Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1925, Page 29

FINANCIATL. PRIGES HOLD FIRM | AT GENTER MARKET Little Change Noted Today in| Wholesale Holiday \ { Quotatians. | | few changes in | at Center Market to-| the ap-| ations a firm | ximately as | weather gave oaching Christmas quot Prices were appr ows 1 doday's W \ Sacter—F; tub, | ~Local candled, 0u5> 45 3 stors ultr: Spring Leghor 45 ducks.’ 30; geese, alves. 11: 17: lamb, ; pork shoulder, hogs. 30: pork | ; fresh | | and Vegetable Review. H ¥'s market report on fruits anc vegetables (compiled by the Market News Service Bureau of Agriculturalj onomics) says | supplies moderate; demand | rket steady: barrels, New | inches Kings and Rhode | {sland Greenings, mostly around 6.00; | Virginia, No. 1, Yorks 2tz inches up,! 00; boxes, Washington, medium 10 large sizes, extra fau Delicious, 3.75: fancy Delicious, 2 { (abbage —Supplies moderate; demand | market steady; New York, bulk ton, Danish type, 40.00a43.00 Market Steady. i Omions—Supplies moderate; jzht, market steady; Michigan and Tndiana, 100-pound sacks, vellows, T. 8. No. 1, large size mostiy, 3.25, few high as 3.50. Potatoes—Supplies moderate: de- nd limited, mark firm: Michigan, acks, Russet Rurals, U. S. .1, 6.5026.60. Spinach—Supplies moderate; de- mand moderate, market steady: Texas, bushel baskets, Savoy type, 1.50a1.60. Supplies ~ limited: _de- 1and moderate, market steady; Call- nia, crates, 2.00 . Onion demand Tomato Reccipts Light. | Tomatoes—Express, receipts light Ohio, hothouse stock, 10-pound | baskets, medium size, 3.50. String _beans—Supplies light; de- gnand moderate, market fairly steady: -bushel hampers, green, 5.00a6.00. Eggplant, peppers bers and peas—Expre: light; no sales reported. Lettuce—Supplic moderate: de fornia and type, 4-5 dozen, Washington Stock 'Exchange SALES. Washington Gas B5+—$2.000 at 98%, $2.000 at 088 £1.000 at 883 . $3.000 at SR, S1.000 at 08 % M“‘munnon Rwy. & 45—$1.000 at tion Co~—10 at 103 ptd. int. ct! at. (tf.—5 at 104% 10 at 425, 10 at Pow —5 at Potomac Elec. Pow National Ban A an Security & A e eh Potomae D, American Security & Trust Co.—1 at 395. National Bank—1 at 420. 5 at 426, Chesapeake & Potomac Tel. 55—$1.000 at 100 Tashington Gas fs '3 | Potomac El +—S1,000 at 100 | Potomar Elec. Poy 41 000 at 10% Capital Traction Co.—5 at 103% Xo his exchings will close Saturday, Decen . legal holiday Mouey—Call loans at 5 and G per cent. Bid and Asked Prices. BONDS. PUBLIC UTILITY. Big. Amer. Tel, & Telga. 4s...... 974 Aerican Tel, & Teiga. 4%5. 013 Tel. & Tel. ctl. tr. bs.... 101 costia & Potomac Bs 031, na. & Potomac guar. & 1. Teiephone s & T Telephons of Capital Traction R, R. 5 Suburban_ 8 Trust Co Rigws Potoma Pot. El Waih gton Gas 5s. cton Gas 6x Rwy. & Elec. 35 Ruy. & Elec. gen. .. MISCELL 3 er Co. 6s. ¥ int Stock L'd Uizd Realty (long) 5 T 58 _(short) outhern Bldg. 645 . .. . M. Cold Storage Bs . \iardman Park Hotel 8. PUBLIC UTILITY. American Tel. & Telga.. *14 Capital Traction ...... Washington Gas . Norfolk & Wash. Steaniboat $otomae Elec. Pow. pfd.. . otomar Flee. Pow. int.'étf b Rwy. & Elec. Rwy. & Ele NATIONAL BANK. Natienal Capital T olumbia . Avash Wash Pe Wa National Metropolitan Riges 5 » Fat Bank o Washington TRUST COMPA A tinental Trust.. T hants Bani - e onal Savings & T Taion Trust Wash: Loan & Trust. . perce & So ¥ast Washinkton. - acurity Sav om.. Soventh Street...... Thited States . Washingion Mel FIRE I Comn SURANCE. Amcrican Cercorat Yiremen's nal Ciion TITLE INSURANCT 1a Title Y e Titlo : SCELLANEOL ). € Paver p! Meschunts. Trans. Mergenthaler Lin Mtge, & & Stor s Washingts “Ex div December 23 (P).—The here will be closed | January 1. LONDON Stock Lxch ] December n¢ D IVERPOOL. December 23 UP).