Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1926, Page 22

» FINANCIAL, FINANCIAL. FRESHINTEREST MERCHANTS' BANK 22 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 6. 1926. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Stock Dividend ll ON NEW YORK BONDS STOCK EXCHANGE MARKET S STEADY K STOCK EXCHANGE | "6y per Cont ' Received by Priv rAdams Bxp (6).. [ Ahumada (1) Alr Reduetn(is) Ajax Rubber. ... A\lasku Junea | Al Am Cable Allisd Chem (4) Allied Cm pfat) Allis Chalm (6) Alis Chal pe (7) Am AgriealChm Am Az Chm pf.. Am Bank N 1.60. Am Beet Sug (4) Am Roseh. . Am Brake Sh (5) . Am Br Boveri Br Ko pf (1) ! INFINAL TRADING teel and Sugar Shares Are Leaders in Rally During Afternoon. WEST, ART ¥ h 1o The Star BY N Special Drepa INEW YORK. January 6. On v dgy for some time have the vaviations o the Stock Exchange heen ns small aF they were today. The steels were strong for a time in the afternoon. and there was an outburst of buyving in the sngars. But these demonstrations ohly steadied the market without caus ifg it to have much of w rally PThe close was fairly steady. small net price chanzes either Azain the ofl sh failed el A ML apond to the fgures on crude pro- iy puagd e S duction showing that the decrease. iyn joa sy, which has been going on since N Tt ber. was still in progress. The r Rk il o those atocks was apparently mMOre { AmIaFrance ree unsettled by the further selling A LaFra pr the Pan-Americans. Am Linsd pr The rdecline in the Pan-Americans Am Loco (11%) <till had reference to the Circuit CoUrLiAm Loco pf (7). Necisiam favoving the Government|am Metal (1), Afainet the Doheny interests in ihe | Am Metal pf (7). S lifhrnia leases. Stocks liks Pacific | Am Radiaior (4) O Texas (., Texas Pacific Coal and \ \m Safety It (3) Ol General Perrolenm and Union Oil | Am Ship & Com f California were not at all weak. but { Am Sm & Ref (7 her were inclined most of the time to | Am Stl Fdys (3). daraz { A\m Sugar (3) Am Suzar pf (7) Am Sumatra. ... Am Tel&Tel (8) {Am Tobaceo (11) Am Tob B (17).. Am Tobac pf (8) Am W W ist (1) Am WW&RI | Am Woolen. .. Am Zine pf Anaconda (3) Ann Arbor. Archer-Daniels ArmourDel pf(7) Armour, Tl A (2) r 111 (R) Armour 111 pf(7) | Arn Cons&Co. | Arnold Con ctfs Arnold Con (n).. Asso Dry G(213) As50 D G 1s1(8) . Asso Ol (2) steels were | Atchison (7). .. | Atchison pf (5. At Birm & At At Coast L (19) AU GUIT&W ... At GUIT&WT pf | Atlantic Refing. . Am Am Can w.i. Am Can (110) N Car&Fdy (6) Am Chain A (2) Am Chicle Chicle cirs Drug..... Xpress (8) & For Pow \m & 17 P e (1) with Selling Absorbed. first ¢ int Motor More selling at motar stocks, and at one time a num- her of these were off a hali point or sp. But here, there was no weak ness. Stocks not pressed for sale as veceded. (ieneral Motors heing around 124 and Chandler Motors. on intimations from sources which are apt 1o have geod information about the ¢ npE DY was hid up sharply. The Chandler meve, as the afternoon went on, ' hrenzht about a rally in other motor shares i The me portant of the da the strength in Steel was nothing special in the mid week roviews of the steel frade to account for this, But i1 ralli very sily newadays on anly 1 moderaie amount of huving. Rethlehem Steel got above 40 and other independent stronzer. Coal Stocks T oo were prices in demand prove. in Cuba Cane Sugar preferred was a feature. the stock de veloped considerahiy morve activity on the rise. Stocks interested in the an-! Atias Powdr (4). thracite situation took a sharp upward | Atlas Tack. turn. particularly Delaware and Hud-| Austin-Nichols on. Delaware. Lackawa nd West- | Austin Nie pf(7). ern and Philadelphia and Reading Coal | Auto Sales were hought {Auto Sals pf 2 This seemed optimistic view in carning the outcome cite strike conference. Reductions in freizht Ohin district on pig iron by the New York Central and the Wheeling and Lake Erie. to be ef- fective Thursday. attracted attention in railroad circles today. In view of the fact that reducti®ns have heen made by only two roads and embracy only one product. they are not ex pected to have any effect, market wise. As The strength to represent a more Wall Street con of the anthra | Baldwin L (7)... | Bald Loco pf (7) | Balto & Ohlo(5). | Bal & Oh pf (4). | Rarrsdall A (1) | Barnsdall B (1) | Rayuk Cigar | Beech-Nut (13). Belding Brox(3). i Bethlehem St i Beth St pf (7). Rooth Fisheries | Rooth Fish 1st. | Botany A (4). .. | Briggs Mg(1%) | British Emp 24 | BKI Edison (8). | Bkyln-Man (3).. PBKIvn Un G(4). . { Bklyn Union rts. Rrown Shoe (4). | Brown Shoe wi Brunswick Ter. . Rurns Bro (10).. Burns Br B (2) Bur Add Ma (3). | Bush Terminal. . | Butte