Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1926, Page 30

30 FINANCIAL, ¢ [ BONDS oz mimine] Recelved by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office, ! : - ©Oven ' Hizh. Low. Close. Oven. Hizh. Low. Closs. L K Atams Exp (6). 104 107 104 106 |Hannaistpt.... 50 50 50 60 ‘f,'!};[‘,fl ,::fl;%‘.» L ! Advance Ri 1 12 12 12 12 tman (3%)... 28% 28% 28 28 Sale High. p'n' 2:55. Ahumada (1) g% 8 8% 8% [Hayes W (133) 38K 39% 38% 89K Lib3te 67100 28 100 28 10028 : ol e e Air Reduetn(15) 111% 111% 111% 111% g;mg;z;;m)» 1}: :;V' z:}: };‘n —_— Lib 24 4s 71009 1009 moo Ajax Rubber.... 10% 11 104 10% . : Lib1st43s 27 102 10 1027 1021 Mederate Response to Early! Allisd Chem (4) 1161 1175 1148 11| BOUNOTOL - 88 38 S0 0% Two U. S. Issues and Several Lib2 4. 205 10031 10026 100 81 ed Cm pf (7). 119% 120 2 1 89% 8 e o %s. Drop Fails to Last. |Ameradscormn. s 28 ‘28t 28 |nuaSioorcr. sz 10 2w 7 Rails and Utilities Top | Lisen i ias 10220 10219 t0220 m’Agricul Chm 2 . 2 26 7 i : | Am AgriChpr... 71% 71% 70% 704 2::;0:150([1 9 e Z?& Z:?: zm 1926 Record. TN s T U Steel Declines. | AmBank N 1.60. 361 361 36% 86% ;. 2 2 . US4%s52. 7 1 10731 107 31 107 3¢ AmBKNpr (3 57 B BT BT |MinolsCen (7). 117% 117h 117K 1174 FORNIR SIS SO 44 Ll “hee 23! 2! RN, ? . 5 VEST. :fi :::::hs“'.l.r flv‘: %:‘4: ;:: El%.l:::‘r’s?::} ;%l:n 2 52“ 92“ 92 92 | BY GEORGE T. HUGHES. Argentine6s Juss. 18" oun ‘fl'-“‘“‘”‘" B Am Brake Sh (€) 118K 118% 118% 118K |Inland 8¢ (336).. 28% 384 3T% 3TW| o, b, nnien 10 The Stard Argentine 6s Oct 69 94 Special Dispatch to The Star Am BrBovEl(2) 83 88% 323 32 |Inspiration (2).. 221 224 224 224! - il 8.—Buying of |ATEentine 6s A.... 24 < ™ k ‘ 42 42% |Interurh Rap Tr. 3415 341 83% 34% W YORK, Apri ying NEW YORK, April 8.—The stock | Am Can(2)..... A8 b “ | Intcontal Rubber 18% 18% 18 18% | Investment bonds went on actively in :rmunu.a. 8 market today went lower fn the early | Am Canof (7). 138% 128 130 Internat Agri... 181 1814 18% 184 today's market, both on the exchange | Ar&entine 7a trading, with numerous declines of a j Am Car&Fay «6) 88 3 SR Int Bus Ma (3).. 41% 41% 41% 41%]and é:rlr:dlns oper :zeorc;!urgir.m:: Auu!r:.";: L] - - b ew I'ec point or more. Then it made a l::m“: _:m:;ru‘._ [ §" 43 ;:{S::',:,‘,,“(’,, 2;“ «‘s;“ ::h :;% C:‘"‘: we?e I;qv,ahll:hod. among them erate response to a rather sharp buv-| & Gxoress (6). 118 18 VL. oo | Int Harveser (6) 118 118 1174 117% | new tops In two United States Gov- ing movement in some of the rails | TG COLFRR. . HHE L 10 10 |Inter Harpf (7). 121% 122 121% 122 | ernment issues, the second 4% Liber- E oz which might figure in one or another | 7T Rt bel: - 10 17" 481 46 |(ntMtehpf(5.20). 69 59 57 68 | tles and the recently issued 3% per [Bel .85 9 he mergers which were so much | ) 119 | Int Mer Marpf.. 87% 38% B3T% 88%| cent Treasury bonds. The principal [Belgtum 73g 2 108% 108% 108% L kea about three months ago. but [ AmIse (+10) .. 1204 1204 119% 1104 | I Mo B vt 6. e TE S| (o0 e ever, was in the high |Belgium 8 12 106% 106% 106% Which. tn, thetr original form, encoun. | Am Internatl... 87 Jui 3w aua|IntPaper......l BI4 613 50 50| grade rail and utility obligations. Bern 8s. . 2 107% 107% 107% tered "official opposition. e [ 9% 97 96 O Inti Paer ot (). 921, 924 82 924 In the railroad group buying was LR K 98% prices dropped again. Am Tocopf (10, 118 © 119 118 119 |[NtTel& Tel (6). 117% 118% 11 not confin D) - i O preferred, wete in active de- | AmRyExp(6) 78 T8 78 78 |goncitySouth.. 40 41% 39% 40%| nigh. Bonds of the class of Southern |Canada o 19s . . oo e Wabash common al 40, was up | Am Sarety RS Bk 48N 4D Ihe|KanCSop (). 621 63 62% 63 | Rallway 48 and Wabash 6iss also|Canndabigs 1039, . 7 102% 10214 1024 15 & point, Bot these ‘wirong | AMEhIDS Com. WK 106 9% Tk 16 s0ld higher than at any previous time |Chile 7s 1943, 17 101 100% 101 f-‘m":»rx; in the rallway section had |Im -‘::2125',!1;‘::747,“ “!‘t ::5., H‘m lw} Kelsey wm.,. A 6 |this year. g Chile 85 1926 1 101% 101% 101% = 5 vers of the : g b 4 | K t (). .. 21 i o, ed Gas | Chi| % Raltimore and Ohio were either un- (47 StIPdys (3). 42% 9% 42 & |KinneyGR (4)'. 654 65% 66K 654 | natw highs. Other gains worthy of Chiness Gov k. (43 4z 2% changed or lower. ‘The worst feature | TR SUZAY (. 88 08 G5 G, |Kreske §8(120). 477 47 6% 46% | pote were made by Missourl Pacific |Christiania 6. 6 99% 99% 89l from the standpoint of those Interested | {7 JURET RE (20 101 401 TS Lyl | Kuppenheim(2). 30 30 30 30 | g series D" and Northern States |Con PowJapanii.. 9 914 91 914 fn higher prices was the PORSUSCET A Tobacen (A, 11372 1104 11416 1144 |Lee Tire & Rub.. 10% 11% 10% 11% | Power refunding 6s. which tbuched gnx:,;r::u”.‘, 1osod 99 a9k Tessure against United States Steel | A Tob V. 11R% 1125 113% | Leh&Fink ctf(3). $1% 31% 31% 81%/ par. : - |Cul s 13 101% 101% 101% And the leading moloE. AL ST w T:h::‘y}f‘txm “g" ”;% 110 110 [Liggett& M (t4) 76% 75% 75 75'| The trend in the foreign group gmnom rots [l 7 9T% 8T% 974 mon had sold above 123 on Wednes |\, wy 'woe) 2 49 49 49 |LIE&MYB (1. T4% 70s 7% 74%|was uphard. Some of the German |Czecho8s1esi..... 7102 102 102 Aay and had closed at 122. It went |\ /(o ¢ 3215 291 20% |LoewsTne (3)... 4714 37% 874 373 | municipal and provinclal issues were | Czecho 8s 1952 ct.... 8 101 100% 100% off easily today getting rean: 'fmr Am Wool pf (1) 75% 76'a|Lonz Bell A (4).. 