Evening Star Newspaper, April 24, 1925, Page 29

FINANCIAL, - SLOWS UP SALES \ Meats Drag, But Dealers in Fruits and Vegetables Are Very Happy. ture was not more especially engaged in furnishing meats and poultry for the retail trade, and buying this morning was anything but brisk Froit and vegetable dealers wel- yvcomed the warm weather more than » others, realizing that wing crops need such weather. Vegetation in nearby Maryland and Virginia is far advanced, dealers have been told, and the growers no longer are anticipating possible frost damage. There are plenty of vegetables com ing from distant points, while nearby growers are supplying plenty of kale. spinach. rhubarb and numerous small vegetables Today’s Wholesale Prices. er—Fancy, tub, 52a54; acked, 20a23. selected, candled, 30; av receipts, 29 ' . alive—Roosters, 19 Winter chickens, 35a38: fowls, 28; geese. 15a20. Dressed—Fresh killed Winter chickens, 35a38; roosters, 19a fowls, 28; turkeys, 35a40; ducks, 2 = ; capons, 40a45. ive stock—Calves, choice, medium, 10all; thin 8a9; Epring, 13; live hogs. 13a131% Me: Beef, 17al8; veal, 18; lambs, hogs, 20%a21; loins, 30a32; hams, 25a30; shoulders, 19a20. FERTILIZER PLANTS ARE MAKING MONEY Best Season in Four Years Report- ¢ ed, With Business Now at Its Height. Sudden rise in ten: relished by dealers those prints, stor young 114; lambs, ecial Dispatch to The S BALTIMORE, April 24.—Fertilizer plants in the Baltimore district, which supply practically all of the demand in the South, are still running on full schedule. rles for the first quarter of the current year are considerably larger than in the corresponding pe- riod in 1923 Prices are about $1.75 a ton higher than they were a year ago. Fertilizer companies are making money for the first time in four years. EARNED OVER 20 PER CENT Steel Companies Had to Pay Most of It in Taxes in War Times. Steel companies in the four years of the wartime period from 1915 to 1918 earned an average of per cent be- fore payment of bond interest or Fed- eral taxes, according to computations ade public today by the Federal Trade Commission, replying to a reso- lution of Congress authorizing an in- vestigation and report into earnings in the steel indust The report as published today ghowed that Federal taxes on income or excess profits in 1917 and 1918 took & large part of these profits, which were computed on the basis of consid: ering investment to take in the aggr gate amount of stocks, bonds and sur- plus GRA]E}; AND PROVISIONS. BALTIMORE, April 24 (Special).— Potatoes, per 100 Ibs., 1.00a1.35. Sweet potatoe: 50a6.00. Yams, bbl, 4.50a5 3 s 4.00a hamper, 8.00. C \le, bu.; 5 Onions, mpe Carrots, bu., 1 100 1bs., 4.00a4.2: 100, 1.00al.. Celery Cucumbers, 3.00a 5 ts, crate, 2.50a4.00. Let- tuce, basket, 1.00a2.25 2.00a2.75. Radishes, basket, 2.00a3.00. Peppers, crate. 4.00a6.00. Rhubarb, 100, 2.00a3.00. Radishes, 100, 3.00a4.00. Spinach, bu., 50a80. Squash, crate, §.50a2 Tomatoes, 2.5085.50 pples—Packed, bbl., 3.50a7.50; bu., 5023.00. Grapefruit, box, 3.00a3.50. 1wher aqt., 30. Orang , 5.50a6. Selling Prices at Noon. Wheat—No. 1 red Winter, spot. ex- port, no quotations: N ter, spot, domes 1.821;; No. 2 red Winter. garlicky, domestic. 