Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1925, Page 29

FINANCIA JURTHER DECREASE IN PRICE OF EGGS oday’s Drop Largest So Far This Week—Another Cut Is Predicted. further decrease in the price of was reported this morning and palers confldently expect the price | continue on the downward path 111 they become fairly reasonable will be but a few weeks before cers will be drawing on local sup- ios for next Winter's trade, and it the prices will be at that time problematical. Toda: quotations also showed ar prices for fowls. High prices tained when the New York dealers de demands upon the local market obably will not be reached agaln is season. Live fowls were quoted low as 25 cents today, dressed ook bringing 2 Today's Wholesale Prices. Butter—Fancy, tub, 47a50; prints, a57; store packed, 20a25. [Eges—Fancy, selected, candled, 45 : average recelpts, rooster: ducks, 15a youn 0 each; geese, ressed—Fresh-killed Spring roosters, 30a32; 10a45; duck: 40a45. [ keats, 10a11; live Beef, 1 dium, ring, 13 feats— 12220; 20a 218; veal, : hogs, 11a16; loins, , 20a22, and shoulders, 14al15. ‘oday’s market report on fruits and getables (compiled by the Market bws Service Bureau of Agricultural conomics) says: Applies pplies moderate; demand erate, market steady; barrels— faryland, Virginia and West Virginia, 21, inches up, Staymans, 6.50a7.00 ew, 7.50; A 214 inche s 6.50; Black Twigs, 6. fnches up, Yorks, mostly around, A 21-inc gs, 6.50a7.00; boxes— Northwest medium to large sizes, liberal old stock— blies oderate, mark New York, bulk, p , Danish type, mostly arou ew stock— [Florida, 114-bushel hampers, pointed ) 0; poorer, demand Florida, 10- voorer, ate, market steady; crates, best, 3.25a3.50; Lettuce Demand Dull, Lett upplies moderate; demand low, n 11; crates, Iceberg ype, Calif a ial Valle 3 4.25a4 r doz. hamper pe. crates Onions— 1oderate, and Ohil U. S. No. hnostis Potatoes—Sup > de- mand mode gan, 150-1 best, -dozen ew York Yellows arge sizes, Rurals, k 2.75 per sack jes moderate; demand bushel Virginia, , cloth top veneer bar- quality, 4.50. toes Steady. upplies ligh rket steady Sweet ¥ Sweet nand Parolin Fams, 4.50a5 hore V| 00; Red Yams, arrels, noderate ixes, ripes ancy 50. Ca nand crates, 2.7 gplant—Supplies hand good: market pper crates qu Peppers, Cucumbers s on market; no sales reported s—Supplies light; stronger; Flori efrigerators, 46 market market lemand light; Texas, bushel baskets, Supplies arket steady; tring b ns—Supplies moderate; gemand light; market steady orida, %-bushel hampers, green, 3.5024.00. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. “BALTIMORE, February 6 (Spe- lolal).—Potatoes, per 100 pounds, 1.40a 1.50; sweet potatoes, barrel, 2.50a5.50; lyams, barrel, 3.50a4.50. Beans, hamper, 3.5004.00. Beets, ocrate, 2.00a2.2 [Broccoli and kale, bushel 060 Brussels sprouts, quart, 20a30. Cab- bhage, t Savoy, bushel, 65890, aul flower, ¥ rate, crate, 4.00a6.00. Lettuce, b . 1.5023.00. Onions, 100 pounds. ter plants, 100, 8,00410.00. basket, 5a90. s 5 Peppers, ch, bushel, 1.50a 5024.50. Toma- nips, bas t, Jles—Packed, barrel, 3.50a7.50 1.0622 anbérries, box. 5.00a6.00. G ruit, box, 2.00a3.00. Orang Strawberries, quart Selling Prices at Noon. MWheat—No. 2 red Winter, spot, ex- port, 10 ¢ No. 3 red Winter, spot, 2.06; No. 2 red Win- ter, domeéstic, 2.06; No. 3 yed Winter, no quotal Sales—None. Corn—Cob, new, 676 per barrel; P saiced. vellow, track corn, spot, 6.50a vellow, ; No. 3, 68 1.40a1.60; No. 2 rye, spot, 1.65. Hay—R. tons. hay ‘market is firm on &rades of timothy cloyer mixed hay ifigs Are lim good. Low grade dull and of irregular value Quotati today: No. £0.50221.50; 3 timothy, 17.00a19.0 . 1 light clover, mixed, 19.50a20.00 2 clover, mixed, 17.00a18.00. traw—No. 1 wheat, 16.00a17.00 per ton; No. 1 oat, 16.00a17.00; No. 1 gtraight rye, 18.00a19.00 BANK DEBITS IN SOUTH IMPROVE 10 PER CENT peslai Dispateh to The Star. NEW ORLEANS, February 6.