Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1926, Page 21

EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY \6. 1 FURTHER DECLINE IN EGG MARKET Drop Has Now Reached 10 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Received by Private Wire Direct te The Star Office BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN. NEW YORK, January 6.—Today's Curb Market dealings ~consisted of further heavy selling in some of the recent favorites among the oil shares, profit-taking in a number of other specialty favorites and the bidding up of a few selected stocks in which fa- Land Co. of Florida was srtracting | more attention around the 40 level, where it was down considerably from its top reached a few months ago. It was pointed put by bankers that for each share o' stock oul ding the company owns an acre of land in Florida, and the question uppermost COTTON S STEADY IN TRADING TODAY, Liverpool Cables Melp Hold| ! SOVIET BUYS MINING MACHINERY IN U. S. Largest Part of Order for Conl In-‘ “ dustry Placed With Ameri- | can Firms. ! American_coal ‘mining machinery valued at $2,000,000 was purchased for Soviet mines in the Donets Basin by the technical cf has returned to cow after pur- 926. | many and En.und\ the Ruseian in- lmmlllfln bureau here reports. With the ald of the newi equipment it is planned to increage coal produc- tlon in the Soviet Utnion 43 per cent this year. A repom the commission statad that the bulk of the -qulpn nt purchases, including coal-certting machines r-nms fromx the the Canada’s exports te United Canadian exports to thet United States recelved from | MOTOR SERVICE TESTED. |B. & 0. Making Special Study of | Local Line Conditions. \ Special Dispatch 10 The Star. BALTIMORE, January 6.—Investi- trains to supplant the present steam- propelled carriers on many loeal lines is being conducted by the Baitimore mission. which | Kingdom in 1925 exceyed in value |and Ohio Raflroad, W. E. Lowes, gen- | gasoline, automotive products. | éral passenger agent. fold -the public | » .2 investigating: the possibilities of motor bus. gransportation; although it does not contemplate entering this fieid, Mr. Lowes sald. Tne of motor trains and busses was discussed at a conference hetween the comm!ssion, railroad officiais; and Bal- timore; Harford and‘ Ceeil County commuters, who were protesting United | gation of possible use of motor-driven | against the removal of a train from Philadelphia‘do Baitimore. American exports to Jugoslavia nf agri cultural and special machinery are Market, But Buying Proves Rather Slow. Cents Per Dozen—Spring Chickens Klso Lower. in the minds of traders was whether or not this acreage in the boom sec- tion of Florida was worth per acre what the stock was selling at in the market. At 41, it was a point above the previous closing. The upward movement in Cleveland Motors was sympathetic with the buy- ing of Chandler on the Stock Ex- n; vorable developments are thought to chasing equipment in America, Ger- | by more than $1.000.000. be pending. Enormous blocks of low-priced South American oil _issues continued to change hands. The fact that Standard : g Oil interests are hecoming more and Wholesale lines at Center Markellmore interested in properties located | were getting back to normal rm\diflvm‘lh the Maracaibo Basin apparently | i i % 5 was having its effect upon speculative today after the abnormal. holiday} Of e o o this Elass of stockes period. Commodities in which great = holiday trading had caused a lively market had slumped to the ordinary lavel. while the sluggish lines for the holidays, such as beef, lamb, veal and | the like were picked up steadily. The heliday clean-up is about over. Fggs, however, coming in plenti fuily. dropped cents more late