Evening Star Newspaper, December 10, 1927, Page 22

22 ® .« FINANCIAL « i VG STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1927. FINANCIAC.” e e STOLKSNSLUMP || NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE | |NEW STOCK LISTED FURTHER DECLINE I | Ee— Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office. N E HERE IN PURK PRUDUG.I.S o | —Ref'nanClng IER EAR'.Y RISE Abitibt Pow(6). 101“;-: o e i . b Db O e o aea s Commonwealth Investment Co. | || —is 2 special field with us. and Adv Rumley 1 Erie 2d pf. I T Parmt-Fam (18) 108% o 0TH L0TH 017 15th St N.W. Phone Main 2623 ||| \'n\'lll h1]m-l our terms most Adv Rumley of. : 9 .| Erte Stm 8'(2'%) " 2% | Paramount rts. . 1% = SO B aeable: humada Lead.. 3) 8% 8% | ErfeStmS cfs 2% 324 | Park & Thiford. . : I 1B fLosns mad Real Estate St Louis & O'Falion Casé|Amadsieed:. | k| Burennierases o ark Guan (o 1L T Convention Hall Co. Has 7;Beef Selling Well—Prices of Money to Loan in “District. of Columbia an = 9 Secured by first decd of trust Albany Papr(2). 2 Fairbanks Copf. 11% 111 1 e Erevaring interast and commission e | |l vicinity. Ample funds a S Saee B0y, o 5 iti Hits Rails and Industrials | Aliis craim t65. 115 : Fawbanks (). die iy 3t S0 | peo iorr . Per Cent Issue, Par $100.| Other Commoditics Re- | joseph 1. Weller g, wa & & 1o | 4. Fed Lagt(nl 40). 40 42 40's >, - Amal Leather... Fed MotT(f80c) 19 19 i Penn C & Coke. . Lowest lnf;renl am; Com- mission. 'rompt ervice Follow Down. Amerada (2).... 2 28 b e 1% ih 179 17es | PennDixCmud) 23 24 - 2 "I Local Bank Clearings Up. main About Same. Am Agricul Chm Fifth Ave (61c). 111 11% 11% 1Ua|Feima R R 34) ! K B | 4 Mortgage Mone, Loaned Am Bamk NGBY. 93t 03 93w 9 :f?:;',fi‘.,‘;,’?,‘,""' T ] Fos e 99 e ok it 5] nt'[,ow Intermy Rates THE COMMERCIAL BY GEORGE T. HUGHE Am Beet Sug ... 6 16 16 ischmn (13 68w 67% 68 | hllaCobwm pfatg A o flXe EUMWERDAS SR o e RO s e I Veanomle Conditians NATIONAL COMPANY E 22 8 4 I'hila & R b Am Boseh : B an R £ Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. | Am Br Sb dation Co. . ’ gt .| Another local security has been |Dork products, which hiave heen on # T 1 & R (& NEW YORK, December 10.—Today's | am Brown Bov, 13 X i L?e‘e:-'.'%'-‘.:,':." 8 7y 78 BlaroL ALsGw ot added to the rapidly growing list of |downward “':“ wince th : 4"1A'l i yier II erford Paid-Up Cach Capital. $700.000 " short stock market session was di-| Am Brown Bo pt Perce Oil.. A ” ssues on the Washington Stock of the week, were reported hy dealers | Loan Corr Commercial National Bank Bldg | a3 s b e Gabriel Sn (3%5) 827 %o 3% d Pierce PPetrolm et TR . ZOVernor: ¢- |in Center Market todw ~ § ¥ided into two parts. In the first hour | AT a8 (8) - e ot i 0T | ciachuer Mvker § R Pillsbury (1 60). 1 change, the board of governors hav 14th and G Sts. X 3 oste r rading J 202,000 h hams a selllng today at 1% | Sthere was confident bidding up of | 'Am Car&Fdy (6 10415 1055 104 104% | Gen Am Tnk: Pillsbry pec6Y) e e Y Tr e e e : prices for both rails and indus Am Chain pr (7) 101 101% 101% 101% | Gen Asphait ... 6! 1 . BB 5 il o Tt n e e conejametgRcantens pound, the top price | at| Am Chicle (3).. 684 68 63 | GeneralCable A 5 55 q ) 9 ML “;f‘l o 15 :x'- Gl ;Hm being equal only to the minimum price | R & el apciurasos of E7C| Am Drug 80e). 14 14w 14 14| GenCigars ey 74N 7 A vonm..nux.mn Tk 87 R ora I8 ' the proditce | aubtear for y and 1 cent a| 5 B 4 2% 2 ienEl " N " 205 Saie g 207 12 e smess. 4 L : . . £ cision in the St Louis and O'Fallon :;,':&"‘F';",iop:,"“-,' T S e B e e L :‘;{ 36 l‘ur:\flul’;ll‘(eljlueru. 4 25% & «|streets, A large number of bowl.|price. Fresh shoulders are going gen a Century's P B . % case brought reaction into the rails} iR g e T5r " 57 57 |GenGaspfB(7) 105 105 Pub Serv NJ (2) 4 2 ing alleys are also operated in the jerally at 16 and 17 cents 4 pound P Experience { This Is a Good Time £ which finally spread to the industrials. | am Ho P (240). 