477 4774 47% 47%|in better demand, notably City of | nanien Munic8sA. 1 110% 110% 110% what was expected 1o be an unfavor- | 7 Vo0l T 7% 7% |Lorillard(3). 88% 8% 18% 38% | Berlin 6s. German 78 gOt Up 10| pDenmary o 2 o2 102% 1023 abie report on e AEures ooy | Anaconda (3). . i b Lo 10l 10w 14% 102 Fgaln. fi.‘;’;."“;'fi'i:ms.fd‘;‘:"}:;?rfi gfitfim-m 5Y.. b 102 103% {%2 ay. ‘General 2 g Y ? Archer-Dani 87% 8 g 2 t - L 'ch East 16s47.. 4 103% 103% Motor succumbed to the selling with [ 11CRet- D 951 96% (Louls&Nsh (8). 124 126 123% 125 |w point. Brazil 78 were the mOSt |Duyech Kast16s 62, 4 103% 103% 103% little lravctnf lhen;‘o\&l'o"n‘pgls‘l':;\’l‘v‘“h Acto ot 3 4: Ludlum 2)..... 36% 86% 36% 36 active of the .‘}n;use ?nm;:‘l;-:ns. but | mintang 7s. o 96 95% 95 Baldwin Locomotive 5 Armour 111 A (2 224 224 | ap b 4| without much chan . . |French7s.. 46 891 894 89% the other speculative favorites. Less | [T000Ty)) (pS®! 0% 10% ,;5&';’3?,“(‘:‘,7"_ S B Ban Sl Domestic speculative bonds were ir- | pranch 73 PR el than $1 a share wn:n_oarr:‘;fl ;:‘\ :n: ATRBIACOT (> 204 20% | Mack Trucks (8), 111% regular. The rails \\'Tre a litl'l]e mxl:v French 8; 54 101% 100% 101% preferred stock in Y in the absurd | ASSODry G(215) 42 42 414 41%|NackTk2d pf(7). 106 er, but the industrials and the trac- | German 7s 51 102 101% 102 common was Fm";l;e“d :‘l‘““‘;:“;“‘“ high | Atchison (T).... 126% 126% 126% |2§:: Macy HR& Co.. 91% unm:i ‘dralxhge?. 2 1:')m-’e vlvn:wfit:c:id ;i:r- Ger Agr Ba; .72 97T 96% :3 speculation o - e Atl Birm & At %1% 1% B b mand for the Erie Junior issu GerGenElec7s.... 56 98 97% 97% A 45 Shhis SouRLimot ey e Al Congt T, (1) 1084 107 = 198% 197 | pagma Cop (3)... 384 Missouri Kansas-Texan adjustments. Haitios..... 97% exdept for the fact e @ L At GuIr&WY.. a8 “Sh' R0% 8Pularmaey. . . /s a9 United States Rubber 6s were a trifle (1 o " oin Ll Sl T‘fl‘,rs":,'l“‘? 108l ane| Atlantic Refine. 106t 106 105% 108% | an'm) Supi4¥) - oy higher. There was good support ghe | e e rrincipal holdinks, represen 1 rent | Atlan Ref pf (7). 116% 115% 116% 115% | \an Shire (13). 25 the Cuban sugar honds. which disre- | TAPARS88 81, o which sre indifferen Atlas Powdr (4). 56% bate 56% B5% |yaraeareont) 35, garded the weakness in raw sugar. [18Panese 6 . fluctuations Austin-Nichols. . 20 20 19% 20 |narket Stprior.. 45 Union Oil of California 5s lost a point. f y lif e TR 27 28 23% 23% cLo HEAVY Baldwin T, (7)... 102 - 103% 101% 102% [Marland OI1 (4)." 53 International Mercantile Marine 65 |pexico 4510 asntd. 10 23% 214 23% Balto& Ohlo(5) 87's 87% 864 87 |Martin-Parrv(2) (9% sl , Mexico 55 assented. 11 39% 39% 59% e 68 681 684 | Mathieson (4) New lssues included the $1.350.000 | Notheriands 6s54. 7 103% 108% 1036 Prices Dip Downward in Final Hour | Balto & Oh pf(4) fl;:fi = 5 Dentst (5). Eastern New Jersey Power 5is, of- | NolNcrAN s TR iRe e of Trading Rarastall A2y S o6 2% 26 |Maytag(2)..... fdred tosyiold 6,10 ver cant; 810000 | Norwiy S%is.. ... 01 98k Site..9ald e 5 4 Pittsburgl tilitles two-year, Jorway 6s. 7 . Beech-Nut (13).. 56 56 56% b6 |Mexican Seabd 000 Norway 68 1943 8 100% 100% 100% The closing was heavy. Prices| 2esth-Nut (110 - 38 S8 3% gl Miami Cop (1). . per cent rnotes at par, and $200.000 | Noryay gs1944... 12 101 100% 101 dipped_downward again in the finallgoy i r'srael. 41% 41% 41 41 |Mia-Continent. United Fuel and Supply first 68 at | Norway 6s 1952 3101 100% 100% dealings, when ea\-.}' i:“hng‘;:l:i‘;::‘ Beth Stl pf (7). . " Mmdlostltan.. par. Orfent Devdeb 6s.. 2 88% 88% 88% in & number of specialties. B had % M1d States Ol at. . iy ’ Woolen dropped almost 4 polnts to the el s Midland pf(110). 118 e e lowest price in 10 vears. While the|geiggs arex cd).. 297 I REate) . RE-ELECT N. & W. HEADS. |paris orieans 1 preferred broke 5 points. - Central | piin‘yin rr (7. s2u Mis Kan & Tex. . ¢ LBy Peru 7158 Leatner preferred. Unien Oil of Call | g o' pe(y. 80% Missour! Pacific Peruss. .« I:lrni;‘in‘a;;lml nl‘lotd‘ ;g::’el: Ior:“':::r;ld BkIn Un G($11). B ;:V, ::;nll:.!:lr. Po:v?:i All Directors of Road to Serve| pg.ndeyso cohol sold Brown Shoe (2). . i) oy i Poland 8s s the Van Sweringen m.[ ‘er:::;:xo:ar: Brunswick Balk. 261 26% 3;‘,..‘“',,. Ward.._ 6414 Again—Needles Again President. Barte Aagis b from their early highs Thowed. in. | Brunswick Ter 10 10 Moon Mot (3)..." 31 ROANOKE, Va., April 8 (®).—All | Prague 715 3 Combubtion Engineering S0 ol | B & 8usy . .. S1% “$1% o i S O Lo directors of the Norfolk and Western Queensland 6; 3 D e Burns Bro (10).. 129 129 i g 20 Railway Co. were re-elected at the |Queensland7s..... | mated 1,100 s Bur Add Ma (3).. 864 864 86 86l |Motor Met(3.60). 404 annual meeting of the stockholders | pi o ae yor se 194 5 Bush Terminal.. 20% 20 201 201 (Motor Whi(2)... 2714 here today. Following the stockhold- | hto de Jan 8s 200 108 180 8% 6 5 5 |Munsingwr (3).. 34% A S 8 Rio de Jan 8 47 2 997 99% 89% - Butte Cop (50¢). . h M ‘Bod ers’ meeting a special meeting of the | gy o "nols s 1101 101 101 Markets at a (;lance Butte&Super(2). 123 125 12y 123 | Murray Body. ! board of directors was held for or- |£12GrDoSuisec. 1108 168 10 S 38 8 | SiNewMNotore: gantzation &nd A C. Neadles was |gyp paulo 1980 6103 103 103 Calif Pkg (18 . 130% 130% 128% 1288 ){,l{?)u}l‘fléfll:. 79v elected president of the company. Saxon (P W) 7; 17 85% 95% 95% NEW YORK—Stocks heavy: Amerl | Callf Potrol ( s s @1 s NatCashRench) e g b oy il ROl can Woolen lowest in vears, 'onds [Callghan Zine. .. . . 