Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1928, Page 13

* TRADING IS LIGHT -~ AT0.C.MARKET Fruit find Vegetable Displays Large, but Buyers Are Few. Pre-election conditions in the whole- cale districts are about what dealers haturally expect every four years. There were abundant supplies of food- stuffs to offer the retail trade, but buy- ers were Jacking. Fruit and vegetable displays were especially_attractive, most varieties be- ing plentiful and prices what dealers termed reasonable. Probably the most interesting attractions in the line of vegetables was found in receipts of peas and lima beans from the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It was said by wholesalers that sup- plies of the two vegetables grown in this vicinity usually are over before this late in the season. Absence of g frosts, however, has enabled n Shore growers to gather crops than usual. ! Celery Plentiful. Lima beans were quoted at $6 and $7 & bushel, practically no shelled stock to be sold by the quart being received. Peas sold around $6 a bushel. New York celery was plentiful at from to $350 a crate and Florida were quoted from $4 to $7 a s wliflower, product of Colo- rado growers, was quoted at $1.50 a erate and was in slow demand. Dealers had_attractive three-pound baskets of mushrooms from the vicinity of Kenneth Square, Pa. that were affered at $1 and $1.25 a basket; Penn- sylvania potatoes, splendid quality, selling at $2 and $2.25, sacks of 150 pounds, Continued firm conditions of the but- ter and egg market was reported, fresh eges continuing scarce. Storage eggs are slightly cheaper, dealers quoting a price of 33 cents for them. Practically no changes in prices of other commodities have been reported since yesterday. Today's Wholesale Market. Butter—One pound prints, 50a51; tub, 49a50; store packed, 30a32. E; Fresh, selected, 45a48; hennery, 58a55; current receipts, 45; storage, 33. Poultry, alive—Turkeys, 35a40; Spring chickens, 30a32; Leghorns, 27a28; fowls, 23a30; Leghorns, 22a23; roosters, 19a20; keats, young, 60280; old,- 30. Dressed, 40a45. Spring chickens, 38a40; Leghorns, 27a28; capons, large, 42a45; small, 30a35; ducks, 28a30; keats, young, hams, smoked hams, 27; smoked shoulders, 22; bacon, 20a22; lard, 14al6. Live stock—Calves, 15; lambs, 13. Fruit and Vegetable Review. ‘The daily market report on fruits and vegetables (compiled by the Market News. . Service Bureau of Agricultural Economics) says: Apples—sSupplies liberal; _demand light, market steady., Boxes—Washing- ton, medium large 'size, extra fancy Delicious, 3.25; extra fancy Jonathans, 2,50a2.75; extra fancy Romes, large to very large size, 2.75; bushel baskets— Virginia, U. S. No. 1, 2, inches up, Grimes and Staymans, 1.25a1.50; un- Washington Steck Exchange SALES. Pgot. Elec. Cons. 55—$2,000 at 100%% (seller 30). ¢ Cap._Traction Co—10 at 105%, 15 at 105%, 10 at 105 . tnut Fapms Dairy com.—5 at 155, at 157, Beat-158; gs Nat'l Bk.—2 at 575, 2 at 575, 1 at 575, 5 ab 575, 20 at 574, 13 at 573, 10 at 572. Nat'l Bank of Wash.—10 at 310, 1 at 810 (selier 30). Col. Sand & Grav. pfd—10 at 92, 50 at 917, 10 at 91%, 10 at 91%, 23 at 915, 10 at 91%. Com'l Natl Co. pfd—2 at 103%. Dist. Nat'l Sec. Co, pfd—3 at 101. Lanston Monotype—6 at 114 (seiler 30). Merch. Tir. & Stge. pfd.—10 at 108. M:algzenthaler Linotype—10 at 101 (seller ). AFTER CALL. Pl)‘tial(?lec, 6% pfd—6 at 113%;, 7 at Pot. Elec. cons. 55—$4,000 at 101%, $2,000 at 101%. Wash. Gas 6s B—$100 at 1055, Union Trust Co.—2 at 340. ‘Wash. Gas Lt.—25 at 102, 10 at 10215. Bid and Asked Prices. BONDS. PUBLIC UTILITY. Bld, Asked . 