Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1925, Page 26

FINANCIAL. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, MAY- 16, 1925. NEW HIGHLEVELS | [™EW ¥orK sToc EXcHANGE | [RAILROAD SSUES | oo BONDS o] HEAT SELLS OFF [STOCKMELONCUT Received by Private Wire Direct to The y Private ect to Star Office Recelved by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office. INSTOCK MARKET ...~ =s 2 cnemrmn s FEATUREBONDS) s ™" Powsr . INWEEK'S TRADING, - BY RALEIGH HOTEL {Abumada Ld (11) 11% 11% 11% 14| Loose-Wiles.... 89 89 88% §88% Lib3is.... 12 1016 101 101 Ate 'FINANCIAL. :;I-'x Rubber.... 14 14 lg% ;;* LouisianaOil... 19 19 18% 1_8”0 | H:n-um 56 10210 1025 loisl Atcn b - ids ed Chem (4). 91° 91 90% Ludlum (2)..... 36% 37 36% 3 " ! b 24 4%s. 49 10012 1019 10111 |AtlanticC L 1st4s. 2 93 3% 937 : Industrials and Utilities Are Allls Chalm (o 70w 80k 19 9% | tack Trcke (. 166 feaw 184% Saturday Finds Several Liens Libid 4%s. 4210130 10126 10121 | Atlantic C Ll 4 Prospects of 20,000,000- Disbursement of $118,000 2 » 8 Chim pf (7) 106 106 1 Macy HR & Co.. 79% 9% 79% . . e Lib44%s.. 63 10216°10214 10214 B & O gold 4 . 9 Leaders in Lively Two- | 2n scchmpe. ‘61 's1 £L, 53| Magma Coppe it | Reaching Higher Price DS iein ae0es 10Rli0n] L w9t | Bushel Crop Increase Sends | Rounds Out $2,500,000 s 26% ‘ 0% | . Am Can (17) 91% 189% 190 | Mallinson & Co. 28 FOREIGN. 3 3% 103% 2 5 Hour Session. Am Can pr (350 110 1104 119% 119% [ Manati &) prb. bz Levels. Sales. High. Low. Close % ;i 1034 Prices Downward. ; of Capital. Am C&Fdy (n).. 108% 107 108% “""“mv ‘;- . Argentine 6s A.... 22 96% Y9% 9L% 104 | Am Chicla. 534 i ",,‘;:Sh‘f}’l“('“;)‘ SR Argentine 6s B.... 96% 96% 9Y6n|B&OPLEWYV 43 se% | T S i G By the Assoclated Press. m Chicle pf.. 1054 | 3 . crat et Austria Ts 9815 984 98% | Bklyn-Manhat 6s. % 87% | By the Associated Press. BY CHAS. P. SCHAEFFER NEW YORK, May 16.—Speculators | Am Drug (goc). G“"::::‘ll(]:llglleb:lr:z. EZK B GROBGIAL NG HES, 9 99% 99% 99% | Buff R & Pitt 43%s. 5 4 8682 | CHICAGO, May 16.—Prospects that| Directors of ,:‘ b,(,H'“‘” = for' the advance were in complete|Am Exvress (8). 134 13 3P ee [ MErket BEDEIor D Special Dispatch to The St s 87% 7% . 87% | Canad North 63s. 3 & 118% | (e agmestic yicld: of Wiiter | nave doctiocd - cooaciih. Hote control in toc brief and active | AM & For Pow.. 36% ¢ 5 Maiin Fook (105, 18K W YORK, @ay Trading in 94% 94% 94% | Cannd North 7a. .. M7 | Gheat will be abeut 20,000.000 bushels| 4 77100 per wery, S Lock divider on of the stock market, the gen- | Am& Fr P ne (1) 9 Ltk S bonds went on at a more moderate | Belzium 7i4g. 109% 109% 109'4 | Canad Pac aeb 4 B0 |in excess of recent unofficial figures| hoiders of recrr)’ able to al industrial list swinging upward | Am & F P 255, pq Martin- By i) 31 | Dace today. With attention diverted | Berne 8s. .7 109% 109% 109% | Central Pacific 4s. 9% [ Lave done much to bring about a|gis) 13 yder ‘the leadership of the pul Am Hide & L pt. % Mathieson Alka. from investment to speculative issues | Bolivia 8a 9315 93% 83% | Ches & Ocv 4%s. . 4 =~ e L utilities. ~ Am Internatl. ... Maxwe!l'tA). .10?:9 and especially the low-priced rails. | Bordeaux 6s. . £5% 84% E5% | Ches& Ogn 4% 6 % »xcepting, howeve whea American water works common, | Am La Fran (1). Maxwell (B). . 8% The feature was Green Bay and West- | Brazil 7s. 82% K2% 52% | Ches & Ocvbs. Bdivery e st | an S Utah securities and Virginia Railway | Am Linseed e e e ern Income debenture “B" bonds| Brazil g 98% 98 98%| Chi & Alton 3a. ... h a week ago, the wheat| giviaed . and Power sold 5 points above Am Linsd pf 33 . ;{'flynel} S; () -{100% which had a spectacular advance on | Ca 102% 102% 102% | Chs & Alton 3148, . 5 market this morning showed declines| mpore wij terday's final figures. The rails were | Am Loco (118). . May Dp Spt (7). 123 ¢ | the published report that the road was| Canada 5s1952.... 16 104% 108% 104 | Chi B&Q gn 4s'5%. CinEIE e ¢ cante (5 Pk iRttt DN not as prominent in the upturn al-| Am Radfator (1) Mexican Seabd.. 16% to be taken over by the Burlington. | Chile7s1943. . 101% 101 191 | Cnipeq iut ress. e i aan i though "Frisco common established | Am Ry Exp (8) .. Miami Cop (1) 9% They advanced points to 17% to 18| Chile 8s 1926, 2 108% 103% 103% | Chi & 5 1 g0 b tually uncl 3 n was % cent another new high record. Am Safty Rz (3) Mid-Continent.. 28% where a new high record for the last | Chile 8s 1941 2 109 109 109 | Chi GreatWest 4. : w0 21 8 30 4 oentlcy ot The host gains were recorded in| Am Ship & Gom: Midind Pr pt (8). 