Cop (30c) . | Butte&Super(2). Butterick....... Byer & Co. Caddo Central. .. | Calif Packing (6) | Calif Petrol (2).. i Callahan Zinc. . Gulumt&A (1435) Calumt&H(1%). Can Pacific (10) . | Case Threshing. Cent Leather. . Cent Leather pf. Century Rib (2). Cerre De P (15) . Certain-Teed (4) Chandler (3). { Chesa&Ohio (4). Chi & Alton. . | Chi & Alton pf.. Chi Great West. Chi Gr West pf Chi Mij& St P CM&StPetfs.. | Chi M1l & StP pt. © MII&StP pf cfs Chi & Nwn (4) Chi & Nw pf (7). Chi Poeu T (3) |Chi R1& Pac... CRI&PDpf(6). {CRI&PDf (7). Childs (12.40). Chile Cop (2%). Christie Brown Chrysler Corpn | Chrysler (new). . sler pf A(8) Cluet Pea pf (7). Coca-Cola (7 Col Fuel & Tron. Colo Southern. . Col G & E (2.60). Col G & Epf (7). Col Carbon (4). Coml Cred (1% Com Cr pf (13). Com Inv (3.60. Com Inv rix. .. Com Solv A (4).. Com Solv B Congoleum (2) | Consol Cigar. ... Consol Distribut Consol Gas (5).. Consol Textile. . Cont Can (4).. Cont Mot (80c) Corn Prod (2) Corn Prod pf(7). Coty Ine (3.80) .. Crucible Sti ( Crucible pf (7 Cuba Cane Su Cuba Sugar S pf. s lcubaCo (4)..... | Cuban-Am S (2). | Cuban Domin Cuban Dom pf. . Cudahy Pkz (7). Cushman’s (3). Cuyamel Fr (4). rates in the announced turned upward in the afternoon. leadership was as sumed by the steels. United States Steel was pushed forward on a larger er some 2 points. The buving was so persistent that it zave con dence ta the entire list. Stocks whic! had lagged behind in the early trad ing erew stronger again. notably the oils and some of the motors. Gas ind electric light shares were in lively demand in the last hour. with par. ticular attention given to Consolidated Gas of New York and Columbia Gas and Electric. MARK the market CLOSES FIRM. . Steel and Other Pivotal lssues Near Rest Prices. NEW YORK. closing was firm to hold their advi January 6 (). —The Apparently content ntage constructive operators made no effort in the final hour to push prices to levels which might tempt heavy realizing sales. U S. Steel and other pivotal issues held Slightly helow the day's top prices, hut some of the specialties. including Consolidated Gas. Underwood Type. writer and United States Cast Iron Pipe. moved forward 2 to 4 points. Total sales approximated 1.700,000 shares Markets at a Glance SW YORK. () Steel leads npturn convertible rail issues exchanges higher: zain. Cotton higher: Lets. Sngar barely inz. Coffee lower Stocks firm: U, Ronds steady vise. Foreign francs continue to firmer spot mar steady: trade buy- European selling. CHICAGO. -Wheat higher: export demand. Corn firm: anticipation Fed eral aid. Cattle steady. Hogs strong STEEL PRICES STEADY. NEW YORK. Jannary=§ (®). The Tron Aze composite prices for pig fron and finiched steel this week are un changed. pig iron at $21.54 a ton and finished steel 2.453 cents a pound. POTATO MARKET FIRM. CHICAGO, January 6 (#) trading zood. market firm: 40 cars: total . shipments, 555 care: 1 anadian cars: Wisconsin Minnesota. sacked. round whites, 4.10a 4.35: faw fancy. 4.40a4.50; Idaho sack- ed, Russets, 4.20a4.35. Potatoes receipts FOREIGN EXCHANGE. (Onntations furnished by W. B. Hibhe & Co.) Nominal Seiling checks z0ld Value. London. ponnd 'S4 8865 Montiaal. dollar Trane vie. frans mark A peseta Frown crown Masdrid Vienna Budanest Brague. crown Waraaw. Zerv.. Comennagen: rown Sovknaim Daniel Roone Davison Chem Del & Hud () Del I, & Wn (i7) DR G Wst pf Detroit Ed (8). Devoe&Ra(2.40). Dodge Bros Cl A. i Dodge pf (7).. & (P). For quotations in NEW YORK eign exchangas Great Britain, demand, 484 11-16; eables. 483 1-16: G0-day bills on banks. 3 430715, France, demand. 3.82: cables, | Dome Minex (2). 3.831,. Ttaly. demand. 4.03%: cables, '8‘.’.‘,‘,5.,"?&.; E 401 Demand: Belgium, ; man; 23.80: He . DuPont deb (6) . Eastman (18)... Eaton Axle (2) lec Powr & L. EP&L DI 40% (7) EIP&Lpf (7).. Elec Sto Bat(16) Emmerson Brnt. SRl Erie 1st pf rie 2d pf.. “airbks (2.60).. Fairbnk M pf (8) Famous PI (8)... Famous pf (8).. Jdanuary steady orway Denmark, 24.70: Spain, 14131 25: Czechoslo : Austti Switzerland Greece, 1.34 vakia, 2.6 14: Rumania. Brazil, 14.80: 2: Montreal, Pcland, STOCK ON HIGH BASIS. NEW YORK. January 6 (P).—Di rectors of the American Cigar Co. to. day placed the stock on an & per cent annnual basis hy declaring a quar N . terly dividend of 2 per cent. pavable | begeist Minon February 1 to stock of record Janu r,_,, Min pf (7). 8. ious rate was 1% | Fiq Phoenix (6) Open 108 9 109% 11 1123, 120 91 110 271, 80 400, 34 32 150 470 48 289 110n 245, a8 16 407 911y 160 635 . 