Evening Star Newspaper, August 22, 1925, Page 12

12w FINANCIAL. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 182, . STOCKS DEVELOP ' [NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE | | FRENCH BOND ISSUES | ["ovsov vorx BOINDS stocx excaancr] WHEAT PRICES MOVE | Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office FEATURE OF MARKET Received by Private Wire Direct te Tho Star Ofice. | ON NARROW LIMITS u' s’ LAY|NG PLANS Adumsixp (6).. 911, 82 9L 92 | Loewslnc S 3wy 83 U. 8. Government Obligations Hold | e e o Lo Ciode. | COCRBLL o syrs 16 08 Review for Week Shows Market i 3 Ad Rumley pf(3) &8 58 58 |LongBellA (4). . i Libsiis... 10 10026 10025 10025 |CCC&StLrfésA. 2 103 Abumada (11) i 1l Loose-Wiles. Their Own. Awaiting Trea: LibIst 433 8 10210 101 14 10210 |C&S lstdu’s ot .| Affected by Reported Decrease Alr Reduc (4)... 110'% | Lort! a Iy’l September rrognm. Lib 2d 4% 20 101 100 70 10050 |Cleve Term &¥%: 106% New High Prices for Year}“‘»'“ Clhiem (4). 94% 96% 94k [roE D 410120 10118 10118 | Do & Ha 1ot ve 45. 26 80% ¢ : in Visible Bupply. | Quarterly Call Likely Septem- > 103% i pad Al e e « deresse| e 15—Long-Term Bonds crease | | Regarded Probable. -4 Loulaville Gand gaEt iy BY GEORGE T. HUGHE e IR YeCro B (1.60) S e | Am Shoe leIntyre P (1 | Spscial Dispateh t E lamcan (47).... Siack Tructes % NEW YORK, August 22.—The few FOREIGN. Yiened - Am Car&Fay (§) 4% | Mack Trk 3d pt ture that attracted the most attentlon | : Sales. fTizh. Low. Close. | 12110 BoR {22« 2 ¢ Macy H R & Co. in the bond market at the close of Al‘lmlifl':fl 81 984 | 110 conv 48 D . Magma C (75e).. the week was the confldent buylng of | Arkentine 6 A.. 954 |50 G saTe Man Bl Sup (4). French obligations. Irench 8s were |Argentine 8sB. 88 | nl e &b 65 Man Emd g (5). the Jeaders, making a new high record | ZrEenE 109-:6 Grand Trunk 78, Man Shirt (135). for the year, approaching 106, but|2us @ovs 560 ?,9‘ Great North bs. ... Mantla 1 (3%). other Ifrench Dbonds also lmvm\'ed“B"]" FiR 78 . ca 99% | 5r North gen 78, . | Maracaibo Of1 notably the J'rench 8s. They rallied | Belgium 63 ssz. Havana BRLAP 50 each day on first the losing klde and Marland O (75 today well above 91, and with only a | 92%| Hud & Man ref 5. " then the gain side, with an exception- 3May Dept St (5). little more than a point to go before | Belglum/an wi 35% | Hud & Man af os ally narrow range over the entire| Mtami Cop (1).. duplicating the best of the yeur. Paris, | Belglum ¥158. 109 | 1 Contral ref 42 perlod. | Mid-Continent. . Lyons and Medjterranean 6s improved | Bolivia 8s. . 95 el | = S, 111 Central 53 = Compared with a weel: ago, corn = - pes Artddle States. .. Titls the cther French securition. The Pt & #hnlmec cryite SEA2 showed but o small difference, being | 45XIng for only enough to meet Wed Midland P pf (19 market still has to sta razil 7 ) b 3 ; eral eapenditures during the interims ;| Int Rap Tran & 3% down to % up; oats were % under, | 0 "U0 = 1 2, 31 St P & SSM pt the nogotiations for funding the|BraztiSs...... 9T | D Tr o and provisions varied from 47 centa de. | tRUS escaping with the mintmum of Alis Kan & Tex.. French war debt to the United States, | Canada 65 1926. 1004 Int Rap Tran 7s. .. cline to 40 cents advance. CXpense. MK& Tt (5).. but judging from the course of prices | Canada bs 1831. Reports of big yields in Canada Lib 4th 43s 50 10219 10216 102 16 US4és19¢4. 11031 1031 1031 US43is’s2 8) 10618 106 12 106 13 Del Hud cv §s'35. . Den & Rio G cn 4s.. D& RloG Walis. . Drle lst cons 4s. ... | Am Ag Chm pf.. | :l'ln Ch; im (‘:;1’ . Recorded, With Money for | A7 cim ot.. Investment Plentiful. reBun ik e mre CHICAGO, August in the report of the visible supply of wheat, issued early in the week, com- | bined with the support of the r.arket by firms with Eastern conmections | during the latter part, put this maln‘ above its close of a week ago by from | 3 cent to 2 cents margin, Between the two closings the market alternated CHAS. P. SHAEFFVER. The United States Government wiil in all probability, go into the public money market agaln on September 15 next, one of the four regular borrow ing dates. It has becn 4 habit of Mellon, Secretary of the Treasur borrow at regular quarterly period: NEW YORK, August -su-m;m"-‘ =2 o Am Express (6). of the Southwestern rallroad shares | AT FPress (6). tation of favorable | Am & F P pf (7). dend announcements [ Am Iee (7). ..... within the next few weeks wus theiAmIcepf (8)... Am Int 1. outstanding feature of the sharp up- | Am La Fran (1. n in prices in toda; Am Linseed. . ... ot e o | Ara Linsd f 8% S i hat group | A% Loce (418) . ern led mce in that sroub {am Nretali(3)sve running up 5 points to the | Am Radtator (4) hest price e t was | A S £ Ref (6). ot canaaBaiE9-80 3 Many are the prognostications as t Iht & G Nor 13t 8s. he followed into mew hi nd by Frisco common, Katy ash B and Seabo Further accumulatior he ateel, copper, tol ment shares, United 200 touching a e ent advance. General Ra soared 19 points, General k| tric & and acts, Nati Packing ¢ 2 polnts or n were heav, Mack 4 points. The Total sales shares approxii on the bu on, operator: the rise ttle difficulty In push- ing up their favorites In the early trading. While particlpation was only on & mod te scale, there vus & marked hear selling, Howe Sound Louls South- western, the feature, extended i galn to § points, Steel Common at Penls 4 es Steel ¢ yesterday Sharp rallie: weglan and Danish kron ent reflection of the ca! he proceeds of recent dol eatured appar- loans, xchange er jumped 13 to 18.91 cents, & Danisi kroner soared 14 polnts to cents. Demand sterling was quoted around 34.85% and French francs fust below ome of | | Am Am Tobecco (7). Am Toba E (T).. Am WWaED! 1.20 Am Wool pf (7). Am Zinc, . Am Z!ine p? Anaconda (3). Ann Arbor pf. Arcler-Daniels Armdour T A Arn Cons&Co. Artloom pf (7). A %) | Asso Of (). | Atchison (7) Atchison p? (). AtIGuIf & WI., | Atl Gult & W1 pt Atlantic Refing.. Cut( Balding Bros Bethlchem § | Booth Fishertes. Booth Fish 1st. . Briggs M2(2%) British Bmp 2d.. 7% BLi Edlson (8).. 1387 139 Bkl-Man Tran 54 Bd% own Shoe (4). 117 117 wick-Ba 28%e 5% Ma (3). 95 3 | BusliTerde (7). 34 € ol | Butt 15 | Bute Cent Leather. Cent Leather pf. Cerrod Pascol ) | Certsin-Teea(s) | Chand, . | Chee Ches&0 p2(814). | Cnt& Arton. ... | Chi& Alton pf Mtssour! Pacific. Missouri Pac pf. Mont Power (4). Montgom Ward. 71 Moon 3ot (3) S0 Mother Lode 7o¢ 8 MotorWhe(1.60) 26% Murray B (12.40) $0% Nat Biscait (5).. Nat Cleak (4)... Nat Da. (3) Nat Dpt Stores. . Nat Distillers. .. Nat Distillers pf Nat Lead (8).... 160% 188% Nat Ry Mex 1st. 44 4% Nat Ry Mex2d.. 1% 2 N Y Alr Br (4).. N Y Canners (2). N ¥ Ceatral (7). NYC&StL (6) NYC&StLpf(6). N ¥ Dock. ‘ N Y NH& Hart. N Y On&Wn (1). N Y Shipbld (2). Niagara I' Po rts Nort & We: North Az (8. North Am pf (3) Nozth Pac (5)... Orpheum (1.80). Otis Elevator(8) Otis Steel. Otis Steel pf.... Owens Bot (3).. Pacific Gas (8).. Pacific O11 (3) Packard (11.70). Pou-Amer B (8) Pan-Amer rts. .. Penhandle. ..... RR(3). 21 Seab Steel Alarq (4).. Pere Sar pf (3). PhlaCo ($).as.s Phila&RC&T Phila&R C&I ct. Phillip Morris. . Phillips Pet Plerce-Arr Pierce-Arrow pf. Plerce Petrol.. Pitts Ot pf $1.20. Postum Cer (4). Presa Kteel Car 5t Cur pf (7). Pub Ser N.J.(6). B2% 513 121 180% 8% 827 88% 32% 42 8 105 157% 150 182% % that this situation will be successfully cleared up. United States Government bonds merely held their own. Not much is to be ected until the plans of the Secretury of the Tresaury for meet- ing the Government's September 15 requirements are known. Trading in prices little altered. Among indus- trfals, American Ice 7s continued to move with the stock. They are con- vertible into common stock at par. On the other hand, the sugar bonds were heavy, Cuban Cane 8s and Punta Alegre 7s selling around their recent lows. No indication of bank liquidation of bond holdings was found in the mem- bers banks’ weekly report. 1In fact, securities other than Government ob- ligations were UD on the week. NET INCOME INCREASE. Nickel Plate Railway Reports Ad- vance in Gross Revenues. CLEVELAND. August 32 ().—In crease in gross revenues, in net operating income and the net iIn- come of the Nickel Plate road, to- gether with improvement in operat- in7 ratlo, are shown in the July state- ment. % Gross revenues were $4.350,018, an increase of § ,851 over Jul last et rallway operating {ncome 760,509, un increase of $260,- . and net, after all charges, was $414,522, an increase of $200.224. The operating expense ratlo was 07 per cent. a decrease of 6.43 cent. NEW CHANNEL AIRPLANE HAS WATER-TIGHT CABIN Large Salon With Armchairs for 14 Passengers Provided in English Craft. \dcace of the Associated Press. LONDON, August 1.