Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1926, Page 22

FINANCIAL. oy Sabmits |IRADING ONLOCAL EXCHANGE ACTIVE Maryland Charter Lanston Monotype Takes Spectal Dispatch to The Star. Lead—Bank Stocks Out 99 =< STOCK LIST MOVES INNARROW RANGE Further Lessening of Outside Interest Evident in To- * FINANCIAL. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1926. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE | [| M. M.ISFEATURE | (e vom BONDS ook e OF BOND MARKET|_ U g P serv GasS%a 59, 5 i01 1617 S04% Heavy Buying Orders in Issue Set New High Low. Close. 126% 114 29% 59% 1% 66% Low. Close. | Open 8% 8% 8% Gen Mot (112)... 126% 113 113 113 GenMotpf (7).. 114 113% 113 113% GenOutdr Adv.. 29% 10% 10 Gen Petrm (3)... 59% 16 1% | GenlySig(t4%). Gimbel Bros..... Glidden (2) Gold Dust. High. 129 114% 2914 Open. High. Ahumada (+1).. 8% Adams Exp (6). 113 Alr Reduetn(15) 113 Ajax Rubber. 10 | Alaska Junea All Am Cabl Allied Chem (4. Allied Cm pf (7) 1203 120% 120% 120% | AllisChalm (6). 83 PServGasG%s64. 2 1047 1047 1047% Rep Iron & Steel Gs. 12 100% 99% 99% Rog BrownIron7s. 2 69 67 67 Saks & Co sf 7s. 110% 110% 110% Bharon St H 8s. 107% 107% 107% @inclatr O11 6 108 107% 108 Slncllir Ol 6%s. 90% 90% 80% 1! 96% 96 96 Bln Cfllla on Sales. High. Low. Close. b3%s... 230 100 26 100 22 100 22 Llh!d 45... 27 100 16 100 16 100 16 Liblst4%s 7 10226 10222 10226 Lib2d 4%s. 114 100 30 100 23 100 30 Lib34 43s. 221 101 13 101 10 101 10 Llh 4th 4%s 709 1037 1034 1035 3% 11017 1017 1017 39 104 16 104 14 104 1C BALTIMORE, April 27.—The Flour Mills of America, Inc., has filed a charter with the State tax commission incorporating with 605,000 shares of no par value stock. For purposes of taxation, no par value stock is as- sessed at $100 a share. 100% 100% 100% give the company & total capitaliza- 1 Goodyear pf (7). 904 90% 90% day’s Trading. BY STUART P. W “The stock further int rest nal operators. who, r more have bee in 1o volume of T, an on the part of pr 1 for the busi very much mixed price m went down ( in the middle of the ttled into a series of in which for the most changes, W1l import ent shar pric ry low money | o type of United 1. Columbia Gas in dema st of the Motors, still undel of tl dividends strong s other " General ¢ did not like th f the past Wall strx the possib) 1s in the n at ant., u ve 5 e some tin rd rum mption tt & to show and reserve cents va depreci: the S This made « high n with the period The st present ¢ November g for the ac- f interests assoclated with the as Gulf Sulphur, who were looking forward to a consolidation of the two nothing official been given out. companies, alc althou = this line ha: NEW YORK “Big Four” frregular; heavily mixed; Cotton ). kroner ad on selling. Wheat p advices. barely favorable ¢ light jower par favorable buying. Corn Cattle irregular. made $1 a sh t dv ac 1 common on the report Sugar Coffee low- the kept nder tion of hese, alue ¢ | Bush Termnal.. 821 82 109 109 109 2 25% 26% 20% 20 64% r... 88 38 122 Y 114 YA 4% 46 1 f 9715 129 { Allis Chal pf (T) 109 | Amerada (40c).. 25% Am Agricul Chm 204 Am Aeri Chpf.. Gi% 64% Am Bank N 1.60, 38 Am Rrake Sh (6) 122 123 Am B Shoe pf (70114 1 ‘ Am Br Bov EI(2) 84% 3 Am Br Bo pf (7). Am Can (2)..... Am Can of (7)., Am Car&Fdy (8) AmC& T pf (7 ). Am Chicle. Am Drue. Am & For Pow.. AmIce (110). Am Tee pf (8 am Internatl... AmLa Fr (1)... Am Loco (8). 944 5% 93 IRy 9T 9T of (1), 119% 119'% 119%: 119 43 53 81 WBL 61 Am Radiator (4) 109% 111 109% 11 { Am Republte con 66% 6 Am Ship&Com. 10 10 10 10 Am Sm & Ref(7) 116 116% 115% 1161 & R p? (7). 115% 115% 1154 1155 tHFdys (3). 413 41% 41% 410 AmSHFypf(7). 113 113% 118 113% Am Susar.(5)... €94 69X 69 T pf (7). 102% 1021 102 102 Btra:... 8K 2D TEM O Am Tel & Tel(9) 146% 146% 146 1464 Am Tohic B (8). 114 114% 114 114% Am Tobac pf (6 111 111 111 111 Am Wa Wocl2) §0% B1% 50k Am W W st (71 104% 10415 10415 104 Am Woolen..... 20 30% 29% 3 Am Wool pf (7). 