94 | N - - i erbs Crot Slo 8 17 90% "90% 90% irregular; ralls and utilities firm: oils| Calumt&A(14%2) 570 G675 67ta 57% |Nat Cloak .:;;.» DRY GOODS TRADE QUIET. |qoiiii ot v ™ - 15 [00n 1000 1024 lower. Foreign exchanges mixed;|Calume&H(1%). 1% 14 et Do Rt NEW YORK. April $.—Cotton goods | Sweden 6s. .. -1 104% 104% 104% French and Belgian francs easier. Cot- | Can Pacific (10). 156 156 Nt Disithiers. . | markets were qulet today, with prices|Swiss 5% s 1946.... 37 103% 102% 103% ton -barely steady; predictions favor-|Case Threshing.. 78l 78 ¢ Lead pf (1), jsteady. Print cloth quotations were | Uruguay 8: 1 107% 107% 108% able weather. ugar higher; trade | Cent Leather . 125 12% N QI"V&L((“’Ci | unchanged.at 7% cents for 64-608, and | Utd Kingm . 4 1187% 118% 118% buying. Coffee firm: slow Brazilian |Cent Leatherpf. 50 50 Nat 8upply (3) . 87 cents for 68-72s. Raw silks eased [Utd Kingm 5%837. 90 104% 104% 104% market. CenturyRIb(3). 18 18% 18. 13|\ n 2R off § to 10 cents a pound in a mlow | Utd Steam Copen6s 1 94 94 94 CHICAGQ—Wheat firm: . export [CerreDe® (1. &3 St Q0 0, I Nev market. Grand XX grade now ‘tops MISCELLANEOUS. business. Corn higher: light receipts. (L{rudmé‘::. ¢ 165 137 15% 16 2) the list at $6.45 a pound. Am AgriChem7%s 8 104% 104% 104% Cattle steady. Hogs firm Cn::d'-cl pf(4). 35% 86% 341 84% |NY Canners(c2). 3 PG = Am Chain8s....... 2 100% 100% 100% | |Ches& Oh (112). 121% 124% 1213 123% | NY Central (7). ' RUBBER GOES LOWER. Am Cotton Oli5s. .. 2 9314 931 934 Ches&O pf (6%). 129 129 129 129 NYC & StL(t11). Am Repubdeb 6s... 5 99k 99 99% WALL STREET BRIEFS | |G Aiton ™ OTH Th 7% {,rggfla&vlvh"' ’W"__""""\"(')‘;‘_"k'" :'"l‘:"; e AmSmit& Ristss $0:100% 1004 100% e NYOn s NEW YORK, April 8-Crude rub-{AmSmit&R6s.... ¢ 108 108 108 D ar st ot 20% ook 10% 20w |Norfk & Wni(t8). 1 ber, standard grade, was quoted at|Am Sugar ref 9 103% 103% 108% NEW YORK, April 8 (P).—Control [Chi Ml & St P 104 10% 10 [North A (B3.40). 55 cents a pound today. This compares |AmT& Tcltr4s.. 65 97% 9% 97% S e o8 C StPopf. 15% 1B 18%, | North Am pf(3). with 66 cents Wednesday. 57 cents|AmT& Teltrbs. . 20 102t 102% 102 of the United Cigar Stores Co. of [ChiMil& StPpf. 15% N 4 L, % | n e America will pass to the newly organ- [ Mil &StPotfs. 10 10 10 |NthAm Ed ;;u.)_ {e month ago and 425 cents a vear AmT&Tsf6s... 174 100% 100'4 100% ized Union and Tobacco Corporation, a | CMi1&StP pfefs. 15 15% 15% ;3::,“...:?}_.3» % | ago. :m '&;&(T avgvnksl,.-. ): 105 104% 104% e e e Tl iy 1504 | o1t We1t Bup (22 5 e Am Writing Pap 83 5 45 reported in Wall Street vesterday.|Chi& Nw pf (7). 120% 120% 12 2 e up . 3 While no official comment is available, | Chi Pnea T (5).. 96% 98 98 |Omnibus. ELECTED TO DIRECTORATE. |Anaconda 1at 36 1t is understood that the United Cigar |Chi R 1 & Pac 44 a4y 44 |Onyx Hoslery. .. NEW YORK, April § (#. -E. L. |Anacondaecva Stores stock held by the Tobacco|CRI&Ppf(7).. 97% 98 88 |Oppenheim (3).. { Smithers, for several vears vice presi- | Andes Cop 7s ro - Products Corporation will be trans- [Chile Cop (23).. 32% 32% 32% | Orpheum Cir(2) . dent of the Louisville & Nashville |Armour&Co4izarf. 7 ferred to the new corporation, which {Chino Copper. . 2 20 20 |Otis Elevator(6). Railroad, in charge of finance and ac. | Armour Del5izs... 19 has made sufficient purchases for its|ChryslérCorp(3) 843% 34% 3% 34l | Otls Steel. . counting, has been elected a director Assoclated Oll 88 l? own account, combined with the To- |Chrysler pfA(S). 1013 101% 1014 ] ooy o PO to il the vacancy caused by the death { Atlantio Refin5s... 7 bacco Products - holdings, to give it |Coca Cola (7).... 144 145 148% 143% | Outlet Co (131 of L. W. Botts, some time ago. Mr. | Barnsdall 6sctis. .. 23 ownership of between 90 and 95 per |Col Fuel &lron.. 29's 20 29% 20 |Owens Bot (t4). Smithers will continue as vice_ presi- | Bell Tel Pa5sB... 12 cent of United stock. The new cor- |ColG& B (2.60). 74+ T4% 7x:i 4% I pgeotl (3)....:. dent. Bell Tol Pa6sC.... 6 poration, which is a holding as well | Col Carbon (4)... 64 66% 63% 65% |pacyara Mot (3). Bath Stebipin bet.. & as an operating company, may even- | Com Cred (2) 32 82 81% S8l%|p,100 Mot(1.80). e | Beth Steel r£6s.... 6 tually offer to exchange iis own shares |Com Crpt B (). 25% 28% 28% 264 |pan.Am (6)..... it s3% 834 33 g, |Both Steel ska .. 26 for minority holdings of United stock | Com Solv B . 130 130 130 130 |pgn am B (6)... sunl l:m ety 2 34 | gethiehem Steel 63. 50 outstanding Congoleum-N 16% 16% 16% 16 Pai-AmWaB(2). Symingtos AL}, 18, 18 .18 _1g |Brier HBt LD - r ey 2 528 52 62% | Panhandle. ..... A Bklyn Ed gen o 9 104 104% 104% F. H. Altred presidsnt of the-Pers jOansel SIS 3" ®2 3 |Panhandlepr . Telautogra(60c). 11 11 II 11 [Bkiyn Union5%s.. 32 130 1295 1295 s iy, L e 2% 91% 91% | Park & Tilford. . Tenn Copper (1). 124 124 126 1214 gross and net earnings for March |Consol Gas (5).. O e tony St B0% B0M Bow|CalttPete®s.... 6104 1033 103% were ahead of March last vear, and he |Conso! Text!l . . " Y # Cen Leath 6s 46 cfs 12 100% 100 100% ) 76% 6% 6% 76% |Pennsy RR (3) Tex Gulf 8 (10). 1315 131% | Cen Y expected the first half of 1926 would |Cont Can (t O T e e Texguise 11 s 131% | chiie Copper 68 32... 19 1074 1074 107 show larger gross and net than last |Cont Insur (8). 12., I!' 4 -+ Peoples Gus( T.x&?lbc&‘dr 185 Tan ColGas& Elbs.... 3 100% 400% 100% vear. March gross exceeded the $3.-|Cont Mot (80c) 1% “ 29" 34914 | Pere Marq ”')". The Fair.(2.40). . 