Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1928, Page 13

EEGS AGAINDROP HTLOGAL HARSET Tangier Oysters Are Gobd. Fresh-Caught Fish Scarce. Butter S}eady. Fishermen along the Atlantic Coast. Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River have not vet recovered from the storm and cold weather that prevalled & short time ago, and their inability to make big catches was reflected in’ Municipal | 7 Fish Market this morning. Dealers had ample au?‘ . but very little fresh- lies of frozen caught stock. that have been there this season. The ovsters, shell stock, came from Tangier Sound, and were offered at $2.50 & bushel. Shucked oysters were oftered at $5.50 & gallon for selects and $2.25 for siandards. Operators of Winter seines in creeks below Alexandria sent local dealers very small quantities of catfish, carp and sand perch. The catfish were offered at 10 cents, the perch at 15 cents and the carp at 30 cents a pound. Frozen salmon and halibut sold at 20 | and 25 cents a pound, and frozen Bos- ton ‘mackerel was. quoted at 22 cents. Tile and cod were listed at 18 cents, and Spanish . mackerel at 20 cents. Herring from Florida sold at 10 cents s pound. the North Carolina herring bringing 12'; cents. Additional increases in receipts of eges have resuited in further decreasing prices. Current receipts dropped to 35 eents today. fresh selected selling at 33 | and 36. and hennery at 37 and 38 cents. i They offcred some of the best oysters \ o THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Umormny wew ane’ | PER SHARE ANALYSIS. What In Rack ‘of Kach Nhare. July 31,1027 Per ahare, | Total crom asenn ... S08.08 Dodictions Preferted atock oeee ‘npaid current bille . Patents and xood will Net asscts for common .. i m Stock pave dividend of $1 extra paid Drvidends b 1gen: f 35 pe 1" 8 her 10ck vields 5.8 ner 1 ki er rent fn 101K, 5 contin 1925 were per cont in cent —Renorted Continental o nur- Can. gIving 4 shares their stock 87 alko $2.00 o hieferred aanaic Metal Co. chase 1 for 5 of 17 LG vortad that over. (Consult vour banker or broker for fy mformation A to values hack of t K this for, PROBE OF STOCK LOANS ' BY SENATE BODY VOTED| o reference, Banking Committee to Have Exten-| Slight changes in poultry prices also were reported. while the butter market | remained unchanged. Teday's Wholesale Prices. Butter—One-pound prints, 50 48a49: store packed, 32. Eggs—Fresh selected. 35a36; hennery, tub, turkeys. 37a38: Spri ing 18; chickens. small, 25a26: rooster: heavy, 38240 30. keats, 80a90. Meats, fresh killed—Beef, 20a25: veal, lard, 121, ealves. alive, 16; lambs, alive, 13. Fruit and Vegetable Review. Todar’s market report on fruits and vecetables. compiled by the Markst News Scrvice, Buresu of Agricultural Eco- nomies, sars: . Apples—Supplies moderate: demand | moderate. market steady: barrels, Vir- ginia, U. S, No. 1. 2', inches up, Stay- mans, 7.5088.50, few fancy higher. some scalded. 5.50a6. 5 y mens, 21, incl . . boxes, Wash- ington. medium to large size, extra fancy Delicious. mostly around 4.25. few high- er. few low 4.00; extra fancy Stay- mans. 3.5023.75. mostly 3.50: extra fancy wi ps. 3 !?]ll!;l'l baskets, Pennsyl- T 1. Siaymans, 23, inches, 2.30a2.75; U. 8. No.1.21,-2%, inch Winesaps, 2.25a2 50, Czbbage—Supplies moderate: demand moderate. market steady. new stock, Texes. bulk. per ton, round type, 85.00a 1000; barrel crates, approximately 100 sounds n-t. round type. 2.7583.25, mostly around 3.00. Florida, 1', bushel ham- | bast. mostly 1.75; old | . sacked, per hundred- | Danish type, 1.00. | demand | elery—Supplies moggrate moderate. market slndy" alifornia, ~110id ©15uSTY M3 (009 UOMIPUOD pus | &njend suy ‘padains jcLceec's ‘Sa181d | €@a. 10-inch crates. 3.2502.50 1 hed pre-cooled, 3.00. Lettuce Market Weak. Lettuce — Supplies heavy: moderate. marxet . um to large size. 2.85; Ohlo, 100-pound secks, yellows, U. 8. No, 1, medium to large =ize, mostly 2.75. . 150-pound sacks, Russet Rurals, U. 8. No. 1. 3.3523.40: few low as 3.20: Pennsylvania, 150-pound sacks, round whites, U. 8. No. 1,'3.40a3.25. Spinach—8upplies “Hberal: demand | moderate. market weak: Texas, bushel 'h'u"n': Bda)\‘oy :m.umtm‘ mostly, 1.75, ordinary It cond! 1.26a1.50 g Hons Bquash—No supplies on" market Tomatoes—Supplies light: demand Hght. market steady: unknown origin, | repacked in New York City, threes ripes | wrapped. fancy count, 2.63a3.00; choice | count, 3.15a3.50; originals, Plorida. sixes | ripes and turning, wrapped, fancy eount, 5.00a5.50, few higher. reparked, Plorida, sixes, ripes, wrapped, fancy | eount, wide range prices, 4.00a5.00; | ehoice count. 