9% C. ‘& P “Tel 5 Cap. Traetion R. R. b City & Suburban’ 5s own Gas 1st 55 c Elec en, MISCELL Barber & Ross, Inc., 1 de n. s ANEOUS. STOCKS. PUBLIC UTILITY. Norfolk & Patomac Potomac _Elec Wash. Rwy lee. com Wash. Ry. & Elec pfd NATIONAL BANK. k" of hington 3 TRUST COMPANY. Insurance... . & Inv.’Co. ‘of Md. ‘com.. Cons. Title DId......... SREU8358283 Wash. M; Wondward, & *Ex-dividend. | classified, 215 inches up, various varieties, 75a1.00. Cabbage—Supplies moderate; demand moderate, market steady. New York, 90-100-1b. sacks Danish type, 2.15a2.25; per hundredweight, Pennsylvania, bulk, ght, Danish type, 2.25. Celery—Supplies moderate; demand light, market steady. New York, 23 crates, 2.75a3.00; fair quality and con- dition, 2.25a2.50. Grapes—Supplies moderate; demand moderate, market firm. California, lugs, flame Tokays, 1.50a1.60; lugs, Malagas, 1.40a150; New York, 2-quart climax baskets Concords, 14a15; 12-quart cli- max bakets Concords, 60. Lettuce—Supplies light; demand moderate, market steady. ~Western tock; California, crates, Tceberg type, 4-5 dozen, 5.00a5.50. Onions—Supplies light; demand light, market steady; Michigan and Indiana, 100-pound sacks yellows, U. S. No. 1, 3.75a4.00. Potatoes—Supplies moderate; demand light, market steady; Pennsylvania, 150~ pound sacks, round whites, U. S. No. 1, 2.00a2.15; Michigan, 150-pound sacks Russet Rurals, U. S. No. 1, 2.15a2.25; New York, 150-pound sacks round whites, U. S. No. 1, 2.10. Sweet potatoes—Supplies moderate; demand _light, market dull; nearby Maryland, bushel baskets Nancy Halls, No. 1, mostly 1.25; fair quality, low as 1.00. Cauliflower—Supplies moderate; de- mand light, market steady: New York, ;gng Island crates, 2.50a2.75; mostly .50. ~ Carrots — Supplies light; demand light, market dull; California, Western lettuce crates, bunched, 3. _ Tomatoes—Supplies light demand light, market steady; California, lugs, ripes, wrapped, 2.75a3.00. per hundredw PARIS BOURSE PRICES. PARIS, October 31 (#).—Trading was unsettled on the Bourse today. Three per cent rentes, 64 francs 75 centimes; 5 per cent loan, 93 francs 65 centimes. Exchange on London, 124 francs 1215 centimes. The dollar was quoted at 25 francs 60 centimes. Cash Register Company Profits. NEW YORK, October 31 (#).—Na- tional Cash Register Co. of Dayton, Ohio, reports net profit for the past nine months equal under participating provision of shares to $3.48 a share on combined 1,100,000 common class A shares and 400,000 common B stock. This compares to $3.11 on combined shares in the first nine months of 1927. o SILVER QUOTATIONS. NEW YORK, October 31 (#).—Bar silver, 581%. Mexican dollars, 44. given proper care. and expense. Bartram Motors Co. 633 Mass. Ave. NW. Donohoe Motor Co. 215 Pa. Ave. S.E. THE modern automobile finely built piece of machinery and it will stand a lot of abuse. Considering the work it does, it gives surprisingly little trouble. But there isn’t a car made that will not run better and longer if The first few hundred miles are especially important because that is when the mechanism of your car is being broken in. Proper attention during this pe- riod will lengthen its life and pre- vent unnecessary trouble later on. We are particularly interested in this matter because we believe it is our duty not only to make a good automobile, but to help the owner get the greatest possible use over the longest period of time at a minimum of trouble With this in view, the entire Ford dealer organization has been specially trained and equipped to service the new Model A car. Furthermore, we have in- structed every Ford dealer to give the following Free Inspection at 500, 1000 and 1500 miles: Steuart Motor Co. 141 12th St. N.E. G STAR, WASHINGTON, Commodity Notes Fruit. SAN FRANCISCO, October 31, — Shipments of %rapa sent outside this State now total 58,000 carloads of all varieties, and it is estimated 5,000 car- loads more will be used. Prices have not been unsatisactory to growers and have strengthened this month. The estimated 63,000-carload export com- pares with 74,000 last year. Lumber. NEW ORLEANS.