767 Tha T6% Am WritPapf.. © 3 434 a 76 a1 a2t 160 Armour TI1 (R). . % Armonr T pee7) Arno'd Con (n). Art Metal (1). As<o Dry G(2 Atchison (7) Atehison pf (5). A1 Birm & At Atlantle C T, $914 Atl Gulf & W1 Atlantic Refine. 7) 1 20 w: 20 2 41 40% 40% n'u. 11 % 1323 132 9 €Oy 9914 115% 116 191 19% 88 “aldwin T, (T) Ba'd Loco pf (1). Ralto & Ohlo(5) Tlto & Oh pf(4) Bang & Ar (3).. Rarnet Leather.. “arnedall A (2). Bayuk Clear. ... teech-Nut (13).. Zelding Bros(3). ethlehem Stesl Teth Stl pf /7) Beth Stl pf (8). riges Mg (1 L. 281, 28Y, BritishEmp2d.. 3 3 Ekin Edison (8). 1381 139 Bkin-MnTr (4).. 64% 654 Bk-Man T pf(6). 84% 84% PkinUnG(H11). 723 724 Brown Shoe (2).. 5% Srunewick Balk. 29% 29% Prunswick Ter.. 11% 11% Burns Bro (10).. 136% 138 BurnsBrB (2).. 38% 38% 38m 38k Bur Add Ma (3). 86 85% £5 854 2615 261 24% 5 5 b 5 124 124 105% 1004 1054 105% 108 108 108 89%, 89% 88Ty €9% 69 41 40% 4% 454 Dy g 24 4% 5914 8214 alla 41t 4% 100% 100 100 100 115% 115% 116% 115% 591 214 3244 136% 137". Butte Cop (50¢). Butte&St werl") B _iterick. steady; stea Hogs | Calume&H(13%). HERCULES EABN'INGS GAIN. NEW YORK, Powder Co. 1e common idends in_the first q share in the April L vear. compared Year ago. egainst $ was NEW YORK, Standard Oil Co, dvanced the p irt one-quarter iKerose [ cent April of New of a cent now GOLD MOVEMENT GROWS. 3 ) .— anads premium on the Ca d $10,000,000 with 0,000 by the € YORK, April current gold movement te ilting in the an_dollar, exce shipment of dian Bank of Com 1)?) a $6, 0\)4,.31 » of kerosene for ¢ a gall BUTTER IS HIGHER, CHICAGO, Higher; ery extr: tra first onds, ceipts, April 27 (P). receipts, 38 DRY GOODS QUIET. The Star. April 00ds market Was ¢ <loth quotations were (% for 6ix60s and S¥ 68T v silk market was quict. 101 ’: t today. unchanged —The cotton Print FOREIGN EXCHAN GE. hed by W. B No zold yalue. 4REGS 54 00 27 (P).—Foreign Quotations _(in , demane 60-day hbe & 3. K I Selling cnecke oday. 861 0360 53851 d, bills on mand, dema dremand 1gium, 23.80; Holland, Sweden, * \i\u»rlmd G}ocu- nd, ‘ana- ‘Butter— 11,771 tubs; cre ; standards, 3"/‘ fi - {Cen Ry NJ( * | Com Solv B.. - | Congoleum-N. | Consol Cigar. at con | 10‘_ | | DERAL I.AND BANK BONDS. uoted by Alex. Brown & Sons: Clor > | Chand-Cieve | Consol Taxtile. » | Crucible Sti (5). | Cuban Am pf(7). | Cushman's (8). | Del L & Wn (17). | rie 16t bf } | Fatrbanks (3) 257 20% 25% 128 128 128 83k 8% B3 834 L 1% 1% 1% 1% ) B57% b7% B7% b67% 14% 14% 5 1567% 1667 (‘J.K)’ackmml) 'I"“i Can Pacific (10). Case Thresh!! Case Thr pf (7). Jent Leather. .. Cent Leather pf. 2). . 82y . 104% 101‘4 104 10% 47 47 260 260 63% 63% 41 41% 104% 104% 9% 9% 47 47 260 260 Cerre De P (1) €21 Certaln-Teed (4) Ches & Oh (t Chi & Alton... 1116 *11% 80% 80% 21% 21% 10% 11t 17 17% 10% 10% 16% 17% 1 % 124% 12 L I 51% 6 11% 30% 30% 20% 21 10% 11% 16% 17% 10 10% 16% 17 71 71 124% 124% 110 130 50% 5 £6% 115 Cht \nl&stP... Chi M1l & StP pt. M1l & St P etfs. CRI&P L (6).. Childn ($2.40) . Chile Cop (234).- Chino Copper Christie B (1 Chrysler Corp(3) T Chrysler fA(3). 100 100 . 20‘1% 205 99% 9 20012 20 125 125 4 144% 146 Col Fuul & Iron. Colo Sou 1st (4). s & El (5). Col G & Eptf (7). Col Carbon (4) Com Cred (2). Com Cred 1st 6% 8% 8% 114 114 64% 64 303 30% 30% 93 93 93 131% 130% 130% 16% 16. 55 b41; 3 8% 3% ba% 3% 92 2% T 104 8349 12 Consol Distribut. Consol Gas (5) 92 T64% 1075 38l 58 128 128 67% 677 42% Cont Can (16) ... Cont Mot (80¢).. Corn Prod (2)... Corn Prod pf(7). 108 384 128 10% Cuba Cane Su pf. Cuba Co (4)..... Cuban Am S (2). 101-/. 101% 1014 101% 1% 1% 20 20 8% 79 5 92 92 45% 45 45% 361 38% 36 38 107 107 107 107 158 159% 158 159% 138% 139 138%% 139 874 8Tu 37w BT% 29 204 28% 28 824 2% 821 14 13% 13% 20 20 20 20 207 211 207 210 101% 101% 101% 101% 116% 116% 116% 116% 109% 110 109% 110 115 115 115 267 26% 6 66 5% 6% 19% @20 93% % 1% 111 674 Cuban Domin. Cuban Dom pf Cudahy Pkg (7) 20 zy 80 Cuyamel Fr (4) Davison Chem Deere&Co pf (5). Del & Hud (9)... Devoe&Ra(2.40). Dodge Bros C1A. Dodge pf (7).... Dome Mines (2). Douglas Pec (1). Dugpont (10. { Dupont deb IO | quesne pf (7). 8 14 strnan pf (7 Eaton Axle (2).. El Auto L(16%). Electric Boat. Eleo Power & Lt. Elec P & L p(71). Elec Sto Bat(76) Emmerson Brut. Emmerson B pf. End Johm (5). ndteott pf (7). rie R R. 674 116% 117 116% 81% 32% 31 40% 40% 40 . 100 100% 100 49% 49% 49% 120 123% 120 119 119 119 30% 30% 80% 161 163 161 83% 388% 83% 89% 89% BTH S1T% 1T% 1% 80% 80% 80% 40% 41% 40% 100 102 100 64% 64% 04k 3215 33% 30% 3413 844 34% 45 46% 45 101% 102% 101% 66 65 106 106 106 51% Equitable pf (7) Famous P1 (8)J Famous pf (8).. FedLight(*1.40) ¥id Phoenix (6) Frst Nat Su%). Fisher Body (b Fisk Rubber.. . | FiskR1stpfs(7). Fleischman(2).. | Foundation (8).. Fox Film A (4) Freeport-Texas. Gabriel Sn(13%) Gen Am Tk (3). Gen ATC pf ( Gen Asphait. Gea Asph pf (). Gen Cigars (4) 514 511 Gen Elec (¢8)... 319% 320% 817% 3 Gen Elec sp(60c) 11% 1l 11% GenGasA(el%) 386% 86% 864 GenGaspf B (7) 92% 92% 924 924 flGt West S pt (7). ¢ [Guif States 8 (5) Bt | 61n¢ | ol 30% | 162 | & Gothm S H(21). Gould Cou (). |qn North pf (5). | Gt Nor Ore (1% ) Grt Wstn Su (8) n 111% 10 9 Green Canan. . Gult Mo & Nor Hartman (23%).. Hayes W (1315). Helm Geo (163). Houston Oll. .. .. Howe Sound (3). Hud Man pf (5).. Hudson Mot (3). Hupp Mot (1)... liinotr Ten (7). TH Cent pf (8). Indep O11 (1) Tndian Moter (2). | Indtan Refining Indian Refy ct Ingersoil R ( Tnland St (2%). . ntarurt Ran Tr Intcont! Rub(1). {Internat Aert. .. | Tnt Bus Ma (3).. Int Cement (4).. nt Com Eng (2). Int Harveser (6) 11 Inter Har pf (7). 120% ntMteh pf(2.20). Int Mer Marine. . nt Mer Mar pt 1 Int Nickel (2). nt Paper. Intl Tones Rros Tea.. 1 Jordon Mot (3).. cott (4)... YGR(4).. Kresge SS(1.20). resce Dent 8 < € DS pI(8). Lee Tire & Rub. . Leh&Fink atf(2). Life Sav (1.60).. Lig& My B (t4) Lig & Mpf (7). Loews Ino (2)... 174 18% 78 10 B4ty 18 Lortllard(3). Loutslana Oil. Touls & Nsh (8). {McTntyre P (1y. Mack Trucks (8). 1154 Macy HR& Co.. 9 Magma Cop (3).. 37% Mallison & Co... 19 Man El Sup(4%4) 72% Man Fl gtd (d5). »4'4 Man Shirt (1%). Manila Elec (2) Maracatbo Ofl. Market St prior.. Marland O11 (4). Martin-Parry(2) Mathleson (4)... May Dent St (5). 197 Tl 113 Miami Cop (1). Mid-Continent. AMadle States Midland nrmn) ll’i Miller R crfe(2 M St P& SSM p Mis Kan & Tex MoK & T pf (6 Missour! Pacific. Missour} F-ac pf. Vontana Pow(5) Montzom Ward. . Moon Mot (3).... Mothr Lode(75¢) | Mo Pleture(1%). | Motor Met(3.60). Motor Whi (2)... Murray Body. Nash Motors. Nat Acme (sta).. at Riscult (4).. Nat Cash Reg(3) Nat Dairy (3). Nat Dpt Stores Nat Lead (8).... Nat Pw&Lt(40c). Nat Supply (4).. Nat Tea (4)..... Nevado Cop (1).. VY Alr Brake(?2) Y AlrBr A (4). NY Canners(c2). NY Central (7). NYC & StL(111). tL pf (6). % 16014 98% . %6 . 185 104% 381 . 855 ta. 276 25 . 101% 1 147 49% 8014 14 10% Norfolk South., k& Wn(48). North A (B3.40). orthn Cent (4). rth Pac (5). Norwalk (1.60).. Of1 Well Sup (2). | Omnibus. . Opnenhelm (3).. {Orpheum Cir(2). Otls Steel. Otis Steel p Owens B pf (7 Pacific Coast Pacifc Gas (8) Pac Ofl (3).. | Packara Mot (2). { Falge Mot(1.80) . Pan-Am (8)..... Pan-Am B (6). Pan-AmWnE(2). Panhandle Park Utah (80c). Pathe Ex (e2)... | Penick & Ford. ... Pennsy RR (3).. Penn-Seab Steel.. Pere Marq (18).. Pere Mar pf (5).. Pere M prior(5). | PhilaCo (4)..... Phila Co pf (3) .. Phila& RC&I.. Philip Morris. Prillips Pet (3). Plerce-Arrow. Plerce-Arrow pf. Pierce Ofl. . . Plerce Oil pf. Pierce Petrol. Pitts Coal. PIttUt pE(1130). 19% PitU pfetntl.20. 19% Pitts & W Va (8) 101 Porto Reo Tob Postum (4.40) Pr Stl Car pf (7). Prod & Refiners. . PubS E&G pf (6) Pub Ser NJ (5). Pallman Co (8). Pure Oil (12)¢.ee Radlo Corp of A. Rwy Stl Spr (4). Ray Cons Cop(1) Reading (4)..... Reading rts..... Reading 18t (2).. Reid Ice Cm (3). Remington Type. Ieplogle Steel. .. Rep lron & Steel. Reynclds Spngs. Rey Tobac B (4). Robt Rets & Co. . Royal D(a1.339). Safety Cable (4). St Joseph L(13). StL & SanFr (7). | St L Southwest. . iSavage Arms (4) % 167% 27% 36% 65 12% Seabd Alr L pf. 5% | their previous high. Record. BY GEORGE T. HUGHES. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, April 27.—The feature in the bond market today was the ex- ited trading and rapid fluctuations in International Mercantile Marine 0s. Announcement overnight of the pro- visional agreement for the sale of the White Star Line brought heavy buy- ing orders into the bonds directly at the start. Selling of the Marine 6s continued in the afternvon until at &5 th had lost 3 points from the openin At the same time Skelly Ofl 6148 r)lu tinguished themselves by an advance of more than 5 points, moving up on the stock-conver: Closing on Mond: 9515, the open- ing sales today were at 977 and 98, a new high record. lmmediately there- after traders who had bought late last on Monday, began taking prof receded a point and a halt from the early high. Large blocks changed hands on the reces- n in the Street was divid- her the company would sion. Opin ed a8 to wh able to induce holders to accept than the redemption price of 110. Business Is Quiét, iness in the general market was y quict, but prices for the most part were firm. Here and there there were fractional losses, but they were unimportant. That the character of the market had not changed was amply demonstrated by ‘the action of United States Government honds. Here, too, trading was restricted, but the fourth 4i; Liberties made a new 1926 high, and the first 41s duplicated The other issues around thelr first previ- were a | ous pris In the * | Pacific | York ¢ ! the rec tead corporation group Southern refunding 4s at and New itral bs at 106% were up to 'd for the w_York leetric Light, Heat und Power | 4 e lower, reflecting disappoint- { ment at the failure of the bill to make utilitles legal investments in York State. oftening of prices in this grou; ever, probably will Do temporar; much as the insur- {ance companies and individual invest- are ready buyers. Some Rails Strong. The junior rails were slow to re- | spond to the favorable March earn- ings statements, Exceptions were York, Ontario and Western re- funding 4s, which at 72 were at a new There was some buying also in rio prior lien 4s and in Western cylund 4s, and demand was good for Missouri Pacific 6s above 106 for the first time. In the foreign group French issues were lower. Bordeaux s at §51¢ were down a_point and a half from the high of Monday. Direct obligations of the French government were heavy. 13% 48% b4 26% 104% 107 61 14 48% Y 28% 105 Seagrave (1.20). . 13% | Sears-Rn (2%). | Seneca Copper... Sheli Un (1.40) Shell Un pf (6) Sher-Wil pf (7). Shubert Theatre. + | Simmons(12.25). Simms Pet (1)... Sinclair Ofl. . Skelly O1l (2) Sloss Sheff (6).. . Sou Dairles A(4) Sou Dairies B. i,q !South Port 8 m 283 | South Pac (6). .. a0 264 | Southern Ry (7). | Soutn Ry bt (5). Spicer M. . % | 5ta Gas & B (3. 5““smoszm PE4). % | Std M1l (6). St Ol Cauf StdOIINJ (1).. Std Ofl NJ pf(7). Sterling Prod(5) Stewart War (6). Stromberg (6)... Studebaker (6).. 4 | Setne 78 42.. % | Sotssons 6s..... 83 108 20 108 14 108 14 Argentine Argentine 7 Australian 6 Austria 7s. Bank of Chile 6% Bank of Japan 6 Relgium 6s. Belgium 83 Belgtum 7: Belgtum 7% Belgium 8: Bolivia 8 Rordeaux 8. Rrazil 7s. . Brazil 1%4s. Brazil 8s. Canada 85 1952. Canada 618 192 Chile 75 1943, Chile 85 1941. Chile 85 1946. Chinese Gov Ry ba. Con Pow Japan 7s. . Copenhagen 5%8 Cuba 6%s. ... Czecho 738 rets. Czecho 85 1951. Czecho 85 1952 cf Danish Munic 8s A. Denmark 6s. . DEI5%sMch53.. DEIn5t%s Nov53. Dutch East 68 47. Dutch East I 6s 62. Finland s f 6s 45. Finland 7s. . Framerican 7 %s... German EI P 6%s.. 13 German 7s. .. Ger Agr Bank 7s. Ger Gen Elec 7s. Greek 7s. Halt] 6 Holland Amer 6 Hungary 6% . Italy 7s Japanese 4s. Japanese %48 JergensUM Lyon 6 Marsellle Mexico 4s 04 asntd. Mexico 4s 10 asntd. Mexico bs assented. Montevidlo 7s. ...« Netherlands 6s 54. 