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- x® 14 'FINANCIATL., ‘ THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, < 19: “OUR LOCAL BOND ISSUES HIT PEAKS "Voodward & Lothrop Only Stock to Reach Top. Trading s Heavy. AbItIbI Pow(5) AbrahmaStrat Abré&Siras i %t Adams s (6) Adv Rumley Adv Rumlev of Ahumads Lead Air Reductn(i7) Ajax Rubber. Athny Pap of Allfed Chem (6) Allls Chalm 6) Amal Leather BY EDWARD (. TONE Amal Leather of Y 11 ! Amerada 2) PRI Srreet s | Am Agricul Chm cld on the stock e Ay at| am Asr! Ch pf new 1927 peaks. T on the ex-|Am Bank N(t3). | Am Bk N of (3). . i | Am Beet Sug . 6s opened| . geet Sug pf. change was_ heavy. Potomac Electric Power with a $1,000 sale at 105%, up one- | 720 pot quarter point from the best previous | ovn'Brsh (41.60) price. The bonds closed with a $2,000 | {70 gL 0 Tl ale at 108%. Washington Gas 63.| \m Brown Bo bf eries B, in a $24.500 turnover, also | am Can (2).... cored a fractional gain, closin | am Car&Ray 8 10735, Washington Railway & |AMC& Fpt (1), ivic 45 got into the Nmelizht by selling | ‘s1i Chicle (3) at after being around 90 for mosty gy Chic pr pf(7) of the vear, while Ches Farms [ am Drug (80e) followed up Y5 | Am Express (6) ached 106 for Am & For Pow | Am&¥o Po vt «7 One stock also hroke through its| Am Hide & Lea hest previou mark Woodward &| am Ho P «240) Lothrop hitting 109 Other American Ice(2) were also stro Capital Am Internatl(2) moving at 109%. Potom | Am LaFr&Foam per cent preferred sellin | am Linseed nd the 51 per cent at 107 !"| Am Linseed pf. way & Electric brought 100%, Sand & | Am Locomot (8) Gravel 105%, while Lanston Mono-| Am Loco pf(7). . pe closed at 110 after a 70-shave | Am Metals (3).. turnover. Peoples Drug Stores came 1, 150 shares of National Mortgage | Am Radiator (5) Tnvestment preferred sold at_ 5%, Am Ry Exp (6). 25 shares of Mergenthaler Lino- | Am Republic anged hands at 104%. Com-|Am Saf Raz 14% ational Bank stock sold up | Am Seating (14) 0, and National Capital Bank ap-| Am Ship & Com peared on the board for the first time | Am Smelting (8) in many months when one share sold ' AmS & R pf(7). Am Piano out at|am Po& Lt (11) “t 5. Am Snuff (12).. " i Am Snuff pf (6) King Honors Rigzs Bank Head. e P Robert V. Fleming, president of | am Sugar (5). . the Riggs National Bank. has been am Sugar pt (7) the decorated by the King of Jtaly Am Sumatra... . distinguished order Commander of | am Tel & Tel (9 the Crown of ftaly naving heéh con- | am Tobacco (8) crred upon him. The decoration = \mTobaccoB(8) nsignia v presen late vester- | am Tohag pf (§) mbassador Nobile Giacomo | am W W (m80e) 0, at the hank presentation the In making | Ambassado AmWWks pf(6) Am Woolen..... Am Woolen pf.. Am Writ Pactfs Am Wr Pa pf cfs Am Zine. Am Zinc of . Anaconda (3)... Archer-Dan (3). ArmourDel pf(7) ArmourofIll(A) Armourof I11(B) | Armour 11l pf(7) Arnold Con&Co. . Artloom (3).... Asso Dry G (2%) Asso Ofl ($3.20). Atchison (710).. Atchison of (5). the said gives me great pleasure to in- form you that His Majesty the King ot Italy has sraciously conferred npon you the degree of Commander of the Crown of Italy, in apprecia- | tion of vour sincere friendly feelings | and interest toward the Italian | people.’ | Mr. Fleming accepted the honor | in a most modest way. It came as a complete surprise to him, although he_treasures highly the gift spirit which prompted the King to confer such a mark of respect. | Dollars and Sense Appears. One of the best numbers of the vear of Dollars and Sense, the official publi- cation of Washington Chapter, Amer ican Institute of Banking, was being distributed today. Among the spe- cial contributors are Postmaster Gen- eral Harry S. New, who writes on “The Postal Savings System,” and United States Senator Reed Smoot, who takes up “Taxation and Debts. There is an interesting sketch of Harold Stonier, the new A. 1. B. edu- cational director, who recently su ceeded Stephen I. Miller. The presi dent, I. J. Roberts, reports that plans 2re being made for the next forum dinner and declares that the annual banquet at the Willard on February 18 will be the “best eve: All the institute departments are represented with news and comment. Special mention is made of the class in public speaking being conducted hy Prof. Charles S. Richardson of Uni- ‘versity of Maryland. Bankers’ Aid Asked in Murder Case. The District of Columbia Bankers’ Association has received an appeal for assistance in connection with the Los AtlGulf & W1.. At] Refining (4). Atlas Pow pf (6) Austin-Nichols. Austin-Nich pf. Austrian Cr 4.52. Auto Sales. . AutoSales pf(3). Autostrap A (3) Baldwin L (7).. Balto &0 (6)... Balto & Oh pf (4 Bk Comerce t18. Barnsdl A(b2%) Barnsdl B(b213) Bayuk Cigars. . Bayuk 1st pf (7) Beacon Oil e Beechnut (13.60) Belding Bros (2) Best & Co (3)... Bethlehem Steel Beth Stl pf (7).. BloomIngdale. Blumenthal pf.. Briggs Mfg Co.. Angeles murder case. The $1,500 in | gkiyn-Man (4). 57% 57% 57% | zold_notes of $20 denomination given | Bklyn Un Gas(6) 146' 147% 135 i 1o the murderer of the daughter of | Brown Shoe (2% 49% 49% 49 Assistant Cashier Perry M. Parker of | Brunswick B (3) 34% 347 the First National Trust & Savinss | Brunswick Ter.. 18% 194 Bank ere m@rked “Serial K 6301901 | BurnsBros pf(7) 99% 103 to 75,” inclusive. Burroughs Ad 4 140% 140% 140% The Los Angeles bank urges police, | Bush Term (g2). 63% 63% 621% bank tellers, oil station employes, | Bush Termrts.. 4% 4% 4 stores and all other business places to | Bush Terde (7). 111 111 110 be on the lookout for these notes. The | Bush Trm pf (7) 113% 113% 113% yeward for the capture of the mur-| Butte Cop (50¢). 4% 41; 4% derer now stands in the neighborhood | Butte&Super (2) 10% 10% 10% of $100,000. Byer & Co 90% 100% 90% Bank Women Have Christmas Tree.| Calif Packg (4). 74% 75 3% ‘The members of the Washington |Calif Petm (1).. 24% 24% 24 Bank Women's Club had their annual | Callahan Zinc s, LTS ristmas tree and dinner last eve-|Calumet& Ar (6 110 119% 110 ning at the Huguenot. The members | Galu & Hecla (2) 2114 24 = 211 had mod--t reminders of the occasion, | 30 Dry (+3%). 51w 544 53% but saved the usual money spent for | Gab Pacific (10). 213u 215% 213% 2 ¥ifts to help some extra needy cases | Car CI&Ohio (3). 941 941y 941y which have come to their attention, | jaseThreshg(6) 270 27115 - 70 They decided to bring joy to several | Case Thrpf (7). 126 127 12 unfortunate families and omit_elabo- | (Nt Alloy (2),. 284 28% 2 rate gifts among themselves. The af.| Cerode Pasco(4) 67 67!a 6 sair was a brilliant success. Those | Certain-Teed (4) B4k 34k 5 present included: ChandCleve.... 6 ¢ - 6 Miss Lois A. White, Federal Ameri. | Chandler Mot pf. 154 16% 15 e sggodbic 3 & 5 1 Bank, president of the club; Miss | Chase Nat B18) 60 550 Mary Jane Winfree, Continental Trust, vice president; Miss Catherine M. XKrieg, Riggs National, recording sec- retary; Miss Esther Lau, correspond- ing secretary; Miss S. Winifred Bur- well, National Metropolitan, treasurer; Miss Grace M. Bromley, Miss Eleanor Dankmeyer, Miss S. Louise Mitchell, Miss Mabel V. Royce, Miss Mildred ‘Woodcock, all of the board of direc- 1 and the following members: Misses M. Leona Anthony, Harriet Chat-Ph Bk(16). Ches & Ohio (10) C & O Corpn (3). Chi & Alton.... Cht & Alton pf.. Chi & East 111 Chi & Bast 11} of Chi Great West. Chi Gt West of.. Chi Ind&L pf(4) Chi M1 & St P.. Chi Mil & StP pf Barrett, Elizabeth Billard, Mary Cra-| & { ven, Anne Crawford, Ellen C. Craw.| G M &StEete - | ford, Helen K. Delaney. Loretta A.