108 siX years was made. At the same | Chilo8x1946. /.11 § 109% 109 109 |CM& Puget S 4s Y #|ofr, and provis losses ranging | Sash dividends, which the.mofors. sauloments. steels, alack]) Ath S AL Pe) Minn & St Louls time’ there was buying of Ann Arbor | Christiania Sa. . 110% 110% 110% | C M & St P 4n 28 L lfrom 17 cents to 60 cents. L6 past Wil e caicy o merchan- | Am S & R pt (13 Mis Kan & Tex.. 345 4% 4s, but the gains were much smaller. | Con Pow Japan 18 90% 90% 90% |C M &St pan 1 ; Il rate of 5 per cent per annum 5 : s of | Am Stl Faye by, MK & T pt (5).. New HioonBisee 05 Cuba 538 59% 99% 99% | CLIEStE grtn 85, 3 U. . Report Is Surprise. ning with the first of next companies recently have been | Am Sugar, ..., Missouri Paciflo. 35% el o G . Czecho 8s 1951..." 100t 100 ~ 100% | ¢ The vernment crop report, al-|Any earr 1 this am reporting large earnings Am Sugar of (7) Missour! Pac Bt e e o nnll f | C¥nchi Se138% ce.. 99% 99% 9¥%|c though pointing to a much smaller | D€ distributed as an'extra cash div Coppers and oils lagged behind the {Am Sumatra. .. 8 pntiEomar (8 cluded the,New Haven convertible 6s. | Danish Muntc 8s & 13 110% 109% 109% 5 | production of Winter wheat than was | dend. rest list. Included in the list|Am Sumatra pf.. Montgom Ward. ] 5 }‘_"k‘hp’?‘“J Ve 0L asenE i Denniark G 102% 102% 102% ¢ 5 50% | harvested last year, came as & Sur he hotel's bonded indebtedness o 1995 highs were such widely diver-| Am T & Tel (3) . . Moon Mot (3). .. ake Brie and Western Marvland | DE 15 Mch 53, 9 1004 100 1004 | ¢ x1 g s 3% 10: 3% | prise on account of indicating a total | Which amounted to $1,140,000 at the Sifiea e et Mother Lode 756 oL |45 the last two on merger reports. | D ET 5% Nov'as 1004 100 100% | ¢ g N 2 : {vield of far greater volume than the | outbr the World War, has been writer, Julius Kayser preferred, F Am Tobac B (1) , 9 P Motor Wh1(76c). St. LoulsSanFrancisco incomes sold | Dutch East I 68 47 10215 10244 102% majority of traders had looked for.|entirely wiped out, paid off from earr Axle and Spring, Virginia Rai Am Typ Fdrs (7) Nash Mot ($11). ;“ 1‘;:“_‘" e ety s n»;. .-:4 Dutch East 1 6862 102% 102% Temporarily, the price of May wheat |ID&S of the compan and Power and Midland Steel prod- | Am WW&ZI 30c. Nat Biscuit (3). < l:f‘ I‘;‘ ‘;“"”‘* went on in the 5t.| g]salvador 8s'48. 3 104 104 was involved in the consequent down- - company ucts. AmW W pf (6). Nat Biscu pf (7). [ R STIE Sralis irm tssues | Finlands 7e ... 941 941 94% | ward plunge of the market, especially d S. wvagen, ch; The closing was strong. Total| Am Woolen. ... 9 Nat Cloak (4)... L e oo ment_ deettes | Eramesican Tke . 93 €2 s the United States visible supply |board; il Burch, sales approximated 700,000 shares. | Am Wool pf (7). Nat Datry (3) were firm. but little changed in price. | crench T : 91% 91% figures which came later failed fo|lrank C. Henry, vice pre d i Am XWrit Pap pt. 3 Nat Dpt Store! L jihe fora'gn gTonn Lie veeovery S| imyariol 15e: .. W 09% H9% show as much of a decrease as had|Ward L. Hillyer, secretary CRUCIBLE STEEL UP. Am Zi 5 = : French obligations was maintained, | grench gs. 103 103% been expected. Another depressing|liam J. T, treasurer m Zinc. ....... Nat Distiliers. .. but went little further. The weekl 3 : " - — Anaconda (3). Nat Distillers pf. bisly S er E163%5°50 wi. 2w 88 881 factor was uneasiness over a report Bank Cashier Named BY STUART P. WEST. Ann Arbor. Nat Lead (8).... H e e loral Reserve | Gerian 7 s 3 95 954 | CC by the Secretary of Agriculture touch-|{ S - 2 NEW YORK, May 16.—The advance | Armour Il A(2). Nevada Copper. 1 other than United States obligations | Holiee: Avsr 6o, Colo & Sou 4148 - St meeting of the directors, to s OB the Stock Bxchames in todn Armour Del (7). ] % | Nt N G&E pf (7) Gxhinined In part the redent Ksng ER0AMSF = Rally in Wheat on Hand, Charies V. Etzler, who tesicn e hour session Yook in an in = onmeCloPE R S 3 NEE AlnEEO Grtare g R | EIRART G DO & A laceciy Export business, in which one Chi Shn s toonts! i) oo o ot Il sl s Artloom Corpn. . B N Y Canners (2). onds anese 45. . 6 Rlo G Wst 5s. et S one Jon s t ed it e i e eon ;i‘l‘;\jflf-‘3|l|IVX)lfl:}ll':|‘\.4nil‘el‘\.b\l;;;"‘x‘ln‘ R Kesomivia 1‘5)” N ¥ Central (7). St Paot Tssues Strong. apaness 64m. 83 ¥ : Srie 1st cons ds... ass fir aagsiop \H-lllli-rl ! :}r:fyhl‘ °d_with the institution nin catured b gh prices. | 1290 DEy & (8 NYCABE o (O, SO ST B ; g. Jermens U B 63 47 s laving shared to the amount of 1,000.