37 Netherlands 68 72..; Nord 6148 9 Norway 5% Norway 6s 1943. Norway 6s 1944. Norway 6s 1952 4 Orfent Dev deb 6s.. Paris-Ly-Med 6s... 2 Paris-Ly Med 7s Paris Orleans 7 Peru 7i4s Perufs.. Poland 8s Porto Alegre 8 Prague T%s... Queensiand 8s. Queensland 7 Rio de Jan 85 1948, . RiodeJan8s47.... Rio Gr Do Sul 8s. Sao Paulo City 8s.. Sao Paulo 85 1936.. Sao Paulo 1950 Suxon (P W) Emxumatio e Serbs Crot Slo 8s.. Srmot Swiss Confed 8s. Toho Elec Power 73 Utd Kingm 5%s 29. Utd Kingm 6%s 37. Utd Steam Copen 63 Uruguay 8s.....-.. 29 Nm:ua. 104% 103% 4 104% 1087 104% 102% 4 1007% 108% 1014 ° 4 110% 103% 102% 102% 104 5% 88 o1k 84% '~ 103 105 104 115 92 s 1185 104% MISCELLANEOUS. Ajax Rubber 8s. . Am Agr! Chem 7148 Am Chain 6s. Am Cotton O! ‘Am Repub deb 68 Am Smit& K 1st 68 Am Smit&R6s.... Am Sugar ref 6s... AmT& Tcltris.. {Submarine Boat. 4 | Supertor Ofl. Superior Stl (2). Swests of Amer. ‘| Symington. ..... | Tenn Copper (1). | Texas Co (3). ... Tex Gulf 8 (10). Tex & Pacific. ... Tex & Pac C&O. Third Avenue. Tide Water(1%). Tide W O1l pf(5) Timken (t4)..... Tobac Prod (7). Tob Prod A (1).. Transcont Oil. 80% | yn Bag & Paper. 70% | Un Carbide (5)... 10% | Gn O] (8)+-e.ee- 81 |UnPacific (10).. 15% | Un Pacific pf(4). £2% | Un Tank Car(5). Un Tk Car pf(7). Utd Alloy (2). Ut Cigar S (62) United Drug (8). UtdDrg 18t(3%). Utd Fruit (112). Utd Ry Inves pf. USCIP&F(10). USCIPPE(D.. { U 8 Distributing. © S Hoffman (3). U S Ind Alcohol. . U S Realty (4) U S Rubber. U S Rub 18t (8).. U § Smeit @w. USSmpf (3%). U8 Steel an... U 8 Steel pf (7). Untversal Pipe. . Univ Pipe pf (). , | Utan Copper (5). Util PEL A (€2). Vanadium (3) Vick Chemical. . Vu-CarCh(n)w { Va-CarCh 6% pf va-Caro Chem. . Vivaudou. ‘wabash. . . ‘Wabash pf A (5) waldort (1%). . ‘Walworth (1.80) Ward Baking B. . ‘Wward Bak pf (7) fWeber (4. . W Penn EL A (7) West P Po pf(7). 109 West P ELpE(T) . West Maryland. West Pacific. 101% 31 147% 49% West A B(17%). 114 Wesunghse (4). 68% ‘Weston Elec.... 16 Wheel & L Erie. ‘Wheel & L Epf.. White Eagle (2). White Mot (4).. Wickwire otfs. .. mefl-g:llerlund willys Woo{wthFW(ifi) 1 Wright Aero (1) Wrig Wm(t4). .. Yale&Town(15). Yel T&C (76¢) ‘Youngstown ( ash pa; B dnrierty ‘OF Al s are not include o ald soar ‘West Union (B) - 140% 49% blk 624 25 . 2% Dmmnd o given in the nbou table % 96% 12 i 14 67 16 1603 29% b1% 624 204 T2% ‘ments 140% 140% AmT&Tcitrbs.. AmT&TSL0s. ... AmT&T debEks. 2 25 | Am Water Wks 6s. 12 {Am Writing Pap 63. 98 | Anaconda 18t 63. .. 11% | Anaconda cv db 7s. Andes Cop s rets. . Armour&Co 4% s rf. 53 | Armour Del 548 14% | Associated Otl 85 39 |Atlantic Refn 5. 31 Barnsdall 68 ctfs. 93% | Bei] Tel Pa 68 B. 50% | el Tel Pa 68 C. 98% | Both Steel pm bs. Beth Steel 5%s 5 8914 | Bethlehem Steel 68 81% | Erier H St1st5%s. 4| omiyn kd gen b Bklyn Union 5% Bush T Bldg 63 60. Calif Pete 63%5. . Cen Leath 63 45 ofs Chile Copper 65 32.. Col Gas & Kl 5s. Col Gas & Fl1 5s sta. Commonwlth P 6. Con Coal & Md 1st 53. Con G Y 5% Consu ers Do a: Cuba Cane cv 78 Cuba Cane cv 8 Cuban Am Sug 8s. Denver Gas 0S. . Det Tidison ref 6s. Dodge w 1 63 Donner Steel 7s. Duquesne Light 6s. Est Cuba Sug 7%s. Empire G & F 734s. Goodrich 6%8. . Goodyear 88 1931... Goodyear 58 1941... 3 Hershey 6% ‘Hoe & Co 6%8. . Illinois Bell 1st 68, Ilinois Steel 4%, int Paper bs 47. Int Paper 63 IntT&T 5% Kan CP&L 5s A 63, Kan G & E16s62.. Kelly-Spring 8s... Laocleds Louls G & B 5502 the Bae 3 8 Hunible O & 1 5%8 1g base: yearly dmurmon- [Thi'a Corel 83 &0, 11 Unless otherwise noled. extia or speclal di - fo, rpwulas rate, gt 1% % tock. W {Ohite & RE C& 163, Ceraw 88. .. Public Service Fuw berv Kles 68 b 2 . 16 3! 