Evening Star Newspaper, February 12, 1928, Page 38

FINANCIAL. . " e 5 D. C, FEBRUARY 12, 1928—PART 1. 11 (P ~the n automobile GOOD ROADS NEW YORK, Fel rapid increase in Am BUTTER IS EASY. Trading Is Dull and Undertone Total sales........e... Same pertod a year ago. Average price of 50 stocks. Same pericd a year ago..... 1928 Rizh. 184 R0 109% 2it% 2ie% 10t 2.6 v L2 3 124 Tow. 140ty 78 100 nt 195 ] 1 34 2% 178 11y 1 254 %4 5% 1514 1224 1154 Last Week. High. 179. Stock and divident Abitibi Power Abitibi Power (new). Abraham & Straus. Low. : 1 176.79 Abrahm & Straus pf (7). 3 xpress (8) sxpress pf (3). Advance Rumley Advance Rumley pl Ahumada Lead. ... Afr Reduction (17)..0 Ajax Rubber . Alaska Juneau. . Albany Wrap Paper (2).. Albany Paper pf (i), Alliance Realty (i3). Allied Chemical (6) Allled Chem & Dye pf Allis-Chalmers Mfz (8). Amalzamated Leather. Amal Leather pf Amerada Corp Am Agricultural Chem. ar Chem pf.. Am Beet Sugar. Am Beet Sugar p! Am Bosch Magnet Am Brake Shoe (J1.60) .. Am Brown Bov Elec Am Brown Boverie pf 5 Am Can (2). ] Am Can pf Am Car & Foundry (6) .. Am Car & Foundry pf(7). American Chain pf (7). can Drug (Roey. neaustic THg (2.40) . 6).. Am & For Pow pf (7)., Am Hide & Leather. Am Hide & L unu-r ot American lee ( "‘,1 Amicepf (F).... Am International (2).. Am La France Am La Fr & Foam pf. Am Linseed. Am Linseed pf Am Locomotive (8). Am Machine & Fary (). Am Machine & Fy pf(7). Am Metals (3) Am Metal pf Am Piano. Am Piano pf (7 Am Power & Light (1) Am Radiator (3 Am Radiator nf (7). 3 Am Railwayv Express ®) Am Renublics. ... ‘Am Safety Razor (4). Am Seatinz (3). Am Shipbuilding (8) Am Ship & Commerce ‘Am Smeltine & Ref (¢ Am Smelt & nenn Mu). ! Am Snuff (12 Am Snuff nf 16! Am Steel Foundries (3). ‘Am Stl Foundries pf (7). Am Sugar Refining (5). Am Sugar Refining pf(7 > 5 Am Sumatra. Am Telezrh & Cable (5). Am Tel & Telezraph (9). Am Tobacco (8). Am Tobacco C1 B (8). Am Tobacco pf (6). Am Typefounder- ) Am Typefoynders pf (7). Am Water Wks & El(c1) AmWaterW&EI 1st pf(6) Am Wholesale pf (7). American Woolen. AmericanWoolen pf. . Am Writing Paper ctfs. . ‘Am Writing Paper pf (cfs Am Zinc Lead & Sm. ... ‘Am Zinc Lead & Sm pf. Anaconda Copper (3) . ‘Anm Al f Archer-Daniels (3). Archer-Daniels-M pf (7). Armour&Co of Del pf(7). Armour & Coof T111.(A).. Armour & Co of 111 (B) . . Armour & Co of NI pf(7). Arnold Constable & Co. . Artloom (3). . Art Metal l(;«;o; ssoc Dry. = ssoclated O (2).. Atch Top & 8 Fe (110 Atch Top & S Fe pf (5).. Atlantie Coast Line (110) At Gulf & West Indles. . At1 Gu)f&West Indies pf. Atlantic Refining (4). ... Atlantic Refining pf (7) Atias Powder (4). Atlas Po‘fltr pr s Atlas Tack Austin-Nichol Austin-Nichols pf ... Austrian Credit (4. iz) Auto Bales Auto Sales pf (3). Autostrap Razor A (3).. Baldwin Locomotive (7). Baldwin Locomo pf (7) Baltimore & Ohio (6). Balto & Ohlo pf (4). Bangor & Aroos (313) Bangork Aroostook pl Bank of America (12).. Bank of Commerce (118) Bank of Manhattan (16). Bank of NY & T (18). Barnsdall A (h2%). Barnsdail B (b2%) . % Bayuk Cigars. 