|Gnig Nwn (4)., 85/ ¥nnis, Mrs. Judith Fishburn, thelcp, g e tres (207 (0 i | Misses Evelyn Hawkins, Clara Me-|c podi vs)” 107 108 107 los | Grath, Virginia Gee Marks, Lillian|Co8 RECRI5 (50 1970 105 107 108 | Mitchell, Frances E. Orrison. Mrs. | Gy lvero o) 42 N 42 42| Wclene D. Reed, the Misses Theoria | cyyag (32 40). . e e | Toberts, Rose Boyce, Laila M. Sloat, | fonoeo®tne) " 4 41w 409 Alice M. Whitton. 'Florence Willer | mi A8 ahss Gi LI CO% J Wright, Eleanor H. Watkins, Mrs.|gp vocl 50 00 70 l‘;;, ing | Luls P, Cary, the Misses Harriet L. | covg oo gr- 1214 Ll 1Lt 116 ) Eolier and Marjorls SEUCKer. Clev&Pit(Spec). 48% 48 483 484 Stock Being Offered Locally. Clustt Paub (6). 1% T0hs 7. 17 Stroud, Kurtz & Co. and Eastman, | {oca-Cola (6)... 130} 131 129 129 Iillon & Co. this morning oftered lo. | COIINS & ALk(8) 102 104% 102 102 | cally 10,000 shares of Philadelphia | COllIDS&A Df (T) 10816 108% 108% 1087 | Duiry Products Co., Inc., $3 per cent | S0l Tusl & lron. 535 S0% 62% prior preferred stock, at 93, to yield ColGas& B (6) 92 9:% 91% | per cent. The company has recently complet- ©d arrangements cquire the bus ness and assets of several other Penn- svivania and New Jersey companies in the same line of business. The stock i= being sold at this time to take care of the program of expansion. Other Financial Notes. Negotiations are today reported to under way for the consolidation of 1he Fox Film Corporation and the Fox | Theater Corpor The Pennsyl ning to expend between $10,000,000 d $12,000,000 on new baggage and senger Cars. M. R. Kynaston, senior member of the firm by that name, is attending . sales conference in New York. Philippine Bonds Awarded. Crane, Parris & Co. of this city was one of the successtul bidders for the purchase of §1,405,000 in bonds of ihe Philippine Islands bearing 4% per cent interest, bids for which were opened today by the chief of the Vureau of Insular Affairs at the War Department J. DIXON CRUCIBLE. Col Carbon (4) Com Cred (1) Com Cred nf 6% Com Inv (3.60) Com Solvents(3 Com Powr (235). Conde Nast(2).. Congoleum-Nair Cong Cgrs(f4%) Con Clgars (7).. Con Cigars pf (7) Consol Distribut Consol Gas (5).. ConRRCuba pf 6 Consol Textlle. . Cont Bakg A (4) Cont Baking B. . Cont Bak pf (8). Cont Can (5) Cont Insur (6 “ontl Insur (n). ont Mont (8V¢) ro Prod (+3) Corn Prod vf (7) Coty Inc (16).. CrueibleSte ) Cuba Cane Sugar Cuba Cane Su pf Cuba Company .. Cuban Am S (1). Cuban Dom Sug. (EW YORK, December 20 (f).— |Cudahy Pkg (4). A \tzxn dividend of 2 per cent and | Curtlss Aero.... ihe regular gquarterly of the, same| pDavison Chem amount have been dec ed by Joseph | Deere&Co pf (7) Diypn Crucible o woth pavable | el & Hud (9) Tecember 31 (o stock ol ggecord el L& W (17) December 20, ' DRG Wstpf... NEW Open 139 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1 1Tim YT 60 191 44 10 14 167 0 107 63 B4l 108 46% 6 134 106 S 0% 1767 129 1414 102 107 180 174 174 102 20% 495 20a 514 60'a 85 10% 6 6% AtlCoast L(110) 188 189% 188% Direct to The Star Office. High Low Close USgn 198 139% {16 1125 116 V1 1 1 | 1ss " 18 ; Ui 1 ; 186 183 186 1% 1 12 0o 100 100 | w5 (5w L | 1135 11 13 12 120 L2 1 0w w0 T 5 60 60 19% 18 18 | 11 14 44 | i 214 | x 43% il 107 12t 107 by 62% 6% | S4n K4 8 108% 108 674 67 | 134 | 106 8 72 56% BbY 0% 40 40 184% (76 184% ~ 129% 1297 1415 141% 102 102 10 0T 107% 179 et MOU T ). ccl MOLPE (4., uUULGE Adz) “ou Ky DU ). iel eitae (3). letls Sukitio) bel Bros. ... nbi BE LE (7). uen Co ilidden pr pL(i) S0l DUSL ($). .. 0% B9% odtich Ku (4) 102 101 sovdycar Tire. . 10 208 i) ROEIERSE S (1) 1% 49 49% | SVl S B iy Ixte 180 18 | GolDam new 2y 42 42 | uotham M pi (1) 7 | wranvy Cou Miu 3 | ure Norw pI (o) 59 | GLNOI PICLS(d) 60 60 | GTLAUT U (14). 851 UL Wes S(2.80) 10% 5| Gt WesLs pr (1) 6 ireen Canan. ... 