Evening Star Newspaper, March 18, 1926, Page 29

EGGS GO SLOWLY IN LOCAL MARKET Broilers Appearing—Poultry Prices Advance—Live Fowls in Good Demand. Despite the I of heavy receipts, eggs moved sluggishly houses in Center M aze prices dropping from 27 3 dozen and ds T rting | lack of interest on the part of buyer: 0 _this offer Broile: re bes the market slow 10 65 cents. I 21 incre in price ing in good demn Hogs, aliv and the steady continued.” Whelesale e 1 tub, 4 SERS —Averay candled, 27028 Poultry, live kens inning to come into | from v gener: s be- slight of the market Prices Tod ine prints, 48050 ducks dium, 21 ht, 22123 loins shouide fresh hams, Fruit and Vegetable Review. Y| ricultural rate: demand Appl moderate, inches York Al W 2y ew 45 in Delicious saps and Romes York 2 A® Aspiy Cabt mand 1 round few da, 10 4 §10 lower. Tex Hes 1o« Suy m. ettuce Marl moder: 150 pound sacl round | demand | mand mode feo, re. count, tion, b lug bo few f 3 ripes, wra fancy count Pea Market Weal whtly mpers, green Pepy moder: pepper ht stead fancy ind uba, | mostly | i : demand | moderate, marker Iy wenker; | Cuba, pepper cra v, 5.50a6.00 Straw : very light: | den strong; | 65a75; few | s 35 per cent. | poor con | CONSOLIDATION COAL c0. '/ EARNINGS $19.839,109.04 | Special Dispateh 1 ALTIMORI: of the i controls soft coal Pennsylvania operations ol during 1825, ae report just mude Net earni depreciation and depletion nining prop- erties, interest and dividends on pre- ferred stock of the Carter Coal Co, amounted to $3,5 39. Net profits Vear, dividend: nllowing for ¢ erred stock, 1 arried $225,606.65, and after dividends on the p a balance of $50.606.6 to_profit and loss. S. A. L. EARNINGS HIGHER. | Road Has Not Yet Suffered From Any Change in Florida Boom. Special Dispatch to The Star BALTIMORE, March earnings of the oard January and February $12.000.000 against §8 corresponding period last ings for the first 12 totaled 93.702 cars, dafly average on record. The manner in which March traffie has been going s indicating at le: 3 not yet suffered from any change for the worse in the Florida situation. Land Company “lovidi stoc Seaboard subsidi has been hit, however, by reports of a co of the land booni. s stock sold 24 on the curb Tuesday, compared with a figure around 90 only a few months ago. TREASURY CERTIFICATES. (Quotations furnished by Redmgnd & Co.) fa ~Gfter L1001 18.—(iross Alr Line for sproximated | 000 tn the | ve T hard 3%s Dec. 15 June 15 100 1-18 100 15132 10 /g June o e = Spain has more than 600,000 titled persons, or gheut 1 to every 38 in- habitants. THE EVENING NEW YORK CURB MARKET Received by Private Wire BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN. . NEW YORK, March 18.—The sell- ing side of the Curb Market con- tinued to offer the line of least re- sistance today, and the professional nis favo further reaction uick to advantage when opportunities presented themsely Despite the spectacular declines i ¢ had taken place in the kroup, most of these zain. This was par- United Lisht A, Improvement and anies which h recapital od in the split- public utility stocks declined ticularly true United G oven shi cently huve put th tion plans, which resu of March 18.—Following ¢ of bonds and stocks New York Curb Mar W YORK n official 1 traded in on the ket today sa! BONDS 1 Close. N 10 i |rts 1Ol & R P L. ) of Cin i Pot ¢ Lul o 300 0 Kent 105 0 N 1o s 0 Ne Tl % 100 T OIL STOCKS 100 Washington Stock Exchange LE: R CALL. s 8s—S100 up 1 Gas Light—10 at Pow. ptd.