66% 66w | Gen Mot (1715). 127% 128 (26% 12 Pub SE&G pf(6) 109% 91 109% |upper ,,,‘.,-[“nr the hu‘fl;lmx m’l;lw xm I:|:‘~.;I . f|17n|l;"r‘1‘t‘:;¥‘1£ e m’fi v :4”1‘“:\’:. & . cas very active all day,|American Ice(2) 3 300 30% [ Gen Outdr A (4) 58' o8M 81| Pullmn Corp(4), %2 82 vention hall was used cars as the [to 2 Sl it = : 2 :‘“,fi:nfi::fiw:‘»finfim far behind bust:| Am Ics bf (6).ce 90§ 90 90 | Gen Outdr Ad(2) Punta Aleg Sug. [ exhibition place for the annual anto- | Stris hacon is quote 1 at from 22 to ': .n' to begin to consider ness on the floor nitwithstanding the | 5 " 5913 | Gen Ry Sig (5). i2: 225, | Pure Oil (17%). mobile shows, which were later t ceuitel Sl vopnid i ol cen hows yaueerentable 2 abbreviated method of reporting trans- { 2 5 ; 5% | Gen Refrac (3). Purity Bak B 12) . ferred to the Washington Auditorium. |stroieht. o beef is reported about | 5 Sactions. The weakness in the rails| Am Linseed. g 68tz | Gimbel Bros. » PurityBak of(7) : 107 S. Blick is president and g St S Af‘w’””d with | hroperty may increase O e onone s "veftection of the | Am Locomot (8) 1lus 111 109 109 |Gimbl Brof (1), 95 5 98 98 |iadioCorpora. 8a% 8su 8% 85 O o et + RA tHetbotter grades | i i s . ~overspecu!: in the entire market |Am Loco pf(7).. 126 126 125 Giidden Co. ... . % 19 9% | RadioC pf (3%) 55': b o GbIE || S0 HEET e SHIBCE Y Cet RECR R . 2 25. i i v :’fi:n'l’;‘\‘"m;.'ffl Apprassal of the mean- | AmMch&Fy(18) 173 1790 178 1794 | Glidden pr pfi7) 91 b4 94 R air8) John Papas, secretary; Frank F ,(.]“;“;‘ '"‘r”*l'"fi | its earning power for ing of the court decision. The case is | Am Metais (8).. 41t 4L 41 4l Gold Dust (3)... 7 Real Silk Hos 2 24 L 41 | Ghiselli, treasurer, and Albert D.|a plentiful .'“!l_’l‘l‘ 2 “"r- i “‘i 1928 over 1927. Our ceE{un to be appealed to the highest | Am Piano. 4 24 | Goodrich Ru (4) it 9 Real Stik pf (7). 8§ o Gardner, superintendent. slight drop, se ko g at g ) ve & court and a final decision is yet to be | Am Po & L 3 29n b2l | Goodyear Tird Gt Reid lce Urmi3) 7 8% The first bid made for the stock on cents a pound lm »,\(]fl»do‘ um{\i 25 | " ey sill 1 Teached. [ 3 | Am Radiator (5) 133% 13415 134w 134% | Goodyr Ist pf. Wt 5% 95% | kemingtn-Rand 2414 | the local exchange was 98 with 10010 27 cents a pound as it did vesterday. | service, it you will ca i ‘The early advance was marked not | Am Ry Kxp (6). 1083 100% 10&1,‘. 108 [(Gould Coupier A Hem-Ralst (7). 95 6 96 |asked. R T i o Daey 4 upon it, will go far to- el in Steel, General | Am Eepublie.... 72 724 7 7 ranby Con Min Y Y Rep It & St (4). 59 4 i Y ricen! rlo ¢ i ;‘0:0‘:\3 G::]:’:“Ifll;‘(“r“r|l and stocks | Am Seating (t4) 41's 41's 41! 41w |Gret North pf (5) 9 3 e Rep 1 & S pf (7). o 2 Local Bank Clearings Jump. Prices on v r';us other frmd' com- rdihet . 1 ‘of the conservative sort, but by rapid [ Am Ship & Com. N x 2% |Gt Nor pfefsis) Y 970 | Revnolda Spnes 13 13 Bank clearings in Washington dur. | moditles remain the same as they were Ward nENpng you eal- advances in a long list of generally | Am Smelting (8) 17 ¢ GriNorO (1%) 23in 2 ! Rey Tob B(1613) 157% 1584 15 ing the week ended December 8 |yesterday, according to the dealers. PR hiohers ln'n‘ll\e m‘ml Such stocks Mal- | Am St Fdys (3) .+ 60 b 6 Grt Wes S(2.80) 5T 3 Robt Itels & Co. . 4 | showed a substantial mcrll‘}a edowrl_a Wholesale Prices Today. 1ze your higher-mcome- Sprine. Chandler- | Am Sugar (5)... 68% 69 4 69 |Green Canan : 9% | Rosatn tne (6) . 3 | vear ago, according to Bradstreet's » X ; wooe. (1B £ : :‘,{':\“(f‘,;‘“:"‘\‘l‘:,"'f};‘s referred, Cuban | Am Sumatra. ..l 6 55 63 |Guantanamo o 9 Rossia InsCorts 20 Uovs | weekly report. Clearings here totaled | Meats, = fres ile B;ff,h 20025; producing desires. L 3 Federal Light |Am Tel&Ca (5) 30 30 20 [Gulf Mo& Nor 915 59% 59 89 | 5 $30,918,000, against $26,274.000 in the 3 resh hams, Dominican Sugar and d 2 G S » St Jos Lead (13) | " Thi 8 alsc ain ’ <, a fresh shoulders, and Traction ran up on comparatively Am Tel & Tel (¥ 179% | Julf States Ste 5 5 it | o | SanF i previous week. This was also a g e - il e B e e of husiness. Other special- | Am Tobacco (8). 