-| tely in the capacity of ussis The industrials and public utilities A o 2 A NRW YORK, May 16 (®).—Specu- | 1yona 6n b 000 bushels in 48 hours. led to a sub-|ant cashic were the leaders. Among the former|AtT &SFe (7). Y NY NH & Hart.. 3 lative railroad issues were the centers | niargellle b8 5 5 a e sequent decided rally in quotations atistics the institution, made 0 E Fia 95% for wheat already on hand, as distin- | public at t g. show a gain o 108's 108% | pyished from wheat yet in the fields. | $13 in deposit 117 117 | Besides. a big falling off in shipments | the ve: ned §1 oo last s $118,000 ized capit [ taken fror of the institu be no further bursements, directors ave all holders of scriy to convert them into 42 m=—g 22 PR groHzIIRR 2 res o Specilliy & e| AT &SF pf (5). 3 % | NY On & Wn (1) Eipraiye o Sl 6 5 Prominent. The ‘active ndustrials of | Atl BiFm &4, .. g %| NY Rys pf tr efs lGeiniem 5 e atoue o | Moo e (e 3us | Gr Truni st db 63 The type of U. . Steel, American Can, | Atlantic C L (7). NY Rys part ctfs - Panl tasues, Nocfollc and Western | oico s 20asmtd 10, 4 37| Grand Trunk 7s... aldwin Locomotive, ' Mack Trucks | AtGUIf & WI... Niagar F pf 1%. t Chester. s} o e it 2 Great North 6s. al equipments were in | At GUIf & WIpf. 447 447 . Norfolk South. . and public WHHIEY | oo as ea vy Gr North 5%s d and encouraged buying ope-|Atlantic Refin... Norf & West (7) 120% : progress Y Natherlxnduioe 33 Gr North gen 78 it s anate Austin-Nichol g North Am (3.40) 4334 ' 5 543 Dk oent bondiasue i o e “lGreenBa wab Crucible Steel had the largest rise | Ealdwin L (7) DS ovince of Cordoh, Argentine, | Norway 68 1962, . % 10 G Mob & N 53 B 50, of any member of that group. Eal & Ohlo (5) Otis Elevator (6 has been purchased by local bankers | Norway §8.. Hud & Man ref 5. 94 94 | from Argentina was announced and it )4 in the same period. 101% 101% | wus estimated that the world carry he addition of $10,000 to the surp) 109% 109% | over of wheat July 1 would be the|account, making tl “117;~ 1(‘1?;! smallest on record. also vot the meeting % 101% | Corn prices were sensitive to weath $2 92 fer changes likely to affect planting Local Debaters Defeated. 76 land growth, and were also affected| The debating team of the Baltin 100 100% | by slowness of cash demand. Oats|Chapter, American Institute of Banl €6 66 |felt the weight of continued bigiing. was victorious in their o wi €4'% 64% | stocks. | the loc ion in Baltimore la 66 66 | visions followed the downward |night ¥ i team 'took the $7% | course of the hog market ative question Resolved 9 ShaBle ui=S8Errlnorreconncocaaa | of the Southern compani {| Bang & A~ (3) % s | Otis Steel. and will be offered next we. Oilent D achite s 6 615 | Hud & Man aj bs. . | States and Sloss Sheflield— rnsdall A. ¥ K Otis Steel pt. . —_— - e MeJ 6 111 C-C St L&NO s higher. Buying of the latter from | Bethlehem S Owens Bot (3).. P E ND e Int Rap Tran 58 831s (o S6 has been founded upon | Briggs Mfg(3%) 87% i Pact 4 COTTON PRICES E gaulEcts e Int Rap Tr 5 stp: the indications of u better tone in the | Bkl Edison (8).. 18 2% | pacife on (5 EanimOnloamnte s 0l Int Rap Tran 6s pig iron market United States | Bkl-Man Tran. . . P, 5 | Por B ! Int Rap Tran 7s e Steel common, above 117, was up | Bkl Union G (4). 88 r;it;:(:;fo{'(lrz)oi WEEK WITH GAINS ;va e s ;g i . Int & G Nor ist 65 104 At th College of over 2 points from the low of the| Erow= Shoe (4). Pan-Amer (8, . (il B s 9 Int &G Noraj6s.. I8 o3 % TODAY'S GRAIN PRICES. should be abolished Prague Tls | week Bwick-B C(3.60) & Bane ¢ e S 2 04y | Kansas City S 5s. 92 | CHICAGO, May 16 UP)—Rainy Moody . i ouse Electric was bought | Brunswick Term 4 Pan-pumerp 4 sl el 4 : Kan Cy Term 4s & §6% | weather e h early | !l,m"]\“\‘ D onily “"".P‘,‘ favorable earnings. The |*BR & P pf (6).. 5 Pennc >k & Ford. Covering and Better Demand for| igde san se 1946. v Lake Shore 4328 9 95% | downturn of wheat prices today. The | connicions 1 or bumniew of & stock at one time w up over Burns Br B (2).. Pern:y RR (3). . Rio de Jan 58 1947. Louis & N uni 4s.. 4 95% | moisture extended over a good sized points. Allis-Chalmers went along, | Bush Term (5). . i Penn SaitiStosl: . % ! Goods in England Sup- Rio Gr Do Sul 8s. . 