1.821; nter, no quotations. sne bb, new, yvellow, barrel; track spot per vellow, No. 2, 28 Sales—758 bushels of No. 3 1.08 Oats—No. Rye—Nearby, Epot, 1.14%. Hay—Receipts, 52 tons. The limited demand prevailing for hay is confined exclusively to the better grades of 1 oth and choice light clover mixed, of which sort there is no oversupply. Demands in the hay line (are so limited that it takes compara- tively little stock to go around, and truck receipts from nearby points are still a factor in reducing require- ments at the regular hay sheds. Quotations today—No. 2 timoth 18.00a18.50; No. 3 timothy, 15.00a16 No. 1 light clover, mixed, 17.00a1 Vo. 1 clover, mixed; 16.50a17.00; No. clover, mixed, 15.00a16.00 Straw—No. 1 wheat N0a No. 1 oat 15.50a216.00 light rye, 18.50a19.00. STORAGE FACTS éTATED. statistical bulletin containing ires on cold storage space in the ed States and monthly cold ge holdings of apples, dalry products, eggs, meats, lard, dressed poultry and fish from 1915 to 1924 has just been published by the United States Department of Agriculture. mixed 53; No. 3, 52 asked. 1.00a1.10; No. 2 rye, 0 per No. 1 COMMODITY NEWS WIRED STAR FROM ENTIRE COUNTRY NEW YORK, April 24.—Over 60 per &cent of all the cars sold by the Gen eral Motors Corporation in the last month were closed models. This rep: yesents an advance in demand for closed bodies of 18 per cent since 1922, DETROIT, April 24.—March enroll ments in the Ford weekly purchase plan averaged more than 1,000 daily In the 26 working days 26,826 enrolled. PHILADELPHIA, April 24 —The trend of the jewelry trade here was clearly shown this week when a large number of buyers gathered at the sale of the jewel collection owned by the late Wilson Catherwood. The major- ity of the pleces brought excellent prices. BOSTON, April 24.—Rice & Hutch- ins, Inc., one of the largest shoe manu- facturers in New England, with seven !4actories, is now working at 80 per cent of capacity. Capacity is about 4,000,000 pairs of shoes annually, ol Peas, hamper, | red Win. | No. | BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN. NEW YORK, April 24.—Interest in today’s Curb Market centered in a few selected specialties. While these were being actively dealt in the general body of stocks fluctuated over @ nar- row range with trading smaller. It took only few sales to cause a further drop of 5 points in Victor Talking Ma- chine, which was down over 12 points in the past few days. According to those in close touch with the situa- tion, business has fallen off in the past few month Another outstanding feature was l!|e run-up of more than 3 points in Staadard Gas and Electric 6% per cent bonds. This was sympathetic With strength in the stock of the com pany and public utilities generall NEW YORK, April 24.—Following is an official list of bonds and stocks traded in on the New York Curb Market today Sales in BONDS. High. Low. 101 07 2:45 P& L o5 new Sum Tob 78 1AM Roh Ming B And Nat 6s wi 2 Am Thread Co 6s 1 Annaconda 6 4 Awso Sim M 8ue 26 A1l GEW 1S S Bs F0B & OR 5e wi sw i frd Beth Steel Boston & Maine 11 Can_Nat R; S xocooaxss P FEEEEE « C b & & i Cudahy 53s.. ... Det City_Gas 88 & Detroit” Edison 6is. 3Dunlop T & R 4 Fed Sugar s 1 Galena Sig Oil 7s. 3Grand Trunk 638 2 Gulf Oil Corp Bs. & Intl Paper 6s A Kan City Ter 5155 3Lig Win L RE s nnock 01 B8 9P C C & SIL 5s B 1 Pure Oil Co_ 61 2 Shawsheen 7s. 30 So Cal Edison & wift & Co e n_Oil Prod 8s S RBub 0% Rub 6338 Rub 6s Rub 63s Rub 6138 * 39 Webs Mills 6%s. FOREIGN BONDS. Sst RR France 7s Ind Mor Bk Fin 7s Italian Pow 6348 Krupp Fried Lt 7s Mtg Bk of Den Bs Russ Gvi 6145 ) Siem & Hal 7s 4 Swiss Gyt 5lgs. .. 1 Swiss Gv 5 Toho Ele: Sales n units. 