—A single 650- this week there {3 every confidence (Canade 6= 1952.. the high-grade ralls was qulet and; Kelly Springfleld 8s guined a point.| Bwie Canada 6%s 1929 Chile 75 1845. .. Chile 85 1926 Chile 85 194l Chinese-Gov Christiania 83 Con Pow Japan 7s. Copennagen § Cubda 51ia. . Crecho 88 1951. Czecho 88 1952 cf Denmark 63 | Denmark 8s Dutch East I R Dutch Bast I ¢s°62. 30 % - coANEESE A French 8s. . German s Ger Gen Greek 78 Hait! 65 > Hungary §%s..... Jergens U M 63°47. raal rway 5158 wi. Tway €8 1943 Norway s 1944 Norway 65 1952 Norway 8s Paris-Ly's-Med 6. Par{s-Ly's-Med 7s. Poland 6550 wi... Queensland 5 Queensiand < Rio de Jan 85 1946. Rio de Jun 83 1987, Sao Paulc City 8s.. Sao Paulo State §3. Stof § Paulo rots. Seine Dept cf 73 | Serbs Crot Sto 8; Solszsens Sweden 3338 Swiss 6% 1948 Bwiss Confed 83. Ud Kingm 6% '29. . Ud Kingm 5%35°37. StmammelBamnal wnn e PY-TEISPNSTE Ajax Rubber8s.... 2 Am Agr Chem 7 ‘ AmSmit& R1stos 9 Am Sug ref §s. . mT & Toltrés 103% 108%, 82 90 100% 100% 101 110% 9% 854 87 104% 110% 03% 92% 100 108% 285 88% 89 85 101% 102% 116% 118% 165% i MISCELLANEOUS. 994 103% 28 10344 9744 Int & G Nor af 6s. . Jowa Cent rf 4. Towa Cent 1st Gs. IKan City Ft S 4s Kansas City S 3a RansasClty S 53 Kan City Term . Lake Shore 43 '31.. Murket St Ry 7s... MStP & SSM6%s 1 MK & T ady és....211 MKX&TprinbsA. Mo Pactfic gen 4s. . Mo Pacific 63. Mo Pactfic s cfs. . New Or Term és. .. NOTex&M5sB.. Y Centribas Y Cent deb New Hav d 48'57.. Vew Havencd §a. . YOntWistdés.. X By 63'66.. NYW&Bogd¥%s. Northern Pac 4s. , . Northern Pacr { 63 Ore Short L ref 43 Pennsy! gen 5= Pennsy nEEe Pennsyl gold 7s. Pere Marq 15t 58 Por RL &P §3'47. Reading gen 434s. . RIArk& L 4%s St L IM&S 4s°20 StLESFplds A, StL&SFplesC.. 17 1 . 10 14 StL 8 Wcon 48°33.191 Beabd A Lady 5a Seabd A L con & Sou Pacific 48 '29. . Sou Pactfic ref 4s. . Southern Ry gen 43 Southern Ry 1st 63 Southern Ry §14s. Third Averef és Third Avead) 6s Union Pac 1st 4s Union Pac 1st rf 4s. Union Pac cv §s. .. Virginia Ry 1st 5a. Wabash 838 75... Western Pacific bs. ‘West Shore 1st 4 Wisconsin Cent 4s. EICIEPRRTEICI L. ) JRESPRSL PN brought a break in the market over the last week end, but on Monday, when the Government's visible supply report showed a decrease, whereas an increase had been anticipated, there was & rush of buying and the market showed strength. A period of dull- ness then set in, but shortly after- wurd buying orders from Eastern in- terests begun to be felt and they con- tinued spasmodically throughout the week. Then the Winnipeg and Minneapolis markets began to show strength as the result of buying of wheat by mil- lers, and unfavorable weather reports market acted In sympathy with these other two. Later in the week the trading fell off and then seemed to re- cover, with the result that the values fluctuated within narrow limits, but finfshed with net gains for the week. Corn was featureless early but ap- peared to exert independent strength when high temperatures were reported | over the Southwest durlng the raiddle of the week. Thereafter this grain seemed to follow the trend of wheat. Offerings of oats were light, and this kept the market within a narrow range. Provisions varied but ended BUTTER PRICES-FOR WEEK PRACTICALLY UNCHANGED Minor Fluctuations With Fairly Active Demand Noted in the Chicago Market. Br the Associated Press | CHICAGO, August The week | | ending August 22 so far as the butter | market was concerned, was typical of previous weeks during the month. There were no. radical changes in prices or conditions in the market, registered. The weel opened steady with the| prices of 82. A fairly active demand | {on Tuesday and Wednesday resulted |in siight price advances, but by Thu day prices had again reached a point | at which buyers were showing less | Ilhle?!ut and the market appearsd a | trifle stratned. from the Northwest, and the local | | savings and co-oper there deing only minor fluctuations| Rt {000,000 i3 represented by c! the nature of the forthcoming loan The consensus, though, polnts to an other {ssue of long-terra bonds, pro} ably more Treasury 4s of The first issue of these dated December 15, 1924, were offered at par. On M i an additional ofering was mude at pa: and a half, n selling in the market at more than per cent 2. In view of this, it is expected any ne. loans will