2) Gimbel Bros.. . Gimbel Br pt (1) Glidden Co...... Goodrich. Goodyear pf. G'dyear pr pf (8) Granby Consol. Gray & Davis. Gt North pf (5) Gr Nor Ore (3). Gt West S pt (D). Gr Canan Cop. Guantan Sus: Guif Mo & Nor.. Gul? St Stl (6). Hayes W'l (3). Househ'd Pr (3). Ingersoll R (8).. Iniand Stl p (7). In! MtT&T ). . Invi Jordan Mot (3). FINANCIAL.’ Open. 81 ) ‘% 116 57% 34% 26% 129% 119 1204 Alr Reduct (18). Alas Gold Mincs. Allfed Chem (4). Allied Chm pt ( Allls-Chalm (4). Am Ag Chm pf.. Am Bosch. Am Can (16) Am Can pf (7) AmC& Fpf (1. Am Chicle. Am Chicle pf..".. Am Drug Synd. AM& F P 25%(T) AmFor P £ pd(7) Am Hide & Lea.. Am Hide & L pf. Am Tce (D). Am Internatl. Am Linseed. Am Locomo (6). Am Loco pf (7). | Am Sat R (500).. Am Ship & Com. Am Sm & Re (5). AmS & Rpt (7). Am Stl Fdys (3). Am Sugar. Am Sumat |AmT & Tel (3. Am Tobac (12).. Am Teb B (12) Am Water Wk Am W W pf (6). Am Woolen. . Am Wool pfd (7) Anaconda - Arm of Del (T).. ArnCons & Co Asso Dry G (5).. Ass0 Oil (1%). AtT &S Fe (6). AT&SFpf(5). At] Birm & At... Atl Coast L (18). AtGulf & W L... At Gulf & W I pf Atlantic Refin Atlan Ref pf (7). Auto Knitter Bald Loco (7). Bal & Ohio (5). Barnsdail B ayuk 1st pf (7) B'ch Nut (240).. Bethlehem Steel. Beth Stlpt (7). Brk Ecison (8). Rrk-Man Tran. . Br Man T pf (6). Prklyn Un G (4) Burns Br pf (7). Butte C & Zine. . Cal Packing (6). Cal Pet (1%) | cal Pet pt (D). CallahaneZ Leas Can Pactfic (19). sase J 1 Plow t Leather Co. ‘ent Lea Co pf. Cen Rib M (2). Cerro de Pasco(4) | Certain-Ta Prod Chand Mot (3) . hes & Ohio (4). Chic & Alton t. | Chic & East 11 Chi & E1pf. Chic Gt West Chic Gt West pf. h Mil & St Paul “h Mil & St P pf hi & Nwn (4).. ChiR1& Pac.. Chi Yellow C (4) | Chile Cop (2%) Chino Copper.. Coca- Colo Fuel & Iron ola (7).. Colo Southern. .. Col Carbon (4) Col G & E (2.60). Com Solv A (4) Com Solv B.. Congoleum (3) Consol Cigar, Con Cigars pf 431 72 64% 43 19% 75% Con Gas of B (8) 3 56% “ont Can pf (7). 64 86% 26% 844 53k 89 29% 11% b56% 49% 494 10% 45% 1244 137% 14% 12% 127% 106% 110 2 8 57% 25 63% 27% 87% 3% 20% 82% 96% 180% 9% 79 83% 8% 43% 40% Cub Am Sug (3). Daniel Boone Davidson Chem. Del & Hud (9).. DelL& W (6) .. Elec(8) 102% 11% 30% 6% 97% 18% 3% 60% 29% 19 68% B3% 83% S4% 68% Hartman Co (). Houston Ofl... . Hud & Manhat.. 22 ffud Mot C (3)..__26% Hupp Mot C (137 18% filinols Cent (7). 108% k) 5% 245 88% 105% 25 264 103% 60 29% 92% 36% 19% 43% 13% 54l 82 28% 14 35 Kan City South. r25% Kayser Jul & Co. 21% Kenne Cop (3).. 464 Lehigh Val (3%) 63% Lig & My pf (7). 116% Lima Loco (4)... €0 Loews Inc (2). Loft Incorpor. Loose-Wiles Bis. Lorrillard (3). indep Oil (1). Indian Refining. inland Stl (2%). Inspiration Cop. Interb Rap Tr... Int Bus Ma (8).. Int Cement (4).. Int Com Eng (2) aternat Har (5) Int Ry Cent Am. Int RysC Apf... Intertype (t1%) vincible Oil... 5% High. 81 W 7214 116 57% 34m 284 130% 119 120% 343% 8316 115% 5% 115% 57% 6 36% 26% Low. 80 s Ti% 118 57 34% 26% 128% 119 120 34 83y 6% 1156 115% 11 644 To% 28 5% 135% 135% 135 70% 70% 7 0% 3 56% 6% 86% 25% 844 124 127 % 106% 27% 8758 37% 20% 83% 96 110% 2 8 7% 25 63% 27% 37% 3% 20% 824 9613 66 4z 19% 5% 135 0% 3 57 108% 108! 108% 108'% 6 36% 25% 1364 14% 12% 127 106% 110% 2] 8 574 25 63% 27% 87% 37% 20% 83 96% 180% 180% 180% 9% 80% 83% 8% 3% 41% 9% 8% 83 8% 43% 40% 9% 9% 83 8% 43% 41% 147% 147% 147% 88 8T% 8T% 261% 247% 250 10% 58 88% 9% 2% 87 56% 103 11% 31 67% 97% 18% 3% 60% 29% 19 68% 3334 33% 34% 68% 22 27% 13% 108% 5% 5% 245 88% 106 264 264 108% 50 29% 93 86% 194 44n% 13% b4 82% 28% 14 35 26% 22 46% 63% 116% 1. 60 17% 6% €9 87% 10% 57% 88% 99% 42 87 56% 102% 11% 30% 6T% 9% 18% 85 60% 29% 68% 334 33% 4% 68% 21% 26% 18% 108% % 5% 245 38% 105% 24% 26% 108 50 29% 2% 36% 19% 43% 13 64% 82 28% 13% 34 245 21% 46% 62% 16% 60 1% 6% 9 87% 6% 9 10% 67% 88% 9% 424 87 656% 103 11% 80% 67% 9% 18% 3% 607% 29% 107% 107% 107% 107% 4% 4% 165 . 