28 S5smz0 E oo 20 Eureka P L 1000 Humble Oil & R 1600 Int Pet Co hid 180 Magnolia Pet 100 Ohio Ol 00 Prairie O & G new 200 Prairie P L 40 South Penn Oil 10 Sou We Penn P L 68008 O Indiana 100S O Kansas 300 S O Kentuc 10§ O Nebraska . 1700S O N Y . 103 0 Ohio : 347 7 3 800 Vacuum Oil 85% Sales INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS. in hundreds. 16 Allen Oil ....... .64 .58 5 Am Maracaibo Co 7 Carib Synd .. 55 Cont Oil. . 4 Creole Synd # Gibson Oil Corp. | & Guit Ol of Pa | 37 Lago Pet 50 Lat-Am Oil._ | 4 Livingston Pet PEGEGGET Washington Stock Exchange. ! SALES. 3 at 343 National Bank R fonal Mige. & Invest. DId—20 at 0%, National Mtge. & Inv 60 at 9 H AFTER CALL. | Capital _Traction 5s—$1,000 at 7%, 1,000 at 97 % rfolk & Washington Steamboat Co.—10 9. Lanston Monotype—10 at 80%. tal Traction—10 at 63, 3 at 93 ashington Rwy. & Elec. g. & r. 68 1511000 at 1013 $1.000 av 101%., $1.0 $2,000 1 Wthuler Linotype—3 at 180, ashington Gas ©s -—S$100 at ! $500 ar 103 i { " Yerchants' Bank & Trust Co.—10 at 135. Money—-Call loans. 5 and 6 per ceat. Bid and Asked Prices. BONDS. PUBLIC UTILITY. Asked. Amer. Tel. & Telga. ds.... Sk Amer, Tel. & Telga. +%8 963 Am. Tel. & Tel. etl. tr. 58... 100 Am. Tel. & Tel. conv. Bs.... 1263 Anacostia & Potomac 5 1 Ana. & Potomac guar. O 9o C. & P. Telephone 9% C. & P. Telephone of Va.5s. 95 Capital Traction B. R. 5s... 87% City & Suburban 5s.. D88 Georgetown Gas 1st Potomac 1st bs. Potom. . Cons. 86.. | Potomac Elec. 6s 1953. | b ¥ . & 2 ver. | \ Alex. & ML | Washington Gas bs. Washington Gas Bs.. ... Wash. Rwy. & Elec. 48, Wash. Ry. & Elec. gen. s MISCELLANEOUS. ). C. Paper 6s....... 8314 Po. Joimn Stock L. BK. Rizgs Realty 58 (long) Rigks Realty 5s (short Southern Bidg. 8%s. 5 Wash. Mkt, Cold Storage 5s. Wardinan Park Hotel 6s.. | STOCKS. PUBLIC UTILITY Amer. Tel. & Telga SR Capital Traction.. Washington G Norfolk & Wa! R . National Capital.. Columbia .- --- Commercial tetrict - .- ; Parmers & Mechani Federal American - Liverty --- Lincoln National Rigws Second | National TRUST COM: Amer. Security & Trus Continental Trust... Sterchants’ Bank... ..o Nittons ings & Trust.. lon Trust.. s oo Wash. Loan & Trust FIRE INSURANCE. § . 228 180 25 s TITLE INSURANCE. TITLE INSURANCE, itle... . . Titte! . 185 MISCELLANEOUS. D. C. Paper pfd.. Merchants' Trans. & Storage. Mergenthaler Linotype. Nl Mige. & Invest, pi 0ld Dutch Market com. 0ld Dutch Market pf Lanston Monotype Security Storage. ashington Market. Columbia Real Estaf THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 24 1925. “WARM WEATHER FARM WORK AHEAD NEW YORK CURB MARKET Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office Declaration of a dividend of 25 cents a share on International Petroleum failed to influence the market for the stock, which was practically unchanged most of the session. The heavy trad- ing in Anglo American Oil between and accompanied rumors of a large stock distribution. Selling of Hecla Mines was induced by the report that fire, trapping 17 miners, had broken out on the 2,000- foot level of the mine following an explosion. Late in the afternoon pub- lic utilities assumed leadership of the market, under impetus of higher prices on the Stock Exchange. Sub- stantial advances took place in Amer- jcan Light and Traction, Adirondack Power and Light and American Power nd Light new. PR arRoyal € i s 3 I 1 Ryan Con. .. 