Evening Star Newspaper, December 6, 1928, Page 13

LLEFINANCIAR Y ACTIVITY ON CURB | AT REDUCED PAGE Airplane Stocks Featured in Trading—0il Shares Reg- ister Losses. BY WILLIAM F. HEFFER Epecial Dispatch to The Star NEW YORK, December 6.—Irregu- larity characterized the movement of prices in toda: Curb Market i The usual daily new high records established but they were less numerou: than on previous days of the week. ‘The ticker experienced little or no diffi- i culty with transactions on the floor and the volume of business gave indications of falling below that of yesterday's| total. | Among the outstanding features on | the side of advance was Boeing Air-| plane & Transport, which opened on a block of 1,200 shares at 80, a new high record and a gain of almost 10 points. Aviation Corporation of Amer-| ica, however, was again neglected, while Keystone Aircraft lost almost a point to ‘around 47. Douglas Afrcraft, the latest addition to the airplane group, changed hands initially at 197g and subsequently at the 20 level. Stocks which went forward into new high ground included both classes of Toddy Corporation, which were in- fluenced by merger rumors. Fox Theater “A.” which was turned over in enormous volume at advancing prices after opening up fractionally on a block of 39,200 shares, and Todd Ship- vard, which was moving forward on the | belief that it was to benefit by the Gov- | ernment shipbuilding plan. The oil shares were less prominent in {he operations and lower prices general- Iy were the rule. This was especially true in the case of Prairie Oil & Gas, International Petroleum, Humble Oil and Standard of Ohio, the last named being down 3 points to 122. Auburn continued to be the feature of the motor group, crossing 130, for a gain of almost 4 points. High priced is- sues were featured by a rise of 10 points in Ford Motor of Canada, when it sold at_the 600 level. Mining issues were again under pres- sure, notably Néw Jersey Zinc, Bahia and Newmont. Citles Service common stood out strongly among the independ- ent oils, making a new high above 82, ‘where it was up over & point. Wholesale Market The daily market report on frults and ~egetables (compiled by the Market News BService Bureau of Agricultural Economics) says: Apples — Supplies liberal; demand ‘moderate, market about steady; boxes: Washington, medium to large size extra fancy Delicious, 4.00a4.25; Romes and Staymans, mostly 2.50; Jonathans, 2.25 83.50; bushel baskets, Pennsylvania, U. S, No. 1, 2!, inches up, Grimes and Jonathans, few sales, 1.50; Virginia, U. S., No. 1, Staymans, 3 inches up, 2.00a 2.25; 2% inches up, 1.75a2.00; Delicious, 23, inches up, 2.00a2.25; 2'2 inches up, 1.75a2.00; 2% inches up, Staymans, 1.50 81.75; Grimes, 3 inches, 1.7582.00; most- 1y 2.00; 2 A inches up, -50. Cabbage—Supplies moderate; demand moderate, market about steady; New York, sacked, per cwt, Danish type, 2.60a2.75; mostly 2.75. Celery — Supplies moderate; demand moderate, market steady; California, crates, 6.00a7.00; New York, 2-3 crates, 3.0023.25. Lettuce—Supplies moderate; demand moderate, market steady; California, crates, Iceberg type, 4-5-dozen, 4.00a 450; few low as 3.75; Florida, 1l5- bushel hampers, Big Boston type, 2.25. Onions—Supplies moderate; demand moderate, market steady; Michigan, 100-pound sacks, yellows, U. S. No. 1, 5.00; Holland, 100-110 pounds, yellows, No. 1, 4.90a5.00. Potatoes—Supplies moderate; demand moderate, market about steady; Michi- gan, 150-pound sacks, Russet Rurals, U. 8. No. 1, 2.10a2.15; Pennsylyania, 150-pound sacks, round whites, U. S. No. 1, 