—5 at 1 Wishingto 21 botomac Elec er Linotype—2_ at 20815 Bank—5 at 210, Money—Call loans, 5 and 6 per cent. Bid and Asked Prices. American D« Pot. J Southern Blde. Wash. Mkt Cold Stoi STOCKS. PUBLIC UTILITY. & %145 h. Steamboat. 28 nfd. 5 int. ot National Cap & Mechanics'. Aerican ... . American Tighi Merchan National Tnion Trust..... Wash. Loan & Tris 2 Seventh, United States 4 Washington Mechanics', FIRE INSURANCE. American TITLE INSURANCE. Columbia- Title.. Real Estate Titie Paper pfd. -al Storage pid: ants, Trans. & ants. Tran. & Stor. phd. haler Linotype o. & Invest, pid. 1603 20"‘:’ Direct to The Star Office ting up of the old shares into smaller units, involving an increased number of shares outstanding. Brokers who have been recommend- ing the ofls and rails on belief that they would lead in any renewed up- ward movement certainly saw nothing to enthuse about over the action of the former stock today. Standard is- sues were generally lower, while even the South American shares in which there have been special incentives for buying declined. Uneasiness over the future of the Plorida land boom continued to be re- flected in_the market for Land Com- pany of Floriga stock, which dropped anoth v one and one-half points. Lago Pet . ex Panuco’ 5 Mount. Proc K new . er Pow & L nw Pow & L ot Superpow’ B ) Gas & 1 Auburn Auto Co. Fruit n Co £ ot Mach. orp. A wi Am_Toh Coii n City R R E P pf Ala'n R C vie e & Ray n B 14, Dominion St Ltd 4 Do g Forhan Co ... latn For A Theaters A hman, Chas.. Bukiie A 20 Intern T 1 Kraft Chease. .. dover Hlde ‘A Co. Florida 4 South P&L new # South P& ) Sou Calif ¥ 5 Sou Calif E niew ! 3 ot Cites 11 { South 1 7 South T 1 Sonthw Boll pfd. I Solitdort Beth EI 2 Stand Mot i Star Ei A" 2 Stand Pub €A i Tank Car.. e REFEE & FEEE T 5 SRS © Se'Ma son & Cn .. Vils & C 1 pfd o 5 s o) SES5ENAE35N g RIS5IS ol omame s rs. jumet & Jer.. . rnezie M eSSy =30 Shoabd i N R e 10 Forty Nine M .. | 3 Golden Cen M 10 Hawthorne M T Heela Mine ... % Kay Copper Corp 20 Nat Tin. . A 1 New Cornelia. 1% N J Zine ipissing 4 Noranda. 8 Ohio_Copper. ... 10 Plymouth, Ld M 5 Premier Gold M. Red W 5.3 Ea D i F=3 1 20 Tonopah Ext . Tono Min ... 0. i Verde Ext. 4 Ttah Apex . 1Titah Metals | 3 Wenden Cop pool der liguidation Cotton futur | fru chards, {has been w STAR, WASHINGTON, PRICES ON COTTON ARE FAIRLY STEADY New Orleans Market Quiet. Rain Prospects Offset Easy Cables. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March futures opened st 18.—Cotton M December, ains in the South served to offset relatively easy Liver- cables, and prices held fairly steady in the cotton market early to- da The opening was steady at a decline of 1 point to an advance of 3 points, and after selling off 3 or 4 points un- and Southern selling the market rallied to about yesterday's closing figury Private cables sald the decline in Liverpool was due to hedge selling, which had supplied covering and trade calling. Some trade buying to fix prices was reported here in carly trad: ing. but the bulk of the demand was triluted to covering by Wall Strect id local shorts. fluctuated be- cen 18.15 and nd was hold- nd of the firse Jul 18,18 at the New Orleans Quotat NEW ORI Mareh 19 (®).—| ned steady. March, | 18.35 17.97: July, 17 October, 16.84 bid; December, 1680 asked The market opened quiet, but as Liverpool cables were about s due first trades showed pains of 1 to 3 points. There was little disposition t trade in advance of the final ginnings report of the season, d iturday, which Is expected to he Learish Prices eased off slizhtly after the call to 17.94 for M: 17.54 for July and 16.85 for Octob to 3 points down from the opening fi At the end of the first half b ket was quiet. Noon o Steady. ORLEANS, March noon bids 18.00; Ju smber, 16, March 18 (#). 