Evening Star Newspaper, October 24, 1927, Page 12

YELLOW PUMPKING INGOOD DENAND Halloween Variety Moving Well in Market—Other Trade Reported Draggy. Old-fashioned yellow pumpkins, the kind that children use in connection with Halloween celebr: are in demand, the demand for them being much greater than for the sugar punapkins used for strictly food pur- ons, poses. 4 ‘ Dealers this morning were offering the f prices ranging from 25 cents to §1 each, and the | er the pumpkin the greater the de- | mand. Sugar pumpkins also were in mand at ents a basket or § barrel, pumpkin pies being in de fn hotels, dining and lunch greatest demand them about the Thanksgiving holiday son Dealers reported a dr of the market this mornin not being out in large numbers, prices were about the same as pric quoted at the close of last week’s market, Today’'s Wholesale Prices. Butte: Fresh, 1-pound prints, tub, 50a51; store packed, 3vaidl sh sel ed curre rmer variety at ooms. usually is sea for | condition | buyers | nd t rece Turkeys, Poul : smail and 26; Sprin, chickens 18a20; ¢ smaller, Meats, fancy, : ducks, 25; kea fresh Killed—Beef, ; Jamb, ; fr 3 houlders, noked shoul- ) 26; lard, 15a 1513: calves lambs, 13. Fruit and Vegetable Revied. Today market report on fruits and vegetables, compiled by the Market News Service Bureau of Agricultural Economics, says: Apples applies moderate; demand Ught, market steady; barrels, Penn: ania, 214 inches up, Grim uncl fied russeted, few sales, 4.50. Washington medium tc 3 8.50: bushel Yorks, ¥ Cabbage—Supplies modera mand light, market steady: New Yor sacked. Ibs., Danish type. % per 100 Celery—Supplies good, market steady: crates, best, mostl quality 2.00. Grapes—Supplies of Eastern stock limited; demand moderate, market slightly stronger; New York climax basket Concords, gan. 12-quart climax ba Lettuce—Supplies of light; demand light, ma York. 2-dozen crates big Boston type. poor quality and condition, 50; New Jerser, 2-dozen crates big Boston type, few sales, 1.00; supplies of Western #tock moderate: demand light, matket steady: California crates Iceberg type, 4-dozen, 3.00a3.25; few higher. Onions—Supplies moderate: demand light, market ¢; Michigan and ew York, 100-pound sacks, Yellow U. S. No. 1, medium to large size, ket dull; New Pear Market Steady. Pears—Supplies light; de: market steady; New York, bushel baskets, Bartletts, E 3.00; bushel baskets, Seckles, 3.00a3. Washington, boxes, Anjous, ex fancy, medium to large siz Potatoes—Supplies libe moderate, market 150-pound s No. 1, 3.50 sacks, round whit 2.75; Pennsylvania round whites, U. 150-pound 8. No. 1, Sweet _ _tatoes—Supplies moderate; demand light, market dull; Maryland, East_Shore, cloth-top barrel, Yellow 2.25; North Carolina and Virginia, No; folk section, cloth-top barrels, Yellows, 2.00a2.25. Tomatoes—Supplies light light, market abput steady; home- grown, 1;-bushel =~ hampers, ~various varieties, mostly around 1.00a1.25. Caulifiower—Supplies light; demand moderate, market firm; New York, Long Island, crates, mostly 2.00; few higher. demand ITALIAN TOMATOES ARRIVE. BALTIMORE, October 24 (Special). —The largest importation of Italian tomatoes through this port is in the steamer Liberty Land, due here this week. It comprises 1500 cases, or about 60 tons, consigned to Mijlioretti Bros. The tomatoes were canned at Parma and Naples. Fisher’s Price Index The following table shows the aver- mge movement from week to week (1) of the wholesale prices of 200 rep- resentative commodities (from Dun’s Review) and (2) of the purchasing ver of the dollar: e o Parchasing Index No. ot ‘prices m per cent of pre- lar in pr Date— May (peak)... anuary (10W), Average Average First aua Second quarter. Third quarte Fourth auart March ave rst auarter . il averaze, 20 et September a Third quarter. Qetob Firet w Sacond wen Third wee Foreizn Weakly Index. rump’s (London Financial 1053 F 2926 A lrst quar Second qu: Third quarter. r L November December January— First week. A September aver hird quartel cLober— First week. stocks traded in