67% 64 | Guan Sug pres). “ 31y | WUl MO & NI 43 3 “ 495 39 39% 394 193% 195'% 193% 194 105% 105% 1054 105% 1891 40 40 39% 59 110 110% 108% 108 1021 102 102% 102% 41y 4 24% 243 2 4% Ti 4 | Bl 8% 8 3y 39 3y 443 44 Bald Loco of (7) 121% 121% 121% 117% 31% B 106 108% 15 708 0 57 5% s 49% 93 Bon AmiCl A (4) 65% 68 24 Bkin-Edison (8) 196% 195% 195% 3 24 Col G&E pf A (6) 108' 108x 108 58 170 6T 513 PLE 8 8 100 v 118% ConsolGas pf(5) 102% 1 96% B4Y 300 Bl 114 647 1370 17% 88 40% 16 44% 1184 117% 117% | 8l Bl Slh| 580 576 580 107% 105% 108% 108i4 15% 15 { 71 70% { 2 19% 5T%% 57 58 56% 118 1174 49% 47% H 93 93 ! 65% | 24% ¥4 | B8% BBY B8N 58 58 58 170 168% 168% 6T 664 673 51% 51 bl o™ 28 | 81 83% B3% 843 83l K3l 100% 100% 100% | W k% 118% 117% 117% 102% 102% 3% 51% 6 % 96% 96 Ro% Bdly 310 800 BT% Bl ) 1 66 64 137% 137% T3 (17 88 BTU 39% 404 115% 116 41% 16 186 1844 181% 135 136% 186% bs 85 | Sull States Si | Hackusk W (1%) | lut Harv (36). PK | Louisiana Oil. | Motor Whi « Gru B L1V Helme (17)..00. tersuey Corp. .. Liershey pt Hershy pr p Huckiug Val1v) Hos & COA..... Hotlander & Son Household (74) . Houston VI Howe Sound (4). Sk | Hud Man (243). Hud Mau pt (5). | Hudson Mot (o) HUDD MOT(1.40). Ulinots Cen (7). tudep VLL (1)... indian Mot (1%) indian Refiniug . | lngersoll R (74) intang St ). | luland St pf (7) { inspiration Copr LuterboroRapt'r Lutcontl Rub(1). Internat Agri. | tat Agricul prior int Bus Ma (5).. Int Cement (4).. int Cement pt(7) Lut Com kng (2) int Comb pf (7). inter Har pf (7). | tntMteh pres.zo) tut Mer Marine. ! Lot Mer Mar pf. int Nickel 2).. Inter Nick pf (6) intl Paper (2.40) int Paper pf (7) luter Salt (6). intl Silver...... int Tel & Tel (6) Intertype(t13%). Island Creek (4) Jewel Tea. Jones Bros Tea. | Jones & Lau (7) lordan Motor. .. KKan City South. | Kan CSo vt (4). Kayser J (4) Kelly-Sprin; L Kels-Hayes (2). iKennecott C (5). Kinney pf (8). Kraft Ch (1 1% Kresge (1.20). .. <ress S H(h113) Kuppenheim Lago Ol (75e). . Lambert Co (16) | Lee Tire & Rub. LehighVal(33). Lehn & Fink (3) LifeSav (1.60).. Lig & Myrs(£14) Lig&MyrsB (f4) Lig Carb (3.60). Loew’s Inc (13). Long-Bell (A). . Loose-Wil(1.60) Lorillard Co La Ofl pf (6%). LoulsGasA(1.(5) Louis & Nash(7) Ludium Steel(2) MeAndrws(15%) MeCrory (1.60). McCrory B (1.60) MeCrory bf (6). Melntyre P (1).. Mack Truck (6) Mack Trk 2d (7) Mackay (7)..... Macy R H (c5).. Mad Sp Gar (1). Vagma Cop (3). Mallison & Co. .. Malilison pf (7).. Manati Sugar pf Man B] Sup (5). Man El m g (ds) Man Shirr ( Manil Maracaibo Oi1 .. Market Street. .. Marland Ofl.. . Marlin Rock (74) Martin-Pary (2) Mathieson (4) May Dept S (4). Maytag (13) MetroG uf (1.89) Mex Pete ( Mexican 3 Miami Cop (1), Mid-Continent. . Mid-Cont pf (7). Middle States. .. Mid States Ofi ct Midland pf (713) 233 Vititer Rub (2).. Min St P & SSM. Mo Kan & Tex . . Mo K & T pf (8) Missourt Pacific | Missourt Pac pf . Montana Pow (5 | Montgmry W4) Moon Motor . Mors&Esk (3% Mother L (50c) Motor Met (3.60) b-- Mullins Body . Murray Corpn Nash Motor(76) at Acme (5ta) Nat Bellas Hess NatBHess nf(7) At Biscult(17) Open HIgh Low Close. | Detrolt €4 (8).. 1 ub 16> 6o | NatCash R (A) Devoe & K(z.40) 10k 10 40% | Nat City Bk (20) Utamg Miehi¥). 135 140 150« 1590 | Natl Dairy (3) AR A 20% | Nat Distitlers Dodge pE i . 20 B | Nat Ename e Mines (1) t Leaa (5) Lunn Nt (4 | dptact) Du Pont (714%) Nat PwiLt (3ie Juguesne pr (1) 11> Nat Radiator(3) o e .