— The Corn Exchange here will be closed December 25 and 26, Christmas holidays. A Fool and Hi The fact that a stock certificate is printed in fancy green scrollwork is ho proof that it is worth any more than ordinary wall paper. Thousands of people in Washington would have ot NEW YORK CURB MARKET Received by Private Wire BY WILLIAM F. HEFF NEW YORK, _December RNAN. 23.—The I pre-Christmas rise in stock prices, tra- fonal in Wall Street, made itself elt over a good part of the Curb Lx- change list today. The olls \ere prominent in the upward movement, with Humble continuing the feature the Standard group. For some time past reports have been current that the Standard Oil of New Jer: Wwhich owns a considerable amount of the outstanding stock. would make an joffer to stockholders of Humble for acquisition of the minority stock. The terms of this offer, however, have {not as yet been made public. Gulf Oll of Pennsylvania continued upward and New York Oil, selling ex- dividend, retraced the amount which NEW YORK, December 23.—¥Fol- lowing is an official list of bonds and stocks traded in on the New York {Lurb Market today: 1 Det Edison 10 Goodyear T . Cream G158 oral 6 T°011 Corp 8e. - (el "G ta s ot € o 8 Ladledn Gaa's 3o 17 Nns G Biya wi 13" PESSN Be 4 Transcont Oil 7. U Steel =X S P P King Denma. 5 ln 5. 2 Krupp_Fried L°73 4 i Prov Santa Fo 10 Prov Up Au Rhine M D_7s A R of Peru 7iga.. 4 Rhine Westp 7s. Russ Govt 61s Rusa G 648 n o de Falls & Hal & Hal 7a * Thywsen T & S 7s o EI Lt Gs.. Sales in STANDARD OIL ISSUES unite 600 Anglo Am Ol 18% 800 Anz A0 viee d 18 200 Atl Lobos ..... 17 100 At Lobos btd 2000 Continant_ O1l 1 10 Cumiberland P 'L 139 76Gal Six O ... 28% 50Gal S O pfd old 100 B0Gal S O ntd n.. 80 390 Humble O & R SHLGPAD 700 Imp O ot Cin 'n 180Ind P L ... " 3800 Inter_Pet C Ltd. 2 Nat Transit .. 200 Ohio_Oil i3 1200 Prairie 0 & G i 20 South Penn Ol 13800 370 Ind + - ... 300 So_Kaneas | 8008 0 N 40 Swan & Fin: 700 Vacuum Ol Sales INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS in hundreds 13 Am Contrel Oilfls 15 Am Maracaibo C. 36 Carib Synd. .. . 1Cities Serv’ hew.. 4 Cities Serv ptd 3 Smal 7 Gibson Oi Cor. ulf Oil of Pa ago Pet. 61 Lago Oil A 53 Leonard Oil Lion Ol .. argay Ol | FRErP wrvglel oil Creek Prod ta Fe O & G ezuelan Pet.. Woodley Pet = Sup Mfg B 141, Ala Great So pf. 1004 Alpha Port Cem't111 7 Am C: i, 45% Am Rayon Prod. m Stores rta i m Superpow B.. Am Spw Bt prior Beavernoard ofd. 3 iisn' Shoes Inc orden ris . i Foreprf ridgeport. Mach. kiyn City RE uf Niag El Pw. 33 Can D Gin Ale 1 Celluloid Co 13 Celtulotd Co ptd 1 Centrif Pipe Cor. 111 Chpater P 1 Chirlstie Bren € 5 Cleve Auto 66 Com_ B, € naw. § Contl Bak "A 57 Contl Bax B i Contl Bak prd] rauids "Lt Cirtiae Acro M $De For B C vte 45 Dubilier € & Rad 19 Durant Mot .. 4Dup C &R Vi 1 Eagle Pich Leai 1 Enat Roll Mifl o 9 Efsenlohr & Bros % Flec Auto Lite 13 EIBond & Sh bt 104 23 El B'& S n cor 7% 8% 6 5% BI B B: Bl B 1 1 3 13 3 1 3 1 t Inc... D wi 4 Eitingon ' Sehild. 37% 7 Fageol Motors G 103 1Fed Metals T .. 23 6 Film Inepec M 5 75 Fisk Rub p n wi108 iJ Fires T 78 pid 1k Forhan Co A. . 17 Fox Theaters A’ 8 ¥reed Eise R € 4 Freshman _Chas. A B Firepri 13 General Tee 4DGen G & E 0 Gillette S R_. .. len Alden Coal g SRS T3RR2 IR « 5 Hapniness Cdy Hazeltine Corp. . Tirea Ch A ... Hood Rubber.... Horn & Hardart: Ind Rayon Cor & atch THL A . ns-Manville. . 31 < 8 10 Kroger G & B C 128 24 Land Co_Florida 41 i, Lehigh Val Coal 1% 1 Mengel Box Megabi Tro: 2 33Md Wegt Ctil:© &5 (e o ol s o B DIDS £ SRR 3m10 EDEOs wi o S8 et R i ey 1 coop 0 2 et T o T SEE L 26 Nor States P C'4 their money if they simply had k:?i their banker to tell them what fe knew of some supposedly wonder- | $ul investment. Dower Cory " Pty Baliing A 4 Y n } Runty Bakine B 3 Rand’ Cardex Bur 4 3 a3 guatabisee-coome waleol o BEREREERENSSHuS 0! P o I e L B etae 3 PRPES 388 ; | years ago the lodge gave dances THE EVENING ST Direct to The Star Office | was deducted from the selling price. Leonard Oil