Evening Star Newspaper, February 3, 1926, Page 28

* FIN [*] @© = = — — o — ] |—r-|I — L == meennaanaiis sues—Volume of Trad- ing Increases. BY STUART P. WEST. Special Dispatel Yoiti Th Iehi market s, but_comyp The the wi ratively volume of situ: thers CLOSES NEAR TOP. arket Strong in Certain Is- Asain | strong ANCIAEL. { Abitint Pow (4) . Ahumada (11). Alr Reductn(16) Ajfax Rubber. Allled Chem ( Allted Cm pf(7). Allis Chalm ( Am Agrienl Chm Am Ag Chm pf.. | Am Bank N 1.60 Reet Sug (4) m Beet S pf(7) | Am Rosch. .. Am Brake Sh (8) Am Br Boverl Can (+10) {Am Can w.1. . |Am Can pt (7 1 by the professional | 1 strong stoclosed ahiead Tnte sold at a time push very it o) m Bret with !umu:x\ igh for ™1t the no lo A well sdvance such t My . to expl ud exten curred in t the ground (dministration urity owners treated more vegime. The securities ap o in part by bt more irther con e bus fran 1, as is ive on ird Avenu. ited two main The fact U drawn clear that stocks was due | causes Hw- Assin nade a new high | move ¢ the king had another big carrying it not rom the 175 hich hus bee i of as the which the was again in | 2 had gone previous duy, lacing of the re- the sterling to 16 of the Teasons. Allied Chemical got into dew 1 5 d above 121. Buying was hased on b e company position retire its out red stock and that e could be no | talization per . of which there a ng along thorized §3 5 common valy teel even n those of busir quentl \ve bee ing : fron production has come down from an average 60 tons @ duy on January 1 %5, Prices e not receded but they 1o promise t { new Motors Is Spect at Finish. Nash February 3 (P).—The Upward tenden- in the late deal- tured 1 points i highest NEW YORK, nE WS SUrOng. were malntain ings, which were fo tacular rise of 32% Motors to the year cie: price, d bounded up 7 Amer! points W YORK Notors soars over Bonds, higher: rall. traction and ofl s lead rise. Forefen exchanges sterling unchanged. Cotton nd featur R ady: inz. I import- ers selling CHICAGO. - export demand vorable weat tle, firmer outlet nar STANDARD OIL VOTES EXTRA CASH DIVIDEND Mydiana Company Directors Also Declare Regular Quar- terly Dividend. ks, Strong 32 poluts to less. Coffee i, Whe Corn - for 1 Hogs, ate wly -lny-mm o Associa CHICAGO, b dividend s of its yegular quarterly ents were d today of diree t the ndard Ol Co. of Indiana. Both dividends are pay- able on March 15 next to stockholders of record of )"\uvl:n'.‘ 18, POTATO MARKET ¢ 3P total " trading An cents on stock and dividend of 6234 by the board extra each the Pota- United goud, CHICA s s shipments et trifle sacked tound str wh round sacked to a fumphs, ceording cked Bliss PARIS BOURSE FIRM. RIS, Felruary 3 UP)L.—Prices were firm un urse today. Thr per cent rentes, 4 s 55 centime ¥xchange on London, 129 francs 65 centimes. Five per c 57 francs 62 centimes The dollar was quoted at 25 francs 65 centimes. VALUE CHA‘NGE APPROVED. NEW YORK, February 3 OP).— Btockholders of the General Clgar C have approved a change in the par value of the common stock from §$100 10 no par, an increase in authorized common from 250,000 shares to 500.000 shares and to exchange one share of 3100 par common for two shares of no par value CRUITE RUBBER I;OW'ER. NEW YORK, February 3 (Special). —Crudo rubber, standard _grade, dropped a half cent today to 67 cents. his compares with 91 cents 2 month ago and cents a year ago, nt loan, 1| Am m: cent | Ar B | Am Chicle | Am Drug XDress (fi) | Am & For Pow. lAm& P Pue Ty V| Am Hide & Lea. |Am Hiao Lot " {Am Ice (10). Am Internat! .. Am La Fran (1). [Am Linseed Am Loco (118). | An Metals (1) {An 1 Aam Am Am Am 8 am Am | g | Am Suear [Am Tel &« Am Tel&T. Am Tohaeco ¢ |Am Tob B (17) | Am Tobae pf (8) | Am Typ Fdra($) !Am Wa Wo 71.20 | \m Woolen ’ Am Wool of (7) Am Whol pf (7) Writ Pap pe Zine 5 {Am Zine pt Anaconda (33 Archer- | ArmourDel pt(7) { Armour.TI A (2) Armour 111 (B) Arnold Con (n) Artloom (J)... Art Metal (160). | Asso Dry G(2%) | Asso O11 (2) Atchison (7) - Atchison pf (5). Atl Birm & At. . At] Const L (+9 At Guit&wW T Atlantic Refine as Powdr (4) Atlas Tack. .. Austin-Nichols Auto Knitter. Paldwin L (7). . Bald Loco pf (7) Balto & Oh{o(5). Bal & Oh pf (1). Bang & At (3). A ). Barnsdall A rta.. Barnsdall B (2).. Beech-Nut (+3) Delding Bros(3). | Bethlehem St1.. RBeth St pf () Beth St pf (8).. Botany A (4) Briggs Mfg (7) | Bkl Edtson (8) RkyIn-Man (3). [ Bk-Man T pt(6). {Pkiyn TN GO | Burns Bro (10). Burns Br B (2) { Bush Ter de (7) Butite Cop (50c). Butte&Super(2). Butterick. Byer & Co... Caddo Central. . | Callt Packing (8) Calif Petrol (2). Callahan Zine. . . Calumet & A(45) | Calumt&H (1) Can Pactfic (10). Case Threshing. Cent Leather. Cent Leather pf. Cerre De P (15). Certain-Teed (4) Certain-T 1st(7) Chandler (3).... Chesa&Ohlo (4). Chi& Alton. . Chi & Alton pf. Chi Gr West pf ChiMil&StP.. Petts StP pt Chi R1& Pac... CRI&PDL () CRI&PD! (T Childs ($2.40) ... { Chile Cop (23%). | Christie Brown Chrysler Corpn. . {Chrysier pt A(8) Coca-Cola (7). Col Fuel & Iron.. I(‘o]o Southern. .. |Col G & B (2.60). Col G & Ept (7). Col Carbon(4). .. Coml Cred (1%) Com Inv (3.60. .. Com In Tt pf 6% | Com Solv B | Congoleum. . Consol Cizar.... Consol Cigar rts. Con Cigrs pf (7). | Consol Distribut Consol Gas (5).. Consol Textlle. Cont Can (6) . Cont Insur (6). Cont Mot (80¢) Corn Prod (2). | Crex Carpet (4). “ructble Stl (5). Cuba Co (4). Cuban-Am S (2). Cuban Domin Cuban Dom pf. Cudahy Pksg (7). Cuyamel Fr (4). Dantel Boone Davison Chem Del & Hud (9). Del L & Wn (17 { Detroit Ed (8). . | Devoe&Ra(2.40). Dodge Bros ClA. Dodge pf (7) | Dome Mines (2). | Doug Pec (11%) Dupont (114) DuPont deb (6) . Durham Hose. .. Eastman (18). Eaton Axle (2) Sisenlohr & Bro. eo Auto Lite ctric Boat. ... c Powr & Lt. EP&L pf 40% (T) AP &LDL(D. . Elec Sto Bat(18) Emmerson B pf. End John (5) Falrbks (2.60).. Famous PI (8) Famous pf (8) FedLight(®1.40) Fed M&Sm (110). Fed Min pf (7). Fid Phoentx (6). Fifth Ave (64c) . First NatP pf(8) First Nat Stores. Fisk Rubber-.. .. Fisk R 1st pf (7) Fleischmn (new) Foundation (8). Fox Film A (4).. Freeport-Texas. Gabriel A(13%). Adams Exp (6).. Ad Rumley pf(3) 61 Allls Chal pf (7). Oven. Hizh saty 82 1084 B2 108% 81y 111% 10% ). 1194 1204 o1 109% 317 Q0% 27% 10 Low. 108 61 8% 111% 10% 119 1204 91 4 1091 31% 22 €8 118 857 421 52% b5t 116% 5 120% 38 103 96 195 17 105, 42% 24 113% 55% 1685% 8% 27% 394 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1926. Close 834 Gen Am Tnk (3) 10R | Gen Asphalt. 61 |Gen Clgar (8). 814 Gen Electric (8) 1187 | GenRl spec(60c) |GenGas A (1%). Gen Gas pf B (7) Gen Motors(t12) | Gen Mot pt (7) Gen Outdr Adv.. v Gen Outdr A (4). 91% | Gen Petrm (3).. |GenRySig(t414) Gimbel Bros. ... Glidden (2) | Gold Dust codrich Ru oodrich pf (7). Goodyear pf (7). Gotham S H 2% . Gould Cou (2). Granbv Consol. Grt North pf (5) Gt Nor Ore(1%) Grt Wstn Su (8) Creen Canan, {Guantanamo . Gult Mo & Nor. GuM&N pf (6) Guif States § (5) Hartman (2%). HayesWhi(t3ly) Helm Geo (16 Hoe & Co A (4).. Homestake (18). Houston Ol1. Howe Sound (2) Hudson Mn (215) Hud Man pf (5) iludson Mot (3). Hupy Mot (1).. N'inots Cen (T) Tl Cent pf (6)... Tnden 01 (1) Ind Motrey Indlan § Indtin Inlund St Inspiration (2 Int Bus Mac (8) tnterurh Ran Tr Tnternat Ae: Tnter Aprt prior | Int Cement (4) Tn Cement pf(7) Tnt Com E 2) Tnternat Har (5) IntMatch pt Int Mer Marine, . Tnt Mer Mar pf. ckel (2) Open. 517% 68% 69 110 111 8381 344 1% 1% 51% 517 954 128% 113% High. Low. a 617 6814 110 8384 1% 518, type (11%) Jewe! Tex Jones Bros Tea. . Jordon Mot (3).. Kan City South. . Knyser T (3) Kelly-Spring |u.