| Nat Ry Mex 24 %5 oty o4 | NatSurety (10) niour & Bro 1 Day Tea (4) AT Teis v )y | Nevadu Co115) Lieciriv Boat 187 B X Alr-Br () e Vs i N ¥ Cent (8). ) i LI NY C&SLL (8) | Lt Stge st (16) I CISLL pHE) g Jon (o). “ / | NY Dock Cuglicers Fub S a0 bl NS NEa Ha i gtibs BRBL 10T 1Rt { NY NH&H pf(7) LquitableTr(12) 4us's 4050 ) N Quls W ey s 3 N Y Railways pt ek . NY Steam pr (6) B10 Bk 2 ¥ Stm pf & (7) cle SUn S (S sl o thn oth| Niag Fpd (1%). LirieStms cfs L ol 41 Bk odis | Norfolk Soutn Liureka st ) sin dom 15w dota | NOTL & WR(110) | Noram brogsik irbanks Co ~ 4w 4 4% North Am pt (3) anks (3) by Bdi Bain ~ | North Pac (5) ced Laglili 40) 1 4shn Nor Pac cfs(5) ced Ll pLiv). BRI valk Tire pt £ ed MoLL(ISUC) 1 >e I Id PUoEnLE ) sore Lok Lo up CIESLNALS L 4 ) s Bl |EONI Gol ¢ty A bi 4 | Orpheum Cir ( Aoy e o2 Ous Elevator (6 Flelsenun (s b ) . I S pade < oundsLvn Co. . sUse aby | Qti8 Sti prior(?) ©OA L A (4) 2 bus Baw | OWens Bot £Tank-5 pL(d).. (10 L0 1105 110% | Pacific Coast. FreeptTex (153 ) 105 » W0k L03% | vacilic Gas ( dabriel Su (3% ) 2o 23% 22 u3h | bac Oll Stubs... warduer Mowi.. 4% lola L4 1o | Pac Tel & Tel (7) Jeu Am Luk(4). vi bz Wi 60y, | backard (3).... Gen ATC pt (7). 110m 111% 110w Ll | Palse Motor.. uoh Asphail.... duls ds il oli | P8V Am Pet (4) . e & Gil | Pan-AmPetB(4) rol Cigars (4).. . x by | DRO-AI West B el 60 10) ... LisTs 154 sl | CaMuRAdIG sculuiec spivUe) Ll I1's il 11l | Panhandle pf. Gen GusA(olix) ol o3t Sode o8k | Larmt-Fam (j8) e TR sy ¢ | Paramountrts. . vark & Titord. . Park Utah (30c) i’athe Kxchange ithe Kx A (4) atino (az.10) Peerless Motor. & Kord. PennbDix Cmuc Pa Dix Ct pf (7 Penna R R (3%) Peoples Gas (§) *eoria & Kast. tere Marq (18). Pere Marg pr(5) Phila Co (k4). . PhilaCot % pr(3) Phila & RC 1 Phila&RC&I cf: Philip Morris i “| Philiips Pet (3). 364 5% 564 sgw | Phoentz Hoslery sk 20 1108 1o | ElerosArrow.. . x ¢ 1= | prerce Arrow of. 14l% 149% L4l Laoh | 4 B0k St . aoid liscon it L, x Plerce Petrolm | Pillsbury (1.60). Pillsbry pfi63%) | Pites Coal. . . eitts Coal pf. | Pitts FtW pf(7). | PittsTerm Coal.. Pitts Ter pr (6). | Pitts &W va(6). | PorRicoToba(7) | Porto Rico To B. Postum (6)..... | Prod & Retiners. Producers&R pf. | Prophylac B(74) | Pub Serv NJ (2) | Pub Serv pf (6). | Pub SK&G pr(6) Pullmn Corp(4). Punta Aleg Sug. Pure Oil (T1%) | Purity Bak B (2) PurityBak of(7) Radio Corp of A. [ RS 1l Cets (4). | Keading (15) | Reading ist (2). Heal Silk Hos Real Silk pt (7). Reid lee Crm (3) Kemingtn-Rand Rem-Rd1st (7). Reo Motor (71).. Kep Ir & St (4 “yn0las Spn; ey Tob B(16%) iichfieldO(1.15} 1iossla (us 16).. Royal Da3.13% . St Jos Lead (73) St L& Sank'r(8). St L Southwest. vage Arms. hulte (3% ) | Seabd AiIr Line seab Alr L pt Seagrave (el.20) | Sears-R (nz3). Seneca Coper. .. Shattuck ¥ G (2) Shell U (1.40).. | Shuber The (5). Simmions (2) | Simms Pete. .. | Sinclair O1 | Sinclair pf (8). Siselly O1l (2). Snider Packg Co S0 Por Ric S(f2) | South Por pr(8)., South Canrt Kd., South Dairtes A. | Sou Dairies 1. South Pae (6) Southern Ry (8). South Ry pf (6). vicer Mfg..... ISUG & B (3%). 4G & B pf (4) Stand G&Elec rts | Std Mili (5) StdOIlCal ot ) dOILNJ (1135) Std O1INY (1.60) d Plate Glass. d Pl Glass pf.. | Sterlg Prod (i7). | Stewart-war (6) udebaker (5).. ubmarine Boat. SunOil (1), Supertor Ofl.. .. Sweets of Amer. Symington Cl A. Telautogra (60e) Tenn Copper (1) i exas Corpn (3) lex Gulf Sul (4) I'ex & Pacifia. .. Tex PC&O(60C) . Pex Land Trst o The Fair (2.40). Third Avenue. . . Thompsn JC(74) Idewatr As O11. TidW ASO1IDI(6) | Timken (15).... robac Prod (7). obac Prod A (7) U'ranscont Ofl. ... Transue & W (1) T'win City R (4). 96 11 26 106 107% 106% 106% L7 5 Underwood (4). Underwd pt (7). Un Bag &P’aper. Union Carb (6).. Unfon Oll (T2%) nion Pag (10). Un Pacific pf(4) Unton Tank (5). UtdCgrst(C8ue) United Drug (9) Utd Dyew pt (7) Utd Frult(16%). 1S C1P&F (10) US Dist pf n(7). 'S Hoffman (4) 10 S Alcohol (5) 19% 19% 19% | US Leather w 1. 