6 5 6% | Louls & Nash 7s 1074 | portion of the wheat belt, and with and General Electric was higher. Bush Terml (). Pere Mar pf (5). + Market < port Market. conditions in its current issue A ave mostly > 8 2 = g Mannat Ky cn 4s.. ¢ 6 61% | prevailing cool temperatures gave en S st e — s e % 803 Ehia Co(4)..... : | Market St Ry 7s. .. @5 99% 99% | couragement for a better crop outlool el above-50, s 5 . i | Phila & RC . = H Mil El Ry & L 3 -specially as semi-drought condition: above 97, were the features in|ButterickCc.... E Phila & R C&I ct < & 1s. A I s:!-&yssnvn is Y ufl emn ‘lhrun(.'h ln\pl]l;mm\ sections | . copper and smelting scetion. | Caddo Centray . Phittip Morris. . e the. Amociated Fre | : M StP & SSM 5. 85 |have been causing complalnts of |anc o ihe easonal trade There was agaln talk of something| Cal Packing(6). 112 Phillips Pet (2). e Ay e The cotton| gieden 5345 ot. .. 100% { M StP & SSM 6%s A 103% | spindly growth and shortened Stems. | mess is na oG, heing gene more being distributed on American | Cal Peve (1%)... 3 9 Plerce-Arrow. . % % ned firm today 1 ad-1 gneden G 4o 104% | MK & T 4= B 5 4 78% | Lower quotations at Liverpool today { ararel ¥ Hmetin - e . |calanhan Zmec... 2% Y Plerce-Arrow pt 62 2 2 JEoce of S to li points on covering | ¢ 102% | ¥ K & T adj 58 3 £3% | than were looked for tended also to| ¢ By in Baldwin Locomotive | Calu & Ariz (2). 4| Plerce-A prior 8 Sl ovoE the wedk landand Bhying onjo ki 3 117% |[MK&Trrinss A 14 94% | weaken values here. Chicago opening | p; FelN: el the three a1 from 114 to nearly 116 was set down | Can Pacific (10)- 3 Pierce Oil. ..... jelatively firm Liverpool cahles, | iy atingtn 63a281, 43 1074 | M K & T 68 C. ; 103% | prices % to 1% lower, . 167% | covery in stocks cannot S pilsifolmnort “U"fl‘:m;'- A(;nerh‘&is Cent Leatker. .. g Pierce OMl pf. ... f;;:f‘r;'g“:!l:‘;;"ni-;;"“‘{‘ e sacourns | Ud Steam Copen 63 3 93 37% 93% | s1o Facific gea 4 65% +5% | and July, 150% to 151, were followed | {5 trade ck : socomotive rose a point, and so did| Cent Leather pf. Pieice Petrol... . eports from the Manchester goods | MISCELLAN 5 Mo Pacific 58 *65. #0% [ by a slight further setback and then | «Our pre: American Car and Foundry. Cero d Fasco (4) 9% | Pitts Ut pf 11.20. e 0 an increased| A™ AEF Chiem 7% 23 10115 1014 10114 | Mo Pacific 6s 101% | something of a rally. PR 1 b g Certain-Teed. .. Pitts & West Va. Ay for et O QT'" § ased| Am Chain sf 65'33. 2 7% 7% 7% | Montrl Tm 1st bs #7% | Unfavorable conditions for corn|foreign issues, is probably about $5 Certain-T 2d (7) 83% 88 3 Postum-Cer (4) ,mld P I\"Y"““’ .’7“1' o v anchester | AmSmit & R 1st be 25 987 V8% | N O Tex & M in 5s. 5% | planting, together with a rise in hog (00,000 per month, whereas these new Chand Mot (3).. 35 5% | Pub S Gas pf(6). 9 o covar s frane entoe SrYeacel i SmiCE R .. 1074 NYCengen3is.. 5 79 4| values, made the corn r et rela- | jooneg since January have been ave Ches & Ohlo (4). Pub Ser N J (6). feaend Gede calling. Am T & Tcltrds.. 12 97% N Y Cent deb 4 5% | tively firm. After opening at % to 1| Chi & Alton..... Pullman Co (8) . net unchanged to § points un {AmT&Tecltrbs.. 101% 10% | N Y Centri5m.... off, July, 114% to 114%, the corn 5 Chi & Alton pt. ~ Punta Al Su (5). 5 i AmT&Tst5s... 13 97 97%| N Y Centdeb6s.. 3 \ ket scored moderate’ gains all Trading on Local Board. Chi & EastIlL. .. Pure Oll 1%).. 2 May > Am T & T deb5igs 22 103% 103% | NY Chi & St L3%s % | around. | Another new high record was Chi & Est 111 pf. Radio Corplotih’ ; AmT& Tcv6s.... 3 131 1304 130% | New Havd4s'57.. 2 59 9 | Oats took their cue from wheat {lished by comm S ot ShEsielane Chi Great West. Ry Stl Spg (8) .. < 3 s | Am Water Wks 6s 3 96% %63 | New Havcd 6s. 14 | rather than corn. Starting at % 10 % |ington F actile n exchanges steady; sterling| Chi GF Westpf.. Ray Cons Cop. v Am Writ Paper 6s. 2 55% 5% 5 NY.Ont W ist 4 7 69% | lower, July, 445, the oats marke - re s g 1108 TeCOver: i Chi Mil & St P. s Reading (4). Snes 20: | Anaconda 1s. 68 4 100 NY Rys 6s 65 . iheld near to the initial range. {s price upwar § ’ A Chi Mil & SPpf. 12 ¢ | 7: October, 22.07: T Anaconda cv db 7a. 2% % 101% \ Y State Ry 4%s Provisions were responsive 10115 edose Hoval o Cotte sher; 2 Reading rts. n r |1167%. previous level was skul;v( ::} mfizfir'lé:«‘:.n Liverpool cables.| qp & an'u)'i. e n“d,n: 2d (2).. 4 New Orle; Andes 7 &(:«, 313& . 96% W & Bos 4%s strength of corn and hogs. attained on Mon . when several Coffee str - . |Chi&Nwpt (). 10 Robert Reis. . .. NEW ORLEANSE —The'écot-| Armonr & Co s. h 8k Norfolk & W en 4 Open Cl hundred shares s ard to 11 ofice stron; better spot demand. | Gy Paen T (5).. 