reached a new high on the present movement, above 9, fol- lowing announcement that a 400-mile | pipe line is under construction on the | | company’s property in Colombia. |, The pronounced strength in Kelve- | nator and Nizer “B” in the electric | refrigerator group gave the impres- | sion that stockholders of these two companies would benefit substantially through the formation of a $10,000,000 corporation, in which they are in- cluded. i One of the outstanding incidents on the side of lower prices was the per- sistent weakness in Land Co. of Florida shar Tod. s prices were at a new low record nd were down from the previous final of 42, close Corp A Radio vte Soutne st P&L n. So Ca! Edison. .. So Cal Ed A pf.. South Dairies A. outh Dairies B! St Regys Paper Stand_Textile Pr Stan Tex P B pf Stutz Motor Swift il Switt & Co 1pa Elec Thermoid Rad ¢ Thomp R Cvte R SURRESIT o pt W 1, Woodward Tr ¢ 5Yel Taxi € N ¥ MINING STOCKS. eras Cop Cob Mines 3 Eng G 150 Eurcka - 10 Flor "Goldfield M 40 Kay Copper 106 Kerr Lake 19 Min ‘ornelia. ewmont Miniig. ipissing .. .. ixon Nevada.. Ohio_Copper San' Toy S0 Am_Gold & P Staud SOV Lead Uni_ Verde Ext ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va.. December » (Special).—An effort is being made to have Walter McDonald, now serving a five-year term iIn the State peniten- tary on a second degree murder charge, transferred to the reform school. He is only 16 vears old. He pleaded guilty to second degree mur- | der in conmection with the death of | ! Lina Hall, whose body was found the yard of the McDonalds, near th city last August. The case will be brought to the attention of Judge Howard W. Smith of the Corporation Court. i Joseph Brooks, who was taken to| the State penitentiary aléng with | other prisoners, has been brought back to Alexandria. Brooks was sen- tenced to serve five years for feloni- ously cutting Edward Jessie. An ap- peal taken by his attorneys will come | up next Monda: Dr. W iam forgan Smith, who! died suddenly in Berryville yesterday, | was well known in Alexandria, where for eight years he served as postmas- ter. Soon after his term expired he moved to Berryville, but has been a trequent visitor to this city. The midweek prayer service of the Trinity M. B. Church scheduled for tonight has been postponed. In place lot this service a Christmas service will be held Friday night. Alexandria Lodge of Llks is plan- ning to give a series of entertain soon after the first of the year. {entertainments at regular interval It is the intention of the management | to revive the old custom. ! Mrs. Catherine E. Phillips. old, widow of Frank M. Phillip: yesterday at the residence of granddaughter, Mrs. Roger C. in Rosemont. She is survived son and four duughters—John lips and Mrs. F. W, Latham, Alexan- | dr Mrs. James R. Lambein, Nor-| folk: Mrs. L. H. Donnelly, Washing-| ton, and Miss Annie Phillips of this city. LIVE POULTRY STEADY. CHICAGO, Poultry alive, cars; fowls, 43 December steady; 19a24: Springs, 16; ducl REAL ESTATE LOANS 5%_% ANY AMOUNT APARTMENT HOUSES BUSINESS PROPERTY RESIDENCE LOANS AT LOW RATES FRED T. NESBIT 'MENT BLDG. Main 9392 Mor;gage Money to Loanr on Real Estate. Let e finance your property. THOS. E. JARRELL Member Washington Real Estate oard 721 10th St. N.W. Main 766 SELECT YOUR 7% BONDS NOW I you expect to have funds for investment in January, make your selection now from current offerings of 7% Smith Bonds, and reserve the investment for deliv- ery when your funds are in hand, 77 Smith Bonds are strongly 0 sccured by improved, in- come-producing city property and protected by safeguards that have cesulted in our record of no loss to any investor in 52 years. Send your name and address on this advertisement today for de- scriptivecirculars. Danominations: $100, $500 and $1000. Ne Any Investor in 52 Yx The F. H. Smith Co. Founded 1873 Smith Building Main 6464 815 Fifteenth Street, N.W. Philsdelphla New York Mianespelis Plrusburgh AR, WASHINGTON. D. ¢, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 23, 1925. FINANCIAL. ——— =i """ ————— -1 COTONHOLDSFRM INTRADIG TODAY Active Trade Demand and Buying in December Are Controlling Factors. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 23.—Cot- ton futures opened steady. January, 18.31; March, 18.65; May, 18.40; July. 18.01; October, 17.67. An active d mand from the trade, with further | purchases of October contracts by | houses with forelgn connections, gave the cotton market a steady opening | today with first ) s 4 points lower to 3 higher. Leading houses lssued 188 final notices of intention to de- | liver cotton on December contracts bringing the total for the month up to 700 notices. There was selling by the South commission houses and Wall Streef which accounted for the opening d cline in some positions, but the n ket quickly rallied and advanced 6 | to 8 poiuts arove the previous close, March selling at 18.72 and May at | 18.45. Keports from the cotton goods | district were to the effect that wide print cloth mills are sold ahead close | to thelr cutput for the next five or | six weeks. New Orleans Quotations. NEW ORLEANS, December 23 () —Cotton futures opened steady; De- cember, 18.63; January, 18.51; March, 18.19; May, 17.92; July, 17.70; October, | 17.16. First trades showed gains of 3 to 6 points. As New York opencd easler, prices here declined a few points right after the call. but soon rallled again to about the ening fig. 3 March at and May 1 or 5 to 6 points above vesterday's close. While the market continued steady, trading was moderate. The weekly erop re- port claimed that picking was about finished, except In Arkansas, where considerable cotton still remains in the fleld. The weuther map srowsd freezing over the entire beit Stores in Cuba selling only women's articles must employ a full force of | female clerks. First Mortgage Notes ¥ . Gonguition ity available funds for investmen: THOS. E. JARRELL Member \\'uh;rfl[tfl"‘- Real Estats 371 10th St N.W. Main SAFE 615% and 79, First Mortgage Notes For Sale GEO. W. LINKINS 1733 De Sales St. Fatablished 1880 INSURANCE —in all its branches. Let us know your requirements. We can serve yon. THOS. E. JARRELL T2 10th St. N.W. Main 766 FEDERAL-AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK RESOURCES, $14,000,000 1315 F Street JOHN POOLE; President Prompt Actios ! First Mortgage Loans Lowea: Rates of Interest and Commission Thomas J. Fisher & Company, Inc. 338 15tk Strest } WE PAY MORE INTEREST ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS Than Any Other National Bank in Washington Court Square Building New York City First Mortgage 69, Bonds Due November 1, 1958 These bonds will be secured by an absolute First (Closed) Mort- gage on a modern 2l-story office structure to be erected in the City Hall district, one of the most val- uable sections of New York City, where there is an increasing de- mand for high-class office space. Price 9934 and Interest To Yield Over 69, Descriptive circular and booklet sent upon request for A- E. H. Rollins & Sons Zounded 1875 416 Woodward Bldg., Washington Boston New York Thitadeiphia Chicago Denver Son Francisco First Mortgage Notes For Sale In Denominations ef $100, $250, $500, $1,000 AND UP 637 Interest Secured on D. C. Real Estate Wm. H. Saunders Co., Inc. Established 1887 1433 K Street N.W. We Offer A Limited Number of q /0 FIRST MORTGAGE NOTES SECURED ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES Write, See or Phone Clarence L. 0'Donnell, Mgr. Mortgage Dept. WEWE The New York Come in and let us explain Commercial Nat'l Bank 14th and G Streets Resources $17,000,000 R. GOLDEN DONALDSON, PRESIDENT | Interest on DAILY Balances i | First and Second Trust 6% Notes Secured