184 43% 158 981 86 118 1189 541, 1160, 1145, 591 6% 137% 46 102% 11 143 1150y 1141 107 1023, 2% 41 377 498, 45 431, a7 24%, 16% 901, 15 14% 30 102 4 1387 95 9%, 660 4% 1087 9 165 26% 93 [ 19 1328 1 93% 678 32y 28 45 681, 39 83 100t 61 457 41 361 9 1 68 141 bid 11 1334 39% 92 225 15% 22 35 129% 33 214 64 15 1467 631 2018 6715 32 621 49 470 12515 8 14 1% 27% 14% 13 22 21 8y 1181, 17 561x 871y 107 104 153 37 621 85 114 58 467 26% 1% 128% 129 16% 63 A% M7 3 897, 127, 41 123 80 8015 993, 9% 4“4 48 25 3 17 95 964 46' 1 41 157 144 46 135 921, 456% 87 16 197 233 103 110% 29y 31% 106% 92% 3% 3%, 38t 4% 424 51% 1084 106% 17 360 110 10215 179 High 109 9 1no 1 1 31 128% 112 1200 92% 110 13% 22 21% 79 119 17 57 8715 993 6515 26% 62 2181, 53% 107 104 1535 37 6215 87 14 591 47, Low. Close 1087 109 K 9 9 109% 110 10% 104 1% 1% 131 131 12 1204 923 SUNaLP pr(&) 'irst Nat Stores. IFisher Bolly (5). Fisk Rubger. ... Fisk R 1<t pf (7) Flelschmn (new) Foundation (8). . Fox Film A (4). I*reeport-Texas. Gabriel A(1314). x ¢ Motor Gen Am Tnk (3) Gen Asphalt. .. Gen Asph pf (5). i Gen Cigar (8) | Gen Electric (8) |GenKl spec(sic) . |GenGas A (114). |Gen Gas pf A(7). Gen Motors(i12 Gen Outdr Adv. . Gen Outdr A (4). Gen Petrm (3). . fGenRySig(1414) | Gimbel Bros. Gimbel Br pf (7) Ginter (113) Glidden (2). Giold Dust. ... Goodrich Ttu (1) . Goodyear pf (7). Gotham § H 215 Gotham pf (7). Gould Cou (2) nby Consol Grt North pf (5) Gt Nor Ore(13). Grt Wstn Su (8). Cireen Canan antanamo. . Gulf Mo & Nor. . Gu M & N pf (6). Guif States S (5) Hartman (23).. HavesWhi(1315) Helm Geo (16% ) Hoe & ("o A (4) .. Homestake (7) .. Househd ((13%). Houston Oil Howe Sound (2). Hudson Mn (214) Hud Man pf (5) Hudson Mot (3). Hupp Mot (1).. THinois Cen (7). 111 Cent pf (6) Indep Ol (1).. .. Ind O1&Gas rix. Ind Motrey (50c) Indian Refining. Indian Refg ctfs Inger-Rand (n). inland St (215).. Inspiration (2).. Interurb Rap Tr. Internat Agri... Int Bus Mac (8). Int Cement (4) Int Com Eng (2) Internat Har (5) Inter Har pf (7). IntMatch pf 3.20. Int Mer Mar pt. . Int Nickel (2). Int Paper E Int Paper pf (6). Int Ry Cent Am. Tnt Tel & Tel (6) Intertype (11%) Jewe! Tea Jones Bros Tea. Jordon Mot (3). . KCP & I 1st (7). Kan City South. . Kan C So pf (4). er 1(3).... -Spring. ... Kelsey Whi (6). Kennecott (4). .. Keystone T & R. Kresge Dept § Lehizh Val (214) T.eh&FInk ctfs 3. Lizzett & M (14) Liz & My B (14). Lima Loco (4) Loews Inc (2). .. Long Bell A (4). T.oose-Wiles. Loose-W 24 (7). Lorillard (3).... Louisiana Oil. . . Lonis GasA (1.75 Louis & Nsh (6) . {Ludium (2)..... vR(15.60) 120% 91 110 274 80 4015 1025 44n 1380 1331, 38% 92 221 | McCro | Mack T 1st (7).. Macy HR & Co. . Macy pf (7)..... Magma Cop (3). Mallison & Co. .. jaEnaty. o0, | Man Fl Sup (415) Man Emd g (5). Manila Elec (2). | Maracaibo Oil. ... farland Oil (4) . Marlin Rock (2). Mathieson (4) May Dept St (5). Maytag (2)... Metro G pf (1.89) Mexica Miami Cop (1). Mid-Continent Mid-Cont pf (7). Middle States. Minn & St Louls. Min St P & SSM. | Mis Kan & Tex. . MoK & T pf (5). Missouri Pacific. Missonri Pac pf. Mont Power (4). | Montgom Ward. | Moon Mot (3) MotherLode(7ie Mo Picture(11z). Motor Met (3.60) Motor W (12.30). Mullins Rody . Munsingwr (3).. Murray Body. ... Nash Mots(116). Nat Aeme (sta). Nat Biscuit (t4) Nat Cash Regstr. | Nat Cloak (4).... Nat Cloak pf (7) { Nat Dairy (3)... { Nat Dpt Stores. . Nat Distillers. .. Nat Distillers pf Nat Lead (8)... | Nat Ry Mex 1at. | Nat Ry Mex 2d Nat Supply (3).. ! Nat Surety (9).. | Nat Tea Co (9).. | Nevada Cop (1). NY Air Brake(2) N Y AirBr A (4) N Y Canners (2). N Y Ceneral (7). INYC&SIL (8) INYCRSIL pf (6) N ¥ Dock. .. N Y & Harl N Y N H & Hart. NY Rys part efs. Norfk & Wn (18) North A (B3.40) . North Am pf (3) NorthAmEd pf 7. :2,’ zg,y | North Pac (5). .. P “sfi‘}xorwllk(l.sl\\.. Nunnally (1.50). 1 1 | Onyx Hos pf (7). 1 4% Oppenheim (3) . 148y, | Orpheum (1.30). 61, | Otis Elevator(6) 1ax€7 | Otis Elev pf (8). on. | Otis Steel 2e | Otis Steel 45% | outtet Co..." . §% | Outlet Copf (7). 197 | OWens Bot (14). 232 | Pacific Coast. ... 103 | Pac Cst 2d pr(1) 111 | Pacific Gas (8).. _ | Pacific Ol (3) 319"" Packard Mot (2). l‘o_:" Paige Mot(1.30). 7% : Pan-Amer (6)... 92 . Pan-Amer B (6). 4% Pan-Am W(50c) 3% | panhandle...... 38%a | panhandle pr.... 44% | park & Tiiford. . 42% | pathe Ex A (c5). 51% | Penick & Ford 108% | Penick&F pf (7). 107 | Pennsy RR (3). 1n7 Penn-Seab Steel. 36 | Penney J C pf(7} 1041; | Peoples Gas (8). 103 | Pere Marg (4)... 123 | Phila Co (4). _26% | % 3R 1735 1207 pf.... " 200 14214 661 63 1310, 1187 581 a1s 45% 6215 86 TRix T9% 36" 43 32 18 460 12 92% 7815 41n 318, 70 1733 17 973, 36%, 441, 1% 149 641 50 95 Kt 18 16% 98 48% 2915 12715 106 91 508 1005, 65 3% 505 128% 26% T4 75% 43 190 ey 24 106% 17 Rode 67% Declared Today | l.v' the Associated Press. CONCORD, N. H., Jenuary 6.