174 174% Gulf Sta 1st(7). 1044 103% 104% S s % of 2.6 per cent over the corresponding e e N 76 5 2 o St L Southwest, ’ e 9 P shoulders, 14a i con, 22 ties which rushed iy forward ing | AmTobaccoRus) 1icly 176 LT 170 | Hanoa tacpe.... 65 63 6 Savage Arms.. ¥ gy |wesk s vearama | entive |lard,19813%; caives, alive, 10} Iambe cluded American Steel Foundry, Calf . 128 12 Hrin B 010% stk 19% 19% 194 Schulte (3 5 e hry e e, 13 Gold | Am Type of (7). 1104 1104 . Pt Lt U "o, 5 country also showed an advance, be . . . fornia Packing, Freeport Te: iold e : Hershey Corp... 374 388% 37 3 Scnulte pf (8). 2 2 & r- esh, 1-pound prints, 54; Dust, United States Industrial Alco- | Am W W (m8oc) 58 T T2 s i o = #ling 1 per cent ahead of the previous Ll L prints, 54; h z hol. United States Reaity and Wright | Am Woolen..... 22 22 2 22 |} g 100% 100 s 10034 | Seab At L pr.. Blul /SN, G | YOl and iCTE thaEs peb cea ol 0 e Main 2100 4 925 15th St. N.W. Aeronautical. , oot o | Houston Oil.... 155% 156% 154 Seagrave (el.30) 1 3 the totall clenrings Mast yeRr Biohs |fiory. S0 cuerent. recolptay db: Motor shares were generally higher. | A Zine. . i 4o 4y | HoweSound (4). 4in 4 Sears-R (n2%). I NUttoIl were undes thal Poultry alive—Turkeys, 40 Both Nash and Packard set new high | Am Zine pt .. 0% 40| Hud dan . A% 524 49% 51% | Seneca Coper.. . o o o ithough Tichmond |smail and medium, marks for the year, while General | Aua0onds (3)... 5% ,.. S5 25w | Hudson Mot 734 Shattuck ¥ G (2) Pae well ahead of the 1927 report for | Spring chickens, Motors ranged above the preceding 112% 11o% 1095 L1oe | HUPD Mot(1.40). 1% 33te 31% 33 | Shell Un (140).. 25 " THe ocraRtORNIIE week: 16; ducks, 18a20; keats, young, 'fl"z“'t Tl e e hrofits cnoush | ATMOUrofillCA) 10 105 10% 10% | Ilinols Cen (7). 134% 135y 1343 1351 | Shuber The (6). 6 y Kk Clerk e B L e T D e d © Steel shares did better | ATmouroftllB) &% 6 6% 6w |IndepOll (1)... 27 . &1y g6 ST HoNN (<) b Bonuses Interest Bank Clerks. |spring chickens, 28a30; roosters | o 0 Around, e o United States [Armour I pfi7) 67 67 66 66 | Indjan Mot (1%) 35 guu |[Binms Eats, H Emploves in Washington banks. | capons, fa = - O A e o144 Cwas up. over 2| Arnold Con&to. 50% 50% 50% 0w | indlan Refining. & Y wi S L 4 broker houses and all other financial | 38a40; duc o . APPLICATIONS INVITED Eomu on the day and 6 points above | ASS0 DFY G (2%) 504 50% 50 50 | Indlan Refgotfs S N L : : - institutions are just now doing & o R — ~ Asso DG 1st(6) 111 111 111 11t Inland St (2%). 55 55 5 5 -y = A L, of speculating, not so much in stocks e i N ‘;"';‘;,‘:'," Asso Ofl (33.20). 39% 39'% 9% 39% | [aspiration Copr 20 2 % Lo b 314 134% | 15 in the probable size of the bonuses S. A. L. TRAFFIC DROPS. for LOANS c¢n uel and Crucible sco 8 | Atchison (110)." 1943 19>% 192 193 | InterhoroRapTr 38% 3 % 8 South Calir £d.. . ¢ | which they hope to reccive before| PALTIMORE, December 10 .(Spe. The decision in the zs'-am{}?“ afier | AUCOAStL(110) 193's 193% 193 193 | Intcont Rub(1). 21% 22 X o ooy gt | il 2 Christmas. In the past most of the |cig]), nings of the Seaboard Air- | IMPROVED PROPERTY O'Fallon case came out After |y Guir® Wi.. 3 % 391 38% 39% | Internat Amri... 13% E 21 | SOU Dairtes B. .. financial institutions here have pre- Railway for November are ex- | 11 oclock and for a time threw the | At Guif&Wipf. 3 39 B91a 59% | Int Agricul prior 584 A 0% 126% 1234 124 | sented their staffs with Christmas fpecied to make unfavorable com. | whole market into confusion. AlS | ¢} Refining (4). 105% 105 1‘“.’