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FINANCIA - EGGS GO HIGHER N MARKET TODAY, Fish Receipt Lighter Due to Stormy Weather Along the ket v s havin: Earliey portc ; on curr was i« i 10 const tinuca 1 ater had beer Prices w With 1 reported, At the pust sed—Turkey 2830; medium, Frai s marke 00; Virginia, inches 1y new sto flat type, tion, weight, 1 Celery—Supplies moderate, inch 2.50: 6.00. Lettuce moderate, California 3.0¢ Onions moderate. pound sa medium to large low as 2 Pa Potatoes. mand moc gan_ 150D U. 8. No. rack 3.00a3. 25. Spinach—Supplies te, moder Carolina, type, 2.50a3.00. Sweet demand Tennessee, Halls, N Maryland, mand muderale. pony 35ad0; quarts String mand ida, a6 low as 4. Carrots—Supplies moderate, baskets, tuce ¢ inlly California crates, Green Mountains, mostly section, cluth-top moderate, bushe] hampers, Refugees, 5.50 0: Black“Valentines, 4 Atlantic Coast. m of the ' ted this mort in the week e market quot Today's ilonz the ipts con- t of in- deeided resh , 1w weather a W, fish rec h no prospe there \ especi v hi 0zZen 8 from th dentand fo the scarcity of fis] , and bivalves were & ed, @ it 1 )m .\Im'm or x-n]<l wed ere not increased. he ¢ tion of eggs today’s prices were the same as those reported few days. oysters al- there holesale . 1-pound prints, 55 store packed, 30 hen- | alive—Turke; e Leghorns 0: duck: old, 30 s, 45 capons, 30a32 old, old toms: fancy, hea wils, 30: keat 30; ducks, 0 hams, loins, 28 smoked choice, 15 Tas; lambs, tock—Calves, 11a13; thin, it and Vegetable Review. report on i1 compiled by the ce Bureau of Agricultural ays: - Supplies demand arrels, No. 1, Yorks, i 5a2.50, few highe inches, 2.50a3.00, few hwestern, medium fancy - Supplies matket , Texas, ordinary demand stronges light; slightly ality and_condi- y, 1.00al old cked, per hundred- anish l pe, 1.50a1.75 per limited: demand market steady; Ilorida 10- voorer, 5.50a5.75 ipplies moderate: demand et slightly stronger; iceberg type, 4-3- 0a3.25; poorer low as 2.50. Supplies moderate: demand marl steady; Ohio 100- cki U. No. 1, 43.00: poorer otato Market Steady. upplies lerate, m: ound sack: 1, 3.60a3.7 moder: 120-pound U. 8. No. 1, light; demand market _ stronger cloth-top , barrel 4.00. Virginia harrels, Savoy type, potatoes—supplies moderate; moderate, : bushel hampers, 0. /1, 1.50. Jastern hushel hampers, Yellows, light; de- market steady: Flor- vefrigerators, Missionarys, few poorer, 25830 per bean ipplies market light; firm; Flor- 5.00; few 00. light: ~ demand market firm; Texag, bushel mostly lifornia, let WOOL PRICES STEADY. BOSTON prices in March 4 (Special).—Rising the Western primary mar ton dealers, but a f. i8 now phasis ¢ stead: day at 1. 1.05a1.08, at 1.00al three-eighth ter blood being sold with n fine Fine te: special Prices was quoted to 10a1.12, French combinz at short fine | mbing half hioc 1.00a1.03 blood at and quar at K0 sis, em- jdelaine is held at haif bloo. three-eigl ‘tar 1y qu: Ater Bani Viena Merar Hiioden T Aust A B A Berliner Handel..o.. i Ohio or hths blood at lood at 44, DIVIDENDS. 2| mber ay 11700 1.00 125700 Mank T hemiral G (Gen Ele h this | 13. tsand | Market | Winesaps, { 2-bushel hampers, | .00, | de. | are | I | NEW YORK CURB MARKET , Receivéd by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office Following i ist o s 10 Roval € 0 & R. ing i list of bonds and Roval €0 & stock ded in on the New York 1 @ - o 1 Tid Osage O N V Curb Market today. 