yasterday and today. Last Thursday they were 48 cents. Today the aver age receipts were 33a40. a decline of 10 cents. Hennery egss have been ecoming in in large quantities, but Adealers said they were experiencing difienlty in clearing them at the usual 4.cent or 5.cent premium over the average receipts. They have drop- ped from 30 ce last week to 43a 13 cents taday ze eggs are hold- ing esut at about 36a37, with a decline fnevitable if the market continues breaking in this commodity. ! service commession. The road also is| increasing. %y the Amociated Press NEW YORK. January futures opened steady. January, 19.91; March, 19.70; May, 12.33; July. October, 18.20. The market opened at an advance of 1 to 4 points | in response to steady Liverpool cable but the buying was not active, and early fluctuations were rather irregu- !lar. Further realizing and some;| Southern selling was absorbed on re-| actions of a few points. however, and prices held fairly steady at the end of the first hour. March contracts s0ld around 19.75 or some 3 to 4} points net higher. ( Private cables sald hedze selling had been absorbed by covering or re buying in the Liverpool market. Houses with Western connections were among the early buvers here and there was also some buying for trade | account. Reports that cotton men meeting |at Atlanta yesterday urged a reduc-) tion of 75 per cent in acreage this Spring were without any apparent ef fect in the early market. New Orleans Quotations. NEW ORLEANS, January 6.—Cot ton futures opened steady. January. i 19.73; March, 19.20: May. 18.81; July. asked: October, 17.69. First| howed no change to & ;m\ml-’ Liverpool w slightly bet ter than due, and the market sased off & trifie right aft March | traded down to 19.15 or 7 points below close. but soon rallied again to the! opening figures. or slizhtly above.| owing to reporis of a better spot de-| mand and heavier bookings of freight room for cotton at Galveston for Jan- | !uary and February shipment.. | Noon Cotton Prices. { NEW ORLEANS. January 6.—Cot | ton futures, noon, bids steady. .Jan ( v, 19.78; March May, 18.91 18.53; October, W YORK. Januar ' futures, 11:45 am., bids steadv. uary, 19.92; March, May, July, 18.88; October, 1 | ‘USUAL STEEL STOCK | OFFER TO EMPLOYES | NEW YORK. January § (#) —Tht; annual subscription offer of common | Atock of the United States Steel Cor. ! poration o emploves is expected to be | announced shortly, the amount being | about the same as last vear. 100.000 shares. which at that time was priced at $125 a share. The price of this vear's subscription has not yet heen | decided upon. but it usually approxi- | mates the market price on the New | of | | INQUIRE ABOUT OUR DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN FREE AUTOMOBILE PARKING W. B Moses & Sons Established 1861 F Street and Eleventh §.—Cotton NEW YORK, January ing ix an official, list of stocks traded in on the Curb Market today NEW YORK. January 6.- an"official list of honds and in on the New York Curb M Sales in BONDS. thousands M,‘ 10 6. —Follow- bonds _and | New York | \U‘Q Nelrr A .4 "4' Bl m-' s fisl; v % By B 1 FEBRUARY FURNITURE SALE 0 £ (g Following is | o fgha traded $Nor States Nor sia P, 13 S 1 Penn wl.. Pow '€ 180 ‘Take r.nn 8% 1gau oy L 3 2 0 s Furniture Linens Upholstery 65th Anniversary Sale COMBINING THE January Linen Sale and the February Furniture Sale A FEW ITEMS FROM THE FURNITURE DEPARTMENT Living Room Furniture Dining Room Furniture Three-piece suite, good quality ve- Ten-piece Mahogany and Gum Din- lour, spring -cushions; damask on ing Room Suite, chairs upholstered reverse side 2 Mahogany Windsor Arm Chalr, solid MR ... _ i Ten-piece Walnut and Gum Suite, seat Mahogany Finish Day Bed open full chairs covered in tapestry .......