176 264 wi I Rayuk Cigars 15 pf Beacon Of1 Beechnut Packing (13). Reiding Brom (2) t Rys p!to 1) Best & Co (3) Jehem Steel. . Bloomingdale Brow. . Bloomingdale Brox vf"H Blumenthal pf.......... Bon Ami Claxe A (4) Booth Fisheriex 1ot pf Borden Milk Co (6) Botany C Mille Class A, Briggs Mfg Co British Empire Sieel . British Emy Steel 24 pf . Frooklyn Kdison Klec(s) Brookiyn Man Tr (4).... Brookiyn Man T Brooklyn Uniun Gy Brown Bhoe (2%). .. ... Branswick-Balke (3) ... Brunswick Ter & Ry Bec. Rueyrus-Krie (1) Foueyrus-Krte cony (2 ) Bt Sk & Piris (8) Buffalo ook & I pfe6) Butfalo & Busqie pf (4) Burns Bronti A (h) Fourns Brow (84) urnm Brow pf (7) 4 Burroughe Ada Ma (14) Vuwis Terminal (42) Bush Termingl e (5 Bumn Term Buld pf (7) Butte Conper & Zine Butie & Buperion 12) '(5). Syern (A M) pf7) By Aot (2) Wi fornta Parking (4) ol ta Vetsuleum (1) allwiiah Zine & laud aluniet & Ariznne (8) alumet & Hecls (2) Iy Gin Alels) Pacine (1) “wnedlan Pucibe 20 paid wro Clin & Ol sta (6) wee Threshing (46) ..., “wme Thresiing vf (7). .. entrul Alluy (2) ol Adloy pf (1) 1y Kbhon Mikis vy b Mibin pfe), wro e Kawo (4) ertain deed Fronucted) Citaintd 1o Jul pf(i) ation (14) Jand v ot Danler e Handier Mo Vi Hns peaie & bl (1) ves d o Curpn (3) ek & Allon ok & Aion pf oxi b e ek b A Y 66 o0y, 120 i o 161 al b3k (16) 0B} 1945 ear to Date. 'l‘ 485,922 54,114,015 Tear to Dute Bigh, Low. 183.22 176.03 veveveoo. 143,10 135.82 P AR +1 EXREEEEE TR 80 177% 178y 164 x1f4% 16%x 118% 118% 1% 121% 110 bdly P e R R R R ) |+ 1444444 AR +0 BBl 109% 107% 24y 164 661y 1100 9ty 140% Low. 213 o) 2@ 15% Stock and dividend. ChicagoEast Illinois pf.. Chicago Great Western. . Chicago Great Westn pf. Chi Mil & St Paul Chi Mil & St Paul pf. Chi MII&St P ctfs of dep. Chi M&StP pf ctfs of dep Chi & Northwestern (4), Chicago Pneu Tool (6). . Chicago Rock Island (5). Chi Rock sl & Pac pf (8) Chi Rock 151 & Pac pf (7) Chi Yellow Cab (4) Childs (2.40) Chile Coppe: Christie Bm“nm ot Chrysler Corp (3). % Chrysler Corp pf (8) City Investment (10). City Stores A (313) City Stores (B). Clev Cin Chi & StL pf(3). Cluett-Peabody (5). Cluett-Peabody pf (7)... Coca-Cola (3 Collins & Al ) Collins & Afkman pf (7). Colorado Fuel & Iron. ... Colorado Fuel & Iron pf( Colorado & Souhern (3). Colorado & Sou 1st pf(4) Colorado & Sou 2d pf (4). Columbia Gas & Elec (5) Columbia Gas pf A (6) Columbian Carbon (4) Commerclal Credit (1) Commer Cred pf (1%)... Commer Credit pf (B (2) Com Credit 1st pf (3.60). Com Investment Trust (3 Commer Inv Tr pf (814). Commer Invest Tr pf (7) Commercial Solvents (8) 21 Comwlith Power (215)... onde Nast Bub (2). Congoleum Nairn Conzress Cizars (1), Consolidated Cigars (7). Consolidated Czr pf (7). Consolidated Distributor