291 29y ColGas & El 5ssta. 1 100% 100% 100% 168.065 of March, 1925, by 15 per cent. | Corn*Prod (3)_ - o by = i CommonwI!th P 6s. 7 103% 103 103 jer ¢ St (5).. 69 69% 69 691 |Pere Mar pf (5). Third Aventue. 8615 37 The company has just ordered 350 |CruclbleS b wsk Sl EMBICON): . Tide Water(1%4). 82 82. 32 g |ConCoalMdistSs. 2 80% 80 80% box cars from the National Car Co.|Cruciblepf(1).. 8 988 58 S| L TC0 ofs) [ Tide W OIL DE(S). 93% 98%: 637 8374|ConGas N Y 5%s.. 84 106% 105% 105t for Canadian busines Cuba Cane Sugar 9% o i ” J ) 3 * | Consumers Pow 55. 6 100% 100% 100% 1% 4 41% 42 |Phila& RC&I.. Timken (14). ol A = SubaCanty il liw tan A4 4% |Prilips Pet ). Tobao Prod (1) Cuba Canecvs... i8 93 91 g3 (el P " Cuba Cane cv 8s. 9 98 PARIS, April 8 (®).— Prices were |Cuban Domin 8155 B4's B4l Béw|Plerce-Arrow of. Det Edison 68 40... 6 102''102% 1021 heavy on the Bourse ‘todav. Three OUUEbY Pk (D). S S8 SHE CIB b T 0N ?rnfl-i;:'(g;'- gk R R Det dlsonret 6s... 3 108 1078 1014 : T troncy e Cush-.an's (8).. maerw 4t Dodge w i 6s. .. 7 % 95 Fonen " Exchange —on Tondon, ‘10| Cuvamel Fr (411 46 46% 46 46% Byt | UnCarbide (6).. 821 824 81% 824 |puqL&P5%s49.. 2 106 1054 105% francs 10 centimes. Five per cent|pantelBoone.... % % % %/ pitteCoal pt. UnOI (). B4 428 0K 41% | Duguesno Light 6a. 2 1064 106 1064 loan, 57 francs 30 centimes. The dol- | Davison Chem... 30% 31 80% 20% |pyitje pr(11.20). 7 gfldl’;fg'tcl fsozi' 304 'S0 8o 'a5%)getCubaSug7%s. ¢ 106 105% 106 lar was quoted at 28 francs 8013 |Del & Hud (9)... 158% 169 }5'73% {gg PItU pf ct nt1.20. UtaClgar S (62). 91% 9% 91y 97 |EmpireG & F Tis. 24 1024 102 1024 ——— e, = 1% 127 1er- SRR United. Drug (8). 1424 142 1421 142,; | Fisk Rubber 8 e At . tro .- ’ 8 a 3%). 67 57 7 g7 |Goodric 8.0 | Devoe&Ra(2.40). 86% 36% 386% 36%|pogtum (4.40)... UtdDrg 18t(3%) . 7 19 10 110% 110% 110% NASH INCOME GAINS. Dodge Bros 82% 32% 31% 32%|presged Steel(n) Utd Frult (112).. 258 266 263 256 7 121% 120% 120% , 884 B3% €81 3% H Utd Ry Invest... 27 27 27 27 o SNOSHA, Wis.. April 8 UP)—The | D0d8e BE (7). “ Pr Stl Car pf (7). i’ S & B 43 101% 100% 101 el o The | D0 e Mines (2). 16% 16% 16 16 [pr e Refners Utd Ry Inves pf. % 85 $15s 5 96 96 96 Nash Motor Co. vesterday reported that | Dome Mine 2047% 204% 201% 208% | BUb Ser NJ (5).. 78 78 11% 17y |USCIPEF(10). 4714 1704 171% 171 | Hoe & Co B8 .0 2 03 08 o3 for the first quarter of its 1926 fiscal year. | DUpO s 028 102% 102% 102% 5 4| U8 Distributing. 47- 47K 46K 46y, | Humble anding February 28, its met comeqis, | Dupont deb (6).. 1 % Pub SNIpf (7). 1064 105% 105% 108% | & 2l an'(3). 521% 58 51 51s | 1llinots Bell 1st 6s. 24 1026 102% 1028 dated income with that of its subsi 09 109% 100 109 | PubSNJIpf (&) 117% 117% 1174 1174 | U 3 ROTNCE O g6I0 g0, {5 Tilinois Stest 4%4s.. 33 96 95 . 35 dlary. the Ajax Motors Co.. was §.|Sastman (1) 1 20 o84 28% | PUbSE&G pf(6) 81% o7 974 o7y (U8 InE A1c0 B4 B4 v Bos | IntMer Marine6s. 104 87y 874 874 s o a5 0nemods . | Eaton Axle (2).. 28% H Pullman Co (8). 166 157% 156 166% | U S Realty (4).. a8 Poperbs47.... 14 93 921 920 LSl poeidiolngll T T L TG T Punta Alex Sug. 36% 26w 30% a6 |USRuvber...... 69K 70w €8y esy | 1o TR oy 16 98% 984 984 r the sam: ar ago. L(16%). 3 U S Rub 18t 108 ¥ AT F g:::": S 2::: 25:: 19 ::::&ill"(:"zi': ‘?’2% ‘?‘?‘ ‘2":“ ‘::“ HE ‘;'(‘c:;/')' 1;;‘ l;;'/. 1;:;9‘ 1“ !mT&::':.A 5. 5: ll;:“ :;?:: :1‘7;“ &Lt Steel 20% | Kan CP&L 58 A 53. ; WILL PAY 30 PER CENT. ElecPowr®io, S0n 920 92w 92% | RadioCorpora. 36 870 354 36 |0 s meect ot (). 1264 1269 120" 120 oG & 6s62.. 4 104% 104% 104% AVANA, April 8 GP).—Plans an. 16)., 77% 77% 76% 76%|RadiGCPf (334). 46% 461 46% 46% | UniPlolstpf(8) 91 91 91 91 | felly-Spring 8s 105% 105% A Elec Sto Bat(16) .. Uni Ple 18t p: ) Kelly-Spring partment for the liquidation of the Horn pf 5 3 y Con P Univ Pipe pi . 3 0 63 |Lorillard (P) b8 assets of the National Bank of Cuba, |t B 26% 2% 26% 204 |Resding (4)..... 83% B4 88 B4 | oo o0 Gl o s B PO () T8 1185 118% closed several years ago. propose pay- | iirie ist pf. - 3 aek 3tk 38 IReadingza () abi atw 4ty | Vratm OV 150 1ok Tee daw|LouisvG A E 994 99t ment of 30 per cent to creditors who | grie 2d pf. 341 84% 34% Remington Type. It 100 100 5 tiSug st 7%s. 3 100% 100% v Va-CarCh 6% pf 59% 60 59% g |ManatiSug e o T N BEE R new 11 D ona i, s Ao e VaCarChT% bf bW - 98 0~ 95w 3la-Con €58 40 2108 102% 103 & 1 Vi .. Tt l;:;nxfi‘:z:\?«r"\fc)»i Bt l;g’é lfiz% 81 no;;'-rlogn:‘s z‘:‘s’) :;-4 :a”v; 25'“ 253'2 w:‘“ i 8914 40% 3R a!:: ?n".:‘crool:::% . g BUILDING SLUMP DELAYED. | "0\ 1.,,,2.:4 . o B |RutlandPf.... 42 42 42 42 |wabashpfA (8) TI& T2 TI% 1% |NOriing Tel s 2 102% 102% 102% NEW YORK. April 8 (P)_—The|FrstNat8(l%)- & Safety Cable (4). 45} 45% 45% 4pi | Walworth (1.80) 19% 19% 19% 19%|N'vpaison 68 44... 7 1034 103% 1034 building {ndustry aparently still defles | Fisher Body (). 23“ fg“ ?g“ ELSOMPRL (). 01 B0l a9 333 Ward Baking B.. 832% 33 32y g2y gyml.ou‘*l 10 118% 116 116 prediction, save Bradstreet's, and the |Fisk Rubber. . Yo fow Tow|SULA&Swnr(1). 9% 89% 89 8oy | WestPPopf(T) 108 108 108 108" |NY G Ar a2 100 104% 106 often heralded headlong slump still | FiskR18tpfs(7). 8%, 385 ‘873 - 38l |StL Southwest.. 661 67% 6% G7% | West Maryland.. 12% % 12 12 | Ny Tel 434S .. 4 98% 984 984 aeems o be delayed. Permits fsued |Flelschman(2).. 384 8% (BTS00 | goniie (48)..... 46% 4614 46% 46y |WestMdzapf.. 18 18 18 18 [NT 76 15 109% 109 109% at 142 cities in March, aggregated |Foundation (8) 64 62w G4 |Seaboard AlrL.. 31 81 30% 30%| WestPacific.... 