on Curb Market today: INDUSTRIALS. Hish Pick Bar vte 13 n Pk B Al 31 m Cyanamid Dt 4 Pin Cor Sth i Soe & 3 N hilds Co ohi-Hall nwith L ptd 104 P& R. 3% Mot AN Duplex p pid 48 East States Pow B 11 31 Bond & Shpfid 1085 y Corp T4 i01g Pab_ Ser orzia Pow pfd 9914 1d_Seal Elec. . it Co el irand Stores’ pid 14 Happine iazeltin Ch Rub Manv n 10 B vot tru ctfs v Millh, awan See n Co Fla Pow n Val C ofx Val C Sal i Maryland Mass Light 6s pf 4 Mavis Corp . Bottling Johnson | 2 Mid W Util pfd Mid W Uul 65 nf Miller Rub n' pfd 2 wk Hud P. pal Serv. w ew Process. ... i "X Tel Co’ bid 11 North_ 0 Fow C_18 Nor Sta P Nor Sta P C NorthePow 2Pa GEE n st pt & Pac Stl Boiler. 1 Palmolive Co 9 Par Davis Co i 1, Pa O Ed 6s pfd 1, Pa O Ed p pid. 104 16Pa Ohio EJ war 1 Drug_ Store. 26 Reo Mo 4 Rich Rad. 1 Rolls Roy 35 Safeway 4180u P & 150u P & L wn 21 Span Ri; 1 Sparks W, 1 St Regis_Paper 3 Stinnes. Hugo 4 Stutz Motor Swift Intl wift & Tampa_El n! Texas P & L pf. Trans Lux Pi & Tuca Prod . . 2 Trambull Sil 3 Tubize A S B ¥ % Tung Sol Lamp, 4 T'ni Biscnit A. 3Tt Bisonit B i E i niy t t T T T U T b hs T 1 T ¥ 25T st 2 Wesson 0 & S vie 64 Sales in hundreds. MINING STOCKS. 10ACM & M Ltd 03 1Am Explora. . 1% 41 Cons Con Minex 1Enz Gld M Ltd 1 10 Eureka Croesus 32 Golden C 4 Hollinger. 1 Jerome V. Devel Cornelia ... wmont Mining Dissing Tni ¥ 2 Unity 11 Wenden Cop. sale andreds. 9Am Con Oilfide. .90 15Am 3 ai Co 1 Ark Nat Gas ardinal Pote b Synd ity _Serv m. .0 Git” Serv. n i Cit Serv B ofs.. 2 v B B otd & hia Svnd.. Synd on 01l Lone St G b Tl v Ol n. . 1 10 New Mex e e 1 Pante [T 01l Corp 1 Savoy Ol ..... 8 Venezuelan ‘Pet.. 1 Woodley Pet n.. Sales in units 100 Atl Tobor pfd 50 Buckeye P L 400 Chesebrough. Mg 9400 Contl Ol n 0 Cumberland P 1o 0 Humble Oil & R, 1900 Tmp O of Can n. 2000 1 Pet € L. 2900 300 Oliio 200 Penn Mex Vil 4300 Prain TS O T 4008 0 B0 9 O Neb 1 08 O Ohio 1. acuum Ol BO! 1 Allied Pl 8s 13 Allis Chalm 6% & Alum C udahy Blaw 1L 87% Det Cty G 68 A. 107 G G o8 §,409% S STANDARD OIL 1SSU INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS. ES. Lo 107 % NEW YORK CURB MARKET Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office Following is the list of bonds and the New York |, F=d SRt {last week and a year ago. THE EVENING 18 Det Totl 6 101% 1 Inter N 1Inter P 8 78 5 Interstate Pow 1 0 Interst 11 Tnvest Kop 10 Lehigh M Mont auk G Pow PC AT 10 100 Potomac 3 Pow €'\ Pure Oil Py Transcont Ofl S Rub Blos Riib 612 Rub Glas Rub Aise Pw Wise Cent FOREIG iv a1 oL AT 1 Salns ' thausan 1 Danzie Denm t Pr s wi Ger Cons Mun 1N Nuremberg 68 Sanda’ Falie 58 A Serbs s B s TO NEW SEASON LOW Corn Also Turns Easier Influenced by Large Receipts of the Grain at Chicago. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October 24.—With fa- vorable weather today facilitating rapid movement of the Canadian crop all deliveries of wheat again cut under the season’s low price record. Corn also turned easier, influenced by large receipts here—524 cars. Opening un- changed to 1% off, wheat later showed losses all around. Corn started at decline to %, advance and subse- quently underwent a general sag. Oats were eas Provisions headed down grade. Auspicious conditions today for swift marketing of wheat hy Cana- dian farmers were accompanied by re- ports that timely rains have put Ar- gentine wheat in good shape and that the Australian crop outlook is less pessimistic owing to helpful moisture in di sections. Besides, Liverpool quotations today were lower than due, and the amount of wheat on ocean passage showed an increase both over In addition to the fact that today's reccipts of corn in Chicago were on a much lawer scale than of late, ad- vices were at hand that Illinois corn is turning out to be of a quality easier handled than Jast year, when a large proportion of the crop was unsound. Favorable weather for cur- ing the,grain this season is the rea- for the difference. Included ¢’s arrivals here was a car of new corn from Oklahema. TREASURY CERTIFICATES. (Reported by J & W. Sel Bid. .. 1006:32 100 8. 