4% 94% o e o4 ton market opened steady with first| Armour Del 513s.. 3 #2w $2% | Northern Pac 3s. 1 | today’s trading — ChiRI&Pac... 47 4T% 46 ¢} Komington Type trades showing gains of 13 to 15 points | ASsociated Oil 6s.. 102% 102 forthern Pac 4s. Iway preferred decline ALEXANDRIA. GhiskatlowGLE) . Sl P ds Replogle Steel.. owing to Liverpool coming much bet-| Barnsaalis £ 8s... GEsoniTas i iertheen Bac o i8S from its previous clo Childs (12.40)... 63% b53% Rep Ir & Steel. . ter than due. July advanced a few | fell Tel Pa s 3 102% 102% 102% | Ore Short Liref 4s. broug R Chile Cop (2%). 835 33% Reynolds Sp (1). 19 points to 22.40 after the call. W v | Beth Steel pm 6s.. 13 42 Ore-Wash 1st rf 4s and Inve: ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 16 (Spe-| Coca-Cola (7)... 107% 107% Rey Tob B (3).. news was favorable and while w Beth Steei rf 5s... ¢ Pennsyl con 4% ed up to 9%, and Lans cial). —Alexandria’s court will be in- ‘3°1<;;1't:e’;&”1;§n S Roy Duth 4.42%. for the posting of the weather 1 Beth Steel 6%3°53. 3 Pennsyl gen 4%s d at §5 clined toward leniency in connection | €01 G fi"‘(a)‘ 555 b 4 os hLd @) the market became quiet and pri Beth Steels £ 6s... Pennsyl gen 51 with the enforcement of trafic regu- | COR&OI-Nrn (3). 25% 26 O (o S eased off 9 to 11 points from the top. | Bklvn Ed gen 6s. - 2 Pennsyl 53 64 lations when Washingtonians are in-| Consol Cigar.... 85% 36% T B DL (6)e New Orleans cotton futures closed steady | Calif Pete 634s. ... 2 Pennsyl 6%4s. ... volved in hope that the District of | Con Distributrs. 4% 4% = poin Cen Leth 65'45 cfs. Pennsy) gold 7s emain substantia e passi be a NEW YORK.—Stocks firm; public utilities lead advance. Bonds higher; speculative rails ad- latest “bid” and ices for unlisted securities e quoted fc ance of holders of these at net unchanged to Columbia courts will deal kindly to-| Consol Gas (5).. % 8 “I.‘,.s:“,gm 6348 | vay I ] a Chile Copper 6s. ... Por RI.& P 63 ward Alexandria violators of the new | Consol Textile 3 e DL B o 3 Col Gs & E’ 53 sta. K Reading gen 4s... traffic regulations. Judge Duvall de-| ContCan (4).... C63 - s dAIrL Detoner ; Commonwth P € 4 Rlo G West cl 4. clared this today in dismissing the | Cont Insur (6 Sexboay v Decembe Con Coal Md 1st RIATk & L4 case of J. E. Murdock, manager of | Cont Mot (80c).. 10V e o) e e ; Con G NY 5%s wi : i | St L IM&S 43°29. the Avenue Grand Theater, Wash-|Crrn Prod (2)... 5 3 ;:(:;ckl"fl(z)- B ne Jannary. 2156 mds 40 | Consumers Pow 53 7 % | LT 1M&S REG 45, s moachine Sk e, rate of 371 Crueibie gt (4. Snell Trad (2.08) e EUEe A StesERlA g his ms Fate 27 = - shell Un (1.40).. T P inemnd =y o . miles an hour over the deserted | Cub Am Sug (3). " ) Co (23. = = Denver Gas 5s.... !StI. &S Fadj6s.. streets here shortly after 1 o'clock. | Cuban Cane Sug. e e () 2 ROCKVILLE. Det Edison 53'40.. ! StL&SF inc6s.. Murdock said he did not know he|Cup CaneSupt.. o . | Dodze witr. % ey was running so fast. Daniel Boone 2 D O 2% = e Donner Steel 7 p SELS W 1at ds. Paul D. G. Ponnet, 39 yvears old, ndl o o Soecial Disalchiitiy o Du Pontde ] StLS W con 4s'32 % 5 Davison Chem. Sloss-She ROCKVILLE, Md., May 16.--At x| Duquesne Light 63 S| florist, of 2008 Duke street, died sud. | pel & Hud (9) : South Pac (6)... 2 2 LD 4 D b 5 1057 StP & KCShL 433 denly 'yesterday afternoon. Funeral | podse Bros (A s Ry (® reorganization meeting of the Mont-| Est Cuba Sug 7%s 4| St P Un Dep ba. arrangements have not been made. |p, d: B i e h Ry pf (8) gomery County Board of Education|Empire G&F Tl%s. % 103% | San A & Arn P 4s. Ve Aav CIIEt 85 veais 10 wite} ufipfi:l Ty :0"1 rM’“ = these officers were re-elected: Presi-| Fisk Rubber 8s... 5 Sl acabia A T. s ot of George W. CIift, 607 South Alfred | pyRont deb (6) . s‘;‘lc“ Be L gl‘":- 1‘:’}:‘(-‘1“"‘:’_* z {)9( 5: Vice presi-| Goodyear 8s 1931. . Seab'd A L con 6s street, died today at her home. Std Gas & Ei (3) T S T o [ ooonygarsemamt Sou Pacific 48°29. Funeral arrangements have not been | astman (18). .. - Std G & E1LpL (4) i At euatoone L Herahey ea1942. . Sou Pacific ref 4s.. made 2 Bl it ; Stoil Calle (2).. s e |Hee&Costatt S . Southern Ry &n 45, e s b L L e A e b StOUNJI ). ¢ Mrs. Florence K. Ruby of Takoma | lumble O&R 5ida Sofihem By L Christ Church this afternoon for g, S i St OIWN J pf (D). Park, Md., has filed st for an abeo | [llinois Bell 1st E Term Asso St L 4s. EBV: e, CiERRnnoIph, Swio Al | i ) Sterling Prod (1) Tute divorce from Frederick . Ruby, | (Ninots Steel 4%s. Texas & Euc 1t by Richmond. Rev. Dr. W. Jackson | BlecStr Stew warnr (8). to whom she was married in Wash. | (ndiana Steel 3s.... 103% 1031, | Unlon Pac 1st 4 Morton, rector, conducted. Interment E“, ol % Stromberg (6). . 