Consolidated Gas (3) Consol Gas pf ( Consol RR of Cuba pf (§) Consolidated, Textile Cont Baking'A (4). Cont Baking B. Cont Baking pf (8) Continental Cap (3). Contl Insurance (2). Continental Moto Corn Products (73) Corn Prod Ref pf Coty Inc (£) Crex Carpet Crown Wil F Crucible Steel (6)... Crucible Steel pf (7). Cuba Cane Sugar. Cuba Cane Sugar pf. Cuba Company. Cuban-American Sug (1)’ Cuban-Amer Sugar pf(7) Cuban Dom Sugar. ¢ Cudahy Packing (4). Curtiss Aero (1) Curtiss Ae1o(§7 Cushman's Son: (80c) 3 Cushman’s Sor Cuyamel Fruit. Davison Chemical Deere & Co pf (7) Delaware & Hudson ¢ Delaware Lack&Wn (17) Denver & Rio Gr West pf Detroit Edison Co (8). .. Devoe & Reynds A(2.40). Devoe & Reynds 18t pf(7; Diamond Mateh (¥9).... » Dodge Brothers Class A. Dodge Brothers pf (7). Dome Mines (1)... Duluth 8o Shore & Atlan. Duluth 8o Shore Atl pf.. Dunhill International (4) Du Pont de Nemours(10) Du Pont de Nem deb (6). Duquésne Lt 1st pf (7).. Estman Kodak (18) Eastman Kodak pf (6)... Haton Axle & Spring (2) Elsenlohr & Bros. . Eisenlohr & Bros Df i D Electric Auto Lite (6 Elec Boal Electric El PAL ptctf 405 pd (3 Elec Pow & Light pf (7). Electric Refrigeration. .. Electric 8torage Bat (5). Elk Horn Coal Eik Horn Coal bf ... Emerson Brantgm A Emerson-Brantgm B Endicott-Johnson (5) Endicott-Johnson pf Engineers Public Service Engineers Pub Ser pf (7) Equitable Bullding (7). . Equitable Of Bldg pf(7). Equitable Trust (12) Erle. . . Erie 1n Erie 2d pt Erle Steam Shove! Eureka Vacuum (f mi Falrbanks Morse (3).... Farmers Loan & Tr (120} Federal Light (h1.40). KFed Lt & Trac pf(6)..... Fed Min & Bmelting (10) Fed Mining & Smel (7).. Fed Motor Truck (f80c). Fidelity Phoenix Ins (5). & Kifth Avenue Bus (64c). First Nat Plc 15t pf (8). First Nat Stores (1%)... Fink Rubber . Fizk Rubber 1 Fleischmann Co (3) Foundation Compun Fox Film Claxn A(4) ¥rankiin Simon pf (7 Freeport.Tex (14%) % Fuller G A prior pf 195% A 1044 6) 104 " i o #h1 GubrielSnubber( uum, Gardner Motor . Srely Gen Amer Tank Gen Am Tank Gen Anphalt Gen Anphult pf seneral n-km. v ien Cigar (4). . en Klagric (15) en Klectric Spec (80c) .. Gen Gan & Adel’). Gen Gan & Klee pf A (7). Gen Gas pf B (7). . Gen Motors (5) .. tien Motora pf (7). Gen Outdoor Adv (2 Gen Outd Adv CLA (4 Gen Rullway Blgnal ( Gen Ry Blgnal pf (6)... Gen Refractories (3), ... Gillette Safety Razor u. Gimbel Brothe Gimhel Rrothern pf (7). Glidden Company . .. Gtidden Co prior pt 17! t.:m:uul ll bt (1), Gotham Hoslery (12%) Gotham How new (121), Gothum Hoslery pf (7). Gothum pf exwar (1) Gould Coupler (A) Graham-Patge Motor, Granby Consot MK L Wesln Hugar (280 West Bugar pf (7) Gresue Cananes Copper Guantanamo Bugar Gusnimnamo Bugar plo8) Gulf Mobile & Narthern Gulf Mobile & Noy pf (8) Gulf Kiaten Hies . ; Gulf Bates Biesl pf (7). Huckennack Water (1%) ackensack pf A (19 ). . Hackensk Water prii%). Hanna (M A) 18t pf. Harbison & Walker (8), . Hurtman A (2) Hartman B (120) uvana iee iy elime (00 W) pf (7 Hevuhey Chucolsin Herahey plor pf Hearahoy pt (4) King Valley (10 Vonmennid 1yod 119) Hounton 01 Howe Sound (4) Wodnnn & Manhat 12%4). Mugson Motn Hivrtes & 'lv‘¢..