Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1926, Page 24

"INANCIAL, PECIAL STOCKS ADVANGE AT CLOSE pward Movement Quite Gen- eral—Food Shares Are Again Weak. i t ' 3 Open 824 174 by % 113 14 128 91%s 1094 313 o1 B4t ADbItib] Pow (4) Advance Rumley Ad Rumley pf(3) | Ahumada (t1). . Alr Reduetn(16) Ajax Rubber-.. .. Allied Chem (4). Allis Chalm (8). Allls Chal pf (7) | Am Agricul Ch Am Ag Chm pf Am Beet Sug (4) High 824 179 59t Close 82 17% L9 8% 13 Low. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1926. (BOND PRICES WORK | Coxsev vonx BONIDS srocx excmvr] i Flelschmn (new)” Foundation (8). Fox Fiim A (4).., Freeport-Texas. | Gabriel A(13%). | Gardner Motor. . Gen Am Tnk (3) Gen Asphalt. ... Gen Asph pf Gen Cigar (8). .. | Gen Gig deb (7). Gen Electric (8) 5% 1654% T8Y 28 39% 8 65 1654 5% 28% 394 53% b8% 164% 8% 304 NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Received by Private Wire Dire:t to The Star Office Open. High. Low. Closs bah 164% TH% 28% 89% 8 b3 68 109% 18 116 847% ' TOHIGHER LEVELS Copper Liens Are Market Leaders—Treasury 4 1-4s Reach New Peak. Recelved by Private Wire Meect to The Star Office UNITED STATES. (Sales_aro i, $1.040.) Sulon, Lib3%s... 120 100§ Lib I1st 4%m B7 102 10 Lib2a4%e 182 100 26 Lib3d4%a 180 101 | Lab 4th €30 807 102 16 UBS4n1944 11 1042 US40 143 1082 FOREIQGN, Walon §1ikh, Low. Clow Sales. High. Low. Close. 16 109% 109 1094 106% 1064 105 68 B4l H4 94 108% 108% 108% 106% 106 106 96% 96 96 96% 96 96k 88 88 88 100% 100% 100% 2% 112 112 105% 106% 106% Toledo Edn 1st 7s.. United Drug U 8 Rub 18t rf Gs U S Rubber 7% U S Steel a £ 6 Utah Pow & Lit 6 Vertientes Sug 7 Warner Sug West Elec b Wentn Union §34s. . Westinghouse 7s Closs. 1006 1006 1028 10210 100 24 100 26 100 80 100 31 102 18 10214 10881 1042 107 20 108 FINANCIAL. FURTHER DOWNTURNS IN WHEAT MARKET Declines Checked When Traders Decide Reaction Has Been Overdone. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 8.—New down- turns here in the price of wheat today followed early news of fresh declines at Liverpool. On the setbacks, how- MERGER" STOCKS SCORE ADVANCES Rallway Common at 230 ont New Movement With Traos i tion Selling at 107. Willy= Ov 634n ‘33, 3| Witkon & co 1at 6 it | Winchenter A 73 102% 102% 102% | ever, better buying developed based | 100% 100% 100% | on opinfons that bearish factors had 5 101% 101% 101% | been discounted, and that rallies were Puly DHY [T T Vo' O Am Beet § pf(7) 5 60c) . | Am Bosen SR | Geny i 11% ‘GenGus A (1%). 50 20 b1% 6% STCART P, WEST. e BY GEORGE T. HUGHES. ::::;‘,f:.";’,‘ b Spe NEW day's Nances were far more eclines, With the exception of suppl which were il Dispateh to T YORK, F stock exclime I to trading ud \erous than t Lrunsy 9 chief n Cast were ore upwi hougt the u sh we ni ocks sekected ' Stocks Again We sold below 4 points o e the W a promi t oleum some the flips Petroleum. better de- piration were dividends, common, or $20.50 a Can had cold above f the time Best Prices Near Close. her despite » 0il shares went hi s showing | 1 months an tn the daily production. The hese stocks was undoubt. the fact that oup was willin 1 Vil shares nths wgo were es of the day on the » were reached in the neral list, in spite of ons, gave a demon- th that was impres- that the imm have seem MARKET CLOSES STRONG. Rise of 15 Points by American Can Helps Whole List. rORK. February 9 (®.—The Spurred by a 15- rican Can to the history at 304, redoubl rong. e bullish cperators Including jis preferred, ¢ of high- | tric Sales approximated 2,000,000 shares. NEW YORK (®).