86 35 35 35 [\ yomeigs4s. 2 110% 110% 110% 354,385,379, a gain of 5.9 per cent i:axillm’?l“.)!” 8% 23 2315|Seabd AIrLpf.. 34 .84 34 34 |WestPacpf (6). 7; 1;:;5 l'“ 79 | North'Am Ed 15 103% 103% 103% over March last vear. Total expendi- | Freeport-Te Sears:Rn (2%4). 48% 48% 47% 484 | West AB(1T%). lls% H g‘\: 1124 | Nop States Pow 58.. 42 99% 100 were $823,871,898, a gain of 2.3 per|Gen Am Tnk (3). £ 4| ghattuck F G(2). 544 56% 54% 56% eel B Otis Steel T%s. 2 cent over the same period of 1925, GenAsphalt. . 61 61 59% 60%|hell Un (140).. 25% 264 26 25% | Wheel & L Epf. a 3108 108 108 . - Gen Asph pf (5). 101k 101% lglllh lg‘l,k Simmons(12.25). 45% 4B8% 45% 48% | White Mot(l).; 0?.!/: Gm u:z afi: ;z I:gu 1:: 1:’“ 3 (4).. 60 50 msPet (1)... 21% 21% 214 21% | White Mot (rts). 2 INITIAL DIVIDEND. g:: g‘l::r(!cly... 306 30744 303 304% g:fimwm .- 21% 21% 20% 208 | White Enle'n). 2:% 2;% Zg% 12% |; :sé :g; }ol g . April 8 (®).—Anini- 80c) 11% 1% “11% 11%|ginclalrpf (8)... 92 92 92 | 92 | Wickwirectfs... % 106% 105% n.‘?'fiffmfi&“fif |1‘n::er cent manba:n 0‘:%‘::;‘:‘.!‘/:7 38 38 38 38 gmlyonln 30 30 297 29%| Willys-Overland. 24% 24% 28% 243 3 106% 105% 105% Aeciared by the Collins & Alkman Co.. | Gen Gas bf A(8). 106% 105% 105% 105% |Sloss Sheft (8).._ 110% 1101 109% 110 | WillysOdpf(7). 964K 96K 96 9615 154100 $98% 100 on its 7 pg? cent cumulative preferred | Gen Mot (112)... 120% 120% 118% 119% ['Sou Dairles A(4) 49% 50 49% 50 | WoolwthFW(5) 151% 152 148 150 8 105 104% 105 stock, payable May 1, to holders of S::‘.mm (7). 1;3« lgg'»i lgm Sou Dllrles'l)i :eu 30% 29% 80% erlx!;!vAs(r'o‘}l)» a% :Z% :z »:g “gg% {82% {oogu record S Adv.. 80 80 0 !gouth Pac (8).. % 98% 99% | Wrig Wm(14)... 2 Sl Gon Cutrm (3)... 58 OB 57X G8%iSouthern Ry (1). 109% 110% 109% 110 | vey aC (T6c). . 26% 26 25% 264 10 101% 101% 101 GenRySig(t4%). 69 69 7% €84 gouth Ry pf (5).. 88% 89 88y Youngstown (4). 12 12 12 72 5 107% 107% 1075 CALL MONEY STEADY. Gimbel Bros. 50% 50k BOY G5OV |Splcer Mfg...... 28% 28% 22 23 6 105% 105 1064 < 2) 21 21 |StdGas&EI(3). B6% b55% 654 65b% | Dividend rates as given in the above table 7105 105 106 NEW XORE, B s ) R 4T% 4T% A% 444 |StaG&EIpf(4). B BGW 65 56w | A, Lbe annusl cas Ty, Sacine ot o 5 1045 105% 106% v steady; high, 4; low, 4; ruling | Gold Dust . 8 & uus:iu half ye declaration, e . losing bid. 4: oftered at 414, |Goodrich Ru (4. 59% 69% 57 58% staMul(6)..... 72 72 72 12 Taless ot Toted. extra or special divi 5 8¢ 84 84 T i L loant Soeimet ocers. | Goodvear pf (7). 102t 102% 102 102i | St Ol Calif (). B4 B% 5a% Bk %:{,}‘“‘ regular rale.” bor 9 98% 98 98 . 5t accept. | G000y egt B ate). 36% 86 36% 36%[SaONNJ (1).. 42% 42% 424 4 i - SBartly “shock - tPacily 21 110k 1104 110% ances, 3%, Time loans easler: mixed |G o by Consol. . 18 18% 18 18% |8ta Ofl NI pf(7). 117% 117% 1174 117% | shire. sEavasie in fiu 3108 108 108 collateral. 6090 days. 4%: 4.6 months, [GraRy ). 73 33 2% 1% ™% TR TR 1% o stock payable 1% auarten) lus 59 1074 106% 107 4%: prime mercantiie paper, 4%. |GrtNorthpf(5). 78 .Ji g €% 12 Mok DavADle 1% o auarieriy. « rt u . A new type of concrete, the inven- {gré lainan | 10% 10% 10% 10% 68 68 @8 @8 | In "‘é,.?,‘.‘,“‘“’.‘.‘.".‘.’:.l‘fih?"m'.f‘:.ffi" 32 100% 100% tion ef a Swedish architect. can be |Gyt Mo & Nos 21% 274 27 27 83% 53% 53 63% eor':‘ stmas { e Al n: 8 L1189y 89% 89% sawed, planed and nailed in the same |Guif StatesS (8) 71 71 71 71 |SubmarineBoat. 2% 2W 2% 2y | regards one’s place in er-death | gielly O11 6348. ... 16 120% 120% 120% manner as wood. life. South Bell Tel b Southwest Bell Sug Est Orlent 7i 34 Sales. High. Low. Close. .7 102% 102% 102% 0 102% 102% 102% 31 99% 98% 99% 19 105% 105 108% 108% 108% 105% 106% 106% 106% .98 9% 93% 9% 67 106 105% 106% Utah Pow & Lt 6s.. 38 96% 96% 96% Vertientes Sug 7s. 8 99% 99 9Y Warner Sug 78 39.. 12 80% 78% 80% Warner Sug 7s 41 2 93% 93% 93% West Elee 5s. 13 102 101% 102 ‘Westn Unton 6% s 1 112% 112% 112% ‘Westinghouse 7 106 106% 106 Willys Ov 6%s 3! 102% 102% 102% ‘Wilson & Co 1st 100 99% 99% Wilson & Cocv 50 49% 650 Youngsto S&T . 25 102% 102% 102% RAILROAD. Atchison adj 4s 1 85% 86% 86% Atchison gen 4 40. 91% 91% 9% Atlantic CL &1 45 98 92% 93 AtlanC L 4%s 11 95% -95% . 96% AtlanticC L 1st 4s. 7 98% 934% 98% AtlantieCL 7 2 108% 106% 106% Atl & Dan 1st e B & O Gold 45. 14 91 90% S0% 135 96% 984 964 52 9h% 5% 95% 22 10: 45 105% 103% 102% 2 102% .102% mp 6s.... 5O 106% 106% 106% B&OPLEWV4s.. 3¢ 9% 90% 9l% B&O Sw Div 5s cfs. 89 100% 100 100% B & O Toledo 4s 19 7% 17 1% Bklyn Manhat 32 94% WU 94% Buff R & Pitt 4%s.. 14 89% 89% 89% Can Nat 435 30 2 98% 98% 98% Can Nat 418 54 5 944 94% 944 Canada South s 5 103% 1034 103% Canad North 7s. [t Canad Pac deb 4 87 8 Centof Ga 5%s. 2 10. Cent.of Ga 6s. Cent Pac 1st b3 9 10: 5 115 115 3% 83 83% 4 164 104 3% 103' 103'% 83 100% 100% 100% Ches&0 ¢ 15 98% 98% 98% Ches&ox! 21 04%. 8% 9% 2126 126 126 3 104'5 10415 104% 1 85% 85% 85% 29 10 75% 175% T6% 664 66% €65 CM&StP4s25cls b 484 48% 8% CM&StPgn4s89. 2 82% B82% 82% CM&StPevilks. | 48 48 48 CM&StPgn4ks. 1 92 92 92 CM&StPriliscf14 1 48 48 48 5 104% 104% 104% 1 107% 107% 167% 2¢ 72 TI% T1% 173 897 89% 89% ChiTH&SESs. 2 87% 87% 87% Chi'Un Sta 4% s 2 95% 95la 95% Chi Union Sta § ! 103% 103% 103% Chi& WiInden4s.. 93 86 84% 86 C&WIb%a62.... 34 104 108% 108% CCC&StLbs. . 2101 101 101 CCC&StLre6sA. Cleve Term 5%s. 11 102% 163% 103% 7 106% 106% 106% Colo & Sou 41s. 8 96K 9R% 964 Cuba NR 6s 66. 