-g~ (S8) new Kresge Dept S. Laclede G (+10) Lee Tire & Rub Lehizh Val (314) Leh&Fink ctfs 3 Lifesavers. .. &My B (+4) ma Loco (4). Loews Inc (2). Lott. Tonk Rell A (4. Loose-Wiles Torfliard (3).. Loufsiana Ofl. . “outs GasA ( Louts & Nsh (8) Ludlum (2).... MeCroryR(25 60) Mack Trueks (8) Mack Trucks rts Mack T 18t (7). Macy H R & Co Magm Con () Man El Sup(3%) Man Emd e (6). \an Shirt (1%) Manila Elee (2). Afracatho Ot Markat Street arket St nrior Market St 2d pt Marland Ofi (4) Marltn Rock (2) Martin-Parry AT~ thieson (4). ¥ Dept St (3). \aytag (2).. Mexican Seabd. . Miami Cop (1) AT St P& SSM pr & Tex Mo K & T nf (5) -t Pacific Pac pt “ont Power (1) fontrom Ward Moon Mot (2) MotherLode( Mo Pleture(13%). Motor Met (3.60) Motor W(12.30). Mullins Body . Murray Body. Jash Mot (+17). t Acme (sta). t Biscutt (t4) Nat Cash Reg A. Nat Cloak (4)... Nat Datry (3)... Nat Dpt Stores. . Nat Distillers. .. Nat Distiilers 1€ Nat Lead (8) Nat Lead pf (7). Nat Pow&Lt 40c. Nat Sanply (2).. Nat Tea (4).... NY Alr Brake(2) ¢ Y Air Rr A (4) N ¥ Canners (2). N Y Central (7). NYC&SL pf (6) N ¥ Dock....... N ¥ NHE& Hart. NYOn&Wn. \¥ Rys part efs Y Rys pf t efs N Y State Rys Niag F pf (1%) Norfk & Wn (18) North A (B3.40). North Am pf (3) NorthAmEd pf 7. North Pac (5) Norwalk (1.60).. O11 Well Sup (2). Ol Well S pf (T) Omnibns 1291 9819 40 421 Otis Elevator (8) Otis Steel. Otis Steel pf Outlet Copf (7). Owens Bot (14). Pac Coast 2d (4). Pacific Of1 (3) .. Packard Mot(2). Paige Mot(180). Pan-Amer (6)... Pan-Amer B (6) . Pan-AmWn B(2) Panhandlepf. ... Park Utah (80c). Patho ExCIA. .. Park & Tilford. . Penick & Ford .. Pentck&F pf (7). Pennsy R R (3). Penn-Seab Steel, Peoples Gas (8) . Pere Marq (4) Pere Marq pf (5) PhilaCo (4).... Phila Copf (3). . Phila& RC&I. Phil-Jons pf (7). Phillips Pet (3). Phoenix Hosjery Plorce-Arrow. . . Plerce-Arrow pf. Plerce O11 Plerce Petrol. Pitts Coal . PULE W & C(7). Pitts St pf (7). Plit Ut pf 1.20 Pitts & West Va. Postum (4.40). .. Press Steel Car. Pitts Term Coal. Prod & Refiners. Al4% 143% 93 16 116% 120% 71 59 15% 955 27% NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Received by Private Wire Dire.t to The Star Office Close. 617 68% 110% 341% 1% 5174 9519 1288 1144 31% 547y 58% 6% 71 244 Fd%y 70 99% 1047 51 20 162% 13 801 largel: York City low-priced and industrials. me oblixat points companfed by ns, That the York Clty founded ment expes fact that other as the Chicago entirely unaffect The leader was ern 5s, a point within atter Tr points stments were nd Alton 33 er. An to Producers&it pf. Pub Ser NJ(5).. Public TV Its. . Pub S NJ pf (1) Pub Se E&G pf 6 Puilman Co (8). Punta Aleg Sug. Pure O1l (1%).. | Radlo Corpof A. | Radto C pf (33%) |Rwy St1Sp (m).. Ray Cons Cop. .. Read!ng (4) Reading rts. . | Reading 1st (2), Reading 24 (2).. Replogle Steel.. Rep Ir & Steel... Rep T& S pt (7). | Reynolds Sprngs | Rey Tobac B(4) . Royal Du(al.33) | Safety Cabie (4) St Joseph L(13). StL & SanFr(7). StL&San F pf(6) | St L Southwest | St L Swn pf (6). Savage Arms. Schulte (48) chulte pf (8) eaboard Alr L. . seabd Alr L pf Seagrave (1.20). <eurs Roebk(6). ! Sensca Copper 146% 111 4 670 46t 1714 59% | 81, 21t ag 130% 10% 57% 1264 | 134 Shell Un (140) «i'eltl\ Sinciatr Ol Ir pf (8) osa Sheff (6) | South Port S (6) | South Pac (6). South Ry pf (5) { Spear & Co. | Spear&Co pf (1) seer Meg. nd M1l (5) .. Stand Mill pf(8) SCOf Calif (2). StOHNJT (1)... IStONJ pt (7). | Std Plate Glass | Sterltng Prod (4 | StewartWar(16) Studebaker (16). Submarine Boat. |sunott ()..... | Supertor Of1 Supertor Stee Sweets ofAmer. mington. ymington A (2) | Tenn Copper (1) | Texas Co (3). i xmmqun.) Third Avenue... Tide Water (1).. Tide W O11 pf(5) Ttmken R B (14) Tobac Prod (6) .. Transcont Ol Twin Clity (4). Underwood (14) Un Bag & Paper. Union Of1 (2). .. Un Paciflo (10).. Un Pactfic pf (4) Un Tank Car(5). Un Tk Car pt(7). Utd Al Stl (50¢). UtdClgar(*3% ). United Drug (7) Utd Druglst 3% . Utd Fruit (10).. Utd Ry Invest. . Utd Ry Iuves pf. US Cast Ir P(10) USCIPDL (7). U S Distributing U S Hoffman (2) U'S Ind Alcohol . 1S Tnd Al pf(7) | U S Reaity (n). U S Rubber U S Rub 1st (8) U S Smelt (3%). USSmpt (3ha). U S Steel (17). Universal Pipe. . Utll P&L A (2).. vanadium (2). ! va-Caro Chem. "a-Caro Ch ctfs Va-Car Ch pf cfs va-Car Ch(n)w 1 va-Car Ch 6%pf. Va-Car Ch 7%pf. vivaudou Vivaudou pf. |wabasn........ Wabash pt A (5) Waldorf (1%). Walworth (1.80) ward Baking B. Warner A (1%). Weber ().... West Penn E1A. West Penn El pf. West Maryland. West Md 2d pf.. Western Pacific. West Pac pf (6). Western Un (8). WesthseAB(17). Westinghse (4). Weston Ele ‘Weston A ( Wheel & L Erte. White Eagle (2). White Mot (4).. White Rockt1.80 Wickwire ctfs. .. Wilson pf ctfs. .. Willys-Overland Willys-Od pf(7). Woolworth (13). Worthn Pump. . Worthton B (6). wright Aero(1). wrigley Wi (t4) Yol T &C (760). Yel Tr&C pf (7). Youngstown {4). are the annual uus-l aQuarterly or where v {in the 6 and 7 per ted soon Denver and of the re: Missouri, tractions, ction tra Rail ed. of sell 34 8% T a4y 46 564 11 a7 21% 404, 41 Rem!ngton Type 1224 18% 954, 53% 51'a 445 % 8% 657y 143 17 i 1024 | Southern Ry (7). 1147y | o1 16t 817 204 B0% cash p; hals g aro not included. .1:.&1 this year. ‘n!'g. peular rate, in stock, able in pref .mp Dazable 19 the AND OIL LIENS GAIN General Rise in Quotations in Bonds Noted in Today’s Trading. BY GEORGE T. HUGHES. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, February 3.—Interest in bond trading today was confined o speculative issues, the New certain of the 1s and one or two oil he movement in the tractions was t pronounced in the Interboroush gains of over in the refunding b3 were ac nees in le: ent notes ion patd to the New descriptions 1 some purely local develop- is proved by the ion bonds, such were in the railroad group Rio Grande which sold above 6%, within 'd this year best 34 30% 84y Diyidend rates as miven in the above table on the Searty deciara 68 Otherwise noted. extra or special degre West- prices Kansas, Texas ad- strong and Chicago were moderately high- In honds of higher grade there arp runup in Wheeling and 4158 from 8415 to 8815, a n Arbor 4s at 78 was at a new top Siock quarterly. So auarierir. i Lib 1st 4%s 11 Lib2d 4%s 141 Lib 3d 4%s 162 b 4th 4%+ 204 UB4s1944 1 US4%s's2 FOREIGN. Sales. Jligh. Low. Closs. Argentine 55 - Argen 65 Ju Z Argen 65 Oct . Argentine 6sA.... Argentine 6s B. ... Argentine7s...... Australian bs. Austria 7s Bank of Chile Bank of Japan Belgium 6a. . Belgium 6148 3 | Belgtum 7s. . Belgium Tis Belglum 8s. . Berne 8. Bo'lvia & Bordeaux 6a. Brazil 7s. Brazil 8s. Canada 6s 1926 Canada 55 1931 Canada §s 1952 Canada 5% s 1929 Chile 7n 1943. . Chile 851926 Chile 8s1841.. 18 and Chinese Gov Ry bs. Christiania 6s. Christiania 8s Con Pow Japan 7s. Covenhagen 5 %s Cuba . |Czechoslo 114 s rots. Czecho 851951, Czecho 85 1952 ot. . Danish Munic 8s A. Danish Munic 83 B. Denmark 6s. s DEI5%s Mch ‘63 DEI648Nov '53. Dutch East I 65°47 Dutch East I 6s°62. El Salvador 85°48. Finland7s........ Framerican 7% French 7s... French 7%s. | French gs. German EI P 6148 German 2 Ger Agr Bank Ts Ger Gen Elec 7s. Greek 78 Haltl 6s Holland Amer 6% 8 Hungary 6%e Italy 77s. Japaness 4x Jupanese 614 Jergens UM Lyons 6s. .. Marselile 6s. .. . Mexico 4510 asntd | Montevileo 7s... .. Netheriands 63 ord 6145 ... orway 548 : orway 63 1943. . orway 6 1344 orway 65 1952 " | Ortent Dev deb & | Paris-Ly's-Med 63 Paris-Ly's-Med 7s. Paris Orlean Poland s '40 | Poland 8s. .. Porto Alegre 8s.. Prague734s. Queensland 63 Queensiand 7s Rio de Jun Bu 1945. | Rio de Jan 8s 1847 1o Gr Do Sul Sao Paule City 8 Sao Paulo 85 1936, Suo Pauio 1850. . xon P W 78 | Seine Dept ot 7a. - { Serbs Crot Slo-8s.. Sweden 5igs ct. Swiss 5548 1941 Swiss Confed 85 Tok1o 58. ... .. |UaKingm 54 m Sl | Ud Steam Copen 8s. Uruguay 83 a4 Ajax Rubber 8s. Am Agr Chem 5a. Am Agri Chem Ths Am Repub deb és. . AmSmit & R 1st bs Am Bug ref 6s. . AmT&Toltrds.. Am T & T cl tr & Am T&Tsbs.. Am T & T deb5l4s. Am Water Wks 3. Anaconda ist 6s Anaconda cv db | Andes Cop Tsr Armour & Co 4%s T Armour Del 5%8. Assoclated Oll 6s. . Atlantic Refin 5. Barnsdall 63 ctf: Bell Tel Pabs B Bell Tel Pa 68 C Beth Steel pm 58. Beth Steel rf 6 Beth Steel 5% 8 Bethlehem Steel 6 Brier H St 15t 51 8. Bklyn Ed gen 68 Bkiyn Ed 65 B. . . Brookln Union 515 Bush T Bldg 6360, Calif Pete 6448 Cen Leth 6s '4 cfs. Chile Copper GEG5%S 2 Gas & L1 65 sta Con Coul Md 1at 83 Con Gas NY 5% Consumers Pow 5 Cuba Canecv 78 Cuba Canecvd Cuban Am Sug 83 Denver Gas 56 Dery (DG) 78 Det Edison 58 Det Edison ref és Dodge wi 6s. Dug L & P 5%3 Dugquesne Light 83 Bet Cuba Sug Th Empire G & F T%s. Fisk Rubber 8s. . Wodrich 6%s. . . Goodyear 85 1831... Goodyear 68 1941. Hershey 5% Hoe & Co 6%s. ... Humble O & R5%s™ Iilinols Bell 1st 5s. Indiana Steel 6s. . . Int Mer Marine 6s. Int Paper 58 "47. ... tnter Paper 68 Inter T&T 6% KCP&Lt6sA'S2 Kan G & El 6553 Kelly-Spring 8s Lackawa S 68'50. Lacl G ref 58'34. Laclede G 5%s '52. Liggett & Myers 6 Liggett & Myrs 7s. Lorillard (P) 6s. Lorlllard (P) 78 Loutsv G & B b8 '52 Manat! Sug s 7%s Mid-Con 6%8 '40 Midvale Steel Montana Pow b 82 | Mor's & Co 1st 4%s 88% | Nat Tube 1st 58 3 w Eng Tel b3 17% 31% 98% 208% 41 63 26% 56% 304 95 8415 97 20 6 1R 22 814 143 72% 1% 98 16% 22% 87 79% 1454 121% 73 18 29 29% 28% Edison 8%s. am L HkE ds. NorOhlo T &L 6 Nor States Pow 6 Otis Steel Pacific Gas & E1 6s. Pac T & T 65 °62... Pan-Amer Pate 6s larations. bor | PhilaCob5%s'38... Phila Co ref 6s A. Pan-Amer Pete 7s. . 5 B8T% 40 98 57 98 08% 98l 101% 97% 102 9T 100% 87 94y 96% 110% 108 107% 994 8o% 0% 103 100% 101% 103% 86 103 22 10 3 6 28 135 7 40 . 18 9 4 10 4 4 22 65 82 81 15 1 16 14 2 18 4 1 .22 18 15 99 1 100 . 3 104% Phila&RAC&TISs. 1 1014 101% 1014 100 2 1027 100 25 1011 10216 1046 107 22 1007y 108% 5 106% 87% 974 974 984 7% 101% 9744 1017% 96% 100% 86% 94 96% 110 1075% 107 99 MISCELLANEOUS 102% 108 104% 987 1004 1044 978y 101% 9Ty 102% 102y 1027 115% 904, 104% 97% 108 110% 108% » 94 106% 107% 98%, 1001 108% 106% 100 104% RAILROAD TRAGTION, [oxev <o BONDS Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office - UNITED STATES. (Sales are in $1.000.) Salos. High. Low. Lib3Ys... 7 1002 10212 100 27 1018 102 19 1045 14 10731 Close. 100 2 10212 100 26 1018 10217 104 5 107 31 8T% 9T 98 08% 9T% 101% 9% 102 97 100% 87 94 9% 1100 STOCK EXCHANGE Sales. Tiigh. Low. Close Plerce-Arrow 8s 1 Pierce Olldeb 8s... 1 Producers & Rf 83, 2 Public Service 6s.. 27 Pub Serv Elec 63. P Serv Gus 6%s'59 PServGasb%s Punta Alegre 7. Remingtn Arms 6s. Rep Ir & Steel 55. Saks & Co ef 78. | Binclalr O11 68 Sinclalr Ofl 643, | Stn Crude O11 65 Sin Pipe Line 5. Skelly Ol 6% 5 So Por RicoSug 78 2 Southwest Bell 5. Tenn Elec Pow 63.. 