—Stocks strong; Aumerican Can soars 15 points. Honds firm; ofl, sugar and copper fssues rise xchange {rregulay; ster- slightly lower. m quiet and frregul ugar steady highe SHICAGO, —Wheat r demand rn steady; firm: better tmproved cash mar- Cattle, choice grades firm: others Huis steady Lo strong QUAKER OATS COMPANY VOTES $2.50 “EXTRA” NEW YORK, February % #®) Quaker Oats Co. today decls extru dividend of $2.50 a share on the Common stock In addition to the re far quarterl, disbursements of cents o sh »n the common and per cent on the preferred. The mon dividends are payable April to stock of record April 1 hm 15 TIE ! P:\'.ATES CHEAPER. NEW YORK, February 9 (). tuilroad tle pl re $2 a ton lower the Chicago district, now being Dte $45. The New York Cen- iral has ised about 50,000 tons of rails under option, of which about 30,000 will go to Chicago makers. The St. Leuis Southwestern {s re. ported to have ordered 14,000 tons of ra POULTRY UNCHANGED. CHICAGO, Febryary 9 (#.—Poul- try, alive steadyNreceipts, 1 car. Prices unchanged. i GERMAN BONDS AND STOCKS. (Quoted ir dollars per miillon marks,) Bid. Asie Ger Gt (w 135 3s 1014-18. §00.00 Hamburse 35 1910, 5000 Ger Gt 4-0s (foreed loan) . 1000 (Quoted In doliars per t Ger Gen Elnc 438 nre-war er Gon Elec 435 1010 Tern 48 Dra-war. .. Hamb s, files & 4 Hambur Anier Lin, North German North German 1 Pru .00 500 12.00 Lioya 433 45 Dre-war. . aM 4s preowi L6 Ger Comimers and Privat Bank Disconte Gellachait:. .-« < Dresdner Bank Deutachn Bank. . . Darmstaedter Bank . Mercur & Vienua, Heyden Chem. ..y, 1o com- | a’ their ef-| nghout the | red an | | Am Brake Sh (6) 176 | A B Shoe pt (7) 11 Am Er Bo pf (7). 4 i Am Can (tiv). Am Can w.{ {Am CareFdy (6) Am Car & Fy rts. jAmCa Pyt (7). Am Chain A (2). | Am Chicle. Am Drug. . | Am Express (6). Am & For Pow. . {Am & r P (). Hide & Lea. . 1 Hide & L pf. Ice (110) i Am Internatl. . Am La Fran (1). | Am Loco (+18) Am Loeo pf (7). | Am Metais (1) | Am Metal pf (1) Ry Eap (5) tepublic 1 Satety R (3) Am Ship & Com. Sm & fef (7 ot (T r g D). Typ Fdr : Wa Wo 11.20 LW W st (7). Woolen | Am Zine Am Zine pf.. Anaconda (3 | Armou Armou Armour 11 pf( | Asso Dry G2 AssoD G 2d ( | Asso UL (2. Atchison (7). AU Birm & A Atl Coast L ( Atl Guif&W 1 At GuIT&W1 pt. Atlantic Refink Ausun-Nictols Austin Nic pf Auto Knitter | Baldwin L (7) Balto & Oh10(5). Bal & Oh pf (4). Barnsdall A (2). | Barnsdall A rts Barnsdall B (2) . | Beech-Nut (131. Beiding Bros(i). | Betnienem st Beth Stl pf (7) | Beth Stipt (8).. | Booth Fisherles. Botany A (4). | Briges Mfg (3).. British F s | BKI Edison (§). Bkyin-Man (3) Bk ynTn G(4) . Brown Shoe (4) Brown Shoe wi. . Brunswick-Balk Brunswick Ter. . Buff,Roch & P(2) Bur Add Ma (3). Bush Terminal. . Bush Ter de (7). Buite Cop (50¢) . Butte&Super(2). Byer & Co.. | Caddo Central. Calif Packing ¢ Calif Petrol (2). Caliahan Zinc | Calumet & A(+5) Calumt&H(134). Can Pactfic (10). | Case Threshing. Cent Leather. | Cent Leatner p | CenRROtNJ (112] Century Rib (2). | Cerre De P (15). | Certain-Teed (4) Certa!n-T 18t(7) Chandler (3).... Chandler cfs (3). Cnesa&Onio (4). Ches&O0 pf (6%) | Ch1 & Alton... . Chi & Alton pf... |Cl eat West | Chi Gr West pt ChiMI&StP... CM&StPectfs - Cni M & St pt. C Mil&StP pf ofs Chi & Nwn (4).. Chi Pneu T (6) ChiR 1 & Pac CRI&PDL( CRI&Ppt (D). Childs (32.40)... Chile Cop (2%). Chino Copper Christie Brown. Chrysier