—The Burdett Chair Manufacturing Co. of | Keene, N. H.. has declared a 650 per cent atock dividend. The stockholders | State sanctioned the capitalization of $130,000 of undivided surplus, the 1,300 new shares to be issued in pro- portion to holdings of stockholders of record on December 31, 5. CALL MONEY EASIER. SW YORK, January 6 OP).—Call money —Easier: high. 41, low, 4: ruling rate, 41;: closing bid. 4: offered at 41 last loan, 4 acceptances. 4. Time loans- Fasier mixed collateral, §0-90 davs, 43a47s: 4-6 months, 4%a4%. Prime mer- cantile paper. $liadly. WOOL MORE ..CTIVE. STON. January 6 (Special). Gireater activity was evidenced in the | Summnier street’ raw wool markets_to- fay. but in many cases sales were | made at the expense of prices. De- laines have besn sold as low cents with some good lity v 52. Foreign murkets are fi cordia and Buenos Aires pr rvisen a cent in the last week and Cape prices are firm —_— Phila& RC& 1 4, . Philip Morris. .. o3 Phillips Pet (3). Phoenix Hosii Plerce-Arrow Pierce-Arrow pf Pierce O11 Pierce Petrol . Pitts Coal. . Pitts Term Coal. Pitts Ter pf (8). Pitt Ut pf t1.20. . Pitts & West Va. Postuml (4.40) 1185 | Press Steel Car 27% 25 30% | 1915 141 66ty | PrstcCarpf (7) ! Prod & Refiners. | Producer<&R pf | Pub Ser NJ(5). { Pub S X J pf (8) { Pub Se E&G pf & | Pub SekPo pr(7) {Pullman Co (8). Punta Aleg Sug. Pure O11 (115) a4y 161 tadio Corp of A. “ Radio C pf (3%a) | IRSMCefs (4). 2! . | Stl Sp (110). H Ray Cons Cop. .. 622, { Reading (4).... 91 505 008, 5 46 58 24 " 41% 27 3% 743 421 5% 551 | 1 | Toans | UhTat, SRTIST, Slotes 171 % 857x 7% % | White Eagle (2). Reading 18t (2), ! Reading 24 (2).. i Reid Ice Cm (3). Remington Type Rtemingtn 2d (%) . | Replogle Steel Rep Ir & Steel Reyholds Sprags | Rey Tobac B(4). | Rossta Tns (6) . | RoyalD(a2.38 1) |safety Cable (1). | St Joseph L(13). | StL & SanFr(i). | St L, Southwest St L Swn pf (5) | vaze Arms, Tte (15) 1te pf (8) eaboard Air 1. Seabd Air L pf Seagrave (1.20). Reuars Roebk(6). Seneca Copper. hattuck F G (2) hellTrans<(2.16) hell Un (1.40) .. Shubert Theatre | Simmons(2.25) Simms Pet (1) inclair 011 Lelly Ol (2). osa Sheff (5) South Port S (8) South Pac (6) outhern Ry (7). Spear&Co pf (7)) cer Mg 1d Gas & 1d GEEIpf (4) tand Ml (5) St Ol Calnf (2). StONNJ (1), .. 0N N J uf (7). td Plate Glass Sterling P (+5)r. SRtewartWarcis) Studebaker (76). Submarine Roat Sun 01 (1) Superior Ol . Symington A (%) elautogph (115 ‘enn Copp n TexasCo (3).... TexGulfS(18%). ex & Pac C & 0. ex & Pacific. .. [ The Fair (2.40) . | Tide Water (1) | Tide W Ol pf(5) Timken R B (14) i Tobac Prod (6) Tobacco Pro rts Tob Prod A (7).. Transcont Oil 261 891, 384, 3 401, 315 20% | tnderwood (14) Underwd pf (7). n Bag & Paper. Union O11 (1.80) tn Pacific (10) I'n Pacific pf (4) {10 Tank Car(3) [0 Tk Car pf (1) [Utd 4150 GGoe) . | UtaCigar(*31) | Ut Car Stris nited Drug (1) 1itd Drugl=t 31 1d Paphd (50¢) U'S Cast Iron P. SCLP pf (1) S Distributing S Hoffman (3) S Tnd Alcohol. 7S Realty (m).. S Rubber. . S Rub st (8). S Smelt (3%). 1S Smpf (33). 1S Steel (17). U 'S Steel pf (1) 17 S Tobaceo (3) . Uni Pic 15t pf(8) Universal Pipe. . Univ Pipe pt (7). Uil PEL A (2) Vanadium (2). \'a-Caro Chem Va-Car Ch(m)w i Va-Car Ch pf(§) Va-Car Ch (1) pf Va Iron Coal&C. Vivaudou. Wabash........ Wabash pf A (3) Waldorf (1%4).. Walworth (1.80). Ward juking B. warner A (1%). | Weber (4)... [ West Pen (4)... | West Penn E1 A. West Maryland . | West Md 2d pf . . ! Western Pacific. | West Pac pf (6). | Western Un (8). iwemhsoAB(v )s | 22 81 17 811y - 124 83 16 231 38% 501 13615 123% 3% 80 17% 28 31 27% 8¢ 231, 388, 8015 13615 12472 Ta% 80 17% 28 31 27% 85 3% 32 931y 4% 216 A4% 28 31% 95 9 89 88y in the above tabin cash payments on the iatest auarterly or half veurly declarati extra or special div b o Westinghse (4) . thse 1st (4). | Wiliton Elec. { Weston A (2)... { Wheel & L Erie. | White Mot (4).. ! Wiekwire ctfs. .. | Wiliys-Overland | Willys-0d pt(7). Wiison Co ctfs. Woolworth (3) Worthn Pump. .. Wright Aero(1). Yol T & C (15c). Yel Tr&C pf (7). Youngstown (4) Dividend rates re the annu 215 4y 28 311 27% 31% 95 87 dende_ure ot included. id thi: . no. 1 | agtional orks. Ppnr'?.?“fi’ux"," B, r{’h oa "Dayam. DL e, MOSK- S 5 in $tock Davable 1% % uarieri. vote filed today With the secretary of | call loans against | 4. | 40 Pau'o 1950 721 Swiss Conted 38 {Am Azr Chem 5 1023 - Recoived by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office UNITED STATES. ' [} (Sales sre in $1.000.) Sales. High. Low. Liba%s... 424 9926 9921 Lib2d4s... 1 100 100 Lib tat 436 =: 41 10126 101 22 Lib 2d 434n. 460 10022 100 18 Lib3d 4%s. 136 10031 100 26 Jabdth 4145 346 1021 10131 US4 1944 20 10231 10228 US4Y%s'52 23 106 14 10618 FOREIGN. Saies. High. Low. Close . 