—The pest evidence of the general improve. ment in business conditoins in the South is the fact that bank debits of 12 leading Southern cities showed an average improvement in January of 30 per cent, as compared with Janu- ary a year ago. The weekly average of these cities was $438,000,000, com- pared with §397,000,000 in 1924. ceipts, The local the better and cholce light of which the offer- while demand is nd inferior hay is timothy, 4 Production of electr y in the ¥mited States attained a new record Jast year with 58,966,000,000 kilowatt hours, the Geological Survey an- nounced today. That was an increase of 6 per cent over 1923. ) demand | Recelved by Private Wire BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN, NEW YORK, February 6.—The out- standing incidents in operations on the Curb Exchange today were the pronounced strength in a few indl vidual stocks, while the list general was subjected to rather heavy selling Stocks of oil companies operating in the Maracaibo Basin stood out strong- 1y in face of weakness elsewhere. The outstanding feature, however, was the persistent strength in New Mexico and Arizona Land, which went through its former high when it crossed 11. Public auction of land | NEW YORK, February 6.—Follow- ing is an official list of bonds and stocks traded in on the New York Curb market today: f.l‘fl‘ BONDS. o 14°Allled Packers 6n... §1 49 Allied P 1 Alum Ts 2 81 Am Gas & Elec 58 Am Beet Sug 6s 17 Am P & Lt bs old Close. 1 Anaconda 6s.. 10315 4 Asso Sim_H4 5 83 26 At G & WIS S5s 704 2 Beth Steel ki 19 Central Leather Bs.. 4 Chlc Union Sta Os.. 5 Chuds Co 8s. 20 Cudahy 5l 6 Deere & Co 11 Detroit City 2 Detroit Edison b 4 Dunlop Tir: 3 Fed s 2 Galr, Robt 7s 10 Gen 'Pet 6s. Gult 011 Corp. Lebigh Power Libby McN & I Manitoba Power Ald-Cont 63gs wi.. 21 Mo Pacific Ry 8s 1 Motor Prod 83 new.. 1 Morris & Co Tigs 1 Nat Distil Prod 7s 1 Nebraska Power 6 S 5 1015, 11 Nor S P Minn 8%s C 107 4 Pennock Ol Corp 65 98 & 981 1001, 887 BONDS. 063, 878 ational 6 Ind Mtg Bk Fnld Italian Krupp 1 Solv & Co 88 1 Swiss Govt 6 Siem Halsk Ts STANDARD OIL ISSU! 0 Auglo Am Oil tiantic Lobos Atlantic Tobos ptd 0 Buckeye P L nberland P L. I P L | 3 | of Can il Can new wi d P L 18400 Iuter Pet Co Ltd 60 Magnolia Pet ) » S 0 Obio 100 Swan & Finch 4600 Vacuum 0il INDEPENDE: dreds, 7 Am Maracaibo 18 Citles 113, Citles i Cities ervice Service pfd ery “BY ofs ce scrip. Columbian Synd 3 Contl 0il g Creole Synd 6 Gibson Of1 Corp lliland Off vte sulf 0l of Corp.. Kirby Pet 3 Livingston Pet ... Mex Panuco ... Mount Prod Mount_Gulf New B New M NI Y Peer 0il Corp. .. Penn Beaver Oil Peunock Oil Corp.. Royal Canad 0 & R Ryan Con S Woodiey Pet & . INDUSTRIALS. Allied Pack pr 5 Am Gas & El...... Am Lt & Tract... Pow & Lt new Am Pow & Lt pfd. 2 Am power A.. Am Superpower B Appalac P & L pfd Atlantic Fruit..... Rorden Rofsonault ... Rrit-Am Tob con. .. Rkiyn City R R Buf G E. Cellulold_Co. 3 Centrit Pipe Chapin-Sacks & Co Childs Co new..... sm'with Pow Cor. Com’with Pow ptd. om'wth Pow wts. Anm Continental Bak pf. | Cuban Tob vt tr cf. Cudahy Pack.. Curtiss Aero M. Curtiss Aero pfd. De For B vt tr Doehler Die Cast.. Dubilier C & R new Dunhill Intl Inc.... Durant Mot. Duz Co A.... Elec Bd & El Bond & §h nw co Elec Invest Inc Film Inspect Mach Firestone Tire . 3 Freed Eise Rad Freshman Chas Garod Corp ........ Gen Gas & E Gas Lt Pow & Ry. 16144 1, woug 4 Grimes R C D 17% SHORT-TERM SECURITIES. (Quotations turnished by Redmond & Co.) —Noon.— Ofter. Aluminum Co. of Amer. 7s 1933, 107 American Sugar 0s 1937. American Tel. & Tel. 68 Anecondn Copper 65 1921 Anglo-American Ol Tiss 1025 Associated Oil 6s 1035....... Baltimore & Ohlo 65 1920 Bell Tel. of Canada 5s 1925, Ceniral of Georgia 6 1020.. Leather 0s, April 18, 1925 & St. Paul 0s 1934 26. 