14% 54 19 68% 335 384% 4% 68% 21% 27% 13% 108% 111 Cent pf (6).. 108% 108% 108% 108% % 5% 245 38% 106 24% 26% 103% 50 29% 93 THE 'EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., NEW vork sTock ExcrANGE | INEW SWEDISH LOMN] o BONDS s Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office Mack T 2d (7)... Magma Cepper. Mallinson & Co Manati Sug (5 Man El Sup (.. Man El md gd 4. Manhat-Shirt (3) Maracaibo Ofl. . . Market SR 2d pf. Marland Oil..... Mathieson Alka. Maxwell Mot A.. Maxwell Mot B.. May Dept St (5). Mex Seabd (2).. Mianu Cop (2). Middle StOll. M StP&SSM (4). Mis Kan & Tex. . Mis K & Tex pf.. Missourl Pacific. Missouri Pac pf. Montgom Ward. Moon Mot (3)... Mother Lode 75¢ Munsingw'r (3). Nat Acme. .. t Biscuit (14). Nat Dairy (3) Nat Dept Stores. N DS 1st pf (T) Nat Distillers pf. Nat En & St. Nat Lead (8) Nat Supply (3).. Nev Cons Cop. .. N Or T&M 123% . NY Alr Br (4)... N Y Central (7). NYC&SIL pf (6). NY NH & Hart. . N Y Ont & West. N Y Shipbldg (2) N Y Stea pf (7).. Niagar F pf 1%. Norf & W (18).. North Am (2.40) North Am pf (3) North Fac (8)... Ghio Body & B.. Orpheum (1%).. Otis Steel. Owens Bot Pac G & E (8) Pacific Ofl Packard (+1.50). Packard pf (7).. Pan-Amer (4) Pan-Amer B (4) Penn Railrd (3) Penn Seab Steel. Pecp Gas Ch (7). Peoria & East. .. Pere Marq (4) .. Pere Mar pf (5). Phila Co (4).. Phila&R&I... Phillips Pet (2). Pierce-Arrow. .. Plerce OIl. . Plerce Pettol. .. Pitts Ut pf (1.20) Pitts & West Va Pitts & WVa rts. P& W Va pf (6) Postum Cer (4). Press Steel Car. Prod & Refiners PubSer N J (4). Public Serv rts.. Pub S NJ pf (8). Pullman Co (8). Punta Al Su (5). Pure Oil (1%).. Radio Corp of A. Radio Crp pf (7) Ry Stl Spg (8) Rxy Cons Cop. Reading (4). Reading rts. . Read 2d pf (2) Robt Reis 1st pf. Remington Type Replogle Steel... Rep It & Steel. .. Rep1& S pf (7). Rey Tob B (3).. Rey Tob pt (7). Roy Dth (4.42%) Rutland pf.-.... St Joseph Ld 2) St L San Fran... St L San F pf (6) st L Southwes! avage Arms. Schulte (8). Seaboard AlrL.. Seab'd Alr L pf. Sears-Roebk (6) Shell Trad (2.08) Shell Un Ol (1). Stmmons Co (1). Simms Pet. Sinclair O11. Sincl'r O pt ( Skelly Oll...... Sloss-Sheff (6).. Sloss-Sh pf (7). <outh Pac (6)... Southern Ry (5) South Ry pf (5). Std Gas & El (3) St Oil Cal (2). StOIINJ (1).... StOil NJ pt (D). Stand P1GI (3).. Sterling Pr (4).. Stew't Warn (5). Studebaker (4). Submarine Boat. Superior Oil. . Superior Stl (3). Texas Co (3) Tex G Sulph Texas & Paclfic.. Tex & Pac C & O. Third Avenue. .. Tide Wat Oil (4). imken (13%).. Tob Prod (8) Tob Prod A ( Transcout Oil... Twin City (4). Un Pacifie (10).. Un Pacpt (4)... Utd Cigar 3%). United Drug (6) Utd Fruit (10) Gtd Ry Inves Utd Ry Invest pf U S CastlronP. USCIP pf (D). U S Distributing U S Steel of (7). U S Ind Alcohol, U S Rubber. . U S Smelting. ... U SSteel (16%). Universal Pipe. . Utah Copper (4). Utah Securities. Vanadium Corp. Van Raaltc. Va-Caro Chem. . Va-Caro Ch pf. Va Iron Coal & C Va Ry & Power. Vivadou.... Wald Sys (1%) .. Web & Heilb(1). Wells Far (2%). West Pen pf (7). West EI pf (7) West Maryland. West Md 2d pf. Western Pacific. West Alr Br (6). West E & M (4). Whi & L Erie. Wh Eag Oil (3). White Mot (4). Wickwire Sp 8tl. Wilson & Co. Wil&Copft..... Willys-Overl'd. . Willys-Ovd pf. . Woolw'thn (3).. Worthing P'mp. W'th P pfA (7). Wright Aer (1). Youngst S&T (4). {Partly extra. Dividend rates as are the annual latest’ Tnless otherwise Open. High. 964 84 25% 50 43 45 38 L26% 15% 84% 35% 60% 4 11% 4314 83 T5% 120 424 62% 34% 39 T2% 28% 103% 85% 18% 31 14% 17% 81 20% 68 90 93% 66 % 38 58% 364 117% 15% 62% 53% 39% 814 4% 26% 41 784 36% 9% 10% 121 36 65% 92 % “y 137% T4% 52% 95% 205% wh 44 116 102% 30% 122 78 32% 334 107% 17 81% 31% 23% 19 12% 61 96% 85 25% 15 11 93 114 11% 18% 22% 94 62 12% 26% 4% % 5% 17% 8% 67 107% 41% 81% 12% 61 iven in Dayments based on the uvoted, extra dividends are not included. 