185a2.00; Idaho, 100-pound sacks, Russet Burbanks, U. 8. No. 1, 2.50. beans—Supplies limited; de- ht, market slightly weaker; Florida, 7%-bushel hampers, green, 3.00a3.50. Peppers—No supplies on market. Eggplant—Practically no supplies on | market. Squash—sSupplies very light; demand Yight, market dull; Florida, pepper crates, fancy white, wrapped, 5.00; yel- lows, 4.50. anfumben—suppuu very light; de- and slow, market dull; Florida, bushel ets, No. 2 and 7-bushel hampers, No. 2, 2.50. Peas—Supplies light; demand light, market about steady: California, crates, 6.0026.50; mostly 6.50. “Tomatoes—Supplies light; demand 1 market steady; California, lug bo ripes, wrapped, medium to large size, 3.00a3.50; small size, 2.50a2.75; | ©Ohilo, 10-pound baskets, hothouse stock, medium size, 2.7523.00; large size, 2.25; small size, 2.00: repacked in Baltimore, unknown origin, 6s, ripes, wrapped, famcy count, 6.50a7.00; choice count, 5.50a6.00. Caulifiower—Supplies limited; de- mand light, market steady; New York, Yong Island crates, 2.90a3.00; Califor- nia, pony crates, 2.00a2.10; mostly 2.00. nges—Supplies moderate; demand light, Florida market steady, boxes, best, modium to large size, 3.75a4.50: small size, 2.5023.50; fair quality, medium to 1args size, 3.0023.50; small size, few low ms 2.00; California, market slightly weaker: boxes, navels, medium to large size, 5.00a5.50; very large size, 4.00a4.50. Grapefruit—Supplies liberal; demand light, market about steady; Florida, | boxes, medium size, 3.75a4.25; few fancy | high as 4.50. Spinach—Supplies liberal; demand | moderate, market about steady; Vir- ginia, Norfolk section, bushel baskets, 715290, New Bond Issues Brecial Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, December 6—Offering s being made today of an isssue of | $18,000,000 East Bay Municipal Utility | district (California) 5 per cent gold | bonds, due January 1, 1935 to 1977, at | prices to yield 4.45 per cent, by a bank ing group made up of Illinois Mer chants’ Trust Co.: Halsey, Stuart & Co. the Detroit Co. Inc.. American Na- tional Co., R. H. Moulton & Co. and Becurity Co. of Los Angeles. A new issue of $12,000000 Quebec | Power Co. first mortgage and collateral | Lrust sinking fund 5 per cent gold bonds, series “A.” maturing December 1, 1968, | Is being marketed today by Aldred & | Co. and Minsch, Monell & Co., Inc., at | 97, to yield about 5.18 per cent. | Bonbright & Co., the National City | Co. and the Bankers' Co. of New York | pffer today an issue of $11,415,100 Con sumers’ Power Co. first lien and unify- ing mortgage 41, per cent gold bonds, | meries of 1928, due November 1, 1958. | The bonds are priced at 97 to yield over | #.65 per cent. Public offering 15 being made today | by Dillon, Read & Co., Ladenburg, Thal- mann & Co. and Blyth, Witter & Co { a new issue of $4,600,000 Ruhr Hous- ng Corporation (Germany) first mort- gage 615 per cent sinking fund bonds due November 1, 1858. The bonds are riced at 92 o yield 715 per cent to| Pnaturity, with an average pield, based Bpon retirement through sinking fund, o 7.31 per cent. Sales in | hundreds. 'Y NEW YORK CURB MARKET Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office 35 Venezuelan Pet . ™% 7 dley Pet 8 0 3 Oil a... 8% 6% Sales in _ STANDARD_OIL ISSUES AND units. FORMER SUBSIDIARIES-STOCKS. Following is a list of stocks and bonds traded in on the New York Curb Market today: ates INDUSTRIALS. hundreds. 