$175.00 Mahogany Gate-leg Table, solid top, size ... csee Three - piece Mahogan) ~finish Bed base of gum wood & Walnut Gate-leg Table, sn]id top, Davenport Suite B . base of gum wood. . $19.75 Mahogany and Gum Secretary..... $52.00 Mahogany-finish End Table. . $3.75 Mahogany-finish Windsor Chair.... $4.50 Mahogany-finish Windsor Chair.... .$7.85 Mahogany-finish Console Table..... $9.00 Mahogany-finish Phone Stand and Bedroom Furniture—Odd Pieces Regular Walnut and Gum Chest of Drawers ..$150.00 te Mahogany and Gum Vanity Dresser ..$100.00 to Mahogany and Gum Single Bed ........ $70.00 to Mahogany and Gum Dresser $88.00 to Mahogany and Gum Chest of Drawers. $97.00 to | Mahogany and Gum Chifforobe . $95.00 to $59.00 | Mahogany and Gum Vanity ... . $95.00 to $65.00 Three-piece Walnut-finish ‘Metal Bed nd double with spring ..$16.65 i .$17.00 All-layer Felt Mattress— ; '$19.00 1SAmGas & EI 6s Pl cSo0i Carpets 2950 05000 3 D B > PSR S SRS Im A = £53232228) e #53 00! 1 FELEE __ el 22805 935553 s o= 23292320823 g 325 TERE PR u Ca Sou Cal Ed A’ Spring Chickens Lower. pring Chic 3 300 *oiitt changes in poultry were a drop in live S low level to 33 from 34, the rades holding the ak in live fowls Dressed fowls' "l PR ESE since ing s misTan e i SESAREED R IR0 FTPLESEE ST dropped fron ark loins held their gain to 32 cents 1” the face of good trading, although the murky weather held a poor por tent for the future. Veal went from 22 * Butter held its ground rice of vesterday. at Center ) poSoisoe>SSavoene DL R % TRHE 251 0 B DT 245" T o ST TSR o5 Yesterday’s | ket ZE3s. SR2REER3353353553 AN S e prices today follow oD - 23 100, Bhasy = 98 useam 1 ooy Today's Wholesale Prices. $175.00 $19.75 $85.00 e . one-pound prints, 3 store packed. 40a4: Average receipts. 38a10; stom hennery, 43a43 live; Turkeys TaltRe 893 le! by S 45a 25a top. { fawls 53535552 0005 353355 2332222383883 T duck rabbits, 222352 T3 & Py $19.75 i iverins Taxi MINING Globe C.. . D=t 23T a R eRdE e S - 9B a0 reRa i g ees ©33! 3 L3 i b4 :_’c 6. —Cotton | c Y Jdan 19.34. & K 5 Danish Cona B13a Jive stock - Calves, 15, rance ta hogs Meat P F} 28a30 ple Review. | Today's market repart on friit and | vezerahles (compiled hy the Market Ne Bureau of Asriculiural AD: Sipplies moderate lizhi land fresh hams Hecls Mina' $es 8 & Hollinger i and Veget o it DR Sis-m e, $95.00 $69.00 $39.00 $49.00 $59.00 PECENTE & e 22322 marker Virsin - mans, £.25 o crvms 3 r Buklon o | ches np, Foi ~ » 0 Cop - . . n ! York Stock Exchange on the day on, e size ”““"" Gj"i; = the offering. $3: faney. | B. & 0. BUYS 50 ENGINES. URUGUAY LOAN SOUGHT. bushel haskets BALTIMORE. Janua~y & UP).—The | Npw YORK. January 6 -U)—Sev Baltimore and Ghio K~ iruad today and | o 11"V0w York banking groups will | nounced the letting o( contracts for |, pmit offers for a 45.000.000 gold peso | 30 new frelght locomotives of the |ioan for Uruguav. on which the go Santa Fe type. to cost approximately | grnment at Montevideo has called for $3.700,000. The contracts were divided | {qnders between now and March 1. | equally between the Baldwin Locomo- | gecause of possible changes in money | tive Works and the Lima Locomotive | o® R B Bt e e offers U St e oderie el SLDESON i R | probably will not be made until short Supplies mode demand — y Eoaas Dl mpderale: demand f o e |1¥ before expiration of the time limit. | 57 dozen. m. )i few | Saies INDEPE . EXTRA DIVIDEND VOTED. |—————————— ! ork or fair | Bundreds NEW YORK, January § UP.—In REPORT OF CoNDITION 10 addition to its regular quarterly ~ dividends the American waterworks| POTOM '\C SAVINGS l and Electric Co. todav voted to dis- tribute an extra dividend of 213 per | BANK | At Washington in the District of Columbia. |38 the "close of "busness on Decembar 31 LT deman Mary and medium ey Deheious axtra faney 2.8533.00 reported. <mg1e a Cabhaze mand limired stock. New York. bulk per fsh 1ype. mosty around stock. Florida. 