108% 100! ot Peaeral Sugar Ttef. ‘Gs 1983 Federated Setaln 7s 1089 Goodyear T. & R. 8s 1931 Great Northern 7s 19868. Loe Gulf Ol Corp. of Pa. 5%s 1928. Eumbleyoll q‘/]l lgidi 1 Talign Pow. Sec. Corp. M., 5(, P. & 5. 8. M. 6338 193] Morrly & Co. 7T%s 1080, Xew york Centril G 138 regon Short ne 48 g’l'nlyl\'lnkl R. R. 7 1830. Pure Ofl 3148, August, 1925 Bt & Co. n 19 Tidewater Ofl 6 1981. Union Tunk Car fa 1930. U. 8. Rubber 7 1880. ‘Western Union 6’ 193/ NEW YORK CURB MARKET Direct to The Star Office ' adjoining this company's property is under way and all companies operat- ing in this territory are expected to Lenefit substantially through the en- trance of new interests into this sec- tion. Goodyear Tire common ran up to a new high, around 53, in sympathy with strength in rubbers generally, but the n was subsequently lost. Trading started in the afternoon in the new Tulip Cup Corporation com- mon stock of no par value, first sale taking place at the subscription price of 15, with a fractional advance later. —ee 5 Happ Candy Stor A 81 10 Hazeltine Corp ... 2 Heyden Chem 5 Intl Mateh Co pfd 2 Inter-Ocean Rad Co Intern Util B. 3 Jones Radio . Lehigh Power Lehigh Val Conl e Val Coal N by MeN & 1, n ) Rad Chaln St 5 Marconi Wir Canad 2 Mengel Box Mesabi Iron Midvale Co Music Master Murray Body Corp. Nat Dist Trod vic Nat Leather Nat_Pow & Lt XY Tel Co pral Niek PI n wi. Nick Pl n pfd wi.. & Oppenheim-Collins wi Omnibus Cor A pfd Omintbus Cor “vte.. Paige Motor power Corp N Py Repetti Candy 3 Richmond Radiator Rova Radio Co tr of 3 Seagrave Wi ... 3801 Gel Prn vt Shattuck F Sleeper Rad Co vie 8o ¢ & Lnew...... . Koutheast P & Lt Stand Pub Co A 2 stuts Motor Bwift Intl Swift & Co Tenn Elec Power miodyne R Cor Thom Radio Cor vte 5 Thread Co pfd Tobacco Prod Exp.. Tower Mg Tulip Corp wi . Unlon Carbide United G & B new United Pfe Shar Util P & Lt Cor A United Pictures ... Victor T M Wanner Mall Cast Ward Bak Co B rd Bak Co pfd.. re Radio Corp yne Coal MININ Arizona_ Globe Cop Butte & Western.. . Canario_Copper . 2 Chino Ext Mines. Cons Cop Mines.. Cresson_Gold ... 3 Diam Black Butte . B.hRRER Cons. 7 y Copper Corp. National Tin New Cornelia ... New Jersey Zine.. Nipissing 2 Ohio Cop . ot Silverdale T So Am Gold & P. Spearhend Gold. Teck Hughes Tonopah Extens Tonopah Min Tri_Bullion United Eastern M. U S Continental 3 Utah Apex .. Wenden Copper Your Banker Knows. When in doubt about a security consult your banker. It is equally as much his interest as yours to pro- tect vour savings. You trust him with your deposits—why not trust him with your investment problem wrst Mortgage Applications Wanted Interest Rate 6% and 6Y2% Apply Loan Dept., C. L. O'DONNELL, Mgr., CHAS_ D.'SAGER, Realtor, 924 14th St. N.W. WE FINANCE Apartment Houses Business Property Residence Property Hotels, Ete. Higbie & Richardson, Inc. 8168 15tk St. N.W. FINANCING Apartment I/Z % Business Houses Property Unlimited Funds Available FRED T. 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They are secured upon Improved Real Estate in Wash- ington which is worth double the full amount of the loan. The inter- est rate is 6%%, and notes are issued from $100 up. Partial pay- ments may be arranged. Mortgage Investment Dept. HANNON : & LUCH 713 and 715 14th St. N.W. Main 2345 The Place to Go for Your Loan 67 Money Available On approved Real Estate Security, Residential, Business. FIRST MORTGAGE LOAN DEP'T McKEEVER & GOSS 1415 K Realtors M. 4752 Now 52 Years : of Proven Safety HE acid test of 52 years has been applied to the first mortgage investments sold by The F.H. Smith Company. They have come through this test without ever causing any investor the loss of one cent of principal or interest. 