“ 106 Int Bus Ma (5).." g 9 Southern Ry (8). gifts of some kind, and there is every | parison with tho: of the correspond -broke sharply. Southern Pacific, which . é 3 4 South Ity vt (5). . Rty e e DEe t € Located in the District of Columbia Eooa aing iz ety In he seesion | AtlsSPowdsr(t) Gt 6¥a. €3 % | Int Cement (4).. olods Mire, indication that they will do th ing month in 1926. Car loadings of had set a new high since 1911. came | austin-Nichols. &' 4% : 1 S OED AR, Al again this year. e freight for the month were and adjacent Suburbs in Monlgamex 53 63 Tast year the bonuses differed wide- | 13 St . down for & et loss on the day. Dela- | suto Sales...... 8% Int Comb pf (7). 1034 1034 103% Suue St Th |1y, Some were a definite per cent of | g2 o NoTempes, | and Prince Georges Counties, M ware & Hudson, which had gone up| sutoSales pfi3). 40 Int Harv (36).,. 244's 244' 243 Sta Ml (5)...... each employe’s pay. Others were ex- at the start, came down even More | Autostrap A ¢ Ur1EA0 . 740 ‘ 243 | 379 Millg pf (6}, ! ] emplo & were ex quickly. New York Central weakened DA 3) 5% d3% 45% 45k | IntMtchof(3.20) 90 0% 89% B9 | StdONICKI(T2% ). tra_weeks” pay, while others were e s 5 | Int Mer Mar pf. 404 41 40 410 . £ 5 54! 4| graded according to length of serv Washington Stock Exchange | h s vide swing in Baltimore | Baldwin L (7). 2521 252u 252 252 40 2 | StdOILNI(1134) 3y 1 et il o i s ge | zé;:eio“\::tl:‘a“m;;\«yt‘io;e =~ :‘nm!. Balts & 0 (8)... 118% 119% 116% 115 | Int Nickel (2). 773 T4 T1% St OINY(1.60) ;. While in many instances business ha iy | W\m . Balto & U o | Intl Paper (2.40) 76w 77 76 76 - . " heen slower than last vear, vet local [ ks @ large amount for so active a stock. | a2 g 0 RS S0 BUe Bt B int Paper of (1) 1121 112 112% 112 | Storling bars s 24 | financi] institutions have enjoyed a| Washington Gas 5e—s at 104%. Lower-priced _rails such as New B & Ar (3lp) 69k 691 6912 691 Sterling Prod(t6 13 3 r (e R S L U S wer-price Ta D Bang & Ar pf(7) 110% 110% 110% 110% | [NterSalt(6)... 70 70 70 70 |Stewart-war (6) 8 high degree of prosperity, some of | aven and Erie acted in the same | parigq)acbzih) 241 247 2415 243 | INUISIVEr...... 190 190 190 190 |Strom Car (3).., 43% £33 4 which no doubt will be shared with |, (ubital Traction Co—10 at 110%. 10 at | hion. Bayuk Clgars.. 107 107t 107 1074 | INtTel & Tel (6) 14515 1491 14815 149% | Studebaker (5) ; 7 Lheirsampioyes & jmomiast e duing e e INTEREST = After the first spasmodic selling had Intertype(t1%), 27 2 T 5T xt two weeks v, ’ o pfd— P o e g g s e Tor Beechnut(13.60) 69 70% 69 70% %) 27 27 27 | Submarine Boa 33, | the next two weeks. i, 108 108%. Belding Bros () 18% 1y 18% 19 | Jewel Tea. 77 7 Sun Oil pt (6)... wm mn 025 y W, T 20 at [but it was still nervous and irregular. | pest & Co (3). .. 56w o0% 064 bu 8t 1ng sy il SuS .oo 100% 100% 1 z ) Urges Joining Christmas Clubs 2 Co—20 at| ‘Some stocks righted themselves at | pethishem St i % | Jones Bros Tea, 284 281 2714 27| Sweetsof Amer. @ ‘Washington's thrifty residents, who Dfd.—10 at 104 534 63 53 2 12 o ; : the end and others lett off with 1osses. | Both Grr ot 13y 1om 1ion i i Jones & Lau (7) 122 122 122 122 | Tenn Copper (1) mv, uus 10'4 are not already membera of the Christ | 1o & 100 Monotype—10, at fl,"““;‘;',',_‘“',;, A bb 1 y to mas Savings Clubs, have been urged Still others jumped around wildly. For | Blooming 9% 50 Jordan Motor... 154% 154 15% 15% TexasCorpn (3) 523 5o [instance. Greene Cananea, closing | Bimingdle pf (7) 110% 110% “., m, RCP&L1st(7) 116 116 116 116 |FexGulfSul(4) 78 78% to start thinking of 1928 at once, hy L G o 3 Iyesterday at 121%, ran up to 123.] Blumenthalpf.. 54 % 139% | Kan City South. 6214 621 604 61% | TeX & Pacific.... 100 100%5 John M. Riordon, vice president of the i ey O pEL00 wt Y. | H. L. RUST COMPANY {dipped to 117% and then came back | Bon AmICI A (4) 6> 65 65 esr/, ser J (4) 62 82u 61% 62y | Tex PC&U(B0C). 134 134 13 Bank of Commerce & Savings, in a ¢ nlmost to the preceding close. Briggs Mfg Co.. 24% 24% 25 | Kelly-Spring.... 