86N 35 96% 96% 97 96 7 1021 961, 101 95 100 861s 930 96 109% 1074 1077 97 83ty 90 102 100 1015a 1034 102' 100's Phila Coref 6% A... 5 Piila & RAC & 1 55 10 Pieice-Arrow 8s... | P eree Of deb S= 10 Pubiic Service 18 Pub Seiv Elec 8. .. 11 P Serv Gas 5lae ' 5 Punta Alegre is... 44 Remingtn Arms és. 1 pIr& Steel 52... 11 | Sake & Co sf Ta.. 25 Sinclair Oil 6s.....135 86hy BEM Sinclair 01 6% 5. .. 4 96! | Sinclair Ofl 7x..... 19 98% [ Sin Crude Ofl 65. .. 62 97 | Sin Pipa Line 5. .. 53 964 | Skelly Ol1 6158. ... 25 101% | South Bell Tel 5x 2 96!3| S0 Por Rico Sug 7 100% | Southwest Bell 5s. 94% | 'enn Elac Pow 6x.. 3 103% 100 | Toledo Edn 15t 18 109 86% | 1nion Bag & P 63 11047 8% | United Drug éa. 1 104% 95%| 'S Rub 1strf 6s.. 78 92% 109% 117 8 Rubber 744. 7 107% 10T% | 17 S Stael'n f 5s. .. 106% lg;; tah Pow & Lit 55 96% .fi'K *| Va-Car Chem wee 107 90 | Warner Sug 7s°39. 82% 02 | Warner Sug 7s°41. 95% = West Elec 5s. 100% 100 | Westn Union 6 110 Westinghousa 75 106 Willys-Ov 613833, 3 102% Wi'son & Co 1t 6s. 99% Winchester A 715« 101% Youngstn S & T 6= 10174 103% 100 108% 1045 100% 106% 103% 1074 85% 987 10815 111% B87% 944, 10015 8715 125% 101% 41070 12 100% 10315 100 108% 104% 100% 106% 103% 107 85 97% 107% 110% 87% 94% 100% 87 125% 1013, Close 99 26 100 101 26 10022 | 10031 | 1021\ | 10228 | 106 1389, Argentine 3s. .. Argen €s.Ju'59. . Argen €3 Oct ‘58 Argentine 6s A . Argentine 6s B. Argentine 7s. Australian bs. Austria 7s. Bank of Chile Bank of Japan 68 Relgium 6 | Relgium 6 | Belglum 7a. | Belgium 7 Belzium 8s. Berne 8x. Rollvia 8 30 15 | Brazil Brazil Canadu | Canada Canada Canada Chiie 78 1943 Chile 85 1541 Chinese Gov 1t I Christiania 6x. Christiania $s. . Con Pow Japan 7s. RAILROAD. Ann Arbor 4s...... @R 76 % Atchisonadj4s.... 1 85% Copenhagen Atciison gen 4« 9 897 uba Yas........ AtlanticCL7s.... 6 106% & e : 1090 Danish Munic 8= A ... 278 Danish Munic §s B. ceee 19 Denmark 6s...... O1st5set. 24 | Duteh East 16547, Oleni. o 1 jDuteh East 1 68’62, Orfimpbs.... 139 El Salvador 8= 48, B& OPLEWV4s.. 1 Finland = ¢ 6= 45 B&O Sw Div is efs.103 et , B& O Toledo ds.... 4 | rameri, Bkiyn Manhat 6s 75 rench 7s. . Buff R & Pitt 4. 4 French 73 Can Nat 4155 54 Canad North 613 Fanad North 7s Canad Pac deb 4s. Car Clinch & O 6% Cent of Ga 51, Centof Gas..... Central Pacific 4x Cent Pac 15t 58°8 Ches& O cv 4lys Ches& O zn 41 Ches & O cv ©hi& Alion 3x Chi& Alton 315 ChiR & Qan4s HIB&QIstrf | B&Q-T31,s TE&Q-Tdiv 4« NI & ETgnss. ‘man EI P 6% rman 7. .. r Agr Bank Haiti 6s. | Holland Amer 8z Hungary §%s Ttaly i3 dapanese 4s fapanese 81z 54 Terzens U M 6%°47. 14 Lyons - 2 Marseille b= . 2 Mexico 4204 anntd Vexico 4% 10 asntd 10 lexicn 5s assentead. 1 Chi Great West 4= Montevileo is..... 9 9 "-::::u:u Sd 4 Netheriands 58 5 ) CMESt Pda" \::Mu:‘d. = 795 | C M & SUP 45 25 ot > C N & StPab4s. CM&SUP deb 4s cfs. C M & StPgn 4x °89 CM&StPev4lys CM&SPev4 Ys3cts 54 CMEStPzndlgs. 4 CM&StPrf4se. 136 CM&StPrd4lzsef 14 CM&StPevis... 95 CMA&SLP s 13 Chi & N Wref5s... 19 Chi& NWeigs. ... 3 Chi& NW1Ts...... 2 ChiRysds.......0 20 Chi RT& Prf4s... 50 ChiTH&SE 5s 29 L Chi Tin Sta 433« Chiln Sta 5x . | T Unlon Sta 55 "44 103% Chi Ul Sta 6%s..... 931, Chi& W Ind cn 4s 868 C&WI515s 6 91% CCC & St 1. 4';s. 83 lecoa st L ss 102 CCC& StLrfésA. 1038 Cleve Term 5x Cleve Term 5155, roklo 58 PG ; C&SIst4n20 Td Kingm Colo & Sou 415x ld Kingm 5138 Cuba R Ras... Steam Copen 6s. Cuba R R 7i3s.. Cuba N R 68 66.., Del Hud ev Del & Hud 5%e.... Den & Rio G cn 4= 102:, | P& Rio G imp 5s. 1028 | D & Rio G Wt 104'5 | DeLUnited 4155 98, | Erie 1st cons (s 95 |Eriagen 4= 2 100 | Frieconv 4= A’ 1077 | Erie conv 4s D 104 | Erie & Jarsey 6 97 |F'a EC5s’ 1011 | Grand Trunk 9774 | Great North 103% | Grast North 5%, 101%, | Gr North gen 7s. . . 1051a | Green B& W ab B. 981, | Hocking Val 435« ! Hud & Man ref §s. Hud & Man aj 5= 111 Central ref 4 LIl Cen rf 3855, 1M Central 53w, .. | 1h-C-C St L&NO 5 Selt = Int Rap Tran as. .. {Belizalpatec.. ! Tt Rap Tr 3% atpa Beth Steel rf 2 9 5% 957 | INt nan"lr an 6s. | Beth Steel 138 "33 1:::27;‘ Lt i | Bethlehem Steel &= Int & C or aj 6= o Brier H St 1st 5135, I n 3. 5 owa Cent Ist 5s... :t::: :(‘: e Kan City Ft § 4s.. Bush T Bldg 57 ‘60 Ran Cirs Term 2. ‘8 Calif Pete 6 Lake Shore 4<'28.. 11 Cen Leth 65 '45 cfs. £ Lehigh Valen 4 3 Chile Copper §s. ... . | Liehigh Val 5« 2003. & Col Gas & El 58 3 Louis & Nash 7s... 13 by Manhat Ry ends... 19 Con Gas NY 534 .. Man Ry 26 42 2013, 5 Consumers Pow 5s. Market St Ry 78 16 Cons Canaioy Vil Bl Ry & L5s... 41 Cuba Canecvd$s.. 13 A St P &SSMen 48 10 Cuban Am Sug 85..2 8§ MStP&SSMenss. 