1 Tide Witer 0N . Transe n\l |-Irl INDUSTRIALS u MR High Low v 3 Warner Quinlan 103 108 1 Wileox 0 & G 1 &3 10 Woodley Pet 1 STANDARD OIL Sales all At - hundrede, Sales units. 200 Anglo Am_ Oil. . 1300 Cont'l 01l 1 ; mberiand 171 100 Gal Siz 01} 1400 Humble 011'S R 1900 Imp O of Can 1 1500 Inter, ¥ Ltd 100 Nat 1 300 Ohio nsit ol 1008 0 Neb'n 1008 O N 0w 3 1000 Vacuum™ O1 Brillo Mfg A Salos 6 Brit-Am Tob Con 3 348, b | in thousands 10173 BONDS Azirre G 8 Sig, & Bumii o nw P pf HATK P& 3 A0 G & % Boaverboard s 3 Curtiss Ae § & Me Ge M. 102 2 Curtis Pub pf. 1 Davies, W A i De For R € viel Dixon Crucible. 1 Doehler Die € ¢, >'s Dominion_St L 1 ponaer a0 1 Dubilier C &R > Dunhill Tntl 1. ) Durant Mot Co A 201 Chile Cob Be g o’ s 10015 10013 i 100 cau Pow Gatineau Pow s Gen & GUITOnl B Ind Limestone 00K ¢ BIn P& Lint Gr Nor. bt 18I0t Na G 6x ww 101 46 Int Paper 6s... 0% 1 Laclede Gas 5151007, 18 Lehigh Pow 68 A 075 5 Libby McN&L 7% 10: 1 Long Tsl Lt Gs. " 103 20 McCrory Sts 5ias 081y 10 MilwauG 4138 wi % 1430 PR 5eF wilon $ Foundation For A 1 Fox Theaters A . ) Freed Eise 1 ¢ has 2 Fulion 8y Iphon i Garod. Corp. 40 Gen’ Bak A 23 Gen Bak B 1Gen Firepriy 8 Gillette SR 1 Glenson Prod ¢ PR J1 Grand Stores *a Grief L & Bros bi 1 Happincss ¢ 1 Hapminess ¢ 1 Hom 100 1041 100 St 10074 . 0% ice Shep s wi OrTexMRy 08 U 1024 Y Trap Rock 6s 18 OKla N Gas Glgs 103 4 Ohig M ) (L Fenn O AT Q i kw8814 P&L 5D 5. 10014 Phil El e 41 108 TPl EP5lis * G 10074 11 Lenhow T 9 Leh Val € efs . 1 Yeonh T Ine war 3 Mad Sa Gar vic. Marmon N liller Rub i Nat EI Pow s ) N 6 N ) N 9 Swift & i Fxn P &L 5s rangeant Ol 7% Un Us 1 2% 003, 62 Warn B Pie 61241081, Wise Cent bs.... 98% Sales in N BONDS thousa: i 100% 10015 T PO T hit o8} a1, 031 o0 10 on Drux Stores 40 Phein Dodge Cor 3Phila El ris 1 Philin Norris 5, Pillsh FI M Ine Pitney Boews PM Pittsh & Lake E. i Proct & Gamble’ i Pug SP&L, b bl 10 Rand Kard B n 1 Rand K B'of dep 96 Rem Rand Inc. . 1 Rem Rand U1 bt ot 2 Danish 19 Reo Mot ... i Denmaric Rich Rad 1 Free S 4 Rio Tinto 1Ltd!! F Bohem 1 Safeway & 3 Ger C 10 Serv E 4 Singer” inser 2 Sou Col Pg 10 Batavia Pei 4 iy 10 Bolivia 7s . 1 Buenos AT 7 A Cons M 721 "BK Finil 71001} W Kruv\p ¥ 107254 1061 10240 a6 1y 1 8Swift “Inti’ 5 Tampa El n 5 gran Lux Bic A ga 3 Tub A8 B IlrloA Tung_ Sol Amx * Tan Sol Lamp; 1 100 * 100 Sanada Falls S 6 & Hal 7s SE! Teal Tob. r{?v;l n st n L8 Gepelim !( “‘:l ““ v 1l P&L vie B varn Bros Pic. Dairy Pr 3 0&sn vic 50 Weason_O&Sn pf v ew Mach iy, Tl Ser 8 A W Bur %10 11 W 658 A 10 St W Gy C 10 idend. s Bzraso et fis BALTIA | Potatoes, 100 pounds, | potatoes, barrel, 1.25a sw arnegin Metals. . Cons Cop Mines ! ung, bar 00; 4.0085 00 100, 4,00a Brussels sprouts, 15826; broccoli, barrel, $0al.0( 00; cauliflower Divide E ) dolgen Cemer ) Goiden State. Hawthorne M New | Comelin Nemont | Mt A i : f carrots, ipiseing . : g 100. 4 randa | i Verde Ext lettuce. hamper. 1.50a2 pounds, 2.00a3.00 “1ah Avex 4.0025.00; pep) Wenden Cop 1 10 West End Cnnu:l B parsnipsebasket, 5.00; spi 10 West Utah. .. 06 06 11:\1 I\ID}P NDE OIL STOCKS - rech, squash Am_Maracaibo G Tarib Synd 1 Apples, barrel, WL Rrapefruoit, box, 2.75a4.50 | B0ad0. 