5 m. bids ste : October, 17. Janunary, 17.16. NEW Cotton March, October, NEW YORK futu -, 1868 mber, I COMMODITY NEWS WIRED STAR FROM ENTIRE COUNTRY March 18 fruit and vegetables escape cent storms almost unharmed was thinned out ine some but peaches will be on arly. DALLAS the move HAMMOND, fered week, but damuge was zin moving week. HIBBING. Minn of the Mesabi 1 rked thr ter. Ore is heing taken from the und ground properties and stock piled for shipment when navigation opens on the Great Lakes. DETROI v labor turnover 9 is claimed by the 0 be the lowest in the & tustry. tion suf 1y this | vy producers say | The fruit will b quantity next whe North in Mining Co. jut the Win Iron IW ORLE Retallers are buying conservatively, waiting to see | the crop outlook established before | making heavy commitments. Plant ing of crops like cotton, nd rice is a fortnight behind H.—Consider- is expressed here over the fact that Amoskeag mill operatives have voted to continue for six months the working ugree- ment now in ope fon. Wuges were cut 10 per cent a year ago OPPORTUNITY Are You Satisfied With the Amount of Your g Pay Check? The Wash E The Mutlal Life Insurince Company New York will lnuugurate claxxes of Instruction and Nalesmansh ROUGH, PRACTICA '"F Taesdny, Murch 30, 1 . at the Company’s offfees._Each class wiil meet two nights every week to complete the course of six, weeke. Ambitious, high-grade men, preferably those without life insurance selling ex- perlence, are invited to make applications to_join ‘the April clusses. Upon completion each course, places will be. able satisfaction Azency THE ¥ » N. It is the object and pu; pose of this Department to develope suc- ceasful life underwriters for this Com- puny. (ite Tnsurance is today a part of the modern scheme of by Tife. invites ¢ Life Insurance pratice, to n more sheedy flnan 4 of endens: Men who of the incom: P ent occupation or employment will do gl to serioun ! consider and investigate s opportunity. y ol S gur Work to SEE THAT YOU Conferences at our offices beginuing Wednesday, March 17, 19 Call, Write or Telephone: JOHNSON R. MORGAN Superintendent of Agents 423 SOUTHERN BUILDING SHORT-TERM SECURITIES. (Quotations_ furnished by Redmond & Co.) Noonr ’ Hfer. Adirond. P, 103 Alum. Co. of Amer. 7s 19 Amer, Beet Sugar s 1935 Am, el & el Co. 44 1020 29, . & L. 33 F 78 1 Fisher Body Corn. Bs 19280 1 Goodyear R. Re 1931 | Great Northern 73 1086 . Gulf 0il Corp. Pa, 5ibs 198 k. Val, R. R. C. Bs 19 WEIEEREREL 8 ST C SRR o he 1087 Morria & Ca. 7168 10300517 New York Central 6« 1935. . Oregon Short Line 4s 1020 R. 1930 3 e F e e e ey [ P e ot (s b fdb 1 Tnion 0il Tnion Pac R. R. C. 48 1 Westorn. Union 818 1083 - ‘estern_ Union s 1030 Westinghouse E.&M. 7s 1931 —————e SAN FRANCISCO.—Following in- corporation of the Pacific Dairy Products Co., a $5.000,000 concern, to take over National Ice Cream Co., this company and the Acme Ice Cream Co™are working out plans for IDIB SIIIN SR OIS SIS D DRSS D SR D DB LIE TR BESSEE BN SESewes8eSE55555500 SE333585335333R23es: PR EER e jrie=py 85533 co-operation in production and dis- tribution. A merger of the compasfes is not contemplated, officials state. Nicest Laxative, | “Cascarets” 10c Don't stay head- achy, dizzy, ick. Nothing else relieves 1 ). C., THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1926. Credit of 2 Billions | VAN