5 = M StP & SSM 6%s. 1 Denver Gas 5s... MEK&T 1st4s..... 21 Dery (DG) 7s MK &Tadjbs....229 Dodge wi &s. . . MK&TprinbsA. 3 Donner Stesl 7 MEK&TESC...... Dug L& P5%s’4s. Mo Pacific gen 4s Duquesne Light §s. Mo Pac b= lurn). = Sug 7%s. Mo Pac6s49D.... e AL | Mo Pac 68 65 E. . Goodrich §%3. ... Goodyear §3 1831. Goodyear 55 1941.. Hershey 5138 Hoe & Co 6335 Humble O & R 5% Illinols Bell 1st Minols Steel 4% Indiana Steel 6% Int Mer Marineés. Int Paper 58 '47.... Inter Paper &8 Inter T & T 5%3- KCP&Lt3sA Kan G & F) &= Kelly-Spring s Lackawa 8 55 '58. .. Lacleds G 5%8°52. | Liggett & Siyers 58 | Liggelt & Myrs 7=. | Corillard (P) 55. Louisv G & E 58 '52 Manatl Sug sf 73s. Mid-Con §%s '40. Midvale Steel 55. Montana Pow 6s. .. Mor's & Co 1st 473 ew Eng Tel 65 N Y Edison b8 44 N Y Edison 6%4s. .. NYGELHEP 4s. N Y G K L H&P 5s. N Y Telddps....... N Y Tel 6s'41. North Am Ed 6s. .. 10 101 15 Norway slgs. ... Norway fs 1843 Norway 6x 1944 Norway §x 1852. . Ortent Dev deb 6= Paris-Ly's-Med 6«. 3 Paris-Ly's-Med 7. Paris Orleans 7s. Peru 8s - Po'and 65 '40. Poland fx. .. .. Porto Alezre &x Prague s, . Queensiand fx. Riode Jan 8s 1946 Rio de Jan 85 1947 Rio Gr Do Sul s. . Sko Paulo City 8x. . i saxon PW 7 | Seine Dept cf Tx. .. Serbs Crot Slo-8s Soissons 6x. Sweden §las ct. Swiss 5law 1346, 22 eamwaZuhwnaie LN 110% 110% MISCELLANEOUS. 11025 2t 1024 1023 1037 Ajsx Rubber $a. . Am AgriChem 7 Am Chain §s. . Am Repuh deb 6 |Am Smit & R 1st 3% |AmSmit& Rés. .. Am Sug ref &s. AmT&Teltr4 Am T & 7T el trbs. Am T &T % 10s. . [ Am T & T deb 5% | » 115% 977 10315 110% 161 92 93 Anaconda 1st &= | Anaconda cv db Ta. i Andes Cop 7 rets Armour & Co 4335 T | Armour Del 5%3x. .. Associatad Oil 6s. Atlantic Refin . Barnesdai! s f 8= Sell i'el Pa 5= B, 1021 103 100 ook 105+ @107 10%0 100% oo BeduvnadinecwiZe-tod~R=lnnua Y Cen gen 3135 . ¥ Cent deb 4s. Y.Centrib5s. V C &St Ldb4x. NY Chi & St L 5%s. YC&StL6xA.. ew Hav d 48 '57... New Haven cd 6s.. Y Rysadj5aet.. Y Rys 63°65. Y State Ry 4% Y W & Bos 4% JOrfolk & W en 4: Norfolk & W ev 6s. Northern Pac 3s... % 10 'I‘ 87 95 97 108% 100%: 102% 103% 9615 103% 100% 118% 983, 98% 1003 101% 931 100 85 101% 102% 116% 8914 orey A RuaadRacadlab-al5a Ore & Calif 13t 5s. . Ore Short L raf 4s. Ore Sht L cn 58 "4§ Ore-Wash lst rt Pennsyl gen 4% Pennsyl gen b { Pennsyl 6s "64 Pennsyl 6% Pennsyl gold 7s.... Peoria & E inc 43 Fere Mara 1st a PCC&StLSsA o4 Por RL& P&e 47, 1078 | Reading gen 4%s. . 103 | RloG W 1at North Am Ed 6%45. Yous [ Rio G West el { Nor Statos Pow bs. 5% 5L IM&S 15725 Nor States Pow bs. 5 ! Nor States Pow §s. SUL IM&S R&G 45.196 Otis Steel T%s.... . Otis Steel 85.. ... Pacific Gas & K 55. Pac T & T 1st 55. Pac T & T/58'52 Ran-Amer Pete 5. 138 Peoplas Gas Phila Ca 5%s 3% 104%% 1047 84 83w 95 9a% 102% 102% 99 98y 111% 111% 108 ° 108 38 374 101% 101% 100y 99 941 86% T4% 89% 95% 8914 7% 93% 9% 94y ) =as 1037 92 91t 86 864 1182 103 Sales. High. Low. Close 103%s 100 108% 104% 100% 106% 103% 107% 85% 987 1083 110% 8% 9412 10015 8748 125% 101% | 811y | 101 | {Pot 106% 98", 954, | 90 | 1050 9214 | 675 0% | 977 10312 1on | 164 92 | 3 T5% 91k | 105% | 1150 | | 2 10215} 1002, 83 100% 1057 | 613k | 5 oW ; W% | 7% 9815 | 1034 | 8‘?'1 94| 978, 108% 687 89%, 1024 1018 ! b 96" 102% ! 81a 9%y | 102 | 96 | 99 103 62t 98l 31 224 581 | 69% | 90% | 150 620 | 861 | 99 108!5 100% 97t 104% 83% 95 102% 99 111% 108 38% 101% | 100% 100 1 9415 87 4% 89% 957% 90% % 9315 99% 93% 87 102 917, R6%4 12| | very firm. | cent. | was $10.000,000 in Paramount | way Corporation first IN BOND MARKET Evidences of Easy Moneyz Start Buying Move in | Many Issues. BY GEORGE T. HU Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK. January 6. 1 ment nquiry was sufficient in today's| bond market to keep up prices to the best level of recent weeks and In some | i i ks, | Invest- | during the calendar vear REPORTS FOR YEAR General Situation Shown in Increased Business—Mort- gage Company’s Statement. BY CHAS. P. SHAKFFER. Some indication of the general pros perity enjoved hy \Washington banks just ended can be gained from the report render #d stockholders of the Merchants Bank cases 1o make new high records. A wide variety of issues were in de mand. including such_typical bonds as New York Central 5s. at one time above 102, and equaling the rice of 1925, Refining 3am, time. and bush Terminal Buildings 54, which at 100 were up 2 point More {nterest was shown in Brooklyn Edison General 5s 58. Wahush 51;s and Internationa Railway honds. a group re by Great Northern s and Pacific 6. The feature in the foreign list was a_small but sustained impre French bonds In domestic rafls of a_speculative character. Denver and Rio Grande Western 5s were the most prominent, but all the New Haven honds were International Great North ern adjustments were inclined to sag. It is not now expected that the April | first payment will be more than 4 per Chicago and tern Tilinois failed 10 reflect the improvement the company’s financial position. The day’s most important new issue Broad d at and Hershey Chocclate orthern in 981, " Washingtor Stock Exchange SALES Capital” ‘Teaction ® Coo1b "ot 108. 