100 100 99 31-32 100 1 FOREIGN EXCHA;GE. (Quotations furnished by W.B. Hibbs & Co.) Nominal Selling checks old value. today. vound. ., 5084 48641 London. > dollar. Rome. lira. . rich, frane.” . Athens. drachma Vi crow crown crown’. . erown SHORT-TERM SECURITIES. (Reported by J. & W. Seligman & Co.) —— NGO~ "Adlced. 10175 9978 Alum_Co. of Tel. & erican Threa Amer. 5 1 Nil. &St T STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 192T. TREND IS UPWARD ON CURB EXCHANGE Vacuum and Humble Oil in Demand—Faiardo Sugar Makes Up lts Loss. were reported sold be The 1 k of appr between es in I last week was retr indicating that th due merely to for Motor continued group, although it fa new high. The ed liquid ned able to further selling most 4 points ountered. {well, but an attempt wa BY WILLIAM F. HEFFERNAN, Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, October 24.—The curh market turned about today and moved toward higher levels, but there was nothing impressiva about the rally. Prices had receded at the close Jast week to a point where a technical recovery was in order and this ic what appeared to he taking place at the outset of the week. However, it did indicate that forced liquidation had run its cot ind that the mar: ket was in a healthier condition fol- | lowing the shake-out. [ net One of the outstand incidents | quarter was the persistent demand for Vacuum | serves 0il and Humble Oil among the Stand ard stocks. Bo companies, he | §7 of their Jarge cash surpluses, position to rew 1 share owners by substantial stock distributions at the oming mectings. National Transit was a favorite among the low prices in the members of the group, and Continental Oil voting trust certifi- cates were taken in large volume The demand indicated that the market rites as No Mines, levels were fav mont higher although is reported by and subsidiaries, in net fncome of $13.719 period of 1926, which $6.74 a share on the stoc standing. The third Toss of intangible net $2i1 fou 393,102 and for dep oil produc averaged 00 ‘line of week hefore, If you could talk to 1000 Silent Auto- matic owners, you would not only hear one of the most enthusiastic indorsements ever enjoyed by a modern utility— —but also Iou would be impressed by the widespread appreciation of that. unique Silent Automatic fea- ture—almost absolute silence! Naturally,ownerspraisethe “Silent’s” thermal efficiency —its economical fuel consumption—its unfailing de- pendability. But if there is one fea- ture all unite in praising, it is that great exclusive feature resulting from the Silent Automatic design—free- dom from disturbing noises during operation. ¢ Stand beside a heating plantin which aSilent Automatic hasbeen installed —and the only sound you hear is no more noticeable than that of a humming telegraph wire—no more R L& PRy, i, & Hud Rwy. tison E. 1. Bos rei Rwy, Co. 78 1940. n. Mot Ac néral Pet . Goodrich Goodvear T & f R, C 1 Ol of XY Sl Ol of N "5 1946 Ir. Mt & S, Ry & Co. ' 5e 190 S Rabh S Sl Wheding Steel ¢ American Gas & Electric reports for the week ended October 22 an output by its subsidiaries of 61,016,615 kilo watt hours, a gain of 4 pep cent over Loy . seme yook o 976 One size burner—at one price—for cottage or mansion for the stock had mot been affected b; the new financing of $12,000,000 te year 5% per cent debentures, which ore midd mately 6 points ' CAMBRIDGE, Ohio, | (Special), preparing to expend §: plant expansion here. The new units employment to The nt gas jardo Sugar ced quickly today recent selling w tion, a favorite led to reach a demand reflected a | ecognition of the highly fa- ations which tion proved vulner- and broke al before support was 1-n—k Mining shares held fairly made work for higher prices in such recent | inda Mines and New- ¢ actionally | W YORK, Octoher 24 the rule for | ter part of the session. MAELAND OIL LOSES. NEW YORK. October 24 (#).