1 Acetol 55 Acoustic_ Prod 21 Allled Pack .....00 16 Allison_Dr B ' Alum Co Amer’ pfd Am & For Pow war Amer_Arch Co A O mon vtc.. L 7 17% Prod A 4 ' 4 . [ 300 N 150 Northern P L. 00 Mex Puel.. 0il Roll_ M . Sta Sec war . mer Stores ... mer Superp er Superp er 1 \nchor Post A O Ohio..... O Ohio pfd.. 300 Vacuum 01l BONDS, & P 5s A Straus 5168 4las ... pid Fence. . e Sales t P & 106 1103 1144 102 011 1011 ahy Blas” ... Dot City G oA 2 Det Tnif 6les”. .07 5DIx G G 6sAS'Td ipite O &R 5l 101 & R 5., b Palmo! t's Pat Fire Commonw P pfd d Oil & Gas 8s ... janap P & L §5'A ¢ Sec 7 0w 6s Libby McN & L 83 ot Ine ..o Louis Pow B | Shovel &bt pid Louis Pow & Lt 55 1 n Pow Cor A ol Mot Ce 2 Fajardo Sug Co Fandango Corp A . Feders Mig A . 1036 Fox Theaters A .. reed Eisem R C... hman Cha 10 South Dairies 6s. Hazeltine Cori 13Stand P & L 6s k G & W Bk T U'S Sm & Ref 8las.. 7 Western Pow 5128 A. 16 Wheel Stl 4158 B Sales in FOREIGN BONDS. thousands. 3 Adriatic Elec 7s 1 Aeri Mor Ba 78 1Baden 7s . 9 Bolivia s 1Buenos Alres' 75 4 Buenos “Alres 1Burmeis & Wain 8 Cauca_Valley 7s 2 Cent Bk Ger Sta 21tel Superpow 3 Rarstadt R Wi 4 Keystone Alrcraft . 2 Knott Co ... §1agE EiBerior ake Siuperi 7 Lakey Found & M Leh 971a 96 6B 86 1Cuban Tel 7Tizs A.. 111 2 Danish Cons _S'as.. 99%% 9 Finland Res Mtg 6. 942 6 First Bohem Wiks 7s. 88'4 7 Frankfort 64s . 2Free St Prus 6 2 Free St Prus 6128, 5Gelsen Min 6s ... 10 Ger Prov&Com 6%s 3 Indt M Bk Finld 78 14 Isarco Hyd Elec 75 8 Ital Superpow 6s 14 Lombard Elec 7s A 2 Lombard El 7s A Wi §Minas Geraes' 81as 8 Marmon Mol 2 Mayis Bottline 5McCord R_B vte 1 McLellan Stor A 1. 2 Mead Jchnson . 4 Mesabl_Tron . 1 Mond Nickel ¥ A g 350 o101 371 5034 o 3% 375 3% 14834 1 514 5% 4Nat Fam 3 Nat Rub Trade Mach 3 Noma Etec ... 3 - 3 9! 27 North Eastern Po o S n—Ne: il ’ Ww—With warrants. 1 Philippe, 2 1 Plerce Governor . o : Lake DIVIDENDS. Regular. Pay- Hdrs. of . able, record Jan 2 Dec 15 Jan Jan Jan Feb Jan Jan Can § S Line 1.5 C:;‘!-Tt‘?d Prod pf..$1.75 Bank ... 317 romns! Do 8% bf Fraser Co, L 4 Spanish & Gen rei 6 Spieg M Stern pfd 1] Stand Mot . 3 Stroock Co. 0 Keith Albee Lambert_Co Timken Det Axlé.. Tamien vall ‘R R Tob Prod Export s 4 Ship 574 i [ B l°] Jan ec 15 Jan 10 Dec 20 Jan ' 2 Dec 14 Jan 2 Dec 15 Jan 13 Dec 20 Jan 1 Dec 10 Margay L Mech_Bank of Nat Grocers 8% bf. N ¥ Tel 6%2% pf. 3L North East Power... OB As akes P £ Do pt A, 62350 c Qrpheum, Circutt bf. 2% ni Lt & P-A Ovington's part pf. .. 40 ni Pft Shar Gs Lt algreer 3 var Bros Pic n pfd. S e &¢ 3 Wieboldt Wms R C Co_wi Wire Wheel Corp’. MINING STOCES Am Cyanamid on Mi 10 Goiden Center 6 Hecle Min ... 1 Hollinger s 5 Hud Bay Min & 8 2 Mason Val........ Co > Oceanic_ Oil Rossia_Insurance. Sec Management B DO UR Nat Gal Nov 30 Inter Paper & Power Gind B, Dec 26 Nat~ Bancservice: .. Nat Grs Ltd 2d pf. Increased. Gen Baking pf | Owens Bottle. | Stromb Carburetor. Decreased. Am Druggist Syn....200 Tnterim. s Wireless Tel ol et . Dec 31 Marcon{ Ltd 77 o Jan Do ord shares. Jan 7 Dec 7 2 2 Jan 15 Dec 31 Dec'i6 Dec 18 Jan Jan 5 Dec 10 punhil inter:: East Rolling Ml gt s Bottle. . . Jan' 1 Truscon Steel Do v vtil Pr Lt & B Omitted. $1 @ DueJan Certain-Teed Prod 1, 1920 Bella; Hél; Business Gain. NEW YORK, December 6 (#)—Na- tional Bellas Hess Co., Inc., retail mail order house, reports net sales for the past 11 months, including Charles Wil- liam Stores, Inc., for two months only, of $39,546,929. This compared with $37,990,836 in the first 11 months of 1827, 1 Pandem 4 Pantepec Ol G Reiter-F 10 428alt Ck Py 71 Texon Oil & Land... 1 Venezuelan Mex ...0 5% ¥ quart, 20a25; OIL TRADE FACES MANY PROBLENS Leaders of Industry Show Desire to Work Out Own Future. BY J. C. ROYLE. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, December 6.