06 06 o 08 100, 4.00a 100 100 rions, oysterplants, . crate, 4,00 40030; peas, bushe ach, bushel, 0 tomatoes basket, 30a turnips, efs Wl 1.00a4.00; box. str bushel, 40 ranges wherri quart 13598 and a freeze now would be disastrous: d Grain Prices. red Winter, Winter, & 3. garlicky, Wkheat—N spot, 1.44%; licky, &pot. { spot. 1.37 _Corn—Domes! 8214 Lion Oil one Star G 0 D 1 Syid 85¢ cob yellow, X Mex Paniico No. 3, 79% 13 Mount Prod . 57a58 per bushel; tons. nds on spot and for | timothy, as well | ha nd heavy clover {n ¢ inquiry ’m\v ar The supply COMMODITY NEWS WIRED STAR FROM ENTIRE COUNTRY as for situation W inferior uvmm.u-m ot o. 1 to ravage | \\'u\lh,l No. v ) o { No \ bug has commene rth and eas! + 1o continued wet have not been svere to kill the pest. Wheat vell up everywher . 13.50a14.00 pex .00 per ton. iry Products. activities in the | the Northwest | 4 last week. Pro feet. ship LAND.—All 40a industry in in_the to 78,189.000 nix to 74,257,000 and orders to 7 000, Orders for Western pi dropped 7.5 per cent to 22,076,000 fect "urkeys, poor pound. and crocked Hickens. -38a4 poor and thir Leghorns, capons, W thin, Live poults old toms, | breasts Winter | voung chickens 25a30 ducks, POR | showed n ga Quetion rose KANSAS CITY. -lmplement sales | » this ¥ » have been of promims- | Jortions, since soil and weather almost ideal over Southwes Plowing planting tools now are experiencing Lctive demand and sales of hardware, | theet metal and tanks have been large. 'ROIT.—The Chelrolet Motor | ne the largest manufac ] shift trucks in the world, | 454: lad 0; rolls, now is progressing at a | backed, process butte wess of 15,000 trucks a duh-y ln'mu ENGINEEES PUBLIC SERVICE A o NEW YORK, March 4 (P). { earnings of Ingineers Public Ser Co. for the year ended January were $26,902,879. Balance available for reserves and dividends was $5, 403,608, 10 | : poor _and crovked breasts, i du 3 capons, 33 Iggs—Receipts, 1,706 c: native nd nearby firsts in free cases, dozen, ve bee Butter—Good _to ound, 48a53; prints, voduction e in ¢ | month. ATLANTA Bles are NOW Mmovir » markets i Flor aspar: Pe pring vegeta apidly to North sad lots from Geor: he_first carload of gus has just l-ornl orgia’ s<hipped. trees are in full bloom 1l 5| 0ii] g 7.00. | dowmestic, | mixed there is | bay | *{ by the {5 to 10 point {ing i [ haa been offset | to 14.3 {ed t lot i | | | | 3%a40: | | | with your EVENING STAR, 'WAS'HING’I‘ON' D. ¢, FRIDAY, WHEAT SCORES GAINS |...,,..}erez o Lose ... on, V. & Tease | COTTONISLOWE INTODAY'S TRADING | Easier Showing of Liverpool and Small Spot Sales Have Bearish Effect. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 4.—The cotton market opened steady today at a de- cline of 3 to 5 points under Southern | hedging and local selling inspired by the easier showing of Liverpool and reports of less active demand for cot [ ton cloths in Manchester. posed outh to be rn selling here was sup- rtly against the in- creased spot husiness reported yeste Quy, and was considered by local tr ers as tending to confirm recent freer spot offerings. Marcl to 14.24 and October to 14.68 end of the first hour, or about s net lower cables said some trade call Bombay buying in Liverpool by hedging and liqui- d ports of ol off Private and dation. New Orleans Market. NEW ORLEANS, March 4 (®).