have to be priced according Iy | Boston Banks Liberal. Seven leading Boston bank stitutions will increase intere 2% per cent to 3 on September 1 A year ago the rute from 3 per cent to 2% of the easy mone: at that time. The present n vi of the firme money market. . This reported to I weel, and is week than last sections of the country, and South i3 the only scction reportt decrease in comparison with the ures for this week of last year Of the current week's Mabilities 2 involve default 5,000 in each case chich contra: 179 stmilar fall ures last we 176 & Willtam Spatd, of W. B. Hibbs & Co., a week with his parents er Willlam ttends C | the regulur school seme tlons” during 1 University clearings 1 , lea clties of the United States report! n aggregate of $8.048,295,000 to Du: etv. This is 5.8 per c than the amount for a whereas there was . gain of 2.3 per cen Of the current week's total 34, New York City, while outsiae centers report $3,265,285,000. The inc ew York is 3.3 per o d a | outstd ts it is 9.6 per cent 70 cents. outside poin: per cent. { Ci! Great West. | Cht Gr West pf.. {Ch1 311 & StP. | Chi & Nwn (4).. | Chi Pneu T (5).. ICh! RI & Pac By the Aseocisted Press. CRI&Ppf (D). NEW YORK.—Stocks strong; St jChileCop (2%3). Louts Southwestern rises 5% points | Chrysler Corpn.. Pullman Co (8). 141% 142% hocsepoieer sugined iopiane (o sent At} T o o ol e oa 10174 FOREIGN EXCHANGE. This was espectally true on the number of citles show lurge gat Punta Aleg Sug. 34% 04% :J::*;:nf;? M']"'Cg:“‘z“dc‘;gfl’('fif‘:.mi‘; AmMT&Tstos 3 96Y 96 (Quotations furntshed by W.B. Hibbs & Co.) | ern markets, where trade at ose | notably Buffalo, Philadelphia, Pt Pure Of1 (13%).. channel service. It has a large, roomy | AMT & T deb 6%, 102% A Eel of the 'week was reported slow, with | burgh, Baltlmnore, Atlanta, Louts Radio Corp of A. cabin with wicker armchalrs for the|Am Water Wkss 9645 S s T n jeaster undertone apparent. The | Dallas, Detroit, Cleveland and M Ray Cons Cop. .. passengers, who will have a constant | Am Writ Paper 6s. 2 &2 2 | Montres:.” dolla g o | yeur, are evidonty papared with last!neapolls. The only decreases in the Reading (4) bl af haih: atc by means o spe | Ausgeni ist 6 2 100% Bt : year, aro evidently having some effect | stutement are 6.6 per cout at Bostos, Resding rts. clal ventilation. Anacondacvdb7s. 6 102 3 rou!@ ;”i’-{:‘vdon- L%r!e" chiain jand 3.3 per cent at St. Louls. ¥or Reld Ice Cream. . oty Jobbers report a falling off | August to date, average dally ban! Robt Rets & Co. . B helr outlets from lust year, and ! clearings are 6.9 per cent in excess of Markets at a Glance o Andes Cop isrcts. 58 984 Emergency exits are provided In the s room shouid it be necessary for pas.|ArmourDelGizs.. 4 95 to new high. Bonds steady; 38 at 1925 top price. Foreign ex- Srench | Cluett Peab (3). Coca-Cola (7)... Replogle Steel. . Rep Ir & Steel eengers to emerge in case of landing on the sea. in which case the wheels, Bell Tel Pa5s. . 17 Beth Steelpm 63... 3 81% this is further substantiated by the fact that, with receipts at the four the average for the corresponding pe Col F'uel & Iron.. Colo Southern. .. |ColG& T (2.80). Congoleum (2). . Consol Distribut | Consol Gas (5).. | Consol Textile. WALL STREET BRIEFS. ont Can (4) n Associsted Precs. Cont Insur (8 Yotwithstanding general ubPOsition | Gont Mot (800) .s from other rallroad executives, Mark | Gyuctble St1 (4)- V. Potter. one of the receivers of the ! GUycy Cane Su. . hicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rail | Cuban-Am S (2). way, 6till believes that his plan for | nooling o freight Increase among the | Davison Chem.. Western carriers on the basls of their | Del L & Wn (17) respective needs is the only method of | Del & Hud (2) settling the rate problem. Another DR G Wstpt. flat increase in ratlroad rates, he as. | Detroit Id (8) serts, i out of the question, since the | Dodge Bros Cl A principle of regulation has taken the | Dodgepf (1. ... of the class of 1, private | Doug Pectin (1). ordered it to be’ run for | Dupont (+3). . c good. Mr. Potter will |DuPontded (6). champion his proposal at the Western | Mastman (18). .. te hearing which opens at Chicago | Caton Axle (2).. eptember 5. | Diec Powr & Lt. P&LDL(T).. lec Str Bat (4). Emmerson B pf. markets showing no materfal increass |~ 00 OF 125t year. jover last year, the into-storage move. | ment at the four markets has excceded | GAINS IN COTTON PRICES. |1ast yesr by a fair margin. e A . This leads to the conclusion that con.