1 | prior p * PRICE OF 62% 83% | 93% 66n | 7% | 28 117% | 624 | 3% 62% 15% prin 16% 15 10% 93 114 11 18 22% 94 62 12% 25% 64% % 6% 17% 7% 6634 107% 41% 81% 12 59% 26% 63% % 5% 17% % 66 106% 40% 80 12 59% $Payable in rred stock. above table or NEW YORK, October 27.—Eggs, 5,039 cames. Fresh gathered, extra firsts, 50a54; do., firsts, firm; receipts, 44a4 {and Missouri There W |and 4 | (Special 5 QUEKLY TAKEN Oversubscription Reported in New York—Bond Values Open Week Firm. BY GEORGE T. HUGHES. 1 Dispateh to The Star. W YORK, October .—TInvest- ment values held firm in the bond trading today. Insurance companies were still purchasers of the high- grade issues, forming almost the only support, but it was sufficient to main- tain prices. Good bonds yielding from 5 to b4 per cent were also in demand. Colorado and Southern 41zs, above 90, equaled their high of the year, and among industrials such lssues as American Smelting and Refining bs sold at their best prices for 1924, Liberties and Treasury 4%s were steady. Second Grades Uneven. When the second grade and more speculative bonds were reached the market was very irregular. A few of the railroad obligations improved, | notably the Norfolk Southern Refund- ing b5, which made g point above Saturday St. Paul group new high a half closing. The ppeared to have dis- counted today's favorable September report. St. Louis-San Francisco i cted fractionally in sympathy stock, but without any indication weakness. Seaboard Air Line ad- justment came down from their recent hizh and so did M. K. and T. adjust- ment M ouri Pacific general 4s reacted Pacific 6s were higher. w active trading in Chicago and Eastern Illinofs 5s at slightly low- er quotations . New Issue All Sold. Foreigu_bonds were easier. The an 7s fell k below 94. The ew German 7s also sold mostly below 94. French issues were a little lower. Hungarian 5 were firm and invest- ment buying kept up in United King- dom 5las of 1937. Announcement was made that the books had been closed w 000 Kingdom of t 9914, and that A s were sold industrial list dragged along little interest shown. Warner r 7s rallied a little, but American r fs were still heavy. Bonds of the copper producers about held their own. as did the obligations of the oil companies. The most expected Brooklyn dr issued with t new offering that of the scheduled for nds are to be zeneral morte: and carry 1t coupons. New Hond Offerings. By the Associated I NEW YORK, October 27.—New bond offcrings this week will fnclude m Waterwao s Ze 5 3 s iner as & Electric Corporation 7 per cent ference sto CHICKENS 1S LOWER TODAY Heavy Carry-Over From Last Week—Eggs Unchanged on Large Receipts. vas a plentiful chickens on hand this morning ased receipts last week being r than demands, enabling deal- ers to carry over'much s opening of the week's m Prices were a trifle lower than those quoted last week. Prices of most other commodities Te the same as the prices that pre- iled last week, dealers reported. Fairly large shipments of eggs are being received, and prices have u dergone no change, 50 cents being the price at which selected stock is sell- ing, average receipts selling at 46 8. On account of the death of Secre- tary Wallace the Agriculture Depart- ment prepared no fruit and vegetable review today. ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, supp!. Va., October —Marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of his installation as su- perintendent of the Christ, Church Sunday school, the Sunday school yes- terday held special exercises and pre- sented E. S. Leadbeater with gifts in appreciation of his work. Mr. Lead- beater a quarter of a century ago suc- ceeded his father in the superintend- ency after the elder Leadbeater had held the place for 30 years, Fire, originating in a defective flue, yesterday caused considerable damage to the stock of clothing in the store of Ridgley & Jones, 517 King street. Firemen ~quickly extinguished the flames after tearing a big hole in the base of the chimney. Mr. Ridgely discovered the fire when he went to the store early to let down an awning before going to Baltimore. Hundreds of citizens yesterday vis- ited the U. S. S, Osborne, torpedo boat destroyer, which is anchored here for observance of Navy day today. The visitors include 4,000 students of the schools. Special exercises-are being held in the various schools, after which they will close, and at 2 o'clock the children will march to the big boat, where the crew will assist in a thorough inspection of the fighting craft and serve ship-bafled crullers and coffee. Flags are being displayed on prac- tically every building today in re- sponse to a request made by Mayor Smoot. A torpedo built in the naval torpedo station here was exhibited. Traflic Police Busy. Alexandria traffic police were call- ed on yesterday for overtime on ac- count of the hundreds of motorists passing through the city on their way to and from picnic grounds which were made especially attractive by the perfect Autumn ,day. Beginning early in the morning, and not ceasing until far into the night, a steady stream of automobiles flowed through the maln streets of the city. At a meeting Saturday directors of the Alexandria National Bank adopt- ed a resolution of respect to the memory of Judge Charles Edgar Nicol,, president of the bank since its institution in 1904. A meeting will be held in Norton Memoral Hall of St. Paul's Episcopal Church - tomorrow night at 8 o'clock to make plans for the Mercer-Hadley auarterly or balf-yearly declaratioms. | mission, which is to be held in the church November 30 to December 14. RBAIL SUIT SETTLED. ‘Written orders for cars are neces- do., secands and poorer, 36a43; sary to establish the liability of rail- nearby hennery, whites, closely se- |roads for damages when they fail to ge | all Received by Private Wire FOREIGN. . Seles. High. Low. © 33 95% 93% 4 1024 102% 73 94% 93 12 99% 99% 10 100% 100% 32, 974 96% . 21 109% 109% 16 107% 107% 2 112 112 10 93 92% 1_88 __ 88 _ 17997 99 9 96% 95% 8 101% 101% 8 102 101% 59 103% 1027 8 103% 103% 9 97% 9% 8 103% 103 26 107% 107% 5 105% 9 42 411 8 95% 4 96% 8 101 30 101 10 100% 1 110% .18 8% . 26 B9% 17 96% 13 95% 2 102% 6 81% 10 94% 27 101 49 106% 295 94 17 924 6 83% 7 87% 1 100% 20 82 57 9% . 18 85% 6 F8Y% 4 90% 57 100% Argentine Argentine Austria 7 .. Bank of Japan 6s Belgium Belgium 6%s w1 Belgium 7% Belgium 8s. Berne 8 Bollvia Bordeaux 6. Brazil 1%s. Brazil 8s. Canada §s 1926 Canada Bs 1931. Canada 63 1962 Canada 6%s 1929. . “hile 78 1943 Chile 85 1926 Chile 85 1941 Chile 88 1946 Chinese Gov Ry bs Christiania 8s Copenhagen § %, Cuba 6% Czecho 8s 1951. “zecho 85 1952 ct Denmark 6 Denmark §s DEI5Y 37. Juten East I 68 °62 1 Salvador 8s '48 Finland s f 65 194 Framerican 7% French Govt 7%8, French Govt 8 Germany s w i Haiti 68 Holland-Amer 68 Hungary 614s Ttaly 6%8 1926. ... lapanese 4 Japanese 6 Tergens U M és L.yons 6 Montevideo 7 Netheriands 63 54. Natherlanda 68 '72. Norway 6s 1943 Norway 6 1944 Norway 6s 1952 Norway 8 Ortent Dev deb fs -Med 6. Paris-Ly's-Med 7s Paris Orleans 7s Prague 7%s Queensland 65 Rio de Jan 8s 194! Rio Gr Do Sul 88 . Sao Paulo City 8s Sao Paulo State § Seine Dept. of 7s.. Serbs Crotes Slo 88 |Sweden 6s. Swiss 5%8 1946. Swiss Confed 88 U7d Kingm 538 '29. 