Corpn.. Chrysler pt A(8) Cluett Peab (5) . Coca-Cola (7)... Col Fuel & Iron. Col G & B (2.60). Col Carbon(4)... Com] Cred (1%) Com Inv (3.60. Com Soiv-A (4). Com Solv B Congoleum. . Consol Cigar. Consol Distr! Consol Gas (5).. Consol Textile. Cont Can (16) . Cont Insur (6). Cont Mot (800) Corn Prod (2). Corn Prod pf(1) Crucible Stl (5). “uba Cane Su... Cuba Sugar S pf. Cuba Co (4). Cuban-Am S (2). Cuban Domin Cuban Dom pf . Cudahy Pkg (7 ! Cushman's (3. Cuyamel Fr (4). Dantel Boone. ... Davison Chem. Del & Hud (9).. Del L & Wn (17) DRG Wstpf... Detrolt Ed (8). Devos&Ra(2.40). Dodge Bros ClL A. Dodge pf (7). Dome Mines (2). Doug Pec (11%) Dupont (714) DuPont deb (6). Duquesne pf (7). Durham H p£(7) Eastman (18). Eaton Axle (2) Eisenlohr & Bro. o Auto Lite t3lectric Boat Elec Powr & Lt.. EiIF & Lpf (7) EP&L pf 40% (1) Elec 5to Bat/(16) Emmerson B pf. £nd John (5) ErleRR... Erie 18t pf. ... Eureka Vac (4).. Fatrbks (2.60). . Fairbnk M pf (8) Famous Pl (8). . FedLight(*1.40) Fed M&Sm (110) . Fed Min pI (7) F4a Phoenix (6). Fifth Ave (64c). First Nat Stores. Fisher Body (6). Fisk R 1st pf (7) 113% 115 120 38% 104 910 193% 21% 48 98% 113% 11 961s 304 51 108'% 6 16k 114% 120 56% 119 i 24 169, 61 108 5 & A 46% 8% 20% 1% 36% 43% 58% 69% 115 % 118 381 100 100 91 193% 193% 20% 20% AT 4T% 97 98% 113% 118% ok Gen Motors(12) | Gen Mot g (7). Gen Outdr Adv. . Gen Outdr A (4). Gen Petrm (3).. |GenRySig (14105, | Gliaden (2). Gold Dust. ... .. odrich Ru (4). odrich pt (7). Goodyear pt (7). joodyr prpf(8). tham S H 25 . Gotham pf (7) Gould Cou (2)... Granby Consoi . . Grt North pf (5) |Gt Nor Ore(1%). | Grt Wstn Su (8) it WestS pf(7) Green Canan Guantanamo. .. | Gulf Mo & Nor. . Gu M& N pf (6). Gulf States S (3) Hartman (2%).. Huayes\WhI(t3%) Helm Geo (+8% ) Househd ((13%). Houston OIl. . Howe Sound (2). | Hudsor Mn (218) | Hudson Mot (3). Hupp Mot (1). Iliinots Cen (7). Indep OI1 (1).... Ind Motrey (50e) Indlan Refining. Indtan Refg ctfs Inspiration (2). . tuterurb Rap Tr. | Internat Agrt. .. Int Bus Mac (8). nt Cement (4) Com Eng (2) Internat Har (5) Inter Har pf (1), IntMnteh pt 2.20, | Int Mer Mar pf.. | Int Nickel (2). Int Paper e Tea... e 117 fan City South.. vser J (3).... ly-Spring. Hennecott (4 one T & R. AR (4). S B) new Laclede G (110). | Les Tire & Rub. . Lehigh Val (3%) Leh&Fink ctfs 3. vers...... Lig & My B (t4). | Lig & Mpf (T) wong Bell A (4). Loft. . Lortllard (8) ... | Loutsiana 011 Louls GasA(1.75 Ludlum (2) McCroryB(35.60) MclntyTe P (1).. Muck Trucks (§) | Mack Trucks rts. Mack T 1st (7). Mackay (7). .. Mackay pf (4).. Macy H R&Co.. Mugma Cop (3). Maliison & Co. .. Manat! pf (7) Sup(3t) Man E md g (6). Slev gtd Man Shirt (1%) Maracaibo Ofl. .. Market Street Market St prior. Market St pf Market St 2d pt Mariand Of1 (4). Marlin Rock (3). Mnthieson (4)... Martin-Parry (2) May Dept St (5). Maytag (2). Metro G pf (1.89 Maxican Seabd Miami Cop (1) AMia-Continent dale States Mis Kan & Tex. . | Mo K & T pt (5). Missour! Pacific. Missour! Pac pf. Mont Power (4). Montgom Ward. Moon Mot (8) MotherLode (756: Mo Picture(1%). Motor Met (8.60) Motor W(12.20). Mullins Body... Murray Body. Nash Mot (*17).. Nat Acme (sta). Nat Biscuit (14) Nat Cash Rex A. Nat Cloak (4)... Nat Cloak pf (7) Nat Dalry (8). Nat Dpt Stores. . Nat Distillers. .. Nat Distillers pf Vat Enamel & S. Nat Lead (8). Nat Pow&Lt 400. Nat Ry Mex 2d.. t Supply (8).. Vat Tea (4)..... Nevada Cop (1). NY Afr Brake(2) NY Air Br A (4) N Y Canners (2). N Y Central (T).. NYC&SLL (6). NYC&StL pf (8) N ¥ Dock....... N Y N H& Hart. NYOn&Wn. NY Rys part c! SNY Ryspftc Niag Fpf (1%). Norfolk South. .. Norfk & Wn (18) Norf & W pf (4). North A (B3.40). North Am pf (3). NorthAmEd pf 7. North Pac (5)... Norwalk (1.60).. Nunnally (1.50). 