|..||| - aa Vel erett cdar 4l +4 FEESN NI, ® Stoek and dividend. 39% Hupp Motor Car (1.40). . linols Central (7). 1llinois Central pt (6) Independ Oil & Gas (1). Indian Motorcycle (1%). Indian Motoreycle pf(7). Indian Refining. ... Indian Refining ctts Indfan Refining pf. Ingersoll Rand (16) Ingersoll Rand pf (6) nland Steel (215) Inland Steel pf (7). Inspiration Copper. Interboro Rapid Transit. Intercont] Rubber (1) Internat Agricul Internat Agricul Intl Business Ma (5). Internat Cement (4). 2 Internat Cement pf (7). Internat Comb Eng(2). Int Harvester (J6) Int Harvester pf (7) Internat Match pf (3.20). & Internat Met Marine. ... 4 Kansas O I Internat Mer Marine pf.. Internat Nickel (2). Internat Nickel pf ( Internat Paper (2.40). Internat Paper pf (6). Internat Paper pf (7). .. Internat Rys of Cent Am Int Rys of Cen Am pf(5). Internat Salt (6)...... Internat Silver (6) . Internat Silver pf (7) Internat Tel & Teleg(6). Intertype (11). ... Island Creek Coal (1). Jewel Tea. .. dewel Tea pf (7) Jones Bros Tea. Jones & Laughlin ;.u.y Jordon Motor . Kan City Pré&l, 1st pf(7). Southern. .. nsas City South pf (4) ser Julius (4). Kelly Springfield T Kelly Sprizfield 6%, pf. Kelly Springfield 87, pr Kelsey-Hayes (2 IKelsey Wheel pf ( Kennecott (oppe '3 Kinney (G R) & Co. Kinney (G R) Co pf (8) Kraft Cheese (1113) .. Kresge Stores (11.60) Kresge 8 8) Co pf (7 Kresge Dept Stores. . ... Kresge Dept Stores pf. Kress (S H) Co (1). Kroger Grocery (c1). Kuppen (B) & Co pf (7). l.m-mu-t.uursv L2). clede Gas pt (5)... l.\tllu(‘ll (75¢) Lambert Co (5). Lee Rubber & Tire. . '« Lehigh Valley (313) Lehn & Fink (3) Life Savers (1.60) Liggett & Myers ( Liggett & Myers B ( Liggett & Myers pf (7). Lima Locomative (4). Liquid Carbide (3.60). Loew's Inc (i3). LoftIne. ... Long-Bell Lum Class A Loose-Wiles Bis (1.60) ., Loose-Wiles 15t pt (7). Lorrilard Co Louisiana Ol llcflnlnl Louistana Oil pf (8", Louis Gas & EI CI I Ludlum Steel (2). MacA & F (2.60) MeCall Corp (2 McCrory Stores McCrory Stores CI B (2) McCrory Stores pf (8). MelIntyre Pore Mines (1) Mac Trucks (6). MacRay Cos (7)., Mackay Con pf (4) Macy (RH) & Co (cd). Yadison Sq Garden (1) Magma Copps Mallinxon & :umnnnn & Copf () atl Bugar. A andh] Sugi Mandel Bros Manhat Elec Hupply « Manhat Eleated gtd Man-Elev mod gtd (d5) Manhattan Shirt (2) Manila Electric (213). Maracaibo Oll Explora. Market 8t Ry. Marland Oll. ... Marlin-Rockwell (2). Martin Parry (2)... Mathieson Aikall (6). Mathieson Alkall pf (7) May Dept Stores (4). Maytag (13)..... Metro-Goidwyn pf Mexican Seaboard Miami Copper (113) Mid-Continent 011 Middle States Oll. 4 Mlddle States Oll ctfs T Yty iy Haly g 10ty 24y 1ou [ 1"y 1ty (TN " Illl| Min Midland Steel I pt (112). Miller Rubber. . Minneapolin & St Louts. Minneapolis 8t PESSM Mi M SUPESSM Ind lines (4) Mimsourl Kunan & Tex. . Mo Kan & Texan pt (7). Miswour| Pacific. & Mixnourt Pacifi Montana Power Montgomery Ward (15 Moon Motors, .. Morrix & Mother Lod Motion Picture Moto Meter CLA (3.60). . Motor Wheel (2) Mullins Body . Mullins Body pf (8) Munsingwear (3). Murray Corporat . Naxh Motors (15%). . Nashvl Nut Acme (stumped) . t Bellun Heax Nut Hollaw Hesn pf ( Natlonal Bincuit (8) Nat Blscult pf (7). Nat Cash Itoginter A (3). Nutlonal Datry (I) Nat Enam & $U08- Nat Lead (5). Nat Leud pf A (7) Nut Lead pf 1 (8 Nat Park Bank (24). Nat Power & f.ulu mm Nat ltadinto Nat Itadiutor Nat Ityn Rupply (18) Nat Bupply pf (7) Hurety (10),,. ‘04 . apper (1), .. New Ol Toxan & M (7). NY Alihrake (d) . f\uw York Central (%), i NE Loutn (6) i KL (XU 2222227727 Y Hiean N Y Hie Niagura Notrfolk Houthern Novfoll & Western (110) North Amer (h 10% ath). m»un/\m PGB | llmmnlnlml alline ¢ “l Orpheum Clronit () Crphimam Clrouts pf (8) Otin Bilevwtor (17) Ot bilevitor pl (8) s Mieel Oin Bieepe prion pf (1) IR Qutlel L ap St & S8 Mpf. al & 8t L (7) T Co pt (18) 246 104 23 Low, 37 Clase. 3T 135 x136% 135 x135 ' 1068, 1404 [EE [ o "o 07 " 004y als 107% 167 1294 [ »6 2% T 20 2B% LI 107 s P2 #hay 247 9% 1011 10% A iy oA 1% 115 Pacific Coast 1st pf (5).. Pac Gas & Elec (2)...... Pacific Ol1 Stubs. .. . Pacific Tel & Tel (7). .. Pacific Tel & Tel pf ((6). Packard Motor (3)...... Pan-Amer Petroleum ' Pan-Amer Petrolm (B). . Pan-Amer Western B Panhandle Prod & Ref.. . Paramount Fam-Ple(j3) . Park & Tiiford. ark Utah (80c) . Pathe Exchange. ... Pathe Exchange A. Patino M & E (a2.19) Peerless Motors. Penick & Ford . Penick & Ford pf ) sylvania Coal&( Dixle Cement (2) Penna Railroad (3%). ... People’s Gas Chicago (fil Peoria & Bastern % Pere Marquette (i8 Pere Marquette pf (5). .. Pettibone-Mull 1st pf (7) Phila Co 5% pf (2 . Phila Co 67, (3). Phila & Reading C & 1. Phila&Read Coal&l ctfs. Philip Morris & Co. . Phillips-Jones (4) . Phillips-Jones pf (7).... Phillips Petroleum (3). . Phoenix Hoslery. Phoenix Hosery pf Plerce-Arrow. . . Plerce-Arrow pf. Pierce Oil...... Plerce Oil pf. Plerce Petrole; Pillsbury Flour ( Pitts Ft W Pitts Steel pt Pitts Terminal Coal. Pitts Terminal Conl pf. Pitts & W Va (6)..... P'orto Rico Tobac: Porto Ricin Tobacen B, Postum Cereal (5). ressed Steel Car lnew) . roducers & Refiners. . .. roducers & Refiners pf . Prophylactic Brush (3).. &0 ,,n.y N High. Low. Close. Chge. 1% B8% 49% 1Y . 164 123 60's 41% 42% 19% by 1H7% 26 26'% 1 186% 291 lnl 8% 837 n"zr n 50 126% 241y 24 3% *5 Public Ser Public Service N J (2). Public Service pf (6) Public Service Public Service Gas pt(6). 4“ 106% 120 138 109 1pf(7). Jpf(8). 