7 107% 107% 107% 5 1037 103% 104% 104% 101 100% 95 96 100 100 100% 100% 107" 1074 105 9% 102% 1001 4 10654% 9% 46 103% 104 9944 92t 94 1027 100% 99y 1027 b 102% 106% 101% % 106% 110% Int Mer Marine 68. HU7 98 989 pUSLY % 10244 104% 104% 104 IINV. 108% 108% “ U S Rub 7%s. 8in Pipe Line Toledo Edn 1st 1'. . United Drug és. ... U S Rub let rf bs. U S Steel s £ bs. Utah Pow & Lt Vertientes Sug 7 Warner Sug 75 39.. Warner Sug 7s 41.. West Elec 55...... ‘Westn Union 6% Westinghous Wilson & Co 18! Willys Ov 6%s33. Winchester A7%8. YoungstnS&T6és. Atchison adj 4s. Atchison gen 48. .. Atlantic C Ll ds. . Atlantic C L 1st 48, AtlanticCL 7s. ... At) & Dan 1st 45 48. Atl & Dan 2d 4s 48. . B & O Toledo 48 Bklyn Manbat 6; Buff R & Pitt 4%s 3| Can Nat 448 20.. Canad North 6%s8. Canad North 7s. Canad Pac deb 41 Car Clinch & O 53 Car Clinch & O 65 Cent of Ga 5%s. Cent of Ga 6s. Cent Pac 18t 58 91 Ches &0 cv 4% Ches & O gn 414 Ches & O cv bs. Chi & Alton 3s. Chi & Alton 3%s... ChiB&Q1strf 5s. CB&Q-T3%s.... s|Chi& ETgnss 4|StL&SFplésC.. Chi Great West 48s. 19" CM&StPevdys. ! CM&SPevs 1 s32cts CM&StPgndlss. CM&StPrf4%s.. *lcMastPeves. .. CM&SP cv 58 ofs 14 Chi & N W ref &s. Chi & NW 65, Chi Rys 5s. CuiRI&Prfis. ChiTH&SEGs. ChiUn Sta 4%s Chi Unlon Sta 5s Chi Union Sta 614s. Chi& W Indcn 4s.. CEWI5EHa6L... CCC&StL5s CCC&StLrt Cleve Term 5s. Cleve Term Elfs. C &S 1st 4829, Colo & Sou 4%s ~uba R R 68 Cuba N R 63 6 Del & Hud cv 58 35 Den & Rio G cn D & Rio G imp 58. 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Rio G W 1st 4s Rio G West cl 4 RIATK& L 4%s St L IM&S 4s 3 1 8t L IM&S RAG ¢s. 22 StL&SFprinbs.. 40 StL&SF5%sD.. 42 StL&SFadjls... 80 StL&SF ino 6 .ug [ StP& KCShL 4%.. 8 1 8 1 13915 183 139 109 109 109 1025 102% 1024 99y, 99 99% 1055 105% 106% 108% 108% 108% 105% 105 106 95 94% 94% 108t 108 108 1067 106% 106% 974 96% 97 981 984 98% 79% T9% 19% y25 924 92% 1025 102% 102% 113 112% 113 106 105% 106 99% 09% 99% 102% 102% 102% 102 102 102 1027 102% 1027% | RAILROAD. 87 92% 87w €7 92% 92% 93 93 93 94% 944 94% 10614 106% 106% 8% % * 69 €7 92% 91% 97 6% Dh% 98 97% 104% 104% JOQYI 103 1027 103 108 103 92 92 ¢ 101% 101% 101% 80% 80 €0 96l 95% 96% 92 91% 91% 98% 1 1s 8d7s 102% 102% 102% 1094 109% 109% 106 105 105 103 103 103 101% 101% 101% 9F%% 98% 98% 96% 95% 126 126 70 69% 69% 9 1034 103% 103% 14 114 114 72w 12 12 o1y 91 €% 864 854 86 9Gic 964 90K 104 104 104 6 1184 118% 1184 87 86y 87 105 104% 104% 103 10 102% 103% 10! 1025 1034 103% 103% 107% 107% 1074 99 93y 99 967 96% 9z 93% 07t 97N 9TH i 1 9lg 9% 1154 115 1015 101% 101% 106% 106 106 ll(’u 118% 113% 14% 15 9’ 92 954 9% 7% 9w 811y 93's 92 “w 1034 1034 105% 1027 1024% 1024 105% 105"( 105% 6914 69 S84 108% 109 107 107 667 9ety 107 lfi’/- 9% ssu 85% 854 934 93 93 01 101 101 1084 103% 10314 70% 70 701 98 975% 98 1064 1057 1061 1064 106 106 5% 93% 98 62 62 62 100% 100% 100% 100% 1004 100% 106% 105% 105% 80% 80% 8GY 8845 884 Lol ssx 105% 105\, 104% mxv. 103% 103% % Ty 62% 61% 100 72 1025 lnzu 113% 1133 98 98 86% 86'% 1015 1014 89 . 983 106% 1061 1024 102 9 113% 115y 107% 10714 8715 874 874 87y 103% 10316 1025 1024 102% 102% 926 917 100% 100% 107 107 96% 91y 824 9% 97 23 StL&SFpI4sA..171. 5% 102% 1021 944 94y 20 8oy 1024 103% 834 88% 804 W’i tion of $60,050,000. The purpose of the company is to purchase, raise, import and deal in grains, cereals und agricultural pro- ducts of all desecriptions. | J. E. A. Hoslam, M. Scovell Martin and Robert M. Johnson of New York were listed as incorporators. BAD WEATHER SENDS WHEAT PRICE HIGHER Early Decline Offset by Persistent Advices of Unfavorable Crop Conditions. That wo ldl By the Associated Press CHICAGO, April 27.—Wheat juiuped up qu today after an early de- cline. Persistent adverse weather conditions, including forecast of freezing temperature than a counterbal clines that weakness of quotations : Predictions of only meager sh from Argentina for the remainder of the season tended somewhat to pro h v. The opening, % May (new) 1.6 1.431, to 1.43 terfal gains v znuvhmg 1.65% and July 1. Corn and oats were swayed by fluctuations of wheat. After uP ning % off to % cents up, July 773 to 7734, corn sagged all uround but then recovered, going in some cases to above yvesterday's finish. Oats started at i cent decline to & shade advance, July 41% to 41% Later all months showed losses which s0on were replaced by fractional gains. In line with hog values the provi- ket was w th May Septeniber L0110 RYE CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET CHICAGO, April 27 (United St Dénastries United States of “Agriculture).