0% o B0 W | S Leather A.. 4 424 41ty 42 | U S Realty (4) 108 1U8% 108% 108% | U S Rubber Mt 517 51% Rub 1st (8). U2 1130 112% | 1033 104% 103 1 S U8 119'% 118 118% | Steel pf (7) [ % 6 7 | Un Leaf Tob (3) 86! #610 861 | Unt Ple 15t pf(8) % | Univ Ploe(123%) | Unt Pioe pf (7). | Utah Copper (8) | Ut PELUA (02) | vanaatum ct4.. \\'an Raalte pf... Vick Chem (4) Vietor Tik Mch Victor ev pf (8) Vietor propf (1) 'YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Received by Private Wire 126 109 607 39% 4 991y 1 e 192 50 191 1 1597 50 1105 3514 143 ol 34 109 10 By 142 825 1050 119 53 50% 6le 91y 1074 94ia 105% 9% 10% 157% [ 180 47 42 1077 444 28 1w 1407 101 25% 60 6la 100 10 sl 12 133 827 60 4% 4o " i 16% 11 @ 99 14 20% 33 31 62 L7% 17 ] 4 65% 124 46% 148 a0t 194% 144%) 217 2 BY% 50 109% 67% 103% 1004 94k 147 295 67 15 109 1915 FLOOD OF BUYING LIFTS STOCK LIST Motors Forge Upward—Cop- pers Continue Climb. Fox Film Up. | High [ Low Close. | 151 46! 7 ) BY GEHORGE T, HUGHES, YORK 17% and to the accom turnover; ird o shares ot vatomol W December 20, The market today inother ex- | hibition of the pow of unlimited dit ‘ i The forenoon trading had gone on with mixed price changes. Coppers | | were strong, steels were heavy, rails | | were dull and motors were irregular. | LI0% | Then in the early afternoon Mv\[vl" 28'3 | operatic we concentrated on the | | i niment mou. Pa 60 BYn all set new hi present forms of | capitalization B General Motors were taken in even | | 1arger blocks. @ transaction of 18,000 | 8 i 35 ares at 135 involved $2,430.000. Of 5 25 5 | “bunched ving orders. Hudson ROBERT V. FI 1490 1470 1473 | Motor, Studebaker and Mack Trucks 10m 10 10 |were @l higher at one time or an-| Biu . g8 sk fother. Gains expressed in points were | ¢ypyy mall as a rule. It was the volume of | oy b ¥ UL Bl | the business rather than the extent of | i v the rise which attracted attention o theN el Other incidents which deserve notice | included the upt in American Can | again to a new nd th e in h 2 Cananea, Calumet & Arizona. K . of investment interest. Calumet & |ty rallv. W he Arvizona was the other star performer, | weak, wheat start | with a gain of over 4 points at 114. [put later recov | ~Announcement that no action had | yicions tended to |been taken on the Pan-American Pe- | @ before | more | troleum dividend * | noon, and that st ame _just k dropped 1l estin m of corn e putt . ,“\h(m 3 points. In part the adverse de- | aycess of the Government's November | " i | velopments had been discounted, but f were atieubr . tita ol 108 o3 |there was liquidation nevertheless. | (o fact that many traders 1, 1%, | The official statement said that the | lined to accept the new * U5 |dividend had heen earned, but that it | ;. . The official r B s thought wise to conserve cash for ' ‘arhnca )3 developments. Another weuk i - stock was Cudahy Packing, which was further reflecting the disappointing earnings statement made public over the weel eral comm when theymarket for the Mhy deli from bottom pri B4l 142 103 | um, which had gained 6 points Mon- day, extended its rise. All this wa: out relation to the news. Motors Are Irregular. November earnings statements would | reveal. Judging from the car load- | ings also December operations will not be as satisfactory as had been | hoped. The one railroad stock NEW YORK, Public offering of at the best since 1916. It was an-|co, The stoc in agricultural FOREIGN EXCHANGE. | zation consists « | 1Quotations furnished oy W. B. Hibbs & Co.) | COmMoN. of which 4 Selling chooks | 18 @ part, with no Foreign anges firm: quotation cents: Great Britain, demand, 48 I cables, 4885-16; 60-day bills on ban 484, France, demand, 3.93 .93%. Italy, demand, 5 | 543 Demand.—Belgium many, 23.881%: Holland, | Arundel Corp Do. 13.9 40.. weden, .00 zerland, 19.32: 1.33; Poland, 1 - Czechoslov: 1%: Jugoslav Rribber Hf. 1.76%: Austr 14.10: Ruman 6 ‘arbon pf 00; Tokio, Montreal, Argentina, 42.71; i 46.3114: Shanghai, 99.85 15-16. 