Evening Star Newspaper, December 10, 1924, Page 27

BUTTER STEADILY e TING CHEAPER Recent 8-Cent Increase Now Being Taken Off—Today’s Prices for Beef. ter prices are to where gradually they were occurred a say the increase wa. the purpose of “squeez- some of the quantities n storage the 1k re- getting before the ease few days large although close of yesterday's market, »m. Chicago, | it this time stock totaled orts tter in while ) the ) pounds butter was quoted at prints quoted at iticipate a further drop few days, und crease be- | b storage seasor Egg Market Firm. rket continues orted firm, arket is getting much | ated, to the mar dispose of t hich prevaile Fruit and Vegetable Review. Cabbage Market Dull. ornia crates 5; Long ind crat Tomato Supplies Moderate. Tomatoes—Hothouse for medium supplles mod- lerate for ©Ohio and medium rm; ols, 10-pound b 2.0023.25 beans—s ver good for good stock; t| Florida, 7s-bushel h | 7.00; Texas, bushel , fair quality and condi | peppers, squash and lima no receipts; no| | pplies light; demand | trong; New Late Howes, | halt-barrel yoxes Iiberal; medium 1.0024.25; dinary demand boxes, | sizes, irights and Golden: 5023.75; few b At Sloan | authorities approved U. 3. TO FIGHT COST OF BRAZIL COFFEE Hoover to Hold Parley in Ef- fort to Terminate Price- Fixing Policy. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Tvery housewife and coffes drinker in the United States will be inte ested in a conference to be held un- der the auspices of Secretary Hoover in Washington within the next few days. The conference has been called to devise ways and means of break- ing the monopolistic grip of Brazil on the coffee market of this country Prices of popular household beverage have been steadily rising Official figures indicate that the average yearly retall price of Bra- zilian coffee in the United States has increased from nts a pound in 1914 to 41 its a pound in 1924, Many grades of coffee are now retail- ing at 50 cents a pound and over Un sam’s retall coffee bill this year will be in the neighborhood of $601,000,000. In consequence of Bra- zilisn price fixing ericans will pay in 1924 a tribute of about 55,000,000 than their retail bill in s represents an additional ¢ 151,129 a day. or ut 50 cents per capita per a more 3. Th Will Fight Price Fixing. The forthcoming Depart of © at th was Insti National Association of s and by other leading wholesale and retal deal- is to consult with to how the so- of Brazillan tion of can be oposal that ould go 1s Brazilian authorities of such Brazi Others y for conferen threat & the terms necessa tically ribbean ala various ( Costa There who think an and Jama t in the world an has held undisputed sway In the urs an prac- United Pressure Held Effective. Hoover will b at Brazil could not easily re anized pressure from the Rou nfere told ist or- United to ¢ polistic output is sold untry, which for the p vears has depended upon Braz that Coftee Shortage. Governrr on th y in k caf nt methods 3razil, says out Kirr uh ica. For the world's monopoly has kept up t the the the 1t has e price of reducing or its inter demanded su as ed States have there no shortage il and purpose that fes In Braz s hoarded for t is warehoused ex- of market fixing. The Bra- war pursued tie in Europ depot crammed Antwerp. stem ings when the 4 their the Brazilians was only inated rious recourses are available to the United States for Inducing Brazil 'm her_coffee policy. Onc 1d of Dom Pedros was the great source of the world’s rubber supply. The valley of the Amazon was incomparably rich in raw ma- terlal. But now the rubber trade has passed exclusively to the Far Jast. The American Congress in the last war appropriated $500.000 for the cost an inquiry into new 2ources of rubber supply. There are in Washington who are ct of the in- vestment of American capital in the rehabilitation of the Amazonian rub- ber region might tend to bring about coffee reform” in Brazil. (Copyright. 