—Hogs— .,Mu h;ud uneven: 10 to Tonday's av lighted \\'!Lh' show full d(‘d“‘:"&g‘:’ packers doing little; buik 240 to 325 butchers, : majority Kind, 2ood and 150 pounds down Largery 1325 top on 140 to [‘»‘) pound, 13.60; s, 10 11.00; slaughter \\N“hl hogs, light packing sow plgs. 1 Cattle killing ughter 11.000 head; most 4 trade elow, : Killing quality plain largely, S| de; best matured tH u-arlmgs at 9.65 0a8.25; low ades of she stock fairly ac!he sm.nxy to strong; better grades about in line with Monday's decline; veal- ers uneven; light kind steady; good ice shippers 5 or more higher at 11.00a12.00. Sheep—Receipts, 20.000 head; very slow few sales of clipped Jambs 15 to lower at 13.75a14.35; best wool lambs unsold; odd lots of sheep s clipped ewes, 9.00; few good wool skins, 10.00? odd bunches of de- sirable Spring lambs at 21.00; holding California at 18.00. BALTIMORE EXPOBTS GAIN. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, April 27.—Exports through the port of Balitmore lust week increased nearly a million dol- while imports decreased $841.- . according to the weekly report of collector of customs, Total imports for the week were b3 L. 185, while exports amounted to 8§31.81 of fer and consisted izer, steel, tin plate, coppe oats, cornstarch, tobacco, derrick: principall pipe, boilers, lumber, sulphate am- monia, rye, flour, corn and steel rails. UNIVEBSAL EARNINGS. NEW YORK, April 27 (#).—TUni- versal Chain Theaters Corporation reports net earnings of $246,945 for the first 16 weeks of operation ended April 3. After provision for Federal taxes, this is ut the rate of more than 2.1 times annual dividend re- quirements on the £4,000,000 first pre- ferred stock, but does not include income from 16 theaters recently ac quired. Total assets were $6,61 of which cash and money on call amounted to § Current as- sets were §4 current lu- bilities $44¢ DIVIDEND OMITTED NEW YORK, April 27 (®.—Pri- vate dispatches from London re- ceived in Wall Street report that Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. omitted the dividend en the preforence shares. wioseldoRl 2ty ‘WOOL MARKET QUIET. Special Dispatch to The Star. BOSTON, April The raw wool markets were quiet today, but opinion seems to be growing among dealers that prices have hit hottom and that increased buying by mills may now be expected. Ohlo three-eights hlood combing Wool has been sold at 44 cents grease basis, or about $5 cents clean. Semi-bright quarter blood has b fered without takers at 79 cents. BAR SILVER. PBICE NEW YORK, April @) silver, 637%; Mexican dollaru. 48 Seab A Liref és Seab A Ladj 6 7206 72% 81 804 954 95% 96% 96 98 97% 88 Sk 93 wru 9244 854 8% 854 2 106% 106% 106% % u 111% 111% 111% 7 116% 116% 116% 62 G1% 62 61% 60 6l 2% 2% 2% 05 94% 94% 90% 90 90% 9% 99% 99% 1084 1084 108% 1023% 102% 102% 5 108 81 95% 963 97% 88% Sou Pac 48 2 Sou Pacific clt 4 Sou Pacific ref 4 Southern Ry gen 4s 21 So Southern Ry ‘Third Ave ret Third Ave adj bs. 43a St Ry bs 62. Union Pac 1st 4 11 70 1 17 7 2 2 4 Virginia lly Va Ry & P bi ‘Wabash 18t 102% 103 5 101% 101 101 21 103% 108% 102% 74 0% 704 0% 13 100% 100% 100% 5 85% 86 85% 1 69% 89% 89% West Maryland 4s... Western Pacific 5 West Shore 1s Wilkes & E 18t Gs. . A as compared with the previous | in Several Sales. BY EDWARD (. STONE Trading on the Washington Stoch Exchange today showed decided a tivity, Lanston Monotype taking ti lead” while severa) a Swock of the W Trust Co. reache punn this yvear. This stock opened at 10.share sales. It we three sales involving 450 on National Bank changed 1 V\hXIP the shares of 5. Ten s tional )‘.uu\ stock Capital Tra B sale at 10315, uiY half a last week, but 1 changed hands. Light stock, which i ket feature for y, ul!hnukh sold at 6S. Lanstun on 11 diffe many wel Bonds were tomac Elec Washington ¢ B. & 0. Shows Exc Operations of the Baltiuwore at Ohio Railroud, both for March first quarter profitable pertods la: up"fl!ln" income and less 6s bringin for the t ped $101,4 