Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1924, Page 24

* FIN 24 ANCIAT. WALL STREET LT § ADVANCES APIDLY After - Christmas Trading Sees Many New High Marks for Present Year. BY STUART P. WEST. al Dispateh to The Stac NEW YORK, December 2 Street was in an optimistic mood it began business today following the Christmas holiday. A continuation of the buoyant market which ot under lute Wednesday carried many ks to their highest for the year United Steel common was one of these, and its advance to the t prices since the war was an inspiration to bullish operations in other directions. Copper and othe metals stocks accompanied the steel in their upward movement, the railway equipments, the motors, the sugars and apccialties were pushed orously. Sr 26.—W States shares ahead Steel Ix Market Feature. Al ard 4 ade for | it of were 1 pri pmon, hi sorts of predictio future sellir ates Ste leca through its previous Republic and Ste ulf Ludlum and Sloss-Shetficid all | t conspicuously in the buyini | The was paying on to the midweek trade | 1 Wednesday, which cnd being the 1918 and which re- the steel in optimi not | also for the of 1 Very large States Steel common rising prices. 1 is high since ord for all time Te Tni went 119% States, h on stood o attent iews, pn ear most ment ided]y first 1 second qua blocks of 1 were dealt in d no ade t the stock ) sold whe v its rec equipment gs. 1d at 1 lawin 1 Lima Locomotive previous best for ve 101 was nee th unusual Amer- | sharp All group American for the ymotive sur- | 1 Locomotive hi meric IS at much th split-up. The i at advancir 1 Steel E Jump in Ar this was getti ed great buyin railway equipmer early part of next v was an Brake he g ready for the expe in t in move market Demand. so much of a d New York h when it Other Stocks in Cent at u new rading in Consc yrk, just under public ut idated Gas were the ity division. motors were in demand again | in keeping with the traditional pro- cedure just before the annual show | we Studebaker crossed 46 and General Motors crossed 64. Pierce Arrow, preferred, was also bid up. Mack Trucks at New High. Industrial Alcohol was strong again and International Nickel got above 26 on larger transactions. Mack Trucks made a new high as it reached 118. Texas Gulf Sulphur also reached | a new top. Thero was sharp upbid- ding of Sears Roebuck and of Beech nut, and a spectacular rise in U. S. Realty. Dupont moved with General Motors, as usual. MARKET CLOSES STRONG. Standard Industrials in Brisk De- mand in Last Hour. NEW YORK, December 6. prices registered an impressive advan in today's market under the leadership copper shares, 18 of which es- w high prices for the year, to a furt stiffening of United States Steel com- York Central and American also attained new peak approximated 1,350,000 metal price mon, New Tocomotive prices shares. The closing was s dustrials and spec brisk demand in United States Cast a new top at 16! vanced 6% and S Standard in- Ities continued in the final trading, Iron Pipe touching American Ice ad- ars-Roebuck 5. ong. Markets at a Glance NEW YORK: coppers at new highs. several convertible highs. Foreign sterling moderately higher. Higher: spinners buying. Featureless. Coffee—Firm; buying. Stocks—Strong; 18 Bonds—Firm; at CHICAGO: Wheat—Strong; Argentine news. Corn—Firm; pathy wheat. Cattle—Active higher. Hogs—Strong. gullish ym- nd ROAD'S NET FALLS OFF.” NEW YORK, December 26.—Chi- ©eago, Milwaukee and St. Paul reports net operating income of $2,465,405 for November, a decrease of $28,380 from November last year. Gross revenues of $13,673,523 also were about $8,000 less. Net for the eleven months, to- taling $16,710,908, was slightly more than $1,000,000 under the correspond- ing period last year, while gross fell more than $10,000,000, to $145,404,839. TREASURY CERTIFICATES. (Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.) ——Noon.—— Bid. Ofter 1001 1001 L 100516 100716 S 100% 1007 901316 99 1516 101 932 101 13 11013 1013 * 100 13-18 100 15-16 E 101 81.82 101 15-16 March 13, March 15, June 15, September December March 15, September March 15, December (Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.) —Noon.— Bid. Ofter. | 1024 10734 1004 Aluminum Co. of Amer. Aluminum Co. of Amer, gar Gy 193 Apierican Tel. & Tel. 6s 1925 Anuconda Copber s 1020 Aoglo-American Oil 7 4Ol 6n 1 of Canada Central of Georgi Cantral Leather 5 1925..... . Chi., Ml & St. Paul_8< 1934 Chil R. 1 Columbia iod 101 w2 1088 100 lool? 1003 10014 100 158 16 108 Sngar lief a7 * Bods Corp, s 1 isher Body Corp. 64 1 % | St. P, & Morris & C 3 8. Rubber 7% numerous | vig- | Acme Coal pf... | av Rumiey. ... | AIr Reduct (18) . | Afax Rubber. ... | Alaska Juneau.. | Allied Chem (4). Allis Chaim (4). | Am Agricul Chm Am Ag Chm pf.. | Am Beet Sug (4) | Am Bosch. ...... | Am Brk Shoe ( Am Can (8) Am Cau pr Am Chicle. Am Drug sSnyd Am Express (6) Am Hide & L pf. Am Ice (7). . Am Ice pf ( | Am internatl. | Am LaFrance (1) Am Linseed Am Linseed