37 Yngton on Desamber 23, 1017, qh“ {s| Int Mer Marine 6s. Unlon Pac 1st rf 48 was in the Presbyterian cemetery. F ekl 2 A Studebaker (4). 5 re"r“emed % htrorniey B ‘K(;m:mh Inter Paper 5347, 2 | Virgima Ry 1st 6 Gov. E. Lee Trinkle and the board | Famous Pl (8)... Submarine Boat. o g M g R et YL 95} wanash dsiEs o S oS e En . Superior O1l charges desertion and infidelity, | Kan G & Bl 6s 62.. 2 ; Washash 638, puidngithiets fannualiinspotion (ol jenpERIIAR . : Sweets (new Robert G. Hilton, president of the | Kelly-Spring 8s... 1f Western Md 4s.... Mount Vernon. The governors and | ied Mines pt (1) 3 Symington. . Faroere Banking T8 CTrust Co. | Lackawa s 53°50.. 3| Westeis Pacifote e o ibtore ohin| BT 0 SymmEoEA G) of Rockville, elected presi. | Lacl G ret o dt.. - i morrow morning at historic Pohick | isher Body (6). 6 ; L gt si| Caclede G 533 ‘2. Whe! & LE rt 4 7 : w Church. Fisk Rubber... . ks % RSP e Cl L e e SR : Wilkes B&E 1st 58 a6k o &t : 5. K Stricken while at work on the new | Flaischmann (4) =% ; Maryland Bankers’ Association, ai LoD att & MyraTa i G ? : & -, George Mason Hotel, Charle: vard | porastion(8) a5k Texay Guit (). b annual meeting of the association at | LIEEELt & BT 3% _| Wisconsin Cent4s. 1 80% &0% T e e 00a5.00. < Seatt e 2 : % Tex & Pac , Atlantic City during the week. Mr. | FOTIUATE 50 (o —_—— ¢ 1 Cucumt Sltall, 07, SRers Old sULmAL o0, M TRk A IRE). e Timken R B (14). Hilton, Frank B. Severance of Gai | Loulsy G & 1555 52 § FUR PRICES STEADY Contmental 3 % | 400 Egalants, er L 3¢ heart disegse before he could be B 2 Tobac Prod (6). % | thersburg and W. P. Gibson of T SRy g Y { - Du Pont 75 1 . b 1.00a2.00. Onions. crate id. Asked SEABOARD AIR LINE TRAFFIC UP 20 PER CENT Special Dispatch to The Star. Aprcostis Eok BALTIMORE, May 16.—A jump of 20 per cent in reported by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad for : i ¢ indicates that coticut Pia Co. a good start in b Brewery the current month. Total loads moved - | uring the period ended May 7 were 72 cars, against 41,162 cars in the me week last vear. North Capitol Savinzs Bank. . President Warfield recently declared | Northeast Sa Bank - that April, May and June would prob- | bark Savines Bank {ably be record months for Seaboard. © Lol nnebrnun-SulawdSlElal e © 10245 SHORT-TERM SECURITIES. |Wooiridse & Lin 93% 93 (Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.) ok =6~ | GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Olter 100% Adirond, P. & L. C. 6s 1920. 1024 BALTIMORE, May 16 (Specia 101% 101% | 400 02 o 1037, .« per 100 po 95% 5% | Amer. Tel : 5 : sweet potatoes, barrel, 3.00 66% Anaconaa Copper 6s 1920 5 5.00; yams, barrel, : new pota 947 e 18 : barrel, 3.00a6.75. Aspa sl 4 | Baltimore s F 503 i3 | doz . Beans, hamper 13 -ty SulovwaibiiuneRwne ® —mSomaow i < Mid-Con 6 et 5 pbepdes c i Gen Asphalt. 2 53 27 Twin City (4)... County bankers who attended. NEW YORK, May 16.—The New Peas, hamper, 1.75a4 one square away. Mr. Kimball is sur-| 268 200 057 143 4 ‘The colored public schools of Mont- | Midvale Steel 2 |york Auction Co. announces the fol. | G530 o 3 < 9% | rate, 1.50a5.00. Rhubarb, 100, s * : gomery County closed yesterday for | Nat’ S : lowing comparison of prices realized ol Corp. Pa. 2 3.00. " Radishes, 100, 1.00a2.50. Spin Kisball gnd John I Kdmball, Alexand o0y wi/apt (600) . 1% Unibag AEaper, the Summer vacation. NewiKng el vesterday as compared with the Feb- | Hock. Val. R. R. ach, bushel, 20a35. Squash. crs dria; William G. Kimball, Cherrydale; | G Unton O1l (1.30). £ NY Ed 6843 wi L 5 , 202 juash, cr 3 GenfMothra (6) % % Un Pacific (10).. Licenses have been issued by the | N3 E40% Fele ruary sale: 2 Lehigh Pow. T % 11.50a3.00. Tomatoes, crate, 3.00a. Kimball, Washington. Funeral ar. | Gen Mot pf (1).. K Utd Alloy Steel. 3 clerk of the Circuit Court here for| vy pr, H&P 4s 9 ‘Wolverine, 20 per cent higher; leop- |3, St. P. & 3 Apple: ed, A o e Refrac (). ; O years old, of Shepherdstown, W. V.| N ¥ Tel 6o 3 187 [brown. 10 per cent lower; bear, grizely, | New Vori Cenfral g 1 - Waller, local merchants, were hon.| Ginter C 7 e Utd Fruit (10).. and Mis Alice: Sm 18, of} Ny Tel6845... e R sl 10 et it Bieh P i i hae tistie Gold Dust : ; 21, and M ary J. Rodwell, 23, both 246 2 {Chinese weasel, 1o change; krimmer, | S¥ift & Co. 52 193 BEicH. T Tep 8 0 Goodrich. 3% 5 “':é’;’;:x;;:;ll’. % | o’ Washington, and Oliver A. Jack- Qg;‘g‘h‘?;"-};‘}_e‘."