107% 8814 Pullman Co (6). . Punta Alegre Sug Pure Ofl (50c). Purity Bak A Purity Bak B Purity Bak pf (7). R dm Corp of Amer. 1 Silk Hostery pf Remington-Rand Remington-Rand 7 Remington 1st pf (7). temington 2d pf (8) Reo Motors (1), public Iron & Steei(1). public Iron & St ;.Im nolds Spring. Reynolds Tobacco B (5). Richfield 01l (1). Robert Reis & Co Royal Dutch (a3.13% Rutland pf. St Joseph Lead (13). . & Southwestern is Southwst pf (5) Savage Arms (4)... Schulte Stores (313).. Schulte Retail St pf (8). . Seaboard Afr Line. . Seaboard Air Line pf Seagrave (e1.20) Sears Roebk & C Seneca Copper . Khattuck (Frank G) Shell Unlon (1.40).. Shubert Theater Simmons Co (2),. Simms Petroleum . Sinclair Consol Ol Sinclair Consol Ol (). Skelly 0il Slogs-Sheff § Sloss-Sheff 8 & Ir ul . Packing Co. nider Packing pf. 0 I'orto Rico Sug (f2). . So Porto Rico Sug pf(8). Sou Calif Edison Southern Dairies A Southern Dairles B Sou Ry Mo&Ohlo cfx(4). Spalding (AG) 1st |-l(7) Spear & Co. Spear & Co pf ( Spleer Mfg. 5 Std Gas & Elee (31g) Standard Gas & El pf Standard Mihng (5) Standard Milling pf (8) . . Standard Ofl of Cal (21y) Standard O N J (1), Standard O N Y (1.60). Standard Plate Glass. Standard Plate Glass pf. Sterfing Products ( Stewart-Warner (6). Submarine Ilull Hin 13% Sun Oil (n1) Sun Ol pf (6) Superior Ol WO (T " " - o Symington. ymington ¢ Telautograph (Soc) Tenn Copper & Ch (b Texun Corp (3. ., Iexas Gulf Sulphul Texaw & Pacific Tex I'ne Coal & Tidewater Asso O11. Tidewater Anno 01l |!h|) Tidowater O1] (R0e) Tidowater Ol pf (3 Thmken Hear Transcontinental 11, ansue & Willtlams (1) Twin Clty Rapid T (4) Undorwil-EHote 1 (4), Underwi-BH-Rishe pf(3) Unton Hag & Papor Pnlon ¢ Unlon ¢ Unton | Unlon Pa 1 Fnited Macuit (1 6 Ut Clgar Btores (C800) U Clgar Ntores pf (8) VS Cast 11 S By (10) VN Cant LB & By plet) (LR huting. . U N Disteibuting pf (1) U N Kaproas. . U Hoftman () 1N Alsohal (a)., . U N Louther w i U N Leather A U N Loather pr pf ¢ & T () hor Tat e (1) LN Mmelt el & M (34 UM Hnelt 18 M pt u\n 1NNl (1) U N Ntonl pe (7)), U H Tabaevo we (1), Untversal Loat Tab (1) Htor Mo bt pf i) Pintversal Plpe & 12 U Pow & LigheA (o)) Vanddtom Hieel (14), Van Raalte is Van Raabin Copf Vivk Chemival (4) By e o 12 4 RITEIN Aty [0 Nty 1oy A i ow [ILYN N oy 6% 58% 40% 40% 18% 1'% 2% 124% IR 101 47% b2 28% 29 16% 93 W 9314 26 106 119 138 109% Bl P 20% 65 129 110 93 o6 175 45ty bl 40 109 i8 l'm: l'm, iy 14 8t 134 75 ST R (TN () neity o a6 1N vt 106 ity Aty " o i N A da s St o8 0N 4\ LI 1084y [ adhy TN A [N i ity i T L) %+ % 5874 e ‘% 40 - % 0% - 1% 18% - 1% 13 2% 17% + 4y 2 K P i T IZS' 98% 101 x47' b2% At T 30 x43'e 29° Very Unsettled CHICAGO, February 11 (#).—Butter appeared easy today with trade dull and 6w | the undersone very unsettled. Supplies, especiall. z' top scores, showed slight ac- ns in some quarters. Recelv- ers generally were free sellers but were not inclined to offer concessions. The market was barely cumulat] centralized car steady, with 90-score car lower. terest and trade was slow. Fresh 92 score, 45; 91 score. 