1924.) $6,000,000 ROAD PROGRAM. LOUIS, December 10 The State Highway Commission has contracts for the expend! of 36 this State the in next few ’s Art Galleries 715 Thirteenth Street Valuable Antique and Modern Household Adornments and Works of Art Inclu Italian Walnut, Empire, ding Hepplewhite, Chippendale, Sheraton and Early American Furniture, Costly Drap- eries, Oriental Rugs, China, Silverware, Bric-a-Brac, Brasses, Mirrors, Paintings, Rare Prints, ete. To Be Sold at Public Auction (By Catalogue) Within Our Galleries 715 13TH STREET Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, December 9th; 10th and 11th, 1924, At2P. M. Each Day. Being effects from a prominent local family leaving the city, with additions from the Security Storage Co. NOW ON VIEW. and others. Terms: Cash. C.G. SLOAN & CO., INC., Aucts. But | I (Special). | 8,000 for road construc- | HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGLON, D, Uy WHRDNESDAY, D LUmsBloil 10, 1924, NEW YORK CURB MARKET Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN. NEW YORK, December 10.—It was iarother day of irregular price |changes on the curb exchange. The |selling movement that became quite pronounced in certain directions on ‘.lhu previous day continued to have its effect upgn recent favorites in the | buying. The oils, which had advanced the least of any in the present bull market, were under pressure most of the time, despite the unfavorable figures on domestic crude output pub- lished at the heginning of business For a time such issues | Pennsylvanta, Bucke NEW YORK, December 10.—Fol- lowing is an official list of bonds and stocks traded in on the New York Curb Market today: | thousands 12 Alljed 9 Allied Aluin 15 Am Gas & 44 Am e 18 Am Pw & Lt 6a old 6 Aunconda 64 ... 1T At G & W 1855 61y Atlant Fruit 55 Ine durusdall sy 1 Can Nat Ry 75 2 Chic ‘Un Sta fis wi 6 Childs Co_ 6 7 Cit Sery Ts ( 2 Cit Serv 7s D 3 Cons Gas Balt s BONDS, iigh 1, Packers Packers new Ele. o | Dunlop Tire Den & R G W oy wi deral Sugar 6x 33 Suif 0§l Corp & Mateh 614y Zh Powe fanitoba 3 Nat 1 6 Power ather 8s S Pub Nerv of N 24 Pure 01l Co Sinclair Cous s ¢ 62 Stand Gas & El 6348 1SON YT 250N ¥ 8 0 N Y ¢ t & Co o SUnEL&P 1 United Drug Co 2 Union Of & T Vacuum on 3 FOREIGN Bogota Ss. Min 6 Man 6 BoxDs, 13 city o 1A 15 Fin & 16 I and [N 00 Humbia Of 0 Tiinois In |2 | 1 New Eug Fuel Peer Ol Corp.. 40 Peon Beaver OIl.. Pennok 01l Cor 4 Bank Oil syl Can O & Ref & Ryan Con Salt Ok C | Prod. ... Transit Pot & Gax ) Ko Ol & 9 Venesuelan 4 Wilcox O Wos | 3 Allied Pack | 7 Am Gax & Elec pid | 6 Am Gax & Eiec new 110% 43 Am Pow & Lt new 57 Z Am superpower A 8 Am Superpower 2 Seiin Pee wi Pow & Lt an Mid .. Frult ... | Borden Co s Hotany Con Milla' A 483 > = 9 130 130 48 woyv d Beel ! Gore an | and Humble Oil were bought at ad- vancing prices. But the heavy offerings of this class of stocks on the big board checked any further advance that might have taken place” The usual bidding up of specialtles went on in individual issues, but it was noticeable that strength in these stocks was not having the desired effect upon the general market Thermiodyne again stood out strong- | ly in the radio group, but others were | subjected to profit-taking following | the recent rise. Lehigh Valley Cou certificates continued under pressure | and a break of 5 points occurred in | Commonwealth Power as a result of | heavy profit-taking. | T s i3 1 Brit-Am Tob Co reg Brunsw B O wi Centrifugal P Cu 2 & Son cker Cab Mfg A Ohilds Co new ... Col G & E nw pf & 1 Common Pow Co.. 1 Com Power (o pfd Cout Bak A wi.. Cout Bak B wi Gont Bak pf wi Cous Gas Balt nw Cont Ine Cubw_Co Cuban Tob Co vte 5 Curtiss Aero Motor. De Forest Rad Co D&RGW Ry ow pf Doch Die Cast Co Dubilier ¢ & Radio Durant Motor Duz Co A st Penn Elee Co Rond & Sh pf 1 ) 10 i ed e % W irand St ot Motor of Cai fon & i Eiremann’ It s R 4 | tic |the major features of Intl Con 1 Int Prod Int Utilitg Jones Radi Keystone Solather Landover Hold ¢ Lehigh Pow s i N LIST WELFARE BILL FOREARLY HEARING Measure Urged by Commis- sioners to Have Committee Consideration Tuesday. Hearings are to start Tuesday on the general welfare bill for the N: 1l Capital, which the District Commissioners have urged as one of the legislation would like to have enucted at sesslon of Congress. his was announced by tative Oscar E. Kellar of chairman of the subcommitte has been working for nearly a year on this general subject At the meeting of the House District com- mittee today it was stated by the chalrman of the committee that this welfare legislation will probably be one of the principal measures dis- cussed in the joint conference of the House and Senate District committees when it meets to draft a program of legislation for the National Capital. Will Consider All Bills, t the hearings starting Tuesday. Representative Kellar will give