pf. Am Locomo (6). Am Metal (3)... | Am Ry Exp (6). | Am Safety Raz.. | Am Ship & Com Am Sm & Ref (5; | Am Stl Fdys (3). Am Sugar Am Sugar pf Am Sumatra.... AmT & Tel (9). Am Tobacco. .. . Am Tobacco (B) Am Water Wks. Am W W 1st () Am Woolen . | Am Zine | Am Zine pf Anaconda ( Ann Arbor Ann Arbor pf Armour Del (7). Arn Cons & Co. Asso Dry G (6) Asso D G 1st (6). Aszo Ol (1%).. ALT & S Fe (6). AT&SF ot (5). At] Birm & At... Atl Coast L (18). AtGulf & WI... AtGulf & W Ipt Atlantic Refining Atlas Tack...... Austin-Nichola. Auto Knitter Auto Sales. ... Baldwin L (7).. EBald Loco pf (T) Bal & Ohlo ¢6). Bang & Ar (3).. Barnet Leather. - Barnsdall A.. Rarnsdall B Beech-Nut (3) Bethlehem Steel Beth Stl pf (8).. Booth Fisherie Bkl Edison (8) Brk-Man Tran. Brklyn Un G (4 Brown Shoe (4). Erunswick Ter Buff & Sus (43 Burns Br B (2). Burns Bro (10).. Butte Cop (50c). Butte&Superior Butterick Co. ... Cal Packing (6). Cal Pete (1%).. | Calif Pet pt (T) Callahan Zinc | Calu & Ariz (2). | Calumet & H 50c Can Pacific (10). 150% 150% 150 Case Thresh pf. Cent Leather. Cent Leather Century Rib (2). Cero d Pasco (4) Certain-Tzed. .. Chand Mot (3).. Ches & Dhio (4). Chicago & Alton Chic & Alton pf. Chic & East Iil. Chi & E I pf... Chic Gr West.... Chic Gr West pf. Chi Mil & St P... ChiMil & SP pf. Chi & Nwn (4. ChiPneuT (5).. Chi Yellow C (4) ChiRI& Pac. .. CRI&P DL (6). Chile Cop (2%)- Chino Copper. Coca-Colo (7)... Colo Fuel & Iron Col G & E (2.60). Col G&E pf (7). Col Carbun (4).. Com Inv (2.50).. Com Solv A (4).. Com Solv B. Com Solv rg' Congol-Nairn(3) Con Distributrs. Consel Clgar. Consol Gas (5 Consol Textile. . Cont Can (4). ont Mot (80¢).. Cont Insur (6).. Corn Prod (2)... Cosden Co. . Crucible Stl ( Cub Am Sug (3). Cuban Cane Sug. Cub Cane Su pf.. Cuba Dominican Cuban Dom pf.. Dantel Boone. Davison Chem. . Del & Hud (9).. Del L & W (6) Detroit Ed (8). Dome Mines (2). Doug Pectin (1). Du Pont (8). Eastman (18) Eaton Axle. Elec St Bat (15). End-John (6)... Erle, Erie 18t pf Erie 2d pf...... Famous Pl (8).. Fed Mines pf () Fifth Ave (64c). Rubber. Fish Rubber pf.. Fleischman (14) Foundation (6). Freeport-Texas. aner Motor.. SenAm Tnk (3) Gen Asphalt. ... Gen Electric (8) Gen El spl (600). Gen Motors (5).. Gen Mot pf (6).. Gen Mot db (6).. " | Gen Mot Bt (7). Gen Petrol (2). Gimbel Bros Glidden Co. Gold Dust odrich . . Soodrich pf (1) Goodyear pf. Granby Consol. Gray & Davis. .. Grt North pf (5). Grt Nor Ore (4)... Grt Wstn Su (8). Greene Canan. . Guantanamo. Gulf Mo & Nor.. Gu Mo & N pf 6% Guit St Steel (5). Hartman Co (4). Hayes Wheel (3) Hoe & Co A (4) . Homestake (17). Househ P (i3%). Houston Oil Hudson Man. Hudson Mot (3). Hud Man pf (5). Hydraulic Steel. Independ Ol (1) Indian Refining. Inland Stl (2%). Inspiration Cop. Interb Rap Tr. Western Union 6 Westinghouse F. & M. Wheeling Steel 65 1026, calied et 102. Internat Agri Int Bus Mac ( Open 38% 15 88% 13% 1 84% T8% 13% 116 89 b4 147 6813 4 130% 1 8 81 39% 101 65 150% 20t 28% 90 9% 30% 2 3 131 115 5% 13% 85 73% 13% 39% A% 32% 95% 116 39% o4 147 12! 407 101 66% 1% 161 21% 294 90 9% 82 2% 3 132% 36 21% 15% 60% 49% 109 5% Low. % 15 88% 13 51 84% 72% 1% 38% 42% 31% a1 . 156% 1564 165 118 AmCar& I (12. 188% 192% 188% 39 29% 87 Am Tobac p f (6). 104% 104% 104% 39% 101 [ 11% 34% 45'% 22% 43 2% 150% 2015 28% 89 9 30% 2% 3% 131 109 5% 1205 120% 120% 39 79 70 5 85 23% 100 8% 22% 21 101 224 39% 79 70 5 85 23% 100 8% 24% 22% 102% 22% 38% 0 5 85 23% 100 8% 22'% 21 101 224 98% 98 98 4 Tl 4% 57 18 3% 55 17% 64% 641 64% 19 55% 30 52% 41% 36% 944 9% 16% 5% 57 9% 274 16% 284% 1% 93 51 19 55% 30 54 42 36% 95 9% 16% 36 57% 9% 27% 16% 28% 72 95 52 19 55 80 52% 41% 364 94 9 16% 36% 57 915 274 167 274 1% 93 51 46% 464 454 8318 851 27% 9% 41% 467 104 484 52 111 84 36% 28% 80 44 47 104 48% 52 115 831 856% 27% 9% 4% 4674 104 48% 52 111 109% 109% 109% 6 40% 2% 27 6% 4 67 814 108% 40% 6% 43% 3 27% Th 4% 6815 8% 108 41% 6 1% 2% 274% 6% 4 67% 8% 108% 40% Corn Prod pf (7). 120% 120% 120% 26% 25% 26% 74% T6% 74% 29% 29% 29% 14 59% 5% 14% 61 5% 13% 59% 5% 44% 444 44% 8 44% 136 8 45 137 8 44% 136 145% 146% 145 113 13'% 15% 141 16 613 13 13% 16% 142 15 61% 13 18 15% 140 . 111% 112% 111% 15 605 695 69% 69% 31 31% 31 45% 46% 45% 42% 42% 42% 93 93% 92% 63% 64% 63% 11 125 82 11 12% 82 11 Fisher Bdy (10). 221% 222 221% 12% 82 844 841 B4 925 107 4% 50% 57 293 114 64 92 92 102 4l% 59 13% 39% 86 89% 8815 20 4% 1% 83% 92 18% 6 26% 95 85% 36 86% 49 42 85% 6% 27% 35% 641 1% 12% 5% 467 93 1% 4w 51 59 296 11% 6546 92% 92% 102% 42% 59 14 39% 86 920 89% 20% 4% 1% 84% 95% 20 6 26% 95 86% 36% 36% 49% 42 86 8% 27% 3b% 64% 1% 13% 5% 47% 9; 10% 4% 501 57 293 11% 637% 92 924 102 Al% 58% 131 39% 36 89% 88% 20 4% 71 83% 92 Gt West Spf (1) 1124 1124 112% 18% 5% 26% 95 8415 86 36% 49 42 854% 5% 26% 4% 643 1% 12% b 46% Inland St1pf (7). 107% 107% 107 821 33% 324 34 5% . 