63, panish River Pulp Pa 1y 13 €11 Va-Caro Chem. . Va-Car Ch 6% of 4 | va-Car Ch of (1) | vivadou (b10)... Vulean Detin. . Vulean Detin(A) wabash....... . Ward Baking B. Warner Plc A. Warner-Quin Warren Bros rts. Warrenlst of (3) WarF&Pipe Cor. Web & Hell. ... ar Stores common *1 (ReportedbyJ & | Rate— faturity | 4755 Dec. 15 10: \West Maryland. West Md 2d pf west Pacific. Westn Pacific pt West Union (8). Westhse & B(2) Westinghse (4). Westhse 1st (4). White Eagle (1). Nhite Mot (2). White Rock(i3). White Sew Mach Willys-Overland Wilson & Co. . Wilson Copt A.. Wilson & Co pf.. Woolworth (5) .. Worth Pump (4) Worth Pump (B) Wright Aero (1) Wrigley (133). vellow Truck. .. PER Unless Ciberwise and: reserve lenda” are not_include * Un:t ot (rad less than 100 shares | + vartly sxtra. % Plus 1% in stock 8 Pay- ed. extra or sb avle in ommon etock 1 Plus 2/50 in | Net carnin stoca a Paid this vear—no rexular rate 1020, 1921-24, fen ocr ent in ecmmon stock. vayable 88 % quarterly o Flus 5% in stoék. d Pay- | No dividends paid o able "whey carned. e Payable in dash or! Autho t21s 10% tn gtock. ¢ Plus 1750 | 1o ‘pa; %nck h Plus 81 a share in special | o) pres (Plas 6% in stock ) Plus 2% in kP hie 1740 of a share auarterly A <tock m Blus 8% in atock ek # ¥ in nreferred stock it 51 c@grontock ) stoc hare tn stock 0t preferred ther” information as stock.) Serapbook his for 109 100 1097 1015 A. M. Bye and Fox Films “A A M. Byers, above 96, up over 5 points added to an advance of the same ymount in the preceding session. Fox Film increased by some 4 to 5 points | to its market valuation, The buying of the copper stocks | was the other feature on the side of wdvance. Demand appearsd ,nmfl-.‘ 1t the star and was not satisfied until new high records of on» kind or ket Is Eas | another had been set up for Greene ey at 33,000,000 ery . which pay: implements. 0 “hare NEW YORK MARKETS. SHARE Assets for common . 3 | Banker Decorated IMING. President of the Rizgs National Bank. who has been presented by the King th the degree of Commander for his service It ople. CORN VALUES WEAK | ON YIELD ESTIMATE, Wheat Starts Lower, but Recovers Somewhat Later—Oats Mar- cott and Anaconda. The last n CHICAGO 58 was at the best since 1920 - hers were at the highest s A hushe ane nea Fireworks ent crop report pointind to an i ve Cananea provided the fire-:crease of corn vield over the Novem is it on the dag befors | ostimate, whereas most traders when it advanced over 11 points i Above 149 today. it was up over 7 |bad looked for a decrease, was chiefl points more. ighteen points in two | responsible. Opening at 2 to 3%c days for one stock is hardly the mark | off, corn showed only moderate power t and oats were also | === ing 1 to 1l%c down ng somewhat. dvance Bearish effect today of the final offi- the 1927 produc- bushels in buy went below es followed. ¥or the time the railway shares Wi% made a better showin New York | 933 | Central was the leader. followed by | SUs | Atchison and Delaware & Hudson. | 104% | Enthusiasm for the rails was tem. December 1oa 107y 1o pered by anticipation of what the |} 100% %8s 109% STOCK BEING OFFERED. December 20 (P).— 50,000 shares of the stock of the Galesburg Coul- | §: other illustration of the irregularity | nuaily., is priced at {47.50 a share. The | of the market as a whole. company is the largest manufacturer {in the world of discs and coulters used Capitali 100.000 shares of the present offerin: funded debt or pr £ erugdar: | (erred stock. The present issue does | London, pound '+ ® b 8 Snuess siomtoss "%ar 4 | not represent new financing | Paris *tranc. .+ ! - e | B Marice ™ C | CALLS 7 1-2 PER CENT BONDS. Barves, teau NEW YORK, December 20 (#).— Athens. drachma. . American Agricultural Chemical Cor- Mhas 060 Jtog0 | poration has called $6,000,000 of its th 1748 nt bonds for redemption on e, crown e raiw. 70ty 3 Conenhagen.” efain | ——— <o, crown Stockholm, erow. 1l B DIVIDENDS. NEW YORK, December 20 (P).