—Any pro- posal to change the tariff regulations on petroleum which may come before Congress when the alterations in th> tariff schedule are taken up Friday will not be approved by the majority of leaders in the petroleum industry. This was made evident by statements from these leaders today. ‘The oll industry in the United States still has many problems to face, but the men who loom largest in the coun- cils of the industry do not favor solving them by tariff measures. ‘The development of foreign flelds and increases in their outputs, especially those in the Northern portion of South America, is a major problem. Discus- sion has raged concerning a tariff on imported crude oil. Such a solution is undoubtedly within the realms cf possibility unless the industry in the United States is convinced that the producers of Venezuela are making and will continue to make diligent efforts to restrict their production in harmony with the movement to reduce output now being made in this country. This declaration was made today by Axtoll J. Byles, president of the Tidewater Associated Oil Co., but on the other hand it is evident that the large do- mestic corporations with huge foreign affiliations do not look on such a pro- cedure with favor. The oil industry now is confident that it has passed the period of irrational competition with attendant overproduc- tion, price cutting and waste. But the independent oil men say that if one big | producer abandons this attitude and steps forth in an independent progran, such a state of mind would not be re- tained for long. It is admitted that the difficulties fac- ing the industry are both domestic and foreign and wiil tax ingenuity to solve them. As a result many of the leaders favor strongly the appointment of a czar or executive to act as permanent full-time head of the National Petro- leum Institute and would function much in the same way htat Judge Landis acts in base ball and Will Hays in motion plctures. It is quite well known that President Coolidge might have such a job if he wished it, but since he has evinced no desire for such a position it is not likely to be offered to him. The oil industry still is feeling the ‘effects of overproduction. There are still several million barrels of crude oil which could be produced every day, but which are shut in, in Oklahoma, Cali- fornia, Texas, Wyoming and Venezuela. There are approximately 480,000,000 barrels of crude above ground costing owners heavily for carrying charges and storage. Increases in production are expected in the Seminole and Santa Fe Springs field, and these will increase storage stocks. The situation is further com- plicated by the fact that cracked gaso- line produced in 1929 can be increased 20 per cent with the facilities which will be available. Baltimore Markets Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md, December 6.— Potatoes, white, 100 pounds, 80al.10; sweet potatoes, barrel, 1.50a2.50; bushel, 50a1.50; yams, barrel, 1.50a3.00; beans, bushel, 3.00a4.50; beets, 100, 4.00a5.00; broccoll, bushel, 60a75; brussel sprouts, cabbage, ton, 33.00a45.00; 100, 4.00a6.00; celery, crate, 1.50a3.00; caulifiower, crate, 1.7582.75; kale, bushel, 40a60; lettuce, hamper, 2.00a3.50; onions, 100 pounds, 1.25a4.50; oyster plants, 100, 5.00a8.00; parsnips, basket, 50a60; peppers, crate, 5.0029.50; pumpkins, 100, 10.00a30.00; spinach, bushel, 35a65; tomatoes, crate, 2.50a 5.25; turnips, basket, 20a30; savoy cab- bage, bushel, 50al apples, bushel, 75a2.00; cranberries, box, 4.00a5.00; pears, bushel, 1.50a2.50; grapefruit, box, 