274 28% 27% | Tex Land Trstn 5 W Y radio talk from Station WMAL. AFTER CALL. LOAN CORRESPONDENT British Empire.. 1 1 1 |Kelly Tire6% pt 80 80 g0 {.Thatcher Mfg... 21l 2l Y Mr. Riordon called attention to the| Washington Gas 6s 52‘.‘.:':‘;.{?:""‘%;' 193* 19“ 3% xé::‘.;zg:.c 1':6;). 3’.’% ‘z‘;w - '3’; ;:T:;rxe:;‘::c) 5 great wave of thrift that has swept | {ommercial Nitional —0 ar 266, 0 The PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE Markets at a Glance | |5yin;Edison 8) 190 191 "190 Kinney of (8)... 80" 91 50 b1y | Thompanta i) ; Thve. (6. wars thie iiminse Dibercy | U esias Ry Cones s 81000 ak COMPANY of AMERICA Bklyn Un Gas(§' KraftCh (11%) 55% 55! 55% 554 sOlIpLe6) 3 s i v Buiya | s‘r‘.oa‘:‘:‘u‘ 1 144% g 1::% SR I 854 854 | T dawats Ab ON, Loan campaigns having been largely Dlecitia e 49620 at 7 NEW YORK, ().—Stocks irregular; | prunswick B (3) 2 32% 31w 31%|Kress(11%).... 95 95 95 95 |Tide WOllpf () e SN st 'r‘n.mma«\nm..c 5%s pfd—10 at 106%. | 1001 15th Street N.W. Main 6888 - ¢ . B8 led to save much money before that ;};}:(‘,‘";:g;?: f"@{‘;“(’,‘;{;lg;:':“’;‘l-};"’)ggfl_ Brunswick Ter.. 150 16% 15% 16%|LagoOfl (76e).. i3 33 33 33 E?;f “I&‘,‘ e S0 1291 159, | time formed a habit which has re ’"v’v’f‘-'::mmm Rwy. & Elce, 45—$4.000 at e e e ¥ oy | BUER&P DL (). 98" 98 98 98 | CambertCo (16) 8i% 5% 4% 5% | Tanedrn (7)., 11 mained with them ever since. 205 s B e e Dwlcl | Buros BrosAw). 99 99 99 99 | LesTire& Rub. 15 15 14w 14% | Tenae brog a i 17 111 L | ‘Everybody knows that thrift builds | jvahinton Gas Lishio—5 at guilders at new gh: sterling re-| BurnsBros pf(7) Y9% 9% 9% 99% | Lehighval(3%). 93% T ) s the umbrella which is always ready | Washinkton Ga 19,3t 0b8 ek 107, ects. Cotton lower; poor cables. SUgAT | Burroughs Ad 14 187 = 135 137 138 | Lontel Fink o3) o9 3 ot Ol 9% | tor a rainy day. Thinking about econo- ¢ {steady: better spot demand. Coffee | Bush Term (n2). Ol% 6l% 6% 614 LifeSav(L6N).. 24 26 o | Teonsusd W(l) 47 4T 4B% 46% |50 and actually practicing it are two BONDS. easy; lower Rio offerings. Bush Term rts 4 s 3wl Lige Myrscerd) 122w 1204 122 122 | i S R (0. - vital points in success. The speaker Bid and Asked Prices. o e iyt <o Bush Ter ds (1), 108 110 108 110 Lig&MyrsB (f4) 122 128 12 «| Underwooa (4).. 614 6 wondered whether the people of this s 2 = D 61 % 6% i a e 92 2 @ : /. CHICAGO, December 10 (#).—But- | Byer & Co. B2a W2 SUs 8D | LoawaTno ()i, ab ob G0 cors| Gnion Ol (12%4) B 42t 1927, “adding that Christmas savings | Amer, tol & feiga 424510 1015 ter unchanged; receipts, 3,669 tubs.|By-Products (2). 73% T3% 73% 73% | Loft. . B% b4 5% 5y | Union Paoc (10). : 4 1 club’ is certain to lead every member | & ; Esgs unchanged; receipts, 3,853 cases. | Cant Packg “,, T4% T5% 8% 73%| Loose-Wi 54% 54% 57 i | UD Pacific pra), 8 %|to greater and more permanent pros- —— Calit Patm (1) : 121 224 22w "n,':""wa::““ 121 121 121 121 g{g‘g;{s‘s"‘;""‘"") 33 | perity. umet & Ar ( 98 Yo% 96w |LorillardCo .. 40% 40 {CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET Calu & Hecla (2) 5% 180 ien | Neoimna Ol 10" o 13 b United Drug (9) 1 Progress on Building. CHICAGO, December 10 (United |Can Dry (+3%). 51% 5l bl | LaOIlpf (6%). 87% 8i% 874 &7 | USC1P&F (10) 2 215 Present progress on the Second Na- States Department of Agriculture).— | Can Pacific (10). 209% 212% 209% 210 | Louls & Nash(7) 154 154 1531 1531 | U.S Distributing tional Bank’s new building on G street Hogs—Receipts, 8,000 head; uneven, | Can Pacific 2d pd 207% 208% 207 207 | Ludlum Steel(2) 26 26% 26 j - LB Distptact)e 02 3% | indicates that it will be ready for oc- (10 to 25 lower; top, 8.85; bulk, de-|CaseThreshkit) 263 263l .63 MacAndrws 260 5% 53% 52 U S Hoftman (4) cupancy about the first of April. The sirable, 240 to 300 pound averages,|CentAlloy (2).. 28 284 28 8% noGrory I (1 80) Ran sar sae o5, | U S Aleohol (5). % 103% 105% | hank is likely to be occupied hefore 1865a8.85; 210 to 240 pounds, $.40a CerrodePas (1) 65% 654 65% 65% | MoCrory pf (6). 