011 Well Sup (2). Oppenholm (3).. Otis Elevator(8) Otls Steel. Otis Steel pf. Owens Bot (t4). Pacific Coast. ... Pac Coast 2d (). Pacific Gas (8).. Pacific Ol (3)... Packard Mot (2). Paige Mot(1.80). Pan-Amer B (6). Pan-AmWn B(2) panhandle.. ... Park & Tilford. . Park Utah (80c). Pathe Ex C1 A Penn C & Cke. Pennsy RR (3). Penn-Seab Steel. Peoples Gas (8). Pere Marq (4)... Pere Marg pf (5) Phila Co (4).... Phila& RC&I.. Phillips Pet {3). Plerce-Arrow. .. Plerce;Arrow pf. Plerce'Petrol. Pitts Term Coal. Pitt Ut pf $1.20. Postum (4.40) Press Steel Car. Pr 8t Car pf (7),. 130 81% 89% 244 69% 425 T4% 26 8% % 16 524 1% 126 88 76% 6T 445 45% 381 103 8l 59 16 108% 69% 9 126% 1144 | 324 b4% B8% 76l 24 53% 684 100 107% 106% 40 13% 824 37% 213 93 121 auly 4% ! furei | N drift ! o of prices v was still hap: group, stances but of where through top in | The buying jronfidence in {eept that o | tmuch eh Government bong | Trading in Hssues was ferin but middie-grade rest above Isiand, also hud a run-u Hraztl bonds fortgn list of the few entin par for polnt « for is rage whole, the Nighe Wit In domestic Ruil rities of Sheet and high point or ‘roducers& i pr. | Pub Ser N J(6) Punta Aleg Sug. Pure O1l (1%)... Radio Corpof A. Radlo C pf (334). Rwy St18p (n) Ray Cons Cop. .. | Reid Ice Cm (3). | Reading (4).... | Reading 2d (2).. Reniington Type Replogle Steel. . | Rep Ir & Steel ftey Tobac B(4). | Itousta Ina (6) ... | Royal Du(al.33) . { 10% | 113% 1ddh 110% 138 keI 100% 4y 25 81 [Ren A1 9% 280 754 382 b 19% B50% 331 184 1% 622 118 0% 49% 454 904y 4% 40 274 63% 344 170% 32% 3 25 71 2% % 26 Ble 1% 16 b2 1% 128 83 ki 67w 445 48% 39 1043 6% 59 16 109 6974 L2 3t Joseph L(13). S(L & SanFr(7). StL Southwest. . age Arms. hulte (48). ... | Shubert Theatre Seaboard Alr L. . | Seabd Afr Lipf. . | Sears Roebk(8) . Seneca Copper-. .. Shattuck F G (2) Shell Un (1.40).. Simmons(12.25) . | Stmms Pet (1).. | Sinclatr O11 | Sinclatr pf (8).. elly Ol (2) | Sioss Sheff (8). . South Port S (§) South Pac (8) Southern Ry (7). Spear & Co...... ear&Co pf (7). cer Mfg. Gas & EI (3). | 814 G&EI pf (4). | Stand Mil1 (5) Stand Mill pf (8 StOll Calif (2). StOUNJT (1)... !Std Plate Glass Stand Pl tG 14 |Sterling Prod(4). | StewartWar(16) {Stromberg (6).. | Studebaker (16). debak pf (7) | Submarine Boat. Sun 01l (1). . Superior Of1. . Symington... .. Symington A (8) Tenn Copper (1). Texas Co (3). TexGulfS(1 Tex&PaoC& O, The Fair (2.40) Third Avenue Tide Water (1).. Tide W Ofl pf (8) Timken R B (14) Tobac Prod (8) Transcont O1l Underwood (t4) Un Bag & Paper. Uzlon Ofl (2). Un Pacific (10).. Un Pacitic pf (4) Un Tk Car pf(7). {Utd Al Stl (50c). UtdCigar(*3% ). United Drug (1) Utd Druglst 3%. Utd Fruit (10).. Utd Ry Inves pf. U 8 Ind Alcoliol. US Cast Ir P(10) USCIPpf (7). ! U S Distributing 8 Hoffman (3) Realty (n).. Rubber. ... Smelt (3%). SBmpt (3%). U 8 Steel (17)... U 8 Steel pf (7). Universal Pip Utah Copper (5) Utll P&L A (2) Vanadfum (2)... Va-Car Ch(n)w { Va-Car Ch §%pe. vivaudou. Wabash........ Wabash pf A (5) Waldorf (1%).. Wwalworth (1.80) Ward Baking A. Ward Baking B. ‘Ward Bak pf (7) Warner A....... Warren Bros(4). Weat Penn E1A. West Penn El pf. West Maryland. Western Paolfic. Western Un (8). WesthseAB(17). Westinghse (4). Wheel & L Erle. White Eagle (2). White Mot (4).. Wickwire ctfs. Wilson & Co. ... Wilson & Co pf. ‘Wilson pf otfs... Willys-Overland Willys-0d p£(7). Woolworth (16). Wright Aero(1). Wrigley Wm(t4) Yale&Town (15). Yol T &C (760). Yel Tr&C pt (7). Dividend rates U us Us US u latost quarterly or dends are not inclu optional tn stock. extra. Bpecial Dispateh to The TORK, new today the stabflity | eharizes for some time to come. I x-exempt 3138 equaled there issues higher, including Manhattan Avenue wd) are the annual cash D $Pagable in vrefs 4% in stock pavable 1% 47 1 oS Baavie 146 . February in the bon upward high the Iist. 9.—The d fo there were scattered records else- of market It was per- more pronounced in the prelgn in- Notable among these was the new United States Treasury indicative ANs. roney x 6 hirh, there was not nge in other Unfited s, the high-grade ricted by were whic la the first tin fana und Arka . were the The 88 of non s Le rat ok h e s 18 callal) were within a States Iroad ot me or two went Wabash second §s, Rock 4ign s in 14, one |C26chos10 74 3 rots. Isted ne, made In tn i 1ving bonds weakness in and th u foreign than o yield o . ut the best of the year any tme | FramericanT%s ver thove The as u 15 the feature tnconre ance, also to | 6 per was hased on rease in Wars 6 the spec Tube 68 reached 1018 1364 a8 196% 103% Gd% bR ol 86% 47% 494 132 126% 23% 102 38 82 22% 854 2% 49% % 187 21% 182% 87% 108% 18% 48 93 08 15% 37 146 126 6% 28% 28% 85% 2% 5% 17% 17% 8 2 984% 55% 58 67% 8674 48% 49% 1321 126% 24 102 35 32 23% 65 82 49% 76% 18% 21% 182% 67% 110 14% 48 [23 994 15% 87 146 128% % 28% 29% 86% 3 o4 17% 17% 82 9816 2074 209% 2074 20: 28% 28K 55 55 carr wer 2% 5% 1744 17% 30% 08 % investment demand 131% 126% 24 102 84% 32 23% 6510 324 49 To% 19 21% 180 65 110 14% 48 93% 99% 154 37 144 125% 6 28% 20% 86% 8 6% 17% 17% 31% 988 8% 2nlg L1 63% 634 63% @3y 31 32% 31 32% 96% 95K 95% .95k given In the , paymente ded. *Partly stoc Paid this vear. no regular rate k1 ed siock. erly. arteriy, above ¢ Dased yoarly dec Tfess therwise noted. extra or ‘spec abla b pafs 2Plus Pius Youngetn 8 & T 6. 102% 102% 102'% RAILROAD. ] S 11 61 1 Argentine 6n B Argentine Ta Australian b Austria 7n. 3 Rank of Chile 84 Bank of Japan 6. . Relefum .. . Relefum 634 u Relgium 7 Releium 7i4a Reletum Rs. . . Ro'tvia Rordeaux Rrazil 7a. Rrazil Canada fix 1 Cunndn ba 1931 Canada §s 1952 . Canada 51451929 hile 7w 1943 Chile &a 192 hile 8m 1941, Chile 851946, .. .. Chinase Gov Ry bs. Christiania 8s Con Pow Japan 7. Conenhasen bigs. . Cuba tin K OB 101% 101% Y1% 1017% vi 100% Hite o4 ¥ 110% 108 9% Bhia o1 102% 1004 101% 1081 102% 102% 10215 109 104 anty 1100 Bo% 20% 984 106 69% 90% 95% 05% 108% 103 105% o1 89 T4 o4 89% 115% 81% Ann Arbor 45, . Atehtson adf 4s. Atchinon gen 4 Atlantic C L el 48 Atluntic C L Ts. At & Dan 20 45 48, 11 & O Gold 4n B&OcvdaY B&Oref s H&O1sthsct.. 8 Hh% 0084 93 106 69% 907 95% 06% 1034 1034 106 o1 99 1% 95 B9% iibw B1% 90 o0 08t 984 181% 67 | 13 2 B&OTLimp 6n. . H&OPLEWY 48 &0 Sw Div 63 cfs. I & O Toledo 4x Itkiyn Manhat 6 Fuff R & Pltt 448, Canad North 7. ... Canad Pac deb 43. . Central Pacific 4. . | Cent Pac 18t 6890, Clies & O cv 44a. |Ches & O gn atgs. . Clies & O ov & Chi& Alton 3. Chi& Alton 3%s Chi B & Qin 4s ChiB & Q I Chi& 1 1gnbs, Chi Great West 4s. COA & Puget Sd 48 C M & St P 4s 25 of; Czecho s 1951, Czecho 82 1952 ot Danish Muntc 85 B Denminrk 68, .. DEI6%s Mch Dutch East I 6547 Dutch East T 6562, | T3l Sulvador 8548 . Finland 7s. . P gn 4589 15 | CM&SPevaissi2ets 40 1& St Predige. 