5 Toledo Edn 15t 7s.. 12 Union Bag & P 6 2 United Drug 6s. U S Rub 1st rf 6 U 8 Rubber 7%s USSteel s 3. ... Utah Pow & Lit 5. Vertlentes Sug 7y. . Warner Sug 7839, Warner Sug 7s'41. West Elec 5. Westinghouse 7s. . Willy= Ov 6%s°38. Wilson & Co 1st 6s. Youngstn S& T 6s. I Deoown - m Ra5als 1074 107 1074 | 1064 1iz% 1013 1 107% 104% 104% 110 871 98% 109% 1120 80t 951, 101 91 6 130% RAILROAD. Ann Arbor 4s. 10 Atchison gen 4a. ... 20 Atlantic C L 1at4s. 6 Atlan C L 4%5'64. 12 Atlantic CL 7s. At1 & Dan 2d 45 48. . B & 0 Gold 4s.. B&Ocv4ys. B&Oref 55. B&O1stisct. B&OS6s. ... B&Orfimp 6s. . B& O PLEWYV 43 B&O Sw Div 63 cfs. Bklyn Manhat 6s. Buff R & Pitt 448 *anada South 5& Can Nut 4%s54. .. Canad North 6%8 Canad North 7 Canad Pac deb 4s. Car Clinch & O 68 Cent of Ga 5%s. Cent of Ga @8 Central Pacific 45 Cent Pac 1st 5530 Ches& O cv 4%s. Ches& O gn4ls. . Ches & O cv bs. Chi& Alton 314s. .. ChiB & Q gn 45°58. ChiB& Q1strfbs. Ch1& E1gnSs. Chi Great West CM& Puget Sd 4s. CM&StP4s25cfs St P gn 448, Wogen ds.. nis \\'lnd cnds. C&WIGls 62 CCC & StLGs. .. CCC&StLrf6sA. Colo & Sou 41gs Cuba RRIs... uba R R T35s.. N R 6566, Del & Flud 1 Nel Hud cv 5 rel & Hud den & Rio + D& Rio G imp 5s. . D Rio G West 5s. ieconv 4sD... fe conv ext 7% Frie Genessee R 63 FlaEC5s'74. 2 ir Trunk sf db 6s. . and Trunk 7s. ... Great North 5. . Great North 5 Gr North gen Gresn B& WdbB. Hockine Val 415 Hud & Man ref 5s.. Hud & Man a3 63. T Central ref 4s. 111 Central 514 111-C-C 8t L&NO &3 23 Int Rap Tran Gs... 374 Tnt Rap Tr 6s stpd . 711 Int Rap Tran 6s... 162 Int Rap Tran7s... 38 Int & G Nor 1st 63. 94 Int & G Noraj 6s.. 12 Towa Cent rf 4s Kansas ( {Can City Term 43 Lake Shore 4s°31.. Lehigh Valcn 4s. Tehigh Val 58 2003. Louts & Nuni 4s... L &N 4% 2003.. Louts & Nash 78.. Man Ry 1st 45 90. .. Man Ry 2d 48 2013. Mi EIRy & L5s M&StL1strf4s.. MStP &SSMen 4s. U StP&SSM5%s. S StP & SSM 6148, MK&T 1st és. MK & Tad) 5s.... 351 MK&TrprinssA. 13 MK&TESC...... | Mo Pacific gen 4s. Mo Pac b8 1965.... 18 Mo Pac 68 49 D 10 Mo Pac 6355 E 3 Nassau E Ry 45 '67. N O Tex & M in 58 NO Tex & M58 B.. NGT&MG%s. N Y Cen gen 1%s.. N Y Cent 45 98.. NYCentri5 Y Cent deb 6s. Y CentLScl3 Y Chi&StL 58 A NY Chi&StL 3%s B NYC&StLESA.. New Hav deb 43’68 New Hav d 45 '57 Sew Havencd 6s.. N Y Ont W 1st 4s.. Sew York Ry rf 4s. N Y Ry rf4sctfs.. New York Ry aj bs. N Y Rys 65 '65.. N Y State Ry 4%s. NY W&Bos4lgs. Norfolk & W cn 4s. Northern Pac 3s Northern Pac 4i Nortnern Pacr16s. Calif 15t 5 Ore Short Liret 4s. Ore Sht L cn 5346 Ore-Wash 1st rf 4s. Pennsyl con 4%8 Pennsyl gen 4%48. . Pennsyl gen 58, Pennsyl 58 64. Pennsyl %8 Pennsyl gold 7s. Pere Mrq 15t 4s ‘66 Pere Marq 1st 6s. PCC&StLGsA.. Por RL&P 634 Reading gen 4%5. . Reading J C 45 '51. RioG W Ist 4s.... Rio G West cl 43 RIArk&L 4%s StLIM&S 48°2y... St L IM&S R&EG 43, StL&SFp4sA.. StL&SF prinbs. StL&SFb6%sD.. StL&S F adj 6s. StL&S F inc 68 StL&SF plés StL S W con 4s'32. StP & KCShL 4%. StPUnDepbs. ... Sun A& ArnPds.. Seabd AL 4S...... Seaboard A L ¢s sta 82 Seab A Liref4s.... Seab A L adj bs. Seab A L con 6; Sou Pac 4s°29. Sou Pacificclt ds. . 101% 9544 88y, 102% 93 87% 102% 854 82 81 731 85% 95% 978 87 1064 112% 10135 107% 104% 104% 110 87% 981 109% 100 102 1004 1034 0 6215 101% 95 8814 1021 927% 878, 102%, 851, 82 81 T35 848, 95% 978 L 1115 £ 94 102% 100% 102 88% T84 9074 967y X 9% 94, 101% 96 88Y% 102% | 927% 874 102% ¥ 81 7315 864 954% 97% 87 FINANCIAL. Gasoline Prices Advanced Today In Chicago Area By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 3.