115 34 6% 116 33% 5% 114% 13% 89% 427 1% 96% 166% 116 19:% 39% b 147 1 11 82 84% 93 ns “ 51 584 2941 1% 66% 9215 92% 1024 4215 58% 14 39% 36 90 893 204 4% 1% 843 9414 112% 20 5% 26% 9% 854 361 36% 49% 42 854 7% 26% 85% 64% 1% 123 5% 47 107 325 38% 6% 116 | Jordon Mot (3).. T Int Cement (4).. Int Com Eng (2) Internat Har T6) Inter Har pf (7). Int Mer Marin, Int Mer Mar pf. . Internat Nickel. Inter,Nick pf (6) Interhat Paper.. Int Pap pf st (6). Int Ry Cent Am. Int Shoe pf (8).. Int Tel & Tel (61 Intertype (t133). Invincible Ofl Jewel Ten. Jewel Tea pf. 4 36 106% 116 13 4“4 26% 93 53% 3% 175% 114 90 244 15 20% 106 50% 85% 27% 17% 56% 2 44 110 Ran City South. Kayser (Julias) Kelly-Sprigfield. IKennecott (3).. Keystone T & R. Kresge Dep Str. Laclede Gas (8). Lehigh Val (3% ) Lig & Myrs (3).. Lig & Myrs B (3) Lima Loco (4)... Loews Ino (3)... Lott 2 Loose-Wiles Bis. Lorrillard 3)... Louls & Nash (6 Ludlum (2). McCro (1.60) B... Mclntyre (5¢). . Mack Trucks (6) Macy HR & Co.. Magma Copper. . Mallinson & Co. Man El md g (5). Manhat Shirt (3) Maracaibo Oil. Market Street. .. Market St prior. Market St pf.... Market St 24 pf. Marland Ofl Marlin Rockwell Martin-Parry 4. Mathieson Alka . Maxwell Mog A .. Maxwell MoPR. . May Dept St (5). Mex Seaba (: Mfami Cop (2. Middle States. Minn & St Lo 1is. MinStP&SSM StP& pr4. s Kan & Tex. . MK&Tpti5).. Missour! Pacific. Missourl Pac pf. Mont Power (4). Montgom Ward. Moon Mot (3) 24 Mother Lode 75¢ 8% Nash Mot (110).. 193 Nat Biscuit (1+4). 714 Nat Dairy (3)... 42 at Distillers pt. 46% tEnamel &S. 33 at Lead (8).... 159% at Lead pf (7). 116% at Ry Mex 1st. 5% Nat Ry Mex 2d 1% at Supply (3).. 59 evada Copper.. 15% O T&M 23%.. 114 N ¥ Central (7). 1184 YC&StL pf (6). 90 Y Dock pf (5). 54% NY NH & Hart.. 814 NYO& Wst (1) 26% Norfolk South.. 25% Norf & W (18)... 131 North Am (3.40).. 41% North Ampf (3). 46% North Pac (5)... 70% Nunnally (1) 8% Orpheum (1%).. 27 Otis Elev (153%).. 84 Otis Stael. ... 9% Owens Bot (3).. 44% Pacific Gas (8).. 103% Pacific Mail . 8% PacificO11 (2)... 51% Packard (11.50). 14% Packard pf ( Pan-Amer (4). Pan-Amer B (4) Panhandle...... Fark & Tilford. . Fenn C & C (4) Pennsy RR (3).. Penn Seab Steel. Peoples Gas (8).. 114% Pere Marg (4)... 66 FhilaCo (4).... Thila& RC&T. Phil-Jones pf (7) Phillip Morris. .. Phillips Pet (2). Plerce-Arrow. .. Pierce-Arrow pf Plerce-A prior 8. Pierce Ofl... Fierce Oil pf. Fierce Petrol Pittsburgh Coal 49 Pitt F W &C (7). 139% Pitts Stl pf (7).. 102% Pitts Term Coal. 61 Pitts Ut pf (1.20) 15% Pitts Ut ctfs 1.20 1 Pitts & West Va. 72 Postum Cer (4).. 96% Press Steel Car.. 59 Press Steel C pf. 821 Prod & Reflners. 274 Pub Ser NJ (5). 69% Fub SELpf (7).. 101% Pullman Co (8). 1491 Punta Al Su (5). 40% Pure Oil (1%)... 29% Radlo Corpof A. 47% Radio C pf (315). 48% Ry Stl Spg (8)...°182 Ry St Sg pf (7). 118% Ray Cons Cop... 16% Reading (4). [ Rerding rts 234 Reading 1st (2). 38 Read 2d Pf (2)... 831y 36'% 108% 2 1% 234 48 70 27% 73 313 2% 72 457 42 Remington Type 49% Replogle Steel.. 207 Rep Ir & Steel... 056% Rep1& Spf (. 91 Reynolds Sp (1). 16 Rey Tob B (3)... 76 Roy Duth 4.42%. 49% Rutland pf...... 61 Joseph Ld (2) 42% ::L&SIHF‘(B). 617% St L Southwest.. 50% StLSwnpf (6). 7l% Savage Arms 84 Schulte (8). 116% Seaboard Alr 224 Seabd AirLipf.. 39% Sears-Roebk (6) 1467 Seneca. (;opAne‘;. . 7’|§ Shattuck-Ariz. . 4 Shell Trad (2.06) 39% Shell Union (1), 21 mons (2). 3 Simmons pt (7). 100% Simms Pet (50c). 18 Sinclalr Oll. . 16% Sinclairpf (8).. 77 Skelly Oll....... 21 Slogs-Sheft (6).. 82 South Pac (6)... 102% South Port S (6). 643 Southern Ry (5). 78 South Ry pf (8). 33 Spicer Mfg. . 18% StaGas & El (3). 40% Stand Mill (6)... 70 StOfl Calif (2).. 61% StOiNJ (1) 39 Sterling Prd 5%. 63 Stew Warner (6) 71% Studebaker (4).. 45% Submarine Boat. 10 Superior Oll. 5% 13% 8% Telauts Tennessee Coppr Texas Co (3) 43 Tex G Sul(17}4).. 105% Texas & Pacific. 45% |Tex & PacC&0 10% | Third Avenue... 13% | Tide Wat O11 (4). 130 | Timken (13%)... 89 | Tobac Prod (8).. 71% Tobac Prod A (7] 93 Transcont Ofl... 3% | Twin City (4)... 58% 39% 4% 36% Underwood (3).. Un Bag & Paper. Union Ol (1.80). Un Pacific (10).. 149% Utd Alloy Steel.. 27% Utd Cigar (13%). 61 119 52 2034 United Drug (6). Utd Drug 1st 3% Utd Fruit (10).. Open. 521 High. 53 37% 108% 115 13% 45 26% 93 56% 8% 1% 115 90 24% 15% 20% 105 51 36% 2Tl 18% 56% 2 "y 110 8% 68 67% 70% 23% 6'a 6% 344 1074 38% 944 165% 118% 70% 42% 83% 48 284 || NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office Low. Close. 52% 68 86 7% 106% 108 115 115 13 18% 4“4 4ok 254 26% 93 93 53% b56% 8% 73% 17% 17% 1411 90 9 244 244 15 15% 20% 20% 106 106 50% 507% 35% 35% 27% 27k 17% 184 55% 56% @i oy 110 110 1% 8% 67 67 67 6T% €91 69% 23% 23% 6% 6l 6% 6% 33% 344 1064 1074 36% 37 94 94 15% 16% 117% 117% 684 T0% 42% 48 4| bonds. Ba% 54ty 824 8544 109 20% 1% 18% 40% 1% 62% 39% 62% 70% 45% 10% 5% 13% 8% 43% 1084% | White Eagle (2) 45% | White Mot (4)... 