5" ay 105 10 at 10 4 at 105% . 6 at 1057, 4 at 105 Potom: aer pfd. 108 —10 ar 107 3 ariog e ot et —5 “hington Rws. & Elec. com.—10 at ton R & Elec 100 AT ar o1 Riggs National Bank—, pld—10 at 10_at 2341, 324 1 Merchants' Tra & Storage Co 114,50 at 11410 at 114 National Mtze. & Int. pfd Merchants Bank & Trust AFTER CALL s 5% Washington Gas 6a Commercial National Canital Traction 5e—$500 at 9K %, Wasnington Gas e B—$200 at 500" at 101% . $1.000 at 103 s Money—Call loans. 5 and 6 per esnt Bid and Asked Prices. BONDS. PUBLIC UTILITY Bid. Ameican Tel & Telga 45 i I & ‘lelza 413% Auucostia & Potou, An. C. & P. Telephone 5+ C & P delennone o1 Va. Capital Traction R CIiy & Suvurban ox. Georgetown Gas 1st Putol Elec. st 5 P03 W Rwy. & Elec. 4s.. .. 5 Wash. Rwy. & Elec. gen. 6s. 03 MISCELLA domt Stk L'd Bl 5. 105 Rigzs Realty (long) STOCKS. PUBLIC UTILITY American Tel. & Telza Cavital Traction Washington Gas Norfolk & Wash. Steamboat Pow . pfo. int. il Elec. com & Eled. i, NATIONAL BANK. National Capital.. e Columbia B Commercial & Mechanics’ ‘al-American 3 Wash. Rax Lineoln Xational Riges Second R e Nut Bank of Washingion “Metropolitan American Securit Continental Trust Merchants Bank ations) Sav. & Trast. nion Trust Wash. Loan & Trist SAVIN Commerce & Savinos East Wa<hington Security dav. & Com Saventh _Street d States paton Mechamics . Firemen < National Union. .. TITLE INSURANC Columbia Title R e e MISCELL . C. Paper fd.......... Merchante. Trans. & Siir Federal Storage Co.. ... Nat: Mtge. & Inv. otd Dld Dutel Market pid... Lanston Monotsve ... Sevurity Storaze : Washington Markei .11l *Ex dividend. 51 o 163 NEOUS, e COTTON CLOTH FIRMER. NEW YORK, January 6 (Special).— Cotton goods markets were a shade firmer today though business was not especially heavy. The 64x60 print cloths were quoted at £% cents nd the 68x72s at 101 to 10%. Raw silks were fairly active at unchanged price levels. COMPANY'S BEST YEAR. NEW YORK, January, § (P).—Off- cials of the Neptune Meter Co. state that 1925 wax the company’s most prosperous year in both sales and profits. Business in December was the largest for any month. An order for 10000 meters has been received trom Louisville. Ky.. and the Spring Valley Water Co.. which supplies water to San Francisco. has renewed ita contract. A large increase in business is anticipated in 1926, San A & Arn P Ax.. 48 Seah A Lirefds.... 7 Seab A L adj 5s.... 26 Seub A Lcon6s.... 99 Sou Pac 48°29..... 50 Sou Pacificclt4s.. 9 Sou Pacific ref 4s.. 33 Southern Ry gen 4s 18 Southern Ry 1st 5s. Southern Ry 6s ct. Sou Ry Mobile 4s. . Texas & Pacific 1st. Third Ave ref 4 Third Ave adj 55 Union Pac 1st 4s Union Pae ist rf Union Pac 4s"27... Un Pac 1strf5s... Union Pacev 6s. ... Virginia Ry 1st 5s. VaRy &P 5s Wabash 18t bs. . Wabash 2d 5s. ... Wabash 5%375... Western Md 4s. ... Western Pacific 5s. West Shore 1st 4s Whel& LErfd%s. Wisconsin Cent 4s. 21 86 811z 10414 108 87% So p8e e aanitea-Bleldcc-5n » el h selling at par for the first; Virginian Railway | serted | cement in | Anked. | * | cation 90% | and Trust Co. for the 12:month period ended December 31 last. This institn tion, which fs the first 1o hold its an i{nual meeting. can be fairly rated a= best | EPresentative and a harometer of the Wmevicen Smelfing z"u‘u neral situation The high lights in the hank's repors are an increase In deposits of $7 349.70 during the vear. the addition 1 surplus and undivided profits of ap proximately $26.000 afier payment of All fixed charges and a gain of $283 046 In loans and discounts. This lat1er ltem. on December 31. amounted $7.910.712, with a surplus and undi | vided profits account of $209.485 and | d2posits of $5.193.415. Other liahilities of the institution amounted to $27,125 hut there were na bhills payable « pocember 31 last. in contrast with 000 owed o e correspondin: date of 1324 c s Al classes of deposits showad healtky increase during the vear while the trust department of the in stitution operated at a volume 75 per cent in excess of the precedinz vea) {it was reported Follewing the report stockholders re-elected the existing hoard for the #nsuing vear, composed nf the fal lowing: Harry E. Allen. Ray H A nold. 1 Eiddle, Rolfe Bolling | Har arroll, Peter Dorsch Peter Drury, Mark F. Finle: | Frank E. Ghiselli. Frank P. Harman pir: R, €. Marshall. jr.. J. Ernest Mitchell. Frank O'Hara. Roland | Robhins, L. Schreiner. 