447:; 89 score, 43; 88 score. 42; w&r: 41, lized 90 score, 44%;; 89 score, no score, 4 43; 88 score, 42. s 1y Buyers showed very little in- NEW YOBK MARKETS. NEW YORK, February 11 (#).—Rye | No. 2 Western, + 1% | f.0b. New York and 1.207; c.if. upon 13 | Wheat spot steady: No. 1 Dark North- | 7 |ern Spring cif. New York all rai, 149 No. 2 hard Winter fo.b. New barely steady, York all rail, 149%: rafl,” 1.12%: Nd. 2 White, 66%. ‘changed S. A. L. TRAFFIC LIGHTER. NEW YORK, February carloads against 205,806. No. 2 mixed ! . | Durum f.0.b. New York all rail, 1.32%,; No. 2 Manitoba f.0.b. New York all rail, | o ;‘o lrrnle, ‘X E;?”fl in I,)nrndN Cv;{m k‘ml'l % | firm; No. ellow ¢ ew York al No. 8 Yellow cif New | clozely allied with the Koppers Co. York all xail, 108. Oats spot steady: | R 1217, cent (000 in less | 11 (P~ Preight traffic on the Seaboard Mr Ltne Rallway in January was 14.5 pe: lower than January, last year, 1"”13 New lines of wool goods will be opened on Monday in men’s wear departments. | Reductions in knit underwear ranging The man who takes most interest in his work is the money lender. citles, registration is confronting the country with the necessity of greatly acceler- ating its good roads program, says the Union Trust Co., Cleveland. ‘Unless this is done, serious traffie congestion may develop upon a wide scale within & few years, the bank asserts. There are now 23,000,000 automobiles registered in this country, an average of almost one car to each family and the bank thinks Ir-gmrnlun probably will reach 30.000.- than five years. expenditures for all highways outside of were just under $60,000.000. 1927, the country’s outlay for highways “ll 81, 350000000 a 22-Iold increase. In 1924. In MERGER BUHOBED NEW YORK, February 11 (#).—Re- Other COTTON ports were heard in Wall Street today | that the stock holdings of Nicholzs A Brady in Consolidated Gas Co. of New York and Brooklyn Edison Co. had been | bought hv interests affiliated witn fhe Koppers Co., Pittsburgh, which was he- lieved to be preliminary to the talked-of merger of the New York utiliries com- panies. |ing for the reported merger would b~ handled by J. P. Morgan & Co.. United Gas Improvement Co., Phila rumors were tha® financ- deiphia, 15 GOODS FIRMER. NEW YORK, February 11 (#).—Cot- Silk ton goods were firmer today, business | continuing to show more gray cloths, lines. r] |a smdf“ | steady. breadth in wash fabrics and other laps were unchanged. with undertone. Raw silk was goods were more active. from 25 to 50 cents a garment have been made by some large producers. | Financial High Lights of Past Week Brought Out in Nutshell by Statistics Special Diapatch to The Star. NEW YORK, February 11, 1928. Stocks (average of 50 issues).. Bonds Foreign bonds Pederal Reserve ratio... (average of 40 issues) (average of 10 issues) 23% 0 x20% 681y 132 It + 5 + ”,,Unnlled steel orders. Pig _iron production. . 