11% | Wickwire Spence 13% | Wilson & Co. 130% | Wilson & Co pf.. 39Y | Willys-Overland 713 | Wills-Over pt 981 | Woolworth (3) 4 58t% | Worthingtn A 39% | wright Aero (1) i | wrigley @) 149% 27 ,g“m Dividend rates as B2% | latest quarterly or 33% | i below 95, | pace INDUSTRIAL STOCK distribution, including Inspiration, Ray | to report, HE. EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1924. FINANCIAL. BONDS GO HIGHER | Coxxew vor_BONIDS sroce sz ] INEW HIGH LEVELS INTRADING TODAY Buying Orders Spread Over Broad List—N. & W. 6s Set Market Pace. BY GEORGE T. HUGHES. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, December 26.—Heavi- ness in the foreign group stood out in an otherwise firm bond market today. The downward trend in the French issues which was so pro- nounced before the holiday, extended today to the German 7s, which fell where they were down a point below the high of last week. The new Belgian 6s sold either at the offering price or a shade above, and the new Greek 7s were only a half point above the figure at which they were originally brought out. Paris Lyons and Mediterranean sold down below 80. French 7 were still below par and French 8s below 104. Japanese 6l3s continued reac- tiona Domestic Bonds Aetive. There was no real weakness in any of these cases. It was merely that the cnthusiasm which greeted the re- cently offered foreign bonds and had entirely disappeared and that the tenor of the political dispatches from abroad was discouraging to any speculative buying. In domestic bonds interest cen- tered in the speculative type, partic- ularly the convertibles. Magma Cop- per 7s made a new high, keeping with the stock Chile Copper 6s went along with the other copper The sugar issues also d better, Eastern Cuban Sugar 7ls at one time being up more than a point and a half, while Punta Alegre Sugar s made a similar gain. Sinclair Sevens Drop. Against these advances a drop in Sinclair 7s to a new low under 87. In the general ofl bonds were not in favor. Among the ralls the feature was Norfolk and Western convertible 6s up over 2 points M., K. & T. adjustments started up again and there was a fractional ad- vance in Missourl Pacific general 4s. High-grade Investment issues were | but there was no selling which could be ascribed to higher rates for money. Most bankers predict renew- ed ease after the first of the year. Liberties were unchanged or a shade higher. may be set VALUES INBIG RISE Ten Years’ Gain Reaches| Very High Figures—Other Wall Street Notes. By tle Associnted Press. NEW YORK, December 26.—Tre- mendous appreciation in Intrinsic values of securitles of leading in-| dustrial companies is reflected in their large additions to working capital in the last 10 vears. Eleven | companies, each with working capi- | tal exceeding $100,000,000, show com- | bined working capital, according to their last annual report, of $1,963,000,000 €ompared with 3697, close of 1914 Copper Stocks Improve. Resumption of dividend payments| by the Anaconda Copper Mining Co., | which gave a strengthening tone to the stocks of red metal producers, has been accompanied by reports that other companies which discontinued | Nevada and Chino, would shor ly restore their old rates. Activity! in the shares of American Smelting | and Refining was attributed to re- ports that the annual dividend rate would be increased from $5 to $7 Publication of the November earn- ings report of the Missouri Pacifi Railroad, showing gross income for that month of $11,239.977, an increase of $946,163 over the corresponding | month last year, and net income of $1,784.253, an increase of $482,891. reated a cheerful feeling among Wall Street brokers who had been | surprised and disappointed earifer in the week by the Union Pacific re- port showing declines in both gross and net. The showing of the Kan- sas City Southern Railroad, the first had led many brokers to expect record-breaking November earnings by most of the larger sys- tems. Reduction in operating expenses is reflected in the November report of | the Wabash and the Texas and Pa- clific Rallroads, which made their ap-} pearance today. Wabash shows gross | of 35,665,343, a drop of $144,707 below November, 1923, but net of $1,136,130 s an increase of $172,766 over the| same month last vear. Texas and Pacific shows gross of $3,233,346 in November, a gain of $2.648, while net of $886.468 is $20,576 above that of last year. Utd Ry Invest... 29% 29% Utd Ry Inves pf. 61% 62 U S Cast Iron P. 160% 165% U S Distributing 89% 40% U S Hoff (50c)... 23% 23% U SInd Alcohol. 84% 85 S Realty (8).. 122% 130 Rubber..... 40% 41% Rub 1st (8).. 944 94% Smelting. 38% 404 S Steel (17)... 118% 119% U S Steel pf (7).. 122% 122% Universal Pipe.. 42% 44% Univer P pt (7 4% 6% Utah Copper (4). 85% 87l Utah Securities. 44 45% Vanadium...... 80 31% Va-Caro Chem.. 24 2 Va-Caro Ch pf.. T T Va-Caro ChemB % % VaIrC&Cpf (5) 79 79 VaRy & Power. 68 68 Wabash. . 21% 21% Wabash pf A. 57% 08% Wabash pf B. 39 39 Waldorf (1%). 18% 18% Webber & H (1) 17% 17% Wells-Fargo. 124 12% West Pen (4).... 122 122 West Maryland. 14% 15 West Md 2d pf... 244 24% Western Pacific. 33% 384% ‘West Unlon (7). 114 116% West Afr Br (6). 107% 1073% Westinghse (4). 