— sion prices ranged from 8 to 17 \ts under yesterday’s close, the de- being attributed to small spot in Liverpool and March notices, which were reported issued this morn- inz. March opened points down ind continued to lose until the posi- tion reached 14.21, points under vesterdny's close. May traded down 137, July to 1450, 8 or 9 points previous close. cline d or under the RUMOR OF BYERS BEING FORCED OUT IS DENIED Al Dispateh to The BALTIMORE, 4.~Rumors of the forced resignation of Maxwell " Byers as president of the Western iilway we the latest de- in the railroad coup by ans of which the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad obtained virtual con- trol of the smaller road recently. Vice President Galloway of the Baltimere & Ohio emphatically brand- rumor as false. “Fhere is absolutely nothing to it.” lloway said. “You can’t quote me trongly as denying it.”” The rumor, which originated in Cumberland, was that €. W. Van Horn, general transportation superin tendent of the Baltimore & Ohio, is slated to succeed Byers. WILL OFFER PREFERRED. NEW YORK, March 4 ().—Offer ing of 200,000 st £ 7 per cent cumulative preferred stock spment York next Monday at $25 \ecrued dividends to pro- additional working capital for company’s increased . busine it acquired the United Oil Co. i sperties last year. The semable on = six New and in share vide the since JORDAN PROFIT DROPS. W YOI March 4 (®).—Profit Jordan Motor Car Co. for 1926 S0 from $43 RUBBER ADVANCES. NEW YORI gt ulvanced fell to Specialy, ribbed, sheets, today’'s neon guota ares with year ago. COTTON GOODS ACTIVE. NEW YORK (Special), Cotton goods mark airly ac tive today, with pric Print cloths were quoted 64x80's we for 68xT Raw silks wes . with mmuwuul good demand. RICFS oN PARI’ BOURSE. \ i (PL—Drices were Three per cent loan, 65 The dollar was o centimes. nes 10 centime oted at 25 francs POTATO MARKET STEADY. CHICAGO, h o4 (P).—Po s: on track, ates’ shipments, § ding on round whites, out stead ronnd white A5: Idaho, sacked mostly ki cked russets HEADS KEL‘LOGG COMPANY. NEW YORK, March 4 (P.—Wil- liam L. Jacoby has been elected pres ident and general manager of the Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co., succeeding Joseph B. Edward, re- signed. . Your Banker Knows. When in doubt about a security consult your banker. It is equally as much his interest as yours to protect your savings. You trust him with Your deposits—why not trust him investinent problems? HEADS WARD BOARD. NEW YORK. March 4 (P).—Wil- im B. Ward lias heen elected to the newly created position of chairman of the board of Ward Baking Corpora- tion. SWEETS COMPANY PROFIT. NEW YORK. March 4 (#).—Net profit of $42,529 is reported by Sweets Co. of America for 1926, i net loss of $24,901 in 1§ Safety and Over 7% For Your Money Your investment in the 7% Pre- ferred stock of Empire Gas and Fuel Company gives you, if you buy the security at its present price, an excellent yield of more | than 7% on your money. ! Your income is protected by the | large net earnings of an organiza- tion with $300,000,000 in assets— . an organization which is a leader in the natural gas and petroleum roosters. | industries. s T I Hem 1 & 1 803 Wikin Bullding . €. Ple-uzndnz.