116 116 88% US‘-nmerwl- 2: W 224 the offices in the rest of the building {870; 160 to 200 pounds, mostly 8.25 | Certain-Teed (1) 52% 324 524 6215 | Mook Tromk &) oo 1oy 148 u are completed. a850; few, best 200 pound weighis, | Chand-Cleve.... 7 7 6 6| Mook 7 jeces b e el ) The Security Club, composed of em- 18.60; pigs up\\ard to 8.13; bulk pack-|Chandierpfizig) 17% 19 18% PR e ik LA % b 3 4 [ ployes of the American Security & u u GG 5 b Sats o - Mack Trk 2d (7) 106% 106% 106% 106% Tri & i v by :r:irsn‘v\o S 0: ; estimated hold E{; ‘,::‘t gk':(’! “%; e § |Mad SpGar (1. 284 2214 23 Smelt (3%)., A 6 6 :;.‘,‘:t '.(n(:i' (‘!\!l'dtolrlll’}il\}eonn\\('lh\ln'i‘&'(m Cattle—Receipts, 500 head: com-|Chat-Phbkil8). 555 65 500 655 |yanmiaCopi®d. B0m Bl o “?‘“““ 425 144 14 %/ evening, December 21, s {steady; common and low medium |Chi& Altonpt.. 11 1L 11 11 |Mandel(2%)... dlu 414 414 41n Un LonfTon (33 6% Ga o o M hilds Co. aates for November were |5 ok Bs /Bteers, 15 to 2 higher; highest of |Chi& Eastlll.\, 421 424 424 42| Mon 01 SUB(BY 0l B3 Uni Pl 1st pf(8) $2 9, against $2.10, in- | Wardman Fark Hotel 5%s. ;?.?e'nlrea:.Bl;:e;é;{c'k'bi?k“{w“eot e | Gt Greas Wesbe 13 1in 1aw 13| ManEime (@5) 41 i e et & sim et the 11 omo’l?l‘l]sg;nnzg\ges‘,:rsg;?;ll.&(: STOCKS. nage small; extreme top, 18.00; best | Chi Gt West pf.. 29 29 e e Victor Tk Mo H 316 537 |an increase of 11.2 per cent. S heavies, 17.85; bulk bullocks, 12.00a| ChiMil&StP.. 17 13 I A MM L% | yvictor ev bt (). %| Loans on stocks and bonds to brok- | aper. mer. & 0% ; Thiie Savs Safals:d d 15.25; most stockers and feeders, | Chi Mil& StPpf 33% 34 334 Mar Rock(1334) :gl: :;u: ;i;:/: 3% | Victor pr pf (7). 102 4 ers and dealers by reporting Federal R P il -1heir davings Dately Investe 10 1500, sueh Sows and heiters being | Cht & Norn (4),s 894 80 87% 87 | Mathleson (4). 127 1270 127 12 el gk o4 $56,000 trom last week to $3,562,8 such cows and heife % oo 89 7 | Mathieson pe (1) 139" Loo™ 127 127 | va-Car Ch ot (1) 956,000 from last we 562 most fat cows, 6.75a9.75; | Chi Rock 18 (53. 106% 108~ 106% 107 | Matfeon,PE D) 118 120 20 | yivadou (3). 22t 23% 21% 21% | 000, a new high record, compared with 6 A FIRS | M R I'GAGE NO‘I'ES Available in Denominations of $250—$500—¢1,000 Free From Worry vealers closed at|C R1& Pt (6). 101% 102 101% 102 : Vulcan Detin I i Ei™|$3510.840,000° on November 30, the L 3 13.00 1o 14.00 to big packers. cnl Yellow Cid). 401 agv, «m 0% ;}:{:;g :.;'x){. F g Fivd iieas i) . previous high, and $2,638,528,000 on i o JATIONAL BANE, Sh"p_gece‘\:?;:kz'onb‘i;:eal‘}'h‘mfi:g Chile Co i varas 86 7% Sy | Mexican Seab. . 5 5" | WabashufAS) wat wda gme ugs| DSBS IR L ensed with bl % ambs about steadys | Christi B (120), 68 €9 68 69 il I D g T T L S R the . faster ticker service recently top prices: Natives, 14 Chrysler Cor (3) ©8% 58% 58 58 |y d'sin: S o 124 i oL b - F adopted by the New York Stock Ex- Westerns, 14.25; fed clipped | Chrysler pfA(8). LSk LI5% 115% 115% | Siiglana b «1id) 224 " 2254 225 Mgl yieier] £ change. The change scemed odd at | e . B s re Tyt | Dit/Btoraatiiey. ikt <68 160k Midinhaigr (108) gel . 226% 20 WarmkLecar, s 19% 19% | G "%\t the elimination of so many | Lincol - o | € AND PH fat ewes, 7.00; range feeding lambs, | Cluett Peab (). 78 78 174 ‘ f > % & A figures makes it possible for the tape | Riio"? 1417 K St. Main 9300 e e T ot i 4 1% to keep much closer to the market. |3 : b L L SEE RIN SIS ey erre ) u‘iffl..‘.’.‘l'i.i'u‘)‘ 1323% o l;:-a 97 | MBtP&ESSMof. 8% 844 85 | West P Po(6).. Realtors BOSTON STOCK MARKET. ColFusi@iron.. TTh 79% 77% 70w | MSIOASSM (6 69% 694 63y Weat B ko pr(7) 6% | Merchants’ Bank Votes Dividend. ST COMPANY. 3 Pt Lot sotedibies i s Col Gas & Ei (5) 90% 90% 90l 9o, | MO Kan & Tex 44 43 EI| Y AR Y ARG ., 1 The directors of the Merchants’ | American Security & Trust e e S s il e b e e 2 By Special Wire to The Star. Col G&E bt A (6) 10Tk 1074 10715 1073 | MoK &T 0T (8). 