68% 69 Wheel & L Erle. 16% 15% Wheel & LEDf.. 29% 30% 27 27 0% 72 1% 6% 19 10% T4% 124 kid 88% 75 16% “y 29% 621 165 39% | 208% 847 128% 40% 943 404 | 119% 122% 43% | 7 8734, 45% | 30% 2 % % 79 68 20% 67% 39 18% 17% 12% 122 15 24 34% 116% S El s 24 83% 114 107% €8% 16% 29% 27 0% 1 6% 18 10% 74 123 T0% 88% 4 16% 4% 895 39% 0% 70% yable in preferred stoek, Ten in tue sbove table on the rations. speciai 80 6% 19 10% T4% 124 kid 88% 5 16% 4% 89% Worthington. Worthingtn B 6. Yellow Cab..... YoungstnS&T {Partly extra. {I are the annual' cash Unless otherwis dividends are woi i or {Armou! 2 Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office. UNITED STATES BONDS. (Sales_are 87 in_$1.000.) figh. Low. Close. 100-30 100-29 100-29 ¢ 101-15 101-13 101-18 533 100-23 100-21 100-23 44 101-1 101 101-1 . 812 101-20 101-18 101-18 US4%s1952. 88 100-13 100-11 100-13 54 104-18 104-15 104-18 FOREIGN. Argentine 6s'37 Argentine 6s wi Argentine 7s Austria Bank of Japan 6; Belgium 63 wi Brazil 7s Brazil Canada bs 1926. Canada Bs 1931. Canada bs 1952, Canada 5%51929.. Chile 7s 1943 Chile 85 1926 Chile 85 1941 Chile 85 1946. Czecho 88 1951 Czecho 8s 1962 ct.. Denmark DET8%sMch '53 DEI5%s Nov 's3. Dutch East I 61’47 Dutch East I 6s '62 Finland s r 65 1945 Framerican 734s. . French 7s w 1. French Govt 7 Germany Tswi . Greek Ts wi. . Halt: 68 .ee Holland-Amer 6 Hungary 63 Japanese 4 Japanese 6%, Jergens UM 65°47 Lyons 6s. . Marsellle 6 Mexico 45 °04 asntd Mexico 5s assented Montevideo 7s Netherlands 6 Netherlands Norway 6s 1944... Norway 6s 1952. .. Orfent Dev deb 6s. Ly's-Med 78 Paris Orleans 7s.. | Porto Algere 5. Queensland 7s | Rt e Jan 8a 1946, Ric de Jan 8a 1947. Sao Paulo City 8s. Sao Paulo State Seine Dept of Ts Serbs Cr'tes Slo 83 Solssons 68 : Sweden 5%s ct... Swedcn 6s. .. Swiss 5% s 1946. Swiss Confed §s. .. Ud Kingm 5338 '29 Ud Kingr: 5%s 37 Uruguay 8s Am Agr Chem T%s Am Chainsf 6s'23 Am SmIt&R 1st 6s 111 AmSmit &R 6 Am Sug ref 6s. . AmT& Teltr4 Am T&T cltrbs. .. AmT& Tdrobk%s Am Water Wks bs Am Writ Paper 6s Anaconda 1st 6s. Anacogda cvdb 7s & Co 4%s. Armour of Del 63, | Assoclated O1l 6s. Atlantic Refin bi Barnsdalls f 8 Bell Tel Pa bs. Beth Steel pm 5s . | Beth Steel 5345 '53 2 Beth Steel s £ 61 | Brier H St 1st Bush T Bldg s Calif Pete 6%s. . Can Gen El deb 68 Central Leather bs Chile Copper 6s.. . | Col Gas & El 5s sta Commonwth P 68 Con Coal Md 1st b8 Consumers Pow 68 Cuba Cane cv 7t '3( Cuba Cane cv d 8s. Deover Gas §s. Det Edison ret Du Pont de N 73%s Duquesne Light Est Cuba Sug 7's.. Empire G&F 7%s. Feder Metls 78 '39. Fisk Rubber 8s... Gen Elec deb b Goodricn 8% Goodyear 8 e Goodyear 8s 1941 Humble O&R 5% {ilinols Bell 1st bs. Indiana Steel 5s... Int Mer Marine 6s. Inter Paper 65’47, KCP & Lt b8 A "53. Kan G & El 65 Kelly-Spring 8 Liggett & Myrs bs. Lorillard (P) s... a Cop v Manati Sug s Marland Oil 85°31. Maxwell Motor 7s. Midvale Steel 3 Montana Pow 63 New Eng Tel Bs... N Y Eden 18t 6%3. NYG EL HE&P 58 NY Tel 4% N Y Tel 6s'41 N Y Tel 68’49 Nortn Am Ed 6 North Am Ed 6%s Nor Ohio T&L 6s. . Northwst 8 el Otis Steel 748 Pacific Gas & El ific T &l T 5!5 .61 _American 6s. Phila Coref 6sA.. Pierce-ATTow 83.. Public Service 58.. Pub Serv Elec 88... Punta Alegre 8. Sharon St1 H 8 Sinclair Ofl §%5.- Sinclair Oil 78. Sin Crude Ol 53%s. Sin Crude Ol 6s... 1 & Tube 7s. . - Tenn Elec Pow 63. Tide Wat O1l 6%s. Unlon Bag & P 6. U S Rub 1st I 5s.. U S Rubber 7%s U S Smelter 6 USSteelst Utah Pow & Lt 6s. Car Chem 7s. . ‘Warner Sug 7s'41. West Elec ba. Westinghou: Willys-Ov 8% Wilson & Co cv Wilson&C cv 733 Youngstn$ & T 63 RAW SILK Sales. High. ® Low. 95 95 101% 97 8% 87% 93% 108% 107% 111 92 84% 82 96% 100% 101% 102% 1024 99% 103'% 106% 107 90% 944 96% 99% 99 99% 95 95% 1015 9% 29 87% 94 108% 107% 1t 92% 86 8214 97 100% 101% 102% 102% 99% 103% 106% 107 91 12 1 21 16 25 1 1 12 - o @ AR BN RO AN R R B~ 100% 904 86'% 85% 997 103% 100% 1162 115% 1054 1061 MISCELLANEOUS. 4 951 1 96% 964 104% 100 96% 100% 101% 92% e 9914 102 86 91% 101% 98Y% 102 100% 90% 854 938 97! 951 96% 95% 104% 99% 96% 100% 101% 924 445 9944 101% 85% 91 101% 9814 102 100% 904 85 9; 3 6 1 X 8 1 1 39 74 8 11 50 o ~rRoaRma S o 1 68 19 e G 68 ek 1 09 € e o Bumas N Ned wa N [T e I ISR - @ wrlowaatnane - =11 16% | Warner Sug 75’39. 1 ADVANCES. NEW YORK, December 26 (Special). —Cotton goods markets experienced something of a Christmas hang-over today, ported. with very for 64 by 60; and little trading re- Price quotations were un- 70% | changed, print cloths standing at 9% 103 for 68 by 72. The raw silk market exhibited more strength, prices rising § rades to a top in of 6.70 for most 13-15, er, on fairly active trading. | Nbrthern Pac | Texas & Pac 1st b | gections, fair to good, 2.5023.50. - RAILROAD. Sales. High. 4 83 Tow. Close. 