| _ N2 _YORK, August 22 UP—The i sumption I3 lighter than last year and | C2ti0D market opened steady at au |the excess over consumptive demand | 2dvance of G to 9 polnts, with active et o pem s E | months selling about 7 to 9 points ne i | Rep1&Spf (7). Reynolds Sprogs Rey Tob B (3).. Roral Deh 1.73% St Joseph Ld (2) StL&Ean F (8) StL San F pf(8). 5t L Southwest. St L §wn pf (5). Savage Arms... Schulte (*3).... Seabourd Alr L. Seabd Alr L pt.. Feagrave (1.20). Sears-Rebk (8). Shattuck-Ariz. .. Shattuck F G(2) Shell Trans 2.18. Shell Un (1.40). Stmmons.Co (2). Simms Pet (1).. Sinclair Ofl..... Skelly Of1. Sloss-Sheff (8).. Eouth Pac (8) Southern Ry (6). South Ry pf (3). changes {rregulur; Norwegfan kroner advanc Cotton high; continued drought couthwest. Sugar and coffee axle and undercarriage struts can be| Beth Stcel s f 6s. dropped by means of a lever in the | Bkirn Ed gen o3. pliot’s cockpit. The body of the ma. | Calif Pete 614 chine is watertight and buoyant and | Chile Copper és would float for several hours. Con Coal Md 1st is. Consumers Pow is. 1Con G NY s wi. Caba Cancevd§s. Denver Gas is. Stockholm. erown’ Br the Associated Press. NEW YORK. August :2—Forelgn | exchanges steady. Quotations cents): Great Britaln, demand, 483% = cable: Go-day Biils on banks | CHICAGO GRAIN nm'[ CHICAGO, August 2 (#).—Reports of Jow temperatures in the Canudlun Northwest, come as low a3 40 degrees, | o % rade ;| combined with a forecast of even| oo arh rerirted. oy bade buy Sooler weather, caused apprehension| ness was quiet and the advance a: ot the Board of Trade session during | tracted some realizing and hedge s the early dealings today. Wheat| ing. This caused reactions of 3 o gpened firm, % to & higher, with| points, but the market was stead: eptember 1.611: to 1.6M% and Decem- | the end of the first hour. ber 1.60% to 180, but buying soon| Cotton spot quiet; middling, became brisk and values ascended to| putures closed bately ste: 1.68 for September during the first| changed to 2 higher: October, 3. hour and held around this figure for | 23.39; December, 28.63 to 23.63; Jant (Quotations furnished by Bedmond & Co.) | SOMetime. Winnipeg and the other | ary. 23.18 to 50.15: March, 2341 3% O Close——. | Outside markets twere strong and { Bid, . Offer | sympathy with them malntained EW YORK, Ausust 22.—Cotton futures 13 102% |prices here. Corn followed the lead |closed qulet. nét uichanged to 3 of wheat and opened firm. Good | buying improved this and sent the prices even above the opening figures When news proved featureless, how- ever, the market soon became du: i end values fell below last night's| NEW ORLEANS, August 22 (). closing. The opening. .34 down to| The cotton market experienced a quie % cents up, September 1.04% to|opening, although first trades showe: 1.04%, advanced fractionally and then | gains of ¢ points in sympathy w reacted to 1.04 and held this range. | better Liverpoo! cables than due (Oats started 3% down to % up,|Prices gained a few polnts additiona September 40 to 40%. right after the call, October trading Provislons were firm. at 22.88 and December at 23.08. Price: WHEAT— . High. soon eased off about 5 points, prob fepiember . 1070 1 G4 ably on a little hedge selling. Th z i g-g;.i market then relapsed into extrem . o dullness, there being no disposition tc S 104 104% trade in advance of a Governmen 4-93% E E crop report and ginning report due Monday. The ~market through the short sessfon, and prices DROPS RATE INCREASE. Company’s Request for Advance on Natural Gas Withdrawn. BALTIMORE, August Public Service Commission yesterday | Fisk Rubber 8s.. announced that the Cumberland and o bs Allegheny Gas Co., which supplies | Gondoton sue.. nutural gas to Cumberland and other | Gooavear 841931 western Maryland .communities, bas| Gooqdent 55 1941 withdrawn its application for rate in-| fTeraney 5155 wi., . Chenaey. Hershey 6s 1942 The actlon was taken by the com- | zurnic o0& R 534 pany after protests against the pro- [y "Bail 1t Ga. posed higher rates were made by the | 1n:'Aer Marine 6. . city of Cumberland and other patrons Int Paper 5847 of the gas company. The increases, KCP&Lt3sA which represented an advance of ap- | [tap ¢ & K1 60 6 Spear & Co. proximately 16 per cent, were to be- | gelly.Spring 8s Spear&Copt(7) come effective on September 17. Tackva 60 Spicer Mfg..... ‘The request for higher rates was Laclede G 5338 ‘52 Thehi 5td Gas & EI(3). said to have been made because of al- | r'ize ¢ g 3y 2 : 5 i:‘{:fit‘nf“(fl; 2 4 leged shortage In the natural gas sup- |y otiey G & dends to $3.70 a share on the common StOIINJT (1)... ik il el e { ;}l‘:fi?::tf:l :. stock, compared with $2,781,692, or 88 | Falrbks (2.60) 5 6td Plate Glass. ents a share, on the common in the | Falrbnk M pf (8) Sterling Prod(4) BAR SILVER PRICES. N Y EdSs 4wt nrst half of 1924, Famous Pl (8).. Stew-Warner(5) NEW YORK, August 22—Bar sil- | N ¥ Eden 1st 635 ver, 70%: Mexican dollars, 54%. N Y Tol 4158, Famous Pl fu pd 3tudebaker (4).. Recent speculation activit on the | Fed Min pf (7).. Submarine Boat. N ¥ Tel 6341 LONDON, August 2! -Bar silver, | N Y Tel 65 '49 goodyeas T. & T 8a 82% pence per ounce. Money, 2% per | North Am kd és. G-\"; m\oé'mmv'. r“‘flfl~ cent. Discount rates: Short bills, | Nor States Pow Guit Of Corp. B S8 o $3a3 11-16 per cent. Three months' | Qtis Steel 7%, Humble Oil 648 bills, 3%23 13-16 per cent. ! Puctfic Gas & El6s Lehizh P s > |Pac T&T lstGs. PacT& T 5s'52. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET | Pan-Amer Pete 65. CHICAGO, August 22 (United States | Peoples Gas 53 Department of Agriculture)—Hogs— ;P:::fxfr?;'u.' Receipts, 3,000 head; uneven, desirabie | producers & Rf §5. hgrades, steady to 10 lower that FYi-|pubiic Service Gs. . B 3 g eased off a few points on hedge sell day’s average; irregular trade; others, | punta Alegre 7s. Y ’ b s X ; ing.-_October traded down to 16 to 20 off, packing sows showing ¥ " " o= o 3% 34 |and December to 23.00. Tenden trade buying. Sharon Stl1 H8s e e —_— c) < v most decline; bulk better, 140 to 210 | _. checked by moderat: pound welghts, 13.95a13.60; top, 13.65; | Sincieir Oll 8¢ GERMAN BONDS AND STOCKS. GRAIN PROVISIONS., The extreme sprea : 2o fion wiark - |of fluctuations for the day was onl: (Quoted in doltars per million ma BALTIMORE; Md., August 22 (Spe- |12 points. Fall River estimated the bulk, 225 to az: pounds, butchers, g'm":}::;gfi;:“ . 7 7 12.50a12.70; s0Ws, ! B I s0a e ot hfing Fe 6t (v In] Seap1a-18. 400 4," 5% | clal) —New Dotatoes—Barrel, 1.75a |week sales of print cloths at 35,00 e e ) 3 123.00 |4.30: culls, 1.25a1.50; 100-pound sacks, 10.80a11.15; few strong-weight killing | 31 500 1.ine 5o . Hamburg 4 pigs, 18.00a13.40; shippers, 1,000; eati- | St FIRS IS P20 5s (torced 1.00a8.00: D oot 2 Sore s | So Por Bieo Sug 7a. e 3y |bests, 100, 150at0; aiweet potaisay hogs, 12.10212.80; medium, 12. -10; | gouthwest Bell 63.. 13 Ger & Flec #3458 Dre-wa: barrel, 1.00a4.50: yams, 1.00a4.00: light, 1145a13.65; light lights. 11353 | vons Tieo Pow 6. 10 5 et Dl ne carrots, 100, 200a4.00; cabbage. 100, 2.0024.00; celery, crate, 1.50a2.00; packing ' hogs, 10.70a11.33; | Loreqo 15an 15¢ 7. . amAm L corn, dozen, 6al0; cucumbers, basket, slaughter pigs, 12.50a18.40. United Drug és o R 0Rs e Cor [ Tre Rab tetrise orih German L1ov X 25a3%; eggplants, basket, 8$5a40; 30 [ontons, bushel, 1.50a2.00; lettuce, week, around 4,000 direct and 150 cars | 17 from’ nearby feed station; compared | 4 5 bt orp pa’: ons, _bushe crate, 1.50a2.50. Lima ~ beans — Bushel, 50a1.00: week ago desirable fat lambs mostly | Tyan pow & Lt 5. . squash, . basket, 15a2i; tomatoes,| BALTIMORE, August 30 lower; native fat lambs fully 1.00 | v, Car Chem Ts. of; culls, natives, and sheep, gene: y > Va-Car Ch 7% W.. hamper, 25a65; packing stock, bushel, | cial).—Spring chickens, pound, 70a75. 82; leghorns, 20a27; old hens, 13a! - | Havana Elec (8) | Untver Ppt (7). 81 ateadty: ‘feeding’” Jaml 5 v s 395 teady; g lambs in broad de- : |averw Gases. Ut PEL A €2).. 28% mand at strong prices; top fat lambs | wrt Gaies Sus 72 o ;. Vanadfum (2)... $0% for week, 16.25; both native and West- | westn Unlon 6. Apples—Barrel, 1.00a3.50; bushel, 50 | leghorns, 18a20: roosters, 10als a1.50; huckleberries. quart, 0a25; | ducks, 20a24; Dll’eaflf‘ pair, 25a30 ercur Bank Vien peaches, bushel, 1.50a3.00; basket, 75a | guinea fowl, each, §0a70. WET SWEDEN IS DRYER i #ouseliold P (8) o Va-Caro Chem. . 