1 Salt Creek Prod 8 United Cent Oil Fenezuelan Pet.. 4 Wileox Ol & Gas Woodley Pet Y on INDUSTRIALS. Adirondack Pow Am G, e SonmaBant FFPEEFEE 1 Sooaniau T, 5 2 BTy 23255203 F RPE SF Muitigph Co Pw & Lt nw 1% Am Pw & Lt ptd 1 Appalac Pw & Lt 1 Apco Mfg Co A 1 & Lt rmour Co V vic S FEREEER PR F I3 rmour - Leather Artloom Corp Artloom Corp pf. Borden Co ptd & Borden Co 'ris 1 Botany Con M A 1 Bkivn® Shoes_ Inc. 2 Brideeport Mach rit-Am Tob Cou BritAm T 'Reg. City R'R r Light entrit Pipe ' Ct hapin Sacks Co hatterton & S e 1 scom 3, ot S SEFS 5 Do Fi3. 222 = SERPLIES FEE REE om P Con Gas Balt n. “ontl Bak A 3 Contl Bak pi. 1 Cuban Tob' vte. & Coty' Inc 1 Cudahy 1De F 3 EEes P ot Dodre A wi Doehler D C Co Dubilier € & R 2 Durant Mot 5Duz Co A.. 24 Elec Bd & Sh pf 2R Elec B & S n cor lec Invest F R REFIERRS reR it » 5 2o Beom o Sism rd Motor Can ) Freod-Eise R C.. Freshman Chas Gen Outdoor A Gen Outdoor vie Gillette SR, Glen Alden_Coal Goodyear_ ‘Tire. . Hap Cands St A Hazeltine Corp. . Imperial Tobac . Int Match Co pfd 3 Kraft Cheese Leh Val Coal NG Libby McN & L n Lib Rad Ch St Middle West Ut id weat Ut pf Mid West U p In tusic Master Cn gat Pow & Lt. Nizer A wi." kPl new Wi ick P ow pf wi or States P pt or Sts Pow wis Nor Ohio Power 5 Pow Corp of NY i Pratt & Lamb Co 1 Reid Toe Cream. . 1 Rem No T Co A % Rem N'r Co pid Reo Mot Rova R € 'ty F R EAREOT BT 3 FRES 2824 S FORSEF S2E R 1 oppakieSor RES{H4 FEFELE FEF 4 Southeast P & T, % Southw Bell pt 1 Spear & Co ptd 1 Stund Pub 1 Tower Mfg 2 13 Union _ Carbide... 2 Unit L & Pow A 6 United Pft Shar. £ 1 Pow & Lt A T 20 v W WP REEE EF I ¥ilson new ellow Tax oy o MINT! i o, Ext M mstock Tunnel BEEC L 3 Hill Top Nevada a Sine o) lossom Jerome V Dev Kay Cop Cor .. ipissing . 8 Onio Cop - 85 10 Plymouth_Ld ‘Ms 1 Premier Gd' Min. 10 Red Warrtor 10 Rochester Silver. 20 Silverdale ... 10 Stand Silv ‘Lead 3 Teck Hughes 8 Titanic Stan M G Tonopah Min ited Verde Exi 1S Continental.. Ttah Apex . Walker Mining |0 Wenden Copper.. MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN STEEL BOOKINGS By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 24.—Bookings of the United States Steel Corpora- tion this week show marked improve- ment over the last few weeks. Speci- fications still are heavy. Although operations continue on a declining scale, the trade does not expect the average will fall below 40 per cent on capacity in the near future. Buying is reported to be still largely on a hand-to-mouth basis, but the aggregate tonnage plates was said to be suf- ficient to maintain a fairly high rate of mill operations. The report for the first quarter to be made public at the directors meet- ing next Tuesday s expected to show net earnings of between $35,000,000 and $38,000,000. s oimin isn BIEE LT it - I i i 1 48 91 BANKS APPROVE PLAN, OF LAST SPRIG Virginia Peaches Slightly Hurt by Frosts—Apple Trees in Fine Condition. Conditions have been generally fa- vorable for farm work and the season is more advanced than usual, the De- partment of Agriculture reports. The droughty conditions prevailing in the Southwest and Northwest have been partially relieved by rains, but there is still a deficiency of moisture in a number of areas. Winter grains are making season- able progress and have been benefited by recent rains in many localities. The sowing of Spring grains is making good progress. Seeding of oats and barley is practically completed, except in far Northern areas. Oats are up in many areas and are generally grow- ing well with a good stand. Spring wheat also is going into the ground rapidly. Plowing for corn is generally under way and is proceeding rapidly. The supply of good seed