1P r43s et 14 ¥rench Ta. . French Tie French fn.. 5 German FI ¥ 63,3 | German 73 Ger Aer Rar er Gen Elec Ta. .. Greek 7a. | Hastios. .. ! Hungury |Ttaly 77s. .. | Tapanese 4x. Japanese 614s. . .. Jercens U M 6347 Lyons e . o Marsetile Mextco ¢ %vnv‘ ent Dev | Partu-L. Paris-L; | Paris Orlea. Peru 8s Polund Poland 8= Porto Al Prague 1%s. Queens! 68 Rio de Jun 8§82 1946 Rio de Jan 85 1947, Rio Gr Do 8 a0 Paulo 1 axon PW ne Dept e Serbs Crot Slo-8s.. Sweden G%s ct.. Sweden68. ... ... . Swiss Confed 85. ... Ud Kingm 5% "29. 1187 1187 L emtntl . Ud Kingm 5%8'37. 106 108 | int Rap Tran 6s. MISCELLANEOUS [!r.l Rap Tr 6s stpd. 68 8 Afax Rubber 8s.... 3 10375 ‘020, Int Rap Tran 6. ‘ | Am Agri Chem TH%Hs 1 | Int l'(a:< A.n‘n Am Chaln & . Int& G \‘nr 1st €5, AmSmit& R 1 Int & G Nora) 6s.. AmSmit& Rés. . | Am Bug ref 6s. conv4s A .. fe conv 4s B aconv 4s D. and Trunk 7s. . North 5s. at North 5148 :d & Man ref Ga.. & Mana 5 11! Central ref 4s. Iil Cen 43 63 10774 T 1048, 5 116% 104 10 10 Anm T &ToltrSs. AmT&Tsfbs.. AmT& Tdebbis. I8 Am Water Wkaos. 3 Am Writing Pap 6s. 1 Anaconda 1st 6s... 82 Ansconda cv db 7s. Andes Cop T8 rots. 193 Armour & Co 4%st 14 Armour Del 5%8. Associated Oll 63. Barnsdall 63 ctfs. Bell Tel Pa 63 B... Bell Tel Pa §3C. .. Beth Steel :f Beth Steel § Bethilehem Steel 63 Brier 11 Brookin U Cen Leth 68 45 cf Chile Copper 8s. Col Gas & El b8 Col Gas & Bl s sta. Commonwth P 6s. . Con Coal Md 18t bs. Con Gas NY 5%s.. Consumers Pow 58. Cuba Canecv T Cuba Canecvd 8 Cuban Am Sug 8s.. Dery (D @) 78 Det Edison Det Edison ref Dodge w1 6 Donner Steel 78. . Dugquesne Light 88 et Cuba Sug 7% Empire G & F 7733. Fisk Rubber 85. Goodrich 6%48. Goodyear 88 1831.. Goodyear 58 1941.. Hershey %8 Hoe & Co 6%8. Humble O & R Tilinots Bell 1st 38. liinots Steel 4% Indiuna Steel 05. . . Int Mer Marine 6s. tnt Paper 55 '47. tnter Paper 6 inter T & T 5% KCP&Lt6sA'SE Kan G & E1 685 Kelly-Spring Lackawa S 68 '50. Lacl G rof 5834 Laoclede G 5%8 '63. Loutsv G & E 58 '62 Manatl Sug st 7%8 Mid-Con 6%8 '40 Midvale Steel &8 Montana Pow 5s. Mor's & Co 18t 4%4s New Eng Tel 6s.... N Y Edison 58 44.. N Y Edison 6%45. .. YGEL H&P ¢s. Y Y Like Shore 4331 | Lehtgh Valen 4s. ty 18t 4590... 13 ¥ 2d 45 2013. arket St 78 40 3 i [MIEIRY&LSs... }\(& t1.1strids.. e lvstre Wiy MK& Cprin MK&T8sC.. Mo Pacific gen 4s. Mo Pac 55 1965. Mo Pac s 49 D. Mo Pac 6s 55 E. Nassau E Ry 45 '67. New Or Term 4 N O Tex & M bi NGT&Mb4 N Y Cent 48 98 N Y Cent deb 45 N Y Centrifs..... N Y C&StLdbds. NY Chi&StL 5%s A NY Chi&StL 5% B NYC&StLesA New IHav deb 4 New Hav d 48 '67. New Haven cd 6s.. N T Rysadj bsct N Y Rys 68°65.....1 N Y State Ry 4%s. NY W & Bos 448, Norfolk & W cn 4s. Northern Pac 4s. 5] 103% 76 934 104 1045 6liy 84y 87% 103% 875 95% 1028 T 1004 9974 | 1085 1 T0iy 82% 991a 9 334 B9% 3% 90 884 100 1095, 974 1055 Ban bl 1094 100% 100% 104 85% 105% 100% 95% 9974 SRTPTER-o) = o o PSRN el o e g = a Secoar~3 tubuicSal o= Northern Pacr16s. Ore Short L ref 4s. ‘ash 1st rf 4s. Pennsy! gen 41as Pennsyl gen 5s. Penusyl 58 '64 Pennsyl 6%s. Pennsyl gold 7s Peorfa & E inc 4s. Por RL&P 65'47.. Port RL&P 7% 48. Reading gen 4s.. Reading gen 4% Rio G W 1st 4 Rio G West ci 43 RIATk& L 4% St L IM&S R&QG 4 1047 : 100 | 1124 1078 | 294 100 107% T e o StL S W 1s! ::LSWcon 48°'33. St P & KCShL 4%. Seab A L ref 4 Seab A L adj 6s. Seab A L con és Sou Pac 4829 Southern Ry &t Southern Ry 1st 8. 