—The board of directors of the Standard Ofl Co. of Indiana today voted a one-cent-a-gallon increase in the price of gasoline, all naphtha re. fined and furnuce ofl, effective to- morrow. The ad tributed to recent in price of crude ofl. FRESH ADVANCES IN WHEAT PRICES ‘Gains in Liverpool and Rainy Weather Lift Chicago Quo- tations Today. the Associated Press CHICAGO, February turns in Chicago wheat prices were witnessed early today as the result of a4 new advance at Liverpool and of continued rainy weather delaying the “rop movenent in Argentina. Reports of the better Furopean demand for wheat were also current. Further- more, a trade authority asserted that aslde from dwindiing stocks in the United States, European commerefal supplies are s nd that all good pmilling grades d command sub premiums; with only inade. javate supplies on n passage. The openinj to ts higher, May { new), 1 and 155 to | 1550 ate ad ditional Corn wheat. May 84y 1o 84 point upgrade, Oats siarted at 1, to % May 4415 to 443 and initial figures. In line with hog values the pro- vision market was steady. —Fresh up- moder ts sympathized ter opening with ‘4 to iy higher, . corn continued to advance., beld near to FIRST LARGE RUBBER SHIPMENT REPORTED California Experiment Station Sends Carload of Product Into Mexico. shipment station condu “which | is ted by | Rubber Syndicate Formed. DALIL bruary {0 #row rubber on ] cerul Mexican states, | from the Southern republic, received ¥ Mexican Consul Contreras of Dal- Contre: that plans rried t if the ugh ert ap- | CTATES land an border to the grow- ule plant CALL MONE& EASY. YORK, Pebruary 3 (®).—all hixh. 4; low, 4. ruling bid, 4. offered at 4%; NS against accept- loans steady: mixed 412a45%: 40 prime mercantile w duys. U. S. and Latvia Sign Pact i g ) — commerce has and the bruary 3 { Vesuvius in Action Again. | NAPLES. Italy, February 2 (f).— Ahe activity of Mount Vesuvius, the recant eruption of which was thought to have subsided. became somewhat intensified #gain last night, with con- siderable lava flowing over the last slide on the southwest slope of the cone. | NEW YORK METAL MARKET. NEW YORK. February 8 (P).—Cop Steady: electrolytic, spot and fu- spot and futures, £1.50, Northern steady futures, 21 SHORT-TERM SECURITIES. (Ouotations furnished by Redm. | spa § spot | mony, S10; spot, P . Reat S Aned Adirond, P. & L. C 3 i Copper 63 1020, 4 o WEHEL PSS 555555500 o 25235 Diron S e Shtate Cr. Oil SWITe & Co. Be 1 Thion Oil of Calit, Tiign Pac R, TS Rubhe Westorn T Weatinghous oS00350 §255353553238333 FEPTEFELE PEFEE Sou Pacific ref 4 Southern Ry gen 43 13 Southern Ry 1st 5. 46 Southern Ry 6sct.. b Southern Ry 6%s.. 2 Texas & Pacific 1st. 2 Third Averef 4s...150 Third Ave adj 6s...512 Tol Tr L&P 65%s530. 17 Union Pac 1strf 45 19 Unton'Pac 48°27... 12 Un Pac 18t rf b8. . Union Pac cv 63 Virginia Ry 1st 5s. | va Ry & P 55. Wabash 1st 5s. Wabash 2d 5 | Wabash 5% West Mary! s, West Shore 1st 4s.. Whel & L Exf 4%s. Wilkes-&E 1st §5. . | Wisconstn Cent 4a. 90% 82 % 10415 107t 1131 % 1034 63% 6215 981, 881 995, 108 1021 101 981y 102% aas, 100% BR7y 84ty 84n 68Y% 8214 823 BANK INVESTORS FAVOR EXPANSION 285 Federal-American Prox- ies Are Received—Other Financial Notes. BY CHAS. P. SHAEI Stockholders of the Federal Ame ican Natfonal Bank have volced u! qualified approval of directors’ sug- gestion that the capital stock of the institution he inereased from $1,200 000 to $1,600,000, proxies thus far re turned incident fo the special meeting on February 11 to disc ton wonld indicate. Already the bank's total of 405 stockholders huve been heard from, wll loud in thelr praite of the expinsion e Incre ill be in the form ef 3,000 additionsl shares with o o value of $400,000, to be distributed as follows: First. Two thousand shares as stock dividend at the rate of 20 of & share for e in other