1 96% 96% 96% Del & Hud 1strf4s. 2 935 9345 93% Del & Hud 5%s. . Den & Rio G cn 2 104% 104 104% 32 88 88 88 D & Rio G tmp 5 12 98% 984 98% D Rio G West 58 G0 64% 64% 64N DesM & Ft D 4s 1 44 44 a4 rie 18t cons 4s 12 76% 76% T6% Erie gen 4s. B5 67% 66 Erleconvds A 24 704 70 Frieconv 4s B 40 70% 69 Frieconv4aD..... 16 784 78k 784 Fla EC5s 74 L1153 98 9TH 9T Gr Trunk sf 5 107% 107 107 Grand Trunk 78 Great North 5s . 5 114% 1147% 114% 13 106% 100's 100% Great North 515 7106 104% 106 Gr North zen 7a. ... 31 1124 112 112 Havana ERLEP50. 8 94% 9% 94'% Hocking Val4'% .. 52 94'% 93% 94% Hud & Manref 5., 84 03% 956 95% Hud & Manal5s...206 80% 79% B80% 111 Central 5%=.... 7 1081 103 108 M1.C-C SIL&NO 5x. 10 1017 1014 1017% IntRap Tranbs.... 13 69% 68% 68% Int Rap Tr 5s stpd. 118 69 " 68% Int RapTran 6s 5 70% 70 Int Rap Tran 7a 21 §1 91 Int& G Nor 18t 6s.. 4 1047 104% 104% It &G Norajfs.. 27 &7% €6 66 Towa Cent rf 4s 1 19%. 19% 194 Ran City FtS4s... 58 LI 1Y Kansas City S3s... 8 Wb T5% Kansas City 8 5s...102 96 $6% Kan City Term 4s.. 48 8614 86% Lake Shore 4s 28 . . TLake Shore 4s 51 1. & N 4158 2003 Louis & Nash 51, Mo Pac 5s 1965. 1 D. NOTex& M5sB.. NYC&StL6sA.. Northern Pac 5s D. Ore Short L rfs Ore Wash 1st rf Pennsyl con 4%s Pennsyl gen 4% Pennsyl gen f§s. Pennsyl 5s 64. Pennsyl 6%s Por RL &P 6547.. Por RL&P T%s 46 St P& KCShL 4% St P Un Dep 58 San’A & Arn P ‘fhird Averef 4s. day, says the . Office that women ajso believ dom of the ses. ' _ 42 105% 105 Man Ry 1st 30 15 634 €3 63 Market St7s40. ... 8 8% 98K 9% MU EIRy & L5s... Bl 9515 9% 954 M&StT, 1strfds 1 19% 19% 19% MStP&SSMecends 15 99 893 803 |MStP&SSMcnbs 10 98'% 984 98% MStP&SSMAsltetd 11 98% 9815 98% MStP&SSM6 5 103% 103 103 MK&T4sB. 7 83% 8% % MK & T adj 5s. 105 92 S1% % MK&TprinSsA. 84 100 99% 993 Mo Pacificgends... 58 674 67 67 4% 4% 94% ... 36 105 104% 105 Mont Trm ref 1. 3 o7 97 97 NOTex& Min5e.. 35 i00% 100' 100% 18 100% 100% i00% NOT&M5Y% T8 105 104% 105 N Y Cent 45 98 . 13 88 BTN RB N ¥V Cent deb -5 95% 95% 95y N Y Centri . 737103% 1031 108% K Y Cent deb 6s. 4 108 - 107% 107% NYChI&StL 51384. 30 102 1014 102 NYChi&StL 5% B 16 101% 101% 101% 8 103% 10274 1027 New Havd4s57... 2 604 60% New Havencd6s. 6 8%, 985, NY Ont W iat4s.. 1 683 68% NY Rys6865...... 16 29 28 NY W & Bos 4%s.. 14 8 13% Nor& Sgenbsbé.. 3 St 81 Norfolk & Wen4s. 4 92 92 Northern Pac 3s... b5 631 6315 Northern Pac 4s... 15 881 88 581 e 3 100% 100% 100% Northern Pacri€s 22 111% 111% 111% 28 97% 9T 97T 16 854 854 851 1101 8 97% 974 974 9 105% 105% 105% 56 100% 100% 100% 16 112% -112% 112% 101 10t Pennsyl gold 7s. 12 108 107% 108 ‘Pare Marq 1st bs. 8 103 102% 102% PCC&StL5sB75. 16 101% 101 101 Port RL&PS5s42. 35 91 91 91 3 100% 100% 100% 2 107% 107' 107% Reading gen 4% 8 5% 9% 9nx Rio G W 1st 48 13 90% 90% 90 Rlo G West cl 32 B0% 79% 80% RTArk &L 4%s. 18 921 91% 921 St L IM&S R&G 3¢ 924 91 92y StL&ESFDI4sA..214 80% S0% 80w StL&SFprinBs., 36 97 96% 97 . StL&SF5%sD.. 22 102% 10215 102% StL&SFadi6s...152 95 933 95 86Y% Seab A L adj b 8% Seab A L con ‘93 Seab All Fla 9316 BouPac 48 29. o7 Sou Pacific ot 48 884 Sou Pacific ref 4 83 926 9i% 92y Southern Ry gen 48245 844 83% 84 Sou Ry con 58 94 80 TO5% 105% 105% 2 108% 10814 1081 12 114% 114% 114 1 60% 604 % 60y Third-Ave adj 24 59 B8% Esu Tol S, Lk W.4 9 884 831 88% Tol Tr LAP5%830. 6 98% 98% 98% Union Pac 1si 16 94% 98% 94 Union Pac 1st rf ¢s. 29 8% 88% Union Pac 48 27.... 11 9915 991 9913 virginia Ry 1st 8s. 13 101% 101% 101% Wabash 1st & « 11047104 10¢ Wabash 2d & 1101- 101 101 Wapash §%s 75... 68 1024 102 102% West Maryland 4s.. . 8 68% 6% 68% Western Pacific 68456 99 98w 99 West Shore 1st 4s. 1. 84% 84% 84% Wheel & LEecnds.. 2 86 864 86: WisconsinCent 4s. .7 83 821 82% Some of the feminine styles of the Boy, .suggest e in’the. free- | WHEAT PRICE HIGHER FINANCIAL. ON ARGENTINE NEWS Further Reports of Delayed Seed- | | ! ing in West Also Tend to Strengthen Market. | PR B | By the Associated Press. [i t cent reduction did a good toddy in wheat prices here. ing to one authority, CHICAGO, April 8.—Prospects that he Argentine official wheat crop es- imate tomorrow will show 15 per deal to bring about a sharp early advance Accord the reduction would suggest an Argentine exporta- ble surplus of compdred with 108,600,000 bushels, 120,000,000 bushels last year, Further reports of delayed seeding in the domestic Spring wheat beit tended also to strengthen values. Chicago opening prices, % to 1% higher, May (new) 1.58% to 1.59 and July 1.3867% to 1.37, were followed by slight further gains and then so.. thing of a reaction. will Indications that corn receipts here be light until after planting BANK INCREASES ¢ TS SURPLUS FUND i b i Addition of $100,000 by.. Washington Loan and Trust Brings Total to $3,000,000. BY EDWARD C. STONF. At & meeting of the board of direc. tors of the Washington Loan & Trus. Co., held yesterday afternoon, it wa¥ ordered that $100,000 be added to thet | bank’s surplus, thereby increasing thi-_, fund to $2,000,000 earned. John B. |’ Larner, president, announced toda The board's action means that thé’ trust company's capital and surpivg now total $3,000,000. The regular quarterly dividend #3 per share was also declared at th? ’ helped give firmness to corn prices meéeting, the disbursement being pay and to oats as well. higher, May 72%, the corn market |closed from April 24 to M Opening % to % scored a little advance all around. t Oats started unchanged to % up, |ried forward at once for erection « May 41% to 42, and held near to|new building adjoining the he initial range. Owing largely to an upturn in hog [and F streets. values, the provision market went |cover three lots already owned by the Close. 