_ 2 194% [no_comparison: timber wolf, 15 per | hienaier O %2} o E antuel ameeting /o Ve . | Goodyear pf (7). 7 QU gon ‘and Miss Salina E. Herron, both | . cent lower; wolf, no change. Union Tank ¢ a 20”1 Wheat—No. 1 red Wint U S Distributing e ThenTty Nor stakel‘ll;’nw s 98% R 5 - Mr. Waller was chosen vice pre . C b U S Hoff (2).. 8 - = ¢ 4 Otis Steel 7%S.... % R estern_Union 6 ek # " dent to represent the eighth congres. | 3ranby Consol.. 104 106% U S Ind Alcohol. Nellie R. Hersperger, daugh-| ¢ Steel 88... .. 100 DAIRY PRODUCTS. estinghotte E.&M. o o e sional district et - s e doxondB e & E16s 97 : £ e st st Ll Y 2 B Gt Nor Ore (1) 28% f Poolesville, died in a Washington | Pacific Gas LTIMORE, Md., May 16 (Spe- , X, GR No. 3 red Winter, no quotations. P a | s A bber. o 'Ot 3 gton r BALTIM 2. D 3 'y (Spe- o 3 q Warfield, sr., and E. C.|Guantanamo. 5% s hospital early yesterday as a result| Pac T & T 63°52... 33 98 | cial)—Live poultry—Spring chickens, FERERGS BRCHpNE Sales—Nine hundred bushels of N« g Lee Camp, Confederate Vet N pL(6) . g7 |USSmDLGH). : v S le's Gas 58. ... 981 | Do 94299, Nominal Selling checks | Corn—Cob, new, yellow, spe erans, at the annual reunion which | SuMENDIE). 2T | UsSteel (17). .. collision in Washington last Sunday.| People chickens, 40a45; old hens, 24a . cobiominal Selling ch ‘orn—Cob, new, yellow, spot, : . i 165 A.. 105 2 B D t F 1 Pipe. . old, was a sister of Mrs. Lawrence | Pr.ila CoTe Atke: 13u95 < plaeons, e o Sk e S e o g e, A. ‘Chiswell and Mrs. A. Hempstone | Pierce-Arrow 8. 102% | guinea fowls, each, 50a75. Paris, franc o R et MG Y Griffith of this county. She also leaves | Pierce Oll deb 86 - 06% |~ Eggs—Receipts, 712 cases: native | Ririin sharc i s 58: Dic.; 8. 64 Mrs, Percy . Clitt, Al oD as| Hudson Mn (2 %) 3 & two other sisters and several brothers. | Public Service loge |and nearby firsts, dozen, offered at | Rome. lira.... . 51! 0407 E 25; No. s en and matron of the | Hudson Mot (3) 3 Veqadrmn. The funeral will take place at 3 o'clock | Pub Sery Blec 8.0 % (30143015, Zurien, franc: 0000 NS 1eds ¢ clecroluwonihy. Sl it Ion SoE (e R Braeh s Van Raalte...... Sunday_afternoon from the home of | P Serv Gas 535 61 13| Butter—Good to fancy creamery, |§ihens. drachma..... . ols2 dy—Recelpts, 57 tons. There is i Hydraulic St pf. T punta Alegre 78 5 % | pound, 40ad5; prints, 45a47: ladles, | Vienna, crown. .. ... 2 1000014 15 y a limited demand for hay, and at its meeting in Richmond. 3 5 Vva-Caro Chem this county, burial to be in Monacacy | Sinclair Oil 6s.. % 108% | 50430;" store packed, 25a26; dairy |Budapest. crown 00014 is centered on the better grades chosen worthy grand patron of the | Independ Oll (1) 28% 28% 28% 28% | Vivadou. 4 1t nCOPL6s 28 100% 3 Wareaw. ‘zloty.. . : ety o, chalos S ehE Grand Chapter SIngersoll R (8). 220 = 220 e w S g o o Pipe Line 58y 9 K ter, 32a33. Copenhagen, crown.. | % ces or h stock are R, TR PR Inland Stl (2%). 89% 39% 89% | wabash p ) 65% STOCK ON HIGHER BASIS. Skelly Ol 6348, - - Stockholm, ero - : ay is dull and of uncertain value. E : . ‘st Bell 5s. 100% | NE HIPMENTS. —_— > G 3 NEW YORK DAIRY PRICES., |InsvirationCop. 24% 244 24% | waldort (1%).. 16% S FORR ey’ 1565 Bt g:z:'::vg& Lt 125" | W. MARK IN §: S. Quotations today—No. 2 timothy, N : i Sug £ 7 taken to the Alexandria Hospital, only | Gardner Motor. . 10 Transcont Oll... koma Park were the Montgomery | Janat! Sugstiis " 99% | special Dispateh to The Star. LR A S Dot R e S vived by ieorge - 5 i t vived by five brothers, George W.|GenBalink (00 2o, 70 Underwood (3) Nat Tube 1st 53 Humble Oil 5% Thomas L. Kimball and Winfield Gen Petrol (2) Ut Cigar (13%) the marriage of Luther R. Muck, N Y el %4, ;g::‘ard‘ 20 per cent lower; bear, black and o 7 30. ... 2~ | bushel EIIS Sl e e no comparison; bear, polar, no com: B by the State Retail Merchants' | Glidden Co-..... - Utd Paperboard. % o . Henry Gifford, | (orth Am Ed 68 3 1015 | . 003 Tidewater 01 6l4s ¢ i elling Prices at Noon. Fletcher was clected a_director and | §924y<ar BF (0 085 o, O3 S e Grt North pf (5) 64% 64% | 'S Really (8) . ter of the late Aaron B. Hersperger left last night to represent| gf,;¢ ao & Nor. of injuries received in an automobile | Pan-Amer Pete 6s. 1124 | S asa, Jeghorns, 35a45: Winter | (Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.) |3 ‘mixed Winter, spot, At 1.60. - SRl T 8% | 5o EA, is to be held in Dallas, Tex., beg U S Steel f (1. Miss Hersperger, who was 35 years|PhilaCo5%e 98% | 25; leghorns, 24a25; London. pound. .. ...