9% 56 RI% 9P 150 46 52 41 (IEN mu. 151 1y 1w 48t 34ty 134 46 1678 108 1193 1444 - 5% | Biuding Numher of citles. Amoun! Commerehl fatlures (R. G. Dun & Co report Number Liabilities Revenue car All commodities. Grain and grain products. Coal and coke..... Forest products. Mucelhnmu producn - uve stock. permits: $51 262 ‘This Week. High. . 17893 176.79 ‘Last Week. Low. High. Low. 180.47 178.83 This Week Last W'ei s = 7. 1 This Week. uszwm: Year Ago; 2,162 53 “vileeu( Jan_28.1925. HOW IS BUSINESS? owing Current Business Activity Compared With Same Week a Year Ago. [[seas TAm Tsav] o Trav] aue ['sare [ocr[novi cecl an] s | wasce | NEARAENNT i IV I o ¢ the countrs indieaied by bank dedits outside ks of activity shove the 4 Gieek Ares ‘ingicate dechines Trom same weeks 13 ® ‘monins ACTIVITY BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS. Cheek transactions compared with the same week a vear aze. Agricultural Movement of :(rull trade (Federal goods (ear loadings) . Keserve Board) sale trade (Federal Reserve numli Z ures (Dun's) Stock and dividend. Vieks Shrevpt & P pfe3) 52% Victor Talking Machine 221 108% Victor TIK Meh ey pe (8) 101 Victor TIk Meh pr pe () FEIN Sty 38 wignk - ahe o 184 Virginfa-Caro Chem 40 Va-Car Ch 6o iy N& 3 Va-Car Chem pt 44 Valron Conl & Coke 24 Vi lron Coal&Coke plad) W Vivaudou (b1o) v Vulean Detinnnts Vulean Detin y 3% Vulean Detinn 53% Wabash. S8t Wabash pt A (3 194 Waldort System (1! 16 Walworth Co v 1.20) 10 Ward Haking A (%) NN 264 Ward Baking Class B Ward Baking pt Warner Bro Ple CLAL L. 30t Warner Quinian 2 1304 Warren Hros (4). a0 Warren W Warren By & Pipe Co Weat Penn Klee oxt Penn Riee pe 108 West Penn Power ¢ ey os st pE (3D o, 0% Wobor & Hetlbroner (4) L% West Penn Power pe (7 Ot Western Dalry A (4) J0W Westorn Bairy B % Westorn Maryland Adty Wostern Mary land WS Western Paviile HTt Wostern Pacific 168 Wostern Uniton Teles 468 Wostinghouse A b ¢ BA Westinghouse K& M G o Wit Westinghouse tat pt (4 0 Wheeling & Lake Eiie S0t White Bagle Ot 1) A% White Motar (23 S White 1 40 White New g Machine A Wt Bt White Newlug Ma pt o) AT% Wil s Over taind WY s Overband pe oo I Witson & Co 1% Waoiw Warthington Pumg A Worthing ten amw 41 Worthington Pump (W) T Wrikht Aevo (3 N Witkley W IV (i) Sty Vollaw Track § Coach N Vellow T & Cuavl Bt B Vonnestin Mot & VG ) [0 RGN RAVIRK an [ 1 EAIE A G AL TENANLe Ko LA BTN Ay Fabv 21t [OUR N DY 1o [N i NSy . W e i inia Ay - My - 2 Kichmond Y STOCK BOOST IS PLANNED. NEW YORK, Feb: y 11 (P— | Stockhalders of Electric Bond & Share Co and Elee Bond & Share Securities Corporation will Sona "ot ferea ot Blevirie Band & Share and alucrease in common stock of the poratin fram B028T0 shares Lo $4.000.000. The Star's | Financial ' Pages Keen Up With the Market No Matter How Heavy the NN e [N NN ERINY N e - Wiy - Trading. Read Them