7d Kingm 6%s '37. 64 1054 Ud Steam Copen 65 7 92% MISCELLANEOUS, Ajax Rubber3s... 13 4% Am Agr Chem 99 Am Agr Chem 738 25 95 AmChainsf6s'33 1 96% Am Cotton Oilbs.. 4 90% Am Smit&R 1st bs. 3 6% AmSmit& R 68 Am Sug ret 6 AmT& Tecl Am T&T cl trbs Am T & T deb 5% AmT& Tev Awm Water Wks 5 Anaconda 1st s Anacondacvdb7s Armour & Co {%s Armour of Del 6%8 | Associated Oil 6 Bell Tel Pabs.. Beth Steel pm 53.. Beth Stecl rf 6. Beth Steel 5%5 '53 Beth Steel s 6s... Bklyn Ed gen 5 Bklyn Edison 7s D. Bklyn Union G 5s. . Bush T Bldg 55 '60. Calif Pete £14s. Can Gen El deb 6s. Central Leather b8 Chile Copper 6s. .. CinG & E 5%s '62. Col Gas & El bs.... Col Gas & El bs sta Commonwth P 6s. Con Coal Md 1st &8 Consumers Pow 5a Cuba Cane cv 75 '30 Cuba Cane cv d 83. Cuban-Am Sug 8s Denver Gas 5s Det Edison re Donner Steel 78 Ou Pont de N 7%s Duquesne Light 63 Est Cuba Sug 1%43. Empire G&F TH%s. Fisk Rubber 8 Francis Sug 7%3. . Gen Refractres 6s. Goodrlch 6% Goodyear 83 1931. odyear 88 1941. Hershey 6s 1942 Humble O&R 5% Tllinois Bell 1st | lilinols Steel 433, | Int Mer Marine 6s. lKCP&LLbsA's2 53 104% 91 997 19 114% 3 110% 100% 106% 1007 106% 101 100% 100t 7% €Ot o4 1075 904 106% 84% 108 1051 103% o7 105% 104 101 100 107% 18k 103% 1004 7% 94°x 87% €4y 981, 90% 99 17% T 11s 9814 105% 106% 108 885 98% 79% 100% 2% 86% 96% 106% 108% 874 1003 90 93% 1034 081 86% 934 4% 99% 92% 102% 101% 84 109% 1043 106% 103 84% 8:1y 100% 100% 841 98% 102 26% 105% 954 98 103% 109% 93% 115% 83% 104 104% 93 28 92 9% 20 93 111% 108% 2% 99% 88 5O 51% 101% %% gett & Myrs 7 Lk ara @) 5= 'ma Cop ¢V © Mt Sug sf 7%8 Marland Ofl 7% Marland Oil 88 Mexican Petrol 33 Midvale Steel bs ct Montana Power 5s. Mor's&Co 1st 4348, New Eng Tel 63.... N Y Eden 1st 6%s NYG El E';&P s Nortk Am o North Am Ed 6%3. Nor Ohlo T&L 6s.. Nor States Pow Nor States Pow hila. Coref 68 A.. Phll & Rag C&1 58 Plerce-AITOW 88... Producers & Rf 8s. Public Service 5 Wickwire Spen 7s. Willys-Ov 6%48'38. 2 Wilson & Co 1st és. 13 Wiison & Cocvés. 2 ‘Wilson&C cv 7% Winchester A 7%s. Toungsn S & T 6. 26 50% 101% 956% 101% 5% T | Sr North ge: MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1924. Direct to The Star Office. UNITED STATES BONDS. (Bales are in $1.000.) Low. Close. Lib 1xt 43 : Lib 2d 4% -18 101-18 -8 102-9 -18 102-18 10627 212 102411 10: 861 102-23 10! 487 106-30 106~ Tib 4th 4%4s UB4%s 1952, Low. Close. 63% 9014 864 914 100 87% Ann Arbor 4s Atchison gen 4 4 90% AtlanticCLecl 4s.. 26 §7 AtlanticCL 1stds. 5 91% B&Oprin3%s... 12 100% R & O gold 4s 17 B&Ocvays 39 B&Orefbs 36 Balto & O Ist 63 ct. 106 B&OSs.... 2 B& O PLEWYV 4s.. 2. P& OSWdlv 31, B & O Toledo 45 Bklyn-Manhat Buff R & Pitt 4% Canad North 6%s Canada North 7 Canad Pac deb Car Clinch & O 26 Centof Ga biss. . .. Central Pacific 4s. hes & O cv 414 Ches & O gn 4%, Ches & Ohlo cv §s. Chi & Alton 3s. Chi & Alton 314 Thi R&Q gn 4s'58. Thi B&Q 1st rf 5s Chi& ETlen 5 Chi Great Wear ¢ M & Puget Sd 4s CThIM& St Py Chi M&St P P ab 4n. . ChIM&StPev 4149 CM&StPgndtn ChIM&St P re 414y g Chi M & St P oy 58 550 5 | ChIN & St P 6s 9816 | B4 Yuly 111 19 20 11 40 17 18 Chi& NW 61ys Chi &N W 7s. ChiRyabs.... ChiRT&Pgn ChIRT&Pre 4 Chi TH & S E by. ~hiTnion Sta 5y, .. 3 Chi Un Sta 6%s E 1 Ch! & W Tnd ecn 4s. CCC&RULGn... CCCRStLrt6sA. Cleve Term bs Cleve Term 614 Colo & Sou 41 Cuba R R 7%s. Del & Rudaon 514 Nen & Rin G en da. D & Rio G imn 6 Det United 414 Frie 1st con 4 rie gen 4n Frieconv 4s A Frie conv 4 B. Friaconv4sD. .. Frie & Jarsev fs.. | Bria Genessea R 63 TrTrunk of ah 6 GranA Trunk 7s. Sreat North e CirNorth een 7e.. Hud & Man ref § nt Ran Tran bs Tnt Rap Tr 5« stpd. Tnt Rap Tran fs nt & G N |Tnt & G Noraf6s. . [ Towa Cent 1at 6s. Wan Citv F* S 4s Kansas Citw.S 3 Kansns City S 5n. Kan City Term 4s. Take Shore 4228 |Take Shore 45 31. | onis & N uni 4a |Louis & sh 5158, Manhat Rv cn 4 MIIFIRv & T.6x.. M&StLrfex5s. . A StP & SSM en 48 StP & SSM 6%s. MK&TIstds. .. 