98% | Southern Ry 6sct.. 100% | Southern Ry 634s. 108 |Sou Ry Mobile 4s. Nor Ohio T & L 6s. Nor States Pow &s. Nor States Pow Otis Steel 7Hs. Otis Steel 85. Pacific Gas & El 6s. PacT&T58'52... 19 Pan-Amer Pete 6s. 124 |sota approved s15 to be looked for. It was also contend- od that broader European purchasing was overdue and that of the total amount of wheat which could arrive in European ports during the next fortnight four cargoes only were un- #old. ~ Chicugo opening prices, 1% to 1% lower, May (new) 1.68 to 1.68% and July 166 to 1.86%, were fol- Iowed by a recovery to slightly above yesterday's finish. Corn and oats were relatively firmer than wheat. Molst weather, unfavorable for the movement of corn, was o strengthening influence. After opening at 1% off to ' up, May 803 to 60%, corn scored moderate geners] Kains, Oaty started al % decline to 3 ud vance, May 41 to 41%. Later all months showed some upturn. Btrength of hog values helped to steady the provision niarket. WHEAT — High. Low. July }26;\ 1ank Open 1.6% 1 1 1 1 Beptemtar GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. BALTIMORE cial).—White potatoes, 100 4.50. Beans, hamper, £els sprov £5.00a8.00. hamper. bbl., 2 0vad 60 5.00. Cau Celery, crate crate, 6.00a 3 60. Lettuce, basket, TS, ate, 4.00665.50 50a3.00. 8.00. Peas, enips, basket, 3.5086.00. Spine Savoy cabbage, 6 ket, 20235, Abpples, bbl, Grapefrui box, @t a3.0n St February 50a8.50; bu., 2.50a4.00 Tange serries, o Nelling Prices at Noon L new. spot to delivery of timot nd No. 1 ddes there {3 no 0% Low-grade ha i and slow sale generally regular values Quotations, per tor timothy, 24.60a25.00 P No. 1Tl 28.50a24.00, > 21.00a2 No weight doing 1 butchers 200 to 225 pound weight good and 180 largely 13. exireme welghts, 18. at 10.75a11.00; 13.50a13.75; desirable vy-welght ng ples hogs, 11.754 packers, 14.50; choice best heavies, 1 o Sheep—Receipts, 19,000 head; very little done; tew loads of fat wooled lambs around 25 lower, at 14.00a14.20; clipped lambs averaxing around 90 pounds, 12.25: vearlings wethers about steady, at 13.25; mixed fat and sheer- ing lambs, 14.50; best fat lambs held Ligher; few early sales of medium and ey-welght fat ewes steads at 8.00a DAIRY PRODUCTS. BALTIMORE. F clah.—Live poult pound, 25a36: leghorns, 4 38a40; old hens, 24a31; Leghori roosters, 18; capq 33a4: 5a35; geese, 26a Young tur- old, 42 poor and 30a35; pigeons, fowls, —Turk hicicen: crooked breast guinew native offered Likgs —Receipts 408 cases and nearby; first, dozen 30a3l; candled, 32a383. Butter—Good to fancy creamery pound, 42a48: prints, 48a50; ladies, 34 a%6; store packed, 30a3i; datry prin process butter, 40u41. 1« = - FARMERS GET BIG LOANS. ST. PAUL, February 9 (Special).— The Rural Credite Burea: loar and advanced $3,136,000 to farm the final four months of 1% long-term loans to farmers State now approximate $39,000.000, of which $37,675,000 waa ralsed by the sale of bonds. cent interest. —.— FOREIGN EXCHANGE. (Quotations furnished by W. B, Hibbs & Co. "r\(‘{o‘mm: Sehiban ehecis SeB00S s4R0% - A London. Hontre arts. Brussels. 99% | Third Averef 4s... 100% | Third Ave adj 5s...1 104% 106% 102% 107% 106 108 109% 86 1124 8974 9574 Peoples Gas 58 51 Phila Co 5%s 38 Phila Coref 85 A. . Pierce Oil deb 8s. Public Service Pub Berv Elec P Serv Gas 54 53 22 Union Pac 1 Union Pac 48 °27 Union Paccv & virginia Ry 1at Remingtn Arms Stnclair Of] 6s. . 