2.00a4.00; oranges, box, 2.50a4.50; Keifer pears, basket, 25a50. Hay and Grain Prices. ‘Wheat—No. 2 red Winter, garlicky, spot, 1.33%; December delivery, 1.33%. Corn—No. ery, 96; No. 2 yellow, 1.02; cob corn, 4.60a4.75 barrel. Oats—No. 2 white, domestic, spot, 57a58; No. 3 white, demestic, 56a57. Rye—Nearby, 1.10a1.20. Hay—Receipts, none. * While hay is arriving here in limited quantities only, it i3 more than ample for the demand, which is being supplied mostly by truck from nearby points, few carloads being received. There is not enough business passing to establish prices on the various kinds and grades and all arrivals sell strictly on merit at a range of 16.00a ;&50 per ton for timothy and clover y. Straw—No, 1 wheat, 11.00a12.00 per ton; No. 1 oat, 12.00a13.00 per ton, Dairy Market. Poultry, allve—Young turkeys, pound, 38a40; old, 32a36; crooked breasts, 25a 30; Spring chickens, 20a30; Leghorns, 20a26; old hens, 22a28; Leghorns, 20a 22; small and poor, 18a20; old roosters, 17a28; ducks, 22a25; small and poor, 18 220; geese, 20a26; guinea fowls, each, 40285; pigeons, pair, 30. Dressed poultry—Turkeys, choice to fancy, pound, 41a42; fair to good, 38a40; old toms, 33a35; poor and crooked breasts, 25a30; chickens, young, 30a32; old and mixed, 25a30; old roosters, 18a 20; ducks, 25a28; geese, 22a28. Eggs—Receipts, 2,017 cases; native and nearby selected whites, free cases, dozen, 50; firsts, 45; current receipts, 43. Butter—Good and fancy creamery, pound, 48a54; prints, 54a56; blocks, 52a 54; ladles, 38a40; store packed, 34a35; process butter, 43a44, CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET CHICAGO, December 6 (#).—(United States Department of Agriculture) — Hogs—Recelpts, 48,000 head; mostly strong, with Wednesday's average; big packers inactive, top, 8.75 mostly, and 8.6028.70 market for welghts over 180 pounds; butchers, medium to choice, 250-300 pounds, 8.40a8.75; 200-250 pounds, 8.40a8.75; 160-200 pounds, 8.25a 8.70; 130-160 pounds, 7.50a8.60; packing sows, 7.60a8.25; pigs, medium to choice, 90-130 pounds, 7.00a8.15. Cattle—Receipts, 9,000 head: calves, 3,000; steady trade on steers and she stock, lower grades predominating; lit- tle here of value to sell above 15.00; stockers and feeders firm; country de- mand, however, slow; slaughter classes, steers, good and choice, 1,300-1,500 pounds, 13.75a17.50; 1,100-1,300 pounds, 13.50a17.50; 950-1,100 pounds, 13.25a 17.50; common and medium, 850 pounds up, 9.00a13.50; fed yearlings, good and choice, 750-950 pounds, 13.25a 16.50; heifers, good and choice, 850 pounds down, 13.50a15.25; common and medium, 8.25a12.50; cows, good and choice, 8.50a11.00; common and medi- um, 6.50a8.50; low cutter and cutter, 5.5026.50; bulls, good and choice (beef), 9.50a11.50; cutter to medium, 7.25a9.50; vealers (milk fed), good and choice, 13.00a16.00; medium, 11.50a13.00; cull and common, 7.50a11.50; stocker and feeder steers, good and choice (all weights), 11.25a12.00; common and me- dium, 9.00a11.25. Sheep—Receipts, 14,000 head; market slow; few early sales; fat lambs, weak to 15 lower, at 13.75a14.00; early top, 14.10; sheep scarce; steady; fat ewes, 6.2527.00; lambs, good and choice, 92 pounds down, 13.25a14.25; medium, }1.;&::13.75: cull and common, 8.50a ! ewes, medium to choice, 150 pounds down, 5.00a7.25; cull and com- mon, 2,0085.50; feeder lambs, good and choice, 12.75a13.85, P A 2 export, December deliv- | spot, | REVENUE FREIGHT LOADINGS By the Assoclated Press. Loadings of revenue freight for the week ending November 24 totaled 1,- 028,690 cars, a decrease; the American Railway Association reported, of 31,011 cars under the preceding week but an increase of 188,048 cars over the cor- responding week last year. Miscellaneous freight loading for the | week ending November 24 totaled 387, 238 cars, an increase of 72,210 cars above the same week last year; coal loading, 200,892 cars, increase, 48,098; grain and grain products, 54739; in- crease, 11984; livestock, 32,894, in- crease, 4,753; loading of merchandise in less than carload lot freight, 259,715, increase, 34,086; forest products, 64.