1. L. Sher | wood. A. . "Waller. M. A. Weiles William Henry White and John Zar ier. This list will be augmented at = meeting iate this afternoon, when jnumber of directors of the Cltizens | §avine Bank recently ahsorbed { Mre Drury. who desive ta qualify wiil be Added to the Merchanis' rectorate. M h Dividend Checks Sent Out. Stockholders of the Real Mortgage and Guaranty Corporaiion are receiving today rheir semiannuz | dividend checks ai the rate of % per | cent per annum on the preferred and '2 per cent on the common. . I.. E. Breuninger. president of the corporation. reporis net earnings of 39 for 1325, and a surplus of 84 after deduction for the cur dividend. During the last vear ' rporation marketed its iniiial issue of first mortgage znaranteed | =old bonds. Stock Scores New High The zradual rise of Potomac trie Power preferred stock « ntinued | uninterrupted on the Washington | Stock Exchangze this morninz when » | Peak of 10715 was established on salec of 21 shares. The interim certificatas of ihis stock moved in sympathy., sell ing at 10612, Which is also a new peak Washington Railway and Electric common broke into the sales column ifter a relatively long perind of in activity. 10 shares selling at 225. It was held at 230 as trading ceased Railway preferred sold at 813, and { Merchants' Transfer and Sioraze Co brought 114 on sales of 70 shares { This price 1= slightly off. due to the { difficulty encountered in determining its level. tollowing the recent T per cent stock dividend. ¥ Washington Gasx Lizht stock was | firm and active a1 73%. as was Capl l'a.‘ Traction at fractionally above 103 | Union’ Trust Company sl at jand and_10 shares of Merchants | and Trust Co. brought ! Riggs was unchanged,ar 1§ as was b American Security and ) st Co. Elec Figures Show Rail Figures illustrating inerease in railroad |1aid before the { Commission by Values, remarkahle values have been Interstate Commerce the Southern Pacific in asking permission to pay 900,000 in cash for the common stock of the Dayton-Goose Creek Railwas lin Texas, although the par value of {the outstanding capifal stock of the {company is only $25.000. The South {ern Pacific also asked the commission to approve its project 1o lease the | Dayton campany to the Texas and Orleans, one of its subsidiaries. In explaining why the Southern Pacific wished to pav a price of 3% times the company's par value. the polication said the Dayton compans Was earning $95000 A vear. . Sterling, owner of the Dayion | stork. contracted on November 23 to | make the delivery at the demand of | the Southern Pacific The apph said the Interstaie Commerce { Commission had valued the Davten Itine at $375.000. using nzures and | conditions of 1914, | | | i / i GRAIN MARKET WEAK. Strenzth at Liverpool Fails to Be Reflected Here. CHICAGO. January 6 (#)—Wheat prices quickly showed weakness today. relative strength of quotations at Liverpool having failed to bring about any aggressive buying here at the opening. Favorable weather condi- tions in Argentina were reported, and selling on the part of leading commis- “!inn houses disclosed that support for | the market was poor. On the declines which ensued. a considerable number | of standing orders to sell out and to | stop losses at definite fixed limits weie forced into operation. The opening, unchanged to 7x lower, new style. | May ©.78% te 1.7% and July gt 1.54, was tollowed by something of a rally and then by a setback to 1.77% | for May and 1331 for July. i Unfavorable weather in the belt, together with the restricted mov iment of the corp crop, gave firmness | to corn values. Reports. too, were [ current that the reduction in the 1923 | pig erop is heing evened up through curtailed slaughter of hogs. After {opening at 1 lower to 1 advance, | May 36% to 867 the corn market scored gains all around, May touching | 8778 | Oats were eas sympathizing with wheat weakness. Starting at lx off, continued to average 1 1 | | visions reflected the upward ! trend of the corn market and of hogs | . WHEAT— (new) 1 | | OIL SHARES INCREASED. NEW YORK. January 6§ (@) Common stock of the Beacon Oil Co., of which the Massachusetts Gas Co. owns 441: per cent. has been in. eased 10 1ODONOO shares from 192,000 shares, Directors plan tn raise $ by assuinz 160000 shares at §25 cash and at their dia- cretion distribute the romaininz 648, oo shares partly as a stock dividend, §