1 MK&T4sB..... VK & T adl b 205 MK&TorinSsA 31 Mo Pacific on 43 Mo Pacific bs '66... 4 Vo Pacific fa. 21 Nassan E Rv 48’87 1 NOTex &M inbs. 8 NOTex & M5%s.. 10 NY Centribs 29 N YCent Asb s 33 NYCenLScliys. 1 NYC&StLdbds. NYChi& SL§% NYC&StL6sA New Haven c d 6s. | New Haven 78 New Haven s fr. N Y Ont & W ret 4s Now York Ry rf 43 N Y Rysadj 5sct.. N Y State Ry 4%s. @ _w o 4% 6714 4% 897 124 =614 107 101% 105 £2% 9874 93% 103 109% 109% 814 9% 24 824 83 8¢ 71% 863 94 815% 71 102 8% £6 101% 72% 88 65% 82% o074 89% 4% 101 102% 106% 544 45 82% o1% 8644 991 105% 1043 85% 9214 100% 3% 90 61 81 v wZaanBRiBeelaZal Norfolk & W ov 6: Northarn Pac 4s. Northern Pacr! Ore & Calif 1st Ore Sht Lcn 63 '46. Ore-Wash 1st rf 43 Pennsyl con 4%s.. Pennsyl gen 434s. . Pennsyl gen b Pennsyl 6%s Pennsyl gold 7s Pere Mrq 1st 45 '56. Pere Marq 1st 6 Reading gn 4 5 97, Uy 823 s3 84 1% 85% 94 81% Tl 102 1% B6% 101% 72% 68 65% 82% Vi% 89% T4% 101 1023 106% 54% 45 82% 9% 864 9% 105% 104% o6k | RIArk &L 4% St LIM&S R&G StL&SF plds StL&SFoprin StL&SF6%sD.. StL&SF adj 6s StL&SFInc6 StL& ST pl 6 StLS W 1st 4 StLS W con 4832, St P Un Dep 634 Seab'd AL 4s Seab'd A Liret 4 Seab’d A Ladj 5: Seab'd A L con 6s Sou Paclfic 4n *2: 9414 8214 Ti% 102 81% R6% 101% 72% 58 654 828 97% 90% 74% 101% 102% 107 54% 45% 82% 1% 86% 99% 105% 104% 96 93 100% 1 €3% 17 904 2 64 1 81 GERMAN BRICKS ARRIVE. PHILADELPHIA, October 27 (Spe- cial).—Brick i{s commencing to arrive here in large quantities from Ger- many. The latest shipment totaled 3,000,000. Brick has not been brought here in large quantities since revolu- tionary times. Southern Ry 2n 4 Southern Ry 1st 53 Southern Ry 6s ct.. Southern Ry 8143, Third Ave ref 4s. Third Ave adj & Tol StL& W 4 Union Pac 1st Union Pac rf ds Union Pac 48 °27... Union Pac 1st rf 6a Union Pacific cv 6s. Virginia Ry et & Va Ry & P 1st & Wabash 1st bs. Western Md 4 Weastern Pacific b Wlkes-B&E 1st 6i Wisconsin Cent 4 22 11 FISHER'S PRICE INDEX. NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, October 27 (Special).—Last week's prices aver- aged 1513-10 per cent of pre-war level. The purchasing power of the dollar was 66 1-10 pre-war, cents. Crump’s index number was 164, Irv- ing Fisher reports. | ter Liverpool | December 5 b FINANCI COTTON MAKES UP SATURDAY L0SSES Rains in Eastern Belt and Good Buying Orders Steady Market. ~ « Associated Pross W YORK, October The cotton | ered Saturday's trading. The advance of 29 50 points o firm 1 bles, reports of rains in the ern belts and rumors of a good many buy- | orders in the market from the trade for execution on a ecale down. December contracts sold up to 22.60 | and January to 22 ing movement, or about 43 to net higher, but at these figures there a little more realizing and the mar- ket became quieter on re 15 of 7 or 8 points from the best Private cables attributed the steadi- ness of Liverpool to buying on improv- ing trade prospects. New Orleans Quotations. NEW ORLEANS, October cotton market developed a firm t the opening in sympathy with muc advices of the in today's early trades showed gi and right after traded up to 2 March the close oped on the d off but little . weather map antic Coast noints above hedge celling but pri carly high wed rains | tion, but dry | the | the A elsewhere. CHICAGO GRAIN PRICES. n price to- dealings. Hi Buenos Air Liverpool led (6 something of - here to buy. Meanwhile off . light and advices from Aires told of further need of rain and pointed to an additional reduc- tion in estimates of the A tin