- 901, increase, 8,89 ore, 17,752, in- crease, 6,722; coke, 10,559, Increase, 1,299, AUTO OWNERS PAY BIG U. S. REVENUES BY JOHN F. SINCLAIR. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, December 6.-—The | people of the United States not only | continue to demand new luxuries, but they apparently are willing to pay lib- craily for them. Twenty years ago the automobile as a source of State taxa- tion was negligible. Perhaps a few States derived a little revenue from taxing the automobile as a personal property, but the amount was so small that it didn’t count. How different today! During 1927 the people of the United States paid a little more than $47.304 an hour, or slightly more than $1,135312 a day, for every one of the 365 days of the year, just for automobile license plates and ‘for the privilege of buying gaso- line. The tax from these two items for the 48 States for 1927 totaled $414, 389,601, an increase of $43.705881 for 1026. Some jump in 20 years. The 48 States spent for operations and maintenance in 1927 a few dollars more than $1,120,000,000. This amount, if distributed, would be equal to $9.55 for every man, woman and child in the country. The total revenue taken in for 1927 amounted to $1,758,381,000, or $550,- 179,000 in excess of the total expendi- tures, exclusive of outlays for perma- nent improvements. After adding all current and permanent improvements together, the States jointly had a sur- plus of $31,392,000 left. An excellent record. Property valuation increased in the 48 States over the preceding year at the rate of almost $12,000,000 a day, so that, at the beginning of 1928, the as- sessed valuation of the properties in the 48 States was $146,432,287461. About 40 per cent of the real value, for recent figures indicate that the total wealth of the United States approximates $350,000,000,000! (Copyright. 1928, o yrig) nnpgr’ A);fi:m'fimulcln News. e SHORT-TERM SECURITIES. (Reported by J. & W. Seligman & Bid. Allis-Chalmers Co. 58 1937 100° Aluminum Co. of Amer. 55 Amer. Tel. & Tel.-Co. 4 Anaconda " Copper, 6 "1929 Balto. & Ohio 4l4s 1933, Batavian Pet. Corp 4las Bell Tel. of Canada bs 1955 California Pet. Corp. Canadian Nat. Rwy. Canadian Nor. Rwy. Chesa. & Ohio_ Rwy. 4!as Chicago Rock Island 4s 193 Colorado & Sou. Rwy. 4s 193¢ Columbia_Gas & Elec. 55 Cudahy_Packing Co. 5las Edison El. 1I. Boston 4%s 19 Gen. Mot. Accep, Corp. 6s 193 Gen. Petroleum Corp. 5s_1940 Goodyear T. & R. 58 1957..... Grand Trunk of Canada 6s 1936 Guif Ol of Pa. Bs_ 1937 Sinclair Crude OIl G u. Pac. R. R. Co. 9. Standard Oil N. Jersey 5s 1946. 8t. L., Ir_Mt. & So. Ry. 4s 1929 Swift & Co. 5s 1932 Unign Ofl Co. Calif. . 8. Smelting Western Electri h Westinehoyse EL & M, bs 1044, Wheeling Steel Corp. 5%s 1948 GRS NGB K —giving you exactly what you want . . . Overcoats, at a THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 1928. GERMAN BONDS AND STOCKS. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, December 6.— Bid. Asked. Ger Govt Red Loan with draw ctfs att per 100 R M. . 