7% SMITH BONDS are sold in $1,000, $500 and $100 denomina- tions, outright or under our In- vestment Savings Plan. Every partial payment earns the full rate of bond interest. No Loss to Any Investor in 52 Years The F. H. Smith Co. Founded 1873 FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS Smith Building, 815 Fifteenth St. THE F. H. SMITH COMPANY Smith Building, Washington, D. C. Please send me your new booklet and gnfur;;;um about Smith Bonds pay- ing ODD LOTS MARGIN ACCOUNTS DIRECT PRIVATE WIRE CONSOLIDATED STOCK EXCHANGE BUCK & CO. 312-313 Evans Bldg. 1420 New York Ave. N.W. Phones Franklin 7300 Franklin 7301 FEDERAL-AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK RESOURCES, $14,000,000 1315 F Se. JOHN POOLE, President Money to Loan Bocured ey frst deed of trust on real estate T provalling interest and commiseion Joseph 1. Weller 31 We & Tt Mrin 8873 Main 3353 Would You Like A Loan? You may obtain one quickly and conveniently, on any sound real estate security and at cur- rent rates of interest, from BOSS a» PHELPS LOAN DEPARTMENT W. L. King, 1417 K Street NW Manager Main 9300 APPLICATIONS INVITED for LOANS on IMPROVED PROPERTY Located in the District of Columbia and adfacent Subwrbs in Montgomery County, Md. 5: % INTEREST ;flp ply zo H. L. RUST COMPANY LOAN CORRESPONDENT ®he PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY of AMERICA 912 15th Street N.W. Main 6888 FINANCIAL BEST RESULTS May Be Expected From Rental Properties iny ‘When a Reliable Agent Is in Charge _Our years of experience in the successful management of various classes of real estate qualifies us to intelligently and advantageously represent owners. WE TAKE PERSONAL INTEREST in all properties in- trusted to our care and manage them on an economical basis. WE COLLECT and REMIT RENTS promptly. WRITE or call for a personal interview about our RENTAL DEPARTMENT. GARDINER & DENT, Inc. W. GILBERT DENT, 1409 L STREET N.W. President Main 4884 Reasonable Rent Saul Building 925 15th St. N.W. Excellent light and air—various size suites—attractive rentals—elevator serv- ice—immediate possession. In the Heart of the Financial Section B. F. SAUL CO. Main 2100 925 15th St. N.W. Equitable Co-operative Building Ass’n JOHN JOY EDSON, President g Organized 1879 FRANK P. 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This slogan is frequently and widely imitated, but the record itself is beyond imitation—covering, as it does, more than two score years devoted solely to the underwriting and distribution of safe first $5,000,000 1st Mortgage Bonds ~Land and 25-story building— —~Madison Avenue corner, Grand Cen- tral district— ~highesttypeofoffice building design — —exceptionally re- sponsibleand expe- rienced owners — ~—most maturities to net 6% mortgage real estate securities. Backed by this record, and by our experience, based on the handling of thousands of loans in all the larger and more prosperous cities of the nation, ourcurrent investment offerings of Straus first mortgage serial bonds should be especially attrac- tive to you. They are well diversified as to location and character of security and arein $1,000and $500 denominations. Most maturities yield 6%. Call at our office and discuss investments with one of our —_—— officers, or write for BOOKLET 368-G Surplus Funds —may be invested to distinct advantage in Wardman issues of First Mortgage Notes, where assured safety is coupled with 6% interest. a desirable interest return. Current is- sues bear WA estinghouse E. & M. 78 107% 1084 W ianer Hody Corp. 6 1027, called for pay: ment February 1, 1025. at 1013 Fisber Body Corp. 65 1928, cailed for pay- ment February 1, 1925, at 102. Denomina- tions range from $100 to $100,000. After all, buying bonds is like buying any- thing else—your best protection lies in the enceofthe House from which you buythem. S.W.STRAUS & CO. ESTABLISHED 1882 - INCORPORATED NATIONAL METROPOLITAN BANK BUILDING ‘WASHINGTON, D. C. Telephone Main 5847 43 YEARS WITHOUT LOSS TO ANY INVESTOR ©1915-5. W. 8 & 0o, Ine.