1.68 : 8 7 9% 1 13 ) i azy afy BE g 90 913 GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. BALTIMORE, April 8 (Special).— Potatoes, white, 100 pounds, 6.25: asparagus, dozen. 2.00a4.50; beans, bushel, 3.00a6.00: hamper, 2.25a2.50; sweet potatoes, barrell, 2.00a- B a4.75: carrots, bushel, 2.00a2.25; caulifiower, crate, 1.00a2.25; 4 crate, 2.60a3.50; cucumbers, crate, 6.00a10.00; eggplant, 3.00a6.00; kale, barrell, 1.50a2.25; lettuce, basket, 1.50a3.50; onions, 100 pounds 3.50; oyster plants, 100, 3.00a5.00: parsnips, basket, 50a60; 3.0a6.0 pinach, barrel, radishes, basket, 2.00a3.00; turnips. basket, 30a40; apples, barrel, 1053 | 13.8 2.00a5.00; bushel, fruit, box, 3.00a5.00; 4.00a5 75a1.75; Selling Prices at Noon Wheat—No. 2 red Winter, domestic, no quotations; No. 2 red Winter, gar- licky, 1.68%5. 0a | time. tomatoes, | Which gained half a point over v 75 | terday’s close as two 10-share able on May 1. The books will he _ 1 The board voted that plans be car bank'd " present home at the corner of Ninti This structure wilP bank, giving a frontage of about feet. The lower part of the buildinz will be used to take care of the tru company’s requirements for much ad ditional space while the upper floors will be used for offices. Local Market Active. Capital Traction and Lanston Mon ;) | otype were the most active stocks on the Washington Stock Exchange in today's trading. but price changes ‘were very slight in these or any other - issues. Capital Traction sold at 10% on six different transactions. invol: ing the transfer of 41 shares. Lanstona Monotype came out on three sales ur - 8112, and remained at the same fig 2.50a | ure when two 10-share lots were anid after call. It closed an eighth of « cabbage, | point higher when 20 shares changed hands at 81%. Potomac FElectri 'vams, barrel, 2.00 | Power preferred opened at 1067, an closed at 1061;. Ten shares of stock of the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Cc changed hands at 270, this being th- first transaction in the issue in a lonz The only other stock activit was in Washington Gas Light shares lotd were sold at 70. In the bond department Washington grape. | Railway and Electric 4s brought 817, oranges, box,| While Washington Gas 5s were out at strawbérries, quart, 45a70.[100%. Publicity Committee Named. W, W. Spald, chairman of the gen. eral committee for the annual con=~ vention of the District Bankers' A« Sale—Bag Iots of nearby ai wharf [Soclation, to be held at Hot Spring at 1.65. X Cob, new, spot, 3.75a3.80 pe: as to delivery; domestic. yel- 2, new, 82 per bushel: ex- 0. 2, 80% asked; No. 3, 77%. Sales—Bag lot of white delivered at 76; bag lot of yellow delivered at 80; cargo No. 2 mixed at 80; cargo No. 3 mixed at Oats—No. 2, 52 asked: No. 3, new, 51 Rye—Nearby, new, 85a90: No. 3 r spot, no quotations. Hay—Receipts, 98 tons. A better grade of timothy and choice light clover, mixed, has been moving out fairl there is no oversupply of good hay on the market. Medium and low grade hay. is in ample supply, however. Poor hay is hard to move at any price. Quotations, per ton. today: No. timothy, 22.50a24.00; No. 3 timothy. 1 light clover mixed, 2 light clover mixed. 1_clover mixed, 23.00. .00a23.50; No. 2 clover, 0. 1 wheat, 13.00a14.00: No. 2, oat, 14.00a14.50. 2 CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET CHICAGO, April 8 (United States Department of Agriculture).—Hogs— Receipts. 15,000 head: fairly active to shippers and yard traders and a few small packers; uneven; around 25 higher than Wednesday's average; big packers doing little; top on 140 to 170 pound kind, 13.75; bulk, 180 to 200 pound kind, 13.15a13.35: deslnblua 225 to 240 pound averages, 12.50a12 bulk 250 to 350 pound butchers, 1 12.26; packing sows, mostly 10.40a 10.60; desirable slaughter pigs, 13.60a X heavy-weight hogs, 11.25a12.40; medium, 11.50a13.26; light, 12.40a13.75; light light, 12.75a13.75; packing 80" 10.25a10.75; slaughter pigs, 13.40a13.85. Cattle—Receipts, 6,000 head: fed steers active; mostly 15 to 25 higher: better grades showing maximum ad vance: killing quality generally plain; early top medium weight, 10.40: bulk lity and condition to she stock, strong; bulls, fully steady; vealers, 50 and more lower: bulk to packers, §.50a9.50; light weights downward to 8.00. Sheep—Receipts, 13,000 head: slow, practically no early sales of old crop lambs; indications fully- steady; three doubles of California Springers, first of season, averaging around 65 pounds, 15.50; sorted 50 to the car, at 18.25; small package of native Spring- ers, 17.50: practically no sheep or shearing lambs on sale. e i DAIRY PRODUCTS. BALTIMORE, April 8 (Special).— Poultry—Live, young chickens, pound, 30a40; Winters, 45a50; Springers, 50a 55; old hens, 26a30; Leghorns, 26a27; old roosters, 20; capons, 40a45; ducks, 27a36; geese, 20a27; guinea fowl, each, 37a86; pigeons, pair, 35a40, Eggs— Receipts, 1,219 cases; native and near- by, fresh, dozen, offered at 29a29%; ducks eggs, 34a36. Butter—Good to fancy creamery, pound, 40a43; prints, 43a4 ladles, 34a36; store packed, 83a34; dairy prints, 34a36; process but- ter, 39a40. - . EASTMAN EARNINGS. ROCHESTER, N. Y., April 8 () — Earnings of the Eastman Kodak Co. in 1925 reached $18,467,118, accord- ing to- the annual report made public last . night. The earmings in 1924 were $17,201,815. The company pald dividends of $8 a share on common stock, the devidends totaling $16,- 281,640, as compared with $16,267,400 in 1924. Surplus for the year timated at $1,761,781.93, ing off depreciation d providing for the dividends on common stock and four quarterly dividends of 114 per cent to preferred stock. Pre- ferred dividends total $369,942, as has been the case since 1906. gl Sy = METAL MARKET. NEW YORK, April 8 (#).