82% 82% 88 6% 86% 86% 89% 89% 86% 864 89% S9% 85% 85% 100% 100% 102% 108 101% 101% 8% 83% o0% 99% 83 , 83 8% 87% 116% 116% 115% 116% 79 ki 106% 106% 98% 98% 102% 102% 8T4% 8% 95 94% 88% 88% » 105% 106% 46% 464 101% 101% 6% 6% 59% 60% 55 56 6% 76% 55 65 2% 58% 824 53 57 100 100'% 82% 83% 83% 101% 116% 6% 99% 90% 83% 4 101% 82 56% 39 63% 64% 24 108 106¢ 93 100% 109% 86% 67% 103% Atchison adj 4 Atchison gen 4s... 13 88% AtlanticCLcl 4s.. 1 86% AtlanticCL1st4s 4 89% B & O gold 4 15 86% 9 89% 26 36 53 100% 9 108 44 101% 5 83% 50 99% 52 831 8% 116% 115% 79% 106% 8% Central Pacij ‘5 Ches & O cv 4348 Ches & O gn 41, Ches & Ohio cv 68 Chl & Alton 3%4a. . Chi B&Q 1st rf bs. Chi & E 1 gn 6 Chi Great West CM & Puget Sd Chi M & St P 48°26 CM&StPdb C M&St P gn 4s 89 Chi M&St P cv 4341 CM&StPgn4lss Chi M&St P rf 414s Chi M & St P cv b ChiM & StP 6s Chi& N W ret & ChiRys6s. ... Chi Un Sta 6% Chi & W Ind ci Cleve Term 5s w i. Colo & Sou 4%s Cuba RR6s...... Del & Hudson 5%s Den & Rio G cn 4s. Erle & Jersey 6 Gr Trunk st db 6; Great North by Gr. North gen b%s Gr North gen s Hud & Man ret 6s. Hud & Man aj & 111 Cent ref bs Int Rap Tran 68 Int Rap Tr 6s stpd Int Rap Tran 6s Int Rap Traw Int & G Nor .8t 6 Int & G Nor aj 6 Towa Cent rf 4s Iowa Cent 1st Kan City Ft S 4 Kansas City 8 3 Kansas Clty S & Kan ity Term 4s Lake Shore 4s "28. Lake Shore 4s ‘31 Lehigh Val cn 4s Louis & N uni 4s.. Manhat Ry cn 4s.. M & St L 1st ref 4s ! M StP & SSM cn 45 2 M StP & SSM cn 5s M StP & SSM 53%s M StP & SSM 6%s MK &Tlst 4s MK &T adj 58, MK&TprinbsA 8 Mo Pacific gen 4s. 24 Mo Pac 5s 1926, 6 Mo Pacific 68 15 Montrl Tm 1 4 | Nassau E Ry 43’57 15 NO Tex &M5sB. 10 NO Tex & M5%s.. 6 N Y Cen gen 3%s. N YCentribs N Y Centdeb s N Y Cen LS cl 3%s. N Y Cent cn 4s"98. NYC&StLab4s. NYChi & St L5%s NYC&StLésA. NewHaven c d 6: New Haven 7s. N Y Rys adj Ssct N Y State Ry 4%s NYW & Bos4ks Norfolk & W cn 48 Norfolk & W cv 68 152 Northern Pac3s... 12 5 991y 76% | 99% 1134 75 8: 93% 94% 102% 86 9 4 67 6214 8814 133% 60%¢ 84k 9514 106% | 100% | 96% 108% | 921 101% 110% 108% 85% 98% 728 9214 83Y% Northern Pac 63 D Northern Pac r1 6 Ore & Calif 13t Gs. Ore Short L et 4s Ore Sht Licn bs '46. Pennsyl gen 4 %s. Pennsyl gen . Pennsyl 648 Pennsyl eold 7s Peorla & E inc 4s. Pere Mara 18t 5 Rio G West cl St L IM&S 48°29 St L IM&S R&G 4 StL&SFplésA. StL&SF prini StL& SFadjés.. StL&SF inc StL&SF plés StP & KCShL 4%e StP Un Dep 6% fanA&ArnP4 Seab'd A L 4s st Seab'd A Liref 4 Seab'd A L adj 5 Seab'd A L con 6s. Sou Pagific 48°28.. Sou Pacific ctl 4s. Sou Pacific ref & Southern Ry 8n 48 Southern Ry 1st 63 Southern Ry 6s ct. Southern Ry §%s. Term Asso St L 48. 77 102 801 1004 807 k3 591 74% 8444 96% 8414 884 73% 4 100% 102 106% 2t 993, 554 49% 81% 843, 99 103% 95% 954 63% 634 20% 90% 685 68% Third Ave ref 4s... Third Ave ad) 5 Tol StL& W 4s.... Union Pac 1st rf 41 Union Pac 48°27... Unlos Pacific cv 63 2d b Western Md 4 Western Pacific 63 Whel ELETf 4%s 1 = DAIRY PRODUCE. BALTIMORE, Md., December 26 (Special). — Live poultry — Young chickens, pound. 25a30; Leghorns, 20a 25; old hens, 25a28; Leghorns, 20a22; old roosters, 18; young turkeys, 40a 5: old, 33; poor and crooked breasts, ducks, 25a30; geese, 23a32; pig- eons, pair, 30; guinea fowl, each 45a85. Dressed poultry—Turkeys, pound, 35a45; poor and crooked breasts, 25: chickens, 25a32; old roosters, 1 ducks, 25a30; geese, 25a30. ! Eggs—Receipts, none; native and nearby firsts, dozen, offered, 55; no' bid; quotations, 55. Butter—Creamery good to fancy, pound, 40a45; prints, 45a47; creamery, 35a40; ladles, 30a32; store packed, 24a process butter, 33a34. Game—Rabbits, nearby, choice, doz- en, 4.50a5.00; Western, Southern, all 15 68'3 PARIS MARKET, FIRM. PARIS, December 26.—Prices were firm on the Bourse today. Three per cent rentes, 50 francs. Exchange on London, 87 francs 25 centimes, Five per cent loan, 61 francs 80 centimes. The dollar was quoted at 13 francs 5413 centimes. COPPER HITS 15 CENTS. NEW YORK, December 26.—Sales of copper were made in the East today at 15c a pound, the first time in sev- enteen months that electrolytic has touched that figure. Previous sales were at 14%0, although the 15¢ mark | was reported To have been established recently in the Middle West. . INWHEAT MARKET Report on Argentina’s Sur- .plus Starts Rise—Corn Prices Decline. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 26.—Although ‘wheat prices showed a downward ten- dency at the outset today they soon advanced to a new high-price record for the 1924 crop. The advance was ascribed to an estimate that the ex- portable wheat surplus in Argentina would amount to only 112,000,000 bushels. Earlier the market acted depressed my selling to realize profits. The opening, which varied from un- changed figures to one cent decline, with May 1.76% to 1.76% and July 149% to 1.50, was followed by a ma- terfal setback all around and then by | 1 sharp gains. Corn was weakened by the Govern- ment report on prospective supplies of hogs. After opening unchanged to half cent lower, May 1.29% to 1.29% the market underwent a general sag. Influenced by scattered buying and absence of offerings, the oats market developed considerable firmness, open- ing at % to 1 advance, May 641z, and later scoring additional gains. Provisions were easy, reflecting the aetion of corn. WHEAT— December ... CORN—""" December COTTON QUOTATIONS GO HIGHER TODAY Good Buying Here and in Liver- pool Give Stronger Tone to Market. By the Associated Press SW YORK, December 26.