—Mills of the South- ern Pine Association report that in the last week orders fell off 2.1 per cent, shipments dropped 1.7 per cent and production increased .14 per cent. Total unfilled orders are 193,649,000 feet. Coal. CHICAGO. — Illinois coal mines are reported to be operating at only about 50 per cent of capacity and as a result surplus supplies in this section are be- ing held down. There is some demand for screenings and demand for domestic grades has picked up. Steel. YOUNGSTOWN. — Steel mill opera- tions in the Mahoning Valley today are at approximately 85 per cent of ca- pacity, with 49 open hearths and 12 sheet mills under power. Live Stock. POCATELLO, Idaho.—Shipments of sheep from Idaho and Wyoming and the more mountainous patts of Utah and Montana are being made to Rus- sia by way of West Coast ports. The Russian representatives have been buy- ing animals, especially those of ram- bouillet strain, to build up Russian herds. U. S. Tourists Spend Big Sum. BALTIMORE, October 31 (Special).— American tourists will have spent in Europe this year the sum of $900,- 000,000, and of this sum_$300.000,000 will be spent in France. For the past five years American tourists have spent an average of $250,000,000 a year in France. This statement was made yesterday by Dr. Julius Klein, ‘director of the Bu- reau of Foreign and Domestic Com- merce of the Department of Commerce, in an address on_foreign trade before the Baltimore Export and Import Board. Dr. Klein told the assembled com- merce men that the time to develop foreign markets is when the state of trade is healthy, while money is not pinched and while there is little worry about the local market. Every purchaser, of a new Ford is entitled to Free Inspection Service for the first 1500 miles Check distribi Check lights Check brakes No charge or materials repairs are See your fore, and get 1500 miles. A periodi and years to you drive. Authorized Ford Dealers Handley Motor Co. 3730 Georgia Ave. N.W. Hill & Tibbitts 301 Fourteenth St. N.W. N. Y. Check battery Check generator charging rate Check: carburetor adjustment Check shock absorber adjustment Check tire inflation Check steering gear Change engine oil Lubricate chassis service, except, of course, where accident, misuse or neglect. The only charge is for new oil. of your new car at 500, 1000 and little it will cost to have your car given a thorough going-over at regular periods thereafter. gether with oiling and greasing every 500 miles, will add months and mean more economical and pleasurable motoring every mile Triangle Motor Co. MOTORS MELON HINTED. NEW YORK, October 31 (#).—Alfred | P. Sloan, jr., president of the General | Motors Corporation, on his return from Europe today said stockholders would receive “something of a pleasant sur- prise” at the directors’ meeting Novem- ber 8. He refused to comment further on what action the directors would take, but Wall Street expects a melon in the form of a stock dividend. Mr. Sloan, who passed five weeks abroad in a business survey, said Gen- eral Motors would establish a record year and earnings for 1928 would ap- proximate $16 a common share. The motor industry in Europe, he said, is advancing at a rapid pace, with- American-made cars practically domi- nating the market. CHICAG—(; LIVE STOCK MARKET CHICAGO, October 31 (#) (United States Department of Agriculture). — Hogs—Receipts, 20,000 head; market mostly strong to 10 higher; top, 9.25, paid by all interests for choice 190-250 pounds; butchers, medium