Evening Star Newspaper, August 30, 1928, Page 16

16 THE EVENING ST \H W. \Sfll.\'(i’[‘(i.\'. D, C. THURSDAY; AUGUST 30, 1928. MARINE PRODUCTS RECEIPTS LARGER Dealers at D c Market Re- | ceive Good Supply—Crabs Are Plentiful. Increased receipts of marine products enabled dealers at Municipal Fish Mar- ket this morning to more than meet demands and to give retailers the as- surance that there will be no scarcity of products for the Friday and week end trade. Immense quantities of small trout were received from the Potomac River and tributaries and from netters on other rivers and Chesapeake Bay. The small stock was offered as low as 5 cents a pound larger trout bringing 10 and 15 Rockmh more plentiful than at any time in recent years, were received from varjous places on the Chesapeake Bay and rivers emptying into it, many of them from Solomons Island. They sold | around 20 cents a pound. Other Fish Plentiful. Island fishermen also sup- | Vir T selling as low at 8 and 10 cen k spots and cro the former sellin and the 1 r 10 and 12 cents a pound. Carp, received from the lower Poto- mac, were plentiful at 15 cents. Bos. ton shippers supplied swordfish at 36, Boston mackerel at 10, cod at 8, flounders at 10, fillet of haddock at 13, \thl | varieties, mostly Salmon Tints, 1.25a 1.50. Miscellaneous melons—Supplies light; demand moderate, market firm. Californin, standard crotes, Honeydews, best mostly 2.50; Persion melons, stand- ard crates, 5s and 6s, and jumbo crates, 3s and 4s, 3.00a3.50. Lettuce—Supplies light; demand light, market steady: New York, two dozen rates, Big Boston type, best mostly 2.00: fair quality and condition, 1.50. | Western stock—Supplies moderate; de- mand light, market about steady; Cali- crates, Iceberg type, 4-5 dozen, 4 00. Onions. market pound medium mostly P Supplies light; demand light, v: Massachusetts, 100- J. 8 No. 1| : bes aches—sSupplies liber: moderate, market about s and and Virginia, bushe Elbertas, U. 8. No. 1, large 2.00; some fair quality, ordinary condition, decayed, low as 65; small size, 1.00a1.25; U. S. fancy No. 1, large size, 2.00a2.25; Virginia, sixes, Elbertas, U. S. No. 1, large size, fine quality and condition, 1.90. Pears—Supplies moderate; demand light; market dull; Oregon and Cali- fornia, boxes, Bartletts, fancy, medium to large size, 3.25. Potato Prices. Potatoes—Supplies moderate; demand light, market dull; East Shore, Mary- land, cloth top stave barrels, cobblers, | U. 8. No. 1, 2.00a2.2. Supplies moderate: 11; East Shore, | dl‘m'md | ize, 1 58 WESTERN MARYLAND REPORT BALTIMORE, August 30 (Special).— Earnings of the Western Maryland Raflway, compared with last vear, are steadily dwindling. Freight traffic other than coal is plcking up and there are indications that a turn for the better in coal tonnage is not far off. Im- from other traffic was $20.906, or 4 per cent, greater than a year ago. Estimated earnings for the period from January 1 to August 21 were $11,- 618,135, a decrease of $2644, 392 nr 19 per cent less than in 1927. coal shipments accounted for 32 012 485 of the loss for the period. RAIL REVENUE DECBEASES‘ BALTIMORE, August 30 (Special).— Operating revenue of the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad for July was P in ($72,318, a decrease of $6,005, compared with the corresponding month in 1927 Operating expenses were $51,707, a comparative decrease of $3,832, leaving net operating revenue $20,610, a loss of | weeks of August were $167,131, or 20 per yellows, No North Carolina. h top bar- | 3.00a3.50. Supplies light: demand e, market steady: nearby Mar bushel baskets, green, stringless, beral: demand | Virginia, rural | eat section, barrel crates. round type, | rapes—Supplies moderate; drmnnd[ market steady; California, lugs, salmon at 