—A stronger tone prevailed in the cotton market early today as a result of good buying by Wall Street, Liver- pool and the trade, which offset the the effects of Fall River cloth sales of only 25,000 bales. Janyary notlees were issued in excess of 110,000 bales, | but most of them were topped, partly for the a; terests. ( were shown unt a of New Orleans in- and clear conditions on the weather map, while the forecast indicated warmer | weather tomorrow Early buying carried January up to 2368 and March to 24.10, or 15 to 18 points above Wednesday's close. New Orleans Quotations. NEW ORLEANS, December 26.—The cotton market opened steady, not- withstanding heavy issues of notices both here and in New York on Janu- ary contracts. First trades were 4 points down to 5 up compared with Wednesday's close. The market im- proved further right after the call on news that the notices were being | promptly stopped. January traded up to 23.90, March to 24.04 and Ma to 24.30, or 13 to 17 points above the previous close, and continued to rule steady around the highs. s re- ported that notices for ales were issued here and for 95,000 New York. The weather map showed generally fair, but with abnormally low temperatures, with freezing weath- er at Brownsville, Tex., the most southerly point in the cotton belt. PACKARD'S EARNINGS UP. Motor Company Reports Months' Business. DETROIT, December 26.—Net sarn- ings of the Packard Motor Car Co. for the three months ending November Three 30 last, the first quarter of the com- | pany’s fiscal vear were $1,872,753, it was announced today by President Alvan McCauley. This compares with $1,161,439 a year ago. The company’s holdings of cash and marketable securities, chiefly United States obligations, amounted to $18.- an increase of more than | 81,000,000 in three months, after pay- ing the usual preferred quarterly dividends at the rate of 7 per cent and an extra common dividend of 3 per cent, as well as the usual com- mon dividend at the rate of 12 per cent annually. Net current assets of approximately $30,000,000 were more than nine times greater than current labilities. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. BALTIMORE, December 26 (Spe- cial). — White potatoes, per 100 pounds, 1.00al.50; sweet potatoes, barrel, 2.00a2.50; vams, barrel, ‘3.50a 4.50; beans, bushel, 4.00a6.50; 100, 4.0026.00; broccoli and bushel, 50a60; brussels quart, 15a25; cabbage, tom, 10.00a 17.00; carrot 4.0026.00; cauli- flower, crate, 2 ; celery, crate, 1.5024.00; cucumbers, bushel, 2.50a 5.50; eggplants, crate, 3.00a4.50; let- tuce, bushel, 1.00a2.00; onions, 100 2.5022.90; oysterplants, 100, parsnips, basket, 50a60; hamper, 3.50a4.00; pepper: crate, 3.00a6.50; spinach, bushel b; ket, 75a1.25; spinach, per barrel, 2.50a 3.00; squash, crate, 4.00a4.50; toma- toes, crate, 4.50a8.00; turnips, 14-quart basket, 40a50. Apples, packed, barrel, 2.50a7.00: s bushel, 7522.00; cranberries, box, 4.50 | a7.50; grapefruit, box, 1.75a3.00; oranges, box, 2.75a4.00. Selling Prices at Noon. Wheat—No. 2 red Winter, spot, ex- port, 1.83 nominal; No. 2 red Win- ter spot, domestic, 1.88; No. 2 red Winter, garlicky, domestic, 1.88 nomi- nal; No. 3 red Winter, garlicky, 1.84%. Sales—None. Corn—Cob, new, yellow, spot, per barrel; track corn, yeilow, No. old, 1.45. Sales—Nons. Oats—No. 2 new, €51 per bushel; No. 8, no quotations. Rye—Nearby, 1.15a1.25; No. 3 rve, spot, 1.56. Hay—Receipts, 11 tons. Demand for hay shows some improvement, but is centered entirely upon the better descriptions of timothy and light clover mixed, of which grades there is no oversupply on spot. Medium and low grade hay is in ample receipt, and poor and weedy and grassy mix- tures are hard to move at any price. Quotations today—No. 1 timothy, 19.5020.50; No. 3 timothy, 16.00a18.00; No. 1 light clover, mixed, 18.50a19.00; No. 1 clover, mixed, 17.30a18.00; No. 2 clover, mixed, 15.00a16.00. Straw—No. 1 wheat, 12.00a13.00 per ton; No. 1 oat, 13.00a14.00 per ton. 6.00 NEW STEEL RECORDS. NEW YORK, December 26— New high records for sheet steel produc- tion in the Mahoning Valley are looked for next week, with indica- PRICE OF LEAD RAISED. NEW YORK, December 26.—The American Smelting and Refining Co. today advanced the price of lead from 9,50 to 9.60 cents per pound tions that the majority of the 127 sheet and jobbing mills will be in operation. Substantial unfilled or- ders are reported, with pressure for deliverie: in} TELEPHONE INCOME REVEALS DECLINE Difference of $16,000 Over Same Month Year Ago. _ BY CHAS. P. SHAEFFER. crovember's operations _of ‘hesapeake and Potomac Teleph Co. netted $112,502, a loss of abo $16,000 as “compared with the cor responding month last year, and decrease of $13,000 from the net reported in October, 1924, according to a statement filed with the Dubls Utilities Commission this morning While operating revenues In the month, amounting to $499,893, were $13. 