—Net | by favorable w 2.967.119 for the nine months | South and ma Ma cont 70 for the same | Bur was equal then out quarter loss of $1.040,311 and the second drilling !'during the nine months were put at 7 cition | depletion more than $3,600,000, OIL OUTPUT DOWN. NEW YORK, Octobet 24 (). —Crud ion_in California last we Larrels daily, a 7.800 barrels daily from COTTON PRIGES SAG; late Reo in _its workers, located Trade Buying on Declineg! «ssured. Pri |\-xll give the | | Brings Values Back Part of the Way. to e here, lots. some oil | By the Associated Pr rents the | ton market opened steady today at an advance of 11 points on October, but to 6 points lower under |brought ed to he inspired ther reports in the have been influenced also by expectations of comparatively ginning figures from the Census 1 OMOTTow. to| December eased off { March to 19.70 in early trading, net declines of 10 to 15 points, but there jwas trade buying and covering 0. Re- | these figures, which rallied costs | or 10 points from the lowest by lend of the first hour, Private cables attributed an early | wdvance in Liverpool to continental and Bombay buy whieh was fol- l\mn-n hy reactions under realizing on generally 1 | selling which app nd Ol t to|la to 1948 and showed prices £ the {ine mees and more favorable weather reports from the S . k| The market was quiet later in the de- | morning, but held fairly steady aft {he | the early decline, with prices showing | or e b rallies of a few points on covering Commodity News The Atlas Globe SBURGH.— imber of or but most of them & Steel plates are quiet supply. om southw cturers ders for re looki pring RAYVILL prevails in this new natural < | where many new wells have The F rined franchise and Vicksburg, Mi: o pipe natural gas to those communi- | £1%6 the State the tequird 10 | cent of ster shell fry heit VIRGINTA, Minn. Lake pine lumber operating this s employed in the woods. JOPLIN.—Steps to curtail ¥ad and oduetion field. Several mines have closed. | e waiting for tomorrow’s | census report or fr otherwise. At midday ruling around 19.56, and March, 19.78, hout 2 to 4 points net lower on the more active months. OYSTER LAW VALIDITY October 24 L000 in over 600 a newly fuel is s mear field and cheap Special Dispatch to The Star, | BALTIMORE, October 2 : of the eyster law passed li here are a large | 1o [ agislature Lt o e eal e | last Legislature to require oyste orders are con st Texas. The wire n forward farming \n set for hearing tomorrow ourt here. for | L. I. Leonard & Co., Eastern require: | ooy filing a petition agalnst § rle, State conservation 4 , {er, asking that a writ of mand St heen | 1s<ued requiring Mr. ton Drilling Co. | them a license. erom Jackson | refused because the packers, “and is planning | test of the legislation, had refi |give the State the required 3. La—Great nt. company’s petition dec o of the oyster shel W its plant was a | from waters ate's answer €O will e 16 camps | throug son with 2,500 men i Loyst the . he | petition supported the validity law and contended that the part of ovsters shucked in Mg came from native ater and under way in stimulate price the tri INITIAL DIVIDEND. NEW YORK, October 24 (&) h_developments |sas City Public Service December was | initial dividend of $1.7 ries “A" preferred stock, vember 10 to holde id the market acted on annoying than a soft breeze in a pine woods. Designed to create a gaseous flame which plays upon the base of the heat-absorbing surfaces with an up- ward wiping action, the Silent Auto- matic provides exactly the method of heating for which g'our heating ?lant was originally designed . .. or which allof America’s 22,000,000 heating plants were designed. 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IN MARYLAND TESTEC e G| Taking by State of 10 Per Cent of Packers’ Shell Basis for Court Hearing Tomorrow. “The va- by the T pack o mills | ).t give 10 per cent of oyster shells e for smalllavailable at their plants to the State althoush | \(ij ho tested out in a case that has in Ciry Shore Earle to grant The license had been as a ised to 10 per ed that ming tuct of outside to this of the greater aryland —Kan declared an its se yable No- of voting trust certificates of record October 31.