30 and halibut at 20 and 25 | malagas, 1.75; red malagas, 2.40a2.50. cents a pound. Hard crabs continue plentiful at $3.50 mand light, market steady; New York, ‘ Cucumbers—Supplies moderate; de- | a barrel, soft crabs selling at 75 cents | bushel basket, medium size, 1.75a2.00; and $1.25. Three were quoted at 30, 40 and 50 cents. Snapping turtles were plentiful at 1214 cents a pound. Along the wholesale country line this morning there was only a fair de- mand for produce reported. Lima beans were cheaper and corn higher than prices reported yesterday. The furmer1 were quoted at 40 to 45 cents a quart | for shelled stock and $2.50 a bushel for | the unshelled beans, the latter bringing | $1.25 and $1.50 a sack for five dozen | ears. Tomatoes also were higher, No. 1 stock selling at $1.50 and $1.75 a ba(-‘ ket, No. 2 stock selling at 50 and 75 cents. Stringless beans, still scarce. were quoted at $2.50 and $2.75 a bushel. Beets and carrots, Potatoes from nearby farmers sold at 81 a bushel, sweet potatoes bringing & much higher price. Peaches from the ;uumund\ng country brought $1.50 a Today's Wholesale Prices. Butter — One pound prints, tub, 48a49: store packed, 30a32. ——Push. selected, 37a38: hen- , 38a40; current receipts, 33. try, alive — Turkeys, 25; fowls, large, 28; Spflnz chickens, large, 33a34; medium, 30a32; small, 28a30; Leghorns, 30 roosters, 18a19; keats, young, 50860; old, ” Dressed—Turkeys, 30; fowls, 32a33; small, 28a30: Spring large, 42a43; medium, 40; nml.L 38; Leghorns, 37; capons, large, 44a45; small, 30:3 ducks, 20a25; keats, young, Meats, fresh kflled——neef 22a26: veal, 22325; lamb, 25a28; fresh hams, 28a29: fresh Join, 40: shoulders, 20a21; sme hams, 28a29; smoked shoulders, | 19a20 ;bacon, 24a26; lard. 15. Live stock—Calves, 165al7; lambs. | 14a15. Fruit and Vegetable Review. i ‘The daily muket rmbr;. e:! h‘frug‘a rlknd vegetables arket News servlee ‘Bureau of Agricultural ‘Economics) says: Appu—s‘mpue- moderate; demand slow, market dull, Maryland and Vir- ginia, bushel baskets, various varieties, fair quality and 50a51; medium to condition, 1.00a1.25; U. 8. No. 1, N baskets, L medium to large size, 1.25a1.50. Cantaloupes—Supplies moderate; de- | mand slow, market dull. Maryland and Virginia, open tomato crates, various Virginia, bushel | Meyoqs o grades of crabmeat | large size. 1.00a1.25. S}!ORT TERM SECURITIES. (Reported hy J. & W. Sellgman & Co.) Offes 5< |3"2 lDO’\‘ 100 : ss’- 1004 Aluminum Co. of Amer. American Radiator 413 AmerFa "L e b 4s 1030 Anaconda Copper 6 1920 Balto. & Ohio 4las Batavian bet corp 4128 i9dd. Bell' Tel of Canada 58 1955 California Pet Corp 5las 1938 Ganadian Nat Ry. 4lis 1930.. o or Ruwy. 4les 1038 ¢ Cudahy Duquesne Lizhting Edison EL Illum. e Ry both small, were of- | G fered at $3 and $4 per 100 bunches. ‘G Southern Pac R’ R. dx Standard OI'N. Jersey 52 1048 St.L.Ir Mt & So Ry. ds 1929 St 7o 99! o Union Ot Co. « 5 c.mgg‘ uu Smel Western Electric Co. 35 1 02 Wertmonoe B G a4 048 103 Wheeling Steel Corp. 5':s 1948. 100 GERMAN BONDS AND STOCKS. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, August 30.— Bid. Asked Ger Red Logh with draw c!{s nn Drr 100 R 55.00 80.00 Ger Govt d Loan without draw ctfs per 1.000 00 (Quoted tn dollars per ‘miliion Boarke) Hamburg 412 1919 25.00 35.00 (Quoted _in dollars per thousand marks ) Ger Gen Elec 428 pre-war... 2200 2§ Ger Gen Elect 4128 1919 Berlin 4s pre-war. .. | Hamburg 3s. 3'28 & 4s pre-! | North German Liovd 4%as | Krupp 5s 1921 Dusseldort 4s_pre-wa Frankfort a-M ds D 5 Munich 4s pre-war 50 (Quoted in_doliars per share.) AE G (Ger Ge mic 00 A E G (Ger Ge Elec) ptd B.. Gommers and Privat Bank ... B E8ss: 2383338 8883333333333 533335232 ¢ Belgium is trying to relieve the shortage of workmen's dwellings. RS In the Boys’ Shop Second F' loor The Final Reductions Affecting every remaining pair of Boys’ Wash and Wool Knickers There are weeks of weights—linens, crashes —in regular knicker m shorts. None excepted. $1.00 Knickers $1.25 and $1. and $2 Knicke 5 and $2. and $3.00 Kni $3.50,$3.75 and $4 K $4.50 and $5 Knicke $6, $6.50 and $7 Kni The Aven ,nwr\‘ v 4 ANSLS 'N 50 Knicl wear ahead for these and light-weight wools odels; and the English 50 Knickers. . rs kers ckers. . nickers. . re cke PARIS BOURSE PRICES. $2,173. Deductions amounted to $7.279, PARIS, August 30 (#).