— | y _ Pe- Par- Hldrs. ot = ‘ompan; Rate. record e W Jan osh 1 Q Fe Q Jan narteriy in United stock. TREASURY CERTIFICATES. W. Seli W Penn Bl & (1) ‘108 NLW YORK, December ). — : 2 S 1o tve ‘e No. % W siern, 133 to.i | is obtainable from other securities W Penn 131 f (7) 1% ew York, and 1.21% c.if. export. 3 - s West P Po f(7) 1154 rley firm; No. 1.03 c.i.f. New | of comparablc safcty and stablllty West DairyA (4) Tallow firm; special loose, 8%4; | Western Dairy B Other articles unchanged. | MOTOR CAR CO. ANALYSI vel Tr&Co pf (1) 895 89% What Is Back of Each Sha Youngstn Sh5). 9% 95 | - Per shitre; Hourly Sales on N. Y. Market. | BLdin." s am.. 700400 12 m.. 1.304.800 | Bonds and preferred stock $4 Pt pr = Patents. trade marks, good will 1 Lom. . 1775300 % p.am... : Accumtilated preferred | divi Dividend rates as <iven in the above table [ eNAS oLl e 1 are uhe annual cash payments based on the | Unpaid current bills . latest quarieriy or half vearly dec ions, | Purchase money obligations 6. $132 on_common since 1919 zed to issue second preferred stoek | accumulation of $4,000,000 dividends Consult your banker or broker for fur- 10 value back of this future reference, Pro- | developed | 91 cents | Material returns | Over a Third of I a Century’s Experience Your Apartment You would like to sec it well filled, expendi- tures reduced, det of directed to the reason- every 1l man gement able increase of income It is with these things in mind that we offer mans: gement se ice and fac B. F. SAUL CO. 925 15th St. N'W. ties. The National Acme Company First Mortgage 6% Sinking Fund Gold Bonds Due December 1st, 1942 Price, 99 and Interest to Yield about 6.109, F. B. KEECH & COMPANY Members of the New York Stock Exchange 1510 HSTREET. N. W.. WASHINGTON. D.C. New York Providence Chicago Real Estate Loans —For Fifteen Years —At Lowest Interest Rates —With No Renewal Charges —On Convenient Terms —are offered by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Steel shares n supply during = Although heavy selling of corn took Company, endorsed by | the early trading. lln{u‘d‘ i‘l‘m‘s } place today from traders who wer {s0ld off a point and Bethlehem disappointed over the showing of : | had a la loss. Colorado Fuel de- | Govonment report, bullish sentiment Hundreds of Satisfied Home Buyers veloped endent strength, up at | arters. one time nearly 4 points, and Vanadi- G EAVER BRO INC j W REALTORS 809 15th St. N.W. Main 9486 Mortgage Loan Correspondent Metropolitan Life Insurance Company | | buyers seemed to be entirely con-|iar Dise Co, which recently absorbed | fident was New Haven. This was|ihe Indiana Rolling Mills, was an-| taken in larger volume across 61 or | poitnceq today by George H. Burr & ! IV DN DG INT DTN OGN WD [ DAL OIS AZOION % AT % 2T ST ¥ R Y NN Y V7T NN TN % DI % TN S ) Farsighted Investors are reserving their January Investments NOw Wrm the average of bond yields at about 1ts lowest level 1 15 years, the demand for sound first mortgage bonds during the January invssement pertod doubtless will teach abnormal proportions. For expertenced investors have long recognized the fact that carefully selected first mortgage investments pay a somewhat higher return chan Let us send you descriptions of guaran- teed first mortgage bonds, paying 6%, which may be reserved now tor January investment, and which, in addition to their ample first mortgage security, give you the Rear ESTATE MORTGAGE & GuaranTy CorPORATION's direct and unequivocal guarantee of full payment of principal and interest. You now have a choice of $1,000, $500, $250 and $100 denominations, and of maturities from one to ten years. REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE & GUARANTY CORPORATION 26 JACKSON PLACE

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