con- sideration to the various welfare bills which are now pending before his subcommittee. He hopes, at feast, to get the machinery for effective wel- fare work, which is the establishment of a commission, passed at this ses- sion of Congress. He believes that this commission ought to sup- they th Represen- Minnesota, which i 0 Lenigh Val Coal Teh Val Coal N ( Liberty Radio O Long Bell L A wi Middle West Ut furray Body wi Nat Dist Prod v t ¢ Nat Leather Nat Pow & Lt Nat Tea (% N Y Tel Co pfd Nic Plate new wi N1 Plate new pf wi Omaibus Corp A pfd Pit Tm Coal Co wi Pit Tm C1 Co pf wi mbie adio Corp Motor JEE & 81 <) 13 £ Bad & 1 new S vt 2 Stand Stuts Swift Tenn El Pow 24 pt Ter Haute Ind E pf Ther Rad Corp wi Thomy Radio Tob P'rod E: 5 ited “Pfi Shar Lt & Heat pfd M feid M 10 10 08 ) BT 4y 10 rmill Div I State Haw e M Tne Hollinger Hecla Mine Howe Sour <o s Independenca Lead. .10 Tron Biossom 33 Jib Cons 6 Kay Copper Corp... 1if Star Ply Lead Mines Premicr Gold Min Ray Hercules Ioe Red Warrior Wenden Copper EXTRA DIVIDEND VOTED. NEW YORK, & Reynolds Co extra dividend the common stock arterly of $1.25, also the 1% per disbursements on both first a second preferred. all payable Januar 2 to stock of record December 20. has 6,000 and woman doctore. December 10.—Devo wany declared 5 cents a share and the regula America Britain 4,000 t Co. F STREET AT 7th Great | ported by a revised code of welfare laws covering the entire subject. He hopes that leaders in welfare work in the National Capital will have all the relating and interlocking laws covering the various phases of the work, and the several boards and commlssions now existing carefully examined and co-ordinated Into & definite code, to support the commis- sion, which he believes Congress will authorize at this session. Seew Chance of Suceesw. Representative Kellar sald today that he will make this welfare legislation the principal business to recelve his at- tention during this session of Con- gress, and with the support of local leaders he believes that the entire program can be put through Congress. STEEL PRICES HIGHEST FOR SEVEN MONTHS By thie Associated Press. NEW YORK, December Age says: “Reaching the highest point in seven months the fron Age composite price is $21.24, compared with $20.71 last week. The increase 8 five weeks has been $2.13. The finished steel composite remains at 2.531 cents per pound, the highest level since July. The advance in five weeks from the year's low has been less than nt, as compared with 11 per in pig fron. 10.—TIron per o cent RATES ON BAR SILVER. LONDON, December 10.—Bar silver, 1-16d_per ounce; 2% per Discount rates e bills, per cent months’ %a3 11-16 per money sh thre: cent Familiarity with several languages is required of nearly all girls em- ployed in shops and offices in Switzer- Get ACCUSED OF DRIVING AUTO WHILE DRUNK Harry G. Sims Arrested, Following Collision—Representative Tay- lor’s Car in Crash. Charges of operating an autoniobile while drunk and colliding followed collision between an automobile op- erated by Harry G. Sims of 270 Ken- tucky avenue southeast, and a park- ed automobile owned by Frank Simms, on Virginia avenue, just e: of South Capital street, last night Sims and his wife, Amelia, pants of his automobile, were first taken to Casulty Hospital, where Dr Cockerell treated cach for laceratior about the faco, and later w taken to the fourth precinet, where the charges were placed against hin He is a musician in the United Stat Marine Band. Representative James W Tennessee told police of in which his automobile col and knocked down Dona 26 years old, of 2400 in front of that address McVann was taken to Hospital in Mr. Taylors | ana treated by Dr. J. M. { cuts about the right side of the face hand left leg. He later went home His fnjurles were pronounced not serlous. Four-year-old 1 of 946 ¥ truck by truck operated by ¢ 1327 V street, whil at Tenth hwest fering bruises about the wera treated by Dr. C geney Hospltal. Batts fc occu- | BUSIESSEETI S FOR AN Th me date the semi-annusd Ing of the business organization of the Government has been set for Monday, January it was learned today. The Wwill be held in Hall, and dressed by President Directos idget fiscal and the it s Ereatest Me: wiil be dge Lord of { Althougn understood t udget that k the ditures automobile | i i COPYRIGHT BY INTERWOVEN STOCKING COMPANY Bim Inter wove Gore and Heel chs Gift