exportable sury Open ices, | which ranged from 11 to with Decemnber 143 to 1.45 & 14834 to 149%, were followed moderate setback from initial prices Corn and oats derived strength from wheat. After opening % to 2% higher, December 1.031 to 1.04%, the corm market reacted somewhat, but then rallicd again. Oats started at cember 4535 to 49 most of the gain Provisions were casier at pathizing with a decline in ues, but later were influen, gTain strength WHEAT— top to 2% up, De- . and later held Open. High. May I CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET —Receipts, 56,000 lower: w culture du's, | narrow: top 130 to | bulk packing irable strong- mostly 7.25 and shipper sows d mostly to year- d cutters and bulls spots strong: fed shts, slow. 15 to , mostl lower, few ockers and feeders low, most bids 25 lower; be 5, numerous loads around loads heavy steers of value to sell at 10.00 and above bulk yearlings, 10.50212.00: bulk fat steers, 8.50a9 veal calves, mostly | a10.00 to packer 38000 head; fat] ver: bulk native to city butehers mostly 10.00a10.50; West- | sheep unchanged; A6.75; feeding lambs les, 12.00a1 2 fat ew weak, few earl GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. BALTIMORE, October 27 (Speeial). | —Potatoes—White, 100 pounds, 0a | 1.50; barrel, 75a2.25; sweet potatoe barrel, 1.50a3.50; vams, barrel, a3.50; beans, bushel, 1.25a1.50; 100, 4.00a5.00; broccoli, bushe brussels sprouts, quart, 20 bage, 100, 3.00a5.00; carrots, 100, 3.00 a4.00; celery, crate, 1.50a2.00; corn, dozen, 10a30; caulifiower, crate, 1.50 | a2.50; lima beans, lettuce, bushel, 50a1.50; onions, 100 pounds, 75a2.10; oysterplants, 10 6.00a7.00; parsnips, basket, 50a6 peppers, basket, = 50a90; spinach, basket, 25a33; packing stock, bushel, 30a35; savoy cabbage, bushel, 60a pumpkins, 100, 5.00a15.00; tomatoes, basket. 40a75, packing stock, bushel, 75a1.10; turnips, basket, 35a45. Apples—Barrel, 2.00a5.00; bushel, 75a1.75; grapes, basket, 75a85; grape- truit, box, 4.0085.50; pears, basket, 15a: bushel, a3.25; quince: bushel, 75al ; oranges, box, 5.00: 6.00. Selling Prices at Noon. Wheat—No. 2 red Winter, spot, 1.54 0. 2 red Winter, garlicky, 152%; No. 3 red Winter, garlicky, 1483, Sales—Cargo on grade, No. Winter, garlicky, at 1.611%. Corn—Cob, old 'yellow, 6.50 per bar- rel; old white, 6.35 per barrel; track corn, yellow, No. 2, 1.26. Sales—None. . 2, new, 58 and 58% per 5.3, 57 and 57% Nearby, 1.10a1.20; No. 3 rye, spot. . Hay—Receipts, 34tons. The demand for hay is moderate and confined al- most entirely to the better grades of timothy and light clover mixed, Me- dium and low-grade hay in ample supply is slow sale at irregular dis- counts. Quotations today—No. 2 timothy, 19.50a20.50; No. 3 timothy, 17.00a18.00; No. 1 light clover, mixed, 18.50a19.00; No. 1 clover, -mixed, 218.00; No. 2 clover, mixed, 15.00a16.00. Straw—No. 1 wheat, new, 13.00; No. 1 at 13.00a14.00. BUTTER PRICES ¥IRM. CHICAGO, October 27.—Bautter, un- changed: creamery, extras, 37; stand- ards, 34%; extra, firsts, 34%a36; firsts, 30%a32; seconds, 28a39. Eggs, higher; receipts 5,676 cases; firsts, 42a49; ordinary, firsts, 37a40. A o AN G T PARIS BOURSE UNSTEADY. PARIS, October 37.