000 greater than In 1923, expenses tool on approximatly $26,000 additions Taxes assignable to operations and uncollectible wero unchanged — at 1577, while other sources of in come reported a loss of $613, an agaInat @ profit of $2,662 in November Net additions to plant ment added during the 11 months the totaled $1,428,390.43, includ 96 in retirements. the and equip Bank Call Due Very Soon. ol J. W. MeIntosh, newly install controller of tne currency. o rronr, ed to issue his initial call for tate ment of condition of all local hani- s f business December During the present administratior the incumbents of the controller's offi have seen fit to discard the practice of spasmodic reques | 1ne thei calls o, fave o roep aoite at fairly regular intervals of thre months “each. The second call ear) vear has been dated Juna 30, th. ending of the fiscal year, while th last call has been dated December 3L the ending of the calendar yesr which provides the Government affi With statistics easily and accuratels comparable. . Deposits undoubtedly will show a small decline from the high mar reached October 10 last, the date o the prev when the of § was on this city limit huge s deposit {peen abnormally hevay duhrmgla\- current quarter, but, on the other | hand, withdrawals for Yuletide e penditures have been corresponding v large. Washington mercha stogks of goods will call forth &00dly sum in payment thereof, w these drafts being reflected in the vear end statements Individual ac to play an While ounts are Tot expecte portant part in the figures withdraw these ount have aiso been abnormal, drafts huye been offset to a great extent by red Posits of bonuses, Christmas checks and December dividends saving Treasury Ho The Richmond | trict was respon [ the total 756.7 {per cent T v bonds of 1844-54 re- were allotted. this $6,245,500 were allotted in csh, on exchange of 43 notes, series A- next, ten on 4 per cent Treas | March 15 next exchanged, and $43 | exchanged on the third 4% per cer erty loan bonds its throughout th subscriptions totaled trading ru ington Stock Excha with one special issues represent activity. tional Mortgage and Investment ferred was unchanged, selling to | extent of ) shares at Capi Traction stock was unchan but firm at its level fifteen shares changing hands shington Gas 5 per cent | $500 denomination brought 99 d Allotments. ederal reserve f s "o of 4 in paymen | cas morn and two favorite It also prese s bond of Employes Insue Paper. aring House Key, a montl of emploves of the Riges 1k, has again made r a suspension of se edited jointly Dby H. Church, jr., and W. M. Ran jr. and i o { bank news, wit co vle in purpo: owship and ne atire, promoting goo laudable in appear- imend CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKE1 1 CHICAGO, December 26 I States Depa of Agric Hogs—Receipts, 42,000 15a25 higher: holding b 250 pound | 10.80; (Unite, ture) £ pac esirable, 240 to 10.40a10.70; top. butchers hel d, mostl welg) spots more: | k: most verages welghty | nigher; 150 to 225 pound k | 9.90a10. 140 to pound {9 90; light light, | higher; strong w slaughter pigs 8.50a: fev rd to 9.00; pack- Ing sows, y 9.75210.00; heavy welght hogs, 10.40a10.80. Cattle—Receipts, 9,000 head: killins classes active; strong to uneveni: higher: fed steers, mostly strong t up; spots, more; shipping, | fairly broad: kind sultable fo | ping purpose: ost killing quali top handyweight 11.50; 11.00; bes to 8.00; fat stock unevenly higher; shippers carrying |liberal order; vealers very errati | steady to $1 hig! §00d to choice rages, showins ers on pack ording to weig yweight upward to 15.0¢ ipts, 15,000 active: fa lambs, 25a50 higher; early, bulk, 1S. 1a19.00; top, 1%.2 oice ciippers {14.50; 'vearlings, higher; pri |1amb, weighty offerings, 1 = {sheep strong: ewes mostly eding lambs, fully steady; 35 to 60 pound welght, 16.50 comparativ choice Sheep—Rece NEW YORK DAIRY PRICES. NEW YORK, December 26.—Butic: —Firm; receipts, 7,068 packages creamery extras (32 score), 44. s receipts, 8,419 cases fresh gathered, firsts, 56a58; seconds 52a55; refrigerator firsts, 42a43. Cheese — Firm; receipts, pounds. LIVE POULTRY UNSTEADY. CHICAGO. December 26.—Poultr allve, unsettled; fowls, 15a21; Spring: 24; roosters, 15; turkeys, 30; duck 24; geese, 21 ———e TODAY'S BUTTER PRICES. CHICAGO, December 26.—Butter Unsettled; creamery extras, 41; stan- 40: extra firsts, 3%9a40; firsts, 32a34. gs—Higher; receipts, 2,677 cases; ordinary firsts, 35a40; refrigerator extras, 40; firsts, 3874239, APPLES SELL WELL. NEW YORK, December 26 (Spe- cial).—Good quality, large-sized ap- ples met a ready sale today at firm prices. " grade Greenings sold a $6.50 to $7.25 per barrel, McIntoshea from $7 to §9 and Baldwins nostly at $6. RATES ON BAR SILVER. NEW YORK, December 2I6.—Bar Bilver, 66 Mexican dellars, Flih,