—Copper quiet; electrolytic, spot and futures, 13%al4. Tin weak: spot and nearby, : futures, 60.25. Iron steady: prices unchanged. Lead easy: spot, 8.00. Zinc steady; East St. Louis, spot ‘and futures, 7.00a10.00. Anti- ny. spot, 17.50. PROFIT IS $1,760,650. NEW YORK, April 8 (®).—First National Stores, Incorporated, of Bos- ton reports net profit of $1,760,650 for 1926, the balance sheet showing the 14 | results of the merger in December of the John T. Conndr Co. and O'Keefe's, Incorporated, with the Ginter Co. After allowing for annual dividends on the preferred stocks, the balance was equal to about: $2.56 a share on the. 565,000 shares of common out- standing.' Combined sales for the year were $48,976,740, .o r | membership of 6a | cumpany has had but three secretaris in June, today announced the the publicity com mittee in connection with that even: The -committee includes: Frederick I™ Siddons. chairman, Security & Trust Co.. Y. E. vice chairman, Crane. Farris & Co Barnum L. Colton. the Dtairte N Bank: F. Paterson, The Washington Post: R. E. Hatton, The Washington Times: E. C. Stone. Thea Evening Star. . Large Attendance Likely. Victor B. Degber, chairman of the advisory committee of the WStoc! o i holders Association of the Federa! el the past few dayvs. 279 |Reserve Bank of Richmond. reporte that plans are progressing favorablw for the annual meeting to be held in M Richmond next Wednesday. Deyber states that more than members attended the mesting Jasf year, and it is hoped that the attend ance again this year will be as good An effort is being made to have every member bank in Washingtom represented by one or more of its o ficers or by directors. Senator Carter Glass of Virginia will be ona of the; speakers, . Company 50 Years Old. The Central Manufacturers’ Mutuaj- - Insurance Co. of Van Wert, Ohio, thiz week is celebrating its fiftieth anni®’ versary. The company's representa~ tives here are Albert R. Peters, gen- - eral manager of the local office, and. Charles M. Boteler, with headquarters-- the Mutual Fire Insurance Build- ing, at New York avenue and Thira teenth street. L It is interesting to note that 2 the in half a century, they being me bers of the Purmort family of Ohio. Liggett Sales Improve. A March sales of Louls K. Liggett Cr [ 108e to $4,299,960. compared with $3.- 417,511 in March last year, making the total for the first quarter this yeaf $11,970,420, against $9.906514 a yeax ago, an increase of 20.8 per cent. The company is a subsidiary of the United Drug Co. Declines in bank debits in this die trict week by week since the middle of February are pointed to as rather larger than the seasonal average and - perhaps indicate a somewhat more. . marked dullness in trade than is cus - tomary at this time of the year. ‘The 23 centers in the fifth districs - reported aggregate declines in bank debits during the final week in March, compared with the corresponding - week in 1925 and the previous week" this year. Total debits of clearing house banks were: $294.471,000 in the last week in March, $307,735.000 for the comparative period last year:- $295,502,000 for the preceding weeR . in 1926 and $326,418,000 on March 17. Financlal District Notes. Edward M. Tyler, public account ant, has withdrawn from the firm of - ‘William Clabaugh & Co. and will open hig own office In the Metropoli tan Bank Building. E. J. McQuade is the author of an article in the Burroughs Clearing” House, his subject being the “Way to Executive Positions.” Mr. Mg, Quade says that after all there is ne way to advance except by hard worlf and study. The Riggs Bank Club will hold - Spring frolic in the rooms. of th} American Banking Institute Satun. day evening. There will be minstrefs numbers, music, dancing and refresh; ments. President Needles of the Norfolk'" and Western has had an expert figure out the road's tax payments in rather an odd way and finds that his lin paid more than $23,000 per day, or cents per minute. Local agents of the Prudential Life Insurance Co. are planning to atteni the annual meeting at Newark, begi ning on April 13. ; Review Urges Cautien. “A steady bond market with ver: little chance of an important swing one way or the other,” is the concl, sion reached by the Brookmire Eco: nomic Service, The current financia® bulletin of this service says, in part: ** “Stock prices in general are set for”* lower levels. The best policy now i< to place available funds in_souni bonds until stock market condition® are different than at present. A “Too many investors are incline?, to jump too hastily to the conclusion that bargain levels have been ' reached.” OTIS STEEL CO. SALES. NEW YORK, April 8 (#).—Net sales of Otis Steel Co. in March were $, ° 956,649, against $2,932,868 in Febru.: ary, with a total of $8,693,417 for the first. quarter of 1926. ' Net.profit fr January and February approximated $600.000," after all charges except de: preciation. .