—Prices moved Red 12.00a the bourse | 1ast the AL, B. & 0. EARNINGS UNDER LAST YEAR Difference of More Than $7,- 000,000 in Nine Months, Road Reports Today. BY CHAS. p. Earning: Railroad Co! months of the are $7.204,8 TAEFFER. f the Baltimore and Ob any for the first nir present cal in arrears of thos ported for the correspondin year, officia the 1 thix mor of carris compa operating income against $34,922,894 creaso of more freight revenus sponsible for th This lessened res offset to the 000,000 pared specifically, nance of « transportation cxpenses For the month of September, 192 the carrier reported a income $4,265,44 increase of $291,297 ove the corresponding h of last ye rating revenues for the mounted to § 5, a 2 t year, whi 1y~ by reven of $1,811,257. the other hand, expenses foll off to 11,4 extent of £ 7l and deduct increas decreased earning howev of " about g expe in nd $8,464,773 i Swedish Loan Oversubscribed. The public offering of $30,000,000 sh government 30-year o nt gold bonds, representing external loan, 5 oversubscribe:; rtly after the books were openc.” morning. The bonds were offerc. d interest, to yield sligh 0 per cent. They 1 ber, 1954. _Trading on Local Exchange. low ebb on Stock Exchange morning, when but four issues, stocks, were traded in. ¢ preferred was firm, eight and Union Trus: 7, with 11 shar ares of Mer Linotype old at 163 and 00 shares of tional Mortgage an estment preferred sold at 9, was at on 11 h Institute’s Program. The local chapter, American Ins tu of Banking, will suspend clas: on Thursd. nd Friday nights of t A halloween party, the woman's commit! be held Thursday night at th chapter rooms, e offices « the W ock Exchange the ss in public speaking and de- will be organized the samc onight ectur R al cl Joseph ckey will before tne tomorrow Moyer will _le Statement—Pry - the scheduls uipment. ra freig ronths th er the e year. A to ed during ro: placed in serv during tl cre per: Washington Stock Exchange W T <, 5 and 6 per ce BONDS. Bid and Asked Prices. PUBLIC UTILITY. American Tel. & Telga. 4s.. Land Itk Ver. stk & Mt & Mt & Annap Alex \ Alex. Wash., Halt Washington '« Washin Wash. Wash. | Riggs T Toggs Re Southern 2 Wash. Mkt. (old Storage Wardman Park Hotel STOCKS. PUBLIC UTILITY. rican Tel. & T Ame: Capital Traction bushel, 3.00a4.00; | 3 District = Farmers & Mechanics Federal-American crty . Lincoln National Riges . Second Naticzal "Metropolitan. “Washingt TRUST COMPANY, American Security & Trust Continental Trusi. Merchants' Bank. ational Savings & Trust. oo Trust B 3 Wash. Losn & Trust.. 2 SAVINGS BANK. Cemmerce & Savings. East Washington. . Security Sav. & Com. Seventh Streef United States. Wasbiogton Mechanic FIRE INSURANCE. American Corcoran Firemen's Natiopal Tnion ...l TITLE INSURANCE. Columbia Title .. s Real Estate Tifle.. .10 MISCELLANEOUS, Merchants’ Transfer & Sto iergentbaler Linotype. . & Tnvest. 0ld Dutch Market pfd. TLanston Movotype . Security Storage.. Washington Market . FOREIGN EXCHANGE. (Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.) Nominal Selling checks today. Berlin, Rome,'lira Zurich, franc lected, extras, 81a84; nearby and near- | furnish cars for the shipment of Jive- by western Rennery whites, firsts to [stock when the rules of the railroad average extras, 60a80; nearby hen- [require, the Supreme Court held today nery browns, extras, 57a68; Pacific|in an Arkansas case brought by the coast whites extras, 76a80; do., firsts | director general of railroads against to extra firsts,60a75; refrigerator ex- | George D. Henderson. It related to a %E,_u. mmm“ ats at Con_v_nis. Ark, Louts & Nash (6) 98% 98 —_— Ludlum Stl (2) 1%, 17% 17% LIVE 'HER Mackay Cos (7). 116 116 116 116 > POULTRY HIG] Mack Trucks (6) 98% 98% 974 97% e AL —;;:I":;Y- Mack T1st (T).. 103 103" 103 108 4 1 R g ack Trk 1stpd 93 93 93 95 Irrogulariy on . today. ee per cent rentes, 50 francs 3 LEAD GOES HIGHER. centimes. Exchange on London, 86 NEW YORK, October 27—The|francs, 40 centimes. Five per -cent es: Short bills,| American Smelting & Refining’ Com- | loan, 62 francs 40 centimes. The dol- _cent; -month_bilis, the price of was quted at 19 francs 201 cen- ' , RATES ON BAR SILVER. LONDON, October 27.—Bar silver, 35 1-16a per ounce; money, 2% per cent. Discount -16a3% per centy =S - %