words, every six now held Second. Efghteen hundred shares be sold to stockholders at $200 pr share, each stockholder to huve the to subscribe to 18.120th of a ss the que th ch shure now owne one new shars fo. to right share for each share now owned. Third, 200 shares to be sold ta off cers and emploves at $200 per share in recognition of their contribution to the success of the bunk After giving effect to this Increase the capitalization of the institutinr would be $1,600,000 of stoc account of ' $K00,000 and profits In exce 200,000 Leave F. H. Smith Co. Bryan Pitts and Sumuel J. Hen have acquired the fnterests of J. ¥ Powell and Willlam H. West in th F. H. e Jatter have retired &s officers and directors of the compan it is announced the compan The present o gagors is G n of the bo J esident: €. president and Roche, uss undi of the . chair Henrxy Anadale, vice secretary, and Sidne tant treasirer- Bank Stock Up to 399. Stock of the Federal-American Na tional Bank rose 9 points to 598 on the Waeshington Stock Exchange thic morning, & new alltime peak. Thic level could not be held, however, coneluding sale of : on the hear:: ncement of : Cor the Washingtor Railw trie Co. was ae for the first time in weeks, 30 share. selling at 200 and 201. The prefarre i 2, With Capital Trac | | Power | with Ga ferred wa wchanged New Office Opened Here, 1081 the ope rictpars flower Hote ter and off Insurance M ’;’l‘r The Mutual Fire Ins its seventy-first annual | tera Frank A | namea er 1o f the Ma = Earle Thes Wanted. nee Co. hei meeting y Johnson w h of forn 15 James ’l L. Plerce But andenburg C. & P. Telephone Earnings. Monthly report of the Chesapeak: and Potomac Telephone Co. for De ember showed au net of ’\10 330, = | decrease of more 2 the preceding mon Washington phones in se accor Berry S compar increase rection~ having been made du the year Washington now has § phones than there w Tanuary 1. 1916, or & net increasa 1. telephones’ in the District during the past ten vears of 153 per cent, while the population in the sume period has only increased 24.4 per cent. Wash ington, with an estimated population of 356,000, then had one telephona 1o every seven people. Today, with population estimated to be 470,000 there is one telephone for every four people. The present-day uverage of telephone calls nun 0,000, which is an increase of per cent sinee 1916. The gross capital expenditures of the company during 1925 amounted to 1$2.773.912, and plant retirements ing - | were charged against this, the net ad ditlons to the property | vear amounted to $1.87 the during i Revenue Freight Report. Revenue freight leading on the ailroads for the week ended Januar: AgRTega the A rican Railway Association decla ing today that this was a decrease ¢ under the corresponding in 19 Toading of graln products amounted to 43,699 cars, n drop of 3,811 cars under the week previous, while coal loading totaled 180, . n decrease of 11,897 cars weel FOREIGN EXCHANGE. (Quotations furnished by W. B. Hitbe & Co Nomirial Selling che London. ponnd Montreal. collar Paris. franc Bruasels. {ranc Crown Fown 000014 000141, 02001, 1400 Budapest Pracue, crown Wiarsaw. 7106 .. Copenhagen crown Oefo crown Stockholm erown’ .. NEW YORK | elgn exchanges (in cents): Great 486; cables, 4867x: banks, 452 F) 2 26768 February 3 (). —For Quotations Britain, demand 60-day bills demand, 3 1.44; Poland. 1 Jugoslavia, Rumania, 44%; Argentina. 0; Toklo. 447 treal, 89 51-64. TREASU'B.Y CEB.TIFICATES (Quotations furnished by Redmond & Co.) —NOOH ——— off: Greece, slovakia, 100 5 100 a9 100 100 1 100 1013 Shadowless light has been perfected in France for use {n hospital operating rooms,