$4.8665 $4.85% 3 5 Brusels, fran, also will represent the local camp. | House'd Prod (3) s Utah Securities. Grand Chapter, Order ern Star, | Hupp Mot (1). 18% et e e peseta. - G Davis, also of Alexandria, was | minotsCent (7). 1124 1124 Va Ry & Power. Cemetery, Beallsville. Sinclair Oil 7 QL% | ints, 25028: rolls, 25a28; process but. | Erasue. crown.. | % |of timothy and choice light clover Christiania, crown. .| eady, but low grades and inferior Int Bus Mac (3). 121% 121% 121% | yward Baking A. 12 127 NEW YORK, May 16 (#).—April CHICAGO STOCK MARKET. 18.50a19.00; No. 3 timothy, 15.50a17.00; W YORK, May 16 (®.—Butter, | Int Cement (4).. 64% 6473 Yo Baking B, e stock of Coty, Inc.. perfume manu-|Sug EstOrients. L e e G £ 5 e 1 light clover' mixed, 17.50a18.00: firm; receipts, 10,824 tubs. Eggs, | Int Com Eng (2). 39% 89% e s facturers, was placed on an annual | Tenn Elec Pow 68- 1% Sorine Co: ware the Bighest monthlr] reGiaCAGO, May 16—Fellowing s &1No’ 1 clover mixed, 17.00; No. 2 clover firm: receipts, 22,463 cases. Cheese, | Int Mer Marine.. 10% 10% 0% | B TaiED. v 13% dividend ‘basis of $3.50 a_share ves. | Tide Wat Oil 633 10K total “this vear, reaching $T08.048, | Noar Ol oy Al e onicamy | mixed, 15.00a16.00. firm: receipts, 174,248 pounds; State | Int Mer Mar pf.. 4214 4213 41% | West Pen Bf (7). 6rs terday with declaration of an initial | United Drug B8 | Corminat 3075050 T Masen hs | Closing quotatia : btawNB) 1 Wheats 15.00a15/50 per whole milk, flats, fresh, fancy, 20%a | Int Nickel. 29 294 29 | yyest Elec pf (1) 116% dividend of $1.90 for the first and|US Rub 1strf5s.. logw | month's ‘business is estimated at | Sawer oo Hien. ¢ e.|ton; No. 1 oat. 016.50; No. 1 217%; do., average run, unquoted; | Int Paper 57% 59% 68% . yyest Maryland. 15 second quarters of 1925. The direc-|U S Rubber 7%s. % | $922,000. 175 Armour of Del pt 92 1% 9 straight rye, 18.50a19.00. S vi ilk fla ancy 2 ¥ i vill consider dividend: | UsSSteelsfBs. ... 106% 120 As 1 Tl Dt R State whole milk flats, held fancy to | Int Tel & 92% 92% 92% | west Md 2d pt. . 22 ;oerrt:‘;tigr i nds quarterly 8(.)- oW & LtE5. 97 180 Asmous ot St S t 427 do.. average |Intertype (11%). 21% 214 21% | \Western Pacific. 2% e s e b e Cham T8 - 91w LIVE POULTRY LOWER. oIS P 5 5% 5%, ) MAY CALL PACKARD STOCK. ] i 3 A b {Jordan Mot 3). - don. ) 484, 463 West EEE LT i vicarcLieEn 4 524| CHICAGO, May 16.—Poultry, alive,| 300 Godchaux i g NEW YORK, May 16 UP).—The COPPER OUTPUT SLUM. Rayasr (loli. 22 28% | \est Alr Br (6). 101 Wiison & Co. Sl 6% I . ai Vertlon e e o7 |lower; fowls, 24 roosters, 131 Iils Brick ;3 financial district hears that directors ) Kayser 1st p£(7). 95 95 | \yestinghse (4). 2% T4y Wison&Copf:. 208 20% 20% 204 | Warker SE 100% | turkeys, 20; ducks, 24a25; geese, 15: Kraft Cheese .. 5 |of the Packard Motor Car Co. are NEW YORK, May 16 (P).—Rpe | Keily-Soring. 19 18% \eston A (2)... 22% 225 Wilsonctfs.... 8 18 18 18 | West[Elecbs. .. w 112 | broilers, 25a48. % et R S ; idering redemption of its prefer output of copper in April ‘is | Kelsey Whi (). 101 | Wheel & L Erie. 179 174 Woolworth (3).. 126 126% 125% 1257 | Westn Union € e o 5 Sipaa Sweel Drog. - 48 % 44 . P b e g e estimated at 300 short tof the | Kennecott (3) 50% 50 | Wheel& LEpf. 32% 31y Worthington. ... 39% 40 - 39k 39 | Westinzhouss 17, - s 5 1075 Nat_ Leather balance s February 28 showed American Bureau of Metal Statistics, | Keystone T & R. 2% 2% | Wwhite Eagle (2) 27 27 w'r;.:rl:';A:;:\ )”.flx 21 ‘zm 21% 3.‘&‘;3'.‘63 s 33 o RATES ON BAR SILVER. ik %o De $10,349, 2 S and the o accrease of 10300 . tons -trides|kibnly GR). . 84 84 | \hite Mot (4).. 67% 68% { pividend rates as. given " the ai Wilson & Co 1st 68 20 9 98 | LONDON, May 16—Bar silver,| 280Swilt & ¢ 33‘:,\‘5;;12;;‘10(“2bli‘l‘lrl':;;\hcad of ; o % March. The monthly average for the | Kresge Dep Str. 38% 38% | Wwickwirectfs.. B4 5% are the annual cash payments based on the | wilgon & CO OV 4 73 |31%d per ounce; money, 314 per cent: | o : c : 68 first four months this vear was placed | Leo Rub & Tire. 14 14 | Willys-Overld.. 224 223 et anartery ok sl early Mdeclaratons) S AT 1015 | discount rates, short. bills, " 11-16| 19 Dol Eapcs o . at 128,382 tons, against 121,923 in the | Lehizh Val (3%) 9% 79% 101% 101% @ividends are not included. Youngstn S&T 6s. 98% '98% | per cent:' three-month bills, 4 11-16 | 39 V.5 Srpmum bt The Assyrians were the first to same period of 1924. it at¥ per cent. Total sales, 17,000 shares. equip an army with iron weapons. ety =E2@cS