1081 1084 108 LU 83 ~ 52% 53 | punic & Trust Co. yesterday declared | §ontmental Trist Batn ok i s G e ot BOSTON, December 10.—Following | Col Carbon (4).. 98 7% 36 u7y | Missourl Pacifi. 2% &34 ol 5lu) West bacifio, £ 36% 35 ¥64 | (o regular semi-annual dividend of 3 Savines & T 15 « list of today’s highest, lowest and | Com Cred (1)... 28% zd% 23% 24 |MissourlPacuf, 1104 114k L1z 112 | Westn Pacitic b i Y 5L | per cent. The disbursement is payable | {fion frust . closing_prices for the most active |Com Cred pr6%. 88% B8t 8mi swy MONIRMEYW(4). 115 1154 118% 113% | W ust Union &), 110 ; on January 1 to stockholders of record | stocks dealt in here: ComCrotB2). 24h 24 i IIODROUOR i 1S N s (ot 4% | on December 20. v om Inv (360).. 3 e B A § B Amoskeag ... 295, | Gom tn T wr(). 1015 1010s 1014 101y | Motion Pie Corp. 1 Siy | White tagle (2) 2 z 2 Reception Tendered Employes. 0 10 Arcaduan . 72 | Com Soivents(8) 106 1664 1649 164v | Motor Met (360) 234 24 2u%, b 4 4 d g President Clarence A. Aspinwall and | Potomace Savings, a : Com Powr (2% ). 63 64% €8 6aw| Motor Whi2).. i6h 26% 25% ol : the board of directors of the Security |3 v & Com. 4 e ea vers Com Power rts.. % % LS »M"'“"' Body . 3% . 8% L | Storage Co. gave a buffet luncheon | United B30 Conde Nast(2).. 48 48 g L LT A e L3 e and reception this noon at the offize . St Steamehip’ . 81 Congoleum-Nair 9% :9% 9 . urray Corpn.. 21% 23k 21% i e : of the company to four employes who f I d ison Elec ... . 258 Cong Cgrs(t4%) 87 87% Nash Motor(16). 97 984 97 Woviworthris) 2 have just completed 25 years of |Ameri 17 0 n la is Con Cigars (7)., 84% 84% Nat Acme (sta). 6 6 6 6 Worth Pump (A) service, Those thus - honored were |, s Consol Distribut 5 & % % |NatBellas Hess. 43% 43% 43% 43% | WOIN bumo () 4z 42 % | Francis 1. Creager, Peter Boyer, Frank c»nw:g 1:)5.. 17 ‘IIS 117 118 :l: E“m:u'“i 180 9 Wrikht Aero (1) 7% 1% ™| Hauser and Samuel F. Newgent. i b : Con: « 2 2 2 2 | NatCash K (A 5 3 " s fl:.:n::l Text o.,. 3% 3 103 w;{\,fi. Nat City Bk 420’) 256 173 25 3 Yellow I'ruck. 324 82% 3l 82 Commerce Business Report. . > i, H 3 are fine craftsmen—the weavers of R ConRRCuba pf 6 Tt Y% 70% | Natt Dairy (3).. 62% 63 6 Youngstn Sheb). 92w 92% 2% 92 The Department of Commerce re- Co. of India—and they produce rugs of great 69 Mavflower O C.. 50 Cont Bakg A (4) 3 2% 52 | Nat Distillers... 52% b52% A Dividend ra n in the above table | ports that business during the week b Th . o DR i L3 | Cont Baking B.. 6 % 5| Nat Enamel & S 2 o | are ihe ihctl, P4t o e [ ended Decomber for the country as (& Ross Ine.com... a4 eauty. eir wage varies. In one i 2 Cont Bak pf (8). 95% 961 5 964 | Nat Lead «6) ... 125 25 ‘extvn G iy \1. | whole, measured by check payments, |{ B A airy . . . = ContCan (5).... 0% Blu 1% | Nat Park Bk(24) 636 640 oy u‘ru. e aa e RowaA i aiiallen. than (n\the' precseing ) o factory in Delhi where they are comparatively well > Cont fusur (6)., 634 _63% 0 | Nat Pwklt sve il 22 20% 22 |, %Lt ol iradig “}‘:;",',’,"‘,m'&“ :’":.,,, week but larger than last year. Whole. | (o, Sand & Grave | i paid they receive eighteen cents a day=about Cont Mont (¥0e) 107 11 % Nat Radiator(3) 381 8l 3 1 4 Bl 2/80 “in | sale prices receded from the previous | Federal-Amert . Corn Prod (13). 655 65% 6 Nat Ry Mex 24 2% 24 2 ca. aPaul s .—no _regulur rate | week and the same week in 19 3 3 i sixty dollars a year. v Coty Inc «16)... 117% 118 Nat Supply (16). 94 g 2 g0 it oo ok, u.ys_l;l? ) R 300 it ehrm M opf. 3 3 311, | CrucibleSteel BTh BT% at Surety (10) ] 0 Init Shoe . 3N o, o e Yo te 2 % a o buyabie i v COTTON GOODS QUIET. Herseahin i fd. 105 A thousand-dollar First Mortgage Note purchased B0 widorr L1 Ak Cuba Compuny.. 2T% 27w %D, 18% 19% 18% 19% | ok ', Pl W] NEW YORK, December 10 (Special). : ; through Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Company . : i Warren Bros 00! 