11g-hushel pointed 1vpe, mostly 3 de old Dan hampers %mgle Double 0 Market Steady. 65th Anniversary Sale February Sale of Oriental Rugs In this great sale are countless wonderful values, but, of them all probably the most remarkable is pur Clearance of Antique, Semi-antique and Fine Rugs, a few of which we list: Kind. Size. Grade. Sale Price. Bidjar ...c.oe. ; . 18x124 $1,600.00 $800.00 Cabistan .10.6x5.6 $350.00 $195.00 Antique Saruk. . . 6.5x5.4 $225.00 $127.00 Antique Bidjar .10.5x5.3 $440.00 $225.00 Keshan ..... SR . 6.6x4.4 $300.00 $165.00 Bidjar ... i aosvisienisiem A SIGCE $1,500.00 $750.00 Roviamnalioh .......cccooonncvoccnnesesss SlBl1 $190.00 $110.00 Antique Keshan < onew.. 6.4x45 $250.00 $150.00 Antique Serebend 6.9x3.8 $225.00 $145.00 Bidjar 11x7.6 $550.00 $325.00 2 quality Lett moderate, fornia Teeher 230 dozen Onio mostly Supplies moderate: demand market fairly steady: Cali Los Argeles seetion, crates | type. 5 dozen r quality, | ona. crates le = type. 43 | 1a4.50; most] ind 100, Supplies limite market steady: M diana and New York. Yellows, 1. 8. No. 1 Potatoes—Sunplies mand moderate 1a0-1h 1. mostly injury e cent on the common share: in common stock Febr! holders of record Febr same time an initial dividend of $ a share was declared on the Waest Penn Electric Co.'s preferred stock. ISFTLS SO un! - ceptances of other banks. and foreign bills of ex o drafts. sold ment of P GERMAN MIL‘CODINE. BERLIN. January 6 (P).—The ‘merger of the German Aero-Lloyd Co. and the Junkers Airways. under the name of the Deutsche Lueftehansa | Co.. was confirmed by a meeting here teday. The purpose is to reduce the meneral costs of air travel by eliminat- ing competition. Pressure for the fusion has been exerted by the Federal ministry for communcation. market sieady sacks Russot 7000 few : Leom oum 134213 B R B Gk DU 43 D 1 231 SO red securities. 593 318.13" showing | cescee 0 333.574.59 freezing Spi h- Supplies moderate; demand moderate. marker steady; Texas, | bushel haskets Savoy tvpe. 1.85a2.00 mostly 2.00. Virginia, Norfolk section, thtop veneer barrels, Savoy type 3.50a3 Caulifiower— Supplies moderate mand moderate, market steady; tornia mostly 2 lnwer 158.801 53 26.019.02 361.300.36 7. 10. “estate “owned " oum an banking housa. . 18 mmm Semcrcoce e STEEL FLEGE T ESETISRRES §F de. Cali- | i hindreds )} Alum €0 ne.. m moderate 1Am Gas & EI pfd ordinary A Hawaiian & 8 10-pound | 9 Wilcox O & G 1 INDUSTRIALS. crates, 65th Anniversary Sale THE LINEN SHOP Moses “Elite” Cotton Sheets and Cases. Siz~s $7.00 Table Cloths, size 2x2 yards. mentioned are torn sizes before hemming. Sale Price. s Shs - 42x36 Cases, reduced to, each... $8.50 Table Cloths, size "x‘)l, vardt 45x36 Cases, reduced to, each uary Sale Price. 63x90 Sheets, reduced to, each.... $10.50 Table (‘Ioths. size 2x2 yards. gaxgg iuee:s, reguceg ttn, eac:. . uary Sale Price, each. : 2x99 Sheets, reduced to, each... 75 S g 72x108 Sheets, reduced to, each.. *8.,.""’{:3‘;.]?‘;,F;‘i(;:!’d;l:: 81x90 Sheets, reduced to, "3“;“" $7.50 Table Cloths ‘aine "x2 81x99 Sheets, reduced to, each... uary Sale Price, each........ 81x108 Sheets, reduced to, each.. = . 90x99 Sheets, reduced to, each.... $1.80 $9.25 Table Cloths, size 2x2lg yards. uary Sale Price, ench...................$700 Sheets, d to, each. ... 90 $0x108ISheets; redicectic eas $ $11.25 Table Cloths, size 2x3 yards. Moses “De Luxe” Cotton Sheets and Cases 42x35 Cases, reduced to, each............. 37¢ ”‘%’y,rs;‘b}l; P;;:&;;;*‘:],;;- dedog ggxgg (slgse!é» redgceddt‘t)' e“ht;' s 142; January Sale Price, dozen. X eets, reduced to, each. ...81. 