3.00a3.50. | Btring beans—8uppliss light: demand ! ht, market steady: Plorida, %-bushe) | pers, green, falr quality and con- @iton, 5.0086.00; very few higher t Peppers—Supplies very light; demand Mght, market steady. Plorida, pepper | erates, fancy. 4.00a4.50 | Vegplant Trade Dull, I Fgeplant—Supplies moderate; de- mand siow, market dull; Plorida, pepper erstes, fancy, medlum 1o large size, | 2508275, few fancy, 300, small size | 200. eholce count, small 1 medium #i7e. 1.50a200; few higher Cucumbers—#Hupplies light; demand slow, market slightly weaker; Indianas, hothouse stock, 2-doren erates, double | exiras, 500. extra fancy, 450; 400 per crate. Caniots—Bupplies moderate moderate. market about steady bushel bmskeis, bunched Western, letbuce crates, 2.7 Beets Bupphies light eraile, market sbout steady; Texax Western letiuce erates, 3752400, few kigh #s 425 | Caulifiover Bupplies moderate; de- mend moserste, market steady. Call- | o pony crates. 2006210, few high | mainzry quality and eondition fancy. | demand | Texus, | 17582 00 o 1d mod- a BUrawherries Aemnand | Florios. wide- | #nd condition: Miselon- | 191 4 ordinery quality 9890 poox quality and | 50 per quart. 30845 per Bupplies light wocerste market siraoy vinge » prices best 85 ennaition pint METHODISTS MEET. EAN ANTONIO Loy, Fehruary 9 (@) | - A& crutrel copfeyence for Mexican . futmed here yesteroey | 8L & meeling of enurchmer presided | over by W Beguchismp of Allania G Bishop of Ve Methndist Episcopal | Chureh Bouth At 30 cuschunen Srom the Wexien i eonference Yexns wna e vestor | Mericun 1s were present. Pub- | Pention of mre relghons Disrntare 1 Spuiieh was Giscussed At \he meeting. | COTTON GOODS QUIET, NEW YORK . Febnusry 9iBpecinl) Cotton gnds markels were quiel agals Vonpy ke P GO prices weve marked Ty wl ity for 645600 The stenderd vemelned wnchenged sl B, v ek were unchanged n s quiel RUBBER SLUMPS | upon Mich- | sive Hearings on Proposal to Curb Reserve Practice. By the Associated Press, | The Senate banking committee voted today to conduct extensive hearings on | the proposal to cut down the amount |it required | of ‘loans on stocks and bonds allowed ' tan. by member banks of the Federal Re- | serve system. Senator La Follette, Republican, Wis- onsin, author of a resolution calling the Reserve Board to restrict these loans. asked the committee to hold hearings with a view to working out & “sound legislative remedy.” No remedy was put forward by the Wis- | consin Senator, who sald he realized | that the problem was “complex.” | Chairman Norbeck announced that members of the Reserve Board would i bs called when the committee starts hearings next week. Senator Brookhart, Republican, lowa, urged his bill to prohibit speeulative | doans by member banks, but the com- mittes voted to confine its hearings | to the La Follette resolution | o . 'MARYLAND BONDS SOLD. | BALTIMORE, February 9 (Special). | —Tho State of Maryland sold Sl,‘:lcfi.om { 4's per cent construction certificates of indebtedness. maturing from 1933 to 1961, yesterday. on an average baais of slightly less than 3.75 per cent. The | certificates were awarded to Owen Daly | & Co.. the nion Trust Co. of Baltimore | and the National City Co. of New York 84,103.529. the second highest bid. in Your o The S. 0. teucks runni garaging, painting and w including $30.000-lia Truck Lease i,mfi sthlus, Thatther T his biby has had & day's iokness and never a cross ar frevful pell that Jasted an hour. And you suppose ix responsible Dealthy, happy condition for he has caten bt for Not abent | th dier Just anything and everything & «hild could eat, Not diugs, for be has not hren dosed with oplater, bie has ever bad a drop of parcgornc S has s sensihic mother coer piade | Db taste castor oil, Vet his nerves| e sonnd and his little bhowels are [ stoung, and when b does seen the | Teart restless or wakeful or ou ol sorts Whely o be Dis amother han b all seiene again woon or | fiteen mimutes! Live secvet of this complete fiee | dow fvom the piany s and npseis | I s common o infants? Plain, old- | oned Castorin, A million and | mothers swear by (astoria | NEW TORK, Pehrusry 9 Bpecial Crude rubher, pmoked 1iohed slieets arciined 'y At 1048y's nomn .lm'flym of b rhis compares with 40% & month age and 37'; & year agn. wnd nn owondert A few drops and | an approaching fever, colic, diarihes consipation seems to vanish in| thin air Castoria e purely vege- | table, that i uh)&‘):hynnunl el | | essery hides. | “weighed threc or four times as much TRUCKS FOR EVERY PURSE AND PURPOSE Put Dollars Back UT those truck buying W\rktt?nf\"r see 2 1 repair bill. Sell ur old f rr\r;rk( to us ||n\\‘v(‘ '{\':‘n OING to France.is an The cuisine on a French furnish vou with trucks education in savoir Liner spoils you for il - &. furnishes repairs. gas, oi 0. S, Lease Plan. * + + .