s were the threemonth 7 tenance of equipment and ous operations. Revenue fron and express were also small North American’s Earnings -I|un|y The consolidated income of the North American ( sidiary companies for the ended March 31 shows §12 common stock after penses, interest, pre and reserves of nmiore t of gross earnings fur de These earnings are 37.08 per cent over th months lmdv-] March equal to $3.35 per sh. stock outstanding M compared with $3.10 common stock outstanding N 1925, despite 475,000 shares addition common stock issued for new pro ertles, earnings of which for oni seven months are included in the | come statement. Mellon Explains Drop in Loans Secretary Mellon believes that ti sharp falling off in the amount « brokers’ loans since the first of th year is the natural consequence o decreased speculation. The Ieder:! Reserve Board has announced tha loans on securities had declined $500 000,000 up to the middle of this month. The board reports that commercial loans of member banks In le cities were fairly constant betwee the middle of March and the middle of April. The level was about §: 000,000 higher than at the end January and about equal to the his point of last Autumn. Farmers Plan Usual Acreage. Nearby farmers in Maryland i Virginia report that the ‘e expect ing to plant about the same ucreas as last year. The Departm Agriculture announces that as a whole are planning to larger crops this y than last. T prospective acreag potatoes, rice and hay wil than in 1925: the corn ar main about the ss peanuts will The huge cotton ¢ op in and months= %03 for ing ex erred dividends n 10 p resulted in an_effo cotton growers to reduce the o thi: ear but the extent of this reduetic as not yet be Reports from V' dicate that the. Farm work is progressing rapidly. Merchants Want Cool Weather. ‘Washington retail merchants wa Summer delayed. Several said tod that they did not wish to see u sudde: jump into real hot weather. They arv anxious to finish up their Spring lnes first. Reports indicate, however, that the merchants here have had bettes success in cleaning up their Sprins styles than have the stores in th Northern sections of the counts where cold weather up to & fe ago had greatly delayed t longed hot weather luu _would end Spring goods sales he cut-price” . 1o The course of prices in the wh sale commodity miar continue toward a lower level, 45 out uf the changes that appeared last wee in the list of quotations being decline jugainst 20 ad In a simil comparison for the correspondin: week of last yeur, 47 recessions cui trasted with 16 i Attending Atlant Robert V. Fleming, Riggs National Bank, us, one of the v same institution, {lanta, € board meeting. South about a week. R. G. Donaldson. president Commercial National Bank, turn fromn several weeks West about May 1. The District ikers' Associatior {will move into the new headquarters secker building on 1 street o ay 14, Francis G. Addison, jr., u: nd of the will in the annual meeting ston_Monoty in Alexandr Speed Needed in s for the. contest off Zankers' must ba in the hands of Miss Gra Bromley, assistant secretary association, by next Saturday Those who capture the honors, in dition to gainin me, will get fre trips to the bankers' convention be held at Hot Springs, Va., in Jun Money Market Holds Interest. The money market holds the ce of the stage in financial circles, The ruling rate of 3 per cent on call mone comparies with the levels prevailine in March a year ago. Time mone: against stock exchange collateral ane open market commer aper rate: are at the general levels which existed in the latter part of July und Augus last year. The gross busin Retail Stores Co: increase of about first quarter, compared period last vear, according to Presi dent D. A. Schulte. “Our inventoric are about the same as a yvear ugo.™, said Mr. Shulte, “and our margin_of profit us satistactory us lust year. W« are planning large expansion for 1926, of the Schulte ation showed an per cent for the with the sam¢