72x99 Sheets, reguceg :o, eack. $1.60 so;rlg‘ell‘eull;en face towels, Jlnuar) Sale 81x90 Sheets, reduced to, each.. $1.60 ¢ 81x99 Sheets, reguceg :u. eac:... _:Lgo 59i~"npcleu’€eall:en face towels, Janun) 90x99 Sheets, reduced to, each... 1.90 75¢ pure linen face towels, .J.anuar\' Sale Bleached Turkish Bath Towels Pn):‘e. each. towels, reduced to, each............... $1.00 pure linen face towels, January Slle towels, reduced to, each.... Price, each s il 50c towels, reduced to, each.... $1.25 pure linen face towels, January Sale 75¢ towels. reduced to, each.. Price, each .. $1.00 towels, reduced to, each $1.50 pure linen face towols. January ine $1.25 towels, reduced to, each..... Price, each Pure Lineh Crash Dish Toweling $2.00 pure linen face towels, "January Sale all linen toweling, reduced to, yd. Price, each .... all linen toweling, reduced to, yd. “Dotty Dixon" colored ptnpod krmk]e bed !eh allinen toweling, reduced to, yd..... (spread and sham to match). Made in rose, blue, all linen toweling; reduced to, yd.... gold and helio— 29¢ all linen Glass toweling, reduced to, vd,,,zzc" Single bed ‘size (spread and sham), set. 40c aH linan Glass toweling, reduced to, yd...32¢ DoubM® bed size (spread and sham), set... “Congress” colored striped krinkle bed sets, made in rose, blue and gold. (Spread and sham)® Double bed size only, set.. Hemstitched pure linen tea and luncheon cloths. perior grades and finish— $3.00 cloths, size 36x36 inches, January Sale Price......................$2.25 $4.50 cloths, size 45x45 inches, January Sale Price ....... ...83.50 $6.00 cloths, size 54x54 inches, January Sale Price ... ...$4.50 nnro“- or -r CONDITION OF ashington Savmgs Bank | At Washington, he District of Columbla. al the close of business December 31, 1925. RESOURCES 1 Loans S Government ‘mecuri- tis owned_ (including pre- Tomato Supplies Tematnes ight. Supplies light [ 843 January 36¢ 39¢ $1.15 .$1.39 $898.438.78 R 5.00a8.50; cholee connis, 500 | tair qu. and eon mt, dnvadn, Supplie erate Te originals cececnce dition, choice « Carrots light baskers fAm Superpow 9 Avso E 10.000.00 m 161.726.28 | ject 1o reserve pavable within - Individual depor demand | bushel curities. ate 6. Banking house. $21 1614 78' Furnituze and Azt 10. Cash ih vaiit and ‘am Aue from national ban) Fxchanges for clearing house e Toral itemy © 10 e 886 Supplies light marker sieads Thag.0n; |2 00000 | 24.088.20 | 1.188.23 2 demand mod 22x22 Texas, bushel Flovida, pepper erate 12 Inose ot . Certificates fother than wed ) 35. Ofher tioye do 'l'n!&l of time dope-n- b, X deponii “tor ‘money Suppt moderat pepper choice. mostly % Sanash—Supplies lighi: demand moderate. market steady: Florida, pep per crates, white, medium size, 4.50;| vary large size, 3.00. Egzplants. cucumbers, supplies on market; no moderate market crates ney de- | <teady; stock, | n - uloid. € pf. - 3118140008 $1.70 Tal steel | in i Cor' . mand Florida, 4.3023.00 IABILITIES. 1 18], siack vaid . $100.000.00 apital stack vaid'in. .. o 22x22 "} peas—No reported LB 190 yma, (SR IR R e et STEEL PLANTS SPEED UP. NEW YORK, January 6 (P).—Sub- sidiaries of the United States Steel Corporation have advanced operations this week almost to 86 per cent of ea- | pacity, compared with 7% per cent the holidayvs, It is expected in ahout a week or two, owing to the gradual increase in business, activities will ger baek in the neizhborhood 30 per cent of capacity. above statem knowledge and helie Y . BOWLES. Cashier. Subecribed, and ‘sworn 10 betore "me" ihis 4th day of January. 1926. e C._IRVING WOOD. Notary Public, D. €. 3% 3 Diiner £ & Rad Sale § Durant Mator ar ed “ba @ abave statement i of my_knowledgs an GGHARLES 4. 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