Evening Star Newspaper, November 6, 1928, Page 14

14 BUSINESS DRAGGY AT D. C. MARKET Supplies Are Light Along Country Line—Increase Expected Tomorrow. A draggy condition of the market| was reported this morning, due, it was said, to the absence from the city of thousands of persons participating in | th.> right of franchise in their home States. long the country line there was a| noticeable absence of haulers of produce from nearby Maryland "and Virginia, both men and women, many of both sexes having remained at home to cast | their ballots and talk politics. | It is expected that there will be an | increased number of haulers in evis| dence tomorrow morning and that a| much larger number will be on hand | Thursday morning, when the “I told you so” shouters will not fail to make themselves heard. Ample Supplies on Hand. Dealers had ample supplies of all| commodities this morning to more than meet demands, the fruits and vegeta- bles being displayed. Car- Tots, beets ns, spinach, kale, turnips and other products of nearly | farms were offered at prices about the | some as those reported the past week. | One hauler had an attractive supply | of ' home-grown tomatoes that attracted attention, but did not meet an active demand at $4 a bushel. California to- matoes were more in demand. Small shipments of green peas from the Norfolk, Va. section, late crop, found ready sale at $4.50 a basket, while Florida string beans were offered at $5.50. Long Island cucumbers were quoted at $6.50, California cauliflower | selling at $2.75 and $3. Shipments of Concord grapes from New York vineyards were of exception- ally fine quality ants reported, sixteen-pound basl selling at 65 cents. There were plentiful supplies of other varieties of grapes, moderate | supplies of pears and increased sup- | plies of Florida oranges. { Florida oranges were quoted at $5.50 and $6, the California fruit selling at | $9.50. Lemons were $6 and $6.50 a box. In the retail market some especially | fine strawberries were offered at $1 a quart. They were from the vicinity of | Marshall Hall, Md. | Local wholesalers are receiving large | quantities of black walnuts from near- | by Maryland and Virginia and offering them at 21, and 3 cents a pound, the meats selling at 50 and 60 cents a pound. It is reported that the nuts | are fairly plentiful this season. Today's Wholesale Market. Butter—One -pound prints, 51a52; tub, 50a51; store packed, 30a32. Eggs—Fresh, selected, 45a48; hen- nery, 53a55; current receipts, 45; stor- | age, 33. | Poultry, alive—Turkeys, 35a40; Spring | chickens, 30a32; Leghorns, 27a28; fowls, | 23a30; Leghorns, 22a23; roosters, 19a20; | keats, young. 60a80; old, 30. Dressed, turkeys, 40a45: Spring chickens, 38a40; Leghorns, 27a28; capons, large, 42a45; small, 30a35; ducks, 28a30; keats, young, 80al1.00. | Meats, fresh killed—Beef, 18a27; veal, | 22a27; lamb, 20a25; pork loins, 26a27; fresh hams, 22a23: fresh shoulders, 18a20; smoked hams, 25a27; smoked shoulders, 21a22; 14a1415. Live stock—Calves, 15 ST o 2 Proposed Merger Approved. BALTIMORE, November 6 -(Spe- cial).—The proposed merger of the Na- tional Mortgage Co. of Baltimore with the Seaboard Mortgage Co. has been approved by the board of directors of the former company. The plan of con- solidation calls for the exchange of share for share of both common and preferred, as well as the assumption by the Seaboard of all liabilities of the ‘Ns,tmnal Mortgage Co. London Vindicated. Night and day throughout the year in 79 centers in the country. little clock- work machines are making records of the soot and other impurities in the at- mosphere. On the data they have col- lected Burnley has just been declared to have the most polluted atmosphere 2; lambs, 13. bacon, 22; lard, | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 6.—Uncle Sam’s salesmen in the world market, using American merchandising methods, are developing an export trade which, on the basis of reports covering the first nine months, is larger in volume than any previous year and greater in value than any year since 1921, the National Foreign Trade Council reported today. The council said that wholly or partly manufactured goods made up 73 per cent, the highest proportion on rec- ord, of the $3,563,000,000 worth of ex- ports reported to the end of September. Valued at more than $2,600,000,000, they exceeded the exports of all commodities from any other nation except Great Britain for the entire year 1927. Gains Reported. During the fiscal year just ended, the council’s reports show, there were gains of 16 per cent to a total of $425,000,000 in automobile products, 10 per cent to 210,000,000 in industrial machinery, 25 per cent to $102,000,000 in agricul- tural machinery and 20 per cent to more than $44,000,000 in office special- ties such as typewriters, adding ma- chines and cash registers. Exports of electrical machinery and apparatus in- creased 5 per cent to $87,000,000, manu- factured cotton 9 per cent to $135,000.- 000 an= there were smaller gains in other lines. Canada is said to have assumed first place as best customer of the United States, her people buying at the rate i the largest per capita account of any important nation with any one other. The United King- dom, Germany, Japan and France were | banl named as the next best customers chasing, with Canada, about 54. cent of all the exports despite the fact they are this country’s chief competi- tors in the world market. It was pointed out, however, that THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1928 U. S. EXPORT TRADE SCORES RECORD IN VOLUME AND VALUE the United States now is selling more goods to the 20 republics below the Rio Grande than England, France and Ger- many, principal competitors in this market, combined. Argentina alone has become, next to Canada, the best cus- tomer for automotive products, buying more in the past eight months than did the entire world in 1913. ° Total tonnage of exports and imports during 1927 reached 99,118,000 tons, of which about 57,000,000 tons were ex- ports and 42,000,000 tons imports. The total represents a gain of about 6,000,- 000 tons over 1925, the last pormal year. Imports for the fiscal year were re- ported as worth $4,146,000,000, or $627,~ 000,000 less than the exports and $319,- 000,000 below the previous fiscal year, chiefly because of price recessions on such essential raw products as rubber, tin and silk. Principal gains in imports were in newsprint, wool manufactures and burlaps. Comparison of Imports. About 384 per cent of the imports came from Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and France, as com- pared with 39.5 per cent in the years between 1921 and 1925 and 46.5 per cent between 1910 and 1914. A sub- stantial item in Canada’s exports was sald to be service provided for the American motorists, who spend about | $200,000,000 in the Dominion yearly. HOLIDAY IN BALTIMORE. BALTIMORE, November 6 (Spe- cial) —Today being election day, all anks, trust companies and other finan- cial institutions are closed. The Balti- per | more Stock Exchange, as well as the grain markets, are not open. Due to the fact that this is a presi- dential election and one that has caused unusual interest, business activities Latin America bought one-fifth of the |throughout the city are largely sus- manufactured goods exported and that | pended. Today this is with us. 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