SWERINGEN LINES Given to Farmers By Federal Systemr ¥ t v ¥ of al fan w K ak hia ar be m The Boeing mine | t W P of that bilious, consti- pated feeling so nicely as candy-like “Casca- -rets.” Take one or two of these pleasant laxative tablets any time, to gently stimu- . late your liver and start_your bowels. Then you will feel fine, your head becomes clear, stomach sweet, tongue pink, skin rosy. “Cascarets” gently cleanse, sweeten and refresh the entire system. They never gripe, overact or sicken. Di rections for men, women and chil- dren on each box, any drug store. Uni Credit of advanced t Federal since its establishy Farm Loan B port to the Speaker of the House he vesterday. Reporting them for credi the bunks were le While ke joint vunced $13 owers last 586,000 1 Through loan assoc farmers 1 12 land i L000,000 © their capital accounts, INVESTMENTS GAIN WITH Federal Reserve Board Reports Larger Co Bank Deposits. reported during the past year exce any othe said also to have b ord volume of s 1 States duri Rel ively rec clory hile the As a wih in e for iny “With fund 18, th ul Deen o mount of t en used ents il ving $6 high level imy i growt banks an ance companies.” STEEL IW YOI structi clined sh: e r- | fro estern. Snake sk wstime of Palestine. workers individual income of farm ers was reported as somewhiat er than in 1924, it was in larger ume th INCREASE DIVIDENDS Wall Street Curious as to Next Step of Brothers—C. & 0. Rate $12 for the Year. A dip of the paint-brush shows that this smooth paint is easy to epply $2,000,000,000 has been o agriculture through furm loan system it, the Federal 'd declared in a re- By the Aseociated Press. NEW YORK, March 18.—Wall Street was curious today as to what would be the next step of the Van Sweringen brothers in view of the Increase of dividends by constituent members of the proposed Nickel Plate merger re- ) State Commerce Commission ) A lus t‘rous white interior paint The Street Is interested in whether the brothers will attempt to dispose of as easy to keep clean as tile thefr large holdings while the stock is bringing a record price, or will offer a new merger plan eliminating the non- voting stock feature to which the com- mission found objection. Yesterday the Nickel Plate awarded stockholders an extra dividend of $1.25 on common stock. The Chesapeake & Ohio increased its dividend on common stock from a $4 to an $8§ s and declaved an extra dividend of $4. This will make a § ayment on stock for Lihe current year, a rate as large as ) 2 iy SUNLIGHT produces any announced by raflroads listed on a finish so satin-smooth that th ew York Stock change. The i " i i . Hocking Valley Rallroud announced dirt can’t cling to it. A* damp Similar dtvidends, cloth easily removes every surface Directors of all three roads met at :mudge. the Van Sweringen offices in Cleve- o land And thousands of users consider the rich, lustrous beauty of this paint unequalled by any other in- terior finish for walls and wood- work—at any price. Barreled Sunlight costs less than enamel and has greater covering power. When used in the white, it is guaranteed to remain white longer than any gloss paint or ena mel, domestic or foreign, ap- plied under the same conditions. Sold in cans from 1/ pint to 5 gallons. If more than one coat is to be used, apply Barreled. Sunlight Undercoat first. Barreled Sunlight Reg. U.S. Pat OF. HUGH REILLY CO. DISTRIBUTORS Paints for Every Purpose—Glass for Every Phone Main 1703 1334 N. Y. Ave. Barreled Sunlight is sold by the following dealers: loans last year of ,903 borrowers by the board de- airly made upon 15 by the land thin those in 1924, stock Jand banks a 1,430,000 ) 19,699 bor- veir, compared with 0" 11,390 produ in local national farm id, practically own the nks, having furnished ut of the § 000 in If you want a tint— By simply adding colors- in-oil to Barreled Sunlight; you can obtain exactly the tint you want to match any scheme of interior decoration. Ask about the new Bar- reled Sun- light Tinting Colors in handy tubes. HIGH INCOMES dividends by the three rail- timated at $5,100,000, with Sweringens getting about rporate Earnings and tot, re e Van A » Railroad now remains the only other one of the roads in the pro- d merger which has not increased dividends. week the quette advanced its rate from €6 basis, with an extra dividend of §2 The minority committee of the Ches- apeake & Ohlo, which fought the pro- larize and steady incomes | posed merges ¢ at Richmond ceived by individ | called upon the Van Sweringen inter- the hoard and | ests to reimburse the road for ex penses incurred during the merger proceedings. Counsel for the Van | Van Sweringens has estimated that the total sost of the unsuccessful con solidation stion was about $3,000,000 Directors of the road at Cleveland declined to comment on the minority commitien's request, 211 Reserve Board yestel that corporate earnin its ded those |y recent r. There wa N almost re urity issues in the : the same period. sma there wis a lu e of funds av result stment. 1s flowing into investment ard found the year during which a large national income had for manent improve the volume of the s had been exceptionally POTATO TRADING SLOW. CHICAGO, March 18 (®).—Potatoes cars; total United 44; 3 Cuba; 13 market about Wisconsin, cked, round 2.90a4.10; mostly 4.0024.10; shade higher: sacked, kings, Minn, sacked, round whites, 14.00; ked, russe Burbanks, 14,00; Idaho, sacked, russets, 3.90a States shipments, lust year ; Canadian: trading low an in any oth in 1 00.000,00 er than in we-time record re more than $ 00,000,000 1 snaumers at @ Need the b d con has heen a ned nimodities, has nd industry, and has hee a col su which n the fa that all fac- ushed to capacity It of upply the demand. vir [ — | Moths Feed on Grease | Gre: S tract | Sl e o el e ¢ Grease Spots. Remove theam with Carboua befors putting your clothes away. UnBURNABLE Cleaning Fluid REMOVES GREASE SPOTS ting is a favorite : Bedouin inhabitants | | 2003006047 Stae Boties t all reg S ¥ n 1§08 18th Nt.") & BOSWELL Md. 7 SALES DECLINE. UK. March 18 (P).— steel the last w rply from the volume fore total pproxi 10 against 60,000 Bridge Co. re ) tons from the 450 tons COBLENTZ P! N. Cap. St. & Fla. Ave. COLUMBIA HARDWARE (0. ‘olumbla Pike. Ariington, . DISMER, 4 14th S X Clarendon, TURVIL 16 Con . 2008 K. 1. Ave. N i 'LE UNIVERSITY HARKDWAR Wi W TER BROS.. Silver Spring, M 1o the There’s a big swing on the tire world. Is Swinging . to MICHELINS AST year Michelin's business grew three times as fast as the rest of the tire business. This year—ditto. Something more than words did that. It was Mileage. It’s a fact that Michelins give 369 more miles than the average tire. That means-a big saving in dollars and cents. Isn’t it worth while trying it out for your- self? ‘ Washington Wholesale Warehouse: 1417 Irving Street Telephone Columbia 898 Phone us for address of, nearest Michelin Dealer The Michelin Tiger- Grip Tread is the best non-skid tread ever de- vised. MICHELIN ~ Comfort Balloons “36% more miles”» T T LT T T T TR PO ars srmeressnes cesssena e i LT T T TR