8inclair Of1 634s Stnelatr Oil 7s. . Sin Crude Ol 6s. Sin Plpe Line 5s. Skelly Of1 8% s South Bell Tel 6s Southwest Bell Gs West Maryland 4s Western Pacific b Whee! & LEcn 4s. NEW YORK FLOUR PRICES. NEW YORK, February 9 OP).—| Spring patents and hard | Greece, Warea Cfllrnnh Galo, " crown g Stockpolm. crown’. eign exchanges steady. Quotations in cents: Great Britain, demand, 456 cables, 486 7-16; 60-day bills on banks, France, demand, 3.68: . demand, 4.03% Demand—Belgium, 4 23.80; Holland, 40.05: No Sweden, Denmiark Switzerland. < 1.44: 19.2 Poland, vakia, 2.96: Jugoslivi; 4 Austria, Sug Est Orient7s ‘Tenn Elec Pow §s. ‘Winter straight, 8.80a9.30; soft Winter gtralghts, 8.35a8.75, 14%;; Rumania, 43%; Argentina, 41.12 Brazll, 14.75; Toklo, 45; Montreal, Farmers pay 0% per | hanghal, ‘Ir'-‘;i‘ BY CHAS. P. SHAEFFER. The thought that merger proceed ings betwoen the Washington Rafe Way and Electric Co. and the Capi! Traction system are assuming mfi degree of definiteness persists. Not only in the minds of the layman ané the casual observer this opinion prevalent, but it can be traced to members of the Washington Stook Exchange, where representatives of that august body are generally, though sometimes erroneously, sup. posied to be “on the inslde” of every movement involving finances. Unmistukable testimony of this Statement was offered on the loca! boanl this morning when Capitai Truction, which, it is recalled, falled by & constderublo margin to earn (te dividend lust year, reached a new recent-year peak of 107, and & new buying movement started in Washing ton Radlwey and Electrie commor { This latter iasue, which 15 now com fortably controlled by the North Amer fean Co. s0ld to the extent of 2 when purchasers lox e s price as the session on the . orderiy dr witerized dealing- ok, Gther tasun -r LeROL ulet at 81 preferred was thaler gulne Potomac Flect 2 firm st 1081, and M fructionally (o 1 Bo Hstles Ctility Company Reports Guin The 1 Ligh cerved hy A ed, ipated Stock Reported Selling Well shed heudquarte wee wnfons . Tep: tort wlready be i es world other has n than the al or n per cent : t 1 $300. Land Bank's Surplus Grows. lus and reserves und banks average propertion to bond equivalent 1 less tha and | bonds outstanding on that date. hare capital is augmented by surplus reserves and undivided profifs totaling $9.819,067, making total capital assets 64,985, or 9.82 per cent on the outstanding bonds, Or October 3 capital of the I land banks was $53,090.485, equivalent to | & margin of 5.43 per cent on the $877 000 Federal lund bank bonds out- 1 that The share cap smented by surplus and re and the combined 8§, amounting to $8,892,130, has reely been ubsorbed by national fart association On Octoler 31, $1,331.930 of Tnment mones k) remained in the banks 16 BUTTER LOWER TODAY CHICAGO, Feb: [tower: r fext | F [ ceipts, ordinary 12,730 cases firsts, 24 . POTATO MARKET DRAGGY CHICAGO, Pebruary 8 (P).—Pots |toes trading rather draggy, marker duli; receipts, S4 cars; total United tates shipments, 475 cars; five (a nadian; Wisconsin, sacked, round whites, 350a4.00. Minnesota, sacked round wh 23.90: Idaho, sacked, according to qua | COTTON MARKET SLOW. i ¥ YORK. February 8 (Special) |- “otton goods markets were slow but steudy today, with print cloths un- changed at 8% for 64x60 and 10% for 68x72s. Raw silk eased off 213 to cents a pound, with demand lght. . TREASURY CERTIFICATES. | (Quotations furnished by gnd & Co NEW YORK, February 9 (#).—For- | SL Qi1 Supply Port E_Pr 2 pf. td GEE 89