-fl\umobhflm fullin I mation shout Empire Preferred stock and the 300,000, organization behind fe. of Rich-{ fleld Oil Co. of California will be made | days MARCH 14, 1927. e Joqew lWe WE FINANCE —all classes of income-produ proprety 5‘ Large Loans a Specialn: Current, int ommission Higbi ¥y AN W | ON FOREIGN REPORTS Mexican Situation and Upturn at Liverpool Principal Factors in Today’'s Trade. | rate 816 15th St By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 4.—Rushes to buy brought a sharp early advance | in wheat today. Kagerness to pur-| chase was ascribed chiefly to news of the sudden departure of the Mexi can envoy at Washington and to an | unexpected upturn of quotations st Liverpcol, starting at % to 1% higher. Chicago wheat subsequently scored an additional gain. Corn, oats and provisions were also firmer. corn opening at iy off to % up and then rising all around. Much of the enlarged buylng of wheat today, assumed to be due to strained relations with Mexico, came from Kastern houses. It was espe- cially noticed that besides announce- ment of the Mexican Ambassador having left Washington, a Mexican vernment decree had been issued ng importation of wheat into Mexico free of duty, and that 60,000 tons would be needed in the next two months. Enhancement of wheat values at Liverpool today was attributed here Mortgage Money Loaned at 5% to 6% Economic_Conditions Tyler & Ruth therford Loan Correspondent Mutual Benefit Life 1520 K Street ~~ Main 475 HOME OWNERS LOANS ne doy. 6% Lo red ith Up to £300 wit interest and hrol have to vour property. Fr. 8810, Real Estate Small Loan Co. 302 Distriet National Baok Blds. ie & Rlchardn?‘n, Inc. E‘ to unlooked-for scantiness of ship- ments from Australia, 2,840,000 bush- els this week, against 4,032,000 bush- els the week previous. A& a result the combined shipments from Argen- tina and Australia this week were only £.024,000 bushels, compared with 10,384,000 bushels a week ago. JANUARY EXPORT TRADE GAINS WELL DISTRIBUTED American G:ods Demand Stronger in Almost Every Port of World. Import Business Was Smaller. WRIGHT SLADE & C0. York Stock Coffer & sion New Members , W' Yol THE MAYFLOWER HOTEL WASHINGTON, D. C. Telephone Main 1581 f ot By the Associated Press. Increases in the January export trade of the United States were well | distributed among all.parts of the| world. _The Commerce Department, in giv ing out the detailed figures today. noted that the only area in which the demand for American goods h includes the Islands, and the fall there w While the import trade fo was somewhat smaller than th the same month in 1926, a large part of the difference was due to the de {cline in rubber prices. The imports from Asia, under which most rubber imports are included, fell off mor | than $£30,000.000, but the quantity of 'N...d\ was little changed. Exports and imports f compared with those of 1926, follow | | We will gladly receive and give prompt attention to applications for Loans on Washington Real Estate Current rates of inter- Should you have Money to Invest —we can also take care of you. Our experience, ex- teriding over a period of Thirty-five Years —insures your protection. Percy H. 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