to choice, 250-350 pounds, 8.75a9.25; 200-250 pounds, 8.75a9.25; 160-200 pounds, 8.60a 9.25; 130-160 pounds, 8.15a9.05; pack- ing sows, 8.1028.50. Pigs, medium to choice, 90-130 pounds, 8.0028.75. Cattle—Receipts, 11,000 head; calves, 3,000; fed steers and yearlings strong to 25 higher; better grades showing up- turn; weighty steers in broadest de- mand; 17.50 paid for both yearlings heavies; stockers and feeders barely stead) he stock weak to lower slaugh- ter classes; steers, good and choice, 1,300-1,500 pounds, 14.00a17.50; 1,100~ 1,300 pounds, 14.00a17.50; 950-1,100 pounds, 14.00a17.75; common and me- dium, 850 pounds up, 8.50a14.00; fed yearlings, good and choice, 750-950 pounds, 13.75a17.25; heifers, good and choice, 850 pounds down, 13.50a16.25; common and medium, 7.75a1 ; COWS, good and choice, 9.00a11.75; common and medium, 7.10a9.00; low cutter and cutter, 5.50a7.10; bulls, good and choice (beef), 9.50a11.00; cutter to medium, 6.75a9.50; vealers (milk fed), good and choice, 13.50215.00; medium, 12.50a13.50; cull and common, 8.00a12.50; stocker and feeder steers, good and choice (all weights), 10.50212.50; common and me- dium, 8.50a10.50. Sheep—Receipts, 17,000 head; fat lambs slow; unevenly weak to 25 lower; decline centering on comebacks lacking finish and plain natives; sheep and feeding lambs about steady, quality con- sidercd; lambs, good and choice (92 pounds down), 12.85a13.90; medium, 11.75a12.85; cull and common, 7.75a 11.75; ewes, medium to choice (150 pounds down), 4.25a6.75; cull and com- mon, 1.7585.00; feeder lambs, good and choice, 12.25213.30. utor adjustment is made for labor incidental to this necessary through Ford dealer, there- this Free Inspection Find out, too, how ¢ checking-up, to- the life of your car Northeast Motor Co. 920 Bladensburg Rd. N.E. Parkway Motor Co. 1065 Wisc. Ave. NW. Ave. & N. Cap. St. 1. €., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31 Opening our hearts! Before we shut the doors! WE'RE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS! QOur lease is expiring—we’re going to shut up shop! Everything in the store must be sold—all the wonderful array of Suits, Topcoats and Overcoats we bought for the winter—even the fixtures are for sale! Our whole idea—our only aim—is to clear out the stock we have on hand and do it just as quickly as possible! We don’t care much what we get for it. When you’re going out of business you can’t afford to be “cocky”. You have to make prices that will bring customers in crowds and grin and bear it when every sale means more money lost! That’s why every Suit, Topcoat and Overcoat in the store is marked at figures which it hurts us to look at! But you’ll be happy when you see a whole winter’s wardrobe coming to you for less than you expected to pay for a single suit. There are suits here at $11.75—and mighty good ones they are. Other groups of Suits, Topcoats and Overcoats at $14.75 and $16.75— and in a month of Sundays you wouldn’t find anything with half their smartness and style at less than double that price. And finally at $19.75—the very best in the store! Suits, Overcoats and Topcoats —the cream of the collection at a figure that leaves you change from a twenty- dollar bill! Of course at these prices we can’t help but say, “no alterations, no ex- changes, no refunds, all sales final.” But you'll agree that’s more than fair when you see how far your money will go! Tomorrow morning at 9 A.M. we get away to a fast start! Extra salesmen on the job so you won’t have to wait long to be waited on! Butif thereis any delay, you won’tregretit. Not when you once see the clothes and the prices! Frank- lin Clothes, Inc., 1003 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. L) S