—Prices were|a decrease of $1,150. Net raliway \mung on the Bourse today. Three per | OPerating income was $13,331, a de- crease of $1,022. ‘ cent rentes, 68 francs 10 centimes. Five For the seven-month period nperntlnx, per cent loan, 94 francs 25 centimes.|revenue was $470,178, a shrinkage of | Exchange on Tondon, francs 28 cen- | $65,094. Operating expenses were re-| mes. The dollar quoted at 25| duced $27 to $347.990. Net operat- ancs 61 centimes. ing revenue was $122,188, a decrease of provement in coal shipments would go far toward raising the earnings of this | carrier. Receipts from coal for the first three cent, less than a yeer ago, and esti- mated carnings from all classes of | traffic for that period we $163,589, or 13 per cent, less than in 1 e —— S7om_the AVENUE of NINTH® Store Will Be Open All Day Saturday, September First Final Clearance! Men’s Business and Sports Suits All Broken lots and the short lines—of the P-B exclusive models and selected colorings—in weaves and weights highly desirable for Fall and Winter wear— None Has Sold for Less Than $35, $40 and $45 25 . There are about 300 Suits, with all sizes in the com- bined lots up to 50—regulars, stouts, longs and shorts. Several have one, others with two trousers—and some Four-piece Sports Suits (street trousers and knickers), and a limited quantity of a very exceptional grade of Blue Unfinished Worsted Suits—a number we reluctantly must discontinue. i * o Also About 50 Full Dress and Tuxedo Suits 525 when necessary, will be carefully made, with- and deliveries from the workrooms in rotation. —which we cannot replenish in sizes. Values Up o 850 . . & + & & Alterations, out charge- g | IKNOWN S'H"OIR[EI _———— $37.166. than a year ago, amounting to $42,449. Net $79,739, or $21,010 less than a year ago. pared to $129,216 for the first half of last year. | } The Agwi Trading Co., subsidiary of the Atlantic, Guif & ‘West Indies Steam- flhlp Line, first half of Williams Heads Ship Firm. BALTIMORE, August 30 (Special) — At a meeting of the directors of the Baltimore & Carolina Steamship Co. yesterday Henry Williams, vice presi- dent, was elected pruldzn to succeed the late Mason L. W. Williams. George Weems Willlams was elzctad vice prm- dent and Theodgre Weems Forbes, L. E. Mason and J. E. Jones, direcum The Deductions were $16,156 less railway operating income was SR mru net income for the year of $717,318, com- of steamers to Southern from 'nnmmnre and also in the general cargo Galesburg Coulter-Disc Co. of Gales- burg, IlL, reports net profit of $552,000 for the first seven months of this year, compared to $286,000 in the like period of last year. Plants are working on two eight-hour shifts, although thu i Baltimore & Carolina is operating a fleet ' usually the company's slack season. FOOD Ou Stores Offer Free Dllv Srvnc—Rehabl edl Acconts and Snsum tial Price Reductions—A Combination Unexcelled. —by limitations of any kind when you shop at UNITED STORES. You can roam around at will, make selec- tions that appeal to you. and otherwise feel entirely at home. No urgent persuasion will be brought to bear upon you, {or our gl’ocefles prac- tically sell themselves. 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