on Suburban Properties of Increasing Value For Sale at Reasonable Discounts Address Box 102-E, Star Office UNION DIN%NT €0., INC.. OF N YORK First Mortgage Bonds DENOMINATIONS: $100.00 to $1,000.00 Miractive Factia) Fuiment Plan WIL N & FITZ-GIBBON, INC. 00 SOUTHERN BLDG. Money to Loan e g iterons g Comimigaton . revalling interes g W 320 Wash. L. & Teust Bidz., bth & F N.W. F WANTED!! . SECOND TRUST NOYES Funds avallable for the pur- chase of all kinds of trust_notes. on, D. or neurby real estate. action in every case. Washington Investment and Transactions Co. 715 14th 8t. N.W. Main 3663 00000000000 \] 2 PR WM NN NG Haphazard invest- ments sometimes succeed — WISE ones SELDOM lose— Investigate Business NG /NN "N X7\ N Property Thoroughly Hedges & Middleton REALTORS 1412 Eye St.NW. Franklin9503 Life Insurance Co. Offers to Make First Mortgage Loans On Improved Real Estate in the District of Columbia and Nearby Maryland Suburbs for 3, 5 or 10 Year Periods. Houses Business Properties 512% Apartments Office Buildings N APPROVED SECURITY Apply RANDALL H. HAGNER & GOMPANY MORTGAGE LoaAN GCRRESPONDENT 1321 Connecticut Avenue Telephone Main 9700 All Banks Will Be Closed Christmas Day, December 25, and Saturday, December 26 Satui'day, December -26th, 1925, having been de- clared by Act of Congress a legal holiday in the District of Columbia, all local banks will be closed on that day. Notes and other paper falling due on Saturday will be payable on Monday following. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BANKERS’ ASSOCIATION .0 Metropolitan Life Insurance Company FIRST MORTGAGE LOANS BUSINESS PROPERTIES OFFICE BUILDINGS HOUSES APARTMENTS CONSTRUCTION LOANS WEAVER BROS. Realtors 809 15th Street N.W. Equitable Co-operative Building Ass'n JOHN JOY EDSON, President FRANK P. REESIDE, Becretary Organized 1879 6th YEAR COMPLETED Assets $5,031,814.86 Surplus $1,352,749.93 Subscriptions for the 90th Issae of Stock Being Received SYSTEMATIC SAVING The quickest way to ac- cumulate money is surest and Join the Equitable and save with the “Army” of regular depositors. systematic. Join today. saving ally. 915 F St. 915 F St. Taking all the facts— and especially considering the vital factors of safety and equitable re- turn on your investment, the inimi- table merit of selected 6% % First Mortgage Notes is readily apparent. Convenient Amounts of $100, $250 and $1,000 BOSLEEELPS 1417 K Street Main 9300 REALTORS TO WIN FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE —you must know how to earn money, how to save money, and how to invest it wisely. The day you first invest in sound securities, such as our 6'2% FIRST MORTGAGES —marks the cornerstone-laying of your financial comfort. In later life your forethought will harvest not only the satisfac- tion of having invested judi- ciously—but, having followed the same wise course in the in- tervening years, it will bring vou the income that will mean freedom from financial care. B. F. SAUL CO. 2100 925 AlSthe St Ozver a Quarter of a Century Main N.W. “I want it said of me by those who know me best that T have always plucked « thistle and planted a flower in its place wherever a_flower would grow.’ ABRAHAM LINCOLN. THIS IS THE SEASON OF ALL SEASONS —when the noblest sentiments should prevail, and our quotation above is prompted by a modest de- sire to imitate so great a man. May Christmas joy reign in every home and heart in our great National Capital! We pledge ourselves to an honest effort during the coming days to pluck the “thistle” of doubtful speculations being foisted upon an unsuspecting public, and to afford an opportunity for the “flower” of legitimate investment to flourish by in- variably offering HIGH GRADE FIRST MORTGAGE notes which are safe- guarded, and yielding the most liberal re- turns. The rate today is 6%2%. Mortgage Investment Department Main 2345