24 erns; top feeders, 16.656; bulk prices 7 THAN DRY NEIGHBORS e S Va-Caro Chpt. . follow: Fat lambs, 14.50a15.25; culls, | wiien s Co 1ot 65, : i 0 ST Hudson Mot (8)- Vivaudou....... DAty 531-2,01‘11-‘50: foecay M}in;b!, Youngstn S& T és. 11 1.25; cantaloupes, basket, 10a3(; wa- 15"}—}2;"}‘":’5 SR ;::u“ Fin} ., With - z i . 4.50a16.50; fat ewes, 6.00a7.50; few N STOCK MARKET. termelons, each, 15a85; pears, bushel, | and nearby firsts, z at inland and Norway, With Prohi- | Hupp Mot (1) Waleah s s upward to' 8.00; range yearling weth- RAILROAD. B iblbeatia 2.00a2.50; basket, 65a85. 32233, Atchison gen 4s. 18 89 bition Laws, Use More Liquor. °*|IMNtnots Cen (7). | anahafE. ers, 10.50a11.50. = Butter—Good to fancy creamery B & O Gold 48 10 8% oda: s e—Rec ; ; E . 40a44; prints, 46ads; ladles. e Indep Ol (1) by hon Cattie—Recelpts; 500 head; compar. FEEEy i & B AT ST oy BBt DGAE: ~ petate: deass lamc evans. il e Inaian dMotorey. = ed week ago, fed steers, 50 to 1.00 low- CHICAGO STOCK MARKET. 35a36; store packed, 33: dairy prints IS S S Indian Reaning. A e : er: "Inbetween grades and medium: stocks dealt in here: CHICAGO, August 22.—Following | 33a35; rolls, 33a3: process butter e 2 5 . Inlznd Bt (23%).. - i B&Orefbs... . 90t [igh. w. ry 4 = g st; grass steers an = By is a report of today's sales, high, low | 38a38% STOCKHOLM, July 30.—Situated | Tniana St1 p£(7) . Warner Plctur weight kind off mo: steers and | g g o 1st Guct..... 1 100% ?gg sl gher after the call in response tverpool cable vorable Manchester trade ai vices and reports of deteriorating croj prospects {n parts of the Carolinas ax I oS L i Georgla. December sold up to 3. —The | Empire 2 34 S 800 % i|Sweden, 2 zerland. 18.30 1.33%; Poland, 96; Jugoslavs L, 12.25; Toklo, Montreal, 100 3-64. SHORT-TERM SECURITIES. Barnings of the Willys Overland Co. n the first half of 1925 showed & sharp increase over the corresponding | jong Jonn (3) » . veriod last ‘et profits, atter ds. | Lod Ton () preciation and taxes. totaled $9.148,- | orio 1ut o7, %34, equivalent after preferred Aivi. | rie 2 ot Klum. Co. 07 Amer. Beet 3 Am. el & Tel. Co. Aniuconda. Corper Ga 19 Alsoctated Ol Ga 1033 Baltimore & Ohio 64 1025 Bethiehem Steel Se 1 Central of Georuin 68 Chi N & St Chi. B. . & P ity of Lyons Colyy P s GO 52588 babaks beba babat EIER TEORE 2855500655560 B2 g 200 3 235323528523582822 23222522328 N S stock exchange has contrasted with | Fisher Body (6). Superior Oil. ... the restraint which has marked trad- | Fisk Rubber. ... Symington. ing in the commodity market most |[Misk R 1st pf (7) Symington A(2). ibject to speculation—that Is, grain | Wlelschmann (4) SRS 2. and cotton. Although expanded credit | Foundatton (8) Tenn Copnar @) cesources have been availuble oper- | Freeport-Tezas. e i Yy ators in these markets have adopted | Gen Asphalt. . T e PacCAD + more cautious attitude at a time | G0 AT VLY ety vhen changing crop conditions may | Gen Baking (6) LT 8 Avoiive. be an tmportant factor in determining | gen Blectric (8). Tide Water Of! the trend of prices. Gen Motors (6) . obas Prod (6 The deciston of the New York Cot | Gen Mot pt (7). Transcont Oil ton Exchange to suspend trading on | Gen Quter A3V, - Underwood (2).. he Saturday preceding Labor day has { 3% QRICE 40 7 Un Bag & Paper. peen followed by agitation to have the | enTetom (). Union Of1 (1.30). New York Stock Exchange cbserve a | Gen EY HE(6). - Un Pacific (10).. riple holiday. The policy of the stock u;&'fi'éc«: Un Pactfic pf (4) axchange has been to Leep its trad- | @ Loy Utd Alloy Steel. ing facilities open to the public as|GoldDust. ... Utd Clgar (183%) much as possible and the present ac- | 3004reh A (- Unlted Drug (1). ivity of the market is al R o Ttd Fruit (10).. o weigh agalnst an unnec e nvs Consal... U S Cast Iron P. erruption. D h DL tEY USCIPpL (7). 108 Grt North p? (8) N S 2)eee. A Reports from Pittsburgh chat the | Gt Nor Ore (1).. gsHem @ 0% H. C. Frick Co. had fired 500 addi- |Grt V'stnSu ( ity 3 ‘ional coke ovens, bringing the total |Gt WestS pf(7). ggfi:‘hfirf”': ‘gg:; n that district up to 1,500 in the last [Green Canan.... U S Smelting(3). 43 en days, have confirmed indications |Guantanamo.... U S Steel (17) 12844 hat gains were being made in all | Gulf States S (&) U S Bteelpt (7). . 