85.00 60.00 vt Red Loan W draw ctfs per 1.000 R M..... 36, 0. (Quoted in dollars per million ‘marks.) Hamburg 4'as 1019.. 20,4 Hamburg 35, 3158 & 45 Hamburg Amerfcan Line North German Lioyd 412s.. Krupp 55 1021...... Dusseldort ds ‘Bré-war. Frankfort a-M 45 pre-war. Munich 4s pre-war (Quoted i d AEG( 1ec) AE G (Ger Ge Elec) Commerz and Privat G Far 3 H Pt BLL Bank Disconto Berliner D awwauas i RaBns388282 0 k! Heyden Chem._. Mercur Bank Vienna. North German Lioyd. ..~ Austrian A E G. (Gen El Rudolph Karstadt.. 5 $33333332333333 5238333383"3 83332338333333° 353" ., FOREIGN EXCHANGE. (Quotations furrished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.) Nominal gold Selling checks e (or var). today. London, 48065 $4.830s ris, fr 030! Brus Berlin, Rome,’ 1t Zurich, franc:. Athens, drachma Madrid, peset pound anc. pengo. . vn (nom.) NEW YORK, December 6 (#).—Sales of Loft, Inc, chain candy stores, in November totaled $603,605, against $628,667 In November, 1927. PINANCIRL. STOCK SWINDLE CHARGED. PARIS, December 6 (#).—The name of Jean Hennessy, minister of agricul- ture, was brought into discussion of the Gazette du Franc case today, when Deputy Chastanet, in a letter to Pre- mier Poincare, charged that the min- ister dealt financially with Interpress, Gazette. ‘Two other members of the cabinet, Andre Maginot of the ministry of col- onies and Francois Poncet. undersec- retary of Beaux Arts, the Deputy de- clared, were connected with financial companies. This, he said, was unbe- coming in a cabinet minister, Chastanet’s letter was written in re- sponse to a demand by the premier that the Deputy furnish the names of any ministers involved in the Gazette du Franc” case, which is concerned with alleged illegal financial operations by Marthe Hanau, publisher of the Gazette du Franc, and her former husband. Chastanet yesterday interpellated Premler Poincare regarding the case and said that he was ready to name two_cabinet members who were closely interested in financial companies sim- Harlw those Involved in the present affalr. Tobacco Dealer Dies of Burns. Special Dispatch to The Star, SOUTH BOSTON, Va. December 6. —R. B. Scoggins, tobacco dealer, died last night at a local hospital from burns received yesterday. He was thinning out paint with gasoline and set fire to his clothes. He was seared from his waist up. Predicts Gain in Earnings. NEW YORK, December 6 (). —W. G. Skelly, president of the Skelly Oil Co. of Tulsa., Okla., says 1928 net earnings will equal $3.75 to $4 a share, against $1.32 a share earned in 1927. The Last Xmas Ship! for London . 4 Dec. 17 L4 and Paris » «Leaves New.York at 10 P.M. Dec. 23 ... Plymouth, for. London Dec. 24 » +Morning . .. you're in Paris| L e CHRISTMAS in London . . . 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Regular $2.50 and $3 End-and- End Madras and Chambray SHIRTS 75 Three for $5 (Including Whites) Plain astel shades—all long attached—all sizes. oint collars WE WILL WRAP THEM IN CHRISTMAS BOXES—buy them now as “gifts” and save. CIROSNEIRY 1325.F. STREET = \ it now! the, sailing of { the lick to:give: you -all the 7 v Washington, D. C. “WINE?”»” You'll soon hear a lot about this new shade in men's suits. We have one of the subsidiary companies of the | ‘MyMan' (Mon Homme) theme song of the movie ' “My Man” Other side: “That's How I Feel About You” No. 4086 2 Good Selections on Every Brunswick Record Ask your Brunswick dealer for list of Special Christmas Music on Brunswick Records Panatropes ., Radio + Records Paaatrope-Radiolas The Brunewick-Balke-Collender Co. Chicago + New York BALTIMORE BRANCH 410-418 W. Lombard St. I NV L B BD