‘. * * 5. 8. 0. S. Call—Franklin 505 Care of Babies N LEATHER TRADE ods. Nothing was known of any way of concentrating tannin and extracts such Sole Producers Hurrying to Meet Demand for Spring e ay. More Hides Spoiled. Shoes. “Another thing about the old-time tanning is that more hides were spolled in the tanning process than would be permitted today. The use of antiseptics was unknown and hides were not properly cured. Leather is being made on more intelligent lines today and is BY J. C.'ROYLE. Special Dispateh to The Star. NEW YORK, February 9. Produc- tion of sole leather is being speeded up to meet the demand of shoe manu- facturers and other leather consumers. Hide wettings, the first process in tan- made to meet the requirements of our’ ;nndarn conditions and methods of liv- pac ning. have increased 13.2 per cent and Totm production of late has turned up- year. Recelpts above those of a year ago. little ¢hanged. eastern Present-day shoes have not lost their long_ wearing qualities, according to of- ficials of the American Leather Pro- ducers’ Assoclation. They tell of one man in Nebraska, who is just having his pair of shoes resoled after wearing them for 25 years. He bought the shoes in 1903 for $2.50, wore them for dress for 23 years, and constantly for the last two years. He is offering $100 for another pair as good. 40 to 42 cents. FORT WORT the Southwest is showing the stimulation since the World War. vancing_prices. "~ DIVIDENDS. all over the Southwest. mand. ward. . Pe- Pax- Hldrs. of ATE This move has been inevitable, since| = Comoany. lnl:. riod. abie. record DETROIT.—Employment. in the Ford in 1927 the cmu:’!ry;nd SLO;":;;:“’::’H? Rt 3 ?"é 1% {;ctt;xggso n’g ;'.‘;i'n‘{“'"y crecping toward ther were reduc 3 eb. 21 | the 100, 3 !F:Hs r‘rm?‘r place despite the fact that Fob, 15 Steel prices are still B With many consumers having b 1 TR e S Tt s ] month's_supply on hand. Mar. 13 | which is up $3 a ton. The pr le\s-fx;{:;"n:mn on tanners' hands at Mar. 18 | for first-quarter deliveries. the beginning of the year u;meflhor:ly ¢ mv:‘ 1:» e A 1667000 pieccs. ar compred with 1, i || MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. 765,000 pleces a month previous. . S 115 Mar. Speeding the Process. Shoe manufacturers and other con- sumers regard it as fortunate that the tanners have so shortened the process of tanning that they can turn out a product in six weeks equal In every re- spect to the leather which it formerly required as much as three years to s the more important, RO PR nEon-Sehiid ! Fuller (Geo. A.) ¢ | Holdings, President of Con- cern Announces. i M Greanfiell Ty B pl. . oo B 7 o Rehay By the Assnciated Press, prepare. This i since tanners cannot cont;nl! lhelrlo;;n CHICAGO, February 9.—Montgom- supply of raw materials, but must de: ery Ward & Co. has announced plans red pend on the rate of cattle slaughtered | for a large retall chain store develop- for meat to supply them with the nec- Vigorous denial is made by the tan- ners of the conception of many, buyers of shoes that the modern leathers are inferior to the old style product, which a long period to thoroughly They maintain that sole leather tanned In six weeks. or less, 18 as well prepared for the grind it gets under the world's feet ms leather that stayed in the tanning vats 18 times as long in the old days. They estimate that a pair of shoes made from the old style leathers would cost $50 & pair and would not be any better than those now turhed out. Different Shoes Nowadays. Robert W. Griffith of the Tanners' council research laboratory committee, a tanning expert, declares that the fdea that modern leathers do not wear so long is a misconception and that the fact is entirely overlooked that modern methods of living have en- tirely changed the habits of the world. “Qur grandfather's boots.” he said, 5| order business in | chandising field. | B. Everitt, president of the com Virginia Carolina Che e said the mail order house would or ol Ak L et Weason 011 & Show- R SR 1 v Md Daiy b pi R Do prool... o Rife w ahe Q ¥ The principal of eerti ot oy end of the present year. as our shoes do today: In his day the sole leather on & boot was not actually axposed to much wear because ifs prin- cipal function wes to hold hobnails, toe plates and heel plates, all of metal. Leather was judged by its ability to hold the nalls and the screws that were driven into it. “The fact that leather took so long to tan is a reflection on the old-time tanners, rather than recommendation. 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