seems to be ample in practically all areas. Planting is in progress and is fast moving North. Frosts Injure Peaches. In New England the holdings of po- tatoes are liberal and prices continue to be disappointing. Early plantings for commercial purposes in South Carolina have made a good stand. In Maryland and Delaware the sweet po- tato seed beds are looking well. The North Atlantic States report fruit prospects apparently excellent, though there has been a light frost damage to peaches in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Peaches have been in- jured to some extent in Virginia and South Carolina by light freezing, and there has been some local damage from hail in Georgi: Apples are blooming ginia and appear quite this State plums and been injured by frosts and will make short crops. From all other parts of the country reports of more or less damage to peaches, generally light, have been received. Tobacco Beds Looking Well. __Tobacco seed beds are looking well in Maryland. They have been planted in Virginia, but the plants are small, due to cool, dry weather. In North Carolina there has been considerable injury to the seed beds from insects. Transplanting has begun in South Carolina and the favorable weather conditions have caused it to start about two weeks earlier than usual. The early April rains accelerated transplanting in Georgla and the crop is making satisfaotory progress. In Kentucky the young, early plants are coming on well. Preparation of the land for cotton is well advanced in all sections. Plant- ing is under way and in many areas it is reported that more fertilizer than last vear is being used. . Labor Supply Good. The manle sugar season in New England is practically closed with a light to moderate crop only In Louisiana sugar cane is rapidly coming up to a stand and is well cul- tivated, but needs rain badl There has been no especial change in the farm labor situation, the sup- ply generally being nearly up to the demand. 130 TRAIN EMPLOYES ON FIVE NEW TRAINS Locomotives and cars valued at ap- proximately $2,000.000 and 130 train employes will serve the “Crescent Limited,” the new de luxe, extra-fare train between New York and New Orleans, to be placed in service by the Southern Railway system, beginning Sunday. Five complete trains will be oper- ated. In the operation of each train there will be five engine and train service men, nine sleeping car at- tendants and a dining car crew of 12, or 130 for the five trains. FRUIT EARNINGS GAIN. NEW YORK, April 24—Cuyamel Fruit Co. reports a much more pros- perous first quarter this vear than in 1924, olidated net income reach- ing $270.505, equal to $1.08 a share on the common, in contrast to $33,- 245, or 16 cents a share, a year ago in central Vir- promising. In cherries have Dean Onativia & Co. Stock Exchange Building NEW YORK Stocks & Bonds Cotton Coffee Grain Sugar MEMBERS New York Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange New York Curb Market Assoclation. N. Y. Cotton Exchange Chicago Board of Trade N. Y. Produce Exchange Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce Washington Office Main Floor, Woodward Building Phone Ma; JOHN CALLAN O'LAUGHLIN Manager Becured by first deed of trust on real estate Prevailing interest and commission 420 Wash, L. & Trust Joseph I. Weller . 'sths ¥ N'w. | REAL ESTATE LOANS 5% % sl R RESIDENCE {gllll AT Y}’OE?W PBZAT-%S FRED T. NESBIT | INVESTMENT BLDG. 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