7 Cuban Dom Sug. 11% 134 13 | N ¥ Air Br (3).. 424 ki AT _C AL itE et WALS qildn 5 3 A Cudany ke (4). 5dtx 544 sin [N ¥ Cent (8).."" 163 (a8 ot e tle Ry e ey “\ e can earn sixty dollars a year for you—and earn it i .. BT 57 5 “&StL (8) . 3 7 1 HADG 3 & it ton. CoHE, i : . GERMAN BONDS AND STOCKS. | SiristAero .. 7 a7 56 56 | N¥CASIL (6 vz | 8 BRI S b hangea | rint ot agan were| K Gt =1 B o youeS pert e - " or G460 87 fo By Snecial Leased Wire to The Star, Davison Chem.. 39% 39% 38% 33n | NY Dock. 60 B "’l‘ 68x72s. Raw silks were steady but W YORK, December 10.— Del& Hud 19) 190 191 186 187 ;?:;fi:‘:r’:fl s 56 6 STEEL SCRAP HIGHER- 3 These Notes are also available in denominations Gt Red Loan with dra Devoe & R(2 40) 39% 391 30 3y |N 3 : NE ¢ e 0 o o g A0 ; G G" Ve e por 100 R M 5500 00.00 | Devoe&R 1steT) 110 110 110 110 | NY Ont& W (1. h PERmiE L e lstp i Unlisted Department. of $100, $200 and $500. To people of caution it Tger Gt Redt Loan st Diama Mteh(8) 137w 157% 136 136 | Norf & Wnct10) g sl > hon RUBBER ADVANCES. (These securities not tisted under Exchange . Py, PR P ST ey ctta per 1000 R M. 20 06 ama Mtcht! o 5 oo i e a ton higher in the Pittsburgh dis- vles.) is a significant fact that in fifty-eight years no in- (Quo ~«|4 in u‘(,’{ll..rs ver mllhun,mar Dodze Bros ClA 19 19 187 NorAm K4 pf(7) 3 or L trict, sales having been made at $15.50 NEW YORK, December 10 (Special). s & . o n'.’_.,-:m‘. €4 0100 2001 Dodge vt (1), T TOM G9% 69 | N0 lae (6 .. 997 937 08w 99 | ton. Dealers look for $16 as the| —Crude rubber, smoked ribbed sheets, | oo BONDS. Bl Asked vestor in the offerings of Swartzell, Rheem & Gér Gen Flec 4 ‘;_' pre war. 28 eshrtie A Sl Nor Pacefs(5).. 7 9T 97 next quotation. Kilyn oiac ¥ o0 et al Ly S e Ay w Cinb "4 i Hensey Company has ever suffered loss. Bertin s prowar .o 501 DuPont (+14%) 814 314 3124 312% |ON Well Sof.... 108 108 108 36% a month ago and 37 4 year ago. : . Line S0 0 | Dulont Aeb 6). 116 116 116 116 | Opnhm Col (4).. 5% 5% 6% Have You seen Stung Vet? North (.m%u‘r. 41 'J 00 « Duquesne pf (7) 116 116 116 116 | Orpheum Cir (2) 27 27 27 »’ Some men have to get stung good 325 et ie ,,,,'M~ S o Eastman (18)... 166 167 166 167 |Orpheum pf (8). 1024 102% 102% 102% [and hard befure Lhey learn to be cau GIRL WORKERS FREED. Hhabin-Sacks (4 3 Swnrlzell & [ttt 3 30| Bastman pf (7). 128 1284 128% 128w | Olia Klavardr (6 147 A5L 4T ftlous Li make investments. Before | moK10.—One Japanese factory has |Chanin.Si : 5 Co,, inich % “pre- : + ; B i 2116 121% 12 est—investizate. Sl 5 5 h i Gty o e gl 0 BRGNS S cramner el e e et brkin ST i, e S| s 1 Mortgage Barhers €1 AutoLt (16%) 101% 102 101 s 81 priop Gt 0] UR! main within the confines of the plant | Disirict Title Ins. Co. 4 T27151h. Street, W, Washinglon.DC. Bleotrio Boat. = 'lo 13w 15 15 |OwensBot(cid) S 83 83% K3 PRICES ON PARIS BOURSE. or its dormitories, except on occa- |kranklip Natonal - 160 e Eleo Power & Lt 26% 274 26% Pacific Coast.... 24% 24% 26% o24% | PARIS December 10 UP).—Prices |gjonal holidays. In the past these re- > 55 o ere ool sl ! i A 464 | were improving on the Bourse today |striction on. the liberty of the oper- "“’in”‘ avigol S 58 Years Without Loss To An Invest 91 Stee Bat (16) 76% 76% 5k Pac O11 Stubs. 1% 1 | Three per cent rentes, 58 francs, 40 |atives were enforced to prevent their : . n {nvestor Elk Horn 114 114! Pac Tel & Tel (7) |4x 149 148 149 |centimes; exchange on London, 124 !going to other shops or to safeguard Kna Jonn 7% 6% Packard (3) 6% 53 B6% A6% francs, 3 centimes; 5 per cent loan |the girls themselves, Efforts to ex- | Wani 35 Paigi 17% "l‘\" 16% 17 77 francs, 20 centimes. The dollar tend this new freedom to slrln in other ' ihineton K fl yd X 6. . Oatian A E G (Gen Eieci %8 ] 61% Pam.AmPet(§). 44k 44 3% 3% was quoted at 25 francs, 40 centimes. factories now are being made, ‘A’!!'..',?:::'"-‘ 2 il iéu