12415 branches of the stecl trads. Hartman (238).. Untversal Pipe.. B9 28258888 25583388 2223228 8! Pttty continued du! a B ORUERRES R FERREERY 5%y decline was o1 £.oubf 322 22 Q - < : : helfers, 50 to 75 _lower; spots, more; ; and closing quotations at the Chicago setween Finland and Norway. both | Insptr Cop (500) e e first break tn weeks on cholce welghty | B &9 35+ (o 12 Stoclke Exchange: nartial prohibition countries, Sweden, | interub Rap Tr.. West Maryland. steers; practical top, 16.60; with few | 5 O Toledo 45. ... 72 e 2 non-prohibition country, clalms to | Int Bus Mae (8). West Md 24 pt. . loads carly in week up to 16.00a16.10;| g & 0 PLEWY 4s. . 86% 198 Au Buippx NEW YORK. August 22 (®).—The be the soberest of the lot Int Cement (4).. o 3 53 ge & actual condition of clearing house Ed. banks and trust companies for the P 25 week shows excess reserve of $25,125, 200. This is an increase in reserve of $20,057,930. compared with last week. 9 LG 13t 00! In Finland and Norway the illegal | tnt Com Eag (2) Westn Pac (ba) . no criterion of general market; decline | pag sw Drv sscfs. 15 87 -onsumption of liquor is said to far | Internat Har (6) | Wesn Puo pt(ga) nxceed the amount legally used, while | Int Aler Marins. . 81| West Union (1) *he amount consumed in Sweden is | Int Mer Marpf.. 30% } \\'e:l \‘g !‘E‘))~ steadily decreasing, figures show. The [Int Nickel. ws(&_e‘ e Swedish policy is sald to be toward | Int Daper.ss«-s- 6 ¢ | Weston Bllec. 1 H 5 i W A (2) t AR T bttt T EatTRETA 1295 | e ee & L T st welght grass steers, 10.00 carly; | Ches & Ocv bs UM% cather than total prohibition, Iach | ol | Whee! & L Erle. best welght gras: y: s . 3 T 84 8 A BRI . R0 ! 1& LEpt. fn-betveen . fat cowes, mostiy grassy, | Chi& Alton e 4 { Intorna’! ontgon, Ward nousehold is allowed four I of | o Pes (7 = A 9 amon kinds, canners, | Chi B & Q 1st rf 6: 102, X | ' <4 pLT) . : te Bagle (2). £ 40 o1 pcEn Ol 4 g Correspondence of the Assoclated Press. e otrants s 15 vestriotod”? 1°F | Tones BrosTea.. | White Met (4)..- 4 L oy e R P s, 10 o BELFAST, July 3l—Edward M 1911138 wi X L 1st (7). Wicliwire ctfs. , ¢ 3w |steady to 25 lawer; s . i ¢ £ 4T% - g Clayton, 2 former assistant inspecto e v oh aatcintivn ks [hass | e iy mpat Willys-Overid. ors 25 1o 58 oifi meaty welkhty foed: | it ¥ ™. R T consumption of liquor in Stockholm | Kan C So pf (4. o e SNy Srices Tallows Grain fed steers, 1050 |C Prtis. 2 dTw : §2% | died at St Jean Despuy, Trance, wis - . a yes acl Bl 1 £ A . . grain | Chi St P cn 8s 2 3 i e b e e S P G 4o |a1sTs: grass steers, T00as50: grain | GUICF IGO0 2 107 TREASURY CERTIFICATES: e sl U 1,000 {nhabitants and drunkards treat- | Kelsey Whi (6). 90 L WHEht eSS Sin otx i e lir cvaly b e 74 (Quotations furaished by Bedmond & Co.) Cork jury held shared the responsibil p S . IR Cenmecott (3) ‘ 56} Wrilsles (1336). s B oo 815 ,'6.75; . helfers, 6.26e8.00; Chi RT& Prf4s. .. T Bid. Offer. ity for the slaylng of Lord Mayor 4 it hospitals averaged 12:for each | Ee8 R *04d lot. 3 cutters, 2.95a8.60; veal calves, 12.50u 15192 ,,g:w.% 199 %" ChiUnSta é14s.... 4 985 5|33 .NK‘;: 1 {ligg 190898 i“"“‘, i 1871928 38 10 ‘38 Yu-10 2 development of sluggish dressed beef | g1y " rices, Mberal receipts and excessive | DL R AanNat® = food costs; Western grass.run at ap-| - y proximately 12,000 head; laygest of the | Canad Pac deb 4s.. S 804 season; got strong competition from |Canada Souths... 1 101% native grassy and short-fed offerings: | Cent Puc 1st §s'90. 98% raibn e SRS - Former Irish Leader Dies 10,008 of prptietion. e 54| iPartiy oxtea. tPuyable in pivisrred stack. | 17.00; stockera and feeders, 6.00a8.00. | Chi TH&SL3s... 5 8% ] MacCurtain. .on‘.§ TrEan Chi Union Sta 55 ‘44 4 99% ML = el P 3! s Inspector Swanzy, who alse Last year the liquor consumed |Kresge DepS (4) SBY% | [ ITeend satee us given In 4 District s arepped Yo 12 liters for each person, | 1ee Tre & Rub. . . 16% | are the annuul c ent S 48 was mentioned_in. the lst, afterward 4 The American Institute of Politics | Chi & W Ind cn 4s.. P99 5% 926, at ‘Willlamstown, Mass.. has 36 wom- | C& W 15%e62.. - 9, e fi W 'su enrolled as regular members. ¥ . £ Coffins never have to be enlarged on | was slain in Lisburn, near Belfast 16 13 B-1¢ | account of the good that is interred | when hundreds of Catholic home: #4819 | with men’s bones. Were burned as a reprisal public offenses to 19 for each 1,000 | Tizgett & M (14) Gos | iatent odeierty o7 nalfTeuly decle persons and drunkards treated to 3.6 | Liz & My B (14) SiaS ase a0t inclyded: for each 10,000 of population.